Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  pp. 139-140.

SOL J. BAUM

Since 1917 Sol J. Baum has been engaged in the sporting goods business in
Pendleton. His business has grown to extensive proportions and is one of the
largest of its kind in the county. A native son of Oregon, Sol J. Baum was born
at Roseburg, in September, 1882, a son of Edward and Rose (Eben) Baum, both
natives of Austria. Edward Baum came to the United States in 1871, at the age of
twenty-one years, while his wife came to this country in 1865, when but sixteen
years of age. Their marriage was celebrated in Portland, Oregon, on the 21st of
March, 1878. On arriving in the United States Edward Baum immediately came west
and settled in Albany, Oregon, where for three years he clerked for his brother,
Nathan, in a general store. At the termination of that period he went to New
York, where he remained for but a short time and then returned to Albany,
Oregon, and engaged in the cigar business. After selling out this business he
clerked for a Mr. Marks at Roseburg, Oregon, being there engaged in a mercantile
establishment for three years. He next engaged in the general merchandise
business at Eugene, Oregon, and for sixteen years conducted his store, achieving
a gratifying amount of success. In 1896 he came to Pendleton and has since that
time successfully conducted a cigar and stationery business. He is now
seventy-two years of age and in the best of health. Edward Baum has always given
his support to the republican party and his fraternal affiliations are with the
Masons and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Mrs. Baum is living and she and
her husband are highly respected citizens of the community in which they make
their home.

Sol J. Baum is indebted to the schools of Eugene, Oregon, for his education. In
1898 he started into the business world as clerk for the Max Baer stationery
store at Pendleton and then worked in the same capacity for a Mr. Alexander, the
owner of a clothing establishment. The following seven years he spent on the
road for the Well Haskett Company, selling ladles' ready-to-wear clothing and in
1910 he engaged in the stationery business at No. 1, West Forty-second street,
New York, which business he successfully operated for a period of three years.
At the termination of that time he returned to Pendleton for a short time and
then again went east. He was engaged in the jewelry business at Troy, New York,
Newport, Rhode Island, and also had a branch store at Narragansett Pier. In the
fall of 1913 he came west once more, and settling in Pendleton engaged in
jewelry and novelties until 1917, at which time he entered the sporting goods
business, enlarging the store of his father and occupying a part of it. Mr. Baum
is an enthusiastic sportsman and he throws himself into the sale of his sporting
goods with the energy of the man who truly loves his work.

In 1912 while in Newport, Rhode Island, Mr. Baum was married to Miss Margaret
Herz, daughter of Lazar L. Herz, and a native of that city.

In the interests of the fishing and hunting activities of this county and state
Mr. Baum has been a big booster. He is at present interested with other men in
the building of a fine hunters' cabin in the Sugar Bowl country, this cabin to
be used as the basis of activities when the hunting and fishing season is in
full swing. In all of his various undertakings Mr. Baum has achieved a
substantial amount of success and he is considered one of the prominent and
useful citizens of Pendleton.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.