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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 Issue 3 - The Snows Cometh.pdfSeptember 2004 Volume 35, Number 3 Continued on page 4 THE SNOWS COMETH ForewordWe’ve all visited the big box stores like IKEA, Fry’s Electronics, Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart, strip malls and The SuperMall of the Northwest. We’ve also ventured into AM/PM Mini-marts and 7-11s; Fred Meyers and even used the Internetfor e-commerce. You get the idea: from on-line shopping and convenience stores to full blown malls, these are but asampling of the modern mercantile stores of the 21st Century. They are HUGE, and they are full of things we need (thestaples of life) and don’t need (those naughty little impulse items that clutter our homes and businesses.) Needs existed inRenton in the middle 1870s as well, except that there were nocornerstones of commerce, merchants of minutiae, or propri-etors of impulse to satisfy those needs until one day, twoOregonians decided to invest in their future and Renton’sprosperity by creating the town’s first real mercantile store.Harm & NancyLittle has survived regarding Harmon Hartman Snow’s1 lifeprior to meeting his wife, Nancy Matilda Hembree.2 We knowthat he was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1828 and eventuallywound up living in the Oregon Territory during the 1840s;however, Nancy turned out to be the one who documented hertravels in the late 19th Century. In her own flowery style, shewrote an article for the Seattle Post Intelligencer, depictingher travels from Missouri to Oregon. She came west on hersixth birthday, joining the first major wave of Oregon Trailpioneers in 1843. And as she states it, “ we were piloted by thatfearless, unselfish martyr, Marcus Whitman . . . the firstimmigrants to break the road for wagons, and but for theknowledge and self-possession of the trusted and faithful guide,few would have been left to tell the tale.” In the romantic styleof that period, her article is studded not only with references to“innocent women and helpless children”, but also numerousepithets and derogatory statements regarding the behavior anduncleanliness of the Indians she encountered along the way.Nancy’s father Captain A.J. Hembree of the Oregon Volun-teers was killed in the Indian Wars of 1855-56 – further fuelingNancy’s dislike of Native Americans. By Steve A. Anderson Left: Harmon Hartman Snow was one of Renton's first dry-goods merchants.Along with George Tibbits, he established what has been recorded as Renton'sfirst mercantile in 1877. This image is from around 1884. Masthead: Nancy Snow found the language and rough manners of "toughs"like those shown here (standing in the doorway of the Alki Tavern , circa 1878)to be intolerable. The Alki was located where Armondo's Restaurant is locatedtoday just around the corner and within eye and ear shot of the Snow's store. Renton Historical Quarterly 2 Renton Historical QuarterlySteve A. Anderson, Managing EditorSusie Bressan, Graphic Design & LayoutLouise George, Copy EditorDaisy Ward, Text Input & Copy EditorDeborah Willard & Karl HurstCity of Renton Print and Mail Services Contributing AuthorsSteve Anderson Renton Historical Society Board of Trustees Bob Hunt, PresidentBill Gaw, Vice PresidentDerek Almo, SecretaryJennifer Sharp, TreasurerKevin McQuiller, '05Marge Richter '05Sally Rochelle '05Laura Clawson, '06Dan Foley, '06Doug Kyes, '06Larry Sleeth, '06Pat Brown ,07Jennifer Hadley ,07Patty Law, '07Vicky Persson, '07Ken Becker, EndowmentTerri Briere, City Liaison Museum StaffSteve A. Anderson, Director/Museum SuperivsorDaisy Ward, Administrative AssistantStan Greene, Archivist/RecordsLaura Crawford, Collections ManagerDorota Rahn, Volunteer CoordinatorTom Monahan, Museum Assistant/ResearchPearl Jacobson, RegistrarLouise George, SecretaryDick Hawkins, Grounds/MaintenanceErnie Tonda, Director EmeritusEthel Telban, Librarian EmeritusRose Mary Greene, Curator EmeritusRenton Historical Museum235 Mill Avenue SouthRenton, WA 98055-2133Phone: 425.255.2330FAX: 425.255.1570Email: saanderson@ci.renton.wa.us Board Meetings:October 27 6:00pmNovember 24 6:00pmDecember 22 6:00pmPlease call the museum for location. Hours:Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pmBy appointmnent:Wednesday-Friday 1:00pm - 4:00pmAdmission:$3 for adults$1 for childrenFree to members and on the firstWednesday and third Saturday of themonth. By Bob Hunt, PresidentPresident's Message Administratium - The Non-History Part of The Historical SocietyThe quarter has just zipped by and the business of the Society has been as hotas ever. While we sit on the board, the tasks that confront us are very adminis-trative. I sometimes think that the volunteers and staff get more of the fun outof working with an historic museum while we discuss budgets, policies and longterm plans. The folks who volunteer to sit on the board are often attracted tothis effort by their enthusiasm for the Renton community and its history, andthen find themselves in meetings discussing action items, committees, taxes,insurance and facilities. I know that these board members enjoy hearing Rentonstories and admiring artifacts as much as any member of the Society, and I haveto admire them for bringing a set of much needed skills to the support of theSociety to help us support and improve the museum.We’ve added two new board members in this quarter to fill vacancies. PatBrown comes to us as an accounting professor from Renton Technical Collegeand Jerrilynn Hadley is an attorney. They both have strong connections toRenton and come with some fresh energy to help the board address some toughchallenges.Over the last few years, certainly including the Custer donations, we’ve ac-quired a large number of new artifacts that require accessioning (that’s a coolword, ask Steve for an explanation some time). We’ve got unprocessed artifactsjammed in corners all over, and a substantial amount of stuff sitting in someborrowed storage outside of our building. The odd effect of all of this wealth isthat we have no room to develop exhibits or put elements of old exhibits whilewe install new ones.Over the last couple of years we looked at renting space, using the Custerhouse (didn’t work because of environment and zoning limitations), or eventrying to acquire the old fire station #12 in the Highlands (expensive, remote, un-secure and borderline for environment). Norm Abrahamson came in thissummer and built some more shelving in the meeting/collections room thathelped us along. We’ve been working with an architect to design a structure tomount the old Roxy sign indoors and that may also help us develop some storagespace within the building.That construction work will take some materials and labor. We’ve established afund raising committee to go out and work the community for support. Theywill be looking for donations to get the structure completed and the sign installed.The City has budgeted some funds to help with the restoration of the sign, butwe’ll have to get a new estimate from the restorer to see if that will be suffi-cient.Most of you are aware that we have quite a bit of cash, so you might be won-dering why we would need to go out fund raising. We’ve spent part of this yeartrying to answer that question ourselves. Our goals with our capital are to helpit to grow, plan for it to support our operating budgets year after year, fund someacquisitions for the museum, and ultimately seed the construction of facilitiesthat will allow us to better display our collection. I would feel we had failed ourtrust if we did not make the best long term plan with these funds, and I believethat we want to continue to operate as frugally as possible.Your volunteer efforts certainly contribute significantly to that frugality, and Icannot foresee a time when the museum won’t benefit as much from thoseefforts as anything a dollar can buy. I defy any museum anywhere to prove thattheir volunteers make as much impact and provide as much support as you folksdo for the Renton Historical Museum. Thanks for letting me carry on about theboring stuff for a bit. Bob Hunt, President 3 Renton Historical Quarterly By Steve A. Anderson, Museum SupervisorRenton Museum Report Well, this has been one hot summer we just ran out the door! Here it is, Fall,already, and the time just keeps blowing by here at the Renton History Museum.We learned this past month that our long time archivist, Stan Greene, will beretiring from active museum life this fall. Stan has indicated that when he andwife Rose Mary leave for their California digs this November, he doesn’t planon returning as the museum archivist in the Spring – although he did indicatethat he’d be available on a limited basis for consultations, Stan's tremendous runof over twenty years on the staff here is almost over.As part of Stan’s preparations to retire, he has been showing us various activi-ties and projects that he’s been taking care of over these past twenty years.One of the projects he showed me recently,related to a collection of color slides, taken bythe City of Renton in the late 1960s and early1970s. The nearly 3,000 images have residedin several boxes in the museum’s library since1986 and, like other such collections in themuseum, have not been catalogued with theother images. They are a “Phantom” collec-tion. This is a term I’ve begun to use todescribe a number of collections – some ofthem quite large like this one – that coexistwithin the museum’s walls, side by side withcatalogued and known collections. Thedifference with them is, we don’t know wehave them and they are for all intense andpurposes inaccessible to us or anyone else.This particular set of slides recently cameunder the close scrutiny of Paul Hanson, who was putting together a DVDprogram for a gathering of the Renton High School Class of 1974. Paul inter-spersed numerous images from this collection with other items he held person-ally, some film footage and high school annual shots to make a wonderful tributeDVD for his classmates. When I viewed the DVD, I asked Paul where he gotsome of his wonderful images of Renton in the 1970s – “From you” was hisresponse. After I got up off the floor, I took the opportunity to look through thismost recent addition to our “Phantom Collection List.” It is perhaps one of ourmost important documentary collections of Renton in the 1970s.To make these “apparitions” become more solid and useful to us, we set intomotion at the beginning of the year, a project that would begin to identify wherethese collections initially came from. Using our collections database softwarePast Perfect, we commenced with our Donor Registry Project early on inthe year. Following an estimated 430 hours of data entry time by UW internSarah Iles, Seattle University intern Manny Mutia and Library Assistant AmyNeff, I can tell you now that we have completed the first phase of playingghost-busters. We now have the ability to tell you that we have exactly 2,616donors in our database. At their August board meeting, the trustees of theHistorical Society viewed a one-inch thick bound copy of the Renton MuseumDonor Registry – the first time that anything like that has ever been viewed inthe life of the organization.Anyone and everyone who has ever given anything to the museum – and hadthat fact recorded somewhere – is now an official donor. The completion of thisfirst aspect has allowed us to trace back to original donor names and dates. Itallows us to tie donors to the object, photograph, old paper or library donation.The second phase of this project will include the re-attachment of the estimated100,000 objects to the donors. Obviously, this will take some time. But I feel it isthe only way to eliminate those collections within our walls that we do not knowexist. Steve Anderson,Museum Supervisor One of the spin-offs from this type ofactivity has been that we’ve delved into several collections that have notreceived a great deal of attention.Specifically, our World War I and IIcollections. After a thorough reviewof what we had, we began theprocess of “filling” out those portionsof that collection in anticipation ofopening a new long-term exhibit in themain gallery title “The World Wars.”This exhibit will be opened onVeteran’s Day, November 11th, 2004.It is our intention to have a receptionhere at the museum with all membersof the Society receiving a “preview”on that day before the general publicis invited in. Portions of the “RentonSuper Creamery” veteran’s imageswill be set up, and an entirely newview into the trenches of France in1918 will be set up for everyone toexperience. Please plan to comedown and visit that day in honor ofour veterans. Also, I must relate that things aremoving ahead with the ROXY The-ater sign and mezzanine project. Thesign is now back in Renton and we’vebeen meeting with architect RichWagner to see how we might inte-grate it into our long-term exhibitgallery. Stay tuned for more excitingnews about it! To everyone who has written us,thanks for the notes of encourage-ment and constructive suggestionsregarding the work that is progressingdown here. The museum is evolvingin important ways. It is my hope thatas we get more professional with ouroperation and more able to serve thegreater Renton community, we willnot lose the comfortable nostalgicatmosphere that has made Renton’sHistory Museum one of the best inthe state. Cheers, Renton Historical Quarterly 4 The old town on the east side of Renton Hill was grimy,crowded and dirty. Though less populated, the newly plattedarea to the west was heavily wooded, mosquito infested andmarshy. The estimated three hundred adults and eighty children,who worked in dusty drudgery at the adjacent coalmines andnearby logging camps and mills, gave the scene a sobering, evendesperate appearance. The nearby Chinese village at the foot ofRenton Hill was scantily populated – no more than thirty souls,several ducks and a flock of chickens.Harmon Snow, however, sensed a vacuum that needed filling. Atthat point in history, Renton’s dry goods and grocery businesseswere being run out of tents by here-today, gone-tomorrowpeddlers. Ramshackle wood sheds (and in several instances thetailgates of wagons) held other transitory, fly-by-night busi-nesses. Itinerant photographers, claptrap hucksters and out-and-out thieves rounded out the lot. Snow’s business acumen andpanache had served him well during his merchandising years inOregon and he was excited to start a new venture in Renton.All he needed was a partner to make a go of it. Left :This view of the Charles Sumner Custer Store is belived to be around 1885,about the time that Snow was stepping back from the operation and (as it isbelieved) Custer bought him out. The two owned stores in approximately thesame prime location - making one believe that they were in fact the same building.C.S. Custer is standing in front. Above :Nancy Matilda (Hembree) Snow came to Renton with herhusband Harmon in 1877 and she regretted it. She bore 10 children,although only four remained alive when the Snows came to town.Following Harmon's death, Nancy remarried the town's marshalland eventually moved to Tacoma in 1906. As Nancy grew up, she observed that “there was a rush notonly for the land but also for a wife, and thus men were moreplentiful than women. It was a common thing to see girls ofthirteen or fourteen married to men old enough to be theirfathers.” Not one to be taken too soon, Nancy rebuffed numer-ous suitors until 1853 when, at the tender age of sixteen shemarried twenty-five-year-old Harmon Hartman Snow, who bythat point was a successful Lafayette, Oregon dry-goods mer-chant.Twenty-four years and ten children later, the couple moved toWashington Territory in 1877.3 Stepping off the Seattle andWalla Walla Rail Road coach under gray, rainy skies, the entirefamily, including children, Izella (age 16), Harmon Jr. (age 14),Lena (age 12), and Ray - a four year old, gathered themselvesunder a makeshift railroad station consisting of two board-covered stumps at the base of Renton Hill.Nancy took an immediate dislike to the place. The Hembrees eventually settled in Yamhill County, OregonTerritory, south of Portland. Nancy recalls:“In the fall of 1844, my father, with others movedtheir families to the homes they had prepared forthem . . . [these being] crude log cabins, with mudand stick chimneys. There were places cut for doorsand windows. Over these, the thrifty housewife hungblankets at night to keep out the cool night air. Lateron, doors were made of split cedar, hung by leatherhinges, with a wooden latch raised by a buckskinstring, which always ‘hung on the outside.’ My fatherbuilt the first hewed log house in the county, and thatwas considered quite grand for several years.” Snow Story continued from page 1 5 Renton Historical Quarterly Continued on page 6 Location, Location, LocationSurveying Renton, the partners chose a location within Smithers’s new town plat that was at the foot of Renton Hill.1 Thesite was literally “on the bubble” between the old and new town sites. This location, on Mill Avenue between 2nd and 3rdAvenues, offered high visibility (next to therailroad tracks) and guaranteed foot traffic.Miners moved daily between their homes on theeast side of the hill and the saloons and mineson the west side, making the location perfect forrepeat customers. One should be aware that abit of speculation (aided by historical documen-tation) is required when one attempts to exactlylocate the lot occupied by their store. Currentassumptions place the building on the east sideof Mill Avenue at the corner where it met WallaWalla Avenue (now Houser Way). The 1909Sanborn fire maps (our earliest documentsrelating to land holdings in town) show otherstructures in this section of Mill Avenue asindustrial, residential, vacant, or already spokenfor by early settlers. With this lot selected, thepartnership succeeded in building something thathas since been referred to as Renton’s “firstgood-sized store” in late 1877. And then there isthe partnership itself . . . Enter the GeneralThat partner was found in oneGeorge Wilson Tibbitts.4 Following astint in the army during the Civil War(where he was elevated in themilitary to the rank of general),George had gained valuable experi-ence as a mill worker, a general storeowner, and partial owner in a bankingoperation. He had also farmed inOregon and homesteaded inIssaquah. He had arrived in Rentonabout 1875, leasing ErasmusSmithers’s milk cow farm for a year.He also served as Renton’s firstpostmaster. It was during this timethat he and Harmon Snow first met.The two Oregonians then struck adeal that resulted in the formation ofthe Tibbitts & Snow Mercantile. Nowall they needed was a building andsome inventory to get started. Aspreviously noted, various individualshad tried to set up small dry goods &grocery stores in Renton, but with littlesuccess. The farming, logging andmining operations upon which Rentonsubsisted at this time really didn’t support ordinary commercial stores; most folks at this time grew their own produce,tended their own livestock and hunted for wild game. But as we’ve learned, the team of Snow and Tibbetts were noordinary, run-of-the-mill merchants. Above: George Tibbits and his wife Rebecca came to Renton about 1875 and partnered with the Snowsin establishing the first mercantile. Tibbits eventually migrated full time to the Issaquah Valley wherehe and his family remained. Above :This 1885 map shows the foot of Renton Hill (at the bottom) and the speculatedposition of the Snow's mercantile - situated whre it would pick up the most railroad andfoot traffic during the day. The railroad bed is still in the same position today, also thespur lines to the left and right have been removed. The Snow's store would be sitting inthe 200 Mill Avenue Building's parking lot today. The Tibbitts and Snow partnership continued oninto the early 1880s, with Tibbitts often beingabsent while serving on the Territorial Legisla-ture and seeing to private land holdings in theIssaquah area. Snow'sMercantile Renton Historical Quarterly 6 By this time, however, Snow was probably managing the mercantile byhimself with Nancy and children living upstairs. More than likely, Snowoffered dry goods and grocery items typical of that period to Renton’stownsfolk. This would have at least included the following sampling: allforms of paper and envelopes, soap, buttons, nails, eggs, yard goods(cloth) and notions (sewing accessories), flatware (knives, spoons,forks), tobacco, cookies and candy, handkerchiefs, straw hats, brooms,crackers, tea and coffee, figs, sugar, flour, peaches and maple syrup.2 In time, Nancy, who was a strict Presbyterian, concluded that Rentoncontained far more sinners than she ever could have imagined. Later inlife, she confided that if the loud, coarse language used in Renton’sstreets were to ever stop – the end of time would be near.3 She alsolamented “the quarreling – swearing, shooting, yelling – and the dognuisance [that] we have to endure [in this place].” Writing in her diary,she contemplates moving out of town to a place “where everything isso harmonious and peaceful . . . [and away from] the incessantwrangle, strife, and confusion that exists at Renton.” No matter whather husband saw in the place, Nancy’s opinion of Renton ranked at thebottom of the barrel.Once George Tibbitts had passed the title of Renton Postmaster toSnow around 1882, he was pretty much out of the picture. We alsoknow that by that year Tibbitts was living full time in Issaquah. Sothere remains a high degree of likelihood that Snow bought out Tibbittsat this time and was a primary, if not the sole owner of the Tibbitts andSnow Mercantile.4 At this point in the story, Charles Sumner Custer entered the scene.For many years now, Renton old-timers have advanced the idea thatCuster and Snow were two of the earliest competitors in the mercan-tile businesses here in Renton. While the early dates of their businessstartups can’t be argued, the idea that they were competitors is now inquestion. Consider these facts: Charles Custer was merely a “clerk”who had a year ’s worth of experience in a Newcastle mercantile.While this experience undoubtedly taught him important lessons about the business, he probably lacked the capital orconnections to start up a new business on his own. Another fact is that Harmon Snow had a structure and business inplace in 1881 (the year Custer came to town), and he needed help.On the home front, Snow’s youngest daughter Lena died in 1884, leaving the oldest son Harmon Jr., the only successor tothe store. But the 23 year old was not available – the only record of him thereafter is that he died at sea in 1888. Theireldest daughter, Izella, married Joshua A. Morris5 in July 1884 (with the Reverend George F. Whitworth presiding overthe ceremony). The two lived in Renton for several years - but Morris was a miner, not a clerk. In all circumstances, theSnow children were not able to take over the business and women (i.e., Nancy Snow) generally did not attempt suchthings at this point in history.Also, there is evidence that Harmon mayhave become increasingly debilitated withillness at this time. Further, Custer familyrecords or oral traditions do not pinpointan exact construction date for the firstCuster mercantile store in Renton.However, all indicators seem to point to1885 as the pivotal year that Charles S.Custer’s store opened for business underhis name. One other point of interest:Charles Custer took over for Snow asthe town’s postmaster about this sametime. When Harmon Snow died in thespring of 1886 at the age of 58, it isassumed that he left this world either asa silent partner, or was bought out Above: Izella Snow Morris - shortly after marrying JoshuaMorris (Morris street was named after his father). Josh andIzella eventually moved out of Renton and homesteaded nearEnumclaw, c. 1889. Left: When the Snows arrived, Renton's train stationlooked something like this. Artistry by Doug Kyes. 7 Renton Historical Quarterly Harmon Hartman Snow (1828 – 1886)m. 1853Nancy Matilda Hembree (1837 – 1922)m. 1891Samuel J. Bogart (? – 1910) Charles Melville Snow (1854) d. in infancyAlgenova Snow (1855) d. in infancyGeorge Edgar Snow (1858) d. in infancyIzella Snow (1859-1905)Harmon Hembree Snow (1861-1888) lost at sea.Lena Snow (1863-1884)Edward Richard Snow (1868) d. in infancy.Frank Elba Piny Snow (1869-1872)Willard Ray Snow (1872-?)Vera Snow (1875-1877) d. in infancy Above: The marriage portrait of Joshua and Izella Morris. Izella lived until1904 - making her the only one of ten Snow children to ever reach adulthood.It is believed that descendants of Izella's still exist in either King or PierceCounty today. continued on page 8 trips. Nina’s older sister Lena recalled spending a coldand wet winter with the Bogarts in Renton. In onerecollection, she reminisced about fishing in a ditch nearthe streetcar tracks that ran through town. The, ditch(apparently connected to Lake Washington by somemeans) yielded numerous catches for the young girl. In 1905, husband Samuel Bogart voted in the local elections,and sadly, daughter Izella Morris passed away. Nancy, beingno great fan of Renton to begin with, made plans to leavetown. The Bogarts moved to Tacoma the following year.Nancy would get four more years of companionship withSamuel, who had exhibited health problems from about 1900- eventually passing away in 1910. This left Nancy to hermemories, friends and whatever other hobbies she hadacquired during her long life, which came to a close in 1922. entirely by Charles Custer. Now, as the sole proprietor of the operation, Charles changed the name to C.S. Custer Mer -cantile. One final consideration: Custer ’s store waslocated on the exact same lot as the Tibbitts and SnowMercantile is suspected of occupying.But this is a story about the Snows – so we’ll leave theCharles Sumner Custer story to another time.The Bogart YearsHarmon’s death was just another in a long line of trag-edies that befell Nancy. With the proceeds of the sale ofthe Snow’s business sustaining her, we believe Nancyturned to what friends she had cultivated in Renton’sPresbyterian community for comfort and support. By thistime though, it is believed that she suffered horribly frommigraine headaches - no doubt brought on by all thestress inducing coarse language and “dog nuisance” thatshe had to endure those many years. These “sick head-aches”, as she called them, tended to restrict her move-ments from time to time. By the early 1890s, Nancy’smourning period appears to have ended, as she developeda relationship with Renton’s thirty-year-old Justice of thePeace, Samuel J. Bogart, a Norwegian immigrant. Theage difference apparently did not matter as the two fell inlove and married in Renton in 1891. She then moved intohishome that was located on a Wells Avenue lot of whatwould eventually become Renton’s first municipal build-ing.Nancy’s only remaining child Izella eventually moved withher husband Joshua Morris to Franklin, and later home-steaded Osceola, near Enumclaw. In one of her memoirs,Nancy’s granddaughter, Nina Marie Morris,6 recalledthree-day trips to Renton by horse and buggy to see hergrandmother. No small undertaking, it took one day to getto Renton, one day to visit everyone and yet another toreturn home. The Springbrook Road7 was the main north/south arterial used by the Morris’s buggy during those Renton Historical Quarterly 8 1 Harmon Hartman Snow, born February 22, 1828 in Springfield, Illinois; married Nancy MatildaHembree October 6, 1853 in Lafayette, Oregon; died April 20, 1886 in Renton, WashingtonTerritory and is buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle.2 Nancy Matilda Hembree, born in Dade County, Missouri, May 3, 1837, died, 1922. Married 1853 &1901. She came to the Oregon Territory with her parents in 1843.3 Six of the Snow’s children died as infants. So when they arrived in Renton in 1877, they only hadfour kids with them.4 George Wilson Tibbetts, Sr., born January 22, 1845, Action, Maine, Fourth Regiment of newHampshire Infantry during the Civil War; married March 11, 1868 to Rebecca Ann Wilson.5 Being strict Presbyterians, we believe the Snows were encouraged/influenced to buy lots in this areaof town by David and Emily Parker, founding members of Renton’s first Presbyterian Church,who also owned property nearby. The church was eventually established in 1885 at the foot ofRenton Hill on Mill Avenue.6 These items were copied from the C.S. Custer Mercantile ledger book (Acc. #2000.127.0592), andcame from the accounts of Mrs. James Williams, for the year 1886.7 From her 1901 diary, her exact words state: “There is a good class of people living here [LosGatos, California]; You can but feel when you look in their faces, or feel the hearty handshake,that they are people you can rely upon – my husband has been around the stores, shops, anddepots a great deal, and says he has never heard an oath from either man or boy, if we could saythat of Renton, we could certainly feel that the millennium was at hand.”8 We concede to the fact that George Tibbitts could have maintained an non-active interest in theRenton store, eventually selling out to Charles S. Custer as well. But with other activitiesdemanding his attention at this time, it is unlikely that he maintained a tie to the Rentonmercantile.9 Joshua Morris came to Renton from Iowa in 1879, possibly with his father, brother and sister. Hemade a trip to California and returned to Renton in 1882 where he probably worked in thecoalmines. According to King County records, the Morrises purchased a lot in Renton fromErasmus Smithers and lived in Renton for a time.10 Nina Marie Morris was born in Franklin, near Black Diamond.11 This arterial is now called Talbot Road. Notes ReceivedEmail 7/15/2004 Steve:You did it again. WONDERFULstory in the current Renton Histori-cal Quarterly. We enjoyed it somuch. Thank you for bringing us apiece of Renton history even thoughwe’re clear down here in HOT SunCity West, Arizona. And those oldphotos are simply fabulous!!Everything about the RHS Newslet-ter is greatly enjoyed and appreci-ated when it comes in the mail.Like getting a letter from home.How fortunate we are to have ahistorical society that does so muchfor it’s members.And…being able to rememberdeparted family and friends bymaking a donation to this excep-tional museum is a godsend. Themoney goes to a most worthy cause(RHS) and we, in turn, are showingwe care by donating in their nameand the family of the departedreceives written notice of ourdonation. A win-win situation in myopinion.Most sincerely,Sharon & Ron Clymer Re: Renton Quarterly Vol 35 #2,page 6 “the saddest story of hardtimes……”I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.“The daughter of the mine’s super-intendent got dolls….”She would be my great Aunt Sadie(Morgans) Marion. I am named forher husband.And yes - she was very spoiled - shewas the baby of the family - born1878.I enjoy the Newsletter - Thank you./s/ Marion H. Damiano GIFT SHOPThe gift shop has a new shipment of caps, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodedsweatshirts with the logo of a miner ’s face. We also have white T-shirtswith the painting of the Smither ’s farm.Additions to the gift shop: miniture teapots with matching cups and saucers;vintage keyplate photo frames and Victorian design scissors in a case.A variety of books and a few of the centennial afghans are also available. Footnotes Parting NoteHere at the Renton History Museum, we are often asked if we have the per-sonal histories of various individuals. Those asking the question are often times“genealogically charged” relatives of the ancestors being sought out. Sometimeswe get lucky and find things that are absolutely fascinating and very connectedto that family. Other times, we come up completely empty-handed. One of thereasons that this may happen is because the family in question has not sent us afamily history - or a photograph - or even an obituary. In those cases, we cannotsimply conjure up the material - it must be donated first. The story you have justread is an example of the kind of historical narrative that we can create whenwe have the primary “from the horse’s mouth” resources to do it. This is thekind of information researchers can pull from even the most innocuous docu-ments, like a census record, a photograph, a diary - or a letter. The Snows,Bogart, and Morris families no longer live in Renton, but their history is here andsomeday, someone - perhaps a great-great-great grandchild- will walk throughour doors at the age of 93 and ask the question: “Do you have anything on theSnows?” We’ll be waiting, and at least for the Snow descendants, we’ll be ready. Howabout your family? 9 Renton Historical QuarterlyCollections ReportBy Laura Crawford, Curator/Collections ManagerDonationsOver the past year, many generous individuals have donated items which havebeen added to the Museum's permanent collections. The staff at the Museumwish to thank the following individuals for their contributions of historical itemsand photographic images - your efforts are invaluable in helping us preserveRenton's history.MissionOur mission is not limited to just accepting and preserving the many items ofmemorabilia and photographic images generously donated by our members andthe general public. It requires we seek out and engage in activities which willenhance and complement the existing Collections for future generations. SinceJune 2003, the following objects have been purchased for the Museum's perma-nent Collections: Native American trade beads (props for Duwammish exhibit)Ladies Auxiliary to Carpenters and Joiners porcelain cup and saucerDeed for Lot in RentonCommemorative playing cards picturing planes manufactured by Boeing AirplaneCompanySeattle District Council of Carpenters pin4-Native American (Salish) gathering or berry baskets to complementDuwammish exhibit and collections2-Paccar and Gladding McBean employees ID badgesPre-WWII 16" Table Globe inscribed "Property of School District #403, Renton,WashingtonEarly version of Japanese Arisaka rifle bayonet1938 Calendar from the Renton GroceryArgonot Cafe Menu with Renton Boeing Plant B-29 cover illustrationWWI canvas ammunition belt, 1915Book entitled "The Coal Miner's Pocketbook: Principles, Rules, Formulas andTables", 1916Set of 4 Pokemon gold gaming cards collector seriesLarge assortment of International Order of Oddfellows IOOF regalia andceremonial artifacts, sashes, tunics, pendants, headwearTriple XXX brand handled cup/mugHazen High School cheerleader sweater, C1987Program for Thanksgiving Day Renton High School Football Game, 1949Bartender's Local Union #596 pinCommemorative videotape package covering 50 years of Boeing historySpringfield rifle, demilled, 1903City of Renton councilman badge, c. 1960To AcquireMuseum staff are continually seeking to expand and/or complement the Collec-tions by acquiring items which represent current places, people, or events inRenton history. If you or anyone you know have items of interest pertaining tothe following, please contact the Museum.Hazen and Liberty High School memorabilia, uniforms, awards and photographsAny Renton businesses (1990 to present)Women's and Men's Costume jewelry and personal adornment items (1970's topresent)Photographic images of events and sites "around town" (1980 to present) Our Other AssetsWhile preserving material arti-facts are an important part of theMuseum's mission, much of thework that goes on "behind thescenes" would not be possiblewithout the contributions of theMuseum volunteers:Arthur Allen, who has tirelesslyscanned over 4500 photographicimages from the Museum's photoarchives into the CollectionsManagement database over thepast eight months...University of Washington intern,Sarah Iles, who helped establishthe donor records in theMuseum's database earlier thisyear, and catalogued the earlyjewelry collection. Sarah isplanning to return this October tocontinue volunteering in theCollections Area...Pearl Jacobsen, who hasfaithfully administered the regis-tration function each Wednesdayand helped keep current onaccessioning - and congratulationsas "Volunteer of the Year"...and last - but certainly not least -Jean and Chris Noel who havehelped set-up new catalogrecords for many of the "un-known" or unidentified photo-graphic images "found in collec-tions" over the past severalmonths. 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(32/1)Mail To:Membership Secretary, Renton Historical Society235 Mill Avenue South, Renton, Washington 98055-2133 Contributions Contributions to HonorPatricia Hardie BorekKandy Mulrony, daughter General Fund ContributionsUnder $100Vera & Leo WereGreg BergquistJohn ThompsonMarjorie Gould$100 & OverBarbara Shinpoch MembershipsNew MembersKory GannonPhyllis WallaceDolores HendricksSteve DobsonRichard EricksenRoger KnutsonBrian Fritz New Business BenefactorsFosum Design Obituaries MayMayMayMayMay Deane ArndtDeane ArndtDeane ArndtDeane ArndtDeane Arndt George L. SmithGeorge L. SmithGeorge L. SmithGeorge L. SmithGeorge L. Smith Gertrude SullivanGertrude SullivanGertrude SullivanGertrude SullivanGertrude Sullivan VVVVVelma Welma Welma Welma Welma Weberebereberebereber JuneJuneJuneJuneJune James E. D’AgostoJames E. D’AgostoJames E. D’AgostoJames E. D’AgostoJames E. D’Agosto Clayton S. Anderson, SrClayton S. Anderson, SrClayton S. Anderson, SrClayton S. Anderson, SrClayton S. Anderson, Sr..... 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SandersBertha M. Sanders Dennis G. SpirDennis G. SpirDennis G. SpirDennis G. SpirDennis G. Spir yyyyy Elizabeth WElizabeth WElizabeth WElizabeth WElizabeth Waltneraltneraltneraltneraltner TTTTTracy K. Wracy K. Wracy K. Wracy K. Wracy K. Wieseieseieseieseiese Kimble L. WKimble L. WKimble L. WKimble L. WKimble L. Woodsoodsoodsoodsoods JulyJulyJulyJulyJuly John D. BuckJohn D. BuckJohn D. BuckJohn D. BuckJohn D. Buck Donna BichichDonna BichichDonna BichichDonna BichichDonna Bichich Marjorie Callen - memberMarjorie Callen - memberMarjorie Callen - memberMarjorie Callen - memberMarjorie Callen - member TTTTTony Culjakony Culjakony Culjakony Culjakony Culjak RRRRRobert Davlinobert Davlinobert Davlinobert Davlinobert Davlin Shirley Anderson-FraidenburgShirley Anderson-FraidenburgShirley Anderson-FraidenburgShirley Anderson-FraidenburgShirley Anderson-Fraidenburg David E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanDavid E. Huffman RRRRRobert Wobert Wobert Wobert Wobert W. Lee. Lee. Lee. Lee. Lee PPPPPaul Maxinaul Maxinaul Maxinaul Maxinaul Maxin WWWWWanda Messmer – memberanda Messmer – memberanda Messmer – memberanda Messmer – memberanda Messmer – member WWWWWalter E. McGeralter E. McGeralter E. McGeralter E. McGeralter E. McGerrrrrr yyyyy Inez E. NelsonInez E. NelsonInez E. NelsonInez E. NelsonInez E. Nelson Elena QuigleyElena QuigleyElena QuigleyElena QuigleyElena Quigley PPPPPatricia Chambers Watricia Chambers Watricia Chambers Watricia Chambers Watricia Chambers Walradtalradtalradtalradtalradt George H. WGeorge H. WGeorge H. WGeorge H. WGeorge H. Williamsilliamsilliamsilliamsilliams Burton WBurton WBurton WBurton WBurton Wilsonilsonilsonilsonilson AugustAugustAugustAugustAugust Edward J. BrownEdward J. BrownEdward J. BrownEdward J. BrownEdward J. Brown Elizabeth “Beth” DonofrioElizabeth “Beth” DonofrioElizabeth “Beth” DonofrioElizabeth “Beth” DonofrioElizabeth “Beth” Donofrio RRRRRobert Karinen – memberobert Karinen – memberobert Karinen – memberobert Karinen – memberobert Karinen – member Catherine LitzenbergerCatherine LitzenbergerCatherine LitzenbergerCatherine LitzenbergerCatherine Litzenberger John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlinJohn McLaughlinJohn McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin Agnes SevereidAgnes SevereidAgnes SevereidAgnes SevereidAgnes Severeid 11 Renton Historical Quarterly RentoniansRemembered denotes former Society Life Member% denotes former Society memberZ Z% DorDorDorDorDorothy Deacy Behanothy Deacy Behanothy Deacy Behanothy Deacy Behanothy Deacy BehanKatie Gilligan MarjorMarjorMarjorMarjorMarjor y Ingeborgy Ingeborgy Ingeborgy Ingeborgy Ingeborg Thompson BennettThompson BennettThompson BennettThompson BennettThompson BennettHazel & Peter Newing Agnes Deacy BentoAgnes Deacy BentoAgnes Deacy BentoAgnes Deacy BentoAgnes Deacy BentoKatie Gilligan Clinton BetzClinton BetzClinton BetzClinton BetzClinton BetzAnonymous EdwarEdwarEdwarEdwarEdward Betzd Betzd Betzd Betzd BetzClinton Betz Louise BetzLouise BetzLouise BetzLouise BetzLouise BetzClinton Betz DorDorDorDorDorothy Bruceothy Bruceothy Bruceothy Bruceothy BruceHarold Bruce Les CarrLes CarrLes CarrLes CarrLes CarrRobert & Gilda Youngquist Geraldine CoatesGeraldine CoatesGeraldine CoatesGeraldine CoatesGeraldine CoatesLila Houser Tim ChinnTim ChinnTim ChinnTim ChinnTim ChinnHazelle DuBois PPPPPaul Connorsaul Connorsaul Connorsaul Connorsaul ConnorsDorlene Bressan Gene CooperGene CooperGene CooperGene CooperGene CooperKatie Gilligan; Joyce Leas McIver ArArArArArvey Crvey Crvey Crvey Crvey CreekeekeekeekeekRenton High School Class of 1944;Raymond Petermeyer Z Z Ira Leona CrIra Leona CrIra Leona CrIra Leona CrIra Leona CreekeekeekeekeekRaymond Petermeyer ZZ Anthony Mark “TAnthony Mark “TAnthony Mark “TAnthony Mark “TAnthony Mark “Tony”ony”ony”ony”ony” CuljakCuljakCuljakCuljakCuljakHazel & Peter Newing DorDorDorDorDoreen Green Green Green Green Greggs Dalbotteneggs Dalbotteneggs Dalbotteneggs Dalbotteneggs DalbottenMildred Faull Beth DonofrioBeth DonofrioBeth DonofrioBeth DonofrioBeth DonofrioLouise George GarGarGarGarGary Eidey Eidey Eidey Eidey EideAl & Shirley Armstrong Maxine GrubesicMaxine GrubesicMaxine GrubesicMaxine GrubesicMaxine GrubesicAnne Butko & family RRRRRobert Hodgsonobert Hodgsonobert Hodgsonobert Hodgsonobert HodgsonMary Postishek David E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanDavid E. HuffmanRichard L & Louise C. Major VVVVVelma Howarelma Howarelma Howarelma Howarelma Howard Jard Jard Jard Jard JarrrrrrellellellellellRaymond Petermeyer Donald Lewis JohnsonDonald Lewis JohnsonDonald Lewis JohnsonDonald Lewis JohnsonDonald Lewis JohnsonCarmel & Don Camerini; Homer &Bunny Venishnick WWWWWarararararrrrrren G. Knutsonen G. Knutsonen G. Knutsonen G. Knutsonen G. KnutsonRon & Sharon Clymer WWWWWilliam Killiam Killiam Killiam Killiam KoshakoshakoshakoshakoshakVerna M. Koshak TherTherTherTherTheresa Kresa Kresa Kresa Kresa KreiereiereiereiereierClinton Betz WWWWWanda Messmeranda Messmeranda Messmeranda Messmeranda MessmerGreg & Carrie Bergquist Jack RJack RJack RJack RJack RobersonobersonobersonobersonobersonRenton High School Class of 1944 Evelyn REvelyn REvelyn REvelyn REvelyn RosenstrosenstrosenstrosenstrosenstromomomomomKen & Joyce Jones Diana Galiano ShumanDiana Galiano ShumanDiana Galiano ShumanDiana Galiano ShumanDiana Galiano ShumanRaymond Petermeyer PPPPPatty Ann Watty Ann Watty Ann Watty Ann Watty Ann WalradtalradtalradtalradtalradtLouise George; FlorenceDelaurenti VVVVVelma Welma Welma Welma Welma WeberebereberebereberNesika Chapter O.E.S. Past Ma-trons Club Dar WDar WDar WDar WDar WilcoilcoilcoilcoilcoxxxxxMr. & Mrs. Bill Monahan George H. WGeorge H. WGeorge H. WGeorge H. WGeorge H. WilliamsilliamsilliamsilliamsilliamsBert & Evy Nord; Renton HighSchool Class 1940; Beth & MikePotoshnik; Madeline Donckers;Harold Bruce; Hazel & PeterNewing RRRRRalf Talf Talf Talf Talf TwedtwedtwedtwedtwedtBetty Sipila, Renton HIgh SchoolClass of 1944 Elizabeth WElizabeth WElizabeth WElizabeth WElizabeth WaltneraltneraltneraltneraltnerBerniece Schwartz Z Z Z Bequest ($10,000)Bequest ($10,000)Bequest ($10,000)Bequest ($10,000)Bequest ($10,000) frfrfrfrfrom the estate ofom the estate ofom the estate ofom the estate ofom the estate of Clinton H. BetzClinton H. BetzClinton H. BetzClinton H. BetzClinton H. BetzIn memory of Edward F. andLouise M. Betz (decedent’s par-ents), Theresa Kreier (decedent’sgreat aunt) & Clinton H. Betz(decedent). Renton Historical Quarterly 12 On November 11th, the Renton History Museum will be opening an exhibit featuring veterans of the World Wars. Beloware the names of WW I veterans from Renton, as listed on the bronze memorial plaque at the Memorial Park next to theMuseum. If you know about any of Renton’s WW I veterans who did not make this list, or any Rentonians who servedduring the period immediately after the war ended, circa 1918 – 1925, please contact the museum and tell us their stories.We are also interested in any artifacts, photographs or related materials that illustrate the lives of these men. – RHMSTAFF Adams, William HayóAgnew, J.EóAlbanese, Michaeló Alberti, B.óAlcott, CharlesóAllison, John óAnderson, A.AóAnderson, C.R óAnderson, D.L óAnderson, Martin ó Anets, C.NóArthur, David M.óArthur, John D. óAshwork,B.óAtkinson, George A.óAzzola, LinoóBailey, David O. óBarber, Victor óBarlow, Robert óBates, Arthur óBeale,James Có Beanblossom, HarlanóBeil, Arthur C.óBennett, HowardóBennett, William F., Jr.óBerry, Elmer P.óBevan,ChristopheróBoisetti, LouisóBooth, Claudeó Bowron, LeroyóBoxill, LorenóBreda, AngeloóBritton, WalteróBruce,Hugh óBurrows, E.EóButler, Cecil R.óButler, Glenn EóButler, Wayne Jó Cambetti, JosephóCappelli, JohnóCarson,MaynardóCavelletto, Angello E.ó Chess, DanielóCiesfski, EdwardóCiesfski, WilliamóCorra, ButtistaóCory,RobertóDavis, Reginald W.óDick, WalteróDomerick, KóDominic, Peteró Elliot, William CóEmery,R.E.CóEngstrom, Ernest W.óErickson, Albertó Evans, Arthur E.óFalls, JamesóFaull, RobertóFaull, LesteróFaull,Thomasó Fenske, ArnoldóFriend, GeorgeóFournier, ArthuróFournier, Georgeó Fournier, StanleyóGamba,IsidoraóGarver, JohnóGibbon, ChesteróGray, George W.óGregoris, CiroóGunn, William IóHancock, FredB.óHansen, LesteróHansen, RaymondóHartelroad, ErnestóHarries, David T.óHarries, James W.óHarries,ThomasóHarris, EmilóHarris, Frank W.óHenwood, ThomasóHogan, DavidóHogan, JohnóHogan, PatrickóHoltzK.J.óHough, Stanley L.óHouser, Paul W.óHughes, BryanóHuitt, Clyde W.Illian, Elmeró Illian FrederickóIllian,BenryóIsackson, Ernest W.óJenkins Ralph D.ó Jenkins, RogeróJenkins, Verne W.óJones, DavidóJones,WalteróKane, FrancisóKellogg, GeraldóKellogg, JohnóKaser, Wayne E.óKendtner, ErnestóKendtner,LacerneóKilpatrick J.DóKlepach, MichaelóKline, Abraham M.óKnez, AugustóKoskiner, EdwardóKranick,M.JóKusmurz, AlexanderóLanich, Arnold JacksonóLavroni, JohnóLanscardi, John B.ó Lawrence, FloydEóLawrence, Ralph E.óLaws, BenjamiNóLaws, Mathewó Lind, CharlesóLong, SylvesteróMcardle,JamesóMcdonald, J.HóMcelho, HowardóMagoli, GuiseppeóMagoli, JosephóMaioli, LuigióManifold, Clarence A.óManifold, Frank L.óMarlotty, BenjaminóMarlotty, JohnóMarlowe, Milton J.óMarlowe, Vane W.óMarshall, GeorgeóMazey, LeroyóMehan, MerleóMelville, Isaac L.óMilford, OrvilóMiller, AlbertóMiller, Charles D.óMilhuff, GeorgeW.óMoline, Francis HóMonti, MauroóMonoghan, William P.óMoran, JohnóMorrison, RufusóMorrow, AlbertóMunn, A.L.óMassucco, JoeóMutti, EliaóNelson, John A.óNelson, RalphóNichols, AlbertóNicola, AndrewóO’Brien,C.óO’Hara, FrankóO’Neil, HughóOlsen, CharlesóOlsen, HowardóOlsen, OscaróOlsen, Olen C.óPaller, PeteróPasini, BattistaóPellegrinno, ModestaóPerella, BenjaminóPetagana, BenóPetagana, JosephóPeterson, Fred L.óPeterson, ThurstonóPeterson, WilliamóPetty, Cecil E.óPistoresi, GeorgeóPoli, AngeloóPowell, WilliamóPowell,DavidóPozzobon, AlexanderóPozzi, TonyóPridham, Howard E.óPritchard, GeorgeóPritchard, ThomasóRafello,AngeloóRaymond, Evan JóRees, Evan T.óRees, FrederickóRees, MeredithóRees, Stanley M.óRhodes, A.W.óRichards, ChesteróRichards, RaymondóRoberts, R.D.óRobertson, JamesóRobinson, RalphóRomiti, AngeloóRossi,Vincent P.óRutter, ThomasóSamson, JohnóSandstrom, RobertóScoll, LouisóSedlacek, AndrewóSeguin, Charles P.óSeguin, G.W.óSeguin, WilliamóSerosky, WilliamóShook, Walter B.óSipila, Jacob R.óSnyder, JohnóStone, RobertóStorey, CharlesóStorey, Frank T.óSwalet, JohnóSwales, JohnóSwift, MartinóSwift, ThomasóTachell, BertramóTachell, RoyóTamborini, CharlesóTamborini, Peter óTamborini, StephenóThomas, Kenneth A.óThomas, W.I.óThompson, HughóThorne, R.M.óTonkin, Edgar J.óTrent, CarlóTruesdell, WilliamóTira, FioranzoóUder, JeromeóVaise, FrankóVan Winkle, FrancisóVincentino, AugustóWagner, L.F.óWente, FredóWhite, WalteróWilliams, MiltonE.óWilliams, ReesóWilliams, Robert H.óWilliams, Thomas H.óWilliams, William E.óWilliams, William G.óWilson,Ernest, P.óWood, Bryan V.óWood, Charles R.óWood, John F. 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