The mining interests of the west have brought here some of the finest talent in special lines to be found and one of the prominent professional gentleman attracted hither is the subject of this humble review. He is a graduate of some of the best schools on mining, assaying, metallurgy … Read more
John W. Thomas is a progressive and capable young man, whose labors have been crowned with abundant success in the acquisition of the goods of this world, while also he has been one of the foremost ones in the up building and material welfare of the reservation portion of Nez … Read more
Two miles south from Melrose is the home place of Mr. Helt. It consists of a fine quarter of land that he secured from the government by his homestead right and which he has transformed from the wilderness of nature to a fertile and productive farm, supplied with comfortable buildings … Read more
In addition to the business of general farming which our subject carries on, he has been greatly interested in contract work and freighting, having followed the latter from Lewiston to Grangeville for eleven years. Also he furnished the telephone poles for the line from Lewiston to Mt. Idaho, from Morrow … Read more
On November 22, 1895, John W. Billups filed on his present homestead and at once went to work. He possessed a four horse team and wagon, this being the sum of his earthly wealth. The second year he marketed nine hundred bushels of wheat as seed for his neighbors. The … Read more
John W. Hawthorn is one of the well known and prosperous business men of Culdesac, at the present time operating a livery stable in partnership with John Whalen. He is a man of uprightness and integrity and is the recipient of the confidence and esteem of the people. In addition … Read more
John Wissink, an exemplary and enterprising young farmer residing three miles east from Nez Perce, is one of the substantial citizens of the reservation country and deserves to have a position in the history of his County. He was born in the province of Gelderland, Holland, on July 22, 1870, … Read more
John P. Vollmer was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, on January 25, 1847. Still he is an American citizen, since his father, Otto P. Vollmer, Jr., was a naturalized American citizen at the time of the son’s birth. His father was a chemist of note and a man of fine literary … Read more
This thrifty and well to do farmer is one of the venerable men who has settled in the reservation country. His estate of one-quarter section lies two and one-half miles north from Westlake and is well improved and provided with good, large residence and splendid outbuildings. John S. Unzicker was … Read more
The apostle Paul ministered to his own and to the needs of those with him through the work of his own hands and thus preached the gospel free to all. Such has been the career of the estimable gentleman whose name is at the head of this article and he … Read more