From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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WILLIAM WAGNER
	William Wagner is one of the most substantial stock men in
Ferry county.  He is also a pioneer in this section and now has a 
fine estate, well improved and about three miles south of Curlew.
At his place is a way station of the railroad, known as Wagner spur.
	William Wagner was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany on March
7, 1864, the son of Frederick and Mary Wagner, natives of Germany, where 
they remained until their death.  Our subject is the youngest of the
following children: Elizabeth Heller, Hattie, George, Henry and Frederick.
After receiving a good public school education, Mr. Wagner apprenticed
himself to learn the blacksmith trade.  This being over, he took a
position as clerk in a wholesale millinery store.  During his service
in this latter place, he studied music and became very proficient in
this art.  He was eighteen years of age when he left Germany and came
to America, settling at Brooklyn, New York.  Six months later, he 
enlisted in the Second United States military band.  In 1883, two
years after he first enlisted, he was transferred to the Fourth Infantry
band.  He was at various places in the northern part of the United 
States, in Nebraska and the adjoining states, and finally came to 
Fort Sherman in Washington, where he remained until his discharge,
which occured on June 21, 1887.  He saw some fighting in the field,
with Indians, during his service and conducted himself as a first 
class soldier.  After his discharge, Mr. Wagner went to the Couer d'Alenes
and mined, after which he opened a hotel in Moscow.  In 1893 and 1894, 
he suffered heavy financial losses as did many others, then came to 
Spokane and operated on the new waterworks for two years, after 
which he came to Republic and built the first cabin in that town.  He
visited various sections of Ferry county and British Columbia and for two
years was interested in laundry business in the latter place.  In 1900,
he took one hundred and sixty acres, where he now lives and since that
time has devoted himself to stock raising and general farming.  He
has a nice band of cattle, and also good buildings and other improve-
ments upon his farm.
	In 1884, Mr. Wagner married Miss Hellen, daughter of Peter and
Hellen Johnson.  Mrs. Wagner has one brother, Peter, and one sister,
Mary.  She is a native of Germany and came to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1881,
where he marriage occurred.  To Mr. and Mrs. Wagner three children have
been born, Alice, Gladys, and William.  Mr. wagner is a good Democrat,
while in church relations he and his wife belong to the Lutheran
denomination.
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