The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 804 
A portrait of James Sutor appears in this publication.

JAMES SUTOR.

James Sutor, the owner of a fifteen-acre ranch property devoted to horticultural
pursuits and an equal tract on which he is raising alfalfa, was born in Ontario,
Canada, December 23, 1856, a son of Robert and Mary (Topp) Sutor, both of whom
have passed away. The father was a lumberman and farmer.

The son, spending his youthful days under the parental roof, acquired a public
school education and when not busy with his textbooks assisted his father in the
farm work and continued upon the old homestead until he reached his majority. He
then went to Minnesota and took up a homestead claim in what was then Polk
county but is now Red Lake county. There he continued until 1905, when he came
to Yakima county and has since been identified with the agricultural and
horticultural development of the valley. He purchased twenty acres of land two
miles south of Yakima and has since invested in an additional ten acres.
One-half of his land is now producing large crops of apples, pears and prunes.
The other fifteen acres is producing an abundant yield of alfalfa and both
branches of his business are proving profitable by reason of his careful
management, his close application and sound business judgment.

On the 28th of March, 1882, Mr. Sutor was married to Miss Wanda Libert, of
Wisconsin, and to them have been born six children: Lerren, deceased; Wanda, the
wife of E. W. Petzel; Frederick, a farmer who is married and resides on the
Tieton; Clarence J., who is also farming on the Tieton; Harriet; and William, at
home.

In politics Mr. Sutor is a democrat and for twelve years served as county
commissioner while in Minnesota. He belongs to the Horticultural Union and to
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in these organizations is highly
esteemed by reason of his sterling worth and admirable traits of character that
give him high rank as a business man and citizen.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.