Figure 1. William Ives Bench at Willamette Stone Park in Portland
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Figure 1. William Ives Bench at Willamette Stone Park in Portland. 167 Figure 2. Portion of the journal of the Surveyor General of Washington regarding "Accounts". 168 Georgetown for several years. In 1857 he sent for his wife and child, who came out via Biographies the Panama route and joined him at The collected biographies of Georgetown. In 1860 he quit mining, having then only barely enough funds with the surveyors associated with which to move his family and effects to the General Land Office, 1851- Olympia, Washington, where he again 1910. engaged in printing, finding employment in the office of the Washington Standard. In the fall of 1860 he pre-empted a farm seven It takes more than a good resume to get a miles south of town, improved the same and government contract. moved his family to it. Here he followed agricultural pursuits and at intervals was engaged in the publishing business. In partnership with John R. Watson, he bought Lewis G. Abbott the office of the old Pioneer & Democrat, the first paper published in the then (1829-1902) Territory, which they changed to the Tribune. They also bought the old Ramage From: “An Illustrated History of the wooden press, the first printing press State of Washington”i, 1893 brought to the northwest coast. This press they removed to Seattle and there started the ewis G. Abbott, a resident of Olympia, Gazette, the pioneer paper of that city. LWashington, was born near Detroit, Randall H. Hewitt subsequently bought the Michigan, in February, 1829, son of Samuel Watson interest in the Tribune, and the firm H and Therese (Beaufait) Abbott, also of Abbott & Hewitt continued three years, natives of that State. At the age of eleven when Mr. Abbott sold out. He was also years young Abbot entered a printing office interested in publishing the Commercial to learn the trade of printer, remaining three Age, and, in partnership with C. B. Bagley, years. Then, with the death of his mother, established the Echo, which they conducted he left home and went to Mackinac, and in about two years. Mr. Abbott then sold out the spring of 1847 went to the Lake Superior and retired to his farm, which, by country, where he engaged in copper subsequent purchase, he had increased to mining. In 1818 he returned to Coldwater, 480 acres. He cleared 100 acres, and Branch County, Michigan, and in 1850 was devoted his whole time and attention to married to Miss Irene Janes, a native of New farming and stock-raising until 1882, when, York. Mr. Abbott was then engaged in giving the management of the ranch over farming until the spring of 1854, when, with into his son's hands, he came to Olympia a party of men, he started for California, and opened a grocery store, continuing the making the journey with ox teams and same until the spring of 1889. enduring many hardships. Their cattle gave Mrs. Abbott departed this life in 1887, out at Mormon Station, and from that place leaving two children: Amelia T., wife of they packed their effects to Placerville. Joseph Chilberg, and William J., who is Upon reaching the El Dorado of the West, engaged in farming. Mr. Abbot engaged in mining at Placerville, In 1889, after an absence of thirty-five continuing there and at Mud Springs and years, Mr. Abbott made his first visit to the 169 scenes of his childhood, meeting brothers Steward in 1898,1899, and 1900, Secretary and sisters who seemed little less than in 1901 and Senior Steward in 1902. Died strangers. He was married that autumn, at Feb. 7,1902. Coldwater, Michigan, to Mrs. Helen N. (Harmon) Nye, and with her returned to Olympia. Upon his return to this city, Mr. Abbott Charles McKay engaged in real-estate speculations. Ile still owns valuable property, both improved and Anderson (1858-….) unimproved, in the city and vicinity. In 1891 he bought his present residence, it being the old homestead of the C. P. Hale donation claim, pleasantly located on the water front on the East Side. From: “An Illustrated History of Socially, Mr. Abbott affiliates with the F. the State of Washington,”i 1893. & A. M. He served one term as County Treasurer. Such is a brief sketch of one of the worthy HARLES M. ANDERSON, one of the citizens of Olympia—a man well known and Cactive young business men of Seattle, highly respected for his many estimable was born in Lexington, Illinois, January 3, qualities. 1868, the eldest son of Prof. Alexander J. and Maria L. (Phelps) Anderson. The From:harmonyfreemason.blogspot.com/2 education of our subject, with the exception 004/12/harmony-lodge-18-history.html” of two years, was pursued in institutions of learning under the direct management of his rother Lewis G. Abbott, father of our father, and, being a boy of more than natural Bpresent Tyler, Wm. J. (Bill) Abbott, brightness, his progress was very rapid. His was born in February, 1829, near Detroit, studies were completed at the Pacific Michigan. He learned the printer's trade and University, at Forest Grove, Washington. married in 1850. In 1854 he, with a party of During his summer vacations, and when men, left for California, making the trip by opportunity offered, he took up the practical ox team. He engaged in mining at duties of civil engineering. Placerville and George Town. In 1857 he Completing his studies in 1874, Mr. sent for his wife and child, they joining him Anderson followed clerking in Portland and at Georgetown. In 1860 the family moved steamboating on the Willamette and to Olympia, Washington, where Bro. Abbott Columbia rivers until January 1, 1878. He worked as a printer on the Washington then came to Seattle, as instructor in Standard. He pre-empted a farm seven mathematics at the University of miles south of Olympia which he improved. Washington, and also to establish and build In connection with his farming activities he a commercial department at the University. identified himself with the publication of After three and a half years in this some of the early newspapers of the occupation, he opened an office in Seattle, territory. He was honored in politics, engaged in surveying in a general line of serving one term as county treasurer, and city and county work, and was also Deputy was also honored by Harmony Lodge, being United States Mineral Surveyor. Mr. appointed as Junior Deacon in 1871, Senior Anderson has ever since continued in this line of work, with the exception of two 170 winters spent in Walla Walla, while relieving his brothers in their work. One of harles M. Anderson has left the those seasons was passed in the bank, and Cimpress of his individuality upon the the other infilling the chair of mathematics history of business and railway development in Whitman College. Our subject served in Seattle and the northwest. Imbued at the one term as Surveyor of King County, and outset of his career with firm purpose and has established for himself the reputation of laudable ambition, he has so directed his careful and accurate workmanship, and, efforts as to take advantage of all the although now not as active in the line of opportunities which have come to him, and engineering as formerly, is frequently called while promoting individual success, he has upon where the work requires close contributed to Public prosperity by reason of calculation. the nature of his activities. He may be Of late years he has been more termed a captain of industry, for he particularly engaged in the buying, selling represents that class who are capable of and handling of real estate, mining interests marshaling the forces of trade and and loan investment business. In military commerce and directing them for the benefit matters Mr. Anderson has been especially of the majority. active. His military education was received Mr. Anderson was born at Lexington, in Portland, from General Howard's staff Illinois, January 3, 1858, a son of professor officers. After coming to this city he Alexander Tay Anderson, notable as one of worked up a battalion at the University, of the prominent educators of the northwest, which he was elected commander. He was who was born November 6, 1832, while his one of the organizers of the Seattle Rifles, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anderson, and took an active part in the Chinese riots both natives of Scotland, were temporarily of 1886. During the period of martial law, residing at Grey Abbey, near Belfast, he was stationed at the front door of the Ireland, where the father was executing a courthouse, and controlled all exits and building contract. When a youth of entries. He was appointed Assistant seventeen years the father had come to Adjutant General, with rank of Major, on the America and after acquiring citizenship had staff of General O'Brien, and became returned to Scotland, where his marriage organizing officer of eastern Washington, occurred. Five years later he once more organizing the Second Regiment, N. G. W. made his way to the United States and He was elected Colonel, and became the established his home in New York, on the first commanding Colonel of Washington, banks of the St. Lawrence. While engaged his commission preceding that of the in the work of felling a tree he was Colonel of the First Regiment. Mr. accidentally killed, and later his widow Anderson resigned from this office when he removed with her little children to Lockport, returned to Seattle. Illinois. Alexander Jay was but six months He was married in this city, September 19, old when his parents sailed for the new 1889, to Miss Laura B.