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V'/llimK.V Cinlyle, 2050166 PRHFACE. ,'Btac [Ann 5 a 5i^ 3?/ A I \ U I'" I'l ' 1 . sluil\ cif llic yruwlli :iuJ dcvelupment of ArizMii.-i leads in llu- inevitable con- i lll^illll thai the results thus far attained are due to the exceptional enterprise of its citi- zens The north and south, the east and west, have contributed hirsts (if their representa- tive sons te) this future state, and the wideh differing characteristics of the citizens of these several sections of the United States and Mexico, here combined and mingled, have resulted in liringing- Arizona into an increasing prominence. .\t first largely attracted to the territory by its remarkable mining possibilities, these men have later turned their attention to other industries. They have developed agricultural resources in regions once supposed to be arid and barren. They have built railroads and opened canals. At the same time they have maintained a connnend- able interest in public affairs, and have given able statesmen to control and direct the territorial legislative work. In fact, whatever progress Arizona has made in the past, and whatever growth it will enjoy in the future, may be attributed to the energy and determination of its residents, who have been undaunted by obstacles and undiscouraged by adverse circumstances. In the lives of the citizens is the history of Arizona best narrated; and those who read the fol- lowing pages will become acquainted with men and movements inseparably associated with the history of the territory. In the compilation of this work, and in the securing of necessary data, a innnber of writers have been engaged for many months. They have visited leading citizens, and have used every endeavor to produce a work accurate and trustworthy in even the smallest details. Owing to the great care exercised in the preparation of biographies, the publishers believe they are giv- ing their readers a work containing few errors of consequence. The biographies of some repre- sentative citizens will be missed from this work : this, in some instances, was caused by their absence from home when our writers called, and in other instances was caused by a failure on the part of the men themselves td understand the scope of the work. The publishers, however, have done everything within their power to make the volume a representative work. The value of the data herein presented will grow with the passing years. Many facts secured from men concerning their early experiences in the territory are now recorded for the first time, and their preservation for future generations is thus rendered possible. Posterity will preserve this volume with care, from the fact that it perpetuates biographical history which otherwise would be wholly lost. In those now far-distant days will be realized, to a greater degree than at the present time, the truth of Macaulay's statement that "The history of a country is best told in the record of the lives of its people." CHAPMAN PUBLISHING CO., Cmc.^on. Biographical mh^i <^.0.^^^^<^c.<.ydi^^ HON. N. O. MURPHY, GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA. There is no name more intimately associated with the history and progress of Arizona tiian that of its present chief executive. This fact is chie not alone to his occupancy of the hisjjhest office in the territory, hut also to his long and intimate connection with the mining interests and public affairs of this future state. The prime of his life and activity is being passed in the midst of the enterprises and movements that are working for territorial growth and development. Scarceh- an industry can be mentioned which may be regarded as a possil)le contributor to local progress that has not felt the impetus of his encouragement and active co-operation. Tn certain important movements he has been par- ticularly interested and with them his name is most closely identified. One of the movements in which he is deeply interested is the development of the arid regions of the west. Realizing that sufficient govern- ment aid is improbable for the reclamation of the millions of acres of desert lands, it has been his hope that they might be ceded to the different states and territories in which they are located, and in this way, by the outlay of money on the part of each commonwealth, its own arid lands may be converted into fertile and wealth-produc- ing tracts. In advocating this plan, he does so with the realization that liberal appropriations cannot be expected from congress, for its mem- bership is composed of men from states in the rain sections, who take little interest in the de- velopment of arid lands. However, if the mat- ter was placed in the hands of the locality vitallv interested, it would be willing to bear the burden in order that it might reap the rewards accruing from the redemption. Another measure to which Governor .Murphv has devoted time and thought and labor is the securing of admission as a state for Arizona. Believing the territory to be fully ripe for self- government, he has championed the cause of statehood through the press and in the legisla- tive halls of the nation. Admission is warranted through the enormous increase of population in the past decade, from 59,620 in i8go to 122,931 in 1900. It is also warranted by the hi,gh char- acter of the population, which is mainly com- posed of intelligent Americans. It is warranted by the mineral resources of the territory, which has an area in mineral lands of nearly thirty million acres, with an output from the copper, gold and silver mines of nearly $40,000,000 a year, and possibilities for the future that are illimitable. Then, too, the progress made in ranching and farming warrants admission to the Union. The receipts in the Salt River valley are almost $2,000,000 a year. The aggregate acre- age now in cultivation in the territory is nearly one million, and the ainount of agricultural land which may be brought under cultivation is nearly ten million acres, which equals the entire agricultural domain of Iowa. The average profit of agriculture in the Salt River valley is from $36 to $140 an acre, an amount no eastern state has equalled. The alfalfa crop alone pays nearly $36 an acre. One almond orchard near Mason City pays its owner over $joo per acre net each year. Cantaloupe crops have paid their owners as much as $100 an acre. Other products have been raised with equal success. When this mag- nificent showing is considered, added to the fact that Arizona has a population that only four states surpassed at the time of their admis- sion to the Union (California, Kansas, Utah and Maine) an unprejudiced student of affairs must concede that Arizona is well worthy to be added to the galaxy of states, thereliy giving to the 22 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. citizens of this commonwealth a stronger feeling of security in investments, greater facility in the development of natural resources, an influx of industrious immigrants from the older states, to- gether with the privilege of electing public officials who are directly responsible to the citizens themselves ; and, lastly, liberty and' free- dom, the greatest privileges of Anu-rican citizen- ship. A native of Maine, born in Linci.iln county, in 1849, and in young manhood a teacher in \\ i^- consin schools. Governor Murphy came to Arizona in 1883 to engage in mining with his brother, Frank M. Murphy, now president of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad Com- pany. His first connection with the official life of the territory dates from i88g, when he was appointed territorial secretary of Arizona. Two years later, in May, 1892, he became governor, although he had already for more than a year been executive in all but name. In June, 1892, he was a delegate from Arizona to the national Republican convention held in Minneapolis, where he secured, for the first time in a national platform, a statement as to the necessities of the arid regions. Although Arizona was at the time Democratic, in November, 1894, he was elected territorial delegate to congress, where he did all within his power to bring before the considera- tion of that body the needs of the territory as well as the opportunities it ofifered for advan- tageous cultivation. It is a noteworthy fact that Governor Murphy is the only territorial governor who has been twice appointed to the office of executive. His second term dates from July 16, 1898, at which time President McKinley appointed him to suc- ceed Hon. Myron H. McCord, who resigned to accept the rank of colonel of the First Terri- torial \'oluntcer Infantry in the Spanish-Ameri- can war. During his present term, Clovcrnor Murphy has emphasized his fitness for his high office. Possessing the force of his convictions, lie has always championed movements for the benefit of the territory, and in his dealings with the legislature he has shown himself a frank anrl fearless executive. In his messages he has urged the projier assessment of mines, railroatls and personal i)roijerty, the reorganization of the .Arizona X;ilional GiKird. the est.'d)lishnieni nf an entirely new territorial prison, and the enact- ment of primary election laws. Whatever makes for the progress of the territory receives his sup- port, and, both as public official and private citizen, he has labored indefatigably for the progress of Arizona and the development of its resources. HON. LOUIS C. HUGHFS. In many respects the life-record of ex-Gov- ernor Hughes is a history of the territorial de- velopment of Arizona. Coming to Tucson in December, 1871, he has since been identified with the history of the city and territory, and no name is better known here than his own. Prior to his arrival in the southwest, he had, by dint of laborious efifort, gained a thorough education and received admission to the bar; and on iiis arrival in Tucson he turned his attention to pro- fessional practice. Soon afterward he was appointed probate judge and ex-ofificio superin- tendent of schools, later was twice chosen dis- trict attorney, and also served in various munic- ipal offices. Establishing in 1877 the Weekly Star, and in 1878 the Daily Star, Mr. Hughes was thus placed at the head of the first daily and the first Democratic journal established in Arizona. Im- mediately after its establishment, the paper be- came a power in the territory. In its second issue it declared a new policy for the treatment of the Apache Indians, the criminal element of which had caused constant disturbance and brought terror amo-ng the residents of the ter- ritory. Being placed on reservations, it had been the custom of these Indians to sally forth, at certain seasons, and everywhere they left be- hind them ruin, disaster and death. Returning to their reservations, they placed themselves thereby under the protection of the government, and the citizens were unable to mete out to them the punishment their cruelties deserved. Believing the only remedy was to remove the worst element of these Indians entirely from the territory, Mr. Hughes went to Washington, pre- sented the matter fully to President Cleveland, and succeeded in having a promise given that the policy should be given a trial, (leu. Xel on A. Miles was ;ippi)inte<l 1n settle tlu' Indian cpies- PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 23 tion, whicii he did within six months by captur- ing Geroninio and his tribe of Apache Tigers and banishing them to Florida. The next important question to wliich the Star turned its attention was regarding the set- tlement of the land grant titles in the territory. The obscurity of these titles affected the posses- sion of fourteen millions of acres in Southern Arizona. The policy of settling the title by congress the Star held to l)e too tedious, assert- ing that investigation into legality of title was not a legislative, but a judicial act, and that it belonged to the judicial department of the gov- ernment, and not to congressional committees, which were changed with every congress. The Star urged the creation of a special judicial tri- bunal for the purpose of examining and passing upon all private land claims, Spanish and Mexi- can grants. The court was created, and in less than ten years nearly all of the titles had been settled. .■\nother measure which the .Star advocated from the first, but which has not yet been real- ized, was the right of .\rizona to statehood. Not only through his paper, but also by his service as governor, Mr. Hughes gave himself enthusi- astically to the movement for creating a state out of this growing territory, it being his belief that the formation of a state, with the added dignities and rights thereby resulting, would at- tract hither a high class of citizens from the eastern and middle states. .\pril 12, 1893, Mr. Hughes was appointed governor of .Xrizona, being the eleventh to occupy this office. His policy as governor was that of financial retrenchment, and the first year showed a reduction in the cost of maintaining all institutions of from fifteen to twenty-five per cent. Whereas previously the territory often had an annual deficit of $40,000 or more, during his first year as governor the expenditures did not exceed the income ; the second year the income was $50,000 more than the expenses, this result being secured without any increase of taxation. After his retirement from the gubernatorial chair. Governor Hughes turned his attention to mining, organizing the .\zurita Copper & Gold Mining Com])any, of which he is now president, and which is conceded to be one of the most valuable groups of cdjipcr mines in the country. CHARLES a: SHIBELL. Mr. Shibell, who came to Arizona in 1862, and is now recorder of Pima county, was born in St. Louis, Mo., August 14, 1841, a son of George and .Mary .\gnes (Byrne) Shibell, natives re- s])ectively of Pennsylvania an<l Boston, Mass., tile former of German extraction, the latter of Irish descent. During the '30s the father settled in .St. Louis, where he had various interests. During the Mexican war he served as lieutenant in a Missouri regiment. In 1861 he crossed the plains to California, where he died at seventy- seven years of age. His wife died in St. Louis. ( )f their five children all but one attained matur- ity, Charles A. being ne.xt to the oldest, and the only one in Arizona. In 1854 he accompa- nied his father to Davenport, Iowa, where he attended the high school and Iowa College. In 1861 he left St. Louis with his father, traveling with horse-teams via St. Joe, the North Platte, and the Sweetwater, Humboldt and Carson route through South Pass, to California, the trip from St. Joe consuming sixty days. After a short period as a clerk in Sacramento, in the fall of 1861 Mr. Shibell entered the gov- ernment employ as teamster. February 15, 1862, he arrived at Fort Yuma, and from there started toward the Rio Grande with the First and Fifth California Infantry and the First California Cav- alry Regiments. During this expedition he vis- ited Tucson. On the ist of January, 1863, he was transferred to Arizona, and returned to Tuc- son, then a small town. After a few months more of government service, he turned his at- tention to mining, later engaged in ranching and in transportation between Tucson and 'N'lnna. lie acted as treasurer of the Tucson Ihiilding & Loan Association and also of the Citizens Building & Loan Association. From 1865 to 1868 he engaged in farming sixty-five miles south of Tucson. In 1876 he was elected sheriff of Pima county, and was re-elected in 1878, serving four years. Next he became inter- ested in the hotel business, operating what is now the Occidental. In 1888 he was nominated county recorder on the Democratic ticket and was dulv re-elected. So satisfactory was his service that he was re-elected successively in 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 and 19CX), the last 24 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. time without opposition, and with the endorse- ment of the Repubhcans. Bv his first marriage Mr. Shibell had four children: Mamie A. and LiUie M., of Tucson; Charles B., of Los Angeles, Cal.; and Mercedes A., Mrs. Green, of Los Angeles. The second marriage of Mr. Shibell took place in San Francisco and united liim with Miss Nellie Nor- ton, a native of Alabama. To this union were born two children; Lionel J., who is in the em- ploy of the Southern Pacific Railroad; and Orpha. Fraternally Mr. Shibell is connected with the National L'nion and the .\ncient Order of United Workmen. In the .Arizona Society of Pioneers he has held the offices of secretary and president. During three years in which he was a member of the board of school trus- tees he was for one year president, and for two vears clerk of the board. ALONZO BAILEY. Alonzo Bailey, ice manufacturer and mining operator, residing at Globe, Gila county, is recognized as one of the most influential and public-spirited citizens of his town. A native of Dresden, Ohio, he was born February 5, 1847, and is a son of Lawrence and Laura (Graves) Bailey, natives respectively of Brookline, N. H., and Croton Falls, Mass., and both of English descent. Lawrence Bailey moved to Ohio in 1830, there married and became a large land holder. He died in 1871 and his wife in 1867. Until attaining the age of nineteen years, Alonzo Bailey resided at home, meantime re- ceiving his education in the public schools and Kenyon College. After the death of his mother in 1867, he went to Colorado and for two years was engaged in farming and dairy work at Fort Lupton. Subsequently he engaged in contract- ing witii the Santa Fe and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroads in Kansas and Texas for three years. In 1872 lie removed to Silver City, N. .M.. where he erected a sawmill, kept a set of i)ooks, and served in various other capacities for local concerns. His residence in Globe dates from 1877, and for a year he engaged in mer- chandising. From that time until icjoo he was continuously devoted to the same line of busi- ness, but in that \ear dispose<l of his interests. For some time he acted as president of the Old Dominion Commercial Company of Globe, es- tablished in 1891. From the earliest days of his residence in Arizona, Mr. Bailey has been interested in min- ing, and for some time was a principal owner in the pioneer property and a large investor in the Old Dominion. For several years he has l)een associated with Alfred Kinney in the ice-manu- facturing business, the two partners having de- veloped the plant from a capacity of one ton per day to that of twelve tons. The firm has adopted the use of a Holden regealed ice machine. In connection with the plant is a soda-water works. Fraternally Mr. Bailey is prominent in Masonry, having been initiated into the order at Silver City, N. M., in 1876. He is a charter member of the blue lodge and chapter at Globe; is a member of Arizona Commandery No. i, K. T., of Tucson ; and Al Malaikah Temple, N. M. S., of Los Angeles. In 1884 he served as grand master of the grand lodge of Arizona, which he had assisted in organizing two years before. He is past grand master of the Odd Fellows for Arizona. In the Episcopal Clun-cli of Globe, of which he was an organizer, he serves as senior warden. Politically he has always been a consistent Democrat. He was a member of the constitutional convention of .Ari- zona and served in the council in the thirteenth legislature. Among his interests are important real estate holdings in Globe. In 1880 he mar- ried Sarah Keimedy, a native of Kansas, and a daughter of John Kennedy, a pioneer stockman of Arizona, who was drowned in the \'erde river in 1892. Mr. and Mrs. P>ailey have three children, Wynette, Edith and Gertrude, all re- siding at home. EDWARD A. SAWYER. Though a native of (Germany, Mr. Sawver has i)een a resident of this country since his eigiith year, and for twenty-three years has been iden- tified with the far west. Born in 1858. he came to the Unitetl States with an uncle in 1866, and for eight years resided in Columbia, Tenn., where he was educated. In 1874 he reiuoved to C'incinnati. Ohio, and in that city remained until 1878. when the excitement accompanying the de\e!(ii.iment of gold at LeacKille, Coli:).. at- ~^^^^^^^^ r^^^^l^^ i ^r' 1 ■Lp^ ^H|P B ' ' 1 ^^^^^Ri ] f( PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tracted him to that camp. About a year later he removed to Otero, N. M., then a town of about two thousand inhabitants, but now de- funct. The following years, up to 1885, Mr. Sawyer spent principally in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, where he continued in the same vocation, that of clerk in mercantile houses. In 1885 he set- tled in Winslow, and, forming a partnership with Julius Lesser, engaged in the general mer- cantile business, which relation has been sus- tained to the present time. His business career has been attended by success. Aside from the business which engages most of his time, he has been interested in stock-raising and mining in various sections of Arizona. \\'ith his partner, at one time he was interested in the manufacture of brick, their plant producing the material from which the schoolhouse, roundhouse and depot hotel at \\'inslovv are constructed. In politics a Democrat, Mr. Sawyer is one of the most influential men of his party in Navajo county. By appointment he served as the first county treasurer upon the separation of Navajo from Apache county in 1895. He was also the first mayor of Winslow. For several years he served as a member of the territorial central Democratic committee. It is a noteworthy fact that he has attended every territorial Democratic convention since he became a resident of Ari- zona. Fraternally he is a member of the blue lodge in Masonry, a charter member of Winslow lodge No. 13, in which he has passed all the chairs, and is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is one of the public-spirited citizens of Winslow, and may al- ways be depended upon to do his full share toward furthering any movement inspired by a desire to advance the best interests of his town. JUDGE WILLIAM H. BARNES. Called to the exalted and highly responsible office of associate justice of the supreme court of .\rizona, Judge William H. Barnes acquitted himself with distinction during his term, which covered four years from 1885 to 1889. He also enjoys the honor of having been the second president of the Arizona Territorial Bar Associa- tiiin. in wliicli orjrauization his counsels have borne great weight during the more than a dec- ade and a half of his identification with the same. High as he undoubtedly stands in his profession, he is equally important as a factor in the councils of the Democratic party, and four times, in 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1892, he was chosen to represent his locality in the national conventions of his party in the capacity of a delegate. The general public of Tucson and .\rizona maintain such a degree of interest in Judge W. H. Barnes that the follow'ing facts in regard to his family and early history have been compiled. His paternal grandfather removed from Mary- land, his birthplace, to Portsmouth, Ohio, in the early part of the just-completed century, and in that town occurred the birth of Rev. William Barnes, the judge's father, in 181 2. He received a liberal education, completing his studies at Yale, and was a minister of the Congregational Church for many years. In 1853 he removed to Alton, 111., and later, retiring from active labors, spent his declining days in Jacksonville, 111. For a wife he had chosen Eunice, daughter of Na- thaniel Hubbard, and a native of Manchester, Conn. Her father, who was a farmer, lived and died in Connecticut, and her mother — a Miss Talcott in her girlhood — was a niece of the celebrated hero, Capt. Nathan Hale, who so tragically lost his life in the war of the Revolu- tion. Judge W. H. Barnes was born in Hampton, Conn., in 1843 — one of the four children of Rev. William and Eunice Barnes. His brother, Capt. N. H. Barnes, who died at Hartford, Conn., in 1899, was an officer in the United States navy. When ten years of age, the judge became a resi- dent of Illinois, and, after leaving the public schools of .Alton entered the Illinois College at Jacksonville, and subsequently w-as graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1865, from the University of Michigan. Then, taking up the study of law, he was admitted to the bar of Jacksonville, 111., in i866, and at once em- barked in the practice of his chosen profession. Continuing to rise among the lawyers of that city, he enjoyed the confidence and genuine re- gard of all with whom he was associated, and . when he determined to cast in his lot with the great southwest, it was a matter of sincere re- 28 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. gret to his fellow-citizens of so long standing. Since 1885 he has been identified with Tucson, and, as previously stated, was an associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona during the first four years of his residence here, repre- senting the first judicial district. In the fraternities, he is connected with the Odd Fel- lows and Order of Elks and was initiated into Masonry in Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M. In his early manhood, Judge Barnes was united in marriage with Miss Belle J. Dail\-, the ceremony being performed in Carthage, 111. The only child born to them is Josephine, now the wife of Col. John H. Martin, who has been in command of the First Arizona National Guard for the past nine years, and who is the junior member of the well-known law firm of Barnes & Martin, of Tucson. EPES RANDOLPH. Epes Randolph was born and reared in the state of Virginia. A civil engineer of some twenty odd _\ears' experience in the general I)ractice of the profession, his most importani connections have been as follows : Chief engineer. Kentucky Central Railway, headquarters Cincin- nati, Ohio ; chief engineer and general superin- tendent, Elizabethtown, Lexington & Big Sand\ Railway and Ohio & Big Sandy Railroad, head- quarters Lexington, Ky. : chief engineer. Hunt- ington Bridge, crossing the Ohio river at Cincin- nati, and of the Louisville and JefTersonville Bridge, crossing the Ohio river at Louisville, Ky.. headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio;chief engineer and general superintendent, Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Railway and controlled lines, head- quarters Louisville, Ky. The above engagements were filled between the years 1880 and 1895. Superintendent Southern Pacific Company's lines in Arizona and New Mexico from 1805 to this date. J. C. ADAMS. The present pojudar postmaster and former mayor of Phoenix is an exceptionally enterpris- ing business man, and the important part he has taken in the development of the city and in the ])ublic affairs of Arizona, entitle him to a promi- nent place in the roll of public-spirited citizens. Today the beautiful Hotel Adams, one of the finest modern hotels of the west and one of the most imposing buildings in Phoenix, stands as a monument to his genius and exemplifies the faith he has always felt in the city's growth and prosperity. A native of Kingston, Canada, J. C. .Adams was born in 1862, a son of J. O. and Margaret Adams. His youth was chiefly spent in Illinois, and his literary education was completed in Hed- ding College, at Abingdon, that state. Later he took up the study of law, and was graduated from the law department of the Northwestern L'niversity at Evanston, 111. In the mean time he traveled for Janeway & Co., of New Bruns- wick, N. J., remaining in the employ of that firm for about five years, and making his home in Rock Island, III, where he served for a term in the city council. From 1890 to 1896 he en- gaged in the practice of law in Chicago, where he met with an encouraging degree of success. On coming to Arizona, Mr. Adams made care- ful investigations into its resources and pros- pects, and the result was that he concluded to settle in the territory. Purchasing property on the corner of Adams street and Central avenue. Phoenix, he set about the task of erecting the hotel which bears his name, and which was built under his personal supervision in every detail. It is four stories in height, constructed of pressed brick, with brown stone trimmings, and has a frontage of a half block on each of the streets named. The fact is noteworthy that within six months after the ground was Ijroken for the foundations, the building was completed, fur- nished and in running order. Sixty-six of the two hundred rooms (all outside rooms) are equipped with private bathrooms, with porce- lain tubs. Each room is provided with French windows, opening upon verandas fifteen feet wide, a very desirable feature in this climate. The two dining rooms are spacious, the halls wide, and the office, 60x40 feet, afltords every convenience desired by guests. From Novem- ber to May the hotel is managed on the Ameri- can plan, rates ranging upward from $3 per day, while the rest of the year the European plan jirevails. Few things in Phoenix are better calculated to disabuse the minds of eastern people of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. idea that the far west is a semi-civilized com- munity, where modern luxuries are compara- tivel}- unknown, than a sojourn, however brief, at the Plotel Adams. The tables are supplied with all the delicacies which are procurable from eastern and western markets, and local mar- kets vie with one another in providing the best of everything to the fortunate mortals domiciled within these hospitable walls. It amazes many to learn that often sixty employes are connected with the establishment. Those who are aware that this is the first hotel business with which the proprietor has ever been associated are as much surprised as interested to witness his re- markable success. The handsome quarters of the IMaricopa Club, those of the New York Life Insurance Company, also a first-class drug store and the offices of numerous leading physicians are located in the hotel building. From his early manhood j\lr. Adams has been a valued worker in the Republican party, and at present is chairman of the territorial Re- publican central committee of Arizona. At twenty-one he was elected by his party friends of Rock Island to the city council, which fact was notable, owing to his residence in a Demo- cratic ward. Within a year and a half after his settlement in Phoenix he was elected mayor of the city, a tribute to his sterling worth and gen- eral ability. In February, 1891, he resigned that office to enter upon his present duties as post- master, and as such has justified the wisdom of the administration in calling him to this respon- sible position. In 1899 he served as president of the Phoenix board of trade. Fraternally he is connected with the F.Iks and the Knights of Pythias. In 1889 Mr. Adams married Miss Anna Dimick, of Rock Island, 111., and they have one child, Margaret. Mrs. Adams is a daughter of Otis J. Dimick, a prominent business man of Rock Island and Chicago. JUDGE RICHARD E. SLOAN. Judge Richard F. Sloan is one of the most conspicuous figures in the history of jurispru- dence in Arizona. Endowed by nature with strong mental qualities, a keen, logical power of resolving knotty problems of law, he is well adapted to his chosen field of endeavor. His career at the bar has been one of the greatest honor, and for many years he has been known far and wide for his sterling integrity and fear- less loyalty to his convictions of right and justice. The patriotic and worthy family represented by Judge Sloan is an old and honored one in the United States. It originated in the northern part of Ireland several generations ago, and our subject's great-grandfather, Richard Sloan, w-as the founder of the line in America. Settling in South Carolina, his son Richard, and grandson Richard, in the direct line of descent, were there born and dwelt. His son Richard Sloan was a participant in the Revolutionary war. and spent his life upon a South Carolina plantation, and his son, in turn, Richard Sloan, held a captaincy in the war of 1812. Captain Sloan was a stanch Presbyterian, and was opposed to the slavery system, for which reason he joined a colony and located some land in Preble county, Ohio, there passing the rest of his life. The parents of Judge Sloan are Dr. Richard and ]\Iary (Caldwell) Sloan, the former horn in South Carolina and the latter near Hamilton. Ohio, though her father, Nathan Caldwell, also was a native of South Carolina. She is of Scotch- Irish extraction, and her grandfather, Capt. William Caldwell, of the state just mentioned, and a planter of prominence, held a commission as an officer in the war for independence. He died in Ohio. Nathan Caldwell was one of the [jioneers of the Piuckeye state and owned a valuable farm adjacent to Hamilton. He was accidentally drowned in the Miami river. Dr. Richard Sloan was graduated in the Ohio ^Medical College at Cincinnati and for many years w-as actively engaged in practice in Preble county, Ohio. A strong abolitionist, he was identified with the Whig party until the Repub- licans were organized, when he joined their ranks. His widow, now in her eightieth year, is yet living on the old homestead near Oxford, Ohio, and of their five children two sons and a daughter survive. Mr. Sloan had been previ- ouslv married, and his son by that union, Joseph Ci., served in the Forty-seventh Ohio \'olunteers during the Civil war and now resides in Pawnee City, Neb. 2,2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Judge Sloan was born on the farm near Ox- ford, Ohio, June 22, 1857, and was reared in that state. An apt student, he pursued a course in Monmouth College, where he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1877, and later, the degree of Master of Arts was bestowed upon him. For about a year he taught in a pre- paratory school and at that time took up legal studies under the supervision of Mr. James, of Hamilton, Ohio. In 1878 he went to Denver, Colo., where he continued his researches in legal lore, also being employed on the "Rocky Moun- tnin News" as a journalist. In 1879 he went to Leadville, and later became a temporary resident of the mining camp of Breckenridge. Remain- ing in that locality until January, 1882, he then concluded to return to the law. Matriculating in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Law College, he was graduated there in 1884 and started on an extended trip through the west and northwest. In the autumn he located in Phoenix, Ariz., and remained there about two years, engaged in law practice. He then re- moved to Florence, and in the autumn of 1886 was elected district attorney of Pinal county. In 1888 he was honored by election to the council of the fifteenth general assembly of Arizona and in that session served as chairman of the judi- ciary committee and was a member of several other committees. In October, 1889, under the appointment of President Harrison, he was in- stalled as associate justice of the Supreme Court; with his headquarters at Tucson he pre- sided over the first judicial district which then embraced the territory now comprised in Pima, Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz counties. June I, 1894, after he had made a splendid record on the bench. Judge Sloan stepped down into the private walks of life, owing to the change in the administration. Having carefully considered the matter, he decided to make Prescott his place of future residence, and arriving here, at once embarked upon a practice which steadily increased in importance. In July. 1897, he was again honored by the chief execu- tive of the United States, and under his appoint- ment assumed once more the arduous duties of an associate justice of the supreme court of -Arizona. Since that time he has served in the fourth judicial district which embraces the counties of Yavapai, Mohave. Coconino, Apache and Navajo. He belongs to the Territorial Bar Association. Naturally, the extensive mining interests of this territory have engaged his earn- est attention, and besides having made invest- ments in mining property, he has made a special study of the laws relating to the subject. In politics, he is an ardent Republican, as was his father before him. Like him. reared in the Presbyterian faith, he adheres to its principles, though he attends the Congregational Church of this city. In Hamilton, Ohio, Judge Sloan married Miss Mary Brown, one of the native daughters of that place. Her father, William E. Brown, a success- ful member of the local bar, is now the president of the Second National Bank of Hamilton. Mrs. Brown bore the maiden name of Mary Becket, and comes of an old and respected family of Hamilton. Mrs. Sloan possesses qualities which render her presence a great addition to the best social circles, and her education was completed at Vassar College. Three children have been born of this union : Eleanor, Richard E, and Marv Caldwell. ALFRED KINNEY. Alfred Kinney, ice manufacturer and owner of important mining enterprises, residing at Globe, Gila county, has been one of the most important contributors to the upbuilding of the community in which he lives. Born in Greene county, Ohio, January 5, 1856, he is a son of Aaron and Sarah Kinney, who removed with their family to Iowa in 1866. At the age of fourteen years Alfred Kinney left his home to make a way for himself in the world. Going to Denver, Colo., he spent three years in the shops of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, learning the machinist's trade, after which he removed to Trinidad in the same territory and operated a sash and door factory. After various other ventures, in 1878 he went to New Mexico and sawed bridge timbers for the Santa Fe Railroad Company for about two years. Later he spent two months in Silver City, N. M., after which he came to Arizona January 5, 1881, and at once erected a sawmill PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 35 in the Pinal mountains, near Globe. Here he engaged in sawing logs until May 6. following, when, while thus laboring, he lost his right arm by falling partly upon the saw. Si.x days later, May 12, i88i, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Clara W'eissig, a native of Germany. Im- mediately afterward he came to Globe, erected a house and began the manufacture of ice and the bottling of soda water. For several years he continued this business in partnership with Alonzo Bailey, in the meantime also engaging in mining in the Globe district. His wife, too, is interested in mining, and is recognized as an expert in this business. He owns one group of mines on Mineral Creek and another group at Riverside, one of the properties, the Bryan mine, co])])cr and gold, being held by him at $100,000. Politicalh' Mr. Kiimey is independent, inva- riably casting his vote for the man whom he be- lieves to be best fitted for office. He is identi- fied with tlie Knights of Pythias and with the Odd Fellows, and has passed all the chairs in the local lodge of the latter order. With his wife, he is connected with the Rebekah lodge. COL. WILLIAM CHRISTY. Col. William Christy, president of tlie \ alle\ Bank of Phoenix, is a member of a family long identified with the history of the L'nited States and to whose brave endurance of pioneer hard- ships not a little of the development of our country may be justly attributed. Originallv from Scotland, thence migrating to the north of Ireland at the time of the religious persecutions in the former country, the family settled in Xew Jersey during the latter part of the eighteentli century. Colonel Christy's grandfather, William Christy, was a soldier in the war of 1812, during which conflict he served with valor and fidelity. By occupation a merchant tailor, he was for some years engaged in that calling in Xew Jersey, but finally removed with his family lo Ohio, which at the time was considered the "far" west. By means of blazed trees he ft)llowed the unknown path, through trackless forests and over wide-rolling prairies, to Tnnubull county, where he settled on new land near Warren. The outlook was one to discourage a man of les.i strength of character than he possessed. No improvements had been made. On everv hand could be seen a thick forest. Neighbors there were none. With the firmness of ]nirpose that ever characterized him, he set about the difficult task of placing the land under cultivation. The first work was to hew the timber and burn the logs, from which potasli was made, and this was later sold, furnishing the family with moncv needed for the paying of taxes. It is a com- mentary ni)on the primitive customs of that dav to state that there was little need for money for any other purpose than this, as the necessities of life were secured by trade or exchange. Finally, after years of tireless efTort, William Christy became the owner of a valuable home- stead, one of the finest for miles around. His last days were spent in quiet retirement, sur- rounded by all the comforts of existence. At the time of his death he was ninety-six years of age. His wife was Margaret Snook, a native of Germany, who accompanied her parents to .\merica in childhood and settled in Penn- sylvania. At the time of the removal to Ohio, George Christy, the Colonel's father, was a boy of thirteen. His advantages were somewhat better than those received by many in similar circum- stances, and his schooling was sufficient to en- able him to engage successfully in teaching. Reared to farm pursuits, through his imaided efforts he cleared a farm comprising about one hundred acres. Somewhat later he turned his attention to the mercantile business in Old- town, where he remained until his store was i)iirned down. In 1854, accompanied by his family, he traveled via railroad to Rock Island. 111., and thence with teams to Osceola, Clarke county, Iowa, where he secured two hundred acres of government land. L'niike the property on which his father had settled, this was a tract of prairie land, and its cultivation was therefore a less difficult task. He became influential in local politics and was elected sheriff of Clarke county on the Whig ticket. .\t the time of the slaverv agitation, he espoused the cause of the Abolitionists and had a station of the under- groinul railroad on his farm. W'heti the Repub- 36 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lican party was organized, he idcnlified liiniself with the new movement and ever afterward sup- ported its principles. His interest in the anti- slaverv cause was so great that he endeavored to secure admission into the army, as a member of the "Graybeards"' Regiment, but was re- jected. He lived to see the institution of slavery abolished and to rejoice in the perpetuity of the Union. Fraternally he was connected with the Odd Fellows. .\t the time of his death, in August, 1869. he was fifty-four years of age. The wife of George Christy was Jane Mar- shall, a native of Trumbull county, Ohio, and a daughter of Isaac Marshall, who was born in ]^Iassachusetts, going from there to Ohio about i8co and improving a farm in Trumbull countv. During the war of 181 2 he served as a member of an Ohio regiment. The farm that he bough: from the government is today owned by his son, Huston, who is eighty years of age. He himself died when seventy-five. His father, who was a Revolutionary soldier, died in Massachusetts. The family descended from English ancestry and were of the Presbyterian faith. Mrs. Jane Christy died at the old home farm in Iowa. January 13, 1901. Of her nine children all but three attained mature years. William being the second child and oldest son. The others are Mrs. Lucinda Bonar ; Marshall, who was a sergeant in the Fifteenth Iowa Infantry, and is now living in Phoenix, Ariz. ; Miles, a corporal in the Eighth Iowa Cavalry, and now a business man of Des Moines, Iowa; Orlo, a farmer living in Phoenix; and Mrs. Theckla Kendall, of Iowa. Both Mr. Bonar and Mr. Kendal! were soldiers in the Civil war. Col. William Christy was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, February 14, 1841, and was thirteen years of age when the family settled on a farm near Oseola. Iowa. Although he had few opportunities to attend school, he was of such a diligent, industrious disposition that he was fitted to teach school, which occupation he began at the age of seventeen. He was a young man of twenty when the Civil war threw its dark shadow over our country. With the patriotic fervor that was his by right of descent from Revolutionary forefathers, he determined to en- list in the Union army. July, 1861, found him a member of a regiment organized to protect the border. In ( )ctober of the same year he en- listed in the Fifteenth Iowa Infantry, being mustered into service at Keokuk as a private. In December, 1862, he was transferred to the Eighth Iowa Cavalry and was commissioned second lieutenant of Company D. During his connection with the Fifteenth Regiment, he participated in the battle of Shiloh, Siege of -Corinth, and battles of luka and Corinth. Later he was a member of a cavalry guard in Kentucky and Tennessee, then took part in the battles of Dalton, Buzzard's Roost, Snake Creek Gap, and other engagements preceding the fall of Atlanta and Stoneman's raid to relieve Andersonville. In the battle of Jonesboro, July 29, 1864, he was wounded four times, while leading a sabre charge. In spite of the wounds in both shoulders and through the left hand and arm, he made his way back to the rear of the column and again led a charge against the enemy. The next day he was captured by the Confed- erates and sent to a hospital in Newman, Ga.. where he was seriously ill for three months. From there he was transferred to the hospital at Macon, and in December, 1864, was sent to Milan prison, but a month later was paroled under special arrangements. In February he was exchanged. Meantime, during his imprison- ment, he had been commissioned captain, and as such he returned to his regiment, still, how- ever, carrying his left arm in a sling. He had command of his company in the Wilson raid, the capture of Selma, and the battles of Mont- gomery and Tuscaloosa. As soon as a vacancy occurred, at the close of the war, he was raised to the rank of lieutenant-colonel of his regiment. At Macon, Ga., he was mustered out in August, 1865. The serious nature of Colonel Christy's wounds may be inferred from the statement that, for more than three years after his return home, he was obliged to carry his left arm in a sling. This, however, did not prevent him from entering actively upon a business career. After completing a course in Bryant & Stratton's Business College, at Burlington, Iowa, he taught in that school for six months and then returnet! to Osceola. In the spring of 1867 he became cashier of H. C. Sigler's Bank, in Osceola, where he remained until 1872, the bank during PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. i7 the interval having been nicrt^od inlo tin- ['irsl National Bank of Osceola. Meantime Colonel Chri.sty bad been active in the Republican party. Hi.'; patriotic .spirit was as evident in times of peace as in days of war. and he was always interested in plans for the party's welfare and success. Tn i<S72. on the Re- publican ticket, he was elected state treasurer of Iowa, receiving; a majority of sixty-eis'ht tliou- sand votes and running three thousand ahead of the presidential candidate, U. S. Grant. .\t the expiration of two years he was re-elected \.o the office, serving from January. 1873, to January, 1877, and meantime making his home in Des Moines. On his retirement as state treasurer, he became cashier and a director of the Capital City Bank of Des Moines, in which capacity he continued until 1881, meantime assisting in the organization of the Merchants National Bank of Des Moines, of which he was elected cashier. On account of ill health. Colonel Christy found it exjjcdient to resign his various positions in Iowa and seek a more genial climate. Ac- cordingly, in .\ugust, 1882, he came to Arizona, where he purchased a ranch forty-five miles north of Prescott. During the eighteen months of his residence upon that place, he not only re- gained his health, but found the cultivation of his land and the raising of cattle a source of financial profit. Coming to Phoenix in 1883, he bought a farm west of Phoenix, consisting of four hundred and forty acres, and here he has since made his home, actively superintending its management and engaging in stock-raising. With his brother, he was interested in the in- troduction of the first Shorthorns ever brought to Arizona, and in this way has been an impor- tant factor in the development of the stock in- terests in this territory. Realizing the need of irrigation, he has been a director in three canal companies and acted as vice-president of the company that built the Arizona canal. .Mto- gether, his landed interests in the territory ag- gregate one thousand acres, nuich of which is tillable land. The management of his property, however, does not represent the area of Colonel Christy's activities. In 1883 the Valley Bank was organ- ized with a capital stock of $50,000 and himself as cashier. Four years later the capital was in- creased to .$100,000, and in 1890 he was chosen its president, which responsible position he still holds. Besides himself, the directors are Lloyd B. Christy, E. J. Bennett, F. C. Hatch, M. H. Sherman. J. C. Kirk))atrick and W. D. Fui- weller ; the latter is also cashier and Lloyd B. Christy assistant cashier. The \'allcy Bank is incorporated under the laws of .Arizona, and a general banking business is transacted. Its cor- respondents are the Continental Bank of Chi- cago, American Exchange National Bank of New York, Wells-Fargo & Go's. Bank of San Francisco, the First National Bank of Los Angeles and Inter-State National Bank of Kansas City. From the time of its organization the \'alley Bank has had a successful history and it has proved a great advantage to the growing country in wliich it is located. Its soundness as a financial institution is known to all bankers, and it has the confidence of depositors to an im- usual degree. In the matter of fruit-raising. Colonel Christy has been a jMoneer. Upon coining to .Vrizona and studying the soil, climate, etc., he became satisfied that citrus fruits could be grown in cer- tain sections of the territory, and accordingly gave his attention to the growing of oranges. He successfully demonstrated that a fine quality of oranges can be grown here, and also proved that olives and peaches can be grown. In this way he has been an influential factor in develop- ing a new industry whose value will grow with each passing year. The marriage of Colonel Christy took place in .\urora. III.. August 22, 1866, and united him with ]\Iiss Carrie E. Bennett, a native of Schuyler county, N. Y., and a daughter of Charles M. Bennett, who removed from New York to Illinois in an early day. The family of Colonel and Mrs. Christy consists of five children, namely: Lloyd B., who is a graduate of the University of Southern California and as- sistant cashier of the X'alley Bank: George, a graduate of the University of Southern Cali- fornia and Harvard College, who is an attorney in Phoenix: Shirley, who acts as general agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York in .\rizona and resides at Phoenix : Carrie and Carroll, at home. During the Spani.sh- .\merican war George and .'Shirley enlisted in 38 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the service. The former was one of the first to enHst in the First Territorial Infantry and served as captain of Company A. The latter was chief clerk to Paymaster Stillwell during the war. In Masonry Colonel Christy stands high. He was made a Mason in Iowa Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M., at Des Moines, of which he was secre- tarv and treasurer ; since then he has transferred his membership to Arizona Lodge No. i. He was made a Royal Arch Mason in Phoenix Chapter No. i, R. A. M., and is also identified with the commandery and Shriners at Phoeni.x. and California Commandery, Loyal Legion, at San Francisco. All matters pertaining to the Grand Army of the Republic receive his thoughtful attention, and he holds membership in J. W. Owen Post No. 5. In religion he is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. At the time of the building of the edifice hero he was chairman of the building committee. The political activities of Colonel Christy did not terminate with his removal from Iowa. Here, as there, he has been steadfast in his al- legiance to the Republican party, which un- doubtedly has no member more prominent than he, within the bounds of the territory. LTnder Governor Irwin, in 1891 he was appointed ter- ritorial treasurer, which office he filled for one term. Twice he has been chosen chairman of the territorial Republican committee, and prior to his removal from Iowa he held a similar posi- tion in the state central committee. In 1896 he was chairman of the territorial delegation to the na- tional Republican convention held in .St. Louis. From the above review, it will be seen that Colonel Christy has been a potent factor in the advancement of Arizona. Not only have the financial interests of the territory received the impetus of his sound judgment and wise over- sight, but other industries have been benefited by his residence here, notably the fruit-growing and cattle-raising interests. Religious, philan- thropic and educational movements have been the beneficiaries of his constant regard, and their welfare has been promoted by his abilit\- and watchful oversight. In the years to come, when Arizona shall have risen to statehood and at- tained a position of eminence among our western states, the name of Col. William Christy will be given a high place in the archives of history and his influence upon the material and moral interests of the country will be recognized by an appreciative posterity. FRED W. MORRISON. Fred VV. Morrison, attorney-at-law, of King- man, is rapidly coming to the front ranks of his profession in Mohave county, where his residence dates back but two years. For twenty- two months he was associated with Fleetwood Bell, their partnership having been entered upon in August, 1899, soon after his arrival here. Be- ing an able and ambitious young man, full of energy and determination, he is receiving favor- able notice among his professional co-workers. A native of Missouri, Mr. Morrison was born in Fayette, Howard county, in 1873. He re- ceived the advantages of a liberal education, attending the public schools and Central Col- lege of his native place, after which he pursued his higher studies in Christian Brothers College in St. Louis. Before he had reached his ma- jority, and because he was too young to enter any profession, he traveled as salesman for a St. Louis house, and also for some time repre- sented the business interests of Swift Packing Company, of Kansas City, on the road. In 1896 he began the study of law in the office of R. C. Clark, of Fayette, .\fter due preparation, he took the examination and in July, 1898, was ad- mitted to the bar. In May, 1899, he was admit- ted to practice in the supreme court of Missouri. After establishing an office and practicing Law in Fayette for a -few months, Mr. Morrison con- cluded to try his fortunes in Arizona. In the spring of 1899 he settled in Prescott and was connected with the firm of Herndon & Norris until August, 1899, when he came to Kingman. His partnership with Mr. Bell was mutually beneficial, and they were engaged as legal ad- visers of the Gaddis & Perry Company, also many of the leading business firms of the city and county. They established a branch office at Chloride and built up a large and profitable prac- tice in that locality, where Mr. Morrison owns some mining property. He is an active worker in the Democratic party and is counted upon as an ardent young politician. Mr. Bell was graduated from the State LIni- ^ «f./*^<i^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 41 versity of Missouri at Columbia in 1897, and during the same year was admitted to the bar of his home state, after which he practiced in Cokunbia until March, 1899. During June of tl\at year he began professional practice in Ari- zona. In the fall of igoo he sold his interest in the law business to Mr. Morrison and moved to Prescott. Since that time the latter gentle- man has had in charge the management of the liractice they had built up and at the same time he has increased its volume by the gaining of additional wnrk along professional lines. HON. A. C. BAKER. Peculiarly qualified by natural talents, by systematic training and practical experience, Hon. .\. C. Baker has occupied an enviable position in the legal profession of Arizona dur- ing the entire period of his residence in the ter- ritory. When, step by step, he rose until at last he was installed as chief justice of the supreme court of Arizona, he indeed reached a distinction which he had not expected to attain, but the same characteristics which had hitherto been displayed in his career held sway over him, and every matter coming to his notice received seri- ous and conscientious consideration. As in the Inunbler walks of life and in minor official posi- tions, so he now justified the confidence reposed in him and added fresh laurels to his umblem- ished record. Judge Baker is a worthy representative of a sterling old southern family. His father, Hon. Benjamin H. Baker, was a native of Georgia but was i)est known in Alabama, where he was a very influential citizen. A leading legal light, his practice was not confined to one locality, but was carried on in different parts of his state, his home, meanwhile, being in C"rawford, .\la. Dur- ing the Civil war he was lieutenant-cok)nel of the Sixth .Alabama Rifles, and his death, in 1864, was directly traceable to the hardshijjs and ex- posure to inclement weather which he had en- tlured. I"or several terms he had ser\ed the peojjle of his district as their representative in the state legislature, and by everyone he was held in high esteem. In the Masonic order and in the Methodist Episcojial Church South he was a i>roiiiinent member. He married Eliza (.ireer. who was born in Forsythe, Ga., a planter's daughter, and whose last years were spent at the old homestead in Alabama. Judge Raker was born in Girard, Russell county, Ala.. February 15, 1845, and his youth was spent in Crawford, Ala., where he attended private schools. .\t the age of eighteen he en- listed as a volunteer in Waddell's Battalion of artillery and was made the color bearer. Gal- lantly he performed his hazardous duties, taking part in the siege of Vicksburg anil the Georgia campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. T,ater he participated in Wilson's raid at Columbus and was captured by the Federals, but soon released on parole. Returning home, he resumed hi-; preparation for future duties. After spending three years in the Eastern Alabama Male Col- lege at Auburn, he left its halls at the close of the junior year, in order to take up legal studies with Judge \\'illiams. Being admitted to the bar at Tuskogee, in 1868 he establishetl himself in practice at Crawford, where he remained some three years. Then going to San Diego, Cal., he continued professional work there until 1876. The next year was spent in Los .\ngeles, after which he resided in San Francisco three years. Since 1879 he has been numbered among the leading citizens of Phoenix. From 1882 to 1884 he served as district attorney, for four years was city attorney, and for a like period was as- sistant United States attorney. In 1887 the firm of Baker & Bennett was formed and a large general practice was soon established. A great worker in the Democratic party. Judge Baker was a delegate to the national con- vention at Chicago in 1892. and there served on the committee im resolutions. He has been chairman of difi'erent conventions of the party, I)(ith county and territorial. Elected to repre- sent his district in the eleventh general assemblv of Arizona, he won the commendation of his constituents. In 1893 President Cleveland ap- pointed him chief justice of the supreme court of Arizona, in which position he served for four years. He is ex-president of the Territorial Bar .Association and for one term was a member of the board of trustees of the Arizona Normal School. As a lawyer he holds rank among the ablest men in .Arizona. While he is an all-around practitioner, many i.>f his friends consider that 42 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his greatest strength lies in criminal law, and they believe that he easily stands at the head of his profession in that branch of the practice, hav- ing won a repntation that is not limited to Arizona, hnt extends along the entire Pacific coast. Jndge T.akcr was made a Mason in Auburn, Ala. At this writing he is connected with Arizona Lodge Xo. 2, F. & .\. M.; Phoenix Chapter, R. A. AL; Arizona Connnandery, K. T., and El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S. Religiously he is an Episcopalian. The marriage of Judge Baker and Miss Mary Jesus Alexander was solemnized in Yuma, Ariz. Her father, H. N. Alexander, attorney for the Southern Pacific Railroad, was one of the early settlers of the southwest. Born in Ohio, he went to Los Angeles when the city was young, and in California married a daughter of the noted old Spanish house of Dominguez. Mrs. Baker was born upon her father's ranch in Los Angeles county. Cal. Four children comprise the family of Judge and Mrs. Baker, namely: Francisco, a student in Marlboro Academy ; Mary, Alexander and Robert, who are students in the Phoenix schools. HON. THOMAS W. PEMBERTON. In Phoenix, which has risen neath the magic wand of a latter-day civilization, surrounded by perpetually happy moods of cloud, sky and air, and the rendezvous of travelers from all direc- tions in search of homes and occupation, who hopefully count no land, however sterile, as be- yond redemption, have develo])ed on the erst- while desert vastness the great enterprises which have been the making of cities in the east and elsewhere: in the same proportion also, with an equal largeness of construction, and with an exceeding intelligence when applied to manage- ment. It is but natural that Phoenix should benefit by the experiences of the east, and it is therefore to the citizens who have settled within lier borders that slie is indebted for the knowl- edge that comes with them, and is here put to the practical test. To be the chief promoter in any one nf the avenues of growth in the town of one's adoption is ever a matter of pride with any true-hearted citizen, and to sav that Air. Pemberton is proud of his association with the development of the light and fuel cjuestion, of which he has been the chief promoter in the city, is to designate the chief cause of his success. ( )f interest always are the early struggles and attainments of men in high public esteem. Mr. Pemberton was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Octo- ber 24, 1845, and is of English ancestry. His fa- ther, T. W. Pemberton, was born near Manches- ter, England, and was a machinist by occupation. Upon coming to America he lived for a time in New York, and later removed to Milwaukee, where he conducted a machine shop, and where he died in 1841). at the age of thirty-three years. His wife, Rachel (Cook) Pemberton, was born in England and died in New Jersey. She was the mother of three children, of whom Thomas W. is the only one living'. When seven years of age Thomas W. went with his mother to live with an uncle near Summerville, Somerset county, N. J., where he was reared on a farm and educated in the public schools. When eighteen years of age he went to New York, and in 1866 removed to Chicago, where he clerked for a time, and in 1874 started in the produce and commission business for himself. Following a wisely directed inclination, Mr. Pemberton came to Phoenix in 1888, and pur- chased a farm two and a half miles northeast of the city. Amid the crude and unpromising conditions was again demonstrated the power of man over nature's soil when abandoned by a pre- historic people to countless centuries of lassi- tude and inactivity. Upon his farm of eighty acres the most modern improvements have been brought ai)out by ceaseless devotion to artificial irrigation, and is now a paying and satisfactory investment. In 1894 Mr. Pemberton became in- terested in the Phoenix Light & Fuel Company, and was chosen president of the company in July of 1897. The mission of the company is to fur- nish light and warmth in the cooler months, and a cheap and clcanl\- means of cooking during the heat of summer, the latter an important item in all semi-tropical localities. The advantages of gas for cooking especially are being more and more appreciated, and the increase in demand has necessitated coiuinnal improvements in the gas company's plant. The desire on the part of tli-e enterprising managers to keep pace -with PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 43 all improvements in other parts of the worlds and in advance of the demands of their patrons has required heavy outlays of capital, and the exercise of continual vigilance. The new plant was installed in September of i8y7 and is one of the most complete in the west. Mains to the c-xtent of seven miles have been laid in all parts of tJie town, and the service given is most satis- factory. The gas is made from crude petroleum, procured from Los .\ngeles, C'al., and by means of a superior appliance is converted into an ex- cellent (|uality of gas. This is supplied at $2 per thousand feet, and is both cheaper and cleaner than ordinary fuel. Besides the gas works, the company controls one of the best equipped elec- tric systems in the country, which supplies the city with fifty-four arc lights, and the stores and residences with numberless incandescent lights. Thus it happens that Phoenix, which is one of the best watered cities in the land, is also one of the best lighted. In the distributing system there are ten mfles of line, and more than thirty miles of heavy copper wire are utilized. This is run not only throughout the city, but far into the country, the Indian school being among the out- side institutions benefited. The motive power used is a four hundred horse-power engine, driv- ing three large General Electric Company's dy- namos, arranged for supplying both light .and power, and the plant is constructed on the mono- cycle system. The officers of the concern are T. W. Pemberton, president and manager; E. B. Gage, vice-president, and C. J. Hall, secretary and treasurer. The capital stock is $500,000. One of the really commendable things about the comi):ny's efforts is the excellent and con- siderate treatment accorded the large number of employes. In this regard the gas company is without a peer in the city. The management is in the hands of capable, high-minded and suc- cessful men, who have an enduring pride in all that pertains to the best development of their city, and whose success in other lines has been l)roductive of sufficient capital to render possible the adoption of any new and improved method. .\side from his interest in the gas company, Mr. I'emberton is vice-president of the Phoenix Na- tional P.ank, and was a member of its first board of directors. He is also interested in the sub- ject of water production, and is a .director in three canals, the Grand, Maricopa and Salt River. L'nder Governor Irwin, Mr. Pemberton was appointed conmiissioner of the insane asy- lum and served for one term. He is a Repub- lican in politics, has held many local and other offices within the gift of the people, and sen'cd as a delegate to various ferritorial and other conventions. In i8y<S he was appointed terri- torial treasurer by Ciovernor Murphy. In 1S70 in Chicago. 111., Mr. i'emberton was unitfd in marriage to Sarah H. Wiggins, who was born in Chicago. ( )f this union there arc five children, viz.: T. \V., Jr., an electrician, who, during the Spanish-American war, served in Troop B of the Rough Riders; Gertrude, who is the wife of C. S. Birdsell, of Congress, Ariz.; Eva ; Frances, and Harold, who are students of the schools of Phoenix. MURR.VY McINERN.VY. The active, interesting and varied life of Mr. Mclnernay has penetrated into many grooves, and, covering many years, he has in the past fa- miliarized himself with the people and condi- tions of the enterprising west, taking an equally important part in the development and progress of the present. Many things contribute to the popularity of the manager and proprietor of the Prescott Hotel, not the least being the vast fund of information picked up in travel, as Indian trader, under sheriff, superintendent of a peni- tentiary, soldier during the Civil war and all- around observer of all that the west, east, north and south has to offer. When a boy of few years Mr. Mclnernay, who was born in r)rooklyn, N. Y., December 18. 1850, of Scotch-Irish descent, was left mother- less, three other children also comprising the lit- tle family. The father, John, was a shoeman by occuiKition, and lived for many years in Brook- l\n. The (uilbreak of the Civil war was hailed as an opi)ortnnity by two of the sons, the oldest brother serving in the Thirteenth New York X'olnnteer Infantry. He subse(|uently died in Panama in 1886. Murray ^Mclnernay. at the time of his enlistment in Company I. New York Volunteer Infantry, was but fourteen years of age, and in order to be able to serve his country tnliste<l as a drunnner bov. The ruse was sue- 44 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. cessful, and he carried a musket with the cour- age and assurance of the older soldiers, partici- pating in the battle of Charleston, S. C, and serving until the close of the war. He was mus- tered out at David Island, N. Y., April 14, 1866. The war having opened up vistas of usefulness and interest to he found in different parts of the world, Mr. Mclnernay undertook a journey of eight luoiitlis in Hrazil in a company, and after returning to TIrooklyn started for Arizona De- cember, 1867. Arriving in San Francisco, via Panama, he located for a time in San Pedro, and then, accompanied by eight others, crossed the desert by foot to Colorado, arriving at Fort Mohave October 13. 1868. After a short so- journ in Louisville, Ky., he returned to San Pe- dro, walking a portion of the distance, and going the remainder by boat. He was one of the passengers on the first through train east over the Central & L'nion Pacific, and remained in the east until the fall of the same year, when he came to Alontana, and up the Missouri river to Fort Randall. He later prospected in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, and in December of 1870 returned to Arizona, going Ity way of San Fran- cisco and San Diego to Yuma, and thence walk- ing along the Colorado to Ehrenburg. From there he walked to Prescott, Ariz., where he en- tered the interior department as commissary manager at the Date Creek Indian Reservation, and during his time of service the Indians were concentrated on the \'erde Reservation, which was established in 1873. He there remained in charge of the Indians until they were removed to San Carlos. In December of 1874 he resigned and entered the employ of the C. P. Head Company, as Indian trader at Camp Verde, where he remained for two years, and then turned his attention to contracting for the govern- ment at Camp Verde. In this capacity he did a large freighting business, conveying his sup- - plies by wagons and o.x teams. January i, 1889, he was ap]iointed under sheriff of Yavapai county, and in i8(jo was a candidate on the Re- publican ticket for sheriff, and was defeated by only nine votes. In March of i8<;i Mr. Mclnernav was ap- pointed su|)frinten(Ient of tile territorial jieniten- tiary at 'i'uma by (Governor Irwin and remained in charge uf that institution until the change of administration April 21, 1893. Since then, though interested in many directions, his chief responsibility has been the management of the Prescott Hotel, which, with the exception of the disastrous fire of July, tgoo, has known an era of uninterrupted prosperity. The new hostelry, erected .above the ruins of the old, is one of the fine hotels of .\rizona, and meets with all of the requirements of an up-to-date accommodation for the traveling ]niblic. Much of the patron- age is due to the good fellowship, tact, and ex- cellent knowledge of human nature and its de- mands possessed by mine host, the manager, who understands that rarest of all accomplish- ments, the gift of putting every one in a good humor with himself. Since living in Prescott Mr. Mclnernay mar- ried Alice Thorne, a native of Clinton county, Iowa, daughter of Mahlon Thorne. Her par- ents were both natives of the state of New York, Mr. Thorne being of English descent, while his wife was of German ancestry. Of this union there are two children, Bessie and Alice. Mr. Mclnernay is a member of the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias. He has never been known to swerve from fealty to the Republican partv, nor irom active participation in all its lo- cal undertakings. He is one of the popular and progressive and valued citizens of Prescott, and has won his spurs as a man of unblemished in- tegrity and absolute reliability. CHAKLES PETERSEN. It is doubtful if any man in the territory of Arizona is more familiar with conditions as they existed in the far west a numl)er of years ago than is Mr. Petersen. Of a sturdy, stanch and j)ersevering race, he was born in Schleswig- Holstein, .April 10, 185 1. His paternal grand- father, Jacob, was a native of the same part of (iermany and was a miller during the years of his activity, being an industrious and prosperous man. The parents, Jacob and Frederica (Han- sen) I'etersen, were natives of Schleswig-Hol- stein, and there the father engaged in general farming and stock-raising, also for some vears conducted aw hotel business. During the revo- lution of 1848 he served with distinction. Of €j^^iS2y~ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 47 liis eleven cliildren all but one attained maturity and seven are now li\iuL;, nf wIkhu three are in Anieriea. The voini,e;'est of the family, Charles Petersen. was reared in his native land and educated in public schools. In 1870 he enlisted in the I'rus- sian arnu' for service in the I'Vanco-l'rus^ian war, and after three months crossed the seas to .Vmer- ica, settlinj;' in Illinois, where for a year he worked on a farm near Dwight. In 1872 he was initiated into the great, strange heart of the west, by removing to Xewton. Kans., which was then the terminus of the Santa I'e Railroad. There he was engaged in hunting buffalo and deer, and realized considerable from the sale of the meat aiul hides. After two years the gov- ernment employed him as a scout, and in that capacity he served from 1874 until 1877, on the trails west of Dodge City, Kans. During this time his escapades with the Indians and hair- breadth escapes were truly thrilling, but were best appreciated when they had passed. His service was under (icneral Custer in the south- west, and lie would have shared the tragic fate of that lamented general had not a providential circumstance intervened, (jeneral Bankhe.ud, wiio assumed for a time Custer's place, ordered Mr. Petersen to remain with him. and thus the latter escaped the awful massacre at Little ]'>ig Horn. In 1876 Mr. Petersen was employed by Captain Goodnight to assist him in the manage- ment of his ranch at the head of Red river in the Panhandle country, and in this capacity he was employed until 1881. Returning to Kansas in 1881, Mr. Petersen settled on a ranch in Ellsworth county, where he was interested in cattle-raising until 1888. However, a succession of three years of drouth, with a consequent loss of cattle and crops, cansetl him to dispose of his Kansas interests, after which he spent four months in Germany. When again in the I'nited States, he engaged in farm- ing for a ye.nr in Illinois, when, owing to the death of his wife, he removed to Chicago. There he was employed by an ice company. Subse- quently he farmed for a year in Missouri, and in November of 1890 settled in Phoenix, Ariz. After two years of investigation into the various industries there represented, he decided to em- bark u])on an occupation which represented an 2 imperative and ever-increasing demand. In 1892 he started the brick-yard which has since as- sumed large pro])ortions, and which is accounted nno of the best in .\rizona. The plant is at the southwest of the city and covers an area of si.x acres, with a bank of fine clay ten feet deep. The brick manufactured is mostly of the build- ing variety, and the capacity is twenty-four thou- sand a day. With others, in 1899, Mr. I'etersen undertook the organization of the Phoenix Building Coni- jjany, of which he is the secretary. Aside from his business interests, he is variously identified with manv of the enterprises and societies of a progressive and interesting nature, in which his adopted city abounds. Politically he is inter- ested in the Democratic party, and has been a delegate to several conventions. Fraternally he is past noble grand in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is also connected with the .\ncient Order of United Workmen and the Woodmen of the World. Active in religious cir- cles locally, he is a member of the Lutheran Church. In Illinois. Mr. Petersen married Pauline Nes- sen, who was born and reared in Germany and died in Illinois, leaving one son, Paul. The second Mrs. Petersen was formerly Lena Papke, born in (iermany, and a daughter of Christian and Louisa (Stubb) Papke. The family lived in the vicinity of Berlin. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Papke came to .'\merica and now makes her home in Phoenix. Of the union of Mr. Petersen and Lena Papke there have been four children: Robert, Theo, Fred and Minnie. HON. WEBSTER STREET. In the last half century the lawyer has been a pre-eminent factor in all affairs of private con- cern and national importance. He has been depended upon to conserve the best and per- manent interests of the whole people and is a recognized power in all the avenues of life. He stands as the protector of the rights and liberties of his fellow men and is the representative of a profession whose followers, if they would gain honor, fame and success, must be men of ment and ability. Such a one is Judge Street, now chief justice of Arizona. 48 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He was born in Salem, Ohio, June 8, 1846, a son of Samuel and Sarah (Butler) Street, the former also a native of Salem, Ohio, the latter of Philadelphia, Pa. His early ancestors on both sides were of English descent and prominent members of the Society of Friends. His paternal grandfather, John Street, was born near Philadelphia, Pa., and became a pioneer mer- chant of Salem, Ohio. He married Miss Aim Ogden of New Jersey. The maternal grand- father, Benjamin Butler, was also a native of New Jersey, and an early settler of Salem, Ohio. His wife bore the maiden name of Webster. The Judge's father was a farmer by occupation and always adhered to the Society of Friends. He died in Salem, Ohio, at the age of seventy years. Of his seven children the Judge is the only one living, and he was fifth in order of birth. His brother, Ogden Street, entered the Union army during the Civil war as captain of Company C, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out as colonel of his regi- ment. He engaged in the manufacture of iron in different parts of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky, and died at Dayton, Ohio. During his boyhood and youth Judge Street attended the public and high schools of Salem, and completed his literary studies at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. He commenced reading law under the direction of Thomas Ken- nett, and was admitted to the bar at St. Clairs- ville, Ohio, in 1871. For two years he was engaged in practice at Letonia, that state, and then removed to Pittsburg, Pa., where he prosecuted his chosen profession until coming to Arizona in November, 1877. He first located at Prescott, but soon afterward removed to Signal, Mohave county, and later spent one year at Tucson. In 1879 ^^^ took up his residence in Tombstone, Cochise county, and while there served as county judge one term. In January, 1887, he came to Phoenix, where he was first engaged in practice as a member of the firm of Goodrich & Street, and later as a member of the firm of Street & Frazier, which partnership con- tinued until his appointment as chief justice in October, 1897. His district comprises the counties of Maricopa and Yuma. He is winning high commendation by his fair and impartial ad- ministration of justice, and is credited with being the most popular official that ever presided over the district. At Yellow Springs, Ohio, Judge Street mar- ried Miss Mary Gilniore, a native of that place and a daughter of William and Mary E. Gil- more. Her father was a merchant of Yellow Springs. Two children were born of this union : Lawrence, now deputy district clerk; and Julia, wife of J. C. Wickham of Philadelphia, Pa. The family is one of prominence in Phoenix. The Judge was made a Mason at Salem, ( )hio, and now holds membership in Arizona Lodge No. 2, and Arizona Chapter, R. A. M. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, the .\ncient Order of United Workmen and the Maricopa Club. Religiously he is an Episcopalian. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and he has served successively as secretary and chairman of the territorial committee. He is also e.x- president of the Territorial Bar Association. His mind is analytical, logical and inductive. With a thorough and comprehensive knowl- edge of the fundamental principles of law, he combines .a familiarity v,'ith statutory law and a sober, clear judgment, which makes him not only a formidable adversary in legal combat, but has given him the distinction of being one of the ablest jurists of the territory. COL. JOSHUA E. PRICE. During the greater part of his active and suc- cessful life. Colonel Price has made a practical and scientific study of farming, an appreciation of which w.as instilled into his enthusiastic box- hood days by a father who knew the value and utility of the soil, and had found it a sure com- pensation for wisely and persistently directed effort. Although not one of the earliest cniucrs to the Salt River valley, having arrived in 1891, lie is yet one of the most enthusiastic, as are most who have formerly been dependent upon the changeful conditions of the cast. Of Scotch and English extraction. Colonel Price was born in Huntingdon county. Pa., July 4, 1843, and is a son of Daniel and Sophia (Ed- wards) Price, also born in Pennsylvania. For- tunate in his educational advantages, Joshua E. stui.iied in public schools, a normal and a select PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 49 school and qualified as a teacher when already quite young. His first aspirations towards self- sujiport were along educational lines, and pre- vious to the breaking out of the war he taught in the schools of his native county for four terms. The harmony of an otherwise uneventful life terminated in .\iigust of 1862, when he en- listed in Company l'. One Hundred and Twenty- I'Mfth Pennsylvania \'olunteer Infantry, and served in the army of the Potomuc for nine months. Company F participated in the bat- tles of Chanccllorsville, South Mountain. Antie- tam, and in the last-named battle he was wounded in the head. In April of 1863 he was discharged from the service, and in Jan- uary of 1864 re-enlisted in Battery E, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, which also was at- tached to the army of the Potomac. He was present at the fall of Richmond, and at the battle of Petersburg was wounded in the side and in- cajiacitated for a short time. July 5. 1865, he was honorably discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., having been raised during the second enlistment from a private to the rank of second lieutenant in the First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, as a result of meritorious services during the siege of Petersburg. l'"oIlowing the restoration of peace. Mr. Price went, in January of 1866, to Hamilton county, Ohio, where for a time he again engaged in edu- cational work, and subsequently turned his at- tention to farming. Beginning with 1873, he lived for .a time in Doniphan, Brown and Nem- aha counties, Kans., and became prominently identified with the political and other afifairs of Kansas. I^'or nine months he served as quarter- master-general of the department of the Kansas Grand Army of the Republic, under (ien. Ira F. Collins, the department commander. Later he served as adjutant-general for four months, having in Ixiih cap.acities held the rank of colo- nel. .\s mayor of the city of Sabetha, Kans., he served for one year, and was for two years a member of the city council. In Ohio, Deccmljer 5, 1867, Mr. Price mar- ried Alice J. Cosbey, a native of Hamilton count). Ohio, and a daughter of D.avid L. and Hannah (I.\nn) Cosbey. ()f this union there have been two children: F.leanor, who is the wife of Dr. Charles II. Jones, of Tem])e. .\riz., and Ralph, who is living at home. On his well- conducted ranch in the vicinity of Tempe, Colo- nel Price is carrying on large agricultural inter- ests, and has been gratifyingly successful in his chosen occupation. With the peculiar enter- prises which are indigenous to .Arizona and Cal- ifornia, as artificially irrigated centers, he has been greatly interested, and helpfully studious, and was for five years president of the southern branch of the Tempe canal, and for one year a director in the Tempe Irrigating Canal Com- pany. He is a Republican in politics, and. is a member of the John A. Logan Post No. 7, G. A. R., at Tempe, and has been commander of the post. In the religious world he has wielded an extended influence for good, and is connected with the First Congregational Church of Tempe, in wliich he was formerly superintendent of the Sunday-school for seven years. Of all the dwell- ers of the valley none is held in higher esteem than Colonel Price, nor are any more appreci- ated as friend and large-hearted citizen, and gen- eral promoter of the public good. COL. H. C. HOOKER. There are few residents of Arizona to whom the name of Colonel Hooker is unfamiliar. As the owner of Sierra Bonita rancho, near Willcox, he stands at the head of the ranchmen and stock- breeders of the territory, and it is everywhere conceded that no one is more familiar than he with the many details connected with the stock business. His specialties are beef cattle and fine horses, for which he has abundant room on his range, twenty-seven miles wide and thirty miles long. In former days he lost very heavily by reason of droughts, but, having developed the water facilities during recent times, droughts no longer have the terror for him which they once possessed. In cattle he favors the Here- fords, which are particularly desirable as range cattle, having greater powers of endurance than the shorthorn : while, at the same time, as they produce a greater quantity of hind-quarter meat than any other breed, butchers are always glad to buy them. .'\mong his horses Colonel Hooker has many possessing especially fine qualities. Among them is Valbrino, sired by Stamlioul 2:07i, sire of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. thirty-seven performers in the 2:30 list and thir- teen in the 2:20 list. When four years old, Stam- boul made a record of 2:17^, won in a race at Los Angeles. A year later he lowered his time to 2:14^, while the next year it was 2:1 if. Colonel Hooker is particularly proud of \'albrino, sired by Stamboul, and showing many fine points; he is also equally proud of Parisee, probably one of the best-bred horses in the world: sired by Palo Alto, record 2:o8'|, against time, to a high- wheeled sulky; and another record of 2;20 for a sixth heat at four years old, won at Detroit in 1886. The dam of Parisee was by General Ben- ton, who got twenty performers in the 2:30 list, four of which trotted below 2:20. The two stallions, \'albrino and Parisee, unite in their pedigrees not only the best trotting blood of the past thirty years, but behind that is the endur- ing blood of the thoroughbred, without which no horse can hope to last through a severely con- tested race of broken heats. The Sierra Bonita rancho has had among its guests in days gone by men whose names are known all over the country, among them Gen. Xelson A. Miles, Gen. George Crook, Gen. Alexander D. McCook, Gen. O. O. Howard, Gen. C. H. Sherman, Whitelaw Reid and many others. WILLIAM T. BROWN. All of the members of this particular branch of the Brown family have been prominent and successful in the different lines of occupation to which they have been called by inclination and ability. To an inherent integrity and high moral courage is added a dogged perseverance which recognizes no obstacles, and which is the birthright of the best and most favored sons of Scotland. William T. Brown was born in Edin- burgh, Scotland, January 14, 1850, and within the borders of the Scottish Athens received an excellent home training and a substantial edu- cation at the grammar school. When sixteen years of age he was apprenticed out to a ship- building firm at Leith, and diligently applied liimself to a mastery of the business. In the meantime there were other sons of William and Janet (Thomson) Brown, who were forging to the front and preparing for future activity in the best marts of the world. The father was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, and came of an old and distinguished Fife and Perthshire family. He was a railroad and bridge con- tractor in Edinburgh, and eventually died at Musselburgh, his seaport home, six miles east of Edinburgh. The mother was a native of Edinburgh, and to her were born five sons, all of whom became a credit to their early teachings, and to the communities in which they lived: Robert Lewis Maitland started out in the world in the wholesale commission and other business at Columbia, Ceylon, where he was very suc- cessful, and became the possessor of large tea estates. He eventually retired to England, where he died in 1898. C. Douglas, who is now a part- ner of William T. in the hardware and machinery business at Prescott, originally went to Aus- tralia as a mining engineer, and in 1874 came to the LInited States and accepted a position with the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Company. In 1878 he came to Prescott and joined his brother, .going to Scotland in 1896, and to Cey- lon in 1898, where he is at the present time arranging his late brother's affairs. He has served in Yavapai county as under sheriff, and was for one term in the territorial legislature. Julius A. came to America in 1870, and located at San Jose, where he had charge of a foundry, and in 1883 came to Prescott, where he en- gaged with William T. in the cattle business, in which they are still mutually interested. In 1888 he removed to San Diego, Cal., and be- came a member of the firm of George M. Hale & Company, and at the present time resides at Hemet, Cal. He has been prominent in politics, and served in the thirteenth Arizona legisla- ture. Marcus J. Brown is an attorney at Edin- burgh, Scotland. William T. Brown came to America in 1871, and located at San Francisco. In 1873 he joined the English marine, and sailed the high seas l)etween San Francisco, Hong Kong and Yoko- hama. In 1877 he came to Prescott and started the first foundry in the territory, and success- fully conducted the same until the silver mines closed down, and there was no longer a demand for castings. He then became chief engineer of, the McCracken mill in Mohave county, which piisition he held for three vears, or until he was vyAi'djiAijQlt OUW^ciy ^m^^aIIZ' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 53 incapacitated by being accidentally shot in the foot. In 1 88 1 he made a radical change in occu- pation, and in partnership with his brother, J. A., went into the cattle business, on a rancJi which they purchased forty-five miles east of Prescott. This ranch, which is known as the Agua Fria Vale, is still in the possession of Mr. lirown, their cattle brand being Box O. In 1890 Mr. Brown returned to Prescott and, with his biother, C. Douglas, started the hard- ware business of Brown Brothers. The firm carries all kinds of mining machhiery, engines, boilers, etc., and is the largest house of its kind in northern .\rizona. They represent the Fair- l)anks-Morse Company, manufacturers of gaso- lene hoists and engines, and carry a general and complete line of hardware. The afTairs of the concern are carried on in a store which is 5o.\i5o feet in ground dimensions. Mr. Brow-n is also the possessor of other property in Pres- cott. .\t Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1891, Mr. Brown married Isabella Richardson, of Scottish birth and education. A Mason of long standing, he is a member of .Vztlan Lodge, Prescott. With his wife, he is a member of the Congregational Cliurch. FREDERICK ARNOLD SWEET, M. D. •As chief surgeon for the Copper Queen Con- solidated Mining Company, and fur the com- pany's road, the Arizona & Southeastern, Dr. Sweet is not only the moving spirit in medical and surgical circles in Bisbee, but has as well been identified with territorial matters generally since coming here in 1890. Coming from a genealogical line that helped to lay the foundation of the American republic, Dr. Sweet was born in Johnston, R. I., February 10, 1862, and is a son of Lieut. Daniel Sweet, who attained to distinction during the Civil war," and died at the early age of thirty years. The family were first represented in the United States by one John Sweet, an Englishman who settled at Salem, Mass., about 1630, and re- moved to Rhode Island in 1636 with Roger Williams. He became conspicuously identified with the colonial days of Rhode Island, and was virtually the leader of the colony, a position which was later filled bv his son Tohn, The next in direct line was Benjamin Sweet, and after him came three Philips, all of whom were men of extended influence in their community. -After Nathaniel Sweet came the parental grand- father. Rev. Daniel Sweet, an eloquent and lead- ing clergyman in the Baptist church. The mother of Dr. Sweet was formerly Ellen Rey- nolds, who was born at Providence, R.I., being a descendant of the Arnolds and Whitfords, prominent and early settlers of Newport, R. I. -As the only child in the family. Dr. Sweet re- ceived the early care and training calculated to develop the best traits of his mind and char- acter. He was educated at the public schools and at the Silver Lake English and Classical College at Providence, R. I. Having decided to devote his future efforts to the science of medi- cine, he entered the medical department of the L'niversity of the City of New York, from which he was graduated with honors in the class of 1889. He was then appointed on the house staff of the post-graduate hospital, and served in that capacity for eighteen months, locating in Bisbee in 1890. At first assistant surgeon of the Cop- per Queen Mining Company, he became, in 1891, chief surgeon, and at the present time has two assistants and a pharmacist on his staff. He is also chief surgeon of the company's hospital corps, the hospital being one of the best equipped in the territory, and maintained by the Copper Queen Mining Company for the benefit of its employes. The department of medicine as conducted by Dr. Sweet is exceedingly broad in its liberality, and is a source of pride not only to the people connected with the mine, but to the town in general. Dr. Sweet represents the highest type of gentleman and physician, and adheres to the best tenets of a profession which is prolific of opportunity and splendid in result when in the hands of such an able and con- scientious exponent. In 1891 Dr. Sweet married Julia Harkncs>, and of this union there is one child, Philip, called after the early-day Philips, whose deeds and lives are fondly cherished by the latter-dav descendants. In national politics Dr. Sweet is a stanch Democrat, and has been actively inter- ested in the politics of his locality. He has served as chairman of the county central com- mittee for four years, and was a member of the 54 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. territorial coiuiiiittee for se\'eral years. He is a member of tiie Territorial Medical Association. Fraternally, he is associated with and past mas- ter of Perfect Ashlar Lodge Xo. 12, F. & A. M.; past high priest of Landmark Chapter, R. A. M. ; and a member of Arizona Commandery Xo. i, K. T., and of El Zaribah Temple, X. M. S., of Phoenix. THOMAS A. PASCOE. Thomas A. Pascoe, speculator and promoter of some of the most substantial projects for the benefit of Globe, was born in Galena, Jo Daviess county, 111., in 1846. His parents, William T. and Mary C. Pascoe, were born in England, and upon arriving in the United States settled in Illinois, subsequently removing to California, where they lived in Nevada and Yuba counties. They were engaged in general farming, and eventually died in Yuba county. When but six years of age, T. A. Pascoe was taken to California by his parents, and there re- ceived the education and early training which iitted him for the future responsibilities of life. Upon starting out in the world to face an inde- pendent existence, he came to Arizona and lo- cated in Globe in 1881. At that time the now famous settlement contained but a few hardy and venturesome miners and prospectors, who were willing to brave the dangers of life in the immedi- ate shadow of the ever upraised Indian toma- hawk and the privations and hardships incident to life in the early mining camps of the west. For four years he was engaged in mining and prospecting, and during part of the time was under sheriff for his brother, B. F. Pascoe, who was sherifif of Gila county from 1882 to 1886. In 1886 Mr. Pascoe established the Pascoe livery barn, in coiuiection with which was con- ducted an extensive hay and grain business, the supply being shipped from the Gila river. Though very successful in this undertaking, Mr. Pascoe disposed of his interests in Xovember of 1899, to his brother, the former sheriff of Gila county. .\t the present time Mr. Pascoe is interested with .C. T. Martin and R. C. Brown in erecting the water-works for Globe, which will be on as complete and modern a scale as are the similar enterprises in larger and older towns. They sank a well one and a half miles from the town, and turned on the water in February, 1901. The reservoir containing the mountain spring water holds one hundred and forty thousand gallons of water, and the pumping capacity is two hundred thousand gal- lons every twenty-four hours, large enough for a town many times the size of Globe. The whole town is benefited by the enterprise and arduous labors of the gentlemen concerned in thus promoting the interests of their adopted settlement, and an important step has been taken in the march of progress and general conven- ience. Among the various additional interests that conmiand the time and attention of Mr. Pascoe must be mentioned the farming and stock-rais- ing enterprises which are conducted in Gila and Graham counties. Xear Thatcher, in Graham county, is an especially beautiful and complete farm, with a fine house, orchard an<l windmill, and all modern and up-to-date improvements antl labor-saving devices. In politics a Repub- lican, Mr. Pascoe has never entertained political aspirations, although he is deeply interested in the undertakings of his party. While living in Hollister, Cal., he was made a Mason, and in Globe is a member of the Globe White Moun- tain Lodge No. 3. He was married in 1886 to Mrs. Elsie Nichols, a native of Scotland. JOHN A. McDOUGALL. The territory of Arizona does not contain a more expert gas engine manipulator than is found in John A. McDougall, of Morenci. He was born in Canada, May 3, 1866, and is a son of Roderick and Mary McDougall, both na- tives of Canada. He received his early education in his northern home, and in addition to a sub- stantial home training and a considerable mer- cantile experience, served his apprenticeship as a master machinist. Thus equipped for the fu- ture responsibilities of life, he came, at the age of seventeen, to the LTnited States, in the hope that the oi>portunities here afforded would meet the recjuirements of youthful enthusiasm and am- bition. Upon arriving in New York Mr. McDougall engaged in the gas engine business, and was employed by the Korting Gas Engine Company PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 57 until i8yo. Next he started an independent venture along the same lines, and was success- ful in the same until 1899. He was then fortu- nate in securing recognition for his ability from no less a firm than the Phelps-Dodge Company, of New York City, who appointed him gas engi- neer of their works in Morenci, known as the Detroit Copper Company, and at Nacosari, Mexico. This large responsibility Mr. McDou- gall has discharged with great credit to himself and to all concerned, and his services are valued and appreciated by the company to a gratifying extent. In the Detroit mine alone there are eleven gas engines, and in the Mexican mine ten. In 1888 Mr. McDougall married Eva Kitchin, who was born in Nova Scotia. To Mr. and Mrs. McDougall have been born two children, James, who is ten years of age, and Elva, who is three years old. Mr. McDougall is fraternally asso- ciated with the Masons in Nova Scotia, and himself and wife are members of the United Presbvterian Church. HON. WILLIAM M. GRIFFITH. This prominent citizen of Tucson, who is now serving as United States Marshal of Arizona, has been actively identified with the business in- terests and political affairs of this territory since 1870, and is a recognized leader in the Republi- can party. He claims Pennsylvania as the state of his birth, being born near Westchester, Ches- ter county, April 14, 1839, ^nd is the oldest in a family of four children, only two of whom are now living. His brother, E. E. Griffith, now a manufacturer of New^ York City, belonged to a Pennsylvania regiment in the Civil war and was one of General Rosecrans' body guard. Our subject's paternal grandfather, Abel Griffith, was a native of Wales, a farmer by occupation, and a member of the Society of Friends. On coming to this country he settled in Chester count}% Pa., where our subject's father, Thomas S. Griffith, was born. The latter was graduated from a college in Philadelphia, and as a minister of the Baptist Church he afterward preached in Westchester and Hepzabaugh, Pa. He died at an early age. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Jane Hare, was born in Philadelphia of English ancestry, and died in W'estchester. Our subject was reared in that city and ac- quired a good practical education in its public and private schools. In 1856 he took Greeley's advice to "go West" and went to St. Louis, and later to Pilot Knob, Mo. During the Civil war he entered the quartermaster's department of the Army of the Southwest under command of General Steele. He was present at the battles of Haines Bluff, Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the siege of Mcksburg and the At- lanta campaign, and was with General Thomas' command when in pursuit of Hood, which re- sulted in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. In the fall of 1864 he became ill at Huntsville, Ala., and on his recovery entered the quartermaster's department at Nashville, under Captain Irvin, remaining there until the close of the war. During most of his service be was master of transportation. On the return of peace Mr. Griffith became a mail contractor, starting at Fort Smith, .'\rk. In 1874 he assisted in establishing the stage and mail route between San Diego, Cal., and Fort Worth, Tex., becoming manager and later president of what was known as the Texas & California Stage Company. Their main line was one thousand seven hundred miles and required twelve hundred horses to operate it. Mr. Grif- fith was connected with that enterprise for eight years with headquarters first at San Diego, and later at Yuma and Tucson, Ariz., locating at the last-named place in 1878. In 1881 he sold his interest in that company and embarked in the cattle business, starting a ranch at Dripping Spring, Gila county, one hundred miles from Tucson as president and manager of the Drip- ping Spring Cattle Company, whose specialty was Shorthorn and Hereford cattle. Mr. Griffith disposed of his interest in that business in 1896. During his residence here he has operated local stage lines and engaged in mining. In 1870 Mr. Griffith married Miss Dora Flem- ing of Macon, Ga. The only son born of that vmion, E. E. Griffith, was educated at the Chris- tian Brothers College, St. Louis. Mo., and the State Agricultural College in Ft. Collins, Colo., and is now engaged in mining at Morenci, Ariz. In 1874 Mrs. Griffith died at their residence at Fort Smith, Ark. The Republican party has always found in Mr. 58 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Griffith a stanch supporter of its principles. In July, 1897, he was appointed by President Mc- Kinley as United States marshal of .Arizona, with headciuarters at Tucson. He has since dis- charged the duties of that ofifice in a most com- mendable and satisfactory manner. Since the convention at Minneapolis in 1892 to which he was elected a delegate, he has served as a mem- ber of the national Republican committee. He was also a delegate to St. Louis in 1896, and again to Philadelphia in 1900. He is a thirty- second degree Mason, a member of the blue lodge chapter and commandery of Tucson, and El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S., at Phoenix. He is also a member of the Elks Club, and one of the leading and influential citizens of Tucson. HON. OTIS R. HALE. Piorn in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1873, Mr. Hale is a son of Capt. Hiel Hale, a native of Columbiana county, Ohio. The family has long been represented in America, and the great- great-grandfather served his country with courage and distinction in the Revolutionary war. The grandfather, Nathan S., who subse- quently died in Arizona, was a native of Colum- biana county, Ohio, and was an industrious tiller of tiie soil during the greater part of his life. Captain Hale was a ])rominent man in whatever locality he chanced to live, and after remov- ing to Arizona was a participator in the most substantial effort for the territory's growth. In Ohio he conducted large farming interests, but changed his residence to Iowa in 1850. During the first three months of the Civil war he served in the First Iowa Infantry, and was after that captain of Company D, Twelfth Iowa Infantry. Upon being captured at Pittsburg he suffered the confinement and horrors of Libby prison for eight months, and was paroled in 1864. The local political affairs of his locality in Towa were materially advanced by his services in several important offices, among which was the position of sheriff of Linn county, which he held for two terms. For six years he was city marshal of Cedar Rajjids, and for five years was the deputy warden of the Iowa state penitentiary at Fort Madison. From the latter position he was forced to resign because of ill health, and in search of a change of climate and occupation he came to Arizona in 1882. At the present time he is en- gaged in mining, and resides in the old and his- torically interesting town of Tucson. His ability was recognized by his fellow townsmen, who elected him to the nineteenth general assembly, during the sessions of which he served on sev- eral important committees, and ably represented the interests of Yuma county. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. The mother of O. R. Hale was formerly Sarah M. Dawley, who was born in Indiana, and subse- quently removed with her parents to Iowa. She is the mother of two children, of whom O. R. is the younger. Albert Hale is a locomotive engineer with the Southern Pacific Railroad. The youth of O. R. Hale was an industrious one, and at a very early age he faced the prob- lem of self-support. When but nine years of age he moved with his father to Tucson, and at the age of fourteen his education in the public schools was interrupted by his apprenticeship in the machine shops of the Southern Pacific Rail- road. Following the four vears spent in the shops, he worked as a machinist" in different eastern cities for a couple of years, and upon returning was with the same railroad company until his resignation in 1899. At this time he Iniilt a machine shop on Tenth street, Tucson, and, in partnership with Mr. Myrick, conducted a well-drilling and general machine plant under the firm name of Myrick & Hale. The firm are among the large business concerns in the city, and are experts in their particular line, and particularly "efficient deep well drillers. So large is the demand for their services that they keep two drills in operation the greater part of the time. In 1898 Mr. Hale was nominated on the Re- publican ticket for the legislature, and elected by a good majority. He served on the judiciary committee and was chairman of the library com- mittee, and of several others of equal impor- tance. He was instrumental in securing the pas- sage of the bill providing the appropriation for the University of Arizona, the money to be paid in regular yearly installments, and to be used in maintaining the highest possible management of the institution. He has served also as a member of the territorial central committee. Fraternally PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 6i he is associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and belongs to the club maintained by the order. He is a member of tiie Interna- tional Association of Machinists. F. M. MURPHY. The development of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad is in a large measure due to the wise judgment and tireless energy of the president, F. M. Murph\-, whose name has been indissolubly associated with the enterprise from its inception to the present time. Bom in Maine, reared in Wisconsin, and identifieil with the history of Arizona since 1878, he unites the solid and substantial traits characteristic of New Englanders with the progressive spirit that is a peculiarly western attribute. During the pe- riod of his residence in Arizona, he, with his brother, the present governor, has been an influ- ential factor in the development of territorial resources. His interests have been varied and many. As the fir.st superintendent of the Con- gress gold mine, he placed its affairs upon a profitable basis, and its success was largely due to his . foresight. At the present time he still owns a large part of the mine's stock. Among his other interests may be mentioned the liash- ford-1'.urmister Company, one of the best- known mercantile establishments of the south- west. As president of the Prescott National Bank, he has been instrumental in establishing a conservative policy which has given that insti- tution prestige throughout the entire territory. Intimate as has been his identification with these and other enterprises, Mr. Murphy is best known as president of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad. At an expenditure of al- most $5,000,000, this road was placed in working order, and his successful management of this enormous responsibility during the well-remem- bered panic of 1893 attracted widespread atten- tion and gave him a position among the recog- nized financial giants of the country. HON. CHARLES H. AKERS. The life of Hon. Charles H. Akers, secretary of Arizona, has been an eventful one, and rep- resents the successful strivings of a man who. unaided save by his own nobility of character and great perseverance, has known how to con- quer obstacles and avail himself of opportuni- ties. The ancestors of the Akers family were orig- inally loyal subjects of the English crown, and their ambition did not extend beyond the bor- ders of their native island until the latter part of the eighteenth ceniury, when the paternal great-grandfather, Peter Akers (or .\cres, as the name was then spelled), emigrated to America, landing at New Castle. Del., in the year 1780. (3n this ocean voyage, William .Vkers, the grandfather uf Hon. Charles H., was born. Shortly after settling in this country the great- grandfather, Peter, died, and his widow subse- quently married Joshua Lee, and henceforward made her home in Pennsylvania. William Aker.> married Nancy Holmes in 1807, and settled on a farm near the present site of the village of New .\thens, Harrison county, Ohio. In 1822 he removed to Richland county, Ohio, and located lour miles north of the town of Mansfield. .\t the time of this removal there were eight chil- dren in the family, the youngest being but one year old. John Holmes, the father of Hon. C. H. Akers, was then ten years of age, and drove one of the teams to the Richland county home. In 1834 the family left Richland county and re- turned to their former home in Harrison county in the vicinity of Athens. The children born to William and Nancy Akers were : Elizabeth, John II., Mary, Abraham H., Margaret, Wil- liam, Rebecca, Susan, Eli D., and Thomas R. John H. Akers, M. D.. was the oldest son in his father's family, and was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1812. His early life was that of the average farm-reared youth, and in 1836 he married Nancy Rankin, who died in 1845. He was a man of marked ability, and his achieve- ments in later life more than realized the prom- ise of his youth. During the greater part of his active career he was a prominent physician and surgeon, having graduated from an eastern med- ical college. He first practiced in Ohio, and later settled in Millersburg, Iowa, where he was not only a practicing physician but also a prom- inent citizen. The most active part of his life was spent in Kansas, to which he moved in 1859, settling in Shawnee, Johnson county. During the latter part of the Civil war he served 62 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. for a time as government surgeon at Leaven- worth, and was surgeon after the battle of West- port, Mo. In tender soHcitude for the wounded in this battle, his wife walked the distance from Shawnee to Westport, and dressed the wounds and alleviated the sufferings of those who had been injured in the cause. Aside from his ability as a healer of men, Dr. Akers was an eloquent speaker, and exercised his gift in advocating the principles of the Re- publican party and in the cause of abolition. He was a devoted member of the Methodist church, and convincingly preached the gospel of kindliness and good will as occasion offered. One of his best remembered efforts as a public speaker was at tlie first meeting for securing the Terminal Railroad for Kansas City. Up to the time of his death in March of 1881, at the age of seventy-two years, he was vitally inter- ested in the prosperity and development of Kan- sas, and was regarded as one of the brightest lights in the medical profession in the state. He was twice married, and of his union with Nancy Rankin there were four children : Eliza- beth, Christine (deceased), Nancy J., and Ada- tilda. Dr. Akers married for his second wife Almarine Harbaugh, who was born in Trenton, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, being the daughter of Benjamin Harbaugh, of Maryland. Benjamin Harbaugh was a cabinet maker by trade, and an early settler in Trenton, Ohio. He served in the war of 1812, and married Judith Knaus, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Lewis Knaus, representative of an old Pennsyl- vania family. Mrs Akers, who is now living in Prescott, Ariz., is the mother of four children. Of these John B., met a tragic death while su- ])erintendent of a sawmill near Prescott, No- vember 19, 1887. When fifteen years of age he enlisted in the Civil war in the Sixteenth Kan- sas Regiment, and was slightly wounded at the Ijattle of Westport. In 1865 he started for the far west with ox-teams and wagons and spent two years on the government trail, subsequently settling in Prescott, where he lived until his death. The other members of the family are: Josephine, who is now the wife of K. L. Mills, of Kansas City, Mo.; Charles H., anil J. W'.. who came to Arizona in 1882, and is now post- master at Prescott. Charles H. Akers was born in Millersburg. Iowa, September 21, 1857, and until his four- teenth year was reared in Shawnee, Kans., and educated in the public schools. At fifteen he started out to face the bread winning and re- sponsible side of life, accompanied only by the splendid enthusiasm of youth, and a firm deter- mination to succeed. For three months he worked in a brick yard, and then obtained em- ployment with Banning & Gallup, a large rail- road and ditch contracting concern, whose mules and horses he herded at night for two and a half years. LTpon returning to Shawnee, Kans., he attended school during the winter, and in the spring of 1875 went to Creston, Iowa, and was in the employ of Thomas Hall in the stock business for one year. He later assumed charge of the engine-house in Creston, and had the training of the first team used in the house which eventually became the prize team in the state. In 1879 the mining boom of Leadville stimulated him to a journey westward, and for a year he prospected with ups and downs in the mining regions around Leadville. An unex- pected drawback presented itself in 1880 when he was taken with pneumonia, and his recovery was equally on the unexpected order. In the meantime his father had died. In December of 1880, Mr. Akers started for Arizona, journeying by rail to Albuquerque, and thence by horseback to Prescott. His first employment in the territory was in a sawmill, working for his brother John in the Curtis mill. After six months he engaged in mining, and in 1882 struck some good luck, and from then on looked at life through more ambitious glasses. For two and a half years he was subsequently- employed in a sutler's store, owned and man- aged by C. P. Head & Co., at Camp Verde, but was again overtaken by the mining fever in January of 1885, and prospected and mined at the Tip Top mines for two years This proved an unsuccessful venture, and in hopes of im- proving his future prospects Mr. Akers came to Phoenix and entered the employ of the Mari- copa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad Company, under Mr. Porter. In the spring of 1888 he became a bookkeeper for James Dough- erty, a general merchant in Prescott, and in Sep- tember, of the same year, was nominated county PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 63 recorder of Yavapai county on tlie Ixi-publican ticket, and elected the first Republican recorder of the county, and the third Republican to hold any office in the county. The popularity of Mr. Akers may be estimated when it is known that in a strong Democratic community he received one hundred and sixty majority. In iSyo he was re-elected by a majority of six Inmdred, and served for two terms. In the fall of 1892 Mr. Akers was nominated sheriff of Yavapai county, but was beaten in the election. He served as recorder until 1892, and in 1893 was appointed clerk of the board of supervisors, which position he held until December 31, 1896. From Sep- tember 1894 until 1896 he served as chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, having been elected in 1894 by a unanimous vote. In that election, out of thirteen candi- dates, nine were elected in the county. Since that time Yavapai county has not elected a member of the Republican partv to ofifice. In 1896 Mr. Akers was elected a delegate to the Republican convention at St. Louis. Six of the delegates were from the start in favor of the nomination of Mr. McKinley. To the ad- mirable services of Mr. Akers in this regard is undoubtedly due his later appointment as sec- retary of Arizona. In January of 1897. he opened an abstract ofifice in Prescott, and May 19, of the same year, was appointed secre- tary of Arizona by President McKinley. July I, 1897, he assumed the duties of his responsible position, and a few days later, upon the removal of Governor Franklin, he became acting gover- nor until Governor McCord was sworn in. It is doubtful if any man in the territory could invest this position of trust with greater satis- faction or dignity, or with greater credit to him- self and the wonderful territory which he repre- sents. Mr. Akers was further honored by the people of the territory in 1900, by being unani- mously elected chairman of the Republican dele- gation to the Philadel])hia National Convention, and was appointed a member of the committee on platforms and resolutions. In addition to the numerous political res]jon- sibilities to which Mr. Akers seems by nature and adaptability heir, he is interested fraternally and socially in many of the organizations of the city of Phoenix. He is a nunnber of the Benev- olent Protective Order of F.Iks, the Woodmen of the World, the Ancient Order of United Work- men, the Knights of Pythias, of which he is Pa.st Chancellor and member of the (irand Lodge, and the Moderns and Masonic order. He is a member of the Maricopa Club, and attends the Episcopal church, of which his wife is a member. April 10, 1889, Mr. .-\kers was united in mar- riage with Emily Philpot, who was born in Salis- bury, Mo., and was a niece of John C. Herndon. of Prescott. Mrs. Akers dieil on her weilding journey while in Kansas City, Mo., Mav 26, 1S89. Mr. Akers was married December i, 1 891, in Phoenix, to Jennie Bryan, a native of New York state, and a graduate of Mills Semi- nary. Of this union there are three children ; Brvan, Tohn Kelsev, and Henr\- Harlow. JOHN F. JUDIA. Though at present a farmer in the vicinity of Solomonville, Mr. Judia is possessed of many at- tainments, having at different times during his life engaged in his trade of carpenter, builder and painter, and also worked as an engineer, miller, miner, barber, and has been an all-around utility man. A native of Tennessee, he was born in Giles county in 1850, and is a son of Henry and Nancy E. (Clark) Judia. Henry Judia was born and reared in Clark county, Ky., and event- ually became a very early settler in Tennessee, where he died in 1856. The mother died in 1899. John F. Judia left the familiar surroundings of his youth in 1872, being well equipped for the battle of life with a good common school educa- tion and the trade of carpenter and builder. In Colorado he worked at his trade for a year, and then returned to Tennessee, where he was simi- larly engaged until the fall of 1875. .V later ven- ture was at Fort Worth, Tex., from where he removed to Weatherford. of the same state, and was there engaged in farming for about six years, with a moderate degree of success. In 1881 Mr. Judia spent a short time at El Paso, and from there went to Oregon City, N. M.. where he became interested in mining, and continued the same for three years. He also visited Georgetown, N. M., and eventually returned to his occupation of building and con- 64 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tracting. For a time also he worked in a stamp mill, and then went to Deming, N. M., and worked at carpentering and building for about a year. Upon returning to El Paso he was one of the carpenters who built the big smelter at that place, and he subsequently engineered one of the furnaces for three months. When he first came to Arizona Mr. Judia lo- cated in Bisbee, and after engaging in building for about ten months, continued the same in Clifton for a short time. He then settled in the Gila valley and worked at his trade for a couple of years, and also dipped into other occupations that happened to be at hand. In the mean time he had become favorably impressed with the conditions existing in the Solomonville valley, and homesteaded his farm of ninety acres with every hope of success. The land is just east of the town of Solomonville, south of the main road and one mile to the center of the village. The owner thereof sold to the mill company the site for their mill and now the mill water power runs along the south line of his farm to the foothills then north along the west line to the mill. This supplies plenty of water for irriga- tion and has enabled him to place fifty-five acres under cultivation. The farm has improvements and modern up-to-date devices which render it one of the best in the valley and it is favored with a tine and comfortable rural residence, fences, good out buildings, and cooled in the heat of summer by the shade from many trees. Mr. Judia farms on scientific lines, and keeps in touch with the improvements and methods adopted in older and more settled localities of the country. The marriage of Mr. Judia and Susan Porter occurred in 1869. Mrs. Judia was a daughter of George W. Porter, of Giles county, Tenn., and died in 1875. To this couple were born two children: Henry, who is in Texas, and Mrs. Ida Cooper, of the vicinity of Deming, N. M. A second marriage was contracted by Mr. Judia in 1881 with Mrs. Theodocia Pollard Johnson. Four children are the result of this union, viz.: Bert, Lillie, Earnest and Earl. The children are living at home, and all are attending the Solomonville high school. In politics Mr. Judia is a Democrat, but is not desirous of holding office. Fraternally he is associated with the Ivnights of Pythias, and is vice-chancellor and a charter member of the Solomonville Lodge. Himself and family are members of the Cath- olic Church. ROBERT NASH. One of the "forty-niners" who were the fore- runners of civilization and wonderful prosperity on the Pacific coast, Robert Nash is entitled to a place on its roll of honor. Moreover, he was one of the first permanent white settlers in the Gila valley, and for more than a quarter of a cen- tury has resided within the borders of Arizona, actively connected with its development and use- ful enterprises. The parents of the above-named respected cit- izen of Graham county were James and Mary (Scott) Nash, natives of Kentucky, who took up their abode in Indiana in its early days as a state. The father departed this life in 1852, and after surviving him many years the mother passed to her reward, aged about eighty-two. In 1849, accompanied by their children, they crossed the great western plains to California, and suffered the privations of frontier life. Robert Nash was born in Marshall county, Ind., in 1835, and thus was in his fifteenth year when he made the long trip to the western slope. For a score of years he was occupied in placer mining in California, and it was not until 1875 that he left that state to try his fortunes in Arizona. Locating near Prescott, he farmed and freighted for some five years, and then, hav- ing heard of the natural superiority of the Gila river bottom lands, he came to this vicinity. The county seat was then at Safford, very few white families lived in the valley, and only three white men resided at Solomonville. Renting a tract of land for five years, Mr. Nash then pur- chased a quarter section of the rich bottom lands — which is more highly productive, un- doubtedly, than any other region in this repub- lic. Good improvements have been instituted here by the energetic owner and today the homestead is considered a model one. A sub- stantial and convenient brick house, a thrifty orchard, well-made fences and other features add PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 67 to the value of the farm and speak vohimes for the enterprise of the owner. He keeps a small herd of high-grade cattle, but devotes his chief attention to agriculture. As a public-spirited citizen he has striven to perform his due share in the affairs of his comnnmitv and has served as a road overseer and school trustee. In na- tional elections he uses his ballot in favor of Republican measures. .\ man of strictly tem- perate habits and noted for his sterling integrits and indnstr\'. he enjijys the sincere respect of all who know him. June M, 1864, Mr. Nash married Miss Mary Ann Orry, of California, a native of New York state, who passed through Arizona on her way to California with her parents in 1859. They have reason to be proud of their five manly sons, namely: John F., a professor at Thatcher (Ariz.) College; James E., who is operating a farm which adjoins that owned by his father; Henry R., who farms and rents an entire section of land, this tract also being adjacent to the old homestead; George H., likewise engaged in ag- ricultural pursuits; and Robert L., who lives at home and assists in the management of the place. Mary A. and Minnie H., the daughters, reside with their parents. HON. SAMUEL HUGHES. Honored and respected by all, there is no man in Arizona who occupies a more enviable posi- tion in commercial and financial circles than Sanuiel Hughes of Tucson, not alone on account of the brilliant success he has achieved, but also on account of the honorable, straightforward business policy he has ever followed. A native of Wales, he was born in Pembrook- shire. August 28, 1829, a son of Samuel and Eliza- beth (Edwards) Hughes, natives of the same place and representatives of old Welsh families. ( )ur subject traces his ancestry back to the an- cient Piritons. His paternal grandfather and great-grandfather both bore the name of Samuel, and were the owners of a large estate in Wales. In 1837, the father, accompanied by his family, came to the new world and shortly after his ar- rival settled on the Schuylkill river near Mana- vuiik, Pa., where he ensfasred in dairving for two years. About 1840 he removed to a farm a mile and a half from .Allegheny City, that state, where the mother died in 1843. Soon afterward the father was seriously injured and rendered a cripple for the remainder of his life. He died at the age of over seventy years. In the familv were ten children, namely : John and IMargaret. both of whom died in Penn.sylvania; Sanniel, our subject; David, a prominent man of New Or- leans, La., where his death occurred; Mrs. Sallv Taylor and Lizzie, both residents of DeSoto, "Kans. ; William, who was a member of a Kansas reginunt in the Civil war and is now a residen; of Lawrence, that state ; Lewis C. ex-governor of Arizona, who was a member of a Pennsylva- nia regiment in the Civil war and is now editor of the Star of Tucson ; Thomas, also a resident of Tucson, who entered the service as a drum- mer boy of a Kansas regiment and when mus- tered out was serving as colonel; and .Annie, who makes her home in Tucson. Samuel Hughes was about eight years of age when he came with his parents to this country, the family taking passage at Liverpool on the North Star, a sailing vessel, which dropped an- chor in the harbor of Philadelphia after a voy- age of sixty days. At an early age our subject was obliged to begin the battle of life for hiiu- self and consequently had no educational ad- vantages. His first work was on a farm. In 1844 the family removed to Allegheny City, Pa., wdiere the children were under the guardian- ship of Gen. William Robinson. P>y the death of his oldest brother the res])onsibility of caring for the family devolved upon our subject. He found employment as driver of a canal boat mounted on trucks, his route being over the .\l- legheny mountains, and for this work he re- ceived only $6 per month. As this was the first money he had ever earned he took a just pride in its possession. On his return from a trip (leneral Robinson expressed a desire to have him attend school, but this he would not ac- cede to unless proper prov.ision was made for the support of the remainder of the children, then eight in number, he agreeing to take care of himself if such arrangements could be made. .\s nothing could be done, he and his I)rolher William secured employment in the spinning department of Blackstock's cotton factory. 68 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where he received $1.25 and WiUiam seventy- five cents per week, while their combined ex- penditures amounted to $1.75 for board and ten cents for vvasliing per week. It was thus amid trying difficulties that Mr. Hughes started out upon his business career. The diligence with which he applied himself to his tasks soon at- tracted the attention of the proprietor. Mr. Blackstock, who induced him to enter the de- I)artment of the factory devoted to blacksmith- ing, where he soon familiarized himself with the details of that trade. During his earlv connec- tion with the factory he had one sad experience. A belt had been cut and he was accused of do- ing it and accordingly dismissed, but a girl in an adjoining factory knowing that he was falsely accused acknowledged that several girls in her establishment had cut it for mischief, thus ex- onerating the lad. An offer of $40 reward had been made to any one who would bring for- ward the culprit, but she refused the reward. Many years after this, in 1880, while visiting the old place, Mr. Hughes found this woman in des- titute circumstances, and paid her the $40 with interest, which then amounted to $460, so that virtue at length had its reward. During a strike in the factory in 1846, Mr. Hughes was thrown out of employment, but with characteristic energy he soon found a posi- tion in a confectionery and bakery establishment where he remained until the end of the strike, when he resumed work in the machine shop of Mr. Blackstock's factory, where he was em- ployed for some time. In 1848 lie went as cabin boy on a steamljoat at $15 per month, and the following year (1849) made his first trip to New Orleans. While returning from there to Cin- cinnati on his second trip cholera carried off fort_\-seven of the deck passengers. He con- tinued steamboating until 1850. when he con- ceived a desire to try his fortunes in the gold fields of California, of wliicli he had heard such glowing accounts, .\ccordingly on the loth of April, 1850, he started from St. Joseiih, 'Slo., with a train of sixty-six wagons. In payment for his trip across the plains and mountain, Mr. Hughes contributed his services as a cook, an art he had acf|uired during his steamboat career. Soon after starting the train was divided into three equal parts, and the section to which he was allotted required that he should walk in- stead of ride, which was quite a different ex- perience to one who had recently been riding on palatial steamboats. From St. Joseph the train proceeded to Fort Kearney, crossed the Platte, Sweetwater and Creen rivers, and finally reached Humboldt. Thus far thev had trav- ersed what was known as the I\it Carson route, but believing they could make better time they decided on another. Losing their way they had to return to the original route and thus wasted ten days following the Humboldt route. They arrived in Hangtown, (now Placerville) Cal., on the loth of June. When within sixty miles of that place Mr. Hughes met a man who offered him a half ounce of gold per day for his labor, and accepting this proposition he remained at Hangtown until the following October. He spent the winter at Sacramento, and in the spring of 1851 went to Yreka, in Siskiyou county, for the purpose of opening a restau- rant, remaining there until the spring of 1852, when he crossed the Siskiyou mountains to the Rogue River valley in Oregon, and was one of the first to discover Rich Gulch at Jacksonville. \\'hile many of the miners were troubled by Indian depredations, Mr. Hughes experienced none, his treatment of them being kind and fair, and he was held in high esteem by them, often acting as medi- ator between the white and red men. On his return to Yreka he opened a hotel in the fall of 1852, but in tlie spring of 1853 was called upon to participate in another raid upon the Indians at Evans creek, called the Rogue River war. In the fall of 1853 he purchased the Mountain House (now called Cole .Station), at the foot of the Siskiyou mountains on the California side, on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and kept the stage station for the California & Oregon stage line, remaining there until 1856, when he re- turned to the Shasta valley, and soon thereaftci' became interested in the stock business. Owing to ill health .Mr. Hughes was com- I)elled to seek a more congenial climate, and de- cideil to come to .Arizona. On the ist of Janu- ary, 1858, he left Yreka, and went to San I'ran- cisco, and from there to Los .Angeles, where he purchased mules and horses, which lie drove over the mountain.s, arriving in Tucson in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 69 March. The admirable climate of this locality soon built up his shattered health, while the kindness and liberality of its citizens persuaded him to make this his permanent place of resi- dence. Specimens of ore brought in by pros- pectors led him to the belief that there were valuable deposits of precious metal within the territory and he soon embarked in prospecting and kindred pursuits, which he has continued up to the present time with marked success. He has also been indentified with other enterprises, and for years w'as generally known as the ''Tuc- son butcher," the appellation being acquired from his extensive meat market which he oper- ated with his usual success. He has also en- gaged in merchandising, and has done an exten- sive business as a contractor, both for the gov- ernment and private parties. He organized the first bank of Tucson ; later became president of the Santa Cruz bank; and has been interested in a number of other financial institutions, hav- ing been a director of several banks. Mr. Hughes was married in Tucson to Miss Atanacia Santa Cruz, who was born here in 1850, and is a daughter of Juan and Manuella (Borquez) Santa Cruz, also natives of Arizona and representatives of two of its oldest families. Her father served as a soldier in the Spanish, Mexican and Indian wars, and both he and his wife died in this territory. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have a family of ten children, namely: Elizabeth, wife of J. Knox Corbett of Tucson ; Margaret Frances, wife of Frank Treat of the same place ; Steven Samuel, one of the proprie- tors of the Orndorfif Hotel ; David Louis, ranch superintendent for Mrs. Stevens ; Thomas F.lias, who died in Tucson ; Petra Emma, w ifo of Frank Landoii, a resident of San ['rancisco : Jes- sie was educated at Belmont College, Nash- ville, Tenn., where she had special training in vocal and instrumental music and carried off the honors in both in the class of 1900, having a fine mezzo soprano voice with great volume and sweetness of tone ; Atanacia, wife of Clar- ence Barnhart, of Willcox, Ariz.; I'arrell Saf- ford, and Mary, a student at St. Joseph's .Acade- my, Tucson. Up to and <luring the Civil war Mr. Hughes was the best known man in the territory. His enterprise, liberality and humanit.'irianism were proverbial, and many were indebted to him for the homes they lived in as well as the food which kept soul and body together. He has always been a friend to the poor and needy. Originally he was a Whig in politics, and a per- sonal friend of Henry Clay, for whom he had the greatest admiration. On the dissolution of that party he joined the Republican ranks, and was a strong supporter of the Cnion during the dark days of the rebellion, for which he was often threatened with death and the confiscation of his property, but he never swerved in his al- legiance of what he believed to be right. l)nr ing his long experience in the west he has nic! with many adventures, in which more than once he escaped with his life only by his shrewdness and bravery. Public-spirited and enterprising he has taken an active interest in the develop- ment and upbuilding of his adopted territory, and has done all in his power to advance its wel- fare. He assisted in organizing the city of Tuc- son, and was one of its first aldermen, in which office he served for seven years, but refused the mayorship. He was adjutant-general of Arizona six and a half years, and also served as territorial and county treasurer, but when elected to the legislature refused to qualify. He has never soug'ht political honors, preferring to give his undivided attention to his extensive business in- terests, leaving the ofiices to those wdio care more for such positions. He has always taken a commendable interest in educational atlfairs, and is untiring in his efforts to advance the schools of this territory. Fraternally Mr. Hughes is a thirty-second-de- grce Mason, and is also connected with other benevolent and popular organizations. He was one of the organizers of the Arizona Pioneer Society, of which he was president and director until he finally handed in his resignation. In promoting the growth and prosperity of the county along many different lines he has been foremost. He is a man to whom the most envious can scarcely grudge success, so well has he earned it, and .so admirably does he u.<e it. He is kind, unaffected and approachable, and is always ready to aid and relieve suffering and distress. His career seems alnio.st phenomenal, vet his success has been by no means the result of fortiniate cirt-nnKt.uK-fs. It has come to liim 70 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. throiigli energy, labor and perseverance, directed by an evenly balanced mind and by honorable business principles. He has proved himself in all the relations of life an earnest, honest and upright man, and a citizen of whom any community might be justly proud. HON. (iE(jR(;E W. P. HUNT. .\s a business man of unblemished integrity, as a pronujler whose wisely conservative policy has tempered ultra-enthusiastic projects insepara- ble from the development of all rapid wealth- producing centers, and as a legislator whose every undertaking has been compatible with the highest political honor, Mr. Hunt represents the kind of commercial and social life which consti- tutes the desired Mecca of the first citizens of the land. Through the chance of possessing a rare busi- ness mind, coupled with great energy, he has be- come identified with one of the most interesting as well as one of the earliest pioneer enterprises of southern .\rizona, namely, The Old Dominion Commercial Company. This organization, of which Mr. Hunt is now the president, was founded by Alonzo Bailey in 1877, and has since known an uninterrupted season of prosperity. Long before the whistle of the iron horse was known in this part of the world, the company was a source of supply to prospectors and mi- ners for a radius of hundreds of miles. Every- thing included in the term general merchandise is carried in stock, and one may purchase all that intervenes between a spool of thread and a lunijjer wagon. The firm carries a stock of about $50,000, and does an enormous monthly business. In connection there is conducted a large banking business, which is a wonderful accommodation to the people ol the town, and which does a large exchange business as well as handling local deposits to the extent of at least $50,000. This many-sided enterprise neces- sitates the employment of many people, for things are received in carloads, and numerous warehouses are required for their reception and housing, and numerous hands for their subse- quent <listril)Ution, I'runi the ]iosition of clerk with the C)ld Do- minion Commercial Company in 1890, Mr. Hunt so masterfully acquired a knowledge of every detail of the business tliat in 1896 he became a partner in the concern, and in 1900 was elevated to the position of president. Nor are his inter- ests confined to this responsibility, for he owns mining claims which promise good returns, and a valuable ranch (in the .Salt river banks in Cila county. It ma}- also be truthfully said that in no undertaking for the best advancement of this great mining center has the co-operation and assistance of Mr. Hunt been wanting, for he is thoroughly in touch with all that tends to introduce the most desirable methods of com- mercial and municipal well-being. As a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, Mr. Hunt has been a guiding influence in Gila county, and was a member of the territorial leg- islature during the eighteenth and nineteenth assemblies, and of the nineteenth and twentieth councils. When the town was incorporated in 1900 he was elected the first mayor, and he was also county treasurer for part of a term. I'rom 1894 until 1898, through the administrations of Hughes, Franklin, McCord and Murphy, he served as emigration commissioner. He was a delegate to the Kansas City convention in 1900, and has otherwise been identified with local and territorial political affairs. Fraternally Mr. Hunt is associated with the IMue Lodge of Masons in Globe and the Knights Templar, is a member of the Odd Fellows and a charter mem- ber of Globe Lodge, P. G. He is a member of the \'irginia Historical Society, and of the Soci- ety of Sons of the American Revolution. The early life of Mr. Htmt was centered in Huntsville, Randolph county. Mo., a town inter- estingly reminiscent of the early struggles and rugged pioneership of the paternal grandfather, who laid out the site long before Missouri had been raised to the dignity of a state. The very early members of the family were identified with some of the landmarks in the country's growth, and the great-great-grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. G. W. P. Hunt was born in 1859, and was reared and educated near the town of Huntsville. When nineteen years of age he departed from the old familiar sur- roundings and faced an indejiendence whose bumant possibilities and hopes have been some- ^^^ — t-'£--fl</' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 7i what realized. For three years he prospected and investigated the conditions in Colorado, Xew Mexico and Old Mexico, and in July of ]88i came to Arizona, locating in (ilobe the following October. For a while he worked in the mines, and was then in the cattle business for about eight years, and in 1890 became identi- fied w'ith the general merchandise business. Mr. Hunt is a cousin of Governor Richard Yates, of Illinois. LOUIS ZECKENDORF. The splendid development of Arizona during the last few years, which followed in the wake of the uncertain pioneer days so fraught with danger and adventure to the hardy dwellers within the Indian-infested region, the hardships and vicissitudes which accompanied those who jiad the courage and faith to foresee the im- limited possibilities awaiting the stout of heart are embodied in the life and ambitious schemes for advancement of I^ouis Zeckendorf, the mer- chant prince of Arizona. To those who in the (lawn of the awakening civilization anticipated the every-day and practical needs of the wealth seekers, no less than to the miners who wrested from mother earth her jealously guarded treas- ure, is due the introduction of prosperity, law, and order in this seat of the oldest civilization in the new world. In the estimation of all who know him .Mr. Zeckendorf represents the most advanced type of twentieth-centur\- comnierciali.'^m. The force of character which has withstood the test of loss and discouragement, and the conservatism which has proceeded cautiou.sly along the high- way of finance is imdoubtedly largely due to those traits of character which insure success to so many of Teutonic birth and training. .\ native of the kingdom of Hanover, Germany, he was born' .\])ril 6, 1838. and received his educa- tion in Hamelin, renowned in rhyme and story as the home of the rat-catcher. This distin- guished destroyer of all the rodents in the town, in revenge for not receiving the requisite re- ward for his services, exercised his art as a flutist to draw all of the rising generation from the town. And so he has been handed down for centuries in pictorial art an<l merry verse, 3 a lank, tall member of the genus homo, blythely dancing along to the sound of his magic in- strument, followed by scores of admiring and heedless children. With his education and training Mr. Zecken- dorf imbibed an ambition which extended be- yond his native land, and which found vent in 1854, when he boarded a sailing vessel bound for the shores of .\merica. .After a wearisome journey he landed in Xew York, going almost immediately to Santa Fe, N. M., the journey from Kansas City being taken by means of ox- teams and wagons. .Arriving in the .Mexican city, though a stranger in a strange land, he was not entirely alone, for a brother, .Aaron, had for some time been conducting a small general mer- chandise store, and he soon became a partner in the then unimportant enterprise. In 1856 he entered upon an independent venture and started a branch at .Albuquerque, N. M., both stores doing a good business until the breaking out of the Civil war, and the consequent de- pression in general trade. Their business was especially unfortunate owing to the defeat by the Southern of the Northern troops and their occupation of Xew Mexico, which entailed heavy ta.xation upon the Union merchants. The situation was intensified by the fact that the younger brother, William, was an officer in the I'nion army. After the Southern troops were driven out of New Mexico the firm again gath- ered together its patrons and business, and en- joyed an era of success until 1865, when there were other severe losses occasioned by the de- cline in merchandise on account of the goods being snowed under in the Raton mountains. In 1866 Mr. Zeckendorf took to Tucson a $50,000 stock of goods, which were sold to Charles T. Hayden, another pioneer merchant and mill-owner, and the founder of Teinpe. In 1867 he removed to New York City and estab- lished the purchasing branch for the firm, and since then, with the exception of frequent trips to .Albuquerque and Tucson, he has attended to the purchasing end of the business. Tlie present Tucson branch was established in 1868, and con- ducted by the brother William, although .Aaron still retained his interest in the business, to the time of his death in 1872. .After that the enter- prise continued to be conducted by the two 74 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. brothers, Louis and William, under the firm name of the Zeckendorf Brothers, and in 1878 Louis bought out the interest of William, and associated himself with a nephew, Albert Stein- feld, under the present firm name of Louis Zeckendorf &• Co. From this comparatively small beginning the interests of the establish- ment have broadened in every direction, and with the knowledge of its sound financial basis and incorruptible business methods, has con- tinued to supply an increasing demand, and for vears has been one of the largest enterprises of the kind in the territory. They are known far and wide, in small town and remote mining camps, and have an enviable reputation for fair- ness and sound commercial integrity. While Mr. Zeckendorf has been zealously loyal to every broadening enterprise in the ter- ritory, and though absent a greater portion of the time his influence is apparent in more direc- tions than is implied by his well known title of merchant prince. The mining industries of the territory have received his substantial backing and support, and he was one of the incorporators of the famous Copper Queen Mining Company, which had its origin in 1882, and is one of the most widely advertised and successful mining properties in the west. He was the first treas- urer of the company, and as secretary and man- ager launched its possibilities on to an ever- broadening sea of inexhaustible success. Al- though at present in the sixties, and having already lived and accomplished more than many do in twice the length of time, he is a man youthful in manner and appearance, his genial personality radiating success a?kl happy optim- ism wherever he may choose to go. That his friends are legion admits of no doubt, and that lie richly deserves their consideration and re- gard is best answered by those who appreciate his many fine and noble traits of character. j.A.Mr-:.'^ K. KKDDK.V, The now famous Salt Ri\Tr valley is indebted for its development and its rank among the gar- den spots of the country to such men as Mr. Redden, who have brought hither from other parts of the land .1 wealth of experience and a scientific knowleifge of the best and most practi- cal means of conducting a farm. Though not one of the earliest pioneers, having come here from California in 1888, Mr. Redden has accomplished gratifying results, not only as an agriculturist, but also as an apiarist. In the latter occupation he has so far studied the habits and methods of these industrious little food-producing bees as to have gained a reinUation as an authority on bee culture. He is contemplating entering even more e.xtcnsively into the raising of hone)-, and devotes much time to imjiroving the methods of caring for his bees. In this coiuicction he is a member of the Salt River \'allcy Honey Tro- ducers' Association and a director in the same. The splendidly improved farm of Mr. Redden is located about eight and a half miles southeast of Tempe, and is three hundred and ten acres in extent. Under his unfailing patience and in- terest in the possibilities of the soil, the land has been made to produce abundantly, and now bears but a slight resemblance to its originally crude and unpromising condition. It is well fit- ted with all modern labor-saving devices, and has the distinction of being adorned by one of the most comiuodious, comfortable and tip-to- date rural houses in the valley. On the claim general farming and stock-raising are exten- sively carried on. The ancestry of the Redden family is English on the paternal side and German on the maternal side. Mr. Redden is a native of Jackson county, Iowa, and was born December 4, 1840. His parents, Edward and Amy (Wood) Redden, arc natives respectively of Alaryland and Kentucky. They were agriculturists during the years of their activity and reared their children to habits of thrift and economy. They were early settlers in Jackson county, Iowa, having removed there in the early ',^os. Their son, James, lived on the home farm iinlil grown to manhcHid, anil in the meantime acquired the education ol)taiiiabk' at the public schools of his county, and under his father's able instruction learned the l)cst way to conduct a farm. .Much of his success in life Mr. Redden gener- ously attributes to the able assistance of his wife, wlu) has ]5roved a helpmate indeed, and a worthy assistant in the uphill struggle for success and competence. Mrs. Redden was fornicvls .Siis;ni n. .'-^lieih, a native of l\'nns\ l\ aiiia. ( M' this PORTR.\IT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. niiioii there Iia\'e been nine children, viz.: Low- ell E.; Amy B., who is the wife of Thomas H. Brown, of Jerome, Ariz.: Homer: Byron A.: Walter; Monroe; Enos, who is deceased: Alark; and James E. The marria<:;:-e of Mr. Redden and Miss Sheih was solemnized in Iowa Mav 3. 1864. and dnrini; the same sprins.^ they decided to take advantage of the larsjer possibilities of the far west, and journey to Butte county, Cal. Here they resided for .several years, and engaged in general farming and stock-raising. .'^ubse- quently they took up their residence in Modoc county, C"al.. and were forty miles from the cele- brated lava beds, in Modoc coimiy. .Shortly ifter arriving there Captain Jack's war com- menced, with the details of which ]\Ir. and Mrs. Redden are very familiar. .After engaging in cat- tle-raising for a number of years in Modoc county, .Mr. Redden removed to Sonoma county, Cal., where he remained until 1888, .Tt which time he permanently settled in .\rizona. Mr. Redden is greatly interested in the cause of education, and invariabl\- lends his influence on the side of the most advanced means of im- parting knowledge. For several years he has served (Jii the school board of his district, known as the Kyrene district. In national politics he is an advocate of the ])rinciples of the Democratic party, but entertains nevertheless exceedingly liberal ideas regarding the politics of the ad- ministration. He is progressive and enterprising regarding all matters that pertain to the up- building of his adopted locality, and exerts a wide influence along all lines of progress. WILLIAM W. COOK. Coming to Arizona on the 7th of November, 1876, Mr. Cook has for almost a quarter of a century been identified with the cattle business of this territory, and is a worthy representative of one of its most prominent pioneer families. His father, Josiah D. Cook, was a native of Tip- pecanoe county, Ind., and belonged to an old New Jersey family of English origin. When a young man he went to Crbana, Mo., and later became a resident of St. Louis, where he learned the saddler and harness-maker's trades. In 1852 he went to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and in ( )akland opened a shop and worked at his trade. He started a stage line from Oakland and also engaged in the cattle business. In 1863 he went to Walla Walla, Wash., where he carried on the harness and hotel business until coming to Prescott, .\riz., in 1876. Here he embarked in the dairy business, which he continued to follow throughout the remain- der of his life, and also engaged in government contracting. As a Republican, J. I). Cook took a very active and influential part in political af- fairs, and was serving as a member of the general assembly from Yavapai county at the time of his death. He also filled the oflfice of county su- pervisor several years, and was county treas- urer of Walla Walla, county, Wash. He died in San Francisco, in May, 1894. when nearly sixty years of age. In early manhood he mar- ried Virginia Cave, a native of Grayville, 111., who died in 1883. Her father. Prof. William K. Cave, was born in Somerset, England, and was a graduate of Oxford College. He came to this country with Rolaert Dale Owen, the founder of the New Harmony community in Illinois, and became musical director for the same. After- ward he was one of the early surveyors of Texas, but died in Illinois. In 1856 Mrs. Cook and her sister, I'annie A. Cave, crossed the Isthmus and took up their abode in San I'rancisco. Both married in California. Fannie became the wife of L. .\. Stevens, who was born in Mississippi and went to California in 1849. I" 1862 they settled in Prescott, Ariz., and had some exciting experiences during the Indian troubles in this territory. At one time Mrs. Stevens drove a number of Indians out of her house and ofif the ranch. Her husband was engaged in the cattle business with the father of our subject, under the firm name of Stevens & Cook, and was a member of the territorial legislature at two dif- ferent times. He died in 1878, and Mrs. Stevens now makes her home in San Francisco. W. W. Cook, of this review, is the oldest in a family of three children, the others being Sidney L, who was formerly a mining assayer and mill man at Boulder, Colo., but is now head of the mining bureau of the republic of Ecuador, and also in charge of any mining done by the Guaya- quil & Quito Railroad ; and F. Stephen, who is a graduate physician, and is now engaged in 76 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. practice at Eutopia. Mexico. Our subject was born in Oakland, Cal., January 17, 1859, and was reared principally in Walla W.alh, Wash. He attended the city schools of that place, the high school at Rockport, Ind.. for two years, and completed his education by his graduation from Bryant & Stratton"s Commercial College of Cin- cinnati. He had previously come with the fam- ily to Prescott, Ariz., in 1876, and on leaving school in 1880 returned to this place. He estab- lished what is known as Cook's ranch on the head waters of Xew river, fifty-five miles from Phoenix, being the first to engage in the cattle business in that locahty. Upon his place he has imported full-blooded Shorthorn and Hereford cattle, and now has a herd of about fifteen hun- dred. His ranch is on the line between Maricopa and Yavapai counties. Since 1894 he has made his home in Phoenix, having purchased a pleas- ant residence at No. 476 North Fifth avenue. On the 5th of February, 1885, at Rockport, Ind., Mr. Cook was united in marriage with Miss Stella Laird, a native of that place, a daugh- ter of Jesse and Celia (Rogers) Laird. She was educated in the Rockport high school. Her father was an attorney of that place and served as county clerk two terms. He was born in Indiana, and was a son of Judge J. D. Laird, one of the pioneers of Spencei county, that state, where he served as county judge. Mrs. Cook's mother was a native of New Harmony, Ind., and a descendant of John Rogers, of Con- necticut, who was burned at the stake on ac- count of his religious views. Her father, E. J. Rogers, was born in New Haven, Conn., and in 1818 removed to the Hoosier state, later becoming a merchant of Posey county. Mr. and Mrs. Cook were the parents of one child, Joe Jesse, who was born in IVescott, January 20, 1886, and was accidentally killed while Iiunting, October 27, 1900. Mr. Cook is a prominent Mason, holding membership in Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M.; Phoenix Chapter, R. A. M.; Phoenix Com- mandery No. 3, K. T., and El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows lodge. Encampment and Uniform Rank. By his ballot he supports the men and measures of the Republican party, and has served on the terri- torial committee. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. During his long resi- dence in Arizona he has championed every movement designed to promote the general wel- fare, has supported every enterprise for the pub- lic good, and has materially aided in the advance- ment of all social, educational and moral inter- ests. His genial, pleasant manner has made him quite popular in both business and social circles, and he is recognized as a valued citizen of tlie connnunitv. ALBERT J. STRAW. A native of Derbyshire, England, Mr. .Straw was born July 18,' 1858, and is a son of William and Mary (Else) Straw, who were born in Eng- land. William Straw was for many years a general merchant at Pinxton, Derbyshire, and after his sixteenth year his son, Albert, assisted him in the discharge of his business enterprise, and learned every detail of the mercantile busi- ness. The youth received an excellent education m the public schools of his native land, and developed industrious and praiseworthy traits of character at a very early age. In the fall of 1878 Albert J. Straw immigrated to the LTnited States, sailing from Liverpool to New York. He settled at once in Peoria, III, and was there engaged as a clerk in a large mercantile establishment for several years. In 1885 he removed from Illinois to Arizona, and settled on his present ranch in the vicinity of Peoria, Maricopa county, which has since been the scene of his undivided attention. He was one of the very first settlers of his locality, and has witnessed man-y changes in the at first un- promising country. His ranch consists of eighty acres of land, and has become, by cultivation, a paving and interesting venture. In connection with the improvement of his own land, Mr. Straw for four years managed the famous ranch belonging to S. C. Bartlett, near Glendale. An added source of revenue also is derived from the occupation of well drilling, of which Mr. Straw is an expert. In this line he is accorded the majority of the patronage of the valley. The marriage of Mr. Straw and Elizabeth Goodall, a native of England, occurred in Eng- land in May. 1883. Mr. Straw is interested in educational and other matters for the im]5rovc- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 79 inent of his locality, and is one of the reliable and esteemed members of the community. He has great faith in the future of his especial part of the valley, which is undoubtedly the secret of his gratifying success. HON. ELISHA M. SANFORD. Just eighteen years ago E. M. Sanford estab- lished his home and office in Prescott, the "charming mountain city," as it has often been called by enthusiastic visitors. To-day and for many years past he has been ranked among the leading members of the legal profession of this county, and is continually adding to the laurels which he has already won. At the same time, he is a public-spirited citizen, doing everything within his power in the advancement of this, his chosen place of abode. The Sanford family is an old and honored one in New England and originated in our mother country. The paternal grandfather of E. M. Sanford was a hero of the war for independence, and lived in Connecticut, his ancestral state, un- til early in the century just completed, when he became a pioneer of Allegany county, N. Y. There his son, Ephraim H., father of E. M. San- ford, was born and reared. Early in his career he went to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he pub- lished a newspaper for a period, in the meantime studying law and finally being admitted to the bar. Then he proceeded to establish himself in practice in New London, Ohio, and later re- moved to Des ^loines, Iowa, where he assisted in the organization of the Iowa Land Company, a successful venture. In 1856 he became a resi- dent of Marysville, Kans., and was one of the most energetic and valued vitizens of that state. During the troublous period of the Civil war, when Kansas was almost torn asunder by con- tending factions within her borders, he played an important part in maintaining order and pro- tection, serving as a captain in Colonel Moon- light's regiment of home guards. He is was who founded the now thriving town of Eskridge, Kans., where he lived for many years and carried on a law and real estate business. His death occurred April 11, 1901, at Colum- bus, Ohio, whither he had removed in i8i;S. His wife, Rebecca Mary Merrick Moses, daugh- ter of Dr. Elisha Moses, was born in Mount Morris, N. Y., and departed this life in 1898. Her father was a prominent physician of Rochester, N. Y., for a long period, and her grandfather, Elisha Moses, was one of the pioneers of the Genesee valley in New York, coming to that locality from Rhode Island. The Moses family was founded in New England soon after the "Mayflower" made its first historic trip to these shores, and prior to that, flourished in old England. Mrs. Sanford is far from unknown to the general public, as she achieved distinction as a lecturer, poet and writer on many of the important issues of the times. She possessed a natural charm of manner, which, added to a liberal education and ability, made her thoroughly entertaining and sought for in society. Under the auspices of Susan B. Anthony and others, she delivered the first lec- ture on woman's suffrage in Rochester, N. Y., in a Methodist Episcopal Church. E. M. Sanford, born in Mount Morris, N. Y., February 6, 185 1, is the only child of E. H. and Rebecca M. Sanford who lived to maturity. After completing his studies in the academy of his native town he commenced to teach school and continued his researches in the fields of science, higher mathematics and the languages. In 1866 he went to Kansas, where he devoted several years tOr the saw-mill industry, chiefly in the vicinity of Manhattan and Alma. Then for some time he edited the Eskridge "Landmark," a progressive newspaper which attained a wide circulation. Having decided to enter the legal profession, E. M. Sanford pursued his studies along that line under the guidance of his father, and in 1873 was admitted to the Kansas bar. From that time until 1881 he was successfully occupied in practice at Alma, Kans., and then located in El Paso, Tex. It was not long, however, ere he took up his residence in Silver City, N. M., and in March, 1883, the superior climate and other advantages of Prescott led him to become a per- manent resident of this place. Here he has built up a large and renumerative practice, many of his clients being classed among the representa- tive citizens of this locality. From 1884 to 1893 he was attorney for the .Atlantic & Pacific Rail- road in Arizona, and of late years his general 8o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. practice has occupied his entire attention. In political creed he is a Republican. In religion he is a member of the Episcopal Church. The marriage of Mr. Sanford and Miss Fannie L. Stimson took place in Topeka, Kans., November ii, 1877. Battle Creek, Mich., is her birthplace, and her girlhood was passed in Mich- igan and Kansas. Three children bless the home of our subject and wife, namely : Jessie F., Earl A. and Pearl. WILLIAM H. COUGHRAN. Besides being a piominent farmer of the Salt River valley, Mr. Coughran has responsibilities as a veterinary surgeon, and as trustee of the Riverside school district No. 2. He was born in Caledonia, Wis., October 3, 1847. His par- ents, James and Mary J. (Cronk) Coughran, were natives of Vermont, and devoted the greater part of their years of activity to farming. James Coughran was an ambitious man, who saw beyond the confines of his Wisconsin farm, and was inspired with the longing for wealth which took so many from the various occupa- tions all over the country to California in 1849. He crossed the plains with a train of emigrants in that memorable year, and for a time mined in the state of California. Going back to Wiscon- sin, he returned after several years to the far west, and in September, 1869, located in Skull valley, Ariz., but in 1870 moved to what is now the People's valley. Here he engaged in ranch- ing, and also kept a station for the accommoda- tion of stage passengers, an important and neces- sary work in the early days. He is one of the early and enterprising pioneers of Arizona, and has contributed his share toward the develop- ment of the localities in which he has lived. At present he is residing with his son, William H. His wife died in 1887, in Reedsburg, Wis. When a small child, William H. Coughran moved with his parents to Reedsburg, Wis., where he received an excellent home training, and was educated in the public schools of the town. He first came to .Arizona in 1872, and was immediately initiated into the peculiar con- ditions existing at that time. The stage coach was then an important factor in the land, the mails and traveling public being dependent upon this method of transportation. For two years he was employed on a stage line between Prescott and San Bernardino, Cal., and was the agent at Ehrenburg for James Grant, the sole pro- prietor of the stage line. Subsequently he re- turned to Wisconsin, and qualified for future in- dependence by learning the veterinary surgeon's occupation, and until 1886 practically applied his calling at Sparta, Wis. In the same year he re- turned to Arizona, and has now come to regard the territory as his permanent habitation. For two years after returning to the territory, Mr. Coughran was employed in the large mer- cantile establishment of J. L. Fisher, at Prescott, and in 1890 settled on the land which has since been the object of his untiring energies. His ranch is located west of Phoenix, in the Salt River valley, and is one hundred and seventy acres in extent. The wise application of effort has been rewarded by gratifying results, for the farm bears scarce a trace of resemblance to its former sterile condition. Mr. Coughran married Jennie Heimann, who was born in Germany. To this couple have been born two children, Alma and Samuel J. In national politics Mr. Coughran is a Republican. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order and prominent in Masonic circles. He is enter- prising and progressive, and interested in educa- tion and all that pertains to the general well- being. R. S. STURMER. A baker and confectioner by trade, a master in his line, and a sound financier, Mr. Sturmer would undoubtedly make a success of his busi- ness wherever he might elect to reside. From a small start he began in Jerome in 1894, occupy- ing the old Grand \^iew building, and soon worked up a good trade, which necessitated an increase of stock and larger quarters. A change was compulsory, however, for he was the vic- tim of a fire in September, 1898, and all his goods were destroyed, as well as the building which contained them. To tide over the disas- ter he purchased the property upon which he is now conducting business, and temporarily erected a small wooden structure. In 1899 was erected the present building, a commodious and ^oaAU^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 83 convenient store, three stories in height, and 26x62 feet in ground dimensions. A fine stock of general furnishings and merchandise is car- ried, amo\uiting to about $1,200, and the fixtures are valued at $2,500. Mr. Sturmer is entitled to great credit for the rise which he has made in Jerome, for his original enterprise was valued at only $200. He realizes a large profit from his bakery, which occupies one floor of the store building. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sturmer was born in Piltston, Luzerne county, in 1864, and was reared and educated in the city of his birth. Upon leaving the home surroundings, he went to New Mexico, and at Deming, Grant county, worked at his trade of baker and confectioner, which he had learned in Pennsylvania. This occupied his time for seven years, when he en- gaged in the grocery and bakery business at Deming for four years. From Deming he came direct to Jerome, and has since been one of the strong commercial forces of the town. He owns considerable real estate in his adopted city, as well as coal lands and mining claims in the county. In 1894 Mr. Stunner married, in Deming, N. M., Miss C. Lena I. Merrill, who was born in Maine, and to this couple has been born one son, Merrill. Mr. Sturmer was a member of the first board of aldennen of Jerome. He has since been active in local politics, but has never been a seeker after political preferment. Fra- ternally he is a Knight of Pythias, and is asso- ciated with Jerome Lodge No. 18, and past chancellor of the same. HON. PROSPER P. PARKER. This prominent civil and mining engineer and representative citizen of Phoenix, was born in Barnston, Province of Quebec, Canada, Decem- ber 26, 1835, and is the oldest son in a family of six sons and two daughters, all of whom are now living with the exception of one son and one daughter. His father, A!])heus Parker, was also a native of Barnston and a son of Joshua Parker, who was born on Lake Qiamplain, near Bethel, Xt., and at an early day removed to Barnston, Canada, where he followed farming. His old homestead at that i)lacc is still in pos- session of the family. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Judith Bartlett, was also a native of the Green Mountain State and a daughter of Joseph Bartlett, who fought for the freedom of the colonies in the Revolutionarv war. The father of our subject engaged in farm- ing on the old homestead until his death in 1891. He married Susan Roxanna Crooker, who was born in Woodstock, N. H., and is a daughter of Josiah Crooker, also a native of that state and a farmer by occupation. He was closely related to the Churchill, Randolph and Alger families, who were prominent in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Parker is still living in Canada at the ad- vanced age of ninety-three years. During his boyhood and youth P. P. Parker attended the district schools and the Barnston Academy, and at the age of eighteen engaged in teaching, after which he clerked in a general store at Magog, Canada, one year. In 1858 he removed to Bloomington, 111., where he taught one term of school, and in the fall of that year went to Pike county. Mo., where he followed the same jnirsuit. In the spring of 1859 he started across the plains for Pike's Peak with ox teams, going by way of Fort Riley and the Republican Fork of the Kansas river to the junction of the Platte and South Platte, and thence to the pres- ent site of Denver. During the sunnuer he en- gaged in prospecting and mining, and then re- turned to Missouri to resume teaching in the same district where he had previously taught. Later he followed farming there until the in- auguration of the Civil war. In 1861 Mr. Parker joined the Home Guard. becoming first lieutenant of Company C, Sixth Missouri Militia, and in September of the fol- lowing year was mustered into the United States service as first lieutenant of Company H, Thirty-second Missouri \'olunteer Infantry, which was assigned to General Sherman's com- mand. He participated in the battle of Haines' Blufif, .Arkansas Po.st, the siege of \'icksburg,the battles of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, and the .\tlanta campaign. At the surrender of Atlanta his regiment, which had entered the service one thousand two hundred strong, was reduced to one hundred and thirty-six men and formed three companies of a battalion, the sur- plus officers having been mustered out. He was 84 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. made captain of his company in July, 1864, and was honorably discharged late in the fall of that year. Returning to his home in Missouri, Mr. Parker was there married, in January, 1865, to Miss Susan F. Hendrick, a native of Pike county, Mo., and a daughter of Moses and Amanda Hendrick, who removed from Ken- tucky to Missouri in pioneer days. Four chil- dren blessed this union : Angie Belle, deputy clerk of the United States supreme court of Arizona: Earl H.. a civil engineer with the Santa, Phoenix & Prescott Railroad extension ; and Henry Clay and James A., both at home. After his marriage Mr. Parker engaged in farming in Missouri one year, and then em- barked in general merchandising. Nine months later he was elected clerk of the district court and register of deeds of Pike county, in which offices he served four years, and then engaged in railroad contracting on what is now the Chi- cago & Alton from Roodhouse, 111., to Jeiiferson City, Mo., and later on the St. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk Railroad. Having made a study of surveying it helped him greatly as a railroad contractor. He built the lime works at Bowling Green, Mo., which he operated until 1884, and then removed to Devil's Lake, Towner county, N. D. He was appointed by the governor as one of the commissioners to organize that county, which they did, and was also appointed to help select the site for the county seat and build the court house. There he engaged in farming and stock raising, and also served as clerk of the district court until coming to Ari- zona in 1888 as a contractor on the South (lila canal in Yuma county. In April, 1889, he lo- cated in Phoenix, where he has since made his home. He was one of the promoters of the Rio Verde canal ; surveyed the original levels, and has been interested in it ever since as a di- rector. He served as president of the com- pany for a time and is now treasurer. They have large reservoirs and the canal when completed will be one hundred miles in length, $200,000 have already been expended upon it. Mr. Parker is also interested in mining, and is super- intendent of the Arizona Copper Mountain Min- ing Company in the New river district. He stands high as a civil and mining engineer and is well posted in irrigation engineering. His homo is in the capitol addition of Phoenix. Mr. Parker was elected to the territorial legis- lature in 1896, and was a member of the nine- teenth general assembly, in which he served as chairman of the committee on irrigations, and as a member of the committees on rules, ways and means, counties and county boundaries, and appropriations. He was also very active in se- curing appropriation for building the present capitol. In the fall of 1900 he was again the Democratic candidate for representative to the legislature. He served as lieutenant-colonel and aide-de-camp on the staffs of both Governor Franklin and Governor McCord. He has been a member of the territorial central committee, and is one of the most prominent Democrats of Maricopa county. During the session of January, 1901, twenty-first legislature, he was elected speaker, and filled the office with emi- nent ability, being very popular with the mem- bers. In religious belief Mr. Parker is a Congrega- tionalist. He is a member and ex-director of the Maricopa Club, and also belongs to the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers and the Arizona So- ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution. An honored member of J. W. Owen Post, No. 15, G. A. R., he is now serving as department commander of the department of Arizona. He is one of the most prominent Masons of the ter- ritory ; is past illustrious potentate of El Zariba'a Temple, N. M. S., and was grand commander of the grand commandery of Knight Templars of Arizona in 1898 and 1899. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman joi high social qualities and very popular, having a most extensive circle of friends and acquaintances who esteem him highly for his genuine worth. RICARDO EDSALL MINER. The popular cashier of the Arizona Water Company, Mr. Miner, was born in Freedom, La Salle county. 111., January 7, 1856. On the paternal side the family trace their Scotch ances- try back to the thirteenth century. Grandfather Miner was a farmer during the years of his activity, and settled in Illinois at an early day, where he conducted large general farming and >2A^ CD. 5^:?1<:^<^'e^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 87 stock-raising enterprises, and where he eventu- ally died at an advanced age. His son. Sam- uel Edsall, the father of Ricardo, was born in Xew York, and was a grain dealer in ( )ttawa, 111., and afterwards went into the meat business in Chicago, 111. In iH~<) he removed to liigbug, Ariz., and engaged in general merchandise busi- ness, and also became interested in mining. In 1887 he removed to the Salt River valle\-. and is now, at the age of seventy-nine years, retired from active participation in business affairs, and residing with his son in Phoenix. His wife, for- nierl}- .\senath D.arrow, was born in Massachu- setts, and was a daughter of Ouartus Darrow, also of that state. In time Mr. Darrow remove<l to La Salle county, 111., where he was a suc- cessful farmer and stock-raiser. Mrs. Miner died in Phoeni.x at the age of seventy-two. She traced her descent back to some of the Ivcvolu- tionary heroes, and was of English ancestry. Of the two children in his father's faniilv, Ricardo Edsall is the younger and the only one living. He received his education in the jjublic schools, and was graduated from the high school. When old enough to assume responsi- bility he assisted his father in conducting the general merchandise store, and in this way ac- quired considerable useful knowledge of the ways of commerce. In 1882 he came to Bigbug, Ariz., having been ^previously employed in the construction of the Cliicago postoffice as time- keeper. In Bigbug he entered his father's em- ploy, and at the same time became interested in mining, and opened and operated what was after- wards known as the Henrietta and \'al mines, and also had an interest in the C. O. D. mine. With the latter enterprise he is still connected. Since 1882 the father and son have been engaged in raising cattle in the .Vrizona mountains, which forms a considerable source of revenue. In 1887 Mr. Miner settled in Phoeni.x and purchased a ten-acre farm adjoining the city. To the man- agement and improvement of this land he has given much time and attention. In 1894 he was em])loyed by the .\rizona Improvement and the Canal Companies as cashier and paymaster, and continues to hold the position at the present time, and after the reorganizing of the compa- nies in 1898, into the .\rizona Water Company. In Chicago, 111., Mr. Miner was united in mar- riage with hannie Church, a native of Lancaster, Ohio. ( )f this union there is one child, George Edsall. Mr. Miner is associated with the Re- publican ]iarty, and is intere.sted in all of its issues and undertakings. He is also a member of the .\rizona Sons of the Revolution. Mrs. Miner is a mend)er of the lia])tist Church. He represents the most substantial and enterprising of the business men of Phoenix and is esteemed for his innumerable excellent traits of mind, character and attainment, llis high princi])les and all-around geniality and good fellowship have gained for him many friends, and his up- right business methods the confidence of his employers and the communitv at large. CAPT. WILLIAM OWEX O'XEILL. Without question one of the most po])ular citi- zens of .Arizona was Capt. William O. ( )".\eill. familiarly known throughout this section of the southwest as "Buckie" O'Neill. He possessed the courage, pluck and ha])i)v good-fellowship which distinguish many of the typical frontiers- men of the west, and in his death .\rizona feels that a ]iul)Iic loss has been sustained. Words of eulogy are needless, for the widespread thrill of sorrow which was felt by all who had known him, aye, and by many who knew him only in a general way — when the news of his tragic death in the forefront of battle at .Santiago flashed over the wire — is in itself a testimony to the hold which he had upon the hearts of the ])eople. Turning backward the pages in the life record of the gallant captain it is learned that his ])arents, Capt. John Owen and Mary (McMena- men) O'Neill, were natives of Ireland. The mother, who survives her husband, and lives in Washington, D. C. is a daughter of William Menamen, whose death occurred in the Emerald Tsle. Her jKiternal grandfather, however, came to this country and for a long period was en- gaged in farming near Philadeijihia, his demise taking place when he was in his ninety-ninth \ ear. Capt. John (hven O'Neill lived in St. Louis and Philadelphia until the Civil war, and sub- sequently was employed in the treasury depart- 88 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. nient at Washington, D. C. until he was suni- fiioned to the silent land, January 13, 1897. In his early manhood he had achieved great suc- cess in the business world, being interested in a wholesale hardware establishment. He pos- sessed the same patriotic zeal and invincible courage which characterized his son, the sub- ject of this article, and when the Civil war began he at once set about the raising of a company of volunteers to defend the Union. Throughout the war he served as the captain of Company K, One Hundred and Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, which was a part of that celebrated "Irish" Brigade so prominently mentioned in the annals of the war. In the fiercely-con- tested battle of Fredericksburg he distin- guished himself and command by his brilliant action, though he was wounded five times. Alto- gether during the war he received fourteeen wounds, and in the possession of his family are five minie-balls which were removed from his body. For more than three decades his health was greatly impaired by reason of his army service, and during all of those weary years he was a cripple, obliged to use crutches. In May, 1863, he was commissioned by President Lin- coln to a Veteran Reserve Corps, and during the latter part of the war was provost-marshal m the district of Columbia, and a member of the military commission for the seven south- western counties of Virginia. He was an hon- ored member of the Union Veteran League, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Loyal Legion, the Odd Fellows order and the Masonic order. in which he attained the thirty-second degree. Capt. William Owen O'Neill, born in St. Louis, Mo., February 2, i860, was the eldest of four children. His brother, John Bernard, a graduate of the Georgetown (D. C.) law school, is practicing his profession in Washington, and another brother, Eugene Brady, likewise a graduate of the same college, has been an attor- nev-at-law in Phoeni.x since 1896. Miss Mary Henning O'Neill, the only sister, resides in the national capital. Reared in Washington. Capt. W. O. O'Neill received excellent educational advantages, and after being graduated in the classics at Gonzaga College pursued a course in the law department of the National University, where he was gradu- ateil in 1879. Coming direct to Phoenix, he became the editor and manager of the city "Herald." Subsequently, he officiated as court stenographer at Albuquerque, N. M., practiced law in the southern part of .\rizona and was court reporter again. After trying his fortunes in different parts of this territory, he located in Prescott, where he was the court reporter in 1883. Mining enterprises naturally won his at- tention, and at dififerent times he made invest- ments in local mining property, and for a period was the vice-president and general manager of the Grand Canyon Mining Company, a success- ful enterprise. Besides, he was the president of the .Arizona Onyx Quarries until the property was sold. In 1885 this versatile man again took up journalistic work, becoming the editor of the "Hoof & Horn," devoted to the interests of stockmen, and for a number of years he was at the head of the paper, which met with marked favor in the West. In the organization of the famous Buckeye Canal he was very active, and for some time prior to his death held the posi- tion of president of the same, also owning prop- erty irrigated by the canal. He built the O'Neill block, at the corner of First avenue and Adams street, and a second building, known by his name, at the corner of Second and Washington streets. Phoenix. In the ranks of the Republican party, Capt. O'Neill was a leader, and served for one term as probate judge of Yavapai, having been elected by his party friends. He also served in the ca- pacity of sheriff, and in his dealings with the numerous outlaws and desperadoes of the terri- tory had need of -the fearlessness, coolness and strength of character for which he is noted. Many an unpleasant experience did he have, and not the least was his pursuit and capture of the train robber called "Caiion Diablo." Following the highwaymen into Utah, he finally overtook them, and a running fight of a most exciting- nature resulted. When the Spanish-American war was declared, the Captain was mayor of Prescott, and when he enlisted with the "Rough Riders" of Arizona he was given a leave of ab- sence from his position, which, as destiny de- creed, he never was to resume. Of the Prescott Grays, A. N. G., he had been the captain, and later held the rank of adjutant-general of Ari- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 89 zona. He was, moreover, huiiureil 1j\ Ijciny ap- pointed to serve on the Arizona board of com- missioners of the World's Coknnbian Fair, and at another time was a delegate to the National Irrigation Congress, held in Phoenix. In 1894 he was a candidate for Congress on the Populist ticket, but was defeated, and in iSqS. when he was the Populists' choice for like honors, he was defeated, owing to the minority of his party. Capt. William O. O'Neill was the first volun- teer mustered into the army after war with Spain was declared, it is generally believed, as he took the oath April 28, 1898, and was placed in com- mand of Troop A, the noted "Rough Riders." Their history, their intrepidity, their service to the cause of right and justice is so fresh in the minds of the public that naught is needed more of praise. "Who would not gamble for another star in the flag," words spoken to his comrades by Captain O'Neill, were characteristic, evincing his conviction that personal interests, even life itself, should be considered secondary to pa- triotism. The imiumerable dangers which he had passed through, unscathed, among the out- laws in the west, and his many escapes from in- jury in Cuba, inspired him with a mistaken con- fidence, for, indeed, it appeared to many that he ''led a charmed life." On that memorable July I, 1898, while awaiting orders from his superior ofificers, he rashly stood erect among his men who were lying on the ground, while the Spanish bullets were showering above their heads. In response to the friends who urged him to be careful, he said lightly, "The Spanish bullet was never moulded that will hit me," and instantly he fell dead, killed by a leaden missive of the foe. Mourned by his hosts of friends, east and west, north and south, he is sleeping his last sleep in the Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, his old home. He was a Knight of Pythias and affiliated with the Wood- men of the World. In Prescott occurred the marriage of Capt. O'Neill and Miss Pauline Schindler, April 27, 1886. She was born in San Francisco, and her parents, W. F. R. and Rosalie (Young) Schind- ler, are natives of Germany, the father of Berlin, and the mother of Thuringia. For several years he served in the regular army of this, his adopted, country, and after his settlement in California became captain of a company of the First California Regiment, Volunteers, in the Civil War, taking part in some of the local up- risings and assisting to quell the Arizona Indi- ans. For several years he was the editor of the San Francisco "German Post," and later was employed in the commissary department of the United States army service, being transferred to Fort Whipple and then to Fort Bowie, .\riz. Resigning, he located in Prescott, where he was assistant probate judge and assistant editor of the paper "Hoof & Horn." Now about seventy years of age, he is living retired in Phoenix. He is an honored member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Loyal Legion. Mrs. O'Neill, who is an only child, received good edu- cational advantages in the schools of San Fran- cisco, and is a graduate of the Normal of that city. Since November, 1899. she has resided in Phoenix, giving her chief attention to her little son, Maurice, another son, John B., having died in infancy. In the best local society of Prescott and Phoenix she is popular, and now is the president of tlie Equal Suffrage Association of Arizona. FRED A. TRITLE, JR. The present register of the United States land office at Prescott is regarded as one of the most promising politicians in the territor\-. Of interesting ancestry, the former bearers of the family name have been prominent in many walks of life, and more recent members have figured conspicuously in high political circles of the west, Hon. Fred .\. Tritlc, Sr.. having been governor of Arizona. The youth of Fred .\. Tritle, Jr., was spent in Virginia Citv, Xev., where he was born January 10, 1866, and is the second oldest in a family of five children. In 1880 he removed to Oak- land, Cal., and took a course at Sackett's Clas- sical School, and then prepared for Harvard Col- lege at Exeter, Rockingham county, N. H. However, later developments interfered with his proposed entrance to Harvard, and in 1886 he came to Prescott, his father having arrived here in 1881. .-\n almost immediate opening was presented in the shape of a position as time- keeper with the Prescott & Arizona Central 90 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Railroad Company, in which capacity he served until 1887. In the mean time he had employed such leisure as he could command in studying law, and in 1889 entered the department of the county recorder, under Secretary Akers, where he remained until 1897. He then opened an ab- stract, real-estate and insurance office with Charles H. Akers, which enterprise was exceed- ingly short-lived, owing to the appointment of Mr. Tritle, in May of 1897, to the office of reg- ister of the United States land office, and the later appointment of Mr. Akers as secretary of Arizona. July I, 1897, Mr. Tritle took the oath of office, and has since had charge of the land cases. His district is the largest in the territory, and in- cludes the northern part of Yuma, Maricopa, Gila and Graham counties, and all of Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo and Apache coun- ties. It is needless to state that the office has been managed to the satisfaction of all con- cerned, and that the record of Mr. Tritle has jus- tified the expectations of those who were instru- mental in securing his appointment. He has further interested himself in the general well- being of the town, and is popular socially and fraternally. As a stanch Republican he is a member of the territorial central committee, and was city treasurer for three years, from 1894 to 1897. He is a member of the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks, and is past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. Like the majority who come here, he is interested in mining and cattle raising. He is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. W. S. LOW. A pioneer hotel man, the subject of this article has made a thorough success of his various en- terprises in this direction, and not the least of these is his most recent achievement. The Hotel San .Xugustine, of Tucson, undoubtedly is the most unique and interesting hostelrv in the west, and certainly few, if any, others would have dreamed of converting the old cathedra! into a modern hotel. Seated in the dining-room of today (the .audience' room of the devout as- semblages who met here for many years), the fancy necessarily strays into the past, and some- times a sigh, but more often a smile, is evoked by the contrast. On the walls are to be seen the time-honored paintings, and as far as possi- ble the old decorations have been untouched. The room is so large and pleasant that it may be used for a ball or for private theatricals, as it is provided with a stage at one side (this hav- ing formerly been the chancel). Two attractive interior courts add much to the beauty and cool- ness of the building, and the complete remod- eling which has been carried out by the present- proprietor renders this a thoroughly desirable hotel. It extends from the Church plaza to Church street, and occupies extensive ground space, a new wing having been added to the original structure. "Yankees" always have been credited w'ith foresight and noticeable sagacity in all of their undertakings, and W. S. Low certainly is no exception to the rule. He is a native of Gray, Cumberland county. Me., his birth having oc- curred July 31, 1839. He is of English descent, and his grandfather, Nicholas Low, a native of Maine, was a soldier in the war of 181 2. Wil- liam, father of W. S. Low. also was born in Cumberland county. Me., and was a selectman of the town of Gray. He was a dealer in live stock, and passed his entire life in his native county. The wife and mother, Eunice, was a daughter of Amos Cummings, and also was from Maine. Of her twelve children, all but two lived to mature years. W. S. Low left home at the age of fifteen to seek his fortune in the far west, crossing the continent and journeying across the plains in a mule train from Omaha along the Carson route to San Francisco. His father and brother Wil- liam had preceded him in 1849, voyaging around South America, and upon arriving in San Francisco the father took the contract for making the first plank street in the city. From the time that he reached the Pacific coast until the spring of 1898 he was connected with hotel enterprises, and thus is a veritable pioneer hotel man. At first he was engaged in the business in San Joaquin, Salina and Alameda counties, Cal., and then in Contra Costa county. Going to Santa Barbara, Cal., he was the proprietor of the Santa Barbara Hotel for twelve years, meeting with deserved success in the undertak- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 93 ing. Three and a half years ago he came to Tuc- son, and formed the original idea of transform- ing the old cathedral into a hotel, believing that the central location and the architectural fea- tures of the building would l)f advantages worthy of consideration. Having obtained a lease to the property, he proceeded to carry out his ideas, aud. with characteristic cnergv, is running the liolcl on apprnvcd modern methods. In addition to this, he has investmciUs in min- ing projjcrly. Mr. Low has found a real helpmate in liis wife, formerly Miss Caroline Edwards. They were iiiarried in San Francisco and have two children, Bernice and Glendlon. Mrs. Low was born in Minnesota and is well educated and tal- ented. Possessing fine natural ability as an art- ist, she has devoted considerable time to paint- ing, and her excellent taste has been exercised upon her surroundings with good effect. She holds membership in the Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Low are the possessors of what is un- doubtedly the finest collection of Indian baskets in the entire west. In the fraternal orders Mr. Low is connected with the Odd Fellows, Red Men and the lodge and club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In political creed he is a stalwart Republican. Personally he is very popular and has a wide acquaintance with the traveling public. His first visit to Arizona occurred in 1862, and the changes which have since taken place are notliing short of marvelous in his eves. ROBERT H. BURMISTER. A public-spirited business man and the pre- sent mayor of Prescott, Robert H. Burmistcr is extremely popular in representative commercial circles. Thoroughly patriotic and anxious to promote the welfare of his chosen city, county and territory, he loses no opportunity of advo- cating progressive measures and by his means, as well as by his influence, has aided in the great work of advancement. He bears the reijutation of being "liberal to a fault," and his kindly nature and optimistic views life of cheer man\ a person iti his battle with adversity. In a mining country the commercial import- ance oi its cities depends largely upon the num- ber and value of the mines Ijy which thev are surrounded. Undoubtedly it would be a great surprise to the inhabitants of eastern cities of the same population to learn what an amount of business is transacted in Prescott annually. Though by no means limited, the local trade is biU one of the restjurces of our merchants, for llu- numerous mining camps, dotted here and there among the UKjuntains of this section of the couiUw contribute materially to the wealth of Prescott, as most of their sui)plies are obtained here. I'l-ominent among the dealers in gent'ral merchandise and miners' necessaries is the R. 11. Ikirmister & Sons Co., whose spacious new store is ranked with the largest and handsomest establishments in this territory. It is centrally located, being on Curley street, and is 50x125 feet in dimensions. The senior member of this prosperous firm. Robert H. Burmister, was born in Mecklen- burg-Schwerin, Germany, .\ugust 17. 1847. \\ ith his parents, Frederick and Bernadine (Zel- lener) Burmister, he crossed the ocean when three years of age and at first lived in BufTalo. N. Y., whence the family removed to Cleveland. Ohio. After eleven years of residence in that city, they made several changes of location and finally settled upon a farm near Indianola, Iowa. Agricultural pursuits were not to the liking of young Robert, who from childhood displayed a strong bent toward business, and from the age of fifteen |3ractically has made his own way in the world. In 1864 he left home and four years later entered the dry goods house of Clark & Forbes, of Oshkosh. Wis. At first employed as a clerk on a small salary, he soon wim the good will of his employers, who i)romoted him until he held the best-salaried position in the house. In 1873 IMr. Burmister married .Margaret V.. daughter of ex-Gov. Coles Bashford. of \\'iscon- sin, later member of congress from .Arizona, who for several years had spent much of his time in this territory and at the time of his daughter's marriage was upon the point of removing his family west. Joining them, Mr. lUirmister and his bride spent some months in San Diego. Cal.. and in May, 1874. took up their permanent resi- dence in Prescott. They have two sons and a daughter, of whom they have reason to be proud, namelv: Robert B.. Howard C. and 94 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Helen F. Mr. and Mrs Burmister and tlieir daughter are identified with the Congregational Church. Becoming a member of the firm of L. Bash- ford & Co., Mr. Burmister was connected with the same for many years, gradually advancing in prosperity. In 1886, when L. Bashford retired from the firm, it Ijecame Bashford & Burmister, and in 1892 it was organized as a stock com- pany, R. H. Burmister being president. In 1900 he withdrew from the business, and in part- nership with his sons, started an independent enterprise. He is the president of the R. H. Burmister & Sons Co., Robert B. being secre- tary and treasurer, and Howard C. vice-presi- dent. Notwithstanding the severe losses and business depression occasioned here by the great fire of July, 1900, the firm transacted a fine wholesale and retail trade, having increased its business more than threefold within the year. Mr. Burmister has expended a vast amount of money in developing the mineral resources of Arizona, and never has relinquished his deep in- terest in -mining properties. Politically, he is a stanch Republican, and served on the board of equalization under Governor McCord. Justly popular with the public, he was a candidate for the mayoralty in the fall of 1900, and was elected by a handsome majority. HON. CHARLES W. JOHNSTONE. During the fifteen years of Mr. Johnstone's residence in or near Phoenix, he has been thor- oughly interested in everything pertaining to its progress, and has contributed much to its welfare. Since January, 1894, he has been a justice of the peace, the first time by appoint- ment, and twice, subsequently, by election, his majorities being large even in decided Demo- cratic districts. August 3, 1897, he was honored by appointment of Governor Mc.Cord with the important post of treasurer of Arizona, in which capacity he served until a change of adminis- tration. For seven years and at the present time he has been the county coroner of Maricopa county, and in addition to this is the commis- sioner of the L'nited States court. In tracing the career of this sterling citizen it is learned that he is of Scotch ancestrv on the paternal side. His grandfather, James Johnstone, was a life-long resident of the land of the "thistle and heather," and the father, James B. Johnstone, was born near Edinburgh. At the age of eighteen he came to the United States, and settling in Louisville, Ky., engaged in merchandising there until his death, which took place before the Civil war. He had been well educated in the I'niversity of Edinburgh, and was reared, as a Presbyterian, but, becoming more liberal in his religious views, identified himself with the Universalists. His wife, Ellen C, was a daughter of James T. Worthington, and was born in Mercer county, Ky. Her father likewise was a native of Kentucky, and her mother, Mary T. (Slade) Worthington, was born in Maryland. Mrs. Johnstone departed this life in 1867. Her elder son, Edward, who served as adjutant of the Fifth Kentucky Infantry throughout the Civil war. died in Denver, Colo. The birth of Charles W. Johnstone took place in Louisville, Ky., March i, 1842. Reared in that city, he received a liberal education in the conmion and high schools, and at the age of eighteen entered upon a career as a railroad man, in which line he was destined to give more than two decades of his life. Though reared under the influences which upheld slavery, the young man early became a pronounced aboli- tionist. Hoping that the dr\ air and sunshine of Ari- zona might be of benefit to his daughter, Mr. Johnstone came to Arizona in 1886, and, buy- ing a ranch situated about three miles northwest of Phoenix, operated it for a year. In 1887 he bought the Phoenix "Gazette," and for five years managed that journal. Then, having be- come greatly interested in horticulture, he lo- cated upon a forty-acre ranch, seven miles north of the city, on the Arizona canal, started an orange orchard, and, having carefully attended to it until it was in full bearing condition, sold it in 1900. Success has blessed his business undertakings, and from time to time he had made good investments in city property. About five years ago he was admitted to the bar under Judge Baker. He has been the president of the board of the .\rizona Normal, a member of the territorial bdanl i.if education and insur- ance ci.innnissiiiners. In the societies he is con- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 95 nected with the Order of Elks and is a Mason in high standing, being a charter member of Phoenix Commandery No. 3, K. T., of which he is past excellent commander; and being a member of El Zaribah Temple. N. M. S. He belonged to the famous drill corps of DcMolav Commandery in Lonisvillc. that received numer- ous j)rizcs in different parts of the I'nited States. Like his ancestors, a Presbyterian in creed. Mr. Johnstone has been president of the board of trustees of the Phoenix Church, and is liberal to religious enterprises. HARLEY C. HITCHCOCK. A goodly share of the prosperity and substan- tial growth which has visited Globe during re- cent years is directly traceable to the untiring and intelligent efforts of one of her most capable and large-hearted citizens, Mr. Hitchcock. Twenty-two years ago, shortly after the first great nuggets had been found in the vicin- ity, and a few hardy miners had penetrated beyond the "dead line" (by which name Pinal creek, the western boundary of the Apache reservation was known), Mr. Hitchcock came here and industriously sought to wrest from Mother Earth a share of her hidden wealth. Armed with nothing but a dogged perseverance and a determination to succeed, he was enabled, at the end of two years, to start a little drug business in the camp, his stock being packed on mules and brought from Casa Grande. This was the first exclusive drug enterprise in Globe, and the venture was inaugurated in an adobe house. With the increase of population a frame building succeeded the adobe house, and later still, when the practically inexhaustible supply of siKcr was abandoned for the more remunera- ti\e copper, and a substantial basis had replaced the visionary dreams of the early adventurers, a iiuxlern structure became the home of the drug enterprise, and is by far the most complete store in this part of Arizona. Two stories in height, and 25x60 feet in dimensions, on a lot 25x100 feet, it is fitted out with plate-glass win- dows and beautiful and artistic fixtures. Of pressed brick and with iron front, the upper part is arranged for the offices of doctors and attor- neys, who are as convenientlv housed as are the members of the professions in larger and much older cities. Nor does this modern store represent the ex- tent of the possessions won by the push and energy of Mr. Hitchcock. He also owns four liouses and a large plot of ground on top of a hill adjacent to Main street, which constitutes the best residence locality in the city. These houses are kept in goo<l repair and are in con- stant demand l)\- renters. The yards are large and well irrigated by a well and four thousand gallon tank, with ])ipes constructed liy the owner. ( )no of the dwellings is occupied by him. fn addition, Mr. Hitchcock is extensively engaged in mining, and owns ten good copper claims, which are well developed. At present he is preparing to ship ore. and anticipates good results in the future from his mining ventures. The state of Ohio has furnished many sons who have aided in the development of Arizona. Mr. Hitchcock was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1854, and is a son of Samuel and Matilda Hitch- cock, natives respectively of Massachusetts and Ohio. The father was one of the very early set- tlers of Ohio, having gone there about 1830. The mother was born, reared and died on the farm which witnessed the birth of her son, H. C. Until his twent\-second year he remained under the home shelter and then went to Athens, Tenn., and entered the East Tennessee Wes- levan University, the president of which was his half-brother, John F. Spence, LL. D., now chan- cellor of the American University of Harriman, at Harriman, Tenn. Here he finished his educa- tion which was supplemented by a course in phar- macy, in which he was graduated in June of 1879, going immediately thereafter to Globe, Ariz. December 4, 1888, Mr. Hitchcock married Caroline Oates, a daughter of Philip and Anna Oates, residents of Cdobe. Of this union there have been four children, Leslie, Lillian, Ben and Harley. The children are all living at home and are attending school. In politics Mr. Hitchcock is a I^ei)ul)lican, and is a strict party man. He was county treasurer of Gila county for four years, his term of .service extending from 1894 until 1898. With his wife and children, he is a devoted member 01 the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1881. when the church of that denomination was erected, Mr. Hitchcock 96 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. helped in the building of the same, and put on the first coat of paint. Among the Odd Fellows he exerts a wide influence, and is a charter mem- ber and past grand master of the jurisdiction of Arizona. .\t the present time he is past grand patriarch in the drand Lodge of Odd Fellows,- and was a member of the Grand Lodge and En- campment at Globe in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock are members of the Rebekahs. HOX. GEORGE R. DAVIS. \\ hilc the duration of his residence in Arizona covers a comparatively few years only, Judge Davis has, owing to his prominence in judicial circles, become a v^'ell-known figure of the terri- torial life. He is a native of Ohio and was born in Logan county December 13, 1861. At the age of seventeen years he was graduated from the Wapakoneta high school, after which he turned his attention to the study of law, and was admitted to the bar when twenty-one years of age. Inimediatel}- afterward he began the prac- tice of his professidu at Wapakoneta, where he soon became known as a rising lawyer and pro- gressive citizen. Mean time he identified him- self with public affairs and took an active part in the Republican party and its work in Ohio, be- coming in this way acquainted with President McKinley, between whom and himself a per- sonal friendship sprung up. In July, 1897, he was appointed an associate justice of the supreme court of .\rizona, his ap- pointment having been a personal one, made by the president himself. .Accepting the commis- sion, the Judge removed his family to Tucson, where, in addition to his duties in the supreme court, he presides over the district court of the first judicial district of the territory. JUDGE PHILIP M. THURMOXD. Covering a period of many years. Judge Thur- mond has practice<l law in Kentucky, Te.xas and Arizona, and wherever his lot has been cast has won an enviable reinitation as an exponent of legal science and as a legislator, and as a man and citizen of unblemished honor and unques- tioned allegiance to the best interests of friends and townspeople. The earlier part of his life was s]jenl in Kentuckv. He was born in Car- roll county, Tenn., October i, 1839, but has always regarded himself as a Kentuckian. His parents, Philip and Rebecca Ann (Snead) Thur- mond, were natives respectively of Kentucky and Tennessee. The family has long been rep- resented in .America, and great-grandfather Cartvvright was a courageous soldier in the Rev- olutionary war. •After an education acquired in the public schools, Mr. Thurmond received an almost in- stant recognition of his ability, for when but twenty-nine years of age he represented Lyon and Caldwell counties in the Kentucky legisla- ture, and was at the time the youngest member of the house, his term of service extending from 1869 to 1871. With the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in the First Kentucky Bat- tery (Cobb's B.attery), which formed a part of the division commanded by Gen. J. C. Breck- inridge, and served the Confederacy until the termination of hostilities. In 1871 he removed to Texas, and for seven years was engaged in the practice of law, migrating in 1879 to Tucson, Ariz., where he continued to practice for a short time. A subsequent place of residence was Tombstone, Cochise county, from which he re- moved in 1883, having in the meantime been interested in mining and the practice of law. Upon coming to Clifton, Graham county, in 1883, he was further interested in mining, in connection with law. and in 1891 rcjjresented Graham county in the territorial council. After a short residence in Solomonville he located in (ilobe in the fall of 189 1, and in 1896 filled out an unexpired term as district attorney. In 1898 he was elected probate judge, his term of service extending to December 31, 1900. His adminis- tration was well received, and tempered with a maturity of judgment and excellence of ad- justment that won the approval of even his polit- ical antagonists. One of the finest homes in Globe is owned and occupied by Judge Thurmond, and he is prominentlv associated with the material and social life of the place. In politics a Democrat, he is activelv interested in the various issues that are developed in the i>arty from time to time. Fraternally he is connected with the Chap- ter Masons, which organization he joined di- recll\- after the war. (^r'rr^^m^- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL UF.CORn. 99 GEN. GEORGE CHRIST. A member of an old and distinguished Penn- sylvania family, (jeneral Christ was born in Beaver eoimty of that state. He was the young- est of seven sons, six of whom served in the Civil war in an Iowa regiment, and two lost their lives for their country. Two were promoted to the rank of officers. The father was one of the early settlers of the vicinity of Cleveland. C~)hio, and later removed with his wife and sons to Clayton county. Iowa, where he was one of the successful pioneer farmers. His son George continued to farm until 1867, and then set- tled in Des Moines, Iowa, where he engaged in the merchandise business. He became prominent in political and other affairs, and was chief of police of Des Moines for four years. Later he went to Washington, D. C, as chief of a division in the interior department, and was then a special agent of the treasury depart- ment. In 1882 Mr. Christ came to .\rizona and held a position in the district from El Paso to San Francisco, and with the change from President Arthur's to the succeeding administration, went out of politics for a time and engaged in mining in Sonora, Mexico. While thus employed he incorporated the Le-Andreana Gold Mining Company, with himself as president and man- ager. When President Harrison came into power he went to Washington and secured the segregation of the customs district of Arizona from the El Paso district, and was appointed first collector of customs, and in this connection es- tablished the post of entry at Nogales. During the following administration Mr. Christ again be- came interested in mining, and in 1897 was ap- pointed by President .McKinley surveyor-general of Arizona. .As a stanch Repulilican Mr. Christ has been identified with the most prominent undertakings of his party, and has invariably wielded a wide influence on the side of progressive methods and issues. He has been active in the territorial committees and served as national conniiittee- man of -Arizona from 1888 to i8y2, also was a delegate to the national conventions at Chicago and .\i inni-api ills. In 1 Sgfi iu' was pmniinenll \ idcntitii'il with the work" of the .\';ilii)n;d l.eagnc of Republican Clubs, and served as financial agent of the league. Fraternally he is a Mason. Mr. Christ was united in marriage with Mary Forney, a native of Wisconsin, and of this union there are two sons and four daughters, viz.: -Amy, who is now Mrs. M. H. Jones, of Tucson: Elizabeth, the wife of C. O. Nourse, of Des Moines: Cliarles, who is a member of the Fourth L'nited States Light .Artillery, and is now serving in the Philippines; Mary, who is the wife of Edward Titcomb, of Xogales; George, Jr., and Catherine, who make their home with their parents. General and Mrs. Christ are members of the iMethodist Episcopal Church. HON. ROBERT EMMET MORRISON. L'nquestionably one of the ablest members of the Arizona bar to-day is he of whom the fol- lowing sketch is penned. Tliat his marked abil- ity and executive talents are recognized and appreciated, and that he enjoys great popularit)- with the general public, have been plainly mani- fested, time and again, within the past decade, for though Yavapai county is strongly Demo- cratic and he is a stanch Republican, as his i)artv's nominee, he has been elected by good majorities. It is needless to say that he has fully justified the confidence thus reposed in him, and no eulogy, save the bare records of the work which he has accomplished in the inter- ests of the people, is required to perpetuate his name and fame. In view of the disadvantages under which his father, Hon. A. L. Morrison, labored in his youth, he, too, is a really remarkable man. He was born in Ballycastle, county .Antrim, Ire- land, and as the little schooling which he en- joyed was received jirior to liis twelfth year, he is truly self-educated. Nature endowed him with talents of no mean order, and to-day he is a well-known ])ublic speaker, having the power to move his audiences to tears or laughter. In the Republican party he is an influential factor in New Mexico, and on many an occasion has scored triumphs for that grand political organi- zation. When seventeen years of age he came Id the Cniled Slates, and suon |>roved his devo- linn 1(1 the land nf his choice !)\ enlisting in it.s 100 PORTRAIT AND BIOC7RAPHICAL RECORD. army and taking part in the Mexican war in a New York regiment. A chairmaker by trade, lie followed that calling in New York City and in Troy, N. Y., for many years. About 1853 he located in Chicago, and while industriously pur- suing his usual occupation and providing for the needs of his family, the ambitious young man took up the study of law by himself. Having passed the examination required, he was ad- mitted to the bar of Illinois in 1868, and con- tinued actively engaged in practice in Chicago until 1881. For a number of years he served as a police magistrate on the west side of the city, and made a fine record. In 1881 he was appointed by President Arthur as United States marshal of New iVIexico, with his headquarters at Santa Fe. Going to that point he met his responsibilities nobly and continued actively occupied in practice until 1885. Under Harri- son's administration he was the registrar of United States land office at Santa Fe, holding that position until 1893. He is a personal friend of President McKinley, and was appointed by him to the post of collector of internal revenues of the district of New Mexico and Arizona, with headquarters at Santa Fe. With his sons he was financially interested in the cattle business in Arizona for a number of years, their ranch being in Apache county, at the headwaters of the Little Colorado river. While in Illinois he served in the legislature during the sessions of 1871-2, in which the revised constitution of the state was adopted. Now about three-score and ten years of age, he is still hale and hearty, retaining to the full his distinguished mental powers. Throughout his life he has been a great student, and is so well posted on contemporary history and national politics that he is looked upon as an authority. The loved wife and companion of Judge A. L. Morrison bore the maiden name of Jane Clark. She was also of Irish descent, and was bom in Troy, N. Y., and died in July, 1899. Thev had two daughters and five sons. A. L., Jr., is his father's chief clerk ; John V., who was a sergeant in the Rough Riders regiment dur- ing the late war, is the manager of a large sheep ranch near Socorro, N. M., and has been exten- sively engaged in the cattle business in these two territories; Hugh O'Neil is employed in the auditor's office of the Santa Fe, at Los Angeles, Cal. ; and Joseph E. is an attorney of Prescott. Hon. Robert E. Morrison was born July 13, 1856, in Chicago, 111., and was reared in that city. Having completed the high school course there he entered the Union College of Law of that metropolis, and was graduated therefrom in 1877, being admitted to the bar previously, before the supreme court. Then until the fall of 1883 he was engaged in practice in Chicago, and that year came to Arizona. Establishing a ranch at the head of the Little Colorado river, in Apache county, he continued in the cattle business there for three years. In 1886 Mr. Morrison was elected county judge of the Apache county court, being ex- offrcio probate judge and superintendent ■ of schools also. He assumed the duties of his office in January, 1887, and though the legisla- ture abolished the county court the same year, he succeeded in disposing of an inmiense amount of business in the mean time. In his court the grand jury returned thirty indictments against horse and cattle thieves, for the county was literally overrun Ijy those outlaws, and this severe treatment by the administrators of the law caused that class to clear out of the county. Resuming his law practice at the expiration of his tenn, Mr. Morrison was located at St. Johns until the autumn of 189 1, when he permanently settled in Prescott. Under appointment he had served as judge of the probate court and ex- officio superintendent of schools of Apache county, his term expiring at the close of 1888. In 1892 he was elected district attorney of Yavapai counly, which, as is well known, is strongly Democratic. At the close of his term he was triumphantly re-elected, and thus officiated in that res])onsiblc office from January I, 1893, to January i, 1897. In P^bruary, 1898, he was appointed by President McKinley ITnited States attorney for Arizona, and since entering upon his new duties he has efficiently and satis- factorily discharged his obligations. His pri- vate practice has steadily grown in importance and volume during all of these years, and he is looked upon as one of the finest authorities on the laws pertaining to corporations and mining that we have in this territory. Probably for this reason his clients come from far and near, aivl PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RF.CORD. lOI by no means is his practice limitctl to the boun- daries of his own county. He is a member of the Territorial and American P)ar Associations. The marriage of Mr. Morrison and Lizzie A. Kneipp, a native of Chicago, and a member of one of the (jidest families in America, was sol- emnized in that city. Mrs. Morrison was for years a leading church choir singer and, as Miss Lizzie Klar. was well known in nnisical circles In Chicago. HON. FREDERICK A. TRITLE. A volume depicting the lives of well-known men of Arizona would be incomplete were no mention made of ex-Governor Tritle, who for years has been intimately identified with the d<> velopment of the territory and has been :i prominent factor in its progress and growth. Born near Chambersburg, Pa., he is a descend- ant of German ancestry through his grandfather, John Tritle, a farmer of Pennsylvania. His parents, Frederick and Martha (Cooke) Tritle, were born near Chambersburg, and spent their entire lives upon a farm in that locality. They became the parents of three sons and two daughters. One of the sons, John, who served as a lieutenant during the Civil war, died in Pennsylvania, and another son, George, died in Indiana. The mother was a daughter of David Cooke, a farmer in Pennsylvania and the descendant of Scotch ancestors. The youngest of the family, P'rederick .\., was born on the home farm .August 7, 1833. .\t the age of twelve years, his father having died, he accompanied his mother to Chambersburg anfl there attended the academy for several years. Beginning the study of law on the conclusion of his academic studies, he was admitted to the bar April ID, 1855, and immediately began the prac- tice of his profession in his native town. How- ever, six months later he went to Iowa, settling in Des Moines, where, in addition to a general practice, he carried on a land business with Henry C. Nutt, afterward president of the At lantic & Pacific Railroad. In 1857 he removed to Council Blufifs, Iowa, where he embarked in a banking and land business as a memljer of the firm of H. C. Nutt & Co., meantime con- linuintr his land business in Des Moines inider the firm name of F. -\. Tritle & Co. The latter partnership was dissolved in 1858 and the next year he closed out the business in Council Bluffs and started across the plains for California, where he arrived in the fall of 1859. February of the next year foimd him in Carson City, Nev., where he engaged in the mercantile business for two years and at the same time acquired some important mining interests. After his marriage, in the fall of 1862, Mr. Tritle removed to Virginia City, Nev., and there, in 1863, he organized the Belcher Mining Company, of which he w-as chosen president. This proved a most fortunate venture. Success followed in the steps of the company. For sev- eral years large dividends were paid the stock- holders, and the concern became known as one of the most profitable in all the west. However, in 1867, the upper levels were exhausted, aijd although prospecting was continued for some time, no rich developments resulted. When the corporation, which had been organized in Nevada, changed to California, in 1868, he re- signed his connection with the same. In spite of the engrossing and responsible nature of his private business affairs, Mr. Tritle was interested in public matters from the earliest period of his residence in the west. By his fel- low-citizens he was recognized as a man pos- sessing qualities that eminently fitted him for the public service. In 1866 he was elected to the senate of Nevada, which two years before had been admitted to the Lhiion and about the time of his election had been bounded by its present limits. As a member of the first state senate, his duties were of a most important character. He was appointed chairman of the committee on ways and means, and was instrumental in in- augurating a system of taxing the proceeds of mines, thereby putting the state upon a solid financial basis. The services wdiich he rendered the state were of such a valuable nature that the people of his party (the Republican) determined to place him in nomination for the office of governor of Nevada. Resigning the office of senator, he gave his attention to the canvass for the gubernatorial chair, biU, while making a splendid run, he was defeated by Mr. Bradley, the Democratic candidate. \i the time of the completion of the Central 102 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Pacific Railroad, in 1869, Mr. Tritle was ap- pointed a United States commissioner to receive and examine the road. As a member of tlie Nevada commission, lie presented the solid sil- ver spike for Nevada that was driven in at the connecting point of the two lines. This he pre- sented, with the Nevada sentiment, "To the iron of the east and the gold of the west, Nevada adds her link of silver to span the continent and wed the oceans." Dnring 1871 Mr. Tritle embarked in the stock brokerage business in \ irginia City, Nev., where he continued until November, 1880. However, the cares incident to the management of his large business, added to the anxieties connected with the various mining interests that he pos- sessed, proved too great a strain upon his health, and he was obliged to seek a change of climate. For this reason he came to Arizona in the latter part of 1880, and since then his history has been, to a large extent, the history of Arizona, his own success having been won simultane- ously with the progress and development of the territory. After the death of President Garfield, he was appointed, by President Arthur, gov- ernor of Arizona, February 6, 1882. His previous experience in public affairs in Nevada rendered him peculiarly fitted for this responsible task, and he acquitted himself honorably and well as the chief executive of the territory, continuing as such until October, 1885, when a change in politics of the national administration caused him to resign. Since coming to Arizona, Governor Tritle has been interested in important mining concerns. Having bought and developed the United Verde group of mines, he organized the United Verde Company, which continued until $100,000 had been distributed among the stockholders ; how- ever, on account of a reduction in copper, the mine was closed down and the company dis- solved. Since then he has had other mining interests, that have taken much of his time and thought. In 1894 he was elected county re- corder of Yavapai county, which he held until January, 1897. President McKinley in 1899 3P" pointed him supervisor of the census of Arizona, and as such he had charge of the taking of the census for the territory in 1900. Fraternally, he was made a Mason in Council Bluffs, Iowa. and was raised to the chapter and commandery in Virginia City. In Sacramento, Cal., Mr. Tritle married Miss Jane Catherine Hereford, who was born in Springfield, Mo. Her father was I'^rancis Here- ford and her mother was a daughter of Gov- ernor Henry S. Foote, of Mississippi. The fam- ily of Governor and Mrs. Tritle consists of one daughter and four sons, viz.: Catherine ; 'Fred- erick A., Jr., whose sketch appears on another page of this work ; Frank Hereford, a graduate of Yale College, and an electrical engineer, who died in Lynn, Mass., at the age of twenty-four years ; John Stewart, an electrical engineer in St. Louis, Mo. ; and Harry Russell, assistant secretary of Arizona, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. HON. BENJAMIN JOSEPH FRANKLIN. A descendant of a \irginia family that settled in Kentucky in a very early day, ex-Governor Franklin was born in Maysville, Ky. His edu- cation was excellent, being obtained principally in the college at Kentucky Center. During the days when Kansas was the. seat of the contest between the pro-slavery element and the free-state party, he settled in Leavenworth and engaged in the practice of law, gain- ing such prominence and intluence that he was chosen to represent his district in the state senate. However, the war coming on, his plans were changed and he determined to enter the Confederate army. As a captain under General Bragg, he remained at the front for four yearsy until the southern army was forced to lay down its arms. He then went to Missouri, but, not being permitted to practice law, he gave his attention to the management of his farm near Columbia. In 1868 he opened an office in Kansas Cit)- and later served for six years as prosecuting attorney of Jackson county, after which he resumed his private prac- tice. Soon he became a factor in public life. In 1874 he was elected to congress from the fifth Missouri district and two years later was re- elected, serving for four \ears. During this time he was chairman of the connnittee on ter- ritories and introduced a 1)ill for the organization ^^^^---^'^C PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 105 of Oklahoma Territurv . which, however, failed to pass at the time. The provision of the bill was to allot lands to Indians in severalty, which policy has since been adopted by the govern- ment. Through his efforts the first federal build- ing was secured for Kansas City and the first United States court established there. Under the administration of President Cleveland, in 1885, he accepted an appointment as United States consul to Han-Kow, China, the largest tea market in the world, where he spent the next five years. Returning to this country in 1890, he spent two years in Los Angeles and in 1892 settled in Phoenix, where he engaged in the practice of the law. On the removal of Gov- ernor Hughes, March 30, 1896, he was ap- pointed governor of Arizona, and continued in this responsible office until July 20, 1897, re- signing upon the change of administration. Re- tiring from the gubernatorial chair, he resumed the practice of law, but his health soon became so seriously affected that continuance in pro- fessional work was impossible. He died May 18, 1898. The marriage of Mr. Franklin united him with Miss Anna Johnstone, of Missouri, and now a resident of Phoenix. They became the parents of three children, namely: Mary, of Phoenix; James, who has a ranch near this city ; and Alfred, who was his father's private secretary during his term as governor, and from 1897 to 1898 served as assistant United States district attorney, since which time he has engaged in the practice of law in Phoenix. Both sons, like their father, are stanch adherents of the Demo- cratic party. WILLIAM FENIMORE COOPER. This influential representative of the bar in Tucson was born in Dublin, Wayne county, Ind., August 6, 1858. The family of which he is a member trace their descent through English history to one Sir Astley Cooper, the famous surgeon, who lived from 1768 until 1841. The first of the name to emigrate to America came at a very early day and identified their fortunes with the state of Massachusetts. The paternal grandfather, Ezekiel, was born in Virginia, where he in time became a planter on a large scale, subsequently removing to Wayne county, Ind. He was a first cousin of J. Fenimore Cooper, the novelist, who was a contemporary of Sir Astley. Ezekiel Cooper served in the war of 181 2, and lived to be ninety-three years of age. The family have a vein of longevity, for Ezekiel's brother, John, was killed in a railroad accident at the advanced age of one hundred and four years. Prof. John Cooper, the father of William, was one of the prominent educators of his day. A native of the Shenandoah valley in Virginia, he removed with his parents, when six years of age, to Randolph county, Ind., where he spent the greater part of his youth. A graduate of Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, he was a classmate of ex-President Harrison, and Thomas Marshall of Kentucky, and upon graduating received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, later becoming a Master of Arts. From his sixteenth to his seventy-second year he was engaged in educa- tional work in Indiana, and during the fifty-six years was at times superintendent of the schools at Richmond, Evansville, Winchester, and Dub- lin. He is a member of the Methodist church, and is at present residing in Indianapolis, Ind. His wife, formerly Mary Witt, was of German descent, and was born in Dublin, Ind., a daughter of Dr. Caleb W^itt, a native of White county, Tenn., and one of the organizers of the old Wayne agricultural works. After graduat- ing from the Eclectic Medical College at Cin- cinnati, he was for a time professor of that insti- tution and later settled in Dublin, where he prac- ticed medicine and manufactured agricultural implements for the greater part of his life. He was one of the trustees of the Otterbein Univer- sity, at Westerville, Ohio, organized in 1849, under the direction of the United Brethren Church, of which he was a member. His useful and noble life reached eighty-seven years. Mrs. Cooper, who is sixty years of age, is the mother of two sons and two daughters, of whom one daughter is deceased. Emma, who married H. B. Stratton, died in Leavenworth ; Nellie is liv- ing in Indianapolis, and H. Orvillc is a guard at the Yuma territorial penitentiary. Until fifteen years of age William Cooper lived in Indiana, and received his education in the public schools, graduating from the Rich- io6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. mond high school in 1873. After attending- the Otterbein University for a year, he entered the military academy at Peeksville, N. Y., and was graduated in June of 1877 at the head of his class. After graduating from the academy at Peekskill, he located in Richmond and read law with William A. Peele, ex-lieuten- ant governor of Indiana, but was subse- quently obliged to seek a change of climate and occupation owing to failing health. Following the advice of physicians and friends he sought the west in 1878, and for a time lived in Pueblo. Colo., and in December of tlie same year went to Leadville. While engaged in prospecting and mining he contracted a severe case of pneumo- nia, and after recovering returned to his former home in Indiana. In 1880 he went to the Pa- cific coast, and visited various towns along the sea, finally settling on a cattle ranch at Gilroy, Cal., where he found perfect health and spirits from association with outdoor life and two years spent in the saddle. During this time he gained avoirdupois from one hundred and seventeen to one hundred and sixty-nine pounds. After a short trip to the east in 1883 Mr. Cooper returned to the sunshine and promise of California. For a time he engaged in various journalistic ventures throughout the state, and in 1891 located in Kingman, Ariz. He subse- quently accepted a position on the Phoenix Ga- zette, and later bought the Florence Tribune, which paper he edited for fourteen months. In connection with the newspaper work he con - tinued his law studies and was admitted to the bar in Florence in 1894, since which he has been admitted to practice in the courts of Arizona, and also in the superior court of Cali- fornia. In 1896 Mr. Cooper sold out the Flor- ence Tribune and located in Tucson, as city edi- tor of the Tucson Citizen, which position he re- tained for ten months. A later occupation was in the office of Selim M. Franklin as stenog- rapher and legal assistant, and in 1898 he was nominated on the Republican ticket fr)r district attorney. So satisfactory were Mr. Cooper's services that he was re-elected district attorney in 1900, his term of office extending from Jan- uary, 1899, until January. 1903. While living in Florence, Ariz., Mr. Cooper married Lizzie Douglass, a daughter of James Douglass, one of the pioneers of Arizona, and first sherifif of Pima county. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have been born four children : Jo^hn Douglass, Vida Ellen, Orville Witt, and XuUa Mathilda. In politics Mr. Cooper is a firm be- liever in the principles of the Republican party, and has served as a member of the territorial central committee, and is ex-secretary of the Pinal county central committee. For two years he was clerk of the territorial hoard of equaliza- tion. Fraternally he is associated with the Be- nevolent Protective Order of Elks, Foresters, Tonights of Pvthias, Ancient Order of LTnited Workmen, and the Spanish Alliance. HARRY R. TRITLE. Harry R. Tritle, the popular assistant secre- tary of the territory of Arizona, was born in Yn- ginia City, Nev., September 30, 1874. His father, ex-Governor F. A. Tritle, of Prescott, Ariz., of whom extended mention is made in another part of this work, filled the guberna- torial chair of .\rizona during the administration of President Arthur. As the youngest child among the five which comprised his father's family, Harry R. Tritle spent his days of extreme youth in Nevada, and in 1882 removed with his family to Prescott, Ariz. He here began his education in the public schools, and in 1887 entered the Hopkins Gram- mar School at New Haven, Conn., in anticipa- tion of a future entrance to Yale College. By the time he was graduated from the Grammar school in 1893 ^^ h^d reconsidered his deter- mination to enter Yale, and returned to his home in the far west. In Prescott he entered the em- ploy of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Rail- road Company, and was time keeper during the construction of the road until 1896. He then entered the Prescott office of the recorder of Yavapai county for about a year, and in June of 1897 was appointed by Secretary Akers as assist- ant secretary of the territory of Arizona, with headquarters at Phoenix. September 21, 1898, Mr. Tritle was united in marriage with Harriett Fisher, who was born in Prescott, Ariz. Her father, Hon. J. L. Fisher, who until his death was a large merchant in Prescott, was prominent in the political affairs PORTRAIT AxND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 109 of his city, and was at one time mayor of his adopted town, and also served as a member of the legislature. He was born in England, and possessed the substantial and reliable traits of character which we are wont to associate with the sons of our sister country. Mrs. Tritle is a woman of excellent education, and was gradu- ated from the Irving Institute in San Francisco. She is the mother of one child, Lloyd Hereford. Mr. Tritle represents the most enterprising of the younger element of business men in Phoenix, and is variously associated with the political, fra- ternal, and social institutions which enliven the city. In politics a Republican, he has served as president of the Young Men's Republican Club, and is a member of the county, executive and ter- ritorial committees. He is a member of the Maricopa Club, and of the Pi Sigma Tau. With his wife he is a member of and liberal con- tributor to the Episcopal Church. W. B. CLEARY. As corporation counsel of the Arizona Water Company, Mr. Qeary came to the territory from New York City in 1898. and is looking after the interests of the bondholders, and discharg- ing the arduous duties connected with his re- sponsible position in a manner highly creditable to all concerned. The four water-ways under his jurisdiction, and which are merged into the -Vrizona Water Company's enterprise, are the Arizona, Grand, Maricopa and the Salt River canals, in length, respectively, forty-two, thirty, twenty-eight and twenty-eight miles, making a total of one lunidred and twenty-eight miles, and in addition, about nine hundred miles of laterals. In 1899 ^I''- Cleary was appointed gen- eral manager of the water company and is thus at the head of a concern which represents the life and vitality of the agricultural districts and is therefore the foundation of the prosperity of the territory. The life of Mr. Cleary has been an interesting one and has held some of the adventure which was merged into that of his latter day ancestors. A native of the District of Columbia, he was born September 29, 187 1, and is a son of Frank D. Cleary, a native of X'irginia. The ancestral home of the family is Ireland and the paternal great-grandfather, Michael, was horn in county Tipperary, Ireland. Owing to complicity in the revolution of 1798 he was forced to leave his native land and in company with several broth- ers sought the larger freedom and possibility of the United States. He settled in Virginia and became a planter on a large scale. The next in succession, his son William, was bom in Vir- ginia in the dawn of the century in 1806, and when arrived at years of discretion interested himself in the fishing business at Opequon, Va., and was the owner of a busy sloop. During the Civil war he served as a confederate in a Vir- ginia regiment and subsequently died at Wash- ington at an advanced age. In his early man- hood he married Miss Hannah McLean, a sis- ter of Wilmer McLean, at whose residence in Appomattox General Lee surrendered to Gen- eral Grant. Frank D. Cleary, the father of W. B., was reared and educated in Virginia, and early dis- played an ambitious spirit which saw beyond the borders of his native state. In 1852 he crossed the intervening plains and arrived in the far west and in time found himself in Utah, where he became clerk in the quartermaster's depart- ment in Pope's expedition against the Mormons. When the Civil war intercepted the peace of the country his sympathies were on the side of the Confederacy and he served with the rank of ma- jor on Gen. Henry A. Wise's staff until captured as a spy. After nine months' imprisonment at P'ort Delaware he was sentenced to be shot, but the sentence was later commuted to parol- ment. through the kindly interest of Archbishop, afterward Cardinal. McClosky, who was the uncle of the mother of Mr. Cleary, and Arch- bishop Hughes. Pending the time when peace should be declared he was sent to Europe and remained there until the trouble arose between France and Mexico, when he courageously de- cided to go to Mexico and enlist in the service of the unfortunate Maximillian. A subsequent and wiser resolution resulted in his return to \irginia and his later removal to Washington, where he engaged in the real-estate business, and where he died in 1899. The mother of Mr. Cleary was formerly Ehza- belli .Mullen, who was born in Philadelphia, a (laughter of Etiward Mullen, a native of the no PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. north of Ireland. Edward Alullen inimijjrated to America at an early day, in company with his four brothers, and assumed charge of a Phila- delphia branch of a wholesale tobacco business, which was also represented in New Orleans, Boston and New York. He died while on a business trip to California. Mrs. Cleary is now- living in Washington, D. C. and is the mother of five children, three sons and two daughters ; Edward, the oldest, a resident of Washington, D. C. ; W. B., our subject: I>ank R., who is living at Glendale, Ariz., and is a zanjero in the employ of the Arizona ^^'ater Company; .\nna and Elizabeth, residents of Washington, D. C. The education of W. P. Cleary was acquired at a private school and at St. John's Institute, Washington, D. C, from which he was subse- quently graduated. He later entered George- town College in the sophomore year, but dis- continued study at that institution to take up the three years' course in the law department at the National University in Washington. After graduating in law in 1894 with the degrees of LL. B. and LL. M. he located in New York City and began the practice of his profession with the firm of Hornblower, Byrne, Taylor & Miller, at No. 45 William street. He was later with the firm of Hatch & Wicks, a corporative law concern, and in 1896 engaged in an inde- pendent practice w'ith an office at No. 45 Cedar street, New York. A year later Mr. Cleary went to .\laska in the interest of eastern parties who desired him to pass judgment upon the merits of certain mining claims. His experiences in the gold regions were attended by extreme hardship and he found few inducements for a permanent residence or even large investment of capital. With sledges and dogs he succeeded, after weary days, in crossing the Chilcoot Pass, and upon arriving in Dawson was the possessor of seventy-five cents. Nevertheless, he got along fairly well until Sep- tember of 1898, and then built a boat and floated down the Yukon river to the mouth. On the trip to St. Michael's he shipped as an able sea- man, an unexpected adventure, and a hitherto unacknowledged ability. Upon returning from a trip to Golivan bay they encountered a severe storm and were driven to the coast of Siberia. The cost of food alone from Dawson to St. Michael's was $17.50. Arriving in Seattle in No- vember of 1898, Mr. Cleary at once departed for New York, and having reported to the pro- ])osed investors of Alaska mining stock received the appointment which resulted in his dei^arture for Arizona. In Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. Cleary was united in marriage with Nellie Slioemaker, born in Cam- den, N. J., and a daughter of J. K. Shoemaker, who is passenger agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. To Mr. and Mrs. Cleary have been born three children: W'illiam B. (de- ceased), William F., and Nellie M. In addi- tion to the other interests which engaged his attention Mr. Cleary is a director in the San Domingo Gold and Copper Mining Company, which operates mines in the San Domingo and Trilby districts. In 1899 he was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Arizona. He is a member of the board of trade, president of the Young Men's Institute, and member of the Athletic club. In politics he is a Democrat, and is fraternally associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the .Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Fraternal Brother- hood. GEN. L. H. MANNING. Upon arriving at the threshold of manhood L. H. Manning decided to cast in his destiny with the great territory of .\rizona which had but recently entered upon the progressive march to- wards civilization and power among the states of the west. He comes from another section of the old south, Mississippi, in which state his parents, and grandparents, on both sides of the family, were born and lived. His paternal grandfather, Reuben Manning, was a rich and influential planter in the state mentioned throughout his life. The maternal grandfather was William W. Wallace, of the old and hon- ored Wallace family of Scotland. He owned a plantation in Mississippi and for some years was a merchant of Holly Springs, as well. The parents of the subject of this article were Hon. Van H. and Mary (W^allace) Manning, the former now deceased and the latter residing in Washington, D. C, where she has made her home for a number of years. During the Civil war the father enlisted in the Confederate army, PORTRAIT AND DloGRAPll KAL RECORD. 113 and .served until the close of the conllict with the rank of colonel of the Third .fXrkansas Regi- ment. Then, resuming his interru])ted law prac- tice at Holly Springs, he continued in that voca- tion until he was honored by being elected as a member of congress at Washington, where he represented the second congressional district of Mississippi for ten years. His death took place a short time after his retirement from that of- fice, in 1893. In state and social circles and in the Masonic fraternity, with which he was identi- fied, he was held in high esteem, and to his chil- dren he left the proud record of a noble life and an unblemished name. Next to the eldest in a family comprising four sons and four daughters, L. H. Planning was born in Halifax county, N. C, May 18, 1864. His brother, Van H., Jr., is in charge of a gov- ernment surveying corps, and the younger brothers, J. R. and W. R., are interested in various Arizona enterprises with him. The higher education of L. H. Manning was ob- tained in the University of Mississippi, at Ox- ford. In the early spring of 1884 he came to Tucson. For two years he served in the ca- pacity of general manager of the Tucson Ice & Electric Light Company. During tiie latter part of President Cleveland's first administration he held the position of chief of the mineral de- partment in the office of the United States survey. In 1893 he was appointed surveyor- general of the same office, by Cleveland, and 'Very creditably discharged the duties devolving upon him until 1896, when he resigned, owing to the multiplicity of his personal business interests. For the past five years Mr. ^^lanning has de- voted the major share of his attention to mining in old Sonora, Mexico, where he has opened a luimber of mines. In June, 1900, he bought out the old firm of Norton & Drake, and this gen- eral mercantile house is now known as that of the L. H. Manning Company. Of this flourish- ing enterprise he is the president and manager. When favorable opportunities presented, he made investments in real estate in this city, and. in addition to the Owl Club, which he built, four substantial residences stand as monuments to his good taste and good business ability. In company with our well known citizen. Leo Golcl- schmidt, he organized the Franklin Park Com- pany, anil is its president and manager. I'"ra- ternally he is associated with the lodge and club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In political affairs he is a Democrat. The marriage of Mr. Manning and Miss Gussie Lovell took place at the home of her father, Judge Lovell. in 1897. She was born in San Jose, Cal. HON. GEORGE W. CHEYNEY. The well-known and popular postmaster of Tucson was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Septem- ber I, 1854, and is a son of Waldron J. Cheyney, a native of Chester county, that state, and a representative of an old English family which belonged to the Society of Friends and came to America with William Penn. Our subject's paternal grandfather, Waldron J. Cheyney, Sr., was a farmer of Chester county. The father served as captain on the staff of General Hall of New York in the Civil war, and was in the service from the opening of hostilities uiUil Lee's surrender at Appomattox. For many years he has been a business man of Philadel- phia, and since 1877 has been largely interested in mining in Arizona and California. During this time he has made numerous trips to this territory, and was one of the original investors at Tombstone. In religious belief he is an Epis- copalian and in politics a Republican. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Frances Potts, is a native of Philadelphia, of which city her father. Edward Potts, was also a native and a prominent banker for many years. The Potts family is also connected with the Society of Friends and was founded in America during William Penn's time, their early home being on the Schuylkill river in Pennsylvania. Our subject is the oldest of a family of eight children, all of whom are living, hut he is the only one residing in this territory. His brother, Samuel W., is mining in Cali- fornia, while the others are all residents of Philadelphia. George W. Cheyney passed his boyhood and vouth in the city of his birth, and is indebted to its public schools for his educational advantages. Tn 1 87 1 he went to New York City, where he was in the employ of James \\'. Queen & Co., opticians, until 1877, and then returned to Phila- 114 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. delphia, where the following two years were spent. He then went to Atchison, Kans., and later to Leadville, Colo., and from there re- turned to Philadelphia. In 1881 he came to Tombstone, Ariz., and has since engaged in mining in this territory, being superintendent of the Tombstone Mill & Mining Company for five years, which is the largest in that locality. In July, 1898, he w'as appointed postmaster of Tucson, and assumed the duties of that office on the 2d of August. At .\tchison, Kans., Mr. Cheyney was mar- ried, September 20, 1882, to Miss Annie Neal, a native of that place, of which her father, Clement J. Neal, is a pioneer. As a young man he was one of the original boy riders of the Pony E.xpress, between St. Joseph, Mo., and San Francisco, Cal., and had many narrow escapes. He was one of the earliest settlers of Kansas and became a leading architect and builder of Atchison, where he still resides. Our subject and his wife have six children, namely: Bernice, Frances, Mary Neal, Ruth, Edith and Eleanor. Mr. Cheyney is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is a prominent Knight Templar Mason, having been initiated into the mysteries of the order at Tombstone. He is now a member of the commandery at Tucson, and is past grand master of the grand lodge of Arizona, and past grand high priest of the grand chapter. The Republican party has al- ways found in him a stanch supporter of its prin- ciples, while he has done all within his power to insure its success. He has served on the terri- torial and county central committees, and in 1890 was a member of the constitutional con- vention. That same year he was the Republican nominee for delegate to congress, but owing to the large Democratic majority in Arizona he was defeated. He has twice been elected to the territorial counsels, being a member of the fif- teenth and seventeenth general assemblies. He was superintendent of public instruction for four years under Governors Wolfley, Irwin and Murphy, and was ex-ofificio member of the board of regents. Over his life record there falls no shadow of wrong ; his public service has been most exemplary, and his private life has been marked by the utmost fidelity to duty. He is to-day one of the most prominent citizens of Tucson. HON. COLES BASHFORD. This name awakens chords of deep feeling in multitudes of hearts, for few of the actors on the stage of the just-completed century played more important parts or accomplished more for the rights, liberty and progress of the people than did Gov. Coles Bashford, statesman, lawyer and pioneer. While Wisconsin and other states have great reason to claim him as their own, Arizona undoubtedly has even stronger claims, for, prior to the organization of the territory, he cast in his fortunes here, served as our first attorney-general, was president of the first terri- torial council or legislature, was our congress- man in the Fortieth Congress at Washington, D. C, was secretary of Arizona, and with other frontiersmen risked his life hundreds of times while striving to carry out his noble work for the people of this future state, traveling through dis- tricts in all parts of the territory where the In- dians were exceedingly hostile. But it is im- possible to briefly summarize the great and noble achievements of this distinguished citizen, and from contemporary authors and later writ- ers the following facts and tributes have been gleaned. Born near Cold Springs, N. Y., January 24, 1816, Coles Bashford received a thorough train- ing in the classics at Wesleyan Llniversity, of Lima, N. Y. Then for seven years he studied law, practically preparing himself for his future career, and in the meantime was largely depend- ent upon his own resources for a livelihood. Admitted to practice before the supreme and all other courts of New York state, October 28, 1842, he at once entered upon his life-work in Wayne county, N. Y. June 7, 1847, the young man was chosen as the nominee of the Whig ]iarty to the ofiice of district attorney, and was elected that autunm. The energy and ability which characterized all of his undertakings thenceforth, elicited the commendation of Wil- liam H. Seward and eminent lawyers of the period. In 1850, resigning his position, Mr. Bashford removed to Wisconsin, immediately taking rank PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. with the ablest lawyers of the state. Settling in Oshkosh, he soon became well known and was elected to the state .senate on t!ic Whig ticket, from Winnebago county, tlunigh the Demo- cratic vote in that district was a close second. Becoming a recognized leader in the young state's legislative body he declined the honor of being a nominee for congress when the ])roposi- tion was made to him, preferring to labor in his own locality. Then he was re-elected by a good majority and in the sessions of 1854-55 occurred the bitter discussions on the Missouri Compro- mise. It is almost needless to say that Senator Bashford earnestly declared himself against the pernicious extension of the slavery system into states hitherto free from the curse. "A motion to indefinitely postpone in the state senate a joint resolution which had been carried through the lower house cleared the field for action. Governor Bashford was the first to speak on the question. He refused to be gagged by tlie senate and proceeded to raise his voice in an eloquent peroration against the spreading of the slavery evil in any state or territory. His withering de- nunciation of Senator Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, the author of the Nebraska bill in con- gress, earned for him a reputation which spread throughout the north." Upon the organization of the Republican party Governor Bashford was one of the first in Wisconsin to espouse its principles, and Sei)- tember 5, 1855, the state convention of the new party, after adopting a strong anti-slavery plank, nominated him for the gubernatorial chair, the showing of the first ballot being one hundred and twenty-four out of two hundred and ten votes in his favor. The Democrats had renom- inated William A. Barstow and succeeded in electing every candidate (jn their ticket. The board of state canvassers, under a claim of ir- regularities practiced in certain counties at the polls, gave Barstow the preference, certificate of election and had him inaugurated at tiie state capitol January 15. 1856. Then was seen of what spirit Senator Bashford was made. Being thoroughly convinced that he had been justly elected by the people, he took the oath of office on the same day as did Barstow. and began to battle for his rights w-itli that determination which always carried everything before it. Be- ginning a suit by quo warranto before the su- preme court of Wisconsin, providing for the setting aside of his opponent on the grounds of fraudulent election returns, the evidence there submitted proved beyond a doubt that a villain- ous attempt had been made to disfranchise the voters, who rose in their majesty and turned the usurper from the office, placing the man of their choice at the head of affairs. The counsel em- ployed in this celebrated case comprised some of the most eminent legal minds of tJie time; the contest lasted for three months and the pre- cedent thus established has left a lasting imijress upon our national history. The arguments ad vanced by counsel, the decisions of Judge W'hi ton, are to be found in the Fifth Wisconsin Reports — occupying fully two hundred and fift\ closely printed pages. "The demeanor of Gov- ernor Bashford throughout the exciting contest was worthy of a Ciromwell. Unmindful of threats, above the contumely and scorn of his assailants. strong in a righteous purpose, unflinching in his just demands and fully aware of the great stake at issue, he went on sternl}- and boldly, imtil fraud was unmasked, villainy suppressed and the cause of truth, freedom and that purity of the ballot-box triumphed. Never was a man sub- jected to severer test and never was truer mettle or purer character exhibited, and Coles Hashford won not only the plaudits of friends, but the admiration and respect of all honorable political opponents." Thus, March 25, 1856, Governor Biashford assumed the duties and responsibilities to wliicii the public had called him. and at the expiration of his term the following highly-deserved reso- lution was unanimously adopted by the Republi- can state convention : "Resolved, That the warmest thanks of the i)eople of Wisconsin are due to Governor Bashford for the zeal, energy, ability and perseverance with wiiicli he has ])rosecuted to a successful issue before the su- preme court of this state his claim as the legally elected governor of Wisconsin: that 1)\ this act he U]>iield justice. law and the constitution, and vindicated tJie rights of sovereignty of the peo- ple : that we honor him for his administration of ihe state govenmient and that wherever justice triumphs over fraud, and the rigiits of the peo- ple at the ballot-box are held sacred, the name ii6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of Coles ISashford will be held in grateful re- membrance and respect." Thus the first successful candidate in the United States for the exalted ofTice of governor, elected under the banner of the then new party, was the subject of this review. It required no modicum of courage and resolution to serve under the prevailing disafifection, and though he "was weighed in the balances and not found wanting," it is not strange that he often yearned for the quiet, comparatively untrammeled life of the private citizen. The press, his party and host of friends urged him most earnestly to again make the race for the ofifice he then held, and it became evident that his manly course had attached great numbers of his former opponents to him. Nevertheless, he repeatedly declared that nothing, save the absolute need of the peo- ple, shown by almost unanimity of action, could prevail upon him to accept a re-nomination, and in a speech before the convention he positively declined to consider the matter. Some of his political enemies, fearing his increased popular- ity, instituted a series of attacks upon his administration, whereupon the governor imme- diately demanded an impartial investigation of all of his official acts by a commission to be appointed by the legislature. The two Demo- crats and three Republicans thus chosen com- plied with their instructions, and unanimously exonerated him from each and every charge which -had been made against him. Thus he retired from his position with the cordial respect and confidence of the masses, the general ver- dict being that he had been a faithful, inde- pendent and trustworthy servant of the people. Though his law practice had necessarily suf- fered greatly, Governor Bashford soon was absolutely burdened by his immense business, and when, in 1859, he was urged to become a candidate for the judgeship of the circuit court of the tenth judicial district, he refused, even though nearly all of the members of the bar of the district had signed the request. Again in the following year the political tempter appealed to his ambition, seeking by voice and petition to have him become a candidate for congress, but the result was the same. During the winter of 1862-63, however, he lived in Washington, D. C, where business affairs demanded his presence. The pioneer spirit always had been inherent in the governor, and when Arizona was organized as a territory he accompanied the newly-ap- pointed officials to their new field of action, aid- ing them in establishing headquarters at Navajo Springs, where they arrived December 29, 1863. Governor Goodwin, realizing that the old Mexi- can laws must hold until a territorial legislature enacted others, felt the great responsibility so severely that he was glad to appoint Governor Bashford as attorney-general, thus being re- lieved of much care. The duties of his office were very taxing, as the entire territory was one judicial district, and duty called him to every section, even to points where the Indians were the most hostile. .-Ml of his acquaintances mar- veled at his wonderful escapes from the treach- ery and open attacks of the red men, as he journeyed, so often alone, over vast stretches of otherwise uninhabited localities. He was the first lawyer admitted to practice in the courts of Arizona, as May, 1864, this ceremony was gone through with at Tucson. Pima county elected Mr. Bashford to the first Arizona territorial legislature, and that body chose him as president, for there was much to be done, a code of procedure to be adopted and important laws to be formulated on every subject relating to the new territory's welfare. So well did he meet the expectations of his col- leagues and the general public that he was elected to the next sessions. Then, as chairman of the committee on judiciary, the code was framed, and the records demonstrate that not one of the other members of the legislature took so active and useful a part in the weighty de- liberations before them. To his surprise, in 1866, a convention of over one himdred citizens of Pima county unanimously nominated him for delegate to congress, party lines not having been drawn there, as yet. Elected by a good majority, he carried out the wishes of his con- stituents in the Fortieth congressional sessions at the nation's capital, and at the close of his term was appointed secretary of Arizona by President Grant. This kept him in that responsi- ble position for a term of fovir years, and in 1871 the territorial assembly selected him to compile the various sessions laws into one vol- ume. With due regard to exactness and with .?^^. /^^r^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. iiy an intelligent regard for con\enii'nco of refer- ence this great work was performed. Recogniz- ing that the administration of (Jovcrnor llasli- ford as secretary of Arizona had been thoroughly satisfactory, President Grant re-appointed him to the same office in 1873, and it was not until private business interests demanded his making his residence at Prescott. where he had made investments, that he resigiied, Tucson then be- ing the capital city. Almost continuously for about three decades Governor P.ashford had been prominently as- sociated with the management of public afTairs, and at the age of three-score he felt that the remainder of his life might well be devoted ex- clusively to his family and personal interests thenceforth. His long and eventful career has been rarely equalled, and the high principles by which he ever was governed shone forth con- spicuously in his every action, thus endearing him to all who knew him. April 25. 1878, he was called to his eternal reward, his demise occurring at his Prescott home. The western descending sun gilds the solid shaft of granite which marks the last resting-place of the mortal remains of this true patriot and pioneer, at Mountain \'iew cemeterv, at Oakland, Cal., and illuminates a line which is inscribed thereon, a favorite quotation of his, "Write me as one that loves his fellow-men." The widow of Governor Bashford resides in Oakland, Cal., where she may readily visit the beautiful city of the dead, though well she real- izes that a more enduring monument to his memory was erected by himself in the historv of his time, and that his memory is tenderly cher- ished in the hearts of a multitude of the people whom he so well and conscientiously served through his long and distinguished career. In her girlhood she bore the name of Frances Adams Foreman, Seneca Falls, K. Y., being her birthplace. Her father, David Foreman, was a pioneer in Wisconsin, where he was extensiveh engaged in the manufacture of lumber for vears. Born of their union were seven children : I'.liza- beth, w-idow of G. A. Sprecher: .Margaret, wif'.' of R. H. Burmister; William C.. of Prescott: Helen B., widow of W. 1'.. Sniitli ; jlcllc, who died at eleven years of age; I.ilHan I',., wife of .\.\\'. Kirkland,and F.dward l..,i)i ( )akland, Cal. HON. JOSEPH B. CORBFTT. This able and thoroughly enterprising young man represented his district in the twenty-first general assembly of .-Krizona. making a credit- able record. Tie was nominated on tlie Repub- lican ticket from Pima county in the fall of 1900 and was elected, receiving the highest ma- joriiy vote of an\- nominee on thv Republican legislative ticket. He served in the session of 1901, being a member of the following com- mittees: On corporations, education, and ways and means. Political and public afl'airs have en- gaged his serious attention since he left the school-room and the future undoubtedly has further honors in store for him, for he is not only well posted on the leading questions of the day, but is strictly conscientious in the discharg- ing of every duty and confidence reposed in him, and would be incapable of proving a traitor to the cause in which he believes, or to the friends who delegate him as their representative. A westerner by birth and training, J. !'>. Cor- bett is a native of San Francisco, born (Jctober 27, 1870. His parents were James and Mary (Bayley) Corbett, and he is one of five brothers and sisters. A brother, James Corbett, is em- ployed as an engineer on the Mexican Central Railroad, one sister is deceased and the other two are making their home with our subject. Their mother died in San Francisco and the father is still living chiefly in that city, engaged in mining engineering. The boyhood and youth of J. B. Corbett were passed in San Francisco and Oakland. He re- ceived a liberal education in the grammar and high schools of Oakland, his graduati<in Irom the last-named institution taking jjlace in June. 1886. He then started as an apprentice ma- chinist in the West Oakland shops and remained there and with the McKinzie Machine Works for two and a half years. He then was given a position as fireman on the line of railroad run- iiing between Oakland and S;icramenlo and at the early age of nineteen. w;is promoted to the post of engineer, his run lying between ( )akland and .'Sacramento, on the Southern Pacific. He continued to occupy that i^o.sition until .\pri!. i,X<)j, when he came to Tucson, and since th.il time has piloted his engine between this city I20 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFXORD. and Yuma. He belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, was secretary of his di- vision for several years and was chairman of the grievance committee for many years. In Ma- sonic circles he stands high, having been initi- ated into the order in Brooklyn Lodge No. 225, F. & A. M., of East Oakland. Since coming to this place he was raised to the Royal Arch de- gree in Tucson Chapter No. 3 and became a member of Arizona Commandery No. i, K. T., also being identified with the Order of the East- ern Star. MARCUS W. MESSINGER. No citizen of Phoenix stands higher in the hearts of the people than does M. W. Messinger, former county treasurer of Maricopa county. His life is exemplary and his broad-minded humanitarianism has endeared him to the high and low, the rich and poor. Born March 19, 1844. on a farm in Morton, Tazewell coimty, 111., he is a son of Martin and Lucinda (Parmenter) Messinger. On the paternal side he is of Ger- man descent, and his grandfather, Lyman Mes- singer, a native of Massachusetts, and a farmer of New York state, was a veteran of the war of 1812. The maternal grandfather, Nathan Par- menter, ser\'ed with the rank of captain in the same great war, and his father was an officer in the Revolution. Both were pioneers of Ver- mont, the younger having been born in that state, and there, after a life spent in quiet agri- cultural pursuits, he was called to his reward. Mrs. Lucinda Messinger, his daughter, was born at Brandon, and died in Illinois when in her seventy-ninth year. One of the early set- tlers in that then frontier state was Martin Mes- singer, whose birth-place was in New York. When a young man he went to Vermont, and met and married the lady of his choice in Bran- don. Then, after spending a few years in Ohio, he made his way to Illinois, passing through Chicago in 1835, when it was considered a hope- less swamp. Locating upon a tract of wild land in Tazewell county, he improved it and when he wishcfl to dispose of some wheat, for instance, was obliged to haul it one hundred and sixty miles, to Chic.'igo, from which city he conveyed luml)er used in ni.;ikin" floors in his house. After living for a long time on one farm, he removed to another one in the same vicinity, and continued to cultivate that place of eighty acres from 1854 until his death in his seventy-seventh year. In principle he was a strong Abolitionist, and was known as a conductor on the under- ground railroad. Two of his children survive, M. W. and George P.. the latter a merchant of Manistee, Mich. The boyhood and youth of M. W. Messinger passed uneventfully upon the jMrental home- stead. In the common schools he laid the foundations of knowledge, and attended the high school of Tremont, 111., which was kept in the court house where Abraham Lincoln regu- larly came to practice law. Later he was a stu- dent in the Illinois State Normal at Normal, 111. At the end of two years spent in that institution he was forced to return home, owing to illness. Later he went to Chicago and attended Bryant & Stratton's Business College, after his gradua- tion being sent by the firm to Burlington to establish a branch college. For two years he was connected with that institution under salary, and then, in partnership with Col. William Christy, bought the college, which they con- ducted for two years. Then selling his interest, he returned home and purchased the farm which he managed until 1875. When Colonel Christy was elected treasurer of Iowa, Mr. Messinger became cashier of the First National Bank of Osceola, Iowa, but at the end of a year returned to his Illinois farm, which he so thoroughly tiled and improved that it won the name of being one of the best countrj'-seats in the county. In 1888 he accepted a good price which was tendered him for the farm, and came to the southwest. Since coming to Phoenix Mr. Messinger has been connected with many different enterprises, and as a horticulturist has been as successful as he formerly was as a general farmer. His twentv-acre orange orchard, and liis twenty acres of olive-trees, situated about six miles north of Phoenix, are well provided with water and are vielding abundant harvests annually. ( )ne of the organizers and the present president of the Ingleside Company, which owns two hun- dred acres of orange trees near the falls of the Arizona canal: and vice-president of the Salt River Valley Orange .Association, he is deeply ^^ yS, y^ OTi'-cyi^, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHTCAL RECORD, 123 interested in this important branch of our trade. While a resident of Illinois Mr. Messinger held a number of local official positions, and was a member of the county central committee of Republicans, hi i<S88 lie became a director and the assistant cashier of the Valley Bank of Phoe- nix, and from 1892 until the fall of i8g8 was the cashier of the same. .\t the time last men- tioned he was nominated and elected on the Re- publican ticket to the responsible office of county treasurer. His majority was one hundred and twenty over a nominal Democratic majority of over four hundred votes. Having" tendered his resignation as cashier of the bank, he entered upon his new duties January i, i8gg, and at the expiration of his term was again nominated, but was defeated. F"or some years he was connected with the old organization known as the Cham- ber of Commerce. In the county of his l)irth Mr. Messinger mar- ried Miss Mary -A. Roberts, likewise born there, and daughter, of John M. Roberts, a prominent farmer, originally of Wales. The eldest of the four sons of our subject and wife is Albert Fen- ton, a graduate of the high school and formerly a student of Kno.x College of Illinois, and now the receiver for Ryder's Lumber-yards. \'ictor Emanuel, employed in the interests of the same concern, as manager of the Glendale (Ariz.) branch yards, is a graduate of the high school, and for two years attended Leland Stanford (Cal.) University. John Montgomery was a member of the high school class of 1900, and Charles Herbert, the youngest, is in the public school. The parents of these manly sons have just cause for pride in them, for they are, in- deed, worthy children of sterling parents. While every form of human activity and every effort to promote civilization are of great interest to Mr. Messinger, he is especially devoted to Sunday-school work, believing that in the well- grounded principles of the young lies the hope for our country. Soon after coming to Phoenix he identified himself with the l'resl)yterians. and now is the senior ruling elder of the church. While the church edifice was in process of con- struction he served as chnirman of the building committee. For a numiier of years he officiated as superintendent of the Sunday-school, only leaving that position because of his being called to the wider work of the territorial organization of Sunday-schools. Since the inception of that society — some eleven years ago — he has been the secretary of the board, which is doing a world of good. He also is a member of the board of home missions of the Presbytery of .\rizona and with great joy sees the cause of Christianity be- ing advanced along all lines. HON. RIDGLEY C. POWERS. In tracing the lives of men it is often extremely interesting- to note the utterly unex- pected order of events, the unforeseen interven- tion of what we sometimes call destiny, and which Shakespeare terms that "Providence which shapes our ends, rough !ie\\ ilieni how we will." Strange, indeed, does it seem that R. C. Powers, who valiantly fought for three \ears against the Confederacy, should, only seven years after the termination of that struggle, become the governor of the old southern state of Mississippi, but such was the case. In that responsible position he did not make enemies, as many might have done, but on the contrary, he succeeded in arousing a more kindlx feeling for the north, whence he had recently come. Thus he assisted the difficult task of recon- struction. His tact proceeded from a genuine kindliness of spirit and a liberal mind. For the past twenty-two years ex-(iovernor Powers has been a resident of .Arizona, and has been actively connected with many of its chief industries. He is a native of Trumbull county, Ohio, the only son and oldest of the seven chil- dren of Milo and Lucy .\nn (Dickenson) Powers. His great-grandfather Towers, the founder of the family in America, was a nati\e of England and settled in New Jersey. The grandfather, Jacob Powers, was burn in that state, partici])ated in the war of 1812. and was an earlv settler of Westmoreland county. Pa., later of Trumbull county. Ohio. .Milo I'owers was born in Westmoreland county. Pa., and for many vears was a farmerand merchant in ( )hio. .\fter retiring from business, he went to Mis- sissippi, where he died at his son's home. His widow is living with a daughter in \ew ( )rleans. La. She was born in Connecticut eighty-four \ears ago and is of English descem. Her father. 124 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Capt. Samuel Dickenson, was a native of the same state and won his title by gallant service in the war of 1812. With a colony from his own state he went to Ohio in an early clay and there passed his remaining years. Born December 24, 1836, Hon. Ridgley C. Powers lived in Trumbull county, Ohio, until he was grown. He attended the Western Reserve Seminary, and later took a scientific course in the University of Michigan, complet- ing his education in Union College, Schenec- tady, N. Y., where the degree of Bachelor of Arts was bestowed upon him in 1862. After the close of the Civil war the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him. Leaving col- lege, in August, 1862, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and was made second lieutenant of Company C. Later he was promoted to be first lieutenant and then became captain of his company, after which, he was assigned to detached duty as assistant adjutant-general in the first brigade of the Second Division of the Fourth Army Corps. Subsequently he was connected with the Second Division of the same corps, as assistant adjutant- general, and on two occasions, for gallant and conspicuous bravery in battle, was promoted, first to brevet-major, then to brevet lieutenant- colonel. He participated, with the army of the Cumberland, in thirteen liard-fought battles and one hundred or more skirmishes, taking part in the whole campaign from Murfreesboro to Nashville, and the Georgia campaign. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Jonesboro, but did not leave his regiment. With his comrades, he was mustered out at New Orleans in Sep- tember, 1865. As one of the results of the war, many north- erners made settlement in the south. Having been impressed with Mississippi, Governor Powers purchased a fine cotton ])lantation of two thousand acres, situated on the Noxubee river, near Macon, and this he successfully oper- ;ited for sixteen years. That he thoroughly adjusted himself to the conditions in the south and that he jjossesses qualities to connnand admiration became evident when, in 1869, he was elected licutcn:int-goyein<ir of the state, with ]. L. Alciirn. i^uvcnmr. In 1X71, when .Alcorn was elected lo the United Slates senate, by virtue of his office Mr. Powers became gov- ernor, serving as such through 1872 and 1873, his administration being exceedingly peaceable and prosperous. In later years it has been con- ceded, by thinking men of both parties in Mis- sissippi, that the state never had a chief execu- tive who atlministered affairs more successfully or who was more popular among all classes, than was Governor Powers. On the expiration of his term, Governor Powers returned to his plantation, which he sold in i87(), in order to remove to Arizona. Here he has been engaged in civil engineering and at present is I'nited States deputy mineral sur- veyor. At different times he has been employed in important government work as surveyor, and ever since his arrival here he has been interested in mining, having opened several mines. One of these, the Model, was sold by him in 1901 to the Model Gold Mining Company of Chicago, which is one of the strongest gold mining companies in the west and in which he still retains an inter- est. He also operates a gold mine, the Emmett, situated about twenty miles east of Prescott. At this writing he is president of the Good Govern- ment League of Prescott and president of the Miners' Association of Yavapai county. In the Grand Army of the Republic, Governor Powers is deservedly popular, and is past com- mander of the Phoenix Post. His political influence is given to the Republican party. In the Alethodist Episcopal Church and Sunday- school he is an active member and a trustee. He was married, in Cleveland. Ohio, October ij, 1892, to Miss Mary Wilson. His only child, Ridgley C. Powers," Jr., is now a student in Pomona College in California. HON. SCOTT WHITE. In the various enterprises which have been instituted for the tipbuilding of Cochise county Mr. White, sheriff of the county, and secretary of the La Cananea Consolidated Copper Com- pany, has ever been in the front ranks as a pro- moter of progress. A native of Lagrange, Fay- ette county, Tex., he was born in 1856, and \y.as educated in the public schools of Texas and the University <if Virginia. His father. John W. White, was born in A'irginia. ami was fni- sev- eral vears a merchant in Texas. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 127 As secretary and assistant manager of a min- ing company, Scott White came to Arizona in 188 1, and was for eleven years located at Bowie station, .\fterwanls he engaged in prospecting and in tlu- cattle business in the San Simon valley, where he had a ranch at Dunn's Springs, near Fort Bowie, In 1892 lie removed to Tomb- stone and still continued his cattle business, to the extent of several hundred head. After com- ing to -Vrizona he rapidly grew in popular favor and was elected a member of the territorial legislature on the Democratic ticket in 1886. He was elected supervisor of Cochise county for the long term in 1890, from which position he re- signed in 1892 upon his election as sherifif of Cochise county. In 1895 he was appointed by Judge Bethune clerk of the district court of Cochise comity, and held the position until 1896, when he was again elected sheriff. At the ex- piration of his term he was re-elected to the office. His administration has been well re- ceived, and the various matters which have come to him for adjustment have been fairly and tact- fully met. In 1899 Mr. White became associated with the mining concern of which he is secretary, and whose interests he has done much to further. In 1889 he was united in marriage with Lady Lyons, and of this union there are three chil- dren, who are living in Tombstone. Fraternally Mr. White is associated with the Cochise Lodge No. 5, F. & A. M., Tombstone Chapter No. 4, R. A. M., Knight Templars Commandery at Tucson, and El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S., at Phoenix. He is also connected with the Ancient Order of Cnited Workmen, and with the Tucson Lodge No. 385, B. P. O. E. ALBERT STEINFELD. The great establishment of L. Zeckendorf & Co., Tucson, Ariz., of which Albert Steinfeld is the resident partner and manager, is a splendid monument to the earnest and unremitting efforts and the genius of the man who manages the varied interests of the firm. For twenty- four years he has been a partner in the concern and since 1872 has made his home in Tucson, devoting his entire time and attention to the business which has been conducted in the south- west for nearly half a century. 6 Mr. Steinfeld is a native of Hanover, Germany, his birth having taken place in that city Decem- ber 23, 1854. With his parents he came to the I'nited States in 1862 and, living in New York City, received a liberal English education in the publir schools. His first commercial venture was with the wholesale dry-goods firm of Eldridge, Dunham & Co., successors to George Bliss & Co., in whose employ he remained two years. In 1871 he crossed the "father of waters" and be- came identified with the great west. At Denver, Colo., he was employed by his uncle, Charles Ballin. a dry-goods merchant. In January, 1872, he arrived in Tucson, where he first became con- nected with the enterprise of his uncles, A. & L. Zeckendorf. Having thoroughly demon- strated his ability and fidelity by several years of service, he was admitted to the firm, w-ith which, as previously stated, he has been the moving spirit ever since, and which owes the prosperity of this large concern to the broad- gauge management of his bright genius. He is very popular in commercial circles of the city and for a period served as president of the old Chamber of Commerce, later being the vice- president of its successor, the present Board of Trade. Fraternally Mr. Steinfeld is prominent in Masonic circles, and by his means, influence and ability contributes more than his full share to the general welfare and prosperity of the city of Tucson and Pima and Santa Cruz counties. To his employes and assistants he is a kind ad- viser and friend, and he can rely on the un- swerving fidelity of every man in the firm's employ. The name of the firm of L. Zeckendorf & Co., of Tucson, and of Albert Steinfeld, its manager, is known in every mining camp and ranch for hundreds of miles around, in .\rizona, New and Old Mexico, where the firm do busi- ness from all their varied departments. The casual visitor is astonished and surprised when he walks from one department to another in this great building, for he finds every class of mer- chandise that a miner, rancher, or business man can use, and on the main floor are to be found the general ofiices and Mr. Steinfeld's private office, which is always open to the various and sundry callers who visit the store. A larger floor space is occupied by this establishment 128 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ihan any other in the territory, ami the annual business transacted here exceeds that of the ether commercial houses of Arizona. In addition to this business, Mr. Steinfeld is identified with various other industries in South- ern Arizona, each nf which shows his indomit- able pluck, spirit and energy in the success that has attended it. No man in Southern Arizona has been in closer touch with the development of her many and varied resources than Mr. Steinfeld, and it is in a large measure due to his good judgment, enterprise and energy that the development of this great section has been brought about, not alone in the enterprises with wliich he is directly or indirectly connected, but the assistance, good advice and help he has given to others. Today he occupies the en- viable position of being the head of the mercan- tile interests of Arizona ; highly respected and esteemed by all wdio know him ; a man whose word or actions have never been questioned. February 15, 1883. in Denver, Colo., Mr. Steinfeld married Miss Bettina \'. Donau, daughter of Simon Donau, of San Francisco. They have a very attractive home on South Main street, built in the old Mexican style, whose light and pride are their four children, named respectively, Lester, Irene, Harold, and Viola. BENJAMIN FANEUIL PORTER. The gen.eral superintendent of the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad is B. F. Porter, whose life-long experience in rail- roading renders him peculiarly fitted for his re- sponsible position. Closely connected with the construction and management of this railroad since its earliest days, he is and has been deeply interested in the great work which has played so important a part in the upbuilding of Arizona. Mr. Porter is a worthy representative of a sterling family of I he old south, of English de- scent. His father, judge Benjamin F. Porter, was born in Charleston. S. C. in which city the grandfather, John Richardson Porter, was a leading business m.an for many years. He was bom in one nf the Bermuda Islands, and died in Charleston. Judge Porter, who was recog- nized as a leading member of the bar, ser\'ed as reporter of the supreme court of Alabama, rep- resented his district in the state legislature for upwards of a decade, and rounded his career by presiding as judge of the circuit court. His eru- dition and general competency for the duties of that office led to his re-election at the expira- tion of his first term, and he was actively en- gaged in his professional labors when he died, in 1868, in his sixty-third year. In the ranks of the Masonic order and the Odd Fellows, and in the r.aptist Church, to which he belonged, he was highly honored and beloved. His home for many years was in Tuscaloosa and Greenville, .Via., and in the town last named both himself and estimable wife were residing at the time of death. Mrs. Porter was Eliza Taylor Kidd prior to her marriage, and of their ten children nine lived to maturity. Born in Chesterville, S. C, she was a daughter of Hon. John Kidd, likewise a native of that state, and for many years a prominent member of the legislature of Ala- bama. In 1829 he removed to a plantation near Fort Claiborne, Ala., and there spent the re- mainder of his life. One of his sons, Leroy, also served in the state legislature, and his wife, Ade- laide Adair, a native of Iventucky, was a niece of Governor Adair, of that state, and was a near relative of Zachary Taylor. The Kidd family was founded in Virginia and later in South Car- olina by the descendants of an Irish gentleman of the name, and a brother of Hon. John Kidd, .Andrew Kidd, was one of the pioneers of Ken- tucky, and participated in the hardships of that then wilderness with Daniel Boone and other heroes of his ilk. Dr. J. R. Porter^ the first-born child of Judge Porter and wife, w as graduated from the Nash- ville Medical College, and was the surgeon of the Eighteenth Mississippi regiment from 1861 to 1864, when, on the battle-field of Franklin, he was placed in command of a company by Gen- eral Hood, and was killed ere the conflict was over. Rev. James D. Porter was engaged in the practice of law with his father until he en- t^red the army, being connected with the Sixth liattalion of .Alabama Cavalry. The hardships which he endured so preyed upon his health that hv became dangerously ill while participating in the battle of Shiloh, and returned home, a wreck of his former self. When he had par- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 129 tially recovered, he entered the ministry, and for years prior to his death in 1880 was rector of the Episcopal Church of Greenville, Ala. Capt. R. Y. Porter, the present mayor of Green- ville, where lie has been engaged in the insnr- ance business for years, has taken a very prom- inent part in the military affairs of his state. The eldest sister, Mrs. Julia R. Pratt, departed this life at her home in Brooklyn. X. Y. Her husband. John Pratt, was the inventor of the first l\pewriter, the one now known as the "Ham- mond." During the progress of the Civil war he perfected his wonderful invention, which has been of untold value in the w'orld of commerce, and. as affairs in the United States w'ere in such a state, he ran the blockade and went to Eng- land, where he took out patent-rights on his machine. Returning at the close of the war, he exhibited it at the New Orleans Exposition, at which time he became associated with the Mr. Hammond whose name the machine bears. Mrs. J. R. Abrams. whose husband is deceased, and who was a successful merchant, resides in Green- ville, Ala. Mrs. Ina M. P. Ockenden, of Mont- gomery, Ala., was connected with the editorial staff of the Greenville "Advocate" for fifteen years, and is an author of marked ability, many of her prose articles and poems possessing ex- ceptional merit. Mrs. Emma Bedell lives in Gal- veston, Tex., where her husband is a lumber merchant. Mrs. Ann J. Anderson, a widow, re- sides near Hempstead. Tex. The birth of Benjamin F. Porter occurred April 15, 1842, in Tuscaloosa. Ala. When he was six years old he accompanied the family to Floyd county. Ga.. and in 1852 went to Marshall county, Ala. Leaving Hearn School, at Cave Springs, Ga., where he was pursuing his studies, the youth commenced his business life by enter- ing the engineering cori)s of the ]>resent Ala- bama (jreat Southern Railroad. .\t the end of a year and a half he became one of the engmeer- ing corps of the Tennessee & Coosa Railroad Company, and after the grading work had been completed became connected with the Mobile & Great Northern (now the Louisville & Nash- ville Railroad) and was thus employed until the beginning of the Civil war. For five months B. F. Porter served with the Barlow Rangers on the ( Julf coast, when he was detailed by John T. Milner, of Birmingham, .\la.. to enter the service of the Southern & Northern Alabama Railroad. Proceeding into tlic coal regions of northern Alabama, accord- ing to his instructions, and in the interest of the .Alabama Arms Manufacturing Company, he laid claim to some public lands in Jefferson county, and continued to look after this enter- jirise until the close of the war. In the mean- time, when Wilson's army was traversing the northern part of Alabama, Mr. Porter was placed in cliarge of a supply train for General Forrest's forces, and continued to act thus as a conductor on the train until he was captured by the Fed- erals at Demopolis, Ala., wdiile endeavoring to save the rolling stock in his care from destruc- tion at the hands of the Northerners. Ten days after his capture, however. General Lee surren- dered, and he was paroled by Brigadier-General W'inthrop. Going to Greenville. Mr. Porter remained there for two years as assistant agent for the Alobile & Montgomery Railroad, and in the spring of 1868 went to Selma, Ala., becoming conductor and superintendent of construction on the Selma & (iulf Railroad. Later he held a like office with the Western Railroad of Ala- bama, and after its completion, in 1871, w-as placed in charge of the construction of the Mo- bile & Birmingham. When thirty miles of the road had been finished, he was installed as a conductor, of a passenger train, made the first run northward to Birmingham, and continued to act in this capacity for eighteen months. His next undertaking proved unfortunate, for he lost all of his means when the partly constructed \icksburg & Nashville Railroad went into bank- ruptcy. Other reverses, also, were in store for him. for, while in his next position, engaged in superintending the repairing of the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad, he was stricken with smallpox, in December, 1872. For almost a month he had no medical attendance, and though he nearly died, his fine constitution brought him through the illness. Returning to Mem|)his. he accepted a position, as foreman of the track-laying department, with the Memphis & Paducah Railroad. .Again he was laid low, this time with cholera, and he was removed twelve miles upon a hand-car to Memphis. 130 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Upon his recovery he went to St. Louis, a more healthful locality, and thence proceeded to Graf- ton, 111., where he was foreman of the work of quarrying stone used in the construction of the celebrated Eads Bridge. Two years later, de- siring an entire change of occupation, he pur- chased a farm in Jersey county, 111., and for more than a decade operated his homestead. In the fall of 1886 Mr. Porter sold his property and identified himself with the building of the Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad. Arriving in this locality at the opening of the year 1887, he rap- idly pushed the work forward, and at the end of six months the road was entirely ready for traf- fic. For eleven years thereafter lie held the position of road-master of the line, which is forty-two miles long, with the Mesa branch, and connects with the Southern Pacific. During these eleven years he was absent from the road only nine days — a record rarely surpassed, and attesting his faithfulness. January 15, 1898, he was appointed acting superintendent of the road, and on the ist of the following April was pro- moted to the general superintendency, his pres- ent position. In 1866 Mr. Porter married Miss Mary E. Thomas, a native of Mississippi, and reared in Alabama. Three sons bless their union, namely, Walter Kidd, B. P., Jr., and Joseph R. Walter K., quartermaster's agent on the transport "Bel- gian Kuig," in the United States navy, is now located in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands B. F., Jr., is employed in the freight department of the Arizona & New Mexico Railroad, with his headquarters at Clifton. One of the foremost organizers of the Arizona Mutual Savings & Loan Association, Mr. Por- ter holds the office of president of the same. He also is a member of the city board of trade and of the Maricopa Club, and is prelate of Phoenix Lod"e, No. 2, K. of P., and belongs to the Order of Elks. Politically he is a Democrat, and has been a member of the county central com- mittee. Mrs. Porter is a member of the Method- ist I'lpiscoiwl Church South. JUDGE JOHN II. LAN(;STON. 'I'his well-known probate judge was born in Mason county. 111., February 13, 1874. and is a son nf Joseph M. and Helen May (Whiteford) Langston, natives of the same state and county. His father was for many years a farmer and horse dealer in Mason county, and subsequently removed to Sangamon county, 111., near Spring- field, where he conducted farming interests. Upon removing later into the city of Springfield, he became prominent in the affairs of the town, and served for many years as justice of the peace. His early aspirations were turned in the direc- tion of law as a means of livelihood and outlet for ambition, and in due time he was admitted to jiractice at the bar of Illinois. In 1896 he lo- cated in Phoenix, .Vriz., and continued the prac- tice of iaw. Subsequently his son, J. Henry, be- came a partner under the firm name of Langston & Langston. Mrs. Langston was a daughter of John Whiteford, a wealthy farmer of Mason county. 111., who died at the age of seventy-nine. Mrs. Langston died in 1877, leaving three chil- dren, all still living, John Henry being the sec- ond oldest. The early years of Mr. Langston were un- eventful, and were spent in Mason county, where he received a good education in the public schools, supplemented by more extended study after the removal of the family to Springfield. .\s an independent venture he began to carry papers for the "Morning Monitor," and later worked up to the important position of busmess manager for the paper. As regards his life work, he early decided to follow the example of jiis father, and entered upon the study of law with E. L. Chapin. and was admitted to the bar June 10, 1896. For a time he practiced the pro- fession at Springfield, and in 1899 removed to Phoenix, and entered into a law partnership with his father, the firm carrying on a general law practice, and receiving the patronage and appreciation due their painstaking and con- scientious methods of conducting business. This partnership continued until our subject assumed the duties of his office. In Springfield, in 1897, Mr. Langston mar- ried Bertha A. Magee, a native of Illinois. Of this union there are two children, Edwin Henry and Helen Evelyn. In the fall of 1900 Mr. Langston was nominated for the office of pro- l)ate judge on the Democratic ticket, was duly elected, and is the present incumbent. He is a Knight of Pythias, and past chancellor of Per- {rr^tt^T'^t^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 133 cival Lodge, No. 262, Springfield, 111., and a member of the Fraternal Army of America. He is also associated with the Mutual Protective League, and is president of the Phoenix Council No. 246. In the work of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Maricopa county he is actively interested and is also a member of the JefTersonian Club. JOHN H. NORTON And His Many And Successful Business Ventures. Although since 1885 a resident of Los Angeles, Cal., the territory of Arizona does not relinquish its claim upon Mr. Norton, for the links have been and yet are too close. Almost his entire mature life has been devoted to the development and furthering of Arizona's in- dustries, and, needless to relate, it has resulted in mutual benefit. Although he suffered many vicissitudes, as is common to the frontiersman, yet he remembers those early days as among the best of his life, and never regretted casting his lot with the pioneers of Arizona. Born in Milton, seven miles from Boston, Mass., in 1847, a son of Hubert and Mary Nor- ton, his early years were chiefly spent in "the Hub" where he received a liberal high-school education. The attractions of the great west lured him beyond what was then considered the pale of civilization, and after spending a year employed as a clerk in Kansas he went to Colorado. At twenty-two years of age the ambitious young man embarked in business on his own account at Las Animas, Colo. In 1876 he started for the wilds of Arizona, and after traveling eight hundred and fifty miles from a railroad, by stage, reached Tucson where he spent a few months. Then he established the business and became a member of the firm of Norton & Stewart at Fort Grant, .A.riz., where for several years they conducted a large store and handled government contracts for supplying the fort and other posts in the interior. The nearest town to Fort Grant at that time was Tucson, one hundred and twenty miles distant ; but when the railroad was built that far, a station was established for and twenty-five miles from the post, at Willcox. Mr. Norton also had contracts for carrying the United States mail, his route being seven hundred and fifty miles long ; and the faithful manner in which he per- formed his duties won the admiration anil esteem of everyone. The condition of the territory at that time is vividly described in "Arizona and its Resources." In those early days the territory's business was necessarily conducted under great dif- ficulties. Most of the merchants of the terri- tory purchased their goods in San Francisco, and the freight charge from there to Fort Grant was eleven to twelve cents per pound. One large firm in Tucson sent ox trains to the west- ern terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad, to haul goods purchased in the eastern markets, and it took a year for them to make the round trip. Mr. Norton quickly saw that New York was the proper place to buy his goods, and started east for that purpose. He took the stage at his store at Fort Grant, and after a ride of seven hundred and sixty miles reached Trinidad, Colo., then the terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad. Arrange- ments were immediately made with one of the large forwarding and commission firms there to forward to Fort Grant one hundred and twenty- five thousand to one hundred and fifty thousand pounds of freight as soon as it should arrive from New York, and he hastened on his journey to make the purchases. Concluding his busi- ness in the east he started on his return trip and reached Trinidad shortly after his goods had arrived there and been forwarded. Taking the stage again he rode to Fort Grant, and although it was Arizona he was glad to reach home. To show the difference between the freight charges then and now, the rate from New York to Trinidad was fifty cents per one hundred pounds, and eight cents per pound from Trini- dad to Fort Grant. Upon the arrival of these eastern purchases at Fort Grant all of the officers and ladies of the post visited the store to witness the opening of the various lots of goods. Food supplies were quite different in those days from what is found today ; caimed goods had to be almost wholly relied upon, and all the vegetables obtainable were such as came in cans. Potatoes and cabbage were rare luxuries. A small "truck garden" was started about forty miles from Fort Grant, and when 134 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the man arrived at the post upon his trips the all important question was not as to the prices he charged, but how to so divide the contents of the wagon as to make them go around and give all at least a few fresh vegetables. At that time Fort Grant was regimental headquarters, having seven troops of cavalry and the band. The troops were to protect the settlers against about si.x thousand San Carlos Apache Indians. Mr. Norton can hardly remember a year among the first ten that he was at Fort Grant when there was not an outbreak, and a great many of the Indians left the reservation. It then was the duty of the troops to go after and bring them back. The Indians were well fed and cared for by the government, but still they would periodi- cally break out, and the troops were sometimes out seven to ten months trying to force them to return. Of course, during all this time, the settlers would be excited and very anxious. In 1881 Mr. Norton, when furnishing flour to the San Carlos Agency, had one hundred thousand poimds hauled by ox train: the Indians charged the train, killed five of the men and destroyed large quantities of the flour. They would take sacks containing one hundred pounds, open them, pour out about half of the flour, re-sew the mouth of the sack, tie half of the flour intO' each end of the sacks, throw them over the backs of their horses and start for their mountain fast- nesses. As the troops followed and more and more crowded them they would throw ofif some of this flour to lighten the loads of their animals, and make it possible to travel faster; and they were trailed more than a hundred miles by the flour so thrown away. Tlie claim for this damage was filed with the Government, and it was some eight years before the matter reached final adjustment and payment. Large quantities of hay were annually cut in the Sulphur Spring valley, in which Fort Grant is located ; this had always been done by hand, with hoes, scythes and sickles. But when Mr. Norton secured the contract to furnish hay to the government he had several mowing ma- chines shipped from the East with which to cut it : they were the first such machines ever seen in this section ; the freight which he paid upon even one of them would almost paralyze the farmers of today. But they introduced mod- ern methods, and revolutionized the sickle cut- ting. One of the great features of early Arizona days was the stage, as it offered the only means for travel and distributing the mails, except when done by horseback. This was gradually changed as the railroad was extended. And as these changed conditions gradually took place it was very freely predicted that the railroad would destroy the country ; business was, for a time, reduced, as the large number of freighters and freight teams previously handling the carry- ing trade were laid ofT, but this was only tem- porary. There was less of lawlessness in the territory before than after the advent of the rail- roads, and civilization and crime came hand in hand. The entire territory in those days was sup- ported by the moneys disbursed by the govern- ment for supplies and the pay of troops at the various military posts. It would perhaps be hard to find any stronger illustration of the de- velopment along one line, the cattle industry, since 1881, than the fact that in this year Mr. Norton had to send to Chihuahua, Mexico, for a herd of cattle to furnish fresh beef to the Indi- ans on the San Carlos Reservation, while, to- day, there are nearly sixty thousand head of cat- tle shipped from this neighborhood each year. Such an undertaking to drive cattle from Chihuahua to San Carlos was very risky, as they had to pass through two hundred miles of the Indian country. Mr. Norton's brother, B. E. Norton, had just arrived from the east, and thought that to go for these cattle would be a nice trip, and furnish him with some new ex- ])eriences, so he, in company with John H. Riley, a thorough cattle man of wide experience and now one of the largest cattle men of Colo- rado, started from Fort Grant. They were a month on the road to Chihuahua and three months driving the cattle up from there, and say that they shall never forget the experiences of those four months. Soon after the Southern Pacific Railroad was constructed through Arizona Mr. Norton, with his partner, Mr. Stewart, laid out the town site of Willcox. and the house of Norton & Stewart was founded at that place. They were the first mercantile establishment and erected the first c?^tf.fA. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 137 building in the town. This was in the winter of 1881. F"ive years later the junior partner with- drew. Since that time the firm has been kn(jwn as John H. Norton & Co. H. A. Morgan, the resident partner and general manager, has been connected with Mr. Norton since 1878, and is thoroughly trusted and relied upon. The busi- ness of the firm has grown with the town and increased with the development of the surround- ing country ; they now have branch stores at Pearce, Cochise and Johnson, each of them im- portant and growing mining camps in the Dra- goon mountains, and in the aggregate transact a large business each year. The Willcox store has a large trade, both wholesale and retail. In addition to the large and handsome building occupied in the chief business part of the town they have several conmiodious warehouses near the railroad, one of them being 40x100 feet. Tlie financial responsibility and conservative management of this firm commend it to the connnercial world. Young men cannot do bet- ter than emulate the example thus set before them. Mr. Norton, with his brother, B. E. Norton, owns a large stock ranch at Cedar Springs, which was the scene of the attack bv the Indians upon the ox-train loaded with flour for San Carlos, in 1881, as has been mentioned above. Having early adopted the policy of im- ])orting thoroughbred Hereford bulls their stock is of extremely high grade, and the cattle bear- ing their brand, "N. N.," find a ready sale. During the past five years Mr. Norton has moved to and made his home in the beautiful city of Los Angeles, and is connected in busi- ness there. He is president of the Bluewater Land & Irrigation Company of Bluewater, N. M. They have a dam sixty-five feet high at the mouth of the Bluewater cafion, impounding four thousand acre feet of water ; also about sixty miles of fence and thirty miles of distribut- ing ditches covering about four thousand acres of land. It is the intention to build the dam higher so that the balance of the land in the valley, some twenty-five thousand acres, may be brought under ditch. He is president of the Western Contracting and Construction Com- pany and vice-president of the Norton-Drake Company, both of Los Angeles, and is a director of the Chamber of Commerce, which has done so much for Los Angeles and vicinity, making known to the world the resources of the famous fruit belt of SoiUhern California. To all of these enterprises he gives more or less of his personal attention, and brings to his affairs all the vigor and acumen of a man in the prime of life. Since residing in Los Angeles he has, as first vice- president of the Jonathan Club, and by connec- tion with many other social bodies, cultivated a host of friends. Having accumulated a competency in his long and prosperous career Mr. Norton has of late years made numerous investments, and thus is deriving an income from mines, cattle, mer- cantile enterprises, etc. Perhaps one of the chief secrets of the success he has achieved has been his concentration of energy in the crucial early years of his career in the world of business. Though always an enthusiastic Republican, in national affairs, and often strongly urged to ac- cept political preferment, he steadfastly has de- clined public honors, feeling that his business interests demanded his personal attention. The marriage of Mr. Norton and Miss M. F. \'an Doren took place in 1886; they have one daughter. Amy Marie, now eleven years of age, and it was largely for her sake and that she might have the best educational advantages, that her parents moved to Los Angeles, where the schools are unsurpassed. CAPT. JOHN J. NOON. Well known as one of the oldest residents of southern Arizona, Captain Noon was born in County Mayo, Ireland, July 27, 1828, and came to the United States with his parents, John and Mary ( AIcManamon) Noon, when only six years old. The family located in Jennings county, Ind., where John J. received his education in the public schools, later attending the Jesuit Col- lege in Cincinnati. His otherwise uneventful youth was rendered interesting when he accom- panied an elder brother, Patrick, on a trip through the south and west. On arriving in St. Louis in 1844 he heard Hon. Thomas Ben- ton, the great statesman of Missouri, deliver one of his famous speeches. In the spring of the following year he returned to his home in Jen- nings county, Ind. Needless to say that after going out into the world for even this short 138 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. period, the surroundings and possibilities of Jennings county seemed circumscribed, and the youth determined to avail himself of the more remunerative activity of New Orleans. On the way he stopped and visited Andrew Jackson at the old Hermitage near Nashville, Tenn. Arriv- ing in this southern city for a second time, he was employed by Augustus W. Walker, the great grain merchant of that city, and at the breaking out of the Mexican war, in 1847, he joined the Second Ohio Regiment under Colonel Weller. Owing to an accident received at New- Orleans Mr. Noon did not immediately partici- pate in the affairs of the Mexican war, but in May of 1847 again joined his regiment, then stationed at Vera Cruz, his reception by his comrades and the officers of the regiment being rendered particularly gracious on account of a letter given him by his former employer, Mr. Walker, to a nephew. General Walker, who was commissary-general under General Scott. After witnessing the bombardment of Vera Cruz by the United States guns, he was detailed with the quartermaster's train in the campaign against the City of Mexico, but the first day out was so seriously kicked by a mule that he was necessarily sent to a hospital in New Orleans. Upon recovering, the war being over, he at once sought the assistance of Mr. Walker, who, true to his former friendship, gave him a position in his establishment. The following year he returned to Cincinnati, ( )hio, and there, in Feb- ruary, 1849, married Margaret King, who was born in Ireland, and reared in Ohio. With his bride he started for Minnesota, but at the outset of the journey cholera broke out on the steamer and he was obliged to disembark at St. Louis and seek the seclusion of a hospital for four months. Subsequently he returned to New Orleans and bought some dray teams and en- gaged for a time in teaming and freighting. In May of 1850 Captain Noon decided to try his fortune in the west, and boarded the steamer Alabama (his wife having returned to Cincin- nati) and went, via Panama, to San Francisco. At the isthmus the steamer was detained for three months on account of the absence of coal, and they did not reach San Francisco until Sep- tember 5, 1850. Covering a period of forty years Captain Noon was engaged in mining and pros- pecting in California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, during which time he was successful and unfortunate by turns, but came out in the end the winner by a considerable majority. At one time he owned several good mining prop- erties, and was at different times superintendent of mines for some of the large companies. Dur- ing this period he was one of the founders and first settlers of Unionville, Humboldt county, Nev., and also of the towns of Austin and Bel- mont, and was one of the first to discover the Revelle district in Lincoln county, Nev. While prospecting at Tentic, Utah, he met a namesake. Dr. A. H. Noon. Captain Noon was interested in mines on Big Cotton Wood creek, which he later sold to Judge Bennett and others of Salt Lake City. He was one of the first settlers on Jordan creek in Idaho, where he had a fine and remunerative placer claim. In 1879 Captain Noon and the doctor came into Arizona, where for ten years they were interested in mining at Oro Blanco, Pima county. In 1889 he started for Nogales, and on the way thither located the famous St. Pat- rick mine, twelve miles west of Nogales, which he later sold for $20,000 cash. Arriving in Nogales with a burro train of rich ore, which he disposed of, he finally bought and located on a piece of land in the Santa Cruz valley adjoin- ing the city. Since then he has successfully raised fruit for market, his land having been wonderfully improved and fitted out with ail modern devices for the carrying on of a large fruit enterprise. The land is planted with about eight hundred trees bearing all manner of fruit, for which there is a ready demand. The prop- erty has been a source of violent litigation, and was formerly a grant from the Mexican govern- ment to several men, the title being hotly con- tested in the courts. Captain Noon was able to furnish proof of the first title given by Spain to Mexico, and so won his suit and retained his land. In these early and trying times he was a member of the committee of citizens known as the Nogales Protective Association. In 1893 his possessions were increased by the purchase of land adjoining on the south, which was laid out into lots and sold, and is known as Noon's addition. PORTRAIT AXn BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 141 111 all that has assisted in the present pros- perity of the city of Nogales Captain Noon has been influential. He is especially interested in the matter of education, and has helped to ren- der possible the fine school buildings and system that prevail here. He was active in securing the setting apart of Santa Cruz county, and served as the Republican mayor of Nogales for one term, and as councilman for one term. He is one of the well-known pioneers of Arizona, and has for years been a leading and representa- tive Republican. Of the children born to Cap- tain and Mrs. Noon three arc living: Mary, who is the wife of Frank Lowden, of Walla Walla, Wash.; John, who is successfully plying a steamboat on the Yukon river in the K Ion- dyke; and Dr. Nicholas K. Noon, of Nogales. George Noon died in Colorado. Mrs. Noon died in 1870. A. J. PICKRELL. Undoubtedly one of the best-posted men in Yavapai county on the subject of minerals and liroductive ore is Mr. Pickrell, superintendent of the Chicago Gold Mining & Milling Com- pany. He is a practical geologist and miner- alogist, besides being a business man of con- spicuous executive ability, and his company could have found no one better suited to pro- mote its interests. Thirty-nine years ago A. J. Pickrell was born in the town of Deep Cut, Ohio, and when eight years of age he was taken to the south, where he grew to maturity, living in Alabama, Missis- sippi and Texas. For some time he attended school at luka, Miss., and when seventeen years of age he started out to make his own way in the world. Going to Leadville, Colo., he de- voted three years to prospecting and mining in that region, and thence went to Aspen, same state. There he became the owner of stock in the Delia S. mine and several others, besides being one of the directors and stockholders in the Grand Union Mining & Milling Company. At the time that the value of silver had so deteriorated, Mr. Pickrell came to .Arizona and in the year of his arrival here (1894) took a lease and bond on the old Silver Trail mine on the Hassayampa river. After taking out consider- able ore and more thoroughly developing it, he sold out to the Sundance Gold Mining Com- pany. In 1896 he became interested in the Sur- prise group of mines, and was influential in getting organized the Chicago Gold Mining & Milling Company, of which he is a director and manager. A ten-stamp mill was erected and a large amount of ore has been taken out. It comprises gold, silver and lead, though chiefly gold, and about $40 to the ton, on an average, is realized. Personally, Mr. Pickrell is connected with sev- eral mining enterprises, more or less valuable. He owns and is operating a group of mines on Groom creek, now under bond and being well developed, these being known as the Midnight Test. They are producing a high-grade gold- bearing ore, of the free-milling quality. Another cluster of mines on Slate creek, which are in active force and which are owned by Mr. Pick- rell, are the Little Kid mines, in which gold, silver and copper are found in paying quantities. The Little Kid group of mines has been trans- ferred to the Gold & Copper Consolidated Min- ing & Milling Company, from which large quan- tities of rich ore are now being shipped and milled. Mr. Pickrell is manager of this com- pany, and one of the largest stockholders. The veins containing the desired minerals vary from twelve inches to four feet in thickness, and the ore averages $100 per ton — a remarkable show- ing. Three tinmels have been constructed, one being one hundred and fifty feet, another one hundred and seventy-five feet and the third three hundred feet long. His long experience in min- ing and the usual success which has attended his undertakings have caused him to be looked ujjon as an authority, and man\ limes he has been employed to investigate and report upon mining property, both in Colorado and .Arizona. Con- centration of energy and purpose are among his notable characteristics and therein is found the secret of his success. Politically he is a Demo- crat. GEN. R. ALLYN LEWIS. Prominent among the energetic, enterprising and successful business men of Phoenix is Gen- eral Lewis, the well-known territorial manager of the New York Life Insurance Company. He 142 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. possesses untiring: energy, is quick of perception, forms his plans readily and is determined in their execution ; and his close application to business and his excellent management have already l)rought to him a high degree of prosperity. The General was born in St. Louis, Mo., July 6. 1867, a son of Andrew M. and Louisa (Ames) Lewis, the former a native of New York, the lat- ter of Frederick, Md. On the paternal side he is descended from a prominent old French family, which, on account of political troubles, left France in the sixteenth century and removed to Ireland, locating in County Waterford, where they owned large estates. There our subject's great-grandfather was born. The grandfather, James M. Lewis, was also a native of the Emerald Isle, and was the founder of the family in America, taking up his residence in New York City. The Allyn family, to which our subject also belongs, was from Scotland and Wales. His maternal grandfather, Norman Ames, was a planter of Maryland and a soldier of the war of 1812. The General's 'parents both died in New York, where the father was engaged in the prac- tice of law. In their family were three children, our subject being the second in order of birth. Reared in New York, General Lewis was edu- cated in private schools. He left school in 1885 and in 1887 came to Arizona. He was appointed assistant cashier in the banking house of Kales & Lewis, of Phoenix, but in .August of the same vear this firm was merged into the National liank of Arizona, of which he was assistant cash- ier for seven years. In 1894 he resigned that po- sition to become manager of the New York Life Insurance Company in connection with Howard C. Boone, but has been alone since 1895 as man- ager for Arizona with headquarters at Phoenix. In business affairs he has been eminently suc- cessful and now owns considerable property in Phoenix. ■ Here General Lewis married Miss Letitia Mc- Dermott, a native of Frederick, Md., and a rep- resentative of a family which was founded in that state over two hundred and fifty years ago. By this union have been born three children, namely: Andrew M., Marie and Eleanor. In 1889 our subject assisted in organizing the Na- tional Guard of Arizona, becoming a private of Company B, First Regiment, but he was soon made first lieutenant, and for five years served as major of the Second Battalion of that regi- ment, also acting inspector general a part of the time. On the ist of August, 1897, he was made adjutant-general of Arizona with the rank of brigadier-general, and was serving in that office when he retired from military affairs, August i, 1898. He has also taken an active and promi- nent part in civic affairs, has represented the second ward in the city council, serving also as acting mayor. For three years he efficiently served as territorial bank examiner, and has ex- ercised considerable influence in public matters. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Re- publican party and its principles, and in times past has been a member of both the county and territorial connnittees. Socially he is a charter member of the Maricopa Club, director of Phoe- nix Country Club, and also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is today one of the most prominent men of Phoe- nix and well deserves his popularity. GEN. R. H. G. MINTY. Though at least four generations of Gen. R. H. G. Minty's family have made honorable records in military circles, and though a flatter- ing military life opened before him, he resolutely declined, seeking his career in railroading. However, when his countrj- called him he loy- ally responded and nobly stood at his post of duty from the beginning until the end of the Civil war, thus earning his title. At first he was the conmiissioned major of the Second Michi- gan Cavalry, then was promoted to the lieuten- ant-colonelcy of tlie Tliird Michigan, and later was made colonel of the Fourth Michigan. His distinguished services led to his being made brigadier-general and brevet major-general. As such he was honorably discharged when his country no longer required his presence on southern battle-fields. The government had so thoroughly tested his ability, however, and rec- ognized his general merits to the extent that it was desired to retain him among its officers, and accordingly he was commissioned major of the Eighth Regular Cavalry, and then it was that he refused further military Hfe, preferring the quiet pathway of a private citizen. The father, paternal grandfather and great- PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. H3 grandfather of General Minty were all of them officers in tlie British army. The father, Col. Robert Minty, who was i)orn in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a graduate oi Sandhurst .Military College, of England, and won his title in the British serv'ice. That he possessed marked abil- ity is shown by the fact that he was appointed as judge advocate-general of Jamaica, and besides, he was a great traveler, visiting the chief places of interest in all parts of the world. iiorn in County Mayo, Ireland, December 4, 1831, tien. R. H. C. Minty had exceptionally fine advantages in his youth and accompanied his lather in some of his extended travels to foreign pi/rts. When only seventeen, he was conmiissioned as an ensign in the British army, and served in the West Indies and in .Africa until 1853, when he resigned and came to America. For two years he lived in Canada, and in Janu- ary, 1854, became connected with the Great Western Railway of that province. In 1856 he went to Detroit and held the position of assist- ant general freight agent of the Detroit & Mil- waukee Railway until the outbreak of the Civil war, when, as previously stated, he loyally went to the defense of the land of his adoption. At the close of the war he re-entered the employ of the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad, and subse- quently was with the Michigan Central. Later he was general superintendent of the Grand River Valley Railroad, and was the superintend- ent of construction on the Michigan Air Line. .Afterward he was the general superintendent of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago; served in the same capacity with the Atlantic, (iulf & West Indies Transit Company's rail- ways, and with the St. Louis & Southeastern Railway, afterward was general manager of the Paducah & Elizabethtown Railroad of Kentucky. Next he was made auditor, general freight and l>assenger agent, cashier and paymaster of the Montana Union Railroad. From 1897 to 1900 he was the auditor, general freight and passen- ger agent of the United Verde & Pacific Rail- road, at the end of which period he resigned and became the fourth vice-president and secretary of the American-Mexican Pacific Railroad, now in process of construction. His home for three years was in Jerome, but now his headquarters and residence are in Tucson. For years General Minty has been very active in Grand .Vrinv circles, and is very popular with his comrades. At present his membership is with Negley Post, No. 1, G. .\. R., of Tucson, and he has the honor of being the department commander of .\rizona. He also belongs to the California Commandery of the Loyal Legion, and is identified with the Masonic order. Ever since the organization of the Republican party he has been a stanch adherent of the same. Religiously he is an Episcopalian, and in all of life's relations is thoroughly honor- able, upright and worthy of respect. He is mar- ried and has two children, Courteney A., who is married and lives in Jerome; and Laura, wife of Walter C. Miller, who is manager of the large establishment of T. F. Miller & Co.. of Jerome. HON. SAMUEL BROWN. Unlike many of the early settlers of the Salt River valley, Mr. Brown's life has always been associated with the changing and developing processes of the far west, and he is therefore more familiar than are most with the peculiar conditions existing in countries dependent upon artificial irrigation. The early life of this prosperous business man and former member of the territorial assemblx from Maricopa county, was an interesting one, and represents the successful etiforts of a man who had many obstacles to overcome. He was born in San Francisco, Cal., May 23, 1852, and is a son of Jeffrey and Bertha ( Braza) Brown, the latter a native of Mexico. Jefifrey Brown spent the greater part of his life as a captain upon the seas, and was himself a vessel owner. In 1848 he rounded the Horn and arrived in Cal- ifornia in the days of gold, and thereafter made his home in the land of almost perpetual sun- shine, ill later life he removed from San Fran- cisco to Los Angeles, where was eventually terminated his eventful life. Samuel Brown was five years of age when his father removed to Los .\ngcles, and there he received the education afforded at the public schools. His boyhood days were saddened by the death of his father when he was but fourteen years of age, and, being the oldest child in the family, which had previously been entirely de- 144 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. pendent upon the exertions of the father, he was almost immediately introduced to the serious and responsible side of life. With the courage of untried youth he set to work to aid those so dependent upon his efforts. When nineteen years of age he decided to prepare for the future by learning the trade of blacksmith, and in Los Angeles, Cal., served an apprenticeship of five years. After completing his knowledge of blacksmithing he settled in Tempe, Ariz., in 1878, and was employed by C. T. Hayden in his blacksmith shop for several years. In 1883 he started an independent business, opening the shop for repair and general blacksmithing work which has since been successfully conducted. Li 1878 Mr. Brown married Bertha Gallardo, a native of Los Angeles, and of this union there have been three children, of whom one only is now living, Frances Brown. Mr. Brown has various interests aside from the immediate con- cern of his business, and has been prominently identified with the most important enterprises of his locality. He is a firm believer in the benefits of education, and his purse and influence have invariably been on the side of progress in this as in other matters. A Republican of the true blue kind, he yet has liberal views regard- ing the politics of office holders, and believes in voting for the best man regardless of the color of his politics. He was honored by the community by election as an assemblyman to the twentieth territorial legislature from Maricopa county, and served in a highly creditable manner for two years. During that time he introduced a bill which secured an e.xtra appropriation for the territorial normal school, amounting to $9,500. He is now serving his second term as a member of the city council of Tempe. For a number of years he has served as a member of the Tempe public-school board, and is now president of the board of trustees. Fraternally Mr. Brown is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the United Moderns, and is now president of the Spanish-American Alliance, a fraternal organization which has its headquarters at Tucson. He is foremost among the citizens of this wonderfully prosperous town of Tempe, and his broad and liberal views, and unchanging interest in the general welfare, have won for him the appreciation and good will of those who know of his great value as a worker for progress. FRANK COX. Prominent for more than two decades in the political and professional world of Phoenix, 1" rank Cox is known and honored, not only here, but throughout Arizona generally. Politically he has always been a Democrat, and his labors on behalf of the platform and party of his choice, and his zeal in the cause of the right and just, speak eloquently of the principles which actuate him in all of his relations with the public. Mr. Cox is a great-grandson of one of the veterans of the Revolution, a Virginian of high standing. Ivy H. Cox, a grandson of this gen- tleman, and father of the subject of this sketch, was born aind educated in Virginia. He entered the ministry, and was for eighteen years presid- ing elder in the Methodist Episcopal confer- ence of Western Texas, to which state he had removed in 1850. He also served as chaplain of a Texas regiment during the Civil war. He moved to California in 1868, living for several years in San Diego. Thence he came to Ari- zona, settling in the town of Florence, and turning his attention to the practice of law. He was a resident of Phoenix during the last twenty years of his life, where he took a very active part in political campaigns. His canvass of the territory in the interests of King Woolsey is still remembered. His wife was Miss Mary J. Cook, of Alabama. There were eight children as the result of this marriage, Frank Cox being the second son. He was bom in Belmont, Tex., December 5, 1856. He attended Soule Univer- sity, in Chapel Hill, Tex., and later continued his education in San Diego. In 1873, when still a mere boy, he went into partnership with J. S. Harbison, and for two years conducted an apiary near San Diego. l'>eing ambitious, he took up the study of law, and in 1879 located in Phoenix. Shortly after his arrival here, he was elected secretary and treasurer of the Democratic central committee of Maricopa county, and in 1881 was elected clerk of the board of county supervisors. The same year witnessed his admission to the legal fraternity, and in 1884 he was elected district PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 147 attorney. That he won the confidence of the people in Iliis cajwicity is evidenced by the fact that he was re-elected three successive terms, thus serving- from the besjinning of 1884 to the close of i8(j2. Three times he was nominated for this ])osition by acclamation, but his duties had been so arduous, and in many respects so distasteful, that he declined to allow his name to be used as a candidate for the fifth term, and has since devoted his attention to the general practice of law. He has been the general attor- ney for the Southern Pacific Company in Ari- zona for seven years, and is also the legal ad- viser of the Western Union Telegraph and the Wells-Fargo Express Companies, as well as of the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railway Company. He was for some time a member of the law firm of Cox, Street & Wil- liams, which later became Cox & Street. Mr. Cox was also associated in business with J. F. Wilson, now delegate to congress from Arizona, for about a year. On two occasions he was urged to become a candidate for delegate to congress from Arizona, but declined to do so, preferring to devote his attention to his large and growing practice. As a lawyer, he ranks among the strong men of the territory, and is, at this writ- ing, president of the Territorial Bar Associa- tion. Mr. Cox is identified with the Maricopa Club and is also a Mason of high standing, being a member of .Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M.; Arizona Chapter No. 1. R. A. M.: Phoenix Commandery No. 3, K. T., and El Zaribah Tem- ple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He was married, Sep- tember 16, 1883, to Mrs Annie Boyd, a daugh- ter of S. C. Reed, who was one of the early set- tlers on the Pacific coast. JOHN J. RATH. The town of Cochise, justly regarded as in- fantile when compared with the larger and older towns in Arizona, is representative of the local- ity in which its future is centered, in that it is in the first stages of a promising development but recently recognized by the world at large. Hither have come some substantial and far- sighted miners and connnercial men, among them being Mr. Rath, who is not only hopeful nf the mining possibilities in the Dragoon moun- tains, but has backed his faith and gootl will by investing heavily in mining and other pro])erlv, and acting in the capacity of chief im])rover of the settlement. In fact, it is difficult to under- stantl Iiow soon the various enterprises so suc- cessfully carried on by this enthusiastic pioneer would have developed had a man of like energy and enterprise not been at the helm. Of German parentage, Mr. Rath was born at Queens, Queens county, Long Island, N. Y., ^larch 25, 1870, and is a son of J. J., Sr., and Susie (.'Vntz) Rath, who were born in Germany. Until his thirteenth year he remained at home and attended the public schools, and at this early age started out on his own responsibility to make an independent livelihood. For two years he found employment in Colorado, and then lived in California until 1893, when he settled in .Arizona. At Rowie Station his perseverance was rewarded with the position of chief clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad, which he held for four years, and was then transferred to Cochise, as station agent, remaining as such from 1897 to 1899. Upon being made postmaster and Wells- Fargo express agent he resigned his position with the railroad in 1899, and, while still retain- ing the latter-named positions, built up a large mercantile business, whicli he recently sold. For the carrying on of his enterprises Mr. Rath built a fine large building, which is used as an hotel, postoffice and express office, and is fitted with all of the requirements of a first- class and extensive trade. The traveling public are glad to avail themselves of the fair treatment accorded them by the genial and obliging pro- prietor, whose integrity and sound commercial honesty are never questioned. As further evi- dence of his devotion to the public cause may be mentioned Mr. Rath's successful attempt to supply the town w^ith water from a small works instigated by himself. He is now able to branch out somewhat in this line and is preparing to supply the railroad with water. To Mr. Rath is due the distinction of having located the town of Cochise, for. long before a town was thought possible, he honiesteaded the farm which is the present site, and gave to the Golden Queen Mining Company the ground upon which they erected their ten-stamp quartz. mill. This was the beginning of the industries 148 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. here represented, since which time Mr. Rath has held out every possiljle inducement to the out- side world to come here witli their capital and brains, and help in the development of a section of wonderful promise. In 1896 Mr. Rath married Lulu H. < )lne>-. a daughter of Joseph and Agnes I. ( )lney, of Sol- omonville. Of this union there is one child, Edith, who is two Acars of age. .\lthough a strict party man, and a Republican of indelible dye, Mr. Rath is not an aspirant for political honors. Rather he prefers to devote his entire time to his business and mining pursuits, and to a general supervision of the upbuilding of the town. He is regarded as one of the most enthu- siastic of the advocates of the resources of Ari- zona, and his name will be inseparably associ- ated with the rise, prosperity, and future history of Cochise and the Dragoon mountains. HON. WILEY E. JONES. Distinction fell to the lot of the subject of this memoir when he was just at the threshold of early manhood, for in 1886 he was honored by election to the legislature of his native state, Illinois, representing the Springfield district, and upon the expiration of his term was tri- umphantly returned by his political friends. In the session of 1889 he was the Democratic nom- inee for temporary speaker of the house, the youngest member ever thus honored in that state. But now, turning backward a few pages in his history, it is ascertained that W. E. Jones is a son of J. W. and Polly A. (Wills) Jones, natives of Kentucky. The father was three years old when taken to Sangamon county, 111., and there grew to maturity, becoming a well-to-do and respected farmer. The birth of his son, W. E.. occurred near Springfield. ( )ctober 19. 1856, and his boyhood was chielly s]K'nt u])on a farm. Sup- plementing his district school education by a course in the Springfield high school, and train- ing for business in the commercial college there, he then determined to enter the legal profes- sion, and studied under the direction of Hon. John M. Palmer. That distinguished states- man's name was jilaced before the house of re])resenta1ives of the Illinois legislature for the LTnited States senatorship by W. E. Jones in 1889, the latter afterward being a delegate to the Democratic national convention of 1896. at Chicago. The young man was admitted to the bar of his state in 1884. and, as previously stated, was a member of the legislature from 1886 to 1890, making an excellent record. Having a strong desire to behold the great west, W. E. Jones went to the state of Wash- ington, and after practicing his profession mere for a short time came to Arizona. This was in 1892, and with good judgment he decided upon Graham county as the place of his abode. The same year he was elected district attorney, and so thoroughly pleased the public in his adminis- tration that he was elected again in 1894, in 1896 and in 1898. The last time he was absent, serv- ing in the Ignited States army, for he had en- listed in Company B, First Territorial \'olunteer Infantry, and, indeed, had been influential in organizing the company, then being chosen as its first lieutenant. After serving for seven and a half months, he was mustered out at .\lbany, (ia.. and returned home to resume his duties as district attorney, at Solomonville.* .\11 local enterprises and industries find an earnest friend in Mr. Jones, who has invested from time to time in many of them. He owns some mining property, and. in partnership with his sister-in-law. Mrs. Phebe (Bozarth) Jones. a native of Sangamon county. 111., owns the Jones House, a fine brick hotel building, erected in 1900, and well equipped in every particular. It is now considered the leading hostelry of Graham county, and one of the very best in the territory, and connuands a large patronage from the traveling puldic. as well as local trade. It certainly is totally unnecessary to state that .Mr, Jones is an enthusiastic advocate of the plat- form of the Democratic party. Having formed the acquaintance of W. J. Bryan in Washing- ton. D. C. early in the '90s, he was one of his strongest admirers and adherents thereafter. One of the delegates to the Chicago convention in 1896, where Mr. jiryan was nominated, he worked for him heartily in the succeeding elec- tion. Fraternally Mr. Jones is a charter mein- ber of the Solomonville Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, and the same can be said of his connection with the lodge of Red Men at Tuc- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1^1 son, Aiiz. We feel that he has deeply at heart the welfare of the great majority, and by his straightforwardness he has won the gennine regard of all who know him, here and wherever he has dwelt. HON. STEPHEN R( )E.\1ER. The enterprising town of IJenson, with its unrivaled location and many business chances, numbers among its most faitliful and substantial citizens Air. Roemer, agent for the Wells-h^argo Express Company, and for numerous building and loan associations. Of German parentage. Mr. Roemer is pos- sessed of the shrewd and thrifty habits which are engendered in the average German youth, and which invariably insure at least a com])etcnce in return for continued application to business, lie was born in Bowling Green, Ky., February iS, 1869, and is a son of Gus and Alary (Dicas) Roemer, who were natives of (iermany. and were farmers b\- occtipation. They settled in Bowling Green after their marriage, and subse- quently died in that place. Their son received a common-school education, supplemented b\' attendance at Ogden College. When quite young he entered the employ of a large jewelry firm, and was then engaged in the lumber busi- ness with his brother, Charlie Roemer, for four years. Upon emigrating to the west he lived in southern California for several months, and in 1895 came to Phoeni.x in the capacity of a messenger for the Wells-Fargo E.xpress Com- pany, between .Ash h'ork and I'hoenix. In i8<)7 he became agent for the same comjiany, with headquarters at Benson, which ])osition he still holds. As an evidence of his faith in the future of Benson and vicinity Mr. Roemer has taken uj) a homestead of one hundred and sixt_\' acres, and the same amount of desert land, and anticipates good results when the valley shall have been irrigated from the proposed artesian wells. .At the present time he is not only agent for the Wells-Fargo Express Company, but for the .Arizona & Southeastern Express Company as well. He is also local treasurer for si.x Iniilding and loan companies, three of which are in Den- ver : The Fidelity Savings .Association, the In dustrial Building & Loan .Association, and the Columbia Savings & Loan Association : one is in Los Angeles, the Providence Mutual & Loan .Association; one in Tucson, the .Arizona Savings and Insurance Company ; and one in San Fran- cisco, the Pacific Coast Savings Association. The political career of Mr. Roemer has been a prominent one, and has reflected great credit upon party and representative. He is an nn- swerving adherent of the Democratic party, and in 1898 was secretary of the Democratic county committee. In 1900 he was regularlv nominated and elected to the twenty-first legislature, which was the most important in the history of the territory. He was chairman of the com- mittee on public expenditures and accounts, also member of conmiittce on corporations, and the committee on county and countv botmdaries. He introduced the bill for the establishment of the Reform School at Benson, and it is said that without his strenuous efiforts the institution would not have been secured for this place. l-"raternally he is a Knight Templar Mason and a member of El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S., at Phoenix; the Elks at Phoeni.x. No. 335, and the Knights of Pvthias at Benson. HON. GUSTAV HOFF. During the period of his residence in Tucson, .Mr. Hofif, former mayor of this city and ex- representative of the .Arizona legislature, has witnessed the greater part of its upbuilding. His business ability and patriotism received early recognition, and after serving one term in the city council of Tucson, his name was brought forward by his Democratic friends, with the re- sult that he was nominated and elected to the sixteenth general assembly of the territory. There he made a fine record, as was confidently exi)ected, and introduced more bills than any other member of the house. .As chairnian of the ways and means conmiittee, and as chairman of the special committee having in charge the funding act and also as one, of the judiciary com- mittee he rendered the people effective service, and met with wide-spread commendation. .\mong the numerous bills which he piloted through was that of the .Australian ballot system, which became a law. Early in 1899 he was 152 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. elected mayor of Tucson, and perhaps the most momentous enterprise carried out in his term was the purchase of the plant now known as the city water-works. Many improvements were inaugurated, such as a new sewer system, the hiving of cement sidewalks and the grading of streets. After this hrief resume of what he has ac- complished for the people, an outline of the personal career of (iustav Hofif doubtless will prove of general interest. He is a native of Prussia, Germany, his birth having taken place near the city of Driesen, December 7, 1852. The Hoff family is an old one in that locality, and his father, Charles F., was the only one of his parental household who came to America. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ernestine Korth, was born in the same vicinity — near Driesen, the daughter of a farmer. In his early manhood Charles F. Hofif was a miller, and after his arrival in this country he built a large Dutch wind-mill, for the grinding of corn, at Yorktown, Tex., and operated it during the Civil war. In 1855 he brought his family to the United States, and as stated, made his home in Yorktown for a number of years. In 1865 they returned to Germany, where they remained about two years, the father speculating in cotton and cofifee, meantime. Then, once more, the family turned toward the setting sun, and as formerly, made the long voyage in a sailing-vessel, this time the trip consuming thirteen weeks. The father now devoted his attention chiefly to the cattle busi- ness, and in 1871 started with his herd along the Chisholm trail towards .Abilene. Kans. Reach- ing Newton, which had been laid out, and promised to become a thriving town, he decided to locate there, and, having built a store (the third one erected in the place) commenced transacting a general merchandising business, and yet retained his interest in his cattle imtil 1874, Then, accompanied by his son Gnstav, he went to Utah, and for one season engaged in freighting ore with mule teams from the Flag- staff mine and others in the Little Cottonwood cafion in lUah. In 1875 they went to San Bernandino, Cal.. and then the father returned with Mr. Adams to this territory on a mining expedition. He died at the age of fifty-eight years, in Tucson, after having spent some time in the mming regions of New Mexico and southern ^Arizona. His wife had died in Texas, and three of their children are still living in that state, namel}-: Julius W. (a merchant), Mrs. Emma Earl and Mrs. Lena Metz. Charles F. is the superintendent of the Sunset Telephone Company of Arizona. As he was but three years old when the family first sailed to these shores, bound for Galveston, Tex., Hon. Gustav Hofif would have had only a very slight acquaintance with the German language had he not returned to his native land at the close of the Civil war here. While in Germany, however, he attended the gymnasnuii, or national school about two years, and the re- mainder of his education was obtained in private schools in Yorktown, Tex. As stated above, he had considerable experience on the western frontiers, crossing plains and mountains, and be- coming familiar with life in many phases. From 1874 to 1877 he continued in the freighting busi- ness in San Bernandino and vicinity, and for the three years which followed was a clerk in the \vholesale house of Hellman, Haas & Co. In i88t he came to Tucson for the German Fruit Company, and at the end of nine months entered the employ of C. Seligmann & Co., remaining with their successors, A. Goldschmidt, until the business was closed up. Tlien as a member of the firm of Hofif Brothers, he carried on a mer- chant brokerage business for a year, after which he became a traveling salesman for the grocery department of L. Zeckendorf & Co. In 1892 he entered into partnership with A. V. Grossetta and L. ( i. Radulovich and established the Tuc- son Grocery Company, dealing in wholesale and retail lots. They have built up an extensive trade, and in 1897 entered into another enter- prise, the Tucson Hardware Company, Incor- porated. Mr. Hofif also has mining investments and froiu the time of the organizing of the Citizens' Building and Loan Association has been its secretary. A member of the Board of Trade, he has acted as treasurer of the same since it was organized. Fraternally he is connected with the .-\ncient Order of United Workmen, being past master workman of Tucson Lodge No. i, and now is the grand receiver of the grand lodge of the order in .\rizona and New Mexico. More- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 155 over, he belongs to the lodge aiid club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, is associ- ated with the Knights of Pythias and with the Uniform Rank of that order; is a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Spanish- American Alliance, and the National Union. For years he has been a member of the county central Democratic connnittee, and is an ex- chairman of that body. One of those most active in the forming of the A. O. U. W. Hall Association, he was chosen as its secretary at the start, and is yet serving in that capacity. In Los Angeles the marriage of Mr. Hoff and Miss .Mice A. Ford, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., was solemnized September 11. 1880. Thev are the parents of four daughters and one son, namely: Mamie, Pearl, Clara, Florence and Louis. The eldest daughter, Miss Mamie, has made an excellent record as a student, and is a graduate of the University of Arizona. The family stands high in social circles of Tucson, and the children are being given good advantages. JUDGE JAMES REILLY. Of all the interesting lives and personalities which have matured in the midst of the west, and eventually found their way to the erstwhile glittering possibilities of Tombstone, the silver dream of a departed multitude, none has em- bodied in his wanderings and occupations more of adventure, romance and courage than has characterized the upward struggles of Judge Reilly. A native of the north of Ireland. Judge Reilly was born in county Caven in 1830. His father, who was ambitious for larger fields of activity, left home when his son was four years of age, and came to the United States in search of a desirable location for the family. His patri- otism for his adopted country was the means to his end, for he was killed in Texas while partici- pating in the revolution, in the battle of San Patricio, in 1836. The mother and three chil- dren left Ireland in 1849 and settled in New York City. The eldest son in the family, Luke, had gone to California in 1847 and afterward died in Australia. In the summer of 1849 the next to the youngest of the children, James, who was then nineteen, entered the United States army and served for ten years. He was sent U< Texas and won distinction through fighting the Indians in Texas and New Mexico under Gen- erals Harney and Twiggs, and was raised through all the non-commissioned offices to the rank of sergeant-major. After his discharge at Fort Hudson, Tex., in August of 1859, '1^ ^i" gaged in the freighting business in Texas, and bought an outfit of mules and wagons for the purpose. In September of i860 the Indians ap- propriated his mules at Beaver Lake, Tex., and, somewhat disillusionized regarding the pros- pects of life in the great wilderness of a state, he decided to go west. In company with Messrs. McCoombs. Walker, Chalmers, and Rooney, he included his freighting outfit in the eighteen teams and wagons belonging to the party, and which were loaded for the sutler at Fort Buchanan. .\riz., and crossed the plains to their destination. Mr. Reilly had previously visited .\rizona in 1857 as a soldier, as escort of Cap- tain Pope, United States army topographical engineers, in charge of an expedition for boring for artesian water, on the Staked Plains and in New Mexico. On arriving at Fort Buchanan Mr. Reilly was left entirely alone, as his companions across the plains returned to Te.xas to join the Confederate army in the Civil war, which had just been de- clared. He remained at the fort and continued his former occupation of freighting, his course being between the fort and Magdalena. Here, as in Te.xas. he suffered from depredations on the part of the Indians, who seemed to entertain a fondness for mules, at which second loss he disposed of the remaining wagons and went out of the freighting business. From a major of the Sonora army in Mexico he rented lands and a mill in Santa Cruz, and there raised wheat and corn and operated the mill for a year. Owing to an encounter with a citizen of the place in which Mr. Reilly was obliged to terminate the citizen's career, he was put in jail, tried, and sentenced to four years' banishment to Lower California. Although an exile, he was permitted to engage in any desired occupation, which hap- pened to be mining, and to which he turned his attention until 1866. In the meantime he was obliged to keep the governor informed as to his whereabouts. '56 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Upon arriving in Arizona in the latter part of 1866, having made the journey up the gulf and by way of the Colorado river by steamer to Yuma, he went to work in the Wickenburg mines. In the spring of 1867 he drove a team for Louis St. James, freighting between La Pass and Prescott. He also worked in the mines at Wickenburg for a short time, and in 1868 went to Bradshaw, Ariz., prospecting and working for wages in the mines. In the fall of the same year he went to La Pass, and cut wood on con- tract for six months, and then went to Yuma in the fall of 1868. While there he engaged in the hotel business with a Mr. Bradley, but .soon dis- continued it, and engaged in the mercantile business and contracting for the supply of wood at Fort Yuma and Yuma Depot. .Vs a contractor for the provisions of the troops at Fort Yuma he was fairly successful for about three years and in the mean time had been studying law. In 1876 he was elected district attorney of Yuma county and admitted to the bar. The journalistic career of Judge Reill\ was commenced in 1878 when he published the Yuma "Expositor," a periodical removed to Phoenix about a year later, and there continued for a year, when it passed into other hands. In the mean time he had been accumulating a li- l)rarv of over three hundred law volumes, which he took with him upon removing to Tombstone in 1880. Here, from a comparatively small be- ginning, he was eventually rewarded for having chosen this as his permanent abiding place, the goal having of course been intercepted at times by downs as well as ups. In 1880 he was ap- pointed justice of the peace, and he is also a notary pubhc. In 1863, in Phoenix, he married Miss Nicolasa Ruiz, who is a native of California and of Mexican parentage. Covering a period of twenty-six years of law practice, twenty-one of which have been passed in Tombstone, he has gathered together a splendid library of one thousand and five hundred volumes, which is a special matter of pride with this earnest student of afTairs and legal science. In his practice a s])ccialty is made of the laws governing mining, in the expounding of which he is one of the authorities in the territory. In other ways an admirable citizen and friend, he is an integral part of the jiresent solidity of Tombstone, ;i m.ni of strong character and distinct individuality, whom to know is to respect. JUDGE WILLIAM M. LOVELL. The life of Judge Lovell has been an interest- ing one, and furnishes many evidences of the power of mind and determination over adverse and even discouraging circumstances. As a member of the Tucson bar he has proved his worthiness to be numbered among the most capable and enterprising of the exponents of legal science in the territory. A native of Muhlenberg county, Ky., Judge Lovell was born November 5, 1836, and is a son of Ira J. Lovell, who was born in Logan county, Ky. The paternal grandfather, Michael, was a native of Maryland, on the Chesapeake, and early settled in Kentucky, where he eventu- ally died. His son, Ira. followed his example, and was a farmer during the years of his ac- tivity. In 1852 he undertook the journey across the plains, and settled near San Jose, Cal., where he died in 1897, at the age of eighty-six years. The mother of Judge Lovell was formerly Ann Laurette Campbell, and was born in Muh- lenberg county, Ky. The ancestry of the Camp- bell family is Scotch, and the great-great-grand- father, Alexander, was born in Scotland, and upon emigrating to America settled in what is now Kentucky, where he engaged in farming. The great-grandfather was born on his father's farm, and was also a farmer, as was the next in succession, William C, the paternal grand- father. William C. Campbell served with dis- tinction in the war of 181 2, as an officer in the Kentucky Line. The Campbells were all mem- bers of the Methodist Church, and were people of high moral and mtellectual character. Mrs. Lovell was a niece of Col. Hugh McNary, who formerly lived in Columbia, S. C. In 1824, when Lafayette last visited the United States, Colonel McNary, as colonel of the South Carolina troops, escorted him from the line of North Car- olina to Columbia, S. C, and, after the celebra- tion, across the Georgia line. .\t that time Mrs. Lovell was on a visit to Georgia, and was one of the party of fifty little girls that walked licfore the gener.il, sti owing flowers in his path- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 157 way. Mrs. Lovell died in California in iSgo. Slie was the mother of ten children, six sons and four daughters, of whom three sons and three daughters are now living. Judge Lovell being the oldest in the family. 1'he first event of importance in the life of W'il- liani M. Lovell was when he went, in 1850, to Saline county. Mo., where, with his parents and seven of the children, he assisted in the prep- arations for crossmg the plains to California. At the end of eighteen months was enacted a scene so familiar in the early days, and which from the distant present is viewed with so much of the romantic enviroinnent. In the large train that wound its way through the sparsely settled country were many ox-teams and wagons, and thecaravanwas enlarged by the presence of cattle which were driven the whole distance. After five months and fifteen days they arrived in San Jose, Cal., on October i, 1852, and during the following years William assisted his father in the improvement of his farm of several hundred acres in the Santa Clara valley. In 1858 Mr. Lovell started out on a prospect- ing tour up. the Frazier river to British Colum- bia, and upon his return, in the fall of the same year, entered the University of the Pacific, at Santa Clara, from which he was graduated in the class of 1862, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He then began the study of law with Judge Archer, at San Jose, and was admitted to the bar of California in 1863. Subsequently for eighteen years he engaged in the practice of his profession with. Judge Archer, at San Jose, and also served for three terms as district attor- ney of Santa Clara county, Cal. In 1878 Mr. Lovell became interested in mining in Yavapai county, Ariz., and in 1882 located in Tucson, where he engaged in the general practice of law, and also continued his mining enterprises. For two terms he served as district attorney of Pima county, and had previously served as dep- uty district attorney for the same length of time. In 1892 he was elected on the Democratic ticket to the seventeenth council of the legislature, and during the time of service introduced measures of importance to the territory. .\t San Jose. Cal., Judge Lovell was united in marriage with Mildred L. Welch, who was horn in Holt conntv. Mo. Of this union there are four children, viz: Gussie, who is now the wife of Gen. L. H. Manning, of Tucson; Lau- retta, Mrs. W. E. Francis, of Tucson, who is an artist of prominence in the territory, and who, during the World's Fair at Chicago, was hon- ored by being appointed lady commissioner; Lawrence Archer, who is superintendent of the L. H. Manning Company, of Los Angeles, Cal.; and Ira Welch, who is a graduate of the Tucson high school. Mr. Lovell is variously interested in the afifairs of his adopted city, and is one of the most enterprising and enthusiastic advocates of thebenefits to be derived from association with this wonderful territory of prominence. He is a member of the Territorial Bar Association and is recognized as among the stanch Democrats of .\rizona. GEN. HERBERT F. ROBINSON. .Much of the time for the past eleven years Gen. H. F. Robinson, of Phoenix, has taken a prominent part in the Arizona National Guard, and with just pride in this grand body of mili- tary men, often has participated in reviews and maneuvers. In March, 1890, this patriotic descendant oi a worthy hero of the Revolution- ary war enlisted as a private in Company B, First Arizona Infantry, and .\pril 27, 1891. was made second lieutenant of that company. A year later, April 15, 1892, he was appointed to serve on the staff of Governor Irwin, as in- spector of small-arms practice, his rank being that of captain. However, by an amendment to the code in 1893, the rank was changed to that of a major. After five years of service in that capacity at his own request, in August, 1897, he was placed upon the retired list. August 5, 1898, he was commissioned by Governor Mur- phy as adjutant-general, with the rank of brigadier-general, and for the past two years he has maintained an office for the transaction of his military affairs, at his own expense. The great-grandfather of this popular young officer was Isiaah Robinson, who enlisted in a Connecticut regiment and served in the war for independence. He was of English descent, a native of the Nutmeg state, and a pioneer farmer of Vermont. In that state occurred the birth of his son. Dr. Daniel Robinson, grandfather of 158 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tlie general. He was a student of that celebrated pioneer physician, Dr. Benjamin Rush, and after practicing his profession in Bennington, \"t., for some years, removed to Wisconsin. This event took place in 1846, when the state was but lit- tle improved, but long prior to his death he was in the possession of a good practice in Manito- woc county, Wis. The parents of our subject are Henry M. and Anna A. (Fulwiler) Robinson, natives of New York and Pennsylvania, respectively. The father, whose birthplace was in the town of Me.xico, resided in Wisconsin from 1846 until after the close of the Civil war and now lives in Indianapolis, Ind. He has been a coninicrcial traveler most of his mature life, and now is re- tired from business. During the Civil war he served in the First United States Mechanics Fusileers until the regiment was nuistered out. His wife, who was a native of Shippensburg, Pa., died in the Centennial year, in Illinois. Her family is a very old one in the Keystone state, as it was founded there in 1740 by a German, John Fulwiler. His son Abraham, and grand- son John Fulwiler, father of Mrs. Robinson, were born in Pennsylvania, the latter in Perry county. He was an iron foundryman and after removing to Lexington, 111., as he did in his prime, he was a merchant, until his death. Of the three surviving children of Henry M. and Anna A. Robinson, W. H. is manager of the Phoenix Trust Company and Mrs. J. C. Sartelle lives in Chicago, 111. Gen. H. F. Robinson was born June 7, 1865, in Lexington, McLean county. 111., and was reared in that state and in Wisconsin. Having completed his studies in the Milwaukee high school, at the age of fourteen he became a book- keeper, and later turned his attention to the manufacturing of maps. In 1895 he joined the surveying corps of the St. Paul Railroad, and was employed in western Iowa and northern Wisconsin until 1887. Since the year mentioned he has resided in Phoenix, for some time licini; employed by companies engaged in the laying out of canals fMi the northern side of the Salt river. After being an assistant for a period, he became chief civil engineer of the work, and is still holding that position. All of the canals in which he was interested have been consolidated under the management of the Arizona Water Company. For eighteen months he superin- tended the construction of the city water-works of Phoenix, and has executed many other con- tracts along the line of civil engineering. Politically General Robinson is a stanch Re- publican. Fraternally he is a member of the Sons of \'eterans, the Society of the War of 1812 of Ohio, and the Sons of the American Revolution. In fact, he organized the local so- ciety of the last-named order, and was its presi- dent for three terms, or until he resigned. That he stands high in his profession is indicated by his having been called to the secretaryship of the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers, which office he now holds. He built a pleasant modern residence at No. 522 North First avenue, and the lady who presides over its hospitalities pos- sesses an excellent education and is as popular in society as is her husband. Prior to their marriage, which took place in this city, she bore the name of Lida Parce. She was born in Michigan, and finished her literary education at .Klbion College. WALTER J. N. McCURDY. The flourishing town of Nogales, with its pos- sibilities of growth, and varied commercial and other interests, would seem to hold special in- ducements for young professional men who look forward to the future with enthusiastic expecta- tions. As a member of the legal profession, Mr. McCurdy has so far found his surroundings of a particularly pleasing and remunerative nature, and his special aptitude for, and sound under- standing of, the law have won for him a large patronage and a host of friends. In January, 1901, he formed a law partnership with William J. Ekey, under the firm title of McCurdy & Ekey. Until seven years of age Mr. McCurdy lived at Osceola, Mich., where he was born January 8, 1875. His parents. James and Helen (Prescott) McCurdy, took their young son to the far west, where, in Sacramento, Cal., he received a sul)- stantial home training, and an excellent educa- tion in the public and other schools. Follow- ing a long and earnestly cherished inclination, he began the study of law with the law firm of Al- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. i6i exander, Miller & Gardner, and was admitted to practice at San Francisco, Cal., in 1897. For a year he practiced law in that city, and then came to Nogales, opened an office, and started in a general law practice. In addition to the outside work which commands his attention, he is the attorney for P. Sandoval & Co., bankers. In politics a Republican, Mr. McCurdy is ac- tively interested in local matters, and was secre- tary for the Republican county central commit- tee for one year. He is a member of the Mc- Kinley and Roosevelt League, and is secretary of the same. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 95, at San Francisco. Like all who live in the mining districts of Arizona, he is interested in the prolific outpouring of valuable ore, and has prospected to a considerable extent. He has the pluck and determination to overcome any reasonable obstacle that may come his way, and the pleasing personal traits of character which so greatly aid in the accomplishment of all purposes. JUDGE EBENEZER WILLIAMS. A criminal lawyer of recognized erudition and profound legal research. Judge Ebenezer Will- iams, a member of the bench and bar of Nogales, has a reputation extending beyond the confines of his resourceful little town, and may be said to belong to the territory in general as well as to the bi-national city. A native of Pittsburg, Pa., Judge Williams was born October 3, 1830, and is a son of Eben- ezer and Margaret (Jones) Williams. His youth was fortunately surrounded with excellent edu- cational advantages, and culminated with the training received at Allegheny College. While still a youth he had decided upon the profession which should engage his mature years, and as a preliminary entered the office of George P. Hamilton, attorney, and in due time was ad- mitted to practice in the supreme court of Penn- sylvania, and in the United States court. For a time he practiced in his native city, and in i860 went to the present site of Minneapolis, Minn., which was then but a sorry prediction of its pres- ent prominence among the cities of the country. With the breaking out of the war he returned to Pennsylvania, and enlisted in the One Hundred and First Volunteer Infantry as first lieutenant, under command of the old war governor of Pennsylvania, Andrew Curtin. After the battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines he was breveted major, and as a member of the army of the Po- tomac, particii>ated in all of the important bat- tles, as aid to General Wessels. With the restoration of peace Mr. Williams returned to Pittsburg, and continued the prac- tice of law until 1880. at which time he removed to the far west and practiced for two years in San Diego, Cal. His first association with the territory of Arizona began in 1884, when he settled in Mohave county, and practiced law in Mineral Park. His ability received early recog- nition, for he was soon elected district attorney for Mohave county, and held the position for two years. After a subsequent short residence in San Diego, he came to Nogales, in 1891, and opened a law office. His various duties included that of city attorney, and attorney for the Nogales Building & Loan Association. In the fall of 1897 he was elected superintendent of the public schools of Pima county, but relinquished his position when the separation of Pima and Santa Cruz counties occurred in March of 1898, preferring to remain in his own county. At the time Governor Murphy appointed him probate judge and first superintendent of schools for the new county of Santa Cruz. Judge Williams is one of the most substantial of the citizens of Nogales, who have demon- strated an abiding faith in its ultimate rank among the largest and most enterprising cities of the territory. His career is a matter of pride to all who are associated with him in whatsoever capacity, and his numerous claims for recogni- tion are based upon the possession of those attributes which insure lasting good to the com- munity of which he is a member. He has a per- fect command of the Spanish language, and is one of the most delightful as well as forceful ex- temporaneous speakers in the territory. The readiness with which he can comply with a re- quest for a speech, upon a multitude of subjects, has aroused the wonder and admiration of the public men with whom he is associated in dif- ferent parts of the territory. An instance is cited when he was called upon to reply to the word l62 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Rebekah, at the reception of the Grand Lodge in Tucson of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, at which time he went upon the platform without any previous preparation, and delivered an eulogy that was afterwards widely printed, and mentioned with many expressions of apprecia- tion and wonder. Judge Williams has at his command an extensive vocabulary, a ready and fine wit, and an elegance of expression, which is convincing, pleasing, and altogether acceptable. Fraternally Judge Williams is associated with Masonic Lodge No. 240, at Sonora, Mexico, also is a member of the Odd Fellows, and noble grand of Lodge No. 9, at Nogales ; past grand secretary of the Territorial Grand Lodge, and past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Nogales. Politically he has always been a stanch Republican. While a resident of Pittsburg he mar- ried Miss Jane Gallaher, of that city. They have had three children, viz., Ross, deceased ; Bertha, deceased, and Brady, at home. Judge and Mrs. Williams are attendants of the Methodist Epis- copal church. COL. CHARLES S. CLARK. The many and ofttimes complicated legal af- fairs of Tombstone have a capable and erudite adjuster in Charles S. CJark, who has resided within the boundaries of this interesting town since 1879. To no one are the early successes which made the founding of the city possible, and the later vicissitudes which robbed it of its prestige among the great mining centers of the country, more familiar than to Mr. Clark. Nor have any clung more persistently and faithfully to their belief in a city of substantial growth, which should replace the magic building of the rapid seekers after wealth. At first a speculative and experimental miner, Mr. Clark grew in rapid favor in the midst of his new surroundings, and in 1884 was appointed postmaster of the town of his adoption. After five years he turned his attention almost entirely to the practice of his profession, and has been amply rewarded for his conscientious and painstaking work by the ]>atronage and appreciation of his fellow citizens. The greater part of his life Mr. Clark has spent in rugged and unconventional parts of the world, and many interesting adventures have been added to the list of his remembrances. Like several of his townsmen, he came originally from New York state, where he was born at Oswego in 1833. His parents, Eli and Christina (Van C)linda) Clark, were also born in New York, where they spent the greater part of their lives. Fortunate in educational advantages, their son received his training at Falley Seminary, Ful- ton, N. Y., from which he was graduated in 1849, subsequently entering Union College, in the regular course. The adventure which has been of frequent occurrence in later years began in 1852, at which time he started on an expedition to Central America, with Colonel Blanco, and remained there in the midst of many exciting details until the capture and execution of Colo- nel Walker in 1856. While on the Pacific coast he made many trips to Panama, New Orleans, and other points in filibustering expeditions and had many hairbreadth escapes. In 1853 Mr. Clark undertook a trip to the northwest Hudson bay and Yukon region, and lived in the frozen arctic north for thirteen months. Upon returning, he studied law with an uncle, Chauncy Clark, at Sodus, N. Y., but went to Wyandotte, Kans., in 1857, remaining there a few months. While in Kansas he at- tained to political prominence, and was elected to the territorial legislature from Allen county. In April of 1861 he was delegated by the citi- zens of Allen county to raise a regiment of cav- alry of the First Kansas Volunteers, known as Clark's Battalion, of which he was put in com- mand, and during a part of the service was with Canby's forces in New Mexico. He later served on the court-martial at Leavenworth for eight months, and for six months was under Gen. Tom Ewing in Misso'uri. Upon being ordered south he participated in the capture of Little Rock, Ark., by General Steele, and at the time commanded a brigade under General Davidson. He later joined the expedition to Mexico, and as a member of the Red River expedition met General Price at Panola. He also commanded a regiment of cavalry at Devall Blufif, Ark. After his discharge from the service, in March of 1865, Colonel Clark located in Franklin county, Kans., and engaged in the interesting occupation of milling flour, and also ran a saw- mill. He was also general manager of the rail- road from Paola to Leroy, in Kansas, and C: ^^2^2^-^^ /^</Z <^^7'^t.v2^2^^^Aj9-^_^ \ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. i6S through this transaction became the loser of $50,000. Somewhat disillusionized as to fur- ther residence in Kansas, he located at Long- view, Tex., on the Texas Pacific and the Inter- national and Great Northern Railroads, and was variously interested in the milling and lumber business and in the practice of law. For a time he was attorney for the Great Northern Railroad. In 1878 he sought the possibilities of Arizona, and in 1879 located in Tombstone. In addition to the responsibilities incurred through his legal practice, he has ever been vitally interested in the undertakings of the Democratic party, and in 1 891 was elected to the legislature and was speaker of the house. Mrs. Clark was formerly Henrietta Bertrand, daughter of Joseph H. Bertrand, of Kansas. She is the mother of two daughters: Lorrie, the wife of T. W. Brown, of Tombstone, and Nellie, mar- ried to Thomas Edson Tarbell, also of Tomb- stone. Colonel Clark is fraternally associated with the Masons in Kansas, and with the Ancient Order of United Workmen at Tombstone. In 1900 he was elected to the Grand Lodge and has been financier of the local lodge for thirteen years. He was for some time commander of the Burnside Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is one of the substantial and reliable men of Tombstone, and stands in the front ranks among the members of his profession. JUDGE JAMES M. SANFORD. The settings which necessarily go hand in hand with the narrative of the life of Judge James Monroe Sanford are prolific of historical and romantic suggestions, which range in their extent and variety from the very early settlers along the New England coast, through the once peaceful shades of Arcadia, immortalized by Longfellow, into the realms of the horror-laden days of witchcraft. More modern but yet more interesting are the journeys of the present-day Sanfords, their associations with the awakening of the difTerent parts of America from the primeval sleep, that had only been lightly dis- turbed by the tread of the fleet-footed Indian and the tramp of the buffalo herds. Of the dar- ing men who penetrated the wilds of Arizona in the beginning of the '60s, few remain to tell the tale of their conflict with the dangerous and law-ignoring element, and their subsequent con- quering of the same. Arriving here in the winter of 1861-62 from Sacramento, Cal., Judge Sanford is the oldest resident of Arizona north of the Gila river and east of Fort Mohave. The family is of English descent and was first represented in America by three brothers, one of whom settled in South •Stonington, Conn., another in Virginia, and the third settled in Illinois while it was yet a ter- ritory. The original name was Sandford, but as the brothers sailed for this country the purser of the vessel inadvertently changed the name to Sanford, and as such it has since continued. Judge Sanford is descended from the Stoning- ton branch, the members of which were prom- inent in the early history of Connecticut, and from which also comes William Sanford of Cali- fornia. ( )n the maternal side there is the old Puritan stock of Salem. Mass., with their strange and unyielding austerity, and their cherished belief in witchcraft. In fact, up to the time of Judge Sanford"s mother, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Wooliver and was a daughter of Caleb Wooliver, there still remained a lurking belief in the horrible prevalence of human witches. The Wooliver family originated in Germany. Caleb Wooliver was born in the Dutch colony of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was reared in the Dutch colony of .'\lbany, N. Y., and enlisted in the Revolutionary war. hut before the close of hostilities was taken back to Halifax as a pris- oner of war. Subsequently he settled in Nova Scotia and married a Miss Hunt. Judge San- ford's father, James Sanford, was born in New Brunswick, and spent his life in the regions around the bay of Fundy. James Monroe Sanford was born in Nova Scotia November 21, 1821, and was educated in the town of Douglas. From a long line of ancestors similarly gifted he inherited a genius for the mechanical side of things, which was earlv develoju^d and turned to practical account. In 1844. at the age of twenty-three, he was seriously handicapped by uncertain health, and, having expended several hundred dollars on doctors without any help, he was finally fortu- nate in falling under the successful treatment i66 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of Dr. Shutliff, of Brooklyn. In accordance with the doctor's suggestion he traveled exten- sively through Canada and the northeast states, and was greatly benefited. In 1847 he went to St. Louis, and was employed on a contract for the construction of the ofTicers' quarters at Fort Jefiferson. In 1849, with a large train of emi- grants bound for California and the gold fields, he started overland from Cooper's Ferry. Upon locating in Sacramento he engaged in building and contracting, and in placer mining at Weaverville. He was identified with the early history of Sacramento and got out some of the timber for the first buildings in the town. In 1850 he went to Yuba and located some claims at Long Bar, from which he took out $1,200 in a few weeks. After six months of successful work there, he went to Doneville, on the Yuba, at Little Rich Bar, where he located claims that enabled him to leave the district with a fair supply of gold dust, of which he had enough to make him quite weary before he reached his journey's end. He made the trip on horseback. A Mr. Zumwalt, who made the same trip, had his mule loaded exclusively with gold dust. In search of a desirable location Judge Sanford purchased teams at Marysville, and traveled over the Sacramento bottom, settHng in 1851 upon a farm in what is called the Sutter Pocket. Three hundred and sixty acres were entered, on which he began to farm and raise fruit, remain- ing there for eleven years, when the property was disposed of for $5,500. A change of location was effected in 1861, when, during the latter part of the winter, Judge Sanford settled in Needles, on the Arizona side, and, in partnership with John Brown, of San Bernardino, built the first ferry-boat on the Colorado river, at Fort Mohave. A subsequent undertaking was the management of a farm on Cottonwood Island in the Colorado river, but he objected to the Pinte Indians gathering his crops, and removed down on the Verde in Yavapai county. There he helped to establish a settlement near the famous Camp Verde mili- tary post. He had zealously petitioned General Wright, of San Francisco, to send troops for the protection of tlie settlers in the Colorado val- ley, but they did not arrive until he had located on the \'erde. In this district he again took up farming, but again the Indians molested to such an extent that the settlement was broken up. After the Indians had ruined his prospects there, he settled in Prescott, then but little more than a town site. Here he started the first saw mill and turned out lumber for the erection of the buildings. Incidentally he had a little ranch on the Granite creek and engaged in horticulture, but the frost proved a formidable rival, and destroyed the fruit. For twenty-four years he remained in Prescott, and during that time han- dled immense quantities of lumber, and for ten years had the monopoly of making chimneys, his mechanical skill contriving many excellent devices for improving draft and disposing of smoke. In Prescott also he attained consider- able popularity as a nurse, for which he was well prepared by reason of his extended expe- rience in nursing the soldiers returned from the Mexican war. Many times in the west he was called upon to officiate in severe cases, especially where amputation of a limb was necessary and good treatment essential. In 1881, when the Santa Fe Railroad was being constructed from Albuquerque to Needles, he was engaged at dif- ferent camps along the route in furnishing lum- ber for the camps. In the fall of 1862 Judge Sanford left Fort Mohave in company with twelve others on a mining expedition, the Indians having told them of a rich find. On the fourth day out the Indians began to surround them and act in a menacing manner, and Judge Sanford, with one other comrade, thought discretion the better part of valor, and hastily beat a retreat. Of the ten who continued to chase the gold phantom of the Indians' brains only" two returned, the others having fallen victims of the savages. In 1884 Judge Sanford located a ranch near Williams and invested $2,000 in cattle, also bought a good brood of mares, and proceeded to raise cattle and horses. For eight years he was success- fully engaged in this enterprise, and then, con- cluding that advancing years were a hindrance to life in the saddle, he sold out his business. In 1882 he was appointed justice of the peace and was afterward re-elected or appointed six different times, serving in all fourteen years. This position has afforded an excellent oppor- tunity for ridding the locality of undesirable ^WvvA.>V^'\LJt^iL PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 169 persc'iiages, especially horse thieves and marau- ders. Under the regime of Judge Sanford they liave been induced either to give up their unlaw- ful methods of doing business, or transfer them to other and less (|uict districts. Judge Sanford owes his election to the inde- pendence of the people, for he claims allegiance to no particular party. He is a socialist in the broadest sense of the word, and believes in the right of every individual to hold all that he earns in this world. \\ liile pursuing a busy and tire- less career he has accunudatcd a large i^rojierty, owning in all twenty-eight and one-half lots in Williams, besides inan\- buildings, and formerly had ninety-three lots and many buildings in Prescott. Strange to say, this earnest pioneer has had no sharer of his fortunes, for he has never married. JUDGE WILLIAM G. BLAKELY. The active life of this highly respected citizen of Kingman has been mainly passed in the west. It may be truly said that wherever he has dwelt the community has been made better, for he has ever sought to benefit his fellowmen, and has not been actuated alone by a desire for material prosperity. In the record of his long and useful life there are many lessons to be gleaned and an example is presented well worthy of the emula- tion of the young. Born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1829, Wil- liam G. Blakely was reared on a farm and at- tended the district school at Kortright, the vil- lage academy at Delhi, and later was graduated from the State Normal "School at Delhi, after which he taught school two years. With the high principles of honor inherited from his Scotch ancestors he desired to assist in the edu- cation of his brothers and sisters and to aid his parents financially, and was therefore in a mood to seek the gold fields of California when the excitement of 1849 prevailed throughout the country. His commendable ambitions were happily realized, as, after passing four years in California, he returned home and paid oflf the mortgage on his father's fami. He then began the study of law in the office of Amasa and Amasa J. Parker at Delhi. On completing his studies he returned to the Pacific slope, where he followed his profession and also devoted nntch attention to mining. While residing near Sonora, Cal., in 1858, he discovered the luireka mine, where he built and for two years operated a quartz mill. In 1861 he removed to Carson City, Ncv.. and having previ- ously pursued a thorough theological course and been licensed as a local preacher by the Cali- fornia Methodist E])iscopal conference he pro- ceeded to labor in the Nevada field, visiting all parts of the territory and arousing great intere.st and religious activity in many localities. In i86t Governor Nye appointed him superintendent of public instruction for Nevada, and during his term he accomplished a great deal for the cause of education, .\fter establishing his home in .Austin, Nev., he erected one of the handsomest Methodist Episcopal churches in the territory and for a long time officiated as its pastor. Be- sides his work as pastor he continued to mine extensively and also built a large quartz mill in Smoky valley for the purpose of treating ore derived from the Mother Vein mine. In 1868 he settled in Pioche, Nev., where he continued in mining and ministerial work. In 1872 he came to Arizona and until the county seat was changed to Kingman lived at Cerbat and Mineral Park, and there located and developed a number of mines, also practiced law. Elected judge of the county court, he held that important office until it was abolished by act of legislature. Then Governor Zulick appointed him probate judge and ex-officio superintendent of schools. In 1886 he was elected district at- torney for Mohave county and soon afterward was appointed United States commissioner, which position he occupied about fourteen years. ( )n the Republican ticket, in a .strongly Demo- cratic county, he was twice elected district at- torney, filling the office from November, 1886, until 1901. His private practice is extensive and representative, as he is the attorney for the Santa Fe at this point, also legal adviser for the White Hills Mining and Milling Company, and resident agent and attorney for a large share of the leading mining and business ciimpanies and corporations in Mohave county. .\s in the past. Judge Blakely is an important factor in the advancement of the cause of Chris- tianity in his community. At Kingman he built 170 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the only Methodist Episcopal church that has been erected in the county and most of the time since he has occupied its pulpit. As a local preacher in the Arizona Mission conference, and a great worker in the Kingman circuit, in which are situated Chloride and numerous thriving mining towns, lie certainly is a power for good. He is a member of the Good Templars and a stanch temperance worker. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows, Masons and Knights of Pythias, besides various social organ- izations. At Kortright, N. Y., September 5, 1853, Judge Blakely married Susan Elizabeth Wilson, youngest daughter of Rev. Samuel Wilson of that town, and who, during his entire active life, was a minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Blakely's death occurred in King- man August 20, 1899. Of her marriage were born four sons and two daughters, of whom three sons survive, all being interested with their father in mining. They are named as follows : Ross H., clerk of the district court for the fourth judicial district ; Lew, editor of the Ari- zona Arrow, published at Kingman, and John E., who is engaged in mining in the Aubrey and Owens districts. The sons are regarded as among the representative younger men of Mo- have county. HON. HUGH H. PRICE. In past ages the history of a country was a record of wars and conquests ; today it is the record of commercial activity, and those whose names are foremost in its annals are the leaders in business circles. A man of keen perception, of great sagacity and unbounded enterprise, Mr. Price has become one of the most prominent and influential men in the different communities where he has resided. He now makes his home in Phoenix, and has become prominently identi- fied with her business interests. He was born at Black River Falls, Wis., December 2, 1859, and is a son of Hon. William T. Price, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pa., to which state his family removed from Virginia. When a lad of fourteen the father went to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he spent two years, and then to Black River Falls, Wis., where he was extensively engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He was also interested in mills at Davenport and other places on the Mississippi, and was very successful in his business affairs. His worth and ability were widely recognized and he was honored with several very important official positions. He was a member of the lower house of the Wisconsin legislature in 1851 and 1882, and the state senate in 1857, 1870, 1871, 1878. 1879, 1880 and 1881. In 1883 he was elected to congress, and was a member of the fortv-eighth and forty-ninth session. He was also elected for the fiftieth, but died in 1886, before the close of the forty-ninth congress. Politically he was a very strong Republican, and several times was a state elector. In early life he married Julia Campbell, a native of Ontario, Canada. She now resides at Black River Falls, Wis. By this union were born four children. Those living are: Hugh H., and Margaret. Those deceased are May and William. Hugh H. Price was graduated from the Black River Falls high school in 1876, and the follow- ing year entered the University of Wisconsin but left that institution in 1880, during his senior year, to enter upon his business career. For some years he was connected with his father in the manufacture of lumber, and like that gentle- man took quite an active and prominent part in public affairs. He was a member of the Black River Falls city council and supervisor of Jack- son coimty, Wis. At a special election held in 1886 he was elected a member of congress to fill the vacancy caused by his father's death, re- ceiving the largest majority of any candidate on the ticket. His district comprised fifteen counties. He served for a short time during the forty-ninth congress, but refused a renomina- tion. He was a member of the Wisconsin state senate during the sessions of 1889 and 1891, and helped pass the Bennett law and re-elect John C. Spooner as United States senator. He was vice-president of the Wisconsin World's Fair board in 1893, and spent most of the summer in Chicago. As president of the Price Manu- facturing Company he continued to engage in business at Black River Falls until coming west. He also controlled the water power at that place, and the first electric light plant estab- lished there, and had flouring mills at Hickson PORTRAIT AND L5IOGRA1M 1 ICAL RECORD. 171 and Taylor, Wis. In 1887 he established the First National Hank at lUack River I'alls, and was its president. In i8y4 Air. I'rice removed to (iraham, N. M., and organized the Helen .Mining Company, which opened mines and built a mill seventy-five miles northwest of Silver City in the Cooney mining district of Socorro count} , .\'. M., when there was not a building there, .\fter putting the business on a good paying basis, Mr. Price resigned in the spring of 1899, and came to Phoenix, though he still owns an interest in the Helen Mining Company and is a director of the same. C)n coming to Phoenix he assisted in incorporatmg tlie Home Savings Hank & Trust Company, with a capital of $100,000, and has since served as its cashier and treasurer, while Gen. C. F. .Ainsworth is president and S. M. McCowan vice-president. Otrr subject is also receiver for the Highland Canal Company. At Chester, Pa., Mr. Price was united in mar- riage with Miss Lydie B. Graham, a native of that place and a daughter of John T. Graham, who was also born m the Keystone state. Her fatlier w as one of the pioneers of Pike's Peak and is now a resident of Denver. He has been prominently connected with the mining inter- ests of both Colorado and New Mexico, and is now treasurer of the Helen Mining Company. Mrs. Price was educated at Mountain Seminary near Tyrone in Pennsylvania, and the Woman's College at Baltimore, Md. She is now a prom- inent member of the Colonial Dames and the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is serving as regent for Arizona in the latter order. She is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject and his wife have one child, Thompson. Mr. Price was made a Mason in Colby, Wis., and now holds membership in Phoenix Lodge -\o. 3, F. & A. M.; Black River Falls Chapter, R. .A. M.; Chippewa Commandery No. 8, K. T.. at Eau Claire, Wis.; Milwaukee Consistory and Tripolite Temple, X. M. S., at Milwaukee. He is a member of the Board of Trade of Phoenix and belongs to Maricopa Cluli. In his political views he is a stanch Republican. He is genial, courteous, enterprising and progressive, of com- mendable public spirit and the highest integrity, and is a man of whom any community might be justly proud. .Although his residence in Phoenix is of short duration, he has already become thoroughly identified with its interests, and is held in high esteem by all who know him. HON. JOHN T. ALSAP. His name forever linked with Arizona, as one of its founders, legislators and pioneer judges, the late Hon. John T. Alsap holds an honored place in the hearts of our people. Time, with relentless hand, crumbles monuments erected to the memory of the good and great, but on the l)rinted page of enduring records the chronicles of lives are preserved for future generations and thus, in compiling the annals of Arizona the sub- ject of this memoir deserves a prominent place. A native of Frankfort, Ky., born in 1832, he was a son of Rev. John and Keziah (Randall) .Alsap, of England and Maine, respectively. The father came to the United States in early man- hood, and was an active worker in the United Ilrethren denomination in Indiana, Ohio and Iowa. His wife died in Indiana and he was sub- sequently called to his reward from his home in Iowa. Having been graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Medicine in the Xevv York College, John T. Alsap devoted his attention to medical practice until 1854, when he crossed the western plains and for ten years con- tinued professional labors to some extent in California, in conjunction with mining and pro- specting, as physicians and surgeons were in great demand in certain localities there at that time. In 1864 he came to .Arizona, and com- menced mining and prospecting in the vicinity of Prescott. The Apache Indians being trouble- some, the following winter he accompanied King G. Woolsey and his command on their expedition against the tribe, as his services as a surgeon were desired. The first territorial treasurer of Arizona, he served during the ad- ministration of Gov. R. C. McCorinick, and in 1868 was elected to the legislature as a repre- sentative of Yavapai county. In 1869 he and iiis wife's brother, W. L. Osborne, settled in the .Salt River valley, about a mile northeast of Phoenix, and thenceforward he was intimately associated with the development of this section. 172 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Elected to the legislature in 1870, he aided in the organization of Maricopa county, and the same year was elected judge of the probate court. His term in the general assembly expired in 1872, but after serving as chief clerk in the territorial council and as district attorney, he was again honored by re-election to the legislature. In 1886 he received the nomination for the county treasurership of Maricopa county, but was sum- moned to his heavenly reward in September, prior to the election, of whose issue no one was in doubt, owing to his marked popularity and efficiency in all public affairs. In the intervals of his public duties he was actively engaged in the practice of law and won an enviable reputa- tion at the bar and on the bench. In the Odd Fellows order, in the Knights of Pythias and among the Masons, he was prominent, in the last named being a past officer in the com- mandery and its representative in the grand lodge of the territory. In religious belief he was a Methodist, while in political creed he adhered to the Democratic platform. While a resident of Prescott, Mr. Alsap mar- ried Louisa A., daughter of John Preston Osborne, a pioneer of that locality who dated his residence in Prescott from July 6, 1864. For several years he was an extensive raiser and dealer in cattle, taking contracts from the gov- ernment, and operating farms on the Verde and the Lower Agua Fria until 1870, when he be- came a permanent settler of the Salt River valley. He it was who built the first hotel in Prescott, the Osborne House, and after coming to the vicinity of Phoenix he assisted in laying out the city. His ranch was well adapted for general farming and for live stock, and there he con- tinued to dwell until his death, January 20, 1900, when he was eighty-five years old. A native of Tennessee, though reared in Virginia, he was a merchant in Kentucky until 1850, when he went to Adams county, Iowa, and in 1863 went to Colorado, where he owned the site of the present city of Colorado Springs until the following vear, when, as formerly stated, he became a resident of Arizona. His father. John Osborne, also a native of Tennessee, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in Kentucky. The mother of Mrs. Louisa A. Alsap, like her- self, born in the Blue Grass state, is still living, her home being in Phoenix. She bore the maiden name of Paulina E. Swetman, and her father, Neri F. Swetman, was a prosperous ])lanter in Kentucky. Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. ( )sborne six are yet living, namely: W. L., a farmer of the Salt River valley; Mrs. J. T. liarnuni of Phoenix; John W., who is interested in mining operations and lives in this city; Neri I'., ex-county recorder of Maricopa county, and a citizen of Phoenix; Mrs. Paulina R. Cramer and Mrs. Rose G. Copeland, also of this city. In 1876 Mr. Alsap married' Miss Anna D. Murray, who was born in Lexington, Tex., where her father, William P. Murray, of North Carolina, was an early settler. In December, 1870, he brought his family to Phoenix and located upon a tract of unimproved land not far distant, but died in the following year, ere he had executed many of his ambitious plans. He had been twice married, and of his first union four children were born, only one of whom is deceased, while of the eight children born to his second marriage, five are yet living. The mother of Mrs. Alsap was Margaret, daughter of Isaac White, a native of Ireland, and for years an .\labama planter, though his death occurred in Mississippi. Her birthplace was the old planta- tion in Alabama and her death took place in Texas. Mrs. Alsap has lived in Phoenix or locality for more than three decades, and is held in high esteem. She received her education in the schools of Texas and this county and has long been identified with the Methodist Episco- pal Church South and the Order of the Eastern Star. Five of the promising sons and daughters horn to Mr. and Mrs. Alsap are yet living, namely: Florence A. and Margaret B., graduates of the Phoenix high school: John W.; Genevieve M. and Guy. Alton P. died at the age of eleven months. HON. JERRY MILLAY. Hon. Jerry Millay, who was judge advocate- general of Arizona on the staff of Governor Ir- win, with the rank of colonel, and occupied the same position during the first administration of Governor Murphy, has filled numerous public positions with marked ability and to the entire y'^r^jU'Oa^ /^o-u~tHx% PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 175 satisfaction of the people, with whom he is justly popular. In the counsels of the Repub- lican party he stands very high, as was unques- tionably shown when, during his absence, he was nominated for the territorial council. He has been a leader in the .Maricopa count\ and the territorial Republican central committees, and to his strenuous efforts is due much of the local success of his party. A worthy representative of an old Alainc fam- ily, our subject was born in the town of IJow- doinham. Sagadahoc county, where his father and grandfather also were born. His great- grandfather Milla\ was a native of Ireland, and about a century ago settled upon a farm in Maine. The grandfather, Gen. Jeremiah Millay, was in the war of 1812, serving with the rank of brigadier-general. Besides carrying on a farm in Maine, he was a ship-builder, having ship- yards on the Kennebec river, and for some years was engaged in the coasting trade. Capt. James K., father of our subject, married Eimice Ridley, daughter of George Ridley, and was interested in the merchant marine traffic, owning ships ply- ing between the West Indies and South Amer- ican ports, and sometimes making trans-Atlantic voyages. In later years he retired from the sea and resided on his farm in Maine, which had been his place of residence for fifty years. There he died when approaching the ripe age of four-score. His elder child, James H., still op- erates the old homestead. The subject of this sketch was born half a century ago, and was reared at his birthplace in Maine. Completing his literary studies at Bow- doin College, which he left in his sophomore year, he then went to Minneapolis, where he engaged in the hiinber business. Later, return- ing home, he taught in the vicinity, in the mean- time stufl\ing law under the guidance of Col. J. W. Spaulding. Admitted to the bar in the Centennial year, he established himself in prac- tice in Bath, and at the end of four years located in Richmond. There he was connected with an ice business for two years. Having learned considerable in regard to the natural resources and future of .Arizona, he canu' to Phoenix in 1882, when only one brick building was standing. With characteristic energy, he em- barked in the law, and has conducted a flourish- ing practice here for many years. While C. A. .\rthur was president, he served as assistant Cnited States district attorney, and from Janu- ary. 1895, to January, 1897, was the district at- torney of Maricopa county. Numerous busi- ness enterprises have been fostered by his means and influence, and everything relating to the pub- lic good is of deep interest to him. He is a mem- l)er of the Stockmen's Association of the Pa- cific Coast, and has served on its committee. Appointed a delegate, he attended the Interna- tional Irrigation Congress held at Los Angeles, the first convention of the kind. He was chosen to act as chairman of that body, ofificiating with credit, and for two years was on the executive committee. He belongs to the Maricopa Club and to the Arizona Bar Association. In the town of Bath, Me., occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Millay and Miss Margarette E. Hine, a native of Connecticut. Her mother was a member of the Adams family, directly de- scended from Samuel Adams, of colonial New England fame. Mr. and Mrs. Millay occupy a modern residence, located upon a desirable piece of property adjoining the city. JUDGE HEZEKIAH BROOKS. This worthy poincer of Yavapai county, hon- ored by his wide circle of acquaintances, prob- ablv has resided here uninterruptedly longer than anv other citizen of the county. Upon him rests the honor of having been the first judge of the probate court of this county, wliicii then coni])risedYavapai, Coconino, .\pache, Navajo, Maricopa and other counties, indeed, o\ct half of the territory. L'nder the administrations of several governors — seven years altogether — fudge Brooks jiresided nver the affairs of the l)robate court, leaving that important office just a score of \ears ago, \\ith an unimpeachable record. Coming to llic neighborlinod of the present city of rrescoll in ( )ctol)er. i8fi_^, the judge and his i)artv cami>ed on the bank of Granite creek .-nid there erected the first ca])in put up along that stream, on the site of the then future Pres- cott. By virtue of authority conferred upon him bv an assemblage of citizens he was appointed and served as one of three commissioners who 176 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. laid out and had charge of the sale of lots in Prescott. The other commissioners were Van C. Smith and Roljert W. Groom, the latter a surveyor. During all of the intervening years the judge's interest in this now thriving place lias never wavered and he is certainly entitled, for more than '_ine reason, to a place of honor in its chronicles. The ancestors of our subject in America have been true pioneers in each generation. His pa- ternal grandfather, James Brooks, was born in Connecticut and served in the colonial war for independence. He was one of Washington's aides and seven times was captured by the Brit- ish, but managed to effect his escape every time. Both he and the judge's maternal grandfather, Phineas Johnson, also of Connecticut, were early settlers in ( )hio. ( )n the old homestead near Berlin, Conn., the birth of Hezekiah Brooks, Sr., occurred, and from the tmie of the family's re- moval to the vicinity of Elyria, Ohio, until his death, he was numbered with the agricultural class of the communitw He served as a justice of the peace and was held in high esteem. The mother of the subject of this sketch bore the maiden name of Hannah Johnson. She also was born in the Nutmeg state, and spent most of her life in Ohio, dying in Cleveland. Of her thirteen children ten lived to maturity. Judge Brooks was born September 7, 1825, near Elyria, Ohio, and completed his education in the high school of that place. He continued to give his energy to farming until 1850, when the gold excitement in California called him to the west. Having made the long trip bv way of the Isthmus of Panama and San Francisco he became one of the miners on the South Fork of the American river, later going to Coloma and Greenwood vallew From 1851 to 1854 he conducted a merchandising business at Coloma, also being assistant jiostmaster of that place. Then he had charge of a store at Georgetown, Cal., and in 1854 went to Yreka, Cal.. where he was in the employ of the local canal coni|)anv for a period. Then he returned to merchandising and was deputy and then postmaster of Yreka. In 1861 he became a citizen of San h^ancisco, where he engaged in contracting fi>r two or more vears. In Ihe fall of iSf).? Judge Brooks came to Arizona overland from Los Angeles, and for several years engaged in prospecting and mining, also improving a ranch adjoining Pres- cott and r.nising some cattle. In addition to these enterprises he conducted stores for some time and made investments in various industries, aiding all local undertakings within his power, and ever striving to advance the welfare of this, his chosen community. In ]:)olitics he was first a Whig and subsequent!) a Republican. In "^'reka, Cal., he was initiated into the Masonic order and is a charter member and the oldest living menil)er of .Aztlan Lodge, No. I, F. & A. M., of Prescott, also being past master of the same. The marriage of Judge Brooks and Mrs. Mary C. (Smith) Leib took place in I'rescott. She was a native of Lancaster, Pa., and her first husband. Dr. Leib, was surgeon under Major Willis of the first military detachment stationed at F"ort Whipple. Mrs. Brooks came of an old and prominent Moravian family in the Keystone state. She died November t8, 1891. HON. A. A. DUTTON. The great lumber resources of Coconino conntv, than which there is no more favorable locality in the United States, has furnished an outlet for the brains and ability of many who have come from the east in search of homes, competence, and ofttimes lost health. Mr. Dut- ton belongs to the latter-named class, and it is needless to sav that while pursuing the agree- able occupation of lumbering in this ideal cli- mate, he has found all and more than he looked for, and is today one of the reliable and sub- stantial citizens of Flagstafif. When three years of age Mr. Dutton, who was born in Waupun, Wis., in 1856, removed with his parents to New York state, where he was educated and grew to manhood at Sher- man, Chautauqua county, .\fter graduating from the high school at Sherman he engaged in educational work for a time, and continued the same occupation after removing to Harvard, 111. In 1883, on account of failing health, he sought an all-around change in Flagstaff, and entered the employ of the .Vyer Lumber Company as a l(ig scaler. .Step l)y step, as his health im- ^ J J yo-^^^i^a-T^^.^- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 179 ]M-oved, hf mastered every detail of the lumber business, and now has charge of all the shipping of the mills. This is an extremely responsible position, and he discharges it with credit to him- self and the hrm which he represents. While prominent in lumber circles, JMr. Dut- ton is perhaps as well-known as an able and con- scientious politician. In 1892 his merit was recognized by his fellow townsmen, he being elected chairman of the board of supervisors of Coconino county, which energetic and progres- sive body of men secured the erection of the present court-house and jail. In i8y6 he was elected a member of the territorial council, and has since taken an active part in local and terri- torial undertakings of the Republican party. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Independent Order of Foresters, and is past master in the former body and grand trustee of the Territorial Grand Lodge of New Mexico and Arizona. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the northern Arizona X'ormal School at Flagstaiif, and is interested in promoting educational mat- ters in Coconino county. In 1881, at Harvard, 111., Mr. Dutton mar- ried Mrs. Elida M. (Dunham) Dutton, and of this union there is one son, Charles A. JUDGE BEX'JAMIX F. JACKSON. Though the nominee of the Democratic party in Navajo county for the judgeship of the pro- bate court and superintendency of county schools, the personal merits of Judge B. F. Jackson received such a general support from voters of all political creeds, in the fall of 1900, that his friends were triumphant, as over two- thirds of the ballots cast were in his favor. More and more, the public is recognizing the import- ance of trustworthy officials regardless of party, in the affairs of a city or county — knowing that [lolitical bias should not enter into the ques- tion. Since i8g6 the subject of this article has administered the afifairs of the probate court of this county, in connection with which he has paid special attention to our county school sys- tem, making marked changes for the better in the same. At the expiration of his first term, in 1898, he was re-elected to these ])ositions, and again, in 1900, as above stated, was made his own successor. Unquestionably judge Jackson is one of the ablest young men in .\rizona. and by nature and training is eminently well qualified for the responsibilities now resting upon him. His birth occurred at \'ersailles, Ind., February 23, 1867, and after completing the high school course of that place he became a student at the Bloomington (Ind.) University. During the following seventeen years he devoted his entire attention to teaching, and met with special suc- cess in the management of normal schools, both in Indiana and in Kentucky. , In 1893 Mr. Jackson came to Navajo county, .\riz., and became the superintendent of the .\pache Indian school, at Fort Apache, remain- ing in the government service for eighteen months, during the administration of Cleveland. He then taught a school at the village of Shum- way for about one year. Returning to his native state, he was admitted to the bar of Indiana in December, 1899, since which time he has con- ducted the practice of law in connection with his public duties. The elevation of our schools has been a matter of deep concern to him, and three county institutes, attended by the twenty-six teachers employed in this county at present, have been conducted by him since he was placed in his ofifice as superintendent of schools. He lielongs to the Territorial Teachers" Associa- tion, and under his judicious management the schools of Navajo county have been advanced to first rank among those of the other counties uf Arizona. Practically self-made and self- educated, he is entitled to great credit, for indomitable will and concentration of purpose have been the secrets of his success. In Indiana he became affiliated with the Masonic order, and at Winslow he joined the Benevolent Protective ( )rder of Elks. LINDLEV H. ORME. The Orme family trace their descent from dis- tinguished Itnglish ancestry, and were first rep- resented in America by one Rev. John Orme, a Presbyterian clergyman, who came from Eng- l.;uid to the United States in practically the dawn III ihe eighteculh cenlurv. and settled in Prince i8o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. George county, Md. His descendants served their adopted country with courage and dis- tinction during the Revolutionary war, and the latter-day members have since been identified with the best interests of the localities in which they resided. The grandparents of Lindley ?>. were Henry C. and Deborah (Pleasants) Orme, natives re- spectively of Maryland and Mrginia. He was born in Springfield. Mo., October i8, 1872, and is a son of Henry C. and Elizabeth (Bell) Orme, who were born, respectively, in Montgomery county, Md., and in Kentucky. Henry C. Orme tvas born December 15,, 1846. From earliest youth he evinced the sterling and substantial traits of character inherited from his forefathers, and which are everywhere recognized as the foundation of good citizenship. The early train- ing of the district schools was but the prelude to a life of continued study and research, and to a keen observation of men and events. As a result, Mr. ( irme is today a remarkably well- informed man upon general and current topics, and has received many practical marks of ap- preciation wherever he has elected to reside. After the breaking out of the Civil war, he en- listed, in September of 1862, in White's Virginia Battalion of the Confederate army, and became a part of Stuart's Cavalry. Later, under Gen. Wade Hampton, he fought at .Antietam, Brandy Station, Winchester, and the Wilderness, and finally surrendered at .\ppomattox. During the three years of his service as a private in the cause of the Confederacy, he was twice cap- tured, and twice slightly wounded. With the restoration of peace Mr. Orme re- turned to his former home in Maryland, and after several years removed to Missouri, where for five years he engaged in general and rail- road surveying, and became a proficient civil engineer. He subsequently went to Dallas, Tex., and became interested in educational work, to which he devoted himself for the greater part of five years. In 1870 he sought the larger possibilities of the far west, and took up his permanent residence one and one-half miles from Phoenix, Ariz. Upon three hundred and twenty acres of government land which his untiring industry reclaimed from a sterile and desert condition he lived for many vears, and is at present residing on the eighty acres retained from the original claim. In the '90s he served two terms, or four years, as county assessor of Maricopa tountw and for eight years was under- sheriff of the same county, when his breather, L. H. ( )rme, was sheriff. For four years also he was deputy sheriiif under N. M. Broadway, and .A. J. Halbert, serving two years under each. With the different enterprises for the upbuilding of his count}' Mr. ( )rme has been closely identi- fied, and has ever lent his influence on the side of progress and enterprise. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Through his marriage with Eliza- beth I '.ell. of Kentucky, there have been born ten children, of whom the following survive: Lindley I!., John S., Norman L., William W., Ethel M., Ada Lee and Ruth M. Norman L. (born in 1876) was a volunteer soldier in the Spanish- .•\merican war, and a member of Troop B, Rough Riders, under Major McClintock. At the battle of Los Ouasimos he received severe inju- ries from which he has only partially recovered. .\t the present time he is employed in the post ofiice at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. As a boy, Lindley B. Orme followed the for- tunes of his parents, and with them went to Texas, and finally to Arizona. In this far west- ern territory he was reared to maturity, surrounded by the refining home influences which tended to develop the best traits of his character. In the public schools of Phoenix was laid the foundation for a life time devotion to all-around study, and he was graduated from the Phoenix high school. This was supple- mented by a course at the Lamson Business (College. .\s a congenial means of livelihood he turned his attention to stock-raising in Maricopa county, and in 1896 settled upon the ranch ten miles west of Phoenix, which has since been his home. At the present time he has about three hundred head of cattle, of which he makes a specialty, although other kinds of stock are raised on the farm. Mr. Orme represents the most advanced element among the young agriculturists and stock-raisers of Salt River valley, and his friends and associates predict a prosperous fu- ture for him, judged from the standpoint of his present success. He is especially interested in (p. (^"^r^yL^Z^L^-T^t^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 183 the subject of the development of water in his locality, and is a director in the Maricopa Salt River and Grand Canal Company. A Democrat in national politics, he has been a trustee of the Cartwright school district, and was for a time stock-inspector of the Phoenix shipping district. He has also been a county central committee- man. Fraternally he is associated with the An- cient Order of United Workmen. October 7, 1897, Mr. Orme married Ida M. Ricketts, who was born in Evansville, Ind. Of this union there has been one child, Lindley H., Jr. Mrs. Orme is a daughter of William A. and Sarah (Gentry) Ricketts, the former of whom served in the Federal army during the Civil war and died when his daughter, Ida, was five years old. In 1891 Mrs. Ricketts came to Phoenix, accompanied by three of her children. JUDGE P. C. ROBERTSON. For the greater part of his life Judge Robert- son has been identified with the conditions of the far west. A native of Pike county. 111., he was born in 1839, and when but eight years of age removed with his parents to Andrew county. Mo., where they lived on a farm for four years. One of the most vivid remembrances of his youth is the trip across the plains which the family undertook in 1853, ^^ which time, in addi- tion to their own household paraphernalia, they took with them a herd of cattle. The memor- able journey came to an end in California, the travelers settling in the vicinity of Cacheville. Here and at Woodland, Cal., Judge Robertson lived on and i)ff until 1872, in the meantime hav- ing spent about four years in Virginia City, Nev. In 1872 he changed his location to Modoc county, Cal., and in 1880 removed to Globe. While living in \'irgin!a City, in 1864, Judge Robertson married Elizabeth A. Tebbs, of Cali- fornia. C)f this union there were born four chil- dren, of whom two are living: Henry O., who is a school teacher in the northern part of Gila county, and Peter T.. who is an attorney at Vuma, .\riz. Upon arriving in Globe Mr. Rob- ertson opened a livery and feed stable which had an era of prosperity for three years, and he then moved up on the upper Salt River valley and was engaged in farming and stock-raising, 1 besides conducting a general merchandise busi- ness. These interests occupied his time and attention until two years ago, when he returned to Globe with the intention of remaining here permanently. As a stanch and unswerving member of the Democratic party, Mr. Robertson has been prominent in local and territorial afifairs. He became initiated into office while living in Cali- fornia, as assessor of the town of Woodland. In 1877 he was elected to the California assem- bly, and served in this capacity for two years. In Arizona he was elected chairman of the board of supervisors of Gila county in 1883, and in 1886 was elected to the territorial council from Gila county. He was further honored by his fellow Democrats by being elected to the pro- bate judgeship of Gila county November 6, 1900. One of the reliable and substantial men of this locality, he is esteemed by all who know of his ability and excellent traits of citizenship. GEN. CHARLES F. AINSWORTH, It is generally conceded by those who are familiar with the present substantial conditions existing in Arizona that there have been at- tracted to her boundless possibilities men of great achievements and comprehensive intelli- gence. In this as in other countries, the rise and progress of a region may well be gauged by the character of its bar, as from its ranks more than from those of any other profession are selected the men who fill the highest public stations. Its members spring from no privileged class, but from the people whose aims they represent. In Arizona, as elsewhere, wisely conservative and erudite minds are attracted toward the profes- sion which embodies in its principles the only exact and unchanging science, and there is no more notable example of this truth than may be found in the acknowledged ability of Gen. Charles Franklin Ainsworth. In 1888 he be- came associated with Arizona, prior to which he had made a splendid record as district attorney of Jackson county, Wis. As an attorney in Phoenix, he at once stepped into the prominence to which he is entitled by virtue of his broad knowledge of the law, firm- ness of decision and business promptitude. 1 84 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Scarcely any enterprise of dimensions has arisen within Phoenix with which he has not been associated in some capacity, either as part owner or legal adviser, nor are his interests con- fined to this city, for they extend in various directions in the Salt River valley. No one has been more enthusiastic than he in the develop- ment of this part of the country, and no one has given his advice more constantly on the side of progress. During the course of events of late years undertakings have been formulated in which he is especially interested. He is presi- dent of the Home Savings Bank and Trust Company of Phoenix, president of the Phoenix Building and Loan Association, president of the Phoenix Water Company, and is interested in the street railway system, in addition to which he was formerly owner of a half interest in the Phoenix Electric Light and Gas Company. .\s a stanch member of the Republican party he has filled many positions of trust, including the office of district attorney of Jackson county, which he held for ten years. August 12, 1898, he was honored by appointment to the office of attorney-general of Arizona. Of interest always are the early struggles which precede the fulfilment of promising ex- pectations. Mr. A.insworth was born at Lisbon, N. Y., January 3, 1853, and is a representative of a family nvunerously scattered throughout New England. The ancestry of the family is English, and a record has been kept for several generations back. The first of the name whose ambition extended beyond the boundaries of his native land was Edward Ainsworth, who came from England to America in 1652. In the course of time he settled at Roxbury, Mass., and from his large family came many descendants who were prominently identified with the intellectual and commercial interests of their respective lo- calities. Charles Franklin Ainsworth is de- scended from a branch of the family that claimed Woodstock, Conn., as their home. The influ- ences that surrounded his boyhood were not unlike those which mould the future of the aver- age farmer boy, and his education was such as is ])n)curable from the public schools. Like inan\- others who have eventually reached lironiinence, he was largely dependent upon his own exertions. In the fall of T870 he entered St. Lawrence University at Canton, and his sub- sequent graduation with the rest of his class was the well-earned result of teaching school during the winter while attending the univer- sity, and working on a farm during the sunuuer months. For a time he later engaged in educa- tional work and was principal of the Ogdens- burg Institute in New York. The first aspirations of Mr. Ainsworth in the direction of a future livelihood were toward the medical profession, but he soon decided in favor of the law, which decision he has never re- gretted. After having been admitted to the bar of Wisconsin, he commenced to practice at lllack River Falls, Wis., in 1876, and soon ranked among the most promising members of his profession in Jackson county, where he re- mained until his removal to Arizona. The marriage of Mr. Ainsworth united him with Minnie A. Southworth, who at the time was living in Canton, N. Y. She was born in Hartford, Conn., and came from a New England family whose ancestors were among the pil- grims on the Mayflower. Her parents, Egbert H. and Sylvia (Tracy) Southworth, were resi- dents of Canton, N. Y., for many years. To General and Mrs. Ainsworth have been born four children, namely: Frank, who was educated in St. Lawrence University, Canton, N. Y., and is now assistant cashier of the Home Savings Bank and Trust Company, of Phoenix; Sylvia, who was educated in Marlborough Seminary at Los Angeles, Cal. ; Arthur, and Ruth, who are students in the Phoenix schools. COL. WINFRED WYLIE, M. D., LL. B. Scotland is the ancestral home of the Wylie family, and the first members whose ambitious inclination reached beyond the borders of their sturdy historic land to the crude conditions and latent possibilities of the future great republic across the seas, immigrated hence and settled in Tioga county. Pa., where they became industri- ous tillers of the soil, and enterprising promot- ers of progress. In the changing course of events there developed in their midst unusual talent in various directions, the predominating trend however being analyti- cal and scientific, and finding expression PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 185 in a mastery of the science of medi- cine. The arts also are not without their rep- resentative, for from the latter-day family has sprung one whose mastery of the violin is des- tined to win renown, and the appreciation of all true lovers of this most wonderful of all instruments. Reared in an atmosphere which, from his earliest remembrance, was impregnated with an intimate knowledge of human ills and a sincere striving for their alleviation. Dr. Wylie is, by virtue of inheritance and years of profound re- search, a master healer of men. A native of Marathon county, Wis., he was born August 8. 1855. His father, Daniel B. Wylie, M. D-, who was born in Great Bend, Pa., was graduated from Long Island College Hospital, at Brooklyn. For many years he was a prominent practicing physician in Tioga county. Pa., and then removed to Grand Rapids, Wis., and eventually to \\'ausau, of the same state, where for forty years he ministered to the physical woes of the community, and where he died in 1891. Mrs. Wylie, who is now living with her son in Phoenix, was, before her marriage, Har- riett Amsbry, born in Tioga county. Pa., and a daughter of Truman Amsbry. Her medical edu- cation was acquired at the Woman's Medical College, in Philadelphia, from which she was graduated in the class of 1866. She practiced medicine with abundant success for a period of twenty-five years, principally at Wausau and Merrill, Wis' Of the children in the family besides Winfred, D. Baldwin is a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago, and is an eye and ear specialist at Milwaukee ; Myrtle is the wife of George C. Bent, of Ogden, Utah, and is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of ?^lusic; Genevieve is living in Brooklyn, N. Y., and Ralph is now in Berlin, Germany. Ralph Wylie is the especial pride of his family and friends, for as a violinist he has already won many laurels. A graduate of the Chicago Con- servatory of Music, he had qualified at the earl\- age of twenty to assume charge of the nuisical department of the University of Illinois at Champaign. In Merlin, Germany, he is availing himself of the instruction of the best masters, who predict a great future for him. The education of Dr. Wyli'e was acquired at the public schools of Wausau, and at the Law- rence University at Appleton, Wis. Under his father's able instruction he became sufficiently advanced in medicine to enter the Rush Medi- cal College at Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1877. Further instruction was re- ceived in Long Island College Hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y., which terminated with his graduation in 1878. As the result of a com- petitive examination he was appointed house surgeon of Long Island Hospital, and served in that capacity for a year. At Wausau, Wis., he entered upon the practice of his profession, and soon attained to a prominent place in medical circles. While located there he was surgeon for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Mil- waukee, Lake -Shore & Western Railroads. ^^'hile practicing at West Superior he served in a similar capacity for the St. Paul & Duluth, the Duluth & Winnipeg, the Lake Superior Ter- minal & Transfer, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, and the Omaha Railroads. He was also presi- dent of the Northwestern Wisconsin Medical .\ssociation. After removing to West Superior he devoted his time almost exclusively to surg- ery, and as health officer of the city introduced many sanitary measures which were readily approved and adopted. Among the other re- sponsibilities incurred in this northern city was the position of president of the Douglas County Medical Association, and a membership in the Inter-State Medical Association. While living in Wisconsin Dr. Wylie married Cora J. Alban, who was born in Plover, Portage county. Wis., and of this union there have been two children : Elta, who is studying music in Los Angeles, Cal., and Edith. The better to cope with the various legal questions that are wont to arise in the experience of a physician and surgeon with such a multiplicity of interests. Dr. Wylie undertook the slrndy of law. and was graduated from the Atlanta (Ga.) Law School June 25. 1895, with the degree of LL. B. The advantages of such a course can only be appre- ciated by other railroad surgeons who have had to deal with the lawyers employed by the large railroad companies. In 1896 Dr. Wylie chose the far west as his 1 86 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. future field of effort and located in Phoenix, which has since been his home. From the first, his ability was the magnet which drew to him the patronage and appreciation not only of private citizens, but of the high territorial officers. In 1897 he was appointed surgeon- general of Arizona by Governor McCord, and in i8y8 was re-appointed by Governor Murphy, with the rank of colonel. In 1897 he was also appointed a member of the Territorial Board of Medical Examiners, and is at this writing presi- dent of the board. In this capacity he has taken an active part in introducing and passing the present medical laws of the territory, which have placed it upon the high plane of excellence occu- pied by the most advanced of the eastern states. Dr. Wylie is also president of the Territorial Medical Association, a fellow of the Arizona -\cademy of Medicine, a member of the .Ameri- can Medical Association, the Southwestern Aledical Association, and the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He is Hkewise ex-president of the pension board of Phoenix. In national politics he is affiliated with the Republican party. Fraternally he is as- sociated with the Knights of Pythias, the Elks, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Masons. Of the latter organization he was made a member in Brooklyn, N. Y., and was made a Royal Arch Mason in W'ausau, Wis., and also joined the Conimandery in Wisconsin. He is also a member of the Mystic Shrine, affiliating with El Zaribah Temple of Phoenix. Dr. Wylie is not only one of the most promi- nent and capable surgeons in the west, but is also one of the most popular, his genial and optimistic temperament winning for him hosts of friends, and his tact, good-fellowship, and great kindness of heart, retaining them indefi- nitely. HON. ROBERT L. LONG. One of the pioneer educators of Arizona, Hon. R. L. Long, the present superintendent of in- struction, undoubtedly has done more for the public schools of this territory than any other one man, and that his wisdom in meeting and conquering the special difficulties confronting us is relied upon, is shown by the fact that he was callerl to his important position. This con- fidence reposed in him is well founded, not only by his long and useful career in his chosen field of effort, but especially by what he accomplished in 1885-86, during his term of office in the same position he now holds. Then, having made a serious study of the matter, he compiled the laws which have since governed departments of pub- lic instruction in Arizona, for, with little or no alteration, the rules and regulations drawn up by him were adopted and constituted part of the laws of the territory. Several generations ago the Longs lived in the northern part of Ireland, but as early as 1718 the family represented here by our subject was founded in the valley of the Susquehanna river. His great-grandfather, James Long, who died in 1783, was a soldier of the French and Indian war and the Revolution. Grandfather James Long was born in Lancaster county. Pa., whence he moved to Frederick county, Md., and en- gaged in farming. There his son, James B., father of R. L. Long, was born, and at the age of seventy-three years he passed to his reward at his old homestead in Lancaster county, Pa., for he had long before returned to that ancestral place of habitation. He was not only a success- ful agriculturist, but a civil engineer as well. His wife, Mrs. Catherine (Jefferson) Long, was born in Sussex county, Del., coming of an old family in that section. Of their nine children who lived to maturity, only three are now living. ( )ne son, George, served as a volunteer in the .Second Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil ^ar. The birth of Robert L. Long, the youngest of his family, occurred November 30, 1852, in Lan- caster county, Pa., and his boyhood was passed on the homestead. From an early age it became evident that he was destined to be a scholar, for he made rapid progress in his studies. He attended the Millersville (Pa.) Normal and pur- sued his higher studies in Dickinson College at Carlisle, Pa., until he reached his junior year. In the meantime he had taught school at intervals, and in 1872, coming to the west, he continued to teach and for a short time was principal of a school in Boulder, Colo. At the same time he also became interested in the abstract business and for a period prospected and sought fur precious metals in the momitains near. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 189 In 1874 Mr. Long returned to Pennsylvania and thence went to southern Africa, where he proceeded to try his fortune in the diamond mining region. After spending eighteen months there he crossed the country to Delagoa Bay and embarl<ed on a homeward-bound vessel. Landing safely in New York City, he soon traversed the continent and found himself at the Pacific. After acting in the capacity of princi- pal of the San Luis Obispo (Cal.) school for some time, he accepted a similar position tend- ered him in Phoenix, and thus, May, 1879, wit- nessed his arrival in the city which he was des- tined to look upon as his permanent home. When a resident here little more than a year he was made clerk of the district court of Gila county, and for two years resided in Globe. From 1882 to 1884 he was judge of the probate court, and during the next two years, as previ- ously stated, was superintendent of public in- struction, having been elected on the Republican ticket. After an interval, when he devoted his attention to the abstract business in Phoenix, he became principal of the Arizona Normal at Tempe, and continued there until 1890, when he accepted the position of superintendent of the public schools of Phoenix. At the end of a year he was appointed clerk of the court of private land claims, in which all of the old Spanish land claim cases are tried. In the mean time he con- ducted an abstract business, and March i, 1899, Governor Murphy appointed him superintend- ent of public instruction, which position he now holds. The resolution providing for a uniform course of study, which he proposed and advo- cated for the public schools of Arizona, was adopted by the territorial board of education, and many other progressive measures are being put into force. Formerly a member and now a trustee of the board of directors of the Arizona Normal, at present he is identified with the terri- torial board of educati(?n, being the secretary of that body, is the chairman of the territorial board of examiners, and a member of the board of regents of the University of Arizona. He also is an honored member of the National Educa- tional Association. Actively connected with the Republican party of Arizona during the more than two decades of his residence here, he was fittingly chosen to serve as secretary of the ter- ritorial convention in 1894. He is a prominent Mason, having attained to the thirty-second de- gree in the order. JUDGE WILLIAM A. HANCOCK. The "father" and founder of Phoenix, Judge William A. Hancock, is entitled to the first place in the hearts of the people of this prosperous city, which has been developed during his resi- dence here, and which has looked to him, and never in vain, for the influence and capital need- ful to its progress. Today, as for decades past, he is actively connected with innumerable en- terprises of magnitude and growing importance in this region and by his rare genius and' heart- felt sympathy in all public improvements is in- citing his felllow-citizens to yet greater triumphs of "mind over matter." Believing that the oft-told tale of our popular citizen's life is nevertheless of deep interest to the people of this territory and the great west in general the following facts in regard to him have been compiled. Though from choice a west- erner for nearly half a century, he is of New England birth and ancestry. Born May 17, 1831, in Barre, Mass., of which town his father, Nathan, and grandfather, Nathan S., also were natives, he is of English descent on both the paternal and maternal lines, his ancestors being foremost m the early settlement of the Bay state. His mother, Catherine W. (Lee) Hancock, a daughter of Henry Lee and niece of Gen. Sam- uel Lee of war of 1812 fame, was a grand- daughter of a hero of the Revolution. The old homes of the Hancocks and Lees were in the same neighborhood and many generations of the two families played their little parts on the world's stage in that immediate locality. Nathan Hancock and wife, who were numbered with the agriculturists of Barre, Mass., passed their entire lives there. Ten of their twelve children lived to maturity. One son. Dr. John Hancock, was a surgeon of a Massachusetts regiment dur- ing the CSvil war and another son, George, died in Sacramento, Cal. Judge Hancock was educated in the public school of his native place and in Leicester Acad- emy, and when sixteen years of age assumed the management of his father's farm, continuing igo PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. to act in that capacity until 1853, when the desire to see something of the great west opened the way to his future success. With his brothers John and Henry he went to Iowa in the spring of 1853. there bought live stock and outfitted for the long trip across the plains. After the journey, by way of Council Bluffs, the Platte and North Platte rivers, the Sweetwater, South Pass and Humboldt River valley, they arrived at Sacramento and located upon a ranch situ- ated about nine miles north of that place. They had succeeded in bringing safely through some two hundred and seventy-five head of live stock and for the ensuing eight years carried on a thriving business raising cattle and horses for the markets. In 1856 Judge Hancock returned on a visit to the dear old home in the east, going by the Isthmus of Panama route. His father died in 1857 and the young man remained until he had settled up his estate. In the fol- lowing year he might have been seen voyaging back to the Pacific coast via Panama, and taking with him some fine horses for his ranch and a thoroughbred stallion of the Black Hawk and Morgan stock. In November, 1864, the future judge volun- teered in the Seventh California Infantry, being assigned to Company K, and mustered into the service at Presidio, Cal. In February, 1865, he was sent to Fort Yuma and in the following Sep- tember was transferred to the Arizona troops — an event which changed his whole life. Mus- tered into Company C, First Arizona Volunteers, September i, 1865, as second lieutenant, his rank as such dating from the 7th of the August preceding, he was stationed at Fort McDowell, Ariz. Promoted to the rank of first lieutenant June 20, 1866, he was mustered out of the service September 13, 1866. From that time until 1868 Mr. Hancock was the superintendent of the government farm at Fort McDowell and in the following year be- came post trader at Camp Reno, remaining there until the end of May, 1870. Possessing that rare genius of foresight and executive ability that have been the mainsprings of nearly all truly great achievements in the history of the world, he decided, in his own mind, that a city should and probably would some day stand on or very near the site of the present capital of Arizona. Having learned something of survey- ing he commenced laying out the future city of Phoenix in the fall of 1870, having previously with other settlers organized a townsite com- pany and located half a section of land for the purpose. The patent to the same was obtained when Judge Alsap was presiding on the bench of the probate court, to which ofifice Mr. Han- cock later succeeded. The survey of the city was completed in about a year, or, in the autumn of 1871, and in the meantime our subject had built an adobe house, beginning that task in December, 1870, and this, the first building erected in Phoenix, he afterwards rented, while he pursued his work as a surveyor and civil engineer in different parts of Maricopa county. After laying out the routes of several canals and ditches for irrigation of the land he quietly located upon a ranch, for he had taken up from the government one section of the despised desert land. Meeting the unaccustomed require- ments of this "arid" region he greatly improved his farm, but the public duties, which more and more rapidly came in to occupy his attention, led him into other channels of activity. In 1870 he was made postmaster of Phoenix and at the end of an eight-years' service resigned, recom- mending Mr. Mowery to the office. His influ- ence won recognition, for that citizen was duly appointed and for eight years occupied the posi- tion. In 1871 Mr. Hancock was appointed dis- trict attorney and, being elected, held that im- portant office until 1875, when he entered upon his duties as judge of the probate court. Here it should be said that as early as October, 1872, when he had been admitted to the bar of Mari- copa county, he had been engaged in the prac- tice of law in the intervals of his other public duties, and to this day he devotes the major por- tion of his attention to his profession. From 1875 to 1878 inclusive he was judge of the pro- bate court, having submitted to him many of the grave and hotly-contested cases incident to the pioneer days of any locality. Nevertheless, he was equal to all this and more, and by his ster- ling fidelitv to duty won the lasting esteem of the public. Upon the organization of Maricopa county he had been appointed sheriff by the governor, and thus enjoys the added distinction of having been the first sheriff of the county. ^.V^ \^ijj^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 193 He also served for one term of two years as assistant district attorney of the United States district court. For some time he was county superintendent of schools, the three districts being increased to fourteen during > his incum- bency. The people of Arizona realize pretty fully what has been accomplished by thorough and systematic irrigation, and no one has been more energetic in promoting the system than Judge Hancock. It is well known that he took the lead in many of these enterprises, chief among them the Grand canal, of which he made the first survey. Now one of the principal canals on the northern side of the Salt river, the won- derful undertaking owes a great deal to him, for, besides laying out its course he put more money into its construction than did any other one man, and long ago witnessed the marvel- ous benefit which it has been to its neighboring territory. In addition to this, he surveyed the Utah, Mesa and Arizona canals, and has been one ot the promoters of the Agua Fria Water & Land Company, now being secretary of the same. This gigantic undertaking, which will eclipse everything hitherto projected here, is thoroughly practical and of untold value, as thereby seventy-five thousand acres of land will be rendered productive. The great dam, essen- tial to the water storage part of the problem, necessitates a large outlay of capital, but the work will be carried out, sooner or later, by men of enterprise and means. Already our citizens are bestirring themselves on the general subject of water storage, and the judge is one of the three appointed to "investigate the Colorado river proposition," and also, in himself, consti- tutes the committee on the water storage of the San Francisco canal. It is quite needless to say that Judge Hancock is one of the most honored members of the Pioneer Association of Arizona, of the Terri- torial Bar Association, of the Odd Fellows, of Capt. Owen Post, G. A. R., in which he is past senior vice-commander. From the organization of the Republican party he has been thoroughly devoted to its principles and loyally aided in the establishment of the party in Maricopa county, at one time serving as a member of the county central committee. In this city his marriage occurred February 5, 1873, the lady of his choice being Lilly B., daughter of Benjamin Kellogg, a pioneer of this locality, as in 1872 he settled upon a farm in the Salt River valley. Mrs. Hancock was born in Indiana. Henry L., the first white child born in Phoenix, and the elder child of the judge and wife, is a graduate of the high school of this place and now is in charge of the Wormser estate. Mabel, who received her preparation for teaching in the Los Angeles (Cal.) Normal, now is employed in our city schools. JUDGE CHARLES P. HICKS. The people of Prescott and Yavapai county thoroug^hly appreciate the good work and able administration of the subject of this article, judge of the probate court of the county named, since January, 1895. Now in the prime of life, he was born near Fayette, Howard county, Mo., June 15, 1858, and was reared to manhood in his native place. He is of English descent. His father, James M. Hicks, who was a planter's son, was born at the old Virginia homestead and thence removed to Tennessee, later becom- ing a pioneer of Fayette, Mo., where he improved a large farm. During the latter part of his life he conducted a livery, sale and com- mission business in Fayette. Fraternally he was connected with the Masonic order. At all times he was loyal to the Union. His wife, Penelope (Payne) Hicks, was born in Alabama, and accompanied her parents to Roanoke, How- ard county, Mo., where her father became a well- to-do and highly respected citizen. Mrs. Hicks was a relative of the celebrated Bishop Doggett of the Methodist Episcopal Church South ; she was a lady of culture and refinement. Her death occurred in Missouri many years ago, and of her two sons and two daughters who lived to matur- ity only two survive. Judge Hicks completed his literary education in Central College, at Fayette, Mo., leaving there when in his junior year. In March, 1879, he went to Colorado, and six months later to New Mexico, where he was engaged in pros- pecting and mining. He was in southern New Mexico during the time of the troubles with the Apaches and when Chief Victoria was carry- 194 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ing on his warfare. Meantime lie experienced many adventures and danger's incident to the conditions then existing. In July, 1880, he came to Prescott, and for six months was employed on the cattle ranch of Judge Edward W. Wells. On his return to the city he entered the employ of J. W. Dougherty, of the O. K. store, and six years later became a partner in the business. However, at the end of two years, he sold out, and during the ensuing five years was a clerk and bookkeeper in the clothing house of J. W. Wilson & Co. In the meantime he served as city assessor and collector for a year, after which he was bookkeeper at the Hotel Burke. In the fall of 1894 he was elected probate judge by a majority of two hundred and nine votes. Two years later he was re-elected by a majority of eight hundred and twenty-four. In 1898 he was re-elected, receiving a plurality vote of twelve hundred and thirty-two, and in 1900 he had a majority of ten hundred and twenty-four. During the latter year the general vote of the county was not so large on account of the law requiring a receipt showing the pay- ment of poll tax before registration. His pres- ent term will expire in 1902. When first assum- ing the responsible duties of this office he found its afifairs in a chaotic state, and with charac- teristic energy he at once set about to secure material reforms. School funds had been mis- appropriated, the records w-ere in a muddled condition, and everything pertaining to the office was in a tangle. This did not last long, for Judge Hicks is thoroughly systematic, con- scientious and possesses excellent judgment and ability. Rapidly he reduced things to a clear and safe basis, straightened out the records and introduced new methods. At that time the office of school superintendent was included with the probate judgeship, and this absurdity was strongly fought by Judge Hicks, who threw all of his influence upon the side of the progressive, who advocated the separation of the two offices. In January, 1899, when this measure was car- ried into efifect, the books and records of the superintendent were in a fine condition. As is generally known, the judge is an ardent worker in the Democratic party, and at present is secretary of the county central committee, besides which he has served as secretary of ter- ritorial conventions of the party. Fraternally he is connected with the Order of Elks and is a past officer in the lodge of Knights of Pythias, also a member of the Uniform Rank. For many years he has had investments in mines, and at the time of the sale of the Great Congress group owned one of its claims. The marriage of Judge Hicks, in Prescott, in 1886, united him with Miss Allie St. Clair. Mrs. Hicks came of one of the best families of Ten- nessee, in which state she was born and reared. She was educated at Ripley Seminary, in Ripley, Miss. She was a model wife and neighbor and noted for many unostentatious acts of charity. She departed this life in February, 1901, at the family residence in Prescott, Ariz., leaving her husband, the subject of this sketch, Violet Alice, the only child and daughter, and a large circle of friends who deeply mourned her loss. Judge Hicks is devoted in his friendships, firm in his convictions, and strong in his attachments, which C|ualities, combined with his long resi- dence in northern Arizona, have won for him a host of friends and acquaintances among all classes of the citizens of Arizona. JUDGE N. G. LAYTON. For seventeen years Judge Layton has identi- fied his expectations and successes with the for- tunes of the quaintly interesting town of Flag- staff, and during that time no one has more enthusiastically advocated her resources, or more courageously shared her vicissitudes. A native of the Hoosier state, he was born in La- fayette, Ind., in 1852, and here received his early training and education. He early dis- played a desire to help himself, and became self- supporting as a clerk in a shoe house, where he remained until 1880. In an efifort to better his condition in the west he remained for two years at Salida, Colo., where he engaged in the mercantile business with a brother, James A. Layton, who is now registrar in the United States land office, at Montrose, Colo. In 1882 Judge Layton came to .A.rizona, and the following year, when he took up his resi- dence in Flagstaff, that settlement contained but a few courageous comers who wisely foresaw ex- •^rr- z^ i^l^-lC-^'-'Pt-^ Mh PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 197 celleiit prospects. For a time he was associated with the Arizona Lumber Company, and in 1893 joined the forces of the Saginaw Lumber Com- pany, with whicii he remained for two years. In 1895 he was elected on the Republican ticket to the combined positions of probate judge and superintendent of county schools, and re-elected in 1896, 1898 and 1900. He is now serving his fourth term, which began in January of 1901. Under his wise and capable administration the educational facilities of the county have materi- ally increased, and the methods of instruction have been placed on a par with those adopted in older and more settled communities. Affairs in the department are personally superintended by Judge Lavton, who is ever foremost in fur- thering any cause which tends to the general advancement. Judge Layton was actively identified with the separation of Coconino from Yavapai county, and was one of the chief organizers of the new county, being appointed deputy vmder the first county recorder. During 1891-92 he served as justice of the peace for Flagstaff. He is vari- ously interested fraternally, being a member of the Masons and Odd Fellows at Flagstaff, and a past noble grand of the Grand Lodge of Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows. JAMES C. NORTON, D. V. M. Well known throughout Arizona as the ter- ritorial veterinary surgeon. Dr. James C. Norton has occupied this important public office for eight years, having been appointed by Governor Hughes and reappointed by Governors Frank- lin, McCord and Murphy. His pre-eminent position in his chosen profession is shown by the fact that he has been chosen resident secre- tary for Arizona and New Mexico of the Amer- ican \''eterinary Medical .Association. Born in Muscatine county, Iowa, August 16, 1867, Dr. Norton is in the prime of manhood. His father, Charles W. Norton, was born in Medina county, Ohio, September 9, 1836, and is a son of Birdsey B. Norton, a native of Litchfield, Conn., and a pioneer farmer of Medina county, Ohio. He was a schoolmate of Henry Ward Beecher at Litchfield, Conn. His father, Capt. Miles Nor- ton, was an officer in the war of 1812. The family was founded in America by three broth- ers, who emigrated from the north of Ireland and at first settled in Connecticut. The records of the family as far back as 1642 are still in ■existence. Charles W. Norton was educated principally at Baldwin University in Berea. Ohio, and a commercial college in Cleveland, from which he was graduated. After leaving college he rode horseback from Medina county, Ohio, to Omaha, Neb., and return, and in western Iowa entered a tract of government land. For two years thereafter he was engaged in clerking in a store conducted by his uncle at Phelps, N. Y. Subsequently he returned to Iowa and for $1,000 sold the tract of one hundred and twenty acres he had entered, using the money toward the pay- ment for two hundred and sixty acres of land in Muscatine county, where he located and where fCJr thirty-five years he has resided. His property there now aggregates nearly a thou- sand acres of finely improved farming land, on which he has bred fine stock for many years. .After taking up his abode in Iowa, he was one of the first to introduce the breeding of Short- horn cattle there, and his fine herds have made him famous throughout that portion of the west. Considered a high authority on that and kindred subjects, he was made president of the Iowa State Stock Breeders' Association, and in the Iowa Shorthorn Breeders' Association has occu- pied the office of secretary for ten years. All public affairs of his community have received his liberal support, and he was one of the most active promoters of the Norton Normal and Scientific Academy at Wilton, Iowa, which was named for him. He has been president of three different insurance companies and is now presi- dent of the Mutual Fire and Tornado Insurance Association of Iowa. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and is now serving for the second time as mayor of Wilton. In religion he is an active member of the Presbyterian Church. For a life companion C. A\'. Norton chose Mary Collier, a native of Medina county, Ohio, and a daugliter of George Collier, who removed from Hartford, Conn., to Ohio about 1810, and became one of the most influential and public- spirited pioneers of the Buckeye state. Her brother, Rev. George W. Collier, served four 198 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. years as chaplain of President McKinley's regi- ment. He was once captured, tried as a spy and sentenced to death, but was subsequently released through the intercession of the Free Masons, who proved his innocence of the charge. However, he was for some time confined in Andersonville prison. Mrs. Norton is still liv- ing, as are four of the six children born to this worthy couple. Their eldest child, Oakley G., a young man of great promise, was graduated from the Iowa State Agricultural College in 1885, but died two years later. Birdsey Norton, the third son, is assisting in the management of the old homestead ; and Carl W. is attending the Iowa State Agricultural College. Florence was graduated from the University of Iowa in 1900. Dr. Norton was reared at his birthplace near Wilton, Iowa, and received excellent educational advantages. At Norton Normal and Scientific College he was graduated in 1888 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Afterward he completed the normal and commercial courses in the same school. In the meantime he had taught school during the winter terms, thus earning the amount necessary to pay his way through the agricultural college. Later he con- tinued his studies in the University of Iowa for a year, and then entered the veterinary depart- ment of the Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, where he completed a three years" course. In 1890 he was graduated, carrying of? the first honors of his class, and was called to the post of assistant professor in the veterinary depart- ment, where he remained for a year. In Janu- ary, 1892, he came to Phoenix, where he embarked upon a career in which he has attained more than a local reputation. Politically he fol- lows in the footsteps of his father. In the Pres- Interian Church of Phoenix he serves as a ruling elder, and for eight years has been choirmaster. He has bent his efforts toward the development of the musical spirit of the community, and many benevolences are aided by him. In his native town he was married, October 11, 1892, to Miss Clara Tufts, daughter of Benjamin Tufts, an early settler of Wilton. Mrs. Norton was born there and is a graduate of the Norton Normal and Scientific Academy, class of 1888. They have three children, Etta, Oakley T. and Vic- tor C. As Dr. Norton's office is one of the most important in the territory, it is but fitting to record briefly an estimate of the high esteem in which he is held by reason of his professional and scientific attainments. Colin Cameron, who for years was chairman of the Live Stock San- itary Board of Arizona, in a letter to Governor McCord, said : "From my personal knowledge and association with Dr. Norton for over five years, I know him to be the best qualified and best equipped man m this territory, without any exception whatever, for the position of terri- torial veterinarian. Not only is he educated in his profession, not only is he a student, not only has he the confidence of his neighbors and of every cattleman who knows him personally and by reputation, but it is doubly important that he be retained at the present time (July, 1897) because he has the confidence of the present secretary of agriculture and of the chief of the bureau of animal industry of the United States. No territorial or state veterinarian in the United States stands higher, in either of these depart- ments, than does Dr. Norton. I know this direct from the department, through my correspon- dence with them." Referring to the disease among cattle near Tempe, then prevalent, the letter continues : "A condition now exists in Arizona that would put a large extent of the territory south of the quar- antine line, only for the fact that the bureau of animal industry places implicit confidence in the integrity of the sanitary board and of the ter- ritorial veterinarian. . . . Dr. Norton vis- ited Washington city, was present and assisted in many of the experiments in the laboratory and in the field ; he also visited St. Louis and the University at Columbia, Mo., where much work is being done in re southern cattle fever. I have letters from the chief of the bureau of animal industry and from the secre- tary of agriculture since Dr. Norton's return, speaking very highly of him and expressing great satisfaction for the better understanding that they have of the conditions here as a result of his going there." PROF. SAMUEL M. McCOWAN. To those who believe that the passing of the Indian is a well nigh accomplished fact, and that PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 199 henceforward his picturesqueness will live only upon the canvas of the artist, in the tale of Hia- watha, the stories of Cooper, and the romance of Ramona, and that the warmth and color and action which have characterized his wanderings upon the western plains are fast receding into the shadows of the happy hunting ground, a merciful retreat from the world of intellectuality and accomplishment in which he is supposed to be unable to take a part, to such, the scope and humanitarianisni of the work accomplished by Professor McCowan, superintendent of the In- dian school at Phoenix, will come as a revela- tion. For out of the years of striving of him- self and those who think with him. toward the development of those attributes in the Indian which constitute good citizenship and broad life, has come a rejuvenated red man, who looks out upon the world with the heart, and brain, and attainment, in many ways the equal of the sup- planting pale brotherhood. Of Scotch-English descent, Professor AIc- Cowan was born in Ontario. Canada, February 8, 1863, and is a son of Robert O. and Hannah (Blake) McCowan. When two years of age he was taken by his parents to New York state, and, after the expiration of two years, to Peoria county, 111., where he grew to man's estate. At the early age of nine years he was introduced, through the death of his father, to the serious and responsible side of life, and was forced to face the problem of self-support, .\fter being employed for a time as a chore boy on a farm, he began when eleven years of age to work in the coal mines of Peoria comity. 111. This gloomy and uninspiring occupation was con- tiiuied until his eighteenth year, and, in the mean time, the sturdy and persevering traits of character which have since spanned the distance from the coal mines to a position in the front ranks of the country's educators, began to peer through the dismal surroundings, and to reach out in an overwhelming desire for knowledge. After leaving the mines Mr. McCowan studied at the Elmwood high school in Peoria county, and in 1886 was graduated from the Indiana Normal school, at Valparaiso, Ind. Subse- quently, he served for two years as principal of the academy at Princeville, 111., and for the same length of time was principal of the Lincoln high school, at Peoria. Later, as a journalistic venture, he assumed the editorship of the Satur- day Evening Call, a weekly periodical published in Peoria, and which has since been discon- tinued. Mr. McCowan's association with the Indians began in 1889, when, for a year, he was superin- tendent of the day schools on the Rosebud reser- vation in South Dakota. In 1890 he was ofYered the choice of the superintendency of three dif- ferent Indian schools, but availed himself of the request of the commissioner of Indian afifairs that he open a new Indian school at Mohave, Ariz. During the six years of his devotion to the interests of the school at Mohave, his salary was twice raised, and at the expiration of the time of service he was promoted to the super- intendency of the Indian school at Albuquerque, N. M. At the end of six months he received a still further mark of appreciation, being ap- pointed supervisor of all the Indian schools in the United States. This responsible position he later resigned in order to take charge of the Indian Industrial School at Phoenix, with whicli he has been associated since 1897. In the in- terval of his residence in Plioenix he has been oiTered the inspectorship of the Indian schools of the United States, but has given the matter little consideration, believing that his wisest and best opportunity lay in connection with the in- stitution of whch he is the ruling power. During his student life, and later in connec- tion with his educational work in Illinois and Indiana, Mr. McCowan devoted all possible available time to a mastery of the science of law, and in 1894 he was admitted to practice at the bar of Arizona. In July, 1S85, he married Emma Beecher, a daughter of A. H, Beecher. of Hanna City. 111., and of this union there is one son, Leroy M. Mrs. McCowan is a relative of the famous Henry Ward Beecher of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, and she is also related to General Rosecrans. As a member of the Re- publican party Mr. McCowan has been identified with many political undertakings, and while liv- ing in Mohave county, Ariz., was elected a dele- gate to the territorial constitutional convention. At present he is serving on the governor's stafT with the rank of colonel. He is variously asso- ciated with the commercial, fraternal, and social 200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. organizations which abound in Phoenix and vi- cinity, and is one of the organizers, and the present vice-president of the Home Savings Bank & Trust Company of Phoenix. He is a Knight of Pythias, a member of the board of trade, and president of the IlHnois Association of the Salt River valley. November i6, 1900, he became managing editor of the Arizona Re- publican. The Phoenix Indian school with which Mr. McCowan is connected is the second in size in the United States. During the year 1899 nearly seven hundred students attended the school, representing more than fifty different tribes, and coming from all over the Pacific coast. The building is a model of its kind, and in addition to the other modern improvements is lighted throughout with electricity. The liter- ary course at the school extends from the kin- dergarten to the high school course, and each child is obliged, during his residence at the school, to adopt and complete a trade. The kind of occupation may be of his own selecting, and he has the choice of cabinet-work, carpentry, blacksmithing, wagon-making, painting, brick- making and laying, plastering, harness ami shoe-making, gardening, horticulture, agricul- ture, dairying, cooking, dressmaking, and house- keeping. It is doubtful if anyone now living, or in the past, has brought to bear upon Indian development the profound study which has en- abled Professor McCowan so readily to under- stand and minister to the special requirements of the redskins. He believes in the old saying that the "Indian nature is human nature bound in red," and to quote his own words, the Indian is "likable and teachable, docile and obedient, apt and easily led." His impression of a few of the tribes is summed up in the words "The Hopis are the nicest, most docile and most obedient Indians, and the smallest ; while the Apache, Mojave and Papago are splendidl\' equipped physically, but inclined toward way- wardness and obstinacy, and uneasy under con- trol." Professor McCowan believes that there is no height to which the Indian may not attain, and under his own observation they have be- come scientific farmers, representatives in con- gress, soldiers in the army, and have excelled in the professions of law and medicine. They have also made names for themselves as artists and musicians. The girls develop into excellent trained nurses and cooks, and some are success- ful as teachers. From the standpoint of this noble student of Indian characteristics the fu- ture of the red man holds alluring possibilities and far from being the victims of a surviving fitness, they may, under favorable circumstances, compete with the peoples who have enjoyed centuries of civilization. COL. JOHN H. MARTIN. The world instinctively pays homage to the man whose success has been worthily achieved, and by common consent Col. John H. Martin, of Tucson, is deemed a leading member of the legal profession of Arizona. In military circles of this territory he is no less popular than in business and social circles, and his fine execu- tive ability and patriotic interest in everything relating to our progress redound greatly to his credit. On both the paternal and maternal lines. Colo- nel Martin is of Scotch-Irish descent. His par- ents, James and Sarah J. (Gray) Martin, were natives of the northern part of Ireland, whence they came to the United States early in life. The father resided first in Newburgh, N. Y., and then, removing to St. Louis, Mo., passed the rest of his years there, his death occurring at his old home in 1899. For more than thirty-five years he served as city weigher, and made a good record for fidelity and general efficiency. During the Civil war he served in a Mis- souri regiment, with the rank of second lieutenant, and as a federal ofificer rendered good service. Col. J. H. Martin is the eldest of five children, his birth liaving occurred December 28, 1861, in St. Louis, Mo. His education was obtained in the public and high schools of that city, from which he was graduated in 1880. In order to further equip himself for his commercial ca- reer, he pursued a course of study in the local business college, after which he became a dep- uty in the office of the city assessor of St. Louis. In 1885 he came to Tucson, and for about four years served as clerk of the United States dis- trict court, his duties as such terminating in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 203 November, 1889. In the meantime, in 1887, he had been admitted to the bar, and since the opening of 1890 has devoted liis attention al- most exchisively to the practice of liis profes- sion. Associated with Judge William H. Barnes, his wife's father, he is a member of the firm of Barnes & Martin, in whose charge the legal interests of numerous local enterprises and mining companies are reposed. He is a member of the Territorial Bar Association. In 1889 Colonel Martin organized Company D, First Regiment of the Arizona National Guard, and was commissioned as its captain. Two years later he was further honored by being commissioned major of the Third Battalion, and in June, 1892, was elected to the colonelcy of the regiment, in which important position he has served ever since. The people of the north and east, enjoying a much older established civilization, and who labor under many absurd ideas in regard to this and adjoining territory, doubtless would be truly surprised did they know how little demand has been made upon these guardians of the home and nation, dur- ing the past decade, in the actual labors of pre- serving the peace and rights of our citizens. The colonel is justly popular with his com- mand, and has succeeded in inaugurating a thor- ough and systematic method into our military affairs. Initiated into Masonry in Tucson Lodge, No. 4, F. & A. M., he retains his mem- bership there, and, in addition to this, is con- nected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of this city. Politically he is recognized as one of the leading Democrats of Arizona. The marriage of Colonel Martin and Miss Jo- sephine Barnes, daughter of Judge William H. Barnes (see his sketch, which appears elsewhere in this work), was solenuiized at the home of the latter, in Jacksonville, 111., in 1882. Two daugh- ters and a son bless this union, namely: Wil- lie, Madge and James. ALBERT W. COTTRELL. M. D. Dr. Cottrcll is a skilled physician and sur- geon whose knowledge of the science of medi- cine is broad and comprehensive, and whose ability in applying its principles to the needs of Inmianit)- has gained for him an enviable pres- tige in the professional circles of Phoenix. He was born at Almond, Allegany county, N. Y., March 19, 1853, and is the third among six children, all but one. of whom are still living. His brother. Dr. W. Elverton Cottrell, is a prac- ticing dentist of Harrison valley in Pennsyl- vania. The family was founded in America by his grandfather. Dr. Pardon Cottrell, a native of Scotland, who on coming to America located at Troy, N. Y., but spent his last days at Almond. Dr. W. S. Cottrell. the father of Albert W., was born near Troy, and on reaching manhood took up the medical profession, which he fol- lowed throughout the remainder of his life, be- ing engaged in practice at Whitesville, Alle- gany county, N. Y. He served as a captain in the New York state militia. He married Manercy Slingerland. whose father was born in Germany, and at one time owned the site of the present city of Syracuse, N. Y., but sold that land and removed to Almond, there becoming an extensive farmer and large land owner. Mrs. Cottrell is now a resident of Westfield, Pa. She is a member of the First Day Baptist church, but all the ancestors of our subject on both sides have belonged to the Seventh Day Baptist church. When the family removed to Whitesville, N. Y., Albert W. Cottrell was three years of age. To the public schools of that town he is in- debted for his early educational advantages. Later he attended the Alfred University, and for seven years he successfully engaged in teaching school. For some years he studied medicine with his father, and by aiding him in his work gained a good practical knowledge of the pro- fession which he had chosen as his life work. He was prepared to enter medical college at the age of seventeen, but on account of lack of means turned his attention to school teaching. In 1881 he became a student in the University of Buffalo, where he completed a three years' course in two years, graduating in 1883 with the degree of M. D. March 1 i of that year he began prac- tice with his father at Whitesville. and after the latter's death in 1885 he continued alone. It was a strange coincidence that, at the end of his second year of practice he found himself the onlv physician left in a town where formerly five doctors had been practicing. In 1885 he 204 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. was .appointed single medical examiner for the United States pension department in the district of southwestern New York, and held that posi- tion until ill health resulting from overwork- compelled him to leave Whitesville. He was next engaged in ])ractice at Myerstown, Leb- anon county. Pa., and also for six and one-half years conducted a private sanitarium for nervous diseases there. Coming to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1894, in connection with his general practice here, he has given special attention to diseases of the heart, lung trouble and nervous diseases. In the treatment of heart trouble he has met with remarkable success. In March, 1897. during an epidemic of grippe in Phoenix, he dis- covered the true germ of the disease, and the result of his research and discovery was pub- lished in the "American Medicine." The imme- diate effect has been a decrease ot over fifty per cent in the mortality rate in his practice, purely fr(.)m the knowledge derived by observation of that germ. As far as is known, he is the original discoverer of the true grippe germ. \'arions professional organizations nmnber Dr. Cottrell among their members, including the New York State Medical Association, the Alle- gany County MecHcal Society and the Arizona Medical Association. He is a member of the Baptist church. Socially he belongs to the Mar- icopa and Athletic clubs, being a director in the latter. At Whitesville. X. Y., he married Miss Minnie Teter, who was born there and received her education at Alfred Cniversitv. Three chil- dren bless this union, Ray, Leonard and Robert. The family have a pleasant residence on North Center street and hold an enviable position in social circles. The Doctor .and his son Ray have recently lo- cated a very valuable mining property, consisting of a group of six claims, the ore from which as- says 75 per cent lead, $16 gold .and $13.44 in sil- ver per ton. CHARLES L. RAWLINS. The popular fallacy that only elderly men are competent to handle the afifairs of business and the different professions is constantly being put to rout by the accomplishments of the young men of the period. In fact, it is .getting to be a recognized fact that this is the era of the young man, for in every line of human activity he is in great demand, and in many instances it is al- most pathetic to see an elderly man thrust aside for one of perhaps half his age. Among the com])aratively new comers to Solomonville, Charles L. Rawlins is numbered, yet he has made rapid progress here in his chosen profes- sion, and has won a host of friends in business and social circles. Born at New Franklin, Howard county. Mo., September 13, 1875, a son of Nicholas and Emma (Gibson) Rawlins, Charles L. grew to manhood in his native locality. His father, who was a pioneer of Missouri, was a native of Mis- sissippi, and died in 1876. The mother is yet liv- ing, but of her three children one daughter is deceased, Ella, who died in 1889. Lessie, now the wife of William ( ). Cox, resides in New Franklin, Mo. Having completed his high school course, Cliarles L. Rawlins matriculated in Webb Brothers' Training School at 15ell Buckle, Tenn., a celebrated southern college, and was gradu- ated there in 1892. He then went to St. Charles (Mo.) College, and later graduated in the class of 1895 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Desiring further to qualify himself, he next entered Cumberland University, at Leb- anon, Tenn., where he completed a special course in law in 1897. Returning to Missouri, the young man was admitted to the bar July 28, 1898, before Judge John A. Hockaday, ex- attorney-general of the state, now on the circuit bench. August 5, 1898, C. L. Rawlins bade adieu to the friends and scenes of his youth, coming to Arizona to make a place for himself. Proceed- ing direct to Tucson, he remained there only a short time and arrived in Solomonville Sep- tember 2, 1898. Here he at once established an office, and only three months later was honored bv appointment to the post of district attorney of Graham county. Subsequently he resigned from that office, in order to do more justice to his rapidly increasing practice. Though one of the voungest members of tlie county bar, and though he was without much means when he landed in this city, he has made a gratifying suc- cess of his enterprises, and the future is full cut PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 207 of promise for him. He has served as attorney for the city and is a notary public. His fran- chise is nsed on behalf of the nominees of the Democratic party. Fraternally he is a member of Montezuma Lodge, No. 16, K. of P., which order he joined in Missouri. The Maraville Cop- per Company, incorporated under the laws of West \'irginia, employs Mr. Rawlins as legal adviser and attorney. He also serves in a simi- lar capacity for the Arizona & Boston Copper Company and the Marenci Southern Railway Company. The marriage of the subject of this article and Miss Jennie V. Kelley took place in this city February 7, 1899. They are the parents of one son, George Herndon, born March 4, 1901. Mr. Rawlins, aided by the suggestions and counsel of his young wife, is building an attractive resi- dence, and with true hospitality they look for- ward to the time when they can throw open their pretty home to the entertainment of their numerous friends. HON. WILLIAM MORGAN. One of the most conspicuous instances of the self-made man in Arizona is to be found in Hon. William Morgan, of Showlow, member of the territorial legislature from Navajo county, and one of the successful sheep-raisers of the terri- tory. A native of Chicago, 111., Mr. Morgan was born in 1857 and is a son of Daniel and Esther (McGrath) Morgan. At the age of eight years, death deprived him of a father's care, and he almost immediately was obliged to set about earning his livelihood. He started out in life as a messenger boy for the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company, I-'rom the age of fourteen until he was eighteen he was employed in the Chicago stock yards. Three years before attaining his majority Mr. Morgan went to Texas and for two years was engaged in herding sheep on a ranch near San Antonio. In 1879 he removed to Yavapai county, Ariz., settling in that portion which is now included in Navajo county. His first employment was that of sheep-herder at $25 per month. Four years later he and Joseph Spon- seller bought a herd of thirty-five hundred sheep at $1.50 per head, paying twelve per cent interest on the debt incurred by the transaction. Establishing a ranch at Showlow, Mr. Morgan has since made this place his home. His part- nership with Mr. Sponseller continued for four years, but since 1887 he has engaged in the same business by himself, and meantime has attained unusual success. During the earlier days of his life in Arizona he was a witness of many of the Indian trouliles. including the warfare between the federal government and Geronimo and Vic- toria with their bands of Apaches. Although Mr. Morgan has devoted practically his entire life to the sheep industry, he has recently identified hmiself actively with terri- torial politics. As the candidate of the Demo- cratic ])artv, he served two terms as justice of the peace, then held the office of supervisor one \ ear and a half by appointment, and subse- <|uently was elected to the latter office for a full term of four vears. In 1900 he was a candidate for member of the legislature, defeating Burton C. Mossman, the Republican nominee, though he made no canvass whatever for the office. In the present legislature he serves as chairman of the committee on federal relations, and as a member of the committees on claims, appropria- tions, live stock, and county and county boun- daries. Personally, he is a large-hearted, gen- erous, hospitable man, a valued member of society, a liberal contributor to public benefi- ciaries, and the possessor of many warm per- sonal friends. GEN. GEORGE J. ROSKRUGE. The life record of General Roskruge is indis- solubly associated with the history of Masonry in Arizona. He was born in Roskruge, near Helston, Cornwall, England, April 10, 1845. ■'^* the age of fifteen he secured employment as messenger boy in the law office of Messrs. Grylls, Hill & Hill, of Helston. August 12, i860, he entered the Seventh Company of the Duke of Cornwall's Rifle \'olunteers. in which he served ten years, meantime gaining consider- able note as a rifle shot, being the winner of many company and regimental prizes. August y, 1868, he was selected as one of the Cornish Twentv to compete with the Devon Twenty in ihc fdiirth annual match for the challenge cup 208 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. For the two years prior to his resignation from the Vohinteers, he wore the Three Stars, for be- ing tlie crack shot of his company. The date of General Roskruge's arrival in the United States is October, 1870. Going direct to Denver, Colo., he was given employment by Lawrence X. Greenleaf and Gardner G. Brewer. After two years in Denver, he, in company with twenty other adventnrous spirits, determined to visit Arizona, .\fter having experienced perils of floods, dronghts, famine and the hostility of the Apaches, they reached Prescott in Jnne. 1872. Dnring November of the same year he engaged as .cook and packer with Omar H. Case, depnty United States snrveyor, who at the time was running the fifth standard parallel north from Patridge creek to the Colorado river. As chainman, he assisted Mr. Case in the spring of 1873. Dnring 1874 he was for several months in the field with United States Deputy Surveyor. C. B. Foster. On returning from the field, he prepared the maps and field notes for transmission to the surveyor-general. The neat and correct manner in which these maps were made caused the then surveyor-gen- eral of .'\rizona. Hon. John Wasson, to tender him the position of chief draughtsman in his office. Accepting the position, he filled it with credit. In June, 1880, he resigned in order to devote his attention to surveying, having re- ceived an appointment as United States deputy land and mineral surveyor. He has served four terms as county surveyor of Pima county, three terms as city engineer of Tucson, one term as a member of the board of regents of the Uni- versity of Arizona, and in 1888 was elected vice- president of the Tucson Building & Loan As- sociation, of which he was made president in 1889. July I, 1893, he was appointed chief clerk in the United States surveyor-general's office. Upon the resignation of the surveyor-general, in 1896, he was appointed to the office by Presi- dent Cleveland, and continued in that capacity until August, 1897: when, on account of a change in the national administration, his suc- cessor was appointed. The tender of the office to him was an honor fittingly bestowed and wortliily worn. At the formation of the ."Xssociation of Civil Engineers of Arizona in 1807, he was unani- mously elected president, though at the time he was not present at the meeting. He is also .1 member of the .\nierican Society of Irrigation Engineers. Under President Cleveland's first administration he was appointed special in- spector of public surveys. During President .Arthur's administration he was appointed super- intendent of irrigating ditches for the Papago Indian Reservation at San Xavier, near Tucson. The connection of General Roskruge with Masonry forms an important era in his life. June 10, 1870. he was made a Master Mason in True and Faithful Lodge No. 318, at Helston, Cornwall. November 30, 1882, he was exalted to the Sublime Royal Arch Degree in Tucson Chapter No. 3. .August zj, 1884, he was ad- mitted and passed as a Royal and Select Master in California Council No. 2, at San Francisco, Cal. May i, 1883, he was created a Knight Templar in Arizona Commandery No. i. .Au- gust 24, 1884, he was elected an honorary mem- ber of Tucson Lodge No. 4; .April 11, 1883, in recognition of services rendered the craft, he was elected an honorary member of the Masonic \'eterans" .Association of the Pacific coast. October 21, 1893. he was created an active life member and corresponding secretary for .Ari- zona. His admission into Islam Temple. .A. A. O. N. M. S.. took place in September. 1884. During the month of December, 1882, he re- ceived the degrees of Ancient and .Accepted Scottish Rite from the fourth to the thirty- second, inclusive. The Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, in October, 1890, elected him a Grand Commander of the Court of Honor. January 24, 1894, he was crowned Sovereign Inspector General, Honorary. The Grand Master of Knights Templar of the United States of .America. Sir LaRue Thomas, November 28, 1895, appointed him inspector of grand and subordinate com- manderies for the Fifteenth Templar District of the United States, embracing Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and .Arizona. At the formation of the Grand Lodge of .Arizona, March 23, 1882, he was elected grand secretary, and has served con- tinuously as such up to the present time, with the exception of the year 1890, when he was elected grand master. As proxy for David F. Day, general grand high priest of the United rORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 213 States, November 12, 1890, he instituted the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of Arizona, and in- stalled the grand officers, he himself being chosen grand secretary, which position he has lieUl up to the present, with the exception of the year 1893, when he served as grand high priest. Also, as proxy for Sir Hugh ]\IcCurdy, grand master of Knights Templar of the L'nited States of America, November 6. 1893. he in- stituted the tirand Commandery of Arizona ant! installed its grand officers, being at that time elected grand commander. He was the only Mason who was present at and assisted in the formation of all three grand bodies in Arizona, and is appropriately called the "father" of Masonry in Arizona. He is the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter and grand recorder of the Grand Commandery, cor- responding secretary of the Masonic Veterans" Association of the Pacific coast, and treasurer of the M. E. Order of High Priesthood. From this sketch of the General's Masonic career it will be seen that he holds high rank in one of the noblest fraternities the world has ever known. His life has been an exemplifica- tion of the truths for which Masonr\- stands. Those in need have ever received his sympathy and aid. Having himself experienced many vicissitudes, he is able to appreciate and sym- pathize with the reverses of others, and hence can enter more fully into their feelings than one whose life has been all sunshine. More than once he himself has known what it is to be out of reach of provisions, and suffering the pangs of hunger. More than once he has known what it is to be without money, and among strangers. Yet in those days, now long past, he never allowed liimself to become discouraged, just as he has never permitted success to unduly exalt him. His varied experiences have served to round out his life into symmetrv. and have given him the breadth of information nowhere else tjbtainable. ( )ne of his early experiences in Ari- zona, which dwells in his memory with unfad- ing clearness, is that of a camping expedition at \'olunteer Si>rings (now Belmont) on the At- lantic and F^acific Division of the Santa Fe Rail- road, where he anrl three coni])anions partook of a breakfast consisting of twelve early rose po- tatoes. They then started to walk to Prescott. 8 Three and one-half days later they reached the lianghart ranch in the Little Chino valley, where they were given an abundance of food, this be- ing the first they had eaten in eighty-four hours. There are few citizens of Tucson who are more widely known throughout Arizona than General Roskruge. Nor is his prominence limited to circles of Masonry. Among people of all classes and ranks in life, he is known as a pioneer of the territory and a man whose aim for years has been to promote its welfare and develop its resources. As such, his name is worthy of perpetuation in the annals of local history. In May, 1896, he married Lena, daughter of Judge John S. Wood, of Tucson. Mrs. Rosk- ruge was born in California and there received her education. For facts referring to the General's Masonic career, the writer acknowledges indebtedness to McFarland & Poole's work of Arizona. P. SANDOA'AL & CO. 1 his firm, and the energetic, progressive young men who constitute it, need no introduc- tion to the people of Northern Mexico, South- ern Arizona and Lower California, as their merits and widely extended business enterprises throughoin this region have made them well known, and wherever known, highly respected. Nogales is to be congratulated that so reliable and accommodating a firm has established a bank within its borders, and, beyond a doubt, the growth and importance of the place dates from 1888, in which year the brothers first were associated under the present firm name. The genius and native business ability of P. Sandoval, the senior partner, was manifested, when, December 5, 1884. he came to Nogales to open a custom-house agency, for though the place then was a mere hamlet, with a scanty population, lie had the .sagacity to know that the future had something greater in store for the boundary town, between the two great regions of Arizona and Sonora, so richly endowed by nature. Prior to the date mentioned, Mr. Sandoval had been a jjartner of the firm: of J. V. Sandoval & Hijos, of Guaymas. Mexico, (both brothers being members of the firm) and though 214 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. a young man, had already amply demonstrated his executive ability. After spending three and a half years in Nogales, the brothers found that their business interests had grown to such proportions that it became expedient to establish a bank, so they founded the banking house of P. Sandoval & Co., the "company" comprising the brother Aurelio. The firm transacts a vast amount of business, representing European and American land and mining investors, and capitalists of Mexico and all parts of the world. Rich and valuable ranches and agricultural lands, mining property and mining concessions in Mexico, town and city real estate, cattle and many other sources of wealth are dealt in extensively. In addition to this, the firm does a large custom- house brokerage business, being local agents of Cie du Boleo, La Dura Mining & Milling Co., and, in brief, of the principal mining companies and commercial establishments of Sonora, Sinaloa and Lower California. The firm has recently been appointed agent of the Banco Nacional de Mexico, the largest banking insti- tution of the Republic. Owing to the magnitude of their transactions, it became almost a necessity to the Sandoval brothers to have a banking institution of their own in Nogales, Ariz., and October i, 1899, the bank operated under the jurisdiction of P. San- doval & Co., opened its doors to the business public, and from that time forward has met with a liberal patronage. Under the management of the cashier, I. Macmanus, who possesses ripe financial ability, the affairs of the bank are pros- pering, reflecting great credit upon all con- nected with the enterprise. (See personal sketch of Mr. Macmanus, printed elsewhere in this volume.) In 1897 P. Sandoval & Co., with the co-opera- tion of ex-Governor Don Ramon Corral and Don Luis A. Martinez, of Guaymas, carried to a successful issue the establishment of the Banco de Sonora, located at Hermosillo, with a capital of $1,000,000, of which P. Sandoval & Co. are the third heaviest stockholders and which has become a rich and highly flourishing banking in- stitution. The bank of P. Sandoval & Co., of Nogales, is the local agent of the Sonora bank, the senior member of the firm being one of the board of directors of the last-named bank. The success which he has achieved is truly remark- able, and his uniform courtesy and genuine de- sire to accommodate the public in all business afifairs accounts, in a measure at least, for his personal popularity. HON. JAMES BUCHANAN FINLEY. Unlike the majority whose greatest prosperity has been found within the borders of this re- cently awakened territory, Hon. J. B. Finley was born in the adjoining state of California, and has been associated for the greater part of his life with the rapid progressiveness of the far west. A native of Santa Rosa, Cal., born No- vember 22, 1856, he is a son of Samuel Joseph and Prudence (Brians) Finley, natives respec- tively of Decatur, 111., and of Jackson, Mo. The paternal grandfather was a farmer and in early life removed from Kentucky to Illinois, where he died. Samuel Joseph Finley led a varied and inter- esting life, and was among the throng whose ambitious dreams were centered upon California in the days of gold. The journey thence was by way of Panama, and upon arriving at his destina- tion in 1849 he engaged for a time in mining, and subsequently became interested in farming and stock raising in Santa Rosa, Cal. In 1851 he returned for his family, who accompanied him on the return trip across the plains, with o.x-teams and wagons, by way of the Platte and Caiion City. In Santa Rosa he attained to a deserved prominence in public affairs, and in the early fifties held the responsible and even dan- gerous position of sheriff of Sonoma county. This office was rendered anything but an envi- able one by the state of affairs which engendered the well-remembered vigilance committees that held sway before the state or town organization. The wife of S. J. Finley was formerly a daughter of Jackson Brians, a native of Missouri, who died while defending the northern cause during the Civil war. Mrs. Finley, who died in Santa Rosa, was the mother of ten children, seven of whom are living. Those besides James B. are: Alvira, who is now Mrs. C. F. Richardson, of Tucson; Sanuiel W., who is engaged in freight- ing at Naco, .Ariz.; George T., who is living PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 215 at Lordsburg, N. M.; Alice, who is married to Arthur Oman, of Palestine, Tex.; John L., who is a mining engineer in Sonora, Mexico; and Martha, who is now the wife of James F. Oliver, of Helena, Mont. Until his sixteenth year J. B. Finley lived on his father's farm in California, and received in the mean time a fair education in the public schools As an independent venture he engaged in the saw mill business until his twenty-first year, and in 1877 removed to Winnenuicca, Nev., and became interested in mining and cattle raising. In October of 1882 the mining and cat- tle interests were satisfactorily disposed of, and Mr. Finley located in Deming, Grant county, N. M., where he engaged in contracting and building until 1885. The same year he entered the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company at Deming, as manager of the Pull- man repair shop. In December, 1886, he was sent to Tucson as foreman of the company's shops at that place, and in July of 1887 was pro- moted to the position of master car repairer of the Tucson division, between El Paso and Yuma. To the duties of this responsible posi- tion he has since devoted his energies. Mr. Finley is generally conceded to be one of the best legislators in the territory, and the measures and reforms brought about through his wise suggestion have universally been recog- nized as of paramount utility. In 1896 he was nominated on the Democratic ticket to the nine- teenth legislative assembly by the largest vote on the ticket, and was chairman of the commit- tee on corporations, and a member of many other committees. His bill for the reinstating of the salaries of the county officials was vetoed by the governor, and subsequently proved to be the onlv bill passed over the governor's veto. In 1898 Mr. Finley was nominated by acclamation to the territorial council, and elected by a large majority to the twentieth legislative council. During the sessions he was chairman of the en- rolling and engrossing conniiittees, and served on several other important conuuittees, his op- position being largely responsible for the de- feat of the woman's sulTrage bill. He secured the passage of the poll tax law. which rendered e-ompulsory the payment of a poll tax at the time of registration. In igoo he was again nominated by acclamation, this time to be joint councilman for Pima and Santa Cruz counties, over George Pusch, whom he defeated by a majority of five hundred votes. Aside from his legislative re- sponsibilities he has served as a member of ter- ritorial and county Democratic central commit- tees. In Tucson, Ariz., Mr. Finley was united in marriage with Clara Letts, who was born in Burlington, Iowa. Mr. Finley is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and is a director of the club which is run by that or- ganization. He is also associated with the Knights of Pythias, and the Ancient Order of LTnitcd Workmen, and is a member of the Pa- cific Coast Railway Club. HON. SAMUEL Y. BARKLEY. LTndoubtedly one of the most popular citizens of Tucson is Hon. Samuel Y. Barkley, who, with little special efTort upon his part, might easily rise to a foremost place among the states- men to .\rizona, and to still greater honors than he has yet enjoyed. However, he is not ambi- tious of public distinction, although every move- ment calculated to advance the welfare of Ari- zona receives his support, and his name always stands for progress. A direct descendant of a Revolutionary hero, Mr. Barkley is of Scotch-Irish extraction. His great-grandfather Barkley located in Virginia upon coming from the northern part of Ireland, and later he went to Tennessee, in the meantime serving in the war for independence. Three or four generations of his descendants have since resided in Tennessee. Thomas C, father of Saiiuiel Y. Barkley, was born in Rutherford county, Tenn., and during the Civil war served in a regiment of that state. In 1882 he re- moved w'ith his family to Johnson county, Tex., and seven years afterwards came to Arizona, where he now owns a farm near Glendale, Mari- copa county. His wife, fortuerly Nancy J. Wil- son, was of Scotch descent. She was born in Wilson county, Tenn., and died on the old home- stead in Johnson county, Tex., when fifty-six years of age. Their eldest son. Rev. William T. Barkley. is the pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Glendale. Charles H., 2l6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the second son, is a farmer near Glendale, and D. Frank is a farmer near Mesa. John A. is in partnership with our subject, and J. Burke died in i8<)8 at Mesa. Mrs. .Vnnie C. Bone and Mrs. Nannie H. Green reside near Phoenix, while Mrs. Jennie M. Fuller lives at Glendale, and Mrs. Mary C. \'incent is a resident of Tucson. The birth of Hon. Samuel Y. Barkley oc- curred .\pril 26, 1866, at the old family home in Rutherford county, Tenn., but he was reared in Dyer county, that state. In 1882 he came to the west, and for some time pursued his studies at Barrows high school, in Cleburne, Tex., then encraging in teaching for about a year. In 1887 he came to Arizona and took up some land, well situated on the Salt River canal, some nine miles west of Phoenix. This place he improved and cultivated for four years, also managing a tarm near Mesa. The homestead he disposed of in 1891, but still owns the one near Mesa. Ten years ago Mr. Barkley commenced study- ing law under the direction of Frank Cox and Judge Webster Street, of Phoenix, with whom he"remained a student during three winters, but at the end of this period the attractions of the commercial world gained the mastery over the young man. Since 1895 he has lived in Tucson, where he bought a half interest in the livery business with which he is yet connected. At the end of three years he bought out his part- ner, W. S. Neff, and since December, 1898, has been a member of the firm of Barkley Brothers. The Tucson Stables, as the establishment is known, was situated on Scott, near Camp street, and is now at the corner of Congress and Sixth avenue. .\ substantial brick structure, 102x185 feet in dimensions, it is the largest stable in the city, and has few, if any, superiors in Arizona. A stage line between Tucson and Helvetia (thirty-odd miles away) is maintained by Bark- ley Brothers, one trip each way loeing made every day. .An active worker in the Democratic party, Samuel Y. Barkley has been valued as a mem- ber I if the county central committee. In 1898 he was nominated by acclamation, and without his solicitation, as representative of this district in the .\rizona legislature, but owing to pressing business affairs was obliged to decline the honor. His friends, however, were so determined to send him to the legislative assembly that in the fall of 1900 he was again their nominee, without any expressed desire upon his part, and in the ensuing election he was elected by the largest majority on the legislative ticket. In the Twenty-first legislature he stood for all meas- ures calculated to advance our public prosper- ity. He introduced and secured the passage of acts securing a bond issue ol $25,000 for addi- tional buildings for the Territorial University at Tucson and increasing the maintenance fund of that institution, and a law appropriating $2,500 for the maintenance of the Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Foresters of America, the Woodmen of the World, and the Ancient Order of United Work- men, and religiously is an elder in the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church. The marriage of Mr. Barkley and Miss Nannie A. Howard took place in Tenipe, Ariz., October 22. 1892. She IS a native of Cooke county, Tex., daughter of Jonathan Howard (de- ceased), and possesses many charms of mind and heart. Two little daughters, Bessie J. and \ elma E., bless the home of this sterling couple. HON. W. T. SMITH. The prosperity of any community depends upon its business activity, and the enterprise manifest in commercial circles is the foundation upon which is builded the material welfare of town, state and nation. The most important factors in public life at the present day are there- fore the men who are in control of successful business interests and such a one is Mr. Smith of Phoenix, who is president of the Arizona Land & Stock Company, and also of the Ochard Grove Investment Company. He was born in Sonoma county, Cal., May 6, 1853, and is the seventh in order of birth in a family of six sons and two daughters, of whom five sons and one daughter are still living, but he is the only one in .\rizona. He comes of good .old Revolutionary stock, and his paternal grand- father, Henry Smith, was among the defenders of the country in the war of 1812. He was a native of Little Rock, Va., and a pioneer of Tennessee. W. A. Smith, our subject's father. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 219 was born in the latter state, and in 1852 crossed the plains with ox teams, settling in Sonoma county, Cal., where he followed farming for some years. In 1876 he removed to Santa Ana, that state, where his death occurred. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rebecca Clark and was a native of Sandusky, Ohio, is still liv- ing in California at the age of eighty years. Her father, John Clark, died in that state. W. T. Smith was educated in the district schools of his native state, and in 1876 engaged in teaming in Southern California. In December of that year he started for Arizona, and arrived in Phoenix on the 28th of January, 1877, at which time the town contained a population of only four hundred. For a year he was engaged in mining at the Silver King Mine in Pinal county, and the following year carried on a butchering business in Phoenix. He was pro- prietor of the Capital Hotel ten years, and for two years was engaged in general merchandis- ing. In 1891 he organized the Sunset Telephone Company; built all the lines in Phoenix and throughout the Salt River valley; and was manager of the same until 1900, when he sold the business. During all these years he has been interested in mining, and now as a member of the firm of Smith & Marlow owns the Cayanide plant near Morristown, Maricopa county. As previously stated he is also president of the Orchard Grove Investment Company and the Arizona Land & Stock Company, both of which own some very valuable property. At different times he has been interested in farming in the Salt River valley, and has also been connected with other business enterprises. Tlioroughness and persistency have characterized his entire business career, and have been supplemented by careful attention to details and by honorable, straightforward effort, that have gained him a most excellent and enviable reputation. In Maricopa county Mr. Smith married Miss Sarah A. McElrath, a native of California, by whom he has two children, William Walter and Thomas Jefferson. As a Democrat Mr. Smith has taken a very prominent and influential part in local politics; has served as chairman of the county conmiittee several times, and as a mem- ber of the territorial committee. For four years he represented the fourth ward in the city council; was a member of the county board of supervisors the same length of time; and in March, 1892, was elected to the territorial council, becoming a member of the seventeenth general assembly. He secured an appropriation for the Normal School at Tempe, and was also instrumental in securing the passage of the bill for ta.xing the national hanks. His public service has been most exemplary, and he has left office as he entered it with the entire confidence of the public. Fraternally he is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and several other societies. JOHN BRYAN McNALLY, M. D. Dr. McNally, surgeon for the Santa Fe, Pres- cott & Phoeni.x Railroad, and now serving his fourth term as county physician of Yavapai county, is one of the ablest young practitioners of this portion of Arizona. From his boyhood he has been noted for his ambitious, determined way of overcoming obstacles which he has encountered, and to himself alone he owes his signal success. The doctor is a native of County Carlow, Ire- land, his birth having taken place in the town of Old Leighlin thirty-five years ago. His father, John McNally, who is of an old family in the county mentioned, and is still living on the old homestead he has cultivated for many decades past, is a hero of the Civil war of the United States, for he served in a New England regiment throughout that strife, then returning to the Emerald Isle. His wife, the doctor's mother, Mrs. Mary (Lynch) McNally, was born and spent her entire life in Ireland. One of their sons. Bernard, died in San Francisco in 1897, and the only survivor is the doctor, who is the youngest of the family. A brother of Dr. McNally, Rev. J. B. McNally, is pastor of a Roman Catholic Church in Oakland, Cal., and is a lecturer of considerable celebrity. The elementary education of our subject was obtained in the national schools of Ireland and in Christian Brothers' College, at Bagnalstown. In 1883 he crossed the Atlantic to seek his live- lihood in the United States, and proceeding direct to San Francisco soon secured some employment. Desiring further business qualifi- cations, he attended the Lincoln night school 220 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. for some time, and for a period worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Then he determined to prepare himself for the medical profession and commenced his studies along this line under the direction of Dr. E. R. Bryant, of San Francisco. In 1892 he entered Hahnemann Hospital College, of that city, and after com- pleting the systematic four years' course required was graduated in the class of 1896, with the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. He had taken special work in clinical surgery and during the last year of his college career was demonstrator of anatomy. Re-elected to that responsible position for another year, he nevertheless declined to serve, as he desired to establish himself in independent practice immediately. From that time to the present he has been particularly fortunate in his surgical work, his reputation for skill being widespread. The year which witnessed his graduation saw his arrival in Prescott. In the same year he took a special course in diseases of the ear and throat. For the past four years he has been the local surgeon for the railroad passing through this place, as was previously mentioned, and in addition to this is the medical examiner for the lodges of the Ancient Order of United Work- men and the Woodmen of the World. He also belongs to the Red Men and the Good Tem- plars, and to the Arizona Homeopathic Medical Association. In politics a stalwart Republican, he is now acting as a member of the county central committee and is an effective worker in the party. In San Francisco Dr. McNally was united in marriage with Miss Annie Sweeney, a lady of liberal education and at the time numbered among the teachers of the city of the Golden (jate. She is a native of County Kildare, Ire- land. Two children bless the hearts and home of this sterling couple, named respectively, Genevieve and John Bryan, Jr. FRANK H. PARKER. Among the hosts of public-spirited, broad- minded men who are steadily and surely guiding Arizona toward statehood Frank H. Parker, of Phoenix, stands in the front ranks. The high estimation in which he is held by the general public here may be deduced from even a very brief review of his career — in fact, by the mere recapitulation of the important offices to which he has been called, and the efficient and painstak- ing manner in which he has discharged his duties. A son of J. T. and Roxana (Woodruff) Parker, our subject is a descendant of Revolu- tionary heroes, both families having been well represented in that war. Possessing the same patriotic spirit, J. T. Parker and four of his brothers, and three of the brothers of his wife, fought for the Union when it was threatened by the Civil war. Some of the Parkers were officers in Ohio regiments, and though two re- ceived wounds, all survived the terrible conflict. J. T. Parker served as a private of the Sixty- fifty Ohio Infantry for three years and four months, and two of the three sons of Abraham Woodruff (father of Mrs. Parker) were killed in the war. The Parker family was founded in Massachu- setts at an early period by three English broth- ers. E. C. Parker, father of J. T., and grand- father of F. H. Parker, was born in Oswego county, N. Y., at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and at the age of nineteen went to the Western Reserve in Ohio. In Huron county, that state, he improved a farm and reared eight sons. Abraham Woodruff, likewise a native of the Empire state, was a pioneer of western New York and later of Ohio. J. T. Parker's birth- place was on the old homestead near Peru, Huron county, Ohio, "and in his early manhood he followed the trades of cooper and carpenter. His home was in North Fairfield, Ohio, until 1883, when he went to Vanderbilt, Mich., and there was the proprietor of a hotel for four years. The last year of his life was spent in Saginaw, Mich., where he died in 1888, being survived by his widow, and their eight children. He was identified with the Grand Army of the Republic and with the Christian Church. F. H. Parker, the only member of the family not living in Michigan, was born in Huron county, Ohio, September 17, 1859, and received a common and high school education. With his father he mastered the cooper's trade but never devoted much time to that calling. From PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 221 1880 to 1884 he taught school in Otsego county, Mich., after which he was similarly employed in Dundee and Ridgeway, Mich. In the last- named place he was principal of schools for three years, and in the meantime attended the JNIichigan State Normal at Ypsilanti. In his senior year he left there in order to come to Arizona, and for a year was assistant principal of the Phoenix high school, and then served as principal in the Osborne school. Having purchased a ranch near Phoenix, Mr. Parker commenced farming, making a specialty of raising cattle and conducting a dairy. His herd contains many high grade and full-blooded Shorthorn cattle. The two hundred and forty- acre ranch which he owns is finely improved, having irrigation facilities and good farm build- ings which he has erected. A portion of the land adjoins the city limits, and accordingly is very valuable. In addition to this, he leases an- other tract of eighty acres. For a period of four years Mr. Parker was a member of the county board of school examin- ers, and his interest in the education of the young is unabated. In August, 1898, he was appointed as a member of the Capitol Grounds & Building Commission, and upon the organiza- tion of the board was honored by election to the secretaryship. Thus constituted one of the most active and influential members, he faithfully met the varied requirements of his position, and wit- nessed a gratifying termination of the enter- prise. Since he reached his majority he has been an active worker in the Republican party. Realizing the all-important matter of water stor- age and supply to Arizona, he has joined the organization of our representative citizens who have banded themselves together for the consid- eration of the grave problems presented. A member of the special committee on the water storage of the Salt River canal, he also is the secretary of the general organization. Frater- nally he is connected with the Woodmen of the World, with the Ancient Order of United Work- men and with Phoenix Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M. The marriage of Mr. Parker and Miss Edna Warren was solemnized in Phoenix. She was born in Michigan and is a daughter of D. C. Warren, now a citizen of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have one son, Warren H. GEORGE WEBSTER. One of the most enterprising business men of Clifton is the subject of this review. He is a native of Salt Lake City, and is in the prime of early manhood — now in his thirty-third year. Having received a liberal high school education he left home at the age of sixteen, coming direct to Graham county, which he has since looked upon as his permanent place of abode. Settling near Safiford, the young man was actively engaged in farming for about twelve years, also raising and dealing quite extensively in cattle. In those lines of pursuit he met with gratifying success, and certainly few as young in years and experience as he then was often are so fortunate, financially. Though he came to Clifton six years ago and in the meantime has been engaged in business here, he still re- tains the ownership of his farm below Thatcher, which is a finely irrigated place of sixty acres, and this he leases to responsible tenants. For some four years after locating in this place he was in the employ of a liveryman and at length bought the business, which he still conducts. With characteristic enterprise he has extended his undertakings and now does all of the freighting for the Arizona Copper Company, carries on a large freighting traffic between Clifton and Morenci, and transports the United States mail, as well. Thus he has become known, far and near, and it may here be said that no one in this section of the county is more thoroughly relied upon or held in higher regard. From the time that he arrived at his majority until the present, Mr. Webster has been a strict Democratic partisan. However, he is not a poli- tician in the sense that he is desirous of public office or emolument — his extensive business pre- cluding such interests. Though tendered place among candidates, he has declined the honor, and it was merely as a good citizen that he served as a road overseer for a period when appointed by the supervisors of the county. Five years ago the marriage of Mr. Webster and Miss Net- tie Price, daughter of Samuel W. and Alice Price, of Safford, took place in Clifton. The young couple have an attractive home and their chief treasure is their little son, Reece, now three years of age. _ 222 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. HON. ALEXANDER McKAY. Few men have done more in the developing of mines in southern Arizona tlian has Hon. Alexander McKay, who has devoted most of his time for two decades or more to enterprises along this line. He has borne his due part in all public affairs, and in 1886 was honored by election to the Fourteenth general assembly of Arizona. In that session he served on different committees and abundantly demonstrated the wisdom of his Republican party friends in choos- ing him as their representative. HON. EMIL GANZ. The achievements of Mr. Ganz, mayor of Phoenix, and president of the National Bank of Arizona, constitute the record of one rarely gifted with the ability to take advantage of sur- rounding opportunities, and to turn them to the best possible account. Coming to the territory in 1874, long before the dawn of the recognized possibilities of Salt River valley, he has watched the awakening of the soil from the stagnant sleep of centuries, and the substitution of latter- day brawn and ability for a civilization older than the memory or records of man. Many of the sons of Germany have brought their reliable and substantial traits of character to this country of overwhelming promise ,and attained to positions of responsibility and trust. Mr. Ganz was born m Germany .'\ugust 18, 1838, and during his early years received the excellent home training accorded the average German j'outh. He was educated at the public schools in his native land until his fourteenth year, when, according to the custom in German middle life, he was apprenticed out to learn a trade, his choice being that of a tailor. At tlie end of the three years of service, he became a journey- man tailor, and utilized his calling in the various small towns scattered over the country. Of an ambitious nature, his desires extended beyond the borders of his native land, and in 1858 he immigrated to America. For a short time he served as journeyman tailor in New York City, and continued the same occupation after going to Philadelphia. He subsequently carried on a tailoring business by himself in Cedartown, Ga., and while there attained to some prominence in the community, .and for a time was postmaster of the place. During the Civil war Mr. Ganz served with distinction in the Confederate army for three years and four months. His company par- ticipated in the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, and at the defense of Rich- mond, where there was seven days of fighting. Later at the battle of Chantilly, and the second battle of Bull Run, besides many minor engage- ments. For seven months he was a prisoner in the federal prisons at Washington and Elmira. When peace was declared, and the cause of the Confederacy but a gloomy memory, Mr. Ganz went to Ouincy, 111., and after a short time re- moved to Kansas City, where he engaged in a tailoring and gents' furnishing goods busmess for several years. In 1872 Mr. Ganz located at Las Animas, Colo., and contmued his former occupation, and in 1874 began his since uninterrupted residence in Arizona. Upon first locating in the territory he conducted an hotel business at Prescott, and successfully managed the Capitol hotel until 1878. In the latter part of the same year he came to Phoenix and for several years was pro- prietor of the well known hotel Bank Exchange. This hostelry came to grief, in 1885, when it was the victim of a devastating fire. A later venture of Mr. Ganz' was the wholesale liquor business, in which he engaged until 1894, when he sold his interests to Melzer Bros. In 1895 he became interested in the National Bank of Arizona, at Phoenix, and in the same year was elected president of the bank, a position which he has since continued to fill. Another avenue of interest which is still engaging the attention of Mr. Ganz is the insurance business, in which he became 'interested in 1894. At the time he represented various fire insurance companies. As a stanch member of the Democratic party, Mr. Ganz has received many evidences of the regard in which he is held by the best political element of his locality. He is now serving his third term as mayor of Phoenix, and has also served for two years in the Phoenix city council. While conducting the nnmicipal affairs of the city, he has shown a truly commendable knowledge of the affairs of his office, and a tactful way of adjusting differences and compli- '■^ ^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 225 cations, which has won for him the confidence and admiration of his fellow townsmen. Added to a general wide knowledge of men and affairs, he has a keen knowledge of iunnan nature, and of its workings under favorable and unfavorable circumstances. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic order at Phoenix, and is prominent in Masonic circles, having attained the thirtv- second degree. Mr. Ganz was united in marriage w ith Bertha Angelman, a native of New York City, and of this union are four children, viz: Sylvan C, who is a student at the Kentucky Military Institute, at Lyndon, K\. : Julian; Aileen; and Helen, de- ceased. LORENZO BOIDO, -M. D. In Tucson, where the science of medicine and surgery is so numerously and ably represented, Dr. Boido holds a conspicuous place in the esti- mation of his fellow-townsmen. As a consci- entious and painstaking physician, and a suc- cessful alleviator of the ills to which human nature is heir, he has won the appreciation and patronage of a large following. A native of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, Dr. Boido was born June 6, 1871, and is a son of Lorenzo and Ruperta (Bazozabal) Boido, born respectively in Piedmont, Italy, and in Guaymas, Alexico. The paternal grandfather, Lorenzo, was born in Italy, where he spent the greater part of his life, and where he eventually died. His son, Lorenzo, came to Mexico from Italy at an early day, and while carrying on an ex- tensive mercantile business, became in time a capitalist and a prominent man in Sonora. He eventually located in San Francisco and died there in 1893. His wife, who is of French de- scent, is still living in Guaymas, and is the mother of five children, of whom Dr. Boido is the oldest. The educational advantages which fell to the lot of Dr. Boido were of the best, and after studying at the public schools he was graduated from the Santa Clara College, near San Jose, in 1890, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Following a long thottght-out inclination he then undertook the study of medicine at the Cooper Medical College at San Francisco and was grad- uated in the class of 1893. Foi" ^ time following he served as special assistant to Dr. Lane, the president of Cooper College, in his private hos- pital, and the three years' association with one of the best surgeons on the Pacific coast proved of incalculable benefit to so conscientious a student as Dr. Boido. The practice of Dr. Boido took him into sev- eral countries and he had the advantages of travel and its broadening influence. In 1893 he journeyed to Guatemala and Central America, and during his five years' practice was also sur- geon at the government hospital. In 1898 he went to New York in search of further medical and surgical knowledge and was graduated from the Polyclinic hospital in the following year. In the spring of 1899 he located in Benson, Ariz., where he was local surgeon for the Southern Pacific and the New Mexico & Arizona Railroad companies, and in the fall of the same year took up his permanent residence in Tucson. In Santa Rosa, Cal., Dr. Boido married Rosa Goodrich of Navasota, Tex., and a graduate of the Methodist Feinale Seminary at Santa Rosa, Cal. Mrs. Boido is also a physician, hav- ing graduated from the Cooper Medical College in 1895. She is the only registered female physician in the territory, and makes a specialty of the diseases of women and children. To Dr. and Mrs. Boido have been born two children, Lorenzo, Jr., and Rosalind. Dr. Boido is a member of the Democratic party, but holds lib- eral views regarding the politics of the adminis- tration. He is a member of the Territorial Medical Association. PETER B. ZIEGLER. A varied assortment of enterprises in the city of Tucson have been made to prosper and yield abundantly under the capable and resistless energy and push of Mr. Ziegler. That he is an enthusiast when enumerating the many ad- vantages of a residence in this territory is not to be wondered at, for he has seen through his own indomitable perserverance its possibilities, and reaped the best here ofTered by fortune. The first eighteen years of his life were spent in Ohio, where he was born in Perry county. March 17, 185 1. His paternal grandfather was 226 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. also a native of Ohio, and married a Miss Snyder, of the same state. N. S. Ziegler, the father of P. B., was an Ohio man, and is at present living there at the age of eighty-five years. During the years of his business life he was engaged in the shoe business. His wife, Elizabeth (Bugh) Ziegler, claimed Ohio as her birthplace, and she was a daughter of Peter Bugh, a representative of a very old family, some of whom fought during the Revolutionary war. They were among the first settlers of Ohio, and the family homestead was occupied for over a hundred and fifty years by those who bore the name. Mrs. Ziegler, who died in 1899 at the age of eighty-four years, was the mother of nine children, five of whom are living, P. B. being the fifth oldest, and the only one in Arizona. Two sons, Albert and David, served in the Civil war, the former in an Ohio regiment, and the latter in the navy, and both have since died. Mr. Ziegler was reared in Columbus, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools and the Ohio State University. When eighteen years of age he ventured upon an independent existence, and was a brakeman on the Hocking Valley and Panhandle railroads. At the age of twenty-three he was promoted to the position of engineer, his run being between Columbus and Indian- apolis. In 1880 he came to Tucson in the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and was one of the first engineers here. During his service with the company his record was the finest on the whole system, and he was thus employed until 1899, at which time he retired permanently from railroad work. Among the many interests which have since taken his time and attention is the piano business and the sale of musical supplies. He was the agent for the Crown piano in Arizona, is himself a practical tuner, and understands the construction of most musical instruments. As the president of the Tucson street railway he has done much to facilitate city transportation. The Ziegler race track, a half mile in length, is beyond doubt the finest in the territory, and one of the fastest in the west, and the owner thereof has at times been the possessor of such valuable horse flesh as Tommy Atkins, who has made a mile in 2:14, at the time the fastest in the territory. This well known horse, whose demise occurred in July of 1900, was sincerely missed by all true valuers of fine stock and appreciators of speed. As a manu- facturer of soda water, Mr. Ziegler has been re- markably successful, and like all of his under- takings, his plant is one of the largest in the territory. The plant is located on First and Xinth streets, and turns out a fine quality of beverages which are heartily appreciated by the residents of the town. In addition he has a large candy and ice cream manufactory, which in the summer time is run to its full capiacity. The Ziegler cafe has no superior in the city. In Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Ziegler married Mary A. Bickel, a native of that place, and of this union there are two children; Albert, who has charge of the confectionery business, and who is fraternally a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks; and Andrew, who has charge of the soda works, and who is a member of the Knights Templar and the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Ziegler is an ardent Republican, and though not desirous of political recognition has served as a member of the school board. While living in Indianapolis he was made a Mason, and he is also associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and the club sustained by that organization, and also with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was formerly connected with the .\ncient Order of United Workmen and the Red Men. He is a member of the Board of Trade. JUDGE SYLVESTER W. PURCELL. Both as a lawyer and member of the Arizona bar, and as judge of probate of Pima county, the subject of this article is well known to resi- dents of Tucson and the entire territory as well. He was born at Baxter Springs, Cherokee county, Kans., on the 3d of May. 1870, a son of Dr. P. B. and Mary Ann (Walden) Purcell, who are now living in Tucson. The father was born near Elizabethtown, Hardin county, Ky., and is now sixty-two years of age. The Purcell family, which is of French and Irish extraction, was founded in .\merica in 1664 by seven broth- ers who landed in Virginia. Their descendants are now very numerous in Kentucky, of which state our subject's grandfather, James Purcell, was a native. Throughout his active business PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 227 life he followed farming, but was living retired at the time of his death, which occurred in Mis- souri, when he was eighty-nine years of age. The father, Dr. P. B. Purcell, is a graduate of Pope's Medical College of St. Louis, and for a number of years was engaged in the practice of his profession in Missouri. During the Civil war he served as assistant surgeon in General Price's brigade, and being captured in western Missouri he was held a prisoner of war at St. Louis until the cessation of hostilities. In 1880 he removed to Denver, Colo., where he engaged in practice. His wife is a native of Virginia, and belongs to an old and honored family of that state. Her parents were John A. and Eliza (Clay) Walden. the latter an own cousin of Henry Clay. Her father was born in Clay county, \'a., and died in Saline county, Mo., at the age of seventy-six years. Dr. and Mrs. Pur- cell are the parents of ten children, six sons and four daughters. Of the brothers of our suliject J. W. is now a practicing physician of Denver; Walter B. is a practicing physician of Tucson, Ariz.; Louis A. is a lawyer residing in San Fran- cisco, and P. B., Jr., resides at Tucson, Ariz. Mr. Purcell, of this review, accompanied his parents on their removal to Denver, where he attended the public schools, and later engaged in the study of law with John W. Helbig and Willis B. Herr. With a few other law students he organized a class, of which he was president, and school was conducted in the University of Denver hall. The following year the law depart- ment of that university was established. In 1894 Dr. Purcell and family moved to El Paso, Tex., and on the 21st of May, 1895, located in Ysleta, EI Paso county. On the 19th of August, that year, Sylvester W. was admitted to the bar before the supreme court of Texas, and in the spring of the following year he was appointed justice of the peace in Ysleta. In March, 1896, he came to Tucson, and has since successfully engaged in general practice at this place. He was appointed clerk of the probate court in January, 1897, under Judge John S. Wood, and at the Democratic convention the following year was nominated for the office of probate judge. He was elected by a good majority, and assumed the duties of that position in January, 1899. So acceptably did he fill the office that he was re- nominated by acclamation in 1900. When he was re-elected probate judge, E. B. Williams, of Nogales, was elected on the Republican ticket as county superintendent of schools and appointed our subject as deputy in charge of the office, the duties of which he filled in addition to his office of probate judge until Santa Cruz was set aside from Pima county, when a new superintendent was appointed. Judge Purcell is now attorney and financial agent for several large corporations doing business in Arizona. He is also interested in some fine gold, copper and lead mining prop- erties in southern Arizona, and is attorney for several mining companies operating in that por- tion of the territory. As an attorney he ranks among the foremost of Arizona; is a good judge of law ; and, what is of almost equal importance, a good judge of men. He is not only an able lawyer, but is a fine business man as well. Thor- oughness characterizes all his efforts, and he conducts all business with a strict regard to a high standard of professional ethics. The Judge belongs to several of the secret and social societies of Tucson. As a Democrat he takes a prominent and influential part in po- litical affairs, and has been active in public life since attaining his majority. A public-spirited citizen, he gives his support to every enterprise calculated to prove of public benefit, and is a recognized leader in the community in which he lives. WALTER G. SCOTT. The well known editor and proprietor of the "Arizonian," published at Safford, Graham coun- ty, is one of the heroes of the late Spanish- Amer- ican war. Mustered into the First Territorial Infantry at Flagstaff, Ariz., July 9, 1898, he was made second lieutenant of Company C, of that regiment, though he had previously been captain of a company of the Arizona National Guard at St. Johns, .Apache county, for some five years. During his service in the late war he was placed in command of Company K, First Territorial Regiment, in accordance with the earnest re- quest of the regular commander, Capt. Roy V. Hoffman, who was absent on sick leave. Tliis company, with whom Lieutenant Scott was a general favorite, was organized at Shawnee, 228 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Okla. He was honorably discharged and mustered out February 15, 1899, at Albany, Ga. A son of John P. and Catherine Scott, the subject of this article was born in Washington, Pa., in 1853. When young he went to Cadiz. Ohio, and there passed much of his boyhood, being graduated from the high school. His father, 'who has been a journalist throughout his active career, now lives in Joliet, 111., but the mother died in 1880. From his youth, Walter G. Scott has been connected more or less with newspaper work, and when barely twenty years of age, in 1873, published his first paper at Newcomerstown. Ohio. For several years thereafter he was as- sociated with many of the leading journals of the United States, his home being in Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Paul, Detroit and San Francisco and other cities during this period. Thus he obtained an intimate and practical knowledge of the workings of modern journalism and thus is abundantly well qualified for his present place, that of editor of the '"Arizonian." In 1886 Mr. Scott came to ."Xrizona and for some time lived in Flagstaff, where he was en- gaged in newspaper work. During two years he was in charge of a daily paper published in Prescott, and in the meantime carried out an ambitious plan which he had formed — that of preparing himself for the legal profession. His work along this line was done almost entirely in the evenings and under the guidance of E. M. Sanford. In 1888 he was admitted to the bar before Judge Wright, and going to St. Johns, Ariz., made his home there for ten years. In the meantime he was honored by election to the district attorneyship and to the responsible posi- tion of court commissioner, and in the same period ran a newspaper, the St. Johns Herald. Leaving these many important enterprises, he responded to the call of his country when war with Spain was declared, and during his service his acquaintanceship with Surgeon Lindley led to his settlement in Safford. Mr. Scott is an ardent Republican and was elected to the public offices mentioned above by his party friends. First and last, he is a patriotic citizen, seeking to promote the welfare of his country and community by every power of mind and talent with which Heaven has endowed him. On the 14th of June, 1888, the marriage of Mr. Scott and Mrs. Mary C. McClelland, of St. Paul, Minn., was solemnized at Prescott. She has one daughter. Miss Jessie F. Scott, a young ladv of good education and social attainments. JCDGE FLETCHER M. DOAN. Arizona contains no exponent of her laws more profound and erudite than is Judge I-'letcher M. Doan, associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona, and judge of the second judicial district. A native of that state which has given our country so many men of remarkable attainments, he was born in the Scioto valley in Pickaway county, Ohio, in 1846, and is a son of John and Maria (MacClellan) Doan. On the maternal side he is related to General MacClellan. while on the paternal, he descends from good old Quaker stock who helped to lay the foundation of the public and furnished the material for national stability and uprightness. His father was born on the Schuylkill river in Pennsylvania and in the early '20S removed to Ohio, where he lived until 1868. His death took place in St. Louis, Mo., in 1886, when he was seventy-six years of age. Judge Doan received the educational ad- vantages found in the high school of Circleville, ( )hio, from which he was graduated in 1864. Later he entered the Ohio Wesleyan LTniversity at Delaware, C)liio, from which he was gradu- ated in 1867, and which institution conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts in 1872. Having decided to devote his life to the profes- sion which represents the only exact science known to men, he entered the Albany Law School, now the law department of the New York State University, and received his diploma in 1868. The same year he was granted admis- sion to practice before the supreme court of New York. Thus equipped for whatever the future might have in store, he hastened west- ward to Missouri, and the following year was aihnittcd to practice in Pike county of that state. During his ten years of practice in Pike county, he was associated for the greater part with Judge Fagg, an influential member of the profession in Missouri. A subsequent field of effort was St. Louis, Mo., where he remained for PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 23 > ten years. He was then induced to come to the territory of Arizona, of whose promise, possi- bilities and superior climatic conditions he had long heard. L'pon settling in Yuma county, he became interested in the subject of water supply, and as a result of his investigations and study completed the construction of one water way. In 1893 he came to Pinal county and opened up a stock ranch near Arizola, and for one year tested his ability as a pusher of the cattle in- dustry. In 1894 he was elected district attorney of Pinal county, and to facilitate the duties of his office moved his residence to Florence. As district attorney he served for one term and part of an unexpired term, and subsequently reverted to the safe harbor of a lucrative legal practice, remote from somewhat uncertain investments in water ways and arid lands. In June of 1897 Judge Doan was appointed bv President McKinley associate judge of the su- preme court of Arizona, and judge of the second judicial district. His district includes the counties of Graham, Pmal, and Gila. His duties include holding two terms of district court in each county, and two terms of federal court for the entire district annually, and also the supreme court work in connection with the judges of the other districts. Judge Doan married .\nnie Murray in 1873, a daughter of Judge S. F. Murray, of Pike county. Mo. Of this union there are now living three children: John, who is bookkeeper for the Fortuna Mining Company, and who was a mem- ber of the general assembly from Yuma county in 1899: Frank W., w-ho is attending law school at the Stanford ITniversity, and who is a gradu- ate of the Arizona University: and Fletcher M., Jr. On.e son, Leslie M., was accidentally killed August 3, 1897, aged seventeen years. Judge Doan is a member of the Territorial Bar As- sociation, and is fraternally associated with the Masonic Order at Florence, and with the Royal Arch Chapter, of Pike county. Mo. He is a member of the Commandery of Knights Templar and of the Shrine in Phoenix, and is the Grand Chief Templar for Arizona in the Independent Order of Good Templars. The father of Judge Doan was for forty years a deacon in the Metho- dist Episcopal church, and the Judge himself is actively interested in the same denomination. having been a deacon for nearly thirty years. He is especially energetic in Sunday-school work, and was for years a member of the Sunday- school Superintendents' Union, of St. Louis. He assisted in organizing the Piasa Sunday-school assembly, and purchased the property now used by that assembly, holding the same for four years, until the church was ready to purchase it. In this territory he has been a splendid influence for good, and represents the most excellent and worthy citizenship. J. W. COLEMAN, M. D. Among the professional men located at Jerome none has a more secure place in the pidjlic estimation than that profound student of medical and surgical science, Dr. Coleman. Although not one of the early residents (having arrived here in October of 1900), he has nevertheless demonstrated his en- tire fitness for the calling which he so creditablv follows, and which is augmented by graduation from one of the first medical colleges in the United States, and years of experience in dif- ferent parts of the country. Dr. Coleman was born in Clarion county, Pa., June II, 1865, and received his education in the home schools. His first independent venture upon the sea of earning his own living was along educational lines, in which he engaged until 1889. Having determined to adopt the profes- sion of medicine, he entered the JefTerson Medi- cal College, at Philadelphia, from which he was graduated in the class of 1893, and thereafter practiced in Philadelphia for a few months. In Trinidad, Colo., where he subsequently located, he engaged in practice for four years, and met with a gratifying degree of success. Impelled bv the prospects in mining in New JNIexico, he for a time engaged in mining and prospecting (in the Red river, and from there came to Pres- cott in February of 1896. Xot ijeing favorably impressed with the outlook from this point of the territory, he journeyed to Crown King camp, and after a short time was busily engaged as phvsician and surgeon for several of the large mining companies, among others being the Tiger. I'.ig liell. P>ustcr. Gladiator and several others. This numerous-sided responsibility was 232 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. maintained for three and a half years, and ter- minated only when the mines closed down. Injerome, Dr. Coleman is engaged in a general medical and surgical practice, and in addition is medical examiner for the New York Life, Mu- tual Life of New York and Pacific Mutual Insur- ance companies, as well as several local and fraternal organizations. He is a member of the Territorial Medical Association, the Yavapai County ^Medical Society, the Las Animas County Medical Society of Colorado, the JefTerson County Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Hare Medical Society of Philadelphia. Fra- ternally he is a Alason. and a member of the Brookville (Pa.) lodge. Mrs. Coleman was formerly Alarie Truman, a native of Brookville, Pa., and she is the mother of one son, Harrv. JUDGE C. W. GROUSE. Well known as a prominent and inBuential cit- izen of Phoenix. Judge Crouse was born in Owen county, Ind., June 25, 1853, and is the oldest in a family of eight children. His brother, M. A. Crouse, is now principal of the schools at Ben- son, Ariz. The Crouse family, which is of Hol- land descent, has been well represented in the wars of this country. Our subject's paternal grandfather, Henry Crouse, who was a planter of North Carolina, fought for American inde- pendence in the Revolutionary war. The grand- father, Winfield Crouse, w-as a soldier of the war of 1812 and participated in the battle of the Cowpens. He was born in North Carolina, where he continued to make his home until the father of our subject, William Crouse. was five years old, at which time the family removed to Owen county, Ind., locating on a farm near Spencer. Indians still inhabited that locality, and the land was all wild and unimproved. The Judge's father grew to manhood in the Hoosier state, and throughout his active business life engaged in farming near Spencer, where he died, in 1888. He was a member of the Fifty-seventh Indiana Regiment during the Civil war; was an ardent Republican in politics: and a deacon in the Baptist Church. In early life he married Miss Elizabeth Fiscus, a native of Owen county, Ind., and a rei>resentative of an old Virginia family. Her father. Rev. John Fiscus, a minis- ter of the Church of Jesus Christ, was born in North Carolina and at an early day removed to Indiana, where he followed farming in connec- tion with his pastoral duties. Judge Crouse was reared on his father's farm in Indiana and attended the public schools of the neighborhood. At the age of seventeen he com- menced teaching school, and successfully fol- lowed that profession for nine years, at the end of which time he entered the Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute, where he was graduated in 1883. Subsequently he was principal of the schools at Harmony and Knightsville, Ind., un- til 1889, when he resigned his position at the latter place to accept the United States Indian agency at Sacaton, Ariz., tendered him by Presi- dent Harrison. In 1888 he had served as chair- man of the first Harrison leagiie in Indiana, organized two months before the St. Paul con- vention. In September, 1889, he came to Saca- ton to take charge of the Pima. Papago and Maricopa Indians, numbering about eight thou- sand, and remained in charge there until 1893, during which time the main building of the Pima agency at Sacaton was burned and rebuilt by the Judge, who also established a school with one hundred and fifty pupils. He planned the United States Industrial Indian school at Phoenix, selected the grounds and began the erection of the building in 1890. At first he thought Fort McDowell would be the best location, but finally selected Phoenix as being more prefer- able, and with Supe-rintendent Rich of Omaha, Neb., selected the grounds. Everything w-as in a flourishing condition when he resigned his position at the agency in 1893. Judge Crouse then became vice-president and assistant cashier of the Alesa City Bank, which positions he held until the fall of 1894, when he was elected probate judge on the Republican ticket. So acceptably did he fill the office that he was re-elected in 1896 for another term of two years. When he retired from office on the 1st of Januarv, 1899. he was made principal of the Alma schools, and served as such until the completion of the year. In 1900 he became president of the Phoenix Title. Guaranty and .\bstract Company, which has the most complete abstract books in ]\Taricopa county, made in five PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 235 sets, being the largest in the territory. The Judge has been very successful during his resi- dence in Arizona, where he now owns several ranches, besides two good farms in Owen county, Ind. In his native county Judge Crouse married Miss Lizzie Burger, daughter of Samuel J. Burger and who was born there on the same day that his birth occurred. They have one son, Roswell Emerson. The Judge was made a Mason at Knightsville, Ind., also holds membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen and at present is Grand Foreman for Arizona and New Mexico. He is a member of the Board of Trade; in politics an unswerving Republican, he has served as a member of the county central and executive committees, and the territorial central committee. He is a man of high intellectuality, broad human sympathies and tolerance, and imbued with fine sensibilities and clearly defined principles. Honor and in- tegrity are synonymous with his name and he enjoys the respect, confidence and high regard of the people of Arizona. ERWIN D. TREADWELL. Not only have the practically exhaustless resources of Yavapai county produced fortunes for the seekers after wealth, but the mining and other outlets have developed latent ability and talent in many of the travelers to this part of the country which otherwise would have remained dormant and profitless. Though a young man to assume so much responsibility. Mr. Treadwell, who is deputy United States mineral surveyor, and proprietor of the Jerome Telephone and Telegraph Company, has found in the opportunities afforded near Jerome an unlimited field for his particular aptitude. Emphatically a western man, having been born in San Francisco in 1871, Mr. Treadwell has all of the push and enterprise requisite for starting and carrying through important and growing enterprises. His education was received in his native city and in different parts of the state of California, and in 1890 he located in Nevada county, where his father was super- intendent of the Red Hill Mining Company. In i.S<;2 he came to Prescott and mined and pros- pected in the Bradshaw mountains, and at the same time made a thorough study of surveying, which resulted in 1899 in his appointment as deputy United States mineral surv'eyor at Jerome, whither he had removed in 1897. In 1898 Mr. Treadwell established the Telephone and Telegraph Company, a private concern, of which he has since been manager. The com- pany have about a hundred miles of lines, and connect with Wright's system at Prescott, and with the different mining camps. One can imagine the inestimable benefit and convenience of this exceedingly modern and liberal proposi- tion, and the widespread appreciation which has met Mr. Treadwell's advanced and practical views. Efforts are now being made by him to effect a consolidation of all the independent tele- phone companies in the territory. While following his occupation as surveyor Mr. Treadwell also acts as local manager of the George A. Treadwell Mining Company and the Brookshire Alining Company, besides being numerously interested in the general affairs of the town and county. He is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and is fraternally associated with the Prescott Lodge No. 330, B. P. O. E. Mr. Treadwell was mar- ried October 31, 1900, to Grace M. Lynch, of San Francisco. HON. SELIM M. FRANKLIN. A worthy son of a sterling "forty-niner," Hon. Selim M. Franklin was born in San Bernardino, Cal., October 19, 1859. He is one of the pio- neers of Arizona, his residence in Tucson hav- ing extended over nearly a score of years. His enterprise and public spirit received recognition soon after his settlement liere. for in 1884 he was elected to the territorial legislature. By many he is termed the "father" of the University of Arizona, as he introduced and succeeded in getting passed the bill providing for this insti- tution, which is now one of the notable educa- tional factors of the great southwest. In the sessions of the general assembly, in 1885, he also took a very active part in the work of estab- lishing the Arizona Normal School, at Tempe, and his interest in both of these colleges has never wavered. For eight vears he officiated as 236 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. a member of tl'.e Ijoard of regents of the uni- versity, wliich he had been very instrumental in getting located at Tucson. In addition to the many other public services performed while a member of the commission he assisted in select- ing the location of the capitol building at Phoe- nix. Turning backward a few jjages in the history of this honored citizen of Tucson, it may be stated that he is one of the two sons of Maurice A. and \ictoria (Jacobs) Franklin, his brother, Abraham, being a member of the firm of Un- derwood & Franklin, of Tucson. The latter was named for his paternal grandfather, Abraham Franklin, who was a native of England, and was a prosperous merchant of that realm. Mau- rice A. F'ranklin was born in Manchester, Eng- land, and had just reached man's estate when the news of the wonderful discoveries of gold in far-away California aroused his ambition. That year, 1849, he sailed for San Francisco, round- ing Cape Horn, and after his arrival at the gold fields he devoted several years to mining. In 1853 he went to San Diego, where he built the Franklin House, and carried on the hotel for some five years. The remainder of his life, six- teen years, was passed in San Bernardino, Cal.. where he was engaged in the drug business. Fraternally he was affiliated with the Independ- ent Order of ( )dd Fellows. The wife and mother departed this life in the city last men- tioned, in 1861. She was a native of Baltimore, Md., and was a daughter of Mark I. Jacobs, an Englishman, who was a merchant of Baltimore for several years, and was similarly occupied later in San Bernardino and San Francisco. The early education of Selini M. Franklin was gained in the public schools of his native town, and after pursuing his studies in the San Francisco high school he matriculated in the University of California, where he was gradu- ated in i88j, with the degree of liachelor of Sciences. Then entering the law department of the same institution, he remained there for a year, and was admitted to the bar in ( )ctober, 1883. After some initial work in his profession in San liernardino, he came to Tucson, and since that time has been occupied in general prac- tice here. For several years he was the citv attorney of Tucson, and now is the legal adviser of many prominent local firms, including the Arizona National Bank, the Ray Copper Mines, limited; the Manniioth Cyanide Company, and L. Zeckendorf & Co. F'rom time to time he has invested in real estate in this city, and is gen- uinely interested in all industries calculated to benefit the place. The marriage of Mr. Franklin and Miss Hen- rietta Herring, one of the popular young ladies of Tucson, was solemnized in 1898. She is a native of New York state, and is a daughter of Col. William Herring, of Tucson. Mr. and Mrs. hVanklin have a beautiful home on North Main street, and their chief treasure is their little daughter, Marjorie. In Tucson Lodge, No. 4. F. & A. M., Mr. I'ranklin was initiated into Masonry, and yet retains his membership therein. He also is con- nected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and is ex-president of the Territorial Bar .Association. A popular worker in the Demo- cratic party, he has served on the executive board of the territorial central conmiittee of the same. GEORGE J. STONEMAN. Tlie har of' Globe is ably represented by Mr. Stoneman, who, as a general practitioner, and as the present district attorney, has acquitted him- self in a manner creditable to all concerned. To a degree Mr. Stoneman inherits a special apti- tude for the administration of public affairs, some of those who. bear the name having been representative politicians and prominently iden- tified with positions of public confidence. His father, (ien. tieorge Stoneman. was a man of exceptional attainments and undisputed honor, and of high standing in the army. He received his military education at West Point, and during the Civil war attained the rank of general, sub- sequently being placed on the retired list. He is in this connection remembered as one of the most courageous and efficient of the heroes who sustained the cause of the Union. In politics he was no less distinguished, and was elected gov- ernor of California in, 1883, his administration being well received, and giving continued evi- <lence of a superior and well-directed judgment, lie died in New York in 1894, having returned e c^'^'^-A OWEN NOON. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 241 in liis declining vitality to the scene of his birth, education and brilliant prophetic aspirations. His wife, who is still living, Mary O. (Hardisty) Stoneman, is the mother of two sons and two daughters. Though born in Petersburg, \'a.. May 4, 1868, George J. Stoneman was reared in California, and received his supplementary education at the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in 1889. His first practice was con- ducted in Seattle, Wash., and while a resident of that city he served as city clerk for two years. In 1894 he departed for the Sandwich Islands, and practiced for a year in Honolulu. The following year he became permanently identified with the prosperity and promise of , this great mining district, at once opening an office for a general law practice. He is now the legal representative of two prominent mining companies. His practice has been successful from the start, and in most of the important liti- gation occurring in (lila county during his resi- dence in Globe he has appeared as counsel. Having previously filled an unexpired term as district attorney, he was regularly elected to the same office on the Democratic ticket November 6, 1900, for a term of two years. In addition to his political and professional duties, Mr. Stoneman is interested in mining in the Globe district, and anticipates good returns from his investments. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Elks at Globe. MRS. BEE L. McNAMARA. Probablv one of the best informed of the com- paratively few who have made a success of the cattle business in the far west is Mrs. McNamara. .■\t the present time a resident of Tucson, the oldest city of European settlement in the west- ern hemisphere, she superintends her large stock-raising interests and derives therefrom a most satisfactory revenue, .\ssociated with the far west since 1881. she is familiar with the various transitions which have accompanied the steady growth of this hitherto supposedly worth- less portion of country, and is one of its most enthusiastic advocates and sincere supporters. .\s a child Mrs. McNamara lived in Louisville, Ky., where she was born in a family of eight children. The parents, Edward and Bridget (DufYy) Costella, were born in County Mayo, Ireland, and brought their four children to .\merica about 1836. Mrs. Costella died in Kentucky in 1880, and her husband had died when Mrs. McNamara was not quite a year old. The last-named was reared and educated in the vicinity of Louisville and in the Sisters of Provi- dence Academy in Madison, Ind., after which she came to Tucson in 1881. In this city, Janu- ary I, 1882, she ^\•as united in marriage with ( )wen Noon, who was born in County Mayo, Ireland, and was brought by his parents to .America when but six months of age. His brother, Capt. John Noon, served in the Mex- ican war. came to California in 1849, ^nd now resides m Nogales, Ariz. Owen Noon went to California via Panama in 1852 and engaged in mining until 1878; after removing to Tucson, he continued in the same occupation. He died in Oro Blanco in i8(jo. He had one daughter, Lilly May Noon, now a student in Cedar Grove .\cademy of the Sisters of Loretto at Louisville, Ky. She was born at Oro Blanco and is an accomplished and popular young lady. At Oro Blanco, in 1892, Mrs. Noon became the wife of Martin McNamara. who was born in Ireland and in boyhood went to Australia with Jiis parents, \\nicn twenty years of age he left home and crossed the seas to California. After engaging for a time in mining, he took up his residence in Arizona in the early '70s, and there mined and engaged in raising cattle. Among other interests he established the ranch at Warsaw that is still owned by his widow. He was also one of the owners of the Tresamigo, and had interests in the Nil Des- perando group. At his death, in May of 1898, his widow succeeded to his many interests, in addition to which she has taken up independent enterprises, being an unusually successful man- ager and financier, and the possessor of valuable mining properties. In national politics she is a Democrat, but is liberal-minded regarding the politics of the administration. With her daugh- ter. Lillv. she is connected with the Cathedral in Tucson. During the .\pachc war occurred the la.st uprising and raid of the old chieftain. Geronimo. April 29, 1886, he made a raid with his band PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. into Oro Blanco district and killed Mr. Shana- han, a neisflibor of Mrs. McNamara. During the funeral services, while the men stood around them with their guns, ready for the enemy, the women sang hymns and saw the body lowered to its last resting place. Such a thrilling spec- tacle will probably never again be witnessed in Arizona. The ranchers for miles around came into Oro Blanco and remained there until after the Indians were driven out, it being considered too hazardous for the whites to remain in isolated localities. After the raid, a troop of soldiers came and acted as a guard for a month or more, until all danger of further molestation was past. JUDGE HARLEY H. CARTTER. One of the honored pioneers of Arizona, the subject of this record has passed his entire ma- ture life within its borders. During the thirty- four years of his residence here he has expe- rienced man)- vicissitudes conuuon to the lot of the frontiersman, and literally "grew up with the country," his prosperity increasing as did that of the territory. In public positions here, to which he has been called frequently, he has been dominated by a high regard for the welfare of the people, and never has failed in the dis- charging of his duties, even in minor affairs. This sterling citizen of Prescott comes of a familv which has distinguished itself in many ways. His father, Judge Harley H. Cartter, was appointed as associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona, presiding over the second dis- trict, and acting in that important position from 1867 to 1869. Meantime his home was in La I'az, on the Colorado river in Arizona, where he subsequently carried on the practice of law until 1870, when he located in Prescott. For one term he was president of the territorial council, and for many years was a leading member of the Masonic fraternity. He came of an old east- ern family, some of his ancestors being among ihe early settlers of New England. His brother. Judge David K. Cartter, acted as chief justice of the District of Coluinhia under President Lin- coln's administration. A great personal friend of the great statesman, he was conspicuous in the convention which called him to his exalted place, for he was chairman of the Ohio delega- tion in that notable body. A native of Roches- ter, N. Y., Judge H. H. Cartter became a resi- dent of Utica, Mich., at an early day, and there was engaged in the practice of law, later being similarly occupied at Mt. Qemens, same state. From 1867 until his death, seven years later, he was associated with Arizona. His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Louise Scranton, was born in Michigan, and also was a representative of an old New England family. She departed this life in 1865, and is survived by four chil- dren. The only member of his family in this ter- ritory is he of whom this sketch is penned. He was born September 12, 1849, '" Utica, Mich., and in his boyhood attended the common and high schools of Mount Clemens, Mich. In 1867 he accompanied his father to Arizona, coming bv the round-about way of New York, Nicara- gua, San Francisco, San Pedro and thence overland to La Paz. For a period the young man was employed as a clerk on the Mohave Indian Reservation for George W. Dent, who was the superintendent of Indian afifairs in the territory. About a year later Mr. Cartter be- came a clerk of Gray & Co., of La Paz, and sub- sequently entered the govermuent employ as wagon-master and distributer of supplies from freight trains in southern Arizona, his superior officer being General Dandy. For another year he played the part of a ferryman, operating the old ferry at Ehrenberg. on the Colorado river. In the meantime La Paz had been abandoned, the former town having taken its place. The year that witnessed the judge's arrival to majority found him bent upon entering his father's profession, and after studying with his senior for a period he was admitted to the bar.. This event occurred in 1873, and he then was associated with his father in practice. In 1874 he was appointed district attorney, and served as such for two years. Then, under Sheriff Lowry, he was a deputy for four years, and in i8(>7 was appointed to act on the board of county suiier\isors. to fill a vacancy. Governor Safford lionoreil liiiu by appointing him to the responsi- ble office of judge of the probate court and ex- officio superintendent of the public schools of Yavapai county. For four years he ably dis- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 243 charged his duties, and then for a similar period was deputy county recorder. That term having been finished, he "was nominated and elected cuunty recorder, and occupied that post for one term. In each and all of these important incum- bencies he won the approbation of his constitu- ents and added to the laurels with which he al- ready had been honored. He has been active in promoting the welfare of the Democratic party, and has received consideration in the delibera- tions of that body. Though Judge Cartter has made his home in Prescott for thirty-one years, he has long owned _ and supervised a tine ranch in Yeager canyon, in the Black Hills, twenty miles northeast of this city. This property was purchased by him in 1885, but for some time previous to that he had been engaged in the cattle business, his brand being "H" and "C" joined together. He also has made some investments in mining property. Fraternally he is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. The marriage of the Judge and Miss S.A.Mil- ler, the daughter of Jacob L. Miller, took place in this city in 1874. She is a native of Illinois, received a liberal education, and today is a fa- vorite in local society and is a great worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she is a member. LOUIS H. CHALMERS. In the profession of law, probably more than any other, success depends upon individual merit, upon a thorough understanding of the principles of jurisprudence, a power of keen analysis, and the ability to present clearly, con- cisely and forcibly the strong points in his cause. Possessing these necessary qualifica- tions, i\'Ir. Chalmers is accorded a foremost place in the ranks of the profession in Maricopa county. He has attained distinction as one of the able members of the Phoenix bar, and is now practicing as a member of the firm of Chalmers & Wilkinson. He was born in Jamestown, Greene county, Ohio, January 13, 1861, and is the only child who reached years of maturity in the family of Clark and Hattie (Jenkins) Chalmers. On the paternal side his ancestors were of Scotch origin and among the early settlers of Virginia and South Carolina. His great-grandfather, who was a planter, was born in the state of South Carolina and there both our subject's father and grandfather, James Chalmers, were born. The latter became one of the pioneer merchants of Xenia, Ohio, where he died in 1882. The father also followed that occupation in Xenia until the Civil war broke out, when he enlisted in 1861 as lieutenant in the Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in Camp Chase the same \ear. His wife, who was a native of Jamestown, ( )liio, passed away in Iowa. Her father, Jonathan H. Jenkins, was born in Virginia of English ancestry, and at an early day removed to Jamestown, Ohio. He was a man of considera- ble wealth, who in early life followed the legal profession and later engaged in merchandising. A strong abolitionist, he became a conductor on the "underground railroad," while his home was a station on the same, and for the active part he took in such affairs he made enemies of the southern sympathizers and was mobbed by a band of them. His father was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Our subject was four years old when his mother removed to Albion, Iowa, and he was reared at the Soldiers' Home in Cedar Falls, that state, until sixteen years of age, when he returned to Jamestown, Ohio, and completed the course in the high school at that place. In 1 88 1 he purchased the Waverly, a Republican newspaper, of Pike county, Ohio, which he ed- ited for two years, and at the same time pur- sued the study of law. In the fall of 1883 he entered the Cincinnati Law School as a senior and was graduated with the degree of LL. B. in 1884. He then came west by way of the L'nion Pacific Railroad and located in Phoenix, .\riz., where he has since successfully engaged in general practice. He is also attorney for the Phoenix National Bank and the Cobre Grande Copper Company, and is local attorney for the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott Railroad Com- pany. Mr. Chalmers was married in Phoenix to Miss Laura E. Coates, a native of Iowa, and a gradu- ate of the Ellis Female Academy of Los An- geles, Cal. Her father, George F. Coates, who was a member of an Iowa regiment in the Civil -'44 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. war, came to Phoenix in 1878, and for some lime was engaged in merchandising here, but is now a resident of Los Angeles. Our subject and his wife have one child, Raima. Politicall}' AJr. Chahners is a stalwart Dem- ocrat, and has served as secretary of the county central committee. He filled the office of city attorney two or three terms, and in 1890 was elected to the territorial legislature, serving with distinction in the sixteenth general assembly as chairman of the judiciary committee, and as a member of the corporation and other commit- tees. He is .a member of the Board of Trade, the Maricopa Club and the Territorial Bar As- sociation. Socially he is deservedly popular, as he is afifable and courteous in manner and pos- sesses that essential cjualification to success in public life, that of making friends readily and of strengthening the ties of all friendships as time advances. R. T. BOLLEN. Associated for the greater part of his life with the wild and undeveloped conditions of the ex- treme west, Air. Bollen, manager of the Casa Cirande end of the Arizona Consolidated Stage Line, is more familiar than most with the recent and unprecedented growth of Arizona. The stage line in which he is interested, and which is conducted in connection with a general livery business, conveys passengers and mail between Florence and Casa Grande, a distance of twenty- six miles. The road passes the famous ruins of Casa Grande; and at this point the driver al- ways stops for a short time to give the travelers a chance to inspect the wonderful pile. A native of Tex,as, Mr. Bollen left his home state when a mere boy of nine years, and came to the Pacific coast, where he lived with and was educated by an uncle. During his early days he showed a decided ])redilection for wan- dering over the country, and in his tramps took in California, Oregon, Montana, and various parts of the west. In 1858 lie chanced to be in liritish Columbia during the gold excitement on the J''raser river, and engaged in freighting with a pack train for some time. In all he spent from 1858 to 1864 in the northwest, after which he settled in Virginia City, Nev., where he was in- terested in driving and handling stock. In 1873 he first came to Arizona, and after taking an in- ventory of Tucson, Phoenix, and Florence, re- turned to the coast, where he remained until 1877. He then located on a ranch on the San Pedro river in Arizona, and conducted a stock ranch, and raised fine horses. In 1890 he re- ceived the mail contract for the line between Horence and Silver King, a distance of thirty- five miles, which contract lasted for four years. In 1895 he became interested in the stage line running between Florence and Casa Grande, and has since been gratifyingly successful in his stage and livery business. In this connection he is interested in the half-way house on the route to I'lorence, and in all matters pertaining to the well being of the locality in which he lives, he is a factor for improvement and progress. Mr. Bollen is still interested in his cattle ranch on the San Pedro river, and from the excellent management of the same derives a substantial revenue. Like most of the residents living in the mining districts, he is to some extent inter- ested in mining, but devotes the greater part of his time and attention to the stage and livery business. During his residence in the territory he has won the good will of those who have been associated with him in a business or social way, and embodies in his general make-up the good cheer and hearty fellowship so character- istic of those who are reared in the rugged west. HON. FRED L. BLUMER. .\. citizen from other shores who has become prominent in the growth of the great southwest, and particularly of Phoenix, Mr. Blumer was born in Canton Glarus, Switzerland, November 17, 1850. Of the seven children comprising the family all are living, and two brothers and one sister are in Iowa. The parents, Jacob and Bur- gula (Zentner") Blumer, were born in Switzer- land, and the mother died in 1882. Jacob IMumer was a lieutenant on the side of the Reformed party in the war of 1848. and served his country w ith courage and distinction. The parents were representatives of distinguished Swiss families. In his native country Fred L. Blumer received an excellent education, as do most of the youth 4.^. ^, c<.^u— ^*1^. oCv-- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFXORD. 247 of that interesting country. He was educated at the University of Wattwyl, in the Canton of St. Gall, and as a preliminary toward attaining to future financial independence, was employed in a large silk factory at Zurich. Later, at Lau- sanne, Switzerland, he completed his studies in French, and was bookkeeper for a large tobacco firm. A later venture was at SchafThausen, on the Rhine, where he engaged as a commercial traveller, until the breaking out of the Franco- Prussian war, which paralyzed all lines of busi- ness. In the hope of bettering his prospects, Mr. Blumer crossed the seas to America in 1870, and gradually drifted west, and became interested in farming in Iowa. He later became a bookkeeper for a large grocery firm in Vevay, Ind., and in 1874 removed to Madison county, Tex., and then to Davis county, Iowa, where for seven years he engaged in the dairy business with his brother. At the same time he carried on large stock-rais- ing enterprises. Upon removing to Howard county. Neb., Mr. Blumer farmed for a year, and then laid out the town of Elba, on the Union Pacific Railroad, and engaged in the business of loans, real-estate and insurance. In Nebraska he attained to consid- erable prominence, and was conspicuously iden- tified with the affairs of his locality. He was recorder of deeds for one term, and in 1886 was elected from Howard county to the Nebraska state legislature. The occupancy of this posi- tion was necessarily interfered with owing to the fact that in 1887 he removed to Omaha. Here he engaged in the real-estate business, and was gratifyingly successful. In 1888 he was elected to the city council at large, and served for one term. In 1890 he removed to Houston, Tex., and bought and sold real estate and country lands, and in 1899 located in Phoenix. Novem- ber I, 1899, he organized the Arizona Mutual Savings and Loan Association, of which he be- came manager at the first. The enterprise has a capital stock of $10,000,000, and has been on a paying and successful basis from the start. It is one of the important organizations of the city, and has the confidence and approval of the com- munity. The marriage of Mr. Blumer and Julia J. Wel- ler occurred in Phoenix, in 1900. Mrs. Blumer was born in Kansas City. Mr. Blumer is a Re- publican in politics, with independent inclina- tions. Fraternally he is associated with the United Moderns. L. E. WIGHTMAN, M. D. The professional career of Dr. Wightman has centered in Pima and throughout the entire Gila valley, his practice naturally assuming, with the lapse of time, large and constantly increasing proportions. A most capable practitioner, and one in touch with the best methods employed by the followers of Aesculapius in the largest and most advanced centers of the world, he is not wanting in the appreciation which stimulates the best endeavor, nor in that skill in treatment and diagnosis which inspires the utmost confi- dence in the community. At Payson, Utah, where he was born May 7, 1869, Dr. Wightman received a portion of his education, attending Iliff Academy and the L^ni- versity of Utah in Salt Lake City, later graduat- ing from the Northwestern University, Chicago, in the class of 1894. His parents were W. C. and Lucretia J. (Pepper) Wightman, the former born in New York, and the latter in Quincy, 111. After graduation Dr. Wightman immedi- ately availed himself of the promise and possibil- ity of the Gila valley, and although having his headquarters from the first in Pima, he for a year had charge of the county hospital at Solo- monville, and at the same time worked up a practice through the valley. In 1896 he started, in partnership with a brotlier, H. P., the pioneer and only drug store in Pima, and which up to the present time has been one of the sound com- mercial enterprises of the town. In 1900 the doctor withdrew his drug interests and the con- cern has since been under control of the younger Wightman, who the following year erected the substantial brick store and completed a stock which has no equal in the valley. As an evidence of hisxibiding faith in the pros- pects by which lie is surrounded Dr. Wightman purchased an adobe house which, upon being remodeled and covered with wood, is an ex- ceedingly pretty and comfortable abode, and where gracious hospitality is unstintingly dis- pensed. The ofifice is located in the residence, and is in every way suited to the practice of a 248 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. progressive and up-to-date ameliorator of phys- ical woes. An X-ray machine and elctrical and compressed-air appliances are among the mod- ern and late devices of a scientific nature which aid in the search for, and suppression of, ana- tomical disorder, and which facilitate the arduous duties incident to a practice which extends from Safiford to Geronimo. He is now making a spe- cialty of electro-therapeutics in his practice. In 1895 Dr. Wightman married Janie Weech, and of this vmion there are two children, William Dewey and an infant daughter, Marval. Mrs. Wightman is a daughttr of Hiram and Sarah Weech, of Pima. Dr. Wightman has been prom- inent in many ways not connected with his pro- fession. In politics a Republican, he was elected mayor of Pima in 1898, and has been in the council for two years. In addition he is examin- ing physician for the Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Equitable Life, and the New York Life, and surgeon for the Gila Valley, Globe & Nortiiern Railroad, R. T. MILLAR. To Mr. Millar is due the credit of establishing the pioneer and at the present time largest and best conducted funeral directing establishment in Tucson. To his special line of effort he brings a wide knowledge of the most advanced methods employed in different parts of the world. A spe- cialty is made of the process of embalming, the latter day application of which has taxed the ability and resources of thousands, who have sought to probe the mystery surrounding the art as practiced by those master craftsmen, the Egyptians. The show room of Mr. Millar con- tains the best handiwork of the cabinet construc- tors, and in sufficient variety of taste and material to meet a general and varied demand. The busi- ness is conducted at 18 South Church street, and was first instituted in 1891, Mr. Millar having previously managed a like concern for the Sam- uel B.aird Company. -A native of New Brunswick, Mr. Millar was born in 1854, and is a son of James and Helen (Creighton) Millar, who were born in Scotland, and emigrated to New Brunswick at a compara- tively early day. In .anticipation of future ne- cessity he learned the carpenter and builder trade, and in 1875 removed to Massachusetts, and worked at his trade in Boston and Salem. In 1879 he located for two years in Chicago, III., and in 1881 settled in Tucson, and for ten years was in the employ of the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company. .\mong the other interests which claim the attention of Mr. Millar is his position of vice- president and treasurer of the Amole Soap and Extract Company, the original manufacturer of toilet articles from the Amole plant. A tooth paste made from the plant, and a hair shampoo, are said by those who have tested their effi- ciency to be unrivalled accessories of the toilet. As a stanch Republican Mr. Millar is interested in all of the undertakings of his party, and has served for two terms as secretary of the county central committee, and for four years as coun- cilman. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias and with the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks. In Tucson, February 4, 1885, Mr. Millar was united in marriage with Maggie Reid, who was born in Canada, and a daughter of Robert Reid, a native of Scotland, who was for many years superintendent of the Eagle flour mills in Tuc- son. To Mr. and Mrs, Millar have been born two sons, Leslie Creighton and Edward Burk- halter. BERNHARD MAIER, The connnercial prosperity of Benson has been materially augmented by the praiseworthy and enterprising efforts of Mr, Maier. who has con- ducted a large general merchandise store in this place since 1899, Gifted with the sturdy perse- verance and thrift which characterizes the un- dertakings of most of the sons of Germany, he has found an ample field irt this growing town, and has made the most of the chances that came his way, -^ native of Bavaria, he was born April 8, 1869. and is a son of Hirsch and Fannie (Raiss) Maier, who are still living in Bavaria, In the family was one other son and one daugh- ter, Leopold and Jetta, who are both in America, the former in Los .\ngeles, Cal„ and the latter in 15enson. In his native land Mr. Maier received the sub- stantial home training and common school edu- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 251 cation which falls to the lot of the average Ger- man youth, and was well fitted to battle with the vicissitudes of life. When grown to man- hood he longed for larger fields in which to fight the battle of independence, and immigrated to the United States in 1886, settling in Norwalk, Los Angeles county, Cal. There he was em- ployed for eight years as a clerk in a general merchandise establishment, and later removed to Riverside county, Cal., where he started a like enterprise on his own responsibility. A liberal amount of success attended his venture, and in 1899 'he came to Benson in the hope of still further encouragement. Mr. Maier keeps an up-to-date and complete store, and his goods are arranged with an eye to neatness and general accommodation, and the genial manager and proprietor presides at the head of aiTairs in a truly tactful and pleasing manner. He keeps in touch with the popular demand, and is possessed of a sincere desire to please. In 1894 Mr. Maier married Frida Fichtelber- ger, of Bavaria. Germany, and of this union there is one son, Louis, who was born at Rincon, Riverside county, Cal., and is now four years old. In politics Mr. Maier is a Republican, but enter- tains liberal views regarding the politics of the administration, and believes in voting for the man best qualified to fill the position. Frater- nally he is associated with the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, in Riverside, Cal., with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and with the K. O. D. M. of Norwalk, Cal. Both Mr. and Mrs. Maier are of the Jewish faith. ROBERT J. WILLIAMS. Although, practically speaking, a young man, having been born in Kansas City, Mo., March 24, 1872, Mr. Williams is gifted with the traits of character and attainment which constitute good citizenship, and as county recorder of Gila county he has demonstrated his fitness for the administration of public affairs. The father of Air. Williams, John J., is a native of Ireland, and was born in Dublin. His association with Kansas City began after the war, and he later removed to Minneapolis when his son was but a youth. His wife, Dollie (Lucas) Williams, was born in Texas. In Minneapolis, Minn., R. J. Williams re- ceived his education in the public schools, and also acquired considerable knowledge of general business methods. He came to Arizona in 1890. settling first at Clifton, Graham county, and in association with his father engaged in mining for a year. A later venture was at Jerome, where he mined and worked in a smelter. January 17, 1897, he located in Globe, and November 8, 1898, was elected county recorder. November 6, 1900, he was re-elected, leading his ticket in this county, and having a majority of ten more than any other man on the ticket. Although a stanch Democrat, Mr. Williams is liberal-minded as to principles and issues, and is credited with giving the people an absolutel}' impartial administration. He is fraternally asso- ciated with the Knights of Pythias, the Elks, and the United Moderns, at Globe, and is a member of the Western Federation of Miners. Ever since coming to the territory Air. Wil- liams has been interested in mining and now has some valuable copper properties in the Globe district. In January, 1901, he was elected a member of the executive committee for Ari- zona of the Southwest-International Miners' Association, of which Hon. Miguel Ahumada, governor of Chihuahua, Mexico, is honorary president. BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON. This farmer and dairyman, residing five miles southeast of Tempe, came to the territory in 1882, and has since put forth his best efforts for the improvement of his adopted locality. Mr. Johnson is a native of Utah county, Utah, and was born January 20, 1853. His parents, Benjamin F. and Harriet N. (Holman) Johnson, are now living in Maricopa county, and have reached the advanced age of eighty and seventy years, respectively. Their son was reared in his native county, and was educated in the private schools of his state. He subsequently acquired considerable business experience, and has gained much from practical observation and reading. He was married in Utah, March 15, 1875, with Rebecca Stevens, a native of Utah, and of this union there have been nine children (eight of whom are living): Benjamin F., Joseph A., Re- 252 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. becca E., Harriet E., Emma G., James W., Abbie M., Walter E, and Rose L. For several years after his marriage Mr. John- son lived in Utah with his family, and in 1882 migrated from that state to Arizona, and settled at Tempe. Here he lived until 1887, when he settled on his ranch, which has since been the object of his care. Under his wise and careful management the crude land has been made to produce in a paying manner, and, added to the revenue derived from general farming and stock- raising, a large dairying industry contributes a large yearly allowance. In this connection Mr. Johnson derives considerable prestige and as- sistance from his association with Tempe-Mesa Produce Company, of which he has been a direc- tor from the time of its incorporation. In national politics Mr. Johnson is independ- ent, and believes in voting for the best man. At the present time he is serving as councilor to the bishop of the Nephi ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Nephi. He is an industrious and painstaking citizen, and has done much towards the development of his county. ALEXANDER C. HUNT. A native of Huntsville, Butler county, Ky., born in 1872, the subject of this article is a son of Dr. Alexander and Catherine (Clark) Hunt. Both were likewise Kentuckians by birth, and John Hunt, grandfather of A. C, was a native of one of the Carolinas. .\ great-grandfather — a Mr. Owsley — was a hero in the war of the American Revolution, and Major Owsley, fourth son of William Owsley, and a fourth cousin of Mrs. Catherine Hunt, raised a company which was with Jackson at the battle of New Orleans. The first seventeen years in the life of Alex- ander Hunt of this sketch were passed in the Blue Grass state. In 1889 he came direct to .Arizona and, being pleased with the Gila valley, took up his abode here. For some time he was employed as a clerk by President Layton and also was similarly occupied at Willcox, with the firm of John H. Norton & Co., and for a period lived at Geronimo. In November, 1899, the firm of Claridge & Hunt was organized, and the lumber business was engaged in at Thatcher. The partners also conduct a general mercantile store, and in April, 1 901, moved into new quarters in a substantial brick building, 30x65 feet in dimensions, and two stories and basement in height. This struc- ture was specially built for the large and growing business of the firm, and their old location is used for the storage of sash and doors and build- ing material, for their lumber business also is prospering. For several years Mr. Hunt was interested in the running of a saw-mill and in the meantime built a number of cottages and residences in Thatcher, Pima and Fort Thomas. Many of these he yet owns, leasing them to re- sponsible tenants. His partner has been the postmaster of Thatcher since August, 1898. In his own political creed Mr. Hunt is a Repub- lican, but he has not been an aspirant to public positions, as his business afifairs require all of his time. He stands high in the estimation of all who know him, and has manifested unusual connnercial ability in one of his years. EUGENE T. HAWKINS. The popular and widely known merchant and deputy postmaster at Glendale is a native of Shelby county. Mo., and was born December 22, 1861. His parents, Bowles and Lucinda S. { Dawson) Hawkins, natives of Missouri, were in- dustrious and enterprising agriculturists during the years of their activity. On the paternal and maternal sides the grandfathers came from Ken- tucky, and both chanced to settle in Missouri. They were prominent members of the county in which they lived, and were liberal, broad-minded men. On his father's farm in Shelby county Eugene T. was reared to a general knowledge of farming, and received a fair education in the public schools of his county. He was an ambitious lad, and longed for broad fields in which to exer- cise his ability, and for opportunities beyond those afforded by a continued residence in Mis- souri. He naturally turned his attention to the far west, and in 1885 came to Arizona, and set- tled in the Salt River valley. The choice of loca- tion has proved to be a wise one, for success has attended his efforts, and he is widely known for his enterprise and devotion to the general PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 255 cause. At first he settled on a farm fourteen miles northwest of Phoenix, and engaged in farming and stock-raising for a number of years. .At the present time he is the possessor of a one hundred and sixty acre ranch in the valley. In the fall of 1897 he came to Glendale, and in Oc- tober of the following year engaged in the gen- eral merchandise business, in which he has since l)een successfuHy interested. The marriage of Mr. Hawkins and Sophia E. Lutgerding, daughter of Henry Lutgerding, of the Salt River valley, occurred in Maricopa coun- ty. Of this union there are five children, viz.: Lena E., Errol T., Ruby L., Henry H., and Imo- gene. Fraternally Mr. Hawkins is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has contributed largely towards the growth of this wonderful valley of promise, and is in touch with the various enterprises for its up- building and development. As a purveyor of general merchandise he receives the patronage and appreciation of a large part of the com- munity, and is generally approved for his reliable and conscientious business methods. He car- ries an excellent stock of goods, and is possessed of a kindly desire to please, and a tactful way of handling whatever complications may arise. CHARLES BENT. Charles Bent, one of the well-known and suc- cessful pioneer miners of Arizona, and the dis- coverer of some of the most valuable and paying properties in the territory, was born in Philadel- phia, Pa., December 10, 1845. His father, John Bent, was born in Scotland, and upon coming to the L^nited States settled in Philadelphia, where he subsequently died. His wife, who was before her marriage Eliza Yeager, came of .an old Pennsylvania family, and was born in I'hiladelphia. She was the mother of seven children, of whom Charles is the only one living. The youth of Mr. Bent was spent in Phila- delphia, where he received the education of the public schools. In 1869 he went to Kansas, afterward engaging in mining in New Mexico, and was interested in the cattle business and mining in Arizona. In 1872 he located in Tuc- son, and for two years was employed as super- intendent by Don Sanford, a large cattle man of the locality. Subsecpicntly he became inter- ested in mining in the Santa Ritas and Wau- chukas, and for a time was engaged in the cat- tle business on his ranch at Arivaca. While there he helped to defeat the Arivaca land grant. While prospecting in different parts of the territory Mr. Bent located a number of impor- tant claims, but perhaps his greatest undertak- ing in this direction is the finding of the claims now owned by Bent & Sampson in Pima county, fifty-seven miles west of Tucson. This contains the wolfram ore used for hardening steel, armor plate and projectiles. The discovery was made twenty-five years ago, but the ore remained untested until 1895, when it was found to contain iron, manganese and tungsten or wolfram ore, to an extent which constitutes the finest deposits in the world. These mines are now being worked and promise large returns for the fortunate owners. Mr. Bent is also engaged in buying and selling mines, and owns besides his other interests mining jiroperties in southern Arizona, and he has also a good iron and copper mine in the Tucson moun- tains. In Pima county Mr. Bent was united in mar- riage with Margaret Crillo, who was born in So- nora, Mexico, and a daughter of Ramone Crillo. Of this union there are eight children — Charles E., Mildred, Maggie, Mabel, Blanche, Katie, Adalie and Annie. Mr. Bent is a Republican of the most pronounced dye, and at different times has served as county commissioner, and been a delegate to county conventions. He is one of the representative miners and prosperous citi- zens of the territory, and is esteemed bv all who know him. JOHN J. HODNETT. The early history of the postmaster and mer- chant of Tempe is eventful only in its forceful forging to the front, and in the evinced studied determination to take advantage of all available opportunities. The family of which Mr. Hod- nett is a member is of original French extraction, and one of the ancestors, Jerald by name, was a scion of the house of Leinster. The latter-day descendants emigrated to Ireland, and here the parents of J. J. Hodnett, Richard and Catherine 256 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. (McCarthy) Hodnett, were born. They event- ually immigrated to the United States and set- tled in Mansfield, Ohio, where their son, John J., was born June 4, 1859. He received an ex- cellent home training, and developed an early ambition along the lines of educational work, for which he was admirably fitted by close ap- plication at the public schools and the high school at Mansfield. Subsequent training was received at Poydras College, Point Coupee Par- ish, La., from which he was graduated in 1879. After teaching school for a short time, an occu- pation in which he had engaged somewhat dur- ing his college life, he was for two years a correspondent for the New Orleans Times- Democrat, and during that time wrote a series of articles on Mexico. For a time also he held the responsible position of bookkeeper and pay- master for the International Construction Com- pany of Mexico. With wise discernment Mr. Hodnett decided in favor of a permanent residence in the far west, and upon first locating in Arizona engaged in real estate in Phoenix for a short time. A worth while opportunity presented itself when he was employed as conductor of the construction train of the Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad, and the honor was accorded him of bringing the first train into Phoenix July 4, 1887. For the follow- ing five years he continued in the employ of this same railroad, his efforts extending in various capacities with equally satisfactory results. In 1895 he removed to Tempe, and started the mer- cantile business which has since commanded the greater part of his time and attention. In addi- tion to the various responsibilities which fall to his lot that of postmaster of Tempe is by no means the least important, the position having been accorded him November i, 1897, by Presi- dent McKinley. Mrs. Hodnett was formerly Sophia Carr, a na- tive of Louisiana, and daughter of John Carr of that state, and her marriage with Mr. Hodnett occurred January 9, 1893. Of this union there are two children, Geraldine and Mary Erena. In all of the issues and undertakings of the Repub- lican party Mr. Hodnett has ever shown a vital interest, and has held many local positions of prominence in the localities in which he has lived. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Woodmen of the World and the United Moderns, at Tempe. His many excellent traits of citizenship have endeared him to a large part of the community, and his fidelity to public trust is absolute and unquestioned. In the changes that have astonished the dwellers of surrounding sister states and territories he has borne an im- portant part, and is one of the most enthusiastic of the many who have come out of the east and substantiated a really great faith in their sur- roundings. C. T. REYNOLDS. Safford numbers among its prized and enter- prising citizens C. T. Reynolds, who, as a suc- cessful merchant, has contributed not a little to the general stability of the town. A native of Meadville, Crawford county, Pa., he was born December 7, 1864, and is a son of E. A. and Catherine Reynolds, who were born in Pennsyl- vania. During a youth spent in his native town he acquired the education of the public schools, and was graduated from the Meadville Commer- cial College. He early displayed an indepen- dence and youthful ambition which in 1885 found vent in a trip to Kansas, where he spent a year and a half in the western part of the state. In 1886 he came to Arizona, and for a year was employed by the Eureka Springs Stock Com- pany, after which he went into the stock business in partnership with Mike Oht, at Fort Thomas, and at the end of two years bought out his part- ner and continued the business on his own re- sponsibility. Three years ago he began gradu- ally to dispose of his stock, although at the pres- ent time he still owns the ranch on which he conducted his stock business. July 9, 1900, Mr. Reynolds purchased a half interest in the firm of Jeter & Son, owning his share of the lot, building and stock, and is now interested in the successful outcome of their large general mercantile enterprise, doing busi- ness under the firm name of Jeter & Reynolds. The firm carry a complete line of general sup- plies, whicli thev aim to dispose of to customers at the lowest possible figure consistent with the success of their business. They have a merited large trade, and are known for their correct and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 257 reliable business methods. In addition to his other possessions in and around Safford Mr. Reynolds owns one hundred and sixty acres of land five miles this side of Fort Thomas, which is well improved, and fenced, and irrigated. This land is rented out to good advantage, thus re- lieving the owner of an extra and arduous re- sponsibility. In politics Mr. Reynolds is a Dem- ocrat, and is a strict party man when the candi- dates are up to the standard and true to the best lirinciples of their party. At Willcox he became associated with the Masons, and belongs to the Safiford Blue Lodge, recently organized, also to the chapter and conmiandery at Tucson and El Zaribah Temple at Phoenix. T. E. PULLIAM. Flagstaff, famous in the annals of mining and adventure, is well supplied with modern commod- ities, and readily keeps pace with some of its larger and older sisters in the territory in the matter of general advancement and progress. .\mong the well-conducted and well-patronized enterprises which have come into being at the call of an ever-increasing population and conse- cjuent demand is the gents' furnishing establish- ment managed by the firm of Pulliam & Vail. The junior member of the firm, Mr. Vail, has other interests which engage the greater part of his attention, but T. E. Pulliam, under whose personal supervision the business is conducted, gives his entire time to the same. He stands high in the public regard, and has held, besides his excellent commercial position, the political offices of recorder and supervisor of Coconino county. The early training, education, and first busi- ness experience of Mr. Pulliam were acquired at Fort Smith, Ark., where he was born in 1861. His departure from the home circle occurred in 1877, when he removed to Pueblo, Colo., remain- ing for three years, and later settling at Eureka Springs, Carroll county. Ark., where he resided seven years. In 1887 he came further west and after a short sojourn in Los Angeles, Cal., set- tled permanently in Flagstaff in May of 1889. For the following two years he was employed with the Arizona Lumber & Timber Company, and in lyoo became a member of the firm of Pulliam & Vail, which enterprise has experi- enced an era of uninterrupted success. As a stanch member of the Democratic party Mr. Pulliam became nuich interested in the local and territorial affairs of his adopted locality, and in 1895 was elected recorder of Coconino coun- ty, and re-elected in 1897, holding the office for four years. In November of 1900 he was elected a member of the board of county supervisors, to serve for two years, and has otherwise been iden- tified with the offices within the gift of the peo- ple. Fraternally he is a member and past master of the Flagstaff Lodge No. 7, F. & A. M. The firm of Pulliam & Vail carries a full line of gents' furnishings, including boots, shoes and hats, and everything is selected with an eye to satisfying the tastes and requirements of its numerous patrons. The store is modern, and well adapted to the carrying on of the business, the commercial integrity observetl being well understood and unfailing in its application. W. F. HAGAN. The beautiful little town known as North Clif- ton has no more energetic and public-spirited citizen than he of whom the following lines are penned. At the time of his location here, four- teen years ago, much of this property was a wil- derness of brushwood and swamps, and today pretty cottages and more pretentious residences are to be seen upon every side, embowered in the grateful shade of fine trees and foliage, while thriving gardens and orchards also attest to the industry and good sense of the population. One of the foremost movers in this redemption of this once barren waste was our subject — a man of sagacity and enterprise. W. F. Hagan was born near Independence, Mo., fifty-two years ago, and passed twelve years of his life in Jackson and Bates counties. Then with his parents he removed to Kansas, where they dwelt during the troublous war period, and later returned to his native state, where he spent several years more. During the Civil war he served a year and five months with the Eleventh Kansas Cavalry in Kansas and Missouri. After the war he went to Colorado and engaged in mining and prospecting, and for twelve years was thus occupied in the Centennial state. The 258 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. reputed mineral wealth of Mexico at last at- tracted him within the borders of that republic, but in a short time he came to Arizona in the interests of the mining concern of McCutchin, Payne & Co. During the next four years he paid considerable attention to mining and also com- menced dealing in cattle. About eight years ago he had his parents come to this mild climate, buying a snug little farm, and later building a house in town for them. Here the father, Louis Hagan, died, November 28, 1900, at the ad- vanced age of seventy-eight years. The mother, Mrs. Sarah Hagan, died six days later. In July, 1891, W. F. Hagan opened his recent place of business in North Clifton and carried a large stock of general supplies up to the time of his selling out, February 25, 190 1. He dealt in goods both in wholesale and retail quantities, and made a specialty of fitting out mining camps and miners and ranchmen. He gave employ- ment to four clerks in his store. From his ar- rival in this territory he was engaged in the cat- tle business, in connection with his other enter- prises, and all of his undertakings have been crowned with success, as he richly deserves. One of the qualities for which Mr. Hagan is noted, far and wide, is his liberality. Many an industry and public improvement here has been fostered and helped, financially and otherwise, by him, and besides this, it is well known that many a poor miner, "down on his luck" and al- most disheartened, has been placed on his feet and tided over the hours of despair by the timely assistance and hearty sympathy extended to him by Mr. Hagan. Many such an unfortunate, now perhaps wealthy and happy, looks upon our sub- ject as his benefactor, and certainly is a true and life-long friend. Popular with all, he has been nominated for public office more than once, but, as the Republican party — his choice — is in a de- cided minority in Graham county, of course has not been elected. However, wlien in Colorado, he occupied offices of responsibility and trust, and never has relaxed in his effective work for his party, toward whose success he has always ])een a liberal contributor. Ever since coming to this county he has served on the central com- mittee and spares no effort in furthering the in- terests of his friends. Mr. Hagan was married to Jennie Battendorf, a native of Iowa, December 25, 1878. They are the parents of two children: Alvin, engaged in business in El Paso, and Lee, at home. Mr. Hagan is now about to sail for Honolulu for the benefit of his health. J. M. SEARS. 1 )uring the twenty-three years of his residence in the Salt River valley, Mr. Sears has wrought wonderful changes in the eighty acres of land which he secured from the government in 1878. From a desolate and unpromising desert, the latent qualities of the soil have been induced to respond to the solicitations and untiring efforts of this enthusiastic pioneer, who is now one of the most successful stock raisers in Maricopa county. In Jackson county. Mo., Mr. Sears was born, October 26, 1843. His parents, Nathan and Nancy (Mills) Sears, were natives of Kentucky, and were capable and industrious tillers of the soil. When he was but a child the family re- moved from Jackson county to Bates county. Mo., and there he was reared to years of discre- tion, amid the usual influences that surround the average farmer's son. In time he also became a master of the details of farming, and at the dis- trict schools acquired such limited education as was procurable in the early days in Bates county. In later life this education was supplemented by the observations of an inquiring mind, and of re- search in business and other directions. The tranquillity of an uneventful youth was interrupted after his removal to Texas in his eighteenth year, when he was conscripted into the Confederate service, and for three years courageously fought for a practically lost cause. .\s a member of Company K. Colonel Gordon's regiment, and later under Generals Price and Shelby, he took part in several of the importapt battles of the war, and in many minor skir- mishes, spending the majority of his time in the middle south. With the restoration of peace Mr. Sears re- turned to Texas, whither his family had, in the meantime, removed, and very shortly the various members migrated to California. An eventful journey confronted these searchers after im- proved conditions, and many interesting inci- ■ P^l 1 ^M H^JI^^H^^^^I ^^^HHP ''^i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m ^^^^^^^^^^-. ' "W^^H I T^^Io^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ^■_ ■lira^aim'.n'^'^^'a'gT,'-^ ••<■■-'■ rfs:i}K^:-mm--'m»m^mtUKIK^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 261 <lcnts rclievetl the monotoii)' of a tramp across the plains in a train of emigrants. Their goods and chattels were mo\cd thither by means of ox- teams and wagons, and I he journey consumed the greater part of six months. Upon arriving at the end of their travels, they found themselves at El Monte, Los Angeles county, Cal., and after remaining for a short time removed to Anaheim, Orange county, of the same state. Here the paths of J. M. Sears and his parents were for the time divided, the latter, after a number of years, removing to Arizona, where was terminated their long and useful existence. The son drifted into two different counties in California for sev- eral years, and then returned to Texas for a short time, subsequently again reaching California by way of San Francisco. I'ntil 1878 he lived in Los Angeles county, at which time he settled in the Salt River valley, which has since been the scene of most gratifying results of well applied labor. February 15. 1861, Mr. Sears was united in marriage to Mary Smith, a native of Missouri, and sister to George Smith, a resident of the vicinity of Phoenix. Of this union there are three children: Perry, George, and Ella, who is the wife of Harry Kay. In national politics Mr. Sears is a firm adherent of Democratic principles, and has served for several years as a trustee of the school district in which he resides. Mrs. Sears is an ardent worker in the Methodist Episcopal church, and an acquisition to the social and in- tellectual life of Mariposa county. With her hus- band she shares the honors of being one of the very early and enthusiastic pioneers, and with him has endured the trials and vicissitudes inci- dent to life in all new and undeveloped locali- ties. JAMES NEWTON PORTER. The Bank of Globe is a monument to the fine spirit of commercialism possessed by its presi- dent, J. N. Porter. .\ model institution in every way, occupying one of the most prominent cor- ners in the town, with a lot 50x135, the fine !)uilding with its appropriate and tasteful fur- nishings and its general prevailing air of finan- cial success, was erected by Mr. Porter, who, with W. F. Holt, now of Redlands, Cal, organ- ized the bank in May of 1900, with a capital stock of $25,000. Previous to this undertaking he had organized the Bank of SafTord in April, 1899, and he still continues as president of that institution. Before becoming a banker, Mr. Porter led an interesting and eventful life, principally in the south and west. A native of Grayson county, Tex., he was born December 20, 1853, and his early education and training were received in that great southern state. From his nineteenth year he became self-supporting, and at first engaged in the general merchandise and cattle business at Kimball, Bosque county, Tex., with which vicinity he was prominently identified for nine years. Nor has his absence from his native state materially lessened his interests within its boundaries, for at the present time he is the possessor of large holdings there, and is a stockholder in the Citizens National Bank of Hillsboro, Hill county, Tex., and the First National Bank of Aleridian, Bosque county, that state. On leaving Hill county in 1884, Mr. Porter took with him a herd of cattle which he had accumulated, and these he drove west into .\rizona, settling in Cochise county. Four years later he drove the cattle, which were known as the Flying X and the Pitchfork herds, into (iraham county, where his efforts at buying, selling and raising cattle met with gratifying success. Before railroads were built in this sec- tion of Arizona he owned and operated stage lines and carried express and United States mail for several years in this country. He also became interested in the general merchandise business, and for several years conducted stores at Fort Thomas and Geronimo, which enter- l)rises were succeeded by his banking business in Safford and Globe. His real-estate holdings, not only in Texas, i)Ut in Safford. Globe and other parts of Arizona, make him one of the largest property and land owners in his town. For the past twelve or fifteen years Mr. Por- ter has engaged in contracting with the United States government for beef supplies for various forts and Indian agencies, and this business he conducts upon an extensive scale. He is still engaged in the cattle business. In politics he was born and bred a Democrat, but being a 262 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. stanch believer in the gold standard, he has of recent years been more in touch with Repub- lican principles than with those of his own party. Fraternally he is associated with the Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Alasons at Hillsboro, Tex., and is also connected with the Knights of Pythias at Solomonville. .\riz. In 1S78 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ella Caruthers, a daughter of Capt. Srnnicl Caruthers, of Bosque county, Tex. The\- arc the parents of three children, of wlinni two are living: Stella, who is fifteen, and Lilian, who is twelve years of age. CLARENCE P.. NONNAMAKER. In his responsible position as' manager of the store of the Arizona Copper Company at Mo- renci, Mr. Nonnamaker has evinced a sound commercial ability and managerial aptitude quite in keeping with the demands of the large busi- ness. The establishment of which he is the mov- ing spirit is well kept and neat appearing, and in a sort of social mecca and meeting place for all classes in the town. The volume of trade necessitates the employment of fourteen men, and the list of patrons covers about six hundred families. It is the aim of the management to supply a high class of goods of whatever descrip- tion required at the lowest possible figure, and to be able to meet every dem?nd found in the well-regulated connnunity. Mr. Nonnamaker has been in the employ of the Arizona Copper Company since 1897. and has been manager of the present store for the past two vears. A native of Ohio, he was born March 30, 1868. and is a son of J. A. and Jennie (Rogers), Non- namaker, of Hancock county. Ohio. He re- ceived an excellent home training, and a high school education which culminated in gradua- tion. He early displayed habits of thrift and in- dustry, and an independence which separated him in 1886 from the family circle and home, and caused him to go to Nebraska, where for ten years he was employed in the mercantile estab- lishment of Penny & Son. Huring this time he stored a large fund of conmiercial knowledge \\ hich has been of such inestimable utilitv since, and which paved the way for whatever responsi- bilities the future might hold. In 1897 Mr. Nonnamaker w^as miitcd in mar- riage with Stella Egington, a daughter of Asa and Josephine (Carpenter) Egington, of Fuller- ton, Neb. Mr. Nonnamaker is independent in ])o]itics, and, especiall}' in local afifairs, supports the best man for the office. He has no inclina- tions for office liolding, but is perfectly willing to aid those of his friends whom he deems fitted for public trust. He is a memlier of the Presbyterian Church, and contributes generously towards its charities and maintenance. P. B. SOTO. The commercial soundness of the town of W'illcox has been materially augmented by the Hinirishing general merchandise business of P. B. and AI. J, Soto. An idea of the extent of their dealings with the public in a retail and whole- sale wa}' ma\ be gained when it is known that for the year igoo they cleared np a business of $130,000. Nor are their efforts confined to the flourishing little town which has profited by their original store, for the same firm during 1900 did a business of $ioo,coo at Pearce, a not remote sister town. The prime mover of these large interests, P. 11. .Soto, was born within easy reach of his pres- ent home, and is a native of Contra Costa coun- ty, Cal., where he was born June 29, 1857. ^'^ ])ai ents, Y. and Rosa Soto, were farmers in Con- tra Costa county, and reared their son to agricul- tural pursuits. They were broad-minded people and believed in the benefits to be derived from a higher education, and their son was accordingly educated at St. Mary's College at San Francisco, from which he was graduated in 1877. Almost immediately he started out in the world to face its responsibilities and discouragements, and ujHin settling in Tucson in 1878 was engaged in educational work in the public schools for four years. It became necessary for him to resign this occupation at the time of his father's death in :88i, at which time he was called to his former home to settle the estate, and remained in Con- tra Costa county for about a year. Upon returning to .\rizona he secured a posi- tion as salesman with Norton & Stewart (now .Vnrton & Co.). with whom he remained for three \cars. He then became identified with the mer- cantile house of Johti C. Fall, a merchant known PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 263 along tlie whole Pacific coast, and for six years was bookkeeper for the firm. By 1888 he had made such rapid strides in the confidence of his employers that himself and brother. M. J. Soto, were taken in as partners, which association was amicably continued until the death of Mr. Fall in 1895. P. B. Soto was then made administrator, without bonds, of the estate, and Soto Brothers purchased from the heirs the merchandise busi- ness for $42,000. Mrs. Fall is a sister of Judge Thornton, formerly of the Supreme Court of Cal- ifornia. One of John C. Fall's daughters is the wife of Admiral Rodgers, of the United States Navy, and another daughter is the wife of ex- Governor Kinkead, of Nevada. Soto Brothers have since conducted the for- mer business of Mr. Fall, and have been success- ful beyond their expectations. The store at Pearce, made famous by the noted gold mine, is under the management of Mr. Renaud, who is a partner in the Pearce business. The store in Willcox is 75x150 feet in dimensions, and is a well-kept establishment. P. B. Soto has erected one of the best residences in the city, and is the possessor of considerable other residence and business property here and elsewhere. He is one of the energetic and substantial men of the town, and is interested in all that tends to the well being of the community. Though not an office-seeker in any sense of the word, he is a stanch Republican, and has attended every con- vention in the locality for ten years. In 1881 Mr. Soto was united in marriage w'ith Amelia Appel, daughter of N. B. and Victoria Appel, the former of whom has for the last twelve years been a bailifT in the police court at Los Angeles. To Mr. and Mrs. Soto have been born five children: Emilia, Lydia, Lucretia, Er- nest and Stella. Emilia and Lvdia are now at- tending the Notre Dame College, and have been at that institution five and two years respectively. The other three children are being educated at the schools in Willcox. W. E. LINDLEY, M. D. Tiiungh his residence in Safford dates back only five years, as he cast in his fortunes with this place in February, 1896, Dr. W. E. Lindley has become one of its leading citizens, and now enjoys a large practice in this locality. Undoubt- cdlv the active part which he played in the Spanish- American war was an important factor in his popularity, and on that account he is widely known. In company with Wiley Jones he had the pleasure of mustering into the regiment of Rough Riders sixteen young patriots of this town; and then, in the pursuance of his duty as examining surgeon, went to numerous points throughout Arizona and assisted in the organi- zation of the First Territorial Regiment United States \'olunteer Infantry. Made one of its sur- geons, W'ith the rank of first lieutenant, he served as such from the time of his enlistment, July 10, 1898, to February 15, 1899, when he w^as hon- oraijly discharged at Albany, Ga. The reunion of the regiment occurred in Phoenix in Febru- ai\', 1901. When the dread war-clouds of the Civil war were culminating, in 1861, the birth of Dr. W. E. I^indley occurred in Clayton, Hendricks county, Ind. His parents, Milton and Mary A. (Banta) Lindley, were natives of North Carolina and Kentucky, respectively, and his grandparents were connected with the Society of Friends. Milton Lindley was an early settler in Indiana, no railroads then having been built to Chicago, 111. With his family he removed to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1865, and ten years later located in Los Angeles, Cal., where they lived in a beautiful lujme for a number of years. The father departed this life I\Iay 16, 1894, and his widow is still liv- ing in her pleasant Los Angeles residence. Dr. W. E. Lindley was but fourteen years of age when he first saw Los Angeles, then a small Mexican town, with little promise for the future. \\ hen sufficiently advanced in his studies he en- tered the University of Southern California, and continued there until within four months i_)f his graduation. Having formed the earnest desire to become a disciple of the healing art he matric- ulated in Cooper Medical College at San Fran- cisco, where he was graduated in 1884. Return- ing to Los Angeles, he soon commanded a large and growing practice, and during the twelve years of his professional labors there was hon- ored in many ways. For some three years he was professor of anatomy in the I'nivcrsity of Southern California: for two years was police surgeon, and at another lime served as coroner 264 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of Los Angeles county. At length his fame ex- teniled beyond southern California, and the posi- tion of surgeon of the Arizona Copper Smelting Com])any was proferred him. This office he still holds, and in addition to this he is the local sur- geon of the Gila Valley. Globe & Northern Rail- road. His membership is retained in the Los .\ngeles County Medical Society, the California State Medical and the Southern California Med- ical Societies, and besides, he is identified with the Idaho State and the .\rizona Territorial Med- ical Societies, (if the Odd Fellows Lodge at Albion, Idaho, he is a charter mcml)er, and in Los .\ngeles was a menilier of the Knights of Pythias. The Republican party of .Arizona can l:)oast of few workers more earnest than he, and at the present time the secretaryship of the Gra- ham county central connnittee rests upon his shoulders, in addition to which he is acting on the executive connnittee. A wedding ceremony performed May 22, 1888. united the destinies of Dr. Lindley and Miss El- sie L. Strout. Her parents were Enoch X. and Rebecca A. (Chipman) Strout, of Placerville. Cal. Her father was the second sheriff of that (El Dorado) county — his term commencing in 1850. Both he and his wife were born in Massa- chusetts, and the latter joined him in 185 1, go- ing by way of the isthmus of Panama. Mrs. Strout's death occurred January 19, 1901, at Pla- cerville. The Doctor and wife have one child, Hervey Milton, now eight years old, and attend- ing school. Mrs. Lindley is a member of the Christian Cliurch, and, like her husband, has a wide circle of sincere friends, here and else- where. VARNEY A. STEPHENS. There is little danger of giving too much credit to the brave pioneers of civilization and progress when it is remembered what hardships and pri- vation were endured by them and what a glori- ous heritage their descendants and multitudes of strangers enter into, "reaping where they have not sown," yet, let us hope, possessing grateful hearts. During the thirty-seven years of Varney .\. Stephens' residence in Arizona he has been a witness of marked changes and has contributed not a little to the development of its resources. Believing that a review of the career of this highly esteemed citizen of Prescott will be read with much interest by his hosts of friends the fol- lowing has been prepared. The Stephens fam- ily, to which he belongs, was founded in Virginia by his grandfather, Peter Stephens, a native of England. With two brothers he came to Amer- ica in the British army during the colonial war for independence, and ere long his sytnpathies were so thoroughly given to the plucky band of An.iericans that he joined their ranks. Sul:>se- quently he lived in \'irginia until the wilderness of Kentucky was being explored by a few daring scouts anil hunters, when he went on an expedi- tion into that future state and there settled upon land in Aladison coimty. His son, John E., father of A'arney A. Stephens, was born in \'ir- ginia. and spent the greater part of his life in the Blue Grass state. He- owned a farm near Tompkinsville, Monroe county, and for many years worked at his trade as a carriage manufac- turer. He attained the ripe age of seventy-nine years. His wife, Polly, was a daughter of Isham (jeralds, who was a \irginian. while she was born in Kentucky. The only member of his family in .Vrizona. \'arne\- A. Stephens is one of nine children, six of whom were sons. He was born on the old homestead near Tompkinsville. Ky.. May 16. 1820. His education was obtained in the primi- tive subscription school of the period, and when twenty rears of age he went to Missouri, and at a point about twelve miles from St. Joseph com- menced improving a farm. At the end of sixteen years he went to Denton county, Tex., and, buy- ing some land, engaged in farming and in stock- raising, also doing some freighting. His father was a Whig and throughout the war our subject was a strong Union man. Needless to say, there- fore, that the war caused the downfall of his for- tunes for the time being. In 1864 Mr. Stephens started across the plains with an ox-train and some cattle. The trip, which was pursued to this county, consumed eight months and five days, and when he first saw the future city of Prescott, October 5, 1864. only four families were living in the neighbor- hood. No school had been built in this locality and it was not until the following year that the first one was constructed here. The Indians g^^ Ac^j^Z.^ /^f-/(^.J^ Mr^ (^..^ 7?ux. i^oi^^^J^L.^.^ (xM^^^^^ , PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 269 captured the stock which lie had brought here by such labor, and for over a year after his ar- rival he engaged in the saw-mill business, then from 1866 to 1875 was occupied in freighting. The firm of Kelly & Stephens was then organ- ized, and during all the intervening years, down to the present time, a successful merchandising business has been carried on by the enterprising pioneer partners. They sustained a heavy loss in the disastrous fire of July, 1900, but soon re- sumed business and are again prospering. They have built up a splendid reputation for integrity and enjoy the patronage of many of the represen- tative old citizens. In political affairs Mr. Ste- phens is a Republican. He was married in Missouri March i, 1846, to Miss Nancy A. Ball, a native of Jacksonville, 111., though reared in Missouri. This worthy couple have reason to be proud of their four children, namely: Mrs. Caroline Weaver and Mrs. Mar- tina Kelly, of Prescott: Mrs. Josephine Potts, of California, and John C, who is engaged in the wholesale and retail butcher's business in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens have long been members of the Christian church, and are be- loved and revered bv a multitude of friends. WILLIAM CAL\^IN ROBBINS, B. S., M. D. Dr. Robbins, who is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Phoenix, has that love for and devotion to his profession which has brought him success and won him a place among the alilest representatives of the medical fraternity in Arizona. He was born near Sul- livan. Ind., July 16, 1869, and was fourth among eight children, six of whom are living. The Robbins family was founded in America by five brothers who came from Scotland about the time the "]\Iayflower" brought her little band of Pil- grims to these shores. Three of these settled in New England and two in \'irginia. The Doctor's paternal grandfather, John Robbins, was a native of the Old Dominion and an early settler of Knox county, Ind., where he owned a large amount of land. He served as captain in the war of 1812. Frank Robbins, the Doctor's father, was born in Knox county, Ind., and is still living near Sullivan, that state, at the age of sixty-three years. He is a farmer by occupa- 10 tion and owns about seven hundred acres of land. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Letitia Creager, was born in Sullivan county. Her father, Thomas Creager, who was a soldier in the war of 181 2, was an extensive land owner in Sullivan county and took a prominent part in politics, first as an Abolitionist and later as a Republican. William C. Robbins remained on the home farm until seventeen years of age and then taught school, in which way he earned enough money to pay his expenses at college. In 1894 he was graduated from Wabash College, with the degree of B. S. During the freshman and sophomore years he was vice-president of his class, and served as president during the junior and senior years. For six months he studied medicine under the direction of Dr. W. B. Chambers of Crawfordsville. Ind., and in the fall of 1894 entered the Missouri Homeopathic Medical College at St. Louis, where he was graduated in 1897, w'ith the degree of M. D. In the practice of his chosen profession he remained at Sullivan, Ind., a few months, but in the fall of 1897 came to Phoenix, and in the spring of the following year began a general practice of medicine and surgery, since which time his skill has won for him a liberal patron- age. The Homeopathic Medical Association of Arizona has Dr. Robbins among its prominent members, and he is medical examiner for the Knights of Pythias. United Moderns and Inde- pendent Order of Foresters, to which he belongs. Among the other orders with which he is associated are the Foresters of America, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and the Uniform Rank. K. of P. In his political affiliations he is a Republican. His office is located at No. 16 North Second avenue. Socially he is a popular, genial gentleman, who stands high among his associates. January 23, 1901, Dr. Robbins married Oona Mae Davidson Byers. who was born at War- rensburg. Mo., January 11, 1874, a daughter of Peter L. and Alwilda (Davidson) Byers. Her father, who w^as born near Pittsburg, Pa., removed with his parents to Ohio when a youth and later engaged in farming in Ohio. During the Civil war he served in the Eighth Ohio 270 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Cavalrv. At the close of the conflict he removed to Johnson county, Mo., where he continued farming until 1876, when he removed to Cali- fornia, and there is now residing in practical retirement. In politics he is a Democrat. For many years he has been a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Robbins was educated principally in the high school at Santa Paula, Cal. In October, 1898, she entered the Denver (Colo.) Medical College and pursued her studies one term. Since then she has been a student in the Hahnemann Hospital Medical College of San Francisco, from which she expects to graduate in December, 1901, and to become one of the pioneer women practitioners of Arizona. GEORGE A. OLNEY. This energetic business man of Safford is a native of Burnett, Tex., where his birth oc- curred just two-score years ago. Residing there until he was twenty, he obtained a liberal high school education in his youth and after com- pleting his studies embarked in the cattle busi- ness, in which he was quite successful. Twenty years ago our subject came to Ari- zona, and after traveling in dififercnt parts of the territory, with a view to making a permanent settlement, decided to locate in Graham county. In the following year he came to Saf¥ord, and within his recollection nearly the whole of its growth and prosperity has been acconiplished. After devoting a few months to the freighting business hereabouts, he went to Clifton, where, at the time, a more flourishing business was be- ing transacted, and there he held the position of deputy under Sherifif George H. Stevens for two years. Tlien he became connected with the cat- tie business, still making his home in Clifton, and in 1886 removed to Solomonville, the county seat, though he continued to keep his interest in cattle. In 1890 Mr. Olney was honored by being elected as sheriff, and at the expiration of his term, two years later, was re-elected. In 1898 he was elected to the legislature from this coun- ty, and fully justified the expectations of his Democratic constituents. For a number of years he acted on the school board of Solomonville, and in many material ways manifested his inter- est in public affairs there. Since February, 1900, he has made his home in Safford, where he con- ducts a large hardware and implement business, at the same time being the proprietor of a neat and paying meat market. He is a charter mem- ber of Solomonville Lodge No. 16, K. of P. Unquestionably one of the handsomest mod- ern residences of Safford is the brick house of ten rooms and bath, situated on the border of the town, and owned and occupied by Mr. Olney and family. In 1888 he married Nellie, daughter of G. W. Desler, formerly of Telford, Tenn. The voung couple have three children, Beulah, Dan- iel C. and Henrietta, aged respectively eight, seven and four years. HON. W. J. MULVENON. Hon. W. J. Mulvenon is one of the substantial business men of Prescott, and for many years he has faithfully aided in the great work of preserv- ing law and order here, thus placing the frontier territory on a safe and sound basis. He bears the reputation of having been one of the most efficient sheriffs that Arizona ever had, and the appreciation of the public was recently mani- fested anew by its choice of him as representative in the territorial legislature. Elected on the Democratic ticket by good majority, he served with credit in the nineteenth general assembly, in 1897. but though urged to again become a candidate for the same office in the next sessions, he declined. He has been very active in the counsels of his party, having served on the coun- ty and territorial central committees. Born in Belchcrtown, Mass., October 25, 185 1, our subject is one of the twelve children of Hugh and Ann (King) Mulvenon, both like- wise natives of the Bay State. While a resident there, in his early manhood, tiie father was em- ployed in paper mills, but in 1856 he removed with his family to Dubuque, Iowa, and about a year later located in Leavenworth. Kans., where he engaged in the freighting business for years. Both he and his wife are yet living at their old home in that city, and only one of their children has been called to the silent land, name- ly: Hugh, who died in Arizona. Three sons, W. J., Austin .iml Allen, are citizens of Prescott. PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 271 When he was sixteen years of age. W. J. Mul- veiion entered the employ of the government as wagon-master, and spent four years in that capacity, first being located at Fort Riley, later at Fort Lyon, and afterwards at points in Colo- rado and the Indian Territory. Resigning in 1871, he proceeded to Silver City. X. M.. where he engaged in mining and jirospecting. also in the vicinity of Georgetown. N. M. In 1872 he was made deputy by Sheriff Whitehead, and served for three years at Silver City. X". M. Coming to Prescott in 1875. Mr. Mulvenon devoted his attention to mining in the Peck dis- trict for several years, and in 1881 was appointed deputy sherifif by Mr. Walker. At the end of two vears he was again made deputy, and served under Sherifif Henkle for two years as such. At that time the county comprised the territory now divided into Yavapai. Coconino and Xavajo counties. In 1884 Mr. Mulvenon was nominated on the Democratic ticket as sherifif, was duly elected, and at the expiration of his term was again elected, thus officiating from January i. 1885, to January 1. 1889. During that period his ability was often taxed severely, especially when the trouble arose in the Tonto Basin be- tween the cattle and sheep raisers. The strife was so fierce and the feeling ran so high there between the opposing factions that it was neces- sary for the sherifif to organize forty men. brave and true, to assist him in quelling the w-arfare. One of the deputies. Murphy by name, was shot by Dilda, and Mr. Mulvenon rested not until he had captured the outlaw, overtaking him at Ash Fork. Then he sternly prosecutccl him and con- viction and a death-sentence followed. Too late for many, those who put to defiance law and order found that the sheriff was unflinching in the discharge of his duties, and his record as an officer redounds to his credit. Since resuming the private duties of a citizen, Mr. Mulvenon has been interested in mines on the Turkey creek. In 1894 he organized the Crystal Ice Company, of which he is the present manager. Lender his supervision the wcll- e<|uipped ice-plant was built, and the business has been extended until now an extensive whole- sale and retail trade is carried on, supplies being shipped to Congress, Jerome and other neigh- boring towns. At the time of the organization of the volunteer firemen's corps he jjecame con- nected with the service, and for three years was chief of the fire department. He was married in this citv to Miss Ella Johnson, a native of Ore- gon. Her parents were early settlers and re- spected citizens on the Pacific coast. PETER MOHN. Xorwav has furnished to the United States manv bright, enterprising young men who have left their native land to enter the business circles of this country with its more progressive meth- ods, livelier competition and advancement more quicklv secured. Among this number is Mr. Mohn, of the firm of Mohn & Easterhng. promi- nent funeral directors of Phoenix. He was born near Kongsvinger, Norway, on the 1st of November, 1868, his parents being Torres and Hanna (Throngaarden) Mohn, who are still residents of that country. Tlie father is a farmer by occupation and owns the place known as Mohn. Our subject's grandfathers. Gundar Mohn and Hans Throngaarden, were also agriculturists. In religious belief the family are Lutherans. Peter is the fifth in order of birth of six children who reached years of ma- turity. Four are still living and three are resi- dents of this country, but our subject is the only one whose home is in Arizona. Peter Mohn was reared on his father's farm and after attending the public schools for some time he entered an agricultural college, complet- ing a dairy course. Determined to try his for- tune in America, he crossed the Atlantic in 1890 and took up his residence in Portland, Ore., where he was superintendent of creameries until 1892. He then went to San Francisco, and later was superintendent of different creameries in both California and Nevada. In 1895 he accepted a similar position at Los Angeles, and subse- c|uentlv was superintendent of a creamery at Westminster until coming to Phoenix in No- vember. 1896. Here he started the Maricopa creamerv, of which he was superintendent for a short time, but in June. 1899, resigned that posi- tion, and has since devoted his entire attention to his present business, which was established by him in February, that year, when he bought out W. H. Smith and formed a partner.ship with S. 272 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. L. Easterling. Under the firm name of Mohn & Easterling they have since conducted business and have met with most excellent success. They have a fine establishment at No. 118 North Cen- ter street, which is 30x70 feet and divided into eight rooms, such as cabinet, show and sample rooms. They carry a large and well-selected stock of goods, and in connection with their regular undertaking establishment they have a morgue. Mr. Mohn is a graduate of the Hennes- sey School of Embalming at Chicago, and is a business man of more than ordinary ability. He is energetic, enterprising and thoroughly reliable, and generally carries forward to successful com- pletion whatever he undertakes. Mr. Mohn is a member of the Odd Fellows' Society and the Rebekah branch of that order; the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Fraternal Brotherhood. He also belongs to Vic- tor Hose Company of the Volunteer Fire De- partment, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. HENRY ALFRED MORGAN. The commercial prestige of the various stores started in different parts of Arizona by John H. Norton & Co. is admirably maintained by the splendid financial ability and rigid commercial integrity of the partner and general manager, H. A. Morgan. As is well known, the name of John H. Norton is inseparably associated with much that is lasting and momentous in the history and development of certain portions of the territory. Out of his many plans for the immediate and ultimate good of Cochise county there came the cherished desire to bring within easy range and reasonable prices the general necessities of life to those who were wresting from the earth her hidden treasures, or tilling the soil once deemeil ])eyond the power of human redemption. These general stores have reached the maximum of their usefulness through the hearty co-operation and untiring eiiforts of Mr. Morgan. The greater part of the life of Mr. Morgan has been spent in the far west. In fact, he is a typi- cal southwesterner, and was born in Columbia, Tuolumne county, Cal., in 1861. His parents, George and Margaret Morgan, were natives re- s])ectively of England an<l Ireland, and were among the very early settlers and appreciators of California. Their son received all the advan- tages within their power to confer, and after a thorough mastery of the studies of the public schools was sent, when eighteen years of age, to a business college in San Francisco. His first practical business experience was gained in 1880, when he secured a position as bookkeeper for the firm of Norton & Stewart, at Fort Grant, Ariz., and in this capacity he faithfully served until 1890. Shortly before this time the retire- ment of Mr. Stewart opened an opportunity for him to secure a more responsible position, and he was made general manager of all the stores of the company. For some time previous he had resided at Willcox, and continued to do so under the weight of the added responsibility. During the time intervening since 1890, there have been stores started in the vicinity. Among these is the store at Pearce, established in 1895, which is conducted under the firm name of Nor- ton & Alorgan, and was the first store opened in that town. There is also a store at Cochise, operated under the title of John H. Norton & Co., and one at Johnson, under the name of Fiege & Co. The estimated stock of the four stores amounts to $75,000, and the trade is far- reaching and the largest in the territory. Nor are Mr. Morgan's efforts for the well-be- ing of his adopted town confined to mercantile lines. An ardent promoter of education, he served as clerk of the school board which erected the new school building, constructed of stone and brick, and costing $8,000. Of this building Whitehead & Sullivan of Tucson were the con- tractors and H. C. Trost, of Tucson, the archi- tect. A stanch member of the Republican party, Mr. Morgan is president of the Republican Club, an organization with a wide influence, to whose efforts was due the fact that Willcox gave a Re- publican majority of two to one during the last campaign, all the camps in the neighborhood fol- lowing suit and voting for the head of the ticket by a large majority. In 1881 he attended the first Republican convention held in (iraham county. As a Mason, he was a delegate to the meeting of the grand lodge in Phoenix in 1900, and he is also a charter member and leading offi- cer of the .\ncient Order of United Workmen at Willco.x. In addition to his mercantile and 6^ . 'fbj -^ <>jvvaia>tyo-vA; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 275 mining interests, he has invested heavily in real estate in Willcox, among his other properties owning a comfortable and homelike residence. In 1886 Mr. Morgan married Miss Anna Belle Dixon, daughter of J. E. Dixon, of Tucson. Of this union there are five children, viz.: George Philip, who is fourteen years of age and attends the St. Matthew's Military Academy at San Ma- teo, Cal.; Ethel R., nine years old: Florence, five: Evelyn, three, .and Helen, eight months old. Mrs. Morgan is a member of the Roman Cath- olic Church. AMASA B. SAMPSON. Mr. Sampson comes from a genealogical line that helped to lay the foundation of the Re- public, that gallant old New England stock that prayed one minute and fought the next, and were particularly in evidence during the prog- ress of the Revolution. The great-grandfather, Durant, was paymaster under Washington, and was a politician of note during the infancy of the new government. The grandfather was born in Massachusetts, and the next in succession, Ira B. Sampson, the father of A. B., was also born in the Bay state. Ira B. Sampson was a large woolen manufacturer in Springiield, Mass., and received considerable political recognition dur- ing his years of activity. He died in Massa- chusetts. The mother of Mr. Sampson, formerly Julia Ann Blush, was born in, and came from one of the old Massachusetts families, a daughter of Aniasa Blush, who married Nancy Durant, a daughter of Capt. Thomas Durant, who served his country in the Revolutionary war. The Blush family trace their ancestry back to the French Huguenots, and were first repre- sented in America by one George, a son of Ed- ward, and grandson of another Edward, and who came to America from Esse.x county, Eng- land, in 1663, settling in Middletown, Conn. Mrs. Sampson was the mother of three sons and three daughters, of whom Henry F. is the super- intendent of the Connecticut River Railroad ; A. B. is living in Tucson; Ira B. while captain of the Second Massachusetts Artillery, was captured at Newberne, N. C, imprisoned for nine months in a southern prison, and event- ually died at Tempe, Ariz.; Julia A. is now Mrs. J. S. Hurlbut, of Springfield, Mass.; Martha is the wife of Frank M. Hurlbut, of Morristown, N. J.; and Henrietta is married to John Murphy, of Springffield, Mass. A native of Worthington, Mass.. Amasa B. Sampson was born June 11, 1837, and when young moved with his parents to Springfield of the same state. His education was acquired in the public schools and he graduated from the high school at Springfield. In 1855 he joined a colony of Alassachusetts people, who settled in Kansas on the Neosho river, and started the town of Hampden. There he engaged in the real-estate and loans business, and in 1856 was with General Lane, and in John Brown's com- pany during the free state war. In 1859 he started with a large party from Springfield, Mass. (where at the time he was visiting) for the Pike's Peak gold mines as guide and wagon- master, but upon reaching the Arkansas river the party disbanded and Mr. Sampson returned to his home in Kansas. He reached the gold fields the following year by way of wagon and ox-team, and was elected sherifif of the Iowa mining district before any regular government organization had been effected. With the outbreak of the Civil war Mr. Samp- son enlisted in Company F, First Colorado Cavalry, in August of 1861, and during the service proceeded against the Texas rangers, the Indians on the plains, and participated in the battles of Pigeon's Ranch, Peralta, and many of the more important battles of the war. Enlist- ing as a private, he was mustered out of service in February of 1865, by an order which resvdted from the consolidation of two regi- ments, and which gave the three oldest sergeants the privilege of being mustered out or of serving as privates. In April of 1865 Mr. Sampson left Denver for the gold mines of Montana, starting with a pair of horses and a load of goods. The horses were later traded for oxen, and he proceeded on his lonely and desolate journey, for the greater part the sole sharer of his thoughts, through a country in- fested with hostile and resentful Indians, and continually arising difficulties. Arriving in Montana he settled in Helena, and engaged in speculating, general merchandise business, and building, but in the spring of 1868 returned to 276 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the east, and spent two years in Xew York City, in search of renewed health. From 1869 until 1879 he lived in San Francisco, and established during that time the New York fancy goods store, and was remarkably successful until his removal to Tucson in February of 1879. Here also he was successful in a mercantile venture, and at the end of three years sold out his in- terests, and enjoyed for a time a season of travel. Mr. Sampson has been much interested in mining in Arizona, and in 1895 was the fortunate discoverer, with Cliarles Bent, of the wolfram ore. This ore is a valuable property for harden- ing steel, and an important and valuable dis- covery. While Mr. Sampson and Mr. Bent still own eleven claims in the Guijas moimtains, which contain the largest deposits of the ore in the world, a part of some of the mines have been sold to the American Wolfram Company. Mr. Sampson has been prominent in the poli- tics of the territory. He was elected county re- corder for Pima county in 1885 and 1886, and was re-elected in 1887 and 1888, after which he positively refused any further political recogni- tion. He is independent in politics, his standard being principle rather than party. He is frater- nally associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and with the Oriental Encamp- ment of San Francisco; also with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Red Men, of Tucson. He was for one term department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Arizona, and is a member of Negley Post. In Januarj' of 1878 he joined Lincoln Post No.i, of San Francisco, and has always been an active member of the order. August 10, 1865, he mar- ried Annie Gallagher in Helena, Mont. She died April 17, 1894, in Chicago. ALBERT MILLER. Of the many enterprising men to whom the Salt River valley has offered a home and abund- ance, none has more consistently availed them- selves of the opportunities at hand than Mr. Miller. Gifted with keen financial ability, and the determination without which very little is accomplished, he has attained to a position in the community commensurate witii his public- spiritedness and particular attainments. While devoting his time in the main to the occupation of farming and stock-raising, particu- larly the latter, upon his finely improved farm of two hundred and fifty-tvk'o acres almost adjoin- ing the corporation of Tempe, he has been con- spicuously identified with the various undertak- ings which have developed in the wake of an ever increasing population and consequent de- mand. He is among other things president of the Arizona Mercantile Company, a director in, and at present secretary of, the Mesa-Tempe Produce Company, and a stockholder in the Tempe National Bank. Like most of the pio- neers who have watched the gradual unfolding of the plans formulated in the beginning of the '70s, his time and attention have been directed towards a solution of the problem of water sup- ply, and his efforts have been largely instru- mental in perfecting the present excellent sys- tem. In this connection he is a director in the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company. Like many of the prosperous dwellers of the valley, Mr. Miller was in his youth no pampered child of fortune, nor was he directed by other than his own common sense into the paths of future success. A native of Wapello county, Iowa, he was born February 15, 1859, and is a son of Winchester and Melinda (Young) Miller, the former a native of Ohio. Winchester Miller, who died in Tempe in November of 1893, was one of the pioneers of the locality, and came to the territory in 1870. He also was much inter- ested in the early development of water, and assisted in the construction of the Tempe Irri- gating Canal. While conducting his farm on broad and scientific lines he was prominently connected with the political affairs of his local- ity, and was a stanch member of the Democratic party. For the first few years of his residence in the far west he served as deputy sheriff of Maricopa county, and held several minor polit- ical offices. For the valuable services which he contributed towards the upbuilding of Tempe and vicinity he is gratefully remembered, and his life was such as to win for him the good-will and respect of all who knew him. Mr. Miller was twice married, and became the father of a large family of children, of whom the following are living: William Y., Albert, Mrs. J. F. Haig- ler, who is living near Tempe; Clara, who is a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 279 student at Stanford University, California; Man- uella, who is a teacher at Flagstaff, Ariz.; Al- bert J., Samuel, Sarah, Benjamin. Rosa, Lvdia and Andrew J. The last seven are living at Tempe. The first Mrs. Aliller died in Texas, and the wife whom Mr. Miller married in Ari- zona is living with the family in Tempe. When an infant of less than a year Albert Miller was taken by his parents to Texas, and when but six years of age was deprived of the care and affectionate interest of his mother. Shortly after the death of the mother, the father, with two of the children, moved back to Iowa, and the youthful Albert was reared until his fifteenth year in the family of his grandfather, William Young, in \'an Buren county, Iowa. He then started out in the world to face what- ever the future might have in store, and in 1876 found his way to Arizona, where he was, for a time, employed by his father, at Tempe. He then engaged in farming for himself, which occupa- tion has since enlisted his practical interest. Mr. Miller has been identified with the Arizona Mer- cantile Company since 1898, and the year pre- vious with the Tempe-Mesa Produce Company. September 29, 1886, Mr. Miller married Miss Lydia .Antoinette, daughter of A. J. Halbert, an old settler of Arizona. Mrs. Miller was born in Arkansas and came with her father to Arizona in 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have three chil- dren, viz.: Halbert W.. Emma C. and Gussie Clare. Mr. Miller is a member of the Democratic party, and in 1898 was a candidate for county supervisor, but was defeated by a small majority. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the United Moderns at Tempe. He is popular among the residents of the valley, and one of the most successful financiers in the county. JAMES W. AKERS. The administration of Mr. Akers as post- master of Prescott, to which office he was appointed bv PresideiU McKinley March 31, 1898, has been well received by the citizens of Prescott, and the many advantageous reforms which have developed and prospered under his management, have met with their merited appre- ciation. From within the circumscribed walls of a small room, where the business of the depart- ment was at first conducted, he has succeeded in securing a new postoffice building, which is not only a credit to the city, but is a means of facili- tating the delivery of matter to different parts of the town. An especially commended advance- ment was the free delivery which was inaugu- rated in March of 1900, thus placing the mail service of Prescott on a footing with the larger and older cities of the union. Mr. .\kers is not alone in being prominent in the affairs of the territory, his brother, C. H. Akers, having served as secretary of Arizona. Other and more distant members of the family are known in professional and literary circles, and are successful educators. The family his- tory is an interesting one, and the first Amer- ican subject to bear the name was one Peter Akers, the paternal great-grandfather, who emigrated from England about 1780, landing at Newcastle, Del. His descendants were prom- inently identified with the early history of Harrison county, Ohio, and John H. Akers, the father of James W., was born in Harrison county in 1808. He was a prominent physician and surgeon, having graduated from an eastern col- lege, and he later practiced with marked success in Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas, in which latter state he arose to unusual prominence, not only in his profession, but as a public speaker in the cause of abolition, and in the doctrines of the Meth- odist church. He was twice married, his second wife, formerly Almarine Harbaugh, being the mother of John B., Josephine, C. H. and J. W. Akers. Mrs. Akers is now living in Pres- cott. She and Mr. Akers had four children, of whom John B., who served in the Civil war. met a tragic death November 19, 1887, while superintendent of a saw mill. A daugh- ter, Josephine, is the wife of K. L. Mills, of Kansas City. Mr. Akers by his first marriage had three daughters : Elizabeth, wife of Captain Williams, a resident of Kansas ; Nancy, wife of H. C. Harding, of Denver, Colo., and Matilda, wife of J. Sharp Walker, an attorney of Topeka, Kans. The youth of Mr. Akers was spent at Shaw- nee, Johnson county, Kan?., where he was born December 2^, 1859. His first ambitious expec- 28o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tations were directed towards the west, and in 1880 he went to Leadville, Colo., and engaged in prospecting and mining in Leadville, Virginia City, and St. Elmo until 1883, when he came to Arizona and located in Prescott. He here continued to mine and prospect in the Walker and Hassayampa districts, and on liroom creek, and then for two years was interested in ranch- ing in the Salt River valley. He then returned to Prescott and for five years engaged as a salesman for the B. B. Company, having charge of their shoe and dry-goods department. This position was relinquished in order to assume the duties of postmaster in March of 1898. Since living in Prescott Mr. Akers has mar- ried Nellie H. Brown, who was born in St. Louis, and who graciously presides over the home erected by Mr. Akers at 135 South Mc- Cormick street. Mr. Akers is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity. His position as postmaster is due to his allegiance to the Re- publican party, from the advocacy of the prin- ciples and issues of which he never swerves. D. L. BOOKER. This well-known business man of Walker and the Lynx Creek district has been a resident of Arizona for the past eight years, during which period he has been deeply interested in mining and prospecting, and in everything pertaining to the upbuilding and development of the territory. He is a self-made man financially, and com- menced the battle of life empty-handed and with- out influential friends or other assistance. By his own industry and perseverance in afifairs which he has undertaken, and to this alone, his success must be attributed. The birthplace of Mr. Booker is in Saline county. Mo., the date of his nativity being June 26, 1857. His educational advantages were lim- ited and when quite young he began to earn his own livelihood. For several years he was num- bered among the farmers and stock-raisers of his native county, but at length a desire to try his fortune in another field of enterprise led him to come to the far west. In t88o Mr. Booker went to .fXspen.Colo., and for the following thirteen years was engaged ex- clusively in mining and prospecting in that local- ity. Coming to Arizona in 1893 he was offered a position as bookkeeper for the firm of Babbitt & Colvin, of Phoenix. Remaining with that house for two years, he then went to Prescott and soon came to the Lynx Creek district, where he has made some discoveries and claims which give every promise of being valuable. Finding an opening for a general store in this neighborhood, he opened one, and for two years has been its proprietor, thus contributing materially to the welfare and convenience of the various mining camps within a radius of ten or fifteen miles. He has a wide acquaintance liiere, and is universally respected. In his political faith, he is a Demo- crat of no uncertain stamp, and at all times and under all circumstances he strives to discharge the duties of a good citizen. J. G. PETERSON. The present mayor of Mesa is the subject of this article, J. G. Peterson, who stands high in the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens. A young man in the prime of life, he is active and enterprising, foremost in everything which makes for the public good. In jxilitical affairs, he casts his influence on the side of the Demo- cratic party, and was elected by his co-workers to the city council of Mesa in April, 1900, and subsequently was chosen to occupy the im- portant position of mayor, in which office, as formerly, he is winning laurels. Charles S. Peterson, the father of our subject, came to Mesa in 1883 and departed this life sev- eral years ago. He had served as a representa- tive from his own district in the legislature of LUah, and for nearly or quite a quarter of a cen- tury was the bishop of Peterson Ward, Morgan county, L'tah, and a leading light in the Church of Jesus Clirist of the Latter-day Saints. His widow, whose maiden name was Ann Patton, and who is the mother of J. G. Peterson, is yet living, her home being in Mesa. The liirth of our subject occurred in Morgan county, Li tab, September 6, 1868, and for fifteen xears he dwelt in that locality, receiving a fair education in the schools of the district. In 1883 he came to .Arizona, and continued to give his attention to the tilling of the soil and to the rais- ing of live stock. In 1892 he became connected xi-i.-7*-^. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 283 with the flourishing enterprise kncnvn as the Farmers' Exchange, and when it was changed into the People's Store, in 1900, an incorporated organization, he was chosen to act as its presi- dent, in wliich capacity he is leading it onward to success. His executive business ability is be- yond question and his integrity is established. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias. For a companion and helpmate along the jour- ney of life Mr. Peterson chose Leah E. Mets, daughter of Timothy Mets, of Mesa. The young couple have three sons and a daughter, namely: J. Earl, Philip, Edward and Maud. WILLIAM H. BURBAGE. A typical New Yorker, Mr. Burbage is also a typical westerner, having applied the innate adaptability of the eastern-born to the unfolding possibilities of Arizona. He was born in New York City in 1854, and his young life was sad- dened by the loss of his parents when he was only seven years of age. The greater part of his education was acquired in a Catholic insti- tution in Ohio, in which state he grew to man- hood and laid the foundation for a successful business career. During 1876 he journeyed to the west, and s])ent some time prospecting in Kansas add'other sections of the west. In 1878 he became identified with the company store of the Colorado Trading company at Trinidad, Colo. With the hope of securing a permanent and desirable location Mr. Burbage visited New Mexico in 1882, and was there employed by a mercantile house that had branches in Santa Fe and in Albuquerque. A somewhat ambitious undertaking was entered upon in 1884, when he formed a partnership with J. O. Adamson and Milton Chenowith, and opened a general mer- cantile store at Holbrook, Navajo county, Ariz., operating the business under the firm title of Adamson & Burbage. For five years the firm carried on a large and profitable trade, and at the expiration of that time sold the business to the Arizona Co-operative Mercantile Company. The three men then went to Los Angeles, Cal., and embarked in a wholesale meat business. While living in Ohio Mr. Burbage had de- cided to devote his life to the practice of the law and for about two years studied in furtherance of that intention. For two terms he was a student in Hiram college, the alma mater of President James Garfield. Otlier oppor- tunities for making a livelihood temporarily in- terfered with the carrying out of his original plan, and it was not until he settled in Los Angeles that he was able to give much time to his law studies. While still in the meat busi- ness he spent his leisure hours in study and in April, 1893. was admitted to practice in the supreme court of California. During that same year of 1893 Mr. Burbage opened an office in Winslow, Ariz., and the fol- lowing year was elected district attorney for Apache county. In 1896 he was elected to the same position in Navajo county, which office he still retains, having been re-elected in 1898 and 1900. In addition to his general practice he is local attorney for the Santa Fe Railroad Com- pany at Winslow. In 1895 he formed a partner- ship with F. W. Nelson in the real estate and fire insurance business, and the firm now repre- sents twenty-one of the best British and Amer- ican insurance companies. In July of 1900 he became one of the organizers and was chosen president of the Navajo County Bank, of which F. W. Nelson is vice president and George Lane cashier. In the fall of 1900 he aided in organ- izing the Gallup < )il company, of which he was chosen president. The company are operating in the oil fields at Gallup, Bernalillo county, N. M., and entertain justifiably bright expecta- tions regarding the future output. Mr. Burbage owns a large amount of real estate in the resi- dence and business sections of Winslow, and success has attended his varied ventures in the fields of activity represented in the county. Fraternally Mr. Burbage is associated with the Masons, being a Knight Templar and a member of Albuquerque Temple, N. M. S. In the local lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks he is the present exalted ruler. He has always been firmly devoted to the princi- ples of Democracy. In 1896 he represented Arizona as a delegate to the national convention in St. Louis, which nominated W. J. Bryan for the j)residency. From 1896 to 1900 he also rep- 284 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. resented Arizona on the national Democratic committee. W. F. OVERTON. Though comparatively speaking a new-comer to Nogales, Mr. Overton, the present mayor of the town, has so practically and substantially become identified with the various and upbuild- ing enterprises here represented as to seem an integral part of the prevailing prosperity. Ar- riving here in 1895 as the head of the Wells- Fargo Express Company's interests, and with an already acquired reputation as an astute and far-sighted politician his claims for further rec- ognition were soon substantiated by his election in 1897 as mayor of the city. So satisfactory were his services that his re-election followed in 1899, ^i^d he is now serving his second term as chief executive. The position is merely hon- orary, and a term covers two years. During his service Mr. Overton has had ample opportunity to justify his Democratic constituents in placing him in office, and it was through his personal efforts that the boundary question was so ami- cably and satisfactorily adjusted. His adminis- tration, though bitterly contested by his Repub- lican opponents, is well received throughout, and is admitted to be wisely and conscientiously maintained. Having been born in the far west, Mr. Over- ton is thoroughly familiar with the conditions existing here and in California, where he was born in Nevada county, May 26, 1854. In 1873 he entered the employ of the Wells-Fargo Ex- press Company at San Francisco, and served in different towns along the coast until his transfer to Tucson in 1885. In Tucson he attained to an enviable degree of prominence, particularly along political lines, and in 1890 was elected city treasurer, serving in that capacity for one term. In 1892 he was elected treasurer of Pima county, and filled the position for one term. Upon coming to Nogales Mr. Overton had twelve men under him in the management of the express company's interests, and the business is still conducted under the same capable guid- ance. Added to the many advantages which he has gained from the town of his adoption may be mentioned prominently the patent which he helped to secure in 1898, to the town site of Nogales, and his appointment as trustee, to issue patents to lot owners within the city limits. His prosperity, public-spiritedness, and faith in the continued well being of Nogales was evinced in 1897, when he erected one of the finest resi- dences in the place, which for excellence of sit- uation on the western heights of the city is un- rivalled, and commands a fine view of Nogales, .\riz., and Nogales, Mexico. This charming and hospitable home is presided over by Mrs. Over- ton, who was, before her marriage. Miss M. Soto, of Tucson. In addition, Mr. Overton is the pos- sessor of valuable mining interests in the Pata- gonia mining district, and of real-estate in the city which numbers him among her most liberal minded, large hearted and enterpiising citizens. WILLIAM D. JOHNSON. The mayor of the enterprising town of Thatcher, Mr. Johnson, also stands high in the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, having been bishop of St. David ward for two years, and for twelve years having been first counselor to President Layton and for the past four years to President Kimball, the well known leader of ecclesiastical afifairs in this sec- tion of Arizona. From his early manhood Mr. Johnson has been a great worker in the interests of his church, and is accordingly held in high re- gard by those in authority as well as by the lay- members. Approaching the age of three-score and ten, his counsel is received with due rever- ence, and the younger members of the flock consult him in the multitude of matters engross- ing their attention, and it may here be said that when they adhere to his advice success usually crowns their labors. William D. Johnson was born in Haddam, Middlesex county. Conn., in 1833, in the same house in which his father and paternal grand- father had been born. His parents, Lorenzo and Mary (Lyman) Johnson, came of old New Eng- land families, the mother being a native of Ver- mont. When about a year old, William D. was taken to Detroit, Mich., where he resided until February, 1846, when the family joined the Mor- mons. Thenceforth they shared the fortunes of that people, passed through the troubles at Nau- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 285 voo. III., the Black Hawk war, the Walker war in 1853 and the Tintic war in Utah in 1856. For fifteen years the young man was an Indian scout, and had many a thrilling experience with the red- skins. L'ntil twenty-one years ago he dwelt in Utah. Since 1880 W. D. Johnson has been a citizen of Arizona, and here, as formerly, plied his trade as a carpenter for years. In addition to this, he has devoted considerable time to farming, and his homestead, a place of one hundred acres, is a model country-seat. He also owns two other farms, all located in the fertile Gila valley, and all well irrigated, save a tract of forty acres. His first settlement in this territory was in Pima county, after which he dwelt in Cochise county for two years, then coming to Graham county, in whose future he has been confident since first beholding it. In numerous local enterprises Mr. Johnson has contributed his full share. After the erection of Graham county he held the office of justice of the peace, being the first man elected to that office, and in 1887-8 acted as county assessor of this county. He uses his franchise in favor of the nominees of the Democratic party. The af- fairs of the church to which he belongs are pros- pering in this locality, and the substantial brick house of worship and the handsome academy at Thatcher (erected at a cost of over $5,000) speak in flattering terms of the enterprise and devotion of the Latter-day Saints to denomina- tional work hereabouts. In 1855 Mr. Johnson married Caroline L. Wild, daughter of Horace Wild, and a native of New York state, where her lairth occurred in 1838. Julia, eldest daughter of this worthy couple, is the wife of John Daley, of Thatcher. Ella is Mrs. John Birdno, of SafTord. Horace L., an energetic farmer, now manages his father's homestead, assisted by David C, the youngest of the family. Sarah V. is the wife of M. H. Merrill, of Thatcher. JOHN KNIGHT. While holding the highest municipal office within the gift of the people of Tempe, Mr. Knight has repeatedly demonstrated worthiness to be chosen mayor of this busy and promising town. Under his administration the affairs of Tempe have undergone radical changes for the better, and the confidence imposed in the chief magistrate has greatly aided in the carrying out of his progressive and enterprising ideas. Mr. Knight is now serving his third term as mayor. Many of the subjects of Great Britain have brought their strong and substantial national characteristics to bear upon the development of the Salt River valley, and here, as elsewhere, have been identified with the most advanced efforts for improvement. A native of county Cornwall, England, Mr. Knight was born Octo- ber 5, 1852, and is a son of English parents, Thomas and Mary A. (Bullock) Knight. On his father's farm in Cornwall he received an ex- cellent home training, and availed himself of the advantages of the public schools. As time went on he received considerable business experience, and was thus well fitted for the responsibilities of life. He was an ambitious lad, and thought to better his prospects in life by emigrating to the United States in 1878, at which time he came directly to the west, and was for a time engaged in mining in Amador county, Cal. He later continued to mine in San Diego county, Ca!., and in 1880 engaged in mining in Arizona at the Silver King mine in Pinal county, where he remained for about twelve years. While at Sil- ver King he anticipated the requirements of the settlement by starting a general merchandise store, and became prominent in the affairs of the locality. P'or a time also he served as post- master of the place. In the spring of 1893 Mr. Knight came to Tempe, and has since been engaged in the mer- cantile business with gratifying success. From a comparatively small beginning the business has grown in proportion to the increase in pop- ulation and consequent demand, until it is now conducted on a large scale. While living in England, Mr. Knight married Emma Bray, and of this union there are four children, William G., Elfrida. Ethel, and Ermine. A second marriage was contracted by Mr. Knight in Tempe, and of the union with Nannie Brown there is one daughter, Alice E. Mr. Knight is a Republican in national politics, and is fraternally associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World, and the .Vncient 286 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Order of United Workmen. He is one of the citizens who has been instrumental in bringing about the present prosperity, and is appreciated for his many excellent traits of mind, character, and attainment. CHARLES L. FLINN. The chief executive of the prosperous little town of Winslow is entitled to an unlimited amount of credit for the success which he has made of his life. From his twelfth year he has faced the problem of self-support, the beginning of many trials and discouragements being his invasion of the fascinating possibilities of a run- away life with Forepaugh's circus. He was born in Knoxville, Ohio, in 1856, and during his young boyhood saw considerable of the middle west and south. Though industrious and ear- nest people, his parents were unable to furnish their son with the wherewithal to start in life, and this, and the love of adventure, inspired an early departure from the family hearthstone. When arrived at years of discretion, and an appreciation of the advantage of learning a trade, Mr. Flinn became a machinist and engi- neer at Columbus, Ohio, and in 1876 went to New Orleans, where he was employed as ma- chinist for the New Orleans & Jackson & Great Northern Railroad. Four years later he joined the forces of the Atlantic & Pacific Rail- road Company at Albuquerque, N. M., and be- came an engineer on that road, taking out one of their first engines. His route lay between Albuquerque and Gallup, a distance of one hun- dred miles. In March of 1881 he embarked in the mercantile business at Coolidge, N. M., and continued the enterprise until 1886, when he located in Winslow. Here he continued his former occupation, but in 1895 met with una- voidable reverses and wisely disposed of his interests. Including and between 1895 ^"d 1898 Mr. Flinn acted as postmaster at Winslow, and then started the gent's furnishing store which has since been successfully conducted. The store is the largest of its kind in the town, and is doing a large business on Railroad avenue. The pros- perous owner has come into the possession of some real-estate in the place, and owns three business houses and two dwellings. His pres- ent responsible position as mayor of the city is due to his stanch upholding of the principles of the Democratic party. In local politics espe- cially he lias been very active, and has invariably worked for the best interests of his town and county. He was elected to the sixteenth legis- lature, and was chosen mayor of Winslow in 1900. He has served as a delegate to the terri- torial conventions, and has been justice of the peace and notary public for several years. Fra- ternally he is associated with the local lodge of Masons, and has been an Odd Fellow for twenty- four years. GEORGE R. PARKER. Though now enjoying a well-earned respite from active business affairs, Mr. Parker has in the past represented the soundest commercial and other undertakings of Prescott and vicinity. A native of Lempster, Sullivan county, N. H., he was born October 30, 1822, and is a son of George Parker, who was born in Chester, Vt., in 1796. The elder Parker was a cabinetmaker by trade, which he followed in Lempster, N. H., until 1826, when he located in Ware, Hampshire county, Mass., where he was foreman in Wol- cott's machine shop until 1828. He then settled in Ohio, and at Burton, Geauga county, engaged as a millwright until his death, January 30, 1863, His wife, formerly Rockset Hendee, was born in Westminster, Vt., March 7, 1795, and died in Ohio March 29, 1848. She was the mother of seven children, of whom George Riley is third oldest. Cynthia died in Ohio ; Roxana is living in Oregon ; Judith Ann died in Ohio ; an infant died in Ware, Mass.; William Hendee died at the age of twenty-one; and Charlotte A. died in California. The early life of George Riley Parker was spent in r)hio, in Geauga, Columbia and Stark coun- ties, where he received a good home training, and was educated in the public schools at Bur- ton. As a means to future independence he learned the trade of miller at Rochester, Ohio, and subsequently worked at the same in Stark and Columbia counties for seventeen years. In 185 1 he removed to Pittsburg, Ind., and until 1854 engaged in the livery business, when he CUbCA^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 289 started with teams and crossed Minnesota, Illi- nois, and Wisconsin, and the Mississippi at La- Crosse, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of oak lands at the openings and farmed the same until 1861. Having returned to Minerva, Stark county, Ohio, Mr. Parker enlisted in May of 1864 in Company A, One Hundred and Forty-tliird Ohio ^ olunteer Infantry, and served until the mustering out of the regiment in November of 1864. He was iji the front ranks at Peters- burg, but was neither wounded, imprisoned, nor ill during the service. In 1865 he settled in Rushford, Minn., and after contracting and building for four years becaiue superintendent of the Rushford lumber yard. In 1873 he sought the larger possibilities of the west, and after a sojourn of a year in Denver, Colo., visited Los Angeles and San Bernardino, Cal. Unwilling to make any of these places a permanent place of residence, he came to Arizona in 1876, locating in Prescott, where he started a lumber yard in partnership with his son, Frank. In connection therewith he purchased a saw-mill nine miles from the city, which was removed in 1881 to near Belmont, on the newly surveyed line of the At- lantic & Pacific Railroad. For two years he con- tracted for the railroad, and was then obliged, owing to an increase of business, to start another mill, the two being then run until 1886, when the milling interests were disposed of. A later venture of Mr. Parker's was the cattle business, in which he engaged in the People's valley, Yavapai county, about thirty miles from Prescott. His ranch comprised nine hundred and twenty acres, and has recently been disposed of, after several years of successful general farm- ing and stock-raising. In the meantime Mr. Parker has invested heavily in real-estate in the residence and business districts of Prescott, and has erected for himself and family one of the fine residences in the town. In Stark county, Ohio, Mr. Parker married Emma Loos, who was born in France and died in Prescott. Her children were named as fol- lows: Permelia, the wife of J. F. Reppy, resid- ing in Clinton, Iowa; Caroline, wife of B. C. Knapp and .a resident of Murfrcesboro, Tenn.; Emma, who died at the age of two vears; George, who died when two years old; Frank, who was a resident of Los Angeles, Cal., and died De- cember 28, 1900; Henriette, who is the wife of Coles A. Bashford, of Los Angeles, Cal.; and Charles, who is married and resides in Prescott. Mr. Parker contracted a second marriage in California with Mrs. A. A. Furbish, who was born in Lowell, Mass., and is a member of the Con- gregational Church. Mr. Parker has always been affiliated with the Republican party, and is fraternally associated with the Rushford Lodge of Masons, and was connected with the Independent ( )rder of Ckld l'"ellows in Ohio. BENJAMIN F. PASCOE. During the period of his residence in Globe, which extended over more than twenty years, Mr. Pascoe was intimately identified with the development of this great mining settlement, and did much to bring it into a condition of law and order. Few in this part of Arizona were more familiar than he with the unruly, rough and lawless element that mingled with the legiti- mate miners during the early days of Globe's history. Too much cannot be said in praise of the work that he accomplished in enforcing order. Sharing the hardships of frontier life and days, it was also his privilege to live to enjoy a well-deserved prosperity, which represented the result of years of tireless industry on his part. Though l)orn in England in 1838, Mr. Pascoe had but a dim remembrance of his native land, having been brought to the United States by his parents when he was very young. During 1878 he settled permanently in Globe. At the time he was not unfamiliar w'ith Arizona, having enlisted in the First California Cavalry, March g, 1863, a:^ the company was about to leave San Francisco, and for the following two years he was stationed at Forts Goodwin and McDowell. On coming to (ilobe he was for a short time employed at driving ox-teams in the mountains of this vicinity. Subsequently he managed a hotel for a lime. Next he became a night watchman for (ilobe, which position in those days re(|uircd iron nerve and fearlessness. LTnder his jurisdiction were some of the toughest and most lawless scamps that ever invaded a mining camp, and his work was therefore 290 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. extremely difficult and dangerous, but he so managed things that at no time was he obliged to terminate any one's life. His success in the position was so great that he was made a United States marshal in 1881, which position he held" for four years, and in 1882 he was elected sheriff of Gila county. In his dealings with Indians he was particularly successful, his relations with them being most friendly, and during his last term as sheriff he had an Apache deputy under him. On leaving the office of sheriff. Mr. Pascoe engaged in the lumber business, and continued the same until 1898. when he bought a livery business, liesides carrying on this enterprise, he ran the transfer to the depot, and had a large trade in hay and grain His corral covered an area 100x150 feet, and included a house and necessary equipments. March 20. 1901, Mr. Pascoe sold out to Thompson & Barclay, and afterward he devoted his time principally to the management of his lumber business at Safford, Graham county, until his death, which occurred at Safford May 20. igoi. His body was brought to Globe for interment. In national jjolitics Mr. Pascoe was a Demo- crat in later years, but in earlier life a Repub- lican. When running for sheriff, the opposing candidate for three successive elections was William Lawlor, who once defeated Mr. Pascoe by three votes, but the next time Mr. Pascoe defeated him by eleven votes. ;ind the third time by twenty-three votes. In 1896 he was elected supervisor, but resigned the position. Frater- nally he was a Mason, having joined that order at Omega, Nevada county, Cal., and he was a charter member of tlie blue lodge at Globe. HIRAM S. PHELPS. One of the leading pioneers of the Salt River valley is the subject of this article, who for twenty-two years has been actively engaged in the great work of reclaiming this portion of the "arid zone," once a veritable desert. Morris Phelps, father of our subject, was born in Xorth-implon. X. "S'., and was one of the pioneers of Illinois, for he erected the third Uig cabin on the site of the present great western metropolis, Chicago, h'or a short time after- wards he lived in Missouri, but was expelled from Independence with the Mormon church and went to Hancock county, 111., in the days of its infancy. There Hiram S. Phelps was born to himself and wife February 26, 1846. The mo- ther was a native of New York state, and prior to her marriage was Miss Sarah Thompson. When the infant was a few months old he was taken to Iowa, his family having been driven out of Illinois, on account of the troubles occasioned by the intoleration of religious belief of the Phelps family and many of their neighbors. When he was four years old tnir subject re- moved to Utah county. L'tah. with his parents, and from 1864 to 1878 lived in Montpelier. Idaho. His father, who departed this life in that state, was a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, and did a great deal of missionary work, being looked up to and honored in his denomination. Reared to the practical duties of life, Hiram S. Phelps became a thorough agriculturist and business man ere he attained his majority, and has steadily forged ahead, gradually amassing a competence. He now owns one hundred acres, which are finely improvetl and very productive. His success as a business man is well known, and at present he is a director in the Tempe- Mesa Produce Company, in the Mesa Milling Company and in the Queen Creek Agricultural Experiment Company, and hitherto has been a director in the Mesa Cianal Company, and in the Zenos Co-operative Mercantile and Manufac- turing Institution at Mesa, all of which are flour- ishing enterprises. In politics he is independent. In tracing the ancestry of H. S. Phelps it is learned that he is a descendant of one of the first pioneer families of Connecticut. His an- cestor, William Phelps, a native of England, crossed the Atlantic on the ship "Mary John," and was one of the colonists who settled at Windsor, Conn., in 1630. Doubtless the pioneer virtues — the ability to cope with primitive Na- ture and to conquer the obstacles set in his path- way were inherited by Hinm S. Phelps, who stands well in his conununity and is a faithful exponent of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, being a member of the high council of the Maricopa stake of Mesa. So thoroughly devoted to his religious belief has PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 2gi Mr. Phelps always been that he was one of seven Mormons who, in 1885, were convicted in the United States court at Phoenix on account of his marriage relations, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary at Yuma, where he served three months. Those who served with him were A. P. Spillsbery, George T. Wilson, Charles I. Robson, Oscar M. Stew- art, James Wilson and Edmund Ellsworth, all from Maricopa county. CHARLES T. MARTIN. The name of Charles T. Martin, clerk of the district court, and a resident of Globe, is insep- arably associated with the best efforts for the continued prosperity and improvement of one of the most interesting mining centers in the silver and copper regions. A native of Mason county, Tex., he was born in 1854, and his youth up to fifteen years of age was spent amid the surroundings of his southern home. Of German descent, he is a son of Louis and Eliza- beth Martin, who were born in Germany, and who, upon emigrating to the L^nited States, set- tled in the then wild and uncultivated wilderness of Texas. In search of an independent livelihood tlieir son started out in the world and lived for four years in New York City, at the end of that time associating his fortunes with the mining section of New Mexico, settling in 1873 at Fort Bayard, in the vicinity of Silver City, .\fter clerking for four years in Silver City Mr. Martin came to Arizona, and located at AIcMillen, Gila county, where he engaged in the merchandise business in partnership with John A. Miller, and after two years took up his permanent residence in Globe. While Mr. Martin is appreciated for his many excellent traits of citizenship, it is perhaps as a politician of broad and comprehensive views that he will be best remembered, for in this con- nection his ability has found most congenial scope. His popularity and hold upon the confi- dence of the people is best evinced in connection with the oiifice of county recorder, which, as a Republican, he held in a Democratic community for ten years. Two years after relinquishing the office of recorder he was appointed district clerk in 1897, by Judge Doan of Florence, to accept which poi-iliun he resigned as a supervisor of the county. Like the majority in Globe. Mr. Martin is in- terested in mining, and has several prospects and claims in the Globe mining district. In the city he has been identified with many forward move- ments, not the least of which is his present un- dertaking in connection with establishing a water-works system for the town, in which Thomas .\. Pascoe and R. C. Brown are also interested. In this connection a well has been sunk, and water was turned into the mains about March i, 1901. In 1890 Mr. Martin was united in marriage with Sarah Eaton, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and of this union there is one child, Louis, Mr. Martin is fraternally associated with the Masons, Lodge No. 3, at Globe, and is a cliarter member of the Ancient Order of L'nited Workmen and the Woodmen of the World, in his adopted town. AMOS H. WIEN. Now a successful mine owner in the Dragoon mountains, Amos H, Wien was born in Berks county, Pa., May 27, 1850. He was reared to agricultural pursuits in the state of William Penn, and received the education of the public schools. Upon enlisting as a musician in the Sixth Cavalry of the United States army in 1872, he accompanied his regiment to Fort Riley, Kans.. where they remained about six months, and then were stationed at Fort Hayes, Kans., for two years, but in July, 1876, were transferred to Fort Lowell, near Tucson, Ariz.; and after a year were sent to Fort Grant, Ariz. He served for five vcars, being discharged December 12, 1877. After leaving the army Mr. Wien turned hi.s attention to the management of a ranch in Pima county, and had a government contract for hay, wood, etc., subsequently engaging in freighting in the southern part of the territory. At the same time he dealt extensively in cattle and horses, making, however, a specialty of horses. About ten years ago he came to Russellvillc, w hich is located four and one-half miles north of Dragoon Station, on the Southern Pacific Railroad, at the foot of the Little Dragoon mountains. Ever since he has been interested 292 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in copper and silver mining. .\t the present time he owns the Bhie Bell group and Copper Chief group, the two consisting of eleven claims, besides two iron claims, and three copper claims. He is also the possessor of five Wolframite claims, which ore is practically a new discovery in Arizona, and bids fair to be of great value and utility. .-Vlthough still interested in stock and horses, he owns at the present time but a small ranch, devoting the greater part of his time to mines and mining. :\Iav 6. 1875, Mr. Wien married Charlotte Reanor, of Kansas, and of this union there were born eleven children, namely : Herbert, who, November 6, 1900, was elected justice of the peace of District No. 9 and is a prominent Alason, having attained the degree of Knight Templar; Mortimer, who is a mine owner; Percy, who died when eight years of age ; Charles .\., who is a mine owner; Jess, who is managing a ranch ; Gertie, Parthene, Theresa, Rena, Bertie and August. The children are liv- ing at home with their parents. In politics Mr. \Men is a Democrat, but has never sought official recognition. Fraternally he is associated with the Alasonic lodge at Willco.x, and is also a member of the Royal Arch Chapter at Tomb- stone. J.\ME.S J. MILLHvEN. This pioneer mining operator and discoverer of valuable mines in Arizona, now residing on Lyn.x creek, about fourteen miles from Prescott, is a native of Lewistown, Pa., where his birth oc- curred January 25, 1839. His parents, Robert and Rebecca (Johnson) Milliken, were of the sterling old Scotch Presbyterian stock, and were natives of the Keystone state. Daniel Milliken, the paternal grandfather of our subject, and Rev. James Johnson, his maternal grandsire. were early settlers of central Pennsylvania. Having obtained a common school education, J. J. Milliken came to the west in 1861, proceed- ing via the Isthmus of Panama, and thence to San l-"rancisco and to Nevada county, Cal., where he had his initial experience in mining. In the spring of 1863 he went to \'irginia Citv, Xev.. and during the next five years gave his attention to the cattle business, also doing a lit- tle mining and prospecting, in 1864 locating the Carrico mine, near Austin, Nev. From 1866 to 1878 he carried on agricultural pursuits in Sonoma county, Cal., making a fair success of the enterprise. Coming to Yavapai county twenty-three years ago, our subject took up his residence about one mile from the present town of Jerome, and soon located the famous Walnut Spring, which now furnishes an ample supply of water for the smelter at Jerome. In 1879 he came to the Lynx creek district and that year located the Ora Platte mine, now owned by the Montgomery Gold Mining Company. He also did some placer mining, and in 1880 located the Kishacoquillas mine, which he sold to New York capitalists, and also discovered and laid claim to the fine Miflfin group, which includes tour mines, the MifiBin, the Selano. the Water Gulch and the Borrow, which he still owns. These mines, which produce a gold ore of a free milling na- ture, yield about $10 to the ton. In 1894 he discovered and since has developed the Home- stead mine, the shaft of which is one hundred and eight feet deep. In connection with it he owns and operates a five-stamp mill, and has taken out about $15,000 in gold, the ore aver- aging nearly $30 per ton, there being a small showing of silver also. In addition to these, Mr. Milliken has owned the Golden Fleece mine Xo. 2 and Xo. 3, extensions of the famous Mud- Hole mine: that group he sold in 1898. For twenty-two years he was constantly in the moun- tains, suffering all of the vicissitudes common to the miner, and during that period discovered the above-mentioned mines. Strict attention to business and an exceptionally fine power of dis- crimination between ores of much or little value have led to his financial prosperity. Politically he has always been a Republican. It was in the hopes of benefiting his wife's health more than for any other reason that Mr. .Milliken removed to Arizona. January i, 1872. he married Mary .-\., daughter of .Mbert Foster. He was born in Germany and was one of the "forty-niners" in California. His death took place in Santa Cruz county. Cal., where for five years, or until 1854. he had lieen employed at his trade — that of a shoemaker — and also had carried on a ranch. In his native land he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 293 had married Antonia Fuller, who continued to live on the Santa Cruz ranch until she was sum- moned to the better land, in 1871. Mrs. Milli- ken, who was the youngest of ten brothers and sisters, was the second white child born in Santa Cruz county, Cal., her nativity occurring in 1852. The only son of our subject and wife is J. A., who married Miss Millie Subers, and lives near his father. Rhoda, wife of A. H. Mitchell, and Nellie, who is at home, complete the family. The latter holds a diploma from St. Joseph's Academy of Prescott and from Woodbury's Business College of Los Angeles, Cal. HON. JAMES F. DUNCAN. Through his service as clerk of the board of supervisors of Cochise county, as well as his activity as a Democratic politician, and an enter- prising citizen of Tombstone, Mr. Duncan is well known in his county. He was born in Phil- adelphia, Pa., June 15. 1839. His father, John Duncan, was a native of New York, and with his brother, Tom, constructed in 1842 the Globe mills of Philadelphia, where he died the follow- ing year. Up to the age of twelve years James F. Duncan remained in Philadelphia and at- tended the public schools there. In 1854 he went to Mount Union, where he learned the black- smith's trade. In 1861 he was sent by his em- ployer, Abram Lewis, to the oil regions near the present site of Rouseville, in order to look after the oil interests owned by Mr. Lewis there. At the outbreak of the Civil war he returned to Mount Union and there, August 10, 1861, he en- listed in Company A, Forty-si.xth Pennsylvania Infantry. For four years he served his country at the front. Attached to General liianks' divi- sion, he was for a time in the Shenandoah valley; after the second battle of Bull Run he was with the army of the Potomac. After the battle of Gettysburg they were sent west to re-enforce Rosecrans, and he was with Sherman in the At- lanta campaign and the march to the sea. In November of 1862 he was made commissary ser- geant, after which he served in the commissary (lci)artnient until March 5. 1864. He was then commissioned regimental (|uartermastcr ser- geant and remained in that capacity until the close of the war. July 31. 1865, he was honur- i.blv discharged at llarrishurg. Pa. With the restoration of peace Mr. Duncan returned to the pursuits of civic life. For the following eighteen months he engaged in a mer- cantile business at Atkinson Mills, Pa., after which for twelve years he worked in the Penn- sylvania oil regions, operating around Foster, Emlenton, Parker City and St. Petersburg, Clarion county, where he owned many good wells, besides having interests in others. The last well that came into his possession was on the property of Marcus Huling, the father of Gen. Willis Huling. In 1879 Mr. Duncan re- moved to the west, intending to locate at Lead- ville, Colo., but he was unable to stand the high altitude, and so was obliged to seek a dififerent location. Lured by the prospects for mining in Arizona, he came to Tombstone. Soon he went into the Mule mountains to the location where Bisbee now stands. Satisfied with the prospects of that rich country, he finally made his home there, and, with others of an equally courageous and hopeful mind, passed his days and nights in the rapidly growing, but orderly ana progressive, camp. As the many admirable and substantial traits of character to which he is heir became known and appreciated, he was induced to take a prominent part in the development of the town, and in politics and municipal government be- came a ruling influence. As the first justice of the peace appointed in Bisbee he served during 1880, and so satisfactory was his official work that he was re-elected, receiving seventy-nine out of eighty votes cast, he himself voting for his opponent. In November of 1882 he was elected to the twelfth territorial legislature from Cochise county, and in 1883 was appointed justice of the peace, which office he has filled three terms alto- gether. The association of Mr. Duncan with Tomb- stone as a permanent resident began in 1890, at which time he did a little prospecting. In 1892 he again entered the arena of politics as justice of the peace of Tombstone, serving until Janu- arv. 1895, at which time he was made court com- missioner for the first judicial district, and United States court connnissioner. In 1896 he was again elected justice of the i)eace. also councilman for the first ward, and served as clerk of the council. During the last s^even months of his term he 296 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. acted as city treasurer. In 1898 he became clerk of the county board of supervisors, and in Janu- ary, 3901, was reappointed to the office, which he now satisfactorily fills. A remarkable show- ing is the fact that during the year 1898 he held ten different positions in city and county at the same time. Among the offices he has held are the following: councilman of first ward. Tomb- stone: city clerk: city treasurer: justice of the peace; clerk of the board of supervisors of Co- chise county; deputy clerk of the district court; court commissioner of first judicial district; United States commissioner; notary public, e.x- officio city recorder, ex-officio coroner, and ex- officio high sheriff of Cochise county. Fraternally Mr. Duncan is a member of King Solomon Lodge Xo. 5, F. & A. M., and Cochise Chapter Xo. 4, R. A. M. He is the owner of a comfortable residence in Tombstone. In 1871 he was united in marriage with Mary E. Mini- ger, who died at Westfield, X. Y., October 3. 1882, leaving one son, Lemuel D. Duncan, who at this time is serving the government in the Philippines. HOX. EMERSOX O. STRATTOX. Xearly half a century has been spent by E. O. Stratton in the west, and his experiences on the frontier of civilization were many and varied. About half of that time was spent by him in San Francisco, which has been developed from a tiny hamlet to a proud and commanding city within his recollection, and for the past quarter of a century he has been actively identified with Arizona. Widely and favoi ably known through- out the west and southwest, he is justly entitled to a permanent place of honor in its chronicles. His parents, John Smith and Cornelia C. (Col- vin) Stratton, were natives of Clyde, Wayne county, X. Y., and both his grandfather Stratton and the maternal grandfather Oliver Colvin were farmers and soldiers in the war of 18 12. The Stratton family was an old and respected one in Xew England. In 1852 John S. Stratton went to San Francisco by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and for some time thereafter he was engaged in mining near Sacramento, Cal. In the year after his arrival he was joined by his three brothers. James, Abram (who went to San Francisco in 1849), ^^d Edwin, and later they were prominently associated together in con- tracting and building business in San Francisco. They were the first to introduce hydraulic power in the raising and moving of buildings in that city, where they continued in business from 1849 until recent date. John S., another brother, was similarly occupied in Sacramento. Thus the Strattons took a very active part in the upbuilding of the two great cities of the Pacific slope, and when the wonderful task of linking the east with the west, by means of the trans- continental railroad, was completed by the driv- ing of the golden spike the head of the family was present at the imposing ceremony. The oldest and only living child of John S. and Cornelia Stratton is he of whom this sketch is penned. Born Xovember i, 1846, at the home of his forefathers, in Clyde. X. Y., he was a lad of only seven years when, in 1853, he made the eventful long journey to San Francisco, crossing the Isthmus of Panama on the backs of mules. His education was obtained in the common and high schools of the city of the Golden Gate, and his preparation for his com- mercial career was gained in the Union and the Pacific Business College. Having been grad- uated in the last-named institution, he became a bookkeeper for a firm in Bodega, Sonoma county, and after spending five years with that house was in business at Freestone, same coun- ty, for about a year. In 1871 he went to South America, where he had been offered a position as bookkeeper, at a large salary, with the Callio, Lima & Arroyo Railroad. Xot being favorably impressed with Peru, he returned to San Fran- cisco at the end of a year, and for a like period conducted a general merchandise establishment in Marin county, Cal. Then he was in part- nership with his father in San Francisco until the fall of 1875. In September of that year Mr. Stratton lo- cated at Maricopa Wells, Ariz., as bookkeeper for the Overland Stage Company, operated by Me.'srs. Kearns and Mitchell, and later by Kearns & Griffith. Farly in 1876. when the min- ing excitement in Pinal county was at its height. he went to Florence, where he joined in the work of prospecting and mining. Xot long after his arrival he was made under-sheriff of the PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. county, and served in that office for two years. In May. 1879, he located a ranch in Pima coun- ty, on the eastern slope of the Santa Catalina mountains, where an abundance of running wa- ter renders the property valuable. From that time to the present he has successfully carried on the business of raising cattle, and his brand (an "S" with a crescent placed above it) is well known. In partnership with Royal .\. Johnson, he purchased the herd of cattle owned by Daniel Murphy — the first thoroughbred cattle intro- duced in southern Arizona. Individually. Mr. Stratton located another ranch on the San Pedro river, in Pinal county, and there, jlso. raised cattle. Much of his attention for a number of years has been given to mining enterprises : the old Apache Group were opened by him. and at the present time he owns the Bornite Group mines, where he has ten claims, a fine quality of copper, with some gold and silver, being pro- duced here. Since 1897 he has bought and shipped cattle on the commission basis exten- sively, and now gives most of his time to mining operations. While living in Pinal county, Mr. Stratton was elected and served as county supen'isor for two years, being chairman of the board, and in the fall of 1894 was elected to the responsible post of county treasurer, in which capacity he acted two years. In the Republican party he has been an effective worker, and in 1898, a few months after his removal to Tucson, he was made secretary of the Pima county central com- mittee, in which position he officiated from 1898 to 1900. He also is an ex-member of the terri- torial Republican committee. That he is con- sidered an authority on matters relating to cattle was shown when Governor McCord appointed him to serve on the live stock sanitary board of .\rizona, and of that body he was chosen chair- man. In the course of his varied diUies he com- piled and registered all of the marks used in branding live stock in .\rizona. transferring the records of the same from the different county records to the general territorial book of brands, duly indexing them. He also was the prime mover in the establishment of the present effi- cient system of placing tags oVi hides at ship- ment for the adequate protection of cattlemen. December 15, 1870, the marriage of Mr. .Strat- ton and IMiss Carrie C. Ames, a native of Barn- stable, Mass., was celebrated in Cotuit, Mass. The first born child of this estimable couple is Mabel, wife of Thomas F. Jones, of Helvetia, -Ariz. She was bom in California, while the two younger, Edith O. and Elmer W., are na- tives of this territory. Miss Stratton. a graduate of the Los Angeles (Cal.) Xormal. is a suc- cessful teacher, and Elmer \V. is a student in the University of Arizona. The parents of Mrs. Stratton are Capt. Sim- eon L. and Lucy (Crocker) Ames, like her- self, natives of Barnstable, Mass. In fact, her paternal ancestors, for several generations, lived there, as the town records show. Her great- great-grandfather, Thomas Ames, was born there, December 30, 1746. His son, Enos, and grandson Isaac (the latter her grandfather) also were natives of the place. Capt. S. L. Ames, who was engaged in a four years' whaling vov- age in his early manhood, later was master of vessels engaged in the coasting passenger serv- ice between Boston and Philadelphia for many years. In the spring of 1856 he weiU to San Francisco, accompanied by his wife and two children, crossing the Isthnuis of Panama on the railroad. For the following five years he carried on a general mercantile business at Michigan Bar, Cal., but the strong ties of as- sociation drew him back to the old home in Barnstable, and since 1861 he has dwelt there, long retired from active cares. His faithful wife departed this life in 1892, and only two of their children survive, Mrs. Stratton and Mrs. Lapham. The wife and mother was a daughter of Zenas and Rebecca (Sampson) Crocker, na- tives of Barnstable and Kingston, Mass.. re- spectively. He was a hero of the war of 1812, and his wife's father. Col. Crocker Sampson, won his title by service in the .Vmerican war for independence. The founder of the Sampson family in New England was one Henry Samp- son, who, with a sister and Goodman Tilley. crossed the ocean in the historic "^laytlower" and were pioneers of the Bay state. Mr. and Mrs. Stratton are Unitarian in reli- gious faith. Both are highly esteemed by all w ho know them, and now, after several decades of pioneer life, with all which the term implies, lliov are reaping the just rewards of labor and 298 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. undaunted courage. In 1900 Mr. Stratton built the beautiful modern residence which they oc- cupy, at the corner of Fifth avenue and Third street, Tucson. Fraternally he was made a Ma- son in Bodega (Cal.) Lotlge No. 214, F. & A. M. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and to the Encampment, also to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and was one of the origina- tors of the Hall Association of the last-named. HON. N. A. MORFORD. Few men in Arizona are more prominent or more widely known than N. A. Morford of Phoenix. He has been an important factor in both business circles and public affairs, and his popularity is well deserved, "as in him are em- braced the characteristics of an unbending in- tegrity, unabated energy and industry that never flags. He is public-spirited and thoroughly in- terested in whatever tends to promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of either the city or territory in which he resides. The Judge was born near Greenville, Alercer county, Pa., October 22, 1843, ^"^ '^ descended from a good old Puritan family, which during the religious persecutions fled from England to Holland and later came to America. His paternal great-grandfather was the progenitor of the family in this country, and for a time made his home in New Jersey, whence he re- moved to Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Jo- seph Morford, was born in eastern Pennsylvania, and became a pioneer of Mercer county, where he secured a tract of government land and in the midst of the forest developed a farm. He married Elizabeth Fell of that state, whose an- cestors were also English (Quakers and early settlers of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New- Jersey. Nathan Morford, the Judge's father, was born un the same farm where our subject's birth oc- curred, and there he spent his entire life engaged in agricultural pursuits, dying at the age of sev- enty years. He was a man of prominence in his community, and was called upon to hold various county offices, and he also served two terms in the Pennsylvania legislature. He was a strong abolitionist, and was a su])porter of the \'\'liig and Rcjiiiblicm parties. Religiously he was a Universalist, and socially was a prominent Royal Arch Mason. His widow, who bore the maiden name of Mary A. Smith, is still a resi- dent of Pennsylvania. She was born on the Juniata river in Dauphin county, that state, and is a daughter of John and Sarah Stevens- Smith, the latter a sister of Thaddeus Stevens. Her father was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. Judge Morford is the oldest in a family of three children, the others being Ralph D.. a graduate of the Cleveland Medical College, and now a practicing physician of Crawford county. Pa.; and Ellen, wife of Henry Ruhlman of Colum- liiana county, Ohio. Judge Morford was reared in his native coun- ty and began his education in its district schools, later attending Allegheny College for a time. In 1868 he went to California on account of his health, and while engaged in prospecting anil mining in the mountains for two years he en- tirely recovered. He then attended the California N'ormal School at San Francisco for a time, and later engaged in teaching. In January, 1873, he entered the L^niversity of California at Berkeley, where he was graduated in June, 1876, with the degree of A. B., and for the following six years he again engaged in teaching school in Napa county, Cal., being jarincipal of the schools of St. Helena, and chairman of the board of edu- cation of that county for three years. In 1870 Judge Morford first came to Arizona, and purchased property in Phoenix, which he still owns. The place at that time had only a population of 1,200. He did not locate here, how- ever, until 1882, when he, purchased a half inter- est in the Phoenix "Daily Herald," which was the first daily established here, it being started in February, 1878. In 1883 he became sole proprietor of the paper, and made it the leading daily journal of Arizona. In 1898 the ""Herald" Publishing Company was incorporated, and in May of the following year the Judge sold his interest in the business. Through his paper he was the first to advocate the building of a rail- road into Phoenix, -this being five years before the Maricopa & Phoenix road was built from the Southern Pacific in 1887. Me also advocated the construction of the .\riz<ina canal long be- fciro it was built, and was undoubtedly instru- mental in securins.; this leading waterway for n^^ (k. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 301 the territory. He has championed every move- ment whicli lie believed calculated to prove of public benefit, and through his paper labored untiringly for the removal of the capital to Phoe- nix, his efforts being finally successful. He has been identified with a number of business en- terprises, and has aided in land and mining de- velopment in different parts of the territory. At St. Helena, Cal., June 7, 1802, Judge Mor- ford married Miss Alice M. Jones, a native of Knox county, Me., and a lineal descendant of Governor Thomas Dudley of Massachusetts. As a Republican he has taken an active part in political affairs, and has served as alderman from the second ward for several years, during which time many additions were incorporated in the city of Phoenix. He has also been a member of the school board several years and secretary of the same. In 1892 he was appointed secretary of the territory by President Harrison, and held that im])ortant position until there was a change in the administration in 1894. I" Jiil)'- 1899, he was elected probate judge to fill a va- cancy, and in the fall of 1900 was the Repub- lican nominee for that office. He is a prominent member of the Republican Club of Phoenix ; has served as chairman of the county committee: and was secretary of the territorial Republican committee four years. The Judge is a member of the Board of Trade, of which he has been a director, and a charter member of the Maricopa Club, of which he has also been a director. In religious belief he is an Episcopalian, and is a charter member of Trinity Church at Phoenix. He was a member of its building committee when the house of worship was erected, and has ever since served as ves- tryman. He is also secretary of the board of trustees of the incorporated church of .Arizona, and is treasurer of the diocese of Arizona. From 1892 until 1894 he was a regent of the University of .\rizona, and is a member of the .\lumni As- sociation of the University of California, and of the Phi Delta Theta Society of that univer- sity. In 1890 the Judge was one of the organ- izers of the .'\rizona Press Association, and was its first president. He was made a Mason at St. Helena, Cal., and is now a member of Arizona Lodge, No. i, at Phoenix, of the chap- ter at Napa, Cal., and Arizona Conmiandery, Xo. 3, of Phoenix, in which he is now serving as generalissimo, and is a member of El Zaribali Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is one of the most prominent Odd Fellows of the territory, belonging to the subordinate lodge, the encampment, the Rebekah branch and Can- ton Arizona, No. i, of that order in Phoenix, and has filled all the offices in the same. For five years he represented his lodge in the sover- eign grand lodge, and the last time at Detroit, Mich., received the grand decoration of chivalry. He is now serving as deputy grand sire of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Arizona. His career has ever been such as to warrant the trust and confidence reposed in him, and his devotion to the public good is unquestioned, arising from a sincere interest in the welfare of his fellowmen. CHARLES W. HAYS. This well-known mining man of Nogales was born in Marion ccjunty, \'a., July 25, 1849, and is a son of William F. and Elizabeth (Meming) Hays. They were descendants of pioneer families of the Old Dominion west of the lilue Ridge, who came from England to the colony of Virginia long prior to the Revolutionary war. A genea- logy of the Hays family has been compiled, extending back more than four hundred vears and showing that they were prominent both in Scotland and England. The grandfather of our subject. Henry, came with his father, John Hays, to Virginia, and crossing the Blue or .\lleglicny mountains settled on a wild tract of land. Dur- ing the first war with England Henry Hays was a captain in the regiment conmianded by Colonel Morgan, and participated in many of the sanguinary contests of that memorable struggle. During the Mexican war, when at a verv advanced age, he was an officer under General Scott. Politically he was an old-line Whig and a warm adnrrer of Henry Clay. He also took part in Indian wars and, as captain of a company, captured a band of Indians at San- dusky Plains, Ohio, in conjunction with Col. Levi Morgan, and on the subsequent signing of the treaty of peace delivered the Indians to Gen. Anthony Wayne. At the time of his death he was one hundred and four years of age, and 302 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. liis wife lived to be one hundred and two. They reared a family of thirteen children. At the opening of the Civil war William F. Havs left his plantation and enlisted in the com- mand of Stonewall Jackson, with whom he served until he was killed at the second battle of Bull Run. He was the father of four chil- dren. Charles W. Hays was educated in public and private schools in Marion county, \'a. At the age of twelve years he became attached to the command of Stonewall Jackson, who was a distant relative of the family. He witnessed many of the most important battles in wdiich Jackson bore a part, and was in that illustrious general's tent when his dead body was brought in from the field of battle. Returning home at the close of the war, soon after (1865) Mr. Hays went to Texas, where he was employed on a cattle ranch. Later he returned to Virginia. Imt 1878 found him again in Te.\-as, where he continued in the cattle busi- ness. During 1876 he went to the Black Hills, where he prospected and mined, and he has since followed the same occupation in Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Mexico. For eight years he mined at Cripple Creek, Colo., where he still owns much valuable prop- erty. As a mining operator he has been suc- cessful and now owns some of the finest property of this kind in Sonora, Mexico. Among miners throughout the west he is a recognized authority on the subject of mining. Since boyhood Mr. Hays has been on the frontiers of civilization. As a scout he took part in Indian warfare with General Custer, and his escape in the massacre was due to the fact that he was suffering from a wound and unable to take part in the battle. His first Indian fights were along Red river in Texas, where he was leader of a company of cowljoys. The Indians were stealing stock whenever opportunity afTorded, and .VI r. Hays with his men, after a running fight, rounded up the Indians and recovered their stock, driving the red men across the river. Among the cowboys Mr. Hays was long known as "Wild Jack" Hays. He had many hairbreadth escapes and received several wounds. An unerring shot, and possessing great bravery, he was exactly the kind of man needed in the Ijordcr troubles with the savages. Among his most important battles were Beaver Creek, near the Colorado line, at Medicine Lodge, Kans., and engagements down the Lit- tle Missouri river. In early days he scouted with the celelirated Kit Carson. During the trouble with Sitting Bull he was on scout duty with a party of cowljoys, before and after the battle of Wounded Knee, principally working for the protection of the scattered settlers and ranchmen. At the time of the trouble with the Apaches, through New Mexico, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, in the spring and suimner of 1886, he was pros])ecting through the country. W'hen General Miles came with his command, Mr. Hays was with General Lawton, who was then making heroic efforts to subdue the Indians. In a great many instances Mr. Hays acted as scout, for the protection of prospectors ;.nd ranchmen. He was present at the "round- up" of the noted war chief, Geronimo. Fraternally Mr. Hays is connected with the Elks. At this writing he and his family reside at Nogales, Ariz. His wife, whose family name was Jackson, is a direct descendant of the family of Andrew Jackson and a great-niece of the celebrated divine, T. DeWitt Talmage. She is a woman of culture and refinement, broadly read, possessing business ability and social tact, and in her home dispenses a graceful hospitality. JUDGE WILLIAM A. McKINNON. The town of Jerome, located in the midst of the vast mining resources of Yavapai county, has no more substantial citizen or more earnest worker for her upbuilding than is found in Judge William A. McKinnon, Justice of the peace and coroner. He comes from a state which has pro- duced many successful men, and was born in Burlington, Iowa, in 1859. His father, Hon. T. D. McKinnon, was one of the famous men of the town, and served as circuit judge in Iowa for eighteen years. He was also the first to establish a mercantile business in Burlington and Clarinda, Iowa. After receiving the edu- cation of the public schools our subject's first aspirations were directed towards educational work, in which he engaged for some time. He was then impressed with the large possibilities of the far west, and located in California in 1877. ^/uu^^- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 305 Judge McKinnon became interested in Cali- fornia in mining around Copper City, on the Pitt river, and at the end of two years came to Arizona, locating at Contention City, near where Tombstone now stands. He was here with the Toughnut Company lor a year, and had charge of the stamp mill. In 1880 he went back to California, and in Plumas county engaged in milling with the Green Mountain Mining Com- pany until 1883, when he removed to Butte, Mont., and was there employed by Senator W. A. Clark in the forty-stamp silver mill until 1895. He then turned his attention to another branch of industry, and, while spending a few months in Oregon, purchased one thousand head of horses, which he shipped to Memphis and disposed of. In 1897, the year after locating in Jerome, Judge McKinnon was appointed police judge for the city, but the appointment was later declared by the legislature to be illegal, the body holding that the town council had no right to make the selection. However, in 1898 he was appointed justice of the peace by the supervisors, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. B. Harvey, and in 1900 was elected to the office on the Democratic ticket, by a majority of two to one. In this capacity the Judge tries all civil and crim- inal matters, and also serves as coroner of the city or county. Nor are his efforts confined to the duties of his official office, for he has a wide interest in the general affairs of Jerome, and may be counted on to lend his time, money and liberal assistance to the furthering of any wise and progressive scheme for improvement instituted by his fellow-tow'nsmen. He owns some valuable mining properties in Butte, Mont., and in other parts of the country, and has several real-estate holdings in Jerome. In connection with his regular work he deals in loans, collections and real-estate. Fraternally he is associated with the United Moderns of Jerome. FRANKLIN PIERCE SECRIST. The life of the sheriff of Xavajo county has been filled with incidents of a nature so thrill- ing that they seem better adapted to a novel of western life than to a personal biography. Few men who have passed through such experi- ences live to tell the tale. A volume could be filled with incidents pertaining to his career, but in a sketch of this character it is impossible to relate anv but the most important events of his life. Air. Secrist was born in Franklin county. Pa., December 7, 1852, a son of Jacob C. and Mar- garet (Nicodenuis) Secrist. In 1865 he removed witli his parents to I-'ranklin Grove, Lee county, 111., where his father engaged in the produce business. In 1869 the young man returned to Penns\lvania and for two years was employed by a gas company in Allegheny City. August 14, 1871, he enlisted in the United States regu- lar army at Pittsburg, Pa., and was sent to the St. Louis depot, where he received assignment to duty at Camp McDowell, Ariz., and the journey to that point was made via Denver, San Francisco, Pacific ocean. Gulf of California, Colorado river, and overland to the camp, tw'o hundred and forty-five miles. He remained there six weeks, attached to the Third Cavalry, and was then ordered with that command to Nebraska to relieve the Fifth Cavalry. Returning to Fort McPherson, Neb., the troop departed for Fort Steele, Wyo., and thence for Spotted Tail Agency, in Dakota, where Mr. Secrist was detailed as a dispatch carrier for fourteen months. While thus employed he made the ride from Spotted Tail to Red Cloud, forty-five miles, on one horse, in four hours and twenty-five minutes, and from Red Cloud to Fort Laramie, seventy-five miles, on another horse, from sundown to sunrise. While at Fort Laramie he was subpoenaed to Omaha to appear as a witness in the famous case of Cap- tain Gordon. Rejoining his regiment at Chey- enne, he participated in the Crook expedition of 1876, serving through the Sioux campaign of that year. ( )n the expiration of his time he was discharged, August 14, 1876, and for the next fourteen months he hunted game for a lumber company in Wisconsin. February 10, 1878,. Mr. Secrist re-enlisted in the army in Chicago and rejoined his old com- pany at Big Bend in Dakota. Three months later, at the time of the Cheyenne outbreak, he was in Wyoming and served through that memorable campaign. Going thence to Fort 3o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Steele, he w as made past quartermaster-sergeant and sergeant-major, in that capacity accom- panying the Thornberg expedition, and partici- pating in the engagement known in history as the White river massacre. For gallant conduct on that occasion he was ordered to Washington for examination for promotion: but two days before he was intending to depart President Garfield was assassinated, and nothing further was done in his case. Soon afterward, however, he was made first sergeant, and held that ofifice until February 8, 1883, when he was mustered out at Fort Grant, Ariz. After leaving the regular army Mr. Secrist entered the service of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company as freight brakeman. Five months later he became freight conductor, sub- sequently was promoted to be passenger con- ductor, and served in that capacity until March, 1900. During his engagement with the railroad company he resided at Winslow, and after his retirement from railroad work served as city marshal for eight months. In November, 1900, he was nominated by the Democrats for the post of sherifif of Navajo county, and was elected. The ofifice also carries with it the duties of assessor, personal property tax collector and license collector, and Mr. Secrist is also school trustee of his precinct. He has been grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and for seven years was identified with the Order of Railway Conductors. September 10, 1885, he was united in marriage with Belle Nichols, daughter of Edwin Nichols, for some time superintendent of bridges on the Santa Fe sys- tem. They have two sons, Charles and Harry. HON. EDWARD T. IJAMS. Elected in November, 1900, to the twenty- first territorial legislature of Arizona, as the rep- resentative of the Graham county district, it may be inferred that Hon. E. T. Ijams stands in the front ranks of our citizens. Indeed, he is very popular in the Democratic party, and has been an active worker in the same. For a number of years he has been a member of the grand jury and also has held the position of justice of the peace. William and Cath (Stevens) Ijams, his par- ents, are natives respectively of Maryland and Virginia. The son was born in Ohio fifty-two vears ago and spent eighteen years of his life in that state. Leaving college at Athens, Ohio, in 1867, he commenced teaching and devoted ten vears to that calling, in the meantime hav- ing charge of schools in Missouri, Iowa and California. Coming to SafTord in 1881, he taught the first public school here, but soon turned his attention to other fields of enterprise. For a number of years, and until 1889, Mr. Ijams was the proprietor of a general store — the first mercantile venture of the kind in Saf- ford. During this period he held the position of postmaster for five years, and became widely and favorably known. Then he invested in cat- tle, having a ranch near Bowie, and it was not until 1893 that he gave up this industry. The first drugstore in Graham county was opened by him at SafFord, and for five years he managed that enterprise, then selling his stock of goods, though he still owns the substantial brick store building in which he had been the pioneer drug- gist. He has been financially interested in nu- merous undertakings of benefit to the people, and among these is the Gila Valley Telephone, making connections between Globe, Clifton, Morenci, Safford, Solomonville and Tucson, — two hundred and fifty miles in extent. Of this company he is general manager and treasurer. Foremost among the promoters of this company, he retains a one-third interest in the "concern, which is an enterprise of the greatest public utility. The first exclusive hardware store in the Gila valley was opened by him in 1896, the firm which managed the business being known as Ijams «& Co., until -the senior partner sold out to George A. Olney. In addition to owning some mining property, Mr. Ijams is the pos- sessor of some valuable real estate and several houses. The marriage of Mr. Ijams and Miss Eliza Gallaspy of Lampasas, Tex., took place at San Diego in 1879. They have two sons of whom they have reason to be proud, namely: Sheldon, now in his eighteenth year and a student in the Arizona University at Tucson; and Clyde, a promising little lad of eight years. The elder son is preparing to take a course in electrical engineering, to which line of enterprise he in- tends to devote his life. PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 309 JOSEPH H. COX. The large proportion of young men among the employes of the Arizona Copper Company is worthy of note, and certainly to this fact much of the wonderful success which that concern en- joys must be attributed, with justice. Unques- tionably this is the age for the young man. for his zeal and energy are in great demand in every field of human usefulness, and, moreover, to-day he is early fitted to assume responsibilities, train- ing in school and elsewhere being along strictly practical lines. A native of Angleton, Brazoria county, Tex., the subject of this article was born October 23, 1872, a son of John R. and Angeline O. (Fores- tier) Cox, natives respectively of Scotland and England. The mother is of French descent. Reared at his birthplace, J. H. Cox received a high-school education and when he had com- pleted his literary course prepared himself for his life's career by going to Georgetown, Tex., where he became thoroughly versed in electrical work. Having obtained a diploma certifying to his efficiency as an electrical engineer he had no difficulty in procuring a position. For eight months he was on the pay-roll of the Brush Electric Light plant at Galveston, Tex., and thence went to Velasco, same state, where he had entire diargfe of an electric light plant, steam laundry and water-works for three years. As he had abundantly proved his general business abil- ity, as well as his eminently practical knowledge of electrical engineering, the Arizona Copper Company was glad to employ him as head of the electric light and power plant at Clifton, in which capacity he has acted for four years. Needless to say the equipment of this important depart- ment of the company's mammoth enterprises is unsurpassed in mining regions, and today Mr. Cox has about twenty men under his super- vision, all occupied in electrical work. There are fourteen generators and twenty-six motors, exclusive of the forty-six small fan motors. In the great (]uestions affecting the country, Mr. Cox takes unaffected interest, aiming to keep well posted along all lines. He is a believer in free trade and is strongly opposed to trusts. Fraternally, he is a charter member and past council commander of Cleora Camp No. 14. Woodmen of the World. He also is a Knight ol Pythias, belonging to Clifton Lodge No. 17. June 28, 1899, Mr. Cox married Miss Mary B. Holt, of Memphis. Tenn. She is a daughter of John A. and Isabella (Kedford) Holt, is a lady of liberal education, and in religion adheres to the Methodist Episcopal church. CHARLES W. HUNTER. \ large number of the prominent buildings and residences in Phoeni.x are due to the con- structive ability of Mr. Hunter. To the prosecu- tion of his occupation he brings wide knowledge of the best methods employed in different parts of the world, and keeps in constant touch with all improvements as thought out and applied by men engaged in the same line of work. It would be difficult to find a better field for effort in construction than is furnished by the grow- ing cities and towns of .Arizona, as they rise above a soil wherein is stored the latent rich- ness of dormant centuries. In the city of Phoe- nix the buildings credited to Mr. Hunter include the Sherman block. Arcade block, several build- ings at the United States Industrial School, and innumerable residences. As far back as the memory of the present generation extends, the Hunter family have ren- dered to Nova Scotia the allegiance due the country of their birth. The paternal grandfather was born there, of Scotch descent, and there he engaged in agricultural pursuits. In religion he was an active member of the Presbyterian Church. Charles W. Hunter was born in Nova Scotia, January 27, 1854. and is a son of Lodo- wick Hunter, a builder and stone contractor, who came to the States in 1866 and settled in DeKalb county. 111. Throughout the remainder of his active life he devoted himself to farming. He died in that county in April of 1900, at the age of seventy-five years. His wife, Louisa (Hunter) Hunter, was a member of a family in no way related to her husband's family. She was born in Nova Scotia, as was also her father, George, and her mother, who in maidenhood was a Miss Fish. Mrs. Hunter resides in Illi- nois. In a family of seven children, five of whom are livin", Charles W. Hunter was second in 3IO PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. order of birth. He was educated in the pubHc schools. In 1867 he became an apprentice to the stone-mason and bricklayer's trade under his father, and at the expiration of his time began journeyman work. In 1878 he removed to Col- orado Springs. Colo., in which city and at Man- itou he worked at his trade. In 1883 he removed to Huron, S. D., and for a little less than a year was superintendent of masonry for the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1887 he went to the far west and in Pasadena, Cal., engaged in con- tracting and building until 1890, and continued the same occupation after removing to Olympia, Wash. Taking up his permanent residence in Phoe- nix in 1892, Mr. Hunter has since met with a high degree of appreciation as the character of his work became known. He has received an ex- tended patronage, which has come to him as the result of his acknowledged skill and faith- fulness to every contract. Not only is he a representative of his trade, but in every other respect he is an enterprising citizen of his town. In national politics a Republican, he is not a seeker after official recognition, but prefers to devote all of his time to the immediate demands of his business. Fraternally he is associated with the Woodmen of the World. THOMAS SHIELDS COLLINS, M. D. As an exponent of medical science Dr. Col- lins occupies a prominent position among the professional men of southern Arizona. A con- scientious and painstaking practitioner, he has not only established a desirable general practice at Globe, but has at different times been com- pany physician for some of the largest mining concerns in the territory. Tlie youth of Dr. Collins was uneventfully passed in Pittsburg, Pa., where he was born September 13, 1866. His parents, William A. and Eliza (Lee) Collins, were natives respectively of Kentucky and Ohio. William A. Collins was an attorney and jour- nalist, and editor of the Pittsburg Chronicle- Telegraph. Dr. Collins received his education in Florida and Virginia, and subsequently studied medi- cine at the Hospital College of Medicine in Louisville, Ky., from which he was graduated in 1886. After fifteen months spent in practical demonstration in the Louisville hospitals, and six months in the Southern Pacific railroad hos- pital at Oakland, Cal., he came to Silver King Camp in Arizona, in 1888, and was company phy- sician for two years. For the following few months he derived a great deal of interest- ing information from extensive traveling, and materially broadened his scope, horizon, and knowledge of human nature. He visited Central and South America, later going to Cuba, Flor- ida, and other southern points, his wanderings terminating in Globe in 1891. Here he was company doctor for the mines of Globe until 1897, when he followed the tide of fortune seek- ers north, and spent a year in the Klondike. Upon returning to Globe he entered upon a general medical and surgical practice, in which he has since been successfully engaged. Like the majority who live in a region where the speculative enterprise of mining is possible, the doctor is also interested, and owns several claims in the Globe district. He is the pos- sessor of town property, and owns his residence and office, which is located just off from the main street near the center of the town. Mrs. Collins was, before her marriage in 189 1, Nellie Atkinson, and her parents are Capt. George and Maria Atkinson, the former of whom was a captain in a Minnesota Regiment during the Civil war. In politics a Democrat, Dr. Collins is actively interested in local politi- cal affairs, has served on several committees, and has been chairman of the Gila county cen- tral committee. Fraternally he is associated with the Odd Fellows at Globe and is a mem- ber of Lodge No. 12, which is the largest lodge in the territory. He is also a Woodman and Workman, a charter member of both lodges in Globe, and of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. FREDERICK L. BRILL. Few of the dwellers of Salt River valley have been for so long a time identified with the territory of Arizona as has Mr. Brill, who came here in 1865, and has since made it the scene of the various enterprises in which he has been engaged. As may well be imagined, the coun- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3" try at that time was in a wild and unprom- ising condition, and they were indeed stout of heart who had faith in its possibilities. The red men still regarded the rivers, and woods, and plains, as their rightful and undisputed herit- age, and to the early miners who sought to wrest from the earth its hidden treasures, they were a constant menace and danger. It is therefore true that to these miners of courage and unflagging zeal is largely due the present state of improvement and civilization of this pro- lific corner of the earth. For several years Mr. Brill was engaged in mining in different parts of the territory, and was part owner of the famous \^ulture mine, located about fiften miles west of where Phoenix now stands. Later he settled on a ranch fifty- six miles west of the site of Phoenix, and took up land for mining purposes, subsequently drifting into general farming and stock-raising. Of the original land purchased in the early days, he still owns nine hundred and sixty acres, part of which is ' under a high state of cultivation, and unusually well watered. Here he lived and prospered for many years, and finally removed to where he now lives, in the near vicinity of Phoenix. To Mr. Brill belongs the distinction of having planted the first orchard in the ter- ritory of Arizona, on Brill's ranch, near Wick- enburg, which he still owns. While a resident of that place he attained to considerable promi- nence in the affairs of the locality, and for sev- eral years served as justice of the peace. A native of other shores, Mr. Brill was born in Prussia, April 4, 1833, and is a son of Henry Brill, also born in Prussia. In his native land he received the substantial training accorded the average German youth, and was well equipped for the future responsibilities of life by receiving a good education. To this has been added the research of many years, and constant reading and application, and todav Mr. Brill is an unusually well informed man, and in touch with the general topics of interest. When about seventeen years of age his ambition reached be- yond the land of his birth, and in search of broader opportunities, he immigrated to Amer- ica, the journey being accomplished in a sailing vessel. Upon arriving in the United States he settled in Louisiana, and for a short time en- gaged in the tobacco business in New Orleans. A later venture was a mercantile business con- ducted in San Antonio, Tex., and also the manu- facture of cigars. Still unsettled as to location, Mr. Brill tried his fortunes in Nicaragua, and after a short time went to California, via San Francisco, and for a time engaged in mining in southern California. In San Diego county he began to raise cattle, and was thus employed until 1865, when he came to Arizona. Mrs. Brill was formerly Laura Copeland, a na- tive of San Francisco. The first wife of Mr. Brill was Isabella Rourke. He has three chil- dren: Cora, Frederick and Louise. In religion he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. MRS. MARY H. BAXTER. Mrs. Ba.xter was born in Madison, (ja., and is a daughter of Patterson and Mary (Johnson) Taylor, born respectively in North Carolina and in Morgan county, Ga. Patterson Taylor was a farmer during the greater part of his life, and moved from North Carolina to Georgia when a young man. He served with distinction in the Florida or Seminole war, and died in Georgia in 1845. His wife, who was a daughter of John Johnson, a native of Georgia and a planter by occupation, married a second time, and subse- quently died in Phoenix. She became the mother of seven children, six of whom attained maturity, three sons and three daughters, Mrs. Baxter being the second youngest child of the second marriage. Of the other children, James D. Jack- son was killed during the Civil war, while serv- ing in a Georgia regiment at the battle of Mal- vern Hill; Christopher C. Taylor was in a Geor- gia regiment, and was killed at the battle of Malvern Hill; Mrs. Reeves, a full sister of Mrs. P>axter, is living in Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Mary Taylor was reared in Georgia, and received an excellent education. In 1861 she removed to Fanning county, Tex., and in 1869 crossed the western plains with a train of four hundred people, and terminated the journey at (lila licnd. At Agua Caliente Miss Taylor was united in marriage with King Woolsey, who was born in Georgia, and educated in Louisiana and .\rkansas. His father was a large land owner, and had property on both sides of the state line 312 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In 1850 the son went to Calaveras county, Cal.. and engaged in mining, and in i860 located in Arizona. The following year began his associa- tion with the Indians, wherein he so distin- guished himself in the face of extreme peril and almost certain death. He led several expedi- tions against the Apaches in 1863-4, and after several battles in different fxarts of the territory succeeded in rounding them up, thus averting much disaster and loss of life. On the Gila river Mr. Woolsey bought the Agua Caliente ranch and hot springs, and settled down to the life of a prosperous rancher. In the Prescott district he had large mining inter- ests, and built three quartz mills which were operated in partnership with ex-Governors Rich- ard C. McCorniick and John N. Goodwin. His interests further extended to the purchase of im- proved farms in the Salt River valley, and to the acquisition of considerable business and other property in Phoenix. He was a miller also on a large scale, and conducted his enterprise in partnership with John Y. T. Smith. Mr. Wool- sey died in Phoenix in 1879, and is remembered as a man of sterling character and high principle, with wisely directed generous impulses, and a personal courage which never quailed in the face of danger. In the political affairs of the com- munity in which he lived he exerted a wide in- fluence, and served in the first, second, third, fifth, seventh and ninth territorial councils, hav- ing been presi<lent of the same during the seventh and ninth terms. He was also on the staffs of Governors Goodwin, McCormick and Safford. Mrs. Woolsey subsequently became the wife of Mr. Baxter, an attorney of Phoenix. She is a woman of great executive ability, and an ex- cellent business manager, and owns large real- estate interests in Phoenix and elsewhere. Her property is all well improved and on a paying basis, and includes the Plaza building. The Agua Caliente ranch, which is the especial pride of Mrs. Baxter, is ten hundred and forty acres in extent, and one of the finest pieces of prop- erty in the county. The irrigation facilities are admirable, the water being inexhaustible, and derived from the Agua Caliente spring. This spring is possessed of medicinal qualities which liave gained for it a wide renown, and which is purported to have accomplished some really wonderful cures. The water gushes forth with the rapidity and power of a mountain torrent, and contains iron, magnesia and sulphur. The inducement offered by the healing power of the water has justified the erection of an hotel in process of construction, which is to cost $60,000. JULIAN VEST. The great army of railroad conductors having their respective routes in the far west are ably represented by that enterprising citizen of Tuc- son, and excellent railroad man, Mr. Vest. A native of Richmond, \'a., he was the youngest in a family of nine children, seven of whom are living. His father, James M. Vest, was born in Louisa county, Va., and was a planter on a large scale, owning Corduroy, a beautiful and richly developed home of one thousand and six hundred acres. He was one of the ideal south- ern planters, and lived to be over eighty years old. The paternal grandfather, John Vest, also a native of Virginia, was a planter and promi- nent man, and served his country in the war of 1812. On the maternal side, the ancestry is English. Mrs. Vest, who died in 1876, before her marriage was Martha Sneed Burnley, who was born at Rock Creek, Louisa county, Va. On his father's plantation of Corduroy Julian Vest received the early training that fitted him for the future responsibilities of life, and was educated by a private tutor, at the Culpeper .•\cademy, and at the Blacksburg Military Acad- emy. In 1873 he started out in the world to earn his own living and became identified as brakeman with the railroad owned by Collis P. Huntington, called the Chesapeake & Ohio. Eighteen months later he was promoted to the position of conductor, and in 1883 filled a similar position with the Kentucky Central Railroad. In 1894 he became yardmaster at Memphis, Tenn., for the Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwest- ern Railroad, and was transferred in 1896 to the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific, as con- ductor on the division. In Cynthiana, Ky., September 19, 1888, Mr. Vest married a native of the place, Nancy I. Craig, a daughter of F. G. Craig, a prominent distiller and race horse man, and who served as i^ fc?fl _^^^JH ^^^^^^^^^ra^^HB^^^^Vi^^^ ^H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^i!^^^^^ ^Mfl^i ^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 315 quartermaster in a Kentucky regiment during the Civil war. Her mother was Kate Sparks, a member of an old Kentucky family. To Mr. and Mrs. Vest have been born two children. Charles Frank and James W. In Paris. Ky., Mr. \est became associated with the Masons, and is now a member of the Tucson Lodge, No. 4, and is still connected with the Royal .\rch Masons at Paris, Ky. As a member of the Order of Railroad Con- ductors, he belongs with San Xavier Division, No. 313. In national politics a Democrat, he is liberal-minded regarding the prevailing adminis- tration. In religion he is connected with the Baptist Church. THOMAS GRINDELL. The greatest gift of life, a mind stored with the best knowledge of the world, belongs to Mr. Grindell. A profound student always, by study and by travel in many lands he has acquired the breadth of mind which is the rightful heritage of the intelligent observer. He was born in Platte- ville. Wis., June 29, 1871, and is a son of Wil- liam and Margaret (McMurray) Grindell, natives respectively of Ireland and Illinois. When a young man, William Grindell settled in Canada, but soon removed to the States and became one of the earUest settlers of Platteville, Wis. His industrious efTorts were attended by a cor- responding prosperity, and he was one of the best in his line in the manufacture of furniture. In Masonic circles he wielded an extended influ- ence and was identified with other important in- terests of his town. He lived to be seventy-si.x years of age. His wife, who is now living in Platteville, Wis., was a niece of Peter Cart- wright, her mother having been a sister of that eminent evangelist. The home training received by Thomas Grin- dell was calculated to develop the best traits of his character. In his native town of Platteville he was educated in the public schools and in 1890 was graduated from the normal school. Subsequent training was received in the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, which he entered as a junior and left in March of the senior year. Following a westward inclination he sought the glowing possibilities of California and engaged in the educational work in Los Angeles in 1892. In 1893 he entered upon extended journeymgs and visited the Sandwich Islands, New Zealand, .\ustralia, the Philippines, China and Japan, and was away from this country about thirteen months, .\ftcr returning to San Francisco he started upon another trip of adventure and vis- ited .Alaska. Juneau and Sitka being his especial objective points. On his return to the United States he spent a short time in Los Angeles, after which he visited old Mexico and Central America, where he purchaseil placer gold from the Indians and natives. Interspersed with the overland travels were many interesting e.xperi- ences which threatened disastrous terminations and included the adventures of being twice robbed. On one occasion he was waylaid and nearlv killed, in addition to being relieved of his possessions. A siege of yellow fever somewhat dampened the delight and enthusiasm of travel in Central .\merica, but fortunately was viewed from a philosophical standpoint by Mr. Grindell as a part of the hardships to be endured by those who wander far from their native heaths. During 1895 Mr. Grindell was commissioned captain in the Guatemalan army while touring through that country. .\t that time Guatemala was about to go to war with the republic of Mexico over the disputed mahogany lands on the border, but a settlement being effected he withdrew from the service. In the fall of the same year he settled in Tucson, Ariz., and be- came interested in mining and educational work, and was later principal of the Nogales public schools. At the same time he attained to con- siderable political prominence and was secretary of the territorial meeting that appointed the Mc- Kinley delegates to the St. Louis national con- vention in 1896, In 1900 he was a delegate to the convention at Philadelphia that nominated William McKinley for a second term as presi- dent. In i8()7 he was appointed to the chair of English literature in the .Arizona Normal school at Tempe, but resigned the position to enli.st as a private in troop C. First United States Volun- teer Cavalrv, more familiarly known as Roose- velt's Rough Riders. With this famous troop he served in the Spanish-American war until nmstered out in the fall of 1898. Upon his re- turn to Arizona he was nominated for superin- tendent of schools of Maricopa county, but suf- 3i6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. fered defeat with the rest of the Rough Riders in tlie territory that year. In January of 1899 he was appointed deputy to United States Mar- shal Griffith and served in the ofifice at Tucson for a year, since which time he has been clerk of the supreme court of Arizona. In addition to the responsiliility incident to the supreme court clerkship Mr. Grindell is in- terested in ranching near Tucson and owns, in partnership with his brother, Edward P. of Tuc- son, the site of old Fort Lowell in Arizona. He also laid out an addition to Nogales, known as the Grindell tract, consisting of one hundred and seventeen lots. In Los Angeles, Cal., he was made a Mason and is now connected with Chapter No. 2, R. A. M., Commandery No. 3, K. T., and El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S., of Phoenix. The .Ancient Order of United Work- men includes him in its list of members, also the Maricopa club. JOHN L. SEAMANDS. John L. Seamands comes of a family of rail- roaders, as his father and three brothers have given their mature lives to this line of occupa- tion. He is justly popular among the railroad men with whom he is acciuainted, and for a quar- ter of a century has devoted his life to railroad- ing. I'.elonging to the Order of Railroad Con- ductors, he is ex-chief of Xavier Division, No. 313, and in 1893 represented Lexington Divi- sion, No. 239, in the grand division at Toledo, Ohio. In 1888, 1889 and 1890 he attended the general conventions of the order, at Toronto, Denver and Rochester, N. Y., respectively. The Seamands family is of English origin, and the great-grandfather of our subject, William Seamands, was born in \'irginia, as also was the grandfather. William R. Seamands. The former was a man of liberal education for his day and localitv, and his death occurred in West \'ir- giiiia. William R. Seamands was a successful stock dealer and farmer, and spent his last years in West Mrginia. Andrew Jackson Seamands, father of John L.. was born in Cabell county, W. \'p., and ])rior to nnd after the Civil war was employed in the construction of the Chesapeake (Jv ( )hio Railroad. When the line had been fin- ished lu' bi-caiiH- n)admastei'. ami when in his fiftieth year and living in Milton, W. Va., was in charge of a supply train and on one occasion was on his way from the camp to the railroad station, where he was to take a train for home, when he was accidentally killed by falling through a bridge. His widow, Mrs. Mary (Mann) Seamands, is yet living, her home now being in Tucson. She was born in Jackson county, Ohio, where her people were early settlers. Henrietta, her only daughter, died in West \ irginia, and Frank P., the youngest, died when three years old. .\lbert G., Cliprles W. and James D. are conductors, with their homes and headquarters in San Antonio, Tex. J. L. Seamands was born and reared in Cabell county, W. Va., and received a public-school education. In 1875, when fifteen years of age, he commenced working on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad with his father and was promoted from errand boy and "jack-of-all-trades" to brakeman. After a year and a half or so he was given a position as conductor on the same line, and it was not until January, 1884, that he re- signed and went to Texas. There he was em- ployed for ten months as a conductor on the International & Great Northern Railroad, and from November, 1884, to March, 1886, was again with the Chesapeake & Ohio, in the same capac- ity. During the following seven years he ran between Cincinnati and Lexington, Ky., on the Kentucky Central Railroad, after which he was with another railroad until March, 1896. Re- signing, he came to Tucson, and from May of that year until September, 1899, was conductor on a train running in the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific. For fifteen months he was traveling conductor between Tucson and El Paso and on the branch road from Benson to Xogalcs. -\riz.. his territory comprising about four hundred miles of railroad. At the present he is conductor between Tucson and Nogales. In I'ebruary. 1883, Mr, .Seamands was married in .St. .\lbans, W. Va., to Miss Jennie Capehart, a native of that town, as were her father, Stephen P., and grandfather, John Capehart. The family is of German ancestry. John Capehart was the owner of a plantation, and Stephen P. Capehart followed agricultural pursuits in early manhood, later becoming a merchant of St. Albans. He is a first cousin of Hon. James Capehart, wlio repre- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 317 sented the third district of West \'irginia in congress several terms. For a wife S. P. Cape- hart chose Susan, the only child of Andrew Woods (and granddaughter of a hero of the American war for independence). The latter was a native of Scotland and was of the old Presbyterian faith, being a minister of that de- nomination. Andrew Woods was born near Winchester, Va., and was a furniture manufac- turer at Charlestown, W. \'a., for several years. Of the five children born to S. P. Capehart and wife two are deceased. William C. is a con- tractor, living at St. Albans, and John C. is a traveling salesman of Morgantown. The mar- riage of Mr. and Mrs. Seamands is blessed by three sons, namely: Roy Capehart, Earl Arnett and Lawrence Capehart. Fraternally Mr. Seamands is an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias, and in his political faith is a Democrat. Mrs. Seamands was educated in Sheldon College, at St. Albans, and possesses at- tractive social qualities. She belongs to the Ladies' Au.xuiary of the Order of Railroad Con- ductors and is secretary and treasurer of the Tuc- son branch, Xavier Division, No. 118. In re- ligion she is a Presbyterian, while her husband favors the Methodist Episcopal creed. WILLIAM H. CLARK. A native of Cheshire, Berkshire county, Mass., born August 22, 1859, and reared and educated in that state, Mr. Clark has been a sincere ad- mirer and friend of Arizona since he first came here, twenty-three years ago. Though he returned to New England in the mean- time, and thought he would settle there permanently, the charms of Arizona were never absent from his mind, and eventually he came back, thenceforward to be unwavering in his allegiance to this future state. Mr. Clark possesses a liberal education and is a well-informed man on all the current issues of the day. In the Centennial year he was con- nected with the Newtown (Conn.) "Bee," a well- known newspaper of that state, and about that time his interest in the far west was awakened. In 1878 he started for the west, and made an extended tour through Colorado. New Mexico and Arizona, continually becoming more im- pressed with the gigantic enterprises engaging the attention of the comparatively few inhabi- tants and the yet greater future before them. In the spring of 1880 Mr. Clark returned to Massachusetts and then dwelt in New York City for a few months. Much to the surprise oi' many of his friends he yielded to the attractions of a military life, and in December, 1880. enlisted in the United States regulars for five years. As- signed to service with the Fourth Cavalry, under Colonel McKenzie, he first was stationed at Fort Riley, Kans., and thence was sent into Colorado, also aiding in the transferring of the Ute Indians from that state to Utah. In August, 1881, the Fourth Cavalry was sent to Fort Apache, owing to the outbreak among the Cibecu Apache In- dians of that vicinity and of the San Carlos dis- trict. Later in the fall they were ordered to Fort Wingate, N. M., and remained there until the spring of 1884, chiefly doing duty on detached service. The remainder of Mr. Clark's term of enlistment was at Fort Apache, where he was granted an honorable discharge December 18, 1895. Several times during his service he acted as a non-commissioned officer, mainly in the quartermaster's department, and throughout his army career made a most creditable record. Dur- ing the last year he took part in the campaign against Geronimo and his braves, whose massa- cres and devastations struck terror to the hearts of even old settlers and Indian-fighters. Once more returning to New England, Mr. Clark became associated with the American Zylonite Company, of Adams. Mass., and .spent a year or two there. It often has been said that he who passes a year or even less in the south- west can never be satisfied to live elsewhere again, and so it proved in the case of our subject., In 1888 he came to Holbrook, and opening the well-known Holbrook House conducted it for four years. In 1893 he became general agent for several eastern firms, and in the following tliree years connnenced dealing in general mer- chandise. .After two years had rolled away he sold out to Mr. \\'oostcr and embarked in a brokerage business, buying and selling every- thing, including real estate, .\long the Santa Fe and throughout northern .Arizona he has built u]) a large trade with local merchants, as he iiandles all kinds of merchandise. 3i8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In no wise is Mr. Clark a politician, in the usual .sense of the term. However, he keeps well posted in the great and giave affairs of the times and uses his influence in favor of the Republican party. A special point is made by him in attend- ing conventions, county and territorial, and fre- quently he has been sent as .a delegate. In June, 1900, he had the honor of being a delegate to the national Republican convention at Philadel- phia. He is a charter member of Winslow Lodge No. 536, B. P. O. E., and was one of its first officials. His marriage to Miss Augusta Schulz took place in New Mexico in 1894. THOMAS McGRATH. Among the prominent railroad men residing in Phoenix is the gentleman whose name intro- duces this sketch. Throughout his business career he has been actively identified with rail- road work, and is now one of the popular con- ductors on the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott line. A native of Vermont, he was born in St. Albans, on the ist of January, 1867, and is a son of Kennedy and Mary (Maloney) McGrath. The father was born in Ireland and when six years old came to this country with his parents, the family locating in Waterbury, Vt., where the grandfather, Thomas McGrath, followed farming until his death. h"or the long period of thirty- two yeais the father served as yardmaster for the Central \'crmont Railroad, but is now living a retired life on his farm near St. Albans. His wife is a native of that place .and a daughter of Simon Maloney, who was connected with the Central \'ermont Railroad throughout his active business life. Our subject is one of a family of eleven children, all of whom are living. His brothers, Edward and John, are now engineers on the Mexican Central Railroad. Mr. McCirath, of this review, grew to man- hood at his birthplace, and at the age of four- teen years began work in the passenger yard of the Central Vermont Railroad. Two years later he was given charge of the same and held that position three and a half years. In 1886 he went to El Paso del Norte, Mexico, and after brak- ing on the Mexican Central Railroad for three months was piomntcd to conductor, having charge of a train nnniing between El I'aso ;uid Jiminiez. Not being pleased with that section he went to Colorado in May, 1887, and entered the seivice of the Colorado Midland as brake- man on a train running between Colorado Springs and Buena \'ista, but was soon made conductor. In 1888 he secured a position as brakeman on the .\tlantic & Pacific Railroad, and a month later was made conductor of a freight train running between Williams and Peach Springs, holding that position three months, after which he was brakeman on a train running between Needles and Peach Spring. His train was wrecked by a broken wheel, but for- tunately he escaped uninjured. Although he was in no wise to blame for the accident he was laid off, and then went to Trinidad, Colo., and secured a position as brakeman on the Denver, Te.xas & Fort Worth Railroad between Trini- dad and Texline. Subsequently he was conduc- tor on a train running between Pueblo and Trinidad, and then returned to Needles to be- come conductor on the construction train that built the Colorado & California Railroad. Later he accepted a similar position on a construction train of the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott Rail- road, with which he has since been connected. He was freight conductor for a time, but for four years has now been passenger conductor on a train running between Ash Fork and Phoenix. His has been a successful railroad career and he has the entire confidence of the company, as well as the high regard of his associates and many friends. He is a member of the Aztec Division No. 85, O. R. C, at Winslow, and is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. At Williams, Ariz-., Mr. McGrath was united in marriage with JNiiss Jennie York, and to them have been born two interesting children, Arlie and Murrav. S. M. HARRIS. This honored veteran of the Civil war, and now a well-known conductor on the Phoenix Short Line, residing in Phoenix, wis born in St. Louis, Mo., in September, 1847, and is a son of Joseph and Providence (Frazer) Harris, also natives of that state, the former born in St. Louis countv. the latter in Franklin county. His paternal gi andfather. Samuel Harris, who was a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 321 farmer and miller by occupation, was born in Warren county, Ky., and at an early day re- moved to St. Louis, Mo. The maternal grand- father, Charles Frazer, was of Scotch-Irish de- scent, and was also a pioneer of St. Louis. Later in life he followed farming in Franklin county, Mo. He was steward of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which explored the northwest, fol- lowing the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers to their source, and Frazer river was named in his honor. The father of our subject followed farm- ing in Missouri throughout life. He was killed in November, 1S55. while on his way to attend a celebration in Jefferson City by the excursion train on the Missouri Pacific Railroad going through the bridge at Gasconade. His wife died in Kansas City in 1887. Of the six children of this worthy couple S. M. Harris is third in order of birth and the only one living in Arizona. He was reared and edu- cated in St. Louis. He engaged in farming until fourteen years of age, when he began his rail- road career as a newsboy on the train, but a year later became brakeman on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. In 1864 he laid aside all personal in- terests and enlisted in Company K, Fortieth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, being mustered into the United States service at Benton Bar- racks, St. Louis. He was on duty in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee, and participated in the engagements at Frank- lin, Spring Hill and Nashville, and the siege of Mobile, Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, after which he went to Montgomery, Ala. He was mustered out at Benton Barracks, in August, 1865, and returned to his home in Missouri. After the war Mr. Harris again entered the service of the Missouri Pacific Railroad as brakeman, and was promoted to conductor in October, 1868. Subsequently he was with the Iron Mountain, Northern Missouri and other roads, and for eight years was a conductor on the Kansas City. Fort Scott & Memphis Rail- road between Kansas City and Memphis, his home being in the former place. In 1889 he' went to Stockton, Cal., and was with the South- ern Pacific Railroad one year, at the end of which time he removed to Los .\ngclos and be- canu' a conductor on the Southern California Railroad. In 18(74 he enlcrcd the service of the 12 Stockton Railroad, with which he was connected until coming to Phoenix in February, i8y6. He has since been in the employ of the Maricopa, Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad Company. as brakeman three months and since then as con- ductor in charge of a passenger train. He is one of the most popular conductors of the line, being painstaking and obliging, and easily makes friends of all with whom he comes in contact. Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen at Fort Scott, Kans., and the Masonic order at Lodi, Cal. In Kans.as City, Mo., Mr. Harris married Miss Huldah Fitzgerald, a native of San Joaquin county, Cal. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a most estimable lady. She is a daughter of Joseph W. and Sarah Fitz- gerald, of Lodi, Cal. Her father, who is de- ceased, was reared in St. Louis county. Mo., went to California in 1849 and engaged in min- ing for many years. Subsequently he turned his attention to ranching. CAPT. J. DeWITT BURGESS. The life record of this sterling citizen of Tuc- son presents many points of unusual interest, and his twenty-three years of identification with the interests of Arizona entitles him to an hon- ored place in its annals. He possesses broad and liberal views of life and human achieve- ments, is a patriot in the best and highest sense and is entirelv worthy of the praise and emula- tion of his associates and contemporaries. Born in Devonshire, England, May 2, 1847, he is the eldest child of Cyrus Angus and Leonora F. N. (DeWitt) Burgess, natives re- spectively of Dublin, Ireland, and Devonshire. The mother was the only child of John DeWitt, whose brother was Sir Henry DeWitt of Devon. The family originated in Holland, and at the close of the "thirty years' war" went to England, later to Scotland and finally located in the south- ern part of England. John DeWitt was a capi- talist, owning valuable estates in Scotland and England. Cvrus A. Burgess was born in Dub- lin, and for seventeen years was professor of mathematics in Trinity college of that city. He was a man of exceptional ability, and for years was engaged in civil and nn'ning engineering operations in Cornwall and Wales. In 1841) he 322 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. brought his family to the United States and for the next five years was employed in the con- struction of the Pennsylvania railroad at Phila- delphia. Later he represented a large English corporation in the New York & Erie Railroad, controlling a good block of stock. He died in the midst of his extensive enterprises, in New Jersey, in 1868, and his widow departed this life in Dublin, Ireland. All of their children, three sons and two daughters, survive. The boyhood of Capt. J. DeWitt Burgess was exceptionally replete with interest and educa- tional factors, though his literary schooling was limited, his father being his chief instructor. An infant when brought to .\merica, he was made a companion of by his father, and accompanied him on trips to Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, \'irginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and also to Cuba and South America. He be- came well versed in mathematics under the tute- lage of his gifted father and in 1861 entered Wabash college at Crawfordsville, Ind. In August, 1862, the young man, then only fifteen years of age, enlisted in Company F, Sixth Indiana Cavalry, and within a few days, on August 30, took part in the battle of Rich- mond, Ky. In the following December he took part in the engagements of Elizabethtown and Muldrough'sHill and then assisted in the capture of Knoxville under the leadership of General Bumside, remaining with him until March, 1864. Among the maneuvers in which he was con- cerned were Strawberry Plains, Blaine's Cross Roads, Loudon, Campbell Station and the three weeks' siege of Kno.xville. In March, 1864, the regiment returned by railroad to Lexington, Ky., and then, having obtained fresh horses, joined Sherman at Rocky Face Ridge May 4, 1864, and continued with him until August 2 in Stoneman's brigade. While near Macon on a raid Captain Burgess and his comrades were captured August 9 at Sunshine Church, and were kept in prisons at Andersonville, Charleston, S. C, and Florence, S. C, until the ensuing December, when, he was released on special parole. Sent to Savannah, thence to Annapolis and then to Camp Chase, Ohio, he was there in command of paroled prisoners until May, 1865, when he returned to his regiment and was mus- tered out at Pulaski, Tenn., July 28, 1865. He had enlisted as a private and by meritorious con- duct had been promoted, becoming second lieu- tenant September i, 1862; first lieutenant July 18, 1864; captain May 2, 186=;, and was honor- ably discharged Ju'y 28, 1865. On two occa- sions he was wounded, a bullet passing through his body under the left arm, but fortunately missing the vital organs. .\t Resaca he was knocked down and run over by a caisson and at the siege of .\tlanta. July 22, his horse was killed under him and in falling almost crushed the rider's leg. In 1866, by a competitive examination. Cap- tain Burgess was appointed from Terre Haute, Ind., as a cadet to West Point, and belonged to the class of '70. However, in June, 1868, he resigned, but in the following August was ap- pointed as second lieutenant of the Seventh United States Cavalry, and joined the regiment at Fort Hays. That fall he participated in the campaign against Black Kettle's band of Chey- enne Indians and took part in the battle at Wich- ita, and after they were quelled, November 28, 1868, he tendered his resignation. Coming to Santa Fe he enlisted and outfitted twenty-one men with arms and ammunition, and the party, with considerable luggage conveyed by pack animals, made the hazardous trip through New Mexico and Arizona to Los Angeles. Prospect- ing for some time in California, Captain Burgess then went on horseback to San Francisco, and in May, 1869, returned to the east on the newly- completed Union Pacific. In 1870 the captain was married in South Bend., Ind., and went to England, where four or five months were pleasantly spent, but the wife soon died and in 1871 he left Liverpool for a cruise around the world, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, thence to India and to San Fran- cisco and back to Indiana. Locating in Terre Haute, he operated a machine shop and foundry until March, 1873, when he sold out and came to Arizona. Here he was associated with Gen. .\. \'. Kautz and Col. James Biddle, and they partially developed some Silver Creek property, now known as the Equator mine, near Verde. In 1875 the captain was appointed storekeeper at the A'erdc Indian reservation, and later aided in the removal of the Tonto Apaches and the .\pache Mohaves to the San Carlos reservation. PORTRAIT AXn BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 323 For eijjht years, and until 1882, he was in the employ of the government as chief of scouts at San Carlos and in the field. He was also agency clerk at San Carlos until May, 1876, and helped to move the Chiricahur Apaches from Bowie to San Carlos. Since 1882 Captain Burgess has been engaged in general mining enterprises, and is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. For two years he was general manager of the Table Mountain copper mines, for several years held a similar position with the Saginaw mines, situated about nine miles from Tucson, and was superintendent of the liolivia Placer Mining Company. At the present time he is the presi- dent of the old Pueblo Copper Company, whose mines are about twenty miles north of Red Rock. He also is the superintendent of the Golden Rule Copper mines, located some fifty miles north of Tucson. From his early manhood the captain has been a stanch Republican. He held membership with John A. Logan Post No. 3, G. A. R., of Terre Haute, Ind., was an official of the Indiana com- mandery of the Loyal Legion, and was identi- fied with the Knights of Pythias. In religious belief he is an Episcopalian and the kindly prin- ciples which animate him have been of vmtold assistance to the poor and unfortunate who have appealed to him for aid. WILLIAM F. BRANEN. The popular passenger conductor on the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott Railroad, who now makes his home in Phoenix, is a native of Iowa, his birth having occurred in Polk, January 25, 1863. His parents, James and Minerva (Drellin- ger) Branen, were born natives of Indiana, and early settlers of Polk, Iowa. The maternal grand- father, .\Ifred Drellinger. was born in the east and belonged to an old eastern family. He was one of the pioneers of the Hoosier state and a farmer by occupation. From Polk the father of our subject removed to Dcs Moines, Iowa, where he first engaged in merchandising and later in the hotel business. In 1869 he went to Colorado and engaged in mining at Idaho Springs for a time. Later he resided in George- town and Silver I'lunie. and from the latter iilace removed to Floyd Hill, Clear Creek cutrntv. where he conducted a hotel seven ^r eight \ ears. Subsequently he was engaged in the same busi- ness at Golden and Gunnison, and at the latter place his death occurred. He served as an offi- cer in an Iowa regiment during the Civil war, and was a member of the Masonic fraternity. His widow now resides in Denver, Colo. In the family of this worthy couple were four sons and three daughters, namely: Joseph, who was also a member of an Iowa regiment during the war of the Rebellion, and is now a resident of Phoe- nix, .\riz.; John, of El Paso, Tex.; Mrs. Jennie Paul, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Mattie Stewart, of Idaho; Charles, an engineer on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, living in Du- rango, Colo.; William L., our subject, and Mrs. Minerva O'Brien, of Victor, Colo. Reared in Colorado, William F. Branen was educated in the public schools of Idaho Springs, Georgetown and Golden. In 1875 he began his railroad career as watchman of engines at Floyd Hill, then the terminus of the Colorado Central, and was soon m.ade fireman, his route being be- tween Black Hawk and Denver. Subsequently he served as brakeman, and in 1880 was pro- moted to be conductor on the same line. Later, however, he returned to firing, and in 1882 was made engineer on the Denver & South Park Railroad, between Denver and Como: In 1884 he was transferred to Butte City. Mont., and continued with the Union Pacific Railroad until 1889, when he entered the service of the Colo- rado Midland as engineer between Colorado Springs and New Castle for four years. He then returned to the South Park line as engineer, and remained with that company until late in the fall of 1893, when he came to Arizona as engi- neer on the construction train of the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott Railroad. On the comple- tion of the road he was made engineer of a pas- senger train, and his was the first train of that kind run into Phoenix. In 1897 he became pas- senger conductor, and is regarded as one of the most poi)ular and obliging men in the service of the company. Those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends, and he has the confidence and respect of all with whom he comes in contact either in business or social life. Ho is a member of the Winslow branch 324 PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of the Order of Railway Conductors, and is iden- tified with the RepubHcan party. Mr. Branen was married in Phoenix, the lady of his choice being Miss Helen Colby, a native of Wisconsin. JAMES E. GUTHRIE. Almost throughout the existence of the Southern Pacific Railroad, or for the past quar- ter of a century, James E. Guthrie, of Tucson, has been on its pay-roll, and one of its most faithful and trusted employes. In the Centen- nial year he ran as fireman on an engine plying Ijetween Los Angeles and San Pedro and in the following year used to make the trip to Yuma. He celebrated the Fourth-of-July, 1880, by tak- ing his place for the first time at the lever, and has nearly completed twenty years in that capacity. To him fell the honor of piloting the first train into El Paso, Tex., in 1881, S. S. Gil- lespie being the conductor. His present run is between Tucson and Yuma, Ariz., a passenger train he has been the engineer of since May, 1884. During these seventeen years he has be- come so well known along the line that the pass- ing of "Whistling Jim," as he is popularly termed, is looked for as an incident of the daily life of many a resident on the Southern Pacific. Many experiences have fallen to his share, and on one occasion his engine was ditched and the train held up by robbers. He belongs to Division No. 28, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He also holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and uses his ballot in favor of Democratic nominees and principles. Turning to the early history of this valued railroad man, it is learned that he is a native of Denton county, Tex., in which state his parents were early settlers and prosperous farmers. His paternal grandfather. Rev. Mr. Guthrie, also a pioneer in the Lone Star state, and a minister in the Presbyterian denomination, was a native of Alabama and was of Scotch descent. R. B. Guthrie, father of the subject of this article, was born in Alabama, and his wife. Mary (Killen) Guthrie, was a native of Mississippi and thence accompanied her parents in their removal to Texas. In 1868 the Guthrie family started on the long overland journey to Los Angeles, Cal., crossing Pecos river and passing through Tuc- son and thence westward across the Colorado river. The father devoted his attention to the raising of oranges and to the cultivation of a ranch, and now is living near Santa Ana, Cal. The third in order of birth of nine children, three of whom are deceased, James E. Guthrie was born October i, 1855. Thus he was in his fourteenth year when he made the memorable western journey across the plains which have since been spanned by the useful railroad. In California he pursued his studies in the public schools and was reared in the quiet pursuits of the farm. Agriculture, however, was not to his taste, and as soon as he had arrived at his ma- joiity he embarked tipon a railroad career, in which he has met with success, as noted above. The attractive home of James E. Guthrie, at Xo. 344 South Third avenue, Tucson, was built under his supervision. His marriage to Mrs. Sallie (Wood) Leslie, daughter of Judge John S. Wood, a pioneer citizen of Tucson, took place here. By her former union she has one daugh- ter, Beppie Leslie, and a daughter, Dorothy, blesses her marriage with Mr. Guthrie. Judge Wood was a native of Virginia, and his wife, a Miss Marshall, though born in Missouri, came of the old Virginia family of Marshalls. In the early days of California the Judge removed to the state, and since that time has been identified with California and Arizona. FRANK DIETZ. The ancestry of the Dietz family is German, and they were first represented in America by Jacob, the paternal grandfather of Frank Dietz, who, upon emigrating from his native land, set- tled in C)hio, in the vicinity of Cincinnati. Dur- ing his long and active life he was engaged in stock-raising, and was also a butcher by occupa- tion. Frank Dietz was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Se]5tember g, 1838, and is a son of John Dietz, who was born in Germany and came to America with his father. He was a shoe merchant at Hillsboro. and died in 1864 at the early age of thirty-three years. His wife, formerly Emily Henry, was born in Germany, and came to America with her parents. She was the mother of four children, and died in 1897. Of the chil- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3-2/ (Iren, William died in Denver; George is living in Gainesville, Tex., and is a conductor on the Santa Fe, and Henry is a. resident of Irondale, about twelve miles from Denver. Colo. The education of Mr. Dietz was acquired in the public schools, and at an early age he started out in the world to earn his own living. His first venture was as a salesman in a large whole- sale grocery establishment, and in 1878 he re- moved to Lx)S Angeles, Cal., where he entered the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as fireman. In 1880 he removed to Tucson; in 1883 he was promoted to the posi- tion of engineer, which he has since held, his line being then between El Paso and Tucson. Since 1895 he has had the passenger run be- tween Tucson and Lordsburg. One of the evi- dences of the prosperity that has rewarded the industry of Mr. Dietz is the well constructed residence on the corner of Fourteenth street and South Fourth avenue. Since living in Tucson Mr. Dietz married, October 6, 1884, Emma Pierce, a native of Windmill Point, on Lake Champlain, in Ver- mont, and a daughter of Joseph and Mary Pierce. For thirty years Mr. Pierce was master mechanic of the Vermont Central Railroad at White River Junction. In 1884 he came to Tuc- son, Ariz., where he is living at the present time at the age of eighty-two years. His wife, who, before her marriage was Mary B. Cummings, was born in Chelmsford, Mass., and died in Tuc- son. She was the mother of six children, of whom Mrs. Dietz is second youngest. Lizzie, a sister, is now Mrs. E. J. Bowers, of Los An- geles, Cal.; Washington died in New York; Charles died in Vermont in 1890; Frank is in Bowie, Ariz., and is engaged in the cattle busi- ness; Walter is a stationary engineer at Bowie, Ariz., and is in the employ of the Southern Pa- cific road. Mrs. Dietz was educated in Vermont, and came in 1883 with her parents to Tucson. To Mr. and Mrs. Dietz have been born five chil- dren. Those living are: Hazel Irene, Anna M., Lizzie M. and Charles E. George, the third child, died at the age of three years. Mr. Dietz is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division No. 28, and has served three terms as chief of the division. He is now insurance secretary. Mrs. Dietz is a cliarter member of the Grand International .^u.x- iliary of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and is insurance secretary of the same. In re- ligious connections she is identified with the Episcopal Church. BERNABE C. BRICHTA. W^ithin a few years the subject of this article has risen in the business world to a place of in- fluence and wealth. Possessing -just the qual- ities which insure success, he has spared no ef- fort and by indefatigable labor and attention to the wishes of the trade has won the esteem and patronage of the public. Patriotism is one of his foremost qualities, and Arizona is indebted to him for the eight years of his life which he gave to the National Guard service. Enlisting in June, 1886, in the troops which were organized into the First Regiment of Arizona National Guard, he served as first lieutenant of Company F, be- ing commissioned by Governor Wolfley and later by Governor L. C. Hughes. Remaining with the regiment until 1892, he then resigned and retired to the private walks of life. Bernabe C. Brichta, son of the well-known pioneer, Augustus Brichta (See his sketch else- where in this volume) was born June 11, i860, in Sonora, Mexico. His boyhood was passed chiefly in Tucson, where he attended the gram- mar and high schools. .\t the age of fifteen he commenced serving an apprenticeship to the printer's trade, and for seven years was em- ployed in the office of the "Star" of Tucson. Thus he assisted in the task of publishing the first daily paper printed in this city. Later he was with the "Citizen" and with the ''Arizona Journal" for some five years, and then spent a twelvemonth in the service of the Southern Pa- cific railroad. The journalistic life, however, held more attractions for him and he returned to it in 1887, for a few months being connected with the Tombstone "Prospector." When in the office of the Tucson "Journal" one of his associates and great friends was the well-known "Buckie" O'Neill, whose sketch is printed upon another page of this volume. That undaunted and popular young officer of the Spanish-Amer- ican war who found his untimely death in Cuba with the famous "Rough Riders," was a com- 328 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. positor on the "Journal" in 1883, and was re- nowned for his speed as a typesetter, it being said of him that he had no equal, not only in Arizona, but on the entire Pacific coast. He was treasurer of the Tucson Typographical Union at that time, Mr. Brichta being a member of the same. In 1888 our subject embarked in business in a limited way — how limited may be judged from the fact that his capital amounted to only $125. Busing a small stock of goods, he gradually built up a trade and year by year has enlarged his quarters and supply of goods. He now con- ducts a general mercantile establishment, sit- uated at the corner of Toole and Sixth avenue, which substantial building he erected in 1894. He also has built a warehouse, stable and resi- dence, and is prospering in all of his under- takings. Like most Tucson people, he has mine investments, three different claims being in the Cooper mining district. Fraternally he belongs to the Lodge and Hall association of the An- cient Order of L'nited Workmen. In the Demo- cratic party he is an active worker, and is a member of the county central committee. For a companion along the journey of life Mr. Brichta chose Miss Maria Antonia Cruz, who is a native of Santa Cruz, Mexico, but was reared and educated in Tucson. They are the parents of six children, named in order of birth as follows: Bernabe C, Jr.; Louis, Albert, Jo- sephine, Amelia and Maria Antonia. JOHN S. DETWEILER. Prescott numbers among its reliable and en- terprising citizens an unusual number of railroad men, and none is more successful and popular than Mr. Detweiler. He was born in Catawissa, Franklin county. Mo., September 26, 1866, and is a son of Dr. E. S. Detweiler, a practicing physician of Catawissa, Mo., who was born near Harrisburg, in Dauphin county. Pa. During the Civil war Dr. Detweiler was surgeon of the Seventeenth Missouri Federal Volunteers. His wife, Addie M. (Fulkerson) Detweiler, was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and comes of an old and distinguished southern family. She is now re- siding in Kansas City, Mo., and is the mother of ten children, of whom six daughters and two sons are now living. One of the sons, B. S., is with the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott Rail- road, with headquarters at Prescott. Until seventeen years of age John S. Det- weiler lived at home and studied in the public schools. An outlet presented itself in 1883, when he joined a surveying corps under E. J. Beard, who had in charge the surveying for the Eureka Canal Company in Kansas. In this capacity he continued until 1885, when he re- turned to Kansas City and as machinist entered the employ of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, and in 1887 accepted a simi- lar position with the Chicago, Santa Fe & Cali- fornia Railroad at Streator, 111. His next efTort was with the Washington Park Company at Kansas City, whose steamboat he ran on Wash- ington Park lake for a couple of seasons, and he was then with the Terminal Railroad Associa- tion at St. Louis as machinist in their shops for a short time. After serving as engineer for the New Or- leans & North Western Railroad at Natchez, Miss., for eighteen months he resigned to be- come an engineer on the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Prescott Railroad, with headquarters at t'res- cott. In April of 1893 he began to work on the construction of the road between Prescott and Wickenburg. and has since continuously been with this enterprising railroad corporation. For several years he has run a passenger train, and has been proverbially fortunate in all ways per- taining to his work. As proof of his success, he has erected a pleasant and comfortable home in the city, which is presided over by Mrs. Detwei- ler, formerly Anna Ebel, of Oconomowoc, Wis. Mrs. Detweiler is the mother of one child, Hal- lie Mae. Mr. Detweiler is a Republican in poli- tics, is a member of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers, and fraternally is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. JOHN C. CLANCY. In the prime of life and general usefulness, J. C. Clancy is one of the highly respected em- ployes of the Southern Pacific Railroad, his ser- vice with this corporation dating from 1884. He is a native of New York City, his birth hav- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 331 ing occurred in March, 186 1, just before Fort Sumter was fired upon and Civil war com- menced. His father, Thomas Clancy, was en- gaged in farming on Long Island, not far from the great metropolis, and in 1869 he decided to take up his abode in a sunnier clime, on the other side of the continent. Accordingly, ac- companied by his family, he went by boat to Panama, and thence to Los Angeles, Cal. There he spent the remainder of his life, and his widow, Mrs. Mary (Kervick) Clancy, now resides in Santa Cruz, Cal. Of their nine children, only two survive, namely: J. C. and Thomas Clancy, the latter now engaged in the lumber business at Santa Cruz, Cal. John C. Clancy received his education chiefly in the schools of Los Angeles, and pursued his higher studies in St. Vincent's College. Subse- quently he embarked in the business world by obtaining a clerkship in a mercantile establish- ment of Los Angeles, and was thus employed until 1 08 1. Then, coming to Arizona, he clerked at Globe for six months, and in 1882 came to Tucson, where he was a clerk at the Cosmo- politan Hotel for two years or more. Then, as above stated, he entered the service of the South- ern Pacific, and, after acting in the capacity of fireman for some five years received a desen'ed promotion. His run had been between Tuc- son and El Paso, and now, as engineer, he pilots the Sunset Limited, running from Tucson to Lordsburg, N. M. Good fortune has attended him thus far, and he has become popular all along the line. The pleasant home of Mr. Qancy, at No. 243 Eleventh street, is owned by him, and in addi- tion to this, he owns another residence on Eleventh street. The lady who presides over the hospitalities of his home bore the maiden name of Florence Havvkins. She was born in Ohio and at the time of her marriage to Mr. Clancy was a resident of Pomona, Cal. They are the parents of a daughter, Katherine. For a period of four years Mr. Clancy was the secretary of Division No. 28, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. One of the foremost workers in the founding of the Southern Pacific Library Association, he served as a member of its first board of directors. In his political affil- iations he is a Democrat. DAVID A. RICHARDSON. This attorney-at-law of Nogales was born at Crockett, Houston county, Tex., September 21. 1865, and is a son of Joel D. and Cora C. (Haz- lett) Richardson. His paternal grandfather, Lloyd Richardson, a native of England, came to America in boyhood in company with his parents and settled in the vicinity of Lynchburg, Va., where he grew to manhood upon a plantation. After the close of the Revolutionary war he moved to White Sulphur Springs, about nine miles from Jackson, Tenn., and settled on a plantation, where, with the aid of his large num- ber of slaves, he conducted extensive planting operations. The remainder of his life was passed on that homestead. The youngest son in a large family of chil- dren, Joel D. Richardson was born near Jack- son, Tenn., on the plantation, and there his youth was pas.^ed, his education being received principally in the Jackson schools. When young he learned the trade of a wagon manufacturer. In company with three older brothers, in 1835, he went to the then republic of Texas, and set- tled with some slaves he had brought with him on a large plantation near Crockett, Houston county. During the war with Mexico he served under General Taylor. His marriage took place at Crockett in i860 and united him with Cora C, daughter of Ezekiel Hazlett, who was the largest slaveholder and planter in Houston county. The year following, at the outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted as a private under General Beauregard, and served until the expira- tion of the struggle, his wife accompanying him in all of his marches and remaining constantly at the front. On his return to Crockett he engaged in the mercantile business. His death occurred in his home town on the 4th of July. 1872. He and his lirothers were among the wealthiest land and slave owners in Houston county and were prominent Democrats, adher- ing to the political belief that has been the family watchword for generations. The three sons of Joel D. Richardson were David A.; James W., a planter and stock-raiser in Houston county, and Joel D., Jr.. who is in partnership with his brother James. The sub- ject of this article is largely a self-made man, 332 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. as he attended school only eight months, but by indefatigable effort and study he has become a broadly-informed man. In 1885 he began the study of law under Azia A. Willie, then chief justice of the supreme court of Texas. He was admitted to the bar in Texas at Galveston, in June. 1889. after which he practiced at Galves- ton and El Paso until coming to Arizona. Dur- ing his professional career in the Lone Star state he defended more criminals than any other law- yer in Texas. On account of his health, he removed to El Paso in February, 1897, ^"d in August. 190D, he became a resident of Nogales. In criminal practice he is especially strong. Well grounded in the science of the law, he pos- sesses the peculiar ability to apply the law and evidence to the cause at trial. Forceful in delivery, possessing oratorical ability, and fluency of speech, his standing in the profession is exceptionally high. He participated in many of the important cases that have shed luster on the bar of Texas. Admitted to practice in Mexico, he defended the famous Rich case at Juarez, it being the first case under the new treaty and the first instance in which a woman was given up by extradition from one country to another. At this writing Mr. Richardson is in partnership with F. J. Dufify, prosecuting attorney of Santa Cruz county. His thorough knowledge of the Spanish language aids him materially in his practice, and he is also con- versant with French. Fraternally Mr. Richardson is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Red Men. In politics he has always been a Democrat. In December, 1893, he married Angele C. Lisbony, daughter of Charles P. and Aline R. (Bertram) Lisbony, of New Orleans, La., her father a native of France, and her mother a daughter of Col. Andrew Bertram, of the English army. LOUIS C. MASTEN. The duties of the responsible position as gen- eral auditor of the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad are being discharged by Louis C. Masten in a manner which reflects great credit upon him. Doubtless he inherited much of his ability to cope with the problems of the financier from his father, N. K. Masten, a "forty-niner" who was associated with Mark Hopkins and Stillman, Thayer, Mackey and Flood, and scores of the pioneers and founders of San Francisco and California. The complete history of the life of N. K. Masten, replete with incident and adventure and great accomplish- ments, could not be given within the limits of this work, but an outline of his career doubt- less will prove of interest to those who are more or less acquainted with him by fame, and to the numerous friends and well-wishers of the imme- diate subject of this sketch. Of an old New York State family, N. K. Mas- ten was born in the city of Troy, N. Y., May 5, 1821. His financial ability early manifested itself, and for some years prior to his removal to the west he was engaged in the banking business in New York City. Among the first to journey to California after the discovery of gold there, he rounded Cape Horn, and for about six months was upon the high seas. Reaching San Francisco, he proceeded to the mines, where his success was varying, and after a period he returned to the city and engaged in business as a merchant and broker. For a number of years he was a member of the well-known firm of Mattoon, Masten & Co., wholesale dealers in merchandise. His business relations with Messrs. Thayer, Mackey, Flood and others prominent in local history are matters of record. Later he devoted himself more exclusively to banking and brokerage; was the auditor of the Hibernia Bank, and afterwards cashier of the First National Gold Bank, and then held a like position in the Nevada Bank of San Francisco. Since 1884 he has been occupied in railroading, at first as financial agent for the Southern Pa- cific Company ; now is the president of the Mari- copa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad Company, and vice-president of the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company, both of which railroads he was active in building. His residence has been in San Francisco for half a century, and in innumerable ways he has con- tributed materially to the prosperity of that city and to the Pacific slope, as well as to the entire west, directly or indirectly. His wife, who de- parted this life in San Francisco in 1891, bore the maiden name of Emelia A. Von Falkenberg. Of German extraction, she was born in Callao, P ^>l^.^v-^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 335 Peru, South America, and by her marriage be- came the mother of twelve children, only one of whom is deceased. Louis C. Masten was born in San Francisco in 1872, and completed his literary education in the high school of Oakland. His introduction into the world of commerce was effected when he became an employe of the San Francisco Savings Union, where he soon was promoted from the humble position of messenger to that of assistant teller. Naturally studious, he de- voted considerable time to astronomy, and when the expedition from Lick Observatory visited Japan in 1896 in order to witness the solar eclipse of August 9, he accompanied them and spent six months very pleasantly and profitably in that interesting land. Upon his return home he came to Arizona, and for more than a year was engaged in mining in the Fortuna mines. At length deciding that no surer road to suc- cess than railroading can be found, he entered the auditing department of the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad, and having mastered the details of that department, was appointed auditor of the road in February, 1900, where he is amply justifying the faith re- posed in him by his superior officials. A pop- ular member of the Board of Trade, of the Mar- icopa Club, and of the Kinsley Lodge, A. O. U. W., of which he is the master workman, he seeks to promote the business and social activ- ities of this community. JOHN P. ORME. Few of the courageous and far-sighted pioneers of Maricopa county have wielded a wider influence along the lines of progress in their adopted territory than has Mr. Orme. Gifted with the substantial traits of mind and character which are conducive to excellent and broaded-minded citizenship, he has closely fol- lowed the fortunes of this land, and achieved a success as complete as it is representative. From a comparatively desert condition in 1877, Mr. Orme has developed his ranch of eight hundred acres, entered from the government, into a profitable possession, and he is to-day one of the most enterprising cattle-raisers of his county. A native of Montgomery county, Md., Mr. Orme was born November 28, 1852, and is a son of Charles and Del^orah (Pleasants) Orme, the latter a granddaughter of former Governor Pleasants of Virginia. The boyhood of Mr. Orme was clouded by the death of his father, which occurred in 1863. He received an excel- lent home training and in 1866 went to Colum- bia, Mo., where he became a student in the Missouri State University. There he prepared for the future by taking a full course in civil engineering, in the application of which he was engaged for several years. After a time he removed to southeastern Texas, and while there lost his health, which necessitated a return to Maryland, where he resided in Baltimore for several months. Returning to Texas, after a short time in the northern part of that state, he went to Colorado, and from there to Los Angeles, Cal., hoping that the change of climate might benefit his health. In March of 1877 he came to Arizona and has since made this terri- tory his home. Among the many undertakings of Mr. Orme worthy of mention is the part taken by him as one of the three constructors of the Maricopa canal, which has proved of incalculable benefit, and which is eighteen miles long. In connec- tion with this enterprise he has acted as super- intendent and director, and has rendered able and conspicuous service. With the Democratic party he has for many years been actively con- nected, but although often solicited to accept positions of trust within the gift of the people, he has invariably declined such honors. Frater- nallv he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Phoenix, and the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows. In 1879 occurred the marriage of Mr. Orme and Ella Thompkins, a native of Texas. Her father, John, was a son of William Thompkins, a soldier in the Revolutionary war ; the former was a native of the state of New York and when a young man moved to Texas. Four children were born to the union' of Mr. and Mrs. Orme, namelv : Clara E., who was educated in the schools of her native county and the Girls' Col- legiate School of Los Angeles, Cal.: Ora D., a student in the Phoenix high school; Winnifred Dorris, who is attending the College of the 33''' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Immaculate Heart in Los Angeles; and Charles H. Mrs. Onne died at the family home Decem- ber 28, 1898. In religion she was an Episco- palian, and Mr. Orme is also connected with that church. He is greatly interested in the cause of education and has been a member of the board of trustees of school district No. 16, in Maricopa county. GEORGE GANN. George Gann, the well-known freight agent of the Phoenix Short Line at Phoenix, was born on the 29th of August, 1866, in Stockton, Cal.. and is a son of Thomas and Catherine (Tell) Gann, the former a native of Georgia, the latter of Nashville, 111. The paternal grandfather, who was a planter, died in Georgia. In 185 1 the father went to California, where he was first en- gaged in mining and later in the stock business, owning and operating a ranch near Stockton, where his death occurred. The mother is now a resident of Phoenix, Ariz. In the family were two children: George, of this review, and Mrs. Dora Ruiz, of Fresno, Cal. George Gann passed his boyhood and youth at Stockton, Cal. He attended the public and high schools of that city, and graduated from the Stockton Business College. In early life he assisted his father on the ranch, and on leav- ing home entered the employ of General Bost of Sacramento, who had previously served as sur- veyor-general of California. As a civil engineer he remained with him for a period of three years, surveying the west side canal and county lines, and became a levelman. In 1889 he be- gan his railroad career, as clerk in the freight ofifice of the Southern Pacific Railroad at Mer- ced, Cal., and later worked up and down the line as relief agent until coming to Maricopa, Ariz., in 1892, serving as chief clerk in the freight department of the Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad for four years. In 1896, on the com- pletion of the branch to Mesa, he opened the first freight ofifice at that place, and conducted the same in a box car for three months. He remained at Mesa until 1898, when he was trans- ferred to Phoenix as freight agent, and is still filling that position. He has always been found true and faithful to every trust reposed in him. and well merits the high regard in which he is uniformly held. At Fresno, Cal., Mr. Gann was united in marriage with Mrs. Lizzie (McCubbin) Holder, a native of Marysville, that state, of which place her father was a pioneer. Fraternally Mr. Gann is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. In national politics he supports the Democratic party, but at local elections where no issue is involved he votes for the men whom he believes best qualified to fill the offices, regardless of party lines. He takes a commendable interest in public affairs, and is one of the most progressive citizens of the com- munity in which he lives. RODERICK McDOUGALL. Roderick McDougall, the master mechanic of the Detroit Copper Company at Morenci, was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1871. During his boyhood days he studied diligently at the public schools, and in time graduated from the high school. He wisely decided upon a future means of occupation for which there is an ever present demand, and which brings in fair re- turns for the labor expended. Like his brother, John, also connected with this mine, he early displayed mechanical ingenuity, and upon the principle that congenial work means success, he began and completed an apprenticeship as a machinist. When nineteen years of age Mr. McDougall located in New York City, and for six years worked in several of the large shops of the city, subsequently becoming foreman for R. Hoe & Comjjany, in whose service he remained for three years. This varied experience was of incalculable benefit to the master mechanic, and fitted him for any responsibility that might come his way. In the west his first position was with the company of which he is still a valued employe, and with whom he started as machinist in March, 1899. After six months he was promoted to the position of foreman, and at the end of a year was given the position of master mechanic, which he still holds. Un- der him are about seventy men, and the smelter runs about eight hundred tons per month. The locomotives, hoists, machinery and all running PORTRATT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 337 gear of the mines are under his personal super- vision, a truly great responsibility, when it is known that Mr. McDougall is but twenty-nine years of age. That he has made a splendid use of the opportunities that have come his way is a matter of pride to all who are interested in his masterful handling of his life chances. October 20, 1899, Mr. McDougall was mar- ried to Jennie Eraser, a daughter of J. Fraser, of Nova'Scotia. One child, Walter, has blessed this union. Fraternally Mr. McDougall is a member of the Odd Fellows. With his wife he belongs to the Presbyterian Church. HENRY P. ANEWALT. Henry P. Anewalt, general freight and pas- senger agent of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoe- nix Railroad at Prescott, is a native of Allen- town, Pa., and was bom January 3. 1868. His paternal grandfather, Peter Anewalt, owned and carried on a farm near Allentown. He was a sterling Lutheran, and possessed the genuine esteem of his neighbors and acquaintances. The parents of our subject were J. C. and Henrietta (Getz) Anewalt, natives of Northampton county, Pa. The latter's father, Henn,- Anewalt, was born in Germany and came to the United States when a young man. He was a farmer and also owned and operated mines in Northampton county. Born in 1801, he lived to the advanced age of eighty-four years, dying in 1885. J. C. Anewalt was a wholesale and retail hatter and furrier in Allentown for many years, and was prominent in all local affairs, holding several public offices of trust and honor. Fraternally he was a Mason and was buried with the beau-' tiful rites of the order. His wife also has passed to her reward, and two of their five children are deceased. The eldest son, Lewis Anewalt, suc- ceeded to his father's business and is still man- aging the same. Henry P. Anewalt was given the advantages of a liberal education, and pursued his studies in the common and high school of Allentown. After his graduation from the high school he entered the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad at Kansas City, and for the ensuing nine years was a clerk in the local freight office and in other departments. In 1895 he resigned the position which he had held for some time, that of chief clerk in the office of the commercial agent, for he had been tendered a better place, namely, that of chief clerk in the general freight and passenger department at Prescott, with the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad. He continued to discharge the duties there devolv- ing upon him until June i, 1899, when he was appointed general freight and passenger agent for the same road to succeed George M. Sargent The road is two hundred and twenty-four miles long, extending from Ash Fork to Phoenix, and though comparatively young, has built up a large and constantly increasing traffic, as it passes through the heart of the rich mining re- gions of central Arizona, and connects with the two great railroads which have been the making of this territory, giving it an outlet into the other states of the Union. Mr. Anewalt is a young man of ability and marj<ed executive talent. He is a valued employe of his company, and is pop- ular with the public, whose interests he strives to protect and advance. In Kansas City the marriage of Mr. Anewalt and Miss Evelyn Barnett was celebrated in 1896. She is one of the native-born daughters of that city, and her father, John Barnett, was one of the pioneer settlers of the place and one prominent in its upbuilding. Our subject and wife have one child, named Henry P., Jr. Mrs. Anewalt is a member of the Episcopal Church. In the fraternities he is connected with the Woodmen of the World and with the Masonic order, belonging to Gate City Lodge No. 522, F. & A. M., of Kansas City, of which he is past master. Besides, he was raised to the Royal Arch degree in Oriental Chapter, of the same city. In his political creed he is a Republican. J. F. GEIMER. For some time Mr. Geimer was master me- chanic of the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad at Phoenix, and he is now en- gineer for the Crystal Ice Company of Pres- cott. Born at Sedalia, Mo., March 11, 1867. he is a son of Joseph and Caroline (Keifer) Geimer. The father was a native of Germany and on his immigration to America first located in New York City, where he engaged in mercantile pur- i3» PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. suits for a time. He subsequently made liis home in Sedalia, Mo., where he died March 22, 1867, at the age of fifty-eiglit years, our subject being only eleven days old at the time of his death. The mother is a native of Philadelphia, Pa., and a daughter of Charles Keifer, who re- moved from that city to Sedalia. Mo., where he conducted a hotel. He died at that place. Mrs. Geimer is now a resident of Pilot Knob, Mo. J. F. Geimer is the only child of the family, and after his father's death was taken by his mother to St. Louis, where he attended the pub- lic and high schools. On his return to Sedalia, in 1884, he entered the Missouri Pacific Railroad shops, where he served a three years' apprentice- ship to the machinist's trade. In 1887 he went to Coolidge,Kans.,as machinist and round house foreman for the La Junta division of the Santa Fe Railroad, and the following year was trans- ferred to Las Vegas, N. M., where he served in the same capacity for eighteen months. Subse- quently he was employed by the Southern Pa- cific Railroad at El Paso, Tex., until 1894, when he was made general foreman of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoeni.x Railroad at Prescott, Ariz., which position he resigned in 1898, and was then appointed master mechanic of the short line of the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad at Phoenix. He was also gen- eral superintendent of rolling stock. February 18, 1901, he resigned to become engineer for the Crystal Ice Company of Prescott. In Las Vegas, N. M., Mr. Geimer married Miss Cora Robinson, who was born in Chari- ton, Iowa, in 1883, and removed with her parents to Las Vegas. They have one child, Robert E. In his fraternal relations Mr. Geimer is con- nected with the Knights of Pythias, and in na- tional politics is a Republican, but at local elec- tions votes independent of party lines, endeavor- ing to support the men best qualified for the office. He is an expert machinist and engineer, and as a man is well liked by all who know him. LEWIS W. COLLINS. This well-known resident of Phoenix and proprietor of the stage line between this city and Mesa, is a native of the far-off state of Maine, his birth having occurred in Union, Knox county, on the i8th of May, 1865. His parents, George U. and Mary E. (Fenderson) Collins, were also natives of the Pine Tree state, while the former was of Scotch-Irish and the latter of Scotch descent. Our subject's paternal great-grandfather was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. The grandfather, Thomas Collins, was a farmer by occupation and a life- long resident of Knox county. Me. In early life the father followed farming and ship carpentering in that state. In 1861 he went to California by way of the Nicaragua route, and while there built the first mill in Santa Cruz county. Returning to Maine in 1865, he engaged in farming there until 1869, when he again went to Santa Cruz county, Cal., this time by way of the Union Pacific and Cen- tral Pacific Railroads. He carried on the lum- ber business in that county until coming to the Salt River valley, Ariz., in 1879, when he lo- cated on a ranch six miles west of Phoenix and has since devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits, in which he has met with most ex- cellent success. He has one of the largest and finest ranches in the territory, on which he has sunk a large well, 100x45 feet, containing twenty-five feet of water. From this he obtains an abundant supply of water for his cattle, and also for irrigation purposes, having two pumps operated by an engine in constant use. His water system cost him about $12,000. He is a Knight Templar Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine, and is a man highly respected and esteemed by all who know him. His wife died in this territory. She was a daughter ot Josiah Fenderson, a farmer of Maine. Her paternal grandfather was a native of Scotland. Our subject has two brothers, William E. and Rolla A., both engaged in farming near Phoe- nix. When four years old Lewis W. Collins was taken by his parents to California, and in the public schools of that state and this territory he acquired his education, having removed with the family to Arizona in 1879. He remained under the parental roof until nineteen years of age, and then started out in life for himself. He was first engaged in buying and baling hay, and carried on that business quite successfully for seven years. He became interested in the ^^)^, cy-^&yU^-'-r--^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 341 stage business by taking the place of a friend who was ill, and continued with him eight months. In December, 1893, he bought out the line, and has since conducted this enterprise with marked success. lie makes the round trip Iietween Phoenix and Mesa, taking in Tenipc, in one day, the distance being thirty-five miles, and has built up a good business. Besides his own pleasant residence on Indiana street, he owns other property in Phoenix. In that city he was united in marriage with Miss Lillian J. I^ry, a native of Chicago, 111., and to them have been born three children: Flossie and Frank, both of whom died at the age of two years and nine months, and Herbert, still living. In religious belief Mr. Collins is a Pres- byterian, and in politics is a stanch Republican. He served as United States deputy marshal for the Second Arizona District under President Harrison. Socially he is quite popular, and holds membership in the Iron Springs Outing Club, the Foresters and the Woodmen of the World. He is a man who stands high in the community where he is so well known, and those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends. WILLIAM W. BROOKNER. The well-conducted mercantile establishment at Globe over which Mr. Brookner presides, and which, under his capable and well-directed energy, has developed into one of the best of its kind in the county, vvas organized in the fall of iSyo, and has since experienced a continually increasing prosperity. The firm of W. W. Brookner & Co., of which S. C. Sayler is the "Company," occupy a store 30x70 feet in dimensions. Their stock is most complete as to detail and selection, and is able at all times to meet the varied demands of the enterprising residents of this thrifty little mining center. Mr. Brookner's interests are not confined to the store in his adopted town, but extend to Payson, where he is a member of the mercantile firm of J, W. Boardman & Co. Pre- vious to incorporating the Globe store he had participated in the organization, in 1890, of the Old Dominion Commercial Company, of which he was the manager about half of the time until 1898. Until his twentieth year Mr. Brookner lived in his native town of Dixon, 111., where he was born in i860. He received an excellent home train- ing, and was educated in the public schools, sub- sccjuently receiving a good connnercial educa- tion. He early displayed habits of thrift and in- dustry, and his discerning mind saw in the far west opportunities which did not exist in Illinois. Prompted by the rumors of prosperity which emanated from the silver district of Globe he came here in 1881, and for several years worked at whatever fortune threw in his way. Consider- ing that he was at first possessed of nothing save a natural determination to succeed, Mr. lirook- ner is entitled to the credit and appreciation which his townsmen readily accord him. A staunch Democrat, he served as treasurer of Gila county one term of two years. Fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent Protective Or- der of Elks. The marriage of Mr. Brookner and Sarah Glenn, daughter of David Glenn. Sr., occurred in (ilobe in 1884. Mrs. Brookner was born in Canada, and is the mother of two children, Laura and Bessie. MRS. MARY (BERNARD) AGUIRRE. The life record of this highly honored pioneer of Tucson and the great southwest reads like a, romance, and certainly few women have expe- rienced such marked vicissitudes. Coming of distinguished and honorable ancestry, she is her- self a remarkable woman, possessing a liberal education, and for the past cjuarter of a century has occupied a leading place in the educational circles of Tucson. In 1895 she took the chair of Spanish language and English history in the University of Arizona, a position which she yet occupies and for which she is specially adapted. The r>ernard family is traced back to the mid- dle ages, and several of the name took part in three diflferent crusades. Some ol them were knighted and had coats-of-arms, and from such a line Mrs. Aguirre is a descendant, her ances- tors being nobles of Gascony, France. On the maternal side she is no less distinguished, as her grandfather. John Cunningham, was the last Earl of ( llencairn, in Scotland. The Bernard 342 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. family in the United States was founded here in 1652 by Peter Bernard, who settled in Virginia. His descendants went to eastern Kentucky, where they were pioneers, and Thomas Bernard, grandfather of Mrs. Aguirre, was born in that state, and owned a plantation there, and later, in Missouri, where he died. Joab Bernard, father of our subject, was born in Richmond, \'a., and as a young man went to St. Louis, Mo., where he was in partnership with John J. Roe in a mercantile enterprise. In 1856 he removed to W'estport, Mo., and soon embarked in the trade with Santa Fe. For many years he freighted supplies from Westport to Santa Fe and vicinity and to different government forts. Retiring, he passed his last years at his West- port home, dying in 1880, aged eighty years. For a wife Joab Bernard chose Arabella, daughter of George and Jane (Cunningham) Bier, natives of Maryland. The father, whose birth took place in Frederick, Md., was an ofifi- cer in the war of 1812, and was a grandson of Peter Bier, who was a native of Germany and was a pioneer of Frederick, Md. It may be mentioned, in passing, that the mother of Mrs. -Aguirre and Admiral Schley of the United States navy, were second cousins. Mrs. Ara- bella (Bier) Bernard, who died at the home of her son, N. W. Bernard, in Tucson, in 1899, at the age of eighty-four, was a native of Baltimore, as was her mother, Mrs. Jane (Cunningham) Bier. The latter's father. Earl John Cunning- ham, was born in Edinburgh, .Scotland, in 1762, and after becoming a citizen of Baltimore, Md., took part in our second war with Great Britain, on the .side of his adopted country. He was the master and owner of the vessel in which he crossed the -Atlantic to his future home, and until he retired from active life was engaged in the merchant marine trade. He was buried in Green Street cemetery. lialtimore, and four generations succeeding him have placed their dead in the s?me cemetery. For a wife the F.arl chose Miss Margaret Mather of Baltimore, a near relative of Margaret Wilson, the cove- ninUir. who was a martyr of religious persecu- tion. The third of the eight children l)n;n to Joal) rnid \r;dx'lla Bernard. Mrs. Aguirre is a native of St. Louis, Mo., where her birth took place June 23, 1844. Her eldest sister. Mrs. Mar- garet Johnson, resides in Westport, Mo. Mrs. Catherine Worthington, the second sister, died in Baltimore. Md., and Arabella died in West- port, Mo. Mrs. -Annie Rice is a resident of Grand Junction, Colo., and Mrs. Jessie Byrne, a widow, lives in Tucson. N. W. Bernard is in the cattle business in Pima county, -Ariz., and is also supervisor of the county, and Hon. -A. C. Bernard is a representative in the Arizona leg- islature and is the manager of the Tucson Cold Storage Company. When she was an infant, in 1844, Mrs. -Aguirre was taken to Baltimore, and spent the next twelve years of her life at Locust Grove, on the Reisterstown road, in Baltimore county, which property her father owned. In 1856 they re- moved to Westport, Mo., but the education of our subject was completed at the Baltimore Fe- male Academy. -August 21, 1862, the marriage of Epifanio -Aguirre and Miss Mary Bernard was solemnized in Westport. He was born in 1834 near Chi- huahua, Mexico, the son of Pedro Aguirre, a native of the same state. His ancestors had come from Spain at the time of Cortez, and were given large grants of land in the vicinity of Chi- huahua, and much of this property is yet re- tained in the family name. In 1852 Pedro -Agiurre removed with his family and a large colony to Las Cruces, N. M.. where he became the owner of extensive tracts of land and was prominently connected with many enterprises until his death. He was a naturalized citizen of the United States and was in high standing in the Masonic fraternity.. When sixteen years of age Epifanio -Aguirre became a resident of Las Cruces, N. M., and at the age of nineteen started out in the Inisiness world, in which he achieved fame and wealth. By 1864 he had the bulk of the contracts for freighting for the government between Colorado and the Missouri river and along the Santa Fe trail. In fact, he made and lost several good-sized fortunes, for the Indians, especially, seem to have -held his destiny in the balance. He had nnile trains and ox trains, and several times the redskins stampeded his animals. Once an entire train was captured by ilu' Indians at a point between Socorro and San .\larcial. N. M., and another train was burned PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 343 on the plains, owing to the carelessness of an officer, who threw a hghted match in the prairie grass. Mr. and Mrs. .\guirre were following one of their trains at a little distance in a car- riage, when the Intlians attacked the van and made off with all of the live stock. It becoming necessary to make a business trip to Altar, Sonora, Mr. Aguirre left his wife there while, with four comrades, he proceeded towards Tuc- son, where he had some interests demanding his attention. January t6, 1870, when near Sasabi, they were attacked by the Apaches and all were killed save a brother, Conrado Aguirre, whose escape appears nothing short of marvel- ous. The terrible news of her husband's death soon reached Mrs. .Aguirre at Altar, and for six months she remained there. Then the desire to join her kindred in Missouri became over- whelming, and though she had bravely faced the dangers and untold hardships of crossing the western plains no less than five times, al- ways in company of her husband, she now felt that it would be impossible for her to travel that way. Accordingly she took the necessarily round-about trip to San Francisco and thence east over the newly-completed Union Pacific. Until 1874 she remained in Westport, and then came to Tucson across the plains with her brothers. In the following year she commenced teaching in the public schools of the town, and for many years was the principal of the Girls' School. That she is recognized as a successful teacher was shown by the honor which was con- ferred upon her five years ago, when she was called to the chair of Spanish and English his- tory in the University of .\rizona. She is iden- tified with the Woman's Library Club and at- tends the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her second son, named in honor of his father, died at the age of thirteen years. The other sons, Pedro J. and Stephen, arc fine young men, well educated and taking prominent places in the business world. The elder, Pedro J., a graduate of the University of Kansas, is an expert as- sayer, and is now employed in that capacity in the Cananea mining district at the Democrata mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Stephen, a graduate of the Tucson high school and of the business college of Lawrence, Kans., is in ^•lK^rgc of W. C. Green's company stores in the Cananea district, at Naco. JUDGE CHARLES T. CONNELL. .\mong the most prominent and substantial citizens of Tucson is Judge Connell, who was born in Mount \ ernon, Linn county, Iowa, Jan- uary 21, 1859. His father, Peter D. Connell, was born at Steubenville, Jefiferson county, Ohio, and was a farmer in Linn county, Iowa, dur- ing the years of his activity. With the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in the First Missouri Volunteer Federal regiment, and be- came a lieutenant of the engineering corps. He was killed in a battle in Tennessee. His wife, who was formerly Mary Mitchell Safely, was born in Waterford, K. Y., and was a daugh- ter of Thomas Safely, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. He eventually settled in Waterford, N. Y., where he was the pioneer blacksmith of the place, later removing to Mount Vernon, Iowa. Mrs. Connell died in Troy, N. Y. The paternal grandfather, Peter D. Connell, was born in Ohio, where he was a farmer, and later con- tinued the same occupation after removing to the then newlv settled Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1839- As the only child in his father's family Charles T. Connell was reared and educated in Troy N. Y., and at Mount Pleasant Military .Academy, Sing Sing, X. Y., but in the changing course of events abandoned his original inten- tion of entering West Point. Of an ambitious temperament, he became interested in the re- ports of mining from the west, and in 1879 ^O' cated in Globe, Gila county, Ariz. The follow- ing year he was appointed by Major Powell enumerator of census for the Apaches, and was engaged in this work for some time. In 1881 he received the appcjintment of Indian trader at the San Carlos agency, and was thus employed until 1883, when he engaged in mining in the vicinity of Globe, lie still has an interest in the Santa Rita and the Helvetia claims, and owns the Cop- per Mountain group in partnership with Alex- ander McKay. In fact, at the present time the greater part of the time of Mr. Connell is de- voted to pros])ectiug and developing, and he is (luc of the Ijest infoinicd men in the locality on the subject of mines and mining. 344 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Among the many interests that have at times engrossed the attention of Mr. Connell was that of superintendent for three years of tlie Eagle Golden Willing Company (connnonly known as the Saginaw camp), nine miles southwest of Tucson. He was one of those who compiled the city charter, and he issued the first, second and third edition of the Tucson City directory. He is also secretary of the city volunteer fire de- partment. In local politics Mr. Connell has played a prominent part, and adheres strictly to the principles and issues of the Repub- lican party. During 1884-5 ''"-' served as dep- uty United States marshal under Z. L. Tidball, and is ex-chairman of the Republican county central committee, having served in that ca- pacity two different times. When City Recorder Judd died in 1893, Mr. Connell was appointed to take his place, and was elected city recorder the following year, and re-elected in 1896 and 1898. In March, 1901, he was appointed by Governor Murphy member of the board of trustees of the Arizona Reform School, located at Benson. He is secretary of the board, his headquarters being at Tucson. May 2, 1882, Mr. Connell married Susan A. Moore, of Globe, Ariz., who died February 20, 1895. Of this union there are three children, namely: Frances S., who was the first white child born on the San Carlos Indian reservation : Henrietta F., and Robert Moo;e. Mr. Connell is fraternally associated with the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks, the Red Men and the Knights of Pythias. He was formerlv secretary of tlie company of Sons of Veterans. CHARLES BAUER. Now in the prime of early manhood, Charles Bauer of Mesa was born three decades ago, March 20, 1871, in Alsace. His parents, George and Caroline (Schwartz) Bauer, were natives of Alsace and Lorraine, respectively, both now provinces under the jurisdiction of the German crown. The father, after a long and useful life, passed to the better land, .and the mother is still living in .\lsace. Their son George, much older than the subject of this article, came to the L'nitod States and lived in .\rizona tor nearly a (|uarter of a ccntur\ . He was a man of great ambition and energx, and experienced the vi- cissitudes of a pioneer life here. Early in the '90s he settled on the homestead now- owned by Charles Bauer, and, after making many val- uable improvements here, he was sunnnoned to the silent land, his death occurring on New Year's Day, 1898. The love and genuine regard of this entire conmnmity was his to a marked degree, and his memory is cherished by his in- numerable friends. The boyhood and youth of Charles Bauer was passed in his native land, and, having served an apprenticeship of three years as a cook in the city of Strasburg, Germany, he decided to come to America. In May, 1888, he landed in the L'uited States, and at once continued his journey toward the setting sun. For a short time after reaching his destination — San Fran- cisco — he was employed at his trade, but soon obtaining a better position in a large establish- ment where confectionery was manufactured, he continued in that line of business for two vears and a half. In January, 1898, he came to Mesa, and since that time has lived at his present home, formerly the property owned by his brother, George Bauer. The place comprises one hun- dred and six and two-thirds acres, all under ex- cellent cultivation and very productive. The town of Mesa is situated at a convenient dis- tance, supplies thus being readily obtained. In his political faith Mr. Bauer is a Republican, while in religious belief he is a Lutheran. January 27, 1 89 1, the marriage of Charles Bauer and Augusta Mardberg, a native of Swe- den, was celebrated in this locality. A son and a daughter bless their home, namely, Carrie A. and Charles G. By their sterling qualities Mr. and Mrs. Bauer have become well liked in their neighborhood, and they have every reason to look forward to a future of prosperity and hap- WILLIAM C. BASHFORD. \V. C. Bashford, son of Hon. Coles Bashford, at one time governor of Wisconsin and later attorney-general, congressman, and secretary of .\rizona for two terms, in fact, for several dec- ades occupying public positions exalted and highly responsible, is one of the most influential l)usiness men of Prescott, having resided here for (2'« ^Tr^Wz-/:^^?'^-^-^-*-^. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 347 twenty-seven years. A sketch of the remark- able career of his father appears elsewhere in this volume, and will be perused with interest by everyone interested in Arizona, of which he truly was one of the most influential founders and pio- neers. Born at Oshkosh, Wis.. April 5. 1853, at the time that his father, the future governor of that state, was representing the people in the Wiscon- sin senate, W. C. Bashford was reared to a lofty ideal of duty and principle. His education was pursued in the connnon and high schools of his native place. In November. 1873, he went to San Diego, Cal., where he spent the winter, ami in the spring of 1874 located permanently in Prescott. Here he soon embarked in the mer- cantile career which has made his name well known, not only throughout the territory, but indeed, throughout the southwest, as his deal- ings with surrounding states and territories have been extensive. He, with his partner, R. H. Burmister, associated himself with Levi Bash- ford in 1874, under the firm name of L. Bash- ford & Co. In 1886 the firm of W. C. Bashford & Co. was formed, and later it transacted busi- ness under the name of Bashford & Burmister. In 1892 the Bashford & Burmister Company was incorporated, with our subject as secretary and treasurer. Largely owing to his enterprise and well-directed energy the business prospered, and after having been associated with the great mercantile firm for twenty-one years, he resigned in 1895 from the management, preferring to de- vote his entire attention to his numerous mining and other investments. It is safe to make the assertion that no citizen of Prescott has been more deeply concerned in its improvement and prosperity than has been W. C. Bashford. Active in organizing the Pres- cott National Bank, he served on its board of di- rectors for several years. Following in the po- litical footsteps of his illustrious father, one of the first champions of the Republican party, he has accomplished much fur it in this territory, having acted on the .Arizona territorial connnit- tee almost continut)usly since he arrived at ma- turity, and from 1892-4 being chairman of the same influential body. For one term he was a member of the .\rizona territorial l)oard of ec|ual- izatinii. anil in tlic f;ill of 1886 was honored l)y IS election to the important position of county treasurer of Yavapai county, in which capacity he acted efficiently and to the entire satisfaction of the public from January, 1887, to January-, 1889. In addition to this, he held the office of city treasurer of Prescott for three terms and long ago fully demonstrated his superior finan- cial ability and absolute integrity. In the Centennial yearW. C. Bashford married Miss Mary Louise Evans, a native of Ohio, the ceremony which united their destinies being sol- emnized in Prescott. They have ever been wel- comed in the best and most cultured society circles, here and elsewhere, and enjoy the ac- fjuaintance of a host of friends. A. H. EMANUEL. From the earliest history of Tombstone to the present day, the life and efforts of Mr. Emanuel have been inalienably associated with whatever r>f merit has been instituted for the well being of the community. As he himself expresses it, he has seen "the rise and fall of the empire," and he IS one of those who have tarried in the wake of the departed silver prestige, firm in the belief that from the plans of the cool-headed residents of today will emerge a city with all of the enter- prise, but less of the feverish uncertainty of the past. And to every effort for advancement he has lent the influence of his name, whether it be educational, commercial or social, for in this re- mote mining city of the west there is no truer- hearted man, or one more in touch with the re- finements and better things of life, than is the present chief executive of the city of Tombstone. For the greater part of his life Mr. Emanuel has been interested in the mining and other ven- tures of the west. Born in the city of Philadel- phia, Pa., at a very early age he left his native place and was educated at Burlington. N. J. In 1850 he came to California by way of the isth- nnis. and upon locating in San Francisco, be- gan at the bottom of the commission business as a clerk for Bryant 8c Paxton. He subsequently engaged in the same line of work on his own re- stKinsibility, living in all in San Franci.sco for ten years. In Virginia City, Nev.. to which he later moved, he became interested in the milling busi- ness with Cidlden Curry Mining Comjiany, and 348 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. acted as their foreman for two years. The fol- lowing nine months were spent with the Yellow Jacket Company. In 1864 he started a livery business in X'irgin.'a City, in partnership with the late C. H. Light, and speculated and mined somewhat. In 1870 he removed to Pioche, Nev., and entered upon a long career of freighting for different mining companies, including the IMeadow \'alley Mining Company and the Ray- mond and Ely companies. For the hauling of the miners' ore Mr. Emanuel and his partner em- ployed mule teams, and possessed in all a herd of about two hundred .and ten of these animals. In 1878 they took their teams over to Cande- laria, in Nevada, which was then a new mining camp, and later went to the McCraken mine, near Wickenburg, Ariz. During this time he still lived in Nevada, and his partner took the teams around the country. In January of 1880 he located in Tombstone, bringing the teams with him, and hauled the ore for the Contention and Grand Central companies until 1882 when they sold their teams and went out of the freight- ing business. In the fall of 1880 Mr. Emanuel assumed charge of the Vizina mine, and superintended its operations until it was eventually closed down. He then filled a like capacity with the Santa Rosa Mining Company in Sonora, Mexico, until that visionary expectation also terminated. At the present time he owns nine mining claims, all patented, in the Tombstone district, and former- ly owned one in the Turquoise district, the latter being copper and the others silver. In politics a Republican, Mr. Emanuel voted in 1856 for his personal friend, J. C. Fremont, for president. His political career was practical- ly initiated in December of 1889, when he was appointed clerk of the district court, which posi- tion he still holds. In 1892 he was appointed railroad commissioner, and in i8<j7 district court and United States court connnissioner. In 1896 he was elected to the highest municipal ofifice within the gift of the people, re-elected mayor in 1898, and again in 1900, with no opposition. The administration of this capable executive has met with universal approval, and his tact, discretion and ready adjustment of com])licated affairs have more than justified the long standing confidence ])laced in him. Mr. Emanuel is variously interested fraternal- ly, and among his affiliations may be mentioned the Odd Fellows, of which he has been a member since 1870, and of which he is past noble grand and past grand representative of the Sovereign Grand Lodge; the local lodge of Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancellor, having filled the chair for six years and being the pres- ent incumbent. He is also a member of the Uni- form Rank, K. of P., and of the Bisbee Encamp- ment, I. O. O. F. Among the many outside in- terests which command the attention of Mr. Emanuel is a large blacksmith and wagon shop, in fact, the only one in the town, which he owns and operates. He is the possessor of a beautiful home in the city of his adoption, which is ideally surrounded with a well-kept lawn wherein are grown one hundred and twenty-six varieties of the rose. In his various journeyings the owner thereof has amassed a large store of general in- formation, and a well-selected library is indica- tive of his excellent literary tastes, and his fine knowledge of current literature. He owns con- siderable other Tombstone property, and a ranch on the San Pedro river. C. W. BARNETT. C. W. Barnett, assessor of Maricopa count) and one of the leading citizens of Phoenix, has been actively identified with the business inter- ests of this territory for twenty years, and occu- pies a position of no little importance in connec- tion with its political afTairs. His entire life has been spent on the Pacific slope, being born in San Bernardino county, Cal., sixty miles south of Los Angeles, September 29, 1858. William Barnett, the father of our subject, was a native of New York state and a son of Samuel Barnett, a soldier of the war of 1812 and a farmer by occupation. At an early day the latter removed to Illinois, and subsequently be- came a resident of California, his last days be- ing spent in \'entura. He was of English de- scent, and belonged to :n old New England fam- il\'. William Barnett was a young man when he accompanied his father on his removal from Illi- nois to California in 1847. They crossed the jilains with ox teams via the Plattt' river route, passing through .S;ilt Lake Cit_\- and the Southern PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 340 Pass, and settling in what is now San Bernar- dino ccnuitv. Later William Barnett was inter- ested in the develiipnient of coal lands in San Diego county, and in 1862 went to \cntura county, where he was engaged in farming for two vcars. Suhse(iuent]y he conducted a hotel in the cit\' of X'entura luitil coming to Arizona in 1881. He located on a ranch at Mesa, and to its man- agement devoted his energies until called to his final rest in 1898. He participated in the early Indian wars in California, and experienced all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. Fraternally he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married Helen M. Sirrine, a native of New York City, who died at the home in Mesa prior to the death of her hus- band. Her father. Rev. T. Sirrine, was also born in New York City of Scotch ancestry, and died at the age of thirty-three years. Our subject is the second in order of birth in a family of five children, the others being J. H., a druggist of Mesa; George S., an employe of the Globe Short Line Railroad; Warren W., a merchant of Mesa, and Sanuiel T.. a dairyman living near Mesa. C. W'. Barnett grew to manhood in Southern California, and received a good common school education, graduating from the high school of \'entura. At an early age he became interested in photography, and wa.s engaged in that busi- ness in Bodie, Cal., in 1879, and later in the mining camps of Nevada. Coming to .\rizona in 1881, he conducted a gallery at Mesa for one year, and then built a studio at Phoenix, on the present site of the Yalley Bank. There he en- gaged in photography as a member of the firm of Rothrock & Barnett until 1894, and took first premiums for both portraits and views at the first territorial fair. During all this time Mr. Barnett was also successfully conducting a ranch of three hundred acres near Mesa, which is one of the finest places in the valley. For four years the filled the contract to furnish Fort Mc- Dowell with two hundred acres of alfalfa, it be- ing the largest contract given to any one party. Mr. Barnett resided upon his ranch from 1894 until 1897, but in January of the latter year re- turned to Phoenix, having been appointed dep- uty county recorder under F. W. Sheridan. In i8c)8 he was the Republican candidate for couiUy assessor, and in 1900 his name was placed on the party ticket as candidate for county collector. He has always taken a very active and ]iromi- ncnt part in political affairs, and at different times has been a member of the county central committee and the territorial committee. .\t Phoenix occurred the marriage of Mr. liarnett and Miss Hattie E. Barnum, a native of Prescott. .'\riz., and a daughter of Thomas Bar- num. He was born in Potsdam, N. Y., and at an early day came to Prescott as a government contractor and freighter. She was educated in the Phoenix schools, and later was a student in Chicago. By her marriage to our subject she has become the mother of two children, Clarence C. and Ethel May. Fraternally Mr. Barnett is a niemlier of the Ancient Order of LInited Work- men, the Artisans and the Knights of Pythias. In business afTairs he lias met with well deserved success, and is still the owner of a fine ranch of one hundred and sixty acres on the Consolidated canal, south of Mesa. He is widely and favor- ably known throughout Maricopa county, and those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends. HON. ALLAN C. BERNARD. Elected to represent this district in the twenty- first session of the .\rizona legislature, Hon. A. C. Bernard of Tucson stands high in the councils of the Democratic party. He also served in the Nineteenth legislative assembly, acting as chairman of the committee on claims, as well as the judiciary conuuittee, and mean time winning the regard of his associates and the public. Prior to his election to that office he had been deputy clerk of the United States district court for the first district of Arizona, holding that position until he was called to the higher one. Both in public office and in jirivate life his course has been marked by uprightness, independence and a genuine consideration for the rights of tlic people, which accounts for his l)0|)ularity. In the twenty-first legislative as- semhlv he secured the passage of an act en- abling the city of Tucson to perfect title to all prnpertv sold by the city, and in both the twen- tieth and twenty-first sessions was recognized as the Democratic leader of the house. The father of our subject, Joab Bernard, was born in \^'rginia in 1800. .\t an early period he 35° PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. removed to Westport, Mo., and became one of the pioneer freighters of the west. For many vears he was engaged in mercantile dealings with the people of Santa Fe and Las Cruces region, experiencing the great dangers and hardships in- cident to life on the frontier of civilization. He married Arabella Bier, who was born in Mary- land and died in Tucson, Ariz., in November, 1899. at the age of eighty-four years. Of their two sons and six daughters, six are yet living. One of the sons, N. W. Bernard, is a supervisor of Pima county. A daughter, Mrs. Mary Aguirre, resides in Arizona, and the family his- tory appears more fully in her sketch. At Westport, Mo., A. C. Bernard was born February 11, 1859. After completing his ele- mentary studies he attended the high school in Kansas City, Mo., for some time. Then he went to La Junta, Colo., and from there came to Tuc- son in 1876. For a year he was connected with the surveying corps in charge of Theodore F. White. Later he became a clerk for the mercan^ tile house of Tally, Ochoa & Co., which firm was financially ruined by the advent of the Southern Pacific Railroad. At the age of twenty-four Mr. Bernard went to Fort Bowie, Ariz., and for about a year was proprietor of a general trading store. Then, returning to Tucson, he obtained a posi- tion as a clerk. At the same time he embarked in the cattle business at Arivaca. Gradually he extended his possessions and bought and sold cattle and lands on a commission basis in dif- ferent sections of the territories and Sonora, Mexico. Since 1898 Mr. Bernard has given his entire attention to the Tucson Ice and Cold Storage Company, which manufactures ice for the whole- sale and retail trade, and owns machinery hav- ing a capacity of twenty tons jier day. The com- pany has the local agency for the Anheuser- Busch Brewing Comjiany's products, and has a large bottling plant, besides dealing extensively in coal. L'nder the able management of Mr. Bernard much has been accomplished within the past three years, and the trade has been greatly extended. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is exalted ruler in the local lodge, besides being connected with the Elks Club, and is actively interested in the \\'n()dnicn of the World. At Westport, Mo., occurred the marriage of Mr. Bernard to Miss Minnie Chouteau, grand- daughter of Pierre Chouteau, founder of St. Louis. She was born in Shawnee, Kans., and re- ceived a liberal education. The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard. .Mian C, Jr., and Fred- erick H., are students in the University of Ari- zona. JOHN P. FEENY. Since entering upon his service as county re- corder of Mohave county, Mr. Feeny has won the high esteem of the public by his able and conscientious service in official positions. He was first elected to this responsible place in 1898, and discharged his duties so well that he was a popular candidate at the expiration of his term, and at the polls received a majority vote of two hundred and nine, over John C. Potts, a pioneer and favorite citizen of this county. Since becoming a permanent settler of this territory Mr. Feeny has been one of its most useful citi- zens. Though a native of Boston, Mass., born in 1858, our subject was reared in the west, as his parents removed to Virginia City, Nev., when he was about a year old, and continued to make their home in that place for eighteen years. His education was completed in San Francisco, and in 1874 he received the first prize in a competi- tive test in penmanship. In 1878, during the mining excitement at Bodie, Cal., he went to that point, but soon returned to \'irginia City, where he had been interested in mining enter- prises for some time.- For seven years he was connected with the Nevada National Guard, of which he was a lieutenant two years. Later he mined in San Bernardino county, Cal., and in the vicinity of Providence in the same county. In 1882 Mr. Feeny came to Arizona and pros- pected in the very locality near Jerome, in which the Ignited \'erde mine has since been developed. He remained there for two years and superin- tended the construction of luany of the liuildings put up I)V the C(Mniiany which owns the mine just mentioned. In 1884 he went to the southern l^art of .\rizona and with Judge Walker engaged in I i|)(.'rating the Nekol mine. .Subsequently he made a trii) through .Snn Bernardino countv. y^'y^ ^^^^^^-^<;Wt PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 353 Cal., and through Death valley to Eureka, Nev., where he leased and managed the lianuer mines for eight months. Then for six months he lived in San Francisco, and in 1887 went to Bisbee and Tombstone. Ariz.; then accepting a position as mine carpenter at Georgetown, Cal.. where he was located six months. During the ensuing two years he was associated with mining com- panies of Forest Hill, Placer county, same state, and in 1892 became superintendent of the G. A. R. group in the White Hills district of Mohave county, Ariz. Since that time he has personally mined and prospected near Chloride and Mineral Park, meeting with quite gratifying success. Mr. Feeny has a wide acquaintance in mining circles and is considered a practical, progressive business man. In political ranks he is an ardent Democrat and makes a point of attending con- ventions of the party. He was a delegate to the territorial convention which assembled at Phoe- nix in 1900, and at the present time is secretary of the county central committee of Mohave county. Besides belonging to the Miners' Union he is affiliated with Kingman Lodge No. 468, Order of Elks, and is a member of the Kingman Comedy Club, for which his native talents have peculiarly fitted him. In connec- tion with his public position of county recorder, he is ex-ofificio clerk of the board of supervisors of Mohave county. In his domestic relations Mr. Feeny is espe- cially fortunate. His marriage to Miss Mary Hackett, of San Diego, Cal., took place in 1896, and they are the parents of a promising little son, John P., Jr. JOHN J. GARDINER. The phenomenal prosperity of Phoenix is just- ly attributed to her exceptionally enterprising- business men, for whom no project, seemingly, is too difficult, and who possess a public spirit which is rarely ecjualed. To one well acquainted with the characteristics of our citizens it appears that Phoenix is a cornucopia of wealth and prog- ress, ever pressing forward to greater achieve- nients, and foremost in the ranks is J. J. Gardi- ner, whom all honor and hokl in genuine esteem. A grandson of John anil son oi (ieorge Gardi- ner, he was born June 21, 1841, in Gloucester- shire, England, of which locality his ancestors were residents for generations, their occupation being farming and stock-raising. The father lived to the ripe age of eighty-five, and his wife Mary, mother of our subject, departed this life in Phoenix in her eightieth year. She, too, w'as born and reared in Gloucestershire, the daughter of Isaac Thompson. Of her eight children three have passed to the better lanil, three are in Eng- land, and two in Arizona: J. J. and his sister, Mrs. Thomas, who resides near Phoenix Though his youth was spent upon the old farm, J. J. Gardiner learned the business of a millwright and machinist, being employed in a flour-mill at the age of eighteen. In 1862 he de- termined to seek his fortune in the New World, and after a four weeks' voyage in the sailing ves- sel "John J. Boyd," arrived in the United States and located in Omaha, Neb. In partnership with Henry Clifford he bought some teams and for several years was engaged in freighting across the plains. His first trip was to Salt Lake City, whence he went to Montana and Nebraska. Tlie Indians being very troublesome and a constant menace to travelers, they only went in large com])anies, and though some were not so fortu- nate, Mr. Gardiner never was seriously molested, and was financially prospered. In 1869 he went to Los Angeles, and in the following year came to Arizona, since which time, three momentous decades of territorial history, has been closely associated with its development. For twelve years he engaged in hauling supplies from Yuma to Tucson, Camp Grant and Prescott, as well as to diflterent mining camps in the mountains. In this service he had five wagons, each provided with ten mules, and frequently as much as six tons w-ere transported in a trip. Prior to 1882 Mr. Gardiner had invested a large amount in Phoenix property, among them tlic machine and blacksmith shop at the corner of .Adams and Second streets. This was carried on under his supervision and in 1886 the fine city water-works plant was inaugurated, he being made the i)rosident of the company. Large wells were made and a well-equipped plant w'as placed in running order. A stand-pipe one hundred feet high was built, a pressure of forty pounds was maintained, and perhaps no one improve- ment has done so great a service to the city as 354 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. this great undertaking, with which ]Mr. Gardi- ner was connected until 1890. About 1888 he organized the Phoenix Electric Light Company, of which he was the president until he sold out to the present management. Tlie fine modern works were built under his direction on block 19. The first planing-mill in this place was built and operated by him for some time, and he also carried on the contract for the building known as the city hall, the Valley Bank building, and many other well known structures. In 1894 the largest flour-mill in this territory was built by him, and for six years he was at the head of the enterprise, then leasing it to the present manager. These mills, situated at the corner of Second and Adams streets, are 300x300 feet in dimensions (including warehouse): the latest roller-process is employed, and the mill has a capacity of one hundred and twenty barrels a day. Space is lacking in which to chronicle his many business enterprises, but a fair idea of his multifarious interests can be gained from the above. A finely improved farm which he owns, of one hundred and sixty acres, situated three miles from Phoenix, amply testifies to his genius as an agriculturist. In no wise a politician, and not an aspirant to public office, yet well posted on the issues of the day, he uses his ballot in favor of the Republican party. In this city the marriage of Mr. Gardiner and Miss Laura B. Franklin occurred, and their two children are Charles and Mary. Mrs. Gardiner was bom in Los Angeles and was educated in Mills College, Oakland, Cal. Her father, Samuel Franklin, was a pioneer farmer of California and now is engaged in mining near Prescott, Ariz. GEORGE B. GAMBLE. On New Year's day, 1901, George B. Gamble entered upon the duties of the office of treasurer of Graham county, to which he had been elected on the regular Democratic ticket in November, 1900. That he is well qualified to occupy this responsible position is shown by the fact of his own success in the business world and by the strict fidelity with which he always has met every obligation placed upon his shoulders. He has given his allegiance to the Democratic party since becoming a voter and is a valued worker in the ranks. Our subject comes of a family noted for pa- triotism, and his father. Gen. James Gamble, was a hero of the war of 1812. He was one of the first white settlers in Polk countv, Tenn., and w'as appointed military drill-master in his local- ity, being commissioned as a general after the war of 1812. Both he and his wife, Susan Bee- ler, died in Tennessee, and it is worthy of men- tion that Mrs. Gamble was one of the last wid- ows of veterans of our second war with Great Britain who drew a pension therefor. George B. Gamble was born in Benton, Polk county, Tenn., October i, i860, and in his youth had slight educational advantages. Neverthe- less, being of a practical nature, he thoroughly learned the business of a machinist and at the age of seventeen came to the west. For six years he was employed in the Georgetown (N. M.) district, and set up the first engine in that locality. In 1883 he came to Graham county and was with the Arizona Copper Company for a period, then was in the employ of the Detroit Copper Company four years as engineer, later running a locomotive on their short line of rail- road for eight years. At one time he had cliarge of the four and a half ton engine which was con- veyed over mountains and plains eight hun- dred miles, drawn by oxen. In 1889 Mr. Gamble visited the valley of the Gila and was so favorably impressed by it that he invested in one hundred and twenty acres of land, situated about half-way between Solomon- ville and Saflford, on the main road. It was not until November. 1899, that he located upon this place, however, but since that date he has been actively engaged in its improvement, and today the farm is a very desirable piece of property. A handsome modem brick dwelling was built by the owner recently, and fences, shade trees and numerous other features contribute to the thrifty appearance of the place. In 1881 Mr. Gamble married Miss Jesusita Cordoba, of New Mexico. They are the parents of three daughters and five sons. James A. and William E. are employed in the store at Clifton. Josie, Lena, George, Thomas, .\nna and Ed- ward, the younger ones, are at home. In the Masonic order Mr. Gamble is a charter member of the blue lodge at Safford. He also is connected with the Spanish-American AUi- ^^ V . y. ^^^i^r^ty PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 357 aiice, his mcrnbtTship beinj:;^ with the Clifton lodge. A patriotic citizen, he favors good schools and all institutions calculated to benefit the com- munity and the country in general. He is de- serving of great credit for the excellent personal record he has made in the journey of life, for he started out empty-handed and has been the arch- itect of his own fortunes. knowledge of all sides of the mining business than has Mr. Gray. HENRY J. GRAY. Henry J. Gray, who is eminently fitted by edu- cation and training for the responsible position of superintendent of the Tombstone Mill & Min- ing Company, was born in Harrisonburg, Rock- ingham county, Va., and is a son of Henry J. and Annie Gray. Mr. Gray was reared to habits of industry and thrift in his native state of Virginia, and after finishing his studies in the public schools of his locality attended the Norwood College, at Nor- wood, Va. Upon starting out in the world for himself he sought the larger possibilities of the west, and in Colorado engaged in surveying on the Durango branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Upon taking up his residence in the crude but rapidly developing town of Tombstone in 1882, he was soon after employed as assayer by the Tombstone Mill & Mining Company, and remained in the position until 1894, at which time his former acceptable serv- ices resulted in his appointment to the position of manager of the company. At the time of the company's change of ownership he retained his responsible place, and is still connected with the concern as superintendent. Independently Mr. Gray is interested in pros- pecting and mining in the Tombstone mountains. The Tough Mountain group, which are under the jurisdiction of the Tombstone Mill & Mining Company, consists of eighteen claims in the Tombstone mountains, which are wonderfully rich in gold and silver ore. Mr. Gray is particular- ly familiar with the enormous boom and subse- quent decline in the fortunes of the city which rose as if by magic in the midst of one of the greatest mining localities in the world. He is fortunately beyond the misfortune of individual investors who have staked all and lost, and it is doubtful if any in the locality has a keener GEORGE P. BULLARD. The science of law in Phoenix has an able ex- ponent in Mr. Bullard, who has lived in Arizona since 1886, and therefore claims a long standing- familiarity with the conditions existing in this territory of wonderful promise and resource. A native of Portland, Ore., Mr. Bullard was born April 14, 1868, and is a son of Lowell J. IjuUard, who was born in Framingham, Mass. The paternal grandfather was a farmer in Mas- sachusetts, and came from an old New England family. The Bullards were first represented in America by one of their number who emigrated from England in 1620, from whom sprang de- scendants who distinguished themselves in their various localities, and fought for their country's cause when duty or inclination called. Some of them served in the Revolutionary war. Lowell I'luUard is a man of forceful character and distin- guished attainments, who, in the early days, crossed the plains and lived for several years in San Francisco. Following a later inclination he removed to Panama, and is now a resident of Old Mexico. He is filling the position of direc- tor-general of the Aiuerican Travelers' Insur- ance Company, and is president of the American Club of Mexico City. On the maternal side also the connections are distinguished, the Purdy family being promi- nently identified with the early history of Cali- fornia, while later members were connected with historical and scientific research at home and in Egypt. Mrs. Bullard was formerly Virginia Purdy, a native of White Plains, N. Y. The paternal grandfather, ex-Governor Samuel Purdy of California, was born in New York, and went to California in 1849. His occupation at the lime was that of a general merchant, and his afTairs were conducted first in Sacramento, and later in San Francisco. He was elected lieutenant-governor for one term under Gov- ernor Bigler, and died in San Francisco in 1884, while serving as chairman of the city hall com- mission. Governor Purdy had an incorruptible nature, and made a courageous stand for right in the management of the affairs that came to him for approval. A water bill was introduced .558 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. which was a veiled attempt to appropriate the water front of San Francisco, and when the mat- ter became a tie and was up to Governor Purdy, he refused a bribe of $50,000 and voted it down. His son, Sparrow Purdy, went with Mr. Stone to Egypt, where he was called Purdy Pasha, and where he eventually died. He was a member of the Royal Geographical Society of Europe. Mrs. Bullard died in Baltimore, Md., in 1889. She was the mother of two children, one son and one daughter, of whom George P. is the oldest. Until his fourth year George P. Bullard lived in California, and after that lived in Massachu- setts until twelve years of age. He subsequently spent some time in Chicago, Baltimore, Md., and New York, in all of which places he at- tended the public schools, and graduated from the high school at Framingham, Mass. In 1886 he sought the possibilities of the far west, and came to Yuma, Ariz., where his desire for legal training was fortunately obtainable under the able instruction of his uncle, Samuel Purdy, Jr. In 1889 he was admitted to the California bar, and at once began the establishment of a suc- cessful practice in San Francisco. In the mean- time his mother had married C. D. Ralyea, and Mr. Bullard conducted his business afifairs under his stepfather's name, and in partnership with C. H. King. In 1894 he located in Yuma for four months, and while there received an order from the courts to assume his father's name, and from then to the present time has lived un- der the name of Bullard. Upon removing to Phoenix. Mr. Bullard began to engage in a gen- eral practice of law, and has been most success- ful in his undertakings. Under District At- torney Williams he served as deputy for one year, and is the present city attorney of Phoe- nix, to which office he was elected in 1900. In June of 1899 Mr. Bullard was united in marriage with Kate C. Fisk, born in Coloma, Eldorado county, Cal., and a daughter of Henry Brockway Fisk, a native of New York state. Henry Fisk went to California in 1849, and en- gaged in a general merchandise business in Et Dorado county, where he eventually died. His wife, formerly Ellen E. Comer, is living in Ak- ron, Ohio. Mr. Bullard is a Democrat, and in the fall of 1900 was nominated for district at- torney. Fraternally he is associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and with the Woodmen of the World. He is variously interested in the most substantial enterprises of the town, and numbers among the responsibili- ties outside of the practice of his profession that of president of the .\rizona Copper Gold Mining Company; secretary of the Arizona Lime Com- pany, and a stockholder in the Elks' Building Association. Mr. Bullard has the fine and sub- stantial traits of mind and character which so materially aid in the stability of growth in the city of his adoption, and which are supplemented by a genial temperament, the forerunner of pop- ularity and success. EDWARD M. DOE. A large proportion of the work in Coconino county involving grave complications falls for legal adjustment into the capable hands of Mr. Doe. A member of the bar at Flagstaff, his reputation as a profound and erudite student of the law is by no means confined to the limits of his ambitious little town, but extends through- out and beyond the county, representing a large general practice, as well as arduous accomplish- ment along special lines. The education and character-foundation of Mr. Doe were acquired in Iowa, whither his parents removed from Vermont in the early '50s. He was born in Cabot, Washington county, Vt., in 1850, studied in the public schools of Iowa City, and was graduated from the collegiate de- partment of the Iowa State University in 1870, and from the law department of the same insti- tution the following year. For several years afterward he engaged in a general practice in Iowa, removing thence to Fort Worth, Tex., where he remained a few years. In the spring of 1887 he came to Flagstaff, and conducted a law practice in partnership with W. G. Stewart, the firm name being Stewart & Doe. Of great benefit to Mr. Doe was this association with Mr. Stewart, who, for several years before his death was a prominent politician, and active in the separation of Coconino county from Yavapai county. As a result of this separation, Mr Doe was appointed by Governor Irwin the first dis- trict attorney of the new county, and has since PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 361 taken an active interest in local and territorial political matters, never departing from his alle- giance to the best tenets of the Republican party. The services of Mr. Doe are retained by the Saginaw Southern Railroad Company, the Sagi- naw Lumber Company, the Arizona Cattle Com- pany, the J. M. Dennis Company and the Ari- zona Central Bank. Besides these, he attends to the work of numerous local firms, the whole constituting about all of the important legal business of the county. For many years he has acted as attorney for the Santa Fe Pacific Rail- road Company. His practice carries him into all of the courts of the territory, and his close attention to his profession, and the universal satisfaction which has attended his efforts has resulted in a wide popularity and confidence, as well as large pecuniary returns. Fraternally he is associated with the Elks. EDWARD D. TUTTLE. At the age of sixty-six years still an active business man of Safford. E. D. Tuttle is espe- cially desen'ing of mention in a territorial rec- ord. Like his ancestors, he has ever been a patriotic citizen of this republic, and here it may be stated that his grandfathers, Tuttle and Tay- lor, were heroes of the Revolutionary war, that his father was a soldier of the war of 1812, while he himself served in the Civil war, and his son, Arthur L., enlisted in the Spanish-American war and served throughout that conflict, going to Cuba with Buckie O'Neill's Troop A, First United States Volunteer Cavalry, a regiment commonly known as Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and commanded by Colonel Wood, now General Wood, governor-general of Cuba. Although he was only eighteen years old (being probably the youngest soldier in the regiment) he per- formed his duties as efficiently as any of his com- rades. Captain O'Neill was killed while leading his men at the battle of San Juan Hill. Born in Leroy, N. Y., November 19, 1834, Edward D. Tuttle is a son of Harvey and Lucy (Taylor) Tuttle, natives of Connecticut, and among the early settlers of western New York, where they took up their abode in 1816, pur- chasing their land from the proprietors of the Holland land purchase. Our subject spent the first fifteen years of his life in New York aiul then went to Milwaukee, Wis., where he re- mained until February, 1852. That year wit- nessed his trip overland from St. Joseph, Mo., to the placer mines of California, and until the Civil war broke out he pursued his quest for mineral wealth. Enlisting as a private in the I'ourth California Infantry, in August, 1861, he served until the close of the war, being mustered out at the Presidio, November 30, 1865. At Camp Sumner, September 21, 1861, he was pro- moted to the second lieutenancy, and in No- vember, 1862, at Benecia barracks, California, was made first lieutenant. While stationed at Fort Mohave, in 1864, he secured a leave of ab- sence and served as a member of the first terri- torial legislature from the second district, having been elected at the first election called by procla- mation of the first governor, John N. Goodwin, the legislature consisting of six members of the council and twelve members of the house. After the close of the war Mr. Tuttle was em- ployed as military storekeeper and quartermas- ter's agent in the regular army, being located at Yuma Depot, serving from 1866 to 1868. He then received the appointment of sutler at a cavalry post in northern Arizona, doing business there until February, 1869. For two years he was freight agent for the Colorado Steam Navigation Company at Yuma. Next he removed to California and devoted his time and means to farming until 1875. He then worked as bookkeeper for a San Francisco firm until March. 1877, when he located a farm near the site of the present town of SafTord. At that time there were not more than a half-dozen white families in the whole valley. For two years he conducted a mercantile business, but his en- ergies have been chiefly given to the develop- ment of his farm. He now resides on his well- tilled and well-irrigated homestead of one hun- dred and sixty acres, just adjoining SafTord on the north. September 30, 1869, Mr. Tuttle and Marietta L. Robinson, of Summit, Wis., were married at Oakland, Cal. Their eldest daughter, Kate, was appointed postmaster at SafTord August 21, 1897, and reappointed March 14, 1901 ; the ofTice has been of the third class since January i, 1901. The youngest daughter, Frances E., is a student 362 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in the high school at San Jose, Cal., where the mother has kept house during the school year, the family owning a comfortable residence there. Lucy M. is a graduate of the San Jose graded schools. Mary R., a graduate of the California State Normal School, is now teaching in the pub- lic school of Safford. Edward W., who followed a two years' classical course at Stanford Univer- sity, is now a student in the law school of Michi- gan State University. Arthur L., the boy-soldier of 1898, who was attending Arizona University at the time of his enlistment, is now employed as engineer in charge of the gas engines in the reduction works of the Phelps-Dodge Copper Company at Nacosari, Mexico. Ever since the organization of the Republican party Mr. Tuttle has been one of its most loyal adherents. For four years after the formation of this county from Pima county he was clerk of the board of supervisors. For tvifo years he also served as clerk of the district court, being the first to fill that office. As deputy county treasurer, in which capacity he served three years, he opened the first set of books for that department. As a justice of the peace for two terms, he assisted in preserving law and order. He is an active member and trustee of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church at Safiford, to which he donated the ground for the house of worship and assisted financially in the building. COL. J. B. BREATHITT. From the pioneer days of Kentucky to the present time the distinguished family to which Colonel Breathitt belongs has been prominently identified with its history and progress. Among the first settlers of Maryland, from England were the Breathitts, who later located in Virginia, and in that state Edward, the great-grandfather of Colonel Breathitt, was born. With his family he went to Kentucky, settling in Logan county. His son. Gov. John Breathitt, was born in Prince Edward county, Va., and went with his father to Kentucky, becoming one of the lead- ing members of the bar in his adopted state. His successes, particularly in land litigation cases, won for him the genuine admiration of the public, and from early manhood the promi- nent part which he took in political matters brought him honors at the hands of his partisan friends. That he was personally popular is shown by the fact that he was elected lieutenant- governor of Kentucky at a time when the Whigs were in the ascendency, he being the only Dem- ocrat elected on the ticket. At the expiration of his four years' term as lieutenant-governor his name was proposed for the gubernatorial chair, and though the Whig majority in the state was about sixteen thousand, he was elected. After a service of nearly two years his death occurred, he being at that time in his forty-eighth year. During President Jackson's administration the responsible position of United States minis- ter at the court of St. James was proffered Gov- ernor Breathitt by the President, but he declined. The first legislature that convened after his elec- tion as governor was to choose a United States senator, and the joint ballot resulted in a Whig majority of sixteen. Each day for ninety days the assembly balloted on the question, but the dead-lock continued up to the time of the governor's death. He was held in high esteem, even by those of other political affiliations, wher- ever he was personally known. He belonged to no secret organization except the Masonic. Cardwell Breathitt, father of the Colonel, was a native of the Blue Grass state, and upon ar- riving at man's estate he entered the legal pro- fession. He was a resident and practitioner of Russellville, Logan county, Ky., until 1852, when he removed with his family to Arrow Rock, Mo. There he has made his home for nearly half a century, and is held in genuine re- gard by his large circle of acquaintances in that locality. His wife, Mary E., was a daughter of Philip Slaughter, a veteran of the war of 1812. A native of Kentucky, his daughter, Mrs. Breath- itt, was born in Russellville. The Slaugh- ters came from Culpeper county, Va., to Ken- tucky. While three of the sons and two of the daughters born to Cardwell Breathitt and wife are living, two have passed to the silent land, and the mother died some years ago in Missouri. Col. J. B. Breathitt was born in Russell- ville, Ky., and was reared chiefly in Missouri. In 1862, while quite a boy, he enlisted in Com- pany G, Second Missouri Cavalry, C. S. A., be- ing the youngest boy in his regiment. He was in the regiment commanded by Col. Bob PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 363 McCiillough, and after serving in Missouri for a short time was ordered to the thickest of the fray, taking part in the severe battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, luka. Holly Springs and all of the engagements in which his regiment bore a part in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, surrendering to the Federal forces at Columbus, Miss., in 1865, at the close of the war. Returning home, the young man gave his at- tention to farming for several years, in the mean time devoting considerable leisure to the study of law under his father's instruction. Ad- mitted to the bar in 1873, he commenced the practice in Arrow Rock, Mo., and in the follow- ing year was elected prosecuting attorney of Sa- line county, and for that reason settled at Mar- shall, the county-seat, where he remained. After the expiration of the time for which he was elected he resumed the regular practice of law at Marshall. He continued to rise in his profes- sion, and also became a recognized factor in politics. In 1886 he was elected railroad com- missioner of Missouri, in which capacity he served for six years, being chairman of the board during the last two years, and several times at- tending national conventions of railway commis- sions at Washington, D. C. In January, 1893, Colonel Breathitt located in Kansas City, where he believed that a wider field of usefulness awaited him. In 1895 he was appointed by President Cleveland as special agent of the land department of the interior, and was located in Arizona. Though his head- quarters were in Tucson, his duties called him to all parts of the territory, and he continued in the office until June, 1897, when a change of ad- ministration led him to seek another line of en- terprise. That autumn he organized the Pima Investment & Trading Company, of which he is the president and general manager. He deals in real estate, mines and cattle, and by his sagac- ity and good business judgment has won an en- viable name in commercial circles. Like his forefathers, the Colonel is a firm and enthusiastic Democrat, and has taken a leading part in local and general conventions of the party. In Missouri it was a common saying that he had a wider acquaintance than any other man in the state, and for a quarter of a century he attended all of the state and national conven- tions of his party. In 1900 at the territorial con- vention at Phoenix he was unanimously elected national committeeman from .Arizona and as- sisted the national committee in the campaign of that year. Fraternally he is a charter member of Lodge No. 385 of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. HON. JOHN G. CAMPBELL. One of the honored pioneers of Prescott and one of the longest established in business in this city, Mr. Campbell is known far and wide in .\rizona. Time and again has he been called to ]niblic positions of trust and honor. His Dem- ocratic friends elected him to represent Arizona as a delegate to Congress in 1878, and besides taking part in the deliberations of that assem- blage in the winters of 1879-80 and 1880-81, he served in the extra sessions of 1879. Though there were three other candidates in the field, he was elected by a plurality of five hundred and eighty votes, which was a good majority for that period and under the existing conditions. He won the sincere approbation of his constituents. Twice he was elected from Yavapai county to the territorial council of Arizona, and then de- clined further nomination, though certain of subsequent election. For several years he held the office of county supervisor and was chairman of the board three years. In each and all of these varied positions he worked in behalf of the people of his community and territory. On both sides of his family Mr. Campbell is of old Scottish stock. His paternal grandfather, Archibald Campbell, was a native of Campbell- ton, Argyle, Scotland, and his maternal grand- father was James Hunter, a farmer near Stirling, Scotland. The parents of our subject were Rob- ert and Agnes (Hunter) Campbell, natives re- spectively of Glasgow and Stirling, Scotland, and both, like their ancestors, were stanch Pres- byterians. The father, who was a cabinet-maker by trade, carried on that business in Glasgow until 1841, when he came to the United States. For sOme time he dwelt in New York City and Jersev City, but died in the greater metropolis, where he had been long employed at his usual avocation. Only two of his ten children are now 364 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. living, and three of his sons, James, Archibald and William, were heroes of the Civil war, be- longing to a New York regiment. The birth of J. G. Campbell took place in Glasgow, Scotland, June 27, 1827. He accom- panied his father to America in 1841, the rest of the family coming three years later, after a home had been made ready for them. The ship "Washington," on which the youth sailed across the Atlantic was sixty-one days upon the briny deep. He proceeded to Detroit, Mich., where he was apprenticed to the baker's and confec- tioner's trade, and evenings were passed by him in schools, for he felt the need of a better edu- cation. At the end of three years he returned to New York City, where he was employed at his trade for a similar period. In 1849 Mr. Campbell started for the gold fields of California, going to Vera Cruz, Mexico, and crossing that country in a northwesterly di- rection. He arrived at the Colorado river in July, crossing it near the present town of Yuma, and thence proceeding to San Francisco. For two years he engaged in mining on the Yuba river, and then carried on a ranch and cattle business in the Shasta valley, Siskiyou county, Cal., until 1854. The next three years were spent in Deadwood, Cal., where he was occupied in merchandising. In 1857 he went to Chili, South America, and for two years operated a general store, but the revolution of 1859 led to his return to San Francisco. The same year witnessed his arrival in Los Angeles, where he kept the old Lafayette hotel until 1861. He next went to San Francisco, and in the spring of 1863 came overland to the El Dorado caiion. Making a raft, he made his way down the Colo- rado river to La Paz, Ariz., where he embarked in general merchandising, obtaining supplies from Los Angeles. In the autumn of 1864 Mr. Campbell came to Prescott, and during the thirty-one years which followed conducted a general store, which he sold in 1895. I" the meantime he also was in- terested in the cattle business, embarking in that line in 1868 and keeping large herds, his ranch being in the Chino valley. In this 'enter- prise he was associated with two men, the firm name being Campbell, BufTun & Baker at first, and later, Ciampbell & Baker. Their brand was composed of the figures seven and six con- nected, the first stroke of the six being joined to the last downward line of the seven. This was the largest cattle firm in the territory for a great many years, as, indeed, the partners owned twice as many cattle as did any other firm. The dry seasons and adverse circumstances, however, played havoc with their immense herds, and it is estimated that they lost not less than ten thou- sand animals in four years. After struggling against the tide in vain, decade after decade, Mr. Campbell left the business. Of late years he has been the proprietor of the Depot House, a well- managed and prosperous hotel. He built the structure and has given his personal attention to every detail of the business, thus insuring com- fort and satisfaction to his guests. While in Washington, D. C, Mr. Campbell made the acquaintance of and married Miss Marguerite Malezieux, who is a native of Paris, France, and whose father held an office in the United States treasury department in Washing- ton. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, three of whom are living, viz.: Louise, Frank Robert and Lillie Belle. JOSEPH FISH. Joseph Fish, of Holbrook, was born at Twelve Mile Grove, Will county, 111., June 27, 1840, be- ing a son of Horace and Hannah (Lea'vitt) Fish, natives of Clanada. The grandfather, Joseph Fish, was a native of New Hampshire and a son of Nathan Fish, whose birth occurred in Massa- chusetts. The Fish family descends from En- glish ancestry, but has long been identified with American history, and one of the name served under Churchill in King Philip's war. Several members of his grandmother's family served in the colonial army during the Revolution and fought under Morgan as sharpshooters, assisting in the capture of General Burgoyne at Saratoga. The boyhood days of Horace Fish were spent in Canada, where his father resided from early manhood until death. However, he himself sought a more favorable location, and about 1837 came to the states, settling in Will county, 111., with his family. In 1846 he left Illinois and the next year settled in Council Blufifs, Iowa, but in 1850 went to Utah, having previously be- WILLIAM M. MUNDS. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 367 come a member of the Mormon Church. He died in southern Utah in 1870, and his wife passed away six years later. They were the parents of si.x children, all of whom survive, the youngest being fifty-three years of age at this writing. In the village of Parowan. Iron county, I'tah. the subject of this sketch received a limited edu- cation. March 22, 1859, he married Mary Camp- bell Steele, daughter of John and Catharine (Campbell) Steele, of southern Utah. From Scotland, their native land, Mr. and Mrs. Steele came to America about 1843. At that time their daughter, Mary C, who was born in P)elfast, Ire- land, was five years old. She died in December, 1874, leaving four daughters and two sons, all of whom survive. The second marriage of Mr. Fish took place May 1, 1876, and united him with Adelaide, daughter of Jesse N. Smith, who is president of the .\rizona Co-operative Mer-. cantile Institution and in the Mormon Church acts as president of the Snowflake Stake. By his second marriage Mr. Fish has three sons. During his residence in Utah Mr. Fish was engaged in farming and the mercantile business. From 1865 to 1871, during the Indian cam- paigns, he was a member of the Utah Militia, Tenth Iron County Regiment, coriimanded by Ool. W. H. Dame, and at first held commission as lieutenant, later being promoted to the rank of major and aide-de-camp to the colonel. While in the service he took part in several Indian campaigns and engaged in a few skirmishes. He was admitted to the bar in Utah. For a few years he served as justice of the peace, for one term was treasurer of Iron county and for two terms served as county clerk of the same county. Politically he is a Republican. In January, 1879, Mr. Fish settled at Snow- flake, Ariz. During the greater part of the year 1880 he had charge of the commissary depart- ment for the contractor in building the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad through the western part of New Mexico and eastern Arizona. In 1881 ho became connected with the Arizona Mercantile Institution, which has claimed most of his time since, with the exception of three years spent on the Gila at SafFord, in Graham countv. where he engaged in the mercantile liusiness and for a time had charge of a grist mill. During his residence in Safford he was elected, on the Re- publican ticket, a member of the house of the eighteenth legislature, and while in that body served as chairman of the conmiittee on irriga- tion and a member of the judiciary and ways and means committees. It is saitl of Mr. I''ish l)y those who know him well that he has qualities which adapt him Ijeculiarly for the work of a historian. He occu- pied the position of stake recorder or historian for the Eastern Arizona Stake for several years. In 1896 he began the collection of data for an historical work on .Arizona, and has now about completed liis researches. When ])uhlished, the work will be one of standaril merit and a recog- nized authority in its line, and especially con- cerning the early colonization of the county and Indian wars. He has what is probably the only collection of photographs of all the governors of Arizona and the compilers of this work are indebted to him for the use of the same, for which they desire to express appreciation. WILLIAM M. MUNDS. .■\ typical, hardy dweller of the western jikiins. a successful miner, large cattle raiser, one of the early and forceful pioneers and developers of Jerome, and a breezy, large-hearted product of the crude and resourceful west, Mr. Munds has been associated with Arizona and Yavapai coun- ty since 1876. Of southern birth, he was born in Kentucky in 1836, his parents being James and Mary (Williams) Munds. When but a baby in arms his industrious parents moved their family to Missouri, on the Iowa line, where William M. was trained to the life of a farmer and educated in the jiublic schools of his county. When four- teen years of age an opportunity to see the coun- try lying to the west presented itself, and he accomijanied ; n expedition of emigrants to Cali- fornia, going thence by way of wagons and ox- teams, the journey consuming several weeks. .Arriving on the Pacific coast, Mr. Munds en- gaged in placer mining in Eldorado county for six years, spending in all seven years in different parts of the state. In 1857 he ventured upon another means of livelihood afforded by the pe- culiar adaptability of the state of Oregon, and began the raising of stock in connection with 368 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. mining and prospecting. Still more extensive stock-raising was undertaken after removing to Arizona in 1876, and two years later he settled in the Verde valley, where, in time, he became the possessor of three large ranches and of sev- eral thousand head of cattle. In the meantime, in 1892, he had moved into Jerome, and in con- nection witli his ranches carried on a meat mar- ket with decided success for about six years. From the first his interest in Jerome was pro- nounced, and his faith in the future of the city was emphatically and practically demonstrated. When the incorporation of the city was contem- plated he lent the weight of his influence and gave a helping hand, and insisted upon the incor- poration, in spite of opposing factions and bitter hindrances. As a consequence the charter was secured, and the disinterested efforts of Mr. Munds were rewarded hy his appointment as first mayor of the town. His administration was well received, and his sincerity and loyalty to the common good was never doubted for an instant. At present enjoying a well-earned respite from active business life, Mr. Munds devotes his time to the management of his real estate and to numerous personal afifairs. Out of the various real estate holdings which he has at times owned he still retains the Tovrea building and several building lots. He also owns interests in mining near Jerome, and in the Verde and Cherry dis- tricts. In local politics he has been prominent, and invariably supports the Democratic party. Fraternally he is a Mason, and is a member of the Verde Lodge No. 14, also of the Flagstaff chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Mr. Munds has been twice married. The first Mrs. Munds, who was formerly Sarah Jane Cox, left five children, of whom two survive: Mel- vina, the wife of Dr. Carrier; and J. L. Munds, sheriff of Yavapai county. The present Mrs. Munds was Ann La Tourette, a daughter of John La Tourette, now a resident of Phoenix. There are no children of this union. Mrs. Munds came to .Arizona with her parents in 1876. VERNON L. CLARK. Since establishing his home in Phoenix Mr. Clark has become one of the leaders of the Democratic party in Maricopa countv. and is now serving as chairman of the county central committee. His large acquaintance and un- bounded popularity gives him an influential fol- lowing, while his shrewd judgment of men and affairs make his counsel of value in all important movements. In business circles he also takes a foremost rank, and his success is all the more notable from the fact that it has been secured by his own judicious management. Mr. Clark was born near Stanton. Ky., Sep- tember 20), 1861, and is the second in order of birth in a family of four children, three sons and one daughter, but is the only one living in Ari- zona. His great-grandfather, James Clark, came to this country from Ireland and settled in Mary- land, where his death occurred. The grand- father, William Clark, was born in that state, and at an early day removed to Clark county, Ky., becoming one of its pioneer farmers. Dr. John T. Clark, our subject's father, was a native of Clark county, Ky., where he engaged in the practice of medicine throughout life, being a graduate of the Starling Medical College of Col- umbus, Ohio. At the age of nineteen years he enlisted in an independent company of volun- teers raised for the Mexican war, and served under Gen. John S. Williams. He was a mem- ber of the state legislature of Kentucky in 1864- 5, and was one of the most prominent and in- fluential men of liis community. In religious belief he was a Cumberland Presbyterian. He died in 1888, but his wife is still a resident of Kentucky. Both were of Scotch-Irish descent. She bore the maiden name of Jincy Stewart, and was born in Powell county, Ky., as was also her father, Madison Stewart, who was a farmer by occupation. He married a Miss Daniel, whose mother was Annie Scholl, of Virginia, a niece of Daniel Boone. His father had removed to Kentucky with that pioneer and Indian fighter. At the age of two years Vernon L. Clark ac- companied his parents on their removal to Pilot Mew, Clark county, Ky., where he grew to man- hood, his education being obtained in the dis- trict schools. In 1882 he entered the employ of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad as clerk, and two years later became bookkeeper for Ma- son & Hoge, rtilroad contractors, at work in Kentucky. Later he was at their headquarters in f-'iankfort. that state, and served as auditor PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 369 of the Kentucky Midland Railroad, which they built. From 1891 until 1896 he was secretary and treasurer of the Kentucky Investment & Building Association of Frankfort. Resigning in the latter year Mr. Clark came to Phoenix, Ariz., as a railroad contractor, grad- ing sidings and raising the grades on the South- ern Pacific Railroad for one year. He then assisted in organizing the Lawrence & Clark Vehicle Company, of which Mr. Lawrence is president and our subject secretary and treas- urer. They represent the Columbus Buggy Company; Durant & Dart, of Flint, Mich.; and Babcock, of Watertown, N. Y.; and carry on business at Nos. 26 to 32 West Adams street, where they have the largest carriage repository in Arizona, it being 50x138 feet in dimensions. Mr. Clark was also one of the organizers of the Alhambra Brick Company, which has a capital stock of $50,000, and of which he is president. They manufacture building brick and have a fine modern plant three miles northwest of Phoenix, which is operated by steam power and has a capacity of thirty-six thousand five hundred brick per day. In Clark county, Ky., Mr. Clark married Miss Kate Strode, who was born there and died in that state. In religious belief he is a Cumber- land Presbyterian, but there being no church of that denomination in Phoenix he attends the Episcopal Church, in which he is serving as ves- tryman. He was made a Mason in W. H. Cun- ningham Lodge No. 572, in Kentucky, with which he still holds membership, and was later raised to the degrees of Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar at Frankfort, but is now a member of the chapter and commandery at Phoenix, and also belongs to El Zaribah Tem- ple, N. M. S. He is a member of Maricopa Club, is also a member and director of the Board of Trade, and a director of the Phoenix Library Association. While a resident of Frankfort, Ky., he served as city treasurer one term, and since coming to Phoenix has taken a prominent part in political affairs, serving as chairman of the county Democratic central committee and of the county executive committee, and also as a member of the territorial committees. He is a man whose gonial tciii]H'ranieiit, sound juflg- ment and well-proved integrity have brought him the esteem and "friendship of a host of ac- quaintances far and near. HON. O. L. GEER. The little town of Martinez owes much of its growth and present standing to the untiring efforts of one of its most prominent citizens, O. L. Geer. While ostensibly a mining man, and devoting the greater part of his time to wresting from mother earth her stores of treas- ure, he is practically interestetl in most of the paying enterprises of the town, although he has been here only about two years. As manager of the Martinez Mercantile Company, in which organization he owns most of the stock, he has built an extensive trade with the surrounding camps, and receives a large patronage from the residents of the village. In addition, he con- ducts a hotel and livery and has a large-sized corral. The hostelry is conducted along the most approved lines, and the guests who patron- ize it are sure of fair treatment, clean rooms and a well-set table. Mr. Geer was born in Lafayette county, Ky., in 1847, and his boyhood days were passed in Kentucky and Texas. When twenty-two years of age, in 1869, he started for the west and located in Arizona, which he has since regarded as his permanent home. However, much of his time for ten years was spent in New York, but, owing to failing health, he eventually returned to his old haunts in Arizona, having that fond- ness for the territory which comes to almost all who once linger within its bounds. From the first he was interested in mining and prospect- ing, and at the present time has claims in Mari- copa and Yuma counties, which promise large returns from development. It is needless to say that in this healthful climate, and under the ex- hilarating intluence of business success, his tem- porarily shattered health has regained its normal condition, .\dded to the many other responsi- bilities of his life, is the position of general man- ager of the .\rizona Development Company of Philadelphia, a corporation capitalized at $1,000,- 000. The principles of the Democratic party have a stanch supporter in Mr. Geer. In November, 1900, he was elected to the legislature from 370 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Yavapai county, and is now filling the office with the same credit to himself characteristic of all his work. At New Orleans he was made a Ma- son and now stands high in that fraternity. In 1887 he married Miss .\nnabella M. Marsalles, who was born in New Orleans, and they now have a pleasant home in ^Martinez, where the numerous friends of the family delight to con- gregate. BENJAMIN F. McFALL. Benjamin F. McFall, horticulturist, and pres- ent recorder of Maricopa county, was born No- vember 20, 1858. in Gentry county, Mo., and is a son of John and Martha (Sylvia) McFall. natives respectively of Kentucky and Missouri. The an- cestry of the McFall family is Scotch-Irish. John McFall was a prominent man in the locali- ties in which he resided, and while living in Mis- souri exerted a w'ide influence in the affairs of the community. The town of McFall, Mo., was named after him, in recognition of his services as a citizen, and of his character as a man. He died in Maricopa county, Ariz., in 1892, having removed to the far west in 1886. His wife is at present residing near Phoenix, and is in her seventy-fifth year. Until his eighteenth year B. F. McFall was surrounded by the influences that mold the character of the average farm-reared boy. Aside from the advantages of the public schools, he attended the Missouri State University, at Col- umbia, Mo., for two years, and at times during the early years had opportunity to acquire con- siderable business experience. Upon starting out to earn his own livelihood, Mr. McFall was for two years .a clerk in the Albany Bank, at .Al- bany, Mo., and subsequently engaged in a mer- cantile business at McFall, Mo., for about three years. In the hope of regaining his somewhat impaired health he went to Arizona in 1885, and, having derived satisfactory results from the change, decided to make the fertile Salt River valley a permanent abiding place. ]'"or a time, in Phoenix, Mr. McFall was in- terested in clerical work, but later settled upon his ranch in Maricopa county, six miles north- east of Phoi'iii.x. The ])r()pert\' is largely de- voted to llie culture of (irangcs, tn the stud\ of which the successful owner has given much time and attention, and close scientific investigation. Aside from the affairs of his farm Mr. McFall is variously interested in the general happen- ings of his adopted locality, and has received substantial recognition of his ability to serve the public. In November of 1900 he was elected recorder of Maricopa county, as the candidate of the Democratic party, for a term of two years, and he has also served on the school board of his district as a trustee. He has always been a stanch Democrat. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic order. The marriage of Mr. McFall and Nannie Her- man, who was a native of Iowa, occurred at Albany, Mo., in 1881, where her father, William Herman, was residing. Of this union there are three children, Nellie, Herman, and Rick. Mr. and Mrs. McFall are members and active work- ers in the Baptist Church at Phoenix, of which he was formerly a deacon. JUDGE L. C. HERR. Judge L. C. Herr has been identified with the changeful fortunes of Arizona since 1888. At first ir.fluenced hither by the widespread belief in the opportunities for mining, he became inter- ested in prospecting in the Big Cottonwood mountains, and in time so far realized his ex- pectations as to become the owner of such valu- able properties as the Mohawk mines and the Dewey. After locating in Florence his general ability received ready recognition, and in addi- tion to the various responsibilities assumed by him was the probate judgeship, to which he was elected in 1896. So satisfactory were his ser- vices in this connection, and so aptly and tactful- ly were the issues brought before him adjusted, that his re-election followed in 1898, and again in 1900. As a stanch and uncompromising member of the Democratic party which placed him in office, he is a force in a communitx which recognizes a correct interpretation of the laws, and which values and needs such citizenshi]) as is furnished l)y the life and efforts of the probate judge of Pinal county. Undoubtedly a large share of his success is due to the kinship which exists between the localits and himself, for his faith in the future of the town of Florence is at Ori-t^^TJ^ PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 373 all times apparent, and substantiated by his own- ersliip i)f a luinic here and other property as well. A native of Dauphin county, Pa., Judge Herr was born in 1848, and was educated in Illinois and Ohio. His first indepcntlent venture was as a salesman for .an eastern firm, his route com- prising Illinois, Ohio, and Kansas, from which occupation he came to the broader possibilities of Arizona. In Florence he has been conspicu- ous for his long maintainetl and practical interest in education, and has done much to bring about the present excellent system of instruction. He is now superintendent of public instruction. Fra- ternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was married in 1872 to Nancy Stanfield, of Spring \'alley, Ohio. They are the parents of two children, Guy and Beulah. HENRY ARP.UCKLE. This veteran railroad man of Clifton is and has been for many years one of the most trusted and highly respected employes of the celebrated .\rizona Copper Company. He has just reason to be proud of the admirable record which he has made, and we are pleased to present to his numerous friends in Graham county and else- where the following facts in regard to himself and his chosen field of usefulness. The fine souvenir edition of the ".\rizona P>ul- letin," published at Solomonville, the county seat of Graham county, in January, igoo, con- tained a concise account of the mining enter- prises of the Arizona Copper Company, .\fter relating the great difficulties under which the pioneer company labored here, when "cop])er was shipped by bull teams to La Junta, 600 miles away, the nearest railroad station," the journal further said: "In those days the Apaches were very bold, occasionally dashing into the outskirts of the town and capturing freightingoutfits. Like wise generals, the Leszyn- skys" (then owners of the celebrated Longfellow mine and other mining property here) '"rec- ognized the supreme importance of a safe line of communication between the mines and the works. They accordingly hauled in steel rails and a small locomotive and l)uilt .Xrizona's first H mining, railroad (a 20-inch gauge), the rails being laid from Clifton to Longfellow, a distance of over four miles. Henry Arbuckle set up this little locomotive, the first one in .-Xrizona, and was its engineer and has been with the 'Raby Gauge' ever since." The small engine mentioned weighed only four ,and a half tons, and was the first one ever made for a twenty-inch track. Small as it was, it was no slight undertaking to transport it by ox teams 600 miles. When it arrived here Mr. .\rbuckle was placed in charge of it and for more than two years was engineer of the s.ame, then being transferred to larger ones, and to-day, running on the same narrow-gauge track en- gines of nineteen and one-half tons are being used. For twenty-one years he has traversed the eight-mile track between Clifton and the mines, and during the early period of his ex- perience always had his rifle at hand, as the In- dians frequently attacked him on the engine. On one occasion the speed of his engine and his own cool and daring character saved his life, and on the day following it was his sad task to bring into town the bodies of five white men who had been killed by the bloodthirsty foe. During the long and steady service of Mr. .'\rbuckle he has never had any serious misfor- tune or casualty laid to his charge, and he is noted for his great care and fidelity to his du- ties. The distance of his present run, four miles and two hundred feet, is from Clifton to the "Longfellow incline" — a remarkable piece of railroading. Several curves have a 42-degTee reversion on a 40-degree slant, and for the quar- ter of a mile before reaching the "incline" the grade is 303 feet to the mile. To those ac- quainted with the difficulties of this railroad up the caiion, the fact that our subject has so many thousands of times with his engine climbed and descended the slopes without accident is a mat- ter of wonder as well as of admiration. From boyhood Mr. .\rbuckle has devoted his entire attention to railroading, and like most successful men, knows the one business thor- oughly, and that one alone. He is a native of Pittsburg, Pa., born in 1836, and spent the first fourteen years of his life in the "Smoky City." receiving a public school education. Until 1830 he resided in the east, and then went to Call- 374 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. fornia, but Arizona has long had greater charms for him, he having been a resident of this ter- ritory since 1876. As a citizen he upholds all measures which make for the good of his com- munity, .and in national elections votes the Re- publican ticket. J. H. THOMPSON. The record of Mr. Thompson as sheriff of Gila county is not excelled by any one in the terri- tory who has held a similar position. At first initiated into the responsibility by filling the un- expired term of Sheriff Glen Reynolds, who was killed by Indian Kid, he was, at the end of the seven months, regularly elected to the ofiflce, serving for three successive terius, during 1890- 2-4, and was again elected November 6, 1900. His discharge of the duties of the office has met with general approval, and he is commended for the tact, discretion and impartiality which have characterized his disposition of difficult and aggravating situations. Mr. Thompson's early remembrances are asso- ciated with his boyhood days in Texas, where he was born December 19, 1861, a son of W. G. and Ellen (Williams) Thompson, natives of Tennessee. The father was prominent in the earl}' history of Texas, having settled there in 1836, and he was a veteran of the Mexican war. His useful and industrious life terminated in November, 1870. His wife is still living, and has for some time made her home in Globe. When nineteen years of age J. H. Thompson started out to face the serious and responsible side of life, and settled in the north end of Gila county in the Tonto basin, where he became interested in the cattle business. In search of more con- genial and remunerative occupation he settled in Globe in 1889, having sold his stock and land in the Gila valley, and for six or seven months worked in the mines in the vicinity of Globe. The following June he assumed control of the office of sheriff, antl has since been prominently before the eyes of the public. Exception may be made of his trip to the Klondike, which was undertaken in the interval of his respite from the cares of office between 1894 and 1900. At the present time he is still extensively engaged in niinins/ and stock raising, and owns a herd of cattle on Canon creek. He owns large interests in prospects, and has thirty-five claims in one bunch in the Pioneer mining district. In Globe he has built a comfoi table residence, and has two houses on the half block of ground which he owns. January i, 1887, Mr. Thompson married Car- rie L. Nash, who was born near Cincinnati, Greene county, Ind. Of this union there are two living children, Louis and Ellen. Three sons are deceased. In politics Mr. Thompson is affiliated with the Democratic party, and is em- phatically in favor of the principles and issues of that organization. Fraternally he is associated with the Odd Fellows, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the United Moderns, and the Elks, in Globe. He is a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. JOHN B. JONES. As a stranger among unaccustomed surround- ings, and with little to depend on save his own perseverance and determination to succeed, Mr. Jones came to Arizona in 1892, and has, step by step, forged his way to the front in the face of discouragements and obstacles, and is now one of the successful citizens of Williams. He was born in Orange county, N. C, in 1862, and was reared and educated in Chatham county, whither his parents had in the mean time removed. It was not until 1892 that he left the surroundings of his youth and came to Coconino county, Ariz., a contrast indeed from the peaceful agricultural life of an old and settled country. In Arizona Mr. Jones started a mercantile business at Challartder, Coconino county, and after four years went to Flagstaff, where he re- mained for a year. He later had a store at En- terprise, and a saw-mill, which he successfully conducted until 1897, when he located in Wil- liams. Here he has a well-managed general merchandise store, stocked with the things most in demand in a town located in the midst of a splendid timber and grazing country, and shel- tering inhabitants from all parts of the United States and Europe. Added to a keen financial ability, the enterprising storekeeper is affable in manner and sincerely desirous of pleasing, all of which adds to Iiis popularity and draws cus- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 375 tomers. He is extensively interested in mining in the Grand canon, and has some good ])ros- pects, and also owns eighteen lots in the city of Williams. He has done much to further the interests of the city, and spares neither time nor expense when the well-being of the citizens is the question for consideration. In national politics Mr. Jones is an uncom- promising Democrat. Besides several other lo- cal offices held in the j>ast. he was elected a member of the board of supervisors of Coconino county in November of 1898, serving for two years. In 1900 he was appointed assessor of Coconino county, and is now serving in that office. In fraternal circles he is very prominent, and is affiliated with the Masons and Elks at Flagstaff, and with the Woodmen and Red Men at Williams, of which latter organization he is treasurer. Mr. Jones was married in Boston, Mass., August 20, 1896, to Maud M. Jordan, a native of Maine. They have one child, H. Leon, aged four years. FRANK E. MURPHY. Few of the residents of Tucson are as familiar with the vast mining interests scattered through- out the territory of Arizona as is Mr. Murphy, sheriff of Pima county, nor have any watched and assisted in the development of the mining resources with a greater amount of enthusiasm or keener interest in the ultimate results. While acquiring a general and far-reaching knowledge of the various treasures which enterprise has brought to the surface in enormous quantities, he Ixas made a special study of conditions as they exist in Pima and Pinal counties. The Murphy family have made lluir home in America for many years. The paternal grand- father was born in Ireland, and when a young boy migrated with his parents to Kentucky, subsequently settling in Lewis county. Mo. The maternal grandfather was born in Virginia. Frank E. Murphy was born in Lewis county, Mo., April 9, 1861, and is a son of James L. and Harriett (Hardin) Murphy, natives of Kentucky. James Mur|)]iy was a farmer and stock man, and died when his s. m ("rank was hut thirteen years of age. Mrs. Murphy, who is now living in Sac- ramento, Cal., is a daughter of Thomas Hardin, of Kentucky, and is a relative uf the noted law- yer Benjamin Hardin, of Kentucky, who died in Lewis county, of which he was one of the earliest settlers. Frank E. Murphy is the oldest living son in a family of six children, of whom one son is deceased. Until his thirteenth year he lived in Lewis county, at which time the family removed to Sacramento, Cal.. where they engaged in farming and stock-raising. Here he continued his studies in the public schools, and in 1882 started out in the world to seek his fortune. Ar- riving in Tucson he engaged for a time in the cattle business, and in 1S84 became interested in mining, principally in Pima and Maricojja coun- ties. Under pressure of all the duties and re- sponsibilities which have since come his way Mr. Murphy has still retained an interest in min- ing, and is an ardent advocate of the manifold advantages to be derived from a residence in this promising country. In 1900 Mr. Murphy was nominated for sher- iff of Pima county on the Democratic ticket, and was elected by a majority of two hundred and fifty votes. His term of office as sheriff extends from January i, 1901, until January i, 1903. He has ever been interested in the political under- takings of his party and is one of the representa- tive citizens of Tucson, being enterprising, pro- gressive, and public-spirited. PHILEMON C. MERRILL. The county assessor of Graham county was born in Bear Lake county, Idaho, and is a son of P. C. and Lucinda (Brown) Merrill, who have, during a large part of their lives, been engaged in farming. .\t the age of ten years he came to Arizona with his parents, settling at St. David, Cochise county, where they lived for about ten years, and then came to the Gila valley and Pima. lentil about three years ago Mr. Merrill was engaged in farming, and was a successful tiller of the soil, and an enterprising citizen of his locality. In 1897 and 1898 he served as deputy countv assessor under Sheriff Birchfield. Janu- ary I. 1900. he was appointed county assessor by the board of supervisors, and in November of 1900 was regularly elected to that office on 3/6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the Democratic ticket for a term of two years. During his residence here he has been inter- ested in all of the leading political undertakings, and was justice of the peace for two terms. In connection with his ofificial responsibility he is variously interested in the enterprises which are rendered possible by the large resources of the locality, and, situated in the heart of a great agricultural and wheat district, he has availed himself of this opportunity and has a farm of fifty acres one mile from Pima. The property serves as a relaxation to its owner from the cares of city life, although it is leased by ten- ants. Mr. Merrill also owns a house and lot in town, and several paying and promising mining claims in the Montezuma district. He also owns interests in the Bryce Irrigation & Canal Com- pany, and is interested in the best way of over- coming the greatest shortcoming of the county, that of water limitations. The union of Mr. Merrill and Pearl Weech, a daughter of Hiram and Sarah Weech, occurred October i6, 1898, and of this union there is one child, Paul, born November 16, 1899. Mr. Mer- rill and wife are members of the Mormon Church, and Mr. Merrill has held office in the Mutual Aid Association. GEORGE W. COOL, D. D. S. It is an undisputed fact that of all the pro- fessions which spring into being at the call of civilization in different parts of the world, that of dental surgery, one of the most necessary and important, is really the least understood and appreciated. Nor is this deficiency of under- standing confined to comparatively new coun- tries, for China, of almost forgotten antiquity, regards the care and treatment of the teeth as secondary in importance. Physicians have abounded from time immemorial, and have been an integral and sometimes predominating force in the social, religious, political and materia! world of even conditions of savagery. The great mass of people require and know of doctors, but it is invariably the educatetl, orderly, and refined element who recognize the part which dentists play in the maintaining of health and general well-being. It has therefore been the happy fate of many dentists of ability to be recognized as valuable adjuncts at foreign courts, where they have held undisputed sway in the line of their own choosing, and with necessarily limited competition. Numerous instances may be cited of Americans, than whom there are no more skilled dentists in the world, who have been royally received by the dignitaries of other gov- ernments, and have held their own because of their mastery of molar afflictions but vaguely understood, and heretofore unvanquished. Dr. Cool has been thus favored for a considerable part of his professional career, and in this con- nection has been within the shadow of the gov- erning powers of Central America, and an inter- ested witness of the internal strife which is the unhappy and inevitable portion of that people. Armed with a diploma of dentistry from the Cniversity of California in 1884, and with a postgraduate diploma from Haskell's College of Dentistry in Chicago, he further studied at the national university at Costa Rica, Central Amer- ica, and was subsequently for five years state dentist for the five republics. During this time he was special dentist for the presidents of the five republics, the ill-fated Rufino Barrios be- ing then in power, who afterward was treacher- ousl\' assassinated. During the presidency of Emanuel Barillas, the doctor was president of the board of dental examiners of Costa Rica. During the revolution, when Barillas went out of power. Dr. Cool was obliged to leave the country, and take up his residence in San Fran- cisco. For most of the positions which he creditably sustained in Central America he was indebted to the friendly interests of Barillas, president of Guatemala., and during whose reign he accumulated a Irrge fortune in a compara- tively short time. The exjjerience gained was by no means secondaix, the knowledge of the language alone, which is a high grade of Span- ish, and which himself and f;imily mastered per- fectly, more than com]iensated for many of the inconveniences which they were obliged to un- dergo. The childhood of Dr. Cool was spent in Vic- toria, British Columbia, where he was born in 1865, a son of G. W. and \'irginia (Pleasants) Cool, natives respectively of Ohio rnd Ken- tucky. The elder Cool was among the wealth seekers who went to California in the davs of Oi/)0i /^^^-^e^CL^x-.^^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ?,7<^) gold in 1849, and there his son was reared to manhood and received the education which so ahly fitted him for the responsibilities of after life. After his return from Central America Dr. Cool associated himself in 1892 with his brother. Dr. Russell H. Cool, of San Francisco, with whom he remained for fifteen months. He then came to Arizona, and lived at Tombstone and Bisbee for a couple of years, locating perma- nently in Safiford in 1900. Here he has a fine practice, and is enthusiastic over the town, its people, and the general prospects. In 1885 Dr. Cool married Mabel SchuUer, a daughter of Andrew Schuller. Of this union there are three children: Bessie, who is fifteen years of age; Barillas, who is ten; and Ivah, nine years old. Dr. Cool is fraternally identified with the Masons at (Guatemala, and belongs to the Central America blue lodge. Professionally he is associated with the California State Dental Society, with the Pacific Coast Dental Congress, and is ex-president of the Oakland Dental Club, of Oakland, Cal. In 1901 Governor Murphy ap- point.ed him a member of the Territorial Board of Registration in Dentistry. WILLIAM MILTON BREAKENRIDGE. Since the Centennial year the subject of this article has been prominent in Arizona, and as under-sheriff and deputy United States marshal has been an inijiortant factor in the maintenance of law and order. ISrave and fearless and un- compromising iti the performiuice of his duties, he justly earned the high respect in which he is held by the general public, and his name will go down in the history of this territory as one of its truest friends and founders. Of English ancestry, our subject's grandfa- ther, Dr. George Ijreakenridge, was born in Ontario, Canada, ancl after graduating from a medical college went to Wisconsin, where he was an early settler anil jiractitioner. His son, George Dudley, father of William M. Breaken- ridge, was born in Canada, and was married there to Miss Eliza A. Ross, a native of the same locality, and of Scotch descent. Tlie young couple were pioneer citizens of Watertovvn, Wis., and though he had formerly been engaged in the lumber business, he now turned his at- tention to railroading, and for a number of years was a conductor on the Milwaukee & Western Railroad. Both he and his wife de- parted this life in Wisconsin. Of their four children George E. is interested in mining oper- ations, while his home is in British Columbia. Airs. James Tremaine resides in Milwaukee, Wis., arid Mrs. Celeste C. Carr lives in Qeve- land, Ohio. The birth of William M. Breakenridge took place on Christmas day, 1846, in Watertown, Wis., and his education was gained in the pub- lic schools of that place. In 1861 the youth set out to make his own way in the world, Pike's Peak being his immediate goal. Starting over- land from St. Joseph, Mo., he proceeded with the mule train to Denver, the trip taking about si.xty days. For a couple of years he was em- ployed in the construction of the first telegraph line ever made from Denver to Central City, Colo., and upon its completion he w-as installed as messenger hoy in the last-named town, re- maining there until the spring of 1864. The In- dians had been so threatening for some time that the young man enlisted in Company B, Third Colorado Cavalry, and participated in the battle of Sand Creek and other skirmishes, be- ing mustered out at the end of six months when the redskins had been reduced to order. Then followed a period in the life of our sub- ject when he was occupied in the difficult and ofttimes dangerous business of freighting. At first he traversed the distance between Denver and the Missouri river, and in icS67 the Indians attacked his party and succeeded in driving off all of their cattle. Later he teamed from Denver to the North J'latte, then the terminal of the Ihiion Pacific, and in the fall of 1867 accepted a ]iosition as brakeman on that railroad. After a year and a half. perha])s, of this life, he returned to freighting, being associated with his brother, and making trijjs to Bannock, Mont., Cheyenne and Kit Carson. In conjunction with his brother he tiien took the contract for building that part of tlie Kansas Pacific between Kit Car- son and Denver, and in 1870 joined the engi- neering corps of the Denver & Rio Grande, help- ing to drive the first stake of that wonderful railroad, and continuing with its surveyors until 1876. 38o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Having obtained a three montlis' leave of absence from his late post of duty, Mr. Break- enridge assumed the place of wagon-master and guide for the Boston Colony which proposed to locate on the Little Colorado. Crossing Ari- zona to Sunset it was found that the country desired had been taken up, and so they pursued their way to Prescott. There our subject pur- chased the teams of the party and engaged in freighting and farming in the Salt River valley in the vicinity of Phocn;x. In 1877 he was made county surveyor of Maricopa county and in the following year became deputy imder Sheriff Thomas, in which capacity he served un- til January, 1880. For several months he then engaged in prospecting near Tombstone, Ariz., but in the fall of 1880 was appointed deputy sherifif under John H. Behan — a position he re- tained for two years. After another interval of two years and a half he was again called to an official ijlace, this time being appointed deputy United States marshal under W. K. Mead, with Phoenix as his headquarters. In 1891 he was made special officer for the Southern Pacific, taking the place of Vic Wilson, who had just been killed by Evans and Sontag, near Visalia, Cal. About 1893 a train was held up twelve miles west of Los Angeles, Cal., by "Kid" Thompson and Johnson, and owing to the skill and clever management of Mr. Breakenridge and two of his associate deputies, the outlaws were located in Maricopa county, arrested and taken to Los Angeles, where Thompson was convicted and received a life sentence. Septem- ber 30, 1894, Oscar Rogers, Frank Armour and John Donovan robbed a train near Maricopa, Ariz., and the next morning Armour was ar- rested near Phoenix and Rogers three days later near Yuma, both receiving sentence to forty years in the penitentiary. In 1895 Grant Wheeler and Joe George blew open a safe near Willcox and escaped to the mountains, but our subject followed them. They separated and he contin- ued in pursuit of Wheeler across Arizona and into San Juan county, Colo. At last he cor- nered the desperado, who, upon being ordered to surrender, blew out his own brains. Scores of other instances of our subject's fidelity and efficiency in the pathway of his duty might be cited, but it is unnecessary, as his worth is well known throughout the southwest. During the nine years when he was deputy United States marshal he had numerous unpleasant and highly exciting adventures, but never flinched from duty. Since 1891 he has lived in Tucson, where he has been stock claim agent and special offi- cer of the Southern Pacific. In political prefer- ence he is a Democrat, while fraternally he is a charter member of the lodge and club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. GEORGE M. BROCKWAY, M. D. Dr. Brockway is one of the most promising and capable members of the medical profession who have settled within the borders of Arizona. A resident of Florence since 1894, he has not only met v^'ith a deserved success as physician and surgeon, but has as well been substantially identified with the social, intellectual and mate- rial growth of the city, and with the concerted attempt on the part of the residents to restore the old time prestige and enterprise. The youth of Dr. Brockway was spent in Lyme, New London county. Conn., where he was born in 1864. After a three years' course in Amherst College he entered the medical depart- ment of the University of Buffalo, completing the course with the class of 1890. For the fol- lowing year he filled the post of house physician and surgeon at the Buffalo general hospital, and subsequently conducted an independent prac- tice for three years in what is now a part of Greater New York. With glowing expectations regarding the great west, he resided for a time in Southern California, .but being dissatisfied with the climate came to Arizona the following January, and in Florence, which has since been his home, assumed charge of the county hospi- tal. In addition to being the contract physician and surgeon of the hospital, he owns the drug store in connection therewith, and fills the post of county physician. The greater part of his time is devoted to his profession, and there is no more progressive and wide-awake exponent of medical science in the county. Dr. Brockway is interested to a limited extent in fanning, and owns a farm on the Florence canal, but owing to an insufficient amount of water the project has not proved as successful ^■1 ^1 ^^^^Bp^ ^^^^H ^^^ii^^%v ^^^1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^K- Wkl j^^^^l ^H 11 "'^•'^^ ^^^^^^^m ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^■^ ^BBwicj^' i^^^^H ^^m ^^fllP!^ ^^l^^^^^^H^^^^H ^^HI^^^^^Ev .J^^^ft^^^^H ^^'^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 ^ ^^^^^^^^^^H."^ ^ ^^^H Hi B ^c^/yry^c^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3«3 as one might wish. He is great!)- interested in the matter of water supply, as are most who are dependent upon artificial irrigation. He is a member, and has twice been vice-president of the Territorial Medical Association, and is a member of the American Medical Association. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is medical ex- aminer for the New York Life Insurance Com- pany, the Mutual Life of New York, the Penn- sylvania Mutual, the Equitable and other com- panies. He was married November 8, 1892. to Esther A. Kelley, of Providence, R. I. They have one son, Marsliall F. JOHN T. DENNIS. Nearly forty years have passed since John T. Dennis, of Phoenix, became a permanent settler of .Arizona, and probably no one is better known in the southwest, nor more universally respected. His history possesses many points of special in- terest to the public, and the annals of .Vrizona could not be properly compiled without giving to this honored pioneer a prominent place. More than a century ago the paternal grand- father of our subject removed from Canada to New Jersey, and in Sussex county his son, John Dennis, was born in 1792. The latter, who was the father of John T., removed to Hocking coun- ty, Ohio, in 1825, and later lived in Muskingum county, same state, where he was the proprietor of a hotel for a period and also engaged in farm- ing for some time. In 1841 he went to Guernsey county, Ohio, six years subsequently became a resident of Iowa, and from 1853 to 1858 lived at his old home in Guernsey county, where he died in the year last mentioned. He was a hero of the war of 1812, having enlisted in a New Jersey regiment. His wife, mother of our subject, bore the name of Sarah Lewis in her girlhood. She was born in New York state and came of an old eastern family. Two of her sons, Peter and Jo- seph, now deceased, served in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war. Lewis, who died in Ore- gon, went to that state in 1850, and another son, James, who became a citizen of California the same year, died in Tempe, .Ariz., in 1888. Three others of the children besides John T. grew to maturity and three died when young. The birth of John T. Dennis took place near Norwich, Ohio, January 8, 1840, and when he was about six weeks old death deprived him of his mother's love and care. When seven years of age he accompanied his father to Iowa, re- sided in Fairfield, Jefferson county, for some time, and in 1853 returned to Ohio. After the death of his father, the young man joined a party and crossed the plains with ox teams to Cali- fornia, by way of Omaha, the North Platte and the Humboldt river. At the end of four months he reached his destination, went to Lynch's ranch, thence to the mines in Pine Grove, Surry county, and other mining points. After pros- pecting and mining for several years, with more or less success, Mr. Dennis came to Arizona, leaving San Francisco July 5, 1862. and riding a horse all of the way, bringing supplies on pack- mules. For about three years he worked in the vicinity of La Paz, a mining camp, which sprang into existence in 1862, had fifteen hundred in- habitants at one time, but for a quarter of a cen- tury has been a "deserted village." The rude shanties and huts of brush-w'ood were sup- planted by a block of good buildings, some of which cost from $10,000 to $12,000, but all now are in ruins. In 1863 the Vulture mine, which has produced fully $15,000,000, of precious metal, was discovered fourteen miles from Wick- enburg, and Mr. Dennis engaged in freighting and similar enterprises in that locality from 1865 to the close of 1868. December 8, 1868, our subject settled in the Salt River valley, locating a claim, a portion of which now lies within the corporation limits of Phoenix. In 1871-2 he assisted in surveying the city, erected the first store, in which was estab- lished the pioneer postofficc, with William A. Hancock as the first postmaster of the future thriving place. I'ntil 1887 Mr. Dennis continued to carry on agriculture, and in 1869 he was among the first to raise a crop of barley in this region. He also freighted supplies, usually from Yuma, and engaged in lumbering and other en- terprises which materially aided in the upbuild- ing of this city and section. A great worker, interested and active in all of the early improve- ments, ever ready to lend his means and in- fluence towards industries and worthy institu- tions, his name is indelibly engraved upon the 384 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. hearts of hi-s associates and acquaintances. In 1884 he made his first visit to his old home and the east, and the same year he laid out his entire quarter-section farm, as Dennis' Addition to Phoenix. Much of the property has been sold and built upon, and for some years he also has been connected with tl>e upbuilding of Tempe. Ariz. In former years he dealt to some extent in ranches, and for many years was engaged in the cattle and live stock business. In short, he may be termed an "all around" business man, for he has not been limited to any special line of undertaking, and usually has met with success. The Dennis block, 50x138 feet in dimensions, two stories and basement in height, and situated at the corner of Washington and Second streets, is a monument to his enterprise. The 4th of July, 1887, was a memorable day in the history of Phoenix, as the Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad, so long needed, was com- pleted at that time. One of the most active pro- moters of this valued improvement was Mr. Den- nis, as the public here is well aware. For seven years he was one of the board of directors and its first vice-president, but the road was finally sold. For one term he represented the first ward in the city council, and since early manhood his fran- chise has been used in behalf of the Republican party. He also was a member of the commis- sion having in charge the asylum of this county, for one term, and is an honored member of the Pioneers' Association of Arizona. ■• March 27, 1888, the marriage of Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Ada Bowers took place in Phoenix. She was born in Tennessee, a daughter of Gran- ville and Narcissa Hogan, of Irish and Scotch extraction. By her marriage to F. W. Bowers she had one son, Ulvah Bowers. Mrs. Dennis and her son are members of the Episcopal church. In 1877, after the death of her first hus- band, she removed to Sherman, Tex., but in 1882 located in Tucson, subsequently went to Globe and was postmaster at Payson during the first administration of President Cleveland. In Octo- ber, 1887, she became a resident of Phoe- nix. N. B. COLE, M. D. The city of Phoenix knows no more courtly, gracious, capable, and conscientious follower of the seer ^sculapius than is found in that widely known and experienced practitioner. Dr. Cole. Covering a period of forty-odd years he has wisely and efficiently ministered to the necessi- ties of suffering hum.Tuity in different parts of the country, and has all the while kept pace with the advancement along the lines of his pro- fession, as developed in the principal centers of activity. The Cole family claims Scotch and Dutch descent, an excellent combination of reliable characteristics, than which there could be no better. The paternal great-grandfather served with courage and distinction in the Revolution- ary war, and his son, Thomas, who w-as born in Huntingdon county. Pa., served in the war of 1812. Thomas Cole was a pioneer farmer of Ohio, in which state he settled in about 1800. His grandson, N. B. Cole, was born in Fairfield county, C)hio, December 28, 1837, and is a son of B. Cole, who was born in the same county in 1802. During the years of his activity B. Cole was a farmer in Fairfield county, and there his useful and industrious life was terminated at the age of eighty-two years. On the maternal side Dr. Cole is related to the Peters family, of Maryland, his mother having been, previous to her marriage, Leah Peters, a native of Balti- more, Md. She was a daughter of Henry Peters, and died at the age of eighty-seven years. She was the mother of ten children, of whom Thomas is living in Fairfield county, Ohio; Mary, who married Mr. West, died in Illinois; David is liv- ing in Indiana; N. B. is in Phoenix; Jonathan R. is in North Dakota; Rufus died in Illinois; Joseph, who is now S publisher in New York City, served in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war; Benjamin died in Fairfield county, Ohio; Lewis lives in Columbus, Ohio; and Henry is a resident of Lancaster, Ohio. The early education of Dr. Cole was derived in the public schools, and at the age of nineteen he began the study of medicine imder the able instruction of Dr. Lynch, of Lancaster. Supple- mentary training was received at the Long Isl- and Hospital Medical College, from which he was graduated in the class of i860, the first class to be graduated from that institution. LTn- til the beginning of the Civil war Dr. Cole prac- ticed his profession in Etna, Ohio, and to aid MK, AND MRS. K. M. MOHNETT PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 387 the cr.iise of his country he became, in 1862, as- sistant surgeon of the Fiftieth Ohio Regiment, in which capacity he served for two years and nine months, or until April of 1865. During three months prior to this time he was in the volunteer service, in the Nineteenth Ohio, and at the general field hospitals in Tennessee, Wil- mington, N. C, and elsewhere, in whose charge he was placed. He then resigned from the service at Raleigh, N. C, and at the time had charge of the division hospital. After the restoration of peace Dr. Cole settled in Bloomington, 111., and for thirty years con- ducted a large and successful practice. During that time he was for twelve years on the United States pension board, and for six years was sur- geon of the Soldiers Orphans' Home. In 1895 he severed his long and amicable relations with the people of Bloomington, and took up his permanent residence on his ranch, eleven miles northeast of Phoenix. At the same time he is prosecuting a large general practice in the city of Phoenix, and has met with the patronage and appreciation due his ability and erudition. The marriage of Dr. Cole and Matilda C. Evans, of Granville, Ohio, occurred in Gran- ville September 7, 1865. Of this union there have been three children, viz.: Carrie L., who is now Mrs. C. P. Hart, of Bisbee; Leah M., who is attending the University of Arizona ; and Nel- son Evans, who is at home. In national politics Dr. Cole is a Republican. He is ex-president of the McLean county (111.) Medical Association. Mrs. Cole is a member of and ardent worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church. FRANCIS M. MOGNETT. Prominent among the citizens of Arizona who have witnessed the marvelous development of the west in the past half century, and who have, by honest toil and industry, succeeded in acquir- ing a competence, is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. This honored pioneer now makes his home in Phoenix, and is justly numbered among the representative and promi- nent citizens of the place. In 1852 he came to the Pacific coast, and since 1877 has been a resi- dent of Arizona. Mr. Mognett was born near Kingston, Cald- well county, Mo.. April 27, 1842, and is a son of George and Frances (Farley) Mognett. The father was born in Greenbrier county, Va., in 1799, and was of German descent. Some of his ancestors were among those who fought for the independence of the colonies in the Revolution- ary war, and he had a brother in the war of 1 812. At an early day he removed to Caldwell county. Mo., after stopping for a year or so in Indiana, and in 1852 he crossed the plains to Oregon, taking with him his family. His wife died en route, but the father and children finall\- reached their destination in safety. The journey was made with ox-teams, and they took with them some full-blooded shorthorn cattle. They passed through St. Joseph, Mo., and crossed the Platte river at North Platte. They traveled through Wyoming to the head of the Snake river, and then proceeded down that stream to the city of Dalls, and on to Oregon, being from April until November in making the trip. After spending about a year at the present site of Portland, they located in Clackamas county, among the foothills of the Cascade mountains, where they lived in constant dread of the Indians for some time. A log palisade was built near the house, and several times dur- ing Indian outbreaks were forced to seek shelter in the forts of that locality. Our subject can relate many interesting incidents of those pio- neer days. The father, who was by occupation a farmer, died in Oregon, in 1881, at the age of eighty-one years. His wife, who was born in \'irginia, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, died of chol- era at Ash Hollow, near Snake River, while crossing the plains in 1852, as previously stated. Of their eight children Francis M. is the young- est, the others being Mrs. Jane Cameron, who died in Missouri; Mrs. Sarah Smith, who lives near Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs. Rachel Jones, who died in Oregon in 1888; Mrs. Wilmotte Martin, who also died in Oregon ; Julia, wlio died in Portland, that state; Mrs. Eliza Cutting, who died in Oregon; and Jackson, a resident of Phoenix, his home being just a block west of his brother's. Jackson was born in Indiana, August 29. 1835, and for many years has been engaged in ranching and the cattle business with our sub- ject. They also own a few buildings in partner- ship. With the exception of Jane and Rachel, -.88 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. all of the children accompanied the father on his removal to Oregon. Francis M. Mognett spent the first ten years of his life in the state of his nativity, and then crossed the plains with the family. For a few years there were no schools near their new home, but later subscription schools were started. The homes of the early settlers were all log houses, and the families lived in true pioneer style. As soon as old enough to be of any assistance Mr. Mognett began to aid in the improvement and cultivation of the home farm. Later he built a sawmill on Cedar creek, Clackamas county, Ore., where he engaged in the manufacture of lumber and shingles for many years, and on disposing of his property there he removed to eastern Ore- gon, being engaged in the cattle business in Umatilla county for eight years. In 1876 he started overland for Arizona, and crossed the Colorado river with three hundred and seventy- four head of high-grade cattle, his brand being III. He was accompanied by his brother, and they located forty miles south of Prescott in Yavapai county, where they continued in busi- ness until the partnership was dissolved in 1881, when they bought sixty-two acres of land north of Phoenix. This property was divided the fol- lowing year. Tliey sold to Mr. Chalmers. Short- ly after he sold to Mr. Churchill, but as he failed to make final payment the land reverted to F. M. Mognett, who has since sold the most of the property, and it is now adorned with comfort- able homes. The brothers continued in the cattle business together until 1897, having at one time about seven thousand head. During the year 1897 they sold their herd and ranch property. Our subject is now a resident of Phoenix, his home being at No. 504 North Second street. He owns considerable real estate in that city, including fine business property on Washuigton, Adams and Jefiferson streets, besides many dwelling houses and the Portland hotel. He also has an improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres four and a half miles northwest of Phoenix. He has probably done more to improve the city than any other man within its borders, and while promoting his own interests has materially ad- vanced the welfare of the community in which he lives. In 1870 Mr. Mognett was married in Oregon to Miss Sarah E. Wilson, a native of Multnomah county, that state. Her father, John P. Wilson, who was born in Illinois, and crossed the plains with his family in 1853, located in Multnomah covmty, where he engaged in farming for many years, but is now living in East Portland, at the age of seventy-eight years; he is a consistent and faithful member of the Methodist Church. His father, John P. Wilson, Sr., died in Illinois. Mrs. Mognett's mother, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Grigsby, was born in North Car- olina, and died in Oregon at the age of seventy- five years. Our subject and his wife have ten children, namely: Minnie A., wife of C. W. Stev- ens, the well-known liveryman of Phoenix; Fan- nie, wife of W. A. Milton, a wholesale grocer, of the same city; George W., who is engaged in mining and also resides in Phoenix; Ida M. and Rosa L., both graduates of the Lamson Business College; Elmer F., Martin J., Annie E., Jesse I. and Francis M., Jr., who are at home. The family is a very bright and interesting one, and some of the daughters are artists of rare ability, which is evidenced by several fine paint- ings which adorn their home. In his political views Mr. Mognett is a Dem- ocrat. He has traveled extensively over the west, is an entertaining conversationalist, and is a man of much more than ordinary information and attainments. His upright coiirse in life commands the respect and commendation of all with whom he comes in contact, either in busi- ness or social life, and his labors as one of the founders of this territory justly entitle him to prominent mention in its annals. LEWIS A. W. BURTCH, M. D. Probably no realm of human thought wit- nesses greater changes within each succeeding decade than does that of medicine, and thus the student of this period certainly is "heir of all the ages" and especially of the last few years of scientific research and experiment. While the physician of long standing possesses the experi- ence gathered in many years of treatment of dis- ease, the young practitioner, on the other hand, has so recently reaped the benefits of improved modern methods of imparting knowledge, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 389 has learned from numbers of noted specialists their systems of dealing with the ills to which flesh is heir that he is also well able to minister to the needs of the people. The subject of this article, Dr. L. A. W. Burtch, is a young physician and surgeon, but a very successful one, and his future is full of promise. A son of J. M. and Phoebe F. (Wood) Burtch. natives of New York state, who settled in Illinois thirty years ago, the Doctor was born in the town of Morrison, 111., June 16, 1875. In his boyhood he evinced strong love for scientific studies and received an excellent general edu- cation. After leaving the high school he further qualified himself for the serious duties of life by pursuing a course in the business college at Clinton, Iowa. Subsequently he entered Rush Medical College, of Chicago, 111., where he was graduated in 1897. He then took a special course in the dispensary and clinics, where, in dealing with a varied class of poor people of a great city, he gained practical experience. In October, 1897, Dr. Burtch came to Clifton and established an office. Here he has pros- pered from the start and today enjoys a large and remunerative practice. Liking this locality, he has decided to remain, and recently purchased a pretty home in the Riverside Park addition. The lady who presides over its hospitalities for- merly was Miss Margaret E. Stark, of Benton Harbor, Mich., and her marriage to the Doctor occurred four years ago. They are the parents of an infant son, James D. by name. In his political faith. Dr. Burtch favors the Democratic party. He was initiated into Ma- sonry and became a master mason in the blue lodge of Morrison, 111. He also is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, being one of the official members of the Clifton lodge at present, is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and in addition to this, is connected with the Spanish-.\nierican .\lliance. Social bv nature, he has made many firm friends since be- coming a citizen of Clifton. Upon his arrival here he passed an examination by the territorial board of medical examiners, with a creditable record, and by no means has he ceased his dili- gent studies and research in his chosen field of usefulness, as it is his commendable ambition to keep fully abreast of the times. LOGAN D. DAMERON, M. D. .'\mong the popular representatives of the medical profession in Phoenix is Dr. Dameron. who, in addition to a general practice, makes a specialty of the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, his office being in the Ellingson building. He was born in Lewis county. Mo., March 15, 1867, and is a son of W. M. and Anna (Fisher) Dameron. On the maternal side he traces his ancestry back to Baron von Fischer of Germany, whose son Ludwig when a boy killed a deer in the king's forest or park, and to avo^d punishment came to Virginia, where he assumed the name of Louis Fisher. He died in Culpeper county, that state, in 1773. His son, Barnett Fisher, spent his entire life in the Old Dominion and married Eve Wil- hoit, of that state. In their family was Joseph Fisher, the great-grandfather of the Doctor. The grandfather, James Lewis Fisher, was born in Culpeper county, \^a., in 1804, and became one of the pioneer settlers of Ralls county, Mo., where he died November 24, 1865. The Doc- tor's mother was a native of Ralls county. The father, W. M. Dameron, was born and reared on his father's plantation in North Carolina, and when a young man went to Lewis county. Mo., and was engaged in farming and stock raising near Labelle until his retirement from active labor. He is now living with our subject in Phoenix. During the Civil war he served as lieutenant in a Missouri regiment. In his fam- ily are only two children, the younger being R. M., superintendent of iron works in St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Dameron grew to manhood upon his father's farm, and acquired his literary educa- tion in the public schools of the neighborhood and Labelle Academy. At the age of eighteen he commenced teaching school, and successfully followed that occupation through the winter months for five years, in this way earning the money to pay his expenses at college. In 1889 he entered the Hospital Medical College at Louisville, Ky., where he was graduated with the degree of M. D., June 17. 1891, and the following January took up his residence in Phoenix, .Ariz., and embarked in general prac- tice. Since 1896, however, he has given special 390 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. attention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, having taken a special course of study along that line at the Chicago Polyclinic College in 1896. He has been surgeon at the United States Indian Industrial Training School at Phoenix since 1894, and since 1898 has served as city physician. Dr. Dameron was married in Phoenix to Miss Bettie A. Hughes, a native of Texas, and a grad- uate of the Northern Texas Female College. By this union have been born two children, Erile Adel and Logan D., Jr. In his political affilia- tions the Doctor is a stanch Democrat, and is now an influential member of the territorial Democratic central committee, having previ- ously been a member of the county central com- mittee. Religiously he is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church South, and frater- nally is connected with the Masonic Order and the Woodmen of the World. He represented Arizona in the Sovereign Camp of the Wood- men of the World at St. Louis in 1897 'i"'^ ^t Memphis in 1899. He was a member of the pension board one term under President Oeve- land's administration; is a prominent member of the Arizona Territorial Medical Society, of which he was secretary five years, and is also ex-president of the Maricopa County Medical Society. He stands high among his professional brethren, and his skill and ability have won for him a large and lucrative practice. WILLIAM DUFFIELD, M. D. It has been given to Dr. Dufifield to materially aid in the best development of medical science not only in his adopted town of Phoenix, but throughout the length and breadth of the ter- ritory of .Arizona. In assisting to frame the laws governing the practice of medicine in this far western part of the country, he has brought to bear an erudition, and clearness and breadth of understancHng, compatible with the best in- terests of patients, physicians, and institutions. In his private practice he is following the trend of the world towards specialties, and is devoting his greatest research to diseases of the chest and throat, in the treatment of which he has met with marked success. To a degree Dr. Duffield inherits his special liking and aptitude for his chosen line of work, his ancestors on both the paternal and maternal side having been more or less interested in the study of medicine. A native of Bloomfield, Iowa, he was born September 30, 1866, and is a son of John M. Duffield, who was bom in Steubenville, Ohio. John Duffield was reared in Iowa, and for the greater part of his life was engaged in the drug business. Many of his ancestors had been clergymen, and were men of extended moral and intellectual influence. Dur- ing the Civil war he served his country as cap- tain of Company G, Second Iowa Infantry, and after three years of participation in the strife betwen the north and south was discharged for disability, the result of a sunstroke received at the battle of Shiloh. His brother, George Duf- field, was colonel of the Third Iowa Cavalry, the regiment in which Col. James Baker; Cyrus Bussy, the late secretary of the interior; John A. Noble, H. H. Trimbly, attorney-general of Ohio; and Col. H. H. Jones, of Phoenix, were prominent officers. Many of the Duffield family were early set- tlers in Iowa, among them being the paternal grandfather, William by name, who was born in Philadelphia, and married a Miss Stauffer. He was a farmer during the greater part of his life, and removed from Ohio to Iowa in 1844. where he was among the first to undertake the develop- ment of Bloomfield, Davis county. The mother of William Dufifield was, before her marriage, Anna M. Findley, and was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Her father. Dr. William McKinley Find- ley, was born in Piqua, Ohio, and was a graduate of the Jefiferson Medical College at Philadelphia. For several years he practiced medicine in Indi- ana, going thence to Burlington, Iowa, and later to Bloomfield, of the same state, where he eventually died. He was one of the most prom- inent surgeons of southern Iowa, and was, dur- ing the Civil war, surgeon of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry. The Findley family are devoted mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which many of the earlier members also be- longed. The paternal great-grandfather, Sam- uel, was president of an old college in Kentucky, and one of his brothers was a well-known min- ister in the Methodist Episcopial Church in Ohio, and was also a writer of ability. MR. AND MRS. P. C. MERRILL. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3P3 Dr. Duffield is one of two children in his father's family, his brother, Findley, being at the present time prominently identified with the affairs of North English, Iowa, wheie he is editor of the "Record" and also postmaster. William Dufifield received his early training in Bloom- field, and when sixteen years of age entered the University of Iowa at Iowa City, and was gradu- ated with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Previous to graduating from the medical depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania in 1891, he had for a time engaged in educational work, and had also tried his hand at journalism, as editor of the ''Davis County Republican." Subse- quent medical training was received in the Poly- clinic Hospital in Philadelphia, of which he was resident physician for eighteen months, and then assumed charge for one year of a sanitarium for nervous diseases. .\s assistant surgeon of the Mexico Central Railroad, Dr. Duffield spent two years in Mexico, and in 1895 took up his permanent residence in Phoenix. May 3, 1899, in Phoenix, Dr. Dufifield mar- ried Mrs. Margaret J. (Russell) Weber, who was born in Chicago. Dr. Duffield is variously associated with the different organizations, med- ical and otherwise, in his adopted town, and his services and good fellowship are eagerly sought in many directions from which he is debarred by the responsibilities incident to a large and ever increasing practice. He is a member of the American Medical .\ssociation, and a fellow of the .Arizona Academy of Medicine. In na- tional politics he is affiliated with the Republican party, and is a stanch advocate of the principles therein embodied. Fraternally he is associated with the Foresters, the United Moderns,, the Fraternal Brotherhood. Knights of Pythias, Red Men, .\ncient Order of United Workmen, and the Masons, of Phoenix, and is connected with the Sons of \'eterans in Iowa. He is a member and former organizer of the Board of Trade. phili:mon c. merrill. I )nc of the venerable antl highly honored pioneers of the southeastern part of Arizona is this veteran of the Mexican war, who passed through Cochise county on his way to the Pacific coast fully fifty-five years ago with the first expedition which ever proceeded by wagons on this long and hazardous journey over moun- tains and plains. His memories of the days long gone by are full of interest to those fortu- nate enough to hear his account of them ; and in addition to these, his experiences in the west of half a century and more ago were such that all of his courage and strength of character were called into requisition upon many an occasion. .Mr. -Merrill conies of old New England stock, his father, Samuel Merrill, being a native of Massachusetts, while his mother, Phoebe Odel, was born in Connecticut. He was born in Byron, Genesee county, N. Y., November 12, 1820, and at the age of eleven he accompanied the family to Michigan, thence going to Han- cock county. 111., in 1837. With the Mormons they were persecuted in 1846 and went to Omaha, Neb. In that then frontier town the young man enlisted in what was called the Mor- mon Battalion of Iowa Volunteers, for the war with Mexico, his captain being Jesse D. Hunter, while he was a lieutenant and adjutant. From Leavenworth they proceeded to Santa Fe, N. M., down the Rio Grande and across Arizona, pass- ing through Bisbee on the San Pedro, through Benson and Tucson, and westward to San Diego, Cal., where they arrived January 30, 1847. Later the regiment was sent to Los Angeles, Cal., and there honorably discharged, July 16, 1847. Some of the soldiers re-enlisted in the army and Mr. Merrill went to San Fran- cisco, where he joined a party of seven men bound for the east. They reached Salt Lake City October 8, 1847, and thence proceeded down the Platte river route to Omaha, arriving there December 11. Mr. Merrill crossed the plains along the Platte river eleven times, going from Omaha, Kearney, Leavenworth and other points in Kansas. In 1849, with his wife and two children, Mr. Merrill accompanied the colony which settled in Salt Lake City and vicinity and for twenty- eight years dwelt in that region. In the mean- time, in 1853, he was sent as a missionary to Europe and spent four years in England and Wales. From his early manhood he has been an earnest worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which he has been an elder for sixtv years. When the ecclesiastical 394 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. authorities decided to establish a colony in the desert of southeastern Arizona and called for volunteers, he responded and left the homestead to which he had devoted so many years of his life and accompanied six other families to the San Pedro valley, where once more the struggles with nature and privations had to be endured and conquered. One of the very first white settlers in St. David, he dwelt there from 1877 to 1887. and then came to the Cila valley, where he is highly respected. He holds the ofifice of elder in the church, in which he was ordained to a Seventy, then to the high priesthood, and now holds the office of evangelist patriarch, standing next to the Twelve Apostles. Since the formation of the Republican party, Mr. Merrill has given it his allegiance. He was for two terms a member of the territorial leg- islature of Utah. In 1892 and 1893 he served as treasurer of this county, and the fact that he was chosen for so responsible a position demon- strates the confidence placed in his financial ability and strict integrity. For about three- score years he has been identified with the Masonic order, having united with it in Nauvoo, 111. September 20, 1840, Mr. Merrill married Cyrene Dustin, a native of Ohio. Five of the seventeen children of Mr. Merrill survive, namely : Thomas S., who is a prosperous farmer of this valley: John S.. who lives at St. David; Seth A. D. and Henry M.. who are resi- dents of this valley ; and Jedediah, who is in Idaho. A. E. EALY, M. D. A. E. Ealy, M. D., local surgeon of the Santa Fe Railroad at Kingman, and for several years superintendent of the Mohave County Hospital of this city, is a very successful physician, stand- ing high in his profession. He is identified with the International .\ssociation of Railway Sur- geons and is a member of the .Vrizona Terri- torial Medical .Association, being its third vice- president at the i)resent time. The birth of the Doctor took place in Bedford county. Pa., in 1846. .■•nd there he was reared and educated. Upon completing his common school course he became a student in Washington and JelTerson College, and subsequently ])rei)ared himself for his future career by systematic study under the supervision of his father, Dr. J. C. Ealy, who was a successful practitioner of Bed- ford for half a century or more. Matriculating in the medical college of the University of Penn- sylvania he continued there until his graduation, in 1870. During the ensuing five years he was associated with his father in practice at Schell- burg, Pa., and then located in Dayton, Ohio, where he remained for about a year. Coming to the southwest in 1880. Dr. Ealy took up his residence at .Albuquerque, X. M., where he steadily rose in his profession, being physician to the Indian School for six years, officiating as city physician for a number of years and also serving in the capacity of county cor- oner. At the end of thirteen years speiu in that thriving little city he decided to remove to a place of lower altitude, owing to poor health experienced by some of his household. King- man proved to ol?er the chief requisites, and since 1891 he has dwelt here. He is well known and is popular with the railroad men between Albuquerque and Kingman, his acquaintance- ship with them being quite extensive. In all local afTairs he has manifested his patriotic in- terest, and, like the majority of our enterprising citizens, has made investments in mining prop- erty, his claims being situated in the Colorado River district. In addition to this he owns sev- eral buildings here, and uses his influence in the promotion of all public interests. In his political creed he is a stalwart Republican. He is the chief medical examiner for the New York Life, the Mutual Life, the Equitable, the Pennsyl- vania Mutual, the Hartford Life Associations, and many others. In the fraternities he is a pop- ular member of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pvthias lodges of this citv. THOMAS B. D.WTS. M. D. Could the history of Dr. T. B. Davis, of Pres- cott, be written in full it would constitute a large book, and certainly wovdd prove of intense interest to the general jnihlic. IJriefly sum- ming up his career, up to i8S<), it may be said that for a score of years previously he had been in the L'nited States service in the capacity of army surgeon, participated in a number of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 395 serious campaigtis against the Indians in the west, and possesses a fund of information on the subject. Indeed, his reminiscences are extreme- ly entertaining and the deductions of his experi- ences are of the most practical nature. Dr. Davis comes of stanch patriotic stock, and many of his relatives were associated with the defense of our country from its early years. His grandfather, John Davis, served in the War of 1812 as captain of a company of mounted infantry. He was born in \'irginia and was an early settler in Kentucky, where he owned large landed possessions and where he spent his last years. The parents of the Doctor were William and Mary (Drummond) Davis, both of whom died in Indiana. The father was born in Jefifer- son county, Ky., in 1800, and when about eigh- teen years of age went to Clark county, Ind., where he thenceforth was occupied in agri- cultural pursuits. His death occurred in 1882. The mother was born in the old Jennings block- house in Clark county, which building became the property of Governor Jennings, the first gov- ernor of Indiana, and was subsequently owned by Mr. Drummond. Her father, James Drum- mond, was of Scotch ancestry, and at an early period removed from his native Pennsylvania to the wilds of Indiana. His brother, John Drummond, was wounded in the battle of Tip- pecanoe, and died three days subsequently. Dr. Davis is the youngest of eight children, and was born in Charlestown, Clark county, August 22, 1844. His only sister, Anna M., died in California. Jefiferson C., the eldest brother, was a private and non-comniissionctl ofificer throughout the Mexican war, under Gen- eral Taylor, being in the Third Indiana Volun- teers, commanded by Col. James H. Lane. After the war he was made a lieutenant in the First Uniteid States Artillery. At Fort Sumter he was in command of a battery and then was made captain of a company. Later he was transferred to the command of the Twenty-second Indiana Infantry, being its col- onel, and after a period was promoted for meri- torious service, becoming brigadier-general and afterward inajor-general. He then was in the .\rmy of the Cumberland, in the Fourteenth .\rmy Corps, Sherman being his superior officer. At Jonesboro he was in command of the Federal forces and at Chickamauga his troops formed the rear guard. Going on the march to the sea with Sherman, he acted in the capacity of corps commander, and when the war had ended took ])art in the grand review at Washington. For his signal services he then was offered a com- mission as colonel of the Twenty-third United States Infantry, and continued in 'that position until his death, which event occurred in Chicago in 1879. James W., the second brother, is an architect, now located in San Antonio, Tex., and John, the third, w'ho was a merchant, died in Indiana. Joseph L. also was a hero of the Civil war and departed this life just after it had been terminated, at Savannah, Ga. His first enlist- ment was in the First Iowa Infantry, and at the end of his three months' teim he volunteered in the Second Iowa Infantry. He was promoted to a captaincy, and then I^ecame lieutenant-colonel of an Iowa regiment, serving throughout the war, and marching with Sherman to the sea. George W.. a farmer in the vicinity of Charles- town, Ind., was assistant to the regimental quar- termaster in the army of the Cumberland. He died on his farm in Clark county, Ind., in the spring of 1901. William was first lieutenant of the First Missouri Cavalry during the war of the Rebellion and then was made lieutenant of the Tenth I'nited States Cavalry in 1867, later being promoted to a captaincy, antl after thirty years of army life retired, now making his home in Jacksonville, 111. At present he is on duty as l)rofessor of military science and tactics of the college at .\rkadelphia. Ark. The boyhood of Dr. Davis passed on a farm, and the patriotic ardor of his brothers, all older than himself, found a response in his youthful heart in the dark days of the war. Though too young for the regular service, he served under General Thomas and his brother, General Davis, as an orderly. His studies were pursued in the University of Indiana until he reached his junior year, and in 1866 he was ap- pointed medical cadet to Crittenden Hospital, at Louisville, Ky. There he had valuable practical experience for three years, and in the mean time entered the medical department of the Univer- sity of Louisville, being graduated there in 1869. Having been tendered a position as acting as- sistant surgeon of the United States army. Dr. 396 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Davis accepted the place, and thus entered upon his long army service. He was first stationed at the military post at Austin, Tex., General Canby being in command. During 1869-70 the troops were engaged in reconstruction duty in Texas and in May, 1870, were ordered to the frontier. He participated in numerous cam- paigns against hostile Indians during the years 1870-71 and in 1872 was with General Mc- Kenzie's campaign on the staked plains of Texas, which completely subdued hostile Co- nianches. In 1876 Dr. Davis was assigned to the Eleventh L'nited States Infantry, which took part in the warfare with the Sioux Indians in Dakota. After witnessing the submission and dis-armament of the red men there, he returned to Texas in 1878 and was stationed on the bor- der. In 1881 he was sent to Fort Davis, and in the following year the San Carlos Indian outbreak occurred. It was not until 1883 that they surrendered and from Februar\- of that year until 1889 he was post surgeon. In 1885-6 the second uprising of the Apaches, this time with Geronimo as their leader, kept the soldiers in active service, and an expedition into old Mexico in pursuit of the red men being neces- sary. Dr. Davis was with Captain Crawford in what was known as the Second Battalion of Indian Scouts. In 1889 he was transferred to Fort Grant rnd then to Fort Mohave and the same year to Fort Whipple. At last resigning, the Doctor went to New York City and having taken a post-graduate course located in Prescott, where he has con- ducted a general medical and surgical practice since 1891. He is a health officer of this place at the present time, and is president of the Yavapai County Medical Society, is president of the .\rizona Territorial Medical Association and is a member of the American Medical Asso- ciation, having twice been sent as a delegate to the national convention of the same. He is past exalted ruler of the Prescott lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, which of- fice he held twice, rnd it is a matter of ])ride with him that he is one of the charter members. In July, 1900, he was appointed iiy (iovernor Murpiiy a commissioner to represent .\rizona at the Pan-.\meiican Ex|)osition at Buffalo. Po- liticallv he is devoted to the interests of the Democratic party, and not only is an active worker and member of the county central com- mittee, but also is chairman of its executive committee. In military, professional and po- litical circles he has been a man of marked in- fluence for three decades and more, and is de- servedly popular with the general public. CHARLES L. EDMUNDSON, M. D. The medical and surgical profession in Bis- bee is ably represented by Dr. Edmundson, who has been a resident of this enterprising mining town since 1896. .A. native of Keokuk county, Iowa, he was born February 22. 1864, and is a son of John and Ruth (Heald) Edmundson. After attending the public schools he was grad- uated from the high school, subsequently grad- uating from the medical department of the Uni- versity of Colorado in the class of 1891. Upon locating in Kingston. N. M., Dr. Ed- mundson practiced his profession with gratifying success for five years, and in October of 1896 settled in Bisbee, which has since been his home. Since November of 1900, Dr. Edmundson has conducted his affairs in partnership with Dr. C. L. Caven, under the firm name of Edmund- son & Caven. Dr. Caven is a native of Pitts- burgh, Pa., and was educated in the public schools in New Orleans, La., graduating from the high school. In 1889 he removed to Los Angeles, Cal., and entered the University of Southern California in 1893, graduating in 1896. The firm of Edmundson & Caven are doing a large business in Bisbee, and are surgeons for the Lowell & Arizona^ Mining Company, and for the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. The various responsibilities of Dr. Edmund- son include his position as medical examiner for the .\ncient Order of United Workmen, the Woodmen of the World, the Circle, the Forest- ers, the Fraternal Brotherhood and the Home Forum. He is also examiner for the Mutual Life Insurance Com])any. and the Equitable Life Insurance Compan\' of New York. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows. He devotes all of his time to the practice of his profession, and in every possible way kee])s in touch with the progress in medical and surgical science as developed in the different /^ y^tUi^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3U9 large centers of the world. He is one of the town's most painstaking and conscientious cit- izens, and is appreciated for his professional and social excellencies. Dr. Edniundson was married October i, 1893, to Miss Catherine L. Hutchins, daughter of William Hutchins, of Kingston, N. M. One son was born of this union, Charles S. MRS. ERNEST M. MILLS. One of the most comfortable and inviting hotels of Phoenix is presided over by Mrs. E. M. Mills, than whom the city has no manager more genial and enterprising. Among the mid- dle-priced hotels the New Mills house has no superior, and its clean, well-ventilated and well- furnished rooms are rarely without an occupant. For the moderate price of $1.50 per day one may be housed and furnished with every con- venience, while the cuisine, for variety and excel- lence, leaves little to be desired. The hotel is three stories high, and 50x80 feet in dimensions. A native of Chillicothe, Ohio, Mrs. Mills is a daughter of James Rezzer, born in Philadel- phia, Pa., and one of the early settlers of Knox county. 111. During the Civil war Mr. Rezzer fought with courage in an Illinois regiment, after which he returned to his farm in Knox county. In 1870 he removed to Sedgwick county, Kans., which was then in a very wild and crude state, and he was one of the active pioneers to whom the present residents are indebted for their prosperity. His useful life terminated in McPherson county, Kans., when he was sixty-six years of age. He had married Susan Shepherd, who was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and died in Knoxville, 111. They were the parents of five children, viz. : Anna, who mar- ried C. H. Knapp and died in Phoenix; Shep- herd A., who died in Fort Scott, Kans. ; Mrs. Mary Worley, of ^IcPherson, Kans. ; G. W., a farmer near Salina, Kans. ; and Susie Rae, Mrs. Mills. The last-named received excellent edu- cational advantages and claims the distinction of having been one of the first girls admitted to the now famous Knox College at Galesburg, 111. At this institution she studied until the senior year, when she accompanied her parents to Kan- sas, and engaged in educational work in what was then Sedgwick (now Harvey) county. In 1875 Susie R. Rezzer became the wife of Ernest M. Mills, who was born at St. Thomas, Ontario, August 19, 1847, ^i^d was reared in his native country of Canada. He was ambitious and venturesome and looked beyond the restric- tions of his northern home. The breaking out of the Civil war offered the opportunity for which he had longed and furnished an outlet for his enthusiastic spirit. In the absence of parental permission he ran away to the states. At the age of seventeen years he enlisted in an Ohio regiment, in which he served until the close of the war, mean time being advanced to the rank of sergeant. Once he was wounded in battle. After the cessation of hostilities he took up land in McPherson county, Kans., and became an enterprising tiller of the soil. Soon he was made deputy United States marshal, and for several years he served as county coroner and justice of the peace. After his marriage he settled in McPherson, where he conducted a livery business and served as United States mar- shal. At one time he captured a gang of coun- terfeiters and their outfit, and had the satisfac- tion of seeing them later sentenced to the penitentiary for life. In 1881 he settled in Phoenix, Ariz., where he engaged in contract- ing and building. Here, as in Kansas, he was United States marshal. In 1883 he captured four desperate stage robbers in Arizona, and they were sentenced for life to the penitentiary at Detroit. During his term of office he also assisted in the prosecution of polygamous Mor- mons. For eight years he served in the city council, representing three different wards; for some time served on the territorial board of equalization, and up to the time of his death he served as secretary of the Republican central committee of the territory. As a delegate, he frequently represented the Republican party in conventions. He was associated with the Grand Army of the Republic and was a member of the Maricopa Club. In many respects he resembled his father. Hon. Stephen B. Mills, who was a member of the Canadian parliament for more than twenty years and was a man of ability and influence. In 1886 Mr. Mills purchased the Lemon iiolel. which he improved and refitted, chang- ing its name to the Mills house. The manage- 400 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. meiit of this hotel occupied his time until he died, June 26, 1893. The New Mills house was formerly the Farley house and was purchased in 1895. It is on West Washington street and has undergone great improvement since the occupancy of the present owner. Interesting to note is the fact that the first American' flag raised on Cuban soil was made at the New Mills house. This emblem of a great republic was afterward presented by Miss Flora Mills to an Arizona troop of Rough Riders, and used by them as their regimental flag. During all the time that Colonel Roosevelt maintained head- quarters in Cuba, the flag hung there. Upon the return of the regiment from the war the now historic flag, riddled by bullets and faded by storms, was received by the fair donor, and is now preserved in a glass case in the new capitol. Mrs. Mills is a member of the Rebekahs. For three years she has been president of the Woman's Relief Corps. A member of the Pres- byterian Church, she has been a generous con- tributor to its support. In national politics she is a believer in Republican principles. HIRAM W, FENNER, M. D. Of all the exponents of medical science who have sought the growing possibilities of Arizona as a field for the exercise of their ability, none is more favorably known than Dr. Fenner, who, though a resident of Tucson, is nevertheless widely known beyond the confines of his pros- perous town. From a comparatively small be- ginning in 1883, at which time he located in Tucson, his practice has assumed gratifying pro- portions, and readily reflects the appreciation which the public at large entertain for his skill of diagnosis and treatment. Besides carrying on a general medical and surgical practice he is variously interested in the afifairs that have to do with the. general welfare, .and among his other responsibilities may be mentioned his posi- tion of division surgeon for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, to which he was appointed in 1895. In 1898 he was made a regent of the University of Arizona, and he is .a member of the board of library commissioners, which board is attending to the erection of the new Carnegie librarv. Tliis building, like all those of a sim- ilar nature erected by the philanthropist whose name it bears, is to be a model of its kind, and will have accommodation for twenty-five thou- sand books. Dr. Fenner was Ijoin in Bucyrus, Ohio, Feb- ruary 3, 1859. The ancestry of the family is German, and the first members to come to Amer- ica settled in Pennsylvania. Hiram Fenner, the father of Dr. Fenner, who was born in Fenners- ville, Pa., the original settlement of the family, was engaged, during the course of his active life, in the clothing and general merchandise busi- ness. He died in Bucyrus at an advanced age. His wife, formerly Elizabeth Myers, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a daughter of Samuel Alyers, one of the founders of Bucyrus. Sam- uel ]\Iyers came from an old Pennsylvania fam- ily, and previously lived in Crawford county. Mrs. Fenner also died in Bucyrus. She was the mother of four children, two sons and two daughters, who are all living. Dr. Fenner being the youngest. The other son, Samuel, is in the hardware business at Terre Haute, Ind. In the public schools of Bucyrus, H. W. Fen- ner received an excellent education, and was graduated from the high school in 1876. His earliest aspirations were centered on medical science, and when quite a young boy he decided to qualify for this noblest and most interesting of professions. In 1876 he began the study of medicine under Dr. George Crapo, of Terre Haute, Ind., and subsequently entered the Med- ical College of Ohio at Cincinnati (now the Uni- versity of Cincinnati), from which he was gradu- ated in 1 88 1. Soon after he was appointed phy- sician of the Copper Queen Mining Company, at Bisbee, Ariz., and continued to practice there until 1883, when he located in Tucson. Dr. Fenner was married in California near San Francisco to Ida Hemme, born in California, and a daughter of August Hemme, who in the early days crossed the plains with ox teams and wagons, and mined in California in the days of gold. In national politics Dr. Fenner is a Re- puljlican, and has held various offices within the gift of the people. .-\t times he has been county and territorial commissioner, and chairman of the Republican county central committee. A nunilKT of the Territorial Medical Society, lie has ])vvn associated with this organization for PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 401 many years. The Doctor lias one of the finest residences in the town, and commodious, well fitted offices. His grasp of the best tenets of his profession, no less than his genial, tactful manner, and optimistic temperament, have won for him a warm place in the hearts and esteem of friends and patrons. JOSEPH HARDY. D. D. S. This well-known and popular dentist of Phoenix, was born near Petersburg, Va.. on the 3d of June, 1862, his parents being Elisha and Nancy (Hall) Hardy, who as farming people spent" their entire lives in the Old Dominion. The Hardy family came originally from Hardy, Ireland, and Vvere among the early settlers of Virginia. Our subject's paternal grandfather was a lifelong resident of that state, and a planter by occupation. His maternal grandfather, Rob- ert Lawrence Hall, was born in Scotland, and on his emigration to the new world located in \'irginia, becoming one of its largest and most prosperous planters. He owned over ten thou- sand acres of land in that state, where he con- tinued to make his home throughout life. Dr. Hardy is one of a family of four children, of whom three reached years of maturity and two are still living. Dr. Hardy grew to manhood in his native state and was educated at the Pine Grove Acad- emy. In 1881 he went to Missouri and spent three years on a cattle ranch in that state, after which he returned to llaltimore, Md., and took up the study of dentisty under Dr. Winder, who was dean of the oldest dental college in the world. Our subject was graduated at the llaltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1889, with the degree of D. D. S., and engaged in prac- tice in Virginia until the fall of that vear. On the 28th of October, 1889, he arrived in Phoenix, and has since prosecuted his chosen profession at this place. He is thoroughly up-to-date, keeping well posted on the latest discoveries and theories in the science of dentistry, and has a well-equipped laboratory and operating room in the Ellingson l)uilding. He enjoys a liberal share of the ptdjlic patronage, and is meeting with well deserved success. P>esides his pleas- ant residence on North Fifth avenue, he owns a good bearing orange grove of twenty acres seven miles northeast of the city, being the third person to engage in orange culture in the Salt River valley. At Des Moines, Iowa, occurred the luarriage of Dr. Hardy and Miss Jennie B. Phillips, a native of that city and a daughter of William Phillips, who settled there in 1845 a"d became one of its prominent attorneys. They have two children, Phillips and Joseph. The Doctor is a member of the National LTnion and the Metho- dist Episcopal Church South, and is a supporter of the Democratic party. He has been active in securing legislation beneficial to the dental pro- fession: was appointed a member of the first board of territorial examiners and filled that position about four years. He was also one of the organizers of the Territorial Dental Society. He has become thoroughly identified with the interests of his adopted city, and is well known as an enterprising, reliable business man, who commands the confidence and respect of all with whom he comes in contact. HENRY J. JESSOP, D. D. S. One of the oldest and most prominent dentists of Arizona, Dr. Jessop, of Phoenix, is now a mendjer of the Territorial Board of Dental Ex- aminers. A native of England, he was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, March 22, 1863, and is a son of Dr. H. E. and Susan (Hughes) Jessop. His paternal grandfather was Walter Jessop, an attorney of Cheltenham and a life- long resident of England. The father was a graduate surgeon of the London Royal College of Surgeons and a graduate physician of the College of Physicians, of Edinburgh, Scotland, and for many years was house surgeon of Char- ing Cross Hospital, London. Later he engaged in the practice of his profession at Cheltenham, where he died at the age of fifty years. He was very prominent in professional circles and was a man highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. His wife, who belongs to an old W'orcestershire family, is still a resident of Eng- land. Of their thirteen children eleven reached years of maturity, while our subject, w'ho is third in order of birth, is the only representative of the faniilv in .\mcrica. 402 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Reared at Cheltenham, Dr. H. J. Jessop was educated in the pubHc schools of that place and Cheltenham College. Coming to the United States in 1882. he located at El Paso, Woodford county. 111., where he studied dentistry under Dr. J. E. Fishburn for three years, and then opened an office of his own at Minden, Neb., where he was engaged in practice for three years. In February, 1889, he came to Phoenix, Ariz., and is today the oldest dentist of the place in years of practice, his office being located in the Porter building. It is well equipped with all modern appliances known to the profession. His skill and ability are attested by the liberal patronage he enjoys, and he ranks as one of the leading dentists of the territory. In i8gi he was appointed a member of the Territorial Board of Dental Examiners, and has since filled that position with the exception of one year. Dr. Jessop was married in El Paso, 111., to Miss Lillie Waite, and to them has been born one child, Ruth. He uses his right of franchise in support of the Republican party and its prin- ciples, and takes a commendable interest in pub- lic affairs. He is a member of the Board of Trade of Phoenix, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Athletic Club, and the Maricopa Club. He is now serving as director and vice- president of the latter club and is very popular in social circles, being a man of pleasing address and genial manners. OSCAR L. MAHONEY, M. D. During the long years of devotion to the best tenets of his profession, the science of medicine knew no more worthy and conscientious ex- ponent than Dr. Mahoney. From the first of his practice he received the patronage and appre- ciation of the communities in which he lived, and has to his credit a long record of promi- nent recognition due his particular aptitude for the work of his unbounded faith. .\ native of JefTerson county, Tenn., he was born March 7, 1839, .and is a son of Dr. James W. and Amanda M. (Turnley) Mahoney, who were born in Tennessee. On both sides the family are of Irish extraction, rnd many of them have been prDininently cdnnected with the most ini])ortant events in .American history. The ma- ternal grandfather fought with General Jackson at New Orleans, and the great-grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Dr. James W. Mahoney was for many years a practicing physician and surgeon in Tennessee and Arkan- sas, and a prominent man in the localities which profited by his wisely directed experience. When a boy of eight, Oscar L. removed with his parents from Jefiferson county, Tenn., to Crittenden county, Ky., and located at a place now called Weston, and where the father prac- ticed medicine until his son's twelfth year. They then settled twenty-three miles west of Pine BlufT, Ark., on the Saline river, where the elder Mahoney died. There the son attained his ma- jority, and received a fair education in the dis- trict schools. In the wake of .an early resolve to follow the profession of his father he began the study of medicine, but his studies were inter- rupted by the breaking out of the war, and the patriotism which impelled him to offer his serv- ices to the country. The war record of Dr. Mahoney was prolific of many interesting events, and he participated in many of the important battles of the war. As a member of the Ninth Arkansas Infantry he fought at Shiloh, Corinth, St. Charles, Ark., Cotton Plant, Pine Blufif, Arkansas Post, and many minor skirmishes. As a private in the Confederate .army he served all through the war, and at Shiloh received a wound in the left hand from a spent ball which necessitated the amputa- tion of the middle finger. When peace was restored he continued to qualify for the profession of medicine, and at- tended a course of lectures at Ann Arbor. In 1867 he was graduated from the Medical Col- lege of Ohio, at Cincinnati, and at once came to Arizona, where for two years he engaged in practice at Wickenburg. He then returned to Illinois and began practice at Murphysboro, where he attained to considerable prominence, during sixteen years being the foremost physi- cian of the ]ilace. For two years he served as a member of the city council, and was also en- gaged in the drug business for many years. In 1883 he again sought the possibilities of the southwest, and settled in Phoenix, Ariz., where he was a valued acquisition to the profession of medicine until Jnntiary 1, l8(>S. .\t the present \y^.o'i^u<-'giJ^ J--. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 405 time he is enjoying a well-earned respite from the responsibilities incident to professional life, still residing in Phoenix. While conducting a large and lucrative practice in Phoenix he was for ten years superintendent of the Maricopa county hospital. In 1870 occurred the marriage of Dr. Ma- honey and Virginia Rosson, a native of Tennes- see, and a daughter of Osborn and Rebecca (Patton) Rosson, natives of Tennessee. Mrs. Mahoney is a graduate of the Women's Hos- pital Medical College, now affiliated with the medical department of the Northwestern Uni- versity of Chicago. For years she has been a successful practicing physician in Phoenix, and with her husband has represented the best pro- fessional element in the territory. In national politics the Doctor is associated with the Demo- cratic party, and has held various offices within the gift of the people. During 1884 he served as a member of the city coimcil, and was for a time coroner of Maricopa county. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Murphysboro, 111., and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, at Phoenix. THOMAS J. HESSER. Few inhabitants of northern Arizona are per- sonally known by more men than is Thomas Jefferson Hesser, proprietor of Hotel Navajo, at Winslow ; and few men have a larger circle of devoted friends. He is a descendant of good old Pennsylvania-Dutch stock, and is a son of John Wesley and Susan (Merkle) Hesser. At Llewellyn, Schuylkill county. Pa., where he was born October 19, 1858, he passed the years of youth, mean time receiving a common-school education. At the age of twenty years he left home and went to Kansas, where for about one year he was employed in Salina. Subsequently, for two years, he worked as a moldcr in Burling- ton, Iowa, having learned that trade before his departure from Peimsylvania. In Burlington he was also emjiloyed as a clerk for a hardware concern. Upon relinc|uishing his clerkship, Mr. Hesser was for five months engaged in work for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; for five months he was also employed in a restaurant at Kansas City, Mo. ; while for six months he acted as brakeman for the Santa Fe Railroad Company in New Mexico, with headquarters at Kingman, N. M. For four months he was located at Durango, Colo., after which for twenty months he was employed in the train service of the Mexican Central Railroad Com- pany. Finally, in 1884, he located in Winslow, Ariz., where he has since resided. Until Febru- ary, 1896, he was in the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad Company, first as freight brakeman, then as freight conductor, and finally as pas- senger conductor. After resigning his position with the Santa Fe in 1896, Mr. Hesser constructed Hotel Navajo, of which he has since remained the genial and popular proprietor. In various other ways he has identified himself with the best interests of Winslow, his property holdings including one-fourth interest in the W^inslow opera house, erected In 1898. Politically he is a stanch adherent to the principles of the Repub- lican party, is a member of the territorial cen- tral Republican committee, and also of the Winslow city council. Fraternally he is iden- tified w^ith the Elks and the Knights of Pythias. April 3, 1887, he married Harriet A. Jones, a native of Minersville, Pa., and a daughter of Lemuel D. Jones. They are the parents of a daughter, Ruth A. Hesser. NARCISO HEREU MATAS, M. D. This prominent physician and prosperous cit- izen of Tucson, was born May 16, 1845, in Gerona, Catalonia, Spain, and according to an old Spanish custom took his mother's maiden name, his parents being Emanuel and Paula (Matas) Hereu. nlso natives of Gerona, where the father followed the life of a planter. Both par- ents died in .Spain. The Doctor's paternal grandfather was Bernito liereu, also a planter, while his maternal grandfather was Narciso Ma- tas, an extensive planter and large manufacturer of olive oil. The Doctor's mother died at the age of thirtv-three years, when he was fifteen years old. In the family were four sons and three daughters, all of whom reached manhood and womanho^id, while two sons and three daughters are still living. 4o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Dr. IMatas grew to manhood in his native land, and began his business career as a clerk in his uncle's drug store at Gerona, where he stud- ied in the college for five years, beside one year in college at Barcelona. On first coming to America in 1857, he entered the New Orleans School of Medicine, where he was graduated in 1859, with the degree of M. D., and then en- gaged in the practice of his chosen profession in the Crescent City until the Civil war broke out. In 1861 he returned to Spain and studied medicine for four years in the University of Barcelona, where he was graduated in 1866. He next attended clinics in Paris for a year, and in 1867 returned to New Orleans. Soon after- ward he removed to Brownsville, Tex., and built up an extensive practice in the Spanish colony at Matamoras and Brownsville, where he remained until coming to Tucson in 1881. The following year during the yellow fever epi- demic at Brownsville, he returned to that place and had charge of three hundred patients, re- suming jjractice at Tucson in the fall. In 1883 he went to Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, during an epidemic of yellow fever at that place. .■\s a progressive physician Dr. Matas keeps well posted on everything pertaining to his chosen profession. In 1892 he was a member of the International Medical Health Associa- tion which met in Mexico City, and was a mem- ber of the first Mexican Medical Congress of that place, taking an active part in its work, especially in the surgical and pathological sec- tions. During his residence in Tucson he has served as county physician and city health of- ficer; has been medical examiner for nearly all of the societies and life insurance companies represented at this place, and was pension exam- iner one term. The Doctor has a pleasant home at No. 98 West Pennington street, and owns a large amount of valuable property in the city, including about half a block on Pennington street and the Stewart Hotel. He is interested in gold, silver and lead mining, and has been very successful in his mining ventures. He sold the Mammoth mine, but still has some valuable mining property, including the Apollo mine, and is a director of the Tucson Street Railway, of which he was one of the organizers, and was president for a time. Dr. Matas married Theresa Jorda, who bore him two children. Rudolph, the eldest, is a graduate of the University of New Orleans, and is now professor of surgery in the medical de- partment of the University of Louisiana. He has a national reputation as a surgeon and is very prominent in professional circles. Elvira is now in Spain. In 1893 Dr. Matas married Miss Louisa M. Mallet, who was born in Brownsville, Tex., of French and German ancestry. They have one daughter, Irene, who is attending school in Los Angeles. In politics Dr. Alatas is independent, and in his social relations is a Mason and a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Ancient Order of LInited Workmen. He also belongs to the Arizona Medical Society. He has contributed to medical literature, in- cluding some very able articles on the subjects of yellow fever microbes, bacteriology, etc. He is a close and thorough student, a man of deep research, and his investigations into the science of medicine and his skillful application of the knowledge thereby obtained has won him a place in the foremost ranks of the medical fra- ternitv. HON. A. H. NOON. If, as an eminent writer has said, the cease- less striving according to our best light for the peace, prosperity, and happiness of those who compose our environment constitutes suc- cess in life, Dr. Noon may be said to have gone a long way towards the goal for which many aspire, but which comparatively few reach. Nor has his association with the promising town of Nogales been the greatest of his efiforts. To the conduct of his affairs he brings a knowledge of the world and human nature, as developed in England, in the wilds of Africa, and in the re- sourceful west. A native of England, he early displayed an ambition which extended beyond the borders of his Albion home, and when a mere boy went to South .-Xfrica, where he served in the British army for four years, and after- wards raised a company of volunteers of which he was elected lieutenant. In the mean time he had been utilizing his leisure hours by studying PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 409 medicine under Dr. John Eglinton Seaman, an ex-army surgeon from the East Indies, and in 1864 he emigrated to the United States and completed liis medical course. Dr. Noon's interesting association with Utah began about 1865, at which time he went to the Tintic mining district and founded the town of Eureka, laid out the town, built the first house of stone, was a])pointed the first postmaster, and was elected the first justice of the peace and not- ary. In fact, it may be said that Dr. Noon was the town, around which grew up the various small interests usually associated with mining villages. So impressed were the other resi- dents as to his prior and deserved right of pos- session that they nick-named him "Old Tintic." Besides his mining interests in Utah he practiced his profession there and was associated in prac- tice with Dr. D. C. Roberts, a well known south- ern army surgeon. In 1879 Dr. Noon came to Arizona, and be- came interested in mining in Pima county in the Ore Blanco district, and while there again tried his hand at town-making. His efforts were industriously exerted towards the growth of an infant village called Oro Blanco, and there he still owns large interests, but which is at present experiencing a season of inactivity. At the time of the severance of Santa Cruz from Pima county. Dr. Noon was honored by being appointed by the governor a member of the board of supervisors, of which he was also chair- man, and in November of 1900 he was elected, on the Democratic ticket, the first representa- tive from Santa Cruz to the flower house of the legislature. Although much occupied with the various enterprises, political and otherwise, which have tended to the development of his town and locality, he has uninterruptedly prac- ticed medicine and surgery, and has a large practice. He is resident manager of the Auster- litz Mining Company, and owns a controlling interest in the same. In addition to the com- fortable residence which constitutes his home property, he is the possessor of several building lots in Nogales. In 1864 Dr. Noon married Miss Emma C. E. Slaughter, and of this union there are five sons, viz.: Alonzo E., who is interested in ranching and mining in the Oro Blanco region ; Adolphus S., who is a master mechanic and owns a ma- chine and blacksmith shop in Nogales; Arthur H., who is a stockman and miner; Edward E., who is an assayer, and a member of the Insti- tute of Mining Engineers; and S. Frederick, who is clerk and also commissioner of the district court of Santa Cruz county. The daughter of the family is named Sarah C. Dr. Noon is a member of the Arizona Territorial Medical As- sociation. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic Lodge at Nogales. and is treasurer of the same. He has been a member of Franklin Lodge, A. O. U. W., in California for more than twenty years. ALBERT J. GRISWOLD. Though not one of the earliest settlers of Nogales, having arrived here in 1891, Mr. Gris- wold is one of the most enthusiastic advocates of the resources antl possibilities of the flourish- ing little bi-national city. At present the post- master of the town, to which position he was appointed by President McKinley in 1897, he is also variously interested in the enterprises which have recently been made possible and which have been materially aided by his counsel and influence. Until seventeen years of age Mr. Griswold was reared to agricultural pursuits on his fath- er's farm near Rose, Wayne county, N. Y., where he was born February 11, 1852. His parents, William and Sarah (Colburn) Griswold, were also natives, of New York state, living upon a farm in Wayne county for some years, but subsequently settling in Linn county, Mo. Their son received his education in the public and high schools of Wayne county, N. Y., and later engaged in educational work in Linn county, AIo., for fourteen years. During parf Cfi this time he also attended the Missouri State Normal school at Kirksville, Mo., from which he was graduated in 1879 and afterward he again taught school for three years. While teaching in Meadville, Mo., ]ire\-ious to his graduation, he was for nine years principal of the public school. In 1883 Mr. Griswold entered the employ of the American and Wells- Fargo Express com- jjanies at St. Joseph, ^^lo., and after a year was 410 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. transferred to Atchison, Kans., subsequently in the same capacity spenthng two years in Trini- dad, Colo., thence in 1887 going to Kansas City, Mo. Owing to ill health after a time he secured a transfer of work to La Junta, Colo., and later to Santa Fe, N. M., and El Paso, Tex. In 1891 he came to Nogales, Ariz., as agent for the Wells-Fargo Company. In 1895, resigning that position, he bought out the insurance busi- ness of D. J. Cummings, and now represents fourteen of the best companies in the world, among them being the Phoenix of London, the Union Insurance Company of London, the Scottish Union and National Insurance Com- pany, the Fireman's Fund of California, the Home of New York, the National, Atlas, Aetna and Hartford. A stanch Republican in politics, Mr. Gris- wold has been active in local matters. For a short time he served as city clerk of Nogales and ill 1 897 he was commissioned a notary pub- lic. For several years he was associated with the Nogales Electric Light Company as auditor and one of its directors. Fraternally he is a member of Nogales Lodge No. 11, F. & A. M., the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows at Santa Fe, N. M., besides is a charter member of the local tribe of Red Men and has served as keeper of the wampum. In 1873 Mr. Griswold married Adella M. Cole of Meadville, Mo., who died in 1876, leaving one son. Earl L., now agent of the Wells-Fargo Express Company at Clifton, Ariz. The second marriage of Mr. Griswold took place at Kansas City, Mo., in 1891, and united him with Mrs. Retta A. Vogel, by whom he has two sons. Clay A. and Claude. ARTHUR W. OLCOTT, M. D. The medical and surgical fraternity of Tuc- son has a capable representative in Dr. Olcott, who brought wath him to his field of efifort in the territory the results of the best possible edu- cational and professional training obtainable in the country. A native of St. Louis county. Mo., he \yas born .April 25, 1865, and is a son of C. H. Olcott, a native of New York state, and for many years a wholesale dry-goods merchant in New York City. Subsequently he removed to St. Louis, Mo., where he continued his former occupation until his retirement from active par- ticipation in business affairs. He lived to a good old age, until February of 1900, at which time he was eighty-six years old. He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, and in poli- tics was a Democrat. In his younger years he married Maria Austin, who was born in Utica, N. Y., and who is living at the present time. She is the mother of seven children, six of whom are living, A. W. being the youngest. The ancestry of the Olcott family is English, and the first members to emigrate to America settled in dififerent parts of the extreme east. The paternal grandfather, C. H. Olcott, was born in New York state, and died at a compara- tively early age. Dr. Olcott lived, during his younger days, at Webster Grove, a suburb of St. Louis, and began his education in the public schools. After preparing for Princeton College at Smith .\cademy he entered the former insti- tution m 1880 and was graduated in 1884 with the degree of A. B. Having determined to de- vote his life to the science of medicine, he en- tered the same year the St. Louis Medical Col- lege, and was graduated in the class of 1887. Through competitive examination he secured the additional experience accorded an interne at the St. Louis City Hospital, and at the end of the year was given the same privilege at the St. Louis Female Hospital. He was then on the staff of the St. Louis Mullanphy Hospital until 1896, and at the same time was continuing grad- uate work, and was instructor in anatomy at the St. Louis Medical College. Dr. Olcott became associated with Tucson in the fall of 1896, and at once entered upon a gen- eral medical practice. His ability received ready recognition, and in 1897 he was appointed city health officer, and has since satisfactorily sus- tained the position. The office is located at No. 176 West Pennington street. Dr. Olcott is heart- ily in sympathy w'ith all that pertains to the de- velojMncnt and u]>buil(ling of his adopted western town, and is one of its most trustworthy and enterprising citizens. He was made a Mason while living in St. Louis, and was a member of the West Gate Lodge No. 445. In politics a Democrat, he is liberal-minded regarding the politics of the administration, and believes in ■^^1/6^:^-^-^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 413 voting for the man best qualified to fill the posi- tion. He is a member of the Territorial Medical Association. The marriage of Dr. Olcott and Statia R. Nead occurred in St. Louis in 1893, and of this union there is one son, Arthur W., Jr. FRANK J. DUFFY. Well known as district attorney and former assessor of Santa Cruz county, Mr. Duffy has been a resident of Nogales since June of 1893. A native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., he is a son of Michael and Mary (O'Brien) DufTy, who were born in the same county as himself. Dur- ing the early '50s his father went to California, where he remained about eight years and then returned to New York. The west, however, had gained such a charm for him during his resi- dence there that he soon returned to the Pacific coast, where he spent three years. Again going back to his home state he remained there until his death in 1892. Primarily educated in the public schools, Frank J. Duffy afterward attended St. Lawrence University, from which he was graduated in 1888, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. During the latter part of the same year he came to Arizona and for the next five years was en- gaged in educational work in Phoenix and Globe. In the mean time he had decided to de- vote his life efforts to the profession of law, and had employed whatever of leisure presented itself out of the school-room to the mastery of the science as utilized in the courts of the ter- ritory. In 1899 he was admitted to practice in Santa Cruz county. After coming to Nogales Mr. Duffy was for three years in the employ of the United States custom service. In 1896 he was elected justice of the peace, to which office he was re-elected two years later. At the time of the separation of Pima and Santa Cruz counties he was offici- ating as justice and rendered conspicuous service as assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk, also arranged the complicated and intricate matters for the bill. In 1899 he resigned as justice in order to accept the office of assessor. In the November election of 1900 he was elected dis- trict attorney on the Democratic ticket, and his administration has been well received. As an exponent of the law he is capable and erudite, and is regarded as a representative lawyer of the territory. Although he has been admitted to the bar for but a short time he has shown him- self to be a close student, and one who is en- dowed with the faculty of distinguishing and elucidating his legal propositions to a degree equaling the skill shown by many lawyers of wider e.xperience. With the progress of movements for the up- building of his adopted town Mr. Duffy is identi- fied. Fraternally he is associated with the An- cient Order of United Workmen, in which he is past master workman. In February, 1894, he married Miss Catherine C, daughter of J. A. and Mary E. (Moss) Linder, descendants of well-known families of the Mississippi valley. Born of this union are two children, Francis R. and Mary L. DR. SAMUEL J. PETERS. Dr. Samuel J. Peters, physician and agricul- turist, came to the territory of Arizona in 1885, and in 1897 settled on the ranch which has since been the object of his care. His efforts are di- rected almost wholly to the raising of cattle, and the extent of his enterprises necessitates not only the three hundred and twenty acres which constitute his personal property, but consider- able rented land as well. In 1885 Dr. Peters located in the Tonto Basin, this territory, and not only carried on a large cattle business, but was interested in a successful mercantile venture. He here attained to considerable prominence in local affairs, and served as postmaster of Rye postoffice for several years. A later place of residence was at Sugar Loaf mountain, where he was also engaged in raising cattle. He is therefore familiar with conditions as they have existed in this land of promise for sixteen years, and has, like many others who have brought about the present prosperity, witnessed many gratifying changes. Dr. Peters was born near St. Stephens, Me., November 7, 1845, and is a son of James and Eliza Peters, also natives of Maine. For many years the family has been represented in Maine, the ancestors having set- tled there upon first coming to America. Sam- 414 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. uel J. received the home training calculated to develop the best traits of his character, and he lived in Maine, and was educated in the public schools, until his twentieth year. His early am- bitions were turned in the direction of dental science, and in order to qualify for the practice of that profession he went to Boston and studied at the Harvard Dental School, from which he was graduated. Among the superior advantages which came his way was the opportunity to lis- ten to lectures delivered by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dr. Peters successfully practiced in Boston for nearly fifteen years, when, owing to failing sight, he was obliged to seek a change of occupation. It was then that he decided in favor of the free and out-door occupation of cattle-raising in Arizona, which subsequently proved to have been a wise decision. Dr. Peters is regarded as one of the most en- terprising and substantial dwellers of the Salt River valley, and his ranch near Tempe is con- ducted on the broadest and most scientific prin- ciples. He is essentially a self-made man, hav- ing overcome the obstacles of ill health and ad- verse fortune. In national politics he is inde- pendent, and believes in voting for the man best qualified to hold the position. He is fraternally associated with the Masonic order at Tempe, and is a charter member of the Tempe Lodge, F. & A. M. FRANCIS A. ODERMATT. To Dr. F. A. Odermatt, of Tucson, attaches the honor of being the longest established prac- titicing dentist of Arizona. In his profession and in the commercial, political and social cir- cles of this city he is justly popular and promi- nent, for he neglects no opportunity of promot- ing the general welfare of the community in which he has elected to make his permanent home. From his forefathers Dr. Odermatt doubtless inherited a large share of the genius for which he is locally celebrateH. His maternal grand- father, Zumbuehl, a native of Canton Unter- walden, Switzerland, was a noted sculptor, his works being chiefly of alabaster. The doctor's parents, Francis A. and Catherine (Zumbuehl) Odermatt, were likewise natives of Canton Un- terwalden, and both departed this life in San Francisco, whither they had removed in 1863. They had come to the United States in Febru- ary, 1852. and had resided in St. Louis, New Orleans, and Springfield, 111., prior to their re- moval to the Pacific coast. Of their eight chil- dren one is deceased, and the subject of this article is the only one of the family in Arizona. His brothers, following in the footsteps of their father, who was an exceptionally skilled machin- ist, are manufacturing machinery in California. The birth of Dr. F. A. Odermatt occurred June 17, 1848, in Buochs, Canton Unterwalden, Switzerland, where many generations of his fam- ily had lived and died. When he was less than four years of age he was brought to America, and until 1863 lived chiefly in St. Louis, where his father was engaged in mercantile pursuits. In San Francisco the youth pursued his educa- tion in St. Ignatius College, devoting much of his time to Latin and Greek, and in 1865 com- menced to attend St. Thomas's Theological Sem- inary at the Mission Dolores. Continuing there until February, 1867, he then accompanied Archbishop Alameny, of San Francisco, to Eu- rope, and in May of the same year matricu- lated in the famous old College of Einsiedlen, in Switzerland. For almost two years he industri- ously labored in the mines of knowledge there, but at length his health became seriously im- paired, and on that account he returned to San Francisco in February, 1869. After a few months spent in recuperating Dr. Odermatt decided to enter the dental profes- sion, and for ten years he was in practice un- der the direction of the late Dr. C. C. Knowles, a noted dental surgeon of the Pacific coast. With this thorough and practical preparation for his chosen work, the young man embarked in business on his own account, his offices being at the corner of Post and Kearney streets. In October, 1882, the superior climate and other attractions of Tucson had so appealed to him that he concluded to cast his fortunes with our people. Arriving in this place, then a strag- gling town, he soon won his way into the front ranks of his profession in the territory, and has steadily risen in influence and usefulness. In 1897 he was sent as a delegate to the Pacific Coast Dental Congress, and has been connected PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 415 with tin- California Dental Association and for- merly was connected with the San Francisco Dental Association. As early as 1887 he intro- duced a bill in the Arizona legislature, hoping thereby to protect the public from incompetent dentists, and striving to establish a board of examiners of practitioners in this line. It ap- peared that the time was not yet ripe, for the bill was not passed at that session, but subse- quently, in 1891, a similar one became a law, and Dr. Odermatt was appointed as a member of the first board of dental examiners. For three years, or until he tendered his resignation, he served as secretary of that body. He also or- ganized the Territorial Dental Association, wrote its constitution and by-laws, and ever since has been an active member of the organiz- ation. In the Ancient Order of United Workmen the Doctor is a leading member in Arizona. He has been deputy grand master workman for the district of Arizona of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and at present is chairman of the finance committee of the grand lodge of Arizona and New Mexico. Besides this, he is a director of the Hall Association of the same order, and was one of the most active members of the building committee, which erected the handsome structure in Tucson, 90x90 feet, two stories in height. A charter member of the local lodge of the Order of Elks, he was its first loyal knight, and moreover was a charter member and the first council conmiander of San Xavier camp of the Woodmen of the World. In the Spanish-.A.merican Alliance he was the first past supreme president, and is a charter member of the German Leiderkranz. From the time of the organization of the Tucson Building and Loan Association he has been identified with it. was vice-president in 1900, and in 1901 was made its president. For three years he was a school trustee, and for part of that time was secretary of the board. Always an ardent Republican, he has been the secretary of the local political club. The wife of Dr. Odermatt, formerly Miss Carlotta Flores, is a representative of an honored old family. Her maternal grandfather, the late Don Carlos Yorba, of San Juan, once owned great tracts of land, including almost the entire Santa .'Kna valley, in southern California, and his immense herds of cattle and live stock- roamed these vast domains. A daughter of Senor Justo Flores, Mrs. Odermatt is closely related to the famous Godoy family of Santiago, Chili, and her grandmother was the sister of Scfior Miguel Godoy, once the ambassador of Balmaceda to France. The Doctor and wife have two children, namely: Theresa A. and Frank J. The few hours of leisure which Dr. Odermatt enjoys have often been devoted to artistic work, for he possesses marked ability as a sculptor, and might easily have won world-wide fame had he elected to give himself up entirely to the noble craft. He is a wonderful wood carver, and a beautiful model of the old San Xavier Church which was placed on exhibition here a few years ago elicited glowing praise from the local press and public. The daily "Star" and the "Arizona Enterprise," among others, commend- ed his sculpture and carving in the highest terms, echoing the sentiments of able judges — many of whom are familiar with the noble ex- amples of art, as produced by his talented fellow- countrymen — the Swiss, who are unequaled in these lines. OTTO E. PLATH, M. D. As a conscientious and able exponent of medi- cal science. Dr. Plath represents the most stu- diously advanced and wisely conservative ele- ment among the practitioners of Phoenix. Of German parentage, he was born in New Ulni, Brown county, Minn., May 23, 1864, and is a son of Herman and Louisa (Lang) Plath, natives of Germany. Tlie paternal grandfather was born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and, during his long and active life, was a stockman on an ex- tensive scale. The maternal grandfather, Lang, emigrated to America in the early sixties, and was among the very early settlers of Cleveland, later removing to Minnesota. Herman Plath was born in 1827, and crossed the seas to the United States about 1849, locating in Brown county, Minn., where he was among the first to invade the hitherto undisputed possessions of the red men. P'rom the wildness of primeval condition he improved his land, and courage- ously outlived the severe hardships to which 4i6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. pioneer life is heir. At the time of the Sioux Indian massacre in 1863, he joined the first local company, and assisted in protecting the citizens of New Ulm, until the arrival of the state troops. Subsequently he removed to Albany, Minn., and changed his occupation of farming to that of manufacturing flour. He was formerly a Re- publican, and latterly a Populist, and held sev- eral important township offices, though defeated when nominated for the legislature. Fraternally he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in religion a Protestant. His wife is still living, and is the mother of ten chil- dren, six of whom are living, O. E. being the oldest. In New Ulm Dr. Plath received an excellent education in the public schools, and at a prac- tically early age began the study of pharmacy, completing his apprenticeship at Cleveland, Ohio. In 1884 he entered the College of Phar- macy at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1886. After a year spent at the University of Cincinnati, in pursuit of a special scientific course, in 1888 he started a pharmacy in Cincinnati, and continued in business there imtil 1892. Following a long thought-out in- clination he began the study of medicine under Dr. Lyle, and for one year attended the Ohio Medical College during 1892, finally graduating from the three years' course of the Miami Medi- cal College in 1896. During the summer of 1896 he practiced his profession in Cincinnati, and in the fall came to the far west, and located in Phoenix. While living in Cincinnati Dr. Plath married Louise Weigt, a native of Cincinnati, and of this union three children have been born. Theo- dore F., Adeline and Helen, twins. Dr. Plath is variously interested in medical matters in the community in which he lives, and is medical ex- aminer for the Manhattan Life Insurance Com- pany of New York and the Mutual Life Insur- ance Company of New York. From 1898 until 1900 he served as secretary of the Territorial Medical Association, and he is a member of the Maricopa Medical Association, and a fellow of the Arizona Academy of Medicine. He is also a member of the Alumni Association of Miami College. In Cincinnati he was made a Mason, and belonged to the Price Hill Lodge No. 524, but is now a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 2. He is associated also with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Phoenix Lodge No. 2; with the Foresters, of which he is examining physician ; with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Fraternal Brotherhood. MARK A. RODGERS, M. D. This prominent and successful physician and surgeon of Tucson was born in Brookville, Jef- ferson county, Pa., on the 5th of February, 1868, and is the youngest in a family of eleven chil- dren, nine of whom are still living, though our subject is the only one residing in the west. His paternal grandfather, Hugh Rodgers, was a native of Baltimore, Md., and an early settler of Kittanning, Armstrong county. Pa., where he acted as conveyancer and clerk of the court. His death occurred in that state. Dr. Mark Rodgers, our subject's father, was born in Kit- tanning, and was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1853. He was first engaged in practice in his native city and later in Brookville, but sub- sequently turned his attention to mercantile business, which he continued to follow until called from this life at the age of sixty-six years. He married Rebecca Armstrong Corbett, a na- tive of Mifflin county, Pa., and a daughter of Philip Corbett, who was born in the same state and followed farming in Mifflin county through- out his active business life. The Corbett family was of French Huguenot extraction and of Presbyterian faith. The first to come to Amer- ica settled in New Jersey, but early in the seven- teenth century the family was founded in Penn- sylvania. Some of its representatives fought bravely for American independence in the Rev- olutionary war. Mrs. Rodgers also belongs to the Armstrong family, which is of Scotch-Irish origin. One of its representatives was Colonel Armstrong, who served with distinction under Washington and Braddock in the French and Indian war, and during the Revolution was in command of Pennsylvania troops in the Conti- nental army. The mother of our subject is still living and continues to reside in Brookville, Pa. Dr. Rodgers of this review was graduated ■ 1^ 1 »' ^^H ^^1^ M i ■ r '"^^^^^^^^^1 fl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B '^^^^^^^^- .^^^^^^kt^^ J ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^MBT •«'' 1 ? >^^^g«»^jg^^^^^^H ^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 419 from the high school of his native town in 1884, and spent the following year in Dakota. On his return home he entered the University of Pennsylvania, and was graduated from the medi- cal department of that noted institution in 1891, with the degree of M. D. By competitive exam- ination he then entered the Allegheny General Hospital at Pittsburg, Pa., where he served as resident physician thirteen months, after which he engaged in private practice in that city until coming to Tucson, Ariz., in the spring of 1895. He has made a special study of abdominal sur- gery and gynecology, and for a time was asso- ciated with Dr. R. Stansbury Sutton, the great gynecologist. During his residence in Tucson he has engaged in general practice, but has also given considerable attention to his specialty, be- ing considered one of the best representatives of that branch of the profession in the territory. In Pennsylvania Dr. Rodgers was a. prominent member of the State Medical Society, the Pitts- burg Medical Society, a fellow of the Pittsburg Academy of Medicine, and secretary of the Pitts- burg Obstetrical Society, and already takes a leading place among the foremost representa- tives of the Territorial Medical Society of Ari- zona. He is also a member of the American Climatological Society, before which he has read important papers, including one on "The Climate of Arizona," read at Lakewood, \. J., May 13, 1896. He affiliates with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and politically is iden- tified with the Democracy. On the 26th of November, 1896, at El Paso, Tex., the Doctor was united in marriage with Miss Lucile G. Freeman, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and to them has been born a son, Mark. Mrs. Rodgers is a member of the Episcopal Church. SHIRLEY ADDISON CHRISTY. This popular citizen of Phoenix, the son of Col. William Christy, is the general manager of the Arizona interests of the Mutual Life In- surance Company of New York City. Though comparatively young in years and in the business world, he is meeting with success in his enterprises and is fully justifying the abundant faith which his numerous friends have reposed in him, predicting a brilliant future for him at the threshold of his commercial career. As in the biographical sketch of Col. William Christy a full record of the family of our sub- ject is given, suffice it here to narrate his per- sonal history. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, January 18, 1874, and was just nine years of age when he accompanied his parents to Phoenix. Here he pursued his education in the public schools, later attending the University of Southern California at Los Angeles. When eighteen years of age he started upon his busi- ness life by becoming an employe of the Valley Bank of Phoenix, and, after serving in the capacity of collector for a period, was promoted to the position of paying teller. When the Spanish-American war came on Mr. Christy became chief clerk in the Paymas- ter's Department, holding a commission with the rank of second lieutenant. For some time he was stationed m Washington, D. C, and later was transferred to San Francisco, awaiting developments in the far west. After peaceful relations between Spain and the United States had been declared our subject decided to resign from his post and on December i, 1898, re- turned to the usual walks of life. Resuming his former place as paying teller in the bank he con- tinued in that office until June i, 1899, when he tendered his resignation in order to accept his present responsible position. A member of the board of trade and a director of the Maricopa Club, and also actively identified with the Sons of the American Revolution and with the Sons of \'eterans, he bears his due share in the gen- eral commercial and social circles of Phoenix, never failing in patriotism and public spirit. As the president of the Young Men's Republican Club he has wielded no slight influence in local politics and firmly believes in the policy of his party. An important event in the life of Mr. Christy took place in Des Moines, Iowa, December 19, 1895, when he married Miss Abelina Creighton, daughter of Col. James H, Creighton, now of Phoenix. He is a native of Waynesburg, Ohio, and son of a Presbyterfan minister, who removed from his birthplace in county Antrim, Ireland, to Ohio at an early period, and there spent the rest of his life. Col. J. H. Creighton became a 420 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. resident of Des Moines, Iowa, prior to the civil war and there attained prominence in the legal profession. During the long struggle between the North and South he served with the rank of colonel in the Eighteenth Iowa volunteer in- fantry and of late years has been an honored member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Loyal Legion. His wife, the mother of Mrs. Christy, bore the maiden name of Laura C. Hudson. She was born in Lebanon, Mo., and her father, Alexander Hudson, a native of Dela- ware, was a pioneer of Missouri and for years a leading member of the Lebanon bar. One of eight men in Wright county, Mo., who had the courage to declare themselves on the side of the Union just at the outbreak of the Civil war, he served in a Missouri regiment. While at his home, early in the morning, he was called out of his house and assassinated by guerrillas. Mrs. Christv was born in Indianola, Iowa, and is a graduate of Simpson College, where she pursued courses in classics and music. As a musician she has won more than local renown, for her talent is beyond question. Desiring to perfect herself in her loved art she spent the greater part of lyoo in Europe studying under fine mas- ters. Professors DeValle and Brodge of Flor- ence, Italy, and Professor Thome of Paris being of the number. Sharing the popularity which Mr. Christy enjoys she is an honored member of local society and as a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal church performs her due share in the religious work in Phoenix. FRED O. RICHMOND, M. D, C. Born upon a farm situated about twenty-four miles northeast of Madison, Dane county. Wis., December 12, 1854, Dr. Fred O. Richmond is a son of P. B. Richmond, one of the earliest set- tlers of that locality. He owned and brought to a high state of cultivation a farm of four hun- dred acres, and for almost half a centurv dwelt there, his death occurring when he was in his seventy-fourth year. Both himself and wife, as well as his father, were natives of New York state. She bore the family name of Warner, and of her children one died when young, and three sons and a daughter are now living. Ezra W. is yet living on the old Wisconsin home- stead; Lucy B. is a resident of Helena, Mont.; and George B. and Dr. Fred O. are citizens of Phoenix. Edward A., who was a successful pharmacist of Sabetha, Kans., is deceased. In his youth Dr. F. O. Richmond formed the deep interest in fine cattle and horses which he has today, for his father made a specialty of rais- ing standard bred coach and draught horses, Devonshire and Durham cattle and sheep. His success and wide experience rendered him a valuable member of the Wisconsin Stock Breed- ers' Association, and most of his sons obtained practical knowledge of farming in all of its de- partments. Our subject completed his literary education in Ripon (Wis.) College, which he attended until the junior year. In 1875 Dr. Richmond went to Grand Mead- ow, Mower county, Minn., and for three years engaged in farming, after which he operated a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, in Brown county, Kans., for eleven years. In the mean time he transacted considerable business in grain, for a period representing Gregg Brothers' Grain Company, of St. Joseph, Mo. Possessing natural mechanical ability, he assisted in the building of a mill and was chief engineer there for about two years. In his leisure time Dr. Richmond took up the study of veterinary medicine, and at length en- tered the Chicago (111.) Veterinary College, where he was graduated in 1893, with the degree of Doctor of Comparative Medicine. For sev- eral years, prior to and during his college course, he was more or less engaged in the practice as a veterinarian, and in 1893 took up his perma- nent abode in Phoenix. For three years there- after he owned an interest in the Golden Eagle livery, and dealt in horses. Though he sold his share in the livery, he still keeps several fine ani- mals and devotes his time to the practice of veterinary surgery and medicine. He owns the handsome stallion King Pin, who trotted a mile in 2:16. His sire. Electro, was a son of Elec- tioneer, and his dam, Phoebe W., was a daughter of Hesperian. During the administration of Governor Hughes, Dr. Richmond was the territorial veter- inarian, and secretary of the live stock sanitary commission of Arizona. He also is an honorary memlicr of the Illinois Veterinary Medical As- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 421 sociation. One of those influential in the organ- izing of the Phoenix National Bank, he became a charter member and continued on the board of directors until he tenderctl his resignation. One of the incorporators and stockholders of the Trask-Kessler Grocery Company, he served on its board of directors tmtil he sold out. While a resident of Kansas he was a director of the Sabetha Bank, and to some extent he has financial investments in Arizona ranch property. He is a member of the Phoenix Board of Trade and is alliliated with the Republican party. He is identified with the Woodmen of the World and with the Ancient Order of United Work- men, and takes a very deep interest in the work- ings of the former order. Soon after coming to Phoenix, Dr. Richmond built a residence at the corner of Sixth avenue and Van Buren street. His wife, formerly Miss Hattie I. Alillet, was born in Rock county. Wis., and was united in marriage to the Doctor, Oc- tober 22, 1876. They have two children, Madge P. and Forrest L., both of whom received their higher education in the Normal School of this territory. COL. HARRISON EDWARD STROUD, M. D. A son of John Thomas and Annie (Layton) Stroud, the subject of this article represents in Arizona two of the old and influential families of England, the Strouds having crossed the channel from Normandy with William the Con- queror, and thenceforth were and yet are in- fluential subjects of the British crown. The Col- onel's grandfather, John Thomas Stroud, was born in London, and was a capitalist and large landed proprietor at Windsor, England. The maternal grandfatlier, Thomas Layton, also the owner of valuable estates in the same localitv, was the mayor of Windsor, and his son Fred- erick held the same office in 1894. John Thomas and Annie Stroud were natives of Birming- ham and Windsor, respectively. He was an ex- tensive manufacturer in the city of his birth until 1880, when he came to America. After living in Iowa for some time he went to California, in which state both he ami his wife died. Col. H. E. Stroud, the youngest of ten broth- ers and sisters who lived to maturity, was born in Birmingham, England, December 18, 1856. One of his brothers, James, is a lieutenant in the British army, another brother is in Con- necticut and one in Colorado. In the elementary and King Edward's grammar schools our sub- ject received his early training for life's duties. Prior to his removal to the United States, in 1880, he studied medicine with a preceptor. Near Corning, Iowa, he engaged in farming for about a year and in 1881 went to Colorado, where he embarked in medical practice. Becom- ing the surgeon for the railroad during the con- struction of the Denver & Rio Grande, between Cimarron and Gunnison, through the Black canon, he next went to Grand Junction, where he was the first regularly located physician, and the drug store which he established was the first one in the place. Remaining there until December, 1887, and in the mean time having been graduated from the L^niversity of Colorado in 1885, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Stroud next went to San Diego, where he carried on his professional work for seven years. Then, mak- ing his home in San Francisco for about a year, he spent the summer of 1893 in Chicago, where he attended special courses of lectures in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Rush Medical College. Later, in 1896, he further cjualified himself by additional study in the Post- graduate College of Chicago, and in 1899 went to Europe, where he devoted his attention espe- cially to the grave subject of tuberculosis. He made a study of various sanitary systems, as em- ployed in the chief cities, and gained invaluable information along all lines. In the autumn of 1893 he took up his abode in Phoenix, where he has built up a large general practice, while making a specialty of tuberculosis. In his finely equipped laboratory he prosecutes his investiga- tions, and is meeting with great success in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory organs. In a financial way. also, he is prospering, and besides being the owner of the Stroud Building on South Center, near Washington street, he has other valuable property. In 1896 Dr. Stroud was appointed by Gov- ernor I'Vanklin to serve as surgeon-general of .Arizona, with the rank of colonel, and in that 422 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. office he remained until the change of adminis- tration. He is a member of the American, the Arizona Territorial and the Maricopa County Medical Associations, and belongs to the Mari- copa Club, of Phoenix. In Corning, Iowa, he was initiated into Masonry, and now is con- nected with the Phoenix Lodge. He is an Odd Fellow, a Knight of Pythias, .and belongs to the Ancient Order of L^nited Workmen and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In poli- tical affiliation he is a Republican. In the Epis- copal Church of this place he is an ex-warden. While living in California Dr. Stroud married Miss Alice Lawrence, a native of Toronto. Can- ada. They are the parents of three children, namely: William Harold, Grace Lawrence and Frances Dorothy. J. C. SCARBOROUGH, M. D. In tracing the career of the successful physi- cian it is usually found that he possesses certain marked characteristics in addition to having a thorough knowledge of the healing art and good financial ability. There must be a readiness of sympathy and the power of entering into the feelings of others, united to a self-poise and conscious strength, which naturally emanate from a strong, self-reliant soul. In the subject of this sketch is to be seen one who is fortunate in being gifted with many of these qualities of the successful physician, and his cheery, helpful optimism is a source of hope and comfort in many a home shadowed by sickness and suffer- ing. Born in Sjiringfield, Mo., in January, 1874, the Doctor is a son of W. B. and Minerva (Denny) Scarborough, the former a native of South Caro- lina and the latter of Tennessee. Our subject's paternal grandfather lived and died in South Carolina, and W. B. Scarborough departed this life in 1876, at his home in Springfield, Mo. He had gone from his native state to Tennessee in early manhood and there had met the lady who became his wife and who is now living in Pres- cott. Three of the four brothers and sisters of Dr. Scarborough are living. He was only two years of age when death deprived him of the loving care of a father, and liis earliest recollections are of Ann Arbor, Mich., whither the family went to live, and there he passed ten years. In 1885 he came to Arizona and attended the public schools of Flagstaff for three years. Then re- turning to Ann Arbor, he continued his studies in the high school and in 189 1 entered the L'ni- versity of Michigan, where he devoted his time to the sciences and classics for two years. Having determined to enter the medical pro- fession. Dr. Scarborough entered the medical department of the University of Michigan in 1894 and was graduated in 1898, having com- pleted the full four years' course with credit. That he stood foremost in his class is shown by the fact that he was made interne in the hos- pital connected with the college, and remained there for a year, obtaining valuable experience under the training of renowned physicians and surgeons. In the spring of 1899 the young man came to Prescott, where he established an office in the Head building. Since that time he has been employed in the county hospital and is building up a large and remunerative practice. Dr. Scarborough became a member of the Masonic Order in Ann Arbor, and yet belongs to the Golden Rule Lodge No. 159, F. & A. M., of that place. He also holds membership in the Phi Ro Sigma, a Greek letter medical fraternity, of Ann Arbor. Since coming to Prescott he has identified himself with the Knights of Pythias and with the Benevolent Protective Or- der of Elks. He is connected with the Arizona Medical Association and with the Yavapai Coun- ty Medical Association. In national politics he uses his franchise in favor of the Democratic party. JOHN ROGERS WALLS, M. D. A representative physician and surgeon of Prescott is he of whom the following sketch is penned. Though comparitively a new-comer, he so thoroughly identified himself with local interests upon his arrival that today he is highly esteemed in professional, social and political cir- cles here. Born in Toronto, Canada, as were his parents, Robert and Mary (Rogers) Walls, the Doctor is their only sou, though they have three living daughters. His grandfather, Edward Walls, was (OyL ohUu^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 425 born in Yorkshire, England, and at the time of his death, in 1899, was over ninety years of age. After coming to America he settled upon a farm near Toronto, and his last years were spent at Hamilton, Canada. Robert Walls, now about three-score years old, is nevertheless very active. Formerly a farmer near (^akville, Canada, he long has been employed as an expert machinist at Brantford, and for years has been connected with the establishment whose present style is the Massey-Harris Company. A member of the Masonic order, he belongs to the lodge and chapter. His wife is a daughter of John and granddaughter of John Rogers, the htter a na- tive of Philadelphia. Though he owned con- siderable property in and near that city, he was so strong a Tory that he removed to Canada. His ancestor, Bishop John Rogers, of London, England, was one of the martyrs during the reign of Queen Mary. John Rogers, father of Mrs. Robert Walls, was born on Yonge street, Toronto, and was a wealthy farmer and trader with the Indians, by whom he was called '"Big Maskinonge." The mother of Mrs. Robert Walls was Isabel MacAnderson in her girlhood. Born in the northern part of Ireland, she was a descendant of the Inverness, Scotland, family of MacAndersons, which furnished to General Wellington one of the brave officers who assist- ed him in gaining a victory at Waterloo. He was in charge of a detachment of the "Scotch Grays," and was wounded in that historic battle. During the remainder of his life he was a crip- ple, and his last days were passed in Canada. The birth of Dr. John Rogers Walls occurred near Toronto, December 10, 1867, and his boy- hood days passed happily on a farm. His edu- cation was pursued in the common and high schools and later he spent a year in Toronto University. In 1886 he matriculated in Trinity University of Toronto, and in the spring of 1891 was graduated with the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. Then he made a creditable showing in a competitive examina- tion for entrance into the British navy, but did not enter the service owing to the illness of his brother-in-law, with whom he went to Denver for a change of climate. In 1891 Dr. J. R. Walls embarked in the practice of his chosen profession, Denver being the scene of his labors until the spring of 1897. In the mean time he had married Miss Sophia Foad, of Toronto, in 1892, and six weeks after- ward she died of typhoid fever in Denver. In 1896 Dr. Walls also suffered from a severe at- tack of the same dread disease, and becoming convinced that a change of climate would prove beneficial, decided to try the pure and bracing mountain air of Prescott. Certainly he has not regretted his decision, for today he is well and strong, and actively occupied in professional duties, paying special attention to gynecology, obstetrics and surgery. He is United States pension examiner, the station at Prescott hav- ing been established by President McKinley. That the Doctor stands well in his profession may be deduced from the fact that he has the honor of being the secretary and treasurer of the Yavapai County Medical Association, and he also belongs to the Arizona Territorial Medi- cal Association. In the Masonic order he is connected with Aztlan Lodge No. i, F. & A. M., and besides he is a Knight of Pythias and is identified with the Order of Elks. In religious belief he is a Presbyterian. The Republican party has no more efflcient worker in this sec- tion, and besides being an ex-member of the territorial central committee he is serving on the executive committee of the county central com- mittee. Dr. Walls was married in Fort Logan, Colo., to Miss Alza Dennis, a native of Brantford, Can- ada. They are the parents of two daughters, Helen Rogers Dennis and Mary Elizabeth Ger- trude. HON. THOMAS T. HUNTER. This citizen of Safford, who represented Cochise county in the thirteenth session of the Arizona territorial legislature, is one of the pio- neers of the southwest, as he has dwelt in this portion of the Union since December, 1867. For three years he served efficiently as postmaster of SafTord, and Iniilt the first house here (a small frame building), in which the postoffice was lo- cated during his term. This building he still owns and a part of it he utilizes as his office in the capacity of justice of the peace, to which he was elected in 1898 and again in T900, both times on an independent ticket. 16 426 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A son of James and Alice (Lawson) Hunter, the subject of this sketch was bom in Louisiana, February 24, 1844. He was reared in South Carolina, and, more fortunate than many of his boy friends, he received an academic education. When the Civil war came on he was prompt to enlist in defense of his principles, and served from the beginning to the end of the war. His service was in a battery of General Longstreet's corps, and his bravery and fidelity to duty won for him the praise of his superiors. He was mus- tered out of the army at Nachitoches, La., June 26, 1865. Desiring to try his fortunes in a new locality, he then went to western Texas and embarked in the cattle business. Having learned of the natural advantages of Arizona, he drove his herd across the plains and mountains and for some years remained in the vicinity of what is now Phoenix, where he arrived in 1868. His next move was to California, where he remained a few years, but in 1878 he returned to Arizona with the intention of becoming a permanent resi- dent, which resolution he has carried out, and after spending a period in the Aravaipa caiion he went to the Sulphur Springs valley, at Willcox, Cochise county. One of the first settlers of the infant town of Phoenix, Judge Hunter vividly recalls his expe- riences there. For twenty years, covering the period from 1866 to 1886, a constant bitter war- fare was waged by the diiiferent Apache tribes upon the few pioneers who had dared to fill a gap on the frontier. During these years Judge Hunter and his neighbors lived "under march- ing orders," as it were, always on duty, night and day, sentinels upon the outposts of civiliza- tion. Many encounters were had with the com- mon enemy during those years. The hardshijis and dangers encountered by the pioneers went far in the make-up of a distinct class of men, who are fast disappearing from the west. In an interview with the writer. Judge Hunter said: "I have one burning ambition and desire yet unaccomplished, and that is, that I hope my life will be spared to see Arizona, the loved land of my adoption, admitted as a state into the Union." Judge Hunter was connected with the con- struction of the old Swilling canal, the first ditch built in the Salt River valley. Later he dwelt in Wickenburg and Prescott, bemg a pioneer of both places. In 1893 he came to Safford and bought a ranch in the neighborhood. He still owns a forty-acre farm under good cultivation and another tract of eighty acres, besides prop- erty in the town, including the attractive resi- dence which he built for his family. For some time he has been engaged in the real-estate business, and is thoroughly posted in local prop- erty values. The marriage of T. T. Hunter and Miss OUie E. Gallaspy, in 1868, was one of the first wed- dings solemnized in Yavapai county. They be- came the parents of four children, all of whom possess liberal educations. Alice, wife of T. K. Davis, is a teacher in the city high school. Mrs. Mamie Castle and her husband have a stationery and bicycle store in SafTord. Virginia Lee, a graduate of the Los Angeles (Cal.) Normal School, is a teacher in Chicago, 111. Katie, the youngest, is attending the Louisiana State Nor- mal School. The wife and mother departed this life in Tucson in 1893. The lady who now bears the name of our subject was Miss Qarrie Maurer, born in Beaver Falls, Lewis county, N. Y. Their marriage occurred in Graham county, October II, 1894. For a number of years Judge Hunter has served on school boards in Graham and Cochise counties. During his early manhood, and, in- deed, until six years ago, he always voted the Democratic ticket, but of late he has been inde- pendent. In 1884 his Democratic friends elected him to the territorial legislature, and his service in that body met with the approval of his con- stituents. Fraternally he' is a charter member of Willcox Lodge No. 11, A. O. U. W.; captain commander of Winnie Davis Camp No. 1244, of L^nited Confederate Veterans' Local Camp of Safford; and a charter member of Lodge No. 28, I. O. G. T., of SafTord. DR. J. V. WILSON. Though now returned to the field of medicine towards which his early aspirations tended, and which had been interrupted by the changing course of mind and events. Dr. Wilson is known as one of the most interesting and enthusiastic of the pioneer miners and prospectors of Ari- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 427 zona. Covering a period of many years follow- ing 1872, his experiences have held many suc- cesses with an average amount of failures, and have included various and adventurous associa- tions with the Indians, and other indigenous conditions of the extreme and early west. Of French-German ancestry. Dr. Wilson was born near New Orleans, La., February 3, 1827, and was the second oldest in a family of four boys. His father, De Stay Wilson, his grandfather, and his mother, Nastacia (Bugres) Wilson, were also born in the vicinity of New Orleans, and passed the greater part of their lives in the southern states. J. V. received his education at a private school in New Orleans, and as a future means of livelihood studied medicine with his uncle Alexander. At the early age of twenty he had qualified to practice the profession, wh'ch was engaged in until the breaking out of the Civil war. As a member of Company B, Fourth Louisiana Tigers, he participated in many of the important battles of the war. including Vicks- burg. Lookout jMountain, and the Georgia cam- paign. He suffered some of the vicissitudes of war, and was wounded in the leg and side. In the latter part of 1865 Dr. Wilson located in Colorado and became interested in mining in the Blackhawk and Central City mines, and was later engaged in the saw-mill business in Utah. After a short sojourn in California he came to Arizona in 1872, mining in the Santa Rita moun- tains, and later in the diamond fields of New Mexico. At Sonora, Mexico, he was also en- gaged in mining, and then at Silver King, Pinal county, purchased the dump of the Silver King mine. He here started a hotel, and was so suc- cessful in conducting his affairs that he cleared $1 10,000. Dr. Wilson attended the New Or- leans Exposition, and upon leturning to Arizona settled in Florence, and became interested in mining and a mercantile venture. At this time he began to have renewed interest in medical science, and directed his research towards finding a practical cure for leprosy. His expenses for experimenting, which amounted to $7,000, were met out of his own pocket and conducted in the city of New Orleans, and were successfully ap- plied in two different cases, one patient not hav- ing been able to walk for ten ycais. At the expiration of two years he returned to Arizona and engaged in mining in Sonora with InU indif- ferent success, which streak of ill luck settled his determination to return to the safe harbor of a successful and lucrative medical practice. In 1892 Dr. Wilson located in Tucson, where his efforts have met with a deserved appreciation and patronage. In his practice he is greatlv assisted by his knowledge of languages, which embraces French, Spanish and English. His office is located at Nos. 28-30 South Stone ave- nue. In Florence, Pinal county. Dr. Wilson married Rosa Alivico, a native of Sonora. JOHN BECK. John Beck, manager and vice-president of the Pioneer Transfer Company, Incorporated, of Tucson, is a native of Cambridge. England, and was born December 4, 1864. He is a son of Wil- liam Beck, who lived for the greater part of his days in England, where he was born and died. His son John came to America in 1872 and lo- cated in Du Page county. 111., where he received his education in the public schools, and was fitted for the future responsibilities of life. Of an ambitious turn of mind he started out in the world to earn his own living when nine years oi age, engaging in general farm work in north- ern Illinois. In 1883 he came to Phoenix, where he was employed in the H. W. Ryder lumber yard for eleven years. In time he mastered every detail of the business and became manager of the Phoenix yard, which was greatly in- creased during his capable directorship. In 1896 Mr. Beck resigned from the Ryder Lumber Company and became identified with the Pioneer Transfer Company, of Phoenix, un- til the spring of 1899, when he came to Tucson and organized the Pioneer Transfer Company, Incorporated, with J. W. Reed as president and himself as vice-president and manager. The office of the concern is located at 10 South Stone avenue, and they do a large business in bus and baggage transfer and freight, and have also a large capacity for fire-proof storage. They reap a large remuneration from consignments and ore distribution, and are agents for different wholesale companies, an idea which originated with Mr. Beck, and which has proved of great benefit to all concerned. 428 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In Phoenix, in 1887, occurred the marriage of Mr. Beck and Barbara Harth, who was born in Illinois, and died in Tucson, September 2, 1900. Of this union there are two children, Charlotte E. and Florence E. Mr. Beck is one of the en- terprising citizens of Tucson, and has been vari- ously identified with the interests here repre- sented. For eleven years he was a member of the volunteer fire department of Phoenix and was connected with Company i, as foreman, secretary, and assistant chief. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias, and politically is a stanch member of the Democratic party. NELSON PAUL BEEBE. Though retired from active participation in business affairs in Saflord, Mr. Beebe is one of the strong and influential men of the place, hav- ing for many years been associated with its best moral and material growth. A native of New London, Conn., he received his early education and training in this far eastern state, and as a boy was filled with longings for the exciting ad- ventures which are plentifully interspersed with the roving life of the sailor. At the age of fif- teen he put to sea, and in about five years was a practically seasoned salt. In 1851 he started for the west, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and arrived in San Francisco, Cal., in the spring of 1852, where he remained for five years. In 1857 Mr. Beebe went to Salt Lake City, where he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a missionary he labored among the people for a year in Arkansas, and then brought a party of one hundred and twen- ty-five from that state, wdiich he located at Sun- set, Ariz., on the Little Colorado river. At the present time the majority of these pioneers are living in the Gila valley, and are prosperous, in- dustrious citizens. After returning to Salt Lake City Mr. Beebe came to Snow Flake, Navajo county, Ariz., and there built a grist mill, which he operated for a year, and then disposed of it for a herd of cattle. With his cattle he settled at St. David, Cochise county, and there lived and prospered for a period covering four years. He then came to Safiford and located a farm of one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining the town, upon which he has since lived. Sixtv- five acres of this land has since been laid out in what is known as Beebe's Addition, some of which has been sold, and a large part of which has been given by the generous owner to his sons and sons-in-law. In 1865 Mr. Beebe married Eliz.a Kemp, of Salt Lake City, who died on the San Pedro river. She was the mother of ten children, eight of whom are living; William, Alice, Grace, Etta, Paul, Samuel, David and Nellie. In 1892 Mr. Beebe married Mrs. Alice (Smithers) Kemp, widow of Samuel Kemp, and the mother of five children: Ray, Maud, Laura, Elmo and Pearl. In politics Mr. Beebe is a Republican, and was a justice of the peace at St. David for two years. He is an ardent worker in the church, as are also his wife and children. Mr. Beebe lias had many interesting experiences since settling in the west, and has crossed the desert from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles nine different times. For twenty years he was engaged in freighting in Utah, and at one time loaded a quartz mill on the Colorado, and landed it at Deer Lodge, Mont. ALMA H. BENNETT. This well-known and popular farmer of Gra- ham county was honored by election to the trust- worthy post of county supervisor in 1892 and served for four years in that capacity to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Then he was elected as a justice of the peace and upon the expiration of his two years' term was re- turned to the office by the votes of his party friends, his term to run until January i, 1902. Deeply interested in the welfare of this county, he spares no effort in the advancement of every enterprise calculated to aid in the cause of progress. David and Joanna (Lovel) Bennett, parents of our subject, were natives of New York state. His birth took place in Huron county, Ohio, in 1831, and in childhood he left the Buckeye state and went to Missouri, living in Clay county for three years. Then the family settled in Han- cock counts. 111., but at the end of eighteen months went to Lee county, Iowa, wdiere the following decade wps passed. Returning then to Missouri, tliev dwelt in Holt county for some Tr^' (Z ^t PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 43' three years and in 1850 went with the colony to Salt Lake City, Utah. After a residence in Vtab of about ten years, Mr. Bennett went toCahfornia in 1852, but in Oc- tober, 1856, returned to Utah, and in 1865 con- ckided to try his fortunes in Arizona, and during the five years of his residence in Piute county he was elected and served as sheriff for two years. Returning to Utah, he remained there until 1881, when he once more became an Arizonian. Among the first settlers of the Gila valley, he improved a farm and now owns one hundred and thirty acres, of which fifty acres are well irrigated and highly productive. In his early manhood he thoroughly mastered the trade of a carpenter and builder, and followed that calling industriously for many years in connection with agriculture. For ten years after settling in this vicinity he devoted a large share of his time to building, but of late has found his farm duties sufficient to occupy his attention. Mr. Bennett is one of the commissioners of San Jose ditch, which furnishes this entire neighborhood with water for irrigation. In his political creed he is an ardent Democrat, and though he has been called to public offices has not sought for the honors. He is one of the trustees of the local school and is a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. He was married in 1856 to Miss Polly Wilcox, of Illinois. Of their children a son and a daughter survive, namely: William A., a successful farmer of the Gila valley, and Mrs. Anna Nelson, who lives in her father's neighborhood. JUDGE WILLIAM A. MOODY. The flourishing and cleanly little town of Thatcher, a representative in Graham county of progress and order, numbers among its most enthusiastic and helpful citizens Judge Moody, probate judge of the county and ex-officio school superintendent. Thatcher is located ten miles down the Gila river and three miles west of Saf- ford, in tlie midst of a good agricultural, stock and mining country, and well supplied with edu- cational facilities and neat houses. It is the center of some of the important undertakings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in fact the population contains a large percentage of these persevering pioneers, who have found no country too sterile or un- promising to be within the redemption of hu- man power and industry. From his infancy Judge Moody has been as- sociated with the conditions of the crude and undeveloped west, interspersed with journevs to remote sea-surrounded islands, engaged always in some w'ork for the church. .-\. native of Lin- coln county, Nev., he was bom June 28, 1870, and is a son of W. C. Moody, who was born in Alabama, March 23, 1819, removed to Texas in 1838, and to Utah in 1853. During his residence in Texas he served with the American army in the war with Mexico, participating in the most important engagements of that conflict. In 1868 he removed to Nevada, believing himself still to be in LUah. but subsequent surveys showed his location to be in Nevada. Until 1881 he remained there, but then returned to Utah, making his home at Deseret. Since 1885 he has resided at Thatcher, being numbered among the most use- ful citizens of this place. His father, John Wy- att Moody, a native of Virginia, was a pioneer of Texas, and was elected the first auditor of that state. WHien the family returned to Utah William A. Moody was eleven years of age. In 1885 he came to Arizona and for, a year studied in the Latter Day Saints' Academy at Thatcher, after which he spent three years and nine months as a missionary in the South Sea Islands. On this commission he was accompanied by thirty-five elders. During his sojourn in the tropical clime of Samoa and adjacent islands he learned to read and w'rite the language of the natives and taught at his own expense for two years a free public school. His stay was not unmixed with sadness and lo.'is. for his wife, .\delia, daughter of David D. and Rosina Williams, whom he had married at Thatcher June 4, 1894, died May 24, 1895. Her daughter. Hazel, who was born at Samoa, May 3. 1895. is now living with her father and stepmother at Tliatchcr. After his return from the islands Mr. Moody entered heartily into the work of the church in Thatcher, and also became interested in a mer- cantile venture which is still being successfully conducted under the firm name of Moody, Dam- 432 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ron & Co., which tirni also liavc a branch busi- ness at Globe, the two houses carrying on a large trade. The death of Judge W. W. Dam- ron, October 2, 1898, resulted in a vacancy in the office of probate judge, and two days later (the 4th) Mr. Moody was appointed to the position. Before his death Judge Damron had been re- nominated for the office on the Democratic ticket and the central committee nominated Mr. Moody in his place. At the following elec- tion he received a majority of one hundred and sixty votes, and November 6, igoo, he was re-elected by a majority of two hundred and seventy-six votes. As county superintend- ent of public schools, which office is ex-officio to that of probate judge. Judge Moody has secured a marked progress in the schools of Graham county, and his greatest energy has been put forth in that direction. In August, 1900, on the summit of Mount Graham, at an altitude of ten thousand feet, he conducted the first summer school in the county and possi- bly the first in the territory. It is his intention to hold another during the present year (1901). These schools are for the benefit of the teachers of Graham county, in order that they may be the better fitted for the great responsibilities of their work. In 1899 Judge Moody married Sarah E. Blake, a daughter of William and Mary Blake, of Provo City, Utah. Of this union there is a daughter, Ruth, who was born February 25, 1900. Mrs. Moody is an active worker in the church and her husband is stake superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. While his educational advantages were limited, yet he is well informed. For years he has sys- tematically followed certain courses of study and he is today still a student. Contact with the world in his varied and unusual experiences has given him a breadth of thought which qualifies him for the higher responsibilities of life more than any school training could have done. M. O. BICKNELL. A very successful young lailroad man of Phoe- nix is M.O.Bicknell, general freight and passen- ger agent here for the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River \'alley Railroad. During the past decade — the period of his residence in the south- west — he has become thoroughly interested in its development .and expects to make his home here permanently. His personal worth and cour- teous, kindly manner have made him a general favorite with the public, and his duties bring him into association with a large class of our popula- tion. The Bicknell family, which originated in Eng- land many generations ago, was founded in Massachusetts at an early date, whence one branch went to Indiana about 1800. Our sub- ject's paternal grandfather was born on the pio- neer homestead near \'incennes, Ind., and there he continued engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death, which event occurred in early manhood. Born March 22, 1869, M. O. Bicknell is the only child of William Stancil and SarahJ. (Keith) Bicknell, both natives of Indiana. The father was reared on a farm near Vincennes, and car- ried on the cultivation of the soil until of late years, when he turned his attention to the real- estate business in Vincennes. Loyally respond- ing to his country's call when the Union was threatened, he served as a sergeant of Company C, Eightieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, from 1862 until the close of the war, and was twice wounded, once at the battle of Shiloh. Mrs. Bicknell, who died in 1895, in her fifty-second year, was a daughter of John Keith, a native of Louisville, Ky., and a farmer of Indiana during his last years. The boyhood of M. O. Bicknell was passed at his birthplace, in Vincennes, in the common and high schools of whicli city he obtained a liberal education. In 1887 he commenced his railroading career, becoming a bill clerk in the freight department of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad, at ^'incennes. At the same time he mastered telegraphy, and on New Year's Day, 1889, was appointed agent at Pa- toka, Ind., for the same corporation. Faithfully discharging his duties there until October i, 1890, he then was appointed train dispatcher at Evansville, where he remained until the fall of the following year. On account of failing health, Mr. Bicknell's mother was living at Las Cruces, N. M., and making a trip there, he concluded to remain for ^V^^^IV.e^^'w- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 435 a period. Within tliree weeks he had entered the employ of the Santa Fe, as operator at Las Cruces, and two weeks later he took a similar position with the joint lines of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific, at Deming, N. M. November I, 1892, he was appointed ticket .agent with the last-named company, and in the spring of 1895 accepted the position of traveling freight and passenger agent with the same corporation, be- ing sent to different parts of Arizona, Texas and old and New Mexico. Since January. 1898, he has been occupying his present position, having his headquarters in Phoenix. In Vincennes, Ind., October i, 1894, Mr. Bicknell married Agnes, daughter of W. F. Huddleson, and a native of Patoka, Ind. Her father, who served in an Indiana regiment dur- ing the Civil war, was the postmaster and a jus- tice of the peace at Patoka for many years. Two winning little daughters bless the union of our subject and wife, \'era, aged five, and Helen, aged three years. Mrs. Bicknell is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally Mr. Bick- nell is a member of the Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias and a director in the Mari- copa Club. In politics is a stanch Republican. HIRAM C. MANN. The life of Mr. Mann has been an eventful and interesting one, and for the greater part has been spent in out-of-the-way places. For nearly thirty years he has e.xperienced the vicissitudes and privations incident to the outposts of civili- zation, and is well-informed on the conditions existing in frontier life. The Mann family set- tled in Massachusetts upon migrating to America, and many of their descendants have lived in that state. Hiram C. Mann was born in Richland county, Ohio, September 14, 1848, and is a son of Dr. Albert and Mary (Harvey) Mann, natives of Massachusetts, and now deceased. The great-grandfather of Hiram C, Capt. Joseph Parker, was captain of the com- pany that received the first fire from the British at the battle of Lexington during the Revolu- tionary war. When ten years of age Mr. Mann was taken by his parents to Knox county, 111., where he lived until attaining his maturity. At the public schools he diligently acquired the education there obtainable, and was well prepared for the future responsibilities of life. In the spring of 1870 he went to Wichita, Kans., and for several years engaged in the hardware business. At that time the country thereabouts was in process of settlement, and he was among the pioneers of the locality. Subsequently, for four years, he served as head clerk in the Indian department at the Cheyenne agency, Indian Territory, and afiervi'ards came to Arizona, which has since been his home. His farm is located three miles northwest of Glendale, and is under a high state of cultivation. Upon first coming to Arizona in 1889, Mr. Mann entered the employ of J. B. Greenhut, as manager of his extensive ranch of six hundred and forty acres, at Peoria, Ariz. This responsi- bility was successfully discharged for eight years, at which time Mr. Greenhut traded his ranch to C. D. Clark, the present owner of the large enterprise. Mr. Mann was united in mar- riage in 1872 with Jennie E. Hunter, a native of Knox county, 111., and daughter of the late Judge J. M. Hunter, of Knox county. Of this union there is one daughter, Mary Alice, who is the wife of Rev. H. A. Thompson, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, now having a charge at Cmcinnati, Ohio, where they reside. In national politics Mr. Mann is a Republican, and, while not an office seeker, is greatly inter- ested in all of the undertakings of his party. For eight years he has served as a trustee of the Peoria school district, and was mainly instru- mental in securing the organization of the dis- trict. He is interested in the waterways, and in general enterprises for developing the locality in which he lives, and is accounted one of the most substantial and enterprising citizens of his dis- trict. E. A. TOVREA. As mayor of the city of Jerome Mr. Tovrea has met the expectations of the people who have elected him to this responsible and important office. Gifted with the true western spirit of enteriirise and determination, he is admirably (|ualified to cope with the various problems that come to him for consideration and adjustment. 436 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In these he has shown a wisdom and level-head- edness entirely in keeping with the demands of the occasion. Under his rule the prosperous little town has in no way departed from its pre- vious uniform and steady growth. At his home near Sparta, 111., where he w-as born in 1861, Mr. Tovrea was reared to the occu- pation of a farmer. His work and education were continued in the vicinity of Wichita, Kans., whither his parents removed in 1874. Early in life he displayed habits of thrift and industry, and his expanding ambition resulted in his leav- ing home in 1880 and migrating west to Colo- rado. P^or a time he made his headquarters in Pueblo, but later he visited other parts of the state, and engaged in such work as presented a means of livelihood, devoting considerable time to teaming and kindred pursuits. In 1883 he traveled to the south and after a short sojourn in Gallup, N. M., he arrived in Arizona in the fall of 1883. Here he engaged in stock-raising in the Salt River valley, and while his cattle roamed the range he conducted a well-managed and remunerative farming business. In the mean time he also conducted a meat market, in Phoenix, the supplies for which were secured from his own ranch. Still continuing to raise cattle, Mr. Tovrea came to Jerome in 1898 and purchased a meat market, which he has since conducted. The business is a large one, meat being sold through- out the country for miles around. All of the camps receive the benefit of his fine meats. To supply the demand each month he is obliged to use at least one hundred and fifty head of cattle and a proportionate number of sheep and hogs. The market is carried on under the firm name of Tovrea & Clay. As an indication of Mr. Tovrea's financial suc- cess, it may be stated that he has accumulated real estate in Jerome. As an indication of his high standing, it may be mentioned that he has won the confidence of all who know him. In many ways he has been prominent in local mat- ters and has assisted in forward movements for the improvement of the town. \ stanch Demo- crat, he has been a conspicuous figure in the undertakings of his party, and in turn was elect- ed on this ticket as mayor of Jerome in April, 1900. Under appointment from Governor Franklin, he served as a member of the sanitary commission. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and with the Elks at Prescott. CHARLES PETERSON. A prominent and influential legislator of the territory, and an agriculturist and stock-raiser on broad and advanced lines, Mr. Peterson has been a resident of the vicinity of Mesa since 1879. At the time, a few tents in the desert were the sole indications of anything approaching a future state of prosperity, and the dormant, ster- ile soil seemed scarcely to justify the enormous expenditure of time and energy necessary for the awakening to the demands of a latter day civilization. The three hundred and eighty acres of land (all but one hundred of which are located on the Arlington canal) to the de- velopment of which Mr. Peterson has diligently applied himself, have proved a profitable and remunerative venture, and comprise one of the best farms in the county of Maricopa. Of this land, one hundred acres of the original one hun- dred and sixty homesteaded are still a part of his possessions, and to this have been added pur- chases of more recent date. For years large general farming and stock-raising interests have been conducted, and in 1899 a creamery busi- ness was added, which has proved a most suc- cessful departure. The creamery is carried on under the firm name of Charles Peterson & Sons, and butter is manufactured in large and paying quantities. The Bermuda Creamery, which is the recognized name of the concern, is widely known for the excellence of the material turned out, and for the reliability of the business methods of the manager and proprietor. The early life of Mr. Peterson was on the un- eventful order, and was spent on his father's farm in Utah, where he was born January 28, 1854. His parents, Charles S. and Ann (Patton) Peterson, were natives respectively of New Jer- sey and Pennsylvania. Charles S. Peterson died in Maricopa county, Ariz., in 1886, and his wife is still living in the town of Mesa, at the ad- vanced age of more than three score and ten years. When but a child, the youthful Charles removed with his parents from Utah county to P^ ^ ^^<^^^6>-.^.^c^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 439 Weber county, Utah, where he was reared until his eighteenth year, and echicated in the pubhc schools. Upon starting out in the world for himself he located in Summit county, Utah, and for a number of years was engaged in the service of the Union Pacific Railroad in various capac- ities. In 1879 he came to Maricopa county, and has since lived in the vicinity of the promising town of Mesa. As a member of the Democratic party Mr. Peterson has rendered signal service to the com- nnmity in which he lives. He was elected to the territorial legislature in 1898, and at the time was the only member of his party elected to the house. His re-election followed in Novem- ber of 1900, and was but one of the many evi- dences of appreciation which have been forth- coming from the surrounding residents. In the perfection of the artificial water supply he has shown great interest, and has served as a direc- tor in the Mesa Canal Company, having previ- ously assisted in the erection of the canal. He is also in favor of obtaining for the county the best possible educational facilities, and has put forth his best efforts towards tliat end. At the present time he is serving as a trustee of school district No. 4, Maricopa county, in Mesa City. Mrs. Peterson was formerly Clara J. Lewis, of Summit county, Utah, and is the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living, viz.: Charles W., who is living at Arlington, Mari- copa county; Henry L., who resides near Mesa; George W., who is a student at Brigham Young Academy, Provo, Utah; Howard C, who is at home; Erin H., also at home; Clara E., who is the wife of Heber J. Stallings, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Leola J., who is married to Thomas E. Harris, of Pima county, Ariz.; and Eva M., who is living at home. Joseph W. is deceased. Mr. Peterson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is now serving as a member of the High Council of Maricopa Stake. WALLACE A. MACDONALD. As a member of the high council of Maricopa Stake of Zion, of Mesa, and at present the assistant state superintendent of Sunday-schools at this point, Mr. Macdonald is a man of much influence in his community and in the local branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. A review of his life will possess interest to his friends and associates, here and elsewhere, for he is widely known. His father, Alexander F. Macdonald, was born in the highlands of Scotland, and came to America with his parents in 1856, settling in LTtah county, Utah. There he made his home until Decem- ber, 1879, when he started for Arizona, having been called to this tcrritor\- to become president of Maricopa Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. For some years he resided at Mesa. In 1888 he was called to Mexico to make locations for missionary work, and finally settled in Chihuahua. For many years he was in charge of the entire Mexican mission. He is now president of the high priests' quorum of the Juarez Stake and a Patriarch. Mr. Macdonald is a practical sur- veyor and has given his services to his church for many years. His wife, whose maiden name was Agnes Aird, was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and now is deceased. When young she was a successful teacher and for several years was assistant superintendent of the Ladies' Co-operative store at St. George, Utah. Born in Provo City, Utah, September 4, 1865, Wallace A. Macdonald spent fifteen years in that state, living in St. George, Washington county, from 1872 to December 15, 1879, when he accompanied his parents to Alesa, Ariz. His common-school education was supplemented by a course of six months in Brigham Young's Academy at Provo, where he pursued special studies along the lines of Sunday-school work, in which he has since taken great interest. In 1880 he turned his attention to the improvement of Arizona, and his ranch, one hundred and sixty acres in extent, is situated near Mesa, and now is in a high state of cultivation. Among the many enterprises in which he is taking an impor- tant part a few may be mentioned. For several years he has served on the board of directors of the Mesa Canal Company, and he is also a director in the Mesa Co-operative Milling Com- pany. At one time he was president of the Zenos Co-operative Mercantile & Manufactur- ing Institution and at the present time is among its directors. In political affiliations he is a Democrat. 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. For a wife Mr. Macdonald chose Miss Sarah Brundage, who was born in the southern part of Utah. They have seven Hving children, namely: Wallace A., Jr., George F., Blanche, Edwin L., Karl G., Agnes A. and Ralph A. All are receiving good educational advantages and are being fitted in practical things for the serious duties of life. HON. JAMES P. IVY. For several years Mr. Ivy has conducted large general farming and apiary interests near Phoe- nix, in the Salt River valley. A native of La- fayette county. Miss., he was born May 17, 1864, and is a son of Silas M. and Sarah J. (Clark) Ivy, who are now residents of Maricopa county, and are living on the south side of the river. Silas Ivy is prominently associated with the pio- neer days of this locality, and has helped to de- velop the stored fertility of the soil, latent for so many centuries. After coming here in 1880 his energies were devoted to farming for several years in the Mesquite region, and in 1897 he engaged in the merchandise business as a trader with the Indians. The boyhood days of James P. Ivy were spent in Mississippi, and in 1872 he went to Cahfomia, and lived in the vicinity of the site of Pasadeiia, in Los Angeles county, for about four years. The family then removed to Fulton Wells, Cal., where they lived until they came to Arizona in 1880. James P. received his education in the public schools, and subsequently attended the Arizona Territorial Normal school at Tempe, Ariz., for two years. His first independent ven- ture was conducted upon the farm which has since been the object of his care and improve- ment. Much of the efifort of Mr. Ivy has been prompted by his interest in politics. He has served as a trustee of the school district, and on November 6, 1900, was elected one of four rep- resentatives from Maricopa county to the terri- torial legislature. The estimation in which Mr. Ivy is held by the community at large is best indicated by the results of this election. He was nominated for the office by the straight Demo- cratic party, and was indorsed by both the Pro- hibitionists and Populists, and received every one of the twenty-nine votes cast in the district of Orme, where he formerly resided. No bet- ter proof could be had of the confidence which his residence has inspired, as to trustworthiness and ability to manage public affairs, and look out for the public welfare. August 4, 1897, Mr. Ivy was united in mar- riage with Vernette Oscar Greene, a daughter of R. O. Greene, of the Salt River valley and a former prominent citizen of Missouri. Frater- nally he is associated with the Woodmen of the World, and the Ancient Order of United Work- men, at Phoenix. HARRY W. ELLIOTT. To Mr. Elliott belongs the distinction of be- ing the oldest locomotive engineer in Prescott. He is also one of the most successful, and is prominent and popular among the courageous men who assume the responsibility of carrying thousands of lives over the country every year. The family of which he is a member came origi- nally from Wales, and is first represented in America by the paternal grandfather, Joseph, who was born in Wales, and came to America with his parents when a boy. The family settled in Lancaster, Pa., and the grandfather during his years of activity devoted his energies to con- tracting and railroad bridge building. His son, W. B., the father of Harry W., was born in Lan- caster, and when a young man removed to Pay- son, Adams county. 111., where he purcliased and improved a farm, and lived for many years. He is now a resident of Hannibal, Mo., and owns large farms in Illinois, and Missouri. His wife, Mary E. (Crocker) Elliott, is a daughter of Thomas Crocker, a native of Connecticut and an early settler in Illinois. There were four children in the family, of whom Harry W., who was born in Payson, Adams county, 111., April II, 1861, is the youngest. Mr. Elliott received his education in Illinois, and in 1878 began the life and occupations of a railroad man, at Hannibal, Mo., as a brakeman on the St. Louis & Hannibal Railroad, of which railroad his father was a director and one of the builders. At the end of a year he was promoted to be a fireman, and in 1881 became an engineer on the same road. Until 1888 he ran the train PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 441 between St. Louis and Hannibal, and resigned in May to come to Arizona, as an engineer on the Prescott & Arizona Central Railroad, then just completed. In January of 1893 he resigned this position to accept a similar one with the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad, and he ran the first engine started out by this company. Since then he has experienced uninterrupted success in connection with this road, and is re- garded by the company as one of their most efficient and reliable engineers. In Bowling Green, Mo., Mr. Elliott married Anna James, a native of Dubuque, Iowa. To Mr. and Mrs. Elliott has been born one daugh- ter, Fannie, who is attending the high school at Hannibal, Mo., and will graduate with the class of 1901. Mrs. Elliott is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Mr. Elliott affiliates with the Republican party, but has liberal ideas as to the politics of holders of office. HENRY DIAL. Among the thousands of valiant soldiers who defended their country's honor during the Civil war none fought more courageously or with greater singleness of purpose than did the regi- ment of which Mr. Dial was an honored mem- ber. Nor did he escape the severe vicissitudes of war, for he was wounded in the hip by a shell, and in consequence was laid up in the hospital at Little Rock. For one and a half years he served under Sterling Price in the southern army, but for the last two years was in the Union army. Born in Franklin county. Mo., in 1845, ^^r. Dial was reared to the occupation of farming. His parents, John and Margaret (Richardson) Dial, were early settlers in Missouri, and the former was born in Tennessee. At the age of ten years Henry Dial accompanied his parents to what is now Oklahoma, and here, in the midst of the crude and even dangerous surroundings, these courageous pioneers assisted in the devel- opment of the land, and also for a time farmed in the Indian Territory. In 1875 the son removed to Texas, and lived in different parts of the state until 1877. LTpon arriving in the Gila valley in the latter year Mr. Dial rented a farm for a year, anil in 1880 purchased his present place of resi- dence. Up to eight years ago his land was de- voted entirely to stock-raising, but is now given over to general farming as well. The farm com- prises five hundred acres of land, three hundred and forty of which are under irrigation, and the location is conveniently near to the town. The house is comfortable and the orchard fruit-pro- ducing and remunerative, its products including apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, figs and prunes, besides citrons. In 1873 Mr. Dial was united in marriage with Mary O'Neil, of the Indian Territory. Six chil- dren have been born to this couple: Eunice, Mrs. J. C. Pursley, of SafTord; Lois, now Mrs. W. J. Parks, of Solomonville; Alice, the wife of Wil- liam Richards, of Bisbee; Joe, living on one of the ranches ; Henry, on the home farm ; and Wil- \ie, at home. In politics Mr. Dial is a Repub- lican, but has no time for the holding of office. He is a member of the Good Templars. The most industrious and successful farmers of the valley have an able representative in Mr. Dial, and none is more interested than he in the all- around improvement of his locality, or more willing to aid in every way in his power in the general upbuilding. CAPT. I. M. CHRISTY. The successful manager of the Phoenix Hay & Grain Company, located on First and Jeffer- son streets, Phoenix, and by far the largest con- cern of the kind in the city, as well as one of the largest in the territory, was born in Trum- bull county, Ohio, April 18, 1844. The ancestry of the family is an interesting one, their home across the seas having been the north of Ireland, from whence came the paternal grandfather. An extended mention of the ancestors and their un- dertakings may be found in the sketch of Col. William Christy, in another part of this work. Captain Christy, who was one in a large fam- ily of children, lived in Ohio until his tenth year. In 1854 he accompanied his parents to Iowa, and here, amid the wildest and most unimproved conditions, the father, George L., who was born in New Jersey, reared his family, with all the disadvantages to which pioneer life is heir. In 1 861 his iion, I. M., became a member of the home regiment state militia, and was sent to St. ■H-^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Joe, Mo., returning in the fall of the same year. He then enlisted as a private in Company I, Fif- teenth Iowa Infantry, at Keokuk, and was a splendid soldier, for he stood six feet three and three-eighths inches high. During the progress of the Civil war he participated in the battles of Shiloh, the siege of Corinth, luka, the campaign at Vicksburg, the Atlanta campaign, from Big Shanty, and through to the sea. At the second battle of Corinth he was slightly wounded, and again on July 20, 1864, he was wounded in the head bv a passing ball. This wound was. how- ever, dressed, and was of such a slight nature that he remained and took an active part in the severe engagements before Atlanta on the 21st and 22d of the same month. After the grand review at Washington the remaining soldiers were sent to Louisville, Ky., and were mus- tered out of the service August 5, 1865, Mr. Christy having in the mean time been commis- sioned sergeant. Sad to relate, the Fifteenth Iowa lost more men during the service than any other company in the state. With the restoration of peace Mr. Christy re- turned to his former home in Iowa, where he farmed for a time, and continued the education interrupted by the war. For six months he at- tended the Wesleyan University at Indianola, Iowa, and eventually was graduated from the Bryant & Stratton's Business College at Bur- lington, Iowa. He then went to Afton, Iowa, and was interested in the commission business, and eventually became cashier of the A. C. Seig- ler Bank, at Osceola, Iowa. In Burlington, Iowa, Mr. Christy was for twenty years asso- ciated with a hardware concern, which was at first under the management of Nelson & Com- pany, which firm was succeeded by Drake & Dayton. With this house he was bookkeeper and cashier from January of 1871 vmtil Januarv of 1891, at which time he resigned to locate in Phoenix, as secretary of the different canals on the north side of the Salt river. In 1899 he be- came manager of the Phoenix Hay & Grain Company, in which capacity he has been pro- nouncedly successful. In Oswego, 111., Mr. Christy married Louise A. Bennett, who was born in Chemung county, N. Y., and died July 11, 1900. Mrs. Christy was the mother of three children, of whom Charles B. is bookkeeper in the Valley Bank at Phoenix, and served during the Spanish-American war as corporal in the Seventh California Infantry; Catherine M. is engaged in educational work in Phoenix ; and Fred C, a graduate of high school, fought for his country in the Spanish- American war from July, 1898, until February 15, 1900, in Company A, First Territorial Regi- ment, with the rank of corporal. In national politics Mr. Christy is affiliated with the Repub- lican party, and has held various offices within the gift of the people. For four different terms he has been elected city treasurer, and at the expiration of his service in 1899 had filled that position longer than any other man in Phoenix. He is fraternally associated with the Masons, having joined that organization in Iowa. He is now a member of the lodge at Burlington, Iowa. Mr. Christy is actively interested in the work of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was a member of the post at Burlington. He is now a member and past commander of the post at Phoenix, and has served as assistant adjutant- general with the rank of colonel. In the re- ligious world Mr. Christy is widely and promi- nently known, and is here, as in Burlington, a member of and a generous contributor to the Methodist Episcopal Church. S. E. BRIGHT. As the youngest in a family of eight children, Mr. Bright was reared and educated at Green- ville, Mercer county, Pa., where he was born March 8, 1839. Of German descent, his people have for many years lived in Pennsylvania, the paternal grandfather having been born in the eastern part of the state, subsequently settling in Northampton county, where his death oc- curred. The parents of Mr. Bright, Samuel and Louisa (Becker) Bright, were born in Pennsyl- vania, the former in Berks and the latter in Le- high county. Samuel Bright was a cabinet- maker by trade, and was engaged in this occu- pation up to the time of his death. Mrs. Bright died in Tennessee when eighty-four years of age. Of the children born to this couple three daughters and two sons are now living. At the early age of sixteen S. E. Bright began to earn an independent livelihood as a clerk, and ^ ^:>CV2M^tAA PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 445 continued the same until i860, after he had cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He then stated for the west by way of the steamer "Northern Light" from New York to Aspinwall, and by rail to Panama, thence taking the steamer "Moses Taylor" to San Francisco. As a preliminary undertaking in California he went to the Red Dog mines in Nevada county, and engaged in placer mining and the general mercantile business until 1862. For the follow- ing five years he was interested in mining and merchandising in Sin Aloa, Old Mexico, and at the outbreak of the Maximilian war returned to the Red Dog mines in California, and also vis- ited many other mines along the coast. In 1876 he tried his fortune at mining in Salt Lake val- ley, L^tah, having at each stopping place added a little to his worldly stores, and experienced considerable success as a miner. In 1879 he started on a prospecting tour from LUah through the San Juan country, and in 1880 came to Ya- vapai county, Ariz., where he mined for a time and during the latter part of the year located in Prescott. Here he became interested in lum- ber, although his time was mostly occupied with mining matters. Although he has met with some reverses during the past two years, Mr. Bright has great faith in the mining prospects of the county and in the future of the city of his adoption. As proof of this he has invested heavily in business and residence property, and entered heartily into all of the reliable schemes for advancement. The territory has no wiser or more enthusiastic advocate of its resources and possibilities. In national politics Mr. Bright is an uncom- promising Republican. He is widely and favor- ably known in fraternal circles, and as a Mason is a member of .Xztlan Lodge No. i, F. & A. M., of which he has twice been master; the Royal .\rch Masons, Chapter No. 2, of which he is past high priest; the Ivanhoe Commandcry No. 2, past eminent commander; Olive Council No. 2, and an enthusiastic member of Golden Rule Chapter No. i, (). E. S., of which order he was worthy patron for five terms; besides which he is connected with W Malaikah Temple, N. M. S., of Los Angeles. Cal.; and the Veteran Association of the Pacific Coast Masons, of San Francisco. In 1895 he attended the twenty- sixth conclave of tlie Knights Templar, in Bos- ton. JOSIAH HARBERT. The life of Mr. Ilarbert has been largely as- sociated with the west, which has benefited, as have the other localities in which he has resided, by contact with his broad and progressive ideas and unfailing devotion to the best good of the community. Like many of the pioneers whose faith and works have developed the latent re- sources of the Salt River valley, he journeyed hence from California, whither he had removed in 1876. In the vicinity of Los Angeles he had utilized the fertile soil for the raising of oranges and other fruit for over ten years, and though successful, had decided to permanently cast his lot with the early settlers of .\rlzona. At one time he owned at least four thousand acres of land in the valley, and at the present time is the possessor of about one thousand and four hun- dred acres. Though residing in the city of Phoenix, his time is devoted to caring for his land, which includes, besides the farm property, considerable city real estate. A native of Champaign county, Ohio, Mr. Harbert was born six miles from Urbana, April 7, 1828. His father, Thomas, was born in Vir- ginia, and settled in Ohio, where he conducted general farming and stock-raising enterprises. After removing to Missouri he retired from active life, and subsequently died in that state. He served with courage and distinction in the war of 1812. His wife, formerly Martha Hous- ton, was born in Ohio and died in Missouri. She was the mother of ten children, two of whom are living. Two of the sons served in the Civil war. On his father's farm in Ohio Josiah Harbert was reared to a knowledge of farming, and was educated at the early subscription schools. In 1 85 1 he removed to Putnam county. Mo., and engaged in farming until 1859. He had long cherished an impression that the west held great- er inducements for the farmer than the east, and in 1859 he started for Colorado, crossing the plains with ox-teams and wagons, going by way of Nebraska City and the Platte river to Denver. In the vicinity of Denver he bought and im- jiroved a farm on Plum creek, and for three years 446 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. continued to farm his land. In 1863 he went still further west, crossing the plains as before, with ox-teams and wagons, and eventually arriv- ing at Virginia City, Mont. In this wild and crude city among the mountains lie engaged in mining and in building residence and business houses. At intervals also, during a la.xity in the other occupations, he undertook freighting with some measure of success, and remained in Mon- tana until his departure for Los Angeles, Cal., in 1876. In Ohio Mr. Harbert married Martha J. Gowel, who was born in Ohio and died in Ari- zona. Of this union there were four children who lived to maturity, three of whom are still living: John Thomas, who is living on a ranch in Arizona; Emma C, who is now Mrs. Hinton, of Phoenix; and Mrs. Carrie L. Kaufman. Martha E. died in San Diego, Cal. Mr. Har- bert 's second marriage occurred in Phoenix, and was with Gertrude A. (Lancaster) Webster, a native of Ohio. Mr. Harbert is entitled to the distinction of having set out the first orange trees in Ari- zona, while serving as a director of the Arizona Improvement Company in 1888. These trees were planted near the falls of the canal, and proved to be a successful venture. He planted sixteen acres in oranges the first year, buying young trees in California, and now has probably one thousand acres in the valley. Another enter- prise which has assumed fairly large proportions in the territory is due to his foresight, and was first started when he introduced ostriches into the valley, and had a farm for their raising and accommodation. In 1900 he erected, at No. 45S North Second avenue, the El Dorado, a hand- some and commodious hotel. In national poli- tics he is a Democrat, but entertains liberal views regarding the politics of the administration. He was formerly a Knight of Pythias, and is a mem- ber and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church and also one of the building committee. B. L. WORTHEN. Xunibercd among the representative business men of Tucson for the past fifteen years, P>. L. Worthen is entitled to a place of honor in local history. Of English descent, he is one of the native sons of California and has passed his entire life amidst western environments. His birth occurred July 2, 1863, in the town of Red Blufif, but the major portion of his youth was spent in Woodland, Cal., where he was gradu- ated in the high school. His father, B. L. Wor- then, Sr., was born in Ontario, Canada, and throughout his mature life was an engineer and millwright. In 185 1 he went to California, where he constructed some of the first flour- mills in the state, and later was superintendent of stamp mills in northern California. At the time of his death, in 1868, he was acting as superintendent of stamp mills at Grass Valley, Cal. The wife and mother, Mrs. Mary J. (Stod- dard) Worthen, was born in Illinois and now resides in Berkeley, Cial., and of their three chil- dren, B. L. is the eldest and the only son. Mrs. Worthen's father, John Stoddard, crossed the plains to the Pacific slope with his family in 1849, and with good judgment entered land at the forks of the Feather and Sacramento rivers — the garden-spot of California. Later he mined in the Shasta county region for a period, and died in Woodland, Cal., when in his seventy- seventh year. Two of his sons seized in the Federal army during the Civil war. When nineteen years of age B. L. Worthen commenced an apprenticeship to the machinist's calling in San Francisco, and for three years was employed at the Dow Pump Works. Then go- ing to Sacramento he entered the service of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and at the end of two weeks was transferred to the Tucson shops. After working here for three years he was promoted to the post of foreman of the ma- chine shop, and retained that position until 1892, when he resigned. Buying an interest in the business which since has been known under the firm name of Gardner, Worthen & Goss Co., he has met with gratifying success. The machine sho]) and foundry is one of the largest and best et|uipped in the territory, and is run by steam power. The firm deals in engines and heavy machinery and carries a full line of mine sup- ])lies. Many of the leading mines oi southern .\rizona h.ave been equipped with machinery by this establishment, and each year its business is increasing. The first bicycles introduced into Tucson were handled by this firm and a specialty PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 447 of repair work in this line has been made ever since. In 1899 the company was incorporated, with James Gardner as president, Mr. Goss sec- retary and treasurer and Mr. Worthcn as man- ager. The works now occupy over half a block, and are situated on Toole aveinie, between Fourth and Fifth. In this city the marriage of Mr. Worthen and Miss Kittie Fitzgerald, a lady of pleasing social attainments, was solemnized June 5. 1889, and they have a little son, Gerald B. Mrs. Worthen was born in Idaho and received her education in the schools of Los Angeles, Cal. In the fraternities Mr. Worthen is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, belonging to the lodge and to the Hall Associa- tion, in which he is a director, and also is con- nected with the Knights of Pythias. In the Tuc- son Board of Trade he is a prominent member and in the councils of the Republican party is an influential factor. DAVID WILMOT WICKERSHAM. The cause of education has few stancher friends in Arizona than is found in Mr. Wicker- sham. Perhaps the more because he is himself a self-made man, he appreciates the value of thorough and systematic training in the prac- tical branches of knowledge, and his influence has ever been used for the elevation of the stand- ard of our public schools and educational institu- tions. He taught in the first public school opened in Safford, of which place he is now a leading merchant and citizen. During the early years of his work as a teacher he attended nor- mals during the summer months, thus keeping in touch with every phase of educational work. In Chester county. Pa., D. W. Wickersham was born July 10, 1850. When a mere lad his diligence as a student was noticeable, and at an early age he began to teach school, following the occupation for five years in Pennsylvania. From there he went to Missouri, where he taught for a year. In .August, 1875, he came to .Arizona. After spending one winter in Tucson he taught in Safford for two winters, after wdiich he clerked for I. E. Solomon, in Solomonville, for three years. Next, going to Bowie Station, he was associated with I. E. and Adolph Solo- mon in a mercantile and freighting business un- til 1894, when the railroad was built from Bowie to Globe. P'rom 1894 to 1900 the concern was devoted to vvht>lesale and retail trade at Bowie. In the former year I. E. Solomon withdrew from the firm. Since April, 1900, the wholesale de- partment has been located in Safiford, the firm transacting business under the title of Solomon & Wickersham. Its trade extends from Globe on the north to points along the Southern Pa- cific Railroad in southern Arizona. In 1884 Mr. Wickersham married Miss M. M. Maringer, a native of Ohio, and whose father, a pioneer of Fort Bow'ie, .\riz., was killed there by lightning. Si.x children were born of this union. The five who are of school age are being educated in the schools of Los Angeles, it being the desire of the parents that they may be given every opportunity for acquiring thorough edu- cations. The children are named as follows: Florence V., Ernest S., Mabel P., Newton W., Maud A., and Harry P., the eldest of whom is fifteen and the youngest three years of age. In politics IMr. Wickersham is a Republican, but occupies no public office except that of school trustee. After having been a member of the Masonic Lodge at Willcox five years, he assisted in the organization of the SafTord Lodge and is one of its charter members. Tucson Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., numbers him among its members. He is also a charter member of Montezuma Lodge of Knights of Pythias, at Solomonville. HYRUM WEECH. l'im.a, in the midst of a flourishing wheat sec- tion of the Gila valley, with its law-abiding citi- zens and general air of prosperity, owes much of its reclaiming from the sterility of the desert to the sturdy and indefatigable energy of the well- known pioneer, Ilyrum Wcech. With a far- sighted and wise belief in the abundance of pro- duction from even the most barren spots of the earth, he has given his* support to progressive enterprises, including the building of canals and the starting of jjlans for the general benefit of the community. With the fifst exploring party to this region, Mr. Wcech came here in 1879, before anv settlement had as vet been made in 448 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the Gila valley, and with his companions he made seventeen locations on the present site of Pima. Here he found no suggestion of the pres- ent prevailing conditions, but rather a primitive gathering of a few hopeful pioneers who were ready to face any danger rnd endure any depri- vation for the sake of a home and a future com- petence. Few white settlers had arrived and agricultural developments had scarcely been commenced. He began to farm and was moder- ately successful. In 1882 he enlarged his inter- ests by embarking in the general mercantile business, which was the pioneer of its kind in Pima. To accommodate the increasing trade, in 1900 he erected the largest brick store in the valley, which is 50x100 feet in dimensions, and two stories high. The first floor is used for the business, while the second story is utilized as an opera house and hall. In the store are all kinds of merchandise which the local needs demand, including hardware, farm implements and gen- eral necessities. The youth of Mr. Weech was spent in Her- fordshire, England, where he was born in 1845. In 1847 his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Gould) Weech, came to America, and settled in Alton, 111., where the father died in 1850. After his death the mother and six children (the eldest son remaining in Nebraska) crossed the plains with wagons and ox-teams to Utah, set- tling on Mill creek, in the Salt Lake valley. A year later they removed to L^tah county, where Hyrum Weech was for twenty years an industrious farmer and respected citizen. While living there, in 1866, he married Sarah Dall, a daughter of Henry D. and Rebecca Dall, of Engknd. Of this union fifteen children were born, of whom the following survive: Mrs. Sarah Cluff; Elizabeth, wife of Charles Birdno, of Thatcher; Rebecca F.,who is married to Jacob A. Burns, of Pima: Emma, wife of Charles Walsh, of I'ima; David H., who is in business with his father; Eliza Jane, now the wife of Dr. L. E. Wightman, of Pima; Pearl G., Mrs. P. C. Men ill. of this place; Josejih H., William, John, Robert W., and Clara, all at home. One daughter. .Amanda, died December ly, i8y(j, when eleven years of age. The faith which Mr. Weech feels in the per- manent prosperity of his adopted town is ap- parent in many ways, not the least of which is his numerous investments in town and other properties. In addition to his store building, he has built a substantial brick residence adjoin- ing, and owns another brick house which he rents. He is the possessor of three hundred and forty acres of tine farm land, the cultivation of which he personally superintends. One of his sons is in partnership with him and the others will be taken into the business as soon as they become of age. Though not by nature or in- clination a politician, Mr. Weech is a strong Republican. For four years he served as super- visor, and for the same length of time he was a justice of the peace in Graham county, also was notary public for eight years. In the first year of President Harrison's administration he was appointed postmaster and served as such under his administration and is postmaster now, having held the ofifice under two administrations. With his family he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with which he has been identified since eight years of age and to which his parents belonged in England. He is a member of the high council of St. Joseph stake and the Church Board of Education, and his oldest son is superintendent of the Sunday- school. HON. JOHN Y. T. SMITH. With the history of Arizona for the past thirty- tive years Mr. Smith has been intimately identi- fied. He is a member of an old family of New York state and was born near Buffalo Septem- ber 16, 1 83 1. When ten years of age his life of adventure commenced with his employment as a cabin boy on a river steamboat, and during the next three years he traveletl up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers. In 1845 he secured work' on a farm near Carlinville, Macoupin county. 111., and for the next eight years he remained in Illinois; however, with the restless spirit of youth, he longed for wider fields of action. In the spring of 1S53 he started for California with a company of young men, who drove a herd of five hundred head of cattle across the plains, journeying from St. Joseph, Mo., up the Platte river and via Shasta, reach- ing their destination after a trip of six months. ^.--•--•^^-L-2V-'/^^C/l!^&?^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 451 Going direct to a mine, Mr. Smith tried his luck in prospecting for gold and mining. During 1858 he went to British Columbia at the time of the discovery of gold in the Fraser river locality, but the next year went back to California and resumed mining. At the opening of the Civil war Mr. Smith enlisted in Company H, Fourth California In- fantry, and with his regiment proceeded to Yuma, .\riz., where he was stationed for a year, going from there to the barracks at Camp Latham, near Los Angeles. In 1864 he was stationed at San Luis Obispo, but late in the autumn went back to Dunn Barracks, near San Pedro. During his service he was promoted to second and later to first lieutenant of his com- pany. In the fall of 1865 he started for Arizona with the Fourteenth United States Regiment as master of transportation, and continued for two years at Fort McDowell, after which he took charge of the government farm. Two years later he was made post trader, under appoint- ment from the secretary of war, and continued as such for five years. Meantime, about 1872, he started a mercantile store in Phoeni.x, having his stock of goods shipped from California via the Pacific ocean to the Gulf of California, thence via the Colorado river to Yuma, and from there by wagon to Phoenix. Besides merchandising, Mr. Smith bad min- ing and other interests. In 1876 he built the second flour mill in the valley, and this he oper- ated until 1887, when he built a substantial mill, roller process, capacity one hundred barrels, con- ducting the same until 1899, when he sold the plant. The need of a good system of irrigation early impressed itself upon his mind, and he favored the digging of canals and ditches. At the time the first ditch was started in 1866, not a house stood on the present site of Phoenix, and it was two years later before the town came into existence. With its subsequent growth and progress, he has been closely associated. His brick residence, built in 1892, is one of the larg- est in the city. He was married in Prescott to Miss Ellen E. Shaver, who was born in Ontario. Canada, and in 1873 taught the first school in Phoenix. She is a daughter of W. H. Shaver. The children of their tmion arc as follows: Wini- fred, who was educated in Pomona College in 17 California; Bertram, now a student in the l"ni- versity of Arizona; and Mary E., a member of the Phoenix high school class of 1901. The Republican party has a stanch friend in Mr. Smith. For years he has been chairman of the county central committee. He was elected to the Phoenix council from the first ward, sen'ed as chairman of the board of school trustees for two years; in 1868 was elected to the territorial legislature, serving in the session of 1869; again in 1886 was elected to the territorial legislature (this time from Maricopa county), and in 1888 was re-elected, serving in the fourteenth and fifteenth general assemblies, and during the lat- ter he w^as, with others, successful in securing the removal' of the capitol from Prescott to Phoenix. He was elected speaker of the fif- teenth assembly, in which responsible position he served with credit and distinction. In 1889 he was appointed territorial treasurer, which of- fice he filled for two years. During the two following years he was a member of the terri- torial board of equalization. Prominent in Masonry, Mr. Smith is past deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Arizona. He is past commander of J. W. Owens Post No. 5, G. A. R., and connected with the California Commandery of the Loyal Legion, also a member of the Society of California Vol- unteers. GEORGE MARTIN. Of all the early settlers whose ability and en- thusiasm have helped to bring about the resur- rected fertility of Arizona, Mr. Martin is prob- ably the first in whose mind there existed a hope for the apparently worthless and desert vastness. Long before the necessity for the Civil war arose like a specter on the horizon of the country, and when the territory was deemed inaccessible on account of the reign of the treacherous and bloodthirsty Apaches, his association with the Second United States Infantry resulted in his service in 1852 at Fort Yuma, on the Colorado river. During the service, which extended to 1S56. his intimate knowledge of drugs gained him the ])osition of hospital steward, which he failhfullv conducted until his honorable dis- charge. 452 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Upon locating at Yuma, after his discharge from the army, in 1856, Mr. Martin assumed control of the sutler's store at that place, and catered to their limited necessities until 1859. When the placer mines were opened up at Gila City he wisely .anticipated the needs of the coui- ageous gold seekers, and started a general mer- chandise store in the midst of probably the crudest conditions in the west. After the war broke out he went into partnership with King S. Woolsey on the Agua Caliente ranch, on the Gila river, eighty miles west of Yuma. At the end of three years he disposed of his interests to King Woolsey, and was then employed by Hooper & Co. of Yuma, having charge of their store. In 1872 he started a drug business in Yuma, and transferred the store to Tucson in January, 1884, where he has since been suc- cessful as a purveyor of drugs and general re- quirements in the line. As the pioneer drug man of the place, he has witnessed the many changes which have invaded this old-time settlement, and has been identified in a substantial way with the various means of growth. Of interest always are the early environments of the men who have braved the vicissitudes of extreme western development. Of Irish birth and extraction, Mr. Martin was born in County Galway, Ireland, July 4, 1832. The influences which molded his character were on a higher plane than those within the reach of the average Irish-born youth, for his father, Andrew Pierce Martin, was a large land owner, and the scion of an old and distinguished West of Ireland fam- ily. His mother, Mary (McDonough) Martin, had six children, two of whom in time came to America, George and Louis. George Martin re- ceived his education in his native land at the Jesuit schools and through private tuition. He was ambitious for larger opportunities than were afforded by remaining within the borders of Ire- land, and crossed the seas to America in 185 1. In New York he enlisted in the Second United States Infantry, and came to California the fol- lowing year. Then followed his location at Fort Yuma, and his subsequent successfid life in dif- ferent parts of Arizona. In Yuma, .Ariz., Mr. Martin married Delfina Rodondo, a daughter of Stefan Rodondo, one of the leading men of Sonora. Mexico, and a member of an old Mexican family. To Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been born eight children, viz.: Mary; Matilda, who is now Mrs. Ronstadt of Gila Bend; Agnes, Delfina, Stefan, George, An- drew and Lewis. Although independent in poli- tics, Mr. Martin has been prominent in local affairs, and has servetl as county supervisor and county treasurer in Yuma county, also as city treasurer and member of the city council of Yuma. W. S. OWEN. Over the hills from Jerome, in the world- famed Verde district, are located the eight claims of the Decatur Copper Mining Company, four of which were formerly the Miller and Hol- bead claims. The company at present develop- ing this valuable property was formed in 1897 by the present secretary, George R. Bacon, the president being W. J. Wayne. The development of the mines has been such as to warrant large expectations on the part of all concerned. Of the ores found, copper predominates, with some silver and gold. No expense has been spared in testing to the fullest extent the quartz veins traversing the claims. The company owns its own hoisting plant and employs a practical engi- neer to superintend the same. In addition to these claims, the company has three very prom- ising gold claims in the Mineral Point district, assaying as high as $154.95 gold, which gives the members a double assurance of success. The future holds as bright an outlook for this aggre- gation of developers and stockholders as it does for many companies of older years and greater pretensions. Born in Indiana, Mr. Owen was reared and educated at Decatur, 111., and early in life gained a fair amount of business experience. In 1897, with ready adaptability, he entered into the min- ing life of the Verde district, and has since been a moving spirit in his surroundings. In general matters as well as mining he maintains a deep interest, and his confidence in his adopted county knows nu Ixiunds. which fact is undoubt- edl\- accountable for nuich of his success. Fra- ternally he is connected with Jerome Lodge No. 18, K. of T. His marriage was solemnized in Danville, III., and united him with Miss M. B. Ncal. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 453 EDWARD IRVINE. The ancestral home of the Irvine faniilv i.s Scotland, and there the patern.al grandfather. Edward, was horn in the vicinity of Glasgow. In later years he removed with his family to county Tyrone, Ireland, and there his son, Alexander, was born. The elder Edward was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and upon immigrating to America settled in New Brunswick, where he eventually died. Alexander Irvine went to New Brunswick with his family in 1840. and conducted farming interests: also worked at his trade of weaver. His useful and enterprising life terminated in New Brunswick, as did that of his wife, Jane (Johnstone) Irvine, who was bom in Tyrone, Ireland, and was a daughter of Samuel Johnstone. Edward Irvine was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, November 29, 1838. Of the three daughters and one son who attained maturity, he was the youngest, and was reared and edu- cated in New Brunswick, rnd attended the pub- lic schools, and St. John's private school. His early aspirations were along the line of educa- tional work, and when eighteen years of age he began to teach school, an occupation which engaged his attention on and off during the rest of his residence in the province. He also be- came interested in farming, and \vas for a time engaged as a bookkeeper in Holton, Me., and upon returning to New Brunswick became in- terested in the mercantile business. In 1868 he crossed the isthmus to California, and taught school in Monterey and San Diego counties, and also engaged in the cattle and merchandise busi- ness in San Diego county. Before leaving New Brunswick and during his residence in California, Mr. Irvine had de- v(jted his leisure moments to the study of law, and was admitted to practice at San Diego, Cal. .\fler taking up his dwelling in Phoenix, he practiced his profession for a time, and served for several terms as justice of the peace. He subsequently became interested in the general merchandise business, and continued the same until about 18S3. Since then -he has been en- gaged in loaning money, and in the real-estate business, in addititjn to all of his other interests. In Xew Brunswick, in 1850, Mr. Irvine mar- ried Deborah Rideout, a native of New I'.runs- wick, and a daughter of Joseph Rideout, a judge and attorney of New Brunsw'ick. Mrs. Irvine died in her native land in 1863; of her three children two are deceased. Mr. Irvine con- tracted a second marriage in New Brunswick in 1867, with Mary A. Chute. Of this union there were two children, Thomas E., of Phoenix, and Lilla C, who is now Mrs. Sharp, of Phoenix. The present Mrs. Irvine was formerly Izora E. Jackson, who was born in Ohio, and of this union there are eight children, viz.: Izora J., Edward, James M. B.. Angelina V., Roy O. J., Evangeline, Sylvan, and Sarah. The children are all at home. Mr. Irvine was ma(4e a Mason in Arizona, and is connected with the Royal Arch Chapter and Conmiandery No. 3, K. T., at Phoe- nix. He is also associated with El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S., and the Eastern Star. In national politics he is independent, and aside from serving for three terms as justice of the peace, has been a member of the board of com- missioners of the insane asylum. He is promi- nent in religious circles, and as a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church .South, has served for many years as trustee and superintendent of the Sunday-school. He is regarded as one of the most substantial of the early pioneers who have brought about the present prosperity, and is esteemed for his, many admirable traits of mind, character and attainment. WILLIAM VALENTINE ELLIOT. \\\'re one to search throughout the length and breadth of Arizona, he could not find a more typical reminder of the early days of the territory t)ian is embodied in the undertakings and adventures of William A'alcntinc Elliot. Ar- riving here at practically the end of the Civil war, when the possibilities of the long-neglected land were but faintly outlined in the minds of the daring venturers into the Indian infested regions, he has been identified with almost every innova- tion that has followed the first attempt to re- habilitate, and his memory is stored with a vast amoimt of interesting early information. Never- theless, Arizona has furnished but a portion of the adventure which has visited the career of Mr. Elliot, for from his fifteenth year he entered 454 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. upon a varied and many sided existence upon land and sea, interspersed with active participa- tion in the most severe and history-making wars of his time. A native of New York City, Mr. Elliot was horn in 1833, of parents who were also natives of New York. His education was derived at the ninth ward public school, and was cut short by his decision to put out to sea, which happened when he was fifteen years of age. At first ship- ping to English ports, he spent about eight years on the deep, latterly on the trading ships through the Philippine islands and Guatemala. In 1854 he left an American vessel at Hull, Eng- land, and joined the supply fleet going to Rus- sia, subsequently serving as a soldier in the Franco-English and Russian wars. While a sol- dier in the English army against the Russians he spent eleven months in the country of the Czar. In 1855 he returned to his native city and took up the iron moulder's trade, and later followed the same in New York, New Orleans, and other southern cities, returning eventually to New York. Inured to an active and roam- ing life, the peaceful occupation of the iron moulder was discarded for the more exciting events progressing on the other side of the water, and he boarded a merchant vessel that turned its prow towards the north of England. Arriving in Glasgow at a later period, he joined the East Indian service and for eight months fought in the Indian army, taking part in the terrible Sepoy war. At Jamestown, on the Isle of St. Helena, he quit the service, and shipped to Boston, Mass., proceeding thence to New York City. He here became interested in real estate, and bought and sold property success- fully until the breaking out of the Civil war. In March of 1861 Mr. Elliot enlisted in Com- pany G, Eighth United States Infantry, under Capt. Richard I. Dodge, and served with the regular army for five years. In Virginia with the army of the Potomac he served under all of the commanders of that vast army, and was particularly active at Fort Sumter, whither he went from Governor's Island with two com- panies as reinforcement after the fort had been fired upon. Mr. Elliot's record was remarkable from the number of battles in which he fought, ap well as for the fact that although wounded at the second battle of Manassas, at Malvern Hill and at Cold Harbor, he lost not a day from the service. He was promoted to the position of first duty sergeant of Company G, and dis- charged from service in the city of Baltimore, at Camp Hancock, in August of 1865. Not yet wearv of war, he then joined the Maximilian expedition into IMexico under Col. H. F. Baker, and went through Durango and Chihuahua. As there was a division in the command he started out independently with eighty-four men and came into New Mexico at El Paso, where he separated from the party and came to Arizona. With two companies of cavalry he traveled from Fort Wingate to Fort Whipple, and engaged in mining, and also acted as government scout for the United States troops. For six years also he was one of the guards on the Cook & Shaw's overland stage which ran between New Mexico and Tucson, and for some time he was employed in the quartermaster's department at Tucson under Capt. (iilbert Smith. Upon locating in Prescott in 1868, Mr. Elliot opened an hotel there known as the Montezuma House, which flourished under his management for a year. He was also interested in mining, an occupation in which he is still engaged, and, during the changing course of events some very valuable properties have come into his posses- sion, which have been disposed of with gratify- ing returns. In this way Mr. Elliot has fa- miliarized himself with the different mining dis- tricts of the territory, and is probably as well informed concerning mining matters as any one in this part of the country. As proprietor of the Elliot House at Florence, Mr. Elliot was for a time associated with that flourishing little town, and he was once the moving spirit in the building of that notoriously rough camp of .\damsvillc, where he ran a res- taurant in the days of its greatest prosperity, when it was called the "toughest town in the territorv." For a year he was one of the guards at the territorial penitentiary at Yuma, and he was interested in the hardware business at No- gales, Santa Cruz county, for the same length of time. In 1895 his wandering through differ- ent parts of the territory terminated in his per- manent residence in Casa Grande, where he has since catered tn the necessities of the resident PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 457 population by conducting an excellent general merchandise store and managing a hotel. To no one is the town more indebted for helping to place it on a solid and substantial basis, nor for unwearying interest in all that pertains to its re-establishment among the flourishing towns of Arizona. .\n active and imswerving Republican, Mr. Elliot has been prominent in local political af- fairs, and under Peter Brady, sheriff of Pinal county, he served as public administrator, ex- officio coroner, and deputy sheriff. Fraternally he is associated with the Gila Valley Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M., and with the Royal Arch Chapter at Phoenix. He is also a member of the No- gales Lodge No. 13, Knights of Pythias. He owns large properties in different parts of the territory, especially at Casa Grande and at Flor- HON. ANDREW J. DORAN. For more than a quarter of the century re- cently closed has Mr. Doran borne an important part in the upbuilding of Arizona, and whether in the general assembly of statesmen or in bus- iness circles, the welfare of his chosen place of abode has been the dominating element in his life. Recognizing his stanch patriotism in the early part of his residence here, his fellow-cit- izens called him to positions of trust, and in every such capacity he justified their judgment. When living at Florence, in 1882, he was elected sheriff of Pinal county, and for two terms he was supervisor of the same county. During four sessions of the territorial legislature he repre- sented his district, spending two years in the house and two in the council, the first election being in 1880. In 1894 he was further honored by being elected councilman-at-large, and thus represented the entire territory, also being chosen president of the council, and in that re- sponsible office he for two years presided with conspicuous ability. In 1896 he was a candidate, on the Republican ticket, for delegate to con- gress, being one of three candidates for the office. However, he was defeated, owing to his sound- money principles and his endorsement of the St. Louis platform of 1896. Again, in 1900, he was a candidate for the council of Arizona, but, with all the Republican candidates of that year, he suffered defeat. In New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, Andrew J. Doran was born July 11, 1840. His parents, George and Jane (Cribbs) Doran, were natives of Pennsylvania. The mother died in 1844, but the father lived to be seventy-eight, and frequently occupied public offices both in Ohio and in Iowa, where he settled in 1855. For years he owned and operated saw-mills and dealt in lumber. Andrew J. Doran was reared in Iowa and Missouri, living with his grandparents until about sixteen years of age. His public- school education was supplemented by a course in the Wesleyan University of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Having become a practical millwright and bridge-builder, he followed these occupa- tions. In June, i860, he went to Central City, Colo. A year later he established himself at Marysville, Cal. When the Civil war began, he enlisted in Company E, Fifth California Infantry, and served three years and two months, chiefly in Arizona and Texas, where the Indians were causing considerable trouble. When he had been honorably discharged from the army, he went to Canyon City, Ore., where he was super- intendent of the Humboldt Mill and Ditch Com- pany for two years. Returning to California in 1867, Mr. Doran embarked in the mercantile business at Peta- luma, thence going to Chico, where he engaged with Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co., and owned and operated a saw-mill and dealt in lumber. In 1868 he commenced building bridges and snow- sheds in the Sierra Nevada mountains, along the Central Pacific Railroad, between Humboldt and Promontory. The following year, after an ex- tended trip in the east, he settled in Inyo county, Cal., where he engaged in the construction of a mill. In 1876 he came to Arizona and settled in Pinal county, where he superintended the building of the mill and works of the Silver King mine, and later was superintendent of the mine for one term. For some time he dealt in mining property and still retains some landed posses- sions in the Gila valley. In 1895 Mr. Doran came to Prescott and en- tered into the real-estate business with ex-Gover- nor Powers, under the firm name of Powers & Doran. The next vear he took a bond and lease 458 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. on the Accidental mine in Accidental Gulch, being associated with Clement A. Griscom, Jr., F. W. Morris, Jr., and Lloyd Griscom, of Phila- delphia. They organized the Alontgomery Gold Mining Company, with C. A. Griscom, Jr., as president. F. W. Morris, Jr., as secretary and treasurer, and A. J. Doran as manager. Erecting a five-stamp mill, they had everything in a thriv- ing condition, when the plant was destroyed by fire in September, 1900. The ore, which is of a free-milling nature, contains gold and a little silver, averaging about $16 to the ton. The vein containing the precious minerals is eight feet in thickness and the work is now being carried on at a depth of two hundred and fifty feet. Lender the able management of Mr. Doran all depart- ments of the enterprise are flourishing. Under the administrations of Governors Wolf- ley and Irwin, Mr. Doran served two terms on the territorial board of equalization. While a member of the Arizona council he drew up the military code, providing for the organization of the national guard in this territory, and subse- quently was appointed by Governor Irwin as lieutenant-colonel of the guard. He was the author of the present board of control law, which governs public institutions of the territory, in- cluding prisons, asylums, etc., and drew up a bill which became the arbor day law, requiring the annual planting of trees on the day specified. In the Masonic order he ranks high, having at- tained the thirty-second degree. His member- ship is retained in Gila Valley Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M., of Florence ; Phoeni.x Chapter, R. A. M., of Phoenix ; Salt River Coinmandery, K. T., of Phoenix ; and Al Malakiah Temple, N. M. S., of Los Angeles, Cal. In Prescott he is a member of the order of Elks. He maintains an interest in Grand Army matters and is identified with Negley Post in Tucson. ANDREW DENIER. The thrifty and enterprising little town of Florence numbers among its citizens that genial member of the community, Mr. Denier. A blacksmith and wagon-maker by occupation, his social talents are none tlic less worthy of men- tion, and as a musician, who skillfully manipu- lates the alto horn, he is a member of the espe- cial pride of his adopted town, the Florence Brass Band. Any one familiar with the limited means of amusement furnished in an out-of-the- way Arizona settlement which is guiltless of as- sociation with railroad facilities, and dependent upon the excitement incident to the arrival of the daily stage, knows in what exalted esteem the brass band is held, and what a source of joy are its lively and inspiring strains. The youth of Mr. Denier was spent in his native city of Cincinnati, where he was born in 1861. As a means of future livelihood he learned the blacksmith and wagon-maker's trade at Cin- cinnati and in St. Louis, in which latter place he worked at his trade from 1883 until 1885. Upon removing to Florence during the latter part of 1885, he established the blacksmith shop which has since been uninterruptedly successful, and which is the oldest of its kind in the city. Mr. Denier is also variously interested in the occupations which are permitted by the peculiar climatic and water conditions of the locality, and in this connection owns and operates a farm on the Gila river. As a miner he has unusually bright prospects, and owns several properties in Pinal county, from which he is hopeful of good results. Mr. Denier is a member of the local militia which was established in 1894, and he is also associated with the Commercial Club. In all the efforts for improvement and advancement he is liberal with jnirse and personal attendance, and has been one of the upbuilding influences in the all-around betterinsf of Florence. WILLIAM BELL. As an Indian trader at Pima agency Mr. Bell has risen from a comparatively small beginning to the ownership of a paying and continually in- creasing business. Of Scotch-Irish extraction, he was born at Belfast, in the north of Ireland, and came to the United States in 1876. In the interesting and picturesque little city of Glou- cester on the Massachusetts coast he lived for four years, following the liazardous occupation of fisherman, to which the majority in the town are devoted. In 1880 he became even more closely associated with the sea, when he sailed out of New York as a drover on a cattle steamer, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 461 and for the fnllowing three years made in all sixteen trips across the ocean, taking in Liver- pool. London. Belfast, and Antwerp. Upon retnrning to the life of a stable citizen of the United States Mr. Bell gradually made his way west, and upon arriving at Los Angeles, Cal., was ill for quite a time with fever. In 1884 he came to Casa Grande and entered the employ of Isaac Williams, an old-time Indian trader, and also served as clerk for other trad- ers. For eight years he was clerk for Isaac Williams, and in this position became throughly familiar with the Indians, and with the work of the traders. So confident was he in his ability to succeed along these lines, that in 1894 he started an independent store, which has proved a wise departure, and a decided success, doing the largest business on the reservation. In 1898 Mr. Bell was united in marriage with Senorita Concepcion Contraras, and of this union there is one son, John Wycklifife Bell. Mr. Bell is a man of Republican tendencies, but entertains liberal ideas regarding the politics of the administration. He is one of his county's stanch supporters, and has contributed his share towards its prosperity and well being. JOSEPH B. TOMLINSON. Among the mining engineers of Arizona Mr. Tomlinson occupies an' enviable standing. From his youth he has been associated with mine de- velopment in various parts of the country, and has occupied many positions of trust and promi- nence by reason of his skill and extensive knowledge of mining affairs. The circumstance of his birth would seem to indicate the career so ably adopted, for he was born in Nevada, March 13, 1858, on the overland trail to Cali- fornia. The first authentic record of the Tomlinson family dates to the time of that ill-fated monarch. Charles I., and the first to wander to other shores was James B. Tomlinson, the father of J. B. He settled first in New Orleans and later in St. Louis, and in 1858 crossed the plains to California, where he prospected and mined. Subsequently he went to Colorado in June, i860, and discovered the celebrated Freeland mine, in Clear Creek county, in 1861. Eventually he lived in Kent and Gilpin counties, Colo., and at times mined and prospected in Central Amer- ica, Nova Scotia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and again in Colorado, where he died in Den- ver. His wife, Elizabeth (Pitts) Tomlinson, who is now living in Denver, is the mother of four children, J. B. being the only son. The education and early training of Mr. Tom- linson was received in Gilpin county, Colo., and when a mere boy he began to work in a forty- stamp mill at Black Hawk. In 1882 he went to I'tah, where he was for a time interested in the brokerage business, and during the Coeur d'.Alene excitement in Idaho was there engaged in the forwarding conmiission, and had an assay office in Eagle City, Idaho. He also spent four months at Helena, Mont., and then went to Boulder county, Colo., and moved a ten-stamp mill from Left Hand to Gold Lake, below Ward. He then operated the J. L. Sanderson mine at Gold Hill, until the mill was shut down at the end of three months, when he went to Denver, and January 28, 1892 located in Cripple Creek, where he erected the first stamp-mill in Beaver Park. It was a twenty-stamp mill, which was started June 23, 1892, and successfully conduct- ed for two years and four months. This mill was sold out on account of the strike, and in July of 1894 Mr. Tomlinson came to Prescott and organized the Mescal Milling Company, which has a twenty-stamp mill on the Hassay- ampa, of which he is still the possessor. He then developed the Venezia property, in Crook canon, twenty miles south of Prescott, and still later the old property on the Hassayampa. He is at present the superintendent of the Yaeger Canon Copper mines, which are located twenty- one miles east of Prescott, in the Black Hills range. In Denver, Colo., Mr. Tomlinson married America R. Turner, who was born in Missouri and educated in Denver. Of this union there are three children, Edward L., Don J., and Har- old. Mr. Tomlinson was made a Mason at Crip- ple Creek. In jjolitics lie is a Republican. II. P. WIGHTMAN. Among the young business men of promise who are helping to build up a permanent pros- 4'')2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. perity for Pima, none is held in higher esteem, nor have any brighter prospects than Mr. Wightman. Engaged in an occupation for which there is invariably a demand, he is conducting the largest and the pioneer drug industry in the town, and has won a large and ever-increasing patronage from all those who appreciate correct business methods and a sincere desire to please. The early associations of Mr. Wightman are centered around Payson, Utah, where he was born in 1871, a son of W. C. and Lucretia J. (Pepper) Wightman, natives respectively of New York and Ouincy, 111. In the pursuit of an education he attended the public schools and what is now the University of Utah, later grad- uating from the department of pharmacy. North- western University, of Chicago. As a field for future eiifort he wisely selected Pima, locating here immediately after his graduation. Armed with his pharmacy certificate and a knowledge of the jewelrv business which he had learned in Salt Lake City, he had at his command occu- pations readily combined and of a substantial nature. His drug interests were carried on in connection with his brother, Dr. L. E. Wight- man, and in the jewelry business he carried a complete line of things in connection there- with, and ran a general repair shop. In 1898 he bought out his brother's share in the busi- ness and at the time they were occupying the store originally owned by the doctor. In 1898 H. P. Wightman erected the fine brick store, necessitated by the increase of trade, and it is stocked with the largest and most complete drug supply in the Gila valley. September 18, 1899, Mr. Wightman married Maud Sims, a daughter of S. J. and Susan Sims, the former of whom is a prominent merchant and contractor, and one of the very early set- tlers of Pima. He is prominent in the church, and is stake superintendent of the Sunday- school. Mrs. Wightman is the fifth daughter of the family. Though not active in local politics Mr. Wightman believes in the government of the Republican party. However, he would in- variably vote for the man best qualified to fill the position. With his brother. Dr. Wightman, he is interested in mining in the San Carlos strip, and in this connection has been fairly suc- cessful. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is assist- ant stake secretary of the Sunday-school. GEORGE W. WELLS. Since 1882 Mr. Wells has dwelt in the vicinity of Clifton and has been actively associated with the development of this locality. While a man of public spirit and faithful in the performance of his duties of citizenship, he is in no wise an office-seeker, and though it certainly was a mark of esteem when, in the fall of 1900, he was nominated for the county assessorship of Graham county, it was done without his knowl- edge or consent, and he felt perfectly justified in withdrawing his name. In 1890 he had been elected and served as one of the supervisors of this county, being chairman of the board part of the time, making a most creditable record during his four years' term. His ballot is in- variably given to the support of the Republican party. Of sterling New England ancestry, George W. Wells himself was born in New Hampshire, the event occurring in 1838. His parents, Moses and Cyrene Wells, likewise were natives of the state mentioned. When he was about sixteen years of age G. W. Wells went to Chicago, 111., where he was employed at different pursuits for three years. The ''western fever" then took possession of him and, making his way to Pike's Peak, Colo., he spent eight years in mining and milling enterprises in that region. Then, go- ing to the Black Hills, in South Dakota, he was similarly occupied in mining operations until January, 1880, when he came to the southwest. For about a year he was engaged in milling in New Mexico, and in 1882 came to Arizona. Settling at Oro, three miles from Clifton, on the San Francisco river, he was employed by the Clifton Hydraulic Company for some time. Since 1884 he has been in the live stock busi- ness on his own account and has made a suc- cess of the undertaking. His home property here is highly improved and beautiful, twenty acres being under cultivation. A thrifty or- chard supplies him with an abundance of fruit, and his garden land he rents to Chinese garden- ers. For more than thirty years Mr. Wells has PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 465 enjoj'etl the companionship and wifely assistance in all his hardships and vicissitudes of the lady whose name prior to their marriage, in 1869, was Miss Sarah C. Fisher. She is a daughter of William Fisher, and was born in England, but came to the United States when a child. In the year which witnessed the close of the Civil war in this country, Mr. Wells was initiated into the Masonic order, at Black Hawk, Colo., and ever since has been a faithful exponent of the noble principles of the fraternity. Now he en- joys the honor of being one of the charter mem- bers of the blue lodge at Clifton. HON. HENRY W. ETZ. Hon. Henry W. Etz, who is engaged in con- ducting a meat market at Benson, and also lias large stock-raising interests, was born at Leaven- worth, Kans., September i, 1859, and is a son of William and Helena (Waldman) Etz. His youth was practically uneventful and was passed in the town of his birth, in the pursuit of those avoca- tions which prepared a sound foundation for the future, his education being obtained in the public schools. While still a boy he gained considerable business experience. At the age of twenty-one he left Kansas and after a short sojourn in New Mexico he went to Tombstone, Ariz., where for one year he was employed in a meat market. Next, going to Bisbee, he was engaged in the meat business for two years, mean time meeting with sufficient success to encourage him to con- tinue in the same occupation permanently. In the fall of 1885 he opened a meat market in Ben- son, in which town he still makes his home. In 1883 Mr. Etz became interested in the cattle business down the San Pedro river and during the years that have since intervened he has been remarkably successful in this industry. Fre- quently he had on the range between fifteen hundred and two thousand head of cattle. His interests were large and important and he was recognized as one of the most extensive cattle- men in the territory. However, in December, 1900, he sold out his cattle interests, although he still retains the ranches. In 1886 he purchased a building in Benson and fitted up the same as a meat market, which he has since conducted in an energetic and profitable manner, having as partners in the business his brother George, and two half-brothers. Max and Fred Treu, and the four men form what is known throughout the west as the Three Bark Cattle Company. As business men, they have a reputation for strict integrity, a high sense of commercial honor, the energy which almost invariably characterizes the people of Arizona, and sound judgment in in- vestments. The marriage of Mr. Etz took place at Tucson, Ariz., in 1889, and united him with Ada May Nye. Of this union there are five children, Helen S., George, Agnes M., Henry W., Jr., and Alva Nye. In the political affairs of Benson Mr. Etz has been active, as indeed he has been in every com- munity where he has resided. The Democratic party receives his stanch support. On the party ticket, he was elected to the twentieth general assembly of Arizona, in which he served as chairman of the enrolling and engrossing committee, and member of the committee on education and the committee on live stock. He is deeply interested in the cause of education, and has served on the school board of Benson for several years. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias at Benson, of which lodge he is past chancellor. While not connected with any denomination, he contributes to the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife is a member. He is one of the most prominent business men in this part of the territory and a substantial citizen of Benson. D. J. BRANNEN, M. D. In the early part of the '80s the little settle- ment of Flagstafif began the work of opening up the largest pine forest in the world, and by 1882 about two hundred courageous settlers had pene- trated the almost primeval paths, and erected their little places of abode under the swaying branches of the trees. Various crafts were rep- resented among these pioneers, and the medical profession had at least one worthy exponent in Dr. Brannen, who came in April of 1882. The same year witnessed the inauguration of the operations of the Ayer Lumber Company, which speedily made inroads into the timber, in their efifort to supply ties for the Mexican Central 466 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Railroad. A natural impetus for general ex- pansion was created, supply following quickly in the wake of demand, and hopes ran high before the practically inexhaustible surrounding re- sources. Into this crude settlement Dr. Brannen brought his skill as a practitioner, himself a stranger, and with little more substantial back- ing than a dauntless determination to obtain the best possible results out of the situation. Nu- merous were the demands made upon his diag- nosis and medicine chest, the calls frequently coming from remote localities, so that he was often compelled to ride a hundred miles or more in the earlier days. In connection with his prac- tice he started a drug store, but, with the open- ing up of the railroad and the consequent in- crease in population, he abandoned the active management of the store and devoted all of his time to his professional labors, though still re- taining the ownership of the business. In time his duties were greatly increased by his selection as surgeon for the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, originally the Ayer Lumber Com- pany, and for the Santa Fe Railroad Company, which positions he still fills, and he also served for some time as city and county physician. Dr. Brannen is widely known for his pro- found and practical interest in the affairs of Flagstaff arid vicinity, and his broad minded and substantial business co-operation with other in- fluential men toward the better development of the community interests has brought him into prominence. In 1883, as the candidate of the Democratic party, he was elected to the thir- teenth territorial legislature from the county of Yavapai, receiving the largest vote accorded any candidate for office during that election. His su- perior attainments and his skill in debate caused him to take place at once as the leader of the Yavapai county delegation, and the record he made in that body was one in which any man might justifiably take pride. Upon his first en- trance into politics he established his right to be regarded as one of the bulwarks of the Demo- cratic party in the territory, and that reputa- tion has been enhanced with succeeding years. His services have been recognized by various important appointments. In 1893 Governor Hughes, while on his way from Washington to assume his executive duties, named him as su- perintendent of the insane asylum at Phoenix, the first official act of his administration. This honor was declined by Dr. Brannen, although the appointment was endorsed by the legislature, and every pressure was brought to bear by in- fluential men in the territory to induce him to reconsider his determination. Subsequently, however, he consented to act as territorial health officer for northern Arizona, and to him belongs the credit for stamping out contagious diseases throughout the section under his control, the measures adopted by him being of the most stringent character, and along the lines em- ployed by the most expert medical authorities in the country. During the second administra- tion of President Cleveland he served as post- master of Flagstaff; and whenever he has found it in his power to do so, he has performed valiant service for his party and for the general public. In 1893 he exhibited a deep interest in Arizona's participation in the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, and served as president of the terri- torial board of exposition managers. In the cause of education Dr. Brannen has also shown a strong and intelligent interest. He has served as a member of the visiting board of the normal school located at Flagstaff, and in various ways has accomplished much toward securing superior educational facilities for the town of his adoption. In 1887 he became one of the organizers of the Flagstaff Board of Trade, and, as continuous president of this body, has been the means of placing the town on a solid commercial basis. The stage coach, an import- ant factor in the territory, has received his sup- port, and he was president of the company which operated the first stage line to the Grand canon. For a period of about ten years he was also interested in the cattle business, as a member of the firm of Brannen, Finnic & Brannen, which had large herds on the open ranges. He also owns a ranch in the country, and real estate in the residence and business districts of the town, besides which he has property interests in Champaign, 111.; Los Angeles, Cal., and Po- mona, Cal. Dr. Brannen has identified himself with sev- eral fraternal organizations, in which he has taken prominent positions. He was one of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 46; chief organizers of Flagstaff Lodge No. 13, A. O. U. W., in which he is past master workman, and since its organization has been medical ex- aminer, and he has represented this lodge in the grand lodge of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. In the local court of the Independent Order of Foresters he is past chief ranger and medical examiner, while in Flagstaff Lodge No. 499, B. P. O. E., he is a leading officer. Deeply interested in military affairs, he now acts as assistant surgeon, with the rank of captain, in the First Regiment, Arizona National Guard. With all of his diverse interests, it is, never- theless, in his professional work that Dr Bran- nen is most deeply interested, and to the ex- clusion of all other lines of work when it has appeared to him to be necessary. By constant research and contact with the most advanced thought among the exponents of his science, he has maintained an enviable place in the forefront of his profession. He is president of the Santa Fe Pacific Association of Railway Surgeons, a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, and examiner for the Equitable Life Insurance Society, the Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Manhattan Life Insurance Company, and other leading insur- ance corporations, and served as president of the United States board of pension examiners under Presidents Cleveland, Harrison and Mc- Kinley. Much of the success that has accompanied Dr. Brannen in his career is undoubtedly attrib- utable to his stiirdy northern ancestry and to his early training among a people whose watchword is perseverance. He was born in Ontario, Can- ada, in 1857, and removed with his parents to central Illinois in 1870. He was fortunate in securing excellent educational advantages, his graduation from the University of Illinois being followed by his graduation in medicine in Cin- cinnati in 1881. After a year of practice in Cincinnati, he came to Flagstaff in 1882. In April, 1889, he married Miss Kathleen O'Don- nell, of Ottawa, Canada. She died in 1891, leaving a daughter, who survived but a few months. In December, 1896, he married Miss Felicia Marley. There are no children of this union. In conclusion, it may be recorded that Dr. Brannen has always borne an unimpeachable reputation for integrity of character; and wher- ever he is known, he is regarded as a liberal, high-minded, useful citizen and man of affairs, whose simple word bears as much weight among his associates as the bond of the average indi- vidual, and no higher compliment than this can be paid to the character of any man in these days when sordid, selfish motives are so apt to predominate among those who are ranked as successes in the business and professional world. FRANK J. WATTRON. More than a score of years ago Mr. Wattron came to the southwest, and has been an inter- ested witness of its progress. One of the early settlers of Holbrook, he has been identified with its affairs for the past seventeen years, being classed among its representative business men. Long ago he came to occupy an honored place in the regard of the people of Navajo county, and in 1896 was elected on the Republican ticket to the ofiice of sheriff. At the expiration of his term, in 1898, he was re-elected, and served to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. He was the first sheriff who was elected in the county. In addition to this, he has held several county offices, being a United States commissioner, a notary public and justice of the peace, and in each case discharged his duties with determined fidelity. •Mr. Wattron was born in Gasconade county, Mo., Feb. 5, 1861, and at the age of seven years went to Kansas, remaining in that state until 1877. For six years he traveled in Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico, residing in each of those sections for some time. In 1884 he came to Holbrook and entered into partner- ship with Dr. T. P. Robinson, conducting a drug store for six years, at the end of which time Mr. Wattron purchased the doctor's interest, and since has been alone in the business. For a number of years he was financially interested in the raising of sheep, and at the present time has an investment in the Winslow opera house, being a part owner of that paying enterprise. One of the pastimes of Mr. Wattron lias been the gathering together of a collection of Indian and prehistoric relics, and beyond doubt he col- 468 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lected the finest cabinet of specimens in this region, and, perhaps, in the territory. Many of the pieces of pottery and other interesting ar- ticles speaking of races long passed away, were dug from the graves and sites of deserted habi- tations of the red race, many indications lead- ing expert archaeologists to believe that they date back to 1540, or thereabout. The 2,981 pieces comprising this collection are systematic- ally numbered and catalogued, and recently the owner was induced to dispose of it to the Field Columbian Museum, of Chicago, in the belief that the general public should have the benefit and instruction which can be gained from a study of these curious relics of a primitive peo- ple. It is needless to say that Mr. Wattron is an earnest supporter of the Republican party, for the local public is well aware of the fact, as he possesses the courage of his convictions and loses no opportunity of promoting the policy of the administration. Fraternally he is a member of the Winslow Lodge of the order of Elks. In 1886 he was united in marriage with Miss E. M. Herstein, a native of Nashville, Tenn. They are the parents of four children, namely: Frank J., Jr., Robin, Enid, and Marie. CHARLES D. WILLARD. In pursuing his successful career Mr. Willard has not departed from any of the ways or tra- ditions of the typical western man, in whose en- vironment he was born, reared, educated, and has since lived. A native of Lake county, Cal., he was born in 1858, his parents being Joel and Mary Grace (Vineyard) Willard. Much of the inspiration to activity and enterprise was trans- mitted from father to sons, for Joel Willard was one of the interesting, honorable, and capable old-timers of the coast. He was born in Mis- souri, and from the peaceful occupation of farm- ing ventured across the plains and came to Cali- fornia in '49. He engaged in placer mining and farming with some success until 1870, when he removed to Nevada, and ten years later set- tled in Arizona. With him he brought five hun- dred head of cattle, which formed the nucleus of large stock-raising enterprises. By trade a civil engineer, he applied himself to this calling during his younger years, and was then, and until the time of his death in 1880, a successful man in the most of his undertakings. He was a stanch Republican, and a hard worker for his party. In the midst of his sojourns and experi- ences he raised a large family, and to his twelve children gave all the advantages in his power, instilling into their expanding minds ideas of frugality, order, and industry. His wife still lives in Arizona, and makes her home at Cotton- wood. The education of Charles D. Willard was ac- quired in California and Nevada, and he was subsequently associated with his father until his death. In the latter part of 1880 he settled in Verde on the old Indian reserve, and began dealing in stock on the open range. Three of the brothers Willard were connected in busi- ness under the firm name of Willard Brothers, and for several years raised, bought and sold large numbers of cattle, having at times as many as one thousand head. The brothers Willard dissolved partnership in 1888 or 1889, Charles D. and G. M. being for a time together, but later went their separate ways. Independent of the other brothers Charles D. began a dairy business in a small way, and as he prospered, and things came his way, the Ijusiness was necessarily broadened, and he now owns two hundred acres of land near Cotton- wood Station, a few miles from Jerome. An ideal dairy farm is the result of the arduous labors of Mr. Willard, and his land is well adapted for the purpose intended, being well watered and prolific of vegetation. About sixty- five head of cattle are the average fed, and these supply a large portion of Jerome with rich milk. A specialty is made of bottled milk and cream, and the excellence of the materials furnished ensures a large patronage. On his farm Mr. Willard has made many improvements, and is continually striving after better results. To this end he studies the habits of his cattle and the wishes of his patrons, and has arrived at a satis- factory understanding of both. Nor has he had entirely smooth sailing, for setbacks have appeared from time to time, but have not im- paired the perseverance of this industrious dairy- man. In 1890 Mr. Willard married Ettie Scott, a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 471 daughter of David Scott, of Verde. Four chil- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Willard, two of whom are living, Alice and Emma. As a Republican Mr. Willard has taken an active part in the affairs of his locality, and in 1888 was appointed notary public by Governor Zu- lick, since which he has been reappointed by each succeeding governor, and has held the position in all for twelve years. In 1898 he was elected justice of the peace, and re-elected in 1900. For several years he has been connected with the government as a correspondent and statistical reporter for the department of agri- culture. DAVID L. MURRAY. A frontiersman who has experienced the hard- ships of the "wild west" in all its forms, and has conquered almost insurmountable obstacles, meeting every reverse with true courage and pluck, David L. Murray, an honored citizen of Phoenix and ex-sheriff of Maricopa county, has well been deemed just the one for the important public oflices to which he has been called. After he had thoroughly identified himself with the prosperity of this county he was elected as its treasurer on the Democratic ticket, and assumed his new duties in January, 1895. Then re- elected by a much larger majority than he received the first time, he continued to occupy his position until the expiration of his term. Altogether he ofificiated as treasurer for four years, and, having been nominated for sheriff of the county in the fall of 1898, he turned over the affairs of his late office to his successor, was released from his bond, and immediately took the oath of his new position. During his long term as treasurer he never was absent from his post of duty for one day, and his fidelity and fine executive ability are beyond question. He comes of an old southern family. His father, John Murray, a native of North Caro- lina, in early manhood went to Tennessee, where he married Annis Sullins, one of the native daughters of that state, whose father was of an old Virginia family, and settled upon a plantation in eastern Tennessee. Moving to Alissouri in the '40s, John Murray engaged in agricultural pursuits near Springfield, and be- came influential in that locality. Honored by being elected to the judgeship of the county courts, he served on the bench for several terms. He also held the office of assessor of his county, and was a valued member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South. He died at his Missouri home, and the wife and mother passed away while in Colorado. The only child of that sterling couple is David L. Murray, who was born near Springfield, Mo., in January, 1847, ^nd was reared upon the old home place until he was sixteen years of age. Then, going to the neighboring city, he obtained a position as a clerk, but soon left the store to complete his education in the University of Mis- souri, where he remained for two years. Sub- sequently he resumed his work as a clerk, and for a period conducted a general store in Law- rence county. Mo. In 1873 h^ went to Huerfano county, Colo., and there embarked in the cattle business. In 1875 he took his herd to San Juan county and located about ten miles south of the present town of Durango. The country there- abouts was very wild and in an unsettled con- dition, and the Indians were a constant menace to the few hardy white men in their midst. After the first survey, which established the line of the Indian reservation, Mr. Murray located a ranch on Florida creek, a branch of the Los Animas river, and herded the first cat- tle that ever grazed in that vicinity. With a few other pioneers he built a fort of logs, to which they often were obliged to resort when the red- skins were on the warpath. In their early labors of building cabins and cultivating the soil the red men opposed them, but by feeding them bountifully and doing other favors Mr. Murray succeeded in gaining the good will of the major- ity, and one family in particular gave him friendly warning whenever there was an upris- ing against the white men. He knew well the great chiefs, Ignatio and Ouray, and when the South Ute agency was founded assisted in dis- tributing the first stock of goods sent to the Indians. At length. La Platte county was or- ganized and Durango laid out, after which efforts in the line of civilization the settlers for the finst time felt more secure in their lonely cabins, as colonies began to flock in. .After having im- proved a quarter section of land and introduced 472 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the irrigating ditches and system into that local- ity he sold his place in 1883 and came to Arizona. In the following year Mr. Murray located in Phoeni.x, and built the first cold storage plant • in the territory. It is situated on Washington street, opposite the city hall, and is still being operated. He also buUt a slaughter house, where beef of his own raising was killed and then sent to his markets in Phoenix, for he was the proprietor of two for some time, and it was not until 1894 that he sold his meat and cold storage business. In the mean time, soon after his arrival in the territory, he had engaged in the cattle business and had a ranch on the Yava- pai, in what was known as the Bloody Basin in Yavapai county. Having imported to these wilds a fine lot of thoroughbred shorthorn, Hereford and black Angus cattle he was a pioneer in that enterprise, and his herds have been noted for superiority in every particular. For seven winters he fed cattle for the market, as he owned a fine eighty-acre tract of pasture near Phoenix, and dealt in live stock, both wholesale and retail. In all local enterprises Mr. Murray was a lead- ing spirit from the time that he cast in his lot with the people of this section, and to this day he retains his deep interest in our progress. He helped to organize the Cattlemen's Association of Maricopa county, and was its first president. At its organization and during its existence he was identified with the old Chamber of Com- merce as a director, and now holds membership in the Board of Trade. When the Phoeni.x National Bank was founded he was influential in its establishment, and for a year was one of the board of directors of the same. Since at- taining mature years he has been active in the Democratic party. In the fraternities he stands high, being a past official of the Phoenix lodges of the Odd Fellows, the Encampment, and the Canton, and belonging to the Itcnevolcnt Pro- tective ( )rder of Elks, the Woodmen of the World and the Society of Moderns. His gen- eral popularity with all classes is marked, for though he is essentially a westerner and has ex])erienced every vicissitude of fortune on the frontier, he is broad-minded and public-spirited. His genial disposition and gnoil fellowsiiip with one and all have been factors in his rise to an honored place in the hearts of the people, and crowning his successful career is the record which he has made as a public official. As sherif? he fully met the confident expectations of his fellow-citizens, and as county treasurer his scrupulous attention to every detail of public ex- penditures and the wisdom displayed in every- thing relating to his work is a lasting com- mentary to his genius. In Lawrence county, Mo., the marriage of Mr. Murray and Miss Sarah F. Guthrie occurred. She was born in Mt. \'ernon, Mo., and comes of an old southern family, formerly of Tennessee and prior to that, of Virginia. W. J., the eldest child of our subject and wife, is a graduate of the Phoenix Commercial College, was deputy treas- urer for four years while his father was treas- urer, and later became his deputv sheriff. Lil- lian, a graduate of the Phoenix high school and the Arizona Normal, is the wife of Irvin An- drews, of this city, and Fayetta, the younger daughter, is a student in the high school. The attractive home of the Alurray family was built by our subject, and is pleasantly situated at the corner of Van Buren and Fifth streets. HON. J. A. VAIL. The town of Flagstaff is the center of some of the most interesting features of Arizo:ia, and is remarkable alike for the practically exhaust- less resources which surround it, for its splendid climate, the beauty of its scenery, and the many admirable men who have gathered within its borders in response to the great and unde- veloped opportunities awaiting them. Among the citizens who have been longest associated with its growth and prosperity mention belongs to Mr. Vail. .■\lthough a native of the vicinity of Shelby- ville, Shelby county, Ohio, where he was born January 27, 1861, Mr. Vail received the greater part of his early training and education in In- diana, his parents having removed there in 1864. He attended the public schools at Goshen, and remained on his father's farm until 1882, in the mean time having learned to be a model farmer. .After leaving the home surroundings he spent six months in New Mexico, and arrived in Flag- staff June 8, 1882. before the railroad opened up PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 473 the possibilities of the place. He came here from W'inslow with ox-teams and a saw-mill outfit, which was put in place and ready for oper- ation at the little station of Riordan, on the main line of the railroad. I'"or a few years this proved a profitable and congenial undertaking, and the lumber interests were later disposed of in favor of a liquor business, in which Mr. Vail has since been engaged. He has been over- come by tribulations in the shape of fires in 1886 and 1888, his place of business rising Phoe- nix-like after each conflagration. After the sec- ond blaze he wisely put up a brick structure on the corner of San Francisco and Railroad ave- nues, which is 120x25 in ground dimensions, with a basement. His fire woes extended further than the down-town district, for, Febru- ary 19, 1894, the handsome residence which had been erected in 1892 was wiped out by flames. The following year he rebuilt on the same lot, and is at present the owner of a fine and com- modious home, which is fitted with every pos- sible convenience, and was ready for occupancy in April, 1896. Mr. Vail is the owner of other real estate in the town. He is interested in the cattle business with a brother-in-law, G. W. Black, and has several ranches southwest of the city, on wdiich graze from one thousand to one thousand and two hundred head of cattle. In addition he has many paying and promising mining claims in the Grand Canon district, and is a stockholder and director in the Flagstaff Drainage & Improvement Company. In 1887 Mr. Vail married Mary E. Black, of Morris county, Kans., and of this union there are five children, viz.: Edna B., Grace E., Ella M., James A., Jr., and William Theodore. The lat- ter, who was born December 29, 1900, was named in honor of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. As a member of the Republican party, Mr. \ ail has been prominent in local and territorial matters, and in 1890 was elected to the territorial assembly for two years. During the session he took an active part in the sepa- ration of Coconino from Yavapai county, and was one of the inenihers who held the pen dur- ing the signing of the bill. He has served for two years as a member of the board of super- visors of Coconino county, and was a member of the city council for four years. In June of 1900 he was a delegate to the Republican Na- tional convention at Philadelphia and was ac- companied on the journey to the Quaker city by Mrs. Vail. It is a surprising fact that in the face of the sure defeat which is supposed to accompany all political careers Mr. \'ail has never been de- feated. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancel- lor; Flagstaflf Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he is past noble grand ; and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is one of the successful men of the place, and his enthusiasm and faith in the possibilities of his ailopted town and county have inspired many to locate there. RUDOLPH BAEHR. As his surname indicates, the subject of this sketch is of German descent, and doubtless in- herited many of his most sterling qualities from his Teutonic ancestors. This enterprising young business man, who stands at the head of his craft in Prescott, is one of the native sons of Illinois, his birth having occurred in Mascoutah, St. Clair county, September 10, 1871, and thus he is in the prime of early manhood. Fred Baehr, paternal grandfather of Rudolph Baehr, was born in Germany, whence he im- migrated to the United States several decades ago, and became a farmer of Clinton county, III, his home being near New Memphis. His son and namesake, Fred Baehr, Jr., father of our subject, was born on the old farm in Clin- ton county in 1844, and departed this life in St. Clair county. 111., in 1881. He, too, had fol- lowed agriculture as a means of making his liv- ing, and his widow is still making her home in the vicinity of her former residence, in Mas- coutah. She bore the maiden name of Cath- erine Molter, and Alsace, France, was her birthplace. With her father she came to this country when a child, and until her marriage resided upon his farm in Illinois. Of the six children born to Fred and Catherine Baehr one is deceased, and the only one of the family in Arizona is he of whom this sketch is penned. Rudolph Baehr was reared in Mascoutah and locality, attending the public and high schools of that town. He was only ten years old. how- 474 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ever, when he commenced working at the trade to which he has devoted his mature years, and at intervals he earned considerable money, even while attending school. In liis junior year in the high school he abandoned his books and ever since has given his entire attention to busi- ness. Under the supervision of a man who was a genuine artist in his line, ^Ir. Baehr learned all kinds of painting, including sign-lettering and work of a decorative character. Coming to the west in 1887, Mr. Baehr located in Albuquerque, N. M., and for nearly seven years was successfully engaged in business, tak- ing contracts for painting. June 16, 1894, he located in Prescott, where he was in the employ of others for about a year, or until he had be- come somewhat acquainted and ready to embark in business on his own account. He then com- menced taking and executing contracts, and soon built up a large and remunerative trade. Much of the finest class of work in his line comes to him, and without exception he has given complete satisfaction. Among the handsome residences which he has painted and decorated, under con- tract, may be mentioned those belonging to Frank M. Murphy, E. B. Gage, Ed Block, C. A. Peters, P. A. Johns, Judge Sloan, Harry Bris- ley, Mrs. D. Levy, Dr. J. B. McNally, A. W. Edwards and Dr. J. R. Walls. Of the public structures on which his skill has been exercised the postoffice building, St. Joseph's school and the Sisters of Mercy Hospital may be enumer- ated. He also has been employed on many busi- ness buildings, including the G. H. Cook, the Sam Hill, the Wilson, the Bashford-Burmister and the Fred Brecht blocks. The pleasant modern residence of Mr. Baehr is situated at No. 107 Grove avenue, and it was built under his supervision. The lady who charmingly presides over its hospitalities was formerly Miss J. Edith Weaver. She is a daugh- ter of B. H. Weaver, one of the representative citizens of Prescott, and is a native of this place. One child, Vivian, blesses the hearts of our sub- ject and wife. Fraternally Mr. Baehr is con- nected with the Woodmen of the World, the United Moderns, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. In political affairs he is a loyal Repub- lican. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ERNEST H. SIMPSON. The lives and deeds of the Simpson family are interestingly interwoven with the history of Scotland, for. on the maternal side, the grand- mother of Mr. Simpson, whose family name was Kneeland, was descended from Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. Some of the family partici- pated in the war between England and Scot- land, and one of them commanded a division of the Scottish army at the battle of Bannockburn. The first of the name to settle in America was Captain Kneeland, who crossed the seas with his family in 1634 and settled at Dedham, Mass., of which they were among the very first set- tlers. Afterward the captain, with his ship, was lost at sea. The Kneeland family was repre- sented in the Revolutionary war, one of the members having taken part in the battle of Bunker Hill and serving throughout the entire war. also several members fought in the war of 1812. Born in Watopa, Minn., June 29, 1859, Mr. Simpson was educated in the schools of New Hampshire, his parents having returned to the east in 1861. His father. Henry C. Simpson, was born in Londonderry, N. H., and was a prominent man among newspaper circles of Minnesota, where he made his home from 1857 until the opening of the Civil war. He then enlisted as lieutenant in the Second Minnesota Infantry and suflfered a hero's death in 1861, as the result of wounds received at Mill Springs, Ky. In his young manhood he had married Martha Carson, a descendant of a prominent Massachusetts family. For two years E. H. Simpson was engaged in learning the printer's trade in the press room of the "Daily Mirror" at Manchester. N. H. Later he was connected with the Forbes Lithograph- ing Company and E. C. Allen's publishing house in .A.ugusta, Me. In 1882 he came to Williams. Ariz., as a railroad employee. In the spring of 1883 he w-ent on the range with C. T. Rogers in the cattle business and until 1888 endured the hardships, adventures and experiences of the western cowboy. Later he clerked for C. E. Boyce, during which time he learned much con- cerning connnercial life. In 1894 he became manager and, in 1899, proprietor of the Grand (yLy^^^J^vi^^y'/^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORIX 47; Canon hotel, which jiosition he reHiiqiiishcd in 1899, because of his appointment by Presi- dent McKinle\' as postmaster of WilHams, for a term of four years. April 15, 1889, Mr. Simpson married Eva K. Joyce, of San Uiego, Cal., and they have one daughter, Helen M. Mr. Simpson is perma- nently located in Williams and none of its resi- dents entertains .a more certain hope of the town's continued prosperity than does he. Dur- ing his residence here he has been identified with all of the important movements for local im- provements, and has lent a ready hand and practical aid in the furthering of wise plans. As a politician he has shown judgment and enter- prise. The various positions he has held furnish evidence of his capability. For one year he served as justice of the peace. During the campaign of 1900 he was a member of the ter- ritorial central committee. Besides this, he has acted on the various county central committees and has been a delegate to both county and territorial conventions of his party since the county was created, in 1891. Fraternally he is a member of the Colorado Commandery of the Loyal Legion, the Knights of Pythias, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A., and is connected with the Pilgrim Fathers of Salem, N. H. PRESIDENT ANDREW KIMBALL. Among people of every creed the great work accomplished by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arouses wonder. They have been, among the first to make the desert "bloom and blossom as the rose," and with wonderful fcjrtitude and heroism they have borne hard- ships such as rarely have been surmounted by any people. Not satisfied with the conquering of the great Utah deserts, they have made many settlements in other arid regions and have abundantly demonstrated that the genius of man can largely control and subdue Nature, in her harsher manifestations. Though the history of President .'\ndrew Kimball, of the St. Joseph Stake at Thatcher, is well known {>> those of his own religion, and throughout the inter-mountain west, and though his father's life is also familiar to them, to the general public they are not so well known. 18 His father, Heber C. Kimball, who was second only to Brigham Young in Utah, one of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Clirist of Latter-day Saints, who was born June 14, 1801, in the town of Sheldon. Franklin county, .State of X'ermont. and who died in Salt Lake eity, L'tah Territory, June 22, 1868. He was reared in the faith of the Baptist church and was a great student of theology, and, being dis- satisfied with the systems then prevailing, sought for further etilightenment, for this was some time after the Prophet Joseph Smith re- ceived his great message and commission. Early in 1832 the Gospel was embraced by hiiji as a message of glad tidings, and he became its life- long defender and advocate. Chosen by the Lord, to bear His Holy Priesthood, he was or- dained an elder in 1832, and one of the Twelve Apostles in 1835, and after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith he was called to be the first councilor to President Brigham Young, which position he held when he departed this life. He filled many missions honorably and faithfully in his own and foreign lands. He was one of the Camp which, in 1834, went up to redeem Zion in Jackson county. Mo. In 1837 he carried the Gospel to England, serving as the first president of the European mission, that being the first mission of an .\postle in this dispensation across the ocean to foreign lands. .\gain called with his brethren, the Apo.stles, he filled another mission to England in 1S39. He was also one of the pioneers who entered the valley of the Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847. President Kimball was an effective mis- sionarv. a wise counselor, an undaunted leader, a steadfast friend, a loving husband and a ten- der father. In times of trial, of difficulty and danger, his knees never trembled, his hand never shook. — Engraved on the marble shaft above his grave. "He was a man of as much integrity, I pre- sume as any man who ever lived upon this earth. I have been personally acquainted with him for forty-three years and I can testify that he has been a man of truth, a man of benevo- lence, a man that was to be tru.sted." — President Brigham Young. "President Heber C. Kimball was a striking character among the Latter-day Samts. Tall, 478 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. erect, with piercing eyes and commanding man- ner he made an impression wherever he went. His quaint humor and forceful illustrations made his public utterances always entertaining, and everybody liked to hear him speak, except the transgressor and the hypocrite, who some- times writhed under his unsparing and pointed castigations." — Editorial taken from the Deseret Xews, June 15, 1901. At Mendon, III. the life-long friendship be- tween him and Brigham Young was begun. He was instructed in the faith by Joseph Smith himself, becoming second to Brigham Young in power. With the "Mormon" converts he lived in the Ohio Colony, thence went to Mis- souri, from there to Illinois, later to Nebraska and finally to Utah. For a time he was also asso- ciated with the Latter-day Saints in Pennsyl- vania and New York. On arriving in Utah he was chosen to fill the official church position of first councilor to Brigham Young in the presidency of the church, and he aided not only in founding Salt Lake City, but also in laying out all of the principal towns and cities in Utah, devoting his entire life to the church, without material compensation, was a judge, a legis- lator and filled many public positions of trust. He reared many children, and today twenty-five sons and nine daughters, many of whom are ardent workers in the Mormon church. They are widely scattered, living in numerous colonies throughout the west, from Canada to Old Mexico. Andrew Kimball, son of H. C. and Ann A. (Gheen) Kimball, was born in Salt Lake City, .Septem1)er 6, 1858, and was bereft of his father when but ten years of age. His mother sur- vived until he was in his twentieth year. Febru- ary 2, 1882, he married ( )live Woolley, daugh- ter of Bisho]) Edwin D. and Mar\ -\nn (.\llpin) Woolley, natives respectively of Pennsylvani i and England. Seven children comprise the fam- ily of President Kimball and wife, namely: Olive Clare, who is a student in Thatcher Acnd- eniy, and who was journal clerk in the house (luring the twenty-first Arizona legislature; .\n- drew Gordon, Delbert Gheen, Rutli Woolley, Spencer Woolley, Alice Ann and Fannie Wool- ley. A daughter, Maud Woolley, is deceased. As a hoy Mr. Kimball supported his widowed mother by working in railroad construction, at ranching and farming. Later he learned the tanners' trade. After his mother's death he served his time as machinist and engineer on the Utah division of what is now the Oregon Short Line. After returning from Indian Ter- ritory, where he devoted over two years' time to preaching to the Indians and inhabitants of that country, he was employed in wholesale and re- tail mercantile establishments, developing into a traveling salesman and was representing sev- eral of Utah's home industries when called by the church authorities to go to Arizona. In this last occupation, which afforded him time for other duties, he looked after the Indian Ter- ritory mission and made frequent visits to the various conferences, giving this time to the church without compensation. Aside from missionary work abroad, and mak- ing a living, Mr. Kimball was active when at home in prominent political positions and pre- siding duties in the church. At one time, while serving as school trustee, he established a night school for working people, he becoming a stu- dent, enjoying some of the best scholastic oppor- tunities of his life. For twelve years or more President Kimball served as a missionary of his church in Indian Territory and that section of country. There he presided over sixty-one elders and carried on a thriving work, much tci the satisfaction of the authorities by whom he had been sent into what has since developed into the Southwestern States mission. When released from his duties there, he was made a member of the Sunday- school Union board of the church, which posi- tii)n he still occupies, comprising not less than one hundred and twenty-four thousand mem- bers, and of which President George Q. Can- non was superintendent. He took an inlhiential ]iart in state politics, w:s a member of the city council of Brigham City, and a member of the constitutional convention. ^ .\s successor to President Layton, who died in i8(j8. President Kimball was sent by the chuich to .Arizona. Sacrificing his own inclina- tions and financial interests, he came to his new and responsible post, where he has endeared liimself to his ])eople. He owns a small farm anil coiiifnrlable home, and is engaged in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 479 Thatcher in the farm iniiilcnient and "general merchandise business, with several others, oper- ating as secretary and in charge of the business. The characteristic energy of Mr. Kimball has been displayed in many directions since his arrival in this valley, in whose future he is a firm believer. As a contractor, he assisted in the construction of the Morenci South Railroad, completing three miles of extremely difficult grading, where every foot of the distance had to be made by blasting the solid rock formation. He is president of three canal companies, all of which are of incalculable benefit to Gila valley. Indeed, the limits of this article will not permit a mention of the many industries in which he is interested more or less directly; sufifice it to say that he seeks to promote all worthy enterprises. The St. Joseph Stake, over which Elder Kim- ball presides, is divided into ten wards and three branches, over thirty-four hundred members being included in this territory. He is at the head of the Latter-day Saints' Acad- emy at Thatcher, a flourishing institution on a liberal basis, which does not preclude the ad- mission of children of other religious beliefs. Every branch of the work of the church is pro- gressing, under the able jurisdiction of the presi- dent, whose people look up to him in matters spiritual and material. In Xovember, 1900, he was elected to the assembly of the twenty-first session of the .\ri- zona legislature. In this body he was honored by appointment to the chairmanship of the ju- diciary committee, and was also a memljer of the committees on live stock, education, and rules. .Ml the matter pertaining to the revision of the code passed through the hands of the judiciary conmiittee, a i)ortion going to other committees. The arduous duties of this com- mittee naturally forced President Kimball to the front, and made him ])ractically a leader in the hotise. The last and not the least important of the measures introduced by him was the local optitni bill, which to the surprise of all passed and became a law. In 191X) Mr. Kimlxill re- ceived an a])pointnient from Governor X. O. Murphy to represent .\rizona at the National Irrigation Congress, which met in Montana. and 1901 was appointed a delegate to the Trans- Mississippi Congress held in C ripjile Creek, Colo. Possessing talent as a writer. President Kim- ball has prepared articles that have been pub- lished in many of the journals of the west. The following article concerning the Gila val- Ie\ and its prospects was written by Mr. Kim- ball and appeared in the Arizona Bulletin, New Year's edition of 1899: "Like an oasis in the desert discovered by the weary caravan ; like the rich bed of mineral digged to and uncovered by the eager miner, the weary homeseeker dropped in on the Gila and commenced the task of mak- ing the desert blossom as the rose. To fully appreciate one's advantages it is necessary to learn by contrast. We sometimes run in a narrow groove, imagine we are poor, our country not the best, until we are awak- ened by the busy hum of the traveler, and be- fore we are aware our country is invaded by those fleeing from more unfavorable conditions, who have looked in and discovered the prize, which to the old settler has become common- place because of its sameness. However much this valley has been appre- ciated by its former settlers, we do not ques- tion, but this fact is becoming self-evident, that as new comers arrive and express their surprise and appreciation of such a valley within the confines of civilization, and in fact right in the heart of this great American country, vast in its dimensions, remarkable in its beauty and unexcelled in its fertility, the old settler com- mences to look about himself, and concludes he is one of the favored few, one possessing an inheritance in God's country — a fortune which he ditl not realize. To own land in such a coun- trv: to have an im(|uestioned right to a portion of the water flowing down the Gila river, to breathe the pure atmosphere that fills this moun- tain vale, is in itself a fortune. The writer may not live to see it, but our young people will not have to live to be very old before they see great changes in the Gila vallcv. Surplus water will not only fill the reser- voir now under construction near Pima, but a series of them all along the line of the Enter- prise canal. The fall of the spillway near the headgate will turn a wheel with lightning rapid- itv. generating electricity which will no doubt 48o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. some day furnish power for grist mills: milling will then be done on a cheaper and more scien- tific plan. The writer looks forward to see woolen and cotton mills in operation by this power. Our farmers will then be able to have a \ little bunch of sheep or goats and we can pre- pare the filling while we raise the cotton warp on our farms. Our boys and girls can then be employed, not only in these mills, but in caring for the silkworm and spinning the silk, while older hands will operate the silk loom. A tan- nery will then tan the many hides and pelts pro- duced by a practical and well operated slaugh- tering .and packing house, tanned with the use of canaigre root, raised on the seemingly useless deserts. The same electric power will then keep hununing the many wheels of improved machinery, operated by skilled hands in the manufacture of the best shoes. The Oose or soap plant cactus can be used in the manufac- ture of soap, and the various other products of the soil now unnoticed become of vast use and value. Up and down our well graded streets in our many incorporated cities and villages the electric lights will shine forth. ( )ur county roads will necessarily be graded, while leading out from the many cities will be pretty well- shaded drives. We may see in the larger thor- oughfares street cars wliich will supplant the wagon and carriage. The writer looks to see the day when a boat will run up and down the Enterprise canal for excursion parties, while parks and pleasure gardens will be established here and tliere for the social enjoyment of our people. On the mesa land now mioccupied, beautiful vineyards will jjroduce the luscious grapes and the many kinds of fruit trees will be laden with choice fruits. -A banking house and other metropolitan con- veniences will be established in the center of population, and the county will enjoy the use of magnificent public buildings. Ta.xes will be materially lessened by a judicious and economi- cal administration ; our judges will be elected then by the people and our representatives to the legislature will have something to say about senators in Congress, for we will enjoy the lib- erty of statehood. Judges will not be imposed upon us but we will choose the best man of our own county to sit on the bench. Justice will be meted out. Saloons and bad houses will be kept under proper restraint. Mora! and true relig- ious influence will bear sway, and with the flood of light and intelligence will come the better- ment of the people. With the busv farmer, the active stock raiser, the successful mining man, the steady manufacturer, the thriving merchant, the rich banker, the happy lawyer, the busy mechanic, the constant l)uzz of machinery, the sound of music, the steady and progressive growth of a commonwealth, causes the happi- ness of a good people. If the reverie of the writer can but be half realized, he will be satisfied, llut laying aside all guess work and prophecy, the writer, calcu- l."ting from the magnificent outlay before us, the foundation being laid, the well designed plans of the superstructure, the class of people, the unity of purpose, the faith in a Supreme ruler who is so greatly blessing us. and who will aid a faithful people; there is no reason why future generations may not enjoy all that is predicted for the "Future of the (iila Valley." JUDGE ANTHONY WRIGHT. As justice of the peace antl coroner at Clifton, Judge Wright has been initiated into all phases of life as here represented, and it is needless to say that in a mountainous region, inhabited largely by a reckless wealth-seeking element, antagonisms are of frequent occurrence, and of a nature which lead to extremes in the dealing out of vengeance. Judge Wright was elected to the office of justice in 1894, and re-elected in 1898 and 1900. .\s is well known, the office in .\rizona carries with it the duties of coroner, and it is priiicipalh in this capacity that the present incumbent has distinguished himself by the possession of shrewd conmion-scnse, un- faltering allegiance to the laws of justice and humanity, and a ready tact in adjustment and reconciliation. The past has presented almost insurmountable obstacles in ascertaining the facts surrounding murders in the mountains, and even at the present time an incjuest is one of the most stubborn t- sks among the judge's duties. It is extremely difficult to get either juries or evidence when bodies are found in remote mountain fastnesses. In 1883 there were (P^^T^T^ /^ OMLW^-^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 483 seventeen murders within an equal number of days, and during this same year there were more than fifty-five Hves ruthlessly taken. This grew- some work is hardly representative of the judge's inclination or ability, for he is one of the most genial and friendly of men, and one of the town's substantial and helpful citizens. The Wright family numbers among its mem- bers many who helped to lay the '"oundation of American independence. Of fine old Puritan stock, he is descended from the very early col- onists who first settled in Massachusetts. He was born in Concord, Mass., in 1836, his parents being Anthony and Mary (Smith) Wright. An- thony Wright was a veteran of the war of 1812, and was also with Bolivar in South America. He suffered many of the indignities of war, and even after the close of hostilities was detained as a British prisoner at Halifax. His son spent the early part of his youth in his native state, and there attended the public schools. He early developed an ambition for the sea, and in 1850 sailed away from the New England coast as a sailor lad in the clijaper ship "George L. Samp- son." In 1854. after .a long and stormy voyage around the horn in the "Sea Serpent," he landed in San F"rancisco. His experience on the deep at an end, he engaged in placer mining in Cali- fornia, living at different parts of the state until 1861. With the breaking out of the Civil war Mr. Wright enlisted in Company C, First Volunteer Infantry of California, and marched across the mountains and plains. On account of lack of water the regiment was forced to divide in small numbers, and was again concentrated on the banks of the Rio Grande, September 2, 1862. Thenceforward they were in the mountains fight- ing Indians. Judge Wright's discharge took place at Los Pinos, on the Rio Grande, in Sep- tember of 1864. Following his war experience, he was for a time a teamster, and was then at- tracted to the oil fields of Pennsylvania, where he remained for six years. Upon removing to Missouri he successfully experimented with farming, and then prospected in the Black Hills and in Colorado until 1881. He came to Clif- ton, Ariz., in January, 1882, and was for ten years a transfer agent. While holding that position he filled the office of justice of the peace, and was regularly elected justice in 1884. He was one of the expedition that surveyed the town of Prescott in April, 1864, Mr. McCor- mick, secretary of the territory under Governor Goodw;in, having laid out the town site. In 1868 occurred the marriage of Judge Wright and Mary Cornell, of Hornellsville, N. Y., and of this union there have been born three children: Neta, who is deceased; May P., who is now Mrs. T. Simpson, of Clifton, and Harry, who is in business at Clifton. Judge Wright has one of the finest collections of ore specimens in Arizona. The specimens have been gather- ing for about fifteen years, and- include every kind of copper, in all the various forms in which it is found. Many were gathered by himself, some were presented to the collector, and others were purchased outright. The specimens fill four large cases, and constitute a most beautiful and interesting array. PROF. EMIL MAESER. As his surname indicates, the subject of this article is of German descent, and, in fact, his parents were natives of Saxony. They were the first converts in that province, if not, indeed, in Germany, to the faith of the Cburch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as they became identified with it as early as 1854. Dr. Karl G. Maeser, for such is the father's name, was a great and valued worker in the church for five and a half decades and for twenty years officiated as a high priest in Salt Lake City, long his home. He was the founder of the celebrated Brigham Young Academy, at Provo, Utah — by far the largest institution of learning in that state. He died in Salt Lake City February 13, 1901. His wife, Anna T., mother of our subject, died April 4, 1897. They crossed the Atlantic and cast in their fortunes with the Utah colony in 1857, and suffered many privations, the com- mon lot of all during the early years of their tabernacling in the wilderness. The birth of Prof. Emil Maeser occurred in Salt Lake City March 29, 1866, and in his boy- hood the family removed to Provo. In Brig- ham Young's Academy he obtained his education largely, though subsequently it was his great privilege to pursue his researches in 484 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the hig'her branches of knowledge in the noted colleges of Germany, where he remained five years. Returning to Utah, he accepted a posi- tion in Brigham Young's Academy, and for eight years was connected with its faculty. In August, 1898, he came to Thatcher to fill the position which he has since occupied — that of president of the Latter-day Saints' Academy. Under his able management it has assumed marked importance among the educational insti- tutions of this territory, and his ambitious plans, when carried out, will place it in the forefront of western colleges. Ten acres of land adjoin- ing Thatcher have been set apart as a site for the new buildings, which it is estimated will cost upwards of $25,000. At present the faculty includes Prof. John F. Nash, Prof. A. T. Dalley, Prof. John Burnham, Prof. A. B. Cosby, Mrs. Maeser, Prof. William Moore Claydon, Prof Frank VVightman and Miss May Curtis. The capacity of the school building now in use is two hundred and fifty, and ere long this will be entirely inadequate. The normal and commer- cial departments are of great practical value, as is obvious, and it is a dear plan of the president to have an industrial department as well. He is intensely practical, and each year makes a trip to the east for the express purpose of posting him- self on approved modern methods of educating the young. In 1894 Prof. Maeser married Lillian, daugh- ter of C. C. and Mary Loveland. Two promis- ing little sons, Paul, born April 12, 1897, and Earl, born October 14, 1899, brighten the pleas- ant home of this worthy young couple. Re- cently the professor built a handsome brick residence for his family, and everything in its appointments bespeaks the culture and good taste of the inmates. In national affairs Prof. Maeser supports the platform and nominees of the Democratic party, while in local elections he is independent, using his ballot for the man or measure best calculated to advance the interests of the people in his opinion. J. C. PHELAN. From his earliest recollections Mr. I'helan has been accustomed to the surroundings of min- ing camps, having followed the fortunes oi his parents, who visited different places in search of the hidden treasures of the mines. He was born at Ward, near Boulder, Colo., in 1866, and when a small child was taken to New Mexico, where for several years he lived at different mining camps in the vicinity of Albuquerque. Afterward he became interested in railroading and also learned the butcher's trade in Albu- querque, where for several years he was pro- prietor of the Railroad Avenue meat market. When Mr. Phelan came to Williams, in 1889, there were b.irely two hundred people in the town. He anticipated the needs of the future residents in his special line and started a meat market which has increased in proportions until it is now the largest of its kind between Albu- querque and San Bernardino. During the course of a month he handles about seventy head of cattle, one hundred sheep, and ninety hogs, and besides his local and territorial trade makes occasional shipments to California and Mexico. In 1896 he bought one hundred and twenty acres of land near Williams, upon which he has per- fected an excellent system of water supply. A dam built to catch surface water supplies a pond holding six million gallons, out of which he supplies water for the town of Williams. This furnishes the largest water supply in the lo- cality, as the S. & M. Lumber Company uses about twenty thousand gallons a day from this dam. While the irrigating and stock interests com- prise the chief utilities of Mr. Phelan's ranch, general farming is engaged in to a limited ex- tent. He is also the owner of a fruit orchard in Fresno county, Cal., where he raises a fine quality of peaches for shipment. His mining interests are located in the Grand canon, Verde and Equator regions. At times he has engaged in successful prospecting. From time to time several lots and buildings in Williams have come into his possession, besides the meat market block and his home residence. As one of the most prominent and popular men in his adopted town, Mr. Phelan has nat- urally devoted considerable attention to politics, and no one has labored more faithfully than he to secure the incorporation of the town. His sympathies are strongly on the side of the Dem- ocratic party. In 1898 he was elected for a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 487 term of four years a rneniber of the board of supervisors of Coconico county, and is the pres- ent chairman thereof. During its administra- tion of the affairs of the county, the board has acconipHshed most gratifying results and has raised its financial standing from forty cents on the dollar to par value. This is but one of the many e.xcellent results that have materialized under the able leadership of Mr. Phelan. Any movement which has tended to improve the general conditions meets his approval and re- ceives his support. No one in the town has a more secure foothold than he upon the esteem of his fellow-townsmen. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World at Williams. By his marriage to Myrtle Dickinson he has two chil- dren, Maude and Criss. THOMAS MORROW. This representative pioneer of the Salt River valley came to Arizona in 1871. Two years later he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land near Tempe, which he still owns, and which he has increased by subsequent purchase to one hundred and seventy acres. In the rais- ing of cattle, to which he devoted the greater portion of his land and time, he has met with great success, and has reason to rejoice at the happy suggestion which resulted in his removal to this promising and resourceful valley. In the institutions which are the result of the peculiar climatic and other conditions of Arizona, he has shown great interest, especially in the develop- ment of the water supply, always a preplexing problem where artificial irrigation is necessary. He has served as a director in the Tempe Irri- gating Canal Company, and assisted in widen- ing the canal. He also helped to dig the lateral ditches, and for a short time served as zanjcro of the Tempe canal. A native of Webster county, Ky., Mr. Morrow was born January 6, 1840. When a small boy he removed with his parents to Missouri, where they settled on a farm in Livingston county, and were among the pioneers of their locality. As may be imagined, the educational facilities of the time and place were indeed limited, and confined to a few months during the winter season. The research of later years has, however, added much to the information on all general subjects pos- sessed by Mr. Morrow. In 1864 Mr. Morrow removed to Fort Union, N. M., and for a number of years he resided there and at other places in the territory but sub- secjuently spent a short lime in Texas. Neither of these places appealed to him as desirable permanent locations, and in 1871 he removed to Arizona, and lias since lived in the territory. The unicjn of Mr. Morrow and Mary E. Gregg, a daughter of Dr. J. L. and Mary P. (Shaffer) Gregg, deceased, occurred near Tempe, Ariz., December 25, 1878. Of this union there have been ten children, all but one of whom are liv- ing, namely: Laura, who is the wife of Henry G. Shorey, of Los Angeles county, Cal.; Charles H.; Walter; John M. (deceased); James L.; Viola ; Bessie M. ; Mary E. ; Rebecca Thomasine ; and Nancy Josephine. Mrs. Morrow's father. Dr. J. L. Gregg, was a native of Jackson county. Mo., while his wife was reared in Johnson county, that state. In 1876 he moved with his family to New Mexico, settling at Fort Union, then going to the town of La Junta, but in 1877 he moved to his ranch near Tempe, Ariz. In national politics Mr. Morrow is a Demo- crat, and has served several terms as a trustee of school district No. 13, Maricopa county. Fraternallv he is associated with the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows at Tempe. During the Civil war he served for three years in the Confederate army, and participated in the bat- tles of Wilson Creek, Prairie Grove, and many minor skirmishes. He was twice captured dur- ing the war, at Gallatin, Mo., and in Platte county, of the same state, and was a prisoner of war both times. Since coming to Arizona he has greatly aided in the development of the valley, and is regarded as one of the reliable and substantial citizens of his community. ELWOOD HADLEY. The administration of Mr. Hadley as United States Indian agent of the Pima .Agency, at Sacaton, to which he was appointed by Presi- dent McKinley in 1898, has been well received by all who are in touch with the great work be- ing accomplished in behalf of the best develop- 488 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. merit of the red men. In the carrying out of his large responsibihty Mr. Hadley is aided by an unlimited faith in the future of the erstwhile pos- sessors of the continent, and by a genuine lik- ing for the many excellent traits of character which follow in the wake of a redeeming civiliza- tion. The Pima .agency includes four different res- ervations called the San Xavier, Salt River, Gila Bend, and the Gila River, on the latter of which the agency buildings are located. There is an aggregate population of from eight to nine thousand Indians, who are cared for according to the best thought-out plans of observers of Indian requirements. Mr. Hadley has intro- duced some really wonderful improvements dur- ing his regime, and has expended about $40,000 in l)cttering the condition of the agency dwell- ers. An exceedingly prosperous, cleanly, and orderly state of affairs prevails, quite in keeping with the enterprise, humanity, and business ideas of the presiding agent. One of the most praiseworthy schemes connected with Mr. Had- ley's management is his splendid water system, than which there is no more complete anywhere, and his constant striving for the securing of a national system of irrigation for the Indian, which shall render him self-sustaining. The youth of Mr. Hadley was spent in Clinton county, Ohio, where he was educated in the jiublic schools and at Earlham College. When twenty-two years of age he engaged in a mer- cantile venture in Richmond, Ind., and for thirty years was prominently connected with the af- fairs of that place. His association with the west began in 1890, at which time he located at Florence and conducted a general merchandise store there for two years. In 1892 he took up government land in the Casa Grande valley and made fine improvements upon his farm of three hundred and twenty acres. An unexpected pos- session came his way in the shape of the town site of Arizola, which he was obliged to accept in payment of money loaned to the Town Site Company when the settlement was laid out. He accordingly removed there and kept a store and postofifice for two years, and still owns the town site of the little town a few miles from Casa Grande. In addition, Mr. Hadlev owns proj)erty in Phoenix, Florence, and in the vicinity of Casa Grande. In national politics Mr. Hadley supports the principles and issues of the Republican party, and is actively interested in all of the under- takings of the same. He has exerted a wide in- fluence in various directions of improvement in general in his locality, and been foremost in securing a government reservoir for the valley. He was in this connection a member of the National Irrigation Congress, which met in Chicago in November of 1900. For many years Mr. Hadley was fraternally associated with the Odd Fellows. Possessing a birthright membership in the Friends' Church, he became a member of the Presbyterian Church some twenty years ago and retains the same at the present. PETER J. C. JACOBSON. The promise and fertility of the Gila valley have attracted hither men from countries vari- ously scattered over the world, and Denmark has contributed its quota of the enterprise that here has found a footing and received a just reward. The distant kingdom has an able rep- resentative in Mr. Jacobson, who has succeeded in Safford in not only one, but many lines of industry and has established a reputation for thoroughness, business integrity and devotion to the community's prosperity. Peter Jorgen Christian Jacobson was born near Frederickshaven, Denmark, April 26, 1846, being the oldest son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Peterson) Jacobson. His father was born May 30, 1820, and died in Redmond, Sevier county, Utah, June 23, 1895. The Jiiother was born in Denmark December 3, 1825, and died in Bloom- ington, Bear Lake county, Idaho, January 12, 1899. When sixteen years of age our subject came to the United States with his parents and settled in Brigham City, Utah. After a few years in Utah he removed to Bear Lake county, Idaho, and carried on general farming and mill- ing, in which latter occupation he had perfected himself by learning the trade. In Idaho he zealously labored in the interests of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With a colony of settlers he started for the Gila valley. On the way they stop])ed at Socorro county, N. v.V^^^^I ^ W9 ^P^ \.~^^,^^H Hj ' %^y yJS^BI^Hl 4^1 taH' J^ S^H B ^ ^^ B ^ gmgjl ^B IB m ^^p^^s^P' ,^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 i PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 491 M., where he remained for a time, and built a mill which had a brief and unsuccessful history. Further misfortune also befell him in that coun- ty, for his wife died there, leaving eight small children. In 1886 Mr. Jaco!)son came to .\rizona and purchased the farm adjoining SafTord, where he now lives. Two years later he opened a small general merchandise store, which in 1895 had outgrown all expectations and necessitated the erection of a larger building. A general line of necessities is kept on hand, including a full line of hardware. In 1895 Mr. Jacobson built a steam saw-mill on top of the Graham mountains, which is now owned by his son, George P. This mill was an undertaking of some magnitude, as the road had to be built through the mountain rock, and the parts of the building hauled at great expense. In building properties he owns several lots and dwellings, and has recently deeded eighty acres to his two youngest sons. It is doubtful if any man in the vicinity has builded more extensively or has more materially aided in the development of the city. His farm land extends all along the valley and during the simimer of 1899 he bought a fine piece of land on the outskirts of the town and erected thereon a brick kiln, which is now doing a large business in the manufacture of brick. In Brigham City, in 1867, Mr. Jacobson mar- ried Nicolena Thomson, who was born in Den- mark April 21, 1846, and died in Socorro coun- ty, N. M., September 17, 1885. His second mar- riage took place in 1886 and united him with Abigail Fowler, who was born in Utah June 22, 1864. His children are as follows: George Peter, who was born in Bear Lake county, Idaho, August 13, 1868; Eliza Christiana, April 22, 1870; Sara A., May 20, 1872; Anton E., April 12, 1874; Ira Thomas, February 12, 1877; Mar- tin M., June 12, 1879; Lena Lovina. August 19, 1881 (all of the above born in Bear Lake county. Idaho); Frederick Bailey, born in Socorro coun- ty, N. M., February 7, 1884: Emma Elizabeth, born in SafTord, Ariz., February 2, 1893; Abigail Lorie, born in SafTord, June 4, 1896; and Peter William, whose birth occurred in this town Oc- tober 30, 1899. The oldest of the family, George Peter, is now engaged in the lumber and general mercantile business at SafTord. The oldest daughter, Eliza, is the wife of J. L. Dunford, of Bloomington, Idaho; Mrs. Sara A. Chugg lives in Nounan, Idaho. Anton E. is a partner in the Great Western Milling Company of J. T. Owens. Ira Thomas died December 31, 1886, after the arrival of the family in the Gila valley. Martm M. is conducting a hotel in SafTord. Lena Lo- vina is the wife of C. Kruger, of SafTor<l. The other children are at home. Though formerly a Democrat, Mr. Jacobson is now allied with the Republican party. He entertains very liberal ideas regarding ofTice- holders and invariably votes for the one he con- siders the best man. Himself and family are working members of the Mormon Church. EDWARD N. FISH. There is much of inspiration to the general public in the life of a man like E. N. Fish, a genuine "Forty-niner," for to genius and sterl- ing qualities such as are found in him is due the wonderful civilization of the great west. It now is an old story but ever new, how these brave men of comfortable homes and surroundings en- countered and overcame the almost insuperable obstacles in their pathway, and brought prog- ress and prosperity into the western wilds, hitherto supporting but a scanty population. This honored pioneer of Tucson, and one of its oldest American citizens in years of continu- ous residence here, is not ashamed that he is a "Yankee," for, as everyone now knows, the en- terprise of the "Yankee" has been the main- spring of a large proportion of western under- takings w'hich have been crowned w'ith success. He was born in Barnstable, Mass., .A.ugust 12, 1827, and was reared in that place. His father, Franklin Fish, a native of the same state, w-as a merchant, and his grandfather, Heman Fish, was an agriculturist. They were of Scotch an- cestry. The mother of our subject, Bathsheba, was a daughter of Prince Crocker, a farmer, and both died in Massachusetts, their native state. Of the four children born to Franklin and Bath- sheba Fish, two of the daughters went to Cali- fornia, and one, Mrs. Emma Allen, now- resides in Tucson. The only son and the eldest-born of the family, E. N. Fish, was deprived of his mother 49-3 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. when he was ten years old. His higher educa- tion was pursued in Barnstable Academy, and while he was yet a mere lad he commenced learning the trade of a wheelwright and later of a tinsmith. Thus employed at Fair Haven when the news of the wonderful discovery of gold on the Pacific coast came to him, he determined to set out for that El Dorado, and here it may be said that his father joined him in the far west during the '50s and died in San Francisco. With forty Massachusetts men, E. N. Fish sailed from New Bedford, on the "Florida," and rounded Cape Horn, finally arriving in San Francisco. On the way they had encountered a furious gale which raged for twenty-six days, and thus it was that they did not reach port until January 2, 1850. The chief cargo which the ship carried comprised frame houses, all ready to be put to- gether. A row of houses, called the "Bay State Row," was immediately erected on the sand- bank where the old "Occidental" has since stood so long. Mr. Fish soon went to Sacramento, where he conducted a tinshop and hardware store for about a year, and then went to the north fork of the American River, where he en- . gaged in general merchandising, also buying gold-dust for Wells-Fargo. At the end of three years he returned to Sacramento, where he em- barked in the sale of all kinds of supplies, in wholesale lots, later established a branch house in San Francisco, and for several years was greatly prospered. The year 1865 witnessed Mr. Fish's arrival in Arizona, his future home, and for a twelfth month he was a member of the firm of (iarri- son & Fish, post traders at Calabasas. Then locating in Tucson, he managed a general mer- chandising store for five or six years at the cor- ner of Main and Congress, finally bought that property, and had his business divided into regu- lar departments, as it had grown to such large proportions. Then he gave the major share of his attention to the cattle business and to mill- ing. The old Eagle Mills, which he o])crated until 1888, transacted a large business, and sup- plies of grain and flour \^ere furnished to the government on contract. In order to meet the need of a reliable freighting system, Mr. Fish employed four twelve-mule teams and one six- teen-mule team, the finest animals to be found in the territory. The teams were regularly en- gaged in transporting goods from Yuma to Tuc- son, and to different parts of Arizona, and fre- quently other teams were pressed into the ser- vice. One year over $300,000 worth of goods was handled, and thus it was by far the largest concern in this whole region. Mr. Fish bought out the firm of Hughes & Stevens, and as a member of the firm of Fish & Collingwood, maintained a branch store at Florence, where a very large business was transacted. That firm advanced $30,000 to the development of the Silver King mine before it realized a dollar, but, of course, the amount was returned eventually. For eight years, Mr. Fish was one of the su- pervisors of Pima county, most of the time being chairman of the board. In the early days of California he was a member of the vigilance committee. Of the Arizona Pioneer and His- torical Society he is an honored member. In political creed he is loyal to the Republican party, as he has been since its organization. In San Francisco he was initiated into Masonry, becoming connected with California Lodge No. I, F. & A. M., of which he is a life member; and then being raised to the Royal Arch degree. The first marriage of E. N. Fish occurred in San Francisco, of which city his bride, Miss Bar- bara Jameson, was a native. She departed this life there and left two children, Edward, who was accidentally killed in a railroad wreck near that city, on the Southern Pacific; and Jennie, wife of Henry F. Bennett, now of Seattle. In Tucson Mr. Fish and Miss Maria Wakefield, a native of New York state, were united in mar- riage, March 12, 1874. She being the first white woman married in Tucson,. Their son Frank, is attending the University of Arizona, as also is their daughter, Florence, and the eldest daughter, Clara C, was graduated in that insti- tution in class of 1897. Neither Mr. Fish nor the future city of Tuc- son realized the importance of an event which occurred in November, 1873, the arrival of Miss Wakefield here. A lady of excellent education, she had been a successful teacher in New York and in Minnesota, whence she went to Stockton. Cal., in 1871, and there was similarly occupied. After a visit at her old home, she was again on her way to Stockton, in 1873, when she PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 493 met General Wasson, and made arrange- ments to become a teacher in Tucson, agree- ing also to find a lady who would take charge of the girls' department of schools here. Miss Harriet Bolton (who subsequently became the wife of Surveyor-General Wasson) was in- duced to come, and the ladies made the long- overland journey from San Diego to Yuma and to Tucson by stage-coach. The trip was not un- attended by more than ordinary danger, for the Indians were hostile at that time, and at many a point along the route it was learned that dep- redations had been committed here and there by the redskins. These brave ladies therefore were among the pioneer educators of Arizona, and Mrs. Fish and the wife of Dr. Lord, now of North Carolina, really were the founders of the Tucson school, for two rooms only had been at the disposal of the children. Having become much concerned over the lack of proper educa- tional facilities here the two ladies personally raised $3,500 among the business men of the place, and Esteban Ochoa having kindly donated a lot, the first public school was built thereon. With her husband, Airs. Fish experienced many pleasures in those early days and now thor- oughly enjoys the rapidly advancing civilization she beholds here. ARTHUR J. EDWARDS, LL. B. Mr. Edwards, attorney-at-law, of Phoenix, and prosecuting attorney of Maricopa county, was born in Tarboro, N. C, in 1870. His father, John H. Edwards, was a native of the same town, and for years was actively engaged in mercantile pursuits, but now gives his attention principally to the oversight of his cotton plantation in the vicinity of Tarboro. Reared under Whig in- fluences and a member of a family stanchly Union, he became a Republican on the organi- zation of the party and has since voted for its principles. The ancestral home of the Edwards family is Wales. From that country came John Jacob Edwards to America and settled in New York, but later established his home in Virginia. Dur- ing the Revolutionary war he served in the American army. The next in succession was John B. Edwards, our subject's grandfather, who was born in \'irginia and during the years of his activity was a planter and merchant at Tarboro, N. C. The wife of John H. Edwards was Acena Parker, a native of Tarboro, and a daughter of Rev. Arthur Parker, a planter and a clergyman of the Baptist Church in his native state of North Carolina. Great-grandfather Parker was born in England and upon immigrating to the United States took up his residence in Virginia, from which state he enlisted in the Revolution- ary war. Mrs. Acena Edwards makes her home on the North Carolina homestead. Of her three children, Persis, at home, and Arthur J., are the survivors. Reared on his father's plantation, A. J. Ed- wards was educated in Tarboro Male Academy, Davis Military College, and Wake Forest Col- lege. In 1890 he went to Indianapolis, Ind., and in the fall of the same year located in Lexington, Ky., where he remained for a year. During 1891-92 he engaged in educational w-ork at the Scotland Neck Military Institute, and in June, 1892, returned to Indiana, settling in Valparaiso. From his nineteenth year he had studied law. In 1893 he was admitted to the bar of Indiana, and began the practice of his profession in Val- paraiso. At the same time he studied in the law department of the Northern Indiana Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1894. For one year he practiced law in partnership with Agnew & Kelly, of Valparaiso. The year 1895 found Mr. Edwards in Phoenix, where three years later he formed a partnership with ex-Judge Joseph H. Kibbey, since which time the firm of Kibbey & Edwards has become one of the most prominent at the Phoenix bar. They act as attorneys for the Tempe Canal Com- pany, the Southern Extension Tempe Canal Company, and the Arlington Canal Company, and several other corporations. Mr. Edwards is a director of and attorney for the Arizona Mu- tual Savings and Loan Association, and the Lime Creek Copper Company. Politically he is devoted to the principles and issues of the Re- publican party. He was one of the organizers and at one time was .president of the Young Men's Republican Club of Phoenix, and a mem- ber of the county Republican committee. In 1900 he was elected district attorney, leading the Republican ticket in a Democratic county. He is a member of the Territorial Bar .\ssocia- 494 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tion. Among the members of the bar he ranks high, and is known to be thoroughly grounded in the principles of the law, and a careful, pains- taking and able attorney. It may be said tliat he is representative of the highest ideals of his profession, and well qualified to successfully fol- low the same. While living in Valparaiso, Ind., he was made a Mason, and is now connected with Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M., Arizona Chapter No. i, R. A. M., and Phoenix Com- mandery No. 3, K. T. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, the Wood- men of the World, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Independent Order of Good Templars. In religion he is connected with the Baptist Church. At Okolona, Miss., in 1891, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Edwards to Miss Julia Owen, daughter of Dr. D. F. Owen, and Isabelle (Owens) Owen. She was born in Mississippi and received her education in Okolona College. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are both active members of the Order of the Eastern Star. They have two children, May Owen and Persis. O. D. M. GADDIS. The subject of this sketch was born in Lump- kin county, Ga., April 28, 1859. He was edu- cated at the N. G. A. College, in the state of Georgia, and after finishing his education taught in the public schools of his native state for a while. In 1880 he was appointed to a position as storekeeper and gauger in the United States internal revenue service northern district of Georgia and filled the same until 1882, when he was appointed United States traveling ganger for thirteen counties in north Georgia. From this position in 1883, W. H. Johnson, collector of internal revenue, Georgia, appointed him deputy collector, and assigned him to the deputy collection division composing the counties of Fannin, Towns and Rabun. These counties bor- der on the line of North Carolina and Tennes- see, and being far secluded from railroads and very mountainous, were the natural homes of the moonshiners (illicit distillers), and it was the duty of Mr. Gaddis as deputy collector to chase the moonshiners, cut u]) their stills and enforce the revenue law, so he experienced many close calls in armed skirmishes with them and has more than one dead to his credit while acting in this capacity. In 1884 Mr. Gaddis desired a change of work, and was appointed deputy United States marshal by Gen. James Longstreet, the noted Con- federate general, now a good live Republican. In 1885, when President Cleveland came into office, Mr. Gaddis, being a Republican, resigned from the revenue service. Thence he went to Lexington, Ky., and took a full business course in the Commercial College of Kentucky Univer- sity. Next he proceeded to Orange Home, Fla., and taught a commercial class for six months. In April, 1886, he took the California fever, and located in Fresno county, Cal., where he was bookkeeper for the firm of Webber & Grayson for over two years. He then went to New Mex- ico and was bookkeeper on the Los Animas ranch over a year, after which he was employed in the chief clerk's office. Southern Pacific Rail- road Company, at Sacramento. He left the rail- road employ to accept a position as bookkeeper for Beecher & Co., at Kingman, Ariz., in 1891. After residing in Kingman three months. Judge E. W. Wells, of the district court, appointed him clerk of said court, which position he filled, but still held his position as bookkeeper for Beecher & Co. In the spring of 1893 he formed the cor- poration of Gaddis & Co., who superseded Beecher & Co. Mr. Gaddis became the man- ager of this concern, and conducted a thriving general merchandise business until 1894, when he sold out to other stockholders and two months afterward went into business alone. In November, 1894, he took J. E. Perry in business with him and the firm of Gaddis & Perry was formed and this firm has been the leading gen- eral mercantile establishment in Kingman ever since, doing a majority of business at this point without question. At the November election in 1894 the Re- publicans of Mohave county nominated and elected Mr. Gaddis to the territorial assembly, and he served in that body with distinction. In 1897 lie ^^'^s appointed postmaster at K'ngman, the office then being a fourth-class one. Febru- ary 14, 1899, the office was advanced to the third class and President McKinley appointed him rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 497 postmaster for a term of four years. Mr. Gaddis is interested in some of the best mines in this section and his business as merchant is thriving. He is known by everybody in the county and very popular among tlie masses. GEORGE H. N. LUHRS. In every part of the United States the Ger- man-American has borne much of the burden of enterprises, both pubHc and commercial, which have been leading factors in the civiliza- tion and prosperity of this great and growing republic. For nearly three and a half decades the subject of this review has been actively con- nected with the west, and has witnessed most of its marvelous progress, at the same time loyally upholding the institutions which are the foundations of the great western common- wealths. George H. N. Luhrs, the proprietor of the popular Commercial hotel of Phoenix, was born at Neuhaus-on-the-Oste, Hanover, Germany, March 31, 1847. His father, John C, and grand- father, John Nicholas Luhrs, also were natives of that city, and both were successful wagon manufacturers there, owning large shops. Both were Lutherans in religious faith, and most of their descendants, including our subject, are faithful adherents to that church. The last years of John C. Luhrs were passed in the home of his son George, who made him a visit in 1884, and on his return from Germany was accom- panied by his elder, who was called to his reward in his seventy-fifih year. His wife, whose maiden name was Sophia Margarete Henriette Wilhelmine Dieckmann, was liorn in liremer- forde, Hanover, and died in 1855. Ol their five children two died when young, and Mrs. Jane Kalirs and John C. H. reside in Phoeni.x. George H. N. Luhrs received a common school education in his native land and was apprenticed to the wagonmaker's trade with his father when he was fourteen, continuing in his employ for six years. In 1867 he secured a pass- port, and May 15 sailed from Hamburg. Arriv- ing in New York city after a sixteen-days' voyage he soon proceeded to Aspinwall and crossed the Isthmus of Panama, thence going to San Francisco. Reaching his destination June 25, 1867, he went to Camptonville, Cal., where he worked at his trade for eighteen months. Then going to the White Pine district in Nevada, in January, 1869, he prospected and mined for a few months near Hamilton and Treasure Hill, leaving there August 14. same year. .September 29, 1869, Mr. Luhrs reached Wick- enburg, Ariz., having made the long trip on horseback with a party of nine persons. At the town mentioned, then the liveliest mining camp in this territory, he found ample scope for his business, and for nine years he labored and pros- pered. In the Centennial year he went to the great Exposition at Philadelphia and thence to Germany, where he spent six weeks or more, visiting the old scenes and friends of his youth. In 1878 he took up his abode in Phoenix, where he bougiit two lots on Jefferson, neg.r Central. In partnership with Newell Herrick he ran a carriage and wagon factory here, soon enlarging the shop, and in 1880 bought the adjoining property, to the corner. The major portion of the city trade fell to the firm, and the business relations of the partners were not separated until October 27, 1890, when Mr. Luhrs bought Mr. Herrick's interest. In 1887-8 the fine Commercial hotel, a sub- stantial brick structure, was built by the part- ners. Situated centrally, and three stories and basement in height, it extends one hundred and thirty-seven and a half feet on Center street and one hundred and one and a half feet on Jefferson street. It is conducted on the European plan, strictly, one dollar a day and upwards, according to accommodations, and special care is exercised in catering to the wishes of commercial travelers. In 1883 .Air. Luhrs embarked in the livery busi- ness on the corner opposite to his present hotel, and has managed that enterprise ever since, in connection with it making a special feature of boarding and dealing in horses. To-day he owns the entire block bounded by Center and First, lefferson and Madison streets, having purchased the remainder of this property in 1882. His business success has been wonderful, indeed, and in all of his transactions he has adhered rigor- ously to just and honorable methods. The Arizona Mutual Savings & Loan asscK-iation, founded largely through his efforts, has flour- ished from its incipiency, and doubtless this may 498 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. be attributed to the fact that he is the treasurer of the company. He is very active as a Repub- Hcan, and for one term was a member of the city council. That his iinancial ability is appreciated is shown by his being made treasurer of Arizona Lodge Xo. 2, F. & A. M.. of the Phoenix Chap- ter and commandery, and of El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S. Of the lodge he is past master, of the chapter past high priest and besides, is the grand treasurer of the grand commandery of Arizona. In his native city in Germany, February lo, 1884, Mr. Luhrs married Miss Catharine Mar- garete Dodenhof, who was burn there also. The eldest child of this worthy couple, Arthur Cleveland, born December 14, 1884, is a student of the city high school. Ella Louise Henrietta was born, August 11, 1886; Emma Sophia Jo- hanne, December 13, 1888; and George Henry Nicholas, Jr., June 28, 1895. W. C. DAWES. This gentleman is entitled to distinction as one of the honored pioneers of Arizona, as well as one of the most progressive and enterprising business men of Phoenix. He came to the terri- tory in 1875, and has since been prominently identified with its agricultural and industrial in- terests. He is now proprietor of the Valley Pride Creamery, and is also engaged in the cat- tle business, having a fine and well-improved ranch of three hundred and twenty acres on the Gila river and Buckeye canal, forty miles south- west of Phoenix. Mr. Dawes was born August 20, 1846, in Washington, D. C, a son of J. C. and Margaret (Moore) Dawes. The latter was also a native of that city and of Scotch descent. On the paternal side our subject is of English extrac- tion. His grandfather, Joseph Dawes, owned and operated a large tannery near Washington. He fought for the liberty of the colonies in the Revolutionary war, and he had one son who was a soldier of the war of 181 2. The father was born in Washington and in later life en- gaged in merchandising in that city. In 1848 he removed to Macoujiin county. 111., and fr<jm n tract of wild land developed a farm near Car- linville, to the further improvement and culti- vation of which he devoted his energies until called to his final rest at the age of fifty-six years. His wife died in Springfield, 111., in 1899, at the age of eighty-six. They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom reached manhood and womanhood, and two sons and two daughters are still living. Our subject's brother, T. I. Dawes, is also a resident of Arizona. W. C. Dawes, who is next to the youngest of this family, was reared on his father's farm in Illinois, and after attending the public schools for some years completed his education at Black- burn Theological College in Carlinville, that state. In 1865 he started for Montana, going up the Missouri river by boat to Fort Benton, which trip consumed three months. He was en- gaged in merchandising at Helena until 1869, and later followed the same business at Basin. He next conducted an Indian trading post at Judas Basin, seventy miles from Carroll, on the Missouri river, carrying on business with the Crow and other Indians for two years. In 1875 he came to Prescott, Ariz., and while engaged in merchandising at that place also conducted branch stores at Tip Top, Williamson Valley and Peck Mine. He also engaged in mining to some extent, and has been interested in the cat- tle business since 1878. In 1891 he removed to Phoenix, where he has since made his home. In August, 1899, he built the Valley Pride Creamery, which is thoroughly modern in all its appointments, being operated by steam, and supplied with pot churns, separators and the latest improved machinery. The capacity of the plant is twenty-five hundred pounds of butter and cheese per day, and the product is all sold in Arizona, where it finds a ready market. The creamery is located on Third street between Washington and Adams. Mr. Dawes is sole proprietor and manager of the same, and in its operation has met with marked success. In Prescott Mr. Dawes married Miss Callie M. Rice, a native of Alabama, and to them have been born two children, Mattie Belle and Le- land Ruggles. The wife and mother is a consis- tent member of the Presbyterian Church, and a most estimable lady. Mr. Dawes belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Maricopa Club, nnd is identified with the Democratic party, be- ing an active member of the county central com- mittee for many years. He is president of the /; ^^/v)/^^^<i-«>«--«:<?<^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 50X Salt River Valley Dairyman's Association, and takes a very active and prominent part in its work. As a business man he is upright and thoroughly reliable, and as a citizen is public- spirited and progressive, giving his support to all enterprises calculated to promote the general welfare. FREDERICK C. DEMAREST. Known to his hosts of friends as "Doc" Demarest, the popular and successful proprietor of the Arizona Central Hotel at Winslow, came here in 1880, and has since been one of the stanch supporters and most reliable citizens of the town. At the time that he gradually worked his way up from New Mexico, in search of a desirable permanent location, a town site and a few tents were all that suggested a future set- tlement. For four years he shared the fluctuat- ing fortunes of the other courageous antici- pators of better times, and' in 1884 built the first hotel in the place, known as the Arizona Central, which was also the first hotel built in northern Arizona. For several years a restaur- ant was run in connection with the hotel, but did not prove a paying proposition, and was accordingly discontinued. In the meantime this oldest settler within the city limits has put forth his best efforts for the improvement of his town, has erected several houses, and furthered every desirable enterprise. That the place has now a a population of one thousand and five hundred people, and is a peaceful, law-abiding and ener- getic center of activity, is largely owing to the perseverance of Mr. Demarest, who has spared no pains in booming its possibilities, and elaborat- ing its inducements as a place of residence. When a boy Mr. Demarest lived on his father's farm in New Jersey, where he was born in 1840. He was educated in New Jersey and at sixteen years of age went to New York City, where he began to earn his own living. For three years he was a conductor on the street cars, and for twelve years engaged in the express and draying business. Inspired by the tales of hidden wealth in the Black Hills, Dakota, he spent two years in search of a for- tune, visiting during that time besides Dakota, Montana, Colorado and several northwestern territories, locating in the winter of 1877 at Las \ egas. N. M. While there he became prom- inent in the affairs of the town, and for a time served as town marshal. From Las Vegas he came to Arizona, finally settling in Winslow. The Arizona Central hotel, of which Mr. Demarest is the proprietor, is a well-conducted establishment, with clean pleasant rooms, and many of the conveniences found only in larger towns. "Mine host" looks well after the com- fort of his guests, and those who tarry beneath his hospitable shelter are sure to return, should business or pleasure, or both, necessitate a resumption of their relations with the town of Winslow. Step by step this oldest business man in the town has made his way in the world, and his success is generously attributed to the able assistance and encouragement of his devoted wife and children. There are two sons in the Demarest family, one of them, Albert C, being a member of the citv council. CHARLES A. DAKE. For more than a score of years Charles A. Dake has made his home in Prescott, and thus since he arrived at the threshold of manhood has been associated with the upbuilding and prosperity of this place. He is the proprietor of the Dake Opera House, one of the prettiest and most complete little theaters to be found in [he country. The seating capacity of the audi- torium is seven hundred, and the stage is large and well equipped, its dimensions being 25x52 feet, and all of the partitions and scenery being hoisted by fine mechanism from above. Major Crawley P. Dake, who was a highly esteemed citizen of Prescott for twelve years, won his title by meritorious service in the Civil war. He belonged to the famous regiment com- manded by Alger of Michigan, and with them took part in some of the most important cam- paigns of the war. He was actively engaged in multitudes of battles and serious skirmishes and for more than a quarter of a century suffered from the effects of a wound received in one con- flict with the foe. Indeed, his death was directly traceable to that cause. His father was an early pioneer of Michigan, going there from New York state, and there spending his last years. The Major's birth occurred in Michigan, and in 502 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1862 he was mustered into the Federal service, becoming a member of Company E, Fifth Mich- igan Cavalry. He was commissioned as a cap- tain and was promoted to the rank of major December 31. 1862. Among the many battles in which he was engaged the following may be named: Hunterstown and (iettysburg (Pa.), Cavetown, Smithtown, Williamsport, Kelly's Ford, Culpeper, Raccoon Ford, Jones City, Grundy Station, Bucklands Motmtain, Stevens- burg, \'a., Morton's Ford, Wilderness, Beaver Dam Station, Yellow Tavern, Meadow Bridge, Mulford, Howes' Shop, Baltimore Road and Cold Harbor. August 19, 1864, owing to his disability. Major Dake tendered his resignation at Harper's Ferry, and it was duly accepted and approved by Major-General Sheridan. Several years afterwards Major Dake was made internal revenue collector in Michigan, and in 1878 came to Arizona, having been ap- pointed United States marshal by President Hayes, his headquarters being in Prescott. Sub- sequently he gave his attention to mining. He departed this life at his home in this city, April 9, 1890, loved and honored by all. He was a Mason and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. His widow, Mrs. Catherine E. Dake, resides with their son, the subject of this sketch. She is a native of Romeo, Mich., of which lo- cality her father, Reuben R. Smith, was a pros- perous farmer. Charles A. Dake, the only child of his parents, was born July 21, i860, in Romeo, Mich., and was reared in that place. His public school education was supplemented by :; course in the Detroit Business College, and when twenty years of age he came to Prescott. Here he served as deputy United States marshal in his father's office for about eighteen months. Then, becoming interested in mining operations, he gave some time to that pursuit. Later he be- came a clerk in the general merchandising busi- ness of J. G. Campbell, of this city, and remained willi him luitil 1895, when he purchased the bus- iness. During the next five years, or until the fire of July 14. 1900, he successfully conducted his store on Montezuma street. Tliougli his possessions were destroyed by the fire, he un- dauntedly determined to retrieve his fortunes, and soon erected the substantial Dake building. 29x135 feet in dimensions, antl now rents the space contained. With characteristic energy, Mr. Dake is car- rying on his several enterprises and enjoys a well-earned success. He was married in Los Angeles, Cal., to Miss Lulu M. Kendell, who was born in Ophir, Nev., and whose father was one of the "forty-niners" and pioneers of the Pacific coast. Mr. D.ake belongs to the Wood- men of the World and is a Republican. HUGO J. DONAU. One of the active organizers of the Tucson Board of Trade was Hugo J. Donau, who, though young in years and comparatively young in commercial experience, was honored by his co-workers in being elected as the first president of the body, in which office he served satisfac- torily for his term of two years. He still is identified with its board of directors, and is as- sociated w ith numerous local enterprises cal- culated to upbuild this community. Hugo J. Donau, the well-known assistant manager of the house of L. Zeckendorf & Co., was born in Kaiserslautern, June 18, 1870, and passed a portion of his childhood in Germany, his father's native land. The latter, Simon Donau, now a retired citizen of San Francisco, Cal., was born in Bavaria, and the mother, whose maiden name was Amelia Sanger, also is of Ger- man birth and is living in the city of the Golden Gate. For many years the father was extensive- ly engaged in merchandising, first in New York City and later in San Francisco. Of their six children, four were daughters, and the two sons, Hugo J. and Alfred S. are business men of Tuc- son. In his youth Hugo J. Donau received an ex- cellent German education in the Kaiserslautern, ilavaria; ami in the schools of New York City, which he attended for some time, and in the Denver (Colo.) high school, where he studied in 1885, he acquired a practical English training. In 1887 he took his initial step in the world of business by becoming a clerk in the dry goods house of Ballin & Ransohoff, of Denver, and in the following year went to San Francisco, where lie was employed by the wholesale furnishinsj goods house of W. Cohn Hirsch J^. ^^yi-x>— ^^^, PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 505 & Co. Witliin a few months he was made foreman of the factory, and continued there until i8go, when he went to Tacoma, Wash. There he was bookkeeper for the Donau lircwing' Company during tJic next tliree years, after which he was made secretary of the . Harris Brothers Company, a Tacoma ci)mniis- sion firm. At the beginning of the year of 1895 Mr. Uonau came to Tucson, and since that time has been connected with his present house. In the June after his arrival here he was made as- sistant mrnager of the great establishment. which, as every one in the southwest knows, is one of the pioneer firms of this section of the I'nion. Hardware, dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, house furnishings, and almost every- thing which the farmer, merchant and business man requires, may be purchased direct from this cnterprisin'g' house. Suffice it here to say that under the able and jirogressive management and system of Mr. lT)onau and Mr. Steinfcld (the resident partner) the business has assumed enor- mous ])roport:ons within thepast few years, and today a large trade is carried on with Sonora, Mexico, and adjacent territories and states. Individually Mr. Donau has made some in- vestments in different lines of activity, and main- tains great interest in z\\ local enterprises. With his brother he has become connected with the .\rizona Land & Cattle Company, the former being manager, while he is secretary and treas- urer of the same. Their ranch is situated about thirty-five miles south of Tucson. In politics our subject is a Democrat. Fraternally he is associated with the lodge and club of the Benev- olent Protective Order of Elks, and at the pres- ent time is ofificiating as vice-president of the club. In business and social circles he is highly popular, for he is a valued type of the wide- awake, active and public-spirited citizen of the period. REV. JOHN G. I'RITCHARD. Unfettered by narrow creed, and guided Ijy naught save a broad and illuminating spirit of humanitarianisni, the association of Mr. Pritchard with .\rizona is inscparal)ly inter- woven with the best moral, intellectual and so- cial development of this great mining center of 19 the west. Coming to Bisbee in 1887 as chaplain and librarian for the Copper Queen Consoli- dated Mining Company, he has since identified himself with w^orthy enterprises in the locality, and has brought to bear a kindliness and wis- dom of judgment compatible with the best inter- ests of all concerned. When a }oung man of twenty years, Mr, Pritchard left his rugged little country of Wales, where he was born January 28, 1848, and immi- grated to the United States, settling in Granville, X. Y. He was no pampered child of fortune, and the liberal education which came his way was the result of hard work which supplied the funds for tuition. In 1873 he attended St. I'rancis College at Richmond, Quebec, later en- tering Morin College, Quebec, which was affili- ated wath McGill University in Montreal. From this institution he was graduated in 1881, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1882 he was graduated from the theological depart- ment of Morin College. His first pastoral charge was in connection with the church of St. Sylvester and Leeds, in the Province of Quebec, which followed his ordination by the presbytery of Quebec in 1882, and from which he removed to Danville, Quebec Province, remaining there until coming to Bisbee in 1887. While living in Seneca county, N. Y., and at Utica, Mr. Pritchard was united in marriage in 1873 with Jennie Evans, also a native of \\'ales, and wlio was reared and educated in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard have two children, Ella M. and .\rthur S., both of whom have been carefully educated. Soon after his arrival in Bisbee the library, which has since been under the care and man- agement of Mr. Pritchard, was completed by the Copper Queen Mining Company, and is a creditable structure two stories in height and in dimensions 30x75 feet, the upper floor being de- voted to lodge purposes, and on Sunday relig- ious services arc held there, also a flourishing Sabbath school. Under the liberal and well-di- rected efforts of the librarian the reading facili- ties have been enlarged until it is now one of the best public libraries in the territory. .\t the end of two years Mr. Pritchard was appointed ])ostmaster of Bisbee, and assumed charge of mail matters until an increase in the business 5o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. warranted a separation of the library and postal interests, which transpired in 1898. Under President Harrison Mr. Pritchard was again ap- pointed postmaster, and again under President McKinley. also serving during both of Cleve- land's administrations, having in all held that position under four different administrations, and for a period covering over twelve years. The postofifice at Bisbee is an international money order department of the second class, and from eight to nine hundred poiuids of matter arc handled daily. In March of 1888 Mr. Pritchard organized the Bisbee Union church, which included among its members representatives from all denomina- tions, and which was conducted by him for twelve years. At the expiration of that time the accumulated and ever-increasing duties inci- dent to the conduct of the library and postofifice necessitated the withdrawal of Mr. Pritchard from the pastorship of Union church, and he has since devoted himself almost entirely to the postofifice and library. As the only Protestant pastor in the city during ten years, he has been an indefatigable worker among all classes and sects, and has built upon an enduring basis. In addition to his other responsibilities Mr. Pritchard has for several years represented the Liverpool, London & Globe and the Niagara fire insurance companies, and has placed many policies in his adopted town. He is also inter- ested in prospecting and mining, and is presi- dent of the Solomon Spring Consolidated Min- ing Company and the California and Arizona Copper Mining Company. In fraternal circles he has exerted a wide influence, and has assisted in the organization of all of the jirincipal lodges in the vicinity. He is a member of Perfect Ashlar Lodge, F. & A. M.; of Landmark Chapter, K. A. M., of which he is past high priest; Tucson Commandry No. 3, K. T., and EI Zaribah Tem- ple, N. M. S., of Phoenix. In Bisbee Lodge No. 10, I. O. O.K., he is past noble grand, and was at one time member of the Territorial Grand Lodge, also Golden Rule Encamijment No. 5, of liisbee, of which he is past jiatriarch. He is a member of Rathbone Lodge No. 10, K. P.. and ])ast chancellor and past grand chancellor of the Territorial Grand Lodge. Politically ho has always been a staunch Republican. FRED E. BILES. The general manager of the Dividend Gold Mining Company, of Chaparal, Yavapai county, is a man of practical business experience and executive ability. As an assayer and geologist ' he has an enviable reputation, and during the comparatively brief period of his residence in this section he has made a niuuber of discoveries of valuable mineral deposits. The birthplace of Mr. Biles is in Bradford county. Pa., and his carlv years were spent in that locality. Arriving at man's estate, he em- barked in the mercantile business, and followed that calling upwards of fifteen years in Pennsyl- vania and Nebraska. In 1887 he went to Los Angeles, Cal., where he was numbered among its merchants for some time, and also was deputy- chief of police of the city. For several years he made his place of abode in Pasadena, only a few miles from the metropolis of southern Cali- fornia, and indeed, his memories of the place are so dear that he still regards it as his home. In 1897 Mr. Biles came to Arizona and, locat- ing in Pinal county, became superintendent of the \'ekal mine, which is situated about forty miles to the southward of Casa Grande. In January, 190O, he took charge of the Dividend mine in the Chaparal district, in which property he owns an interest. A ten-stamp mill, with a capacity of twenty tons a day is operated in connection with the mine, which produces a free-milling ore, averaging from $20 to $25 of gold and silver to the ton. Besides attending to this plant, Mr. Biles is interested in the Galena and the Independence mines of this section, which he believes are valuable. A thoroughly patriotic citizen, our subject uses his ballot and influence for men and meas- ures of worth, in his estimation, his allegiance being given to the Republican party. He stands high in the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the lodge, chapter and commandery of Pasadena and to Al Malaikah Temple, A. a' O. N. M. S., of Los Angeles. WILLI.\M M. ZEEK. No citizen of the town of Benson is deserving of greater credit for the success wliich has crowned his efiforts than is j\Ir. Zeek. .\ skilled barber, and the pioiirietor oi a nc.Tt and paying PORTRAIT AND r.IOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 507 Inisincs?, he has experienced (Irawliacks wliich would have entirely discouraged one less stout of heart or less cou:ageous. The village of Grcentown. Howard county, Ind., was the scene of the birth of Mr. Zeek .August 18, i<S56, and it was here that his youth cind early manhood were passed. His parents, .\ndre\v J. and Sarah (Hall) Zeek. were natives respectively of Ohio and Indiana, and afiforded their son every ad- vantage in their power. He was educated in the public schools and graduated at the high school of Kokomo, Ind., and as a means to a future livelihood learned the trade of barber, later opening a shop in Kokomo. which was a success during the three years of its operation. In 1883 Air. Zeek changed his location to the west, and after a short sojourn in Xew Mexico located in Benson, where he started the only American barber shop in the place. The shop was constructed by himself, and he also owns a residence, and. has been in many ways benefited as far as business prospects are concerned. It is in his home connections that the black shadow of tragic disaster has fallen, so grim and dark that its memory is haunting in its intensity- Air. Zeek married, January 15, 1885, Nellie Breen, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Breen, of Troy, N. Y. Into this family came five children, who are not now living. Elbert died of diphtheria at the age of five, .and Harry and Cora died later. The other two children, Edgar and Clyde, and their mother, were drowned October i, 1896, when a cloud burst over the town, washed away their house, destroying all who were in it. This disaster was accompanied by a terrific downpour of hail, and the water rushing through the streets was several feet in depth. In the Zeek home also were Mrs. O. F. Ashburn and two children, the mother having been ill, Mrs. Zeek had taken her children to her home to care for them, and when the storm approached Mrs. Ashburn r?.n over to look for her children, and was lost with them in the swirling waters. The bodies of the two mothers were found three hoiu's later a quarter of a mile below the town, Mrs. Zeek lieing covered with a thick coating of hail with the exception of one foot. Two of the children were found three days later under six feet of hail, their little bodies frozen stiff and hard, although the intervening weather had been warm. The other two children were found five davs from the day of the storm under two feet of hail. The storm broke at noon, and Mr. Zeek had just returned to his shop from his home. In his heart there remains an undying gratitude to the citizens, and especially the brave cow- bovs who courageously came to the rescue, wad- ing neck deep in the water and slush in their en- deavor to rescue the drowned. No such demon- iacal storm has before or since devastated the region. In its ferocious and maddening power it tore away the most solid foundations, and a warehouse, containing tons of hay, was swept away in the ])ath of destruction. Mr. Zeek bravely took up his burden of liv- ing alone, and has, as it is intended, found the healer. Time, a gracious and beneficent friend. He has been successful in business, and has won the esteem of all who know him and appreciate sterling worth. In jiolitics a Republican, his first presidential vote was cast for James Garfield. He was appointed by President Harrison post- master of Benson and served four years. Fra- ternallv he is past chancellor of the Benson Lodge of Knights of Pythias. CHARLES T. WISE. For the past decade Mr. Wise has been an im- portant factor in the development of Arizona's resources. Born August 25, 1862, in Greene countv. Pa., he is a son of Solomon B. and Han- nah Wise, both of whom are natives of the Key- stone state, and now make their home in Brown county, Kans. The early years of Charles T. Wise were passed at his birthplace, where he mastered farming in all its details. Being an apt student and an ambitious young man, he did not rest content with a common-school educa- tion, but further fitted himself for his career by attending Monongahela College at Jefferson, Pa., where he pursued a scientific and literary course. February 12, 1880, Mr. Wise married A,liss Sidney D. Spragg, likewise a native of I'ennsvlvania, and one son, Frank S., blesses their union. The young couple commenced their wedded life at Spragg's Postoffice, Pa., Mr. Wise being engaged in mercantile business there for some time. Subsequently he was num- bered among the agriculturists of his native 5o8 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. county for several y.ars, and met with a fair measure of success in his undertakings. Ten years ago our subject came to Arizona, where, notwithstanding the widely different problems of climr.te and soil, he soon mastered the difficulties and commenced to lay the foun- dation of his future financial success. From the time of his arrival in this section of the great southwest he has dwelt in the beautiful Salt River valley, his ranch being located near Mesa Citv. About three-fourths of the sixty acres which he owns here is devoted to fruit, the re- mainder being given up to alfalfa. Twenty acres of fine peach trees, five acres of almond trees, ten acres of apricots and five acres of plums, with several acres of blackberries and small fruits, comprise his splendid fruit farm, and be- speak his enterprise. He has made a special study of fruit-culture and is meeting with well- deserved success. Upright and thoroughly re- liable in all of his dealings with his fellow men, he commands the respect and genuine regard of the entire community. In his political affilia- tions he is a Democrat. In his religious belief he is a Baptist; he belongs to the church of that denomination at Mesa, and liberally upholds its good work in the vicinitv. ALFRED B. WILLIAMS. To ]\Ir. Williams belongs the distinction of conducting the largest catering establishment in the territory. In eastern cities it would be dif- ficult to find a better equipped hostelry wherein people may satisfy the cravings of the inner man, for every device for the comfort and convenience of guests has been carefully thought out. and tactfully applied for their disposal. From the comparatively small beginning as a waiter, ]Mr. Williams has risen since first coming to Plioeni.x to a ])artnershi|i with Mr. Haffner, and to the management of the restaurant at Nos. 9 and 11 West Washington street. The first floor of the establishment is 20x138 feet in dimensions, and has an accommodating lunch counter and ])ublic dining room. The second floor is typical of the best eating houses in the cast, and is fitted up with ]irivate dining rooms and boxes. To facili- tate the sui)])lying of the best materials j)rocur- aljlc, and the preservatitm of the same, there is a cold storage plant, wherein is manufactured the ice necessary for the carrying on of the busi- ness. Through the whole management of the concern is evident the superior tact and knowl- edge of human nature possessed by the genial host, and his oft manifest desire to please. Mr. Williams was born in Ipsw'ich, Sufifolk, England, August 21, 1862. Of an interesting ancestry, the original paternal side of the Wil- liams family came from Wales. Upon emigrat- ing to England his grandfather settled in Wor- cestershire, and was there educated as a clergy- man in the Church of England, and graduated in belles lettres. His erudition received substan- tial recognition, for he was elected to the chair of classics at Cambridge University, and became one of the distinguished educators of that his- torical institution. The father of Mr. Williams, Thomas by name, was born in Worcestershire, and died when a young man. He was secretary to Mr. Ransom, the head of a large agricultural implement manufactory in Ipswich. His wife, formerly Rachel Brinsmead, was born in Devon- shire, at St. Giles in the Wood, and was a daughter of Thomas Brinsmead. The paternal great-grandfather, Brinsmead, was also a native of Devonshire, and was the owner of a large estate handed down through many generations. The paternal grandfather was a farmer and a manufacturer of agricultural implements. He died at the age of eighty years. Mrs. Williams is now living in London, Ontario. Mr. Williams spent his early boyhood at St. Giles in the Wood and at Exeter, and received his education in the public schools. As early as fourteen }ears of age he began to earn his own living, and worked in an office as errand boy. In 1880 he came to the United States, and after a short sojourn in Boston, Mass., went to Lon- don, Canada, and clerked in a shoe store until 1883. He then started a shoe store of his own, and was fairly successful until 1887, when he went west, and in Santa Monica, Cal., engaged in the wholesale and retail fish business. In 1 89 1 he located in Phoenix, and was for a time employed as a waiter in a restaurant, and was also interested in a candy kitchen, as a partner in the business. Upon selling his interest in the candy kitchen, he started a small restaurant. nm\ was so successful that he branched out and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 511 eventually opened the large concern which is such a credit to the city and manager. Mr. Wil- liams has numerous interests aside from that which engages the most of his time. He is in- terested in mining and oils, and the various en- terprises which tend to the development of his adopted town. I'Vaternally he is associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Royal Arch and Knights Templar Masons. He is a inemher of the Board of Trade, and an ex- director of the same. In national politics he is a Republican, and in religion is a member of the Episcopal Church. JUDGE STARR K. WILLIAMS. Well known as justice of the peace at Bisbee and a successful manipulator of mining proper- ties, Judge Williams was born in Antioch, Con- tra Costa county, Cal., October 31, 187 1. His father, Charles Williams, has been foreman of mines in California for half a century, and is at present superintendent of the Corral Hollow coal mine at !Mount Diable. He was born in Xorway, of Swedish parentage, and immigrated to San Francisco in the early '40s. A prominent man in his locality and a stanch Republican, he served as a member of the county central com- mittee in 1884 and has been intimately identified with local afTairs. Judge S. K. Williams received his early train- ing and education in and around San Francisco, and in addition to attending the public schools, was graduated in 1889 from the Heald's Busi- ness College, at No. 24 Post street, San Fran- cisco. The following spring he went to Bisbee and engaged with the Copper Queen Mining Company as miner and timberman, until he was obliged to discontinue his work on account of a broken ankle in 1895. In 1896 he was elected justice of the peace on the Repubican ticket, serving for two years, and re-elected by a ma- jority of several hundred in a Democratic com- munity in 1898. At the present time he is also a police judge and magistrate, a notary public and coroner. As a United States court commis- sioner he is endowed with the same jurisdiction as a district judge. Mr. Williams' large mining interest* include his position as secretary of the Cochise Copper Alining Company, of which he drew the articles of incorporation in 1898, the concern having a capital stock of $5,000,000. He is a stockholder in the South Bisbee Mining Company, and has an interest in an estate at San Bernardino, Cal. Another interest has been the organization of the Cochise Review, at Bisbee, of which he is one of the stockholders and assistant manager. He was one of the original locators of the town- site of Douglas, Ariz., a border town lying about seventeen miles east of Bisbee, on the Intenia- tional Line between the United States and Mex- ico; and is a large stockholder in the Interna- tional Land and Townsite Improvement Com- [jany. At Benson, Ariz., Mr. Williams married Mrs. Mate Dobbins, May 28, 1892. Fraternally Judge Williams is a member of the Elks, United Workmen, Native Sons of the Golden West, Improved Order of Red Men, the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is one of the enterprising and popular young business men of the town, destined to win distinction in what- ever line he chooses to direct his efforts, and is recognized as one of the leading Republicans of Bisbee and southern Arizona. WILLIAM P. WOODS. For a quarter of a century this well-known citizen of Tucson has been connected with the mining interests of Arizona, and for more than two decades has looked upon this city as his home. He is a native of Howard county, Mo., born April 16, 1833, and is the eldest living- child of Larkin Kavanaugh and Mary (Hocker) Woods. There were three sisters and six broth- ers, but three of the brothers are deceased. His grandfather, Patrick Woods, w-as born in Ken- tucky and was one of the early settlers of How- ard county, Mo., where he owned extensive tracts of land and a large distillery. The ma- ternal grandfather, William Hocker, was born in \'irginia and at an early period removed to Missouri, where he was numbered among the successful agriculturists. Larkin K. Woods was a native of Mgdison county, Ky., and for many years carried on a farm in Missouri, both him- self and wife dying at their old homestead in that state. He was an extensive slaveholder. 5'^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. William P. Woods was reared on the old Howard county homestead and in his boyhood attended the primitive log schoolhouse of the period. In March, 1853, he started on the long journey across the plains, accompanied by six- teen men, having a large cattle train. Going by way of the North Platte, crossing the Sweet- water and following the Humboldt they reached their destination at the end of six months and engaged in mining in El Dorado county. Mr. Woods then prospected and mined in Nevada and Montana until 1866, when he returned to Missouri, going down the Missouri river from Fort Benton to Omaha and St. Joseph, Mo. Then he turned his attention to the cattle busi- ness and in the spring of 1875 again went to the west, taking the stage from Pueblo to Silver City, N. M. In December, 1875, Mr. Woods came to Pima county, and in January went to Globe, where he was one of the first prospectors and miners on the field. In the spring of 1879 he took up his abode in Tucson, and has built a number of residences in the city. He owns several at pres- ent, and also possesses some paying business property. Of the Citizens' Building & Loan As- sociation he is a director. For twenty years and more he has been engaged in mining enterprises in different parts of the territory, and has met with success in many instances. Mr. Woods built and owns his residence at the corner of South Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street. His marriage to Mrs. Lizzie (Johnson) Bullard, a native of Missouri, took place in Tuc- son, and they have one daughter, Mary Etta. By her former marriage to John W. Bullard, Mrs. Woods has one daughter, Gertrude R. Bul- lard. In his political faith, Mr. Woods is a Dem- ocrat, and for two terms he served in the city council. Initiated into Masonry in Livingston Lodge No. 51, F. & A. M., in Glasgow, Mo., he now belongs to Tucson Lodge No. 4. ASA C. WALKER. The Dragoon mountains, with their vast sup- ply of valuable ore, the extent of which is only now being fully realized, have drawn hither men f om all parts of the country, who are glad to avail themselves of the undeveloped resources, and to become a part of the unquestioned prom- ise of the future. Among the energetic miners and stock-raisers (for the locality abounds in good pasture land, and the finest stock in the territory are here successfully raised), is Asa C. Walker, a pioneer of 1869 in Arizona, and who, during the greater part of his life has been asso- ciated with the conditions as found in the south and west. The boyhood of Mr. Walker was spent in Colorado, although he was born in Des Moines county, Iowa, near the city of Burlington, June 19, 1846. His parents, Eber and Susanna (Nel- son) Walker, were natives of Virginia, and were farmers by occupation. Tliev moved to Iowa several years before the birth of their son, Asa. When very young, Asa went away from home, and lived in the cattle and mining districts of Colorado until 1869, when he came direct to Arizona, and settled in Prescott. After mining for some time he went to the Merino mines on the Maxwell land grant. New Mexico, and later to Silver City. While residing in the latter place, and carrying on mining, he par- ticipated in the Indian war in which the Apaches took such a bloody and important part. He was by the side of Capt. John BuUer, captain of the Home Guard, when he was killed by the Indians. This gallant and cour- ageous fighter, though not a member of the reg- ulars, was buried by the soldiers with military honors at Silver City, and is remembered for his manly and strong traits of character. Upon returning to Arizona Mr. Walker trav- eled extensively through the territory, and famil- iarized himself with its various phases and opportunities. An unlooked-for misfortune overtook him in the fall and continued through the winter, for he lay sick and helpless at Mil- ler's ranch, a little west of Prescott. After con- valescing he again visited New Mexico, and for some time was interested in the cattle business, which took him to Louisiana, Texas, and several points in the south, then back to New Mexico. He finally sold out his cattle and spent a winter in New Mexico on the Rio Grande, and then lo- cated at the head of the Little Colorado and be- gan to ranch. While here he was married, June 22, 1876, to Sarah Humphrey, a native of Cali- fornia (but reared in Texas after her twelfth J^Po^f£.>^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 515 year), a daughter of William and Nancy Humph- rey. To Mr. and Mrs. Walker have been born eleven children, named as follows: John H.; George A.; Sarah J.; Elizabeth, who is de- ceased; Asa E., Albert, Almond, Dudley, Mar- tin, James and Stella. After leaving his ranch on the Little Colorado Mr. Walker came to the Gila river and again en- gaged in farming until 1891, when he settled in Russellville, in which neighborhood he has since continued to reside. He lives two miles south- west of Dragoon Summit, a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and owns a large ranch and is a very extensive stock-raiser. Al- though many interests claim his attention, the subject of mining is unquestionably the most en- grossing, and the most remunerative. He has the prospects of some fine gold, silver, and wol- framite mines, from which he expects good re- turns. In fact he was one of the first to become interested in wolframite, and had some assayed nineteen years ago, but there was no one who knew anything about it. It is now known to be a valuable ore, and is found in many of the mines. With his son, John H., and P. L. Smith, and Mr. Merrick, Mr. Walker owns a mine which is rich in gold and silver, some of the quartz veins assaying ninety-eight ounces of sil- ver, and $35 in gold to the ton. These, how- ever, do not represent the extent of Mr. Walk- er's properties, for they are scattered through- out the county, and are numerous in numbers. A stanch Republican in politics, he has held a number of local offices, and was deputy sherifif in Yavapai county. H. P. NEWTON. One of the most interesting as well as success- ful of the settlers of Cochise, which, though of comparatively recent growth, has had its chosen few prouKTters and most interested spectators, is H. P. Newton, who is variously identified with the affairs of the town, and one of its stanch supporters and wisest prophets. The early renienihrances of Mr. Newton are centered in (Senesee county, N. Y., where he was born Jaiuiary 25, 1836, a son of A. S. and Eunice (Cobb) Newton, natives respectively of Connecticut and \'erni(int. In order to better their prospects the family removed to the middle west in 1845, 'i"'! passed through Chicago when it was but a small village, locating in Beloit, Wis., wliere they lived for two years. The elder Newton attained to considerable success in the new location, and among the real-estate hold- ings that came into his possession was the ground upon which Beloit College now stands. His son subsequently lived for some time in the adjacent county of Winnebago, 111., twelve miles north of Rockford on Rock river. In 1857 he crossed the plains to California, where he re- mained until 1880. During this time he was in- terested in several different occupations, which ranged from teaming to the hotel business, min- ing, stock-raising, general farming and mercan- tile business, but which left him in the end a comparatively poor nian. In 1880 he went to Grandronde valley, Union county, Ore., which had as yet no railroad facilities, then proceeded to Idaho and the Wood river country, where he contracted and mined for three years. In 1884 Mr. Newton came to Arizona from Idaho, the journey consuming seventy-six days, and being accomplished with a wagon and three teams of horses. Since then, with the excep- tion of a year spent in Texas, and six months in California, he has made this his home and the scene of his success. He at first settled in Bon- netia canon, in the Cherry Cow mountains, where he engaged in teaming and freighting, and had considerable trouble with the Indians, who were then on an animated warpath. For a year and a half the settlers in the locality knew no peace by night or day, and were in constant fear of death at the hands of the murderous Apaches. After a campaign covering seven or eight months General Miles, with headquarters at Bowie, succeeded in quelling the disturbance and in in- spiring the Indians with a proper respect for the rights of their pale-faced brothers. For the four succeeding years Mr. Newton drove a stage between Dos Cabazes and Willcox, and then turned his attention to mining. He was one of the first to locate a claim in the Pierce camp, and with Harper Williams, at Pierce, mined and sunk a well two hundred and eighty-seven feet deep, which produced an abundance of water and was used for some time by the mine owners. This Pierce mine is seventeen miles south of 5i6 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Cochise and was discovered in 1895 by a cow- boy. From Pierce Mr. Newton came to Cochise and built a dugout, and the railroad people had an abandoned car which was used as a postoffice. He at once becjan to carry the mail between here and Pierce, an occupation in which he is still engaged. In addition Mr. Newton con- ducts a livery stable, supplying prospectors and others with rigs with which to go into the country, and he also has on hand freighting teams. He has been intimately associated with the growth of the town, and .as a contractor and builder has put vip a number of the buildings in the place. Although born under strong Demo- ciatic influences, he has been a Republican ever since he was old enough to distinguish between the two parties, and that was sixty years ago. He is a typical representative of enterprising Ari- zona life, and is esteemed and liked by all who know him, and who appreciate his many ster- ling qualities of mind and heart. In 1859 h*^ married Emma Dawes of ]^Iinne- sota, by whom he had three children: Otis, who lives in San Jose, Cal.: Alexander, whose home is in Sierra county, Cal., and Hattie, who makes her home with her brother, Otis. Mrs. Newton died in 1868. In 1880 Mr. Newton married Uelle Jones of Illinois, who died in 1891. HON. J. ELLIOTT WALKER. There are in every communitv men of force of character and ability, who by reason of their capacity for leadership become recognized as foremost citizens and take a prominent part in public afifairs. Such a man is Mr. Walker, who has been a resident of Arizona since January, 1881, and is now a citizen of Phoenix and treas- urer of Maricopa county. He was born on the 24th of September, 1847, near Orange Court House, \'a., a son of James W. and Louisa (Elliott) Walker, also natives of that state, and of English descent. His paternal great-grandfather. Jack Walker, was an officer in the Revolutionary war, and a planter of the Old Dominion, where the grandfather, James W. Walker, Sr., spent his entire life as .a farmer. In early manhood the father also engaged in pgricnltura! pursuits. During the Civil war he served as adjutant-general on General Mahone's staff of Virginia troops, and later engaged in the practice of law first in Mrginia and afterward in Washington, D. C. He served one term as United States district attorney of Alontana. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and was a man highly respected by all who knew him. His death occurred in Washington, D. C, in 1899, when he was seventy-four years of age. His wife had died in \'irginia. She was a daugh- ter of Jack Elliott, a native of that state. The progenitor of the Elliott familv in this country came over with Lord Fairfax and Governor Spotsford. Our subject is the oldest of a family of three children, one son and two daughters, and was reared on the home farm, his education being acquired in private schools. In 1863 he entered the Confederate army as a member of the engi- neering corps, and after serving one year be- came a student at the Mrginia Military Institute at Lexington, which in the Confederacy corre- sponded to West Point. In 1864 the whole school enlisted in the Confederate army and was sent to Newmarket. Mr. Walker joined General Mosby's Cavalry and was on duty in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, A'a., until the close of the war. Lie then followed farming in his native state until 1872, when he went to California and was engaged in farming and contracting in El Dorado and Sonoma counties with headquarters at San Francisco. In January, 1881, Mr. Walker came to Tuc- son, Ariz., where he was engaged in mining un- til January, 1886, when appointed clerk of the United States district court at Phoenix, and re- moved to that place to assume the duties of the office. At the same time he also served as clerk of the supreme court of Arizona. He retired from the former position in April, 1890, but re- tained the latter until 1891, when he was made clerk and acting cashier of the Hartford Bank. In 1893 he was appointed deputy county sheriff under Mr. Murphy, and the following year was appointed clerk of the district court under Judge Baker, holding the latter office until August I, 1897. The following year he opened the Model (jrocery, of which he was secretary, treasurer and manager until February i, 1901, when he sold his interest. 7(yay(^( (^ C^^^-^^ £:^^^<yt PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 519 In Tucson occurred the marriage of Mr. Wal- ker and Miss Matilda Thayer, a native of Ohio. He is an honored member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Masonic fraternity. being connected with Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M.; Phoenix Chapter No. 2, R. A. M.; .\rizona Comniandery No. 3. K. T.. of which he is at this writing commander; and El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S. He is also a member of the Maricopa Club, and is senior warden of the Epis- copal Church. .-\ prominent representative of the Democracy, he has served as secretary of the territorial central committee, and a member of the county committee. In 1900 he was the Democratic nominee for county 'reasurer and was elected. His life has been an upright and honorable one, and he stands deservedly high in the esteem of his fellow citizens. FRANK E. ANDREWS. The Andrews family include among their an- cestors some of the voyageurs of the Mayflower, and the descendants of these courageous emi- grants helped to lay the foundation of the Ameri- can Republic, and were soldiers in the wars of the Revolution and 1812. For many years they were identified with Massachusetts, where they were Indian traders, and were otherwise inter- ested in the occupations afiforded the colonists. At an early date the paternal grandfather moved from Massachusetts to what is now Maine, where he raised his family, and became one of the prominent agriculturists of his community. Frank E. Andrews was born in Freeport, Cumberland county. Me., July 21, 1858. "His father, Samuel Andrews, was a blacksmith by trade, and followed the same calling in his native state until his death. The mother, Lovina (Hus- kins) Andrews, was born and died in Maine, and came from an old and prominent family. She was the mother of ten children, seven of whom are living, Frank E. being the youngest. Three of the sons took part in the Civil war; Tristum served all through the war under Kilpatrick, and now lives at Granite Falls; John, who en- listed in a Maine regiment, and was raised to the rank of lieutenant, lost his life during the war. and is buried on Warsaw Island; Edward was also in a Maine regiment, and now lives at Ta- coma. From 1878 until iSq8 he lived in Ari- zona, and during that time was in the cattle business, and also in the government employ as engineer at Fort McDowell, but was later in charge of the Phoenix water works. Another brother, Charles, is living at Marvsville, Wash., and Ste])hen resides at Phoenix, Ariz. ' After fir.ishing his education in the public schools at Free])ort. Me.. F. F. Andrews learned the blacksmith's trade of liis father, and in 1878 went to Boston, where he finished the trade of horseshoer. In 1879 he removed to the west, and at Live Oaks, Cal., worked at his trade from March until the fall of the same year. A later field was at Lowell, Wash., where he lived until the spring of 18S0. .■Xn excellent opportunity then presented itself in the shape of a govern- ment position at Camp Verde, Ariz., where he had charge of the camp blacksmith department, his brother being at the time chief engineer of the same camp. In 1884 he resigned this posi- tion to come to Prescott, where for a time he was in the horse-shoeing business, and later be- came interested in the cattle business. In this latter enterprise he was associated with the Marr Brothers and their ranch was located in the Mogollon Mountains, about seventy miles from Prescott. After a year the management of the ranch was turned over to the partners, and Mr. AndreW'S returned to his former position as foreman at Camp McDowell. Later he was at Fort Huachuca, and in 1888 resigned and spent two years on the ranch. In 1890 Mr. .\ndrews returned to Prescott and worked at his trade, and the same year was elected chief of police, from which position he resigned at the end of a year, to start in business for himself. His shop was at first located on Gurley, and then on Cortez street, and in 1900 he removed to Granite street. Although con- ducting a general blacksmith shop, he makes a specialty of horse-shoeing, and caters to a large and continually increasing trade. Inci- dentally he is interested in mining, and owns several paying properties throughout the terri- tory. He has been prominent in many ways in the affairs of his adopted town, was chief of the fire department for several years, and for five vears served in the city council. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias, in 520 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the Uniform Rank, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and the Woodmen of the World. He is a Republican in politics, but believes in voting for the best man. While at Camp Verde he participated in several Indian skirmishes, and was in three different campaigns, the first one being iMider General Chafifee. Air. Andrews was married June 15, 1892, to Madeline Archibald, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Daniel and S. E. Archibald, who came to this country from Nova Scotia. They are the parents of a daughter, Grace Evelyn. WILLIAM R. WADDILL. Though at present a resident of Safford, whither he removed that his children might have better educational advantages, Mr. Waddill is best known as a successful and enterprising agri- culturist of the Gila valley. His farm near Thatcher, on section 6, township 6, is one of the finest improved properties for miles around, and is an evidence of the untiring perseverance and ability of the owner. The house is of brick con- struction, the granary is well built, the land neatly fenced, and the developments have been carried on according to the most approved and modern methods. On the banks of the river a large and prolific orchard casts a cooling shade, and bears the distinction of being the oldest orchard along the stream. Of more recent purchase is the five-acre tract, adjoining the town, and improved with a large brick house, in which the family now reside. Mr. Waddill is interested in the upbuilding of his locality, and every project for the well-being of the commu- nity meets with his hearty endorsement and co- operation. He is also interested in mining in the Yukon region and hopes for large returns from his investments. Born in Alabama, near Grundersville, Marshall county, December 25, 1854, Mr. Wad- dill received his education and early training in Arkansas. His parents, W. C. and Martha (Si- bert) Waddill, were natives respectively of South Carolina and Alabama, and were early settlers upon a farm in Marshall county, Ala. When William R. was six years of age the family re- moved to Arkansas, and settled on the White river, near the desert in White county. Here he assisted his father in performing the vari- ous duties incident to farm life and grew to be a model farmer. At the age of twenty-one he began to farm on his own responsibility and con- tinued the same until 1877. He then came to .\rizona and settled in what is now Apache county, but after two years removed to Tomb- stone, where he was engaged in freighting for two years. After settling in Russellville, he purchased the farm near Thatcher which is still in his possession, and which has since been brought under cultivation through his painstak- ing efforts. In 1886 Mr. Waddill married Martha J. West, a native of Clay county, N. C. To their union have been born seven children, namely: Laura F., Mary Laveda, Beulah D., William T., David D., Velma V. and Sarah J. In politics Mr. Waddill is a Democrat, and on that ticket in 1898 was elected supervisor of Graham county for a term of four years. Though by no means a seeker after office, he has always been active in local affairs and keeps posted concerning movements fox the benefit of the people. He was reared in the Methodist faith and favors the doctrines of that church. J. R. WELKER. The bishop of Layton ward is one of the most enterprising young men of Safford, Graham county. He is a son of Adam and Agnes Wel- ker, and was born at Bear Lake, Idaho, January 25, 1866. Until he was seventeen years of age he dwelt at his birthplace, in the mean time ob- taining a good education in the public schools. In the fall of 1882 he accompanied his parents to Graham county, and in partnership with his father bought a quarter section of land, situated not far from the now thriving town of Safiford. For seven years he industriously labored in the improvement and cultivation of the homestead, which since then has been sold at a good price. The young man then invested a portion of his share of the proceeds in his present business, which is at Layton, a settlement located about a mile south of Safford. Financially, he has pros- pered, and today owns his store and the two and a half acres on which it stands, with a comfortable residence, and another tract of fiftv-five acres PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 521 of valuable farm land, well irrigated and under a high state of cultivation, also being stocked with standard-bred horses and cattle. Bishop Welker was reared in the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has been a great worker in its interests since he arrived at maturity. He was sent to the Samoan Islands in company with Judge Moody and sev- eral others and si>ent three years there and in the Friendly Islands, engaged in missionary la- bors. In 1897, after his return home, he was made bishop of Layton ward and as such is still serving his church. He is very popular with his brethren and possesses many of the qualities which fit him for leadership. His example as a business man and ])ublic-spirited citizen may well serve as a model for his neighbors and the younger generation, and even those who are not adherents of his denomination are forced to ad- mit that in everything, save in matters of a re- ligious faith which they reject, his life is exem- plary and worthy of respect. He gives his polit- ical &up])ort to the Republican party and is one of its most influential workers in this locality. In 1886 Mr. Welker married Miss Louise Peel, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Peel, of Safiford. Their eldest child, Chloe, aged thir- teen, is a student in the academy at Thatcher, and the two little boys, Willard J. and Law- rence, are at home with their parents. CASWELL DRAKE DORRIS. Probably there is not a more complete estab- lishment of the kind in Arizona, and few in the southwest than that in Phoenix, of which C. D. Dorris is the proprietor. During his residence here of some fourteen years he has witnessed most of the development of this modern city, and has been an important factor in its progress. The strangers from the east or from old and strictly up-to-date cities are amazed and dis- possessed of their preconceived ideas as to Arizona, by a mere stroll through the beautiful storerooms of Mr. Dorris, in which are displayed a splendid line of modern furniture, carpets and general house-furnishings, all of which are find- ing a ready sale in this locality, as our citizens have a high standard and excellent taste in the decoration of their homes. Of an old and respected southern family, C. D. Dorris was born near Winona, Miss., Janu- ary 3, 1859, his parents, J. Mitchell and Nancy J. (Powell) Dorris, being natives of Alabama and Mississippi, respectively. The grandfather, James Dorris, of English descent, his ancestors having settled at an early day in \'irginia or North Carolina, was a planter in .\labama, and later in Mississippi. Thence removing to Grape- vine, Tex., he died twelve days after his arrival there, at the age of seventy-two years. His father was a hero of the Revolution. J. Mitchell Dorris served for two years in a Mississippi regiment during the Civil war. Fraternally he is a Mason, and in religious creed, a Baptist. He was a wealthy planter, owning about seven hundred acres in the state mentioned, and this property he continued to manage until of late years, when he retired to make his home with his children, as his wife had passed to the better land. Her father, Daniel Powell, a veteran of the Mexican war, and the owner of extensive plantations in Mississippi, attained the extreme age of ninety-six years. The brothers and sisters of C. D. Dorris are named as follows: J. E., a planter near Hunts- ville, Miss.; Mrs. Sarah F. Stovall, of Phoenix; E. M., proprietor of the opera house of this city; H. E., a Mississippi farmer; H. D., a business man of Belton, Tex.; L. G., a farmer of Mississippi; R. B., a retired business man of Phoenix; J. W., a prosperous grocer of this city; Mrs. Luella B. Boatman, of Kilmichael, Miss.; Mrs. Martha L. Stovall, of Arkansas; and Mrs. \'eronica Feekings, of this place. Until he reached his majority C, D. Dorris remained on the old plantation in Montgomery county. Miss., where he was born. Having ob- tained a liberal education, upon leaving Chilton (Miss.) Academy, he engaged in teaching and farming until 1884, when he went to Colton, Cal., and in comjjany with his brother, E. M., operated a stage-line between that point and San Bernardino, meeting certain trains each da\-. This successful enterprise they disposed of in 1885, E. M. Dorris coming to Phoenix, while our subject went to San Luis Obispo, Cal., and held a clerkship there for about a year. Then he, too, located in this city, and for several months was engaged in the fruit business. In 522 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1887 the firm of Dorris Brothers was formed, and it was not until February, 1899, that C. D. Ijecanie the sole owner of the business by pur- chasing the interest of E. M. Dorris. At first they had been small dealers, but gradually built up a fine trade, and were obliged to enlarge llicir stock and storerooms. In 1900 our sub- ject removed to the Lewis block, and in Oc- tober, 1900, to his present central quarters in the fine Sherman block, Nos. 22-28, inclusive. West Washington street. With the exception of one room, 20x138 feet, his establishment oc- cupies all of this four-story building — a floor space of about 38,000 square feet. In addition to the well selected line of furniture w'hich is carried, departments devoted to carpets and draperies, stoves and general house-furnishing goods, queensware, wall paper, etc., a specialty is made of tents, wagon-covers and awnings, of which Mr. Dorris is a manufacturer. For some time he was financially interested in the National Bank of Arizona, but finally disposed of his stock in that institution. He belongs to the Board of Trade and to the local lodge of the Order of Foresters, while in political matters he is a Democrat. In the Baptist Church of this city he is a member of the board of trustees. In Henrietta, Tex., October 22. 1890, Mr. Dorris married Miss Hattie G. Weldon, a native of Kentucky. Four children bless their union, namely: Marion, Stayton, Edwin and Burtis. REV. FRANK W. DOWNS. During the years intervening since 1885, Mr. Downs has represented the best moral and in- tellectual advancement of Arizona. As an elo- quent and convincing disciple of the Methodist Episcopal Church, his voice has for years been heard in innumerable mining camps, towns, and settlements, in earnest advocacy of the principles of justice, truth, and humanity, and it is to his untiring efforts that much of the prevailing order is due. Although born in Zanesfield, Logan county, Ohio, February 9, 1853, Mr. Downs was reared in southern Illinois, and in 1871 entered Mc- Kendree College, from which he was graduated in the classical course in 1878, which institu- tion conferred upon him in 1883 the degree of A. M. His course at the college was distin- guished by brilliant scholarship, and in 1875 he carried off the Citizen's prize for oratory, hav- ing been marked one hundred above eight com- petitors. In 1878 he was elected to represent the college in the state oratorical contest at Monmouth, 111., there being present one speaker from each of the nine colleges in the state repre- sented. In 1882 he entered Drew Theological Seminary, and while there filled a pulpit twelve miles from New York City. Subsequently for several years he filled some of the leading pul- pits in Illinois, his last charge in the middle west being St. John's Church, at East St. Louis. From there he came to Arizona as a mission- ary in 1885, and has since labored among the glowing possibilities of this promising territory. For two years he lived at Tucson, and for the same length of time at Globe, where, on account of the arduous responsibilities involved in build- ing up the church he received a proportionately large salary, and was thus well equipped for further work. A later station was at Tempe, from which town he went to Tombstone, where, for five years, he was supported by the mis- sionary society. The church being very poor, and many of the members unsuccessful in their occupations, Mr. Downs was often obliged to assist them from his own pocket. Nevertheless the work at this mission was attended by satis- factory results, and is remembered by him as one of his most interesting fields of effort. From Tombstone he came to Safford, which, in all probability, will be his residence for some time to come. He has purchased a comfortable brick house, and is thoroughly identified with the in- terests of the town. His-genial and large-hearted personality have won for him a host of friends, which are by no means confined to church cir- cles, or to any special strata of life. He is one of the people, and represents their aims, aspirations, and undertakings in life. Mr. Downs is an act- ive Republican in politics, being president of the Lincoln Republican club of Safford, and is fraternally associated with the Good Templars, the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Woodmen. September 17, 1885, Mr. Downs married Olivia E. Lemen, who was born January 6, 1856, at Collinsville, 111., a daughter of Robert C. and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 525 Eliza (Johnson) Lemen. To Air. and Airs. Downs has been born one son, Robert Francis, who was born at Safford November i, 1896. HON. HENRY D. UNDERWOOD. The commercial, legislative and social intlii- ence exerted by Mr. Underwood during his residence in the territory has been such as to bring about the best possible results in the struggle for growth and ascendency. As a citi- zen of the oldest historical landmark between the two oceans, he has been identified with the fluctuating fortunes of Tucson since 1881, and no one entertains a more profound certainty of her continued and permanent prosperity. A native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., Mr. L'nderwood was born October i, 1846, and comes of a family who distinguished themselves in the early w-ars of their adopted country. The paternal grandfather, William, who was of Eng- lish descent, served with courage and fidelity in the Revolutionary war, and one of his sons, Amos, was a colonel in the wat of 1812. H. P. Underwood, the father of the Hon. Henry D., was born in the town of Louisville, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., and was an industrious tiller of the soil in that section of the state. He is now eighty-five years of age. His wife, who was formerly Mary Ransom, comes of an old east- ern family; she was born in St. Lawrence county and died in 1854. Of her four children two only are living. The oldest son, Ira A., now living at Oakland, Cal., was a soldier in the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment, known as the "Eagle Eighth" during the Civil war. The education of H. D. L'nderwood was ac- quired in the public schools while living on his father's farm, and later he attended St. Law- rence university. With the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in Company E, Ninety- first New York Infantry, and with the army of the Potomac he participated in the campaign and siege of Richmond, the battle of Peterslnirg, and other important battles of the war, and was mustered out of service June 21, 1865, after hav- ing taken part in the grand review at Washing- ton. Returning to St. Lawrence county, N. Y.. he was employed as a bookkeeper until 1S67, at which time lu- removed to San I'ranci.sco, Cal., and for five years was bookkeeper in the con- struction department of the Central Pacific Rail- road. He was later variously employed by dif- ferent firms in San Francisco, and in January of 1 881, came to Tucson, and was in the employ of L. Zeckendorf & Co., for two years. In 1883 he engaged in the real estate business, and con- tinued with unabated success until 1898, when he established the firm of Underwood & Frank- lin, who have up to the present time been inter- ested in insurance and real estate. They repre- sent the best companies in the world, and in addition do a considerable business in buying, selling and developing mining claims. In San Francisco, Cal., Mr. Underwood mar- ried Annie Hutchinson, who was born in Lynn, Mass. Of this union there are three children : Harriet L., who is now the wife of L. L. Den- nison, of Los Angeles ; Harry Putnam, who is with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company ; and Susie, who is at home. As a staunch Demo- crat Mr. Underwood has taken an active part in territorial political matters, and from 1885 until 1889 was chief deputy United States marshal of Arizona, under W. K. Meade, and had charge of the office. In 1888 he was elected to the fifteenth general assembly, and was prominently associated with the appropriation, finance, edu- cational and other committees. In Potsdam, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., he was made a member of the Masonic order, and is now connected with the Tucson Lodge No. 4, and with the Royal Arch Masons, being past high priest of Tucson Chapter No. 3. He is also past eminent connnander of Arizona Commandery No. 1, K. T., and a member of the Grand Consistory of the thirty-second degree. Fie is a member of the El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S. of Phoeni.x, and is an officer of the Grand Chapter and of the Grand Commandery of Arizona. lie is also a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and Negley Post No. i, G. A. R. J. A. R. IRVINE. The Irvine family is of Scotch descent, and the ])aternal grandfather, like so many of his coun- trvmen during the unhappy years of religious intolerance in their native land, removed to Ire- land, and eventually to .\merica, where he set- 526 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tied in New Brunswick. There his grandson, J. A. R., was born, in the vicinity of Woodstock, as were his parents, Edward and Deborah (Ride- out) Irvine. When not yet three years of age T. A. R. Irvine was deprived of the love and care of his mother, who died in New Brunswick. He attended public schools of Woodstock until his father went to California, in 1868, where he accompanied liim. and spent several years in difTerent parts of the far western state. In 1872 he settled in .\rizona, where he assisted his father in the various duties of his large mercan- tile business. In this connection he was asso- ciated with his father in the construction of the first brick store building in the city of Phoenix, at the corner of First and,. Washington streets. In 1883 he sold out his general merchandise in- terests. He still owns the brick building at the corner of First and Washington streets and in 1897 he erected an adjoining brick building, the whole now constituting the Irvine block, which is in dimensions 130x200 feet. In the town of Tempe Mr. Irvine married Nancy J. Gregg, who was born in Missouri, and came in 1877 with her parents to Arizona. Of this union there have been eleven children, viz.: Mary D., Nancy J., John, Leah, Palnier,_ Alice, Gregg, Marvin, Lucile and Thelma; and Lilly May (dead). In national politics Mr. Irvine is a Democrat, but has never entertained political aspirations. He is one of the success- ful business men of the town, and has the es- teem of all his friends and relations, and per- haps most of his acquaintances. He is a mem- ber of the Board of Trade, and interested in the various enterprises for the upl)uilding of the comnnmity in which he makes his home. Mr. Irvine is connected with the Methodist Epis- copal Church South, is a trustee and worker in the same, and a liberal contributor towards its work and charities. LIEUT. T. H. RYNNING. A record of the life of Thomas H. Rynning shows incidents rs interesting and .at times as thrilling as those which are frequently intro- duced by writers of fiction, who have taken as their themes the various military exploits of the far west during the days when the red men still continued to contend with the whites for the supremacy of the plains. Born in Chris- tiana, Norway, February 17, 1866, a son of Halvor and Indiana Rynning, he was brought to America at the age of two years by his par- ents, and for ten years, or until the death of both parents, he made his home in Beloit, Wis. During the succeeding three years he served an apprenticeship to a stair-builder in Chicago. At the age of fifteen he went to Texas and for four years was employed as a cow-puncher. February 18, 1885, he enlisted as a private in Troop D, Eighth United States Cavalry, and July 12 following was ordered with his com- mand to the Indian Territory, where he served through the Cheyenne outbreak. Returning to Texas, he was detailed as packer with Troop C, and served two years and three months in Arizona under Generals Miles and Crook, at various times during the period acting as dis- patch carrier and mail rider. Upon his return to Texas he rejoined Troop D and two days later was made corporal. For some time he performed duty as a line rider along the Mex- ican frontier. In 1888 his regiment made its famous ride to Fort Meade in the Black Hills of Dakota, the longest cavalry march on record. During this trip, on the 3d of July, he was pro- moted to the rank of sergeant, and a few days later was made assistant regimental quartermas- ter sergeant, acting in this capacity about a year. While on this expedition he made a ride from F""ort Meade to Camp Crook, one hundred and nineteen miles, in one night, which is prob- ably the longest single ride within the same time ever made by a United States soldier. Lieutenant Rynning was honorably dis- charged from the service February 19, 1890. Until the spring of 1892 he remained in Beloit. Going to Chicago, upon the opening of the Co- lumbian Exposition he was appointed a guard, then was made gate-keeper, and finally was pro- moted to the post of installation officer in the agricultural building. In November, 1893, he removed to California, and a year later set- tled in Tucson, Ariz., where for eighteen months he was employed by the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company. From that time until the spring of 189S he engaged in contracting, in which he was very successful. Upon the breaking out of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 527 the Spanish-American war he went to Prescott, and April 29, 1898, enhsted as a private in Troop B of the Rough Riders, under Captain McCUn- tock. The day following he was promoted to be first sergeant and acted as adjutant. May 20, while the regiment was at San Antonio, Te.x., he was made jccund lieutenant, and that office he held until the end of th_> war, command- ing the troop when it was mustered out. While in active service in Cuba he contracted the yel- low fever, but his rugged constitution pulled liini through the attack in excellent form. At the close of the war he remained a month in a hospital in Brooklyn, and finally arrived in .'■ rizona en Thanksgiving day. Since that time he has been engaged in contracting at Tucson and Safiford, in which he has met with success. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pvtliias. He has never married. THOMAS SMITH. The present popular recorder of Graham countv, Thomas Smith, entered upon his new duties on the first day of the twentieth century, and is giving entire satisfaction to all concerned. Possessing exceptional business ability and good judgment, he was deemed to be just the man for this important office and already has proved the wisdom of his friends' choice. In the prime of manhood, he was born in Scotland in 1858, and received a high school education in the country of the thistle and heather. W'lun twenty years of age, in 1878, Mr. Smith crossed the .\tl;:ntic. believing that the new world affords better opportunities for advance- ment to young men gf industry and upright hab- its. Proceeding to Canada, he entiCred the em- ploy of a large iron company and remained with the firm for eight years, his duties being chiefly of a clerical char:cter. Then he returned to Scotland, visiting the home and friends of his youth, and in March, 1887, came to the United States, this time coming direct to Arizona, and at once becoming an employee of the Arizona Copper Company. This wonderfully far-sighted ; nd prosperous company, upon assuming posses- sion of the mining property which has been controlled by it for nearly a score of years, built a narrow-gauge railway seventy-one miles long. connecting with the Southern Pacific at Lords- burg. For more than thirteen years our sub- ject held the office of railway agent at Clifton for this railroad, which is owned and managed by the company which originally constructed it. Mis fidelity and promptness in the discharge of all of his duties led to his becoming a candi- date for a public office, and in November, 1900, he was elected count}' recorder on the Repub- lican ticket. Since becoming a voter in this republic he has given his loyalty to the party mentioned and keeps thoroughly posted on all of the important issues of the day. He is identi- fied with the Masonic order, being a past master of Coronado Lodge No. 8, F. & A. M., of Clifton. Besides he is a charter member of that lodge and the same is true of Clifton Lodge No. 12, A. 0. U. W. Until his oiificial duties called him to the county seat, Mr. Smith had his residence in Clifton. His marriage took place in that town in September, 1893, and his promising son, Sid- ney is now in his seventh year. The family have a multitude of friends and acquaintances in Clifton and Solomonville, as well as in [jlaces where they dwelt prior to their removal to Ari- zona. JOHN W. BOGAN. The county assessor of Pima county was elected on the Republican ticket to this impor- tant position in 1898, and at the expiration of his term was re-elected by a good majority. Thus, from the beginning of 1899 to the com- mencement of the year 1903, he is to be in charge of the aftairs (jf this office, and thus far has made an excellent record. He is an enthus- iastic Republican, and keeps thoroughly posted upon the great issues of the day. Formerly he served on the county and on the territorial cen- tral Republican committees, and his interest in the success of his ])arty is unabated. Both of the parents of John W. Bogan were born in Ireland. The- father's birthplace was in the city of Belfast, and in his boyhood he formed the desire to follow the high seas. Shipping on a vessel engaged in merchant marine service, he spent several years in sailing from one port to another, and in the course of time visited 528 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. nearly every part of the inhabited globe. When only twenty-one years of age he had arrived at the distinction of being captain of a ship, and in 1849, "hen the gold fever prevailed, he em- barked on a vessel bound from Liverpool to San Francisco, acting as a mate in order to make the trip. The ship made the long journey around South" America, and arrived at its des- tination at the end of several months. Capt. John Bogan, for that was his name, proceeded to the gold fields on the Yuba, in Nevada county, CaL, and continued there, actively en- gaged in mining until 1872. He then went to San Diego, CaL, and in 1877 came into Arizona, where he had invested" in some mines, but after- wards returned to San Diego, where he is yet making his home. His wife, Mrs. Agnes (Byrnes) Bogan, departed this life in that city several years ago, and two of their six children are deceased. John W. Bogan was born in Grass Valley, Nevada county, CaL, forty-six years ago, and his youth was passed chiefly in Sierra county, CaL, where he attended the public schools. In 1872 he went to San Diego and for three years worked at the blacksmith's trade. Then, join- ing the engineering corps of the Southern Pa- cific Railroad, he spent about two years with them, and by May, 1877, the road had been laid out as far as Yuma. Since that time he has been interested in mining in the Arivaca dis- trict, as also is his brother, A. E. Bogan. For the past fifteen years th.e cattle business has oc- cupied a large share of his attention, and in partnership with N. W. Bernard he owns a valuable ranch and large herds of cattle near Arivaca, about sixty miles south of Tucson. Fie has investments in gold mining property, and for some time was manager of the Yellow Jacket Mining Company, and of the Boston Plomosa Alining Company, of Sonora, Mexico. He has made his home in Tucson only since 1898. In this city Mr. Bogan married Catherine, daughter of John Steuart, a California pioneer miner, and sulisecjuently of .Arizona, in which territory his death occurred. She was a native of Sacramento, CaL The two children of Air. and Mrs. Bogan are named respectively Ivo and Steuart. In his social relations Mr. Bogan is a popular member of the lodge and Hall Asso- ciation of the Ancient Order of United Work- men and of the lodge and club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of Tucson. WILLIS AI. WARD. 'J o Air. Ward belongs the distinction of being the best authority un the cultivation of citrus fruits in the Salt River valley. His association with this promising locality began in 1889, and he located on the ranch which has since been the object of his care in 1890. The ranch con- sists of thirty acres, twenty-six of which are under citrus fruits, mostly oranges. For many }-ears Air. .Ward has devoted the greater portion of his time to the study of horticulture, and to a certain extent inherits his special aptitude for this interesting branch of industry, his father having applied himself in this direction during the course of his long and active life. In Geneva, N. Y., Mr. Ward was born No- vember 8, 1849, ^"'l 's a son of Alyron and Serena (Youmans) Ward, natives of New York. When about three years of age he was taken by his parents to Owego, N. Y., where he lived un- til his thirteenth year. There the father engaged in a fruit and nursery business, in which he at- tained great success. The youth early devel- oped habits of industry and thrift, and from his father learned much of the important part of the nursery business. The desire for independence was paramount in his nature, and when sixteen years old he went to Shelby county, 111., and en- gaged as a traveling salesman for a nursery firm of Bloomington. From Illinois he removed to Mississippi and engaged in the fruit-growing and nurser}* business, and subsequently con- tinued in the same line of occupation in central Texas. In Fort Worth and Palestine he was successful for nearly thirteen years and later Nvent to Lake county, Fla. In 1889 he sought the larger possibilities of the far west and settled in Arizona. To the study of horticulture Air. Ward brings a large fund of general information, obtained through the avenues of an excellent education which was obtained at the Owego public schools, and at the Hudson River Institute at Claverack, N. ^'. He has also read extensively along nian\' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 531 lines, and learned much from keen observation of men and events. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Ward is yet not an ofifice-seeker, preferring- to devote all of his time to investigation along the lines of his favor- ite occupation. He is public spirited and enter- prising, and generously interested in all that pertains to the uplniilding of the locality in which he lives. . DANIEL C. STEVENS. 1 )anicl C. Stevens, clerk of the United States district court of the second judicial district of Arizona, and secretary of the Arizona Consoli- dated Stage & Livery Company, c.^me to the territory in 1878, and has resided in Morence since 1882. A native of Milan, Erie county, Ohio, he was born in 1846, and at the age of four years was taken by his parents to Sterling, 111., where, in 1857, his mother died and his father then returned to Ohio. He himself was taken to Wisconsin, and lived at Black River Falls, Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G, Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and as a soldier served his country fifteen months, being under Grant at the battle of Shiloh, and receiving an honorable discharge soon after the evacuation of Corinth. His en- listment took place in the town of Eau Claire, from which the famous war eagle, "Old Abe," came. In 1863 Mr. Stevens began the occupation which has engaged the greater part of his at- tention up to the present time. During that year he began to run a stage between Sparta and Hudson, Wis. After a few years he re- moved to Iowa and for several years was em- ployed on various stage lines in that state. Later he worked in Nebraska, Missouri, Kan- sas, Indian Territory, and Texas, for the El Paso mail line of stages. Altogether, he spent about seven and one-half years staging through that section. While in Missouri he ran the stage between Sedalia and Springfield. March 7, 1870, he became associated as manager with the Texas & California Stage Company, with headcpiar- ters at I'ort Smith, gradually working westward through Sherman, Dallas. Richardson and El Paso. In 1878 he came to .Arizona to assume charge of the company's line !)etween Tucson 20 and Yuma, and has since been identified with the same interests. At that time the expense of chartering the stage from Texas to Cali- fornia was $1,000. The year before the com- pletion of the Southern Pacific Railroad, in 1880, he started the Black Canon line of stages be- tween Phoenix and Prescott, first running a buckboard and later a stage, which always car- ried a heavy load of passengers. During the years that have passed since Mr. Stevens came to Arizona, many changes have taken place in the internal management of the stage line running between Casa Grande and Florence, and mnny have gone, after for a time filling one or more of the various positions which the company offers to deserving and industrious people, but through all these changes Mr. Stev- ens has retained the confidence of the company, and has risen to his present responsible position as secretary. The line is now conducted as the Arizona Consolidated Stage & Livery Company, with Mr. Stevens as resident manager at Flor- ence, and Mr. Bollen manager at the Casa Grande terminus. The stage makes a daily trip between the two points, a distance of twenty- eight miles. The route is interesting and pic- turesque. The ruin of Casa Grande, which is the objective point of many who take the trip, is one of the oldest ruins in existence, and is the supposed remains of the handiwork of the most ancient civilization known to man. In addition to his other interests, Mr. Stevens owns one of the most extensive almond orchards in the territory. The trees for this remunerative venture were planted in 1894 and are now a source of pride and profit to the owner. He is also interested in general farming and stock- raising, and owns considerable valuable prop- erty in the county and town. As a stanch Re- publican, he has been prominently identified with the various local ofifices in the locality, and has been supervisor four terms and county treas- urer two terms. For one term he served as pro- bate judge. In 1896 he was appointed clerk of the United States di.'rtrict court. Fraternally, he is associated with Gila Valley Lodge No. 9, I'. & A. M., and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He has been twice married, his first wife having been Nora Coleman, while his present wife was formerly Miss Ellen Bamrick. 532 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Stevens has been one of the greatest pro- moters of progress in the town of Florence, and is regarded as one of its most rehable and enter- prising citizens. W. W. WILLIAMS. A sterling pioneer of Arizona, dating his resi- dence here from 1864, and since 1866 a citizen of Tucson, Mr. Williams is known far and near, especially on account of his extensive busi- ness operations and public positions. He is a direct descendant of a brother of Roger Wil- liams of colonial New England fame, his an- cestors living in Rhode Island and later in Con- necticut and New York state. His grandfather, Charles G. Williams, was the inventor of what is well known as the Hoe printing press, and possessed exceptional inventive genius. He had taken out patents on the wonderful press and had set up one in the Methodist Book Concern, but as it proved too large for their business at that time its merits had become little known. Mr. Hoe, who had enough genius to know a good thing when he saw it, stole the patent and unrighteously reaped the fortune which should have gone to the inventor. In fact, he became a millionaire and today these presses are used in the great publishing and printing houses of this country. Charles T. Williams, father of our subject, was in business in New York City for a number of years and departed this life in the metropolis. His wife, Eliza Wheeler, born in Dutchess county, N. Y., was .a daughter of Col. David and Abigail (Conklin) Wheeler, and granddaughter of Colonel Wheeler, of Revolu- tionary fame. The Wheelers originated in Eng- land and settled near what is now Jamaica, L. I., when they arrived in this country, but the perse- cutions of the Tories forced them to change their place of abode, and accordingly, they went to Dutchess county, N. Y., where they were ex- tensively engaged in farming. W. W. Williams was born at Green River, Columbia county, X. Y ., in January, 1840, and was deprived of his mother by death when he was four years of age, and only two of her chil- dren lived to maturity. His early days were spent in Berkshire county, Mass., in the home of his grandmother Wheeler, and he completed his education in Amenia (.\. Y.) Seminarv. Then going to New York City he clerked in a wholesale house from the time he was seven- teen until he was twenty-four years of age. In 1864 Mr. Williams came to the west, go- ing to the Isthmus of Panama and thence to San Francisco. From that city he then went liy steamer to Guaymas, Mexico, where for over a year he was storekeeper for a mining com- pany in the Sierra Colorado mountains. In 1866 he came to Tucson and in the following year the partnership of Lord & Williams was formed. For fifteen years the firm transacted a a very extensive business, its volume at last amounting to half a million dollars annually. In 1881 the business was discontinued, and Mr. Williams has since devoted his attention to other enterprises. For three years he was the manager of the Santa Rita Land & Mining Com- pany and was an Indian trader at Montezuma. Later he was actively engaged in the real-estate and insurance business, but is now engaged in the promotion of other interests intended to further the material welfare of Pima county. Before leaving New York City the young man joined the volunteer militia, and patriotically did his duty in helping to Cjuell the great riots there, taking part in several engagements. Soon after his permanent settlement in Tucson, and just after the close of the Civil war, he was appointed and served as postmaster here under President Johnson. During Grant's first administration he also acted as United States depositor. For a short time he also acted in the capacity of county treasurer, at another time was city treas- urer of Tucson, and held other county offices. Under President Harrison's administration he was deputy collector of 'customs at Buenos Ayres, Ariz. Initiated into Masonry in New York City in 1878, he now belongs to Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M., and in addition to this is connected with the lodge and club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. From the time when he cast his first ballot he has been a stalwart supporter of the Republican party. In the Arizona Pioneer Society he is an hon- ored member and in the Episcopal Church of this city holds the office of w'arden. The marriage of ^Tr. Williams and Miss Eliza- beth AFulford, (jf the old and prominent family of Mulford, X. J., was solemnized in Tucson in PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 533 1875. Her paternal grandfather, Major Mul- ford, was a soldier of the American war for in- dependence, and was promoted from captain to major for distinguished bravery at the battle of Springfield. Mrs. Williams thus is a Daugh- ter of the Revolution, and has been appointed regent of that organization in Arizona. Having been gifted with rare musical ability, she affords her friends many an hour of pleasure by her performances on the piano and Italian harp. WILLIAM G. DAVIS. In the death of William G. Davis the people of Lehi ward, Maricopa Stake, sustained a se- vere loss, though the memory of his good works in this locality will not soon pass away. His energy and thrift in business, his kindness and goodness to his family and neighbors were among his sterling traits of character, and thus he endeared himself to all of his associates. The imembellished history of his life, to those who knew him well, is sufficient, for between the lines can be read much that redounds to his praise. Born in Wales, November 24, 1841, William G. Davis had not yet reached the fifty-ninth milestone in his life journey when, C^ctober 28, lyoo, he was summoned to his reward. With some relatives he immigrated to this country when he was thirteen years old, and from that time was dependent upon his own resources. For some time he lived in Iowa, subsecjuently going to LTtah, where he dwelt chieflv in Salt Lake county. As soon as he had accumulated sufficient money to provide for his parents, John and Elizabeth (Cadwallader) Davis, he sent for them, and continued to minister to their needs until they were called to the silent land. In the mean time he pursued various business en- terprises with energy and increasing success, and in 1892 came to Lehi. where, as formerly, he prospered. The homestead in this precinct, which he had greatly improved prior to his death, is one of the valuable farms of this val- ley, and the commodious and attractive resi- dence thereon stands pre-eminent in this imme- diate section. Actively connected with many public enter- j)rises, Mr. Davis served ;is a director of the Utah Irrigating Canal while living in that part of the west, and also acted in the capacity of justice of the peace and constable in Salt Lake county, Utah. In political matters he was a Democrat. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints had few more devoted ad- herents than he, and besides serving as a super- intendent of the Sunday-school and in other of- ficial positions, he went to England on an ecclesiastical mission in 1880 and was gone from home for about two years. The first marriage of Mr. Davis occurred in Utah, his wife being Esther Harrison, a native of England. Four of the children born to them survive, namely: Frank J., Alma M., Joseph W. and Esther E., wife of Ray HufTaker. For a second wife Mr. Davis chose Miss Emily Nix, likewise of England, and she is yet living upon the homestead near Lehi. Ten children blessed the union of th's estimable couple, namely: Fmma F., wife of Charles Rowlins; Hiram G., May E., wife of Arthur Gibson; Charles T. ; Henry W. ; Louie, wife of James Daley; Alice A., Wilbur L., Hazel and Ethel. CAPT. GEORGE D. CHRISTY. Now one of the promising and ambitious members of the bar in Phoenix, Captain Christy was born in Osceola, Iowa, September 24, 1869, and is a son of Col. William Christy. He was educated in the public schools of Des Moines, Iowa, and was a member of the class of 1883 in the high school, but came to Phoenix before the graduation in June. Arriving in the far west he entered the Lhiiversity of Southern Cali- fornia, and was graduated in 1890 with the de- gree of Bachelor of Science. As a business venture Mr. Christy engaged in the cattle business while superintending his father's farm, and met with a gratifying degree of success. Following a long-thought-out de- termination as to his future life work he entered the law department of Harvard College in 1896, temporarily discontinuing his studies in 1898. Upon returning to Arizona he volunteered in the Spanish-American war, and during the service was raised from the rank of adjutant to that of captain of Company A. After being nuistered out in February of 1899, he returned to Harvard College in the fall of the same year, but on this 534 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. occasion, as before, was obliged to relinquish the ambition to gfcduate owing to the illness of his father. In igoo he was admitted to the bar of Arizona, and is now conducting his legal afifairs under the firm name of Millay & Christy. Mr. Christy is variously interested in the po- litical, social, and other enterprises which help to enliven his progressive town. As a firm be- liever in the ]irinciples and undertakings of the Republican party he is destined, in the estima- tion of his fellow-townsmen, by virtue of ability and general equipment, for a brilliant future. He is an ex-member and secretary of the county committee, and was an alternate to both the St. Louis and Philadelphia conventions. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he is esteemed for his many admirable and substantial traits of character, and is pop- ular with all who come within the radius of his optimistic and tactful personality. JEROME DAIRY. One of the finest and most prominent stock and dairy farms in Yavapai county is being de- veloped six miles below Jerome, by John F. Dwyer. Although practically a new-comer to this splendid grazing district, having arrived in 1898, he has started an enterprise which bids fair to have few equals in this region. His orig- inal purchase comprised the W. W. Nichols dairy, with stock and general equipments. The outlook for business was so promising and his impression of the locality so favorable that the following year he added to his possessions the J. H. Strahan ranch of one hundred and twenty acres. His herd is composed of the well-known dairy strains, Holsteins, Durhams and Jerseys. The grazing being excellent, the cattle arc in fine condition, and iiroduce abundantly a rich (|uality of milk which meets with a ready sale in Jerome and vicinity. In fact, from one hun- dred to one hundred and twenty gallons a day are sold in Jerome alone. Like a progressive dairyman, Mr. Dwyer is continually looking for the most practical ways of mtnaging his busi- ness, as may hv seen fiom his method of dclivi-r- ing milk and cream in sealed glass jars, a method universally recognized as the most approved and wholesome way of delivering and preserving milk. Mr. Dwyer inherits an aptitude for farming and stock-raising, his father having been a farmer and he himself was reared to that occu- pation on a Kansas farm. He was born in John- son county, Kans., in 1871, and received his education in the home county. In 1892 work on the homestead was exchanged for a position on the Jersey Mead dairy farm near Los Ange- les, Cal., where he remained for nearly six years, and during the latter part of that time acted as manager of the dairy. The experience thus gained was of incalculable benefit to him, en- abling him to gain a thorough knowledge of the stock business as conducted in the west, and also of the dairy business when made a specialty. This knowledge he is applying to his enterprises in Yavapai county, with the most gratifying results. Although his land is a dairy farm ex- clusively, he is interested in beautifying the property and has begun to make improvements that will eventually add greatly to its value. In fact, the greater portion of the hay consumed on the dairy is raised on his own place, but no crops for the general market. A man of enterprise and definite purpose, he is devoting his atten- tion to the successful management of his busi- ness, and is entitled to credit for having accom- plished so much in a comparatively brief period. F. N. WOLCOTT. Arriving in Tombstone in 1881, Mr. Wolcott in time anticipated an additional demand in the line of general merchandise, and laid in a com- plete stock, the sale of which has more than justified him in selecting this location as a field for his future efforts. And it may be said that the town has no more enthusiastic advocate of its many excellencies, and he has practically demonstrated his faith in the ultimate substan- tial interests which are bound to come this way, in the wake of the present and past depression. In accordance with this faith he has invested in real estate, and located in the midst of the great- est gold and silver properties in the world with the intention of awaiting the fulfillment of his expectations. A native of New York state, Mr. Wolcott was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 537 reared in Batavia, 111., where he received a lib- eral education in the public schools. He early developed an ambition that reached beyond his present surroundings, and in 1877 crossed the continent to Los Angeles, Cal., where for four years he was engaged in the wood, coal and feed business. In 1881 he removed to Tucson, and after a few months settled, in the same year, in Tombstone, and August 25 became a partner with Woodhead & Gay in the produce busi- ness. In 1884 he became a partner of Mr. Messick in the general merchandise business, and in 1886 bought out his partner and added a larger stock of general merchandise. From a comparatively small beginning the business has grown in proportion to the size of the town, and Mr. Wolcott has met with the success which his honest business methods ought to elicit. As do most who live in Cochise county, Mr. Wolcott is interested in mining in the Dragoon mountains, being a stockholder in the Copper Crown, and holding interests in several other mining properties. The Copper Crown group of mines is in the midst of the Dragoon moun- tains, which have more than a local renown, as the wonderful developments at present in progress have brought to it the attention of the whole mining world. The fact that the sur- rounding mines have yielded beyond the fond- est expectations of their stockholders, justifies the owners of the Copper Crown in drawing at- tention to the opportunities for investment, which are destined to reap a reasonable inter- est. The mines are located twenty miles from Cochise station on the Southern Pacific Rail- road, and although the road does not extend to the mines, a road may be constructed at a prac- tically small cost. In the fall of 1890 Mr. Wolcott was elected on the Republican ticket to the office of probate judge, and served in that capacity for one term. He has taken an active part in local matters, and is a bright example of a man who has over- come many obstacles, working his way up in this country of great and practically exhaust- less possibility. To such are the great mining towns of the west indebted for their subsequent solidarity. In 1884 Mr. Wolcott was married to Emma Kringle, of California. Born of this union are three children, viz.: Eva, Lucie, and Henry New- ton. The eldest daughter is a student at Knox College, Galesburg, 111. Mr. Wolcott is a mem- ber of the Ancient Order of L^nited Workmen. Politically he has for years been recognized as one of the influential Republicans of Cochise county and this part of Arizona. WILLIAM HENRY WILKY. The well-managed ranch of Mr. Wilky is lo- cated nine miles northwest of Phoenix, and is a credit to its o^vner and to the surroundings of which it is a part. Upon coming to the territorv in 1883, ^Ir. Wilky took up one hundred and sixty acres under the homestead act, upon which he settled, and which he at once began to improve. The farm has many advantages natu- rally, and cultivation and the untiring efforts of its owner have added doubly to its original value. The land is devoted to the raising of stock, alfalfa and grain, and to general farm- ing. Of German descent, Mr. Wilky was born in Adams county. 111., June 19, 1865, and is a son of Henry H. and Sophia (Lutgerding) Wilky. His parents were born in Germany, and upon coming to America settled among the early pio- neers of Illinois, and grew to hold a prominent place among the agriculturists of their locality. They eventually migrated from Missouri to Ari- zona in 1884, and afterward enjoyed the advan- tages and promise of the Salt River valley. When but a few months old William Henrv Wilky was taken by his parents to Marion coun- ty. Mo., where they carried on large farming interests for several years. A later location was in Shelby county. Mo., where they lived until removing to Arizona. In 1887 he located on his present ranch. Mrs. Wilky was formerly Emma A. Mosier, a native of Hickory county. Mo., and a daughter of Benedict and Mary A. (List) Mo- sier, now of Calpela, Cal. Of this union there are five children, viz.; Leslie G., \'era M., Henry F., Clara A., and Homer B. Always interested in educational advancement. Mr. \\'ilky served for one term of three years on the board of trustees of the Alhambra school district. During his residence in this district he had charge of the water distribution for the Maricopa and Grand 538 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Canal Companies, in the western division of the canals. In politics he is a Democrat. During his residence in the valley he has witnessed many changes, and has himself contributed not a little towards the general advancement. He is broad-minded and enterprising and highly es- teemed by all who arc privileged to know him. CHARLES M. LAYTON. Too much credit cannot be given to the Lay- ton family for the part they have played in the upi)uilding and development of the Gila valley and particularly Thatcher and vicinity. It is a fact, known to all, that personal considera- tions have weighed little with the representa- tive members of the family, wdien the interests of the public have been in jeopardy, for, in such emergencies they have sacrificed their own hard-earned means, and have spared no efifort in the noble endeavor to aid their fellow-men. The history of Arizona and Graham county would be sadly lacking if for any reason the names of the subject of this memoir, and that of his honored father, recently passed to his reward, were omitted. The latter, President Christopher Layton, was a native of England, whence he sailed to the United States in 1842, then becoming an inti- mate friend of Prophet Joseph Smith. Return- ing to his native land, he spent some time there, and on November 22, 1850, embarked on the good ship "James Pennell," with two hundred and fifty-four converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (called "Mormon" faith), bound for these shores. President Lay- ton was in charge of this little party and per- sonally paid the passage money for sixteen of the poorer pilgrims to their land of promise. When the war between the United States and Mexico came on he enlisted in the "Mormon" Battalion which marched across Arizona and the southwestern territory to Los Angeles in 1847. After reaching Los Angeles he served there un- til he was granted an honorable discharge from the army, and thence proceeded to the northern part of California, where he aided in the build- ing of the Sutor mill-race, at the point where the first great historic find of the gold nugget was made. Settling in LTtah later on, President Layton resided in Kaysville, Davis county, for a long period, being bishop of that ward twenty-two years, and June 17, 1877, was made councilor of Davis Stake. Active in all great enterprises, he became one of five directors of the Utah Central Railroad, now a portion of the Oregon Short Line, and aided in the construction of that important road, the capital stock of which then amounted to a million and a half dollars. After acting in the capacity of councilor to the president of the Davis Stake for four years, he was called to the presidency of the St. Joseph Stake, in the Gila valley. From that time, Feb- ruary 25, 1883, until a short period before his death, or, to be exact, until January 29, 1898, he officiated as president here, great responsibilities resting upon his shoulders. Then, released from his arduous duties, he returned to his loved old home in Kaysville, Utah, where, at the age of seventy-seven, he passed away August 7» 1898, revered and honored by every one. Prior to that event he had been ordained to the ofifice of patriarch. As one on a committee of investigation Presi- dent Layton had bought the site and laid out the town of Thatcher, building the first house erected here, and altogether devoted about $21,000 of his own to improvements. He also was the prime mover in the work and chief owner of the LTnion canal, and one season, when the little colony here was poor and struggling, a great flood destroyed a portion of the canal, and President Layton promptly expended $1,700 of his own funds in order to save the crops of his people. By the hardest toil he had learned the value of money, for at a very early age he had been forced to enter the strife for a livelihood, and by his own energy and labor had amassed his little fortune. At one time he and his sons owned upwards of two thousand acres in Davis county, Utah, and fully three hundred acres of finely improved land there is still in the possession of his heirs. His ideas in regard to the. reclaiming of arid lands were quite original and thoroughly practical and he it was who first sowed alfalfa in Davis county. For the seed he paid at the rate of a dollar per poimd, buying one hundred pounds, and the enterprise was so successful that soon a large MR. AND MRS. HENRY H. WILKY. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 541 part of the agricultural lands of the count)' were planted with alfalfa. The town of Layton, near Safford. Ariz., was named in his honor, March 2, 1884, by Bishop J. R. Welker, now president of that ward. The wife of his youth had died prior to his second sailing from England, and subsequently he married Sarah Martin, the mother of the subject of this sketch. Charles M. Layton was born in Kaysville, Utah, July 3, 1862, and was reared to manhood in that place. His experience in the business world conmienced early, as he was only twelve \-ears old when he first worked as a clerk in a local store. He supplemented his common- school education by a six months' course in the Utah University, of Salt Lake City. For six years he was employed in his father's store and then was taken into partnership. This busi- ness, located at Layton, a town near Kaysville, and named for the senior Layton, was known as the Farmers' Union, and for eight years our subject was associated with the same. He then opened a meat market, and for a number of years also had agricultural investments. Elected as one of the commissioners of Davis county, he served in that office until he had completed his plans for removal to Thatcher, when he re- signed. Reaching this thriving place March 17, 1897, C. M. Layton at once associated with the firm of C. Layton & Co., and started in business as a general merchant. Rapidly the firm built up a fine trade, and today undoubtedly receives a large share of the local patronage. The name as it now stands is Layton, Allred & Co., known far and wide, and highly respected. They own the new and large North Star Roller Flour Mill, and between four and five hundred acres of well cultivated and irrigated land near Thatcher and in addition to these investments a well- managed creamery and ice factory, owned by the firm, supplies the people of this region with two of the great staples of modern life. The high esteem in which Mr. Layton is held has been manifested by his fellow-citizens in numerous ways. Politically he is a Democrat, but not an aspirant to public positions. For two years he was a director and for one year was president of the board of the Union canal, and vet is next to the largest holder of stock in the company. At the same time that President Kimljall was elevated to his high office, Mr. Layton was appointed as his second councilor, and is yet serving in that relation, the mantle of his revered father, in a spiritual sense, hav- ing descended upon him, at least in a measure, as the faithful believe. In 1883 Mr. Layton married Miss Mary Ann McAIaster, daughter of W. A. and Margaret (Ferguson) McMaster, the former one of the first settlers in Salt Lake City, Utah. Six chil- dren constitute the family of our subject and wife, namely: Sarah V., Alexander, Charles M., Jr., Grace, Dora I. and Lucile. HENRY H. WTLKY. In the estimation of the many friends and as- sociates who passed his way during his long and useful life, Henry H. \\'ilky was regarded as a man possessing singularly fine and noble traits of character. By his own unaided efforts he arose to an enviable position in the communi- ties in which he resided, and after coming to Maricopa county became one of the most suc- cessful tillers of the soil in the Salt River valley. In time he came to have a profound faith in the future of this garden spot of the territory, and his ranch, located nine miles northwest of Phoe- nix, where his death occurred December 21. 1900, displays many evidences of his unceasing toil and expectations. Inheriting the strong and reliable character- istics of the sons of Germany, augmented by a substantial home training and common school education, Mr. Wilky was born in Brunswick. Germany, January 8, 1838. His parents were farmers and natives of the same province, and lived and died on the old family homestead. Their son Henry developed an early ambition for new fields in which to carry on his life work, and when seventeen years of age, in 1855, he boarded a sailing vessel bound for America, and landed, after a long and dangerous voyage, in New Orleans. Gradually he made his way up the Mississippi river to Ouincy, 111., and went nine miles out of the city to the farm of Peter Rump, in whose employ he remained for several vcars. On the 2d of April, 1861, he married Sophia .\. Lutgerding, a near neighbor, and a 54^ FOR IRAri" AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. daughter of George and Elizabeth (Rump) Lut- gerding, residents of Adams county, 111. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wilky departed from the familiar surroundings of Ouincy, and removed to jMarion county, Mo., where they lived on a farm for a few years go- ing later to Shelby county. Mo., where they con- tinued to farm. Not satisfied with Missouri as a permanent place of residence, he eventually sold his property there, and in November of 1884 moved to Arizona. The same year they located on a farm fourteen miles northwest of Phoenix, and by industry and application, suc- ceeded in accumulating a neat little sum in farming and stock-raising. In 1894 the family removed to the homestead where now live Mrs. W'ilkv and the daughter of the house, Lena ^ladelia. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilky, viz.: George L., who is conducting a farm about a mile from the homestead: William H., who is also a farmer and lives a mile and a half west of the home: Erederick Daniel, who married Miss Forrest, a daughter of R. O. Green, and who died January 24, 1900; John Adolph, who died July 12, 1886, when in his seventeenth year: Clara Ellen, who is the wife of John J. Meyer, and lives a mile west of her mother; and Lena Madelia, who is at home with her mother. While living in Adams county, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Wilky became members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Wilky was a stanch Democrat, and though not a seeker after official recognition, was yet inter- ested in local and national affairs. In his death the community lost a valued and honored citi- zen, and his family a loving father, husband and friend. J. W. DORRIS. It is a conviction with shrewd, well-informed business men that not more than one in a hun- dred can become rich and prosperous in the grocery trade, and that not more than one in ten can more than gain a precarious existence in this calling, owing to the fact, doubtless, that so nnich credit is almost an inevitable feature, the dealer thus becoming the prey of the desti- tute and the unprincipled. In Phoenix, how- ever, these conditions do not prevail to any ex- tent, and the success which J. W. Dorris has attained within the past few years is almost phenomenal. Several of his brothers have be- come rich and influential in commercial lines, and beyond question they possess special abil- ity and the genius which cannot fail of reaching its desired goal. The youngest of the eight sons of J. M. and Nancy J. (Powell) Dorris, the subject of this article was born near Winona, Miss., September 8, 1862. His birthplace was a fine old planta- tion, and there he spent the happy years of his youth. His grandfathers, James Dorris and Daniel Powell, were well-to-do planters of the state mentioned, and J. M. Dorris managed over seven hundred acres. The father of James Dorris was a participant in the war of the Revo- lution, and J. M. served for two years in a Mis- sissippi regiment during the Civil war, while a brother of his wife was a veteran of the Mex- ican war. (For further family history, the reader is referred to the sketch of C. D. Dorris.) Having completed his education in Clinton College, J. W. Dorris engaged in teaching in Mississippi. In 1883 he went to California, where he traveled over almost the entire state, and became quite familiar with its characteristics. In 1886 he went to school and the two follow- ing years taught at Woodland, Cal. In May, 1888, he came to Phoenix, and bought a half interest in a very small confectionery business with his brother, R. B. Dorris. In August of the same year he returned to his old home, where he married one of the native-born daugh- ters of Mississippi, Miss Sallie Gelena Wil- son. She is a lady of education and culture, and prior to her marriage taught school for a short time. Two children, Ruth Temple and Rema Mae, aged ten and eight, respectively, are the chief treasures of their parents. J. W. Dorris continued in the confectionery business with his brother until 1891, when they sold out. and the next day he purchased a half interest in the business of R. W. Draper & Co., six months afterward purchasing his partner's share, and since that time he has conducted the enterprise alone. In 1892 he removed his stock of goods to his present central location, though at first his store was only a quarter of its pres- ent dimensions. As the years passed his busi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 545 ness increased so rapidly that he ke])t adding to his acconiniochitions until today the space oc- cupied here comprises two floors, eacli 56x100 feet, with storage rooms 36x77 feet in dimen- sions. The location is Nos. 41-47 East Wash- ington street and No. 15 South First street. Since 1898 he has been carrying on a wholesale as well as retail trade, and has warehouses on Jefiferson street. In order to meet the demands of his extensive trade he is obliged to keep seven wagons going, and employs twenty-five clerks in the various departments of the busi- ness. According to the verdict of those in a position to know whereof they speak, this is by far the largest exclusive grocery establishment in Arizona, and thus, within a decade, the pro- prietor has achieved a remarkable measure of success. Politically Mr. Dorris supports the Demo- cratic platform. He is a member of the Phoe- nix Board of Trade, is one of its directors and in 1899 was treasurer of the same. In religious faith a Presbyterian, he is president of the board of trustees and contributes liberally to the work of the church. SAMUEL S. STOUT. The wonderful development of Maricopa county owes much to the untiring efforts of Mr. Stout, the county sheriff, who has lived within the boundaries of Arizona since 1883, and associated his ability and large business ideas with the practically exhaustless fertility, stored during unknown centuries. Upon his well managed ranch about eight miles north- west of Phoenix he conducts large cattle and alfalfa raising interests, and has in all three hundred and twenty acres. Redeemed from the sterility of the desert, and its crude and unprom- ising aspect, it has more than repaid the un- ceasing toil of its owner, and is now one of the finest ranches for miles around. For a time after coming to the territory Mr. Stout was interested in mining, and also en- gaged in railroad construction. It was not un- til 1887 that he decided to turn his attention ex- clusively to general farming and cattle raising. He was one of the first settlers in the localitv, and one of the most earnest and enthusiastic of the pioneers. He had the advantage also of a wide knowledge of the world, and the benefit of an extended business experience. .\ native of Nashville, Tenn., \h. Stout was born March 21, 1856, and is a son of Ira A. and Sarah A. (Graham) Stout, both natives of Ten- nessee. When a lad of only six years he was deprived of the affectionate care and oversight of his mother, and when eight years of age was taken by his father to Dover, Tenn., where he lived until he was sixteen years of age. At this time he sought the larger possibilities of the far west, and spent a number of years in differ- ent states, finally going to Mexico and Texas, where for some time he was engaged in rail- roading. In 1883 he took up his permanent resi- dence in Arizona, and has since been associated with its most substantial growth. In November of 1900 Mr. Stout was elected sheriflf of Maricopa county, by one of the larg- est majorities ever given a sheriif in the county. While discharging the arduous duties of this responsible position, he has managed to recon- cile the dissenting elements, and to adjust mat- ters to the satisfaction of all concerned. For one term he has served as trustee of school district No. 6. He has always been a stanch Demo- crat and a strong and influential leader of his party in the county. Fraternally he is associ- ated with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows at Phoenix, and with the Sons of the .\merican Revolution, belonging to the Arizona chapter. This latter distinction belongs to him by virtue of the services rendered during the Revolutionary war, by his great-grandfather, .\brahani St(nit. who served with courage and distinction as an offi.cer in the army. He was a native of New Jersey, and one of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. WILSON W. DOBSON. This highly respected agriculturist of the Salt River valley owns a valuable ranch four and a half miles southwest of Mesa. He is a native of Perth Ontario, Canada, his birth having oc- curred December 24, 1862. His parciUs, George and Eliza (Johnston) Dobson, also were born and reared in Ontario, and his ancestors are of English and Irish descent. When he was six- teen years of age Wilson W. Dobson removed 546 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. from his birthplace to Carieton, Ontario, and continued to live at home until he reached his majority. In the mean while he received a lib- eral education and a good grounding in the principles which lead to honorable success. In 1884 our subject started for the far west, and, arriving in California, found employment in the fruit-raising district near San Jose. In the winter of 1887 he came to Arizona and homesteaded a quarter section of land — a part of his present possessions here. Having ex- pended much time, energy and means in render- ing it a model farm, he now may look with pride upon what he has accomplished in so short a period. By subsequent purchase he has in- creased the boundaries of his homestead, and now owns three hundred and twenty-eight acres. His success in all of his business undertakings, and they have not been a few, is the direct re- sult of well applied principles of industry and perseverance united with a sterling integrity and fairness which have won him the confidence and genuine esteem of the people of this com- munity. His w-ord alone carries with it the weight of a legally-drawn document, and the great interest which he displays in all public improvements and affairs of general moment to the territory and Union arouses the respect of his acquaintances. For two terms he has been a director of the Utah ditch of Lehi. Now a naturalized citizen of this republic, he uses his right of franchise in support of the Republican party. In religious afTairs he takes a special in- terest and is an active member and worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Mesa. His wife, formerly Miss Emma Argue, is a native of Carle- ton, Ontario. She is the daughter of George and Sarah Jane Argue, natives of Ontario, and of Irish descent. The father is deceased and the mother, at an advanced age, is living in the tdwn of Wellington, Ontario. A son, Harold A., blesses the union of Mr. and Mrs. Dobson. WILLIAM A. WILSON. The Wilson family is of Scotch-Irish extrac- tion, and the first members to immigrate to America settled in Virginia, and became identi- fied with the agricultural interests of that state. The paternal grandfather, Robinson Wilson, was a soldier in the war of 181 2, and served his country with courage and distinction. Will- iam A. Wilson was born in the historic Shenan- doah valley, in \'irginia, October 13, 1852, and is a son of James M. and Ann E. (Robinson) Wilson, who were both born in Virginia. In his native Berkeley county, Va., Mr. Wil- son passed an early existence not unlike that experienced by the average farmer's son. He was educated at Berkeley Academy in A'irginia, and early evinced studious and methodical hab- its. As an independent venture, he engaged as a clerk in a mercantile establishment in Charles- town for several years. Subsequently moving west, he went into business for himself in Fort Scott, Kans. In 1887, in search of a desirable permanent location, he spent some time in Col- orado and New Mexico, terminating his travels in Kansas City, Mo. There he entered the em- ploy of the Armour Packing Company, and for thirteen years represented this house on the road. In 1887 Mr. Wilson came to Arizona, and has since been a resident of this promising terri- torv. In 1892 he purchased eighty acres of practically desert land, which, under his able and conscientious management, bears at the present time but a faint resemblance to its former condition of sterility and apparent use- lessness. In 1893 he started the almond and orange orchard which is now one of the best in Salt River valley, and comprises twenty-five acres of land. Of this, ten acres are under oranges and fifteen under almonds. In addi- tion he has fifteen acres under apricots, and the remainder of the land is as yet undeveloped. Aside from his horticultural interests he is at present engaged in the brokerage business at Phoenix, and has an offlce in the Fleming block. He was united in marriage with Cleo Camp, who was born in Georgia. Of this union there is one daughter, Mary E. In national politics Mr. Wilson is associated with the Democratic party, but entertains very liberal ideas regarding the politics of the ad- ministration. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order. He is among the best and most favorably known of the residents of Salt River valley, and is esteemed for his many ad- mirable and enterprising traits of mind and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 547 character, and for the generosity which impels an active interest in all that pertains to the gen- eral well-being of the conmninitv. HON. HENRY C. ROGERS. Possessing the pluck and spirit of the true frontiersman, Ilcnrv C. Rogers has experienced and conquered mo'St of the obstacles which came into his pioneer life, and is entitled to a prominent place in the annals of Arizona. Near- ly half a centurv ago he identified himself with the upbuilding of Utah and for almost a quarter of a century has been a resident of Arizona. The birth of H. C. Rogers occurred October 19, 1833, in New York City. He is a descend- ant of that John Rogers, of England, who was Ijurned at the stake on account of his religious convictions. On the maternal side he is the grandson of Ebenezer Collins, who served with the colonial patriots of New England in the war of the Revolution, being in the ranks for seven long years. The parents of our subject, David W. and Martha (Collins) Rogers, were natives of Vermont and New Hampshire, respectively. In 1838 the family started towards the west, cross- ing the country in a wagon drawn by horses. They settled in Lee county, Iowa, where they remained until 1846, when they removed to Ma- haska county, same state, and dwelt near Oska- loosa until 1850. Then for two years they lived in Polk county, Iowa, thence going across the plains to Provo, Utah county, Utah, where the parents both died. The boyhood of our subject was chiefly spent in Iowa, where he attended a subscription school held in a log cabin. From his father he learned the trade of cabinet-making, and also became a practical wagon-maker, at both of which call- ings he was more or less engaged until a few years ago, though at the same time he owned and operated a farm. For a wife Mr. Rogers chose Miss Emma Higbee, a native of Caldwell county. Mo., and of the eleven children born to them nine are yet living. In November, 1876, the family started from their former home towards the south, making the long journey to this locality with wagons, and being part of a little colonv which arrived in Lehi March 6, 1877. Here he took up a quarter section of government land, and by well applied energy and labor made a valuable homestead, reclaiming a portion of the desert. Of his original property he now re- tains only sixty acres, which, however, amply provides for his needs. In November, 1893, Mr. Rogers was elected on the Democratic ticket to the Arizona legis- lature, where he served for one term, or two years. While a resident of Utah he served for seven years as sherifT of Utah county, and for a similar number of years acted in the capacity of city marshal of Provo, Utah. At the present time he is the first councilor to the president of the Maricopa Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, and thus is a powerful factor in his community, being looked up to and consulted in everything pertaining to their interests. HON. ADAMSON CORNWALL. Since 1880 the subject of this article has been prominent in the affairs of Mohave county, and for a quarter of a century has been closel}' identi- fied with its development and progress. Time and again he has been called to positions of responsibility and trust, and always has abun- dantly justified the confidence which the public reposed in him. In the autumn of 1880 he was elected to represent this district in the terri- torial legislature of Arizona, and during his two years of service in that capacity was chairman of the committee on education and was a mem- ber of several other committees. In 1884 he was a candidate for the position of joint coun- cilman of the northern district of Arizona and was defeated by Dr. Ainsworth, his political opponent, who received a small majority, carry- ing twG of the live counties interested. In 1886 Mr. Cornwall was honored by nomination to the same office, and was triumphantly elected by a plurality vote of 982. He served his full term as president of the territorial council, and won the high regard and lasting esteem of the general public by his wise and manly course. Agaifi, in 1898, they manifested their great re- liance upon him by electing him as treasurer of Mohave county, and as such he served for two years. From his early manhood he has been devoted to the policy of the Democratic 548 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. party, and has bepn an influential factor in its councils, frequently being selected as a dele- gate to local and territorial conventions. A westerner by birth and every association and sentiment, Hon. ' Adamson Cornwall cer- tainly is true to the vital interests of the Pacific slope, and especially of this, his chosen com- munity. His father, Rev. Josephus A. Cornwall, was a pioneer minister in Oregon^ and for about a score of years labored earnestly in the cause of Christianity in that state, being a leading light in the Presbyterian denomination there. He._was a native of Georgia, whence he came to the west in 1846, thus being among the her- alds of on-coming civilization, and one of the first settlers of •Oregon. His death occurred when he had arrived at the advanced age of eighty-two years, at which time he was a resi- dejit of Ventura county, Cal. His wife, the mother of our subject, bore the maiden name of Nancy Hardin. Of their twelve children nine are yet living and two, Adamson and William Cornwall, are residents of Mohave county. The date of our subject's nativity is June 10, 1850, his birthplace being near Salem, Ore. His youth was chiefly spent in California, and his literary education was obtained in Sonoma College, after which he engaged in teaching in the public schools of that state for two years. In December, 1875, he came to Arizona from Ventura county, Cal., and located upon a ranch situated in the southern part of Mohave county. From that time until the present he has been more or less extensively interested in the cattle business and in farming, and in order to ren- der his property more valuable he had ditches made from the Sandy river, thus affording irri- gation privileges when necessary. By industry and perseverance he has won a welJ deserved prosperity, for he came here without capital or resources, but with a firm resolve to make his own way. That his sterling integrity is relied upon might be proved in many ways, and that his financial ability is believed in. has been fre- (|ucntly shown, as, for instance, when he has been appointed as administrator of mining prop- erty, as he has been several times. In the local lodge of Odd Fellows he is holding the office of treasurer at this writing. In 1886 Mr. Cornwall married Miss Jennie L. Hunt, of Monterey county, Cal. Faithfully she shared his joys and sorrows, and in 1898 was called to her reward in the better land. Five children are left to mourn the loss of a loving mother, namely: Amy L., Thomas Lane, Clay A., Irene, and Clarence. J. X. WOODS. The splendid opportunities for sheep raising afforded by the soil, climate, and general fitness of Navajo county, have attracted the practical attention of many who desired to engage in this occupation, and without exception all have succeeded who brought to bear the necessary application and persistency of effort. Though by early training a railroad man, which occupa- tion he followed for years, Mr. Woods is now de- voted entirely to his sheep, and is one of the largest and most successful breeders in the county. Nor are his claims for consideration confined to this branch of work, for he is one of the prominent men of the locality, and has numerous interests which fill a busy life. Though born in Ottawa City, Canada, in 1844, Mr. Woods was reared in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was educated and learned the trade of engineer. He was subsequently connected with the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Rail- road for several years, and in 1869 came to Missouri as an engineer on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, his run being between Chamois and Kansas City. During this time he lived in Sedalia, and his engine drew a passenger train. In 1874 he accepted a position as engineer on the \'andalia road between Terre Haute and St. Louis, and remained with this company until 1880, residing the while at Effingham, 111. He was later connected with the Atlantic & Pacific road until it was incorporated with the Santa Fe. During 188 1 he had the run between Albu- querque, N. M., and Enid, and then had charge of the head engine in laying the track between Fort Wingate and Canon Diablo. In 1882 he entered upon five years of service as master mechanic in the shops of the Atlantic & Pacific at Winslow, and then took a run out of Winslow on the passenger going west to Peach Springs, which he continued until 1898. In connection with his railroad work Mr. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 551 Woods became interested in the sheep industry in 1884, on a ranch five miles south of WiUiams. He branched out so extensively that in 1898 he found that he could no longer attend to his duty in both directions, so relinquished the rail- road for the sheep business. One of the larg- est raisers in the county, he has on hanil all the time between six and ten thousand animals, and his brand is a fine kind of Merinos. I'nless unforeseen circumstances arise, the annual crop of wool averages between sixty and ninety thnusand pornds. He was seriously afTected by ihe wool p.-nic of 1893 and 1896, but although suffering a loss of about $20,000, has since re- trieved his reverses and enjoys every prospect of increased success in the future. Ccnsiderab'.e real-estate has come into Mr. Wood's possession. He erected the first two- story building in Winslow and has built several residences which are rented out to other parties. In politics a Republican, he has taken an active p-rt in local and territorial affairs, and served on the first elected board of supervisors of Navajo county. In 1898 he was again elected, and received the highest vote, which consti- tutes a hold over, and is now entering upon his fifth year. During his first term he was a mem- ber of the building committee which constructed the brick court house and jail at the county seat. In 19CO Mr. Woods was tendered the nomination to the legislative council. In fra- ternal circles he is associated with the local lodge of Elks, and is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. In connection with the latter organization he was a delegate from the Winslow Division No. 134, to the national convention r.t New York City in 1887. He has filled all of the chairs of the local division. EDWIN L. DAVIS. Erom his young manhood, Mr. Davis, of Clif- ton, has been connected with- mining operations, in one capacity or another, and has had a long practical acquaintance with the treatment of ores. He was born in England in 1852 and attended the conmion schools of his neighbor- hood until he had mastered the elementary branches of knowledge. When fifteen years old. he determined to seek his fortune in Amer- ica, and immediately after reaching these shores proceeded to Utah. There he worked in a num- ber of mining camps and met with fair success in his efforts. In 1881 he went to Colorado, where he remained until the autumn of the fol- h^wing year. During the past nineteen years Mr. Davis has been a resident of Arizona and for a short time w.is in the employ of the Sonora Railroad. He lived in Tucson for about a year and a half. There he was in the employ of the Columbia Copper Company and for the first time was asso- ciated with the smelting of ores. At the end of eighteen months with that concern, he went to Johnsonville, where he worked for the Co- chise Copper Company about one year. Since 1884 he has dwelt in Clifton and for fifteen years of this period was foreman of the great smelting pl-nt of the .\rizona Copper Company. Large responsibilities have thus rested upon his shoul- ders, but he has been equal to every duty and emergency and year by year has added to his reputation as a mining man. One of the charter members of the Clifton Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Work- men, Mr. Davis also belongs to the Masonic fra- ternity, having joined the Clifton Lodge. His franchise is used in behalf of the platform and nominees of the Republican party. About ten years ago, in October, 1891, Mr. Davis married Mrs. Ella Richardson, and their pleasant home in this town indicates their good taste and love of the beautiful. . ADOLI'H TYROLER, M. D. The physical woes of the residents of Williams are ably ministered to by Dr. Tyroler, the popu- lar and successful physician, surgeon and drug merchant. In the midst of this thriving little town he has'built up a large and lucrative prac- tice, which not only includes the dwellers within the city limits, but in both directions along the line of the Santa Ee Radroad. His skill in diag- nosis and treatment lias struck a grateful and responsive chord in the hearts of all who have benefited bv his erudition, and he has gained friends as well as patronage. In C.rand Rapids. Mich., Dr. Tyroler was born, educated and grew to manhood. He early showed an inclination for professional life, and 55^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. decided to devote his future to a mastery, as far as possible, of medical and surgical science. The opportunity for study along these lines was found at Ann Arbor, Mich., from which institu- tion he was graduated in the class of 1894. As a preliminary practice he located in Ithaca, Mich., and two years later, in i8g6, returnecl to his native city of Grand Rapids, and remained for two years. In January of 1898 Dr. Tyroler located in Wil- liams, and started a general practice. He be- came the manager of the Williams Drug Com- pany, in January of 1900. The drug store is a neat and well-stocked enterprise, and carries, besides drugs, a general line of sundries. The 'responsibilities of the Doctor are augmented by his positions as surgeon for the Santa Fe Rail- road Company, between Williams and Seligman, and for the Santa Fe. Phoenix & Prescott Rail- road, at Ash Fork, .\riz. The general upbuild- ing of the town has ever been paramount in his mind and efforts, and any worthy enterprise towards progress meets with his substantial co- operation. Fraternally he is associated with the Masons, Elks, Foresters, Knights of Pythias, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, for which latter organization he is medical exam- iner. Much of the Doctor's success is due to his liking for the country in which he lives, for the town has no more enthusiastic advocate of its resources and geneial advantages. An ardent Republican, he is now serving as a member of the executive committee of the Coconino Coun- ty Republican Central Committee. GEORGE RoiiERT WILLISCROFT. Tile Williscroft family is of English descent, and the paternal grandfather was born in Eng- land. He subsequently removed to' the north of Ireland, and successfully carried on a large linen industry. His son, William, the father of George, was born in the north of Ireland, and upon emigrating to Canada was in the employ of the government, and was one of the con- structors of the Ridau cnnai. At the expira- tion of his contract he turned his attention to farnn'ng in the vicinity of Ottawa, where he died at tlie age of fifty-two years. His wife, Sarah (Becket) Williscroft, was born in the north of Ireland, whither her ancestors had removed in the thirteenth century. She was of distin- guishetl family, claiming kinship with Thomas a Becket. Mrs. Williscroft, who died in Can- ada, was the mother of ten children, all of whom are living, George being sixth. One son, Will- iam, is a cattleman in northern Arizona, and John is a merchant in the Indian Territory. George Robert Williscroft was born near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 4, 1852. His early life was uneventful, and not unlike that experienced by the average farm-reared boy. He studied diligently at the public schools, and in 1869 was apprenticed out as a carriage maker in Kempville. After three years of patient appli- cation to his trade, he started a business in Oxford, and in 1878 began to work as a mill- wright, and in time became a practical mechanic and moulder. In Toronto, Canada, he engaged for about ten years in the manufacture of mill machinery, and in 1888 came west and located in Phoenix. One of his first undertakings in the far western city was the adjusting and placing of the machinery in the Smith mill, and a year later he built the foundry and machine shop in which his work has since been carried on. He manufactures all kinds of castings and machin- ery, and handles new and second-hand machin- ery, and also does a great deal of repairing. In addition, he represents, as agent, the J. I. Case Company, selling their engines and threshers. The foundry built by Mr. Williscroft is ad- mirably adapted by construction and equipment for the purpose to which it is devoted, and no expense has been spared in making it a model of its kind. It covers a whole block, and contains an engine of ten-horse power, and has a smelt- ing capacity of five tons. Mr. Williscroft is a natural mechanic, and has bent his ingenuity to- wards several improvements along the lines of his chosen work. He has unfortunately not bene- fited by his inventions, which have proved of such an excellent and useful nature that they are extensively used over the whole country. Among his contrivances is a dust collector which has no equal, and is used, not only in America, but has found its way to numerous countries across the se.a. .\niithcr invention which remains unpatented because of lack of capital behind it, is a drop box to be used in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 553 elevating any dry substance pneumatically. Mr. Williscroft was married in Canada to Martha Stewart, a native of Canada. Of this union there are four children, viz.: Margaret Adelaide, who is now Mrs. Carpenter, and re- sides in Arizona; Florence Esther, who was the wife of J. Ernest Walker, and died in I'hocnix; Gertrude Louise, and Annie lie. trice. The last two are living at home. Tn national politics Mr. Williscroft is a Republican, jjul has no inclina- tion for jjuljlic office. With his family he is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. ERNEST FREDERICIv KELLNER. The mercantile establishment founded as far back as 1878 by E. F. Kellner, Sr., and now con- ducted under the firm title of E. F. Kellner & Co., is one of the substantial landmarks of the town of Globe. The founder of this business was born in New Braunfels, Tex., in 1849, ^'id became a pioneer of Globe in 1878, during the rugged days of early pioneer life. At once he embarked in the mercantile business as a part- ner of J. B. Morrill, the two carrying on a whole- sale and retail trade. Soon, however, Mr. Mor- rill disposed of his interest to his partner, wdio conducted the enterprise alone. Afterward he opened a similar establishment at McMillen, in partnership with J. W. Ransom ; the venture proved profitable, but was soon abandoned. W'ith these two as partners, the business at Globe was conducted until 1900, when Mr. Ran- som's share of the stock came into the posses- sion of E. F. Kellner, Jr., as a gift from his father to commemorate the twenty-first anni- versary of his birth. About 1884 Mr. Kellner, Sr., opened a mer- cantile store in Phoenix, which he now owns with his youngest daughter, Frank R. Kellner, the two conducting a wholesale and retail busi- ness. Since then he has spent the greater part of his time in Phoenix, with the exception of infrequent trips to Globe to look over his inter- ests here, which are many and varied. His home is one of the most attractive in Phoenix, and he has long been regarded as one of the most capable and resourceful business men of the territory. Besides his real-estate holdings in I'jioenix, he owns three fine ranches in the Salt River valley and one at Florence. Extensively interested in mining, he owns copper and gold mines in the vicinity of Globe, also mills, a lun\ber yard, and an agricultural implement busi- ness. While in New Mexico he was made a Mason and later became a charter member of the blue lodge at Globe, Ariz. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, but his many interests and busy commercial life have never permitted of time for ])olitical office. His marriage took place in Xew Mexico and united him with Mamie, daughter of M. \'. Bennett. Of this union there are four children, viz.: Willie, wife of Dr. S. B. Claypool, of Globe; E. F., Jr., Frank and Ben J., who are with their parents in Phoenix. L'nlike the majority who are promoting the commercial interests of Globe, E. F. Kellner, Jr., who is managing the Globe store and has one-fourth interest in the concern, was born within the borders of the town. Although still a young man (having been born in 1880) he has remarkable business ability, which is partly an inheritance, but mainly the result of unwearied application to his father's interests. He was educated at St. Mathew's College in San Mateo, Cal., and is well equipped for whatever responsi- bility life may bring him. He has entire charge of the affairs in Globe, which, in addition to a general mercantile business, includes a general banking business of large proportions. With the example of his father before him and with the aid of his own natural ability, he will with- out doubt become an influence in local and ter- ritorial affairs. H. L. GEORGE. The well-known proprietor of the Club Stables of Phoenix, which are among the finest and largest liveries in Arizona, was born in Seguine, Tex., September 17, 1862, and belongs to a family that has been especially prominent in military affairs. His paternal ancestors were of English origin and were among the first set- tlers on the James river in X'irginia. His great- giandfather. Colonel George, was a native of that state, and was one of the first settlers of that ])art of the Old Dominion which is now Kentucky, lie lived the life of a planter and served witli distinction as a colonel in the Rev- olutionarv war. The grandfather. Major J. W. 554 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. George, was an officer in the war of 1812, and was an extensive planter of Kentucky. He was born in Henry county, that state, and continued his residence there throughout life. Capt. W. L. George, our subject's father, was also a native of Henry county, Ky., and was a graduate of the military academy at Drennan Springs, tiiat state. When a young man he went to Seguine, Te.x., and during the Civil war raised two companies with Governor Ireland of that state, being commissioned captain of one of these. He served all through the war with Generals Longstreet and Hood, and was once wounded. His brother. Major M. B. George, was a member of General Hood's staff. After the war Captain George became a gov- ernment contractor and removed to Kansas City, from which place he supplied the western forts and Indians with government beef, doing a very successful business. He and Major J. W. L. Slavin built the first packing house in Kansas City and ran it for several years, but the firm failed during the panic of 1873. Cap- tain George was also president of the First National Bank of Kansas City. Nothing daunted, he commenced farming on an extensive scale and made another fortune, but lost this in 1882. Four years later he came to Phoenix, Ariz., and engaged in railroad con- tracting and canal building. He died here in August, 1897, honored and respected by all who knew him. His widow, who bore the maiden name of Eliza Le Gette, is still a resident of Phoenix. She was born on Cape Fear river in South Carolina, and is descended from the French nobility, her great-great-uncle being Marquis de Resette. Her ancestors were among the Fluguenots who were driven from France on account of the revocation of the edict of Nantes. Our subject is the oldest in a family of three children, the others being W. L. and !\. 11., I)otli residents of Phoenix. During his boyhood and youth H. L. George attended the military academy at Frankfort, Ky., and then entered the University of Kentucky, where he pursued his studies until the senior year. lie b^'gan his business career as his father's assistant, and in February, 1887, came to Arizona, and engaged with his father in canal construction, building the Peoria, East River- side, Agua Fria and other canals. They were also contractors on both the Southern Pacific and United Verde Railroads. Our subject served as deputy sheriff under Linn Orme four vears, and in 1897 embarked in the livery business, building the Club Stables on North Center street, which he has since so successfully conducted. He was also one of the organizers of the Al- hambra I'.rick Company, which lias built a mod- ern plant and is now engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of brick. Mr. tieorge is secretary of the company, and is justly regarded as one of the most energetic, progressive and capable business men of the city. At Woodford, Ky., he married Miss Minnie Brookie, a native of that place and a daughter of James W. Brookie, a planter. She died in 1888, leaving one daughter, Brookie. The Democratic party has always found in Mr. George a stanch supporter of its principles. He is a charter member of the Maricopa Club, and is cjuite popular both in business and social cir- cles. J. E. HASKELL. The general manager of the Penn Gold Min- ing Company, whose claims are situated in the Walker district on Lynx creek, within a score of miles of Prescott, is a business man of recog- nized ability and is eminently fitted for the re- sponsible position he now holds. Though a native of New York state, he went to Pennsyl- vania when in his ninth year, and much of his subsequent life has been passed in Bradford. For upwards of thirty-six years he has been ac- tively associated with the coal-oil industry, and during that period has been interested in not less than three hundred producing wells, these being located chiefly in the vicinity of Bradford, Pa., and in West \'irginia. In 1892 he became interested in the oil fields of Indiana, and to- day owns about twenty wells in the northeastern part of that state. Exclusive of the royalty ex- acted, the output of these wells is not less than seven hun<Ired barrels per month. Though he has devoted the main share of his time to the development of oil fields, and has met with remarkable success in his undertak- ings, J. E. Haskell also has made investments in other directions. He is a member of the firm PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 557 and a director of the Erie Chemical Works of Erie, Pa., whicli phnt now turns out twenty tons of ahun cake daily. His finely-kept vine- \ar(l at Mooreheadville, Pa., covers about one hundred acres, and in iQco a crop was s;athered ;unounting to three hundred and forty tons. The Penn Gold Mining Companv was oroan- ized aljout one year ago, when the following officers were chosen by the l)oard (it directors: C. P. Collins, of Bradford, Pa., president; J. R. Leonard, of Beaver, Pa., vice-president; Harry Hcasley, of Pittsburg, Pa., treasurer; and J. E. Haskell, of Bradford, Pa., general manager. The mill was started in operation .April i8, 1900. It has a capacity of forty tons daily, about four and one-half tons of concentrates resulting, averaging about $70 per ton. The ore is a heavy sulphide, averaging about $7 to the ton. About twentv-five men are etnployed in the mines, and four are engaged in running the mill. During . 1901 a second Huntington mill was added, and the two now crush eighty tons of ore daily, mak- ing about eight and one-half to nine tons of con- centrates, employing forty-five men at the mine and mill. Every detail of the business is under the per- sonal and direct supervision of Mr. Haskell, to whom is due the credit for the success attend- ing the enterprise. Having given his attention closely to business matters, he has not had leisure to participate actively in politics, but he maintains an interest in all matters bearing upon the welfare of the nation, .and in his political views is a Republican. ABRAHAM DIAZ. The birth of the subject of this article oc- curred in L^res, Mexico, January 8, 1850. There he continued to live until he was eighteen years of age, and by that time had obtained a liberal education in the public schools and local col- lege. Then he went to San Diego, Cal., where he remained for a period, after which he became a resident of Los Angles, same state. In 1874 Mr. Diaz came to Arizona and was in the employ of a government contractor for some time, his home being in Tucson. Having learned the ])rinciples of business pretty thor- oughly, tlie young man then conmienced taking 21 contracts on his own account, supplying Fort Apache. In 1876 he catne to Solomonville and for three years engaged in farming in this neigh- l)orho<nl. Tints he is one of the first settlers of the place, .and only three small dwellings stood on the site of the future county-seat when he took up his aboile here. During the next twenty years he devoted his attention largely to the cattle business, and it was not until January, 1900, that he disposed of the last of his live stock. In the meantime he had also been en- gaged in the liquor business for thirteen years, and in March, 1900, opened a store in which general merchandise is carried in stock. In addition to this he is interested in mities near Clifton and in the Lone Star district. Mr. Diaz began the New Year of 1885 by marrying Miss Gerarda Johnson, of Clifton. They have two promising children, John, tiow twelve years old, and Antonia, in his ninth year. Both are at home and are apt students in the local school. The family is Catholic in religious faith and contiibutes generously to the work of the church. Iti politics Mr. Diaz is a Democrat and at present is serving as a member of the city council. From 1888 to 1891 he held the responsible office of jailor in the county, and faithfully discharged every duty devolving upon him. CHARLES E. NATHHORST. As a chetiiist and assayer Mr. Nathhorst has few equals in Arizona and, indeed, in the United States. He received his preliminary training in this direction in Sweden, where he was born in Falun, October 2, 1866. After graduating from the public schools he entered the Falun School of Mines, and was graduated as a chemist and tnining engineer. As is well known, the trades and professions in Sweden are taught in no lax and uncertain way, and he who would win dis- tinction or even graduate must apply himself unceasingly for months and years, and then pass an exatnination which for rigor and exactness has no parallel in America. Naturally, JNIr. Nathhorst came to the greatest mining country in the world as a desirable field in which to apply his knowledge, and in 1888 located at San Pedro, N. M., as assayer for Sen- ator Clark, at the San Pedro mines, now the 558 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Santa Fe Copper Company. Here he remaiiieil for two years, when he accepted a position of greater responsibility as chemist and assayer for the United Verde Copper Company, with whom he remained for si.x years. Since then he has been engaged in general assay work, and is an expert mine examiner and reporter. He is also the owner of some valuable properties, and de- votes considerable time to prospecting. In 1899 Mr. Nathhorst erected a large stone Iniild- ing, which, since completion and furnishing, is the finest laboratory in the territory of Arizona and one of the finest in the country. In i8g6 the union of Mr. Nathhorst and Annie Kuchler occurred, Mrs. Nathhorst being a daughter of Frank Kuchler of San Francisco, formerly proprietor of the Jerome hotel at Jerome, Ariz. She is the mother of one daugh- ter, Anita. Mr. Nathhorst is entirely devoted to the work which nature and education have so ably fitted him to perform, but he is nevertheless a broad-minded and progressive citizen, and full of enthusiasm for the locality in which his lot has been cast. Fraternally he is a member of the Jerome Lodge No. 18, K. of P. A believer in Republican principles, he has, however, never found time to maintain more than a passing interest in politics. HON. JOHN S. JONES. Hon. John S. Jones, the well-known mining operator of Yavapai county, and owner of the Little Jessie group of mines, as w'ell as of others in that district, possesses about a quarter of a centurv's experience in mining matters, and is acknowledged to be a reliable judge of ores and values. He is popular in mining circles of this county, and, though it is strongly Democratic, his personal ability and merits received the stamp of the public's approval when it elected him to the territorial legislature. As a represen- tative of this district in the eighteenth general assembly he used his influence in behalf of the mining community and strongly advocated the bill providing for the establishment of the ter- ritorial prison at Prescott, wdiich bill passed the upper house, only to be defeated in the lower as- semblage. Mr. Jones was born in Wa'es ,'nd came to the United States with his parents in 1861. He was reared in Columbus, Ohio, and after leaving school was apprenticed as a machinist, serving four years as such. During the next four years he was employed as assistant engineer at the Deaf and Dumb Institute, of Columbus, and in 1870 he became a resident of St. Louis, Mo. There he engaged in the manufacturing of min- ing machinery, under the firm name of Ferguson & Jones, for fully nine years, meeting with suc- cess in the enterprise. Since 1879 Mr. Jones has been more or less di- rectly occupied in mining operations. His first experience in this line was in the Black Hills of Dakota. Erecting a mill near the Homestake mine, he contracted for ores about one year. Then he went to Central America in the interests of the St. Louis Syndicate and spent fourteen months there, in the meantime obtaining a con- cession to seventy-seven thousand acres of land, but owing to the troubles between President Soto and the President of Guatemala and their < respective factions it was found advisable to abandon the contract. Returning to St. Louis, he went thence to San Juan county, Colo., on behalf of a syndicate, closing out property owned there, and for several years gave his attention to the sale of mines. Among others of note which might be mentioned, except for the limits of this article, it may be said that he it was who nego- tiated the sale of a famous mine in the Ophir district, the consideration of the same being $75,- 000. In 1886 he went to New York city, where he was associated in heavy financial operations with Prof. James Whitehead, of Chicago, until the autumn of that year. Then coming to Arizona as the representative of a New York syndicate which had mines in the Groom Creek district of Yavapai county, Mr. Jones supervised the construction of a ten-stamp mill on its property, but the necessary capital to carry on the work was not forthcoming, so he re- signed. Devoting his time to prospecting for himself in various districts, he located the Little Jessie mine in 1889, and still continued to make claims at points which he deemed worthy of Ijcing developed. In 1890 he put up a five-stamp mill and proceeded to operate the Little Jessie mine. Later he increased the capacity of his mill, which is now classed with the twenty-stamp mills of the countv. The ore extracted from rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 559 this mine is of an exceptionally fine quality, aver- aging about $90 to the ton, gold being the chief precious mineral, and a little silver, though no copper, being found. The average value of the shipping ore ranges between $350 and $400 a ton, with shipments .as high as $1,000 per ton, and has produced upwards of $750,0:0. The Little Jessie group of mines comprise eighteen claims, situated in the Big Bug or Chaparal district. The owner has displayed great good judgment in his management of this valuable property and is rapidly amassing a fortune. A company is now formed on the Little Jessie mines, over two miles of mineral bearing on two mother lodes or veins, and known as the Trede- gar Mining Precious Metals & Reduction Com- pany. A 200-ton daily capacity mill is to be erected, and guarantees to pay 2 per cent monthly dividend after this mill is in operation. Hon. John S. Jones is president and managing director of the company, which has a capital stock of $2,500,000. From the time that he became a voter until the present, Mr. Jones has been a stalwart Re- publican. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, his membership being in the Prescott lodge. His wife (now deceased) was Mrs. Ella G. De Long, her former husband hav- ing been a cousin to the famous De Long of Arctic fame. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had three children, Jessie S. (for whom the mines were named), Grace and William. REV. CHARLES H. COOK. The Pima Indians at Sacaton, Pinal county, have no truer friend and adviser than is to lie found in Rev. Charles H. Cook, who has worked in their midst since 1870 with a singleness of purpose and large-hearted hunianitarianism to be found only in those gifted with "the nameless touch of nature that makes the whole world kin." Per- haps few, if any, of our Indian tribes of late years have made more progress in the arts of civilization than the Pimas. There is. however, one great drawback at present. The many white settlements above Sacaton take from the In- dians the water needed for irrigation. It is Mr. Cook's hope that the government will provide them with a large reservoir, in which case he feels assured that, as heretofore, the Pimas will remain a contented and prosperous people. Of German birth and training, Mr. Cook claims the principality of \\'aldeck as his native place, and he was born in 1838. The family of which he is a member has for many years been iden- tified with the intellectual life of their place of residence, his parents, grandparents and great- grandparents having devoted their lives to edu- cational work and to successful literary careers. He himself was preparing for a teacher's life at Nieder Wildungen, but just before graduat- ing came to the United States, reaching New Orleans about November 16, 1855. For a time he was employed in a printing office and book- store there. At the outbreak of the Civil war he entered the Union army, and as a gunner in Battery L, First New York Light Artillery, took part in the battles of the army of the Potomac, serving his adopted country with courage and fidelity. In 1865 he was mustered out at Elmira, N. Y.' With the restoration of peace Islr. Cook went to Chicago, 111., and for a time was associated with the banking house of Lunt. Preston & Kean. Afterward he became a member of the Rock River conference of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, and was placed in charge of the Halsted street mission in Chicago, in which he was interested until 1870. Following a long- cherished plan, he came to Sacaton, Ariz., at his own expense, to teach the Gospel to the Pima antl ]\Iaricopa Indians, supporting himself the while by teaching in the government Indian school. This independent missionary undertak- ing was conducted until 1881, when he became a member of the Presbyterian Church and was placed in charge of the work here under the Home ^Missionary Board of that denomination. One may arrive at an idea of the great work being accomplished by him when it is known that since 1881 he has built four churches on the reservation, and two more have been added by his two assistants-. He is now in charge of four churches, with an aggregate membership of eight hundred Indian members. To the various duties connected with this responsible undertaking he devotes his unwearying efforts, and that his labors arc not in vain is shown not 56o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. only by the intellectual and moral aspects of the case, but also by the sffectionate regard in which he is held by the Indians. He is connected with the Arizona presbytery and also belongs to the svnod of New Me.xico. In addition to the work under his charge, the Roman Catholics also have four churches on this reservation. In 1872 Mr. Cook married Anna T.ath, an educated lady of Lierlin, Germany, who for seventeen and one-half years was of great help to him. She became the mother of seven chil- dren and died at Sacaton in December, i88q. His second marriage took place in August, 1895, and united him with Miss Catherine Barley, whose death occurred April 21, igoi. JOHN DENNETT, JR., M. D. A busy, capable and energetic man is Dr. Dennett, general practitioner at Congress and special physician for the Congress Gold Com- pany, the largest gold mining property in the southwest. While the fifteen hundred people at Congress require most of the Doctor's time, the camps of the surrounding companies come in for a share of his attention, and all .are unani- mous in according high praise for the skill in treatment and diagnosis, and the innumerable kindy attentions which are brought into their work-worn lives by their physician and friend. In the main Dr. Dennett has found all that he sought in coming to this wonderful territory. In his estim.ation the climate has no superior in the land for pulmonary difficulties, and it has served him a good turn by building up a some- what shattered constitution. He was born in Yoik, Me., of colonial New England ancestry, and is the only son of Capt. John Dennett of the United States nav\'. Captain Dennett served as an officer under Farragut in the Civil war, and participated in the battle of Mobile Bay, later being stationed on the blockade off Pensa- cola. He married Miss Annie Fernald Thomp- son, the daughter of a distinguished family in maritime New England. When fourteen years of age Dr. Dennett was sent to Boston to be edu- cated, and was graduated from the English high- school in 1887. He subsequently entered Har- vard College for a special course of three years leading to medicine, and was graduated from the Harvard Medical College in the class of 1894. He proved a brilliant scholar, and an ambitious one, and followed his graduation by taking a course in hospital practice in Boston, and was later admitting physician at the Boston City Hos- pital. He here contracted a severe lung dis- order, and in the hope of recuperating, came west to Arizona in October of 1895, and settled in Congress in August of 1896. From the first he became associated with the Congress Gold Company. He is the present vice-president of the Arizona Medical Association, and is a mem- ber of many eastern medical and scientific socie- ties. The extended practice of the Doctor has brought him in good financial returns. He takes an active interest in all of the enterprises of the town, and is a forceful medium of prog- ress in his adopted county. Although affiliated with the Republican party, he is not an office seeker, preferring to devote all of his time to his practice, and to additional research along the lines of his great profession. HENRY M. WELBORN. This rancher of Maricopa county was born in Lafayette county, Mo., April 26, 1853. His par- ents, James H. and Eliza (Gamble) Welborn, were natives respectively of North Carolina and Indiana. James H. Welborn was a prominent farmer of Lafayette county, and for years served as a justice of the peace. His son, H. M., led a practically uneventful life in youth, and received his education in the district schools of his native county. With the exception of twiD years spent in Gib- son county, Ind., Mr. Welborn lived in ^Missouri until he took up his permanent residence in Arizona in 1895. While living in Missouri he was united in marriage with Laura Avitt, who was a daughter of John R. and Fannie (Van Meter) Avitt, residents of Lafayette county. Mo., but natives of Kentucky, and of this union there were two children, one of whom is living, Rena li. A second alliance was con- tracted with Miriam R. Green, daughter of R. ( ). and Susan (Gvvinn) Green, who were formerly of Kentucky, though at the time of .Mr. Welborn's marriage they were residents of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 563 Lafayette county, Mo. To this second union were born four children, three of whom arc livin<j,viz.: Leiah M., Mary and Henry M. Jr. Since coming to the territory Mr. Welborn has been able to realize many of his expectations, for his efforts in the way of improvement have met with satisfactory results, and he is to-day one of the successful cattle raisers in the valley. The ranch which has been the scene of his untir- ing efforts is one hundred and fifty acres in ex- tent, and is located twelve miles northwest of Phoenix. It is devoted exclusively to the rais- ing of cattle, and has proved an unusually suc- cessful venture. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Welborn is yet not an office seeker, preferring to leave to others the manipulation of the political machinery. He is liberal minded and enterprising, and is willing and anxious to assist in all movements for the upbuilding and improvement of the locality in which he lives. He is prominent in the Christian church, and contributes generously towards its sujiport. JAMES T. PRIEST. To such men as Mr. Priest is invariably due a large share of the prosperity of the localities in which they reside. Of progressive thought, keen business sagacity and large-hearted devo- tion to the public good, he has made his impress upon the latter-day civilization of the Salt River valley, and entered heartily into all of the best schemes for improvement. Coming to the ter- ritory at a time when there was practically little of the promise which has so surprised the sur- rounding states, he took up a farm of one hun- dred acres, which is now one of the best in the locality. From crude and sterile acres it has been made to produce abundantly, thereby re- flecting credit upon the owner and upon the ad- jacent well improved farms. While the interests of Mr. Priest extend in various directions, his greatest thought and study have been in regard to the development of water, and it is perhaps in this connection that he will be most gratefully remembered in the future. Like all large land owners, the subject of artificial irrigation has been with him a ques- tion of large moment, and its solution an imper- ative necessitv. With the construction of the Tempe irrigating canal and its tributaries he has had much to do, and was for a number of years president of the Tempe Irrigating Company. At the present time he is president of the Kirk- land & McKinney Canal Company. In political circles also he has taken an important part, and is a stanch member of the Republican party. In this connection he has served as a member of the school board, and has in many ways evinced his firm belief in the benefits of the best possible education. No one in the locality has more earnestly desired excellent educational advan- tages than has Mr. Priest, or more readily con- tributed time and money to the improvement of the system of education. For ten years he has served as a supervisor of Maricopa county, and during all of that time has been president of the board of supervisors. For several years he has held office as a justice of the peace. At this writing he is president of the board of water storage commissioners, by an act of the legis- lature. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The early members of the Priest family were loyal subjects of the English crown, and George and Elizafjeth (Templeman) Priest, the parents of James T., were born in Nottinghamshire, England. Early in the '30s they immigrated to America, settling in Canada, and subsequently removing to the LTnited States when their son. James, was about four years of age. They set- tled in Piond county. 111., and devoted them- selves to tilling the soil, and years later returned to Canadian soil, where they eventually died. James T. Priest was born in Ontario, Canada, September 19, 1835. He received the greater part of his education in Bond county, 111., and availed himself of such instruction as was pro- curable in the early subscription schools. When arrived at years of discretion he left the home- stead in Bond county. 111., and spent some time in Indiana and New Orleans, finally determin- ing to make his future home in the far west. In 1859 he made the memorable trip across the plains with ox teams- and wagons, and accom- panied by a herd of cattle, the journey from \'andalia. 111., to the Indian valley, Cal., extend- ing from May 18 to the following October. After a short sojourn in California Mr. Priest went, in i860, to Oregon, and for three years 5^4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. was more or less successfully eugagcd in the lunilx-r business, continuing the same after his removal to Santa Cruz county, Cal., in 1863. In 1871 Mr. Priest came to the territory of Arizona, and has since lived in the midst of the peace and prosperity of the Salt River valley. In 1875 he was united in marriage with Mariana Gonzales, a daughter of Mariano Gonzales, .a native of Sonora, Mexico, who came to the vi- cinity of Tempe in 1874. To Mr. and Mrs. Priest have been born eight children, five of whom are living: Clara, who has been educated in mu.sic and is a fine vocalist; John G., Marina, Ann, and Lourdcs. The children are all living at home. HON. HENRY M. WOODS. The latter part of the active life of Mr. Woods has been associated with the mining interests of one of the largest copper mining centers in the world, and since 1896 he has been pattern maker for the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company, to which Bisbee and the whole ter- ritory owe much of the prosperity which has visited them. A native of Southboro, Mass., Mr. Woods was born May 12, 1855, and is a son of Morgan and Elizabeth Woods, the former of whom was, dur- ing the years of his activity, a carpenter and con- tractor. When only four years of age the boy lost his mother by death, and was subsequently raised to years of maturity in his native locality, and received his education in the public schools. Following an inclination to travel and become financially independent, he started west in April of 1877, stopping for two years at Forth Worth, Texas, which was then the end of the Texas Pacific Railroad. In 1879 he continued his journey westward, going in a train composed of thirteen men and thirteen mules, and finally landed at a little mining town in Cochise county, Ariz., called Dos Cabezos. Here he encoun- tered his first experience in mining, and after trying for a time to extract gold from the earth moved into the Clierry Cow mountains, where for one year he was interested in lumbering and prospecting. In March of 1880 Mr. Woods removed to Tombstone, Cochise county, and became the foreman for the Contention silver mine, remain- ing with the company until 1892. In the mean time, during the strike of 1884, he availed him- self of the lull in mining affairs to travel through the northwest, visiting California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and into the Coeur de Leon mining country. On the return trip he pros- pected through the Red mountains of Colorado, and worked in the Carlysle mine in Grant county, N. M., returning to his former position with the Contention mine in 1886. When this once famous mine practically closed down Mr. Woods came to Bisbee and engaged in carpen- tering for the Copper Queen Consolidated Min- ing Company. He is one of the best-known men in his line in the territory, and is not only a pattern m.aker, but a practical miner and also an expert carpenter. In the various enterprises which have been the means of developing the county and terri- tory Mr. Woods has been foremost as an in- fluence for progress, and has exerted a wide influence over mining affairs as a member of the legislature, to which he was elected in 1898. At this election he was one of four Republicans elected in a Democratic county, and in 1900, at which time he was one of three elected in the same county, he received the highest vote of any assemblyman in the county. As an assem- blyman in 1898 he served on some of the impor- tant committees, among them being mines and mining, corporations, and the position of chair- man of the federal relations. In the session of 1901 he was a member of the committee on appropriations, education, mines and mining, and chairman of the committee on enrolled and engrossed bills. He has also served on the school committee of Bisbee." In, 1886 Mr. Woods married Letta May Steele, who was born in Missouri, and when ten years old she went to Charlotte, Mich., where she was reared and educated. Of this union there were born the following children: Curtis; Adelaide, who died at the age of seven years; Steele and Gladys. Mr. Woods is variously in- terested in the fraternal associations in which the town abounds, and is a member of Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., and Land- mark Chapter No. 6, Royal Arch Masons, of which he is the present scribe. He is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Work-- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 567 men, and past master of the same. For many years lie has been recognized as among the prominent RepubHcans of Cocliise county. ROBERT BLAIR. Although a resident of Prescott, ^Ir. Blair is one of the largest cattle raisers and farmers of Yavapai county, and as one of the very early settlers of this part of the territory has an inti- mate acquaintance with its resources and growth. As early as 1869 he came to Prescott and located a cattle ranch four miles north of the town on Willow creek. This property has since been known as Burnt Ranch, and is three hundred and twenty acres in extent. The land is deeded, and a portion of it is devoted to general farming. Connected with the estate is an ex- tensive range for cattle and horses. Here have been carried on large interests, and the genial owner of the fine property is one of the best authorities on cattle in the county. Of Scotch descent and parentage, Air. Blair was born in Mercer county, Pa., November 20, 1832, and is a son of James Blair, a native of Scotland and an early settler in Pennsylvania. By the mar- riage of James and Mary Blair (the latter a native of Ireland), there were born three sons and one daughter, of whom Robert is the sec- ond. The youngest son, William, was a soldier in the Civil war, and was killed while defending the honor of his country. Until twenty-one years of age Robert Blair remained at home on his father's farm, and as opportimity offered attended the public schools. With a company of emigrants who hoped much from the practically undeveloped west he crossed the plains in 1853, and upon arriving in California engaged in mining and prospecting in Sierra county. In 1863 he enlisted in Com- pany G, First California \'olunteer Cavalry, and served from Alay i, 1863, to May 21, 1866. In company with his regiment he traveled through Arizona and New Mexico on an Indian cam- paign, and was mustered out at Santa Fe, N. AL, after which he returned to Los Angeles. From there in 1869 he came to Prescott, and has since been devoted to the best interests of the town and surrounding county. He is the owner of two valuable gold mining claims in Crook canon district, Yavapai count}', cast of the Hassayampa range. In August, 1872, Mr. Blair married Rosario Rubia, who was born in Tucson, Ariz., in 1834, and is a daughter of Xavier and Alvina (Mar- tinez) Rubia, both deceased. Her father and grandfather were Indian fighters, and the former was killed in the war with the Apaches. Mrs. Blair has a brother and sister in Sonora. She is a most estimable woman, and has many friends in Prescott, and many interests which fill her industrious life. A singular large-heart- edness characterizes her dealings with others, which is not confined to human beings, however, but extends to the cattle on her husband's ranch, to the horses, dogs, cats and other household pets, of which she is very fond. She is an ardent Catholic, and a member of the Sacred Heart church. In politics Mr. Blair is a Democrat, and he is a member of the Yavapai County Stock Growers' Association. JAMES DALTON. This successful farmer and stock-raiser of the Salt River valley came to Arizona in 1890, and located upon his present ranch in 1896. His farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres under a high state of cultivation, and is well equipped as to buildings and implements. A native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., Mr. Dalton was born December 31, 1866, and is a son of John and Margaret (Moniban) Dalton, early settlers in St. Lawrence county. They were born in Ireland, and were industrious and enterprising farmers. Their son, James, re- ceived the early training of the average farmer's son, and w'as initiated into every department of farm work. He studied diligently at the district schools, and laid the foundation for much later study and application. In the spring of 1890 he decided to start out in the world for himself, and as a preliminary tarried in Boston, Mass., for a short time, and came to Arizona in De- cember of 1890. For a time his lines by in pleasant places, and he was employed by a vinc- vardist in the Salt River valley. Subsequently he engaged in the milk business, and had a large milk route in the city of Phoenix. In 1896 he settled on his present ranch. 5f« I'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. April 26, i8y8, Mr. Dalton was united in mar- riage with Cora E. Moffett, a native of Cali- fornia, and a daughter of J. P. and Czarina (Mc- Morris) Moffett. Of this union there have been born a daughter and son, Frances M. and John James. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Dalton is interested in all of the undertakings of his party, hut lias never been an ofiiice seeker. He prefers to devote his entire time to the care and man- agement of his farm, and to this close applica- tion to the business at hand attributes much of the success that has attended his efiforts. He keeps on the place about a hundred head of cat- tle. In his religious belief he is associated with the Roman Catholic Church, and contributes generously towards its support. He is public spirited and enterprising and enjoys the confi- dence and esteem of all wdio are privileged to know him. JOE W. WILSON. There is probably no man in the territory of Arizona who possesses a more thorough and extended knowledge of the clothing business than does Mr. Wilson, one of the largest cloth- iers of Prescott. I'rom practically his thirteenth year he has been grappling with the perplexing problem of properly clothing the male portion of the race who have happened his way in dif- ferent parts of the country, and his success in life is proof of a correct understanding of the various individual requirements of his patrons. That Mr. Wilson is an eastern man no one would for a moment doubt, and that he comes from Boston is also a foregone conclusion. He is possessed of the tact, courtesy, finish and good taste that one associates \vith the men wdio come from the Atlantic coast and make a suc- cess of their life work in the west. A native of Boston, Mass., he was born No- vember II, 1848, and studied at the public schools of the Hub city. At the age of thirteen he entered the employ of a wholesale clothing house in Boston, and in 1872 filled a like posi- tion in Louisville, Ky., in both of which places he was a traveling salesman. In 1876 he became identified with a wholesale concern in New York City, and three years later represented a New York house in Albuquerque, N. M. In the meantime he had worked up a good deal of enthusiasm over the possibilities of the business in the west, and in 1882 located in Prescott, and started the clothing business of J. W. Wilson & Co. At first the enterprise was located on Goodwin street, then on Montezuma, and later on the corner of Montezuma and Gurley. In July of 1900 a devastating fire destroyed the stock, but not the hope of the head of the firm. On the northwest corner of the same streets he has erected a new building of fine appearance, which anticipates no formidable rivals for some time to come. The dimensions are 50x100 feet, and the handsome circular plate glass windows and general furnishings of the interior are ele- gant and costly in the extreme. The business is now conducted by Mr. Wilson alone. The success of Mr. Wilson has been of a gen- eral kind, for he has availed himself of many chances here represented. A ranch in Skull valley, which has been devoted to the cattle business, is plentifully supplied with water from springs and wells, and considerable alfalfa is grown on a portion of the land. He is also the owner of some paying mining claims, and has spent a great deal of money in developing, from which he expects large future returns. In this connection he was associated as president for one term with the fitful but now terminated career of the Mining Exchange. In the city of his adoption he has erected a pleasant home on the corner of Grove and Gurley streets. Since living in Prescott Mr. Wilson has mar- ried Margaret Archer, who was born in Ohio. They have a daughter, Margie Edna. Frater- nally he is connected with the Masons, the Knights of Pythias, and the United Moderns. In politics he is independent. J. W. WEATHERFORD. The beautiful Hotel Weatherford, of Flag- staff, certainly not only is a great credit to the "Skylight city," but would be such to any metropolis, east or west. Built in the season of 1898-9, along thoroughly modern plans, this handsome red-sand stone l)uilding, constructed of material quarried in the vicinity of the town, is fouf stories in height and 50x100 feet in dimensions. It was opened for the patronage of the public on New Year's day, 1900, and is PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 571 meeting the approbation of the most critical tourists, as well as that of local patrons of wealth and cultured tastes. The ground floor of the building is a light, commodious store, occupied by our enterprising merchant. P. R, Weather- ford, brother of the proprietor of the hotel. The forty-two large and pleasant guest rooms of the hotel are furnished excellently, are kept clean and in good order and each room is provided with hot and cold water, marble washstands being a special feature of this modern house. xA fine system of heating and lighting the estab- lishment commends it to every one, electricitv being used for the latter purpose. A good sample-room and bar is kept in connection with the hotel, and everything within the bounds of reason is furnished to patrons. The personal supervision of the proprietor and his efficient wife is given to the details of the business, and this constant watchfulness insures comfort to guests. The cuisine of the house is particularly fine and varied; the rates are $2.50 per day, and special terms are made to parties desiring to pass several weeks or more under this hospit- able roof. J. W. Weatherford is a native of Fort Worth, Tex., his birth having occurred in 1859. His parents removed to the western part of the Lone Star state at an early day and the town of Weatherford was named in honor of our sub- ject's father. In 1879 the young man left his native state and spent about a year in New Mexico. In the spring of 1880 he came to Arizona and for a year or more dwelt in the town of Globe, then returning to New Mexico. Thence he went into old Mexico, where he en- gaged in mining and prospecting until 1885, when he located in Phoenix, Ariz. In the autumn of the ne.xt year Mr. Weatherford came to Flagstaff, then a small town, and though then on his way to Butte City, Mont., he was impressed with the possibilities of this well- situated railroad point and wonderful surround- ing country — termed the "most available gate- way to the Grand Canon of the Colorado." This county was then included within that of Yavapai county, both very large portions of the middle-northern part of the territory. In 1887 Mr. Weatherford won the race for the office of justice of the peace, a very busy posi- tion in those days, and for two years he served in that capacity. In 1889 he connnenced his mercantile career here, and for ten years gave his entire attention to that jjursuit. meeting with success. He has been a loyal adherent to the Democratic party, but is in no wise a politician, in the usual sense. When the nomination for the position of representative to the territorial legislature was tendered him in i8<j8 he declined the honor, preferring to keep to the quiet path- ways of private life. He is a member of the local lodge of the Odd Fellows order, being past Noble Grand of the same, and his member- ship also is held in Flagstaff Lodge No. 499. B. P. O. F. His marriage to Miss Margaret J. McGratten took place in 1893, ^^d they have one son, Hugh M. I)v name. JOHN N. BROWN. The large cattle industry of Pinal county has a valued promoter in Mr. Brown, who is one of the best authorities on the subject for miles around. Since 1873 he has been variously iden- tified with the growth of the hitherto appar- ently worthless section of the country, and has helped to establish a reputation for its cattle raising as well as mining properties. A native of Deer Creek, Pickaway county, Ohio, he was born March 9, 1844, his birthplace being ten miles from Circleville. His father. John W Brown, was born in Delaware, and removed to Pickaway county, Ohio, when twenry-one years of age. In 1858 he moved to Piatt county. III., si.x miles west of Monticello.and died at Bement, in the same county. His wife. Annie (Cochrane) Brown, was born in Ireland and died in Illinois. She was the mother of four sons and one daugh- ter, of whom two of the sons are deceased. Dur- ing the Civil war Marion and Charles enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventh Illinois Infantry and died in the service of their country. James R. Brown lives at Bement, 111. The daughter, Mrs. Catherine Baker, also lives in Bement. John N. Brown had an interesting youth and early manhood, replete with changeful adven- tures and glimpses of different parts of the country. He was educated in the public schools and in 1858. when fourteen years of age, accom- panied his parents and the rest of the family to 572 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Piatt county, 111., going thence by way of teams through Ohio and Indiana. Until 1865 he as- sisted his fatlier in the management of the farm upon which tliey settled, and returned to Circle- ville, from which point himself and a friend came by team and wagon to Nebraska City, where they joined a mule train which was headed for Denver. A further sojourn into the unsettled regions was a trip to St. Joe, Mo., from which they returned to Denver in the spring of 1866. While here he became interested in one of the early and hazardous institutions of that time, and drove the stage between Denver and Pueblo. He later achieved considerable success as the owner and manager of a grocery enterprise in Pueblo, which terminated in 1873, when he un- dertook the journey to Prescott, Ariz., by way of wagon and team. Mr. Brown's association with Tucson began in 1874, at which time the sleepy old town which had its origin in 1555 or 1560 was beginning to realize its possibilities and its duties in the march of American development. As yet known only to outsiders as the center of a great mining district, the cattle raising industry was but then in its infancy, and Mr. Brown was one of the first to establish the real excellence of the local- ity for grazing purposes. He purchased a ranch on the lower San Pedro river, and a later ac- quisition was the ground upon which Mam- mouth was later built, and for which he laid out the site, and of which he was one of the chief instigators of grow^th. Mr. Brown still owns interests and land in the town of Mam- mouth, and his splendidly situated and cultivated land of two thousand two hundred acres, which stretched for six miles along the San Pedro river, is a source of pride, remuneration and sat- isfaction to its successful owner. About one hundred and sixty acres of the land are devoted to the raising of alfalfa, grain and vegetables, and the irrigation is derived from ditches from the San Pedro river. The brand which distin- guishes the cattle raised on this model range from their neighbors is "7B." The union of Mr. Brown and Dolores Mera, of Sonora, Mexico, occurred in Florence, Pinal county, and of this marriage there is one child, Amelia, who was educated at the academy at Waukesha, Wis., and is now the wife of Fred Steward, of Tucson. Their residence adjoins the homestead of her father. Mr. Brown is a Democrat in politics, and served as councilman for one term. He was made a Mason in Pueblo, and is now associated with the Tucson Lodge No. 4. P. B. WARNEKROS. No one now living within the limits of the town of Tombstone contributed in .a greater de- gree than Mr. Warnekros to the vigorous pros- perity that once visited this settlement which sprang into being on the mesa sloping from the foothills of the Mule mountains. Nor is any one more familiar with the ups and downs which pre- ceded the present tranquillity, the coming and going of the expectant throngs who saw great opportunities for the acquisition of wealth, and the passing away of these same throngs to their farms, and surer, but less exciting means of live- lihood. In the more staid and dignified city of the present Mr. Warnekros is now conduct- ing the largest general merchandise business in the town, an enterprise which is in every way worthy the ambitious public spirit of the owner, and the demands of the citizens whose wants he is able to supply. A native of Germany, JMr. Warnekros came to the United States in 1864, and upon settling in San Francisco lived there for ten years. He then came to Arizona and became immediately interested in the Silver King mine in Pinal county, and located in Tombstone in 1878. Af- ter the starting of the industries of the town, he acted as manager for the P. W. Smith general store until 1884. and in 1887 went into business for himself. From a comparatively small begin- ning and in somewhat circumscribed quarters he laid in his little stock of necessities for the dwellers of the town, amounting in all to about ten thousand dollars' worth, and with the in- crease of population and consequent demand was enabled at the end of a year to move into a larger store. He carries a stock worth about thirty-five thousand dollars, and includes dry- goods, groceries, hardware, agricultural imple- ments, mining supplies, bay and grain, and lum- ber for mining purposes. In this connection he enjoys the patronage which is due his honest and reliable business methods, and his earnest PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 57.^ desire to please in the matter of selection ami quality of goods. The general merchandise business is but one of the many interests to which Mr. Warnekros turns his attention. He is by far the largest land owner in the town of Tombstone, and has built, besides numerous houses, the Arlington Hotel, a well-conducted hostelry, with forty rooms and comfortable furnishings. This hotel is under the management of Mrs. Warnekros, who has proved her ability to render comfort- able the guests who chance to come her way. Mr. \\'arnekros is perhaps the largest mine owner in the city, and is intersted as a stock- liolder in several of the largest mines in the surrounding country. He is one of the partners of the Great Western Copper ^Mining Company in the Dragoon mountains, eighteen miles from Tombstone, which has unusually bright pros- pects. He also owns one-half interest in the Six- Mile Hill property in Pearce City, and is a large stockholder in the Turquoise mining district. In all he may be said to be substantially interested in thirty different mines. Of interest is the fact that Mr. Warnekros has come into all of his possessions in the min- ing districts and in the town by reason of the successful manipulation of his affairs since 1887, at which time he started business in this part of the country. He owns a large part of Schietflin Hall, the largest building in Tombstone, and considerable valuable property in Pearce. It is to men of like enterprise and sound business principles that a large portion of the success of the rapidly-growing mining towns in the west is due. Many come and go, and some take away with them all that they sought in coming, but it remains for the men with financial ability to get down to bed rock, and build thereon a per- manent and lasting interest. Politically he is a Democrat. He was married in Tombstone to Mrs. N. E. Hunt. ALFRED PERRY WALBRIDGE. In the rush and hurry of commercial life men often neglect the holier duties that devolve upon each individual, their duties to their fellow-men. Humanity has a claim upon each one: there is something we owe to those around us and in accordance with the law of compensation which prevailed the universe over this debt must be discharged or we reap the result that must follow a failure to fill our obligations. With such an omission Mr. Walbridge can never be charged. While attending to his business af- fairs he has always taken an active and promi- nent part in church and temperance work. He was born in Fannin county, Tex., Decem- ber 27, 1857, a son of Solomon and Amy (Crock- er) Walbridge, natives of New York and Indiana respectively. He traces his ancestry back to Henry Walbridge, who came to this country from England in 1640, and settled in Massachu- setts. His great-grandfather, Solomon Wal- bridge, was born in \'ermont, and was one of the Green Mountain boys of Revolutionary fame, taking part in the battle of Bennington. The grandfather, William Walbridge, was a sol- dier of the war of 1812. He was also a native of \'ermont, from which state he removed to Cliautauqua county, N. Y., and later became a resident of Wisconsin, where his death occurred. He married Zilpha Perry, a native of New Eng- land and a niece of Commodore Oliver Perry, the hero of Lake Erie. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Orion Crocker, was also a soldier in the war of 181 2 and was wounded in the ser- vice. He was a native of the Empire state and a farmer by occupation. He was a first cousin of Charles Crocker, who built the Central & Southern Pacific Railroad. His wife was Olive Berry, of Kentucky, and two of their sons were members uf an Indiana regiment in the Mexican war. This famil\' finally removed to Texas. Theophilas Crocker, the father of Orion, was born in England, and on his immigration to America settled in New York. He^married a sister of Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga. Solomon Walbridge, father of our subject, was reared in Chautauqua county, N. Y. In 1849 li^ went to California by way of the Pana- ma route, and on his return located in Texas, where he owned a large amount of land and engaged in stock raising. He went to California again in 1859, this time crossing the plains with ox teams, by the Pecos route through .'\rizona. He was first engaged in mining in the Silver mountain of Nevada county, and later followed farming in Napa county. In 1869 he removed to Los Angeles, where he continued to engage 574 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in agricultural pursuits for some time, and later became a pioneer apiarist of Ventura county, Cal., doing a large business there until October, 1880, when he sold out and came to Pinal coun- ty, Ariz. During his residence in this territory lie engaged in freighting. In 1887 he removed to Phoenix, where he died in 1891, at the age of seventy years. The mother passed .away at this place in 1893, at the age of sixty-seven years, being buried on the anniversary of her birth. This worthy couple had only two children, of whom our subject is the older. His sister, Olive B., resides with him. The early life of A. P. Walbridge was passed in California, and he was educated in its public schools and the Southern Pacific College at Downey. For two years he engaged in teaching in Los Angeles county, Cal., and in 1880 came to Pinal county, Ariz., being employed in the Silver King mill for eighteen months. He was next manager of the lumber yards of J. Cliam- pion of Casa Grande for five years. On resign- ing that position in 1887, he came to Phoenix as local agent for the L. W. Blinn Lumber Com- pany, and started their yard at this place. On the 1st of December, 1890, he resigned to ac- cept the position of bookkeeper of the Arizona Improvement and Arizona Canal Companies, occupying the same position with the Arizona Water Company, which is the successor of the old companies. He also has charge of the pur- chasing of supplies for the different canals. He is interested in gold mining in the Humbug min- ing district of the Bradshaw mountains, and is secretary of the Mountain Chief Mining Com- pany and the Little Joe Mining Company. In 1886 Mr. Walbridge vi'as married in Phoe- nix to Miss Narcissa Wright, of California, and a daughter of Joseph Wright, who is a veteran of the Mexican war, ex-justice of the peace, and a prominent citizen of Pomona, Cal. By this union were born four children, namely: Amy, who was born in 1887 and died in 1893; Charles, aged ten years; Zilpha Perry, aged four years; and Zella, aged eighteen months. The family residence is in the University addition of Phoe- nix. In politics Mr. Walbridge is a Repul)lican, and while a resident of Pinal county was a candi- date for the territorial legislature, but his party being in the minority he was defeated. He is a member of the Independent Order of Foresters and the Woodmen of the World, and was one of the organizers of the Arizona Society of Sons of the American Revolution. He is a very prom- inent and enthusiastic Good Templar, holding membership in Garden Valley Lodge No. i, of which he is past chief templar. In 1892 he as- sisted in organizing the grand lodge of Arizona, and was elected first grand secretary, which of- fice he has now filled five terms. He also served as grand chief templar of Arizona two years, and was editor of the official organ of the grand lodge from 1892 until 1900, but was compelled to resign in the latter year for lack of sufficient time to attend to the work. He has traveled all over the territory organizing lodges and in- structing them in the work of the order. Among its members he raised the money to purchase a flag for the First Arizona Regiment and made the presentation speech. The regiment was dis- banded at the close of the Spanish-American war, and Colonel McCord sent the flag to our subject by the color sergeant. It now adorns the hall of the Good Templars in Phoenix, and will in time be placed in the historical rooms of the territorial capitol. At Prescott Mr. Wal- bridge organized a Military Lodge, No. i^ I. O. G. T., in the First Regiment, which was kept up until the regiment disbanded. He is one of the most prominent and influential members of the Christian Church of Phoenix, in which he has served as trustee and deacon for the past ten yfars, and also as clerk of the board. He drew up the plans for the erection of a new house of worship, and was secretary of the build- ing committee. He has also been treasurer of the Territorial Sunday-school Association, since its organization, and a member of its executive committee. HENRY KATZ. Success comes only to the industrious and persevering, in the majority of instances, and Henry Katz, of Clifton, is thoroughly deserv- ing of the prosperity which he now is enjoying. In his experience in the world of business he has met many reverses, yet has bravely stood the test, and with undaunted energy has adhered to the course which he marked out originally. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 577 As his surname indicates, Henry Katz is of German extraction, and his birth took place in the province of Alsace, twenty-eight years ago. In his native land he received an excellent aca- demic education, and, having learned much of the possibilities of ihc Xcw World to a young man of energy, he decided to try his fortune here. .Vrriving in the L'nited States in 1891, he went to El Paso. Tex., where he w.as connected with a dry-goods business for two years. Thence he proceedeil to old Mexico, and for a year clerked in a dry-goods store in the cit\- of Mexico. Having mastered the details of the business, Mr. Katz formed the resolution that he would have an establishment of his own, and as vari- ous things pointed out that the town of Mor- enci would be .a favorable location, he opened a store there and conducted: it sitccessfully until 1896, when it was destroyed by fire, his loss being almost total. He then engaged in business at Nogales, Ariz., and within a short time came to Graham county. Here he first carried on a small store on Chase creek, but later moved his stock of goods into the sub- stantial new brick building in Clifton, opposite the smelting plant. Today he has tlie reputa- t-'on of having the largest and finest line of dry goods to be found in the town, and much of the local trade is supplied by him. Courteous and ever desirous to meet the wishes of the public, Mr. Katz is deservedly popular with all who know him. In 1898 he was married to Miss Bertha Weiller, likewise a n.ative of Germany, and in the near future in- tends to build a comfortable home in Clifton. While a resident of Nogales, he joined the Kniyhts of Pvthias. HON. M. G. SAMANIEGO. 1 his pioneer of Tucson was born in the state of .Sunora, Alcxico, July 26, 1844. a son of Bar- tolo and Ysabel (Luna) Samaniego, natives re- spectively of Babispe and Fronteras, Sonora. His grandfather, Tiburcio Samaniego, who was born in Babispe, engaged in raising stock and selling merchandise in that place, where he owned large tracts of land and served as magis- triite. .\s coimselor for the Yaqui and ( )pata Indians, he was their trusted friend and helpful adviser. The family to which he belonged was one of the oldest in Sonora. In the management of his large business interests, the active life of P.artolo Samaniego was busily passed, and he lemained in Mexico luitil his death, in 1850. .\fterward his widow continued the mercantile business which he had established at Corralitos, Chihuahua, but later moved the enterprise to wlr.t is Missilla, \. .M., a ])art of the Gadsden ])Urchase, and it was there that our subject was naturalized by the ( iadsden treaty. After some years in that place she reiuoved to Albuquerque, N. M., where she owned large property interests. At this writing she makes her home with her only surviving son in Tucson. In spite of her eighty-six years, she is hale and hearty. The family of which she is a member is among the oldest in Sonora. Her father, Pedro Luna, was a soldier in the Spanish army; he was born in Sonora and died in New Mexico. Of her chil- dren, Frances is the wife of James A. Lucas, in Silver City, N. M.; Mrs. Arnijo died in Albu- querque in 1893, and Bartolo was killed Ijy the Apache Indians at Cedar Springs, Ariz., Oc- tober 2, 1881, while in charge of a train belong- ing to our subject. The best education which the schools of .\merica afforded were given to M. G. Sama- niego when he was a boy. It was the desire of his parents that he might be fitted to fill any position of responsibility ably and well. In 1862 he graduated from the St. Louis Univer- sity When the war broke out he was employed as interpreter for the Confederates of the Texas Rangers. After several months he joined his mother in Missilla, N. M., and clerked in her store. In 1864 he began freighting between differei>t posts and to points as far east as the Missouri river. As earlv as i86g Mr. Samaniego came to Tucson, .\riz., making the trip by wagon. Here he has since made his home. While a resident of New Mexico, the year before coming to Ari- zona, he lost a fine train of five wagons and forty-eight mules, all of which were taken by the Indians. For two days he and his men fought the Indians, but finally their anununition was exhausted and lhe\ were forced to give up. r.\ night thc\ made llu-ir wav to the nearest 578 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. town, thirty miles distant, and thus escaped their enemies. During the same year Mr. Sa- maniego lost another train and stock near Las Cruces, N. M., all of which were stolen by the Indians, this proving a severe financial blow to him. However, in spite of these and other dis- couragements, he continued freighting, and at the same time conducted a store in Chihuahua. During the year 1881 he lost over one hundred mules and about twelve wagons, which were stolen by Indians. The train was in charge of his brother, Bartolo, who, with all his men ex- cept one was killed at Cedar Springs, z\riz. After a freighting ttip to La Junta, Colo., in 1876, Mr. Samaniego went east to visit the Centennial Exposition and other points of inter- est. Returning, he brought with him a freight- ing outfit from La Junta. This outfit was a very complete one, the schooners having a ca- pacity each of eight thousand pounds, and re- quiring sixteen mules to a team. In 1881 he sold his contract to carry supplies to forts, after which he turned his attention to cattle- laising, and has since successfully followed the occupation. His property interests are large. Among his ranches is the Canada (_)ra ranch, thirty miles north of Tucson, near Oracle, Pinal county. He also owns Rillito ranch, six miles northeast of Tucson, at the foot of the Santa Catalina mountains. In addition, he owns fifty acres in and adjoining Tucson, which forms a very valuable tract, and he has other property in this city. Among his cattle are high grade Herefords and Shorthorns, also a good grade of horses and mules. For years he ran the stage line from Tucson to Oro Blanco, with a connection to Xogales, and he also had the mail contract to Oro Blanco and Monmouth, and from Arivaca to Laosa. Every enterprise for the advancement of Tuc- son has received the co-operation and support of Mr. Samaniego, and certainly it is true that no native-born citizen of the United States is more loyal to tlie government than is he. Es- pecially is he interested in the development of Arizona. Realizing the great value of securing an adequate water su|)]ily for Tucson, he was foremost in the plans for supplying the city with water, and owns tlie land that first furnished the supply to the town. On the whole, his life has been a successful one; for, although his losses were heavy from Indian depredations, yet he succeeded in securing $11,000 damages from the United States government, so was at least partially reimbursed financially. While the business interests of Mr. Samaniego have required almost constant attention, he has neglected no duty as a citizen. Politically he is one of the most prominent Democrats in Arizona. He was the first assessor elected in the county and for ten years has been a member of the board of supervisors, of which he is now chairman. As a representative of Pima county in the eleventh, thirteenth, sixteenth and eight- eenth assemblies, he took an active part in leg- islation for territorial interests. He was one of the first members of the l)oard of regents of the University of Arizona and was treasurer of the same for a time, subsequently serving another term as regent. For two terms he officiated 'as president of the Arizona Pioneers' Society. In the organization of the Spanish-American alli- ance, he was warmly interested and at this writ- ing he is its supreme president. In the Benevo- lent Protective Order of Elks he holds member- ship. For several terms he has served in the cit_v council. At Las Cruces, N. M., Mr. Samaniego mar- ried Miss Dolores Aguirre, who was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and whose brother, E. Aguirre, was at one time the largest freighter between Colorado and the Missouri river, but he finally fell at the hands of Indians. During the early days of his residence in Arizona Mr. Samaniego was in constant peril of his life, the Indians being particularly hostile. In 1885 they made a raid within fifteen miles of Tucson and captured a boy from a ranch. As soon as the new's of this attack was received he gathered together thirteen men (all Mexicans but one) and started in pursuit. After a ride of four and one-half hours, with a running fight, they recovered the boy. Proceeding to the Martiez ranch they reorganizeil and with a force of nineteen men again started in pursuit of the red men, whom they overtook just as they were making a raid on an Italian's ranch. Fortu- nately, they were in time to save the family, and the\- also captured twenty head of stock from the Indians. This was the last raid the Indians PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 579 made. Twice he was wounded by Indians, but always had the satisfaction of feeling that the shots were returned "with interest." He is a man of great courage, perfectly fearless, and therefore admirably adapted to life on the west- ern plains and among frontier surroundings. GEORCE P. SCHOLEEIELD. Xdw extensively engaged in the cattle in- dustry in the vicinity of Tucson. Mr. Schole- lield was born in L'tica, X. \ .. May 23, i860. Of interesting ancestry, the best remembered of the family is the paternal great-grandfather. Sir W'ilHam Scholefield, who was born in Eng- 1 ,nd. as was his son Arnold, the paternal grand- father. Arnold Scholefield was a dissenter from the Church of England, and in consequence was disinherited by his father, who cherished the old- time intolerance of all save his own method of worship. In search of broader and more liberal fields in which to preach the gospel as pro- pounded by the Methodist Church, Rev. Arnold Scholefield came to America, and ministered to the spiritual necessities of his locality in New York state until his death. The father of George P. Scholefield, Charles M., was born in Cooperstown, N. Y., gradu- ated from Union College, and in after years be- came one of the prominent attorneys of the state. Pie spent the greater part of his active life in Utica, N. Y., and was a law partner of Roscoe Conkling. During the Civil war he enlisted as second lieutenant of a company of New York regulars, and was finally raised to the rank ot major. He was affiliated with the Republican part}', and served for three terms as assembly- man, and for one term as state senator. He arose to a high place in his profession, and was, with Chauncey M. Depew, attorney for the Vanderbilt railroads. He was also a prominent Mason, and identified with the most advanced unilertakings of the city in which he lived. Mr. Scholefield lived to be fifty-two years of age. His wife was, before her marriage, Helen M. De Graff, who was born in Amsterdam, N. Y., and a daughter of Emanuel De GrafY, a native of Holland, and a farmer in the Mohawk valley. Mrs. Scholefield, who now lives in New York, is the mother of four children, of which George P. is the oldest and the only son. In L'tica, N. Y., George P. Scholefield re- ceived his early home training, and when eleven years of age became a page in the New York state senate, and after a service of two years, became a messenger in the New York assembly. He was later a clerk in the assembly for three years, and in the meantime had been diligently attending the public schools and later was grad- uated from high-school at Utica. In 1879 he became associated with the territory of Arizona, as auditor for the Centennial Mining Company, r.nd after the expiration of a year was connected with the Old Dominion Copper Mining Com- pany for a period covering four years. Inci- dentally he had become interested in the cat- tle business, first on the Coon creek, until the Tonto basin feud, and in 1885 he established a ranch in Pima county where, until the pres- ent time lie has engaged in raising cattle and horses. The ranch is forty miles southeast from Tucson, in the Santa Rita moimtains, and is one of the most successfully conducted af- fairs of the kind in the county. It is doubtful if any in the territory are bet- ter informed on all phases of the cattle business than is Mr. Scholefield. In this connection he had leceived extended appreciation from his fel- low cattlemen even before locating in Tucson. From the passing of the law requiring an in- spector, he filled this important position from 1894 until 1898, at which time he located in Tucson. He was then reappointed inspector of district No. 3, and in 1899 started a live-stock commission business, real estate, mines, etc. He has built a residence in the city. .\t different times he has been associated with various or- ganizations in the city and county, and was deputy collector of customs for two years. He was also secretary of the South Arizona Stock- men's Association, which is now discontinued. Fraternally he is associated with the Benevolent Protective ( )rder of Elks. In iiolitics a Re- publican, he is an ex-member of tlie county and territorial ceiUral conuuittees, and has held several local offices within the gift of the people. In Globe. .\riz., Mr. Scholefield married Clara .\. Moore, a native of .San llernardino. Cal., and a daughter of Capt. James Moore. Captain 58o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Moore was born in England, where he became in time a sea captain. Upon immigrating to America he still followed the fortunes of the deep until 184Q. when he left behind him the roving; life u])iin the main, and settled down to the mining of gold in California. When the fever had worn away he became interested in the stage business and ran a ilaily overland stage coach with six horses, between Yuma and Tuc- son. When the advent of the railroad dimin- islied the receii)ts of the time-honored an<l now almost obsolete stage coach, he turned his at- tention to mining in the Globe district, where he eventually died. His wife is still living at Globe. To Mr. and Mrs. Scholetield have been born three children: Armour, who is superintendent of the home ranch: Helen, .and Carl. JOSEPH R. WATTS. With the concentrated efifort of recent years to infuse a degree of modernity into the oldest city of European settlement in the western hem- isphere, Mr. Watts has been the moving spirit in the perfecting of one of the necessary and admirable institutions without which no city can hope to rank as the abode of truly enterprising sons of the nation. The Tucson water works, than which there is no more complete system in the territory, and as manager of which Mr. Watts came here in 1884, were erected by the Tucson Water Company in '■1882. With the gradual increase in population and the conse- quent demand along all lines of progress, the water company's afTairs under the new manage- ment were not allowed to fall in arrears of the improvements as developed in the east, and in 1889 there were added to the gravity plant the pumping plant, stand i)ipe, and tank, at an ex- penditure of $50,000. At the time the concern was operated under th.e firm name of Watts & Lawson, and supplied water to all parts of the city, becoming not only a convenience and lux- ury to the citizens in general, but, when operated in connection with the hitherto inadequate fire department, supplied a -source of long-needed security. Having brought the water works on a level with institutions of the kind in other ami larger cities, the plant was disposed of to the city in 1900, and will from now on be under municipal control. Since then Mr. Watts has been enjoying a well earned rest from active participation in business affairs. The Watts family is of English descent, and has been represented in .America for a great many years. Grandfather Watts was born in Massachusetts, and here also his son John, the father of J. R., was born. John Watts was an unusually well-informed and interesting man, and led a life somewhat remote from stereo- txqied lines. In 1818 he took up his residence in St. Louis, and for many years was a pioneer pilot on the Missouri river. He was also an . Indian trader, and was employed by the Ames Fur Company, up above Fort Benton. As may well be imagined he suffered many of the vicis- situdes from association with the Indians, and was in many bitter fights with the intrepid red men. His wife, LHalie Dufrane, was born in St. Louis, and was a daughter of Roman Dufrane, a native of Quebec, Canada, and a builder and contractor during the years of his usefulness. He was of French descent and spent his most active years in St. Louis, where he eventually died. Mrs. Watts, who died in 1888, was the mother of six children, four of whom attained maturity. John, who was a tack manufacturer, died in St. Louis in 1900 at the age of seventy- four; Joseph R. is living in Tucson; Julia is now Mrs. Nicholas Brazeau, of St. Louis; Sylvester, who is a contractor for water and gas plants, and who in 1882 built the water works of Tuc- son, and later those at EI Paso, Tex., Atchison, Kans., and the gas works at Austin and San Antonio, Tex., now owns the water works at El Paso, and the gas works at Columbia, Mo. Joseph R. Watts was born in St. Louis, Mo., August 29, 1830. During his younger years he availed himself of the opportunities for educa- tion at the public schools, and eventuall}- fitted himself for future independence l)y learning'the trade of ship carpenter, and during the Civil war was engaged in building boats in the navy yard. He also assisted his l)rother Sylvester with his contracting work, and in 1884 located in Tucson as manager of the water works. In St. Louis, Mo., Mr. Watts married Julia I'.arber. of St. Louis, and of this unicm there are four children, viz.: William H., who has been in the water and gas business all of his life. Q^i, Cy^\^-J>-(1^ (J^!l^ lOL^Q^'L^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 583 and who is now the manager of the El Paso water works; Edward, who is the chief engineer of the El Paso water works; James, who is a collector of the same works ; and Mamie, who is now the wife of A. E. Crcpin. of I^itagonia, Ariz. Mr. Watts and family arc mcmhers of the Catholic Church of Tucson, lie was appointed by Archbishop Bouregard president of the build- ing committee of the fine new l)rick cathedral of Tucson. In national politics he is associated with the Democratic party, but entertains liberal views regarding the politics of the administra- tion. CHARLES PENDERGAST. This representative live-stock raiser and grain-grower of the Salt River valley was born in Saratoga county, N. Y., March 22, 1854. His ])arents, John and Mary (Barry) Pendergast, were prominent farmers of Saratoga county, where they lived for many years. The early years of their son were not unlike those of many farm-reared boys, and his training, education and general influences were calculated to foster a natural aptitude for developing the soil, and for engaging in peaceful country occupations. When about nineteen years of age Charles Pendergast started out to face the world, and to depend upon his own independent exertions. In New York City he was for a time employed in a Turkish bath house, and while here qualified as an expert Turkish bath and general scien- tific manipulator. In this capacity he built up a large private practice, and successfully treated many prominent people, his electrical treatments being especially efificacious. He thus built up an enviable reputation, which was not by any means local. In the hope of still greater suc- cess, Air. Pendergast changed his location to the far west, and in San Francisco, Cal., was super- intendent and part owner in a large Turkish bath establishment, being the first to introduce that kind of bath in San Francisco. In 1878 he re- moved to Tombstone, Ariz., and for a time en- gaged in mining, and in 1879 settled in the Salt River valley, Maricopa county, which has since been his home. In Arizona Mr. Pendergast took up three- quarter sections of land twelve miles from Phoe- nix, under the homestead, timber-culture and 22 pre-emption acts, each of which has been re- deemed from its sterility and inactivity and made to produce abundantly. Here are raised in great quantities grain, alfalfa and such other general crops as are the necessary accompaniments of farming on a large scale. Cattle and hogs are also raised in large numbers. Mr. Pendergast is greatly interested in the matter of artificial irrigation, a (|ue.stion which must of necessity engage the attention of all large land owners in Arizona. He was one of the constructors of what is known as the Grand canal in the Salt River valley. Since coming to Arizona Mr. Pendergast has married Isabella Ivy, daughter of Silas Ivy, a well-known resident of the valley. Of this union there were born eight children, namely : Charles H., Sarah J., John, James, Lulu, Ralph, Grover C. (deceased) and an infant son unnamed. In national politics Mr. Pendergast is a Democrat. At present he is road overseer of District No. 2, and is also serving as a member of the school board of his district, a position which he has filled for many years. He commands the confidence and esteem of all who are privileged to know him, and is considered one of the re- liable and substantial dwellers of the valley. MERRITT L. DUFFEY. This successful agriculturist of the Salt River valley was born in De Kalb county. 111., June 13, 1858. From his earliest youth he was reared to the pursuit of farming and stock-raising, for his parents, James and Alartha (Walling) Duf- fey, were successful and industrious tillers of the soil. James Dufifey was a native of Penn- sylvania, and the mother was born in New Eng- land. The family on the paternal side are Irish, and the first members to come to America set- tled in Pennsylvania. On his father's farm in De Kalb county Mer- ritt DufTey developed habits of industry and thrift, and acquired a fair education in the public schools. At odd times he acquired considerable business experience and was thus well fitted to battle with the trials of life. While living in Nemaha county, Kans., he was united in mar- riage with Minnie E. Campbell, a daughter of James Campbell, of Maricopa county, Ariz. Of 584 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. this union there have been three children, Elzie H., Roy M., and Naomi M. In time Mr. Duffey drifted to the far west, and in 1891 located in Arizona upon a claim five miles south of Tempe. His land consists of forty acres, and under his able management has been made to produce in a satisfactory manner, there- by proving a remunerative and successful invest- ment. Mr. Duffey has great faith in the possi- bilities of Arizona, and is interested in all that pertains to its improvement and upbuilding. He has never entertained political aspirations, but is nevertheless interested in the undertakings of the Republican party. In national politics he entertains liberal views, and believes in voting for the man best qualified to fill the position. For a time he served as road commissioner of his district, w^hich is No. 3. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of the World. Mrs. Duf- fev is identified with the Congregational Church. JAMES H. KNOWLES. Pluck and persistence in a course of action once decided upon ultimately bring success, and this is but the barest justice, in the order of things. How many men have stopped, disheart- ened, just short of the goal towards which they have been pressing eagerly for years, and if they but knew it, then almost within their grasp. This point was strikingly illustrated a few years ago bv a clever model of a now famous producing mine. For years and years a party had been working it and over $100,000 had been invested in it, but at last it was abandoned. Others took up the work and after tunneling a few feet or yards the precious metal was disclosed in great quantities. By many this would be termed "luck," when it really merits the title of pluck and perseverance. The subject of this article possesses the spirit which cannot be daunted; he lias not dissipated his forces, but from early manhood has steadily pursued one line of occu- ])atif)n, mining, which he thoroughly and prac- tically understands. James H. Knowles was born in the up])cr pen- insula of ^Michigan and during the first twenty- five years of his life lived in the mining district adjacent to Lake Superior. Quite naturally, he became thoruughlv interested in mines and mill- ing, and since boyhood has devoted his time and attention to the work. Leaving his native locality, he went to Colorado, where he pros- pected and mined for several years, with fair success, and still retains a share in mines in Gil- pin county, that state. Two years ago ]\Ir. Knowles, in company with a friend, — a capitalist, — came to Arizona, with a view to investing in copper mining property. The friend, whose interests financially are ex- tensive elsewhere, finally concluded to return to the north, and endeavored to persuade his com- rade to accompany him. However, he had al- ready formed a high opinion of Arizona's min- eral wealth, and loath as he was to part with his old friend, he cast in his lot with our citizens permanently, then and there. After visiting nearly all of the mining districts of this territory, he invested some means in Dragoon Mountain mine property, and for a few months was en- gaged in the task of developing it, with flatter- ing results. Unfortunately, however, he was unable to secure a proper title to his claims, and therefore found it advisable to change the base of his operations. The Maraville Copper Company, recently or- ganized through the efforts of S. S. Campbell, of Boston, now employs Mr. Knowles in the capacity of superintendent, and under his wise and far-sighted management its affairs are rapid- ly progressing. The property controlled by the company consists of ten hundred and twenty acres, or fifty-one claims, in the Lone Star dis- trict of the Gila mountains, seven miles north of Solomonville and about the same distance north- east of Safford. Several shafts, varying from one hundred to two hundred and fiftv feet, have been sunk; engine-rooms, well equipped w^ith engines and machinery; a number of cottages, tents, necessary horses, mules and burros, and, in short, everything which goes to make up the essential features of a completely-fitted mining camp, have been in use for some time, and be- speak the enterprise and determination of the proprietors and superintendent. The body of ore is believed by able authorities to be practi- cally inexhaustible, and the company expects to reap splendid rewards for the faith, labor and capital invested. Ti] Mr. Knowles is freelv accorded much of PORTRAIT AND P.IOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 585 the credit of the success of this enterprise, for he is a. man of practical experience and judg- ment in matters of this i<ind, and spares no effort in making a success of this, as of whatever lie undertakes. An ardent Republican, he loyally unholds the policy of the present administration. In Hurley, Wis., he was initiated into Masonry, and still retains his membership in the lodge there. JOSEPH DOUGHERTY. This successful merchant of I'rcscntt, whuse only brother, J. \V. Dougherty, is the present ]iopular mayor of this city, has been established in business here for the past twenty-three years. He has been closely connected with the upbuild- ing of this place and always has been an earnest advocate of public improvements and of every- thing making for progress. Joseph Dougherty was born in r)ellevue, Jackson county, Iowa, April 23, 1854. His fath- er, Edward Dougherty, was one of the early set- tlers of that place and was interested in agricul- ture in that vicinity for many years. In 1849 he made the overland trij) to California, remaining there until 185 1, returning by the water route via Panama, New Orleans and the Alississippi river to Bellevue. In 1859 he went to Pike's Peak, Colo., and afterwards to Clear Creek, in (Hlpin county, and in that locality lived until his death in 1882. His widow, Mrs. Mary (Crosby) Dougherty, now making her home in Prescott, is a native of Massachusetts. Or- phaned at the early age of five years, she was taken then to Bellevue, Iowa, where she grew to maidenhood. Of the six children born to her- self and husband two sons and three daughters lived to maturity. The boyhood and youth of Joseph Dougherty were passed in his native town, and when seven- teen years of age he became an employe on the Diamond Joe steamship line, ruiming between Fulton, 111., and St. Paul until 1874. Then go- ing to Central City, Colo., he spent some time there and later carried on a thriving barber's shop in Nevadaville, same state. In 1878 he be- came financially interested in a mercantile busi- ness in Prescott, as his brother, the present mayor, had that year established a store here andi the firm was known as the Dougherty Brothers. Coming to this city in 1879, Joseph Dougherty remained in the partnership until 1881, then selling out to his brother. From 1881 to 1884 he dwelt again in Bellevue, his birth- place, but returned to Prescott in the last-men- tioned year. Buying out J. W. Dougherty's in- terest in the O. K. store, he has conducted it ever since, meeting with marked success. In 1900 he built a substantial Ijrick block, three stories in height, having a street frontage of 75 feet, and a depth of 50 feet, divided into three large storerooms, all of which he occupies. His Ijusiness departments occupy the first floor and basement, and a fine hall, next to the largest one in the city, is above. He owns and has built sev- eral residences in Prescott and has made some investments in mining property. In addition to his other enterprises, he conducts a livery, popu- larly known as the "O. K. Barn,'' and is the proprietor of the "Cross S" ranch, situated about forty miles west of this city, on the upper Santa Maria river, and there he has a large herd of cat- tle. As mav be seen from his numerous undertak- ings and varied investments, Mr. Dougherty is a typical energetic Arizonian. In his political faith he is a Republican, and at one time was an active member of the county central commit- tee. Throughout the city he is popular with the best and representative classes, and for one term served their interests as an alderman. His mar- riage to Mrs. Laura (Johnson) Ritter, whose birthplace is in Oregon, took place in this city in 1897. , F. T. LaPRADE. The most prominent enterprises of Winslow have received the hearty support and coopera- tion of Mr. LaPrade, who has been a resident of the town since January 9, 1886. He was born in Clarksville, Ga., December 30, 1852, and re- ceived his home training, and such limited edu- cation as was afforded by the public schools in Habersham county. His father was a successful farmer and closely identified with the affairs of his county, and served with courage and dis- tinction all through the Civil war. His son early displayed habits of thrift and industry, and in 1877 undertook to earn his own livelihood in Weatherforil. Tex., where he farmed for two 586 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. years. In 1S79 he began the wild and adventur- ous Hfe of a western cowboy, roaming on the trails of New Mexico and Texas, and laying up a little money with which he later purchased cattle of his own. In 1886 he made his entry into Winslow, astride a horse which had been ridden from Fort Worth, Tex., the journey con- suming thirty days, (in the intervening i)rairics there were no settlements, .and the lonely jaunt was undertaken for the greater distance alone. As a means of livelihood he took to blacksmith- ing, having had some early training in that line in Georgia. He subsequently built the first blacksmith's shop in Winslow, which is still the only one there, and carries on general black- smithing and repairing. Soon after his arrival in Winslow Mr. La- Prade purchased the first team of horses in the town, and for many years did a general dray and delivery business in connection with his black- smithing. In the latter '80s he invested $8,000 in cattle, which were kept on the open range, and has since dealt heavily in cattle. His brand is 41 on the right side and a slanting bar on the left shank, and there is usually a herd of from four to five hundred. In 1890 Mr. LaPrade bought a ranch one mile from Winslow, of which eighty acres are planted with alfalfa, and the reniaining four hundred and eighty acres are devoted to the raising of the cattle. He also owns three hundred and twenty acres three miles from tow?n and north of the river, and a cattle ranch on the Little Colorado open range. In 1891 he established a dairy on the old Brig- ham City ranch, where are raised milch cows, of the Durham and Holstein breeds, which bear the brand A. T. L. on the right side. These cows furnish milk for the town of Winslow. In all Mr. LaPrade is one of the largest land Dwncrs in this part of Arizona. Aside from his 1 .-inches he is the possessor of a great deal of city property, owning forty-nine town lots, and many houses, also the LaPrade Ijlacksmith shop, which he built and still owns. For a number of \ears he carried on a livery business in the town, and dealt in wood, coal, hay and grain. In politics he is affiliated with the Democratic party, and was chairman of the board of super- visors of Apache county, for four years, before the formation of Navajo county. lie has been largely instrumental in securing the incorpora- tion of the town of Winslow, and was elected to the city council in 1900. Mr. LaPrade is a splendid example of what a man may accomplish without assistance or in- fluence, solely by the exercise of shrewd com- ni(in sense and patient application to the work at hand. He came here in January of 1886 with practically nothing for a staiter, and has grasped the opportunities by which he was surrounded, and in many directions turned them to good ac- count. He is a typical successful western man, with the courage and breezy good-fellowship which inspires confidence, and a large-hearted- ness which generously takes an interest in every- thing which tends to the public good. DAVID GRUBB. David Grubb, one of thfe pioneers of Arizona, and one of the miners and prospectors of the vi- cinity of Prescott for the past thirty-four years, having come to the territory in 1867, first lo- cating at the Vulture mines, is a native of Ross county, Ohio, his birth having occurred on a farm eight miles from Chillicothe, November 14, 1842. He is the son of Jacob and Susan (Went- worth) Grubb. Jacob was a native of Ross county, Ohio, and lived there until his death. The wife was born in the state of Maine, and with her parents came to Ohio when she was three or four years of age. They raised a family of ten children, of whom seven are still living, our subject being the si.xth child. His early years were passed in the quiet pursuits of the country and his education was such as the com- mon schools of the neighborhood afforded, and for a short time he attended E. K. Bryan's com- mercial school at Cliillicothe. When in his twenty-fourth _\ear David Grubb located in Macon City, Mo., and eighteen months later came to Arizona, making the trip overland from Salina, Kans., with nude teams. At that time Indians, buffalo and game were plentiful on the plains. He first proceded to Tucson. Then going to Wickenburg and in 1868 coming to Prescott he conuncnccd to pros- pect and sought for good mining property at in- tervals for several years, in the meaiUime work- ing in llic mines of this district. In .Vpril, ^^ /lyVYLcryx^ ^/JcTlrj^-yxO^ .c^''<^ 7 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 589 1875, he located the Cash mine, which is now being developed, Mr. Grubb having bonded it to George Sturdevant, Jr., and he also discov- ered the Glenn mine, adjoining the Cash mine. Having secured patents to both of these mines and being fully satisfied as to their worth, he refused hundreds of propositions in regard to their sale or management, and it was not until 1899 that he bonded the two claims. In addi- tion to this, he still owns three claims known as the Snow Clad mine, a valuable property from every indication. The ore is suitable for pyrites smelter, and gold, silver and lead in paying quantities are yielded. The vein containing these desired minerals runs to the southeast, and in places gold and copper are found. Ever since 1882 Mr. Grubb has made his home and headquarters in Maple Gulch, mail reaching him here regularly from Prescott. He is persevering and industrious in all of his un- dertakings, and is thoroughly deserving of suc- cess. Among the miners and mine-owners of this district he is well liked, and every one has a good word for him. He is a typical westerner, well used to the multitudinous privations and hardships which fall to their lot. Politically he is a Democrat. SIMON NOVINGER. An honored pioneer and highly esteemed citi- zen of Phoenix, the useful and well-spent life of Mr. Novinger has not only gained the confi- dence of his fellow-men, but has also secured for him a comfortable competence which enables him to lay aside all business cares and spend his declining days in ease and retirement. Mr. Novinger was born in Halifax, Dauphin county, Pa., January 14, 1832, a son of Isaac and Hannah (Hawk) Novinger, both natives of Lykens \'alley, that county. His paternal grandfather, De \\'alter Novinger, was born in France and became one of the first settlers of Dauphin county, Pa. Being a large land owner and very wealthy he led a life of leisure. He aided the colonies in their struggle for indepen- dence during the Revolutionary war, and the father of our subject was a soldier of the war of 1812. The latter was a wheelwright by trade, and was also a mill and railroad bridge contractor. In religious belief he was a mem- ber of the German Reformed Church. He died upon his farm in Halifax township, Dau])hin county, at the age of sixty-four years, and his wife passed away in 1874. She was a daughter of Matthias Hawk, who was born in Pennsylvania of German and English ancestry, and became an extensive farmer. Our subject is one of a family of eight children, six of whom are still living. His two sisters are still residents of Pennsylvania. His brothers were Hiram, who was a lieutenant in Cameron Guards during the Mexican war and died in Mexico; Charles, a farmer of Cofifey county, Kans. ; Thomas, who was captain of Company D, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan- try during the Civil war, and is now a machinist and foundryman at Lillyville, Pa. ; James, who was also a member of a Pennsylvania regiment in that war, and is now train dispatcher for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg; and Isaac, who served in a Pennsylvania regiment and died at Leechburg, Pa. Simon Novinger was reared in much the usual manner of farmer bovs of his day, attending school about four months and devoting the re- mainder of the year to the labors of the field. After attaining his majority he worked two years at the stone mason trade, and then again en- gaged in farming. He spent considerable time in traveling over the cast, and in 1863 started for Nevada. From St. Joseph, Mo., he started across the plains with ox teams, but learning of the gold excitement at A'irginia City, Mont., he decided to go to that place. He went up the North Platte to Red Butte, and then took the trail north, afterward known as the Bozeman route. There were 417 men in the company with which he traveled, and they had with them 127 wagons. They were twice attacked by In- dians, but finally reached their destination in safety. On his arrival in A'irginia City, Mr. Novinger engaged in building for a time, and then turned his attention to placer mining, in which he was quite successful. He spent five years in Montana, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia, and in 1868 went to Stockton, Cal., where he engaged in farming for a time, later following the same pursuit at \'izalia, that state. In 187 1 Mr. Novinger came to the Salt River 590 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. valley, at which time Phoenix contained but two buildings. He engaged in prospecting at Four Peaks. On one of his expeditions he was ac- companied by two other men. Leaving him at camp the two others started out to look for water, and while they were gone he was attacked by six Indians, whom he put to flight, although they succeeded in wounding him in the right leg. He was taken to Fort McDowell, where on account of his injuries he remained for one hundred and forty days. He then returned to Phoenix, and in 1873 bought a claim and filed it, consisting of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 2, Maricopa county, a mile and a half from the city. As the years have passed Phoenix has steadily grown until now her im- provements touch the boundaries of Mr. Nov- mger's ranch. In 1877 he bought another tract of one hundred and sixty acres adjoining it on the north, and has since laid out what is known as the capitol addition to Phoenix, which has been built up rapidly with lovely residences. Mr. Novinger has operated his ranch, raising grain and hay. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, and has served as a member of the county com- mittee. During his residence in Arizona he has frequently visited the east, and has traveled ex- tensively over both the north and the west. He can relate many interesting incidents of his life on the plains, and is a most entertaining con- versationalist. The portrait of Mr. Novinger, which appears in connection with his biographical sketch, is accompanied by that of his grandniece, Mabel Clara Novinger, daughter of Mason D. and Eva (Hampton) Novinger. The latter is of the same family which numbered Gen. Wade Hampton of South Carolina among its members. JACK GIBSON. A well-known pioneer of Phoenix is Jack Gib- son, who has been engaged in numerous busi- ness enterprises in this immediate locality for more than a score of years. He was born near Fredericksburg, Tex., September 18, 1861, his parents being Joseph and Margaret (Powers) Gibson, natives of Missouri. The father, whose birthplace was in the vicinity of St. Joseph, was a son of James Gibson, a farmer, and an early settler of Missouri and later of western Texas. During the Civil war he served in a Texas regi- ment. For many years he was extensively en- gaged in the cattle business, and it was not until 1880 that he departed this life. Joseph Gibson also was a private in a Texas regiment while the Civil war was in progress, and in the year 1869 he determined to try his fortunes in Cali- fornia. With his family and some neighbors he started across the plains, the caravan compris- ing, all told, about twenty-five men. besides women and children, and with their thirteen hundred head of cattle, ox-teams and equip- ments, proved a great temptation to the red- skins. At a point near the Pecos river about seventy- five Apaches attacked the travelers, and a hot fight ensued. The Indians were well mounted and it was not until three hours or more of pur- suit and skirmishing that they were routed. In the meantime, Silas, brother of Joseph Gibson, was killed, and at least one Indian is known to have been instantly sent to "the happy hunting- ground." For ten years Joseph Gibson and family lived in Anaheim, Cal., engaged in farm- ing and dairying, and also conducting a livery and sale stable for some time. In 1881, after the death of the mother (who was a daughter of John Powers, a lifelong resident of Missouri), the father came to Phoenix, and, starting a liv- ery, continued to manage it until his death, in 1890, in his fifty-seventh year. In addition to the enterprise mentioned, he dealt extensively in cattle here for some time. Fraternally he was identified with the Masonic order, and was justly popular with all classes. Jack Gibson and his two brothers, James T. and John P. Gibson, have been citizens of Phoe- nix or this locality during the greater share of its existence. Their only sister, Mrs. Lizzie Beauchamp, resides in Santa Ana, Cal. Our subject obtained a liberal education in the public schools of Anaheim, Cal., and in 1880 came to Phoeni.x with his father, with whom he was in partnership in the livery business for ten years, also being associated with him in the cattle busi- ness from 1886 to 1890. Subsequently, with his brother, James T. Gibson, he continued in the same enterprises until 1894, when their partner- ship was dissolved. Jack Gibson became the cJ{o ^ ^/^^^-^^^^-^^-v PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. 593 sole owner of the livery by buying his brother's interest in tlie same, and, as always, keeps a fine line of vehicles and reliable roadsters. The barns are located on Third street, between Washington and Jefferson, and are thoroughly e(|ui])ped, in every respect. The proprietor is a nicndjcr of the Phocni.x Driving Association, and among the fine thoroughbred horses now in liis ]wssession three may be mentioned: Frank l"., whose record is 2:19]; Princie G., a pacer, with a record of 2:i2-J, and Windy Jim, a sorrel, with a half-mile record of :48i. Though he is interested in several good ranches, Mr. Gibson's best one. perhaps, is the old Alkire ranch, forty miles north of Phoenix, on the I31ack Canon road. His partner in this enterprise is L. K. Smith, and their brands, are to be found on hundreds of excellent cattle. They also feed extensively, often having fully seven hundred head of cattle fattening for the market. In appearance Air. Giiison is a striking figure, six feet three and a half inches in height, weigh- ing about two hundred pounds; he is well pro- portioned, and straight as an arrow. In the councils of the Board of Trade, in the Demo- cratic party of this locality, and in tlie Phoenix lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, he is a man of no slight importance and influence. He has one son, Floyd Monroe, a bright and promising youth. M. F. SWANGER. One of the prosperous farmers on the main road between Solomonville and Safford is Mr. Swanger, who was born in Dodge City, Steele county, Minn., in 1856. His parents, J. Q. and Elsie Swanger, were natives respectively of Ohio and Michigan, and were farmers during the greater part of their lives. In the very early days of the settlement of Minnesota they lo- cated in the northern state and materially as- sisted in the all-around development of their locality. When their son, M. F., was but a youtli, they changed their home to the south- western part of Michigan, where they lived for about nine years. A later location was Macon county, Mo., and here M. F. Swanger lived on a farm for three years, going then to South Bend, St. Joseph county, Ind.. where he remained for five years. The farming pursuits of Mr. Swanger were tcm]jiirarily interrupted in 1878, when he en- listed in the regular army, in Chicago, 111., and for five years served in New Mexico and Ari- zona, as a member of Troop A, Sixth Cavalry. During this time he saw a great deal of wild frontier life, and became familiar with the treach- erous and strange ways of the Indians, whom he was constantly employed to subdue. Upon being discharged at Fort Apache in 1883, he took up his location at Fort Grant, and for two \ears was engaged in the cattle business. He later came to the Gila valley and bought a ranch near Safford, which was later traded for the farm of one hundred and twenty acres, which is now in his possession, and which is just a mile from Safford. Later purchases in land have l)een forty acres nearer town, and another forty acres directly across the road from the original purchase, also one hundred and twenty acres near Solomonville, on the upper road. Of all the land which Mr. Swanger has owned at differ- ent times during his farming life he claims that his present property has been the most satis- factory, and has yielded the best results for the time and labor employed. He is enthusiastic and hopeful for the future of the valley, and his home is proof of the wisdom of his belief. The improvements on his land are the best possible obtainable in this part of the country, the house and oittbuildings are comfortable and con- venient, and a splendid orchard is the reward of unceasing toil and successful propagation. The fruit crop is one of the best raised, the alfalfa averages five tons to the acre, and last year the hay crop was abundant, and sold for $12 a ton. Wheat and barley are staple crops, and the com- bined output has brought a competence to the faithful sower of seed and tiller of the soil. In 1883 Mr. Swanger married Clara R. Har- ris, a daughter of Oliver and Lodema Harris, of Thatcher, Ariz. Of this union there have been four children born: Elsie, who is eleven years of age and attending the Safford school; Lodema, nine years of age, and Knoland, who are also acquiring an education; and Flora, two _\ears old. Though a .stanch Republican, Mr. 594 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Swanger holds liberal views as to office-holders, but he has never entertained aspirations for office himself. COL. GILBERT D. GRAY. The United States, steadily rising in import- ance among the great nations of the world, and the citizens of this republic who are enjoying rights and privileges purchased at an appalling price — the lives and untold sufferings of an in- numerable host of patriots — are deeply indebted to the gallant Tenth iMissouri regiment of in- fantry, among others, of which heroic band Col- onel Gray was an officer until its ranks were ter- ribly depleted. Ex-quartermaster-general of the Grand Army of the Republic, in Arizona, his worth has been fittingly recognized here. His great-grandfather Gray was born in Ire- land, and settled in Philadelphia prior to the war of the Revolution, in which he was a soldier in the colonial army. His last years were passed upon his plantation in Fauquier county, Va. His son Henry, grandfather of the Colonel, was born there and as early .as 1813 he became a set- tler of Perry county, Ohio. Following in the footsteps of his patriotic father, he defended the United States in the second war with the mother country, enlisting at the second call for men. His brother, Malachi, was the first lieutenant of his company, and subsequent to the conflict he located in Muskingum county, Ohio. Together the brothers went to Drakesville, Iowa, where they engaged in farming, and passed their de- clining years. Lieut. Malachi Gray, when sev- enty-two years of age, was a private in the Thirty-seventh Iowa Infantry, known as the "Graybeard Regiment." Jonas H., father of Col. G. D. Gray, was born near Somerset, Ohio, and followed the business of a merchant tailor. He departed this life in 1850, leaving a widow and three children. The mother was Achsah Priscilla, daughter of Ros- well Mills, a member of the Ohio senate at the time of his demise. He was a pioneer of that state and was a member of the bar of Somerset, Perry county, for many years. His birthplace was in Maine, and his father was a hero of the Revolution. Mrs. Achsah Gray, who was born in Connecticut, is still living, her home being in Glenwood, Mo. On October 13, 1840, occurred the birth of Col. Gilbert D. Gray, at Somerset, Ohio, in which town he continued to dwell until he was seventeen years of age. Then, going to Iowa, he obtained employment as a clerk at Bloom- field, and was there when Fort Sumter was fired upon. At the first call for defenders of the Union he volunteered, but was rejected. In July, 1861, he went to St. Louis with forty-nine companions and was enlisted in Company D, Tenth Missouri Infantry, ,as second lieutenant. Then followed a campaign against the bush- whackers in Missouri, and here it may be said that during his army life he and many of his comrades had narrow escapes from being mur- dered in cold blood or, more exactly, assassi- nated. After participating in the two engage- ments at Corinth and Farmington, he was pro- moted to the post of first lieutenant, December 31, 1861. He participated in the battle of Farm- ington, Miss., the siege and capture of Corinth, on account of disability was sent north, stationed at Lancaster, Mo., where he took part in the battle of Lancaster September 7, 1862, and the battle of Pell's Farm, October 3, 1862. The fol- lowing April he took part in the siege of Cape Girardeau; in May with a detachment of nineteen men he crossed the A-Iississippi and reached his regiment May 9, 1863; May 12, was in the fight at Raymond; May 14, captured Jackson, Miss.; May 16, fought the battle of Champion Hill; 19th, crossed Black river; and 20th, participated in the siege of Vicksburg, and was at the sur- render and with his command marched into the city July 4, 1863. In November, same year, he participated in the battles of Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge. While making a gallant as- sault upon Vicksburg, May 22, 1863, Colonel Gray was shot in the left thigh, and August 22 follow- ing was commissioned captain of his company, B. Though he had made a truly heroic effort to remain with his regiment. Captain Gray was forced to resign, February 24, 1864, owing to the painful and weakening abscesses which had formed near his w'ound received at Vicksburg. (^nly a little more than two hundred of his orig- inal regiment were left in the ranks, as its losses had been terribly heavy, and when mustered out at the close of the war, there were only one hundred and eight of the number first enrolled. jf^-^-JUa^ ^^~-v^JUtM^^^iy>o^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 597 As soon as able to do somctliing- more for his country. Captain Gray set about the task of raising a company, at first called the "Davis County Militia," and later Company A (First Border Iowa Regiment). On August lo, 1864, our subject was commissioned captain of the company and later was promoted to tlic lieu- tenant-colonelcy, ranking as such from Novem- ber ID, 1864. His service during the last months of the w.ar was on the borders of Iowa and Mis- ' souri. for Dmm's Battalion and Shacklet's Bat- talion, Confederate troops, were raiding Davis and \'an Buren counties, Iowa, and were mak- ing great trouble in the locality. With his regi- ment, 1,250 strong, Colonel Gray was mustered out of the army in November, 1865. Establishing himself in business at Bloom- field, Iowa, Colonel Gray dealt in stoves, hard- ware and agricultural implements and in June, 1867, returned to Schuyler county. Mo., the scene of many of his fights and victories in the war. For something over a year he carried on a drug business at Lancaster, after which he was occupied in the same line at Glenwood, Mo., for about twenty-two years, and still owns the drug store there. In the meantime, he was honored by election to the ofifice of justice of the peace, in which capacity he served for sixteen years, and as judge of the countv court he officiated one term. Since 1892 he has been a resident of Arizona, and after living near Payson for a short time came to Phoenix. Here he has transacted a large real-estate and loan business and has de- voted much attention to his fine peach and apple orchard. He is a member of the board of trade, and in Missouri was active in the Masonic lodge, the Odd Fellows and Encampment, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is past representative to the grand lodge of the Odd Fellows of Missouri, and is past grand patriarch of the grand encampment of that state. Recently the quartermaster-general of the Grand Army of the Republic of Arizona, and past com- mander of D. A. Roberts Post No. 25, of Glen- wood. Mo., the Colonel occupies an honored place in the hearts of his army comrades, it is nlainlv s^e". Tn thf Rennblir^ti mrtv h" It-s li'^^n nn -irknowlf do-prl IpP'Vr Vri'-f>m1ipr tRoR elected justice of the pence: re-elected Novem- The marriage of Colonel Gray and Miss Theresa E. Spencer took place in Bloomfield, Iowa, January 19, 1863. She is a native of Brown county. 111., and was educated in the pub- lic schools of Illinois and Iowa. The only son of this estimable couple is James M., who is a real-estate and loan agent of Glenwood, Mo. Their elder daughter, Emma, is the wife of L. F. Leyhe.of Marshall, !Mo., and the younger daugh- ter, Maude, wife of Sylvanus Palmer, resides in Phoenix. Colonel Gray and wife are members of the Christian Church of this city, and are lib- eral towards numerous leligious and benevolent enterprises calculated to uplift and benefit hu- manity. HOSEA G. GREENHAW. There is no memory in Maricopa county that travels as far back through the history of Arizona as does that of Mr. Greenhaw. Long before the possibilities of the seemingly desert waste were even dimly outlined in the minds of men, and when the red men still held undisputed possession of the latent greatness of the soil, and wandered with unfettered freedom through the valleys and plains, this far-sighted prophet of good settled in Salt River valley in 1868, and for a number of years lived near the present site of Phoenix. One can scarcely imagine the changes which his industry has assisted in developing, nor the satisfaction experienced while watching the awakening of the soil, after centuries of dor- mant rest. In the early days Mr. Greenhaw took up one hundred and sixty acres of land nnder the home- stead act, and the three hundred and twenty ad- ditional acres are the result of more recent pur- chase. At the present time he is engaged in the raising of sheep, cattle ?nd mules, on his land twelve miles west of Phoenix. He is the oldest settler in this part of the territory, from the standpoint of residence and age. and no one has shown greater interest in the enterprises which have contributed towards the general upbuilding. Of English ancestry,^ Mr. Greenhaw was born in Union county. Ark., July 10, 1848, and is a son of Joseph D. and Mary A. (Doty) Green- haw. born in .A.labama. On his father's planta- tion in Arkansas the son was trained to habits of industry and thrift, and educated in the early 598 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. subscription schools. The echicational advan- tages were necessarily limited, and were con- fined to a few winter months each year. He assisted his father in the duties around the cot- ton plantation, and lived amid the surroundings of his youth until 1868. After settling in Arizona he married, in 1877, in California, Elizabeth A. Barton, daughter of John Barton, and a native of Texas, but reared near Fresno, Cal. Of this union there have since been born five children, viz.: Hosea, Jr., Miriam, Paul, Mary and Leslie, all single and at home with their parents. Aside from the responsibilities connected with his cattle raising, and the management of four hundred and eighty acres of land, Mr. Greenhaw has devoted nuich thought and money to the cjuestion of water develoiimcnt, and has served as a director in the Maricopa Canal Company, and has also been a director in the Salt River Valley Canal Company. He is a member of the Democratic party and has great faith in the principles and issues of that organization. With the educational work of his locality he has kept in touch, and is interested in all schemes for progress along that line. At the present time he is a member of the board of trustees of the west end school district. He is endow-ed with the excellent traits of mind and character so necessary in the maintaining of order in the affairs of all new and promising localities, and is recognized as a helpful and reliable pioneer, to whom the present residents of the valley are indebted for much of the prosperity which they now enjoy. O. F. KUENCER. For thirty years deputy United States mineral surveyor, and since boyhood associated with mining in all its varied details, O. F. Kuencer has literally grown up in the business, as he was but twelve years of age when he accompanied an uncle to the Pacific coast and became con- nected w^ith the mining interests of the west. He was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1848, and in 1857 accompanied his uncle to California, via Cape Horn. In i860 he again made the long and eventful journey via the Horn to San Fran- cisco, this time for the purpose of locating in the west. During the next eight years he at- tended school in Stockton and San Jose. Being an ambitious youth, he decided to thoroughly prepare himself as a mining and civil engineer, and went to Germany, where there w^as at that time the only mining school on the European continent. Having been graduated from the School of Mines, at Freiberg, Germany, in 1868, with the degrees for which he has labored, he returned^ crossing the ocean and continent. For a few months after his arrival in the city of the Golden Gate he was employed by the' Comstock Mining Company, and then embarked in independent business. Opening an office at White Pine, Nev., he transacted a large amount of laboratory work, and having purchased the Dell silver mine, operated the same until the summer of 1869. Then, for a couple of years, he was occupied in mining and civil engineer- ing at Pioche, Nev. Three decades ago Mr. Kuencer came to Ari- zona, becoming a resident of Mineral Park, where he conducted a general assaying ofifice and at the same time had charge of quartz mills in that place and vicinity. In connection with his ofifice as deputy United States mineral surveyor he visited all parts of the mining localities of Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico, inspecting and making reports on the same, in accordance with his instructions. Thus it may be seen that he has long been looked upon as an authority upon the subject, his opinion carrying great weight. At times he superintended mines, and since 1886 he has lived in Kingman and has made his headquar- ters at his mining engineer's ofifice, surveying and examining mines throughout this county, in particular. In company with some St. Louis capitalists he is financially interested in the de- velopment of the Ark, San Antonio and Es- meralda mines, located near Mineral Park, where they have a concentrating plant, of which he is now serving as superintendent. He has a finely equipped laboratory at the Ark mine, and makes all needful tests of ores and minerals submitted to his attention. The growth and progress of Mohave county is of vital interest to Mr. Kuencer, and he neglects no opportunity of promoting its wel- fare. In this community, and wherever he has dwelt for any length of time, he has made hosts PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 599 of sincere friends. In the fraternities of King- man he belongs to several of tlie leading lodges, being a member of the Odd Fellows, the order of Elks and other organizations. He was mar- ried in 1885 to Sarah J. Gross, a native of Yuma, .\riz. They have b:en the parents of five children, of whom three survive. namcl\-: Walter E., C. W., and Kenneth C. NOAH GREEN. .At this stage of a career which has wellnigh spanned four score years, and into which has been crowded a world of usefulness and contin- ued advancement towards better and more pro- gressive things, Noah Green represents that fine type of pioneership whom all delight to know and honor. When he first came to .Ari- zona in 1886 he possessed the inspiring sum of $7 upon which to found his prosperity, and the present is a just reward for untiring atten- tion to all the tasks set before him, and the com- mercial integrity and high moral courage which characterized his every action. As a miner, farmer, stock-raiser, stage-line manager, mill owner, and all around promoter of the best inter- ests of the comnumity he is one of the prized and appreciated citizens of Solomonvillc. As long ago as 1823 Mr. Green was born in Licking county, Ohio, and is a son of Hazel and Susanna M. Green, who were born respectively in A'irginia and Pennsylvania. His youth was passed amid the familiar surroundings to which he was accustomed, and his education was de- rived at the public schools. When nineteen years old he sought an independent existence upon a farm, upon which he lived until 1850. In the meantime he married, at Columbus, Ohio, November 9, 1846, Evelyn Coulter, a daughter of John Coulter, of Marion county, Ohio, and four years later, on May 19, 1850, they left his native state, and after a short sojourn in Indi- ana settled in Carroll county. 111. Here Mr. Green engaged in farming for thirty years, with the exception of twelve years spent in buying and shipping stock and grain and lumber. He purchased lumber in the upper lake regions by the boatload and shipped to Thompson, where he lived, and in this town the greatest grief in his whole life visited him in the loss of his wife. who was also his comrade and helpmate, and an unceasing jov and consolation during all the years of their union. .She is buried in the York cemetery at Thompson, as is also her mother. So dear is the memory of this cherished wife that her husband has never thought of sup- planting her in his heart or home. In 1880 Mr. Cireen came to Colorado, and for six years mined and prospected, and in 1886 removed to Arizona, which has since been his home. For a time he here mined and pros- pected, and later bought out the stage line be- tween Carlisle and Duncan, operating the same in partnership with two other men. For three and a half years they carried the mails and pas- sengers between the two places, and during all that time Mr. Green drove the stage himself. He then came to Solomonvillc and ran the stage line between here and .Sheldon, then to Dimcan, and finally to Sheldon .again, carrying the mail to those two places about six and a half years, and though still owning this line, his occupation, as far as the mails were concerned, terminated with the advent of the railroad through this sec- tion. Since June i, 1899, he has been running the stage from Coronado to Solomonvillc. At present one of his principal interests is what is known as Green's Corral, which is owned in part by a son, Luther, in partnership with whom the most of Mr. Green's undertakings are carried on. Jointly they also own one hundred acres adjoin- ing the town, ninety-seven of which are in the town. About ninety acres of this land is irri- gated, and is sufficient to raise feed for the stock owned by them. An enterprise of recent date is a mill in which father and son are greatly interested, and which is proving a great industry for the community. It represents a total investment of over $30,000. Mr. Green had charge of a company of men who constructed a ditch seven miles long for operations, and it is believed that so complete are the details of construction and working ca- pacity that it will draw a large amount of trade to Solomonville, and materially aid in the com- mercial advancement of the city. Ec|uipped with the finest machinery, three or four grades of flour, it has no superior in tiie territory; grinds corn and rolls barley and employs three men in the mill. In many other ways also Mr. Green 6oo PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and his capable son have aided in the general development of the city, and their amicable and harmonious business association is a matter of comment among all who appreciate harmony in whatever light it is viewed. In national politics Mr. Green is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk. He has been a Mason since 1855; hav- ing joined Lodge No. 355 at Mount Carroll, 111., and became a member of the Royal Arch Chapter also. The four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Green arc: Susan, who is now Mrs. Charles Cochr;;n, of Carroll county, 111.; Moses, who is a master painter by trade, and located at Safford, Ariz.; Margaret, who is the wife of George N. Melendy, of Carroll county, 111.; and Luther, who is his father's partner in business, and has a family of six sons. SAMUEL J. GEDDES. The flourishing town of Willcox numbers among its citizens many who have an abiding faith in its uninterrupted prosperity, and of these one of the most enthusiastic is Mr. Geddes, the popular and successful general merchant, and member of the firm of McCourt & Geddes. Possessed of a sound conuuercial integrit)- and a perseverance which knows no obstacles, he has fallen into fortunate lines, and is one of the re- spected and capable citizens of the place. Of Irish parentage, he was born in Montreal, Canada, and is a son of Samuel and Jane Geddes, natives of county Tyrone, Ireland, and who emigrated to Canada in 1859. They are farmers by occupation, and are still residents of this northern clime under the jurisdiction of the Eng- lish. Their son received a good common-school education, and an excellent home training, and was well qualified to buffet with the various winds of fortune when he started away from home in 1882, at the rge of eighteen. For three years he settled in the Red River valley in north- ern Minnesota and then accepted a position as clerk with the firm of Pratt & Elliott, of Gran- din, N. D. After four years he occupied a simi- lar position with John A. Getty & Co. at White Bear Lake, Minn., with whom he stayed until 1891. After a year's sojourn at his home in Canada, Mr. Geddes came to .Arizona in June, 1S92, and was with the Arizona Copper Company as sales- man at Clifton for two years. In the spring of 1894 he came to Willcox as salesman for Nor- ton & Co., wholesale and retail purveyors of general merchandise, remaining with this con- cern for three years. He then started in busi- ness for himself in partnership with L. V. Mc- Court, and for the carrying on of the general merchandise l)usiness there was erected a fine large building, 30x100 feet in ground dimen- sions, and which is stocked with one of the larg- est and most complete assortments of general merchandise in the town. A wholesale as well as retail business is successfully conducted, and the firm have met with a deserved patronage and appreciation. In addition to the two partners the services are required of two clerks and a bookkeeper. To add to his responsibilities, Mr. Geddes was appointed postmaster of Willcox by President McKinley in February of 1899, his assistant in the discharge of the duties of the position being J. M. Pickarts, formerly of Leavenworth, Kans. During the year ending with June, 1900, a busi- ness amounting to $2,228 was carried on, and in the short time of a year and a half the office was raised from fourth to third-class. To aid him in postofifice and store, Mr. Geddes pos- sesses a thorough knowledge of the Spanish lan- guage. He is a believer in the principles and issues of the Republican party, and is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally he is a chapter Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. COL. JOHN GRAY. The thoroughly efficient and popular clerk of the board of commissioners of Maricopa county, Col. John Gray, of Phoenix, served as quarter- master-general of the department of Arizona, G. A. R., for two terms, with the rank of col- onel, and was assistant inspector-general of the national encampment of Arizona in 1899-1900. His popularity in Grand Army circles is thus indubitably shown, and his executive talents as an officer are highly praised by all concerned. Moreover, he is past commander of J. W. Owens Post No. 5, G. A. R., of this city. The first-born and the only son of F. S. and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 603 Susan (Sutton) Gray, the Colonel was born February 25, 1846, in Philadelphia, Pa. He had three sisters, one of whom is deceased. Their father was born in New Jersey, in 18 12, and lived to a good age, his death taking place in 1890. For several decades he v.as a business ni:;n f)t the "Ouakcr" city, engaged in the manu- facture of combs. During the Civil war he served under McClcllan in the rcninsular cam- paign, in the (|uartermaster's department. Ik- was ideiUified with the Odd I'ellows and with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of Cierman descent, his father, John Gray, also was born in New Jersey, and passed his entire life in tliat state. In the Revolution he served in the colonial army as a commissioned officer. The Sutton family originated in England, and Mrs. (iray's parents were from Maine. Her father was one of the pioneer merchants of Cincinnati, in which city her birth took place. Col. John Gray was reared in I'hiladelphia, where he attended the grammar and high schools. At the age of seventeen he commenced learning the trade of a stove-molder, but the great war then being waged between the North and South so aroused his patriotism that, as roon as possible, he enlisted in the defense of the Stars and Stripes. In the spring of 1864 the youth of eighteen years volunteered in Com- pany M, One Hundred and Ninety-second Penn- s-ylvania Infantry. After serving for four months in Ohio and West Virginia, he, with the regi- ment, was honorably discharged, and then j(jined the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, then campaigning in Virginia. From that time until the close of the war he was a private in Coni]iany I of the regiment named, being mus- tered out at Philadelphia, in July, 1865, with the rank of corporal. His life in the south awakened in our subject the desire to see something of his country, and for some time he traveled, going to Louisiana, Texas, Missouri and other sections. For a period he then was employed as a clerk in De- troit, Mich., and while there met the lady who liecame his wife. In 1879 he volunteered as a regular in the Sixth United States Cavalry, and was assigned to Company I. Proceeding to [•"ort McDowell, .Ariz., he was detailed and em- ployed as a clerk in the quartermaster's depart- ment. At the end of five years of service he was honorably discharged and came to Phoenix. Obtaining a position with the firm of J. Y. T. Smith, proprietor of .a flouring mill, he contin- ued as clerk and bookkeeper there for seven \ears. Mr. Smith then selling his business. Dur- ing the next year ;\Ir. (iray was in tlie employ of T. J. Trask. after whicli lie was bookkeeper for .\lcXulty & Chapman Pros, for seven years. In January. 1899, he became clerk of the county board of supervisors of Maricopa countv. and held that office until January 31, 1901. In the world of politics he is recognized as a repre- sentative Republican, and frequently has acted on county committees and local organizations. In the Odd Fellows' lodge and in the Encamp- ment and Canton he is a past officer and is a member of the grand lodge. In 1891 he at- tended the Grand Army's convention at Detroit, as a delegate from Arizona. He also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In Detroit, Mich., Colonel Gray married Mar- garet Maxwell, one of the native daughters of the city. Their sons, George and Frank, are in the employ of the Wells-Fargo Express Com- pany, the former as a messenger, and the latter is in Phoenix. David, the other son, is in Kan- sas, and Mary and .\lice, the daughters, are at home. The attractive residence of the fam- ily, on North Seventh street, was built by the Colonel. Mrs. Gray is a member of the Epis- copal Church. WILLIAM II. r.ROWN. Of the many successful cattle-raisers of the Salt River valley none is entitled to more credit than Mr. l^rown, who, when he first came here in 1893, had seventy-five cents with wdiicli to face the conditions existing in a strange part of the country. From this small beginning he has now to his credit two hundred and twenty acres of land under a higli state of cultivation, and is c.xtensivclv engaged in the raising of cattle anil hogs. His cattle enterprises are conducted in connection with the interests of J. J. Meyer, under the firm name of Aleyer & Brown. The life of Mr. Brown jirevious to coming to Arizona was of an interesting and eventful order, and had largely to do with the condi- tions existing in frontier states and territories. 6o4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A native of San Antonio, Tex., he was born September 20, 1863, and is a son of William H. and Lncy (Humphrey) Brown, natives respec- tively of Mrginia and Mississippi. William Brown removed to San Antonio in the early '40s, and became identified with the pioneer days of that locality. His son, \\'illiam, was here reared to manhood, and educated in the public schools. He retains vivid remembrances of his historic nati\c town, and of his visits to the celebrated Alamo, the scene of the heroic re- sistance of a handful of men and women during the war in Texas, who eventually left their re- treat rather than starve to death, and as a con- sequence were mowed down by the Mexicans. In his nineteenth year Mr. Brown left Texas and went to the far west, and for seven years worked in the copper mines at Butte, Mont. Upon removing to Deadwood, S. D., he was still interested in mining, but in gold mines, and continued the occupation until his removal to Arizona in 1893. Though practically speak- ing a new comer. Air. lirown is regariled as a substantial acquisition to the conminnity in which he lives. He is public-spirited and keenly alive to the interest of his fellow townsmen. A Republican in national politics, he is not an office seeker, preferring to devote all of his time to the management of his many interests. Fraternally he is associated with the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows. JOHN LA TOURRETTE. More than a half century has passed since this gentleman arrived on the Pacific slope, and as he has been a resident of Arizona since 1876 he is justly numbered among her honored pio- neers and leading citizens. He has been promi- nently indentified with her minmg and cattle interests, and now h;is cattle scattered all over the territory. Mr. La Tourrcttc was burn on the banks of Lake Cayuga in Cayuga county, X. ^^, Decem- ber 7, 1822. a son of Peter and .Vnn (Ouigley) La Tourrcttc, both natives of New Jersey, where our subject's paternal grandfather settled on coming to this country from France. The father, who was a weaver and reed-maker, died in \'esta!, Broome county, N. Y., and the moth- er's death occurred in Cayuga county, that state. Of their seven children only two are now liv- ing. Their son Henry was drowned while serv- ing as a ship carpenter on the Mississippi squad- ron during the Civil war. Aaron came west with our subject and is still engaged in mining at Diamond Spring, Cal. During his boyhood John La ToiuTette pur- sued his studies in the pioneer district schools then so connnon. with its puncheon floor, slab benches, and desks ranged around the wall. Here he studied Daboll's arithmetic and wrote with a quill pen. At the age of eighteen he commenced clerking in the store of George S. Murphy at Auburn, N. Y., where he remained three years. In 1844 he went to St. Louis, Mo., where he bought goods, and then started for La Harpe, Hancock county. 111., with the intention of locating there, but six months later sold out and returned to New York. In 1845 he went to Jackson, Wis., and for a time en- gaged in clerking in a hotel at Watertown, that state, but in 1846 we again find him in New York. By v^'ay of the Panama route Mr. La Tour- rette went to San Francisco, Cal., in 1850, and engaged in placer mining on a branch of the American river, but not meeting with success he later went to Nevada. He was not success- ful at that place, and returned to Weavertown, Cal. Later he struck a rich claim near Mary- ville, which he had to abandon on account of high water three months later. He then went with his brother to Diamond Spring, where he was engaged in mining eighteen months, and later spent a short time at Downieville, on the North Yuba, after which he returned to Dia- mond Spring. Subsequently he devoted two years to mining on the McAusby river, but not meeting with success he returned to Diamond Spring. There he purchased two yoke of oxen and a fifty dollar wagon, which he filled with provisions, and in company with his wife and two children started for Oregon. There he bought a farm in Rogue River valley, which he operated for fourteen years, and later was en- ,ga.ged in the cattle business at Klamath, Ore., until coming to Arizona in 1876. He brought with him a herd of 175 head of cattle a distance of 1,600 miles, ami wintered the same in Wil- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Co; liamson's valley. He then went to Cave creek and later to Camp creek, but the supply of wa- ter being short in that locality he located a ranch on the \'erde in 1877, thirty-five miles above Fort McDowell. Since then he has de- voted his time almost exclusively to the cattle business, and is today one of the most success- ful and largest cattle-owners in the territory, lie l)rought twenty-one head of full-blooded Durhams with him from Oregon. After living on his ranch for seven years he removed to riioenix in 1884. and there owns a nice home. At Diamond Spring, Cal., Mr. La Tourrette married Rosanna Mathers, a native of Quincy, i;i.. and a daughter of William Mathers, who crossed the plains in 1853 and settled at Dia- mond Spring. Five children bless this union: Peter, who lives on his father's ranch; James, who makes his home in the suburbs of Phoenix; Mrs. Cornelia Munds, a resident of Jerome, .\riz.; Mrs. Rose Sheridan of Phoenix; and Mrs. Viola Wells, at home. Fraternahy Mr. La Tourrette is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and politically is identi- fied with the Democratic party. A man of keen perception, of unbounded enterprise, his suc- cess in life is due entirely to his own efforts, and he deserves prominent mention among the leading and representative business men of Phoenix. He is also a public-spirited, enterpris- ing man, who is recognized as a valued citizen of the community. HOMER GOSS. The secretary and treasurer of the Gardner, Wdrthen & Goss Company, of Tucson, is a ]iractical and experienced machinist and is the ])rcsent superintendent of the machine shops. Mis father before him was in this line of occu- paiinn and the genius for handling machinery seems to have been inherited by the son. His general financial and executive ability are among his more marked characteristics, and he is mak- ing a gratifying success out of everything which he undertakes. Leonard ami Anna .\. (Lane) Goss, jiarcnts of the above-named gentleman, were natives of Maine, the former's birthplace being in Au- gusta and the latter's birthplace being at Dan- ville [unction. I'rior to the Civil war Leonard Goss removed with his family to California and for years was connected with the Sacramento Iron Works and with the Dow Steam Pump Works at San Francisco. His death occurred at his residence in Berkeley and his widow is still living at that place. The only one of the seven children of this worthy couple now surviving is Homer Goss, who was born August 2, 1862. His youth was spent in Sacramento, Sonoma antl Berkeley, Cal., and in the common and high schools he received a lil>eral education. At an early age it became a])parent that machinery possessed great attractiveness to him, and at seventeen he commenced serving an apprenticeship in the Dow Steam Pump Works. Thus he continued for lour years, and then continued in the em- ploy of the concern three years longer. In 1889 he came to Arizona and for four and a half years was a machinist in the shops of the Southern I'acific Railroad, at Tucson. Subse- (|uently he was in the employ of the government i.t Mare Island, but in 1894 came to Tucson and bought an interest in the firm now known as Gardner, \\'orthen & Goss Company. His ])ractical knowledge of the business was called into recjuisition during the erection of the ma- chine shop and the placing of the machinery therein, for he was constituted superintendent of the work and carried it forward successfully. The majority of the leading mines of southern Arizona have been equipped with mining ma- chinery by this establishment during the past few years, anil it has the reputation of being the largest foundry and shop in the territory. Certainly, the volume of business transacted here annually is enormous and contracts are taken for the manufacture of about everything in the line of machinery. In 1899 tlie company was incorporated under its present style, with ]Mr. Gardner as president, our subject as treasurer and secretary and Mr. Worthen as manager. In Berkeley, Cal., a marriage ceremony united the destinies of Mr. (ioss and Miss h-lla T. Worthen. sister of l!. L. Worthen, a member of the firm. (See sketch of B. L. Worthen, printed elsewhere in this volume.) Four children l^less the he.rts and home of our subject and wife, namel\-: Howard Lane, Eleanor C, Douglas W., and Donald H. 6o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A member of the Knights of Pythias and of the lodge and Hall Association of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Mr. Goss is a di- rector of the last-named society. His right of franchise is exercised in behalf of the platform and nominees of the Repnblican party and all worthy public enterprises receive his inllnence and support. FR.WK GRIEBEL. An old and distinguished Rhenish family has a genial and successful representative in Mr. Griebel, who was bom near historic Bingen, on the Rhine, June ii, 1845. The maternal grand- father, Franz Fuelber, conducted a farm in the Rhine country, and from the grapes in his vine- yard produced' large cpiantities of wine. Hein- rich Louis Griebel. the father of Frank, fol- lowed the occupation of a vineyardist during his long and industrious life. He conducted a bakery and had large vineyards and died amid his vineyards on the banks of the great river. The mother, Rosina (Fuelber) Griebel, was born in the same locality, and was a daughter of Henry Fuelber, also an old family name, and by occupation a miller. He belonged to the strict old-fashioned Lutheran Church. Of the three daughters and three sons composing this family, two daughters .and one son are now liv- ing. One daughter emigrated to America, and is living in Wisconsin. The youth of Mr. Griebel was uneventful, and surrounded by the wholesome influences of the average German home. At the public schools of his native land he received a good education, and was well equipped for the future responsi- bilities of life. With high hopes for the future in a new country, yet with sincere regret for the vineclad Rhenish hills, .and the home circles from which he departed, Mr. Griebel sailed from Bremen on the steamer America, in 1865, and located at Beaver Dam, Wis. Here for two years he w'as employed as a clerk in a general merchandise store, and continued the same oc- cupation after removing to Milwaukee in 1867, where he also pursued a course in the Spen- cerian Business College. In 1883 he sought the larger possibilities of the far western coun- try, and u])(jn locating in Los Angeles, Cal., was again engaged in clerking, for a large con- cern. In 1885 Mr. Griebel became associated with the prosperity and promise of Arizona, and in Phoenix, eng;\ged in clerking for Dillon & Kanealy, on Washington street. When this tirm sold out to the .\lkire Company, he still re- tained his position, and in 1897 started in busi- ness for himself. He carries a stock of general merchandise, and caters to a continually in- creasing trade, the result no doubt of his con- scientious and upright business methods, and of his sincere desire to please. The store is lo- cated at 218 and 220 West Washington street, and is 30x80 feet in dimensions. As proof of his prosperous condition, Mr. Griebel has ac- cumulated a fair property in the city of his adoption. He is a member of the Board of Trade. In national politics he is a believer in the principles and issues of the Democratic party. He is a member of, and generous con- tributor to, the Lutheran Church. CHARLES GOLDMAN. Within the period of Charles Goldman's resi- dence in Phoenix nearly its entire development has occurred, for at the time of his arrival here not a frame or brick store had been erected, and only men of exceptional sagacity predicted for the place a tithe of its present prosperity. As is generally known, he has been an influential factor in its upbuilding, and possesses the es- teem of the wdiole community in a marked de- gree. Born October 17, 1845, in Bavaria, Germany, Charles Goldman is a son of Solomon and Re- becca (Kauffmann) Goldman, who were identi- fied with the agricultural class of that province. In his youth our subject received a practical industrial education in the school of his native land, afterwards serving a three years' appren- ticeship to a dry-goods merchant. In the spring of 1866 he came to the United States, wliither his brother, .\. Goldman, had preceded him, and for about a year was employed as a clerk in Philadelphia. Then going to Woodland, Cal., by way of the Isthmus of Panama and San Fran- cisco, he continued as a clerk and also was thus .-^OytyU^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 609 employed later at San Luis Obispo, Cal., and Prescott, Ariz. Since March, 1871, Mr. Goldman has been a resident of Arizona, and thus is a pioneer of long standing. For five years or more he made his home in Prescott, and then embarked in gen- eral merchandising upon his own account in Williamson \'alley. The brother above men- tioned had located in Phoeni.x in 1874, and in 1878, just before he returned to his old Ba- varian home, he sold his business to our sub- ject, who cariied on the enterprise at the same loc.'i'tion (across the street from his present store) for several years. In 1879 the firm of Goldman Brothers was formed, Leo Goldman being admitted as a partner of our subject. Buying the lot at the northwest corner of Wash- ington and Center, they retained it for about twenty years, selling it in 1900, and receiving therefor the highest price ever paid for a lot in this city. For a number of years the broth- ers were engaged in general merchandising, later adding .3 large stock of hardware, agricul- tural implements and carriages and wagons. In 1903 the establishment was removed to Center, between Washington and Jefferson streets, where two floors, 45x150 feet in dimensions, are occupied by the different departments of the business. The Canton clipper. Buckeye mow- ers and reapers, the Studebaker wagons and carriages and Owendorf's agricultural imple- ments are carried in stock. Owning a granary situated near the railroad station, Mr. Goldman also deals in grain and hay, in wholesale and retail quantities, and fur- nishes these staples, as well as flour, to several forts, under contracts with the government. In- dividually, he has extensive investments in ranches and cattle, owning forty acres at a point about a mile and a half from Phoenix, one of eighty acres three miles from the city, and one of a hundred acres in Yavapai county, .\riz. Altogether, he has about three thousand cattle at the present time, and continues to deal in live stock with marked financial success. For many years he has been a director in the Na- tional Bank of .Arizona, and now is the admin- istrator of the Wormser estate, which com- prises seven thousand acres of fine land, with a canal for irrigating purposes. The import- 23 ance of this great trust may be gathered from the fact that Mr. Goldman gave a bond of $400,- 000, the largest bond ever given in this terri- tory, in a like case. He is a member of the Board of Trade, and in political affairs is affili- ated with the Democratic party. In San Francisco the marriage of Mr. Gold- man and Miss Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Fleischman, was solemnized in 1881. She was born in Diamond Springs, Cal., and her father was one of the pioneers of that state, his resi- dence there dating from 1850. Three children bless the union of our subject and wife, namely: Rose Belle, a graduate of the San Francisco Female College ; Sidney, who is attending the Belmont (Cal.) Military College; and Eugene, who is a student in the Phoenix high school. VALENTINE GANT. One of the large land owners and successful cattle raisers of the Salt River valley, is Mr. Gant, who upon coming to the territory in 1890 sojourned for a time on the Gila river. However, the prospects there were not sufficiently alluring, and in 1892 he purchased the farm upon which he has since lived. He is the possessor of nine hundred and sixty acres of land, which is devoted in the main to the raising of cattle. I'ntil his twentieth year Mr. Gant lived in Randolph county. 111., where he was born June 7, 1834. His parents, Robert and Maria (Shafer) Gant, were natives of Kentucky, the former of English, and the latter of Swiss descent. Robert Gant was an agriculturist during the years of his activity, and was a courageous soldier in the Black Hawk war. His son, \'alentine, had the l)enefit of his father's thorough knowledge of farming, and received a fair education in the <listrict schools. Possessing an ambitious tem- perament, when twenty years old he started out in search of a desirable permanent location. He drifted to the west, making the journey in 1854 with mule teams in a company of emigrants. For a time he lived in Oregon and was engaged in mining in that state, California and Idaho for about ten years. A later venture was the cattle iiusiness which he followed in Oregon for several vears, and at the same time successfully raised sheep. Subsec|uently, for a number of years. 6io PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he engaged in agriculture in wliat is now Kings county, Cal, and from there in 1890, perma- nently removed to Arizona. Mr. Gant is a self-made man in the highest sense of the word, and during his life on the frontiers of the west has accumulated a large fund of general information, and a practical knowledge of the affairs of the world. He is a typical frontiersman, and one of the best judges of cattle in the Salt River valley. In national politics he is a Republican, and is a warm ad- mirer of McKinley and his policy of administra- tion. In the development of the various enter- prises of his locality, he is interested and was at one time a director in the southern extension of the Tempe canal. He enjoys the good will and confidenGe of all who know him, and is ac- counted one of the enterprising residents of the valley. WILLIAM FOURR. During the years which Mr. Fourr has spent in the west he has experienced many of the vicissitudes which befell the determined and courageous early settlers, and has had to cope with many hair-breadth and dangerous situ- ations. His experiences have, however, brought about the prosperous and happy ending that would be expected of so enthusiastic and en- terprising a man, and he is today one of the successful farmers and miners of Cochise county. A native of St. Louis, Mo., he was born July 11, 1854, and is a son of William Fourr, of whom he has not the slightest re- membrance, as he was deprived in early life of the care and affectionate solicitude of both par- ents. Left thus alone in the world he was taken to Kansas City, Mo., when a small child, and there, and at St. Joe, Mo., was reared to man- hood and educated in the public schools. The opportunity for independence came when most desired in the friendly interest of Mr. Iliff, the great cattle king of Colorado, whom Will- iam Fourr accompanied to New Mexico, and for whom he herded cattle for a year and a lialf. He then had a government position as foreman of the corrals at h'ort Gregg, after which, in company with Cieorge Copley, he started for the mines at Pvescott. and engaged in pkcer mining for several vears. During this lime there w-as difficulty with the Apaches, and on several occasions they were drawn into close combat with these treacherous and murderous red men. For one year Mr. Fourr again held a government position as mail carrier and express man, and then began keeping a station or store on the road between Yuma and Tucson. He was also interested in the cattle business, and at times suffered great loss from the depreda- tions of the Indians. At one time himself and Col. K. .'^. Woolsey, with thirty-live soUliers, foUoweil the Indians under command of Col- onel McClave, into the Hockahale mountains, but failed to recover the two hundred head of cattle that had been stolen, as they had al- ready been killed by the red men. They suc- ceeded, however, with the loss of but one sol- dier from their ranks, in converting, with the aid of reliable shot, twenty-seven bad Indians into an equal number of good Indians. This was but one of the outrages that happened in the neighborhood. While still living at Burk station, an Italian lost one hundred mules to the Indians, and George Frame, of Gila Bend, had a hefder killed while endeavoring to save his flock. After severa.1 years adventurous residence at Burk station Mr. Fourr came to Cochise county and located on the Fourr ranch, five miles south of Dragoon station. This is one of the finest ranches in the county, and the soil is adapted to the raising of almost everything in the way of general farm produce, and all manner of fruits, and is abundantly supplied with water. Nor are Mr. Fourr's interests confined to farm- ing, for he has a mine in the Dragoon moun- tains which is turning out large quantities of coi)per, silver and lead. In fact, he has unlim- ited faith in the future of these mountains as wealth producers, and believes that the next five years will bring to the surface much that has never been supposed to exist. At Gila Bend Mr. Fourr married L. Nunn, and of this union there are eight children liv- ing: James, Robert, INIary, Clara, Zona, Daisy, Roy and Ida. The children have hiul the bene- fit ol good educations, and have studied at the Tombstone public schools. Mrs. Fourr is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Although a stanch and uncompromising meml)er of the rORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 6ii Democratic party, Mr. Fourr is not an office seeker, but is interested in all local affairs, as- sisting to the best of his ability in all of the enterprises which have to do with the upbuild- ing of the locality, and in the maintaining of order and prosperity in the midst of the great possibilities. . M. J. GALPIN. The junior member of the firm of Goflf & Galpin, builders and contractors, was born in Auburn, N. Y., April 23, 1843. The ancestry of the family is English on the paternal, and Scotch on the maternal side. The paternal grandfather, Asa, was born in Xew York state during the latter part of the eighteenth century, and served with distinction in the war of 1812. During the course of his long and useful life he devoted his energies to farming, and subse- quently died in his native state. The maternal grandfather. Joseph, came from an old New England family, and was also a farmer. The father of M. J. Galpin, William Galpin, was born in Auburn, X. Y., and in 1846 removed to Battle Creek, Mich., where he engaged as a contractor and builder. In 1861 he removed to Rochester, Minn., and located on new land w liicli he improved and developed into a paying farm, and there he died at an advanced age. His wife, formerl\- Louise Hakes, was born in the state of Xew York, and was a daughter of Giles Hakes, also born in Xew York. Giles Hakes was of English descent, and was by occu- pation a slioemaker. Mrs. Galpin died in Minne- sota. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living, M. J. being the second youngest. One of the sons, Charles R., served during the Civil war in the Second Michigan Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Kno.x- ville: Herbert is a builder and contractor in Winnebago, Minn. When three years of age M. J. Galpin was taken by his parents to Battle Creek, Mich., where he was educated in the public schools, and where he also learned much from his father of building and contracting. His early life was uneventful, and not unlike that spent by other boys in like circumstances. The first impor- tant event that interrupted a tranquil existence was the breakinii' out of the war. at which time he enlisted, in August of 1861, in Company I, Merrill's Horse, Second Missouri Cavalry, at Detroit, intended for General Tremont's body guard. As a private he served with his com- pany in Missouri and Arkansas, and for the greater part of the time was after General Price. They then went into Tennessee, and partici- pated in the battles of Nashville, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Georgia Camp, and several unimportant skirmishes. At Alpine, Ga., he was wounded and laid up in the hospital for some time, and was subsequently mustered out of the service in August of 1865. He veteran- ized at Little Rock, Ark., and when mustered out had the rank of sergeant. After the cessation of hostilities, Mr. Galpin returned to Battle Creek, Mich., and worked at the carpenter's trade for about a year. In 1866 he removed to Rochester, Minn., and in 1870 to Minneapolis, where he became one of the foremost contractors and builders in the city. The demand for his services was so great that at times he was obliged to employ as high as two hundred and fifty assistants, and the busi- ness amounted to nearly $350,000 a year. For twenty-one years he received the patronage of a large part of the city, and constructed many of the public buildings and large business blocks. In addition he also improved and built up con- siderable residence property and business prop- erty of which he later disposed. In 1891 he sought the larger possibilities of the far west, and located in Phoenix in the same year. His first undertaking was the starting of a cannery business, which was the first of its kind in the city. From a comparatively small beginning the enterprise grew apace, and had a capacity of six thousand cans a day. The occupation, though successful, resulted in the undermining of the health of Mr. Galpin, owing to the ex- cessive heat and the arduous work. For nearly five years he was partially incapacitated for any hard work, but at the end of that time again entered upon his old occupation of contracting and building. In 1897 the affairs were con- ducted under the firm name of Goflf & Galpin, and this firm is responsible for many of the most substantial public buildings and fine resi- dences in the city, including most of the resi- dences in Capitol addition. 6l2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In Winnebago, JNIinn., in 1870, Mr. Galpin married Sarah A. Wiiitney, who was born in Manchester, N. H. Her father, Alpheus Whit- ney, was a farmer during the years of his ac- tivity, and in early manhood settled in Wells, Minn., where he had a large farm. He died in Minneapolis. The ancestry of the family is Welsh, and the paternal grandfather, Henry, was born in Boston. He later lived in New Hamp- shire, and served his country in the war of 1812. The mother of Mrs. Galpin was formerly Sarah C. Fletcher, born in Pro.spect, Me., and a daugh- ter of John Fletcher, a farmer. Mrs. Whitney died in Minneapolis. To Mr. and Mrs. Galpin have been born three children: .Mpheus W., who is living in Yuma, is in government em- ploy; Clara L., who is now Mrs. Ma.x Vianlt, is a graduate of the Sacred Heart Convent, and is living in Phoeni.x; William .\. is studying at the high school. ^Mr. Galpin is a firm believer in the principles of the Republican party, and has been actively interested in its undertak- ings. Fraternally he is associated with the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and with the Ancient C)rder of United Workmen. He is a member of the Chase Post, G. A. R., in Minneapolis, and of the Veteran's Association of Merrill's Horse. WTLLIAM KIRTLAND. This practical blacksmith and manufacturer of carriages and wagons, is one of the substan- tial business men of Safford. He is a native of Logansport, Ind., his birtli having taken ])lacc thirty-eight years ago. His father, Will- iam Kirtland, was born in England and his mother, Fannie (Jennings) Kirtland, was a \'ir- ginian. They settled in the Hoosier state in 1833 and reared three daughters and a son. William Kirtland of this sketch grew to man- hood in his native city and received a liberal public school education. Having decided to i)ecome a blacksmith he devoted si.x years to learning every detail of the business, and thus was thoroughly fitted for his life work. When he embarked in business on his own account he went to Lucerne, Ind., and later he conducted a shop in Lucerne for a short time. During the latter i)art of the pc.iod of his a])prenticeship to the trade he owned an interest in the busi- ness, and from an early age he has been a prop- erty holder. In 1888 Mr. Kirtland came to the west and for three years was post blacksmith in the em- ploy of the government at Fort Apache and Fort Thomas, being at the last-named place onlv from November, 1890, to March, 1891. Then, in company with C. K. Jennings, he bought a general merchantlise store at SafTord, and carried on the business until 1895, when he sold out to his partner. He then opened a l.)lack- smith shop and in January, 1897, again became coimected with his former mercantile establish- ment, by buying out Mr. Jennings. To these two enterprises he devoted his attention with success attending his efforts. In February, 1898, he disposed of the general store and went to the Klondike, where he remained for a year and eight months. His experiences were ex- tremely interesting, and though he prospected and mined industriously he did not make a suc- cess of the expedition, on fhe wdiole. Return- ing to Safiford in August, 1899, he resumed his former occupation as a blacksmith, and just a year later built a substantial brick shop, with a department used in the manufacture of wagons and buggies. The location is central and he owns one-fourth of the block on which the shop stands. In addition to this, he owns two and a half acres of property in the residence portion of the town, and has built two good five- room frame dwellings. In the artesian-well dis- trict he owns a cjuarter section of farm land and water is furnished to his place by two wells which he has had sunk. He has an interest in an artesian-well boring machine — a profitable and highlv useful thing in this locality. From time to time he has invested money in mining property and within the past few years has ex- pended about a thousand dollars in developing some mines in the Lone Star district. Ten years ago Mr. Kirtland married Miss Ennna Talley, daughter of Thomas Talley, and their four children, Harry, .\gnes, Charles, and I'rank, are aged respectively, eight, si.x, four .and three years. In fraternal circles Mr. Kirtland is identified with the Woodmen of the World, being a charter member of the Safford lodge. In political affairs he is a Democrat. His sue- PORTRAIT AND RTOGRAnilCAL RECORD. 615 cess in business is due to his thorough knowl- edge of his trade and the genuine desire to please his customers, added to financial talent and abs(jlute integrity. JAlNIES L. GANT. W'hile "the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong," the invariable law of destiny accords to tireless energy, industry and ability a successful career. The truth of this assertion is abundantly verified in the life of Mr. Gant, who since 1883 has been identified with the business interests of Phoenix, and the Salt River valley and is today one of its most pros- perous citizens. He was Ijorn in Sterling, Jackson county, Iowa, November 10, 1854, a son of John and Elizabeth (Grant) Gant, natives of Lincolnshire, England. His maternal grandfather, Jonathan Grant, died in that country, as did also the pa- ternal grandfather, William Gant. On crossing the Atlantic the father located at Dundas, On- tario, Canada, where he cleared and improved one hundred acres of heavily timbered land. Subsequently he became one of the early settlers of Sterling, Iowa, locating there in March, 1854. He bought a farm at that place, and speculated in lands in central, northern and western Iowa and southern Minnesota. In 1866 he removed to Fort Scott, Kans., where he engaged in farming until 1874, when he crossed the plains to Pueblo, Colo., and was engaged in the stock and cattle business at that place for a time. He now makes his home near Belvidere, Kiowa county, Kans., where he served as first deputy sheriff for a time and also carried on the stock business. His wife is still living. They are the parents of eight children, six of whom are living. Of this family, James L. Gant is the sixth in order of birth. He accompanied his parents on their removal to Fort Scott, Karis., where he at- tended the public schools and also engaged in herding cattle. In 1874 when the family went to Colorado he crossed the plains with a drove of cattle, going up the Arkansas river to within eight miles of Pueblo. The following year was spent on tlie cattle trail in Wyoming. Going to Omaha he took the train for San Francisco, and from there went to Portland, Ore., but not being pleased with that locality he proceeded to Boise City, Idaho, where he was engaged in the wood business one winter. In 1876 he went to Kiowa county, Kans., and during the following three years w'as engaged in trailing cattle from Texas and Indian Territory to Kansas. In 1879 he embarked in the cattle business on his own account, and conducted a ranch on .Medicine river until 1883, when he sold out and came to Phoenix, Ariz. The first ranch ]\Ir. Gant bought near tliis place he sold a year later, and on the loth of April, 1884, opened the Golden Eagle livery stable adjoining his present meat market, in Phoenix and conducted the same until 1892, when he sold out and embarked in the harness business, but soon traded that for a herd of cattle and a ranch at Seven Springs, which is one of the finest and best watered ranches in Marico[)a county. He has corrals at two or three different places, feeding about six hundred head of high grade cattle in the Salt River valley, mostly on the I)uckeye. He has two hundred and forty acres of land on St. John ditch, fifteen miles from Phoenix, and his slaughter house is located one mile south of Phoenix. In February, 1899, he opened a meat market at No. 234 East Washing- ton street as a member of the firm of Gant & Balsz, who also conducted the Denver market at No. 219 West W'ashington street. They carried -on both a wholesale and retail business; manu- factured sausage and lard by steam power ; and had a fine large refrigerator. In November, 1900, he sold his interest in the meat market. Be- sides the property already mentioned Mr. Gant owns an improved place of eighty acres north- west of the city ; and several pieces of residence and business property in Phoenix, including his pleasant home at No. 120 East Adams street. In 1892 he started a lemon grove at Point Loma, San Diego, Cal., which site Charles Dudley War- ner describes as one of the three best points of observation in the world. He has since disposed of that property. In Pratt county, Kans., Mr. Gant married Miss Hattic Hulett, a native of Massachusetts, wdio died in Phoenix, leaving one child. William, who is now engaged in the stock business witli his 6i6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. father. Mr. Cant was again married at Gypsum, Colo., liis second union being with Miss Mertie Hockett, daughter of Barclay Hockett. She was born in Kansas, and removed with her family to Colorado at an early day, where she resided for two years before she saw another white woman. For seven years she successfully engaged in teaching school in that state. Air. Cant has seen almost the entire develop- ment of Phoeni.x, for when he located here the ])lace contained but four brick Iniildings, and he shipped the first train load of cattle from the citv. About twelve years ago, in connection with D. R. Smith, he conducted the city meat market, which they sold to D. L. Murray. Throughout his entire residence here Mr. Gant has been prominently identified with the business and political affairs of the city, and is a stalwart supporter of the Republican party. When he first located in Arizona there were only forty Re- ]niblicans in Maricopa county. He has been an influential member of both the county and terri- torial committees. Mr. Gant is one of the most prominent stock men in this section, and has served as general manager of the Territorial Live Stock Association, which he assisted in or- ganizing, and of which he is still an active mem- ber. He is now secretary of the Butchers' Live Stock Association of Arizona, and is a member of the Board of Trade. He was a charter mem- ber of the hook and ladder company and served as second chief of the fire department of Phoe- nix. He is connected with the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks and the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows. His wife holds membership with the Society of Friends. Throughout his career Mr. Gant has had many exciting experiences. In 1881 his horse fell with him and broke and badly splintered his left arm. Afterward, for three years, he was a pa- tient in a hospital in Kansas City, but saved his arm. He met with several other accidents, his horse falling with him and fracturing his leg and hip. In the summer of 1900 he had a narrow escape from death by a similar accident. This time he was injured in the head and lay imcon- scious for twenty-nine days, but his strong con- stitution and the good care he received saved his life. He is one of the most popular and honored citizens of Phoenix, his pleasant manner winning him hosts of friends, while his strict in- tegrity and honorable dealing in business com- mend him to the confidence of all. JOSIAH II. GRAY. Among the many pioneers who came from the east, and lent their abilities and large- hearted efforts towards the upbuilding of Ari- zona, none is remembered with greater regard than Mr. Gray. In all of the places in which he elected to reside he was a factor for progress ;.nd strict integrity, and unselfishly made his own interests subordinate to those in whom he was most interested. Mr. Gray was born in Burke county, Ga., in which state his father, Thomas, v>-as also born. He was of English descent, and was for many years a farmer and merchant in Georgia, and was later similarly employed in Alabama and Arkansas. In his early manhood he was united in marriage with Temperance Kersy. Josiah H. Gray was reared in Georgia and Alabama, and when about twenty-one years of age removed to Arkansas, r.nd engaged in farming in Union county. In 1850, in company with his brother, Columbus, he went to California, via the Isth- mus of Panama, and became interested in min- ing in different places along the Pacific coast. In 1854 he returned to Arkansas, his brother following him in 1859. In June of 1865 Mr. Gray was married in Eldorado, Union county, Ark., to Annie Cartledge, a native of Decatur, Ga., and a daughter of Thomas Eason Cart- ledge, a farmer, who was born in Georgia. The family is of English descent, and the grand- father, James, was born in Alabama, and during the years of his activity engaged in farming in Georgia. The mother of Mrs. Gray was for- merly Sarah Kersy, a native of Burke county, Ga., and a daughter of Bud Kersy, of Georgia. Mrs. Gray died in California. She was the mother of seven children, of whom five are liv- ing. Thomas is a farmer at Tempe; Lynn is in Morgan, Ga.; Gilford is in Jackson, Fla.; and Mrs. Fryer lives in California, near Pomona. In 1868 Mr. Gray again started for California, accompanied, as before, by his brother, Colum- bus. They had a long and ])erilous journey, and crossed tiie plains in a train of twenty wagons ^yy^ot^ /iifc: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 619 and mule teams. They came through Texas and the Salt River valley. Mr. Gray located twelve miles east of Los Angeles, and purchased a farm whereon was conducted a large stock husinets, and where an orange grove was also planted. In time, all manner of fruit rewarded the industrious application of Mr. Gray, and the farm proved a successful and remunerative ven- ture. Nevertheless, in the fall of 1888, Mr. Gray abandoned the sunny skies and balmy air of California, and located on government land twelve miles southwest of Phoenix, on the grand canal. Here the sterility of the desert was re- deemed by the unfailing patience of this tiller of the soil, and made to produce the abundant harvests which are known only in this garden spot of the territory. The declining years of Mr. Gray were spent in improving his land to the utmost, and here, surrounded by the man)- evidences of his handiwork, he died in 1892, at the age of sixty-eight years. With the idea of lessening the responsbility inseparable from the management of a farm, Mrs. Gray disposed of the property in the Salt River valley, and purchased the home in Phoe- nix, on South Seventh street. It is a comfort- able and homelike place, and many improve- ments have been made by the present occupants. There are two children in the family. Lee, who resides with his mother, is a graduate of the Normal school at Tempe, and also a graduate of Yale College, class of T893, having been honored with the degree of LL. B. Allie is also a graduate of the territorial normal school at Tempe, and is now engaged in educational work. Mrs. Gray is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Gray was a Democrat in national politics, but never an office seeker. He also belonged to the Baptist Church, and was fra- ternallv associated with the Masons. HON. NIELS PETERSEN. Mr. Petersen, sailor, farmer, stock-raiser, ex- president of the Farmers .and Merchants Bank at Tempe, ex-treasurer of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company, and ex-member of the legisla- ture, is one of the largest land owners, and most successful and enterprising citizens of the Salt River vallev. He is endowed with the reliable and substantial traits of character which arc the rightful heritage of his fellow countrymen in Denmark. He was born in the Danish countr\ October 21, 1845, of parents who were natives of Denmark, and who were farmers during the greater part of their lives. They appreciated the benefits of a liberal education, and the youth Niels reaped the benefit of their broad-minded views, and was well fitted for the future by the best educational training in the locality. At the early age of sixteen he determined to make his own way in the world, and entered the German merchant-marine, sailing from Hamburg for China, the Philippines and the East Indies. Sub- sequently he entered the English merchant- marine, and for three years sailed the high seas, visiting the East and West Indies, and familiar- izing himself with the conditions as they exist in remote and different countries. In 1865 he decided to try his fortunes in the new world, and after landing in New York made that his head- quarters for future journeys upon the deep, until 1869. He then made a visit to the land of his birth, remaining there until the summer of 1870, when he returned and remained in California for a year. There he led a seafaring life and was ■also interested in mining, and was fairly success- ful in the land of flowers and sunshine. In the summer of 1871 Mr. Petersen associat- ed himself with Arizona, and the following year settled on the ranch upon which, during all the vears up to the present time, he has expended the best efforts of his life. To the one hundred and sixty acres which have been developed from their former crude and unprofitable condition, other land has been added by more recent pur- chase, until at the present time Mr. Petersen is the possessor of a farm of twelve hundred and fifty acres of land, and one of the finest and largest brick residences and rural homes in the whole Salt River valley. Pleasant to contem- plate are the changes which have come over this famously fertile valley since he first took up his abode in the midst of its desert-like waste, and to no one of the many successful agricuturists is the present prosperity more directly due than to this enterprising citizen who lias so courageously overcome the obstacles in his way, and forged a path to the prominent position which he now oc- cupies. 620 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD There are few public enterprises in the valley which have not received the support and back- ing of Mr. Petersen, and his interest is as wide as are the demands for the exercise of his public- spiritedness. As a stanch Democrat, he has held many local and other offices to the credit of himself and the community in whose interests he has served. During the '80s he was a mem- ber of the ]\Iaricopa county board of super- visors, and he has served as a member of the board of trustees of the school district of his neighborhood. For a number of years he served as treasurer of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Com- pany, and no one in tlic locality worked more earnestly in the early days to solve successfully the problem of artificial irrigation. For a time also he served as a director and president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank at Tempe. He is a member and trustee of the ^lethodist Episco- pal Church, to the support of which he is a lib- eral contributor. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Tempe. Mr. Petersen has been twice married. His first wife was formerly Isabel Dumphy, who was born in Duluth, Minn., and who became the mother of one son, John N., now deceased.- Mr. Petersen mrrried for his second" wife Sus- anna Decker, of South Montrose, Pa. With all of the other responsibilities which have fallen to the lot of Mr. Petersen in his adopted terri- tory, he served one term in the territorial as- sembly, as a member of the eighteenth legisla- ture. He is esteemed by all who know him in the valley and elsewhere, and his life is a suc- cessful one from the various standpoints from which men of public trust are viewed. J. I. GARDNER. As he has dwelt in Prescott for twenty-two years, this sterling citizen is a veritable pioneer of the place, and within his recollection about all of the undertakings worthy of being called pub- lic improvements have been instituted here. His own influence, w'hich is not slight, has always been exercised in behalf of progress, and for two terms he was numbered among the "city fath- ers,"' advocating measures which he deemed would prove of permanent benefit to this, the city of his choice. The ancestors of J. I. Gardner were south- ern people, and his grandfather. Nelson Gard- ner, who was of remote Scotch extraction, lived and died upon his plantation in Virginia. James A., father of J. I. Gardner, was born in the Old Dominion, and in early manhood settled in Cooper county. Mo., where he improved and cultivated a farm. His career well rounded, he was summoned to his eternal reward, dying at his old homestead in 1870. His wife, Martha, a daughter of William Smith, was born in Ken- tucky, and accompanied the family in its early immigration to Cooper county, Mo. Thence- forth she dwelt in that state, and of her three sons and two daughters only a son and a daughter survive. The birth of J. I. Gardner occurred in 1857, near Boonville, Mo., upon the parental home- stead, and there fourteen years of his life passed. Then he went to Saline county and made his home with a brother-in-law upon a farm until 1873, wken lie started forth to make his own way in the world, independently. For some time he was employed on a farm in Cass county, Mo., and in the Centennial year went to Wichita, Kans., where he attended the public school, as he felt the need of further education, and had the good sense not only to improve his oppor- tunities, but to make opportunity. In the autumn of 1878 Mr. Gardner went to Trinidad, Colo., then the terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad, and in the following spring started for Silver City, N. M., with a mule train. At Santa Fe, however, he learned enough about Arizona to alter his decision, and proceeding on burros, he came to Prescott, reaching here only after a journey of twenty-three days, in April. During the next three years he was occupied in running a saw-mill, mining and freighting. Then, after clerking a short time, he embarked in business for himself in a small w^ay, renting a store and laying in a limited stock of general merchandise. Little by little his trade increased and his enterprise and courteous treatment of the public led to his ultimate success. Continu- ing in business imtil 1891, he then found it necessary to build larger quarters, and since that time has occupied the substantial store, (\/[j^My^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 623 50x150 feet in dimensions, which lie erected that year. He carries a large stock of dry goods and general supplies, including hardware and queensware. For three years he also was the proprietor of a general merchandise store at Jerome, having first built the room occupied, but at length he sold out to Miller & Co. Own- ing some valuable land in Skull valley, not far from this city, he planted an orchard there and is deriving a good income from that source. P)esides, he has invested capital in mines and in other'enterprises. He is a member of the Wood- men of the World and in politics is a Democrat. The marriage of Mr. Gardner and Miss Re- becca Bell, a native of Clay county. Mo., was solemnized in Warrensburg, Mo., in 1890. They have two children, named respectively, Mary and Gail. Mrs. Gardner is identified with the Christian Church. JAMES E. STURGEON. The successful manager and proprietor of the pioneer meat market of Tempe is well posted regarding the early conditions of the territory, having arrived here in 1879. Like so many who have been attracted to the far west by the glow- ing tales concerning the resources of the mines, he engaged in prospecting and ftiining. many ye^irs of his life being devoted to developing the ore in the great Silver King mine. Subsequent- ly he became interested in the cfittle industry in Gila and the surrounding counties, breeding and shipping cattle in large quantities. In 1894 he located in the Salt River valley near Tempe, and has since been engaged in general farming and stock-raising. Although raising several kinds of cattle, he is particularly interested in the breeding of Durham and Hereford stock. The early life of Mr. Sturgeon was filled with many obstacles, for the overcoming of which he is indebted for his present success. It may truthfully be said that he has had no assistance aside from his own determination to succeed, and the ability to grasp present opportunities. A native of \'ermont, he was born in the vi- cinity of St. Johnsburg, Caledonia county, .\u- gust 18, 1861, and is a son of James and Nancy (Patterson) Sturgeon, born respectively in the nortli I if Ireland and in Glasgow, Scotland. The serious and responsible side of life was pre- sented to the boy when only thirteen years o! age, at which time he was forced to face the problem of self-su])])()rt. owing to the death of his parents. In the pursuit of a more congenial and remunerative occupation than was afforded from a residence among the somewhat sterile hills of his native state, he departed for the west, and in the vicinity of .San Francisco, Cal., and other parts of the state engaged with fair suc- cess in agriculture and the dairy business. For a time also he was collector for Walter Blair, who, in his day, was one of the most noted dairy- men and street railroad men of Oakland, Cal. Subsequently, as heretofore stated, Mr. Stur- geon located in the Salt River valley, and, in connection with his stock-raising business, opened and successfully managed a meat mar- ket in Tempe. H-e is a firm believer in the ad- vantages to be derived from association with the recent development of Arizona, and is one of the most enterprising and public-spirited of the farmer citizens. In national politics a Re- publican, he is liberal-minded regarding the poli- tics of oflice-holders, and believes that principle rather than politics should prevail. Fraternally he is associated with the Woodmen of the World. He is well and favorably known through the entire valley, and is considered an authority on all matters pertaining to the cattle industry. Mr. Sturgeon was married June 10, 1891, to Belle Elgie, a native of Springfield, 111., and a daughter of William Elgie. They are the par- ents of two children, Charles E. and Beulah. ANDREW J. KNOBLOCK. The junior member of the firm of Lyons & Knoblock, purveyors of general merchandise at Jerome, came to Arizona in 1881, from South Bend, Ind., where he was born in 1863. In the Hoosier state he received an excellent home training, and the substantial education to be found in the public schools. When compara- tively young he faced the problem of self-sup- port. He readily grasped an opportunity when the .S-mta Fe road was built west of .\lbu- (|uer(]ue. and kept a restaurant at Williams, and when the road reached The Needles he shifted his location to California, and was for 624 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Southern Pacific five vears employed by Railroad Company. With a lingering faith in the future of Ari- zona he again settled within her borders in 1886, locating in Pinal county, where he engaged in the hotel business about three years. In 1890 he located in Prescott, where he conducted both the Relleview and Williams hotels until 1897. In 1897 he transferred his hotel interests to Jerome, and successfully conducted the Grand A'icw House until a disastrous fire destroyed the structure in 1898. After this a business for which there was an unceasing demand appealed to Mr. Knoblock, and he formed a partnership with A. H. Lyons, and established a general merchandise concern under the firm name of Lyons & Knoblock. The store is well stocked with the articles in general demand in towns of this kind, and the patronage extends to the sur- rounding towns and camps. The firm make every efifort to meet the demands of the citizens, and keep in touch with their requirements and different tastes. Mr. Knoblock is reliable and broad-minded, and invariably works for the best interests of his friends and fellow-townsmen. He is asso- ciated with the Knights of Pythias, and is past grand chancellor of the Territorial Grand Lodge and also a member of the Prescott division No. 4, U. R. I\. P. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican, and in the fall of 1900 was the candi- date of that ])arty for supervisor, but suffered defeat at the polls with the balance of tlie ticket. HARRY GRAY. One of the finest stock breeders in the Salt 'River valley is Harry Gray, who is conducting a finely managed farm of forty acres in the vi- cinity of Tempe. His first experience in the territory was in 1888, when he located in Phoe- nix, and for several years was engaged in vari- ous enterprises. In 1895 he purchased the claim upon which he now lives, and where he is raising a high grade of short horns. So ex- tensive are his dealings in the cattle line that it has become necessary to rent considerable ad- joining land. Mr. Gray is a native of Campbell county, Ky., and was born May 11, 1855. His parents, James J. and Margaret (Finn) Gray, were respectively of English-Welsh and Scotch extraction, and the former was born in Alichigan. Until his seventeenth year their son Harry was reared in Kentucky, and received a fair education in the public schools. He then started out in the world for himself, and worked at the trade of carpenter in Texas, which occupation he had perfected himself in through the able instruc- tion of his father. While living in Texas he married a Mrs. Mattie L. Speer, who at the time was the mother of three children, AVhit C, who is now living in San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. D. W. Steele, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Mrs. F. W. Warnke, of Flagstaff, Ariz. To Mr. and Mrs. Gray has been born one son, Frank, who is living at home Mr. Gray has witnessed many changes since coming to Arizona, and has himself contributed not a little towards the general improvement. In national politics he is a Democrat, but has never desired or worked for public office. He has made his own way in the world regardless of many obstacles, and is accounted one of the successful and substantial dwellers of the Salt River valley. FRANK M. KING. Self-made in a business sense and self-edu- cated, as his school advantages were decidedly limited, Frank M. King, of Tucson, is cjuite a remarkable man, in many respects, and his achievements, particularly as a journalist, are worthy of notice. He may be called a typical westerner of this period, for he has experienced the vicissitudes of frontier life in nearly every phase, and has been resourceful, fearless and resolute in every emergency. As a public of- ficial, and he has served in several different capacities as such, he has been found reliable, prompt and upright, and in private life he mani- fests commendable qualities. The King family contributed soldiers to the colonial war for independence, and at an early period was established in Virginia. Sanuiel King, grandfather of our subject, was born in eastern Tennessee, thence went to Georgia, and for twelve years served as sheriff of his county, also was interested in mining affairs in that state. In 1849 'ic crossed the plains to Santa PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 625 Fe, where he engaged in contracting for the government until 1852, and then went to Los Angeles, where he gave his attention to his ranch and cattle, as long as he lived. Samuel H., father of Frank M. King, was born in Georgia and became a resident of the west when young. In Los Angeles county, Cal, he owned a large ranch and dealt extensive- ly in cattle prior to 1872, when he went to the vicinity of Henrietta, Tex., and for seven years was numbered among the cattle men of that section. Next, he proceeded to San Pedro, N. M., where he spent several years, in the meantime owning herds of cattle, and in com- pany with his sons discovering the Lincoln Lucky mine, which became famous. He now lives upon a fine ranch in Yuma county, Ariz. Many vears ago it was believed that he had been fa,tally wounded. His brother. Judge A. J. King, then serving on the Los Angeles (Cal.) bench, had been appointed receiver of some property owned by the Carlisles, several of his predecessors, receivers, having been driven from the field by one "Bob" Carlisle, a man who had the reputation of having killed several men in Missouri and New Mexico. One evening he stabbed Judge King in a ball-room in Los Angeles and threatened to kill all of the King family. The next day he met S. H. King and his brother, Frank King, on Spring street, Los Angeles, and shot the former through the lungs and killed Frank King. S. H. King, almost mortally wounded, steadied himself against a door and shot his assailant, who fell dead at his feet, and thus was ended the unreasonable feud. For a wife S. H. King chose Jaquilina Biggs, a native of Ellis county, Tex., and daughter of David Biggs, whose birthplace was in Tennes- see. In 1849 David Biggs drove a large herd of cattle to Los Angeles county, Cal., and for years owned the Santa Anita ranch, now belong- ing to "Lucky" Baldwin. He died in Nevada and his daughter, Mrs., King, passed away in Phoenix, Ariz., in 1886. She was the mother of two sons and three daughters. The other son, Samuel King, is engaged in mining near Tombstone, Ariz. The eldest of the family, Frank M. King, was l)orn at El Monte, Cal, February 26. 1863, and when nine years of age went to Texas, where he had no opportunity to attend school. How- ever, at the age of nineteen he returned to his birthplace and for eighteen months pursued his studies in the town school. Then on horse- back, with his books attached to his saddle, he made the long journey back to New Mexico, where his father was in the cattle business and with him was associated until 1886. One day, while hunting for his saddle-horse, he discov- ered the Lincoln Lucky mine, which was de- veloped to some extent by himself, his father and brother, and which has become celebrated. In 1886 the young man went to Yuma, Ariz., where he assisted in the l)uilding of the Ante- lope canal, from the (iila river, but a flood un- fortunately destroyed the work ere it had been completed. The following year he conducted a livery on Jefferson street. Phoenix, and then for about six months was employed as a guard at the territorial penitentiary at Yuma. In the fall of 1888 Mr. King became city edi- tor of the Phoenix "Gazette," and for five years was actively associated with that enterprise. In the meantime he won a name as an ardent worker in the interests of the Democratic party and was made secretary of the city central com- mittee and a member of the territorial central committee. In 1893 he was appointed under- sherif? of Maricopa county under J. K. Murphy, but soon resigned in order to accept the post of special deputy collector of customs at Nogales, Ariz. At the end of two years and ten months he resigned that position and returned to Phoe- nix, where he was clerk for Ignited States At- tornev E. E. Ellinwood, until the spring of 1897. That place he resigned then, as he desired to return to Nogales, and, having bought the "Bor- der Mdette," he continued to publish the paper, also conducting a job printing office and keep- ing a book, stationery and musical merchandise store. A favorable opportunity presenting it- self, he sold out, and on December 4, 1898, took up his abode in Tucson. Here he is engaged in a commission business, handling cattle and min- ing property, dealing in real estate and making loans, and in addition to this, represents the New York Life Insurance .and several old-line fire insurance companies. Besides, he is the agent here of the State Mutual Building and Loan Association of Los Angeles, and is the 626 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. agent ami treasurer of the Columbia Building aiul Loan Association, of Denver, Colo. For- nierlv he was active in the Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Tucson Board of Trade and is one of the city Democratic central com- mittee. In Fresno, Cal., Mr. King married Miss Ila Hayes, daughter of J. C. Hayes, a former pio- neer of Arizona, now a resident of Portersville, Cal. J\lrs. King was born in C)akland, Cal., re- ceived a liberal education and is a member of the Christian Church. CHARLES N. TAYLOR. To enumerate the various responsibilities in the town of Tempe which the unusual ability of Mr. Taylor has enabled him to assume, is to trace tlie career of a man who still belongs to the voungcr business men of the community, .and who in a few short years has attained to a position in the popular esteem and appreciation, usually considered the rightful heritage of ma- ture years and extended services. Much is invariably ascribed to early training and to the influences surrounding youth. In this respect Mr. Taylor was singularly fortunate, for he had before him the example of a noble and unselfish life. A native of Columbus, Neb., Mr. Taylor was born July ii, 1869, and is a son of Isaac and Sarah E. (Lawton) Taylor, born re- spectively in Ohio and Indiana. Isaac Taylor was a clergyman in the Congregational Church, and for nearly thirty years taught the gospel of humanity and kindliness to thousands of willing listeners. He was a scholar and practical phil- anthropist, and out of his own purse built sev- eral churches and seminaries in Indiana and Ne- braska. He was one of the earliest settlers in Columbus, Neb., having settled there in the be- ginning of the '60s. While his early ministra- tions were conducted in Ohio, the great work of his life was carried on in Nebraska, where he was called upon to fill many positions of trust. In the early days he had charge of the lands of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, at the time the road was in process of construction, and with headciuarters at Omaha. He was for a time regent of the University of Nebraska, and served as a district and probate judge in Platte county, Neb. For several years he served as secretary of the Nebraska state board of emi- gration. A man of splendid and inspiring char- acter, there followed in the wake of his unselfish ministrations and loyalty to public trust a pro- found gratitude on the part of all who were ever associated with him, and his death, which oc- curred June 3. 1898, was widely regretted. His demise terminated a life covering eighty-three years. The wife of Isaac Taylor was a first cousin of General Lawton, whose patriotic ser- vices and untimely death in the Philippines caused widespread sorrow among all classes of American citizens. The education of Charles N. Taylor was ac- quired for the greater part in Antelope county, Neb., and, after graduating from the high school at Oakdale, he completed the course at the Presbyterian Seminary, and subsequently grad- uated from the normal Campbell University at Holton, Kans. While at the latter institution he varied his study with the duties incident to his position as instructor in penmanship and book- keeping. In 1887 Mr, Taylor sought the larger possibilities of the far west, and, upon locating in Phoenix, studied law with Gen. C F. Ains- worth, and was later employed in the Valley abstract office at Phoenix. In 1889 he removed to Tempe, where his grasp of public affairs, and continual rise in the public esteem has been truly gratifying. For some three years he was man- ager for the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company, and for five years was secretary of the Tempe Irri- gating Canal Company. As local agent for vari- ous insurance companieg he handles both fire and life insurance, and in this, as in other enter- prises, has been very successful. As a stanch Republican, Mr. Taylor is interested in all of the undertakings of his party, and for two years was a member of the city council. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the United Moderns, and the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, at Tempe, and was one of the chief promoters in the construc- tion of the Odd Fellows building in the town. He is a member of the board of directors of the Tempe Hotel Company, proprietors of the fine and commodious Hotel Atwood at Tempe. In 1893 Mr. Taylor was elected cashier of the ^^^^^^Hlv ^^^^M 1 ^^^^B 1 ^/ B 1 y 1 TTi^^u^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 62y Farmers and Mechanics Bank, at Tempc, which position he is filling at tlie present time. He married Daisy M. Lewis, a daughter of Boon Lewis, of Tempe. Ariz. Of this union tliere are two children, Helen and Charles L. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Phoenix Presbyterian Church, and contributes generously towarils the maintenance of the same. One of the dis- tinguished connections of Mr. Taylor is a half brother, Roliert S. Ta\lor, of Fort Wayne, Ind., who is not only one of the leading lawyers and ])oliticians of Indiana, I)nt lias jiracticall)- a na- tional reputation. MICHAEL E. CURRY. l-'ew of the residents of Tempe have a longer standing familiarity with the early days of the west than has Mr. Curry. A native of New iirunswick, he was born in Gloucester county .March 25, 1854. The ancestry of the family is Irish, and the parents, Daniel and Mary (Moloughney) Curry, were both born in Ireland. The father settled in New Brunswick when fourteen years of age, and became in time a successful farmer and prominent citizen. Michael Curry was reared in his native coun- try, and early developed a spirit which rebelled^ at dependence. \Mien but seventeen years of age he started out in the world to carve his own fortune, and in pursuit of a suitable field of ac- tivitv went to the northern peninsula of Mich- igan. Following a later inclination, he traveled farther west, and eventually found himself in Sonoma county, Cal., where an annoying ac- cident befell him, serious indeed to one in search of a living, and among strangers in a strange jjart of the country. He broke his leg at the ankle, and was of necessity laid up for about a year, remaining four months of that time in St. Mary's Hospital, in San Francisco, .\fter leaving the hospital, and during the convales- cence, he improved the remaining eight months of his stay in the city by attending night school, and continuing the study begun in the iniblic schools of New Brunswick. To satisfy an ambition to be a miner. .Mr. Curry for a time remained at Sutter Creek, .\niador county, Cal., and led the life experi- enced liy the miners of those early days. He came to .\rizona in 1878, and found the prcjs- pects so ver}' promising, that he decided to avail himself of the fertility of the soil which de- veloped under his care and patience. Like so many of the pioneers, he has seen important changes, and met with the success due his earn- est efforts for improvement. L'pon first coming t(.i the territory he located in Pinal county, and engaged in mining with the Silver King Mining Company until 1S84, and then went to the Tonto Ilasin and interested himself in cattle raising until i8ij8. In Tempe, of the same state, he also lor a time speculated in cattle, and in that and in other lines of enteri^rise, has been unus- ually successful. In January, 1901, he became one of the organizers of the Tempe National Bank, and in March, 1901, helped to organize the Tempe Hardware & Supply Company, in both of which concerns he is a director. Mav 5, 1900, Mr. Curry was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary Tracy, widow of John Tracy, of Blackstone, Mass. By her marriage with Mr. Tracy she became the mother of one child, Susie M. Mr. Curry is a member of the Democratic party, but has decided independent inclinations. Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Order of LTnited Workmen, at Tempe. A self-made man in the best sense of the word, lie has won the confidence and esteem of all who know him. He is a devoted meniber of the Catholic Church, as is also Mrs. Currv. C. B. TARBELL. With the exception of four years spent in the ne.-ir-by town of Charleston, Mr. Tarbell has for twenty-one years shared the fluctuating for- tunes of Tombstone, and that the city is now on the way to a semblance of its former prestige among the ideal mining centers of the west is due to the untiring faith and perseverance of men of like sterling characteristics, who have builded upon a supposed hopeless commercial foundation. In Jeffer.son county, N. V., Mr. Tarbell was born June 15, 1851, a son of Thomas and Har- riet (Bunce) Tarbell, pioneers and farmers of JelYerson county, and natives of Windsor county, \t. Both were descended from old families of New England, 'i'lic ancestors of Mr. Tarbell came from luigland to the colony of Massa- 6.3° PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. chusetts about 1630, while the Biince family crossed the ocean about the same time. Isaac, father of Thomas Tarbell served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, enlisting when sev- enteen years of age, and participating with his ^lassachusetts regiment in several of the impor- tant engagements of that historic struggle. Tlis first aspirations of C. B. Tarbell toward an independent livelihood were in the line of educational work. At the age of sixteen he be- gan to teach school, and for twelve years he was so employed in his home district. In search of a desirable permanent location, he visited the west in 1878, and for a year was foreman of a ranch at Santa Clara county, Cal. His associa- tion with Tombstone began January 5, 1879, but almost immediately afterward he departed for Charleston, a mining camp twelve miles dis- tant on the San Pedro river. For two years he studied the milling of silver ore, and in 1881 built the Eagle hotel, which enjoyed a brief season of prosperity, but subsecjuently relapsed into the lonely inactivity which followed in the wake of the departing miners. With the going down of Charleston he returned to Tombstone, and for a time was interested in mining. In 1885 he established a general mercantile busi- ness which he continued for two years, and in 1887 he formed a partnership with George R. Watt in the undertaking business. After a time he bought out his partner's interest, and became the sole manager and proprietor of the business. In 1890 Mr. Tarbell became a stockholder in the Southwestern Ice Company, which, through its well-managed manufactory, was enabled to supply ice to many of the towns of Arizona and northern ^Mexico. In 1897 he became a stock- holder in the Arizona Mail and Stage Coach Company, which carries the United States mails between Fairliank and Tombstone, since which time he has devoted his energies almost entirely to the company's interests, and to his position with the Wells-Fargo Express Compan}-. Mr. Tarbell is the owner of considerable real estate in Tombstone, including residence antl business l)ropcrty, and he also owns mining properties in the Tombstone mountains, and is one of the stockholders in the Telephone Mining Company. Politically a Republican. Mr. Tarbell has served for one term in the city council, for the same length of time was city clerk, and for three years held office as a member of the school board. Fraternally he is associated with King Solomon Lodge No. 5, F. & A. M., and is an ofiicer in Cochise Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. His marriage took place in Jefiferson county, N. Y., in 1873, and united him with Miss Florence Waffle, daughter of Charles ami Mary (Osborne) Waffle, old residents of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Tarbell have four children, namely: Thomas Edson, who is married and lives in Tombstone; Qiarles Brent, a practicing physi- cian at Naco, Ariz.: <_)la, who died in infancy; and Grace, who is a student in the Tombstone public school. HINSON THOMAS. A typical westerner, a man of varied intellec- tual and commercial attainments, and one of the prized and progressive citizens of Globe, Mr. Thomas was born in Mobile, Ala., Jantiary 8, 1854. Lntil after the Civil war his lot was cast amid the home surroundings, w'here he received the training and education requisite for the workng out of a successful career. After a nine years' residence in New York City he went to Los Angeles in 1874, antl in less than a year lo- cated in Prescott, Ariz. Here he was chief clerk in the terriforial council, and engaged in jour- nalistic work as local editor of the "Prescott Courier." In February of 1879 he obtained in Tucson the position of chief clerk under S. W. Carpenter, county recorder of Pima county, which county at that time embraced Tombstone. The large area furnished a great volume of work for the recorder's ofifice, and necessitated the employment of six assistants. Mr. Thomas became associated with Globe in 1880, and for a few months acted as editor of the "Globe Chronicle," which was founded by him in July of that year. The following year he went to Pinal county and for two years was under- sherifT for J. P. Gabriel, this position being fol- lowed bv his election as county recorder of Pinal county, the term of service extending over two terms, or four years. During the administra- tion of SherifT Jerry Fryer he served for four years as under-sherifT of Pinal county, and con- tinued in the same capacity under Mr. Drais for two years longer. After prospecting and mining PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 631 for two or three years he again located in Globe, and for a year was bookkeeper for the United Globe Mines, since which time, with the excep- tion of a period of less than a year as bookkeeper for the Old Dominion Commercial Company, he has devoted his time to minins; and prospect- ing;. In the Pinto rei^ion Mr. Ihimias has an interest in the Republic <,'roup. which contains seven well developed claims, his ])artners being jnhn Clark. Herman Sidow and (Jcorge Powen. 1 hough rematkably snccessful, these claims arc now for sale, and negcjtiations are pending to- wards tlicir disposition. As evidence of pros- perity, Mr. Thomas is the owner of considerable propert}', and has two lots and a good dwelling in Globe, as well as a residence in Florence. In 1886 Mr. Thomas was united in marriage with Ynaz Sanchez, of Florence. Of this union there are six children: Frank E., Marguerite, Ida, Charles L., Emeline and Hinson. The children are all at home and three are attending school. In politics Mr. Thomas is a stanch Dem- ocrat. Fraternally he is associated with the An- cient Order of Ignited Workmen at Florence, of which he is a charter member and past master. He is also connected with Globe Lodge No. 152, United Moderns, and the Alianza Hispano- Americana. JUDGE JOHN BLAKE. The typical western business man. with his worldly possessions extending to mines, farms, stock and general merchandise, and endowed with an honesty of purpose and large-hearted, whole-souled interest in all who struggle in the busy marts of this territory of practically exhaustless resources, has an ideal representa- tive in Judge John Blake, one of the leading men of the town of SafTord! Many of the firm and substantial traits of character so noticeable in Judge Blake's deal- ings with his fellow men are directly traceable to his Scotch ancestry. He was born in 1848 in that country of blufif and hardy men, and re- ceived the training and education of the Scotch schools. Following an early acquired ambition I'.e came to the United States in i86g, and for several years was interested in farming in north- western Missouri. In 1874 he progressed far- ther west, and in California engaged in the raising of sheep with fair success, after which he drove his flock to .\rizona, and continued in the same business until 1881. From raising sheep to the cattle business in the Sulphur Spring valley was a change which took place in 1882, and in the latter Judge lilake still retains an interest. .\t Willcox he became a member of the Chiricahua Cattle Company, which is gen- erally conceded to be one of the largest in the territory, and at the j)resent time he is secretary of the organization. On account of scarcity of feed in 1887 the com])any moved a ])ortion of their stock to Graham county, and the judge then took up his residence in Safford, where he has since lived. The stock company has a ranch in Graham county in extent thirty-five bv seventy-five miles, and they also have large farm lands upon which is raised alfalfa. In 1891 Judge Blake purchased an interest in a flour mill which he operated until 1900, and in 1895 he opened a general merchandise store, which carried a full line of general necessities, as well as an assortment of hardware, mining and stock requirements. His interests extend to many of the industries here represented. He owns large tracts of land in the artesian well dis- trict, and has several wells under construction. His mining properties are extensive, and include valuable and paying finds in the Lone Star dis- trict and in the Stanley Butte district. With all of these responsibilities he still finds time to promote whatever of good and utility is ad- vanced for the general welfare and improvement, and is known as the friend of the poor and de- serving, and to whoever shows an inclination to help themselves. As a stanch Republican. Judge Blake has been active in local and ter- ritorial political matters, and in 1890 was elected to the office of probate judge, which [position he creditabl}- filled for four years. WILLI. VM THOMAS. .\t thi.s time prominently identified with the pioneer industries of .Vrizona, and prosecuting large agricultural interests in the vicinity of Phoenix, Mr. Thomas is a native of Lynchburg. \'a.. and was bo: n November 8, 1852. His par- ents. John .M. and Sarah A. (Jones) Thomas, were born in \ irginia, and the former was an 632 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. arcliitect and builder, wlio for many years car- ried on his occupation in the town of Salem, Roanoke county, \'a. When but a child, William E. Thomas re- nioved with his parents to Salem, Va., where he grew to man's estate, and received excellent educational advantages. After attending the public schools he entered Roanoke College, at Salem, and subsequently was graduated from r.ryant & Stratton's Business College, at Balti- more. As a means of livelihood, he was en- gaged for a number of years as a bookkeeper at Baltimore, but in the spring of 1880 sought the larger possibilities of the west, and located at Leadville, Colo. His ability received almost instant recognition, for he was appointed deputy county recorder of Lake county, Colo., and later became identified with the postofifice department at Leadville. Owing to the failing health of his wife he was forced to relinquish association with Leadville, and to seek a change of climate and surroundings. With abundant faith in the cura- tive elements of the California climate, he lived for a short time in Los Angeles county, and in October of 1883 removed to Phoenix, Ariz. As in Leadville, Mr. Thomas became asso- ciated with town affairs in Phoenix, and for a time served as a deputy sheriff, and subsequent- 1\' became identifieil with the assessor's office of Alaricopa county. For three years he was deputy county recorder of Maricopa county, and was appointed postmaster of Phoenix, under Cleveland's administration, February 14. i8<j4. After taking the oath of ofifice on April i, he served four years, to the satisfaction of the com- munity in which he lived. As a loyal member of the Democratic party, he has been promi- nently connected with the undertakings of that organization, and has as well shown great inter- est in the development of the various enterprises which have been instrumental in securing for Phoenix and vicinity a place among the promis- ing centers of the country. The ranch which has developed under the un- tiring efforts of .\lr. Thomas is eighty-five acres in extent, and is devoted to general farming ; nd stock-raising. The improvements are of the best, and the most advanced and modern meth- ods of farming arc here carried on. It is need- less to say that the genial owner has won the confidence and esteem of all who come within the radius of his good-will and devotion to the general well-being, and that while he has wit- nessed many changes in the general aspect of an originally wild and uncultivated region, the pub- lic estimation of his honesty of purpose and char- acter has never undergone a change. He is con- nected with the Mutual Protective League, and is a member and worker in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Thomas was united in marriage with Hallie P. Orme, a native of Maryland and a daughter of Charles H. C. and Deborah Brook (Pleasants) Orme (a full sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work). IVIr. and Mrs. Thomas have one living son, Ralph O. JOHN \AN TUYL. Today many citizens of states where the cli- matic conditions are not salubrious for a large portion of the year are seeking homes in the far- famed Salt River valley. Of the number the subject of this article was some ten years ago, but for that period has been quietly and happily passing the evening-time of his life here, since 1895 making his home in the town of Tempe. Honored and held in high esteem, he maintains his deep interest in the affairs of the world in general and in his own connnunity, for he has always been patriotic and public-spirited. Nearly seventy-three years ago, July 13, 1829, the birth of John \'an Tuyl occurred in Scho- harie county, N. Y. His parents, Isaac and Polly (Livingston) \'an Tuyl, natives of the same state, were of Holland-Dutch extraction. When the son was three years old he was taken to Tioga county, N. Y., and was there reared to maturity. At the age of twenty-one he went to Steuben county, N. Y., where he followed the trade of wagon-making until 1858. That year witnessed his removal to the west, and, having homesteaded a quarter-section of land in Nemaha county, Kans., near the Ne- braska state line, proceeded to improve the prop- ert}". For twenty-eight years he continued to live on that farm, and finally, in 1886, he re- moved to Sabetha, Kans., where he was retired from active toil for some five years. His health had become impaired by his long struggle with nature, in the effort of cultivating and develop- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 635 ing his farm, and in i8gi he wisely decided to locate in the Salt River valley. Coming here in tlio fall he resided upon a ranch near Tenipe for nearly fonr years, and in 1895 becnnie a citizen of Tempc. Here he and his wife are valued niend)ers 1 if tlic Congregation.'d Church, the uf- tice of deacon having been delegated to him. In his political principles he is a Republican of no uncertain stripe. Fifty-one years ago, in Steuben county, N. v.. Air. \'an Tuyl married Miss Alary J. Law- rence, one of the native daughters of that county. Of the three daughters born to them Dora is deceased ; Anna is the wife of Xoel Phelps, of Broome county, N. Y.; and Aland is the wife of Alerritt McNary, of Sabetha, Kans. In 1886 Air. \'an Tuyl married Airs. Elizabeth Taylor, widow of J. AI. Taylor, of Henry county, 111. Her daughter by her first marriage, Ella F., is the wife of J. H. Root, of Tempe. JAMES C. PURSLEY. lioth in his present office of vice-president of the Bank of Saiiford and his former employ- ment as extensive cattleman and miller. Air. Pursley has formed a wide acquaintance throughout his part of Arizona. Born in Ten- nessee in 1852, he is a son of William and Alary Pursley, early settlers of Tennessee. Lhitil his twenty-first year he lived in the same house which witnessed his birth, in the mean time at- tending the public schools, and receiving the business and other advantages which placed him in a position to help himself. When of age he left the home surroimdings. and in Colfax county, N. AI., farnie<l for about a year, and then went into the cattle business, in which he was engaged until i8qi. . In 1880 Air. I'ursley drove a herd of cattle across the plains and settled near Willcox in the Sulphur Spring valley, and during his residence here was a member of the Cliiricahua Cattle Company for six years. This cattle company is one of the largest in the territory, and owns large ranches and ;dfalfa farms. In i8yT Air. Pursley disposed of his cattle and came to Safiford, where he purcliased a farm of one himdred and sixty acres in the vicinit\ of the town, ii])on which he made extensive inipnnrincnts and raised 21 large crops. Alean time he also became inter- ested in a mill in the locality. He disposed of his I'arni in June of 1898, and of the mill in 1900. .\t the present time Air. Pursley owns a half interest in the Safiford Bank, which has a cap- ital stock of $io,oco, antl of which he is vice- president, J. X. Porter, of Globe, president, and I'. P. Greer, cashier. His prosperity in general business is attested by numerous possessions, among these being a comfortable and fine ap- pearing brick residence, which is the scene of kindly hospitality, and is graciously presided over by Mrs. Pursley, formerly Eunice Dial, of SafTord, whose marriage to Mr. Pursley oc- curred in 1889. Air. Pursley is actively inter- ested in the best material and intellectual de- velopment of Saf?ord, and is one of the sound and reliable citizens of the place. Of Demo- cratic inclinations, he is a strict party man, but believes, nevertheless, in voting for the best man. RAAION VASQUEZ. The proprietor of a general merchandise es- tablishment in the interesting city of Nogales, Air. \'asquez was born while his parents were journeying in Alexico in 1858. The father, Juan \'asquez, was born in that oldest of cities of European settlement on the western hemisphere, Tucson, and here spent the greater part of his life as an integral part of its latter-day rise and prosperity. He was a man prominent in all matters pertaining to the welfare of his town, and from a commercial standpoint, was counted among those who achieved success. In Tucson. Ramon Vasquez passed his boy- hood and early manhood days, and attended the first public school started in the city, in 1871. His first business life was associated with this unique town, and was conducted between 1882 and 1887. He then shifted the field of future efifort to Xogales, of which he has since become a substantial and reliable citizen. For two years he conducted his atTairs in ])artnership with F. G. Hermosillo. and has since been alone in the management of the general merchandise busi- ness. His business house is a two-story brick business block, which affords ample accommo- dation as a store, and also as storage room, and is fitted with ati increased stock of general iner- 636 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. chandise, of about $25,000. This enlargement has been brought about through the increase of population and consequent demand, and the ap- preciation which the city is willing to express by a large patronage, of the excellent, up-to-date and honest business methods which are known to prevail in the estalilishnient conducted by this popular merchant. Mrs. Vasquez, formerly Carmen Soto, was born and reared to womanhood in Tucson. She was a daughter of J. M. Soto, an old and well- known citizen of Tucson. In the family of :\Ir. and Mrs. Vasquez is an adopted son, Juan Ro- mero, who is now attending school in Los An- geles, Cal. A RepubUcan in national politics. Mr. Vasquez is interested in all of the under- takings and issues of his party, and is now serv- ing his second term as councilman, having been elected by a large majority on the Tax Payers ticket. He is fraternally associated with the Masons at Sonora, and in Nogales is past chan- cellor of the Knights of Pythias, and past master of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, at Nogales. Mr. Vasquez is a successful financier, and one of the town's most enterprising citizens. He is the possessor of property both in Nogales and in Tucson. HARRY S. VAN GORDER. To the indefatigable energy of Mr. \'an Gor- der is due the erection and management of a de- partment store in Morenci, which, comparatively speaking, lias few equals, and no superiors in the west. As the whole-souled manager of the store department of the De'.roit Copper Company, this genial promoter of his firm and town visited the large commercial centers of the country, observ- ing every detail of successfully conducted de- partment stores, and omitting nothing from his intended designs which should detract from the completeness of a model store. The result of these applied suggestions has more than satis- fied the most fastidious critics of the enterprise, and the satisfaction and pride of the citizens is e(|ualcd only by the added status of the town, as the h(jmc of a trul\' modern and commerciully strong mercantile establishment. The store of the Detroit Cop()er Conqjany was erected in i(;co, and is 75x150 feet in grounfl dimensions. There are four stories, the skeleton is of steel, and the stone used is a cop- per-colored or brown material quarried in the neighborhood of Morenci. The interior finish- ings are of birch; large plate glass windows fur- nish light, and mirrors reflect the artistically ar- ranged stock. As in like stores in New York, Cliicago and San Francisco, the counters have glass fronts: the Lamson electric endless cable ss'steni of cash carriers has been adopted throughout, and the offices are beautifully fur- nished and fitted with burglar-proof vault ac- connnodations. An attractive reception room invitingly awaits the tired shopper, who here finds the latest periodicals of the day, and is fur- nished with materials for correspondence. The heating apparatus is steam, and the artificial light is gained from three hundred incandescent lamps. The large house-furnishing department covers the entire third floor, and the fourth floor is used for reserve stock, each line of goods having a separate stall, wdiere the goods are sorted and marked. The basement is the receiving room and delivery room, and the railroad tracks run to the door, from which goods are received and shipped. In the rear of the store is an ice plant, which opens into the basement, and a glass re- frigerator 7x14 feet, and five feet high, preserves in good order the perishable goods. Great at- tention has been paid to ventilation, and the most approved sanitary arrangements have been perfected, the water and sewerage systems being beyond criticism. Every detail of this store was planned by Mr. Yzn Gorder, wdio was assisted by P. W. Delancey, of Minneapolis, architect and builder, and it is a monument to his skill, in- genuity, common sense, and shrewd business tact. Previous to moving into the new structure the carrying on of the store required the assist- ance of thirty-five men, and at the present time the services of thirty-seven men are required. This enterprising representative of one of the largest mining companies in Arizona was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1858. When a mere child he was brought to Warren, Trumbull coun- ty. Ohiti, where he outlived his' boyhood, and entered upon the responsibilities of life. His educational advantages were the Allegheny Col- lege, at Meadville, Pa., and the Pennsylvania Military College, at Chester, Pa., from both of which he was gradu.'itcd, frcim the l;Uter in 1879. PORTRAIT AND RIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 637 Subsequently for four years he was with the BelI-]\Iiller Company, of Cincinnati, and then traveled in Colorado as supervisor of the Tuttle Hardware Company, who had six stores in the latter state. In 1S86 Mr. \'an Gorder purchased one of the stores of the company at Golden, Colo., which he successfully operated for three years, and advantageously disposed of at that time, lie then opened a store at Orient, Colo., for the Colorado Coal & Iron (now the Colo- rado Coal & Fuel) Company, and remained there until 1 89 1, when he came to Morenci, as general manager of the Detroit Copper Company's store. Mr. Van Gorder has materially aided in the progress of the town, and he is regarded by all who know him as a man of sound and unim- peachable commercial integrity, and commend- able devotion to the general good of Morenci. MRS. LOUISE G. TUTTLE. The Gilbert family to which Mrs. Tuttle be- longs is of English descent, and its members have at different times distinguished themselves in their respective walks of life, and two at least have faithfully followed their best inspirations as soldier and educator. Her paternal grand- father, James Gilbert, was born in Connecticut, and during the years of his activity conducted a mercantile establ'shmcnt in Schenectady, X. Y. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and lived to be ninety-one years of age. His son, George Gilbert, the father of Mrs. Tuttle, was born in Schenectady, N. Y., and devotetl the greater part of his life to educational work. A graduate of Union College, soon after his graduation he be- came registrar of that institution. His general knowledge was broadened by qualifying as a lawyer, and his subsequent admission to practice at the New York bar. At the time of his death he had passed fifty-seven years. The mother of Mrs. Tuttle was formerly Emeline R. Rickard, daughter of Frederick Rickard, both natives of Montgomery county, X. Y. The latter, a farmer, and of German descent, served our country dur- ing the war of 1812. Mrs. Gilbert died in Chi- cago, July 23, 1898. Of her five children, two attained mature years, Mrs. Tuttle being the eldest, while the other survivor is Mrs. Elizabeth (1. Kendall, nf I Miocni.x. Mrs. Tuttle was educated in Schenectady and graduated from the Union School. In 1883 she accompanied Tier mother to Aurora, 111., and in 1887 came with her to Phoenix. In the mean- time, however, she had become the wife of Judge Henry Budd Lighthizer, who was born in Oregon, 111., in 1839. This eminent and erudite jurist received his early educational training in Illinois public schools, and in the University of Wisconsin, at Madison. At the age of twenty he was admitted to the bar, and at twenty-one was admitted to practice before the supreme court of Wisconsin. During the Civil war he helped to organize and was commissioned sec- ond lieutenant of the Jefferson county guard, Company E. Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry, and later was raised to the rank of captain. The company saw service in Virginia, Maryland, and the department of the Gulf, and was present at the occupation of Xew Orleans, May i, 1862, afterward was on board the Arkansas at Vicks- Inirg, and served at Baton Rouge, Camp Bis- land and the siege of Port Hudson. Forced to resign from the service on account of disability in 1863, Captain Lighthizer re- turned to his old home, but in 1866 settled in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and in the fall of the same year removed to St. Louis. There he met with deserved recognition. Aside from gaining a large legal practice, he became prominent in Ma- sonic circles, was at the head of the blue lodge, and assisted in organizing two commanderies in St. Louis, of both of which he was chosen emi- nent conmiander. In 1879 he located in Tucson, Ariz., and in 1885 came to Phoenix. Here he was one of the organizers of Arizona Commandery X"o. 3, K. T. Among the Masonic offices he filled were those of senior warden of Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M., high priest of Arizona Chapter No. i, R. A. M., eminent commander of Phoenix Commandery No. 3, K. T., also eminent commander of Ivanhoe Com- mandery No. 8 and St. Aldemar Commandery Xo. 18, K. T., of St. Louis. At the time of his death he was grand royal arch-captain of the Grand Chapter of Arizona, vice-president of the Order of High Priesthood of Arizona, and grand generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of Ari- zona. Judge Lighthizer is remembered as a strong 638 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and vigorous personality, tempered with kind- ness and good-will. He had the tact and discre- tion which makes friends, and the steadfastness which retains them. A truly upright judge, his integrity was never questioned, nor was his honor ever assailed. His decisions were founded on the best principles of humanity, and his in- nate goodness tempered nuich of the severit)' of the law. A member of the Grand Army, at one time he served on the coimcil of administra- tion of the National Grand Army of the Repuli- lic. He died of pneumonia January 2. 1894. October 19, 1897, ]\Irs. Lighthizer became the wife of Adelmar ]\Iarcius Tuttle, M. D.,' who was born in Homer, N. Y. When twelve years of age he accompanied his parents, E. A. and Orissa C. Tuttle, to Clear Lake, Iowa, where he received the greater part of his education. At an early age he decided to devote his life to the science of mdicine. After graduating from the Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago, he practiced successively in Texas, Warren county, III., Chamberlain, S. D., and lastly in Phoenix, Ariz., where he died April 20, 1899. Dr. Tuttle was a successful physician and received a large patronage in Phoenix, his patients appreciating his skill and broad professional knowledge. He was a prominent member of the Baptist Church, and contributed generously toward its charities and support. Fraternally he was associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. Mrs. Tuttle continues to reside in her com- fortable and commodious residence on North P'ourth avenue. At one time she was a member of the Eastern Star in Schenectady, N. Y., and is connected with the W'oman's Relief Corps of Phoenix, of which she formerly served as presi- dent; also a member of the W. C. T. U. and a stanch believer in the White Ribbon principles, and is a helping hand in the Florence Crittenden Home Circle. In leligious circles she is promi- nent, as a member of and active worker in the llaptist Church. HAR\EY HUi'.P.S. .\lmost continuc'UsK' for the past twelve years 1 larvey Hul)l)s, a well-kn(juii citizen of King- man, has occupied puljlic positions of honor and responsibility, and never has been found remiss in meeting his obligations as an official. His financial and executive ability have been thor- oughly tested and his fidelity to duty is beyond question. Born in California forty-six years ago, Harvey llubbs spent his boyhood and youth in that state, but since 187S has dwelt within the Ijor- ders of Mohave county. For about six years subsequent to his arrival here he was exclusive- ly devoted to mining and prospecting, and to this day retains a strong interest in that line of Inisiness. He is the owner of a valuable group of gold and silver mines in the Hualapai district at the present time and at intervals continues to make investments in mining property. About seventeen years ago the well-known Hubbs House, of Kingman, was built by the subject of this sketch, and after being success- fully managed for a decade and a half it was de- stroyed in the great fire of 1898, in which the entire block fell a prey to the flames. In addi- tion to his other losses, Mr. Hubbs suffered one which he feels deeply. His cabinet of fine speci- mens of ores and minerals, valued at $6,000, at the lowest estimate, and to him almost beyond price, was burned. Experts often had pro- nounced the collection as wonderful, with few, if any, equals in the territory. With characteristic energy and undaunted purpose Mr. Hubbs, associated with Samuel Crozier, set .about the erection of a substantial brick hotel in 1899, and in the due course of time it was completed and ready for business. The two-story building, 75x100 feet in dimen- sions, is utilized as storerooms on the ground floor. Above is the Hotel Beale, as it is called, comprising forty rooms, and now a thriving and popular hostelry. Besides this, Mr. Hubbs is interested in other real estate and property in Kingman, and also owns a fine herd of cattle, upwards of two hundred head of stock. Throughout his mature life, Mr. Hubbs has Ijcen active as a Democrat. He was elected for a two years' term as one of the supervisors of this county in 1888, and at the close of his ser- vice in that capacity was further honored, being elected county treasurer. Again, in 1894, and a third time, in 1896, he was elected to the same responsible office, for which his qualifications PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 641 seem to liave specially fitted him. At the expira- tion of his last term as such, his name was once more l)roiight forward to public notice, and in llic fall of 1898 he was elected as sheriff of Mo- have county. In this important position, as in each of the others which he has occupied, he fulfilled every requirement and earned fresh conmiendations from the public. The only fra- ternal organization with which he is now identi- fied is that of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, as he is a charter member of the Kingman Lodge of the same. In 1887 the marriage of Mr. Hublis and Miss Johanna Wilkinson, of Iowa, took place in this city. They have a pleasant home aiid are the ]jarents of two sons and two tlaughters, namely: .\lta. \\'avne, \'ernon and Xadine. Z. C. PRINA. From out a gloomy and cheerless childhood, and early and discouraging circumstances, Mr. Prina has emerged to a prominent position among the citizens of Safiford, and is a promoter of some of the town's most conmiendable enter- prises. .A. son of sunny Italy, where he was born in 1862, his remembrances of his southern land are extremely vague, for, when but nine years of age, he was brought to America by his father, and landed in Galveston. There he was immediately placed up against the imhappy side of life by being bound out to an Italian, with whom he lived nine months, which seemed, how- ever, like nine years. His best intentions in this household were misconstrued and treated with incredible severity, the lady of the mansion especially taking particular delight in the exer- cise of whipping him long and hard. Needless to say he availed himself of the first opportunity to escape and rejoin his father, with whom he traveled to Houston and Austin, Tex., in which latter place he remained until 1876. A position on a cattle ranch near Austin was hailed with delight, and here the younger Prina faithfully attended to the duties assigned him, and was interested in the raising and selling of stock until 1897. In the mean time the father had vanished into the uncertainties of the Texas frontier, and the son subsequently indirectly heard of his death. In 1884 lie came to Ari- zona, and lived in Tombstone and Cochise county until 1888. At this time he was sent by the Chiricahua Cattle Company to take charge of their ranch at Safford, which position he held for two years, when he purchased an interest in the ranch of W. T. Hughes, selling the same in 1897. L'pon coming to Safiford in 1897 Mr. Prina bought a third interest in the flour mill of J. T. Owens, and also a third interest in John Blake's business, but in June of 1900 sold his interests to J. T. Owens. Since then he has branched out independeiUly and in partnership with George .\. Olney has established an ice plant, which manufactures a sufficient quantity to supply the entire Gila valley. The firm have re- cently moved into a new brick plant, with a ca- pacity of ten tons daily. Ice is a commodity which is vastly appreciated during the summer b\' the inhabitants of the valley, and the large undertaking of Mr. Prina displays a thoughtful- ness £S well as business shrewdness entirely com- mendable. The firm are contemplating doing still more toward the improvement of their adopted city, and will at an early date put in an electric plant of sufficient power to light the en- tire city. November 16, 1897, Mr. Prina married Martha Wanslee, a daughter of Nathan and Ruth Wans- lee, of Safiford. Of this union there are two children, Eva, who is now (May, 1901) twenty- six months old, and Ruth, who is ten months of age. Mr. Prina has erected a commodious and comfortable home in Safiford, built of brick, which is the scene of nuich hospitality and good fellowship. At Globe he was made a Mason, and is a charter member -of the blue lodge at Safiford. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias at Benson, and was then transferred to the lodge at Solomonville. JOHN MONTGOMERY. As one of the capable and enterprising citizens of Tombstone, Mr. iVIon-tgomery lias won the confidence of all who have been associated with him in a business or social way. In the manage- ment of the livery business in which he has for some time been engaged, he has so conducted his affairs as to ins])ire a large patronage, and 64: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. bring' a ready means of livcliliood. It is doubt- ful if any now living in the town have more readily shown their unbounded faith in the ulti- mate sound and substantia! basis of Tombstone, and its sure awakening' from the comparative in- activity which followed in the wake of one of the ,s;reatest mining booms of the great west. The youth and early manhood of Mr. Mont- gomery were spent in Ohio, where he was born in Seneca county, in 1831. In" the public schools of his county he received a liberal education, and was well prepared to face the world when he left his home in 1852. Like so many of the eastern vouth, he was impressed with the ready possibil- ity of making a fortune in the far west, and in quest of the same started for California via the Isthmus of Panama. In search for the hidden treasure of the earth he spent the years between 1852 and 1874 in California, British Columbia, Washington and Montana, subsequently settling in New Mexico, where he engaged in prospect- ing and stock-raising. Upon arriving in Tombstone in 1879, the town was extremely small, and barely suggested the liveliness and mining activity which soon visited it. After a short time Mr. Montgomery went into the livery and sale business in partnership with Edward Benson, and after four years bought him out. End has since conducted his af- fairs independently. In the mean time he has been continuously interested in mining projects, having prospected and invested in mining prop- erty. As a stanch member of the Republican party Mr. Montgomery has faithfully adhered to its best principles, and has filled the ofScial posi- tions entrusted him by his fellow townsmen with credit to himself and to the city whose interests he represents. In 1882 he was elected super- visor of the county and served for four years, and has since then served for four terms. LINDLEY H. ORME. Of the many who have come out of the east and associated their enthusiasm, ability and large-heartedness with the promising history of the Salt River valley, none is remembered more gratefully than Lindley H. Orme. Arriving here in practically the dawn of its recognized possibilities, when a desert waste stretched a dis- couraging length before the hopes of those in search of more promising conditions, he antici- ]mted the hidden resources and practically aided in tlieir develo])menl. And wdien the peaceful agriculturist supplanted the roving red man as superior possessor of the. soil, and the hum of industry was heard through the valley, Mr. (Jrme was the first to introduce in their midst the threshing machine, which was indicative of his unceasing efforts for advancement. LTpon arriving in the vicinity of Phoenix in 1870, that city was then but dimly outlined in the minds of a few, and its present state of in- fluence and growth a matter only of vague con- jecture. Mr. Orme at once settled on what is known as the Hurley ranch, and later removed to the ranch now occupied by his widow. Here his days were spent in well directed activity until his death, September 24, igoo. For many years he was a successful raiser of fine stock, and through the excellent management of the vari- ous lines of activity which engaged his attention, accumulated considerable of this world's goods, and was accounted a successful man from many standpoints. His strong and influential person- ality dominated the political and other affairs of his locality, and he was a forceful impetus to- wards well-doing. As a stanch member of the Democratic party he served his party faithfully and well, and for eight years was sherifif of Mari- copa county. This difficult and responsible posi- tion was invested with a rare display of tact and discretion, and wise avoidance of the friction .and animosity often accompanying the best efforts of men in like positions. As a member of the territorial council which secured the removal of the territorial capital from Prescott to Phoenix, he rendered substantial assistance, and he also served for four years on the territorial board of equalization. Many of the strong and reliable traits of char- acter which so materially aided Mr. Orme in the accomplishment of his purposes were de- rived from his Puritan maternal ancestry. A na- tive of Montgomery county, Md., he was born December 19, 1848, .and was a son of Charles H. and Deborah (Pleasants) Orme. On his father's plantation in Maryland he received the early training so carefully supervised by his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 645 r'iml;iii mother, aiul in time became a capable and appreciative tiller of the soil. The educa- tion derived in the private schools of the day, tliout;h somewhat crude, was thoughtfully and conscientiously entered into, and supplemented bv the erudition and research of later years. 1 )urini;; the last two years of the Civil war he fought for the lost cause of the Confederacw and upon returning to his home in Maryland, worked on the home farm for two years. To gratify an ambition extending beyond the bor- ders of Maryland, he sojourned to the far west, crossing the plains in a caravan of emigrants. The long journey terminated at Sacramento, Cal., and in this state of infinite possibility he engaged for a time in sheep raising. Later he became interested in freighting from San Ber- nardino and Yuma to Tucson, Ariz. The permanent residence of Mr. Orme in Ari- zona began in 1870. when he settled in Mari- copa county, near the site of Phoenix. He was twice married, the present Mrs. Orme having formerly been Mary J. Jeffries, daughter of J. W. and Louisa H. (Wall) Jefifries, and her mar- riage with Mr. Orme occurred November 1 1 , 1884. A most interesting woman, Mrs. Orme is a native of Cynthiana, Ky., and is widely known for her many fine and social attributes. She is the mother of one son, Alfred H. Her father was a Virginian and her mother a Kentuckian. They settled in Phoenix in 1886, and are both now deceased. The first Mrs. Orme was Flor- ence Greenhaw, of Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Orme were devoted members of the Episcopal- ian Church. Fraternally he was associated with the Elks, and with the Odd Fellows of Phoenix. BEN R. CLARK. It is the prevailing opinion among all who are familiar with the work accomplished by Ben R. Clark in Graham county, that no incumbent of the sheriff's office in Arizona possesses in a greater degree than he the qualities of mind and character best calculated to insure success in preserving the peace in a locality containing a heterogeneous gathering of humanity. So thoroughly did he understand his business, that it was a foregone conclusion when he started out for an evil-doer, the destrover of the peace was already in the clutches of the law, and face to face with his just deserts. And it was certainly due to the unwearying vigilance of the man at the helm that the rough and desperate, and more refined and educated classes pursued in compar- ative harnionv their various occupations of min- ing, agriculture, and cununerce. in a compara- tively isolateil and remotely situated locality, and where the animating motive is the resolve to wrest a fortune from the undeveloped resources. A native of North Carolina, Mr. Clark was born in 1862, and is a son of E. G. and Mary E. (Hinson) Clark, wdio were born in the same state. Besides himself there were five children in the family, of whom W. F. served as deput\ sherifl:' imder his brother : Lizzie Laman is living in Sidon, Leflore county, Aliss.; and Joseph died in October of i8y6. The family removed from North Carolina to Mississippi in 1870, and there Ben R. received a substantial home train- ing, and the education obtainable at the district schools. He early developed habits of thrift and industry, and an independence which sent him out into the world at a comjiaratively early age. His first venture was in western Texas, where he engaged in the cattle business for about a year, and then settled on the San Carlos Indian Reser- vation, where he bought and sold cattle, and had a government contract to furnish beef to the Indians. After the expiration of five years he began to serve as deputy sheriff under J. H. Slaughter, in Cochise county, and after three years was deputy sheriff in Graham county un- der C)lney Wight and Birchfield for a period covering six years. In 1898 he was regularly elected sheriff of Graham county, and served one term of two years. He was ably assisted in pre- serving order by James R. Nicks, T. G. Bell, Ben W. Olney, George M. Nicks, W. A. Hart, S. J. McClinick, H. D. Keppler, A. A. McKin- ney, and his brother, W. F. Clark. During his years of experience with the various conflicting elements that have gathered in the mining re- gions of the territory, Mr. Clark has had many exciting adventures with the Indians, which, when recounted in his picturesque manner, arc of a highly diverting nature. He was present in the camp of the San Simon Cattle Company in 1886, when the old Apache chief, Geronimo, and nineteen of his warriors were surrounded 646 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and captured, and their lives of crime and depre- dation turned into more harmless channels. In 1898 Mr. Clark married ^Mrs. Ellen K. Shivers, a daughter of Dr. B. F. Kittrell, of Blackhawk, Miss. This union has been blessed with one child, Caroline Elizabeth. Mr. Clark took his residence in Solomonville in January of 1899, and at the time purchased two hundred acres of land a mile above town, which is all irri- gated and improved, and among the best tracts in the locality. A strict party man and a Dem- ocrat, he has been active in local and territorial politics. Fraternally he is associated with the Solomonville Lodge No. 16, K. P. Mr. Clark is respected and esteemed by those who know him. All acknowledge the excellence of his service to the county, his dauntless courage, and relentless pursuit of all that tended to undermine the stability and safety of the community. W. J. DAVIS, M. D. W. J. Davis, M. D., physician and surgeon for the Detroit Copper Company, the Arizona Copper Company, the hospital connected there- with, and tlie families of the many miners, was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1861. He received his education and training in the northern coun- try that was his home, and came to the states when nineteen years of age, settling in Chicago, where he made his home for several years. Next he went to Denver, where he began the practice of medicine, and in the various duties of profes- sional work he continued in that city for three years. While living in Denver he made arrange- ments with Mr. Church, who is now the presi- dent of the Detroit Copper Company, to assume charge of the company's medical and surgical work at Morenci, .\riz., which has since been the field of his activity. VoT eleven years Dr. Davis has made his headquarters at Morenci. During that time he has steadily advanced in the good-will and ap- preciation of the five thousand or more patients whom he is called upon to treat during the course of a year. The .\rizona Copper Com- pany's hospital, of which he has the charge, is a creditable and well-managed institution, and comijares favorably with hospitals in larger and older settlements. Patients here receive the best care known to science. In 1887 Dr. Davis was united in marriage with Miss Jennie M. Lesuer, of Chicago. To their marriage were born three children, namely: Al- len, who is a student in the Los Angeles Mili- tary Academy: Harold and Ruth. Fraternally Dr. Davis is connected with the Masons, and with the Knights of Pythias at Clifton, in both of which organizations he maintains an interest. H. H. SCORSE. Mr. Scorse, wdio is engaged in general mer- chandising at Holbrook and is numbered among its influential citizens, came to Arizona twenty- three years ago. Practically, he was the first resident of this place, known as Horsehead Crossing in 1878, when he located here. With a comrade he had started from Montana to the mining district of Tombstone, Ariz., and had walked from LTtah, but, owing to the hostility of the Indians in that region at the time, they de- cided to camp here for the winter, and were de- pendent upon their hunting skill for game, other supplies being scarce. In the following year Mr. Scorse was em- ployed for six months on the Star mail line, ply- ing between Brigham City and this point. Then, opening the first store in existence here he con- tinued to trade with the Indians and old-timers of this district until the fall of 1882. Then he went to the neighborhood of the present town of Williams, and was the manager of a store at Rogers' ranch about a twelvemonth. Returning to Horsehead Crossing, he again engaged in the management of a general store, and thus, with the exception of the year mentioned, has been in business here since 1879. Indeed, he is the pioneer merchant of the railroad line, from Al- buquerque to Needles, Cal., .and always has done more or less freighting across the country. In 1883, during the Apache outbreak, and at other times, he experienced much anxiety and discom- fort, and while outlaws were so plentiful on this frontier had about as much trouble with them, as within eighteen years they stole nearly eight hundred head of horses from his ranch. He now owns a valuable ranch situated some twen- t\-tvvo miles north of Holbrook, and keeps large t^^^^ ^<^^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 649 herds of cattle, horses and sheep, at the present time owning upwards of ten thousand head. One of the oldest and most widel\- known horse- dealers of the southwest, he now has about five hundred, and always commands the best market price. Great credit is due Mr. Scorse for the leading part wdiich he has ever taken in the upbuilding of Holbrook. At the time when the ]jlace was laid out, he became the owner of a large amount of town property, for he always has had great faith in its future, and probably has constructed more buildings and accomplished more in its advancement than any other citizen. In 1888 he built a dam across the Little Colorado river, with a view to utilizing the extra water for irri- gating purposes, but unfortunately a great flood swept it away. In most of his many and varied enterprises he has met with gratifying success, and though certain reverses have come to him, as to all, his business career has been decidedly prosperous, on the whole. Turning backward a few pages in the history of Mr. Scorse, we find that he is a native of Somersetshire, England, and came to the United States in 1869. Innnediately beginning his ca- reer in the west, he went to Montana in the fol- lowing year and for three decades has shared the fortunes of the frontiersmen of the state men- tioned, of Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Ari- zona. He has prospected, mined and hunted in all of these localities, and has numerous inter- esting reminiscences of those years. July 29, 1891, the marriage of Mr. Scorse and Miss Julia Garcia was solemnized in Holbrook. They have a pleasant home and are the jwrents of six promising children, named respectively, in order of birth: Ellen, Julia, Henry H.. Jr., Rose, James and Lizzie. THEODORE GEBLER. Like so many of the early settlers of Nogales, Mr. Gebler was first attracted to the territory by the widely reported mining possibilities. That he still has faith in the country argues well for the other prospects, for in the matter of mining his experience has been dearly bought and disil- hisionizing. In the White mountains of Califor- nia wdiere his enterprises were carried on, he came to own several supposedly good proper- ties which afterwards played out, and he lost the savings of years. After four years of futile effort in this direction he, located in Nogales in 1885, at which time the settlement consisted of about a dozen shanties, inhabited by stout-hearted and enterprising pioneers. He built the first residence and store west of the railroad, and started a tin- ware and hardw-are business which was the first of its kind in the locality. With the gradual in- crease of population and demand his stock was increased accordingly, and he has since the be- ginning reaped satisfactory results from the ex- penditure. In addition to all kinds of hardware he carries a full line of miner's supplies, and so successful has he been that he is the owner of considerable real estate in and out of the city. He has also built a number of houses, and in all wavs has been instrumental in securing the best development of the town. The youth of Mr. Gebler was spent in his na- tive land of Germany, where he was born in Berlin, July i, 183 1. He received an excellent education in the public schools. In 185 1 he innnigrated to .\merica, and in 1855 located in San Francisco, where he follow-ed the trade of tinsmith for twelve years. After removing to San Jose. Cal., he continued the same occupation for nineteen years, and while living in this de- lightful California tow'n was for some time a member of the city council. In 1881 he came into Arizona, locating at Tucson, near which were conducted his mining enterprises. Since coming to Nogales, Mr. Gebler has wit- nessed many changes and has himself contrib- uted largely to the prevailing prosperity. He was a member of the town council for five years, and took an active part in securing the creation of Santa Cruz county. He believes in good roads in the country as a sure means of assistance to the farmers, and aided in the construction of the road from Nogales to Oro Blanco, and to the Washington camp. He is one of the oldest and most respected of the early pioneers, and one of the best citizens of this or any of the cities in the country. In 1852 Mr. Gebler was united in marriage with Louisa Waldman. daughter of Christopher \\'aldman. To them has been born one son, 650 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Oscar. Fraternally Air. Gebler is a member of the Masonic order and the Odd Fellows. Polit- icalh- he is a Democrat. COL. J. A. ZABRISKIE. To all who have read that wonderfully inter- esting narrative of Thaddeus of Warsaw, the name of Zabriskie stands forth in the memory in unfading colors of adventurous light. The family whose glories and woes have brought emotion into thousands of hearts, and who were among the bravest of the adherents of a des- perately contested crown, are principally cited in history during the reign of King Joim Sobie- ski, who lived from 1625 until i6g6. The reign of this courageous king of Poland was anything but peaceful, for his country was torn by internal dissension and external strife. The ultimate and tragic fate of Poland seemed to hang over his head, and he 'was powerless to stem the stranding of a people, destined to a homeless future. The branch of the family to which Col- onel Zabriskie belongs is descended from one of two brothers of King John, who, after the king's downfall in the middle of the seventeenth cen- tury, turned their faces in the direction of free- dom and equal brotherhood, and immigrated to America, settling respectively in New York and New Jersey. The evolution of the name through the different members of the family has brought it from Sobieski, Sobriskie and Zabrowski to Zabriskie. A native of New Jersey, Colonel Zabriskie was born May 29, 1844, and is a son of James C, who w^as born at Hackensack, N. J. The paternal grandfather, J. C. J. Zabriskie, also a native of Hackensack, there owned and man- aged a large farm. During the Revolutionary war he served his country with courage and fidelity, and for meritorious services was ad- vanced to the rank of major. James C. Zabris- kie became a prominent lawyer in New Bruns- wick, N. J., but in 1849 migrated to California via the Isthmus of Panama. Arriving at Pana- ma, he was one of a company of fifty (and served as their captain) who i)urchased a vessel to con- vey them to the end of their journey. Starting from Panama in their own ship, they stopped at Realejo, on the coast of Costa Rico, then pro- ceeded to California. At Sacramento, Cal., Mr, Zabriskie engaged in the practice of law, be- came the first city attorney, and wrote the first city charter. In 1861 he went to San Francisco as agent for pre-emption and state lands, and while holding that position wrote his last work on the land laws of the United States, the same being now recognized as a standard au- thority on the suliject. He was one of the best- known men of California and was gifted with an eloquence that was convincingly applied when he stumped the state. His wisely-directed life terminated in San Francisco in 1881. The mother of Colonel Zabriskie was formerly Elizabeth Mann and was born in Camden, N. J. Her father, William Mann, a native of Philadel- phia, Pa., and of English descent, descended from ancestors who distinguished themselves in various lines of occupation. His father served America during the Revolutionary struggle and he himself was a soldier in the war of 1812, after which he settled upon a farm near New Bruns- wick, N. J. Mrs. Zabriskie died at New Bruns- wick, N. J., while still in middle life. Of her two daughters and four sons. Colonel Zabriskie is the sole survivor. The oldest son, William M., was one of the most prominent attorneys in California, and for twenty years was recognized as the leading criminal lawyer of the state. An- other brother, Alexander, also an attorney, died in Honolulu in 1858. Although the family removed to California in 1850, J. A. Zabriskie continued at school in Erasmus Hall Academy, Flatbush, L. I., and in 1854 was appointed a cadet at West Point, from California. However, before the completion of his term at the academy he resigned from the army on account of ill health, and entered Col- umbia College, from which he was graduated in i860. In 1857 he had made a flying trip to Cali- fornia. After his graduation he returned to the far west and studied law with his father and Judge Stephen J. Field, late LInited States Su- preme Court justice. In 1861 he was admitted to the bar of California. LIpon the breaking out of the Civil war he organized and was chosen captain of Company D, Fifth California Infantry, which he fitted out at a personal expense of $3,000, at Camp Lhiion in Sacramento. Next he was appointed a captain on the general stafif PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 651 in Los Angeles, but later went to Yuma, where he acted ,as adjutant-general of southern Cali- fornia. In 1863 he started for Texas, and was there made adjutant-general of western Texas, filling the position vmtil General Sheridan took command of all the west, and afterward he served on that general's staff until the close of the war. As lieutenant-colonel, he was mus- tered out in 1865. Locating in El Paso. Tex., Colonel Zahriskie engaged in the practice of law. together with farming and conducting a grain business. He served as assistant LInited States attorney for the western district of Texas, and took an active part in the constitutional convention which drafted the first constitution for Texas. During the first administration of General Grant, he was secretarv of a delegation that went to \\'.ash- ing to consult with the president in regard to the division of the Republican party of Texas. The head of this delegation was Governor A. J. Hamilton, who had been appointed provisional governor by Mr. Lincoln at the close of the re- bellion. For three successive terms he was elected state's attorney for the twelfth judicial district of Texas, having his headquarters at El Paso. As an officer of the treasury department, Col- onel Zabriskie came to Tucson in 1878. Soon afterward he resigned his position and began the practice of law. In 1881 President Arthur appointed him United States attorney for Ari- zona, and this position he held for four years. During the latter part of 1881 and in 1882 he was ordered to Washington to assist in the pro- secution of the star routers, and worked in con- junction with Attorney-General Brewster. In 1885 he resumed a general law practice in Tuc- son, and at the same time gave some attention to mining interests. The many and arduous duties which con- sumed the time of Colonel Zabriskie for many consecutive years were eventually made ap- parent upon a system strained to the utmost tension. For almost ten years he was obliged, because of extreme nervous exhaustion, to re- frain from active participation in business or professional affairs, and is only now attaining to the renewed health which will permit of a con- tinuance of his labors. Since again taking up the work of the law. he has also again become interested in mining, and in additicin is connect- ed with a large land deal in Southern California, besides which he is engaged in the cattle busi- ness and is the organizer of the San Raphael Cattle Company. In the affairs of the locality in which he lives, Colonel Zabriskie has ever shown a vital and substantial interest, ?nd in the undertakings of the Republican party has figured luost promi- nently. Lender the auspices of the national committee, in 1868, he stumped the states of New York, Indiana and Illinois for (.leneral Grant. In 1896 he was a delegate to the con- vention at St. Louis which nominated William McKinley as president. In that bodv he served on the platform committee and took an active part in the discussion of the silver question, which was the dominant jjroblem before the con- vention and before the country. Although his sympathies were with the silver issue, he and the balance of the Arizona delegation stood firmly by their party and refused to leave the conven- tion, although pressed to do so by the friends of silver. After the adjournment of the conven- tion he stumped Texas. California and Arizona for McKinley. He has served continuously on the territorial and county committees of his party and has stumped the territory whenever occasion demanded. While living in El Paso, Tex., Colonel Zabris- kie married Adelaide Stephenson, a native of Texas, and whose father, Hugh Stephenson, was an own cousin of Governor Jonathan Stephen- son, of Kentucky. Of this union there are five children, namely: William Alexander, now in Honolulu: Walter Scott, who is with the Cobre Grande Mining Company at LaCananea: Bre- vort, who is a contractor in the Sandwich Islands; Mary Adelaide, who is living at home: and Mctor Hugo, who is connected with the mining company of which his brother, Walter S,, is also a member. Walter S. was one of the first to volunteer in the Spanish-.A,merican war; he enlisted in the First Territorial Regiment and was nuistered out in February of 1899. .\t the request of his partner, Hon. C. C. Ste- ])hens, who was then a member of the territorial council. Colonel Zabriskie drew the bill which passed the legislature authorizing the establish- 65^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ment of the University of Arizona ?,t Tucson, and of this institution he was appointed a regent in ^larch, 1 90 1. Fraternally he is associated with Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M., Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., the Consistory, and has taken the thirty-second degree. F'or seven years he was First Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Arizona. With the Knights of Pythias he was the first chancellor commander of the lodge and also officiated as deputy grand chancellor of Ari- zona. He is also identified with the California Consistory of the Loyal Legion. In the organi- zation of Negley Post, G. A. R., he took an act- ive part, and he was chosen the second com- mander of the same, and he is now assistant in- spector-general of the Grand Army of the Re- public. HARRY FULTON. The splendid possibilities for sheep-growing in Coconino county have paved the way to a competence for many of the dwellers of this fertile part of the territory. ]Mr. Fulton has availed himself to the full of the opportunit}' presented here, and is known as one of the most successful wool-growers in the San Francisco mountains near Flagstaiif. A resident for many years of this town of bustling activity, he has identified himself with the enterprises which have tended to her upbuilding, and has aided with his influence and money in every good and worthy cause of advancement. Of southern ancestry, he was born in P.alti- niore, j\Id.. in 1855, his parents removing during the Civil war to ( )hio. The greater part of his education was acquired in Zanesville, and he subsequently spent three years in Columbus, Ohio, where he gained considerable mercantile experience as a collector for the Armstrong Company. Having worked up commendable enthusiasm for the west he departed for Cali- fornia in 1875. ^"fl remained for a year at Santa Barbara. In the fall of 1875 he started for Ari- zona with a sheep herd numbering thirteen thou- sand head, but only succeeded in reaching the middle of the desert when he retraced his steps to San Bernardino. In January of 1876 he re- turned alone across the desert with a pack horse, and for two years made his headquarters in Prescott, and handled sheep on shares. In 1881 he invested in a large number of sheep and made his headquarters at Flagstaff, herding between two and nine thousand head on the Colorado plateau and in the San Francisco mountains. The ranch was located in the Fulton canon, named after this enterprising early settler and large wool-grower, whose sheep were of a su- perior quality, and who imported his sires from Wisconsin and Michigan. In 1892 Mr. Fulton sold out his interests in sheep and returned to his native place in ]\I.ary- land, where he remained for two and a half vears, handling sheep near Oakland, Md. In 1895, however, he returned to the greater free- dom and opportunity of Arizona, and, taking up his headquarters at Flagstaff, again engaged in sheep raising near Bellemont. He is extensive- Iv involved, invariably having on hand between three and five thousand sheep, which he ships to eastern and western markets. It is readily under- stood that he is one of the most practical sheep men in the county, having had an experience in the line which covers twenty or more years. He is an authority on all kinds of sheep and wool, and has made a study of the respective good (|ualities of each known breed. During the sheep panic between 1893 and 1896 he suffered severe losses, which have been more than made up during the ensuing years. In 1888 Mr. Fulton married Julia G. Kilrtz, a daughter of T. Newton Kurtz, the noted pub- lisher of Baltimore. A brother of Mrs. Fulton, Albert Kurtz, was assistant postmaster of Bal- timore under Postmaster Johnson, and insur- ance commissioner under Governor Lowndes. The paternal grandfather. Rev. Benjamin Kurtz, D. D. LL. D., was born in Gettysburg, and was the editor and publisher of the Lutheran Ob- server. He was widely known in the church, aiid was the founder of the Lutheran Female .Seminary and the author of the book "Why Are You a Lutheran?" To Mr. and Mrs. Fulton has been born one daughter, Marguerite H. Mr. Fulton is a stanch upholder of the principles and issues of the Republican party, and in 1892 was a candidate for the legislature. After returning to Coconino county he has been twice a candi- date for county treasurer, and has always re- ceived a good substantial vote from the business men of the place. In 1891, when Coconino was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 655 separated from Yavapai county, he was a mem- ber of the committee from Flagstaff to draw lines and make arrangements for the division. Since then he has been interested in all local and territorial political matters, as well as in .all else that promotes the general gootl. He is the owner of real estate in I'lagstaff, and has ac- complished considerable in the building line. WILLIAAI SCHUCKMANN. ]"or fullv eleven \ears William Schuckmann, the president and treasurer of Las Dos Naci- ones Cigar Company, of Nogales, Ariz., has been interested in various enterprises in this terri- tory rnd Sonora, Mexico, and it would be hard to find any one having a greater faith in the natural wealth and promising future of this region. Moreover, he is giving abundant proof of "the faith that is in him," and is winning an honored place in the hearts of the people of this borderland. It must be acknowledged that to Germany we owe this sterling business man rnd now stanch American citizen, for he was born, educated and reared to manhood in the [•"atherland, and, indeed, it was as recent as 1887 that he cast in his destiny with that of the United States. He still owns valuable property in Bechtolsheim, Rhine-Hessen, Germany, and has hosts of sincere friends at his old and be- loved home. For a year or two after arriving in this coun- tr\-, Mr. Schuckmann made his home in Milwau- kee, and then went to Sonora, Mexico, where he was proffered a position as first assayer of the San Pedro Mining & Milling Company. Later he became the cashier of the Inuiris Mines, Limited, Company, and after a period accepted the position of manager of the Grand Central Mining & Milling Company, of Prietas, Sonora. In 1894 he returned to Milwaukee and until October, 1897, was connected with the A. Get- telman Brewing Company, of that citv, serv- ing in the cajiacity of auditor and traveling sales- man. ( )ld Mexico again became the field of his business operations, as in the fall of 1897 he went to Sonora and that winter was the super- intendent for the Yaqui River Mining Com- l^any, to prospect for gold in the Yaqui river. In March. 1898, he came to Xogales and became interested in his present enterprise, succeed- ing in orgrnizing the Las Dos Xaciones Cigar Companv, which began business .\ugust i, i8g8, with himself as president and treasurer, L. B. Fleischer, secretary, and A. A'arona, manager. Re-elected to the same offices, in 1899, 1900 and Kjoi, Mr. .Schuckmann is meeting • with marked success in this undertaking, and the in<lustry is proving valuable to this little bor- der town. Upwards of sixty persons are em- ])loyed in the business, and thus from $600 to ^750 in gold is distributed here every week. The firm owns a good building, situated on Morley avenue, Nogales, while their warehouses are on the Mexican side. About seven thousand cigars are manufactured daily, only the finest quality of iVlexican tobacco being used, and a good demand for these products exists in the market. No brands are so well known in .Ari- zona as the products of this warehouse. The vast mineral wealth of Sonora and south- ern Arizona is appealing to the far-sighted cap- italist, and Mr. Schuckmann is no exception. At present he owns a quarter interest in the Eureka mine, which claim is situated next to the Grand Central, in Sonora, Mexico. Though he was offered $50,000 for his share in this faA'orablv-located mine, he refused it, and firmly believes that a much greater fortune will be developed there in the near future. While devoting the major part of his time and attention to commercial affairs, Mr. Schuck- mann has other interests, as well. In the ranks of the Knights of Pythias of .\rizona he stands high, as is shown by the fact that he was elected as chancellor conunander of the Nogales Lodge, and entered upon his new duties in that capacity, in January, 1901. July 20. 1898. he married Miss Lena Gettclman, of Milwaukee, daughter of Peter Gettelman. Horn of their union is a daughter, Elsa. R. W. KERSEY. No more public-spirited man lives in Pinal countv than Mr. Kersey, and all that has to do with its improvement meets with his hearty sanction. .At present accessible only by means of the stage coach, a concerted movement is now on foot to bring the railroad to Morence, thus stinudat'Ug trade and rendering jxissiblc a 656 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. larger and more enterprising city. In politics also Mr. Kersey is an influential factor in his neighborhood, and leads in Democratic ranks. Elected a member of the board of supervisors of Pinal county, he was in 189S chosen as chair- man of the same. Horn in drant county, Ind., in 1S42, Mr. Ker- sev spent his early years in \\'ayne county, that state. His father. Dr. \ierling Kersey, who died in 1875, was for many years a prominent physician in Wayne county and stood at the head of his profession in the state. By his mar- riage to Emily B. Butler, nine children were born, four of whom are now living, namely: R- \V., the eldest; Dr. Charles Kersey, of Chicago, 111.: Virginia, of Washington, D. C, and Robert B., now a manufacturer of school and church furniture, but formerly for some years an engi- neer on the railroad, for a time running out of Tucson on the Southern Pacific road. In 1866 R. W. Kersey became an engineer on the Panhandle Railroad, and in 1868 entered the employ of the Central Pacific road in Cali- fornia, returning finally to Indiana. For fifteen years he was an engineer in that state and Ohio, and during his trips touched at Cincinnati, Ham- ilton and Dayton. In 1887 he removed to Los Angeles, Cal., and remained there about five years, during which period he served for a short time in the fire department. In 1892 he came to Florence, Ariz., and settled on his farm near this town, which has since been the object of his care. In 1884 Air. Kersey married Miss Abbie Brewer, and of this union there are two sons, \'ierling and Marius. Mrs. Kersey, who is a graduate of Earlham College at Richmond, Ind., an institution under the auspices of the Society of Friends, is a daughter of W. S. Brewer, now living in Cincinnati, Ohio, of which state he is a native. During his years of special activity Mr. lirewer was a locomotive engineer and for twen- ty years ran out of Cincinnati, but he is now sta- tionary engineer for the "liig Four" elevator. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers. I'y his marriage to Emma Staley he had five children, of whom Airs. Ker- sey is the eldest. The others are: Mrs. Stewart; William, who is living in New York City; Harry, who is an engineer on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad; and Dr. Clara Schleef, who is the wife of Dr. O. F. Schleef, of St. Louis, Mo. For a number of years Mr. Kersey has been associated with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Frateinallv he is connected with the Masons in Indiana. ANTHONY \TNCENT CxROSSETTA. Tucson can Ijoast of nci more public-spirited citizen than .\nthony \'incent Grossetta, who has dwelt here since 1880, and has been fore- most in many undertakings which have mate- rially contributed to its growth and desirability to tourists and as a place of residence. He is no less popular in political and social circles than in the world of conniierce, and it is safe to say that his friends are legion. The Grossetta family originated in Austria, whence some of the name crossed the Adriatic. Matthew, grandfather of A. V. Grossetta, was a farmer and stock-raiser of Dalmatia, Austria, and Vincent, father of our subject, was born near the town of Ragusa, wdiere he subsecpientlv was a shoe merchant. The wife and mother, whose maiden name was Annie Bardach, was born, lived and died in that same locality. Of her six children only two survive. The only member of his family who came to America was he of whom this sketch is penned. He is a native of Ragusa, Austria, born April 27, 1856, and in the public schools he obtained a fair knowledge of the German, Slavonian and Italian languages. When only twelve years old he shipped aboard a sailing vessel, and for six years cruised on the high seas. During that time he crossed the Atlantic, and was employed on both English and United States ships. In 1874 A. V. Grossetta came to this country, and for about a year was employed on the New York Central Railroad. Then, going to Mon- treal, Canada, he was connected with the Italian consulate for nearly two years. Toward the close of 1877 he went to San Francisco, and thence went to Los Angeles, drifting to Tucson in January, 1880. Here he was employed by a grocer, and in 1882 embarked in the same line of business on his own account. His small store, situated near the railroad station, was carried on until 1893, when the business was removed PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 657 to its present quarters. The Tucson Grocery Company, as it is known, is one of the largest wholesale and retail grocery firms in this terri- tory, and Gustav Hoff, ex-mayor of the city, is a partner in the company. They also are inter- ested in the Tucson Hardware ( 'ompany, an in- corporated concern, of which Mr. Grossetta is the secretary. It is located in the Grossetta Block, where a sjjace 50x100 feet is set apart for this large wholesale and retail husiness. The handsome and sul)stantial building in question is two stories rnd basement in height, and is 112x100 feet in dimensions. ISesides having built this fine structure, Mr. Grossetta is identi- fied with the Tucson Building & Loan Associa- tion, has built several residences here and owns considerable local property, including a well- irrigated ranch of one hundred and twenty acres, three miles north of the city, and provided with a thriving orchard. One of his best achieve- ments, in the opinion of many of our citizens, is the Tucson Opera House, which he built in 1897, and of which he is the proprietor and man- ager. The audience hall has a seating capacity of one thousand, the stage is commodious and fitted with approved modern equipments, and electric lights and every convenience contribute to the comfort of actors and audience. . The first president of the Tucson Electric Light & Power Company was Mr. Grossetta, who served in that office until it was in fine run- ning order, when he resigned, though he yet re- tains an interest in the business. He also was inlluential in the organization of the Hall Asso- ciation of the Ancient Order of United Work- men, and still is a director of the same. Of the fraternity mentioned he is a past ofificer, and in the Masonic order is identified with Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M.; Tucson Chapter No. 3, R. A. ^L, and Arizona Commandery No. i, 1\. T., also belonging to El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S., at Phoenix. Both he and his wife are members of the Eastern Star, she being secre- tary of the lodge. In the Republican party he is a leader, having been a member of the county central committee and a delegate to the terri- torial i)arty convention. In ujoo he was his p:.rty's nominee fr)r the legislature, but was de- feated. In the city council he represented the first ward, and at that time the old graveyard in the heart of Tucson was condemned, and the property is now built up. He is an influential member of the board of trade, and is chairman of the conmiittee appointed to confer with the trustees in regard to the sale of the old adobe scliool ])ropert\-. In March, 1901, he was ap- pointed bv Governor Murphy a member of the hoard of regents of the I'niversity of Arizona. In iS(S4 the marriage of Mr. Grossetta and Miss llessic 11. Warren took place in this city. She is a direct descemlant of General Warren, of Revolutionary fame, and her father. Dr. Jo- seph Warren, was a jirominent dentist of Terre Haute, Ind., and later, of Darlington, Wis. The mother, Mrs. h" ranees (Pilling) Warren, now liv- ing with Mrs. Grossetta, was born in Darling- ton, where her father, Elias Pilling, was a pio- neer, while England was his birthplace. Mrs. Grossetta is a native of Darlington, and was graduated in its high school. After her father's death in that city, she came to Tucson with her mother. The only child of our subject and wife is named \\'arren .Arthur. Mrs. Grossetta is a member of tlie Congregational Church. JOEL R. SLACK. The superintendent and discoverer of the mines now owned and controlled by the Britton Gold Alining Company has had a very interest- ing and eventful life. Though he has experi- enced the vicissitudes connnon to the lot of the pioneer and miner, he has been very success- ful, on the whole, and is widely regarded as an unusually fine judge of the merits of ores and mines in general. Born in Calais, Me., May 4, 1831, Mr. Slack was reared in his native state and in Cambridge, Mass., his education being completed in the place last named. When eighteen years of age he started upon his merchant-marine career, which extended over seven years. As part owner and master of the "John Ross," employed in the coasting trade, he sailed from Boston har- bor, and was chiefly engaged in conveying car- goes from and to Cuba and other islands of the West Indies. Several times he crossed the .\t- lantic, going to Liverpool and London, and even made trips to the other side of the world. 656 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. larger and more enterprising city. In politics also Mr. Kersey is an influential factor in his neighborhood, and leads in Democratic ranks. Elected a memher of the board of supervisors of Pinal county, he was in 1898 chosen as chair- man of the same. r.cirn in ( irant county. Tnd., in 1842, Mr. Ker- sey spent his early years in Wayne county, that state. His father. Dr. \'ierling Kersey, who died in 1873, was for many years a prominent physician in Wayne county and stood at the head of his profession in the state. By his mar- riage to Emily B. lUuler, nine children were born, four of whom are now living, namely: R. W., the eldest: Dr. Charles Kersey, of Chicago, 111.; Virginia, of Washington, D. C, and Robert B., now a manufacturer of school and church furniture, but formerly for some years an engi- neer on the railroad, for a time running out of Tucson on the Southern Pacific road. In 1866 R. W. Kersey became an engineer on the Panhandle Railroad, and in 1868 entered the employ of the Central Pacific road in Cali- fornia, returning finally to Indiana. For fifteen years he was an engineer in that state and Ohio, and during his trips touched at Cincinnati, Ham- ilton and Dayton. In 1887 he removed to Los Angeles, Cal., and remained there about five years, during which period he served for a short time in the fire department. In 1892 he came to Florence, Ariz., and settled on his farm near this town, which has since been the oliject of his care. In 1884 ]\Ir. Kersey married Miss Abbie Brewer, and of this union there are two sons, Vierling and Marius. Mrs. Kersey, who is a graduate of Earlham College at Richmontl. Ind., an institution under the auspices of the Society of Friends, is a daughter of W. S. Brewer, now living in Cincinnati, Ohio, of which state he is a native. During his years of special activity Mr. Brewer was a locomotive engineer and for twen- ty years ran out of Cincinnati, but he is now sta- tionary engineer for the "Big Four" elevator. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Loco- . motive Engineers. By his marriage to Emma Staley he had five children, of whom Mrs. Ker- sey is the eldest. The others are: Mrs. Stewart; William, who is living in New York City; Harry, who is an engineer on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad ; and Dr. Clara Schleef, who is the wife of Dr. O. F. Schleef, of St. Louis, Mo. For a number of years Mr. Kersey has been associated with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Fratcmallv he is connected with the Masons in Indiana. ANTHONY MNCENT GROSSETTA. Tucson can boast of no more public-spirited citizen than Anthony Mncent Grossetta, who has dwelt Iiere since 1880, and has been fore- most in many undertakings which have mate- rially contributed to its growth and desirability to tourists and as a place of residence. He is no less popular in political and social circles than in the world of commerce, and it is safe to say that his friends are legion. The Grossetta family originated in Austria, whence some of the name crossed the Adriatic. Matthew, grandfather of A. V. Grossetta, was a farmer and stock-raiser of Dalniatia, Austria, and \"incent, father of our subject, was born near the town of Ragusa, where he subsec|uently was a shoe merchant. The wife and mother, whose maiden name was Annie Bardach, w^as born, lived and died in that same locality. Of her six children only two survive. The only member of his family who came to America was he of wdioni this sketch is penned. He is a native of Ragu&a, Austria, born April 2y, 1856, and in the public schools he obtained a fair knowledge of the German, Slavonian and Italian languages. When only twelve years old he shipped aboard a sailing vessel, and for six years cruised on the high seas. During that time he crossed the Atlantic, and was employed on both English and United States ships. In 1874 A. V. Grossetta came to this country, and for about a year was employed on the New York Central Railroad. Then, going to Mon- treal, Canada, he was connected with the Italian consulate for nearly two years. Toward the close of 1877 he went to San I'rancisco, and thence went to Los Angeles, drifting to Tucson in January, 1880. Here he was employed by a grocer, and in 1882 embarked in the same line of business on his own account. His small store, situated near the railroad station, was carried on until 1893, when the business was removed PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 657 to its present quarters. The Tucson Grocery Company, as it is known, is one of the largest wholesale and retail grocery firms in this terri- tory, and Gustav Hoff. ex-mayor of the city, is a p:irtner in the company. They also are inter- ested in the Tucson Hardware Compan\ , an in- cori)t)rated concern, of which Mr. (jrossetta is the secretary. It is located in the firossetta Klock, where a space 30x100 feet is set apart for this large wholesale and retail husiness. The iiandsonie and suljstantial building in cpiestion i.^ two stories ; nd basement in height, and is 112x100 feet in dimensions. IJesides having built this fine structure, Mr. (jrossetta is identi- fied with the Tucson Building & Loan Associa- tion, has built several residences here and owns considerable local property, including a well- irrigated ranch of one hundred and twenty acres, three miles north of the city, and provided with a thriving orchard. One of his best achieve- ments, in the opinion of many of our citizens, is the Tucson Opera House, which he built in 1897, and of which he is the proprietor and man- ager. The audience hall has a seating capacity of one thousand, the stage is commodious and fitted with approved modern equipments, and electric lights and every convenience contribute to the comfort of actors and audience. The first president of the Tucson Electric Light & Power Company was Mr. Grossetta, w ho served in that office until it was in fine run- ning order, when he resigned, though he yet re- tains an interest in the business. He also was intluential in the organization of the Hall Asso- ciation of the Ancient Order of United Work- men, and still is a director of the same. Of the fraternity mentioned he is a past ofificcr, and in the Masonic order is identified with Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M.; Tucson Chapter No. 3, R. .\. M., and Arizona Commandery No. i, K. T., also belonging to El Zaribali Temple, N. M. S., at Phoenix. Both he and his wife are inendjcrs of the Eastern Star, she being secre- tary of the lodge. In the Republican party he is a leader, having been a member of the county central connnittee and a delegate to the terri- torial party convention. In 1900 he was his ]):.rty's nominee for the legislature, but was de- feated. In the city council he represented the first ward, and at that time the did "raveyard in the heart of Tucson was condemned, and the property is now built up. He is an influential member of the board of trade, and is chairman of the connnittee ajipointed to confer with the trustees in regard to the sale of the old adobe schonl property. In March, 1901, he was ap- l)(iinled by Governor Murphy a member of the board of regents of the L^niversity of Arizona. In 1884 the marriage of Mr. Grossetta and Miss Bessie 11. Warren took place in this city. She is a direct descendant of General Warren, of Revoluti()n;ir\ fame, and her father. Dr. Jo- seph Warren, was a prominent dentist of Terre Haute, Ind., and later, of Darlington, Wis. The mother, Mrs. h'rances (Pilling) Warren, now liv- ing with Mrs. Grossetta, was born in Darling- ton, where her father. Elias Pilling, was a pio- neer, while England was his birthplace. Mrs. Grossetta is a native of Darlington, and was graduated in its high school. After her father's death in that city, she came to Tucson v^'ith her mother. The only child of our subject and wife is named Warren Arthur. ]Mrs. Grossetta is a member of the Congregational Church. JOEL R. SLACK. The superintendent and discoverer of the mines now owned and controlled by the Britton Gold Mining Company has had a very interest- ing and eventful life. Though he has experi- enced the vicissituiles common to the lot of the pioneer and miner, he has been very success- ful, on the whole, and is widely regarded as an unusually fine judge nf the merits of ores and mines in general. Born in Calais, Me., May 4. 1831, Mr. Slack was reared in his native state and in Cambridge, Mass., his education being completed in the place last named. When eighteen years of age he started upon his merchant-marine career, which extended over seven years. .As part owner and master of the "John Ross," employed in the coasting trade, he sailed from Boston har- l)or. and was chiefly engaged in conveying car- goes from and to Cuba and other islands of the West Indies. Several times he cros.sed the .At- lantic, going to Liverpool and London, and even made trips In the other side of the world. 6s8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. stopping at Calcutta, Bombay and many other foreign ports. Leaving the high seas in 1857, Mr. Slack set- tled in Colchester county. Nova Scotia, where he managed a farm, and subsequently traveled through W'w I'.runswick. Prince Edward Isl- and, and Canada, with a view Iit making a per- manent location. However, in 1858, lie decided to go to the l^acific coast, and went to San Francisco by way of the Isthmus of Panama. For about three years he was superintendent of lime \\oiks at Santa Cruz, Cal., and in 1862, when the mining excitement in the Caribou dis- trict of British Columbia was at its height, he went to that locality, and after spending two years or more in placer mining returned to the States with several thousand dollars. In 1865 he built a ten-stamp quartz mill at a point forty miles from Uniontown, in eastern Oregon, and remained there until 1868. Next we find him in Silver City, Idaho, where he prospected and mined, also serving as foreman in mines. In 1874 he accepted the position of foreman of All)ion mine, near Eureka, Nev., and retained that ]iost four years. He also devoted some time to locating mines of his own and met with suc- cess in developing them. In 1881 Mr. Slack arrived in Prescott, Ariz., then a small town. For some time he freighted supplies, including wood and fuel, to Fort Whip- ple, under contract with the government. Then he transported supplies from Phoenix through the Black Canon to the Big Bug mining camps. In company with his son James he located the Henrietta mine, which was discovered by the son in May, 1892. The mine was subsequently sold for $50,000, that amount being portioned tnit to the three persons owning the property, being the father and son and Joseph Clears. Ever since that time he has been actively occu- pied in locating claims, and four years ago came to the Groom Creek district, where he has a number of valuable mines. The Britton Gold Mining Company, in which he is financially interested, and of which he is superintendent, owns thirteen claims, all connecting, and pro- ducing ,a free-milling gold-bearing ore, averag- ing an ounce of the precious mineral to the ton. In May, lyoi, they sold the Britton mine for $20,noo cash. The chief vein is two and a half feet in thickness and runs from north to south. Four shafts have been ex- cavated to an average distance of one hun- dred and seven feet, and everything connected with the work is in a thriving condition, thanks to the efficient and watchful care of the manager. He owns, among others, some silver mines in this district, known as Old Benjamin claims, which have recently been bonded for $20,000. Mr. Slack's wife and family are with him at the scene of his labors, and his son James, a partner in the Britton company, is a practical mining man. As long ago as 1865 our subject joined the Masonic order, and now is identified with Prescott Lodge and Chapter. In national poli- tics he casts his influence on the side of the Democratic party, reserving his ballot for the man whom he deems best fitted to carry out the wishes of the people, in local elections. E. S. GOSNEY. Of the widely known and deservedly popular men who have brought the force of their convictions, character, and striking ability to bear upon the rapidly awakening civilization of Arizona, none is recognized as more deserving of a high place in the annals of achievement of their specially selected field — Coconino county — than is that able lawyer, banker, merchant, organizer, rancher, miner and imlilic-spirited cit- izen, E. S. Gosney. Nor is his success in life the fulfilled dream of a pampered child of f(.)rtune, treading a royal road beset with ready-made and imavoidable op- portunities: rather it may be saitl that the farm in Kenton county, Ky., where he was born in 1855, offered, with its kindly associations, but meager rettirns for an ambition which would rest only after much had been accomplished. When thirteen years of age, after his father's death, he shouldered a gripsack containing be- longings, and, in compan\- with the family, start- ed for F^ort Worth, Tex., where for three years he worked at such odd jobs as came his way. Subsequent wanderings from Texas brought him to Richmond, Mo., with $11.20 in his pocket, and a determination to acquire an education at any cost. Through working for his board he was enabled to enter the freshman class of Rich- O.^^,^^^^ /^<^.^ PORTRAIT AND lUOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 66 1 nioiul College in 1874, and so diligently did he apply himself that the four years" course was completed at the end of three years. He then taught school for eighteen months, and at the same time employed his leisure in reading law with C. J. Hughes. Jr., after which he success- fully passed the entrance examination for the senior year at the St. Louis Law School. After graduating in 1880 with the degree of LL. B., he entered upon a general practice of law at St. Joseph, Mo., remaining there for six and a half years. For six years he wr.s attorney for the Kansas, St. Joseph & Council BlufTs I-iailroad Company, hut resigned his position owing to impaired health. For the following two years he sought in a change of surroundings and cli- mate in Colorado a restoration of his former health, and in June of 1888 took up his perma- nent residence in Flagstafif. In September of 1888 Air. Gosney organized the Citizens' Bank of Flagstaff, with a capital of $50,000, and after serving as president of the institution for eight months, sold out to the Ari- zona Central Bank. Since the sale of the bank this enterprising settler has experienced con- tinued successes, and has ventured into almost every field of effort afforded by the peculiar climatic and other conditions of the country. While formerly engaged in a general law prac- tice, he now devotes considerable attention to private loans, and his money has backed up some of the most ambitious schemes for advancement in the locality, his law practice now being con- fined to consultation, he not having the time to engage in court work. As a resident of one of the greatest sheep districts in the country, he has naturally devoted much time and atten- tion to sheep and wool growing, and in this connection is responsible for many of the ad- vances in the line which have won for him the gratitude and appreciation of the sheep-growers of the territory. In 1898 he effected the organi- zation of the Arizona Wool Growers' Associa- tion, and drew up the articles of incorporation and the by-laws. This departure has been of great protection to the sheep inclustry of the ter- ritory, and Mr. Gosney has proved an admirable president of the association. He also secured the forest reserve grazing groimd. Personally he is the owner of three ranches, one of which 25 is located at Marshall Lake, and the annual number of sheep raised is between six and twelve thousand head. Between and including 1892 and 1896 he was interested in cattle, and had a large herd on the open range. The mercantile business has received the co- operation of Mr. Gosney. and, m partnership with- T. A. Brown, he is conducting a large gen- eral merchandise store in Manvel, Cal.. under the name of the Brown & Gosney Company. A branch of this store is conducted at Search- light. Xev.. and a telephone line connecting the two stores has been constructed. From his mines in the \Miite Mesa district some excellent returns have been shown, and continuous devel- opment is being carried on. In Nevada his ex- pectations are sufficiently bright to warrant him in keeping prospectors at work a greater portion of the time. From time to time Mr. Gosney has come into the possession of real estate in Flagstaff and elsewhere in the territory, and has come to be known as a large propert)' owner. He is a mem- ber of the city council of Flagstaff, and is frater- nally associated with the Woodmen of the World and the Ancient Order of United Work- men. During his long and active life in this county of wonderful resources he has builded an enviable credit among the sound business men of the community, and his success is based upon an unflinching integrity, an innate far- sightedness, and an adherence to the soundest principles of finance. He himself attributes much to a principle conscientiously maintained by the boy with the gripsack and the man of ma- ture development, whereby all that is worth do- ing is worth doinc; well. HON. FRANCIS M. ZUCK. The present treasurer of Navajo county. F. 'Si. Zuck, came into .Arizona on the first sched- uled passenger train westward from Albuquer- que, off the Santa Fe, going at that time to Wins- low, near the western limits of the county of .Navajo. He is a native of Greensburg, Pa., born July 21, 1838. and in 1850 accompanied his par- ents to Iowa, where he was reared in Marion countv. When twenty years of age he went to Wavne countv, Ind.. where he was occupied in 662 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. merchandising for several years. .-\t the begin- ning of the Civil war he responded to his coun- try's call for patriots, enlisting in the Third Iowa Volunteer Infantry. With the army of the Ten- nessee he serveil under the leadership of Gen- eral Grant. partici]iating in the battles of Doncl- son and Shiloh, as well as many other engage- ments of that campaign. Previous to this, dur- ing the first nine months of his enlistment, he had served with his regiment in battling with the bushwhackers in northern Missouri. .Vfter experiencing many hardships and privations which greatly afifected his health, he received an' honorable discharge November 20, 1863, and re- turned to Iowa. Per nineteen years Mr. Zuck was employed as a traveling salesman. On coming to Arizona, he and his family made their home at Carrizo for five months, and in the fall of 1882 came to Holbrook, where, in ]\Iarch, 1884, he and his son purchased tire interest of the party who laid out the town. Owning the site, he is often al- luded to as the "father" of Holbrook, and he still owns a large amount of real estate here, in addition to which he possesses ranches, cattle and horses in great numbers. The mere laying out of Holbrook is one of his least claims to be called its founder, for no one has more earnestly laljored, in every possible manner, for its ad- vancement. Certainly it was a terrible blow to him when the whole town was destroyed by fire in 1888, but with his accustomed energy he at once began the work of restoration, and has since contributed to its progress. For years he was the proprietor of the Holbrook House, and after it had succuml)ed to the universal fiery ele- ment, he built another hotel of stone and man- aged it for ten ye?rs. Knowing the absolute necessity of judicious irrigation of the so-called desert lands, Mr. Zuck has advocated the system in this locality and frecjuently has attended conventions of parties assembling for the purpose of disseminating knowledge and practical views on the question. For six years he labored earnestly for the divi- sion of Navajo and .Apache counties, and at last succeeded in getting the bill passed by the legis- lalme in 1895. -^oon afterward he was apjioint- cd probate judge, being the first to occupy the ofifice in the newly-organized county, and, in- deed, he took an influential part in that very organizing. In 1900 he was elected county treasurer on the Republican ticket, for his al- legiance always has been given to that party. For many years prior to his acceptance of the offices last-named he was a justice of the peace, and won an enviable reputation for integrity and impartiality. In the Masonic order he ranks high, being a charter member of Holbrook Lodge and one of its past masters, and having represented it in the grand lodge of Arizona, of which he is senior grand warden. He belongs to the chapter and the Prescott Commandery, besides being illustrious noble of El Zaribah Temple, N. M. S. January 21, 1864, he married Miss Jennie Brobst, of Knoxville, Iowa, a daughter of Josiah and granddaughter of Judge Joseph Brobst. Her family were pioneers of Iowa and her grand- father was the first county and probate judge of Marion county. Mr. and Mrs. Zuck have four children, namely: Frank A., who is en- gaged in the cattle and horse business as a rancher, also runs a meat market at Holbrook; Harry Z., who is an attorney at Tempe, Ariz.; Myrtle J., wife of Dr. Walter Hough, who is curator of the National Museum, in Washing- ton, D. C; and Grace May, wife of S. H. Fine, now residing at Gallup, N. M. For many years Mr. Zuck has been one of the leaders of the Rcpuljlican party of Navajo coun- ty and he is well known among the prominent members of that party throughout the territory. NORRIS GOFF. Many of the important buildings in Phoeni.x are due to the skill of l\I.r. Goff, who is one of the representative architects and builders of this progressive city. .A native of La Porte, Ind., he was born March 5, 1849, and is a son of Manor- ris and Lucy (Welch) Gofif. The father was born in New York state, and when a young man removed to Indiana, where he became a success- ful school teacher. Later, in MacondD, Mich., he continued to teach, and was also interested in general farming and stock-raising. He died at Macomb, Mich., after a life industriously de- \'i)led to the enterprises to which he was best : dajited. His wife is residing at the ])rcsenl portpa;; .\xn iuographical record. 663 time in PueI)lo, Co'o. The paternal grandfather, Rosvvell Goff, was born in New York, and was a representative of an old family of that state. Xorris Goflf is the second oldest in a family of one daughter and three sons. His early days were surrounded by the influences that are usu- ally brought to bear upon the lives of the sons of farmers, and .he had the advantage of his father's superior education and teaching ability. As a menus of livelihood he qualified for the trade of carpenter and builder, in southern Mich- igan, and in 1880 removed to Minneapolis, ]Minn., where he contracted until 1892. At this time he settled in Phoenix, and was at first en- gaged in building up and selling residence prop- erty. He has since done a great deal of outside contracting, snd among his most satisfactory efforts may be mentioned the construction of the wood-work in the Fleming, Stroud and Red- well blocks. He built the high school building at Mesa, and his own comfortable and commo- dious residence, at Xo. 542 North First avenue. At Owatonna, Minn., October 8, 1889, Mr. Gof¥ married \'esta Planks, who was born in Massachusetts. Mr. Goff is affiliated with the Republican party, but has no desire for public official recognition, tie is one of the substanti:il residents of the city, and an authority along lines pertaining to architecture and building. Mrs. GofT is an earnest member of the Con- gregational Church. PETER NELSSEN. Few of the residents of Salt River valley are entitled to the credit which is due Mr. Nelssen, both for his general success and for his share in the development of the territory of his adop- tion. His life is a record of obstacles overcome and opportunities grasped, with more than aver- age courage and persistency. He was born in Sweden, September 18, 1S42, and is a son of Nels and Mama (Pierson), Nelssen, natives of Sweden. When but fourteen years of age he was deprived by death of the care and guidance of his father, and at that time became practically dependent upon his own resources. His mother survived the triji to America, and died at her son's home in Arizona at the age of eighty-five vears, She is buried in I'hoenix. In his native country, Peter Nelssen received a fnir education in the district schools, and at an early age evinced traits of industry and thrift, so characteristic of the sons of Sweden. When twenty-one years of age he came to America, sailing from Liverpool to New York, the jour- ney taking sixteen days. For a time he was employed at Farmington, Conn., as a farm hand, but finally drifted to the west, and in Missouri w<irked for several months on the Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad. He later went to Utah, and entered the employ of Wells-Fargo Company on their stage lines, and was with them in Utah for eighteen months. Still in pursuit of a de- sirable permanent location, he went to Wyo- ming, and at Sweetwater worked in the gold mines for a few months. Subsequently, for sev- eral months, he worked for the L'nion Pacific Railroad Company in the construction depart- ment in Wyoming and Utah, and in the fall of 1868 came to Arizona, where he has since re- sided. To have redeemed one small claim from the arid desert is a consununation that would appeal to the self-complacency of almost any one of average enterprise, but to have been a land mis- sionary to several apparently hopeless farms, and to cause them to yield their hidden riches for the use of man, is a task not sought after by the person of average enthusiasm. Yet that is what has been accomplished through the per- severance and untiring energy of Mr. Nelssen. When he first came to the territory there was not a house in Phoenix, nor was its existence dreamed of. For a time he engaged in prospect- ing for gold in the Black canon, near where Prescott is now located, and in 1869 he came to the Salt River valley. He lived on several different farms in the valley, and rescued them from their dormant inactivity. In 1888 he re- moved to tlie ranch five miles west of Phoenix, which is still in his possession, and where he is successfully conducting general farming and stock-raising enterprises. The marriage of Mr. Nelssen and Enuna Mor- ten, a dau.ghter of Niels Morten, of the Salt River valley, occurred .in 1876. Of this union there arc ei.ght children: Anna, Ada P>.. John M.. \\'illiam N., Frederick, Benjamin F., Fannie L.. and I'^letcher. Mr. Nelssen is a Republican 664 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in politics, ami has served as a trustee of his school district. Frateinally he is associated with the Ancient Order of L'liited Workmen at Phoe- nix. VICTOR E. MESSINGER. The most reliable and substantial business en- terprise of Glendale is ably represeiited by \'ic- tor E. Messinger, who, as postmaster of the town, and manager of the H. W. Ryder lumber yards, has won the confidence and esteem of the conununity, who appreciate his conscientious and painstaking methods of conducting busi- ness. Mr. Messinger was born in Tazewell county, 111., January 19, 1873, and is a son of Marcus \V. .and Mary (Roberts) Messinger, who were natives of Illinois. Marcus W. Messinger was a well-known farmer in Tazewell county, and was prominently identified with the affairs of his locality. Previous to engaging in agricul- ture, he liad been a banker in Clarke county, Iowa. With his wife he is now living in Phoe- nix, where he has repeated his former successes, and has been identified with the prosperity and growth of this promising land of plenty. For a number of years he served as cashier of the Valley Bank of Phoeni.x. He is ex-county treasurer of Maricopa county. To a large degree V. E. Messinger inherits his father's ability, and has profited by the exam- ple of his industrious and capable life. His earl)' education was derived in the public schools of Tazewell county, supplemented by a year's study at Knox College, Galesburg, 111. After removing with his |.iarcnts to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1887, he attended the Leland Stanford Uni- versity for one year (1891). When old enough to assume responsib'lity, he entered the employ of H. W. Ryder, the well-known lumber mer- chant at Phoenix, and lemained in that town for a short time. In 1895 '""^ assumed control of the liranch of the business located at Glendale, and has since satisfactorily discharged the re- sponsibilities of his position. In 1900 he pur- chased a qu.arter section of land at lUickeye, which he has converted into an alfalfa and stock ranch. He i^ varloiislv interested in several ventures, and is agent for the Fireman's Fund and Hartford Insurance Companies. In July of 1899 Mr. Messinger was appointed postmaster of Glendale by President McKinley. and took possession of the ofifice during the fol- lowing October. Serving with Mr. Messinger is the deputy postmaster, E. T. Hawkins. In national politics ]Mr. Messinger is devoted to the principles and issues of the Republican party, but entertains exceedingly liberal ideas regard- ing the politics of the administration. Frater- nally he is associated with the Masons at Phoenix, and with the Independent Order of (3dd I'>Ilows and the United Moderns at Glen- dale. In conjunction with H. W. Adams and others, m 1897, Mr. Messinger founded the Glendale Public Library, which now comprises about nine hundred volumes of the choicest his- torical and scientific works and fiction. The library occupies a building furnished free of expense bv Mr. Messinger, and is greatly ap- preciated by the inhabitants of Glendale and vicinity. It is the only liljrary of the kind in any small town in Arizona. He is enthusiastic- ally interested in the development of this par- ticular part of Arizona, and is possessed of the traits of mind and character which, in all pioneer localities, have contributed towards a solid fun- damental growth. WILLIAM O. KELLNER. During his administration as postmaster at Globe, Mr. Kellner has given the most complete satisfaction, and in the time intervening between his appointment, November 1, 1897. and the present, the department has increased in the volume of the matter distributed, and improved in the methods employed. To this work the poptflar postmaster has brought a keen attention to the minutest details, a ready consideration for all, and an unfailing desire to please. As a third-class ofUce, the salary in 1897 was but $r,ioo, but has since that time been increased to $1,700. In other ways also Mr. Kellner has been inter- ested in local political afTairs, although he has never gone out of his way to gain preferment. .•\s a stanch Republican, his first presidential vote was cast for Grant. In Globe he served (^, 7^ G^^(£^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 667 for two terms as school trustee, and during that time was actively engaged in furthering the cause of education, and it was during his time of service that the new school building was erected. Mr. Kcllner has otherwise aided by counsel, money and labor in the best and most substan- tial development ot his town, and is regarded as one of the most entiuisiastic advocates of its progress and well being. A native of Texas, Mr. Kellner was born in 1847, '^'i'' acquired his education in the academy at New Braunfels, Tex. His first independent venture was in old Mexico, whither he went in 1863, and where he assumed a position as clerk, continuing a similar position upon his return to Texas in ]866. In 1880 he became identified with the lively mining settlement of Globe, where he conducted a sawmill business for his brother, E. F. Kellner & Co., until 1893, when he became bookkeeper for the concern until his appoint- ment as postmaster in 1897. In 1896 Mr. Kellner married Maria Gonzales, of Phoenix, and of this union there are four children: Tulita, William, Earnest and Alma. As an evidence of his success in life Mr. Kellner owns considerable real estate in Globe, and has, besides a good residence, two hundred and thirty-three feet of real estate on Broad street, which runs back to Hill street. He is a Wood- man of the World, and a charter member and one of the organizers of the lodge at Globe. JUDGE W. F. NICHOLS. Inseparably associated with the all-around development of Cochise county since 1880, and a representative of the soundest commercial interests of W'illcox since 1881, Judge W. F. Nichols has proved himself one of the stanch and never failing advocates of this great min- ing settlement in the west. After all these years of varied experiences and subsequent success he is today the oldest resident in Willcox, and the best informed as to the details of the town's rise from comparative obscurity. At first a resi- dent of Tombstone and Charlestown for about a year, he came to \\'illcox the year that the invasion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in- creased the possibilities of the hitherto inert locality, and became interested, as agent, in the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company. In 1888 he had mastered every detail of the business and bought out the company, and is still interested in this paying and well-conducted enterprise. Nor are Judge Nichols's abilities confined solely to this line of occupation, for he is largely interested in mines, and is an extensive raiser of cattle. Hav- ing an abiding faith in the uninterrupted pros- perity of Willcox and its environment, he has invested heavily in real estate and buildings in the town, and is in many ways an integral part of her past, present and future ex]iansion. Coming from that state which has been the playground of so many youth of sterling charac- teristics and ultimate success in different lines and localities all over tlie country. Judge Nichols was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1852. His parents. W. N. and Emily Nichols, who were natives respectively of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, removed from their home in Massachusetts about 1855, making their wav to the Pacific coast by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and seitling at Michigan Bar, Sacra- mento county, Cal. After a year they removed to Sacramento, where the Judge received the greater part of his education, graduating at the high school, and subsequently finishing the course at Oakland (Cal.) College, in 1868. His first connuercial experience was gained by asso- ciating in business for two years with his father and brother, who composed the firm of Nichols & Co., purveyors of woodenware. As an inde- pendent venture he came to Arizona, and has since been one of the reliable and highly es- teemed citizens of the territory. In 1898 Judge Nichols married Mrs. Norah S. Butterfield. daughter of Dr. Seeley, of Kenosha, Wis. In the world of politics Judge Nichols is widely and favorably known, and is one of the stanch upholders of the principles of the Re- pnl:)lican party. He has held various offices within the gift of the people, and has been a justice of the peace for over sixteen years. In 1885 he was a member of the legislature, and has been a member of the county committee since 1880. At the present time he is a member of the Live Stock Sanitary Board. In tlie Masonic order he is one of the most pronunent rejiresentatives in the territory, a remarkable showing, since he has been a member for only 668 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. nine years, having joineil at Willcox. On two different occasions he has served as Grand Master of Arizona, and served in this connection when the Grand Lodge met at Phoenix in igoo. He has taken all the degrees in Masonry np to and inclnding the thirty-second. He was Grand Master when the Grand Lodge of Arizona met at Bisbee in i8q7. and when a session, which in- cluded representatives from all over the United States and Mexico, convened in a cave several hundred feet under the ground. Judge Nichols is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and a charter member of the lodge at Willcox. For several years lie has served as United States court connnissioner. He has taken part in many of the events of importance throughout the territory, and among the most interesting may be mentioned his laying of the corner-stone of the Carnegie free library at Tucson, November ii, 1900, and having served in a like capacity at the laying of the corner- stone of the Masonic Temple at Nogales, in 1897- FRED FLEISHMAN. The largest, finest and most complete drug business in the city of Tucson is conducted by Mr. Fleishman. It is doubtful if enterprises of the kind in the east are better fitted to meet the demands of retail and wholesale trade, or are managed with a more comprehensive regard for the best interests of all concerned. Ably quali- fied by an already extended experience, Mr. Fleishman came to the territory in 1881, and in Tucson started a drug business from a com- paratively small beginning. With the gradual awakening of the sleepy old town to a realiza- tion of its responsibilities as the dwelling place of nineteenth century energy and jjrogress, the drug business was necessarily enlarged, and in time assumed gratifyingly large proportions. At first located on the corner of Congress and Court, it was later removed to Congress and Meyer, where for fifteen years the obliging and tactful proprietor catered to a continually in- creasing trade. In 1900 was erected the present commodious and convenient structure, the Fleishman Buikliiig, at Xos. 19-21 East Con- gress street, which has two floors, and is 28x115 feet in dimensions. The drug business as here conducted is regarded as one of the most reli- able and substantial houses in the city, and the business methods are above reproach. From earliest youth Mr. Fleishman has been familiar with the conditions in the far west. A native of Areata, Humboldt county, Cal., he was born December 27, 1857, and is of German an- cestry and parentage. His father, Herman Fleishman, was born in Bavaria, as was his mother, Hannah (Goldsmith) Fleishman. The paternal grandfather, Henry, was born, and spent the greater part of his life in Bavaria, and was a merchant during the years of his activity. Herman Fleishman came to Mobile, Ala., from Bavaria, and in 1850 braved the dangers of an overland journey to California, where he en- gaged in the general merchandise business at Areata, Humboldt county. In 1869 he returned to the east, and continued his merchandise busi- ness in New York City. In 1872 he went to Los Angeles, Cal., where he carried on a mer- cantile business until his death. He was a pub- lic-spirited and enterprising man, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. In a family of seven children, all living, Fred Fleishman is the second. His education was ac- quired in the public schools of California and New York, and he was graduated from the Iiigli school at Los Angeles in 1873. As a means of future livelihood he began the study of phar- macy, and after serving an apprenticeship of three years, continued in the pharmacy business in Los Angeles until his removal to Tucson in 1881. In addition to the responsibility incident to the management of the drug enterprise, Mr. Fleishman is variously interested in the afifairs of the city, and is vice-presrdent and a director of the Arizona National Bank, and chairman of the loan committee of the Citizens Building As- sociation. He has also been greatly interested in the matter of lighting the city, and was one of the organizers and builders of the electric light plant, and a member of the Electric Light & Power Company. In national politics he is a Republican, and is a member of the board of trade. Fraternally he is associated in the Ma- sonic order with Arizona Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M., Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., and Comniandery No. I, K. T. He is also a member of the El PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 671 Zaribah Temple, past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and identified with the Benevolent Protective ( )rder of Elks and the Ancient Order of L'nited Workmen, of which he is a stockholder in the Hall Association. He is also a stockholder in the Masonic Hall Asso- ciation. Mr. Fleishman married, since coming to Tuc- son, Charlotta Meyer, a native of Tucson, and of this union there is one child, Herman, who is in business with his father, and was educated at St. \'inccnt College, Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Fleishman is one of the most substantial of the many reliable citizens who have brought about the later prosperity of the oldest city in the west- ern hemisphere, and his many admirable traits of mind, character and attainment have won for him an extended popularity and a host of friends. HON. E. MILTON WILLIAMS. When this highly-respected citizen of Clifton was honored by election to the twentieth gen- eral assembly of the territorial legislature of Ari- zona it was a surprise to him, owing to the fact that his residence in Graham county had been of brief duration and he was comparatively little known. Nevertheless, he did not disappoint his adherents, and the good record which he made in that session undoubtedly led to his recent ap- pointment in August, 1900, as postmaster of Clifton, aided, however, by some Republican friends, Governor Murphy and others. E. M. Williams was born in Rockford, Coosa county, Ala.. October 26, 1862, and was reared to maturity in that state. Supplementing his high school education by a course in the Agri- cultural & Mechanical College at .\uburn, Ala., he embarked in conmiercial activities after being graduated in the last-named institution, in 1883. At the expiration of a decade he decided to try his fortunes in the far west, and for about a year he resided in the state of Washington and in Denver, Colo., there being connected with a commission business. In the World's Fair year he went to Chicago, and for three months was employed in a shoe store. In September, 1893, Mr. Williams made ar- rangements with the Arizona Copper Company to hold a position as a salesman in the dry-goods department of its Clifton store. His fidelity to the interests of his employers was duly rewarded in 1897. when he was made manager of the Mo- renci branch of the company's store, and later was also constituted general manager of the department stores of the company, being placed in charge of all three of the company stores. One store now requires ten men to supply cus- tomers with luerchandise needed, while another has a force of five employes. Under the able jurisdiction of our subject the business is flour- ishing in every department. Personally he is a stockholder in the Arizona Copper Company, and owns considerable real estate, while his resi- dence is furnished by the company. November 14, 1900, Mr. Williams married Miss Maggie Lee Harris, daughter of Judge George Harris, of San Saba, Tex. Both himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church of Clifton. Since 1892 he has been connected with the Masonic order, and is onii, of the charter members of Wetumpka Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M., of Wetumpka, .Ma., where he took three degrees. In addition to this, he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Politically his strong preference is for the plat- form of the Democratic party. His manifold duties have caused his refusal to public ofifices on more than one occasion, as when he refused to run for a place in the territorial council, in the fall of 1900, and at present his assistant, Mr. Hudson, is attending to the postofifice almost exclusively. L'pon the organization of the First National Bank of Clifton, May 14, 1901, Mr. Williams became one of the founders and a char- ter director. JOSEPH H. LINES. At the age of ten years Mr. Lines came to Pima with his parents, Henry and Emily (Weech) Lines, and has since been a resident of this flourishing little town in the Gila valley. He was born in L'tah county, L'tah, in 1870, his father having been born in England. Since coming to Arizoiia he has been variously inter- ested in the dififerent occui)ations here repre- sented, but is chiefly known for his ability as an educator, and for his satisfactory filling of the positioii of justice of the peace. In the earlv davs of his residence in Arizona 672 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Lines was associated with some of the dis- agreeable features which confronted the pio- neers of the district, and suffered on several occasions from close proximity to the Apaches and their cruel and relentless warfare. In July, 1882, while Mr. Lines and his father were camp- ing near Fort Thomas, in endeavoring to regain possession of some horses which the Apaches had ridden away, Jacob S. Ferrin, father of Mrs. Lines, while on his way from Globe, was shot and killed by the robber redskins. In the changing course of events Mr. Lines has pros- pered amid the promising surroundings of his adoption, and has to show for his pains a com- fortable and homelike little house, with a fine garden and adjacent orchard. For the past two years he has been one of the valued instructors of one of the district schools of Pima, and has been identified with the intellectu:il anil moral development of the city. October 6, 1891, Mr. Lines married Sarah Elizabeth Ferrin, a daughter of Jacob and Jean- nette (McBride) Ferrin, of Pima. To Mr. and Mrs. Lines have been born four children: Freda E., Cora, Charles H. .and Rowena. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Lines has been prominent in local politics, and was elected justice of the peace November 6, 1900, having served in the same capacity for two terms prior to that time. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, and is active in the afTairs of the church. He is stake superinten- dent of religious classes, and a teacher in the Pima Ward Sundav-school. GEORGE N. GAGE. As much to his earnest efforts as to those of any other one man Tempe is indebted for a large share of its prosperity to George N. Gage, who has been a citizen of this place for the past twelve years. He has an abiding faith in the future greatness of Arizona, the country likened to Persia by the talented author, Charles Dud- ley Warner, the land noted for "dry air, even temperature and marvelous productiveness." The Salt River valley, undoubtedly, today is the most highly esteemed of the inhabited portions of the territory, and wise, indeed, were the multi- tudes who sought renewed health and wealth in this delightful climate. George N. Gage, the manager of the Tempe branch of the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company, of Los Angeles, Cal., and secretary of the Tempe Land and Improvement Company, possesses the ability of the New Englander, and the zeal and enterprise justly attributed to them. He was born at Pelham, N. H., March 16, 1842, and is a son of John and Rebecca (Greeley) Gage. Both were natives of New Hampshire, also, and the Gage family is an old one in that state, orig- inally coming from England. The education of our subject was acquired in the public schools of his native town, where he continued to reside until he was about eighteen years of age. In i860 Mr. Gage went to Coles county. 111., and became station agent for the railroad now known as the Big Four, remaining at Charleston in that capacity for nearly ten years. Subse- quently he was engaged in the lumber business in the same town for a number of years, and finally formed the resolution to become a citizen of the great southwest. In 1886 he arrived in Tombstone, Ariz., where he made his home for about two years, then removing to Tempe. From 1886 to 1890 he was a member of the board of railroad commissioners of Arizona, and for two years held the responsible office of chairman of that body. The board, which played a useful part in the early period of our railroad- ing enterprises, was later abolished by law. After locating permanently in Tempe twelve years ago, Mr. Gage became secretary of the Tempe Land and Improvement Company, which has been a very important factor in the develop- ment of the place. For eight or nine years he also has held his present position as manager of the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company, and has built up .a fine local business for the firm. Po- litically he is a stanch Republican and in the fraternities is connected with the Odd Fellows and the Masonic order, being a Knight Templar and member of the Mystic Shrine. For a companion and helpmate in the battles and joys of life, Mr. Gage chose Miss Nannie Nesbit, a native of Charleston, 111., their mar- riage taking place in 1874. Their daughter, Martha N., is the wife of R. H. Burmister, now a bookkeeper in the Arizona National Bank, of <^'/%^^(U^^^^r^---' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 675 Prescott. Miss Louie V. Gage, the younger daughter, is a teacher in the public schools of Prescott. Mrs. Gage is a member of the Christian Church. She is the daughter of Simeon H. Nesbit, a native of Cynthiana, Ky.. and who subsequently moved to Charleston, HI. His deatli occurred in December, 1900. ESTEBAN (KHOA. The history of Arizona would be sadly incom- plete should the name which the subject of this article bears be omitted. One of the sterling and well-liked pioneers of this rapidly develop- ing future state was the father of the young man who is his only child and namesake, and the importance of his great enterprises in the early days of Tucson cannot be overestimated. He was a typical frontiersman, bold, aggressive and fertile in resource, laughing danger to scorn, rarely daunted by any obstacle, and, in brief, possessing just those qualities which are essential in the founding of a new state. Force of character was his, undoubtedly, yet, withal, his was a kindly and sympathetic heart, and many a time has he shared his scanty meal on the desert or in the mountain with some poor traveler or Indian. While he was held in some awe and thorough respect, his innate goodness of heart was w'ell known far and wide, and, in- deed, few pioneers of this great southwest were more widely known from Kansas City to the boundaries of old Mexico. The parents of the immediate subject of this sketch were Esteban and Altagracia (Salazar) Ochoa, and his paternal grandfather bore the name of Jesus Ochoa. The families whence they sprang were among the old and influential ones in the republic of Mexico. Standing fore- most in his line, from a business point of view, was Esteban Ochoa, Sr., who, even in boyhood, left home and birthplace in New Mexico and went to Kansas City, where he soon obtained emjiloyment and acquired a fair knowledge of English. His brothers were much indebted to him subsequently, for he assisted to educate them. Starting in business at Mesilla, N. M., near Las Cruces, same county, he made a suc- cess of the enterprise, and in the course of time established, a number of branch stores in both of these territories. As a member of the firm of Tully & Ochoa he also operated a stage line from Tucson and \'unia to Santa Fe, executed government contracts, and for several decades was tlie most extensive freighter of Arizona and New Mexico. Most of the merchandise which he handled for himself was brought from dis- tant Kansas City, and his teannng outfit, when he was at the height of his prosperity, repre- sented a cool $100,000 — for that was what it cost him. Necessarily he was obliged to main- tain relay stations along his long route, and his fine system and sagacity won the admiration of every one. Like the majority of the typical fron- tiersmen, now fast passing away, he was liberal and open-handed, spending his means freely, though he amassed quite a fortune. When the great agent of civilization and progress — the railroad — came, it was a personal loss to him, for it deprived him of a large share of his busi- ness, and left him with a $100,000 outfit jjrac- tically unmarketable. I'he city of Tucson was his headquarters and home for many years, and he was really one of its chief founders. Ochoa street was named in his honor, and the first pub- lic school erected here stands on grounds which he gave to the city. For one term he was the mayor of Tucson, and in the legislature of Arizona he represented this district during one session. His busy and useful career came to an end Octolicr ij, 1888, when he died at his home in Las Cruces, N. M. His widow, who was born in the state of Sonora, Mexico, now lives with her son. Esteban Ochoa, Jr., who has inherited nuich of his father's executive ability, was born at San Ignalio, Sonora, Mexico, in 1870. His boyhood was spent chiefly in Tucson, where he laid the foundations of knowledge in the public schools. Later he attended St. Afichael's College at Santa P"e, and completed his studies in Phillips' Academy, Exeter, N. H., where he remained two years. Then, returning home, he took charge of his mother's large landed estates and cattle business, for she is the owner of a fine and extensive cattle ranch in Sonora, ^Mexico. Since 1898 the young man has conducted a mer- cantile business of his own at No. 329 South .Mever street, Tucson. Many other enterprises 676 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. also engage his atlention, for he has a cattle ranch near Arivaca, Pima county, owns the old .Mission farm, which is situated about half a mile from Tucson, and has numerous mining interests in this county, having opened a large and paying co])per mine here. He is a member of the mining firm of Manzo «Se Ochoa. In the multiplicity of his duties he finds little time for politics, but, nevertheless, is a loyal Republican and patriotic citizen. Fraternally he is identified with the Order of Red Men. The marriage of two of the children of ster- ling pioneer Arizona families was witnessed April 20, 1899, when Mr. Ochoa and Miss Ger- trude McCleary joined their destinies. She is a native daughter of Tucson, and her father, Troy McCleary, now retired, was an early set- tler here, coming from Missouri. The young couple have a little son, Esteban by name, and their home is the abode of hospitality. PETER GOULD. This successful farmer of the San Pedro val- ley was born in Salt Lake City, LTah, October 13, 1852. His father, C. Christenson, was a Scandinavian by birth, and died when his son was a comparatively young boy. The mother married in time a Mr. Gould, and .as a matter of convenience Peter has since taken the name of Gould. In 1873 he started out to indepen- dently face the trials and responsibilities of life, and became interested in teaming in Nevada. This occupation w.as carried on until 1882, when he returned to Utah, and in 1884 came to Ari- zona, settling in Graham county, in the Gila River valley. Here he carried on extensive farming and ranching enterprises until 1892, when he settled at St. David, on the San Pedro river, and homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land. At once he began the work of developing, and in May of 1897 sunk his first artesian well. He now has several artesian wells with an average flow of forty gallons, and four reservoirs. The wells were all sunk by the owner, who has devoted much study to the sub- ject of water development, and is now building a machine that will dig one thousand feet, four hundred ajid twenty feet being the average depth. Aside from the wells on his own property, Mr. Gould has bored wells for some of the surround- ing ranchmen, and at Benson he succeeded in finding water at a depth of eight hundred feet. He is one of the most expert in the business in the county, and much of the present fertility is due to his efforts at water production. Upon his own farm is grown alfalfa and barley, a variety of fruits, vegetables, also roses and other flowers. Alfalfa averages about one and one- half tons to the acre at each cutting, four crops being cut each year. General crops are also raised with good results. Juh- 4, 1882, Mr. Gould married Emily, daughter of James and Sarah (Carroll) Adams, all natives of New Brunswick, Me. Mrs. Adams and her children moved to Lincoln county, Nev., and it was there that Mr. and Mrs. Gould were married. To their union have been born four children: A'ane, Burwell, Milton, and ' Emily, all living at home. Mrs. Gould was previously married to George Smith, and Ijy that union had seven children, four of whom are married. Mr. Gould is a member of the Republican party, but entertains very liberal views regarding the poli- tics of the administration. He believes in voting for the man best qualified to fill the position. LEO GOLDSCHMIDT. The president of the Eagle Milling Company, one of the largest business concerns of Tucson, is Leo Goldschmidt, who has been one of the foremost citizens of this place since 1878, when it was a small hamlet. His success has been won by strict regard to the first principles of business, and every one with whom he has had dealings speaks of him in terms of admiration and praise. With two of his brothers he became interested in Tucson and Arizona almost a quar- ter of a century ago, and their names are closely associated with the development of this city. The Goldschmidts are an old and highly re- spected family in Hamburg, Germany. Our subject's paternal grandfather, who was a mer- chant, attained the age of eighty-five, and his grandfather Lichtenheim, a native of Dantzic, Prussia, died in Hamburg in his sixty-fifth year. S. H. Goldschmidt, father of our subject, was a lifelong resident of Hamburg, and was a pros- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 677 perous merchant and banker. To liiniself and wife, Fredericka, four .sons and four daughters were born and lived to maturity. The mother was born in Dantzic, Prussia, and was reared in Hamburg. Henry S., the oldest son, is an at- torney-at-law in Chicago. Adolph, who came to Tucson in 1878 and was secretary of the Eagle IMilling Company, died in San Francisco in 1899. Alfred J. is mentioned at the close of this sketch. Mrs. Florsheim and Mrs. A. Zeck- cndorf reside in Hamburg, Germany, and Mrs. Mansfeld and Mrs. Leventhal are citizens, re- spectively, of Tucson and Los Angeles. The birth of Leo Goldschmidt took place in Hamburg, Germany, September 15, 1852. At the age of sixteen, when he had completed his common school education, he became an office boy in a mercantile exporting establishment: .at the end of eighteen months joined his brother Henry, then in Leavenwortli, Kans. Later, he proceeded westward to Kit Carson, and then went overland to Las \'egas, N. M., where he was employed by his sister's husband, Mr. Florsheim. lioth removed to Santa Fe in the following year, and when Mr. Florsheim re- turned to New York City, our subject remained at Santa Fe until 1878, when he came to Tucson. With the small capital which he had acquired by economy and good management, Leo Gold- schmidt embarked in the furniture business on Main street, opposite Mr. Zeckentlorfs, and con- ducted that store for ten years. Selling out, in 1888, he purchased an interest in the Eagle Milling Company, which had been recently or- ganized, and was chosen as its president and manager. The mills on South Main street were of forty-barrel a day capacity, but soon the roller process supplanted the old burr mill-stones, and eighty barrels a day were manufactured. In 1899 the fine new' five-story high milling plant was built between the railroad and Toole ave- nue, a space 90x142 being used as a grain room, and another, 35x65 feet, being used for the stor- age of flour. A full roller system, engines of one hundred and twenty-five horse power and modern machinery has been supplied, and the capacity of the plant is two hundred barrels of flour per day, or two car-loads of rolled barley. The high patent flour Peerless and the Gold- dust. Extra Family and Straight are popular brands of the flour here manufactured. A. J. Goldschmidt is vice-president and S. G. Rowe secretary of this company. In addition to his mills, Leo Goldschmidt has other financial interests in this territory, having investments in mining property and local real estate. A Mason of the thirty-second degree, he was initiated into the order in Tucson Lodge No. 4, I*". & A. M. He also belongs to the Lodge and Club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and to the .\ncient Order of Lhiited Workmen, as well as to the Tucson Board of Trade. In his political faith he is loyal to the Republican party, and all worthy charities and local public enterprises are liber- ally assisted bv liini. Mr, Goldschmidt resides at the Owls. Albert J. Goldschmidt also is a native of Hamburg, Germany, and for five years served an apjjrenticeship as a clerk in a wholesale fur- nishing house. In 1879 he came to Tucson and clerked for his brother-in-law, J. H. Mansfeld, until 1884, when he went to Ouijatoa and en- gaged in general merchandising for two years. The camp was then broken up, and in 1887 he went to Los Angeles, where he was employed for a vear as a traveling salesman for a whole- sale grocerv house. Then he followed the same line of business at San Bernardino until 1890, when he became associated with his brother, Adolph, in the wholesale grocery trade at Tuc- son. This was closed in 1892. and in the ensu- ing year A. J. Goldschmidt took charge of the business of his brother-in-law, Mr. Florsheim, and after his death, in 1896, settled his affairs. Then, once more he returned to Los Angeles, where he was in business until 1899, and since that year has been connected with the Eagle Milling Company as secretary. His straight- forward and energetic business methods have won him the good opinion of all. Fraternall\- he is connected with the Order of Elks and politically is a Republican. FREDERICK G. FISHER. In the town of Meiseh, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, Mr. Fisher was born January 15, 1831. His parents, Frederick G. and Hannah E. l-'isher, were natives of Saxony, and reared their 678 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. son to an appreciation of the dignity of labor, rnd the vahie of an lionest and conscientions life. Like the average German youth, he was trained in the homely and industrious habits which insure good citizenship, and at the same time received an excellent education in the schools of his native land. When fourteen years of age he was apprenticed to the machinist's trade, and after four years of faithful service to his employer, started out as a journeyman ma- chinist. For a time, also, he worked in Saxony as a coppersmith, and in his travels picked up a great deal of useful and interesting knowledge of the world. The prospects for a continued residence in Saxony were not sufficiently alluring to this ambitious young man, and he resolved to try his fortune in the United States. In 1853 he made arrangements whereby he could come to America on the "Washington," paying his fare with his services as a mechanic. The journey drearily stretched over twenty-one days from Bremen to New York City, and upon arriving in the United States he lived for a short time in Brooklyn. Subsecjuently he found employ- ment in various carriage shops in New York City, and after going to New Jersey worked as a machinist for some time. A later venture was in Peoria, 111., where he continued his former occupation with considerable success. In Griggsville, Pike county. 111., he went into busi- ness on a large scale, and manufactured bug- gies, carriages, wagons and plows, and was agent for several lines of mowers, re.ipers, and other agricultural implements. He here met with a gratifying degree of success, but in 1867 decided to change his location to Junction City, Kans., where he lived until 1875. This same year saw the beginning of Mr. Fisher's resi- dence in Arizona, where he has since continued to reside. It is needless to say that since 1875 he has witnessed many startling changes in the order of things. Tlie buried fertility of the soil has developed under the untiring efiforts of the agriculturists, and with many plans for im- provement he has been identified. As a cattle raiser he has attained great success, and was the first to introduce Hereford cattle into Salt River valley. Upon first reaching Arizona Mr. Fisher lo- cated at Prescott, and for a time engaged in the blacksmithing and wheelwright business. In 1885 he located upon the ranch where he at present lives. He is the possessor of one hun- dred and sixty acres of land, and is engaged exclusively in the breeding of fine grade cattle, and makes a specialty of Hereford cattle. He is progressive and enterprising and one of the best authorities on cattle breeding in the valley. Fraternally he is associated with the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows. JOSEPH L. GIROUX. During a mining experience of twenty-six years Mr. Giroux has worked his way up from the bottom round of the ladder, mastering the intervening stages between a placer miner and the enormous responsibility attached to the position of superintendent of the United V'erde Copper Compan)', at Jerome, one of the largest mining properties in the world. When practically a boy, in 1874, Mr. Giroux left his home in Illinois, and went to Utah, wdiere he became connected with the Jordan Mining Company, remaining with them for two years. After a year spent in the silver mines at White Pine, Nev., in 1871, he went to the Black Hills, S. D., and there began the great good fortune of this persevering prospector. In the course of his continued investigations he lo- cated the Poor Man's mine, which later proved to be rich in gold, and furnished fortunes to the developers. He also located the Aurora, after- wards called the Golden Curry, wdiich, like the other, realized the expectations of investors, and ])roved a valualjle find. In 1878 he became su- perintendent of Senator Clark's copper mines at Butte. Alont., and acceptably filled the posi- tion until 1888, when he came to Jerome to serve in a like capacity with the senator's prop- erty here, known as the United Verde Copper Company's claims. During the thirteen years of his residence here Mr. Giroux has witnessed many changes, not the least of which is to be found in Jerome itself. The bustling little town has fulfilled the pre- dictions of those wdio realized the enormous pos- sibilities by which it is surrounded, and who liave practically backed up their faith in its con- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 68 1 tinned prosperity by investing in real estate and otherwise .aiding in its upbnilding and growth. Aside from his position as stiperintendent of the mines Mr. Giroux is privately interested in several mines, carrying stock in the Equator Mining Company, and is interested, with Sena- tor Clark, in the developing of the copper mines in Sonora, Mexico, known as the Sultana mines. During his experiences he has prospected and mined in silver, lead, copper, and gold, and is an authority on each of these metals and on the methods of producing them from the earth. He is one of the ablest men in his line in the coun- try, and commands the respect and esteem of all who know him. WILLIAM THOMAS. In the estimation of those who are familiar with the conditions which have surrounded his rise in life Mr. Thomas, the superintendent of the Yavapai County Hospital, is entitled to great credit, and richly deserves the high esteem in which he is held by Iiis fellow-townsmen of Prescott. As a young man he came here in 1889, and was for a time engaged in mining and various occupations afforded in the locality, not the least of which was conducting an eating house at the Henrietta mine. His ability as a manager and financier was recognized in 1894, when he was appointed superintendent of the hospital by the board of supervisors, his re- appointment following -in 1895-6-7-8 and 1900 and i(;oi, making in all six years of faithful service to the county. It is noticeable that he is tlie only nu n who has ever held the position longer than one or two years, which argues well for his general fitness and conscientious applica- tion to duty. Incidentally Mr. Thomas deals in cattle and hogs, in which he has been very successful, and during the years of his residence here he has accumulated a large amount of property in the city, and has built a fine residence in West Prescott. .-\ large share of his success is gen- erously and fairly attributed to the earnest ef- forts of his wife, whom he married in July, 1885, and who was formerly Anna Brown, of North Lawrence, Ohio, daughter of James and Anm (Norman) Brown. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, only one now living — Howard. When a babe in arms Mr. Thomas was brought by his parents from the little country of Wales, and was reared and educated near Canton, Ohio. Into an otherwise uneventful x'outh came the opportunity to visit the west in 1889. which he availed himself of with the re- sult that he is now one of the most earnest and enthusiastic advocates of this part of the territory to be found aiiywhere. He contem- plates making Prescott his perm.anent home, and his many substantial and pleasing traits of mind and character are sure to win continued success. His initiation into the territory w'as accompanied by ill health and comparatively lit- tle of this world's goods, and it is not surpris- ing that he entertains a kindly regard for the people and influences among which his lot is now cast. In politics Mr. Thomas is a Repub- lican, and he is a great admirer of President McKinley, whom he has the honor to personally know. He is fraternally associated with the Odd Fellows and with the Elks, at Prescott. GEORGE H. KELLY. The marked enterprise of the editor of the .\rizona Bulletin, published at Solomonville, was specially manifested in January, 1900, vidien, at vast expenditure of time, capital and brains he issued a fine pamphlet setting forth the al- most innumerable undertakings of the inhabi- tants of Graham county, and the great wealth and natural resources of this section of the territory. Five thousand copies of this splen- did prospectus and resume, of Graham county were put into circulation, and conveyed much needed and desired information to all parts oi the United States and to widely scattered por- tions of the world. Over one hundred excel- lent half-tone cuts embellished the work, and no pains or expense were spared in making this a souvenir worthy of preservation as a work of reference. George H. Kelly, who possesses so thorough- ly the modern sp'nh of journalism, is a native of Poplar r.lufT. Mo., his birth having occurred I'ebruary 5. 1854. He is a son of John G. and Sarah f'. Kellv, the former an early settler of 682 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Missouri. Living in a locality where the public schools were poor, our subject has been mainly dependent upon his own efforts in the acquisi- tion of learning and, indeed, the printing office may be said to have been his best teacher. When sixteen years of age George H. Kelly entered the office of the Black River News, and there mastered every detail of the business. At length he rose to the distinction of being the proprietor of the paper, as he had accumu- lated sufficient capital to purchase the plant. He then changed the name of the journal to that of the Poplar Bluff Citizen, and success- fully conducted the business until 1887, when, a favorable opportunity presenting itself, he sold out and came to Arizona. For two years he was employed by Tucson newspapers and then, having bought a controlling interest in the Ari- zona Bulletin, removed to this, 4;he county-seat of Graham county. With enthusiastic inter- est in this wonderful county he makes a special point of advertising its resources and attrac- tions and thus is proving its genuine l^enefactor. No exaggeration can be charged to him, how- ever, as he aims to state the plain facts in the case, and, as we all know, this is all that is necessary, for the facts are wonderful in them- selves. The Bulletin is printed in one of the best equipped modern newspaper establishments in the west. A Babcock cylinder power press, two first-class Gordon job presses, paper-cut- ter, stapler, automatic numbering machine, per- forator and many other modern improvements and labor-saving machines are to be found here. The circulation of the paper long ago passed the thousand mark, and is steadily growing in importance and usefulness. As its patrons are scattered throughout the territory, its value as an advertising medium is univcrsallv under- stood, and business men of Tucson, El Paso, and the leading towns of this county, as well as else- where, use these columns in publishing the merits of mining property, agricultural lands, and mer- cantile ventures. In 1875 Mr. Kelly married Miss Alice V. Beatty, of Carroll county, Miss. Her parents, James and \'irginia F. Beatty, still reside in Mississippi. W. B. Kelly, the elder child of our subject and wife, has been associated with his father in the office of the Bulletin until recently. and now is editor and proprietor of the Cochise Review, of Bisbee. Ariz. He is an able young man, and has been an important factor in the upbuilding of our local paper. Jennie V., the only daughter, is the wife of C. L. Rawlins, an attorney-at-law of this place. In his political affiliations, Mr. Kelly is an unswerving Democrat, but not an office-seeker. Of Solomonville Lodge No. 16, K. of P., he is a charter member. In 1895 he was appointed emigration agent, and occupied that position for three years to the satisfaction of his superior officers. By strict attention to his business and to the needs of the public he has forged right ahead in his profession, and today is well-to-do and highly respected by every one. A. J. GO S ART. The proprietor of the plumbing establish- ment at No. 28 North Second avenue. Phoenix, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 5, 1861. His father, Jacob, led an interesting life, and when a voung man came to America from his native land of Germany. He was a gold-beater bv occupation, and in Philadelphia earned a fair competence by the exercise of his trade. The severe strain of constant confinement told on his none too robust organization, and he died in Wilkesbarre, Pa., when a comparatively young man. His wife, Louise (Saar) Gosart, was born in Bergefeldt, Germany, and died in Wilkesbarre. She was' the mother of six sons and two daughters, of whom five sons and two daughters are living. The children are all in Pcnnsvlvania, with the excej^tion of A. J., who is the second youngest in the family. When only eight years of age Mr. Gosart was taken by his parents to Wilkesbarre, Pa., and here he received the greater part of his education. At the age of eighteen he began to prepare for future independence, and was employed in the Lehigh \'alley shops to learn the trade of coppersmith and plumber, the con- tract calling for four years of .-ervice. In 1883 he migrated to the west, and in Ohio engaged in the occupation of tin and cornice manufac- ture for two years, and continued the same after removing to Omaha, Neb., where he re- mained for four months. He then returned to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 683 Lincoln, and did a fairly good business, and in 1886 took up his residence in Humboldt, Xeb. A later scene of occupation was at Culbertson, Neb., where he worked at the trade for eigh- teen months, and in 1889 located in Denver, Colo., and assumed charge of the heating and ventilating department of tlie Denver Hardware Company. In iSyi he went to Silverton, Colo., and the following year to Evanston, Wyo., where he successfully manipulated his trade until 1894. Upon coming to Phoenix from Wyoming, Mr. Gosart was the agent for the Chicago Fire Ex- tinguishing Company, and in the fall of 1895 he went to Nogales, Ariz., and after a sojourn of two years removed to Guaymas, Mexico. At the expiration of eighteen months he settled in El Paso, Tex., and from there went to Silver City, N. M., and in 1899 returned to Phoenix, which has since been his place of abode. After four months' time Mr. Gosart bought out C. O. F. Youngstrom, and has since conducted the busi- ness alone. In Phoenix he has met with gratify- ing success, and is considered an expert and au- thority in his line. Fie manufactures tin and sheet iron work, and carries on plumbing, and has secured some of the most important con- tract work in the city. In the manufacture of sheet iron tanks he is especially successful, and is given most of this kind of work in the county. In Culbertson, Neb., ]\Ir. Gosart married Sarah Legg, who was born in Illinois. ]\Ir. Gosart is interested in the improvement and growth of his town, and has built a handsome residence on East Adams street. He was made a Mason while residing in Nebraska, and now lielongs to the Arizona Lodge No. 2. In na- tional politics he is a Republican. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church. Air. Gosart is regarded as one of the enterprising and substan- tial men of the town, and is one of the best at his trade in the territorv. ALEXANDER M. TUTHILL, AI. D. Were one to search through many states and territories it would be difficult to find a better field for the practice of the medical profession than is afforded Dr. Tuthill as physician and sur- geon for the Arizona Copper Company. Xor are his efTorts confined to the needs of this par- ticular mining company, for he has charge of the surgical and medical afifairs of the Arizona Cop- per Conip.my, at Morenci, and of the Longfel- low Hospital at that place. XoJ only are his patients among the employes of the mines, but the families of the same come in for a share of lieatment, and swell the responsibility of the physician to about five thousand persons. Each day brings its quota of afflicted humanity, and opportunities for skill in diagnosis and treat- ment are practically limitless. Dr. Tuthill has gained to a gratifying degree the confidence and appreciation of his patients, who not only have faith in his understanding of themselves, but r.lso in his largeness of heart, and unswerving devotion to a noble calling. To his work he brings a wide knowledge of the best tenets of medical science, and keeps in touch with its progress as developed in the large world cen- ters. Although born in the east, at South Lebanon, Sullivan county, N. Y., September 22, 1871, Dr. Tuthill was reared and educated in California, whither his parents removed when he was six years old. The father, W. II. Tuthill, was a na- tive of New York state, and died in 1900. The niQther, Christina Mackenzie, was born in Scot- land, and is still living in Los Angeles, Cal. The Doctor received a high-school education, and early determined to devote his life to the niedi- ceI profession. By way of preparation he en- tered the medical department of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, from which he was graduated in 1895. For the fol- lowing three years he engaged in practice in his home city of Los Angeles, where he met with encouraging success, and relinquished only when ofTered the position of physician for the Detroit Copper Company at Morenci. where he hES since resided. Since January i, 1901, he has been identified with the Arizona Copper Com- pany as its surgeon at Morenci. In 1896 Dr. Tuthill was united in marriage with I\Iay E. Heimann, of Los Angeles, a daugh- ter of Richard and Pauline Ileimimn. the for- mer manager for the wholesale hardware con- cern of James W. Ilellman. To Dr. and Mrs. Tutliill has been born one daughter. Dorothy, u ho is three years of age. Dr. Tuthill is enthusiastic of lite in .\rizona, 684 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. as well he might be, for one whose future holds such bright prospects must needs feel kindly to- ward a people and condition which has pro- duced the greatest possible nmtual satisfaction. He has made many friends in this far western mining settlement, which goes far toward being compensation for the larger advantages of more settled localities. In national politics he is a Democrat. With his wife, he is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. He is identified with the Masons, and professionally is a member of the Arizona Territorial Medical Association. He is also a non-commissioned officer in Troop D, First Brigade, California Na- tional Guard. He is interested in mining, hav- ing valuable claims in the Copper Mountain dis- trict and in New Mexico. REUBEN W. FULLER. Among the first settlers of Thatcher Mr. I'uller was numbered, and after being identified with its agricultural interests for several years embarked in business at Thatcher, of which place he is considered one of the most enterpris- ing citizens. He is in the prime of manhood, as his birth occurred July 17, 1865. His par- ents, F. W. and Elizabeth (Miller) Fuller, were natives respectively of Missouri and Pennsyl- vania. They accompanied their respective fam- ilies on the long journey across the almost in- terminable western jjlains to Utah, and though at that time they were boy and girl, the memo- ries of that trip are fresh in their minds. The father, now an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, resides in Millard county, Utah, and his wife also is yet living. The birthplace of Rcul)en W. Fuller was in Salt Lake City, and it was not until he was in his fifteenth year th.at he left Utah, where he obtained a fair education. Settling with his parents at Sunset, on the Little Colorado river, he spent two years there and in the spring of 1881 came to the valley of the Gila. During the next few years he was actively engaged in farming in different parts of this valley and in 1886 located in Thatclier, which fact makes him a j)ioneer of the place. In 1895 he became asso- ciated in ])artnershi]) with I. E. D. Zundel and Joseph Fish, and about eighteen months later bought out the others and conducted the busi- ness alone until August, 1898. Then, finding it advisable to consolidate his interests with those of the old firm of Layton & Co., he be- came a member of the present thriving estab- lishment of Layton, Allred & Co. The brick store building in itself shows the enterprise of the firm and every department is well stocked with reasonable and seasonable goods. A large share of the trade of this locality is given to this old and reliable house, and no dissatisfaction with goods purchased here is ever felt by the l)ublic. Mr. Fuller resides in a pretty brick house ad- jacent to the store. His marriage to Miss Amy C. Layton took place on New Year's day, 1886. She is a daughter of President Christopher Lay- ton, and her mother bore the maiden name Septemma Sims. Four children bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, namely: Maggie D., Reuben W., Lawrence and Archie J. Politics have little attraction for Mr. Fuller, though he keeps well posted on the great issues of the day and uses his ballot in favor of Demo- cratic nominees. During the years of 1898 and 1899 he traveled in the interests of his church through the southwestern states, including Kan- sas and Indian Territory, and also devoted a part of 1900 to the work, returning home in September. At present he is one of the mem- bers of the high council of St. Joseph stake, and is a teacher in the Sunday-school of Thatcher ward. He enjoys the genuine esteem of all who know him, and has built up a fine repiUati(jn for business ability and uprightness. C. M. FUNSTON. The editor of the Coconino Sim and clerk of the fourth judicial district court was born in \\'ashington county, N. Y., and received his early training and education in Michigan. In anticipation of future independence he learned the printer's trade in Detroit, and subsequently followed the same in Chicago, St. Louis, and in many of the cities throughout the south and west. He became associated with Arizona in 1885, locating at Clifton, where he managed the weekly periodical called the Clarion. A chr.nge of location was effected in 1887. when he re- PORTRAIT A\'D DIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 687 moved to Kingman, and bouglit Tlie Miner, also a weekly publication, which h-.d an era of uninterrupted success until it passed into other hands in 1891. During the year last named Mr. Funston came to Flagstaff and purchsed the Cham- pion, which was later printed as the Coconino Sun, and which is at the present time exerting an extended influence in the county. In connec- tion with this paper is carried on a general job office, which is largely patronized by the busi- ness men of the city. Though widely known as an editor, Mr. Funston is no less prominent as a politician, his allegiance to the Republican party having met with appropriate recognition. While living at Kingman he v^'as appointed clerk of the fourth judicial district, and held the posi- tion for two years, when he resigned to come to Flagstaff. In 1897 he was appointed clerk of the same district in Coconino county, and has since creditably fulfilled the duties of the ofifice. Since coming to the territory he has been suc- cessful and is appreciated and liked by all who have the good fortune to know him. BENJAMIN H. WEAVER. To those ac(]uainted with the history ol this worthv pioneer of the west it truly seems that he has led a charmed life, for he passed through some very exciting and dangerous periods on the frontier and hundreds of times was saved from impending death, when his partners and comrades fell bv the hand of the Indians and outlaws. Could, his story be given in full, or in his own words, it would not fail of deeply inter- esting the general jiublic and especially those of the rising generation, who can hardly form an idea of the trials and hardships which those hardy, brave spirits passed through in the "50s and '60s. B. H. Weaver, an honored citizen of Prescott, first came to Arizona in 1861, when in the ser- vice of the government, connected with the army. He is a native of Palmyra, Mich., born March 17, 1837, and was the only child of How- ard and Phoebe (Crandall) Weaver, of New York state. His father was an early settler and successful builder and contractor of Palmyra and Hillsdale, Mich., his death occurring at the last-named place. The maternal grandfather, John Crandall, was a Michigan farmer and a hero of the war of 181 2, in which he served with the rank of captain. Our subject's birth occurred sixty-four years ago, and when he was in his fourteenth year he was apprenticed to the printer's trade, being connected with the Hillsdale "Standard" for three years, and then, for a twelvemonth, was associated with the Adrian (Mich.) "Watch- tower." During the following three years he was engaged in farming, going to DeKalb coun- ty, 111., in 1857 and spending two years there. Returning to Michigan in 1859, he made prep- arations to make the long journey across the plains to Pike's Peak. In March of that year he started with horse-teams, crossed the Mis- sissippi, proceeded through Iowa and from Council Bluffs went by way of the Platte and -South Platte westward. It was a period of great excitement, and at certain favorite camping grounds he saw no less than ten thousand teams, some on the way to the gold fields and others returning to the east. His own party broke up at Elm Creek, many returning home, discour- aged by the tales of woe which they had heard. Mr. Weaver, however, possessed too much pluck to go back and continued his journey, though changing his plans, he proceeded to Cali- fornia, where he arrived in August. For a few months he conducted a livery business in Or- leans Flat, Cal., and in i860 went to Virginia City, Nev., where the great boom was in prog- ress. On account of the mountain fever with which he was at^ictcd he left that place and spent the winter at Bear River, Cal. .\t the Ijeginning of the Civil war Mr. Weaver presented himself at the Benecia Barracks, and, joining the California volunteers, in January, 1861, was assigned to the Cjuartermaster's de- partment. They were sent to the southwest via Yuma, through Arizona and New Mexico to El Paso on the Rio Grande. They participated in several fights, more or less serious, with the In- dians and outlaws, and did much to preserve peace and order. In the fall of 1862 Mr. Weaver returned to California aiid took the contract for carrying the government and military mail rxross the desert for one hundred miles, to and from Yuma. His two predecessors in office had 690 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ness, Mr. Kelly has other interests. He is con- nected with mining prospects in different dis- tricts in Yavapai county. Politically he is active in the Republican party in Prescott. Un- der President Grant he was appointed register of the United States land office at Prescott, and, by reappointment under Presidents Hayes and Garfield, filled the office for nine years, resign- ing when a change of politics was made in the administration. Under Treasurer x-Msop he served as deputy territorial treasurer. For four successive years he served as mayor of Prescott, and later he was again elected to the office, which he filled with characteristic energy and efficiency. In Beverly, Mass., Mr. Kelly was born Octo- ber 18, 1835. His father, Moses, was a son of John William Kelly, a native of New Hampshire and a soldier in the war of 1812. From New Hampshire Moses Kelly moved to Beverly, Mass., where he engaged in brick manufacturing and contracting. Later he carried on a similar business in Lynn, Mass., where his death oc- curred. He married Hannah, daughter of Ed- mond Needham, and a member of an old Quaker family of Massachusetts. In the paren- tal family there were eleven children, all but two of whom attained majority, W. N. being third in order of birth. Two of his brothers, Gerald S. and Moses, served in Massachusetts regiments during the Civil war. When a mere boy he began to learn the dry-goods business, clerking with the firm of George Middleton & Co., of Boston. In 1858 Mr. Kelly came via Panama to San Francisco, where he remained a short time, thence going to Nevada count}' and acting as agent for a sawmill. In 1865 he came to Pres- cott, where he started a meat business. Re- turning to California in December, 1867, he re- mained but a short time, and in March, 1868, came back to Prescott. making the trip from San Pedro oveiland, through a country filled with hostile Indians. During 1868 he started a mercantile business in Prescott, under the firm name of D. Henderson & Co., the stock of goods liaving been brought here with freight teams. After two years he sold his interest in the busi- ness, and began mining and prospecting, but in 1871 resumed his connectinn with the mer- cantile business, and a year later formed the partnership which continues to this day. Since coming to Prescott Mr. Kelly has im- proved an attractive homestead, the beauty of which is enhanced by a terraced lawn. In this city he married Miss Martina Stephens, who was born in Missouri, a daughter of Varney A. and Nancy A. Stephens. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have a daughter, Edith. He was made a Mason in .\tzlan Lodge No. i, F. & A. M., and is also connected with the chapter and command- ery in Prescott. WILLIAM R. LEWIS. One of the best known and most prosperous agriculturists of the Salt River valley, Mr. Lewis was born in Northampton county, Pa., April 2, 1844. His parents, Newman E. and Elizabeth Lewis were natives, respectively, of England and Pennsylvania. During his years of activity the father followed farm pursuits. When but two years of age William was taken into the home of an aunt, Mrs. John Fisher, of Bradford county. Pa. He was fortunate in securing an excellent education, his study in the public schools being supplemented by attendance at the Wyalusing Academy, in Bradford county. Pa. Thus prepared for whatever emergency miglrt arise, for a time he taught school in Wyo- ming county. Pa., and later turned his attention to farming. In an otherwise uneventful youth, the Civil war came as a dearly bought experience. When seventeen years of age Mr. Lewis enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Twelfth Penn- sylvania Volunteer Infantry, and during the two and a half years of service was attached to the army of the Potomac. Pie participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, and many minor engagements. For three months he was a prisoner of war at Belle Isle and Libby prison, having been captured at the l)attle of Weldon Railroad, August ig, 1864. With the restoration of peace Mr. Lewis lived for three years in Wyoming county, where he engaged in educational work, and between the years 1868 and 1876 sojourned in the far west, visiting Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, and Texas, from which latter state he came to .\ri- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 693 zona in 1876. The marriage of ^Ir. Lewis and Jennie M. Harmon, a native of West \'irginia, and the daughter of Thomas and Fannie Har- mon, has resuhed in three children, Sarah \'., Amy and William. The farm, to the care of which Mr. Lewis lias devoted himself since coming to the territory, is in the vicinity of Tempe, and is one hundred and sixty acres in extent. The land was orig- inally homesteaded from the government, and developed from a crude and unprofitable con- dition to its present position among the best improved farms in the valley. In addition to the responsibilities incident to the management of his farm, Mr. Lewis takes an active part in the affairs of the locality, and is a believer in progress and the best possible education. In politics a Republican, he has yet had no polit- ical aspirations, preferring to devote his entire time to the care of his farm. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Airs. Lewis is a member of the Baptist Church. EDWARD F. THOMPSON. This pioneer of Mohave county enjoys the honor of having been one of the foimders of the now thriving little place of Kingman. In com- pany with Conrad Shenfield he settled upon the site of the future prosperous railroad town and then proceeded to lay out the place and erect the first buildings here. He then was made postmaster of Kingman, the first to occupv that position, and from its inception has retained a lively interest in the town so near to valuable mining properties. The birth of Mr. Thompson occurred in So- lano county, Cal., December 12, 1852, and when he was in his seventh year he accompanied his parents to Carson City, Nev., where he lived until 1871. Desiring to become acquainted with the resources and advantages aiiforded by the various sections of the great west, he then made an extended trip through several of the leading states and territories. In March, 1877, he came to Arizona, to which his allegiance has since been unwavering, and for a number of years gave his entire attention to mining and pros- pecting, chiefly in the vicinity of the Silver King mine and on Mineral creek. Then going to Coconino county, nearly at the center of the territory from east to west. Mr. Thompson entered the employ of Mr. Shen- field, the contractor, and assisted in the construc- tion of the present Santa Fe Railroad system, then known as the Atlantic & Pacific. Subse- quently, in 1883, he assisted in laying out King- man, which was named in honor of the popular chief engineer of the road. About 1885 Mr. Thompson went to Mineral Park and during the following five years was in the employ of Beecher & Co., general merchants of that place. The superintendency of the Empire mine at Chloride, owned by him, then devolved upon him, and for two years he held that position. Since 1892 he has been engaged in business in Kingman. Here he has owned considerable real estate since the time the town was laid out and his own residence is one of the most convenient and pretty homes hereabouts. His interest in mining has not flagged in the least and at the present time he has large investments in claims located in the Hualapai district. In 1890 Mr. Thompson married Mrs. Joseph- ine Christie, a resident of Mineral Park. They have three promising sons and a little daughter, the sunshine of their home. In order of birth they are named, resjiectively, Claude, Stewart. Arthur and Bessie. From the time that he reached his majority Mr. Thompson has been active in the counsels of the Democratic party. His influence, which is not slight, is always used for his political friends, and he rarely is absent from the local conventions of his party. Fraternally he is a charter member of the Kingman lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of which he is now exalted ruler. PETER GORDON. The largest brick industry in the city of Phoe- nix has its origin in the enterprise and business ability of Mr. (jordon, who has been a resident of this wonderful city since 1893. From a com- paratively small beginning on South Seventh street, the manufactoiy was started in 1895, and with the increase of population and the conse- i|uent demand for building materials, has de- veloped into a ca])acity of thirty thousand brick 694 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. per day, and a kiln capacity of two million brick. The plant is now being conducted on South Third street, and covers an area of nine acres. For the first few years in Phoenix, Mr. Gordon was also engaged in brick contracting, but at the present time is obliged to devote all of his time to its manufacture. Touching the subject of brick-making, it is doubtful if any one in the territory is better informed or to a greater de- gree an authority. The city of New York was the scene of the birth and early life of Mr. Gordon. His boy- hood days were uneventful, and not unlike that experienced by the average youth of industrious and well-to-do parents. As a means of future independence he learned the brick-makers' trade, and was thus prepared for whatever emergency might arise. The impulse of those who produce the wherewithal for the erection of buildings, and the paving of streets, is nat- urally westward, where are being brought into being every day the foundation of some plot for the carrying on of new industries, where people may live, work, and rear their families. Mr. Gordon wisely saw an excellent and unde- veloped field of endeavor in Arizona, and, fol- lowing his inclination, settled in Phoenix in 1893-'^ The marriage of Mr. Gordon and Alice Moore occurred September 12, 1893. Of this union there are three children, Earna, Robert and Sarah. Mr. Gordon is a member of the Board of Trade. In national politics he is afifiliated with the Republican party, but has independent proclivities. Fraternally he is associated with the Encampment and Canton Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, and the Woodmen of the World. Associated in business with Mr. Gordon is Mr. Smithline, a native of the Hawkeye state. He came to Arizona in 1881, impelled hither by the brilliant mining prospects of the Tip Top district. In company with his brother, J. A. Smithline, he prospected and mined, and in the course of time discovered and opened the Silver Museum mine, and successfully worked it vmtil 1893. At this time the depreciation of silver placed a bar upon their operations, and they soon after sold out. In the palmy days the ore from their mine was assayed and found to be the richest in the territory. At the present time Mr. Smithline owns a two-thirds interest in the Good As Any mine, an extension of the Silver Museum. In 1894 Mr. Smithline came to Phoenix, and engaged in farming until 1898, when he purchased an interest from Mr. Gordon in the brick works, and has since taken an active interest in the afifairs of the plant. In 1884 he was the commissioner from Yavapai county to the World's Exposition at New Or- leans, and was prominent in arranging the min- ing exhibit. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Ancient (Jrder of United \\'orkmen. ARTURO M: ELIAS. Among the wide-awake business men of Sol- omonville Mr. Elias has been numbered for the past eight or nine years. In his substantial store building, which was erected by him on one of the best corners of the leading business part of the place, a large and excellent stock of goods is always kept on hand. The chief de- partments are those devoted to groceries, dry- goods, boots and shoes, but in addition to these a full line of drugs, hardware and general house- hold supplies is carried, and the proprietor also deals in hay and grain. Old Mexico is following in the footsteps of this, her sister republic, and her young men are, more and more, becoming prominent in the world of conunerce. Arturo M. Elias claims Guaymas, Mexico, as his birthplace, and his parents, Plutarco and Jennie Elias, came of highly respected families of that locality. He passed his boyhood mainly in Tucson, and there received a liberal education in the public schools. Upon completing his studies, he obtained a posi- tion in a mercantile establishmeni as a clerk, and for the following seven years served in that capacity in a number of city stores, including the New York store, in which he spent four years. Thus thoroughly equipped, by long and practical experience, and having amassed some capital by economy and strict attention to busi- ness, he decided to enter the business world, on his own account, as soon as a favorable oppor- tunity presented itself. Coming to Solomonville in 1892, Mr. Elias ^^^^ .^^'^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 697 clerked for I. E. Solomon for a year, and then set about the construction of a store building. Wlien it was finished he put in a stock of goods, and b\- degrees added to his supplies. Within a comparatively short time he had built up a large and remunerative trade, and today he af- fords employment to three clerks, in especially busy seasons of the year — a fact which plainly indicates the volume of trade handled. By a wise regard for the needs and wishes of the pub- lic and by uniform courtesy and sterling integ- rity he has won the confidence and respect of his fellow-citizens and their liberal ])atronage as well. In 1895 Mr. Elias took an especially import- ant step in life, as in that year he was united in marriage with Miss Guadalupe Gallego. The young couple have a daughter, Lydia. They occupy a pleasant home and extend its hos- pitality to their many friends. In his political creed, Mr. Elias is a Demo- crat of strong convictions. He is vice-presi- dent of the Hearst Democratic Club of Graham county antl is secretary of the county central committee. One of those having the perma- nent welfare of Mexico and the United States deeply at heart, knowing that their interests are naturally interwoven, he joined the Allianza Ilispano-.Vmericano, and seeks to promote the friendly feeling between the'two great republics of the western continent. EUGENE MIDDLETON. Though comparatively speaking a young man, having been born in California in 1861, Mr. Mid- dleton was associated with the trying early days of Arizona, and were his experiences all told they would read like a tale from Cooper. His parents, William and ?\liriam Middleton, re- moved from \'entura county, Cal., in 1873, and settled at Tempe, .'\riz., where the father was employed l)y Charles T. Hayden. who ran a Ijlacksmith establishment in the town. In time father and son became interested in a stage line which was operated between Globe and Flor- ence, and which was continued over a period of si.x years, lieginning with 1887. While driving ]jassengers and carrying the mails over this once well-used route, Mr. Mid- dleton encountered some of the lively and not always appreciated experiences which invariably embellished the careers of the promoters of this somew'hat primitive method of locomotion. In 1889 he was conveying nine prisoners by stage, among them being the notorious Apache Kid, and, through the carelessness of the officers in charge. Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Sherifif Holmes were overpowered and killed, and Mr. Middleton was shot in the head and left for dead. The prisoners, who made their escape, were afterwards recaptured or killed, the e-xception being the Apache Kid, who, it is supposed, got far enough away to pursue his previous methotl of lawlessness. Previous to undertaking the stage line busi- ness Mr. Middleton and his father became in- terested in the cattle business, and had a ranch in the northern part of Gila county. This was a difficult undertaking at the best, for the Indians were still hostile towards the intruding pale faces, and were likely at any time to start on a protracted tour of devastation. In 1881 the ferocious Apaches gave an exhibition of their prowess, and made a raid on the horses and cat- tle, and carried away the former to the number of fifty head. In the encounter two young men, who had come to warn Mr. Middleton of the outbreak, were killed by the red-skins, a brother of the owner was wounded, and the father was shot at but managed to escape. At the time of starting the stage line the town of Globe was but a meager collection of hotises, and in no way suggested the great boom which has made it one of the great mining towns of the west. After going out of the stage business Mr. Middleton opened a station between Globe and Florence, which was successfully conducted for some time. In 1896 he located permanently in the town, which was then at the height of its mining prosperity, and started the store which has since been the object of his care, and where the enterprising residents may purchase all kinds of stationery, besides books, notions, wall pajjer, cigars, tobacco and sporting goods. That Mr. Middleton has prospered and realized many of his expectations is evinced by the prop- erty of which he is the possessor, and the gen- eral air of success w-hich surrounds his business establishment and his home. His domestic in- 698 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. terests are centered in a well and comfortably constructed home, of which he is the builder and owner, and he also owns an adjoining house, which is rented to tenants. The home residence is presided over by Mrs. Middleton, whom Mr. Middleton married Decemlier 20, 1894, and who was formerly Elvira Borquez, of Globe. Mr. Middleton is a Democrat in politics, and is at present a member of the city council. Frater- nally he is associated with the Odd Fellows at Globe, and is a charter member of the home lodge. In 1899 the Odd Fellows built a com- modious and prepossessing opera house and hall, and of this he is manager. He is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Work- men. He is one of the wide-awake citizens of the place, and has a record for integrity of which any man might be proud. LINZY C. AUSTIN. One of the successful apiarists of southern Arizona is Linzy C. Austin, who has been in- terested in this particular industry for the last five years, and is meeting with marked success. As a general agriculturist, also, he has thorough- ly demonstrated . his ability, and is highly es- teemed in his community. He is native of northern Texas, and was born November 13. 1868. His father, Albert W. Austin, who was born in Virginia, married a Missouri lady. Miss Martha Wilson. He was called to the better land in 1895 and is survived by his widow, who now makes her home in Tempe. The first twenty years in the life of Linzy C. Austin were spent in his native state, and his education was such as the public schools of the period afiforded. After his arrival in Arizona he attended the territorial normal school for one year and by private reading and study has stead- ily pressed forward in the pursuit of knowledge. On the subject of bees and bee-culture he is thoroughly jjosted, and is regarded as an author- ity. Thirteen years ago he accompanied his par- ents to the Salt River valley, and has made his home here ever since. Finding that the district is specially adapted for apiaries, he started in the business on a small scale, and year by year has extended his operations along this line until at the present time he owns one hundred and seventy-five colonies, or hives of bees. The quality of honey produced in this region, where the fragrant mesquite and alfalfa blooms furnish delicately flavored material to the industrious bees, is exceptionally fine, and the product al- ways is in great demand in the market, where it commands a good price at all times. Having taken up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres from the government, at a point about nine miles south of Tempe, Mr. Austin has developed a good farm here, and from a wild condition has reduced at least eighty acres to a high state of cultivation. On the loth of September, 1899, Mr. Austin married Miss Georgie Hendrix, daughter of J. Frank Hendrix, of Tempe. They are members of the Christian Church of Tempe, he being a member of the official board, and at present holding the ofifice of deacon. They have one son, Harold, born February 23, 1901. A firm believer in temperance, he has identified him- self with the Prohibition party. In everything which tends to uplift and permanently benefit the conmiunity he is actively interested, con- tributing to many local enterprises of the kind. WILLIAM S. AUSTIN. Having learned much of the wonderful Salt River valley, Mr. Austin determined to try his fortune here, and is meeting with deserved suc- cess in his modest undertakings. His residence here dates from the summer of 1888 and even within this comparatively short period he has witnessed truly marvelous changes for the better in almost every field of human activity. A son of Albert W. and Martha (Wilson) Austin, who were natives respectively of Vir- ginia and Missouri, William S. Austin was born in the northern part of Texas. He accompanied the family to ^Arizona upon their removal here thirteen years ago, and in the mean time has lived in this valley, where his father died in 1895. In 1899 he settled upon his present place, ten miles south and east of Tempe, where he owns twenty acres of land well adapted for the rais- ing of alfalfa or other products. He makes a specialty of keeping bees, and has met with great success, at present owning about thirty PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 701 hives. The sweet mesquite and alfalfa blossoms, so abundant hereabouts, provide excellent fooil for the bees, and an exceptionally pleasant flav- ored honey is made by the industrious little con- tributors to the world's lovers of sweet delica- cies. A good price is always obtained in the markets for this product, and more and more are people becoming interested in the industry. December 27, 1893, ^^^- -Austin ^ii<l Miss Lorena Cosner were united in marriage in this locality, and they have two sons: Anthony W., born October 7. 1898, and Wilford G., born January 13, 1901. Mrs. Austin was born in Missouri, and at the age of two years was taken to Texas by her parents. There she lived until about thirteen years old, when she and her mother came to Arizona, her father having died in Texas. Our subject and wife are members of the Christian Church at Tempe, where for several years he has been the superintendent of ttie Sunday-school. In his political views he is a Democrat in national afifairs, while in local elections he is independent, voting as appears to him expedient, and for the real interests of the community. HENRY HILL. Henry Hill, who was born in Ireland in Octo- ber, 1849, passed sixteen years of his life in that beautiful isle, and, having learned the hatter's trade, came to the United States at the close of the Civil war. Taking up his residence in Bridgeport, Conn., he dwelt there for the ensu- ing four years, in the meantime giving his atten- tion to his trade, and meeting with success, as he deserved, for he is a conscientious and prac- tical workman. In 1869 Mr. Hill went to San Francisco, Cal., where he spent two and a half years, then enlist- ing in Company D, Sixth Regiment of United States Cavalry, for the regulation term of five years. During the greater part of this period he was stationed at Fort Apache, Ariz., and there received his honorable discharge in 1878. He had taken part in numerous skirmishes, more or less serious, with the Indians, who were ex- tremely hostile to the few and scattered white settlers and travelers of this territory. Having become thoroughly well posted in the topog- raphy of Graham county and southeastern .Arizona, especially, the young man then was offered employment as a guide to the govern- ment troops and later was retained in the L^nited States service in different capacities. Thus, alto- gether, he was on the pay-roll of his adopted country for about nine years, a fact which, in itself, speaks highly in his favor and attests to his fidelity and value. Since 1881 Mr. Hill has given his entire energy to his own business afifairs, having kept a hotel and restaurant for a period, and for seven years having been occupied in freighting sup- plies. Steadily he accumulated capital, and from time to time invested in real estate. Today he owns a beautiful, well-irrigated tract of land in southern Clifton, and is laying ofif a large portion of it in lots, this to be called Hill's Addition to Clifton. Beyond a doubt this is the most de- sirable location for residences in the neighbor- hood of Clifton, and that the soil is very rich and productive is shown by the adjoining gar- dens, which are worked by Chinamen. Another feature of interest upon the property owned by Mr. Hill is some rather cleverly done carvings, cut on the surface of the solid rock or face of a mountain. The characters, which comprise some figures of animals, chains, stars, etc., ap- pear fully fifty feet from the ground, and though it is commonly believed to be a record of his- toric facts, and undoubtedly is the work of In- dians, no translation of the same has been made as yet. Another enterprise in which Mr. Hill is occupied is the transformation of the old rail- road bridge into a wagon bridge, for which pur- pose he purchased it from the railroad. In 1880 the marriage of our subject and Miss Rosie Trumble. a native of Illinois, was solem- nized. They have just reason to be proud of their two daughters, Maggie and Rosie. who are highly educated and accomplished. They have pursued their studies in Notre Dame College, of San Jose, Cal., the former being a member of the class of 1901. and the latter of 1902. From the time when he became a voter imtil the present Mr. Hill has loyally supported the Republican jiarty. Though in no wise an office- seeker, he was nominated and elected as one of the supervisors of Graham county in 1894. and in the fall of 1900 was again elected to that office — a thing without precedent in this county. 702 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Needless to say he fully met the requirements of that responsible position, winning the genuine respect of even his political opponents. BEN T. GILLETT. The merchant tailoring business in Arizona has no more successful or popular addition to its ranks than is found in Mr. Gillett, now of Bisbee, who thoroughly understands his busi- ness, and is possessed, in addition, of great tact and a sincere desire to please. The Gillett family is English, and Ben T. was born in Bridgewater, Somersetshire, July 19, 1841. The family is a very old one, and the deeds and traditions of those who have borne the name are treasured by the latter-day de- scendants. The paternal grandfather, John, was an architect and builder in Somersetshire, and died in England. The father, Alfred John, was born in 1819, in Langport, and during the years of his activity was a harness-maker in Bridge- water. He eventually retired from business life, and died in 1895. The mother, formerly Sarah Tazewell, was born in Bridgewater, and was a daughter of Benjamin Tazewell, a government employe. Mrs. Gillett died in England. She was the mother of five children, four of whom arc living: William Henry, who is a dentist in Kentucky; Frederick James, who lives in Los Angeles; Ben T.; and Mrs. Brown, of Des Moines, Iowa. Ben T. Gillett received his early training in Bridgewater, and his opportunities for acquir- ing an education were somewhat handicapped by the necessity for self-maintenance. At twelve years of age he was apprenticed out to a tailor in Langport, and served at his trade for seven years. He afterwards became foreman of an establishment in London, and was sent to the proprietor's house in Toronto, Canada, in 1866. The following year he came to the states, and as a foreman tailor, led an interesting life for several years. During this time he visited every state and territory in the north and southwest except Dakota, Montana and Minnesota, and in this way saw a great deal of the world, and ac- cumulated considerable interesting and valuable information. For seventeen years Mr. Gillett conducted a merchant tailoring establishment in Des Moines, Iowa, and though very successful, decided in favor of a permanent residence in the far west. In 1892 he located in Phoenix, intending to take land under Rio Verde, but when the canal was not built he turned his at- tention to his former occupation, and conducted his enterprise at the corner of Washington and Second avenue. In Toronto, Canada, Mr. Gillett married Eiifie McAlpine, born in Eldon, Victoria county, On- tario. Of this union there have been two chil- dren, Granville Malcolm, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Arizona, and at present a draughts- man of the surveyor general's offices at Tucson ; and Leslie Alexander, now attending the Uni- versity of Arizona. Mr. Gillett is a Republican in national politics, and is a member of the county Republican central committee. For four years he has been a member of the board of education, and is also connected with the Board of Trade. At Burlington, Vt., he was made a Mason of the first degree, and took the third degree at Macon, Ga., and became a Royal Arch Mason at Des Moines, Iowa. He was also a prelate of the Temple Commandery No. 4, of Des Moines. In Phoenix he is a member of the Conmiandery No. 3, of which he is past com- mander and is also a member of the Mystic Shrine. The Ancient Order of LTnited Work- men numbers him among its members. In re- ligious circles he is prominent, and as member of the Baptist Church has served as deacon, and is an ex-Sunday-school superintendent. At present he is residing at Bisbee as fore- man of the merchant tailoring department of the Copper Queen Mining Company. CHARLES A. CORBELL. One of the most commodious and comfort- able ranch residences adjoining Tempe on the east is that occupied by a pioneer who has ac- complished much during his long residence in the territory. Chrrles A. Corbell came to Ari- zona in 1882 from his former home in Texas, and brought with him a fund of hard-earned ex- perience, a stout heart and willing hands. For a time he made his home in Tempe, and then removed to Pinal county, where he success- fully engaged in the cattle and dairy business PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 703 for several years. In about 1889 lie returned to Maricopa county, and located on a ranch seven miles southeast of Tempc, where he lived until 1898. In that year he took up his resi- dence adjoining;' Tempe, where he is one of the most substantial citizens. In addition to his town projjerty, he is the possessor of two ranches, comprising in .all two hundred and eighty-five acres. His land is under a high state of cultivation, and is devoted to general farming and stock-raising. In his native Kerr county, Tex., where he was born March i, 1858, Mr. Corbcll spent his early years under the watchful care and afifec- tionate solicitude of his parents, who surroundetl him with good influences, and taught him hab- its of industry and economy. ,\ son of Tilman A. and Mary (Nolan) Corbell, natives respec- tively of Mississippi and Arkansas, his parents were among the early and courageous pioneers of Kerr county, Tex., and willingly shared the vicissitudes incident to life in those early days. Charles A. Corbell was reared to a knowledge of farming and stock-raising. He married, in Texas, in September, 1882, Ellen North, who was born in that state, and w'ho is a daughter of T. C. North, now residing in Sonora, Tex. To Mr. and Mrs. Corbell have been born seven children: Ernest C, Edith V., Pearl, Mary, \'ictor, Ethel and an infant. Almost immedi- ately after his marriage Mr. Corbell sought the larger possibilities of Arizona and has since re- sided within its borders. He is an unusually interesting and enterprising man, and ever will- ing to lend a hand towards the improvement of his locality. Fraternally he is associated with the Woodmen of the World, and is a Democrat in national politics. He is prominent in the religious world, and is affiliated with the Church of God. GEORGE CHRIST, JR. The earliest remembrances of Mr. Christ are centered in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was born in 1870, and in which city his father. Gen. George Christ, was engaged in the general merchandise business. He received his educa- tion from the public schools, and was graduated from the high school in 1887. An otherwise uneventful youth was interrupted when he went to Washington as special officer under Colonel Canady, sergeant-at-arms of the United States senate, from which position he resigned in 1890 in order to come to Nogales, Ariz. In Nogales Mr. Christ became iilentified with his father's affairs, the latter having removed to the territory in 1882. Covering a period of seven years he assumed the management of his father's hotel, the Montezuma, and after the sale of the hostelry in 1897 went to Sonora. Mexico, and was secretary and bookkeeper for the Le .\ndreana Mining Company organized by his father, and of which he was president. In the fall of i8ij7 he came to Tucson and has since been a clerk in the office of the surveyor- general of Arizona, to which position his father was appointed in 1897 by President McKinley. -V Republican in national politics, Mr. Christ has been prominently identified with the politics of his locality, and has been chairman of the Pima county central committee and a member of the territorial committee for the past eight years. In 1896 he was elected an alternate dele- gate to the St. Louis convention, which nomi- nated William McKinley. Mr. Christ is one of the most j^roniising of the young politicians of the county, and enjoys the confidence and es- teem of all who are privileged to know him. Fraternally he is a member of the Elks, in Tuc- son. JUDSON A. HARMON. The well-improved farm and busy blacksmith- ing establishment of Mr. Harmon is located about nine miles south of Tempe. The farm is one hundred and sixty acres in extent, and was homesteaded by the prosperous owner, who has transformed its barrenness into a condition of utility. Abundant harvests have repaid the untiring efforts of Mr. Harmon, who has cause to congratulate himself upon the happy chance which led him to the Salt River valley. He came to the territory in 1886, and in 1889 moved to the land which has since yielded such satis- factory results. A native of Cabell county, W. \'a., Mr. Har- mon was born January 8, 1855, and is a son of Thomas .\. and Amy F. (Newman) Harmon, natives respectively of West Virginia, and of Kentucky. Great-grandfather Harmon is 704 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tliought to have been a soldier in the Revo- kitionary war. Judson Harmon .spent his youth on his father's farm, and was initiated into all the duties incident to the management of a large and successful farm. .\t the public schools he diligently studied as opportunity offered, and in later life learned much from observation, and from the perusal of books. In West Virginia, Mr. Harmon was united in marriage with Eliza J. Mc.Mlister, a native of Putnam countv. that state. Of this union there are four children. May, Benjamin F., Pansy and Thomas J. The excellent workmanship of Mr. Harmon has brought him large patronage as a blacksmith, and he is also esteemed for his honest methods of conducting business. Mr. Harmon is a Democrat in national politics, but entertains liberal ideas on the subject. He has no political aspirations, preferring to devote all of his time to farming and blacksmithing. As a director in the southern branch of the Tempe canal, he has rendered valuable service, and evinced great interest in the matter of water- ways and artificial irrigation. With his family, he is a member and ardent worker in the First Baptist Church of Tempe, and has served as a deacon and clerk in the church. He is one of the enterprising citizens of the valley, and is laboring faithfully for its development and well being. L. J. OVERLOOK. The enterprising and successful manager and proprietor of the establishment known as the Union market and bakery, at Bisbee, came to Arizona from Massachusetts in 1883. A native of Bangor, Me., he was born May 23, 1862, and is a son of Jacob and Elniira Overlock. He was educated and grew to manhood in his na- tive state, and his childhood days were unevent- fully passed amid the duties and occupations of the average youth. In 1883 he sought the ap- parent advantages of the west, and after remain- ing for a time in Tombstone, Ariz., engaged in the cattle business in the Sulphur Spring valley. His enterprise was conducted on ambitious lines, his herd of cattle comprising from two to three thousand head. The cattle business was dis- posed of in 1887, at which time the previous owner became interested in the butchering busi- ness with his brother, W. H. Overlock. In 1897 he formed a partnership with his brother, Charles A. In 1900 L. J. bought out his broth- er's interest and April I, 1901, sold out the business. A nev^' departure was entered into by Mr. Overlock in 1896, at which time he purchased the Lhiion market from Robert Tublett, and after razing to the ground the old structure, erected in its place the commodious and well- planned buihling in which he conducted the affairs of the market and bakery, in connection with his brother, Charles R. In connection with this business is maintained a cold storage plant, which enjoys the distinction of being the only one in the city. In order to understand the extent of the business he carried on in the mar- ket, it is only necessary to state that he utilized from one hundred and twenty-five to one hun- dred and fifty head of cattle a month, as well as a large number of sheep and hogs. In justice to Mr. Overlock's honest and conscientious busi- ness methods, he met with a large patronage from his fellow-townsmen. As do most who live in the greatest copper district in the territory and perhaps in the coun- try, Mr. Overlock is interested to some extent in mining, and has reaped some fairly good results from this enterprise. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the order of Elks. In politics a Repub- lican, he is interested in local matters, but has never found time or inclination for political office. Since coming to Cochise county in 1883 he has been identified with the progressive movements of the locality, and is accounted one of the reliable and broad-minded citizens of the place. PIERRE CHAROULEAU. A citizen from other shores who has become identified with the best material and intellectual interests of Arizona, Mr. Charouleau was born in Toulouse, capital of the department of Haute Garonne, France, which city was also the birth- place of his parents, Sebastian and Jeane (St. Germaine) Charouleau. Sebastian Charouleau was a prosperous farmer in his native land, and subsequently died within the borders of France. The six children comprising the family were scattered in comparatively early life, one brother ^^/^^V^^/^uLe^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 707 Jean, arriving in America in 1875, ''"d locating in Arizona, where lie accumulated a consider- able amount of land, and where he died. In Toulouse Pierre Charouleau received his earlv training and derived his education from the public schools. Into a previously unevent- ful life came the necessity in i86g of a journey to Peru, South America, where he w^as called to settle the estate of a brother who had lo- cated in that remote land. Five ye.ars later, in 1874, he came to Tucson, and availed himself of the impending resurrected prosperity of the old- est town on the continent, of European settle- ment. In addition to the lands and real, estate purchased in the early days he became the pos- sessor of the property of his aunt, Mrs. Anna Artigue, a successful business woman who had preceded him to the territory by several years. As time wore on Mr. Charouleau started the ranch of which he is at present the proud pos- sessor, and which is by far one of the finest in the territory. Of eight hundred acres in extent, it is located about four miles from Florence, and within its well-fenced borders are all manner of modern improvements known to scientific farming, and every convenience suggested by the tactful and enterprising resource of the owner. Upon the fine soil redeemed from the aridity of the desert is grown alfalfa and all kinds of fruit, made possible by a plentiful sup- ply of water, Mr. Charouleau having the first deed of right to the water of the Gila river. This splendid piece of property evolved from the ingenuity of an enthusiast is called White Ranch, and is rented out to tenants. In con- nection with general farming a large cattle en- terprise has here lieen conducted since 1880, and thus is utilized the whole of the land to the best possible advantage for man and beast. In connection with the ranch Mr. Charouleau has built several residences at Adamsville, which are in a fine state of repair and comfortable to live in. In Sonora, Mexico, Mr. Charouleau married -Angeline Pierson, also a native of France, and born at St. Denis, in the vicinity of Paris. Her father, Joseph Pierson, was a capitalist, and upon coming to America bought a large tract of land in Dane county, Wis., but after a sojourn here of eighteen nionths returned to hVance. Six months later he was rejoined by his family w'ho remained with him until his death, his widow subsequently removing to Sonora, Mexico, where she later died. One of her sons, Edward, was a graduate physician of France, and was a surgeon in the army under Maximillian of Mexico. He eventually died in the army. An- other brother, Joseph, came at an early day to Sonora, Mexico, where he became a large land owner, and where he died. Mrs. Charouleau came to Mexico in 1871 to join her brother Joseph. The Pierson family is of English de- scent. To Mr. and Mrs. Charouleau have been born two daughters, Louisa and Anna, who are attending school at Pasadena, Cal. Mr. Cha- rouleau is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and his family are mem- bers of the Catholic Church. Aside from the ranch which claims the greater part of his attention, Mr. Charouleau has nu- merous real estate interests in the city of Tuc- son, where he has accumulated a large amount of valuable business and residence property, and where he has built numerous residences. He is one of the most enterprising and public-spirited of the pioneers of this locality, and is esteemed for his many excellent and substantial traits of mind, character and attainment. As a financier he has no superior in the city, nor is any one more popular or better liked. S. J. FORBES. The enterprise of this young man has excited favorable comment throughout Clifton and vicinity, and today he stands as proprietor of one of the largest and best-equipped stores in Graham county. Although comparatively a new-comer in this place, he is well known, and wherever known, is respected. Great interest in all of the local enterprises and industries is main- tained by him, and, like a patriotic citizen, he does all within his power to promote the general prosperity. The birth of S. J. Forbes occurred in Char- loltetown. Prince l-'.dward Island, Canada, in 1866, and when eight years of age he accom- panied his parents to the United States. Settling in Omaha, Neb., he pursued his studies in the public schools of that city. Having been gradu- 7o8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ated in the high school in 1883, the youth soon obtained a position in a wholesale grocery house of Omaha, and during the three years of his service there, thoroughly mastered the business. In 1889 Mr. Forbes went to San Francisco, where he was associated with wholesale estab- lishments, special attention being given to im- ports and exports with foreign countries. In 1895 he came to Arizona and in Phoenix was in the employ of E. F. Kellner, the wholesale grocer, for two years. Coming to Clifton in 1897 he was in the Arizona Copper Company's service for a few months, after which he entered into a partnership and engaged in business. The entire charge of the store gradually developed upon Mr. Forbes. In 1900 the latter purchased his partner's interest in the business and now has everything in a flourishing condition. The store building is 28x100 feet in dimensions, in addition to which the proprietor has ware- rooms. He carries a very large and well se- lected stock of general merchandise, making a specialty of miner's and cattlemen's supplies. His trade has assumed great proportions and his customers come from quite distant points along the Blue river and from all directions. That he is prospering may be inferred from the fact that he employs seven salesmen to attend to the needs of his patrons and personally superintends every detail of the business. Though thoroughly recognizing the fact that one's forces must not be divided, in order to obtain success, and though first and last a thorough business man, Mr. Forbes maintains a high standard of the duties of a citizen and endeavors to perform his full share in the support of good local govern- ment. In national affairs, he favors the Demo- cratic policy, and makes a point of attending all of the primaries and conventions of the district and county. JUDGE WILLIAM H. CULVER. The Culver family claim .an ancient and dis- tinguished lineage, and are associated with the remote and dimly remembered historv of Eng- land. Some of their numbers accompanied Wil- liam the Conqueror from Normandy to England, and sulisequcntly held positions of trust in the localities in which they resided. Upon immi- grating to the United States they became iden- tified with the early days of Connecticut, and in addition to tilling the soil, and perfecting them- selves in various crafts, they fought liravely for their country wdien prompted by duty or inclina- tion. The paternal grandfather, James, was in the Revolutionary war, and upon being taken prisoner by the English, made his escape, and after a long journey barefooted, settled in Sara- toga county, N. Y. Judge Culver was born in Saratoga county, N. Y., and is a son of William Culver, who was born in Wallingford, Conn., and subsequently settled in Saratoga county, N. Y. He was a farmer and contractor during the years of his activity, and served with distinction in the war of 1812. The mother of Judge Culver was for- merly Mary Weeks, who was born, of Welsh descent, in Saratoga county, N. Y., and was a daughter of Daniel Weeks, a native of W^est- chester county, N. Y. Mrs. Culver died in Jer- sey City. She was the mother of nine children, seven sons and two daughters, of whom four sons and one daughter are living, Judge Culver being the oldest child. A graduate of Okley Lyceum, in Saratoga county, N. Y., connected with Lfnion College in Schenectady, Judge Culver later studied law with his brother and was admitted to the bar in 1849. On Christmas day of 1850 he started for California via the Panama route, and after a short sojourn in Cuba, continued his journey and arrived in the far western clime in the days of gold. In Tuolunuie county he engaged in mining and in the practice of his profession, and was for a time recorder of the city of Sonora. In 1853 he located in San Francisco, and until 1864 was a judge in the different courts of that city. After a visit of eighteen months to the east, he returned to San Francisco and remained until 1879, and from that year until 1881 was in New York. In the fall of 1882 he took up his residence in Tucson, and engaged in the general practice of law. In addition to his other respon- sibilities Judge Culver has been a L-nited States commissioner for four years, a justice of the peace for seven ye:rs, is also a notary public, and formerly served as county coroner. In Sonora, Cal., Judge Culver married Kate P). Towle, who was born in Columbia, Cal. Of this union there are two children, Willie R., who PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 709 is in the lumber business in Tucson, and Emma Louisa, who is attending the University of Ari- zona. In politics Judge Culver is a strong Re- publican, and in 1864 was a delegate to the na- tional Republican convention at Baltimore, which brought about the second nomination of Lincoln. He is a past master of the Masonic Lodge at San Francisco. IRA HARPER. Ira Harper, of the firm of Harper & Depee, dealers in lumber and general merchandise, is a prominent business man of Clifton and has been identified with the development of these southwestern territories for a score of years. A native of Guthrie county, Iowa, he is a son of J. M. and Lydia Harper, who are still living, their present home being on a fine ranch and fruit farm on the Middle Gila in New Mexico. Reared in his native place and in Dallas county, Iowa, until his thirteenth year, Mr. Harper moved with his family to Van Buren county, remaining there until March, 1870, then went to Texas, where for four years he assisted his father in the operation of a flour mill and cotton-gin. Later he was employed by other parties in the same line of occupation some seven years. In 1881 he located in the Burro moun- tains, near Silver City, N. M., and during the next three years devoted his energy to the man- agement of a saw-mill. For a like period he then was near Carlisle, N. M., in the same kind of business, and for the five years which fol- lowed resided in tiie vicinity of Pinos Altos, N. M. Turning his attention to other chamicls of activity, Mr. Harjjcr settled in the upper Gila valley, and though he continued to operate saw- mills, gave his chief efforts to the development of his farm for a period of seven years. In 1895 he came to Arizona and resided at Cold creek for a couple of years, carrying on a lumber trade and being busied in the construction of a wagon road (costing about $1,500) from that point to Clifton. Of late years he has dwelt in Clifton, where he has built up an extensive business in general merchandise. At a cost of over $3,000 he Iniilt a wagon road twenty-five miles long between this place and the H. L. Canon, he having one mill at the head of that canon, while another is situated on Squaw creek. One of these mills he sold in January, njoi. One of his present enterprises is the building of a forty- mile road from Morenci to Pine Flat, this work rec]uiring about $2,000. Personally he owns considerable valuable property, including a farm of one hundred and eighty-four acres in the splendid agricultural region of Erath county, Tex. On his small ranch near Clifton he is preparing to plant an orchard of ten acres. He owns a flock of the valuable Angora goats now grazing in the H. L. Canon, and doubtless will make a snug little fortune from this venture. In 1877 Mr. Harper married Miss Clementine Head, of Erath county, Tex., and December 15, 1896, she passed to the silent land. Their eldest son, J. M., is engaged in the cattle business in New Mexico. Frank, the second son, is living at home, and Perry, five years old, is residing with his grandparents. Mrs. Nettie Batendolf, the eldest daughter, lives in Clifton, where her husband formerly conducted a meat market, and in addition to this has engaged in the cattle business. Dora is a student in the Agricultural College at Mesilla Park, N. M., and Docia, the youngest daughter, is. at home. January 2, 1898, Mr. Harper married Mrs. Anna Hartwell, of Clifton. By her first marriage she has one child, Grace, now in her tenth year, and- under the in- struction of a private tutor. From his early manhood Mr. Harper has given his allegiance to the Democratic party. November 6, 1900, he was honored by being elected a supervisor of Graham county. In all of his business, social and domestic relations he bears a record of which he may justly be proud. With his accustomed consideration for the pos- sible needs of the dear ones dependent upon him he carries a life insurance of some six thou- sand dollars, five thousand of this being in the Cnion Mutual of Maine, and the remainder with the New York Mutual. JAMES T. OWENS. That much-abused term, self-made, applies with all the force of conviction to J. T. Owens, one of the most ])rosperous busuiess men and large iiroperly owners in Safford. On his fa- ?IO PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ther's farm in Alabama, where he was born Au- gust 2, 1854, he was reared to agriculture, and diligently studied in the public schools. His parents, David and Jemima (Smith) C)\vens, were among the e:.rly settlers in Alabama, hav- ing gone there in 1834. They were born in North Carolina, and though industrious and frugal were not in a position to aid their son when he started out in life for himself. When twenty-four years of age he left the home sur- roundings and went to Emporia, Kans., where he worked by the day at whatever presented it- self. After a year he went to Mississippi, but did not there find his anticipated good luck, and so returned to where his home had formerly been in .Alabama, remaining there until 1886. Mr. Owens" entry into Arizona was not prolific of any visible signs of future fortune or success, for when he alighted from the train at Bowie he had in his possession the magnificent sum of one dollar. He soon came overland to Thatcher, where he worked by the day, and then borrowed a team of horses, with the aid of which he en- gaged in peddling farm produce. Here he en- countered the first streak of good luck, and found a friend indeed in a Air. Campbell, of Saf- ford, who was at the time engaged in a mercan- tile business. He was impressed with the hon- esty and ability of his new-found acquaintance, and, wishing to dispose of his mercantile busi- ness, sold it to Mr. Owens, taking his personal word as a guarantee of payment. His faith in the purchaser of the business never had occasion to waver, for Mr. Owens became a successful manager, having charge of the store until within the last year. By that time he had paid in full for the business, and was so far ahead that he purchased in 1892 the only mill in Safford, of which he still retains a three-fourths interest. The capacity of the mill is one hundred barrels a day, and the business conducted there is very extensive. For years this was the only mill in the valley, and it ground all of the grain from Duncan to San Carlos. April i, igoi. Union Milling Trading Company was incorporated, with J. T. Owens as general manager. They conduct a general mercantile business, including implements of all descriptions, and have taken Evans. Ellsworth & Co. into the cnnipaiiv, re])- resenting $40,000 capital invested. For years Mr. Owens has dealt in farm lands, and now owns one hundred and four acres be- tween Safford and Thatcher, about a mile and a half from town. This property is well im- proved and fenced, and is irrigated throughout. The farm is divided and rented to two tenants, and fitted with two brick residences, and all modern conveniences. The mill company also own about twenty acres of land on which the mill is erected, and Mr. Owens is also the owner of several lots besides that on which his home is located, eight of which are near the depot. His home is one of the finest and most modern and convenient in the town, and is built of a high grade of pressed brick. In 1879 Mr. Owens married Lona Ragsdale, a daughter of John and Margaret Ragsdale, of Springville, Ala. Of this union there are eight living children: Ella, who is now Mrs. Madi- son, of Safford; Cora, who is the wife of A. E. Jacobson; Dora, who is attending the university at Tucson; Delia and \'iola, wdio are living at home and attending the high school; Oance, who is 'four years old; J. T., Jr., who is two years, and Beauregard, an infant. In politics Mr. Owens votes for the best man, regardless of party issues. With his family he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. Mr. Owens is a member of the board of education for St. Joseph Stake Academy at Thatcher, the principal normal school of the territory. GEORGE C. CLARK. In the ranks of those who have devoted their large gifts to a practical and scientific study of mining in the great west, Mr. Clark occupies a prominent ])osition. Though young in years compared with the majority who have been sim- ilarly regarded, having been born in St. Louis county. Mo., November 25, 1868, the greater part of his life has been spent m acquiring a mastery of every detail of mining, tow'ard which his earliest aspirations tended. As a mere child he was taken to Colorado and educated in and around Denver, where the whole atmosphere seemed imiiregnated with the possibilities for future distinction in developing the stored great- ness of the hills. Covering a period of sixteen years, Mr. Clark PORTRAIT AND niOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 713 souglit an outlet for his mining propensities in Colorado, Oregon, and as far north as Juneau, Alaska, and he worked for seven years in leasing and developing mines at Leadville. In 1895 he entered the department of mining engineering in the University of Missouri, at Rollo. Mo., from which he was graduated in i8g8. .\lmost inmiediately he sought the center of the greatest copper interests in the west, and opened an of- fice in Bishee, Cochise county, where he rapidlv came to the front as an authority on surveying, reports on mines, estimates of machinery re- quired, and all kinds of engineermg. There is also conducted in connection an assay office which does about all of the local work. At the present time Mr. Clark is mining en- gineer and United States mineral surveyor for Arizona. In addition to his other responsibili- ties he is extensively interested in mining in Sonora, Mexico, where he keeps a corps of as- sistant prospectors at work all of the time. In furtherance of the best mining interests of the territory, he is a member of the Aiuerican In- stitute of Mining Engineers. TURNER ASH BY HAWES. The fertile environment of Tempe is indus- triously tilled by men who have known how to utilize to the utmost the latent cjualities of the soil, and to make of the locality a garden spot, in place of what was once a dreary desert sweep. Among the many who have come from different directions to cast their lot within the borders of Salt River valley, none is held in higher re- pute, nor have any applied themselves with more diligence to the development of the resources at hand than has Mr. Hawes. In addition to the cultivation of a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, he has grasped an opportunity to cater to the necessity for dairy produce, which abounds in all well directed communities. In this undertaking he has met with a large degree of patronage and appreciation, for his business methods are honest, and his goods the best pos- sible procurable. I'or the supplying of the milk and cream for his trade he breeds a fine (|uality of Shorthorns, and is unusually successful as a cattle raiser. Upon first coming to the territory in 1887, Mr. 2J Hawes resicled for a couple of years in Tempe, where he was engaged in contract work of vari- ous kinds, including the stacking of hay. He subscqueiuly returned to his former home in Missouri, and in the spring of 1891 visited the far west, and remained in Washington until he took up his permanent residence in the Salt River valley in 1892. The early life of Mr. Hawes was practically uneventful, and not unlike that of other farm- rearetl youth. ( )n his father's farm in Loudoun county. \'a., he was born November 23, 1863, his parents being Oliver and Alcinda (Lunse- ford) Hawes, natives of \'irginia. The parents were, during the years of their activity, success- ful agriculturists, and are at present at Tempe, resting from the labors of an industrious life. Their son received a fair education in the public schools, and when eighteen years of age re- moved with the family to Jackson county, Mo., where he lived until coming to the west. After removing to Arizona Mr. Hawes mar- ried, January 6, 1895, Nettie Clay, a native of New Mexico, and educated in Missouri and Ari- zona. Mrs. Hawes is a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Godwin) Clay, at present residing in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Mr. Clay is engaged in farming. To Mr. and Mrs. Hawes have been born two children, Eugene and Thomas W. Mr. Hawes is a Democrat in national politics, with independent proclivities. He is interested in all that pertains to the development of his locality, and served for one year as a director of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company. An inter- esting and remarkable fact in the history of the Hawes family is that the two children born to these people, and themselves, have in all seven grandparents living at the present time. EDWARD MORRIS SKINNER. This successful contractor and builder and manager of the .\rizona Building Company, at Phoenix, was born at Spanish Fork, Utah, July 20, 1869. His early youth was spent on the paternal farm in I'tah. and the education ac- quired was that derived at the public schools. He was an industrious and ambitious lad. and gave to the plans for the future much thought and studv. When sixteen vears of age he went 714 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. to Salt Lake City and learned the plasterer's trade, and was thus master of a craft for which there is always an imperative demand. Subse- quently he worked at his trade in Butte City, and other towns in Idaho, also in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and several coast cities. In 1889 he undertook the work of contracting, in which he has since been successfully engaged. In 1896 Mr. Skinner became identified with Arizona, at which time he located at Phoenix, and at once received the appreciation and pat- ronage due his painstaking and conscientious methods of conducting business. As a builder, contractor, and brick contractor, he carries on an extended business, not only in the erection of other people's buildings, but also as regards independent ventures, and the erection of resi- dences which he afterwards sells. The Arizona Building Company is an organization with an extended influence in building circles, and which has made itself responsible for nmch of the en- terprise and development of the city. It takes the initiative in developing and building up resi- dence property, which usually finds a ready mar- ket. Nor has any particular part of the city profited by the superior methods of the Arizona Building Company, for its handiwork is recog- nizable in all localities, and in all manner and style of construction. It is to organizations of this kind that a large part of the progress of the west is traceable, for buildings are necessary for all kinds of enterprise, and homes are neces- sary for the propagators thereof. In San Francisco, Cal., Mr. Skinner was united in marriage with Ellen Jane Timilty, who was Ijorn in Indiana. Of this union there have been three children, Edward M., Jr., Ger- trude and Irene. In national politics Mr. Skin- ner is a believer in the principles and issues of the Republican party, and has been a delegate to several conventions. PETER ANDERSEN. From a stretch of land in the Gila valley cov- ered with mesc|uitc brush and timber, to one of the most attractive and remunerative farms ex- tending from the railroad to within half a mile of the town of Sufford, repre- sents the untiring eiTorts of Peter .\ndersen to develop and improve a part of the fu- ture garden spot of Arizona. In the claim are two hundred and sixty-seven acres, one hun- dred and sixty of which were homesteaded, the remainder being the result of a later purchase. The slope from the railroad is gradual, and the entire farm may be seen from the track. The improvements are unexcelled in the valley, and include a good residence and excellent out- buildings, besides a picturesque windmill. The visitor is delighted with the prevailing air of neatness and thrift which everywhere abounds, and with the orchards, of which there are two, with their fruit-bearing trees, and wide summer shade. Two hundred and twenty acres are used for the cultivation of alfalfa, and wheat is also raised extensively. In the peaceful and verdant meadows graze fine cattle and horses, some of which belong to the Arizona Copper Company at Clifton, and which Mr. Andersen has under his care. Mr. Andersen had familiarized himself with the west before coming to Arizona, and was well-equipped with a general knowledge of busi- ness and an all-around experience. His life has turned into various useful channels, of which agriculture is a representative. He was reared to this occupation in his youth, in his far-off native land of Norway, where he was born in 1844. His youth was clouded by the death of his mother, and in 1866 his father, Andrew An- dersen, brought his son to America, where they Landed in New York, and settled immediately in Minneapolis. Flere the elder Andersen bought and sold wheat for a great many years, and the son learned the trade of carpenter, which he fol- lowed in Minneapolis until 1873. He then went to San Francisco and was in the building busi- ness until 1877, when the tales of hidden wealth from the Black Hills attracted him thither, and for a year he had the opportunity to disprove his expectations. In 1879 Mr. Andersen came direct to SafTord, and at the time there were few evidences of prosperity, and only two business places in the embr^'o town. In anticiiKition of a continued increase of population he erected a hotel in the ])lace, the uncertain career of which was alto- gether ruined by the removal of the county seat. .\s a possible improvement in occupation he rORTRAIT A\D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 715 then engaged in the cattle business for four years, and had, in the nieantiiiie, purchased the farm upon which he located in 1889. He was one of the first white men to take a claim west of Safiford, and the wisdom of his choice of loca- tion is more than demonstrated by the splendid developments wrought by his industry. He still owns the old hotel and a block of ground, which are but secondary to his other large possessions. In the matter of mining Mr. Andersen has been ecjually fortunate. In 1884 he and James P. Lindsey discovered what is now called the Lone Star mining district, which is eight miles northeast of Safiford in the Gila mountains. This possession has been the cause of continued trouble, as several of the companies who have wanted it have failed to produce reliable security. In the mean time Mr. Andersen and his partner, Mr. Lindsey, have been working the mine and shipping ore to El Paso, and a Boston com- pany have bonded it and already paid down $8,000, $i6,Oco being the price asked. Besides this property Mr. Andersen has other land in the same neighborhood, which promises equally good results. In 1872 Mr. Andersen married Isabella Handy; of this union there are no children. He is a stanch Republican in politics, but has no time or inclination for other than a passive in- terest. Although reared in the Lutheran faith, he attends the Presbyterian Church, and lias been prominently identified with the best moral and religious growth of his locality. He has helped to build three different churches, and contributes generously toward all that tends to the best improvement of the coimnunity. CHARLES T. HIRST. Charles T. Hirst, who has had a number of years' experience in the southwest as a fruit- grower and stock-raiser, has been identified with the interests of Arizona for the past nine years, and has exercised no slight influence upon its present and future. In the prime of life, he was born September 4. 1861. near West Branch, Cedar county, Iowa. His parents, James and .Anna M. (Steer) Hirst, were natives of Ohio, and their respective families long have been con- nected with the .Societ\- <if I'ricnds, and are of English descent. Thomas Hirsi, grandfather of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania and at an early period settled in Belmont county, Ohio, where he was occupied in farming. James Hirst, born on the old homestead in that county, re- sided there until he was twenty-five years old, when he removed to Linn county, Iowa. Later he dwelt in Cedar county, same state, and during his residence in that section of the Union owned and improved several farms. In 1885 he went to San Diego county, Cal., and now, in his sev- enty-third year, is living retired in Whittier, Cal. His wife, a native of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, and daughter of Amos Steer, of Pennsylvania, also survives. The eldest child of James Hirst and wife is Mrs. Elizabeth tlampton, of Merced county, Cal., and the youngest, Mrs. Josephine Jordan, resides in Whittier, Cal. Mrs. Ellen Hensler died in Orange county, Cal., and Louis was killed in Kansas, his death resulting from his being throw-n from his horse. Mrs. Clara Kenworthy resides in Buckeye, Ariz. The boyhood of C. T. Hirst was spent in the cjuiet pursuits of a farm, and his early homes were in Cedar and Lyons counties, Iowa, and in Osage county, Kans. Supplementing his pub- lic school education by a course at Penn Col- lege, at Oscaloosa, Iowa, he commenced teach- ing in Osage county. At the expiration of the year, or in 1886, he went to California, and, purchasing a farm at Wildomar. San Diego county, managed it with success. Two years subsequently he embarked in the real estate bus- iness at Wildomar, San Diego county, and also devoted considerable attention to the raising of fruit and the management of extensive orchards. In 1892 Mr. Hirst came to the Salt River valley and assumed charge of the fine ranch owned by S. C. Bartlett. This place, compris- ing an entire section, is situated to the east of Glendale and has more than a local reputation. Just half of the land was then devoted to orch- ards, while the remainder was given up to the raising of alfalfa and other crops. For five years Mr. Hirst was at the head of tins ranch, after which period he became the manager of the Glendale Fruit Company's ranch — a fine tract of three-quarters of a section, all given up to fruit- raising. Since the autumn of 1898 Mr. Hirst has made his home in Phoenix, his residence being 7i6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. at Xo. 614 North Seventh avenue. At tlie same time he is operating three himdred and eighty acres of land, situated on the Buckeye canal, which affords an abundance of water. He makes a specialty of raising alfalfa and sorghum, and also raises and feeds cattle for the markets. For five veers Mr. Hirst has been the presi- dent of the Glendale Live Stock Association, and for some time has l^een an active member of the board of trade. In the Repul)lican party he has been an efficient and valued worker, at one time being a member of the county central committee, but steadfastly declining public of- fice. Belonging to the board of stewards of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this city, he is earnestly concernetl in the work of his denomi- nation, loyally aiding it in many substantia' ways. The marriage of Mr. Hirst and Miss Hattie Spencer took place in Cedar county, Iowa, De- cember 9, 1887. She is a native of that locality, the daughter of Ira L. and Martha E. (Pearson) Spencer, an errly settler of Iowa. He was born in Ohio and now makes his abode in Pasadena, Cal. A son and daughter bless the union of our subject and wife, namely: Lewis I. and Helen, attcndine: school in Phoenix. BEXJAMl.X IRAXKL-IX HALDERMAX. This stock-raiser and miner, of Cochise coun- tv, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Xovember 30, 1851, and is a son of Benjamin Y. and Mary Jane (Dean) Halderman, wiio w-ere also born in Pennsylvania. He received a good conmion- school education, and a home training which fitted hmi for tlie responsibilities of life. In the course of time he more definitely prepared for inde]KMidence by learning the trade of brass niolder, which he subsequently successfully fol- lowed for seven years. In ]88i Mr. Ilalilerman came to Arizona and located at Russelville, at the foot of the Dragoon mountains, four and one-half miles north of Dragoon Sunnnit .Station, on the Southern- Pa- cific Railroad. .\t the time the prospects were not snr])risins;l\ iirnmising and there was but one house in llic ]ilace. Nothing ilaunted. this l;iter recruit in the small colonx' went to work immediately and built himself a house, and w'ith high hopes for the future began to raise cattle, in which he prospered exceedingly. In fact at the present time the cattle on the Halderman ranch have no superiors for miles around, the owner thereof having already had fourteen years of experience in this particular line of occupation. Xor .are his efforts confined to stock-raising, for he is a large mine owner and numbers among his possessions such valuable properties as the Tip Top, Old Glory and Copper Shield mines, located in the same district as the Peabody mine, and several others of an ecpiaily paying nature. Mr. Halderman is a machinist and engineer, as well as practical miner. December 24, 1871, Mr. Halderman married Emma C. Schneider, a daughter of William F. and Rebecca (Zanes) Schneider, of Bucks coun- ty. Pa. Of this union there are four children, viz.: Charles William, who is now carrying on a freighting business at Cochise; Edmund, wiio is superintendent of Smnmit ranch; B. F., Jr., who is in the cattle business; and .\da E., who is living at home and attending school. In politics Mr. Halderman is a believer in the prin- ciples and issues of the Democratic party, but in local affairs he generally votes for the best man. He is not an office seeker, but as an enthu- siast on the subject of education has been in- duced to serve as a school trustee for the past fourteen years. Fraternally he is associated with the Odd Fellows, and is a member of the Chosen Friend Lodge Xo. 100, at Philadelphia. Though a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he is not connected with any church here, as there is none of that denomination. SETH J. JOHNSON. Xow one of the enteqtrising and successful agriculturists of the Salt River valley, Mr. John- son came to the territory in 1882, and has since associated himself with its protnise anil growth. The well managed claim of which he is the owner is located about five and a half miles southeast of Temjic, and was ])urchase(l in 1887. .\t that time there seemed but little ])rospect of tile alnmdant harvests which hax'c m later years rewarded the untiring efforts of the owner, fur llu' laud had the ap])earance of a desert, and it^ GEORGE H, DOE. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 719 stored resources were Init a matter of conjec- ture. The life of Mr. Johnson has been spent within the Ijonndaries of the far west, and few are more famiHar witli the vicissitudes of hfe as experi- enced by the pioneers of this part of the coun- try. He was born in L'tah. .\pril 10. 1858, and is a son of Henjamin V. and Harriet X. lilol- nian) Johnson, .at the present time residents of the -Sah River vaUey. In his early days he was reared to farming ])iu'suits, and also skilled in the work of the lumberman, which occupation his father carried on in connection with the management of his farm. He was fortunate in being able to obtain a better education than falls to the lot of the average farm-reared boy, and was admirably fitted for the future responsibili- ties of life by studying at a private school, and by such business experience as chanced his way. While living in Utah, December 23. 1881, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage with Polly E. Richmond, who was born in Utah. Of this iniion there ha\e been ten children, viz.: Seth J. Jr., .\nnnon L., Genevieve, Seymour, Lorena, I'rank W., Edith, Armanilla (who is deceased), Georgiana and Atelia Mirth. Mr. Johnson has overcome many obstacles and discouragements while making his way in the world, and is a self- made man in the highest sense of the word. He is an ardent advocate of the best possible educa- tion, and contributes much time and monev to- ward furthering the cause of education. He is a member of the board of education of Alaricopa county. In all other directions towards the up- building of the locality in which he lives he may be depended u])on to assist to the full extent of his powers. He and his family are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he is now serving in the high council of the chnrcli in .Maricopa county. GEORGE H. DOE. The senior member of the firm of Doc & Parsons, who have their offices on Mesilla street, near Main, Tucson, is an old settler of southern Arizona, in point of years of residence, and has contributed materially to the upbuilding of this city, numerous structures which he has erected here being comprised among our best build- ings. George H. Doe coines from an early-estab- lished New England familw His father. William Doe, a native of Waltiiam. Mass., has been a contractor and builder of that place for many years, and is yet living there, though now re- tired from active labors. His wife, Mary, daughter of James Harrington, both natives of Watertown, Mass., has passed to tlie silent land, but all of their children, two sons and four daughters, are living. The second in order of birth, our subject was born July 18, 1845, '" Waltham, Mass., and received a public-school education. When fifteen years of age he was apprenticed as a machinist in P>oston and served for three years, also becoming thoroughly famil- iar with stationary engines. In 1866 he went to Colorado, and during the next four years en- gaged in mining on Clear Creek, near Central City, Black Hawk, Idaho Springs and George- town. Then he entered the employ of the Santa Fe narrow gauge railroad, putting in pumps along the line, and at length, when at Pueblo, in 1871, he left the company and went to Taos, N. M., where he spent the winter. Next, on horseback, with some pack animals, Mr. Doe came to Tucson and for some time prospected and mined in southern .\rizona. In the fall of 1872 he commenced the building of Fort Lowell, and subsequently purchased a ranch on the Rillto. There fifteen years of his life passed quietly away, his time being devoted to the raising of cattle and to the cultivation of his farm. Since 1888 he has lived in Tucson and has been occupied in building business blocks, public edifices and residences. .-Vniong others that might be mentioned it may be stateil that he constructed the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Block, the Carnegie Public Library, the Consolidated Bank Building, many of our principal store buildings and some of the finest residences in the city. The present firm of Doe & Parsons has been in existence for the past four years, and business is in a flourishing c(5ndition. In fraternal relations Mr. Doe is identified with the Masonic order, the Improved ( )rder of Red Men and the Woodmen of the World. In his political affiliation he is a Demo- crat. He was married in Tucson to Miss Mary ■20 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Valenzula, a native of Sonora. Mexico, and four sons and a daughter bless their home, namely: William, Henry, Irving, George and Mary. The eldest son, William, is in partnership with his father, and Henry, the second son, is employed hy them as a carpenter. Few men have been more closely identified with the actual upbuilding of one of the most important cities of Arizona than Mr. Doe, and the many monuments to his architectural skill will live after him for years, keeping alive his name as one of the most progressive and valued pioneers of the territory. LEWIS W. COOLEY. The thrilling earlv days of Cochise county, when human lives were rated by the marauders as less valuable than buckshot, when a grudge often terminated in the terrible vengeance wrought by spilled human blood, and when the passing stage coach was watched by scheming and envious eyes with ever-present designs upon the possibly valuable cargo, the peaceful and law-abiding citizen who lent a dignity of pur- pose to his life here was obliged to cultivate a steady nerve and unfaltering purpose, in order to circumvent the cunning and treachery of those who desired fortunes, but were unwilling to work for them along the lines offered in the locality in mining, agriculture and commerce. Perhaps no one in the coimty has more vivid remembrances of these adventurous times than has Mr. Cooley, who has lived here for many years, and the greater part of whose life has been spent in the outposts of the country. Near Mendota, 111., eighty miles from Chi- cago, on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Mr. Cooley was born, May 13, 1854. His parents, F. L. and Jane (Dodge) Cooley, were natives respectively of Massachusetts and \'ermont: the latter died about thirty-five years ago, and the former is now living in Kansas City. L. W. removed with his parents when ten years old to Fort Scott, Kans., where he lived until 1873. He then went to Dallas, Tex., and later to Fort Worth, remaining there until the first railroad was built there. Upon moving west, near El Paso, he had a government posi- tion as stage driver between Forts Concho and Davis, and later between Davis and El Paso, on the Star Rotite line, for six years. This famous old stage line was owned by Dick Kerens, now a noted Republican and prominent business man of Missouri, and Mr. Cooley's, association with him began when he was himself a stage driver in moderate circumstances. From EI Paso Mr. Cooley came to Arizon.i, and drove the stage between Yuma and Tucson until the railroad interfered with the usefulness of the stage, and in 1879 he began to drive between Benson and Tombstone. The driver who succeeded him to the position met his death at the hands of ban- dits, who commanded him to halt, failing which, he was shot. This stage had $60,000 worth of treasure, which the robbers failed to get, as the frightened horses could not be stopped by them, but continued their mad run into l'>enson, where they arrived apparently unharmed. After this cleploral)le incident the stage com- pany offered Mr. Cooley $125 a month to re- enter their service, but he had in the mean time entered the employ of E. B. Gage, who was su- perintendent of the Grand Central mine at Tombstone, and who refused to let him return. N. K. Fairbanks was the principal owner of the Grand Central Mining Company at Tombstone, and his interest in Mr. Cooley came about in a strange manner. The Chicago multi-millionaire wished, one dark and stormy night, to get to his mines, thirty miles distant, and, having missed the train, was afraid to start out alone. Mr. Cooley assured him that he would drive him in safety and speed to his destination, a feat which was accomplished in two hours and fifty-five minutes. This gave Mr. Fairbanks and the party who accompanied him decided confidence in the driver's ability and trustworthiness, and was the means of his employment by the Grand Central iVIining Company for three years. Mr. Cooley then entered the employ of an English mine owner at Sonora, Mexico, and part of the time drove his fancy six-horse rig. He then assayed for the Tough Nut Mining Company, at Tombstone, for a year at $100 a month, and subsecjuently opened a cigar store, which was abruptly broken up by the strike. He was then employed as driver for Mr. Gates, who is now president of the Congress mine, and in 1886 went into the cattle business, and for ten ■ ^^^^^^^^^^^^Hf '^--^^^^^1 ^^H ^^^Hp^|||^\/^^| ^M ^M ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K I^^^^Bk: ^ ^^^^^1 H ^^^K ^i^^^^^^^^^^^r^ / M^> ^^^m H ^^^H''- .^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^h^^^^k'^w- ^^^1 ^■■^^^^HHhiF ^'■■■- B^H ^^^^^^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HHBHH^^V.'. : ^1 £^^^H i'j^lKtj^^^^H PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 7^1 years was tlius cxlcnsively engaged in the Whet- stone mountains. Upon removing to Benson he engaged in the cattle business on an e\''en larger scale, and at the present time has about five hundred head of cattle -on three ranches, two of which are in the Whetstone mountains, anil one east of Benson. He has erected a comfort- able home in the town, and is interested in the building up of the bustling little place. His hos- pitable home is presided over by Mrs. Cooley, formerly Carrie W. Tempest, a daughter of I. W. Tempest, and a native of London, England. They have a bright child, Lester E., who is at- tending school in Benson. Mr. Cooley is a Democrat. His wife is a member of the Episco- palian Church. JOSEPH S. FIFIELD. Prominent among the business men of Phoenix is numbered the gentleman whose name introduces this review. He is one of the most successful and extensive contractors and build- ers of Arizona, and of his skill many notable examples are seen throughout the territory. He was born in Kentucky on the 4th of September, 1858, and is a son of Peter Fifield, a native of Maine, where the grandfather spent his entire life. Going to Kentucky in early life the father married Miss Maria Buckler, who was born forty miles south of Louisville. Her father, Richard Buckler, was also born in the Blue Grass state, and died in Illinois. During the childhood of our subject his parents removed to Edgar county, 111., where the father improved a farm, and meeting with success in his new home he became the owner of several good farms. He died there at the age of seventy years, and the mother passed away at the age of about seventy-three. In their family were five children, all of whom are still living, Joseph S. being next to the youngest and the only one residing in Arizona. Riley and Stephen were both members of an Il- linois regiment during the Civil war. Joseph S. Fifield was reared on a farm near Paris, Ed- gar county, 111., and was educated in the district schools and Grandview L^niversity. .\t the age of eighteen years he went to western Texas, and as a cow-boy traveled all over Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana, living in the last three states from 1879 to 1883. Later he was engaged in the cattle business in Nevada until coming \.o Prescott, Ariz., in 1884. During his youth Mr. Fifield learned the car- penter's trade, and at Prescott he engaged in contracting and building until 1886, when he went to San Diego, Cal., remaining there two years. The follow'ing two years were spent at Seattle, Wash., and subsequently he was in Salt Lake City and other places in the west. In 1893 he came to Phoenix, and has since successfully engaged in contracting and building at this place, having been a member of the firm of Fifield & Gallagher since Frida'y, December 13. iSy". They also do general contracting and put in the water and sewer system at Sacaton, be- sides erecting a number of buildings at that place. In Phoenix they have built many residences, tb.e O'Neill Building No. i, and the harness and manual training buildings at the Indian school. In Phoenix Mr. Fifield married Mrs. Mary (Hall) Lewis, a native of New York state, and they have one child, Rosa. By his ballot Mr. Fifield supports the men and measures of the Republican party. He is a member of the Board of Trade and the Maricopa Club of Phoenix ; the Odd Fellows Lodge at San Diego ; the Be- nevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. By un- tiring industry and sound judgment he has won a merited success in his business undertakings, and is in all respects worthy the high regard in which he is held h\ his fellow-men. T. W. CHAMBERLAIN. C)ne of the most successful and public-spirited citizens of Phoenix is the president and manager of the T. W. Chamberlain Lumber Company. Born in Keokuk, Iowa, May 10, 1858, he is a son of Edwin A. and Celeta Chamberlain, both de- scendants of old eastern families. As is gener- ally known, many of the Chamberlains took an active part in the colonial history of New Eng- land, and the family was well represented in the war of the Revolution and in the second war with the mother country. The father of our sub- ject was born in Salem. Mass., and in his early nianliood became one of the pioneers of Keo- kuk, Iowa, where he was engaged in the manu- 724 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. facturing of carriages for a number of years. He also took large contracts for saddles and similar supplies for the government, and was noted for his enterprise and integrity. In re- ligion he was a Presbyterian and fraternally a Mason. At the age of sixty-five he was sum- moned to his reward. His wife, who was born in Jacksonville, 111., was a member of .a pioneer family of that state. Only three of the eight children of Edwin A. Chamberlain and wife sur- vive, namely: T. W.: Horace W., a prosperous druggist of Alton, 111., and Arthur, who is asso- ciated with a newspaper published in Keokuk, Iowa. Frank, who was a conductor on the Santa Fe. was killed in a railroad wreck near Prescott, Ariz. T. W. Chamberlain obtained ,an excellent pub- lic school education, and soon after completing his higher studies entered the office of the "Gate City," one of the oldest Republican newspapers of Keokuk and of that portion of Iowa. Steadily rising from one position to another until he was assistant manager of the paper, he remained there until 1878, when he went to Peoria, 111., and became the manager of the Peoria "Tran- script." At the end of three years' service in that capacity he associated himself with the great fire insurance firm. Gale & Co., of Min- neapolis, Minn. For a score of years he was ac- counted one of their most valuable men, and in the capacity of manager had numerous large re- sponsibilities. In October, 1896, Mr. Chamberlain came to Phoenix, and, buying out the old Saginaw lum- ber yard, embarked in business on the same site, Second and Jackson streets. July 10, 1899, the T. W. Chamberlain Lumber Company was incorporated, with a capital stock of $20,000, and today the firm enjoys the patronage of the majority of the public of this locality. Over a quarter of the block occupied by the yards is under cover, large sheds and warehouses having l)cen built for the protection of fine lumber and building material, lime, cement and builder's hardware. By characteristic enterprise the head of the firm has met the demands of the trade and has won the confidence of his patrons. Per- sonally, he owns five acres of land near the In- dian school, just outside of the city limits of Phoenix. There he has made substantial im- provements, built a comfortable modern resi- dence, and makes a specialty of raising every variety of fruit which can be successfully grown in this locality. While in Minneapolis Mr. Chamberlain was united in marriage with Miss Lillian G. Parry, whose birthplace is in La Crosse, Wis. Her fa- ther, Uriah Parry, was one of the most prosper- ous wholesale druggists of his section at the time of his death, and by his superior talents had be- come extremely popular in the community. Just on the threshold of his mature career, when but twenty-two years of age, he was killed by an explosion of muriatic acid. Mr. and Mrs. Cham- berlain are the parents of one daughter, Marian Grace, now attending the Ramona Convent in California. The family is identified with the Episcopal Church. Every movement tending to advance the in- terests of Phoeni.x finds an ardent friend in our subject, who is connected with the board of trade and the Maricopa Club. In political faith he is a stanch Republican, and in the line of his business he belongs to the Phoenix Lumber Men's Association. ELLING OLSEN. Norway has sent many of her industrious and capable sons to different parts of America, and nowhere are their sterling and substantial na- tional traits better appreciated than in the Salt River valley. Here they have helped to develop the latent riches of the soil, and to make for themselves a home amidst the most promising surroundings of the great southwest. In 1882 Mr. Olsen first came to the territory, and so great lias been his success that he owns a whole section of land eight miles southeast of Tempe, and carries on extended general-farming and stock-raising enterprises. In the mountainous little country of Norway Mr. Olsen was born, April 4, 1862. His parents were natives of the same country, and while their son remained under the family roof, he was instructed in the ways of carrying on a farm. When thirteen years old he joined the navy and went to sea in the Norwegian merchant marine, and for several years was a wanderer upon the wide expanse of the deep. During his journey- /^^L^ . 'M' M^^-^ucrm. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 727 ings he visited the East and West indies and Australia, ant! many otlier remote parts of the earth, accumulatini; in the mean time a large general fund of useful information. In 1882 his wanderings terminated in .\rizoua, he having innnigrated to .America in tlu heginning of that year. Mrs. Olsen was formerly Christina Johanesen, a native of Norway, and a daughter of Johanes and Annie (Hansen) Johanesen. To Mr. and Mrs. Olsen have been born four children, three of whom are living: Anton E., John ()., and Charles O. -Vlbert is deceased. Mr. Olsen is a Republican in politics, and is progressive and enterprising, and is regarded as an acquisition to the locality which has benefited 1)> liis untir- intr efiforts as an agriculturist. GEORGE H. WTLSOX. As transportation agent for the United States Mr. \Mlsi)n has at times lived in several of the western cities, and is familiar with the hard- shijis and advantages of a residence in what may be termed the outposts of civilization. A na- tive of far-ofT Maine, he was born at Orono, near Bangor, in 1858, and is a son of Oliver M. and Harriet Fayette (Weeks) Wilson. His edu- cational advantages were excellent. He was graduated from the high school at Orono and for two and a half years attended the University of Maine in Orono. Into an otherwise uneventful youth came the opportunity most desired of acquiring indepen- dence. .\n uncle, George H. Weeks, was at the time chief (juartermaster of the department of Arizona, with headquarters near Prescott, and he offered his nephew a position there as clerk. Needless to state, this was a prized and readily- accepted chance, and he became the quartermas- ter's assistant at Maricopa, Ariz., Los Angeles, Cal., Phoenix and Willcox, Ariz., he being now located in Willcox, w-here he has charge of the work of transporting supplies to Fort (Srant. In addition to his government position, Mr. Wilson has been variously interested in affairs in .Ari- zona, and for ten years was interested in farm- ing in the Salt River valley near Phoenix, and did a large business in cattle and horses. He also owns mining claims at Dos Cabezos and in the Rincon mountains. .Xjiril 6, 1901, Mr. Wilson organized the San Ygnacio Copper Mining Company, associating with him H. A. Morgan and W. !•". .\ichols, of Willcox. Their property is located in the Rin- con mountains, in Cochise county, eighteen miles from Mescal. .\t this writing (1901) Mr. Wilson is organizing a company for the devel- opment of his property at Dos Cabezos, and in New Mexico, being associated with George W. Bibbens, of Kansas City, George W. Cass, of Chicago, and Mr. Indalid, of Binghamton, N. Y. The marriage of Mr. Wilson and Miss Julia S. King, of Jersey City, occurred in December of 1890. ()f this union there are two children: •Mice, who is nine ye.irs of age; and (ieorge B., who is five. Air. and Mrs. Wilson are members of the Episcopal Church and contribute gener- ously toward the support of the same. In national politics a stanch Republican, Mr. Wilson is a decided party man and has always maintained an interest in local politics. Fra- ternally he is connected with the Ancient Order of United W'orkmen. He is one of the reliable and substantial members of the community, and has the good will and respect of all who know him. ADONIRAM J. HEAD. One of the early ]iioneers of Prescott is this well-known citizen, who arrived here in 1876. By persistent industry and concentration of pur- pose, he h?.s justly earned the financial success which he today enjoys, and at the same time he has ever been mindful of his duties of citizen- ship, and has jierformed them faithfully. D. J. and Mrginia (Stubblefield) Head, par- ents of A. J. Head, were natives of Georgia and Alabama, respectively . The father, who was of English-\\'elsh descent, was the owner of a plan- tation in -Alabama, and when the Civil war was in progress he enlisted in one of the regiments of his state and died while in the service. Doubt- less from his maternal grandfather. George Stubblefield, .\. J. Head inherited his natural aptitude for machinery, for that ancestor, as well as all of his sons, were engineers and expert ma- chinists. Airs. Head died at her old Alabama home, and all of her four children survive. 728 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The subject of this article was born near Union Springs, Ala., March i8, 1848, and was reared upon the old plantation. He received his early education in the primitive country schoolhouses of the place and period.- In 1870 he joined his uncle, George Stubblefield, who owned a lumber mill at Troy, Ala., and under his supervision mastered the business of a saw- yer and stationary engineer. After this appren- ticeship of two or more years he went into the shops of the Montgomery & Eufaula Railroad, and in 1873 went to Florida, where he worked in sawmills until the spring of 1876. Desiring to behold the great and enterprising west, Mr. Head made a journey to San Fran- cisco, there took a steamer bound for the sea- port of Los Angeles, and thence proceeded by rail to Colton, Cal., where he became a passen- ger in a stage coach coming to Prescott. That summer he assisted in the task of making hay with a hoe, as it was done in those days, his employer being a government contractor. In September the young man returned from the Verde to Prescott, and for several months was employed in a brickyard. When the Clipper Mills at Hassayampa were started he applied for a position as a sawyer, and on October 18, 1876, became an employe of J. G. Wiley, with whom he continued two years. Then for nearly six years he was sawyer and foreman for the firm of Clark & Adams, in their dififerent mills. Having husbanded his earnings until a good opportunity opened for embarking in business on his own account, Mr. Head purchased the old "Jeff Davis" ranch, twelve miles south of Pres- cott, and about a year later, in 1885, sold the place. Then he was engineer in a mine for a few months, after which he took charge of a saw- mill for the Walnut Grove Water Storage Com- pany. Appointed postmaster of Prescott in 1886 by President Cleveland, Mr. Head assumed his of- fice February 10, 1887, and for four years faith- fully discharged his duties. When J. W. Archi- bald was appointed as his successor, Mr. Head was made deputy by him, and continued as as- sistant postmaster until 1893, when he resigned. During the following three years he was en- gaged in the real estate and brokerage business, and in 1896 started a small planing-mill and commenced dealing in lumber. Later, he built his present substantial mill, equipping it with a twenty-horse power boiler and fifteen-horse power engine. In addition to general mill work, he manufactures moldings, sash, doors and builder's supplies. A large stock of lumber is kept on hand, and a wholesale and retail trade of large proportions has been built up by the enterprising proprietor. In 1899 l^^ erected the postofifice building, and in addition to the hand- some residence on Cortcz street, which he budt for his family, he owns other residence and busi- ness property in this city. Since 1887 he has carried on a piano and organ business, making a specialty of renting them. All of his enter- prises are flourishing, and to himself only does he owe his business success. The marriage of Mr. Head and Miss Susie Tighe, a native of Ellenburg, Grant county, Wis., took place in Prescott, September 10, 1884. They have one child. Viva G. Mrs. Head's fa- ther, Thomas Tighe, a native of Ohio, was a pioneer farmer of Wisconsin, and her brother, Hubert, now of Flagstaff, came to Arizona in 1874 and was long engaged in mining enter- prises. Mrs. Head was educated at the Platte- ville (Wis.) State Normal, and in the fall of 1882 came to this territory, taught the first school at Ash Fork, the first on Groom creek, also the first one at Agua Fria. Thus, she, too, is a pio- neer of Arizona, and within her recollection notable changes have taken place here. For three years Mr. Head was a school trustee and also acted for a period as clerk of the board. Fraternally he is a past officer of the Odd Fel- lows Lodge and also of the Encampment, and of the lodge of the Woodmen of the World. In politics he is a stalwart Democrat. GEORGE H. CLAYSON. The fertility and promise of the Salt River valley have been utilized in a substantial manner by Mr. Clayson, who, as proprietor of the well- known Arizona Nurseries, has realized many of his expectations as to the adaptability of the soil for his interesting occupation. The nurseries, located about five miles east of Phoenix, are the pride of their owner, and a credit to the locality in which thev are situated. The ranch of which PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 729 they are a part is eighty acres in extent, forty- seven acres being under various kinds of fruits, and the balance under nursery stocl< and or- antres. Here, under the bright skies, and in close proximity to the sun-kissed land of Califor- nia, this student of the intricacies and possibili- ties of nature and her soil jjursues an unrelenting research, remote from commercial strife, and in touch with the best things of life. Mindful of the comfort and convenience of the tourist pub- lic, Mr. Clayson has erected on his land a com- modious and well-equipped private hotel, called the Homeside Park Hotel, which is sure to meet with the appreciation of the traveling element. The Qayson family comes of old New Eng- land stock, and his paternal grandfather, Reu- ben, served with courage and distinction in the war of the Revolution. George H. Clayson was born in Steuben county, N. Y., November 22, 1833, and is a son of Benjamin and Eliza (Sal- mon) Clayson, natives of New York. On his father's farm he was reared to habits of industry and thrift, nor was his education neglectetl, for he studied in the public schools and in the acad- emy at Bath, N. Y. Upon attaining his majority and starting out in the world for himself, he became interested in a mercantile venture at Avoca, N. Y., and after several years continued the mercantile business in Chicago, for a period of seven years. After removing to Crystal Lake, 111., he entered upon the work which has since claimed his devoted attention, and developed a large fruit-growing industry, by far the most extensive in that state. At the time he was the largest grower of raspberries in America. Dur- ing the forty years of his residence in Illinois Mr. Clayson became identified with the various enterprises of the localities in which he lived, and was particularly influential from an educa- tional and religious standpoint. For a quarter of a century he served as Sunday-school super- intendent at Crystal Lake and Palatine, in both of which places he resided after leaving Chicago. For a time he was part owner of the Crystal Lake canning and preserving works. In 1888 he took up his permanent residence in Salt River valley, and has come to regard it as a field for continued prosperity. By the union of Mr. Clayson and Martha A. Harris, of Palatine, 111., there are three children; Frank H.: Daisy J., who is the wife of Henry Millholland: and G. Roy. Mr. Clayson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Phoenix, and as one of the official board is ac- tively interested in the afTairs of the church. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic order. FDW.XRD ll.XLE. One of the most active and efficient members of the Tucson city council is Edward Hale, who was elected by his Democratic friends to this honorable body in i8y8. He is the chairman of the fire committee and belongs to the commit- tees having in charge the streets, building and land questions. He also is identified with the Tucson Hook & Ladder Company No. i, and in inmunerable ways has expressed the genuine interest which he takes in everything pertaining to the welfare of this city. The ancestors of our subject, on both sides of the family, belonged to the Society of Friends. The Hales were Pennsylvanians back to the time of William Penn. Thomas S., father of Edward Hale, was born in Philadelphia, and was a member of the successful firm of Brown & Hale, furriers and hatters. It is said that Thomas S. Hale was the first man who ever manufactured a fur hat in the LTnited States, and the first engaged in dyeing fur in this country. His wife, whose maiden name was Frances Bromley, also was a native of Phila- delphia, and both passed their entire lives in that city. They were the parents of five sons and one daughter. The third in order of birth was Edward Hale, born April 30, i860, in the "Quaker City." He was reared to maturity there and mastered the trade of a ])ainter. At the age of eighteen he went to New York City and was employed at his calling there and in Boston, Providence, R. I., Buffalo, N. Y.. Chicago, 111., and Butte City, Mont., until 1879. Then he went to the Pacific coast and found plenty of employment in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. In 1881 he went to San I'rancisco, thence proceeded to Los Angeles, Cal.. and in 1882 came to Arizona, locating in Prescotl, where he took contracts for painting. In 1883 he was similarly occupied in Tempe, Ariz., and from 1884 to 1890 was in Phoenix, 730 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where he found no dearth of work. Since 1890 he has been a resident of Tucson, where he has executed some of tlie finest contract painting performed in this period. Among other build- ings of note which he has decorated are the ca- thedral, the University building, St. Joseph's Academy and the Indian School, the old hos- pital, the opera-house, the court-house and numerous business buildings and residences of the best class. In the meantime he has been the proprietor of a store in which a fine supply of paints and wall-paper is kept in stock. In 1897 he opened a carriage painting shop, and now transacts the largest business in this line in southern Arizona. Like most of the wide- awake citizens of this territory he has made investments in mining property. Needless to say, Mr. Hale is a great worker in the interests of the Democratic party, and formerly was a member of the county central committee. Fraternally he is connected with the Improved Order of Red Men and with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. For a wife he chose Miss Julia DeBoud. their marriage tak- ing place in Tucson in March, 1897. She is a native of Los Angeles, Cal., and is the mother of a daughter, Henriette. WHITFIELD T. CUMMINGS. Much of the prosperity which the dwellers of Salt River valley now enjoy is due to the un- tiring pioneer eiiforts of men like Mr. Cum- mings, who worked to substantiate a splendid faith in the possibilities of tjieir surroundings and to build up a home for themselves and for their children, and their children's children. Under their indulgent care the soil, long inured to inactivity, was made to give up its stored excellence, and to yield abundant Iiarvests; and where was once a desert of intimidating aspect, and scant inducement for labor, the cattle now peacefully graze and multiply, under bright skies, and with plenty of artificially procured water. In this work of transformation wliich has so amazed the surrounding states and terri- tories Mr. Cummings has contributed his share, and is entitled to the gratitude and appreciation of latter-day residents. In his native county of Jackson, Mo.. Mr. Cummings was born November 23, 1849, and is a son of John and Mary (Barnett) Cummings, born respectively in Kentucky and Missouri. ( )n his father's farm in Jackson county, Whit- field T. Cununings was reared to an appreciation of the dignity and usefulness of an agricultural life, and received a fair education in the public schools. In 1868 he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Cosner, a native of West Vir- ginia, and of this union there have been eleven children, nine of whom are living: Mrs. Fisher Bailey, Mrs. Charles Austin, Mrs. Carl Keller, Mollie, Hattie, Lucy, Ethel, John A. and Edwin. Mr. Cummmgs came to Arizona in 1877, and has resided in the Salt River valley up to the present time. The ranch wdiich has for so many years been the object of his care is located near Tempe, and is one hundred and twenty acres in e.xtent. It was accjuired under the homestead act, and has been developed from an arid waste to its present remunerative condition. With the various enterprises for the development of the locality he has been wisely and substantially in- terested, and in the matter of water development especially has brought to bear much study and thought. For several years he has served as a director of the We"stern Branch of the Tempe canal. As a broad-minded member of the Dem- ocratic party he has rendered his party valuable service, and for a number of years has been a school trustee of district No. 12. He has also been road-overseer of district No. 3, Maricopa county, and is still holding the same position. Fraternally he is associated with the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows and the United Mod- erns, at Tempe. A typical pioneer, he possesses the reliable traits of mind and character which insure excellent citizenship,and the fundamental growth of localities. He is esteemed by all \\ ho are privileged to know him, and is respected for his integrity and honesty of purpose. CLINTON CAMPBELL. As an unusually successful contractor and builder Mr. Campbell has been enabled to realize many of his glowing expectations in regard to life in the territory, and more especially in Phoenix, where his skillful handiwork is seen in many of the prominent residences and public rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 733 buildings. It is doubtful if any who are engaged in a similar line of work have received more gratifying evidences of appreciation tlnn has he, and it may be doubted, too, if they keep in closer touch with the advancement in their oc- cupation as developed in the s;reat building centers of the world. The ancestral home of the Campbells is Scot- land, and when some of their numbers decided to come to America they settled in the Caro- linas. They were loyalists, however, and during the Revolution removed to Canada and settled on a grant of land from Scotland in Prince Ed- ward Island. The paternal grandfather, Archi- bald, lived in Prince Edward Island, and married a Miss McDonald. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and lived to be ninety-six years of age. To a degree Mr. Camp- bell inherits his special ability as a builder and contractor, his father, Donald, who was also born in Prince Edward Island, having been a builder during his years of activity. He was interested especially in the construction of wharves and breakwaters, and in addition, owned and managed a large farm. He lived to be seventy years old. His wife, formerly Jane McGregor, was born in Perth, Scotland, and was a daughter of \\'illiam McGregor, also born in Scotland, but during his later years a resident of Canada. \\'illiam McGregor was a clergyman in the Presliytcrian Church, a man of wide knowledge and a profound scholar and writer. Mrs. Campbell clied in Canada. She was the mother of six children, two sons and four daugh- ters, of whom one daughter is deceased. Clinton Cam|ibell is the yovmgest in his father's family and the only one in the United States. He was reared on a farm in Prince Edward Island, and received his education from the ]nil)lic schools. When sixteen years of age he began to learn the carpenter's trade under his father's able instruction, and in 1886 went to 1 )enver, Colo., where for three years he was em- ployed in the planing mill of McPhee & Mc- Ginity. Subsec|uently he worked independently at his trade in Denver, and in iSiji located in Phoenix, which has since been the scene of his successful efforts. .\n!ong tlu' many l)uildings erected b\ Mr. Lampbell may l)e meiUioned the Territorial Xormal School at Tempc, several buildings of the United States Industrial School at Phoenix, O'Neill building No. 2, the Hickey building, the Indian school and several business blocks at Yuma, several business buildings at Mesa, and some of the finest residences in Phoenix. He also did some carpenter work on the Fleming block. Mr. Campbell has built several resi- dences for himself in Phoenix, and is living in a commodious and comfortable structure at No. 515 North Fourth avenue. He is variously in- terested in the enterprises which make for the development of the town of his adoption, and is a stockholder and director of the Alhambra Brick Company, a large brick manufacturing concern, lie is a member of the Board of Trade, and is fraternally associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and with the Knights of Pythias. In Denver, Colo., December 25, 1890. Mr. Campbell married Lena Rowen, who was born In Nodaway county. Mo. Her father, Nelson Rowen, is a native of Indiana, and a I'armer and builder. At a very early day he settled in Col- orado, near Canon City, and later removed to Denver. He is now living on his farm near Fowler, Colo. His wife, Elizabeth (.\mo.s) Rowen, was born in Kentucky, and was the third youngest in a family of nine children. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been born two children, George W. and Frank L. C. J. HALL. ( )ne of the soundest financial institutions in the country is the Phoenix National P)ank, of which C. J. Hall is a controlling genius, and, as cashier, has had nuich to do with shaping the destiny of one of the landmarks and principal developers of this most wonderful city. A native of Charlotte, Mich., .Mr. Hall was born October i. 1866. His father, Charles A. T. Hall, was l)orn in Ohio, and died at the early age of twenty-three years. He was a merchant at Charlotte, and a musician of more than ordi- nar\- ability. The paternal grandfather. Dr. Joseph P. Hall, a native of Rumney, N. H., and a graduate of Dartmouth College, for many years was a prominent member of the ])rofes- si.)n <>i medicine, and continued to practice until 734 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his death in 1863. As early as 1841 he took up his residence in Charlotte, when there were but a few straggling settlers as forerunners of later prosperity, and courageously faced the depriva- tions incident to all pioneer life. In 1845 h^ built a residence in the embryo town when there were scarcely enough men to complete the structure. He was a prominent Democrat, but invariably refused the local offices within the gift of the people, and devoted all of his time to the practice of his profession. He was proud of a distinguished lineage, and some of his ancestors served with courage and fidelit}- in the war of the Revolution. The mother of C. J. Hall was formerly Laura Lacey, a daughter of E. D. Lacey, a native of New York, and a merchant, first in New York, and later in Kalamo, Mich. He was prominent in the political affairs of his locality, and served as registrar of deeds of Eaton county, Mich. Mrs. Hall is a sister of Hon. E. S. Lacey, ex-comp- troller of the currency, ex-member of congress, the "father" of the postal savings bank bill, and now president of the Bankers' National Bank of Chicago. The Lacey family originally settled in Vermont upon coming to America, and later removed to New York. Mrs. Hall is living at the present time with her son, C. J. Hall. Mr. Hall received a common-school educa- tion. When he was fifteen years of age he became office boy in the First National Bank of Charlotte, of which Mr. Lacey was the con- trolling power. \\'ith commendable aptitude he rapidly advanced to a general knowledge of the banking business, and at the time of his removal to the far west was assistant cashier. While living in Charlotte he married Jessie Ainger, who was born at Napoleon, Ohio, a daughter of Gen. D. B. Ainger, formerly postmaster at Washington, D. C, and for many years prom- inent in the affairs of Michigan. During the Civil war General Ainger served in the same regiment with William McKinley, and was later adjutant-general of Michigan. The mother of Mrs. Hall was Fannie (Rhodes) Ainger, a daughter of Joshua Rhodes, of Napoleon, Ohio, and from a family resident on the eastern shore of Maryland. General .\ingcr makes his home in Chicago. The Phoenix National I'.ank, witli which Mr. Hall is associated as vice-president, was organ- ized April 20, 1892, with James A. Fleming president, and E. J. Bennett cashier. February 25, 1895, a controlling interest was purchased by F. S. Belcher, of Charlotte. Mich.; D. M. Ferry and C. C. Bowen, of D. M. Ferry & Co., the Detroit (Mich.) seedmen; Simon J. Murphy, of Detroit, and others more or less prominent in financial circles. F. S. Belcher was elected president, and C. J. Hall, formerly assistant cashier of the First National Bank, of Char- lotte, Mich., was elected cashier. The deposits at that time were $265,737.53, and loans $127,464.53. Mr. Belcher died November i, 1896, and in the following April E. B. Gage, president of the Congress Gold Company, was elected his predecessor. In January, 1898, C. J. Hall was elected vice-president, and E. B. Knox promoted to the position of cashier. Mr. Hall served as vice-president until January 11, 1901, at which time he was elected cashier. Tlie bank has among its stockholders and directors some of the most widely known heads of financial con- cerns in the country, and among the former may be mentioned D. M. Ferry, of D. M. Ferry & Co., seedmen ; C. C. Bowen of the same firm ; Simon J. Murphy, the wealthy lumberman; John T. Shaw, cashier of the First National Bank, all of Detroit, Mich.; F. S. Belcher, of the First National Bank, Charlotte, Mich.; Hon. E. S. Lacey, president of the Bankers' National Bank, of Chicago, 111.; A. G. Hubbard, of Redlands, Cal., and others ecjually well known. The pres- ent board of directors are E. B. Gage. J. A. Fleming, G. B. Richmond. T. W. Pemberton. F. M. Murphy, D. M. Ferry, B. Heyman, A. N. Gage and C. J. Hall. Deposits were at the last public statement $780,153.34, and loans and dis- counts, $405,013.61 ; available cash and due from other banks, $428,692.80; surplus and undivided profits, $43,847.52; capital. $100,000, and total footings nearly $1,000,000. In addition to the responsibilities incident to the vice-presidency of the Phoenix National Bank, Mr. Hall holds many other important positions in the community, and has been iden- tified with most of the forward movements for the upbuilding of the locality. He is vice-presi- dent of the Arizona Water Company, a director of the Phoenix Light and Fuel Company, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. /JO director of the board of trade. He is a member of the American Bankers" Association, the Maricopa Chib, and the Athletic Chib. In poli- tics he is affiliated with the Republican partv, and is a stanch upholder of its principles and issues. Fraternally he is associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He repre- sents the best and most progressive element in Phoenix, and too much cannot be said of his many fine and sterling traits of character, whether viewed from a business or social stand- point. LeROY F. HILL. The subject of water supply in Arizona has engaged the most serious thought and attention of many of the dwellers in localities dependent upon artificial irrigation, and their various solu- tions of the problem have been the means of re- claiming the lands from sterility. Among the number who have been actively interested in the subject may be mentioned LeRoy F. Hill, secretary of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Com- pany. LTpon first coming to the territory, in 1885, he resided for a time with his parents at Mesa, and then removed with them to a farm in the vicinity of Tempe. In 1888 he came to the town of Tempe, and attended the public schools, later graduating from the Territorial Normal School at this place. In 1895 his association with the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company be- gan and subsequently he became secretary of the concern and of its branches, which position he still holds. Assuming yet another responsibility in 1896. Mr. Hill became proprietor of a store, which contained a full line of sporting goods and bi- cycles, as well as a complete repairing outfit. Of this business he continued to be the head until December, 1899, when it was merged into the Bicycle Electric Plumbing Company, of which he has since been the secretary. The company has met with gratifying success and is looking forward to still greater returns in the future. In March, 1901, he was the prime mover in the organization of the Tempe Hardware and Sup- ply Company, which absorbed the hardware business of F. W. Holsapple, and that of the Bicycle Electric Plumbing Company. This com- ])any has a paid-up cai)ital of $10,000 and is com- posed of some of the best-known business men in town. Mr. Hill is the principal stockholder of the company and is officially connected with the same as secretary and manager. In Dunnville, Haldimand county, Ontario, Mr. Hill was born, July 12, 1876, and is a son of Melvin G. and Ella (Page) Hill, natives of New York state, the latter now deceased. The father is station agent at Tempe for the Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River \"alley Railroad. When a small child LeRoy F. Hill was taken 1)>- his parents to Passaic, N. J., and he was only four years old when the family settled in Durango, Colo., where they made their home for a number of years. A later place of residence was Bloom- ington, N. M., and from there they came to Ari- zona in 1885. It will thus be seen that Mr. Hill has been a resident of this territory since boy- hood. He represents the most progressive and substantial of the young business men in his sec- tion of the territory. In national politics he is a Republican and maintains a warm interest in the issues of his party. June 30, 1900, he was united in marriage with Alma \'irginia George, a native of Missouri, and a daughter of Benjamin J. George, of Tempe. EUGENE S. L. JACKSON. The name of ^Ir. Jackson will ever be asso- ciated with the growth and prosperity of Ari- zona, and especially will he be remembered because of his particular interest in the construc- tion of the Buckeye canal. As early as February 17, 1877, in company with his father and two men, named Wylie and Hughes, they found and purchased a suitable location for the canal, which, however, was not started before 1884. At this time they raised the money through forming a stock company, of which Mr. Jackson was secretary and treasurer, and the elder Jack- son president. For the carrying on of their plans, they utilized the underflow of the Gila river, and devoted their combined energA' and monev to redeeming a ]iart of the territory, which is now indebted to the earnest efforts of these far-sighted pioneers for its abundaiU har- \ests and well-tilled farms. The canal is thirty- six miles U)ng, and su|)])lics water sufficient for 736 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. all demaiuls of the surrounding farmers. In this enterprising undertaking Mr. Jackson still re- tains an interest, and is himself one of the prin- .cipal beneficiaries of his own forethought. Aside from the responsibility which he discharges as chief engineer of the Phoenix Ice Company's plant, Mr. Jackson has a finely improved farm of three hundred and twenty acres, two and a half miles from Sidney, where are conducted large general farming and stock-raising interests. An additional source of responsibility is the copper, silver and gold mining enterprise in Yuma coun- ty, Ariz., in which he has for a long time been engaged. A native of Edgerton, Wis., Mr. Jackson was born in 1858, and is a son of M. M. Jackson, born in the vicinity of Dayton, Ohio. The pa- ternal grandfather, Seward Jackson, came to Montgomery county, Ohio, when a boy of sev- enteen, where he Ijecame successfully interested in dairy-farmmg, and where he died. He was a first cousin of Andrew Jackson, and married a member of the prominent Roberts family, of Pennsylvania. M. M. Jackson was the only son in his father's family, and was reared in his native state of Ohio. Upon coming west to Wiscon- sin he learned the trade of carpenter, and after- wards worked at his trade in Ohio. During the Civil war he served with courage in an Ohio regiment. When his son, Eugene, > was eight years old, the family removed to Macon City, Mo., where the father engaged as a builder and contractor, and later made c|uite a success of tobacco raising near Mendon, Mo. Owing to failing health, Mr. Jackson was oliliged to seek a change of occupation and climate, and in search of renewed health traveled for four years through the south and west. In 1876 he drifted to Arizona, and in Prescott followed his old oc- cupation of contracting and building, which has since engaged his time and ability. His associa- tion with the Buckeye canal began in 1877, and in this undertaking of utility and magnitude his efforts go hand in hand with those of his son. Mr. Jackson is now living two and a half miles from Phoenix. His wife, formerly Amelia Thompson, was born in Middletown, Butler county. Ohio, and is a daughter of Samuel Thompson, a descendant cjf an old N'irginia fam- ily. Mrs. Jackson is the mother of two sons and five daughters, of whom one daughter is de- ceased. Until 1866 Eugene Jackson lived in Ohio, and made the most of the limited educational opportunities that came his way. As a means to future independence he learned the trade of blacksmith and wagon-maker, which he success- fully carried on until 1875. He was filled with early ambitions which he sought to gratify in the far west, and crossed the plains via Colo- rado and New Mexico to .\rizona. Here he found a small village where has since grown the promising city of Prescott, and secured employ- ment in a sawmill in the vicinity of the town. In the following year he located in Phoenix, which also at the time bore but a trace of resem- blance to its present large proportions, and after clerking for a while, worked at his trade as blacksmith, and was also interested in mining. In 1881 he entered the employ of the Phoenix Ice Company as chief engineer, and has followed the rise and fortunes of this large concern down to the present time. The plant has a capacity of twenty-five tons, and has two Corliss engines of seventy-five and ninety horse-power respec- tively. In Phoenix occurred the marriage of Mr. Jackson and Virginia Scott, of Virginia, and of this union there are three children, Gladys, Vic- tor and Jewel. In national ]3olitics Mr. Jackson is affiliated with the Democratic party, but has never been a seeker after official recognition. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. RICHARD 15. ORNDORFF. Though his life has ~ spanned less than a quarter of a century, Richard B. Orndorff (pop- ularly known as "Burt" Orndorfif) is a young man of vmdoubted business talents and is mak- ing a great success of the hotel which bears his name — the leading hotel of Tucson. He has looked upon this city as his home since he was a mere child and takes an active interest in what- ever affects its prosperity. Already he is felt as an influential political factor, as he has served in the county and territorial central committees of the Democratic party, ?nd in Tgoo was sent as a delesjate to the territorial convention. a^r ^^ Q-^ c^^^^ rORTRAIT A\I) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 73y The paternal grandfather of our subject is Ira I'. Orndorfif, a native of Kentucky and yet liv- ing on his old plantation near Russellville, that state. The maternal grandfather of Richard B. Orndorff was S. A. Allis, a Louisiana planter who was killed in the [Mexican «ar while acting as correspondent for the New Orleans "Picay- une." The parents of our subject are L. H. and .Mice (Allis) Orndorff, natives of Russellville, Ky., and Louisiana, respectively. In the Blue Grass state and in Missouri L. II. Orndorff was a successful cattle raiser and dealer, and in 1887 he came to Tucson and entered the employ of the Southern Pacific as a conductor. Before he had been thus engaged two months he was acci- dentally killed, while signaling for the stopping of a train. His widow subsequently became the wife of Charles DeGroff, who was the postmas- ter of Tucson under the second administration of President Cleveland. She possesses excep- tional business ability and not only placed the Tucson Orndorff Hotel on a good paying basis, running it for eight years, but also is making a success of the Hotel Orndorff, of El Paso, Tex., of which she is the proprietor. Richard B. Orndorff doubtless inherited his mother's genius as manager of hotels, for he not only is doing finely now, but also contrib- uted materially to her success when she was at the head of this enterprise. He was born in Nevada, Mo., on the last day of the Centennial year, and came to Tucson when he was ten years old. Here he pursued his studies in the public schools and was ready for admission to the Uni- versity of Arizona in its first class. He con- tinued there until his junior year, when he went to the National Military Preparatory .Academy at Highland Falls, N. Y. After spending one year there he returned home and identified him- self with the hotel business, for in 1890 his mother had opened the Orndorff on North Church street, and continued to conduct it until 1894, when she purchased the present hotel of the same name, and, having remodeled the building, it began its career as the largest and leading hotel in the city. In 1898 the present owner and manager of the Orndorff became its sole proprietor. Its location is central, at the corner of North Alain and Pennington streets. From 1893 to 1896, under the administration 28 of Cleveland, Mr. Orndorff was assistant to Postmaster DeGroff, of this city, winning many friends and an extended acquaintanceship. He is a member of the lodge and club of the Benev- olent Protective Order of Elks, and at present is the esteemetl loyal knight of the lodge. He also belongs to the Woodmen of the World and to the C)rder of Foresters. His marriage to Miss Cora Delano, a native of the state of Nevada, took place in tliis city, December 31, 1898. They have a daughter, Alzina DeGroff. MAX C. BONNE. For a man who was reared to the non-com- mercial life of a German officer, and the conse- quent freedom from serious responsibility or the necessity of hustling for a livelihood, Mr. Bonne has made a splendid success of his life in the west, where conditions are so diametrically op- posite. He is the owner and proprietor of the largest and best-equipped meat concern in the town of Globe, his enterprise being conducted in a large brick store which he personally owns, the interior arrangements of which are com- patible with neatness, thrift and the remarkable success which has rewarded the efforts of the enterprising purveyor of everything good in the meat line. For the conduct of his business Mr. Bonne has his own slaughter house, and buys stock in large quantities, supplying material also in wholesale lots to small dealers for many miles up and down the valley. His stock yards are equipped with Buffalo scales, and are the equal, in point of convenience, to those in any large city. It is needless to state that he has realized nianv of his expectations, and has a bank ac- count of goodly proportions to show for his strict honesty and untiring attention to business. He is also the possessor of considerable real estate in different parts of the territory, and has inter- ests in copper and silver mines in Cooke, Mont. Much of the thrift which has characterized the career of Mr. Bonne is his by right of inherit- ance if not by early training. The German is by instinct thrifty, and he has a far-reaching vision for fine opportunities. Ur. Bonne was borne in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, June 14, 1862. He received a military education, attend- in"- a militarv school between the ages of four- 740 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. teen and twenty-four. He subsequently at- tained to the rank of second lieutenant in the army, and at the age of nineteen was made a lieutenant. In 1888 he came to the United States, and was at once ushered into the crude and changeful atmosphere of a mining camp m Montana, where he engaged for eight years in the butchering and cattle business in Bozeman. Following this experience he came immediately to Globe February i, 1896, and has since been one of the principal hustlers of the place. In politics a Republican, Mr. Bonne is a strict party man, and is active in all of the local under- takings of his adopted town. He is connected with the Elks, with the blue lodge of Masons in Globe, and with the Scottish Rites at Livingston, :\Iont. Mr. Bonne's prosperity is a one-sided afTair, for he is unmarried and the sole appre- ciator of his worldly affluence. F. J. MLLAESCUSA. Commercial activity is the keynote of Ameri- can prosperity today, and where one fortune is made in the mines thousands are acquired in the safe and certain channels of the business world. Realizing this and modeling his career on the conclusions formed, F. J. Villaeseusa, a promi- nent and valued citizen of Tucson, has risen to an enviable position of wealth and influence. Literally, he has been the architect of his own fortunes, and in a narration of the main points in his life, much can be learned, lessons of indus- try and perseverance being chief. Though springing from one of the old and formerly wealthy families of the state of Sonora, Mexico, F. J. \'illaescusa perceived at an early age that he was destineil to be dependent upon his own resources, for his father, Manuel \'illaes- cusa, died when he was young. The birth of our subject took place at Arispe, Sonora, Mexico, February 4, i860, and he was reared at Hermo- sillo, same state. Prior to his arrival in Tucson, in 1879, he had commenced to learn the sad- dlery trade, and completed the calling with the firm of Clarke & Patton, of Tucson. Just a score of ye.irs ago the yotmg man em- barked in business for himself. His little shop, a niinu 10x12 feet in size, was situated on South Meyer street, opposite his present establishment. A few tools, a sewing machine and fifty dollars in cash then constituted his business stock and capital, but within a few years he had built up so large a trade that he was in much larger quar- ters, and ten years ago, in 1891, he erect- ed his fine building, running from !Meyer to Main streets, and .36x192 feet in di- mensions, part of it two stories in height. It is all utilized in his business, and in addition to this he owns warehouses on Cor- ral street. For some years he has kept a wagon and carriage repository, representing old and re- liable manufactures, including the Mitcliell wagons and Racine (Wis.) wagons and carriages. At the same time he maintains his harness and saddlery business, his goods standing unrivaled in the markets of these territories. He deals in all kinds of horse furnishings, both in whole- sale and retail. For some time he owned and carried on a tannery, but discontinued it, as he had too many other "irons in the fire." Mr. Villaescusa is interested in the Tucson Building & Loan Association, has invested in local property on his own account, and built a handsome residence for his family at the corner of Convent and Corral streets. Fraternally he is coimected with the Ancient Order of United ■Workmen and with the Hall Association of that fraternity. In his political convictions he is a Republican. The first wife of our subject bore the maiden name of Mctoria Jimenes. She was born in Sonora, Mexico, and died in this city, leaving one son, Philip. The lady who now is the wife of ]Mr. AlUaescusa was formerly Miss Luz Redondo, also of Sonora. RAMON B. ARBALLO. Unlike the majority who have cast their lot with the fluctuating fortunes of the towns of the territory, Mr. Arballo is a native of Ari- zona, having been born in Tucson July 23, 1870. Here he was educated in the public schools of Florence, whither his parents removed in 1875. Of an ambitious and enterprising turn of mind, he early evinced habits of industr\' and thrift, and October 9, 1884, at the age of fourteen, en- tered the enqiloy of J. B. Michca, a jnirveyor of general merchandise. .\t first a clerk, lu' rapidl\ niasteri'd every detail of the business, and hi- rORTRAir .Wni niOGRAPHICAL RFXORD. 74 f conscientious application of the principles of honesty and correct business methods fountl tlieir fitting reward in 1893, when he became a memlier of the firm of C. R. Alichca & Co. Air. Arh.allo's rise in life from a comparativelv small beginning has enabletl him to amass con- siderable of this world's goods, and in addition to owning the store and stock which forms the basis of the merchandise business, he is the pos- sessor of local and country real estate. He finds time amid the stress of business worries to act- ively engage in many of the enterprises which have been instrumental in advancing the best interests of the city, and his large-heartedness and generosity to all good causes are never ques- tioned. In a Democratic community he firmly adheres to Republican principles, and has been prominent in local affairs. At the present time he is one of the city councilmen. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is a member of the Spanish- American Alliance. J. KNOX CORBETT. Success is the just reward of persistent and well-directed effort, and in the case of J. Knox Corbctt it is plain that he has won prosperity and a position of influence in his conuiiunitv by the exercise of the essential cjualities of a busi- ness man. Beginning his commercial career without means or extraneous assistance of any kinfl, he sturdily pressed his way forward until he arrived at his present honorable place, as one (if the leading business men of Tucson. Alore- (jver, he is intensely patriotic and has been an effective worker in the ranks of the Republican party, being the secretary of the Arizona terri- torial central conuiiittee from i8t)8 to igoo. hav- ing been cliairman of the city Republican com- mittee and for a long time connected with the county central committee. Mr. Corbett is of Scotch-French extraction, his grandfather, James Corbett, having been a native of Scotland, and his maternal ancestors having been subjects of the French crown, though his grandfather, James J. Britton, was a native of Sumter, S. C, and some of the family fought for American independence in the war of the Revolution. James Corbctt was a Scot- tish refugee who became a prominent manufac- turer of linen in Charleston, S. C. His son, J. X., father of our subject, was born in Sumter, S. C, and lived in that place until 1899, when, well along in years, and accompanied bv his wife, he came to make his home with his son in Tuc- son. He was a hardware merchant during his active life, and his eldest son, W. J., is engaged in the same lousiness in Tucson. Harry D., the next son, is a member of the Heermann Station- ery Companx-, of Tucson; Dr. George Corbett is a physician of Ogdensburg, N. Y., and L. W. is a furniture merchant of Santa Paula, Cal. Mrs. Lizzie Mimnis, Mrs. Susan L. Hood and Mrs. Emma Roland, the daughters, live in Sumter, S. C. The mother, whose maiden name was Gulie Britton, was born and has always lived in Sumter. Both she and her husband are strong Presbyterians. While he was in thorough sym- pathy with the Union during the Civil war and as long as possible kept out of the Confederate army, he was at last pressed into tlie service, but managed to be appointed to the non-aggressive position of assistant quartermaster. J. Knox Corbett was born June 20, 1861, in Sumter, S. C, and was reared in that place. When a mere boy he commenced learning the lumber business, and was in the employ of Sam- uel Graham from the time he was fourteen until he was eighteen years of age. In January, 1880, he came to Tucson, making the journev from Albiup.iertiue, X. M., by stage coach. For about three years thereafter he was a clerk in the post- office under Dr. Lord, the postmaster, and, after an interval of about a year when he ran a stage line between Tucson and Silver Bell, he became assistant postmaster to J\L P. Freeman, and con- tinued in that position for four years. In the mean time, in 1883, Mr. Corbett had embarked in the cattle business and had estab- lished a ranch in the Rincon mountains, and at the end of his term in the postofifice located on his property. .\t intervals, however, his family resided in Tucson. Subsequently he became the owner of another ranch, this one situated abqut four miles from the other, across the line in Co- chise county. Tt was not until 1898 that he sold all of his cattle, but his home has been in Tuc- son since 1880. In February, 1890, he was ap- pointed postmaster of Tucson by President FTar- 742 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. rison, and efficiently served for four years. Re- tiring from the office in 1894, he embarked in the kmiber business, built large sheds, and now is the proprietor of the most extensive yards in southern Arizona, a whole block being devoted to the same, and a fine stock of building material of all kinds being kept on hand. He was one of the organizers and is a director of the Citi- zens' Building & Loan Association and is a member of the lodge and club of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. As a representative Republican, he is well known throughout Ari- zona. A few years ago Mr. Corbett built a hand- some modern residence on Eighth street. In 1885 he married Miss Lizzie Hughes, one of Tucson's native-born daughters, and a daughter of Samuel Hughes, one of the oldest and most [iromincnt American pioneers of southern Ari- zona. She possesses an excellent education, having pursued the higher branches of knowl- edge at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence. Two children bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Corbett, namely: Hiram Stevens and Gulie. JOHN C. HARRIS. To Mr. Harris belongs the distinction of be- ing the oldest inhabitant of Florence in point of years of residence. Long before this prosperous little town was even dimly outlined in the minds of men he came from Lassen county, Cal., and settled at old Adamsville on the Gila river in the fall of 1869. Here he was for several years em- ployed in the Richard & Company's flour mill constructing concern, and in time became a mas- ter of the trade, starting a mill for them in the Salt River valley. Since the days of the flour mill association he has lived in this part of the territory, and covering a period of more than twenty years has been engaged in contracting and building, having accomplished more in that line than any one other man. Nor have his efforts been confined to the work of building, for he has availed himself of several of the oppor- tunities for the acquisition of wealth afforded by this versatile part of the west. Although born in Harford county, Md., in 1848, Mr. Han-is was reared in Pennsylvania, whilher his pnents hr!(l, in the mean time, re- moved when he was a mere child. In the vicinity of Harrisburg he was educated in the public schools, and at the Bryant & Stratton Business College in Harrisburg. With the breaking out of the war he entered the service of the Union army in 1864 and was discharged in 1865. The following year he crossed the plains to Cali- fornia with wagons and teams, working his way along with the constructors of the Union Pacific Railroad, and arrived eventually in Lassen coun- ty, Cal. As a means of livelihood he engaged in farming, and put up feed for the wintering of stock, and in 1869 took up his permanent resi- dence in Arizona. The mining experiences of Mr. Harris have continued over many years, and have been fraught with much success. It is doubtful if there are many in the vicinity more familiar with the histories of the different mines and their ratio of productiveness than is he. Among his other interests in mining was his location of the famous Half Moon mine, which was later dis- posed of at a reasonable figure. In 1899 he sold to George B. Chittendon what is known as a group of four claims for $5,000. but he still owns several good copper claims, among them being- two claims east of Horence which show a high grade of red oxide ore containing both gold and silver. In the Riverside district also he has some fine prospects in copper, gold and silver. In fact, at the present time Mr. Harris spends the greater part of his time in the mountains, in prospecting and in practical mining, and is one of the best authorities on ores in the territory. In 1870 Mr. Harris married Rose Ramires, who became the mother of seven children and died in 1893. The surviving children are Eliza- beth, the wife of Taylor Brannaman, and living at Florence; Mrs. J. E. McGee, of Florence; Sophia, Caroline, Sarah and Edna. In national politics a Democrat, Mr. Harris has been promi- nent in local affairs, but has of late years been affiliated with the Republican party. He ren- dered valuable service to the cause of education as a trustee of the school district, and was coun- ty coroner for four years, and administrator for the san-ic length of time. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the (~iila Valley Masonic Lodge No. (). ;md w ith the Ancient Order of United Work- nun, of which he has been a nienil)er for seven- ^;;^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 745 teen years. In addition to considerable property in Florence Mr. Harris also owns considerable real estate in Tucson, in which city he is well and favorably known. WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER. For twenty-three years this sterling citizen of Holbrook has been a resident of Arizona, and in many substantial ways has assisted in its up- building and progress. A native of Germany, he lived in the fatherland until 1872, when he came to the United States. During the si.x years which followed he lived in Ohio, at Cob- den, Union county, 111., and St. Louis, Mo., devoting a portion of this period to agricultural pursuits and the remainder of the time working at his newl}--acquired trade of blacksmithing. When in the prime of early manhood, in 1878, Mr. Armbruster yielded to the desire for a taste of military life, so common among the robust, stalwart sons of Germany, enlisting for five years in the LTnited States regulars. Being assigned to the cavalry troops stationed at Fort Mc- Dowell, Ariz., he spent five years there, his trade coming into play, as he was appointed company blacksmith, his duty being to keep all of the horses well shod. In addition to this, when the Indians were on the warpath, as they were a number of times during that period, he took part in the active campaigns against the red men. In 1883, when he had been honorably discharged, owing to the expiration of his term of enlistment, he came to Fort Apache, where he was employed as a blacksmith in the cpiar- termaster's department some three years. Altogether Mr. Armbruster looks back upon his army life on this frontier with some pleasant recollections, in spite of the monotonous routine of drills and petty duties, relieved only by a lively campaign with the Indians, almost hailed as a boon, though full of peril. He formed some friendships, strong as only common hopes and dangers can ever make. In 1886, almost reluctantly leaving the military circles, he came to Holbrook, and having purchased the shop of H. FI. Scorse, began carrying on a gen- eral blacksmithing business, making a specality of all kinds of repairing. By diligence and application to business he has amassed a snug little competency and to-day owns considerable real estate in Holbrook, and several dwellings which he leases. For a time he was financially interested in the cattle business at Fort Mc- Dowell, but sold out his cattle interests in 1898. As an instance of his public spirit, it may be stated that he was one of the enterprising men who built the dam across the Little Colorado, for irrigation purposes, a fact that redounds none the less to his credit because of its unfor- tunate climax, when it was destroyed by the great flood of 1888. In political standing he is an ardent Republican, and for a number of years was affiliated with the Odd Fellows' fraternity in the east. CONRAD MEYER. Of the many sons of Germany who have asso- ciated their best days and most earnest efforts with the promise and prosperity of the Salt River valley, none is held in higher esteem, nor have any turned their abilities and opportuni- ties to better account than has Mr. Meyer. Fle first came to the territory in May, 1870, when the country was unsettled and most tmpromis- ing in aspect,, and pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land from the government. At the present time he owns one hundred and forty acres, having sold twenty acres. By his neigh- bors he is accounted one of the most prosperous in the locality, and his farm is conducted on model lines and to the best possible advantage. A native of Prussia. Germany, Mr. Meyer was born in 1844, and is a son of Henry and Fred- ericka Meyer, who were born in Germany. The youth Conrad was reared to man's estate in his native land, and received, as do most German boys, a good common-school education. While still quite young he learned the trade of brush- maker, serving an apprenticeship of four years, after which he followed his trade for several years as journeyman brushmaker. In 1866 he immigrated to America, sailing on the ship Bremen from the city of Bremen, and after a seventeen days' voyage landed in New York City. For some time he followed his trade of journeyman brushmaker, and continued the same after removing to California in 1869. In the spring of the following year he located in Prescott, .Ariz., for a few months, and canie to the Salt River vallev in the fall. 746 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In May, 1888, Mr. Meyer married Minnie Pen- dleton, a native of Massachusetts, and a daugh- ter of Harry Pendleton. To Mr. and Mrs. Meyer have been born eight children, of whom these are living: Mabel. Harry, Carl, Albert and Clifford. Lucv and Nellie are deceased, also Margaret. Mr. Meyer has lived so long in the locality that he seems a part of its growth, and his labors will be always associated with its enterprise and development. He has been greatly interested in the matter of water supply, and aided in the construction of the Tempe canal, from wdiich he receives the water for irrigating his land. In national politics he is a Republican, and though interested in the undertakings of that party has never had a desire for political office. The thorough education acquired in his native land has aided him in readily picking up the English language, and in appreciating the benefits of a residence in this wonderful territory in the far west. DANIEL 2\IcDERMOTT. The well-known and efficient superintendent of the Arizona Water Company, Mr. McDer- mott, of Phoenix, has charge of all of the canals on that side of Salt river, namely: the Arizona, Grand, Maricopa and Salt River Valley canals. He is an energetic and enterprising business man of known reliability, and has met with well- deserved success during his residence in the territory. Mr. McDermott was born in Fairbury, Liv- ingston county, III, on the 27th of February, 1 86 1, and is a son of Lawrence and Ann (Maher) McDermott, natives of County Kildare and County Tipperary, Ireland, respectively. The family is of Scotch origin, his ancestors having removed with Bruce from Scotland to Ireland. While in his teens the father came to America, and first settled in Indiana, where he followed fanning. Subsequently he engaged in the same pursuit in Livingston county. 111. In 1880 he removed to Nebraska, and eight years later be- came a resident of Rawlins county, Kans., where he has since engaged in the stock business. He and his wife have a family of seven children, of whom Daniel is third in order of birth. Our subject spent the first nineteen years of his life in his native state and is indebted to its public schools for his educational advantages. In 1880 he removed to Seward, Neb., where he was engaged in farming and stock raising for three years, and for the same length of time was en- gaged in agricultural pursuits in Clay county, that state. In 1886 he entered the employ of Rhinehart & Mehan, railroad contractors, and served as foreman on the construction of the Rock Island Railroad in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado for one year each. He then went to New Mexico as a canal builder, and was en- gaged in the construction of the canal through the J^Iaxwell grant of land. In 1889 he went to Bisbee, where, in the employ of the same com- pany, he built the railroad for the Copper Queen Mining Company from Fairbank to their mines. In the spring of 1890 Mr. McDermott came to Phoeni.x as zanjero in the employ of the Ari- zona Canal Company and remained with them until he received his present appointment as superintendent of the Arizona Water Company, in January, 1899. He has since most capably and satisfactorily filled that responsible posi- tion, and has the entire confidence and good will of the company. He now owns some city prop- erty in Phoenix, and also has a farm of one hun- dred and sixty acres five miles west of the city, on which he is engaged in raising alfalfa and feeding cattle. Mr. McDermott was married in Phoenix to Miss Florence Kay, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of P. L. and Mary E. (Smith) Kay. Her father was born near Payson, Adams county, 111., and was a. son of Robert G. Kay and grandson of James Kay, both natives of Culpeper county, Va., and representatives of an old family of that state. Mrs. McDermott's father was reared in Illinois and completed his edu- cation at Shurtlifif College. He engaged in farming near the old homestead until the fall of 1888, when he came to .\rizona, and, together with his son, purchased a ranch of two hundred and forty acres nine miles northwest of Phoenix, but in 1889 he sold that property and embarked in the real-estate business in Phoeni.x. He was ]5resident of the Western Investment & Banking Company until 1899, when he resigned that posi- tion. He has four children: George R., a ranch- man living six miles west of Phoenix; Florence, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 749 wife of our subject; Edith M., at huuie; and A. Woodie, who is attending Berkeley University. Mr. and Mrs. McDermott have two children, Ethel and Mary. Our subject is a member of the Board of Trade and a stanch supporter of the Republican party, having served as a member of the county central committee ten years, and tak- ing an active part in its work. DAVID CLARK. Throughout his mature life, and, indeed, even from the time he was thirteen years of age, David Clark has been associated with railroad- ing and mechanical enterprises, and is an expert in everything pertaining to machinery. His birth took place in Montreal, Canada, forty-two years ago, and until he was seventeen he re- mained under the parental roof, attending the common and high schools. Having served an apprenticeship as a machinist in the shops of the Grand Trunk Railroad at Montreal he was given a position as a fireman on a locomotive, and con- tinued to act in that capacity for two years, with the same corporation. Subsecpiently, he worked in the shops at Port Huron for six months. In 1879 Mr. Clark came to the west and for some time was with the Central Pacific Railroad, first at Sacramento and later at Carlin. Next we find him in Denver, as a machinist with the South Park Railroad Company; six months afterwards in Leadville, Colo., as engineer of the Little Pittsburg Mining Company. In 1882 he entered upon a year's service with the Southern Pacific, as a machinist in the Tucson shops, after which he lived at Albuquerque, N. M., for a like period, employed as an engineer and machinist in the -Vtlantic & Pacific Railroad shops. His next ex- perience was in old Mexico; having been offered a paying position as a master mechanic by the Mexican Central Railway, he accepted the place and was stationed at Santa Rosalia and at Jim- inez. Four years having thus rolled away, he returned to Tucson and to the Southern Pacific, running a locomotive from that point for four months. Then, coming to Clifton in 1887, he worked in the machine-shops three months, and during the ensuing six years was an engineer on the railroad line. Resigning, he then wont to South McAlester, I. T., and was the first machin- ist and extra engineer uf the newly-completed Choctaw Railroad, at that place. When his year was finished he again went to Tucson, and after a short period of service with the Southern Pacific resigned and became an engineer on the Globe, Gila X'alley & Northern. Only four months later, he came to Clifton for the second time and for two years was foreman in the rail- road shops. In March, 1897, he was promoted, being installed as master mechanic of the Ari- zona & New Mexico Railroad, and, in addition to this, he holds the same position with the Arizona Copper Company. As is well known, the 20- inch gauge railroad running from Qifton to the Company's mines, up in the mountains, in itself is an excellent specimen of engineering, with its steep grades and abrupt curves, necessitated by the peculiarities of the canon and cliffs. For just one decade Mr. Clark has been a nat- uralized citizen of the United States, his papers having been made out in Tucson. He now votes the straight Republican ticket and loyally up- holds all measures and institutions of his chosen country. Eight years ago he was initiated into Masonry in Clifton and seven years ago was raised to the Royal Arch degree at Deniing, N. M. In December, 1894, Mr. Clark married Miss Mollie AIcDonald of New Mexico. They are the parents of three children, two sons and a daugh- ter, named respectively in order of age, Roy, Annie L., and Alexander. NIELS MORTEN. Of the many sons of Denmark who have brought their excellent national characteristics of thrift and industry to bear upon the develop- ment of Salt River valley, none is more worthy of the confidence and esteem of their fellow- men than is Mr. i\Iorten. His success here is entirely the result of his own ability and enter- prise, which has jjrought him from a small be- ginning to a position of conii)arative aflluence. Mr. Morten was born in Denmark, March 25, 1835. and his parents were both natives of that country. In his native land he received a good common-school education, and when old enough to realize the advantages of life in .America, de- termined to avail himself of the conditions there 750 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. existing. In the spring of 1862 he set sail from Hamburg, and after a journey covering seven weeks of storms and delaying calms, landed in New York City. He went direct to Utah, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising until 1876, when he located in the Salt River valley, in Arizona, which has since been the scene of his enterprising efforts. Mr. Morten originally took up from the gov- ernment two quarter sections of land in the vi- cinity of Phoenix, and of the three hundred and twenty acres he now owns one hundred and sixty. No one in the valley has witnessed greater changes than has Mr. Morten, for his land was in the midst of a wilderness of unpromising as- pect, and his neighbors few and far between. For a number of years he suffered the usual privations of pioneer life, and received his rec- ompense therefor yyhen the soil began to give forth its abundant harvests, under his watchful care and untiring industr}-. For a number of years the family lived in an adobe house, and finally erected the frame structure which has since been their home. His farm is ilevoted to farming and stock-raising, which is carried on in the most approved and enterprising manner. While living in Denmark Mr. Morten was united in marriage with Carrie Oleson, a native of Denmark, and of this union there are five children living, viz.: Mrs. Peter Neilson; Mrs. J. D. Marlar; Mrs. Oliver Isaac; Peter N.; and Nellie. There are two deceased, Peter and Hiram. Mr. Morten is variously interested in the affairs of the community, and as a stanch member of the Republican party has served as a member of the school board of his district. Since coming to America Mr. Morten has ac- quired a fair knowledge of the English language, and has in all ways identified himself with the in- terests of his adopted country. He is recognized as one of the typical pioneers of this wonderful valley, whose benefits he has enjoyed, and whose resources he has helped to develop. WILLIAM M. NEWELL. The first house built at Mesa was erected of adobe by William M. Newell, and thus it is an obvious fact that he has been a witness of the entire development of this section of the Salt River valley. Not only has he witnessed it, but has himself aided in the great work of transfor- mation whereby the desert has become a garden- spot. Since February 22, 1900, he has been act- ing in the capacity of postmaster of Mesa, and is a justly popular official. For several years he was a justice of the peace, and for a long period has been connected with the board of education of Mesa, at the present time being the treasurer of that body. In matters relating to national pol- itics, he is a Republican, and in fraternal circles is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. It is a fact worthy of note that years ago he was the only Republican voter in Mesa. The nativity of William M. Newell occurred February 2^, 1850, in Wapello county, Iowa. His parents, William M. and Jemima (Foster) New- ell were natives of Indiana and were early set- tlers of Wapello county, whither they went in 1845. Reared on the farm and educated in the conunon schools of the district, our subject was well prepared for the battles of life by the time that he had arrived at his majority. Though a mere lad when the Civil war had come to a close, he was deeply patriotic, and ere the strug- gle was over volunteered his services to the de- fense of the Stars and Stripes. One of the young- est members of Company K, Forty-seventh Iowa Infantry, which was enlisted for one hundred days, he served, all told, about six months, be- ing stationed chiefly at the Helena (Ark.) garri- son. After lie had been honorably discharged he returned to his Iowa home, and stibsequently attended Birmingham College in Van Buren county. In 1873 he w^ent to Cftah, where he taught school for a short time, and then engaged in mining. In 1878 he came to Mesa, and now is the owner of a well cultivated farm of forty acres, not far from this place. His public duties have occupied a large share of his time, and he has made it a point of honor to neglect no de- tail of his official work, however pressing his pri- vate affairs might happen to be. His strict at- tention to the interests of the public largely ac- counts for his undoubted popularity. The marriage of Mr. Newell and Miss Irene Pomeroy, who was born in Utah, was solemnized in that state. Four daughters were born to them, namely: Blanche Irene, Lulu Fay, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 753 Grace J. ami Sibyl. The lady who now bears the name of our subject was fornierl\- Miss Ele- anor Brizzee, of Mesa. They are the parents of two sons and two daughters, named as fol- lows: Lottie, William \L, Jr., Thomas S. and Eleanor M. FRED E. CADWliLL. It is doubtful if any of the citizens of W'illcox have contributed a larger share toward the modernizing and upbuilding of their prosperous little settlement than has Mr. Cadwell. In all of the comparatively new communities which have arisen in the midst of the hitherto unsus- pected fertility and promise of .\rizona, a few- have taken the lead in the introduction of advanced methods of improvement, and which contribute to the pleasure, comfort and general well-being of the citizens. In various capacities Mr. Cadwell has been for years associated with the opening up of the west. A native of Racine county. Wis., he was born in 1857, and is a son of Erasmus and Clara (Moe) Cadwell, natives respectively of New York and Ohio. Interesting to note is the fact that he was the first child born at Union Grove, a small station on the southwest division of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, where his parents lived and of which they were among the enterprising and industrious farmers. In the midst of this fine agricultural region he re- ceived his early training and education, and in preparation for the future learned the trades of carpenter and millwright, which he subsequently followed in the home district for four years. Into his peaceful life came the rumors of the vast fortunes to be found in the Black Hills, and following the inclination of thousands of others he hastened thither in the spring of 1877, and for a year e.xperienced the exaltation and disappoinments of the average fortune seeker. .'\ later venture w'as along the Union Pacific Railroad to Wyoming, as superintendent of building for the railroad, and in 1879 ^^ again yielded to the popular excitement which emanated from Leadville, and was interested in mining and prospecting in this great camp until 1881. Between the years 1881 and 1884 he located at Lake \'alley, N. M., where he worked at his trade and was fairly successful as a builder and contractor. Mr. Cadwell came to .\rizona in 1884, settling in the Sulphur Spring valley and going into the cattle business on quite a large scale. In 1887 he sold his interests in this line and settled in \\'illcox, which afforded, as the nucleus for a town, an excellent field for a skilled contractor and builder. In the time intervening between his arrival on the scene and 1893 he erected practically all of the business houses of the place, and a large number of the residences, thus enrolling himself as one of the benefactors and most earnest workers for the advancement of the locality. A subsequent occupation was taking charge of the wheelwright shop con- nected with the Government Indian School, and in 1895 he was appointed under sheriff with Sheriff Fly, during which time of service he was located at Tombstone. In 1897 he went to Pearce, Ariz., a large and flourishing mining settlement, and started a lumber yard and en- gaged in building and contracting. One of the most appreciated and up-to-date enterprises of which the town of Willcox boasts was started by Mr. Cadwell in 1899, ^vlic" lie located here permanently and, in partnership with D. T. Swatling, built the electric li.ght plant, which supjilies the whole town with light. The citizens are also indebted to these gentle- men for the luxury of an ice plant and cold storage warehouse, which, during the heat of the summer, is the means of supplying points all along the railroad and the surrounding min- ing camps with ice and bottled beer by the car- load lots. The advantage of this industry can only be appreciated by those who suffer from the almost intolerable heat which visits the region for a portion of each year. The same firm are at present engaged in putting in a sys- tem of waterworks for the city, the water being derived from a well two hundred and seventy feet deep, and the supply of one hundred gal- lons a minute is derived through four-inch mains and sixtv feet of stand pipe. The firm will thus furnish for the city electric light, ice, cold stor- age and water, four of the most pressing neces- sities of all modern localities. In 1886 occurred the marriage of Mr. Cad- well and Margaret Fowler, a native of Logans- 754 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. port, Intl. Of this union there is one son, Ralph Fowler, who is being educated at tlie University in Tucson. In politics a Repuljlican, Mr. Cadwell has lieen nominated for sheriff and supervisor, and was defeated by but seven- teen and twenty-three votes respectively. He is fraternally associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is a charter member of the lodge at Willcox, besides wdiich he is con- nected with the Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 20, at Willcox. LEONARD D. REDFIELD. Leonard D. Redfield, the popular postmas- ter at Benson, was born in Olean, Cattarau- gus county, N. Y., December 6, 1867, and is a son of H. T. and Malvina (Pierce) Redfield, who were also born in New York state. When quite young the scene of his training and educa- tion was shifted to Tulare county, Cal., whither his parents removed in 1868. They were indus- trious and progressive farmers, and successful in the land of perpetual sunshine and flowers. In the hope, however, of still further bettering their condition they removed to Arizona in 1876, set- tling on the present site of Redington, forty miles below Benson on the river. They were among the very early comers to that locality and endured all of the hardships and deprivations w'hich are the necessary heritage of those cour- ageous people who settle in wild countries. At first their state was indeed desolate, for the near- est neighbor was thirty miles distant, and the in- tervening territory alive with hostile Indians. The river farm was their home until 1883, and in 1886 the father died. The mother is living with her son, Leonard D., at Benson. In 1883 L. D. Redfield accompanied his father and the rest of the family to Benson, where he finished the education which had been imperfect- ly begun on the farm. The elder Redfield en- gaged in the livery business until his death, and his son attended the public schools, and fitted himself in general for earning an independent livelihood. When fifteen years of age he went to work in a smelter, and after a few months turned to the more agreeable occupation of clerking. With the experience thus acquired he engaged in a general merchandise business in Benson with G. W. Bryan, an unfortunate ven- ture, for a devastating fire wiped out all that he had in the world. Nothing daunted, he started a fruit stand as a small means of getting ahead, and little by little managed to save enough money to start the general merchandise business in which he is at present engaged. A Republican in politics, Mr. Redfield is among the influential men in his party in the county. He has been prominent in the local un- dertakings of a political nature in his town, and received the appointment as postmaster in 1896 from President Cleveland and reappointed by President McKinley, having held the same continuously since. He is interested in mining and is the possessor of some valuable properties. Fraternally Mr. Redfield is a Mason, having joined that organization at Willcox; he is a mem- ber of the Chapter at Tombstone and of the Commandery at Tucson. x-\s a Knight of P)th- ias he is connected with Benson Post No. 5, and is past chancellor. JAMES PEARCE. From out a mining experience covering many years and extending throughout England, Scot- land and the United States, Mr. Pearce numbers among his undertakings an achievement which will inseparably associate his name with the large mineral developers of the territory, viz.: the finding of the Pearce mine in 1895. This valua- l)le claim is located about four miles from the Pearce ranch, at the foot of the Dragoon moun- tains on the northeast side, and its value was made apparent by breaking a piece of the ledge which betrayed the presence of gold. A little later a shaft was sunk and gold found in the ledge four feet above the ground, and eight months later they sunk a shaft fifty feet deep, and sold out to the Commonwealth company for $275,000. During the next six months the company took out enough gold to pay for the mine, and the output since then has more than realized the ex- pectations of the promoters and stockholders. The mine is known all over Arizona as the Pearce mine, and is among the most famous of the many gold producers in the territory. Also Mr. Pearce and sons at present own the Horn Spoon mine, located just back of the Pearce group, and they have another mine called the Blue Bell. These are promising properties and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 755 will doubtless hriiiL; iiirtlKT reward fur paticnec to their persistent owners. lUue Ik'H i.s about a mile from the original mine, and in this the sons-in-law of Mr. Pearce are also interested. Mr. Pearce was born in England July 27^, 1844, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Auther) Pearce, also natives of England. Mis first re- membered aspirations were centered on mining, and in pursuit of the wealth of the earth he visited difTerent parts of his native land and Scotland. In the hope of reaching a more prolific field of activity he emigrated to America in 1868, arriving in New York May 10, and after spend- ing two years in the east, went to Colorado in 1870. Three years later he removed to Idaho, and in 1876 settled in the Grass valley, in Cali- fornia, removing in 1880 to Montana, from which he returned to Nevada. January 8 he be- came identified with Arizona, settling in Sulphur Springs valley, which has since been his home. In 1864 Mr. Pearce married Maria Curnow in England, and of this union there are four children: Anna Maria, wife of John Hartrey; John J., who is also married; Elizabeth, wife of Richard Kinsman, and William, who resides with his parents. The daughters are living in Cali- fornia. AUGUSTUS C. BRICHTA. A veteran of the Mexican war and one of the early settlers of Arizona, Augustus Brichta is one of the best known .and most highly honored citizens of Tucson. Aloreover, to him is due the credit of having taught the first school in Tuc- son, if not the first in the territory, as is generally believed. His history, could it be given in all of its interesting details, would prove attractive reading to the general public, and even in out- line testifies to his efficiency as a business man and his value as a citizen. The parents of our subject were Francis and Amelia (Rudolphus) Brichta. natives of Schles- wig and Hamburg, Germany, respectively. When a young man the father settled in New York City and was occupied in mercantile pursuits there for a ])eriod. Subsequently, going to Havana, Cuba, he made his home there for some time and as manager took the first Italian opera com- pany from Italy to Havana. About that time General Tacon, then governor, built the old Ha- vana theater, w liich is yet standing. Later in life Mr. Brichta removed to New Orleans and then to Texas. His last years were spent in the Cres- cent City, where he was a commission merchant. His wife departed this life in .Kustin, Texas, and two of their four children are yet living. Augustus Brichta was born in New York City September 2, 1821, and was educated in the Jes- uit College in Havana and in the St. Louis Uni- versity, in which institution he was graduated. Then he was associated in business with his fa- ther in Nacogdoches county, Texas, and when the war with Mexico came on enlisted in the Sec- ond Texas Mounted Volunteers. From 1846 to 1847 hs ^^'ss actively engaged at the front, and participated in the battle of Monterey. For many years he has been a member of the Society of Mexican Veterans, having joined that order in San Francisco. In 1849 Mr. Brichta went to California and for some years engaged in mining on the American, Feather and Yuba rivers. About 1865 he came to Arizona and, locating on Walker creek, in Ya- vapai county, was occupied in placer mining there until three years after Arizona was organ- ized as a territory. Then, coming to Tucson, as previously stated, he taught the first English- speaking school here, and for a few months man- aged a private school. For a period he was in business with the old firm of Lord & Williams, and served as deputy postmaster for some time. When Mr. De Long was mayor he was an as- sistant clerk in the commissary department, and for one term was the county recorder of Pima county. Mining enterprises have occupied the major portion of his attention for years, and with his son, I5ernabe C, he owns three fine claims in the cojjper region of the Tucson mountains. He has built two residences in this city and has lovally aided in local undertakings. .Active in the ranks of the Democratic party, he was freciuently called upon by his political friends to fill ])ublic offices of more or less importance, and always acquitted himself with credit. He was clerk of the second legislature held in Arizona and also was clerk of the third general assembly, both held in Prescott. In Tucson the marriage of Mr. Brichta and Miss Jesus Franco, a native of Santa Cruz, Mex- ico, was solemnized. She is the daughter of 756 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Alexander Franco. B. C. Brichta, their eldest son, is a merchant of Tucson and is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Manuel F. is employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, and Peter F. is connected with the mining interests above referred to. NEIL P. McCALLUM. Sound judgment, combined with fine ability in mechanical lines, has enabled the subject o'f this biography, now a well-known resident of Phoe- nix, to obtain a suljstantial success in life, and his history is of especial interest. He is proprie- tor of the Phoenix Foundry & Machine Works at Nos. 25-33 North Second street, manufactur- ing machinery, supplies and castings and doing all kinds of work in the mechanical line. Mr. McCallum was born in Cinciimati, Ohio, July 27, i860, and belongs to an old and promi- nent Scotch family. His paternal great-grandfa- ther was a Scotch baron, who brought the fam- ily to America and located in Canada. The grandfather became a resident of Indiana, of which state he was .a pioneer. By occupation he was a farmer. The father, John McCallum, was born near Veva, Ind., and was for some time engaged in the commission business in Memphis, Tenn., but later lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he died during the Civil war. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian and was a man highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He married Ellen Andrew, who also died in Cincinnati. She was a native of that city and a daughter of William Andrew, who located there on his emigration from Scotland, and was there engaged in mechanical work, being a fine machinist. Our subject is the youngest in a fam- ily of five children, three of whom are now liv- ing. His brother, William A., is a manufacturer of electrical goods in Cincinnati, Ohio. Reared in the city of his birth, Neil P. Mc- Callum attended its public and high schools, and when his education was completed entered the employ of William Kirkup & Son. machinists and brass founders, for whom he worked seven years. In 1S83 he came to Arizona, and em- barked in the cattle business near Willcox, Co- chise county, having a ranch in the Chiricahua mountains, thirty-five miles south of Willcox, where he lived for ten vears. During that time he was also interested in mining, and was manager of the Aravaipa Mining Company's store at the camp. Selling out in 1893 he came to Phoenix, and, the follow'ing year became assistant territo- rial auditor, which position he held for eighteen months. At the end of that time he embarked in his present business, and is now enjoying an excellent trade both as a manufacturer and repairer of machinery. He has also built a cold storage plant, and has a street system of re- frigeration, by which his customers are furnished with refrigeration. His ice machine has a capacity of about fifteen tons per day, and his cold storage plant is quite large. Wide-awake, energetic and progressive, he has prospered in his undertak- ings thus far, his excellent success being but the logical result of his careful and correct busi- ness methods. By his ballot he supports the men and measures of the Republican party, and he takes an active interest in all enterprises which he believes calculated to prove of public benefit. FREEMAN T. POWERS. In addition to filling the ofifice of president of the Utah Canal Enlargement & Extension Com- pany, Mr. Powers operates a well-improved claim seven miles southeast of Tempe. After coming to the territory in 1 881, he remained for a number of years on the upper Salt river, in the Gila country, and in 1892 located on the ranch which is his present home. He has one hundred and twenty acres under a high state of cultivation, and" devotes the greater part of his land to the raising of cattle. A native of Susquehamia county. Pa., Mr. Powers was born i\ugust 30, 1841, and is a son of Hazard and Philcna (Tiftgley) Powers, natives respectively of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He was reared to farming and stock-raising, and surrounded by the influence that usually predom- in.ates in the average country home. At the dis- trict schools of his native county he received a fair education, and in later life devoted much time to research along many lines. He was mar- ried in Pennsylvania to Prudence Bailey, a native of Susquehanna county, that state, who died after a few years. Mr. Powers later married Mrs. Amanda Collins, formerly of Grand Junction, Tenn., and the mother of three children by her PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 759 former husband, Henry, Dixie and Lafayette Collins. To Mr. and Mrs. Powers have been bom three children, two of whom are living: Lulu A. and Tingley K. Mr. Powers is greatly interested in the cause of education, and is now serving as a trustee of the Jordan school district No. 26, a position which he has hekl for several years. Although independent in politics, he has held several local positions within the gift of the people, and while living in Gila county served as county super- visor for several years. He is progressive and enterprising and has materially aided in the growth of the localities in which he has resided. In Gila county he rendered a lasting service to the residents by digging a ditch from the upper Salt river which furnished abundant water for irrigating purposes. He has since given manv practical evidences of his interest in the general welfare, and is accounted one of the reliable and substantial citizens and farmers of the valley. Mrs. Powers is a member of the Church of God of the Abrahamic faith. BISHOP JOHN TAYLOR. This large-hearted and progressive church- nip.n at Pima was born in Salt Lake City Oc- tober 25, 1850. He comes of a family who have for years been intimately associated with the undertakings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and who have exerted a wide influence toward moral and commercial development. His parents were Allen and Han- nah (Egbert) Taylor. His father was born in Kentucky and was a close companion of Joseph Smith, often being a member of his bodyguard. In the very e-rly days of the century he brought two wagon trains across the desert and took up his residence in Utah, where his high moral character and ability gained for him readv recognition. For ten years he was bishop of Kaysville, Davis county, LUah, and subse- quently, at the age of seventy-seven years, he died in the service of his church at Raljhit val- ley, v.-here he is buried. The youth of John Taylor was passc<l. until his eleventh year, at Tvaysville, at which time he removed to south L^tah, where he lived un- til twentv vears of age. At the age of nine- teen he married Mary Kelsey, a- daughter of Easton and Mary Jane (Cox) Kelsey, and the following year he aided in the colonization plan of the church by establishing a colony at Pan- guitch, Utah. In 1880 he brought his family to Arizona, settling in Pima within a few yards of where he now lives. He helped to lay out the town, and aided in its growth and prosper- ity, and in 1885 was ordained bishop of Pima ward, St. Joseph stake. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which position he still holds. The congregation has a good brick church and the membership is large. To Bishop and Mrs. Taylor have been born twelve children: Mary, John E., Joseph A., William C, Franklin R., who filled a mission in the southwestern states in 1898 and 1899; Sarah L., Edith R., Marion A. and Myrtle (twins): Jessie K., George A., and Era, who is six years of age. All of the children are living in Pima, and five are married, and have, according to the habit of their generous and helpful father, homes of their own which they received at the time of their marriage. The Bishop has seven living grandchildren, and an event of rejoicing was when the entire family ate Christmas dinner together. The sons and daughters are all members of the church to which their father has ever given his allegiance, and the oldest son is first assistant superinten- dent of the Sunday school. About a mile from Pima Bishop Taylor has eighty acres of land under cultivation. He is a member of the Dem- ocratic party, as are his sons. C. C. McEWEN. The Pioneer & City Transfer Company, of which Mr. McEwen is vice-president, is meeting with a high degree of success, and receives the patronage of a large share of the residents of Phoenix and vicinity. The company is the re- sult of the consolidation, in 1899, of the City Transfer, which was started by Mr. McEwen in 1891, and the Pioneer Transfer. The president is J. D. Reed, of Tucson, and the secretary and treasurer Clinton Lauvcr. The office of the con- cern is located at 10 South Center street. The firm does a large storage business, and have two storehouses on the corner of Jackson and First 760 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. streets, one of which is 40x40 in dimensions and the other 50x50 feet. They also conduct a gen- eral moving business. Their reliable business methods .and extreme care in the matter of trans- fer of valuable articles and house furnishings have won for them the confidence of the com- munit\-, and by far the largest patronage of any firm in the valley. A native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., Mr. McEwen was born December 20, 1856, and is a son of George and Eliza (Bohannan) McEwen, natives respectively of St. Lawrence and Oswe- go counties, N. Y. George McEwen was a farmer during his lifetime, and in 1866 removed to Shelby county, 'Mo., where he eventually died. The paternal grandfather, Daniel, was born in \'ermont, and was later a farmer in St. Law- rence county. He was of Scotch descent. C. C. ]\IcEwen remained at home on his father's farm until about twenty years of age, and in 1876 re- moved to Missouri, where he became interested in general farming and in the horse business. In 1884 he settled in Gainesville, Texas, and en- gaged in the cattle business, and later went to the Indian territory. In 1884 he located in Phoe- nix, and for eighteen months w-as in the employ of J. B. Montgomery's dairy concern. He then turned his attention to farming for three years, later engaging in the management of a wood and coal yard, on the present site of the O'Xeill building, which was later removed to East Madi- son street, and was conducted by Mr. AIcEwen until his change of occupation to the transfer business. In Palmyra, N. Y., occurred the marriage of ^Ir. McEwen and Elizabeth Schallar, a native of Illinois, and of German descent. Of this union there have been three children: Clarice, Sidney and Arizona. ]\Ir. McEwen is a very public- spirited man, and interested in all that pertains to the development of his locality. He still has an interest in the City Wood Yard, on West Washington street, between Third and Fourth avenues. The residence constructed by him at No. 505 South Third street is a commodious and comfortable structure, and a credit to the surrounding homes. In national politics he is a Democrat, and with his family is connected with the Lutheran Church. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the Woodmen of the World. Mr. iMcEwen has gieat faith in the prospects of his adopted territory, and is particularly pleased with the climate and general conditions. When he first came here a five years' illness had re- duced his weight to one hundred and seven- teen pounds, and six months later he weighed one hundred and forty pounds. He has since enjoyed perfect health, and attributes the change to the wonderful climate of this most wonderful territory. CHRISTIAN MILLER. The record of the life of Mr. Miller, a farmer of the Salt River valley, shows that he is a native of Baltimore, Md., born February 26, 1837. His parents. Christian S. and Catherine R. (Luke) Miller, were natives of Germany, the former of Prussia and the latter of Wurtemburg. Their son was reared in ISahiniore until his fourteenth year, at which time he removed with his parents to Springfield, III., and in 1857 they changed their location to Harrison county. Mo. There the parents died. He received an excellent educa- tion in the public schools of Springfield and Mis- souri, and was well equipped by education and practical home-training for the future responsi- bilities of life. While living in Harrison county, Mo., Mr. Miller became a prominent member of the com- nnmity, and e.xerted a wide influence in all of the afifairs of the county. He held various responsi- ble local of^ces within the gift of the people, in- cluding that of treasurer of Dallas township. His harmonious existence was somewhat broken in upon at the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted in the Union army and served for three years and two months in Company G, Sixth Missouri Volunteer C?ivalry. He was sta- tioned mostly in Arkansas and Missouri, and participated in many of the important battles of the war, among which were Wilson's Creek. Cross Hollow, Forbes River, and in several mi- nor skirmishes. During the course of the serv- ice his command was a part of the army that fought Price and Marmaduke. and run them out of Missouri. In 1865, while still living in Missouri, ]Mr. Mil- ler married Emily Reaksecker, a native of \'ir- ginia and a daughter of Frederick and Christena (King) Reaksecker. Of this miion there were PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. six children, of whom the eldest, Ida Alav, died at the age of twenty-one. Those now living are: Edward; Julia; Lizzie, who is the wife of John A. Elvey, a rancher and miner of ]\Iaricopa county; J. Frank; Ralph E., and Lillie B. In Mis- souri Mr. ^liller successfully carried on large general farming and stock-raiting interests and continued the same until his removal to .Arizona in 1893. In the Salt River valley, the farm of Mr. Aliller has many natural advantages and is located on the Maricopa canal. He owns one hundred and twenty-eight and a cjuarter acres of land, forty acres comprising the home claim. It is under a high state of cultivation, and is a credit to the en- terprising owner and to the locality in which it is situated. He is thoroughly in touch with the enterprises instituted for the upbuilding of the valley, and is regarded as an acquisition to the agriculturists there residing. Politically he has always been a Republican and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Church. JOHN R. NORTON. Success is determined by one's ability to rec- ognize ojiportunity, and to pursue this with a resolute and unflagging energy. It results from continued labor, and the man who thus accom- plishes his purpose usually becomes an import- ant factor in the business circles of the com- numitv with which he is connected. Through such means Mr. Norton has attained a leading place among the representative men of Phoenix, and his well-spent and honorable life commands the respect of all who know him. He was born at Sulphur Well, Metcalfe county, Ky., h"el)ruary 28, 1854, a son of Robert and Annie (Hunter) Norton, the former of Scotch-Irish, the latter of English descent. The ])aternal grandfather, George Washington Nor- ton, was a native of Virginia, from which state he removed to Kentucky at an early day, and about 1856 took up his residence near Lexing- ton, La Fayette county. Mo., where his death occurred. He was a farmer by occupation. ( )ur subject's father was a native of Kentucky, and became a farmer, machinist and inventor, con- structing man)- appliances for woolen mills. He built the woolen mills at Nicholasville, Ky., which he operated until they were destroyed by fire, and then removed to Lexington, Mo., where he engaged in business as a hemp dealer until his death in i860. His wife was born near Nicholas- \ille, Ky., and was a daughter of John Hunter, a native of Virginia and an early settler of Ken- tucky, who followed the occupation of farming and served as captain in the war of 1812, in which he was wounded. Our subject is second in order of birth in a family of three children, the others being Mrs. Lavina Shearer and Mrs. Lucy Bickers, both residents of Kentucky. John R. Norton was three years old when the faiuily removed to Lexington, i\Io., but in tlie fall of i860 he returned to Kentucky and made his home with an uncle, Mr. Hurst, on a farm near Richmond, Madison county, until thirteen >ears of age, when he went to Centralia, J\Io., where he was employed on a farm for five years. During the last year he also traded in stock. In 1876 he removed to Ford county. 111., and em- barked in farming on his own account near Gib- son City. He planted a large amount of corn, but the season being wet his crop proved a failure. In 188 1 j\lr. N(.irton concluded to come to a jilace where it never rains, and entered the cm- l)loyofthe Atlantic & Pacific Railroad as foreman tor W. ^lurphy, a construction contractor. ( )u the 5th of May, 1883, he came with Mr. Alurphy to Phoeni.x as foreman on the construction of the .Vrizona canal, and held that position three years. In 1887 he had charge of the grading of thirtv- four miles of the Maricopa road for the .same gentleman, and was then made superintendent of the -Vrizona Improvement Company's Works, serving as such about five years. Subsetiucnth- he was superintendent of all of the canals on the north side of Salt river, namely: the Arizona, Grand, Maricopa and Salt river, and during the seven x'ears he held th;U position he worked about eighteen hours a day. He resigned in i8ij8. Five years before this he became interest- ed in the cattle business, and bought and im- proxed a ranch noith of the city, which he sold in n;oo, and ])urchased his present ranch of three Inuulred and sixty acres on the Buckeye, twenty- seven miles west of I'hoenix. This is one of the linest alfalfa r.Muchos in Arizona. .\s a dealer 762 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, and feeder, Mr. Norton handles from fifteen Inm- dred to two thousand head of cattle annually, and keeps some standard bred horses and mules. He organized the Phoenix Hay & Grain Com- pany, now located at the corner of Jefferson and First streets, and is a stockholder, director and president of the same. In Phoenix Mr. N^orton was united in mar- riage with Miss Etta W. Wright, who was born near Yuma, Ariz., while her parents, J. C. and IVIary Wright, were en route to California, though they now live near Phoenix. Mr. and Mrs. Norton have two children, Fred W. and Edith M. The family have a pleasant residence on Ninth avenue, near the Yuma road. Fraternally Mr. Norton affiliates with the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the \\'orld, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Politically lie is prominently identified with the Democratic party, always attending its conventions, and frequently serving as a mem- ber of the county committee. In 1896 he was elected supervisor of Maricopa county, receiving a higher number of votes than any other super- visor, and he has since filled that office with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of bis constituents. He takes an active interest in the forest reserve scheme to preserve the for- est for a watershed, and he owns a third interest in the mouth of the \'erde, which has been tendered the reservoir committee at what it cost the company. He is pre-eminently public-spirit- ed and progressive, and takes a deep interest in all enterprises tending to advance the welfare of his community. THOMAS M. BROCKMAN. Great changes have taken place in Arizona since Mr. Brockman came here in 1874, From a wild and desert condition of unpromising as- pect the Salt River valley has developed under the untiring industry of the well-to-do farmers into one of the garden spots of the extreme west. Although at first associated with Pres- cott, where he remained until 1878, Mr. Brock- man finally settled u]ion the land which has since been tlie nbjcct n\ his ptTsistcnt efforts and improvement. L'nder the homestead act he took up one hundred and sixty acres, which at the present time bears scarcely a trace of resem- blance to its former sterile condition. While tilling bis land Mr. Brockman has become popu- lar with all who arc privileged to know him, and he is recognized as a typical pioneer of the early days, who is large of heart and generously dis- posed towards everything that improves his lo- cality. He is a stanch Democrat, but not an otifice-seekcr, although often induced to accept positions of responsibility and trust. For some time, however, he served as a member of the school board, and thereby rendered valuable assistance to the community. In very early life Mr. Brockman was inured to the serious and responsible side of existence, for when quite young he lost both his father and mother by death. A native of Sonoma county, Cal., he was born Alarch 14, 1858. and is a son of Israel E. and Mary J. (Carriger) Brockman, natives respectively of Kentucky and Tennessee. When but a small boy Israel E. Brockman re- moved from Kentucky to Missouri, where he lived imtil his nineteenth year. He was early ambitious for independence, and in 1846 under- took a trip to the far west, crossing the plains by means of ox teams. Upon arriving in Cali- fornia he became identified with the earlv pio- neer days of Sonoma county. In time he was prominent in the locality both as farmer and citi- zen, and was honored with the election to of- fice of first Democratic sheriff of Sonoma county. He died in San Diego county, Cal., when his son Thomas was eleven years of age. The lad had previously lost his mother when but five years of age. Thrown thus early upon himself be lived until his sixteenth year with relatives in California, and then, accompanied by an elder brother, Joseph E., left California for Arizona. He subsequently settled in Maricopa county, his brother Joseph locating in Yavapai county. Though practically self-educated, Mr. Brock- man has studied along many lines, and is a well- informed man. He has many of the substantial traits of mind and character which go to make up the successful citizen, and the ability to im- prove his opportimities to the utmost. Mrs. Brockman was formerly Perline A. Cartwright, a native of Illinois, and subsequently a resident of Salt River valley. To Mr. and Mrs. Brock- man have been born ciglit children, viz.: Emory PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 765 C, Ernest J., Lawrence H.. Bessie. Dora. Clif- ton M., Mabel and Israel M. In the religious world Mr. Brockman wields an extended influ- ence, and is a member of the Christian Church. PEDRO MICHELENA. Many public honors have been bestowed upon the subject of this sketch, who undoubtedly is a prime favorite in the ranks of the Democratic party, for he has labored assiduously in the pro- motion of its interests. At intervals, ever since he reached mature years, he has been called upon to officiate in positions of responsibility and trust, and always, without exception, dis- charged his duties so well that he added fresh laurels to those already earned. In addition to all this he is one of the pioneers of Graham county, and has assisted in innumerable ways in the great work of making it a rich and progres- sive part of the territory. Thus, doubly entitled to representation in the annals of this future state, the following facts in regard to the life of Mr. Michelena have been gathered. He is a native of Sonora, Mexico, born March 14, 1858, and at the age of five years he removed with his parents to Tubac, Ariz. Four years later they located in Tucson, where the lad obtained a public school education, and in 1875 the family removed to the Gila valley. His mother died in 1874 and his father in 1877, and then he was left entirely upon his own re- sources. -Vfter clerking in a general merchandise store in Tucson for two years, Mr. Michelena came to Graham county, and for a quarter of a century has been associated with its history. Devoting his energy- to the development of a farm until he was made deputy county recorder, he then so faithfully performed his duties that in 1886 he was elected to the post of county recorder and served two years. From 1885 to 1888 he was clerk of the district court, and upon the expiration of his term resumed his agricultural labors, succeeding in making a fine homestead. In 1894 he was again brought before the public as a candidate for the oilfice of county assessor, and was duly elected, sening acceptably for two years. In 1896 he was again called to fill the position of recorder of Graham county, and his tenure of the post continued until the first day of 1901. Since retiring from ofifice he has been giving his attention to his mining interests, for he has disposed of the well-improved farm which he formerly owned. He resides in a commo- dious home and thoroughly enjoys the privileges of the county seat. He is an honored member of the Territorial Association of .\rizona Pioneers and belongs to the Spanish-American Alliance. HENRY BRINKMEYER. What may be accomplished within even a few years by a man of industry and perseverance may be plainly seen in the case of Henry Brink- meyer, who today is the proprietor of the Brinkmeyer Hotel and a flourishing bakery, and who, a few years ago, arrived in Prescott with no capital save a thorough knowledge of his trade. Success has been won by him in the legitimate channels of business enterprise, and he is eminently deserving of commendation. One of seven children, Henry Brinkmeyer was born in Osnabrock, Hanover, Germany, in 1866. His father, in whose honor he is named, is still living on the old homestead in Hanover, but the mother is deceased. A brother, Her- man, also resides in Prescott. The earlv vears of the two were passed upon the farm in their native land, and their education was such as is afforded by the national schools. When four- teen years of age. our subject was apprenticed to the trade of a baker and confectioner, and three years of his life were passed in mastering the business. In July, 1884, the young man came to Amer- ica, proceeding toward the setting sun until he arrived in Prescott. Here he was employed at his trade for three years, in the meantime be- coming well acc|uainted with the intricacies of the English language. In 1887 he opened a bakery and confectionery store, with a restaurant in connection, his location being on Montezuma street. In 1890 he started in another and more ambitious enterprise, as he purchased the Brink- mcver Hotel, and this he continued to run until the large building was destroyed by fire. July 14, 1900. He inuncdiatcly rebuilt the hotel, and three days after the fire again opened his bakery business, for he had not given it u\> even while 766 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. managing the hotel. In October the hotel was ready for the entertainment of the public, and now another addition to it is in process of con- struction. \Mien completed, the building will be 50x150 feet in dimensions, and two stories and ba.'sement in height. It is centrally situated on Montezuma street, and receives a large share of the local patronage, as well as of the traveling public. In 1899 Mr. Brinkmeyer erected a large and modern residence on West Gurley street, and, with his family, occupies it. He was married in this city to Miss Ina Mucik, who was born in Hutchinson, Minn. They are the parents of two promising children, Henry, Jr., and Marcella. An honored member of the Odd Fellows' order, Mr. Brinkmeyer is a past officer of the Prescott Lodge and is past chief patriarch of the Encampment. He also is identified with the Rebekahs and with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In religion he is a Lutheran and in politics is a Democrat, and is now serving as a member of the city council of Prescott. JOHN F. MAHONY. Since 1866 this worthy pioneer of Prescott has been actively associated with the upbuilding of these southwestern territories, and for the past thirty-two years has looked upon this county as his home place. Indeed, he has wit- nessed almost its entire development, and in the early years of his residence here experienced serious discomforts, not the least of his trials being the troublesome Indians. The birth of J. F. Mahony occurred in County Cork, Ireland, August 13, 1850, he being one of six children, three of whom were sons, and two brothers and two sisters are today in Amer- ica. The parents were Maurice and Eliza (Shep- herd) Mahony. The father and his father and grandfather were architects, and followed that calling with success in the Emerald Isle. The boyhood of John F. Mahony passed cjuietly in his native land, his studies being pur- sued in the public schools. Having marked me- chanical ability, he spent some time in the shops and thoroughly mastered the trade of a machin- ist. Coming to the United States at the close of the Civil war, he enlisted in the regular army. though only fifteen years of age, and was as- signed to Company G, Third United States Cav- alry. At first he was stationed at Fort Union, but in 1866 was sent to New Mexico, where he took part in the memorable campaigns against the Utes, Comanches and Navajos, only once, however, being wounded, and that only slightly. At the end of a service which extended over three years and nine months, he was honorably discharged, by special order. Coming to Yavapai county in 1869, Mr. Ma- hony started in the restaurant business at Wick- enburg. and at the end of six or eight months gave up that enterprise, devoting his attention to mining. Later he kept a stage at Date creek, four miles from Congress, and during the nine months of his residence at that point his place was raided by the Apaches, who made away with all of his live stock and whatever else they desired. Again he went to the mines, and re- mained in the Weaver district until 1874, when he proceeded to Nye county, Nev., and there passed about two years, engaged in quartz mill- ing. Then, going to Kern county, Cal., he spent one season in the silver mills. Returning to Arizona in the autumn of 1876, he was con- nected with mining enterprises for the next dec- ade, latterly being located at Placerita, in Yava- pai county. Having been tendered the position of city engineer of Prescott, Mr. Mahony accepted it, and was in charge of the entire water system here, putting up the Goose Flat Water-Works and managing them until 1895. Altogether, he was city engineer for nine years, after which he became superintendent of the quartz mills of the Tonto Basin, and in 1898 assumed the duties of engineer at the Crystal Ice plant, in which capacity he is yet acting. ' He thoroughly under- stands machinery. For his family Mr. Mahony built a comforta- ble modern residence on Granite street, Pres- cott. In the Centennial year he made a trip back to his old home in Ireland, and again, in 1880, made the long journey to the scenes of his youth. He did not return alone, however, that time, for he was accompanied by his bride, formerly Miss Eliza Abbott. They are the par- ents of three daughters, namely: Lizzie, Maggie and Susan. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 767 In the CWd Fellows' order Mr. Mahony stands high, and is past noble grand of the Prescott Lodge and past chief patriarch of the Encamp- ment, also belonging to the Daughters of Re- bekah. For six years he was district deputy grand master, representing Arizona District No. I, and for three years was grand representative to the grand lodge of the territory. Politically he is independent. WILLIAM REID. The proprietor of the Park \'ie\v Hotel of Tucson has been numbered among our business men since 1879, and thus has been a participant in the events which have marked our progress as a city, as within this period it has been trans- formed from an unattractive town into a thor- oughly desirable modern place of residence and mercantile undertakings. He has been a very active factor in local politics, using his influence on behalf of the platform and noininces of the Republican party. For six years he was a luem- ber of the city council, and for a short time, during a vacancy in the office, filled the mayor's chair. A sou of Richard .and Margaret (Forsythe) Reid, who were born in the highlands of Scot- land, William Reid is the youngest and only one living of their six children. The father was born and reared in Roxburgshire and was a contractor and builder by occupation. The birth of our subject took place in Glasgow, Scotland, July 3, 1849, snd his youth was passed in that city. He attended the Free Trade school in Glasgow and when arrived at a suitable age went to Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, where he com- menced learning the business of a florist and gardener. In 1871 William Reid bade adieu to his na- tive land and crossed the Atlantic, proceeding westward to Chicago, 111., and in the fall of the same year went to Marysville, Cal. Later he became a citizen of San Francisco, but for about a year suffered with chills and fever, and, be- lieving a change of climate might prove benefi- cial, went to San Jose, Cal., where a luarked change for the better was observed. There he was employed in the San Jose Hotel, and finally, returning to .'■^an Francisco, he obtained a pay- ing position as head cook in the Brooklyn Hotel, and remained there tmtil 1879. That year wit- nessed his arrival in Tucson, and his installa- tion as head cook in the Palace Hotel, a position which he held for three and a half years. For a short time he then was engaged in the liquor business on his own account, but in 1883, leasing a building, he converted it into an opera-house, and subse(|ueutly bought the property. In 1886 he !)uill tin- Reid Opera-house, which had a capacity of six hundred, and w-as a model little theater. He continued to operate this until 1898, when he commenced its reconstruction, and today the Pari; View Hotel is the result of his labors. The hotel has a pleasant rotunda and large, airy rooms, well equipped with mod- ern conveniences. The hotel is conducted on the European plan, and an extensive business is justifying the proprietor's sagacity and energetic efforts to please the public. Like most of the live business men of Arizona, Mr. Reid has made investments in mining prop- erty from time to time, his interests being in the Dragoon Mountains, in the Santa Catalina district, and in the Helvetia district. He is a past officer of the Tucson lodges of the Odd Fel- lows, the Red Men, Knights of Pythias and .\ncient Order of United Workmen. Religiously he is a Presbyterian, but as there is no church here of that denomination, he holds membership with the Congregational Church. He was mar- ried in San Francisco to Miss Lena Duber, a native of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and her death occurred in this city in 1892. JAMES C. ROBINSON. Much of the prosperity of the flourishing lit- tle town of Safford is due to the successful ma- nipulations of Mr. Robinson, one of the sound commercial forces of the town and county. A native of Marshfield, Mo., he was born in 1854, and is a son of C. W. and Elizabeth Robinson. The father was a veteran of the Civil war. and was crippled during his service with the army of the Confederacy, from which he never recov- ered. After the war, in 1866, he removed with his family to Texas, and here his son James be- came interested in stock-raising and general merchandise, continuing the same until 1892. 768 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. While living in Texas Mr. Robinson married, in 1879, Louise M. Porter, a daughter of R. S. and Louise Porter, the former a veteran stock- man and merchant. Of this union there have been four children: Angie, who is attending school in Kansas City; J. N., who is studying at the university at Tucson; Maggie, who is a student at SafTord, and Zona. Mr. Robinson became identified with Arizona in 1892, and set- tled at Fort Thomas. Like the majority, he was not drawn here by the animating desire for weahh, but was rather following a doctor's or- ders in the hope of regaining lost health. In this connection he has a most exalted idea of Arizona, for he is today a man of remarkably strong constitution, and not a trace remains of his former disability. In Fort Thomas and Geronimo he engaged in general merchandise for five years, and upon selling out in 1897 took up his residence in SafTord. In Saflford Mr. Robinson has been variously engaged, principally in real-estate and stock speculating. He has mining properties in the Yavapai district, in the Trumbull mountains, from which he hopes for large returns. He is in national politics a Democrat, and although interested in all of the undertakings of his party, has never been an office-seeker. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic order, and is a Master Mason and charter member of the lodge at Safford. Although reared in the Methodist Episcopal Church, he now attends the Baptist Church, of which his wife and children are mem- bers. Mr. Robinson has a beautiful home in Saf?ord, where are gathered a happy family cir- cle, and which is the scene of a widespread and gracious hospitality. To no one of her citizens does SafFord accord a larger degree of esteem and appreciation than is merited and received by this amiable and large-hearted member of the community. HARRINGTON BLAUVELT. The superintendent of the Monte Cristo and Cash mines, near Prescott, Yavapai county, is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Having thoroughly fitted himself for his chosen field of endeavor, he has devoted about two decades to mining and metallurgical work, and is considered an expert in his line. Mr. Blauvelt is a native of New York state and for eighteen years has been actively associated with the west, giving his time to mining en- gineering and metallurgy. About ten years ago he came to Prescott, and since has been em- ployed in the development of mines of this dis- trict. In the past he has held important and remunerative positions with different companies of this territory. The two groups of mines in which Mr. Blau- velt is now especially interested are the Monte Cristo, of the Groom Creek district, and the Cash mine, situated at the head of Maple Gulch, neither far from Prescott. Two different syndi- cates are developing these groups. Phoenix, Chicago and New England capitalists composing the companies. The Cash mine was located by David Grubb in the latter part of the '70s, and through many disheartening seasons he held on to his property, which is now yielding excel- lently. The work is progressing, the shaft hav- ing been sunk to a depth of three hundred and thirty-five feet, and the ore extracted containing heavy deposits of lead, with a good percentage of gold and silver metals. A ten-stamp mill is now in course of erection. The Monte Cristo group, comprising seven claims, was located about ten or twelve years ago by John Hutchins. Some rich native silver has been taken out, and the shaft has now reached a depth of ninety feet. Some gold is found in the iron pyrites, and oc- casional pockets, while native silver occurs in leafs and wires. A five-stamp mill is about to be placed on this property. JAMES D. MARLAR. The mining for copper, one of the boimdless resources of Arizona, has an enthusiastic advo- cate in Mr.' Marlar, of Phoenix, who, as secre- tary and manager of the Lime Creek Copper Company, is developing a great and remunera- tive property. A native of Crawford county, .Ark.. Mr. Marlar was born February 8, 1859, ^nd is a son of W. E. Marlar, who was born in middle Tennessee. The paternal grandfather, John, was also born in Tennessee, and removed with liis family to .Arkansas, where he eventually died. He was a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 771 planter on a large scale, and served with conr- age and distinction in the war of 1812. W. E. Marlar was a successful raiser of stock in Arkan- sas, and in 1859 settled in California, going hence by way of the plains, which were crossed with wagons and ox teams. The route chosen was by way of Santa Fe to Yuma, and across the desert to Los Angeles. In those early days the journey was full of peril to the little family of father, mother and two children, for the Indi- ans still regarded the land as their undisputed heritage, and to them the paleface was a menace and intrusion. Arriving in \'isalia, Tulare county, Mr. Marlar became interested in stock- raising and died in March of 1899. His grand- father, John Marlar, was born in Tennessee, and was a captain in the Revolutionary war. The mother of J. D. Marlar was formerly Cynthia Hinds, and was born in Arkansas. Her father, James Hinds, was also a native of Arkansas, and was, during the years of his activity, a large planter in Arkansas. He served during the war of 1812. Mrs. Marlar became the mother of three children, and died in California. J. D. Marlar was the second of the children in his father's family, and was only six weeks old when his parents made the memorable journey to California. He was reared on a farm in Cali- fornia, and necessarily at that time received but a limited education. In 1877 he started out in the world to make his own living, and farmed for a year in California, going in 1878 to Prescott, Ariz. Here he was employed for a year as a vaquero, and in 1879 went to the Salt River val- ley, and was interested in farming near Phoenix. In 1880 he removed to Tombstone, Ariz., and worked in a mine, and in 1881 returned to Phoe- nix, and subsequently settled on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres five and a half miles from the city. This farm has been improved to the utmost and is still in the possession of Mr. Marlar. It is devoted to the raising of alfalfa, grain and stock, and a specialty is made of high- class Durhams. For a time after coming to the territory Mr. Marlar ran a steam-threshing ma- chine, which was the first Minnesota Chief intro- duced in the comity. He was obliged to mort- gage eighty acres of land to secure $500 for the freight, wliich more than repaid him for the trou- ble, for during the first year (three months' work) he cleared $10,000. He then sold out to good advantage and started a grocery business. This proved a discouraging venture, for fire de- stroyed the greater part of his goods, and the loss sustained was very heavy. Mr. Marlar after- wards rebuilt his store in brick, and in 1895 re- turned for a time to the operation of his farm. In 1896 Mr. Marlar engaged in mining in con- nection with his farm work, and in the course of prospecting located the mines on the line be- tween Maricopa and Yavapai counties, on Lime creek. This mine covers about four hundred acres, and has proved to be one of the best mines in the country, with an abundance of wood and water. Eventually, Mr. Marlar organized the Lime Creek Copper Company, which is do- ing a large business, and is one of the important mining organizations in the country. In Phoenix in 1879 Mr. Alarlar was united in marriage with Fannie C. Morten, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. Of this union there were ten children, of whom seven are living, viz.: William E., wdio is at present attending the Uni- versity of Arizona at Tucson; Carrie B., who is attending the high school; Fannie L. ; James Floyd; Thomas; Cynthia, and Harry. In na- tional politics Mr. Marlar is identified with the Democratic party, but has no desire for political office. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Marlar is a member of and a large contributor to the Christian Church. JOHN J. MEYER. A citizen from other shores who has made a name for himself as a rancher in the Salt River valley, Mr. Meyer was born in Alsace-Lorraine, near Strasburg, on the Rhine, April 13, 1865. His parents, John and Margaret (Houser) Meyer, were agriculturists during the years of their activity. The father is now deceased, and tlie mother is living in Illinois. When nine years of age a change came into the life of John J. Meyer, for his parents had decided to avail themselves of the larger possi- bilities of the United States, and set sail for .America. Almost immediately they located in Lake county. 111., where their son was reared 772 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. to man's estate, and educated in the district schools. While prosecuting the peaceful occu- pation of farming the family fortunes were materially affected by the death of the father. In 1884. the son, John, evinced an independent disposition, and started out in the world to earn his own living. Upon leaving Illinois he wan- dered through several of the northwestern states in search of a desirable permanent location, and eventually settled in Wyoming, where for sev- eral years he was variously occupied, according to the location and time of year. Mr. Meyer became identified with the promis- ing conditions of Arizona in 1893, and has since had cause to congratulate himself upon his choice of location. He is one of the successful men of the valley, and is continually progress- ing along the lines of his chosen occupation. Mrs. Meyer was formerly Clara E. Wilky, daughter of Henry H. and Sophia (Lutgerding) Wilky, pioneers of the Salt River valley. Mr. Wilky died December 21, 1900. His widow is still living on the old homestead. A sketcTi of the Wilky family appears elsewhere in this work. Of Mr. Meyer's marriage there is one daughter, Edna M. Personally he is a progressive citizen and capable farmer, and has won the esteem of all who have in any way associated with him. He has great faith in the latent qualities of the soil in his adopted locality, and is ever ready to contribute time and money towards all im- provements and development of the surround- ing resources. Politically he is a Democrat. REV. THOMAS M. CONNOLLY. One of the rnost earnest moral agencies in Winslow is Father Connolly, rector of the Cath- olic Church. His work among the people of this thriving little town has been characterized by unflagging zeal, and an inexhaustible sympathy for all who suffer or are in need of help. He came here in 1896, when but a few settlers had availed themselves of the excellence of location, and the manifold opportunities for money-get- ting. With the enthusiasm which everywhere seems to animate the disciples of the great church in which he is a worker, he continued the work of construction begun by his predeces- sor, and after two years had completed the plas- tering, furnishing and frescoing, and a creditable structure was the result, at a cost of $1,200. Since then the work has progressed with gratify- ing results, the membership has grown to sixty- five families and four hundred members, who work in harmony with the pastor, whose counsels they follow, and in whose judgment they have the utmost confidence. Father Connolly was born in Miurayville, 111., and was educated at St. Francis Seminary, Mil- waukee, Wis., from which he was graduated in June of 1 89 1. June 21, of the same year, he was ordained by Archbishop Katzer, of Milwau-' kee, and his first charge was at Carlinville, Ma- coupin county. 111., as rector of St. Mary's Church. .After a year he went to Alton, 111., as assistant in the Alton Cathedral, but owing to failing health was obliged to relinquish his charge when a year had passed. In the hope of benefiting by a change of climate and sur- roundings, he came to Arizona in 1894, remain- ing for a short time in Flagstaff, and removing to Winslow in December of 1896. Father Con- nolly belongs to the secular clergy, and devotes his entire time to religious work. GORHAM A. BRAY. Just when the Bray family was first repre- sented in America is not definitely known, but at any rate some remote scion of the house crossed the seas from England many years ago and set- tled at Cape Cod, Mass. Later bearers of the name were closely associated with the quaint and picturesque village of Yarmouth, on the coast, and here, where the fishermen so industriously ply their trade, and where so many millions of the plebeian cod are smoked every year, the pa- ternal grandfather, William, was born, and in time became a ship builder by occupation. His grandson, G. A. Bray, was born at Yamiouth February 11, 1848, and his father, Gorham, was a native of the same town, and a prosperous farmer and speculator of the cape. The ship builder's son died near the scene of his birth in 1895, at the age of sixty-three years. In his early manhood he had married Nancy Thatcher, also a native of Cape Cod, and a daughter of Deacon Samuel Thatcher, a prominent man in the Congregational Church. Mrs. Bray, who PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 775 was the mother of six children, died when sixty years of age. Five of the children attained ma- turity, three sons and two daughters, of whom G. A. is second. After completing an education begun in the public schools, Mr. Bray began to earn his own living at the age of sixteen as a clerk at North Bridgewater (now Brockton), Mass. When twenty-one years of age, he engaged with his father in the gents' clothing and furnishing busi- ness at Lynn, Essex county, Mass., and in 1875 sold out and returned to his old home at Yar- mouth. In May of 1876 he went to San Fran- cisco by way of Panama, and there assumed charge of the furnishing goods department of Davis Brothers. From San Francisco he went to Soledad, Monterey county, Cal., and then to Gonzales, where he became foreman of a mer- cantile concern, eventually returning to the em- ploy of Davis Brothers in San Francisco. Upon resigning from his position in 1878 he became associated with T. C. Bray, a cousin, in Prescott, with whom he continued in the general mer- chandise business until March of 1888. He then removed to Flagstaff and started in business for himself, and during the seven years of his resi- dence in that place became prominent in the affairs of the town. He was the first mayor of Flagstaff and took an active part in its incor- poration. In November of 1894 Mr. Bray returned to Prescott, and at once became interested in the B. B. Company, with which he has since asso- ciated his fortunes, and of which he is now a director. The greater part of his time is now spent in looking after the affairs of this large concern, one of the largest in the county, and indeed in the w^est. The concern carries a gen- eral line of necessities, and it would be difficult to mention anything between a cambric needle and a threshing machine that may not be purchased at their establishment. The building is 75x130 in ground dimensions and is three stories high. In addition there are warehouses and the most com- plete arrangements for carrying on an exten- sive and comprehensive business. The marriage of Mr. Bray and Desdemnna E. Grandy occurred June 4. 1882. Mrs. Bray w^as born in St. Paris, Ohio, and is a daughter of Rev. I. B. Grandv, a native of New York, and Julia (Lee) Grandy, a native of Troy, Ohio, and daughter of Benjamin Lee. The paternal grand- father lives in Cleveland, N. Y., and is of En- glish descent. Rev. I. B. Grandy is a Universal- ist minister, now living at Indianapolis, Ind. He served during the Civil war in the Seventy-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was wounded dur- ing the war. He is a Mason of high degree. In politics he is a stanch Republican and has been active in sustaining the best principles and is- sues of the party. For many years he has been a member of the city council. During the exist- ence of the Mining Exchange he was one of the moving forces and was the treasurer for this widely-known organization. PATRICK J. DELAHANTY. Though at the present time conducting a large livery enterprise in Benson, Mr. Delahanty has been variously identified with the growth of his adopted town, and is one of its most enter- prising and prosperous citizens. A native of County Waterford, Ireland, he received his edu- cation and early training in his island home, and immigrated to America in 1872. After a year spent in Massachusetts he went to Michigan and became interested in iron mining in the Lake Superior region for a year and a half, and was successful in this first attempt to gain a liveli- hood from the earth's hidden resources. In Utah he later engaged in silver mining, and met with equal success, and after eighteen months tried his luck in Nevada in the same line of occupa- tion. He later spent about two years in Inyo county, Cal., which was followed by a residence in San Francisco of several years. Mr. Delahanty became associated with Ari- zona in 1880, and at first lived in Tombstone for a couple of years, going then to Dos Cabezos for a year, where he was engaged in mining. For a couple of years he mined in Pima county, and then located in Benson which has since been his home. In addition to his livery business he is interested in a saloon and in the cattle indus- try, and erected the buildings in which the first uyr> industries are carried on. }^c 1- n o-.i.;.^ t^.....-, <»i.^i a,iu ^,,iio \ajuab.c uuning claims. In Benson he owns sixteen lots besides 776 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. those on which his business is conducted, six of which are improved and located on Main street. Mr. Dolahanty is one of those men who has known how to avail himself of opportunities, and his numerous possessions and the esteem W'hich is accorded him by the citizens of Benson bear testimony to his success. Ill politics Mr. Delahanty is an uncompromis- ing Democrat, and has for years been an influ- ential leader of his party in Cochise county. In 1900 he was elected to the office of supervisor of Cochise county. He has from the first of his residence here been interested in all of the local political undertakings, and has exerted an influ- ence for advancement along political and other lines. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias, and past chancellor of Benson Lodge No. 5. A. L. PECK. A. L. Peck, who is conducting mining and livery interests at Nogales, has purchased his suc- cess in the territory by experiences unusually dis- couraging and terrible. A native of Chautauqua county, N. Y., he was born March 21, 1849, and was reared in the west. Of an enterprising and industrious disposition, he early availed himself of all the opportunities that came his way, and found himself in Nevada in 1872. Then followed a season of prospecting in different parts of the southwest and in Sonora, Mexico, which termi- nated in 1884, when he settled on a ranch ten miles from Calabasas, in what is now Santa Cruz county. Upon this ranch he carried on large cat- tle and horse interests, and at the end of two years his wife and infant child were killed by Apache Indians, and himself and wife's niece taken prisoners. After being robbed of every- thing of value which he possessed, his house burned, forty head of cattle and ten horses stolen, and general destruction cast abroad, he was turned loose in the mountains, and left to a loneliness and desolation truly heartrending. He finally sold out his land and returned to Mexico, where he worked in the mines in lieu of other occupation. The niece captured with him was recaptured six weeks later in the moun- tains by Lawton's troops. She is now married and lives in Naco, Ariz. In 1887 Mr. Peck came to Nogales and for a time worked in the Promontory mines in Sonora. and also bought property on the international line valued at $5,000. There he carried on a boarding house until 1898, when the buildings were ordered removed by the United States government. In 1888 he went into partnership with Joe Carbon in the livery business, the lat- ter soon after being substituted by Maurice Ilreen, with whom the business is still carried on. The firm engages in all kinds of livery and team- ing business, and has been very successful in its line. Mr. Peck is also engaged in ranching in the Santa Cruz valley, where he makes a spe- cialty of cattle and horses. In national politics Mr. Peck is a Republican, and was appointed a member of the first board of supervisors of the new county, having been .act- ive in sectiring the separation of Santa Cruz from Pima county. Fraternally he is a member of the Nogales Lodge of ^Masons at Sonora, Mexico, Nogales Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., at Nogales, Ariz., and the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Nogales, Ariz. In 1888 he was united in mar- riage with Carman Alontina, and of this second union there are four children : May, Arthur, Luly and Malathia. Mr. Peck owns considerable residence property in Nogales, and has a fine and commodious residence on West Hill, in this city. JOSEPH S. BIRCHETT. From practically the termination of the Civil war Mr. Birchett has made his home in the far west, and has, as do most who are in touch with its promise and possibility, remained here since. In the primitive and time-honored way of the early travelers through the western wilderness, he came from Texas in 1865, crossing the plains by means of ox teams and wagons, in a train of emigrants, locating in Los Angeles county, Cal. In the vicinity of Downey he carried on farming enterprises for some time, and subsecjuently en- gaged in a mercantile business at Modoc, Inyo county, Cal., for several years. In 1881 he re- moved to Arizona, and carried on a mercantile venture for a short time, and later engaged in mining in the Tonto Basin, Ariz. In 1888 he came to the Salt River valley, and has since made this section of the countv his home. 'J^U-A.urK^tf}^^^^'^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 779 The first farm upon which Mr. Birchett set- tled in the valley was located about ten miles southwest of Phoenix, on the south side of the Salt river. In 1891 he removed to the farm near Tempe which has since been the object of his care, and which is one hundred and ninety acres in extent. The home place of thirty acres com- prises the original land purchased by Mr. Birch- ett, and which was in a very crude and unprom- ising condition. As the various enterprises sprang into existence as the result of the march of progress, Mr. Birchett became ])rominently interested in their upbuilding. In 1895 he be- came identified with the Tempe-Mesa Produce Company, and served for one year as a director in the same. In 1900 he was elected superin- tendent of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company, anil had, previous to that, been in charge of the mercantile department of the Tempe-Mesa Prod- uce Company at their plant near Tempe. A native of Carroll county, .\rk., Mr. Birchett was born October 6, 1843, and is a son of John and Mary (Cole) Birchett, natives respectively of the south and of Illinois. The family is said to be of Scotch extraction. When a small boy Joseph S. removed with his parents to Burleson county, Tex., where he spent the greater part of his childhood and early manhood. His parents believed in educating their children, and he was fortiniate in being able to attend school regu- larly, at least during the winter months. When old enough he assisted his father in the man- agement of the home farm, and at the time of the removal of the family to California in 1865 was a practical and experienced farmer. December 10, 1871, in Los Angeles county, Cal., Mr. Birchett married Alattie Morrow, who was born in Texas. Her father, John Xorris Morrow, was a native of Kentucky, and settled in Texas, afterwards removing to California. Of the union of Mr. and Airs. Birchett there have been four children: Mary, who is the wife of George Rufifner, a resident of the vicinity of Prescott and ex-sheriiif of Yavajiai county: Jeanie, who is married to Andrew J. Houston, residing south of Tempe; John K., who is a farmer near Tempe: and Joseph T., who is man- ager of the mercantile department of the Tempe- Mesa Produce Company. In national ]jolitics Mr. Birchett is a believer in the principles and issues of the Democratic party, and has held several local offices. While living in Gila county, Ariz., he served for some time as probate judge of the county. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the United Moderns at Tempe. He has con- tributed his share towards the development of his adopted section of the country, and is regarded as one of the most substanti'd and reliable of the dwellers of the vallev. HARRISON JEWELL. The distinction of being one of the earliest inhabitants of the prosperous mining town of Globe, Gila county, belongs to Mr. Jewell, whose residence at this point dates from 1878. When he arrived in the town, it contained but a rude aggregation of huts and tents, with prac- tically no substantial dwellings or business blocks. Born in Tamworth. X. II., July 22, 1839, Mr. Jewell is a son of Mark and Annie (Sinclair) Jewell. While he was still a boy, death deprived him of his parents. Until 1853 ^^c continued to reside in New Hampshire, but in that year removed to Medford, Mass., where he devoted twelve months to learning the ship carpenter's trade. From 1854 to 1858 he was employed at the same calling in the East Boston shipyard, where he became proficient in the trade. In 1859 he started for the west. At Nebraska City. Neb., he purchased a team, and, joining a party bound overland, he traveled through Nebraska. Colorado and Utah to Nevada, locating in \'ir- ginia City, where he engaged in contracting and carpentering until 1862. The following three years were devoted to the pursuit of the same calling at Austin, Nev., after which he settled in Eureka. Nev. In 1875 he removed to California, remaining in Oakland and San Francisco until 1878, when he located in Globe. This place has since been his home, and here, with the exception of the past two \ears, he has been engaged at his trade and in l)rospecting and mining. In 1899 he sold to the ( )ld Dominion Mining Company the copper mines he owned in the Globe district, since which time he has been living in practical retire- ment by reason of poor health. Among the /So PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. buildings be erected or assisted in erecting- in Globe may be mentioned the Gila county court- house (on which he did the carpenter work). the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Baptist (now the Roman Catholic) Church, the Buffalo smelter building, and several residences and business blocks. Though a stanch Republican, Mr. Jewell has never sought nor consented to fill public office, with the single exception of the position of school trustee, which he tilled for a period of thirteen years. In the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a member, he fills the office of trustee. In Odd Fellowship he has passed all the chairs in the lodge and encamp- ment at Globe. Among his real-estate interests, which are considerable and important, may be mentioned four houses which he owns in Globe. He has never married. ELMER E. PASCOE. Now successfully engaged in the real-estate business at Phoenix, Mr. Pascoe was born in Indianapolis, Ind., November 3, 1861. His father, James Pascoe, was born in Cornwall, England, and at the age of- seven years came with his parents to America, and located at Galena, 111., where his father engaged in mining. He died at Dubuque, Iowa. James Pascoe went to Missouri when old enough to look out for himself, and, following his father's example, interested himself in lead mining. He later con- tinued the same occupation in the Lehigh \'al- ley, Pennsylvania, and in 1855 located in Indi- anapolis and occupied himself with boiler mak- ing in the railroad shops. He died in 1891. His wife, formerly Louisa Snyder, was born in Read- ing, Pa., and is a daughter of an old Pennsyl- vania family. She is now residing in Phoenix. Of the four children composing this family, one sister resides in Indianapolis, and a brother, Eu- gene, is a railroad engineer in Mexico. The youth of E. E. Pascoe was passed in In- dianapolis, where he received an excellent educa- tion in the public schools, and graduated from the high school. Following the ambitious in- clination to be self-supporting he removed, m 1879, to New Orleans, where he was connected with a wholesale dry-goods firm for two years. Upon returning to Indianapolis he was em- ployed by a hardware house, and in 1882 re- moved to Colorado, where he was engaged in the hardware business first in Buena \'ista, and later at Pueblo; resided for a time at Fort Col- lins, and during the excitement at Creed, Colo., availed himself of the demand for general mer- chandise and started a store. In 1892 Mr. Pas- coe took up his permanent residence in Phoenix, and at once engaged in the loan and real-estate lousiness, so prolific of good returns in all com- paratively new and promising localities. His efforts have met with gratifying success, and he does a large business in farm and city property, and makes a specialty of loans. The headquar- ters of this enterprise are No. 1 10 North Center street. Mr. Pascoe has added to the appearance of his locality and to the comfort of himself and family by erecting a pleasant and commodious residence. The marriage of Mr. Pascoe and Marguerite Bell, a native of Jasper county, Mo., and a daughter of Benton Bell, occurred in Phoenix. Of this union there is one daughter. Ruby. In national politics Mr. Pascoe is independent, and usually votes for the man best qualified to fill the position. He is enterprising and popular, and appreciated for his many sterling qualities of mind and heart. JESSE PEARCE. Since 1878 Jesse Pearce, a representative citi- zen of Mesa, has resided in Arizona, and thus is a pioneer of this future state. Within his rec- ollection nearly all of the development of Mesa and locality has taken place, and his own pros- perity has kept pace with that of the community where he cast his lot a score of years ago. His birth occurred in Wayne county, Miss., August 4, 1852. His parents, Zebulon and Rebecca (Cud) Pearce, likewise were natives of the South, and his step-grandfather, John May, who attained the advanced age of one hundred and four years, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. With the exception of a short time spent in Perry county, 111., Jesse Pearce lived in his na- tive county until he had arrived at maturity. His educational advantages during the years of his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 78. boyhood, when the national strife was at its height, were, of necessity, very hmited, and thus in several senses he has been obliged to rely upon his independent eiTorts to make his way in the world. In 1877, with his wife and one child, Jesse Pearce went to Utah, but within a short time de- cided to remove to Arizona. In the spring of 1878 he settled in .\pache county, where he car- ried on agricultural jMirsuits until i88[, then coming to Maricojja county. Here he iiomc- stcaded a quarter section of land, of which he yet retains seventy acres. At the time of his coming to this region the tcjwn of Mesa com- prised only a few adobe houses, and bore little resemblance to the present city. With his cus- tomary energy, he commenced making improve- ments upon his property, and today has a vah;- able and well-cultivated farm. In politics he uses his franchise in favor of the Democratic platform and nominees. Socially he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Knights of Pythias of Mesa. Twenty-six years ago the marriage of Mr. Pearce and Miss Eliza Downing was solemnized in Mississippi, their native state. Seven chil- dren were born to them, and two of the num- ber have been taken by the angel of death. Three sons and two daughters remain to cheer their parents' hearts, namely: Zebulon, Flora S., Jesse R., George W. and Zetty M. P. T. HURLEY. By exceptional business ability and persever- ance in his undertakings until he has brought them to a marked measure of prosperity, P. T. Hurley, of Phoenix, is deserving of great credit In all affairs pertaining to the growth and wel- fare of this city he is actively interested, loyally aiding in the work of improvements and good civil government. Believing that his numerous friends and business associates will be interested in a review of his career, the following facts have been gathered in regard to him. One of the six children of Timothy and Mag- gie (Casey) Hurley, he was born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., near the village of Potsdam, Janu- ary 8, 1861. His father, now arrived at a ven- erable age, has been numbered among the farm- ers of Xew "S'ork state since his youth, and is highly respected in his community. His wife departed this life fully a quarter of a century ago. and his children are far away frorn him. Cor- nelius, Mrs. Maggie Long, P. T., and John liv- ing in or near Phoenix, while Mrs. Nellie Long resides in Buckeye, this county, and Michael is in South Africa. During his boyhood and until he w-as twenty \ears of age P. T. Hurley lived with his father upon the old homestead in St. Lawrence county, .\. Y. In i88i he came to Phoenix, being the first of the family to locate here, and for ten years his attention was given to the task of im- proving and cultivating a farm. After living for about a year on one ranch, he removed to an- other place, situated about ten miles west of Phoenix. There he made substantial improve- ments, including ditches and canals for irriga- tion, and at the end of about three years sold the place. In the meantime he had also been engaged in the raising of cattle, the Gila bot- toms affording rich pasture lands. He then bought and still owns eighty acres in the Salt River valley, in the Mesquite district, and there, as formerly, made a great success of raising cat- tle. Later he purchased a quarter section of land two miles from Phoenix, and there now has his packing-houses, with cold storage de- partments of large capacity, the plant being lo- cated in the packing-houses. He has continued to raise cattle up to the present time, and for the past decade has been the proprietor of a meat market in Phoenix. By degrees he built up a large trade, and each year it is being widely extended. At this writing he carries on three large markets, the leading one at No. 5 West Washington street. Of late years he has made a specialty of packing and shipping meats to points outside this city, both near and far, north and south, and to places on the Southern Pacific. About eight years ago a soap factory was started here by his brother, and after it had grown to large proportions our subject bought the plant, and since that time has been the sole owner of the Arizona Soap Works, located in I'hoenix. being the only soap factory in Phoe- ni.x. Mr. Hurley is a member of the Phoenix Board of Trade, and is connected with the local lodge 782 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. In political matters he is a Demo- crat. His marriage to Miss Maggie Sullivan was celebrated in Phoenix thirteen years ago. They are the parents of four children, namely: Harry Lee, Hettie May, Emory Joseph and Norman. Mrs. Hurley is a native of Potsdam, St. Law- rence county, N. Y., the old home of our sub- ject, and, like him, received good educational advantages in her youth. A. J. BRADLEY. The leading undertaker of Phoenix has dem- onstrated the true meaning of the word success as the full accomplishment of an honorable pur- pose. Energy, close application, perseverance and good management — these are the elements which have entered into his business career and crowned his efforts with prosperity. Mr. Bradley was born in Toronto, Canada, May 7, 1852, and is the only child of Robert and Alice (Boyd) Bradley, both natives of Armagh, Ireland, and the latter a daughter of Joseph Boyd, who v^'as also born on the Emerald Isle, but spent his last days in Canada, where he lived a retired life. On their emigration to America the parents of our subject located in Toronto, Canada, where the father engaged in the boot and shoe business. There both he and his wife died. During his boyhood A. J. Bradley acquired a good knowledge of the common English branches of learning in the public schools of Toronto, and at the age of thirteen began learn- ing the cabinetmaker's trade in that city, where he worked at the same for seven years. In 1880 he removed to Missoula, Mont., and embarked in the furniture and undertaking business on his own account. He also served as coroner of Missoula county for two years. In 1895 he re- moved to Butte, Mont., where he continued to engage in the undertaking business, and July 1 1, 1896, came to Phoeni.K, Ariz. He was grad- uated from the Chicago College of Embalming in 1888, and as a funeral director has no superior in this territory. He has fine undertaking rooms at No. 216 West Washington street, and is well equipped in every way to carry on his business. At Bolivar, N. Y., Mr. Bradley was united in marriage with Miss Lila Walker, a native of On- tario, Canada, and to them has been born one child, Edna. Mr. Bradley is a prominent Mason, having been initiated into the mysteries of that order at Missoula, Mont. He now holds mem- bership in Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M.; Phoenix Chapter, R. A. M.; Phoenix Com- mandery No. 3, K. T., and El Zaribah Temple, A. A. 6. N. M. S. He also belongs to the Be- nevolent Protective Order of Elks, Knights of Pythias, and the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and is past noble grand in the last named fraternity. In his political affiliations he is an ardent Republican. Both in business and social circles he stands deservedly high, and has the entire confidence and respect of his fellow-citi- zens. F. W. NELSON. The junior member of the firm of Burbage & Nelson, attorneys-at-law, and dealers in real- estate and insurance at Winslow, was born in Manchester, N. H., in 1857, and was reared and educated in New York. In 1870 he removed to Chicago, and was employed in that city until 1883, when he took up his residence in Springer- ville, Ariz. Upon being appointed under sheriff of Apache county in 1S91, he removed to St. Johns, the county seat, and creditably discharged the arduous duties of the office until 1894. In 1892 he was elected county recorder and held both offices at the same time. In 1895 he became associated with Winslow, and at once took an active interest in the creat- ing of Navajo county, and exerted an influence in the legislature to secure the passage of the bill separting Apache from Navajo county. His services were rewarded by his appointment as first county recorder and clerk of the board of supervisors of Navajo county, which positions he filled during 1895 and 1896. In 1895 he was ad- mitted to practice at the bar in Holbrook, and the same year formed a partnership with W. H. Burbage, in the real-estate and insurance busi- ness. The firm do a large business, and have, besides lucrative law practices, the agency for twenty-one British and American insurance companies. In 1900 Mr. Nelson assisted Mr. Burbage in ^^..-^hU^^ixuit^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 785 the organization of the Navajo County Bank, the officers being: W. H. P)Urbage, president; F. W. Nelson, vice-president, and George A. Lane, cashier. The institution is capitalized for $25,000 and is considered one of the solid financial in- stitutions of the county. As proof of his suc- cess Mr. Nelson has accumulated property in Winslow and other parts of the territory, and has a large interest in the opera house. He is one of the substantial and reliable business men of the place, and has rendered conspicuous serv- ice to his fellow-townsmen as city attorney. He is fraternally connected with the Elks, and with many of the social and other interests of his adopted town. GEORGE W. MARTIN. Unlike the majority of the residents of Wil- liams, Mr. Martin, the proprietor of the Palace meat market, has but a faint remembrance of any part of the country but Arizona. He was practically reared and educated in Yavapai county, and residence and training have made of him a typical western man. He was born at Bentonville, Ark., May 18, 1863, and is a son of Lowry Ogden Martin, for many years one of the largest stock-raisers of eastern Arizona. The elder Martin is a native of Dover, Stewart county, Tenn., and was born in 1824. Until the age of twenty-one he lived on his father's farm, and then removed to northwest Missouri, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising for seven years. In 1852 he removed to Benton county, .-\rk., and settled on the land which is the present town site of Rogers. This was his home for thirty-four years, until, in 1876, he came to Prescott, Ariz., and went into the cattle business in Skull valley. During his residence in Yavapai coimty he engaged to some extent in teaming and freighting, besides caring for a herd of cattle that numbered about a thousand head. In 1890 he crossed over to what is now Coconino county, taking with him his herd of cattle and settled near Williams, when that town was in its infancy and had but two hundred set- tlers. During this time his sons had been in partnership with him, and in 1895 the firm sold their cattle and established the Palace meat mar- ket. In his young days L. O. Martin married Miss Stringfield, and of this union there are four children, of whom John R., George W'. and A. L. are members of the firm, and Emily is the wife of Joe Akard. In his seventy-seventh year, after a long and useful career, L. O. Martin passed away at his home in Williams, May 9, 1901. His wife, whose demise occurred April 10, 1901, had passed her sixty-eighth year. George W. Martin, who has assumed charge of the firm's business, received a common- school education in Yavapai county, and was for many years with his father in the cattle business. For the carrying on of the extensive enterprise of which he is the head he uses about fifty head of cattle a month, and a proportionately large number of sheep and hogs. He has a small ranch upon which the fatted cattle are kept and butchered, and he has made of the business a success in every sense of the word. In the meantime he has purchased his own home, and owns as well the shop in which the business is conducted. Mr. Martin married Lizzie Isom, in i8y8, and they have one daughter. Ruby. Fraternally Mr. Martin is associated with the Odd Fellows at Williams. He is one of the reliable and sub- stantial citizens of the town. "WOLF SACHS. Wolf Sachs, for twenty-three years a resident of .\rizona and an active factor in its develop- ment, is a native of Russia, his birth having oc- curred in one of the Baltic provinces June 15. 1853. His father, Isaac Sachs, likewise a Rus- sian, is deceased, and the mother, Leba, a na- tive of the same province, is now making her home in New York City. Until he was in his nineteenth year. Wolf Sachs lived in his home neighborhood and then went to Germany, where he lived for something more than a year. Having learned nnich of the United States, our sul)ject determined to come to these hos- pitable shores, and in the fall of 1873 crossed the Atlantic. Going to Philadelphia he conducted a department in the Union Market of that city, and then went to Texas, where he spent a short time. In the spring of 1878 he started on horse- l)ack from the Lone Star State to .\rizona. the 786 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. journey at that time requiring marked courage and resolution, for aside from the discomforts and difificuUies of the almost untraveled, lonely trails, the Indians were especially troublesome. For some time after his arrival in Cochise county, Ariz., Mr. Sachs was engaged in mining and prospecting, and then turned his attention to freighting goods. In 1886 he became inter- ested in the cattle industry, and for si.x years lived near Willco.x. In the meantime he served as a territorial inspector of brands on cattle. Since 1892 he has lived in the Salt River valley, and now owns a valuable farm of six hundred and forty acres, situated near Tempe. Here, as for- merly, he conducts an extensive cattle business, and also raises grain and hay. By his own well- applied energy and determination he has become rich and influential, and is deserving of great credit. Public-spirited and liberal to worthv enter- prises, Mr. Sachs has won the genuine regard of all associated with him. For one term he served as a member of the city council of Tempe, hav- ing been elected by his Repul)lican friends, for he is an ardent advocate of that party. At the present time he is serving as noble grand of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Tempe, and is connected with the order of United Moderns. WILLIAM C. SMITH. As a merchant, miner and ranchman, Mr. Smith has been identified with the fortunes of Casa Grande since 1883. Coming to the United States in 1870, from Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born May 12, 1850, he brought with him the sterling and persevering traits of character which we are wont to associate with the sturdy sons of Scotland, and which invariably tend to the strength of the communities in which they locate. After a year of residence in Washing- ton, D. C, he came west overland from St. Louis, and reached Florence, Ariz., in 1875. The town was then at the height of its pride and productiveness, and remote from the deso- late visitation of later years. Having in his na- tive land learned the trade of mechanical engi- neer, he here found it a ready means of livelihood and prosecuted the same for a number of years. In time Mr. Smith engaged in the general merchandise business in Florence, under the firm name of Smith & Watzlavzick. .\fter a few years the junior partner sold his interest to H. B. Murray, the enterprise being then conducted under the name of Smith & Murray. In 1883 Mr. Smith moved to Casa Grande, in the hope of improving his prospects, and in this inter- esting little town ciintinucd his former occupa- tion of general merchant under the firm name of W. C. Smith & Co. This arrangement was continued until 1892, when Mr. Smith sold his business to I". B. Maldonado, who formed the ]\Ialdonado Commercial Company, with Mr. Smith as manager and resident agent. The store comprises .a full line of the articles required by the citizens, who are glad to avail themselves of the honest ami reliable business methods adopted by the firm. In the general development of his adopted town Mr. Smith has taken an active part, and has been associated with all that has tended to the well-being of all who reside within its bound- aries. In 1889 he constructed the large brick block at Florence now occupied by Shields & Price, and has been interested in other building projects in the town. In the mining world he is well and widely known, and has shipped thou- sands of dollars' worth of ore from the Jack Rabbit gold and silver mine, of which he is the owner. Another intlustry which calls for a great deal of his time and attention is the ranch on the Florence canal, where are raised large num- bers of stock and quantities of feed for the same. In 1883 Mr. Smith married Jessie Robertson, who also is a native of Scotland, and of this union there is one daughter, Aggie. Mr. Smith is greatly interested in the cause of education, and has been one of the foremost citizens of the town and locality in perfecting the prevailing system. He served for several years as one of the school trustees, and he, more than any other, was instrumental in securing the erection of the school, as well as the Pinal county courthouse. During the construction of the buildings he was chairman of the board of construction, and con- tributed both time and money to enforce these necessary constructions. As a stanch and lib- eral-minded member of the Democratic party he has contributed not a little to the various PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 787 local undertakings of the party, and has served as county supervisor for four years. Frater- nally he is associated with the Masonic lodge at Florence, the chapter .at Tucson, has taken the thirty-second degree, and is also a member of the Scottish Rites. The Ancient Order of United Workmen at Florence numbers him among its members. Mr. Smith has jjeen and is one of the most influential factors of growth in the locality in which he lives, and is re- spected and liked by all who know him. GEORGE HAUGH SMITH. The leading landscape gardener of Arizona. Mr. Smith is today the efficient superintendent of the capitol grounds at Phoenix, which he laid out in 1889, and of which he has had charge the greater part of the inten'ening time. He was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Eng- land, October 20, 1843, and is the youngest in a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, of whom three sons and one daugh- ter are still living. His brother, William, is a resident of Philadelphia, Pa. His father, George Smith, was a native of Carlisle, Cumberland, England, and belonged to an old borderland family. He served a seven years' apprenticeship to the tanner and currier's trade in Carlisle, and became an expert workman in that line. He married Ellen Haugh, a native of Dumfries, England, and a representative of an old Scotch familv, being a lineal descendant of the Cam- crons. She died when our subject was only seven years old, and the father also died in England. George H. Smith was educated in the national schools of his native land, where, in connection with the conunon English branches of learning, he was also taught gardening. For a time he engaged in teaching and in woolen manufacture, and later served for four years as government secretary to the Kendall School of Science & Art, which was connected with the South Ken- sington Museum. Owing to ill hcaltii, hi- was forced to resign that position in 1883. Crossing the Atlantic, he came to Salt River valley, .Ari- zona, and first located at Tempe, where lie bought land and began its improvement. lie began to improve in healtli almost iinnu-diatels . and the strength and vigor which he has since accjuired show conclusively what the Arizona climate can do for one who is seriously ill. As a landscape gardener he has done considerable work throughout the territory, and the capitol grounds stand as a monument to his skill and ability along that line. Ill England Mr. Smith married Aliss Mary .A. Ridding, who was born in Westmoreland and belongs to an old Yorkshire family. Since coniiiig to tins country he has made two trips to liis native land, at one time spending fifteen months, and at tlie other three months. While living in England he ni.ade a special study of botany and chemistry, and was the first to man- ufacture water from fire and utilize the same in heating conservatories, greenhouses and other buildings. In his botanical researches he gave special attention to the study of British ferns, and produced several new varieties. He also won many prizes on his fern exhibits. Frater- nally he was formerly connected with the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and religiously is a member of the Episcopal Church. He is a man of artistic taste and temperament and is thus well fitted for the profession which he is making his life work. CHARLES G. SHILL. A venerable and highly-honored citizen of his community is Charles G. Shill, now four-score years of age, and since 1849 an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. One of the representative pioneers of Lehi pre- cinct, he has been intimately associated with the development of this locality for twenty-one years, and probably no one here is more rever- enced and looked up to as an authority on mat- ters of practical l)usiness. as well as of ecclesi- astical afifairs. Born in Gloucestershire, England, February 12, 1821, Mr. Shill is a son of Robert and Pru- dence (Goulding) Shill. both likewise of that country. The mother died in 1854 and in the following year the father and son came to the Cnited States. They lived in St. Louis for a short time, but the father died ere the year had run its course. In 1857 our subject went to Salt Lake Citv, L'tah. where he was employed as a 788 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. carpenter for six years, having previously mas- tered the trade in his native land. Then settling in Morgan county, Utah, he devoted his atten- tion chiefly to the cultivation of his farm and to the raising of live stock, in which undertak- ings he was very successful. In his locality he served as a road supervisor. In 1845 Ml"- Shill and Harriet Webb, a native of England, were married in that country. Their only daughter, Rosa H.. is the wife of William H. Bachellor, of Summit county. Utah. In 1867 Mr. Shill married Harriet Stronach, whose birth- place also was in England. Of the eleven chil- dren born to this union only one (George) is deceased. The others are: Ella D., wife of Thomas P. Biggs; Mile G.; Victor C. ; Orson; Wright P.; Ralph P.; Renus; Frank; Harry S., and Otto S. In 1880 Mr. Shill removed with his family to Lehi precinct, Maricopa county, where he pro- ceeded to develop a fine farm from a fifty-acre tract of wild land. That he has accomplished his desire, a visit to his homestead confirms, for everything about the place gives evidence of his thrift and labor. In political affairs he uses his ballot on behalf of the Democratic platform. For eight successive years he has served as a school trustee of Lehi district No. 10. and in all public matters he takes great interest. WILLIAM MOODY. It has so happened that William Moody, of Thatcher, has never lived within a state, but al- ways in a territory, on the frontier. In his youth he used to rest at night with his gun within reach, for it was necessary in those unsettled times to have means of protection from Indians at hand, and frequently the herds of cattle which he was watching were threatened by the red men. C)n one occasion, at a point near the place where he was stationed, three Indians were killed in a hot fight between them and some ivliite settlers. After coining to Graham county he often hunted in the mes(|uitc undergrowth on the ver)' site of Thatcher, and thus has wit- nessed its entire upbuilding. Born in St. J()hn, Utah, in 1864, William Moody is a son of Jolm and Elizabeth Moody, the former a very early settler in that state. The family was identified with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during the early his- tory of Utah, and now is active in all of its un- dertakings. William Moody was in his seven- teenth year when he became a resident of this locality, and for several years he was engaged in peddling merchandise far and near, through the valley. Being economical and industrious, he finally had accumulated sufScient capital to buy a small stock of goods which he placed in a limited space in a storeroom. Gradually he won the patronage of the people and within the six years which have elapsed he succeeded in building up a large and representative trade. At length he built a fine brick store building in Thatcher, and sold it to his cousin. Judge Moody, and other parties. Again he is engaged in the construction of a large brick store, and thus, in addition to the one already occupied by him on Main street, he owns two good brick residences and ten acres of land adjoining the town. His financial success has been truly remarkable, and at the same time he has maintained a high stand- ard of square-dealing with the public, and has not stooped to underhanded methods in order to win prosperity. In 1890 Mr. Moody married Miss Mabel Clufif, daughter of Moses and Jane Clufif, the first white settlers in this region. Three children bless the home of this sterling couple, namely: Joseph, Blanche and Alphonso. Politically Mr. Moody is affiliated with the Democratic party. He stands well in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at present serving in the capacity of an elder. R. L. HAYDEN. The blacksmith shop which is the scene of the every-day activity of Mr. Hayden. and over which this genial and enthusiastic manipulator of the anvil and hammer presides to the satis- faction of all who profit by his skill, is one of the popular meeting places in Willcox. Hither come residents of the town and country who have aught in the line of wagon and general repair to be inspected by the critical eye of the mechani- cal physician, confident that they will meet with prompt attention, and that the work here turned out will insure their return should other bolts ■ PV ^B ^H 1 yiK JKm ^^p ^||rt^^^^^^HB Bi wtti IP ^^^^^^Hflj^HL^^^iv^^^ J^^J^^^^^I PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 791 and breaks or shoeless mares interfere with the working of the wheels of commerce. Day in and dav out. in rain and shine, and sunnncr and win- ter, there is the merry ring of the resonnding iron and tlie wheeze of the bellows, and the gen- eral hum of industry which accompanies the gossip of the neighborhood as n.jrrated b\- the visiting customers. Up to about six years ago Mr. Harden lived in Texas, where he was born in \N'^ilson county in 1867, a son of L. and .\rtemesa Hayden. na- tives respectivelv of Missouri and .Arkansas. He received a common school education and was reared to agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he engaged in independent farming in the west- ern part of the state for about three }ears, and in 1894 came to Arizona. .At first settling in Fort Thomas, he later removed to the Sulphur Spring valley, and worked on different ranches in the locality until 1898, when he came to Will- cox and opened the blacksmith and general re- pair shop that is still the object of his care. Con- trary to precedent Mr. Hayden did not regularly learn the trade of blacksmith, but picked it up .at odd times from a blacksmith in his employ. To- day his reputation extends for miles around and the patronage accorded him is far in excess of his original expectations. In national politics Mr. Hayden is a Democrat, and he never deviates from the straight and narrow path of voting the Democratic ticket. He is a charter member of Willcox Lodge No. 20, K. P., and is a member of the Catholic Church. MAJOR JAMES M. WATTS. A special place of honor is accorded to the de- fenders of the Union in the Civil war in the hearts of patriotic citizens of this great and prosperous republic. Major J. M. \\'atts made a thoroughly creditable record in that terrible strife, and won the commendation and respect of his superior officers. The following sketch of his life has been prepared, with the belief that it will be perused with great interest by the numerous friends he has made in Prescott and elsewhere. Though he was one of the very first to re- spond to the call of his country when the Union 30 was threatened, the major comes of old south- ern stock, and both of his grandfathers were soldiers in the war of 1812, his paternal grand- father also participating in the Blackhawk war. The latter, Samuel Watts, of Scotch descent, was a planter in North Carolina, later of Ten- nessee, and still later of Kentucky. George Piper, the maternal grandfather, was of German extraction, and at an early day removed from \N'est \'irginia to Tippecanoe county. Ind., where he carried on a farm. The Major's parents were Andrew and Dru- silla (Piper) \\'atts, the former a native of Ten- nessee, and the latter of Clarksburg, W. Va. The early years of the father were spent in the Blue Grass state, and when Indiana was yet but little developed, he became a resident of the state By trade he was a cabinet-maker, but in the Hoosier state he was chiefly engaged in merchandising and farming. He departed this life at Delphi, Ind., and his wife also died in that state. The only one of their six children who lived to maturity is the subject of this review, born in Carroll county, Ind., July 2, 1839. He lived on the farm until he was fifteen, and completed his education in Battle Ground Institute. At eighteen he obtained a position as a clerk with William Bolles & Co., at Delphi, Ind. Then came the firing upon Fort Sumter, and a few days later, April 20, 1861, young Watts enlisted at Indianapolis in the Ninth Indiana, the first regiment which left the state for the front. Pro- ceeding to West Virginia, it took part in the first regular battle of the war, Phillippi. At the expiration of his three months' term of enlist- ment Mr. Watts was honorably discharged and returned home. In October, 1861, he re-en- listed, becoming second lieutenant of Company A, Forty-sixth Indiana A'olunteer Infantry, and in the following May was commissioned as first lieutenant ; in October, of the same year was promoted to adjutant of his regiment, with the rank of first lieutenant. .Among the engaTe- ments in which he took part are inc'uded Ne Madrid, Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, Alemphis Helena f.Ark.), Clarendon, Duval's Bluffs and Grand Gulf. His was the first regiment which crossed the Mississippi below A'icksburg, and later it was active in the siege of that city, at 792 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, and Champion Hill. At Port Gibson he was wounded, a minie ball passing through his body, but, owing to his splendid constitution, he recovered in an in- credibly short time. In the summer of 1863 his regiment was called from the siege of \'icks- burg and that campaign to New Orleans, and thence went on an expedition through Louisi- ana, taking part in the battle of Carrion Crow- Bayou and others. In January, 1864, he veter- anized and re-enlisted, then being sent on the Red River campaign, in which occurred the battles of Pleasant Hill and Sabine Cross Roads. In June of that year he returned home on a veteran's furlough, but in a short time was back in the ranks in Kentucky. Thence his regiment was called into West X'irginia to aid in destroy- ing the salt works, and in March, 1865, Mr. Watts was transferred to the One Hundred and Fiftieth Indiana, being commissioned as a major. His next military operations were in the Shenandoah valley, and at length, the war happily having been terminated, he was must- ered out of the service at Indianapolis, in Aug- ust, 1865. Subsequent to the close of the war. Major Watts was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Delphi, Ind., until 1890. In the meantime he took a leading part in Republican party politics, and for several terms served on the Indiana state central committee. In the year mentioned, he came to Prescott, and soon was appointed clerk of the United States and district courts of the fourth judicial district, serving until the change of administration, in 1893. Then he was clerk in the county recorder's office for about a year, and in 1895 was county assessor, under appoint- ment of the board of supervisors. During the following year he devoted his attention to min- ing and conveyancing. Since 1897 he has been clerk of the fourth judicial district court, having been appointed by Judge Sloan, and, as hereto- fore, in all public positions which he has held, is justifying the confidence reposed in him. Initiated into Masonry in Delphi, Ind., the major served as master of the lodge there sev- eral terms. He also belongs to the chapter, of which he is past high priest, and was identified with Raper Commandery, of Indianapolis, and with the Consistory of that city, having taken the thirty-second decree. In Grand Army circles he is very popular, and is past commander of Boothroyd Post, of Delphi, Ind., with which post he has been connected since its organiza- tion. For a period he also was a member of the council of administration in the Indiana de- partment of the Grand Army of the Republic. To-day he is one of the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church of Prescott. The marriage of Major Watts and Miss Cor- nelia Blanchard took place in Delphi, Ind., in his early manhood. She was a native of the town and died at her home there a number of years ago. The second marriage of the major was solemnized in Delphi, Airs. Amelia (Coster) Gonzales, who was born in Massachusetts, be- coming his bride. They have an attractive home and enjoy the friendship of most of our repre- sentative citizens. JOHN V. SPAINHOWER. From a commercial and agricultural standpoint Mr. Spainhower is among the most substantial and reliable of the residents of the Salt River valley. As one of the first directors and now the vice-president of the Tempe-Mesa Produce Com- pany, he has rendered valuable service to the company, and confirmed the impression of his fellow-citizens as to his pronounced ]:)usiness ability. An additional source of revenue for Mr. Spainhower is the Mesa Milling Compau)', in which he is actively interested and one of the principal stockholders. His farm in the vicinity of the thriving little town of Mesa is eighty acres in extent, and while devoted in the main to general farming, is also utilized for a large stock- raising industry. In Stokes count}-, N. C, Mr. Spainhower was born January 29, 1849, ^i'"' 's a son of John W. and Lydia (Miller) Spainhower, who were born in North Carolina. The ancestry of the family ' on both sides is German, and the first repre- sentatives to come to America settled in the Carolinas. John A", was reared on his father's farm, and early developed habits of industry and thrift. In the public schools of his native county he received a good education, and as time went on obtained considerable business experience. The marriage of Mr. -Spainhower and Char- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 795 lotte E. Crouse took place February 13, 1868. Mrs. Spainhower was born in North Carolina, and is a daug-hter of the late Henry Crouse, of Snirry county, N. C. Of this union there are ttiliTee clflldren, viz.: Lydia E., who is the wife of -^Tank U'illiams, of Welis^tcr county. Iowa; John -H,^ who is livings; in Maricopa county, Ariz.; and Luther P., also in Maricop.i county. In March, 1868, I\lr. .S]iainho\ver and wic removed to Web- ster county, Iowa, and there he engaged in gen- eral farming and stock-raising until his removal to .Arizona in 1894. While a resident of Web- ster county he served as assessor .and was other- wise identified with the best interests of the county. In Arizona he is one of the most pro- gressive of the residents of his locality, and has materially assisted in the development of the vicinity in which he lives. In politics he is a Democrat, but entertains liberal views regarding the politics of ofttceholders. Fraternally he is •associated with the Woodmen of the World at Mesa. Mrs. Spainhower is a member of the Baptist Church, JOHN L. MUNDS. A westerner both by birth and training, Air. Munds is thoroughly interested in the lines of occupation which have specially engaged the attention of frontiersmen. The scliool of life m which he has been reared is calculated to develop the strength of character, the self- reliance and courage which are essential qual- ities in one to whom is entrusted the mainte- nance of law and order, and thus he is well fitted for his office of sherifT. In January, 1899, he entered upon his duties and is discharging them with fidelity and ability^ Our subject comes of pioneer stock, for his paternal grandfather was one of the early set- tlers in Iowa, and his maternal grandfather, John Cox, born in the east, was a pioneer ranch- man on the Pacific coast. His father, William N. Munds, was a pioneer of California and later of Oregon. His birth occurred in Iowa and when young he was orphaned. In 1852 he crossed the plains to the Pacific slope and for some time was a miner on the .American and Feather rivers, in California. Then, going to Oregon, he became a stockman of Douglas county, remaining there until 1876, when he came to Arizona and established a ranch on the Upper Verde, here, as formerly, keeping large herds of cattle. Now retired, he makes his home in Jerome and merely looks after his property and mining investments. His wife, Sarah (Cert) Munds, was born in Oregon, and of their three sons and two daughters only two survive. W. C. Munds was accidentally killed on the ranch in the \'erde valley by one of his horses, and J. T. Munds also met death by a deplorable acci- dent, the premature discharge of a gun which he was holding. J. L. Munds was born in Douglas county. Ore., October 4, 1868, and was reared in his native state, in Cahfornia and .Arizona. Coming to Yavapai county in the Centennial year, he attended the schools of \'erde and Prescott, and later fitted- himself for his business career by a course in the Stockton (Cal.) Commercial Col- lege. With his father and brothers he was engaged in the cattle business on the Verde val- ley ranch until he lost his last brother. He still owns some cattle, making a specialty of raising high-grade Herefords, and his herds arouse great admiration. He has three ranges along the A'erde. and his brand is the well-known "T — T" (a double "T" with a dash between). He is a member of the Yavapai County Stock Growers' Association. In January, 1895, J. L. Munds was appointed deputy sheriff by G. C. Ruffner, and served in that capacity for three years. In 1898 he was made county assessor by the board of county ■■:e vi:-~or- :nd be'd that o<"'^ce unt:l th° fa" of t' e following yep.r, when he resigned, owing to -he fact that he had been nominated for sheriff. He was duly elected by his numerous Demo- cratic friends, and in 1900 was again elected. Politically a strong Democrat, he served for some time on the countv central committee. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Aztlan Lodge No. I, F. & .A. M. In addition to this he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the .Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Wood- men of the World, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Order of Red Men. In this county, March 4, 1890, Mr. Alunds married Fannie L. Willard, who was born in Nevada. Her father, John Willard, was a 796 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. pioneer of California and of Nevada, and later came to Arizona, where he became a well-known cattleman. Two children bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Munds, named respectively Harold and Sadie. IVY W STEWART. As a director in the Tempe Irrigating Can:d Company and the owner of a well-conducted and remunerative farm about eight miles from Tempe, Mr. Stewart is known to many of the residents of this part of Arizona. On his place are conducted large general farming and stock- raising enterprises, to the successful carrying out of which he brings a wide previous experience, and a general knowledge of the best way to con- duct a farm. For .a time, after coming to the territory in 1894, he resided in the vicinity of Mesa, but later decided in favor of the condi- tions existing around Tempe, and removed to his present ranch in 1897. The Stewart family is of Scotch descent. I. \'. Stewart was born February i, 1854, and is a son of Robert G. and Nancy (Vandervort) Stewart, natives of Ohio. The maternal grand- father, Jonah Vandervort, was a courageous sol- dier in the second war with England, and his descendants have been conspicuous for their success in life, the result of habits of industry and economy. Robert G. Stewart was a farmer during the greater part of the years of his ac- tivity, and (lied in 1895. His wife is still living at Paola, Kans., and is more than eighty years of age. In 1869 Ivy V. Stewart was taken by his par- ents to Miami county, Kans., where he grew to be a man, and was admirably fitted by early train- ing for the future responsibilities of life. After attending the public school.'; at Paola, Kans., he was graduated from the high school of that place, and later supplemented this rudimentary knowledge by research along many lines. While living in Miami coimty, he was united in mar- riage with Annie P)radbur}-, a native of Kansas, and a daughter of John and Eda (Heald) Brad- bury. Of this union there are seven children, viz.: Leslie A., Merton W., A. Maude, J. Benjamin, Marie, Robert I. and Harry. Mr. Stewart is a representative dweller of .Salt River valley, and is interested in water and other developments of the locality. In October of 1900 he was elected president of the southern extension of the Tempe canal, A Republican in politics, he has been prominently connected with the undertakings of his pnrty, and has held several local offices within the gift of the peo- ple. While living in Paola, Kans , he served as justice of the peace of Aliami county, and he is at present a school trustee of the district in which he lives. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of (Jdd Fellows at Tempe and with the Ancient Order of United Workmen at Paola, Kans. With his family, Mr. Stewart is a member of the Baptist Church, and contributes generously towards the support of the same. He is enterprising and progressive, and though, practically speaking, a new comer in the territory, has so far identified himself with its promise and prosperity as to seem a part of its growth and development. ALOIS L. CUBER. Sixty-two years ago Alois L. Cuber, of Mesa, was born in Bohemia, Austria, the date of his nativity being Jime 14, 1839. His parents, An- ton and Barbara Cuber, were born in the same province, and in 1851 the family sailed for the shores oi the New World. After living in Freeport, 111., for about two years, they removed to Jackson county. Wis., where the father en- gaged in farming and also gave a portion of his time to his trade, that of harness and saddle- maker. As related above, Alois L. Cuber was a lad of some twelve years when he bade adieu to his native land, and it was not until ten years later that he left his parental home to seek his inde- pejident fortune. Cjoing then to Iowa City, Iowa, he learned the trade of manufacturing har- ness and saildles with his brother, and remained in that place until 1S66. At that time he re- turned to Wisconsin and established himself in the same line of business at Black River Falls. There he won his way into the esteem of his fellow-citizens and for a number of }ears served as chief engineer and treasurer of Albion Hose Company No. i, of which lie was a cliarter mem- ber, as \yell. / o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 79') In 1888 Mr, Cuber made a decided change in business and place of residence, for at tliat time he cast in his lot with the people of Arizona, becoming;- a citizen of the IMesa district. In a small way he engaged at once in the same indus- try that occupies his attention today, the man- ufacture of wine, and as the years rolled away was enabled to greatly enlarge his facilities and possessions. His fine vineyard, twenty-five acres in extent, is planted with wine grapevines, used in the three special kinds of sweet wines for which his establishment is noted, Angelica, port and sherry. He also manufactures two varieties of dry wines, namely: claret and riesling, and in addition to these makes a good grade of grape brandy. By strict attention to his business and the demands of the trade, Mr. Cuber has succeeded even beyond his sanguine expectations. He is practically self-made, educationally speaking, as well as from a financial point of view. In his political faith he is a Republican. For a wife Mr. Cuber chose Miss Barljara C. Holub, who was born and reared in Iowa. Of the nine chiUlren born to them seven are yet living, and are receiving good advantages. The famil)- is identified with the Roman Catholic Church. JAMES P. STORM. James P. Storm, the present county treasurer of Yavapai county, is a native of Tennessee, born in Perry county, November 20, 1852. His parents were Wilh'am II. and Martha W. (Thomas) Storm, the latter born in North Caro- lina. The former was a native of Tennessee, where he followed the occupation of a surveyor. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Storm, was born in Germany and emigrated from that coun- try to the United States in his early manhood, settling on the Tennessee river in the state of the same name. Securing land, he began the life of a planter, in which he continued in the same place until his tleath. In his native county William H. Storm grew to manhood, w.as educated and married. In the year 1854, accompanie<l by his family, he re- moved to Coryell connt>-, Tex. After a brief residence there he settled in Lampasas county. same state, where he became the owner of a large tract of land and engaged extensively in the cattle business. He was also the owner of the town site and sulphur springs at Lampasas. For several terms he filled the office of county judge, and, politically, he was a local leader in the Democratic party. During 1869 he settled in California, establishing his home in San Diego county, where his death occurred in 1889. His widow is still living in the same county. They had a family of eight children, only three of whom are living, viz.: Susan E., wife of C. L. Evans, of San Diego; James P., of this sketch; and Frank R., who resides in Escondido, San Diego county, his mother making her home with him. In the schools of Texas and California James P. Storm received his education, .\fter com- ing to this state he was engaged with his father in ranching and the stock business. November 4, 1880, he married Ella A., daughter of Will- iam and Susan (White) Bunton. Her father was a native of Kentucky and went from Mis- souri to Placer county, Cal., later removing to San Diego county. During his residence in Placer county Mrs. Storm was born, but she was reared principally in San Diego county. Born of this union are six children, viz.: Will- iam B., Mattie W., James C, Nellie K., Jesse T., and May N. The children have had the advantages of good educational privileges. Mat- tie W. is a graduate of the San Diego Business College. Mr. Storm's residence in Arizona dates from 1883, when he settled in Chino valley, Yavapai county. On a stock farm in this valley he suc- cessfully conducted a ranch and engaged in the cattle business until December, 1900. Mean time, for eight years he was postmaster at Storm, which office was located at his residence and named in his honor. Ever since he became a resident of the county he has taken an active interest in politics, generally in the interests of his friends. A stanch supporter of Democratic principles, he is a leader in the local ranks of his i^arty. In the fall of 19QO he was nominated. as the Democratic candidate, for the office of county treasurer, and was duly elected. Since iiis election he has given his attention to the care of his office and the supervision of all of 8oo PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. its (Iclails. Through liis conscientious discharge of every duty, he has won the approval of the people, and proved beyond a question his fit- ness for the office lie occupies. Fraternally, he is connected with the Odd Fellows, the Elks and also with the Improved Order of Red Men, in Prescott. PETER CORPSTEIX. From the date of his nativity, July 31, 1857, Peter Corpstein has been closely associated with the I'acific slope, and since arriNins; at niaturit\ he has contributed not a little towards its de- velopment. For the past five years he has made his home in Phoeni.x, of which ])lace he is a highly esteemed business man. The paternal grandparents of our subject were natives of Germany, ami were pioneers of Iowa. The father of Peter Corpstein bore the Christian n.ame of John, and Dubuque, Iowa, was his birthplace. In the early gold fever period in California he crossed the plains with ox-teams and devoted some time to mining on the Amer- ican, Feather and Yulia rivers. At length, ar- riving at the conclusion that Mother Nature most surely rewarded with golden returns the tillers of the soil, he bought a farm in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Cal., and, having made good improvements, devoted the rest of his years to the cultivation of the place. His death occurred in 1885, and his widow is yet living on the old homestead. Her maiden name w'as Mary Strief, and of the six children born to this worthy couple five are living, of whom John, Katie, Mary and Louisa still reside in Santa Clara county, Cal. Willirm departed this life at Tomb- stone, Ariz. The maternal grandfather, A. Strief, of Pennsylvania, took his family to Iowa at an early day, and thence they went to the Pacific coast by way of the plains. He died in Cali- fornia, where many of his descendants have per- petuated his name. The birth of Peter Corpstein occurred in Pine Grove, Cal.. and his boyhood passed uncventfullv upon a farm in Santa Clara county, Cal. After completing his public school education he pur- sued a course of study in Santa Clara College. In May, 1881, he embarked in the business wor}d by entering the employ of Harwood & Morse, lumber merchants of Tombstone, Ariz. At the close of a year he identified himself with the Blinn Lumber Company, of the same place, and for several years continued with that well- known firm. In 1887 he was chosen to locate a branch lumber yard for the company at Tempe, Ariz., and for about three years he was the man- ager of the same. In 1S90, when the great trade in Los Angeles and many towns of that region demanded men of unusual .abilitv in meeting the requirements of builders and the retail lum- ber trade, Mr. Corpstein was sent by his firm to San Pedro, where the flourishing wholesale lum- ber yard of the company is situated. Two years later he returned to Tempe, where he managed the local lumber yard of the same house for some four years. In 1896 he came to Phoenix, where he acted in a like capacity for the firm until .\ugust, 1898. At that time the \'alley Lumber Company was organized, largely through his own efforts, and since then he has been the president and manager of the concern The plant occupies about one-third of a block, at the corner of Madison and Center streets. The sheds are 100x300 feet in dimensions, and a fine line of lumber and building material is always kept in stock. The success which has been achieved, even in so short a period, is largely attributed to the enterprise of the pres- ident, and the outlook is decidedly gratifying. He is a member of the Board of Trade. The marriage of Mr. Corpstein and Miss Anna Johnson, a native of Massachusetts, and the daughter of Honestus Hervey and Anna M. Johnson, was solemnized in Phoenix, April 4, 1887. Two children liless their union, namely: William and Avery. Mrs. Corpstein was reared in the faith of her New England ancestors, Congregationalism. In the fraternities, Mr. Corpstein is associated with the Woodmen of the World. S. W. SITTHERLAND. This genial and highly popular citizen of Tuc- son, the proprietor of the Ocidental Hotel, has been associated w-ith Sonora, Mexico, and south- ern Arizona for the past twenty-three years, and thus is thoroughly acquainted with the prevail- ing conditions of our rapidly increasing civili- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 803 zation. Tucson, for instance, has made wonder- ful strides in the direction of progress since he first beheld the straggling village of 1878. In 1896 he became the proprietor of the Occi- dental Hotel, which is conducted on the Euro- pean plan. The hotel is large and well furnished, affording every convenience to its guests. It is centrally situated on Meyer street, and comprises sixty-five rooms, all of good size. PATRICK J. FARLEY. It would be difficult to fintl a more efficient, reliable and popular holder of public trust than is found in P. J. Farley, county recorder of Yavapai county. A native of County Meath, Ireland, he was born ]\Iarch 17, 1865, and is a son of Michael Farley, also a native of Ireland. The father, who came to the United States in 1868, settled near Florida, Monroe county, Mo., and engaged in farming until his death in 1888. Our subject came with his parents in 1868, but returned to Ireland with his aunt in the winter of 1870 and was educated at the national school at Moyaugher. In 1883 he came back to Amer- ica and with his father engaged in the stock busi- ness for several years. Subsec|uently he spent a short time in Kansas City and in the spring of 1888 came to Prescott and became interested in mining in different parts of Yavapai county. He also contracted to some extent and in January of 1897 was appointed deputy county recorder imdcr W. I. Johnson and served in this capacity for two terms. In 1900 he w'as nominated on the Democratic ticket for the office of county recorder and was elected by a majority of eight hundred and sixty-two votes; the second highest majority on the ticket. Those who have seen the books of Mr. Farley pronounce them marvels of penmanship and neatness, exactness and uniformity, and he has completed an index, than which there could be no superior. That the position holds greater tasks than drawing one's salary is evinced by the number of books manipulated by this expert accountant and detailist. For example : there arc fifty-seven books which contain records of mines; records of deeds, fifty-four; mill sites and water rights, four; promiscuous records, nine; agreements, five ; mining lionds, three ; official oath and bonds, six ; mortgages, seventeen ; losses, four ; townsites, one ; corporations, one ; homesteads, two ; powers of attorney, four ; be- sides numerous other records interesting only to a few. The office of the recorder contains fine filing cabinets and a vault for the custody of the same. In Prescott, February 24, 1892, Mr. Farley married Mary Carr, a native of Ireland. Of this union there were born five children, Edward C, James \'., Rose Mary, John (deceased), and Niall Patrick. Mr. Farley is fraternally associ- ated with the .\ncient Order of United Work- men, the Woodmen of the World, and the Red Men. He is also a member of the Prescott vol- unteer fire department. JUDGE J. A. LOGAN. The life record of the honored subject of this memoir is the record of one whose entire career has been on the frontier, and who has experi- enced and shared the vicissitudes of the pioneer of civilization and prosperity. One of the oldest residents of Mohave county, in years of continu- ous residence, he is entitled to representation in this volume, if for no other reason; and aside from that fact he is eminently deserving of an honored place in the annals of Arizona, with whose interests his own have been intimately connected for more than a quarter of a cen- tury. Born in Wayne county. Mo., in 1821, then looked upon as the "far west." Judge Logan was reared in that state and in .\rkansas, his advantages being cjuite limited. However, he was by nature a great student, and by his own efforts he educated himself, preparing for his future profession by a diligent perusal of the great legal authorities, .\dmitted to the bar before the supreme court of Arkansas in 1845. he embarked in practice. The great excite- ment of 1849 ^^'' ''^ 'lis joining the pilgrimage across the plains, his being the southerly route, via Tucson, Ariz., then a tiny Mexican hamlet. Crossing the Colorado river at Yuma on a raft, he proceeded to Trinity river (Cal.), where he was occupied in placer mining, and for some lime conducted a general merchandise business. While on his way to California in 1849, '"-' ^"J 8o4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the members of his company constructed the first boat ever biiiU in New Mexico, employing it for crossing the Rio Grande. In 1855 he re- turned on a visit to his old home in Arkansas, but in 1857 again started for the Pacific slope, this time driving a herd of cattle across the plains. He was quite fortunate in this great undertaking, as he lost only a few head of cat- llv. and was traversing Utah on the northern side of Salt Lake at the time the dreadful JMountain Meadow massacre occurred at the southern end of that body of water. He did not entirely escape molestation, for he had several exciting experiences with the Indians and Alor- mons. Locating in Tehama county, Cal., he devoted several years to the cattle business. The spirit of adventure which has animated all discoverers in all ages then took possession of the Judge more completely than ever before, for, when he had completed his four years' term in the state legislature of California, as a senator representing Tehama county district, he refused renomination and went to the state of Sonera, Mexico, where for two years he mined and prospected. Then he returned to California and continued his way northward, re- siding in eastern Oregon and Idaho for a period, in the meantime making some of the first dis- coveries of valuable gold deposits in Canon creek and Granite creek in the Blue mountains. Though he located some fine claims and had started to develop them, he found that the cli- mate was seriously affecting his health, and for that reason he left the region, allowing others to reap the rich reward which he might have garnered under more favorable conditions. Re- turning to Tehama county, he devoted himself to diilferent undertakings, with varying success. In the spring of 1875 Judge Logan came to Mohave county and, settling in the Big Sandy Creek district, gave his attention to the manage- ment of a ranch and to mining enterprises for a number of years. In the autumn of 1892 he was elected to the probate judgeship on the Democratic ticket, and took up his residence in Kingman, and since that time has officiated in this capacity, being chosen as his own suc- cessor at each election, excepting one election— 1894 — receiving a two-thirds majority vote in 1896, 1898 and 1900, a fact which jilainly indi- cates his popularity and the confidence which the people repose in him. Included in his duties is the supervision of the schools of the county, the office of superintendent not yet having been created here, though in force in many of the counties of the territory. He owns mines in the McCracken district, and retains his deep interest in the mineral wealth of Arizona. The secret of his success in all of his undertakings is his energy and foresight, his concentration of purpose and sterling integrity. WALTER S. JOHNSTON. Walter S. Johnston, a leading business man of Tempe, and local manager of the lumber in- terests of H. W. Ryder, the pioneer in this line in Arizona, is well and favorably known throughout the southern part of the territory. A native of Scotland, he was born March 11, 1859, in the vicinity of Glasgow, a son of John (j. and Janet (Lowrie) Johnston, both likewise of the land of the "thistle and heather." When he was about eleven years of age the family re- moved to the United States, and, locating in Chicago, the lad received excellent educational advantages in the public schools of that city. In 1882 W. S. Johnston came to Arizona, and for several years thereafter made his home in Phoenix, being chiefly employed by H. W. Ryder, with whom his business relations have extended over a long period. In 1887 he came to Tempe and since that time has conducted a large lum- ber yard, dealing in all kinds of building mate- rial, and, in addition to this, carries a full line of agricultural implements, hardware, wagons and buggies. By sterling integrity and correct busi- ness methods, he has won the high regard of the general public, and neglects none of his duties as a citizen. From his youth Mr. Johnston has been a stanch friend to education, and. knowing his sentiments upon the subject, the public chose wisely when he was called to serve in the local school Ijoard. At that time, when he was offi- ciating as secretary of the board, the handsome modern public school building was in process of construction, and, needless to say, the work was carried to a successful end. In the Tempe Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 807 he is a prominent member, having held all of the official positions therein twice, and having been one of the prime movers in the building of the Odd Fellows Block, one of the most substantial structures in the place. Though in no wise a politician, he is a loyal friend to the Republican party, believing thoroughly in its policy and wisdom. Ten years ago the marriage of Mr. Johnston and Miss Ida L. Empey, a native of Canada, took place in Florence, Ariz. ( )f the four chil- dren born to this estimable couple one has been called from their midst, little Mvian E. Three daughters remain to bless their happy home, namelv: Helen I., Dorothv and Janet. WALLACE B. WILLARD. The assessor of Yavapai county, W. B. W'il- lard, a well-known citizen of Prescott, was born in Sacramento county, Cal., August 14, 1869, and is a son of Lewis A. and Frances (BuUard) Willard. The Willartl family traces its lineage to England, but has been represented in America ever since the colonial period. A native of Wisconsin, Lewis A. Willard became a pioneer of 1850 in California, where he engaged in general farming and also raised and sold fine race horses. About 1874 he removed his family to Elko county, Nev., and ten years later brought them to Arizona, settling in the Verde valley, nine miles south of Jerome, in Yavapai county, where he still resides, giving his attention to the management of his farm and the raising of stock. In politics he has always been a stanch Democrat. By his first marriage he had five children, only two of whom are now living, viz. : Flora, wife of J. K. Mason, of Cot- tonwood, in the \'erde valley ; and Wallace B., of Prescott. Mrs. Frances Willard died in Cali- fornia in 1872, and eight years afterward Mr. Willard married Julia Frost, by whom he has four children : Olga, W. Edna, Lewis, and Alexander. The common schools furnished Wallace B. Willard with the rudiments of his education. In 1888 he became a student in the Stockton Busi- ness College at Stockton, Cal., where he remained during much of two years. Having always been a careful reader and a student of current events, we to-day find him to be a man well posted »in general history and national problems. For some years after leaving school his time was occupied on his father's ranch, and engaging in the cattle business as a cowboy, and his friends say of him that he was one of the most e.xpert riders in the territory. His next enterprise was the erection of a mill and the con- ducting of a mine in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where he remained for six months. On his return to Arizona he became interested in the mines of Yavapai county. On the opening of the Spanish-American war Mr. Willard at once offered his services as a sol- dier. April 30, 1898, he enlisted in Capt. Wil- liam O. O'Xeill's company of Rough Riders, which formed a part of the famous command under Theodore Roosevelt. He participated in the memorable battles of El Caney, San Juan Hill and the siege and surrender of Santiago. Although at the front of battle and often in the midst of a fire of shot and shell, he escaped being wounded. With the command he went to Montauk Point, where he was mustered out September 14, 1898. Owing to the hardships incident to the campaign he was for six months unable to engage in work or business of any nature. On regaining his health he resumed mining at McCabe. In the fall of igoo he was nominated, on the Democratic ticket, for county assessor of Yavapai county, and was the victor at the ensuing election, with the distinction of being the only Rough Rider ever elected in the county. His views are in accord with the Democratic part)-, and he has always been firm in his advocacy of the party principles. Frater- nally he is connected with the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks and with the United Moderns, and he is also a member of the Pres- cott fire department. THOMAS X. SHEFFIELD. The livery facilities of Jerome are equal to those of other towns in the territory, one of the largest and most successful enterprises of the kind being conducted by Thomas N. Sheffield. This enterprising citizen was born in Benton county. Ark., and is a son of George W. and Frances (Walker) Sheffield, industrious farmers 8o8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of Benton county. The greater part of his edu- cation was acquired in Arkansas, iind under his father's able instruction he became a model farmer and good business man. At the age of nineteen, Mr. Sheffield started out in the world to make his own living, com- ing immediately to Jerome, where he worked for the United \'erde Mining Company for four years, and for the following two years was en- gaged in business with David Connor. He be- came independently engaged in September of 1899, when he bought out L. L. Budworth, and has since carried on a successful livery and trans- fer business. He is well equipped for his work, and makes a specialty of commercial trade. In 1898 he was badly crippled financially by the disastrous fire that swept over the city, but soon regained his old trade, and has been prosperous ever since. An emphatic .aid in his business is the mail contract from the postoffice to the depot at Jerome. His honest business methods and general reliability have done much to influence the general public in his favor, and he is exten- sively patronized by all classes of people in the town. In the upbuilding of the town Mr. Sheffield has ever shown an active interest, and he is ready to aid in every reasonable advance in that direc- tion. Fraternally he is associated with the Je- rome Lodge No. 18, K. of P., and is an active member of the lodge. HENRY E. SHELDON. During the eight years of his connection with the Tucson Electric Light & Power Company, in the capacity of chief engineer, Henry E. Sheldon has been faithfulness itself, and his efficiency in the discharge of his duties has won the high commendations of the public. Alto- gether he is considered one of our leading and most popular young men, ever foremost in the advocacy of public improvements and enter- prises calculated to benefit the community. The grandfather of our subject, John Pitts Sheldon, is remembered as the founder of the Detroit "Free Press," which achieved an almost world-wide reputation. He was a pioneer of Detroit, Michi, and of Wisconsin, in which state he took up a large tract of land and en- gaged in its cultivation for a period. For a num- ber of years he held an office in one of the gov- ernment departments at Washington, D. C. He departed this life at Willow Springs, Wis., Jan- uary 22, 1873. Hon. Thomas H. Sheldon, the father of H. E. Sheldon, was born in Utica, N. Y., seventy- six years ago. For many years he has resided on a farm near Darlington, Wis., where he owns three hundred and twenty acres. Twice he has represented his district in the state legislature, being elected on the Republican ticket. His wife, also living, bore the maiden name of Mary Pilling. She was born in Wisconsin, in which state her father, Elias Pilling, was a very early settler, as he located near Darlington in 1830, and for several years was engaged in mining and in managing a smelter at Willow Springs, later giving his attention to farming. He was a native of Yorkshire, England, married a lady of the same locality — Miss Elizabeth Haigh — and came to America in 1827. Of the five children bom to his parents, and all yet living, H. E. Sheldon is next to the eld- est. Born June 5, 1868, in Darlington, Wis., he was reared upon the old homestead, and com- pleted his education in the high school. In De- cember, 1886, he located in Tucson, as an em- ploye of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and for three years was a fireman on a locomotive. Then being promoted to engineer, he servetl as such from 1889 to January I, 1893, his run being be- tween Yuma and El Paso. At the close of his seven years' service with the company, he ten- dered his resignation, in order to accept his present position. The electric light plant here was then in process of construction, and since that time it has been enlarged three times. The three engines now used have a combined capac- ity of three hundred and fifty horse-power, and six dynamos are in operation. In 1894 the part- nership of Russell & Sheldon, of this city, was formed, and in their establishment a full line of electrical supplies, bicycles and bicycle sundries may be found in stock. At different times, Mr. Sheldon has evinced his confidence in the prosperity of Tucson by investing in local real estate. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and is the foreman and engineer of the Chemical PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 809 Knginc C(inii)any o{ tlic Tucson N'ohmlccr I'irc Department. In his political .-tandin.n' he is a Democrat, though his lather, as hel'ore slated, is an ardent Re|juljlican. In Madison. Wis.. Mr. Sheldon married Miss Jessie Estes, who is a native of Stoughton, Wis., and was graduated in the high school at M.adi- son. Two children have heen born to the young couple, named, respectively, Bessie and Fred. Mrs. Sheldon is a member of the Congrega- tional Church, and is very popular in this citv, as in her former home. GEORGE H. CAMPBELL. Although Mr. Campbell's success as an agri- culturist is largely due to his own perseverance, it is the occupation which he would naturally be expected to follow, his father and ancestors hav- ing been enthusiastic tillers of the soil, and ap- preciators of the dignity and usefulness of a farmer's life. Although not one of the earliest settlers in the Salt River valley, having arrived here in 1891. Mr. Campbell is well known as an industrious and worthy citizen, and as a suc- cessful cultivator of his land. His home ranch, which is located five and a half miles south of Tempe, is one hundred and sixty acres in extent, and devoted to farming and stock-raising. A native of De Kalb county. 111., Mr. Camp- bell was born March 21, 1868, and is a son of James H. and Louisa (L'Hommedieu) Camp- bell, the former a native of New York state. The Campbell family is of Scotch extraction, and on the maternal side the ancestors lived in France. James H. Campbell is now a resident of the Salt River valley, where he owns one hundred and sixty acres of land, and where, at the age of sixty years, he is still interested in developing the soil. A veteran of the Civil war, he served his country and humanity faith- fully as a nurse, in which capacity he displayed great proficiency. He is the father of six chil- dren, viz.: Robert H., who is living in Phoenix: George H.; William H., who is in the state of Washington; Lester H., who is at home; Min- nie E., wife of M. L. DuiTey, who resides on his ranch near the Campbell homestead in Mari- copa county, and Fannie M., who is at home. When a year old, George H. Campbell was taken by his parents to Xemaha county, Kans., w here he grew to manhood and received the ed- ucation to be derived at the public schools. As time went on he obtained a fair knowledge of general business, and learned to be a practical and model farmer. The first decided change in his life was in 1891, at which time the whole family removed to Arizona and settled in the .Salt River valley. Mr. Campbell holds exceedingly liberal ideas regarding politics, anrl believes m voting for the best man, regardless of his political affilia- tions. In religion he is associated with the Con- gregational Church at Tempe, and contributes generously towards the support of the same. He is deserving of credit for the progress made in his life, and his future is thought by those who know him to hold bright possibilities. EDGAR ALONZO SPAULDING. The ancestry of this real-estate dealer and orange grower of Phoenix is traced back to an old New England family. The first to come to America was Edward Spaulding. who braved the dangers of an ocean voyage about 1630 or 1633, and first settled in Braintree, Mass. Later he became a prominent resident of Chelmsford, that state, and bore an important part in its earlv growth and development. The descend- ants of this honored pioneer are now scattered throughout the United States, and many have become prominent in both professional and business circles. His second son, Lieut. Edward Spaulding, was born about 1633. and died in January, 1708. He and his brother, John, were made freemen March 11, i6yo, and in iCkji he was a representative to the general court. His son, Ebenezer Spaulding, was born in Chelmsford, Mass., January 13, 1638, and from there removed to what is now Hudson, N. Y. Stephen Spaulding, the son of Ebenezer, was also born in Chelmsford, March 28, 1717, and removed with the family to Hudson, N. Y. He married Martha Foster, and in their family was Ebenezer Spaulding. who was born at Not- tingham, now Hudson. N. Y.. March 27. 1750, and died in Lempster, N. H., July i, 1808. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and par- ticipated in the battles of J5unker Hill and Ticon- iio PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. deroga. He married Amy Roundy, wlio was born in Windham, Conn., and lived to be over one hundred years of age. Her parents were Samuel and Anna (Huntington) Roundy. The next in direct descent to our subject is his grandfather, Ira Spaulding, who was born March 4, 1787. In 1831 he became a resident of Crown Point, N. Y., and in 1843 removed to Jackson county, Iowa. His death occurred at Maquo- keta, that county, July 21, 1855. His wife was Ruth Taft, who was born in Uxbridge, Mass., and belonged to a prominent old family of that state. Ira Alonzo Spaulding, the father of our sub- ject, was born in Washington, N. H., July 30, 1824, and in March, 1831, removed with his parents to Crown Point, Essex county, N. Y., and to Jackson county, Iowa, in October, 1843. In 1859 he became a resident of Anamosa, that state, from which place he subsequently removed to Dubuque. He died in Wisconsin. He was a contractor of railroad and road bridge, was a Congregationalist in religious belief, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. For his first wife he married Mary Lanison, who died in Anamosa, Iowa. By that union he had five children: James Lamson, a graduate of West Point, and now a resident of Omaha, Neb.; Ada- line Brown, who married James E. Smith, and died in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1878; Mary, who died at the age of eleven years; Edgar Alonzo, our subject, and Merritt C, who died young. For his second wife the father married Mrs. Ann Judd Fall, by whom he had one daughter, Lena Kelmond, now Mrs. F. Wurzbacher, of Skag- way, Alaska. Mr. Spaulding, of this review, was born in Anamosa, Iowa, June 23, i860, and was six years old when the family removed to Cedar Falls. He was educated in the public schools of that city and Dubuque, and began his busi- ness career at the age of eighteen years as his father's assistant, remaining with him until the latter's death in 1882. Fle continued to engage in bridge building and for many years repre- sented the Shififler Bridge Company of Pitts- burg, putting up many bridges in Iowa, Illinois, W^isconsin. Tennessee and Georgia. On discon- tinuing that business in 1893, he returned to Cedar Falls, Iowa, and became district agent for the Northwestern Insurance Company of Milwaukee. In 1895 he came to Phoenix, Ariz., and has since been interested in fruit culture. He has improved about one hundred acres of land, planting thereon an orchard, mostly oranges, and still has charge of fifty-five acres, some of which he owns. This property is located about six miles northeast of Phoenix, and he makes his home thereon. Since 1899 he has also engaged in the real-estate business with ofifice on Adams street in Phoenix, and handles Ijoth city and farm property, and does a general loan business. During his residence here he has met with success and has property in the city, besides his fruit farm. At Cedar Falls, Iowa, Mr. Spaulding was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Sheerer, a native of Lockport, N. Y., and a graduate of the Cedar Falls high school. Prior to her mar- riage she successfully engaged in teaching. C)ur subject and his wife have three children, namely: Charles Edgar, born April 12, 1885; Garence Arthur, born September 24, 1886; and George Frederick, born June 2},, 1890. In his political affiliations Mr. Spaulding is an ardent Republican, and in his social rela- tions is a member of the Knights of Pythias fra- ternity. While a resident of Dubuque he served as deacon of the First Congregational Church and as treasurer of the Young Men's Christian Association for many years. There being no church of that denomination in Phoenix, he united with the Presbyterian Church, and takes an active part in its work. His life has been an upright, honorable and useful one,' and he has tlie confidence and respect of all with whom he comes in contact, either in business or social affairs. HARRY CLIFFORD. In the center of the Gila valley, between Solo- monville and SafTord, Mr. Clifford has a well- cultivated and paying farm of forty acres. With careful forethought, he has erected one of the fine rural homes of the valley, in wdiich his family are comfortably housed. The land is well fenced and watered, and a small orchard yields an abundance of fruit. Previous to coming to Arizona, Air. Clifford PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 813 had years of experience as a farmer, and was familiar with every detail of the duties of a suc- cessful agriculturist. He was born in White county, Ind., in 1847, and continued to live in the Hoosier state until his eighteenth vear, ac- . quiring an education in tlie meantime at the public schools. In Texas he began to fight the independent Ixiitlc of life, and engaged in the cattle business there and in Colorado and Wy- oming. In 1876 he came into Arizona with freighting learns, locating near Tombstone, in the Sulphur Spring valley, and proceeded to raise and ship cattle. At the end of three years he sold out and returned to Texas, and at the end of eighteen months was again in Arizona, and in the vicinity of Wilcox continued to raise cattle. After three years he came to Graham county, his herd of cattle accompanying him hither, and in 1891 he sold the stock and moved on the farm which is still his honie, and where he has met with well-deserved success. Mrs. Clifford was formerly Amanda Talley, of the Gila valley, and her marriage with Mr. Clififord occurred in 1891. To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford have been born four children: \'erna A., Glenn, Hazel and Call. Although a stanch Democrat, Mr. Clififord has liberal ideas regard- ing the political inclinations of officeholders, and believes that principle rather than party should win. He is one of the respected and in- dustrious developers of his locality, and has made many friends since taking up his abode in the midst of this vallev. JOHN P.. DONER. The tlonrishing and pr(_>mising town of Glen- dale knows no more enthusiastic advocate of its resources and general excellencies than is found in the genial and successful contractor and build- er, and hardware merchant, John B. Doner. Though practically speaking a new comer in the territory, having arrived in 18174, he has thoroughly identified himself with the spirit and enterprise of the place, and is accounted a valu- able and reliable citizen. Many of the sons of Canada have associated their strong and sterling national characteristics with the developement of the west, and are i\p- preciated for the steady conservatism wliicli re- tards too rapid, and therefore insecure growth. Mr. Doner was born in York county, Ontario. May 14, 1855, and is a son of John and Effie (Schell) Doner, also born in Ontario, Canada. The paternal ancestry of the family is Scotch, and that on the maternal side is Scotch-German. The parents arc now living in Simcoe county, Ontario, and have lived a remarkable number of years, the father being now nearly ninetv, and the mother over eighty-five. The father was, ilnring the years of his activity, a prominent and successful builder and contractor in York countv. John U. Doner passed his youth and earlv manhood in York county, and received an excel- lent education in the public schools. Under the capable and thorough instruction of his father he learned to be a carpenter, contractor, and builder, and w^as thus fitted for any emergencv that might arise. In his twenty-second year he entered upon an independent aj^plication of his trade in York county, and then decided to avail himself of the larger possibilities of the states. In Brown county, Kans., he successfully coped with the new conditions, and engaged as a con- tractor and builder from the fall of 1876 until the spring of 1879. He then went to Falls City, Xeb., and continued his former occupation until the spring of 1882, when he removed to Morris county, Kans., and engaged in the lumber busi- ness, in addition to the practice of his trade. He was remarkably successful in Nebraska, and carried on large enterprises in his line. As a permanent location however, the state did not hold sufficient intlucement, and in 1894 he came to Glendalc, .Ariz., which has since been his home. After working at contracting and building for four years, Mr. Doner became interested in the hardware business, and his afTairs in the line are carried t)n under the firm name of the Glendalc Hardware & Lumber Company. He makes a s]iecialty of the .Aermotor wind mills, and carries a large and complete slock of general hardware supplies. .Aside from his business responsibili- ties, he is variously interested in the affairs of ihe tow n, and is an ardent promoter of its growth and enterprises. In national politics he is a be- liever in the principles and issues of the Repub- lican partv. but entertains very liberal ideas re- garding the ])()litics of the administration. Fra- 8i4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ternally, he is associated with the Woodmen of the World, at Glendale, and the Modern Wood- men of America, at Wilsey, Kans. \\'hile living in Canada, Mr. Doner was united in marriage with Mary E. Heise, a native of (Jntario. Of this imion there is one child, Louise L. The second Mrs. Doner was formerly Sadie A. Myers, a native of Lanark, 111., and to Mr. and Mrs. Doner have been horn three children. Delta A., Hattie L., and Harry A. With his family he is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Cliurch at (ilcndalc, and is a trustee in the same. CHARLES W. SLAYTON. A prominent business man of Phoenix, where he has made his home since February, 1892, Mr. Slayton was born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., August 24, 1835, and is a worthy representative of an old and honored Xew England family. On the paternal side he traces his ancestrv back to Capt. Thomas Slayton, who was born in Eng- land, September 2, 1682, and was the founder of the family in the New World. In 1707 he married Hannah Culwood, and they had three children, Phineas, Thomas and Hannah. The captain was a descendant of Sir James Scott, and he in turn was a descendant of Scott, the Wizard, so called from his experiments in physics. James Scott, the son of Sir James, married Margaret Sleighton, a daughter of Pat- rick Sleighton. Their son was born in 1623, and died in 1690, and his only son, Thomas Sl.ayton, was killed by his uncles in order that they might obtain his fortune. Thomas Slayton, Jr., the son of the captain, was born June 15, 1709, in Braintree, Mass., and was married in Watertown, that state, September 20, 1731, to Abigail Harrington, of that place. In 1739 he removed to Berkshire county, Mass., where he died in 1778. His son, who also bore the name of Thomas, was born in Weston, Mass., Feb- ruary 20, 1733, anrl became a successful New England farmer. He joined Capt. Obediah Cooley's company, September 20, 1756, during the French and Indian war, and assisted in cap- turing Crown Point, and on the 24th of Novem- ber, 1757, joined Capt. Jabez Upham's company, formed for the relief of Fort William Henrv, but it surrendered before they reached the scene of operations. He was married June 13, 1759. to Judith White, who was born in 1739, and died .\ugust 26, T822. His death occurred on the old homestead in Berkshire county, Mass., December 28, 1822, when he was nearly ninety years of age. The next in line of descent was Asa Slayton, the grandfather of our subject. He was born in I'.rookfield, Mass., March 2~ . 1766, and was a member of the militia in his vounger days, being comniissiuned lieutenant in 1792 and cap- tain in 1804. At one time he owned a large tannery and shoe shop in Brookfield and was considered very wealthy. After manufacturing a large quantity of goods, his son Charles would carry them in a wagon to Canada, where the stock was sokl. Imt during the war of 1812 his goods were confiscated by the British, and as he had borrowed money to complete his outfit, he had to sell his plant in order to meet his obligations. He heard of the cheap lands in St. Lawrence county, K. Y., from a Mr. Lane, who had been in that part of the country during his services in the war of 1812, and Mr. Slayton decided to remove thither. With his family in a two-horse wagon, and his household goods and tools in an ox cart, he started for the Em- pire State, and in due time reached Potsdam, St. Lawrence county. On the i8th of July, 1815, he purchased one hundred acres of land on Plum brook, of E. Hurlburt, for $675. .\ log house had previously been built upon the place, and into this the family moved. The grandfather turned his attention to the raising of wheat, and in 1816 had the largest wheat field ever seen in New York up to that time. Having no barn in which to store his grain, he invited all the neighbors for miles around to assist in the "rais- ing," and one hundred responded to the call. Early in the morning they began their work, and while some cut the trees for the timbers of the barn, others manufactured shingles. The boards were sawed at a mill he had built on Plum brook, and before night a barn 30x40 feet was built, and two loads of his wheat stowed in the same. Teams were on hand to haul all of the grain, but a rain came up and spoiled that part of the program. Twenty-five years ago this buildinjr was taken down and reconstructed in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 8l! the village of Potsdam, where it now stands as an evidence of what our pioneer forefathers could accomplish in one day wiiliout the facili- ties of the present time. In connection with his farming operations Mr. Slayton engaged in the manufacture of pot.ish. He possessed remarka- ble strength and could lift a IkutcI cif jioiash from the ground over the i)ox into the wagon. He had double teeth all around and cnulil bend a ten-penny nail between them. lie built a large tamiery mi his property and engaged in the manufacture ni leather in addition to his other business. In religious belief he was a L'niversalist. This energetic, enterprising and useful citizen passed away September 20, 1852, at the age of eighty-six years. On the 14th of April, 1791, in Chester, Mass., he married Su- saimah Anderson, who was born b'ebruary 18, 1770, and died July 2, 1848. In their family were eight children. Thomas Anderson Slayton, father of our sub- ject, was born in Chester, Mass., March 7, 1804. On reaching manhood he purchased a part of the old homestead farm in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., and engaged in the manufacture of lum- ber at the old mill on Plum brook. He helped l)iiild the first nail factory in Keeseville, N. Y., and also erected the iron works and first rolling mill at that place. He served as captain in the New York militia. In 1855 '''^ removed with his famil\- to Derlin, Wis., where he engaged in farming throughout the remainder of his life. He died January 29, 1879, and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Sophronia Hale, de- parted this life at Oshkosh, Wis., July 31, 1882. She was a native of Grand Isle. \'t., and a repre- sentative of an old family of that state. Their family mnnbeied eight children, namely: Al- vira, wife of 1). Tuttle. of Montello, Wis.; Cur- tis 11.. ri nianiifacturer, who died in I'lerlin, Wis.; Lyilia, who died at the age of five years: Charles \\'., of this review; Div.an Pierry, who died in Central City, Colo., June 11, 1865; Edward .\., who died at the age of two years; Sylvester M., wdio was drowned by falling from a raft near Necedah, Juneau county. Wis., April 25, i86(j; and Edward Thoin:is, a real-estate dealer of St. Paul, Minn. Charles W. Slayton, our subject, began his education in the public schools of South Pots- dam, N. Y.. and later attended a select school. In May, 1855, he removed with the family to Marquette county, Wis., at which time that state had only twelve miles of railroad. There he taught school one term, and began the improve- ment of a farm, but soon discontinued his agri- cultural labors. In 1863 he started a tannery in llerlin. Wis., and engaged in the manufacture of boot and shoe leather and whips. He also conducted an express route, and purchased the Montello, a steamboat, of which he was captain for three years. Subsequently he was exten- sively engaged in the niantifactuie of furniture and spring beds, having from thirty to forty men in his employ. He had two men upon the road traveling between Denver and Ihiffalo, while his trade extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Later Mr. Slayton organized the I'erlin Coffin & Casket Company, which pros- pered, but he sold his interest in that business in 1878, and removed to St. Paul, Minn., to take charge of large tracts of land in the southwestern part of that state and northwestern Iowa, amounting to about one million acres. The fol- lowing year he was made general agent of the company, and in connection with his real-estate business he also ran a railroad express. In 188 1 he laid out the village of Slayton, Murray county, Minn., graded the streets, set out shade trees on both sides of the same, erected a hotel and other buildings, started a newsjiaper, and se- cured the county seat. That fall he sent an agent to Europe to induce immigration to his lands, and in January following he himself went to England, returning in April with sixty-seven people, most of whom settled near Slayton. He acciuired twenty-one farms near that place and owned one-half the town site. In 1882 he be- came interested in .gold and silver mining in Xew Mexico, with two bankers, the company owning eleven mining claims, on which they l)Ut two thou.sand feet of development work. Thev were nearly ready for the machinery when the two bankers failed, involving Mr. Slayton, who. through no fault of his own, lost all his l)ro])erty, amounting to over $300,000. He tried to regain a footing in St. Paul, but the great depression which always follows a great boom prevailed at that place, and he decided to seek a new field of labor, (hi the 2nd of I'ebruary. 8i6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1892, he came to Phoenix, Ariz., and, having always had an inclination toward the medical profession, he embarked in the manufacture of special remedies, becoming sole proprietor of what is known as The Family ^Medicine Com- jianx'. Mis medicines are carefully compounded from roots and herbs, and, being of a superior (|ualit\, find a ready sale in the market. The office of the company is at No. 29 West .\dams street. Phoenix. Mr. Slayton now gives most of his attention to this business, though he is also interested in mining in Arizona. In Masonic circles he stands high, having taken the thirty-third degree at St. Paul in 1891. He was made a Mason at Berlin, Wis., and has always taken an active interest in the work of the order. He is also identified with the Odd Fellows Society, and in politics is independent. His life has been an upright, honorable and use- ful one, and he justly deserves the high regard in which he is uniformly held by his fellow- citizens. H. PERCY SCOVILLE. The proprietor of the Scoville Plumbing Com- pany is one of the most progressive and enter- prising business men of Phoenix, where he has made his home since 1894. A young man of superior executive ability and sound judgment, he alre.ady occupies an enviable position in the commercial world, and has a fine prospect of reaching the tojimost refund of the ladder of prosperity. Mr. Scoville was born in Silver, Creek, Chau- tauqua county, N. Y., on the i8th of April, 1868. His paternal grandfather, who was a wagon and carriage manufacturer, spent his entire life in the Empire State. The father, Tyler Scoville, was also born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., and was nianied in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Eunice Percival, a native of that state. In 1867 they re- moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where Mrs. Sco- ville still resides. The father died there in April, 1900, at the age of sixty-five years. At one time he was engaged in the manufacture of school furniture, but later was interested in the real-est.ate business. .Ml of the six children of the family are living, namely: William P., a farmer of Polk countv, Iowa; Melvin T-, man- ager of a lumber yard in Mnton, Iowa; H. Percy, our subject; Tyler, who is engaged in the life insurance business in Des Moines; and Ella and Fay, both at home with their mother. Reared in Des Moines, our subject is indebted to the public schools of that city for his educa- tional privileges. When his school days were o\er he served an apprenticeship to the plumb- er's trade with the Scoville Plumbing Company, in Des Moines, Iowa, and during the five years spent with them thoroughly mastered all Ijranches of the business, including gas, steam and hot-water fitting. In 1894 he came to Phoe- nix, Ariz., on account of his health, and for three years served as manager of the plumbing department of the Phoenix Plumbing Company. In the spring of 1898 he embarked in business for himself, under the name of the Scoville Plumbing Comp.any, and it was not long ere he had built up a good trade. He is located at Nos. 1 14-6 West Adams street, where he occu- pies both floors of a building 25x138 feet, while the basement is used for storage. In the front part of the building are the show and sales rooms, and back of these is the workshop. It is considered the finest establishment of the kind between Denver .and San Francisco. Mr. Sco- ville does both a wholesale and retail business in all kinds of electric, gas, steam and hot-water fixtures, and enjoys an excellent trade. Among the important contracts which he has filled is the plumbing in the O'Neill, Dennis, Sherman and old Opera-house blocks, .and the Holmes building of Phoenix; the plumbing for the water and sewer system at the United States Industrial School, costing $14,000: the water and sewer system at the Pima Indian agency, costing $11,- 000; territorial capitol lanilding, costing $8,000; and the Bartlett ranch, two miles north of Glen- dale, costing $3,500, which has the finest plumb- ing of any ranch in the territory. Mr. Scoville is now at work on the plumbing of the school building in the Pima Indian agency. He has in his employ from twelve to sixteen skilled work- men, and always conscientiously fulfils his part of everv contract. Mr. Scoville was married in Phoenix to Miss Marv Adams, who was born in New York City, but was reared and educated in Des Moines, Iowa. Thcv have had two children, Melvin, .^'^^^Ot- G?^ Uyytx^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 819 who died at the age of two years, and P\Tcy, born December 11, kjod. In poHtical sentiment "Sir. Scoviho is a stanch Repnlilican. He is a member of the i'i(}ard nf rr;ide, the Maricopa and .\thk-tic Chil)S. Ancient Order nf L"iiited Workmen, L'nited Moderns, and the ISenevok'nt Protective ( )r(k'r of Elks. He is a mend)er of the board of trnstees of tlie lodge Ijelonging to the last-named order. GP:()RGE W. .^l.VES. Although Mr. Sines is chiell\- known as one of the prominent builders and contractors of Prescott, and a member of the firm of Maxwell & Sines, he has nevertheless crowded man\ creditable achievements into his life, not the least of which is a splendid record as a soldier and defender of his country's honor. He was born in IMontgomery county, Pa., January 21, 1848, and is a son of Charles and L\dia (Jones) Sines, the father native of the same county and state, while the mother was born in I'rankford, within the city limits of Philadelphia. The father was a manufacturer of shoes and a farmer for a number of years. He is now living in Philadelphia, and has reached the advanced age of nearly ninety. The family is of (jerman. ilescent, and some of the ancestors came to .America during the last century. The grand- father, George, was a farmer in Montgomery county, and served in the war of 1812. He lived to be eighty years of age. Lydia (Jones) Sines is of Welsh descent, and became the mother of five children, of whom George W. is the second. In 1861 George W. Sines was apprenticed as a wheelwright and carriage.huilder. In October, 1864, he volunteered in the Two Hundred and I'ourteenth Pennsylvania \'olunteer Infantry, which was the Eighth Union League Regiment of Phila(lel])hia, Company C, and served in the Shenandoah valley until the close of the war. He then worked at his trade for a year, and in 1867 volunteered in the First Cnited States Cavalry, and came through and joined the regi- ment at Fort Klamath, Ore. There the company remained for two years in active warfare against the Indians, and then spent two years at h'ort r.idwell, Cak. still fighting the Indians. In 1871 he came with a jarivate detachiuent of sixteen 31 men as escort to CJeneral Crook, to Fort Mc- Dowell, and then on to Prescott. Being a mechanic, he was delegated to help build the govcrnmciU saw-mill on (irooni creek, and was honorably discharged from the service at I'ort Whipple, Prescott, in .\pril, 1872. Subsequently he remained at Fort Whipple for three years as sui)erintendent of construction and during that time built up nearly the whole of the jjlace. Upon first locating in Prescott Mr. Sines be- came interested in carpentering and mining. Init has latterly devoted his entire tiiue to building and contracting, .\mong the numerous sub- stantial and artistic buildings which have been erected bv the firm of which he is a member niav be mentioned the Courier office, the Brecht building, the Parker building, the Bashford and Wilson blocks, besides numerous residences in different parts of the city. Mr. Sines has erected for himself and family a comfortable and conuuodious residence, .\fter coming to Prescott he married Josephine Lead- endorff, who was born in Laramie, Wyo. Of the children born to this couple five are living: George, Mary, Joseph. Lyda and Edwin. As a member of the Republican party, Mr. Sines has served in the city council for four years, and has been otherwise interested in the local politics of the citv. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias, of which he is past supreme representative, and he is also past captain of rank of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. He is an honored member of Barrett Post No. 3, G. A. R., at Prescott. JAMES C. MAXWELL. As one of the pioneer builders and contractors of Prescott, Mr. Maxwell lias made a substan- tial impression upon the building interests of the city, and is widely known for his skill in con- struction and style in design. Upon arriving liere in 1874 he at once became interested in his trade, and turned his attention principally to the construction of .sawmills, being thus em- ployed for eight years. He was later a carpenter and contractor, and aside from putting up many of the important buildings in the town, has since extended his usefulness into all parts of the county, a number of stamp mills being among 820 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his other undertakings. At present his affairs are conducted under the firm name of Maxwell & Sines, this association having been brought about in 1897, and continued amicably ever since. The firm are also interested in running a planing mill in Prescott, and manufacture mouldings and other mill work. The youth of Mr. Maxwell was spent in Mis- souri, and he was born in Bowling Green, Pike county, December 25, 1847. The family had long been identified with Missouri, the paternal grandfather having settled there at an early day. The parents of Mr. Maxwell were James and Julia (Green) Maxwell, and were born respectively in Virginia and Indiana. They were successful farmers in Missouri, and eventu- ally died in that state. Of their eight children seven are now living, James C. being the fourth. One of the sons served all through the Civil war in a Missouri regiment, and is now living at Kansas City. Mr. Maxwell was reared to the life of a farmer, and incidentally learned all that there was to know about tools in general, his father being a cooper by trade and also a carpenter. From his earliest youth he was familiar with the bench and drill and chisel, and it was but natural that his mature years should be devoted to work along this line. In August, 1864, he volunteered in Company B, Forty-Ninth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, at Warrenton, Mo., Col. D. P. Dyer commanding, and was sent against Price. In January of 1865 the regiment joined the Six- teenth Army Corps and went to Mobile, Ala., and participated in the siege of Mobile, the bat- tles of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and the capture of Mobile. He was discharged at Ben- ton Barracks, Mo., in August of 1865. After the war Mr. Maxwell returned to his home in Missouri, and went to school for a year. In 1868 he went to Kansas and for a time contracted on the Union Pacific Railroad, and in 1869 went to Elko, Nev., where for a year he engaged in the wood business. He then went to Cape, on the Idaho line, and engaged in min- ing for five years. In 1874 he came to Prescott, where he has since lived. In politics he is a member of the Republican partw and is frater- nally associated with the Woodmen of the World. He is also a member of liarrett Pnst X(_i. 3, G. A. R., and is past connnander of the post at Prescott. In Prescott, Ariz., September, 1881, Mr. Max- well married Etta Densmore, who was born in Denver, Colo. Of this union there are four children : Clarence, Burt, Roy and Elva. F. W. HAYES. The farming experiences of Mr. Hayes in Ciraham county have been attended with marked success, and there is probably no one in the vicinitv of his home who has given the subject of climate, soil and general advantages more thorough study, or is better prepared to enu ■ merate the many excellencies which await the settler in this particular part of Arizona. Ar- riving in the territor}- in the early "70s, he was for a time interested in milling in Mohave county, and during the boom in Tombstone he was one of the most enthusiastic of the seekers after a competence in this wild and, at the time, remote camp. He subsequently became a miner for the Philadelphia Company near Crittenden, Santa Cruz county, later removing to Willcox, where. for about twelve years, he was successfully occupied with the cattle business. In 1884 he was elected supervisor of Graham county, and served in that capacity for four years. In 1898 Mr. Hayes came to Safiford an<l pur- chased the farm of forty acres upon which he has since lived, and which is adjacent to the town. This property is under a high state of cultiva- tion, is well fenced, and has a large and comfort- able brick house. A fine orchard is planted with a variety of fruit-bearing trees, but the remainder of the land is largely given over to the cultivation of alfalfa, besides about a hun- dred and fifty tons of hay. ' The pasture land is devoted to feeding about thirty head of stock. Mr. Hayes has arrived at the conclusion that the average yield of wheat per acre in the valley is between forty and fifty bushels, and of corn sixty bushels. Of corn and wheat two crops are raised a year, while of alfalfa the average num- ber of crops is five. Fruit in general is fine and the average good, the quality and flavor being equal if not in many instances superior to that raised in California. Tile na\es family were aininii' tlie earlv set- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 821 tiers in Ohio, the paternal grandfather having gone there before the Revolutionary war, in which he was a valiant and courageous soldier. F. W. Hayes was born in Ashland countv, Ohio, in 1846, and is a son of J. W. and Eliza Jane Hayes, natives respectively of Ohio and Penn- sylvania. His youth was spent on his father's farm, where he mastered every detail of the work there required, and at the same time attended the iniblic schools. An otherwise uneventful life was interrupted by the breaking out of the war. when he enlisted as a private in Company I>, One Hundred and Second Ohio Infantry, and was in time promoted to the position of first sergeant. .\t the battle of Decatur, Ala., he was wounded, and was discharged from the service June 7, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. .\fter the war Mr. Hayes completed his educa- ticin by attending college for two years, and tlien decided to avail himself of the undevel- oped west as a future field of effort. In t868 he settled in ( )regon for a )ear, and then went to Nevada, where he engaged as a coal con- tractor for a smelting company for three years. Then followed his coming to Arizona, in 1884, where he has since so successfully profited by the opportunities here presented. In August of 1897, Mr. Hayes married Bell Conway, of Hagerstown, \\'ayne county. Ind. In national jjolitics he is .a Republican, but has never desired to devote much time to local office. He has, however, served as supervisor of the county. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias, of Soloinonville, and is, with his wife, a member and worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church. They are the par- ents of one son, hrank Conway, born January 4, 1901. WARREN L. SIRRINE. Too much credit cannot be given to the little band of peojjle who, with true heroism, endured the dangers and hardships of a five months' journey across the deserts and mountains of Utah and Arizona, and then for several years thereafter labored unceasingly in the great work of deveIo]5ing the Salt River valley — all this be- fore they entered their "promised land" of peace ;ind plent\' .Xs is well known, one of the lead- ing spirits in the enterprise of the little colony was and is Warren L. Sirrine, who came here almost a (luarter of a century ago. Believing that a synopsis of his career will prove of interest to the general public, the following facts have been compiled : A son of George W. and Esther A. (Crismon) Sirrine, he was born in San Bernardino, Cal., December 23, 1855, and was about three years old when his parents removed to Salt Lake City, Utah. At the end of five years' residence there the famil}- settled in Bear Lake valley, Idaho, and in the subscription schools of his district the lad received his education. The father, who is a native of Putnam county, N. Y., and served ?n apprenticeship in a machine shop at West Point, is a venerable citizen and pioneer of Mesa, now in his eighty-third year. The wife and mother departed this life seven years ago. h'or a number of years George W. Sirrine was known far and near as the president of the Mesa Canal, which has accomplished so much for this section of the county. In 1877 Warren L. Sirrine married Seretta Daley, like himself a native of California. They have six living children, namely: Mrs. E. H. Johnson, Seretta, Annie, Warren L., Jr., Maud and Ethel M. One is deceased — Bertha Belle, an infant. The same year that witnessed his marriage saw the departure of W. L. Sirrine and wife, with a party of relatives and friends, from Utah to Arizona. After their long and exceedingly wearisome journey they encamped in the Salt River valley for nine months. During that pe- riod the men were employed in the construction of the Mesa Canal, and it was not until the autumn of 1878 that our subject located upon his farm and engaged in regular agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. He still owns eighty acres, and has converted the tract of wild land into a productive and valuable farm. I'^or the past decade Mr. Sirrine has been financially interested in mercantile enterprises of different kinds, and now is the president of the Zcnos Co-operative Mercantile & Manufacturing Institution. In 1895 he was active in the organ- ization of the Mesa Co-operative Milling Com- pany, and is the general manager of that suc- cessful concern, which has a fine steam-power 822 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. plant and modern machinery. In the past he has served in the capacity of president of the Mesa Canal Company, and at present is a mem- ber of its board of directors. In political mat- ters he is afifiliated with the Democratic party, and for some time was a member of the city council of Mesa. Religiously he is a zealous member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, with which denomination his father also has long !)een prominently identi- fied. JOHN CLARK. While ]Mr. Clark is known chiefly as one of the largest and most successful sheep-growers of Coconino county, he has also had an extended mercantile experience in the territory, and is one of the oldest residents of Flagstaff, having arrived .in Arizona December 7, 1875. Until his tenth year Mr. Clark lived eight miles east of .Augusta, Me., where he was born in 1839. In 1849 he went to Lowell, Mass., and lived with his sister, Mrs. Parker, until his twentieth year. At that time he decided to settle in the west, and went to California, via the Isthmus of Panama, the same year that the railroad was built across. For two \ears he lived on a dairy farm near San Jose, Cal, and thence went to Merced county and began to handle sheep on his own responsibility. He accjuired in time about five thousand head, and, in order to better care for them, drove them, in 1871, to Kern county, twenty miles east of Bakersfield. Here, on the open range, his flock multiplied and prospered exceedingly, and in 1875 he started with five thousand of them across the desert, headed for .Arizona. Between Soda Lake and Mail Springs the flock encountered a severe storm, in which three thousand of the sheep per- ished. In the winter time, December 7, 1875, he crossed the Colorado at Harderville, and passed the remaining time until spring on Sandy creek. In the spring of 1876 he removed to I'ill Williams, remaining there until Mav 15, 1877. In the mean time he had been looking around for a suitable range for his sheep, and finally selected a valley between the Graham rn(juntains and tin- .Mormon mountains, which was evcntualK' named Clark's vallc\. in his honor. In this excellent grazing district he began to prepare for an indefinite residence, and built a good log house, corral and barn, and was comfortably located until 1887. This ranch was in the vicinity of what is now known as Clark- ville. His sheep did remarkably well, and in the fall of 1883 he sold five thousand of them for $4 a head. In 1883 Mr. Clark purchased his present ranch and home just outside of the cit\- limits of Flagstafi', and although since engaged in han- dling cattle, has practically retired from active business life. The ranch is composed of three Inmdred and twenty acres of land, and the house has no superior for miles around, being connno- dious and airy, and having in all twelve rooms. Sixty acres of the land are under cultivation, and the remainder is used for grazing. Mr. Clark has been interested in several enterprises in Flagstaff, among them being the Flagstaff Commercial Company, with which he was asso- ciated for four years, and he was also engaged in the butcher Ijusiness during 1883-4. Although a Republican of uncompromising mien, Mr. Clark has been lo:ith to accept political office. In the fall of igoo he was persuaded to accept 1''? nomination for supervisor, hut was defeated. He was married January 8, 1888, to Elizabeth M. Cook, who was born in Maine and educated in Massachusetts. Mr. Clark has been successful in both his sheep and cattle industrv, although his efforts have been overtaken on several occasions by disaster. He has had the determination to push ahead and make the most of inevitable loss, and has been well rewarded for his persistent effort. He is one of the town's most reliable citizens, and one of Ari- zona's most deserving and helpfid jnoneers. JOHN F. CROWLEY. .\s manager for Judge Nichols, and an enter- prising citizen of Willco.x, Mr. Crowley has a warm place in the eslecm of his fellow-citizens. -V native of Lowell, Mass., he was born January 26, 1850, and is a son of John D. and Mary Eliz- abeth Crowley, natives of Ireland. John D. Crowley was an ambitious man. and in scarcli of a fortune went to California in llie gcildcn davs of "41). When his efforts were rew rdcd PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 825 with a moderate success he sent for his family, who journe\ecl from the east by way of Panama and jokied him in San Francisco in 1854. With the exception of several years spent in Sacra- mento, the family lived in San Francisco imtil 1883, at which time John F. came to Arizona, and in Willcox opened up a liquor business, which he continued until 1886. He then sold out, having become deputy sheriff in 1884, under Sheriff J. L. Ward, and also served as deputy assessor and deputy tax collector. He then filled a similar position under Sheriff Bob Hatch for two years, and during his terms of service expe- rienced some narrow escapes and exciting ad- ventures witli the unruly element which ter- rorized the neighborhood. He was in the sheriff's office at the time of the robbery of Cas- taneda's store at Bisbee, when many were killed in the street, and the greatest pandemonium pre- vailed. In search for the robbers, Mr. Crowley brought in Red Sample and Texas Howard, and Sheriff Ward brought in Kelly, alias Yorky. The desperadoes were all hanged March 4, 1884, Mr. Crowley hanging Kelly at the robber's re- (juest. Great credit is due the district attorney, Mark A. Smith, for securing the speedy convic- tion of these marauders, thus freeing the country from ever-present danger and terror. Following his term as sheriff, Mr. Crowley became employed by the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company, and was under Agent E. A. Xichols as clerk, and after three years returned to the liquor business, in which he continued until 1893. He then became general manager for Judge Xichols, which position he still holds. He is also a notary public, having been ap- pointed by Governor McCord in 1898. Mr. Crowley is affiliated with the Republican party, and has always taken an active part in local and territorial politics. His only near relative is Timothy J. Crowley, of San Francisco, who is a lawyer of that town, with an office in the Chronicle Iniildini''. HON. JAMES W. WOOLF. As president of the Tcm])e Irrigating Canal Company, president of the Tempe-Mesa Produce Company, a director of the Tempe National Bank, and former member of the territorial assembly, Mr. Woolf has a wide acquaintance throughout Arizona. He was born in Caldwell county, Ky., November 25, 1847. The ancestral home of the family is said to have been in Eng- land, and the first members to immigrate to .\merica presumably came at a very early day. Their descendants are numerously distributed through the southeast, and have been active par- ticipators in the best undertakings of the locali- ties in which they have lived. The paternal great-grandfather served with courage and dis- tinction in the Revolutionary war. The parents of Mr. Woolf, William and Louisa J. (Baker) Woolf, were born in Kentucky, and were farm- ers during their active and industrious lives. When four years of age James W. was taken by his parents to Crittenden county, Ky., and there spent the greater part of his youth and earlv manhood. The surrounding influences were akin to those which mould the lives and character of the average farm-reared youth, and, like many another who has attained to promi- nence in the affairs of his locality, his first step- ping stone toward independence was through ihe medium of educational work, for which he was fitted by attendance at the public schools, and at a seminary in Caldwell county, Ky. While living in Kentucky he was united in marriage in February of 1870, with Mary A. McConnell, a native of Crittenden county, Ky., and a daughter of John N. ^ilcConnell, who was of Scotch-Irish extrac- tion. To Mr. and Mrs. Woolf have been born nine children, eight of whom are living: Charles C, who is a lawyer in Tempe; Ida F., who is engaged in educational work in Maricopa county; John W., who is in the cattle business in Gila county; William H., who is studying at the Territorial Normal School at Tempe; James O.; Robert A., who is also a student at the Tempe Normal; Mabel; and Irene. In 1874 Mr. Woolf departed from Kentucky and settled with his family in Los Animas coun- ty. Colo., subsequently removing to Colfax coun- ty, N. M., where he lived until taking up his residence in .\rizona in 1889. Like most of the residents of the valley, Mr. Woolf is interested in the pursuit for which the land here is espe- ciallv adapted, his land being chiefly devoted to the cattle-raising business. He owns a ranch of 826 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. three hundred and twenty acres about three miles southeast of Tempe. which offers not only a pleasant and comfortable home, but which serves as a relaxation from the arduous and numerous duties which command the time and ability of its owner. To enumerate the many enterprises of note in which Mr. Woolf is a rul- ing and progressive influence is to chronicle the rise and subsequent growth of nearly all of the undertakings which have built up this section of the valley. The financial ability of which he is master, the large-hearted and undiminishing in- terest in the best public welfare of which he so often gives evidence, and the popularity which arises from an unchallenged moral character and high business principles, have made him in con- stant demand as a promoter, and a safe reposi- tory of public trust. In November of 1896 Mr, Woolf was elected to the nineteenth territorial legislature of Ari- zona, as the candidate of the Democratic party, and during his term of service were enacted many important reforms. He was especially in- terested in securing the re-codification of the live stock law of the territory, and he also draft- ed and secured the passage of what is known as the school land rental law. The completion of the normal school at Tempe was made pos- sible through the efforts of Mr. Woolf in secur- ing the requisite appropriation. He is now serv- ing as a director and president of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company, and had, previous to his election aS' president, served for three years as a director. For several years he has been a director and president of the Tempe- Mesa Produce Company, of which he w.as one of the original organizers. In 1900 he was fur- ther honored by his political constituents in the Democratic party by being again nominated for legislative service, but declined the distinc- tion because of the already too numerous de- mands upon his time and exertions. In the development of the water supply for artificial irrigation Mr. Woolf has shown de- cided interest, and in this connection is presi- dent of the Western Branch of the Tempe Irri- gating Canal Company. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, the Woodmen of the World and the United Moderns, at Tempe. In the religious world he exerts a wicle influence for good, and is a mem- ber, active worker and generous contributor to- ward the support and charities of the Baptist Church. Mr. Woolf is also a deacon in the church at Tempe. C. W. STEVENS. The proprietor of the Palo Alto stables at Phoenix is one of the leading business men of that thriving city, and his ability, enterprise and upright methods have established for him an enviable reputation. Although he is compara- tively a young man, his popularity is established on a firm basis — that of his own well-tested merit. Mr. Stevens was born in Prince Edward Isle, ( )ctober 12, 1870, his parents being John and Amelia (Scott) Stevens. His paternal grand- father, Jacob Stevens, spent his entire life as a farmer at Forest Glen, Colchester county. Nova Scotia, and- belonged to an old and hon- ored family of that locality. The father was also born at Forest Glen, and there he is still liv- ing, engaged in agricultural pursuits, owning and operating two good farms at that place. He is an active and prominent member of the Baptist Church, and is a man highly re- spected and esteemed by all who know him. His wife is now deceased. She was a native of Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, and the daughter of an Englishman. Of their nine children only three are now living, these being C. W., our subject; Burpee, who lives on the okl hoiue- stead; and Mrs. Moore, of Montana. The subject of this review passed the days of his boyhood and youth on the home farm, and was educated in the public schools of the neigh- borhood. At the age of twelve he went to New England, and for a time was engaged in farming at Woonsocket, R. I., where he later served as manager of an ice-cream establishment until 1880, when he came to Florence, Ariz. Buying an outfit, he engaged in freighting between Casa (irande and Silver King, a distance of seventy- five miles, it requiring fourteen days to make the round trip. He had twenty-two mule teams with four wagons carrying about five tons each. He continued this business very successfully for three years, and then sold out. He then went PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 829 to Clover valley, Nev., on horseback, but after looking over that country for about two weeks, he returned to Arizona, being gone three months. In 1883 he embarked in the transfer business at Phoenix, in partnership with C. M. Hewdett, and for four years conducted a successful busi- ness, running three busses and four transfer wagons. On disposing of that enterprise, Mr. Stevens went to California, but two months later returned to Phoenix and opened a livery stable as a member of the firm of Albright & Stevens. They carried on the business together in dififerent places for four years, when, in 1890, our subject bought out his partner and has since been alone. In 1898 he built a large brick barn at No. 228 East Adams street, the main building being 50x138 feet, with an L 50x100 feet, where he can acconuuodate seventy-five head of horses. He keeps a fine line of vehicles of all kinds, including three hacks and a seven- seated tally-ho coach, which is the largest rig in the territory, and to which he drives two or three teams. At Phoenix occurred the marriage of Mr. Ste- vens and Miss Minnie .Mice Magnctt, a native of Oregon, and a daughter of I-'rank Magnett, one of the early settlers of Phoenix. By this union have been born two children, Jennie and Ursal. In politics Mr. Stevens is a stanch Dem- ocrat, and in his social relations is a member of the Independent Order of C)dd Fellows and the Rebekah Ijranch of that fraternity. In 1886 he ]iarticipated in the Geronimo campaign, being master of transportation for the government. His success in life is due entirely to his own industry, enterprise and well-directed efforts, for from an early age he has been dependent upon his own resources, and he certainly deserves great credit for what he has achieved. GEORGE W. NICHOLS. The early life of Mr. Nichols, who is one of the large land owners and agriculturists of the Salt River valley, was of a particularly interest- ing nature, and is evidence of an untiring per- severance and ability to cope with vicissitudes and obstacles. While still young he was de- prived of the care and affectionate interest of his parents, and grew to manhood in the shadow of the great loss and its attendant re- sponsibilities. A native of Kerr county, Tex., Mr. Nichols was born June 12, 1851, and is a son of Row- land and Jane (Harrison) Nichols. Rowland Nichols was a native of Tennessee, and migrated to Texas in 1849. The country was at the time very wild and inhospitable, and the pioneers who sought to till the soil and intro- duce the ways of civilization were seriously handicapped bv the obstacles that came their way. The neighbors were widely separated by perilous tracts of land, whereon the roaming red man still hurled defiance at the invading pale face. There the father met the fate of many courageous early settlers, and was killed by the Comanclie Indians in 1859. This sorrow to a large family was augmented in 1865, when the mother died, and they were left alone on the homestead in the wilds of Te.xas. George W. lived on the home farm until he had attained years of discretion, and as may well be imagined, his responsibilities in connection with the farm permitted of but limited opportunities for acquiring an education. This deficiency has been supplemented by the application of later years, and nuich reading along interesting and developing lines. He married in Kerr county, Tex., March 7, 1872, Mary C. Corbell, a native of Texas and a daughter of Tillmon and Mary (Nolen) Corbell. Her parents were natives of Arkansas and Mississippi respectively, and were married in the state of Texas. Of the union of Air. and Mrs. Nichols there have been eight chil- dren, seven of whom are living; Ivan N. ; Julia R. ; Rowland T., who is in the United States army, and is at present serving in the Philippine Islands; Guy W. ; Grace M.; Jennie and Warren W. George is deceased. In 1876, with his wife and two children, Mr. Nichols started with others of like inclination for the far west, and crossed the plains with wagons and mule teams. They were fifty-seven days on the journey, and terminated their wanderings at Tempe, Ariz. In the same year Mr. Nichols homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land, to which he has added by subsequent pur- chase, until he now owns three hundred and twenty acres. The land is devoted to general farming and stock-raising, in which the enter- 830 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. prising owner has been very successful. Like so many dwellers in lands requiring artificial irri- gation, Mr. Nichols is greatly interested in the subject of water promotion, and has assisted in extending the Tempe canal. From the aridity of the desert his land has been induced to pro- duce abundantly, and more than repays the arduous labor of years. Politically he is a Democrat. In the fraternal world he is asso- ciated with the .\ncient Order of United Work- men and the Woodmen of the XN'orld. Mrs. Nichols is a member of the Church of God. He is interested in all that pertains to the upbuild- ing of his community, and has contributed his share towards the noble pioneer work of the valley. HARVEY J. HARPER. The high place which Mr. Harper holds in his community is partially indicated by the re- si)ansible positions to which he has been called, and by the fine executive ability he has displayed in meeting his obligations as an official. Now serving as a liigh councilor of the Maricopa Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Lat- ter-day Saints, and iince 1883 superintendent of the Sunday-school of the Lehi ward, his activity in the advancement of his denomination is plainly demonstrated. His general business ability has been manifested in many practical v^'ays, and to his influence is attributed much of the prosperity of the Zenos Co-operative Mercantile & Manufacturing Institution at Mesa, of which he lias been a director for sev- eral years; the Utah Irrigating Canal Company, in which he was formerly a director; and the Mesa Milling Company, in which he is a stock- holder. Harvey J. Harper, a leading pioneer of the Salt River valley, now living near Lehi, Maricopa county, was born in Hancock county, 111., in 1842. His parents, Charles A. and La- vina (Dilworth) Harper, were natives of Mont- gomery county, 111., and in 1848 removed to Salt Lake county, Utah, thus being very early settlers there. The father, who was a graduate of Evergreen College, of Peoria, was a man of culture and good business ability. At the venerable age of eighty-three years, he was called to his reward, dying in June, 1900. The educational advantages of Harvey J. Har- per in the new country of Utah were not equal to those which his father had enjoyed, but his natural talents overcame many of his obstacles as a student. In 1866 he married Louise Park, whose birthplace was in Nebraska, and who was reared in Provo City, Utah, where her fam- ily located in 1847. Oi the seven children born to our subject and wife, the three sons, Harvey J., Jr., Alfred P. and Albert, live near Lehi. Louise U., wife of Joseph Rogers; Alberta J., wife of Niels Pedersen; and Eleanor, wife of Orlando Merrill, live at Mesa; while Lavina, Mrs. Frank J. Davis, is a resident of Lehi, Ariz. In the spring of 1870 the subject of this article removed from Salt Lake county to Rich county, Utah, where he became an extensive stock-raiser and lumberman. After spending aJKiut seven vears there, he returned to Salt Lake county, and some three years later came to .\rizona. In Januar\, 1881, he arrived in the Salt River valley and homesteaded one hunched and twenty acres of land, of which he now retains forty acres. Of the Maricopa stake board of school directors he is serving as a member, and in pub- lic elections votes for the men and measures of the Democratic party. When the great work of constructing the Maricopa stake tabernacle, at Mesa, was contemplated, he was one of the foremost in the undertaking, and besides per- forming much of the actual work of the Ijuikl- ing, superintending the enterprise from first to last. ALEXANDER SIL\'A. The promise and fertility of the Salt River valley have not only drawn people from all parts of the United States, but have also served as a Mecca for searchers after pleasant and profita- ble places, who have fatherlands across the seas. One of the sons of Portugal has so far identi- fied himself with the conditions existing in this widely different country as to now seem an in- tegral ])art of her growth and prosperity. Mr. Silva was born in Portugal, May 10, i860, and is a son of Emanuel and Mariana Silva, both natives of Portugal. He was reared in his native country, where he remained until he had attained his twenty-first year. Being of an 3-u.^.^^^<^^ 7r^-Ci>-^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. «3.- ambitious nature, he longed for Ijroader fields in whicli to carry out the occupations «f his life. Upon emigrating to America he proceeded at once to California, and resided for some time near San Francisco. Subsequentl\ he journevod to Mexico, and after a short sojourn returned to the States. In 1884 he settled in Arizona. The following year he ])re-empted and later settled upon his present ranch of one hundred and sixty acres, situated about seven miles northwest of Phoenix. .\t the time of its purchase the land was in its primitive condition, and through his efforts it has been transformed into a first-class ranch. He is a pioneer of his locality and is well known as an enterprising agriculturist. In the growth and development of his neighborhood he lias been an active participant. Here he has successfully conducted stock-raising and farm- ing enterprises. During his residence in the -Salt Kiver valley he has seen the sterility of the desert rejilaced by the well-improved farms of the surrounding tillers of the soil, and the busy hum of industry increase from year to year. In addition to the management of his farms, he has added to his revenue and to the convenience of his fellow farmers by operating a threshing machine, for which he has a complete and modern outfit. All movements for advancement in matters of education, agricultme and general business re- ceive the co-operation of Mr. Silva. In all of these lines he. strives after the best results. In national politics he is independent, and believes in voting for the man best qualified in principle and attainment for the position. He was united in marriage with Mary Alveres, a native of Mex- ico, who was reared and educated iii Yuma, Ariz. She was but five years of age when she left the land of her birth atid came with her parents to Arizona. REV. DANIEL KLOSS, A. M., D. D. It seems eminently fitting that one who, like .\lr. Kloss, has for so many years devoted heart and brain to the loftv service of humanity, should, in the after time, become associated with the peace and tranquillity found alone by asso- ciation with nature and her marvelous trans- formations. It thus happens that at the end of three-score \ears and ten this eminent preacher, first of the Lutheran faith and later in the Con- gregational work, is enjoying the promise and jirosperity of the Salt River valley, and though a resident of the town of Tempe, is enthusias- tically interested in horticulture, as developed upon the soil so recently awakened from the sleep of centuries. L'pon his two ranches, cum- prising about forty acres, are grown many varie- ties of fruit, including navel oranges, lenions, Hartlett pears, almonds, figs, pomegranates, olives, plums and other tropical fruits. .\11 re- ceive the constant care of their owner, who studies their interests as does one who cherishes and loves all things thai in growing are l)eauti- ful or of use to man. A native of Cnion county, Pa., Mr. Kloss was born March 18, 1830, and is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Steininger) Kloss, who were born in Pennsylvania. The paternal great-grandfather came to America from Germany at an early day, as did also the maternal ancestors. When a boy Mr. Kloss received his education in the Mitflin- burg (Pa.) Academy, at the Airy View Academy, at Perryville, of the same state, and subsequentlv was griiduated from the classical course in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. From earliest youth he cherished a desire to enter the ministry, and in following this inclination en- tered the theological seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., and after a year attended the Union Theo- logical Seminary, of New York City. Mav 13, i860, he was ordained a minister in the Evan- gelical Lutheran Church, of the general synod, and for seventeen years following ministered to the necessities of congregations in New Ber- lin, Union county, and in Lykens, Dauphin county. Pa. In 1877 he removed to Highland, Kans., where for fourteen years he ]ireached the Gospel of kindliness and go(jd-will, and be- came identified with the intellectual and moral growth of the locality. During ten years of the time that he was ])astor of the C'ongregational Church at Highland he also filled the chair of (German and French at Highland College, of which institution he was for fourteen years a regent, and which later conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1891 Mr. Kloss came to .\rizona, and in :8y2 organized the first Congregational Church 834 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in Tenipe, over whose interests he presided as pastor until September i, 1900. He then re- tired from active participation in church affairs, and in the change to a partially rural life, is en- joying a well-earned rest. May 24, i860, Mr. Kloss married Rebecca J. Kloss, a native of Juniata county. Pa., and a daughter of David and Margaret (Kantz) Kloss, likewise natives of Pennsylvania. Of this union there are two children : Charles L., who is pas- tor of the First Congregational Church at Web- ster Groves, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis: and Annie L., wife of P. P. Daggs, of Tempe. Air. Kloss is a Republican in national politics, and has strong prohibition tendencies. As an advo- cate of the highest possible standards of educa- tion he stands very high and has ever wielded a wide influence in the direction of educational work, F"or four years he has served as a mem- ber of the territorial normal school board, and has been president of the board part of the time, having received the appointment from Governor Hughes. In this capacity he was actively inter- ested in the construction of the normal school building at Tempe. In connection with the other responsibilities that have engaged his attention he has shared the conmion interest in the devel- opment of water, and has been a director of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company. In all ways he is a valued and nuich esteemed citizen, and his genial, kindly personality, and high human- itarian life have drawn to him hearts and good wishes in abundance. C. M. STEARNS. This well-known horseman has been a great lover of fine horses since his boyhood and has been exceptionally fortunate in handling them. He is now a member of the firm of Waddell & Stearns, owners of the popular Club Stables, of Tucson. His acquaintanceship is extended in the east as well as in the west, and he bears the reputation of being a master in the art of devel- oping latent good qualities in fine horses and in training them in speed. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Manny Stearns, was born in New England, and at an early day settled in Ohio, where he car- ried on building enterprises. In the '50s he removed to Oskaloosa, Iowa, and spent his last years in that state. C. M. Stearns comes justly by his love for horses, as his father, William M. Stearns, also has given his chief attention to this calling, dealing in excellent roadsters and racers, and at different times owning noted ani- mals, among them "Honest John." His busi- ness made him well acquainted with the leading horsemen of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Misstiuri and Illinois. He was born in the vicinity of Columbus, Ohio, and when the Civil war came on enlisted in the defense of the Union, serving in a Missouri regiment and being mustered out as a sergeant. He now resides in Russell, Iowa. His wife, also living, was Angeline Comstock ]5rior to their marriage and their children com- ]irise two sons and a daughter. She was born in Iowa, of which state her father, Daniel F. Comstock, was a pioneer, though Indiana was his native state. After living in Iowa for a period, he went to Missouri, but eventually re- turned to southern Iowa and departed this life at his home in Russell. He was extensively engaged in the buying and selling of grain and cattle. The eldest of the parental family, C. M. Stearns, was born November 8, 1868, in Mon- ticello. Mo., and was reared in Oskaloosa, Iowa, receiving a public school education. When only eleven and twelve years of age he rode race- horses in all parts of the country, and this he continued until 1884. He then entered the em- ploy of W. J. Harris, with whom he remained for about three and a half years, driving and training trotting horses. Then, going to Des Moines, he handled standard-bred horses, and later lived in Missouri Valley, Omaha and Coun- cil Bluffs while similarly occupied. During this time he was interested in races in Iowa, Illi- nois, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Dakota, Min- nesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, and won a flattering reputation among horsemen. In the fall of 1890 Mr. Stearns came to Ari- zona in the interests of M. H. Porter, bringing with him Durango Chief, with a record of 2:34-!: Iowa Chief, with a record of 2:22^, and Harry F. and a number of standard-bred fillies. For about three years he had charge of these fine animals, his headquarters being in Phoenix, though he went to different parts of the terri- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. S35 lory. In 18^3 he returned with them tu the east, and in the aulnnni nf that year ag^ain became a citizen of Phoeni.x, where he conducted train- ing stables for about a year. During the next two and a half years he operated the (irand Avenue dairy, owning a dairy farm near the city. Then, selling his route, he located on a ranch situated on the Arizona ditch, and devoted liis attention to its iniproveiuent for eighteen months. The great Klondike craze of i8o<S led him to tr\' his fortune in that gold field, and he proceeded to Kotzebue Sound. He and his three companions were the first white men, as far as known, who ever traversed that trail, the trip taking twenty-eight days. After eighteen months' absence from Phoenix he returned, and during the following ten months lived at Mesa. Xovember 19, 1900, lie came to Tucson and en- tered into his present partnership and enterprise. The firm put in a new equipment of carriages and roadcarts and keep a good grade of horses, making a specialty of training and selling good animals. The marriage of Mr. Stearns and Miss Carrie Porter, daughter of M. H. Porter, before men- tioned, took place in this city. She is a native of Minnesota, and by her marriage is the mother of three children, namely: Stanley, Kate and Ruth. Mr. Stearns is a member of the Knights of Pyth- ias, and in his political affiliations is a Democrat. WILLIAM H. STRONG. One of the familiar and respected figures of Tempe and vicinity is that of Mr. Strong, who is ever foremost in all that pertains to the de- velopment and upbuilding of his locality, and who exercises an influence in the manage- ment of local affairs. A native of Fayette county. Pa., Mr. Strong was born April 17, 1866, and is a son of Robert and Mary (Gaddis) Strong, na- tives of Pennsylvania, and now residents of Os- kaloosa, Iowa. When nine years of age William H. removed with his parents to Mahaska county, Iowa, where he was reared to farming pursuits and to an industrious and thrifty life. At the district schools of his locality he received a fair education, and in 1885 started out on his own responsibility. After a short sojourn in Kansas, which he visited in 1885, he came to Arizona in 1886, and has since resided in the territory. I'or several years Mr. Strong was engaged in the livery business in Phoenix, and in 1890 came to the vicinity of Tempe, where he has since lived, lie is the possessor of a fine ranch of one hun- dred and sixty acres near Mesa, and in addition to carrying on a large general farming and stock business, derives considerable revenue from bal- ing hay, which is extensively entered into. I'ebruary 9, 1895, Mr. Strong married Melissa Lane, a native of California. Of this union there are two children, Rhoda and George A. Mr. Strong is a firm believer in the principles and issues of the Republican party, and interested in all of the undertakings of his party. He is now serving his first term as a member of the city council of Tempe. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Woodmen of the World. M.\RTIX D. SCRIBNER. The county treasurer of Cochise county and agent for the Wells-Fargo Express Company at Tombstone is a native of Louisiana, and was born one hundred and forty miles from New Orleans. At the age of seventeen he migrated to San Francisco, Cal., and bought out the local express company between San Jose and San Francisco, and in 1877 entered the employ of the Wells-Fargo Ex])ress Company, as messen- ger on the Oregon short line. He subsequently served on the San Francisco & Los Angeles, and the San Francisco & Sacramento lines, and was the first messenger into Martinez, Contra Costa county, Cal. Mr. Scribner's present position as agent was not gained by any royal ro.ad to favor, but by constant hard work and application to business. From a messenger up he laboriously mastered every detail of the work, and remained on the Pacific coast until 1883. For the following two vears he attended to the company's interests in Santa Fe, N. M., and on May 19, 1885, took up his location in Tombstone. .\s do most of the residents of this once re- markable town, Mr. Scribner at once became interested in a possible future of equal pros- peritv, and substantiated his belief in the same by identifying himself with the various upbuild- ing enterprises. He purchased considerable 8;,t) PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. real estate and some mining properties, among others becoming a stockliolder in the Conten- tion Mining Company, of which lie is at present the agent. He is also a stockholder and opera- tor of the Telephone mine. In 1887 he associ- ated himself with one of the necessary and inter- esting institutions of the wild and undeveloped west, starting the mail and stage coach line be- tween Fairbank and Toml)stone, which carries the United States mail. During 1890 and the four following years he was a member of the Southwestern Ice Com- pany, whose plant had a capacity of five tons per day, and manufactured sufficient ice to sup- ply several of the surrounding towns. In 1802 he was elected county treasurer on the Demo- cratic ticket, and during his term of service organized the present system of accounts. In the fall of Ttjoo he was again elected county treasurer. Fraternally he is associated with King Solomon's Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M., and Cochise Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. GE0R(;E IT. HORNMEYFR. During the last decade of his life, and withal, the happiest and most useful period of his career, George IT. Hornmeyer was numbered among the citizens of Clifton. He possessed the genuine esteem and friendship of all who knew him and his real kindliness of disposition endeared him to a multitude. With that feeling of brotherhood which is at the foundation of all acts of generos- ity and helpfulness towards humanitv, he took pleasure in alleviating the ills of those much less fortunate than himself, and his memorv long will be cherished. A native of Germany, born March 25, 1844, Mr. Hornmeyer came to the United States when a child, and was reared in St. Louis, Mo. There he attended the high school and subsequently was successfully engaged in the grocery business for several years. He then removed to Clinton, Mo., where he was occupied in mercantile pur- suits until May i, 1889, by which date he had sold out and disposed of all of liis financial inter- ests there. At that time he and his wife came to Arizona, for he had accepted a position which had been tendered him — that of superintendent of the Gold Bullion ^Milling & Mining Company. For three years he continued with that concern, and then was in the employ of the Arizona Copper Company for a year. In 1892 he purchased the Central Hotel, which he greatly enlarged^ add- ing another stor)-, with sixteen guest-rooms. It is a well-constructed stone building, and is yet being carried on as a hotel by Mrs. Julia Horn- meyer, a lady of excellent business ability and good judgment. Many other projects were en- gaged in by Mr. Hornmeyer, among them being his bank, which was opened for business in April, 1900, in one of the storerooms adjacent to the hotel. Charles P. Rosecrans is now the cashier of this reliable banking institution. From time to time Mr. Hornmeyer made investments in mining property and local real estate, his in- terests always being confined to Graham county, however, for his faith in its future was un- bounded. The large general brokerage business which he transacted for several years led to his founding the bank, as the neetl for the same was apparent. In the years of his residence here Mr. Horn- meyer often was called upon to serve in public capacities, and once was asked to run for the territorial legislature, but declined the nomina- tion. For one term he served as a justice of the peace by appointment, after which he was elected and acted for two terms more in the same ofifice, and besides he was a notary public for twelve years. Politically he gave his allegiance to the Democratic party. In Clinton, Mo., he joined the Masonic order, and after his arrival in Clif- ton was identified with Coronado Lodge No. 8, F". & A. M. In the fraternity as well as in busi- ness and social circles, he was popular with our citizens, and his loss is deeply felt everywhere. April 23, 1889, Mr. Hornmeyer married Miss Julia, daughter of George and Julia A. Kalk- brenner, a native of Baden-Baden, Gerniany. Both of her parents have been summoned to the silent land, and thus she is left with few near relatives. Her father, George Kalkbrenner, was for vears a successful business man of St. Louis, owning a large bakery in that city. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hornmeyer were reared in the faith of the Catholic Church. Their home was a source of much pleasure to them, and small wonder, in view of its attractiveness. Situated in North PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 839 Clifton, the residence is a{ handsome design and finish, and furnished with true euUure-luxuries as well as essential comforts, contributing to the general effect. A perfect bower of fine shade trees, rose bushes and other tlowers and plants surround the house. This property was sold in i8(j8 to the .\rizona C(jp]ier L'ompany. F.RXST (]. FRAXKl-.XI'.F.RC. In llic death of lirnst Ci. I'rankenberg the Salt River valley suffered a severe loss, for Jie had been one of its most public spirited citizens for more than a decade, and was actively con- nected with many of its enterprises. Himself one who had experienced many vicissitudes of fortune, though he achieved success in the end. his heart was kind and sympathetic, and his time- Iv assistance helped many a fellow-man over a trying period in his history. His influence was ever felt upon the side of the right and just, the progressive and useful, and all who knew him have only high words of praise for him. The parents of the above-named were Ernst C, and .Amelia (Beta) Frankenberg, na- tives of Germany. In the early part of the ^^os they came to the United States and settled upon a farm near Columbus. Ohio, and there oc- curred the birth of Ernst G., Jr., April 30, 1837. His boyhood passed in the quiet pursuits of a country life, and his education was gathered in the c(jmmon schools. For several years after reaching his majority he continued to carry on agriculture in the county of his birth. Then going to .McLean county. III., he engaged in farming there with success for some nineteen years. I lis next step was a removal to Crawford county, Kans., where he resided for several years, and in December, 1888, the family came to .Arizona Settling u])on a tract of wild land near Tein])e. a portion of the large homestead which cunstitutetl liis estate at death, he ])ro- cceded to improve the property, and from time to time extended his possessions until they com- prised si.x hundred and thirty-five acres in land. .As a general farmer and as a stock raiser he met with almost uniform success. Early realizing the im])ortance of irrigation in this region, .Mr. I-'"rankenberg strongly advo- cated more ami better systems, and ff>r some time served as a director of the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company. He also was the president of the Farmers & Merchants' Bank at Tempe and for a period w-as a director of the Bank of Tempe, now no longer in existence. Fraternally he was connected with the Independent Order of ( )dd I'ellows, and in political affiliation was a Republican. IHs useful life of three-score and two years came to a close June 20, 1899, but his memory is treasured in the hearts of his family, neighbors and many friends. I"i>r nearly four decades Mr. Frankenberg"s joys and sorrows were shared by his faithful wife, who survives him. She bore the maiden name of Eulalia Rickley. .Auglaize county, (^hio, being the place of her birth. Her parents, John J. and -Ann M. (Ebert) Rickley, were natives of Switzerland and Germany, respectively, and at an early day they became pioneers of Auglaize county, Ohio. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Frankenberg was solemnized January 24, 1861. Their son Leo is in Yuma county. .Ariz.: Jose- phine, a graduate of the Arizona Normal at Tempe, .and also of the Illinois Training School for Nurses, is at home; .Austin S. and Ira H. are attending to the actual management of the home farm: Don J., a graduate of the Arizona Nor- mal, is now studying law in the University of Ohio: Hortense is the wife of C. G. Jones, of Maricopa county. .Vriz., president of the Na- tional Bank of Teiupe: and Roy, who was grad- uated from the Territorial Normal School, is at home. The voung people have been provided with liberal educations, and with sound com- niiin-sense have availed themselves of their op- portunities. Their father has left to them an unblemished name and a record of which they ha\'e just cause to be proud, and their mother. I)v her wise counsel and inlluence is exerting a far-reaching ])ower over their lives. WILLIAM SI DOW. The vouthful aspirations and undertakings of Mr. Sidow were centered in Wisconsin, although he was born in Saginaw . .Mich., August 23, 1844. He was educated in the public schools, and un- der his father's able instruction learned much of business and the routine of a busy man's life. He spent several years in Milwaukee. Wis., with 840 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his father, and eventually purchased a farm on the old plank road, which for years was the spe- cial pride of the residents living between Mil- waukee and La Crosse. Until 1859 father and son tilled the soil of their new possession, and then sought improved conditions in the purchase of a farm near Watertown, of the same state. In i860, the son started out for himself and worked by the month until the ])eace of a tranquil coun- try existence was interrupted by the breaking out of the Civil war. JNIr. Sidow enlisted in 1862 in Company D, Thirty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry, and served un- til the termination of hostilities. At first a pri- vate, he was advanced to the grade of corporal, and was discharged at Madison, Wis., in July, 1865. He suffered many of the vicissitudes of war, and was for nine months a prisoner of war in Texas. Upon returning to his home he worked for a few months, and then went to California and farmed for two years. In 1868 he settled in New Mexico, conducted a meat market at Santa I-"e for two vears, and then took a government c(.)!itract for beef at P'ort lieard, N. M. Subse- quently for seven years he lived in the vicinity of Silver City, engaging in the cattle business and in farming. As far back as 1877 Mr. Sidow became inter- ested in Arizona, settling first at McMillen, where he was engaged until 1881 in the stock Inisiness. In 1881 he came to Globe and has since been the partner of her steady improve- ment and continually strengthened prestige. Until 1895 he continued his stock enterprise, and for the three following years was engaged in copjier mining. This proved a successful and wise venture, which was, however, disposed of in 1898, at which time he opened the meat market which is still the object of his care and earnest efforts. He is still interested in mining and in the various means of improvement which have developed with the growth of the town. He has housed his family in a comfortable residence built by himself, and has a pleasant and hospit- able home. In 1878 occurred the marriage of Mr. Sidow and Rafela Sanclicz, of AIcMillen, and of this union there is nnc child, George, who is now twenty years olil. .Mthough an unyielding Re- publican, Mr. .Sidow has never sought political recognition, preferring to devote all of his time to his business. Fraternally he is associated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at Globe. A. C. CORDINER. As one of the owners and proprietors of The Fashion in Jerome, Mr. Cordiner has placed him- self in touch with the commercial and social pub- lic, and has won a host of friends by reason of his good judgment, honest dealings and un- tiring desire to please. In the establishment the greatest good fellowship prevails, and all who are fair and square are welcomed within its hos- pitable doors. The birthplace of Mr. Cordiner is a long way from his present home, at Cape Breton, Canada, that bleak little island at the east of Nova Scotia, renowned for its marble quarries, forests and ship-building enter]irises, and for the innumera- ble fishermen who push out to sea at the dawn of every day and depend upon the size of the catch for the sustenance of themselves and families. There Mr. Cordiner was born in 1858, and in time received a good education at the public schools and the necessary general training which enabled him to start out in the world for himself. For two years he was engaged in business in Sid- ney, the capital of the cape, and in 1879 came to the States and located in Denver, Colo. He sub- secpiently traveled over different parts of the state, and in 1882 located at Hackberry, Ariz., where he remained for two years. In 1884 he removed to Daggett, San Bernardino county, Cal., and went into business with Mr. Falconer. Locating in Prescott, Ariz., in 1891, he became a member of the firm of Belcher & Smith, the firm name then being changed to Belcher, Cordiner (.t Smith. This association was amicably con- tinued until 1895, when he became a partner in business with J. B. Hoover, and purchased the Stoney property. This acquisition upon be- ing improved and placed on a paying basis went up in flame and smoke, and the firm then con- structed The P'ashion, which met a similar fate before its completion, the walls alone remaining. The building is now one of the show places of the tow'n, and no expense has been spared to make it one of the finest and most complete in the territory. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 841 The home of Mr. Cordiner is presided over by !\Irs. Cordiner, who was, before her marriage ill 1886, Amiie Meddlin, of Cahfornia. To Mr. and Mrs. Cordiner have been liorn two children: Maggie and Alexander. In the Republican poli- tics of Jerome Mr. Cordiner has evinced great interest, and he served for a term as a member of the city council. He is one of the substantial men of the town, and is enthusiastic over the prospects and o]5i)orlunities of .Arizona and ^ n- vapai countx'. WTLLI.VM CREIGIITON. Aside from participating in the many changes which have come over the Salt River valley since 1885, Mr. Creighton had previously experienced a large amount of adventure in different parts of the country, and engaged in various occupa- tions. Like many of his -surrounding neighbors, he is a native of New Brunswick, where he was born in Northumberland county December 8, i860. His parents, David and Euphemia (Mil- ler) Creighton, were born respectively in Scot- land and New Brunswick, the latter, however, being of Scotch descent. The parents, who are now deceased, were successful farmers in North- umberland county, and reared their son as to the best knowledge of agricultural pursuits. In the public schools he diligently applied himself to the acquisition of knowledge, and, in anticipation of a future independent livelihood, learned the harness-maker's trade. In his twentieth year William Creighton left his northern home and migrated to Denver, Colo., going thence to Georgetown of the same state, in which two places he spent about three vears. diligenth- pl\ ing his trade of harness- maker and engaging in such other occupation as came readily to hand. From Colorado he made It sliort journey to Arizona, and from there went t(i ."^an I-'rancisco, Cal., and later to British Co- hniil)ia. where he stayed for about a year. After anuiher sojourn in California he settled in 1885 in the Salt River valley. The ranch a few miles distant from Phoenix upon which Mr. Creigh- ton is carrying on a large dairy enterprise com- prises seventy-eight acres, which the industri- ous owner has redeemed from the .aridity of the desert, and turnecl to the best ])ossil)le account. I'or a muTdier of \ears, also, he engaged in threshing the grain of the farmers throughout the valley, and at different times has been in- terested in various enterprises for the advance- ment of his locality. Though a stanch Repub- lican in politics, he is liberal-minded, and believes in voting for the best man. He is associated with the Woodmen of the World, and is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. September 2, 1891, Mr. Creighton was united in marriage with Minnie Stoddard, who was born in .\'ew I'.runswick. To Mr. and Mrs. Creighton have been born two children, Allen M. and Ruth. Mr. Creighton is regarded as one of the most substantial and reliable of the pioneers who have helped to develop this promising section of the territory, and he has won by his exertions and devotion to sound business principles the re- spect and esteem of all who know him. HON. EUGENE J. TRIPPED. His efforts restricted to no special line of en- deavor, Eugene J. Trippel is a good example of a well-rounded man, one who might easily attain prominence in almost any direction, and whose interests in all of the enterprises of progress are far-reaching. While his achievements as a states- man and public officer, as a sagacious business man and politician, are well known, it may be said that in the field of current literature also has he made himself felt as a power. A full sketch of the life of his father. Dr. Al- exander Trippel, appears elsewhere in this vol- ume; suffice it here to say that the Doctor was a native of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, received an exceptionally hue education in the continental universities, and for two-score years was a loyal citizen of the United States, celebrated, especially throughout the west, as one of the ablest expert mining engineers and chemists of this land. The eldest of three children born to Dr. Alexander and Mathilda (Gaussoni) Trippel, Eugene J. Trippel's birth took place in Ducktown, Tenn., .\pril 15, 1862. Chiefly educated in private .schools. ht» was a student at Nazareth (Pa.) Hall, and later attended Columbia College, in New ^■ork. In 1880 he went to Morey, Nev., where he engaged in mining and as.saying for a couple of vears. and then devoted a like period to jour- nalistic work, being associated with the "Times," 842 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. publislied in Bristol, Lincoln county, Nev. Then, going to Belmont, same state, he commenced the study of law in the office of D. S. Truman, district attorney. Before he had been admitted to the bar, however, an urgent call from his fa- ther led him to ( llobe, .\riz., where he was in the eni])lov of the ( )1(1 Dominion Copper Mining- Company until 1887. In that year Eugene J- Trip])el, though only twentv-four years of age, was elected on the Democratic ticket to represent (iila county in the fourteenth session of the territorial legislature. He won the sincere commendation (if all con- cerned, and abundantly proved the wisdom of his party's choice. As chairman of the appro- priation committee, and as a member of the com- mittees on judiciary, irrigation and county boundaries he labored faithfully, and had the sat- isfaction of helping to save the l)ond issue for the territorial university (in which measure his own and Pima county were especially active). He was appointe<l deputy collector of customs at Yuma, /\riz., in 1887. As such he served until November, 1890, under the jurisdiction of Judge Josejih Magofifin, of El Paso, and then, tender- ing his resignation, it was accepted. At once establishing the Yuma "Times," he conducted it for nearly a year, after which he went to Globe, and became chemist for the Huiifalo Mining Company, a position he held until July, 1892. Then going to San Francisco, he served as a re- porter for several of the city journals, and finally became editor of the coast news department of the "Chronicle." .\s such he remained until April, 1893, when he returned to Yuma, and was appointed by Gov. L. C. Hughes to the post of secretary of the territorial penitentiary situ- ated there. President Cleveland appointed the young man as register of the land ofifice at Tuc- son September 24, 1894 (his jurisdiction embrac- ing the southern half of Arizona), and it was not until November, 1898, that the change of ad- ministration piU an end to his tenure of the office. Prior to this he was one of the school trustees of Yuma, and subsequently was a trus- tee of the free public library of Tucson. The splendid almond orchard near Mesa, which was established by his father, and which is the pio- neer enterprise in this section of the territorv , is owned and managed bv him, and each year a large income is realized by the possessor. In addition to this, he has valuable mining invest- ments and other interests in Tucson and vi- cinity. During the twentieth session of the ter- ritorial legislatiux he was chief clerk of the upper house or senate. In fraternal circles Mr. Trippel ranks high, being the first exalted ruler of Tucson Lodge No. 385, B. P. O. E.; is one of the board of di- rectors of the Elks' Club, and since October 11, 1900, grand recorder oi the grand lodge of the -Vncient ( )rder oi I'nitcd Workmen of Arizona and New Mexico. -\ past master workman of .\rizona Lodge No. i, .A. (). U. W., he has been a member of the grand lodge for several years, and introduced the resolution at Cripple Creek, Colo., April 13, 1899, providing for the segre- gation of Arizona and New Mexico from Col- orado, and this measure was duly adopted. Be- sides, he was one of the organizers of the A. O. U. \V. Hall Association, nnder whose auspices the hall building of the order was erected in Tuc- son. In his religious belief he is an Episcopalian. The marriage of Mr. Trippel and Miss Kath- ryn Rice was solenniized in Sacramento, Cal., November 2y, 1884, of which city she is a native. A son and daughter bless this union, namely: Alfred Alexander and Amy Irene. JAMES ROBERT LOWRY. James Robert Lowry is a tall, well-built man who commands favorable notice in any assem- blage. He is six feet four inches in height, and is broad-shouldered and finely proportioned. Little wonder that his admiring friends thought him just the one for the responsible position of sheriff, and their discrimination w'as fully justi- fied, for he made a thoroughly creditable record. Doubtless he inherited his splendid physiqnt from a long line of sturdy Scottish ancestors, for on both sides of his family he is a descendant of old Celtic clans, there being one line of Welsh, also, among his progenitors. James Robert Lowry is a son of Col. J. Marion Lowry, a planter of North Carolina, ui which state he is a native. He participated in the Civil war and won his title as commanding officer of the Twenty-ninth North Carolina \'olunteers in the Confederate service. His old home-place '{^4n\^ CI . (J J PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 845 is in the vicinity of Ashcville, and he is still livini; there, honored and intlucntial in liis connnunity. His wife, Harriet, was a danghter of James Mc- Kee, a planter, and for twenty-ei^ht \ears shcritif of Haywood connt)-. X. C. lloth fatlu-r and dan,<>liter were natives of Xorth Carolina. I'he eldest of six sons and two daus;liters. all but one of whom lived to maturit\-, James R. Lowry was born on the old plantation near .\she- ville August 10, 1852. He supplemented his early education by a course in Peabody schools and then attended Weaverville College three years. In 1877 he came to the west and for a year or more was engaged in lumbering in So- noma county, Cal. In 1878 he went to Lakeville and thence to Donahue Landing, Cal.. where he was occupied on ranches. In Septem!)er, 1879, he came to Yavapai county as far as Maricojja \\'ells on the railroad, and then by stage to Big Bug. During the next three winters he devoted his entire attention to mining in that district, and in the Tij) Top region, and in the mean time ali-o had become interested financially in the cattle l)usiness, his live stock being located on the Agua Fria river. He continued in these lines of occupation until called upon to serve in a public capacity. In the fall of i8tp Mr. Lowr\- was nominated and elected on the Democratic ticket to the ofifice of sheriff, and two years later was again elected, receiving a much larger majority. Thus he occupied the position from January 1, 1891, to Januar\' i, 1895, and it was not until the year last named that he disposed of most of his cat- tle. The remainder he sold in October, 1898, and since that time has conducted the business now well known as the Prescott Transfer Com- pany, his partner being J. S. Merritt. They are transacting a large business in freighting and transferring supplies, and have won the good will of the public. For six years Air. Lowry held the office of deputy United States marshal. He is a stalwart worker in the Democratic party, and is an ex- member of the county central committee and of the territorial central committee. In 1888 he was connected with the territorial board of equal- ization. In the fraternities he is identified with the yVncient Order of I'nited Workmen and with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In 1893 Mr. Lowry built a handsome residence on Grove avenue. He was married in this city to Miss Lilly Ranta, a native of Indiana, and at the time of her marriage active in educational work here. This sterling couple have two chil- dren, namely: James R., Jr., and Malcolm G. JOIIX A. LUTGERDING. The life of an upright and public-spirited citi- zen has much of inspiration to his fellow-men, and thus John .X. Lutgerding's memory is cher- ished by a multitude of his former associates and friends. I'"or just a score of years he was actively connected with the upbuilding of Phoe- nix, and within that period he was an interested witness of remarkable changes for the better here. This honored pioneer of Phoeni.x was born in Hanover, Germany, September i. 1843. His parents. George and Elizabeth (Rump) Lut- gerding, also were natives of Hanover. The father, who served in the governmental army in his early manhood, was a farmer by occupa- tion, and in 1850 brought his family to the L.'nitcd States. Proceeding to New Orleans, they went up the Mississippi river to Illinois, and settled upon a farm located about nine miles from Ouincy. Tlicre the mother died and the father continued to live until he retired from active labors. Then coming to Phoenix, in 1893, he spent the rest of his life with his chil- dren, dying in 1897. Of his eight children only three lived to maturity, and the only representa- tive of his inmiediate family is Henry Lutgerd- ing, a farmer of the Salt River valley. A daugh- ter, Mrs. Sophia Wilky, also resides in that valley. John .A. Lutgerding, the youngest of the familv, received a public school education and was reared on the Illinois farm. His mother died when he was fifteen and soon afterw^ards he commenced learning the trade of a black- smith in Ouincy, 111. On .•\pril 20, 1864, he started upon the then long journey across the western plains, proceeding along the Platte river and by way of Salt Lake, Utah. .'Kt South Pass and other points the party experienced some trouble with the Indians, and mountain torrents and other dangers were conquered with diffi- 846 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. culty. Locating at San Bernardino, Cal., he worked at his calling there until 1866, when he went to La Paz, Ariz., and. building a shop, soon established a flourishing trade, receiving $6 for shoeing horses and $20 for setting wagon- tires. In 1870 he became a partner of J. M. Bryan, of VVickenburg, and engaged in hauling quartz from the \"ulture mines to the quartz mill. Unfortunately Mr. Bryan turned, out to be dishonest, for through him our subject lost $21,000, the returns of three years of hard labor on his part. In 1877 Mr. Lutgerding came to Phoenix, where he built a shop on the site of the present O'Neill block, and later he carried on business as a blacksmith and carriage maker on the site of the Commercial Hotel, the firm to which he then belonged being Lutgerding & Herrick. While this enterprise was growing he invested in many local industries, in most of which he met with success. For years he was the pro- prietor of the largest butcher shop in the city, and was numbered among the most extensive stock raisers of the territory. Besides he was the vice-president of the Western Investment Bank, and owned and improved about twelve hundred acres of land near this city. One ranch, comprising an entire section of land, was located thirteen miles west of Phoenix, and this prop- erty he disposed of at a good figure. The other ranch in which he was specially interested re- mains in the possession of his family. It com- prises four hundred and eighty acres, three and a half miles west of Phoeni.x on the Yuma road, and. being highly improved, is an extremely valuable tract. Sagacity and unusual business ability marked all of his transactions, and his word was truly deemed as good as his bond. His earthly labors came to a close March 3, 1897, and his loss has been felt as a public one. Religiously he was a Lutheran, while in politics he was a Democrat. .\ Christian in practice, rather than in profession, he exemplified his high principles in his daily life and quietly performed many an act of kindness and love which forever endeared him to the recipient of his favor. The first brick dewlling house in Phoenix was built by Mr. Lutgerding on a lot adjoining the old postoffice. His marriage, March 13, 1879. lo ^liss Ruzilla J. Linville, took place in this city. His bride was born in Santa Rosa, Cal., and accompanied her parents, Hiram and Rebecca S. (Mothersead) Linville, to Phoenix in 1876. Hiram, son of Thomas Linville, came of an old \'irginia family, early settlers near St. Joseph, Mo. In 1852 he crossed the plains with ox-teams, driving some cattle to the Pacific coast. For some time he engaged in mining and stock-raising at Rough and Ready, and later became a fruit-grower in Santa Rosa, Cal., and still later was a farmer of Salinas for a year. Nine years were then spent at Santa Barbara, Cal., where lie became a well-to-do farmer, and in the Centennial year he settled in the Salt River valley, buying a quarter section of land adjoining Phoeni.x. After several years profit- ably spent in farming and stock-raising here he laid out Linville, the first addition to Phoenix, and from that time until his death, in July, 1893, continued in the real estate business. Several terms he filled the office of county supervisor, and in every way nobly met the obligations of citizenship. He was identified with the Chris- tian Church and with the Masonic order. His wife, a native of Kentucky, departed this life in Phoenix, in November, 1891, and of their eleven children eight survive, namely : Mrs. Lucy Williams, Mrs. Mary E. Naylor, Mrs. Josephine C. Monihan, Mrs. Lutgerding, Mrs. \'irginia (). Cobb, Robert E. and Thomas N., all residents of Phoenix; and George H.. whose home is in California. Mrs. \'iolet J. McCamley died in this city ; .-\calthia died in childhood, and an in- fant died unnamed. The father of Mrs. Hiram Linville, Nathaniel Mothersead, an early settler of Kentucky and Missouri, was a hero of the Mexican war, dying while actively engaged in the strife. Since the death of her luisbanil .Mrs. Lutgeril- ing has continued to reside in her pleasant home at No. 641 South Center street. Their two manly sons, George H. and R. Linville, are re- ceiving thorough preparation for life's duties, the elder, a graduate of the Phoenix high school, now pursuing his studies in Leland Stanford University, being a member of the class of 1903. Mrs. Lutgerding is attending to the business matters devolving upon her with real ability. .She has an interest in the Investment Bank and owns valuable city property. The second aildi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 8-17 tion to Phoenix, wliich was laid out in 1895 by her husband, is proving a profitable enterprise, and the city is raiudly extending in that direc- tion. L. C. SHATTL'CK. As one of the very early settlers of Cochise coimty. Mr. Shattuck is more familiar than most men with the growth of this great copper mining locality, with whose manv-sided interests he has l)een intimately associated. .\ native of Erie. Pa., he was born January 3. 1866, and ■was reared and educated in the neighborhood of his birth until his twentieth year. His father. Henry .Shattuck, was born and lived all his life in Pennsylvania, where he was a prominent stockman and operated a grist-mill. He was also a large grain dealer, and was well and favorably known in his locality, where his death occurred at the age of eighty-four years. The Shattuck ancestors immigrated to Amer- ica at a very early day and became associated with the history of Massachusetts and later went to Connecticut, from which state the paternal great-great-grandfather removed to Pennsylva- nia. The different people who- bore the name were successful in the line of occupation to which they devoted their energies, and were invariably influences for progress and enterprise. The maternal ancestors came originnlly from Holland, and were among the well-known Penn- sylvania-Dutch families. The mother, who w'as formerly Phoebe Coover, was the mother of three children, of whom L. C. Shattuck is the only one living. Mrs. Shattuck is now making her home in Erie. Pa. .\t the age of twenty years Mr. .Shattuck started out in the world to win an independent livelihood, and far from his Pennsylvania home settled on a ranch in what is now Cochise county, .Ariz. During the Indian outbreaks in the early "Bos he participated in the putting down of the Indians, and assisted the United States troops under Generals Crook and Miles, as a scout and guide. Being familiar with the country, his services were in ready demand. For several vcars he lived on the plains and in the mountains, handling c:ittle, dealing in water rights and selling ranches. He also de- V(jtcd considerable time to prospecting over the south and northwest, principally through New Mexico and .Arizona. Mr. .'^hattuck became associated with Bisbee in 1888, having walked three hundred miles in order to work in the great Copper Queen mine, with which concern he remained for a year. In 1890 he changed his line of occupation to that of lumberman, in which he is at present engaged to a large extent. He furnished the lumber for ninety per cent of the houses in the camp, and also did a great deal of building and contract- ing. He is also the local agent for the .An- heuser-Busch I'lrewing Companv, has a good cold-storage |)lant, and handles all liquors at wholesale and retail. Mr. Shattuck was one of the organizers of the Cochise Mining Company, Hnd is president of the same; he is also the owner of twenty-five mining claims scattered throughout the vicinity of Bisbee in the Mule mountains. .At the present time he is operating the old Juricopa silver mine in Sonora, Mexico. In i8yo Air. Shattuck w-as united in marriage with Isabella (irandfell, and of this union there are three children, viz.: Henry, Warner and Mark. .A Democrat in politics, Mr. Shattuck has held some of the local offices, among others being that of supervisor of Cochise county, which he held for a term. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the Bisbee Lodge of Red Alen, and was keeper of the wampum for two terms. L. W. JIMMIE. The enterprising manager and proprietor of the Jinmiie Fruit Company, at Nogales, was born in San Francisco in 1871. He received the education afforded at the public schools, and early evinced habits of industry and thrift. Upon starting out in the world to earn his ow-n living he was for a number of years engaged in the hotel business, which w-as conducted in Phoenix, -Ariz., for two years in connection with the Lemon Hotel, in Tempe for five years, at Globe for two years, at the South Gila Canal for one year, and at Tucson for one year, where he had an eating-house or restaurant. In 1896 Mr. Jimmie came to Nogales and established the Jinnnie Fruit Company. In the whole city there is no neater or more up-to-date s.tore, nor is 848 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. there a more enterprising fruit dealer. • Nor is the stock hniited to fruits, for an appreciative public here purchases fancy groceries, produce, cigars, confections, turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens. So excellent are the materials offered for sale that Mr. Jinimie receives a large part of the patronage of the best families in the town. In connection with the retail is also a wholesale department, and large sales are made to smaller store,? in many of the outlying towns, in both Arizon.a and Mexico. PHILIP J. MYERS. The foresight and energy of the true frontiers- man is strongly exemplified in Philip J. Myers, a well-known agriculturist of the beautiful Salt River valley. His history is unusually interest- ing, and, as he is essentially self-made finan- cially, his posterity can do no better than to fol- low in his footsteps. Though he was -born in Prussia May 30, 1835, he was only six months old when he was brought to the United States. His parents, Jacob and Margaret (Julius) My- ers, likewise natives of Prussia, removed to Wis- consin after living in Albany, N. Y., four years, and the remainder of their lives was spent in the wilds of Kenosha county. Philip J. Myers had limited educational ad- vantages in his youth, but by individual effort became the well-posted man that he is today. In early manhood he went to Gage county. Neb., where he continued to reside for almost a quar- ter of a century. Indeed, he was a pioneer of that locality, and there introduced an industry w hich has been the source of a large share of the county's wealth. Seeing the natural adaptability of that region for the raising of sheep, he en- gaged in the business for himself, and, after having thoroughly tested the matter, proceeded to ship shee]i there from Wisconsin and Mich- igan. In looking over his accounts he finds that altogether he nuist have shipped fully 50,000 sheep into that section, and thus the magnitude of the business transacted by him may be plainly seen. Though he has been so successful in Ne- braska, Mr. Myers, for various reasons decided to try the milder climate of Southern ,\rizona, and in i8yo made his first investments hei'c. It was not until 1892 that he permanently located here, and he still retains a finely improved farm of two hundred and forty acres, situated near Bea- trice, Neb. Here he lives on a quarter section of land six miles southeast of Tempe, .and is carry- ing forward marked improvements. For some time he served as a director of the Tempe Irrigat- ing Canal Company, and every local industry is looked upon with keen interest by him. When in Nebraska he was one of the county commis- sioners of Gage county for six vears, and was the president of the Gage County Agricultural Society for eight years. Politically he has al- ways been a stanch Republican. In Wisconsin Mr. Myers married Mary Biehn, a native of Germany. Their daughter Sophia is the wife of Dr. B. B. Davis, a leading physician and surgeon of Omaha, Neb.; Julia is the wife of J. W. Mayer, of Beatrice, Neb., and Frank H. resides in Omaha. The second wife of our sub- ject bore the maiden name of Anna Slater, Eng- land being her native place. Of their seven chil- dren, three are living, namely: Mary, wife of El- mer Rousch, of Wymore, Neb.; Ada, wife of C. B. Yates, a mining engineer at Leads, S. Dak., and Kirk, who is employed as a railroad engi- neer, his home being in Deadwood, S. Dak. PROF. JOHN F. NASH. One of the members of the faculty of the Lat- ter-day Saints' Academy, at Thatcher, Prof. John F. Nash is deserving of special mention in this work. Not only in educational fields has he won a foremost place, but also in ecclesiastical and political circles his influence is felt to be a power. In November, 1900, he was honored by election to the responsible post of county surveyor of Graham county, and at the begin- ning of the twentieth century entered upon his new duties. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he is president of the quorum of high priests of this stake, and in addition to this is a teacher in the theological department of the Sunday-school of Thatcher. A son of Robert and Mary Nash, now resi- dents of the Gila valley. Prof. J. F. Nash was born in Yuba county, Cal., in 1865. When nine years of age he came to .\rizona :md here re- cei\'ed a large share of liis training in the ele- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 851 mentary branches of learning. Then for seven years he was engaged in teaching in the district schools of Graham county, but, becoming more ambitious, he determined to qualify himself for a higher sphere. Then, going to Provo, Utah, lie pursued a special course in mathematics, and also devoted some time to normal work in Brig- ham Young's Academy, in which institution Prof. Emil Maeser, principal of the Latter-day Saints' Academy, of Thatcher, also received his iiigher education. At the end of a two years' course Prof. Nash was graduated in the Provo College of Mathematics, .a member of the class of 1895. During- the next two years he held the position of principal of the high school at Pima, after which he entered upon his duties as profes- sor of mathematics in the Thatcher Academy. It is in a flourishing condition and over two hun- dred [(upils have been enrolled here each year for some time. Under its present efficient corps of teachers, rapid progress is being made by the students. Since becoming a voter. Prof. Nash has used his franchise in favor of the Repub- lican party platform, and though this county is distinctly Democratic, he was elected as county surveyor on that ticket, a fact which attests to his personal popularity and recognized ability. In 1889 the marriage of Prof. Nash and Hen- rietta Preston, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Preston, of Pima, was solemnized. The young couple are the parents of three daughters, named, respectively, Nellie M., Anna L. and 1-lorence. HON. CHARLES L. CUMMINGS. As an illustration of what a man njay become through persistent hard work and a good knowl- edge of business and general information, Mr. Ciuiimings has no superior in the city of Tomb- stone. Upon first coming to Cochise county he was the possessor of the sum of $9.75, with which to shape his future life in the midst of strange and uncertain conditions. He is now the suc- cessful manager and owner of the only meat market in the town, and one of the largest stock- dealers in the county. His political aspirations have been in a measure realized, and as a miner he has proved a true prospector, with justifiable faith in the output of his properties. To the many sons of New York who have made their subsctjuent homes and fortunes in the rich mining country of the west, must be added the name of Mr. Cummings. A native of Oxford, Chenango county, N. Y., he was bom in 1855. and attained maturity and received his ed- ucation within the borders of his native state. In 1880 he started out in the world for himself, and located in Tombstone May 25, of the same year. For the first four years he was connected with the Tombstone Mill & Mine Company, and for the following three and a half years was fore- man of the waterworks at Charleston. In 1885 he engaged in the meat market business at Bis- bee, in partnership with John Dufifey, and after the expiration of a year returned to Tombstone, his shop having been burned down by a disas- trous fire. With renewed courage he again took up the burden of making a livelihood under discouraging circumstances, and continued his former occupation as a meat merchant in Tomb- stone. In 1896 he conducted his affairs in con- nection with C. A. Overlock, and also had Messrs. Metcalf and Herbert Gage as partners in the butchering business. Since 1886 Mr. Cummings has been interested in the stock-raising business, and in 1897 bought a half interest in the Overlock ranch, in the Sulphur Spring valley, where are raised at least seven hundred head of stock. He is the owner of another ranch known as the Box Caiion ranch in the Cherry Cow mountains, and here are raised about five hundred head of cattle. In the raising of stock he has been remarkably suc- cessful, for it is well known that in Cochise county there is a large level area, whereon grows a crop of succulent grasses upon which stock thrive unusually well. In order to avail himself of every possible means afforded in the district in which he lives, Mr. Cummings is also interested in mining in the Swisshelms mountains, which has proved a reasonable source of revenue. He is interested in the Building & Loan Association at Tucson and at Los Angeles, Cal., and owns a grape ranch in Fresno county, Cal. He also owns the building and stock of the Tombstone Pharmacy which is one of the finest business corners in the city. In national politics a Republican, he has been actively identifietl with the political under- takings of his town, and in 1894 was nominated 852 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. for assemblyman, and elected by a large major- ity. During his two years of service he was chair- man of the stock committee, and was largely in- strumental in preventing the division of the county. In 1896 he was a candidate for county treasurer of Cochise county, but was defeated, and in 1898 was defeated for assemblyman, but at the same election was made councilman for the third ward. He also served for two years as city treasurer. In 1900 he was a candidate for county treasurer, but was defeated in the midst of a Democratic county. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the Odd Fellows, and is vice grand of Cochise Lodge No. 5. Mr. Cummings was united in marriage with Ida Padfield of Los Angeles in 1900, and they have one son. He and his family have a pleasant and comfortable home in Tombstone. He is one of the most esteemed of the citizens whose untiring efforts have placed the city on a reliable basis, and he has many friends in this far western and somewhat remote city of his adoption. QUINTUS MONIER. In all of the ages of the past, since the period when mankind dwelt in tents, lofty, imposing buildings have inspired a feeling of wonder and almost reverence in the minds of men, for plainly they bespeak genius, and in themselves constitute the best monument to the builder and architect that could be reared to his memory. Quintus Monier, whose name is well known in at least these two southwestern territories, needs no eulogy, for the great work which he has ac- complished speaks in terms of eloquence of his ability and high talent. The Monier family is an old and honored one in Clermont, France, and for several generations this particular branch has been devoted to build- ing and contracting. Grandfather Louis, and Claude, the father of Quintus Monier, stood at the head of a large and paying business and exe- cuted works of considerable importance in. their day. The father, Claude Monier, served as a non-commissioned officer in the French army under the leadership of Napoleon III. His en- tire life was spent in his native land, and in fact, the only representative of the family ever living in the United States is the subject of this article. The mother, Frances, was the daughter of Quin- tus Jobert, the owner of large landed estates near Clermont, France, and both were natives of that locality. Claude and Frances Monier had two children, Quintus and Frank, but the latter is deceased. Quintus Monier was born October 23, 1855, in Clermont, France, and in his youth pursued his studies in the public schools, completing his education in Christian Brothers' College. Sub- secjuently he commenced learning his father's Ijusiness under his instructions, and systemat- ically mastered brick and stone laying and stone cutting. In 1877 the young man decided to come to the United States, and, proceeding to Santa Fe, N. M., engaged in building and con- tracting. Under his auspices the great sand- stone quarries in that vicinity were opened, and, having won the respect of the entire community by his faithfulness in the execution of all work entrvisted to him, he commenced the building of the beautiful cathedral, one of the largest and finest in the west. Built at a cost of $120,000, the magnificent stone temple stands as a fitting specimen of the skill of the builder. In addition to this, he erected the Christian Brothers' Col- lege, the Loretto Academy, St. Michael's Col- lege, the United States courtliouse and post- ofifice, and numerous business blocks and private residences. Though only five years have elapsed since Mr. Monier came to Tucson, his fame had al- ready preceded him, and more work than he could properly manage always has been awaiting his attention here. The special reason for his coming was that he had been awarded the con- tract for the building of the Tucson Cathedra!, the first large brick structure erected in the place. Having completed it to the satisfaction of all concerned, he then engaged in other enter- prises, and, among others, built the St. Joseph's Academy, the Eagle Mills, St. Mary's Sanita- rium, and many private residences, including a handsome brick dwelling for his own family. Feeling the need of a good brick plant, he pur- chased twenty-five acres of land adjoining the city on the west, put up buildings and equipped them with machinery, and in 1900 embarked in the manufacture of a good grade of brick. The plant, which is operated by steam power, cost PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 855 upwards of $15,000, and has .a capacity of 30,000 brick per day. The clay used is of superior quality, and a ready market for these goods is found in this vicinity, shipment often being made to Bisbee and other points at a distance. Ex- periments with cream-colored brick are now being conducted. While thoroughly interested in every move- ment which bears upon the prosperity of Tucson, Mr. Monier is not a politician, and is perfectly independent in his views, giving his support to the men and party which he deems worthy. He is a member of the city board of trade and is identified with the Tucson Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. February 14, 1901, Mr. Monier married Edith Siewert, of Tucson, a native of Kansas City, Mo., and a daughter of William Siewert, of Tucson, a retired business man. They reside at No. 322 South Stone avenue. CAP. P. SMITH. It is difficult to estimate the magnitude of the services which Mr. Smith has rendered Ari- zona, and particularly to Williams, of which he has been a resident since 1890. His ideas and enterprises are conducted on such large and liberal scales that he has come to be known as one of the influential and substantial men of the place. As a stock-raiser, politician, miner, real estate owner, and all-around financier, he has made a fine success of his residence in the ter- ritor)-, and has risen from comparative obscurity and limited means to a position of affluence and prominence. From his earliest youth Mr. Smith has been associated with ranches and cattle. He was born in Cooper county. Mo., but was reared at Seguin, Guadaloupe county, Tex. When six- teen years of age he started on an extended jaunt as a cowboy, tending cattle on the ranges of Colorado, Montana. Indian Territory, and Dakota, and for many years led the free and unthinking and irresponsible life of a saddle genius of the ])lains. In 1880 he settled at Coolidgc, N. M., and started a mercantile busi- ness, which had an uncertain career for eigh- teen months, and snbsequentlv removed to Gal- lup, N. M., where he lived lor eight years. In 1890 he came to W'illiams, and has since been dealing in sheep, being one of the largest raisers in the county. In 1898 he formed a partnership with J. H. Stirling, and in 1900 bought out that gentleman's share of the stock. At the present time he is a partner of J. T. Evans, who lives on the sheep ranch, and superintends the management of the six thousand sheep. The ranch is located near W^illiams, and is one hun- dred and twenty acres in e.xtent. In 1900 Mr. Smith purchased a half interest in the Black Tank cattle ranch, where is raised a high grade of stock, the farm being entirely devoted to Herefords, among which are some registered stock. The mining claims of Mr. Smith are located for the most part in the Grand Canon district, and include the New York mine, which has already a wealth-producing reputation, the owners having taken out and shipped three carloads of ore which average eighteen per cent of copper. He has also a third interest in the Coconino and the Berry Picker, and has fifty shares in the Dos Cabezos mine in southern Arizona. These properties are all promising, and great expectations are enter- tained of a large future output. Among the property holdings of Mr. Smith may be men- tioned real estate in (iallup, N. M., and many lots and buildings in Williams. In fact he is one of the largest owners of land in the city, and has perhaps built more houses and buildings here than any one else in the town. The political undertakings of Mr. Smith have placed him in the front ranks as a reliable and broad-minded politician, and stanch upholder of the Democratic party. His political tenden- cies were firmly established while living in Texas, and in Gallup, N. M., he was deputy sheriff for tw'O years, and was United States deputy marshal under Cleveland's administra- tion. In Arizona he has been a delegate to all of the congressional and county conventions, and in the campaign of November, 1900, was very active in electing Mark Smith for congress. For the political services rendered he has re- ceived many letters of appreciation and good will, and has increased his hold on the esteem and good will of his many political and other friends. November 13, 1896, Mr. Smith married .\nnie 856 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Bruce Henderson, daughter of Alexander Hen- derson, of Texas, formerly of Tennessee. Gov- ernor Henderson, of Texas, was a relative of her father, who was a veteran of the Mexican war. SAMUEL W. PRICE. As a speculator, farmer, large real-estate owner, and enterprising citizen of Safiford, Mr. Price has been intimately connected with the best growth of the town, and is one of the re- liable and much-esteemed residents. A native of Salt Lake City, he was born in 1859, and is a son of S. M. and Mary Price, natives respectively of New Jersey and Texas. When a baby one year old he was taken by his parents to Cache \'alley, Utah, where he grew to manhood and received his education in the public schools. Subsequently he spent some years in Idaho, and for a time was employed in Oregon. In 1884 Mr. Price became identifietl with Ari- zona, and for a few months remained in Central, removing later to Thatcher. Here he found a paying and pleasant occupation in supplying the mining camps at Bisbee, Tombstone and Clifton with garden produce, which he purchased of a farmer in the Gila valley, and sold all along the route between the camps. In 1894 he was for- tunate in securing the mail route between Clif- ton and Morenci, which was operated until 1900, in connection with a livery conducted at Clifton and a merchandise business, which was in time disposed of to Mr. Forbes. He also undertook the management of a hotel at Clifton with con- siderable success, and dipped into various paying ventures. The real estate holdings of Mr. Price include the store in which Mr. Forbes' mercantile busi- ness is conducted, and he also owns the corral of Mr. Webster. July 2"], 1900, he added to his possessions by the purchase of a quarter of a block in the center of the town of Safford, upon which he erected four brick stores for renting purposes, and a large apartment house. He also owns farm lands in the artesian well district of one hundred and sixty acres in extent. In 1878 Mr. Price married Mary A. Haws, and of this union there are five children: Earl, Jean- nettc, Mary, James and Lucia, all of whom are living in the territory. In 1900 Mr. Price mar- ried Maud McClellan, of Los Angeles. In na- tional politics Mr. Price is a Democrat, and is an uncompromising believer in the principles and issues of that party. For two years he success- fully served as road overseer, and has held sev- eral important local political positions. He is a charter member of the Clifton Lodge, K. P., and is identified with the Good Templars. HENRY RENAUD. Of French extraction, Mr. Renaud was born in Montreal, Canada, in March, i860. His par- ents, Charles and Seraphina (Logue) Renaud, were also natives of Montreal, and both were of French descent. Henry lived until his twenty- first year in his native province, and from there came to the United States, going first to Cali- fornia, but three years later coming to the Salt River valley of Arizona. Pending a permanent and congenial occupation, he was for a time engaged in the livery business, in which con- nection he kept a horse corral at Phoenix. Later he was interested in the cattle business on Syca- more creek, Yavapai county, and in 1890 settled on his present ranch in Maricopa county, near Phoenix. In 1893 occurred the marriage of Mr. Renaud and Mary Lyon, of Michigan, and of this union there are two children, Mary L. and Seraphina. Mr. Renaud has devoted his entire time to the care and management of his farm, which is used exclusively for the stock-raising business, and is headquarters of a very fine and well-patron- ized dairy. In this connection he is meeting with a high degree of appreciation, for his strictly honest and upright methods of conduct- ing- his affairs are such as to commend him to the people of his accjuaintance. He has reason to congratulate himself upon his choice of loca- tion, for his success has been as great as it is deserved. From an arid and seemingly useless claim he has redeemed the land and caused it to produce abundantly. He is one of the men to whom credit should be given for reclaiming this part of Arizona from the desert, and bringing it under a high state of cultivation. Honorable in all of his dealings, he retains the respect of associates, and whatever of financial success the ^af!:^<^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 859 future niav briiit; him will be deserved and mer- ited by his life of industr_\' and uprightness. A Democrat in national politics, Mr. Kenaud is interested in the undertakings of his party. He has served as .a member of the school board since coming to Maricopa county, in which posi- tion he has endeavored to promote the welfare of the schools of his district. He is one of the representative farmers of the valley and has unlimited faith in its resources and possibili- ties. WILBUR ABELL. The San Pedro River valley, with its level |)lains, canals, numerous artesian wells and thrifty agriculturists, has among its residents some of the most enterprising citizens from the east, who, with the hope of benefiting their condition, have settled in the midst of its prom- ise and present fertility. The early life of Mr. Abell was spent in Pennsylvania, for the greater part in Crawford county, although he was born in Erie county. He was reared to the life of a farmer, and in 1894 married Frances Blackstock, a daughter of Henry and Mary (McGrayne) lUackstock, and a native of Brockport, N. Y., being descended from a long line of Scotch- Irish ancestry. The same year, owing to his wife's failing health, he settled in the Salt River valley in Arizona, where he remained for four years. In 1899 he became identified with the San Pedro valley, of which he has since been an enterprising and industrious farmer. His property is located about nine miles southeast of Benson, on two lines of railroad, with two sta- tions adjoining the farm. A postoffice named Blackstock is soon to be established on the Southern Pacific Railroad at this point. It is doubtful if any farm land in the valley is under a higher state of cultivation than the ranch "La Xormandie," owned by Mr. Abel!. Although at the present time a portion of the property is rented, the owner is contemplating putting in forty acres of grain, and will have twenty acres remaining for his own use. The farm is covered with grass and fenced with one and one-half miles of web fencing, which is rabbit-proof. There will be fifteen acres of garden produce — crops of cabbage, turnips, sweet corn, and all kinds of vegetables. From the \ielding of two acres alone was sold last year (1900J more than $600 worth of melons. The irrigating facilities are unequaled and are derived from artesian wells which produce two hundred gallons a minute, one well altine pro- ducing one hundred and fifty gallons a minute, while the other two average about fifty. The water is collected in a reservoir covering an acre, five feet deep, and containing sixty-acre inches, of water. The farm constitutes a beauti- ful and verdant plat of ground, and the house stands at an elevation of three thousand eight hundred and seventy-five feet above the level of the sea. In this ideal retreat the owner is peacefully pursuing his agricultural enterprises, and while amassing considerable of this world's goods has won the respect and good-will of neighboring farmers. He is a strong Prohibi- tionist, but li.as never been an office-seeker, pre- ferring to devote all of his time and energies to the tilling of his land. To himself and wife have been born two children, Xorman H. B. .\. and Helen D. Mrs. Abell is a graduate of the Brockport (X. Y.) Normal School, where she completed the classical course; and Mr. Abell was educated in .a German college at Berea, Ohio, They and two children by a former mar- riage, J. Lawrence and Rebecca M., are mem- bers of the Congregational Church, with which they united at Allegan, Mich. MRS. ANNA BOWERS. For more than twenty years Mrs. Anna Bow- ers has lived in Tucson and thus has seen its wonderful growth and progress, handsome and imposing buildings taking the place of small and humble ones, and modern public improve- ments, which we now enjoy, proclaiming the spirit of progress which animates our citizens. The father of Mrs. Anna Bowers was Adam Buchheit, a life-long resident of the town of Hohnulbach, Bavaria. For twenty-seven years he acted as mayor of that place, and was promi- nent and highly respected by his fellow-citizens and all who knew him. He was considered quite wealthy for that day and locality, as he owned large farms and a thriving distillery. Moreover, he was a man of excellent education, and in his youth had been graduated from a well-known 86o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. European college. Deeply religious by nature, he was a devout adherent of the work of the Catholic Church and was a liberal contributor to its work. His zeal and generosity made him one of tl^ leading members of the church, and whenever an extra amount was needed for the ■ poor he never was appealed to in vain for as- sistance. He lived to the good age of seventy- two years, dying at his old home, where he was so well known and beloved. His faithful wife, the mother of Mrs. Anna Bowers, bore the maiden name of .Anna Elizabeth Stuppe. She was a native of the village of Beidershaus, and died when abotit forty years old. The youngest of seven brothers and sisters, all of whom lived to maturity, Mrs. Anna Bow- ers is the only survivor of the parental family. She decided to try her fortune in the United States when she was a young lady, and in 1854 took passage in a sailing vessel at Havre, France, reaching New York City after a voyage of thirty-three days. Then she went to Phil- adelphia, where she formed the acquaintance of John Bowers, to whom she was married in St. Peter's Cathedral in 1857. John Bowers, who died at his home in Tuc- son, in March, 1897, w'as a native of Mosvveiler, Bavaria. Both he and his father, Adam Bowers, were farmers in that locality for many years, but after coming to the United States John Bowers devoted his attention to business of dif- ferent kinds. He crossed the Atlantic in 1855 and was engaged in the transfer business in Philadelphia for seven years. Then, with his young wife, he removed to San Francisco, where he was interested in the management of a hotel and other enterprises for eighteen years. In 1880 the family came to Tucson, where they have since made their home. At the end of about six- teen years Mr. Bowers died in 1897, but is well remembered by his numerous friends, here and elsewhere. He was a member of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows. By the marriage of John and Anna Bowers, seven children were born, but five of the num- ber died ere reaching maturity. The only sur- viving son, John, is a citizen of Tucson, and the only daughter. Mrs. .\nna Hogan, lives in New York City. The wife and mother, who was reared in the faith of the Catholic Church, has been very liberal in the great work of building the handsome cathedral in this city, and is deeply interested in everything which affects the wel- fare of the church of her forefathers. J. B. HOOVER. The Fashion, in Jerome, is one of the success- ful and popular enterprises of the town, and re- ceives an extended patronage, not only from the residents, but from the many mining camps and smaller towns in the vicinity. It is a neat, or- derly and even elegantly furnished place, and in many ways has no superior in northern Arizona. The proprietors, J. B. Hoover and A. C. Cor- diner, are men of long experience in their partic- idar line of business, and understand the art of successfully catering to the multiplicity of tastes which gather within the walls of their building. No one would think of accusing Mr. Hoover of a want of enterprise or attribute to him a scarcity of the true and unadulterated western grit. To all appearances he has complacently smiled in the face of disaster and rebounded with alacrity from the various setbacks which have bestrewn his path. Two disastrous conflagra- tions have but served to kindle anew his faith in an ultimate good fortune bound to come his way, and have not materially affected his prog- ress toward the present successful position which he now occupies. His parents were resi- dents of Milwaukee, Wis., where he was born in 1854. He has but a dim recollection of a long and perilous journey undertaken about 1861, when he was but seven years of age, when they crossed the plains to Nevada, and settled in Car- son City. There he was educated in the public schools, which study was supplemented by spe- cial training in the schools of Sacramento, Cal. In Inyo county, Southern California, Mr. Hoover began to make his living as a cattle man. and in partnership with a brother, George, was for eight years engaged in the raising, buying and selling of cattle on Bishop creek and other parts of the county. Subsequently for several years he traveled over different i>arts of the west, visiting about all of the states and territories, and for a few weeks investigated the conditions in the Sandwich Islands. In 1882 he came to Prescott, and for several years was interested in speculat- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 86 1 ing in mines, stocks, etc. In i8(j2 he located in Jerome, where he has since livetl. In partnership with W. O. Harrell he erected a larj:;e building and conducted a growing business under the firm name of Harrell & Hoover. A devastating tire temporarily interfered with the workings of the wheels of commerce, and in the hope of retriev- ing the loss Mr. Hoover returned to the Pacific coast. In 1895 he came back to Jerome, and with Mr. Cordiner purchased the old Stoney property, and started up business, but in Sep- tember of 1898 another fire worked more de- struction, the lot alone remaining as evidence. Nothing daunted, the erection of the present building was begun during the same year, great precautions being taken against the fire fiend. The building was of concrete, and was 25x100 feet in dimensions. The usual luck, however, was on the trail of the builders, and before the completion of the structure fire resumed its deadly progress, and the inside of the building was completely gutted. The walls being of con- crete withstood the ravages of the flames, and so much was gained towards building up again. By the fall of 1899 everything connected with the Hoover-Cordiner combination was in good working order, and has since progressed to the satisfaction of all concerned. In 1898 Mr. Hoover married Freda Miller, and of this union there is one child, Delia. In na- tional politics Mr. Hoover is a stanch Repub- lican, and takes great interest in local and terri- torial political matters. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Masonic order and is a Master Mason of Verda Lodge No. 14. I. BRUCE STONE. In attaining to his present position among the large mine owners of the Dragoon mountains. Mr. Stone has surmounted many obstacles and overcome discouragements that would have per- manently dampened the enthusiasm of men of less persistence. While an excellent early train- ing undoubtedly has been of assistance to him, more is to be ascribed to the inherent push and determination and to a far-sighted grasp of op- portunities. The sturdiness which accompanies the Cana- dians has found an abundant outlet in various ])ans of the I'nited States, and nowhere are their reliable traits more appreciated than in the far west. Mr. Stone was born in Brownsville, ( )ntario, in 1855, and is a son of Henry and Edith (Brown) Stone, natives respectively of West Gwillimburv and King township, Ontario. His paternal grandfather, Solomon, was born in Pennsylvania, and was one of the first white men to settle on the Scotch line in Canada. The father was born in 1825, and when a young man began to clerk for George Hughes in Schomberg; thence going to Penville and engag- ing in the mercantile business. On giving up business, he embarked in farming near Pen- ville, and also farmed on the Seventh line, Te- cumseh. In 1865 he settled in Tottenham, where he was clerU for John Wilson in a large mercantile establishment. Later he dealt largely in insurance and carried on a general office business. His life covered seventy-six years, ex- actly one-half of which he passed as clerk of Tecumseh. At the time of his death a local pa- per, in presenting his biography, states that he "was a conscientious member and ardent worker in the Methodist Church, and will be much missed. A lifelong reformer, he never allowed his political opinions to interfere with his offi- cial duties. A good neighbor, a suicere Chris- tian, a kind husband, a loving father and a warm-hearted friend, he was always at the front when the deserving needy required his assist- ance. Besides his widow, there survive him three sons and three daughters: I. B. Stone, J. E. Stone, Joseph Stone, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Robertson, all occupying very respectable positions in society." He died Janu- ary 29, 1901. I. Bruce Stone was favored with excellent educational advantages. For many years he was associated with his father, and during that time gained a thorough knowledge of the abstract business. In 1886 he went to Florida and specu- lated in town property at Seffner. Hillsboro county, his efforts meeting with gratifying suc- cess and accumulation of considerable property. However, that state has many drawbacks, as in- vestors have ascertained, and his experience was the experience of many. The devastating frost of 1888 was the prelude to a terrible yellow fever scourge and the consequent depreciation of prop- 862 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. erty. In the face of the combined disaster, Mr. Stone went back to Canada, setthng at Sault Ste. Marie, district of Algona, where for two years he engaged in the real-estate business. After re- moving to West Superior, Wis., he was equall\ fortunate in the same line of occupation until 1893, when, with the collapse of the town at that time, his own fortunes were seriously impaired. Xothing daunted, he went to Mobile, Ala. where he completed a set of abstract books for the Southern Abstract and Guarantee Company He also originated a new abstract system, which was copyrighted, under the name of Stone's Tract Index and Ledger Book and Tablet Sys- tem of Land Titles. He also compiled and copy- righted Stone's \'est Pocket Record of Prop- erties For Sale, which is used to great advan- tage by real-estate men. During his residence in Alobile he organized the I. B. Stone Abstract System Company of Alabama, which enjoyed a brief season of prosperity, that was terminated by the appearance on the scene of a mine agita- tor. With sublime confidence in the existence of a certain wealth-producing property in Ari- zona, a company was formed of which Mr. Stone was assistant secretary. With nine of the stock owners, he made a trip to Cochise county, where the mine was supposed to be located, but after expending time and patience in a fruitless search, the expedition returned to Alabama, with the exception of Mr. Stone and one other. Subse- quently he alone was left. While prospecting in Cochise county he came upon a gold and copper producing property, which promised large returns. He also staked four other mines, but the stockholders, being incredulous con- cerning prospects, failed to contribute toward their development. Owing to his unaided and persistent efforts, Mr. Stone is now the possessor of numerous pav- ing claims in the Dragoon mountains, which are just beginning to be appreciated. The moun- tains are situated just west of the center of Co- chise county and run from the Southern Pacific road south, bearing a little to the east. Among the valuable properties is the Commonwealth mine, on the east side of the mountains, twelve luiles from Dragoon Station. This mine was discovered by a cowboy, John Pierce, who, about eighteen months ago, sold it to the Common- wealth Company for $275,000. During the first sixty days of operation $150,000 in gold was taken out of the mine. Eight miles north of the Pierce mine is Mr. Stone's mine, which bears in its general aspect exceedingly promising results. He is also the owner of some valuable copper mines, which are in the same strata as the Rus- sellville, Peabody, Dixey and Dragoon Mining Company's mines. His gold mine is one mile southeast of the famous Golden Rule, and indi- cations point to a similarity of conditions in the quartz stones. To facilitate the handling and shipping of ore, Mr. Stone has opened an office in El Paso, Tex., where he is known as a mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce and Southwest International Miners' Association, and sole owner of the International Mining Investment Company, a close corporation, formed for the purpose of developing mining prospects. Prob- ably no mine owner in Cochise county has more alluring prospects for the acquisition of wealth in the future than has he, and certainly better understands the different phases of the develop- ment and disposition of the ore. In 1885 Mr. Stone married Elizabeth Good- win, by whom he has two children: Henry Bruce, born in 1886, and now attending school in Can- ada, and Sarah Edith, born in 1888, and now attending school in Canada. In religion Mr. Stone favors the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was reared. Fra- ternally he is a Master Mason in the lodge at Beeton, Canada, and is connected with the Odd Fellows, Brampton Lodg'e, Canada, and with the Knights of Pythias at Mobile, Ala. E. B. GAGE. In the history of Arizona there are few names more indissolubly associated with the progress of the territory and the development of its re- sources than the name of Mr. Gage, of Prescott. To an unusual degree he is the possessor of the t|ualities that bring success. With the keen dis- crimination and wise foresight that have always characterized him, he has fostered movements for the benefit of this region, and while his sound judgment has brought him financial prosperity, it has been helpful, in a greater degree, in bring- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 865 ing increased prosperity to Arizona and attract- ing hither a desirable class of residents. The high standing of the Phoenix National P)ank is largely due to the wise oversight of Mr. (Jage, who is its president. This institution was organized April 20, 1892. with James A. Ilcni- ing as ]5resident. The slock was largely ])ur- chased by some Michigan gentlemen Julv 25, 1895, and C. J. 1 1 all, formerly a banker of Char- lotte, Mich., was elected cashier. In April. 1897, .Mr. ( iage, at that time president of the Congress ( iold tdmpany, was elected president, and he lia> since officiated in tliat capacit\, his co-laborers on the board of directors being J. .\. Fleming. G. B. Richmond, T. \V. Pemberton, F. M. Mur- phy. D. M. I'^erry, 15. Heyman, .•\. N. Gage and C. J. Hall, this board having direct and entire control of the bank. The Santa Fe. Prescott & Phocni.x Railroad, one of the most important enterprises ever in- augurated for the development of -\rizona, num- bers Mr. Gage among its directors, and he holds a similar position in connection with the Pres- cott National Bank as well as with \arious min- ing properties now in process of development. For a period of years he has been president of the Congress Gold Company, one of the most influential concerns of its kind in the south- west. .\t this writing he is also president of the Territorial Canitol Commission. JOHN R. HULET. John R. Hulet, superintendent of the Arizona Co-oi)crative Mercantile Institution, at Hol- bro(5k, has lived in the northeastern part of this territory for twenty-two years, or since he ar- rived at maturity. For more than two decades he has been successfully occupied in mercantile pursuits, and to his genius is due the high meas- ure of jjrosperity his company has attained. ^^'ithin his recollection the towns of Holbrook and Snowllake have grown from hamlets com- ])rising a few scattered houses, and few, if any, of their citizens have taken a more active part in promoting their welfare. Now in the prime of life, Mr. Hulet was born two-score and ten vears ago in Springville, I 'tab, b'ebruary 2/. 1831. He was reared and educated in that localitv and when about to start forth to make his own way independently he con- cluded to try his fortunes in the then new coun- try of .Arizona. He went to Snowffake. then in .\pache county, where, in 1880. he organized the Snnwflake Co-operative Store, of which he officiated as manager until 1885. In the mean time he assisted in founding the Arizona Co- operative Mercantile Institution, which was locatetl at the old town of Holbrook (now \\'oo<l- rull). In 1885 he became the manager of the l\\i> cnteri)rises, and in the following vear they were combined in one stock companx . In 1888 the ])resent site of its bu>iness location at Hol- brook was purchased, and the company was duly incorporated inuler the title it now bears. The store at Snowflake is still carried on ; a flour mil! at Shumway is owned and controlled by the company, and a ranch southwest of Holbrook also belongs to it. The stockholders of the in- stitution are all residents of Navajo county, the officers being Jesse N. Smith, president; J. W. Freeman, vice-president; and Mr. Hulet, secre- tary, treasurer and superintendent. He is the largest stockholder in the concern, and has been by far the most active in the task of carrying it forward to success. In 1896 he had charge of the construction of the flour mill at Shumway, where a fine roller system and modern methods are employed. Silver creek furnishes water, and the mill, which has a capacity of thirty barrels a day, is now- taxed to its limit most of the time. In every possible manner Mr. Hulet has striven to advance Navajo county's interests since he took up his permanent residence here. .\t the time of its organization he was especially active in the work, and to this day is an enthu- siastic advocate of progress along all lines. .\t Snowflake, where his family resides, he owns considerable real estate, and at intervals has made investments in different enterprises. In order to thoroughly merit the trade of the ]nib- lic he makes a point of carrying an extensive and well-selected stock of goods, which he dis- poses of at a small, fair margin of profit. In (October. 1875. Mr. Hulet married Miss Josephine Smith, of Utah, daughter of Jesse X. Smith, i^resident of the Co-operative Institu- tion, and also ])resi(lent of the branch of the .Mormon Clnu\-li. residing in Navajo county. Mr. Hulet's son, Charles F., a promising student. 866 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. has attended Brigham Young College at Provo City, Utah, and is well qualified for the duties of life. Jesse resides at the family home at Snowtlake. Mrs. Hulet died in December, 1894, and in -\pril. 1896. Mr. Hulet married his pres- ent wife, Dena Smith, a sister of his first wife. They have two children, Sadie and Ernest. Mr. Hulet and family are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the jMormon Church. Politically he is a Democrat. T. A. RIORDAN. One of the representative men of the territory of Arizona, one who has grown with her growth, whose interests are identical with her own, and whom all are glad to honor, is the prosperous and successful president of the Arizona Lumber & Timber Company at Flagstaff, T. A. Riordan. Without doubt one of the foremost business men in this part of the west, his high character, per- sistency of purpose, good judgment and ability, have enabled him to accomplish great results for himself and the comnuniity of which he is a valued citizen. Coming from one of the principal cities in the Union, Mr. Riordan brought with him to Ari- zona the enter]irise and imflagging zeal so char- acteristic of the residents of Chicago, where he was born in 1858. His education was received at the Jesuit parochial school in the Lake City, and he also accjuired in the busy marts and teeming thoroughfares of the active metropolis a consid- erable knowledge of mercantile finance. His first real responsibility, however, w.as assvuiied when he came to Magstaff in 1886. at which time the town had assumed fair proportions of growth, and was expectantly hopeful of its un- bounded possibilities and resources. He at once l)ecame associated with the Ayer Lumber Com- pany, remaining with them until the business passed into the hands of his brother, D. M. Rior- dan, and he became manager of the .Arizona Lumber Company. So valuable were his services and so minute and broad his knowledge of the business, that in 1897 he became president of the same organizatitm under the name of the .Arizona Linnber & Timlier Companv. Aside from the i)osition which engages the greater part of his time, Mr. Riordan has been called on, by reason of his splendid ability, to fill important and responsible positions with other concerns, and to liranch out into the most praise- worthy and de\'cl<ii:)ing enterprises instituted for the good of Coconino county. He is president of the Central .Arizon.a Railroad Company, a road which extends for twenty-four miles into the heart of the timber belt, and president of the Flagstafif Electric Light Company, which he helped to organize in 1894. He is also one of the principal stockholders of the Howard Sheep Company, which organization has about thirty thousand sheep roaming over the San Francisco mountains. For some time he was interested in the development of copper mines in the Grand ^ Canon district, and was a stockholder in the Tuysan Mining Company. In more recent years he has become interested in the development of oil in the Cespi district of California, and is a stockholder in the Cespi Oil Company and the FlagstafT ( )il Company. In all of his enterprises Mr. Riordan is ably assisted by his brother, M. J. Riordan, who acts as secretary, and F. W. Sis- son, who is the treasurer of the Arizona Lum- ber & Timber Company; also treasurer of the Arizona Central Railroad, the Flagstafif Electric Light I'lant and the Howard Sheep Company. The histor_\' of the enterprise out of which has emerged the Arizona Lumljer & Timlier Corn- pan}- is the history of Flagstafif. In the luidst of a primeval w-ood, the largest pine forest in the world, Edward E. Ayer. of Chicago, began, in the fall of 1882, to build a mill on the site of the present structure, and to saw ties for the Mexi- can Central Railroad, and for general building and other ]nu"poses. From the first he formed a company known as the Ayer Lumber Company, and the plant erected by tliem was of the most approved kind, and doubtless had no superior in the southwest. The daring .and magnitude of the undertaking are understood only when it is known that there were no towns of any size nearer than Prescott; that the mining industries were not develo]ied. and there was no railroad outlet to the west. The ponderous machinery for the first sawmill in .Arizona was necessarily hauled from Winslow, .a distance of fifty-four miles, the railroad at that time reaching only as far as Winslow. About $150,000 was expended PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 867 by the company in furthering their plans, and when all was in working order and the hum of influstry was heard in the forest, others not di- rectly interested were drawn towards the scene of animation, and a little town grew up around the buzzing saws and busy workmen. Mr. Ayer, who had large interests in Michigan and Wis- consin, which claimed his time and attention, decided to dispose of his mill to D. M. Riordan, who took up the business and carried it on under the name of the .\rizona Lumber Company. In July of 1887 the mill originally built in the wilderness was destroyed by fire, but the capital and enterprise behind the new management was soon manifest when a new and in every wav im- proved structure materialized on the old site, af- ter which the title of the company was changed to the -Arizona Lumber & Timber Company, by which name it is still known. Since then the business of the mill has continued to extend in many directions, manufacturing almost every- thing which can be made of timber, from railroad cross ties and bridge timbers to building mate- rials, orange boxes, moldings, piling and wood- work of every kind that is marketable in the west. The trade extends throughout Arizona, Southern California. Xew Mexico and Old Mex- ico, ^'et another calamity visited this lumber enterprise during the busiest season of 1898, when, on August 2, the second plant was burned. In the direct wake of this retarding calamity plans were at once negotiated for the construc- tion of the finest sawmill in the west, and one of the most complete in the world. Work was begun on the new plant in October, and sawing was resumed in I'ebruarx , 1899. In the construc- tion of the plant every precaution has been taken against a repetition of future inroads by fire, and a brick power house, with seventeen-inch walls and 68x103 feet in dimensions, is built between the sawmill and planing mill, the planing mill being twenty-two feet from the power house and ninety feet from the sawmill. Eighty-five feet from the sawmill building is a refuse burner thirty feet in diameter and one hundred feet high. The buildings are painted inside and out with asbestos paint, and there are two-and-one- half-inch fire plugs inside of each building, with sufficient hose attachment to reach to any part of the building. Outside there are two-and-a- half-inch plugs with sufficient hose to reach any part of the plant. The refuse burner is built of steel and firebrick, and into it is automatically carried and burned all the waste from the two mills. The sawmill itself is a new departure in saw- mills, and is the first band saw in Arizona and the second of its kind in the United States. The planing mill and box factory is fitted with all the IrUest and finest machinery, and though not as large as some, has no equal for completeness anywhere. I'esides this lumbering plant, the company owns and operates, under contract, a sawmill eighteen miles from town, which has a capacity of sixty thousand feet a day. The com- pany operating this mill is known as the Green- l.HW Lumber Company, but its officers and di- rectors are the same as are those of the Arizona Lumber & Timber Company, and its entire stock is owned by them. The company also owns and controls the Central Arizona Railroad Company, and the stock is all held by the stock- holders of the .\rizona Lumber & Timber Com- pany. They have twenty-four miles of standard gauge track, three locomotives and sixty-four logging cars. The company also owns between forty and fifty houses, varying in size from one- room cabins to ten-room dwellings, all of which are occupied b_\- its emplo\'es. The plant is lo- cated a mile from FlagstafT, and is supplied with water from the town. No liquor is sold on the premises, and the camp is orderly and peaceful in all of its departments. The number of men employed averages the year round about three hundred. HIRAM I!. MORRIS, JR. Hiram B. Morris, a director of the Mesa Irri- gating Canal Company, and a successful farmer and stock-raiser of the Salt River valley, has been a resident in the neighborhood of Mesa since 1883. One of the four surviving children of Hiram 11. and l^leanor C. (Roberts') Morris, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Illinois, the subject of this sketch is of Welsh descent. His paternal grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. Hiram P.. Morris, Sr.. was reare<l in Illinois and was an early settler in Washington county, L'tah. where he was a suc- cessful farmer and stock-raiser for many years. 868 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In 1883 he removed with his family to Mesa, where he is still living, now about four-score vears of age, while his respected wife has passed her seventieth anniversary. Their daughters, Mrs. Frank Rapplcye and Mrs. Frank T. Pome- roy, are residents of this vicinity, while Mrs, (leorge A. Smith lives in Sevier county. Utah. Hiram V,. Morris, Jr., was born in Washing- ton county, Utah, February 14, 1863, and thus was twenty years old when he came to this ter- ritorv. h'or two or more years he was engaged in freighting, liut since 1885 has devoted his entire attention to the cultivation of the soil and to the raising of cattle. His ranch, compris- ing eightv acres, is now well improved, plainly showing the enterprise and care of the owner. In all of his efforts as a pioneer of this val- ley, Mr. Morris has found a true helpmate in his wife, whose maiden name was Eliza Smith, and whose birthplace likewise was in Utah. The eight children born to them are named as fol- lows: Hiram C, George E.. Joseph A., Myron, Genevieve, Laurence, Manilla and Mabel. For two years Mr. Morris served as a justice of the peace in .\lma precinct, his own ncighbor- liood. and besides this he has officiated as a di- rector of the Farmers' Exchange at Mesa and for several vears has been a trustee of Alma school district, No. 9, of Maricopa county. A life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, to which his parents belong, he now is acting in the capacity of counselor to Rishoji .Mexander Hunsaker, of Alma precinct. SAM KORRICK. While reviewing the leading business men and public-spirited citizens of Phoenix, the name of Sam Korrick cannot justly be omitted, for, as is well known, he occupies a position of influence in this community. His success has been re- markable, but has been well earned, and his numerous friends take great interest in his rise in the world of commerce. The proprietor of the popular New York store in Phoeni.x was born in Europe and came to the United States twelve years ago, in 1889. In his youth he recei\cil a liberal education and a substantial training as a business man. For two vears after he reached New York Citv he was employed as a clerk, and in 1891 went to El Paso, Tex., where he was similarly employed until 1895. That year witnessed his arrival in Phoenix, and, as his capital was limited, he was forced to embark in business in a small way. His uprightness and square dealings with the pulilic soon won the favor of his customers, and year b\' vear his trade has increased. In order to meet the demands of his growing business, he has continually been adding to the stock of goods carried in his establishment, until to-day he has what is probably the most extensive line of dry-goods and notions in the city. He also carries a well-selected stock of millinery, cloth- ing and men's furnishing goods. On the first floor a space 50x80 feet is occupied, while on the second floor an area of 75x80 feet is required fur the different departments of the store. Sociallv Mr. Korrick is a member of the Mari- copa Club of Phoenix, and he is a trustee of the local lodge. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. -Ml measures relating to the improve- ment and progress of the city of Phoenix and territory of .\rizona are warmly supported by him, and thus he has doubly proved his value as a citizen. HON. J. M. W. MOORE. Known as legislator, justice of the peace, mi- ner, real-estate and insurance man, Mr. Moore, of Prescott, was born in Preble county, Ohio, November 6, 1846, and is a son of Hon. Na- thaniel Moore, also born in Ohio. The paternal grandfather, David, was a native of Trenton, N. J., and was one of the pioneer settlers in the woods of Ohio. He was a man of great good- ness of character, and was a member of the So- ciety of Friends. In the pioneer days of Ohio he exerted a wide influence for progress, his useful life extending to within a few months of the century mark. Hon. Nathaniel Moore was a merchant in Ohio, and in 1855 removed to Illinois and car- ried on a mercantile undertaking al Winona. Marshall county. He was later interested in farming, and subsequently retired from active business affairs, and located in Chicago, 111., where he died in 1898, at the age of eighty years. He was twice a member of the state legislature /^t^^rtr-^^t-^ y^t>^^- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 8-1 and was sheriff df Marshall count \ for two terms. Tn his young; manhood he married Julia Banta, who was horn in ( )hio. and her father was one of the pioneers of linliana. She is the mother of nine children, eight sons and one daughter, of wliom five children aie living, j. M. W. being second oldest and the onlv one in .\ri- zona. The oldest son, (leorge, w.as an attorney in Chicago, 111., where he finallv died: F.dward E. is a physician at .\rg-yle Park; l'"rank .\. 1'. is a druggist of .\rgyle Park ; Willis is a physician in Chicago; Charles and Henr\- dieil when young, as did also James, and Mary E. is living in Chi- cago. Mr. Moore lived in Marshall county imtil 1877, and during that time he devoted consider- able time to farming. In 1866 he entered Knox College at (ialesburg. 111., from which he was graduated in the class of 1872 with the degree of -\. 1').. the institution later conferring upon him the degree of .A. 'SI. While his father was in ]>ublic life and serving in the legislature, he assumed charge of the mercantile business in Marshall count}-, and in 1877 went to Chicago, and studied law under his brother, George. In 1879 he came to .\rizona on mining business and located for a time at Bigbug, and was en- gaged in mining .and prospecting until 1889, when he located in Prescott. The previous year he had been nominated on the Republican ticket to the fifteenth territorial council, and was elected by a good showing in 1889. He ren- dered service during the sessions as a member of the judiciary committee and the committee on county and county boundaries, and as chair- man of t!ie enrolling and engrossing committee. Soon after locating in Prescott, Mr. Moore became one of the organizers of the Arizona Ore Compan}-, in the nffairs of wdiich he still retains an interest, and he has since been in- terested in real-estate and the insurance busi- ness. On his ranch in the Salt River valley, near Mesa, he raises cattle, and he is at present operating the .Amulet silver mine, twelve miles from Prescott, on Lynch Creek. In 1893 he was elected justice of the peace, has been re- elected every two years since then, and in 1899 was the only Re])ublican who pulled through on that ticket, lie is a member of the territorial Republican cnnimiftoe, clfiirman of the county 2?, central conmiittee, district court comissioner, Cnited States court commissioner and e.x-ofificio county coroner. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is chairman of the board of trustees of the Meth- odist I'lpiscopal Church. He has one son, Fred C., who is in tlie cashier's department of Wilson Tirol hers, of Chicago. ril ARLFS TRUMBULL HAYDEN. In many respects the most remarkable of the early jiionecrs of .\rizona, whose hopes have materialized in the wake of their tireless efTorts, Cliarlcs Trumbull Hayden, the founder of Temiie. is remeiubered as the ])ersonification of New luigland's best and noblest citizenship. .-Arriving in the territory at practically the close of the Civil war. when, above the ruin and gen- eral dej)ression of the country new faith awoke in men's hearts, there were those in search of homes \\ho had a dim conscientiousness that in this vast desert, abandoned untold centuries ago by the oldest civilization the world has known, there still existed a field of resource, awaiting the touch of a latter-day enterprise. And in the now famous Salt River valley there developed a sublime faith in the possibilities of a resurrected fertility, upon the thousands of acres once trod by the nameless people who have left so many evidences of an exalted culture, and inhabited during the sixteenth century by a hardy priest- hood, lured hither by Alonte Cristo tales of un- limited wealth. But the semblance of activity created by the monastic orders terminated in the dawn of the nineteenth century, when the Mexi- cans devastated the land, and laid low the mis- sions and churches. From then on the red men came into their erstw'hile possessions, and were again undisturbed by the menacing intrusion of the hated pale face. And not until the '60s was there any appreciable awakening, at which time the miners and stock-breeders penetrated the sterile heaths made terrible by the alert .\paches, and among the miners and stockmen was to be found nuich of the braw^n and splendid mentality from the east, with their years of mer- cantile and other experiences. Among these trying and almost hopeless conditions, and from sm;dl anil insignificant beginnings, those daring S72 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. travelers builder! their enterprises, and turned to the cloudless sky the stored fertility of the soil which had lain from beyond the history and memory of man in fettered uninterrupted sleep, and had become parched and baked and arid from the beating down of the sun, and the pass- ing of the wailing desert wind. Mr. Hayden was one of the first of the ventur- ers. He was born in Hartford county, Conn., April 4, 1825, and was a son of James T. and Mary (Hanks) Hayden, also born in Connecti- cut, and representatives of a family numerously distributed throughout Connecticut, and widely known for their devotion to the public good. Coming from that part of the east which in the early days ofifered the best educational advan- tages, their son qualified while yet a youth as a professional teacher, and, following an ambition which led into the vvideness of the western plains, worked his way west, teaching school at inter- vals in Oliio, Indiana, and Missouri, and finally embarking in commercial pursuits at Independ- ence, Mo. There for a number of years he en- gaged as a shipping clerk, and later conducted an independent general merchandise business at Santa Fe, N. M. As may well be imagined, the moving of goods through the country was at that time an arduous task, and the first stock for the Santa Fe store was taken overland to that point by means of wagons and ox-teams. From New Mexico Mr. Hayden made another journey across the plains, wdiich was replete with adventure, and danger from delaying storms, swollen rivers, and attacks from the vigilant In- dians. The emigration terminated in California in the days of gold, which land was the original mecca for so many of Arizona's early settlers. In due time he came to Tucson, .\riz., and here anticipated the needs of the small hamlet by en- gaging, as in Santa Fe, in a general merchandise business. He was thus associated with the two cities on the American continent which claim the oldest European settlement. Tucson being en- titled to the preference. While in Tucson Mr. Hayden was apjiointed judge, and by reason of this appointtr.ent was, for the remainder of his life, familiarly known as Judge Hayden. In 1871 he left Tucson and settled on the present site of Tcmpe, establishing the grist mill which is one of the landmarks in the valley, and which was the first of its kind in the territory. All through the years up to the present time the mill has continued its ceaseless grind, tlie motive power being the time-honored water-wheel, turned by the flow of a canal, taken from the river above. In connection with the gri.st-mill was started a country store, and while the mill ground into flour the wheat of the farmers, and the meager happenings of the enthusiastic but sparcely settled locality were narrated in the little store, there grew up a village then officially known as Hayden's I'"crry, later changed to Tempe. In the subsequent growth of Tempe and of the surrounding territory Mr. Hayden was a forceful and progressive iniluence. During the years of his undiminished activity he saw the gradual unfolding of the plans of the early pio- neers, the opening of new mines rich in gold and silver and copper, the l)uilding of mills in the lumbering districts, the growth of sheep and stock interests, the reclaiming of acres of new lands, the construction of miles of irrigating ditches, the establishment of thousands of new farms, and tlie Iniilding of railroads in all direc- tions. As one of the most earnest students of the physical features of this part of the country, he was early confronted by the perplexing prob- lem of artificial irrigation, which has proved to be the redemption of the desert, and in this connection he himself built one or two of the smaller canals, and materially aided in the con- struction of the larger ones. Like most of the early comers, he was interested in farming, and the ranch near Tempe upon which his family now live became, under his wise management, one of the best in the neighborhood. At differ- ent times during his life some of the most valu- able properties in the twvn and country came into his possession, and with the shifting course of events passed on into other hands. The null which was his particular pride, has been, during the last few years, fitted with modern roller ma- chinery, which, used in connection with the water power, constitutes one of the most valu- able enterprises of the kind in the west. The mill, the store and the farm are conducted under the firm name of the C. T. Hayden Company, and under the control and management of Carl T. Havden, as head. The son of Mr. Hayden PORTRAIT A\D HIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 873 has proved himself a worthy follower of his father, and exercises the same care anrl sound judgment which characterized the business methods of the older man. ( )ctober 4. 1876, Mr. TIaydcn married Sallie Davis, who was born in .Arkansas, and is a dauj,ditcr of Cornelius and Klizn I Hallert I r^avis, natives of Kentucky. Of this union there iiave been four cliiidren : Carl T., who is at the head of the C. 1 . Hayden Comjiany. and who was eilucated at the Leland Stanford I'niversity ; Sallie D., who is now a student at the Leland Stanford I'niversity; Annie S., deceased, and Mary C, who is attending the Territorial Xor- mal School at Tcmiie. A man of fine education, assisted by a retentive memory and a keen power of observation, Mr. Hayden was one of the chief promoters of education in the territory, and appreciated the benefits of a trained and concentrated intelligence, whether applied to the management of a farm or used onh' in ptirelv commercial undertakings. He was for years a member of the board of trustees of the schools of Maricopa county, and was one of the building committee which constructed the normal school at Tempe, substantially evincing his belief in mental training by presenting to the city the ground upon wdiich the school is erected. Though independent in politics, he served for \ears as a supervisor of Maricopa county, and was othenvise interested in the local iiol'tical affairs. Like all strong and dominating personalities, Mr. Hayden had his opponents, but no one ever questioned his integrity, or the sincerity of the high humanity and moralit}- which guided his footsteps. A free thinker bis whole life long. and outspoken in bis views, he yet commanded the respect and confidence of the various relig- ious sects which grew up around him. who be- lieved above all things in his absolute sincerity. One of the most lieartfCt tribtites spoken at bis funeral was that of a Mormon Ijislmp whose peo- ple he had befriended when they were homeless in the wilderness. .'\nd the story was told of an Indian who had become his follower and de- fender because of the care and tender nursing which bad rescued him from the great hunting ground. Hi> high tuc^ral cliaracter was borne out in bis appearance. ( 'f splendid physical proportions, he was large and of commanding stature, and straight as an arrow flies. His manner was unostentatious but forceful withal, and he possessed a resistless magnetism. His advice, money, and encouragement were ever (in the side of jirogress, education, and munici- pal i)urity, and, living in the light of a permeat- ing optimism, he believed that something of a paradise might be evolved out of man's sur- roundings and opi)ortunities here below. Of all those who have watched and labored in the in- terval between the inactivity of the desert and the prosperity which has astonished even the dwellers of the Salt River valley themselves, no one is more sincerely mourned or more grate- fully remembered than the late Charles T. Hay- den. CAPT. JAMES W. COUGHRAN. Ca]Hain Coughran, who is successfully carry- ing on a fruit growing and dairying enterprise adjoining Tempe, was born in Sevier county, .\rk., January 17, 1833. His parents, James and Luvina ( Pierce) Coughran, were natives respect- ively of Kentucky and Tennessee. George Coughran, the paternal grandfather, was a na- tive of Ireland, and is said to have been a soldier in the war of 1812. On the maternal side, the Pierce family are of Scotch descent. On his father's farm James Coughran was rearetl to industrious ways, and availed him- self of the limited opportunities to be found in the early subscription schools. This training ])roved to be the foundation for later acquisi- tion in an educational way, and for a pronounced liking for reading to which he still devotes him- self. Later he attended the McKenzie Institute, at Clarksville, Te.x., for two years, and subse- quently taught school in Arkansas for eight \ears. During the Civil war he served in the cause of the Confederacy for four years, and enlisted in Companv G. Second Arkansas Vol- imtecr Infantry, in .\pril of 1861. His first ser- vice in the army was in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, under Generals Price and McCulIough. The regiment was under General l^ragg, and later served tmder General Joseph R. Johnston, in what is known as the middle or Tennessee department of the Confederate army. 8/4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He participated in the battles of Wilson's Creek, Mo., Pea Ridge, Ark., Murfreesboro, Tenn., Chickamauga, Ga., and many others of minor importance. At the battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga he was wounded, but not seriously, and soon rejoined his regiment. Enlisting as a private, at the expiration of a year he was elected captain of his company, and served as such for two years, after which he was promoted to the rank of major. Shortly after the battle of Chitka- mauga, he was captured at Egg's Point, on the Mississippi river, while on the way home on a furlough, and was detained in various Federal prisons until a few weeks before the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. Some years after the civil war. Captain Coughran crossed the plains in 1869, making the journey in a company of emigrants, with ox-teams and wagons. After a perilous trip of six months the little band came out at San Diego, Cal.. and he located in Kern county, that state, in 1870, where he engaged in stock- raising until 1879. Locating in Arizona in the fall of the latter year, he was among the very earliest settlers in the Williamson valley, Yavapai county, and developed his crude land of one hundred and sixty acres, until it was among the liest properties in the county. This was dis- posed of in 1896, at which time he came to Tcnipe, which has since been his home. He is the owner of thirty-nine acres of land which is devoted to the raising of alfalfa and to a large fruit culture, and to an enterprising and success- fully conducted dairy. In Arkansas, January 28, 1868, Qaptain Coughran was united in marriage with Nannie G. Brown, .a native of Arkansas and a daughter of William J. Brown. Of this union there have been nine children, eight of whom are living, viz: Katie A., who is teaching school in Yava- pai county; Edward H.; Wilbur W.; Robert: Lena, who is the wife of Marion Sears of Teinpe, Ariz.: Wiley, who is living at home: Carrie C, and Charles E., both at home. Anna E. is de- ceased. Edward, Wilbur and Robert are stock- raisers in Yavapai county. In politics Captain Coughran is affiliated with the Democratic party, but has ilo inclination for public office. In 1866 he was made a Mason. He is a member of the Methodist r*".piscijpal Church Sniith. and iMutrib utes generously towards its support. He i.s re- garded as one of the most substantial of the pioneers whose efforts have brought about the present prosperity, and is worthy of the universal respect which he has ever inspired in those who are privileged to know him. C. M. BERKHOLTER. One of the long-established residents of Tuc- son, more than a score of years ago Mr. T.erk- liolter first saw this then small hamlet on the Southern Pacific, and thus, within his recnllec- tion, most of the wonderful changes for the bet- ter, which we now enjoy, have been made. Dur- ing this same period he has worked his way upward in railroad circles to his present respon- sible position, as local passenger and freight agent of the Southern Pacific. Born in Chittenango, Madison county, N. Y., April 17, 1859, C. M. Berkholter comes of an old and early pioneer family of Lehigh county. Pa., his ]Daternal grandfather, Peter Berkhol- ter, being a farmer in that region. His father, Nathan Berkholter, was born near Allentown, Pa., and lived to the ripe age of eighty-five years, his death occurring in Los Angeles, Cal., in 1898. For many years he had dwelt in Chitte- nango, N. Y., and there conducted the largest distillery of the locality. For a wife he chose Margaret Hogan, a native of Waterloo, N. Y., and her death took place in that state. Of their three sons and three daughters, Dennis served throughout the Civil war in a New York bat- tery, and now resides in ]5akersficld, Cal., where he is the division superintendeiU ol the Southern Pacific railroad. M. II., the other son, also is in the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad, at present being roadma§ter at Hornbrook, Cal. LTntil he was about seventeen years of age, C. M. Berkholter attended the common and high schools of his native place, and in the Centen- nial year entered the employ of the First Na- tional liank (if Chittenango, remaining in that establishment fur three years. Then, going to' New York City, he was employed as a clerk until 1880, when he came to Tucson and for a vear was baggage-master of the Southern l^a- cific at Tucson. Tlien he was priimoted [n the |"ist of cashier of the local freight (iffice, after PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 877 which he was made agent at Benson, one of the most southern points on this railroad in Arizona. At the end of three years spent in that place he returned to Tucson and since 1886 has been agent at this point, the duties of pas- senger and freight agent being discharged by him. Having looked upon Tucson as his home for about a score of years, Mr. Berkholter natur- ally takes great interest in everything pertain- ing to its progress. He is a director in the city Building and Loan Association, was one of the organizers of the Tucson Electric Light and Power company, and was connected with its hoard of directors until he sold his stock in the same. For six years he served as a mem- ber of the city council as alderman-at-large, and at the present time is .a member of that body. Politically he is a strong Democrat and fre- quently has served on the county central com- mittee. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias and belongs to the lodge and club of the Benev- olent Protective Order of Elks. A valued mem- ber of the Episcopal church, he is one of the vestrymen and a liberal contributor to its sup- port. Some time ago he built a commodious modern residence at No. 227 South Fifth av- enue, and the lady who presides over the hos- ])italities of this pleasant home formerly was Miss Jennie Wagy, California being the place of her l)irth. HON. BURT DUNLAP. There is no industry of greater importance to the present well-being and future prosperity of .\rizona than that of mining, and Mr. Dunlap is one of those who have given considerable thought and attention to the development of mines. Now a resident of Tucson, where he expects to make his permanent home, he was imtil recently a citizen of W'illcox and the owner of valuable cattle interests in Cochise county. In addition to his mining interests are his stock- raising enterprises. He is the owner of a ranch in the Colorado valley, six miles from Yuma, with fine water privileges, and this place he has stocked with thoroughbred hogs of the Poland- China and Duroc breeds, these being the finest collection of swine in the territory and of the purest strain. In Niles, Ohio, where he was born in 1858. Mr. Dunlap grew to manhood, meantime at- tending the public schools. At the age of six- teen he entered Thiel College at Greenville. Pa., where he completed the regular course of study, graduating in 1879, with the degree of A. B. Later the degree of A. M. was conferred upon him. For a time he studied law in Green- ville, Pa., but, not being attracted to the pro- fesssion, he decided to map out for hiinself a dilTerent future. January, 1882, found him in Arizona, where he embarked in the cattle busi- ness near Fort Grant, in the Aravaipa valley. Finding the occupation congenial and profit- able, he gave considerable attention to it, the result being that he was prospered financially, while at the same time he gained a reputation for his knowledge of the industry. For a time he was engaged as government contractor, sup- plying the post at San Carlos with provisions. Later he established his home in Willcox, but after little more than a year he took up his abode in Tucson. The headquarters for his cattle were in the Sulphur Springs valley, between Cochise and Pearce. The mine in which Mr. Dunlap is particu- larly interested and from the development of which he hopes for good results, is known as the Goodhope mine and is situated ten miles southwest of Cochise. The ore contains copper, lead and silver, and is therefore particularly valuable. Having purchased the mine from its discoverer, John Miller, he expects to devote his time closely to the operation of the same. Dur- ing 1900 he shipped ten carloads of ore, which assayed an average of seven to ten copper, twenty-four to thirty lead, and fifteen ounces silver per ton. In addition to this mine, he owns seven claims in the same localitv', in the Dragoon mountains. Twelve men are em- ployed in the mine in getting out ore. While managing his mine, he at the same time oversees his ranch in the same neighborhood, and also superintenils his property near Yuma. The Republican party receives the support of Mr. Dunlap. Twice he served as a member of the territorial council, once served as a mem- ber of the board of county commissioners, and is now chairman of the live stock sanitary board of Arizona. In 1896 he was a delegate to the 8/8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. national convention at St. Loni.s tiiat nominated William McKinley for president. Fraternally he is connected with the Elks at Tucson. The marriage of Mr. Dunlap took place August 4, 1896, and united him with Miss Jessie Ballance, a daughter of Charles and Fan- nie (Greene) Ballance, of Peoria, 111. In relig- ious connections Mr. Dunlap is an Episcopalian, while his wife holds membership in the Presby- terian church. They are the parents of two children, Gordon B. and Stuart B. Mrs. Dunlap descends from a long line of patriotic ancestors, some of wlioiu were distin- guished .soldiers in the war of the Revolution, among them being Gen. Xathaniel (irccne. .\t the breaking out of the Civil war lier father resigned his naval cadetshii) in order to enter the army. Her grandfather. Judge Charles Ballance, raised the first regiment of Peoria volunteers for the Civil war and was elected colonel, Ijut being advanced in years and a sufiferer from rheuma- tism, he resigned his commission. He was one of the men who assisted in the formation of the Republican party. I'or years he was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, whom he often en- tertained, and in the memorable debate between Lincoln and Douglas he had both of these dis- tinguished men as guests in his lionic. An imcle of Mrs. Dunlap, Gen. John Ballance, has been an officer in the regular army for the past thirty _\ears and has distinguished himself in many of the Indian campaigns. In recognition of the illustrious part he has borne in the war in the Philippines he has recently been commissioned a brigadier-general, and at this writing is gov- ernor of the northern provinces of Luzon. WILLIAM ROHRIG. Of all the occupations which the delightful climate and resourceful soil of the Salt River valley render possible of success, none is more interesting than the work to which Mr. Rohrig has devoted so much careful thought and study. Indeed, no one in the valley can speak with greater authority on the subject of bee culture than this popular vice-president of the Salt River \'alley Honey Producers' Association, and in- spector of bees of Maricopa county. Apiarism has long been recognized as a science, and he who would attain the best results must be un- ceasing in work and study, and must keep pace with the progress of his work as developed in the principal centers of activity. Mr. Rohrig's extended experience has ably fitted him for the confidence which is reposed in his skill, and he is perhaps the most scientific student on bee manipulation in the entire valley. The earliest associations of Mr. Rohrig are with the west, for he was born in Sierra county. Cal., March 28, 1866. The ancestral home of the family is Germany, where his parents, Frederick and Mary Rohrig, were born. Frederick Rohrig had a disposition for adventure, and in search of a fortune went to California in the days of gold, and was among the most enthusiastic of the forty-niners. For many years he sought the precious metal in California, and especially in Sierra coiuitv. The mother, who is over seventy \e,:irs of age, resides with her son in the .Salt River valley. When about nine years of age, William Rohrig settled with his parents in Har- mony, Clay county, Ind. In the public schools of Clay county he received a good education, and at times had considerable business experience. When fourteen years of age he lost his father 1)y death, after which he made his home witli his mother and the other members of the family until he started out in the world for himself. Going to Kern county. Cal, in 1888, Mr. Roh- rig remained there for a year, an<l during that time had charge of .about five hundred colonies of bees for William Dougherty, a well-known apiarist of California. Upon subsequently re- moving to New Mexico, he engaged in mining for a time. The spring of 1891 found him in Arizona. In the vicinity of Tempe, he has a ranch of twenty acres, eight acres of which are under almonds, plums and other orchard products. He owns about one thousand colonies of bees, which are located at four different places in the valley. January i, 1893, Mr. Rohrig married Ella Stokes, who was born in Indiana. Of this union there are five children, viz.: Anna L., Edith M., Ethel H., Nora E. and W. Niles. Although en- tertaining liberal views in regard to the politics of the administration, ^Ir. Rohrig has Repub- lican inclinations, but has never been an office- seeker. Fraternallv he is associated with the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 88 1 IndependeiU Order of Odd Fellows and with the Woodmen of the World at Tenipe. lie is one of the substantial residents of the valley, and renders great service in his especial line by reason of his personal aptitude and easy mastery of an interestinsj occuiiation. JOHN T. BRICKWOOD. John T. Brickwood is the oldest settler now- living in Nogales, having arrived here in 1882, when the tow'n had but one frame and one adobe house, together with a few tents, that formed the abiding places of the ten or twelve persons then living in the liamlet. From that year to the present time he has taken a prominent ])art in the gradual devel- opment of the village, has erected a number of buildings, and has succeeded in the majority of his enterprises. In 1899 he erected the Brick- wood block, which he still owns and which is by far the finest business block in the city. In addition, he owns a ranch on the Santa Cruz river and is the possessor of valuable mining jjroperties in Sonora, Mexico. Near Vandalia, Fayette county. III., Mr. Brickwood was born December 19, 1849, being a son of John and Maria (Bennett) Brickwood, early settlers of Fayette county. In that county he was reared to manhood and educated in pub- lic schools. From there, in 1867, he removed to Colorado, and engaged in mining around Blackhawk, Georgetown and Central City. In 1869 he started overland for Arizona, via Albu- querque. Arriving in Prescott in January of 1870, -he became interested in mining, and was very successful as a freighter, owning his own outfit, and receiving several government con- tracts to carry supplies to the forts in the ter- ritory. In the Bradshaw mountains he engaged in prospecting, and was one of the men who broke the trails into the mountains. In 1879 he located in Tucson, and was for a time interested in a liquor business. Subsequently he made his home in Hcrshaw and Tombstone, and was en- gaged in business in the former place. In July of 1882 Mr. Brickwood came to No- gales and was variously engaged in business. chiefl_\" in mining and stock-raising, until 1898. when his place of business was destroyed by the widening of International street (which separates the United States from Mexico) by a proclama- tion of President McKinley declaring it a reser- vation. At the present time he is engaged in mining, is a successful stockman and deals con- siderably in real estate. In politics he is a Re- publican, and has served for two terms as coun- cilman. In securing the division of Pima county, which resulted in the creation of Santa Cruz county, he bore an active part. In 1874 he joined the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with which he has since been connected. He assisted in organizing the lodge at Nogales, of which he is past noble grand and which he twice represented as a delegate to the grand lodge, besides this being also a member of the en- campment at Tucson. The Nogales lodge of the Knights of Pythias numbers him among its members. In .\pril, 1884, Mr. Brickwood married Miss Gaudalupe Canes, a native of Guayamas, Sonora, Mexico, and a member of a prominent family of that section. Of this imion nine children are living, namely : Frances, John T., Jr., Marga- rita, Guadalupe, Lola, Ellen, Luiza, Elize and Mary. Two children are deceased. CASSIUS N. STEWART. One of the successful farmers and stock-rais- ers of the Salt River valley is Cassius Stewart, who has a well-conducted ranch six miles south- east of Tempe. The one hundred and sixty acres comprising the property are under a high state of cultivation, and under the watchful care and hard work of the owner have been made to pro- duce abundantly! On the paternal side the Stewart family is of Scotch descent, and the maternal ancestry is Dutch. The paternal grandfather, Alexander, was born in North Carolina, and went to War- ren county, Ohio, in 1803. When the war of t8i2 was in progress he was yet a very young man, and was employed to haul provisions for the army. The maternal grandfather, Jonah \'an(lervort, was also a farmer, and was a sol- dier in the war of 181 2. Cassius N. Stewart was born in Warren county, Ohio, July 11, 1845, and is a son of Robert G. and Nancy (Vander- vort) Stewart, natives of Warren county, Ohio. 882 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Robert Stewart is deceased, and his wife is now living at Paola, Kans., at an advanced age. Cassias N. Stewart was reared in liis native county, and received the training which falla to the lot of the average farm-reared youth. When twenty-one years of age he started out in the world to carve his own fortune, and in Miami county. Kans.. engaged in fanning and stock-raising for over twenty years. He was married in Ohio, February 25, 1873, to Mary v.. Kersey, who was born in Ohio, a daughter (if [Ienr\' and Mary Jane (Chamberlain) Kersey, the family originating in North Carolina and New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have two children, .Xnna R., a graduate of the Territorial Normal School at Tenipe, and now a teacher in Maricopa county, and Clyde A., who is living at home, and is also a graduate of the Normal School at Tempe. From Kansas, in 1890, Mr. Stewart came to Arizona, and has since been a developer of the exhaustless fertility of the Salt River valley. The ranch, which is the ob- ject of his care at the present time, was taken possession of in 1897, and has proved a profita- ble and paying venture. Mr. Stewart is one of the substantial and highly respected residents of this part of the county, and is essentially a man who has risen upon his own unaided efforts. He is interested in the undertakings of the Republican party, but has never entertained political aspirations. For one year he served as a director in the Utah Canal Enlargement & Extension Company, and has been variously interested in the enterprises for the growth of his locality. Fraternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Tempe. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church at Tempe. MICHAEL HERMANN. The year after that which witnessed the close of the Civil war, Mr. Hermann cast in his lot with that of Arizona, and at the present time lives on Groom creek, si.x miles from Prescott. Within his experience here great changes have taken place, and not the least is that which has occurred in Prescott, then a tiny mining ham- let, and to-day a prosperous little city of over four thousand inhabitants. The birth of our subject took place in Ger- many January 24, 1840, and with his parents he crossed the Atlantic and became a resident of Erie, Pa., in 1852. Four years later he went to Hardin county, Ohio, where he was occupied in .agricultural pursuits until the outbreak of the war. Then enlisting in Company G, Fourth C)hio \'olunteer Infantry, he went to the front and participated in all of the campaigns and bat- tles in which his regiment was concerned until the great battle of Gettysburg, where he was seriously wounded. Having been honorably dis- charged from the service on account of his dis- ability, he returned home, but his sympathies were so strongly with the Union that he con- tinually meditated re-enlistment as soon as he had sufficiently recovered to be received into the army. In 1864, when the fate of the nation was at about its darkest hour, he went to Missouri and there volunteered as a soldier in the Second Missouri Cavalry, serving throughout the re- mainder of the war, and participating in numer- ous important battles, including that of Chan- cellorsville. In 1866 Mr. Hermann set out for the west, in- tending to go to the mining district of Montana by the southwestern route, then considered the most practicable. However, he altered his plans and came to Prescott, where he was employed m placer mining. In the following spring he went to California and thence proceeded to Ne- vada, but eventually returned to Arizona, which he preferred for many reasons. He had been absent about two years, but since 1869 has dwelt in Yavapai county. For twenty-two years he prospected and mined, working at placer mining chiefly, and meeting with varying success. In 1891, while thus employed in the Hassayampa district he met with a great misfortune, a boulder falling upon his right leg. The injury sustained necessitated amputation, though for three months the physician strove nobly to save the member. In the following year Mr. Hermann bought the business and small store situated on the main road at Groom creek, about six miles south of Prescott. He is well known and is popular with the miners of this region and is making a good living, having only himself to provide for, as he has no one dependent upon him. ''^^^^y^y'/KU^T.^^L^^^^^Z^- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. SS:; Since coming to Arizona he has made several trips back to his old Ohio home. The boys who wore the blue have ever been dear to his heart, and for years he has held membership in Piarrett I'ost, G. A. R., of Prcscott. In his political faith he is an unconi|)roniisini; Republicui. thor- oughly endorsing the wide and far-reaching pol- icy of the present administration. GEORGE W. ATklNSOX. Many experiences have fallen to the lot of Mr. .\tkinson since he took up his residence in the far west. From a comparatively insignificant beginning, and in the face of discouraging ob- stacles, he has fought his way to the front, and is now one of the successful farmers, stock-rais- ers and brick manufacturers in the vicinity of Calabasas, as well as a leading politician of Santa Cruz county. In Peoria, 111., Mr. .\tkinson was born De- cember 14. 1844. His ])arents, John and Sarah tLargent) .\tkiiison, natives respectively of Yorkshire, England, and \ irginia, became ac- quainted in Illinois and were there married, after which tlie father continued to follow his trade of a brick mason and contractor. Twice mar- ried, he reared a family of eleven children. Un- til his sixteenth year, George W. Atkinson remained in Illinois. His opportunities for ac- cjuiring an education were limited and the greater part of his knowledge on various sub- jects is a matter of mcTe recent acquirement. \\'hen his parents removed to Denver, Colo., he learned the brick-maker's trade under his father and was thus prepared for the inde- pendent life of the future. For a time he worked with the firm of Atkinson & Baker, of which his father was the senior member. During the spring of 1877 George W. Atkin- son made a trip through the Dakotas to Dead- wood, returning to Denver in the fall of the same year, after which he immediately ]iro- ceeded to Globe, Ariz. Here he started a brick yard and was the first man in the place to manu- facture brick from the native soil. On the 4th of July, 1878, he went to San Francisco. On his return to Arizona he spent a short time in the southern part of Pima county, and then came to Calabasas January i, 1879, bringing with him the contract to build the brick hotel here, and the brick for which he manufactured from native soil. While superintending work on the hotel, he settled on a ranch near the town and about 1880 began general farming and stock-raising. I he ranch is a finely im])r(ived ])lace on open range, and contains one hundred and sixty acres. Near by is the junction of the Santa Cruz and Sonoiata rivers, and the excellent water l)rivileges make the rancli a very desirable prop- erty. The improvements are first-class and the house, in which the famil\- have lived for twent\- one years, is comfortable and commodious. The system of irrigation from the Sonoiata river has been perfected by Mr. .Vikinson. The soil is of such a nature that he manufactures a liiuited amount of brick on the jilace. In 1882 Mr. .\tkinson married .Miss lulia Jordan. Thev have two adopted children, Sam- Tiel .Atkinson -and Joseph Deegan. In politics Mr. ,\tkinson is a member of the Republican party, and has held several important local posi- tions. In 1888 he was elected supervisor and served for two years. At the time of the forma- tion of Santa Cruz county in March of 1899, '^^ was appointed supervisor of the new county by Governor Murphy, but resigned after thirty days. In the election of 1900 he received the nomination for the same position, but was de- feated at the election. For several years he served as trustee of the school district, and has acted as chairman of the Calabasas Protective Association. For some years after coming here, Mr. .Atkinson was a member of the firm of L. Zeckendorf & Co., who dealt in cattle, handling al)out forty thousand head. For the success w hich has risen above discour- agement Air. Atkinson deserves great credit. .Some of his early Arizona experiences will long be remembered by him, more especially those in connection with the Indians and Mexicans. In 1879 he started one day for the ranch of P. Kit- chen, on the road to Calabasas, and on his re- turn trip was waylaid by five Mexicans, who pro- ceeded to rob him of his saddle and $40 in money. Returning to Tuscon, he bought a gun and replenished his finances. Two weeks later, w liile making brick, he' was again waylaid and treated even more brutally than before. The robbers took him prisoner, escorted him to his 886 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. own lionie, made him cook their dinner, and then demanded $500. Upon his refusal to give them the money, tliey put a rope around his neck and pulled him up a few times, and at the end of the proceedings got $30. Two weeks later they were captured in Sonora, Mexico, and with them were found Mr. Atkinson's saddle and overcoat. During the Indian outbreak of 1886 the Indians came to his ranch and helped them- selves to his stock, hut since then he has been unmolested. WILLIAM H. KAY. As an agriculturist of the Salt River valley and a member of the Live Stock and Sanitary Board of Arizona, Mr. Kay is the possessor of many acquaintances throughout the territory. He was born in Keokuk, Iowa, June 17, 1861, and w'hen lie was a year old the family moved to Adams county, 111. His parents, Charles W. and Rebecca (Ilewcsj Kay, were natives respec- tively of Kentucky and Hancock county. 111. In Adams county. 111., Charles \V. Kay was for years successfully engaged in the nursery busi- ness, and subsequently turned his attention to general farming and stock-raising. He became identified with the important happenings of the county, and was well known, and esteemed for his many excellent traits of mind and character. He removed from Illinois to Maricopa county,. Ariz., in 1887, and for eleven years was interested in horticulture in the vicinity of AUianibra. In 1898 he and his wife removed to Los .\ngeles, Cal., where they now reside. He is a Republican in national politics, a member of the Baptist church, and a man of high moral character. Of his children the following survive: William H., Frank G., in Los Angeles county, Cal.; Harry, living near Phoenix; Mrs. Sanuicl Green, living in Maricopa county; Stella, at Los Angeles, and Stanley, also of Los .Vngeles. William H. Kay was educated in the public schools of Adams county. 111., and subsequentl\- graduated from the Gem City Business college, at Quincy, 111. Under his father's able instruc- tion he became an excellent farmer, and for a time engaged in independent farming enterprises in Adams county. His association with the west began in 1887, when he accompanied his father and family to Maricopa county, Ariz., and re- mained behind when they determined to settle in Los Angeles, Cal. His enterprises in the valley are conducted in partnership with his brother, under the firm name of Kay Bros., and they carry on large cattle-raising and grain-growing interests. The claim of Mr. Kay is located eight luiles northwest of Phoenix, and consists of four lumdred and eighty acres under a high state of cidtivation. The partnership of the brothers was dissolved in 1898, and since that time Wil- liam Kay has been sole proprietor of the busi- ness. December 14, 1893, occurred his marriage with Maud J. Grove, a native of Adams county, 111., and a daughter of Hon. Isaac Grove, a l)r(Muinent farmer and stock-raiser of Adams coimty. He has served as supervisor of Payson township, Adams county, and has also been a mendjer of the Illinois state legislature. A Re- publican in politics, Mr. Kay takes an active in- terest in the undertakings of his party, but has never been an office seeker. In 1899 he was ap- pointed by Governor Murjihy a member of the live stock and sanitary board of Arizona. Mr. Kay is a progressive .and helpful luember of the community which is honored by his ability and excellent citizenship, and is regarded as an ac- quisition to this wonderful] \' iironlising garden spot of the far west. JOEL E. JOHNSON. An enterprising tiller of the soil in the vicinity of Mesa, Mr. Johnson was born in I'ottawat- tamie county, Iowa, July 14, 1853. His parents, Joseph E. and Harriet (Snider) Johnson, were born respectively in New York state and in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Air. Johnson is de- ceased, and his wife is now living near Mesa, and is in her seventy-eighth year. At the age of nine years Mr. Johnson was taken by his parents to ,Salt Lake City, where they remained for a short time, subsequently settling in Washington county, of the same state. Here he received a good education in a private school in Washington county. The elder John- son was an experienced horticulturist and nur- seryman at St. George, Washington county, and during the several years of his residence there PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI. RECORD. 887 published an horticultural paper called the "Utah Pomologist." He was also interested in the drug business, and in addition to the management of his drug store was the manufacturer of the well- known remedies called Johnson's Remedies. Joseph Johnson was a prominent man in the affairs of the connnunity in which he lived, and served for two terms as a member of the I 'tali legislature. I'nder his father's able instruction, Joel F.. Johnson learned the nurserv and horticulture business, and was tor a time manager of the periodical published by his father. During De- cember, 1881, he married Mary E. Hastings, of Utah, and of this union tliere have been born ten children, seven of whom are living, viz.: Har- riet E., J. Elmer, Joseph \\'., Edgar L., Emily M., Rosemary and Charles E. In 1882 he set- tled in the Salt River valley, and has since been identified with its prosperity and promise. .•\mong the many responsibilities assumed by Mr. Johnson may be mentioned his former di- rectorship in the Mesa Cheese Factory, and his present association as stockholder in the Tempe- Mesa Produce Company, and in the Zenos Co- operative Mercantile & Mamifacturing Institu- tion at Mesa. The ranch u]ic)n which Mr. Johnson conducts his farming and stock-raising enterprises was formerly in a raw and sterile condition, and has developed under tlie patience and care of the owner into a condition of utility and resource. In politics a Deniocra-t. he has never entertained political aspirations, but is nevertheless inter- ested in the undertakings of his party. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter-day I^aints. IGNACIO MACMANUS. The men of Mexico are more and more enter- ing into the great connnercial activities which have been, and are, working out the destinx of the United States, their northern neighbor. Today they are reaching forward to nnitual alli- ances for advancement and the benefits of ever- increasing civilization, .\mong these wide- awake, ambitious Mexicans, Mr. Macmanus is prominent and well known. A native of Chihuahua and reared to maturity in that state, our subject received a liberal edu- cation and early manifested an aptitude for com- mercial pursuits. I'lecoming connected with a banking institution, he gradually worked his way u|iward from one position to another until he became the manager of the Commercial Bank of Chihuahua. In fact, he was one of the organ- izers and incor])orators of that estaljlisbment, ;ind remained in its employ for several years, winning the complete confidence and good-will of all of its officers. In i8(/) lie went to Enscn- ada. Lower California, where he was influential in founding the bank owned by the Lower Cali- fornia Develo])inent Companx . and as manager of this bank continued until 1897, when he sev- ered his relations with the same in order to ac- ce])t his ]iresent ])osilion — that of cashier of ilie P. Sandoval iv Co. I'..ank, of \ogales, Ariz. His ex[)erience as a banker has l)cen extensive. Tliori-iughly familiar with the United States methods of handling financial affairs, and at the same time acquainted with special Mexican busi- ness systems, he is suited for his important posi- tion, and is justifving the conlidence rejiosed in him. Mr. Maciiiaiiiis married Miss Silveri.a ( )liva- res, of an fild and highly respected familv of Chihuahua. They have five children, viz.: .Maria, now a student at the College of Notre Dame, San Jose, Cal.: .Sara, Ignacio, Jr., .\nna, and Alicia, who are at home. Mr. Macmanus and family cjccupy a handsome home in .Vogales, .\riz., where they <lis])ense lo their many friends. a gracious hospitality JOSEPH .\. STEWART. One of the ])ioneers of the Salt River valley is Joseph A. Stewart, who has been associated with its develojiment for nearly a score of years, lie was born in Missouri. September 21. 1848, and is a son of Alvin I", and Camera (Owen) .Stewart. The Stewarts were of Scotch extrac- tion, and our subject's father was a native of (ieorgetown, X. ^'. In 1852 the family removed to Utah count), Utah, and later lo Richmond, Cache county, where the mother, who was a native of Indiana, died in 1867. The father now resides in Mesa, .Vriz., and has reached the age of eighty-two years. The boyhood of Joseph A. Stewart was spent 888 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in the pursuits of the farm, his ideas on the sub- ject of agriculture being thoroughly practical. After reaching man's estate he continued to live in Cache county for several years, and at last, in 1882, concluded to cast in his fortunes with the little colony near Mesa. M.aking the long and tiresome journey here, he proceeded with his usual energy to cultivate the farm upon which he settled, and within a few years wrought wonderful changes. The land, an unimproved strip of the desert, as it might have been called, was rendered very productive by his well- directed labors, and today is a valuable farm, some sixty acres in extent. Mr. Stewart is a director in the Tempe-Mesa Produce Company; is a director of the Mesa Canal Company and of the Zenos Co-operativi- Mercantile & Manufacturing Company of Mesa. For a number of years he served as a trustee of Alma school district No. 19, Maricopa county In his political faith he is a Democrat. An ac- tive member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, he is now serving as first counselor to the bishop of Alma Ward, and is looked up to and consulted as an authority in ecclesiastical matters. In 1877 Mr. Stewart married Julia C. Hobson, who was born and reared in Utah county, LTtah. They have seven living children, namely : Joseph A., Jr.; Jesse H., Catherine H., Leroy H., Lydia H., Ethel H. and Grantley H. Four children died when young. Those who survive are being given good educations and in practical ways are being qualified to meet the battles of life. The parents are highly esteemed by all who know them, and arc devoted to the interests of their family and to their friends and neighbors as well. BEN HENEY. The life of Mr. Heney is a record of the in- teresting and successful undertakings of a man who has known how to avail himself of oppor- tunities. Associated through the whole of his matured life with the conditions of the wild and undeveloped west, where there are perhaps greater chances for loss and gain than in any other part of the country, he has grown to be a power and influence in the political and financial world of Arizona, as well as an enterprising and popular citizen of Fairbank. Though engaged at the present time in conducting a general merchandise store in his adopted town, this is but of comparative unimportance when placed beside the large real estate and mining interests which demand his time and attention. A native of Lima, near Rochester, N. Y., Mr. Heney was born in 1861, and is a son of Richard and Julia (Scrieber) Heney. The greater part of his education was acquired in San Francisco, Cal., whither his parents had removed in 1863. .\fter finishing at the high school, he entered, with the highest honors, the University of Cali- fornia, in the class of 1879. Two years later he entered upon an independent career, and upon locating in Tucson, Ariz., became connected with the banking house of Hudson & Co., sever- ing the association at the end of three years. Armed with this excellent commercial experi- ence, Mr. Heney became interested in the cattle business, on a ranch on the San Pedro river, be- low Benson, and in time he purchased another ranch near Pantano, upon which he carried on large stock interests, handling at times several thousand head. In the meantime, during the twelve years of experience in the stock business, he had resided in Tucson, where he attained to prominence in political and other afifairs, and was appointed chief deputy county treasurer and ta.x collector under Thomas Hughes in 1885. In 1889 he was elected county treasurer and tax collector, and held the positions for two terms. In 1892 he was elected president of the Republi- can league of Arizona. For eight years he ac- ceptably filled the position of secretary of the territorial board of equalization, and was chair- man of the Pima county Republican committee for the two years 1898-9. In Tucson he invested heavily in real estate, which- is still among his numerous possessions in that line in different parts of the territory. In 18(^5 Mr. Heney disposed of the ranches upon which his stock business was carried on, and became interested in the mines of Arizona and lands of the Gulf Coast of Texas, which have since furnished such a gratifying source of revenue. At the present time he owns the cop- per mine in the Pima district, called Pandora, which is by far the richest district in Arizona. He is also a stockholder in many other mines PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 89 1 throughout southern Arizona, and owns an in- terest in a land grant in Sonora. Mexico. In lyoo he became still further identified with Ari- zona interests by purchasing the general mer- chandise store, warehouses and business in Fair- l)ank, which stock and concern have been greatly increased, and now supph- the nianv- sided necessities of the dwellers of this flourish- ing junction town and surrounding country. In 1886 Mr. Hency married F.rminia Roca, of Tucson, and of this union there are tlirce chil- dren : Ruth, r.en, Jr., and Carlvle. LOUIS E. DIVELBESS. Louis E. Divelbess, postmaster of Holbrook, and chairman of the board of supervisors of Xavajo couiUy, is a native of Steuben county. Ind., born January 13. 1851. I'pon arriv- ing at man's estate he left home to seek his livelihood in the west. In the autunui of 1870 he stopped at Leavenworth county, Kans., but in the following winter pro- ceeded to Trego county, that state, where he remained until May, 1872. His next place of residence was Ottawa county, Kans. In Febru- ary, 1875, he went to Santa Cruz county, Cal., where he devoted the next three years to lum- bering and various other enterprises. From 1878 to 1880 he lived in Santa Clara county, Cal., while in 1880 and 1881 he was a resident of Bent county, Colo., and later, until 1884, was engaged in merchandising at Liberty, N, M, Entering the employ of the .Atlantic & Pacific Railroad in the early part of 1884, Mr. Divel- bess came to Holbrook and for twelve years re- mained in charge of the pumping station at this point. Having received the recognition of his fellow-citizens as a patriot and sincere supporter of local enterprises, he was honored with public offices. I'elieving that the separation of the present Xavajo county from that of Ajjache would prove of lasting benefit to this commu- nity, he strongly advocated the measure, and at last was made ha]ip>' by witnessing the consum- mation of the plan. In 1896, at the first general election held in the newdy created couiUy, he was elected one of its supervisors, receiving the highest number of votes of any Repubhcan jioniinee. During the three years of his service as chairman of the board the substantial brick courthouse and jail was built, and he gave per- sonal attention to the work. In the fall of 1900, so well satisfied was the public with his adminis- tration of affairs that he was again elected to the board of county supervisors, his term to be of four years' duration. .\t this writing he is still chairman of the board. In October, 1897, the postmaster-general appointed him postmaster of llcdbrook, in which capacity he is giving efticient service. It is well known that .Mr. Divelbess has been one of the influential factors in the local ranks of the Republican party, for tliough not a poli- tician, in the usual sense of the term, he is an earnest advocate of the policy of his party. The cause of education finds in him a sincere friend, and for years he has been connected with the school board of Holbrook. Fraternally he is identified with the local lodge of the Masonic order, and at this writing is acting as its secre- tary. He also belongs to the Winslow lodge of the' Elks. In February, 1881, he married Mrs. Daisy C, Stickney, who was born in .St. Paul, Minn., and at the time of her marriage was a resident of Junction City, Kans., although their wedding was solenmized in Las Animas, Bent county, Colo. Born of that union were four children : Louis Daniel, John Howell, Rebecca Pearl and Henry Ezra. Mrs. Divelbess died at the family residence in Holbrook .August 22, 1893. L. \". McCt)URT. ( If Irish birth and ancestry, Mr. AlcCourt was born in 1868, and is a son of John and Margaret McCourt, also born in Ireland. .\t the earlv age of twelve years he emigrated to the Ignited States, and after visiting New York City. Buf- falo and St. Louis, came to I'ort Thomas, .\riz., where he accejjted a clerkship with F. E. Mc- (juiimess, one of the post traders, for two and a half \ears. .\ subse(|uent undertaking was a general merchandise business at Solomon- ville, and a later return to Fort Thomas, wdiere he purchased an interest in a mercantile con- cern, and was associated therewith for two years. While living at Solomonville Mr. McCourt was united in m.'UM'iage with Mar\- E. Leahey, of 892 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Kingston, Canada, and he was visited with a great loss upon returning to Fort Thomas in the death of his wife. He took all that was mortal of his former comrade and helpmate back to her old home in the east, and remained there for about eight months. In the meantime he had sold his interests at Fort Thomas, and upon returning to Arizona was employed bj- the Arizona Copper Company as chief clerk at Clifton for a period covering three years. While pursuing a later occupation as traveling salesman for C. H. Fargo, of Chi- cago, he had an opportunity to see considerable of a hitherto unfamiliar part of the country, his route including the greater part of Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California. He then resigned and became chief clerk for the John H. Norton Company at Willcox for four years, and, following a long-existing inclination, then returned to the scene of his birth and boyhood associations in Ireland. At the conclusion of this visit he returned to Arizona and to his for- mer position in Willcox, and after a few months went into business for himself, in partnership with Samuel J. Geddes, the mercantile business being conducted under the firm name of Mc- Court & Geddes. In 1896 Mr. McCourt married Isabelle Lea- hey. The first Mrs, McCourt left a daughter. May, who is now being educated at a convent in Las Cruces, N. M. HON. CHARLES D. POSTON. The first delegate to congress from .Arizona was C. D. Poston. a pioneer of the territory, now residing in Phoenix. He was born in Hardin county. Ky., April 20. 1825. When twelve years of age he was left motherless. Soon afterward he was placed in the county clerk's of- fice, where he served an apprenticeship of seven years. During the next three years he was in the office of the supreme court of Tennessee, at Nashville, where he also studied law and was admitted to the bar. L'pon the acquisition of California he decided to seek a home in the west, and received an apjjointment in the custom- house at San Francisco. Upon the conclusion of the treaty with Mexico for the purchase of Ari- zona, he embarked with an exploring party of perhaps thirty men. bent on exploring the new- possessions. .After examining the territory, he returned to Californii, and thence, via the isth- mus, to New York. Kentucky and W'ashington, where he spent a yenr in interesting capital in the new territory. With funds for opening silver mines, in 1856 Mr. Poston returned to Arizona, where he en- gaged in developing nu'nes for a New York company, .\fterward he was transferred to the New York office of the company. In 1S63 he was appointed supL-rintendeut of Indian atTairs for Arizona. When civil government was insti- tuted in Arizona. l;e was elected the first dele- gate to congress. At the conclusion of his term he made a tour of Europe and visited the Paris exposition of 1867. the results of his travels being a little book ca'led "Europe in Summer Time." Returning to Washington, he resumed the practice of law there. When the news of the Burlingame Chinese embassy came over the wire, it aroused an old ambition to see the splendor and havoc of Asia, and, in company with Ross Brown, an old friend, and the then minister to China, he crossed the ocean, bear- ing with him a commission from Mr. Seward to visit Asia in the interests of immigration and irrigation, also was commissioned bearer of dis- patches from the Chinese embassy to the Em- peror of China. Before the inauguration of President Hayes, Mr. Poston was appointed by President Grant register of the L'nited States land ofifice of Ari- zona, and he also served as consular agent at Nogales, Mexico, and military agent at El Paso, Tex. Five subsequent years were spent in Washington, where he promoted the interests of government irrigation, a measure that has pro- duced more good results tlikn any other enter- prise since the construction of the Pacific Rail- road. At one time he ser\'ed as president of the Arizona Historical Societv. MAJOR L. W. COGGINS. Major Coggins was born in Lamoine, Me., January 15. 1869. a descendant of an old family of that state. His father, Luther D., a native of Maine, was a son of Capt. A. C. Coggins, who engaged in the coasting trade and com- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 893 manded a vessel of his own. During the war of 1812 the captain's service."; were so constant and so persistent in the aid of the .\niericans that the British set a price upon his head and his hfc was in daily peril. Indeed, on one oc- casion he narrowly escaped in time to save him- self, but his vessel was lost. In early life Luther D. Coggins was a sailor, but in 1874 lie settled in Greeley, Colo., where he engaged in the cat- tle business for many years. In 1892 he came to Arizona and accepted a position as foreman of a lumber business in Phoenix. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary C. Durfee, and was born in Connecticut, being a daughter of Wil- liam C. Durfee. In the grammar and public schools of Greeley our subject received his education. For a time he was bookkeeper in a lumber yard, after which he served as deputy county clerk and recorder for three years. In January, 1892, he came to Phoenix, and started a set of abstract books, with Z. O. Brown. On the formation of the Phoenix Title Guarantee & Abstract Company, he was chosen vice-president, and still fills that position. In 1898 the Republicans nominated him to the office of county assessor, and he was duly elected, taking the oath of office in Janu- ary, 1899, to serve until January, 1901. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In the Baptist Church he is president of the board of trustees, has been chorister for years, and acts as Sunday-school superintendent. His mar- riage took place in Greeley, Colo., and united him with Miss Sarah M. Mason, who was born in Kpworth, Iowa, and was reared in Greeley. They have three children, Ruth M., May .\. and Ralph L. May 19, 1893, Mr. Coggins enlisted in Com- pany B, First Arizona Regiment, Xational Guard. He was made sergeant November 16, 1893; commissioned first lieutenant October 18, 1894; captain, April 11, 1896; but resigned April 19, 1897, on account of lack of interest shown by the legislature in the National Gu.^.rd. -August II, 1898, he was commissioned major and inspector of small-arms practice. In the organization of the Arizona Society Sons of the .'\merican Revolution he bore an active part and is now officiating as one of the directors in the same. His right to membership in this or- ganization comes from his great-great-grand- father. Sergeant Asa Lawrence, who was an offi- cer in Joseph Cady's company, Eleventh Con- necticut Regiment, and bore a part in the relief of Boston and Lexington. DAVID T. HIBBERT. Many of the "waste places" of the west have been made to "bloom and blossom as the rose" through the efforts of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This fact is admitted even by those who are at variance with their religious belief. The per- .';everance they have shown, under the most dis- couraging surroundings, has won the admira- tion of all. A notable example of their enter- prise is the Mesa district, and the Mesa canal might also be mentioned. Mr. Hibbert has been associated with this particular locality for the past twenty-two years, and is well known here. One of the eight children of John and Eliza- beth (Davis) Hibbert, David T. was born in Provo City, Utah, June 12, 1858. Four of the family are now deceased ; the others are : David T,, John D., Elizabeth A., wife of C. S. Sellers, a nurseryman of Mesa, and Daniel, of Mesa. The father came from England in 1849, and the mother emigrated from the same country in 1855. For some time the former was employed as a fireman on a Mississippi river steamboat, after which he worked in lead mines near St. Louis. Tn 1853 he went to Utah, and after liv- ing in different parts of that state, settled in Bear Lake Valley, Idaho, in April, 1863, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising. In 1878, with his family, he removed to Mesa, his ])resent place of residence. David T. Hibbert's childhood and youth were passed in Utah and Idaho, and after accjuiring the rudiments of general knowledge in a private .subscription school, he attended Brigham Young's Academy at Provo City, Utah. With his parents and other relatives he came to Mesa. Ever since his arrival he has devoted his atten- tion to the improvement of his ranch and the raising of live stock. He is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 894 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Saints, serves a-s assistant superintendent of the Alma Sunday-school and as a member of the council of the Ninetieth Quorum of the Seven- ties. In politics he is a Republican. By his marriage to Miss Delia C. Sirrine, daughter of George W. Sirrine, of Mesa, Mr. Hihhcrt has seven children, namely: David L., Maude E., George \\'. (deceased), Elorence, Alice I., Delia M., Esther .\., and George W. All are living exce])t the third child, George W., who would liave Itcen ten years old at the pres- ent time. HULBERT B. CROUCH. The fertile Salt River valley has few more successful agriculturists than Mr. Crouch, and few more enthusiastic advocates of its possibili- ties and resources. Nor has any dweller within reach of its abundant harvests and delightful climate labored more faithfully in the unfolding of the present prosperity. With the institutions which are indigenous to this part of the country, and the result of the peculiar soil and climatic conditions he has had much to do. He has in- terested himself in the qttestion of irrigation and water supply. The necessity for irrigation, the only tangii)le fault to be foimd with a residence here or in Calif(jrnia, has been met in a partially satisfactory manner by the exertions of men like Air. Crouch, who have given the subject profound and long continued consideration. At this writing he is president and a director of the Leon Canal & Irrigation Company, and was one of its organizers and incorporators. The association of Mr. Crouch with the terri- tory began in 1877, and has continued to the present time. For several years he was located in the vicinity of Prescott, in Skull valley, where he engaged in the peaceful occupation of farm- ing and cattle-raising. A later venture was in Pleasant valley, where he turned his attention exclusively to stock-raising. In 1893 '^^ came to Salt River valley and settled on the lower south side of Salt river, eleven miles southwest of Phoenix. He is one of the large land owners of the vicinity, and is the possessor of over eight hundred acres, five hundred of which comjirise the home ranch. Here is conducted general fanning and stock-raising, the meth(5ds em- ployed being on the most advanced and scientific order. The boyhood days of Mr. Crouch were spent in his native St. Lawrence county, N. Y., where he was born May I, 1851. His parents, William 1!. and Martha (Ireland) Crouch, were natives of New York state. The maternal grandfather was ;i soldier in the war of 1S12. When a child of tender years Hulbert 1'.. removed with his ]5arents from St. Lawrence county, N. Y., to ( Iswego county, of the same state, where he attained to years of discretion, and received a good education in the pid)lic schools of the county. When seventeen years of age he pre- pared for future independence by learning the painter's trade, in which he engaged for a num- ber of years. In 1875 he changed his location to the west, and located in Denver, Colo., going later to Virginia City, Nev., and there remain- ing until 1877, when he removed to Arizona. Mrs. Crouch was formerly Mrs. Olive Bowers, and her marriage with Mr. Crouch occurred in 1879. By her marriage with Mr. Bowers she became the mother of four children, three of whom are living: Mrs. Richard J. Hambrook, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Charles H., also of Arizona; and Edward P., who is living at home. To Mr. and Mrs. Crouch have been born two daughters, Ellen L. and Mary A. Mr. Crouch is a member of the Republican party, and is interested in all of the undertakings of that organization. Fra- ternally he is associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. (;eorCtE scherrer. To the conduct of the various enterprises in which he is interested in Cochise county, and of which he has made a success, principally in the line of stock-raising and mining, Mr. Scherrer has brought the persevering and determined traits of character which are the birthright of the average German youth. He was born in Ger- man}- December 30, 1854, and is a son of Frank and Margaret (Schwab) Scherrer, also natives of the fatherland, where eventually terminated their useful and industrious lives. He received a substantial home training, and was educated in the public schools, and like most sons of thrift\- and far-sighted parents, learned a trade PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 897 while yet young. .Anued with a knowledge of tailoring, which he liad learned at lUirg, he started out to face the future in a new and un- tried land, and upon immigrating to America located in New Orleans, wliere he worked at his trade. Upon going later to Wesson, Copiah county. Miss., he ijecanie foreman for a few months in a big shop, and then returned to New Orleans. Subsequently he worked at his trade for three \ears in Te.xas, spending two years at Dallas, and one year at Fort Worth. In Te.xas Mr. .Scherrcr became ambitious in regard to the west, and purchased teams with which he crossed the ]5lains, arriving finally on the Gila river at Fort Tliomas, since wliich time he has lived continuously in .\rizona. .\s here- tofore, a knowledge of tailoring was a conven- ient acquisition, and he made the clothes of the soldiers located at Forts Thomas and Grant. Naturally he soon became imbued with the spirit of mining, and prospected in the Dragoon mountains, and in time owned interests in some very valuable mining properties. Perhaps his largest shares have been in the Peabody mine, which originally sold for $350,000, later sold for $10,000 to W. D. Hubbard, and was finally abandoned. About a year ago there was a re- newed interest in this mining proposition, the merits of which were bound to come to the sur- face, and which sold at the time for $75,000. Things have since been booming in the old Pea- body, and ore is being shipped by the thousands of dollars' worth, the output in four months alone being $100,000. In connection with this mine, about 1885, Mr. Scherrer helped to put in a smelter, and for two years furnished the w^ater to operate the same. A\ hen the price of copper went down six or seven cents the smelter no longer seemed a remunerative addition to the works, and was consequently removed to John- son, the water being piped there from here. Mr. Scherrer is also interested in the Republic, .Mammoth, Golden Shield, and Southern, all of which are copper mines. Another possession, the St. George copper mine, in wdiich he had one-third interest, has recently lieen disposed of for $8,000, but he still owns the Mayflower, an extension of the Republic. In the line of stock-raising Mr. Scherrer has important interest^. His life Ikt- not been de- 31 void of discouraging happenings, as has been the experience of most early settlers of this ccnmty, and there is nothing particularly exhil- arating about having one's cattle appropriated by Indian marauilers. He had this experience in 1878. at which time two horses were taken, and the four other men which comprised the neighborhood residents organized themselves into a posse and started out in search of the robbers. They came up with a company of sol- diers and followed their eight government pack mules over the Dragoon mountains, but never succeeded in getting track of Indians or stock. The soldiers, however, captured a few Indians, which served as examples, and the robberies were forthwith discontinued. March 11, 1S90, Mr. Scherrer married Anna, a daughter of John and Julia (W'eise) Marta, of St. Louis, Mo. To Mr. and Mrs. Scherrer have been l)orn three children : .Anna, Harry and Al- i)crt. who arc attending school. Mr. Scherrer is intlependent in politics, and believes in voting for the best man. He has served as school trus- tee for one term. With his wife and family he is a member of the Catholic Church. H. GERWIEN. The peaceful, progressive and law-abiding town of Benson is indebted to none of its citizens in a greater degree than to Mr. Gerwien. An expert contractor and builder, and fine cabinet- maker, he has erected nearly all of the buildings witliin the limits of the town, and the surround- ing ranches and mining camps also have profited l)y his skill in construction. But it is not alone as a builder that Mr. Gerwien is known for nianv miles around. His m.emory of Benson goes back to the time when it was probably the most lawless town on the map, and when eternal vigilance was the watchword of the more orderly citizens. .As foreman of the grand jury five times, and as a juryman on the United States jury on several different occasions, he was thoroughly in touch with the unruly condition of affairs, and exerted an influence on the side of peaceful but forceful administration. It is really remarkable that through all these years, and while taking part in most of the enterprises that have been developed from time to time, he ha? never had 898 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. a lawsuit, nor has he ever resorted to other than the most kindly means of adjustment. During his residence in Benson, the fluctuating fortunes of the town have been carefully studied and con- sidered ; he has watched men come and go ; lie has seen their enthusiasm rewarded, or their fortunes vanish in a day. A profound student of men and events, he has gauged his conduct accordingly, and is everywhere known as an optimist, and as a reliable member of an enter- prising commonwealth. To-day the settlement is as orderly and law-abiding as any in the re- gion, and its location renders it not only a desir- able place of residence, but also an excellent point at which to start new enterprises. In his native land of Prussia, Germany, Mr. Gerwien received the substantial training ac- corded the children of German parents. While still a boy, he prepared for the future by learn- ing the trade of a cabinetmaker, and he also be- came familiar with carpentering. In 1864 he came to America, and for four years lived in the east. In 1868 he undertook a memorable jour- ney across the plains, settling in San Francisco, where he worked at his trade at first, and later became president of a large furniture manufac- turing company. On coming to Arizona in 1879 his first stop was at Casa Grande, then the ter- minus of the Southern Pacific Railroad from the west. By stage he continued his journey to Tucson, where he secured a government con- tract. By the time he had filled the contract the railroad had been built through, and he came to what is now Benson, erecting the first house on the town site, and putting in a lumber yard to facilitate future building enterprises. Since then he has erected almost every building in the place, and has become known throughout the whole surrounding country. The marriage of Mr. Gerwien took place in 1895, and of this union there is one daughter, Gertrude, who is the pride and sunshine of the home, and a chilrl of remarkal^le beauty as well as mental endowments. Mrs. Gerwien is a woman of amiable dis])osition and noble char- acter, and is a worker in the Roman Catholic Church. In politics Mr. Gerwien is a strict Re- publican. Although not a seeker after positions, he is now serving as a member of the school hoard. However, as a rule, lie refuses to neglect his personal interests for local offices, and leaves to others the manipulation of the political wheels. Besides his other enterprises, he is largely interested in mining in tjiis part of tiic county, and is a heavy owner uf stock which promises good returns for capital invested. ADOLPH SCHUSTER. The firm of A. & D. Schuster, general mer- chants, have stores at Holbrook, St. Johns and I'ort Apache. Within a comparatively short period these brothers have built up a large wholesale business in Navajo and Apache coun- ties and Northeastern Arizona, and year by year they are greatly extending their business oper- ations. Their enterprise and continuous efforts to meet the demands of the public and their strict integrity and reliability are among the secrets of their success. The birthplace of Adolpli Schuster is in Ger- many, where he was born February 24, 1862. He immigrated to the I'nited States twenty-two years ago. Immediately proceeding to the west, he lived at Santa Fe, N. M., about two years, after which he was employed by B. Schuster & Co. in business at El Paso, Tex., for some time, then crossed the boundary into Old Mexico, and was in charge of a large store in Chihuahua for the same firm, remaining there until the spring of 1885, he then came to Holbrook, and, having entered into partnership with his brother Benjamin, opened a general store in this then infant town. Five years later they started a branch establishment at St. Johns, county-seat of Apache county, the senior member of the firm taking charge of the same. In 1896 the enterprising brothers embarked in another un- dertaking, and since that time have been the proprietors of the flourishing trading-post on White river on the White mountain Apache In- dian reservation. For the past thirteen years they have been the forwarding agents for the interior and the war departments, supplying I<"ort Apache with necessary provisions for the sol- diers stationed there. A wholesale and retail business is carried on at the main stores and u.nquestionably the firm commands tlie major portion of the local trade at the three points mentioned. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 899 The brothers have made investments in man)- directions, and are meeting with remarkable suc- cess in every instance, having a good ranch du the Little Colorado near St. Johns, where they keep several thousand head of live sttjck, making a specialty of sheep, and having an extensive trade annually in wool and mutton. In llolhrook they have l)uilt a number of struciures, and at the present time own two substantial store build- ings and several warehouses. In poHtics they are firm adherents to the Re]5ublican party, lien- jamin having been elected by his friends to the important office of treasurer of .\pache cnuntv for two terms. In the local -Masonic lodge our subject is a leading member, and is now serving as its junior warden. He is looked upon, gen- erally, as one of our most progressive citizens, and numbers a host of friends both here and elsewhere. Adolph Schuster was married, in August, 1890, to Miss Hedw-ig Buchholz, a native of Germany. They have four children, viz.: Rich- ard P., Edna, ^^'alter and Helen. ZACHARY T. \'AIL. One of the finest cattle raising industries in the territory is that which is owned and con- ducted by Mr. Vail in the Santa Catalina moun- tains. Although his interest in stock dates back to 1883, it was not until 1892 that he seriously planned devoting the rest of his life to this line of occupation, at which time he came to Tucson and purchased a ranch near the San Pedro river. In time the increase in trade demanded more land, and he came into possession of three other ranches, also in the Catalina mountains. Though residing in Tucson on South Eourth avenue, Mr. Vail personally supervises all matters in connec- tion with his business, and has been gratifyingly successful. In Saratoga comity, X. V., Mr. \"ail was born, July 15, 1849: his father, R. S., liis mother Eliza (Hunter) Vail, and his grandfather, Harney, w^ere also natives of Saratoga county. X. Y. The father was a railroad man for many years, and was connected with the (ialcna & Chicago (now the Northwestern) railroad, with headquarters at Elgin, 111., to \\-1u'cli place he iemo\-ed in the early '50s, and where he eventually died. His wife was a daughter of James Hunter, who set- tled in Elgin in 1849, ^nd later died in his adopt- ed town. Mrs. \'ail, who died in Elgin, was the mother of eight children, four now living. Z. r. Nail was educated in the public schools of Elgin. 111., and at the Elgin academy. In 1866 his father was a conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad, and in 1867 he himself entered railroad work as brakeman on the same road. He was then baggageman from North Platte west to Rawlins, and in 1869 went to California, his run being between Oakland and Sacramento on the Central Pacific. In 1874 he became yard- master at Carson for the A'irginia & Truckee Railroad, remaining in the position for one year, and then for a time had charge of the wharves on the Pacific coast at Alameda. Ijetween 1880 and 1886 he w.as with the Southern Pacific as a conductor between Yuma and Deming, with head(]uarters at Tucson, and at the expiration of the service again returned to California and was with the California Southern as a conductor, with a run between Los Angeles and San Diego. In 1890 he went to Mexico and was a conductor for the Mexican Central for one year, and then ran between Fort Worth, Tex., and Texarkana, on the Texas Pacific for six months, settling in Tuc- son in 1892. In Alameda, Alameda county, Cal., Mr. \'ail married Carrie Pendleton, who was born in St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Vail have five chil- dren: Maude Z., Robert W., George M., Thirza J., and Hattie E. Mr. Vail is a Democrat in ];)olitics, and has served as county supervisor for two years. Fraternally he is associated with the Woodmen of the World, with the Order of Rail- road Conductors, and with the .'Vncient Order of L'nited Workmen. WILLIAM E. BARRY. Like many of the sons of other lands who have come to settle in the midst of the promise and prosperity of the Salt River valley, Mr. liarrv was first drawn to the far west by the l)rospects of a comfortable competence from the mines. Like many another who has followed this exceedingly uncertain path to fortune, he 900 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. has eventually renewed his allegiance to the fields and nature's kindly soil, wherein one may produce all things that are necessary for the comfort and use of man. A native of Westmoreland county, New Brunswick, Mr. Barry was born March i, 1866, and is a son of William and Catherine (Lane) Barry, whose ancestors came from Ireland, and who were born in New Brunswick. Through a practically uneventful childhood their son William was reared to an appreciation of the usefulness of an agricultural life, and was edu- cated in the district schools of his native county. In 1890 he started out to face the responsibiH- ties of life, and in the distant territory of Mon- tana engaged in mining for two years. In 1892 he took up his residence in Arizona, and in 1894 located on the ranch which lias since been the object of his successful care. The land com- prises ninetv acres, and is devoted to the man- agement of a well-conducted dairy. Mr. Barry was united in marriage with Lizzie F. Hill, who was born in Kansas, and of this union there have been born four children : Mary F., Joseph H., Nannie, and Elizabeth R. Mr. Barry is a progressive and enterprising citi- zen as well as excellent dairyman, and is inter- ested in many of the undertakings for the im- provement of his locality. He is a believer in the best possible educational methods, and is now serving his second term as a clerk of the board of trustees in his school district. In na- tional politics he is affiliated with the Demo- cratic party, but believes nevertheless in voting for the man best qualified to hold the official position. Fraternally he is associated with the Knights of Pythias at Phoenix. HON. FRANCIS H. HEREFORD. One of the ablest lawyers practicing at the Tucson bar; a man of sound judgment, manag- ing his cases wHth masterly skill and tact: a log- ical reasoner. possessing a ready command of English, Mr. Hereford has a wide acquaintance among the attorneys of Arizona. He is a west- ern man by birth and training, and possesses the progressive and enterprising spirit that domin- ates this section of the country. Mr. Hereford was born in Sacramento. Cal.. November 21, 1861, a son of Hon. Benjamin H. Hereford, for many years a prominent attorney and business man of the west. The progenitor of the Hereford family in America came from England about two hundred and eighty-five years ago, and settled in Virginia. Among the ancestors of our subject was Col. Jack Hereford, who served with distinction as an officer in the Revolutionary war. Other members of the family were in the colonial and Indian wars. Our subject's paternal grandfather, Francis Henry Hereford, spent most of his life in the Old Dominion, of w hich he was a native. There the father grew to manhood, and studied law under his brother, Francis H. Hereford, Jr., of Union, W. Va. Later he crossed the plains with ox teams, following the Santa Fe trail, and spent about two years in Chihuahua, Mexico. In 1855 he went to Sacramento, Cal., where he engaged in the practice of law two years, and subse- quently followed the same pursuit in connection with mining at Virginia City, Nev. Later he removed to Hamilton, ^^'hite Pine county, that state, where he practiced his profession and served as county clerk, ^^'e next find him in Pioche, Lincoln county, Nev., and from there he removed to San Francisco, where he spent one year. Becoming a resident of Tucson, Ariz., in 1875, B. H. Hereford continued to be attorney of the city until called from this life in July, 1890, at the age of sixty-one years. He served as dis- trict attorney several terms, and was still hold- ing that office at the time of his death. He was also a member of both the territorial legislature and council several terms, and was one of the most popular and influential men of his com- munity. He was generous almost to a fault, and was held in high regard by a large circle of friends and acquaintances on account of his genuine worth. Fraternally he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In early manhood he married Miss Mary Jewell, who was born in southern \'irginia, and belonged to an old and honored family of that state. She removed to California with her parents, who were among the pioneers of the Golden state, her father engaging in farming seven miles from Sacramento. ^Irs. Hereford died in Nevada in 1866. when our subject was .^^^^^^^S^^^^'^JZ-*^^^^^^^^^ ^^fs^^z^ PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 9"3 only five years old. She was the mother of two children, but the other died young. During his childhood Francis H. Hereford lived in Virginia City, Nev., and in 1869 entered McClure's Academy at Oakland, Cal. Later he attended the City College in San Francisco, Santa Clara College and the University of Pacific near San Jose. On leaving the latter institution he came to Tucson, Ariz., in 1876, and studied law for four months. He was then employed in the mercantile establishment of Lord & Williams for two years, at the end of which time he went to Tombstone and was gen- eral agent for several stage lines. He served as deputy sheriff under John H. Behan for eighteen months, and then went to Prescott tu become private secretary for his uncle. Gover- nor Tritle. Eight months later he became bookkeeper for the United Verde Copper Com- pany, owned principally by his uncle, and held that position eighteen months, when the mines closed. Returning to Tucson he completed his law studies under his father's direction, and was admitted to the bar in 1886. He engaged in practice alone for three years, and then formed a partnership with his father, which connection continued until the latter's death. The board of county supervisors then appointed him to suc- ceed his father as district attorney, he having previously served as deputy under him. In the fall of 1892 he was elected to that office on the Democratic ticket, and served from the follow- ing January until January, 1895, since which time he has successfully engaged in private practice. He is also interested in mining throughout the southern portion of this terri- tory, and owns several ranches, including the Babo Qui Vari, a large ranch forty miles south- west of Tucson. He has considerable city property here and in other places, and is inter- ested in a number of different enterprises, which have done much to promote the welfare of Tucson. As a Democrat Mr. Hereford has taken a very active and prominent part in political affairs; has served as secretary and chairman of the county central committee, of which he has been a member several times; and has also been a member of the territorial committee. In 1891 he was elected member of the territorial constitu- tional convention from Pima county, and took an active part in its work. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Spanish .Alliance, the Owl Club, and the Territorial Bar .Association. He is emphatically a man of enter- prise, positive character, indomitable energy and liberal views, and is thoroughly identified in thought and feeling with the growth and pros- perity of his adopted city and territory. JOSE MIGUEL CASTANEDA. The conditions of the great west in the early days, and even up to the present time, have de- veloped among its residents a strong, fearless and picturesque personality, with the freedom of the great plains in mind and action, and possess- ing a spirit of adventure, reckless daring and unbounded good fellowship. The frontiersman has been a benefactor in opening up the great mineral and agricultural resources of the west. In this connection the history of the west has shown no frontiersman more typical of locality and race than Jose M. Castaiieda, a successful miner, land owner, and proprietor of the Vir- ginia Hotel at Benson. 1 hough now living a comparatively peaceful and uneventful life, to which his past activity justly entitles him, Mr. Castaiieda has passed through experiences which would be a credit- able addition to the adventures narrated by Cooper, and worthy to be read by future genera- tions. His early years were spent at Chihuahua, Mexico, where he was born March 18, 1836. When but a youth his life was diverted from its anticipated channel by the death of his parents, J. M. and Rayo Castaiieda, who were of Spanish birth. His grandparents were subjects of the Spanish crown, and upon emigrating to America at a very early day, settled in the Sierra Madre country, where the grandfather engaged in min- ing, and discovered the rich Santa Juliana mine, one of the most celebrated in the Jesus Maria district. In Chihuahua lived Ben Riddles, the Ameri- can consul, who had married the widow of an uncle of our subject. John Able, a partner of Mr. Riddles in the general mercantile business, in 1855, had cliarge of an expedition to Cali- go4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. fornia which was composed of one hundred men, ten thousand sheep, fifty head of cattle, and five wagons with provisions. Jose Castatieda accom- panied this expedition in the capacity of master of ceremonies of the commissary department. The journey was for him a never-to-be-forgotten one. Arriving in Arizona, they camped for about six weeks sixty miles southeast of Bisbee, upon land now owned by John Slaughter, and best known as the San Bernardino ranch. From I he first they were disturbed by the encroach- ments of the Indians, who appeared in camp one dav with their chief, Miguel Alanjas Coloradas, and evinced every indication of friendliness. There were about three hundred of them, men, women and children, and their principal desire was powder. The campers gave them clothes and ten sheep. The next day they had a feast in the camp, after which thev departed in a sup- posedly good frame of mind. .Xt the end of a week twenty-five voung bucks and two chiefs appeared with a revived appetite for mutton, and upon receiving only two sheep were highly dis- pleased. Two days later, when the sheep were found in a near-by canon poisoned, the campers knew something was wrong, and began to look for trouble. At daylight one morning, about two weeks later, when Mr. Castaneda was on |)icket duty, five Indians sneaked into the corral, jumped on the horses, stampeded the flock, and drove them about ten miles distant. The alarm being given by the [ncket, the camp started in pursuit and regained all the sheep, their loss be- ing confined to the five horses, which the red- skins rode away, .\fter that experience they proceeded to Santa Cruz, where they found a white settlement south of Tucson, thence went to Ytima, where they crossed the river by ferry, driving the sheep before them. The line was crossed at Santa Cruz, west of Yuma, and upon arriving at Carrio creek they lost one thousand sheep, which were poisoned by an herb growing on the banks of the stream. They reached Los Angeles with eight thousand and five hundred sheep, some of which were disposed of at from $8 to $io in that city, the price in Chihuahua having been fifty cents a head. They also sold all wag- ons, horses and mules that were not needed for the return trip. The three thousand remaining sheep were taken to San Francisco and sold at a good figure. However, being passionately fond of gambling, John Able risked and lost all he had made, and returned to Mexico no better ofif than when he left. Remaining in Los Angeles, J. M. Castaiieda was for six years connected with a large mer- cantile business. Next he was foreman for Abel Stearns, with headquarters at Alamitos ranch, near Los Angeles, where he remained for two years. He then started a large mercantile busi- ness at San Juan Capistrano, in California, and until 1860 was fairly successful as a trader in cattle, horses and hides. The next year he came to La Paz on the Colorado river, where he opened up business and helped to build the lit- tle town. He also engaged in business at Tubac, seven miles from Calabasas, his chief customers lieing the soldiers from the fort, .\fter nine months he was obliged to leave on account of ill health. Locating in Tucson, he, in partnership with Henry Lavine, purchased for $10,000 what is now the Orendorf hotel, and for eighteen months they engaged in the manufacture of beer. However, owing to continued ill-health, he was obliged to abandon this enterprise, and, selling his interest, he returned to La Paz, where he carried on a general mercantile busi- ness for two years. In the early spring an over- flow of the Colorado river drowned out the town, so he was forced to seek other quarters. Later he was interested in building up the town of Ehrenberg, and while there married Amparo Arvizo, of Sonora, Mexico. His ne.xt place of residence was at the McCracken mine, where he carried on a store for three years. Going to Phoenix, he was engaged in merchandising. A like venture was equally successful at the Con- tention mills for one and one-half years. Then he moved to Fairbank, .\riz., where he was a partner of J. Goldwater and Joe Guindani. later taking charge of a wholesale and retail business the firm started in Bisbee. .\n experience with robbers while in Bisbee (lami)ene(l whatever ardor and enthusiasm Mr. Castaneda might have had for a residence in that town. In 1885 Red Tack and his gang en- tered the store, where Mr. Castaneda was lying ill on a bed in the rear of the building. One of the men, whom he knew, held two pistols to his head, and took a bag containing $600 in gold ycf.iHi^o^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. yo; ivoiu unclcr the pillow. Mr. Goldvvater was then forced to open the safe, from which the robbers took $500 in gold and $200 in silver. They car- ried off an old Spanish coin marked with the initials of Mr. Castaneda, and this was found in the possession of one of the robbers when he was later captured. It was fortunate that the robbery occurred when it did, as ten minutes later the stage arrived with $18,000 in cash, w-ith which the firm was to honor the checks of the employes of the Copper Queen mine. This gang wa.s one of the worst that ever terrorized a mining locality, and there was universal relief when its members were executed in Tombstone. Their leader, on the day he was to depart for "i'uma, was taken in hand and lynched by an in- furiated mob. Mr. Castaiieda remained for ten years in Bisbee, and finally left because of a dev- astating fire which destroyed his store and con- tents, causing a loss of $85,000. In i8go he pur- chased the Virginia hotel in Benson, which he operates. In 1894 he embarked in the mercan- tile business here, and this he still conducts, the active management of the store being in the hands of his eldest son, AI. F. Castaiieda. He also owns a store originally belonging to his partner, Mr. Goldwater, besides some lots in Benson and one hundred and sixty acres adjoin- ing the town. The hotel is the best in town, and is conducted on wholesome and up-to-date lines. The rates are $2.50 a day, the service ex- cellent, and the house well patronized. Although a Republican in politics, Mr. Casta- iieda has never been active in public affairs; and, having always lived under territorial gov- ernment, has not yet had the privilege of voting for a president of the United States. Himself and family are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Fraternally he is associated with the Workmen in New Mexico and Arizona, and is a charter member of Tombstone Lodge No. 3. He and his wife had ten children : Miguel, Ed- ward, Rudolph, Josephine, Henry, Ida, Carlos, Aurelia, Alphonso and Louis, the latter of whom died at Tomljstone. The children have had the benefit of good educations. The two eldest sons are graduates of San Miguel College, at Santa Fe, N. M. ; Josephine is a graduate of the Sisters of Mercy College, Phoenix, Ariz. ; Ru- dolph and Henry will graduate in the class of lyor from the Arizona University at Tucson; Ida is now a student in the Sisters of Mercy Col- lege at Phoenix ; and Carlos, Aurelia and .A.1- ])honso attend the public school in Benson. W. Y. PRICE. The shade-embowered town of Florence, sit- uated in the heart of a magnificent section of grazing country, and within a half mile of the Gila river, numbers among its favorite citizens and best business men one who has made a name for himself in various directions of activity. As a former treasurer of Pinal county, as mer- chant, stockman, owner of country and city lands, and promoter of the best interests of the town, "Mr. Price is appreciated as one of the principal factors of growth in this portion of Arizona. A native of Independence, Jackson county. Mo., Mr. Price was born March 7, 1862. As early as thirteen years of age he left Missouri and gradually drifted toward the far west. Hav- ing worked at different occupations until 1884, in Kansas and Missouri as well as the further ■ west, he was then enabled to purchase cattle and a ranch at Picacho, on the Southern Pacific Rail- road in Arizona, where he was extensively en- gaged in raising live stock for five years. In 1889 he entered the meat business in Florence and continued the same for several years, also was interested in contracting, and in this ca- pacity helped to build the Gila Bend canal in 1881-82. In 1896 he purchased the Kenilworth ranch, comprising one thousand and seven hun- dred acres, and to this he has added from time to time until his holdings aggregate two thou- sand acres. Kenilworth ranch is situated about seven miles southwest of Florence, the county seat of Pinal county, and is devoted almost ex- clusively to raising alfalfa and feeding cattle. Those who are familiar with the agricultural conditions in Arizona state that the ranch has no superior in the territory. Since the purchase of the ranch Mr. Price has devoted a great deal of his time to the raising of cattle, which he ships to the Pacific coast, this having proved a profitable venture. March 20, 1 901, Mr. Price succeeded W. H. Benson as superintendent of Casa Grande Valley Canal yoS PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Company and the company's lands contiguous to canals. Another of Mr. Price's undertakings is in the mercantile business, as a member of the firm of Shields & Price, which was incor- porated in 1897. His partner, F. Shields, is also familiar with the conditions of the west, having for years been a ranchman. The firm have the largest general merchandise store in the town and carry an excellent line of goods. In addi- tion, they are engaged in the cattle business, also do considerable freighting, and incidentally deal in hay, grain and general farm produce. A stanch rtiember of the Democratic party. Mr. Price has been prominent in local affairs. In 1898 he was elected treasurer of Pinal county, which ofTice he satisfactorily filled for one term of two years. Fraternally he is a member of Gila Valley Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M., and the .\ncient Order of United Workmen at Flor- ence. He has great faith in the return of his adopted town to its old position of thrift and enterprise, and to substantiate that faith has pur- chased real estate in Florence. In addition, he owns property in Tucson and other points in the territory. W'hh very little assistance save that of his own courage and natural energy he has accumulated a competence in his business enter- jirises, and in so doing has also maintained the esteem of all who know him. JACK NIELSEN. Jack Nielsen, the efficient superintendent of the warehouses of the Phoenix Short Line, was born in Tondern, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on the 27th of October, 1871, and is the sixth in order of birth in a family of eight children, five of whom are now living, three being residents of Denmark, while Andrew makes his home in New York City. The parents were Hans and Mary (Engle) Nielsen. The father was born in Denmark, and is now engaged in farming in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where the birth of the mother occurred. She died at an early age. Her father, Louis Engle, was a farmer of Schleswig-Holstein. Mr. Nielsen was reared on a farm and edu- cated in the public schools of his native land. In 1886 he came to America and attended a pri- vate school in New York City for about a year. During the following two years he worked in Brooklyn, and for seven years was employed at ■ Great Neck Grove, Long Island. On first com- ing to Phoenix in 1894 he was engaged in the grocery business one year, and in 1895 became connected with the Phoenix Short Line, being employed in the yards for three years, at the end of which time he was made superintendent of the warehouses at Phoenix. That responsi- ble position he has since filled in a most capable and satisfactory manner, and has the entire con- fidence and respect of the company. He is ujiright and reliable, and his pleasant, genial manner makes him many friends. In political scnlimenl he is a Democrat. Mr. Nielsen was iiiarrii'(l in New York to Miss Viola Wreed, who was brjrn in that city of German ]iarenlage. and llu'\- have one child, Lila. WILLIAM BACON. The most enterprising and progressive of the dwellers in the Salt River valley have a worthy representative in Mr. Bacon, who is carrying on large stock-raising enterprises in the vicinity of Phoenix. .V native of Little Rock, Ark., he was born June 6, 1856, and is a son of William and Parmelia Bacon, who claimed Missouri as their native state. In the fall of 1859 the father re- moved with his family to Arizona, and resided at Tucson until the fall of 1861, when he settled in Mariposa county, Cal. There he was inter- ested in general farming for a number of years, and later went to Fresno county, where he died in 1885. He was an industrious and successful man, and was one of the early settlers of both Tucson and the part of California in which he lived. ^Villiam Bacon followetl the fortunes of his parents from Arkansas to California, and aside from receiving the training which fitted him for tilt' future occupation of farming and stock-rais- ing, he (lualified for general business life by dili- gently studying at the pulilic schools, .\fter leaving the paternal roof and starting out in the world to shift for himself he farmed for several years in Fresno county, Cal.. and was fairly successful as a general farmer and stock-raiser. His permanent association with Arizona began in 1874, at which time he settled in the William- ,;^r?n.M PORTRAIT AND BIOGRA:f'HICAL RECORD. 911 son valley, Yavapai county, and continued his occupation of farming and stock-raising, and also did considerable teaming. His next field of effort was in Cochise county, Ariz., where he de- voted himself principally to the raising of horses and cattle, and later for a nmuber of years lived at Wickenburg, and at the \ulture mine. In the fall of 1899 he came to the Salt River valley and settled on the ranch which has since been his home. .Mrs. Bacon was formerly Mary Poque, a na- tive of Nevada, and of Scotch extraction. To .\lr. and Mrs. Bacon have been born six chil- dren : James E. ; Sadie P., who is the wife of .\rtlun- Heath, of the Salt River valley; Mattic L., who is married to William J. Roarkc, also living in the valley; Laura M.; William, and Frank E. In politics Mr. Bacon has been quite prominent, and while residing in Wickenburg served as a trustee of the school district. He is commenclably interested in all that pertains to the upbuilding of his locality, and his advice is alw avs on the side of progress. JUDGE JOHN M. MURPHY. The name of this gentleman has been associ- ;ilod with Arizona about three decades, as he first came to this territory in 1871, and from that time to the present has been actively con- nected with the development of its mineral re- sources, at the same time continuing in legal practice. For eighteen years he has made his home in Kingman, whose prosperity he has lost no opportunity for advancing since he became a permanent resident of the thriving little city. Accompanying his parents from Ireland to America in his childhood, Judge Murphy lived with them in Canada, later in New York state, and in 1850 came with them to the west, settling in San I'rancisco, where he attended school. Be- ing an aj)t student and ambitious, he concluded to enter the legal profession, and for some time pursued his researches along this line in the office of Sharp & McDougal, of San Francisco. Later he completed his studies in Nevada and was admitted to the bar in 1868. During the next three years he was engaged in practice at Pioche, Nev., and by strict attention to, the in- terests of his clients, built uf) a good business. Thirty years ago he came to Arizona, and until 1876 dwelt in Chloride and Mineral Park and that district. Then, returning to California, he practiced law and engaged in mining in Inyo county for a short time. In the fall of 1876 he went to Deadwood, S. D., where he became a part owner in the famous Caledonia mine, and also had other mining interests. Finally, dispos- ing of these, he devoted himself more ex- clusively to his profession, and it was not until he had lived in Deadwood four years that he decided to return to .\rizona, then coming into prominence as a producer of mineral wealth. For years he has made a special studv of the laws pertaining to mines and mining, and long has been considered an authoritv in matters per- taining to this subject. \\ ith a deep interest in mines that has never llagged, he has been a prospector and developer of several paying mines. ,\t present he is the owner of the Pay Roll mine at Chloride, on which, under his direction, the amount of .$40,- 000 has been expended in development work. The Twins and Blue Lode mines, two of the best in the Cerbat district, were developed by him largely, and their value is shown by the official reports, the average yield being $40 in gold, silver and lead to each ton of ore extracted. The year 1880 was an o\-c-ntful one to Judge Alurphw as it not only witnessed his marriage to Mrs. Mary O'Connell, of .Amador county, Cal., but also his |)ermanent settlement in .Ari- zona. Becoming a resident of Tombstone, he soon identified himself with several mining com- panies of that district, also being attorney for the Contention .Mining Company and a number of other local firms. In 1883 he came to King- man, where he now owns several valuable lots and houses. Here, as formerly, he has devoted his chief attention to mining law, and has been the attorney for several representative mining comj^anies of this region. In 1S85 Governor Tritle appointed him judge of the county court of Mohave county, which position he filled for two years. In 1886 lie was honored by election as district attorney, and after an interval of two years, between 1888 and 1890, he was re-elected to that responsible position. In 1898 he was elected to the territorial legislature and repre- sented Mohave county in the council, where he 912 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ilistinguisheil himself by drawiiiff up and secur- ing the passage of the present territorial mining law. By both mining experts and the legal fra- ternity this law i.s regarded as one of the most perfect in existence in the United States, and its enactment has accomplished much toward plac- ing the great business of mining on a safe basis. From early manhood Judge Murphy has been a stanch Democrat, and for fully fifteen years served as chairman of the central Democratic committee of Mohave county. He was chair- man of the senatorial committee, and held a similar position in the committee on mines and mining, besides being a member of the judiciary committee in the council, in the twentieth terri- torial legislature. He is regarded as one of the leading residents of Kingman, where, for years past, he has done everything in his power to ad- vance local prosperity. ANDREW J. HOUSTON. The association of Mr. Houston with the ter- ritory of Arizona began in 1876, but after a short time he returned to his former home in Cali- fornia. In 1878 he again took up his residence in this region and has since carried on farming and stock-raising enterprises with a gratifying degree of success. When two years of age Mr. Houston was taken from his native state of Arkansas, where he was born March 15, 1858, to California, his family crossing the plains in a train of emigrants with ox and mule-teams. The journey was replete with adventure and even danger, and consumed nearly six months. The long journey termi- nated at Placerville, Cal., where they remained for a short time, and subsequently removed to \'isalia, Tulare county, where they were among the very early settlers. The father of Mr. Hous- ton, James by name, is a native of Tennessee, and is related to the famous General Sam Hous- ton, of Texas. The mother, formerly Fannie Black, was born in Arkansas. The parents are still living in Tulare county, Cal, where they have been very successful as farmers and stock- raisers, and prominent as industrious and worthy citizens. At the present time they are retired from active affairs, and are aged respect- ively ninety and eighty years. In the public schools of Visalia Andrew J. Houston received a good education, which was supplemented by attendance at the normal school of the same town. His permanent de- parture from home was in 1878, when he came to Arizona, and for many years was an extensive cattle-raiser in the Salt River valley. He home- steaded one hundred and sixty acres of land from the government, which was, as may well be imagined, in a very barren and unpromising state, but which has been made to produce in a satisfactory manner, and to repay the untiring patience and hard work of the owner. The farm is located five miles southwest of Mesa, and is one of the improved and valuable estates in the neighborhood. For his first wife Mr. Houston married Mamie Fuller, who became the mother of one son, Celeste, now deceased. In after years Mr. Houston was united in marriage with Janie Bir- chett, a daughter of Joseph S. Birchett, superin- tendent of the Tempe canal. Of this union there is one son, Kenneth. Mr. Houston is a Demo- crat in national politics, and is fraternally asso- ciated with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and with the Woodmen of the World. He is one of the early settlers of the valley to whom the present prosperity is in a degree due, and he is esteemed for his many excellent traits as friend and citizen. JOHN T. HUGHES. Though not one of the earliest settlers in the Salt River valley, Mr. Hughes has contributed his share towards the development of the re- sources of this wonderful part of the country. His association with the Riverside district, where his ranch is located, seven land a half miles from Phoenix, began in 1888, and he has since been gratifyingly successful in the various interests that have engaged his attention. Mr. Hughes came to Arizona in 1882, and for a few years followed his trade of blacksmithing in Phoenix. He then spent two years in the Gila valley, suc- cessfully engaged in the raising of cattle. His ranch contains one hundred and sixty acres of land, and has developed into a remunerative venture, through the unceasing toil of its owner. A native of New York state, Mr. Hughes was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 913 horn in St. Lawrence county. December it, 1855, and is a son of Thomas and Llizabeth (W'iUiamson) Hughes, who were born in Ire- land, and upon coming to the United States settled in St. Lawrence count}-. The early life of their son was spent on the home farm, where he was trained to an appreciation of the dignity and usefulness of an agricidtural life. In the dis- trict schools he received a good education, and later learned nuich from observation and read- ing. .\s a preparation for the necessities of the future he learned the blacksmith's trade at Madrid, N. Y.. and after serving the apprentice- ship, engaged in blacksmithiiig in Madrid f(jr about ten years. The general enterjjrise and good fellowship iif .Mr. Hughes have been many times manifest, and his interest in the general welfare of the conununity is never questioned. .X Democrat in politics, lie is yet liberal minded as to the politics of the administration, and believes in voting for the man best qualified to fill the posi- tion. At present he is a member of the school board of Riverside district No. 2, and is serving his second term as member and clerk of the board of trustees. He was united in marriage with Ellen V. Nowland. a native of Franklin comit). N. Y.. and of this union there are five children, viz: George L., Henry B., John H., Julia F.., and Bertha J. The family are members of the Catholic Church. GEORGE J. SMITH. .\n enthusiastic developer of the resources of Maricopa county, Mr. Smith represents the most advanced element among the agricultur- ists of the Salt River valley. Of Scotch extrac- tion on the paternal side, and German maternal ancestry. .\lr. Smith w^as born in Bates county, Mo.. November 24, 1837. His parents, Enos and -Krvilla (Miller) Smith, were born respec- tively in A'irginia and New York, and were very early settlers in Bates county. On his father's farm George J. was reared to farming pursuits, which satisfying and peaceful occupation has en- gaged the greater part of his life. The education of the public schools was the stepping stone for continued reading and research in later life, so tliat todav Mr. Smith is an unusuallv well-in- formed man. In i8fio he was united in marriage in Missouri with Emma Heyley, of Bates county, and of this tmion there is one daughter, .Mary J., who is now the wife of George W. Sears, of Los .Angeles, Cal. Mrs. .Smith died in During the Civil war Mr. Smith was a cour- ageous soldier in the Confederate army, and during the four years of his service was engaged in some of the inqiortant battles of the war. In addition to many minor skirmishes, he was in the battle of Little Rock. .\rk.. Helena. .\rk.. and Camden, (jf the same state; also W'estport. -Mo. In Bates county. Mo., he was taken l)risoner, an<l for ten months, lacking four days, was confined in three ditTerent federal prisons. .After the restoration of peace .Mr. Smith sought a new field of endeavor, and in Denton county, Te.x., carried on large farming and stock-raising" interests until the fall of 1870. .\t this time he returned to I'.ates county. Mo., and remained until the spring of 1875. Still in search of an imjiroved and [)ermanent!y satisfactory location, he traveled to the far west, and in Los .\ngeles county, Cal, continued his former occupatioti of farming and stock raising until 1879. Cpon coming to .Arizona in 1879, Mr. Smith still continued his business of farming, and in 1880 settled on the ranch wdiich has since been the field for his unceasing toil. Upon the seventv-two acres now in his ])ossession he car- ries on stock-raising and a dairy enterprise and has been gratifyingly successful in the manage- ment of both interests. In 1880 occurred the marriage of Mr. Smith and Mrs. Edna Morrell, nee Teel, the widow of William Morrell, one of the very early settlers of Salt River valley. She is a native of Illinois, and a daughter of Peter and Sarah (Krooks) Teel, who removed to Texas w hen their daughter was four years old, and sub- se(]uently drifted to .Arizona in 1870. By her marriage to Mr. Morrell she became the mother of eight children, seven of whom are living: lunma, the w ife of W. L. Teel ; Julia C, who is married to Joseph Wilson ; Lindsay B. ; Mat- thew R.: Laura F. (deceased); Ada, the wife of 1. 1'. Silliman: William B., and Sarah A. To .Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born two children, Perley E. and Ernest T. Mr. Smith has been conspicuously identified 914 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. with the best and most substantial growth of liis locality. For a number of years he served as a trustee of his school district, and was one of the organizers of the district. A Democrat in poli- tics, he is an ardent upholder of the principles and issues of his party. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are recognized as valuable acquisitions to the social life of their home district, and in the reli- gious world exert a wide influence for moral growth. In the Methodist Episcopal Church South, they have been interested workers and generous subscribers, and were largely indenti- fied with the organization and erection of the Bethel Church, which is situated on a portion of Mr. Smith's laud. P'or years he has been a stew- ard in the church, and is foremost in all of its efforts towards the general good. His home is the scene of good fellowship and kindly hospital- ity, and the genial members of the family have hosts of friends among the residents of the sur- rounding country. EDWARD E. JONES. For more than a score of years the subject of this sketch has been a resident of Lehi precinct, in the Salt River valley, and in many ways has been instrumental in promoting the develop- ment of this region's resources. Among his neighbors and acquaintances he bears an envi- able record as an upright and patriotic citizen, loyally upholding law and order. A native of Montgomeryshire, Wales, Edward E. Jones was born May 13, 1842, and with his parents, Edward and Mary (Evans) Jones, immi- grated to the United States in 1856. He was reared to manhood in Johnson county, Iowa, and in March, 1864, w-ent to Central City, Colo., where he was engaged in mining until the autumn of the following year. For the next twelve years he lived in Utah, in the meantime engaging in mining and hunbering, and also assisting in the construction of the local branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. In the summer of 1877 E. E. Jones came to Arizona and spent a year and a half in Mojave and vicinity. He became a permanent settler of the Salt River valley in the spring of 1879. Pre-empting eighty acres of government land, entirely unimproved, he proceeded to cultivate the place and soon had everything in a fine con- dition. He now owns ninety acres of well-tilled land provided with substantial farm buildings, a thrifty orchard and other accessories to a model country home. Since 1880 Mr. Jones has been a director in the Utah Irrigating Canal Company and now is serving his second year as president of the board of directors. Of this very important en- terprise he has been a leading spirit for years, much of the time as an official, he having been secretary of the board for some time. For one term he served as a justice of the peace and he also has been one of the trustees of the school district No. 10. A typical western pioneer, he has e.xjjerienced the hardships and privations wliich are the lot of the forerunner of civiliza- tion, and yet has been noted at all times for his pluck anfl perseverance in his undertakings. In political affairs he uses his influence in behalf of the Democratic party. While an early resident of Utah, Mr. Jones married Catherine \'aughan, likewise a native of Wales, and the two children born to them are deceased. The present wife of our subject, formerly Letitia W'heatley, was born in Eng- land, and by her marriage became the mother of ten children, namely: Edward W., David H., Letitia R. (deceased), Caroline M., Levina J., Clarence, Thatcher, Enos, Oren D., and Wil- ford. The family is connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mr. Jones now occupies the office of first counsellor to the bishop, S. C. Sorenson, of Lehi Ward, Marico])a Stake. ALEXANDER BROTHERS. F'ort Thomas has no citizens more highly re- spected and enterprising than A. C. and John L. .Xlexander, who are associated in a number of important undertakings and are meeting with marked success. They are pre-eminently self- made men, liaving come to this territory oidy fifteen years ago, without means, and in the in- tervening period have become wealthy and influ- ential. Born in Indianapolis, Ind.. A. C. in 1862. and J. L. in 1864. the brothers grew to manhood in Indiana's beautiful capital city, where they re- <^ ^, (^(^-^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 917 ceived good educational advantages. With faith in Arizona, they came to this territory in 1886, and after clerking for two years at Fort Thomas, embarked in business on their own account, for they had been carefully hus!)anding their re- sources with this end in view. On a small scale ihcy entered the field, and gradually added to their stock of goods, until today they carry a splendid line of general merchandise, hardware, farm implements and supplies for miners, farmers and stock dealers. The present commodious store, which was erected by the firm, is 40x120 feet in dimensions, and every foot of space is taxed to its utmost. After the completion of the railroad the firm commenced doing a wholesale business as well, and now handle an immense trade. Branch stores at Geronimo, Spenazuma, Gloljc and Black Rock are also maintained. Two fine ranches, comprising four hundred and eighty acres, are owned by the brothers, both tracts of land being thoroughly irrigated by pri- vate ditches and canals. In Graham county they have upwards of six hundred cattle. Among their possessions are two hundred acres near Fort Thomas, known as the Indian Hot Springs. There they have erected a good hotel, with ac- commodations for twenty-five guests. The waters of the springs have been found beneficial for many of the ills to which flesh is heir, such as rheumatism, blood and skin diseases, stomach and other troubles. The grounds surrounding the hotel are beautiful. Provisions are made for lawn tennis, croquet and other outdoor games and a crystal-clear lake afifords fine boating op- f)ortunities. A regular stage traverses the five- mile road between the hotel and Fort Thomas dail}-, and thus the mails arrive without delay. The wonderful curative properties of these hot springs (the water of which varies from no to 140 degrees) is becoming widely known through- out the wesl, and the bathrooms and plunge are A\-ell planned. The hot water is pijied into the hotel and every facility for deriving advantage from it is given to guests. In the spring of 1901 a large addition was built to the IidIcI, with facil- ities for accommodating sixty persons. Among the other interests of the l)rothers may be mentioned a group of mining claims, well de- veloped, and situated in the Mount Turnlnill district, about fifteen miles irom I'ort Thomas. In these claims both gold and copper have been found. Politically the brothers are stanch Repul)- licans, but have never aspired to official dis- tinction. They are cliarter meinbers of Glolie Lodge Xo. 489, F. & A. M. Reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, they adhere to its tenets. All worthy religious and charitable or- ganizations meet with their assistance or ap- pro\al. A. C. Alexander was married in 1880 and has three sons, Charles, Albert and William, of whom the two elder are students in the Arizrjna I'ni- versity at Tucson. J. L. Alexander was married in 1896, and has two daughters, Grace and Bes- sie. The brothers have beautiful residences at I-"ort Thomas and take great pride in the beauti- fving of their homes. GEORGE ULMER COLLINS. The early jnoneer days of the Salt River val- le\ knew no more enthusiastic developer of its resources than Mr. Collins, who came from the east as early as 1875, and with a large fund of general business and other experience, coupled his energies with the promising conditions of Arizona. Within his memory of this part of the country there have been great and startling changes, in which he himself has taken a con- spicuous part. At the present time he is one of the largest cattle-raisers in the valley. His ranch, four and one-half miles southwest of Phoenix, comprises eleven hundred and twenty acres, some of which lies parallel with the banks of the Salt river. On the place is a well 60x100 feet and twenty-nine feet deep, which is the larg- est well in the territory, and was built at a cost of $12,000. By means of a steam engine, a per- petual flow of five hundred miners' inches may be raised. This gives an abundant supply of water with which to irrigate the entire tract, and the .sjjlendid water facilities easily make the es- tate one of the finest in .Arizona. On the land cattle are raised, there usually being a herd of one thousand head, manv of which are fine graded Shorthorns. A native of Waldo county. .\ic., -Mr. Collins was born March 10. 1833. and is a son of Thomas R. and Lucy I I'lmer) Collins, both born in Maine. The paternal grandfather, .\aron Col- 9i8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lins, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fol- lowed agricultural pursuits during the years of his activity. Likewise was Thomas R. Collins a tiller of the soil. George U. Collins was reared to an appreciation of the dignity and usefulness of a fanner's life, and was educated in the schools of Maine. This training, of a neces- sarily limited nature, has been supplemented by the studious application of later years, and by keen and intelligent observation of men and events. (Jf an ambitious nature, he early saw beyond the confines of his father's farm, and when of age began to learn the ship-carpenter's trade at Boston, Mass. This engaged his atten- tion during the summers of four years, and in the winters he went south tn procure the ship timber. Early in i860 Mr. Collins undertook the long journey to California, via the Isthmus of Panama, and by way of San Francisco to Santa Cruz county, where he began to be interested in the lumber business, and also turned his atten- tion to the building of toll roads. Later he en- gaged in general farming in the Salinas valley in California, and met with success in this land of flowers and almost perpetual sunshine. In more ways than one he recalls his residence there with feelings of satisfaction and pride, for, aside from the remuneration attending his efforts, he was enabled to employ a large amount of labor, and at one time required the assistance of about seventy-five men the year around. In 187s l\Ir. Collins came to Arizona, and after spending a few months at Prescott, came to his present location near Phoenix. A subject which has received his thoughtful attention and pro- longed study is that of the development of water. He has served as a director in the Salt River Valley canal and has also been a director of the Farmers' canal and the Monterey ditch. In the development of these various waterways he has been actively interested. He aided in the estab- lishment of the Maricopa creamery, and is one of its directors. .Mthough a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, and often solicited to ac- cept positions of responsibility and trust, he has declined all such honors, having no political aspirations. However, he is greatly interested in education, and has rendered useful service as a school director. I'"raterna11v he is connected with the Knights Templar and Mystic Shrine of Masonry. The marriage of Mr. Collins and Mary K. I'^endcrson, of ()ldtown. Me., look place at Santa Cruz, Cal., in 1861. Mrs. Collins died in .August of 1897, leaving three sons : Willard E. ; Lewis W., who is the owner of the Phoenix and Tempe stage line : and Rolla. JAMES S. \\'ATROUS. To the well directed efiforts of Mr. W'atrons, who is an extensive stockman, and secretary and treasurer of the Utah Canal Enlargement and Extension Company, is due a large share of the prosperity which now prevails in his locality. He is not only a success in the work which has engaged his daily attention since coming to the territory but his influence for good has pene- trated to all of the enterprises which have had to do with the genera! welfare of this part of the country. In Broome county, N. Y., Mr. Watrous was born May 4, 1826. His parents, William and Eliza (Smith) Watrous, were natives respectively of Connecticut and New York. The paternal ancestrv of the family is English, and the great- grandfather Watrous is said to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war. William Watrous was a large land owner and lumber- man, and liis son was reared to farming pursuits, and also accjuired a useful knowledge of the lum- ber business. He studied diligently at the pub- lic schools of Broome county, and also had the advantage of attendance at a private school for several years. More fortunate than the average farm-reared youth, he was prepared for any emergencv that the future might hold, by virtue of exemplary home training, an excellent educa- tion and a fair knowledge of business. Cpon attaining 'years of discretion, Mr. Wat- rous was at once ushered into the responsibility of life, owing to his father's failing health, and in order to take up his business went to Tioga county. Pa., where the lumber interests were located. Later he engaged in the lumber busi- ness for himself in Tioga counts-, and became prominent in the affairs of the locality during the several gears' residence there. For one term he served as auditor of Tioga county, and for the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 919 same length of time was treasurer of the countv. In 1869 Mr. Watroiis removed to McHenry county. 111., and became interested in the dairy business and in general farming. There he was quite successful, but his ambition reached bcyoufl the borders of Illinois, and in 1887 he sought the more promising conditions and undeveloped re- sources of .Arizona. The farm of one hundred and sixty acres of which he is the possessor has been developed from a desert waste, and is ]"irin- cipall}- devoted to the raising of stock. In 1859, in Pennsylvania, Mr. Watrous mar- ried Catherine Hill, a native of Pennsylvania. ( )f this union there are two children, Kate, who is the wife of Edward A. Murphy, and lives in Tem[)e, and Sarah E., who is married to C. H. Pratt, and lives in Phoeni.x. In national politics Mr. ^^'atrous is inclined to the Republican party, but entertains broad ideas regarding the holders of office. With his wife he is a member of and liberal contributor to the Congregational Church and takes a deep interest in its work. JOHN NOBLE. The life of this well-known citizen of WinsUnv illustrates what may be accomplished in a coun- try fraught with such resources as are to be found in Arizona by a man possessing powers of physical endurance, together with energy, economy and a determination to succeed. L'n- like most of the successful men of this territory, Mr. Noble owes his start in life to a lucky strike in mining in Alaska, though most of the capital acquired in that venture he spent before finally engaging in the industry which has brought him wealth beyond all his possible needs. In Lockhaven, I'a., John Noble was born October 18, 1854. .\t the age of seven he was taken by his parents to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he was reared and educated until his nine- teenth \ear. .\t that time he went to Washing- ton Territory and secured temporary em|)loy- ment in lumber camps, (ioing thence to Sitka, .Alaska, he devoted three months to prospecting and mining, his efforts yielding him $8,000 in that time. The following two years he remained in San I''rancisco. h'rom that time until 1885 he traveled extensively through the United States and Canada, visiting, among other places, De- troit, Port Huron, Guelph, Quebec and North- ern Ontario, Saginaw, Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Idaho and Oregon. During December, 1885, Mr. Noble came to .\ri/.ona and secured employment as a sheep- herder in .Apache (now Navajo) county, at which "ccupation he was employed for two years. For the ne.xt two years he raised sheep on the shares, and for a similar period was a partner of J. W. ( arl. whose interest he purchased for ^2/, 000 cash. .Since that time he has devoted himself til the same industry exclusively, accumulating a foriime in the business. .About fortv-five miles south of W'inslow he has seven patented ranches, w ith an abundance of fine spring water, the bulk of which comes from a tunnel two hundred and seventy-five feet long. Besides these ranches and about twenty-two thou.sand sheep now graz- ing upon them, he owns real estate in Phoenix and W'inslow, and is now (June, igoi), erecting a sul)stantial brick Inisiness block in the latter town. Though a stanch Republican, .Mr. Noble has never cared for public office. He is a modest, unassuming man, living quietly, and doing good with his means whenever an opportunity pre- sents itself. Alovements for the benefit of his home town receive his cordial support from their inception until their realization, and W'in- slow owes much to his progressive spirit and high character of citizenship. JOSIAH S. P.ASSETT. Ihat Air. Bassett is one of the most enterpris- ing farmers of the (iila valley is a distinct evi- dence of his indomitable {>erserverance. .Manv tliscouraging trials have come his way, and many obstacles presented themselves, the surmounting of which would have formed to the average a bar to any kind of headway. The faniilv of which he is a member were for years identified with the best agricultural interests of .Arkansas, in which state he was born .\])ril 18, i8_:^8. His j)arenis. T. J. and .Sarah llassett, were also born in .Arkan- sas, and the father eventually died wilhin t'.\enl\' miles oi the scene of his birth. The mother subsecpiently removed to Texas, and after a long and useful life died in \'<iv[ W'orth. Josiah .S. was about sixteen when ln' went to Texas and be- 920 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. came interested in farming, and for a long period was engaged in the same occupation. In order to better his condition he resolved upon an overland journey to Arizona, and the expedition remains to this day a memory replete with horror anil ever-present danger and death. The Indians still regarded the plains and mountains as their un- disputed possession, and gave the pale-faced in- truders anything Init a hearty welcome. Every day witnessed the murder of travelers, and the little expedition came upon many bodies of the slain. Some were burned and some were not, but the whole way was a terrible reminder of a possible ignominious fate. Arriving at SafYord, Ariz., Mr. Bassett found but two white families there, and verv little improvement as yet effected. He began to till the soil with moderate success, and then removed to Dos Cabezos, where he engaged in the cattle business, and also had the mail route Ijetween Fort Bowie and the Cherry Cow mountains. In the former occupation he was interested for four years, and was mail carrier for six vears. Upon selling out his interests at Dos Cabezos he re- moved thirty-five miles southwest to the Hot Springs, where he farmed, and then located sixt\- miles below Phoenix. There he engaged in an unfortunate undertaking, the constrtiction of the Bassett ditch, which consume<l four \ears of time and all the money he had, but was swept away by floods. Following this discouraging experience Mr. Bassett went to Phoenix, where he lived for five years, during which time he was in poor health, and labored at a disadvantage. Nevertheless he took the mail contract from Phoenix to Pnickeye, and continued in that capacity for four years. At the end of that time he came to the Gila val- ley, which has since been bis home. For a year he rented a farm, and then bought fortv acres half way between Solomonville and Satiford, Avhere he still lives, although the place has since been sold to his son. He has since purchased what is known as the Olney ranch, one-half mile north of Solomonville on the river. Interested in mining, Mr. Bassett owns claims in the Clarke and Lone Star district. He also owns one of the largest marble mines that has ever been located, at Dos Cabezos. He was dis- appointed in >\ liat seemed a luckv disposition of the property in 1899 ^or $100,000. which deal fell through owing to the failure of a bank. In 1842 Mr. Bassett married Susie (libbs, and of this union there arc six children: Mrs. I'lliza- beth Teal : Charles H.. who lives at Dos Cabe- zos ; Josiah, who is a farmer near Phoenix ; Mrs. .Susan L. Coojkt; Mrs. George Na=h ; and Alice, who is living at home. In national pol- itics Mr. Bassett is a firm lielicver in the princi- ples and issues of the DemcTcratic party, and has served lor several years as a school trustee. During the Civil war he enlisted in Gould's Regi- ment, Twenty-third Cavalry, C. S. A., hut served only three months, owing to the bite of a rattle- snake. As a reminder of his short war service he was troubled for sixteen years with a running sore. MARTIN TULLGREN. Martin Tullgren, superintendent of the Storm Cloud Gold Mining Company, whose claims are located in Maple Gulch, on the Crown King road, about eleven miles southeast of Prescott, has been a resident of Arizona only five years, but is thoroughly interested in the territory. He is a native of Sweden and came to the United States in 1878, first living in Chicago, 111., and then going to the Black Hills of South Dakota. In his native land he had qualified himself as an architect, and his knowledge served him in good stead during his employment with the Homestake Mining Company, for his work was that of build- ing and assisting in the timijering and supporting of the galleries of the mines. Returning to Chi- cago in 1883 he resumed the more regular branches of his profession, and received con- tracts from Chief Justice Fuller, ^ilontgomery Ward & Co., and other leading firms of that city. He furnished the plans and 1>uilt the handsome Press block, at the corner of Lexington avenue and Sixty-second street and has left other lasting memorials of his skill in the thriving metropolis. Having been associated with W. G. Press, of Chicago, Mr. Tullgren went to Baker City, Ore., in his interest, in 1896. That gentleman owns mines in the locality mentioned, and our subject had charge of their opcratiovi until May, 1897, when he came tn Prescott. With characteristic cnertrv he commenced carrving out the work of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 923 developing the Storm Cloud iiiines, in the capac- ity of superintendent, and great results have re- warded his efforts. The fourteen claims compri.s- ing this group are yielding a free-milling ore of good quality. Mr. Tullgren has traveled extensively in the west, and is well acquainted in the mining cir- cles of various localities. He is 1 practical as- sayer, and serves his company well in that capacity. On his own account, he has done some prospecting and mining in this region, and owns some good claims. Many interests still bind him to his old home in Chicago, and there he still owns considerable real estate. In the suburb of Englewood he took thirty-two degrees in Ma- sonry, belonging to the local lodge, chapter and commandery. He also is yet connected with the Englewood lodge of Odd Fellows. His family comprises his wife and their two sons. HON. CHARLES R. DRAKE. P'or thirty years, the most eventful period in the history of Arizona, has Hon. Charles R. Drake looked upon Tucson as his home, and in many ways has indissolubly linked his name with this future state. He who sen'ed as presi- dent of the senate of the fifteenth legislative assembly of this territory, and is a member of the board of regents of the L^^niversity of .Ari- zona, in whose behalf he has always valiantly labored, is a worthy representative of that fine old English family whence sprang Sir Francis Drake. His grandfather. Rivers Drake, who served in the colonial \'irginian army during the war of 181 2, as a non-commissioned officer, was born in the neighborhood of London, England, and at an early day took up his abode in Rich- mond, Va., where he was a prosperous merchant, and a member of the firm of Kirby, Drake tS: Taylor. About 1828 he went to the new countrv of Illinois, and took up .a tract of government land in Clark county. Charles Drake, father of tlie subject of this sketch, was born in Richnmnd, \'a., in 181 1, and died at the age of seventy-eight years at tiic home of his namesake in Tucson, where he spent the last eight years of his life. At the age of seventeen ho had gone to lllintii-;, and in hi-^ 35 mature years became a prosperous business man. For many years he carried on mercantile enter- prises in Shelbyville, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., but after the war period was practically retired. His wife, whose maiden name was Mahala Jane Jeter, was born in Louisville, Ky., coming of an old family of that region, she being a sister of the father of Hon. William T. Jeter, of Santa Cruz, Cal., who was lieutenant-governor of Cali- fornia from 1894 to 1898. She died in Tennes- see, leaving five children. The birth of Hon. Charles R. Drake took ])lace in Walnut Prairie, ' Clark county, 111., in 1843. _ Entering the navy when young, he served during the Civil war under the gallant leader Ad- miral Porter, his office being that of master's mate for two and a half years. Some of the im- ]X)rtant campaigns of the war were participated in by him in the Mississippi squadron, including the famous Red river expedition under Admiral D. D. Porter, and his vessel was at the bombard- ment of several of the fortified towns on the Mississippi, Red and Washita rivers, and in the engagement at Trinity, on the Washita river, he was wounded in the left arm. When the storm-clouds of war had rolled away, Mr. Drake re-engaged in the drug busi- ness, which had been his occupation before the war, and in 187 1 came to Tucson in the govern- ment employ, serving as a hospital steward. In 1876 he was made assistant postmaster of this place, and at the same time until 1881 was as- sistant L'nited States depository, paying all of the government troops here and handling large amounts of money. At the end of five years of service in that capacity he was elected county recorder of Pima county, then including all of Cochise and .Santa Cruz, most of Graham and (iila .and part of Pinal counties. That position he continued to fill from January, 1881, to Janu- ary, 1885, at the expiration of which period he turned his attention to his own affairs, conduct- ing a general brokerage and commission busi- ness. In 1889 he was appointed by President Harrison receiver of the land office at Tucson, and in 1893 became a member of the firm of Norton-Drake Company, labor contractors for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. In Jimc, 1900, Mr. Drake retired from the Sonthrni Pacific contracts, and is giving hi^ 924 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. time to other enterprises, of which he has many. Among them is the Tucson Building & Loan Association, of which he is the president. For a number of years he was a member of the city council of Tucson, for several terms was a school trustee and also was the president of the board, more than once. Elected on the Republican ticket to the fourteenth and fifteenth general assemblies of Arizona, he rendered effective ser- vice for the progressive people. In the Four- teenth sessions he made a good fight in pre- venting the repealing of the university bill, which had been passed' in the previous assembly, and later was vigorously assailed. Thus it^was a matter of poetical justice when, in 1889, he was appointed a member of the board of regents of the now thriving institution. From 1898 to 1900 he was chairman of the territorial central Republican committee, and in the year last named was sent as a delegate to the Philadelphia national convention of the party. That great body appointed him to represent Arizona in the notification committee which was sent to convey the news of his nomination to Colonel Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay. In the fraternities, Mr. Drake is connected with the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Order of Elks and the Ancient Order of LTnited Workmen. Mr. Drake is now (1901) living in Los An- geles, Cal.j and has just succeeded in organizing and successfully managing an enterprise of great magnitude, the Seaside Water Company, a cor- poration composed of wealthy capitalists who have bought out and consolidated all the water companies and their plants at Long Beach, Ter- minal Island and San Pedro; the Seaside Water Company will supply water for domestic uses for these seaside resorts, as well as furnishing water for irrigation for some twenty thousand acres of land. WILLIAM H. BENSON. From the time that lie came to Arizona iti 1S77 until shortly before his death, Mr. Benson was identified with the development and progress of this territory. He was among the most intelli- gent and helpful pioneers of Florence, and as farmer, miner, insurance agent, land owner, and progressive citizen, he was eslpeme*! hv Imsiness associates, and received the recognition due to one who was ever mindful of the best interests of his adopted town. The early part of his youth was spent in Saco, Me., ^^•here he was born in 1856, a son of William S. and Hannah (Russell) Benson. His boyhood experiences did not differ from those of the average boy, and his education was obtained in public schools. In the first flush of enthusiasm for a life work he turned his at- tention to the study of medicine, but this was later abandoned in favor of a commercial life in the far west. By way of diversion i\Ir. Benson accompanied Charles G. Mason on a trip to Arizona in 1877. After arriving here and practically demonstrat- ing the worth of the country as a place of busi- ness, he determined to remain in the west. While associated for six years with the Silver King Mining Company as bookkeeper, he also en- gaged in teaching school, and during that time became somewhat prominent in a political way. In 1878 he was appointed justice of the peace and was afterward elected to the position, which he filled for twenty-two years altogether. In 1886 he was elected probate judge of Pinal county on the Republican ticket and served in that capacity two years. In 1888 he became clerk of the United States district court of the second judicial district, and served as postmas- ter under Postmaster-General Key. From 1879 until his death he acted as local representative for several well-known insurance companies in Eu- rope and the United States, and placed many policies in his own and surrounding towns. In August of 1897 Mr. Benson was appointed by Judge George R. Davis receiver for the Flor- ence Canal Company, for which he had previ- ously been bookkeeper for three years. Later he acted as local manage^r for the Casa Grande Valley Canal Company. In all matters pertain- ing to water development he showed keen interest and intelligent oversight. He also engaged in farming on the Gila bottom, and owns a ranch of three hundred and fifty acres, which is de- voted to general farming and stock-raising. In the course of all the years of his residence in the territory, he marked his success by investing in real estate at different points, and at the time of his death owned property in Florence and Casa Grande. Ariz., and Los Angeles, Cnl. 'in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 925 account of failing health he resigned his interests in Florence April i, 1901, and went to Los An- geles, Cal., where he soon afterward died. The following is quoted from the Los Angeles Times of April 6: "W. II. Ik-nson, who died at the California hospital and was huried ^■csterda\• from his home on ^\'est Thirty-third street, was one of the best-known citizens of Arizona, where he was generally known as 'Judge' Benson. In the palmy days of the great Silver King niiiie. between 1880 and 1885, Mr. Benson was justice of the peace at I'inal City, where the Silver King mine was located. \\'hen the mine and mill were shut down, and Pinal City became a thing of the past, he removed to Florence, the countv-seat of Pinal county, where he resided until he came Ui Los Angeles for medical treatment. Mr. Ben- son, who was a native of ]\Iaine, was a man of high character, whose word was as good as his bond, and he was highly thinigbt of throughout the territory." Fr.iternally Mr. Benson was associated with the Ancient Order nf I'nited \\'orkmen and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Saco, Me. At the time he left Florence he held the offices of justice of the peace, school trustee, notary public and referee in bankruptcy. In 1878 he was united in marriage with Emma D. Foreman, of San Luis Obisp>o county, Cal.. daughter of Solo- mon W. Foreman, one of the most prominent pioneers of Arizona. Of this union five children were born: William A., Abbie M.. Fdith M., S. F. A., and Anna Doan. HON. J. W. P.RUCE. It fell to the lot of J. W. Bruce to be the engi- neer on the first train which ran into Tucscm on the Southern Pacific Railroad a score of years ago, and from that time to the present he has guided the "fiery horse" to and from tliis city across the lonely plains of southern Arizona. For more than three decades he has been engaged in railroading, and for more than a quarter of a century has been connected with the corporation above mentioned, b'iilelity and promptness in the discharge of his <luties have won for him the regard of all who know him, and he has many friends all along the line of his route. As his surname intplie^. .Mr. Bruce comes of the sterling Scotch family which has played so important a part in history. His paternal grand- father, who was a native of the land of the thistle and heather, came to the United States at an early period and engaged in farming in Penn- sylvania. William, father of J. W. Bruce, was born in that state and in his young manhood de- voted his attention to railroading, running from Hollidaysburg, Pa., on the old Portage road. In 1S69 he went to Reno, Leavenworth county, Kans.. and there engaged in farming. During the Mexican war he served in a Pennsylvania regiiuent, under General Scott, and when the Civil war l>roke out, again enlisted in the defense of his country, being with troops of the Key- stone state. He is about eighty years of age, and his wife is a year his junior. She was Sarah McConnell prior to their marriage, and with her father, Francis McConnell, was a native of Penn- sylvania and of Scotch-Irish extraction. He was a blacksiuith by trade and died at Reno, Kans. ( )f the five sons and five daughters born to Wil- liam and .Sarah Bruce, all are living but two daughters. J- ^^'• Bruce was born in Altoona, Pa., April 6, 1854, and was educated in the public schools of that city. In 1869 he went to Kansas, and after spending a year on the farm entered the railroad service as an employe of the Kansas Pacific. Soon he was made fireman on a switch engine and then went on the road in the same capacity. At the end of eighteen months he be- came a fireman for the Missouri Pacific. In 1874 he went to Latham, Cal., and for three years was fireman on the Southern Pacific. In 1877 he was made an engineer, with his run to Yuma, and in 1880 came to Tucson with the first train that pulled into this city. Since then he has been one of the most trusted engineers on this divi- sion, and has been thoroughly identified with the progress of Tucson. He has built several resi- dences here and has been an interested witness of local improvements. In 1892 Mr. Bruce was nominated on the Dem- ix-ratic ticket to the territorial legislature, and, being elected, represented this district in the sev- enteenth general assembly, taking an active part in the proceedings. In 1880 he assisted in organ- izing Division No. 28, Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, and servcil as chief of the same 926 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. five terms. In 1886 he was sent as a delegate to the twenty-fifth annual convention of this body, which convened at Richmond, \'a. The South- ern Pacific Library .Vssociation received material assistance from Mr. Bruce at the time of its organization, and everything which pertains to the interests of the brotherhood is of deep con- cern to him. Fraternally he also belongs to the Knights of Pythias. The marriage of Mr. Bruce and Miss -Maggie McDowell, a native of St. Joseph, Mo., too'< place in Los Angeles, Gal, December 20, 1881. Of the children bom to them five are living, namely: Ella, who is a graduate of the Tucson high school and of the L'niversity of Arizona ; George G, Kittle B., Allan and Glory Martha. BIRDNO BROTHERS. In September of 1885 six ambitious and indus- trious boys accompanied their parents, N. W. and Mary B. Birdno, to Pima, Graham county, Ariz., and took up one hundred and sixty acres of bar- ren desert land. With the practical and tireless resources developed by the Mormon settlers wherever they cast their lot, they at once began the improvement of their land, digging ditches for irrigation, building a house wherein to dwell, and fencing the land to prevent the invasion of other cattle or the escape of their own stock. In time there developed, in place of the once appar- ently worthless tract of land, a farm which had few equals in the neighborhood, and the output of which furnished sufficient means to start in good shape the later Inisiness enterprises of the deserving sons. The brothers claim a common liirthplace in Logan City, Iltah. J. J. and George H. received their education in the Brigham Young Academx;,, at Provo City, I'tah county, Utah, and the other sons received a high-school education in Ari- zona. The parents, who are aged respectively seventy-eight and sixt\'-eight years, settled in Utah over fifty years ago, and are still living. making their home with their sons. The family is happily situated and its meniljcrs dwell to- gether in unity. At the end of thirteen years the farming rela- tions were interrupted by the withdrawal into •other business of fmir of the brnthcrs, Gcorce TT.. D. W., E. L. and L. F., who took in exchange for their shares in the farm the general merchan- dise property of J. T. Owens, of Safford. Under their capable management this enterprise has developed into one of the sound commercial con- cerns of the town, and includes among its stock of general supplies, hardware, agricultural im- plements, furniture and mining necessities. The store is constructed of brick, and is 30x100 feet in dimensions, and two stories high. The build- ing, lot, stock, and everything in connection with the business, were purchased outright from the previous owner, Mr. Owens. The remaining two brothers, John J. and C. N., though still retaining their interests in the home- stead, have branched out in different lines of occupation. John J. is the editor of the "Graham County Guardian" and lives in Safford, while C. N.' is engaged in the lumber and shingle business at Pima. The brothers who are merchants at present own a farm of one hundred and sixty acres two and one-half miles south of Safford in the artesian belt, and are preparing to sink wells on their property. In religion the entire family are members of the Monnon Church and in politics they are strict advocates of Demo- cratic principles. In 1892 George H. Birdno married Ella C. Cluif, a daughter of Benjamin and Mary E. Cluff , of Provo City. Of this union there are three children : Jessie, who is eight years old : Belva A., seven ; and George H., Jr. August 26, 1893, D. W. Birdno married Millie M. Haws, of Provo, and they now have three children, Willie, Lyle and Rcva. E. L. was united in marriage, March 21. 1897, with Sadie .Sheppard, of California. SAMUEL S. CAMPBELL. The vast mining interests of Cochise county have been materially augmented by the discov- eries and developments of Mr. Campbell, at pres- ent a resident of Pottstown, Pa. Some of the most valuable and pa}ing ijrripcrties in the terri- tory have at times passed through his hands, and his successful prospecting has resulted in the exchange of many thousands of dollars, and has created many fortunes for the seekers after wealth. .'\s one of those who know hnw \n ,Tvaii c7^£Vi^v/D '^ n.^^^-'^l^iU-^IC PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 929 themselves of opportunities he stands pre-eminent among the many who have found in Arizona a field for the exercise of their special aptitude. The youth of Mr. Campbell was passed in Pennsylvania, and he was born in Philadelphia in 1829. He received a common-school education in Pittsburg, and when comparatively young was face to face with the serious and responsible side lif life. As a preliminary means of livelihood he was employed for five years on the lower Mis- sissippi river, and after a year's residence in his old home in Pennsylvania went to California, where he became interested in mining. In 1857 he returned to Philadelphia, and was there en- gaged in a mercantile venture until 1878, when he went to Leadville, Colo., and renewed his interest in mining for a year. The association of Mr. Campbell with Cochise county was prolific of almost immediate good results, for his mining and prospecting led to the discovery of the great Peabody mine. He was the first white man in the locality, and his courage in facing the dangers of a locality hith- erto infested with murderous Apaches and unruly- Mexicans was worthy of the reward of just such a find. There was an abundance of water upon the claim and throughout the whole valley, and Mr. Campbell named the place Russell. He also organized a company known as the Russell Cop- per Mining Company, and in 1881 shipped a smelter from San Francisco, which was placed at the foot of the Dragoon mountains, five miles north of Dragoon, at what is now Russellville. The company formed had as president Alfred C. Harmer, of Philadelphia, Mr. Campbell being vice-president and manager. In 1882 Mr. Camp- bell disposed of the Peabody mine for $350,000 in cash, and later copper decreased in value, the smelter was sold, and all operations in the great mine ceased. The Russell Copper Mining Company had, however, a large group of mines, among them being some that were available as wealth pro- ducers, and that have more than realized the expectations of stockholders. Of the original twelve stockholders, Mr. Campbell is the only one now living. J. H. Gendell, of Philadelphia, is now trustee for the company, and Mr. Camp- bell is manager and controller of one group of mines known as the Mammoth group, which pro- duce a very rich ore, of which thirty-one cars have been shipped. The Republic is among this group, and contains a large body of fine ore. Another mine in the neighborhood is the Pea- body, which is now shipping fourteen cars a week. A singular feature of most of these prop- erties is the fact that the ore is found near or on top of the ground. In 1858 Mr. Campbell married Mary A. Bach- man, of Philadelphia, and of this union there are five children, Harry S., George M., Mary A., .•\nna C, and S. Morris. Mrs. Campbell died in 1879. Her children are all in the east, with the exception of George M., who is in the far west. In 188 1 Mr. Campbell married Caroline G. Brook, a sister of Major-General J. R. Brook, of the United States army, and who is now com- mander of the department of the east. At pres- ent Mr. Campbell is living in the old Brook homestead, a mile and a half below Pottstown, Pa. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and has ever given his allegiance to this party. As a Mason he has taken the thirty-second degree, and as an Odd Fellow he has filled every office in the organization. FRANK E, RUSSELL. .\s one who shouldered the responsibilities of life when less than twelve years of age and who by his own energy worked his way upward to an honored place in the world's broad field of battle, Frank E. Russell of Tucson is emi- nently deserving of mention in the territorial an- nals. Today he is superintendent of the Tucson Electric Light & Power Company, whose thor- oughly modern and unrivaled plant was erected under his direction nine years ago and has since been enlarged, as necessity demanded. In addi- tion to this, he is chief of the city fire depart- ment, and for six years has rendered Tucson effective service in the city council. Many enter- prises of a more personal nature share his atten- tion, but paramount to everything he holds the interests of the public, and thus is rightly con- sidered an invaluable citizen. In Dover, England, Frank E. Russell was born June 29, 1863. His parents, John and Selina (Taylor) Russell, were natives of Eng- land, the former being a contractor in Dover, 930 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Kent, for many years prior to his death. Of their four children, two sons, Frank E. and Louis, are now in Tticson. In 1874 he began to be employed in the coasting trade, and soon went to distant shores. Within the seven years of his life before the mast he rounded Cape Horn four or five times and once passed the Cape of Ciood Hope. In the course of his voyages he was engaged in the northern Atlantic, South .\merican, California and East India trade, touching at many of the leading seaports of the world. Twice he was shipwrecked, the first time when on the ship "Elizabeth Kelner" in the Eng- lish channel, and the second time in 1879, when the sailing vessel "Kingsport" was dismantled in a storm ofT the coast of Mexico in the Pacific ocean. He was picked up by a vessel bound for San Francisco, and, once more on terra firma, he decided that it had more attractions for him than the unstable ocean. During the following thirteen \ears Mr. Rus- sell was in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Company, in the line service, in the mean time becoming thoroughly acquainted with the business. In 1885 he came to Tucson, liaving charge of the district lines in this locality, and it was not until i8ij6 that he resigned from the company's employ. As previously stated, he had superintended the erection of the city electric light plant, now one of the largest and most complete in Arizona. Both gas and elec- tricity are supplied from this concern, engines of four hundred horse power being used, and six dynamos of large capacity and the latest and best machinery of every kind. Fifty arc lights of the first power and three thousand incandes- cent lights are furnished under the present con- tracts. In 1894 Mr. Russell became a member of the firm of Russell & Sheldon, dealers in elec- trical supplies, bicycles and bicycle sundries. Having earned the reputation of being an ex- pert electrician, he was called upon to fit out the largest buildings here, among them the cathe- dral, the opera house and the chief business blocks and residences. He is one of the direc- tors of the electric light companv, and also be- longs to the board of trade. A great worker in the Democratic party, Mr. Russell has rendered efficient service as repre- sentative of the first ward in the citv council. At the city election of 1900 he was urgently re- quested to become a candidate for the office of mayor, on the Democratic ticket, at the expira- tion of his third temi as councilman, but pre- ferred to accept the renomination for election as councilman, so that if elected he could take a more active part as a worker toward the com- pletion of the various municipal enterprises which he had been largely instrumental in pro- moting. He was re-elected for another term of two years, and at this writing has the satisfaction of seeing the moneys derived from the sale of tlie old Military Plaza subdivision being used in the construction of sewers and parks for the city, thus giving to Tucson a system of sewers with- out a bond issue, and public parks for the peo- I)le, and thereby furnishing the only requisites necessary for making Tucson the sanitarium of the world. In the council Mr. Russell is chair- man of the committees on building and land, and on streets, and is a member of the water and sewerage committee and of the library commis- sion which has in charge the building of the Carnegie library. Numerous public works, in- cluding the present water system, were stanchly supported by him in the council. Since the reor- ganization of the fire department in 1898, he has served as its chief. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and of the Hall Association. In religious faith he is an Episcopalian. Tvv'ice since becoming a permanent resident of the United States Mr. Russell has returned to England on visits, and on one of these trips, in 1888, he married Miss Annie Stone, a native of the village of Coomb, near Dover. They have four children, Ernest, Selina, Francis and Ellen. EDWARD H. COOK. Mr. Cook enjoys the distinction of being one of the best informed men on mining and mines in the territory. His present responsible position as superintendent of the United Globe mines, to wiiich he was appointed in 1891, would argue a Avidespread confidence in his judgment and abil- ity, not only as an expert miner, but as a pre- server of order and a leader of men. The entire life of Mr. Cook has been passed PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 933 in the extreme west. A native of San Fran- cisco, he was born in 1859, and is a son of E. J. and Carrie Cook. The father was born in Ala- bama, and in 1849 followed the tide of emigration to California, in the days when fortunes were easily made and as easily lost. The family re- moved to Arizona in the end of the Civil war in 1865, locating at Prescott Falls, then a bustling mining camp. The father devoted many years to mining, and his son, under the inspiration of his enthusiasm and periods of success, also acquired a fondness for that occupation. In 1869 he snp- jilemented his education in the public school by further study in San Francisco, and is a univer- sity graduate. Subsequently, for three years, he was employed as a pay clerk in Nevada, and in 1885 returned to Arizona, locating in Globe in 1887. In 1 89 1 Mr. Cook entered upon his duties as superintendent of the United Globe mines, and in this capacity has charge of about two hundred men, all white. The property over which he has control is located on Buffalo hill, where the company has over forty claims, mostly patented. The silver mined is of a very high grade, and averages about one ounce of silver to the ton. On account of the absence of flux for smelting, the smelter has been closed for the past year, the ore being shipped away. There is a large body of ore, and the owners anticipate continued large returns from their property. An average of six million pounds a year is the output. The first wife o.f Mr. Cook, at her death, left three children : Carrie, Nena and Louis, who are attending school in Los Angeles, where the fam- ily have a pleasant home. In 1899 Mr. Cook married Lorena Jay, of Illinois. In politics Mr. Cook is a Republican, but has never been an ofifice-seeker. He is fraternally connected with the Masons at Los Angeles, and with the Scot- tish Rites in Globe. J. J. COTTRELL. To Mr, Cottrell is due the credit of having established a great brick industry in Arizona, which is the pioneer of its kind in the territory, and which has but one equal and no superior in the southwest. The plant is located at Al- hambra, and was started in 1887, the brick at that time being made by hand. As the country grew in importance under the developing hand of the farmer, the mechanic and the tradesman, and beckoned to the east and south and west with the confidence of a rejuvenated youth, the response was the signal for a new and increasing demand for all things of utility and necessity, and an enlarged capacity in all directions of sup- ply. As man must first be housed in comfort before he is master of his best abilities, and as he must have covering for the carrying on of all of his industries, in such proportion is he a far-sighted member of society who has antici- pated and prepared himself to meet the impera- tive demand. So it happened that the making of bricks by hand was rapidly succeeded by their manufacture according to the most rapid meth- ods, and by the introduction by the enterprising manager of the latest and most approved ma- chinery. As a result the plant is one of the best equipped in the country, and when in full operation has a daily capacity of 36,500 brick in a day, in eight hours' work. The burning capacity is twenty-four thousand per day of twenty-four hours, and the number of men em- ployed when in full operation is between thirty- five and forty. In April of 1900, the business was merged into the Alhambra Brick Company, with B. L. Clark of Phoenix as president, and Mr. Cottrell as general manager. A native of Greene county, Ohio, Mr. Cottrell was born August 15, 1858, and is a son of Wil- liam and Margaret (Tliomas) Cottrell, natives of Ohio, and pioneers of Greene county. William Cottrell was a clergyman during the course of his long and useful life, and preached the gospel of good-will and kindliness from his twenty- third year until his death in 1899. The early life of their son was shadowed by the death of his mother when he was thirteen years of age. At this time he removed with his father to Licking county, of the same state, where they lived until his sixteenth year. In the meantime his educa- tion was acquired in the public schools of Greene and Licking counties, and at the age of sixteen he entered upon extended wanderings in search of a desirable permanent location, visiting Wis- consin, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Cali- fornia. During the several years of his indefi- nite sojourn, he became interested in the manu- 934 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. facture of brick, and engaged in its manufacture in the states through wliich he traveled, from the time of his nineteenth year. The wisdom of his choice in setthng permanently in Phoenix has never been questioned by Mr. Cottrell, than whom there is no greater enthusiast over the possibilities and resources of his adopted local- ity in Arizona. The marriage of Mr. Cuttrell and Lovinia F. Price, a daughter of William N. Price, of the Salt River valley, occurred in June of 1896. Of this union there are two children, Harvey J. and Etta B. Mr. Cottrell is a Democrat, but entertains liberal ideas regarding the politics of the administration. He is regarded as one of the best authorities on tlu- manufacture of brick in the west, and is widely known as a man of sterling traits of mind, character and attainment. DAVID BARIUTT. The commercial interests of Flagstaff have been materially strengthened by the successful stock and mercantile operations of the Babbitt brothers, of whom there are four, David, George, William and Charles. Like the majority of those who come to Coconino county, they were at first interested in the cattle business exclusively, which was started upon their arrival in Arizona in 1886. Upon the surrounding mountains they raised large numbers of fine stock, to the extent of between six and eight thousand head, and for three years were remarkalily successful in their chosen line of work. In 1888 David Babbitt, the senior member of the cattle firm, opened a hardware store in Flag- staff. Beginning in a small way, he had worked up quite a business by the end of two years. In 1890 the brothers bought out the store and stock of Emerson & Gibbons, general merchants, and formed the mercantile company of Babbitt Brothers. The trade accorded them was so sat- isfactory that David l.abbitt erected a portion of the present building. Since then from time to time additions have been made to accommo- date an ever-increasing trade, and there are now two floors, with an exhibition space of 130x120 feet. A general department store is the result, the five departments being each under a different manager. In addition to a complete line of gen- eral necessities, the firm deals largely in Navajo Indian l^lankets, secured from the posts on the reservations, and shipped from here to all parts of the LTnited States. Other items of revenue are the large quantities of Indian baskets and curios which pass through their hands and find a ready sale among all classes of people who are sensible of the gradual passing away of these picturesque almrigines. The Babbitt Brothers are also interested in the cattle business in Kansas, with headquarters at Dodge City, near which they have an enclosure covering thirty sections of land. In connection with their mercantile enterprise they have a commissary at the Arizona LuiTiIjer & Timber Company's mill and a branch at U'inslow. They also have trading posts for the Indians at Wil- low Springs, Red Lake and Wolf's Post Coconino county. Besides his other interests, David Babbitt has mine holdings, and is developing a copper mine in the Grand canon. He is a stockholder in the Copper King mine, belonging to the Ohio Copper Company, which secures from the nn'ne an ore with an output of twenty-five per cent copper. At one time he officiated as mayor of Flagstaff, and at this w'riting he is a member of the city council, as well as one of the most pronn'nent men of the entire county. Fie is one of those men who possess the true western grit and deter- mination and who are of incalculable value in the building up of localities and towns. JOHN EVANS. John Evans, member of the general mercantile firm of Evans, Ellsworth & Co., of Safford, was born in Desarc, Prairie county. Ark., August 6, 1870. His parents, John H. and Margaret Evans, were natives respectively of Missouri and Ten- nessee, and were early settlers in Arkansas, re- moving thence in 1877 to New Mexico, and from there in 1883 coming to Arizona. Their first home in the territory was at .Snowflake, Apache county. In 1886 they removed to Safiford, and availed themselves of the excellent farming lam I in the vicinity of the town, where the father w as extensively engaged in general farming and stock-raising until 1894. They still make Saf- ford their home. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 937 The education of John Evans was acquired under difficulties, and for the most part has been the resuh of his own independent apphcation. In Arkansas and New Mexico he availed himself of every opportunity that presented itself for the acquiring of knowledge, nor has this habit been less noticeable since he removed to Arizona. His first work was undertaken as a clerk, in which capacity he identified himself witli several different firms. Eventually, in November of 1898, he bought out the firm with which he was clerking, and he has since continued to be inter- ested in the same business. The title of the firm is now Evans, Ellsworth & Co., and as general merchandise purveyors they are widely known. Their store is well slocked with necessities, and the residents of the town and surrounding coun- try are sure of fair treatment and reasonable prices. Their position as one of the large and successful commercial concerns of the town is largely due to the energy and wise judgment of the senior member. In September of 1900 Mr. Evans married Min- nie Lloyd, daughter of Jones and Dr. Mary Lloyd, the latter of whom owns fine residence property in the central part of Safi^ord. In pol- itics Mr. Evans believes in principle rather than party, and invariably votes for the men he deems i)est qualified to represent the people in office. He has numerous interests in Safford and vicin- ity, among others being a well-improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres situated a mile south of the town. On this land is a good house, and the owner is preparing to sink several artesian wells, in order that the property may be provided with ample facilities for irrigation. WILLIAM N. CUMMINGS. The former recorder of Santa Cruz county and ex-officio clerk of the board of supervisors, Mr. Cunnnings, is a native of Ontario, Canada, and was born May i, 1829. His early life was spent in his native land, where he received a good education in the public schools, and acquired the habits of thrift and industry which have characterized his more mature years. In 1850 he went to California and settled in what is now Eldorado county, that state. In the course of time he removed to Santa Cruz county, and there engaged in farming and in the prod- uce business from 1853 to 1858. In a subse- quent mercantile venture at Watsonville he successfully catered to the inhabitants of the town for a period covering three years. For the following nine years Mr. Cummings lived in Nevada, and was there interested in the general merchandise business and in mining, and in 1868 went to London, England, in the interest of a mining company, whose cause he championed until 1870, when he returned to the United States. Amid the sunshine and under the cloudless skies of California Mr. Cummings engaged in the hotel business and ran a line of stages between Santa Cruz and San Jose for nearly ten years. He came to Nogales January 3. 18S6. This bi-national city w'as then on the verge of the prosperity which has since visited it, and held out special inducements to travelers from afar. lUit few of the buildings are now standing which then housed the enthusiastic early settlers, and few of the evidences remain that individualized this from any of the other mining and grazing towns. He soon became interested in mines, real estate and loans in Pima county, and for twelve years applied him- self to these branches of industry. During that time he served for two years as United States court commissioner. When Santa Cruz became a county indepen- dent of its northern neighbor Pima, Mr. Cum- mings was appointed by Governor Murphy first county recorder and ex-officio clerk of the board of supervisors. In the fall of 1890 he was nom- inated on the Republican ticket for representa- tive, but shared the fate of the other Republicans on the ticket and was defeated, the county being strongly Democratic. For years he has been recognized as one of the prominent Republicans of the territory. In 1886 Mr. Cunnnings was united in mar- riage with Prudence Wahnsley. They adopted William Nelson Cummings, a nephew. Ry a former marriage Mr. Cunnnings has a daughter, Alice, who was graduated with the highest honors at the University of California, and who is now the wife of Bruce Stanley, of Xogales. IVaternally Mr. Cunmiings is associated with the Odd Fellows at Nogales, and is a charter member of the Encampment at Santa Cruz, Cal. 938 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. For some time he lias been a member of the Red Men at Nogales. He is a thirty-second degree Mason in the Scottish Rite Consistory at San Francisco, Cal.; also belongs to Nogales Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M. ; and Santa Cruz Chap- ter No. 7, R. A. M. He is a past master of the lodge in California, and representative member of the Territorial Grand Lodge. HENRY EDWARD CREPIN, M. D. Many specialists and physicians of marked ability have located in southern Arizona, to whose sunny clime and dry atmosphere thousands of patients and health-seekers from the north ami east are resorting more and more as the benefits derived here are becoming widely known. Hav- ing thoroughly prepared himself for his chosen work, Dr. Henry E. Crepin came to Tucson as early as 1886. and from that year until 188S served as a health officer of the city. The Doctor's father, Henry Crepin, M. D., was born in Valencia, France, and accompanied his father and the family to Dubuque, Iowa, when he was young. Our subject's grandfather, who was a successful merchant of Dubuque, died in that city. For some years Dr. Henry Crepin was engaged in practice in Dubuque, and later was occupied in professional labors in Montana and California. The year subsequent to the comple- tion of the Southern Pacific Railroad through Arizona he came to Tucson, and later, going to Los Angeles, Cal., passed his last years there. His widow, who lives in Tucson, was Miss Han- nah Cox in her girlhood. A native of England, she is a daughter of Isaac Cox, who was an early settler and farmer in the vicinity of Dubuque, in which locality he was a resident when called to his reward. Four children were born to Dr. Henry and Hannah Crepin, two sons and two daughters. The other son, A. E., is the manager of the Patagonia Commercial Company, of Santa Cruz county, Ariz. Born July 14, 1862, in Dubuque, Dr. Henry Edward Crepin crossed the plains with his par- ents in his infancy, and lived in Deer Lodge and Virginia City, Mont. His elementary education was obtained in private and public schools, and in Christian Brothers' College, at Prairie du Chien, Wis. In 1878 he went to California, and there continued his studies in the high school of Hollister. After being graduated there, he entered the medical department of the University of California, and after spending two years there went to Chicago and was graduated in the Col- lege of Physicians & Surgeons, in the class of 1886. The same year witnessed his establishing himself in practice in Tucson, as mentioned be- fore, but in 1888 a better field opened to him, and accordingly he went to San Diego, Cal., and for three years was physician in charge of the city and county hospital. Then he located in Humboldt county, Cal., but on account of illness returned to Tucson in June, 1898. His office is centrally situated in the Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen Hall Building. A great stu- dent, he keeps quite abreast of the times, and employs electricity to some extent in his cases. He is the owner of the only "X-ray" machine in the territory, as far as known, and has all modern appliances and instruments used by advanced physicians and surgeons. While in San Diego the Doctor joined the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and now is con- nected with the Tucson Lodge. He also belongs to the Order of Foresters and to the Woodmen of the World. The policy of the Republican party is strongly favored by him, and under no cir- cumstances does he fail to discharge the duties of citizenship. WILLIAM A. GILLESPIE. Prominent among the prosperous farmers of Graham county is William A. Gillespie, who has been active in the development of the Gila val- ley for many years. The highest market price for all of the products of his farm is always paid, as the standard of his crops is above the average. His business ability goes without say- ing, for within a few years after his arrival, a poor man, he had become well-to-do and re- spected. The parents of our subject were Thomas S. and Nancy M. Gillespie, and his birthplace is in eastern Tennessee. Born February 19, 1854, he was reared at home and was given excellent educational advantages. With the impatience and adventurous spirit quite common to young men, he chafed under the confinement of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 930 schoolroom and longed for the freedom of the west. At length he ran away from Washington College, where he was a student, and here it may be said that he often has been sorry that he was so hasty in action. .-\t any rate, he went to Colorado. It had been his original intention to proceed to the northern part of New Mexico, but the railroad extended only as far as Kit Carson. He obtained employment with Messrs. Colman & Lacy, cattlemen who owned a ranch on the Cimarron and with them he remained for a year, according to agreement. Then his par- ents joined him, and by his assistance settled upon a farm, and soon had everything in good order. Three years later they removed to .Ari- zona. As some people would state it, "circumstance^ over which he had no control" were the means of his settlement in this region, the circum- stances in question being, primarily, his horses, which gave out while he was on his way to Texas. Coming to the Ciila valley, of which he had heard reports somewhat favorable, he decided to remain here, and for twenty years thereafter he did not cross the boundaries of this territory. Buying a farm, he engaged in its cultivation and also devoted considerable at- tention to the raising of cattle. I-"or eighteen years he was in the live-stock business near Stockton Pass, twelve miles from Fort (irant. Tlien. moving to Solomonville, he bought a farm and now owns over two hundred acres of beautiful valley land to the west and north of this city. The property is finely irrigated and large crops of wheat, barley, corn and alfalfa are raised each year. An item may here be quoted from the supplement to the "Arizona Bulletin," published in January, 1900: "W. A. Gillespie sold last year from sixty acres a mile below Solomonville, more than $1,700 worth of hay and grain, over and above the consump- tion of the ranch for the year." In 1900 his wheat crop averaged sixty-three bushels to the acre; he refused $11 a ton for hay, and after harvesting his wheat cut three crops of Johnson grass, grown on the same land, and disposed of this at .$8 a ton. All of the irrigating ditches here are in the hands of the farmers, and Mr. Gillespie is the largest shareholder in the chief canal of this valley. In general, he favors the Democratic platform and free trade, and at the same time believes m expansion. The marriage of Mr. Gillespie and Miss Fan- nie Williamson of California, took place in 1879. She de]3arted this life March 30, 1895. Of the nine children born to this union, all but two are living. In October, 1898, Mr. Gillespie married Edith I'aulkner. who was reared in L'tah. WALTER T. FIFE. Tile ftirm of t\V(_i hundred and si.\ty-five acres in the viciiiity of St. David. Cochise county, which is owned aiul managed by Mr. Fife, is one of the promising properties in the neighbor- Iiood, and bids fair to be a source of large rev- enue to this early and influential pioneer. LTp to the present time the land has been exclusively devoted to the raising of cattle, and the subject of irrigation has been but recently- put on a prac- tical footing. At this writing the land is sup- ])lied with necessary inoisture from four artesian wells, which have an average flow of forty gal- lons a minute. This, it is expected, will convert the land into a fine agricultural section. \Vhile Mr. Fife still owns many head of cattle and horses left from a hitherto extensive stock l)usi- ness, he intends in the future to give his attention to farming rather than stock-raising. It is the aim of the surrounding farmers to give continued study to the subject of artificial irrigation, in the hope that within a few years the entire .San Pedro valley will develop into a garden spot, such as the efforts of the settlers have producc<l in other parts of the once desert jjlains of Ari- zona. Upon his farm Mr. Fife has many modern improvements, and his family are housed in a comfortable residence erected by himself. A native of Ogden City, L^tah, Mr. Fife was born August 17, 1866, and is a son of William N. and Diana (Davies) Fife. His father was born in Scotland and upon emigrating to Amer- ica, about 1852, settled in L'tah. I'rom there in 1880 he removed the family to the southeastern [jart of Cochise county, where they lived upiin a ranch for nearly nine years. Their otherwise un- eventful existence was terrorized at times by the Indians and Mexicans, and a heavy calamity be- fell the little household when the mother was murdered, September 1 1, 1884, l)y a Mexican on 940 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the old ranch. The perpetrator of this dastardly crime made a desperate attempt to escape, but was overtaken by a mob after running thirteen miles and was at once summarily lynched. The father now lives at Salt Lake City, Utah. One of the sons, John D., was in 1882 shot three times by Indians si.x miles from the homestead, Init managed to escape and eventually he recov- ered from the attack upon his life ; at this writing he is a dealer in agricultural implements at Salt Lake Citv, where he is prominent in local affairs and recognized as the possessor of business abil- ity and wise judgment. The education and early training of Walter T. Fife were received in Cochise county. In 1888 he came to the vicinity of St. David. December 3, 1889, he married .\iary Merrill, oldest daugh- ter of John S. Merrill, of St. David. Of this imion there are four sons, Ralph, Lorin, James M. and Miles M. The two eldest children are attending school. Mr. Fife is a stanch Democrat and has held several important local offices. For two years he was deputy sheriff, for the same length of time served as justice of the peace, which latter office he still holds. In November, 1900, he was elected assessor of Cochise county for a temi of two years. He is a worker for good educational facilities, and with others was instru- mental in securing the erection and equipment of the present school building at St. David. ALEXANDER J. COULD, M. D. The Gould family is of English descent and those bearing the name in the original country, and after taking up their residence in Ireland, were identified rather with military than civic affairs. A race of soldiers, they were ever ready to shoulder arms in defense of any just and noble cause, and they thus participated in some of the wars which have turned the tide in the affairs of men, and brought to Great P.ritain the jurisdiction over almost countless liuman souls. The paternal great-grandfather Gould was an officer in the English army, and sub- sequently located in County Fermanagh, where his son, William B., was born. William Gould was also a soldier, and a member of the Ennis- killen Dragoons, with the rank of captain. Dur- ing the Crimean war he distinguished himself. and his country testified its appreciation of his dauntless courage by conferring upon him the Victoria Cross. In the Crimea he served under Lord Raglan and was in the thick of tlie fight at Balaklava, October 25, 1854; at the battle of Inkerman November 5, 1854, and at the siege of Sebastopol in 1855. He suffered many of the vicissitudes of war, and was wounded at the battle of .\lma, September 20, 1854. In the later years of his life he emigrated with his family to Canada, where he was a magistrate until his death. He was prominent in fraternal circles, was a thirty-second degree Mason, and a devoted member af the Episcopal Church. Dr. Gould's father, George, who was born in Enniskillen, Ireland, was but a youth when the family removed to Canada. He became prominent in city and county affairs, and was county clerk of Bruce county for thirty-one years, or until his death at the age of seventy- six. He was a Knight of Pythias, and an influ- ential member of the Masonic order having, like his father, taken the thirty-second degree. His wife, who was formerly Elizabeth .Snowden. was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, was a daughter of John Snowden, also l)orn in County Fermanagh, and was an officer in the English army. After bringing his family to Canada, he engaged in tilling the soil, and was thus employed at the time of his death. The Snowden family is of Welsh descent. Mrs. Gould, who is now living in Canada, is the mother of six children, of whom two sons and two daughters are living, A. J. being the young- est and the only one residing out of Ontario. A. J. Gould was born in Ontario, July 28, 1868, and at the age of ten years went to New Orleans, La., and there lived with an aunt, under whose kindly protection tlie days of his youth were passed. After graduating as a university student in 1887, he migrated to Colorado, and was employed in Pueblo, in the telegraphic de- partment of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Having decided to devote his future energies to the profession of medicine, he returned to Louis- iana in 1892, and entered the medical depart- ment of the university that was his alma mater, and from this institution he was graduated in the class of 1895. Through his excellent show- ing in the competitive examination he became ^ ^f^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 943 entitled to the advantages accorded an interne at the Charity hospital in New Orleans his term of service extending over eighteen month?. In 1895 he began to practice medicine in old Mexico, and wa.s there appointed assistant sur- geon at the Central Railroad hospital, with head- quarters at Agna Calicnte and Tampico. The following year he came to Tucson and engaged in a general medical anrl surgical ]>ractice, and in 1898 was apjiointed assistant division surgerm for the .'southern Pacific Railroad. Dr. Gould is variously interested in the pro- fessional, political, fraternal, and social organ- izations in which Tucson abounds, and is ac- corded the esteem and appreciation merited by his numerous excellent personal and profes- sional qualifications. In Texas he became asso- ciated with the Masons, and is now a member of Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & .\. M., Royal -\rch Chapter No. 4, and the Commandery No. I, K. T. He is identified w'ith the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a member and medical examiner of the Knights of I'vthias and the Foresters. He is also connected with th-.- Eastern Star. Professionally he is associated with the Arizona Medical .Association. In pol- itics he is a stanch believer in the principles and issues of the Democratic party. GEORGE H. GALLAGHER. The building interests of Phoenix have been materially aided through the excellent work accomplished by the firm of I'ifield & Gallagher. Many of the important buildings and residences in and near the town arc monuments to their skill and ingenuity, and include the O'Neill block, the manual training school, the Academy of the Sisters of ]\lercy, the addition to the high school, Horner block, Sherman building, Dennis building, Talbot building, and the Sacaton agency buildings. Mr. Gallagher is a native of Sterling, 111., and was born June 18. i860. To a degree he inherits his special ajititude for his chuseii work, hi^ father, Michael Gallagher, having devoted the greater part of his life to contracting and build- ing. Michael Gallagher was born in Ireland. and reared to the occujiation of farming. .\t an earlv age the necessity arose for an indepen- dent livelihood, and he courageously started out in the world to face whatever the future might have in store. On Christmas day of 1842 he found himself in Chicago, where he at once began to learn the business of mason and con- tractor. After a time he secured the position of contractor on the Northwestern railroad, with luad(|uarters at Sterling, and constructed the bridges and culverts between Chicago and Clin- tDU. He died at the age of sixty years. Mrs. ( iaiiagher was formerly Mary Morris, and w-as born in Ireland. She is the mother of four sons and four daughters, and is at present living in Chicago, where reside all of the children but George H. In the public schools of Sterling. 111., George H. Ciallagher received an education which fitted him for the future responsibilities of life. In 1875, when fifteen years of age, he was appren- ticed out to learn the trade of carpenter under Harvey French, and subsequently practiced his trade in .Sterling for seven years. In 1884 he removed to Chicago, and for eleven years was engaged as a contractor and bnililer. Here his efiforts were not confined to any particular part of the city, nor to any kind of building. One of his efforts was the construction of Madison hall, six stories high, and with a frontage of one hundred feet. In searching for a desirable permanent loca- tion, Mr. Gallagher naturally turned his inclina- tion to the west, and in 1895 settled in Phoeni.x, to which city he has since claimetl allegiance. He at once began to work at his trade, and one of his most important early undertakings was the superintending of the construction of the Adams Hotel. This occupied the greater part of eight months, and he then turned his atten- tiiin to the erection of two cyanide plants, one at r.radshaw and the other at the old \'ulture mini-. .\t the present time he is conducting his affairs in partnership with J. S. I'ifield. He has accunuilated considerable residence pro])- ertv in Phoenix, and is variously interested in the different enterprises for the tipbuilding nf the town. In Chicago, 111., .Mr. Gallagher was united in marriage with Hannah Desmond, a native of Wilmington, Will county. III, and a descendant of an old New England family. When quit':' 944 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. young Mrs. Gallagher was left an orphan, and was educated in Chicago under the care of the Catholic sisters. To Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher have been born three children: ^larie, Nellie, and George H., jr., who died in Chicago Octo- ber lo, 1900. During his residence in Chicago Mr. Gallagher was for one term building inspector. As one of his most important con- tracts, he was associated with his partner in superintending the construction of the new cap- itol at Phoenix. In national politics lie is a Democrat, but has no political aspirations. He is a member of the Board of Trade, and is fraternally associated with the Foresters. F. M. FRENCH. The ability of Mr. French has materially aided in the growth of Winslow and has lieen utilized in various directions with gratifying results. Es- sentially a western man, he was born in Tulare county, Cal., in 1865, and was reared on a large stock and grain ranch in the vicinity of Tulare. His parents, Franklia M. H. and Julia E. (Van Home) French, were natives of the east, the former having been born in Boston. As early as 1852 the father was led to seek his fortune in the west by reason of the reports concerning the discovery of gold in that state. For years he identified himself with the mines of the Pacific coast, and much of his prospecting was success- fully done. At the present time he is prospect- ing in the western part of Arizona. During the Civil war he served in Company E, Second Cali- fornia Cavalrv, and during his entire term of service acted in the capacity of hospital steward. At the battle of -Shiloh he was wounded in the head and as a result has since worn a silver plate on the side of his skull. May 10, 1887, was the date of Mr. French's arrival in Winslow, and inunediatel}- afterward he began building a dam on Clear creek, in preparation for the work of the Clear Creek Irrigating Company, which he organized in 1887 and incorporated in 1897 with a capital stock of $100,000. At the present time he owns two thousand shares in this undertaking and also acts as treasurer of the company. In the incor- poration of Winslow^ and the creation of Navajo county he was an important factor. At all limes he has worked for the development of local re- sources and the promotion of native industries. He is the possessor of one of the finest farms in the vicinity of Winslow, which is a modern property, and upon which he makes his home with his family. The land is principally devoted to the raising of stock (cattle, horses and hogs), from the sale of which a large income is re- ceived. There is also a market garden that would delight the most fastidious housewife, and from which are sold all kinds of vegetables and fruit. On the ranch are raised annually about two hundred tons of hay. Among the valuable improvements on the property is the comfortable residence. The land is fenced and cross-fenced, and watered from the Clear Creek Irrigation Company's system. In 1899 Mr. French added to his responsibil- ities by purchasing the livery barn of F. T. La Prade, since which time he has carried on a general livery and transfer business, also deal- ing in coal, hay, grain and wood. Among his holdings in town are some buildings and a num- ber of lots. For the past two years he has reported the weather and crops to the depart- ment of agriculture at Tucson, and has been road overseer for the same length of tini.e. In politics he is affiliated with the Republican party, and takes an active interest in elections and con- ventions. The marriage of Mr. French and Lillie Mae Swift occurred in 1886, and they are the parents of five children, namely: Ella, Lester, Ada, Elsie and Frederick C, all at home. HENDERSON & HOUL.VHAN. This firm conducts a large contracting and plastering enterprise in Phoenix, and is among the most reliable and progressive in their line in the city. Since locating here, the members of the firm have received a gratifying degree of appreciation and the i)atronage of a large class who are glad to avail themselves of their tact- ful and conscientiou'> methods of conducting business. The senior member of the firm, Mr. Hender- son, was born on Prince F.dward Island in 1S56. His vouth was an uneventful one. and his edu- cation was derived from the public schools. ;\s a means of future livelihood he Icarnrd the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 945 trade of a plasterer at Charlottetown, and later made a practical application of his trade at Win- nipeg in 1881. Two years later he removed to St. Paul, Minn., where lie engaged in the plas- tering business until 1887, and then removed to the far west, sojourning for a time in Sau Diego, Cal., later spending short periods in Los .\ngeles and San Francisco. Subsec[nently he settled in Seattle, Wash., where he engaged in plastering and contracting. Upon his return to Los .\ngelcs, his work was carried on in con- nection with that of Mr. iloulahan. The two men are now associated in business at Phoenix, where they reside. W. T. Houlahan was born in London, Eng- land. His father, Michael, was a native of Ire- land, and carried on a general mercantile busi- ness in London, whence he came to America in 1873, settling at St. Catherines, ( )ntario. In 1879 he changed his place of residence to Mani- toba. In 1886 he settled in Los .Vngeles, Cal., where he died in Jul\ of the following year. His wife, formerly Margaret Tuohy, was born in Limerick, Ireland, and died in Winnipeg. .She had been previously married, and was the mother, by both marriages, of eight children. The youngest of the family was W. T., who was born November 5, 1861. He spent the greater part of his youth in London, where he was edu- cated in public schools and received a careful home training. Upon coming to .\merica with his parents, he continued his etlucation in the ]niblic schools, and also grailuate<l from a busi- ness college in Winnipeg. In 1876 he began to qualif\- for future independence by undertaking to learn the ])lasterer's trade in Wiimipeg, where he continued until 1884. Later he worked at his trade in St. Paul, Minn. In 1886 he removed to Los Angeles, Cal., where he won a reputation as a relia- ble and efficient workman. I'rom there he went lo San Francisc(5 in 188X, but returned to Los .\ngeles in 1894. and eventually settled in Phoe- nix, where he applied himself to plastering, con- tracting and cement work. In the fall of 1897 Mr. Houlahan decided to establish his permanent home in Phoenix, and has since found all that he could do in his par- ticular line of work, .\mong the important btiildings of which hi"- firm ha\e had charge ma} be mentioned the Capitol building, the O'Neill block, as well as many of the finest residences in the city, and some of the most substantial and imposing business blocks. The firm was espe- cially successful in its share of the construction (if the buildings which comprise the Indian school, there being seven of these buildings. .\'or are its undertakings confined to Phoenix, for the excellence of its work is known through- out all of this part of .\ri7.0na. The marriage of Mr. Iloulahan tijok place in ."^an I'rancisco, Cal., and of his union there are two children. In national ])olitics he is a Re- publican. Fraternally he is associated with the Woodmen of the World. REV. ALFRED OUETU. The pastor of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, of Prescott. is in the prime of life and activity, and is carrying on a great and am- bitious work in Yavapai county. He is very popular with, his congregation and is universally well liked, the general public, of other creeds, uniting in pronouncing him a scholar and court- eous, thoroughly interesting gentleman. It is no surprise to those who meet him ami note his polished, kindly manner, when they are informed that I'ather Ouetu is a native of France. Like his parents. Jules and Hermance (.'>ockeel) Quetu, he was born in the department I'as-De-Calais, near the city of Calais, hrance. The father, who died in 1899, followed agricul- tural i)ursuits, as had his ancestors for several generations, large estates being in the posses- sion of the family. Some of his relatives at one time or another served as officers in the I'Tench army. The wife and mother, who is yet living in F'rance, is of Flemish descent. -Ml but three of her fifteen children grew to maturity and are still living. One son, an ordained priest, known as I'"atlur Hippolyte, is in charge of a jjarisli in h'rance, and a daughter. Sister .Mary Xavier, a lady of marked musical ability, is principal of the department devoted to music in the .\cademy of Sisters of Mercy, of Phoenix. .\riz.. and teaches not only the piano and stringed in- struments, but also is a teacher of the I'"rcnch language. The carl}- years in the life of I'ather Quetu 946 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. were quietly spent upon his father's farm, but when he was quite young it became apparent that he was destined to become a scholar. De- voting much attention to the sciences and class- ics, he later entered the theological college at Arras, and was ordained to the priesthood in that city in December, 1887. His initial \\ork was as assistant pastor of a church in Calais, France, and in July of the same year it was his great privilege to make an extended trip through Italy, the beautiful, where he was re- ceived at the \'atican and had audience with the Pope, and thence proceeded to the Holy Land, spending fully a month in the environs of Jeru- salem. Resuming his duties in his home city. Father Quetu remained there until September. 1888. when he came to the L^nited States. Desiring to further acquaint himself with the English language, he spent three months at St. Mary's Seminary, in Baltimore, and in December pro- ceeded to Tucson, Ariz. Then, for a few months, he served as pastor of the Silver City (N. M.) Church. In September, 1889, he was appointed priest in charge of the Prescott par- ish, a small congregation having been organizecl here. Entering upon this field of effort, I-'ather Quetu soon instituted material changes for the better, and, having purchased some land, com- menced the building of a handsome church edi- fice, in 1891. The plans for the same were made by him, and throughout the work lie carefully superintended it. Tlie cost of the Sacred Heart Church was $18,000, and so judiciously was the amount expended that the structure, to all ap- pearances, might have cost much more. Since September, 1889, he has been the real head of all the church work in this county, and, indeed, for a long time attended missions in Flagstaff and other points along the Santa Fe Railroad, from the New Mexico line to Mojave, Cal. Always sympathetic and with a heart open to the needs of the sick and suffering, he cared for many in his own residence, and when the rail- road was being built through this section, often had from twenty to twenty-eight patients under his roof. Through his earnest efforts was erected the Sisters of Mercy Hospital, a fine brick structure situated in the wc;! part of the city. When he had made the preliminary plans he turned the matter over to the Sisters, as on account of his health a voyage across the ocean and a rest amid the scenes of his youth, in France, became necessary. He had previousl} , in 1892, made a similar trip, and for several years it was difficult for him to become accli- mated to -Arizona. The chief reason, however, was his indefatigable labors on behalf of hi'; church and people, for he never has accustomed himself to any economy of strength or zeal, and always has scores of ambitious plans on hand. Among his numerous interests is St. Joseph's .\cademy, which over one hundred students arc now attending, and which is in charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph. One of his more impor- tant charges is the Jerome parish, where he suc- ceeded in building the Church of the Holy Fam- ily. It unfortunately was destroyed by fire, but a new stone and brick structure was erected bv him in 1899 at a cost of $14,000. The parish at Congress was organized by him, and in 1900 a new church edifice was reared. Besides attend- ing these missions, he holds religious services al different mining camps throughout the county, and is deeply loved for his devotion and spirit of self-sacrifice. In 1898 he was appointed executor of the Barlow-Massick estate, and many other large responsibilities have been re- posed in him, as he has excellent financial ability, in addition to the manifold (jualitics of heart and mind which have so endeared him to his parishioners. E. B. HOGAX. This blacksmith and wagon-maker, stage line manager and enter])rising citizen of \ogales was horn in Louisville, Ky., in 1855. He re- ceived an excellent h.nne 'training and was edu- cated in the public schools. In 1868 he removed to .Salt Lake City, I'tah, and during the several vears of his residence there K'arncd the trade cif blacksmith and wagon-maker, and practiced the same until removing to Leadville, Colo., in 1878. .\ change of occupation was there undertaken. and he worked in the mines and also pms- pected, later serving as superintendent of tin- Empire mine. Mr. lloiran's as'^ociafion witli .\rizona began PORTRAIT AND 1!K JGRAPHICAL RECORD. 95' in 18S5, at which time Xogales offered scarcely a suggestion of its jiresent condition of promise. In connection with the blacksmith shop which. he started at this time he established a wagon and carriage-making concern, where anything short of an automobile is capable of reproduc- tion. -\ large business is done in the general repair line, and .Mr. llogan contracts for all kinds of building. .\t the pre-^enl time he is interested in constructing the road from Xo- gales to Washington Camp, a distance of twenty miles. This is in connection with the stage line established by him in igoo, which has ])roved (|uite a successful imdcrtaking. .\ daily stage runs to Washington camp, carrying passengers and the mails. Tn 1884 .Mr. llogan married l\le-mor Stewart, and of tin's union iIktc are two children. Tvl- ward and Catherine. .Mr. llogan is a Repub- lican in politics ami has taken active interest in all local affairs, bor four \ears he served. as a school trustee, and was town councilman for one term. .\t the time oi the separation <>! .Santa Cruz from IMnal county he took a promi- nent ijart in the affairs leading U]) to it, and was also instrumental in retaining the county-scat at Xogales. He is a member of the .\ncient Order of United Workmen, and is past grand master of the local lodge. In all the enterprises which .abound to the growth of Xogales Mr. Hogan takes an ardent interest, and these he has aided by his assistance and good counsel, which never fails when called, upon. Among his other interests is the wood and coal yard of I logan & Co.. of which he was the originat(3r and is now the chief owner. JAMES & AD.A.M A. SMirif. The thriving town of Clifton presents numer- ous features to tlie visitor which elicit his ad- miration and wonder, and not the least is the large and well-conducted store owned and man- aged by the firm w hose name forms the heading of this sketch. They arc energetic, ambitious young men, of excellent education and consid- erable business experience, and contribute their due share to the general prosperity of the com- numitv. Sons of \\ illian\ and Isabella fArihnn Smith, M they were born in Scotland, and in the public schools of that country received liberal educa- tions. In 1887, when twenty-five and twenty- one years of age, respectively, they crossed the .Atlantic, and came direct to Clifton, where a half-brother, Laurence Russell, was holding the res])ons!ble position of superintendent of the .\rizona Copper Company. For two years James Smith was in the cinploy of that great concern, and then, in partnership with Mr. Torrence, he embarked in the general mercantile business. The brother was in California at the time, but soon returned and bought out Mr. Torrence, the firm name becoming as at present. ( )w ing more to the uncertainty of the dura- tion of most merchants' residence in Clifton than to any other reason, the Arizona Copper Mining Comjiany's great general store had been organized and maintained, and enjoyed much of the local patronage. It is a point worthy of note that the firm of J. (!<: .A. Smith are the only owners of real estate, with a jierfect title, in Clif- ton, excepting the .Arizona Copper Mining Com- pan\ . which secured ])racticallv all the land cov- ered by the present town site by mining claim location. The firm has built u]) a large and pay- ing business and carries a splendid stock of goods, to which new lines arc constantly being added. In addition to their mercantile business, they represent the Si^ringfield (Mass.) Fire In- surance ("(Miipany, the National Fire Insurance ("omiKuiy of Hartford, and the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Portland, Ale., and are meeting with great success in this line, as well as in general business. James Smith was married in Clasgow in 1893, 10 Miss Maggie R. Dick, of Rothesey, Scotland, and two j^romising sons bless their union, namely; William .A., now six years old; and Laurence .A., four years of age. The family occupv one of the most attractive residences in the town of Clifton. It is of brick, constructed in modern style, and the surrounding yard is a refreshing spot of green, with beautiful shade trees. .Adam .Arthur Smith's niarriage took place ten vears ago, his wife being Miss Hallie Jones, daughter of .Mrs. Martha .\braham, of the Clif- ton Hotel. The young couple are the parents of one son, Laurence, now in his eighth year. I 952 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Thev also have a pleasant home and number many friends in this locahty. Both families are connected with the Presbyterian church and are active and valued workers in the noble cause. The brothers are identified with the Masonic order, and were prime movers in the establish- ment of Coronado Lodge No. 8, F. & A. M., of Clifton, of which each in turn has officiated as treasurer. S. S. JONES. The Empire Gold Mining & Milling Com- pany is fortunate in having so competent and faithful a superintendent as S. S. Jones in the field of action. A practical and thoroughly effi- cient assayer and mining engineer, he also pos- sesses rare business and executive ability, and is devoted to the interests of the company, hav- ing his place of abode at the mines, where he can be found readily at any hour of the day or night, the stamp-mill being kept in operation all the time. Mr. Jones is a native of Alabama, where he was reared .and educated. In the state univer- sity he pursued a special course in mining and engineering, also devoting considerable time to mineralogy and assaying. In 1894 he went to California where he was occupied in mining and prospecting in various counties for about three years. Then, having severed all of his connec- tions there, he came to Groom creek in the interests of the company with which he is today. At first he was employed as an assayer, and when the result of his researches became known, the company decided to continue operations here, and have proceeded in a conservative man- ner, enlarging the works as it appeared advisa- ble. Since 1898 Mr. Jones has been the super- intendent of the mines, which comprise the Em- pire, Union, Cincinnati, Black Jack and Belle- vue, all gold-bearing. A ten-stamp mill was erected under the direction of the superintend- ent, its capacity being forty tons per day, and the bullion is shipped direct to the San Fran- cisco (Cal.) mini. The main vein is about ver- tical, and averages from eighteen inches to five feet in thickness. The main body of ore has been reached recently at a depth of some three hundred feet, and as the work advances the showing is growing better, the ore being as eas- ily handled .as was that near the surface. It is hoisted to the level and thence run out in tunnels into the mill, thus necessitating no extra handling after it leaves the shaft. For the first six months a Huntington mill was used, and when it became evident that the ore was to hold out and warrant the expense, improvements were gradually added. The present modern plant cost upwards of $50,000, one feature being the light- ing system, which is thoroughly up-to-date. As the company owns oil lands in California, the use of the crude kerosene in the furnaces instead of refined oil, is contemplated, about ten barrels a day being consumed. This would be a new and interesting departure, as the company thus would be pioneers in that direction, and the re- sults are looked forward to with deep concern, both by mining operators in .\rizona and by oil companies in California. Employment to thirty- five men, chiefly of Prescott, is afforded by the Empire Gold Mining & Milling Company. Dr. W. A. Hendryx is president and treasurer; E. H. Tomlinson, vice-president ; W. M. Jones, sec- retary, and S. S. Jones superintendent and agent at Prescott. \\'hile a resident of California, S. S. Jones was connected with an Odd h'ellows lodge. In na- tional affairs he uses his ballot in behalf of the nominees of the Republican party. Heartily in- terested in his work, he neglects none of its details, and thus to him may be justly attributed a large share of the company's success. SAMUEL BARCLAY CLAYPOOL, M. D. In the estimation of those who know him Dr. Claypool is one of the most promising and capable physicians in southern Arizona. A na- tive of Kentucky, he was born ( )ctober 3, 1865, and is a son of W. M. and Hetty B. Claypool, the former born in Kentucky, and a practicing physician of wide experience and extejisive knowledge. His son, S. 11., was educated in Kentucky at the public schools and at Ogden college, subsequently graduating from the medi-' cal department of the University of Nashville, Tenn., in the class of 1897. For the three year.s preceding his graduation he received sound practical training in the lios])ital at Nasli\-illc P(:»RTRArr AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 953 and started out in the world fully equipped with the requisite fjrasp of his profession. In the meantime the elder Claypool had located in Globe, in 1896. and found the field for practice so satisfactory that his son joined him here, since which their joint efTorts have met with gratifying success. Dr. ClayiJool was ap- pointed county physician in 189S and at the present time is surgeon for the Gila \'alley. Globe & Xorthcrn Railroad, his term of service to e.xtend over two years. .\s an evidence of his prosperity the doctor has erected one of the fine houses of the town, which has an unrivaled loca- tion near the heart of the business interests, his ofifice being erected i>n the same lot. June 28. ]8g8. Dr. Claypoul married W'ilhel- mina L. Kellner, a daughter of K. V. Kellner of Plioenix. Of this union there is one child. Dulaney K. In politics a stanch Democrat, the doctor has been prominent in local and terri- torial afifairs and was elected to the territorial council November 6. 1900. Fraternally he is associated with the ( )dd hellows, the Knights of P}thias and the Elks, of which latter organiza- tion he is a charter member. He is also a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church at Bowling Green. LEONIDAS HOLLAD.W. One of the oldest engineers in the employ of the Southern Pacific, in years of active service, is he who is popularly known as "Lon" HoUa- day. His high standing with tlie "knights of the rail" is shown by the fact that he was elected to the responsible office of chief of Division Xo. 28, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. and is now acting in that capacity. The paternal grandfather of our subject was born in England, and settled u])on a ])lantation in Tennessee at an early day. T. 1).. father of Leonidas Holladay, was born in Tennessee, and, upon arriving at nian"s estate, carried on a plantation until earl\ in the '50s he removed to Austin, Tex. Ihcre he lived upon a ranch for several years, but in 1871 went to California and conducted a ranch near San Bernardino until recently, when he retired and ncnv makes his home in Los .\ngcles. He was the prime mover in the cnter|irisc of obtaining street cars for Pomona, and to some extent was interested in real estate. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah Backman. and her death occurred when he was young, in Tennes- see. Her parents were natives of that state, but her ancestors were from England. "Lon" Holladay was born in Overtdn county, lenn.. .\pril 10, 1854. He is an only son, and his tw(j sisters died in girlhood. After the war he accompanied his father to Texas, and there attended the subscription school of the period. I'roni :866 to 1869 he lived upon his father's ranch near .Austin, and at the early age of fif- teen entered up(jn his railroad career. The Aus- tin branch of the ffouston Texas Central was in process of construction, and the youth was em])loyed chiefly as fireman on an engine used in the work. Later he made regular runs along the completed line and in 1874 was promoted to the post of engineer. At the end of three months, however, he resigned on account of fail- ing health and went to California, where he was inunediatel}' benefited. ( )ctober 13. 1874, Mr. Holladay entered the em]jli)y of the Southern Pacific, and ran betvyecn Los -\ngeles and Spadra as a fireman. The road was gradually extended and he continued with the corporation, being promoted to engi- neer in 1880. Going to Benson, he was in charge of machinery there for a period, and then returned to the road. Since the line was com- pleted as far as El Paso he has. lived in Tucson and been engaged in making regular runs be- tween that point and Yuma. While really quite fortunate, considering the many years of his active service, Mr. Holladay has had a few nar- row escapes. Once, when about twenty-five miles east of Yuma, a cow on the track ditched the engine: the fireman was killed, but, though Mr. Holladay had three ribs broken and was badly injured, he recovered. March 11, 1899, another accident resulted in serious injuries to him. but. on the whole, he enjoys excellent health. The pleasant home of Mr. Holladay. at X^o. 2T,j South Fourth avenue, was built by him. His marriage to Miss Mary Susan Wright, a native of .Arkansas, took place in California. Their eldest daughter. Mrs. Lulu Maude Garland, re- sides in Tucson. The younger children, Elsie. Grace, Maurice and Lester, are at home. Mrs. 954 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Holladay is a member of tlie Methodist Epis- copal Church. For one year Mr. Holladay officiated as pres- ident of the Tucson board of school trustees, and is now serving his second term as a member of that body. Politically he is affiliated with the Democratic party. Under the appointment of Governor Hughes he served on the board of railroad commissioners until he, in company with his colleagues, feeling that their power was so limited that the commission really was an unnecessary expense to the territon,-, recom- mended its abolishment, and the next legisla- ture acted upon the suggestion and dismissed the board. I'"raternally he is a member of the Lodge and Hall Association of the .-Xncient Order of L-nited W^orkmen. EDWIN J. PARKINSON. Though practicallv a newcomer in Jerome, having arrived here in 1898, Mr. Parkinson has met with a higli degree of appreciation, un- questionably merited by his understanding of the profession of law. augmented by years of practical experience. Though a resident of the far west for the greater part of his life, he was born in Elgin, 111., in 1864, and in 1875 his par- ents, impressed with the superior opportuni- ties and splendid climate of California, removed to San Francisco. He was educated in the pub- lic schools and the I'niversity of the Pacific at San Jose. In response tr) an impelling conviction that the science of law offered the largest and most con- genial field for the exercise of his al)ility, he entered the law office of J. N. Nolan, and was later with M. C. Chapman, of Oakland, subse- quently finishing the law course at Hastings College. August 17, 1886, he was admitted to practice in the superior court of California, and for two years |)racticed in San Francisco anri San Diego though while in the latter place he turned his attention principally to real estate and speculating. Dining 1888 he was in the of- fice of Judge Hanlyn, of San Francisco. In the fall of i88c) he went to Monterey county, Cal., and, aside from engaging in the practice of law. became interested with W. .\. Stewart in land flcals in the southern part of the count\ . In 1892 lie located in San Miguel, San Luis Obispo county, Cal., and there worked up a large prac- tice, and became a prominent factor in the com- munity. In 1892 he entered the political cam- paign and was elected district attorney of Monterey in w^hich capacity he served for two years. In the fall of 1895 he returned to San Francisco, going, in the winter of 1896, to Los Angeles, and later to Pomona, where he con- tinued to build up an enviable reputation as a lawyer. In Jerome Mr. Parkinson has engaged in general practice. He is a member of a firm whose services are retained by the \entura Hill Mining Company, the \'erde Consolidated Cop- per Company and several other large mining companies and corporations. The firm also at- tend to the legal work of the Jerome Power Company, which furnishes electric and water power for the city of Jerome. The organization of this company was brought about by Mr. Parkinson, and he is its secretary and chief pro- moter. Numerous other interests have received his attention, all of which are praiseworthy, and are thought out with due regard to the benefit of the cominunitv. S. S. MARSHALL. The traveling public through Graham county are hospitably and comfortably entertained at the Marshall house, a neat and well-managed hostelry under the supervision and ownership of one of the most progressive citizens of Pima, who is none other than S. S. ^Marshall. Like so many of the residents of this center of & vigor- ous wheat-raising section, he was born in Utah, his birth occurring near Salt Lake City, in 1864. His parents, George -and Esther (Steel) Mar- shall, were born across the ocean, the former in Ireland, and the latter in England. They were industrious and worthy farmers, and though they gave their son a good education in the public schools, they were luiahlc to materially aid him in starting out in the world for himself. Thus, when he came to Pima, in 1885, he had scarcely a dollar with which to purchase the success of the world, and was dependent upon his own perseverance and ability to carry him through. How well he has succeeded is a matter of iiride PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 957 to his friends and of personal satisfaction to himself. On the outskirts of Pima Mr. Marshall pur- chased a farm upon first coming here, and de- voted his best energies to its cultivation, with the result that it is today one of the best im- [iroved farming properties in the county. Though ytill in his possession, tlie greater part of his time is devoted to the management of the town hotel, a large brick structure. 50x60 "feet in di- mensions, and two stories in height. In connec- tion with the hotel is conducted a livery and blacksmith slio]). the combined interests consti- tuting a renuuicrative business for their owner. He is also tlie owner of mining properties in the Lone Star and Montezuma districts, and entertains hopes of their generous output. The union uf Mr. Marshall and Johanna Mer- rill occurretl in 1890. and in 1892 Mrs. Marshall died, leaving one child, Cieorge, who is now- attending school in I'tah. Mr. Marshall was married in 1897 to Luella ]\Iiller, and of this union there is one child, Delia. HENRY LOVIN. The efificient sheriff and assessor of Mohave county, Mr. Lovin, a respected citizen of King- man, is a native of North Carolina, his birth having occurred in Rockingham, Riclmiond county, in 1866. He was reared and educated in the south, and for several years after reach- ing manhood was connected with the fruit-rais- ing industry in Florida as superintendent of the famous Monarch orange orchard belonging to the Monarch Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and situated near the town of Ocala. In 1885 Mr. Lovin came to Arizona, and in company with W. M. Ward was occupied in the business of raising oranges and lemons, their orchard comprising thirty acres, and located in the fertile and finely irrigated Salt River valley in the vicinity of Phoenix. At the end of three years Mr. Lovin turned his attention to mining interests, and was connected with the Commer- cial Mining Company, whose claims are not far from the Senator mine near Prescott. In 1890 he came to Mohave county, and during the fol- lowing four years was employed by the Taggart Mercantile Company of Kingman. In the meantime Mr. Lovin devoted consider- able time and capital to mining and prospecting, chiefly along the course of the Colorado river. He located several good claims, among them the placer mine now- in the possession of the Santa Ana Mining Company, and with others he discovered the group now operated by a min- ing company composed of Boston capitalists. With his characteristic speculative spirit, one day he grubstaked a wandering Mexican pros- pector named Jose Jerres to the amount of $[2.8o. Within forty-eight hours the Mexican had located the claims now known as the Gold Road mines, the outcroppings from which assayed forty-eight ounces of gold to the ton. This property was sold at once to a Los Angeles syndicate, and its development shows it to be, beyond question, one of the great gold proper- ties of the territory. Besides his interest in that mine, he owned shares in several others. At present he is part-owner of the Hillside mine, an excellent producer of gold-bearing ore. In his various mining ventures he has met with marked success, and for several years he has employed from six to eight men, experts in mineral values, to stake out claims for him in promising localities. Always an active worker in the ranks of the Democratic party, Mr. Lovin is recognized as an influential factor in the same, and several times has been a delegate to conventions. For two years he served efficiently as under-sheriff, and at the end of that period, in the fall of 1900, was elected to the superior position, receiving the largest majority vote of any sheriff ever elected in Mohave county. The office is com- bined with that of county assessor. In the fraternal organizations he is identified with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. D. E. HL'RLFV. D. E. Hurley, who is now serving as freight agent for the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Rail- road at Phoenix, was born January 22, 1870, in Northfield, \'t. His father, D. II. Hurley, is a native of the same state, and in early life learned the machinist's trade in the St. .\lbans ')3^ PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. machine works, beconiiiii; an expert mechanic. For some time he worked at his trade in the Cen- tral Vermont Raih-oaii shops, and later went as an engineer upon the road. Going to Mexico in 1882, he was employed as superintendent of construction during the building of the Mexican Central Railroad, and became an expert layer of steel rails. In l88y he entered the service oi the .\lhintic & Pacific Railroad, which has since become a part of the Santa h'e system, .and was the first roadmaster of the fourth district between Peach Springs, .Ariz., and Uarstow, Cal., for one year, at the end of which time he was made road- master of the first district between .Albuquerque and Navajo Springs, holding that position until i8c)i;, when he resigned .and returned to his old home in Northfield, \'t., where he now resides. He has interests in I'nlia that occupy a i)art of his time. In early life he married Mary llur ley, who, though bearing the same name, was no relative. She is a native of Canada, and a daughter of Cornelius Hurley, who was born in A'ermont, and went to Canada in the employ of the Grand Trunk Railroad, but afterward re- turned to \'ermont and became connected with the Central \'ermunt Railroad. He was first a surveyor and later sujieriiUendent of construc- tion. Of the si.K children l)()rn to Mr. and Mrs. Hiu'- ley, five are still living, namelv : D. E., our sub- ject; Cornelius C, a locomotive engineer on the Boston & Maine Railroad; Mrs. Lizzie Ralii- don, of Ontario, Canada; William H., who is attending medical ci)llege at llurlington, \'t.; and Harriet, at home with her parents. During his boyhood and youth 1). E. Hurley pursued his studies in the public schools of his native town and was graduated from the North- field high school in Jime, 1886. The following three years were spent as a clerk in a wholesale grocery house in Boston, and he then went to Eldorado, Tex., and entered the employ of the Mexican National Railroad, serving as brake- man about a year during the building of that rn.id as far as Monterev. (joing to Galluii, .\". M., he accepted a position as clerk in the freight department of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, now the Santa I'e, and remained there from 1890 to 1896, being relief agent the latter |);irt oi the time, lie was next passenger and freight agent at Ash I-'ork until September, 1898, when he was made freight agent at Phoenix, and has since filled that position to the entire satis- faction of the company and all concerned. He is a wide-awake, energetic young business man, and is one of the most enterprising citizens of Pli.oenix. .\t Ash I'ork, ,Vriz., Mr. llurle)- married Miss Kate Rode\', a native of St. Joseph, Mo., and t(j them has been born a son, Frank Edward. In religious belief Mr.i. Hurley is a Catholic. In politics oiu" subject is independent. He was initiated into the Odd Fellows' Society while a resident of Boston, and now holds membership in the lodge at Gallup, X. .M. lie alscj belongs t(j the Encampment and Rebekah branch of the same order; and is a member of the Knights (jf Pythias lodge at Phoenix, and L'nited Work- men Lodge No. 2. at .Mbucinerqnc. He is tpiite popular sociall)', and all who know him hold hnn in the highest esteem. E. L. Tl DWELL. Recognizing the superior natural advantages of the Gila River vallex', the subject of this sketch wisely decided to try his hand at agriculture in this district, and is proving his foresight to his entire satisfaction. Of all of the many sys- tematic and thrift}' methods of irrigation, with special reference to the expenditure necessary, the canals of this locality surpass those of other sections of the so-called arid zone, the chief reason being that they are owned aand managed bv the parties most interested — the farmers — and it is stated on good authority that the av- erage cost of water to the consumer is not over one-third of what is charged in many other val- leys. Mr. Tidwell was born in Parker county, Te.x., in 1857. He can hardl\ remember the time when he was considered too young to ride a pony or to assist in herding cattle (jn the plains, and this pursuit has been, practically, his life oc- cupation. When in his nineteenth year he em barked in business on his own account, and for the ensuing eight )'ears was engaged in the raising of cattle in the Lone Star state. Then sellin"- out, he came to .Arizona, and locating i^^^u.^^^'^i/^?/^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 961 in VVillcox, looked upon that place as his hoiii':' and headquarters for the next few years, in the nieiintinie, as formerly, he devoted his en- ergy to the cattle business, and it was not until 1899 that he disposed of his last live stock. In 1894 Mr. Tidwell invested some means in an eighty-acre farm, located about half way be- tween Solomonvillc and SafTord. Here he has built a comfortable adobe house, has put up fences and is continually making improvements which arc greatly increasing the value and de- sirability of the homestead. In addition to this place, he owns a quarter section of land at a point on the Gila river libout seven miles east of Solomonville. When it is remembered that land in this innnediate localit} is worth upwards of ^100 an acre, it may be seen that our subject is rapidly amassing a snug little fortune. In all of his jo\s and sorrows for the past score of years Mr. Titlwell has found a true helpmate in his wife. It was in 1881 that their marriage took place. The wife formerly bore the name of Henrietta Taylor, her old home being in W'ichiia I'"alls, Tex. They have five promising children. Politically Mr. Tidwell uses his franchise on behalf of Democratic nom- inees. .\t one time he served as deputy sheriff. He has officiated as a school trustee, giving his ardent support to the cause of education and to all progressive enterprises. J. ERNEST WALKER. Standing in the front ranks of successful busi- ness men of Phoenix is J. Ernest Walker, who within some five years has achieved this distinc- tion, and is constantly adding to his laurels. Piut not alone in the world of commerce is he a power, for in public and social circles his in- fluence is recognized for good, and religious and benevolent institutions and all worthy enter- prises receive his generous support. He is a member and one of the directors of the Phoenix P>oard of Trade and is the second vice-president of the Phoenix Library .Association. One of the organizers of the .Arizona Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, he is a director and registrar of the same : is connected with the .■\ncient Order of United Workmen, in which he is past master workman ; and is a popular mem- ber of the Maricopa Club. His ballot is used in favor of the Democratic platform, but he is not an aspirant to public honors, having refused to allow his name to appear as a candidate for the legislature. The eldest child of Prof. George W. and Emma (Wysor) Walker, our subject comes of fine old colonial \'irginia families. His father was born in Martinsljurg, \\'. \'a., the son of James W. Walker, a wealthy planter, of Scotch- Irish extraction. .\ graduate of Ilampden-Sid- ney College, where he received the degree of Master of Arts, Prof. George W. Walker is a scholarly man and now is occupying the chair of Latin in the X'irginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg. During the Civil war he served in a \'irginia regiment in the capacity of an officer. His wife, who was born in Pulaski county, Va.. is a daughter of George \\'.and a granddaughter of Capt. Henry Wysor, natives of Mrginia, and substantial planters. George W. Wysor, who died while serving in a X'irginia regiment in the Civil war, came of a race of military heroes. His father held the rank of captain in the war of 1812; his grandfather, Capt. Henry \\'ysor, Sr., was in command of a company during the Revo- lution, and his great-grandfather, Capt. Adam Wysor, won his title by his conspicuous service in some of the early colonial wars of the Old Dominion. The \\'ysor family is traced back to the tw-elfth century, when some of the name (then spelled Wisiser) emigrated from their an- cient home in Germany to England, whence they came to America. Capt. Henry Wysor. of war of 1812 fame, married a Miss Charlton of \'irginia, whose family, of the old nobility, date- from the days of William the Conqueror, as accompanying him from Normandy, large es- tates and rights were accorded them in Ireland. The mother of Mrs. George W. Walker, nee Wysor, was a Miss Miller, also of an old \'ir- ginia family and of Revolutionary stock. Born May 12, 1873, I. Ernest Walker is the eldest of the eleven children which constitute the parental family. .Ml are living, and with the exception of himself and sister. Miss Emma Clay Walker, who is now making her home w'ith him, continue to dwell in \'irginia. Thev are named as follows : Lida, Mrs. M. W. Cole- man, James \X'., Margaret \\'., Lucy Stearnes, i/u f'Ok TRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Nellie Lemon, Lillie Wilson, ( icorsc Lnthcr, Robert Ware and Charles Martin. The youth of our subject was passed in the beautiful valley of the Shenandoah, his birth- place being in Pulaski county, \'a. After com- pleting his education he embarked in business at the early age of fifteen, and until 1895 was lo- cated at Salem, Va., where he was interested in real estate and insurance, being connected with several land improvement companies. On ac- count of his health he decided to settle in the west, and after spending some time in traveling took up his residence in Phoenix: Here, in 1897, he embarked in the real estate and insur- ance business, representing many of the old- line companies. Personally, he now owns a number of finely improved farms in the Salt River valley and elsewhere, and is branching out into many other enterprises. In 1900 the Buckeye Canal & Land Company was incorporated, with a paid-up capital stock of $100,000, and Mr. Walker was made secretary, treasurer and manager of the same. Under his auspices it is meeting with remarkable success, whereas it had hitherto been a glaring failure. He also is the secretary and treasurer of the Sixth Avenue Hotel Company, incorporated. The marriage of Mr. Walker and Miss Flor- ence Williscroft was solemnized in Phoenix, October 28, 1896. .\ daughter of George R. Williscroft, of this city, she was a native of Smith Falls, Canada, and was summoned to the silent land in June, 1890, leaving one child, Flor- ence Emma. April 30, 1901, he married Helena Harning, of Castile, Wyoming county, N. \ . She is a daughter of Duane D. and Mary (Snell) Harning, natives of New York State, who are now residing in Phoenix. The beauti- ful modern residence of the family, at the cor- ner of Fourth and Monroe, is owned by Mr. Walker. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is highly honored and esteemed by all who know him. C. M. STURGES. C. M. Sturges is a leading representative of the business interests of Phoenix, where, in partnership wdth A. L. Stephens, he is now suc- cessfully conducting the Golden Eagle livery. feed anil sale stable. He has won success by his well-directed and energetic efforts, and the prosperity that has come to him is certainly well deserved. Mr. Sturges was born in St. Louis, Mo., No- vember 19, 1864, and on the paternal side is de- scended from a good old New England family of English origin. His grandfather, William .Sturges, spent his entire life as a farmer in Fair- held, Conn., and died in 1894. at the advanced age of ninety-four years. The father, John A. Sturges, is a native of that place. When a young- man he removed to Missouri, becoming one of the early settlers of Marshall, where he was. engaged in the manufacture of lumljer for a time, and later he was interested in the whole- sale commission business in St. Louis imtil com- ing to Phoenix, .Ariz., in 1887. Here he followed farming for some time, but now, at the age of seventv-six years he is living retired, enjoying a well-earned rest. W hen a yoimg man he mar- ried Miss Augusta Zimmerman, a native of Cialesburg, Hi., and a daughter of John Zimmer- man, who was engaged in farming in that state. I!y this union were born five children, all of w'hom reside in or near Phoenix. The early education of our subject, acquired in the public and high schools of St. Louis, of wliich he is a graduate, was supplemented by a course at Drury College, Springfield, Mo. He left school, however, in 1885 to come west, being the first of the family to locate in Phoenix. For one \ear he engaged in farming, and for four \ ears was employed as clerk in the grocery store of Farley & Grant. In 1890 he purchased a liver\- stable on Third street and embarked in the business which he has since carried on suc- cessfully. In 1895 ''^ built a fine brick barn, 50x138 feet, and two stories in height, it being the largest establishment of the kind in the city. In 1894 he formed a partnership with A. L. Stephens, a native of Lowville, Lewis county, N. Y., and a son of Rufus and Clarissa (Rich- ards) Stephens, both of New York state. In 1863 he went to Ripon, Fond du Lac count)-. Wis., and in 1878 removed to Fargo, N. D., where he was engaged in the livery business until coming to Phoenix in 1894. Here busi- ness is conducted under the firm name of C. M. -Sturges & Co. They have hacks which meet all ^ lyf ''•iS^ fro*' ■' ^ 1 ^^^^^L^ -^^^M^ ^ ^^^^^^^B|f4p^ -^^^^^^^^^^Hi^li '9f^ ^^ ''•' '^'^wsf^-^^rM^^s^^M'^^mC ^^uL^o^ ^ KkI/S^ PORTRAIT AND lUOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 965 trams, and do an (.'xtciisivi- traiislt-r l)iisincss. '\'hc\ also make a specialty of lakini;' picnic par- lies to ail ])oints of interest for manv miles around, and have an elegant talK-lio for this purpose. i>esicies his city properly, Mr. Sturges f)\vns a ranch of one hundred and sixt\ acres on .St. John's canal, tifteen utiles west of I'hoe- ni.\, lie was married at ( )akdale, I'al.. to Miss Clara Mitchener, who was horn in I'etaluma, ("al.. her father, John Mitchener, heitig a ])ioneer of that state. ( )ue child blesses this union, I'.Ka. r.\ his halhH .\lr. Sttn-ges supports the men and measures of the Republican ])art\, and he has taken quite an active and proniiueiU pan in ])ublic affairs. lie has served as county com- missioner, and is now acceptably fillinsj the of- fices of city commissioner and treasurer, liaving served in the latter position for several vears to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, lie is a member of the Coard of Trade and afifili- ates with the Knijjhts of I'ythias and the W'ood- I7ien of the World. In religious belief he is a rreslnterian. (iEORCE L. WILKY. The agricultural interests of the Salt Ri\er valley have materially benefited by the presence in their midst of Mr. Wilky, who represents the best farming element of the region that has wit- nessed his successful efforts for advancement. He is the owner of two hundred and seventy acres of land, one hundred and ten acres of which are in the liome ranch. Though not one of the very earl_\ pioneers of the valley, he has iin])ressed his worth and ability upon his fellow- townsmen and has shown an unusual and com- mendable interest in all that pertains to the general growth of his adopted localit\ . lie came to this jiroiuising corner of the world in 188 1 and has since made it his home. The parents of Mr. W'ilky, Henry and .Sophia (Lutgerding) W'ilk)', were born in ( iermany aiid became jirominent residents of the Salt River valley. The earlv boyhood of their son (let)rge was passed in .\dains c(junty. 111., where he was born September 21, 1862. When two years of age he removed with his parents to Marion county, Mo., where the faiTiil\- lived for several years. subsei|uently going to Shelby couni\. Mo., where they remained until 18S1. .Vt that time (leorge L. removed to .\rizona. He re- ceived the early ir.iining that falls to the lot of the average farm-reared boy. and was sur- rt)un(lcd by intlnences calculated to develop traits of induslrv and thrift. I'pou starting out in the world for himself yiv. Wilky naturall}' followed the inclinatiim fostered by his parents and developed while re- siding on the home farm. .\s a general farmer and stock-raiser he has been very successful, and the good results attained are largely due to his special aptitude for the work at hand and his faith in the ]jossibilities of the soil which he so diligently cultivates. .Mr. Wilky's first wife was Mrs. lunma Mitts. I'lorn of that union is one daughter, Sophie R., whose mother died when she was onlv font mouths old. and since that time she has made her home with her grandparents W'ilkv. Mr. \\'ilk\- married for his second wife .Martha Cartwright, of the Salt River valley, a daughter of Jasjjer and Sarah E. (Riggins) Cartwright. ( )f this union there are two children. Louis R. and Harold C. .\ Democrat in national politics, Mr. Wilky has no political ambitions, and pre- fers to leave to others the offices within the gift of the i)eo])le. He is public-s]iirited and enterprising, and a t\pical pi(.)ncer farmer of Salt River valley. Mrs. Wilky is a member of the Christian Church. She was born in California, and when about three years of age was brought by her par- eiUs to Prescott. .\riz. .Mr. ami Mrs. Cartwright live si.x miles west of Rhoenix on the Maricopa road, and are amting the honored pioneers of the territor\'. ALE.\AXI)I-:R I". Mc.XLT.T.STER. .Mr. .McAllister was born in the shadow of old lnde])endeuce Hall on .South .Sixth street in the city of Rhiladel]ihia. l-"ebruary 17. 1840. His grandfather, an Cnited Irishman, took ]iart in the struggle of the Irish ])eople in the rebellion of 1798, with Henry and John .McCracken. the I'resbyterian leaders in .\ntrini. relatives of President McKinley, and after its failure escaped to this country^ serving afterwards with Col. g66 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Winfiekl Scott in flu- war .if iSij at tlic battle of Lnndy's Lane, and through the Canadian campaign. He was for many years an alderman of the city. His father was an old sea captain, sailing out of I'hiladelphia, and was lost with his vessel in 1852. He had served on the old I'nitcd States sloop-of-war Cyane at the ca])ture of \'era Cruz during the Mexican war. the fleet co- operating with the land forces under General Scott, showing three generations of fighters serving inider the same officer. Mr. McAllister attended the public schools of his native city, and was a classmate of Samuel J. Randall, Ignatius Donnelly, Governor Robert E. Pattison and other distinguished Philadel- phians. He made several sea voyages to Liver- pool, England, and La Guarra, South America, but not liking the hardships of a cabin-boy's life in the merchant service, despite the glamour of romance thrown on it by R. H. Dana and Cap- tain Maryatt, he concluded to settle down with the old folks and as a law student entered the ofifice of Benjamin H. Brewster, afterward attor- ney-general under President Arthur one month prior to the breaking out of the war. His associ- ations and traditions were identified with the is- sues and i)rinciples of the Democratic party, casting his maiden vote for Stephen A. Douglas, and he was chosen delegate to the Congressional convention, electing his life-long friend and former school-fellow Sam. J. Randall to the first of his many terms in Congress. At the first call for seventy-five thousand men l)y the president, at the breaking out of the war, he enlisted in an organization known as the Moyamensing Rangers, commanded by the noted "Squire" McMullin, and served with Gen- eral Patterson's command in the Shenandoah valley. At the call for three years' men he en- listed in the Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania, com- manded by Col. Joshua T. Owens and known throughout the Potomac Army as "Paddy Owens' Regulars," in the old Philadelphia Brigade commanded by the fearless Senator Baker ; he received a charge of "buck and ball" in the right leg. October 25, 1861, at Balls' Bluff, where General Baker was killed. C)n re- covering from this wound he rejoined his regi- ment in front of Yorktown and took part in all the battles of the Peninsular campaign under (ieneral McClellan. On the organization of the grand army corps his brigade formed the Second brigade, Second division of the Second army corps, and commanded by Maj.-Gen. E. \'. Sumner. I'romotions were not slow in those days where wounds and death created vacancies in rapid succession, and Mr. McAllister rose from a high private in the rear rank to brevet corporal, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. At .\ntietam he was assigned as aide on General Hancock's staff, where he served until McClellan was superseded by Burnside. At Fredericks- burg his regiment was one of the first to cross the pontoon bridge thrown across the Rappa- hannock river below the Lacy House, General liurnside's headquarters, through the streets of that historic old town in the face of a murderous fire to Mary's heights. The result of that ill- fated assault is a matter of history. His corps in the following movement against the Confeder- ate forces under General Hooker, covered the retreat of his defeated, panic-stricken army and saved it frotii total annihilation. At Gettysbufg the second army under Hancock held the left center against the flower of the army of North- ern Mrginia, and beat back the repeated and fearless charges of Pickett and his picked veter- ans, and a larger percentage of killed and wounded was suffered by his regiment than by any other regiment engaged in that battle, and in it Captain McAllister received his coup de grace by the loss of his left hand, rendering him henceforth unable to seek the bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth. Having outlived his usefulness in the field, he was employed in the quartermaster's and commissary departments of the army at Washington until the close of the war. In 1865-66 he was connected with a number of his old comrades in the Fenian movement of that time, and after its failure he was perforce compelled to adopt the ways of peace, and again in 1866 he entered the government service as quartermaster's clerk, employed at Forts Mc- Pherson, Sedgwick and Laramie, in the Platte valley, when the Sioux and Cheyennes were rampant for scalps ; and ad interim taught school with unique experiences in that supposedly peaceful avocation, which was not always be- yond the danger line, as learning to shoot PORTRAIT AND RIOGRAPHTCAT. RECORD. f/'/ golden appk-s from llic irce of kiiowlcilge had a broader and more dangerous api)lication in those days, to be compelled to take a shot at a prowl- ing savage, with the routine of interesting study brokenly interrupted by a cautious survey through the loojj-holes of the log school house for a red marauder. With one eye on the gun and the other on the jnipil. Mr. McAllister says that the conditions were not very favorable or gratifying to accomplish to a moderate extent successful results on educational lines or re- dound nutch to his credit as an educator. In 1872 he occu])ied a clerical position at the head- {piarters of his old general, W. S. Hancock, then commanding the department of Dacotah at St. Paul, Minn. Disliking sedentary desk work, the captain had General Hancock send him to I'ort .\bercrombie on the Red river of the north to take charge of the army transportation for the expedition to the Yellowstone country under Custer and his famous and fated Seventh cav- alry, the infantry column being commanded by (ien. David Stanley. These troops acted as guard and escort for the survey and construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad under the su- pervision of Custer's old-time cavalry opponent, (!en. T. J. Rosser, of the Confederate army, and they fought their battles over again with the zest of old-time foes and gallant men. In 1873 he was appointed by Gen. Stewart \ an \ liet chief quartermaster of the depart- ment 1)1 the .Missouri, as quartermaster's store- keeper, and was assigned to duly at Fort Dodge, Cam]) .Supply and Fort Elliott. In 1876 he ac- cepted a position under Col. C. .\. Reynolds, chief quartermaster of the military district of .\rizona at Fort Whiiiple. .Ariz., and en route at Fort W'ingate, .\. .M.. learned that Colonel Reynolds had been assigned to duty at Portland. Ore. Mr. McAllister's chronically financial em- barrassments would not permit his making that long journey, and in those days the walking was very bad, so he concluded to remain at Fort W'ingate, near where he was employed as clerk by a Navajo Indian trader, and afterwards ob- tained the position of issue clerk at Fort Defi- ance, the Navajo Indian .Agency, where his old- est daughter was born. With the varying vicissitudes and environ- ments of the erstwhile frontiers of the unsettled west, .\lr. .McAlli^ler ad:iplt'd and filled himself Id \n> surroundings, herded shee]), laughl school, in the callle and dairy business, trading with Indians, engaged in the railroad service and other employments, and for the want of a belter and with the natural proclivities of his Celtic origin, drifted into politics. .Settling in Wins- low, .Ariz., in i8S(;. he was appointed postmaster, and elected justice of the peace, a member of the board of school trustees, and conmiissioned three terms as notary public, occupying, as it were, the position of public functionary in iiis conniumit). .\t the breaking out of the S])an- ish-.American war the old s])iril of "61 was again ram])ant. lie was authorized to open a recruiting office antl enrolled the quota of his coutUy for troop .\ of the Rough Riders com- niandetl b_\- his old friend Capt. W. ( ). ()'Niell, and also the cpiota for (jov. M. H. McCord's regiment of .\rizona volunteers. During the fall of 1898 he was elected 'county recorder and was re-elected in igoo by an increased majority, 1 eceiving the supi)ort of Republicans and Demo- crats alike, though always known as a stanch, outspoken sup]wrler of the issues and principles of the latter. .Vugust 21, 1875, he was married at Leaven- worth. Kans., to Miss Lucy Kaulz. of Wheeling. W . \ a., a descendant of good old Irisli-( lerman stock of the earliest settlers of the Ohio valley; her grandfather. Gen. Sam Black, a veteran of the Mexican war. and who was killed at the battle of Gaines' .Mill in 1862, was a well-known lawyer among many of the same name and pro- fession of western Pennsylvania. They became the ]);',rents of five children, twt) of whom are li\ing. namel_\' : I'aith, the wife of ( ). W. Sanii)- -KU. of I. OS .\ngeles, l_'al.: and .Mercy, aged eighteen, at home. The deceased, (irace. aged ten, W. .'^. Hancock, eight, and Alexander I'"., five, died of dii)htheria within ten days of each other, and are buried at W'inslow. Mr. .\lc--\llister has not laid up any earthly .-lores where moths and rust corrupt and thieves break into. l)ut is content with pleasant home >nrroundings, blessed with the com])anionship of a loving helpmate who faced sorrow and ])ri- v;itions with him for twenty-five years and more, a true wife and loving mother. To maintain his prestige of good fellowship, he is a charter mem- 968 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ln-r of W'insliiw Lodge No. 536, B. }'. O. E.. and a meinber of the Loyal Legion, and of the So- ciety of the Army of the Potomac. As an optimist of the future of Arizona, he is most sanguine witii voice and pen, and feels that the trials and hardships of the pioneer will be real- ized in the building up of another mighty com- monwealth in the galaxy of sovereign states as- sured by the enterprise and spirit of its sturdy people in the development of its vast storehouses of mineral wealth, its fertile valleys and the mighty forests of this great future state of Ari- zona. WILLIAM ( )11NKS()RGEN. Born in (jermany in 1849, Mr. ( )hnesorgen came with his parents to America in 1833, set- tling in San .\ntonio, Tex. There he grew to manhood, and received his education in the pub- lic schools, subsequently learning the trade oi carpenter and builder from his father, who wa-- an expert in that line both in Cierniany and America. The son early evinced an independ ence of spirit and determination which led him in 1867 to the larger possibilities and cruder conditions of the far west, and after a short so- journ in New Mexico he located in 'I'ucson in 1868. For a time he was employed as a clerk and later turned his attention to carpentering and building, in which he met with great suc- cess. Many of the modern American buildings of Tucson are due to his capability, and among others that emerged under his guidance and practical assistance was the governor's mansion on the hill, and several of the large store build- ings. In 1871 he came down the San Pedro river to within three-quarters of a mile of where Ben- son is now located, but of which there was no sign in those days. Here he kept the govern- ment forage agency, supplying the United States troops with provisions. This occupation came to an end when the Indians were placed on the reservations, but in the mean time he had seen a great deal of the Indians and their ways, and became well aware of the hostility of some of them to the whites. From 1875 until 1880 Mr.Ohnesorgen was en- gaged in the sheep-raising business in the Co- chise valley, and in 1879 established the stage line Ijctween Tucson and Tonibslone, operating ihe same imlil tlie shriek of the iron horse awoke the s!ee])ing shades of the county. Since he disposed of his stage interests many thrilling robberies have occurred on the line, worthy of the recital of Cooper, and the absorbing interest of the American youth. .\s a later venture Mr. ( )hnesorgen built a barn and ran a livery there for three years, later selling out, and again en- gaging in his former trade nf building. Since then he has erected many of the buildings of the town. He has disjxjsed of his farm property, and is now principally interested in matters that directly concern the town of I'enson. Mr. Ohne- sorgen was married in 1880 and now has six chiUlren: Conche, who is eighteen years of age; Eliza, fourteen; William, eleven; Frederick, seven; Beatrice, five; and Jasper, two years old In politics Mr. ( )hnesorgen is a Republican, and has been a justice of the peace for the past eight years. He has never aided in the selecting of a president, never having had an opportunity to vole. J. W. RANSOM. From out the rough and law-ignoring element which permeated the very early days of Globe there stand out a few of those fine, steady, and reliable characters which diverted the chaotic and headstrong stream of impetuosity into chan- nels of order and balance. Such an one is Mr. Ransom, who came here m 1875, and was one of the first white men to wrest from h'urtune he'" firmly imbedded treasures. The early memories of Mr. Ransom are asso- ciated with New York state, where he was born at Mount Morris, Livingston county, in 1830. Of English, and Scotch ancestry, he is a son of George W. and Mary Ransom, who were born respectivelv in England and Scotland, and who were married in Canada. Though a carjienter by trade, the elder Ransom had a farm in Liv- ingston county, N. \'.. upon which he lived, and where he died in 1894. His son was rearcl at Mount Morris, and when but five years of age suffered the loss of his mother by death. He was educated at the public schools, and the first eventful occurrence in his life was the breaking out of the Civil v,ar, at which time he i^-Z/ -r^n^^^^^-t^ IV H/cxy'^/^-^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 971 enlisted in the First Xcw York Dragoons, and served his country [or throe- vcars. He was discharged from the service in 1S63. at Roches- ter. N. V. \\ itli the return of peace Mr. Ransom came west to Colorado, s^oinij later to New Mexico, where he ^\•o^ked at the machinist's trade. In the effort to find a suitable, desirable location he lived for a time on the present site of .Silver City, before cuminy; lo (llobe in 1875. .\fter prospecting and mining for a couple of years, lie accepted a clerkship willi Morrell Ketchani. The latter's interests were later purchased by E. F. Kelhier, who has since been so prominently identified with the large undertakings of the territory. Mr. I-lansom continued his posi- tion untler the new management, and with .Mr. Kellner started a general merchandise store at ^lc]\Iillan, which was not, however, a success, and was soon abandoned. Tlie iwo men then started the store at Globe, which has for so many years catered to the necessities of the inhabitants, and wdiich is today iMie of the most substantial of the commercial interests of the town. After an amicable association of twenty- two years, Mr. Ransom disposed of his share in the business, in 1900, to Mr. Kellner, and is at the present time practically retired from active participation in commercial affairs. Though a man of more than the allotted three score and ten years, Mr. Ransom gives the im- pression of one who is scarcely a half century on tlie way. .\ delightful companion he has tlrawn to him hosts of friends, who believe in his sincerity and rejoice in his optimism, lie has never indulged in the cup that inebriates nor has he ever participated in games of chance. In the estimation of his friends, some woman i-; the loser by his having never marrie<l. lie is of late years a traveler, s])endiug the greater part of his sununers with a sister in liuffalo, X. v., and his wiiUers in (llobe and Lalifornia. .V !\e])ublican in national ])oli;ics. .Mr. Ran- snm cast liis two presidential \'otes fur .\bra- ham I,inc(jln and L'lysscs (irant. which were the only elections he had a chance to participate in. For twenty years he has been a Mason, and is a chartir nicniljcr of the lodge at (ilobe. He is also a charter member of the Odd h"ellow> Lodge Xo. 12, at (ilobe, having joined thai organisation ten years ago. and he is a meiuber of the Klks and the F.astern -Star. For three \ears he has l)ccn associated with the Grand .\rniy of the Republic in (ilobe as commander. LV.M.VX W. WAKEl'll'.LD. ( )f Knglish descent. Mr. Wakefield was born in Malone, I'ranklin comity. X. Y., October 5. 1855. The earlier members of the faiuily lived in Connecticut, and the paternal grandfather. V.\)cn. was born at Windham. He married S;i- linda llennett. a native of Connecticut, and sub- se(|uently settled in bVanklin county. .\. Y.. where he eventually died. His son. James Mad- ison, the father of L. W. Wakefield, was born in Franklin county, and later becaiue a farmer near Malone, X. Y., going thence in 1863 to the vicinity of Rochester, Olmstead county, Minn. During the Civil war he volunteered in the northern arm.y, but was rejected on account of disability, lie died in .Minnesota October 5. 1884. Mrs. Wakefield, formerly Clarinda llrown. was born in Malone, .\. Y., Decem- ber 15, 1820, and was a daughter of -Samuel llrown, a native of Hero Island, Lake Cham plain. The Brown family history is interestingly inlerwcnen with that of the vicinity of Lake Chaiuplain. to which the paternal great-grand- father came u])on eiuigrating from luigland witii his nine sons. He bought nine of the isl- ands in the lake, called Hero Islands, where he located, anil where he eveiUually died. The pa- ternal grandfather, Solomon Brown, lived near .\ew Haven, \t.. where he carried on gen- eral t.M-niing and there died. He married Miss Marina Laiub. Samuel Brown married Han- nah Heath, who was born in \ermont, a daugh- ter of Sanuicl C. Heath, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who married Leah Tracv, of an old -Xew luigland family. Mrs. Wakefield, who is now living with her daughter, .Mrs. !■". X. ImsIi. of I'ucson, is the mother of six sons and three daughters, viz: Maria, who is the wife of F. X. I'ish of Tucson; Har- ve\-. now in Texas, and who was a member of tlie .Minnesota Riegiment Heavy .\rtillery: .\chsa M.. who married J. C. Craymond of Rugby, N. D.: .Mfred J., who is the superin- 972 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tendent of the Santa Cruz ^lilHng Company, at Santa Cruz, Ariz.; William L., who is in the cat- tle business at Tucson; Frank X., who is a mine operator in Missouri; Lyman ^^'.. who is living in Tucson; Clara E., who is the widow of A. J. Knapp of Langdon, X. D.. and Julius A., who is living in Kasson, Minn. The early life of Mr. Wakefield was on the uneventful order, and was devoted to a mastery of the details of farming and tn ac(|uiring the education of the public schools. When twenty- two years of age he started out to face alone the conditions in a new and strange part of the coun- try, and in Tucson, started in the cattle business. In 1878 he removed to Pantano, Pima county, forty miles east of Tucson, and started a general merchandise business, and was also interested in mining, conducting his affairs in partnership with his brother William. He was also made postmaster of the place, and was the first to hold the position, ITpon removing to the Wlietstone mountains, Pima county, where he established a fine ranch, which was plentifully supplied with water, and had a fine corral, the Indians were very numerous and troublesome, and some of the surrovmding neighbors were killed by the treacherous and ever alert Apaches. When they were surrounded by special danger he traveled at night to the railroad, and carried his wife and babies to the safety of the town. The present ranch of Mr. Wakefield is situ- ated twenty-five miles west of Tucson, and is given over almost entirely to the cattle indus- try. To this branch of work Mr. Wakefield brings a wide range of knowledge, and is one of the best informed men in the county. His cat- tle are fattened from the seeds of flowers and on Indian wheat, and he finds that as an article of diet they are quite as satisfactory as the usual feed of corn. He is one of the most successful cattle men in the county, and is otherwise widely interested in the affairs of the locality. He is a member of and was formerly director in the Arizona Stockmen's Association. A Republican in politics, he is an ex-member of the ter- ritorial conmiittee on organization, and in i8y8 was nominated county sheriff of what is now Pima and Santa Cruz counties, and elected by a majori- ty of one hun<lrcd and fifty, the term of office ex- tending from jann;iry. i8yy. utiiil J;uuiar\-. njoi. It is doubtful if any who have held a like positirm in the territory more acceptably filled the va- rious and arduous duties incident to their re- sponsible position than difl Mr. Wakefield, or exercised more tact in the adjustment of often complicated and annoying situations, .\ssisted bv a profound knowledge of luniian nature and its workings under favorable and unfavorable circumstances, he knew how to avoid the ex- ercise of the gentle art of making enemies, and has instead won the ap]:)roval of even those who were his political antagonists. In rucsoti, in May. i8<.)i. Mr. Wakefield mar- ried .\nna Patrick, who was born in ^Missouri and reared in California. Of this union there are five children: Walter. William II.. Ivlith, Clarence and Marguerite. Walter is attending the L'niversity of .\rizona. and the other chil- dren are students at the public schools of Tuc- son. Fraternalh ^. Ir. Wakefield is associated with the Ilenevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Keel Men and the Knights of Pythias. He is one of the esteemed and reliable citizens of Tucson, and has aided materially in bringing about the renewed high state of affairs in this old-new section of the countrv. E. A. POWERS. There are few men in .Vriztjna. or, in fact, anywhere in the P'nited States, who have the wide knowledge of mines and mining in general possessed by Mr. Powers, the superintendent and general manager of the I'nited \ erde Ex- tension Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Com- pany. X'^or is this able authorit\- content witli wliat he has already found out. for he is con- tinuall}' studying for new light from everv avail- able scjurce, and neglects no o])])orttinit \ lo keen in touch with the advancement in all the large mining centers of the world. Xo other could assume the large responsibility which he so creditablv fills, as manager of one of the largesi and richest mining properties in the world. The companv's propcrt}- consists of ninett-en claims, and the ore is copjjcr. carrying also a heavy percentage of gold and silver. .\ny one of these metals exists in sufficieni (|uantil\ to mal^e the nnnr pr.'filalile if 'i'jIIi the others were absent. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 975 The company pay roll contains belween seven hundred and eight hmulred men, and the claims are located abont twenty-eight mile:, from Pres- cott. Mr. Powers has under him twenty-five or thirty men as assistant managers which gives one a fair idea oi the w<Trk invulved in the dis- charge of his dnt\'. With all of llie aihantages of eastern hirih and training, Mr. Powers was arlmirahly fitted in his youth lor any opportunity that might conic his way. Ho was born in Xcw Haven, Conn . in 1853, and received the substantial education (if the public schools. It was not imtil 1880 that he left the familiar surroundings of his lioy- hood days and sought to make a name and rep- utation for himself amid untried and strange conditions. .\s a possibly desirable field he located in Chihuahua, Mexico, and for several vears was manager for a mining company there. but in i8(;3 went to Colorado to inspect mines there for eastern parties. In i8y8 he undertook the management of a gold mining company in .\ew Mexico, remaining there until the fall of 1899, and in December of the same year came to Jerome as general manager of the Ignited Verde Extension Gold, Silver and Copper Min- ing Company. Although an all-around well in funned man. Mr. Powers devotes all of his time to mining matters, and in this singleness of purpose lies the secret of much of his success. He is polit- ically a Republican, but has never sought or desired office. DR. ALl'.X.\.\"l)b:R TRIPPEL. !'or half a century the labors of Dr. .\lexander Trip])el. who died at tlie .Astor House, Xew N'ork City, November 26, 1806, contributed nru- terialK- to wealth and knowledge in the realms of niineralogy and clieniistry. and his name and fame will long live, more es])ecially in the an- nals of -Arizona, where his last years were spent, and where the ri])e experience of a long and useful career was exercised in its fullest extent. To his genius .\rizona is tleejily indebted, for through his agency her innnense mineralogical wealth became more thoroughly established than e\er before, and until the messenger of death came to him he enthusiasticall}- endeav- ored to forward all of the interests of the terri- tory. Dr. Alexander Trippel was named in lionor of a distinguisheil relative — Alexander Trippel. a celebrated sculptor of Switzerland. The great artist's bust of his old friend. Goethe, w^as char- acterized by Bayard Taylor as the most perfect work of sculpture extant. The subject of this article was born January 25. 1827, at Schaff- hausen, Switzerland, and while yet a mere child hail shown marked talents in the direction of geolog\-. mineralogy, chemistry and allied branches. Methodical in all his habits, he kept a complete record of events in which he par- ticipated throughout life. but. most unfortunate- ly, these diaries and accounts were accidentally destroyed by fire a few years ago, and thus much valuable information in regard to him and his work has been placed beyond the reach oi the ])ublic. Having completed .a severe course in the renowned universities of Germany, and hav- ing received the degree of doctor of philosophy, he came to the United States about the time of the gold discoveries in California. .As soon as possible, he became a naturalized citizen of this republic, and thenceforth used his franchise on behalf of the Democratic party. For a number of years Dr. Tiippel had his office and headc|uarters in Xew York City, and frecjuently a visitor to his rooms was confronted with the simple legend, written upon a card and tacked to the door, "Gone to South America" (or some other remote locality), "will soon re- turn." ("Soon" — perha])s within a month or a _\-ear. as the case might be.) For S(Mne time he was associated with the l'>elgian chemist and geol(5gist, I'rof. luigene (iaussoin. Enii)loyed ti> superintend the erection of works at P>ergen I'oint. X. }.. he there put into operation his im- I)roved methods for the manufacturing of flour of sidplnu'. which made his name known far and wide, r.etween the years of 1858 and 1863 he was connected with the great enterprise of smelting the cojiper-ores oi the Ducktown (Tenn.) region. The prrticularly refractory sul- phides with which he had to deal, and his pro- nounced success, brought fresh honors to his feet, and thus. ye.':r i)y year, he steadily advanced in his chosen field of effort. In 1864 he built 976 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. zinc-rolling mills at P>ethlchem, Pa., and there introduced valuable improvements. At length Dr. Trippel came to the west, and, after spending a period in iron and zinc mining in Arkansas and Missouri, began his researches and labors in the trans-Rocky mountain region. In Idaho and lone, Xev., he erected silver mills, in the last-named place employing the system of the lixiviation of silver ores, in the interests of the Knickerbocker Alining Compau). Dating from 1872 he was superintendent of the Manhat- tan Silver mills, at .\ustin, Nev., and in T878 was placed at the head of the Danville (Xev.) silver mills. From 1879 to 1881 he was the metallur- gist of the IMorey mines, of the same state; then was sent to Lower California, where he made in- vestigations in the copper district near Boleo, and made a comprehensive report upon the sub- ject. In 1882 he went to Santa Clara, Cuba, where he was the general manager of copper mines for a short time. Coming to Arizona in 1883, Dr. Trippel be- came the metallurgist of the Old Dominion Cop- per Mining Company, at Globe, and was made superintendent of the same in 1884. Cnder his able management that concern retrieved its for- tunes, for immense sums of money had been ex- pended, to little purpose. He discovered rich treasures of the valued ore. and in spite of the great cost of transportation of coke and the products of the mill, placed the company on a paying financial basis. In 1888 he resigned his position, in order to embark in mining opera- tions, but within a year took charge of the de- velopment of the Arivaipa silver-lead mines, in Graham county, Ariz., and later was induced to accept the superintendency of the BufTalo Cop- per Mining Company at Globe, whose afifairs were in a depressed condition, owing to the limited amount and refractory nature of the ores with which they were dealing. Quite as a mat- ter of course, the Doctor soon discovered greater and much better ore deposits, and brought the company's affairs into a sound condition. In 1893 he became superintendent of the Phoenix Gold Mining Company, at Cave Creek. Alari- copa county, but soon resigned in order to em- bark in a distinct departure. Having become convinced of tlic great natural wealth of the Salt River valley, in the realm nf hdrticnlturc. he planted an extensive almond orchard, near Mesa, and planned to devote the remainder of his life to the quiet routine of a country existence. The habits of more than half a centur\-, however, proved too binding, and with renewed enthu- siasm he returned to them, becoming superinten- dent (jf the Rosemont Copper Company, in Pinal county. .\riz.. and continuing with the same un- til his death, directly occasioned by a severe cold and consequent pneumonia, ci^ntracted while in Xew "^'ork City on a business errand for his company. liy all of his associates Dr. Trippel w.as deemed genial, generous and upright. In 1883 he was made a member of the board of experts of the liureau of Mines, of Xcvv York Citv, and the fact that he was chosen as a trustee of this organization was, in itself, a sincere tribute to his aliility, as numbered among the society were men famous in the science of minerals and min- ing. From time to time his systematic reports of his researches and discoveries, rendered to the director of the United States Mint, and to various societies and journals in which he was interested, increased his faiue. I'Anv of his ac- quaintances knew of the accomplishments and scholarly attainments of this c|uiet, unassuming scientist. Master of several languages and a true lover of literature and music, the genius of his great sculptor-uncle was manifested none the less truly in him that it appeared in another form. While a resident of Nevada he and a musical friend discovered the talent of Miss Enmia Wixom (now the celebrated Emma Ne- vada), organized for her the first concert in which she participated (at Austin, Xev.) and per- suaded her father to send her abroad for the musical education which resulted in her success- ful operatic career. In his religious faith the Doctor was an Fpiscopalian. His mortal re- mains were consigned to their last repose in the Moravian cemetery, at Xew Dor]j. Staten Island. Besides the hosts of friends who mourn his loss are the three children of the Doctor. His wife, who is now li\-ing in .Siaten Island, X. Y., bore llic maiden name of Matilda Gaussoin, and in her youth received a liberal education in lui- voiic. Her father, .\uguste Gaussoin. was born in I'.russels. Piclgiuni. and is noted as the com- poser of ihe music for the iioeuT^ of Laniarline G^^€^^^^"<^j2i^^^^^^?^<^<^^T^ PORTRAIT AND BIO(~,RAPHICAL RECORD. 979 and P.crangcr. After liis ileath. his laniily came to the United States, and for some years dwelt in Georgia. (See sketch of lion. F.ugene I. Trippel.) SOREN C. SORENSOX. Sorcn C. Sorenson, bishop of the Lehi ward of the Maricopa stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is held in high es- teem and possesses the confidence of his peo- ple to a marked degree. One of the pioneers of the Salt River valley, he has contributed much to its development, earnestly aiding in every enterprise calculated to benefit his com- munity. The birth of Bishop Sorenson took place in Denmark, February i6, 1859. Mis parents, IMads and Kirstin Sorenson, also natives of Den- mark, removed to Utah many years ago, where tile father died and the mother still resides. When he was twelve years old our subject ac- companied an uncle to Salt Lake county, Utah, and not long afterwards his parents made the same long journey. l*'rom his early vouth he has been a very hard-working man, and until he was seventeen he gave his earnings to his father. P'or a number of years he was employed at log- ging, and even after coming to Arizona he was similarly occupied for six summer seasons in succession. Thus working in the vicinity of Clobe, he haule<l most of the timber from which the Pioneer Mill at Pioneer. Ariz., was constructed. L'ntil 18Q4, when he came to Lehi ward, he made his home in the neighborhood of ]\Iesa. and in b(ith localities has been an influ- ential factor in the great work oi transforming the desert into a productive land. His general efficiency and zeal for the prog- ress of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter- day Saints, with which he has been identified since boyhood, led the chin-ch authorities to choose Mr. Sorenson to discharge an ecclesi- astical mission in Europe in 1801. He remained abroad for over two years, and u[)on his return to the United States visited the Columbian Ex- ])osition in Chica.go. Though he neglects no ])art of iiis labors as a bishop of this precinct, he carries on the cultivation of his forty-eight-acrc rancli, and is rcaiiiug excellent harvests each sca- S7 son. He also is a successful cattle raiser, and liis industry and energy in everything which he undertakes is an example to his associates, well worthy of emulation. I"or a wife Dishop Sorenson chose Margaret A. Macdonald, a native of Provo, Utah, daugh- ter of A. F. Macdonald, now a resident of the state of Cliihuahua, Mexico, but formerly a lead- ing citizen of Mesa, and the first president of the Maricopa stake of the church to which our sub- ject belongs. The latter has four children, name- ly: Joseph .\., Soren \V., Maud, and Charles Irvin, all of whom are receiving good educational advantages. W. S. PRATT. The iiassenger and freight agent of the Santa l"e, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad at Prescott is unc|uestional)!y one of the most popular em- ployes of the company. Indeed, it is a pleasure to have dealings with him. and all of his asso- ciates speak of him in flattering terms. At the same time, he is thoroughly business-like, active and energetic, and devoted to the best interests of the public, as well as to those of his com- pany. The Pratt family is an old and respected one in Connecticut, and both W. S. and William J. Pratt, his father, are natives of New Haven. The mother, also, was born in that beautifid city, and her entire life was spent in Comiect- icut. She bore tlie maiden name of Charlotte Kimball, l-'our of the si.x children of this ster- ling couple grew to maturity and one has since ])assed away. The birth of W. S. Pratt took place August JS. i84(; and his boyhood and youth were spent in .\'ew Haven. .After completing his common- school course he attended Sheffield Scientific .\cademy, the department of Yale College de- voted s])ecially to the sciences. He was grad- uated in 1874. and then began to prepare him- self as a civil engineer in \ew Haven. Having spent two years in that work, he went to Salt Lake City, l^tah, and soon was offered a i)osi- tion as an office clerk at Sandy, Utah, with the I'lagstafif Mining Company. Subsequently, he was employed by Mather & Geist Smelting Company, and continued with them there mitil 98o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1878, when the\ removed to Pueblo, Colo., and he then also changed his residence, remaining in their emplo> until 1881, when he resigned. Then going to Socorro, X. M., he held a posi- tion as mineral and mining surveyor for two years. Since 1883 Mr. Pratt has been engaged in railroading, first at Socorro with the Santa Fe, in the freight department, and in 188" as chief clerk to the freight agent at Deming. X. M. Soon afterward he was made agent at Rincon, XT. M., and a few months later was installed as agent at Deming, where he officiated until 1892. Resigning, he then became connected with an extract company, to which concern he devoted about three years. In February, 1895. he re- turned to railroading, and since that time has been with the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix line. At first he was chief clerk with the ad- vance agent at Marinette, then was located in Glendale and in March, 1895, was sent to Phoe- nix. Since April i, of the same year, he has been in Prescott, being chief clerk of the freight and passenger agent here until August i, 1895, when he was promoted to the office of the agent. His companies have found him a thor- oughly reliable official, and he spares no effort in the advancemejit of their interests. At Deming, N. M., Mr. Pratt was initiated into the Masonic order. In political matters, he favors the policy of the Republican party. An Episcopalian in religious faith, he is connected with the Prescott Church membership and is one of the officials. In Socorro, N. M., the mar- riage of Mr. Pratt and Miss Mary E. Rodgers was solemnized. They have three promising children. Mrs. Pratt was born in Bellefonte, Pa., and is a lady of liberal education and social attainments. HON. M. A. SMITH. The bar of Arizona is ably represented by Hon. M. A. Smith, who, as a general practi- tioner, and a legislator of more than ordinary erudition and devotion to the general welfare, has established a reputation of which any one should be proud. The members of this particu- lar Smith family are the scions of an old and distinguished \'irginia branch, who were promi- nently identified with the aristocratic life of that state. The gre.at-great-grandfather was born in Culpeper, \'a., and in time became a pioneer of Harrison county, Ky. He traced his ancestry back to Raleigh Chinn, who married the oldest daughter of Colonel Ball, Augustin Washington having married the youngest daughter. The Chinn family ancestors came from Maxwelton, Scotland. The grandfather, John, a native of Kentuckv, was a farmer and merchant, and served as high sheriff of Harrison county. The father of Hon. M. .\. Smith, Frederick C, was born in Kentucky, and was a farmer and stockman in the heart of the blue grass region, his farm being the one formerly granted to the great-grandfather liy Henry Polk. He was a strong Union man and lived to be seventy-three years of age. His wife, formerly Agnes (Ball) Chinn. was born in Kentucky, a daughter of John Chinn, also a descendant of Raleigh Chinn, of Scotland. The great-grand- father, Charles, was born in Virginia. Mrs. Smith died in 1886. Her oldest brother, Rich- ard, known as "Dick" Chinn, was for years a partner of Henry Clay, and was one of the great lawyers of the south. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born seven sons, six of whom grew to manhood. John died after taking the first honors upon graduating at Georgetown, Ky., when but twenty-one years of age; Samuel M. married a sister of General Withers, a Wall street broker, and died soon after removing to X'^ew York in 1895: Frank Ball is living on the old homestead; Dr. Higgins Chinn resides near Cvnthiana, Ky.. and is a prominent politician and stockman; Marcus -V. lives in Tucson; and James G. is sergeant-at-arms of the supreme court of Kentucky. Hon. Marcus A. Smith was born near Cynthi- ana,Ky., January 24, 1852. His education was de- rived at a private school, where he was prepared for college, and in 1868 entered the Transylvania University, from which he was graduated in 1872 with the degree of .\. V>. He then entered the law department of the same university and was graduated in 1876, taking the fir.sl honors of the class. Until 1879 he practiced law at Lex- ington, Ky., and while there was prosecuting attorncv for two years. In 1S79 he went to ."^an I'ranciscn, and practiced his profession until PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 9R1 (8??o, when he located in Tombstone. .\riz. In partnership with Benjamin doodrich. now of Los .\ngeles, he entered upon a t):cncral practice of law, and in 1882 was elected district attorney for one term. Under his strict enforcement of the laws of the state during the tw^o years (jf his service five men guilty of murder were hung. L'pon resuming :i private practice, Mr. Smith steadily gained in the confidence of the community, and was employed on some of the most important cases that came \\\i for adjust- ment, many of them being connected with the mining companies. In 1886 Mr. .'^mith was nominated on the Democratic ticket as delegate to congress, and was elected by a majority of eighteen hundred votes over Col. C. C. Bean, then the delegate to congress. In 1888 he was elected to the fifty-first congress, and in 1890 and 1802 he was again elected, and in 1894 declined the nomi- nation to the fifty-fourth congress. In i8</> he was again nominated and elected over "Buckie" O'Neill, Populist, and A. J. Doran, Republican, and in 1898 refusetl the nomination to the fifty-sixth congress. In ujro he was again nominated land elected by a majority of eleven hundred votes, in spite of a division in the convention. \Miile in congress Mr. Smith made one of the best records, or, rather, series of records of any Democratic representative in the west. He supplied a vigorous protest against the Mexican land grants, and defeated the Reaves Perallo land grant, thus saving mil- lions of acres for the territory. He established the fourth judicial district, also made Arizona a separate port of entry, and secured the first ap- propriation ever obtained for the reclamation of the arid lands of the desert. He forced the government to stand the expense of imprison- ment and trial of all Indians arrested on the reservations, and reduced the San Carlos reser- vation, cutting out the McMillan mining district. To protect the town of Yuma from storms and floods, he secured the erection of the levee at that place and secured a donation of one tliou- sand acres as a farm in connection with the state penitentiary at Yuma. -Scores of other measures were passed by this enthusiastic advo- cate of the wonderful resources of the terri- tory, and to him, more than to any other, is due some of the greatest forward movements for the advancement of Arizona. In the effort to secure statehood for the territory he was the only reiMCsentative that ever succeeded in pass- ing the statehood bill through the house two times; on one of these occasions, under sus- pension of the rules, it went through with .-i two-thirds majority, but was not allowed to come to a vote on account of the persistent op- position of Senator Piatt. After his retirement from the senate, Mr. Smith engaged in the practice of law in Tuc- son and has also been extensively interested in mining, owning properties in both Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Pie is fraternally a Mason, and is associated with the order and club of the lienevolent Protective Order of Elks. Senator -Smith was married in Tucson to Elizabeth Rath- bone, a nati\e of California, and who died in 1899. Mrs. -Smith was a daughter of Erskine Rj'.thbone, a native of Kentuckv. HENRY H. TIFFT. There is no man in Solomonville to whom nv.ire credit is due for the substantial position which he occupies in the community, and for the competence which has followed in the wake of his unceasing toil and strict attention to busi- ness, than the genial blacksmith, machinist and wagon-maker. Henry H. TiiTt. The early life, efforts, surroundings and in- fluences which mould the character and future (jf her citizens are of interest to the large- hearted residents of Solomonville; the more so when they have overcome many obstacles in their search for a home and position. Mr. Tifft was born in Tennessee in 1851, and is a -son of D. and Sarah (Brimer) Tifft, the former a native of Scotland, and one of the first settlers of Tennessee. The father removed to Rens- selaer county, N. Y., when his son was about six years of age. and here the youth received the training and education in the public schools which fitted him for the future requirements of life. As a means of independence he served an apprenticeship of seven years at Providence, R. I., and learned the trade of machinist and forger. .\t the expiration of that time he secured a posi- 982 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tion as machine forger with the Indianapohs Railroad Company, in whose employ he re- mained for three years. He then removed to Omaha, Neb., and was there master machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad in the black- smith department for four years. During the Civil war Mr. Tifft enlisted in 1864 in the Twenty-third Nebraska Infantry at Omaha, and served for five years .as govern- ment blacksmith. A part of this time he was de- tailed at Fort Leavenworth, and was then sent to other forts, and was duly discharged when his labors were completed. Following a long cherished inclination he went to Colorado, and at Leadville worked for the Evening Star Min- ing Company for nineteen months as master blacksmith, and then went to New Mexico, where he was identified with the Humboldt Mining Company in the same capacity. Twelve years ago next January he came to Solomon- ville, and at the time but a few houses and families were here to build up the present pros- perity. At the time he had no capital save willing hands and a large heart that went out in sympathy and longing to a sick wife and child whom he desired to place above want, and give every comfort and convenience. In order to start in business he entailed an indebtedness of $180, which seemed a small amount to repay when once the little blacksmith shop was in running order. For so successful was he from the start, and so persistent have been his efforts at success, that he is out of debt, has bought himself and family a little home, with two and two-thirds acres of land, and now has the con- sciousness of having done the best he could in the shortest possible time. He is at present building a shop of his own on a lot purchased for the purpose, and intends to occupy it in the near future. On the home place one acre of the ground is converted into a reservoir for fish. With the instinct which animates all true mas- ter mechanics Mr. Tifift is interested in continual advancement along the lines of his chosen work, and is possessed of the ability of the inventor to a large degree. He is now working on a ■new hay press which will soon be patented, and which will work a decided reform in this connection, 'ihc capacity of the press will be sixtv tons an linnr. or one ton a minute, thus doing better and more rapid work than any ma- chine of the kind now on the market. In 1886 Mr. Tiiift married Mary Adams, of Beeville, Tex., and of this union there are four children: Clara A. T., wdio is tw-elve years of age; William L., who is ten; Lena, who is aged eight; and Anna, who is five. In politics Mr. Tifft is a stanch. Republican, and has served as marshal of Solomonville, and as deputy county sheriff. He is variously interested in the afifairs of the town, and can be depended upon to lend the aid of his purse and counsel to every worthy and advancing enterprise. He has built up a creditable and increasing business, and has made many friends, who appreciate his strong and manly personality, and unquestionable business integrity. JUDGE JOSEPH CAMPBELL. The science of law has an able exponent in Judge Joseph Campbell, who was born in San Francisco, June 17, 1857. The ancestry of the Campbell family is Scotch, and the paternal grandfather, Philip, was born in Pennsylvania, in which state his ancestors had settled upon coming to America. The father of Judge Campbell, also called Philip, was born in Phila- delphia, and when a young man undertook the long journey to California, via the Isthmus of Panama. In 1850 he located in San Francisco, where he engaged as a builder and contractor until his death. He was a Knight Templar, and became prominent in the affairs of the city. In San Francisco he was united in marriage W'ith Mary Henderson, a native of New York City, who died in San Francisco. Mrs. Camp- bell became the mother of eight children, of whom Joseph is the oHest. Judge Campbell passed his youth in San I'Vancisco, and was educated in the public schools, and graduated from the high school in 1872. In 1874 lie removed to Santa Rosa, Sonoma county, and lived with his father on a farm, and in 1876 began the study of law with Judge Temple, of Santa Rosa, .\fter being ad- mitted to the bar. he located in .San Francisco in 1879, and in 1880 tools up his residence \u Phoenix, which has since been his home. In addition to the general practice of law, Judge \J/7^fd£^L^C.-^.^ux.yu.' PORTKAir AXiJ P.IOGRAPHICAI. RECORD. 985 Campbell is attorney for the National Bank of Arizona, and for the Utah Irrigating Com- pany. In 1884 he was elected probate judge on the Democratic ticket, and re-elected in 1886, serving from January of 1885 until January "i 1889. In addition he has received extended recog- nition of his ability from various sources, and has been city recorder for four terms. He was also district attorney for one term, and assistant district attorney ior the same length of time. I'or two terms he Iield the highest local office in the gift of the people of his city, and credit- ably served as mayor for two terms. In Los Angeles, Cal., Judge Campbell was united in marriage with Ida M. Stewart, who was born in Missouri. .\s a Democrat Judge Campbell has rendered signal service to his party, and has been a member of several county and territorial committees. He served as United States commissioner for one term. He is a member of the Territorial lj.ar association, and is fraternally associated with the Ancient CJrder of United Workmen. He is recognized as one of the n:ost sidjstantial and erudite members of the bar in Phoenix, ancl is personally ex- tremely popular with all who are privileged to know him. Since coming to Phoenix he has seen great changes and has himself been instru- mental in bringing about much of the growth and development which have astonished other sections of the countrv. HON. HARRY BUEHMAN. One of the pioneer business men of Tucson is this leading photographer, whose fame has extended outside of the limits of .Arizona, ow'ing to the originality and superiority of his work. Coming here in July, 1873, he struggled along with the struggling town, and as her prosperity increased gradually progressed toward a posi- tion of affluence. He has had an abiding faith in this town and territory from the time he first beheld it, and has done everything within his power to hasten civilization in what has been looked upon, until recently, as one of the hope- less wilds of this republic. His value as a citi- zen of Tucson was recognized in a fitting manner in the fall of 1894. when he was elected to the office of mayor, and in tiiat capacity he served mosi acceptably for two terms, nr four years, from January. 1895, to January, 1899. Prior to this, however, he had been honored by public preference, as he was elected and served for one term as public administrator of Pima county, was county assessor for one term and was sec- retary of the board of school trustees of Tucson. Born in Bremen, Germany, May 14, 1851, Harry Buehman is a son of Ludwig and Annie tjansen) Buehman, who passed their entire lives in ihe fatherland. By occupation Ludwig Buehman was a cabinet maker. Of his eleven children eight grew to maturity, and two are now in .America. One son, Gustav, enlisted in defense of the L'nion during the Civil war, was on a man-of-war in the navy, and was never heard from after the vessel went out to sea, though it is believed that he died battling for the United States. Harry Buehman was educated in the public schools of Bremen, and at fourteen was appren- ticed to a photographer. At the end of two and a half years of serious application, in the spring of 1868, the young man sailed for New York- City, there took passage in a steamer bound for the Isthmus of Panama, and thence proceeded to San Francisco. For a year thereafter he was employed by the old and noted firm of Bradley & Rulofson, and then embarked in business on his own account in Visalia, Cal. After spend- ing two years there he became a traveling photographer, traversing California, Nevada and Utah, thence he came into Arizona by the old Butterfield trail, crossing the Colorado at Stone's Ferry. Going direct to Prescott, he spent one week there, and then left his outfit with his partner, while he came south, his inten- tion being to go into iVIexico. However, arriv- ing in Tucson in July (1873) ^^^ remained, and for six months was in the employ of Juan Rod- rigues, a Mexican photographer. Then, buying him out, Mr. Buehman continued the business which has steadily grown in importance. In 1881 he built the substantial two-story building on Congress street, where he occupies the sec- ond floor. He has neglected no means of im- proving his system, and is a real artist. Thoroughly enjoying his work, he has made long trips to various points of beauty and inter- est in the southwest, and has a splendid codec- ij86 'OKTRAl r AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tion of photographs as a rc-sult. Among thciii are photographs of the different types of Arizona Indians, for he has made a special study of them, spending weeks at a time among them. His collection of photos of leading men of Arizona, including all of the governors and sec- retaries, may be seen in the quarters of the capitol building. Besides he has made photos of General Miles, John C. Fremont, and many other distinguished statesmen and military characters, keeping negatives of all. His copy- righted picture, "Buehman's Babies," comprising two thousand five hundred and fifty-one baby faces, is celebrated the world over, and has been pronounced by his professional brethren the "Photo Journal,"' the Arizona "Bonanza" and other competent judges as one of the largest and finest specimens of photography e.xtant. In connection with his work he carries a full line of photographer's supplies, wholesale and retail, has picture frames and mouldings, kodaks and cameras. From 1882 to 1896 "Sir. Buehman was inter- ested in the cattle Inisiness, owning a ranch situated on the eastern slope of the Santa Cata- lina mountains, and five years ago sold out. For many years he has had investments in mining property. He is a trustee and vice-president of the Tucson Building & Loan Association, and owns considerable residence property here. While he was mayor he agitated the question of street improvement and sidewalks, and started the movement which resulted in the city's purchasing of the waterworks. He was initiated into Alasonry in Arizona and now be- longs to Tucson Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M. A charter member of the .\rizona Lodge No. 1, A. O. U. W., he has the honor of being the oldest living past master of the order in this territory. Politically a Republican of truest blue, he has served on the county central com- mittee. In religion a Congregationalist, he is a deacon and trustee of the Tucson Church. For a bride Mr. Buehman went to Portland, Mich., the lady of his choice being Miss Estella Morehouse, a native of that state. She is a lady uf fine educational attainments, and prior to her marriage was engaged in kindergarten work in Tucson, being a pioneer in that field in this ter- ritory. Mr. and Mrs. Buehman have two sons. namely ; Willis, a graduate of Tucson higli- school and for one term a student in the Arizona University, and Albert, a student of the Arizona L'niversity. Having the good of the public deeply at heart, Mrs. Buehman, aided by other ladies, inaugu- rated the "Reading and Recreation Rooms of Tucson,'' now a flourishing concern. For two years it struggled along, only a few dollars hav- ing been contributed for the purpose, and then the ladies gave an ice cream social, whose pro- ceeds netted $80, and on election days dinners have been served. Thus the public has become interested in the matter, and in February, 1900, rooms were rented on the corner of Church and Pennington streets. Today four large, attrac- tive rooms are fitted up, the leading periodicals and other reading matter being on file, while in contemplation are a gymnasium and bathrooms and a bowling alley. Mrs. Buehman, to whose efforts a large share of this truly splendid work is indebted, has just been re-elected as presi- dent of the association, she having ofiiciated as such for the past two years, wresting success from what appeared to be defeat for a long time. JOHN S. MERRILL. One of the most interesting of the pioneers who have helped to develop the San Pedro Rivcr valley is Mr. Merrill, who came here when white faces were a rarity, and when, between the gov- ernment station kept by William Ohnesorgen, and the wild Mexican border on the south, there was none save Indians and Mexicans. The pale- face was as yet timid of a residence among these lawless and treacherous Apaches, and was also unaware of the latent resources of the soil. The father of Mr. Merrill became familiar with the locality when it was considered one of the most worthless and danger-infested regions in the west. He was a native of Ohio, and was born in 1820. At Council Blufifs, Iowa, he became a member of the Mormon Battalion, and served in the Mexican war, crossing the plains through this county in 1847 on the way to California. His impression of the country must have been a favorable one from some standpoint, for in 1877 he left his home in Utah, and located where this settlement now stands. He was the first white PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 987 man liere, and with liini were eight families from Idaho and Utah, many of whose members are still here, although their leader settled in Gra- ham county in 1893. F. C. Merrill and his wife, Mary Jane (Smith) Merrill, were the prime movers in the early development of the land and church affairs, and he is remembered for his dogged perserverance, and unbounded faith in a seemingly dreary promise of success. John S. Merrill was born in Salt Lake City, .March 5, 1853, and came to the San Pedro val- ley in 1878, his father having located here in 1877. He at once entered into the efforts of the settlement to redeem the land, and began to dig a canal. In time he became the possessor of one hundred and sixty acres of land, half of which he has since given to his son. He raises large quantities of alfalfa, which averages one and a half tons to the acre, and sells for $12 per ton, and the crops are cut four times a year. Mr. Merrill predicts that in five years the whole val- ley will be irrigated, artesian water having been found in abundance, and there being in all from fifty to sixty wells in the valley. He has three on his home ranch, with an outpour of forty gallons a minute for each. The canals which have been dug at such an expenditure of time and money will soon be relegated to past and unsatisfactory means of irrigation, and the people of the valley will have an advantage over the settlers of the other portions of the territory in the possession of their artesian wells. The farm of Mr. Merrill has a fine residence and equally fine outbuildings, and is modern in every sense of the word, and unsurpassed for location, the postoffice of St. David being only eighty rods distant. At Soda Springs, Idaho, in 1871, Mr. Merrill married Rebecca Weaver, a daughter of Miles Weaver, also a member of the Mormon Bat- talion that passed through Cochise county in 1847. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Merrill all but one are living, namely: Mary Jane, wife of Walter Fife: Sarah, wifeof A. H. Norcross; John S. Jr., Miles, Byron, Grant, Norah, Pearl and Parley (twins), Helen and Wilford. In his capacity as pioneer Mr. Merrill has undergone many experiences of an exciting nature, and as deputy sheriff of the county covering a period of twenty years he has iiad to deal with some of the worst frontier characters in the territory. In the very early days he fol- lowed some bandits to the Mexican border and to Magdalene, Sonora. Ixlexico, and recovered nine horses by paying a ransom amounting to almost as much as they cost originally. He is a Democrat in politics, and has been active in local and territorial affairs. In religion he is a member of the Mormon church, and is first coun- sel to Bishop P. A. Lofgseen of St. David Ward. W. T. WEBB. A leading position among the business men of Pima is held by Mr. W'ebb, w4io, as pro- prietor of a general mercantile store and as a contributor to other local industries has proved himself to be one of the tow'n's most progres- sive citizens. His property interests are varied and important, and include the building in which he transacts business, also the most substantial brick residence in the town, besides several town lots and a valuable farm of ninety acres. A son of Gilbert and Almira Webb, natives respectively of Ohio and Michigan, W. T. Webb was born in Salt Lake City. Utah, in 1864, and he now owns the old homestead (built by his grandfather), where he was born, situated at No. 452 East Third street South. His education was primarily conducted in local schools and completed at the University of Deseret at Salt Lake City. His first knowledge of Arizona was derived from a visit to Tombstone in 1881. After a short sojourn there, he proceeded to New Mexico and w^as employed on the Atlantic & Pacific Railway construction. His identifica- tion with the town of Pima, Ariz., dates from 1883, when he settled here and became a silent partner, with his father, in a general mercantile and hardware business. On selling out, in 1887, he turned his attention to the stock business, in which he continued, with fair success, for four years. Returning to the pursuits of commercial life. Mr. Webb embarked in the general mercantile business, on a very small scale, as an indepen- dent venture. From the first his business meth- ods were such as to commend him to the people. By degrees his trade increased, and he was jus- 988 f'()K^I^\lT AX]3 UIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tified ill the erection nf a lirick Ijuildiiig espec- ially adapted for business purposes. In 1898 he built a structure, 32x66, with two stories and basement, the second story being utilized as a hall. On the first floor he has his store, which is stocked with articles adapted to this region, as well as the necessities of existence. In all of his ventures he has h.ad the benefit of the counsel of his father, who though now ninety - four years of age, retains to an unusual degree the possession of his faculties, and is interested deeply in all that pertain.s to his son's prosper- ity. It is a noteworthy fact that this vener- alile man is about the same age -as Joseph Smith and he and his wife were the first couple ever married by the founder df the Mormon Church. The prominence of Air. Webb in the Demo- cratic party makes him one of its local leaders. Elected by his fellow-citizens to the office of mayor, he filled this responsible position for two terms, to the satisfaction of all who are interested in the maintenance of good govern- ment and the promotion of the local welfare. His interest in the town is further attested by his acceptance of the position of president of the Young Alen's Improvement Association at Pima. In the stake of tiie Mormon Church he officiated as the jjrcsident of the first corps of elders. One of his recreations is found in his connection with the Pima Drama and Comedy Company, composed entirely of home talent, with Mr. Webb as business manager, and it is a matter of pride with liim that the company has the reputation of being the best in the Gila val- ley. In 1887 Air. Webb married Sarah Burns, daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth Burns, of Pima. CHARLES WINTER WOODS, AI. D. Few men in Arizona have more thoroughly prepared themselves to meet any and all emer- gencies that may arise in the course of a medical and surgical career than has Dr. Woods, the superintendent of the L'nited \'erde Copper Company's hospital at Jerome. The earliest associations of Dr. Woods were centered in Xew Orleans, La., where he was born in 1853. The greater part of his education was acquired in Xashville, Tcnn., and later he studied medi- cine at the Eclectic College of Xew York City. Subsequent training was recei\ed through post- graduate courses in Boston University and the Alassachusetts General Hospital, and in 1882 he pursued his investigations in Europe, particu- larl_\- in London, where he studied the methods adopted in the hospitals of St. Thomas, Guy and St. Bartholomew. For a time also he was in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 1883, cross- ing over to the continent, spent six months in Paris. I'pon returning to .\;nerica. Dr. Woods im- mediately sought the larger possibilities of the far west. For a time he was surgeon and phys- ician for the Oregon Short Line, with head- cpiarters in Cjlenn's Ferry. Idaho. In 1884 he returned to Xew York and took a special course in diseases of the eye. ear. nose and throat, at the Post-Graduate College. The following year he again located in the west, where for five years he acted in the capacity of physician and surgeon to the Louisville Gold Alining Com- pany in Oregon. In 1890 he took another course of study in the Post-Graduate College in Xew York City. The Doctor's connection with Arizona dates from 1891, when he came to the Big Bug mine near Prcscott and united general practice with mining. He was the original owner of the Blue Bell and Blue Coat mines, which he sold to Airs. Haggard for $10,000. June 15, 1893, he came to Jerome as physician and surgeon for the United X'erde Copper Company. In addi- tion, he has built up a large general practice covering a radius of many miles. For his hos- pital work the services of two assistants and three nurses are required, and about nine hun- dred men are treated here every month. He is also physician for the A'erde Queen mine, the Little Daisy mine, the Brookshire, Black Hill. Iron King and several others, his district in- cluding patients to the number of two thousantl. Besides this work, he is physician for the A'erde & Pacific Railroad Company, chief examiner for the Xew York Equitable Insurance Com- ])any, examiner for the Knights of Pythias, and member of the Territorial Board of Aledical Examiners. Dr. Woods is personally interested in many PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 989 payiiii; and iiupurtaiU I'nining properties, own- ing seven sliares in the Eclipse group, a half interest in the Knapp group of seven claims, a large interest in the N'erde Mining and Smelting Company, and the Jerome Mining and Smelting (\ini])any. 01 wliich latter concern he is vice- president. 1-ralernally he is associated with Jerome Lodge .\(j. 17, I. ().(). !■".. the Knights of Pythias, and Lodge Xo. 330. li. I'. ( ). I-"., 1K1-: WII.LIAMSOX. .\lthougli jusl in the prime of manhood the ^uhject of this article is. ne\ertheless. one of the early pioneers of the Gila valley, and has wit- nessed almost the entire development of this section. During the first \ears of his residence here the utmost jirecaution was necessary, lest the Indians, so hostile to the white race, should gain the ascendency, and for a long period it could be truthfully said of the daring settler that his head rested as luieasily upon his pillow, ofttimes, as ever did the crowned head referred to in the old saying. However, the family to whicli Mr. Williamson belonged resided so near to l-'ort Thomas for several years that a certain feeling of security was indulged in, and thus they were more fortunate than most of their neighbors. Corn in Calaveras county, Cal.. in i860, Ike Williamson passed sixteen years of his life in that state, laying the foimdations of his future success by his thorouglBsess in his school work. In the Centennial year .ft€" came to Arizona with his parents and settled in the valley of the Gila river, on the site of the present town of Saf¥ord. Only six white families were living in this valley at that time, and but slight improvements had been instituted here. For two years the young man devoted his attention exclusively to the cultivation of th.e homestead, and at the end of that time he and his father went into the busi- ness of raising cattle. The latter departed this life at W'illcox in 1894 and the mother now lives in California. Our subject has continued to raise and deal in cattle, and now (jwns between seven and eight hundred head. lie is the pos- sessor of a finely irrigated tract of land, some thirty acres in extent, and doubly valuable as it adjoins Solomonville. By well applied energy and upright business methods he has become wealthy and inthienli.al in this connmmit) . and is entitled to the respect which is freelv accorded him. In iXgS .\lr. \\ illiamson married Miss lunma .Mdler. of Tennessee. They now own and oc- cupy a pretty modern brick cottage, which was built in Solomonville tuuler their direction in the smnmer of 1900. Its wide veranda and light, airy rooms and many other features ren- der it a very desirable home, one which would be a credit to any eastern town. Politically Mr. Williamson is a stalwart Repuljlican. He is a Knight of Pythias, being a charter member of Solomonville lodge. C. A. GREENLAW. C. A. Greenlaw, senior member of the firm of (irecnlaw Brothers, lumber merchants at I-lagstafT, was born at St. Stephens, New Bruns- wick, in 1855. A very few years later his par- ents removed to Maine, and in the vicinity of flaring, in the midst o\ the hunber coimtry, he was reared, and became at a very early age familiar with every detail of the lumber business. He was thus fitted for any emergency that might arise in the future, and it was but natural that, upon removing to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1877, he should turn his attention to the lumber busi- ness, which he continued for three years. He later moved still farther west, and lumbered on the divide in Colorado. In 1882 Mr. Greenlaw came to FlagstafT, and was here for six months before the railroad came through. ]'~or several years he was identified with the .Ayer Lumber Company, and in 1886 formed a partnership with his brother, K. P., their affairs being conducted under the firm name of Greenlaw Brothers. They became con- tn.ctors for the Arizona Lumber & Timber Company, and their mill has a capacity of sixtv- fivc thousand daily. The timber used is from Clark's valley, where the mill is located, and the patronage accorded to the firm is on a large and gratifying scale. -At present Mr. Greenlaw is interested in oil development in California, and is a stockholder in the Flagstaff Oil Company. He is variously interested in the affairs of the bustling little town, owns real estate, and has built a number 99° PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of residences and store structures. In 1888 he erected one of the finest residences in the town, which is one of the hospitable centers of at- traction, and which is graciously presided over bv Mrs. Greenlaw. To Mr. and Mrs. Greenlaw have been born five children, of whom the two youngest are twins. In politics Mr. Greenlaw is a Republican, and has held several local offices, among them being his appointment to the board of supervisors in 1898, for a term of two years. HISTORICAL. The history of Arizona during the remote ages of the past is wrapped within the veil of long-perpetuated traditions. Indeed, concern- ing the origin of the word "Arizona" there exists considerable doubt. There are those who be- lieve it to be derived from "ari" (few or small) and "zoni" (fountain). Others, with etiual facts to substantiate their claims, trace the word to "arida'" (dry) and "zona" (zone). The theory accepted by many is that the word is a corruption of "Arizuma," referring to a queen whom tradi- tion asserts once ruled over the Pima nation. Another version of the origin of the name is the following: Southwest of Tucson eighty-five miles lies Banera, at which point three hundred years ago lived many Indians. Xear by is a small creek, which Indians call .Aleh-Zon (young spring). .\t the head of the creek is a spring, but during the rainy seasons numerous small springs start up, hence the name Aleh-Zon. About one hundred years ago the village was destroyed by the Spaniards, but the name of the creek still lives in the name of the territory itself. The earliest residents of Arizona of whom pre- historic ruins offer evidence were the Aztecs or their contemporaries. Of their degree of civili- zation the only proof exists in implements found in the earth and ruins of the mounds they once inhabited. Certainly the fact that they dug im- mense canals and used irrigation as a means of agriculture proves them to possess intelli- gence. The mines of Arizona they worked, thus obtaining precious metals which they used in making charms and ornaments. Their weapons were of stone, while forts and fortifications fur- nished them a means of protection from their enemies. In religion, possibly they were sun- worshipers, and evidences point to their belief in the immortality of the soul, After a long era of comparative peace, the .Az- tecs were driven from Arizona by a conquering race, from whom they fled to clifYs and canons, finally seeking safet\- in Mexico. This was prob- ably about the twelfth or the thirteenth century. At the time of the first investigations of Arizona, the red men were in sole possession of the soil, the Navajos being in the western part of the ter- ritory; the Alaricopas and Pimas on the Gila and its tributaries; the Vumas on the Colorado, at the mouth of the Gila, and the Papagos on the Santa Cruz. Then, too, there were the fierce and bloodthirsty Apaches, who were not only the terror of early Spanish and American set- tlers, but spread death and destruction among other and less powerful races of Indians. It has been everywhere admitted that they are the most hostile and treacherous race of Indians between the Rio Grande and the Pacific, and the tales of their depredations in .\rizona, if fully told, would be an epitome of murder and torture and sufTering seldom e(|ualed in the world's history. E.VRLY EXPLORERS. .\bout 1527 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de \'aca and other Spaniards projected an expedition to Flor- ida, but the men became separated and for ten years de \'aca wandered through the interior, finally reaching Mexico. It is supposed that he passed through .\rizona in 1535 and that he was the first white man who ever set foot upon its soil. In 1539 Fathers Marcos de Niza and Honorato, guided by a Moor who had crossed the continent with de \ aca, started from Mexico northward, reaching the Santa Cruz and Gila rivers, where they found Pima Indians. The first expedition uj) the Colorado river was made in 1 540 and consisted of two ships commanded b\- Fernando de .Marcon, whose expedition was made in connection with that of Coronado. The best families of Castile were represented in the party of four hundred, who, under their captain- general, Coronado, governor of New Gallicia, and accompanied by eight hundred Indian sol- diers, started upon a tour of exploration. Arriv- 991 992 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. iiig at Cliichilticak-, they found a desertctl niiii instead of the populous and wealthy city they had hoped to see. Students of history believe that this Chichilticale is identical with the Ca.'-a Grande ruin, one of the most interesting points in the territory to sight-seers. Pressing on from there, they arrived at Ciljola, which they foimd to be a small town with two hundred warriors. Finally, the greater part of Coronado's force re- turned to Mexico, but the remainder, under their leader, continued foi two years to search for a country called Quivira, which they finally found near the headwaters of the Platte and Arkansas rivers. In 1543 they started back to Mexico, returning through Arizona, again visiting Casa Grande and discovering other ruins of the Aztec civilization. The meager success attending Coronado's ex- plorations did not inspire other explorers, and as a consequence no further effort was made to investigate Arizona until 1582, when Antonio de Espejo led an expedition toward the north, trav- eling up the Rio Grande for fifteen days and naming the coimtry Nuevo Mexico. On his re- turn he descended the Rio Pecos, arriving in Mexico in 1583. For a century and a half no fur- ther attempts were made to explore the south- west, the people of Europe being convinced that no easily-grasped treasures awaited their cu- pidity there. According to the memoirs of hather Bena- vides twenty-seven missions were in existence in what he called New Mexico in 1626, but it is probable that the most of these were in what is now New Mexico, although some were es- tablished among the Pimas, Maricopas and Pa- pagos of Arizona during the middle or latter part of the sixteenth century. In 1680 all of the mis- sions, without a single exception, were de- stroyed by the Indians ; many of the priests were killed and the remainder were forced to flee. However, peace being restored in 1683, the work was resumed, and in 1690 permanent missions were established in Arizona. Four years later the old fort was built at Tucson. The historic mission at San Xavier del Bac and that at Guev- avi, on the Santa Cruz, were established in 1690. The former, built for the padres by the Papago Indians, is still in a good state of preservation and shows a Moorish style of architecture. Upon its vestry door is marked the _\ear 1797, but its age is not definitely known. The St. Augustine Church was formerly three miles north of Tuc- son, but on account of its decay, it was moved to the present site of the governor's residence. When Arizona was transferred by Mexico to the L'nited States it had only two villages of Mexi- cans or otIuT whites, these being Tubac and Tucson. ACQUI.SITIONT BY THE UXITED STATES. Until the war with Mexico, the nineteenth century had little of historical importance in Ari- zona, asitle from an Indian outbreak in 1802, the Mexican revolution in 1822, and the Apache outbreak in 1827. That portion of Arizona lying north of the Gila river was ceded to the United States by Mexico February 2, 1848, by the treaty of Gaudalupe-Hidalgo. The country was then turned over formally to the United States, and the stars and stripes were raised over a region that before had known only the Mexican colors. That part of Arizona lying south of the Gila river was purchased from Mexico by the United States December 30, 1853, the price paid being $10,000,000, w^hile the area comprised was forty thousand square miles. At the time the pur- chase was not considered a good one, but sub- sequent discoveries of gold changed public opin- ion concerning the matter. It is said that in 1847 there was not a single American residing in Arizona, and the territory remained a part of New Mexico under the name of Doiia Ana county until 1863. During the interval several efforts had been made to secure its establish- ment as a territory, but political jealousies and the outbreak of the Civil war delayed the mat- ter; although finally the lectures of Mowry upon the resources of Arizona awakened a popular in- terest and eventually secured the passage of the act of organization and separation from New Mexico. KSTAIiT.ISIIJIENT OF THE TERUITOKV. February 24, 1863 the president approved the act establishing the territory of Arizona. It was provided that congress might at any time change the boundaries of the territory^ and at a later date, February 24, 1866, the boundaries were changed to their present limits by adding to Ne- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 993 vada the land lyinj,' west of the mouth of the Grand Caiion, and north and west of Pilack Boulder. \'irgin and Iceberg Canons of the Rio Colorado. The capital was first located at Fort Whipple, twenty-two miles north of Prescott. The first civil officers entered upon their duties at Navajo Springs December 29, 1863, and thus was inaugurated the territorial government of Arizona. Soon the capital was removed to Pres- cott. In 1867 it was established at Tucson, but returned to Prescott in January, 1877, and finally was permanently located at Phoenix. John A. Gurley, of Ohio, was first appointed governor, but died before taking possession of his office, and John N. Goodwin, of Maine, was the first to actually fill the position. Associated with him were, as secretary, Richard C. McCormick, of New York; chief justice, William F. Turner, of Iowa; associate justices, William T. Howell, of Michigan, and Joseph P. Allyn, of Connecticut ; district attorney, Almon Gage, of New York ; surveyor-general, Levi Rashford, of Wisconsin ; marshal, Milton B. Duffield, of California; su- perintendent Indian affairs, Charles D. Poston, of Kentucky. At the organization of the terri- tory, its population was twenty thousand. There were about fifty thousand Indians, half of whom w'ere hostile to the whites. The first session of the legislature was held Octoljer 4, i<%4. At that session the territory was divided into four counties, Pima, Yuma. Mohave and Yavapai. In 1871 .Maricopa was organized out of Yavapai, and four years later Pinal was organized, while in 1879 Apache county was formed. In 1881 ( iila county was separated from Pinal and Maricojia, and the same year Graham was formed from I'inia and Apache and Cochise was organized from Pima coimty. Coconino was organized in i8()3 and Navajo in 1895. THE AHIZON'A (IF Tdnw. .\.fter }ears of struggles in the midst of cir- cumstances the most discouraging, the .\rizo- nians of today are in possession of a territory showing abundant ])romise for the future — a ter- ritory with a ])opulation, according to the census of 1900, of 122,212, and with great resources that await only the magic wand of industry and capital. Being a mineral-producing region espe- cially, the development of mines has always been the leailing territorial industry. Of all the met- als, gold is most widely distributed through Ari- zona, and may be found both in placer deposits and in veins, but. owing to the scarcity of water, many of the deposits are only partly worked. .Some of these mines have gained world-wide distinction, and have attracted the attention of mir.crs and investors possessing the keenest judgment and most accvuate discriminating ])owers. As a co])per-prodncing region, Arizona is also well known. The principal centers of copper production are located at Bisbee, in the south- ern ]3art of Cochise county; Jerome, in Yavapai county; Morenci and Clifton, in Graham couiUy, and Globe, Pinal county. In addition, copper has been secured in the Santa Ritas, near Rose- mont, and in Pinal county, near Tucson. Before railways had facilitated the work of mining here, copper was mined in the Ajo mountains and shipped, via Yuma and the Gulf, to San h'ran- cisco, ox teams being used to convey the prod- uct to the ships. During recent years the rai)id rise in the price of copper has brought about new investments of capital in this important industry and new veins and ileposits have been located and sold. For 1898-99 the copper out- put of Arizona was 110,823,864 pounds, being the greatest in the territory's history. .\mong the most noted cop])er mines of .Ari- zona niav be mentioned the Cnite<l \'erde cop- ])er mines at Jerome, owned iiy Senator \\ . .\. Clark, of Montana, which have produced a phe- nomen.d outiiut not only of copper, but also of gold. The company employs in its mines and reduction works about one thousand men. and has an ec|ui])ment that is comiilete in every re- spect, the property being one of the most vahi- able in the world. The property of the Copper Queen Coniiiany at l')isbee is one of the most successful copper- ]iroduciug works in the country and furnishes emiiloynient to about one thousand men. 1 he introduction of the pneumatic process, with .spe- cial modifications, not only here, but also at Je- rome, has revolutionized the science of copper smelting, and has madr the two plants among the greatest in the world. The .\rizom Copper Companv, Limited, of 994 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Clifton, and the Detroit Copper Mining Com- pany of Morenci, add to the fame of Arizona as a copper producer, as do also the. United Globe mines north of Globe ; the Black Warrior Cop- per Company six and one-half miles west of Globe; the Azurite Copper and Gold Mining Company in the Sierritas mountains, eighteen miles south of Tucson, and other important and remunerative propositions too numerous to men- ^°"' AGRICULTDRE. Contrary to the opinion of many not familiar with the resources of Arizona, there are possi- bilities in the raising of stock and general farm products undreamed of in the past. Wealth awaits those who can secure adequate water fa- cilities for the conduct of their farms. In this connection we cjuote from the Report of the Governor of Arizona to the Secretary of the In- terior, 1899, as follows: The agricultural development of Arizona has been carried to a point beyond which much fur- ther progress in the line of enlarging the culti- vated area cannot be achieved without an in- creased water supply. The advantages ofifered by nature — a mild and almost superlatively healthful climate and a soil unexcelled in fertility and lying in level reaches in broad valleys un- encumbered by wild vegetation and therefore ready for the plow, together with a ready mar- ket for all ranch and orchard products — have stimulated settlers in the work of reclaiming the desert, until the ultimate unit of the normal flow of the streams (except the Colorado river) has been diverted into irrigating canals. .\nd in many cases the zeal of the pioneer has led him to construct ditches for the diversion of more water than the average flow of the stream justi- fies, thus bringing on a conflict with the prior appropriators over the ownership of the avail- able supply. Yet the relation which the land so far reclaimed bears to the irrigable area is frac- tionally small. There are hundreds of thousands of acres of rich and level public land lying in the valleys of the Salt and Gila rivers which would be brought under irrigation from those streams were their flow adequately increased: and in other valleys of the territory there are vast bod- ies of land which, if irrigated, would support a large population. The further development of the water supply is, therefore, one of the most absorbing prob- lems with which the people of this territory have to deal. Confining the consideration of the question to the solution of the difficulties which confront only the people already here, it is ex- tremely important. For, magnificent as is the showing made by the agriculturists and horti- culturists and b}' the cities and towns of our prosperous valleys, the great wealth already cre- ated and the handsome profits yearly reaped are far short of what the land actually irrigated is capable of producing. Contending frequently with an insufficiency of water, the irrigators arc often compelled to resort to a prorating of the diminished flow during the dry season, and are forced to be content with a yield which, however profitable in itself, is short of the great capa- bilities of the soil. It is conceded that .Vrizona has natural re- sources which would, if properly developed, make the territory one of the most important agricultural states in the Union in point of popu- lation and productive power. The (|uestion is also of great importance con- sidered from the standpoint of national interest in respect to the use of the arable public domain. The eagerness with which settlers sought homes in Oklahoma when it was thrown open for set- tlement, crowding in until they had created a new commonwealth in a day, the quick occu- pancy of the various Indian reservations of the scmihumid states as they were thrown open to settlement in recent years, and the thousands of homes carved out of the desert amid the most discouraging difficulties, furnish convincing proof of the importance oi this subject to the economy of the nation. From the beginning of. our national govern- ment no question has been more continuously interesting than that of the proper utilization of the ]niblic domain. Solved for a time by the homestead law. the (|uestion reappears and presses for consideration more urgently now than at any stage of our history. Its urgent con- sideration is necessary because we have reached a development where the homestead law no longer meets the requirements of the situation. Tlie arid lands present new problems which nuist be solved. In the eastern and middle PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 995 states the growth of population has wrought such changes in economic conditions that the competition in all lines of business was never so keen and the national tendency to "expand" and establish new communities never had greater reason for existence. l!ut, having taken up practically all the public land whereon it is possible to farm without irrigating the soil, the tide of western emigration encounters in the so- called arid region an insuperable barrier to the creation of farm homes under existingconditions. The land still vacant and open to settlement within the boundaries of the United States (ex- cluding .-Maska) comprises an area of nearly six hundred million acres, or almost one-third of the total extent of the country. Most of this is in- cluded in what is known as the arid region. Much of it is wholly unfit for agriculture under any circumstances, and there is no reliable data as to the exact quantity of irrigable land for which it is possible to develop a constant water supply. But the best information already gath- ered by the government warrants the assertion that in the arid states and territories enough water can be stored to support on irrigated lands enough people in new agricultural communi- ties to more than equal the present population. Leaving out of consideration the settlement of Oklahoma, which was almost immediate, statis- tics show that since 1890 the public lands have been disposed of at a rate of hardly more than one per cent per annum, and the fact illustrates the conditions which the government must meet hereaftir. Wise statesmanship urges the devel- opment of our national resources, and the bring- ing into use of all dormant assets. In no part of our country has permanent wealth been cre- ated more rapidly than in the sections which have been brought under irrigation. Under the system of farming naturally followed in the irri- gated regions, of which .\rizona is typical, small farms are fouTul to be the rule. .\ few acres apiece for the conifortai)k' maintenance of a family, and with irrigation, all the conditions are conducive to a fidl settlement of the country. Therefore statistics as to the reclaimable area do not carry an adecjuate conception of the advan- tages to the home-seeking population of the country, following a large increase of the water supply. Water being one of the most valuable of .Ari- zona's resources, its proper conservation and economical use are of prime importance. There are periods of the winter season when but com- paratively little irrigation is necessary, during which the greater part of the entire flow of the streams could, with reservoirs, be held back and stored for use in the spring and suirimer, thus greatly enhancing its value for the crops during their season of most rapid growth. Reservoirs, therefore, would be very useful even were there no lloods to be considered. A storage system would piit an end to the lavish use of water in winter, a practice to which irrigators now resort because the water is at hand and going to waste. Hut it is in the extent to which the Hoods can be utilized in the reclamation of the vacant lands that public interest chiefly centers. Much of the rainfall is so torrential in character that a high percentage of the run-ofif is carried by the streams in flood. Sudden floods are caused also by warm winds and rains attacking the snow in the mountains in the latter end of winter. From long observations of these floods the older resi- dents of the territtjry are convinced that the land already under irrigation is but a tithe of that which could be reclaimed were the water stored which runs to waste to the sea. Xo one doubts that the area reclaimable under the water sujiply available for storage is many times greater than the area already irrigated. These general state- ments must suffice, because of the absence of exact data as to the cjuantity of rainfall and the average yearly vohmie of water carried in flood. In no other section of the country, probably, arc the streaius so capricious and fluctuating in vol- mne. Storms of a cloudburst nature in the mountains often add in a few hours man\ thou- sands of cubic feet to the flow of the rivers. The difficulty of making accurate measure- ments under such conditions is obvious. Rec- ords of the rainfall are not as complete as is desirable, but the measurements taken through a long series of years and at points fairly repre- sentative of the whole territory yield data from which very close calculations can be made as to tile animal jirecipitation. ( )bservations were begun at Forts Whip])le, McDowell and Bowie as early as 1866-67 and carried forward to a recent period. Other sta- 996 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tions were established later, so that for the last twenty years the records of a score of stations are obtainable. It is thus demonstrated that while the mean precipitation in the lower valleys is very slight- — ranging from 3.16 inches at Yuma and 5.34 inches at Casa Grande to 7.60 inches at Phoenix — in the drainage acres proper ■ — i. e., in the region of great run-off — it is much heavier. For illustration, • I'ort Apache shows a mean precipitation of 19.75 inches; Fort Whip- ple, 16.06 inches: Fort \^erde, 13.24 inches; Fort Grant, 15.45 inches; San Carlos, 13.03 inches; Pinal Ranch, 20.46 inches. But the sections of the drainage area from which the least official information has been gathered are the sections over which the greatest precipitation occurs as they are the sections of highest altitude, least accessibility and of sparse settlement, and the observatory stations have been usually located at militarypostsorinthe towns of the lower altitude. When consideration is given to the wide ex- tent of the drainage areas tributary to the irriga- ble valleys; to the precipitous, rocky and bar- ren condition of the mountains, so conducive to a maximum of run-ofT with a minimum loss from seepage, and to the character of the rain- fall, the conclusion is inevitable that in .\rizona the water supply can be increased enormously if the larger portion of the floods is stored. And if the Geological Survey's eminently con- servative estimate of two million acres be ac- cepted as the maximum quantity of land in this territory for which sufficient water can be de- veloped, I regard it .as well within the proba- bilities to estimate that that amount uf land will, when properly irrigated, directly support one million people. In order that there may be an intelligent un- derstanding of the question, in so far as it afifects Arizona, it is necessary to review, in some de- tail, the situation of the irrigation industry as we find it today. It is less than twenty years since the large investment of capital in irrigation entcrjirises in the west was begun, and hundreds of millions of wealth have been created by the new industry. Individuals and corporations have constructed in the agricultural sections ditches carrying all the normal flow of tlie streams, and a innnber , of costlv reserynirs have been constructed in dififerent parts of the arid west, which impound a great additional quantity of flood waters. In- fluenced by the phenomenal development of the country under irrigation and by the profits de- rived from less costly irrigation enterprises, capi- tal was led by too sanguine promoters to invest- ment on a larger scale, which, for years, proved disastrous in many cases. The business of im- pounding water \vas new. and it was but natural that many mistakes were made. In some in- stances due investigation had not been made as to the average run-ot? of the streams. Incorrect deductions were made from exceptional floods, and after costly dams were constructed it was found that the drainage area and rainfall had not been accurately calculated, and in some years the reservoirs were practically dry. But more frequently over-sanguine calculations had been made as to the beginning of revenue. Investors found that they had not taken suffi- cient account of tlie time which must elapse before tliese lands could be settled and cultivated sufficiently to be made productive of revenue. (_)ften there was litigation over the ownership of the water which ])reventcd the revenues earned from reaching the pockets of security holders, and lands owned by the water com- panies were held at an exorbitant market price. Meanwhile, interest charges accunuilated and stockholders and bondholders became discour- aged. These things, added to extravagant aiul unnecessary cost of construction, overcapitaliza- tion, etc.. served to give irrigation investments a bad reputation. 'S'et the fact remains that the storage enterprises which were carried to com- pletion are at last, under intelligent and eco- nomic management, begimiing to pay. With the experience gained from the past, and in posses- sion of the extremely valuable data gathered in the past few _\ears by the industrious engineers of the Geological Suryey; with reliable informa- tion at hand as to the capacity of reservoir sites, the drainage area tributary to them, ami the av- erage precipitation which nia\- be expected; with the cheapened cost of constructing dams ami the knowledge which engineers liavc gained as to the pro]jcr mode of construction, the builders of storage dams, o])crating on conservative and business-like lines, hereafter shnuld not fail to make ;iin' ordinary storage enterprise a ]irolit- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 997 able one for investors as well as for the country which they supply. The energetic, resourceful and self-reliant spirit which characterizes the people of Arizona has led them to do all within their power to promote storage enterprises. Corporations and individuals have done a large amount of trouble- some and expensive preliminary work. The nu- merous reservoir sites have been closely ex- plored aiul many of them have passed under the searching scrutiny of eminent engineers, and the feasihilit}' of proposed reservoirs has been fully verified. In a few cases construction of some magnitude has been accomplished, but the work has been suspended while efforts are made to enlist additional capital. Liberal laws have been enacted governing the appropriation of the flood waters and their con- veyance through natural channels of the streams to the points of diversion. The work of educat- ing the investing public as to the merits of stor- age enterprises has been carried on with patience and vigor, and with the return of prosperity to the whole country there have been encouraging indications within the past few months that east- ern capital is at last awakening to the value of Arizona reservoir securities. I have no doubt that final arrangements for the necessary capital for some of the best-known projects will be com- pleted before another year. Acting in accord with strongly pronounced public sentiment, in February of this year 1 ad- dressed a special message to the legislative as- sembly recommending that an act be passed ex- empting from taxation for a period of years the reservoirs and canals which may be constructed within the next few years. It was pointed out that when reservoirs are constructed they can- not fail to increase the taxable wealth and popu- lation of the territory in a very large degree; that the enlargement of the water and irriga- tion systems of Arizona is an imperative neces- sity, and that exemption from taxation would encourage capital to come into the territory and accomplish the necessary work. The legisla- ture was of the same opinion, and passed an act exempting from taxation for the period of fifteen years the reservoirs and canals constructed within a certain time, and the act became a law in April. 3S Cndcr the various forms of encouragement thus held out the people of the territory have proved that they are ready to extend a ready and hearty welcome to investors in storage en- terprises; and if congress will add to those local efforts the impetus of national aid, by ceding the vacant lands, the territory will be in a posi- tion to assure the early construction of a com- plete and thorough water storage and irriga- tion system. Moreover, the intelligence, patriot- ism and public spirit of the people provide an unquestionable guaranty that the lands would be controlled and disposed of as a sacred public trust and in a manner thoroughly protective of all jniblic and private interests. HECOM.MEND.VTIONS. In the same report ( 1899) from which the pre- ceding paragraphs have been quoted, Governor Murphy makes the following recommendations for congressional legislation and action of the interior department; (1) That Arizona be admitted as a state. (2) That all the public lands within the terri- tory be ceded to the territory or state. {3) That until the lands are ceded authority he granted to the territory to lease the grazing lands. (4) That all the lands within the territory be surveyed, especially the railroad-grant lands, so that they may be taxed. (5) That a government assay office and branch mint be established within the territory. (6) That the act of Congress of June 27, 1866, granting right of way to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, and exempting said right of way from taxation in territories, be so amended as to permit the taxing of track and superstruct- ures on the right of way. (7) That the salaries of the federal judges of the territory be increased. (8) That a fifth judicial district be created. (9) That a commission be appointed for ethno- logical and archaeological research in the terri- torv. and that a suitable appropriation be made by congress therefor. (10) That appropriation be made by congress to i)ay the governors and secretaries of terri- tories the salaries allowed them bv law. 998 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. THE CLAIMS OF ARIZONA. From the Saturday Evening Post (1901). Before the senate committee on territories Governor Miirphv and Delegate Wilson made addresses on the hill to enable the people of Ari- zona to form a constitution and state oovern- ment, and to be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original states. Mr. Wil- son, in his address, began by saying tliat al- though the population had increased from 59,620 in 1890 to 122,931 in 1900, it was even more than the figures indicated, because the enu- merators did not have time to get over the terri- tory. Surely those figures show an enormous gain. But that really was not the most interesting or the most wonderful demonstration. "As to the internal wealth of the country," said Mr. Wilson, "we have a mining belt there running from Utah and Nevada in the north- west to Me.xico in the southeast. That belt is four hundred and thirty-seven miles in length, with an average width of about one hundred miles. The acreage area of the mineral lands in the territory is nearly thirty million acres, and although but few of the mines have been yet opened, the output from the copper, gold and silver mines is nearly $40,000,030 a year, while the bulk of that great belt is hardly scratched. The output of these mines now in operation in a few years would buy almost every acre of land in any agricultural state, and yet we are only beginning to open that vast area of min- erals. "Then as to the grazing industry. The re- ceipts are nearly $2,000,000 a year in Salt River valley. The aggregate acreage now in ctdtiva- tion in the territory is nearly one million acres, and the amount of agricultural land in the terri- torv which may be put in cultivation is nearly ten million acres, equal to the agricultural do- main of the state of Iowa. The average profit of agriculture in Salt River valley amounts to from $36 to $140 an acre, which is more than any eastern state can show. The alfalfa crop pays nearly $36 an acre, and there is one almond orchard near Mason City which pays the owner over $100 an acre every year. "Then take the cantaloupe crop. That is mar- velous, paying an average of about $100 .an acre when properl}- cared for. We are growing everything, from tropical fruits to Indian corn." Governor Murphy supplemented these figures by other statements and statistics. "It is my be- lief," he said, "that Arizona will very soon be one of the wealthiest mining states in the Union," and he declared that the territory had more people and more money than twenty-three of the states had when they were admitted to the Union. Another boast which Arizona makes is that it is about the best-educated state in the country. A PLEA FOR STATEHOOD. BY QOVEKNOR N. O. MnHPHY. Arizona desires, above all things, to become a state. Constitutional rights should not be de- nied for sectional reasons, nor for alleged differ- ences of opinion upon public questions. It is true that other reasons are at times given in a genera! way, based upon assertions and in no degree substantiated by proofs, but the facts arc conspicuous that disputed financial theories, an unwarranted and offensive assumption of supe- riority because of location, and a selfish unwill- ingness to fairly distribute legislative power, too often furnish the motives which actuate the ene- mies of statehood in their unpatriotic and un- American refusal to accord to loyal citizens of this common country the rights and privileges vouchsafed by the constitution. Such a despotic exercise of legislative power was never con- templated by that inspired work of our fathers which declared the equality of men. The ques- tion of opinion exjiressed upon the national monetary policy, or uiion any specific policy of legislation, by different localities, has not in justice the remotest relation to the principles in- volved. The labored comparisons showing the ratio of population of the new western states to the other states of the union have no bearing whatever upon the rights vested under the con- stitution, unless our system of government is to be changed and our laws, precedents, rights and customs disregarded. The people of the terri- tory are true, honest .Vmericans. Intensely loyal and patriotic, they have braved the dangers and privations of pioneer life and have l)uilt up a ci\- iliz.-itiim whicli will com])are f:ivorahl\- with rniy; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 999 tliey have added an empire in wealth and popula- tion to this j^reat rci)ublic: they are true to their families and firesides. Why should they be de- nied the rights and privileges which arc accorded to their brother .Americans? Chief Justice Taney, in pronouncing the opin- ion of the Supreme Court oi the United States in the famous Dred Scott case, lays down this doctrine, which none will be so bold as to gain- say : "There is certainly no power given i)y the con- stitution to the federal government to establish or maintain colonies bordering on the L'nited States, or at a distance: to be ruled and gov- erned at its own pleasure, nor to enlarge its ter- ritorial limits in any way, except by the admis- sion of new states. That power is plainly given. But no power is given to acquire a territorv to be held and governed permanentlv in that char- acter. "The power to expand the territory of the l'nited States by the admission of new states is plainly given, and in the construction of this power by all the departments of the government, it has been held to authorize the acquisition of territory not fit for admission at the time, but to be admitted as soon as its population and situation would entitle it to admission. It is ac- quired to become a state, and not to be held as a colony and governed by congress with absolute authority." Every argument and principle which should in justice and right be considered in connection with the admission of the territories rests simply upon their ability to maintain themselves as states, and the desire of a majority of their peo- ple for self-government. No law, precedent nor construction of law can be found to the contrary, and while no specific regulation exists for the guidance of congress in the admission of states, the law as recognized by custom and precedent has become a fundamental part of our national policy; that whenever the people of a territory of this Union express the desire for self-gov- ernment and can furnish satisfactory proof of their competency in population and wealth, it is not only their right to be adnn'tted to statehood, but it is clearly the duty of congress to admit them. This is conceded by all of the authori- ties upon constitutional law and jirecedent, and any other view is reinignant to the verv inspira- tion and patriotism of the reijublic. Cut four states have been admitted which had more than iccooo population at the last census previous to their admission, and three of them viz.: Califor- nia. Kansas and Utah, are west of the Missis- sippi: while Maine, the other, was taken from Massachusetts. Eighteen of the states admitted had less than the apjjortionment number to jus- tify one representative in congress at the last census previous to admission, and four states did not have a sufficient number at the next census after admission. What is particularly noticeable and instructive is the great average percentage of increase immediately after self-government is attained: which constitutes one of the strong- est arguments in favor of statehood. Immigra- tion into new states is large: a greater stability to values is at once assured; a stronger feeling of security is felt by investors: capital is more confident: the development of natural resources is consequently easier; a better class of public servants who. when they are elected, are more directly responsible to the people, are put in office; and, above all, that inestimable right of .American citizenship, freedom, is secured. Occasionally misinformed citizens have de- clared themselves opposed to statehood on the ground of economy, claiming that the mainte- nance of a state government would increase tax- ation to a burdensome extent. The history of the admission of every state in the Union, ex- cept Nevada, disproves this theory; the increase in population and taxable wealth, as a rule, far more than compeiisates the increased expense. •Arizona receives less than $40,000 a vear from W'asliington on account of the territorial form of government, which, at the present assessed valuation of property in the territory, amounts to less than one and one-half mills on the dollar. Witli statehood all kinds of property would in- crease in value — it is believed the people would be more careful in the selection of legislators and other public officers: a more thorough sys- tem of assessing and collecting taxes would be ado])ted. and instead of assessing $ i cxs.ooo.ooo worth of pro])erty at $31,000,000. as we do now, we would recjuire a more perfect ])lan of finan- cial management, and the cost of government would be correspondingly reduced. lOOO PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Everything about territorial vassalage is ob- noxious to free-born Americans. The people have no say as to who shall govern them. Ap- pointees are sent to the territories by the presi- dent, who in person or through subordinates whom they appoint, expend a great part of the money collected by taxation. This is surely "taxation without representation." The remain- ing territories have far outgrown the regula- tions adopted by congress for their government. Our judicial system is insufificient and unsatis- factory: the entire machinery of the territorial svstem is inadequate and un-American, and our citizens should insist, .ns with one voice, upon emancipation. And if temporarily the expenses should be heavier upon our taxpayers — which is unlikely — it will be a thousandfold compensated. Now we have a delegate in congress, a quasi member of the house of representatives, who has no vote, no rights, little influence, and few privileges, so to spe.ak, and when he solicits the assistance of senators he must act more like an humble mendicant than like the authorized rep- resentative of a great commonwealth. As a state we would have a representative with a vote, and two senators, who could accomplish more for the people of Arizona in one year than has been accomplished in the entire territorial life. Statehood has been denied to Arizona be- cause of sectional prejudice, ignorance, imagin- ary partisan policy and pure selfishness. The latter reason exists in the fact that our eastern brethren are unwilling to divide legislative rep- resentation in congress; they refuse to grant to their brother Americans of the west, who are their equals in every respect, the same privi- leges under the constitution which they enjoy and for which they fought and bled. Many of them afifect to believe tliemselves superior on ac- count of the locality of their residences, in which accident has placed them; that they are better, their blood bluer, etc. They have become very forgetful and selfish. 1 have heard eastern rep- resentatives say: "We made a mistake when we let in some of those northwest states," presum- ably because of a difference of opinion on ques- tions of national policy. Who are "we?" and who let them in? Upon what do they base the of- fensive assumption that they have the right to refuse any subdivision of this common country any constitutional rights or privileges? To dis- guise their real reasons, these self-constituted conservators of our welfare frequently assert that our population is insufficient to maintain a state government. These assertions are not only untrue, but concern matters of which they are ignorant, and upon which they are prejudiced. The real reason underlying their principal oppo- sition to the admission of the territories, is the purely selfish desire to prevent the same right being accorded to others in the nature of leg- islative representation which they exercise. They do not wish us to have representation in the United States senate. This is true, no matter how much they attempt to conceal their motives by talking political or economical reasons. Arizona has 100,000 people, and one hundred millions of taxable wealth, if it were all assessed. Our citizens enjoy the proud distinction of being the first to respond to their covmtry's call for volunteers. On Cuban soil, by their bravery and heroic conduct,' they won the admiration of all Christendom. An Arizona flag was first hoisted over the ramparts of the enemy at San Juan, and many of the territory's noble heroes sealed with their blood an' undying claim upon their country's gratitude. Their names and deeds will invoke love and respect as long a« the nation's history lives. .Arizona's people, by their patriotism and va- lor, by their thrift and ability, by their loyalty to the republic, fealty to national principles, and every consideration of true Americanism, have earned and won the inestimable privilege of self- government. They all ask and demand tluit which of right should be granted and the admis- sion of the territory into the Union as a state, without longer delay." THE CAPITAL CITY. Concerning the history of Phoenix, the fol- lowing is taken from the Governor's report: It has been said that western towns are either miniature cities or exaggerated villages. Her residents consider Phoenix included in the for- mer class. She is essentially modern, founded though she l)e on the ruins of a pre-Columl)ian civilization. Here there is none of the languor PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lOOI of the south, no trace of the provinciaHsm of the middle west, and only enough of the Mexican and Indian to make picturesque the poorer quar- ters of the city. Hither have come the brightest of minds, professional and commercial, and the visitor soon acknowledges that here he finds push and intelligence not inferior to those quali- ties that mark the most favored conununities of the Union. The inception of the city is within the memory of many of its present residents. It w-as in 1868 that a small number of pioneers banded to- gether to form its nucleus. In 1870 it was platted. .Among the original American resi- dents were W. A. Hancock, John T. Dennis, lien Pdock. Thomas Barnum, Jacob Starer, E. Irvine, C. H. (Iray, J. D. Abinnihon, and J. P. Osborne. The valley had been occupied for several years, since Jack Swilling, noted for desperate deeds, had come from the Rich Hill diggings to cut a ditch from Salt River and to practice the arts of peace. Friendly Indians were to the south and wild Apaches on the north and east. John T. Dennis, who then li\-e(l near the present waterworks site, in the late si.xties lost a number of cattle and horses through a raid of the Yava- pai -\paches, and onl_\- proximity to the friendU' Pima and Maricojia tribes saved the infant set- tlement from continued depredations. In 1871 a traveler wrote that Mrs. J. J. Cardiner was the only American woman in the village, there being at the time about seventy-five American men. In 1877 Ilinton wrote that Phoenix was a town of about five hundred, half the population being Mexican. September 5, 1872. the first public school was started. It was a long adobe building on what is now First avenue, about fifty feet south of Washington street, the same edifice serving as court-house. A few years later a little adobe one-roomed building was erected on what is known as the Central school block, on North Center street. In 1871 the comity was established, carved from the southern portion of the giant county of ^'ava])ai. The first county record filed was a deed in which was transferred the ownership of the ground on which the Porter Block now stands. The price was $100. The present value of the same ground is about $20,000. In the -ipring of 1879 the Southern Pacific, building eastward, reached Alaricopa, and through Phoe- ni.x flowed the entire commerce of northern and central Arizona, then rejoicing in the greatest degree of mining activity ever known to the re- gion. Dusty freight teams, not infrequently with twenty mules to a team, were almost continuous on the road from the railroad north, bearing sup- plies to the mines. The freighter was the most im])ortant of beings, and lived in a freighter's gastronomical paradise on a diet of canned goods straight. Fast freight to Prescott had a tarifif of four cents a pound, and fast freight meant making the one hundred and seventy miles in two weeks. There was a strong Mexi- can flavor to the communit)-, and a knowledge of Spanish was almost essential. Occasionally on the streets would be seen numljers of squeak- ing two-wheeled ox carts laden with fruit, mescal, and other products of Sonora, brought across the international line in serene careless- ness of any such thing as tarifif. July 4, 1887, the Maricopa & Phoenix Rail- way materialized, giving steam connection with the world, and Phoenix became a city. In 1889 she took a further step in becoming the Terri- torial capital. March 12, 1895, she assumed the place of southwestern center and metropolis, upon the completion of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway, through which she not onlv secured competitive freight rates, but was given outlet for her products to the northern part of the Territory. The Phoenix of to-day, the county seat of Maricopa county, and capital of the Territory, has 15.000 inhabitants, and its people are an en- terprising and progressive body of citizens. TIIK OLDEST CITY I \ TirK IXITED S'lWTES. The old name of Tucson was Tulquson, or Tucjueson. .At the beginning of the nineteenth century it was garrisoned by eightv or ninetv troops, and had a population of three hundred, who lived in adobe hovels and eked out a miser- able existence by cultivating small tracts of land. The growth of the town was slow. In 1856 it had but four hundred inhabitants, about thirty being .Americans. I'p to a very recent period 1002 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the cily retained the apiiearance of a walled town of .ancient ages, as the town was surrounded by a wall in the form of a square, which protected the people from the fierce Apaches. The rear end of the houses was built into this wall, and the only openings were doors that led into the central plaza. It was the custom for the peo- ple to stand on the roofs of their houses and thus defend themselves against an attacking force, being protected from assault by the height of the walls. Indeed, so strongly was the place impregnated that, in spite of repeated efforts, the Indians, during the past two hundred years, have never been able to capture it. During all of this time the Papagos proved themselves friends to the whites and not infrequently aided them in repelling the assaults of the Apaches. To the tourist the city of Tucson offers an inviting field of investigation. It is one of the most interesting cities in the United States and, founded about 1555, has the distinction of being the oldest permanent settlement in this country. Occupying a picturesque location, it stands in a valley surrounded by mountains. Here may be seen contrasts between the civilization of the present and that of the past. Substantial build- ings lighted by electricity and provided with all modern equipments form a vivid contrast to one-story structures of long ago. Some of the streets are narrow and are walled in by square adobe houses, but other streets are modern and broad, and are rendered beautiful by costly resi- dences. Seldom in the history of the world is it possible to find a civilization so remote lying in direct contrast to the civilization of today. Of recent years Tucson has come into promi- nence owing to the peculiar advantages it offers for the treatment of tuberculosis, its elevation being about twenty-four hundred feet, which is within one hundred feet of the limit of altitude where, in the opinion of specialists in the dis- ease, the cure of tuberculosis of the lungs is pos- sible. However, this is by no means the sole claim made by Tucson to prominence. Com- mercially, it has glowing possibilities, and is destined to become a great city. Financially, it is on a remarkably sound basis. Business fail- ures during the last five years have been prac- tically unknown. Many brick buildings have been recently built and scores are now under construction. There are two flourishing national banks, two building and loan associations — one with a capital of $65,000, the other $25,000. This being the center of a vast stock country shipping from this point is very large, and as the country for more than one hundred miles tributary is rich in gold, silver, and copper, and vast marble and onyx beds, the financial business is very great. Tucson has an organized municipal govern- ment with mayor and city council and excel- lent public buildings; a public library which would do well for a city of 20,000 inhabitants; is the seat of the University of Arizona, under management of which are the agricultural col- lege, the school of mines, and the United States experimental station. It is favored with a strong faculty of seventeen professors, and at present 100 or more students; tuition free, dormitory ac- commodations and table board, $15 per month. The college equipments are equal to the best in the land. Families who come to spend the win- ter here can allow their sons and daughters to enjoy the advantages of this institution, while they are assimilating the vigorous tonic of the climate. The public schools are on a high plane, well graded, with an able corps of fourteen profes- sional teachers, and with excellent buildings of modern style of architecture. The St. Joseph Academy for young ladies, under the management of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and the parochial school for boys, under the supervision of the Catholic Church, have a large attendance. The Indian Industrial Mis.=ion School under the auspices of the Presbyterian Home Mission, is established here with an average attendance of one hundred and fifty Indian boys and girls. Because of its antiquity there are many places of interest within the radius of a few miles of Tucson, notably the San Xavier Mission, the old mission church of Escala Pura, the aban- doned Government post Fort Lowell, and the fortified hills west of town. By whom or by what race the fortifications were built is not known, but their lines of defense are still plainly visible. Many large rocks, having an eastern face, are covered with hieroglyphics of a lost race, and the riddle has vet to be read. For PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1003 iiiaiiy niilfs north of town, in the Santa Cruz valley, are to be found evidences of dead cities. The phins may bear no mark of himian occu- pation, but reHcs of the past are unearthed by a little labor. Broken pottery, ornaments, house- hold utensils, implements of agriculture and war are common to the inquiring mind of the arch- aeologist. Burial urns, with their incinerated contents perfect as the day when they were first consigned to the earth, are occasionally to be found. The whole country is full of interest, not only for the capitalist and the home seeker, but for men of leisure in search of recreation and the in\alid in quest of health. PRESCOTT. Prescott was established in 1864. There was previously a military post at Fort Whipple, near the present site of Prescott, and the protection of the army encouraged the settlement of the country around the post and promoted the de- velopment of the mines and the material re- sources of the vicinity. There was a straggling settlement along the Granite creek, and the set- tlers here iletermined to erect their settlement in- to a corporate town, and to that end called a mass meeting for Monday evening. May 30, 1864. This meeting was held in the store of Don Man- uel, and here the dimensions and boundaries of the town were agreed upon and the name adopted by resolution as "Prescott." in honor of the eminent American writer and standard author upon Aztec and Spanish-American his- tory. The first territorial election was held July 18, 1864, and the new territory with its capital at Prescott was fairly launched in the way of self- government. Prescott itself is a very prett_\- city (jf 3,559 population, situated on a number of low-rolling hills, with a trend toward Granite creek, which runs at the foot of the town. It is in the midst of a well-wooded section and the town is em- bowered in the perpetual green of pines and cedars. The streets are broad, 100 feet in width, rinuiing with the cardinal ])oints, and the blocks are 325.\6oo feet, including a J5-foot alley, running lengthwise through them. In the center of the citv with business blocks facing it on all sides is the Court Square, and in the cen- ter of this is the court house, a very creditable, substantially built structure of brick and stone. It is two stories above a commodious basement, and is well arranged and completely furnished. Domestic water is supplied by the city, which owns its own water works. The supply is de- rived from deep wells, and is pumped into a large reservoir located on a hill high above the town. It is supplied by gravity pressure through mains which are laid all over the city. The rates are t]iirt)-five cents per one thousand gallons, with a minimum charge of $i per month. Good water can be got anywhere in the city at from ten to fifty feet below the surface, and many windmills and pumps are in use for raising water to irrigate gardens and lawns. There are many very neat modern residences in Prescott, and the grounds are well kept. Of course, being a modern, up- to-date city. Prescott has all the modern im- provements and appliances. There is an electric comjiany w hich fur;iishes a good system of both arc and incandescent lights at a moderate charge. Telegraph and telephone service, excel- lent public schools and churches and benevolent societies. C)f the religious denominations there are Methodists. Episcopalians, Catholics, Metho- dist Episcopal South and Baptists. The benevo- lent orders are represented by Masons, Odd Fel- lows, Knights of Pythias, Elks, Woodmen, Workmen, Redmen, Foresters, Woodmen Cir- cles, Rebekah Degree, Eastern Star, Royal Arch Masons, Commandery and Maccabees. Yavapai is a mountain county, its lowest alti- tude is over one thousand two hundred feet, and from this it ranges to ten thousand feet, attaining its culmination in Moimt Cnion, about twelve miles south of Prescott. Prescott itself lies at an elevation of five thousand si.x hundred feet above sea level and its summer climate is all that could be desired. In fact, it is becoming a favorite summer resort for people from the lower and hotter portions of the territory, since it has been brought within a few hours' journey by rail. APACHE COUNTY. .\pache county was named from the Apache Indians, who formerly occupied this section, and still occupy their reservation to the inmie- I004 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. diate southwest. Tlic county is forty-eight miles from east to west and one hundred and fifteen miles north and south, exclusive of the Navajo Indian reservation on the north, and lies in the northeast corner of the territory. It has an aver- ag^e of about five thousand six hundred feet alti- tude, and is traversed, by the Rio Puerco, Zuni, and Little Colorado rivers, flowing, respectively, from the northeast, east, and southeast. The rjreatest elevation is in the south, the region of the .spurs of the \\'hite mountains. The surface is a series of hrorid valle\s and table-lands. The \\'hile mountains on the south, contain- ing about six hundred square miles, which slope gradually to the north, furnish a considerable su])pl\- of water. The Julv and .Vugust rains are cojiious, the streams often overflowing their banks. This water is partially stored in numer- ous small reservoirs, the capacity of which is entirely inadequate to reclaim the available agricultural land. The best part of the country near the snow line is covered with a good growth of long- leafed pine, varying from saplings to immense trees four to si.x feet in diameter. This timber is protected by the government and is practically untouched. The timber area is about six hun- dred square miles in extent, and is worth millions of dollars in itself, besides its incalculable influ- ence upon climate and water supply. The foot- hills of the mountains are covered with a growth of pinon, cedar an<l oak, averaging at maturity about twelve inches in diameter. The timber of the foothills is not merchantable except for fuel and fencing, and may be had for the cost of hauling, which is only nominal. There are about eight thousand acres under ditch in the country. This has all been carved out of waste land, ]>ractically valueless to the government. The work of water development and land reclamation has been done by our home people in every instance, without the aid of outside capital. The plan of operation, usu- ally, is to organize a stock company, the stock being paid for by work in the construction operations. Farming in this county is no experiment. It is an unqualified success, and is limited to a few thousand acres, solely because of a lack of water development. Substantial improvements in that direction are under way, however. The St. Johns Irrigation Company, a co-operative con- cern, which now irrigates some three thousand acres of bench land, has two reservoirs com- pleted, at a total cost of $15,000, and has an- other reservoir under construction, which will cost $15,000 more, and which will irrigate be- tween three thousand and four thousand acres in the neighborhood of St. Johns. All the water supjjly is from the Little Colorado river and its trilnUaries. .\pachc county has been known as essentially a stock-raising county, but its agricultural inter- ests are certain to become an important factor in the general prosperity within the near future. The people are alive to the necessity and im- portance of water storage, and the undeveloped resources of the county in respect of available reservoir sites comprise a valuable asset. Nor will the development of the county's agricultural resources conflict with the live-stock interests. The land reclaimed and available for reclamation forms little or no part of the grazing lands. As a matter of fact, the stockmen welcome the farmers, from whom they are able to purchase all their supplies, while the extension of the al- falfa fields will mean better opportunities for fat- tening the range cattle. COCHISE COUNTY. Cochise county is in the southeast corner of the territory. It was named in 1881 for one of the Indian chiefs who formerly ruled the ter- ritory within its boundaries. It contains many historic spots connected with the early settle- ment of Arizona and the Indian wars connected with that period. One notable trace of pioneer methods is the old Butterfield trail, over which mail, express, and passengers were carried in the ante-railroad days by the "pony express."' Mail and express was carried over this route between St. Joseph, Mo., and San Diego, Cal. ; 20,000 horses are said to have been employed on the line. The climate is equable. Most of the surface of the county is sufficiently elevated to make the climate cool in summer and not severe in winter. Like nearly all portions of Arizona, Cochise county is mountainous. The Chiricahua mountain district is one of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1005 wildest sections in the United States. P.car, deer, lions and other varieties of wild animals roam here and multiply almost undisturbed. The mountain slopes are covered with a good growth of timber, which furnishes lumber to the mill man, stulls and lagging to the miner, and fuel to all classes, thus greatly assisting all in- dustries. The rugged folds of their great ridges store water, which finds its way to the surface in springs, or flows underground at a small depth, which enables stockmen to raise it easily to water their herds. Many pleasant retreats are found beneath their sheltering cliffs and groves for persons seeking refuge from summer's heat. The different ranges serve as condensers, thus causing throughout the country a fair rainfall. During the year 1899 most parts of the couni\ were very well favored with rains, and good feed, fat stock, and a fair crop of hay is the re- sult. While the soil of Cochise county is fertile, still for lack of water sufficient for irrigation, the great need of the entire southwest, the county can not make large claims as a farming county. However, along the streams and in many can- yons hardy husbandmen have taken advantage of the natural facilities and are raising excellent crops of hay, fruit, melons, vegetables, and grain, all of which crops thrive wonderfully where enough water can be had to irrigate them sufficiently. It is, however, as a mining and stock-raising county that Cochise can boast. A great variety of ores are mined, including gold, silver, copper, lead and wolframite. Roofing slate and some valuable building stones are also a part of her wealth. The Copper Queen Mining Com- pany at liisbee is one of the leading concerns of the world for the mining of copper. Its works arc located at Bisbee, and a railroad reaches them, which forms a junction with the Southern Pacific at Benson. The Copper Queen Company employs an army of men. and the trade resulting from its employment fur- nishes business to a great number of other peo- ple and industries. Bisbee is the largest city in the county, having a iiopulation of six thousand. The Commonwealth and other mines owned by the Commonwealth Mining and Alilling Company at Pearce are bonanzas. The capa- city of the mill on the company's property has been increased from twenty to fifty stamps dur- ing the year. The wolframite mines, as well as mines of other metals near Dragoon, have attracted a .great deal of attention, and some important deals affecting them have been accomplished. There are n number of companies operating in that district, l^esides several individuals. A stamp mill for treating ores has been recon- structed during the year at Dos Cabezas. Some placers in that district are also exciting interest, and some work is being done on them. Dos Cabezas. located fifteen miles from Willcox. is one of the oldest mining camps in the territory. Gold is the principal ore mined there, although others are found in jiaying (luanlities. Some important ileals in mining property have been made there during the year. Tombstone mines, after many years of al- most total inactivity, are lately taking another start under the operations of lessees, some of whom are said to be doing extra well, while all are doing well. The people there are hopeful that the plan above mentioned may prove a com- plete success, and that those fabulously produc- tive mines may again be turning out their mints of the white metal. Everywhere throughout the county there is great activity in mining. .\t Tur(|uoise. liar- rett Camp, Middlemarch, Golden Rule, and other properties in the Dragoon district, exten- sive work in the way of extracting ores and de- veloping properties is being done. A smelter at Barrett Camp will soon be operating upon copper ores. .A stamp mill to work the ores of the Golden Rule, and to do custom milling also, has been erected at Cochise, a small station on the Southern Pacific, during 1899. That men have confidence in the ore supplies of the county throughout is evidenced by the amount of work and money that is at present Ix'ing expended in developing property, and sinking to discover ore bodies. Greater activitx' tiian usual has been shown in this direction dur- ing the past year, and the in(|uiries have been more numerous for mining property than for some time. The cattle business has also been unusually and gratifyingly jirofitable. Good rains have fallen and prices have been excellent, and as a ioo6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. consequence stockmen feel like princes. Will- cox still holds its place at the head of the list of cattle-shipping towns, having shipped 31.794 head to September i ; and still stockmen aver the number shipped can scarcely be missed off the ranges, so abundant are the stocks in Sulphur Spring valley and on adjacent ranges. .A great impetus has been given to the stock business by the e.xcellent prices which have prevailed during the year. Extensive and valuable irnprove- nients in the way of increasing water supplies and improving ranch property have been made. Although cattle raising takes the lead, still the raising of sheep, horses, and mules ought not to pass without mention in an article treating of the resources of the county. Valuable herds of sheep are grazetl here, and the excellent prices obtained for wool and mutton swell the accounts of their owners. A great many horses roam on the ranges as free as nature itself. Their chief use has been as saddle horses in handling all kinds of stock. However, horse owners are hopeful that the causes now influencing prices may make the breeding and raising of good, clean-limbed, hardy horses a paying business. COCONINO COUNTY. Coconino county was segregated from Yava- pai county in 1891, and contains within her bor- ders the largest body of timber of any county in the United States, and the only present available supply in Arizona. There are several large mills working along the line of the Santa Fe, of which more extended notice is given elsewhere, and whose output forms no inconsiderable part of the wealth of the territory. Next to lumbering, sheep and wool growing and stock-raising are the most prominent in- dustries and large amounts of money are annu- ally brought into the country from these sources. There are on the ranges around Flag- staff, in the neighborhood of 300,000 sheep giv- ing an annual clip of about 2,500,000 pounds of wool, and the annual shipments of stock will run close to $250,000. Within Coconino county there is a very large area of land, estimated as high as two million seven hundred and fifty thousand acres, suscepti- ble of cultiv.ation without irrigation. Of this amount there is a very limited quantity under cultivation, not over ten thousand acres. The cereals do well here and most vegetables yield very heavy crops. Within this county are very many of the natural wonders of Arizona, the Grand canon, the Painted Desert, wild mountain scenery, the clifif and cave dwellings, all of which have been alluded to more extensively elsewhere. The county is well watered and well v^'ooded, and the Santa Fe road crosses it from east to west. The new railroad that has been built to the Grand caiion lies wholly within Coconino. The summer climate is very pleasant. Being in a mountain county, Flagstaff and Williams, the principal towns, lie at an elevation of be- tween six and seven thousand feet ; the summers are always cool while its southern latitude pre- cludes the possibility of severe winter weather. The air is very pure and bracing and is a specific for asthma. There are some very fextensive and rich cop- per, gold and silver mines found here and some in the vicinity of the Grand caiion have been profitably worked for years. A smelter has been erected at Williams for the purpose of reducing ores from the mines of the county. Large de- posits of coal have been found and some very valuable beds of a superior onyx have been lo- cated. Molybderium is found in quantities in the Grand canon. The principal towns are Flagstaff (population, 1,271) .and Williams (population 1,382), both largely dependent upon lumbering for their prosperity. Flagstaff is the county seat, and here also is located the Northern Arizona Nor- mal School, in one of the finest buildings in the territory. The altitude is 6,800 feet and the summer climate is perfect, while the winters are not cold. The scenery is grand. Back of the town towers the San Francisco range. From here a stage line runs to the Grand caiion, and the homes of the cliff and cave dwellers are within reach. Flagstaff is in the center of some of the most interesting features of the territory. Here, too, on account of purity of its atmos- phere the celebrated Lowell observatory, which has added so nnich to the scientific knowledge of the world, has been located. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1007 Located within thirty-two miles of Flagstaff and enjoying the same scenery and climate is the town of Williams, a lively, enterprising, lumbering, railroad and mining town. From this town the new railroad to the Grand canon has been constructed. GILA COUNTY. Gila county occupies a peculiar position, geo- graphically, lying in the eastern central part of the territory, bounded on the north by the rim of the Mogollons, stretching into the .\p.nche Indian reservation on the east, defined hv the foot of the Four Peaks on the west. The industries of Gila county are mining, stock raising, lumbering and agriculture. Min- ing far overshadows all other industries and in Gila we find some of the heaviest mining prop- erties in the territory. In the center of this great mining region is the city of Globe, the county seat of Ciila county. This district first came into prominence in 1873, when some very I)romising silver prospects were discovered. But it was far from civilization at that time, con- tinually exposed to danger from marauding In- dians, and little progress was made until 1875, when some inunense silver discoveries caused a great influx of miners and prospectors from the surrounding country. From that date Cjlobe has continued to ]5rogress steadily and rapidly until the present time. Globe has railroad communication with the outer world through the Gila \'alley. Globe & Northern Railway, of which a further account is given elsewhere, connecting with the South- ern Pacific at Bowie, one hundred and twent}- five miles east. An extension of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway is projected, which, when constructed, will add greatly to the pros- perity of both (ilobe and Phoenix. The great mining camp of Cjlobe is one of the largest frontier camps in this country. Under adverse circumstances it has become a mining center of great magnitude. The first settlement was begun in 1876, at what was known then as Rambo's camp, ten miles north of the jjresent site of Globe. Pinal creek was the western boundary of the Apache Indian reservation and the creek was called the dead line by the early settlers. When the reservation was diminished in area the section which now contains Globe was opened to settlement to the whites. As the min- eral wealth of the district became known peo- ple began to come over the mountains from New Mexico in large numbers and in a short time a camp of considerable importance was built here. In her history as a mining camp (ilobe has been [leculiarly fortunate. In the beginning her prosperity was based upon silver production, for while copper was known to exist in large (|uantities, the cost of mining and transporta- tion consumed the ])rofits and it did not ]iay to \\t)rk. The white metal, however, was abundant, and silver mining ])ai(I. With the decline in silver, this class of mining ceased to be profit- able, but at the same time a steady and remark- able advance in the ])rice of copper took place and the copper mines of Globe became more profitable than the silver and her prosperity so far from declining with the waning price of sil- ver steadily advanced with the increasing price of copper, and she is today one of the most prosperous camps in the west. GI!-\ITAiI eOUXTV. (jraham county, in the southeastern part of the territory, and almost the last spot to be wrested from the domain of the .Vpache, has, by reason of its mineral, agricultural, and jiastoral resources, risen to a place of only second rank in the list of counties. Clifton, Morenci and Metcalf are mining villages, and contain a popu- lation of 5,000, engaged in various occupations of mining. Duncan, Solomonville. Safford, Thatcher, Central, Pima, Mathewsville, l-'ort Thomas, and Geronimo are agricultural villages, being lo- cated in the valley of the Gila, and all, with the exception of the first named, which is on the Arizona & New Mexico Railroad, are on the Gila \'alley. Globe & Northern Railroad. The river Gila, coming from its sources in New Mexico, enters the county near its center on the east, and uniting with the San Francisco below Clifton, passes through the center of the ioo8 • PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. county, leaving it at San Carlos on the west. The river valley is of rich alluvial soil, and is from two to five miles in width, much of which is under a high state of tillage by irrigation. The crops grown include those of the temperate zone and some semitropical fruits. Late apples are very productive and of excellent quality. Other fruits are of good quality, but are some- times damaged by late frosts. Prices of all farm products are excellent, owing to a local market in the mines near by. No portion of the county has a less elevation than two thousand eight hundred feet and vary- ing to ten thousand feet for the mountain peaks. The climate is dry and healthful ; winters in the valley are mild, the range of the thermometer being from fourteen degrees F. above zero to one hundred and four degrees. Nights gener- ally are cool and bracing in summer. The first white men in the county were the California Volunteers, who were stationed at Old Camp Goodwin to control Cochise and his Chiricahua Apaches. No real settlement, how- ever, was made until 1873, when prospectors and home-seekers began to arrive. In 1874 Saf- ford, which afterwards became the county seat, was settled. In 1880 colonies of Mormons ar- rived from Utah, and, locating along the river, dug canals and developed the agriculture of the valley. Graham is essentially a mountain county, being situated on the great plateau of the Rocky mountains. In elevation it ranges from three thousand feet in the lower valleys to four thousand feet in the elevated table lands. The Graham range, which is well timbered with pine, spruce, juniper and fir, besides several hard woods, crosses the county from northwest to southeast with peaks rising to 10,318 feet above sea level. M.\RICOPA COUNTY. The county of Maricopa, which embraces the Salt River valley, is located very nearly central in the territory and comprises four million six hundred and seventy-nine thousand acres, of which one million five hundred thousand may be classed as arable, and can be reclaimed by irrigation. .'\nd what crops can be raised here! The soil has lain fallow for ages, ever since the mysterious race, who have disap- peared and left no trace but their works, irrigated and cultivated it — and there are evi- dences that a teeming population was once lo- cated here. In all these untold ages this soil has been storing up fertility awaiting the com- ing of the farmer, and now it is ready to break forth at his bidding. The soil in the valley is incomparable in its productive capacities. In fact, it is limited only in this respect by its water supply. The mesa land is gray sandy loam, while nearer the stream it changes into a dark rich soil, admirably adapted to the growth of alfalfa, wheat, barley, and all kinds of vegetables, sugar cane, watermelons, etc., while the lands of the mesas have demonstrated that for the growth of oranges, lemons, and all citrus and deciduous fruits they have no equal in this or any other country. The soil when irrigated is a rich alluvium, and is of marvelous depth, and the waters which give life to the plants and trees in this garden of the new world, not unlike that of the Nile, carries a large percentage of sedi- ment which is incomparable as a fertilizer and continually enriches the soil cultivated. The senate of the L^nited States appointed a special committee to examine into the possi- bilities of irrigation, and they passed several days in the intelligent examination of the soil, climate, and agricultural conditions of the Salt River valley. In their report we find on page 60 the following testimony: "A careful analysis of this soil shows its fertile qualities to be su- perior to the Nile earth." When we think of the early history of civilization, its marvelous growth and development, and then realize that civilization and ancient greatness had its high tide along the course of the Nile, we marvel at the future of this new Edeti of the west. Most of this valley's soils are the accumulated wash- ings from the surroimding hills, made up of the fine particles that have been, during countless centuries, disintegrated by frost or the elements. The water is also charged with new fertility. One fact here may show the value of irriga- tion as a fertilizer. The Pima and Maricopa In- dians along the river in this valley live by farm- ing and stock feeding. The system of irrigation used bv them for centuries is of the rudest na- ture, yet they have always been self-supporting, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1009 never having cost the government a dollar. The\' have no tradition rnnning back to the time when their ancestors did not cuhivate these val- leys, sowing from year to year the same variety of wheat, never changing the seed in all these years, and neither the grain nor the soil show signs of exhaustion. Xo wheat of greater beauty nor of more excellent (|nalitv can be found. The Salt River valley has ni.uiy advantages besides its climate, soil, and conditions. It is ci.x weeks earlier in the market with apricots, grapes, oranges, and peaches, thus sure oi secur- ing a ready sale for its products. The early fruits always command the highest prices and most ready sale. The extensive fields of alfalfa in this valley afford fine opportunities for the fattening of stock, of which the stockmen of the various counties have taken advantage, and this is a source of great profit to the farmer. In this southern territory is the coming agri- cultural empire of the continent. Palmyra of old, Egypt in the days of the greater Rameses, and the plains of greater India must be brought to mind before the infinite possibilities of the re- gion can be even dimly comprehended. .Along a single Arizona river is a greater arable area than in all the lately accjuired Hawaiian Isles. In the single valley of the Salt, where two hun- dred and fifty thousand acres partially cultivated maintain a jjopulation of thirty thousand, are yet untouched a million acres suscepti- ble of irrigation and as well fitted by nature for agricultural production as are any of the acres alrcidy sown. This development to the extent of the arable land will come with the con- servati(.)n of the flood waters of the Salt, as a similar and no less ])lienomenal change will come through the same means to the ujjper and lower valleys of the Gila river. The soil of the great undeveloped plains or deserts is almost uniform. Near the stream channels are to be found strips of, clay-like black adobe, with occasional streaks of alkali, contain- ing varving proportions of mineral salts. The upper-lying land is lighter, though it is not to be classed as less rich. It abounds in lime, particu- larly in lime sulphate (gyjisum). It is lacking in two elements, vegetable hunnis and iron. I'lOth are readily secured by cropping for several years to alfalfa. Thus prepared, through the plant- ing and plowing under of alfalfa, the land is at its best. Alfalfa is king in the southland. ( )f this there can be no dispute. Around about Phoenix sixty thousand acres are planted to it, and rich is the owner of a farm thereof. .Vhnost to infinity is the list of special field crops that may be raised in the irrigated valleys. Perhaps in days to come sugar beets will occupv in acre- age the place next below alfalfa. Thus far it is believed the best methods of sugar-beet cidtiva- lion have not been discovered, though one vari- ety of l)eet, of Klein-Wanzlebener, has been fi.xed upon by the American agricultural experi- ment stations as best adapted to local conditions In saccharine strength and jjurity the best .Vri- zona beets have thus far come from localities with altitudes above two thousand feet. Sugar cane thrives in all luxuriance, as does sorghum, lioth have been utilized in the manufacture of molasses. Sorghum is one of the most profit- able crops when grown for fattening cattle. The feeder secures the quickest and most economical results who combines sorghum with alfalfa hay. The dairy industry has grown from nothing until today it is one of the leading sources of income, bringing into the valley not less than ,$100,000 annually, and contributing an annual product of no less than $125,000. In fact, some conservative men place it much higher: hut this much at least is knov.ii from figures based upon actual weights. There is hardlv any branch of agriculture thai will not thrive here, and as all crops depend u])on irrigation, tlicre is no such thing iis fail- ure, and it is doubtful whether in the whole county there is a farming community that will compare for thrift and prosperity with those of Maricopa county. As an industry, horticulture has a growing popularity in the Salt River valley. Both citrus and deciduous fruits are successfully raised. Eastern purchasers have fre(|uently commented upon the excellence of Salt river oranges, and at the California Midwinter Fair Washington navels from here received a first-premium gold medal for excellence. The raising of cattle is another important industry in the valley, a large proportion of the lOIO PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. stock shipped from Arizona to the market being from her§. The most important mining camp in the valley is at Wickenburg, which is the third oldest town in Arizona, Tucson being the first and Yuma the second. The original location was made in 1863 l)y Henry Wickenburg, the second white man to explore this section, and the discoverer and original developer of the Wiltnrc mine. MOHAVE COUNTY. Prior to 1864 Moh.ave county composed a por- tion of Donna Ana county, N. M., but after the organization of the territory of Arizona it was formed into one of the four original political di- visions into which the territory was divided. It embraces 16,000 square miles of the northwest- ern part of the territory. It is traversed by high motuitain ranges and broad valleys, covered many months in the year by luxuriant vegetation and nutritious .grasses. L'ntil 1882 its only means of comnnmicati(jn with the outside world was l)y stage to San Piernardino or river steamer to the Gulf of California. The number of acres of land now under cul- tivali<;in is over 2,500: and on the Colorado river below Fort Mohave several hundred more acres are in process of reclamation. The irrigation canals of the county are purely of a lateral nature, built to carry water over small sections of land. On the P>ig Sandy each farmer has taken out a ditch from the creek to irrigate his own tract of land, consisting of from fifty to three hundred acres. Thirty-five miles of ditch will cover the irrigation district of the Sandy. In the valley of the Colorado river the government has a pumping plant which supplies water for about one hundred acres of land. Several ranches irrigate small parcels of land from wells, while the Mohave Indians await the overflow of the river to put their land in proper condition for crops. There are in the county of Mohave, not in- cluding the high mesas, over four million acres of land that can be readily reclaimed. Lands along the Colorado river, in the Mohave valley, grow every semitropic;ii fruit. No frost falls in the lowlands. In the mountain ranges are many springs, the waters of which are used to irrigate small patches of land. West of Kingman sev- eral of these springs have been converged at Beale Springs and a beautiful fruit orchard prop- agated. This year the crop has been unusually large, and thousands of dollars' worth was shipped to outside points. The peaches raised on this ranch arc of the most luscious flavor and are of enormous size. North of this branch is ( )ak creek, the largest orchard in the count\'. Nectarines, peaches, apricots, figs, apples, pears, plums, pomegranates, almonds, grapes and many other fruits are here grown in abimdance. The people of ^Mohave county depend almost entirely on the product of the mines. For years the mines were worked almost exclusively by "chloriders," and the product has been enor- mously large. Forty million dollars will not cover in value the gold and silver taken from the mines since their first discovery. The principal towns in the county are King- man. White Hills, Leach Springs, Hackberry, Signal, Cerbat and ^Mineral Park. Kingman is the county seat. This is a busy, thrivin.g little town, directly on the line of the Sante Fe, about sixty miles east of the Colorado river, and al- most in the geographical center of the county. It has a population of about one thousand and is well supplied with water from a large spring in the mountains. There are a nimiber of very creditable residences .and some fine business blocks. A very large trade is done here with the surrounding mining coimtry. A new rail- road is being built from this point to connect with the Utah Southern system, of which a more extended account will be found elsewhere. On a hill overlooking the town is the court- house, a pretentious structure that does credit to the people of Mohave county. N.\VA.JO COUNTY. Navajo county was created b}- an act of the eighteenth legislative assembly from the west- ern portion of .Apache county, and is situated in the northern and eastern portion of the terri- tory. On the north is the Colorado river, on the east Apache county, on the south Gila and Gra- ham counties, and on the west the county of Coconino. The topography of the county con- sists of a high plateau, of which the main eleva- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lOII lion is about six thous.and feet, cut from east to west by the Little Colorado river, sloping gently toward that stream and also toward the west, the general direction of the river. It is about two hundred and fort', miles long from north to soutii and fifty-three miles wide from east to west, containing about ten thousand s(|nare miles. The iMoc|ui ind .Vavajo Indian reser\'a- tions cover the entire northern jiortion, and the White Mountain .-Vpachc Indian reservation cox'ers the southern part, leaving a strip one hundred miles long and fifty-three miles wide for the occupation of white people. The southern portion of the count) is cov- ered by .a fine growth of pine, which is now em- bodied in the Black Mesa Forest reserve. The population of the county is estimated at about 5.000. Hoibrook is the county seat of Navajo county and is one of the greatest shipping centers in northern .Arizona. It is situated in the fertile valley of the Little Colorado, and has .a bright future. .\l)ove the town is a fine site for a stor- age reservoir and when constructed it will re- claim several thousand acres of tillable land. Hoibrook is also the distributing point for Snow- flake, Taylor, Pinedale, Shumway, Linden, Showlow, Silver Creek, Pinetop, Woodland, Fort .\pache, Heber, Pleasant \'alley. Woodruff, Concho, St. Johns, Springerville, Keams Can- on, etc. Last spring over 10,000 head of cattle were shipped from this point anil 50,000 head of sheep and several hundred thousand pounds of wool. .-Ml kinds of business are lilierally repre- sented in town. In i8qS a fine court-house was erected. rnr.v county. Pima retains the legal classification as a comitv of the first class, that is. it still shows taxable proi)ert)' in excess of the required $3,000,000, notwithstanding that out of a por- tion of its territory a new county (Sant.a Cruz) of 1,200 scpiare miles has been created since the last report. Last year the taxable wealth was fixed liy the territorial board of equalization at .$3,753,^40, .and this year it is $3,376,512. or onl\- $376,728 less than a \ear ago, altlnjugh the territory surrendered for the new county makes the fine showing of $937,985 worth of taxable property, .\ltogether there is an increased val- uation for the whole territory comprised within the former limits of the county of $561,157. .As the assessed valuations are notoriously low, these figures indicate an actual increase in wealth of $2,coo,ooo over a year ago. .As these figures show, mi nther county in the territory is sharing to a greater extent than Pima in the general prosperity now prevalent in .\rizona. 1 he ])rogress made in the mining industry, so not;ible during the past few years, h.as con- tiuue<l nn:ibated through the present year, greatly stinuilated by the widespread revival of interest and confidence in mining, so manifest among the people of the eastern states. Here- tofore the development of the prospects and mines of this section has been made almost en- tirelv by local energy and capital, but the great merit (.)f Pima count v mines is at last attracting outside capital m large (|uantities, and imnortant sales are frequent. Promising prospects are being purchased by people financially able to develop them, anil there were never so many ]jrospectors exploring the hills as now. The production of all the jirccious metals has increased during the year, that of copper l)articularly. The high price of copper having directed the attention of mining investors to Pima county, a number of the better-developetl mines have been equipped with modern machin- ery and smellers, while prospecting for copper is being rewarded by numerous new discoveries. Even silver is receiving more attention than for years past. and. taking advantage of improve- ments in machinery and the treatment of ores, silver mines that ha\e been idle for years- have been started up with satisfactory' results. In commercial lines the situation is no less .satisfactory. I lie live-stock industry remains in a lloiu'ish- ing condition. Heavy shipments of cattle have been made to the eastern and coast markets and sold at renuinerative prices, while the increase on the ranges has fully maintained the sup])ly. .\s :i reference to the table of assessed valua- tions will show, the actual value of the cattle in the comUv approximates $1,500,000. Abnn- ilant rains in July and .\ugust i)ut the ranges in a most satisfactorv condition. IOI2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Considerable attention is being given to the larger production of sheep in the mountain ranges than heretofore, both on account of the in'gher price of wool, incident to the passage of the late tarifif legislation by congress, and the greater demand for mutton as an article of food, owing to the increased jirice of beef cattle. The great mountain ranges of Pima counts- are especially fitted for the support of immense flocks of sheep: they produce large quantities of the most nutritious grasses which are not as accessible to the larger stock as to sheep. This field of sheep industry presents a decidedly inviting opportunity for the employment of cap- ital with the most profitable results. This is es- pecially so for the person with limited capital, as it takes much less capital to start into sheep raising than it does in cattle raising, while the returns in sheep are much earlier than with cat- tle. Compared with other lines of business farm- ing does not make the showing made in some other counties. The area of cultivated land has not been materiall\- increased, and will not be until the adoption of some system of water de- velopment. But possiliilities in that direction are verv flattering, and the prospects for the construction of one or more reservoirs are good. It is only recently that the serious attention of our people has been generally arrested and di- rected to the possibilities and certain profits of an increased water supply; and the energy with which the question is being agitated promises important results for the county, which is certain in time to take a good position among the agri- cultural sections of the territory. Twenty per cent of the land of Pima county can be successfully irrigated and reclaimed by a system of ditches, subdrainage pipes and res- ervoirs for water storage at a reasonable out- lay, and 201,420 .acres thus added to the cultiva- ble area at an average cost of reclamation of $6 per acre. Wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa, hay, corn, sorghum, tobacco, potatoes, pease, beans, beets, all kinds of vegetables, fruit, etc., can be pro- duced on these lands. The yield of wheat, barley and oats will be from thirty-five to forty bush- els per acre; corn, from forty to si.\ty bushels; hay, three tons; and alfalfa, five to seven tons. There are six hundred and fift\- acres of land devoted to orchards — peaches, apricots, nectar- ines, apples, pears, quinces, figs, pomegranates and grapes being the most profitable crops. Only about ten per cent of the present fruit consumed is produced in the county. The Santa Cruz valley, which extends from south to north across the entire countv, was un- doubtedly the first seat of agriculture in the territory of .\rizona. The old settlements of Huebabi, Tumacacori. Tubac, Tucson and San Francisco maintained a considerable population and supplied the .Spanish militar\- posts with provisions by agriculture in the earliest dawn of civilization on the .American continent, and the descendants of these early producers, aug- mented by more recent settlers, still carry on successful agriculture at all these points, and at many new places, until agriculture has be- come an important industry. For more than three hundred and fifty years, ever since the Spaniards first set foot in this section, crops have been produced in the Santa Cruz valley every month in the year with irrigation and without a particle of fertilizer being used, and still the soil is rich and abundantly productive, and is annually growing richer from irrigation. Two crops are raised on the same land each year. The running bodies of water are the Santa Cruz and San Pedro rivers, and the Pantano, Rillito, and Sonoita creeks. During the rainy seasons immense bodies of water flow to waste, which, if impounded, would bring thousands of acres of the most fertile land in the world under cultivation. In any of the valleys and on the plains where flowing water cannot be found the same can be reached at a depth varying at from ten to six hundred feet. T1X.\L COUNTY. Pinal countv has a full share in the general prosperity which the year 1899 appears to have brought to every section of Arizona. Every in- dustry has made substantial progress. In min- ing, particularly, the \ear is notable for the prof- itable development witnessed. All kinds of live stock have done well, and while farmers have had to face, as usual, an unfortunate shortage in the supply of water for irrigation, they are re- alizing good prices for their products. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1013 Pinal count)- was organized in 1875 from por- tions of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai counties, and contains an area of 5.338 square miles, or 3,435,520 acres. One-third of this acreage is fine agricultural land, and is admiral^ly situated for irrigation where there is sufficient water available. The Gila river tlows thruugii the county, and at certain seasons of the year carries sufficient w-ater in flood to irrigate a goodly porticin of the county the year round, could the floods be stored for use as needed. ( H late \ ears the short- age of water has become more acute on account of the rapid development of irrigation higher up the river, in Ciraham county: and in conse- quence of the inroads made upon the water sup- ply by the Graham count}- irrigators, I'inal has had to take third place among the agricuhural counties of the territor)-. \ielding second place to Graham. The principal irrigating canals are: The Casa (irande \'a]ley canal, which takes its supply from the Gila, eleven miles east of I'lor- ence, and has a total length of forty-five miles: the McLellan canal, heading nine miles east of Morence, with a length of five miles: the Spinas canal, heading three miles west of Florence, and the Charlean canal, two miles w-est, each with hut few miles of length, and all supplied from the Gila. There are about nine thousand acres irri- gated. Florence, the county seat of Pinal, is a beauti- ful shade-embowered tow-n of 1,500 population, situated in the heart of a magnificent section of country, and within half a mile of the Gila river. Tributary to it is a large area of very fine fanning land, irrigated by the waters of the Gila and yielding certain crops year after year. .\ large part of the older buildings are of adobe, but an excellent quality of brick is made, and very many buildings that w'ould do credit to even a larger town are to be found here. A noticeable building is the court-house, a good two-story brick structure of which the people of Florence and Pinal are justly proud. There is a very fine school building, erected a few years ago at a cost of $io,ooo. The county is divided into thirteen school districts and maintains three grammar and fifteen primary schools. Tlie nearest railroad station to Florence is Casa Grande on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 19 from which it is twenty-six miles distant in a northeasterly direction. This distance is cov- ered by stage, and the road passes the famous ruins of Casa Grande. At this point the driver always stops for a short time to give the trav- elers a chance to insjicct this wonderful pile. The second town of Pinal county in point of im]iortance is Casa Grande, named from its proximily to the ruins oi the same name. This is tile raih'oad town of Pinal, being located on tlie line of the Southern Pacific. There is a con- sideral)le extent of farming land near Casa ( irande which is irrigated from the waters of the I'lorence canal. Other settlements are Mari- copa, the junction of the Southern Pacific and Marico])a & I'hoenix railroads, Arizola, River- side and Mammoth. Mining is a ver\- important industry of this county, and has added many millions of dollars to the national wealth. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. -Santa t'ruz, tire thirteenth and last county or- ganized in the territory, was created by act of the twentieth legislative assembly, approved March 15, last. It is also the smallest county, the area being approximately twelve hundred square miles, and was formed by detaching the southern portion of Pima county, lying along tlie ^Mexican border. The chief industries of the new county are mining and stock-raising, the moderate amount (if farming conducted being mostly confined to the lands immediately adjacent to the Santa Cruz river, which traverses the county from nnrth to south. It is possible, however, to de- velop water so as to make a substantial increase in the agricultural area. Tlie county starts ofT under favorable aus- pices. The people are generally prosperous. .\s in all other portions of the territory, the live- stock industry is in a splendid condition. In mining, the revival of interest is pronounced in all the districts. Nogales, the county seat, is growing steadily, and all the leading branches of business are prosperous. The county is rich in mineral resources and nlTers a tempting field for the prospector. Thecp arc many districts in which practicallv j*^""^ I0I4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. velopment has been clone, while indications are very promising. The districts in which the most development has been done are the Harshaw, Washington Camp. Lochiel and Oro Blanco. The modern history of Nogales dates from the construction of the New Me.xico & Arizona Railroad from Benson to Xogales, in 1892. After that line was extended to Guaymas, on the Gulf of California, Xogales became an important porr of entry and has steadily grown in importance. Nogales (of which there are two, one in the United States, the other in Mexico, the dividing line passing along the center of a broad street) is unique and interesting in more ways than one. As a point of contact between two great na- tions, the "line city," as it is familiarly termed, presents salient features and all the habits and customs of both nationalities. Citizens of both republics dwell there together in the closest accord and amity, and engage in social and busi- ness connection with an ease and facility which are pleasing to note and gratifying to the patri- otic citizens of both countries. Both governments have there the headquar- ters of districts in the collection of customs and important consulates. It is a division station upon the through line of railway from the South- ern Pacific at Benson and the Gulf of California at Guaymas. The Arizona city is the seat of government of the newly created county of Santa Cruz, and there is a movement on the Sonora side of the line to remove from Mag- dalena to Nogales the government of the district of the same name. Besides the business natu- rally caused by being the gateway for an interna- tional and transcontinental traffic, Nogales is a very important and flourishing commercial point, the merchants of the place drawing trade from the rich and rapidly developing districts of ,A.Itar. Magdalcna and .\rizpe, in the State of Sonora. Mexico, and from the equally rich and important regions of Oro Blanco, Duquesne, Harshaw and Washington Camp, in Arizona. Many of the stores carry extensive stocks of goods, and the enterprise and push of the mer- chants are known and appreciated all over southern .Arizona and northern Sonora. The country tributary is not only very rich in natural tTiineral resources, but the cattle ranges are among the best and must valuable in the south- west, and Xogales is the seat of a large import trade in stock from the interior of the state of Sonora. The joint population of the two mu- nicipalities is nearly five thousand souls, and in each there are fine graded schools with large attendance and thoroughly competent teachers, under whose tuition pupils make very rapid progress. Situated at an altitude of about four thousand feet, the climate is mild and equable, avoiding the excessive heat of summer in lower altitudes and e.xperiencing but little really cold weather in winter. Bright and pleasant days follow each oth- er in an almost endless succession, and the invalid and health seeker finds the climate unparalleled. Many of the leading citizens and officials in the state of Sonora and their families reside there several months in the year through the heated term. Many Americans operating or employed in mines and business in Sonora have their homes in Nogales, residing there for the educa- tional and climatic advantages presented. Roads ramify in various directions, drawing a heavy trade, and the enterprising business men of the two cities are doing everything possible to im- prove, extend and shorten the highways they now have and to construct new ones. YAVAPAI COUNTY. From the first settlement of the territory no section has been more favored or sought after than Yavapai county. Its natural advantages have attracted capital, and enterprise has been conspicuous in developing the county. Richer in a great variety of resources than any other portion of the territory, possessing a cli- mate free from the extremes of heat and cold, it was but natural that the first north and south railroad possessed by the territory should be built for the purpose of developing the resources of this favored region. The completion of this road, named the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway, removed forever the only obstacle that has ever delayed the development of this diversified and extensive section by placing it in direct railroad commimi- cation with the great centers of the n.ation; and to the homcsccker, capitalist or tourist no other rORTRAlT A.\U IHOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1015 portion of the I'nion can present more varied and numerous attractions. Xo otiier portion of the southwest has secured so large and so desirable an increase in its popu- lation during the last lew years as has this countw ^^'hile there are isolated instances of a few sections having, imder the e.xcitement of a "boom." attracted, for the time being, more at- tention, the growth of this portion of .\rizona has been a steady one. permanent and stable in its character, and entirely free from the feverish intoxication of speculation, which so often forms the only basis on which the new regions of the west .are brought into prominence, to be main- tained there until the schemes of imscrupulous speculators are consunmiated, and then allowed by their "boomers" to relapse into their former obscurity. To present, in writing, a satisfactory idea of any frontier settlement is a most difficult matter. The causes that have called such settle- ment into existence may be nan ated. and its growth may be explicitly set forth with con- scientious observance of statistical minutiae; yet the impression created may be far from being more than approximately correct. Within less than a quarter of a century more people have found homes within a radius of a hundred miles of Prescott, Ariz., than lived along the entire Atlantic coast of Xorth .\merica iluring the first half of the century following tlu' landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. The towns anil settlements are ])ustl ng and progressive, among which are Prescott, the county seat and the first capital of Arizona, with, a population of .1,500: Jerome, a distinctively mining camp, with 2.861: L\)ngress, with T^T, McCabe, 250, and other places. In addition to the above, numerous "camjjs" ni.ake u]i in their numbers thousands of souls scattered here to- dav and ever\ where tomorrow. TUjrA COUXTT. Vuma county, one of tlie four original politi- cal subdivisions of the territory when it was first established by the act of congress on h'ebruary 24, 1863, as an independent commonwealth, forms the extreme southwestern portion of .Ari- zona. It lies between 32° and 34° 2' north lati- tude and 113° 20' and 1 14° 14' west longtilnde. It is bounded by Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai counties on the east, the Colorado river on the west. Mohave county on the north and Sonora. -Mexico, on the south. It has an area of 10,138 sf|uare miles (six million four hundred and eighty-eight thousand three hundred and twenty acres), an e.xpanse greater than any of the seven smaller states of the Union, and larger than Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware coni- binetl. I'or more than one hundred miles it is crossed from cast to west by the Gila river, which thor- oughly drains the southern and eastern portions, eventually flowing into the Colorado at the town of ^'unia, while the Colorado washes its western boundary, effectually draining the remainder. The topographical configuration of the sur- face includes a series of wide plateaus, rising graduallv from a point situated at the southwest- ern extremity, with an altitude of sixty or eighty feet above sea level to an elevation in the north and northwest very much higher, the whole sloping gently in a southwesterly direc- tion. These plateaus are crossed by numerous mountain ranges, especially in the northern part, the ranges being separated by broad valleys, man_\- consisting of excellent lands. The various mountain systems, though rough and abrupt in character, are highly mineralized, carrying gold and silver, copper and lead, iron and other met- als in i)a\ ing quantities. The eastern and south- ern divisions include gradually sloping plains, covered in places with natural grasses and trees, among the latter being the mesqnite, ironwood and i)al<) verde. Here and there are detached hills and spurs of eruptive origin. .Ml the country embraced within the county confines, situated north of the natural watershed of the Ciila, owing to the slight rainfall and few streams from which water can be taken for agri- cultural i)urposcs, is practically worthless, so far, at least, as the feasibility of bringing large bodies of irrigable land under cultivation is con- cerned. The available arable region, therefore, is limited to broad strips of country lying di- rectlv north of the Gila and east of the Colorado river, and also hundreds of miles of splendid lands stretching directly southward from Gila river to tlie Mexican frontier. Consequently, ioi6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. it is upon tliesc rivers that water-storage reser- voirs must be establislied. It is more than probable tliat less is known of the physical and topographical peculiarities of Yuma county than of any other county in the territory. According to the map of the Interior Department, issued from the (General Land Of- fice in 1883, it is shown that less than ten per cent of the total area was surveyed by the Fed- eral authorities. It is believed that no further surveys have been ordered since the date men- tioned, and therefore so far as official recogni- tion extends, more than nine-tenths of the county is a veritable terra incognita. Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in the territory of Arizona, it is astonishing how little its resources are known to the world at large and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing to Yuma's reputation for unbear- able heat, and partly to the f;ict that, lying next to California, it has been assumed that the country has been thoroughly prospected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the traveled highways in crossing its territory. As a matter of fact, one suffers less from the heat here tli.an in almost any of the settled communities of the east, owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate anywhere. People labor out of doors from the rising to the setting of the stm and suffer no inconven- ience. There has never been known in this sec- tion of the country an authentic case of sun- stroke. The climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary com]daints of any descrip- tion. TUr: COPPER QUEEN MINE. From a paper by James Douglas, LL. D.. New York City. Read in February, 1899, before the Amer- ican Institute of Mining Engineers. The Copper (Juecn mine was opened in 18S0 by Messrs. Martin, I'.allanl & Reilly, and the first copper furnace was blown-in on August 20th of that year. Prior to that summer nothing but prosi)ect work liad been done on the Copper Oueen and tjn a number of adjacent claims. In fact, it w'as a small deposit, not of copper ore, but of cerussite, which still remains undeveloped on the western slope of the Queen hill, which first tempted miners to the spot. To reduce this lead ore, a primitive furnace was erected near a spring, now dry. The development, just then, of this and other copper deposits in the south- ern territories was due to the simultaneous ar- rival of the Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, though it was stimulated by the business revival of 1880, with the consec|uent rise in the \aluc of copper. The geology of the Dragoon and Mule Pass mountains, in which (he Copper Queen mine is situated, has not been systematically studied. ( )n the flanks of a granite core lie beds of car- boniferous limestone. Those to the west carry, either enclosed, or as contact deposits, the sil- ver-bearing minerals which in the early '80s made Tombstone one of the most famous min- ing districts of the west. The limestones on the eastern slope of the Mule Pass mountains carry the ores of the Copper Queen mine. The lime- stone masses appear to be broken and filled by extensive bodies of intrusive feldspathic rocks, which seem to have exerted a decisive influence on the genesis of the ore, though their relation to the ore masses, whether these lie on the con- tact or are completely and deeply imbedded in the limestones, is a matter upon which theorists will differ. The feldspathic rocks to ihe east of the copper-bearing mass of limestones of the Copper Queen group are deeply colored superfi- cially by oxides of iron, and, as recent explora- tions made by other companies than the Cop- per Queen show, carry iron and copper pyrites disseminated in particles anil in bunches, but wdiether in profitable quantities or not has not yet been determined. The colored band of these adjacent rocks (which are supposed to be rhyo- lites, though their deca}-^d character renders any determination of their original mineralogical composition doubtful) is broadest in contact with the Copper Queen and the Atlanta claims, where the largest bodies of copper ore have been discovered in the limestones, anil tapers to- wards the south, where the ore bodies as yet found in the limestones arc smaller and deeper. The contact of the limestones and rhyolites ap- ])ears to represent the line of a great fault, wliicli is also indicated by a marked depression in tin- surface. iPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. loi; Beneath this (Icpressiuii lie ferruginous clays, locally called "ledge matter," enclosing masses of ore, both oxidized and unoxidized; but the rocks at this level are altered by decay to such a degree that it is difficult, if not impossible, lo define the line between altered limestone and altered rhyolite. Where, however, the deep workings of the Copper Queen have penetrated the feldspathic rocks, the ground has proved to be barren. Nevertheless, since the wealth of other mining districts in Arizona resides almost exclusively in the so-called porphyries, explora- tion in tile same class of rocks in the Warren district is a legitimate enterprise. The successful development of the Copper < jucen mine, however, has been confined to the limestone belt lying between what appear to be two prominent faults — the one already referred to and another lo the west of the Queen hill. The outcrop of copjier which was first at- tacked, and which was, in fact, the only exten- .sive surface indication, was on the northern ex- posure of a limestone hill. In this place strip- ping revealed a solid body of oxidized copper, iron and manganese ore over 60x60 feet in area, and so rich in copper that the furnace, fed from the surface ores alone, yielded for a few months twenty-three per cent of metal. This large outcrop was enclosed in an almost circular unaltered limestone frame. Associated with the ore was an abundance of calcite; but the per- centage of silica was so small that Cjuartz had to be added to the furnace charge. This body, re- taining its general dimensions and well-defined limestone walls, dipped at an angle of about 30° southeasterly into the hill. Between the 100 and 200 foot levels the ore changed into a clay, with well-marked bedding, too lean in copper-carbonate to be profitably worked; but below this zone of clay the copjK'r, as carbonates and oxides, increased to twelve ])er cent and was associated in a measure with limonite, imbedded in ferruginous clay. This ore body extended to a depth of 400 feet on the incline from the sur- face, and there terminated abruptly in hard lime- stone. The enrichment of surface copper ores and their rapid impoverishment at a shallow depth is not an unconnnon occurrence in the "arid re- gion" of the United States. It probalily takes ]ilacf thriiugh the oxidation, in this hot, dry cli- mate, of the copper solutions which rise to the surface during the decay of the ore. A lower layer of ore is thus necessarily depleted, in pro- portion as the surface layer is enriched. The insensible flow, through the apparently dry rocks of the region, of moisture charged with soluble salts is often evinced by the thick efflorescence of cop])er alum which rapidly covers the walls of drifts run through or near feldspathic or argil- laceous rocks, even when the copper contents of these rocks are so low as to be barely appre- ciable. During the dry season a waste heap of such refuse will be completely covered with a green coating. On the other hanil, in the wet eastern climate, as in Tennessee, the surface ore, wdiere it has iKJt been denuded by glacial action, consists of insoluble ferric oxide deprived by lixiviation of the copper which, in .Vrizona, under favorable at- mospheric conditions, would be fixed as oxides. The ra])idity with which a soluble copjier sul- phate when exposed to the air is converted into insoluble basic sulphate, and this into more highly oxidized compounds, is illustrated in many cop])er regions of the southwest, where copper solutions ooze from almost barren de- caying feldspathic rocks, and, on reaching the surface and filtering through the gravels, form copper-bearing conglomerates. The first ore body, above mentioned, was not exhausted until 1884, when it had yielded about twenty thousand tons of ore and twenty million pounds of copper. The earliest months of that year were the gloomiest which the district had known up to that (or, fortunately, up to the l>resent) time. Simultaneously with the com- mencement of active operations on the Queen, a large group of claims on the southern slope of the Queen hill had been explored by the Nep- tune Company, and a furnace plant had been erected by it on the San Pedro river, some miles distant. The reason for building the reduction plant so far from the mine was the scarcity of water in Bisbee, which at that period was so serious that the Copper Queen occasionally had to damp its single furnace for lack of a sufficiency of water to cool the jacket. The Neptune Com- pany, after expending its capital and bonded debt, suspended operations in 1882. .Another lOlS PORTRAIT AND P.IOGRAPHICAL KECORD. corporation, tlie Atlanta Minins;- Company, own- ing claims adjacent to the Queen, had been searching in vain fur mure than three years for an ore body by following, to no profit, surface indications. Other minor operations of a like kind had been cqiiall\ unsuccessful. .\t that date the Queen Comi^any. having reached the bottom of its ore body and the four hundred- foot level of the incline, could count only some three months' ore in sight: and the Atlanta had decided to abandon the enterprise after one more effort should have ])een made to discover ore. The foot of the Queen incline, which coincided with the bottom of the original Queen ore bod\ . had nearly reached the side line of the claim, and therefore a drift easteidy along the side line in hard limestone was the exploratory w'ork un- dertaken by the Queen — a long drift having been previously run to the west without encoun- tering any ore. Meanwhile the Atlanta Company «as sinking a shaft in barren limestone a little to the south of the point towards which the Queen drift was directed. Thus, final pieces of exploratory work were under way prior to the abandonment of their property by both companies, when, almost at the same time, each of them struck a new ore body which appeared to fie dipping northwest or in a direction the reverse of that of the body originally discovered. The two companies then wisely decided to consolidate on equitable terms, rather than waste their funds in obtaining a le- gal interpretation of an even more complicated problem than that involved in the Richmond- Eureka "apex" case. Since then the claims of the Neptune Company, the Holbrook & Cave Company, the Silver P.ear Company, and a num- ber of private owners have been acquired. Manv of them have proved to be barren, but not a few contribute their quota of ore to the total of the consolidated company's product, which is drawn at present from what would be some twenty different unprofitable mines, if each were under separate management. The first ore body extracted extended from the surface to the original four hundred-foot level of the old incline, which corresponds to the two hundred-foot level of the new Czar shaft. The second ore body, discovered about six hundred feet east of the first, was covered at the surface by two hundreil feet of limestone, and abruptly terminated at a depth of three hun- dred feet from its apex. A narrow seam of ore was known to extend into the limestone to the south of the original ore body, but it was not followed until years after its discovery. Then it was found to be the connecting link between the ore body from which it sprung and another, still larger, in the southwest of the Atlanta claim. This ore body extended in depth from above the one hundreil-foot to below the three hundred-foot Czar level, and on the sill floor of the latter level the stope was 200x150 feet — by far the largest opening made in any ore body. .\s it was of such magnificent size, we thought our- selves safe in nmning a long drift for fifteen hun- dred feet, through limestones, from the Czar shaft, to strike it on the four hundred-foot level. ( hi reaching the position wdiicli the ore should have occupied, none was found, nor has the ex- tension of the ore body in any direction been discovered by diamond drill holes bored radially for thousands of feet. A drill hole pointed up- wards entered the ore at thirty feet below the three hundred-foot level, where the ore abruptly tenninated. Disappointments of a like character have be- set operations in other sections of the mine. .\ large ore body in the southern section of the mine was traced downward to a point forty feet below the four hundred-foot level. A search in all directions on the level below has failed to find it. Where ore bodies are so eccentric in their size and the direction of their curves, it is often well-nigh impossible to trace their exten- sion, or be sure of their extinction, until they are being actually extracted. In searching for ore in these limestones, it is extremely difficult to interpret the signs wdiich point to its presence, or to distinguish accidental occurrences from actual laws of deposition. The presence of ore in more than one place on the five hundred- foot level, and elsewdiere in the southern por- tion of the mine, was indicated as probable by the presence of ore on the four hundred-foot level and the intermediate level below; but in no single instance has the ore been found on the five hundred-foot level wdiere expected. In fact, nearly a mile of drifts was run on that level be- fore any copper was encountered. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1019 Certain general conclusions have been provi- sionally reached. There seem to be two series of limestone beds, both of carboniferous age: the upper bedding, recognized as the white, and the lower as the blue, though this distinction of color is not always well marked. They dip conformably to the south, but at varying angles. .\t some places they lie almost flat; at others they attain an angle of over 30°. The large masses of copper, whether oxidized or unaltered, have as yet been discovered exclusively in the upper series, and only at the base of that series. Its total thickness is probably about eleven hundred feet, but only in the lower three hundred feet has ore been found in profitable .|uantity. Where the series is thickest, under the apex of the Queen hill, no ore masses are known to exist. Large quantities of ore lie, as already described, under the valley where exists the obscure dividing line between the limestones and rhyolite, and where the former are prob- ably shallow; but the largest isolated ore body yet extracted was separated by many hundreds of feet of barren limestone, and what is locally called "ledge matter," from this contact. .\s we work to the southward, the ore bodies attain greater deptii from the datum line of the collar of the Czar shaft. Xo ore has been dis- covered below the four hundred-foot level in the northerly section of the mine, whereas in the section to the south, reached by the Holbrook shaft, ore bodies have been found at five hun- dred feet below that point, and still further south the ore attains a greater depth. But the ore bodies hitherto encountered here are small in comparison with those explored and extracted in the northern sections. The conclusion that the profitable ore is con- fined to the upper series of limestones is based on the experience that large, com])act ore bodies have not been found to extend below a certain horizon. Nevertheless, the limestones of the supposed lower series, as far as they have been explored, are more thoruughly impregnated with iron sulphides, associated with minute quanti- ties of copper sulphide, than the up]x'r lime- stones. But so little work has been done below the upper chain of ore bodies that no conclusive opinion can be formed as to the metalliferous value of the underlving limestones. There is slight probability of oxidized ore being en- countered, but the general dissemination of pyr- ite and chalcopyrite in fine grains through the rock leads to the hope that areas of ground may be entered where the latter mineral may be abundant enough to render the limestone a "concentrating ore." The Copper Queen mine has become famous for its beautiful specimens of carbonates, both malachite and azurite. The malachite is never found in such large and compact masses as to make it commercially valuable for decorative purposes; besides, occurring generally in thin botryoidal masses, it is usually streaked with manganese, which detracts from its purity. Its most striking mode of occurrence is in geodes, which are lined with velvety crystals of the same mineral. These hollow spheres, the walls of which are composed of concentric layers, are rare, but, when found, are usually in nests im- bedded in soft, wet, ferruginous or manganif- erous clays, such as constitute the gangue, or "ledge-matter" of nearly all the ore; and they occur at no great distance from a limestone wall or partition. The slabs of azurite, also, usually occur near limestone, but preferably in the man- ganiferous, clayey gangue. The oxidized cop- per-ores, however, which are mined in economic quantities, consist usually of cuprite and carbon- ate, disseminated through limonite; or of car- bonates, chiefly of the green variety, in streaks or crystals scattered through ferruginous or manganiferous clay ; or of minute particles of metallic copper, with more or less cuprite crys- tals, disseminated through yellow clay. These yellow clays are generally more distinctly bedded than the masses of red and black clays which carry the highly oxidized copper-com- pounds. Masses of any considerable size of na- tive copper are found almost exclusively, not at the surface, where the oxidizing agencies have been most active, but in the deepest layers of the large ore-bodies, where apparently some reduc- ing-agent has been more actively at work than elsewhere, and w-here the ore is furthest removed from atmospheric interference. On the sill-floor of the three hundred-foot level (at the bottom of the great southwest ore-body already referred to), native copper was abundant in masses, some of them of several hundred pounds in weight. 1020 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The surface of the native copper lumps and masses is always more or less perfectly crystal- lized, as of course is tlie case in those mines where all the secondary copper-ores were de- posited slowly from the dissolved constituents of the original sulphides. AGRICULTURE IN ARIZONA. [From the Census Bulletin, July 29, 1901.I THE IMPORTAXCK OF .UilUCri/rrTtK. ■ By the census of 1890 agriculture in the ter- ritory of Arizona ranked second to mining in the jM-oportion of nne to seven, .\lthough the ])resent value of the mineral product of the ter- ritory is not known, it is observed that the value of all agricultural products in 1899 about equaled the value of all mineral products in 1889, and therefore it is probable that the relative importance and value of agricultural products have increased in the decade rather than dimin- ished. FARMS ANT) FAliM AlilCAS. Arizona was organized as a territory in 1863, and the statistics of agriculture were first pul)- lished in the ninth census, the first to be taken after its organization. The following table sum- marizes by decades the increase in the number of farms and acres of faim land: FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE. Number of acres in farms. Census Number Unlm- vear. of farms. Total. Improved. proved. I'JOO (a) 5,809 1.93r,,31.>7 2.-|4,r,2l 1,080.806 1900 (b) 4,040 1,891,985 227,739 1,664,246 1890 1.426 1,297,033 104.128 1,192,90.5 1880 767 13.5.573 56.071 79,502 1870 172 21,807 14,585 7.222 As the present census is the first to report upon the agriculture of the Indians in connec- tion with that of other races, two series of fig- ures are given in Table i and elsewhere, for 1900. The series marked "a" includes, and the one marked "b" excludes, the statistics of In- dian farms. For comparatixe jjurposes the lat- ter is more significant. Excluding the Indians, the numlier of farms reported in 1900 is about twenty-three times, and the acreage of improved farm land fifteen times, as great as in 1870. In the ten years since 1890 the farmers have more than doubled the area of their improved land, and have started more new farms than all that had been estab- lished prior to that year. The relative increase in acreage of improved land is greater than that of unimproved. L"^nder the general title "Farms" are included not only such tracts of tilled and unfilled land as are commonly designated by that word in the older-settled states, but also the ranches of the owners of flocks and herds. Of the latter there arc many in .Arizona. The proprietors of some of these ranches own large tracts of land, upon which cattle and sheep are fed, while others, who own little or no farm lands, subsist their tlocks and herds, often exclusively, u])on the ]jublic domain or range. The land and agricul- liiral resources of such ranches are classed as farms, when of sufficient importance to require in their management the continued labor of one or more jjersons. IWliM UESOl'RCES AND PROnt'CTS. Table 2 gives, in the first colunm, the value of all farm resources reported for each census year. In the next two columns arc presented the values of certain specified parts of those re- soiuTCs, and in the coliunn headed "Products not fed to live stock," the income of the farms for the crop year preceding the census: VALUE OF FARM RESOURCES AND PRODUCTS; Land im- Census provements. Land with Imple- Products year. impltments, impro\e- ments and not fed to and live menis. machinery, live stock, stock. 1900 (a) $29,906,877 $13,682,960 $765,200 $6,179,397 1900 (b 27,901,264 13,088,560 607,285 5,980,642 1S91I 10,676,470 7,222,230 196,580 1,045,970 18S0 2,384,746 1.127.946 88,811 614.327 1870 325.441 161,310 20,105 277,998 In the last decade farm wealth increased i6T.g per cent, and the value of implements and machinery increased even more rapidly. The value of products not fed to live stock, as re- ]iorted in igoo, was 3.7 times as great as that reported for all products in 1890. A part of this great ajiparent increase is probal)ly due to the greater completeness and accuracy with which products and their values have been reported for the present census. lilCXKliAT, .\01iICrLTtRAL COXDITIOXS. The surface of Arizona is divided into two clearly defined regions. The line between them extends from near the middle of the eastern boundarv, northwest to the canon of the Colo- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. I02I ratio. North ol this Hue is a plateau with an ele- vation of from five thousand to eight thousand feet. This plateau is mainly a level mesa, except where it is broken by the extrusion of groups of volcanic mountains rising above seven thou- sand feet, and in the San Francisco mountains attaining an altitude of thirteen thousand feet. The climate of this plateau is tvpitiecl by that of Flagstafif, which, in iSyy, had a mean annual temperature of forty-five degrees, or aboiu that of Alaine, and a rainfall of nearly twenty inches. This plateau descends abrujjtly along the escarpment indicated on the map, to a mucii lower region, consisting of broad valleys sepa- rated by narrow, steep ranges, having a surface varying in altitude from near the sea le\'el to three thousand feet. The climatic conditions in this region are typified by those of Phoenix, where the average tem])erature in 1899 was sixty-nine degrees, or about that of New (Or- leans, and the rainfall five inches. On the plateau, except in a few regions where volcanic peaks increase the jjrecipitation upon their slopes, the rainfall is insufficient for the suc- cessful cultivation of crops, and the main agri- cultural interest is grazing sheep and cattle. In the low country the rainfall is insufficient for this, and grazing is confined to certain favored nuumlain slopes. In that part of the territory the i)re(lominant industry, aside from mining, is agriculture, ba.t^ed upon irrigation, and its ex- tent is dependent mainly upon the supply of water in the rivers and the facility with uhicii it can be carried to the land. T.IVE-STOCK INTERESTS. The vast extent of the plateau on wliich tlocks and herds can be successfully grazed and the limited irrigated area, as shown on the sketch map, indicate ctsnditions which give to live stock its dominant position. The capital invested in agriculture, June I, 1900, was $29,906,877. ( )f this amount $15,458,717, or 51.7 per cent, was in live stock. For the United States, in 1890. the value of live stock constituted only 13.8 per cent of all agricultural capital. Cr.ASSIKIC.\TIOX, XUMBEE, .\XD VALUE OK LIVE STOCK. For the census of 1900 a new classification of domestic animals has been adopted at the re- quest of the various live-stock associations throughout the country. Neat cattle are grouped by age in accordance with their present and prospective relations to breeding or to the dairy industry. Horses and mules are classified by age, and sheep by age and sex. The new classification permits very close comparison with the figures obtained at preceding decennial pe- riods. The following table gives the numlier of all live stock on farms and ranges, the average value of the same per head, and the number of domestic animals not on farms and ranges. The average value per head ot horses and sheep is greatly reduced by the cheap stock on Indian reservations. ( )f the colts under one year, 56.8 per cent are reservation animals worth but $2.56 per head, while the average value for the rest of the territory is $6.72, and for Maricopa, the leading agricultural county, it is $16.41. The reservations also report over one-half of the horses in the territory one and under two years, their average value being $3.23. as compared with $11.70 outside of the reservations. Horses two years old and over are worth $11.37 each on the reservations, while for the remainder of the territory the average value is $21.27, ''"i' '" Maricopa county it is $40.97. NUMBER -VND V.\LUE OF DOMESTIC .\NI- M.-VLS, FOWLS. .AND BEES, JUNE i, 1900. Not on farms Ou Farms and and rngy. Ranges. Av. No. Value. vaUie. No. 133,181 Jl. 133,178 JS.3S 322 63.203 S98.604 13.77 743.84.". 17.6t; GS6.953 21.81 483.411 23.65 961. 818 13.10 Age. Id yoar.s. 42.116 . 30,577 . 20.437 7.1.437 17,965 577,693 32.16 673 Calves Under 1 Steers l and under 2. Steers '- i<nd under '.*... Steers 3 and over ... Bulls 1 and over ... Heifers 1 and under 2 Cows kept for milk. 2 and over ... Cows and heiter.s not kept for milk. 2 and over 357,719 Colts Under 1 18,976 Horses ' and under 2... 22.283 Horses 2 and over 83.804 .Mule colts Under 1 445 Mules 1 and under 2... 552 Mules 2 and over 3.080 Asses and burros All ages 4.625 Lambs Under 1 193,303 Sheep (ewe3)....l and over 452,271 1,061,3.58 Sbeep (rams and wetbers), l and over 216.187 Swine All ages 18.103 Goats .'Vll ages 98.403 Fowls: Chickens- 165,200 1 Turkeys 6.043 [ Geese S40 i Ducks -. 2.439 I Bees (swarmsoO 18,991 66, GO: 101 64 49 14 127 gSS 170 111 5.901,964 16.50 82,610 4.35 152.S7S 6. 86 1.466.417 17.60 6.109 7.273 10.34 6 13.384 2425 7 102,882 33.40 718 32.162 6.95 1.466 284.858 1.47 5 2.34 60 491.578 80.587 2 27 4!45 58 712 167.863 1.71 1,.5»1 80,798 Value of all live stock »1B.458,717 I022 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. DAIRY rows AMI I'UODrCTS. Tin- (lair\ interests arc increasino- in impor- tance with every decade. In i8ijo the milch cows numbered 4,874; in itpo. i/.c/'S- This is an increase of 268.6 per cent. The total jinidnc- tion of milk in i88y was 709,223 gallons, or 145 gallons per cow. In 1899 the total was 3,056.- 109, or 170 gallons ])er cow. The total produc- tion of milk increased 330.9 per cent. Dairy products to the value of $255,332 were consumed on farms; the remainder of the total value of $540,700 represents the products sold. The total value of the various crops produced in 1899 was $2,474,296. The total value of farm products, including animals sold or slaughtered for food, was $6,997,097. In this total are in- cluded the products fed to live stock on the farms of the producers. Detlucting this from the general total to avoid duplication, the gross income of farms in 1899 was $6,179,397, which is referred to in this bulletin under the general designation of "Products not fed to live stock." POOR CHOI'S OF 1899. The effect of the reduced rainfall is plainly manifest in the returns for cereals and pota- toes, and is most evident in the statistics for hay and forage. The failure of the irrigation ditches in some sections to furnish sufficient water to mature crops led the farmers to cut many acres of cereals for hay which would otherwise have been harvested for grain. The acreage of cereals reported is. therefore, much less than was sown for grain, and the average yield per acre is also below that of the ordinary year. The lack of water on the grazing plains of the northern section caused an unusually large movement of stock to the green and irri- gated .alfalfa fields of some of the lower coun- ties, notably Maricopa. A great portion of the alfalfa grown in 1899 in that county was cut but twice, and some of it but once. The fields sown to this crop were used in the latter part of the year as pasture. The drought reduced also the average yield of uncultivated grasses, of which a large area was cut in the census year. Coconino county rejiorted four hundred and five of the six hundred and twenty-six acres of potatoes grown in Arizona in 1899. This was 64.7 per cent of the total. Potatoes in Coconino are grcnvn generalK without irrigation, and the effect of the drought is seen in the fact that the average yield for the county was only thirty- hcven bushels per acre, while in 1889 the yield in the same section was eighty-seven bushels. I'lie tields where potatoes were grown under irrigation furnished a greater yield for 1899 than ten \ears before. The drought reduced the yield in Coconino and greatly modified the av- erage production in the territory. GENERAL liEVIEW OF T-UiT.ES. The production of cereals increased, outside of the Indian reservations, 110 per cent. Includ- ing the reservations, the acreage of hay and for- age increased 231.4 per cent, and the tons har- vested, 1 78. 1 per cent. The value of garden products, exclusive of potatoes and inclusive of small fruits, was 345.9 per cent greater in 1899 than ten years before. The acreage of potatoes increased 53.8 per cent, but the actual product obtained was less in 1899 than in 1889. The growing of grapes and orchard and subtropical fruits has developed into an important industry. The number of orchard trees of bearing age is 325.4 per cent, and the product 442.4 per cent greater than in 1889. Of subtropical fruit and nut trees the last decade records a marked in- crease, and the products, which were very small in 1889, have become a considerable item in the farm income of 1899. The tables show an in- crease in the number of fowls since 1890 of 182.4 per cent, and an increase in the number of dozens of eggs produced per fowl from 3.3 in 1889 to 4.7 in 1899. Ostrich farming is a new and promising in- dustry. .\ company organized in 1898, near Phoenix, with one hundred and four birds, now owns the largest farm of .African ostriches in the United States. FLOWERS, PLANTS, SEEDS .\ND NUESEEY STOCK. In the semitropical climate of Arizona, where all but the most delicate flowers and plants thrive in the open without danger from frost, it is not to be expected that commercial floricul- ture should attain any considerable degree of importance as an industry. Two floral estab- lishments were reported in 1899, one in Cochise and one in Santa Cruz county. In 1899 there were under glass six hundred and seventy PORTRAIT AND TIIOGRAITIKAI. RKCORD. 1023 square feet of land, of which two hundred and twenty square feet were devoted to tlie euUnre of flowers an<l phuits, and the reniaiuder to the forcing of certain classes of vegetables. The rai)id development of horticulture during the ]iast decade has caused a corresponding in- crease in the luinih'er of nurseries devoted to the propagation of young trees. In i<Si)(j three luirseries were reported. These were presuina- hly of recent establishment, as no sales were given. In 1899 there were rcijorted, in all, eight establishments, covering fcjurteeu acres of laud, and having a gross income of $2,914 from sales for the year. ( )f these esta))lishments, only two made the raising of nursery stock their principal business. The otlier six raised a few trees and ])lants in addition to ordiuary farm products. IRIUGjVTION S'L'.VTISTICS. .\rizona has been inhabited at different times In three races, each making use of irrigation in agricultural operations. (Jf the first, or prehis- toric, race very little is known. Evidences abound that it inhabited Arizona for au ex- tended period, and had \'anished before the ad- vent of the wdiite man in .\merica. In Maricopa and otlier counties are found traces of this race, and the present canals and ditches for irrigation in many places follow closely the lines laid down centuries ago. When the region was ex- plored bv white men the agricultural Indians were practicing irrigation of a primitive kind, very much as do their present successors. The white settlers have impro\-ed on these methods, and ]5opulation, agricultural development, and wealth have advanced on lines parallel with the artificial application of water to the cultivation of the soil. Of the 72.268.800 acres of land surface of .\rizona. only 1,935,327. or 2.7 per cent, were in- cluded in farms in 1900. and only 254,521, or 0.35 per cent, were improved. Of the improved land, 227,890 acres are located outside of the Indian reservations. The importance of irriga- tion is demonstrated by the fact that irrigated land outside of the Indian reservations has an .acreage of 185,396, or 81.4 per cent of the corre- sponding improved land. The progress of agri- culture during the decade ending with 1900 is attributable to the successful application ol irri- gation to the growing of hay and forage, cereals, vegetables, fruits and other crops. Within tlie ten years from 1890 to 1900, five hundred and forty-five miles of canals and ditches were constructed, at a co.-t of $1,508,469. ( )ut of this total. $512,000 was expended in ditches into which no water had been turned be- fore June I. 1900. -\side from this amount. $250,000 is represented in canals which, were completed within the last few years, and wdiich utilize onl\' a small (|uantity of the water .ap- jiropriated for them. The acreage under these ditches, which in the near future will be brought ui:der .-ultivation. will undoubteilly be much larger than the area now irrigated, by all the ditches constructed since 1889. In i8c>o the acres irrigated, outside of the reservations, num- bered 65.821: in 1900 they numbered 185,396. I'.y the opening of new ditches and canals be- tween 1890 and 1900. 26.297 aci'cs were added to the irrigated area. I'.y the enlargement of the canals previously constructed, and as the result of more intelligent methods of water dis- tribution, 93,278 .acres were added to the pro- ducti\c area of the territory The total increase in irrigated land in ten years was 1 19.575 acres. .Most of this land was jniblic domain in 1890. .\t a low estimate its present average value is S30 per acre, or $3,587,250. Irrigation has added this large amount to the farm wealth of the territory. The relation of irrigation to the various agricultural ojierations can be noted in the following table: .\CR[':S AND YIELD OF .-\LL CROPS .\ND OF IRRIG.^TED CROPS. 1899. Total, Irrigated Crops. and Uiiirrigated. Irrigated. ..Veres. Bushels. Acres. Bushels. Harley 1G.270 458,776 16,064 455,338 Cornt 11,654 204,748 7,246 135.860 Oats 1,641 43,246 1,602 42.711 Hve 15 190 15 190 Wheat 24,377 440,252 24.137 436.582 I'otatoes 626 .•!3,927 139 14.360 Sweet Potatoes .... .51 4.299 51 4,299 Onions 47 6,966 43 6,293 Alfalfa 62,585 •137.270 62 585 •137.270 Crains cut green for hay 15,349 Other hay 14.740 Vegetables 2,145 Small fruits 79 •20,487 •20,074 11,202 •16,007 6.576 •12,501 2,145 79 685 2,295 Grapes 685 Orchard fruits 2,295 Subtropical fruits and nuts 1.149 Other crops 1.309 : A large fortion of the acreage of uuirrigated corn was In the Indian reservations, and was in very small tracts near water courses and springs. • Tons. 1,149 1,220 1024 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIIICAI. RECORD. The tutal imiubc-r of acres of irrigated crops, as given above, is 1,^7.233, while the total mim- ber of acres of land irrigated is 185,396. The difTerence of 48,163 acres represents approxi- mately the area of pasture land irrigated. It is probable that a portion of the area upon wliich crops were reported as grown without irriga- tion, was really irrigated at some time during the year. In addition tu surface water obtained from rivers, Arizona possesses considerable quantities of ground water, or so-called underflow, at depths varying from forty to fifteen hundred feet. Sev- enty-seven farms were wholly or in part sup- plied with this ground water by pumping from wells. In this way nine hundred and seventy- four acres were irrigated. The use of wells to augment the supply of water in the ditches, or by pumping the water directly upon the land, is becoming more general each \ear, and in sec- tions where an artesian suppl\- is abimdant a considerable area of land above the line of ditch ultimately will he reclaimed and rendered jiro- ductive and valuable. THE GILA VALLEY. Arizona Bulletin, January 12, igoo. Written by Andrew Kimball, Stake President "f the Mormon Churcb, Thatcher. Fortified by the afBdavits of the most respon- sible men in the valley, tlie writer dares venture once more on the billows of the great journalis- tic ocean. The former stories related by me have not only awakened considerable interest and caused a steady inunigration of many good peo- ])le to our valley, but has created some criticism and in some circles are used as fireside jokes. .\11 I have to say about this is that those with sufficient good judgment to come here and see for themselves are ready to bear testimony to tlie truth of every statement that has been made. The Gila river heads way back in the mountains east of us and just before it crosses the Xew Mexico line its valuable fluid is diverted into irrigating channels and conmiences its valuable mission. Increased by the 'Frisco river and other perpetual streams, by the time it gets to the narrows above the more populous portion of our valle) yuu would not know that a stream had ever been diverted from its banks. Situated in the southeast of Arizona, our set- tlements extend over the border into New Mex- ico. There is considerable country intervening between us and Mexico. Sixty miles below our border settlement, Franklin, which, by the way, is a very prosperous one, the valley widens out, until when it reaches the writer's home it is fully ten miles wide and still widens opposite Pima, six miles lower down, and as the river extends westward as far as the e}c can reach there is still valley. In search of a cut-of¥ road home from Northern Arizona last summer, Emil Mae- ser, Heber Larson and the writer stood on some cliffs about seven hundred feet high, overlook- ing the Gila valley, and until then I was never able to properly appreciate the vastness of this agricultural region. Sloping towards this great basin I saw for hundreds of miles back almost the entire country pays tribute to the Gila; if a cloud bursts or an inch of rain falls a hundred miles away our canals are replenished. The Gila river is perpetual; the more it is appropriated the more it increases; in the dis- tance of forty miles there are no less than twenty-two canals, and below each dam, which in low water seems to sop the last drop from the river bed, each succeeding canal has a stream. Matthewsville canal, fully thirty miles from the first canal taken out of the river, has a better stream than many above it, and does not need to put the water on turns, while others are being- guarded very closely. There is an dlmost inex- haustil)le supply of good water at forty to sixty feet below the surface, which is secured by open wells and pumps and windmills. The well at the ice plant of C. Layton & Co., in Thatcher, furnished, besides what is ii,sed in the factory, a good irrigation stream, sufificient for a cit\' lot. Bv the aid of tanks and windmills every family that can afford it may have a complete water system at their homes. Our elevation is a little less than three thousand feet above sea level, while on either side of our valley are mountains from five to seven thou.sand feet higher, which are covered with saw timber. The Graham mountain produces several irrigating streams. The slope of the valley is about right for con- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1025 venient irrigation, while down the valley there is a fall of about ten feet to the mile. The soil is of a rich sandy loam on the higher lands and nearer the higher lands and nearer the river a black sandy clay. Our deepest well is still in soil, for it seems that the valley has been washed in for generations. Flowing well water has been encountered here. \\'e have one about three miles above Thatcher at Chlarson's lumber yard, there is an artesian well which tlows full}- twenty-five gallons per minute, anil is of the purest kind of water. Our canal sys- tem is oive of the best in the world. \\'hy this condition? Simply because our people have adopted co-operation as the principle in their management and not allowed large corporations to monopolize the precious fluid and make of it merchandise. In the Gila valley these condi- tions do not exist. The farmer who cultivates the land owns and controls all the water. Surrounded by mining camps and govern- ment posts and Indian reservations, everything we raise can be sold. Compare the hollow of your hand to the Gila valley and all the extremities as the feeders and you have it. Not only an oasis on the desert, but a supply house for a great surrounding country of consumers. It is needless for the writer to elaborate upon this subject, when the reader can in this edition see the illustrations and read of the millions of wealth in mining camps all around us. As to the phenomenal productions the writer refers to outside statements. George T. Odell, general manager of the Co-operative Wagon and Machine Company in Utah and Idaho, and of w^hich Messrs. Philips & Kimball, of this valley, form a part, made the following statements to a "Deseret News" reporter after visiting this val- ley last winter. Of course Mr. Odell thought the writer had enlarged upon many items of which he had written, an<l set out in his investi- gations with the end in view of either proving Mr. Kimball to be an enlargcr on facts, or this to be one of the grandest valleys on earth. lie first encountered the man who raised the thirty- six-pound sweet potato, and in response to his fjucry the honest old farmer said: "\\'ell. I reck- on it would have been rather a large potato if we had got all of it, but a large slice was cut off in digging it." We found many farmers who raise two crops of Irish potatoes every year on one piece of land, one crop of small grain and a crop of corn and squash the same year. "The statements of these farmers," said Mr. Odell, "so far outstripped Mr. Kimball's modest stories, I was ready to believe most anything." When he asked Bishop John Taylor, of Pima, regard- ing these things Mr. Taylor replied: "I raised fift\ bushels of wheat on one acre of land and afterwards planted it to corn and raised fifty bushels on the same land in the same year." "I had heard a great deal," said Mr. Odell, "of the wondcrfid resources of the Gila valley, but I can truthfully say, in the language of the In lun, 'the half has never been told.' " I now c|uote from obser^-ations of Prof. Mc- Clatchie, superintendent of the experiment sta- tion at Phoenix, and professor of agriculture and horticulture in the University of Arizona, as reported in a Phoenix paper: "He brought back with him, as trophies of his trip, specimens of apples grown in the Gila valley. They were of extremely large size and unusually fine in ap- pearance and flavor, especially the Ben Davis variety. All that is necessary to raise a crop is to put the seed in the ground and turn on the water at proper intervals. From forty to sixty bushels of grain are raised on an acre. The summer heat in the Gila valley is not as intense as it is in the Salt River valley, the highest tem- perature last summer being about one hun- dred degrees. The Gila valley is certainly a most interesting country. I found they raised a fine quality of wheat, and I was surprised to find in the town of Safford four large flouring mills. When the Enterprise canal is completed the area under cultivation will be increased fully one hundred per cent. The mountains are cov- ered with timber from which all the lumber needed is secured. Springs of water bubble out from the caiions and will furnish, if utilized, an abundant supply of pure and cool water for domestic purposes. The people living in the ( '.ila valley are thrifty and hospitable. They live (|uiet. retired lives and appear to enjoy them- selves in an old-fashioned way, truly pleasant to behold. There are no paupers among tlicni; all appear to have plenty." 1026 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. MARICOPA & PHOENIX & SALT RIVER VALLEY RAILWAY. ^^■llen tlie attention of capitalists was directed to the importance of developing the resources of the Salt River valley, and their investments began to yield valuable returns, it was clearly recognized that a railroad into the valley was an immediate necessity. The Southern Pacific road, which was completed through the terri- tory in 1880, was almost forty miles distant, yet it furnished the only available transportation facilities. No sooner was the need recognized than the means of building were provided. The then financial agent of the Southern Pacific Companv, N. K. JNIasten. of San Francisco, in- duced Francis Cutting, of the same city, the founder of the Cutting Packing Company, and Sidney M. Smith, also of San Francisco, to be- come interested with him in the building of a road that would meet the necessities of the time:. The task was by no means an easy one. The fact that this section was far from the base of supply rendered the undertaking an expensive one, yet the projectors did not lose faith in ulti- mate success, and continued perseveringly until finally the road was completed, July 2, 1887. On the organization of a company, N. I\. Masten was chosen president, he and his two as- sociates previously mentioned becoming the principal owners of the road. As the valley de- veloped to a degree previously undreamed of, and as Phoenix also showed a remarkable in- crease in growth and business imi^ortance, the road shared a corresponding success and pros- perity. Indeed, the operating of the road un- doubtedly contributed largely to the develop- ment of the region, and the present high standing of the valley as an agricultural and horticultural center may be attributed in no small degree to the road itself. Lasting credit is to be given to the men whose determination and enterprise made possible tlie development of one of the luost fertile sections of the south- west. The increase of the volume of business trans- acted by the road rendered advisable the exten- sion of its line, and in 1895 a branch was built from Tempe to Mesa. The completion of the Mesa branch made the line forty-two miles in length. The motive power comprises three first-class Baldwin loco- motives. Employment is furnished to a large corps of men in the company's shops at Phoe- nix. In ecjuipment the company ecjuals others that are older and greater in extent. From the establishment of the road, it has been the com- pany's policN- to aid the residents of the valley in every wav possible, and they have endeavored to keep the freight rates on shipments of prod- uce at as low a point as possible, m order that the profits for the farmers may thus be larger than otherwise. Immense shipmencs are made to Southern California over the road. The day has passed when all shipments are incoming. Now a policy of exportation has been estab- lished that gives every indication of placing .\rizona in a high position for the \'alue of its products, secured through the energy of its peo- ple. (ilLA \ALLEY, GLOP.F & NORTHERN RAILWAY. The building of this road marked an era in the progress of eastern Arizona. 1 he survey was made in 1892, but the work of construction did not begin until February, 1894, when it was activel)' ijrosecuted by the following ofificers: William (iarland, president; E. A. Cutter, vice- president; .\. C. Laird, secretar}- an<l treasurer; George B. Fox, chief engineer — all of whom also served as directors, together with Julius Lieberman and J. E. Solomon. The point of inception of the road is Bowie, which lies in the southeastern ]iart of the ter- ritory, on the Southern Pacific Railroad, east of Tucson. From there the track runs up into Cochise countv, in a northwesterly direction, through Solomonvillc. which was named in honor of J. E. Solomon. Thence it follows the bed of the Gila river to Safiford, from there to Thatcher and Pima, and finally to Geronimo. which for two or more years was the terminus of the road. However, finally the consent of the .\pache Indians was secured to build a line across their reservation to San Carlos, and w-ork was immediately begun on the extension, which was completed up the valley of the .San Carlos river to. the mouth of Aliso creek, and over the I'inal sunnnit to the town of Globe, one of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 102; present prosperous mining camps of the terri- tory. It is the hope of the officers of the road that in the near future the Hue ma\ be extcndecl to the rich mining districts of Tonto basin, coni- ])rising the timber behs of ;he MogoHan moun- tains. When this plan is executetl, the vahie and importance of tlie road will thereb\' be still further enhanced. SAK'IW I'V.. PRESCOTT & PHOI'.VIX RAILWAY. There is no enterprise within the limits of .\rizona th.at is more peculiarly the fruit of .Ari- zona capital, energy and brains than the road of which F. M. Murphy is president. Conceiveil and consummated in the face <jf oljstacles- that would have daunted man_\-, it was nevertheless brought to a successful completion, and has since been operated successful!}'. The road starts at Ash Fork, on the Santa Fe Railway, and from there cuts through the very heart of the territor)', from nc:)rth to south, a distance of one hundred and ninety-seven miles, and termi- nates at Phoenix, where it connects with the Maricopa & Phoenix road, joining the Southeni Pacific. The fact that it forms the link between the Santa Fe on the north and the Southern Pacific on the south renders it indispensable to the development of the territory. When once the mammoth project had been l)lanned, not even the financial depression of 1893 was allowed to retard the work. Tlie track .and bridges were constructed from Ash Fork to Prescott between August, 1892, and Ma\ , 1893; from Prescott to Skull valley, be- tween January and .April, 1894; and from Skull valley to Phoenix, between .August, 1894, and March i, 1895. In the laying of the track steel rails were used. s])liced with heavy angle h-ars. and on sharp curves steel pressed railbraces are used. In the construction of bridges the material used was principall\ California red- wood and Oregon pine. The same difficulties confronted the engineers in the building of this road that have been found throughout the entire west. Inu these were .surmounted in a way cred- italile to the skill of the engineers. The machine shojis of the company have been located at Pres- cott. while both there and in I'luienix are to be found large engine houses and storehouses. The first ])resident of the road was I). IS. Rob- inson, one of its jirojectors and builders. In time the secretary .and general manager, Mr. Mur])hy, was elected to the presidency, and has since officiated in that capacity, his co-laborers ;s directors being D. M. Ferry, Detroit, Mich.: L. W. P>owen, Detroit: Simon J. Murphy, De- troit: X. K. Fairbank. Ciiicago: C. W. Kret- zinger and Jay Morton, Chicago: Robert Mc- Curdy, 'S'oungstown, Ohio: and E. B. Gage, of 1 'rescott. Tributary to this road is the Prescott & East- I'rn, which runs southwest from Prescott to Mayer, in the heart of the Big-Bug mining re- gion, and where is also to be found one of the largest deposits of onyx in the worUl. The building of this road has given an important impetus to mining in the region through which it passes, and its utility has been proved beyond a doubt. -Another branch road runs fronr Con- gress Junction to the mining regions at Con- gress, while still another extends from Jerome twenty-si.x miles into the Jerome mining dis- trict. By means of these branches already in operation, together with others that have been ])rojcctcd, the road reaches every important min- ing and agricultural region between the north- ern and southern ])ortions of Arizona, and is therefore one of the greatest factors in the de- \elnpment of the territorv's resources. INDEX BIOGRAPHICAL. Abell, Wilbur 859 Adams, J. C 28 Aguirre, Mrs. Mary 341 Ainsworth, Gen. C. 1" 183 Akers, Hon. C. H 61 Akers, James W 279 Alexander Brothers 914 Alsap, Hon. J. T 171 Andersen, Peter 714 Andrews, Frank E 519 .Anewalt, Henry P 337 Arballo, Ramon B 740 Arbuckle, Henry 373 Armbruster. William 745 Atkinson, George W 885 .\ustin, Linzy C 698 Austin. William S 698 B I'.abbitt. David 934 Bacon, William 908 Baehr, Rudolph 473 Bailey, Alonzo 24 Baker, Hon. A. C 41 Barkley, Hon. S. Y 215 Barnes, Judge W. H 27 Barnett, C. W 348 Barry, William E 899 Ba.shford, Hon. Coles 1 r4 Bashford. William C 344 Bassett, Josiah S 919 Bauer, Charles 344 Baxter, Mrs. Mary H 311 Beck, John 427 Beebe, Nelson P 428 Bell, William 458 Bennett, Alma H 428 Benson, William H 924 Bent, Charles 255 Berkholter. C. M 874 Bernard, Hon. A. C 349 Bicknell, M. 432 Biles, Fred E 506 Birchett. Joseph S 776 Birdno Brothers 926 Blair, Robert 567 Blake, Judge John 631 Blakely, Judge W. G 169 Blauvelt, Harrington 768 40 vm;e llUiniir, Hun. F. 1 244 Began, John W 527 Boido. Lorenzo. M. D 225 Bollen. R. T 244 Bonne, Max C 739 Booker, D. L 280 Bovvers, Mrs. Anna 859 Bradley, A. J 782 Branen, William V 323 Brannen. D. J., M. D 465 Bray, Gorham A 772 Breakenridgc, William !\l 379 Breathitt. Col. J. B .^62 Brichta, Augustus C 755 Brichta, Bernabe C 327 Brickwood. John T 881 Bright, S. E 442 lirill, Frederick L 310 Brinkmeyer, Henry 765 Brockman, Thomas M 762 Brockway, G. M., M. D 3«o Brookner, William W 341 Brooks, Judge H 175 Brown, John N 571 Brown, Hon. Samuel 143 Brown, William H 603 Brown, William T 50 Bruce, Hon. J. W 925 Buehman, Hon. Harry 985 BuUard, George P 357 Burbage, William H 283 Burgess, Capt. J. DeW 321 r.urmister, Robert H 93 Burtch. L. A. W.. M. D 38S C Cadwell, Fred E 753 Campbell, Clinton 730 Campbell, George H 809 Campbell, Hon. John G 363 Campbell, Hon. Joseph 982 Campbell. Samuel S 926 Cartter, Judge H. H 242 Castaneda, Jose M 903 Chalmers. Louis H 243 Chamberlain. T. W 7-3 Charoulcau. Pierre 7"4 Cheyncy, Hon. G. W' 1 13 Christ, Gen. George 99 Christ, George, Jr 703 1029 Christy, Capt. G. D 533 Christy, Capt. L M 44 1 Christy, Shirley A 419 Christy, Col. William 35 Clancy, John C 32S Clark, Ben R 645 Clark, Col. C. S 162 Clark, David 749 Clark, George C 710 Clark, John 822 Clark, Vernon 1 36S Clark, William H 317 Claypool, S. B., M. D 952 Clayson, George H 728 Cleary, W. B 109 Clifford, Harry 810 Coggins, Major L. W 892 Cole, N. B., M. D ,i84 Coleman, J. W., M. D 231 Collins, George U 917 Collins, Lewis W 33S Collins, T. S., M. D 310 Council, Judge C. T 343 Connolly, Rev. T. M 772 Cook, Rev. Charles H 559 Cook, Edward H 030 Cook, William W 75 Cool, Dr. G. W 376 Cooley, Lewis W 720 Cooper, William F 105 Corbell, Charles .\ 702 Corbett, Hon. J. B 119 Corbett, J. Knox 741 Cordiner, A. C 840 Cornwall, Hon. Adamson 547 Corpstein, Peter 800 Cottrell, A. W.. M. D 203 Cottrell, J. J 933 Coughran, Capt. J. W 873 Coughran, William II So Cox, Frank 144 Cox, Joseph H 309 Creighton, William 841 Crepin, H. E., M. D 938 Crouch, Hulbert B 894 Crouse, Judge C. W 232 Crowley, John F 822 Culver, Judge W. H 708 Cummings, Hon. C. 1 851 Cummings, Whitfield T 730 Cuniming.^;. William N 937 I030 INDEX— BIOGRAPHICAL. PAGE Ciiber. Alois L 7Jl5 Curry, Michael F. 629 D Dake, Charles A 501 Dalton, James 5<57 Dameron. L. D., M. D 389 Davis, Edwin L 55 r Davis, Hon. George R f>6 Davis, T. B., M. D 394 Davis, William G 533 Davis, W. J., M. D 646 Dawes, W. C 49^ Delahanty, P. J 775 Demarest, F. C 501 Denier, Andrew 458 Dennett, John, M. D 560 Dennis, John T 383 Detweiler, John S 328 Dial, Henry Mi Diaz, Abraham 557 Dietz, Frank 324 Divelbess, L. K 891 Doan, Judge K. M 228 Dobson, Wilson W 545 Doe, Edward M 358 Doe, George H 719 Donau, Hugo J S02 Doner, John B 813 Doran, Hon. A. J 457 Dorris, Caswell D 521 Dorris, J. W 542 Dougherty, Joseph 585 Downs, Rev. Frank W 522 Drake. Hon. C. R 923 Duffey, Merritt L .583 Duffield, William, M. D 390 Duffy, Frank J 4^3 Duncan, Hon. J. F 295 Dunlap, Hon. Burt ^77 Dutton, Hon. A. A 176 Dwyer, John F 534 E Ealy, A. E., M. D 394 Edmundson, C. L.. M. D 396 Edwards, Arthur J 493 Egger, Jesse T 63y Elias, A. M 694 Elliot, William V 453 Elliott, Harry W 440 Emanuel, A. H 347 Etz, Hon. Henry W 465 Evans, John 934 F l-'.irley. Patrick J 803 I-'ccny, John P 35'3 PAGE Fenner, H. W., M. D 400 Fife, Walter T 939 Fifield, Joseph S 723 Finley, Hon. J. B 214 Fish, Edward N 491 Fish, Joseph 564 Fisher, Frederick G 677 Fleishman, Fred 668 Flinn, Charles L 286 Forbes, S. J 707 Fourr, William 610 Frankenberg, Ernst G 839 Franklin, Hon. B.J 102 Franklin, Hon. S. M 235 French, F. M 044 Fuller, Reuben W 6S4 Fulton, Harry 652 Funston. C. M 684 G Gaddis, Hon. O. D. M 494 Gage, E. B 862 Gage, George N 672 Gallagher, George H J43 G?.!pin, M. J.. 611 Gamble, George B 354 Gann, George 336 Gant, James L 615 Gant, Valentine 609 Ganz, Hon. Emil 222 Gardiner, John J 353 Gardner, J. 1 620 Gebler, Theodore 649 Geddes, Samuel J 600 Geer, Hon. O. L 369 Geimer, J. F 337 George, H. L 553 Gerwien, H 897 Gibson, Jack 59>5 Gillespie, William A 938 Gillett, Ben T 702 Giroux, Joseph L 678 Goff, Norris 662 Goldman, Charles 606 Goldschmidt, Leo 676 Gordon, Peter 693 Gosart, .A. J 682 Gosney, E. S 658 Goss, Homer 60S Gould, A. J., M. D 940 Gould. Peter 676 Gray, Col. Gilbert D 594 Gray. Harry 624 Gray, Henry J 357 Gray, Col. John 600 Gray, Josiah H 616 Green, Noah 599 Greenhaw. Hosca G 507 PAGE Greenlaw, C. A 989 Griebel, Frank 606 Griffith, Hon. W. M 57 Grindell, Thomas 315 Griswold. Albert J 409 Grossetta, xAnthony V 656 Grubb, David 586 Guthrie. James E 324 H Hadley, Elwood 4S7 Hagan. W. F 257 lialderman, Benjamin F 716 Hale, Edward 729 Hale, Hon. O. R 58 Hall, C. J 733 Hancock, Judge W. A 189 Harbert, Josiah 44s Hardy, Dr. Joseph 401 Harmon, Judson A 703 Harper, Harvey J 830 Harper, Ira 709 Harris, John C 742 Harris, S. M 318 Haskell, J. E 554 Hawes, T. Ashby 713 Hawkins, Eugene T 252 Hayden, Charles T 871 Hayden, R. L 788 Hayes, F. W 820 Hays, Charles W 301 Head, Adoniram J 727 Henderson & Houlahan 044 Heney, Ben 888 Hereford, Hon. F. H yoo Hermann, Michael S82 Herr, Judge L. C 370 Hesser, Thomas J 405 Hibbert, David T 893 Hicks, Judge C. P 193 Hill, Henry 701 Hill, LeRoy F 735 Hirst, Charles T 715 Hitchcock, Harley C 95 Hodnett, John J 255 Hoff, Hon. Gustav 151 Hogan, E. B 946 Holladay, Leonidas 953 Hooker, Col. H. C 49 Hoover. J. B 860 Hornmeycr, George H 836 Houston, Andrew J 912 Hubbs, Harvey 638 Hughes, John T 912 Hughes, Hon. L. C 22 Hughes, Hon. Samuel 67 Hulet, John R 865 Hunt, Alexander C 252 INDEX— BIOGRAPHICAL. 1031 PAGE Hunt, Hon. G. W. P ^o Hunter, Charles W 309 Hunter, Hon. T. T 425 Hurley, D. E 957 Hurley. P. T ... 781 I Ijams, Hon. E. T 306 Irvine, Edward 453 Irvine, J. A. R 525 Ivy, Hon. James P }40 J Jackson, Judge U. F 179 Jackson, Eugene S. 1 735 Jacobson, P. J. C 488 Jerome Dairy, The 534 Jessop, Dr. Henry J 401 Jewell, Harrison 779 J immie, L. \V 847 Johnson, Benjamin F 251 Johnson, Joel E 886 Johnson, Seth J 716 Johnson, William D ;84 Johnston, W. S 804 Johnstone, Hon. C. W 94 Jones, Edward E 914 Jones, John B 374 Jones, Hon. John S 558 Jones, S. S 952 Jones, Hon. Wiley E 148 Judia, John F 63 K Katz, Henry 574 Kay, William H 886 Kellner, Ernest F 553 Kellner, William O 664 Kelly, George H 681 Kelly, W. N 689 Kersey, R. W 655 Kimball, Andrew 477 King, Frank M 624 Kinney, Alfred 32 Kirtland, William 612 Kloss, Rev. Daniel. D. D 833 Knight. John 285 Knoblock. Andrew J 623 Knowles, James H 584 Korrick, Sam 868 Kuencer, O. F 598 L Langston, Judge J. H 130 La Prade, F. T 585 La Tourrette, John 604 Layton, Charles M 538 I'.^Gli Layton, Judge N. G 194 Lewis, Gen. R. Allyn 141 Lewis, William R 690 Lindley, W. E.. M. D 263 Lines, Joseph H 671 Logan, Judge J. A 803 Long, Hon. R. L 186 Lovell, Judge W. M 156 Lovin, Henry 957 Lows W. S. ., 90 Lowry, James R 842 Luhrs, George H. N 497 Lutgerding. John A 845 M McAllister, .\le.xander I" jOs McCallum, N. P 756 McCourt, L. V 891 McCowan, Prof. S. M 198 McCurdy, W. J. N 158 McDermott, Daniel "46 McDougall, John A 54 McDougall, Roderick 336 McEvven, C. C 759 McFall, Benjamin F 370 McGrath, Thomas 318 Mclnernay, Murray 43 McKay. Hon. Alexander 222 McKinnon. Judge W. A 302 McNally. J. B.. M. D 219 McNamara, Mrs. Bee L 24c Macdonald, Wallace A 439 Macmanus, Ignacio 887 Maeser, Prof. Emil 483 Mahoney, O. L., M. D 402 Mahony, John F 766 Maier, Bernhard 248 Mann, Hiram C 435 Manning. Gen. L, H no Marlar, James D 768 Marshall, S. S 954 MaVtin, Charles T 291 Martin, George 451 Martin, George W 785 Martin. Col. J. H 200 Masten. Louis C iZ^ ^Lntas, N. H.. M. D 405 Maxwell, James C 819 Merrill. John S 986 Merrill, Philemon C 393 Merrill, Philemon C 375 Messinger, Marcu j W 120 Mcssinger. Victor E 66-1 Meyer, Conrad 74S Meyer. John J 7/1 Michelena. Pedro 765 Middleton. Eugene 697 Millar. R. T 248 r.\Gi: Millay, Hon. Jerry 172 Miller, Albert 276 Miller, Christian 760 Milliken, James J 292 Mills, Ernest M 399 Mills, Mrs. Ernest M 399 Miner, Ricardo E 84 Minty, Gen. R. H. G 142 Mognett, Francis M 387 Mognett, Mrs. F. M 387 Mohn, Peter 27; Monier, Quintus S52 Montgomery, John 641 Moody, William 788 Moody, Judge W. A 431 Moore, Hon. J. M. W 868 Morford, Hon. N. A 298 Morgan, Henry A 272 Morgan, Hon. William 207 Morris, Hiram B., Jr 867 Morrison, Fred W ^^ Morrison, Hon. R. E 99 Morrow, Thomas 487 Morten, Niels 749 Mulvenon, Hon. W. J 270 Munds, John L 795 Munds, William M 367 Murphy, Frank E 375 Murphy, F. M 61 Murphy, Judge J. M 911 Murphy, Hon. N. O 21 Murray, David 1 471 Myers, Philip J 84S N Nash, Prof. John F 848 Nash, Robert 64 Nathhorst, Charles E 557 Nelson, F. W 782 Nelssen, Peter 6G3 Newell, William M 750 Newton, H. P 515 Nichols, George W 829 Nichols, Judge W. F 667 Nielsen, Jack 90S Noble, John 919 Nonnamaker, Clarence B 262 Noon, Hon. A. H 406 Noon, Capt. J. J 137 Noon, Owen 241 Norton, James C 197 Norton, John H.. '33 Norton, John R 761 Novinger, Simon 589 O Ochoa, Esteban 675 Odermatt, Francis A 414 Ohnesorgen. William 968 1032 INDEX— BIOGRAPHICAL. TAGK Olcott, A. W., M. D 4io Olney, George A 270 Olsen, EUing 724 O'Neill, Capt. W. 87 Orme, John P 335 Orme, Lindley B 179 Orme, Lindley H 642 Orndori¥, R. B 736 Overlock, L. J 704 Overton, W. F 284 Owen, W. S 452 Owens, James T 709 P Parker, Frank H 220 Parker, George R 286 Parker, Hon. P. P S3 Parkinson, Edwin J 954 Pascoe, Benjamin F 2S9 Pascoe, Elmer E 7S0 Pascoe, Thomas A 54 Pearce, James 754 Pearce, Jesse 780 Peck, A. L 775 Pemberton, Hon. T. W 42 Pendergast, Charles 583 Peters, Dr. S. J 413 Petersen, Charles 44 Petersen, Hon. Niels 619 Peterson, Charles 436 Peterson, J. G 280 Phelan, J. C 484 Phelps, Hiram S 290 Pickrell, A. J 141 Plath, O. E., M. D 415 Porter, Benjamin F 128 Porter, James N 261 Poston, Hon. C. D 892 Powers, E. A 972 Powers, Freeman T 756 Powers, Hon. R. C 123 Pratt, W. S 979 Price, Hon. Hugh H 170 Price, Col. J. E 48 Price, Samuel W 856 Price, W. Y 907 Priest, James T 563 Prina, Z. C 641 Pritchard, Rev. J. G 505 Pulliam, T. E 257 Purcell, Judge S. W 226 Pursley, James C 635 Q (Juelu, Rev. .A.lfrcd 945 R Randolph, Epes 28 Ransom, J. W 968 PAGE Rath, John J 147 Rawlins, Charles L 204 Redden, James E 74 Redfield, Leonard D 754 Reid, William 767 Reilly, Judge James 155 Renaud, Henry 856 Reynolds, C. T 256 Richardson, David A 331 Richmond, F. O., M. D. C 420 Riordan, T. A 866 Robbins, Mrs. Oona Mae 269 Robbins, W. C, M. D 269 Robertson, Judge P. C ■. 183 Robinson, Gen. H. F 157 Robinson, James C 767 Rodgers, M. A., M. D ji6 Roemer, Hon. Stephen 151 Rogers, Hon. H. C 547 Rohrig, William 878 Roskruge, Gen. G. J 207 Russell, Frank E 929 Rynning, Lieut. T. H 526 S Sachs, Wolf 785 Samaniego, Hon. 'M. G 577 Sampson, Amasa B 275 Sandoval, A 213 Sandoval, P 213 Sanford, Hon. E. M 79 Sanford, Judge J. M 165 Sawyer, Edward A 24 Scarborough, J. C, M. D 422 Scherrer, George 894 Scholefield, George P 579 Schuckmann, William 655 Schuster, Adolph 898 Scorse, H. H 646 Scott, Walter G 227 Scoville, H. Percy 816 Scribner, M. D 835 Seamands, John L 316 Sears, J. M 258 Secrist, Franklin P 305 Shattuck, L. C 847 Sheftield, Thomas N 807 Sheldon, Henry E 80S Shibell, Charles A 23 Shill, Charles G 787 Sidow, William 839 Silva, Alexander 830 Simpson, Ernest H 474 Sines, George W S19 Sirrine, Warren L 821 Skinner, Edward M 713 Slack, Joel R 657 Slayton, Charles W 814 Sloan, Judge R. E 31 PAGE Smith, .\d:ini .\ 951 Smith, George H 787 Smith, George J 913 Smith, James 951 Smith, Hon. J. Y. T 448 Smith, Hon. M. A 980 Smith, Cap P 855 Smith, Thomas 527 Smith, William C 786 Smith, Hon. W. T 216 Sorenson, Sorcn C 979 Soto, P. B 262 Spainhower, John V 7^)2 Spaulding, Edgar A 809 Stearns, C. M 834 Steinfeld, Albert 127 Stephens, Varncy A 264 Stevens, C. W 826 Stevens, Daniel C 531 Stewart, Cassius N 881 Stewart, Ivy V 796 Stewart, Joseph .V 8S7 Stone, L Bruce 861 Stoneman, George J 236 Storm James P 799 Stout, Samuel S 545 Stratton, Hon. E. 296 Straw, Albert J 76 Street, Hon. V\'ebster 47 Strong, William H 835 Stroud, Col. H. E., M. D 421 Sturgeon, James E 623 Sturges, C. M 962 Sturmer, R. S 80 Sutherland, S. W 800 Swanger, ]\L F 593 Sweet, F. A., M. D 53 T Tarbell, C. B 629 Taylor, Charles N 626 Taylor, John 759 Thomas, Hinson 630 Thomas, William 681 Thomas, William E 631 Thompson, Edward F 693 Thompson, J. H 374 Thurmond, Philip M 96 Tidwell, E. L 958 Tifft, Henry H 981 Tomlinson, Joseph B 461 Tovrea, E. A 435 Treadwell, Erwin D 235 Trippel, Dr. Alexander 975 Trippel, Hon. E. J 841 Tritle, Hon. F. A loi Tritle, F. A., Jr 89 Tritle, Harry R 106 Tullgren, Martin 920 INDEX— BIOGRAPHICAL. 1033 Tuthill, A. .\1., .\1. IJ 683 Tuttle, Edward D 361 Tuttle, Mrs. Louise G 637 Tyroler, Adolpli, M. D 551 U Underwood, Hon. H. D 525 V Vail, Hon. J. A 472 Vail, Zachary T 899 Van Gorder, Harry S 636 Van Tuyl, John 632 Vasquez, Ramon 635 Vest, Julian ' 312 Villaescusa, F, J 740 W Waddill, William R 520 Wakefield, Lyman W 971 Walbridge, Alfred P 573 Walker, Asa C 512 Walker, Hon. J. Elliott 516 Walker, J. Ernest 061 Walls, John R,, M. D 422 Ward, Willis M 528 Warnckros, 1'. H 572 Watrous, James S 918 Wattron, Frank J 467 Watts, Major J. M 79' Watts, Joseph R 580 Weatherford, J. W 568 Weaver, Benjamin H 687 Weaver, Mrs. Caroline E 687 Webb, W. T 987 Webster, George 221 Weech, Hyruni 447 Welborn, Henry M 560 Welker, J. R 520 Wells, George W 462 White, Hon, Scott 124 Wickcrsham, David W 447 Wien, .■\mos H 291 Wightinan, H. P 461 Wightman. L. E., M. D 247 Wilky, George 1 365 Wilky, Henry II S4i Wilky, Mrs. Sophia 541 Wilky, William H 537 WiUard, Charles D 468 Willard, Wallace B 807 Williams, .\lired B 508 Williams, Judge E 161 I'AtiK Williams, Hon. E. M 671 Williams, Robert J 251 Williams, Judge S. K 511 Williams, W. W 532 Williamson, Ike 989 Williscroft, George R 552 Wilson, George H ^2^ Wilson. Dr. J. V 426 Wilson, Joe W 568 Wilson, William .\ 546 Wise, Charles T 507 Wolcott, F. x\ 334 Woods, C. W., .\1. 1) 'iU Woods, Hon. H. M 5(14 Woods, J. X 54S Woods, William P 5:1 Woolf, Hon. J. W 825 Worthen, B. 1^ 446 Wright, Judge .\nthony 480 Wylie, Col. Winlred. \\. U.... 184 Z Zabriskic, Col. J. A 650 Zeckendorf, Louis Ti Zeek, William M 506 Ziegler, Peter B 225 Zuck. Hon. F. M 661 I '-'.U INDEX— HISTORICAL. INDEX HISTORICAL. I'AOE Acquisition by United States. . 992 Agricultural Conditions 1020 Agriculture , 994 .\ztccs -pcil Capital City. The 1000 Copper 993 CoiTimonwealt^ Mine 1005 Copper Queen Mine 1016 Coronado 09- Dairy Cows and Products.... 1022 Early Explorers 901 I'.VCE Establishment of Territory... 992 Farms 1020 Flowers and Seeds 1022 Gila Valley 1024 Gila Valley, Globe & North- ern R. R 1026 Internal Wealth 998 Irrigation Statistics 1023 Live-Stock Interests 1021 M. & P. & S. R. V. R. R.... 1026 Oldest City in United States.. 1001 I'->.GK Origin of Name .'Arizona 991 Ostrich Farming 1022 Prescott 100.5 Purchase of .Vrizona 992 Salt River Valley long Santa Fe. Prescott & Phoenix R. R 1027 Statehood 998 United Verde Copper Mines. 993 Water Supply 995 INDEX-HISTORICAL, COUNTIES. -\paclie 1003 Name — Size — Rivers — Mountains — Timber — Ir- rigation — The Stock Busi- ness — General Farming. Cochise 1004 Name — Climate — ■ Moun- tains — Soil — Copper Mines — Wolframite ^Nlincs — Stock- Raising. Coconino 1006 Formation — Lumbering — Wool-Growing — Raising of Stock — Grand Canon — Painted Desert — Climate — Scenery — Lowell Observa- tory. Gila 1007 l,ocation — Mining — Lum- bering — Agriculture — Railroads — Prosperity. PAGE Graham 1007 Situation — Towns — Rivers — Soil — Fruits — Altitude — Climate — Settlement. Maricopa 1008 Size — Fertile Soil — Mesa Land — Citrus and Decidu- ous Fruits — Alfalfa King of the Southland — Sugar- Beets and Sorghum — Dairy Industry — Cattle Business. .VIohave loio Formation — Size — Irriga- tion Canals^No Frost in Lowlands — All Varieties of Deciduous Fruits — Mining the Leading Industry. Navajo loio Location — Topography — Reservations — Towns. Pima loii Ta.xable Wealth — Increase in PAGE Wealth — Development of Copper Mines — Large Ship- ments of Cattle. Pinal 1012 Prosperity, Organization, Ir- rigation — The County Seat — Ruins of Casa Grande — Mining. Santa Cruz 1014 Smallest County in the Ter- ritory — Mining the Chief Industry — Nogales a Bi- National City — .\ltitude and Climate. 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