Clark County WA Archives Biographies.....Farrell, C. E. 1868 - 
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Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     C. E. FARRELL, of Camas, who has now practically retired from active 
business pursuits, has long been numbered among the most progressive citizens 
of his locality, and his success has been gained by earnest and determined 
effort along right lines. He was born in 1868 in southern Ohio, about thirty-
five miles from Cincinnati, and is a son of Martin and Mary (Mulligan) 
Farrell. The parents brought their family to Washington in 1891, the father 
buying a farm about two and a half miles from what is now Camas. His land was 
heavily covered with timber, but he cleared about fifteen acres of it, created 
a good farm and there lived up to the time of his death. His wife died here 
when eighty-three years of age. He was a democrat in politics and took an 
active interest in public affairs but never held public office.

     C. E. Farrell had received a public school education in the east and had 
done some farm work before coming to Washington. Here he and his brother 
assisted their father, and he cut much wood in what is now the center of 
Camas, the wood being used in the paper mill. Later he secured employment in 
the Columbia River Paper Mill, where he worked until 1905, when he bought G. 
N. Ranck's general store in Camas, the business being conducted in a room, 
fifty by sixty-four feet in size, at Fourth and Clara streets. He carried a 
large line of general merchandise and by careful and judicious management met 
with very gratifying success, his trade increasing to an extent that demanded 
more rooms. In 1923 Mr. Farrell sold off his stock of goods, tore down the old 
building and erected the present fine, concrete building, which is fifty by 
one hundred feet in size, two stories and full basement. Before the completion 
of the building he leased it to the J. C. Penny Company, and has not since 
engaged in the mercantile business but is devoting his attention to the 
management of his properties and investments. In 1915 Mr. Farrell bought land 
and in the following year erected a comfortable and very attractive home, 
which commands a splendid view of the Columbia river. In 1927 he built the 
Granada Theater, which is one of the best between Vancouver and Goldendale. 
Mrs. Farrell and her sister, Mrs. Eddy, now occupy a part of the theater 
building with the Fashionette, an up-to-date ladies' ready-to-wear clothing 
and millinery store, and in their business they are meeting with flattering 
success.

     In 1903, in Camas, Mr. Farrell was united in marriage to Miss Ursula 
Raffles, a native of Wisconsin, whose family came to this locality about 1890. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Farrell have been born two children: Glenn M., who is a 
student in the University of Washington; and Clayton C., who is in high school.

     Mr. Farrell has long been active in public affairs of his community and 
has for a number of years been a member of the city council, in which body he 
has done effective work in the advancement of the city's best interests. He is 
a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, in which he has passed through the 
chairs and was treasurer for twelve years. A man of enterprising and 
progressive methods and exercising sound judgment in all of his affairs, Mr. 
Farrell has proven a good citizen and reliable business man, and all who know 
him hold him in high regard.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 846-847

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