The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 499

HARRY N. PAUL.

Harry N. Paul, one of the prominent agriculturists of the younger generation, is
residing near Mabton and has been very successful along divers lines of
agriculture. A valuable farm, known as Happy Home, stands as the visible
evidence of his industry and energy. He was born in Sarpy county, Nebraska,
January 2, 1878, a son of Charles C. and Caroline M. (Rosenstihl) Paul, the
former born in Otsego county, New York, and the latter in Virginia. Her father,
Jacob Rosenstihl, conducted the first blacksmith shop in Omaha, whither he had
made his way by wagon, being one of the historic pioneers of that place. Charles
C., Paul, the father of our subject, was in Chicago at the time of the great
fire there and barely escaped with his life when he tried to save his trunk
during that terrible conflagration. About 1875 he removed to Nebraska, where he
farmed acquiring wild land which he placed in a good state of cultivation. He
subsequently conducted a wagon and repair shop at Omaha for several years but
in the '80s went to Douglas county, Nebraska, where he again followed farming
until 1900, when he came to the state of Washington, settling in Seattle. That
city remained his residence until 1911, when he went to Medford, Oregon, living
in that city for six years. In 1917 he returned to this state and took up his
residence in Sunnyside, where he now lives retired. His brother, Dr. C. H. Paul,
was the first dentist in Omaha.

Harry N. Paul grew up amid pioneer conditions in Nebraska and in that state
attended the public schools. Upon laying aside his textbooks he assisted his
father until 1898, when, being influenced by the glowing reports which he heard
regarding the far west, he went to Spokane, where he attended a business
college. He provided for his expenses by his own labors. thereby displaying the
spirit of enterprise which has ever been one of the salient characteristics that
have greatly contributed toward his later success. He also studied assaying
during this period and followed that occupation for about four years, but
because of cyanide poisoning he then took up farm work, his health precluding
further activity along mining lines.

In 1902 Mr. Paul came to Yakima county and he and his brother, Charles C. Paul,
Jr., then bought sixty acres of land four and a half miles north of Mabton which
at that time was in a wild state, being covered with a dense growth of
sagebrush. The brother later sold out and Mr. Paul of this review has since
bought forty acres more, making a total of seventy acres, all of which is in a
high state of cultivation. He has erected suitable barns and a fine home, thus
making his one of the valuable properties of the neighborhood. He raises hay
and corn and also gives considerable attention to the live stock end of farming,
specializing in blooded Percheron horses and Holstein cattle. Moreover, he is a
large bee keeper and now has four hundred and seventy-five stands, which are
located in a ten-mile circle all around the home. He produces the well known and
justly celebrated Happy Home honey and in 1918 sold over thirteen tons of
extracted honey. From this source Mr. Paul is deriving a very gratifying
addition to his income and has become an authority in the apiary line and is
often consulted upon subjects relating thereto. He does his own extracting and
sells the product to jobbers entirely. The farm, which is one of the most modern
and up-to-date in the vicinity of Mabton, is known as the Happy Home farm and
Mr. Paul may well be proud of the success which he has achieved here as it is
entirely due to his own labor, his energy and industry.

In 1904 Mr. Paul was married to Miss Clara E. Scott, a native of Whitman county,
Washington, and a daughter of J. A. M. Scott. To this union four children were
born, Allen, Vance, and Helen and Harold, twins. Mr. and Mrs. Paul are well and
favorably known socially in Mabton and vicinity, being welcomed in the best
homes of the neighborhood and often entertaining their friends at their own
fireside.

In politics Mr. Paul is not bound to any party but follows his own judgment,
voting for men and measures according to his lights, taking into consideration
only their qualifications. He has ever been interested in the cause of education
and mental and moral development and has served on the local school board. Great
credit is due him for what he has achieved, as his success has been built upon
his own efforts and he therefore is entitled to be numbered among the self-made
men of the state.

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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.