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From: Melody W. W. Felix Our subject was born in Wayne county, Illinois, the son of David K. and Susan E. Felix, natives of Kentucky. He received a public school and academic education, then, though only seventeen years old, began teaching. He followed that profession in Mississippi, Kentucky and Illinois for half A decade then engaged in the commission business in St. Louis, Missouri, continuing therein until 1889, when he came to Tacoma, Washington. For two years he was engaged in real estate brokerage there, after which he embarked in the fruit business in Los Angeles, California. For about four years he was engaged mostly in buying fruit for different wholesale houses, but becoming inspired with the hope that perhaps he might make money more rapidly in mining, he made a two years' prospecting tour into the desert. Returning, he came to Baker county, arriving here in 1898. He prospected in this section for a short time, then moved to LaGrande, where he wrought as a bookkeeper for a time, returning then to Sumpter and turning his attention to contracting. He was engaged in this line of activity and in bookkeeping until June 14, 1900, when he was elected justice of the peace on the Democratic ticket. He is discharging his duties as such with fairness and impartiality and in a manner to commend himself to the confidence and esteem of the pubic. As above indicated our subject has taken an active interest in public affairs wherever he has lived. For two years he served as assistant superintendent of schools of Wayne county, Illinois, and in 1885 he was proposed to the legislature of his state for the office of doorkeeper. Fraternally Mr. Felix is affiliated with the Ancient Order of Red Men, Eagan Tribe No. 20, of Sumpter, and in religion he holds to the Baptist faith. Mr. Felix is interested with A. H. Huntington and Thoma Barbee in two mining claims, the St. Charles and the Queen Esther, in Grant county, near the Baker county line, both of which, it is expected, will be shipping ore in the course of a year

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