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

moved to Washington in 1880, ant
was elected last year as a Representa-
tive to the Legislature, which didn'
assemble. He is q farmer and ha
never been in politics before.
B'R osTRANDER.
Mr.. Ostrander, one of the Repre-
sentatives of Whitman county. wa:
born in Ohio forty six years ago in tho
old Congressional district Of Joshua r
Geddings, Ben Wade and James A
Garfield; moved with his widowed
mother 10 Illinois when II years o.
age; hired out on farm in summer
and vent to school in winters; en-
listed in 1862 and was mustered out
of the service as Orderly Sergeant
Company II, Eighty-third Illinois vol
unteers in July, 1865; spent some
time ut Lombard anniversary, in Gales
burg, ILL.,; married in 1870; engaged
i'll the lumber and grain business for
eleven years in Illinois; was two years
at Colorado springs as a lumber mer-
chant; moved to Whitman county
six years ago; is engaged in breeding
Shorthorn cattle and Percheron
horses, and has the largest and best
imported Percheron stallion in the
new State.
JOS. C. PAINTER.
Representative Painter, of Walla
Walla, is an old pioneer 40 years OF
age. He came to Walla Walla in
1850. At the outbreak of the war he
returned East and served in the Union
army during the rebellion and re-
turned to Walla Walla at its close
He is farmer and Il native of St
Genevive county, Missouri.
MARCY H. RANDALL,
The Stevens county representative
is also n veteran of the war. He was
born at Ames, Montgomery county
New York, November IA, 1872, son ol
Judge Phineas Randall; immigrated
with his parents to Wisconsin in 1919
His father dying in 1851 he became a
member OF the family of his eldest
brother, Hon. Alex w. Randall; was
Governor of Wisconsin and Postmaster
General under Lincoln and johnson
received an academic education at Car
roll college, Waukesha, and in Chicago
enlisted in 1861 in the Twelfth Hi
nois infantry; commissioned as Cap
tain in Company A., Eleventh U. s
colored troops; served until Septem
Der, 1865; resigned on account of i'll
health; migrated to Montana in 1866
followed mining in Utah, Nevada, Cal
ifornia and Washington; located q
stock ranch in Mon tana in 1886; tool
up q claim near Kettle Falls of the
Columbia river in Stevens county
selected comfortable quarters and
brought fine stock from Montana
His father and three brothers were
noted men in public life. Hon. E. NJ
Randall was Chief Justice of Florids
and VIM. w. Randall was for sev,ra
years Consul to various cities in Chill
Peru and Brazil.
ALEXANDER. ROBERTSON.
One of the Representatives from
Snohomish, Alexander Robertson, wa
born in Canada, at Hamilton, in 1874
came to this Territory in 1879; settlet
near Stanwood, and is engaged ii
farming and stock raising. He servet
through the war of the rebellion in tn,
Union army, and was seriously injured
in the eyes, compelling him to wea
the strongest of glasses.
FRANCIS ]. RoTcH.
The young Representative from
Thurston county viii be twenty-scver
years of age in February. He wa
born at Albany, New York, Februar,
Is, 1868. His father was killed at til,
head of o New York regiment of vol
unteers at Cold Harbor, attended tn,
Johns Hopkins university at Balti
more and after graduating spent .
year at the polytechnic school a
Dresden, in Europe. On his return tt
this country went into the lumbel
business in Wisconsin, removed Il
Washington last year, is secretary o
the Seattle Lumber Manufacturin.
Company on the Portland branch o
the Northern Pacific road. Mr.. Rotcl
is an admirable talker and we'll edu
Gated gentleman of wealth and re
finemcnt.
| W. C. RUTTER.
Mr.. Rutter, one of the Representa-
tives from King county, is Pennsyl
vanian. He was born in Westmore
land county, May 1S, 1854, raised on 9
farm, received a liberal common schoo
education, and while attending schoo
became interested in the study o
mineralogy, has devoted a greater por
ton of his life since reaching MANHOOD
to mines and mining. He never helc
q public Office before, but has alway,
been a staunch believer in the princi
Piles OF the Republican party. He ha.
resided in King county for nearly two
years.
JOHN P. SHARP.
Another Ohio man is John. P
Sharp, one of the Representatives from
Kittitas county. He was born in Har
rison county on the 9th day of March
1912. His parents moved to Missouri
in 1913 and from there to Oregon
1852, spending nearly six months or
the "plains" and settled in Lane
county, Oregon. Mr.. Sharp was one
of family of seven children, six boy;
and one girl. He left Lane county in
the spring of 1862, and spent two year,
in the Eastern Oregon and Idaho
mines. Settled down and lived on q
ranch near The Dalles in WascO coun
ty, Oregon, where in 1865 he married
a Miss Rowland, whose people were
among the pioneers OF Yamhill coun
ty, Oregon. Removed to Yamhil
county in 1874, and settled on farm
where he still resides. Was elected
County Commissioner of Yakima
county in 1876, and held the position
two years. About 1880 or 81 he was
appointed County Commissioner oI
Yakima county to fill vacancy for
two years. He has been school dis
trict officer and road supervisor.
AMOS F. SHAW,
Was born Jan 14th, 1889, in the
town of Flanklin, N. H., brought up
on farm until 1859, emigrated to the
then unorganized Territory of Dakota,
was elected member of the prOvin-
cial Legislature that met at Sioux
Falls, Dakota, in the winter of SO, CO.
In January 1862 enlisted in Co. A.,
Dakota Volunteer Cavalry, served
three and half years. Was sheriff
OF Clay county, Dakota, from '66 to
'69. Served as Secretary for Territor.
ial Council, session 1869, as member
OF the House of Representatives, ses.