October 24, 1868. He received his preliminary education in the public schools, and finished a literary course of study in the State Normal School at Monmouth in 1888. In 1890 he entered the medical department of the state university, from which he graduated in 1893. Upon receiving his diploma he commenced the general practice of medicine and surgery in Portland. Observation led him to believe that there was an excellent field in this section for the specialist, and, having taken greatest interest in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, he concluded to take a special course of study in these ailments, and confine his practice in the future to their treatment. Acting upon his conclusions, he went East and took a thorough course in the leading eye and ear schools and hospitals, when he again returned to Portland in the fall of 1897. Since such time he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession as a specialist. Dr. Fenton is the youngest of eight sons born to his parents, all of whom are well and favorably known in business and professional life.

S. S. WHITE.

The pioneer experiences of Judge White are of an exceptionally interesting character. This well-known and highly valued citizen of Portland was born in Franklin county, Indiana, December 14, 1811. His father was much of a frontiersman, and, after a removal to Ohio in 1815, went three years later to Sangamon county, Illinois, settling on Sugar creek, twenty miles south of Springfield. This was then a remote and unoccupied region, but three families being within the limits of the present Sangamon and Morgan counties, and sixty miles from white settlements. Various removals were made subsequently within that state. Upon arriving at his majority, young White entered the mercantile business, and continued in it near Galesburg.

In 1831 occurred his marriage to Miss Huldah Jennings, and the next year an effort was made, in company with Mr. Amzi Doolittle, and M. M. McCarver so well known as one of our early citizens, to settle on a tract of land soon to be thrown open in consequence of a treaty of relinquishment from the Indians. The land was not to be subject to settlement until June of that year; but, not apprehending any opposition, these men lo

cated lands and put up cabins in February, but were removed with much rigor by government troops under Jefferson Davis, then a lieutenant in the United States army, and their cabins were burned. Even a shed built afterwards to protect their household goods while the families were absent in Knox county was destroyed. Nevertheless, a claim was secured there, and was occupied until a removal to Burlington. Closing out business there in 1840, he was engaged in operating a ferry at Fort Madison. In 1845 he crossed the plains to Oregon.

Reaching the valley, however, without sickness or disaster, Judge White purchased a farm near Oregon City, but was soon sought by Governor Abernethy as the very man wanted for associate judge of Clackamas county under the provisional government. The year following he was advanced to the position of chief justice of Clackamas county. In 1847 he was elected to the legislature, and upon its assembling was appointed one of a committee of three, to draft a bill to authorize the raising of a military force, to punish the Whitman murderers. The bill prepared was adopted, notwithstanding some vigorous opposition from Colonel Nesmith.

In 1848, in company with Peter H. Burnett, Thomas McKay and others, he went to the California gold fields. Six weeks' work on the Yuba brought him about a hundred ounces of dust, and the mines were left and San Francisco reached in time to take passage on a bark for Oregon-the same vessel that brought up General Lane and his escort. The journey was uncomfortable, from the crowd, and the passengers were on an allowance of water six of the eighteen days of the passage. The trip from Astoria was by canoe, there being no other means of transportation.

After his return he became interested in steamboating, and helped to build the Lot Whitcomb, the second steamer built in Oregon, of which he was the one-fourth owner.

The Judge resided principally on his farm, until his removal to Portland in 1873. For a number of years subsequently he was engaged in business in Tacoma, but again returned to Portland. After his return he was elected justice of the peace, and held that office three terms. His family are all dead except a son, Eugene D., who is well known in business, social and fraternal circles.