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J. D. LEWELLEN, M. D.
Dr. J. D. Lewellen, actively engaged in the practice of medicine and sur- gery at Powell was born in South Carolina, on the 6th of December, 1872, a son of Jesse B. and Hester A. (Timmons) Lewellen. The father was a native of North Carolina, while the mother was born in South Carolina.
J. D. Lewellen was graduated on the completion of a course in the Medical College of South Carolina in 1898 and continued in South Carolina in practice until 1907. He then removed to Brigham, Utah, where he remained until 1910, when he came to Powell, Wyoming. He belongs to the Wyoming State Medi- cal Society, the Northwestern Wyoming Medical Society and to the American Medical Association and he is deeply interested in all that has to do with pro- fessional acquirement and efficiency. He is now the secretary of the Wyoming State Medical Society.
Fraternally Dr. Lewellen is connected with Absarokee Lodge, No. 30, A. F. & A. M .; also with Campbell Chapter, No. 31, R. A. M., of Florence, South Carolina; and Constantine Commandery, No. 9. K. T., of Cody. He is likewise a member of Kalif Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Sheridan, Wyoming. He was elected the second mayor of Powell, serving as chief executive of the city and thus taking active part in framing its policy and promoting its interests. He is a member of the Badger Club and he is one of the successful practitioners and prominent residents of the Big Horn basin.
WILLIAM H. HOOPER.
William H. Hooper. proprietor and manager of the Wyoming Drug Company of Rawlins and well known as a representative business man of this city, was born in Wheatland, California. January 28, 1886, a son of Charles William and Mary (Gibson) Hooper, the former a native of Arkansas, while the latter was born in California. The father removed to California in an early day, arriving in that state in 1852, soon after the early discovery of gold on the Pacific coast. He devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits and remained at Wheatland throughout the residue of his days, there passing away in 1895. His widow
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is still living and makes her home in Berkeley, California. They had a family of three children, the two daughters being Mrs. J. H. Buckley and Mrs. James Groh, both of whom are still living in California.
William H. Hooper, the only son and the youngest of the family, attended school at Wheatland, California, and after mastering the branches of learning there taught became a student in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at San Francisco, from which he was graduated in 1906, having completed a course in pharmacy and in chemistry. He entered upon the active work of his pro- fession in San Francisco, California, where he remained until 1909, and in the spring of 1910 he came to Rawlins and established the Wyoming Drug Company. of which he is sole proprietor. Hc has built up a very gratifying and substantial business by close application, indefatigable industry and untiring purpose. In all of his business dealings he is thoroughly reliable and progressive and he ranks today with the leading druggists of the state."
Mr. Hooper is a Mason, loyal to the teachings of the craft, and he also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of Rawlins. In politics he maintains an independent course, voting for men and measures rather than party. He does not seek office but is not remiss in the duties of citizenship and cooperates heartily with all well defined plans and measures for the general good. He stands high as a citizen and as a representative business man and is one of the stalwart advocates of public progress in Wyoming, believing thoroughly in the future of the state, owing to its excellent natural resources and the possibilities which have not yet been utilized for its further development.
HON. THOMAS PAINTER.
Many tangible evidences can be given of the public spirit of Thomas Painter. mayor of Evanston and one of the most progressive and enterprising citizens of L'inta county. Well defined plans and purposes have carried him forward in his business career and the same spirit of determination and energy has been a factor in the accomplishment of his purpose in regard to the improvement of the city of which he is now the executive head. He was born in Southampton, England, February 28, 1862, and is a son of Erin and Sebina (Cowdery ) Painter. The father remained in England throughout his entire life, engaged in the boiler making trade, and there he passed away in 1864. Eight years later, or in 1872, his widow came to America, making her way to Evanston, Wyoming, where she spent her remaining days, her death occurring in 1878. In her family were three children: William, who is now living in Bloomington, Idaho; James, a resident of Southampton, England ; and Thomas, who is the youngest.
Thomas Painter was a youth of sixteen years when the family home was established in Evanston. His education was that afforded in the public schools, and after starting out in life on his own account he was employed along various lines of business, eventually concentrating his efforts and attention upon the sheep industry, which he has developed to extensive proportions. He is today one of the foremost sheep men of the state, having numerous flocks pastured on large ranges, and his equipment for handling the sheep and caring for the wool is most modern. He likewise has a number of other business interests in this section of the state, being a director of the Evanston National Bank and vice president of the Western Wyoming Land & Live Stock Company of Evanston, as well as president of the Painter Sheep Company.
On the 18th of May, 1887. Mr. Painter was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Downs, a daughter of James and Mary Downs, who were pioneer settlers of the state and were natives of Scotland. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Painter, but James and Mary have passed away. Thomas. the living son. born December 13. 1893, attended the public schools of Evanston and All Hallows College at Salt Lake City, after which he continued his studies
Momas Painter
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in the Agricultural College at Logan, Utah, from which in due course of time he was graduated. He was married in 1913 to Miss Frances Jones, of Evanston.
While Mr. Painter has most important and extensive business connections, he is also widely and prominently known through his official activities. His fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, have continued him in office for sixteen consecutive years. He was elected a member of the city council of Evanston and served in that position for two years. He was chosen county commissioner and served in that position for ten years. While a member of the county board he framed the bill to rebuild the front of the courthouse, which through the improvement thereby made has become one of the finest courthouses in the state. For four years he has been mayor of Evanston and is a most pop- ular official whose efforts have been farreaching and resultant. He has made Evanston a "city beautiful." It is remarkable for its cleanliness, and Saturday is general clean-up day all over the town. Moreover, he has instituted many needed reforms and improvements. He was instrumental in bringing about the erection of the present magnificent city hall, which is one of the finest in the state and which was built at a cost of twenty-seven thousand dollars. It would be a credit to a city many times the size of Evanston. Mr. Painter is continually studying how best to advance the interests of his city, promote its welfare and uphold its civic standards. His labors have been attended with notable results and the present excellent condition of Evanston is due in very notable measure to the efforts, the public spirit and the enterprise of Mr. Painter, who has every reason to be proud of what has been accomplished. The weight of his influence, whether in office or out of it, is always on the side of advancement and improve- ment, and he is classed with those men who have been most active in the upbuilding of the best interests of the state.
GUS STROUP.
While not one of the earliest pioneers of Laramie, Gus Stroup has neverthe- less left the impress of his ability and individuality upon the business development and upbuilding of his adopted city. For more than twenty-two years he was identified with the Union Pacific Railway in this section of the country and is now well known as a dealer in meats in Laramie. He is one of the substantial citizens that Ohio has furnished to this state.
His birth occurred in Lynchburg, Highland county, Ohio, November 1, 1868. his parents being Joseph J. and Martha (Long) Stroup, both of whom were natives of Ohio, where they resided until 1879, when they removed westward to Missouri, settling at Gallatin. There the father engaged in farming, remaining a resident of Missouri until called to his final rest in November, 1905. His widow still survives and is now a resident of Laramie, Wyoming. They were the parents of six children : Lillie, who resides in Laramie; Lawrence, who is located at Gallatin, Missouri ; Harry, living at Winston, Missouri ; Mrs. Florence Brown ; E. A., living in Laramie ; and Gus, of this review.
The last named is the eldest of the family and in his boyhood he accom- panied his parents on their removal to Missouri, his youthful days being spent in Gallatin, where he attended school. After his textbooks were put aside he turned his attention to railroad work and was identified with the Union Pacific in various capacities for twenty-two years at Laramie. He came to this city in August, 1800, and was connected with the railroad company until 1913, when he determined to engage in business on his own account and opened a meat market. He is today one of the prosperons men of Laramie, enjoying an exten- sive trade which is steadily growing and which brings to him a most gratifying annual income.
In January, 1004. Mr. Stroup was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Baker, a native of Colorado and a daughter of Alonzo and Estella Baker. The former Vol. II-30
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resides in Colorado, while Mrs. Baker is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Stroup have one child, Helen, who was born in Laramie and is now a student in the University of Wyoming.
In his political views Mr. Stroup is independent, nor does he bind himself at any time by party ties. Fraternally he is a Mason, having attained the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite, while with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine he has crossed the sands of the desert. He is also identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Order of Railway Conductors. His attention, however, at the present time is largely concentrated upon his commercial interests and as proprietor of a meat market in Laramie he is enjoying a successful and profitable business.
HAROLD L. VAUGHAN.
Harold L. Vaughan, secretary, treasurer and manager of the Cheyenne Creamery, is a progressive young business man who has spent his entire life in Wyoming's capital. He was born at Fremont, Nebraska, November 26, 1888, and is a son of Frank Hawkins Vaughan, of whom extended mention is made elsewhere in this work. At the usual age he entered the public schools, pass- ing through consecutive grades to his graduation from the high school, and he then left Cheyenne to continue his education in the University of Colorado, in which he studied for two years. On the expiration of that period he re- turned and entered the Cheyenne Creamery, of which his father is the president. He is one of the enterprising and progressive young business men of the city and although he entered upon a business already established he is proving his worth in directing its interests and contributing to its steady growth. He is sec- retary and treasurer of the company that erected the modern brick building for the creamery in 1911. In the creamery business he is associated with his younger brother, Stanley C. Vaughan, who is assistant manager, and the latter is also vice president of the company which erected the building.
On December 15, 1914, Mr. Vaughan was united in marriage to Mrs. Lyda M. Hart. In religious faith he is a Congregationalist and he is a Consistory Mason, having attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite. He be- longs to the Industrial Club, as do all of the family, and he is justly accounted one of the most progressive young business men of the city, controlling inter- ests which are important and extensive and which have been developed through his executive ability and wise direction.
WILLIAM J. NOLAN.
William J. Nolan, master mechanic with the Union Pacific Railroad, having full charge of the roundhouse at Green River, was born at Grand Island, Nebraska, November 9, 1884, and was the eldest of a family of five children born of the marriage of William and Mary ( Naylin) Nolan, both of whom were natives of Philadelphia and in early life removed westward to Nebraska. The father became an active business man of Wood River and later engaged in horse racing, owning some very fine running stock and following the circuits in Nebraska. He is still living at Grand Island, but his wife passed away in 1903 and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Green River, Wyoming. They had a family of five children : William J., of this review ; Ralph Nolan, who is now connected with the aviation corps; Frank, a member of the United States army; Mrs. Anna Kreider, living in Bakersfield. California : and one who has passed away.
The eldest of the family, William J. Nolan, spent his boyhood at Grand Island. Nebraska, where he pursued a high school course, after which he served an
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apprenticeship in the shops of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Subse- quently he was employed as a machinist by the Company at Omaha, Nebraska, and for one year he lived in Rawlins, Wyoming, but in 1906 removed to Green River, where he has since made his home. He was sent here to take charge of the roundhouse of the Union Pacific as foreman and later was made district foreman and eventually master mechanic, occupying the latter position since 1916 at the Union Pacific shops at Green River, with full charge of the yards and the roundhouse and also of the machine shops at that point. He has thus worked his way steadily upward, the passing years bringing him increased experi- ence and efficiency as the result of his close application and his thorough work- manship.
In June, 1908, Mr. Nolan was united in marriage to Miss Ida Viox, a daughter of Leo and Josephine Viox, who are mentioned elsewhere in this work. They now have one child, Norman Leo, born in Cheyenne in 1911 and attending school.
Fraternally Mr. Nolan is connected with the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Columbus, his identification with the latter organization indicating his religious faith to be that of the Roman Catholic church. In politics he is a republican and he is a member of the Commercial Club, cooperating heartily with all the well defined plans and projects of that organization for the upbuild- ing of the city, for the direction and extension of its trade connections and for the development and elevation of its civic standards.
FRANK O. ANDERSON.
Frank O. Anderson, whose tragic and untimely death occurred as the result of an auto accident, January 8, 1918, was well known in connection with the auto- mobile trade in Laramie, where he was engaged in handling the Buick cars and the J. & C. trucks, which he sold throughout Albany county. He was of foreign birth but spent the greater part of his life on this side of the Atlantic.
He was born in Sweden, on December 30, 1860, and during his early boyhood was brought to the new world by his parents, Peter and Anna ( Peterson ) Anderson, who were also natives of Sweden. On reaching the new world they took up their abode in Galesburg. Illinois, where the father was employed in various ways. He continued to reside in that city until his death, which occurred in 1882, when he was sixty-five years of age. In the family were nine children, but only two are living: John A., who resides in Galesburg; and Hannah M.
Frank O. Anderson was reared in Galesburg, where he pursued his education in the public schools to the age of fourteen years, when he started out to provide for his own support. He was first employed as cup boy in the Vanshalk & Holmes hardware and tinware establishment, in which he remained for a year. He was afterward employed in restaurants and hotels in Galesburg until he reached the age of nineteen years, and later he secured a position as fireman on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, being employed in that way for six years. He was promoted to the position of engineer and devoted altogether seventeen years to service as fireman and engineer. He was likewise employed by the Union Pacific Railroad Company for six months, at the end of which time he resigned his position and took up his abode in Rawlins, Wyoming, where he entered the hotel business. He was also engaged in the hotel business in Walcott, Wyoming. for a time and in 1905 he became a resident of Laramie, where he entered the employ of the W. H. Holliday Company. He was afterward for a time with the Laramie Grocery Company and then entered the restaurant business on his own account, engaging in that line until July, 1916, when he opened his automobile garage and salesrooms at 212 Grand avenue. He continued in the business hand- ling the Buick pleasure cars and the J. & C. trucks. His sales reached a large annual figure and the business under his capable management became one of the leading ones of its kind in the state.
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Mr. Anderson was married in Danville, Illinois, to Miss Eunice V. Smiley and they have one daughter, Jessie E. Mr. Anderson voted with the republican party and while living in Illinois served as the first mayor of the city of Rome. Fra- ternally he was well known as a prominent Mason, having attained the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite and the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, while with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine he crossed the sands of the desert. He likewise held membership with the Elks and with the Woodmen of the World and was identified with the Chamber of Commerce. He stood for all that was progressive and beneficial in community affairs and gave his aid and influence to all projects and measures which were of value to his city and state. His life record was marked by continuous progress and yet at the outset of his career he experienced many hardships and trials, for he had to depend upon his own resources at an early age and wrest fortune from the hand of fate. His demise caused the deepest sorrow in the community as his sterling qualities were generally recognized, and many and sincere were the expressions of sym- pathy and tokens of condolence extended to the bereaved family.
JOHN A. LARSON.
John A. Larson, cashier of the Cokeville State Bank and also identified with various other business interests at Cokeville, belongs to that class of men whose industry and enterprise constitute factors not only in the attainment of indi- vidual success but also in the promotion of public prosperity. He is now iden- tified with the Reynolds, Smalley, Larson Company and is also the president of the Cokeville Light & Power Company.
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 12, 1889, a son of Thomas and Sophia Larson. The parents were natives of Norway and came to America in early life. They first settled in Missouri but afterward continued their west- ward way until they became residents of the Salt Lake valley. The father engaged in railway construction work and was active in building the road from Park City, Utah, to Salt Lake City. At a subsequent period he became a resi- dent of Wyoming, where he established his home in 1903. He made Kemmerer his destination and there remained to the time of his death, which occurred in 1913, when he was forty-nine years of age. He had for a long period survived his wife, who died at Park City, Utah, in 1895. They had a family of five children, namely: Theodore, a prominent attorney of New York city; Albert. who is cashier of the State Bank at Big Piney, Wyoming; Leonard, who is acting as mining engineer for the Nevada Consolidated Mining Company ; John A .; and Benjamin, who is now a member of the Engineering Corps of the United States Army.
In his boyhood John A. Larson attended the schools of Kemmerer and of Salt Lake City, mastering the branches of learning taught in the public schools at the former place, while subsequently he became a student in the Collegiate Institute of Salt Lake and next entered the University of Utah. When his text- books were put aside, at which time he was thoroughly qualified for large respons- ibilities, he removed to Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada, where he engaged in mining, and in 1909 he took up his abode in Cokeville, turning his attention to commercial pursuits. in which he was engaged until 1916. He then entered the Cokeville State Bank as cashier and is concentrating his efforts and attention largely upon the management and control of this institution. His efforts have been an important element in advancing general progress and prosperity here, for his business affairs have been of a nature that promotes general improvement as well as individual success. He is associated with the Reynolds, Smalley, Larson Company and is president of the Cokeville Light & Power Company and at the same time he is occupying a position of executive control in one of the leading financial institutions of this section of the state. Of the Reynolds,
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Smalley, Larson Mercantile Company he is the vice president. His business judgment is sound and his discrimination keen. He readily recognizes oppor- tunities and he has the ability to coordinate seemingly diverse interests into a unified and harmonious whole.
On the 2d of September, 1915, Mr. Larson was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Stoner, of Cokeville, Wyoming, a daughter of J. W. and Nannie Stoner, the former the founder of the town of Cokeville. Mr. and Mrs. Larson have become the parents of two children: Ruth, who was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in April, 1916; and Pauline, born October 22, 1917.
Mr. Larson and his wife occupy an enviable position in social circles and enjoy the hospitality of the best homes of this portion of the state. Mr. Larson is a Knight Templar Mason. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he has been elected on that ticket to the office of councilman. He has also served on the school board and he puts forth effective and earnest effort to promote the welfare and progress of city and state, cooperating heartily in all plans and measures for the general good. By reason of the extent and impor- tance of his business interests he has gained a wide acquaintance and high regard is entertained for him by all who know him. His life record measures up to advanced standards of manhood and citizenship and the consensus of public opinion places him among the representative residents of Lincoln county.
EVERETT WILLIAM GLAFCKE.
Everett William Glafcke, occupying the position of city engineer at Chey- enne, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on the 18th of March, 1871, and is a son of Herman and Victorine S. (Pollard) Glafcke. The father was a newspaper man and came to Wyoming as secretary of state under appoint- ment of General Grant during the territorial period in the history of this com- monwealth. He was on the staff of General Grant at the time of the Civil war, being engaged in active service throughout the period of hostilities be- tween the north and the south. He was also at one time state provost marshal of Connecticut and thus he figured prominently in public connections in the localities in which he lived, being well qualified by nature for leadership in public thought and action.
Everett W. Glafcke was but three weeks old when he was brought to Wyo- ming, the family home being established here when all of the conditions of pio- neer life existed, the work of progress and civilization having scarcely been begun in this section of the country at that time. His father was postmaster at Cheyenne during the Black Hills excitement and was at one time publisher of the Chey- enne State Leader. When death called him he was filling the position of deputy United States collector for his district. He contributed in marked measure to the substantial development and permanent progress of the community in which he lived and Cheyenne benefited greatly by his efforts in her behalf. Upon the western frontier he reared his family, numbering five children. Mrs. L. C. Hinckle, of Cheyenne, is a sister of our subject.
Everett W. Glafcke, spending his boyhood days under the parental roof, early became familiar with events which have had much to do with shaping the annals of Wyoming. He pursued his education in the public and high schools of Cheyenne and afterward rode the range as an employe of the Lee Scott Cattle Company and of the F X Cattle Company for three years. He re- ceived his professional training through practical experience in the field and by private study. Interested in engineering projects, he directed his reading along that line and devoted many leisure hours to the study of textbooks which brought him broad and accurate knowledge. He then entered the engineering depart- ment of the Union Pacific Company as an employe in the division engineer's office, where he continued for three years. He later entered the government
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