Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 78

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Publication date: 1904
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In 1851, Mr. De Gasper married Miss Julia LaFleur, daughter of Waukene and Margret LaFleur. Mrs. DeGasper has two brothers, Joseph and Michael. To Mr. and Mrs. DeGas- per the following named children have been born: Maxine, in this county; John. in Stevens county ; Adolph, in Okanogan county; May, also in that county; Frank, in Stevens county ; Rose, wife of J. A. Rutherford, in Republic ; Olive, married to Thomas Pehrson, in Repub- lic; and Felix, with his parents. Mr. DeGasper is a member of the Catholic church as also are the other members of his family. He is a strong Republican and always takes a keen in- terest in political matters. He stands well in the community and has many friends.

JOSEPH SAMBY, who resides about five miles south from Curlew, is a native of Wash- ington, having been born in the Kettle river val- ley January 1. 1865. His parents were Antoine and Mary (Assell ) Samby, both natives of

Washington. Our subject's paternal grand- father was chief of the Kettle river Indians and upon his death the chiefship was given to Tenasket. Our subject's father died in 1891, being one hundred years of age. During the late years of his life, he was totally blind. For thirty years. this venerable man and his wife, who also died at a very advanced age, lived where our subject now dwells. Joseph being youngest of the family, it fell to his lot to care for his parents and consequently he was privi- leged to gain very little education. While still very young. he began laboring and has been very successful, for at the present time he has nearly four hundred acres of good land and a nice band of cattle. Eighty acres of the estate is devoted to timothy and forty to grain while the balance is used for pasture. He has a good barn and a small orchard. Mr. Samby has always been a keen observer and has supple- mented his lack of educational training by care- ful personal research and he is to be commended for the success he has made.

In 1902, occured the marriage of Mr. Samby to Miss Katie Telehitza and to them two children have been born, Susan and Alice.

Fraternally, Mr. Samby is a Republican, while in religious persuasions, he and his wife belong to the Catholic church. Mr. Samby has been a very fine example to his people in that he has taken up the labor of the agriculturist and has successfully carried it forward. He is a good citizen and one of the respected men of the community.

GILBERT DESAUTEL is one of the younger and prosperous stock men of Ferry county, whose labors and walk have shown forth real ability and uprightness. He resides about four miles south from Republic. where he handles an estate of four hundred acres, eighty acres of which belongs to himself and the balance is rented.

Gilbert Desautel was born at Hunter creek, Stevens county, on October 16, 1882, being the son of Maxim and Louise ( Peone) Desautel, natives of Washington. After a brief residence in Stevens county, the family moved to Lincoln county. Washington and thence returned to their original home. In 1889. they came to the Curlew valley, where the father still resides. Our subject is one of nine children named as

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follows : Ed, a sailor, now in South Africa; Gilbert, the subject of this article; Joseph ; William; Nancy; Maggie; Dora; Bail and Max. Our subject received his schooling in various places where they lived, mostly in Ten- asket, Okanogan county. After the days of his educational training, he started out for him- self, being then sixteen years of age. His first work was handling a farm on shares and at the time the reservation was opened, he took his allotment of eighty acres, where he now resides and as stated, farms in addition thereto, half a section. His land is largely devoted to hay and he handles about three hundred tons each year. He has seventy-five head of cattle which he owns in company with his father, and the farms are well improved with buildings, fences and so forth. The cattle are wintered on the Spokane reservation and they market most of their hay. The grandfather of our subject is still residing in Washington and is named elsewhere in this volume. Our subject is a member of the Cath- olic church and is one of the progressive and substantial young men of Ferry county. His future is bright in promise and his industry and ability will soon place him among the heaviest property owners of this section of the country.

GEORGE HERRON. This venerable gentleman, a native of Washington, has, during a long and eventful career, been closely con- nected with the leading history making ques- tions in the entire northwest. It is very fitting therefore, that a review of his life be incor- porated in the volume that purports to give mention of the leading citizens of this portion of the state.

George Herron was born at Squally, near Olympia. in 1831, being the son of Frank and Josette (Boucher) Herron, natives of Canada and the Colville country, respectively. The father was a chief factor in the Hudson's Bay Company and traveled a great deal. The mother was a member of the Colville tribe and died in the Willamette valley in 1878. The father died in 1832, when our subject was one year old. He was an only child and upon his father's death, went with his mother to the Wil- liamette valley and lived with the tribes in that section. Mr. Herron was raised in the prim- itive style of the native Indians, consequently

had very little opportunity for an education. Being endowed with considerable talent, how- ever, he very cleverly picked up the various languages which he heard and soon became very proficient in all the dialects of the Indians of the northwest, as well as in English and French. When very young he started independent action and for seven years farmed on French Prairie in the Willamette valley, one of the well known points in the early settlement of the northwest. After that, Mr. Herron moved back to Colville ' and began operating a pack train from The Dalles to that point, continuing the same for five years. Then he hired to the United States as interpreter and for twenty-five years was in their employ for. seventy-five dollars per month. For three years, he was with the war depart- ment and following this long service, he again farmed in Stevens county, residing on the Col- umbia river. In about 1878 or 1879, Mr. Herron went to Washington, D. C., with a number of Indian chiefs, Cheans, Moses, Ten- asket, Sasaphapine, and Lott. The object of this journey was to act as interpreter for these chiefs while they consulted with the government in reference to the treaty. At the time of the war with Joseph, Mr. Herron was very busy, riding from one tribe to another in the north- west, being employed by the government in the interest of peace and his services can scarcely be overestimated in their efficiency to keep the Indians from going on the war path. He was considered one of the best interpreters in the entire northwest. On one occasion, in the earlier part of Joseph's war, there was a council of Indians with the government officers at Spo- kane. Their interpreter was entirely unable to officiate and Mr. Herron was sent for. After the consultation, he was kept with the officers and soldiers until the war was ended. He spent this time in various sections of the country and after the hostilities, he returned to Spokane Falls and his family was the only one there. A sawmill and store were the only business establishments then at the falls. In 1888, Mr. Herron removed to his present place, about five miles north of Republic, where he owns one hundred and sixty acres of land, one hundred and forty of which raises timothy and produces nearly two hundred tons annually. He has about fifty head of cattle, besides other prop- erty. Mr Herron does not attend to his farm personally but rents it. During the last few

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years, he has had the great misfortune to be stricken with blindness and it is sincerely hoped that the efforts now being set forth, will result in his entire recovery.

In 1863, Mr. Herron married an Indian woman and to this union were born five child- ren : John, deceased; Alex, on the Kettle river ; Joseph, married to Noah LeFleur, on the Col- umbia river; David, in the Curlew valley; and Josette, deceased. In 1876, Mr. Herron was called to mourn the death of his wife and four years later, he married Martina, an Indian woman.

In political matters, Mr Herron is a stanch Republican and has always taken an active interest in this realm. He and his family are adherents of the Catholic church.

In the early days, Mr. Herron was deputy sheriff of Stevens county under John Hofstet- ter. Owing to his service as interpreter, Mr. Herron has been associated with some of the leading men of the northwest, having thus a very wide acquaintance and is a well known and influential man. He is a man of uprightness and has always been considered a valuable and estimable citizen.

ALEXANDER RAYMOND, who is a farmer, and stock man residing about five miles north from Republic. was born in St. Paul, Marion county, Oregon, on February 3, 1858. being the son of August and Mary (Serrant) Raymond, natives of Canada and Washington, respectively. The parents settled in Oregon in the very early days and there remained until their death. They had eight children, Marcel, Caroline, Augusta, Sallene, Frank Alexander, Rosa, and Mary M.

Our subject was educated in Oregon and Canada and spent some time in the latter place. at St. Lorent, where he studied for three years. At the age of nineteen, he bgan life for him- self, first taking up mining in Idaho. Then he was engaged in the quartermaster's department for the government for about two years. After this, he was on the survey for the Northern Pacific for one and one half years. Next, we find him logging on the sound and for four years, he was in charge of a large sawmill on Gray's Harbor. It was in 1893, that Mr. Ray- mond came to his present location and took a homestead. His wife received her allotment of

eighty acres and their estate of two hundred and forty acres is well improved and cultivated. They have good buildings and in addition to doing general farming, have a nice band of cattle.

In 1899, Mr. Raymond married Miss Emily daughter of Stephen and Mary Lambert, na- tives of South Dakota and Canada, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert have spent most of their lives in the northwest and in 1888, settled in Curlew valley, where they now reside. They are the parents of twelve children, named as follows, Sarah, Alphonse, William, Emily, Moses, John, Joseph, Addie, Mary J., Oliver, Angeline, and Willie.

In political matters, Mr. Raymond is an active Democrat. He and his wife are members of the Catholic church and are the parents of two children, Stephen A. and Caroline J.

FRANK O'BRIEN resides about two miles east from Republic and is, without doubt, one of the most prosperous farmers and stock men in Ferry county. He has about six hundred acres of land, all under fence, supplied with plenty of water, comfortable buildings, a good orchard and various other improvements. Mr. O'Brien raises over one hundred tons of tim- othy annually, two thousand bushels of grain and handles one hundred head of stock. He made settlement in this place in 1886 and since that time has continued industriously in the line of farming and stock raising, with the gratify- ing results stated above.

Frank O'Brien was born in Colville. in 1862 the son of James and Susan (Finley ) O'Brien. The father died in the Black Hills during the gold excitement. He was killed there and those at home never got the full particulars. Our subject was an only child and had no opportunity to gain an education, being raised on the frontier. When twelve years of age. he began to work for himself, thus learning in the tender days of childhood the adversities and buffeting ways of the world. For five years, he labored for his board and clothes, then took up freighting, which he followed for six years. After that, he took a farm near Kettle Falls and having made improvements, during a period of four or five years, sold it and came to his present location, settling where we now

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find him. Of the fine estate mentioned, he has over two hundred acres under cultivation and is increasing this acreage annually. Mr. O'Brien is a first class farmer and a successful stock man as is readily seen by an inspection of his farm as well as in the excellent success that has attended his efforts. The farm is so situated that he is able to irrigate almost the entire acreage, which in time will make it ex- ceedingly valuable.

In 1886, Mr. O'Brien maried Miss Rose, daughter of Antoine and Jennie (Finley) Sheratt, the father a native of Canada and the mother of Washington. To this union, six children have been born, Antoine, Ida, James, Robert, Jennie, and Rosa.

Politically, Mr. O'Brien is a Republican and for two years was government policeman in Ferry county. He and his family are adherents of the Catholic church.

ANTHONY GENDRON lives about four miles east from Republic and was born in Col- ville, Stevens county, Washington on December 1, 1868. His parents are Alexander and Esther (Morrow) Gendron, natives of Canada and Washington, respectively. They lived in Colville most all their lives and there the father died in 1888. The mother now lives at Marcus. They were the parents of twelve children. Our sub- ject was educated in Colville and at the early age of sixteen started in the battle of life for himself. He followed working for wages in a livery barn then farmed, continuing the same in the vicinity of Colville until 1894. In that year, he came to the Curlew valley and took up land. Three years later, he went to Marcus, then came back to the valley and did carpenter work which trade he had previously learned.

Mr. Gendron is a Republican, while in relig- ious persuasion he is an adherent of the Cath- olic church.

ALEXANDER GENDRON was born at Colville on September 15, 1864, being the son of Alexander and Eliza E. Gendron, natives of Canada and Washington, respectively. The father was in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company and settled in the Colville valley in very early days. He died in 1891, but the

mother still lives in the Colville valley. They were the parents of fourteen children. Our subject was raised on the frontier and received very little education. At the age of eighteen, he commenced work for himself and having worked for wages for some time, he began freighting from Spokane to Colville and in 1892, came to the Curlew valley and located. Since that time, he has given his attention to stock raising and farming and now he and his wife have a fine estate of four hundred and sixty acres about four miles east from Republic. Mr. Gendron, in addition to stock raising and general farming, has a threshing outfit which he operates during a part of the year. He handles about one hundred acres of hay and grain, using the balance of the estate for pas- ture. He has good buildings, a fine orchard, and other improvements.

In 1887, Mr. Gendron married Miss Mattie, daughter of Moses and Caroline (Scherette) Dupuis, natives of Canada and Washington, respectively. They lived in Colville almost all of their days and there the mother died many years since. The father now lives with his daughter, Mrs. Gendron. Mrs. Gendron was born in Colville and there received a good edu- cation from the public schools. She is one of a family of eight children. To Mr. and Mrs. Gendron, five children have been born, Joseph, Alfred A., George, Melvina, and Albert R. Mr. and Mrs. Gendron are members of the Catholic church.

JOHN W. McCANN, who owns the Sec- ond Division of the town of Republic, is one of the best known mining men of Ferry county, having been interested in this industry, both as a prospector and promoter for some time. He has had wide experience in mining in various parts of the world and is a skillful and energetic man.

John W. McCann was born in Meigs county, Ohio on June 4, 1856, being the son of William and Rebecca (Goff) McCann, natives of Virginia. He settled in Meigs county in the early days and there remained until the father's death, in 1861. The mother lived there some- time after that, then removed to Wisconsin, where she died in 1876. They were the parents of fifteen children. Our subject received his education in the Albany high school and later

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completed the same in the academy. From sixteen to twenty, he operated his mother's farm then his mother having died, he journeyed west to the Black Hills in South Dakota. There he followed mining in various capacities until 1885, when he came to Spokane. Later, he went to Idaho and mined in the Coeur d'Alene country. In 1887, we find him in the Okanogon country and six years later, he sold his mining interests there and went to the Kootenai dist- rict, in Canada. After that, we find him operat- ing in southern Oregon and in 1894, he went to the Yukon, making about five thousand dollars, placer mining. He came back and located in the Boundary district and soon began operations in what is now Ferry county. He located some of the first claims staked on the reservation, among which may be mentioned The Butte, The Boston, The Greater New York, The Lucky Two, all of which he has patented, also the Home Claim, The Valley Group, and var- ious others. Mr. McCann devotes his entire attention to handling his property, both real estate and mining, and is one of the progressive and leading men of the county. On August 4, 1899, Mr. McCann married Margaret Rekoske, and to this union one child has been born, Beatrice.

Politically, Mr. McCann is inclined to be independent and liberal. In fraternal affiilia- tions he is connected with the A. F. & A. M., and the Eastern Star. His wife belongs to the latter order and is also a member of the Luth- eran church.

ARTHUR C. MARS is one of the indus- trious and capable mining men in Republic who devotes his entire time to this industry. He was born in Marquette county, Michigan on July 24, 1859, being the son of John B. and Addie (Willet) Mars, natives of Canada. They settled in Michigan in the fifties and lived there until 1878, then came to Manitoba, Canada, later moving to the Black Hills. This last move was in 1878 and in that country they now live, being the parents of the following children, A. D., Jerry, Lunis, Emily, Matilda, and A. C., the subject of this article. Arthur received his education in Michigan, then later entered a college in Canada, after which he took a course in the mining institution at Rapid City, South Dakota, and has become an expert in

mineralogy and assaying. After these courses, he gave his attention to mining in the Black Hills until 1896, in which year he came on to Republic. Since then, he has given his entire attention to mining, having located a good many claims and is now an owner of various properties. Among those located may be men- tioned the Hidden Fortune, Orofino, Ocean Wave, Cabin Lode, and others. He bought the Mountain View, Hidden Treasure, Old Glory, and a group of five claims in addition. At the present time he is driving a tunnel in the Hidden Fortune and has reached a small vein and expects to get a large ore deposit.

Mr. Mars is a Democrat and in religious persuasion, belongs to the Catholic church.

L. H. MASON, a leading man of Ferry county, is now operating a large general mer- chandise establishment in Republic. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 9, 1861, and had very scanty privileges for school- ing as most of his younger days were spent in laboring on the cotton plantation. Being of, an inquiring mind, however, he has made care- ful personal research, becoming well informed in the leading matters of the day. When twenty- four years of age, he came west, and located at Conconully, Washington in 1887. He labored at different employments there for wages. After a decade, he embarked in the general merchandise business. Following a period spent in that business, he came to Repub- lic and built the second frame structure in the town. He opened a general merchandise estab- lishment and has conducted the same until the present tinie. He is a skillful business man and wisely selects the goods that are needed in this section, and this fact, together with his uniform and deferential treatment of all customers, has given him a large patronage. His frame structure has given way to a large brick build- ing, the most commodious in the city, which is well stocked with goods. The store is located at the corner of Clark avenue and Eighth street and is the largest of the kind in Ferry county. Mr. Mason carries a full line of dry goods, general furnishings, shoes, clothing, and so forth. His energy and ability have done much in this new country to help improve it since he has been here. Mr. Mason is also interested in mining and is a progressive man on all lines.

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Fraternally, he is affiliated with the A. F. & A. M., being junior warden of the lodge.

Mr. Mason married Miss Lelia A. Lindsey of Spokane on October 7, 1897, and to them two children have been born whose names are Elnor and Lelia.

MILLARD F. CROUNSE was born on September 6, 1857 at Auburn, New York. His father, Jacob Crounse was a native also of Auburn and by occupation, a contractor and builder. In 1861, he came west, spending four years in Montana after which he returned to New York. In 1874, he brought his family west and after some time in St. Joseph, came on to California, stopping at various places until he finally reached Portland, Oregon where he dwelt until his death, in 1892. Our subject's mother was a native of Connecticut. Her maiden name was Ann Eliza Gilbert. To them three children were born, William H. and Mary B., both deceased, and Millard F., our subject. He attended the public schools in his native place until twelve years of age, then went to Texas, where he was engaged on a stock ranch for a good many years. He was occupied from Old Mexico to Montana, including all the inter- vening territory and continued for fifteen years in this invigorating employment. One year of this time, however, was taken as a vacation and for that length of time he pursued his studies in the east. In 1886, Mr. Crounse came to Spokane and opened a livery stable with a partner, the firm name being Crounse and Abrams. He continued this business for three years then sold out and went to Virginia City, Okanogan county. At that place he operated a hotel for seven years, then came to Republic, being one of the first settlers in the camp. He gave his attention to prospecting until 1898, when the south half of the reser- vation was opened and since then, he has been developing his claims. He has some very fine placer showings, among which is four hundred and eighty acres of placer ground on Gold creek. He also has numerous other claims and considerable timber land in this county.

In 1889 Mr. Crounse married Miss Lucy McCarter of St. Lawrence county, New York and to them one child has been born, Ethel, who is now aged fourteen years and is attending the Aquinas academy, in Tacoma.

IRVIN BALLEW resides at Danville, be- ing one of the well-known citizens of this flour- ishing village. He was born in Carroll county, Missouri, on April 14, 1860, the son of C. W. and Mary (Shipp) Ballew, natives of Missouri, and of Irish ancestors. They are still residing in Howard county, Missouri, the father aged eighty-five and the mother seventy-five. They are retired farmers and the father served one year in the Civil war. These worthy people were the parents of eleven children, named as follows: Louisa Amick, John H., William H., Florence Davis, C. W. Irvin, R. E., J. S., J. L., Virginia B., Alamang and C. E.

Our subject was educated in Howard county, Missouri, and remained with his par- ents until twenty years of age, when he began farming for himself. Two years later he came to Denver, Colorado, and there was engaged variously for nearly two years. He went thence to Texas, where he remained for two years, after which he came to the Wood River country in Idaho, and there remained three years. In 1890 we find him at Fairhaven, Washington, whence he journeyed later to Ellensburg and in 1892 came on to Loomis, Washington. In 1894 he was in the Cariboo country and in 1808 settled at Danville. Mr. Ballew has mined in many of the leading camps in the northwest and is now interested in some good property in the Franklin camp, west from Danville. In July, 1898, Mr. Ballew married Miss Pearl Rogers and to them one child has been born, Gladys. Mrs. Ballew has one sister, Julia Stocker.

Mr. Ballew is active in politics and is allied with the Democratic party. He is also a mem- ber of the Eagles.

FRANK SUMMERS was born in Lassen county, California, on April 23, 1873. His father, William T. Summers, was a native of Illinois and a cooper by trade. He crossed the plains with wagon train in very early days and met with much hardship from the Indians and their deprediations. They finally settled at Willow creek valley and there followed his trade for seven years. After that he embarked in the hotel business at Adin and the original hotel that he constructed then is still in exist- ence, now known as the Exchange house. Later, he sold this and took up mining at Hay-

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 78

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