From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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JAMES B. CLINTON
    James B. Clinton.  No compilation of the work in hand would be
complete without especial mention of the gentleman whose name initiates
this paragraph.  He surely merits the approval of those who esteem men
who have done things.  Being a man of excellent wisdom and executive
ability, he has put into practical execution his ideas and the result
is that he is now not only one of the most highly esteemed men of the
county but has to show for his labors one of the finest orchards and
home places in the state of Washington.  James B. Clinton was born in
Jennings county, Indiana, on August 5, 1849, the son of David and Jane
(Butler) Clinton, natives of Indiana.  In 1851 the family crossed the
plains with ox teams to the Rogue river country and were very successful
in their affairs in that country in financial lines.  Later they went
with saddle and pack animals over to Crescent City, thence by steamer
to San Francisco, Panama and New York, and then on to Indiana.  The
parents lived in Indiana, Illinois and finally went to Vernon county,
Missouri where they both died.  Our subject grew to manhood and was
educated in the various places where his parents lived, completing his
training in Alton college, Illinois.  In the spring of 1889 he came to
Spokane, Washington and soon thereafter was installed as manager of the
post dairy at Fort Spokane.  he continued in the discharge of these
duties until 1883, when after due exploration, he settled on his present
place, two miles south from Harvey.  He bought the improvements from
some Indians and took the land by squatter's right, having added by
purchase since until he owns now one-half section.  The estate is known
as the River Scene Fruit Farm and is one of the finest for location and
is well improved as any on the Columbia river.  Mr. Clinton has an
excellent modern residence of twelve rooms, well supplied with hot and
cold water, excellent baths and so forth, while all the barns, out-
buildings, fruit and other improvements of his estate are quite in
keeping with the tasty dwelling.  Every detail of the farm manifests
the skill and wisdom of the proprietor.  In addition to raising some
stock and doing general farming, Mr. Clinton devotes himself to the
culture of fruit.  He has sold over ten thousand dollars worth in the
last few years, and raises every kind that is adapted to this latitude,
among which may be mentioned pears, peaches, plums, apricots, cherries,
apples, nuts and so forth.  He has taken several premiums, among them
first prize at Kettle Falls' fair which was an order for five hundred
Wealthy apple trees.
    It adds to the brilliancy of Mr. Clinton's success when we know
that he came to this section of the country with very limited means.
    In November, 1887, Mr. Clinton married Miss Mary E., daughter of
Osner and Nancy Hall, natives of Maine, in Bangor, of which state also
Mrs. Clinton was born.  Mr. Hall came with his family to California in
an early day, then traveled north and did mining in British Columbia.
He and his brother William were discovers of the noted Silver King mine
which afterwards sold for one and one-half million dollars.  He now lives
at Colville, Washington.  To Mr. and Mrs. Clinton seven children have
been born, Lester, Laurence, Beryl, Howard, Harold, Ralph, and De Witt.
In political matters Mr. Clinton has always been active, and for one
term filled the office of county commissioner.



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