Mmi [5]Cilal[?iHl'-nrUin NUi tiJt/i pJCTrJinr»iiJi rJ'^[^'o r^''iN^ NlJi ?Jin f'J'rrv'^N'nr^tfi r3'nr^ PEN PICTURES OF EM OF OREGON. BY FRANK L HODGKIN. J. J. GALVIN. I I COPYHIGHT APPLIED FOR. 244 3 5 ~^ ■ ' FoBTLAND, "Oregon. Farmer and Dairyman Publishing House. 1882. CO >- as INTRODUCTION. Some one who evidently knew what he was talkmg about has said " Oh, that mine enemy would write a book," Well, we have written ours, and here it is for our enemies to make the most of. We expect and welcome criticism, realizing only too well that our little work is incomplete, and perhaps somewhat crude in detail. Our only excuse is the hurried manner in which it has been prepared and the difficulties encountered in securing the necessary data on which to base our sketches. We have in six short weeks written brief biographies of upward of two hun- dred and fifty of the representative men of our State, resid- ing in all its distant nooks and corners. This has entailed no small amount of labor on our part. Such being the case, we would crave the friendly indulgeiice of our readers and ask of them, so far as consistent with their good nature, " to pass our imperfections by." While we would not have them imagine that we have written biographies of all our representative men, still, we do flatter ourselves that those we have secured stand prom- inent in their respective stations. We may at some future time complete the task that has thus far been but barely commenced. Meanwhile, we set this little waif afloat upon the almost bound- less sea of literature, trusting that it may at least fill its allotted sphere; and, sometime, in the dim future, when those whose names are inscribed herein shall have passed away, serve to re- call their virtues and bring to mind the then representative men of Oregon. If it will do this, and at the same time please our patrons, we are content. Thanking a generous public for the lib- eral support accorded us, we remain very respectfully their obe- dient servants, The Publishers. 262717 INDEX Abel], F.G 104 Abraham, Sol 76 Adams, E. G 191 Adams, H. F 101 Atkinson, J. F 195 Baughman, J. H 46 Bailey, J. K IQO Babcock, F J 160 Bacon, 0. P. 162 Bachman, J 165 Barin, L. T 76 Berry, F. P .'..'.'.'.' 150 Belt, G. W 169 Bean, E. S xix Bennett, A. S xviii Benjamin, W. F 79 Besser, L 72 Bilyeu, W. E .' 13 Blake, M. F 189 Bleakney, J. G 52 Blum, L ]12 Blythe. S. F '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 193 Boise, E. P XVI Bonham, B. F 166 Boothby, W. F .' 151 Bower, J. M 135 Boyd, H.C .'.■.■.'.■ 110 ! Bronaugb, E. C 79 i Brenner, J. H 77 : Brown, H. G 45 j Bush, A ' 57 Burnett, J. J [] ' 188 { Burnett, G H " ' ' 159 | Burnett, J 71 | Burch, B. F ." .' ' 106 i Buchtel, J 168 i Byars, W. H ■'.■■ vi | Carson, J. C 37 { Caples, J. F 114 ' Carpenter, H 71 Cartwriffht, J. C ]' 111 Casey, E ...'..'. 198 Cauthoru, T. E 10 Chadwick, S. F 94 Chamberlin, M. L ' ' ' 109 Chapman, W. S [ 186 ^ Chapman, W. W 133 Chapman, J. A... 115 Child, J. A '.'.'.'.'.'.'. 108 Clinton, H. M 189 Clow, E '_[] 20 ! Coldwell, E, L 188 Colvijor, G. W ; 21 Collins, J. L 93 Condon, S. W xxv Congle, J. B 64 Condon, T 88 Cook, W. T .'.'.'.'■ 126 Crawford, G. F 42 Crawford, T. H ..'. 155 Crawford, J. W II4 Curtis, W. E ['.[ 31 , D'Arcy, P. H 69 Davenport, T. W 5 Deady, M. P 142 Dement, E. M 92 Denny, O. N 179 ' DeLashmutt, V. B.. 87 ; Doiph, J. N ;; ; ix I Dorrig, G. B 7 Dufur, W. H. H '.'..'.] 28 Durham, G. H 129 I Eakin, S. B 32 Earhart, E. P m Faulconer, T. N 44 Fithiau, J. B " 197 Ford, T ;;; 154 Fulton, C.W 100 Fullerton, J. C 67 Gates, N. H \ u Garrison, J. M 125 George, M. C xi Geary, E. E [\ 105 Gearin, J. M 181 Gibbs, A. C 68 Gibbs, W. W .■.'.■.■ 131 Gilbert, A, N 46 Gill, J. K ; ; ; ; ; 177 Gregg, J. T 74 Haines, I. D 16 Hayes, E. B 33 Hall, H 18 Hare, W. D 152 Hart, W. A 162 Harris, W. H 25 Hanna, H. K xx Hawley, J. H 51 Hendershott, J m Hendricks, T, G 16 Himes, G. H 61 Hill, E. W 152 Hill, W. L 156 INDEX. Hirsch, E v Hirsch, Sol ' 2 Hod^'kin, F. E xxii Holmes, W. H 80 Holton, D 136 Holmau, A 184 Hoult, E 9 Humphrey, N, B 7 Hiimpbrey, G 96 Hunt, J. A 30 Hutchinson, J. 116 Ireland, D.C 108 l8on,L. B 39 James, W. S 63 Jessup, S. R 86 Jessup, E 15 Johns, C. A 117 Johnson, W. 74 Jones, U. L 44 Josephi, S. E 66 Keadv,W. P 38 Kelly', P 39 Kelly, J 86 Kelly, J. K 67 Kelsay, J 140 Kinney, A 82 Kizer, F. M 36 Kni-rht, P. S 78 Ladd, W. S 140 Lee, J. D 10 Lockhart, A 102 Long, J 48 Lord, W. P XII Lundberg, W 99 Marquam, P. A 40 Marston, H. L 50 Mays, F. P 138 Marshall, A. J 171 Mallory, Rut'us 172 McBride, G. W 24 McBride, T. A 145 McCain, J 130 McConnell, W. J 1 McCornack, E. P xxiv McCully, A. A 120 McElroy, E. B vm McKercher, D 119 Merryman, J. D 126 Merry, T. B 183 Miller, J. F 70 Miller, W.P ;; 80 Mires, A 8*^ Mitchell, J. H 146 Moody, Z. F i Moreland, J. C 97 Moreland, S. A ]][] 184 Moomaw, D. L 101 Montgomery, J. B 55 Moss, S. P [] 27 Morras, W ] [ 29 Moores, L R 168 Moores, 0. B xxi Mulkey, M. F 81 Myers, J 18 Newcomb, R 102 Newbury, W.S 131 Nickliu, A. 1 107 Nichols, B. F 53 Noitner, A 182 Noyer, P. S 36 Oatman, H. B 119 Odeneal, T. B xxv Odell, W. H 185 Patton, T. M 103 Paxton, O. F 124 Patterson, F. A 45 Parker. A 26 Pennington, S. M 6 Perkins, W. A 28 Peebles, J. O 97 Pilkington, J. B 103 Pittinger, J. M 98 Plummer, O. P. S 49 Powell, L. J 163 Prim, P. P 17 Prentice, D.W 123 Pratt, I. W 165 Reed, F. C 12 Reid,W 174 Reed, C. A 121 Rigdon, W. T 42 Rice, J. N : 51 Ripinsky, S 136 Robbins, J. H 176 Rock, J 191 Samuels, L 187 Sanders, I. N 118 Sappiugton, J. W 48 Savage, O. S 161 Saylor, W. H 170 Scott, H. W 182 Scott, L.S :. 124 Schwatka, Fred 65 Sewall, W. R 116 Sears, G. C 69 Shattuck, E. D 158 Shaw, T. 157 Sharp, R. J 34 Showers, W 110 Shurtliff, F. N 171 Simpson, B 166 Siglin, J. M 11 Sifers, J. B 12 Simon, Joseph 4 Sinnott, P. B 130 Skiflf, L. S 123 Smith, J 47 Smith, T. F 13"/ Sperry, J. B 43 Stanley, A. C 51 INDEX. Starkweather, W. A 8 Stephens, J. B 121 Steel, G. A 139 Stearns, D.W 21 Stearns, L. B 60 Stewart, F. A 54 Story, G. L 173 Stott, K XVII Stewart, C. H 113 Struble, W. E 197 Stites, T.J 190 Stearuf, L. B 60 Struble, W 197 Sutherland, T. A 185 Tanner, A. H 35 Taylor, F. J 122 Thompson, H. Y 177 Thornton, H 46 Thayer, W.W 173 Tolniau, J. C 83 Truitt, W 41 Tustin, F. P 91 Tyson, R H 19 Van Scoy, T 84 Veatch, R. M 30 Voorhees, J 9 Watson, E. B xiv Watson, C.B 90 Waite, E. M 118 Ward, J. P 148 Watkinds, W. H 128 Waldo, W 14 Waters, A. W 20 Webb, H. P 33 Wheeler, A. F xxiii Whitney, J. J 25 Whalley, J. W 160 White, E.D 149 Whiteaker, J 178 Witherell, A. W 113 Williams, G. H 127 Williams, W. R 75 WiUis,W.R 75 Wilson, B. W 132 Wiley, J. R 194 AVilbur, A. C 27 Wright,D 22 Yocum, G. W 149 ERRATA. Page 31— W. "P." Curtis should read W. "R" Curtis. Page 96 — In S. F. Chadwick's sketch the name W. T. "Long" should read W. T. « Gray." Page 189— "A." M. Clinton should read "H." M. CHnton. ST^^TE OFp^iOEPlS. GOVERNOR Z. F. MOODY. Zeaas Ferry Moody, Governor of the Wtate of Oregon, was boru on the 27th day of May, 1832, in Granby, Mass. His father was Major Thomas H. Moody. His mother Avas Hannah M. Ferry, an aunt of Senator T. W. Ferry, of Michigan, formerly Vice-President of the United States. Gov. Moody comes of good old New England Revolutionary stock, his grand- father, Gideon Moody, having borne arms as a soldier during the Eevolu- tionary war. He has proven himself worthy of his lineage, and the prin- ciples which he imbibed on New England soil have been the giiide of his whole subsequent life. The sturdy virtues of that stock are too well known to require comment; they have become historical. The public men of New England have led the van in every reform, and have taken a most prominent part in molding all of that history of which the American peo- ple are most proud. New England ideas have been infused throughout the whole of our national life, and we have come to expect from men of that nationality those sturdy qualities, which have contributed so largely to our happiness and prosperity as a people. Mr. Moody's childhood was sjjent in Granby. In 1848 he removed to Chicopee, Mass., where he remained the ensuing three years. On the 13th day of March, 1851, he sailed from New York for Oregon via the Isthmus, with a company, among whom was Hon. Samuel R. Thurston, the first Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Oregon. He came direct to Oregon City, then the principal town of Ore- gon, landing there on the 21st day of April, 1851. From this time until 1853 he was engaged on the United States Surveys as one of the "Freeman party," so called after James E. Freeman, Avho stuck the first pin in the United States Surveys in Oregon, established the initial point of the Willamette Mer- idian, and e.vCtfnded this Meridian to the Canyon Mountains. In 1853, Mr. Moody removed to Brownsville, Oregon, where he engaged in the mercantile business. In the fall of 1853 he was married to Miss Mary Stephenson, his present wife. Four sons and one daughter now constitute the family group. In 1856 he was appointed Inspector of Cnited States Surveys in Cal- ifornia. After completing his duties as such Inspector he went to Illinois where he retnained four years, during a portion of which time he was the Surveyor of Morgan county. He happened to be in Washington, D. C, when Fort Sumter was fired upon in 1861 and enrolled as one of a company formed to protect the city until the arrival of the regular troops. In the year 1862 he removed to The Dalles, engaging there in the mercantile business. In 1863, though still continuing his residence at The Dalles, he removed his business to Umatilla, the development of the Boise mines having contributed towards making this an important business point. Here he I'emained in lousiness until the fall of 1865. In the spring of 1866 he built the steamer '• Mary Moody" to operate on Pen d'Oreille Lake, and afterwards aided in organizing the REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. "Oregon and Montana Transportation Company." This company built two other steamboats, consti'ucted portage roads, established Cabinet Land- ing and projected other enterprises with the object of securing the trade of the Kootenai mines, and diverting, if possible, the trade of Montana to- wards Portland, just as is now being done by the committee of merchants operating under the auspices of the Portland Board of Trade. The route selected by Mr. MiJody in 1866 is the same as that over which the line of the N. P. R. R. Company now runs. This venture, however, was in advance of the times and resulted in heavy financial loss. In the fall of 1867 he en- gaged in the mercantile business in Boise city, where he remained for two years. In 1869 he disposed of his business interests there and returned to The Dalles, where he took charge of tbe extensive business of Wells, Fargo & Co. In the fail of 1873 he resigned this position, and in March, 1874, he was awarded the contract for carrying vhe United States Mail between Port- laud and The Dalles, and, in connection with this contract, established a line of steamers to operate between the points named. In 1875 he withdrew from the management and control of the transportation line, and in the follow- ing year resumed business at The Dalles, where he resided until called to the executive chair. Since his accession to the Governorship, his extensive business interests at The Dalles have been under the control and general management of his sous. Prior to tbe late civil war. Gov. Moody was a Whig. Since that time he has been au active and pronounced Republican,, his first Presidential vote having been cast for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. While always active in the Republican ranks, he has not sought office, tliough )ie has for many years been prominent in the Republican councils, and has been frequently urged for high stations to be filled by the State Conven- tions of that party. In 1872 he was nominated by the Republicans in the Democratic county of Wasco for State Senator, and after an active canvass was elected by an undoubted majority. His election, however, was con- tested by his Democratic competitor, whose party friends, having a major- ity in the State Senate, awarded him the seat. In 1880 he was nominated Ijy the Republicans of Wasco for Representative, and although this county is Democratic by an average majority of nearly 200, Mr. Moody was elected by a majority of 150. At the session of the Legislature immedi- ately following this election he was chosen Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives. So satisfactory was his discharge of the duties of this po- sition that his name was from that time forth prominently mentioned in connection with the nomination for the Governorship.. The next Republican State Convention was held in Portland in April, 1882, and on the 21st day of that month, just thirty-one years from the day upon which he first landed in Oregon City, he was nominated as Governor of tbe State. On the 5th day of June following he was elected Governor over his Democratic com- petitor, Hon. Joseph S. Smith, by a majority of 1,452 votes, although his opponent was one of the strongest and most popular Democrats in the State. On the 13th day of September, 1882, just thirty-one and one-half years from the day upon which he sailed from New York for Oiegon, he delivered his inaugural message as Governor of the State. Governor Moody is a man of business capacity, whose executive ability has been tested for many years in REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF ORE(K>N. iii the management of an extensive wholesale business in Eastern ( J rej^oii. He brings to the executive office a well-trained mind, exact business methods, and a keenness of perception in financial matters that fjualify him to make at once a successful and popular Executive. With a, courteous manner that prompts him to accord a respectful hearing to all, he combines discrimination and tirmuess of purpose. Physically he is of a splendid type. He is of compact build, with a han^lsome, ruddy face that iDdicates sound health, a keen, sparkling eye, through whicli is displayed the cheerful and sociable nature, determined to extract all the good things fiom life con- sistent with sobriety, and an elastic step and a rapid movement that bespeak the busy man of affairs. One who lives well, appears well, and, in all, prom- ises to do well, he brings to his office a popular manner, with a dignity and reserve such as the station demands. He is one who will make it his sole business to attend to the duties of his office, and will not use it as a step- ping-stone to secure a greater prize. Judging from the nature of the man, from the habits which have characterized his business life, and from the disposition he has shown since entering upon the duties of the executive office, we are justified in predicting for him one of the most successful ad- ministrations known in the liistory of the State of Oregon. HON. ROOKEY P. EARHART. There is perhaps no more responsible position in the State government of Oregon than that of Secretary of State, embracing, aa it does, the addi- tional duties and responsibilities of Auditor and Comptroller in connection with his important duties as custodian of the (Ireat Seal, and a more com- petent man than Mr. Earbart could not have been" found to fill it. He ap- pears peculiarly fitted by nature for the duties of public life, po.ssessing that personal magnetism which affects to a more or less degree every one with whom he comes in contact. It seems to flow from him as naturally as light comes from the sun, and he is at all times brimming over with geniality and good humor. He is accustomed to look upon the bright side of lif«, and im- parts the sunshine of good cheer to those aboxit him. Whole-souled, genial and courteous, he gains staunch friends at every turn. Honest, upright and straightforward in all his dealings, he takes it for granted all men are the same until they show the cloven foot. He possesses the true instincts of a gentleman both in friendship and enmities, and in his official acts per- sonal feelings never prompt results. He deals with all alike, and shows neither fear nor favor. Politics never come between himself and those with whom he has official dealings, and many of his staunchest friends and ad- mirers are found in opposing political ranks. In his present position he has no friends to reward or enemies to punish, save such as earn favors at his hands which can be bestowed without in any measure compromising his official capacity. Punctuality and thoroughness are among the leading traits of his character, and it is to these qualities, added to his social worth, that he owes the popularity and respect which he has gained from the people of the State he so ably serves. Mr. Earhart was born in Franklin, Ohio, on the 23d day of June, 1837, and came to Ore- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. gon via the Isthmus in 1855. His educational advaafcages were received in select schools in liis native State, and he made the most of the op- portunities offered. Arriving here and meeting incidentally with some of the public officials of the day, his superior clerical abilities were very soon discovered and he received the appointment of clerk under Captain (now Commissary General; Robert McFeely, U. S. A., and Quartermaster (now General) P. H. Sheridan, then stationed at Forts Vancouver and The Dalles, under whose latter command he was until his promotion and de- parture from this coast in 1861. He was all through the Yakima Indian war of 1S55-6, and rendered valuable service in tue departments in which he was eraijloyed. He afterwards went into the general mercantile business iu Yamhill and Polk counties, until he succeeded Col. Logan as United States Indian Agent at the Warm Springs Agency, whei-e he remained until the ap- pointment of Captain John Smith, the present incumbent, in 1865. He served for some time as chief clei-k and Special Indian Agent under Superintend- ent Huntington and was Secretary of the Board of Commissioners appoint- ed by the general government to treat with the Klamath wad Modoc In- dians. In 1868 he engaged in the mercantile business in Salem, in which he continued until 1872. Mr. Eaihart was active in conjunction with other cit- izens in maintaining peace and quietude at the capital during the trouble- some times when the civil war was raging and when an outbreak might have been made iu our very midst but for the courage and cool-headedness of a few of our best citizens Avho were prepared for active service and could be ready for any emergency at almost a moment's notice. In 1870, when the stockholders of the Chemeketa Hotel, then just completed, were look- ing around for some popular and energetic man to manage it, they unan- imously selected Mr. Earhart, who reluctantly accepted, and for year or more was its proprietor. He was chief clerk in the office of Superintendent of Indian Affairs iu 1872-3. He also represented Marion county in the House in 1870, and was instrumental in securing the first appropriation for the erection of public buildings in this State. He afterwards mo%'ed to Portland and was for some time engaged iu the business management of the "Daily Bulletin." In 1871 he was appointed chief clerk of the Sur- veyor General's office, which position he held until 1878, when he resigned to accept the office of Secretary of State, to which he had been elected. He entered upon the duties of that office in September of that year, and at oace commenced a thorough and systematic overhauling of the books and records, and in a few months' time had the office in better shape than it had ever been prior thereto. So acceptably did he discharge his official duties during his first term in that office that he received the unanimous vote of the Repiiblican State Convention for renomination and received a majority of over 2,500 at the general election in June, 1882. He identified himself with the Masonic order in 1863, and has held every office within the gift of the fraternity, being still active in its interests. He was elected Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge in 1872 and served until 1878, when, in recognition of his past services in that body, he was promoted from the Secretary's desk to the high and honorable position of Grand Master, and was re-elected in 1879. He is at the present time Sovereign Grand Inspector REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. and thirty-third of the Scottish Rite iu the State of Oregon. He was in- strumeutal iu organizing the first Commandery of Knisjhts Templar estab- lished on tlie North Pacific coast, and served for four vears as its Eminent Commander, beiug presented on his retirement from that office with per- haps the handsomest Masonic jewel ever brought to Oregon. Mr. Earhart is also connected with the I. O. O. F. and tlie A. O. U. W. He was married July 2, 1863, to Miss N. A. Burden, daughter of Judge Burden, of Polk county, their family consisting of four daughters, who are general favorites in society circles. Mr. Earhart is a gentleman of ordinary height, rather heavy set, weighing about 170 pounds, with a full face, partially covered with beard, and brown hair. His features are pleasant and his manners are such as gain friends rapidly. He is an unusually engaging conversational- ist, his descriptive powers beiug ^^vid and his mimicry complete. He tells and can keenly appreciate a good story, and ten minutes' general conversa- tion with him will make you his friend. No man in Oregon is to-day jnore popular or has more friends than has Hon. R. P. Earhart. He is but just in the prime of life, and we have no hesitancy in predicting for him higher official honors than he has yet attained. HON. EDWARD HIRSCH. Some one has written " There is a Divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them as we may," and the subject of this sketch is a living exemplifica- tion of it. When, away back in the " fifties," he landed a poor boy in the city of New York, among strangers in a strange land, and looked about him for honest employment in any capacity, how little he dreamed that, as years passed by, he would hold the purse-string for the then almost un- known Territory of Oregon, when but a few years later she should lay aside her swaddling clothes and emerge into the maidenhood of a young but prosperous commonwealth. Such has been his career, however, and no man in the State stands higher in the estimation of the people than does Hon. Edward Hirsch, our present State Ti-easurer. He was born at Wurtemberg, Germany, May 3, 1836, and came to America in 1855. Landing in New York City, he at once sought employment. Proving unsuccessful, however, he went over into the the neighboring State of Pennsylvania and secured a clerkship in a store in a little town in Mercer county, at the princely salary of ^75 per annum. He remained there for several months and then went down into Georgia, where he remained nearly two years, the greater part of it being spent at Macon. He became thoroughly acquainted with So\ithern life in all its varied forms, and to this day bears pleasant recolltKitions of his sojourn in the Sunny South. Becoming imbued, however, with the Western fever, he again went north, and in company with his brother, Hon. Sol. Hirsch, State Senator from Multnomah county, embarked on the steam- er "Star of tlie West," booked for the Pacific slope, via Isthmus of Panama. They reached Portland about the middle of April, and a few months later opened a retail store at Dallas, in Polk county. They remained there about three years and then moved to Silverton, where they carried on a general merchandising business three years longer. They then dissolved partnership^ REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. and the subject of our sketch went to Salem and was employed for some time aa salesman ig the firm of J. B. and M. Hirsch. In 1866, having been elected President and business manager of the Eagle Woolen Mills, at Brownsville, he went there and remained in charge of the enterprise for about two years. In 1868 he returned to Salem, where he has resided continu- ously since. In 1869 he was interested in the mercantile firm of Hermann & Hirsch, of that city, and in 1876 the name was changed to L. & E. Hirsch. In 1878, when the Republican State Convention met in Salem, Mr. Hirsch's name was urged by a host of friends as candidate for State Treasurer. The contest was a vspirited one, but Mr. Hirsch was successful, and a few months later was elected by a rousing majority. During the succeeding four years he devoted his entire attention to the responsible duties of his oflBce, and so faithfully did he discharge the trust reposed in him, he was renominated for the same position by the Republican State Convention in 1882 and was again elected by a largely increased majority. His honesty, integrity, high so- cial staiidinp- and untiinching adherence to the principles of the political party he espouses have endeared him to the hearts of the public. His honesty is proverbial and his popularity immense, having the respect of all and the enmity of but few. His liberality is acknowledged, although many of his acts of kindness are known to none but himself and the grateful recipient. He is an able financier, guarding with zealous care the interests of the people in aU his official acts. Mr. Hirsch is highly respected as a citizen of Salem, and for two terms represented his ward in the Common Council of that city. He was also Chairman of the Repub- lican County Central Committee in 1876. He belongs to both branches of the I. O. O. F., and is P. M. W. of Protection Lodge No. 2, A. O. U. W., of Salem. He was married May 10, 1868, to Miss Nettie Davis, their family consisting of seven children. Mr. Hirsch is destined to many long years of usefulness, and the people will not fail to take advantage of his abilities in the future as they have in the past. HON. WILLIAM H. BYARS. i'hc! experience of mankind has stamped with the signet of truth the pop- ular saying that " success denotes merit," and when a young man attains a position of honor and prominence in a community, whether it be in the pohtical or mercantile world, that fact should be taken as proof of merit of no ordinary kind, in the make up of the one winning such honor and dis- tinction. Such an elevation as that of Hon. W. H. Byars to the responsible position of State Printer argues that his past life has been spent to good purpose, and that he has availed himself of his leisure time to store his mind with that fund of literary and political lore which stands him so well before the people of Oregon to-day. He was born in Desmoines county,- Iowa, July 7, 1839, his father, Fleming Byars, being a Virginian by birth and his mother, whose maiden name was Anna Deardorff, a native of Ohio. The father died in 1847, leaving the mother with one sou and three daugh- ters. In 1851 she was married to John H. Mires and in 1853 they crossed REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. *he plains and settled in Umpqua (now Douglas) county, where they still re- side. The subject of ouf sketch carried the United States mails from Oak- land, Oregon, to Yreka, California, in 1856-7 and 1858, and, notwithstand- ing the fearful condition of the roads, the almost utter Jibsence of bridges and an occasional racie with the Indians, young Byars missed but two trips during that time, showing couclusiveh' that he was possessed of indomit- able pluck and energy and a hearty, robust constitxition. During the win- ters of 1858-9 and 1859-60 young Byars attended the Columbia College at Eugene City, and taught school at Fair Oaks, in his own county, during the summer of 1859. In I860 he ran for the office of County Surveyor but was defeated. He attended Umpqua Academy during the winter of 1860-1- He spent the summer of 1860 prospecting for gold on the headwaters of the Umpqua river. The summer of 1861 was spent in teaching school at Fair Oaks, and in the winter of 1861-2 attended school at the Willamette Uni- versity, and during the years 1862-3-4 he was in the Eastern Oregon and Idaho Territory gold mines. On March 15, 1865, he enlisted in Company A of the First Oregon Cavalry, and was elected Orderly Sergeant, in which capacity he served until mustered out July 26, 1866, acting meanwhile as an escort and guard for the surveying party that located the Central Ore- gon Military wagon road, running from Eugene City to the eastern bound- ary of the State. Entering school once more he graduated from the Ump- qua Academy in 1867, and in the winter of that year taught school af Cala- pooia school house. The year following he was elected School Supeiiuten- dent of Dmiglas county. He was married to Mrs. Emma A. Re ed (nee Slocum) on December 23, 1868, and their family now consists of three boys and two girls. In 1869 and 1870 he was one of the principals of the Ump- qua Academy, and in 1870 was the nominee of the Republican party Of Douglas county for the office of Sherifl" but was defeated at the polls. Ho moved into Roseburg in 1872 and in 1873 purchased the " Plaindealer," then a Democratic newspaper pubhshed by W. A. McPherson, and at once converted it into a Republican organ, since which time he has continued its publication and has in a great measure assisted in making Douglas county one of the strongest Republican counties of the State. Mr. Byars is a practical surveyor and has acted as Deputy U. S. Surveyor for a number of years, and had several important contracts. Mr. Byars is a strong Repub- lican and has been such ever since he cast his maiden vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. At the Republican State Convention held in Portland in April, 1882, Mr. Byars received the nomination of State Printer, and at the general election held in June following, he was elected by 2,438 majority over Hon. W. F. Cornell, the strongest man the Demociaoy could liave nom- inated for that position. Mr. Byars is a quiet, unobstrusive gentleman, who rarely attracts attention. He is a good business man, however, attentive and prompt in the discharge of his official duties, and as honest a man a» we ever met. He is a genial, whole-souled gentleman, and, socially speak- ing, stands high in the community. He is of low stature, hea^'y built, with a clear, penetrating eye, prominent features, heavy beaid and hair and a strong constitution. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. HON. E. B. M'ELROY. Aiuoug the public institutions of our country none more deservedly at- tract the attention of all lovers of law and order than do our public schooLi. It is all-important, therefore, that each commonwealth should have some man of learning and ambition at the head to represent, as it were, in a single individual the individual interest of every child in the State. Espe- cially is this the case in our own State, where we are in reality but just laying aside the swaddling clothes of self-government and endeavoring to lay broad and deep the foundations of a government for higher and more prosperous days to come. Not but what we are as far advanced in educa- tional interests, perhaps, as we are in other interests of a public nature, but that what we are doing for the cause of education at the present time is but a poor sample of what we intend to do in the near future, when our valleys and hillsides are teeming with the fruits of the husbandman, and our wants and necessities in that direction become more general. In order,, however, to prepare for this good time coming, it is requisite and necessary that we should make wise laws and most thoroughly systematize the work- ings of our common schools, and by these and other means better prepare them for their expansion and improvements in the future. Our legislators are sufficiently wise to make the laws, but no system of a uniform course of pubhc instruction can be complete without a head center, and in this head center in a great measure depends the success or failure of the common school system under his control. Our State has, since the creation of the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, been peciiliarly fortunate in their selection of men of capability to fill the position creditably. Among those whose names have become almost a household word by reason of their incumbency of such office might be mentioned Hon. Syl. G. Simpson, Hon. L. L. Rowland, Hon. L. J. Powell, and last, but not least by any means, is that of Hon. E. B. McElroy, who, although he has been in office but a few short weeks, is already evincing a rare aptitude for his work and will, we feel fully confident, prove the equal if not the superior of his predecessors in that office. He brings with him the ripe expe«ence^ of a successful teacher, the practical teachings of a like although minor position of a county school superintendent, the energy and ambition of a man who is just enter- ing the prime of fife, the love of the work inculcated into him by his long- continued connection with public instruction, the necessary qualifications of a successful business career, and a spirit of that progress to the over- throw of old-fogyism, if necessary, which will insure his educational work the advancement made by other public interests. As a man he is the very soul of integrity and is very highly esteemed by those who know him best. He is one of that class of men who, while you will fancy him the moment he addresses you, will none the less bear acquaintanceship and advance in your admiration and esteem the longer and more intimately you know him. Prof. McElroy is a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he was born on the 17th day of September, 1842. His early life was spent on a farm, and he was educated in the public schools of Pennsylvania and at the Southwestern State Normal College of that State. He commenced REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. teaching in the public schools as early as 1861. In September of that year, however, imbued wath that noble patriotism so prevalent at that time amoufj the bone and sinew of the North, he enlisted as a private soldier in the ranks of Company E, First Regiment West Virginia Volunteers, sei-viug gallantly under Generals Shields, McDowell and McClellan. He was dis- charged in 1863, and at once re-enlisted in Company A, One Hundredth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, serving in the Army of the Potomac until the close of the war in 1865. From then until 1878 he followed the several occupations of farmer, student and teacher at his old home and in West Virginia. In 1878 he caught the Western fever and immigrated to Oregon and again resumed his vocation as a teacUer, and from 1874 to 1875 taught in the public schools of Corvallis, and in 187-") was elected to a Chair in the State Agricultural College, where he remained until elected to his present responsible position. While occupying a Chair in the Agricultural College he was three times elected Superintendent of Schools in Benton county, in the discharge of the duties of which office he gave universal sat- isfaction. He was married in 1869 to Miss Agnes C. McFadden, and their family at present consists of four children. He is an honored member of the A. O. U. W. and the I. O. O. F., and has been for a number of years a member of the Christian Church. Prof. McElroy lays no claims to good looks, although he is not homely by any means. He is very tall and slim and has prominent features, his face being smooth-shaved, with the excep- tion of a short mustache, which, with his hair, is already liberally silvered with gray. His forehead is expansive. As a man and neighbor he is very higldy spoken of by those who have known him longest. He, with his fam- ily, has recently moved to Salem, where he will hereafter make his home, and where he has already made a host of friends by his courteous and affa- ble treatment of those with whom he has come in contact, and we bespeak for him a successful career as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He is a true-blue Republican and takes a great interest in the success of that party. HON. JOSEPH N. DOLPH, United States Senator elect, was born at what was then called Dolphsburg, in Tompkins county, in the State of New York, on the 19th day of October, 1835. After arriving at the age of eighteen years, he taught school a por- tion of each year while acquiring an education and his profession. He studied law with Hon. Jeremiah McGuire, at Havana, New York, and was admitted to the bar at the general term of the Supreme Court of that State, held at Binghampton in November, 1861. He practiced his profession in Schuyler county. New York, during the winter of 1861-2, and in May, 1862, enlisted in Captain M. Crawford's company, known as the Oregon escort, raised under an act of Congress for the purpose of protecting the immigra- tion of that year to this coast against liostile Indians, crossing tlie plains as orderly sergeant of the company,— on the way losing all his clothing ex- cept the suit worn by him, together with every dollar of money with which be set out, — he arrived in Portland on the 3l8t day of October, 1862, with REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. only the six months pay he had received from the government upon being mustered out of service at Walla Walla, W. T. Upon his arrival in Oregon Mr. Dolph at once began the practice of his profession. With the beginning of the year 1863 he formed a copartnership with Hon. J. H. Mitchell, which continued for more than ten years and terminated upon Mr. Mitchell's elec- tion to the United States Senate. He was appointed City Attorney for the city of Portland, in October, 1864, add held that position about one and one- half years, during which time he prepared and proposed important amend- ments to the city charter, which were afterwards adopted, and also revised for publication of the ordinances of the city. In January, 1865, Mr, Dolph was appointed by President Lincoln United States District Attorney for the District of Oregon, which position he held until September, 1866, when he resigned it to take his seat in the Oregon Legislature as State Senator from Multnomah county, in which capacity he served his county during the ses- sion of 1866, and took his seat at the beginning of the session of 1868, but his seat was contested upon the pretence that no allotment had been made at the previous sessions of the Legislature as required by the constitution, «nd Mr. Dolph was ousted by a strict party vote. He was, however, returned at the general election of 1872 by an increased majority of the votes of his constituents, and sat in the two succeeding sessions of the Oregon Legisla- ture as a Senator foi- Multnomah county. Mr. Dolph has been an active participant in the politics of the State. He was Chairman of the Republi- can State Central Committee from 1866 to 1868. He has been an able and eloquent advocate of the principles of the Republican party. He was pres- ent at Salem at the meeting of the Electoral College in 1876, and after Gov- ernor Grover had given the certificate of election to Cronin, advised the course adopted by the Republican electors, and on the spot drafted the pa- pers which were, by the Electoral Commission, adjudged sufficient to estab- lish the election of Messrs. Odell, Cartwright and Watts. To his prompt- ness, discretion and firmness the fortunate result of the matter is largely at- tributable. In 1876 Mr. Dolph was elected by the Most Worthy Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Oregon Most Worthy Grand Master, was defeated, however, l)eing REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. unable to overcome the Democratic majority usually given in that county. He then removed to Albany, where he was engaged in business for a short time, and on the illness of his brother, Hon. H. N. George, who was then Principal of the Academy at Jeiferson, he took his place and taught the balance of the academic year. His services proved so satisfactory he was ottered chiu-ge of the Academy for the ensuing year, bxit declined the oifer and returned to Albany and shortly afterwards accepted the position for one year of Principal of the Public Schools in that city. In 1872 he was again a candidate for .the Legislature and once more suffered defeat, al- though running considerably ahead of his ticket. The canvass on the Dem- ocratic side, the first time he ran, was made by Hon. N. H. Craynon, and the last time by Hon. George R. Helm. In 1872 he was married to Miss Mary E. Eckler, and in the same year commenced reading law with Judge J. C. Powell, of Albany, and in 187.5 was admitted to the bar, having com- pleted his course of study with Colonel W. H. EflBnger, of Portland. In 1876 he was nominated for State Senator from Multnomah District, receiv- ing forty-six out of the forty-eight votes in the convention, and was elected by a handsome majority. It was in the midst of this session that his child died, necessitating his immediate return home. In the last session, which was Democratic, Mr. George received the votes of the liepublican Senators for the honorable position of President of the Senate. In 1880 Mr. George was nominated Congressman at large for the State of Oregon, receiving 1,897 majority over ex-Governor Whiteaker, who was a candidate for re- election. In 1882 he was re-nominated by acclamation by the Republican State Convention, which was held at Portland April 20, 1882, and was re- elected by a majority of 3,365 votes over Hon. W. D. Fenton, the Demo- cratic candidate, it being the first time in the history of the State where a member of Congress has been re-elected. Mr. George is an eloquent speaker and a gentleman of very pleasing address; genial, courteous, affable and good-natured. He is a man of indefatigable industry, and, as the Rep- resentative of the people at Washington City, is active and energetic. He stands high among the members of the House, and has received marks of great distinction by being placed upon several of the most important stand- ing committees, chief among which and where he has been enabled to do Oregon a vast amount of good, is his appointment as a member of the Com- mittee on Corpmerce. His friends are legion, and no man in Oregon stands higher in the estimation of the people than does Mr. George. He is taU and slim, yet of firm build, as his weight is full two hundred pounds, with a kindly expression of features, full auburn beard and dark brown hair. He has a pleasant word for everyone, and, being now but in the prime of hfe, his future none can foretell; but prophesy indicates that higher and more honorable positions are still within his grasp. HON. WILLIAM P. LORD. The subject of this biographical sketch has led au active life, both as a public man and as a private individual. Born in the State of Delaware, he early imbibed tlie down-east passion for mastering everything that promised 1 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. emolument or honor. Beginning life with indomitable pluck and lionora- ble ambition, he has succeeded in molding for the benefit of the community in which he resides a model citizen and a man wliose word is as good as his bond. His untiiuching integrity at once commands the confidence and re- spect of his fellow men. He is one of those honorable men who, when our country was in dangei-, risked life and limb in her defense. Such men should be rewjirded witli tlie higliest office within theii- capacity to fill or the power of the people to bestow. Judge Lord's services, we are pleased to note, are meeting Mith just recognition, and he has become a favorite with the people of Marion county and the State at large. He was born at Dover, Delaware, in 1839, and duiing his early lite received the benefits of a good education, having attended a select school taught by the Quakers, as well as receiving instructions in a private class taught by a well-known professor. He attended college at Fairfield, New York, from 1858 to 18G0, graduating with the highest honors, and being chosen Valedictorian in tlie class of '(.)(). In the fail of thiit year he began reading law with Hon. George P. Fisher, of Dover, Delaware, afterAvards member of Congress from that State and Judge of the United States District Court of the District of Co- lumbia. Having a natural taste for law, he applied himself very closely to his studies and made rapid progress, giving every indication of becoming just what he was before going on the bench — a most successful attorney. In the spring of 18G2, orders having been issiied from the United States War Department to raise a batallion of cavalry in that State, Judge Lord was elected Captain of the first of the four companies comprising the batal- tion, Lieutenant Colonel N. B. Knight, of Salem, receiving the appointment of Major. The batallion was soon afterwards increased to seven (rompanies, and Judge Lord was promoted to the office of Major and Colonel Knight to that of Lieutenant Colonel. The batallion was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in a number of the most important engage- ments of that time. In view of Judge Lord's well-known knowledge of the law, he was detached from his command a portion of the time and detailed to act as Jiidge Advocate on the staff of General Lew Wallace. At the close of the war he resigned his position in the army and resumed the study of law, attended the law school at Albany, New York, aud graduated in the fall of 1866, and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of New York the same year. That the Judge made an active and efficient military officer whose services were sought after by the Government is evinced by the fact that he was, at the completion of his studies, offered a Lieutenancy in the Second Regiment United States Artillery, which he accepted, and was ordered to San Francisco to join his company at regimental headquar- ters, and was assigned to duty at Fort Alcatraz. He was stationed there a short time and was then ordered to Fort Steilacoom, W. T., and from there was ordered to Alaska, where he remained four months and tendered his resignation. This being accepted, he came to Salem in the fall of 1868, and associated himself in the practice of law with his friend and former comrade-in-arms, Colonel N. B. Knight, where he has remained ever since. He served as City Attorney for several years, and represented the city in the celebrated Court House case and other equally important cases on trial in REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON the United States District Court before His Honor Judge Deady. These cases were carried forward to a successful termination and were decided in favor of the city, wliich result was in a very great measure due to Judge Lord's personal efforts and his thorough knowledge of the case, which en- abled him to present it in a clear and forcible manner and at once gave it an excellent standing in court. In 1878 he was nominated and elected State Senator from Marion county, which office he resigned in 1880 owing to his nomination as Supreme Judge by the Republican State Convention of that year. He was elected by a handsome majority, and having drawn the short term, during the succeeding two years presided as Chief Justice. So ably did he fill the place and so general was the satisfaction he gave to the bench and bar throughout the State, he was the unanimous choice of hit; party for re-nomination, and at the general election held in June last he was elected by 1,401 majority over Hon. E. D. Shattuck, probably the ablest representative jurist in the Democratic party of this State. Judge Lord is a hard worker and devotes much time and attention to his official duties. His decisions are written with a fearless fairness, and an opinion rendered by him in the name of the court bears upon its face the impress of the true intent of the law, and as such is extensively quoted abroad. Judge Lord is a gentleman of about medium height, slightly rotund, and built from the ground up; a well-shaped head, somewhat bald; smooth face, with the ex- ception of a mustache; hair dark brown, with eyes of blue. He is jovial, genial, and enjoys a good, hearty laugh as well as any one we know. He is not demonstrative, but, if a friend at all, he will do to tie to. His friends are legion, and his enemies, if he has any, are few. He was married to Miss Juliette Montague, of Baltimore, Md., January 14, 1880, and they have one boy, of which it may be truly said " he is a chip ofi' the old block." The Judge belongs to no secret order save the A. O. U. W. HON. EDWARD BYERS WATSON. Among the young men who have ; romineutly come before the public, and who have attained high honor and distinction for sterling qualities and na- tive talent, none have pursued a more upright course than Hon. E. B. Wat- son, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon. Standing, as it were, upon the very threshhold of life, he can but feel an JKjnorable degree of pride in the importance and responsibility of his present high position, and with an ambition to deserve the commendation of all hcmorable men, he has anchored himself to truth, honesty and justice. In him we perceive another example of the feasibility of young men being afforded an opportunity of making a record for themselves in public life. He has proved himself every way worthy of the great confidence reposed in him, and is daily adding laurels to those already won by him during his occupancy of the bench. His entire career has displayed a force of character and iudomitable energy which, in the long run, never fails to land the possessor of these qualifica- tions at the top. He is unassuming, and makes friends without an eftort, and being full of good humor, relishes a joke when properly told, and is hi m self replete with anecdote. Judge Watson was born in Clayton county, KEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Iowa, October 7, 1844, and with bis parents crossed the plains in 1853 and came to Oregon. They spent their first winter in Lane county, and in the spring of 1854 they moved to Douglas county and took up a ranch in the fertile valley of the Umpqua. The subject of our sketch helped his father on the farm during the summer months and attended the district school in winter. In 1861 he entered the Umpqua Academy and continued his studies there at intervals until I860, when lie went to Forest Grove and entered as a student in the Pacific University, which is second to none in the State for thoroughness and general excellence. Mr. Watson graduated in the class of '66, and at once returned to Douglas county and commenced reading law under Hon. J. F. Watson, who at that time was a young attorney in Eose- burg. He was admitted to the bar in 1868, and in October of the same year went to Jacksonville and opened an office with Hon. B. F. Dowell, with whom he remained until June, 1871, when he formed a partnership with Hon. C. W. Kahler. In 1872 he was elected County Judge for Jackson courjty and served for four years. In June, 1878, he was elected County Clerk of J ack- son county, and in 1880 he was placed in nomination by the Republican State Convention as one of its candidates for Supreme Judge. Although well and favorably known in Ids own county, the name was not familiar to the people generally. On the judgment, however, of the convention that had placed him in nomination and on the reputation accorded him by well- known citizens of Jackson county, and his extreme popularity in Southern Oregon, where he was best known, he was elected by a handsome majority over an opposing candidate, who was undoubtedly the strongest man the Democracy could have placed in the field against him. Tlie first two years of his term he sat as an Associate Justice, but tlie rule of rotation made him at the commencement of the October term of 1882, Chief Justice^ and be it said to his credit, he is filling his position and discharging its duties in a manner highly creditable to himself and every way satisfactory to the bench and bar beneath him. As a jurist he has displayed marked ability. His de- cisions are carefully prepared, thoroughly revised, and when presented bear upon their face the impress of a thorough and complete knowledge of the law, an earnest, conscientious research of authorities, and a ready command of language of sufficient simplicity to enable those outside even of the pro- fession to understand the case and grasp with readiness the theories ad- vanced and the position taken. He is an untiring worker and his vacations are frequently spent in laborious study and research. Aided and abetted by his able associates. Judges Lord and Waldo, the decisions of the present Supreme Court are considered substantial bulwarks of law and doctrine, and are extensively quoted in the higher courts of other States. Judge Watson has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Mary E. Owen, of Jackson county, to whom he was united July 11, 1872. She died February 9, 1875, and on May 28, 1879, Judge Watson married his present wife, nee Miss Ella C. Kubli, of Jacksonville, their family consisting of two chil- dren, a boy and a girl. The Judge is a member of the A. F. and A. M., Improved Order of Red Men and the A. O. U. W. Judge Watson is des- tined to many long years of usefulness, and the people will not fail to take advantage of his abilities in the future as they have in the past. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. HON. REUBEN P. BOISE. The subject of this sketch was born at Blanforcl, Massachusetts, in the year 1811). His father, Hon. Reuben Boise, was a farmer and a prominent man in the polities of his State, having been County Commissioner, County Clerk and member of the State Senate of Massachusetts. He also tilled other offices of honor and trust with credit to himself and the State. In 1843 Judge Boise graduaied at Williams College, in the classical course, and, being struck with the Western fever, he immigrated to Missouri, where he commenced his career as a school teacher and followed that occupation for two years, when he returned to his native State and begun the study of law under his uncle, Hon. Patrick Boise, at Westfield, Massachusetts. In 1848 he was admitted to the bar and at once entered upon the practice of his profession at Chieopee Falls, where he remained for two years. Being again desirous of seeking his fortunes in a new country, he came by the way of the Isthmus to Oregon, and settled at Portland in the spring of 1851. He immedijitely commenced the practice of law, succeeding much better than he had anticipated. In about a year the Territorial Legisla- ture elected him Prosecuting Attorney of the first and second districts. In 1854 he, in company with Hon. James K. Kelly and Hon. D. R. Bigelow, was elected Code Commissioner for Oregon. At that early date the Terri- tory had no laws compiled in book form for its government, hence this was the first code ever prepared for Oregon. The Commissioners swept away much of the old common law that was cumbersome and intricate and founded our present mode of practice. He then purchased a farm near Dallas and moved thereon. In 1854 he was re-elected Prosecuting Attor- ney, and at the same election honored by Polk comity with a seat in the Territorial Legislature. Two years afterwards he \.as again elected a mem- ber of that body, both terms taking a very prominent part in its delibera- tions. In 1857 he was one of the Representatives of Polk county in the Constitutional Convention, where he was Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, and prepared that portion of the Constitution relating to the Legislative Department, and otherwise materially assisted in furnishing Oregon with her fundamental laws. In this same year he was appointed by President Buchanan one of the Supreme Judges of the Territory. The next year, after the admission of the State into the Union, he was elected to that office, and from 1862 to 1864 was Chief Justice. Upon the expira- tion of his term in 1864 he was again re-elected for six years, during four of which he was Chief Justice. In 1870 he was again chosen by the people to fill that honorable position, but Hon. B. F. Bonham, his competitor, having commenced an action to contest his seat on the bench, and not desiring to stand the cost of a long and expensive litigation, he resigned and returned to the practice of his profession. In 1874 he was elected by the Legisla- ture one of the Capitol Building Commissioners, which office he held until 1876, when he was again elected to his old position on the Supreme Bench. Two years later, the Legislature having divided the Supreme and Circuit Judges into distinct classes, he was appointed one of the Judges of the Su- preme Court, and acquired considerable celebrity on account of his many dissenting opinions. In 1880 he was elected Judge of the Third Judicial EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. District, which office he now holds. There is, perhaps, no man in Oregon who has been called upon so often and so coutinuonsly to fill offices of honor and trust as Hon. Renben P. Boise. He had not been in this State over three months before he was called upon to discharge the duties of Prosecuting Attorney, and from that time to the present, a period of over thirty years, he has, almost without intermission, been serving the people in positions that required great ability and integrity, and some of tlie time, before the laws of the Territory prohibited it, holding two offices at once. That great confidence is reposed in Judge Boise by the people is evinced in the fact that he has never been defeated at an election in his life. The .Judge took a prominent jjart in the Independent move in politics, which showed great strength in the election of 1874. After what he thought the Independent party had been organized for was accomplished, he returned to the Republican ranks. He is an independent man in every sense of the word, and if men and measures have not been what he thought they should be, he has spoken out, regardless of party censure; and such men the com- monwealth demand, mere time-servers never advance their country's wel- fare. Judge Boise is the happy possessor of one of the largest farms of Polk county, embracing over twenty-five hundred acres, the greater part of which he has owned since 1853; being raised on a farm in his boyhood, and having owned and operated one in Oregon for so many years, he takes great interest in the advancement of our agricultural interests. He has twice been elected Master of the State Grange of Oregon, Avhich position he now holds, and in 1880 attended the meeting of the National Grange at Wash- ington, D, C, as a delegate from this State. Being a classical scholar, he has always zealously worked in behalf of the cause of education, and is now a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pacific University at Forest Grove, the La Creole Academy at Dallas, and the Willamette University, of Salem, and takes great interest in their welfare. The Judge being de- scended from the old Puritans, has inherited their strict purity of morals and uprightness of character, not one word having ever been truthfully uttered against his honor. During his long career in public life, reaching over a quarter of a century, it has demanded many varied acquirements to meet all the positions Judge Boise has been called uiion to fill, yet he has adorned all of them. HON. RALEIGH STOTT. Among those adding honor and lustre to the legal fraternity of this State, none stand higher in the estimation of both the bench and the bar than tloes Hon. Raleigh Stott, Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial District. Although comparatively a young man, he occupies a niche in the history of the legal lights of our own fair young State that makes him envied by many whose heads are whitened with the passage of years. He has won honor and distinction at the hands of a somewhat fastidious public, and in his official capacity has made new friends who, when an oppor- tunity shall arrive, will gladly show their appreciation of his merit by voice or vote. Although not born in Oregon, his early life was spent liere, and his adopted home has become endeared to him by many ties. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. He has labored earnestly to master the intricate details of his profession, and, while none of us are supposed to be too old to learn, still we feel justified in saying that Judge Stott's knowledge of law is unsurpassed by any member of the bench in Oregon at the present time, and in compar- ison with the number of decisions he is called upon to render annually, and the limited time he has to prepare them, owing to the vast amount of work he is compelled to perform— taking into consideration all these facts— his decisions are very far above the average for accuracy and precision, and are as unfrequently reversed by the courts above. His opinions are rendered as the result of earnest research, careful study and an evident desire to dispense justice while obeying the strict letter of the law. Judge Stott was born in Indiana in 1845, and in 1851 came across the plains to Oregon and settled in Washington coiinty, where his mother still resides, his father having died in 1880. The family was a large one, consisting of four girls and four boys. Judge Stott attended school at Forest Grove and o-raduated from the Pacific University in the class of '69, and at once commenced the study of law under Hon. John W. WhaUey, of Portland, and was admitted to the bar in 1870. He commenced practice in Yamhill countv, and shortly afterwards associated himself with James McCain, whom be terms " the Logan of Yamhill." There he remained until 1873, when he came to Portland and associated himself with the late Charles A. Ball, Esq. In 1874 he was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly from Mult- nomah county as a Republican on the " People's Ticket." He was appoint- ed Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. In 1876 he was elected Prose- cuting Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District. At the end of his offi- cial term in that capacity the firm of Ball & Stott was dissolved and Judge Stott then associated himself with Hon. John M. Gearin, under the firm name of Stott & Gearin. Their practice proved lucrative, and the firm was not dissolved until 1880, when Judge Stott was elected to the position he now so ably fills. Judge Stott was married in 1876 to Mrs. Susan C. Stout, widow of the late Lansing Stout, of Oregon, their family consisting of two children. He is a gentleman of tall, commanding appearance, with pleasant features, expressive of more than ordinary intelligence and fore- thought. He dresses plainly, although with neatness, and is one of those plain, every-day, sensible sort of men one dehghts to meet in the upper walks of life. There is nothing distant about him. He has always the same pleas- ant smile for the rich and poor alike, and is therefore honored and respected by all classes of society. His friendships are strong, and his enemies, if he has any, are among those who are least acquainted with him, for those who know him most intimately are his warmest and most enthusiastic friends. HON. A. S. BENNETT, At present Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, with his residence at The Dalles, was born in Dubuque county, Iowa, on the lOth day of June, 1854, and came to Oregon when he was but eleven years of age, crossing the plains in the footsteps of the thousands who had preceded him, and he has resided in this State or Washington Territory continuously since 1865. He received a common school education, but that he made the best use of his REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. time when a student is shown by the prominence he has even at his present early age attained at the bar. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Wasco county in 1878. Naturally ambitious and realizing the scope that the practice of law afforded an active, energetic young man to attain fame and fortune, he early decided to adopt it as a profession. He read Blackstone, etc., under Hon. J. B. Condon, of Tlie Dalles, and in Jan- uary, 1880, having passed a very successful examination before the Supreme Court, he was admitted to the bar. He was elected a member of the Ht)U8e from Wasco county at the last general election, but resigned his office be- fore the Legislature convened to accept the office of Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, tendered him by Governor Thayer upon the resig- nation, September 1, 1882, of Hon. L. L. McArthur. During the brief time he has been on the bench he has given universal satisfaction, showing an earnest and conscientious disposition to deal justly and at the same time hew closely to the strict line of the law. His opinions are indicative of careful study and a thorough knowledge of the common law. He is a pleas- ant, companionable gentleman and makes friends rapidly. Politically speaking he is a Democrat, v.nd matrimonially considered he is a young bachelor, although not beyond redemption. He is six feet one inch high, weighs about 170 pounds, and is of robust, hearty health. As a friend he is valued, as a man he is esteemed, as an attorney he is respected, and as a Judge he is honored and revered. HON. ROBERT SHARP BEAN. "Every man has two educations — one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives himself." Very early in life the subject of this sketch learned this important lesson, and the fruits of its strict observance are being enjoyed by him at present. Only tweutj'-eight years of age and an Oregon boy, it is certainly pleasant to record the won- derful success that has crowned his eiJbrts. He owes his present success to no accident of birth or fortune, but he has earned it through the toilsome avenue of study and hard work. His early education was imparted to him in a district school during the winter months, when the plow of his father's farm stood idle in the granary. Who knows what dreams of future success flitted across the mind of the plow-boy when dreamily following the furrow behind the jaded team? Some whisper of the prosperity and honor in store for him must have been borne to his ears as an encouragement to him in the routine work of farm life. He was possessed of an active brain and un- daunted courage, however, and in early life became imbued with a desire to follow the profession of law, and his school days were improved with that object in view. He was born in Yamhill county on the 28th day of November, 1854, and moved with his parents to Lane county at an early age, where he has resided ever since. He entered the Christian College at Mon- mouth in September, 1869, pursuing his studies during the winter and working on the farm during the summer months. He graduated with high honors in June, 1873. He worked at the carpenter's trade until November, 1874, when he commenced the study of law with the late Hon. John M. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Thompson, in Eugene City, and was admitted to the bar in December, 1876. He shortly afterwards formed a partnership with Mr. Thompson and was associated with him at the time of his death in February of the present year. Feeling deficient in certain branches of education, he entered the State University at Eugene City in September, 1877, and graduated in 1878, being a member of the first class that graduated from that now promineut institution of learning. He continued in the active practice of his pro- fession until 1882, when he was honored with the nomination and election to the Judgeship of the Second Judicial District. He is one of the most popular young men in his district, his genial, good-humored and aflFable disposition making him friends everywhere. He is small of stature, weigh- ing less than 140 pounds, trim built, neatly dressed, pleasant features, brown hair and beard, the latter full, a clea'- beaming eye, and is universally con- ceded to be good looking. Although young in years, he has brought to the bench of the district over which he presides an experience valued from the fact that it was culled from practical life, and, having ever been a deep stu- dent, he combines with such experience the result of zealous research in legal lore, and his decisions thus far have been viewed with great favor by the members of the bar. He is just in his rulings and prompt in his trans- action of the business of the court. He was married in September, 1880, to Miss Ina E. Condon, second daughter of Prof. Thos. Condon, of the State University at Eugene City, and has one child. He is an honored member of the Masonic fraternity and a man among men wherever jow find him. HON. H. K. HANNA. There is probably no member of the legal profession better or more fa- vorably known throughout Southern Oregon than is the subject of this sketch, by reason of his long and intimate acquaintanceship with its leading men and active participation in all matters of public import that have tended to advance the interests of that section of the State. His enterprise and integrity have made for him friends among all classes of society, and his name is a synonym for honesty and industry. Judge Hanna was born in Steuben county. New York, May 22, 1832. After arriving at a sufficient age he attended the public schools of his native place until he was fourteen years old, when he entered a dry goods store as salesman. In 1848 he im- migrated to Wayne county, Ohio, where he found employment in the Re- corder's office. Succumbing to the Western fever, he came to California in 1850 and at once struck out for the gold fields of the interior. He remained in California for about eight years, and working his way northward, we find him a resident of Josephine county in 1858. He still followed his avocation as a miner with varied success, devoting his spare time to preparation for a thorough course in the study of law, which he afterwards availed himself of under the late lamented Hon. James D. Fay, and was in 1872 admitted to the bar. Prior to his admission, however, he was elected Prosecuting At- torney for the First Judicial District, and on assuming the duties of that office he removed to Jacksonville, where he still resides. He was re-elected in 1874 and again in 1876. When in 1878 the law was passed creating a separate Supreme Court, Governor Thayer appointed Judge Hanna Circuit REPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Judge of the First Judicial District in place of Hon. P. P. Prim, who was appointed Supreme Judge. In 1880 he was nomiuateil and elected as his own successor, and he still occupies the same high anil honorable position. Judge Hanna is a man of rare worth and intelligence. He is remarkably clear-headed and grasps with readiness any knotty problem of law. and is quick in forming an opinion and rendering a decision. None are more in- dependent than himself, and neither fear nor favor control his acts in either public or private life. He believes in calling things by their right names and has the reputation of fearlessness in all he does and says. Socially speaking he is one of the pleasantest men on the bench and has a host of friends. He is full of enterprise, and although nearly tU'ty years of age, has the vim and energy of a man in the very prime of life. He is the per- sonification of integrity and as a jurist is honored and respected. He is married and has three children, one of which is adopted. Judge Hanna is a Past Master Workman of the A. O. U. W. and Past Sachem in the I. O. R. M. He has won a warm corner in the hearts of the people of Southern Oregon, and we bespeak for him many years of usefulness. HON. O. B. MOORES. Some men attain the goal of personal or political prominence by reason of their wealth, some because of their knowledge of and recourse to polit- ical trickery, others because of their happy, genial disposition, social qual- ities and facility for making friends, while some, and they are few indeed, are honored with distinction through merit alone. The subject of this sketch has succeeded thus far in life simply because he merited success and at the same time is possessed of those qualifications which tend to make a man popular with the public, viz: industry, energy, ambition and aff"ability, and no young man has brighter prospects for the future or gives better promise of fulfilling the expectations of sincere well-wishers and devoted friends thjjn does Charles B. Moores, the private secretary of His Excel- lency Governor Moody. He is well qualified to discharge the duties and responsibilities of that office by virtue of his long residence in and extensive knowledge of this our commonwealth and his versatility as a correspondent. He is a plain, good-natured, pleasant yoiing gentleman, with whom no cer- emony — like his popular chief— is necessary beyond the common courtesy one gentleman owes to another, and he has already made a host of friends with those who for the first time, perhaps, have had any dealings with him. Mr. Jloores was born in Benton, Missouri, August 6, 1849, and with his parents removed to Danville, Illinois, in 1851. In the spring of 1852 the family removed to Oregon, arriving in Salem in March, 1853. where he has since resided almost contmuously. He was educated at the Willamette University and graduated in the class of 1870. The following week he ac- cepted a situation in the land department of the Oiegou and California Railroad Company at Portland as draughtsman, Avhere he remained four years. He went East in 1874 and attended one course at H. C. Spencer's Business College, in Washington, D. C. He then went to Philadelphia, wliere he remained one year in attendance at the law department of the REPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. University of Pennsylvania, taking one course of lectures. In September, 1876, he went to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he continued his study of law and completed his course, graduating with high honors in March, 1877. In this connection we might add that while visiting Eastern cities Mr. Moores wrote some very interesting letters home, a number of which found their way into the columns of the " Oregonian" and " Statesman" and were read with deep interest, and were highly indicative of far more than ordinary talent in that line. Many of his friends have urged him to adopt journal- ism as a profession, appreciating his ability as a writer. He has, however, since his return to Salem in 1877, applied himself wholly to the practice of law, in which profession he lias made rapid progress. In 1880 he was elected Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, and in that position evinced surprising executive ability and was generally conceded to be as efficient an officer as that body ever employed. He was married November 1, 1881, to Miss Sallie E. Chamberlin, and is said to make a model husband. The re- sponsibilities of married life, however, have not deprived him of his pro- verbial love for fiTn and frolic, and he is still the life of any social gathering in which he may be a participant. He is highly esteemed by all who know him, and we predict for him, with confidence, a life of honor, trust, promi- nence, and, we hope, of affluence, as he is certainly deservingjof the greatest and best of Fortune's favors. Mr. Moores is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is at present P. G. of Chemeketa Lodge, No. 1. FRANK E. HODGKIN, An humble attache of the State Department, was bom in Tecumseh, Mich- igan, March 8, 1846. Left an orphan at an early age, he was reared by his grandparents. Dr. and Mrs. William Bacon, now residents of Niles, Michi- gan, and who, by the way, if they live until February next, will celebrate the sixty-eighth anniversary of their marriage. With them " Frank" moved to Princeton, Illinois, in 1850, where his early life was spent and where he received the benefits of a common school education. He there learned the tinner's trade, which occupation he followed until coming to Oregon in June, 1870. In September of the same year he received the appointment of night clerk in the Portland postoffice under Hon. L. H. Wakefield, where he remained until the spring of 1872, when he went to Salem and for a few months acted as local editor of the " Statesman." In December of the same year he accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Portland Daily " Bulletin," where he remained until the summer of 1874. In January, 187.5, he was appointed mailing and delivery clerk in the Salem post office under Colonel T. B. Rickey, and there remained until the spring of 1876. He then returned to Portland and was the first city editor of the Daily Evening "Telegram" of this city. He was afterwards associated with W. S. Chap- man, Esq., in the editorial management of the Daily "Bee," which position he resigned in September, 1878, to accept the office of Assistant Secretary of State under Hon. R. P. Earhart, who that month assumed his official duties. Mr. Hodgkin, in September, 1881, was commissioned Assistant Adjutant General on the staff' of Brigadier Geneial E. Meyer, with the rank EEPEESENTATIVE MEN OP OREGON. xxiii of Major, Avbicli position he but recently resigned. On Mr. Earhart's re- election as Secretary of State in 1882, be re-appointed Mr. Hodf,'kin as his Assistant, wliich position he still hoJds. He is also the Salem correspond- ent of the Daily "Oregonian" and San Francisco "Chronicle," and is now serving his third year as Secretary of the Salem Fire Department. He was married September 2, 1874, to Miss Frankie A. Dunbar, youngest daugliter of Hon. Rice Dunbar, deceased, and their family consists of four children. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W., luiving " passed the chairs" in both organizations. His latest venture in the literary line is the publication of the present volume of " Pen Pictures," of which lie is one of the authors. HON. A F. WHEELER, Who during the past four years has acted as Assistant State Treasurer, and has just entered upon his second term in that capacity, is a man just in the prime of life, and one who is by nature endowed with the very qualifications necessary to make him successful in the responsible position he occupies as the guaidian and accountant of the public funds. He was born in Bris- tol, Indiana, December 9, 1844. His early life was a series of migratitms from point to point until 18G2, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighty- eighth Indiana Regiment, and in March, 1863, was discharged by reason of disabilities received while in service. In 1863, in company with his brother, A. Wheeler, Esq., now of Shedd's Station, he started for Oregon and reached Linn county in November of that year. In the Sirring of 1864 he was ap- pointed Deputy County Clerk of Linn county, where he remained imtil 1867, when he began reading law under Judge Powell. In 1868 he Avent to Salem and worked for a short time in the County Clerk's office, under George A. Edes, Esq. In 1868 he went to Corvallis and engaged in the photograph biis- iness, and in 1869 he taught school at Union Point, near Brownsville. He then went into the mercantile business with his brother at Brownsville, where he remained until 1871, v/hen he disijosed of his interest in the store and went to Harrisburg and kept books for W. H. Baber, and afterwards for E. Cartwright, Esq., of Albany. He had meanwhile learned the art of tele- graphy, and in 1872 he was appointed by Hon. O. P. S. Plummer, then Dis- trict Superintendent, as manager of the office of the Western Union Tele- graph Company at Albany, where he remained for about one year, and in connection with P. H. Raymond, Esq., ran the postoffice and a book store in connection with the telegraph office. In October, 1873, he took charge of the Salem office, where he remained until September, 1878, when he ac- cepted his present position under Hon. Edward Hirsch, State Treasurer. In 1876 Mr. Wheeler was elected County Treasurer of Marion county, in which capacity he served for two years, and in connection with his other business was, and is still, agent for several first-class insurance companies. Mr. Wheeler has been twice married, the first time to Miss Laura Nealy, of Polk county, who died September 11, 1880. In .January, 1882, he was married to Miss Josie D. Stull, of South Bend, Indiana. He has one child, a daughter, by his first wife. Mr. Wheeler is a man of low stature and light frame, a REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. quick, nervous disposition, and, for a man of his physique, a good constitu- tion. He is a very competent accountant, a splendid penman, accurate and rehable in business matters, and possessed of a sufficient knowledge of law to qualify him to draw up important documents in legal shape; thoroughly honest, sober and industrious, and every way qualified for the important position he occupies. He is genial, and is calculated to make warm personal friends. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the A. O. U. W. Mr. Wheeler is a fluent speaker, and when interested in a debate is capable of dealing telling blows in defense of his opinions, and he is noted for his bluntness and the poignancy of his remarks. In a word, Mr. Wheeler is a usef nl member of society, and with more such citizens we would have less of the sham and tinsel in this world of ours. We bespeak for him a more bril- liant future than he has experienced in the past. HON. EUGENE P. M'OORNAOK, Though a native of Illinois, might properly be called an Oregonian, as he has lived in this country since earlj' childhood and has acquired his edu- cation here. His father purchased a farm in the vicinity of Eugene City, and in 18G0 sent the subject of this sketch to wrestle with the spelling book in the district school of that village, where he remained for several years. In 1868 he entered the preparatory course in the Albany Collegiate Institute, where he remained two years, only partially completing the course. He then went to the Pacific University, completed the pre- paratory course, entered college in 1871, and graduated from that institu- tion in the classical course m 1875; went to The Dalles, taught a year in the pubhc school, began the study of law with Hon. L. L. McArthur, continued a year, when, finding his financial meal-tub empty, he went into the field as a Deputy United States Surveyor. Continued on the government sur- veys until the fall of 1878, when he was elected Clerk of the Board of Com- missioners for the sale of school lands, etc., of the State of Oregon, and im- mediately entered upon the discharge of the duties of that office. This position he has filled during the four years of the last administration to the entire satisfaction of all. In the discharge of its duties he has been faith- ful and efficient. The Board, of which he is Clerk, constitutes the Land Department of the State, has the exclusive control and disposition of all lands belonging to the State, and the management and investment of the school, university and Agricultural College funds. The management of the office in all of its intricate details, requires great capacity, accuracy, systematic method and a most abundant stock of patience. Those not familiar with tlie amount and the character of the work done in this de- partment, little comprehend the capacity required to successfully adminis- ter its duties. Mr. MeCoruack's administration of the office during the past four years has been, in every respect, most satisfactory. He has con- ducted it upon the most systematic business principles, and in now enter- ing upon a second term of four years, he carries with him a valuable ex- perience derived from familiarity with the duties of the office, and the con- fidence of all of those wdtli whom he has been brought in contact. EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. xxv HON. SEYMOUR W. CONDON, Who has just entered upou bis duties as State Librariau for tlie ensuiuf,' two years, is a young man of rare promise who is destined beyond a doubt to assume a prominent place in the ranks of tlie legal profession for whioh he is now preparing himself by a thorough and systematic course of study, for the purpose of pursuing which he became a candidate for his present office. He was born at Albany, Oregon, February 5, 18G0. With his parents he moved successively to The Dalles, Forest Grove and Eugene City, in which places he attended school and made rapid advancement in his studies. He entered the State University at Eugene City in 1876. In April, 1880, he accepted a position as clerk in the office of Hon. R. P. Earhart, Secretary of State, where he remained until January, 1881, during which time, by his quiet, gentlemanly deportment, and his habits of industry and unflinching integrity he won the well-merited esteem of his employer, associates and acquaintances. Realizing the importance of the completion of his collegiate course before entering upou the active study of his chosen profession he resigned his position in January, 1881, and returning to Eugene City re- sumed his studies in the State Universitv, spending his s})are moments in the study of law under the late Hon. J. M. Thompson and Hon. Robert S. Beau, now Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial District. He graduated from the University in the class of '82, and shortly afterwards came to Sa- lem and resumed his old position in the office of the Secretary of State. He received the caucus nomination of the Republican members of the Legisla- tive Assembly of 1882, and was elected State Librarian by a flattering ma- jority. He is the oldest son of Prof. Thomas Condon, of the State Uni- versity, and, like his father, is a man of unsullied reputation. HON. T. B. ODENEAL Came to Oregon in 1853, ciossiug the plains in what was kuown as the "Boy train" — nine in number, ranging in age from eighteen, and the oldest not twenty-one. Hon. William W^aldo, now State Senator from Marion, was senior, and captain of the company. Ari'ived in Salem on the 27th day of September, after a journey of five months and seven days, and commenced working for Hon. Asahel Bush, in the " Statesman" office, the next day. Was Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Oregon Legislature at the sessicm of 1855-6. Was elected and served as Clerk of Benton county from 1856 to 1860, and in that year was admitted to practice at the bar. He founded the Corvallis "Gazette" in 1863, and published the same until July, 1866. Served as County Judge of Benton county about two years by appointment from Governor Gibbs, and four years addition.d by election — term ending in 1870. Was appointed Assistant Assesscn- of Internal Revenue in 1870, for the division embracing all the counties of Oregon south of Clackamas and Washington ; served until April, 1872, when the jjosition was resigned to accept the office of Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon, which was held until abolished by act of Congress Sep- tember 1, 1873. Was appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court on the 1st day of August, 1880, which position he still holds. SE:]sr.^TOR.s. HON. W. J. M'CONNELL ■\yho, during the past two sessions, has so ably represented Yamhill county, and, during the session just closed, occupied the highly responsible position of President of the Senate, is a young man just in the prime of life and en- joys the reputation among the ladies of being the handsomest member of the body. He is a gentleman of ordinary height, weighing about 175 pounds, ruddy complexion, with full beard, a broad expanse of forehead and brown hair. He dresses neatly, but not loud, and is of pleasing address. As a pre- siding officer he has given universal satisfaction, his decisions as such hav- ing been rendered with a view of dealing justly with all parties concerned. He is prompt and energetic in transacting the business of the session, and, possessing a clear, ringing voice, he imparts a certain degree of vim into the proceedings and pushes business with rapidity. He is generous, genial, jovial and good-natured, appreciates a good story and is liked by all. He was born in Oakland county, Michigan, in 1839, and spent the first twenty years of his life on his father's farm, attending school in the meantime. Be- ■coming imbued with the Western fever, he started for California in 1860, where he engaged in mining for about two years with indiiferent success. He came to Oregon in 1862, en route to Salmon river mines. Was diverted from this enterprise, however, by discouraging reports, and settled in Yam- hill county, where he engaged in teaching school at North Yamhill. In the spring of 1S63 himself and John Porter, a miller, purchased six horses, to- gether with a gardener's outfit, consisting of plow, garden seeds, etc., and started for the Boise mines in Idaho Territory. They shipped their animals to The Dalles, where, packing them, himself and his partner walked the en- tire distance, over the Blue mountains and along the Meacham trail. They located on a small tributary of the Payette river and commenced operations as gardeners. The enterprise proved successful, to the surprise of every one, and the young men laid by some money. The country at that time was infested with horse thieves and road agents, together with deserters from both armies ; those from Price's rebel ranks largely predominating, and the civil authorities were powerless to protect citizens and travelers. After a long series of losses caused by the theft of horses and mules, Mr. McConnell was forced to protect himself by going in pursuit of the parties who had committed the depredations. This brought about a conflict between him- self and a band of outlaws who originally came from Fort Union, in New Mexico, and led to the organization among the farmers of what was then known as a vigilance committee. Mr. McConnell's leadership of that organ- ization attracted public attention and he was tendered the position of Dep- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. uty United States Marshal under Mr. Alvord, which he accepted, and was literally civeu entire charge of the office. The faithfulness and efficiency with which he discharged the duties of that office is a matter of history. It became necessary for Mr. McConnell to visit the Eastern States during the summer of 18()G, and his departure was announced by a Boise City paper as having already taken place. Business matters, however, detained him a conple of days, during which time the editor of the "Idaho World" made an infamous assault upon his standing and character through the columns of that paper. Mr. McConnell had already started on his trip, but w^as overtaken by a friend and his attention called to the article. Not wishing to leave the Territory with even the shadow of a stain on his character, he^ at once returned to Idaho City to settle the matter. The result of that set- tlement is also an interesting scrap in the early history of that Territory. Mr. McConnell, having been detained several weeks in the final settlement of this matter, and the time having nearly arrived when he was to be mar- ried to one of Yamhill's fairest daughters, gave up his Eastern trip and re- turned to the Willamette valley. On the 1.5th day of September, 1866, he was married to Miss Louisa Brown, the wedding taking place at the resi- dence of James M. Fryer, Esq., of North Yamhill, in the very house now occupied as a family residence by Mr. McConnell. He having resigned his position as Deputy Marshal, he went with his young wife to Humboldt county, California, where, for the next four years, he was engaged in the stock business. It not proving congenial to his taste, however, he returned to Oregon and engaged at once in the general merchandising business at North Yamhill, which he has conducted for ten years uninterruptedly. He has also conducted branch establishments in Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho. At present his mercantile attention is confined solely to his busi- ness enterprises at Moscow, I. T., in connection Avith which he contracts with farmers for large quantities of flaxseed, his operations in that com- modity being such as to control the market of the Pacifie Coast. He still continues to live at his old home in North Yamhill, where he owns a fine farm and is interested in various other business enterprises. Politically speaking, Mr. McConnell is an uncompromising Republican. He was elected State Senator in 1880 and has ever proved active and efficient in the dis- charge of his public duties. HON. SOL. HIRSOH. There are few men who ever sat in the legislative halls of Oregon who can look back with more pride to a longer, more honored or useful career than can Senator Hirsch, of Multnomah county. Looking down the vista of years we see him at the foot of a hill, a poor boy, struggling with pov- erty and want ; and, without at present recounting his adversities, we find him to-day at its summit, an honored citizen of this commonwealth, sur- rounded by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life? and the re- cipient of the honor, esteem and confidence of his fellow men. These ad- vantages and these blessings are not the result of a streak of good luck. EEPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 3 Far from it. They are the result rather of an uus\vervin<,' auihition, an un- sullied integrity, and an enterprising, active mind that will overcome all obstacles and knows no such word as fail. His position is alwayH at the front and he is accorded the leadership in any movement in which he car- ries an interest. He is a man of remarkably strong constitution, clear and penetrating eyes, a prominent, well-shaped head, whiskers and hair of Ijeavy growth and as black as jet. Heis, in fact, the most intelligent-looking man in the Senate, and the fact is his looks do not belie him. He is cool, delib- erate and collected in all his movements, with an iron will and naturally determined and stubborn when once he thinks he is in the right. He has a keen eye for the interests of his constituents, and, although not given to airing his eloquence, he generally manages to get the light word at the right moment in the right place. He was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, March 25, 1839. His youth was spent in the old country in attendance at the common schools of that day. He immigrated to this country in 1854 and at once secured a clerkship in a store in Ne\V Haven, Connecticut, where he remained a few months and then went to New York City to try his f(^-tunes. He accepted a clerkship on Fulton street and remained there a short time, then going to Rochester, N. H., where he remained until 18.58. Then joining his brother, Hon. Edward Hirsch, our present State Treasurer, together they came to Oregon, reaching Portland about the middle of April of that year. Together they opened a small retail establishment at Dallas, in Polk county, w:here they remained three years, and here it was that the subject of our sketch laid the foundation of his fortune. They then moved to Sil- verton, where " Sol." remained about three years, and, with a view of giving himself a broader sphere in which to exercise his acknowledged mercantile sagacity, he went to Portland and became interested in the wholesale dry goods house of L. Fleischner & Co., then located on the west side of Front street between Stark and Oak. Their business increased rapidly. Their quarters becoming cramped, the firm of Fleischner, Mayer lican party of Oregon along in 1855. His father was an anti-slavery Whig and the son an original Abolitionist. In 1862 he was appointed Special Indian Agent on the Umatilla Reservation. He has been twice married, the first time, in 1852, to Miss Flora Geer, daughter of Hon. R. C. Geer, o\ Marion county. She died in 1870, from the small-pox contracted by Mr. Davenport while in attendance as a member of the House of Representatives in the fall of that year, his entire family being down sick with that disease. In 1872 he was married to Mrs. N. E. Wisner, of Linn county, their family con- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. sistiuff of six children. Mr. Davenport is an active member of the Legis- lative body and a hard worker. Having bad considerable expeiience in that line, his advice and counsel is much sought after. He is a plain, every-day sort of a man, dresses with becoming taste, is of ordinary height and weight, with a well-shaped head, auburn hair and whiskers. He has been a deep reader and is well posted on all ordinary subjects. He is a ready speaker and indulges freely in the debates of the Senate. He is honest and con- scientious in all his public acts, and by his neighbors is considered honora- ble and fair in all his dealings. He is an active member of the Good Tem- plars' organization and has taken an active interest in the Grange. HON. STEWART M. PENNINGTON, Who is now serving his second term as State Senator from Umatilla county, is an uncompromising Democrat, and is considered one of the best men in that body. He is a quiet, unassuming gentleman, but keeps his weather eye open and is thoroughly posted on every question of importance that comes up for consideration. He was born in Monroe county, Kentucky, in 1824, and was the eighth of thirteen children. He received a common school education and with his parents moved to McDonough county, TUi- nois, in 1831, where he worked on his father's farm until April, 1847, when he startea for Oregon in company with a train of emigrants. He disposed of his team at Fort Hall, and in company with John Danford, Joel McKee, John Monroe and Robert Greenvill, started on horseback for Oregon City. AVhen near Fort Boise the Indians succeeded in stealing their animals, leav- ing them without means of transportation in a strange country. They suc- ceeded, however, in trading some old clothes for Indian ponies with some friendly Indians, two hickory shirts being considered equivalent to a pony. With these animals they continued their journey, reaching Oregon City in September, 1847. He commenced work in Governor Abernethy's saw-mill at three dollars a day, payable half in cash and half in scrip, or orders on the store. He also farmed awhile on the Tualatin plains. In the spring of 1849 he went to California, where he spent about two years in mining and run- ning a general provision store in Sacramento. He returned to Oregon in 1850 and took up his residence in Linn county, near the present town of Lebanon, where he was married to Miss Abigail E. Cooper. Here he spent about eleven years of his life between his donation claim of 640 acres, which he stiU owns, and his wagon shop in Albany, he being a practical wagon maker. While there, and while his party was largely in the ascendancy, he was repeatedly urged to accept some office, but persistently refused, pre- ferring rather to pursue his regular line of business to entering the political arena. With his family he moved into Umatilla county in 1871, settling on Butter creek and entering the stock business, in which enterprise he is still engaged, although more recently residing at Pendleton. He was nom- inated aud elected State Senator in 1878, and re-elected in 1880. He is a member of the standing Committees on Elections and Public Buildings and is an active worker. He has ever been an enthusiastic supporter of the free-school system and carefully guards the interests of his section of the REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 7 coxmtry iu matters of legislation. He is an honored member of the Masonic fraternity and a consistent supporter of the Baptist religion. He has raised a family of seven children and boasts proudly of being the grand- father of four little Webfeet. His attention to business is proverbial and his standing among Senators is first class, as they iuvarialily regard him as honest, sensible and intelligent. HON. N. B. HUMPHREY, The Senator from Linn county, whose name and geniality of character is proverbial in our midst. He was born with a broad grin overspreading his features, and nothing in the ridiculous side of life escapes this happy man's notice. He was born in Louisa county, Iowa, January 80, 18-4(), and worked on his father's farm until he was sixteen years of age, when he commenced the study of law at Albia, in his native State, and was admitted iu 1861, the year of his arriving at age. The war breaking out soon afterwards, he at once enlisted as a private soldier in Company D, '22d Iowa Infantry. He served nine months in the ranks and at Vicksburg, Miss., was elected First Lieutenant, where he served about one month and was promoted to the captaincy, in which capacity he served with efficiency until the close of the war, his company participating in several of the most important battles of the campaign. He was mustered out of service at Davenport, Iowa, August 4, 1865, and returned to Albia, where he resumed the practice of law. He was elected County Judge of his county iu 1865 and resigned iu March of 1866, when he started across the plains for Oregon, arriving in Albany, Linn county, in September of the same year, where he has resided ever since, en- gaged in the practice of his pi-ofession. In June, 1872, he was elected Pros- ecuting Attorney of the Third Judicial District, in the discharge of which duties he displayed his characteristic energy and persistence. He was elected State Senator from Linn county in 1880, at a time when the county was about 300 Democratic, his majority being about 290, with a known rep- utation as an imcompromising Republican. As a Senator and representative of the people Captain Humphrey is active, energetic and untiring. He is perfectly ai home in debate and his remarks always command attention. His personal appearance is favorable, being of a little more than ordinary height, well-proportioned, broad shoulders, a pleasant face and an eye fairly twinkling with mirth at all times. His hair and mustache are slightly tinged with gray. He is undoubtedly the brightest wit of the Assembly and his jokes pass from mouth to mouth, exciting mirth whenever repeated, but none can tell his stories as he tells them himself. He is a companionable, social chap and we sincerely hope that his shadow may never grow less and his belief in the doctrines of the Presbyterian church increase. HON. GEORGE B. DORRIS. One of the most gratifying features of our republican form of government, and one of which has contributed largely to its perpetuity, is the fact that a wide field of honor, distinction and usefulness lies open to every young REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON man of talent and ambition. No matter liow poor his circumstances, with a proper amount of energy, determination and patience he can make of himself a useful citizen and a leader among men. The subject of this sketch is a fair example of this class of men. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on the 9th day of March, 1832, where he resided during the early part of his life, serving a regular apprenticeship at the tinner's trade and becoming a thorough master of the same. He moved to Clarkesville, Tennessee, in 1852, and applied himself to securing an education. By strict economy and close appliance to his trade, he managed to lay by sufficient means to enable him to pursue a course of instruction in the Masonic Academy of that city. He came to Cahfornia, in November, 1855, and engaged in the stove and tin business at Crescent City, reading law meanwhile with Judge 8. P. Wright, of that city. Came to Oregon in 1861 and settled at Jacksonville and con- tinued the study of law under Hon. B. F. Do well, and was admitted to the bar, in 1864, by the Supreme Court of this State. He settled in Eugene City the following year, and in May, 1866, was married to Miss Emma A- Hoffman, of Jacksonville. He has resided in Lane county since 1865, and is highly esteemed as one of its most influential citizens. He is a staunch Democrat and represented that county in the House of 1870 and was elected State Senator at the last general election. He is a prominent Mason and a member of the A. O. U. W. He has three children and enjoys home life rather than the excitement of a public career. t HON. W. A. STARKWEATHER, Who is now serving his second term as State Senator from Clackamas county, was born in Preston, Connecticut, February 16, 1822. He was raised on the farm, biit received the benefits of a very fair education, mostly de- rived from the common schools, aided by an occasional attendance at some select school. He prepared himself for teaching and followed this profession as a means of livelihood for a number of years. He left his native place in 1846 and went to Ohio and taught about two years in the schools of Red- ding and Lockland. He came to this coast in 1850, having crossed the plains. He remained but a few months in California and came to Oregon, in the fall of 1850 and was with Governor Moody and others in the survey- ing party that located the meridian line in 1851. He took up a donation- land claim near Scio in the following year, on which he remained until 1854,. when he removed to Clackamas county, where he has since resided. He spent several years on a farm, and in 1861 went into the United States Land Office at Oregon City. He was elected a member of the House and attended the session of 1854-5, and has been so often a member of that body since that date that the data is forgotton. He was elected State Senator in 1878 for the term of four years. He was married to Miss Eliza Gordon in 1853 In 1857 he was elected as a member of the State Constitutional Convention Mr. Starkweather is an uncompromising Republican and stands high in his party. As a legislator he is an indefatigable worker and watches with zeal- ous care the interests of his constituents and the entire State. Mr. Stark- weather is a fine-looking old gentleman, with flowing white beard, promi- REPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. nent features, penetrating eyes and a well-shaped head. He occasionally indulges in debate, but is not given to airing his eloquence and is highly esteemed by all who know him. HON. ENOCH HOULT. Although naturally of a retiring disposition, no member of the Senate of 1882 was better posted on those subjects of paramount importance than was Hon. Enoch Hoult, of Linn county. As a citizen of our commonwealth he is universally esteemed; as a Democrat he possesses the entire confidence of his party, and as a legislator he is an active, energetic worker. He is a Virginian by birth, having first seen the late of day in Monongahela county in 1820. He turned his attention to farming and stock-raising, having but few educational advantages. His parents moved to Edgar county, Illinois, in 1832, and here Mr. Hoult found a life partner in the person of Miss Jen- nett Sommerville, to whom he was married in 1842, and whom he still sur- vives, she having passed away in April, 1878. He came across the plains in 1853 and settled in Lane county, about ten miles north of Eugene City, con- tinuing his vocation as a farmer. In 1863 he moved to Harrisburg, in Linn county, where he has resided ever since. He represented Lane county in the Constitutional Convention in 1857, and was elected State Senator from Linn county in 1870, serving his constituency faithfully. He followed the business of stock-raising with great success in Eastern Oregon. He has just served the first session of his second term. Politically speaking he is a Democrat, but not unnecessarily partisan in his views. He is a promi- nent member of the Masonic order and attained high honors in its various branches. He has a family of seven children, but one of which is of the male pursuasion; three of his daughters being married. He is a man of low stature, well-built, with pleasant features partially covered with a beard which, in sympathy with his hair, is slightly tinged with gray. HON. JACOB VOORHEES, The Senator from Marion, was born in Montgomery county. New York, on the 25th day of May, 1841. The greater part of his early life was spent on his father's farm, he receiving meanwhile the benefit of a very fair education by attendance at the common schools of his native place and a three years course of instruction in the academies of Schenectady and Clavwack. He engaged in school teaching for a year or more at Hogan's Mills, in that State, and in 1865 went to Minnesota, where, for about three years, he was engaged in the general merchandising birsiness at Rochester and Minneap- oHr. He returned to New York in 1868, where he continued to reside until coming to Oregon in 1872. He settled on French Prairie, in Marion county, and engaged in farming. He took an active interest in agricultural pur- suits and associated himself with the Grange organization, in which he has sustained prominent and important standing. His intelligence and integ- rity at once commanded the respect of his neighbors, and in 1882 he was put forward as a candidate for the State Senate. With his colleagues he • 10 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. made a canvass of the county, and although the combined force of the op- position was directed against him personally, he was elected, and has thus far taken an active part in the proceedings of the Senate. He is rather a tine-looking gentleman, of average height and weight, neat and trim in per- sonal appearance, witli heavy auburn beard and a kind, beaming eye. He is an easy man to approach and has the faculty of making friends. He is a ' strong Republican and has been such ever since he was entitled to a vote. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order, having united with it in 18C4. He was married in March, 1868, to Miss Anna M. Rice, of Rock Hill, Missouri, and they have a family of four children. HON. THOMAS E. CAUTHORN. Among the silent majority in the Senate, the subject of our sketch is an honored member, and represents Benton county. He is a pleasant, well- appearing gentleman, now in the prime of life. He has a full face,* cleanly shaven, with the exception of chin whiskers. His voice is rarely heard in debate, but his vote is always cast, after a careful review of the situation, and his mind once made up it is not easy to change. He guards with zeal- ous care the interests of the State, and proves an honest, conscientious public servant. He was born in Andraiw county, Missouri, in 1849, his younger days being spent in a store. With his parents he moved to Oregon in 1865, and settled at Corvallis. He went to Yakima valley in 1872, where he spent aboiit three years in the stock business. Returning to Corvallis in 1875 he entered into partnership with his father in the general merchan- dise business, which he is still engaged in, and the firm to-day stands second to none in that city for enterprise and general business integrity. His pa- rents are still living and stand high among the citizens of Benton county, and " Tom" is considered a chip off the old block, possessing the confidence and esteem of all who know him. He was married December 21, 1870, to Miss Sarah L. Jeffreys, of Corvallis, and with his accomplished wife occupy prominent positions in the social life of that city. He made his bebut in the political arena at the last general election, when he was elected Senator. Politically speaking, he is a Democrat, but is not considered a strict parti- san, although he sustains a good political standing in his party. He is also an honored member of the Masonic fraternity. HON. JOSEPH D. LEE. Who is serving the last session of his four years' term as State Senator for Polk county, is, without doubt, one of the most popular men in that county, possessing the esteem and confidence of its citizens, both as a business man and a legislator. He is an Oregon boy, having been born and raised in the county he represents on the 27th day of July, 1848, his father, Nicholas Lee, having come to Oregon in 1847, and died at Dallas July 11, 1879, his mother surviving the husband's death just eighteen months. The subject of our sketch received a partial academic education in the La Creole Acad- emy at Dallas. The greater portion of his boyhood, however, was spent on REPRESENTATIVE MEN. OF OREGON. 11 the farm or as a clerk iu his father's store iu Dallas. In 1872 he was ad- mitted as a partuer in the store, the name of the firm beiii;,' N. A- J. ]). Lee, and iu 1873 he purchased his fatlier's interest in tlie establishment and as- ■^nmed entire control, and to-day he occupies the position of leading mer- . hant in that city, his attention to business and intricate knowl6d;,'e of the trade haviny resulted in a most successful business career. He was ap- pointed Postmaster at Dallas in 1870 and served as such for three yeai-s, and was a memlaer of the first Board of Trustees m that place. In 1S78 he was elected Representative from that county, the balance of tlie Republican ticket sulferiuf? defeat, and in 1880 he was elected State Senatt)r by a handsome majority. He was married May 10, 1872, to Miss Eliza A. Witten, and they have a family of three children. Kc is a member of the M. E. Church and an honored member of tiie I. O. O. F. He stands about six feet one inch in his stocking feet, and is well-proportioned, weighing in the neighborhood of 200 pounds. His features are pleasant, his eye expressive, and his hair and whiskers auburn. He is an active member, indulges in debate but seldom, but always to the point. He guards with zealous care the interests of the State, and is inclined to be economical, but not parsi- monious. He is a Republican iu politics aud was one of the original six- teen who, at the commencement of the session refused to enter or abide by the decision of the caucus. HON. JOHN M. SIGLIN, The hold-over Senator from Coos and Curry counties, is a gentleman who at once attracts attention on the tloor of the Seuate. He is of ordinary height and weight, with piercing black eyes and prominent features, black beard and hair and plainly dressed. When in street costume he generally wears a tall silk hat, which style this session is an exception rather than a rule. He often indulges m debate, and his opposition to a measure is gen- erally vindictive and severe, while his support is considered a strong feature in its favor. He is a Democrat on general principles, but iu obedience to what he claimed was the wish of a majority of his constituency, he was a strong supporter of Hon. John H. Mitchell, Republican nominee for United States Senator. He did not take this stand, however, until fully convinced in his own mind that there was no possibility of the election o{ a Democrat, when he naturally had his preference among the Republicans named. Mr. Siglin was born in Monroe county, Pennsylvania, in 1840, and at the age of twelve years moved with his pareuts to Illinois, where at Galena he received the benefits of an academic education. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted as a private in Company F, loth Illinois Infantry, under the gal- lant Col. Wyman. For meritorious conduct at the battle of Wilson's Creek, in Missouri, he was promoted to a Second Lieutenancy and transferred to the 8th Illinois Cavalry, Company B, and was the youngest conmiissioued oHicer in that regiment. Ke participated iu a number of engagements, including Fair Oaks and the seven-days' battle before Richmond, being compelled to resign iu 1863 owing to failing health. Returning North, he commenced reading law and was admitted to the l)ar in 1867. He came to Oregon in 12 KEPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OEEGON. 1872 and settled iu Coos couuty, where he has resided ever since. He started the " Coos Bay News," the first newspaper published in that county, and was its editor for a period of eight years. He at once was accorded a prominent part in politics and has taken an active part in every campaigrn since his arrival there. In 1880 he was elected joint Senator from Coos and Curry, that being the first political office for which he was ever a candidate. By the way, Mr. Siglin is conceded to be one of the finest linguists in the State, he being able to speak several languages very fiuently. He was mar- ried in 1863 to Miss Nellie Sherman, of Kane county, Illinois, she being the first cousin, once removed, of Gen. W. T. Sherman, U. S. A, In 1881 he was sent back to Washington City, D. C, on behalf of the citizens of his county, to press their claims for favorable action on the part of Congress in the way of appropriations for certain harbor improvements, and in his mission met with gratifying success. HON. FRANK CROSBY REED, The joint Senator from Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties, was born in Woolwich, Maine, March 8, 1847, his early life being spent upon a farm, his only facilities for securing an education being such as were af- forded by the common country schools of that early day and one term iu the high school at Litchfield. He early imagined that he would adopt a seafaring life, but a trip from Boston to New Orleans and return satisfied him, and he abandoned the sea and commenced learning the carpenter's trade, and from 1867 to the spring of 1875 he applied himself to his trade, sandwiched with a job occasionally of fishing or log driving. In 1875 he was married to Miss Hattie E. Webb, at Woolwich, Maine, and soon after- wards started for Oregon, reaching Portland in April of that year. Spent the following summer among the canneries and took up tlieir residence at Astoria in 1876. He secured an interest in the Fishermen's Co-operative Cannery, and iu the fall of that year acted as their superintendent of con- struction. In 1877, when the fishing season set in, he was employed by the company as superintendent of the cannery, and held that position for three years. He had the misfortune to lose his wife in January, 1880. He was a candidate for joint Representative from Clatsop and Tillamook, but was defeated in the convention. After a short visit to the East in the spring of 1881, he built a new cannery under the firm name of C. Timmons & Co. Mr. Reed is a member of the A. F. and A. M., I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. and K. of P., having attained places of distinction in each. He is a staunch Republican, an earnest worker in the legislative halls and alive to the interests of his constituents. He is a pleasant gentleman in social life and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him. HON. J. B. SIFERS. This well-known member, who is now serving his second term as State Senator from Josephine county, was born in Morgan county, Iowa, January 7, 1882, and held the plow until he was about eighteen years of age, attend- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 13 ing the common schools of the day, his ediicatioual advantages being ex- tremely limited. In contact with the world, liowever, and making himself familiar with the current literature of the day, he has stored his miml with much useful kiiowledge and grasps with readiness tlie importance oi leading or meritorious measures, and detects as reaiiily tlie underlying defects of a job. He is a practical miller and mill-wright, liaving learned that trade be- fore coming to this coast. He crossed the plains and arrived in Oregon City in 1854, where he worked for a few weeks at his trade and then went to Jackson\dlle and tried mining for awhile. He was appointed Deputy Sheriff in July, 1855, and in March, 1856, was appointed Clerk of the United States District Court by Hon. M. P. Deady, where he remained about two years and a half; he following various vocations until 1867, when he moved to Kerbyville and purchased the flouring mills, which he is still running. He served the people of his county four years as Coiinty Judge and was elected State Senator in 1880. He is of tall, commanding stature, and is one of the best-looking Senators on the floor. He is not given to debate, but votes intelligently and conscientiously. He Avas married in 1868 to Miss Mary Peninger, of Jacksonville, but is now a widower with two boys, his wife having died in 1874. He is an honored member of the Masonic fraternity, but has never sought distinction. Politically speaking he is a Democrat, but not a strict partisan, as was evinced by his voting for Hon. J. ^. Mitchell for United States Senator in deference to what he considered was the choice of a majority of his constituents. His course was criticised some- what, but having decided what course to pursue, Mr. Sifers paid no atten- tion to their attacks and gained friends by his silence. HON. WILLIAM R. BILYEU. Among the Democratic members of the State Senate none are considered more stalwart than the subject of this sketch, who represents Linn county. He is the tallest Senator on the floor, of spare build, with chin whiskers and mustache, a broad forehead and glistening black eyes. He was born in Miller county, Missouri, in 1848, and received a common school education, his early life being spent on a farm. His parents moved to Oregon in 1862 and settled on a farm in Washington county, and from thence moving to Linn county in 1865. He there learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for several years. Becoming weary of the routine life of a me- chanic he resolved to study law, and in 1873 entered the office of Mallory & Shaw, of Salem, as a student and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He then returned to Linn county and commenced the practice of his profession and soon stepped into a lucrative practice, he being a hard worker and applying himself closely to business and carefully guarding the interests of his cli- ents. He is a member of the law firm of Powell it Bilyeu, of Albany. He was elected State Senator in 1878 and re-elected at the last general election. In legislative matters, as in law, he is an active worker and is an influential member. He is a ready debater and as such is conceded a leading rank by his Democratic colleagues. He is still unmarried and by the ladies is con- 14 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. sidered a hopeless case, although he is quite a society man; he is jovial and makes friends with all with whom he comes in contact. HON. N, H. GATES Represents the counties of Wasco and Lake in the Senate and is a man of great experience. He was born in Washington county, Ohio, in 1814, and was educated in the public schools of that State, being raised on a farm until along in his teens, when he learned the carpenter's trade. He was married in 1835 to Miss Mary Koontz, in Gallia county, Ohio, and shortly afterwards moved to Iowa, Avhere he worked at his trade and practiced law, having been admitted to the bar in Ohio along in the year 18.34. He re- sided in Iowa about eight years and then moved to this coast. Spent about two years in California, mining and trading, and came to Oregon in 1852 and settled in Portland. Went to the Cascades the following year and from thence to The Dalles, where he has resided ever since. He was elected to the Territorial Legislature in 1855 and was a member of the lower House for four consecutive years, being its presiding officer when Oregon was ad- mitted as a State in 1859. Was elected County Judge of Wasco county in 1872 and served four years. He was appointed member of the State Board of Equalization in 1872 by his Excellency Governor Grover and held the office of Brigadier General under the same Executive. Was a member of the House in 1878 and in 1880 was elected joint Senator from Lake and Wasco. He took an active part in the Umatilla Indian war of 1877-78. His wife died in 1866, and he in 1868 married Mrs. Mary Schubnell at The Dalles. Politically speaking he is a Democrat, but not so strict a partisan as to prevent his voting for Hon. John H» Mitchell, Republican nominee for United States Senator, in obedience to what he considered was the wish of his constituents. He is an affable, courteous gentleman and makes friends readily. HON. WILLIAM WALDO. In producing our "Pen Picturfs" we have undertaken no trifling task, and we realize our inability to do the subject justice when we endeavor to give a pen picture of Hon. William Waldo, State Senator from old Marion He must be seen, yes, more than that, he must be known, and known inti- mately to be appreciated. The writer has known him ten years, and still from time to time detects new virtues in his character to excite our admira- tion and esteem. Mr. Waldo is neither graceful nor handsome. In fact he prides himself on being peculiar in his personal appearance; but he is the very soul of integrity, and none know him but to esteem and respect him He is a perfect storehouse of information, having read exteiisively and being endowed with a retentive memory. His word is as good as his bond, and his standing among his fellow men is exceeded by none. He is tall, but not ill-proportioned, and plain featured. His beard is stumpy, his hair is brist- ling and his costume unpretentious. His eye, however, has a kindly ex- pression and his voice is pleasant, and a dozen words with him will make REPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 1; you his friend. He rarely indulges in the debates of the Senate, but when he does his remarks are to the point and his criticisms are severe. He is strictly conscientious in all his piiblic acts, and none dare assail his honor. He was born in Gasconade county, Missouri, in 1S32, ami witli his parents moved to Oregon in 184:3, settling in the Waldo Hills, one of the most fer- tile localities in Marion county. His father. Uncle Dan Waldo, was a man among men, and William is a chip off the old block. His educational ad- vantages consisted of a two-years' course at the University in Columbia Missouri, in 1855-6, and then three months' study at the Willamette Uui- vesity at Salem. He commenced the study of law at Salem in 18(50, under Hon, L. F. Grover, now U. S. Senator, and was admitted in 1803. His worldly circumstances are such that practice is unnecessary and he pursues his studies for the simple love of the profession. He has lived in the citv for a number of years and has at odd times interested himself in business enterprises, among which was the erection a few years since of the Houring mills now owned by the City of Salem Company. Mr. Waldo is a Repub- lican, but owes no allegiance to the claims of a caucus, and with his col- leagues has stood out against the election of Hon. John H. Mitchell to the United States Senatorship in preference to any of the other candidates named. He is now serving his second term as State Senator, having been elected in 1880 and re-elected by a handsome majority in 1882. He served as a high private in the rear ranks during the Cayuse war of 1847 8, under Capt. Wm. Martin, now Sheriff of Umatilla county. He is a P. G. of Che- meketa Lodge, No. 1, I. O. O. F., of Salem, and acknowledges a " leaning " towards the M. E. Church. He is considered by the ladies a confirmed old bachelor ; he denies the allegation, howevei', and insists upon it tiiat he is still susceptible to the charms of the fair sex and will continue to receive proposals from matrons and maids for several years in the future. HON ELIAS JESSUP, Who represented Yamhill county in the Senate of the legislative session just closed, is a tall, well-proportioned gentleman, who will pull the scales at fully 225 pounds, and was consequently one of the heavy weights of that honorable body. He is literally a new-comer in this State, but has suc- ceeded in establishing a most favorable reputation in his own county, and his legislative career has been marked by an evident desire on his part to be just to the State while partial to his own county. He was boj-n in Hen- dricks county, Indiana, July 11, 1834, and was raised on a farm. He at- tended Erlham College for a short time, commenced the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He afterward i)racticed his profession at Danville until 1863, when he removed to Harding county, Iowa. Becoming favorably impressed Avith the medical profession, he there commenced the study of medicine and afterwards attended lectures at Rush Medical Col- lege in Chicago, Illinois. Returning to Iowa, he assumed the practice of medicine, remaining there for twelve years, serving two sessions meanwhile as member of the Iowa State Senate. He came to this State in 1880 and settled at Newberg, in Yamhill county, and is securing a lucrative practice 16 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. as a physician. He was nominated and elected as State Senator fi;om that county at the last general election; he was elected as a Republican, and was one of the sixteen Republican members of the Assembly who refused to go into caucus. He has proved an active and efficient piiblic servant. He was married in 1856 to Miss Mary J. Morris, of Richmond, Indiana. HON. ISRAEL D. HAINES, "Who represents Baker county on the floor of the Senate, has so often been a member of the Legislative Assembly that his name has become almost a household word in the history of our State. Mr. Haines is a gentleman of rather commanding appearance, tall and well-proportioned, neatly attired, pleasant features, with brown beard and hair, in which the silver threads are shining. He is a ready speaker, and takes an active part in the debates. He was born in Xenia, Ohio, in 1827; moved with his parents to Missouri in 1841, where he resided until coming to Oregon in 1849. He was then con- nected with the quartermaster's department of the Rifle Regiment, U. S. troops, commanded by Col. Loring. The regiment took possession of Fort Vancouver a few days after their arrival, under the U. S. treaty with Great Britain. Securing his discharge from the U. S. service shortly afterwards, he went overland to California in the following spring and spent the sum- mer mining on Nelson's Creek. He returned to Oregon the following fall and remained in Portland until 1853, when he went to Jackson county. He remained there but a short time, when the Randolph gold excitement broke out. Mr. Haines went to Coos Bay and erected tlio first house there, using it as a hotel and general merchandise store. His goods arrived on the sailing vessel "Cynosure," commanded by Capt. Whippy; Mr. Haines act- ing as her pilot and guiding her across the bar, she being the first sailing vessel that, laden with merchandise, ever entered that harbor. He returned to Jacksonville in the fall of 1854 and carried on a general merchandising business until 1862. He that year represented Jackson county in the House of Representatives. He read law under Hon. P. P. Prim, and was admitted to the bar in 1864. He soon afterwards moved to Idaho Territory and practiced his profession there and in California. In 1867 he opened an office in Baker county, where he has resided ever since, interspersing his practice with successful ventures in farming and stock-raising. He was a member of the House from that county in 1876, and in 1878 was elected State Senator and was re-elected in 1882. He is a staunch Democrat and a strict partisan. He was married in 1871 to Miss Sarah M. Dorsett, their family consisting of five children. He is an active, influential citizen, and is highly esteemed by the people of the county he represents. HON. THOMAS G. HENDRICKS, The hold-over Senator from Lane county, is a member that does credit to his constituents and the party he represents. Politically speaking, he is a Democrat, and never swerves from his partisan principles. He is one of the best-looking members on the floor, dresses with taste, and is considered one of the most honorable citizens of Lane county, from whence he hails. REPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. He was born in Henderson county, Illinois, in 1848, ana, with iiis parents readied Oregon the same year, settling in Lane county, where lie has re- sided ever since. His parents died in 1878 at a ripe old a^e. The subjoct of our sketch lived on the farm until he was twenty-two years of age. when he commenced clerkinjj for Bristow & Co., of Eujjene City, of which firm he is noAv the successor, and carries on business on the same old corner where years ago he was but a clerk, and his sales at the present time amount to abojit !B50,000 annually. He was married in 18(53 to MissM. .\. Hazleton, who died a few years later. Mr. Hendricks has ever been an active sup- porter of the cause of education, and was highly instrumental in securing the location of the State University in that city, being the oldest membei-'^ of the Board of Regents, and has been Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee of that institution ever since its firat organization. In 1868 Le was married to Miss M. A. Stewart, and his family consists of three daughteis. He has been mainly instrumental in the incorporation of the mnnicii)al government of Eugene City, and was one of the original charter members of the City Council, having served in that body several years, and is now Mayor of the city. He was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General witli the rank of Major on the staff of Brig. Gen. Jno. F. Miller, and during his term of office took an active interest in the organization of tlie State mihtia. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., with the rank of P. G., and served three years as County Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1880, during his absence from the city and while in San Francisco on a business trip, he was nominated as State Senator from that county, and was elected by a handsome majority. He is active and conscientious in the dis- charge of his official duties, and is considered one of the most influential citizens of our fair young State. HON. PAINE PAGE PRIM, Senator from Jackson county, is a gentleman who has been proinineutly connected with the history of our State for a number of years past. He is a Democrat and is held in high esteem by his party. He was born in Wil- son county, Tennessee, in 1822. He followed the plow on his father's farm until well alou-- i:i years and graduated in the law department of the Cum- berland University at Lebanon. He came to Oregon in 1851, his means of transportation being the primitive emigrant wagon of the day. He settled in Linn county and moving to Jackson county in 1852, commenced the practice of law. His knowledge of the profession, and his keen perception of technicalities, soon attracted the attention of litigants and he found liim- self possessed of a lucrative practice. The year 1857 marked two important epochs in his life, the most prominent being bis marriage with Miss Teresa M. Stearns, which event was closely followed by his election as a meml)er of the State Constitutional Convention. He continued the practice of law until the organization of the State Government in 1859, when Jie was ap- pointed Supreme Judge and ex-officio Circuit Judge of the first Judicial District. This position he held until the act of 1878 was passed, making a separate Supreme Court, when he was appointed one of the Associate Judges. Being re-nominated in 1880, he was defeated, and, on doffing the 18 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. ermine, again resumed practice and is now acknowledged as one of the leading attorneys of the first district. He was elected Senator from Jackson county at the last general election, and was the Democratic caucus nominee for United States Senator, receiving thirty-three votes for that honorable position. He is considered one of the ablest men of that body. HON. JOHN MYERS. Among those most prominent in the front ranks of the Democratic- party is Hon. John Myers, Senator from Clackamas county. He is clear-headed, and watches carefully every measure brought forward. He is a fluent speaker, a strict parliamentarian, possessing a retentive memory and is a strong partisan. He is considered a good financier, and, in connection with the revenue laws of the State, has given the svibject careful study. He is of heavy build, with clear-cut features, and his opinions on any subject never fail to receive the careful consideration of members of both political parties. He was born in Howard county, Missouri, in 1830, and was raised on a farm. He enlisted in the Mexican war in 1847, and was connected with the quarter- master's department for about a year. Returning home in 1848 he remained there until the spring of 1852, when he started for California, arriving in Stockton in October of the same year, where he engaged in mining and trading until January, 1857, when he was appointed Sheriff" and was after- wards elected to the same office. Impressed with the idea that Oregon offered superior advantages to young men, he moved here, arriving in Ore- gon City in August, 1860. While on a previous visit he was married to Miss Sarah J. Hood, of Oregon City. He settled there and entered the mercan- tile business, in which he has been engaged ever since. He was elected Sheriff of Clackamas county in 1868, and represented that county in the State Senate of 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, and has just been re-elected for another four years' term, his record in this respect indicating very forcibly the es- teem and confidence reposed in him by the citizens of the county he so ably represents. He has a family of ten children, with one daughter married. He is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and has always contributed liberally to its support. He has attained the honorable posi- tion of Past Master in the Masonic order and has always been a successful business man, and is to-day one of the most influential men of Oregon City, the citizens holding him in high esteem as one of their leading merchants. HON. HENRY HALL, Who represents Grant county in the Senate, is a plain, every-day sort of a man, such as commands the respect and esteem of those who have the wel- fare of the State at heart, and in whom they can with confidence repose the sacred trust of framing the laws for their governance. He is of low stature, dresses plainly, and is one of the quiet members of that honorable body. His vote, however, has been recorded on all important measures and has been cast after a careful consideration of the subject. He is of English birth, having first seen the light of day in Dorsetshire, England, in 1836. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OP OREGON. 19 He atteaded the common schools in the old country when not busy on the farm. He came to this country in 18.58, and one year later arrived in Ore- gon, settling in Polk county, where he remained until the f;ill of W.l, when he went up into the Walla Walla valley with a band of cattle, and in the spring of 1862 settled in the John Day valley, in Grant county. He helped to open the first milling claim in that county and erei-ted the first house, and there he has resided ever since, engaged in farming and stock-raising, a portion of the time being in partnership with Hon. T. .T. Brents, now dele- gate in Congress from Washington Territory. His early life is replete with incidents of pioneer life, frequently interspersed with romantic incidents of Indian warfare. He is a staunch Republican and was elected Ctnint> Com- missioner in 1878, and at the last general election was chosen to ref. resent liis county for four years in the State Senate. He returned to England in 1871, and while there was married to Miss Ellen Killick, of Hungerford. He is an Odd Fellow and a consistent member of the Methodist Church, having been connected therewith for a period of thirty years. He is t'.on- sidered one of the solid men of Grant county, and has made friends with every member of the Senate by his paramount integrity. HON. ROBERT H. TYSON, Who represents Washington county on the tloor of the Senate, is one of the most distinguished-looking members of that body. He is of ordinary height, well-proportioned, and is always neatly dressed. His face is smooth shaved, with the exception of a very heavy mustache. His eye is keen and his forehead exparssive. Mr. Tyson was born in Macomb county, Miciii<:an, -January 7, 1840, his early life being divided between scliool and clerkship in a store. He moved with his parents to Springfield, Illinois, in 18.5{), and with his father went into the lumber trade, where he remained until lS(i'2, when he came to Oreg(m " the plains across." He settled in Polk coiiuty, and, during the next six years, was engaged in teaching scliool and farming. He returned east in 1868 and remained there until 1870, when he returned to Oregon and resumed school teaching, and for about two years and a half was editor and publisher of the Oregon "Republican" at Dallas. He was also publisher of the Roseburg " Pantagraph" for about a year, closing it out in 1874. He moved to Washington county and taught school for about eighteen months, and then opened a general merchandise sto*p at Middle- ton. His business being such that he could, without detriment, l°ave it in charge of others, he consented to become a candidate for the House in 1878 and was elected. In 1880 he was elected a member of the State Senate, and took a prominent part in the proceedings of that year. As a legislator, he is active, energetic and painstaking. He is a fluent speaker and partici- pates frequently in the debates; he is a hard worker and guards carefully the interests of the county he represents and the State at large. He is a IMason, an Odd Fellow and a Granger, and prominent in each. He lias been twice married, the first time in 1863 to Miss Emily Hatrood, of Polk county, who died in 186S. He afterwards, ui August, 187.5, was nuirried to Miss Hattie E. Olds, of Middleton, their family consisting of five chiu^ren- 20 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. HON. ABNER W. WATERS, Oue of the tlirfy Senators from Multuomah county, was born iu Ashtabula county, Oliio, November 30, 1833. He received a partial academic educa- tion, having attended the academy at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He left Ohio in 1844 and settled in Warrick county, Indiana, where lie resided until 1847, when lie moved to Burliiij^ton, Iowa, residing there -dhoiat thiee years. He came to Oregon in 1H.50 and settled at Harrisburg, iu Linn county. He took lip a dotiiition claim and resided there for a period of eighteen years, during which time he was engaged in merchandising and trading in real estate. He recruited Company F, First Regiment Oregon Volunteer lu- fantrv, and served as its Captain three years during the civil war. While in service he was at different times the commanding officer at Fort Hoskins, Fort Vancouver, Fort Walla Walla and Fort Lapwai. In 1868 he went up into Union county, and for several years engaged in stock-raising. In 1874 he purchased a controlling interest in the Salem " Statesman," which he managed until 187(5, when he was appointed United States Marshal, which position he held for four years, [)roving an active and efficient officer. He was married in Linn county to Miss Mary A. McCully, who afterwards died, and in 1866 he was married to'Miss Sarah McCartney, who also passed away during the summer of 1882. He is a iirominent member of the Masonic order and a Knight Templar; he also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. W'. and the Grand Army of the Republic. He was elected in 1880 to represent Multnomah county in the State Senate. He is a hard worker, either on the floor or in the committee room. His personal appearance is attractive and his voice is often heard iu debate. He is an uncompromising Republican and is considered oue of the shrewdest politicians in the State; he is genial as an acquaintance, faithful as a friend and honored as a citizen. HON. ROBERT OLOW Is one of those quiet, unassuming, intelligent gentlemen that seldom find their way into parliamentary assemblages, except as lookers on, but when once they do get there in a representative capacity, devote their undivided attention to their Avork in the same conscientious manner as thougli they were dealing in matters in which they only were personally interested. In the present body he represents Benton and Polk counties. In politics he is a staunch Democrat and has never swerved iu his allegiance to that party. He was born in Berthshire, Scotliind, in 1837, and emigrated with his parents to Canada in 18.52, his early life having been spent on a farm. He left home shortly afterwards ajid lived for a few years in Iowa. He attended school a short time in Scotland and about three months in Iowa, which is all the educational advantages he had save those secured by judicious reading and a general knowledge obtained by intercoui-se with men of intelligence. He came to Oregon iu 1862 and spent the first year in Wasco county, going to Idaho in 1863, where he spent a year in the mines. In the summer of 1864 he was appointed chief herJer, and in fact had charge of the reservation, at Fort Boise, :iud accompanied the United States troops to Camp Warner, where he remained for about three years as wagon and forage master. He REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 21 settled near Dallas in 1868, where he has resided ever since and followed the avocation of a fanner. He was elected a member of the House in 1872 and in 1880 was elected as joint Senator from Benton and Polk counties. He served for a number of years as officer and member of the Board of Trustees of the La Creole Academy and has ever evinced a warm interest in educational matters. He is an honored member of the Masonic frater- nity, being- a Past (xrand Master of the jurisdiction of Ore^'on. He wus married in Polk county, in the sprint? of 1868, to Miss Caroline Sears, their family consisting of five girls and two boys. Mr. Clow is a good-looking man, of ordinary height, but heavy set, heavy beard, slightly tinged witli gray. He is a ready speaker and commands the unqualihed respect of all who are fortunate enough to merit his actiuaintanceship. HON. D. W. STEARNS, Who represents Douglas county in the Senate, is one of those sedate, thoughtful and easy-going kind of men who attain prominence because of their honesty and worth in the commimity in which they reside. He is a heavy, thick-set man of small stature, with very heavy, black whiskers, a deep-set eye and prominent features. His voice is rarely heard in debate, but he never shirks a vote and it is generally conceded has conscientiously endeavored to subserve the best interests of the county he represents. He was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1821, and lived in Chishire county until he was about 21 years of age. Up to that time he had received but the ordinary educational advantages, but afterwards attended three terms in the high school. Went to Massachusetts in 18.43, where he was engaged in the mercantile business until 1849, when he started for Cali- fornia. He remained in the mines a few years, returning home in 1852, and came to Oregon in 1854, settling in Douglas county, where he has resided ever since. He was engaged in the mercantile and packing business until 1857, when he commenced farming. Was in the mines of Idaho Territory from 1860 to 1865. Returning to Douglas county he was nominated 0:1 the Republican ticket in 1872 as Representative, suSering defeat with the bal- ance of the ticket. Was in 1874 elected Representative on the Independent ticket, and in 1880 elected as State Senator. He was formerly a Democrat, but voted for Abraham Lincoln, and has since been a Republican. Was married in Belchertown, Massachusetts, on January 3, 184(5, to Miss Almira Fay, their family at present consisting of five sons. HON. GEORGE W- OOLVIG, The energetic young Senator who for the last four sessions has so ably rep- resented Douglas county, is comparatively a young man, but one whose ex- perience in that body has made him an influential and vahial^le member. He was born in Knoxville, Missouri, in November, l»-tS, and came with his parents across the plains in 1850. Their first year of pioneer life was si)ent in Portland, and in 1851 they moved to Douglas county, where he has since resided. He helped run his father's farm until 1865, when he commenced 22 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. paddlinff his own canoe. In 1872 he opened a drug store in Canyonville, and having meanwhile learned to manipulate lightning, has, in connection with liis drug business, been the manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company's office at that place for years. He is a careful business manager and has succeeded in establishing a lucrative trade in that neighborhood. As a young man he never took any enthusiastic part in politics. Coming of age, he interested himself only as a good citizen should who has his coun- try's welfare at heart. His popularity and integrity, however, made him the most available man to nominate for State Senator in 1876, and he was elected. So well did he discharge his duties as a legislator that he was re- elected in 1880. As a member of that honorable body he is active and en- ergetic His voice is often heard in debate and his vote is generally re- corded on the right side of every important measure. He is a hard worker in the committee room and a popular member among his colleagues. He is a true-blue Republican and stands by his colors through thick and thin. He is an honored member of the I. O. O. F. and P. G. of his lodge. He was married in 1872 to Miss Mary C. Dyer, of Canyonville, and is the father of two girls and a boy. His standing at home is excelled by none. HON. DUNHAM WRIGHT- Whatever of praise may be due to the man who has, with the advantages of a collegiate educationjand abundant leisure for after study, risen to a position of honor and trust among his fellow men, we must accord a greater meed of praise to the young man who, without these advantages, has strug- gled with the waves of adversity and, by sheer force of ambition and native integrity, has elevated himself into a position of honor by the suffrages of his fellow citizens. The former is entitled to commendation for the ripened culture of the mind, while on the latter we must bestow the praise dfce to force of character and singleness of purpose. The Hon. Dunham Wright, who, like his cousin, the lamented Lincoln, started in life without any of these advantages, is indebted to no man or institution for the mental gifts which he possesses. They have all been culled from the practical field of every-day life. He is a plain-spoken man, thoroughly independent and honest in his dealings with his fellow man. He was born in Des Moines county, Iowa, and when but a child his father, who was a civil engineer, moved with his family into one of the frontier counties, where the subject of our sketch spent his younger days, deprived even of the advantages of a common school education. His education was received at a mother's knee, and in learning to write he was compelled to use a bullet hammered out to a point for a pencil and a smooth pine board for a slate. Nothing daunted, however, he took advantage of what was offered liim, and, by per- severance, succeeded in conquering those elementary branches most essen- tial in every-day contact with the world. He went to Colorado in 1862, and spent two years in the mines, and thence to Idaho Territory, where he sought for gold a short time and then commenced packing between the Boise mines and Umatilla landing. In 1865 he settled in the Grand Ronde EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 2;3 Valley, about 20 miles from Union, where he has resided ever since, and has been engaged in farming and stock raising with well merited success. His energy, integrity and business capacity excited the adminition ot his neighbors, and in 1872 they elected him a member of the House of Repre- sentatives. His course in that body secured his re-election in 1874 and again in 1876. In 1880 he was elected State Senator, and is now serving the last half of his term. He is a well built man, of ordinary height, auburn hair and whiskers, broad and expansive forehead and a pleasant eye. He rarely indulges in debate, but his remarks demand attention when he does address the Senate. He is an earnest worker and takes pride in l)eing present whenever the Senate is in session. He was married in 1807 to Miss Mishy Duncan, of the Cove, and they have one child. We confidently ex- pect to see Mr. Wright returned to the Senate in 1H84, as he stands very high among his Democratic constituents of that county. PLe"presentsiti"^es. HON. GEORGE W. M'BRiDE. The duties of Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives require a ready- sagacity, a correct and quick judgment, a bold independence and the ca- pacity and disposition for hard work. The work which a Speaker must do while other men are asleep more severely tests all these qualities than does the public duty of directing the daily sessions of the House. In the Speaker's hand rests the burden of committee organization, and upon his judgment and fairness in this great duty hangs the controlling force of legislation; and in the duty of presiding, every hour calls for intelligence, decision and good common sense. Mr. McBride has made a good Speaker. "We could not say more in a half dozen pages. His election was a high per- sonal compliment— honorable, because unsought; exceptional, because of his youth. Solicited by opposing factions, he stood unallied with either. His independence challenged the admiration of both, and their united vote gave him the place of responsibility and honor. He took his seat supported by the confidence and good opinion of both parties, and at the end of the session he retired from it with the warm personal friendship of every mem- ber of the House. All commended his judgment, all api)lauded his faii'ness. Mr. McBride is the first native Oregouian who has ever filled a high place in the official service of the State and tiie youngest man who ever sat in the Speaker's chair. He is the youngest son of the late Dr. James McBride, and was born in Yamhill county in March, 1854. The earlier years of his school life were passed at Lafayette, in Ya,mhill county, and St. Helens, in Columbia county, w'here he now lives. Later he spent one year in the Willamette University at Salem and two years in Christian College, Mon- mouth, under the tuition of President T. F. Campbell, quitting the latter institution a year before graduation on account of poor health, which a year of rest from severe study did not wholly restore. However, he entered the law office of Hon. J. C. Moreland, Portland, as a student, remaining three years, but ill health again prostrated him. For two years he was an invalid — an energetic and rebellious one, it is true, but a constant sufferer — and upon his recovery engaged in active business, abandoning for the w^hile his purpose of practicing law, for which he was thoroughly disciplined and qualified. Mr, McBride has continued in business ever since, and is the principal merchant of Columbia county. Land owning and dealing is a passion with him, and his landed estates in Columbia county are extensive. For the past three or four years he has been an important factor in the politics of his county and of the State. Columbia, which formerly was a solid Democratic stronghold, has, since his participation in its afl'airs, be- come surely and solidly Republican, and last June rolled up something more REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. than a handsome majority. Mr. McBride has, with the exception of two years spent in San Francisco, always lived in Oregon, and he always exijects to. Oregon is his home and he shows the Scotch in his blood in his love for it. Personally he is a "good fellow to meet." He is cordial, but not boisterous, dignified but never stiff. He is always well mannered and well dressed, and though having a decided tendency toward student life, is fond of society and shines in it. Some may be interested perhaps in the fact that he knows the points of a horse and is a dead shot. Mr. McBride is not and never will be robust, but he has outlived his ill hcaltli and is a pro- digious worker. He is of medium height, complexion neither decidedly dark nor fair, has blue-grey eyes, weighs about 140 pounds, and wears a full, cropped brown beard. He only lacks the appearance of perfect vigor to be strikingly handsome. He is not married. HON. WILLIAM H. HARRIS. Among the silent majority of the House, the majority upon whom the State can look with pride, may be mentioned with unusual praise the gen- tleman whose name heads this sketch. He is a representative Oregonian, a man of few words, honest convictions and sterling integrity. Like all pio- neers on this coast who have emerged into public life, Mr. Harris under- stands himself thoroughly and dares to pursue a course consistent with his ideas of right in the face of any and all prejudice, whether it be of a polit- ical or personal character. He was born in Adams county, Illinois, in the year 1832. He received the advantages of a good common school education and is possessed of a great amount of hard, practical sense, which has al- ways enabled him to apply it to the best advantage. After residing iu Illi- nois until he was twenty years of age, Mr. Harris immigrated to Oregon in the year 18.52, since which time he has resided in the city of Portland. Mr. Harris has been twice elected a member of the Legislature of Washington Territory, and was also elected Clerk of Multnomah county in the year 1872. Having held office, as stated before, his election as a member of the House of Representatives of the present Legislative Assembly may be justly traced to his uusulUed reputation and his large circle of warm personal friends. In person Mr. Harris is a compactly-built gentleman of medium size, hav- ing a full face and a twinkling, pleasant eye. Although he is a single man, he is not at all averse to the sweet links of matrimony, and when the proper young lady comes along we expect that he may become one of the "blessed." He is at present engaged in the ice manufacturing business, being the se- nior partner in the well-known firm of Harris & Salmon. In politi''« ^Fr Harris is a staunch Republican. HON. JOHN J. WHITNEY. It is a pleasure to write of men in high places whose public-spii-itcd gen- erosity and acknowledged manliness recommend them to our favorable con- sideration, but it would be far more preferable if we enjoyed a larger ac- quaintance with the accomplished gentleman Avhose interesting history we 26 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. are now transmitting in brief to posterity. The United States is prolific of that class of men who, with ordinary ambition, fair pluck and a proper de- gree of perseverance and industry, reach the top of the ladder. A man en- dowed with these simple attributes has no cause to complain if he meets with reverses when he first starts out in life. These little discomfitures al- ways have a tendency to sharpen the intellect and urge their possessor on to renewed exertion, and when once he obeys the dictates of his better judg- ment, success is bound to crown his eiforts. Many people reading of the achievements of others waste much valuable time wondering how they were secured, while if they would only jump into the current and ride with it, without troubling themselves too much about other people's business, they, too, might accomplish something. This order of things has always pre- vailed and will continue to the end of the world. Forty-two years ago, away back in Ohio, the subject of this sketch was born, and Uke all the boys of that day who came of good old stock, received his preparatory education in the common schools. Being blessed by nature with a well-balanced head, a good constitution and an aptitude for learning, he soon acquired a general knoM'ledge of things. Full of energy and urged on by a disposition to win, he applied himself to the study of the law and entered the Albany law school. New York, and in the year 1864 graduated from that institution and was immediately admitted to the bar. He went to California in 1864, staying there but a few months, when he came through to Oregon, locating in the Willamette valley. Like many another young lawyer, finding him- self in a strange and a young country, he turned his talents to good account by teaching school for one year, and then in the fall of 1867 went to Albany, where he commenced the practice of his profession. He was elected Dis- trict Attorney in 1874 and again in 1878. He held the office of County Judge in 1870. Since his retirement from public office he has been prac- ticing law in Albany. He is a useful member of the Committees on Judi- ciary and Elections, and in poUtics is a sterling Democrat. HON. ALLEiN PARKER. It often happens that the inquiring student of biography, when delving among the musty tombs and records of the lives of distinguished men, is struck with the number of those who have commenced their life career on the farm. In such occupation the aspiring mind is brought face to face with the beauties of nature, the germs of after greatness very often unfold themselves and strike deep root in the fertile soil of ambition. In the present legislature more than one member can trace back the first prompt- ings of his youthful mind to the happy days when he whistled after the plow and mimicked the shrill pipe of the blackbird in the balmy sunshine. Mr. Parker is a representative farmer and business man. He was bom in Ross county, Ohio, in the year 1828. He remained there attending school until he was fifteen years of age, when his parents removed to Iowa. He lived in Iowa until 1852, on a farm, when he came to Oregon, locating in Linn county, where he has since resided, engaged in farming; he is EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. also proprietor of a large saw-mill and also of a warehouse. He was elected Sherifl" i)f Limi county in 1872, and be was elected Mayor of Albany in 1876; he was also elected Lock Commissioner of Willamette falls by the legislature in 1876. He removed to Benton county in 1878, and 1ms lived there ever since, being engaged in the saw-mill business. In 18HII he was elected a member of the House of Representatives from tliat county, and was returned to the present session. Mr. Parker, therefore, has had his share of political glory, he has left an nnta nished record, and lias made a ]arge number of staunch and admiring friends. In 18ri2 lie was married to Miss Julia A. Umplirey. HON. A. C. WILBUR. There is, perhaps, no member of the House better acquainted with the routine of legislative business than Mr. Wilbur. In his youth he had the advantage of a liberal college education, has had previous experience as a member of the legislature, and is, therefore, one of its most serviceable members. He is a quiet gentleman and a superior counsellor, but is either too modest or lacking in confidence sufficient to play the orator or logician before the multitude. He is one of the Representatives from old Clacka- mas county, which constituency he also represented in 1880. Mr. Willnir was born in New York in the year 1834, received the common school train- ing of tho.se days, and finished at Jefferson college, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. He emigrated to Oregon in 1870, and settled in Clackamas county, where he has since remained. Although Mr. Wilbur has always been a staunch Republican, he is by no means an extremist, and is always willing to examine any measure of legislation in all its lights, and do that which is best for the jieople of the entire State. Mr. Wilbur is an active member of committee on roads and highways, HON. STEPHEN P. MOSS Was born in Peoria, 111., in 1840, and is now 42 vearsof age. He is the Demo- cratic Representative from Lake county, and, although lie is one of the quiet members of the House, every important measure receives his earnest attention, and, if meritorious, his v>-arm support. He is an old Oregonian, and a very successful farmer and stock-raiser, well-known among the agri- culturists of the entire State. He was educated in the schools of his native city, Peoria, until the age of twelve, at which time he came with his parents to Oregon and settled in Linn county, where he remained sixteen years, engaged in farming. In 1868 he sold out his farm, settled up his business affairs, and took a t'-ip to California, where he remained four years, during which time he was engaged in stock-raising. After the expiriition of that period, he returned to Oregon and secured a fine tract of land in Lake county, and engaged in raising stock. He has lived there ever since, and was elected in the year 1876 to the important office of County Commissioner. In politics, although Mr. Moss is not a bitter partisan, he is a strong adht^ rent of the old Jeffersonian Democracy, and a respected member of i\w Democratic party. Mr. Moss was married in 1861 to Miss Sarah E. Rob- 28 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. nett, who died in the year 1868; he was married in 1870 to Miss Margaret S. Casteel. He was a member of committees on internal improvements and assessments. HON. W. A. PERKINS. The farming element is well represented In the House of Representatives, and it is highly important that it is so. Many subjects affecting the most vital interests of our agricultural prosperity have been grappled with in every session of the legislature, and this great branch of industry should not be imperiled by sending unreliable or incompetent men to represent them. The feuce law, destruction of noxious animals, the taxation of cul- tivated land and growing crops, the construction and maintenance of coun- ty roads, are questions that the farming population cannot ignore or ne- glect. They have shown that they appreciate the importance of these ques- tions, and the necessity of properly attending to them by sending to the State Capitol men who are capable of grappling with the issues involved, and honest and worthy sons of the soil. Among the many good and true representatives of the agricultural element now in the House, although not at present farming, none are more entitled to a prominent place in this volume than Hon. W. A. Perkins, one of the representatives from Douglas. He was bom in east Tennessee in the year IS'So, went with his parents to Indiana in 1844, and during his youth received the common school advan- tages, and afterwards, by hard work and persistent efibrt, he succeeded in obtaining a first-class English education. While in Indiana he followed the profession of school teaching, and did some farming. In 1858 he went to Missouri, and, shortly afterwards, went to Kansas. He came to Oregon in 1875, and took xxp his residence in Oakland, Douglas county, where he has since continued to live. He taught school there for about two years, and afterwards became engaged in general merchandising, and was em- ployed as telegraph operator at Drain station. At the present time he is the agent at Roseburg for the California and Oregon Railway Company. He was married to Miss R. J. McReynolds in 1853. Mr. Perkins has taken a strong interest in the great questions of woman suffrage and temperance, and used all his personal exertions and his influence in their earnest advo- cacy. Mr. Perkins was elected and served as Justice of the Peace a number of terms in the States of Iowa, Kansas and Oregon. HON. WM. H. H. DUFUR. Dean Swift, that grand old cynic, spoke many a splendid truth, but none more pertinent than his aphorism that " it is an incontroverted truth that no man ever made an ill figure who understood his own talents, nor a good one who mistook them." The subject of this biography will never make an ill figure. He is a representative of the young men of Oregon, and, at the age of twenty-eight, represents in our legislative halls one of the very finest constituencies in the State, in Wasco county, where he was elected almost without opposition. Mr. Dufur is the youngest son of Hon. A. J. Dnfur, who has been repeatedly honored by his felhjw Democrats, and by the en- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 2i) tire people of the State, having been commissioner to the Great Centennial at Philadelphia in 1S7(5, and a representative tu the le^'islatnre from Mnltno- mah county in 18(52; he is also a brotbei- of Hon. E. B. i:)ufnr, who repre- sented Wasco county in '74. Young William was born in Willianistown, Vermont, February 22, 1854, and came to Oregon with his parents at tlie age of six. He received his preparatory education in the common schools, afterwards entering Portland Academy, and tinishing at the High ScIuk.I in 1878. He was a membei- of the county and State conventions this year, and in those bodies, altbough a retiring and thoughtful member, whenever he gave his opinion, it was listened to with marked attenticm and generally acted on. In the year 1S76, on the 16th of .July, he was married to a most esti- mable young lady. Miss May L. Alexander. Although Mr. Dufur comes from a strongly Democratic family, of the old school, yet he is an ardent Re- publican. He follows the free and manly business of farming and stock raising. HON. WILLIAM MORRAS- This gentleman is a valuable member of the present House. It is pleasing to note, in these days of wholesale extravagance, a disposition on the part of the people to return to the economical and home-like practices and habits of our forefathers; and we can only tell the sentiment of the people in this important particular through the representative men they send to the halls of legislation to make their laws. How long since — in fact, a very short time is it, when a man who was known to be an open, avowed cham- pion of retrenchment could succeed in an election if he wished to go to the Legislature ? Mr. Morras is one of the men who has been exceedingly cautious in the matter of appropriating the people's money, and has taken the time and performed the amount of work necessary in an investigation of all such measures, and he has always taken a decided stand for apjiro- priating the amount of money actually required and not a dollar more. If others were to pursi;e the same line of policy, and be as careful of the State's money as they are of their own, it would work great benefit to the .'■eople. Mr. Morras is a plain man, not in appearance, but in language; , Jienever he takes the floor to discuss the merits of a bill, what he says is ^uort, plain and to the point, and he does not give up the subject till either he understands it or makes others understand him, according to the re- liuirements of the case. He was born in Durham county, England, in the year 1828, and completed his education in the high school of that place. During his youth he remained at home on the farm, but afterwards became a surveyor, which bxisiness he followed for a number t)f years. The youth then emigrated to free xlmerica, and pitched his tent in the beautiful county of Fayette, in the wilds of Iowa, in the year 18.jO, where he enjoyed all the prerogatives of the independent farmer for tiiree-and-twenty years. Dur- ing that time his fellow citizens cast about them for a suitable person to represent them in the county Board of Supervisors, and fixing their eyes u the youthful William, forthwith elected him a member of that respect- ble body, in which he served two years. Hearing that Oregon was a 3() REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. fine agricultural country, and one which presented unusual advan- tafjes to the industrious and honest Avorker, he took a tlying trip here in tJie year 1870 to see for himself. As soon as his practical eye rested on the soil of our youiifi- State, with its varied capabilities, he was captivated, and, fly- mg back to Iowa, returned with his family in 1872, and planted himself in Coos county, where he has since g-rowu and flourished. There he has served one term as a Commissioner of the County Court; he was elected as a rep- resentative in the House of 188(1, and returned this session. He is a good parliamentarian, and his previous experience, added to this fact, has made him one of the foremost members of the House. He was married in 1851 to Miss Elizabeth Jaques. HON. ROBERT M. VEATCH, One of the Representatives from Lane county, is a Democratic member of wi om his party and his constituency can feel justly proud. He is a quiet, uniissumiug gentleman, of medium size, with an intelligent and thoughtful face, and a wiry and well-proportioned figure. He does not take the floor for discussion very frequently, but when he does do so, it is after a careful study of the measure in all its bearings, and with a view to explain, as he understands them, to the House. He has been a school teacher for a num- ber of years, and every measure which has been proposed affecting the edu- cational interests has received his earnest attention, and if the measure has been deemed by him a beneficial one, he has used every endeavor to effect its passage. He was born in White county, Illinois, in 1848, and when four years old went with his parents to 5owa, where he attended the dis- trict schools until he was fifteen years of age. He then went to southern Missouri, where he remained four years working OjI a farm. At the break- ing out of the rebellion he went to Iowa, but soon returned to Illinois, and in the spring of 1864, came to California, journeying across the plains. In 1865 he came to Oregon, locating in Lake county, from which place he went to Salem and attended the State University for one year. Taking a great interest in the cultivation of the soil, he attended the agricultural college at Corvallis for two years, from which, .iii.^titulion he graduated. Mr. Veatcli then engaged in the i'.-)t'es8ion of sc1k)o1 teaching, and was engaged at Cottage Grove five years and at Eugene City one year. He found that teaching was wearing upon his constitution, by reason of the confinement in doors, and, regretfully, he was forced to leave the school room; but, be- ing a scientific as well as a practical farmer, he at once turned his attention to soil culture, and wc hope to see him within a short time the " robust tiller of the soil." Mr. Veatch was the choice of the Democrats for the leg- islature from Lane county in 1872, and he was at tliat time beaten by only seven votes. He was married in 1871 to Miss Suipliina Currin. HON JOHN A. HUNT. Representative Hunt, of Douglas, is one of those men whose life if writ- ten out would fill a volume with interesting reading matter. He was born in Union county, Indiana, in the year 1886. His father was a tradesman, KEPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 31 and carried ou an extensive business in the manufacture of wayons and carriages in the town of Liberty, and during iiia youth young John divided iais time between the district school and his father's estabhshmeut, obtain- ing a fair amount of schooling and a practical knowleilge of his trade. In 1847 he removed to Oregon and settled in Marion county, ten miles east of Salem. In that early day, when the country was comparatively unin- habited, and when the pioneer had to endure untold privations, young Hunt displayed an undaunted front and tenacity of purpose. Like thousands of others, he was attracted by the glitter of the California gold mines, and he went thither and spent some time in the northern portion of that State mining for the precious metal. His health becoming impaired, he was finally compelled to leave the mines, when he went to Washington Terri- tory, and located a very desirable farm, but not being able to com|)ly with the provisions of the pre-emption law, he gave up the farm and went to Portland, where he remained two years, and during which time he cast his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln. Some of his friends, who were possessed of more imaginary fear for the country than they were interested in the triumph of principle, inquired of Mr. Hunt why he voted for a Republican, which would certainly precipitate a war. He answered, " If that is tlie de- mand of the slave power — universal slavery or the dissolution of this union — here is one for Abraham Lincoln and universal freedom." And his answer was that of the true patriot. His early impression of government was, tJiat in a republic subjects could not be half bond, half free; and that its perma- nency and perpetuation depended upon the wisdom and virtue of its sub- jects; consequently his vote and political ambition has been to leave our church. State and government in better condition than that in which he found them. The climate of Salem not appearing to suit Mr. Hunt's con- stitution, he removed to Southern Oregon, where, up to the time of his election, he has been operating a farm and grist mill. He was married in Autmst, 1860, to Miss Ellen Amen. HON. WM. P. CURTIS, One of the Representatives from Baker county, is an exceedingly good- natured and pleasant little gentleman of sixty summers. He is hale and hearty, with a well-proportioned figure, an elastic step, and a peculiarly bright eye, and so far as general appearance is concerned, looks much younger than his years. His has been a varied experience, and in the course of his eventful life he has had his share of its joys and sorrows. Born in Owen county, old Kentiicky, in the year 1822, in the days when the village master taught his little school in a log cabin, young William had an oppor- tunity of daily interviewing the grim instructor of the youthful mind until the advanced age of ten years. He was then apprenticed to a hatter, and with that dignitary remained until he was master of the business. He worked for some time at his trade, and went into the general merchandise business in Monterey, in the same county. Hearing of the great gold dis- coveries in California, he settled up his business affairs and set out for the 32 EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. land of promise. The trip across the plains was a long and tedious one, and, after a five months' journey, Mr. Curtis had the pleasure of entering the historic place called '-Hangtown" or Placer^nlle, in El Dorado county. From there he went to Placer county and remained two years, and in 1854 went north to Yreka. He remained but one year in his new abode and then returned to Placer county, where he engaged in mining and stock- raising, in the meantime being elected to the office of Justice of the Peace. In those days the Justice was the oracle in the mining camp, and a man was never selected to fill that office unless he was possessed of character, sense and nerve; he was the arbiter of all differences and the advisor in all important matters. Mr. Ctu-tis came to Oregon in 1864, locating in Canyon City, where he remained but one year; we next find him in a -small min- ing camp called Clarkesville, in Baker county, where at last have his wanderings ceased and his spirit, as it were, found rest, and we find him representing tliat county in the Legislature of 1878, as well as in the present body. In 1872 he was elected Justice of the Peace there, and has been since re-elected twice. As an instance of his popularity, let it be said that the session of the Legislature of 1878 had no sooner closed, than he was once more made a Justice, which office he held until elected a member of the House in 1882. He is a frank, plain, open-hearted little man, and has hosts of personal friends. He was married in California in 1858 to Mrs. Margaret House, who died in 1863, and he has since been a widower. HON. STEWART B. EAKIN, JR„ Is the only Republican who represents Lane county on the floor of the House. As he comes from a strongly Democratic county, he certainly owes his election to a host of good and true friends. Mr. Eakin is a very pleas- ant-looking gentleman, of affable manners and accommodating habits; in fact, one of those men whom no one would hesitate to approach for any necessary information regarding a subject of which he himself was igno- rant. He is, in every particular, a self-made man, and, like others of the same type, he looms up grandly to the front, not by virtue of accident or good luck, but entirely owing to the fact that he is an assiduous worker, a man of push, and not easily daitnted by defeat. He was born in Elgin, Kane county, Illinois, on the 28th of August, 1846, and with his parents moved to Bloom, Cook county. 111., when eight years of age. He remained there until 1866, when he came " the plains across" with mule teams, the trip requiring four months and two days, to Eugene City, Lane county, Oregon, the place of his present residence. Mr. Eakin has been in public life a great deal, and has left that indelible mark upon the record of being one of the men who " have been tried and found to be true." He was elected to the office of Sheriff" of Lane county in the year 1874, and, as a reward for his faithfvd services, he was re-elected twice, in the years 1876 and 1878, holding that responsible position for the tenn of six years. Dur- ing that ijeriod Mr. Eakin had numbers of our very hardest and most un- scrupulous criminals to deal with, and was very frequently placed in a IX)sition where it required all his great nerve and cool headed judgment and EEPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 33 physical strength to extricate himself without receiving any great personal injury. During the present exciting senatorial election, Hon. Stewart B. Eakin has maintained an uneqiiivocal position, having been one of the very staunchest and most valuable supporters of Hon. John H. Mitchell. He was married in 1671 to Miss E. J. Hadley, and that their life may be as blissful in the future as it has been in the past, is the heart-felt wish of him •who writes these few lines. HON. RICHARD B. HAYES- In the tempestuous legislation which has characterized the present ses- sion, none have pursued a more consistent and calm, straightforward course than Mr. Hayes. He has ever kept the true interests of the State in view, and directed his every effort to accomplish the greatest good for the great- est number. In this he has been eminently successful, and he deserves the highest credit for the ability he has displayed and the honesty of purpose permeating his efforts. He represents Lane county, and is eminently qual- ified to advocate the views of the class of people who form the majority of the citizens of that section. He is engaged in stock-raising and farming and brings to the House that free, breezy disposition so characteristic of '* the men of the hills." He is one of those true lovers of humanity who believes in the integrity of man, and who, while exercising a certain amount of cool judgment in estimating the efforts of those who come in contact with him, does not regard his every day companions with the suspicion that some men are too prone to harbor against those with whom they have dealings. He was born in Warren county, Tennessee, in 1831, and went with liis parents to Missouri in 1839. During his boyhood he received the benefits of a common school education. Like thousands of others, actuated by a desire to dig for gold, he went to California, the " plains across" in 1850. He came to Oregon in 1852 and located on a farm in Lane county, where he has since remained. Mr. Hayes was honored by his fellow Demo- crats in 1871 by being elected a Representative to the Legislature, and he was re-elected in 1876. He was married in Lane county in 1858 to Miss Lucy Brown — that was also the maiden name of* the wife of our esteemed ex-president— so Mr. Hayes and his good wife, both before and after mar- riage, were the exact namesakes of the general and his wife. Mr. Hayes did good service during the Rogue river war as a scout, having served under Colonel Chapman and under Colonel Martin in 1855 and 1856, HON. HIRAM P. WEBB. Mr. Webb is one of those positive men who, like Davy Crockett, is first sure he is right, and then " goes ahead." He seldom makes a mistake, re- lying, as he does, on the dictates of his good jutlgment. He is a man who views every qiiestion in its various bearings, and acts coolly, almost apa- thetically, apparently, in everything he undertakes. He occasionally expresses himself on questions before the House, but he is, by no means, a lover of ^ong-winded speeches, and was the staunch advocate of the five-minute rule, ;M representative MEN OF OREGON. believing that brevity is the soul of wit, and that a man who can condense his thoughts into a succinct and concise statement will produce the most lasting effect upon his hearers. He is a medium-sized, full-bearded gentle- man, with a clear eye, and a kind expression. He represents Douglas county and deserves the highest credit from his constituents for the able manner in which he advocates their interests. Mr. Webb has seen a great deal of public life, and understands particularly well the affairs of county govern- ment, having held the position of County Treasurer in Nebraska for eight years, and ever since he has taken his seat in the House, he has watched with eagle eye every bill that took money from the county treasury, and he has on many occasions given most satisfactory and important information on the condition of county affairs, particularly the cash-box. Hiram was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, Mar-"!! 14, 1842, and after receiving his preparatory education in the common schools of his native State, he en- tered North Sangamon Academy at the age of eighteen, remaining there three years, after which he went to the State University at Bloomington Indiana, from wliich he graduated in 186.5. After completing his college course he went home and taught school the following winter, and the fol- lowing year he studied law, and completed the regular law course of the State University in 1867. In 1868 he went to Beatrice, Nebraska, where he resided for ten years, practicing his {)rofession for a time, then being ap- pointed clerk of the district court and afterwards for four consecutive terms was elected county treasurer. In 1S78 he immigrated to Canyonville, Doug- las county, where he has since resided,haviug been engaged in teaching school and the practice of law. He was elected as a member of the present House by a large majority, where his previous experience has served him in good stead, and made him one of the most efficient workers. He Avas married October 21, 1873, to Miss Jennette Maxfield. HON. ROBERT J. SHARP. This gentleman is eminently a self-made man. His t ntire career has dis- played a force of character and indomitable energy, which in the long run never fails to land the possessor of these qualities on top. He represents Clackamas county, and although not a frequent speech-maker, is a hard worker and is ably representing the interests of his section, while devoting 'lis native energy and talent to the interests of the whole State. Mr. Sharp l;>elongs to the positive school of legislators, and whatever he advocates may be depended upon as the honest convictions of the man— a rough and ready quality undoubtedly acquired through a varied experience with the world and the necessity of earning everything he possesses. He was born in Bur- lingtoD, Iowa, March 10, 1844, and went with his parents to Henry county in 1848, in which year his father died. He attended school for a few years and afterwards learned the carpenter's trade. At the breaking out of the war young Robert, who was then only seventeen years of age, and whose forefathers had all fought for their country, imbued with that spirit of daring and patriotism which is so characteristic of the American lad, en- listed in Company G, 11th Iowa Infantry, under Capt. Samuel McFarland, EEPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 35 He fought during the entire war, and was tinder Generals Halleek and Grant at the battles of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth and the ViekHbiirg cam- paign in 18G8, and in 1864 he served under Sherman in the Atlanta cam- paign, and accompanied that gallant General on his march to the wea; he also fought in the campaign of the Carolinas. He was mustered out of ser- vice at Louisville, Kentuckj', and retxirned to Iowa, wliere he attended school for one year; then he removed to Kansas in ,186(5, where he remained eight years. While in Kansas the Indian war broke out, and young Sliarp immediately fell into line and fought it out with Custer. He came to Ore- gon in 1874 and settled in Clackamas county, Avhere he still resides, engaged in farming. Mr. Sharp was a member of the last Legislature and while a member of the House made a good record. He was married in 1869 to Miss Phoebe Freeman. HON. ALBERT H. TANNER. '■ Pitch thy behavior low, thy projects high. So shalt tliou humble and maf^nanimous be. Sink not in spirit, who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree." —[Geo. Herbert. These are golden words and should be impressed upon the tablets of every younc American's memory in imperishable letters. Tlie subject of this brief notice knew the wisdom contained in them at an early age, and, it seems, wasted very little ,of his time. He was born on the bank of the Columbia river, near Portland, in 1855. During his early years he attended the public schools of Yamhill county, and having completed his preparatory studies, entered the Monmouth Christian college at the age of sixteen years, from which institution he graduated in 1874, sharing the highest gradu- ating honors. His inclination was for the law; so he entered on liis legal studies in the office of the eminent attorneys Dolph, Bronaugh, Dolpli & Simon, and pursued them so assiduously that he was admitted to the bar in 1879 at the age of twenty-four. Mr. Tanner is at present a practicing at- torney in the city of Portland, Multnomah county, which constituency he represents in the House. He jjossesses a, magnificent-speaking voice, his elocution is deliberate and impressive, and when experience shall have in- spired him with greater confidence in his own powers, he will use it to some effect in the political world; although at the present time Mr. Tanni^r is only twenty-seven years of age, he is recognized as one of the ablest mem- bers in the House, and when he takes the Hoor to discuss the merits of a measure, every word that he utters is listened to with marked attention ; he is the youngest member, and as a just recognition of his legal ability, has been appointed to fill the responsible position of Chiiirman of the Judiciary Committee. On the 25th of October, 1880, he was married to Miss Sarah M. Kelly, daughter of Hon. John Kelly, ex-Collector of Customs. Mr. Tanner's success in life is essentially that of his own making, being pos- sessed of those great and high attributes which inspire confidence and which command respect. In the near future he will occupy one of the very foremost positions as a party lead^^r and will bring to that cause which he espouses great strength and wise counsels. In politics, Mr. Tanner is a 36 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. pure Republican, and since his election has labored incessantly to promote harmony and good will, and is favorably regarded by his brother Repre- sentatives. HON FRANCIS M. KIZER The Democracy has reason to be i^rond of its )•< presentatives now in the Legislature. As a minority it makes a respectalde showing of respectable men who were elected in many instances from counties boasting a Repub- lican majority; it speaks well for the personal worth and popularity of such men when elevated to high- positions of honor and trust by the people, not because of party affiliations, not because of wealth or position, but because of their own sterling worth. Stability of character and practical push are what are needed as the prime elements in the character of the successful man ; withoiit these the graces of nature, the adornments of art, and that luster and polish which editcation gives are so much dead weight in the race of life. The gentleman whose name is mentioned above is one of the old, practical, substantial type of the country farmer and stock-raiser. He was born in Cedar county, Iowa, forty-four years ago, and adheres to the principles of true Democracy, which were instilled into his veins in early boyhood, beneath the blue skies of his native home. He was educated in the common schools of his western home, and came to far-oflt' Oregon in the year 1853, locating in Linn county, where he has since resided. He has been identified with the farming interests, and this is his first experience in politics. He has met with considerable success as a farmer and stock- raiser, and by industry and sobriety he has become the fortunate possessor of many a rich acre of wa^^ng grain. Like all true farmers, he has always taken a Hvely interest in the success of the grange, and is a prominent member of subordinate grange Charity, 103, of which he is master, and has for years been and is at present a member of the State grange. He was married to Miss Mary Wigle in 18-59. He is an active member of Commit- tees on Corinties and Claims. HON. PETER S. NOYER* lu the early days of the Republic sterling worth was a much more com- mon element m the political character than it is now. This is a sad con- fession to make, but " pity 'tis 'tis true, and more's the pity." Hard-headed, practical common sense has been the chief characteristic of some- of the greatest statesmen that America ever knew. Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lmcoln and General Grant were of tins class; men Avho had very little to say, but very much to do, and what they did do they did thoroughly and well. Coming down into the humbler paths of life we find individuals of the same type who would have acted in precisely the same manner had they accepted the responsible positions of the statesmen we have named. In this category we feel justified in placing the name of Hon. Peter S Noyer the whole-souled representative from Clackamas county. The subject of this notice was born in Richland county, Ohio, October 19, 1837. and in 1840 EEPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 37 moved with hiP parents to Illinois. In 1845 the family went to Texas, where young Peter received the advantages of a common school education. In 1853, attracted by the great gold discoveries, he went to California, by the way of New Orleans, Nicaragua and San Francisco to the gold mines. He remained there till May, 1855, when he immigrated to Oregon and located in Clackamas county. In 1857 he was married to a most estimable young lady, named Miss Delilah C. May, who came with lier parents from Illinois in 1847. In 1862 Mr. Noyer traveled through the wilds of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho, which territory was at that time infested Avith maraud- ing bands of hostile Indians, but he fortunately escaped with a sound scalp and no regrets. In 1874, as a recognition for his services to the grand old Democratic party, he was elected a member of the Legislature, and in 1882 he was returned. He has been a life-long Democrat of the .Jackson school, and his probity and character are above suspicion. HON. JOHN C. CARSON. When the Republican county convention of Multnomah county were last spring casting about for honest representative men with whom to trust the interests of the people in the House of Representatives, one of the names mentioned was that of Hon. John C. Carson, of Portland, and his nomina- tion followed almost immediately. His nomination was nominally equiv- alent to his election, and his constituents have not been disappointed in their estimate of the man. He has labored night and day for the best in- terests of the State at large and for the proper advancement of the interests of his own county, having never allowed a single opportunity to pass wliere- by a point could be made for those whom he represents. He was born on a farm in Center county, Pennsylvania, February 20, 182.5, and with his parents removed to Richland county, Ohio, in 1832. He received very fair educational facilities, having attended the common schools in early life and entered Ashland academy, in Ohio, along in 1842, where he remained three years under the tutorship of Prof. Andrews, afterwards a Brigadier General in the Union army and the President of Kenyou college, where ex-President Hayes graduated. Mr. Carson supported himself during his academic course by working at the carpenter's trade. He afterwards commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Kenneymau, of Ashland, Oliio, and with him came to California in 1850 to start an hospital in San Francisco. The project was abandoned, however, owing to ill health, and a year later young Carson pushed on to Oregon, reaching Portland in September, 1851, where he has resided ever since. He followed the busines s of a builder and contractor until 1857, when he erected the first sash and doo r factory built in that city, it being located on the water front at the foot of Jefferson street. His busi- ness increased so rapidly that he was compelled to seek more extensive quarters, which he found at Weidler's mills, in the northern part of the city, where he has now the most extensive establishment of the kind on the northwest coast and is doing an immense business, his sales reaching about $150,000 annually, and constantly increasing proportionate with the growth of the city; his business office being located at the corner of Third and E T\ 38 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. streets. He was a member aud President of the Common Council in 1855-6, and has represented the third ward in that body several terms since. He was a member of the board of experts appointed to effect a settlement be- tween the United States Government and the Hudson Bay Company m 1865-6. He was elected a member of the House from Multnomah county in 1870 and again in 1882. He has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Elizabeth Talbot, to whom he was united in 1854, and who died in 1859. In 18G0 he was married to Mrs. Eliza A. Northop, of Portland. They haveafamUyof five children, one being married. Mr. Carson is a con- sistent member of the Congregational Church and contributes liberally to its support. He is also one of the oldest members of Samaritan Lodge, No. 2, 1. O. O. F., of Portland. He is rather tall, of commanding physique, full face, beaming with health aud good nature, pleasant features, brown eyes, smooth chin aud light side-whiskers and gray, bushy hair. He is a pleasant man to converse with and is not cold or distant with new-made friends, and you are favorably impressed with him upon even short acquaintance- ship. He made a host of new friends among his colleagues in the House, and we have no hesitancy in predicting that his legislative career has not yet ended. HON. WILLIAM P KEADY. Among the many creditable Representatives elected to the Legislature just closed, by the Republicans, there is none more worthy of commendation than Hon. W. P. Keady, Representative from Benton county. He was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1850, and when but three years of age removed with his ptarents to Illinois in 1853, and settled in Iro- quois county, within the malarial confines of the Grand Prairie. Here he learned the printer's trade in his father's office, who at the time was editor and publisher of the " Iroquois Times." He came to California in 1869, where he worked at his trade and found liis Avay to Oregon in 1872, and settled at Salem, where he resided for several years and was a power in politics from the very outset. He followed his trade, however, and was engaged in various enterprises in connection therewith, including the jjublication of the " Daily Statesman," four years' incumbency of the foremanship in the State prkiting office, establishment and publication for sevei'al months of the "Oregon Educational Monthly," In 1879 he went to Corvallis and en- tered into partnei ship with Hon. W. B. Carter, then State Printer, in a job printing office. Mr. Carter died in 1880 and Mr. Keady was appointed State Printer, by Gov. Thayer, to fill the vacancy then existiug. Mr. Keady has a very thorough knowledge of the " art preservative,'' aud has been in a very great manner instrumental in pointing out and correcting the abuses of the law governing the State work, and has acted as expert on several occasions by special appointment on behalf of the State. In 1881 he was appointed paymaster and right-of-way agent for the Oregon Pacific Rail- road Company, in which capacitv he gave very general satisfaction. In 1882 he received the nomination as Representative from Benton county, and was elected by a handsome majority. He has never been an aspirant for public office, but in the discharge of his official duties he has been honest Yj REPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 39 and conscientious, and the pledges be took before the people he has kept faithfully at all hazards. He has proved a hard worker, was always in his seat and had his eyes open to every proposition. Although not particularly fond of speech-making, he has at various times during the session exhibited a command of language and a comprehension of the subject matter in hand which could only have been acquired by years of study and reflection. He is a man of -slight build, pleasant face, with chin whiskers and mustache and brown hair. He was married in 1874 to Mrs. Julia G. Crump, of Salem, and their family consists of three children. HON. PENUMBRA KELLY Was born in Kentucky m the year 18i5. His father immigrated to Oregon in 1848, and remained that winter with his family in Oregon City. In 1849 the family, which was a goodly-sized one, Penumbra being one of fifteen children, removed to East Portland, and since then the subject of this sketch has there resided, growing up from boyhood to manhood and earn- ing a reputation for soundness of character and strength of purpose which has frequently made him the recipient of public trust and public office when he would fain have enjoyed the quietude of private life on his pleas- ant and valuable farm two miles from East Portland. Mr. Kelly was mar- ried in 1875 to Miss Mary E. Marquam, daughter of Judge Marquam, and has three interesting children. In "1874 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives from Multnomah, and in 1876 he v/as elected County Commissioner. He was again elected to the Legislature in 1878, and since that time he has been twice re-elected. Mr. Kelly's experience as a legislator, together with the fact that he is a thorough parliamentarian, a deep thinker and sound adviser, has made him one of the most valuable members of the present session, and many times has his counsel extricated the house from troublesome complications. HON. LUTHER B. ISON Is one of the Representatives from Baker county in the House. He is a medium-sized, well-proportioned and fine-looking gentleman, with a clear eye and a full face. At times you would think this man had genius, but you are immediately confronted with the stern reality that he has not. On entering the House, he goes straight to his desk, takes out his book containing legislation which is up for consideration, and buries himself in the work of investigating the merits and provisions of the various measures. When he proceeds to address the House, the listener is struck with the forcible manner in which he speaks and the great earnestness of his lan- guage. His style of oratory is one peculiar to himself and withal pleasing. Although Mr. Ison is not eloquent, he is, by far, the most acceptable speaker in the present House. He begins to talk in a moderated tone of voice, which gradually changes to one of decision, sometimes appealing, again persuasive, and again endeavoring to convince. His sentences are short, and seldom does he utter a clear-cut, round Edmund Burke construction. 40 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. He is an able man and a diplomate, and would make a popular candidate for any office that required addressing the people in large bodies assembled. He was born in Garrad county, Kentucky, in the year 184;^. In 1849 his parents emigrated to Grundy county, Missouri, where young Ison attended the public schools until he was prepared to enter Grand river college, where he remained some time, and afterwards finished at Fayette college in How- ard county. In 1866 he came to Oregon and located in Baker county, where he mined aud taught school from 1866 to 1870. He was then elected county clerk, aud subsequently re-elected twice to the same office. During the time which he served as county clerk, he studied law, and was admitted as a professional lawyer in October, 1876. In June, 1876, he was elected dis- trict attorney of the fifth judicial district, and was re-elected in 1878. At the expiration of his term of office, he became associated with A. J. Law- rence in the law business, and has siix'ie been engaged in the practice of bis profession. He is a staunch Democrat, and his long life of usefulness as a member of that party, together with the many offices that have been thrust upon him, are sufficient indications of the esteem in which he is held. Mr. Ison was married to Miss Josie Gates, of Union, Augiist 12, 1870. HON. P. A. MARQUAM. The man who has enjoyed all the advantages of a collegiate education, and the riches which are bestowed upon him by his family, is deserving of praise only for the obstacles he has to meet and encounter. Hence, when a man enters life without any of these bestowed advantages and works his way upward from the poverty of youth to a respectable position in the com- munity and an honorable office before the people, and owes his advance- ment to his own blameless life, his strength of character, and an iron will that failure only serves to render stronger, we must place upon his brow the chaplet that belongs to the victor in a hard-fought fight- not the prize drawn by lucky chance in the lottery of life. Representative Marquam is one of those men who were born without the immediate advantages of wealth, but by his pertinacity of purpose and natural ability he has risen not only to honorable position and the attainment of a large fortune, but we might say he stands pre-eminent as a citizen and as a jurist. He was born in " old Maryland, My Maryland," in February, 1823, where his ances- tors settled in the Revolutionary days. He is a grandson of Henry Poole, who was one of the largest planters and most distinguished men of his time. When quite small young Marquam's father moved with his family to In- diana, where they lived on a farm. As his father was quite poor, the boy assisted him by helping with the farm work, and at the same time whenever an opportunity offered he would take up his books, and it was there, follow- ing the plow aud lying under the shade of the wide-spreading tree branches that he laid the foundation of an education which fitted him for the im- portant place he was to fill in after life. After obtaining a sound English education, he studied Latin, together with the higher mathematics, and then having a strong inclination for the legal profession, he secured the necessary books and studied at home under the direction of Godlove S. KEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 41 Ortb, who is at the present time a Representative in Congress from Indiana. He completed his studies at the Bloomington law school, and was admitted to the bar at Lafayette, Indiana, in the year 1847. He then practiced there a short time and in 1849 crossed the plains to California in search of the "golden fleece." As soon as he arrived at his destination he went to work in the mines and remained there during the winter of 1849 and the spring of 1850, occasionally relieving the monotony of the pick and shovel by going on expeditions to repel the bands of marauding Indians, who in those days were the mortal enemy of the hard-working miner. In these engagements he received several serious wounds, which laid him up for several weeks, and after recovering his fellow-citizens with one acclaim elected him Judge of Yolo coimty, which position he held one year, and then resigned to come to Oregon. He arrived in Portland in the latter part of the same year and at once commenced the practice of his profession. He was successful from the very beginning, and within a year had a large and lucrative practice. In the year 1862 he was elected County .Judge of Mult- nomah, and, as an endorsement of his services, was re-elected at the next election. After retirin.70 one of the commissioners to select the 9(),000-acre }?rant of Afjricul- iiral College lands, which were by them located in Southern Oregon. Was by Governor Grover appointed one of the Capitol Building CommissionerH .and was elected Chairman of the Board. It was under their supervision that by far the greater portion of the work on this building was performed, and its general character is commended by all who have given it a care- ful examination. During the last few years Gen. Miller has been actively engaged in the stock business, with his headquarters on the range in Lake county, his family meanwhile living on his farm near Salem. He has five children, all daughters, two of whom are married and have families of their own. HON. JOHN BURNETT. There are few names more familiarly and favorably known to the old res- idents of this State than that which heads this paragraph. He was V)orn in Pike county, Missouri, July 4, 1831. He came to California in 1849 and en- gaged in mining, and in 1858 came to this State and settled in CorvalHs, and in the year following was married to Miss Martha Hinton, of that jjlace. He soon afterwards commenced reading law with Judge Kelsey, and was admitted to practice in 1860. He took an active part in raising the first company in the regiment of volunteers called for in Oregon in 1864, and in the same year entered into partnership Avith the late Judge Thayer in the practice of law, which continued five years. In 1868 he was elected Presi- dential Elector on the Democratic ticket, and in 1870 was elected County Judge of Benton county. In June, 1874, he was elected Associate .Justice of the Supreme Court to fill the unexpired term of Judge Thayer, deceased, which expired in September, 1876. In 1878 he was elected State Senator from Benton county, which position he resigned in 1880, to accept the Dem- ocratic nomination of Judge of the Supreme Court. Gov. Thayer after- wards appointed him Judge of the Second Judicial District to fill the un- expired term caused by the resignation of Judge Watson, wliich term ex- pired July 1, 1882, since which time he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession at Corvallis, where he still resides. Judge Burnett's early educational advanta-'es were very limited, his mother being left a widcnv with small means and a large family. He labored hard to assist in the support of the family and obtain an education. His love for home and mother was very strong, as his affections were very deep-rooted. He is a plain, every-day sort of a man, just such a one as commands the re- spect and esteem of all who know him. He is of ordinary height, ruddy features, sandy hair and whiskers. As an attorney he stands high in the profession and is universally considered the very personification of honor and integrity. HORACE CARPENTER, M. D. The subject of our sketch is one of the oldest and most successful physi- cians in the State, and his name is a household word in many narts of the Willamette valley, where he has practiced for years. He was born in Con- k 72 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. nersviUe. Indiana, December 19, 1826. His literary education was received at academical institntionB in Indiana, Michigan and Iowa, and his medical edncuti..n at Keokuk, Iowa, also at Long Island College Hospital, BrooKlyn, N Y he receiving the degree of M. D. in 1856. He began practice m Scott county Iowa, in 1855, remaining there until 1865, when he came to Oregon. Was Assistant Surgeon in First Oregon Cavalry and Surgeon in the First Ore-on Infantrv, serving until close of the rebellion, then locating m Salem, where he remained some time, and then opened an office in Portland and 8oon established a lucrative practice. His specialty is surgery, and he is accredited with having performed some extremely intricate and successful operations. He has twice been a delegate from the medical department of the Willamette University, of which he is the principal founder, to the American Medical Association. During 1870 and i871 he was associate editor of the " Oregon Medical and 3urgical Reporter," and from 1866 to 1870 was visiting physician at the Oregon State Penitentiary. He was for seven years the dean of the faculty of the Medical Department of the Wil- lamette University, and is at present Professor of Hygiene. He was Presi- dent of th« Oregon State Medical Society in 1879 and fourth Vice-President of the American Medical Association in 1881. Since the commencement of the new insane asylum l)uilding. Dr. Carpenter has, under the direction of the Board of Building Commissioners, superintended the arrangement of ventilation, light, etc., with the view of having the details of each depart- ment complete. As such officer he has shown a deep interest in the work, and has rendered valuable assistance to the Board, his suggestions being more valuable, in that he, at his own expense, visited all institutions of this character on the coast, for the purpose of more thoroughly posting himself on this subject. He was married in Iowa in 1850 to Miss S. A. Coshow, of Blue Orass, Scott county, and they have raised an interesting family. Po- litically speaking, the Doctor is a Repul)lican, and takes a lively interest in politics. LUZERNE BESSER Is a gentleman who has distinguished himself more particularly in the mun- icipal affairs of Portland, and who, it is generally conceded, has but few superiors as a successful politician. He has, it is true, received an occa- sional back-set, although he has always managed to give his opponents a lively contest. He was born in the city of Buffalo, New York, on the 2.5th day f)f October, 1883, his parents being there on a visit at the time, their home being in Clark county, Illinois, where his father settled in 1818. His early days were spent on a farm and he had the advantages then afforded of attending a public school. He applied himself more especiiilly to the study of civil engineering, and taught school about three years, when his health failed and he was compelled to resign. Catching the western fever he in 18.52 married a most estimable lady in the person of Miss Sarah Lake, and at once started for Oregon with a view of making the then almost un- known country his future home. He arrived in Portland November 25, ■'a52, and in time assumed charge of the books in Mills ct Blodgett's saw EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 73 mill and afterwards acted as foreman for Lewis Love, who liecanie owiht of the property. Mr. Besser then rented the mill himself and run it very successfully for about three years. He then entered into partnership with Levi Estes and John Gates and erected a mill on Front street between Madison and Jefferson, where they continued in business until the great fire of August 21, 1872, wherein Mr. Besser sustained a per8t>nal loss of over $50,(X)0, without one dollar's insurance. His indomital)le energy, however, never forsook him, and we find him again struiifgling to retrieve his lost fortunes. His personal interest in municipal affairs induced the residents of the Third ward in 1868 to nominate and elect him as a member of the Common Council, which position he held for nine consecutive years, and discharged the duties of his office with faithfulness and integrity, serving as a member of some of the most impoi'tant committees of that body. He was mainly instrumental in establishing the grades of the Third ward, and was the originator of the oil lamp system of street lighting in this city. He met great opposition in this last mentioned scheme, and was allowed l)ut five lamps as an experiment. It proved successful, however, and the de- mand has increased to over three hundred lamps, which are in use at the present time, the saving to the tax payers of the city being over S8.()00 an- nually. He was employed as book-keeper in the U. S. Custom House in Portland, under Collector Kelly, from 1875 to 1877 inclusive, and here, as elsewhere, proved an efficient officer. In July of 1877 he was tendered and accepted, at the hands of the Board of Police Commissioners, the office of Chief of Police, and in that capacity served the public most satisfactorily for nearly three years. During his term of office the writer of this sketch was connected with the daily press of Portland, and as a representative thereof, was oftentimes compelled to call upon him for facts connected with his office as Chief of Police, and always found him willing to impart information, courteous and accommodating, but none the less cir- cumspect and careful to avoid any disclosures that would in the end de- feat the ends of justice. He possessed many, if not all, of the qualifications of a detective, and his term of office was marked with the arrest and convic- tion of an imusually large number of desperate characters, who are now paying the penalty of their crimes in the reformatory institutions of our State. In fact there were no grave or serious crimes committed in this city daring Mr. Besser's term of office without the ultimate arrest and con- viction of the guilty parties, he sparing no pains or expense to secure the arrest of fugitives from justice, be their temporary residence in Oregon or any of the adjacent States or Territories. Prominent among his arrests was that of Brown, Johnson and Schwaitz, who were afterwards C(mvicted of the murder of young Joseph and the robbing of O'Shea's pawn-broking establishment, and the former two executed and the latter consigned to im- prisonment in the penitentiary for life. During the last two or three years the subject of our sketch has been engaged in private enterprises of various kinds, including the improvement and speculation iu city property, and in- teresting himself more or less in the political questions of tlie day. Politi- cally speaking, he is of strong Republican proclivities. In pul»lic or private 74 KEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. life ho iy ^ionui\, ploasant and courteous, and is exceedingly fond of narrat- ins incidontH of territorial life in Oregon. He is of medium size and weighs about two hundred pounds, thrifty and sober, and (nmse-iuently robust, healthy and strong. He is a plain, good-natured, pleasant gentleman, who will in the future, as in the past, make his power felt in the circles of pubhc liff>. _ PROF. J. T. GREGG- Among the rising young attorneys of our State, the subject of this sketch stands i)rominent and although young in years is rapidly gaining an exper- ience that will prove invaluable in years to come. He has energy and am- bition and will succeed where other men would fail. He was born in Allen county, Indiana, September 20, 1847. He immigrated to Oalifoniia in 1855, where he resided until 1H(;4, when he first came to Oregon. His early edu- cation was received in the public schools of California, He taixght school in this State until 18(58, when he returned to California, and in 1870 entered the State Normal School in San Francisco for the purpose of thoroughly preparing himself for the profession of a teacher. He remained there two years and returned again to Oregon. In 1874 he was elected principal of the East Salem Orammar Scliool, which position he held for eight consecutive years. In this position Prof, (iregg gave universal satisfacti(m to the patrons of the school, the pupils under his charge having made excellent progress in their studies. In 187() he was appointed City Superintendent of the Salem public schools; and in 1878 was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Marion (lounty, both of which positions lie still holds. While engaged in school-work he devoted his spare time to the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1881, and he is now engaged in the practice of law in Salem. He is a V. G. of Olive Lodge No. 18, I. O. O. F., of that city. Politically he is a Republican, and takes an active interest in politics, and during the session of the Legislature just closed he has acted as Clerk of the House .Judiciary Committee. He is considered pretty good-looking, ordinary height and build, full whiskers, brown hair, clear-cut features and pleasant brown eyes. He is unmarried. Jind by the young ladies is consid- ered a desirable catoh. HON. W. CAREY JOHNvSON. Prominent among the self-made meti of Oreg rir>o old age of seventy-eight years. He was married in IHC.C, to Miss Carolino Haines, of Douglas county. He was elected County and Probate ,hulge in 18(;() and served four years in that position, and in 18(51) was appointed Reg- istrar of tlie United 'states Land OHice, which position he held for nine years. He then devoted his entire attention to the practice of law, and staTids high in his profession, lie is a jjroniincnt Odd F(-llo\v. witii the rank 76 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. of P. G., antl a member of the Encampment. He is of low build, wiry frame, bright eye, sharp features, black hair and whiskers, and an excellent pleader. HON. LOUIS T. BARIN A well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Clackamas, is an active, en- ergetic citizen and a gentleman that takes a lively interest in the welfare and prosperity of our fair young State, of which he has been a resident for over a score of years. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1842, and came to Oregon when he was twenty years of age and settled in Oregon City, where he took up a piece of government land and for the first few years interested himself in improving it. He enlisted in Company E of the First Regiment Oregon Cavalry, and was elected First Sergeant, which po- sition he held for three years, receiving an honorable discharge at the end of his term of service. Returning to Oregon City he commenced the study of law in 1869, in the office of Johnson it McCown, and was admitted to the bar in 1872, and in the same year was elected a member of the House of Representatives from that county. His wedding took place during the session, the bride being Miss Josephine H. Harding, of Oregon City. He was elected City Prosecuting Attorney in 1874, and was re-elected in 1875. During the years 1877 and 1878 he was Mayor of Falls City, and was con- sidered an efficient officer. He received the appointment of Register of the United States Land Office in January, 1878, under President Hayes, and was re-appointed by President Arthiir in February, 1882. He is of the average build, rather heavy set, and an active politician. He prides himself on be- ing an uncompromising Republican, and has stood by his political princi- ples in times and places that try men's hearts. He is still in the prime of life and has a Ijright future before him. SOLOMON ABRAHAM, ESQ. In this, (»ur republican f(nm of government, men who earn a national reputation, as a general thing, indulge in a greater or less degree in the [)olitics of our country. There are some men, however, who possess remark- able business sagacity, and as such acquire an enviable reputation among their fellow men, and who, although you never hear their names mentioned as aspirants for public office, nor would they accept one were it tendered them, are none the less interested in the political welfare of their country and wield a powerful influence in their respective neighborhoods, their work, although quietly performed, being none the less effective. Such a man is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Russia-Poland in 18;}2 and came to this country in 1850. Landing in New York City, with the enterprise characteristic of his race, he resolved on becomings mer- chant. Possessed, however, of scant means, his stock .in trade consisted of such only as c.juld be carried in a basket and peddled from door to door. Industpy and f Digality combined, however, soon gave him a little start in the world, and he came to Orpgon and in 1852 opened a small retail establish- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF ()RE(U)N. 77 mont iti Oregon City. He was dissatisfied, however, with his siu-cohn, and in 1854 he went to Rosebnrg, in Doxiglas county, where he has resided over since. The new mercantile firm of Abraham it IJmther fionrished prosper- ously. The firm paid strict attention to business, catering' carefnllv to the wants of trade, and their custon: increased rapidly. The firm sold out iu 1875 to A. F. Brown, for the purpose of taking a brief respite. With his characteristic energy, however, he soon wearied of a life of ease and inac- tivity, and in 1877 we again find him at the head of a magnificent mercan- tile hou«e, the firm then being Abraham, Wheeler Sc Co., which firm is to- day doing the ieaaing merca7]tile business of Southern Oregon. Their sales during the piesent year will no doubt aggregate S'20(),0()(). His luisineas connections are not confined to the mercantile trade by any means, he be- ing at present right-of-way agent and a heavy contractor, furnishing large amounts of lumber and material to the O. &: C. R. R. Co., to be used in the extension of their road through Soiithern Oregon. He also owns large tracts of land in Douglas county, which he is rapidly improving. He takes a lively interest in politics and in a quiet way is a powerful faction. His integrityis unquestioned and his credit is unlimited. He is undoubtedly one of the most sagacious business men on the Northwest coast, and evinces un- usual enterprise, tempered with judgment in the management of his affairs. He was married in 1861 to Miss Julia Hinkle, of D(niglas county, and is an honored member of the Masonic order and of the Odd Fellows. Would that Oreerou had a man like Sol. Abraham on every square mile of her broad domain. PROF. J. H. BRENNER, " Mine host" of The Esmond, the leading hotel in Portland, was born iu San Francisco, Cal., November 7, 1854, and two years afterwards was brought to Oregon, where for many years the refreshing dews of Webfof)t imparted to him beauty, health, strength and wisdom, until he now deservedly ranks amongst the foremost of the distinguished men of this State. Almost from infancy he gave evidence of remarkable musical taste. At the age of six years he received his first instructions in harmony, and after a few years' close application became wxjnderfuUy proficient on almost every instrument - string, reed and brass. At the age of eleven he Avas sent tp the Lyceum at Strasbourg, and from thence to a noted Parisian college. During the few years spent in Europe he not only perfected his musical education, but also acquired a thorough knowledge of the French and Oermau languages, both of which he speaks fluently. Returning to Oregon in 1870, he entered active life as Professor of Music, established classes in Portland and in nearly every large town throughout the State, and soon became known as the most popular and thorough teacher in the profession, which honorable distinction he retained until he gave up that occupation in the spring of 188(1, to assist his father in the hotel business. Six weeks after The Esmond Hotel was opened to the public Mr. H. Brenner died, leaving his son to as- snme the responsibility of a new and important business. With that per- sistent energy which characterizes all of the young man's undertakings, he REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. soon surmounted all the difficulties that loomed up before him, and made The Esmond what his worthy sire had designed it to be— the leading hotel of the Northwest. In doing this, he has been materiaUy aided by the solic- itouH attentions of his respected mother and his accomplished sister, Miss Rose Brenner, both of whom leave nothing undone to make guests feel en- tirely " at home" under their roof. Mr. Brenner is courteous and attentive to everyone ; but he deserves special praise for the filial affection shown to his mother, and for the many thoughtful attentions shown to her and his sister. Other young men of his age, courted and flattered as he is, would be apt to overlook these little amenities, which, after all, speak louder than words in stamping the truly affectionate disposition and noble character of the man. Mr. Brenner is still unmarried. As to his personal appearance, it is only necessary to state that at social gatherings he is always at the highest premium for the "ladies' choice," to know that he is young, hand- some and accomplished. REV. P. S. KNIGHT. There is, perhaps, no minister on the coast that stands higher in the com- munity in which he lives than does the popular divine whose name heads this sketch. For years past he has been a pastor of the people and a friend to all. He is not hedged in by sectarianism, and is confined to no single line of thought or purpose, save to do that which his Master has given him to do, and to perform such work in a manner dictated by his own con- science, irrespective of what others may think or believe. His sermons are practical and he clothes his thoughts in plain terms. His flights of imagi- nation, while elo(iuent, are none the less easily followed by the imlearned as well as the student. Mr. Knight was born in Boston, Mass., on the 21st day of October, 1886, becoming an Iowa pioneer at the early age of six months. Here be resided until 1853, when, with his parents, he came across the plains with an ox team and settled near Vancouver, W. T. He served a full apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade from IS.jl to 18.57, in which latter year he came to Salem and r.K ended the Willamette University in 18.58 and 1860. He read law under Smith ct Grover in 1861 and 1862 and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1863. That year and the year following he edited the Salem " Statesman." Having always evinced an adaptability for the min- istry, he during all these years was preparing himself for a ministerial career, and in 1865 and 1866 he served as pastor of the Congregational Church at Oregon City, returning to Salem in 1867 in response to a call from the Congregational Church in that city, which he accepted, and which pulpit he has occupied continuously sincte that date. In 187U he interested himself in the organization of a State institution for the education of deaf mutes, and has done more than any other one man to ameliorate the con- dition of this unfortunate class of our citizens. By personal and persistent eflbrt, he succeeded in securing j; small appropriation from the State, and in organizing the school overcame difficulties that would have discouraged most men. He has had personal supervision of the institution since that time, and has, in addition to his ministerial labors, served as one of its EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 7i> teachers, in which work he has been assisted and encouraged by his wife, nee Miss Eleanor Smith, to whom he was married April 21, IHfil, the wed- ding taking place at the M. E. Church in Salem. Although never takinjj an active part in politics, Mr. Knight is u true blue Repul)lican, and feels m just degree of pride in its progress as a political party. WILLIAM F. BENJAMIN, A man of sterling worth and a well-known citizen of Douglas county, wa.s born in Brown county, Ohio, April 2, 1827, and with his parents moved to Illinois in 18.S4, settling in Du Page county. He received an ordinary com- mon school education and taught school several winters at the minimum price of S12 per month. He was married in 1851, moved to Iowa in 1K')\), and returned to Hlinois in 1866. He came to Oregon in 1870 and settled iu Douglas county, where he has since resided. In 1876 he was elected a mem- ber of the House of Representatives, and in 1878 was appointed Register of the United States Land Office at Roseburg, a position he still holds. By studious and temperate habits, strict adherence to correct principles and a due regard for the rights and opinions of others, he has secured the esteem of his neighbors and friends. His aim in life has apparently been to do right because it was right, and he ever appears just what he is, a quiet, un- assuming citizen. Temporary advantage at the expense of principle found no sympathy in his make-up. He united his fame and fortunes witli the Republican party many long years ago, and, to quote his own words, " jiur- poses to stay with it until life's changeful scenes are ended." HON EARL O. BRONAUGH, Who stands to-day as one of the most prominent attorneys in the State, was born in Abingdon, Virginia, March 4, 1831. He was early imbued with the principles of the South, but was never strictly partisan in his views. He was never in sympathy vrith. slavery, but was none the less a firm believer in the rights of State Sovereignty, and when his native State seceded young Bronaugh went with her, heart and soul, enlisted in the hopes and destinias of the new Confederacy of States. He secured his educational advantages prior to his reaching the age of twelve, when, with his parents, he moved to Shelby county, Tennessee. They founded a new home in the woods uud suffered all the privations of the pioneer life of that early day. Here Mr. Bronaugh spent six years of his early manhood, when becoming imbued with a desire to read law, he entered Hon. J. W. Clapp's office, at Holly Springs, Miss., in 1849 and in 1852 was admitted to the bar. He taught school in Tennessee and Arkansas for a couple of years. He was married at Jacksonport, Arkansas, in 1854, to Miss Araminta Payne and opened a law office in a log cabin, of which he was architect and builder, aided only by a strapping colored boy. He was elected Judge of the First Judi- cial Circuit of Arkansas in 1860, which office he held until the close of the civil war. He was a volunteer in the rebel line, servmg as scout and sharp- shooter. He was broken up during the war and in 1868 came to Oregon, 80 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON •mil hiis at (lirtereiit times beeu associated as partner with R. E. Bybee, Esq., 'm.l lion John Oatlin, and was a few years since invited to become a part- ner in the well-known and leading law firm of Dolph, Bronaugh, Dolph & Simon Mr Bronaugh is really a fine-looking gentleman, tall and com- m-mdin^'stiitue, well-proportioned, with pointed features, a fine forehead, well slui'ped hea-d, dark auburn hair and beard, the latter being very heavy and sprinkled with gray hairs. As a pleader he has very few superiors, and is thoroughly at home in all branches of his profession. WILLIAM H. HOLMES, ESQ. Oregonians naturally feel an increased interest in the ambitions and aspi- rations of a young man who was born and raised right here in our own State. To such we are prone to give a helping hand and an encouraging w(')rd," to the detriment, perhaps, of an equally worthy young man whose nativity was elsewhere. This fact, however, is not the only reason why Mr. Holmes is so popular among those who know him. He has won, and fully deserves every iota of esteem and regard in which he is held by his in- dustry, integrity and enterprise. Ho has stepped outside the ruts of rou- tine hfe in town or country, and is making for himself a reputation that will, m time, give him prominence and honors among his fellow men. He was' born in Polk county in May, 1850, and received his education at La Creole Academy, most of his early life being spent on a farm. He read law with Thayer k Williams, of Portland, and was admitted to the bar in 1874. He soon afterwards opened an office in Salem, where he has since resided. He was nominated by the Democracy in 1880 as their candidate for Repre- sentative, and accepted his defeat in a strong Republi.-an county very grace- f ally. In 1882 he was nominated for Prosecuting Attorney for the Third Judicial District, which, while nearly 1,100 Republican in 1880, gave Mr. Holmes 16 majority, his friends in Polk standing solidly by him regardless of politics. He will make an efficient officer and gain friends daily in his official capacity. He is a Royal Arch Mason. He was married August 13, 1875, to Miss Josephine Lewis, of Polk county. Mr. Holmes is highly es- teemed by all with whom he is intimately acquainted. COLONEL WILLIAM P. MILLER. Here, too, is an Oregon pioneer, although his locks are not yet whitened with age, as are the majority of those who away back among the '40s braved the danger and endured the hardships attending a trip across the plains. Mr. Miller rarely alludeo to the incidents of his early life in Oregon. He lives and acts in the present, and it requires no small amount of " reporto- rial pumping" to mduce him to open the flood-gates of incident and romance with which his memory is stored. YVe cornered him a few days since, how- ever, and from him learned that he was born in Missouri March 12, 1S36, his early life being spent on a farm, during which time he attended the common schools, in which he secured such education as he now possesses. He came to Oregon in 1845, and in common with emigrants of that day was REPRESENTATR^E MEN OF OREGON. 81 subject to many hardships in crossing' the yjlaius with their ox teaniH. With bis parents he settled in Washinji^ton county, where they remained about a year and then moved to Sau\'ie's Island, where tliey remained until 1853, going from there to Jackson county and engafjed in farming and stock- raising. In 1856 returned to Yamhill county and in 1858 moved to Wasco county and was engaged most of the time in stock-raisiug and running pack trains. In 1861 there was a company of seventy-five organized to prospect for gold, and Col. Miller was elected captain, and tbey were the first discov- erers of the John Day, Burnt River and Powder River mines, which after- wards turned out very rich. Moved to Yakima valley, in Washington Ter- ritory, in 1869, where he resided uutil 1877, when he returned to The Dalles. Served in Capt. John F. Miller's company during the Rogue river war of 1853, and was commissioned as Colonel and took an active part in the Uma- tiUa war of 1877-8. He was apijointed Warden of the Oregon State Peni- tentiary in 1878 by His Excellency Gov. Thayer, and it is due to his careful management that the institution has been run so economically during the past four years. He is an excellent manager, a careful financier, and in his general supervision of the work has been as careful of the State finances aa he would have been of his own. He is well hked by the inmates of that in- stitution, and is strict, without being harsh or cruel. He was married to Miss Sarah E. Raflfety on the 21st day of September, 1864, and one child, a bright, intelligent little girl, has thus far blessed their union. MARION F. MULKEY. The subject of this biographical sketch has led an active life, both as a public man and as a private individual. He is one of our self-made men, and from obscurity in early life has attained a prominence in the legal fra- ternity highly flattering to a gentleman of his age. He was born in John- son county, Missouri, November 14, 1886, and with his father, Johnson Mul- key, came to Oregon in 1847 and settled on Oak creek about three miles west of Corvallis. They there took up a donation claim and hved a pioneer's life in every sense of the word. Among the teachers in the traditional log school house of that early day who wielded the birch over young Mulkey's shoulders were Hon. James H. Slater, our present United States Senator, and Hon. Piiilip Ritz, now a prominent fruit grower near Walla Walla. En- dowed with more than ordinary ambition, and with a view of getting out- side the ruts of routine life on the farm, he, in 1854, entered the Pacific University at Forest Grove, and, under the venerated Dr. Marsh, com- menced fitting himself for college. In the fall of 1858 he entered Yale Col- lege, at New Haven, Conn., from which he graduated as one of the class of '62. He returned to Portland and lead law Avith Hon. E. D. Shattuck and was admitted to the bar in 1864. He was appointed Deputy Provost Mar- shal hi 1863 and helped make the enrollment of that year. In 1866 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of the fourth Judicial District, and in 1867 represented the citizens of the Third ward in the Portland City Council. In 1872 he was elected City Attorney and re-elected in 1873, since which time he has been associated in the practice of his profession with Hon. John F. 82 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Caples, who is now serving his third term as Prosecuting Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District. As an attorney, Mr. Mulkey has few superiors. As Deputy Prosecuting Attorney is a terror to evil doers, and once on their trail never Hags until they aie brought to the bar of justice. In his pro- fession he ranks with men who are, by many years, his senior. As a speaker none are more forcible, and his flights of oratory are frequently such as hold an audience spell bound, while his cool and logic reasoning has great influence with a jury. His face is clear-cut, with beard and mustache, his eye being keen, o'ershadowed with an expansive forehead. He is an un- swerving Republican and an active worker iu the party, and as an attorney and politician, he has a bright future before him. He was married in 1862 to Miss Mary E. Porter, of New Haven, Connecticut, and has a family of two children. AUSTON MIRES. ESQ., Stands high among the young attorneys of Southern Oregon and has estab- lished a foothold in Douglas county, from which it would be difficult to eradicate him, possessing, as he does, talent, energy, ambition and industry, qualifications that entitle him most conclusively to the place he has won. He was born in Des Moines county, Iowa, in 1852, and came to Oregon in 1853, and with his parents settled in Douglas county, where they have re- sided ever since. He was raised on a farm and attended the common schools and is a graduate of the Umpqua Academy. He was for three years em- ployed as route agent on the Oregon i*t California Railroad between Port- land and Roseburg, during which time he laid by money enough to pay his expenses through the Law Department of the University at Ann Arbor, Michigan, from which he graduated in 1882, and returned to Oregon, where he gained admission to the bar of this State and was then admitted to part- nership with Hon. W. R. Willis, of that city, During the session of the Legislature just closed he has acted as Chief Clerk of the Senate, the labor- ious duties of which position he has performed with promptness and pre- cision, and has thereby gained a host of new and enthusiastic friends. He is considered fine-looking, being of rather low stature, well-built, full face, ruddy complexion, well-defined features, heav>' mustache and light brown hair. He is unmarried, but is very popular among the ladies, a red hot Republican, and a prominent young member of the Masonic fraternity. His career promises to be a brilliant one in the profession he has chosen. ALFRED KINNEY, M. D. Of Salem, is one of those jovial, good-natured men that we are always glad to meet. He is active and energetic, and what he does he does with a will, and infuses humor and good nature into all with whom he comes in con- tact. He is an Oregon boy, and made his debut on this world's stage in Yamhill county, near the town of West Chehalem, on the 31st day of Jan- nary, 1850, and when ten years of age moved with his parents into the town of McMinnville, where he attended school until he was eighteen years of REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 83 age, working meanwhile in his father's flouring mill jiiid nwiHtcriug tlie miller's trade. At an early age he displayed a fondness lor the medical profession and in 1868 he went east and entered the Bellevne Medical (J.il- lege in New York City, being at the same time a jirivate student under Dr. Lewis A. Say re, who is undoubtedly as fine a surgecm as America (san boast of. After attending two courses of lectures, he applied for a position in tlie Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island, and ranked first in the cl;i.ss at tlie special eiamination, only six of about one hundred applicants passing suc- cessfully. He was at once appointed first surgeon and remained thereabout two years and a half, the average number of patients meanwhile being over 1000. At the end of his term of service he was presented by the Board of Commissioners of Public Charities and Corrections with an elegant case of surgical instruments as a recognition of his skillful attention, whicli testi- monial he still keeps and highly prizes. He graduated with high honors and received his diploma in 1872, returning to Oregon in the fall of the same year and locating at Portland, and at once entered into a lucrative practice. Desiring a change, however, he went to Umatilla county in 1S78 and entered tlie stock business. He moved to Salem in 18^0 and resumed his practice, which he is still following with marked success. He has de- voted himself especially to the study and practice of surgery, and has, sinc« his return to Oregon, performed some operations that are indeed astonish- ing in their nature, and bid fair to add a still greater amount of knowledge to the store now possessed on that wonderful branch of medical science. His skill and intelligence is conceded and honored by the profession. Sin- cerity of purpose and largeness of sympathy for the sufferings of the imfor- tunate, beam forth in every feature on his visits to the sick room. During bis residence in Oregon he has performed upwards of sixty successful am- putations, and has three times successfully performed the intricate opera- tion of tying the subclavian artery. Dr. Kiimey has never but once aspired to political honors. At the last general election he was one of the Demo- cratic nominees for State Senator in Marion county, and, although the county usually gives a Republican majority of from 500 to 700, Dr. Kinney's popularity was so universal that he was beaten by but seven votes. His canvass of the county was a "still hunt" that his opponents will long re- member, but his political ambition is satisfied, and surgery and the practice of medicine will attract his entire attention hereafter. He was married in Portland January 28, 1874, to Miss Louisa P. Dickinson, and one child has thus far blessed their union. He is a well-built man, slightly rotund, with pleasant facial expression, and a keen, penetrating eye, with nerves as steady as clock work. HON. JAMES 0- TOLMAN, Our present Surveyor-General, is a man to whom much credit is due for the industry and application he has displayed in working his way onward and upward to places of honor and trust. He was born in Washington county, Ohio, in 1813, and moved to Champaign of the same State in 1821, where he resided until 1839, when he moved to Iowa. From there he imm igrated to 84 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. California in 1849, where he worked in the mines with some success nntil 1851. Desirous of seeing "The girl he left behind him," he returned to Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1851, and shortly afterwards married Miss Elizabeth E. Coe, with whom he recrossed the plains in 1852, and coming direct to Ore- gon settled on a farm in Jackson coimty, where he has resided ever since. His early education was obtained under great difficulties, but he availed himself assiduously of such as he had, aud by judicious reading in later life he has made himself well posted on all general subjects, and in many ways is a leader among men possessed of greater literary abilities. Stock raising and agricultural pursuits are his main forte, but he has branched out in mer- , chandising and running a tannery with no indifferent success. He was an uncompromising Whig up to the breaking out of the rebellion, and since then a stalwait Republican, and has always taken an active interest in poli- tics, although he has never urged his own claims for political honors with any degree of persistency. He was nominated for Governor on the Repub- lican ticket m 1874, but the formation of a third party gave the administra- tion into the hands of the Democracy, and he accepted his defeat with be- coming resignation. He was appointed Surveyor-General in 1878, and has made a very efficient officer. General Tolman is a low built man, rather spare, of a quick, nervous disposition, sharp features, full whiskers and short thick hair, well nigh whitened with age. He has an interesting fam- ily and enjoys home life. He is a man of strict integrity cind unsullied reputation. He appreciates his friends and has few, if any, enemies. PROFESSOR THOMAS VAN SOOY, Now President of the Willamette University, is one of the leading instructors of our State, and is rapidly increasing his popularity among the stiideuts and patrons of the institution of learning over which he pi-esides. He is a gentleman of rare literary ability, and as chief executive of tlie University has surprised even his most ardent admirers. He was born in White county, Indiana, February 13, 1848, his father, William Van Scoy, having emigrated there from West Virginia the year previous. Thomas was the youngest of a family of fourteen children. He worked on the farm with his father, at- tending school in the winter months, till eighteen years of age, when he en- tered school at Battle Ground Collegiate Institute, where General Harrison fought the Indians in 1811 on the Tippecanoe river. After spending two years in this school he attended Brookston Academy in his native county forabout a year, and in 1869 he matriculated at the Northwestern Univer- sity at Evanston, Illinois, from which institution he graduated in a class of thirty in 1875; Leaving college he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was stationed at Rensselaer, Indiana, where he spent tliree years in preaching, having received into the church during that time three hundred members. At the close of the ministry in this place, he again entered school at Garrett Biblical Institute. In 1880 he graduated from this school and immediately came to Oregon to take the chair of Greek in Willamette University, which position he occupied for a little more than one year, when he was elected President of the same institution. KEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 85 At the close of the Sophomore year, while in college, Prof. Van 8coy was called to the Principalship of Brookston Academy. He taught here three years and then resigned in order to resume his studies. Prof. Viui Scoy is a pleasant-appearing gentleman and one well calculated to make friends with all with whom he is intimately associated. He is liighly esteemed by his pupils who, while they realize his power of discipline are none the less cognizant of the fact that he is deeply interested in their persoujil advance- ment in study, and in order to aid them in their literary pursuits willingly devotes hours of time which rightfully are his own. We have often seen him with his coat off and hammer and nails in his hand repairing the Uni- versity fences, engaged in setting out shrubbery, or in some way adding to the beauty of the campus, thus evincing an interest in the general appear- ance of the surroundings, in appreciation of the fact that all tended tDwards making the students more interested in their studies. Mr. Van Hcoy is rather tall and slender, with a pleasant face, mild blue eye, auburn hair and whiskers and a high forehead. He always dresses with taste and keeps up the good old-fashioned style of literary gentlemen, wearing a white vest. He was married September 22, 1875, to Miss .Jennie E. Thomas, their family con- sisting of one child. Politically speaking he is a Republican, and takes a lively interest in the success of that party. In connection with Prof. Van Scoy, who takes so active an interest in the success of the institution, we consider it but just to give a short sketch of the WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. In 1844 a building which had been constructed at a cost of |!lO,00()on the same grounds, where now the Willamette University stands, for the use of the Oregon Mission Manual Labor School, was purchased and a school es- tablished under the name of Oregon Institute. This scliool began the same year with twenty pupils. It was incorporated as Willamette University in 1853, and began its career in college work. It has sustained a degree of prosperity, in some respects, unexcelled by any other institution of learning on the coast. A building in the form of a Greek cross, four stories high and eighty feet square was erected in 1867. The old building was destroyed by fire in 1871. In the new building are a chapel, seven recitation rooms, two halls for literary societies, a library and apparatus room, president's room, besides several rooms occupied by students. There are four well or- ganized literary societies, in connection with whicli are two small hbraries. The library of the University contains 2,500 volumes. The departments of the University are: 1, College of Liberal Arts; 2, Medical College, organ- ized in 1866;' 3, Woman's College, organized in 1880; 4, Conservatory of Music, organized in 1881; 5, Art Department, in 1881; (5, University Acad- emy, organized with a three years' preparatory course in 1880, The present value of property belonging to this institution is estimated at about S90,OOU, $63,000 of which is in real estate and buildings, and .'S;27,000 in cash endowments. From 1850 to 1860 Rev. F. S. Hoyt, D. D., was President; 1860 to 1865, T. M. Gatch, Ph. D.; 1865 to 1867, Rev. J. H. Wythe, M. D.; 1867 to 1868, Rev. L. T. Woodward, A. M., was 86 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. acting Preaideut; 1868 to 1870, Rev. Nelson Rounds, D. D.; 1870 to 1871), T. M. Gatcb, Ph. D.; 1879 to 1880, Rev. Charles E. Lambert, A. M., B. ix; Since 1880, Rev. Thomas Van Scoy, A. M., B. D., has been President. The def,'reeB conferred in Willamette Univeisity on examination are, Bach- elor of Arts, Bachelor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Science, Mistress of Eng- lish Literature and Doctor of Medicine, HON JOHN KELLY. Tlie uame of the subject of this sketch will be long remembered in the annala of this State. Hia positiveness of character and disposition have be- come proverbial, and when once his mind is made up on any subject it is next to an impossibility to change it. Like all pioneers to this coast who have emerged into public life, Mr. Xslly understands himself thoroughly, and dares to pursue a coiirse consistent with his ideas of right, in the face of any and all opposition, be it of a political or personal character. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, May 3, 1818, and came to Canada in 1838 and to Vermont in 1840. He went to Wisconsin in 1843, where he resided until 184(), when, the Mexican war breaking out, he enlisted in a Missouri cavalry company and served during the war. At its close, in 1849, he ac- companied the Mounted Rifles to this coast in the capacity of wagon master. In January, 1853, Mr. Kelly was married tn Miss Elizabeth Parker, and settled on a farm in the Umpqua valley. In 1861 he was appointed Register of Public Lauds at Roseburg, which position he filled with credit to himself and the government he represented for a period of eight years, and, declining a re-appoint mtnt, he returned to his farm. He afterwards moved to Lane county, where he continued to reside until 1876, when he was appointed Collector of Customs at Portland, which position he held until 1880. He proved a very efficient officer and gave very general satis- faction to the business men of this city with whom the business of his office brought him in almost daily contact. Mr. Kelly is a man something below the mciium height, rather heavy built, and a ruddy, healthy complexion. He is a very sociable gentleman and a pronounced Republican, and, as such, has always taken* a lively interest in politics. He is the personification of industry and activity in whatever he undertakes, and, as a friend or neigh- bor, he stands high with his fellow-men. DR. S. R. JESSUP, A well-known and popular physician of Salem, and one whose kind, atten- tive treatment of tlie sick and geniality of manner towards the well have made him deservedly the favorite of all classes, was born in Stillisville, In- diana, April 23, 1839, where he resided until he was about eleven years of age, when with his parents he moved to Iowa and worked on the farm. By dint of teaching through the summers he was enabled to attend school during the winter months. He came to Oregon in 1863 and settled in Yamhill county. He studied medicine at Fort YamMll until 1866, and af- terwards attended lectures at Toland College, San Francisco. He then REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 87 went up to the Warm Springs Indian Agency, where he spent a year as " medicine man" among the aborigines. He returned to Salem and grad- uated from the Medical Department of the Willamette University in 1S(J8. He settled in Dallas, where, ou August 26, 1868, he was married to Miss S. Coshow. He went East and in 1871 graduated at the Bellevne Hospital and Medical College in New York City, and returnin;,' to Oregon he settled at Salem, where he has since resided. He occupied the chair of Professor of Anatomy in the Medical Department of the Willamette University for sev- eral years. In 1879 he received the unanimous vote of his ward as a mem- ber of the Common Council, which compliment was again paid him in 1880. The Doctor is a short, thick-set gentleman with pleasant features, a bright, keen eye, face well covered with whiskers of a dark brown, and a good- shaped head. He is an indefatigable worker and very attentive to his pa- tients. He is considered one of our most successful physicians and enjoys a lucrative practice. Always genial, courteous and good natured, he im- bues cheerfulness to those around liim, and is respected and esteemed by all who know him. He is a pronounced Republican, though liberal in his views, but is not a candidate for office, being too much attached to his pro- fession. VAN B. DE LASHMUTT, ESQ.. A well-known resident of Portland, is now in the full prime and vigor of manhood, having first seen the glorious hght of day in Burlington, lowji, July 27, 1842. " Van," as he is familiarly known, came into this world with a whoop and a yell, and, to tell the truth, he has been making things li\ely ever since. With his parents he came across the plains to Oregon, and the family located on a farm in Polk county, where he remained until lie was fifteen years of age, when, farm life proving burdensome to " Van," who was naturally of a stirring disposition, and an adventurous, enterprising turn of mind, he struck out for Salem, where he entered the " Statesman" office as an apprentice at the printer's trade. The paper was then edited by Hon. A. Bush, who was making things generally tropical. In September, 1861, young DeLashmutt enlisted as a private in the Third California Volunteer Infantry, and, with his company, served three years on the plains, the life proving decidedly irksome and monotonous at times. The regiment was under command of Gen. Connor. In the winter of 1863-4 Mr. DeLashmutt published the " Union Vidette" in Salt Lake City, and, as a Gentile paper, threw hot shot into the camps of Mormonism for several months. The ex- citement of this enterprise proved acceptable to DeLashmutt, but he finally disposed of his interest in the paper and was next heard of at Washoe City, Nevada, in 1865, where he purchased the " Times," and, for a few mouths, showed the residents of that part of the country how to run a newspaper. The enterprise, however, did not " pan out" very well, so " Van" packed his collar box and took a bee line for Oregon, the country of big wheat fields, webbed feet, pretty girls, and big red apples. He reached Portland in the winter of 1865-6 and accepted a case on the " Daily Oregonian." He applied himself closely to his work and managed to lay by some money, with which. 88 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON in 1868, he went into partnership with H. B. Oatman, Esq., in the grocery business. We do not doubt but that " Van" sanded his sugar and watered bis vinegar as faithfully as any of his competitors, but even then the busi- ness was too slow for him, and he began looking around for new fields to ' conquer. The inauguration of the railroad system in Oregon about that time created a boom in real estate in Portland, and in 1871, having disposed of their grocery business, we find the firm of DeLashmutt & Oatman branching out into the real estate and general brokerage business. This was just the business for a live, enterprising man like Mr. DeLashmutt, and, within a very few months, they had in their hands property for sale and rent aggregating in value many thousands of dollars, and some of their real estate transfers netted the enterprising young firm a handsome margin. " Van" is chuck full of business and knows no such word as fail. He is ju- dicious in his speculations and is willing to take fair risks. From an ob- scure firm they have arisen to a level with any real estate firm in Portland, and their business is rapidly increasing, and, from a poor boy, who in 1856 was willing to, and did for sometime, wash dishes for his board at Bethel, in this State, Mr. DeLashmutt to-day stands as one of the solid men of Multnomah county, a man whose word is as good as his bond, and one thor- oughly esteemed by all who know him. He has recently interested himself in the organization of the Metropolitan Savings Bank, and has just been elected as its President, another mark of the esteem and confidence reposed in him by the public. He has never taken a very active interest in politics, although he is a strong Republican. No man in Portland afibrds a better examjjle of what pluck and industry will do than does Mr. DeLashmutt, and Dame Fortune has not yet forsaken him by any means. " Van" is a friend in need to those who are or have been a friend to him. PROFESSOR THOMAS CONDON Was born near Fermoy, on the river Blackwater, in the South of Ireland, sixty years ago. When he was ten years old his father migrated with his family to America, and found a home on New York Island, a few miles north of the city. The family was poor and the children at an early age left home to support themselves. The subject of this sketch was the oldest of the children, and employment was soon found for him with a gardener in the neighborhood, who raised fiowers for the New York market. The boy's evenings were always spent in study, a habit soon noticed and kindly encouraged by his employer's family, until it became plain that an earnest student's habits had taken fast hold of his life. This led to the selection of a new situation for him, that of office boy in the office of a distinguished physician in Broadway, New York. Here the fullest opportunity was given him for study, the fine library of the family was at once and kindly opened to his use. Private lessons in drawing and mathematics were added, and after two or three years of this drill and culture, a place was secured for him in a surveying party on the survey of the New York and Erie railroad, then in progress. The commercial disaster of 1837 broke this up, and he found employment as a clerk in a New York tea store. Two years of thi^ I REPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. m work varied his experience of life, and he next moved out West to Mich- igan, with his father, to find there a home for the family. The father re- turned to New York, a few months later, and the son remained iu Onondajra county, New York. Here he continued for several years, alternately teach- ing to earn means, and then attending some neighboring academy or sem- inary to continue his own progress. It was during this period -1840 to 1849— that the Geological Report of the State of New York was published. The study of the successive volumes of this report gave a new and e;ir:iest energy to his pursuit of natural science; and the stone (piarries of Onon- daga, Cayuga and Madison counties, to whose examination every hour of leisure was devoted, furnished materials to intensify his increasing love of the study of geology. Occasional lectu7-es and frequently pubhshed articles from his pen at this time gave public expression to his interest in this special line of study. In 1849 he entered the Theological Seminary at Auburn, N. Y., from which he graduated in 1852. In the fall of 1852 he was married to Miss Cornelia Holt, of Niagara county, N. Y., and with his bride started for Oregon. They located at St. Helens, on tlie Columbia, in the spring of 1853, when the yoiuag preacher became a missionary to the people and a teacher of the town school. Ague impaired Mrs. Condon's health, and a call to preach at Forest Grove was cheerfully accepted as a means to reach a less malarial climate. St. Helens, Forest Grove and Al- bany became successive fields of labor. In 1802 a new field opened at The Dalles, and into this Mr. Condon entered with fresh zeal. Dalles people still remember how much of earnest work and cheering fruits clustered around twelve years of earnest efibrt here. It was during this period that Prof. Condon published to the people of the Pacific coast those interesting discoveries he made in the geology of the Jolm Day valley and tlie valley of the Crooked river, especially those of the fossil horse. The first of these fossil horse bones was brought to Prof. Condon by our present Governor Moody, who found some men digging a well iu 1860, half way between the Touchet river and Palouse Landing. They had dug sixty-eight feet with- out fin ding water, but at that depth struck some bones. Mr. Moody brought these to Prof.\ Condon, who found them to be horse bones, and so published soon after in a lecture in Portland. This was some time before Prof. Marsh's discoveries, but inasmuch as the facts were only published in a public lecture instead of through a scientific journal or society. Prof. Con- don was not scientifically entitled to the credit. After this discoveries in the geology of Oregon rapidly multiplied, and Prof. Condon's frequent pub- lic lectures have for years continued to keep the people of Oregon posted on their results. In 1872 Prof. Condon was made State Geologist of Ore- gon, which office he resigned on accepting the cliair oi Geology ot the State University. In 1874 he was elected Geological Lecturer and soon after Pro- fessor of Geology in the college at Poorest Grove. In 1876, at the organ- ization of the Faculty of the State University at Eugene, Prof. Condon was chosen Professor of Geology and Natural History, which post he still occu- pies, spending as of old his vacations in new geological researches, and thus adding to the scope and scientific value of a fine cabinet which has grown W REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. under his hand. The Professor is an active, wiry little man of low stature and untiring industry. He is au enthusiast on the subject of geology. As a personal friend he is invaluable and cannot do too much for those lie likes. As a man and neighbor none excel him, and he is universally es- teemed by all who are acquainted with him. Genial, suave, polite and courteous, he wins his way at once to the hearts of those with whom, hp comes in contact, and stands to-day a man honored, esteemed and revered among men. Although a teacher, he is still a student and ever will remain one. Nature is constantly revealing her secrets to him, and his ambition is to be the fii-st to reveal and simplify her mysteries to the world at large. His cabinet of minerals, etc., is indeed a valuable one and should be pur- chased of him by the State and Prof. Condon himself employed at a liberal salary to continue his interesting researches and in published reports in- form the world at large how rich we a^e in mineral resources. The cabinet is the result of years of labor, and were it destroyed in any way could never be replaced. The Professor would hesitate l®ug before parting with it, but he would sooner dispose of it in this way, no doubt, than to sell it to parties outside of the State, he having received many oflFers for it already. As a traveling companion, although a man of sober thought and dignified at times, he is none the less fond of a joke, and is a wit in his quiet, serious way. He is a good talker and is prepared with anecdote for one, theology for another, politics for the third, fish for another, mirth for another, senti- mentality for those who desire it, and at all times and under all circum- stances is brim full and running over with natural history and geology. Ih a word. Prof. Condon is one of God's noblemen, and no pen sketch written by us has so utterly failed to convey our estimation of the man's true worth than has the one completed at this point. C. B. WATSON Was born at Time, Pike county, Illinois, on the 25th of November, 1849, and is therefore 33 years of age. In 1860 his parents removed to Logan county, where in 1862 his father enlisted in the 106th Ilhnois Volunteers, ana re- mained in active service until the close of the war. This left the boy at the age of 13 to support a family of nine, all younger than himself except one sister. His father was a farmer and in the cornfield the boy passed his time until 20 years of age. This portion of his life constituted one of the severest trials that an ambitious youth could well bear. He could not attend school, and the small, still hours of night found him wrestling with a meagre sup- ply of books and no teacher, while from daylight till dark the winter's storms and summer's heat found him toiling for the support of the family. At the end of the war his father returned -to the family, reduced by the hardships of such a life to a wreck of his former self, from which, though he lived until 1878, he never recovered. Young Watson's task as head of the family continued without intermission until 1870, when he borrowed $100 and came to California. He reached Sacramento City October 1st with one dollar and fifty cents. He secured a job of wood chopping on Cache creek, near Woodland, for seven months, losing but seven days in REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 91 chat time. He tiieu came to Oregon, stopping in Rogue river valley, where he spent the summer of 1871." In the fall of the same year and during the winter he attended school at Ashland, where he paid l)oard by cutting wood and "doing chores." In the spring of 1872 he commenced teaching scliool. After teacliing tor a short period he and six others started for Boise City with a band of horses. Returning in the fall of that year he again attended school at Ashland Academy. The summer and fall of 1873 was spent in teaching and in surveying. In May, 1874, he received the nomination for Representative by the Republicans of Jackson county, but was defeated He was married September 1, 1874, to Miss Ella J. Ghitwood, daughter of J. H. Chitwood. From 1874 to 187(5 lie was connected with Dr. Chit wood in a drug store, and during that period studied law. In 1875 he became a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for tlie First Judicial District, and was beaten bv 185 votes. In 1877 he took charge of the "Oregon Sentinel," which position he held for neaily a year. In December of that year he was ad- mitted by the Supreme Court of Oregon. l!i March, 1878, he went to Lake county and opened an office and in November with his brother, W. W. Wat- son, established the "State Line Heralcj." In this year his name was again placed on the Republican ticket as a candidate for District Attorney of the First District, but he declined to run. In the early part of 1880 he enlarged the "Herald" and made it a stalwart Reptiblican paper. In April, 1880, he was placed on the Republican ticket as a candidate for Presidential Elector, and received tlie highest vote on the ticket. During this canvass his news- paper office was bjarned with all in it. In November, 1880, he changed his residence to Portland and during the last campaign made a canvass of a portion of the State in behalf of the Republican party. FRED PAGE TUSTIN, ESQ. The old countries of the Eastern continent have contributed largely to the talent of this, our own free America, and. generally speaking, those who have received their education in the schools of old England and come hither and adopted our manners and customs without forcing upon us, as many do, taunts and sneers of superciliousness, rarely fail to make warm and last- ing friends and to meet with the business success they so deservedly merit. Their educational training, when rigidly followed, is perhaps superior to our own. and, when preparing for a profession the English student is, be- yond a doubt, put through a better course of pieparatory study than is he who pursues the same profession under the American system of prepara- tion. The subject of this sketch was born and raised on English soil and did not leave his native land until along in 1872, at which time he was about twenty-four years of age, having been born in the city of Oxford. England, November 7, 1848. He studied law with Edward Vcre Nicoll, at Shipston, in the county of Worcester, England, from 1864 to 1872. In the spring of the latter year he started for Oregon, reaching Roseburg on July 3d of the same year. While in Roseburg he was engaged in various pursuits, in all of which he succeeded in gaining warm and steadfast friends by liis quiet, in- dustrious habits and gentlemanly deportment. As soon, however, as he had 92 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. been in Oregon a sufficient length of time to gain a citizenship he again ap- phed himself to the study of law, having meantime moved to Albany and entered the office of Weatherford & Piper. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of this State, in December, 1877, in the latter part of which month he moved to Pendleton, in Umatilla county, where he has since resided, devoting his attention to the practice of law and engag- ing somewhat in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Tustin is a young man of rare educational talent and is destined to become one of the leaders in the legal profession of Eastern Oregon, where he is making friends rapidly and build- ing up a lucrative hne of practice. He has always been a strong Republi- can and a firm believer in the doctrine of the majority rule, and has since 1878 been an active member of the Republican State Central Committee and has been a regular attendant at its meetings and also at the State Re- publican conventions. He is a communicant in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and has been largely instrumental in advancing its interests in that new country. He is also an influential member of the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Tustin is a gentleman of low and heavy build, slightly obese, with full, ruddy face, covered with brown whiskers, a well-shaped head, eyes of blue, and deep-set brown hair, and of a genial, courteous disposition. He was married at Roseburg, August 25, 1874, to Miss Annie Sanderson, grand- daughter of tlie late Captain Hembree, of Yamhill coimty, who died and was buried in the cemetery at Albany, in March, 1875. By the way, Mr. Tustin's name is prominently urged by citizens of Eastern Oregon for the Executive appointment as Circuit Judge of the recently organized Sixth Judicial District. ' RALPH M. DEMENT. The profession of law has among its followers many young men possessed of the fiecessary qualifications which, if judiciously administered, will with- in a few short years earn for them a prominent place in the ranks of the le- gal fraternity, there being to-day, as there has been for centuries past, "plenty of room at the top." The subject of this sketch is one of that num- ber who has it in his power to become a leader, having been favored by cir- cumstances, and being possessed of energy, industry and ambition sufficient to nerve him to the contest and carry him onward and upward toward the very summit of legal fame. He was born in Oregon City July 27, 1856, his parents being classed among the pioneers of this State. He received ex- cellent educational advantages, having attended the public schools of San Francisco, Cal., and graduating in 1875 with the degree of B. S. in the Col- legiate Department of the Columbian University at Washington, D. C, and subsequently, in 1877, with that of L. L. B., in the Law Department of the same institution. He was officially connected with the U. S. War and In- terior Departments for several years. In 1879 he removed to Portland to enter upon the active practice of his profession, and formed a partnership with Hon. John H. Mitchell, ex U. S. Senator, and has since that time been m constant practice. He is active and industrious and is destined to be- come one of the most prominent attorneys of the State. He has as ye REPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 93 hardly reached the prime of life, is of medium hei^'ht, slitfht build, browu hair and eyes, and of a social, genial disposition. He made a host of friends while in Salem during the Legislative sesaiou just closed, where he was a prominent and enthusiastic supporter of Mitcliell for re-election ta the U. S. Senate. He is unmarried. HON. J. L. COLLINS, Now a resident of Dallas, Polk county, was born in Warren count v Mis- souri, May 9, 1833. He acquired a general knowledge of the rudimcntal principles of an education iu the imperfect subscription schools of that i)art of the country. In 1848 he crossed the plains Avith ox teams, in the first company that ever came by way of the Klamath lakes, and across the Sis- kiyou, Umpqua and Calapooia mountains into the Willamette valley, often driving the foremost team that broke down the thick sage-brush upon the trackless waste. He left the place of his birth on the 20th day of April, 1846, and after suffering a multitude of hardships and privations almost in- credible for a boy of thirteen years, arrived on the Luckiamute, in Polk county, on the 5th day of March, 1847, having remained during the greater part of the winter iu an unoccupied cabin built by Eugene Skinner, near Eugene City, where, in company with Harrison Turnedge, who agreed to remain with him, he endured great hardships. The winter was a severe one, and having in compassion received into their camp an old sailor named Samuel Ruth, who was badly crippled, and Mr. Turnedge being sick and unable to leave camp a good portion of the time, it devolved upon young Collins, then a mere boy, to shoulder his gun and with its breech breaking the ice in the sloiighs and streams, Avade through them waist deep iu order to reach good hunting grounds on the other shore and secure game in suf- ficient quantities to meet the necessities of himself and his unfoi-tunate companions. In the spring of 1847 his father settled in the southern part of Polk county. He worked hard every day helping to erect and improve their rude but nowise xmcomfortable home. Being too poor to procare lamp oil or candles, he pursued his studies at night, by the rude fire-place lighted with pitch wood. After a few years, when the family could manage to get along without his assistance, he was permitted to go to the institute at Salem, where, by working hard at whatever his hand could find to do mornings and evenings and on Saturdays, he made his way tiirough a few terms of that school, then under the management of Prof. F. S. Hoyt and his excellent wife. While at Salem he read law for a time under Hon. B. F. Harding and Hon. L. F. Cxrover. In 1853 he went to California, where he made and lost a considerable fortune in mining. Returning home in 18.55, the Legislature being in session at Corvallis, he was employtid by Hon. Alonzo Leland to report the proceedings for the •' Democratic Standard," then published at Portland. The capital was removed during the session to Salem, and a few days before the adjournment Capt. B. F. Burch organ- ized Company B of the recruiting l-attalion First Regiment of Oregon Mounted Volunteers, for service in the Yakima Indian war. Mr. Collins at once enlisted, and after the adjournment of the Assembly he joined the 94 EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OEEGON. troops in the field on the Columbia river, just above The Dalles, and was with Col. Thomas E. Cornelius throughout his famous " horse-meat cam- paign." These volunteers pursued the Indians during March and part of April, being often reduced to the extremity of subsisting upon the horses captured from or abandoned by the Indians in their flip-ht. He was in sev- eral smart skirmishes, and bore a part in the battle of the ^imcoe, where the gallant Capt. Hembree fell, that won for him the respect of his officers and the confidence and esteem of all his comrades in arms. On returning from the war he engaged in teaching in Polk county, diligently pursuing his studies. In November, 1859, he was admitted to the bar and began the l)ractice of law. He was a Democrat in politics until the beginning of the rebellion, when he abandoned that party and was a member of the State Convention at Eugene City, and aided in organizing the Eepublican party for its first effective campaign in Oregon. In 1861 he married Miss Mary Whiteaker. His practice grew rapidly, and he soon acquired a comfortable home, and was supremely happy in the prosperity of his affairs. His wife died in 1864, leaving one child. In the autumn of 1864 he was elected Chief Clerk of the House of Eepresentatives, which office he also filled dur- ing the special session of 1865. In 1867 he was again married to Miss Mary E. Kimes. In 1869 he was appointed Judge of Polk county by Gov. George L. Woods, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the appointment of Judge W. C. Whitson to the bench in Idaho. .Judge Collins filled this office with such distinguished abilitj', fairness and justice that not a murmur of disappro- bation has, ever been heard against him, even from his political opponents. He is still pursuing his profession at Dallas, in the enjoyment and esteem of all who know him. He is a man of positive character; tenacious, obsti- nate and fearless in pursuing whatever he believes to be right; and has by his own exertions acquired an education superior to that of many persons who have enjoyed the blessings of wealth and the aid of colleges. He is a forcible speaker and a graph i ■ writer. He is warm-hearted and true to those who win his confidence, and has suffered more, perhaps, from adher- ing to his friends in their adversity than from any other cause. HON. STEPHEN FOWLER OHADWICK. The subject of this sketch is a native of Connecticut, where he received his education. He studied law in the city of New York and was admitted to the bar in that State. Immediately after his admission to the bar he came to Oregon, arriving here in 1851. He settled in Southern Oregon, where he followed his profession with success and honorable distincition. He was elected to represent Douglas county in the Convention that framed the Constitution of Oregon. He was Presidential Elector in 1864 and 1868, and was the messenger in 1868 to carry the vote of Oregon to Washington. In 1870 he was elected Secretary of State and served eight years. The last two years he became Governor under the Constitution, on the resignation of Gov. Grover, who was elected to the TJ. S. Senate. During Gov. Chad- wick's term as Governor the State was inflicted with the Indian wars of 1877 and 1878; that of 1878 being more threatening to the peace of our REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 95 State east of the moimtaius than any war that had precodod it. Tn this war the Governor served in person and was at the front dnririj,' the c«.ntinu- ance of the war. It is but just to state that it was owin^' to his personal presence at the point of outbreak, when the Snake Indians made tlieir de- scent on the settlements and burnt Cayuae Station, that the fatal blow waa averted. Gen. Howard, the day this attack was made, liad ordered liis troops, at an early hour, to move to a point east of the Blue Mountains, be- lieving? that the Indians were in advance of him. Gov. Chadwick, at the council held by Gen. Howard with Gov. Ferry, of Wasliinyton, and Gov. Chadwick at Weston, on the same day, was convinced that the Indians were behind Gen. Howard and so stated, but the General, feeliuK: that his infor- mation was reliable, ordered his troops to go in search of tliem in the direc- tion indicated. Gov. Chadwick returned to Pendleton that night to learn, as he had supposed, that the Indians were behind General Howard and were threatening the settlements with destruction. He also learned that the house where he nooned was burnt in an hour after he left it by the In- dirns, and that, on leaving the station, that he and his escort passed the Snakes, concealed in ambush, not over one hundred and fifty yards from the road. He gav«e his attention at once to the wounded and to the safety of the inhabitants that were gathered into Pendleton for protection, and despatched a courier after night to Gen. Howard, or any officer found, to return with the troops that were taken away. This courier overtook the troops near Walla Walla. They returned while the Snakes were digging rifle pits and preparing for a general attack as well as for defence. The prompt action of the Governor in procuring these troops, and tlieir imme- diate attack on the Indians that followed, was the means of driving the savages from the State, and saved the lives and property of the people of Eastern Oregon. During the entire war the Governor gave his personal presence to his duties, and was most fortunate in his efficient conduct of that war. Though one of the most serious and threatening to our State and Territo- ries of Indian wars, it was conducted and closed on behalf of the State by the executive, with great economy and activity. The Governor, at the great council of the friendly chiefs and the military officers under and in- cluding General Howard, demanded the oiitlaws that were responsible for this war, and who were known to the chiefs. General Howard assented to this. The names were given, and the Governor had them arrested and they were tried, convicted and executed. But this was not the case in the Mo- doc war. The demand of Gov. Grover for the outlaws who were the cause of that war was wholly disregarded by the military who tried them, per- mitting some of them to escape punishment. Gov. Chadwick has received distinction as a Mason, having filled every station in the Grand Lodge of Masons, including that of Grand Master, seven times Master of a lodge. Grand Master in the Lodge of Perfection. He has received the thirty-third degree in the Scotch Rite. As Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of Masons, of Oregon, he is now serv- ing his seventeenth year. This would suggest efficiency and ability, and he has also received marked distinction as an Odd Fellow. In early life he 96 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. obtained a knowledge of the art of printing, and was for a season during bis studies a writer for the newspapers. Gov. Chadwick is a gentleman of low stature and heavy set, slightly inclined to corpulancy. He is of very pleasing address and a man of great geniality of character. As a public otiicer, he made friends rapidly, and the vote he received on the occasion of his re-election to the office of Secretary of State was a flattering testimonial of tlie esteem in which he was held by the public. As a speaker, he is forci- ble, earnest and persuasive, and possesses a vast fund of what has been termed j^ersonal magnetism. Altiiough now turning fifty years of age, he is in excellent preservation and bids fair to live for another quarter of a century. Gov. Chadwick held many minor and important offices in early life. He was Deputy U. b. District Attorney and acting Prosecuting At- torney under our Territorial existence in Southern Oregon, and was the first judge of Douglas county and first postmaster of Scottsburg. He has contributed largely by his valuable writings and addresses on various occa- sions, especially those delivered at the laying of the comer stone of the State Capitol building, and at the pioneer re-union, to the history of our State. He was married in 1856 to Miss Jane A. Smith, a most estimable lady and a native of Virginia and of an excellent family. By this marriage there are four children, two daughters and two sons. The elder daughter became the wife of W. T. Long, Esq., of Salem. The Governor is very fond of good society, and, like all genial men, is fond of good plain living, which he enjoys as much as any gentleman with whom we ever met. His genial man- ners, liberal and charitable disposition, and liis many acts of kindness have won for him a host of friends, of whom he must feel justly proud. He prizes highly his annual feast that comes off on the first day of January, when he makes his yearly round among his acquaintances, and he is credited with ample capacity for this treat. He is a good and trusty citizen of the olden time in Oregon and a resident of Salein, in our State. GEORGE HUMPHREY. No man is better or more favorably known in Linn county than is he whose name heads this sketch, and who is at present the Sheriff of that county. He was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 23, 1833, and with his parents moved to Illinois in 1835, and a year later moved to Iowa, where be resided until 1865, when he moved to Oregon and settled in Linn county, where he has resided ever since, and where he has made a host of friends who have every confidence in his honesty, efficiency and integrity, and that they have not mistaken their man is evinced by the fact that he has never betrayed them, and by his obliging and accommodating disposition has ever sliown a willingness to do anything in his power to show his apprecia- tion of their regard. Mr. Humphrey never had many educational advan- tages, but he has managed to pick up considerable information, and is to- day better posted on general subjects than many who, in early life, enjoyed facilities for securing knowledge of which he was deprived. Mr. Humphrey was for eight years prior to 1880 Deputy Sheriff of Linn county, and in 1882 he was nominated and elected Sheriff of that county by a handsome REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 97 majority. Mr. Humphrey is a prominent Mason, witli the rank of Past Master in the Bhie Lodfje and P. H. P. in the cliapter. In 1K54 he was married to Miss Martha Wills, of Monroe county, Iowa, and their family at present consists of three children. Mr. Humphrey is a plain, every-day sort of a man, of a little more than ordinary heig'ht, ruddy complexion, broad-shouldered, and a lover of the good things of this world. Ho is an exponent of the eternal principles of the unterrihed Democracy, and is a successful politician. His generosity and good nature are greatly in excess of his income, and were it not for the will power of the man over liimself, he would be poverty-stricken to-day. He is plain and imassuming and makes friends rapidly. HON. J. O. MORELAND, One of the leading attorneys of Oregon, and a well-known resident of Port- land, was born in Tennessee in 1844, and with his parents came to Oregon in 1852 and settled in the woods in Clackamas county, where they endured the hardships and privations of a pioneer's life. He was raised on the farm and followed the plow until along in 1860, when he went to Portland and commenced learning the printer's trade and worked for about three years and a half on the old " Oregon Farmer." He succeeded in laying by suffi- cient money to pay his expenses during his somewhat protracted attend- ance at the Portland academj'. He commenced reading law in 1866 under the late Hon. David Logan, and was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was a member of the Portland City Council from 1872 to 1875, and in 1877 was appointed City Attorney, which office he held until the Common Council accepted his resignation in 1882. During his incumbency in this office, his official acts never failed to receive the unqualified endorsement of all good citizens, as he was ever zealous and conscientious in the discharge of his duties, acting ever without fear or favor, and enforcing to the utmost of his ability the strict letter of the law. He, since his resignation of that office, has actively resumed the practice of law and has at once stepped back into the prominent position heretofore held by him. As an attorney, he has few superiors on this coast, and a client's case in his hands receives and secures at the hands of the court all the merit it demands. Mr. Moreland is a Re- publican and takes an active interest in politics. He was married in 1S67 to Miss Abbie B. Kline, and they have three children. Mr. Moreland is a pleasant-appearing gentleman, slight build, of medium height, prominent features, brown hair and whiskers, and a clear, expressive eye. He has not yet reached the meridian of life and his era of usefulness has but barely commenced. HON. JOHN 0. PEEBLES. The subject of the following sketch was born January 23, 1826, in West- moreland county, Penn. In 1838 he removed to Elkhart county, ludiani^ and in 1850 he came to Oregon, arriving at Oregon City, October 7th, and re- maining there until the following March, when he removed to Marion coun- ty, settling at Fairfield, his donation claim embracing the present town site. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. In ia'52 Mr. Peebles entered public life as Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, and in 1853 lie was elected to the Legislature, serving in the House with Hon. L. P. Grover and Hon. E. F. Colby as colleagues. In 1854 he Avas elected to the Council, where he served three years and was afterwards elected a member of the Constitutional Convention, serving as Chairman of the Committee on Education. In 1860 he was elected State Librarian, also serving as Chief Clerk of the Senate at that session. In 1862 'he was elected County Judge of Marion County, and re-elected in 1866, and agaiu in 1874, serving in that capacity twelve years. In 1880 Mr. Peebles was Chief Clerk of the Senate. He also served as Chief Clerk of the Senate the last time the Republicans had control of the Senate prior to 1880. In all the various positions which Judge Peebles has filled, he invariably closes his term with the plaudit of "Well done" from his constituents. In politics Judge Peebles assisted in the organization of the Democratic party in the, then, Territory of Oregon, and acted Avith that party up to the inception of the civil war. At the commence- ment of the war he unhesitatingly cast his influence in favor of the Administration of President Lincoln, and circulated the first paper to obtain signatures for a Union meeting in the City of Salem. Since then Judge Peebles has been an unswerving member of the Republican party and was honored with the position of Chairman of the Republican State • Conventions of 1878 and 1880. Mr. Peebles i-ead law for two years prior to coming to Oregon, but never sought admission to the bar. His tastes inclined to agricultural pursuits, and he now resides three and a half miles south of Salem, in a pleasant home, on a farm on the line of the O. & C. R. R. He was married in 1851 to Miss E. J. Mark, of Clackamas county, Oregon. Five children, two sous and three daughters, are living, the eldest son, George A., is a graduate of Willamette University, attorney-at-law, and now principal of the Salem public schools. He is a fine-looking gentleman of ordinary height, a well-shaped head, slightly bald, sharp and prominent features and gray hair and whiskers. JOHN M. PITTENGER, ESQ. It is perfectly natural to admire pluck and ambition in a young man, and this, no doubt, is one reason why he whose name heads this sketch has won so many friends during his residence in Oregon. He is of that class who are opposed to leading the routine life of an unambitious citizen, but with the energy and enterprise characteristic of Young America when untrammeled with restraint, he seeks higher and nobler spheres of life and looks forward to securing fame and fortune before ))eing overtaken by old age. Mr. Pittinger was born in Medina county. Ohio, August 18, 1855, and attended an academic course at Oberliu in that State. Although raised on a farm he applied himself to his studies with the laudable purpose in view of adopting some one of the leading professions. He taught school in Ohio and Michigan and came to Oregon in 1878, and during the Avinter of 1879-80 was Principal of the Sheridan Academy. He then went to East Portland and has speculated some in real estate, and acted as Deputy Prosecuting REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. in) Attorney in tliat city. He has recently entered the law oflfice of Caples & Mulkey with a view of completinj? his studies and applying for admission to the bar at the March terna of the Supreme Court. Mr. Pittenfrer is a young gentleman of fine personal appearance, hglit built, retjular features, smooth face, with the exception of a mustache, and dark brown hair. He is of a genial disposition, enjoys a joke and has the hapi)y faculty of making friends of all with whom he comes in contact. W. LUNDBERG Was born in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, on September «;, IKM]. He received his early education until the age of fourteen under the direction of private instructors, and was confirmed according to the rites of the Lutheran Church. Besides his mother tongue, he became master of Ger- man, French and English, and having a great taste for mechanical work, was apprenticed to a manufacturer of philosophical and mathematical in- struments. His uncle, P. Faber, who was then Director General of the gov- ernment telegraph, instructed him in the use of the instruments, and through him the youth acquired a fondness for electrical experiments. When young Lundberg's term of four years as apprentice had expired, he traveled for a short time through Germany, France and England, and not feeling satisfied with the information he received there in regard to elec- tricity, made up his mind to go to the very fountain head of electricity and liberty, and ari'ived in New York in the early part of 1855, when he immedi- ately went to work for the firm of Charles T. and J. N. Chester, then the most prominent manuf acturing electricians of the United States. When the rebellion broke out, in 1861, a brother of the above firm, S. Chester, was appointed Captain of Company I, of the Fifteenth New York liegiment, under Col. John McLeod Murphy, with the intention of making his com- pany a telegraph corps. Mr. Lundberg received the appointment of First Lieutenant of this company and was sworn into the United States service, but when the government would not recognize the company as a telegraph corps, they were, after sixteen weeks' service, mustered out. He then re- ceived a call from the Califofnia State Telegraph Company as manufac- turing electrician, and arrived in California the latter part of 1861. After remaining in their service two years he started an establi shment of his own, and met with great success, sending instruments all over the world. In April, 1870, Mr. Lundberg superintended the electrical department under Col. Von Schmidt in removing Blossom Rock in San Francisco harbor, ex- ploding twenty -three tons of powder in one charge. In 1871 he soUi out his establishment and took a trip to Japan, where he remained four months, and then returned to San Francisco, where he lived until 1875, when he came to Oregon, arriving here the latter part of November. The following January he received appointment of Superintendent of Fire Alarm Tele- graph and has held that position ever since. In 18S1 Mr. Lundberg asso- ciated himself with J. Dilg in a manufacturing establishment for electrical. surveyors' and optical goods. In 1879, together with a few others, he or- ganized the Natural Science Association, before which he has delivered KM) REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. several lectures on the phonograph, electricity and other scientific subjects. Mr. Lnudberard around. He then went to Astoria and commenced the practice ot hiw, where he has since resided, and has succeeded in buikliuff up a hicrative business. In 1878 he was elected State Senator and served hiH con- stituents and the State at large faitlifully in that capacity for tlio term of four years. He is rather above average height, spare built, smooth face with the exception of a mustache, light haii and whiskers and u pleasant eye. He stands well in business, legal and social circles and has hosts of friends throughout the State. He is married and is said to make a model husband. D. L. MOOMAW, At present a prominent citizen of Baker City, was born in Eastern Virginia, in 1837 and came to Oregon in 1858. He settled in Oregon City, where he was engased in teaching school until the spring of 1861. The gold exci te- ment caused by the discovery of that coveted commodity in Northern Idaho induce him to emigrate hence and he remained in the mines for several years. His success was not brilliant in amassing a fortune of any considerable magni- tude, and he returned to Oregon in the spring of 1870, locating at Baker City, where he has resided ever since. He has become closely identified with t he interests of that section of the country and is enthusiastic in its priiise. He has alwa ys been an active politician, but is not a candidate for politic a I honors. He is a gentleman of pleasing address, a little below medium height, heavy set, full beard and hair of dark brown. He is unmarried ; in fact, he is considered by many a confirmed old bachelor, but he is still in marke t and is very popular among the ladies. He is an uncompromising R epublican and represented his county in the last Repu blican State Con- ventiou. H, F. ADAMS, M. D. Was born June 23, 1836, in Sheldon, Vt. When fourteen years old he was sent to Sfc Albans Academy and later to North Hampton Institute. His early religious training was in the Congregational Church. When scarcely nineteen years old young Adams attended his first course of lectures at the Medical Department of the University of Vermont. During the following summer he read with Surgeon O. S. Searles, M. D., and in the fall he en- tered the Medical Department of the University of New York, a private student of Prof. Valentine Mott, M. D. The next year he entered for his third course of lectures at Albany, New York, but while there his healtli failed and he was compelled to seek rest, he having already been troubled with hemorrhage of the lungs. He soon after began the practice of medicine in Oakland county, Mich., where he was united in marriage to Miss Lanuia Perry. This union was brief, as his devoted wife soon fell a victim to that dread disease phthisis pulmonalis. Soon after this event the Doctor en- tered the volunteer corps of surgeons in the United States army. His health, however, became again impaired and he was compelled to resign hi,s position and go north. In the fall of 1862 he settled in Jo Davir county. 102 EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OKEGON. Illiuois, where he married his present estimable companion, Miss Louisa Wilkersou. As the result of this union, the Doctor has three daughters, each of whom is receiving, or has already received, the benefits derived from a collegiate course of instruction. In 1864 the Governor of Illinois offered Dr. Adams a commission as surgeon in a cavalry regiment which he ac- cepted and again entered the army work. His health continued poor, and as a sanitary measure he came to the Pacific Coast, where he has gradually improved until he is now robust and hearty. Dr. Adams holds a diploma in regular graduation from the Missouri Medical College, and several State diplomas, and is now United States pension surgeon by appointment of the Secretary of War. He is building up a lucrative practice in Marion county, where, by bis strict attention to the requirements of the profes- sion, he has won the confidence and esteem of a large circle of friends. The Doctor is hale and hearty, weighing ove." two hundred pounds, and his geni- ality and conviviality are proverbial. ANDREW LOCKHART. This young gentleman is the clerk of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Although this clerkship is by far the most important among all the com- mittees, Mr. Lockhart is well qualified to discharge its arduous duties in a satisfactory manner. He is well educated, and has the great advantage of being a printer by trade. He was born in Coos county in the y ear 1861, at- tended the county schools and afterwards graduated from Heald's Business College, San Francisco, thus obtaining a thorough commercial education. After leaving the college he entered the office of the " Coos Bay News," where he learned his trade as a printer, and was afterwards associated with Messrs. G. Webster and J. Harker in the publication of the " Coast Mail," in Marshfield, Coos county. In 1881 he was appointed Deputy U. S. Col- lector for the southern district of Oregon. He is at present studying law and will soon be admitted to practice. ROBERT NEWOOMB, The present Grand Eecorder of the Grand Lodge of the A. O. U. W. of Ore- gon and Washington Territory, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, No- vember 4, 1842, and with his parents came to California wheie "Bob," as he is familiarly known, completed his education in the San Francisco High School, and afterwards learned the book binder's trade. In 1864, owing to failing health, he visited the Sandwich Islands, where he was married to Miss E. S. Whiteus September 29, 1868. He settled in Doug- las county in 1873, where for several years he was interested in the news- • paper business. In 1877 he went into law partnership with Hon. L. F. Lane, afterwards member of Congress from Oregon, and opened a law office in Roseburg, where he continued in business until elected Grand Recorder m July, 1881. Mr. Newcomb is prominently connected with several fra- ternal organizations, being Grand Senior Steward Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Oregon, Grand Vice Chancellor of the Grand Lodge Knights of REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 103 Pythias of Oregon and Washington, Past commander of the Amerionn Le- gion of Honor, and is a member of both branches of the T. O. O. F. Being naturally of a genial, whole-souled temperament, he makes friends rapidly and has no difficulty in retaining them. He is one of those jolly, soul-invigorating men whose very presence in a crowd instills hi tliose around him a spirit of ease and conviviality, and hence his popularity. He is rather above medium height, spare built, well-defined features, dark hair and whiskers, black eyes and a pleasant smile. He is just hi the prime of life and has a bright future before him. HON. THOMAS M'F. PATTON Was born in Carrolton, Ohio, March 19, 1829, and in 1838 moved with his parents to Findlay, Ohio. He attended school at Martensburg Academy and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware ; read law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He started for Oregon overland in 1851, and settled in Yamhill county, where he remained a few months and moved to Salem in December of the same year. In the spring of 1853 he went to Jackson county and was shortly afterwards elected County Judge, which position he resigned in 1854. During the Indian war of 1853 he served as orderly sergeant in Company A, commanded by Captain John F. Miller. He re- turned to Salem, and on August 3, 1854, was married to Miss Fannie Cooke, only daughter of Hon. E. N. Cooke, afterwards State Treasurer. Ho served as Chief Clerk of the House in 1860 and was appointed Chief Clerk in the office of Superintendent of Indian Affairs in 1861 under W. H. Rector, Esq. He was for several years secretary of the People's Transportation Company, and was again elected Chief Clerk of the House in 1866. In 1872 he was elected a member of the House from Marion " county, and on the 26th of March, 1876, he was appointed Appraiser of Merchantlise for District of Willamette, which position he still holds. He was elected Grand Master of Masons in 1872 and was re-elected in 1873. Jlr. Patton is a gentleman of about medium height, spare built, with sharp-pointed features, eyes set back well into his head, with full beard and hair of a daik brown color. He is a good business man, cautious in his investments and therefore more or less successful in his business enterprises. He owns considerable real estate in Salem and is considered comfortably well-fixed in woi-ldly matters. His family consists of three children, two sons and one daughter, the latter mar- ried to John D. McCnlly, Esq., of Joseph, Union county, Pohtically speak- ing, Mr. Patton is a Republican, and his religious tendencies are cast with the Congregational Church. DR. JOHN BLAKIE PILKlNGTON, A well-known occuHst and physician of Portland, was born near Providence, R. I., in 1834, of an English father and a mother of Scotch and Irish nutiv- ity. His father was the youngest of three brothers brought over by Ameri- can manufacturers to rnn the first four color cahco print works iu this country. He was a man of boldly inquiring mind, enterprising and of 104 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. sterling honesty— qualities which his son has inherited to a marked degree. The doctor spent live years of his early life on a farm and fruit nursery, and at the early age of seventeen became a school teacher. He began the study of medicine with his uncle, a Scotch physician, in 1856 and worked his way through college. He came to California in 1860, and for three years super- intended a silver mine, and in 1867 filled the position as assistant assayer on the celebrated Comstock lode. He shortly afterwards returned to his profession and took the honors of the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific in 1870, and came to Oregon in 1871, settling in Portland, where he has since resided, having built up a large and extensive practice and established an infirmary and sanitarium, which, in the future of the Northwest, promises to be to Portland all that the hosts of such institutions are to metropolitan cities elsewhere. He served for two years as Professor of eye and ear diseases in the Medical Department in the Willamette Uni- versity. The doctor is a man of original ideas, of thorough fearlessness of character, science-loving, and a liberalist in medicine, religion and pol- itics. In the relation of husband and father, no man in the State is more happily placed. Five sons give fair promise of perpetuating the name and making it honored in the future history of our State. As an occuHst Dr. Pilkington is gaining an enviable reputation throughout the State. During his residence here he has performed all of the great operations upon the eye, such as the modified Linear extraction, eneucleation, artificial pupil, etc., as performed by the great masters of the old world with remarkable success. Over eighty per cent, of his cataract operations have been suc- cessful. The doctor is one of the most genial men in his profession and is universally esteemed and respected by a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. He is of ordinary height, rather slight build, a face fairly beaming with good humor, full beard and brown hair. He has never sought political honors, being literally wedded to his profession, the practice of which occupies his entire attention. FRANK G. ABELL, The popular and artistic photographer of Portland, was born in Roscoe, Winnebago county, Illinois, September 20, 1844. He went with his parents to California in 1857, and finished his education in the Methodist College at Sfmta Clara. After leaving this institution he remained "with his parents at their home in Petaluma, Sonoma county, for a few weeks, and then joined the Lloyd Magruder mining expedition to Powder river. He was then but sixteen years of age, and not taking kindly to mining, returned home in the following fall, 1862. Having taken a fancy to the photographic business, and being possessed of talent in that line, he proceeded to San Francisco, and entered the well-known establishment of William Shew, on Montgomery street, where he remained four years, becoming master of the art in all its branches. In 1863, at the age of nineteen, Mr. Abell was married to Miss Kate Lauder, daughter of George Lauder, Esq., a prominent hay and grain dealer of San Francisco, and has now two children, the oldest of whom, Emma May, aged eighteen, is at present perfecting her musical education KEPBESENTATIVE MEN OF ORECxON. 105 in the Bay City, under the direction of Mrs. Marriner-Ciirapbell, and the youngest, George L., aged sixteen, is attending the State University at Eu- gene, from which institution he will soon graduate. In IHGG Mr. Abell paid a visit to his. old home in the East, where he remained one year, and upon his return was again engaged by Mr. Shew, where he held fortli until 1874. In tliat year he started out on his own account and took a business trip through California, taking in San Diego, Grass Valley and all the towns of importance throughout the State, Mrs. Abell accompanying liim on the en- tire journey. His venture pro^dng so successful, Frank concluded to pay a visit to Oregon, believing that his work would commend itself to the resi- dents here, and he arrived at Ashland in November, 1876 ; he spent the winter there and in Jacksonville, and then moved on to Portland, stopping in Pi,oseburg tv/o months and in Eugene three months, reaching here m November, 1877. On his arrival Mr. Abell saw at once that this city atlbi-d- ed a superior opportunity for a photographer of ability and, after paying a very short visit to his home in San Francisco, returned and bought out the establishment of D. H. Hendee commencing business January 11), 1878. Since his arrival here Mr. Abell has brought his business to a high degree of perfection, and obtained an extensive and well-merited patronage. Dur- ing the last session of the Legislative Assembly he visited the capital and obtained single photograj^hs of each member, and also a grouping of all together; likewise the State officers. The enterprise was the first one of the kind ever attempted, and gave general satisfaction. REV. EDWARD R. GEARY, D. D., Who to-day stands as one of the most eminent divines upon this coast, and who is so universally beloved and respected by all who know him, was born in Boousboro, Maryland, April 30, 1811, and was one of the distinguished graduates of Jeiferson College, Pa., in the class of 18'U, having made Ids way by teaching as his sole pecuniary resource. He spent three years at Alleghany City as a student of theology, and then went to Alabama and was successively principal of the academies of Mt. Hebron and Livingston. Several of his pupils became men of note in the civil and military service of their sections. He remained there about two years and a half, when he re- turned to Pennsylvania and entered the ministry of the Presliyteriau Church. He became the pastor of the church of Unity at Frederickslmrg, Ohio, where he remained for a period of thirteen 5'ears. He was married to Miss Harriet E. lleed at New Berlin, Pa., and some years after her death to Miss N. M. Woodbridge, of New York. He came to Oregon in 1851 and settled in Yamhill county, and was appointed Clerk of the United States Circuit Court by Judge Pratt. He was afterwards elected County Clerk of Yamhill county and Superintendent of Public Schools. He was then ap- pointed Chief Clerk in the office of Gen. Palmer, at that time Superintend- ent of Indian xlfiairs, and was present when the treaties were made with all the Indian tribes in Oregon west of the Cascades. He also assisted Gen- erals L I. Stevens and Palmer in drawing up the treatitjs with the tribes of Washington, Idaho and Montana Territories, and, jjending the negotiations 106 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. east of the Cascades, was in charge of the Oregon Superintendency. He then moved to Linn county and resumed preaching. In 1859 he was ap- pointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs to succeed Gen. Nesmith, and while in office paid the Mott claims and inaugurated the treaties alluded to above. He remained in this office about two years. He then returned to Linn county and was appointed Probate Judge, which office he held* two years. He has been repeatedly urged to accept nominations for places of high public trust, but has declined a life of such publicity, preferring rather to serve as an humble laborer in his Master's vineyard. He moved to Eugene City in 1876 and assumed pastoral charge of the Presbyterian Church of that city, where he has resided ever since. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and member of the Scottish Rite, and a thirty-second-degree Mason. He is at present a member of the Board of Re- gents of the State University, and as a citizen, honored and respected by all. He is a man of remarkably striking appearance, tall, and well proportioned, with hair and whiskers of silvery white, and a face fairly beaming with kindness and good nature. His voice is pleasant and his manners genial. He at once creates a good impression and he improves on acquaintanceship. He has a family of seven children, one of his sons being a graduate of West Point Military Academy, and is now a Heutenant in the army. Two others are physicians. HON. BENJAMIN F. BURGH. This gentleman's career in life is one of which he should justly feel proud. It is a well known fact that in early days the great majority of men who came to this coast did so under the excitement which the discovery of gold had created in the Eastern States, and on arriving here all hastened to the mountains with the anticipation of making a fortune within a year or two> and returning to their Eastern homes to spend the remainder of their lives in ease and luxury. Such, however, was not the case with the subject -of our sketch. The pursuit of agriculture, rather than that of mining, appears to have been his ambition, and he to-day resides near Independence, in Polk county, on the same donation claim located by him in 1848. Mr. Burch was born in Chaiton county, Missouri, May 2, 1825, and obtained an ordi- nary common school education. On the 25th of April, 1845, he left the home of his parents and started across the plains for Oregon, reaching here in October of the same ye*ar. In 1846 he assisted Hon. Jesse x\pplegate and others in viewing and locating the Southern Oregon wagon road, and conducting the straggling parties of immigrants over the same. During the Cayuse Indian war of 1847-8, Mr. Burch served as Adjutant in both Col. Gilliam's and Col. Waters' regiment.s, preparing all of their official re- ports. He was married September 6, 1848, to Miss Eliza A. Davidson, daughter of Hezekiah Davidson. She, too, is an honored pioneer, having came to Oregon in 1847. Mr. Burch also was captain of a volunteer com- pany during the Yakima Indian War of 18^55-6. In 1857 he represented his county in the Constitutional Convention, and was a member of the stand- ing committees on Military Corporations and Internal Improvements, ren- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 107 dering valuable assistance in framins both of these important clauses in our State Constitution. He was a member of the first State Legishiture and represented Polk county in the Senate of 1868 and a^'ain in 1870, servinj? an President during the former session. He was also a member and tlie Chairman of the Investigating Committee, appoiuted by the Legislative Assembly of 1870 to examine and report upon the condition of tlie execu- tive, administrative and financial departments of the State goveriunent. During the administration of Gov. Chadwick, Mr, Burch served as Superin- tendent of the Penitentiary. Such M^as his management of that institution that the joint committee appointed by tlie Legislative Assembly to investi- gate the affairs of that institution recommended in their report his Cf)ntin- uance in office. He is now an honored citizen in private life, taking such interest only in public affairs as every man should who is interested in the welfare of our country. Mr. Burch is a Democrat in politics and has, here- tofore, taken an active interest in political matters. He is a man of strong executive ability and is generally a leader in any enterprise he may be in- terested in. He rarely follows, as he has a mind and will of his own, and Ms opinions are generally considered worthy of careful consideration. He is of ordinary height and build, plainly dressed, genial and courteous to his friends, and is honest, sincere and earnest in everything he undertakes. There is a vein of good humor in his composition, and a disposition to rel- ish a good joke. He has always endeavored to do his duty honestly and faithfully in the discharge of his official duties, and has won and well merits the confidence and esteem of his neighbors and friends. DR. ARTHUR INGRAHAM NICKLIN Is one of the leading physicians and surgeons of the State, and now resides in Eugene City, in Lane county. He at present holds the important posi- tion of United States Examining Surgeon for pensions. He was born in Tyler county, West Virginia, on October 4, 1828, When he was fourteen years of age his parents Avith their children moved to Iowa, where they re- sided for eight years, and then (1850) took a long westward course across the plains, by the old wagon-train means of transportation, to Oregon, ar- riving in Portland about the middle of November of that year, and a few months afterwards the family located in Polk county, where they resided six years, and thence moved to Salem. While yet in Virginia, Dr. Nickliu had begun the study of medicine under the tutorship of his uncle. Dr. I. T. Nicklin, an eminent physcian of that day, and in Iowa and Oregon he lost no opportunity of devoting his spare time to the pursuit of this study, which he had heartily embraced while a mere boy. In the meantime he had not neglected his other studies and when, in 1857, he became a resident of Salem, he was a Aveil-read physician. However, he conclu-ied to become even more thorough and proficient, and for this purpose he took a regular course of three years in the Medical Department of Willamette University, whence he graduated with distinction. In 1862 he was married to Miss Lavina C. Draper, sister to Mrs. Rev. N. Doane. A few years previously he 108 KEPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON bad taken charge of a large mercantile house, in which his father was in- terested, and to which he gave his attention until sometime about 1872, when he began to give his whole attention to the practice of medicine and surgery. In 1873 he moved with his family to Eugene City, and in the same year lie was appointed physician at Klamath Indian Reservation, but he soon found the salary allowed much less than the profits of the practice which he had abandoned, and he resigned the position and returned to Eu- gene City, where he has since resided. In 1876 he was appointed United States Examining Surgeon for pensions, which position he still holds. Dr. A. I. Nickliu has had marked success in his practice as a physician and Sur- geon, and enjoys the esteem and confidence of all with whom he has come in contact. DR. JOHN A. CHILD, Of Portland, is a gentleman well and favorably known in the ranks of the profession, and as the Grand Master of the A. O. U. W. is gaining an envi- able reputation throughout the State and adjacent Territories. He is an Englishman by birth, having been born in London in 1836, and is conse- quently forty-six years of age. His parents came to America when he was five years of age, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was educated. He is a graduate of St. John's College, of Cincinnati. He moved to Port- land January 3, 1877, and has been a resident of this city ever since. He has been a druggist for thirty-two years, and has a fine store on the corner of Second and Morrison streets, where he carries a stock of goods that would do credit to a city of even larger dimensions than is the metropolis to-day. The Doctor is an excellent business man, watches the market care- fully, purchases advantageously, and is prompt and obliging in his dealings with his customers. He is an old army surgeon, having enlisted during the war, servin;' three years; enlisting as a private, he was promoted to the position of hospital steward, and mustered out of service at Baton Rouge, La., as sssistant surgeon of volunteers. He was in the campaign of the opening of the Mississippi, capture and fall of Vicksburg, and also in Gen. Bank's campaign up Red river. Dr. Child has been a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity for twenty-five years.having passed through the Ancient York Rite, Master Mason, Royal Arch, Council and Knights Templar, and has held office continually in one or more of them for nineteen years. The Doctor is a genial, pleasant gentleman, and numbers his friends by platoons. None know him but to respect him, and having once made a man his friend he has no difficulty in retaining his friendship. HON. D. 0. IRELAND. "In prosperity prepare for a change, in adversity hope for one." This is a favorite adage with him whose name heads this sketch, and we never see or hear it without having pleasant thoughts of him. He is a warm friend to those whom he likes, and will, as the saying is, "do to tie to." He was bom in Rutland, Vermont, July 4, 1836, and with his parents moved to Indiana REPEESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 109 in the year 1840. They hved there a number of years and then moved to Michigan, Mr. Ireland commenced learning the printer's trade in the office of a newspaper published at Mishawaka, by Hon. Schuyler Colfax, after- wards Vice-President of the United States. He established the "Free Press" in that city in 1855, and shortly afterwards moved. to Miiiuui-sota. In 1860 he was sent to Eed river of tlie North by Burbank u,- piiblican. During the war of the rebelhon he was actively enj^'jmed iu the recruiting service for the government in both Oliio and ludianu. His first active participation in politics in this State was iu 1H72, wlien he was elected a member of the lower House of the Legislature. After serviug one term he retired from political life, until 1876, when he was electc^l for the first time to the positiou he now holdf^. On the 4th of December, 1H77, death invaded his household and took from his side his amiable wife, and he still remains a widower. In 1878 he was again elected Prosecutiug Attorney, and he has been re-elected successively to tlie same position at each recur- ring election ever since, and, without disparagement to others, it may be stated that at his third election he received a higher number of votes than any other candidate on his ticket. Mr. Caples is a man of vigorous consti- tution and active mind, bidding fair to insure him many more years of active life. J. A. CHAPMAN, M. D. Prominent among the men who have made the Northwest famous as a rendezvous for entei-prise, talent and industry, may be mentioned the gen- tleman whose name is the title of this brief biography. Dr. Chapman was born in the town of Friendship, AUeghany county. New York, Sept. 4, 1821. He resided at that place until he was sixteen years of age, enjoying the ad- vantage of a common school education. He then went to Cub;i, in the same State, and attended the Academy two years and then studied medicine and surgery with Dr. Griffin, a prominent physician of that section, and with whom he remained for three and a half years. He then attended the Oeu- eva Medical College, of New York, and graduated from that institution in the winter of 181:5-(5. He began the practice of his profession in Cuba, Hud continued in the business at that place for several years. He then went to Dundee, Yates county. New York, where he practiced until 18(U, AvJieu the war of the rebellion burst upon the country, at which time he volunteered in the military service and was appointed surgeon of the Fiftieth New York Regiment, Mith the rank of colonel. He Avent South and served with his regiment until the latter part of 1862, when he was transferred to the over- land expedition, for this coast, under Captain Crawford. He came as sur- geon of the expedition with the rank of major. He left New York, May 19th, and arrived in Portland, Oregon, November 1, 1862. Hon. J. N. Dolpli, U. S. Senator elect, and Cyrus A. Dolph, accompanied the expedition. Ar- riving in Portland, he again began practice, with the late Dr. J. C. Haw- thorne, with whom he remained until Dr. Hawthorne obtained the ccted Mayor of the City of Portland on the Democratic ticket. In 1868 he was . elected Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, but resigned upon the endorsement of Horace Greeley for President by the Democratic National Convention of 1872. He was re-elected Mayor, on the Republican ticket in 1876, and served one term. Prior to this lie was ap- pointed Surgeon-General of the State Militia, by Governor L. F. Grover, 116 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. with the lauk of colouel. In June, 1882, Dr. Chapman was again elected Mayor for the third' term, in which position he is now serving. During his long official career in Portland he has held the confidence of the people by his strict integrity, uniform courtesy and honest dealing with all whom he has been brought in contact with, either in a professional or official capacity. HON. J. C. HUTCHINSON Is one of the most active and best known Democrats of Douglas county. He was born October 10, 1835. in Henderson county, Illinois, Avhere his father was one of the oldest pioneers. Young Hutchinson's parents died in 1(351, and the orphan boy did not receive the advantages of youth which he would have had they lived. He, however, after attending the district school, spent one winter at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, and made the very best use of his time there, coming out with a very fair education. He came to Oregon on July 11, 1859, and pitched his tent on a farm in Douglas county, where he has since resided, engaged in raising stock and farming. Mr. Hutchinson was elected by the Democrats of Douglas county to the Legislative Assembly of 1870, and while there secured the passage of a bill changing the time when county assessors commence their work, which was the means of saving several thousand dollars annually to many of the counties, and which also saved a large amount of money to the State. Mr. Hiitchinson's work in the Legislature was unfortunately cut short by his falling a victim to the small-pox, and he was taken to his home, where, after lingering for a few weeks, he entirely recovered. Mr. Hutchinson favored the road from Roseburg across the mountains east by way of the North ITmpqua to the pasture country east of the Cascades, and also stood by the Coos Bay Wagon Road Company, of Oregon, when in the Legislature, and secured its construction. Mr. Hutchinson was married in February, 1865, to Miss S. A. Copeland, and they now have four fine children, and are surrounded by the comforts of this world. In 1871 he paid a visit to his home in Illinois, and in a few days will again undertake the same jour- ney. We wish him a pleasant trip. WILLIAM R SEWALL Is a retiring gentleman, of pleasant face and courteous demeanor. You would never think that he was destined to figure in the political arena, but rather that he was fitted for the life of the careful and successful business man. And yet this quiet personage is one of the most popular and at the same time powerful factors in the politics of Multnomah county, a truth which was clearly demonstrated during the last municipal election, when he was nominated by the Republican party for the position of County Clerk, and to which office he was elected by the largest majority ever given to a candidate in this county. He was not supported by the adherents of his own party simply, but hundreds of Democratic voters recognizing his ability and sterling integrity, gave him their unqualified support, believing that by so doing they were subserving the best interests of the tax- payers. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 117 Mr. Sewall was born way back in old Maryland, that grand old Stat* which was the cradle of religious and civil liberty, in the year -well, it don't mat- ter when, because Billy is quite a young man, any way. He went to New York at the age of ten and secured a position in a mercantile establiHhnient there, where he remained for some years. In 1853 he t«ok his way west- ward and engaged in the hardware business in Sacramento, wliere he re- mained twelve years. He then, in 1862, came to Oregon, and spent two years in looking after the auriferous metal in our various gold diggings. In 186i he settled in Portland, and conducted the Western and Cosmopol- itan hotels for a number of years. He then accepted the position of clerk in the service of the O. T. Co., whicii position he retained until he was elected County Clerk. Mr. Sewall was married to Miss Dink Elgin, of Salem, in 1869, and they now have five children. Although he has always been an active worker in his party, this is the first time that he has held office. He is a member of Samaritan Lodge, No. 2, I. O. O. F. HON. CHARLES A. JOHNS. Coming to Oregon when but a little over one year of age, from Missouri, where he was born June 25, 1857, Mr. Johns can be considered as mTicli an Oregonian, to all intents and purposes, as if to the "manor born." Although not yet twenty-six years of age, he has made his mark, and if "coming events cast their shadows before," Mr. Johns will be as well and favorably known in the councils of the State, as he is well-known in the "Heart of the Valley," where he has grown from childhood to man's estate. The early years of his boyhood were passed in the beautiful little city of Scio, nestled in the windings of Thomas creek. Here he conquered the rudi- ments of knowledge, preparing himself for a collegiate course in the Wil- lamette Uniyersity in Salem, which institution he entered in December, 1873, and from which he graduated an A. B. in 1878, near the head of his class. The same year he received the appointment of Deputy Sheriff of Marion county, under Sheriff J. A. Baker, which position he held until his term expired in July, 1880. Mr. Johns then commenced the study of law in the office of Hon. William H. Holmes, of Salem, now Prosecuting Attorney for the Third Judicial District of Oregon, and was admitted to priictice at the March term of the Supreme Court in 1881. Mr. Johns, after receiving the degree of A. M. from his Alma Mater, the Willamette University, re- moved to Dallas, Polk county, where he now resides and where he immedi- ately stepped into a fair practice, which his talent and his energy entitled him to. Since his residence there he has, upon several occasions, been chosen orator of the day, and in every instance has left his impress as a ready and eloquent speaker. During the last political campaign Mr. Johns was clioseu as the presiding officer of the Polk County Repul^lican Convention, and was elected by that body as the Chairman of the Republican County Committee. On the first of last August he entered into a law copartnership with Hon. Warren Truitt, of Dallas, and was appointed by Governor Moody on Sep- tember 27th, as the County Judge of Polk county, being perhaps the young- est man that ever held the responsible office of chief executive of a county 118 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON iu this State. In appearance Mr. Johns is a fine specimen of manhood ; his physique is of the Roman style of " architecture," and commands respect from those with whom he comes in social or business contact. I. N. SANDERS, The presfcnt Assessor of Multnomah county, was born in Orange county, Indiana, iu the year 1840. His father was a farmer, and the boy was brought up with a practical knowledge of soil-culture, in the meantime at- tendiug the neighboring schools, until the age of twenty-two. At the breaking out of the civil war young Sanders joined the Sixty-Sixth Indiana regiment, which for a time was in the Fifteenth Corps under Gen. Logan, and again in the Sixteenth, under Gen. Dodge. He marched with the gal- lant Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, and participated in all the battles on the line of march. The soldier boy was watched over by a lucky star, and with the exception of being shot through the shoulder at the battle of Col- yerville, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1863, received no wound. He was mustered out of service in June, 1865, in Indiana, and then went to Centralia, Illinois, where he lived five years, engaged in the profession of school teaching. In 1870 he came west to Oregon and took up his abode in East Portland, where he has since prospered. He is a true Republican and was elected City Re- corder there in 1875 and subsequently re-elected four times. In 1882 the Republicans of Multnomah saw that they had to put a ticket in the field which was composed of popular men, and whom the people could place de- pendence on, iu order to secure a victory. Mr. Sanders was nominated for the responsible position of Assessor, and although his opponent was a strong man, our hero was elected by a handsome majority. He was mar- ried to Miss Asenath Ferguson in 1864, and they have six children. He is a member of Orient Lodge, No. 17, I. O. O. P., and has received all the honors of that order, having been P. G. and Representative to G. L.; he is also a member of George Wright Post, G. A. R. EDWARD M. WAITE, Known among the printing fraternity of the State as the "Ben FrankHn" of Oregon, was born, as he says, B. C, and judging from his patriarchal ap- pearance, nobody will dispute his assertion. In 1841, when about eleven years of age, he left Springfield, Mass., his native city, for Westfield, where he was apprenticed in the good, old-fashioned way, to Elijah Porter to learn the art of printing. Here he remained about five years, when he went to New York and worked a short time on the "Journal of Commerce," when he took Horace Greeley's advice and "went West," and he did not stop going in that direction until he arrived in Oregon City in 1851, where he hired out to work on the " Oregon Statesman," then owned by A. Bush, Esq., Terri- torial Printer. Here he put in nearly two years, when he quit the art pre- servative business and engaged in sundry speculative schemes, among which were stock buying for the immigrant trade iu Eastern Oregon, ship- ping produce to California, etc. In company with E. Holland he went to REPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Ill) ■where Silvertou now stands and built a store, being the first bnildini? erect- ed in that now flourishing Httle city. There our hero soon gut his till of mer- chandising, and afterwards he was working at the case alongside of his old chum, W. B. Carter (deceased), in the " Cliristian Advocate " oflice, in Portland; at the same time, as an outside speculation, he and Carter were runing a milk-ranch near the city, furnishing the citizens of the metropolis with pure bovine fluid. We next hear of him with the " Statesman," wht-u it was moved to Salem, and he followed it, with the Legislature, to Corvallis and back to Salem. In 1869 he founded his present book and job office, and has added to it from time to time until now it is the best selected office in the State, if not the largest one. Mr. Waite has been the " keystone" of the State Agricultural Society for many years, having been the secretary of that organization continuously for eleven terms. He is now a member of the Common Council of the city, and his vote and influence always go for ad- vancing the interests of Salem. In personal appearance Mr. Waite is the counterpart of Washington Irviug's " Ichabod Crane," and if you can catch him when he is not engaged with a rush of business he is one of the most genial and companionable persons in the world, and a good story with a point to it mil "double him up" quicker than any man we ever met. DANIEL M'KERCHER The book and stationery dealer of Portland, was born in Canada ( )ftober, 1832. He was raised there until the age of eighteen, when he removed to Clarence county, New York. He there learned the trade of carriage and wagon-makiug, and after a stay of four years he went to Freeport, Illinois. After working in that place for two years at his trade, he took the regula- tion trip across the plains, and arrived in Portland in 1856, where he re- mained until 1863. In that year he took the mining fever and sought the diggings of Idaho, but after remaining there a short time he went to La Grande, Union county, where he lived for seven years w^orking at his trade. In the year 1871 he returned to Portland, and secured a position as clerk in the employ of the O. T. Co. After retaiaing this position two years, he engaged in his present business, which is one of the best in its line in our city. Mr. McKercher has always been an enthusiastic Republican and a good party worker, and m the year 1881 he received the nomination of his party for City Treasurer, and he was elected in the face of a strong opposi- tion. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. F. and A. M. HARRISON B. OATMAN. This gentleman came to Oregon in the pioneer days, made his home here, invested every cent of money which he possessed in our land, and ever since has had his interests identified with that of the State. Such being tlie case, he ever stood ready to contribute his share by word aud act toward its pros- perity, and the result has been that to-day Mr. Oatmau is one of our large land owners, and possesses multifarious interests throughout our city and State. He was born in Courtland, New York, in 1826. When a child his pa- 120 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. rents moved to Bellevue, Ohio, where he attended school, and when he was at tlie a{,'e of twelve they again removed, this time to Rockford, Illinois, in which place they farmed for four years. At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Oatmau was married to Miss Lucena K. Ross, and in the year 1852 he, with his wife and family, crossed the plains to Oregon and located in Rogue river valley, where he engaged in farming and afterwards mined and traf- ficked in merchandise. He remained there fourteen years and then came to Portland, where he has since resided. On arriving here, he went into the grocery business, and, becoming the owner of considerable real estate, he finally gave up the grocery trade and devoted himself solely to specu- lating in lands. Last October, when the MetropoHtan Savings Bank was organized, Mr. Oatman was one of the first subscribers to its stock and he is now one of its heaviest stockholders. On April 4, 1865, Mr. Oatman joined the First Oregon Infantry, and after serving two years, was mus- tered out July 14, 1867. It was said that this company was the last one composed of white men in the volunteer service. In this company Mr. Oat- man was made lieutenant and was frequently commended for gallant conduct on the field. HON. ASA A. M'CULLY Is one of the solid men of Oregon, and one of those to whom the early set- tlers of the State owe much. He was born in the province of New Bruns- wick in 1818, and with his parents moved to Ohio when he was but five years of age. While a young man he learned the trade of making fanning mills and worked for nine years at the business in Ohio, when he removed to Iowa, where he engaged in merchandising and trading in Burlington and New London. In 1848 he " came the plains across" with ox teams to California and for a feat it was without an equal. Although over four months on the way, the whole train, consisting of twenty-three wagons and teams, 65 men, one woman and one dog, all came through without the loss of a life or a single pound of property, with the exception of one wagon which broke down so badly that it had to be abandoned. After remaining two years mining and trading in California, lie returned to Iowa and, in 1852, again started across the plains with his family by ox teams, this time to Oregon, coming to Harrishurg and taking up a claim, a portion of which that town now stands on, which he named and in which he built the first house. The same year he returned to Iowa and brought 150 head of cattle overland, shipping also around the Horn a stock of merchandise from Phil- adelphia. In 1863 Mr. McCully removed to Salem and, in the following year, was elected President of the People's Transportation Company, an organization that controlled the passenger and freight traffic for many years on the upper Willamette river. He occupied that position until the locks were built, when the line was sold to Mr. Ben Holliday. Mr. McCully rep- resented Linn county in the Legislature of 1860, and has served as Coimcil- man of the capital city several years during his residence there. Mr. Mc- Cully is a fine, hale, hearty-looking gent, and enjoys a good joke about as well as any man in Oregon. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 121 JAMES B. STEPHENS, Of East Portland, who is familiarly known by the appellation of " ITude Jimmy," was born on the line of Brook county, Vir{,'inia, ami WaKl)in^,'ton county, Pennsylvania, on the 19th of November, 18(Xi. When he was oi^'ht years old his parents moved to Indiana, when that country was still a Ter- ritory, where he lived on a farm durin were stationed at Fort Yamhill, and during the interval between 1861 and 1865 Captain Scott was at different times commander of that post. Fort Hoskins and the Siletz Block House. In July, 1865, his company was ordered to Eastern Oregon and established the post in Harney lake valley, known as Camp Curry. In December of that year the company was ordered to San Francisco, where it was mustered out of service. Captain Scott immediately • returned to Oregon, and he en- tered the general merchandising business in Portland, where he remained but a short time, going to Salem in 1866, where he has since continuously re- sided. In 1868 he was elected Mayor of that city, and was re-elected in 1869. In 1872 he was elected Sheriff of Marion county, which position he filled with great efficiency. In 1874 he was elected Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee by the State Convention of that year, which posi- tion he held until 1878. In 1878 he w^as elected a member of the House of Representatives. As a legislator he was active and untiring and watched carefully the interests of the county he represented. In 1879 he was ap- pointed postmaster at Salem, which position he still holds. As such officer, he is attentive, obliging and trustworthy, and gives universal satisfaction in the discharge of his official duties. He takes an active interest in politics, and is a pronounced and uncompromising Republican. He was married October 13, 1858, to Miss Eliza J. Erwin, of Volcano, Cal., and they have five children living. He is a member of the Masonic order and of the A. O. CJ. W. He is of ordinary height, well-biiilt, pleasant face, well covered with a gray beard, and socially speaking is genial, jovial and good-natured. O. F. PAXTON. Among the young men of this State who have, within the past few years, entered the ranks of the legal profession, none have brighter indications of success than does he whose name heads this sketch. He is energetic, in- dustriouK and ambitious. These qualities, combined with the advantages derived from an excellent education, unusual natural capacities, and a high sense of honor, place him at once among the foremost ranks of his profes- sion. He was born in Albany, Oregon, January 4, 1858, and attended the pubhc schools and the Albany College Institute until 1868, when he went KEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 125 , to CaliforDia and attended the Liueoln Giammar school, of San Francisco and the Grammar School of Sauta Clara. Ileturniu}^ to Ore>,'ou iu i870, lit resided with liis parents on a farm near Brownsville until 1875, wbeu he moved to Poitland, where he has since resided. In 1870 he entered the Portland High School and graduated first iu a class of thirteen in 1878, be- ing selected by them as valedictorian, and he is at present the President of the alumni of t'^at institution. He at once commenced the study of law with the well-knoAMi firm of Thayer it Williams, of Portland, and was admitted to the bar in 1880, meanwhile serving for a few months as Private Secre- tary to Governor Thayer, which position he resigned in December, 1878. At the general election in 1882 he was elected County Schtjol Superintend- ent for Multnomah county on the Republican ticket by about 14:50 majority, his opponent being the joint nominee of the Democratic and ludepeuileut parties. He is now acting as the attorney in Multnomah and Columbia counties tor the State Board of School Land Commissioners. He is build- ing up a very lucrative practice in Portland, and has gained the respect and good will of a host of friends and acquaintances. Mr. Paxton is both a student and a thinker. He has great force and vigor intellectually and physically and extraordinary working ability. He is a man of pronounced and positive opinions, and is possessed of an erect, diguitied bearing, and is a ready and forcible speaker. His height is about five feet ten inches, and his weight one hundred and fifty pounds. His head is large and well- shaped, with prominent forehead and deep-set blue eyes, auburn hair, and heavy brown beard and mustache. He is considered good looking and is a favorite in society. Our lady readers will be interested to learn that Mr. Paxton is unmarried. PROFESSOR JOHN M. GARRISON, Who during the past few years has gained an enviable reputation through- out the State as a teacher of penmanship, was born in Atchinson county, Missouri, September 25, 1845, and with his parents moved to Oregon in 1846 and settled near Amity, in Yamhill county, where his father took up a tract of land. His early life was spent on the farm, attending the district schools when at odd times there was one in session. In 1800 he entered the Willamette University at Salem and graduated from that institution in the class of '60 with the degree of A. B. During the next five years he devoted his attention to teaching school, three years of the time being spent in Sa- lem and two years in Corvallis. In 1869 he received the degree of .\. M. at the Willamette University. Having concluded to adopt the teaching of penmanship as a profession. Prof. Garrison at once set about perfecting himself in that particular department of education, which, as every intelli- gent person knows, has too little attention paid to it in the common school system of the present day. Prof. Garrison therefore commenced the forma- tion of classes in penmanship in the leading institutions of learning iu Ore- gon and W^ashington Territory, and success crowned his efforts from their infancy, nntil to-day he is scarcely able to fill his engagements. His system is a thorough one from its rudiments to the close, and scholars under his instruction almost invariably make not only astonishing and rapid, init also 126 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. permauent, improvement. He possesses the faculty of imparting instruction • to liis pupils and encouraging them in their efforts to succeed. He man- a"es'to create a spirit of competition among them, and those who earnestly apply themselves and implicitly follow his instructions never fail to become good penmen. Prof. Garrison has a natural love for his work and takes great pride in the advancement of its benefits, whether such advancement is the result of his own labor or that of others. He is- very successful in ■'aining the respect and esteem of his pupils and patrons, and never fails to create good and lasting impressions wherever he teaches. He was married in January, 1876, to Miss Mary Blank, of Forest Grove, where he has been residing for the last five years, and where as a citizen and neighbor be is honored and respected. W. T. COOK Is the leadinir druggist of Centerville, Umatilla county, and is a gentleman wiio ; y his courteous demeanor and considerate nature will make friends and be a success wherever he travels. He was born in Polk county, Mis- souri, in the year 1848. Received his education there and afterward taught school there five years. He came to Oregon when quite a young man, and on arriving here he taught school for one year in Linn and Wasco counties, after which he embarked in the drug business in Peoria, Linn county. He remained there but one year, and then removed to Centerville, Umatilla county, where he associated himself with Mr. Irvine, who is a physician, under the firm name of Cook & Irvine. The firm has prospered, and aside from their book and drug business they are the agents for Wells, Fargo & Co., the Utah, Idaho and Oregon Stage Company, and Mr. Cook is the postmaster. It probably would not be out of place here to state that when Mr. Cook first arrived here he did not have a penny, and before he secured the position as teacher alluded to above he was compelled to work at man- ual labor for one year and a half. By his perseverance, industry and spirit he has now become a successful business man and has amassed a comforta- ble fortune, and he has always been an earnest and acti%^e Democi-at. Al- though young and handsome, our sul)ject has not yet been captured by the fair sex, but we trust that some ;iay soon the marriage bell will peal forth the ha])py announcement that ^aiss is ai)out to become Mrs. W. T. Cook. CAPTAIN J. D. MERRYMAN, An honored citizen of Astoria and a prominent representative of Clatsop county, was born at St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1838, and received the benefits of an early common school education. At fifteen years of age he accepted a clerkship in a general merchandising establishment at Woodsfield, Ohio, where he remained until the war broke out, when he enlisted in the Twenty- fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was elected Second Lieutenant of Com- pany B, and was afterwards appointed First Lieutenant and Captain. He was discharged from the service December 2',t, lSfj-2, on the surgeon's certifi- cate of disability, having been twice severely wounded. He came to Oregon BEPKESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 127 in 1863 and .jvas engaged in selling goods afc Hillsboro until 18(i8, when he was elected County Clerk of Washington county and was re-elected in 1870. In May, 1873, he was appointed Deputy Collector of Cu.stojnK at As- toria, and served as such until June, 1881, when he was appointed Col- lector of the port in place of Hon. W. D. Hare, whose term of office had ex- pired. Capt. Merryman is a gentleman of marked executive ability and as a public officer has given universal satisfaction. He was married "in Mav, 1873, to Miss Rebecca Eagleton, of Hillsboro. Men of Capt. Merrynian's stamp are a credit to any community. HON. GEORGE H. WILLIAMS Was born in Columbia county, New York, on the 2(;th day of Marcli, 1,S'23. He was educated at the academy on Pompey hill, in Onondago county, where his father removed at an early day. He studied law with the Hon. Daniel Gott. At the age of twenty-one he was admitted to practice in the courts of that State. In the same year he immigrated to the, tlien, Territorv of Iowa, and commenced the practice of his profession at Fort Machson. In 1847 he was elected Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa. He discharged the duties of that office for five years, when both political parties offered to join in his re-election, but he declined. In 1852 he was nominat- ed by the Democratic State Convention of Iowa as one of the Presidential Electors and canvassed the State for Franklin Pierce. In Marcli, IHTui, chiefly upon the recommendation of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, wIk) was his personal friend, he was appointed Chief Justice of the, then, Territory of Oregon, and immediately with his family removed here. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention from Marion county, and was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. He was reappointed Chief Justice of the Terri- tory by President Buchanan, but resigned and resumed the practice of Ijis profession at Portland. Many leaders of the Democratic party at the time the State Government was formed were in favor of making Oregon a slave State, and that question, separate and apart from the Constitution, was sulimitted by the Constitutional Convention to the people. Mr. Williams took decid- ed ground against the establishment of slavery in the new State, s])eaking and writing against it, and the pro-slavery party was defeated, but his standing as a party man was greatly impaired by the contest. When the secession movement was inaugurated Mr. Wilhams dissolved his ct)nne('tion with the Democratic party and assisted in the formation of a Union party in the State. In September, 1864, he was elected by the Union, or Rei)Td»li- can, party U. S. Senator from this State. Mr. WiUiams took his seat in the Senate about the end of the civil war, and when it became necessary in Con- gress to consider and settle the difficult and complicated questions gnjwing out of that sectional and sanguinary struggle. A joint committee of the two Houses, consisting of thirteen members, of which Mr. Williams was one, was organized to examine and report upon matters pertaining to the reconstruc- tion of the Union. A vast amount of testimony was taken and various propositions discussed by this committee without any definite conclusion. Meanwhile President Andrew Johnson was proceeding independently of 128 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Congress to reorganize the revolted States by reiustatingr in power the leaders of the rebelliou. On the 4th of March, 1867, Mr. Williams having prepared, introduced into the Senate a bill entitled "A Bill tor the more efficient gov- ernment of the States lately in rebellion," commonly called the Reconstruc- tion Bill, which, after being amended, passed both Houses of Congress and was vetoed by the President. The bill was passed over the veto, and under this act the union was re-estabhshed and the States restored to harmonious relations with the Federal Government. Many other important measures, such as the tenure of office act, an act to regulate the election of Senators, were brought forward by the Senator from Oregon. Soon after the expira- tion of his term Mr. Wilharas was appointed one of the Joint High Commis- sion to settle by treaty with Great Britain the Alabama claims and other disputed questions between the two countries. His appointment was with special reference to the northwestern boundary between the United States and Great Britain, which had been in controversy ever since the treaty of the 15th of June, 1846. In December, 1871, Mr. Williams was appointed Attorney-General of the United States. When he came into this office the Ku-Klux clan, and various other' similar organizations in the South, were operating to deprive the Union and colored citizens of that section of their political rights, and the vigorous measures adopted by the Attorney-Gen- eral for their suppression aroused an intense hostility to him in the party opposed to the Administration. In 1873 Mr. Williams was nominated by President Grant for Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, but at his instance the President withdrew his name. In the Spring of 1875 Mr. Williams resigned the office of Attorney-General, and has re- sumed the practice of his profession in Portland. HON. WILLIAM H. WATKINDS. The subject of this sketch may be classed among the remarkable as well as prominent men of Oregon. William H. Watkinds was born in Greencas- tle, Putnam county, Indiana, December 7, 1835. Together with his mother and other members of the family, except his father, who had preceded them by two years, he came to Oregon in 1852, crossing the plains with ox teams. Arriving in the Willamette valley, the family proceeded to Soda Springs, Linn county, near the town of Lebanon, where the father had lo- cated a land claim under the donation act of September 27, 1850. There . he engaged in the work of assisting in improving a farm until 1855, when he went to Salem and became an apprentice to learn the saddler and har- ness trade. His advantages of obtaining an education were limited, only being able to attend school at Lebanon during a small portion of the time that he remained with his father on the farm. He is a Democrat, both by nature and education, and he early began giving much attention to politics. His first vote was cast for Gen. Joseph Lane for delegate to Congress. Having perfected a knowledge of his trade, he located at Salem and began its pursuit, which he continued with success for several years. The first State Convention he attended was at Eugene City in 1860, where he was sent as a delegate, and at which time he supported Stephen A. Douglas REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 1'M> for President. With two exceptions, he has beei\ a member of every Dem- ocratic State Convention since the ortranization of the State. Ho has twice been a member of the Democratic State Central Committee f(.r Marion connty. In 1870 he was appointed Superintendent of the State Peniten- tiary by Governor Grover, and reappointed in 1874 upon that Kentleman'H reinstallmeut in the executive chair. Upon tlie election of Governor Grover to the U. S. Senate in 1876 Mr. Watkinds resigned the office of Superin- tendent. Durin<,' his term of office he was appointed one of tlie Peniten- tiary Buildini? Commissioners, of which body he was elected chairman. That elegant and substantial structure stands a monument, attestinj: his sagacity and wisdom in directing its construction. And Iuh accounts of expenses, tiled in the archives of the State, after the most searchinjf in- vestigation, prove the honesty and economy of his administrations, both as superintendent and commissioner. During his term of office there passed through his hands nearly !B1:0(),000 of public funds, and no charge of irregu- larity in its expenditure has ever been sustained. After retiring from office Mr. Watkinds removed to Portland, where he still resides, engaged in the saddle and harness business. The anxiety and excitement of the fierce po- litical contests in which he has so prominently figured have left ftnv traces upon his sanguine frame or features and he bids fair to splinter many a lance with opponents in contests yet to be. GEORGE H. DURHAM Is one of the able attorneys of the Portland bar, and has attained his present position of prominence by virtue of application to study and ambition to ■win. He was born in Springfield, Illinois, December 4, 1813. When he was four years of age his iiarents immigrated to Oregon by way of the plains, and after arriving here settled at Clackamas. They removed to OsAvego in 1S50, and young George was enabled to attend the district school a certain number of months in each year. Having made very good progress in his studies, l.i.-. parents determined to give him a college course, and in 1858 he entered the Willamette University at Salem. At the breaking out of the rebellion he left the college halls and enlisted in B Company, First Oregon Cav'alry. On leaving his regiment he went to Pacific University, at Forest Grove, and graduated from that institution in the class of 1866, along with Judge E. B. Watson and Rev. M. Eells. In the same year Mr Durham was married to Miss S. E. Clarke, daughter of the well-known missionary, Rev. Harvey Clarke, and he then engaged in scliool-teacliing at North Yamhill and at Cornelius Academy. Being of a i>rogrc8sive nature, and believing that he was possessed of the necessary ijualifications, he de- termined to become a lawyer, and accordingly entered the office of the late Hon. Lansing Stout, and had the gratification of being admit- ted to the bar in 1869. He was appointed Register in Bankruptcy by the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon in 1871, and in 1872 received the nomination from the Reijublican party for the office of District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District, to which position he was elected by a large majority, defeating Hon. C. B. Bellinger. 130 REPRESENTATIVE. MEN OF OREGON. the Democratic candidate. Since his retirement from that office Mr. Durham has been engaged in the prosaic duties of a practitioner of the law, and is at present a member of the firm of Williams, Hill, Durham, Thomp- son & Mays. He takes a lively interest in the workings of his party and is recognized as a good political manager. P. B. SINNOTT. This gentleman, who has acquired a favorable reputation throughout the State by reason of his long-continued connection with the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, in Yamhill county, was born in Wexford, Ireland, June 1 1829, and came to America in 1848. He followed railroading for several years in the Eastern States and came to California in 1852, and there en- gaged in mining, which occupation he followed for a period of ten years. He came to Oregon in 1862 and engaged in keeping hotel until April, 1872, when he received the appointment as United States Indian Agent on the Grand Ronde Reservation, which important and responsible position he has held continuously up to the present time. As a piiblic officer Mr. Sinnott has proved eminently successful. Hi& accounts with the government have been accurately kept and he has experienced but very little, difficulty in making his settlements. He is capable, honest and efficient, and liis suc- cessful management of the affairs at the agency has elicited much praise at the hands of the department at Washington City. His influence over the Indians is almost marvelous, and under his management very many of them have made rapid and permanent progress in the line of civilization. Mr. Sinnott is a married man, an uncompromising Republican, and is highly esteemed by those who know him most intimately. JAMES M'CAIN Is an attorney at law at Lafayette, Yamhill county, and is a gentleman of tine attainments. He is of a quiet disposition, possessing an accurate knowl- edge of the law and a large amount of self-reliance, having a splendid legal mind. He has always stood deservedly high as a criminal lawyer, and has been counsel in some of the most important trials in the State. Although he has for years made criminal law a specialty, he is yet regarded as a for- midable adversary in any lawsuit. As an advocate he adheres to a clear and concise discussion of the law principles and facts strictly within the record of the case, and rarely, if ever, embellishes or adorns his argument by figures of speech or illustrations foreign to the subject. He comes as near sticking closely to his text in the argument of his case as the old Bap- tist preacher did to his when he preached from the well-known text, "And he played on a harp of a thousand strings." We do not mean by this that he has- any other characteristic of the Baptist preacher except that of stick- ing to his text. Mr. McCain was born in Carrol county, Indiana, March 30, 1842, and with his parents removed to Oregon in 1851, living with them on a farm in Polk county till 1866, meantime attending district school. In 1867 he began the study of law with P. C. Sullivan, of Dallas, and was ad- REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. m mitted to practice in tlie Supreme Court in O.-toher, isns. After IiIh nd- mission he practiced law in Dallas, and in the same year was married to Miss Electa C. Sullivan, eldest daughter of the gentlemaji witli whom he studied law, and he has now three children. June, 1S71, lie rem.jved to Lafayette, Yamhill county, where he has since resided. In politic* he is a Republican. W. W. GIBBS. This gentleman is a son of ex-Governor Gibbs, and was assistant clerk of the Senate. He is a genial, whole-souled fellow, tall, stout and extremely good-looking, fond of a joke, but never carrying it too far. In his youth he received the benefits of a good education, ha\nng graduated from the Portland Academy, and his teachers have said that his progress in that in- stitution was not because of close application to his books, but rather to his natural ability. After completing his education Will lived tlie life of the Jolly farmer boy for about five years, and then was called to Portland to accept a position in the county clerk's office, where he remained two years. During all this time he had studied law oflf and on, and waH finally admitted to practice in the Supreme Court October, 1882. Mr. Gibbs, al- though unmarried, is not averse to the ringing of the marriage liell, and we advise him to have a care when leap year dotli come round, for he may im- suspectingly be entrapped by some fair young lady. » HON. W. S. NEWBURY A member of the legal profession and a citizen of Portland who stands high among his fellow men, was born in Ripley, New York, September- 1!>, ls;54. He received the benefit of a common school education only, l)ut made tlie most of that. In 1850 he went to Chicago, where he engaged in the occupation of salesman. He returned home in 1853, and in the fall of 1854 he went to Fox Lake, Wisconsin, where he commenced the study of law. In 1856 and 1857, at Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, took a regular course of study in book-keeping, penmanship and commercial law, and af- terwards held several important positions as principal book-keeper ;ind ac- countant. In the fall of 1857 he took a trip for his health, vi.siting St. Louis, New Orleans, Havana and Cuba and New York City, and returned west via Chicago and Madison to St. Paul, Minn., in February, IK.'X, and in the fall or winter of 1858 took entire charge at Sioux City, Iowa, of the business of the Little American Fur Company, of St. Louis, then having trading posts along the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers and their trilm- taries for a distance of 3,000 miles. He remained with this company about a year, and after \dsiting St. Louis, he went to lola, Kansas, in IKCu, and was elected Mayor of that city in 1870. Having meanwhile studieil law, he was admitted to the bar m 1865, and at once commenced tlie practice of his profession. He served as an officer in the United States Volunteers nearly three years, about one year of which time he was stationed at Fort Ijcaven- worth and about fifteen months he served with the Army of the (Jnraber- land, in both the Twentieth and afterwards the Fourth army corps. He 132 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON wiiH AHsistaut Provost Marshal General of the State from June, 1864, until his election iis Assistant Secretary of the State Senate in January, 1865. He came to Sau Francisco in June, 1870, and to Portland, Oregon, the same year, and in 1H71 settled at Albany, Orej^on, where he was engaged in the wheat and agricultural implej:ent business until March, 1874, when he removed to Portland, where he has since resided. He was elected Mayor of Portland in i877, and be it said, to tlie credit of his administrati{m ot the city affairs, that no complaints were made of injudicious management or extravagant practices. From 1876 to Februaiy, 1880, Mr. Newbury was engaged very extensively in the sale of agricultural implements, and was the head of the house of Newbury, Hawthorne & Co. for several years. Since the latter date he has been engaged in the practice of law, under the firm name of Newbury puhlioan party. He has filled many offices of trust and honor, notal)ly that of (\)iinty Clerk of Benton county, to which office he was elected in 18(;4, and continuously re-elected to the present time. His present term will make tweuty years o f active service in the same position. While attendiiig to tlie dutit^s of his office he has given much time and attention to advancing the interests o f the State at large as well as the local interests of the county in which he resides, particularly the improvement of Yaquina harbor and the railroad connection therewith. He was the first President of the Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Company, and gave many years' time and much money to that enterprise, now so near completion. Mr. Wilson is a clear type of the sturdy pioneer of Oregon, and in the annals of the State the future his- torian will often refer to his name and deeds in recording its early hist )ry . COL. W. W. CHAPMAN Was born at Clarksburg, Va., August 8, 18l)8, and now resides at Portland, Oregon. His father, who was a millwright, and of the Pennsylvania Dutch Quaker cast of people, died in 1821, leaving a family of three sons, John B., Warner W. and Wm. W., who was then thirteen years of age. Tliose who have known either of the three men will readily recognize the marked family characteristic of all for energy and integrity. Having been admitted to the bar as an attorney-at-law, the subject of this sketch was married in 1882 to Margaret Fee, eighth child and fourth daughter of Col. Arthur Inghram who had several times sat in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Legis- lature. Mrs. Chapman is still living and enjoys good health. Soon after his marriage Colonel Chapman moved westward, first to Ohio, then to Illi- nois and then to Burlington, in Iowa Territory. He was TJ. S. Attorney under President Jackson, for Wisconsin, when it comprised Iowa and Illi- nois. He was the first Territorial Delegate in Congress from Iow;i. He was also a member of the Constitutional Convention of Iowa, under which she was admitted into the Union. By his efibrts the judiciary wius made elective, which was the second, if not the first, State of the Union which adopted that mode. He was several times a member of the Iowa Legislature. When a delegate to Congress he sat at a desk with the noted Tom Corwin ; and he caused the appointment to West Point of a young man named (Gardner, who afterwards took an active part as a general in the Confederate army. He was a schoolmate with Stonewall Jackson, the great Soutliern leader; and also of the late Daniel Waldo, of "Waldo hills," in Marion county in that State. In 1847 Col. Chapman and family immigrated to Oregon, where he has since resided. Early in 1849, while in California in quest «)r gold, he met General Joseph Lane, who was on his way, as (xovernor, to organize the new Territorial Government of Oregon. He, with about one hundred other Or- egonians who had spent the winter in the California mountainn hunting gold, returned with General Lane to Oregon, iu the old bark Jeanette. 134 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. Col. Chapman has been several times a member of the Legislature of Ore- gon, in the days of the Provisional Government, under the Territorial Gov- ernment, and since. He was United States Surveyor-General from 1859 to 1861. In 1855 6 he took an active part in the Indian wars of Southern Ore- gon ; he, as lieutenant-colonel, and James Bruce, of Washington county, as major, having command of the southern battalion in the spring campaign of 1856, when the war was closed up. He was strongly recommended for the position of United States District Judge, when Oregon was ad- mitted as a State, having the recommendation of nine-tenths of the Demo- cratic members of the Legislature ; but there were " methods" in those days in regard to the Federal appointments that were no less mysterious than those of the present times. lu the latter part of the fall of 1849 CoL Chapman purchased a one-third interest in the Portland laud claim and town site, and moved to the place on the first day of January, 1850. Early in that year, Portland proper, extending from A street on the north to near Lincoln street on the south, and westward from the Willamette river to Twelfth street was laid ofl in lots and blocks as it has since been built up with fine and comely structures. In January, 1850, Portland may be said to have had its whole existence before it for a future. The build- ings in the town then amounted to no more, if as much, as those in the town of Albina did in the fall of 1881. There were no roads from Portland that led anywhere, except a sort of trail that passed over the point back of Amos N. Kings, near Mr. Hodge's new residence. All back of Second street was filled up with logs, stumps and trees, and the sad, dreary aspect of the first pretensions of a town was striking in a very high degree, at that time, for Portland. The three partners in the town, early in 1850, divided their town amongst themselves by blocks and lots, and as a consequence the "omnibus" deeds were executed amongst themselves that lawyers here know so much about. This division, when the Oregon donation law was subsequently passed, was found to be exceedingly imprac- ticable. Much discontent arose among the people who had settled in the town and bought lots here, for it began to seem that the town proprietors would be unable to get title from the general government, and so could con- vey none to their grantees. The alarm became imminent amongst those who had lots bought here, some honestly supposing that the town proprie- tors could not be able to get any title, and others, while there was very little ground for alarm took a deep interest to stir up the alarm and to mag- nify the danger, and endeavored to induce discord amongst the proprietors themselves. Ultimately the instrument was executed amongst the proprie- tors known as the "Escrow," which was subsequently upheld by Judge L. D. Sawyer, of California, U. S. Circuit Judge, as a valid instrument, and the decision was sustained by the U. S. Supreme Court. By the terms of this mstrument [escrow] the proprietors re-divided the town, each taking a designated tract to himself, and upon which he became a settler under the donation law of Congress. By the escrow, each proprietor covenanted, when he should obtain title from the general government to fulfill each previous" contract of any of the proprietors in regard to anv lots in the parts so set off REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 136 to him. Some objections have been made to the instrument of March 12, 1852, (known as the escrow) but since the decision by Judjje Sawyer iu Lamb vs. Davenport, no doubt has been entertained of its correctness in principle and its accuracy in detail and as being well-suited to the reiiuire- ment of the occasion. In one or two instances courts have pretended to tlis- criminate of cases that did not fall within its provisions; but there is no oue who openly adopts the authorship of such discrimination, and the decision was manifestly unjust. The covenants of the "omnibus deeds" were also well-suited to the circumstances and situation of titles at the time. In the formation of all of these instruments Ool. Chapman always took a promi- nent part, and his conduct has been fully sustained by the lapse of time and the decisions of the highest courts, and by almost all of the courts. Col. Chapman has always been a man of very great energy. Where he has failed in his enterprises, others have reaped the benefit of fortunes as the re- sult of his pioneering. In order to place Portland ahead of its rivals as the town of Oregon, he and others entered upon the enterprise of purc'iasing the Gold Hunter steamship, to ply between San Francisco and Portland ; but being all unacquainted with nautical affairs the result was that it "bust- ed" them, but it made Portland. Conceiving the idea of a railroad between Salt Lake and Portland as a proper counter-plot to the Northern Pa- cific programme, as it was developed in 1873, when the company failed, which was to ignore Portland and adopt Puget Sound entirely as a tertniu- us. Col. Chapman spent much time and money in favor of the adoption of the Salt Lake (Short Line) route and the building of the railroad ui.- )n the south side of the Columbia river. These problems were discusspd at the East by his espousal of the one, so that when railroad building was com- menced, the south side of the Columbia river was adopted, as a matter of course, for the line of the railroad. Others have reaped the benefit of this work, although but for his eflbrts it would have been otherwise. As a poli- tician. Col. Chapman is a Democrat ; but was always anti-slavery in his views, having voted against slavery in Oregon at the adoption of the consti- tiou. No man, probably, ever was so inherently opposed to trickery, machin- ations and frauds in politics as he. Having taken his political lessons from the age and teachings of such leaders as Webster, Adams, Clay, Marshall and Jefferson, he has throughout his life deprecated and refused to adopt what are termed the common feats of legerdemain in politics, always be- lieving that what could not be done openly to inspection was unworthy. But such is the difference between forty and fifty years ago and now. Col. Chapman is as a connecting link with a past age of American manners and customs, from which the present is far more diiferent than can be readily believed. J. M, BOWER Was born in Salem, Clarion county, Penu., in the year 18.52, and in the his- toric and influential Keystone State received his elementary lustructions in the English language. At the age of fifteen he "went to seek his fortune," and landed at Des Moines, Iowa, where he learned the mysteries of the art 136 EEPRESENTATIVE , MEN OF OREGON. preservative, and gained the reputation of being a first-class compositor. He then struck out for Oregon in 1870 and spent two years working at his trade. Becoming anxious to see " the old folks at home," Mr. Bower start- ed Edst and remained away from Oregon two years, returning to his chosen State m 1874. He settled down in Portland and turned his attention to the study of^law, and after three years studious attention to his new vocation was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1879. Mr. Bower is associated with Mr. McDougall at the present time. He is a young man of neat address, logical in his arguments, and quick in discerning every item that points fa- vorably towards benefiting a client, and we predict for him a brilliant fu- ture. DAN HOLTON, The genial boniface who presides over the destinies of the well-known Holton House in Portland, though not claiming to be one of our "oldest inhabitants," is sufficiently acclimated to bear the honor of being a thor- ough " Webfoot," having spent the last sixteen years of his life in the grow- ing metropolis of Oregon. Dan is one of those modest men who, though always alive to a joke, jollification and to business, seeks no notoriety out- side of the favorite resort that is always enlivened by his countenance; and as his pleasant temperament and popularity merit for him a position in these annals, we called upon him for the requisite data with which to adorn these pages. With that candor for which Dan is noted, he informed us that he could not boast of valorous deeds, rank or title; that he was born and reared in the accustomed, ordinary way, and came to Oregon in 1866, in order to jog along socially with the rest of mankind, without any view of meriting or claiming any distinction. This much we did glean from him, that his first insight into hotel life was obtained from Mike O'Connor, well known to all pioneers as the proprietor of the old What Cheer House, on Front and Morrison streets. After several years' experience Dan took charge of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and afterwards established the Holton House, on Front street, near Oak. Three years ago he secured the present site for the Holton House, southeast corner of First and Alder, and under his liberal and genial management it has become the most popular resort in the State for business and professional men, and is justly classed as the commercial house of Portland, as can readily be judged from the numerous business men who can be found congregated in his comfortable rooms at all hours, day or night. Rush of business and the geniality of the companions with whom Dan has been thrown in contact have combined to keep him in the ranks of merry and mellow bachelorship; but now, whilst he is still in the full vigor of manhood, as the gray hairs are beginning to warn him that he is approaching the " sere and yellow leaf" of life, his friends think that he should make some effort to perpetuate his name and fame for the benefit of futurity. COL. SAL. RIPINSKY. The subject of this sketch, although still a young man, has already given signs of rare ability as an artist, scholar and linguist, and at no distant day we REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. 137 may expect to see him in the front ranks of polite, intelli^'ent society. Col. Ripinsky was born July 15, 1856, in Rypin, Poland, one mile from StruH- bourg, Western Prussia. He received a good European education and stud- ied in some of the best military schools of Europe. Here he acquired a thor- ough knowledge of draughting and considerable skill in sketching, drawing and painting. Indeed, so skillful was he in sketching that it was the moans of his receiving a handsome souvenier from the Governor of tlie Province in which the academy he was attending, was located, he having sketcljed his highness and staff while they were examining some of the higher classes during an official visit. After visiting many of the principal cities of Eu- rope, Ml'. Ripinsky came to New York in 1872 and made a partial tour of the Eastern States. Being particularly pleased with the "Sunny South," he located at Shreveport, Louisian, where he engaged in merchandising. Here he remained until that dreadful scourge, " Yellow Jack," swept that fair land. After having and surviviug an attack of the disease he came to Cali- fornia and opened a studio at Sacramento, where he painted several fine oil paintings, one of which, " The battle of Chevy Cliase," sold for a very high price. Mr. R came to Oregon, locating in Salem in 1878, where he has since spent most of his time in various positions until recently, when he opened a fine grocery establishment upon his own account and is, by close atteutiou, fair dealing and pleasant manners, building up a large trade. Mr. Ripinsky, in 1878, received from the State Fair Association and Mechanics' Fair at Portland the first prizes for an emblamatic Masonic chart. In 1879 he ex- hibited, and afterwards presented Oiive Lodge No. 18, I. O. O. F., of which he is a member, an artistic chart of the emblems of that order. During the administration of Governor W. W. Thayer he was honored with an appoint- ment on his excellency's staff as aide-de-camp with the rank of lieutenant- colonel. Salem Lodge No. 4, A. O. U. W., recently presented the colonel as Past Master a handsome gold medal for valuable services to the order, which he wears with commendable pride. He speaks fluently five dillerent lan- guages. In appearance Col. Ripinsky is petite in size, finely-formed, ex- pressive countenance, active and vigorous in his style, and is really a fine- looking man, without the least trace of effeminacy in his make-up. DR. T. F. SMITH Is one of the most successful physicians and surgeons m the Willamette valley, and now an honored citizen of Independence. He is one of those happy, good-natured men that we occasionally find in the professional ranks, and who, when we meet them, infuse new vim and vigor into one's self bv some mysterious magnetic power, not visible, but none the less ef- fective. He was born at Smithfield, Peoria county, Ilhnois, August 7, 184/, and with his parents came to this coast at an early age. He enlisted m Companv F, First Oregon Infantry in 18(54, and served until ^m\, during which time he was in several engagements with the Indians, being wounded in the tight of September 19, 1866, in Harney Lake valley. For Ins gal- lantry in that engagement he received special mention. On being mustered out of service in 1866, he was appointed Assessor and Tax Collector for Ada 138 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. county, I. T. He shortly afterwards came down to the Warm Springs In- dian agency, where he remained until 1869, when he went East and com- menced the study of medicine, graduating with high honors from the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, June 16, 1874. He at once returned to this coast and opened an office at Vancouver, W. T., where he soon built up a large practice. His health failing, he accepted an ap- pointment as Lieutenant and Surgeon in the United States Army, and was stationed at Fort Sitka, Alaska, which position he resigned in 1876, when he resumed active practice at Dallas, in Polk county. In November, 1880, he was severely injured by his horse stumbling and fallin'g on him, the Doctor having his leg broken and sustaining other injuries. The accident was the means of laying him up for some time, and on his recovery he moved to Independence, where he still resides, and where he has already gained an extensive practice, which, as he becon?es better acquainted, is rapidly in- creasing. During his practice he has performed many of the most difficult operations in surgery, including excision of the lower jaw, lip, upper jaw, tumors, cancers and numerous very difficult amputations, all of which have proved successful. Socially speaking, the Doctor is one of the most genial men we have ever met, and as a physician and citizen be stands high in the community where he resides. He is a staunch Republican and takes an active interest in politics. He was married March 10, 1870, to Miss M. E. Smith, of Washington county, Iowa, and they have one boy. The Doc- tor is at present Post Surgeon of McPherson Post, No. 3, G. A. R., which is the only fraternal organization of which he is a member. FRANK PIERCE MAYS Is another one of our representative men who was born and raised in Ore- gon, and possesses that energy and vim characteristic of the native Orego- nian. He was born in Lane county on the 12th day of May, 1855. In 1858 his parents moved to Wasco county, where he has resided ever since. He was reared on a farm and atten-led the country schools. He went to Salem in 1872 and commenced a course of study in the Willamette University, and graduated in the year of our centennial, one of the class of '76. He early evinced a warm admiration for the legal profession, and resolved on reading law. He found a competent tutor, a good adviser and a warm friend in Hon. W. Lair Hill, a le;iding and influential member of the profession, and in 1877 entered his office at The Dalles as a student. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1880, and in the March following was admitted to part- nership with his tutor. In 1881 the firm merged into the now prominent firm of Williams, Hill, Durham, Thompson & Mays, of Portland and The Dalles. Mr. Mays is a young man of far more than ordinary talent, and is applying himself closely to the profession of which he is destined to become, at no late day, an honored and prominent member. He is unmarried, of "shght build, has a youthful though earnest expression of countenance— an expression which is proved in his conduct of professional business to be a true index of his character. He is Republican in politics, and adheres closely to the principles of the party. His future, through his own personal EEPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. i:V.t efforts, promises to be a brilliant one, and a host of warm [xMsonal friendH wish him abundant success. HON. GEORGE A. STEEL, The present efficient and courteous Nasby of Porthuiil, is a <,'entK'niati whose enterprise, energy and prominence in public life have made his name fam- iliar from one end of our State to the other. He has been endowed with sufficient ambition to give him pride in prominence, and with ample integ- rity to avoid coalition with tlie dregs of i)olitical life wliich so often tarnish and ruin the reputation of less honorable men. Mi-. Steel was born in Stafford Ohio in 1846. He came to Oregon in 1863, when sixteen years of age, in com- pany with Captain J. D. Merryman, now of Astoria. He was for a short time a clerk in the Portland postoifice under E. G. Randall, but shortly af- terwards accepted the position of Secretary of the old Oregon Iron Works. He was afterwards appointed accountant in Ladd it Tilton's bank, which responsible position be held for a period of five years. In 1870 he was elect- ed Treasurer of Multnomah county, and here again he displayed his adapt- ability to the oft-times ardutms duties of public life. In 1871, in partner- ship with J. K. Gil], he purchased the interest of Harris & Holmati in the stationery business, and the new firm of Gill & Steel at once found favor with the public. They subsequently bought out Bancroft & Morse, another leading firm of this city, and extended their business interests accordingly, Mr. F. A. Bancroft entering the firm at that time. Close attention to the wants of trade and fair dealing with the public caused their business to in- crease rapidly. Mr. Steel eventually bougnt out his partners, and for some time conducted the business under the firm name of G. A. Steel Sc Co. Un- fortunate investments in real estate in 1872 embarrassed Ijira financially, but with the indomitable phick and perseverance for which he is noted, he weathered the storm, and although he lost heavily he liquidated Ids debts honorably, paying dollar for dollar, and gained new friends by his manly course in so trying a period of his life. The reverse of fortune was a severe one, but it did not discourage Mr. Steel by any means. Disposing of his goods at a great sacrifice, he closed out his business, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all business men with whom he had had commercial dealings. He became an active worker in politics in 1876, was elected Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and his management of the hotly con- tested campaign of that year was indicative of marked executive al)ility. In January, 1877, Mr. Steel was appointed Special Agent of the Postoflice Department for the Northwest Coast, and here, as elsewhere, he showed en- ergy, enterprise and untiring industry. He resigned the position in 1879 and was at once appointed Deputy Collector of Customs at Portland, under Hon. John Kelly, where he remained until September, 1880. In March, 1881, his name was sent to the Senate by President Garfield for the po- sition of Postmaster at Portland. Vexatious delays, occurring, he did not take charge of the office until some time afterwards, and he has since Ijeen reap- pointed by President Arthur for four years, his appointment being uuuui- mously confirmed by the Senate. His management of the office has l)eeu 140 • REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF OREGON. highly satisfactory both to the postal department at Washington and the thousands of patrons of the office. The work has been carefully revised and systematized under his supervision, and its fast increasing business is dispatched with celerity and accuracy. Recent judicious investments have placed Mr. Steel on his feet once more in a financial point of view, and being still in the prime of life his future cannot well be otherwise than successful. He was married to Miss Eva Pope, of Oregon City, in 1869. As a man, he is universally esteemed ; as an officer, he is prompt and efficient, and as a friend, he will do to tie to. COL. JOHN KELSAY. There is, probably, no member of the bar in Oregon more Avell and favor- ably known than he whose name hei.