The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23

from Riverton. Neh some Eve or sir v.,..
since lie resides in Kirkland whera !.
- engaged in the drug business. lie Il y.r.
popular in that section OF the county,
Clarence l.. White.
Clarence L White. candidate for eop,.-
surveyor. was born Ia Iowa IN lSS =.
came 20 Seattle in 1872 and completes ~
education a. the state university uhss.
ne took a special course in survsysn.
and engineering: working on ranches 49,
inS he summers to procure means vsss
waich 20 pay his expenses 81 school, A.
Ing the winter. In 1879 Mr. White tss>,,,.
editor ami manager Of the Spokane Tins
the first newspaper published in Spokar.
FAILS. He held this position for q YEA.
and a half and then began hts engs1ssr.
INK work in the winter Of 7SSa In the Sav.
eminent survey through the Grand csn,s.
country. At the completion Of that wers
he Was employed on she Northern Pacsss
In idaho ana Western Montana Iafs -
fSSi he returned TO Seattle and wOrkssi -.
several years for Whitwcrth & Thosasa.
civil engineers, and was deputy eour.~
surveyor al that time under L. III. whls.
worth. In 1857 Mr.. White began work a.
the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern rast.
road. working on preliminary and loca,sc,
from Seattle TO the summit OF Snooaalmsa
year ne was transferred to the Spakans
Falls division of the same road and whlla
there had charge OF the construction AZ
some OF the large railroad trestles ana
bridges near spokane. Upon the com.
pletion OF this work ne returned TO Seatsl.
and In 1889 George Il. Cotteriil. r. n
Thomson and {. Ia White formed =
partnership in the engineering business
under the name OF r. II. Thomson 4 Ca.
This partnership continued untl Mr..
Thomson became city engineer. ssnes
which time Mr. White has conducted shA
business himself He acted "a engines
for the survey and building Of the Cherry
Valley Logging railroad. Three years Arr,
Burke and Leary contemplated the con.
Struction OF railroad tthe cut on from
the Seattle Lake Shore 4 Eastern IN
Sduak valley to some point or the Gre4s
Northern. east of Snohomlsh. Mr. whsta
had charge OF the work, and discovered
an sic per cent. grade route through the
rraounta inous hills from Redmond 10
Monroe. thus proving tho feasibility Of
such n road. which previously had been
doubted. He has wide experience through
out the county. having worked as deputy
county surveyor at various times under
different ineumoents.
G. f.. bowman.
c. E. Bowman. one of the candidates
for the office OF Justice OF the peace fof
Seattle, is a native of illinois: was
brought up on a farm. educated In the
common schools. studied law and learned
the routine OF practice In the office OF =
practicing attorney; was admitted 10 the
bar in 1879. has resided In Seattle since
November Is. 1850: is a member Of the
King county bar; is entitled 10 practices
before the supreme court OF the state. AMI
has been engaged In the practice OF LAW
I'm this city since 1875. Mr. Bowman Il
careful, painstaklre lawyer. and Will bring
to his duties as a Judicial officer. qualities
of mind and an experience that will provo
valuable 10 those whose interests mar
come before him for consideration.