FRANK WAREHIME

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     FRANK WAREHIME, in the spring of 1885, carried his blankets from Walla Walla to his present farm two miles west and one north of Hesseltine postoffice. He then went to Medical Lake where he worked for two years, during which time he assisted in the erection of the hospital for the insane, then returned to Hesseltine and tiled a homestead on his present land. As may he inferred from the opening sentence of this sketch. Mr. Warehime was an extremely poor man when he came to this country. He had practically nothing but a robust physique and a strong determination to improve his land and succeed in the business of farming, in which he at once engaged. He brought his family here two years after coming himself, and for some time they had many hardships to endure, incident to their pioneer life, but times became better with them, and poverty rapidly turned to prosperity until now Mr. Warehime owns 320 acres of good agricultural land where he lives, all in cultivation, well improved and well stocked, a modern and convenient residence, good out buildings, et cetera, and 160 acres of partially improved land on the Columbia river.

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     Frank Warehime was born in Lee county, Iowa, July 5, 1855, the son of Jacob and Sarah (Sutton) Warehime. natives respectively, of Ohio and Indiana. The father of our subject was an early pioneer in the state of Iowa. He first settled at Keokuk, where he helped in the grading of the first street ever graded in that city. He removed to Jewell county, Kansas, and from there came to Hesseltine about twelve years ago. where he is now living in his seventy-ninth year. His wife, our subject's mother, died thirteen years ago. They were parents of eight children, of whom the subject and his brother John are in this county.

     Frank Warehime began life on his own responsibility at the age of fourteen. After leaving home he went to Saline county, Nebraska, where for several years he followed the calling of the cowboy, after which he removed to Davis county. Iowa, and was there married, in March, 1877, to Luella B. Smith, a native of that county. Mrs. Warehime has to her knowledge no living relatives. In the fall of 1877 Mr. Warehime removed to Jewell county, Kansas, where he followed farming until he came west in 1885.

     To Mr. and Mrs. Warehime have been born eight children: Arthur, married to Mabel Low; Henrietta, wife of J. Adams; Bertie; Ethel; Ida; Hazel; Fred, and Nina.

     Mr. Warehime is a member of the Maccabees lodge of Wilbur.