Transcribed from "An Illustrated History of The
Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties,
State of Washington", published by Western Historical Publishing
Co., 1904.
SAMUEL L. PRICE resides about
three miles northwest from Hesseltine, where he has a good estate and is
one of the very early settlers in this country and secured the first land
that he owned here by homestead right. Later, he added by purchase
until he has now six hundred and forty acres which is devoted to general
farming. In addition to this, Mr. Price raises a great deal of stock,
being one of the foremost men in the stock line in this vicinity.
He has continued in this industry from the time of his settlement here
and has done excellent work. His labors have been rewarded by prosperity
and he possesses considerable property, being rated as one of the wealthy
men of Lincoln county.
Samuel L. Price, the
father, was a native of New York and came as a pioneer to Wisconsin where
he followed lumbering for many years, being a prominent operator in that
industry. The mother of our subject, Ida Price, was born in Pennsylvania
and descended from Dutch ancestry. Samuel L. was born in Wisconsin,
in September, 1858, and like the ordinary lads of his section he gained
his training in the district schools and at the early age of seventeen,
went to Kansas and began the life of a cowboy. He rode the range
all through the northwest until 1883, when he came to the Blue mountains
in Oregon and engaged in lumbering. For five years, he followed that
business, then came to his present location. In addition to general
farming, mentioned above, he handles both cattle and horses, having excellent
graded stock. His farm has been, wisely laid out and is well supplied
with buildings, corralls, fences, and everything needed both in stock and
grain farming. Mr. Price, like most of the pioneers in this country,
started with no capital but has a fine holding at the present time, all
as a result of his wise labors done since arriving here.
In 1886, Mr. Price married
Clara A. Hartman. She was born in Iowa and came with her parents
to Oregon in 1871. Her father, James A. Hartman, was born in Tennessee
and her mother, Jane (Jones) Hartman, came of Welch descendants who were
also born in Tennessee. To Mr. and Mrs. Price three children have
been born, Zetta, Dwight L., and Marshall R.
Mr. Price is an influential
man in the community and is looked up to by all as a man of superior wisdom
an judgment. His uprightness and genialty have won for him, a host
of friends.