Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-22
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.

Dakota. Was appointed warden of
the Dakota penitentiary, at Sioux
Falls in the spring of 1885. Served
two years, was removed under the
Cleveland administration as an "of-
fensive partisan. Returned to Van
couver in July 1887, is senior member
of Shaw Bros, prune growers and
packers. Is one of the Representa-
tives OF Clark county.
| W. A. sHINN.
Mr.. Shinn, one of the Representa-
tives of King county, is about 35 years
of age; is druggist in Kent, one of
the newly growing towns of King
county. He comes from one of the
Eastern States and has been in the
Territory about five years.
PIX. SPENCER,
The Representative from Lincoln
county, was born in Warren county,
Ind, in 1S49, received high school
education, and graduated in 1873, att
the Indianapolis business college. He|
went to Kansas in the fall of 1873, en-
gagged in mercantile business until
1880, when he came to Washington
Territory and engaged as clerk in a
general merchandise store until 1884.
He was appointed County Auditor for
Lincoln county, and was elected for
the two succeeding terms. He was
elected joint Representative for Lin
coin, Douglas, Adams and Franklin
counties in 1883.
BRUCE F. PURDY.
One Of the representatives from
Klickitat, Bruce F. Purdy, is an Ore
gon man born in that State at Salem
in 1854. He removed to Klickitat
county in 1865, and has been engaged
in farming and stock raising ever
since. The parents of Mr.. Purdy inn
migrated from Oregon to Ohio. He
received the largest majority of any
candidate on the Republican county
ticket.
OLIFF PETERSON.
Representative Peterson, of Pierce
county, is OF Swedish descent. His
father and grandfather were members
of the Parliament of Sweden. He was
born on his fathers farm in Knox
county, ILL.,, in 1913. He moved with
his parents to Des Moines, a., when
9 years of age, working on farm and
a tending the district school. In
1862, before he was IA years of age, he
enlisted in the Twentieth regiment of
Iowa volunteers, and served as q pri-
vate throughout the war. He was
wounded three times, once by a buck
shot that nearly destroyed his eye
sight. After the war he was o con-
tractor in Iowa. In 1870 he visited
his grandfather and relatives in Swe-
den, and while in Europe visited some
OF the famous battles of the Franco
Prussian war. In 1872 he went to
Colorado and engaged III stock raising
and mining for two years, then re-
turned to Iowa, and in 1875 came to
Washington Territory and took up o
claim where his farm il now situated.
He had 1900 acres of land near Roy;
is an extensive hop and hay raiser;
and has large dairy. He is also the
owner of considerable property in Ia
coma. In 1879 he married the young
est daughter of Judge Chambers. He
was warden of the insane asylum at
Steilacoom for q number of years.
E. R. PIcKRELL.
Mr.. Pickrell, of Whitman county,
was born on q farm in Porter county,
Ind, February Is, 1858, where he re-
sided with his parents until the spring
of 1864, when his mother died, after
which he resided with his maternal
grandparents until the month of May,
1867, when he settled on q farm in
Dekalb county, Mo-, resided there un-
til 20 years of age. His father died
in 1875, after which he was compelled
to shift for himself, From the age of
6 to 20 years he attended the country
schools from three to four months in
the year, working the remainder of the
time on the farm. In the spring and
summer of 1878 he attended the semi
nary at Stewartsville, Mo, and in the
following fall entered the academic
schools of the Missouri State univer-
sary, where he remained for two years,
after which he taught in the public
schools for one year and then entered
the law school OF the Missouri State
university and took an elective
course. After leaving the university
he taught school three years. Was
admitted to the bar at Maysville, NO.,
in April, 1883. In 1884 he turned his
face westward, and in April of said
year located at Palouse City, Wash.
A few days after his arrival there w.
d. Irwin and himself founded the Pal
ouse News, now known as the Palouse
City News. In October, 1884, he dis
posed of his interest in the News and
devoted himself exclusively to the
practice of law. Was . delegate to the
Territorial Convention in 1883 and
was chairman of the committee on
permanent organization. Has been q
Republican all his life, by birth, herit-
age and conviction. Is married and
has two children. He resides at Pa
louse
| ALFRED A PLUMMER.
The late Constitutional Convention
contained but one member who was
to the manor born, Mr.. Gwin Hicks.
The first Legislature has native born
son, Mr.. Plummer, who first saw the
light of day in what is now Jefferson
county, which he will represent. He
was born in Port Townsend on the 7th
OF September, 1856, and is just passed
80 years of age. He is the son of ALI
A. Plummer, the pioneer settler of
Port Townsend; was County Commits
sioner of his native county for four