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ANDREW J. DUFUR, JR.
A. J. Dufur, Jr., is one of the pioneers of this section,
being largely instrumental in laying out the present town
site of Dufur, and is today one of its most respected citi
zens. Born in Vermont in 1847, he moved with his parents to
Wisconsin, at the age of seven, and after remaining there
five years, he and his mother, sister and brother, W. H.,
came by water to California, his father having crossed the
plains. After their arrival in California, they started for
Oregon, crossing the mountains on foot, and located on a
farm near Portland, where they remained for about twelve
years. In September, 1872, he, and his brother, E. B., came
to Wasco county, and began sheep and stock raising, which
he continued doing until five years ago, when he disposed
of his interest to his brother, E. B: Since that time he has
been engaged in dairying and general farming, and also
ran the "15-Mile" house until December, 1894, when on ac
count of his wife's sickness, he had to rent both hotel and
farm.
He married Miss Mary M. Hansberry, of Portland, in
1869, and has two daughters living, the eldest being married
to C. P. Balch, the druggist.
Mr. Dufur was the first Mayor of Dufur, and was honored
by a re-election. He 'has also been elected justice of the
peace three consecutive times, but resigned before the ex
piration of his last term. He has also filled the positions of
school director and school clerk.
J. A. GULLIFORD.
This gentleman's career in life Is one ofl which he should
justly feel proud. It is a well known fact that in early
days the great majority of men who came to this coast did
so under excitement which the discovery of gold had crea
ted in the Eastern States, and on arriving here all hastened
to the mountains with the anticipation of making a fortune
within a year or two, and returning to their Eastern homes
to spend the remainder of their lives in ease and luxury.
Such, however, was not the case with the subject of our
sketch. The pursuit of agriculture appears to have been
his ambition, and by applying systematic business methods
he is to-day one of the most substantial men in the county.
Mr. Gulliford was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, Sep
tember 7, 1834. He crossed the plains in 1852, settling in
Lane county, and from the first became interested in farm
ing and stock raising. In 1866 he located near Prineville,
and in 1877 moved to 15-Mile, near the present city of Du
fur. He married Miss Martha E. Vanderpool, June 16, 1872,
and has one son. He is an honored member of Ridgely
Lodge, No. 7, I. O. O. F. He is strictly conscientious in all
his acts, his word being as good as his bond, and his stand
ing among his fellow men is exceeded by none.
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Hon. A. J. Dufur, who died June 5, 1890, was one of the
representative men of this county. Born in New Hamp
shire in 1815, he came to Vermont a child. In 1855 he immi
grated to Wisconsin, and two years after was elected to a
seat in the legislature, and served with honor to himself
and benefit to nis State. In 1859, with a wife and four chil
dren, he boldly set forth for Oregon to found a home for
himself and family in the wilderness. He came at a time
when Oregon needed men of brains as well as muscle, and
in A. J. Dufur both were combined, and the same indomita
ble will and energy that had enabled him to obtain a thor
ough education by the pine light in a log cabin, enabled him
to go into the forest region wnere Portland now stands and
literally hew out a home.
The infant state was not long in recognizing the ability of
her new citizen, and in the dark gloomy days of 1862, just
three years from the time he left the legislature of Wiscon
sin, he was a member oi the house of representatives of
Oregon, where his experience was invaluable among his as
sociates. His chosen vocation was farming, and when his
term expired he returned to his farm at Portland, but did
not lose sight of state and national ari'airs. He was one of
the organizers of thp State Agricultural Society, was edi
tor of the agricultural department of the Portland Bulletin,
and was for years connected with the old Willamette Far
mer as associate editor.
In 1876, when the Centennial of American Independence
was celebrated, he was again called from his farm and
asked as Commissioner of Oregon to show the world gath
ered at Philadelphia that Oregon had ceased to be a wilder
ness, and that her mines, forests, orchards, grain fields
and fisheries could compete with the world. That he did it
well the records of immigration will attest none could do
better. That his work was appreciated is shown when we
state that the people of Oregon presented him with a hand
some mounted cane and an elegant watch made from the
gold specimens which he exhibited at Philadelphia.
The main interest of his declining years was to advance
the prosperity of the city which bears the family name,
and no public meeting or good cause was complete without
his venerable countenance in the presiding officer's chair.
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HON. A. J. DUFUR, SR.
H. S. Turner is the talented editor and proprietor of the
Dufur "Dispatch". His pen is an able and versatile one,
and on many an occasion has proved itself "mightier than
the trusted sword.". He is a native of the Province of
Quebec, Canada, and began a five year's apprenticeship to
the "art preservative" in 1864. After its conclusion, he
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entered the government printing office at Ottawa, Ontario,
and also has served terms on the Boston "Journal," "Low
ell Times," Chicago- "Tribune" and "Inter-Ocean," and the
San Francisco "Examiner."
He has also owned and conducted several good news
paper properties in Canada, and in dwlererit states of the
Union. About two years ago he came here and established
the "Dispatch" which he enlarged November 26, 1897. His
office is well equipped for job work of every description,
and for neatness and dispatch has gained a well earned
reputation. Mr. Turner's disposition is of a progressive
nature, and the policy of his paper is always abreast of the
times, and he has contributed very much towards bringing
Dufur, with its many natural advantages, to the notice of
the general public.
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FRANK H. WATTS.
One of the young men of this town who is steadily work
ing himself to the front is Frank H. Watts, who came to
Eastern Oregon in 1893 in the interest of the Star Nurser
ies. In 1895, he became connected with the Woodburn Nur
sery Company, and the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co.
He is also general agent for Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam and
Crook counties, for the White Bronze Tomb Stones, manu
factured by the Monumental Bronze Co., of Bridgeport,
Conn. He makes a specialty of this work, and from the
middle of September to November 1, 1897, he placed $5,000
worth of tomb stones.. It is hardly necessary to enter Into
the merits of tuese monuments, as they have been endorsed
from a scientific standpoint, by the Scientific American it
self, than which no better authority could be cited. It pos
sesses a great many advantages over stone, aside from its
greater durability, such as the fact that it Is free from the
discoloring influences of trees or growths of moss or mil
dew, and is not affected in the least by the elements of the
atmosphere, so destructive to stone.
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E. T. HINMAN.
Mr. Hinman is one of Dufurs most honored and useful
citizens. Born in Oneida county, N. Y., December 21, 1837,
he remained there until 23 years of age, receiving a thor
ough public school education. Moving to Anderson county,
Illinois, he successfully farmed' for the next 25 years. Be
ing attracted towards Oregon, he then moved to Dufur, and
became interested in stock and sheep raising until 1890. He
then became engaged in contracting and building, and some
of Dufur's most elegant buildings are monuments -to his
taste and skill, namely the Methodist Episcopal and United.
Brethren churches, and the public school at Dufur, of
which we present a cut In the erection of the latter build
ing he was ably assisted by Monroe Heisler. Mr. Hinman,
quite early in life, married Miss Marie E. Reynolds, and has
three children living, two boys and one girl, all married;
his eldest son, Henry, being engaged in the hotel business
in Portland. Last April Mr. Hinman was elected City Mar
shall for a term of two years. He is a member of the Ma
sonic order, and has acted as superintendent of the United
Brethren Sunday school for the past 11 years.