From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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MICHAEL R. JONES
	Michael R. Jones came to where Republic now stands in 1896, and 
since that time has been one of the substantial business men of the place.
He was born in Dolwyddelan, Carnarvonshire, North Wales, on June 4, 1869,
being the son of Richard and Katherine (Prichard) Jones, both natives of
Wales.  The father died there in 1884 and the mother still lives there aged
seventy.  They were the parents of these children, Ellen M., Owen, 
Margaret M., Richard and John, twins, and the subject of this sketch, 
Michael R.  The first four are still in Wales.  The father followed farming.
Our subject received his early education in his native place, and at the
age of eighteen started in life for himself.  He handled sheep and worked
in the slate quarried until 1887.  In the following year he sold his
interests and came to America.  He located in Cambria, Wisconsin, and one 
year later came to Butte, Montana.  After a short stay in the "Silver City,"
he returned to Wisconsin making it his home for seven years, then he came 
west by the way of Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis, and the Santa Fe route
through Mexico and Arizona to Sacramento, California.  A short time there-
after we see him in Portland, Oregon, whence he came on to Tacoma, and there
worked at his trade.  In 1891, he went to Portland and worked at bricklaying
for a year and then came to Spokane in 1892.  For one year he was engaged
in the Echo mill in the metroplis of the Inland Empire, then worked for
G.B. Dennis for three years.  Afterward, he spent a summer in the copper 
mills at Anaconda, Montana.  He journeyed thence by six horse team and wagon
via the old Mullan road to Conconcully, Okanaogan county, where he spent 
some time in the livery business with H.W. Thompson.  Later, he sold and 
came to Toroda, where he was with Mr. Thompson in the mercantile business.
As state beofre, in 1896, he settled where Republic now is, and for five 
years there engaged with Lester Sly, a merchant.  Later he took up a 
homestead adjoining Republic, which was sold in 1900.  In 1903, he went 
into partnership with H.W. Thompson in farming, and is engaged thus at the
present time.
	Politically, he is an active Republican, while in fraternal 
relations, he is allied with the A.F. & A.M., the I.O.O.F., the Eastern
Star, and the Rebekahs.
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