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FRANK T. BENNETT
Frank T. Bennett, chief clerk in the office of the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs and also a prominent churchman, serving as bishop of the Storrs ward, was born in Provo, Utah, August 21, 1881, a son of John B. and Mary (Senior) Bennett. The father was one of Utah's pioneers of 1856. driving his own ox team across the plains, and he re-crossed in 1860 when Mary Senior came from England. They were married soon after their arrival in Utah and settled at Payson, where they resided until 1879, when they became residents of Provo. While at Payson they went through all the Indian troubles of the south. Mr. Bennett was active in civic affairs and church work, and his aid and influence were ever manifesting on the side of progress and improvement. He and his wife reared a family of twelve children, of whom Frank T. is the youngest. The mother died May 20, 1891, while the father survived for more than a decade, passing away in February 2, 1902. They were highly respected people of the community in which they made their home.
Frank T. Bennett obtained a public school education in Provo and also pursued a course in the Brigham Young University there. He took up the profession of school teaching when twenty-one years of age and devoted six years to that work. In 1913 he came to Storrs, where he secured employment in the office of the Spring Canyon Coal Company, and through successive promotions he has reached his present position as chief clerk.
On the 10th of August, 1904, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Bennett was married to Miss Elsie Ash worth, a daughter of William and Mary (Shepherd) Ashworth, who were pioneers of Utah, the father arriving in this state as early as 1856. To Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have been born five children, namely: Erma, who was born February 5, 1906; Pauline, born February 19, 1911; Inez, May, November 22, 1913; Carol Elsie, December 24, 1915; and Helen, January 4, 1919.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for two years Mr. Bennett filled a mission to Great Britain. He was ordained bishop of Storrs ward in September, 1915, and has since filled that office. His political endorsement is given the Democratic Party and he was selected to represent Carbon County in the twelfth session of the state legislature. He was a member of the Carbon County high school board from 1914 until the consolidation and was also connected with the local school board at the same time. During the period of the great World war he served as a member of the Carbon County Council of Defence and was chairman of the federal community labour board. He has stood for progress and improvement in all that has to do with the advancement and welfare of the community and never hesitates in the performance of any duty for the benefit of commonwealth or country.
CLARENCE E. BOSTWICK
Clarence E. Bostwick, manager of the Wasatch Stores Company at Winterquarters. in Carbon county, was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, September 21, 1882, his parents being G. G. and Alice J. (Varus) Bostwick. The father is a native of Canada and when eighteen years of age went to Iowa. The mother was born in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, and was taken to Iowa by her parents when but two years of age. She was married in Missouri Valley, that state, in 1878 and in 1901 moved with her husband to Craig, Missouri, where they still reside, G. G. Bostwick following the occupation of farming.
Clarence E. Bostwick is indebted to the public school system of Iowa in part for his educational opportunities. He spent three years as a high school pupil there and afterward studied for a year in the high school at Craig, Missouri. He started out in the business world as a cook at St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1902 and continued in that work for four years. He then came to Utah, where he entered the employ of the A. Madsen & Sons Mercantile Company at Scofield, where he 'continued for five years. On the expiration of that period he accepted employment with the Wasatch Stores Company at Winter quarters and later became local manager, which position he still holds. He is a capable and thoroughly reliable business man who employs progressive methods in the conduct of the interests entrusted to his care and he has made the store an attractive business centre, carrying a large and well selected line of goods and putting forth every effort to please the patrons.
At St. Joseph, Missouri, on the 7th of July, 1904, Mr. Bostwick was married to Miss Nora Cronin, who was born April 18, 1882, a daughter of John and Johanna Cronin. They were natives of England and on immigrating to the United States settled at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Cronin filled the responsible position of manager of the West India docks until his death in 1888. Mrs. Cronin survives and is in the mercantile business in Pittsburgh at the present time.
In his political views Mr. Bostwick is a democrat and for four years he served as treasurer of the town board of Scofield. He is a very genial and accommodating gentleman, always courteous and obliging, and his social nature and business qualifications have made for him an enviable position in public regard.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
CHARLES L. CHRISTENSEN
Charles L. Christensen, who is with the United States Fuel Company as chief carpenter for the mines at and near Hiawatha, where he makes his home, was born at Ephraim, Utah, August 27, 1876, a son of Christian N. and Maria (Larson) Christensen. The father was a contractor and builder, doing both carpentering and bricklaying and also thoroughly understanding turning and lathe work. He came to Utah in 1873, settling at Ephraim, and later was called to settle Emery County, at which time he removed to Cleveland. While there he filled a two years' mission to Denmark. Both he and his wife are now deceased.
Charles L. Christensen acquired a common school education at Ephraim and at Cleveland and then several years later resumed his studies at Huntington, where he spent two years in the completion of his course. When he was nine years of age he went to live with his grandfather at Ephraim and there devoted much of his time and attention to farming. After a few years he returned to Emery county and worked with his father in the building and contracting business, learning both carpentering and bricklaying. He was thus engaged until 1910, at which time he went to Castlegate as carpenter for the Utah Fuel Company. On the 1st of September, 1914, he entered the employ of the United States Fuel Company as a carpenter and mason, and on the 1st of February, 1917, was advanced to the position of head carpenter, having charge of all carpenter work in connection with the mines at Hiawatha and the surrounding district. He makes his headquarters at Hiawatha and he was the builder of the first coke oven in Sunnyside. His service is entirely satisfactory to the corporation which he represents, for he is a most efficient workman, his skill and understanding of the business enabling him to carefully direct the labours of those who serve under him.
At Manti, Utah, on the 1st of July, 1898, Mr. Christensen was married to Miss Ray Oviatt, a daughter of Adelbert and Malinda Oviatt. The two children of this marriage have passed away and the- mother died in 1900. Her parents were pioneers of Emery County, where her father follows farming. Her mother was deceased, on the 4th of October, 1906. In Salt Lake City, Mr. Christensen was married to Christina P. Borreson, a daughter of Peter C. and Mary Borreson, early settlers of Sanpete County. Her father is a veteran of the Black Hawk war and after the Indian troubles removed to Emery County. He was a blacksmith by trade and later lived at Castlegate, where he worked at his trade for some time. For the benefit of his sons, however, he purchased a farm in Grand County and removed to that place. To Mr. and Mrs. Christensen have been born five children: Marie and Mary, twins, who were born on the 16th of August, 1908; Charles, deceased Bernice, whose birth occurred November 18, 1915; and Peter Ludene, whose natal day was July 10, 1917.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Mr. Christensen is regarded as a most progressive business man as well as capable workman and is a prominent factor in the industrial life of his community.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
GEORGE COLLINGHAM
George Collingham, who in September, 1919, was made marshal of Sunnyside and deputy sheriff of Carbon county, was born in England, July 18, 1878. He is a son of George and Salena (Brown) Collingham, who in 1887 left England, crossing the Atlantic to Canada, while later they made their way to Salt Lake City. The father was a stone carver and monument worker and did the carving on the principal fire station and a great deal of work on the City and County building and other important buildings of Salt Lake. In 1894 he removed to Castle Dale, where he secured a good residence and homestead, remaining there continuously working at his trade until his death, which occurred in 1907, the mother having passed away in April, 1902.
George Collingham pursued his education in the common schools of Salt Lake City and began earning his living as a newsboy. Later he was employed as a messenger by the Salt Lake Tribune and afterward was promoted to the job department, with which he remained until 1894. In that year the family removed to Castle Dale, but George Collingham soon tired of the new country and returned to Salt Lake, where he entered the office of the Intel mountain News, now the Western Newspaper Union. After some time he took up mining and assisted in putting through the Cascade tunnel for the Great Northern Railroad. In 1901 Mr. Collingham came to Sunnyside and began coal mining for the Utah Fuel Company. He was later made fire boss, holding that position until 1911, when he was elected county assessor, to which office he was re elected, serving two terms. During a part of each year he continued with the Utah Fuel Company as fire boss. In 1916 he was elected sheriff of Carbon county and at the end of his term he returned to the Utah Fuel Company but in September, 1919, was made marshal of Sunnyside and deputy sheriff of Carbon county, to the duties of which position he is now directing his energies. During the period of the World war he was also chairman of the draft board of Carbon County.
At Sunnyside, on the 26th of August, 1903, Mr. Collingham was married to Miss Angeline Rasmussen, a daughter of R. O. and Adelaide (Overett) Rasmussen. Her father came to Utah at an early day, settling in Sanpete county, and was afterward one of the pioneers of Emery county, establishing his home at Cleveland. In 1900 he removed to Sunnyside, where he occupied the position of constable for eight years, and he is now night watchman with the Utah Fuel Company. Mr. and Mrs. Collingham have become the parents of seven children, namely: Spencer, who was born in June, 1904; Leona, in March, 1906; George, in April, 1908; Nellie, in March, 1910; Irene, in July, 1912; Elmer, in December, 1914; and Hazel, who was born April 7, 1918, in the courthouse at Price, where the parents resided while Mr. Collingham was holding the office of sheriff, living quarters being provided in the county courthouse. The other children are all natives of Sunnyside. In his fraternal relations Mr. Collingham is a Knight of Pythias and an Odd Fellow, belonging to the local lodges at Sunnyside. He was elected grand vice chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Utah, in May, 1919, after serving as grand prelate, grand master of arms, etc. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party and it has been upon the party ticket that he has been elected to office. During the period of the World war he did valuable service as chairman of the draft board in Carbon County and at all times he had measured up to one hundred per cent Americanism.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
CAPTAIN JOHN F. CORY
Captain John F. Cory, special officer for the Utah Fuel Company at Castlegate and one of the most popular residents of the city, where his friends are legion, was born in Canton, Illinois, December 15, 1855, a son of John W. and Emily (Spencer) Cory, the former a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while the latter was born in Illinois. They were married in Illinois and in 1870 removed to Eldorado, Kansas, where the father passed away in 1912, while the mother's death occurred when she was seventy years of age. The father had served as a member of the Union army throughout the entire period of the Civil war and afterward was an active and prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, while his loyalty and progressiveness in citizenship ever numbered him among the one hundred per cent Americans.
John F. Cory, after pursuing his education in the public schools of Eldorado, Kansas, was, when twenty-one years of age, elected constable of that city and was re-elected for a period of twenty years. He also served as street commissioner and afterward was elected to the office of marshal but resigned in order to remove to Utah. He secured the position of assistant claim agent under C. W. Shores for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company, which he thus represented for five years. He then accepted a similar position with the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, serving for two years under Joseph Jones at Salt Lake City, at the end of which time he came to Castlegate on the 18th of November, 1903, being made a special officer for the Utah Fuel Company. He has filled several positions, including those -of deputy sheriff, con- stable, marshal and street supervisor, remaining in office until April, 1919, but has now retired from activity of that character, concentrating his efforts and attention upon his duties as special officer for the Utah Fuel Company. He has made judicious investment in real estate since coming to Castlegate and is now the owner of considerable property, from which he derives a good rental.
On the 23d of September, 1911, in Castlegate, Captain Cory was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Gaughan, a native of Chanute, Kansas, and a daughter of Thomas H. and Elizabeth (Lindsay) Gaughan. She was a graduate of the Kansas State Normal at Emporia and was a successful teacher. Her father was a native of Ireland, but in 1863, at the age of sixteen years, came with his parents to the United States and became a citizen, making his home first in Pennsylvania and then in Illinois. In 1870 he removed to Chanute, Kansas, where he took up a homestead claim. There he married Elizabeth Lindsay and they were numbered among the pioneer residents of Neosho County, Kansas, where they reared their family of seven children, giving to all good educational opportunities. The father was a prosperous and progressive member of his community. Captain and Mrs. Cory have become parents of two children: John F., born at Castlegate, March 22, 1915; and Thomas H., March 21, 1917.
The military service of Captain Cory covers connection with the Kansas National Guard, of which he was appointed corporal March 29, 1886. He became a lieutenant of Company E of the Second Regiment, June 11, 1887, through appointment of Governor John A. Martin, and on the 1st of July, 1888, was appointed first lieutenant by Governor Lyman A. Humphreys, while in 1893 he was appointed quartermaster of the same company by L. D. Lewellen. His political allegiance is given to the Republican Party, of which he is a stalwart advocate, believing firmly in its principles. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church. Captain Cory is one of the most popular and valued residents of Castlegate, where it is said that every child is his friend. This speaks volumes concerning his nature and disposition. It is also said that he might well be called the father of Castlegate inasmuch as his efforts have been a most potent force in promoting the welfare and progress of the growing little city. He stands for everything that he believes will be for the benefit of the individual and the advancement of the community at large, and his ideas and his actions are at once practical and resultant. No little of his sustained power is due to the moral and social characteristics of this many sided man, who in social intercourse is genial, kindly and humanly sympathetic, while in business he is the personification of the highest ethics and most rigid integrity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
GEORGE P. CURRY
George P. Curry, residing at Hiawatha, is chief electrician for the United States Fuel Company in Carbon county, having supervision of all electrical work for the corporation in connection with the various mines in this vicinity. His position is one of responsibility for which he has been thoroughly trained through study and experience, his powers developing through the exercise of effort until he is regarded as an expert in this field of labour. Mr. Curry is a native of Antwerp, New York. He was born August 2, 1887, a son of Peter George and Catherine (Nowland) Curry. The father is a Canadian by birth, while the mother was a native of New York. Mr. Curry, on coming to the United States, settled at Antwerp and afterward removed to Watertown, New York, where he now resides, having devoted his life to the milling business. His wife, however, has passed away.
George P. Curry acquired a common school education at Antwerp and his interest in things electrical led him to pursue a course of night study in electrical engineering and he also took a course under the direction of the correspondence school of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Some years later he attended the night school of the University of Nevada, where he again specialized in electrical engineering, and throughout his en tire life he has been a close and discriminating student of the profession, eagerly embracing every opportunity that would promote his knowledge and further his efficiency in that line.
On leaving New York in young manhood Mr. Curry went to Arizona and afterward to California. From the coast he made his way to Sparks, Nevada, in the vicinity of Reno, and was with the Southern Pacific shops as electrician. On the 10th of June, 1909, he came to Utah, going to Heber, where he worked on the construction of the power line and when it was fully installed he went to Brigham for the Ogden Port- land Cement Company as chief operator at their power plant. In February, 1911, he accepted the position of chief electrician with the Chicago National White Lead Company in Chicago but in the same year returned to Heber, Utah, unable to withstand the allurements which the mountains have for all who sojourn for a few years within their high and rocky fastnesses. He soon obtained a position on the Snake Creek tunnel project, being engineer in that connection until August, 1912, when he was transferred to the Silver King Coalition at Park City. In the following August he came to Castlegate for the Utah Fuel Company to do electrical work and in 1915 removed to Hiawatha as chief electrician for the United States Fuel Company, having supervision of the electrical interests of the corporation in all of the mines in this district.
At Heber, Utah, December 29, 1909, Mr. Curry was married to Miss Nora May Honer, daughter of William and Amanda Honer, of Heber, representative of the pioneer stock of that place in the days when it was a collection of log houses built in the form of a stockade. Mr. Honer was a miller by trade and has now passed away. The mother survives and is still living at Heber, which has now become a very modern and beautiful city. To Mr. and Mrs. Curry have been born two children: Maxine E. born at Heber, March 11, 1912 and Earl W. who was born at Heber, March 7, 1918. In his political views Mr. Curry is a stalwart republican, keeping thoroughly conversant with the vital questions and issues of the day and giving loyal support to the party yet never seeking office as a reward for party fealty. He belongs to the Elks Club No. 849 at Prove and he is a member of the American Institute Electrical Engineering Society of New York a connection that indicates his high professional standing and efficiency.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
ANDREW WILLIAM DOWD, M. D.
Dr. Andrew William Dowd, who since 1900 has engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Sunnyside, his developing powers winning him a position of distinction in the ranks of the medical profession in Utah, was born at Waterford, Wisconsin, March 7, 1871, his parents being Thomas James and Mary Jane (Malone) Dowd. The father was born in Ireland and came to the United States when twelve years of age. In early life he learned the jeweller’s and watchmaker's trade, but business interests were put aside at the time of the Civil war that he might join the Union army, with which he served for four years. In early manhood he wedded Mary Jane Malone, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but removed to Racine county, Wisconsin, in her girlhood days and there she taught school for a number of years prior to her marriage. The family resided for a time at Waterford, Wisconsin, and afterward removed to Hastings, Nebraska, where Mr. and Mrs. Dowd reared to manhood and womanhood their family of five sons and two daughters.
Dr. Dowd of this review was a pupil in the high school at Hastings, Nebraska, and then went to the east for further educational training. He entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated with the highest general average in the class of 1892, winning the degree of Ph. G. This he regarded as an initial step to other professional activity, however, and entering Rush Medical College, the medical department of Chicago University, he there completed his course in 1899, receiving the M. D. degree. In the meantime he had spent several years as a pharmacist and as a chemist in pharmaceutical laboratories and it was this close connection with drugs and medicines that awakened in him a deep desire to administer them to suffering humanity, leading to his preparation for the active practice of medicine and surgery. In 1900 he was registered by examination to practice in Utah and became surgeon for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and also for the Utah Fuel Company at Sunnyside. Which positions he still holds after twenty years of successful practice. During this time Carbon county has grown to be one of the most important coal mining districts
of the west, and Sunnyside, with its thousand coke ovens and extensive mines, has no rival in size and importance in the western part of the United States. The Doctor's practice has grown with the steady development of the district and is now one of extensive proportions and his work is of a most important character. He is physician in charge of the Utah Fuel Company Hospital at Sunnyside and in addition he has a large private practice. He has extended his efforts into few other fields of business but is a director of the Carbon County Bank at Price, Utah.
On the 8th of June, 1901, in Salt Lake City, Dr. Dowd was married to Miss Frances Sharp and they became the parents of four children but lost their first-born, Mary, who passed away in 1918, at the age of fourteen years. The others are Margaret, Andrew and Thomas.
Dr. Dowd has always been keenly interested in the welfare and progress of Carbon County and for many years has been a member of the county board of education, on which he is serving at the present writing in 1920. He is health officer for the district of Sunnyside and during the period of the World war was a member of the medical advisory board of the fourth district of Utah and a member of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of the United States. He has membership in the American Medical Association and keeps in close touch with the trend of modern professional thought, progress and scientific investigation. Outdoor sports and music have been Dr. Dowd's chief diversions. Possessing a splendid baritone voice, he has always found a ready welcome into musical circles.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
Frank T. Bennett, chief clerk in the office of the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs and also a prominent churchman, serving as bishop of the Storrs ward, was born in Provo, Utah, August 21, 1881, a son of John B. and Mary (Senior) Bennett. The father was one of Utah's pioneers of 1856. driving his own ox team across the plains, and he re-crossed in 1860 when Mary Senior came from England. They were married soon after their arrival in Utah and settled at Payson, where they resided until 1879, when they became residents of Provo. While at Payson they went through all the Indian troubles of the south. Mr. Bennett was active in civic affairs and church work, and his aid and influence were ever manifesting on the side of progress and improvement. He and his wife reared a family of twelve children, of whom Frank T. is the youngest. The mother died May 20, 1891, while the father survived for more than a decade, passing away in February 2, 1902. They were highly respected people of the community in which they made their home.
Frank T. Bennett obtained a public school education in Provo and also pursued a course in the Brigham Young University there. He took up the profession of school teaching when twenty-one years of age and devoted six years to that work. In 1913 he came to Storrs, where he secured employment in the office of the Spring Canyon Coal Company, and through successive promotions he has reached his present position as chief clerk.
On the 10th of August, 1904, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Bennett was married to Miss Elsie Ash worth, a daughter of William and Mary (Shepherd) Ashworth, who were pioneers of Utah, the father arriving in this state as early as 1856. To Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have been born five children, namely: Erma, who was born February 5, 1906; Pauline, born February 19, 1911; Inez, May, November 22, 1913; Carol Elsie, December 24, 1915; and Helen, January 4, 1919.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for two years Mr. Bennett filled a mission to Great Britain. He was ordained bishop of Storrs ward in September, 1915, and has since filled that office. His political endorsement is given the Democratic Party and he was selected to represent Carbon County in the twelfth session of the state legislature. He was a member of the Carbon County high school board from 1914 until the consolidation and was also connected with the local school board at the same time. During the period of the great World war he served as a member of the Carbon County Council of Defence and was chairman of the federal community labour board. He has stood for progress and improvement in all that has to do with the advancement and welfare of the community and never hesitates in the performance of any duty for the benefit of commonwealth or country.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub.
Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
CLARENCE E. BOSTWICK
Clarence E. Bostwick, manager of the Wasatch Stores Company at Winterquarters. in Carbon county, was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, September 21, 1882, his parents being G. G. and Alice J. (Varus) Bostwick. The father is a native of Canada and when eighteen years of age went to Iowa. The mother was born in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, and was taken to Iowa by her parents when but two years of age. She was married in Missouri Valley, that state, in 1878 and in 1901 moved with her husband to Craig, Missouri, where they still reside, G. G. Bostwick following the occupation of farming.
Clarence E. Bostwick is indebted to the public school system of Iowa in part for his educational opportunities. He spent three years as a high school pupil there and afterward studied for a year in the high school at Craig, Missouri. He started out in the business world as a cook at St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1902 and continued in that work for four years. He then came to Utah, where he entered the employ of the A. Madsen & Sons Mercantile Company at Scofield, where he 'continued for five years. On the expiration of that period he accepted employment with the Wasatch Stores Company at Winter quarters and later became local manager, which position he still holds. He is a capable and thoroughly reliable business man who employs progressive methods in the conduct of the interests entrusted to his care and he has made the store an attractive business centre, carrying a large and well selected line of goods and putting forth every effort to please the patrons.
At St. Joseph, Missouri, on the 7th of July, 1904, Mr. Bostwick was married to Miss Nora Cronin, who was born April 18, 1882, a daughter of John and Johanna Cronin. They were natives of England and on immigrating to the United States settled at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Cronin filled the responsible position of manager of the West India docks until his death in 1888. Mrs. Cronin survives and is in the mercantile business in Pittsburgh at the present time.
In his political views Mr. Bostwick is a democrat and for four years he served as treasurer of the town board of Scofield. He is a very genial and accommodating gentleman, always courteous and obliging, and his social nature and business qualifications have made for him an enviable position in public regard.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
CHARLES L. CHRISTENSEN
Charles L. Christensen, who is with the United States Fuel Company as chief carpenter for the mines at and near Hiawatha, where he makes his home, was born at Ephraim, Utah, August 27, 1876, a son of Christian N. and Maria (Larson) Christensen. The father was a contractor and builder, doing both carpentering and bricklaying and also thoroughly understanding turning and lathe work. He came to Utah in 1873, settling at Ephraim, and later was called to settle Emery County, at which time he removed to Cleveland. While there he filled a two years' mission to Denmark. Both he and his wife are now deceased.
Charles L. Christensen acquired a common school education at Ephraim and at Cleveland and then several years later resumed his studies at Huntington, where he spent two years in the completion of his course. When he was nine years of age he went to live with his grandfather at Ephraim and there devoted much of his time and attention to farming. After a few years he returned to Emery county and worked with his father in the building and contracting business, learning both carpentering and bricklaying. He was thus engaged until 1910, at which time he went to Castlegate as carpenter for the Utah Fuel Company. On the 1st of September, 1914, he entered the employ of the United States Fuel Company as a carpenter and mason, and on the 1st of February, 1917, was advanced to the position of head carpenter, having charge of all carpenter work in connection with the mines at Hiawatha and the surrounding district. He makes his headquarters at Hiawatha and he was the builder of the first coke oven in Sunnyside. His service is entirely satisfactory to the corporation which he represents, for he is a most efficient workman, his skill and understanding of the business enabling him to carefully direct the labours of those who serve under him.
At Manti, Utah, on the 1st of July, 1898, Mr. Christensen was married to Miss Ray Oviatt, a daughter of Adelbert and Malinda Oviatt. The two children of this marriage have passed away and the- mother died in 1900. Her parents were pioneers of Emery County, where her father follows farming. Her mother was deceased, on the 4th of October, 1906. In Salt Lake City, Mr. Christensen was married to Christina P. Borreson, a daughter of Peter C. and Mary Borreson, early settlers of Sanpete County. Her father is a veteran of the Black Hawk war and after the Indian troubles removed to Emery County. He was a blacksmith by trade and later lived at Castlegate, where he worked at his trade for some time. For the benefit of his sons, however, he purchased a farm in Grand County and removed to that place. To Mr. and Mrs. Christensen have been born five children: Marie and Mary, twins, who were born on the 16th of August, 1908; Charles, deceased Bernice, whose birth occurred November 18, 1915; and Peter Ludene, whose natal day was July 10, 1917.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Mr. Christensen is regarded as a most progressive business man as well as capable workman and is a prominent factor in the industrial life of his community.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
GEORGE COLLINGHAM
George Collingham, who in September, 1919, was made marshal of Sunnyside and deputy sheriff of Carbon county, was born in England, July 18, 1878. He is a son of George and Salena (Brown) Collingham, who in 1887 left England, crossing the Atlantic to Canada, while later they made their way to Salt Lake City. The father was a stone carver and monument worker and did the carving on the principal fire station and a great deal of work on the City and County building and other important buildings of Salt Lake. In 1894 he removed to Castle Dale, where he secured a good residence and homestead, remaining there continuously working at his trade until his death, which occurred in 1907, the mother having passed away in April, 1902.
George Collingham pursued his education in the common schools of Salt Lake City and began earning his living as a newsboy. Later he was employed as a messenger by the Salt Lake Tribune and afterward was promoted to the job department, with which he remained until 1894. In that year the family removed to Castle Dale, but George Collingham soon tired of the new country and returned to Salt Lake, where he entered the office of the Intel mountain News, now the Western Newspaper Union. After some time he took up mining and assisted in putting through the Cascade tunnel for the Great Northern Railroad. In 1901 Mr. Collingham came to Sunnyside and began coal mining for the Utah Fuel Company. He was later made fire boss, holding that position until 1911, when he was elected county assessor, to which office he was re elected, serving two terms. During a part of each year he continued with the Utah Fuel Company as fire boss. In 1916 he was elected sheriff of Carbon county and at the end of his term he returned to the Utah Fuel Company but in September, 1919, was made marshal of Sunnyside and deputy sheriff of Carbon county, to the duties of which position he is now directing his energies. During the period of the World war he was also chairman of the draft board of Carbon County.
At Sunnyside, on the 26th of August, 1903, Mr. Collingham was married to Miss Angeline Rasmussen, a daughter of R. O. and Adelaide (Overett) Rasmussen. Her father came to Utah at an early day, settling in Sanpete county, and was afterward one of the pioneers of Emery county, establishing his home at Cleveland. In 1900 he removed to Sunnyside, where he occupied the position of constable for eight years, and he is now night watchman with the Utah Fuel Company. Mr. and Mrs. Collingham have become the parents of seven children, namely: Spencer, who was born in June, 1904; Leona, in March, 1906; George, in April, 1908; Nellie, in March, 1910; Irene, in July, 1912; Elmer, in December, 1914; and Hazel, who was born April 7, 1918, in the courthouse at Price, where the parents resided while Mr. Collingham was holding the office of sheriff, living quarters being provided in the county courthouse. The other children are all natives of Sunnyside. In his fraternal relations Mr. Collingham is a Knight of Pythias and an Odd Fellow, belonging to the local lodges at Sunnyside. He was elected grand vice chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Utah, in May, 1919, after serving as grand prelate, grand master of arms, etc. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party and it has been upon the party ticket that he has been elected to office. During the period of the World war he did valuable service as chairman of the draft board in Carbon County and at all times he had measured up to one hundred per cent Americanism.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
CAPTAIN JOHN F. CORY
Captain John F. Cory, special officer for the Utah Fuel Company at Castlegate and one of the most popular residents of the city, where his friends are legion, was born in Canton, Illinois, December 15, 1855, a son of John W. and Emily (Spencer) Cory, the former a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while the latter was born in Illinois. They were married in Illinois and in 1870 removed to Eldorado, Kansas, where the father passed away in 1912, while the mother's death occurred when she was seventy years of age. The father had served as a member of the Union army throughout the entire period of the Civil war and afterward was an active and prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, while his loyalty and progressiveness in citizenship ever numbered him among the one hundred per cent Americans.
John F. Cory, after pursuing his education in the public schools of Eldorado, Kansas, was, when twenty-one years of age, elected constable of that city and was re-elected for a period of twenty years. He also served as street commissioner and afterward was elected to the office of marshal but resigned in order to remove to Utah. He secured the position of assistant claim agent under C. W. Shores for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company, which he thus represented for five years. He then accepted a similar position with the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, serving for two years under Joseph Jones at Salt Lake City, at the end of which time he came to Castlegate on the 18th of November, 1903, being made a special officer for the Utah Fuel Company. He has filled several positions, including those -of deputy sheriff, con- stable, marshal and street supervisor, remaining in office until April, 1919, but has now retired from activity of that character, concentrating his efforts and attention upon his duties as special officer for the Utah Fuel Company. He has made judicious investment in real estate since coming to Castlegate and is now the owner of considerable property, from which he derives a good rental.
On the 23d of September, 1911, in Castlegate, Captain Cory was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Gaughan, a native of Chanute, Kansas, and a daughter of Thomas H. and Elizabeth (Lindsay) Gaughan. She was a graduate of the Kansas State Normal at Emporia and was a successful teacher. Her father was a native of Ireland, but in 1863, at the age of sixteen years, came with his parents to the United States and became a citizen, making his home first in Pennsylvania and then in Illinois. In 1870 he removed to Chanute, Kansas, where he took up a homestead claim. There he married Elizabeth Lindsay and they were numbered among the pioneer residents of Neosho County, Kansas, where they reared their family of seven children, giving to all good educational opportunities. The father was a prosperous and progressive member of his community. Captain and Mrs. Cory have become parents of two children: John F., born at Castlegate, March 22, 1915; and Thomas H., March 21, 1917.
The military service of Captain Cory covers connection with the Kansas National Guard, of which he was appointed corporal March 29, 1886. He became a lieutenant of Company E of the Second Regiment, June 11, 1887, through appointment of Governor John A. Martin, and on the 1st of July, 1888, was appointed first lieutenant by Governor Lyman A. Humphreys, while in 1893 he was appointed quartermaster of the same company by L. D. Lewellen. His political allegiance is given to the Republican Party, of which he is a stalwart advocate, believing firmly in its principles. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church. Captain Cory is one of the most popular and valued residents of Castlegate, where it is said that every child is his friend. This speaks volumes concerning his nature and disposition. It is also said that he might well be called the father of Castlegate inasmuch as his efforts have been a most potent force in promoting the welfare and progress of the growing little city. He stands for everything that he believes will be for the benefit of the individual and the advancement of the community at large, and his ideas and his actions are at once practical and resultant. No little of his sustained power is due to the moral and social characteristics of this many sided man, who in social intercourse is genial, kindly and humanly sympathetic, while in business he is the personification of the highest ethics and most rigid integrity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
GEORGE P. CURRY
George P. Curry, residing at Hiawatha, is chief electrician for the United States Fuel Company in Carbon county, having supervision of all electrical work for the corporation in connection with the various mines in this vicinity. His position is one of responsibility for which he has been thoroughly trained through study and experience, his powers developing through the exercise of effort until he is regarded as an expert in this field of labour. Mr. Curry is a native of Antwerp, New York. He was born August 2, 1887, a son of Peter George and Catherine (Nowland) Curry. The father is a Canadian by birth, while the mother was a native of New York. Mr. Curry, on coming to the United States, settled at Antwerp and afterward removed to Watertown, New York, where he now resides, having devoted his life to the milling business. His wife, however, has passed away.
George P. Curry acquired a common school education at Antwerp and his interest in things electrical led him to pursue a course of night study in electrical engineering and he also took a course under the direction of the correspondence school of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Some years later he attended the night school of the University of Nevada, where he again specialized in electrical engineering, and throughout his en tire life he has been a close and discriminating student of the profession, eagerly embracing every opportunity that would promote his knowledge and further his efficiency in that line.
On leaving New York in young manhood Mr. Curry went to Arizona and afterward to California. From the coast he made his way to Sparks, Nevada, in the vicinity of Reno, and was with the Southern Pacific shops as electrician. On the 10th of June, 1909, he came to Utah, going to Heber, where he worked on the construction of the power line and when it was fully installed he went to Brigham for the Ogden Port- land Cement Company as chief operator at their power plant. In February, 1911, he accepted the position of chief electrician with the Chicago National White Lead Company in Chicago but in the same year returned to Heber, Utah, unable to withstand the allurements which the mountains have for all who sojourn for a few years within their high and rocky fastnesses. He soon obtained a position on the Snake Creek tunnel project, being engineer in that connection until August, 1912, when he was transferred to the Silver King Coalition at Park City. In the following August he came to Castlegate for the Utah Fuel Company to do electrical work and in 1915 removed to Hiawatha as chief electrician for the United States Fuel Company, having supervision of the electrical interests of the corporation in all of the mines in this district.
At Heber, Utah, December 29, 1909, Mr. Curry was married to Miss Nora May Honer, daughter of William and Amanda Honer, of Heber, representative of the pioneer stock of that place in the days when it was a collection of log houses built in the form of a stockade. Mr. Honer was a miller by trade and has now passed away. The mother survives and is still living at Heber, which has now become a very modern and beautiful city. To Mr. and Mrs. Curry have been born two children: Maxine E. born at Heber, March 11, 1912 and Earl W. who was born at Heber, March 7, 1918. In his political views Mr. Curry is a stalwart republican, keeping thoroughly conversant with the vital questions and issues of the day and giving loyal support to the party yet never seeking office as a reward for party fealty. He belongs to the Elks Club No. 849 at Prove and he is a member of the American Institute Electrical Engineering Society of New York a connection that indicates his high professional standing and efficiency.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
ANDREW WILLIAM DOWD, M. D.
Dr. Andrew William Dowd, who since 1900 has engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Sunnyside, his developing powers winning him a position of distinction in the ranks of the medical profession in Utah, was born at Waterford, Wisconsin, March 7, 1871, his parents being Thomas James and Mary Jane (Malone) Dowd. The father was born in Ireland and came to the United States when twelve years of age. In early life he learned the jeweller’s and watchmaker's trade, but business interests were put aside at the time of the Civil war that he might join the Union army, with which he served for four years. In early manhood he wedded Mary Jane Malone, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but removed to Racine county, Wisconsin, in her girlhood days and there she taught school for a number of years prior to her marriage. The family resided for a time at Waterford, Wisconsin, and afterward removed to Hastings, Nebraska, where Mr. and Mrs. Dowd reared to manhood and womanhood their family of five sons and two daughters.
Dr. Dowd of this review was a pupil in the high school at Hastings, Nebraska, and then went to the east for further educational training. He entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated with the highest general average in the class of 1892, winning the degree of Ph. G. This he regarded as an initial step to other professional activity, however, and entering Rush Medical College, the medical department of Chicago University, he there completed his course in 1899, receiving the M. D. degree. In the meantime he had spent several years as a pharmacist and as a chemist in pharmaceutical laboratories and it was this close connection with drugs and medicines that awakened in him a deep desire to administer them to suffering humanity, leading to his preparation for the active practice of medicine and surgery. In 1900 he was registered by examination to practice in Utah and became surgeon for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and also for the Utah Fuel Company at Sunnyside. Which positions he still holds after twenty years of successful practice. During this time Carbon county has grown to be one of the most important coal mining districts
of the west, and Sunnyside, with its thousand coke ovens and extensive mines, has no rival in size and importance in the western part of the United States. The Doctor's practice has grown with the steady development of the district and is now one of extensive proportions and his work is of a most important character. He is physician in charge of the Utah Fuel Company Hospital at Sunnyside and in addition he has a large private practice. He has extended his efforts into few other fields of business but is a director of the Carbon County Bank at Price, Utah.
On the 8th of June, 1901, in Salt Lake City, Dr. Dowd was married to Miss Frances Sharp and they became the parents of four children but lost their first-born, Mary, who passed away in 1918, at the age of fourteen years. The others are Margaret, Andrew and Thomas.
Dr. Dowd has always been keenly interested in the welfare and progress of Carbon County and for many years has been a member of the county board of education, on which he is serving at the present writing in 1920. He is health officer for the district of Sunnyside and during the period of the World war was a member of the medical advisory board of the fourth district of Utah and a member of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of the United States. He has membership in the American Medical Association and keeps in close touch with the trend of modern professional thought, progress and scientific investigation. Outdoor sports and music have been Dr. Dowd's chief diversions. Possessing a splendid baritone voice, he has always found a ready welcome into musical circles.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
WILLIAM J. ELWOOD
William J. Elwood, superintendent of the coal mine of the Independent Coal & Coke Company at Kenilworth, Carbon County, was born in Ashland, Kentucky, June 25, 1873, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Elwood. The father had extensive mine experiences in England and developed a number of coal mines in the state of Kentucky. The 'son obtained a common school education in his native state and afterward attended the National Normal University of Ohio, while still later he pursued a correspondence course in engineering. He was a youth of sixteen years when he became identified with the development of the coal deposits of Kentucky, working as a miner in that state. In 1889 he was employed by the coal department of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company at Red Lodge, Montana, working as inside inspector and as mine foreman for about nine years. He was then recommended by B. F. Bush, former president of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, for the position of mine superintendent at Castlegate. After a year spent in that connection he was transferred to Sunnyside. where he occupied a similar position. Seven years later he was appointed general mine inspector for all the properties of the company and thus step by step he was working his way upward and becoming more widely known as an efficient factor in the development of the rich coal resources of Utah. After a year spent as general mine inspector he was elected to the state legislature and on the expiration of his term of service he accepted a position
W. J. EMIGHOLZ
The Utah Fuel Company has built up a wonderful organization in its plant and methods. Those in control of its affairs have surrounded themselves with assistants who are thoroughly capable and W. J. Emigholz is numbered with these, holding the position of chief clerk of the coke ovens at Sunnyside, where are found the largest number of coke ovens all together in the world. His progress has been continuous since he started out in business life.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 8, 1884, a son of William J. and Emma (Clatt) Emigholz. The father came to the United States with his parents when about ten years of age and was educated in Cincinnati, where he later engaged in retail merchandising. He died in 1897 at the age of forty-nine years, but the mother still makes her home in Cincinnati and has reached the age of sixty-eight years.
In the public schools of Cincinnati W. J. Emigholz pursued his education and when nineteen years of age passed the civil service examination that indicated his qualifications for appointment to a position in the post office at Cincinnati. After two years, however, he removed to the west, making his way to Pueblo, Colorado, where he secured a clerical position with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, there remaining for five years, or until 1910. In that year he removed to Sunnyside, Utah, accepting the position of chief clerk of the coke ovens, an important service, as nowhere else in the world are to be found so many coke ovens all together. Through the intervening period of nine years Mr. Emigholz has remained with the Utah Fuel Company, his efforts being entirely satisfactory to the corporation which he represents.
In Denver, Colorado, on the 10th of February, 1908, Mr. Emigholz was married to Miss Grace C. Johnstone, a daughter of Myers P. and Henrietta F. Johnstone. They removed from Illinois to Coolidge, Kansas, where their daughter Grace was born November 4, 1890. The father has passed away but the mother now makes her home in Pueblo, Colorado.
In religious faith Mr. and Mrs. Emigholz are connected with the Lutheran church and he is a valued and exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In community affairs he has taken a deep and helpful interest, serving as town clerk of Sunnyside, and for two terms he has been justice of the peace.
J. THOMAS FITCH
J. Thomas Fitch, who may well be termed the father of Helper, having built the first house in the town and largely promoted its development and up building through his real estate operations and other business interests, was born in Rochester, New York, September 30-1850 a son of John Thomas and Eliza Fitch. He was left an orphan when but three years of age and was placed in an orphanage, where he remained until he reached the age of twelve. He then secured a home with S. P. Mudge, a farmer of Niagara County, New York, with who he remained until he had attained his majority, and while there he supplemented his early educational training, received at the orphanage, by study in the public schools. With Mr. Mudge he removed to Waverly, Iowa, and he started out in the business world as fireman on the railroad at a time when wood was used in the engine. Later he married, and having saved his money, he removed westward in order to try his fortune in western Kansas, but the grasshoppers took his crops for three years and the drought caused crop failure for two more years. Discouraged in his farming venture, he then sold out and removed to Denver, where he again began railroad work, running an engine out of Denver for eleven years.
Mr. Fitch later spent two years at Seattle and then removed to Salt Lake, where he once more entered the employ of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. He was sent to Soldier Summit in consequence of his knowledge of automatic air contrivances when the road was changed from a narrow to a broad gauge. There he taught a number of railroad engineers who had run narrow gauge engines the methods of using the automatic air and broad gauge equipment and it was Mr. Fitch, who ran the first broad gauge train, from Colton to Green river. He finally took up his abode at Helper and made the run on the Helper division through Price canyon. When he came to Helper there was not a house in the town, the train crews living in cars. For a brief period Mr. Fitch occupied a little dwelling that was half log and half dugout and he then built the first house in Helper, at which time this section was then a part of Emery County. He has been practically the promoter and up builder of the town of Helper, where he owns considerable business property and a number of lots. At one time he owned all of the lands in Helper accept that in possession of the railroad company. He has mining interests in Utah and Nevada and his judicious investments are bringing to him a gratifying financial return, indicating the soundness of his business judgment.
On the 18th of January, 1878, Mr. Fitch was married at Waverly, Iowa, to Miss Janet McNee, who was born January 5, 1849, a daughter of John Hawley and Lydia Ann (Reynolds) McNee, who, having removed from Iowa to Kansas, remained in that state, where the father followed the occupation of farming. Both have now passed away, the mother having reached the advanced age of eighty seven years. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Fitchare John Thomas, Robert J., George B., Albert Hawley, Nancy and Bessie, all of whom survive.
Fraternally Mr. Fitch is connected with Carbon County Lodge, No. 16, A. F. & A. M., at Price and he is also a member of the Royal Arch Chapter at Provo and of Malta Commandery of the Knights Templars at Park City. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party and he has again and again been called upon to serve his community in positions of public honour and trust. For ten years he was the postmaster of Helper and for eighteen years was justice of the peace. He assisted in organizing the first school district here and has always had great faith in the town, which he has lived to see develop from a tiny hamlet, the population of which was trainmen living in cars, to a thriving little city of two thousand population. In 1914 he was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature and thus in various ways he has left the impress of his individuality and ability upon the history of Carbon county. His life is another proof of the fact that no matter what the advantages one may receive in youth in the way of education or other opportunities he must essentially determine, shape and formulate his own character. The field of activity is open to all and Mr. Fitch's keen mentality, manifesting itself in sound business judgment, has enabled him to make continuous progress until his name is now well known in connection with the material development and political history of his adopted state.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
William J. Elwood, superintendent of the coal mine of the Independent Coal & Coke Company at Kenilworth, Carbon County, was born in Ashland, Kentucky, June 25, 1873, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Elwood. The father had extensive mine experiences in England and developed a number of coal mines in the state of Kentucky. The 'son obtained a common school education in his native state and afterward attended the National Normal University of Ohio, while still later he pursued a correspondence course in engineering. He was a youth of sixteen years when he became identified with the development of the coal deposits of Kentucky, working as a miner in that state. In 1889 he was employed by the coal department of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company at Red Lodge, Montana, working as inside inspector and as mine foreman for about nine years. He was then recommended by B. F. Bush, former president of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, for the position of mine superintendent at Castlegate. After a year spent in that connection he was transferred to Sunnyside. where he occupied a similar position. Seven years later he was appointed general mine inspector for all the properties of the company and thus step by step he was working his way upward and becoming more widely known as an efficient factor in the development of the rich coal resources of Utah. After a year spent as general mine inspector he was elected to the state legislature and on the expiration of his term of service he accepted a position
with the Independent Coal & Coke Company of Kenilworth at an advanced
salary. Later when official changes were made he was promoted to the general
superintendency of the mine at Kenilworth and is now occupying that position.
He invented and obtained a patent on the Elwood automatic de-railing switch, a number
of which are now in use by the Independent Coal & Coke Company on their locomotive
tram, and other useful devices around coal mines, one of which is the retarding
block now in use at the tipples of all mines in the state.
On
the 14th of February. 1901, at Red Lodge, Montana, Mr. Elwood was united in marriage
to Miss Rachel Wood, of that place. Their children are five in number, namely:
Curtis, who was born in 1902; Gladys, whose birth occurred in 1904; James, whose
natal year was 1911; William, born in 1912; and Kenneth, who was born in 1917.
Mr. Elwood gives his political allegiance to the Republican Party and it was upon that ticket that he was chosen a member of the state legislature, in which he proved a loyal supporter of many measures calculated to benefit the commonwealth at large. He is a Mason of high rank, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and is a most loyal and worthy follower of the craft. His entire life has been devoted to mining interests and he has thoroughly qualified by study and experience, recognizing fully the obligations that come with responsible positions in mining circles. As general superintendent he is giving uniform satisfaction not only to the corporation which he represents but also to the men who serve under him and who find him always just and fair.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub.
Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
W. J. EMIGHOLZ
The Utah Fuel Company has built up a wonderful organization in its plant and methods. Those in control of its affairs have surrounded themselves with assistants who are thoroughly capable and W. J. Emigholz is numbered with these, holding the position of chief clerk of the coke ovens at Sunnyside, where are found the largest number of coke ovens all together in the world. His progress has been continuous since he started out in business life.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 8, 1884, a son of William J. and Emma (Clatt) Emigholz. The father came to the United States with his parents when about ten years of age and was educated in Cincinnati, where he later engaged in retail merchandising. He died in 1897 at the age of forty-nine years, but the mother still makes her home in Cincinnati and has reached the age of sixty-eight years.
In the public schools of Cincinnati W. J. Emigholz pursued his education and when nineteen years of age passed the civil service examination that indicated his qualifications for appointment to a position in the post office at Cincinnati. After two years, however, he removed to the west, making his way to Pueblo, Colorado, where he secured a clerical position with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, there remaining for five years, or until 1910. In that year he removed to Sunnyside, Utah, accepting the position of chief clerk of the coke ovens, an important service, as nowhere else in the world are to be found so many coke ovens all together. Through the intervening period of nine years Mr. Emigholz has remained with the Utah Fuel Company, his efforts being entirely satisfactory to the corporation which he represents.
In Denver, Colorado, on the 10th of February, 1908, Mr. Emigholz was married to Miss Grace C. Johnstone, a daughter of Myers P. and Henrietta F. Johnstone. They removed from Illinois to Coolidge, Kansas, where their daughter Grace was born November 4, 1890. The father has passed away but the mother now makes her home in Pueblo, Colorado.
In religious faith Mr. and Mrs. Emigholz are connected with the Lutheran church and he is a valued and exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In community affairs he has taken a deep and helpful interest, serving as town clerk of Sunnyside, and for two terms he has been justice of the peace.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub.
Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
J. THOMAS FITCH
J. Thomas Fitch, who may well be termed the father of Helper, having built the first house in the town and largely promoted its development and up building through his real estate operations and other business interests, was born in Rochester, New York, September 30-1850 a son of John Thomas and Eliza Fitch. He was left an orphan when but three years of age and was placed in an orphanage, where he remained until he reached the age of twelve. He then secured a home with S. P. Mudge, a farmer of Niagara County, New York, with who he remained until he had attained his majority, and while there he supplemented his early educational training, received at the orphanage, by study in the public schools. With Mr. Mudge he removed to Waverly, Iowa, and he started out in the business world as fireman on the railroad at a time when wood was used in the engine. Later he married, and having saved his money, he removed westward in order to try his fortune in western Kansas, but the grasshoppers took his crops for three years and the drought caused crop failure for two more years. Discouraged in his farming venture, he then sold out and removed to Denver, where he again began railroad work, running an engine out of Denver for eleven years.
Mr. Fitch later spent two years at Seattle and then removed to Salt Lake, where he once more entered the employ of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. He was sent to Soldier Summit in consequence of his knowledge of automatic air contrivances when the road was changed from a narrow to a broad gauge. There he taught a number of railroad engineers who had run narrow gauge engines the methods of using the automatic air and broad gauge equipment and it was Mr. Fitch, who ran the first broad gauge train, from Colton to Green river. He finally took up his abode at Helper and made the run on the Helper division through Price canyon. When he came to Helper there was not a house in the town, the train crews living in cars. For a brief period Mr. Fitch occupied a little dwelling that was half log and half dugout and he then built the first house in Helper, at which time this section was then a part of Emery County. He has been practically the promoter and up builder of the town of Helper, where he owns considerable business property and a number of lots. At one time he owned all of the lands in Helper accept that in possession of the railroad company. He has mining interests in Utah and Nevada and his judicious investments are bringing to him a gratifying financial return, indicating the soundness of his business judgment.
On the 18th of January, 1878, Mr. Fitch was married at Waverly, Iowa, to Miss Janet McNee, who was born January 5, 1849, a daughter of John Hawley and Lydia Ann (Reynolds) McNee, who, having removed from Iowa to Kansas, remained in that state, where the father followed the occupation of farming. Both have now passed away, the mother having reached the advanced age of eighty seven years. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Fitchare John Thomas, Robert J., George B., Albert Hawley, Nancy and Bessie, all of whom survive.
Fraternally Mr. Fitch is connected with Carbon County Lodge, No. 16, A. F. & A. M., at Price and he is also a member of the Royal Arch Chapter at Provo and of Malta Commandery of the Knights Templars at Park City. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party and he has again and again been called upon to serve his community in positions of public honour and trust. For ten years he was the postmaster of Helper and for eighteen years was justice of the peace. He assisted in organizing the first school district here and has always had great faith in the town, which he has lived to see develop from a tiny hamlet, the population of which was trainmen living in cars, to a thriving little city of two thousand population. In 1914 he was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature and thus in various ways he has left the impress of his individuality and ability upon the history of Carbon county. His life is another proof of the fact that no matter what the advantages one may receive in youth in the way of education or other opportunities he must essentially determine, shape and formulate his own character. The field of activity is open to all and Mr. Fitch's keen mentality, manifesting itself in sound business judgment, has enabled him to make continuous progress until his name is now well known in connection with the material development and political history of his adopted state.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
THOMAS FITZGERALD
Thomas
Fitzgerald is a member of the city council of Price and is devoting his
attention largely to his official duties, for he has practically
retired from business, deriving his income from judicious investments
which he has previously made. He was born in Pennsylvania, June 27,
1851, a son of Thomas and Isabel (Lakays) Fitzgerald, who were natives
of Ireland and emigrated to the United States in early life, settling
in Pennsylvania. The father was foreman of the North Branch canal for a
number of years and when the canal was abandoned he assisted in
building the Lehigh Valley Railroad on the canal site. He passed away
in 1888, at the age of seventy-nine years.
In the acquirement of his education Thomas Fitzgerald attended the public schools of Pennsylvania, passing through consecutive grades to the high school. In early manhood he came to the west, seeking the broader opportunities which he believed were offered in this section of the country. He took up the business of placer mining and was thus engaged in Idaho, where he also conducted a restaurant for several years. In July, 1895. he established his home at Price, Utah, where he has since resided, covering a period of almost a quarter of a century. He has now retired from active work but owns a good business block which he manages and which returns to him a substantial annual rental.
1n Salt Lake City, in 1896, Mr. Fitzgerald was married to Miss Minnie Nielson, a daughter of Jens and Caroline Nielson, who were residents of Emery county, where the father followed farming. Both he and his wife passed away in 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald have become the parents of six children: Isabelle, who was born in September, 1897, and is now teaching at Castlegate, Utah; William J., who was born in February, 1899, and enlisted immediately after war was declared against Germany, serving for two years with the Twenty-first infantry; Thomas N., born in September, 1902; John, in January, 1906; Charles E., in June, 1908; and Gerald l., in January, 1911.
In his political views Mr. Fitzgerald is a democrat and is thoroughly conversant with the leading issues and problems of the day. He is giving his city efficient service as a member of the city council and his aid and influence are always found on the side of progress and improvement. He has led an active and useful life and his industry, enterprise, sound judgment and judicious investments have constituted the basis of his well deserved success.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
ERNEST S. HORSLEY
Ernest S. Horsley has been prominently associated with the material, political and moral development of Price for a number of years and is now clerk of the Carbon stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He was born in Tottenham, England. June 16, 1861, a son of Samuel P. and Sarah (Barrows) Horsley, who on the 6th of October, 1877, arrived in Utah. They settled first at Joseph and afterward re- moved to Paragonah, taking up their abode in the latter place in 1878. There they resided until 1911, when they removed to Price. The father was a brick mason and was the builder of a number of the excellent brick buildings of Iron County. He ever remained an active worker in the Mormon Church and was a member of the high council in the Parowan stake. He still resides in Price, but the mother has passed away. Their family numbered twelve children, as follows: Ernest S., Arthur W., Frank B., Herman B., Laura E., Ralph, John, Agnes, Alma and three who have passed away. Ernest S. Horsley, after acquiring a common school education in England, came to the new world with his parents when a youth of sixteen years. On the 7th of June, 1878, he started out in life independently and began learning the carpenter's trade at Beaver, Utah. He also acquainted himself with steam and sawmill work, being employed in the sawmill for some time. As the result of his savings during four years he became the owner of ten thousand feet of lumber and in 1882 he returned with this to Paragonah, giving it to his father. The following spring in connection with his brothers, he built the new home for the family, his father doing the brick work thereon. Mr. Horsley became a resident of Price in 1884 but in 1885 returned to Beaver in order to get his naturalization papers from Judge Jacob S. Bowman. It required seven days to make the journey with teams. Thirty minutes after reaching Beaver Mr. Horsley obtained the necessary witnesses and had his papers made out. Price has since continuously been his home and he has seen it grow from a hamlet of a few houses to an enterprising town of twenty-five hundred population. He helped build the first canal of this region at a cost of twenty thousand dollars and he has ever given his aid and influence on the side of progress and improvement. He was marshal of Price and afterwards filled other positions, bringing him eventually to the presidency of the town board, while at this writing, in the fall of 1919, he is serving as clerk of the Carbon stake. He is one of the stockholders in the Price Cooperative Mercantile Institution, also In the Eastern Utah Telephone Company, the Smoot-Nixon Lumber Company, the Farmers Exchange & Implement Company, the Price Water Company and the First National Bank. His support of these various important business enterprises has made his work of much value in the material up building of the district. It was in March, 1881, that the grading of the Rio Grande & Western Railway was commenced and during the construction of the road Price was called Castle Valley station. During April, 1883, the track laying was completed from Deseret, just east of the Green river, to Salt Lake City and Ogden and at that time trains were first run through Price, the initial trips being made between the 1st and 15th of May, 1883. The regular train service between Grand Junction and Ogden was established on the 17th of May, 1887, and soon there- after Price was named as a station on the line, the name being changed from Castle Valley. The Price post office was established on the 30th of August, 1883, with Frederick E. Grames as the first postmaster. The canal of the Price Water Company was begun in March, 1884, and completed in May, 1888, at a cost of twenty thousand dollars. The first public school was established in the fall of 1883, with Sally Ann Olsen, who is still living in Price, as the teacher. The Price school district was organized in 1884. The organization of the town of Price was made by a division of Emery County on the 14th of July, 1892, the petition being signed by three hundred settlers. James M. Whitmore became the first president of the town board in November, 1892. With all the work of development and improvement Mr. Horsley has been associated and his aid and influence have been a potent factor in the work of general improvement.
At St. George, on the 5th of June, 1884, Mr. Horsley was married to Miss Mercy J. Tophan, a daughter of John and Betsy (Baker) Tophan, who were gold medal pioneers and also among the first settlers of Parowan. Soon afterward they removed to Paragonah and they continued to reside until called to their final rest. The father was a farmer by occupation yet was the promoter of the Parowan Cooperative Mercantile & Manufacturing Association at Paragonah, being manager at the latter place for several years. He was also manager of the Cooperative Stock Herd. Mrs. Mercy Horsley passed away at Price in January, 1900, and on the 17th of December, 1902, Mr. Horsley wedded Eliza Bean, a daughter of Benjamin and Frances (Webster) Bean, who were of English nativity and never came to the United States, passing away at Pudsey, near Leeds, England.
Mr. Horsley is of the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and has filled two missions to Great Britain, there labouring from November, 1893, until December, 1895, and again from February, 1909, until July, 1911, his wife working with him on his second mission. He was bishop of Price from August 11, 1896, until May 8, 1909, was made clerk of the church stake of Carbon in 1910 and still continues in that position. He was set apart as a patriarch of Carbon stake on the 17th of March, 1912, by President Grant.
In politics Mr. Horsley is a republican and has filled many local offices. He was marshal of Price in 1893, town clerk from May, 1876, until 1898, president of the town board from 1898 until 1899, treasurer from 1902 until 1903, member of the city council in 1914 and 1915 and county clerk from 1913 until 1919. In June, 1917, he was made clerk of the board of selective draft and thus continued until 1919. He has thus filled various public offices and the promptness and fidelity with which he has discharged his duties have established him high in public regard as a loyal and progressive citizen.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
HUGH HUNTER
One can scarcely imagine what would be the condition of Utah had its great coal fields remained undeveloped, for its coal mining interests have constituted a most important element in its settlement, up building and prosperity. Hugh Hunter is now occupying the position of general mine foreman with the Carbon Fuel Company and is thus contributing to the further utilization of Utah's rich coal deposits. He has steadily worked his way upward to the responsible position which he now fills. He was born in Scotland, July 21, 1868, being one of, the eleven children of Adam and Mary (Patterson) Hunter. The others were Andrew, James, Adam, John, Charles, William, Francis, David, Helen and Elizabeth. Of these John, David and William lost their lives in the terrible Scofield disaster of 1900. The parents never came to America, the father following mining in his native country, where he became a mine inspector. He was accidentally killed when sixty-four years of age and thus for only six months survived his wife, who passed away at the age of sixty three.
Hugh Hunter obtained a public school education in Scotland and was a young man of twenty-one years when he arrived in Utah, making his way to Scofield. He was employed by the Pleasant Valley Coal Company for a period of twenty-two years, starting with that company as a miner and filling various positions in connection with all branches of the industry until he became general inspector. After resigning his position with the Pleasant Valley Coal Company he became connected with the Consolidated Fuel Company, now the United States Fuel Company, with which he remained for three years and during that time opened up the Black Hawk mine, working as safety foreman. He next entered the employ of the Utah Copper Company and removed to Salt Lake City. After two years the coal camps proved more alluring and more profit- able and he returned to western Utah, entering the employ of the Carbon Fuel Company as fire boss. He has since been advanced to the position of general mine foreman and is well qualified for the duties and responsibilities that devolve upon him in this connection. He has also become a stockholder in the Trappers Pride Mining Company.
At Scofield, on the 28th of April, 1898, Mr. Hunter was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Hunter, a daughter of Robert and Janett (Chalmers) Hunter. The mother died when her daughter was but six years old. The father and the only brother of Mrs. Hugh Hunter were killed in the Scofield disaster in 1900. By her marriage she has become the mother of three children: Melva, who was born February 7, 1903, and died in February, 1905; Kelvin Hugh, born January 10, 1905; and Alice Nelda, born June 3, 1908. Mr. Hunter has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking but at one time served as marshal of Scofield. He is a member of Scofield Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and his religious faith is that of the Christian church, to the teachings of which he loyally adheres. His life has been governed by manly and honourable principles and the sterling worth of his character is recognized by all with whom he comes in contact.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
THOMAS F. KELTER
Thomas F. Kelter, filling the office of sheriff of Carbon county for the fifth term and making his home at Price, was born in Illinois in 1860, his parents being John and Mary (Cleary) Kelter, who were natives of Ireland. They came to the United States with their respective parents, the two families settling in McHenry County, Illinois. There John Kelter afterward followed the occupation of farming for a considerable period and later removed to Clarinda, Iowa, where he passed away in 1876. His widow survived him for many years and died in 1915. They had a family of six children: Thomas F., John S., James G., M. C., Delia and Alice.
Thomas F. Kelter obtained his education in the public schools of Tabor, Iowa, and following the death of his father, which occurred when he was but sixteen years of age, the responsibility of providing for the support of his mother and her children devolved upon him, as he was the eldest of the family. He remained upon the home farm for a year and then took up railroad work, in which connection he removed westward, first to Colorado and afterward to Utah, being connected with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company. He continued in the employ of that company for a decade and was then called to public office.
It was in 1907 that Mr. Kelter was elected sheriff of Carbon county for the first time. He was with the Utah Fuel Company in Carbon County at the time, doing special work. His fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, called him to the office of president of the town board of Scofield and later elected him to the position of sheriff, in which connection he made so creditable a record that he has been continually re elected and is now serving for the fifth term. His political allegiance has always been given to the Democratic Party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and he ever stands loyally in support of his honest convictions. His religious faith is that of the Catholic Church. For a long period he has resided in the west, recognizing and utilizing the opportunities offered in this section of the country, and in as far as possible he has contributed to the up building and development of the various districts in which he has lived.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EDWIN C. LEE
Edwin C. Lee is now living retired at Price but for many years was actively, prominently and successfully connected with farming and stock raising interests, owning a large ranch in Carbon County. He was born at Springville, Utah, April 27, 1863, and is a son of Edwin and Harriet (Kindrel) Lee, who were natives of England. They came to Utah, settling at Springville at an early day, and the father served the town in public capacities for a number of years. He served in the Black Hawk war from 1865 until 1867 and he lived to witness much of the remarkable growth and development of the state as this wild region was reclaimed for the purposes of civilization. He died in 1911, while his wife passed away in 1914.
Spending his youthful days in his native city, Edwin C. Lee there acquired a common school education and when nineteen years of age made his initial step in the business world, taking up railroad construction work. He was thus engaged for seven years and then removed from Springville to Payson, where he established a livery business. A year and a half later he took up his abode in Carbon county, where he turned his attention to ranching, obtaining a large farm and ranch property whereon he resided for thirty years. During this time he also carried the United States mail between Price and Vernal for thirteen and a half years, never missing a trip during all that period and seldom arriving late, although at times the roads seemed almost impassable. It was a splendid record, much to his credit, indicating his faithfulness and devotion to duty. Year after year he continued his farming interests and won substantial success through his industry and close application. In March, 1919, he sold his ranch property and live stock and removed to Price, where he purchased a lovely home and is now enjoying a well earned rest. He has long been regarded as one of Carbon County's most progressive and substantial citizens. While he has retired from farming- and stock raising, he is still a stockholder in the State Loan & Investment Company of Price.
At Provo, Utah, on the 8th of June, 1889, Mr. Lee was married to Miss Erne D. Box, a daughter of Martin and Lois (Haws) Box, of Payson. Mrs. Lee was born June 10, 1873, at Payson and was there reared and educated. By her marriage she has become the mother of nine children, as follows: Edwin Ray, who was born October 7-1891, and married Mina Manchester, by whom he has three children; Cliff C., whose birth occurred in December, 1893; Cora A., who was born February 2-1895, and is the deceased wife of Claud J. Empy, by whom she had one child; Charles B., whose natal day was November 17-1896; Walter Scott, born January 7-1900; Effie Blanche, who was born March 9-1902; Claud and Clyde, twins, who were born May 14-1907; and Martin Sharp, whose birth occurred March 19-1912. Of the above named, Cliff C. Lee volunteered for service in the World war on the 4th of February, 1918, becoming a member of Spruce Squadron, No. 33, with which he remained until discharged on the 2d of January, 1919. Charles B. Lee also volunteered for service in the United States army and belonged to the Marines from July 26-1918, until January 30-1919, when he was discharged at Mare Island, California.
Mr. Lee gives earnest support to the Republican Party and is a firm believer in its principles as factors in good government. He is a recognized leader in local republican ranks and for three terms he filled the office of county commissioner of Carbon county, while for six years he occupied the position of postmaster at Harper. Still higher political honours have come to him, for he was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature and proved an able member of the general assembly, giving thoughtful and earnest consideration to all the vital problems that came up for settlement. That his life is guided by high and honourable principles is indicated in the fact that he is an exemplary member of the Masonic lodge at Price, ever closely following its teachings concerning the brotherhood of mankind and the obligations thereby imposed.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
CHARLES R. LEWIS
Charles R. Lewis, engaged in the wholesale and retail plumbing business at Price and also doing contract work of that character, was born in New York City, February 28, 1870. In the acquirement of his education he attended the public and high schools of Boston, Massachusetts, and at the outset of his business career served an apprenticeship to the plumbing and heating business, completing his term of indenture when twenty-one years of age. For five years he was a plumber with the New York & New Haven Railroad, was then advanced to the position of foreman, in which capacity he served for ten years, and for six years he was superintendent of the plumbing work for that company. At length he resigned his position in the east to remove to Chicago, where he accepted the position of superintendent of construction with the Snow Construction Company, which he thus represented for two years. On the expiration of that period he resigned in order to remove to Price, where he opened a plumbing shop, carrying a full line of plumbers' goods and supplies. He conducts both a wholesale and retail business and takes plumbing contracts, which he executes most promptly, carefully and satisfactorily. His thorough training and broad experience have well qualified him for most important work of this character and he is now accorded a liberal patronage.
On the 31st of December, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Lewis was united in marriage to Miss Edith Beck Martin, of Provo, who was principal of music in the Brigham Young University, having obtained her musical education in New York City. The religious faith of Mr. Lewis is that of the Christian Science church and fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Price. He is a man of well balanced capacities and powers who inspires confidence in others, and by reason of his sound judgment he has been able to avoid those pitfalls into which unrestricted progressiveness in business is so easily led. He has used his opportunities wisely and well and, advancing step by step as opportunity has come to him, he is now occupying an enviable position as a representative of industrial activity in Carbon County.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
RICHARD MACDERMAD
Richard MacDermad, who is filling the office of deputy sheriff at West Hiawatha and member of the police force of Hiawatha, was born in Scotland, March 10, 1858, his parents being George and Jane MacDermad, who always remained residents of the land of hills and heather, where the father followed the occupation of farming. Both have now passed away.
After acquiring a common school education in his native land Richard MacDermad, in 1888, when thirty years of age, crossed the Atlantic to Canada and in 1889 made his way to Great Falls, Montana. In the same year, however, he located at Scofield, Utah, and began mining coal for the Utah Fuel Company. Not long afterward he was transferred to Castlegate, where he remained until September 8, 1894, and then went to Diamondville, Wyoming, with the Amalgamated Oil Company. He followed coal mining for a short time in that state and was then appointed deputy sheriff of Uinta County, Wyoming, occupying that position for four years. Returning to Utah, he settled at Sunnyside in 1905 and again took up the work of coal mining, in which he was engaged until 1908, when he was transferred to Clear Creek. A year later he came to West Hiawatha as deputy sheriff and has occupied his present position since 1910. He has also been made a member of the police force of Hiawatha and is a most capable custodian of the public peace, doing everything in his power to suppress crime and bring about a strict observance of law.
In Scotland, on the 16th of August, 1878, Mr. MacDermad was married to Miss Margaret Taite, a daughter of William and Margaret Taite, who were natives of Scotland, where they remained until called to their final rest, the father working in the paper mills. Mr. and Mrs. MacDermad had eight children. George, born in Scotland, March 4, 1879, wedded Amelia Peterson and has four children. William, born in Scotland, September 15, 1882, married Annie Alice and has eight children. Richard, born in Scotland in 1884, married Hannah Burt. John, born in Scotland, January 29, 1887, joined the array on the 5th of August, 1917, and was made sergeant and quartermaster at large and also electrician, filling these positions successively. For seventeen months he was in the third line trenches and spent twenty months altogether in France, returning July 28, 1919. James was born at Castlegate, Utah, in 1891. Archie, born at Castlegate, September 1, 1893, joined the army in July, 1917, and was in the quartermaster's department for twenty two months in France his entire connection with the army covering two years and two months. He was on the railroad as corporal and conveyed supplies to the front, returning in September, 1919. Annie, born at Diamondville, Wyoming, in 1895, took a course in the School of Mines, winning a diploma. Robert was born at Diamondville, August 12, 1900. The military record of the sons is one of which the parents have every reason to be proud, three having responded to the call to the colours. Richard, although married, joined the army in July, 1918, and was in the Heavy Coast Artillery. He had been two days on the water, en route for France, when orders came to return following the signing of the armistice, and on the 4th of December, 1918, he again reached home.
Mr. MacDermad belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the religious faith of himself and family is that of the Presbyterian Church. His has been a well spent life, characterized by loyalty and fidelity to duty and to high standards of man hood and citizenship.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
ALEXANDER D. MACLEAN
The life experiences of Alexander D. MacLean have been most varied and interesting, as he has been identified with the development of coal mines in various sections of the country and is now located at Hiawatha, where he is assistant paymaster for the United States Fuel Company. He was born in Boness, Scotland, May 15, 1862, and is a son of John and Agnes (Fleming) MacLean, who in 1876 came to the United States, settling in Ohio. The father was a mining engineer, having been graduated from the School of Mines at Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1881 he came to Utah and was killed in the Scofield mine fire on New Year's Day of 1882, although his body was not recovered for thirty five days thereafter. Interment was made at Provo, on which occasion the funeral sermon was preached by Carl G. Maeser, who had been a classmate of Mr. MacLean's in Scotland. The mother passed away in Salt Lake City in 1900.
For two years Alexander D. MacLean attended high school in Scotland before the emigration of the family to the United States, becoming residents of Ohio. In 18B1 they became residents of Scofield, Utah, and Alexander D. MacLean entered the service of the Utah Central Railway under W. G. Sharp, studying methods of mining in his office for two years to gain experience along that line. For one year he was with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company at Crested Butte, under John Gibson, general superintendent of that company, gaining experience in the manufacture of coke and gasses met with in coal mines. Returning to Utah in 1885 he began prospecting for coking coal in the eastern part of the state and discovered that kind of coal at Castlegate and Sunnyside but sold out to the Sharp interests in 1889. He studied geology under R. G. Forrester, chief geologist for Mr. Sharp for years and served as his assistant for eight years. He also attended the lectures of J. A. Talmadge at Provo and was with him in field work. He likewise took a correspondence course in geology and mining with the Scranton School of Mines, Pennsylvania. At intervals he did a great amount of prospecting for Mr. Sharp and as his representative visited various parts of Colorado, California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana and became thoroughly acquainted with the Death Valley country. During the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 he was associated with Mr. Forrester in making a collection of prehistoric relics of the cliff dwellers in eastern Utah and western Colorado. A part of this collection was given to Don McGuire for Utah's World's Fair exhibit and a part to the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D. C. In company with Mr. Forrester, who was chief of the survey, Mr. MacLean made geological surveys from Soldier Summit to the Colorado River and prospected all the coal fields of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah. He made a trip to Alaska in 1909, investigating the various mineral and coal interests in and around Cook's Inlet, and explored the country south mine and sold it to P. L. Kimberly of Sharon, Pennsylvania. In 1899 Mr. Sharp resigned the management of the Utah Fuel Company and became connected with the United States Smelting & Refining Company, of which the United States Fuel Company is a subsidiary, the latter being organized by Mr. Sharp in 1911. Mr. MacLean accompanied him when he made the transfer and has been associated with the Sharp interests for forty years, doing field work and prospecting for minerals. He is now manager of the Kyune Reservoir Company and assistant paymaster for the United States Fuel Company. As a side issue he has engaged in ranching and other industries.
Mr. MacLean takes an active interest in safety first mine appliances, has charge of the rescue car and mine rescue work. He was active in the mine fire at Black Hawk for sixty days. Those that read between the lines will recognize how varied and important has been his service in connection with the development of the coal deposits not only in Utah but of the entire west and there is no phase of coal mining in all this great western country with which he is not thoroughly familiar. He has undergone every form of hardship and performed every kind of work in connection with mining in the interests of the Utah and the United States Fuel Companies and his life history if written in detail would present many a thrilling chapter. At Salt Lake City, September 17, 1893, Mr. MacLean was married to Miss Hazel Stuck, who was a pioneer teacher in the schools of Castlegate. Both her parents are deceased. Her father served in the Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war and her mother was an army nurse at that time. Mr. and Mrs. MacLean have five children: Bessie, who was born at Castlegate in 1895 and is now the wife of Robert Schultz, by whom she has one child; Agnes, who was born in 1897 and is the wife of E. L. Harrison; Kathryn, born in 1899; and Alexander and Paul, twins, born in 1903.
Mr. MacLean collected minerals for the World's Fair at San Francisco and also for the Alaska Yukon Exposition at Seattle. He is very fond of hunting and fishing and life in the open. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at Price and gives his political allegiance to the Republican Party. Hewas county commissioner of Piute County in 1901 and 1902 and is now filling the office of deputy sheriff of Carbon county. He served in the training camp at Fort Douglas in 1916 but when war was declared his Proffered services were declined on account of his age. No one has ever doubted his loyalty or his patriotism, for these have been manifest elements in his character during the entire period of his residence on this side of the Atlantic.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
In the acquirement of his education Thomas Fitzgerald attended the public schools of Pennsylvania, passing through consecutive grades to the high school. In early manhood he came to the west, seeking the broader opportunities which he believed were offered in this section of the country. He took up the business of placer mining and was thus engaged in Idaho, where he also conducted a restaurant for several years. In July, 1895. he established his home at Price, Utah, where he has since resided, covering a period of almost a quarter of a century. He has now retired from active work but owns a good business block which he manages and which returns to him a substantial annual rental.
1n Salt Lake City, in 1896, Mr. Fitzgerald was married to Miss Minnie Nielson, a daughter of Jens and Caroline Nielson, who were residents of Emery county, where the father followed farming. Both he and his wife passed away in 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald have become the parents of six children: Isabelle, who was born in September, 1897, and is now teaching at Castlegate, Utah; William J., who was born in February, 1899, and enlisted immediately after war was declared against Germany, serving for two years with the Twenty-first infantry; Thomas N., born in September, 1902; John, in January, 1906; Charles E., in June, 1908; and Gerald l., in January, 1911.
In his political views Mr. Fitzgerald is a democrat and is thoroughly conversant with the leading issues and problems of the day. He is giving his city efficient service as a member of the city council and his aid and influence are always found on the side of progress and improvement. He has led an active and useful life and his industry, enterprise, sound judgment and judicious investments have constituted the basis of his well deserved success.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
ERNEST S. HORSLEY
Ernest S. Horsley has been prominently associated with the material, political and moral development of Price for a number of years and is now clerk of the Carbon stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He was born in Tottenham, England. June 16, 1861, a son of Samuel P. and Sarah (Barrows) Horsley, who on the 6th of October, 1877, arrived in Utah. They settled first at Joseph and afterward re- moved to Paragonah, taking up their abode in the latter place in 1878. There they resided until 1911, when they removed to Price. The father was a brick mason and was the builder of a number of the excellent brick buildings of Iron County. He ever remained an active worker in the Mormon Church and was a member of the high council in the Parowan stake. He still resides in Price, but the mother has passed away. Their family numbered twelve children, as follows: Ernest S., Arthur W., Frank B., Herman B., Laura E., Ralph, John, Agnes, Alma and three who have passed away. Ernest S. Horsley, after acquiring a common school education in England, came to the new world with his parents when a youth of sixteen years. On the 7th of June, 1878, he started out in life independently and began learning the carpenter's trade at Beaver, Utah. He also acquainted himself with steam and sawmill work, being employed in the sawmill for some time. As the result of his savings during four years he became the owner of ten thousand feet of lumber and in 1882 he returned with this to Paragonah, giving it to his father. The following spring in connection with his brothers, he built the new home for the family, his father doing the brick work thereon. Mr. Horsley became a resident of Price in 1884 but in 1885 returned to Beaver in order to get his naturalization papers from Judge Jacob S. Bowman. It required seven days to make the journey with teams. Thirty minutes after reaching Beaver Mr. Horsley obtained the necessary witnesses and had his papers made out. Price has since continuously been his home and he has seen it grow from a hamlet of a few houses to an enterprising town of twenty-five hundred population. He helped build the first canal of this region at a cost of twenty thousand dollars and he has ever given his aid and influence on the side of progress and improvement. He was marshal of Price and afterwards filled other positions, bringing him eventually to the presidency of the town board, while at this writing, in the fall of 1919, he is serving as clerk of the Carbon stake. He is one of the stockholders in the Price Cooperative Mercantile Institution, also In the Eastern Utah Telephone Company, the Smoot-Nixon Lumber Company, the Farmers Exchange & Implement Company, the Price Water Company and the First National Bank. His support of these various important business enterprises has made his work of much value in the material up building of the district. It was in March, 1881, that the grading of the Rio Grande & Western Railway was commenced and during the construction of the road Price was called Castle Valley station. During April, 1883, the track laying was completed from Deseret, just east of the Green river, to Salt Lake City and Ogden and at that time trains were first run through Price, the initial trips being made between the 1st and 15th of May, 1883. The regular train service between Grand Junction and Ogden was established on the 17th of May, 1887, and soon there- after Price was named as a station on the line, the name being changed from Castle Valley. The Price post office was established on the 30th of August, 1883, with Frederick E. Grames as the first postmaster. The canal of the Price Water Company was begun in March, 1884, and completed in May, 1888, at a cost of twenty thousand dollars. The first public school was established in the fall of 1883, with Sally Ann Olsen, who is still living in Price, as the teacher. The Price school district was organized in 1884. The organization of the town of Price was made by a division of Emery County on the 14th of July, 1892, the petition being signed by three hundred settlers. James M. Whitmore became the first president of the town board in November, 1892. With all the work of development and improvement Mr. Horsley has been associated and his aid and influence have been a potent factor in the work of general improvement.
At St. George, on the 5th of June, 1884, Mr. Horsley was married to Miss Mercy J. Tophan, a daughter of John and Betsy (Baker) Tophan, who were gold medal pioneers and also among the first settlers of Parowan. Soon afterward they removed to Paragonah and they continued to reside until called to their final rest. The father was a farmer by occupation yet was the promoter of the Parowan Cooperative Mercantile & Manufacturing Association at Paragonah, being manager at the latter place for several years. He was also manager of the Cooperative Stock Herd. Mrs. Mercy Horsley passed away at Price in January, 1900, and on the 17th of December, 1902, Mr. Horsley wedded Eliza Bean, a daughter of Benjamin and Frances (Webster) Bean, who were of English nativity and never came to the United States, passing away at Pudsey, near Leeds, England.
Mr. Horsley is of the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and has filled two missions to Great Britain, there labouring from November, 1893, until December, 1895, and again from February, 1909, until July, 1911, his wife working with him on his second mission. He was bishop of Price from August 11, 1896, until May 8, 1909, was made clerk of the church stake of Carbon in 1910 and still continues in that position. He was set apart as a patriarch of Carbon stake on the 17th of March, 1912, by President Grant.
In politics Mr. Horsley is a republican and has filled many local offices. He was marshal of Price in 1893, town clerk from May, 1876, until 1898, president of the town board from 1898 until 1899, treasurer from 1902 until 1903, member of the city council in 1914 and 1915 and county clerk from 1913 until 1919. In June, 1917, he was made clerk of the board of selective draft and thus continued until 1919. He has thus filled various public offices and the promptness and fidelity with which he has discharged his duties have established him high in public regard as a loyal and progressive citizen.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
HUGH HUNTER
One can scarcely imagine what would be the condition of Utah had its great coal fields remained undeveloped, for its coal mining interests have constituted a most important element in its settlement, up building and prosperity. Hugh Hunter is now occupying the position of general mine foreman with the Carbon Fuel Company and is thus contributing to the further utilization of Utah's rich coal deposits. He has steadily worked his way upward to the responsible position which he now fills. He was born in Scotland, July 21, 1868, being one of, the eleven children of Adam and Mary (Patterson) Hunter. The others were Andrew, James, Adam, John, Charles, William, Francis, David, Helen and Elizabeth. Of these John, David and William lost their lives in the terrible Scofield disaster of 1900. The parents never came to America, the father following mining in his native country, where he became a mine inspector. He was accidentally killed when sixty-four years of age and thus for only six months survived his wife, who passed away at the age of sixty three.
Hugh Hunter obtained a public school education in Scotland and was a young man of twenty-one years when he arrived in Utah, making his way to Scofield. He was employed by the Pleasant Valley Coal Company for a period of twenty-two years, starting with that company as a miner and filling various positions in connection with all branches of the industry until he became general inspector. After resigning his position with the Pleasant Valley Coal Company he became connected with the Consolidated Fuel Company, now the United States Fuel Company, with which he remained for three years and during that time opened up the Black Hawk mine, working as safety foreman. He next entered the employ of the Utah Copper Company and removed to Salt Lake City. After two years the coal camps proved more alluring and more profit- able and he returned to western Utah, entering the employ of the Carbon Fuel Company as fire boss. He has since been advanced to the position of general mine foreman and is well qualified for the duties and responsibilities that devolve upon him in this connection. He has also become a stockholder in the Trappers Pride Mining Company.
At Scofield, on the 28th of April, 1898, Mr. Hunter was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Hunter, a daughter of Robert and Janett (Chalmers) Hunter. The mother died when her daughter was but six years old. The father and the only brother of Mrs. Hugh Hunter were killed in the Scofield disaster in 1900. By her marriage she has become the mother of three children: Melva, who was born February 7, 1903, and died in February, 1905; Kelvin Hugh, born January 10, 1905; and Alice Nelda, born June 3, 1908. Mr. Hunter has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking but at one time served as marshal of Scofield. He is a member of Scofield Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and his religious faith is that of the Christian church, to the teachings of which he loyally adheres. His life has been governed by manly and honourable principles and the sterling worth of his character is recognized by all with whom he comes in contact.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
THOMAS F. KELTER
Thomas F. Kelter, filling the office of sheriff of Carbon county for the fifth term and making his home at Price, was born in Illinois in 1860, his parents being John and Mary (Cleary) Kelter, who were natives of Ireland. They came to the United States with their respective parents, the two families settling in McHenry County, Illinois. There John Kelter afterward followed the occupation of farming for a considerable period and later removed to Clarinda, Iowa, where he passed away in 1876. His widow survived him for many years and died in 1915. They had a family of six children: Thomas F., John S., James G., M. C., Delia and Alice.
Thomas F. Kelter obtained his education in the public schools of Tabor, Iowa, and following the death of his father, which occurred when he was but sixteen years of age, the responsibility of providing for the support of his mother and her children devolved upon him, as he was the eldest of the family. He remained upon the home farm for a year and then took up railroad work, in which connection he removed westward, first to Colorado and afterward to Utah, being connected with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company. He continued in the employ of that company for a decade and was then called to public office.
It was in 1907 that Mr. Kelter was elected sheriff of Carbon county for the first time. He was with the Utah Fuel Company in Carbon County at the time, doing special work. His fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, called him to the office of president of the town board of Scofield and later elected him to the position of sheriff, in which connection he made so creditable a record that he has been continually re elected and is now serving for the fifth term. His political allegiance has always been given to the Democratic Party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and he ever stands loyally in support of his honest convictions. His religious faith is that of the Catholic Church. For a long period he has resided in the west, recognizing and utilizing the opportunities offered in this section of the country, and in as far as possible he has contributed to the up building and development of the various districts in which he has lived.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EDWIN C. LEE
Edwin C. Lee is now living retired at Price but for many years was actively, prominently and successfully connected with farming and stock raising interests, owning a large ranch in Carbon County. He was born at Springville, Utah, April 27, 1863, and is a son of Edwin and Harriet (Kindrel) Lee, who were natives of England. They came to Utah, settling at Springville at an early day, and the father served the town in public capacities for a number of years. He served in the Black Hawk war from 1865 until 1867 and he lived to witness much of the remarkable growth and development of the state as this wild region was reclaimed for the purposes of civilization. He died in 1911, while his wife passed away in 1914.
Spending his youthful days in his native city, Edwin C. Lee there acquired a common school education and when nineteen years of age made his initial step in the business world, taking up railroad construction work. He was thus engaged for seven years and then removed from Springville to Payson, where he established a livery business. A year and a half later he took up his abode in Carbon county, where he turned his attention to ranching, obtaining a large farm and ranch property whereon he resided for thirty years. During this time he also carried the United States mail between Price and Vernal for thirteen and a half years, never missing a trip during all that period and seldom arriving late, although at times the roads seemed almost impassable. It was a splendid record, much to his credit, indicating his faithfulness and devotion to duty. Year after year he continued his farming interests and won substantial success through his industry and close application. In March, 1919, he sold his ranch property and live stock and removed to Price, where he purchased a lovely home and is now enjoying a well earned rest. He has long been regarded as one of Carbon County's most progressive and substantial citizens. While he has retired from farming- and stock raising, he is still a stockholder in the State Loan & Investment Company of Price.
At Provo, Utah, on the 8th of June, 1889, Mr. Lee was married to Miss Erne D. Box, a daughter of Martin and Lois (Haws) Box, of Payson. Mrs. Lee was born June 10, 1873, at Payson and was there reared and educated. By her marriage she has become the mother of nine children, as follows: Edwin Ray, who was born October 7-1891, and married Mina Manchester, by whom he has three children; Cliff C., whose birth occurred in December, 1893; Cora A., who was born February 2-1895, and is the deceased wife of Claud J. Empy, by whom she had one child; Charles B., whose natal day was November 17-1896; Walter Scott, born January 7-1900; Effie Blanche, who was born March 9-1902; Claud and Clyde, twins, who were born May 14-1907; and Martin Sharp, whose birth occurred March 19-1912. Of the above named, Cliff C. Lee volunteered for service in the World war on the 4th of February, 1918, becoming a member of Spruce Squadron, No. 33, with which he remained until discharged on the 2d of January, 1919. Charles B. Lee also volunteered for service in the United States army and belonged to the Marines from July 26-1918, until January 30-1919, when he was discharged at Mare Island, California.
Mr. Lee gives earnest support to the Republican Party and is a firm believer in its principles as factors in good government. He is a recognized leader in local republican ranks and for three terms he filled the office of county commissioner of Carbon county, while for six years he occupied the position of postmaster at Harper. Still higher political honours have come to him, for he was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature and proved an able member of the general assembly, giving thoughtful and earnest consideration to all the vital problems that came up for settlement. That his life is guided by high and honourable principles is indicated in the fact that he is an exemplary member of the Masonic lodge at Price, ever closely following its teachings concerning the brotherhood of mankind and the obligations thereby imposed.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
CHARLES R. LEWIS
Charles R. Lewis, engaged in the wholesale and retail plumbing business at Price and also doing contract work of that character, was born in New York City, February 28, 1870. In the acquirement of his education he attended the public and high schools of Boston, Massachusetts, and at the outset of his business career served an apprenticeship to the plumbing and heating business, completing his term of indenture when twenty-one years of age. For five years he was a plumber with the New York & New Haven Railroad, was then advanced to the position of foreman, in which capacity he served for ten years, and for six years he was superintendent of the plumbing work for that company. At length he resigned his position in the east to remove to Chicago, where he accepted the position of superintendent of construction with the Snow Construction Company, which he thus represented for two years. On the expiration of that period he resigned in order to remove to Price, where he opened a plumbing shop, carrying a full line of plumbers' goods and supplies. He conducts both a wholesale and retail business and takes plumbing contracts, which he executes most promptly, carefully and satisfactorily. His thorough training and broad experience have well qualified him for most important work of this character and he is now accorded a liberal patronage.
On the 31st of December, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Lewis was united in marriage to Miss Edith Beck Martin, of Provo, who was principal of music in the Brigham Young University, having obtained her musical education in New York City. The religious faith of Mr. Lewis is that of the Christian Science church and fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Price. He is a man of well balanced capacities and powers who inspires confidence in others, and by reason of his sound judgment he has been able to avoid those pitfalls into which unrestricted progressiveness in business is so easily led. He has used his opportunities wisely and well and, advancing step by step as opportunity has come to him, he is now occupying an enviable position as a representative of industrial activity in Carbon County.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
RICHARD MACDERMAD
Richard MacDermad, who is filling the office of deputy sheriff at West Hiawatha and member of the police force of Hiawatha, was born in Scotland, March 10, 1858, his parents being George and Jane MacDermad, who always remained residents of the land of hills and heather, where the father followed the occupation of farming. Both have now passed away.
After acquiring a common school education in his native land Richard MacDermad, in 1888, when thirty years of age, crossed the Atlantic to Canada and in 1889 made his way to Great Falls, Montana. In the same year, however, he located at Scofield, Utah, and began mining coal for the Utah Fuel Company. Not long afterward he was transferred to Castlegate, where he remained until September 8, 1894, and then went to Diamondville, Wyoming, with the Amalgamated Oil Company. He followed coal mining for a short time in that state and was then appointed deputy sheriff of Uinta County, Wyoming, occupying that position for four years. Returning to Utah, he settled at Sunnyside in 1905 and again took up the work of coal mining, in which he was engaged until 1908, when he was transferred to Clear Creek. A year later he came to West Hiawatha as deputy sheriff and has occupied his present position since 1910. He has also been made a member of the police force of Hiawatha and is a most capable custodian of the public peace, doing everything in his power to suppress crime and bring about a strict observance of law.
In Scotland, on the 16th of August, 1878, Mr. MacDermad was married to Miss Margaret Taite, a daughter of William and Margaret Taite, who were natives of Scotland, where they remained until called to their final rest, the father working in the paper mills. Mr. and Mrs. MacDermad had eight children. George, born in Scotland, March 4, 1879, wedded Amelia Peterson and has four children. William, born in Scotland, September 15, 1882, married Annie Alice and has eight children. Richard, born in Scotland in 1884, married Hannah Burt. John, born in Scotland, January 29, 1887, joined the array on the 5th of August, 1917, and was made sergeant and quartermaster at large and also electrician, filling these positions successively. For seventeen months he was in the third line trenches and spent twenty months altogether in France, returning July 28, 1919. James was born at Castlegate, Utah, in 1891. Archie, born at Castlegate, September 1, 1893, joined the army in July, 1917, and was in the quartermaster's department for twenty two months in France his entire connection with the army covering two years and two months. He was on the railroad as corporal and conveyed supplies to the front, returning in September, 1919. Annie, born at Diamondville, Wyoming, in 1895, took a course in the School of Mines, winning a diploma. Robert was born at Diamondville, August 12, 1900. The military record of the sons is one of which the parents have every reason to be proud, three having responded to the call to the colours. Richard, although married, joined the army in July, 1918, and was in the Heavy Coast Artillery. He had been two days on the water, en route for France, when orders came to return following the signing of the armistice, and on the 4th of December, 1918, he again reached home.
Mr. MacDermad belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the religious faith of himself and family is that of the Presbyterian Church. His has been a well spent life, characterized by loyalty and fidelity to duty and to high standards of man hood and citizenship.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
ALEXANDER D. MACLEAN
The life experiences of Alexander D. MacLean have been most varied and interesting, as he has been identified with the development of coal mines in various sections of the country and is now located at Hiawatha, where he is assistant paymaster for the United States Fuel Company. He was born in Boness, Scotland, May 15, 1862, and is a son of John and Agnes (Fleming) MacLean, who in 1876 came to the United States, settling in Ohio. The father was a mining engineer, having been graduated from the School of Mines at Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1881 he came to Utah and was killed in the Scofield mine fire on New Year's Day of 1882, although his body was not recovered for thirty five days thereafter. Interment was made at Provo, on which occasion the funeral sermon was preached by Carl G. Maeser, who had been a classmate of Mr. MacLean's in Scotland. The mother passed away in Salt Lake City in 1900.
For two years Alexander D. MacLean attended high school in Scotland before the emigration of the family to the United States, becoming residents of Ohio. In 18B1 they became residents of Scofield, Utah, and Alexander D. MacLean entered the service of the Utah Central Railway under W. G. Sharp, studying methods of mining in his office for two years to gain experience along that line. For one year he was with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company at Crested Butte, under John Gibson, general superintendent of that company, gaining experience in the manufacture of coke and gasses met with in coal mines. Returning to Utah in 1885 he began prospecting for coking coal in the eastern part of the state and discovered that kind of coal at Castlegate and Sunnyside but sold out to the Sharp interests in 1889. He studied geology under R. G. Forrester, chief geologist for Mr. Sharp for years and served as his assistant for eight years. He also attended the lectures of J. A. Talmadge at Provo and was with him in field work. He likewise took a correspondence course in geology and mining with the Scranton School of Mines, Pennsylvania. At intervals he did a great amount of prospecting for Mr. Sharp and as his representative visited various parts of Colorado, California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana and became thoroughly acquainted with the Death Valley country. During the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 he was associated with Mr. Forrester in making a collection of prehistoric relics of the cliff dwellers in eastern Utah and western Colorado. A part of this collection was given to Don McGuire for Utah's World's Fair exhibit and a part to the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D. C. In company with Mr. Forrester, who was chief of the survey, Mr. MacLean made geological surveys from Soldier Summit to the Colorado River and prospected all the coal fields of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah. He made a trip to Alaska in 1909, investigating the various mineral and coal interests in and around Cook's Inlet, and explored the country south mine and sold it to P. L. Kimberly of Sharon, Pennsylvania. In 1899 Mr. Sharp resigned the management of the Utah Fuel Company and became connected with the United States Smelting & Refining Company, of which the United States Fuel Company is a subsidiary, the latter being organized by Mr. Sharp in 1911. Mr. MacLean accompanied him when he made the transfer and has been associated with the Sharp interests for forty years, doing field work and prospecting for minerals. He is now manager of the Kyune Reservoir Company and assistant paymaster for the United States Fuel Company. As a side issue he has engaged in ranching and other industries.
Mr. MacLean takes an active interest in safety first mine appliances, has charge of the rescue car and mine rescue work. He was active in the mine fire at Black Hawk for sixty days. Those that read between the lines will recognize how varied and important has been his service in connection with the development of the coal deposits not only in Utah but of the entire west and there is no phase of coal mining in all this great western country with which he is not thoroughly familiar. He has undergone every form of hardship and performed every kind of work in connection with mining in the interests of the Utah and the United States Fuel Companies and his life history if written in detail would present many a thrilling chapter. At Salt Lake City, September 17, 1893, Mr. MacLean was married to Miss Hazel Stuck, who was a pioneer teacher in the schools of Castlegate. Both her parents are deceased. Her father served in the Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war and her mother was an army nurse at that time. Mr. and Mrs. MacLean have five children: Bessie, who was born at Castlegate in 1895 and is now the wife of Robert Schultz, by whom she has one child; Agnes, who was born in 1897 and is the wife of E. L. Harrison; Kathryn, born in 1899; and Alexander and Paul, twins, born in 1903.
Mr. MacLean collected minerals for the World's Fair at San Francisco and also for the Alaska Yukon Exposition at Seattle. He is very fond of hunting and fishing and life in the open. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at Price and gives his political allegiance to the Republican Party. Hewas county commissioner of Piute County in 1901 and 1902 and is now filling the office of deputy sheriff of Carbon county. He served in the training camp at Fort Douglas in 1916 but when war was declared his Proffered services were declined on account of his age. No one has ever doubted his loyalty or his patriotism, for these have been manifest elements in his character during the entire period of his residence on this side of the Atlantic.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
ANTHON W. MADSEN
Anthon W. Madsen. residing in Scofield, is numbered among the prominent representatives of cattle and sheep raising interests in Utah, in connection with his two brothers. Andrew C. and Neil M. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, June 18, 1871, a son of Andrew and Johannah (Wedergren Andersen) Madsen. The father came to Utah from Denmark in 1856, while the mother had arrived in this state from Sweden in 1855. Both settled at Brigham. During the move of 1857 they went south to Ephraim, being married there December 26, 1858, and they became pioneer residents of Mount Pleasant, taking up their abode at that place in 1859. There the father continued to reside until his death, which occurred December 15, 1915, when he had reached the age of eighty years. It was he who purchased the first sheep herd and brought them into Sanpete county, which now has more sheep than any similar district in the world. He filled various positions in the church and at the time of his death was a high priest. He was also a member of the city council of Mount Pleasant for twenty years and in many ways he contributed to the development and up building of that section of the state. He built the first amusement hall and he was the superintendent of the cooperative mercantile company, known as Mt. Pleasant Z. C. M. l., for a number of years. He likewise served as a trustee of the school and there was no plan or measure for public progress or benefit that failed to receive his endorsement and support. He served all through the Black Hawk war. ln 1909 he was the prime mover in erecting the monument in Mt. Pleasant in honor of the pioneer veterans and he was likewise one of the organizers of the Mount Pleasant Historical Society. For many years he figured as a most prominent factor in the interests and development of Mount Pleasant. To Andrew and Johannah (Wedergren Andersen) Madsen were born five sons and four daughters, namely: Louise B., Andreas, Annie. Emma, Andrew C., Lauritz L., Anthon W., Neil M. and Hilda E. Those still living are Andrew C., Anthon W., Neil M. and Hilda E.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
JAMES A. McKEEN
James A. McKeen, filling the position of fire boss with the United States Fuel Company at Heiner, was born in Nova Scotia, September 6, 1864, and pursued his education in the public schools of his native land. On attaining his majority he came to the west, making his way first to Leadville, Colorado, where he engaged in mining, maintaining a home there for thirty-three years. During that long period, however, he engaged in mining in Arizona as foreman of the Arizona Copper Company. In 1896 he was sent by a Leadville Company to do some development work in Utah, where he remained for five months. Eventually he settled at Heiner, Carbon County, and accepted the position of fire boss with the United States Fuel Company, in which capacity he has since served. This is a position of the gravest responsibility, for inefficiency might cause the greatest loss of life and property in the mines, where there is always danger of fire. Mr. McKeen, however, is most careful and systematic in his work and his efficiency is recognized by all.
Mr. McKeen was first married in Leadville, Colorado, in 1898, to Miss Jennie French, who passed away leaving two children: Edith, born October 1, 1899; and Clara, on the 9th of October, 1901. In 1911 Mr. McKeen was again married at Leadville, his second union being with Myrtle Draper, and they have two children: James A., born July 31, 1912; and Alice, born March 14, 1914. Mr. McKeen is a very progressive man and is giving his elder children the advantages of college training. His home surroundings are most attractive and he is in every way a desirable resident of the community. All who know him speak of him in terms of high regard, and his sterling worth is attested by all who have been associated with him.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EDWIN ROY MURPHY, M. D.
Dr. Edwin Roy Murphy, a graduate of Rush Medical College of Chicago and now successfully practicing at Winter quarters, in Carbon county, was born in Champaign, Illinois, April 17-1882, his parents being John T. and Alpha (Rhoten) Murphy, who were natives of Ohio. When quite young, however, they became residents of Champaign, Illinois, where the family home has since been maintained. There the mother passed away in 1886. The father followed farming and stock raising until 1909, when he retired from active life and is now enjoying good health at the age of sixty six years.
Dr. Murphy was a pupil in the public schools of Champaign and afterward attended the State University there. He later entered the University of Chicago and was graduated from Rush Medical College with the class of 1908. After completing his course he came to Utah, where he served an internship in St. Mark's Hospital for fourteen months. Since that time he has been the physician and surgeon for the Utah Fuel Company at Clear Creek and winter quarters and has been very successful in his practice, his capability being widely recognized. He is in close touch with the latest researches and discoveries of the profession, and his work has been highly satisfactory to the corporation which he represents.
At Denver, Colorado, on the 4th of November, 1909, Dr. Murphy was married to Miss Bess B. Woodcock, a daughter of John B. and Charlotte (Roughton) Woodcock, who are natives of Canada. They lived most of their lives in Champaign, Illinois, where the father followed railroading, being a conductor on the Illinois Central. He is now living retired. Dr. and Mrs. Murphy have become parents of three children: Dan W., who was born April 13-1912; Charlotte, March 7-1914; and Alice, October 11-1916.
Dr. Murphy offered his services to the government during the great World war, enlisting in August, 1918. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and assigned to duty at a base hospital at Camp Cody, near Deming, New Mexico, and was honourably discharged on the 3rd of December following. In politics he is a democrat and fraternally he is identified with the Masons and the Odd Fellows, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Congregational church. These associations indicate the rules which govern his conduct and shape his relations with his fellowmen. He is one of the capable young physicians of his section of the state, holding to high professional standards and doing everything in his power to render his service of the utmost value to his fellowmen.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
JOSEPH M. NAYLOR
Joseph M. Naylor, master mechanic for the Utah Fuel Company at Sunnyside, was born in Bountiful, Utah, December 18, 1887, his parents being Samuel and Emma J. (Holt) Naylor. The father came to Utah with his parents when a little lad of five years, the family home being established at Bountiful, among its pioneer settlers, In 1864. The grandfather took up railroading and Samuel Naylor became associated with him. in that work, making his home at Spanish Fork and at Burt Corral. About 1889, however, he returned to Bountiful and began the marketing of produce, which was sent to Salt Lake City. Following the death of his father, Samuel Naylor removed to Sunnyside and is now occupying the position of outside foreman with the Utah Fuel Company. Joseph M. Naylor acquired a common school education in Bountiful and afterward pursued a course in steam and electrical engineering in the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, completing the course by graduation in 1910. He was employed by the Utah Fuel Company while pursuing his correspondence course and after he had completed his educational work he was promoted to the position of power house foreman and engineer. In 1915 he was transferred to Clear- creek as master mechanic and on the 1st of July, 1919, was recalled to Sunnyside to act as master mechanic in connection with the mines here and is now acceptably filling that position.
In Salt Lake City, on the 4th of April, 1907, Mr. Naylor was united in marriage to Miss Ada Robb, a daughter of George and Catherine Robb. Her father was of Scotch descent but came to Utah from Australia and was extensively engaged in dealing in cattle. He was one of the pioneer settlers on the Sevier but was called later to go to Colorado and eventually was called to settle Price, Utah. He removed to the last named place with ox teams in true pioneer style and assisted in building the railroad through Price and the Price River canyon. He now owns a comfortable home there, has a good farm and is theowner of a large herd of cattle but is living practically retired from active business, leaving the work of his ranch to others. To Mr. and Mrs. Naylor have been born four children, all natives of Sunnyside except Joseph, who was born at Clearcreek, Utah, namely: Ethel, who was born October 24, 1908; Morlene, born May 13, 1912; Evelyn, July 3, 1914; and Joseph, July 6, 1917. The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and Mr. Naylor was president of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association at Clearcreek for two years. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party, but while he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day he does not seek nor desire office as his attention is fully occupied by his business duties. The ambition which prompted him to acquire a good education has resulted in a capability that has won him constant promotion and his position is an enviable one.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
CLARENCE N. ORR
Clarence N. Orr, who in January, 1916, became the superintendent of the Black Hawk mine at Hiawatha for the United States Fuel Company, was born in Newburg, West Virginia, and is a son of U. N. and Molly (Squires) Orr, who were also natives of that state. The father was originally a butcher by trade. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and espoused the cause of the Union, going to the front in defence of the federal government. When the war was brought to a successful termination he returned to West Virginia, where he built a saw mill and established a lumberyard. He prospered in his undertakings and afterward built and purchased several other sawmills. Investigation showed that his land was under laid with coal, so that the place was a most productive one and he was able to sell his timber there from, to cultivate the fields and to operate the mine, his coal selling for good prices. He retired at sixty-five years of age and died at the age of eighty-four years in consequence of a severe fall on the ice. His wife, who was considerably younger than him, died within five years of his death. Mr. Orr was a member of the state legislature in 1881 and again in 1883 and in 1889 was once more chosen to represent his district in the general assembly and re elected in 1891, so that for four terms he was connected with the West Virginia house of representatives and did much to shape its laws and promote the welfare of the state. A man of marked ability, his breadth of view not only saw possibilities for his own advancement but for the development of his city and state, and his lofty patriotism prompted him to utilize the latter as quickly and as effectively as the former.
Clarence N. Orr obtained his education in the schools of Kingwood, West Virginia, and at the age of eighteen years started out in the business world as an employee of a coal company in his native state. He continued in the mines until 1905, when he came to the west, settling first at Electric, Montana. There he devoted his attention to coal mining until 1910, when he returned to West Virginia, where he spent the succeeding year. On the expiration of that period he went to the Philippines in the service of the government, managing the government coal mines in that country from 1911 until 1914, when he once more returned to his native state, superintending coal interests there and also filling the position of deputy state mine inspector. He resigned to become a resident of Utah and take charge of the Black Hawk mine for the United States Fuel Company at Hiawatha, accepting the position as superintendent in January, 1916. It is said that Mr. Orr is an expert miner and has never left a position to which he could not return if he so desired. He has become a stockholder in the Carbon County Bank, has business interests in West Virginia and also holds an interest in his father's estate. Progress has actuated him at every point in his career and his success is the merited recognition of his highly developed powers.
On the 14th of January, 1916, at Fairmont, West Virginia, Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mildred Myers, a daughter of R. U. and Fron Myers, who are natives of West Virginia, residing at Fairmont, the father being a stationary engineer. The daughter is a high school graduate and has specialized in music. Immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Orr started for the west and have since made their home in Hiawatha, where they have gained many warm friends, the hospitality of the best homes being cordially extended them.
Mr. Orr gives loyal support and allegiance to the Republican Party and fraternally he is a Mason, having membership in the blue lodge at Price, while in Salt Lake Consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is likewise connected with the Knights of Pythias at Kingwood, West Virginia. He is a forceful and resourceful business man whose advancement is attributable entirely to his determination and laudable ambition. He did not depend upon his father, who was in comfortable financial circumstances, but. by individual effort has reached the creditable position which he now occupies.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EMIL OSTLUND
In the great industrial system which has been built up in connection with the development of the rich mining resources of Utah men of efficiency and business' capacity are employed to take charge of important duties in this field of labour, which has contributed so largely to the development and up building of the state. To this class belongs Emil Ostlund, who is now located at Clear creek as superintendent of the Clear creek mines of the Utah Fuel Company.
Like many of the substantial citizens of Utah, he is of Swedish birth, having first opened his eyes to the light of day in Sweden on the 3d of August, 1879. He obtained a high school education and also spent two years in a military school in his native land. He was twenty years of age when he bade adieu to friends and native country and sailed for the new world with Utah as his destination. He first settled at Sunnyside, where he remained for eight years, there beginning work in the mines. He advanced rapidly as he proved his capability and fidelity and occupied at various periods the positions of fire boss, assistant foreman and general inspector for the company. He afterward went to winter quarters as foreman and subsequently became connected with the Utah mines as superintendent. He is now located at Clear Creek as superintendent and displays thorough powers or organization and unfaltering enterprise in the, direction of the work at this point.
On the 18th of November, 1903, at Sunnyside, Mr. Ostlund was married to Miss Rachel Gibbs, who was born June 25, 1883, a daughter of R. W. and Angharad (Davis) Gibbs, who are residents of Price, Utah, the father having now retired from active business to enjoy a well earned rest. The children of the family are four in number, namely: Audrey, who was born August 16, 1905; Richard, October 1, 1908; Evelyn. June 12, 1910; and Willard, March 29, 1912.
In his political views Mr. Ostlund is a democrat and is now filling the office of County commissioner of Carbon County, discharging his duties for the benefit and up building of the district without thought of self-aggrandizement.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
JOSEPH PARMLEY
Joseph Parmley. chief clerk to the general superintendent of the Utah Fuel Company at Castlegate, was born in Winter Quarters, Utah, June 5, 1890, a son of T. J. and Mary A. (Carrick) Parmley, mention of whom is made elsewhere in this work. The family numbered three sons and four daughters, of whom Joseph, Maria, Mary and Florence B. are all living, while William, John and Hannah V. have passed away.
After mastering the branches of learning taught in the public schools of Winter Quarters, Joseph Parmley entered the Latter-day Saints University, in which he pursued a commercial course from 1905 until 1909, when he was graduated. He started out in business life as material clerk with the Utah Fuel Company at Winter Quarters in June of the latter year and afterwards accepted the position of second clerk on the 1st of January, 1910. He thus continued to serve until April, 1911, when he was called to fill a mission to Great Britain, where he laboured in the interests of the church for two and a half years. Upon his return to Carbon county he resumed his former position, acting in that capacity for four years, when he was promoted to the position of chief clerk to the general superintendent of the Utah Fuel Company at Castlegate. He has since acted in that capacity to the entire satisfaction of the company. His capability and steady progress will undoubtedly win for him further promotions as he is yet a young man to whom the future holds out large opportunities. On the 25th of November, 1914, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Parmley was married to Miss Lillie M. Broyles, a daughter of J. F. and Eleanora Broyles. Her father has been an engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad for the past thirty-five years and is now living in Salt Lake City, but the mother has departed this life. Mr. and Mrs. Parmley have become the parents of two children: Joseph, born November 29, 1915; and Eleanora, born September 15, 1917.
Mr. Parmley has always been connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. His political endorsement is given to the republican party and he was elected town clerk of Scofield but resigned upon his removal to Castlegate in 1917.
Since then he has been chosen town clerk of the town in which he now makes his home and is filling the position at this writing. He is a wide-awake, alert and progressive young man, interested in all that makes for advancement and improvement along every line that has to do with the welfare of the community and the state.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
J. E. PETTIT
J. E. Pettit, superintendent of the Panther mine at Heiner, was born in Suffolk, England, July 10, 1864. His parents died when he was quite young and he was left to do for himself. When a youth of fifteen years, he made his way to the northern part of England and there began work in the coal mines, where he remained for eight years. In 1887 he came to Utah and made his home at Logan. He secured employment on the Utah Northern Railroad and aided in converting the narrow gauge to a standard gauge road. In the fall of the same year he went to Almy, Wyoming, where he again took up the work of coal mining. In 1897-8 he had charge of the coal mines belonging to the Mormon church at Grass Creek, Summit County. In the fall of the latter year he went to Hanna, Wyoming, where he occupied the position of assistant mine foreman until 1903. He then returned to the Grass Creek mines as superintendent and served in that position until May 1, 1907, when he was appointed state coal mine inspector by Governor John T. Cutler. He filled this position in a most capable and acceptable manner until April 1, 1916, when, owing to a change in administration, he was succeeded by Robert Howard. At that time he entered the employ of the United States Fuel Company as general welfare man. On April 1, 1918, he was appointed superintendent of the Panther mine. He fully meets every obligation that devolves upon him in this connection and has made an excellent record throughout the entire period of his mining career, covering almost a third of a century.
On the 30th of October, 1889, at Logan, Utah, Mr. Pettit was married to Miss Emma M. Wilde, of Coalville, Utah, a daughter of Henry and Jane (Batcheler) Wilde, who were handcart pioneers of 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Pettit have six children: Mabel J., who was born March 24, 1894, and is now the wife of H. E. McNeill; Affra, born October 24, 1895, and is now the wife of Dr. Frank J. Rees; Rhoda H., born in February, 1898; Maurine, born May 7, 1900, and married to John D. Harry; Leah V., born November 10, 1902; and Myrtle T., born March 12, 1906.
In religious faith Mr. Pettit is connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as bishop of Grass Creek ward. When he was made state coal mine inspector he found ft necessary to resign. He was also alternate high councilman in the Summit Stake of Zion and in 1911 was ordained bishop of the Coalville ward, which position he held until he removed to Carbon county. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party but he has never sought nor desired political preferment. His efforts and attention have all been given to his church work, his business duties and his home interests.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
BENTON RANDOLPH
Benton Randolph whose name appears on the roster of county officials in Carbon County, his position being that of county assessor, was born in Huntsville, Texas, September 20, 1868. His parents were Benton and Ella (McKenney) Randolph, both of whom were born in the south and after reaching adult age made their home in Huntsville, Texas, where the father engaged in the practice of law and afterward served as district judge, making a most creditable record on the bench. The family numbered five sons: Ben ton, Andrew Todd, William Hanby, David and Robert.
Benton Randolph supplemented his common school education, acquired at Huntsville, by a three years' normal course and was thus well qualified for the duties of later life. He started out in the business world as a clerk in his native city and afterward removed to Navasota, where he took charge of one of the eighty stores of the Mistrot Brothers Company. He remained in that connection for three years and then on account of ill health removed to the west, first going to the coast. Retracing his steps somewhat, he first located in the gold fields of Nevada but after ten months made his way to the coal fields of Carbon county and took charge of the business of the Wasatch Store Company at Winter quarters for the Utah 'Fuel Company. This he continued to manage for four years and then for three years was manager of the Kenilworth Mercantile Company, a subsidiary organization of the Independent Coal Company. He remains a stockholder of the Carbon County Commission Company, of which he was formerly manager, but his time and attention are now largely concentrated upon official duties.
At Oakland, California, on the 14th of April, 1907, Mr. Randolph was married to Miss Gertrude Binford, a daughter of Gideon and Annie (Hall) Binford, who were natives of Kentucky. The father followed farming in early life and at the time of the Civil war became a captain in the Confederate army and was wounded in the battle of Shiloh. He represented his district in the state legislature of Kentucky for several terms and was also county court judge there for a number of years. In 1883 he removed to Texas where he again took up the occupation of farming and, as in his native state, proved himself a valued and representative citizen. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Their family numbered eight children, namely: Florine, Beulah, Dell, Paul, Jennie Mae, Willie, Nina and Gertrude.
To Mr. and Mrs. Randolph have been born three children: Gertrude May, who was born at Winter quarters, Carbon County, Utah, September 12, 1911; Virginia, born at Price, January 2, 1913; and Benton, Jr., born at Kenilworth, July 11, 1914.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Randolph are consistent members of the Methodist church and he is a worthy representative of the Price Commercial Club, being keenly interested in every plan and activity of that organization for the up building and development of the city and the extension of its business connections. In politics he is a democrat and for four years he filled the office of county commissioner of Carbon County. In 1916 he was elected assessor of the county and is just completing his second term in that office, the duties of which he has ever discharged with marked promptness and fidelity, so that over the record of his public career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
GEORGE RUFF
Since taking up his abode at Scofield in 1900, George Ruff has been identified with the Utah Coal Company as a blacksmith. He was born in England, January 18, 1850, his parents being James and Eliza (Medlock) Ruff. The father died in England and the mother afterward came to Utah in 1873.
In his native land George Ruff was reared and educated and it was some years after his first marriage that he came to the new world, crossing the Atlantic with his wife in 1879. They arrived in Utah on the 5th of October, settling at Coalville, and in 1900 removed to Scofield. Mr. Ruff had acquired his education in the public schools of England and afterward had learned blacksmithing. He worked along that line for the coal mines at Coalville and on removing to Scofield became identified with black smithing in the interests of the Utah Coal Company, which he has thus represented to the present time.
In England, in 1871, Mr. Ruff was married to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Grayson, who was born April 25, 1851, and who passed away in Scofield, December 27, 1908. On the 4th of August, 1909, Mr. Ruff wedded Mary (Hood) Johnson. The mother of his second wife came to Utah in 1876 as a widow. Mrs. Ruff was born April 27, 1853, and by her former marriage had two daughters and a son, Agnes, Frances and Andrew. The children of Mr. Ruff are as follows. Mary Emma, born in England, September 2, 1871, married Joseph Jones and has one child. George Henry, born in England, October 10, 1876, wedded Nettie Calderwood and has three children. John James, born in England in 1878, married Alice Dunster and has four children. William Edward, born in Scofield, Utah, May 24, 1881, married Margaret Morgan and has five children. Joseph H., born in Scofield, October 1, 1883, married Ida Bowley, who passed away leaving two children. Wilford, born in Scofield, April 15, 1886, married Elizabeth Blackham, by whom he had two children, and after the death of his first wife he wedded Viola Whitaker and they have one child.
Mr. Ruff has always adhered to the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and for two years was president of the Elders Quorum at Coalville. In 1898 he was sent on a mission to England, where he labored for two years. On the 19th of July, 1902, he was ordained a bishop of Scofield ward and continues to act in that capacity to the present time. He has likewise been prominent in public affairs of the community, serving for two terms on the town board of Scofield and filling out an unexpired term as president of the board. In 1917 he was elected president of the board, or mayor of th city, and he is also a member of the school bolrd of Carbon county. His first term in that position covered two years and he is now filling a four- year term. While at Coalville he occupied the position of justice of the peace . His public record is an unassailable one and his devotion to the general welfare has been manifest in many tangible "ways.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
WILLIAM EDWARD RUFF
William Edward Ruff, who has charge of the machine and blacksmith shop for the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs and also follows blacksmithing and mechanical work independently, was born in Coalville, Utah, May 24, 1881. He is a son of George and Sarah Elizabeth (Grayson) Ruff, natives of England. The father was born January 18, 1850, while the mother's birth occurred April 25, 1851. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Grayson. She passed away December 27, 1908, at Scofield, but the father is still living and is now bishop of Scofield ward. He came to Utah in 1879, settling in Coalville, and in 1900 removed to Scofield. He has been with the Utah Coal Company since that time, working as blacksmith for the company, and is very capable, as well as a jovial and genial man whose life has at all times been guided by high principles. The brothers and sisters of William E. Ruff who survive are Mary E,, George H., John James, Joseph H. and Wilford.
William E. Ruff received his education in the common schools of his native town and in the Summit Stake Academy and the Latter-day Saints University, and in 1900 removed to Scofield with his father. He began work with the Utah Fuel Company at winter quarters after having learned the blacksmith's trade with his father at Coalville, being employed by the Utah Fuel Company in the blacksmith shop at Winter quarters until 1912. In that year he removed to Ephraim, where he opened a shop, but in 1913 returned to Pleasant valley and took charge of the mechanical work of the Utah mine at Scofield. Desiring a change, he removed with his family to Ogden and there worked in the shops of the Southern Pacific Railroad, but after a year the allurements of a mining town proved too great and he returned to Spring Canyon in 1916, settling at Storrs, at which time he took charge of the machine and blacksmith shop of the Spring Canyon Coal Company. In addition to his work for that corporation he does blacksmithing and mechanical work. He is a good workman, thorough, resourceful and reliable, and is well known in the mining districts of Carbon County and the state.
On the 19th of February, 1902, Mr. Ruff was married to Miss Margaret A. Morgan, who was born in Salt Lake City, November 21, 1882, a daughter of Robert and Alice (Miller) Morgan. Her father came from the eastern states to Utah and on the 5th of July, 1881, wedded Alice Miller, who was born in Salt Lake, July 5, 1862. She is a very devout member of the Mormon Church and now resides at Ogden. She had three children: Mrs. Ruff; Hazel Alice, now deceased; and Robert J., who joined the United States army in Texas in January, 1918. He was a member of the band of the Three Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry of the Ninetieth Division. In June, 1918, he went to France and was at the front at Coblenz. After the armistice was signed he was sent to Bern Castle on the Rhine and remained with the army of occupation until his return in June, 1919. To Mr. and Mrs. Ruff have been born the following named children:
Sarah Alice, who was born at Scofield, February 12, 1903; William Grayson, who was born at Scofield, October 8, 1904; Verlon Edward, born December 9, 1907, at Scofield; Marguerite, who was born in Scofield, December 13, 1910; Melva and Marie, twins, who were born May 16, 1916, at Storrs, and are now deceased; and Mary Elva, who was born at Storrs, July 23, 1917.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mr. Ruff has served as clerk of the Scofield ward, as teacher in the Sunday school and as president of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association but resigned the latter position upon his removal to Ogden. His political endorsement is given to the democratic party. He has never been active in politics, however, aside from exercising his right of franchise, for business and church activities have claimed his attention. For nineteen years he has been identified with the mining interests of western Utah and the success he has achieved is attributable entirely to his own labors, for he has won his advancement through industry, perseverance and capability.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EUGENE SANTSCHI, SR.
For almost a third of a century Eugene Santschi, Sr., has resided in Carbon county and is now general foreman for the United States Fuel Company at Hiawatha, So long has he been connected with the interests of this corporation and so closely has he been associated with the mining activities of Carbon county that he is known to every man, woman and child in the district, all of whom affectionately term him "Dad." He is now filling the office of mayor of Hiawatha and in matters of citizenship maintains a most progressive attitude, seeking ever the welfare and upbuilding of the town.
1t was in Switzerland, on the 8th of May, 1859, that Eugene Santschi was born, his parents being Harry and Elizabeth Santschi, who remained residents of the land of the Alps, never coming to the new world. Eugene Santschi was left an orphan when a lad of only seven years. He acquired his education in the schools of his native country, where he pursued a high school course, and when a youth of seventeen years he came to the United States, landing at New York on the 4th of July, 1876. He then went to Alton. Illinois, and, having previously learned the business of manufacturing and handling coke in Germany, he there secured employment with the Alton Gas Company, with which he remained for twelve years. lt was during that period that he was married. In 1888 he came to Utah, making his way at once to Castlegate, and he has practically remained in Carbon county since that time. At Castlegate he was employed by the Utah Fuel Company, first as a contractor, then as foreman and later as superintendent of the coke ovens, remaining with the corporation for a period of fifteen years. He then retired from active business, but indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature and after five years he was so wearied at doing nothing that he went to Dawson, New Mexico, for the Dodge Phelps interests, superintending their coke ovens for two years. He then returned to Salt Lake and almost immediately afterward came to Hiawatha as general foreman for the United States Fuel Company and has here since remained. He is also a stockholder in the Carbon County Bank and a stockholder in and the president of the New Bullion Milling Company of Eureka.
At Alton, Illinois, in March, 1882, Mr. Santschi was married to Miss Emma Chausse, a daughter of Abraham and Julia Chausse, who were also natives of Switzerland and came to America in early life. The father followed farming but is now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Santschi have been born two sons and a daughter. Eugene, born at Alton, Illinois, in 1882, married Amanda Holmgreen, of Logan, Utah. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. After his graduation he went to Fort Douglas, Utah, and he was on active duty in the Philippines. He also served in the Boxer war in China and for two years was military instructor at the Utah Agricultural College of Logan and afterward military instructor at West Point. At present he is a lieutenant colonel on the general staff in Washington, D. C. Helen, the only daughter, born at Alton, Illinois, in 1884. is the wife of Captain Freeman Bassett. of Salt Lake City, who organized a company of cavalry in Utah county and went to the Mexican border, where he rendered distinguished service to his country. Harry, born at Alton, Illinois, in 1886, joined the army at the outbreak of- the war with Germany and was at Camp Lewis, from which point he went to France, serving for sixteen months as an interpreter in the intelligence department in Bordeaux, France, after which he was honorably discharged and returned home in May.1919. This is indeed a notable record of service on the part of the two sons and the son-in-law of Mr. Santschi.
1n his political views Mr. Santschi is a republican and was the first county commissioner of Carbon county, while at the present time he is filling the office of mayor of Hiawatha for the third term. What could be more conclusive evidence of his ability and fidelity to the interests of the community. His administration has been of a most progressive character in which he has brought about needed reforms and improvements that have worked for civic betterment and for the upholding of high civic ideals. His personal characteristics are perhaps best indicated in the name by which he is known to every man, woman and child in the section in which he resides. it indicates his geniality, his approachableness and his deep interest in the individual and in the community at large.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
MAXIMILIAN JEAN SEIDNER, M. D.
Almost every nationality is represented in the cosmopolitan citizenship of Carbon county and among those that Russia has furnished to Utah is Dr. Maximilian Jean Seidner, who was born in that country, November 5, 1893, his parents being Samuel and Mary (Neuman) Seidner, who came to the United States when their son Maximilian J. was a youth of seventeen years. They established their home in Chicago and there devoted to a commercial course in high school, entered a factory, in which he was employed for a year. He afterward spent four years in a department store and during that period was attending night school, thus acquainting himself not only with branches of learning but with the language and customs of the people among whom his lot had been cast. Upon him devolved the support of his mother, so that it was impossible for him to attend the day school. However, he finished his high school course in night school and then entered upon the study of medicine in Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery. In order to meet his expenses he worked at night while preparing for the practice of medicine and surgery and he completed his medical course in 1917, at which time his professional degree was conferred upon him.
Seeking the opportunities of the west, Dr. Seidner made his way to Ogden, Utah, where he entered the Dee Memorial Hospital as house physician and surgeon, thus remaining, for a year and gaining that broad and valuable experience which is never acquired as quickly in any other way as in hospital practice. Following America's entrance into the great World war, he joined the army and served at the hospital at Camp Lewis until December, 1918, when he was released from military duty but reenlisted in the Medical Reserve as first lieutenant. Soon afterward he obtained a position as surgeon with the Spring Canyon Coal Company and with the Peerless Coal Company, having his headquarters at Storrs, and he is still connected with the two corporations in a professional capacity. At Salt Lake City, on the 20th of August, 1918, Dr. Seidner was married to Miss Gertrude Evertsen, a graduate nurse of the Dee Hospital of Ogden and a daughter of J. W. and Hendrina (Coppenberg) Evertsen, who were natives of Holland and came to Utah in 1912, settling at Ogden, where they now reside.
Dr. Seidner is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having his membership in the lodge at Storrs, and chairman of the American Legion, of Storrs. Through individual effort he has become a man of scholarly attainments, and through broad reading he keeps in touch with the trend of modern professional thought and progress, acquainting himself with all that scientific research brings to light which bears upon medical and surgical practice.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
Anthon W. Madsen. residing in Scofield, is numbered among the prominent representatives of cattle and sheep raising interests in Utah, in connection with his two brothers. Andrew C. and Neil M. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, June 18, 1871, a son of Andrew and Johannah (Wedergren Andersen) Madsen. The father came to Utah from Denmark in 1856, while the mother had arrived in this state from Sweden in 1855. Both settled at Brigham. During the move of 1857 they went south to Ephraim, being married there December 26, 1858, and they became pioneer residents of Mount Pleasant, taking up their abode at that place in 1859. There the father continued to reside until his death, which occurred December 15, 1915, when he had reached the age of eighty years. It was he who purchased the first sheep herd and brought them into Sanpete county, which now has more sheep than any similar district in the world. He filled various positions in the church and at the time of his death was a high priest. He was also a member of the city council of Mount Pleasant for twenty years and in many ways he contributed to the development and up building of that section of the state. He built the first amusement hall and he was the superintendent of the cooperative mercantile company, known as Mt. Pleasant Z. C. M. l., for a number of years. He likewise served as a trustee of the school and there was no plan or measure for public progress or benefit that failed to receive his endorsement and support. He served all through the Black Hawk war. ln 1909 he was the prime mover in erecting the monument in Mt. Pleasant in honor of the pioneer veterans and he was likewise one of the organizers of the Mount Pleasant Historical Society. For many years he figured as a most prominent factor in the interests and development of Mount Pleasant. To Andrew and Johannah (Wedergren Andersen) Madsen were born five sons and four daughters, namely: Louise B., Andreas, Annie. Emma, Andrew C., Lauritz L., Anthon W., Neil M. and Hilda E. Those still living are Andrew C., Anthon W., Neil M. and Hilda E.
Anthon W. Madsen obtained his education in the common schools of Mount
Pleasant 'and after his school days were over he and his brothers became
associated with their father in stock raising and farming and the conduct of
other business interests. They are now owners of property in Sanpete, Utah and
Carbon counties. The three brothers still do business together under the name
of the Madsen Brothers Land & Livestock company. Anthon W. Madsen is acting
as manager of extensive ranching and stock interests and business properties in
Scofield, Carbon county.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
JAMES A. McKEEN
James A. McKeen, filling the position of fire boss with the United States Fuel Company at Heiner, was born in Nova Scotia, September 6, 1864, and pursued his education in the public schools of his native land. On attaining his majority he came to the west, making his way first to Leadville, Colorado, where he engaged in mining, maintaining a home there for thirty-three years. During that long period, however, he engaged in mining in Arizona as foreman of the Arizona Copper Company. In 1896 he was sent by a Leadville Company to do some development work in Utah, where he remained for five months. Eventually he settled at Heiner, Carbon County, and accepted the position of fire boss with the United States Fuel Company, in which capacity he has since served. This is a position of the gravest responsibility, for inefficiency might cause the greatest loss of life and property in the mines, where there is always danger of fire. Mr. McKeen, however, is most careful and systematic in his work and his efficiency is recognized by all.
Mr. McKeen was first married in Leadville, Colorado, in 1898, to Miss Jennie French, who passed away leaving two children: Edith, born October 1, 1899; and Clara, on the 9th of October, 1901. In 1911 Mr. McKeen was again married at Leadville, his second union being with Myrtle Draper, and they have two children: James A., born July 31, 1912; and Alice, born March 14, 1914. Mr. McKeen is a very progressive man and is giving his elder children the advantages of college training. His home surroundings are most attractive and he is in every way a desirable resident of the community. All who know him speak of him in terms of high regard, and his sterling worth is attested by all who have been associated with him.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EDWIN ROY MURPHY, M. D.
Dr. Edwin Roy Murphy, a graduate of Rush Medical College of Chicago and now successfully practicing at Winter quarters, in Carbon county, was born in Champaign, Illinois, April 17-1882, his parents being John T. and Alpha (Rhoten) Murphy, who were natives of Ohio. When quite young, however, they became residents of Champaign, Illinois, where the family home has since been maintained. There the mother passed away in 1886. The father followed farming and stock raising until 1909, when he retired from active life and is now enjoying good health at the age of sixty six years.
Dr. Murphy was a pupil in the public schools of Champaign and afterward attended the State University there. He later entered the University of Chicago and was graduated from Rush Medical College with the class of 1908. After completing his course he came to Utah, where he served an internship in St. Mark's Hospital for fourteen months. Since that time he has been the physician and surgeon for the Utah Fuel Company at Clear Creek and winter quarters and has been very successful in his practice, his capability being widely recognized. He is in close touch with the latest researches and discoveries of the profession, and his work has been highly satisfactory to the corporation which he represents.
At Denver, Colorado, on the 4th of November, 1909, Dr. Murphy was married to Miss Bess B. Woodcock, a daughter of John B. and Charlotte (Roughton) Woodcock, who are natives of Canada. They lived most of their lives in Champaign, Illinois, where the father followed railroading, being a conductor on the Illinois Central. He is now living retired. Dr. and Mrs. Murphy have become parents of three children: Dan W., who was born April 13-1912; Charlotte, March 7-1914; and Alice, October 11-1916.
Dr. Murphy offered his services to the government during the great World war, enlisting in August, 1918. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and assigned to duty at a base hospital at Camp Cody, near Deming, New Mexico, and was honourably discharged on the 3rd of December following. In politics he is a democrat and fraternally he is identified with the Masons and the Odd Fellows, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Congregational church. These associations indicate the rules which govern his conduct and shape his relations with his fellowmen. He is one of the capable young physicians of his section of the state, holding to high professional standards and doing everything in his power to render his service of the utmost value to his fellowmen.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
JOSEPH M. NAYLOR
Joseph M. Naylor, master mechanic for the Utah Fuel Company at Sunnyside, was born in Bountiful, Utah, December 18, 1887, his parents being Samuel and Emma J. (Holt) Naylor. The father came to Utah with his parents when a little lad of five years, the family home being established at Bountiful, among its pioneer settlers, In 1864. The grandfather took up railroading and Samuel Naylor became associated with him. in that work, making his home at Spanish Fork and at Burt Corral. About 1889, however, he returned to Bountiful and began the marketing of produce, which was sent to Salt Lake City. Following the death of his father, Samuel Naylor removed to Sunnyside and is now occupying the position of outside foreman with the Utah Fuel Company. Joseph M. Naylor acquired a common school education in Bountiful and afterward pursued a course in steam and electrical engineering in the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, completing the course by graduation in 1910. He was employed by the Utah Fuel Company while pursuing his correspondence course and after he had completed his educational work he was promoted to the position of power house foreman and engineer. In 1915 he was transferred to Clear- creek as master mechanic and on the 1st of July, 1919, was recalled to Sunnyside to act as master mechanic in connection with the mines here and is now acceptably filling that position.
In Salt Lake City, on the 4th of April, 1907, Mr. Naylor was united in marriage to Miss Ada Robb, a daughter of George and Catherine Robb. Her father was of Scotch descent but came to Utah from Australia and was extensively engaged in dealing in cattle. He was one of the pioneer settlers on the Sevier but was called later to go to Colorado and eventually was called to settle Price, Utah. He removed to the last named place with ox teams in true pioneer style and assisted in building the railroad through Price and the Price River canyon. He now owns a comfortable home there, has a good farm and is theowner of a large herd of cattle but is living practically retired from active business, leaving the work of his ranch to others. To Mr. and Mrs. Naylor have been born four children, all natives of Sunnyside except Joseph, who was born at Clearcreek, Utah, namely: Ethel, who was born October 24, 1908; Morlene, born May 13, 1912; Evelyn, July 3, 1914; and Joseph, July 6, 1917. The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and Mr. Naylor was president of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association at Clearcreek for two years. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party, but while he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day he does not seek nor desire office as his attention is fully occupied by his business duties. The ambition which prompted him to acquire a good education has resulted in a capability that has won him constant promotion and his position is an enviable one.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
CLARENCE N. ORR
Clarence N. Orr, who in January, 1916, became the superintendent of the Black Hawk mine at Hiawatha for the United States Fuel Company, was born in Newburg, West Virginia, and is a son of U. N. and Molly (Squires) Orr, who were also natives of that state. The father was originally a butcher by trade. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and espoused the cause of the Union, going to the front in defence of the federal government. When the war was brought to a successful termination he returned to West Virginia, where he built a saw mill and established a lumberyard. He prospered in his undertakings and afterward built and purchased several other sawmills. Investigation showed that his land was under laid with coal, so that the place was a most productive one and he was able to sell his timber there from, to cultivate the fields and to operate the mine, his coal selling for good prices. He retired at sixty-five years of age and died at the age of eighty-four years in consequence of a severe fall on the ice. His wife, who was considerably younger than him, died within five years of his death. Mr. Orr was a member of the state legislature in 1881 and again in 1883 and in 1889 was once more chosen to represent his district in the general assembly and re elected in 1891, so that for four terms he was connected with the West Virginia house of representatives and did much to shape its laws and promote the welfare of the state. A man of marked ability, his breadth of view not only saw possibilities for his own advancement but for the development of his city and state, and his lofty patriotism prompted him to utilize the latter as quickly and as effectively as the former.
Clarence N. Orr obtained his education in the schools of Kingwood, West Virginia, and at the age of eighteen years started out in the business world as an employee of a coal company in his native state. He continued in the mines until 1905, when he came to the west, settling first at Electric, Montana. There he devoted his attention to coal mining until 1910, when he returned to West Virginia, where he spent the succeeding year. On the expiration of that period he went to the Philippines in the service of the government, managing the government coal mines in that country from 1911 until 1914, when he once more returned to his native state, superintending coal interests there and also filling the position of deputy state mine inspector. He resigned to become a resident of Utah and take charge of the Black Hawk mine for the United States Fuel Company at Hiawatha, accepting the position as superintendent in January, 1916. It is said that Mr. Orr is an expert miner and has never left a position to which he could not return if he so desired. He has become a stockholder in the Carbon County Bank, has business interests in West Virginia and also holds an interest in his father's estate. Progress has actuated him at every point in his career and his success is the merited recognition of his highly developed powers.
On the 14th of January, 1916, at Fairmont, West Virginia, Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mildred Myers, a daughter of R. U. and Fron Myers, who are natives of West Virginia, residing at Fairmont, the father being a stationary engineer. The daughter is a high school graduate and has specialized in music. Immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Orr started for the west and have since made their home in Hiawatha, where they have gained many warm friends, the hospitality of the best homes being cordially extended them.
Mr. Orr gives loyal support and allegiance to the Republican Party and fraternally he is a Mason, having membership in the blue lodge at Price, while in Salt Lake Consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is likewise connected with the Knights of Pythias at Kingwood, West Virginia. He is a forceful and resourceful business man whose advancement is attributable entirely to his determination and laudable ambition. He did not depend upon his father, who was in comfortable financial circumstances, but. by individual effort has reached the creditable position which he now occupies.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EMIL OSTLUND
In the great industrial system which has been built up in connection with the development of the rich mining resources of Utah men of efficiency and business' capacity are employed to take charge of important duties in this field of labour, which has contributed so largely to the development and up building of the state. To this class belongs Emil Ostlund, who is now located at Clear creek as superintendent of the Clear creek mines of the Utah Fuel Company.
Like many of the substantial citizens of Utah, he is of Swedish birth, having first opened his eyes to the light of day in Sweden on the 3d of August, 1879. He obtained a high school education and also spent two years in a military school in his native land. He was twenty years of age when he bade adieu to friends and native country and sailed for the new world with Utah as his destination. He first settled at Sunnyside, where he remained for eight years, there beginning work in the mines. He advanced rapidly as he proved his capability and fidelity and occupied at various periods the positions of fire boss, assistant foreman and general inspector for the company. He afterward went to winter quarters as foreman and subsequently became connected with the Utah mines as superintendent. He is now located at Clear Creek as superintendent and displays thorough powers or organization and unfaltering enterprise in the, direction of the work at this point.
On the 18th of November, 1903, at Sunnyside, Mr. Ostlund was married to Miss Rachel Gibbs, who was born June 25, 1883, a daughter of R. W. and Angharad (Davis) Gibbs, who are residents of Price, Utah, the father having now retired from active business to enjoy a well earned rest. The children of the family are four in number, namely: Audrey, who was born August 16, 1905; Richard, October 1, 1908; Evelyn. June 12, 1910; and Willard, March 29, 1912.
In his political views Mr. Ostlund is a democrat and is now filling the office of County commissioner of Carbon County, discharging his duties for the benefit and up building of the district without thought of self-aggrandizement.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
JOSEPH PARMLEY
Joseph Parmley. chief clerk to the general superintendent of the Utah Fuel Company at Castlegate, was born in Winter Quarters, Utah, June 5, 1890, a son of T. J. and Mary A. (Carrick) Parmley, mention of whom is made elsewhere in this work. The family numbered three sons and four daughters, of whom Joseph, Maria, Mary and Florence B. are all living, while William, John and Hannah V. have passed away.
After mastering the branches of learning taught in the public schools of Winter Quarters, Joseph Parmley entered the Latter-day Saints University, in which he pursued a commercial course from 1905 until 1909, when he was graduated. He started out in business life as material clerk with the Utah Fuel Company at Winter Quarters in June of the latter year and afterwards accepted the position of second clerk on the 1st of January, 1910. He thus continued to serve until April, 1911, when he was called to fill a mission to Great Britain, where he laboured in the interests of the church for two and a half years. Upon his return to Carbon county he resumed his former position, acting in that capacity for four years, when he was promoted to the position of chief clerk to the general superintendent of the Utah Fuel Company at Castlegate. He has since acted in that capacity to the entire satisfaction of the company. His capability and steady progress will undoubtedly win for him further promotions as he is yet a young man to whom the future holds out large opportunities. On the 25th of November, 1914, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Parmley was married to Miss Lillie M. Broyles, a daughter of J. F. and Eleanora Broyles. Her father has been an engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad for the past thirty-five years and is now living in Salt Lake City, but the mother has departed this life. Mr. and Mrs. Parmley have become the parents of two children: Joseph, born November 29, 1915; and Eleanora, born September 15, 1917.
Mr. Parmley has always been connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. His political endorsement is given to the republican party and he was elected town clerk of Scofield but resigned upon his removal to Castlegate in 1917.
Since then he has been chosen town clerk of the town in which he now makes his home and is filling the position at this writing. He is a wide-awake, alert and progressive young man, interested in all that makes for advancement and improvement along every line that has to do with the welfare of the community and the state.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
J. E. PETTIT
J. E. Pettit, superintendent of the Panther mine at Heiner, was born in Suffolk, England, July 10, 1864. His parents died when he was quite young and he was left to do for himself. When a youth of fifteen years, he made his way to the northern part of England and there began work in the coal mines, where he remained for eight years. In 1887 he came to Utah and made his home at Logan. He secured employment on the Utah Northern Railroad and aided in converting the narrow gauge to a standard gauge road. In the fall of the same year he went to Almy, Wyoming, where he again took up the work of coal mining. In 1897-8 he had charge of the coal mines belonging to the Mormon church at Grass Creek, Summit County. In the fall of the latter year he went to Hanna, Wyoming, where he occupied the position of assistant mine foreman until 1903. He then returned to the Grass Creek mines as superintendent and served in that position until May 1, 1907, when he was appointed state coal mine inspector by Governor John T. Cutler. He filled this position in a most capable and acceptable manner until April 1, 1916, when, owing to a change in administration, he was succeeded by Robert Howard. At that time he entered the employ of the United States Fuel Company as general welfare man. On April 1, 1918, he was appointed superintendent of the Panther mine. He fully meets every obligation that devolves upon him in this connection and has made an excellent record throughout the entire period of his mining career, covering almost a third of a century.
On the 30th of October, 1889, at Logan, Utah, Mr. Pettit was married to Miss Emma M. Wilde, of Coalville, Utah, a daughter of Henry and Jane (Batcheler) Wilde, who were handcart pioneers of 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Pettit have six children: Mabel J., who was born March 24, 1894, and is now the wife of H. E. McNeill; Affra, born October 24, 1895, and is now the wife of Dr. Frank J. Rees; Rhoda H., born in February, 1898; Maurine, born May 7, 1900, and married to John D. Harry; Leah V., born November 10, 1902; and Myrtle T., born March 12, 1906.
In religious faith Mr. Pettit is connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as bishop of Grass Creek ward. When he was made state coal mine inspector he found ft necessary to resign. He was also alternate high councilman in the Summit Stake of Zion and in 1911 was ordained bishop of the Coalville ward, which position he held until he removed to Carbon county. His political endorsement is given to the Republican Party but he has never sought nor desired political preferment. His efforts and attention have all been given to his church work, his business duties and his home interests.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
BENTON RANDOLPH
Benton Randolph whose name appears on the roster of county officials in Carbon County, his position being that of county assessor, was born in Huntsville, Texas, September 20, 1868. His parents were Benton and Ella (McKenney) Randolph, both of whom were born in the south and after reaching adult age made their home in Huntsville, Texas, where the father engaged in the practice of law and afterward served as district judge, making a most creditable record on the bench. The family numbered five sons: Ben ton, Andrew Todd, William Hanby, David and Robert.
Benton Randolph supplemented his common school education, acquired at Huntsville, by a three years' normal course and was thus well qualified for the duties of later life. He started out in the business world as a clerk in his native city and afterward removed to Navasota, where he took charge of one of the eighty stores of the Mistrot Brothers Company. He remained in that connection for three years and then on account of ill health removed to the west, first going to the coast. Retracing his steps somewhat, he first located in the gold fields of Nevada but after ten months made his way to the coal fields of Carbon county and took charge of the business of the Wasatch Store Company at Winter quarters for the Utah 'Fuel Company. This he continued to manage for four years and then for three years was manager of the Kenilworth Mercantile Company, a subsidiary organization of the Independent Coal Company. He remains a stockholder of the Carbon County Commission Company, of which he was formerly manager, but his time and attention are now largely concentrated upon official duties.
At Oakland, California, on the 14th of April, 1907, Mr. Randolph was married to Miss Gertrude Binford, a daughter of Gideon and Annie (Hall) Binford, who were natives of Kentucky. The father followed farming in early life and at the time of the Civil war became a captain in the Confederate army and was wounded in the battle of Shiloh. He represented his district in the state legislature of Kentucky for several terms and was also county court judge there for a number of years. In 1883 he removed to Texas where he again took up the occupation of farming and, as in his native state, proved himself a valued and representative citizen. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Their family numbered eight children, namely: Florine, Beulah, Dell, Paul, Jennie Mae, Willie, Nina and Gertrude.
To Mr. and Mrs. Randolph have been born three children: Gertrude May, who was born at Winter quarters, Carbon County, Utah, September 12, 1911; Virginia, born at Price, January 2, 1913; and Benton, Jr., born at Kenilworth, July 11, 1914.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Randolph are consistent members of the Methodist church and he is a worthy representative of the Price Commercial Club, being keenly interested in every plan and activity of that organization for the up building and development of the city and the extension of its business connections. In politics he is a democrat and for four years he filled the office of county commissioner of Carbon County. In 1916 he was elected assessor of the county and is just completing his second term in that office, the duties of which he has ever discharged with marked promptness and fidelity, so that over the record of his public career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
GEORGE RUFF
Since taking up his abode at Scofield in 1900, George Ruff has been identified with the Utah Coal Company as a blacksmith. He was born in England, January 18, 1850, his parents being James and Eliza (Medlock) Ruff. The father died in England and the mother afterward came to Utah in 1873.
In his native land George Ruff was reared and educated and it was some years after his first marriage that he came to the new world, crossing the Atlantic with his wife in 1879. They arrived in Utah on the 5th of October, settling at Coalville, and in 1900 removed to Scofield. Mr. Ruff had acquired his education in the public schools of England and afterward had learned blacksmithing. He worked along that line for the coal mines at Coalville and on removing to Scofield became identified with black smithing in the interests of the Utah Coal Company, which he has thus represented to the present time.
In England, in 1871, Mr. Ruff was married to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Grayson, who was born April 25, 1851, and who passed away in Scofield, December 27, 1908. On the 4th of August, 1909, Mr. Ruff wedded Mary (Hood) Johnson. The mother of his second wife came to Utah in 1876 as a widow. Mrs. Ruff was born April 27, 1853, and by her former marriage had two daughters and a son, Agnes, Frances and Andrew. The children of Mr. Ruff are as follows. Mary Emma, born in England, September 2, 1871, married Joseph Jones and has one child. George Henry, born in England, October 10, 1876, wedded Nettie Calderwood and has three children. John James, born in England in 1878, married Alice Dunster and has four children. William Edward, born in Scofield, Utah, May 24, 1881, married Margaret Morgan and has five children. Joseph H., born in Scofield, October 1, 1883, married Ida Bowley, who passed away leaving two children. Wilford, born in Scofield, April 15, 1886, married Elizabeth Blackham, by whom he had two children, and after the death of his first wife he wedded Viola Whitaker and they have one child.
Mr. Ruff has always adhered to the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and for two years was president of the Elders Quorum at Coalville. In 1898 he was sent on a mission to England, where he labored for two years. On the 19th of July, 1902, he was ordained a bishop of Scofield ward and continues to act in that capacity to the present time. He has likewise been prominent in public affairs of the community, serving for two terms on the town board of Scofield and filling out an unexpired term as president of the board. In 1917 he was elected president of the board, or mayor of th city, and he is also a member of the school bolrd of Carbon county. His first term in that position covered two years and he is now filling a four- year term. While at Coalville he occupied the position of justice of the peace . His public record is an unassailable one and his devotion to the general welfare has been manifest in many tangible "ways.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
WILLIAM EDWARD RUFF
William Edward Ruff, who has charge of the machine and blacksmith shop for the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs and also follows blacksmithing and mechanical work independently, was born in Coalville, Utah, May 24, 1881. He is a son of George and Sarah Elizabeth (Grayson) Ruff, natives of England. The father was born January 18, 1850, while the mother's birth occurred April 25, 1851. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Grayson. She passed away December 27, 1908, at Scofield, but the father is still living and is now bishop of Scofield ward. He came to Utah in 1879, settling in Coalville, and in 1900 removed to Scofield. He has been with the Utah Coal Company since that time, working as blacksmith for the company, and is very capable, as well as a jovial and genial man whose life has at all times been guided by high principles. The brothers and sisters of William E. Ruff who survive are Mary E,, George H., John James, Joseph H. and Wilford.
William E. Ruff received his education in the common schools of his native town and in the Summit Stake Academy and the Latter-day Saints University, and in 1900 removed to Scofield with his father. He began work with the Utah Fuel Company at winter quarters after having learned the blacksmith's trade with his father at Coalville, being employed by the Utah Fuel Company in the blacksmith shop at Winter quarters until 1912. In that year he removed to Ephraim, where he opened a shop, but in 1913 returned to Pleasant valley and took charge of the mechanical work of the Utah mine at Scofield. Desiring a change, he removed with his family to Ogden and there worked in the shops of the Southern Pacific Railroad, but after a year the allurements of a mining town proved too great and he returned to Spring Canyon in 1916, settling at Storrs, at which time he took charge of the machine and blacksmith shop of the Spring Canyon Coal Company. In addition to his work for that corporation he does blacksmithing and mechanical work. He is a good workman, thorough, resourceful and reliable, and is well known in the mining districts of Carbon County and the state.
On the 19th of February, 1902, Mr. Ruff was married to Miss Margaret A. Morgan, who was born in Salt Lake City, November 21, 1882, a daughter of Robert and Alice (Miller) Morgan. Her father came from the eastern states to Utah and on the 5th of July, 1881, wedded Alice Miller, who was born in Salt Lake, July 5, 1862. She is a very devout member of the Mormon Church and now resides at Ogden. She had three children: Mrs. Ruff; Hazel Alice, now deceased; and Robert J., who joined the United States army in Texas in January, 1918. He was a member of the band of the Three Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry of the Ninetieth Division. In June, 1918, he went to France and was at the front at Coblenz. After the armistice was signed he was sent to Bern Castle on the Rhine and remained with the army of occupation until his return in June, 1919. To Mr. and Mrs. Ruff have been born the following named children:
Sarah Alice, who was born at Scofield, February 12, 1903; William Grayson, who was born at Scofield, October 8, 1904; Verlon Edward, born December 9, 1907, at Scofield; Marguerite, who was born in Scofield, December 13, 1910; Melva and Marie, twins, who were born May 16, 1916, at Storrs, and are now deceased; and Mary Elva, who was born at Storrs, July 23, 1917.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mr. Ruff has served as clerk of the Scofield ward, as teacher in the Sunday school and as president of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association but resigned the latter position upon his removal to Ogden. His political endorsement is given to the democratic party. He has never been active in politics, however, aside from exercising his right of franchise, for business and church activities have claimed his attention. For nineteen years he has been identified with the mining interests of western Utah and the success he has achieved is attributable entirely to his own labors, for he has won his advancement through industry, perseverance and capability.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
EUGENE SANTSCHI, SR.
For almost a third of a century Eugene Santschi, Sr., has resided in Carbon county and is now general foreman for the United States Fuel Company at Hiawatha, So long has he been connected with the interests of this corporation and so closely has he been associated with the mining activities of Carbon county that he is known to every man, woman and child in the district, all of whom affectionately term him "Dad." He is now filling the office of mayor of Hiawatha and in matters of citizenship maintains a most progressive attitude, seeking ever the welfare and upbuilding of the town.
1t was in Switzerland, on the 8th of May, 1859, that Eugene Santschi was born, his parents being Harry and Elizabeth Santschi, who remained residents of the land of the Alps, never coming to the new world. Eugene Santschi was left an orphan when a lad of only seven years. He acquired his education in the schools of his native country, where he pursued a high school course, and when a youth of seventeen years he came to the United States, landing at New York on the 4th of July, 1876. He then went to Alton. Illinois, and, having previously learned the business of manufacturing and handling coke in Germany, he there secured employment with the Alton Gas Company, with which he remained for twelve years. lt was during that period that he was married. In 1888 he came to Utah, making his way at once to Castlegate, and he has practically remained in Carbon county since that time. At Castlegate he was employed by the Utah Fuel Company, first as a contractor, then as foreman and later as superintendent of the coke ovens, remaining with the corporation for a period of fifteen years. He then retired from active business, but indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature and after five years he was so wearied at doing nothing that he went to Dawson, New Mexico, for the Dodge Phelps interests, superintending their coke ovens for two years. He then returned to Salt Lake and almost immediately afterward came to Hiawatha as general foreman for the United States Fuel Company and has here since remained. He is also a stockholder in the Carbon County Bank and a stockholder in and the president of the New Bullion Milling Company of Eureka.
At Alton, Illinois, in March, 1882, Mr. Santschi was married to Miss Emma Chausse, a daughter of Abraham and Julia Chausse, who were also natives of Switzerland and came to America in early life. The father followed farming but is now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Santschi have been born two sons and a daughter. Eugene, born at Alton, Illinois, in 1882, married Amanda Holmgreen, of Logan, Utah. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. After his graduation he went to Fort Douglas, Utah, and he was on active duty in the Philippines. He also served in the Boxer war in China and for two years was military instructor at the Utah Agricultural College of Logan and afterward military instructor at West Point. At present he is a lieutenant colonel on the general staff in Washington, D. C. Helen, the only daughter, born at Alton, Illinois, in 1884. is the wife of Captain Freeman Bassett. of Salt Lake City, who organized a company of cavalry in Utah county and went to the Mexican border, where he rendered distinguished service to his country. Harry, born at Alton, Illinois, in 1886, joined the army at the outbreak of- the war with Germany and was at Camp Lewis, from which point he went to France, serving for sixteen months as an interpreter in the intelligence department in Bordeaux, France, after which he was honorably discharged and returned home in May.1919. This is indeed a notable record of service on the part of the two sons and the son-in-law of Mr. Santschi.
1n his political views Mr. Santschi is a republican and was the first county commissioner of Carbon county, while at the present time he is filling the office of mayor of Hiawatha for the third term. What could be more conclusive evidence of his ability and fidelity to the interests of the community. His administration has been of a most progressive character in which he has brought about needed reforms and improvements that have worked for civic betterment and for the upholding of high civic ideals. His personal characteristics are perhaps best indicated in the name by which he is known to every man, woman and child in the section in which he resides. it indicates his geniality, his approachableness and his deep interest in the individual and in the community at large.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
MAXIMILIAN JEAN SEIDNER, M. D.
Almost every nationality is represented in the cosmopolitan citizenship of Carbon county and among those that Russia has furnished to Utah is Dr. Maximilian Jean Seidner, who was born in that country, November 5, 1893, his parents being Samuel and Mary (Neuman) Seidner, who came to the United States when their son Maximilian J. was a youth of seventeen years. They established their home in Chicago and there devoted to a commercial course in high school, entered a factory, in which he was employed for a year. He afterward spent four years in a department store and during that period was attending night school, thus acquainting himself not only with branches of learning but with the language and customs of the people among whom his lot had been cast. Upon him devolved the support of his mother, so that it was impossible for him to attend the day school. However, he finished his high school course in night school and then entered upon the study of medicine in Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery. In order to meet his expenses he worked at night while preparing for the practice of medicine and surgery and he completed his medical course in 1917, at which time his professional degree was conferred upon him.
Seeking the opportunities of the west, Dr. Seidner made his way to Ogden, Utah, where he entered the Dee Memorial Hospital as house physician and surgeon, thus remaining, for a year and gaining that broad and valuable experience which is never acquired as quickly in any other way as in hospital practice. Following America's entrance into the great World war, he joined the army and served at the hospital at Camp Lewis until December, 1918, when he was released from military duty but reenlisted in the Medical Reserve as first lieutenant. Soon afterward he obtained a position as surgeon with the Spring Canyon Coal Company and with the Peerless Coal Company, having his headquarters at Storrs, and he is still connected with the two corporations in a professional capacity. At Salt Lake City, on the 20th of August, 1918, Dr. Seidner was married to Miss Gertrude Evertsen, a graduate nurse of the Dee Hospital of Ogden and a daughter of J. W. and Hendrina (Coppenberg) Evertsen, who were natives of Holland and came to Utah in 1912, settling at Ogden, where they now reside.
Dr. Seidner is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having his membership in the lodge at Storrs, and chairman of the American Legion, of Storrs. Through individual effort he has become a man of scholarly attainments, and through broad reading he keeps in touch with the trend of modern professional thought and progress, acquainting himself with all that scientific research brings to light which bears upon medical and surgical practice.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
FRANK ROBERT SLOPANSKEY, M.D.
Dr. Frank Robert Slopanskey, of Helper, is the division surgeon for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company and also engages in the general practice of medicine in Carbon county. Kansas numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred at Cuba, in Republic county, January 3, 1880, his parents being Frank and Anna (Stadheer) Slopanskey. The father was born in Bohemia, July 31, 1845, but was brought by his parents to the United States in 1850, the family home being established at Racine, Wisconsin. in 1863, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the American army as a member of Troop M, Second Volunteer Regiment of California Cavalry. In 1867 be began the study of medicine in Racine, Wisconsin, and completed his course by graduation in 1872. In 1871 he married Miss Anna Stadheer and after completing his medical course he removed to Kansas, settling at Cuba, Republic county, where he took up the first homestead at New Tabor. There he began practice but afterward again became a resident of Cuba, where he built the first drug store. He was very successful in his commercial and professional activities and remained a valued resident of that district until his death, which occurred February 15, 1900, when he was fifty-five years of age. To him and his wife were born nine children, the brothers and sisters of Dr. Slopanskey being John, Anna, May, Kate, William, Josle, Charles and Edward, all ot whom are living.
At the usual age Dr. Slopanskey entered the public schools of his native town and there pursued his studies until 1898, when he removed to Denver, Colorado, where he completed a high school course. He, too, determined to make the practice of medicine his life work and in 1900 matriculated in the Gross Medical College and in 1905 was graduated from the Denver & Gross Medical College in affiliation with the University of Denver, under Chancellor Henry A. Buchtel. For a year he served as intern at the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Hospital at Salida, Colorado, and thus gained through varied hospital practice valuable practical knowledge concerning his chosen life work. On the 30th of May, 1906. he removed to Helper to accept the position of division surgeon with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and he continues as the representative of the railroad at this place, where he also engages in general practice. He is an able physician, having a wide knowledge of the science of medicine, and his ability is manifest in the capable manner in which he has handled many involved and intricate cases. He is likewise the vice president of the Helper State Bank and is regarded as one of the representative citizens of Carbon county.
In Salt Lake City, September 5, 1908, Dr. Slopanskey was married to Miss Cecil May Budge, a daughter of Alexander and Zina (Frodsham) Budge, of Ogden, Utah. Her father was a conductor on the Oregon Short Line Railroad for many years, running out of Ogden. but both he and his wife are now deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Slopanskey have two children: Evelyn Claire, who was born in Salt Lake City, August 23, 1910; and Helen Grace, who was born in Helper, August 9, 1913.
In his political views the Doctor has been an earnest republican since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He was chairman of the medical advisory board of Carbon county during the period of the World war, was a volunteer in the Medical Service Corps and he now holds the position of health officer and town physician. He is mayor of Helper, his term of office to continue until January, 1920. He has given to the city a businesslike and progressive administration, seeking ever the welfare and benefit of the district in which he lives and giving earnest support to those interests which are a matter of civic virtue, of civic progress and of civic pride. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and is a charter member of Carbon Lodge, No. 16, A. F. & A. M., at Price. He belongs also to the Utah Commandery at Park City and to the consistory and Mystic Shrine at Salt Lake City. He likewise has membership in Helper Lodge, No. 56, l. O. O. F., and in Onward Lodge, No. 15, K. P. He is a loyal follower of the teachings of these orders, exemplifying their beneficent spirit in his life through the readiness with which he is constantly extending a helping hand to those who need assistance. He belongs to the Salt Lake County Medical Society, also to the Utah State Medical Society and is a fellow of the American Medical Association. His intense loyalty and earnest support of the government during the period of America's connection with the great World war was manifest in many tangible ways. He acted as local chairman at Helper in the five Liberty Loan drives, in the two drives for the Red Cross and the Soldiers Welfare Fund and in all these various drives his town exceeded its quota in the county in record time. In recognition of his work a steel helmet was sent to him, given by the government, and the county had the honor of having a battleship at Oakland christened Utah-Carbon, as a tribute to the loyal citizens of Carbon county who so generously exceeded the quotas in all war subscriptions and activities.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
G. B. SMITH
G. B. Smith, who since April 1, 1918, has been foreman for the Independent Coal & Coke Company at Kenilworth, was born in Nova Scotia, August 8, 1870. There he mastered the branches of learning taught in the common schools and afterward he pursued a correspondence course in mining with the correspondence schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, thus gaining broad knowledge concerning not only the practical but also the scientific phases of the work. He had become familiar with activities in the coal fields when a lad of but eleven years, at which time he began earning his own living as a slate picker in and about the mines. He was employed in mining districts of Nova Scotia until twenty four years of age, when he made his way westward and secured employment in the mines of Alberta, Canada. A year later he crossed the border into the United States and obtained employment in the coal mines of Wyoming. He subsequently worked in the same way in Colorado, New Mexico and British Columbia and thence came to Utah. He filled various positions and since coming to this state has served as deputy mine inspector under J. E. Pettit for a period of four years. He was also government instructor in the Knight Mine School for a year and in 1917 he removed to Kenilworth, where since the 1st of April, 1918, he has occupied the responsible position of foreman with the Independent Coal & Coke Company. He is a man of broad experience and wide knowledge concerning everything that has to do with the coal fields from the time the first shaft is sunk until the product is placed upon the market. He is especially well qualified as a practical miner and is therefore certainly capable of directing the interests of the corporation which he represents in the capacity of foreman.
At Clear Creek, Utah, on the 24th of December, 1900, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Ellen C. Mower, by whom he has seven children, as follows: Norman, who is eighteen years of age; Gordon, a youth of sixteen; Donna, a maiden of fourteen summers; Orfa, who is twelve years old; and Adelaide, Adele and Muriel, who are ten, eight and two years of age respectively.
Fraternally Mr. Smith is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a faithful follower of the teachings of that lodge. He may truly be called a self-made man and deserves all the praise implied by that term, for he started out to provide for his own support when he had scarcely passed the eleventh milestone on life's journey. At a period when most boys are concerned with the duties of the schoolroom and the pleasures of the playground he was meeting the responsibility of providing for his own support and continuously to the present time he has depended upon his own resources, his advancement being won through industry and merit.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
H. C. SMITH
H. C. Smith, filling the position of county clerk of Carbon county and making their home at Price, was born in Gainesville, Georgia, January 31, 1869, his parents being Ira and Elvira (Kinsey) Smith, who were also natives of Georgia. After the Civil war they removed westward to Missouri and subsequently established their home in eastern Kansas, where the father followed the occupation of farming. He reared his family largely in the Sunflower state and about 1880 was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, whom he survived for many years, passing away in 1912.
H. C. Smith is indebted to the public school system of Kansas for the educational opportunities which he enjoyed but when still a youth in his teens he started out in the business world. It was in 1884, when he was fifteen years of age, that he entered the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad and there learned telegraphy. He severed his connection with that road in 1896, after which he went to Colorado and took a position filled the position of agent at Price, Carbon County, remaining with the Denver & Rio Grande until 1912. He afterward spent four years in the employ of the Utah Fuel Company and two years with the United States Fuel Company. In 1918 he was called to public office, being elected county clerk of Carbon County, in which position he has since served. He also fills the position of county auditor and clerk of the court and his official duties are discharged with notable promptness and fidelity. He is the owner of a home at Price and also has other city property, which returns to him a good annual income.
It was at Price, on the 26th of November, 1893, that Mr. Smith was married to Miss Lillian Erickson, a daughter of Elinor and Gudman Erickson, who are natives of Denmark. Her parents are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in 1855 came to Utah, settling at Spanish Fork. Her father filled two missions to Scandinavia and he and his wife are now residents of Cleveland, Emery County. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born four children: Wilford, whose birth occurred at Provo in 1896; Arthur N., who was born at Price in 1899; Ira, born at Price in 1908; and Beulah Wanda, whose natal year was 1916. The son Wilford joined the army in 1917 and went to France in the following July as a member of Battery D, Fifty-first Artillery, C. A. C. He was in France for a year and a half and saw very hard service, being again and again upon the battle front. He was with the first twenty thousand that landed in France and in February, 1917, he returned to the United States but remained with the government as field clerk until September of the same year. Arthur N. joined the army in October, 1918, and was sent to San Francisco, where he was re- leased some time after the armistice was signed.
Mr. Smith is a member of the Price Commercial Club and is keenly interested in all of its projects for the development of the city, the extension of its trade relations and the maintenance of high civic standards. Politically he is a democrat and it was upon that ticket that he was elected to his present position, the duties of which he is discharging with marked capability, promptness and fidelity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
OLIVER SUTCH
Oliver Sutch, foreman of No. 2 mine at Castlegate, has throughout his entire business life been connected with mining interests, beginning work in the coal mines of England in 1892, when a lad of but twelve years. He was born at Wigan, Lancastershire, England, March 3, 1880, a son of Peter and, Esther (Bagguley) Sutch. The father, who followed coal mining in England, is now deceased. The mother is still living at the age of sixty-four years, having been born in the year which witnessed the proclamation of peace following the Crimean war. To Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sutch were born six children: Oliver, John, Sarah Jane, Betsey, Tom and Albert.
Oliver Sutch pursued his education in the common schools of England and also took a special business course. In 1892 he began work in the coal mines and was thus employed until 1904. In that year he emigrated to the new world and made his way direct to Castlegate, Utah, where he arrived in the month of June. He entered the employ of the Utah Fuel Company, with which he has since been connected, and steadily he has worked his way upward until he now occupies the position of mine foreman in No. 2 mine. There is no phase of coal mining with which he is not thoroughly familiar. He knows every branch of the work and is thus capable of directing the labours of the miners who are employed under him.
On the 27th of December, 1907, at Price, Mr. Sutch was married to Miss Ada Ager, a daughter of Peter and Margaret (Stoneman) Ager, who were natives of England. Her father was a hoisting engineer at the mines and is still living, but the mother has passed away. The members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Sutch are: Margaret; Oliver, Jr., who was born at Castlegate, October 12, 1908; Lucile, born at Castlegate, June 12, 1910; Albert Ernest. October 17, 1911; Christopher Richard,August 11, 1913; Peter, June 29, 1915; and Robert, April 29, 1918.
In his political views Mr. Sutch is a republican and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day but has never been an office seeker, his time and attention, being fully occupied by his business duties. He is a Mason, having become a charter member of Lodge No. 16. at Price, and the craft finds in him a worthy exemplar, who is loyal to its teachings concerning the brotherhood of man and the obligations thereby imposed. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world, for here he found the opportunities which he sought and has made for himself a creditable place among the representative citizens of his community.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
SEVERT TENDALL
Severt Tendall is manager at Helper of one of the one hundred and ninety seven stores of the J. C. Penny Company and in this position is displaying unfaltering enter- prise and business ability of a high order. He is a native son of Illinois, his birth having occurred in Kendall county of that state. His parents were Ole and Sarah Tendall, who were natives of Norway and in 1868 migrated to the United States, hoping to enjoy better business conditions and opportunities on this side of the Atlantic. They located first at Lisbon, Illinois, where the father followed farming for many years, and there he and his wife reared a family of thirteen children, all of whom reached manhood or womanhood and are yet living, except one. The father has retired from active business cares and is enjoying a well earned rest. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary November 25, 1919.
Severt Tendall was educated in the public schools of Kendall county, Illinois, and remained on the home farm until he started out In the business world when twenty- three years of age as an employee of a wholesale grocery company, with which he remained for five years. He was later with a retail house for two years and then entered the employ of the J. C. Penny Company, Incorporated, in Wyoming. He was connected with several different mercantile concerns in various places but finally returned to the J. C. Penny Company in 1914 and has been manager of one of their stores at Helper since 1917. He is very progressive and efficient in business management and has be- come one of the stockholders of the Helper establishment. Thoroughness and system mark his management at every point.
In Iowa, on the 22d of July, 1904, Mr. Tendall was married to Miss Carrie Ersland, who was born March 12, 1873, a daughter of Anfin and Alice (Nelson) Ersland, natives of Norway. They came to the United States, however, in childhood days. The father served for four years as a soldier of the Civil war and is still enjoying good health at the age of seventy-nine. To Mr. and Mrs. Tendall has been born a son, Orville, whose birth occurred March 16, 1907. In religious faith the parents are connected with the Lutheran church and Mr. Tendall is also a member of the Young Men's Christian Association at Helper. His political allegiance is given the Democratic Party and he is now serving on the city council. His life has been characterized by a spirit of advancement and an earnestness that has enabled him to overcome many difficulties and obstacles in his path and work his way steadily upward. He is now a well known figure in commercial circles of Helper and what he has already attained points to further success in the future.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
IWAJIRO UENO
Iwajiro Ueno, who is Japanese foreman for the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs, was born in Japan, June 19, 1876. The period of his boyhood and youth was spent in the Flowery Kingdom and when twenty years of age he came to the United States, going first to Seattle, Washington, where he remained for six months. He then removed to San Francisco, where he attended school for three years, after which he spent a year in a pleasure resort. On the expiration of that period he went to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he was employed for two months in the mines. He then secured a position in the Wyoming General Hospital, in which he continued for eighteen months, and through the succeeding four years he was manager of a laundry. He then took up mining and for six months was Japanese foreman. He was transferred to Sublet, Lincoln county, Wyoming, as foreman and continued in that place for four years. He afterward removed to Sego, Utah, where he occupied a similar position with the American Fuel Company for two years, when on account of ill health he went to California, where he remained for six months. He then returned to Utah and accepted the position of Japanese foreman with the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs, October 18, 1916. He has given excellent satisfaction in this connection and is intelligently directing the efforts of the Japanese workers in the mines. He is a wide-awake, enterprising business man and a thoroughly Americanized citizen. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their utilization has made steady progress, so that he is now occupying a responsible and remunerative position and is proceeding steadily toward the goal of success.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
JOHN E. WHALAN
John E. Whalan, roundhouse foreman at Scofield and identified with other business interests there, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, March 3, 1880, a son of Ed and Mary (Hair) Whalan, who were also natives of Kentucky. The father was a railroad man and removed to Schell City, Vernon County, Missouri, where his remaining days were passed. The mother is still a resident of that state. Their children were John E., Tim, Anna, Lizzie, Ella and Mamie.
John E. Whalan acquired a common school education in Missouri and there took up the occupation of farming, which he followed in the Middle West until 1898, when he came to Utah, settling first in Salt Lake City. He secured a position with the Denver & Rio Grande as fireman and after four years was promoted to engineer in 1902. He was sent to Scofield, where now on account of the condition of his eyes he is filling the position of foreman in the roundhouse. He has become the owner of city property here and is at present erecting a business block to cost between ten and twelve thousand dollars. This is an excellent investment, as renting property pays well in Scofield.
On the 12th of December, 1907, Mr. Whalan was married to Miss Lizzie Donaldson, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Walter and Sarah (Miller) Donaldson. She came to Utah with her parents, who settled at Richfield in January, 1892, the parents removing to this state as Mormon converts. Her father is a mason by trade and is an active worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He removed to Pleasant Valley in 1898 and is now living in Ogden. To him and his wife were born nine children, who are all living. Mr. and Mrs. Whalan are the parents of three children: John Edward, Jr., whose birth occurred July 2, 1910; Lavada, born September 20, 1915; and Nora Vivian, whose natal day was October 20, 1918. All were born in Scofield.
In his political views Mr. Whalan is a republican and for the past eight years he has served as a member of the town council of Scofield, taking a keen, earnest and effective interest in public affairs, his labors in behalf of general progress and improvement being far-reaching and resultant.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
WILLIAM H. WOODHEAD
William H. Woodhead, of Kenilworth, master mechanic with the Independent Coal & Coke Company, was born in England, June 13, 1877, and came to the United States with his parents in 1880, the family home being established in Iowa. During his boy- hood days he became a resident pf Almy, Wyoming, and there pursued a public school course. He afterward took a mechanic's course with the Scranton Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and an electrical course with the American Correspondence School of Chicago, securing a diploma from each school in recognition of the work which he did along each line. At the age of eighteen years he took up his abode at Almy, Wyoming, where he worked in the coal mines as pump man for five years. In 1900 he removed to Sunnyside, Utah, and secured a position with the Utah Fuel Company in connection with mechanical and electrical work. After six months he was transferred to Clear Creek as master mechanic and there remained for three years. He then went to Idaho with the Feris Engineering Company and spent two years in installing electrical machinery for the Oakley dam. Returning to Winterquarters, he was made chief engineer in the power house, thus continuing through the succeeding two years, when he was returned to Clear Creek as master mechanic. When three more years had elapsed he again went to Idaho to assist in installing the Twin Falls power lines and was chief operator at Shoshone when the work was completed. Later he again came to Utah, where he accepted the position of master mechanic and chief electrician at Kenilworth with the Independent Coal & Coke Company. He has attained such a degree of efficiency along the lines of electrical and mechanical engineering through his wide study and broad experience that he is today known as an expert in his field. He has been connected with some of the most important projects of this character in the west and his efficiency qualifies him for almost any undertaking in that field of labour. Mr. Woodhead has served on the school board of Kenilworth and is deeply interested in all that has to do with the welfare and upbuilding of the community in which he makes his home. His religious faith is that of the Episcopal church and his life has ever been an honourable and upright one, gaining for him the confidence and respect of his business associates and the friendship and high regard of all with whom he is brought in contact socially.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
GEORGE A. WOOTTON
George A. Wootton, giving to the city of Price a most progressive administration as its mayor, his efforts resulting in marked advancement along many lines, was born in Midway, Wasatch county, Utah, June 18, 1870, and is one of the eight children of Attewall and Cynthia J. (Jewell) Wootton, the others being Attewall, John A., William T., Edward, David A., Cynthia Ann and Florence" S. The father was a native of England and the mother of Ohio and they came to Utah with their respective parents in early childhood. They were married in Salt Lake City and afterward removed to American Fork, where Mr. Wootton engaged in teaching school. Later he became a resident of the Provo valley. He spent much of his life as an educator and for thirty years was superintendent of schools in Wasatch County. He naturally gained prominence in this connection and was regarded as one of the ablest educators of Utah. He died in November, 1912, and is still survived by Mrs. Cynthia J. Wootton, who makes her home with her children.
George A. Wootton had become a well known figure in business circles as the manager and one of the stockholders of the Smoot-Nixon Lumber Company and he is also a stockholder and one of the directors of the Utah State Building & Loan Association of Price. He likewise has large land holdings in Duchesne County. His investments in a business way have been wisely and judiciously made and have brought to him substantial return for his labour.
It is not alone the business activity of Mr. Wootton or the importance of his commercial interests that have brought him into prominence, for in many ways he has otherwise figured in the development and up building of the districts in which he has lived. He is a democrat in his political views and was elected on the party ticket a member of the city council of Heber, Wasatch County, and while serving in that capacity gave his support to the installation of the first water system there. He was also the superintendent of the electric plant at Heber immediately after its installation. In 1913 he came to Price to establish the lumber business which he now manages and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and capability, elected him to the office of mayor in 1918. He is now installing a water system in Price which has long been needed, piping the water for a distance of twenty-five miles. This is a mammoth undertaking, but the town is standing back of him in this enterprise, which will soon be completed. More progressive measures have been instituted in Price during the administration of Mr. Wootton than ever before in the history of the city.
On the 2d of November, 1898, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Wootton was married to Miss Dora E. Bond, a daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Adams) Bond, who were pioneers of Utah, having crossed the plains with ox teams at a very early day. They also became pioneer settlers of the Provo valley at a time when log houses prevailed. There the father spent the greater part of his life and followed the occupation of farming. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wootton have become parents of two children: Lora, who was born November 15, 1899, and is now the wife of Clarence Nixon; and Ethel L., whose birth occurred February 19, 1907. The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and at present Mr. Wootton is stake superintendent of the Sunday schools of the Carbon stake. He stands for all that has to do with the material, social, political and moral progress of his community and his clear vision, his enterprise and indefatigable energy have been salient factors in bringing about present-day conditions of progress and prosperity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
Dr. Frank Robert Slopanskey, of Helper, is the division surgeon for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company and also engages in the general practice of medicine in Carbon county. Kansas numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred at Cuba, in Republic county, January 3, 1880, his parents being Frank and Anna (Stadheer) Slopanskey. The father was born in Bohemia, July 31, 1845, but was brought by his parents to the United States in 1850, the family home being established at Racine, Wisconsin. in 1863, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the American army as a member of Troop M, Second Volunteer Regiment of California Cavalry. In 1867 be began the study of medicine in Racine, Wisconsin, and completed his course by graduation in 1872. In 1871 he married Miss Anna Stadheer and after completing his medical course he removed to Kansas, settling at Cuba, Republic county, where he took up the first homestead at New Tabor. There he began practice but afterward again became a resident of Cuba, where he built the first drug store. He was very successful in his commercial and professional activities and remained a valued resident of that district until his death, which occurred February 15, 1900, when he was fifty-five years of age. To him and his wife were born nine children, the brothers and sisters of Dr. Slopanskey being John, Anna, May, Kate, William, Josle, Charles and Edward, all ot whom are living.
At the usual age Dr. Slopanskey entered the public schools of his native town and there pursued his studies until 1898, when he removed to Denver, Colorado, where he completed a high school course. He, too, determined to make the practice of medicine his life work and in 1900 matriculated in the Gross Medical College and in 1905 was graduated from the Denver & Gross Medical College in affiliation with the University of Denver, under Chancellor Henry A. Buchtel. For a year he served as intern at the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Hospital at Salida, Colorado, and thus gained through varied hospital practice valuable practical knowledge concerning his chosen life work. On the 30th of May, 1906. he removed to Helper to accept the position of division surgeon with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and he continues as the representative of the railroad at this place, where he also engages in general practice. He is an able physician, having a wide knowledge of the science of medicine, and his ability is manifest in the capable manner in which he has handled many involved and intricate cases. He is likewise the vice president of the Helper State Bank and is regarded as one of the representative citizens of Carbon county.
In Salt Lake City, September 5, 1908, Dr. Slopanskey was married to Miss Cecil May Budge, a daughter of Alexander and Zina (Frodsham) Budge, of Ogden, Utah. Her father was a conductor on the Oregon Short Line Railroad for many years, running out of Ogden. but both he and his wife are now deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Slopanskey have two children: Evelyn Claire, who was born in Salt Lake City, August 23, 1910; and Helen Grace, who was born in Helper, August 9, 1913.
In his political views the Doctor has been an earnest republican since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He was chairman of the medical advisory board of Carbon county during the period of the World war, was a volunteer in the Medical Service Corps and he now holds the position of health officer and town physician. He is mayor of Helper, his term of office to continue until January, 1920. He has given to the city a businesslike and progressive administration, seeking ever the welfare and benefit of the district in which he lives and giving earnest support to those interests which are a matter of civic virtue, of civic progress and of civic pride. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and is a charter member of Carbon Lodge, No. 16, A. F. & A. M., at Price. He belongs also to the Utah Commandery at Park City and to the consistory and Mystic Shrine at Salt Lake City. He likewise has membership in Helper Lodge, No. 56, l. O. O. F., and in Onward Lodge, No. 15, K. P. He is a loyal follower of the teachings of these orders, exemplifying their beneficent spirit in his life through the readiness with which he is constantly extending a helping hand to those who need assistance. He belongs to the Salt Lake County Medical Society, also to the Utah State Medical Society and is a fellow of the American Medical Association. His intense loyalty and earnest support of the government during the period of America's connection with the great World war was manifest in many tangible ways. He acted as local chairman at Helper in the five Liberty Loan drives, in the two drives for the Red Cross and the Soldiers Welfare Fund and in all these various drives his town exceeded its quota in the county in record time. In recognition of his work a steel helmet was sent to him, given by the government, and the county had the honor of having a battleship at Oakland christened Utah-Carbon, as a tribute to the loyal citizens of Carbon county who so generously exceeded the quotas in all war subscriptions and activities.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Richard Ramos
G. B. SMITH
G. B. Smith, who since April 1, 1918, has been foreman for the Independent Coal & Coke Company at Kenilworth, was born in Nova Scotia, August 8, 1870. There he mastered the branches of learning taught in the common schools and afterward he pursued a correspondence course in mining with the correspondence schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, thus gaining broad knowledge concerning not only the practical but also the scientific phases of the work. He had become familiar with activities in the coal fields when a lad of but eleven years, at which time he began earning his own living as a slate picker in and about the mines. He was employed in mining districts of Nova Scotia until twenty four years of age, when he made his way westward and secured employment in the mines of Alberta, Canada. A year later he crossed the border into the United States and obtained employment in the coal mines of Wyoming. He subsequently worked in the same way in Colorado, New Mexico and British Columbia and thence came to Utah. He filled various positions and since coming to this state has served as deputy mine inspector under J. E. Pettit for a period of four years. He was also government instructor in the Knight Mine School for a year and in 1917 he removed to Kenilworth, where since the 1st of April, 1918, he has occupied the responsible position of foreman with the Independent Coal & Coke Company. He is a man of broad experience and wide knowledge concerning everything that has to do with the coal fields from the time the first shaft is sunk until the product is placed upon the market. He is especially well qualified as a practical miner and is therefore certainly capable of directing the interests of the corporation which he represents in the capacity of foreman.
At Clear Creek, Utah, on the 24th of December, 1900, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Ellen C. Mower, by whom he has seven children, as follows: Norman, who is eighteen years of age; Gordon, a youth of sixteen; Donna, a maiden of fourteen summers; Orfa, who is twelve years old; and Adelaide, Adele and Muriel, who are ten, eight and two years of age respectively.
Fraternally Mr. Smith is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a faithful follower of the teachings of that lodge. He may truly be called a self-made man and deserves all the praise implied by that term, for he started out to provide for his own support when he had scarcely passed the eleventh milestone on life's journey. At a period when most boys are concerned with the duties of the schoolroom and the pleasures of the playground he was meeting the responsibility of providing for his own support and continuously to the present time he has depended upon his own resources, his advancement being won through industry and merit.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
H. C. SMITH
H. C. Smith, filling the position of county clerk of Carbon county and making their home at Price, was born in Gainesville, Georgia, January 31, 1869, his parents being Ira and Elvira (Kinsey) Smith, who were also natives of Georgia. After the Civil war they removed westward to Missouri and subsequently established their home in eastern Kansas, where the father followed the occupation of farming. He reared his family largely in the Sunflower state and about 1880 was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, whom he survived for many years, passing away in 1912.
H. C. Smith is indebted to the public school system of Kansas for the educational opportunities which he enjoyed but when still a youth in his teens he started out in the business world. It was in 1884, when he was fifteen years of age, that he entered the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad and there learned telegraphy. He severed his connection with that road in 1896, after which he went to Colorado and took a position filled the position of agent at Price, Carbon County, remaining with the Denver & Rio Grande until 1912. He afterward spent four years in the employ of the Utah Fuel Company and two years with the United States Fuel Company. In 1918 he was called to public office, being elected county clerk of Carbon County, in which position he has since served. He also fills the position of county auditor and clerk of the court and his official duties are discharged with notable promptness and fidelity. He is the owner of a home at Price and also has other city property, which returns to him a good annual income.
It was at Price, on the 26th of November, 1893, that Mr. Smith was married to Miss Lillian Erickson, a daughter of Elinor and Gudman Erickson, who are natives of Denmark. Her parents are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in 1855 came to Utah, settling at Spanish Fork. Her father filled two missions to Scandinavia and he and his wife are now residents of Cleveland, Emery County. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born four children: Wilford, whose birth occurred at Provo in 1896; Arthur N., who was born at Price in 1899; Ira, born at Price in 1908; and Beulah Wanda, whose natal year was 1916. The son Wilford joined the army in 1917 and went to France in the following July as a member of Battery D, Fifty-first Artillery, C. A. C. He was in France for a year and a half and saw very hard service, being again and again upon the battle front. He was with the first twenty thousand that landed in France and in February, 1917, he returned to the United States but remained with the government as field clerk until September of the same year. Arthur N. joined the army in October, 1918, and was sent to San Francisco, where he was re- leased some time after the armistice was signed.
Mr. Smith is a member of the Price Commercial Club and is keenly interested in all of its projects for the development of the city, the extension of its trade relations and the maintenance of high civic standards. Politically he is a democrat and it was upon that ticket that he was elected to his present position, the duties of which he is discharging with marked capability, promptness and fidelity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
OLIVER SUTCH
Oliver Sutch, foreman of No. 2 mine at Castlegate, has throughout his entire business life been connected with mining interests, beginning work in the coal mines of England in 1892, when a lad of but twelve years. He was born at Wigan, Lancastershire, England, March 3, 1880, a son of Peter and, Esther (Bagguley) Sutch. The father, who followed coal mining in England, is now deceased. The mother is still living at the age of sixty-four years, having been born in the year which witnessed the proclamation of peace following the Crimean war. To Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sutch were born six children: Oliver, John, Sarah Jane, Betsey, Tom and Albert.
Oliver Sutch pursued his education in the common schools of England and also took a special business course. In 1892 he began work in the coal mines and was thus employed until 1904. In that year he emigrated to the new world and made his way direct to Castlegate, Utah, where he arrived in the month of June. He entered the employ of the Utah Fuel Company, with which he has since been connected, and steadily he has worked his way upward until he now occupies the position of mine foreman in No. 2 mine. There is no phase of coal mining with which he is not thoroughly familiar. He knows every branch of the work and is thus capable of directing the labours of the miners who are employed under him.
On the 27th of December, 1907, at Price, Mr. Sutch was married to Miss Ada Ager, a daughter of Peter and Margaret (Stoneman) Ager, who were natives of England. Her father was a hoisting engineer at the mines and is still living, but the mother has passed away. The members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Sutch are: Margaret; Oliver, Jr., who was born at Castlegate, October 12, 1908; Lucile, born at Castlegate, June 12, 1910; Albert Ernest. October 17, 1911; Christopher Richard,August 11, 1913; Peter, June 29, 1915; and Robert, April 29, 1918.
In his political views Mr. Sutch is a republican and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day but has never been an office seeker, his time and attention, being fully occupied by his business duties. He is a Mason, having become a charter member of Lodge No. 16. at Price, and the craft finds in him a worthy exemplar, who is loyal to its teachings concerning the brotherhood of man and the obligations thereby imposed. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world, for here he found the opportunities which he sought and has made for himself a creditable place among the representative citizens of his community.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
SEVERT TENDALL
Severt Tendall is manager at Helper of one of the one hundred and ninety seven stores of the J. C. Penny Company and in this position is displaying unfaltering enter- prise and business ability of a high order. He is a native son of Illinois, his birth having occurred in Kendall county of that state. His parents were Ole and Sarah Tendall, who were natives of Norway and in 1868 migrated to the United States, hoping to enjoy better business conditions and opportunities on this side of the Atlantic. They located first at Lisbon, Illinois, where the father followed farming for many years, and there he and his wife reared a family of thirteen children, all of whom reached manhood or womanhood and are yet living, except one. The father has retired from active business cares and is enjoying a well earned rest. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary November 25, 1919.
Severt Tendall was educated in the public schools of Kendall county, Illinois, and remained on the home farm until he started out In the business world when twenty- three years of age as an employee of a wholesale grocery company, with which he remained for five years. He was later with a retail house for two years and then entered the employ of the J. C. Penny Company, Incorporated, in Wyoming. He was connected with several different mercantile concerns in various places but finally returned to the J. C. Penny Company in 1914 and has been manager of one of their stores at Helper since 1917. He is very progressive and efficient in business management and has be- come one of the stockholders of the Helper establishment. Thoroughness and system mark his management at every point.
In Iowa, on the 22d of July, 1904, Mr. Tendall was married to Miss Carrie Ersland, who was born March 12, 1873, a daughter of Anfin and Alice (Nelson) Ersland, natives of Norway. They came to the United States, however, in childhood days. The father served for four years as a soldier of the Civil war and is still enjoying good health at the age of seventy-nine. To Mr. and Mrs. Tendall has been born a son, Orville, whose birth occurred March 16, 1907. In religious faith the parents are connected with the Lutheran church and Mr. Tendall is also a member of the Young Men's Christian Association at Helper. His political allegiance is given the Democratic Party and he is now serving on the city council. His life has been characterized by a spirit of advancement and an earnestness that has enabled him to overcome many difficulties and obstacles in his path and work his way steadily upward. He is now a well known figure in commercial circles of Helper and what he has already attained points to further success in the future.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
IWAJIRO UENO
Iwajiro Ueno, who is Japanese foreman for the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs, was born in Japan, June 19, 1876. The period of his boyhood and youth was spent in the Flowery Kingdom and when twenty years of age he came to the United States, going first to Seattle, Washington, where he remained for six months. He then removed to San Francisco, where he attended school for three years, after which he spent a year in a pleasure resort. On the expiration of that period he went to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he was employed for two months in the mines. He then secured a position in the Wyoming General Hospital, in which he continued for eighteen months, and through the succeeding four years he was manager of a laundry. He then took up mining and for six months was Japanese foreman. He was transferred to Sublet, Lincoln county, Wyoming, as foreman and continued in that place for four years. He afterward removed to Sego, Utah, where he occupied a similar position with the American Fuel Company for two years, when on account of ill health he went to California, where he remained for six months. He then returned to Utah and accepted the position of Japanese foreman with the Spring Canyon Coal Company at Storrs, October 18, 1916. He has given excellent satisfaction in this connection and is intelligently directing the efforts of the Japanese workers in the mines. He is a wide-awake, enterprising business man and a thoroughly Americanized citizen. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their utilization has made steady progress, so that he is now occupying a responsible and remunerative position and is proceeding steadily toward the goal of success.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
JOHN E. WHALAN
John E. Whalan, roundhouse foreman at Scofield and identified with other business interests there, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, March 3, 1880, a son of Ed and Mary (Hair) Whalan, who were also natives of Kentucky. The father was a railroad man and removed to Schell City, Vernon County, Missouri, where his remaining days were passed. The mother is still a resident of that state. Their children were John E., Tim, Anna, Lizzie, Ella and Mamie.
John E. Whalan acquired a common school education in Missouri and there took up the occupation of farming, which he followed in the Middle West until 1898, when he came to Utah, settling first in Salt Lake City. He secured a position with the Denver & Rio Grande as fireman and after four years was promoted to engineer in 1902. He was sent to Scofield, where now on account of the condition of his eyes he is filling the position of foreman in the roundhouse. He has become the owner of city property here and is at present erecting a business block to cost between ten and twelve thousand dollars. This is an excellent investment, as renting property pays well in Scofield.
On the 12th of December, 1907, Mr. Whalan was married to Miss Lizzie Donaldson, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Walter and Sarah (Miller) Donaldson. She came to Utah with her parents, who settled at Richfield in January, 1892, the parents removing to this state as Mormon converts. Her father is a mason by trade and is an active worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He removed to Pleasant Valley in 1898 and is now living in Ogden. To him and his wife were born nine children, who are all living. Mr. and Mrs. Whalan are the parents of three children: John Edward, Jr., whose birth occurred July 2, 1910; Lavada, born September 20, 1915; and Nora Vivian, whose natal day was October 20, 1918. All were born in Scofield.
In his political views Mr. Whalan is a republican and for the past eight years he has served as a member of the town council of Scofield, taking a keen, earnest and effective interest in public affairs, his labors in behalf of general progress and improvement being far-reaching and resultant.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
WILLIAM H. WOODHEAD
William H. Woodhead, of Kenilworth, master mechanic with the Independent Coal & Coke Company, was born in England, June 13, 1877, and came to the United States with his parents in 1880, the family home being established in Iowa. During his boy- hood days he became a resident pf Almy, Wyoming, and there pursued a public school course. He afterward took a mechanic's course with the Scranton Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and an electrical course with the American Correspondence School of Chicago, securing a diploma from each school in recognition of the work which he did along each line. At the age of eighteen years he took up his abode at Almy, Wyoming, where he worked in the coal mines as pump man for five years. In 1900 he removed to Sunnyside, Utah, and secured a position with the Utah Fuel Company in connection with mechanical and electrical work. After six months he was transferred to Clear Creek as master mechanic and there remained for three years. He then went to Idaho with the Feris Engineering Company and spent two years in installing electrical machinery for the Oakley dam. Returning to Winterquarters, he was made chief engineer in the power house, thus continuing through the succeeding two years, when he was returned to Clear Creek as master mechanic. When three more years had elapsed he again went to Idaho to assist in installing the Twin Falls power lines and was chief operator at Shoshone when the work was completed. Later he again came to Utah, where he accepted the position of master mechanic and chief electrician at Kenilworth with the Independent Coal & Coke Company. He has attained such a degree of efficiency along the lines of electrical and mechanical engineering through his wide study and broad experience that he is today known as an expert in his field. He has been connected with some of the most important projects of this character in the west and his efficiency qualifies him for almost any undertaking in that field of labour. Mr. Woodhead has served on the school board of Kenilworth and is deeply interested in all that has to do with the welfare and upbuilding of the community in which he makes his home. His religious faith is that of the Episcopal church and his life has ever been an honourable and upright one, gaining for him the confidence and respect of his business associates and the friendship and high regard of all with whom he is brought in contact socially.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
GEORGE A. WOOTTON
George A. Wootton, giving to the city of Price a most progressive administration as its mayor, his efforts resulting in marked advancement along many lines, was born in Midway, Wasatch county, Utah, June 18, 1870, and is one of the eight children of Attewall and Cynthia J. (Jewell) Wootton, the others being Attewall, John A., William T., Edward, David A., Cynthia Ann and Florence" S. The father was a native of England and the mother of Ohio and they came to Utah with their respective parents in early childhood. They were married in Salt Lake City and afterward removed to American Fork, where Mr. Wootton engaged in teaching school. Later he became a resident of the Provo valley. He spent much of his life as an educator and for thirty years was superintendent of schools in Wasatch County. He naturally gained prominence in this connection and was regarded as one of the ablest educators of Utah. He died in November, 1912, and is still survived by Mrs. Cynthia J. Wootton, who makes her home with her children.
George A. Wootton had become a well known figure in business circles as the manager and one of the stockholders of the Smoot-Nixon Lumber Company and he is also a stockholder and one of the directors of the Utah State Building & Loan Association of Price. He likewise has large land holdings in Duchesne County. His investments in a business way have been wisely and judiciously made and have brought to him substantial return for his labour.
It is not alone the business activity of Mr. Wootton or the importance of his commercial interests that have brought him into prominence, for in many ways he has otherwise figured in the development and up building of the districts in which he has lived. He is a democrat in his political views and was elected on the party ticket a member of the city council of Heber, Wasatch County, and while serving in that capacity gave his support to the installation of the first water system there. He was also the superintendent of the electric plant at Heber immediately after its installation. In 1913 he came to Price to establish the lumber business which he now manages and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and capability, elected him to the office of mayor in 1918. He is now installing a water system in Price which has long been needed, piping the water for a distance of twenty-five miles. This is a mammoth undertaking, but the town is standing back of him in this enterprise, which will soon be completed. More progressive measures have been instituted in Price during the administration of Mr. Wootton than ever before in the history of the city.
On the 2d of November, 1898, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Wootton was married to Miss Dora E. Bond, a daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Adams) Bond, who were pioneers of Utah, having crossed the plains with ox teams at a very early day. They also became pioneer settlers of the Provo valley at a time when log houses prevailed. There the father spent the greater part of his life and followed the occupation of farming. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wootton have become parents of two children: Lora, who was born November 15, 1899, and is now the wife of Clarence Nixon; and Ethel L., whose birth occurred February 19, 1907. The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and at present Mr. Wootton is stake superintendent of the Sunday schools of the Carbon stake. He stands for all that has to do with the material, social, political and moral progress of his community and his clear vision, his enterprise and indefatigable energy have been salient factors in bringing about present-day conditions of progress and prosperity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
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