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<br /> HISTORY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY 137
<br /> I and B. F. Bird,and their mill was afterward purchased by the firm of Wagner & Wilson. The
<br /> subject of this sketch and his associates next organized the Stephens-Bird Logging Company,
<br /> which in 1912 became known as the Stephens-Bird Lumber & Logging Company, and in the
<br /> following year they purchased the business of the Cascade Lumber & Shingle Company at
<br /> •f Snohomish. The plant has a capacity of one hundred and twenty-five thousand feet of lumber
<br /> per eight hour day and furnishes work to one hundred and fifty men. The lumber is sold all
<br /> over the world,and the firm also conducts a large logging business. In the development of this
<br /> industry E. Milton Stephens has played a leading part. The First National Bank of Monroe
<br /> was started by Joseph Swalwell and E. Milton Stephens, and the Iatter has since been its presi-
<br /> dent. He is an astute financier and under his wise guidance the business of the institution has
<br /> _• steadily increased.
<br /> In May, 1890, Mr. Stephens married Miss Ida M. Smith, of Marysville, and four children
<br /> were born to them, namely: L. D., who is married and acts as manager of the logging camp;
<br /> Gertrude M., who is attending college; Eliza, the wife of Jack Bulmer, and Lillian, also a
<br /> college student.
<br /> Mr. Stephens is a Knight Templar Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is also
<br /> connected with the Eastern Star and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is an
<br /> adherent of the republican party and for two terms represented his district in the state legis-
<br /> lature_ He was a member of the state senate for a term and exhibited a zealous and watchful
<br /> regard of public rights, never using his talents unworthily nor supporting a dishonorable cause.
<br /> Endowed with keen mentality and the spirit of enterprise, he has avoided the pitfalls into
<br /> which unrestricted progressiveness is so frequently led, focusing his energies in directions
<br /> where fruition is certain, and his industry, probity and ability have met with a rich return
<br /> of personal regard as well as a substantial measure of financial prosperity.
<br /> FRED A. KNEIPP
<br /> k4F Among the citizens to whom Snohomish is indebted for the expansion of its trade rela-
<br /> tions, none enjoys a higher reputation than does Fred A. Kneipp, who has made the jewelry
<br /> =;1,', business the ladder by which he has mounted to success. He learned the watchmaker's trade at
<br /> Wiesbaden, Germany, and has followed it continuously for forty-eight years, acquiring expert
<br /> skill. He came to the United States in 1896, when a young man of thirty-four, and in
<br /> 1898 came to northwestern Washington, opening a jewelry store in Snohomish. Mr. Kneipp
<br /> E^ deals exclusively in this line of merchandise, and his is the oldest jewelry establishment in the
<br /> entire county. His store contains many fine examples of the goldsmith's art, and for twenty- •
<br /> iy.-. eight years he has ably conducted the business, which has steadily increased, keeping pace with
<br /> the growth of the town and the surrounding district.
<br /> In 1899 Mr. Kneipp married Miss Minna Schott, and they have become the parents
<br /> of three children: Margaret, who follows the profession of teaching; Carl, who is engaged in
<br /> the jewelry business; and Otto, a high school student. Mr. Kneipp is identified with the An-
<br /> cient Order of United Workmen and his political allegiance is given to the republican party.
<br /> He is in hearty sympathy with every project for civic progress and betterment, and his ability,
<br /> probity and loyalty are well known to the residents of Snohomish, who speak of him in terms
<br /> of high regard.
<br /> CHARLES H. FICKEL
<br /> Charles H. Fickel, a well known mortician of Everett, has been a resident of the city
<br /> h -:-74.. "- t_ for eighteen years, and during much of this period he has been active in public affairs, serving
<br /> at the present time as county coroner. He was born November 15, 1881, in Randolph county,
<br /> t . Indiana, and is a son of George H. and Elizabeth C. Fickel, who have made their home in
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<br /> Everett since 1909. Both of his grandfathers served in the Union army during the Civil
<br /> t 3 war.
<br /> 4.-1-' Charles H. Fickel obtained his higher education in Earlham College, from which he received
<br /> .t",e° the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1902, and in the following year he was graduated from
<br /> he Barnes School of Embalming in Chicago. He passed tV state examination in Indiana and
<br /> „°� there followed his chosen line of work until 1908. He then started for the Pacific coast,
<br /> locating in Everett, Washington, and was made deputy county clerk under W. F. Martin.
<br /> ,, 1 rh- He was chosen county clerk in 1914 and acceptably filled the position for two terms, or for
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