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

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near Fort Nesqually, the third mill on
Puget Sound; operated it until the
Indian war of 1856, served a short
time in the regular army, holding q
commission under Lieutenant now
Adjutant General McKeever, served in
the Indian war, in the field and in
Quartermaster' Department, under
W. w. Miller, was elected and served
as member of the first Legislative
assembly of Washington Territory,
served in the Indian Department sew
eral years, was the first TO introduce
the hop-growing industry north of
California, which has grown from five
bales year to 10000 bales annually,
was one of the IncorporatOrs and Di-
rectors of the Merchants National
Bank of Tacoma, now Director of the
Washington National Bank and
President of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank OF King county. Mr..
Thompson has always been q staunch
Republican. He was in attendance at
the Buffalo Free Soil Convention in
1S4S and heard John p Hale, Horace
Greeley and Cassius NJ. Clay enunciate
the Principles of Republicanism. Mr..
Thompson, who resides at Sumner is
an extensive hop-grower.
PLATT A. PRESTON.
Senator Preston, OF Waitsburg,
Walla Walla county, was born in
Saratoga county, New York, fifty-two
years ago. At the age of 16 years he
removed to Omaha, Neb., and obtained
employment from the Omaha and
Nebraska Ferry Company, and had
charge Of their boats for some years !;
was an unsuccessful miner in Color
ado in 1S60-51 and followed the same
occupation in Idaho and Montana
with like success for some years there
after. In 1866 he settled in Waits
burg, w. T.. and engaged in milling
and merchandising in company with
his brother, w. G. Preston and S. NJ.
Wait; is at present one of the pro-
prietors OF the Washington Mills and
extensively engaged in farming and
stock raising, was member of the
Territorial Legislature and Mayor of
Waitsburg for several years.
GEO. F. THOMPSON,
The well-known Senator from
Walla Walla, who was formerally
Mayor of that town, and also held the
offices OF Prosecuting Attorney and
Probate Judge of the county, is o law
yer by profession, about forty years Of
age, and has been in the Territory
about twelve years. He was formally
member of the law firm of Allen,
Thompson & Crowley, and is looked
upon as an able lawyer. sg g.. s..a
R.c. VAN HouToN. isn
Senator Van Houton is one OF the
successful bankers of that phenomenal
city, Spokane Falls. He is R4esfdent
OF the Citizens National Bank there,
is 80 years of age and was Auditor Of
Spokane county for two terms.
SAMUEL vEsTAL.
The Senator from Snohomish coun-
ty, was born in Ohio, Clinton county,
fOrty-fOur years ago, and came to
Washington Territory in 1872, from
that time until 1876 was engaged in
teaching school in Cowlitz county.
In 1916, engaged in the general mer-
chandise business at kalama, and the
same year was elected Treasurer of
Cowlitz county to which Office he was
re e-elected In 1878 and 1889. In 1879
his business was destroyed by fire,
and he formed partnership with H.
C. Comegys, who was also a sufferer
by the same fire. They continued in
business at Kalama until 1883, when
the firm sold out and came to SnOhom-
ish, where they have continued the
same business.
ALEXANDER WATT.
Senator Watt, who represents Spo-
kane and Stevens county jointly, was
born in Jefferson county, o., in 1881,
and came with his parents to Califor-
mia in 1S49; prospected for gold in
California, Oregon, Washington, Brit
ish Columbia, Idaho and Montana,
and settled in Yamhill county. Or,
where he was married and lived twen-
ty-four years. following farming and
building. Mr.. Watt moved TO Spo.
kane county in 1879 and settled on u
farm. He was elected County Asses
sor in 1886.
JOHN T. wHALLEY.
Senator Whalley, of Whitman coun-
ty, who lives at Diamond, is a native
of England. He was born in that
stormy isle twenty miles from Nam
chester in 1856 and immigrated to
Illinois when but fifteen years of age.
After working there with relatives for
two years came to the Pacific North.
west in 1873 and worked on farms in
Yamhill and Washington counties,
Oregon, or the first year; in 1874
began course of study in the Tual-
attn Academy, spent seven years in
the Academy and College at Forest
Grove, graduating there in 1881. His
vacations were employed in farm Ia
Dor, fishing for salmon in the Colum-
bia river and teaching. A year after
graduation worked on the o. r. &. N.
construction between Portland and
The Dalles, after which he returned
to the East and studied two years at
Yale Divinity School and one year at
Andover Theological Seminary; from
1885 to early in 1883 was settled in
Lawrence, Mass, then came to Whit
man county, living most of the time
at Colfax; this spring invested in q
farm with the intention of raising fine
horses and cattle.
EUGENE T. WILSON.
The young Senator from Kittitas
county, former newspaper man, was
born in Madison, Wis, on December
IL, 1852. When 13 years old he
crossed the plains to Montana with
his parents. With the exception of
one year, he has resided in the Terri
tories since 1866. Came to Washing.
ton in 1876, locating in Columbia
county. Served in the Nez Perce
Indian War of 1877 as first Lieuten-
ant of Lewiston, Idaho, volunteers.
Began the publication of the Pomeroy
Republican, now the East Oregonian,
in 1881. Sold out in 1882, and in
February, 1888, in company with F.
NJ. McCully, purchased the Columbia
(Dayton) Chronicle. In May of the
same year bought McCully's interest
and became associated with his
brother-in-law, Fred w. Agatz, con-
tinuing publication of the Chronicle
for nearly four years, when it was dis
posed OF to o. c. White, from whom
the paper was bought originally.
Served as Chief Clerk of the Legisla-