From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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JOHN N. HERRON
	John N. Herron resides at Meyers Falls and conducts a fine hotel.
He is popular with the traveling public and has demonstrated himself a 
first class host.  John N. Herron was born on December 1, 1840, in New
York City, the son of John and Winifred (Collins) Herron, natives of 
Ireland.  They came to the United States in the 'thirties and conducted
a dairy in New York until 1849, when they moved to Essex county and farmed.
The father died there in 1855 and in the following year the mother moved
there, where she also passed away in 1872.  Our subject has three brothers
and two sisters, James W., Helen, Adeline, Walter, and Albert.  The father
was a veteran of the Napoleonic wars, in which he served for eleven years
in various capacities.  He was with the Duke of Wellington at the time of
his wonderful victory.  In the battle of the Corno in Spain, he lost his
left arm.  Our subject was educated in New York and Illinois; when fifteen
he began working on a farm for himself; two years later he started in the
blacksmith trade in Illinois, in which he continued for eleven years.  In
1872 he removed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and there followed his trade 
until 1889.  In that year Mr. Herron came to Spokane and engaged with Mr.
Corbin of the Spokane Falls Railroad Company for two years.  After that
he bought a man's right to a homestead in Stevens county, where he remained
until 1895.  He has his farm well improved with orchard, good buildingd,
and so forth, and owns a fine drove of Jersey cattle, some of which are
very valuable.  In 1895 Mrs. Herron started a restaurant in Meyers Falls,
the business continuing prosperous until 1900, then they erected a fine
hotel where they still conduct a first class house with a good patronage.
	In September, 1866, Mr. Herron married Miss Lura S., daughter of
Orcimus and Ursula (Winslow) Fisher, of New York.  Mrs. Herron has one 
brother and two sisters, William, Luretta Blinn, and Helen Blinn.  Mr. and
Mrs. Herron have one child, Winifred E., wife of R.W. Smith, a merchant
in Meyers Falls.  Mr. Herron is a good Republican, and takes a keen
interest in the campaigns and questions of the day.
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