and after completing the course offered in the public schools became
a student in the Central Normal College. In acquiring an education
he displayed unusual persistency of purpose and great energy, for he
worked his way through college, completing the four years' course on a
capital of one hundred and eighty dollars which he earned. He boarded
himself, living chiefly on graham mush sweetened with syrup, and in
order to further decrease his expenses he did his own laundry work at
night. Most young men would never consider for a moment undergoing such
privations, but he realized the benefit of an education and determined
to fit himself for something worth while. After his graduation with the
class of 1892 with the degree of B. A., he took up the work of teaching
and for sixteen years followed that profession. He then turned his
attention to the land business and was also for some time advertising
manager of the Farm Home. On resigning that position he and L. E. Frost
founded the Berkshire World, a stock paper which is now published
in Chicago. His residence in the northwest dates from 1910, when he
removed to Hermiston, Oregon, where for fifteen months he devoted his
time to the study of orchards and irrigation. In 1911 he removed to
Walla Walla and during that winter was the principal of Bernie school.
In 1911 he was appointed probation officer and served for fifteen
months in that capacity and on the 1st of January, 1913, took charge
of the Stubblefield Home, which was founded in pursuance of the terms
of the will of the late Joseph L. Stubblefield, who left one hundred
and fifteen thousand dollars for its establishment and maintenance.
The institution is a home for aged and dependent widows and dependent
children and since its establishment in 1902 has admirably served its
purpose. It is under the direction of three trustees appointed by Mr.
Stubblefield, namely C. M. Rader, E. A. Reser and F. M. Stubblefield.
Mr. Campbell's knowledge of human nature and administrative skill
gained through his years of teaching and in his work as probation
officer admirably fit him for the discharge of his duties in the
important position of superintendent of the home, and the friction so
often found in such institutions is happily lacking.
On the 23d of May, 1893, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Margaret J.
Wallace, of Brazil, Indiana, and they have a daughter, Beryl C., the
wife of V. O. McWhorter, who is in the government service at Dubois,
Idaho.
Mr. Campbell is a stanch democrat and is commendably interested in
public affairs, although not an aspirant for office. He belongs to
Columbia Lodge, No. 8, K. P., and both he and his wife are members of
the Methodist Episcopal church. In all the communities in which he has
resided he has made a highly creditable place for himself, and all who
have come in close contact with him hold him in warm regard.
JAMES EMANUEL BERRYMAN.
James Emanuel Berryman, deceased, was well known as an early settler
and prosperous farmer of Walla Walla county. His birth occurred in
England, May 18, 1834, and he was a son of Richard and Martha Berryman,
who were also natives of England. In 1841 they came with their family
to America and established their home in Wisconsin, where both passed
away. In that state our subject received a limited education and there
he remained until 1854. Desiring to seek for gold, he then went to the
sea coast and took passage on a ship bound for California by way of the
Horn. On the voyage the ship was wrecked and he had the misfortune to
lose all of his possessions. For some years he remained in California,
following mining, and then went to Australia, but after two years spent
in the search for gold in that country he returned to California.
In 1861 Mr. Berryman came to Walla Walla county, Washington, which at
that time was unsettled save for the fort, a saloon and a blacksmith
shop; but the lure of the mines was still upon him and he went into the
mountains of Idaho, making his way first to the Elk City mines and then
to Florence, where he was one of the party that discovered the mines
there. In 1862 he went back to Wisconsin for a visit and subsequently
returned to England, where he was married. Not long afterward, in 1863,
he brought his bride to America and located in Wisconsin, working in
lead mines. The following year he made his way to Montana, in which
state he was engaged in mining for some years. In 1869 he came again to
Walla Walla county and this time took up his permanent residence here.
He made his home in the city of Walla Walla for ten years and served as
a member of the police force. He became the first street commissioner,
moved houses, built bridges and did other such work. During this
period, however, he again started out in search of gold, spending
some time in the Powder River country, at Butte, Montana, and near
Florence, Idaho. In 1878 he filed on a homestead and a timber claim in
Walla Walla county and also bought railroad land. There were the usual
hardships of the pioneer community to contend with, but he knew that
such fertile soil and salubrious climate could not fail to attract
settlers, and that in time land here would become highly valuable
and the country the equal of the older east in all that pertains to
civilization. He raised wheat and herds of cattle and horses, and from
time to time he gave evidence of his faith in the country by investing
in land. His widow now owns fifteen hundred and sixty acres of improved
land, a quarter section of which is located on Dry creek. He built the
first schoolhouse in his neighborhood and this is still known as the
Berryman school.
[Illustration: MR. AND MRS. JAMES E. BERRYMAN]
Mr. Berryman was married in England, on the 16th of April, 1863, to
Miss Mary Berryman, who although of the same name was not a relative.
To them were born twelve children: Richard J., who is a property owner
of Walla Walla county but lives in Portland, Oregon; Lilly, deceased;
Desdemona, the wife of C. Hartman, of Thompson Falls, Montana; Mattie,
the wife of William Falkner, of Walla Walla county; George W., Joe
and William, all three of whom have passed away; Charles M., Ulrich
A. and Paul S., who are operating the ranch; Amyitis; and one son
who died in infancy. There are also fifteen grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Berryman was a stanch republican and was quite prominent in
politics. He held membership in the First Methodist Episcopal church,
to which his widow also belongs, and contributed liberally to its
support. He passed away in April, 1911, and was laid to rest in the
Mountain View cemetery. He was one of the leading men of his community,
honored and respected both for his ability and his uncompromising
integrity. Mrs. Berryman still resides in Walla Walla and the family is
widely known and highly esteemed throughout the city and county.
HENRY G. MAUZEY, M. D.
For many years Dr. Henry G. Mauzey devoted his time and energies to
the practice of medicine and surgery but is now living retired in the
suburbs of Walla Walla. He was born in Missouri, June 14, 1848, the
son of Judge Stark and Martha Fenning Mauzey, who were natives of
Virginia and Indiana, respectively. About the year 1842 they removed
to Missouri, and both the father and mother spent their remaining days
in that state. They had a family of four children, of whom two are now
living.
Dr. Henry G. Mauzey spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the
state of Missouri and St. Louis and there acquired his public school
education. He began the study of medicine under the direction of Dr.
Isaac P. Vaughan, who was a Virginian and a surgeon in the United
States army in the Mexican war. Later Henry G. Mauzey entered the
McDowell Medical College of St. Louis and after one term became a
student at the Bellevue Medical College of New York city and was
graduated from that institution with the class of 1870. He obtained
a commission in the Cuban army but instead went before the examining
board of the United States army and was given a commission as acting
assistant surgeon and ordered to the Pacific coast. He arrived in San
Francisco in June, 1870, and after a short time was ordered to Fort
Vancouver, Washington. He was on duty a short time at army headquarters
in the city of Portland and from there was ordered to Alaska as a
surgeon traveling with recruits. On February 19, 1873, he arrived in
Walla Walla under orders to report and await the coming of the United
States troops, who had been fighting Indians in northern California.
He opened an office in the city of Walla Walla, where he remained as
an active representative of the profession until 1890. In that year
he removed to Spokane, where he continued in special work--eye and
ear--for twenty-five years. Throughout the intervening years he kept
in close touch with the advance thought and work of the profession.
Broad reading kept him informed concerning the latest scientific
researches and discoveries. In 1909 he again took up his abode in Walla
Walla county, where he is now living retired, his home being situated
about one and a half miles southeast of the city. In early days and for
some years he was associated in practice with Dr. John E. Bingham of
this city.
In April, 1875, Dr. Mauzey was united in marriage to Miss Frances I.
Abbott, a native of Oregon and a daughter of John F. and Susan (Snyder)
Abbott, the former a native of the state of New York and the latter of
Ohio. The mother crossed the plains in 1845 with an uncle, the journey
being made with ox teams after the primitive manner of travel in those
days. She was married in Portland, Oregon, to Mr. Abbott and after a
number of years' residence in Oregon, removal was made to Walla Walla,
where Mr. Abbott passed away in 1896. Mrs. Abbott is still alive at
the notable age of ninety-three years and is enjoying good health.
Dr. and Mrs. Mauzey are the parents of two children, of whom one died
in infancy. The younger, a daughter, Linda, became the wife of Major
Andrew W. Smith, who is an officer in the United States army and now
stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland.
Dr. Mauzey has a wide acquaintance in the northwest and all who know
him speak of him in terms of high regard. For many years his position
was that of family physician in many a household of Walla Walla, and
regret was felt on the part of his patients when he determined to
retire from practice. He is also numbered among the pioneer settlers in
the northwest, his residence in this section of the country covering
almost a half century, so that he is largely familiar with its history.
When he arrived at Portland in August, 1870, it had a population of ten
thousand and the territory of Washington had a population of sixty-five
thousand.
WOODSON CUMMINS.
Woodson Cummins, of Touchet, is a retired farmer who was long actively
identified with farming interests, but while still owning valuable farm
property, is leaving its care and development to others. He is now vice
president of the Touchet State Bank and his business record has at all
times been such as has won for him the confidence and goodwill of his
contemporaries.
A native son of Iowa, Mr. Cummins was born on the 6th of July, 1855,
and is a son of Robert and Lucretia (Myers) Cummins, both of whom were
natives of Virginia. They were married, however, in Indiana, to which
state they had removed with their respective parents in childhood
days. Soon after their marriage they left the Hoosier state to become
residents of Iowa, and in 1862 they again started upon a westward
journey, with Walla Walla county, Washington, as their destination.
They crossed the plains with ox teams and a mule team, leaving their
Iowa home on the 1st of April and reaching Walla Walla county about the
16th of September. It was a long and arduous trip across the stretches
of hot sand and over the mountain passes. There were some dangers to be
faced and many hardships to be undergone, but day after day and week
after week the journey was continued with resolute spirit and courage
until they arrived in Washington. Soon afterward Mr. Cummins took up
a homestead about five miles southeast of Walla Walla and in 1869 he
removed to the farm which his son Woodson now owns, situated two miles
west of Touchet. There he acquired three hundred and twenty acres of
land and for several years he was engaged thereon in stock raising,
becoming a prominent representative of the livestock business in this
section. He also engaged in freighting in the early days, continuing in
that business until the building of the railroad. There was no feature
of pioneer life with which he was not familiar and his efforts were
an important element in promoting the early development and the later
progress of this section of the state. He labored diligently and the
intelligent direction of his efforts brought good results. He died in
the year 1916, having long survived his wife, who passed away in 1875.
In fact he was three times married after the death of the mother of
Woodson Cummins, and each of his wives preceded him to the grave.
[Illustration: WOODSON CUMMINS]
[Illustration: MRS. WOODSON CUMMINS]
Woodson Cummins was a little lad of but seven summers when the family
came to the northwest. He was reared under the parental roof and
acquired his education in the public schools of Touchet. In the spring
of 1880 he went to Elgin, Oregon, and for three years was engaged in
the livestock business, after which he returned to Walla Walla county.
In 1882 he purchased the old home farm and continued to engage in the
livestock business. He also cultivated his fields and became recognized
as one of the energetic and representative farmers of the community.
He took up a homestead claim adjoining his father's old farm and in
subsequent years he has purchased other land and now owns six hundred
and forty acres. Year by year his farming and livestock interests
were carefully conducted and his business affairs grew in volume and
importance. He displayed sound judgment in the management of his
interests and utilized the most progressive methods in conducting his
work. Prosperity therefore came to him and at length, having become
the possessor of a very substantial competence, he removed to Touchet
about 1908 and a year later gave up active farming, since which time he
has lived practically retired. He was, however, one of the organizers
of the Touchet State Bank, has been a member of its board of directors
from the beginning and also has filled the office of vice president
from the organization.
On the 12th of September, 1880, Mr. Cummins was united in marriage to
Miss Jemima J. Weaver, of Elgin, Oregon, by whom he has five children,
as follows: Clarence E., who is yard manager of the Touchet yards of
the Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company; Walter R., who cultivates a farm of his
own and also some of his father's land; Hettie, who is the wife of W.
E. Burnap, an agriculturist of township 7 north; Leila M., the wife
of K. W. Parsons, who is engaged in farming near Lowden, Walla Walla
county; and Elmer J., the proprietor of a garage in Touchet. Mr. and
Mrs. Cummins also have an adopted daughter, Eva Pearl, now the wife of
A. Hanson, residing near Touchet.
In his political views Mr. Cummins has long been a republican, giving
stalwart support to the party and doing all in his power to promote its
successes, yet never seeking nor desiring office for himself. He holds
membership in Trinity Lodge, No. 121, I. O. O. F., and he and his wife
are consistent and faithful members of the Primitive Baptist church.
His religious faith has guided him in all of his relations and has made
his business career one of unquestioned integrity and honor. He has
combined high purpose with laudable ambition and his career proves that
success and an honored name may be won simultaneously.
JOHN SPREITZER.
Among the retired farmers residing in Walla Walla is numbered John
Spreitzer, who was born in Austria in 1860, of the marriage of Stephen
and Gertrude Spreitzer, also natives of that country. There the mother
passed away and there the father still maintains his home. To them were
born nine children, of whom three are deceased.
John Spreitzer was reared at home and in the acquirement of his
education attended the public schools of Austria. When twenty-three
years of age, or in 1883, he crossed the Atlantic to America, having
determined to seek his fortune in this comparatively new country. For
six years he lived in Chicago and then went to Colorado, where he
spent one year. At the end of that time, in 1890, he came to Walla
Walla county, Washington, and for five years operated rented land.
He then bought six hundred and forty acres and devoted his time to
the cultivation of that tract until 1911, when, feeling that he had
accumulated a competence, he retired and removed to Walla Walla, where
he purchased an attractive residence on East Chestnut street. The value
of his property is enhanced by the fact that there are many fruit trees
upon the farm which bear abundantly.
In 1897 occurred the marriage of Mr. Spreitzer and Mrs. Katie
Hendricks, a native of Germany. Mr. Spreitzer is a republican in
politics but has confined his participation in public affairs to the
exercise of his right of franchise. Fraternally he belongs to the
Woodmen of the World and has many friends within and without that
organization. He came to America empty-handed, but being quick to
recognize and take advantage of the opportunities here offered, has by
his own efforts gained the prosperity which he now enjoys.
GEORGE A. EVANS.
Among the men who played well their part in the pioneer days of
Walla Walla county, when conditions of life were such as to test to
the utmost a man's mettle, was numbered George A. Evans, who came
to the west by wagon train. He turned his attention to farming, but
his last days were passed in well earned leisure. He was born in
Portsmouth, Ohio, December 6, 1835, and remained there until he reached
mature years. In the meantime he had received but three months of
common school education and had acquired habits of industry and of
perseverance that were to stand him in good stead in the new northwest.
In 1854 he removed to Sidney, Iowa, and two years later, in 1856, he
joined a wagon train of forty ox teams and accompanied by his family,
his parents and brothers and sisters, made the long journey across the
continent to Walla Walla, arriving here in August. At that time the
Indians were quite restive and had attacked several wagon trains and
massacred a number of the emigrants, but the train with which Mr. Evans
journeyed was not molested. For some time he drove a team engaged in
freighting in this state and Idaho, principally between Walla Walla,
Boise and Silver City, and thus became thoroughly familiar with this
section of the northwest and gained a wide acquaintance among the early
settlers. His first winter in Walla Walla, that of 1861, was one of the
worst ever known in this country and it was a serious problem among the
pioneers to make a living. Mr. Evans succeeded in finding employment as
a mule herder for the government on what is now known as Eureka Flats.
After the coming of the railroad he turned his attention to farming and
became the owner of large and valuable holdings. At length, feeling
that he was entitled to a period of rest, he retired and removed to
Walla Walla, where his death occurred April 2, 1916.
[Illustration: RESIDENCE OF WOODSON CUMMINS]
Mr. Evans first married Bethsidia Williams, who died, and in 1886
he married Miss Bessie Bambrick, a native of Nova Scotia, and they
became the parents of two children, one of whom survives, Mrs. W. R.
McDermott, of San Francisco. Mrs. Bessie Evans passed away September 3,
1905, and on December 18, 1907, Mr. Evans married Miss Anna Bower, who
survives him and resides at No. 549 South Division street. She holds
membership in the Presbyterian church and is a woman of many admirable
qualities.
Mr. Evans was a loyal member of the Masonic fraternity and was laid to
his last rest with Masonic honors. For ten years he held membership in
St. Paul's Episcopal church and in his daily life he was a consistent
Christian, thoroughly upright in all his dealings, kindly in spirit and
considerate of others. In his home life he was ever a loving husband
and father and his large capacity for friendship gained him the warm
regard of all who knew him intimately. He had a keen interest in
educational affairs and for sixteen years served as a trustee of St.
Paul's school. With his passing Walla Walla lost one of her prominent
citizens and his demise was the occasion of widespread regret.
SETH W. HESTER.
Since starting out in life for himself Seth W. Hester has followed
agricultural pursuits and is today one of the prosperous farmers of
Columbia county, Washington. He has always been a resident of the
Pacific northwest, being born in Linn county, Oregon, January 2,
1872, and during his infancy he was brought to Walla Walla county,
now Columbia county, by his parents, William M. and Sarah K. (Combs)
Hester, who were natives of Kentucky and Iowa respectively. It was
in 1852 that his father came to the Pacific coast and after spending
four years in California, removed to Oregon in 1856 and in 1872 came
to Walla Walla county, Washington, where he settled on a farm. Here he
and his wife both died. To them were born nine children and five of the
number are now living.
Seth W. Hester passed his boyhood and youth in Walla Walla county and
is indebted to its public schools for the early educational advantages
he enjoyed. He was only thirteen years of age when his father died and
he took charge of the home farm, which he carried on for a few years.
Being a wide-awake, up-to-date farmer, he has steadily prospered as the
years have gone by and is today the owner of valuable land in Columbia
and Garfield counties. He has become interested in other enterprises
and is now a stockholder in different businesses in Walla Walla,
Garfield and Columbia counties.
In 1893 Mr. Hester was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Loundagin,
and they have two daughters: Lucile M., who is a graduate of the Walla
Walla high school and is now a student at Mills College, Oakland,
California; and La Nor C., now attending high school.
Mr. Hester takes a commendable interest in educational affairs and
has efficiently served on the school board. His political support is
given to the democratic party and he never withholds his aid from any
enterprise which he believes will prove of public benefit.
W. H. RICHARDSON.
W. H. Richardson is now living retired in Dayton, but for many years
was actively identified with farming interests and owned and cultivated
an excellent tract of land. He was born on St. Joseph's island in
Lake Huron, in the province of Ontario, Canada, February 1, 1864, his
parents being W. T. and Jane (Holland) Richardson, the former a native
of Ontario, Canada, while the latter was born in Ireland. During her
girlhood days the mother crossed the Atlantic with her parents, who
established their home in Ontario. Soon after their marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson took up their abode on St. Joseph's island, where they
resided until 1869 and then removed to Minnesota, where they lived for
about seven years. In 1876 they came to Washington, taking up their
abode upon a farm about six miles west of Dayton, in Columbia county,
where the father was actively engaged in general agricultural pursuits
until the time of his death, becoming one of the big wheat raisers of
the county. At the time of his demise he owned six thousand acres of
farm land, the greater part of which was devoted to wheat, and his
efforts were resultant in producing splendid crops. He closely studied
conditions of soil and climate and his methods were at all times
progressive, so that he gathered abundant harvests. He died in 1900,
at the age of sixty-six years, while his widow, surviving until 1907,
passed away at the age of seventy-two.
W. H. Richardson was educated in the Thorn Hollow public school and
in the Huntsville Academy. In early manhood he began farming in
cooperation with his father and gradually as their operations extended
to a larger scale, W. H. Richardson more and more assumed the burden
of managing the business and cultivating the land. Following the death
of his father he purchased the entire holdings, which he continued
to develop and improve further until 1909, when he disposed of the
last of his farm property and has since lived retired. His business
affairs were wisely and carefully controlled and he became one of the
representative agriculturists and wheat growers of the valley. The
industry which he displayed in all of his business undertakings brought
to him a very substantial measure of prosperity, so that he is now
enabled to enjoy his remaining days in leisure and comfort.
[Illustration: W. H. RICHARDSON]
In 1903 Mr. Richardson was united in marriage to Miss Loretta M.
Frazer, of Ashland, Illinois, who was principal of the Dayton high
school. They became the parents of one son, who died in infancy. In
politics Mr. Richardson is a democrat and keeps well informed on the
questions and issues of the day, but has never consented to become a
candidate for office. Since his retirement from business in 1909 he and
his wife have spent much of their time in travel, having visited many
European countries, also South America and Japan, thus gaining that
broad knowledge and liberal culture which only travel can bring. The
life record of Mr. Richardson should serve to inspire and encourage
others, showing what may be accomplished through individual effort
guided by sound judgment.
ARTHUR G. CORNWELL.