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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.


     JOHN H. ROBINSON has the distinction of being one of the very first settlers in the Tipso country.  His farm lies about one and three-fourths miles from Tipso and is second to none of the good places in the county.
     John H. Robinson was born in Nova Scotia on April 23, 1856, being the son of James and Jane (Holton) Robinson, natives of England and Canada, respectively.  The father came to Canada when a young man and took up the business of contractor.  In 1883, he came to Washington, and Sprague was his home place until his death. The first fifteen years of our subject's life were spent in Halifax, where he received his education, then went to railroading.  In 1882, he came to Washington and wrought on the Northern Pacific, making his headquarters at Sprague.  When he first came to the territory, it was direct to Sprague and he squatted on a quarter section.  Then he went back to railroading and as fast as he earned money, improved the ranch.  He has now three hundred and sixty acres of good land, plenty of horses and cattle, abundance of machinery, fine orchard and other improvements.  On the place are a number of very fine springs, which give a continual flow of water for all uses.
     Mr. Robinson has the following brothers and sisters, William A., Mrs. Nettie Ramsey, Mrs. Alice Wishard, deceased, Mrs. Adelaide McGuire, Mrs. Mary Roon, and Mrs. Jessie Jennings.
     Mr. Robinson has improved his present holdings continually by his own efforts and while he has been gaining wealth in this country he has also won hosts of friends, owing to his geniality ever expressed in kindness.  Mr. Robinson provided for his parents until their death and since then has never seen fit to enter the matrimonial relations.  He has received the confidence of the entire community and is a man of first class standing.
 

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