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HOSEA L. DAUGHERTY, Deceased. - Were a compilation of the character that the history of Union county purports to be, to leave from its pages an epitome of the life of the late esteemed and beloved citizen of our county, whose name appears at the head of this article, there would be cause for weighty criticism, since he wrought here for the advancment of the county, and labored for its material progress with a skill and energy that commended him to every true citizen, while his life of uprightness and reputation untarnished made him the recipient of the esteem and confidence of all.

In Coshocton county, Ohio, on August 1, 1834, Hosea L. was born to John and Jane (Mitchell) Daugherty. In his native place, he acquired an education from the district schools, that most worthy of all American institutions, and when he had arrived at the age of seventeen, in company with his oldest brother, he started across the plains to California. The trip was destined to be a sad one, for when well out on the plains, his brother sickened and despite all care that could be bestowed grew steadily worse until death ended his sufferings. Bereft of his wise counsel and companionship, it required courage and pluck for the young man, left to pursue the journey to its end. However, he did so and soon was found in Shasta county and at Humboldt Bay, giving his attention to mining. Later he repaired to southern Oregon and took up freighting, operating between Umatilla and the various camps of Idaho. This work continued until 1863 when he selected the present home place, two miles north from Cove, where he took land and gave his attention to general farming and stock raising, achieving the success that is attendant upon intelligence, industry, and thrift, being numbered with the leading men in these occupations in his sections and known as one of the most upright and substantial residents of the county.

In Iowa, on March 21, 1872, occurred the marriage of Mr. Daugherty and Miss Juliet, daughter of Jepseph and Martha J. (Carle) Fisher, and the fruit of the union are the following children: Amy J., wife of L.D. Sutherland, who lives adjoining the old place; Helen L., in Illinois; Frank M., at home; Carrie M., at home; and one who died. Mr. Daugherty was called form his albors and home on December 26,1893, and his demise was a time for sincere mourning, for all who knew him as he was a good and honorable man. He was a member of the Grange and Farmers' Alliance and took considerable interest in these associations, but in politics he was not desirous of preferment, refusing to qualify when he was elected to the office of justice of peace, but still always laboring for the welfare of the county and its population.

In 1862 he crossed the plains to Oregon. Arriving at Powder river about the middle of September, he was so much delighted by seeing the swarms of salmon disporting in the clear waters of the stream and was morever so well pleased with the surroundings of the place, that he stopped at this point, locating and building a cottage hotel, where now stands the town of North Powder. Here he put in a fish trap and built a toll bridge, the latter of which remains, having little need of repairs.

He soon resumed clerical labors as missionary, and labored extensively in the eastern section. In the spring of 1863 occurred the rush to the Idaho mines; and thousands of persons crossed the bridge. John Hailey established there his line of stages. In the midst of this activity, Mr. De Moss reaped a golden harvest, and in the autumn sold out to excellent advantage, removing with his family to The cove, and throwing a toll bridge across the Grande Ronde river at the base of the mountain known by his name. He also built a mill, but sold both properties soon afterwards, and invested in mines, making and losing a fortune.

It was in 1867 that he began teaching music as a profession, operating in the Cove, in the Grande Ronde, in the Walla Walla and the Umatilla regions. Taking a transfer from the annual conference of his church, he began giving concerts with his family, who also developed great musical ability. In 1872 he took a tour East as far as Iowa, traveling with his family under the name of the DeMoss Concertists of Oregon, the members being himself, and wife, and the children, Henry S., George G., Lizzie, Minnie and May. All the children were under twelve years, and were even thus early known as musical prodigies. The professor still continued teaching becoming principal of the Normal Musical Institute at Des Moines, and there constructing a chart, called the Key to Music. On account of the failure of the health of Mrs. De Moss, who was also a teacher in the Institute, the family returned to the Pacific states, giving concerts en route through Colorado, at the summer resorts and parks, and continuing the same in the prominent towns by way of Salt Lake to san Francisco. The following summer they continued their tour through Utah and Idaho, and brought their wanderings to a close in Wasco county, Oregon, where they secured 840 acres of land, form which they set off 80 acres of the site of a town, - DeMoss Springs.

They have continued their concerts, making tours each year, although in 1886 the family circle was sadly broken by the death of Mrs. DeMoss, and of the daughter May, while they were in California. There are therefore now five members in the household, all of whom write songs and compose music to accompany. They are appropriately styled The Pioneers Concertists of Oregon, and Lyric Bards of the Mountain West. They have been making a successful concert tour of late to the far Eastern states, but still retain their residence in Oregon.

In 1866 he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy E. Howard, daughter of Reverend William H. Howard, of Monmouth, Oregon. This lady was in every respect his worthy companion, sharing his toils and labors, and giving zest and enjoyment to his successes.

Soon after their marriage the energetic young couple went onto a sheep ranch on Birch creek near a stage station since known as Pendleton, and in 1872 moved into the town, which by this time had attained some importance. Here Mr. De Spain began to devise means for improving the place. He still kept his sheep, but the avails of his business he began to use in erecting buildings. The result of this policy is the De Spain Block on Court street, adjoining the Villard House. It was built in 1887 at a cost of thirty thousand dollars, and is one of the best business structures in the city. It was erected after his death; but the building was according to his plans and arrangements.

During the winter of 1886, owing to long and close application to business, his health suddenly gave way; and at the solicitation of his family and friends, who hoped that the change might benefit him, he went East. But their hopes were not realized; and a few days after his arrival in Illinois, his old home state, his death occurred. He left a wife and seven children, who reside in Pendleton. His loss from the community has been deeply felt and universally deplored; but the results of his life remain to the city and to his family. His were the virtues which our young men may well emulate.

His political record is of an honorable character, he having been elected to the Oregon legislature, where he served his constituents with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the public. He has recently become heir to fifteen thousand dollars left him by J.B. Stevens, the founder of East Portland. The public may well congratulate Mr. Dick upon this good fortune, feeling certain that it could have fallen into no more worthy hands.

WILLIAM I. DISHMAN. - This work purporting as it does to give in review the careers of the leading and substantial men of this county, would be quite incomplete were there failure to mention in proper form the influential and progressive business man of Elgin whose name appears at the head of this article, and whose well known vigor and ability in the business world are recognized by all, being at the present time vice-president and resident manager of the well known G.M.&S. Company, and one-third owner of the capital stock, which company does a large business in general merchandise including hardware of all kinds, lumber and implements.

Mr. Dishman was born in Callaway county, Missouri, on August 3, 1859, the son of William S. and Elizabeth (Greer) Dishman, natives of Kentucky. The parents came to Missouri in the early fifties, being pioneers to that state, and then migrated to Oregon in 1883, and at the present time are living in Huntington, Baker county, Oregon. Our subject worked with his father in Missouri until 1879, then came to Oregon, handling stock in the Wallowa valley until 1882, then went back to induce his father to come to this country. As soon as business affairs could be closed out the father came out and with our subject and two brothers, Robert and John, started the cattle business in Wallowa valley under the firm name of W.S. Dishman & Sons, the year that the business was inaugurated being 1884. The firm owned property on Swamp and Pine creeks and the Imnaha. They did a thriving business, and later our subject and his brother, John, bought the father's interest and continued the business under the firm name of Dishman Brothers. In 1895 William I. Bought out his brother and continued the business until 1897, then sold the entire property of stock, land and improvements, and in August of that year removed to Elgin to live. He traveled about for some time to search some opening and then in company with others, bought the store being erected in Elgin by the I.C.M.&M. Company of Island City, and launched the company now known as the G.M.&S. Company, which is one of the strong concerns of the county, and does a good business in general merchandise, lumber, and implements. The house is under the management of the subject of this sketch and has achieved a good success and won a patronage that gives it the meed of brilliant success.

The marriage of Mr. Dishman and Miss Sallie, daughter of James and Mary Day, natives of Kentucky, but now farmers in Paradise, Wallowa county, was solemnized on June 13, 1894, and two children have come to gladden the happy home, Clarence W., born January 16, 1897, and Ruth, born March 31, 1900. Mr. Dishman is a member of the K. of P., Orion Lodge, No. 73. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church and are devoted supporters of the tenents of their faith. Mr. Dishman has an attractive home and provided with all the modern conveniences and is considered one of the most substantial men of the community, while he has always manifested unswerving integrity and maintained an untarnished reputation.

JOHN DOBBIN. Deceased. - It now becomes our privilege to place in these enduring chronicles of Union county a brief review of the career of the esteemed gentleman whose life was passed largely in this section, and who so lived that he won the respect and confidence of all, and our record would be quite incomplete did there not appear this memorial to this exemplary citizen and worthy man.

Native of Ohio, born March 3, 1841, he was removed at the age of three years to Illinois by his parents, William and Mahitable Dobbin, where he grew to budding manhood on the farm, and at the age of seventeen years turned to the west with an adventurous spirit and desire to explore its resources and search for himself its treasures. He landed in Pike's Peak country in the midst of the excitement that prevailed there in early times and spent some time in frontier experiences and then returned to Illinois. In 1863 he started on the perilous and arduous journey across the plains to Oregon, where he embarked in farming and stock raising. A goodly measure of success attended his industrious efforts, and for years he was one of the substantial and stanch citizens of the county and prominent in political matters. He was a charter member of the Masonic lodge in Union, having assisted in organizing the first lodge there. August 6, 1891, at the age of forty-nine, he was called to lay down the cares and burdens of this life and pass to the world beyond. His funeral was a time of universal mourning, he being beloved and esteemed by all. The widow, Mrs. Florence Dobbin, with five children, was left to mourn the sad loss, and upon her has fallen the burden and cares of the family. Mrs. Dobbin is a native of Indiana, but was taken by her parents to Missouri when an infant, and when she was nine years of age was brought to Union county, her father, D.W. Johnson, being an early pioneer here. In this county occurred her marriage with Mr. Dobbin and they became the parents of five children as follows: Hattie, Margaret, John, William and James. Mr. Johnson resides in Union county, but his wife died here in 1892.

ELVERDO DRAPER. - To the leading and prominent citizen, whose name initiates this paragraph, we are pleased to accord a representation in this volume because he has manifested during the years in which he has been domiciled in Union county ability of a fine order, and because he has materially assisted in the progress of the county and substantially aided in its upbuilding, while he has developed its resources and augmented its wealth by his enterprising endeavors in his private business; and during all this commendable course there has not only been displayed a praiseworthy sagacity and integrity but a meritorious conduct and morality and uprightness that have marked Mr. Draper as a light in the community, to which one is pleased to refer.

He was born in Essex county, New York, on August 28, 1848, to Henry and Emily (Palmer) Draper, and with his parents ten years later came to Scott county, Iowa, where they rented land. Here and at his native place he received his schooling and worked on the farm in Iowa until he was twenty years of age. At that time he was married to Miss Adeline, daughter of Cyrenus and Melinda Pelham, natives of New York state. To them were born the following children: Maryette, wife of G.S. Johnson, of Union; Lula, wife of William M. Cockrell; Maude Ethel, wife of Albert Logan, of Union; and on July 11, 1888, their only son, Dick, was born to them. For two years subsequent to his marriage he farmed with his father-in-law and then rented a quarter section for himself which he operated until 1871, when he started for the state of Oregon, coming to Keiton via rail and from there by horse teams, arriving in the Grande Ronde valley on October 26, 1871. He first worked by the month for Mr. Ames, who was running a dairy and then he bought the place which is eight miles from Union on the Cove and Big Creek road, and he lives there at the present time. He has steadily added by purchase to the original grant until he has a magnificent domain of fourteen hundred and eighty acres, all lying contiguous. He operated a dairy for three years and then turned his attention to raising sheep. While running the dairy he shipped butter and his other products to the mining centers and received his groceries from Umatilla Landing. In the sheep industry he was eminently successful, handling the Merinos and crossing with the black faced Shropshires. In 1899 he sold his flocks and bought cattle, but at the present time he is considering the advisability of again buying sheep. He farms about three hundred acres and has in addition about one hundred and twenty which is sowed to grass from which he receives annually from one hundred and fifty to three hundred tons of good hay. In October, 1897, Mr. Draper was called to suffer the loss of his faithful companion who was summoned across the river of death.

On April 12, 1898, the marriage of Mr. Draper and Mary Kneeland, a native of Massachusetts, was solemnized, and on July 11, of the following year she died after a long and painful illness.,

On March 10, 1901, the marriage of Mr. Draper and Miss Rosana E., daughter of Albert T. and Eliza Doyle, natives of Canada was celebrated. Mr. draper is an elder in the Seventh Day Adventist church, where he is highly esteemed and is active in the interests of his faith.

RICHARD M. DUNCAN. - A representative man of Union county, and an agriculturist who has wrought for the general advancement and interest of the county since his residence here, which dates back to a very early pioneer period, the subject of this sketch is richly deserving a place in this volume that purports to accord a review to the leading men of this section.

In Callaway, county, Missouri, Richard M. was born to Frederick and Elizabeth (Gibson) Duncan, on August 25, 1859. In 1864 the parents gathered their substance together and essayed the long journey across the wild plains to the fertile region of the Grande Ronde valley. Ox teams were utilized in the pilgrimage and six months were consumed in it. Weary and travel worn the little company drew up in the Cove and there sought out a location, settling on raw land and working out their home from the resources of the country. Government land was taken and there our subject passed the days of his minority, gaining the education that fortified him in the race of life. There, also, on Jun 9, 1879, he married Miss Julia, daughter of David and Lydia Goble. Mr. and Mrs. Goble live near the Medical Springs and they came across the plains in 1864 from the state of Iowa, settling here on the place where they now reside. Our subject and his wife moved to the vicinity of Huntington, in 1879, and in 1881, they returned to Union county, settling on their present place, one-half mile north of Medical Springs, where they own a fine farm of one-quarter section. The land is well improved, being largely under cultivation and embellished with comfortable residence, large barn, and substantial outbuildings and well selected orchards. General farming and stock raising occupy the attention of Mr. Duncan and he has made a good success of these undertakings.

To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born the following children: Jessie, Claudia, May, Winthrop, George, Guy, Leslie and Virgil. Mr. Duncan's mother died in 1878 and the father departed this life in 1881.