From "History of North Washington" Published 1904
Stevens County, WA Biographical Sketches

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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M.ELSIE TARBLE
	M. Elsie Tarble. The commendable labors of Mrs.Tarble in the 
Colville valley have demonstrated to all who know her the excellent 
qualities with which she is possessed. She is dominated by the sound wisdom 
and discretion,guided by integrity,and impelled by a firm purpose to follow 
the right in all her ways. She has manifested excellent business judgment 
and executive ability and it is with pleasure that we incorporate a review 
of her career.
	M.Elsie Tarble was born in Alto,Fond du Lac county,Wisconsin,on 
July 22, 1853,the daughter of John and Katherine (Nickleson) Hardy,natives 
of Scotland and Canada,respectively. In the budding time of youth the father 
came to seek his fortune in the new world and located in Wisconsin,where he 
remained until the time of his death in 1884. He was then aged seventy-six. 
The mother died in 1877. They were the parents of seven children,five of 
whom are now living, Sarah Tarble,Nelson A.,Florence Westover,M.Elsie,and 
Enos. Mrs. Tarble was educated in her native place and remained with her 
parents until twenty-seven. Then she married Edward Tarble,and in 1883 
moved to Butte,Montana. In July of the following year,she came to Stevens 
county and took a homestead,about two miles north of Valley,to which she 
added one hundred and twenty acres by purchase,having now a valuable estate 
of which one hundred and thirty acres produce crops annually. She has 
excellent buildings,handles about forty head of stock,raises one hundred 
and fifty tons of hay annually,and maintains a fine orchard. In the 
management of this large business Mrs.Tarble has shown excellent skill and 
she deserves a great deal of credit in that she has secured so fine a home,
maintains such a valuable estate and has,unaided,reared her five children,
who are named as follows:Edward A.,J.Hardy,Olive E.,Robert S.,and Walter. 
They are all at home with the mother at the present time.
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