Edwards, Rev. Jonathan. "An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington." San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1900. p. 361. CHARLES B. SYPHERT A pioneer of 1879, dealer in real estate, office in the basement of Fall City block, is a native of Oregon, born at Salem, September 21, 1860. He was brought up on a farm and on November 1, 1879, in company with John Glover and A. J. McGunion, started by steamer for The Dalles, and from there came overland to Spokane, engaging in the hack and truck business, the first in the city. At the time of his arrival the town had about two hundred and fifty white inhabitants and thousands of Indians. He spent a few years in the hack line and then engaged in the real estate business, in which he has been successful. He is a member of the Pioneer Society and the Junior Order of American Mechanics. When the call was made for volunteers for the American army he enlisted and went to San Francisco as quartermaster-sergeant in Company A, First Washington Volunteers, but supposing there would be no work but garrison duty, he secured his discharge and returned home to the present business. * * * * Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in July 2006 by Diana Smith. This biography was transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.