The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 200 

W. S. DORAN.

The name of W. S. Doran is closely associated with financial interests in
Toppenish and on the Yakima reservation. He was born in Sidney, Cheyenne
county, Nebraska, on the 28th of October, 1879, his parents being Edmund and
Catherine (Behan) Doran, who were pioneer settlers of Nebraska, having removed
to that state from northern New York. The father afterward returned to the
Empire state, where his death occurred but the mother is still living. Mr. Doran
had given his time and attention to ranching while in the nest.

W. S. Doran, after acquiring a high school education, made his initial start in
the business world. He was employed in various ways, including railroad work,
and also served as deputy county treasurer of Cheyenne county, Nebraska. In
April, 1906, he arrived in Toppenish and accepted a clerkship in the First
National Bank. He bent every energy to the mastery of the business and afterward
was made cashier of the Traders Bank upon its organization. The Traders Bank was
opened on the 15th of September, 1908, with J. D. Cornea, as president, William
M. McGowan as vice president, and W. S. Doran, cashier. The bank was capitalized
for twenty-five thousand dollars and its deposits have exceeded four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. There is now a surplus of ten thousand dollars. The bank
owns a site upon which it expects to erect a new building when the World war is
over. The business of the hank has grown steadily under the guidance of
efficient officers and not a little of the success of the institution may be
attributed to Mr. Doran, the efficient, courteous and obliging cashier.

In 1914 Mr. Doran was married to Miss Etha M. Hills. a native of Michigan, and
they reside upon a fine ranch of eighty acres four miles from Toppenish which is
owned by them. It is a valuable property, highly improved, and every comfort and
convenience is there found. Mr. Doran gives his political endorsement to the
republican party and is a recognized leader in its ranks. In 1913 he was elected
on that ticket to the office of mayor, after having just served for three years
in the position of city treasurer. He belongs to the Elks Lodge No. 318, of
Yakima, and also to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of North Platte,
Nebraska. In Toppenish he has membership in the Commercial Club and he is
interested in everything that has to do with the welfare and progress of the
city and in office and out of it has labored effectively and earnestly to
advance the best interests of the community.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.