Biography of E. A. Case, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Case, Mullett

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 354

E. A. Case

This esteemed citizen and enterprising furniture dealer of Sumpter was born in
Essex, Vermont, January 16, 1849, his parents being Lyman and Mary A. Case,
natives likewise of Vermont. When Mr. Case became six years old he was taken
by his parents to Marine City, Michigan, then known as Newport, and about two
years later he accompanied them to Minnesota, where he grew up and received
the major portion of his education. Coming to Walla Walla in 1876, he spent
the next two and a half years in the wood business there, going then to Asotin
county, where he followed his grade, carpentering, for about three and a half
years. He then went to Puget sound and embarked quite extensively in the
manufacture of lumber, building several saw mills in different parts of that
country. In 1896 he came to Sumpter, and resumed his contracting and building,
erecting some very imposing edifices, among them the public school house. In
1897 he embarked in the future business in the town, conducting it alone until
1899., when he incorporated a company of which he is president and manager.
Clark Snyder, vice-president, and H. S. Durgan secretary and treasurer. Theirs
is the only furniture store in town, and it enjoys a large and increasing
business. The company own the building in which they are doing business, and
dollars, including besides furniture proper, carpets, wall paper, etc. The
company also do an undertaking business and own the Blue Mountain cemetery.
Their building is practically three stories high, and is supplied with a
basement twenty-five by one hundred feet. The company also owns a large
warehouse. Mr. Case is personally the owner of some valuable town property,
including a fine residence at the head of Center street, and is interested in
mining.

Our subject has, by his business enterprise, added much tot he development of
the town, but he is not satisfied with this, and is striving in other ways to
build it up and promote its welfare. Its political interests find in him a
jealous guardian, and its first city council profited by his presence and the
wisdom of his suggestions, he being a member of that body, and on December 3,
1901, he was again chosen by the people as councilman for the city.

On January 1, 1891, in Tacoma, Washington, Mr. Case married Mrs. Louis
Mullett, of Delmar, Iowa, and they have one child, Earl L.