From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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CHARLES H. LEWIS
	Charles H. Lewis is the owner of a good hotel business in Curlew,
Washington, being a pioneer in that section.  He was born in Lewiston,
Maine on Decemeber 26, 1862, the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Kyles) Lewis,
of old Puritan stock in Maine.  They remained in Lewiston until the time
of their death.  Our subject is the oldest of eight children, named as
follows: Charles H., Mary, Cora, Lincoln, Amos, Rosie, Abbie and Walter.
In his native place our subject received schooling, until he was twelve
years of age, when he went to work in a shoe factory in Auburn, Maine.
For two years he was occupied thus, then clerked in a hotel for four years.
In 1882 he came west to Helena, Montana, and there did teaming and
freighting and was also interested in the restaurant business during the
five years he was there.  In 1887, he came on to Spokane, working as 
conductor on the Idaho division of the Northern Pacific railroad.  Ten 
years later, in 1897, he canme to Stevens county, that part which is now
Ferry county, locating at Curlew, where he was occupied as salesman in a 
small store occupying a log cabin.  He built the first house that was
erected in Curlew, and opened a hotel, which has been operating continuously
since. In addition to this property, Mr. Lewis owns a half interest in the
waterworks system in the town, besides other property and business interests
in the county.
	On February 8, 1893, Mr. Lewis married Miss Bertha Nelson, a native
of Iowa, and a pioneer to Spokane, in 1886.  Her parents are natives of 
Norway, to whom five children were born, Christina, Delia, Henry and Bertha.
	In political matters Mr. Lewis is a stanch Republican, and takes an
interest that becomes every citizen in this country.  He is a member of the
I.O.O.F., also of the Eagles.
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