Biography of William M. Evans
At Willola, in Nez Perces County, is located the enterprising gentleman mentioned above, and there he is the present incumbent of the post office, does a general merchandise business and handles a ferry, the last two industries in partnership with his brother-in-law, Charles W. Wright. William M. Evans was born in Linn County, Oregon, in 1867 and remained with his parents until 1886. Being then about nineteen, he started for himself and various employments engaged him for two years. Then stirred by the tales of wealth in the British Columbia regions, he mined two years in the vicinity of Nanaimo. …