The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-31

mittee on Printing. Recently this gen.
tlemsn was overtaken By misfortune.
being thrown from n wagon IN run
away motion, and badly injured
HON. AMAsA A. MILLER.
This sou of old Maine first heard the
sound OF Hannibal Hamlin's voice echo
ing among the grand old bills on the
morning of August 5th, 1926. at 81
O'Clock in the town of Knoxville, Wal
do county. A good State to be born in.
as Douglas once said, but first class
State to emigrate from at very early
period in ones history. In 1916 be
went to New Orleans; removed to San
Francisco in lS49 hence ali old 49, er
going with mule train. From the
mines in 1853. he. like the "old settler"
packed up his blanket and hoosed it to
the country they called Puget Sound.
where be went into the numbering bust
ness With Pope & Talbot at Port Gam
BILE He was elected mem Der of the
Territorial Legislature for the sessions
Of 1861, '62. '63 and Ga Last fall he
was again elected on tine Republican
ticket by a majority of S., large ma
jority in his county. to the present
House. He is q Mason. having the 32d
degree. y live member OF the Grand
Lodge, member of the Blue Lodge
Number five. and Secretary of the
Lodge forl2 years and Master one year,
also Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge
for one year Postoffice address, Seat
tie. Chairman Of Enrolled Bills and
was married the 18th of May, 1860 at
Port Townsend He is good represen-
tative and votes no on all things net
cut to his eye.
HON. NELSON WHITNEY.
The Empire State added one to lis pop
ulstion OH the morning of October IL.
1927. in the person of this sketch, and
Washington Territory claimed him as
her adopte son in 1859. adding anoth-
er 10 its list of stalwaIt lumbermen. lie
was elected last Fall as Join. Represen-
tative of Klickitat. Clark and Skama.
MIA; pOstofice address, Goldendale,
Washington Territory; and is Chairman
OF the Committee on Education, and
as such the public schools have q true
friend. Mr.. ". is married.
Hon. JOE FOSTER.
On the morning Of April 10, 1928. this
young gent asserted his dignity and de-
manded q little of Mrs. Wlnslows
soothing syrup, in the town of Hamil-
ton, Canada. (Yes-yes, eb?) In 1858,
he first saw this inland sea. and stuck
his stake at Seattle, inside the ring
Occupation. farmer. He was elected to
the House of Representatives from
King county for six sessions, st a very
early period in his life and represent
ed that county and Kitsap in the Coun-
Gil two sessions; elected again last Fall
on the Democratic ticket from King
county to the present House, and was
never beaten for office. Postoffice ad-
dress. Seattle; was married about l2
years ago.
HON. JOHN CHIPMAN.
On the 2Sth day of November, 1928.
near Greensberough, North Carolina,
Sherman had not been there-this
business-like farmer made his debut.
In 1875 be became citizen of WASH
ingtou Territory. and wss elected on
the Republican ticket last Fall for the
county of Thurstnn He was with the
first party that discovered gold on the
Blue Mountains. He also built the
first road around the Cascade Falls on
the Oregon side Is Chairman of the
Committee on Agriculture. In 1852,
in Adams county. Illinois. near the
beautiful city of Quincy. he became a
benedict. He is u watchful representa-
tive, alive to the interests of his county.
Postoffice address. Olympus.
HON. wM. T. BARNES.
One of the sons of Missouri, first snuffed
the air from the Ozark Mountains,
December IA. 1929. in Howard county.
Avocstion, farmer and stock raiser.
He came to Oregon in 1852, aud served
as Justice of the Peace for two years.
Came to Washington Territory in 1864,
and was electe last Fall on the Dem
ocratic ticket to the present House of
Representative from Walla Walla coun.
ty. In the city of ST. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, on the l2th day OF September,
l640. before he was voter, he married
Missouri girl. They do make good
wives. Barnes was elected Commits
sioner of his county in 1867 and 1869;
was also elected to the House in 1873
from the same county. Postoffice sd-
dress. Wslls Walla. Looks well to the
interest Of his people.
HON. ED. u. wARDA ASS.
Through the kindness and square deal
ings Of good old Emperor Wilhelm,
this son Of old New Jersey is permitted
to represent the worlds now famous
San Juan Island aud county Of that
name. situated in the grand old Archi-
pelsgo in North Puget Sound. which
every member should see once at least
before he dies. His age is not known
"A delicate question decidedly. with
Mr.. W.-really as bsshful as some of
our young maids! 1t 10 said that Lew
is aud Clark found him here when they
crossed the continent. Be this as it may
he possesses vitality and energy equal
to any man of 40 in either House, and
don't slow anything effecting his coun.
ty to 60 by default. For many years
he followed the dry goods business sue
cessfully in New York City; has kind
Of Broadway air about him. He once
did IN auction and commission business
in Sacramento; opened a store ss early
as 1880; became the sutler of the Bel
bingham Bay post when organized, and
when the troops moved from there to
San Juan Island be was appointed suit
Ter for that post. Be has resided there
ever since. with the exception Of eigh.
YenrS snent in hns:nesa In Montana.