Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 62

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Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
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Graduating from a high school at the age of seventeen years, our subject began learning the carpenter's trade, which he industriously followed five years. Then engaging in the mercantile business in Spokane until 1901, he, at that time, secured an interest in the Holland- Horr Mill Company, with which he is now connected. For the past two years he has been foreman of the mill at Loonlake.

Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F., Unique Encampment, No. 32, and Hope Rebekah Lodge, No. 38.

His political affiliations are with the Re- publican party and he takes an interest in all local affairs.

LESTER W. KEEVIL. Two miles west from Scotia one comes to the shores of Dia- mond lake and on the border of that beautiful body of water is located the home place of the subject of this article. The farm was secured from the government by homestead right, and was the choice after extended search for a first class place in Stevens county. Mr. Keevil has a good estate and has spent the time since settling here in improving his place and in labor- ing for the general welfare.

Lester W. Keevil was born in the vicinity of Lawrence, Kansas, the son of William and Jane G. (Seymour) Keevil, natives of England and Ohio, respectively. They settled in early day in Lawrence, and while on a visit to Eng- land, the father was taken sick and died. The mother then married R. L. Fowler and removed to Washington in 1890. By the former mar- riage two children were born, namely. I. O. and L. W. By the second marriage five children were born, Irene E., Louis L., Benjamin N., Ernest, and Lillie M.

Lester W. was educated in Kansas and Ne- braska and when sixteen went to work all the time for his parents, with whom he remained until he was twenty-one. For three years Mr. Keevil labored on a rented farm and in 1890 came to Stevens county and soon thereafter he located his present good place. He has the place embellished with excellent improvements, as well cultivated fields, fences, barns, out buildings, and good residence, while an orchard and stock are in evidence. In addition to gen- eral farming, Mr. Keevil does much lumbering and logging.

Mr. Keevil's mother lives with him and also one sister and one brother. He is an active Re- publican and has always evinced a keen interest in the affairs of the community and state.

JOHN MEEK has been an extensive trav- eler in the western portion of the United States and especially in the northwest. About 1897 he settled on his present place, one mile west from Scotia and since that time he has devoted himself to gardening and horticulture. His success has been very gratifying, and he has now over six thousand bearing strawberry plants, two thousand raspberry plants, and various other varieties of fruits. The farm is well improved with a house, barn, outbuildings, and so forth, and it is evident that Mr. Meek is one of the thrifty men of the county.

John Meek was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1852, the son of J. B. and Jane (McCracken) Meek, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia, respectively. They early settled in Greene county and there remained until the death of the father, which occurred while he was on a visit to Kansas. They were the parents of ten children, Alex-

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ander, Rebeccah, Mary, John, Elizabeth, Mar- gret. Ellen, James B., Lenora, and Cal. John received his early education in Greene county and was favored with very poor opportunity for that training when he was a child. When he was a lad of ten years he came to Iowa, re- maining there until 1871, in which year he crossed the plains with ox teams to Colorado, whence he journed to Washington. He re- mained in the northwest a short time, then re- turned to Colorado. In 1874 we seen him again in Iowa, whence ten years later he came to the sound country. He lived in the various settle- ments of that section, also dwelling in Pacific county and about 1891 came to Spokane. Later he located in the Palouse country and in 1897 he came to his present place and now is one of the largest gardeners and horticulturists estab- lished in the county. Mr. Meek finds ready market for all of his productions and is one of the prosperous and well to do citizens of the community. He is a man of bright ideas, con- sequently in political matters he is independent and liberal, which means that he reserves for his own decision the questions of the day and con- siders in a very practical way, the issues. Fra- ternally he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. Mr. Meek's father served in the Civil war for three years and two months. The brother also served one and one-half years.

EDWARD S. SULLIVAN, the stirring and wide-awake merchant of Fruitland, is well known in this locality as one of the early set- tlers and a man of good ability and integrity. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, on January 2, 1865, the son of Marcus C. and Charlotte (Jackson) Sullivan, natives of the same city. Our subject was educated in the public schools of his native place and the Royal Academic In- stitute of Belfast. When fifteen he entered the publishing house of Sullivan Brothers, the firm being composed of his uncle and father, who were successors to Robert Sullivan. LL. D., T. C. D., barrister at law, and author and pub- lisher of the series of text books used in the national schools of Ireland fifty years ago and still retained. Five years were spent in service as apprentice in this house and in 1885 he came to America, landing first in New York. He soon sped across the continent to Portland and

thence found his way to the region of Fruit- land, where he secured a stock farm by pur- chase and settled to farming and raising stock. Success crowned his faithful and skillful labors and he was prospered. Mr. Sullivan at once took a becoming interest in political matters and has shown himself to be a man of influ- ence and ability. He has been mentioned on the ticket and made a good race. He has two brothers and three sisters, Marcus L., Robert, Clementina Vanston, Kathleen and Violet.

On October 2, 1889, Mr. Sullivan married Miss Lucy A., daughter of James M. and Nellie L. Allison, who are mentioned in this work. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Sutter county, California, on July 2, 1869. In 1894 Mr. Sullivan sold his interests here and re- moved to Ireland and there took charge of a large estate until 1902. He made a good suc- cess of handling it and demonstrated his tact gained as a western farmer. On April 5, 1902, his father, aged sixty-eight. passed the river of death. The mother still lives, aged sixty.

On January 1. 1903. Mr. Sullivan, with his wife and five children, Clementina L., Marcus J. D., Charlotte B. P., Elizabeth C. K., and Edna V., returned to Fruitland. He at once opened a general merchandise store in Fruitland and is now operating there with good success. He has a commodious two-story structure, with other buildings, and carries a well selected stock of all goods needed in this locality. Mr. Sulli- van has the energy and sound principles that win in this line of business and his entire walk is dominated by excellent wisdom, which quali- ties guarantee him an unbounded success in his venture. He is a genial man and has hosts of friends.

Since opening the store, Mr. Sullivan has added a full line of clothing and gents furnish- ing goods. He also carries a full stock of farm implements, being agent for the McCor- mick machinery in the Fruitland valley.

GEORGE W. BEAM, one of the energetic and progressive young business men of Stevens county is at present foreman of the Washing- ton Brick & Lime Company, of Clayton.

Chicago is his native city, and his birth occurred March 24. 1868. His parents were William and Catherine (Ackerman) Beam, na-

EDWARD S. SULLIVAN.

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tives of Germany. At an early age they came to this country and located first in Chicago, then went to Indiana and later to Iowa. They now live in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Five children were born to them, Bertha, Frank, Ernest, Paul, and George.

During his residence in Indiana, George at- tended the public schools in his neighborhood, and to this preliminary education was added a course in a business college in Chicago. One year before reaching his majority he began life for himself. Following a short career in the grocery business in East Chicago, Indiana, he associated himself with a brick manufacturing company with whom he remained until 1899. At that period he came to Stevens county and began burning brick for the Washington Brick & Lime Company. At the termination of three years' faithful service he was appointed fore- man of the Clayton branch of the company's works, which responsible position he still re- tains.

At Omaha, Nebraska, in 1896, Mr. Beam was united in marriage to Miss Mary Johnson. Her parents were Albion and Anna Johnson, natives of Sweden, where the father now lives. The mother died in the old country. Mrs. Beam has one brother in Worthington, Minn- esota and three sisters in Minneapolis, the same state.

Three children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. George Beam, William, Anna and Bertha, all living at present with their parents. The fraternal affiliations of Mr. Beam are with the K. O. T. M., being a member of Sheldon Tent No. 43. Sheldon, Iowa. He is a member of the Lutheran church. Politically his sym- pathies are with the principles of the Republican party.

EDGAR CHARLES, one of the most prominent business men in Stevens county, en- gaged in lumbering and logging near Loon lake, was born in Richmond, Indiana, March 29, 1861. His parents were Joel and Mary (Wil- cuts) Charles, natives of Indiana. They re- moved to Kansas, where the mother died in 1872, the father passing away in California in 1894. They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom survive, viz. : Jennie, wife of J. M. Stanley, of Kansas ; Emma, married to D. C. Blossom, residing in the Indian Territory;

Clara, a resident of California; Lizzie, wife of Ennis Crawford, of California; Herbert and Laura, the latter married to James Elsey, and both residents of California, and Edgar. Clara has accumulated a fortune in the Golden state by fortunate investments in real estate.

The common school education received by our subject in the public schools of Indiana was suppdemented by a course at the Normal School of Palo, Kansas, upon which he entered in 1881. For eight years subsequently he was en- gaged in lumbering, and in 1890 he came to Stevens county and located a homestead.

In the year 1896 Mr. Charles was land agent at Rossland, British Columbia, for the Nelson & Ft. Shepard Railroad Company. In 1903 he resigned and assumed charge of the Thomas & Charles Logging Company, Loon lake, with whom he is at present associated.

Edgar Charles was united in marriage in 1897 to Mrs. Emilie Gussner, the daughter of William and Eva (Schreck) Ramthun, natives of Germany. Mrs. Charles was born in Mich- igan. She is the mother of four children : Ed- win and Clara by her present marriage, and Robert and Arthur by her former marriage. She is a member of the Presbyterian church.

The principles of the Republican party are endorsed by Mr. Charles, and in 1892 he was elected county assessor of Stevens county. Fra- ternally he is an Odd Fellow and theologically a Quaker.

JOSEPH W. DUNLAP is the pioneer merchant of Loonlake, Stevens county, Wash- ington. He has, also, there established the leading business in his line.

Born in Noble, Illinois, October 12, 1863, he is the son of William and Eliza ( Rundle) Dunlap, the father a native of Pennsylvania ; the mother of Ohio. Following their settle- ment in Illinois William Dunlap died, the mother passing away in Stevens county in 1900. Our subject is one of a family of four children, two dying in infancy and Sarah, his sister, on reaching maturity.

Joseph WV. Dunlap received a common school education in the public schools of Illi- nois, and| at the premature age of thirteen years began working for himself. Following a period of five years with the family of a farmer, he obtained a situation in a store where

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he remained industriously employed' three years. He then went to Topeka, Kansas, and secured employment in the general offices of the Santa Fe Railroad Company, including one year in the auditor's office.

His advent in Loonlake, Stevens county, was in 1891, when he opened a general store, and is at present carrying the largest stock of general merchandise of any business house in town. He also handles farm implements, wood and hay, and owns considerable town and lake front property.

At Topeka, Kansas, Mr. Dunlap was mar- ried to Miss Mary F. Hopper, a native of In- diana and a daughter of C. B. and Hannah Hopper. To them were born two children : William F. and Alta M. The mother died in 1895. In 1897, Mr. Dunlap was united in marriage to Anna Gowe Herms, daughter of J. C. and Elizabeth Herms, of Neosho, Mis- souri, the father a native of New York, the mother of Wisconsin. They now reside in Neosho. Missouri. The present wife of our subject is highly accomplished, having gradu- ated from a prominent Missouri college. She is the mother of two children, Helen Ethene and Thelma E. Mr. Dunlap is a member of the M. W. A., at present being banker of Loon- lake Camp, No. 7976.

KENDRICK S. WATERMAN, the post- master and a prominent business man of Loon- lake, Stevens county, came here in the transi- tion period of Washington, between territorial government and statehood. He was born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1861, son of O. D. and Olive (Kingsley) Water- man. New York was the native state of the subject's father ; his mother was a native of Pennsylvania. Having considerable property in Iowa they removed there in 1873. In 1878 they went to Nebraska, making that state their residence until 1896, when, after a short so- journ in Colorado, they came, in 1899. to Ste- vens county, Washington, where they located the property upon which they now live. To them were born five children, four of whom survive, viz. : Louisa K., wife of L. A. Davis, of Spokane; Gertrude, married to George McNammara, in Nebraska; Mary P., married to D. J. Van Scyoc. in Stevens county ; and Kendrick S., the subject of this article.

The public schools of Cooperstown, Penn- sylvania provided the fundamental education of Kendrick S. Waterman. This was amply sup- plemented by the advantages of a select school in Iowa. Until the age of twenty years he re- mained with his parents, and then he located in Idaho, where for a few months he worked on the construction of the Oregon Short Line railroad. Thence he went to Nebraska and came to Spokane, Washington in 1888. Since 1890 he has resided at Loonlake, Stevens county, where he has a homestead and consid- erable other property. Mr. Waterman began a course of law with the Sprague Correspon- dence Bureau in 1894, but owing to impaired eyesight he was compelled to relinquish this at the time. But in 1900 he studied law witht Walter E. Leigh, in Spokane. Returning to Loonlake he assisted to organize the Loon Lake Lumber Company, and superintended the erec- tion of the mill. May 1, 1902, he opened the store which he now conducts. In July of the same year he was appointed postmaster.

Mary A. Lenock, to whom Mr. Waterman was married in 1883, was the daughter of Wes- ley and Mary Lenock, natives of Bohemia. They came to the United States when young, and settled in Iowa county, Iowa. The mother died in 1899; the father still lives. They were the parents of six children, three of whom sur- vive : Annie, Joseph and Katie.

Two children of a family of three remain to Mr. and Mrs. Waterman : Laura and Dwight. He is a Republican and was justice of the peace six years and notary public four years. He is at present a member of the school board of Loonlake.

JOHN L. SMITH is one of the sturdy German pioneers of Washington, having come in the territorial days of 1883. On May 31, 1849, in Saxony, Germany, he was born, the son of Karl and Sophia Smith. They were the parents of nine children, seven of whom sur- vive : Christie, Wilhelm, Carl, Ernest, Augusta, Johanna, and John, our subject.

Until the age of fifteen the latter attended the common schools of his neighborhood, and then struck out for himself in the business of handling horses, at which he became quite ex- pert. Having learned of the opportunities of- fered by the land across the sea, he came to the

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United States in 1879, landing at Baltimore, Maryland. Thence he removed to Missouri, from that place to Illinois, where he lived four years, and thence to Spokane, Washington, in 1883, where he resided until 1891, when he went to Stevens county. In 1892 Mr. Smith located a homestead and, also, purchased one hundred and sixty acres, upon which he now lives, one mile southeast of Loon lake, Stevens county. He is comfortably surrounded by man improvements in the way of good house, barns, outbuildings, fences, orchards, and so forth. He is devoted to general farming and stock raising.

In 1886 Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Kekoff, born in Oldenburg, Germany. She emigrated to the United States in 1883. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith : Gray, Ben and Ernest. Mr. Smith and his wife are members of the Evan- gelical church, and are highly esteemed in the community in which they reside.

THOMAS H. HOLLAND, one of the leading and eminently successful lumbermen of Stevens county, was born in York county. New Brunswick, June 24, 1855. His parents, Francis and Mary (Haley) Holland, were na- tives of Ireland, coming to New Brunswick in 1837 where they passed their lives, the father dying at the age of ninety-one, the mother at eighty-seven. To them were born these chil- dren, viz .: John, deceased, Daniel, Francis, William, all of New Brunswick; James, in Lincoln county, Washington ; Patrick, of Phil- adelphia, Pennsylvania; Jeremiah; Julia A., deceased ; Ellen, wife of William Daley, York county, New Brunswick; and Thomas, subject of this article.

An excellent education was obtained by the latter in the public schools of his neighborhood, and at the age of twenty-one years he came to the United States, at first to California. This was in 1876, and he remained in the Golden state two years, going thence to Oregon where he engaged in the sawmill business for five years. In 1888 Mr. Holland went to Spokane and entered into his favorite pursuit, that of the manufacture of lumber, and which he has since continued. He settled in Stevens county in 1892, and formed a partnership with the

Horr Brothers under the firm name of the Hol- land-Horr Lumber Company. They have mills at Loon lake and Clayton, and a sash and door factory at Spokane. The company controls nineteen thousand acres of land in Stevens county, and Mr. Holland owns, personally, four hundred and forty acres. Their output of Loon lake lumber is five million feet annually.

In 1881 Mr. Holland was married to Josephine Wattier, daughter of Volier and Silva (Barbra) Wattier, the father a native of France and the mother of Germany. They are the parents of seven children : George, deceased, William, Francis, Volier, Silva, Barbara, and Josephine, wife of our subject. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Holland has been blessed with two children, Mary and Silva, both of whom re- side with their parents.

Politically Mr. Holland is in line with the Democratic party. In the campaign of 1902 he was nominated by his party for state senator against M. E. Stansell, the Republican candi- date, and running ahead of his ticket, was de- feated by only eighty-seven plurality. He has served as school director for many terms, and was re-elected in 1903, which office he still holds. Fraternally he is a member of the K. O. T. M. and the M. W. A.

MONROE L. SHARP, a prominent busi- ness man and hotel proprietor of Loonlake, Stevens county, first came to Washington about the period of its organization as a state. He is a native of Canada, born December 9, 1855, son of James and Harriet (Richardson) Sharp. The mother was born in England, April 17, 1834 and died April 15, 1876. She came to the United States at the age of four years. James Sharp was a native of Canada, born May 14, 1832, and, following the death of his wife, re- moved to Maryland where he now lives. Seven children were born to them, three of whom, Melissa. Jesse and Josephine are deceased. The survivors are Governor; Ida, wife of Bert Beebe, of Michigan ; George, now in Maryland; and Monroe L., our subject.

The latter attended public school until the age of fourteen at Sharpville, Michigan, named in honor of his grandfather. Then he began working for his father, with whom he remained

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until twenty years of age. Removing then to a farm in Newaygo county, Michigan, he made for himself a good home on a farm, which he continued to cultivate until 1883, when he went to Maryland and followed the business of brickmaking six years. He came to Spokane, Washington, in 1889, pursuing the business of a carpenter ten months. His advent in Loon- lake, Stevens county, was made in 1890. He resided on a piece of railroad land four years, and cleared twenty-five acres. Subsequently he homesteaded a quarter section of land at Deer Lake, which he materially improved, and converted into an excellent hay farm. In 1902, Mr. Sharp removed to Loonlake and purchased the hotel property which he now successfully conducts, having made a number of valuable improvements. He has also built two resi- dences, and purchased a third, all of which he rents at present.

Mrs. Sharp was formerly Amelia J. Saun- ders, and is the daughter of James and Unis A. (Reed) Saunders, natives of Pennsylvania and Canada, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp were married in Lapeer county, Michigan, on August 20, 1876, and to them have been born the following named children : Jesse R., De- cember 17, 1877 ; Mrs. Nettie M. Oman, March 5. 1880: Elmer L., April 19. 1881; Amy A. Lind, March 25, 1883; Gracie E., May 12. 1888: Mina P., June 20, 1891 ; Ruby M., May II, 1895 ; and Monroe J., July 24, 1901. Mrs. Sharp was born in Michigan, on August 8, 1860, and has the following named brothers and sisters: Elbert J., Gilbert J., Mrs. Edith N. Malvin, Mrs. Margaret Thawley, Mrs. Net- tie Wix, Monroe L., Annie, and Frankie. Mrs. Sharp has one grandchild, Lawrence E. Oman, born November 13, 1901.

The political principles of Mr. Sharp are in line with those of the Republican party, and he has served as deputy under Sheriff McMil- lan, of Stevens county.

WESLIE SHERMAN WILLIAMS is one of the pioneer farmers and stockmen of Washington, having located in Stevens county, where he now resides, as early as 1888.

He was born in Wayne county, Indiana, September 2, 1872, and his parents were Valen- tine and Mary (Payne) Williams, both of them

natives of Indiana. In 1887 they located in Oregon, remaining there but one year, and coming to Spokane and Stevens county in 1888, where they have since resided. They were the parents of three children: E. P., in Spokane; J. E., a resident of Stevens county ; and the subject of this article, Weslie. Sherman Williams.

The latter received such education as is afforded by a public school in Kansas, and at the early age of fourteen years he began to carve out his fortune, his first employment be- ing in railroad work. Subsequently he con- ducted a milk route, in Oregon, and in 1888 he settled in Stevens county, Washington, locat- ing a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, forty acres of which are under cultiva- tion. The property is fenced and he has six hundred fruit trees, considerable stock and good buildings.

Politically Mr. Williams is a Liberal, but he takes the interest of a good citizen in all local affairs, political or otherwise.

FRED E. WILSON illustrates the evolu- tion of the colored race in the United States toward a betterment of primitive conditions. He was born in Franklin parish, St. Mary's Louisiana, Nevember 25, 1859. His parents were Henry and Sarah (Davis) Wilson, the father a native of Vermont, the mother of Louisiana, November 25, 1859. His parents family, and their ancestors had been slaves for many generations. The father was a victim of the Civil war, and for twenty years following its conclusion the mother practiced as a mid- wife in Louisiana.

It was but a limited education received by our subject, and that was obtained in a private school, until the age of fifteen, when he was matriculated in New Orleans University, grad- uating in 1880, at the age of twenty-one years. He then came north and engaged in the hotel and railroad business until 1890. He first lo- cated in Spokane in 1888, assuming charge of the Grand hotel, until it was destroyed by fire. He then entered the service of the Spokane hotel as head waiter, where he remained until the fall of 1890, when he settled in Stevens county and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land upon which he now lives, eighty acres

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 62

Author: Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History Number of Pages: 992

Author:
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
Number of Pages: 992