An Illustrated History of Union and Wallowa Counties; With a Brief Outline of the Early History of the State of Oregon (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...more favorable and the chances better. Lagrande was the place that he chose for his start, and he opened here a feed store that was conducted with his characteristic attention to business andwith skill. Eight years later he sold this business and bought the Red Front livery stables, which he is handling at the present time with excellent patronage, which his careful and deferential treatment of customers has merited in every particular. He has about eleven rigs, with good vehicles and fine horses, plenty of first-class harness and saddles to match, while he enjoys as good a trade as any barn in the city, and it is to his credit to mention that his affability and close attention to the wants of his patrons is causing his trade to constantly increase. In 1870, Mr. Smith married Miss Jane D., ' daughter of James and Mary (Campbell) Campbell-, of West Halten, England. Her" father was a. business man of that section, and there she was educated in the schools of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Episcopalean church and are devoted to their faith. JAMES WEBB.--To the industrious and progressive agriculturist and stockman, whosename initiates this paragraph, we are pleased to accord a representation in this volume of chronicles of Union county, since he is one of the substantial citizens of the county, having wrought out here a commendable success in the vocations which he follows, while his uprightness and integrity have won for him the confidence of the entire community. Born to John and Arminda (McKinnis) Vebb, in-Vapello county, Iowa, on January 2. 1874. James knew nothing of a father'sguiding hands, as John Vl/ebb died in March of the same _vear. The death of the mother in 1877 gave the orphan to the hands of the...