Hull, Lindley M., compiler and editor.  "A History of Central Washington,
Including the Famous Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and the Columbia Valleys."
Spokane: Press of Shaw & Borden Co., 1929.  p. 430.

PHILIP M. MARTIN

     of Danville, Illinois, came to Waterville in 1891, and begun work for Mike
Ekert, who was a brick maker, thus Mr. Martin had a part in burning the first
brick made in that town. The following year, with a pack horse and camp outfit,
he came down to the Entiat country, swimming his horse across the Columbia
River, as the ferry boat had broken loose and floated down stream. He took a
homestead on Mad River in September, 1891. He followed his trade during several
summers, worked at Bridgeport and Davenport in Washington, and several towns in
Eastern Oregon. His place was about midway up the valley, which made it a good
stopping place for travelers, hunters, and belated teamsters moving to and from
the logging camps. His door was never locked and people made themselves at home,
even at times of his absence from home.  During the winter of 1893-4, Gray and
son stored some flour and feed in Martin's house for use in logging operations.
One day, while Martin was absent, the house in some way caught fire, and all his
belongings, including keepsakes, were destroyed. Kind neighbors at once helped
to build another house, which was during very cold weather, with two and a half
feet of snow on the level. All of March, 1892, he worked for J. C. Lawrence,
opposite to Entiat, and all of April the following year for Matt Miles near the
same place. Martin had a good team of mares, with yearling colts. In 1896, a
cougar killed one of the team, less than 40 rods from the house. He was road
supervisor in 1896, and changed the road from the bench, to run past C. C.
King's place. He followed stock raising for a time, then, after moving to the
present home place, he became a fruit grower, and was made president of the
Fruit Growers league, and for several years was manager of the Entiat Telephone
and Telegraph Company.   In 1919, he was chosen a director of the Entiat State
Bank. In 1898 he was married to Miss Hettie Martin.

     
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Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in June 2009 by Diana Smith.
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