"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.  Page 618.  Malheur County.

SANFORD N. EMISON

     No man in the vicinity of Nyssa, Malheur county, is better known than the
capable and enterprising business man whose name is at the head of this sketch.
He is a member of the firm of Emison Brothers, which does a large business in
the general merchandise trade, having a spacious and well equipped store in
Nyssa, where they carry a complete stock of gents' furnishing goods, dry goods,
groceries, hardware, house furnishings, farm implements, lumber, coal, and in
fact a line of all kinds of goods that are needed in the wide range of territory
whence comes their extensive and lucrative patronage.  In addition to their
commodious store, the firm owns a large two-story warehouse, where they have a
great quantity of goods and the upper part is occupied with the opera house of
the town.  The firm also handles the Nyssa ferry, and until recently, they have
handled a large stock ranch of fifteen hundred acres, well stocked and one of
the largest in this section of the country.
     Reverting more particularly to the personal history of our subject, we note
that he was born in Baker City, Oregon, on July 13, 1872, being thus a native of
this portion of the state and one of its younger business men.  His parents,
William and Mary N. (Rice) Emison, came across the plains with ox teams from St.
Louis, Missouri, in the early sixties and settled in Baker City, where the
father followed in mining for a time.  Later he removed his family to near the
place where Ontario now stands and engaged in stock raising.  Our subject was a
small child at this time and he grew up amid the environments of a stock ranch,
gaining his elementary education from the common schools, and completing the
same by a thorough course in the Willamette University at Salem, of which
institution he is an alumnus.  The father operated near Ontario for a number of
years and then sold out and came to the vicinity of Nyssa and purchased fifteen
hundred acres, where he continued his labors until April, 1900, when he was
taken hence by the angel of death.  The mother then purchased a place in
Portland and is residing there at the present time.  Our subject and his
brother, Charles R., formed a partnership in 1896, handling the father's stock
business and also a general merchandise establishment in Nyssa.  The brother
gave especial attention to the stock portion of the business and our subject
handled the store.  But in the spring of 1901, they disposed of the stock and
gave their united attention to the merchandise business, and they have a fine
establishment and the confidence and patronage of a large number of people,
their trade extending many miles in every direction.  Mr. Emison has a large
ten-room house of modern architectural design, tastily surrounded and handsomely
furnished which is the family home at the present time.
     The marriage of Mr. Emison and Miss Eva Tharp was solemnized on April 19,
1896, and to them have been born two children, Beatrice and Sidney S.  Mrs.
Emison is a lady of many virtues and graces, and she presides in a becoming
manner over their elegant home, which she makes a center of refined hospitality.
Mr. Emison is a member of the Modern Woodmen, Nyssa Camp, No. 7489.  He is also
postmaster of his town, and in this exacting position he has given satisfaction
to all, and he is highly esteemed by all and is a business man of talent and
executive force.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in February 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.