Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-15


twenty-eight years, disbursed millions
of money, and never had cent
charged up to him by the comptroller<
OF the Treasury Department. Colonel
Owings has an honorable and an envi.
able record. He was born in Indianap.
oils, December q, 1886; was educated
at the Old Seminary in that city,
graduated at the law school of the
Northwestern Christian University
commenced the practice of law in In
dianapolis, enlisted in the Clay Guards
organized by Cassiu~N. Clay in Wash
ington, ID. c.. to guard the White
House at the outbreak OF the rebel
lion; honorably discharged as a pri-
vate at the end of sixty days service,
appointed by President Lincoln a
general staff officer with rank of cap
tain, served on the staff OF General
Grant until the siege of Vicksburg and
on the staff of General Sherman until
the close of the war, receiving one
promotion and two brevets, resigning
in 1865 with the rank of lieutenant
colonel; was appointed major in the
regular army on the reorganization of
the army, but declined to qualify; APP
pointed special agent Of the Postoffice
Department under Superintendent
George Banks and subsequently, pro-
NOTED Assistant Superintendent. On
the 5th of February, 1877, was ap-
pointed Secretary Of Washington Ter
ritory, held the office four full terms
until 1889; received the unanimous
nomination for State Senator from
Thurston county and was elected by
425 majority, the average majority
being about 800; is married and has a
grown up son.
COLONEL W. J. PARKINSON.
The Senator from Whatcom county
is new conner in the new State, =
man of indomitable energy and great
strength of character. He was born
in Ireland May 10, 1SA, and arrived
in New York with his parents when
less than q year old. His father, a
merchant and farmer moved to Halis-
ston Spa, Saratoga county, when the
young lad was five years of age. He
prepared himself for college at Viii.
braham Academy, Mass, and later at
tended the Wesleyan University at
Middleton, Conn, and Columbia law
school, New York City; enlisted in the
famous Forty-fourth Ellsworth regi-
ment of New York volunteers in the
early part OF ls71, was discharged for
disability in 1862, clerk in private Of
fice OF Secretary cf War Stanton in
1864, admitted to the bar in New York
City in 1866, elected county attorney
of Labette county, Kan, in 1867, was
principal of Bennett Seminary, Green's
bOro, N. c., in 1S74-75, returned to
Spa, where he resided until coming to
Washington in January last, and took
up acclaim in Whatd6fff county last
spring. Was vice president and pres.
dent of the Saratoga county Agricultu-
raj Society in 1S77-Ss, and stumped
the State of New York for Harrison
and Morton last fall. Every male
member Of Mr.. Parkinson's family, his
father, two brothers and himself, serv-
ed in the War of the Rebellion. He
is friend of the soldier.
THOMAS PAYNE.
The Senator from Skagit county,
has been resident of Washington
for about seven years. He was born
IN New York City in 1866, and is a
telegraph operator, having charge of
the station at Mount Vernon, i'm that
county.
W. v. RrNEHARr.
Senator Rinellart, Of King county,
is native Of Indiana; born in Clin-
ton county fifty-three years ago. He
is retired merchant and was in the
army during the war as q commits
stoned officer. He is well and favOra-
bly, known in King county, and has
been in the Territory six years.
A. sEABORG.
The Senator from Ilwaco, Pacific
county, comes from race of hardy
Norsemen who cruiscd along the
North Atlantic Coast centuries before
Columbus discovered America. Mr..
SeabOrg was born of Swedish parents,
July 20, 184l, at Wasa, on the coast OF
Finland, and came to the United
States in 1867. He resided in the
States until 1873, when he
went to Astoria, Or, and from their
moved to Ilwaco, Pacific county, in
1850. He Immediately entered into
opening up of the industries of Pacific
county by forming the Aberdeen
Packing Company and established
salmon cannery at Ilwaco, which en-
terprise was really the starter and
first impulse given that now thriving,
growing and prosperous town. He
has since added the cannery at Aber-
deem. Gray's Harbor and Bay Center.
He is also heavily interested in the
transportation lines of Pacific county: /:
in fact, there has been no enterprise
that would be Cor t1ae good of the
country that has applied to him for
and been refused. In 1883
he was elected as County Commits
sioner OF Pacific county and after
wards chosen Chairman of that body,
which office he filled with credit. He
has also held the Office of Pilot Com
being appointed by Cover
nOrs Newell, Squire and Semple. He
is also School Director of Ilwaco
precinct and has served rs such for
the past six years. He is liberal
man and has donated freely toward
charitable benefits, as we'll as county
and is a man of excel
lent judgment which his successful
business career shows.
J. NJ. SNOW,
The young Joint Senator from
Yakima and Douglas counties is a
civil engineer and real estate dealer ut
Waterville; is about 35 years of age,
and has resided in the Territory for
about eight years.
l.. F. THOMPSON.
The old pioneer, senior Senator in
age from Pierce county, was born
in jamestown, Chautauqua county,
New Yerk, 1927 was raised on a farm
and educated in the log school houses
of that section of country. In 1913
he went as far as Chicago and during
the winter OF 1S49 and 1850 set out
for the gold fields of California; ar
rived in Sacramento, remained in the
mines few months, visited San Fran
cisco and finding Oregon lumber in
great demand. went to Portland, Ore
gon, in small schooner with Hon.
John Gates, OF that city, spent a part
of the winter in Milwaukee and re-
members the transfer OF the Star
from that town To Portland II uas