The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 477

L. O. HOOD.

L. O. Hood, manager of the Golden Rule Store at Cle Elum, was born in Lucas
county, Iowa, in 1878, a son of A. J. and Phoebe Hood, both of whom were natives
of Indiana, where they were reared and married. They became pioneer settlers of
Lucas county, Iowa. where they resided for a number of years, and in 1894 they
arrived in Yakima county, Washington. Mrs. Hood was a niece of George Taylor,
one of the pioneers of Yakima county. On reaching the northwest A. J. Hood
purchased a fruit ranch and thereon resided to the time of his death, while his
widow passed away in Yakima in 1916.

L. O. Hood spent the first sixteen years of his life in his native county and
during that period acquired a good public school education. He then accompanied
his parents to Yakima, where he made his initial step in the business world as a
clerk in a store. He was afterward employed for several years in the post office
and eventually he embarked in business on his own account, conducting a grocery
store in Yakima for a short time. He then secured a position in the Golden Rule
Store at Yakima, entering upon that connection in 1915. He had previously
clerked for several of the leading stores in Yakima and in 1918 he became
manager of the Golden Rule Store at Cle Elum. This store was established in
August, 1915, by Snyder, Callahan & Barney and was one of a chain of over three
hundred stores. Mr. Snyder was manager until January, 1918, when Mr. Hood
purchased his interest in the local store, of which he has since been manager.
He is now wisely, carefully and successfully directing its interests.

On the 25th of December, 1903, Mr. Hood was united in marriage to Miss Florence
McWain, who passed away in 1905. On the 3d of January, 1918, Mr. Hood wedded
Fannie Beardsley, of Yakima. He has a daughter born of the first marriage,
Helen. Mr. and Mrs. Hood are members of the Christian church and his political
support is given to the democratic party. They are people of genuine worth,
enjoying the high regard of all with whom they have been brought in contact. Mr.
Hood has made steady progress since starting out in the business world and,
directing his efforts and attention along a single line, has constantly promoted
his efficiency and broadened his experience.

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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.