The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-10-08

he engaged In mining aud pra&icsd law.
Served - County Judge from 1850 to
1884 and in 1851 went to the Territory
Of Washington. In the spring Of 1850
he took up . ranch on the upper st.
Maries under the Italian skies and
healthy climate of Idaho. He has
taken . hand in the admission Of four
states into the great American Union.
FRANK o. HILL.
The republican candidate for county
treasurer, Frank q. Hill, il the prese1t
popular treasurer of the county. He
was born at West New Field, Maine, in
September, 1858. Attended the dis
trict school during his boyhood days.
Later he attended Phillips Academy,
one of the famous institutions Of learn
ing In the New England states. He
came to Kootenai county In February.
1883 and has resided here ever since.
In 1888 he was elected county superin-
tendent of schools and later resigned
the Office to accept the appointment -
county treasurer, to which Office he was
elected in 1880. The Office has been
conducted In . manner entirely salts
factory to the people and his reelection
Is foregone conclusion.
WILLIAM RYAN.
The subject Of this sketch Is the re-
publican candidate for assessor, William
Ryan. He was born in Cumberland
Maryland, on the 18th Of Nay. lSl2.
-Four yean later his parent. emiGrated
to Iowa, then territory. and settled in
Dubuque where they resided for six
yean. lie received his education in
the public school Of that city, finishing
with . two years course At Table
Mound Seminary. He spent three years
with brother on government surveys
in Wisconsin and Minnesota. About
the close Of the war he crossed the
plains to Colorado, where he remained
for one year and then went to Montana
where he was engaged in mining and
numbering until the fall Of 1867, when
he returned to Iowa and engaged in
farming. In the fail Of 1872 he went to
the copper mines of Lake Superior,
remaining there until 1875 when he
started for the Black Hills, attracted
by the great excitement then prevailing
over the rich discoveries Of gold. He
remained there for Eve years engaged
in mining and numbering, and spent the
next four Year, in Montana in the same
business. He spent two yean in the
numbering business on Puget Sound and
come to KOotenai county in 1887, since
which time he has been permanent
resident, engaged in numbering and
farming. He is good judge of values
which eminently fits him for the Office
Of assessor.
DIR. JOHN sABIN.
DIR. John Sabin, republican candidate
for coroner, was born in Aleghaney
county, New York in ls&5. Entered
the army in 1862, served one year and
eight months. Discharged by reason
Of wounds received at Petersburg, June
IL, 1854. He is graduate of the Buffalo
Medical University, class Of 1889, since
which time he has been in the contin-
nous pratice Of medicine, in New York
state until 1889, when he came to Mon.
tana. remaining one year in charge of
the Hospital of the Livingston and Hell
ena Mining and Smelling Co. at Wickes.
lie came into the Crur d 'Alenes in the
fall of 1880, located in C9ur d'Alene in
the spring Of 1891. He never held a
political Office.
CHARLES W. CLARKE.
Mr.. Charles W. Clarke, Of Post Falls.
republican candidate for county COM
missioner in the second district, WIS
borne in Forestville, Conn.,, in lSls.
He is = graduate Of the Rochester
academy, aad Of Eastman's commercial
college, Of Rochester. N. Y aud had
his business training in New York city,
where he lived for many years. Was
aftsrward of the firm Of Clarke Bro
theirs, Cincinnati, for twelve years
furniture manufactures who employed
$50 men Mr.. Clarke came to Spokane
In 1854. lie bought stock farm OF
800 acres, between Spokane and Rock
ford, where he lived until 1888. In 1883
he moved to Post Falls, where he has
since resided. In 1881 Mr.. Clarke was
appointed one Of three commissioner
who selected the site for the Insane A.
ylum At Medical Lake. He has never
held any other public Office. Mr..
Clarke ID large property owner aud
heavy taxpayer in Kootenai county.
He Is man Of great business expert
ence, and Of high executive capacity.
lie is at present the secretary and
treasurer Of the Post Falls Water
Power Company. His personal habits
are sound, his scrupulous integrity is
widely known. he Is remarkably prompt
and energetic, and will give his COM
missioner district honest, conservative
and able service.
A. u. ROBINSON.
Mr.. Robinson Is the republican candi'
date for county surveyor. lie was
born in Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. 10, 1851
Graduated from the Engineering de-
partment Of the State University Of
Iowa In 1850. Engaged one year In
railroad work, three years As draaghts'
man a, fho S,,rvnvor l4anornlsS office In