"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  pp. 238-239.  Baker County.

John J. CHUTE

Among the leading business men and miners of Baker county is he whose name gives
caption to this review.  It is with pleasure that we accord him representation
in this portion of our volume as one of the public spirited citizen and
influential men of the section. He was born in Fairmount, Surry county,
Virginia. July 28, 1862, his parents being John J. and Mary E. (Morris) Chute.
He was reared on a farm, and received his elementary educational discipline in
the village school, but when he became about twenty years of age he went to the
medical College at Ann Arbor, Michigan, from which he graduated in due course.
For seven years after receiving his degree he practiced medicine in various
places, but he thereupon engaged in mining. He sought earth's treasures in
Georgetown, Colorado, for about two years, then continued the search in Utah and
Idaho for a number of years, eventually, in 1896, coming to Baker county,
Oregon.
 
For two years after his arrival in this section our subject followed mining
continuously and assiduously, but apparently becoming tired of the pursuit, he
then launched out into the merchandise business in Express, opening a general
store there and also a pharmacy. He has the honor of being the pioneer merchant
of the place.
 
Fraternally our subject is affiliated with the M.W.A. and the K. of  P. in both
of which lodges he takes quite an active interest.  He is one of those who are
raising the money for and pushing the construction of the union church in
Express, and in numerous other ways is he manifesting an enlightened public
spirit and a desire to do his share for the good of town and county.  While not
a politician, he takes the interest every good citizen should in the public
affairs of his locality and state.
 
Mr. Chute married Miss Mary E., daughter of William and Mary Anderson, of
Detroit, Michigan, on the 25th of May, 1887, and to their union have been born
three children, Marguerite May, Kenneth E. and Avis V.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2007 by Jacqueline Chute.  See
her Chute Family Global Records website at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chute/