The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1052 

ROBERT WEBER.

Robert Weber is a well known shoe merchant of Prosser, where he has conducted a
store of that kind for a number of years. In the promotion of his enterprise he
has been quite successful and today enjoys a large trade. Born in Germany in
1861, he is a son of Frederick and Emily Weber, both of whom have passed away.

The son was reared in his native land and there received his early education.
Upon laying aside his textbooks he turned to the shoe snaking trade, which he
had learned in Germany. In 1882, at the age of twenty-one, he went to Bismarck,
North Dakota, where for four years he conducted a shoe store and served for the
same length of time in the state militia, thereby demonstrating his patriotic
spirit and his appreciation of the duties of citizenship. He then took up a
homestead claim north of Bismarck, upon which he remained from 1886 to 1890, and
also acted as mail carrier during this period. For ten years he was postmaster
of Conger, North Dakota, ably discharging the duties of the office and also
giving his attention to farming at the same time. In 1908 he sold his interests
there and in April, 1909, came to Prosser, where he bought land, but established
a shoe store at the same time and to its conduct he has since given his time. As
the years have passed he has built up a good business, from which he now derives
a gratifying income.

In 1890 Mr. Weber was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Brown, of North Dakota,
and they have eight children: Albert, who has a clerical position in Prosser;
Edna, the wife of Robert Evans, who is farming near Prosser; Robert, who is
waging the fight for democracy in the United States navy; Clara; Emma; Rosie;
Bertha and Walter.

Mr. Weber has always taken a laudable interest in the growth and prosperity of
his community and through his business activities has contributed thereto. The
land which he owns near Prosser is of the best quality and of considerable
value. In his political affiliations he is a republican, steadfastly upholding
the principles of that party and ever supporting its candidates. He is a man of
high principles and character and all who know him speak of him in the most
complimentary terms.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.