Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 1040.
 
ARTHUR C. LEWIS

     a prominent stockman of Klamath county, also owns and operates a city meat
market in Klamath Falls. He does a general wholesale and retail business in
meats and is one of the prosperous and energetic business men of the town. He
was born on September 5, 1871 at Bedford, Iowa, the son of Leonard A. and Mary
A. (Bruner) Lewis, natives of Indiana and Iowa, respectively. The father was a
veteran of the Civil war. Besides our subject, they had the following named
children, Mrs. Nellie Moore, Charles C., L. Alva, C. Leon, and Lester and
Leslie, twins, deceased. Our subject came with his parents to Greenwood,
Colorado in 1873 where the father  engaged in stock-raising until 1885. In that
year they came to this section and followed the same business until his death in
March, 1902. The mother is still living on the old home place which adjoins the
town of Klamath Falls. After attending the common schools until he was twenty
years of age, our subject thirsted for more education and accordingly began to
work his way through the state agricultural college at Corvallis. After four
years of arduous labor, paying his own expenses by his labor entirely, he
graduated with well earned honors and returned to Klamath county and took up the
stock business. After operating here for two years, he went to Clackamas county
and began raising teasels for the woolen mills. For three years, he did that
successfully and then came back to this county and again embarked in the stock
business.  Since that time, he has continued uninterruptedly in that industry.
He handles cattle and horses and is fast breeding his cattle into thoroughbreds.
He makes a specialty of full blood Herefords and Shorthorn cattle and is very
successful.  His estate consists of three hundred acres of choice meadow land
three miles out from Klamath Falls on the Klamath river. It is a very valuable
place, producing abundant returns of hay. In addition to this, he has one
hundred and sixty acres, fifteen miles southeast from town on Lost River. He
also owns valuable property in Klamath Falls. For two years, he has been
conducting the City Meat Market and has won for himself splendid returns.
     On May 25, 1899, in Clackamas county, Oregon, Mr. Lewis married Miss Iva M.
Sawtell, who was born in Clackamas county, November 8, 1875. She spent two years
at Corvallis in college when her husband was there. Her father, A. J. Sawtell,
was of English birth and was one of the well known pioneers of Oregon. He died
in September, 1901. Her mother, Eliza E. (Dibble) Sawtell, crossed the plains
with her parents in early days and was a pioneer of the state. To Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis, two children have been born, Rollin O. A., and Ruby Ollis.
    Fraternally, we find Mr. Lewis affiliated with the W. 0, W. and A. 0. U. W.
He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church and are leaders in
society here.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.