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SAMUEL C. KINCH is one of the leading men in Sprague. That he is a thoroughly self made man will he evident to any one reading the account of his career. He has achieved abundant success in the lines of endeavor pursued and is certainly to he commended for the marked industry and energy manifested throughout. Mr. Kinch is handling a nice drug trade in Sprague, having a well equipped and stocked store.
Samuel C. Kinch was horn in Grindstone
City, Michigan, on August 31, 1867, the son
of Samuel and Augusta M. (Lemman) Kinch, natives of Canada and Lockport, New York,
respectively. The father was a merchant in
Grindstone City and died there in 1878. The
mother is now dwelling in Seattle. Our subject received his education in the common
schools and at the age of eighteen, secured a
third grade certificate and commenced teaching. By personal investigation and careful
study while he was teaching, he fitted himself
and secured a first grade certificate. For five years he gave his attention to teaching in Washington and in 1890 and '91 was principal of
the Medical Lake schools of this state. During
odd moments, he studied pharmacy and later
took a course in the National Institute of Pharmacy, in Chicago, and in 1897, opened a drug
store in Sprague where we find him doing a
nice business at the present time. He had come
to this state in 1888 and soon after arriving
here, bought the relinquishment of a party in
Rattlesnake Flat and homesteaded the place. He taught school, worked at day's labor and
kept up his studies until he fitted himself for
the position that he now occupies and accumulated also, during this time, a magnificent estate of thirty-five hundred acres of excellent
wheat and grazing land. A portion of the estate is irrigable and he also has on his homestead, a fine water power. Mr. Kinch owns a
nice residence of eight rooms, tastily surrounded with trees and lawns, in Sprague, and other
property, in addition to what we have mentioned. He certainly has made a most excellent
success in his labors for his entire holding has
been gained through his own endeavors since
coming to this state.
In September, 1898, at Sprague, Mr. Kinch
married Mrs. Emma Bracken, whose parents
were John and Elizabeth (Watson) Lucas, natives of Iowa and Ireland, respectively, and
now deceased. The father was a miner in California in early days. Mr. Kinch has one brother, Frank, and two half sisters, Mrs. John
Copeland and Mrs. C. F. Cunningham. Mrs.
Kinch has the following brothers and sisters;
John, George, Mrs. Louisa Harker, Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron. To Mr. and Mrs. Kinch two
children have been born, Frances, aged four
and Samuel C, Jr., an infant.
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