THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON 1811-1912
FRANK DAVEY. There is no more exhilarating activity and exciting profession in this country than that of journalism. The newspaper is vital and its pages appearing fresh from the press each day reflect the life of the world. Into the making of a newspaper go the brains and energies of brilliant men and its news columns give space to stories of the ambitions and sorrows, the joys and the hates of a lifetime. To be a successful publisher a man must be more than a mere business executive and he must have his hand upon the pulse of the community. He must possess a discriminating news sense, the knowledge of human nature and a power of vivid and dramatic writing.
A journalist in this class is Frank Davey who has been active in the newspaper world since 1880. He is a native of Ireland, having been born in Sligo, that country, on the 18th of August, 1850. His parents were Michael and Mary (Finigan) Davey, the former a successful farmer in his native country. Frank Davey was the youngest of a family of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters. He received his education in the national schools of Ireland and came to America in 1867, where he joined his brother Patrick, who had crossed the Atlantic some years before. Patrick Davey is now a resident of California. Upon arriving in the United States Frank Davey settled first in Keokuk, Iowa, in which city his sister was then living.
He made his home in Keokuk and also Carthage, Illinois, until the summer of 1871, when he went to Fort Dodge, Iowa. In the fall of the same year he removed to Emmet county, Iowa, where he remained until the fall of 1886. He spent some years in this county as a teacher and held the position of superintendent of schools for four years. He was county auditor there for four years and county surveyor for two years. It was during his residence in Iowa that he first took up newspaper work. He was editor and publisher of a newspaper in that state for six years. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 but never followed the legal profession, preferring to concentrate his energies on journalism in which activity he was intensely interested and for which he showed natural aptitude. He came to Oregon in 1886 and carried on newspaper work principally in Salem. In May, 1907, he removed to Burns, Oregon, to make his home here, having purchased the Harney County News which he still conducts. His position at the head of the most important periodical in his city makes him an influential factor in municipal life. The power of the press in America is never questioned. Newspapers have made and unmade more public men than any other one force in the country. They have made policies popular and have put many officials into office. Mr. Davey has never used the power which his paper gives him in any unworthy cause and his record as a journalist is unsullied by any hint of corruption. He has been a lifelong republican. He served for two terms as a member of the state legislature from Marion county, Oregon, being elected first in 1902 and reelected in 1906.
He was speaker of the house in 1907. In December, 1907, he was appointed receiver for the United States Land Office at Burns and is the present incumbent of that office.
He was an active factor in the passage of the bill favoring the direct election of senators in 1904. He is a member of the city council of Burns and is president of that body.
Mr. Davey was married on April 4, 1877, to Miss Villa A. Pike, a daughter of Stillman Pike of Wisconsin, and they have four children: Merle, the wife of J.C. Bowen of New Bridge, Baker county, Oregon; Vera, who is deceased: Robert Emmet, who received his education in the Salem schools and Columbia University, and who is engaged in newspaper work; and Alice Lou, a pupil in the Burns public schools. Frank Davey is a member of the Burns Commercial Club and in 1911 was its president. He has been an active member of the A.0.U.W. since 1889 and was state lecturer for that organization for two years and also conducted the A.0.U.W. Reporter, its official state organ for two years.
He is an active member of the Maccabees.
Frank Davey is an efficient official, holding as he does the active management of a newspaper which is a vital force in his community. His position is a responsible one, yet he always uses this influence to favor movements which contribute to the progress and development of his city and lends his aid to no corrupt policy or no unworthy cause.
FRANK DAVEY. There is no more exhilarating activity and exciting profession in this country than that of journalism. The newspaper is vital and its pages appearing fresh from the press each day reflect the life of the world. Into the making of a newspaper go the brains and energies of brilliant men and its news columns give space to stories of the ambitions and sorrows, the joys and the hates of a lifetime. To be a successful publisher a man must be more than a mere business executive and he must have his hand upon the pulse of the community. He must possess a discriminating news sense, the knowledge of human nature and a power of vivid and dramatic writing.
A journalist in this class is Frank Davey who has been active in the newspaper world since 1880. He is a native of Ireland, having been born in Sligo, that country, on the 18th of August, 1850. His parents were Michael and Mary (Finigan) Davey, the former a successful farmer in his native country. Frank Davey was the youngest of a family of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters. He received his education in the national schools of Ireland and came to America in 1867, where he joined his brother Patrick, who had crossed the Atlantic some years before. Patrick Davey is now a resident of California. Upon arriving in the United States Frank Davey settled first in Keokuk, Iowa, in which city his sister was then living.
He made his home in Keokuk and also Carthage, Illinois, until the summer of 1871, when he went to Fort Dodge, Iowa. In the fall of the same year he removed to Emmet county, Iowa, where he remained until the fall of 1886. He spent some years in this county as a teacher and held the position of superintendent of schools for four years. He was county auditor there for four years and county surveyor for two years. It was during his residence in Iowa that he first took up newspaper work. He was editor and publisher of a newspaper in that state for six years. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 but never followed the legal profession, preferring to concentrate his energies on journalism in which activity he was intensely interested and for which he showed natural aptitude. He came to Oregon in 1886 and carried on newspaper work principally in Salem. In May, 1907, he removed to Burns, Oregon, to make his home here, having purchased the Harney County News which he still conducts. His position at the head of the most important periodical in his city makes him an influential factor in municipal life. The power of the press in America is never questioned. Newspapers have made and unmade more public men than any other one force in the country. They have made policies popular and have put many officials into office. Mr. Davey has never used the power which his paper gives him in any unworthy cause and his record as a journalist is unsullied by any hint of corruption. He has been a lifelong republican. He served for two terms as a member of the state legislature from Marion county, Oregon, being elected first in 1902 and reelected in 1906.
He was speaker of the house in 1907. In December, 1907, he was appointed receiver for the United States Land Office at Burns and is the present incumbent of that office.
He was an active factor in the passage of the bill favoring the direct election of senators in 1904. He is a member of the city council of Burns and is president of that body.
Mr. Davey was married on April 4, 1877, to Miss Villa A. Pike, a daughter of Stillman Pike of Wisconsin, and they have four children: Merle, the wife of J.C. Bowen of New Bridge, Baker county, Oregon; Vera, who is deceased: Robert Emmet, who received his education in the Salem schools and Columbia University, and who is engaged in newspaper work; and Alice Lou, a pupil in the Burns public schools. Frank Davey is a member of the Burns Commercial Club and in 1911 was its president. He has been an active member of the A.0.U.W. since 1889 and was state lecturer for that organization for two years and also conducted the A.0.U.W. Reporter, its official state organ for two years.
He is an active member of the Maccabees.
Frank Davey is an efficient official, holding as he does the active management of a newspaper which is a vital force in his community. His position is a responsible one, yet he always uses this influence to favor movements which contribute to the progress and development of his city and lends his aid to no corrupt policy or no unworthy cause.
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON 1811-1912
FRANK DAVEY. There is no more exhilarating activity and exciting profession in this country than that of journalism. The newspaper is vital and its pages appearing fresh from the press each day reflect the life of the world. Into the making of a newspaper go the brains and energies of brilliant men and its news columns give space to stories of the ambitions and sorrows, the joys and the hates of a lifetime. To be a successful publisher a man must be more than a mere business executive and he must have his hand upon the pulse of the community. He must possess a discriminating news sense, the knowledge of human nature and a power of vivid and dramatic writing.
A journalist in this class is Frank Davey who has been active in the newspaper world since 1880. He is a native of Ireland, having been born in Sligo, that country, on the 18th of August, 1850. His parents were Michael and Mary (Finigan) Davey, the former a successful farmer in his native country. Frank Davey was the youngest of a family of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters. He received his education in the national schools of Ireland and came to America in 1867, where he joined his brother Patrick, who had crossed the Atlantic some years before. Patrick Davey is now a resident of California. Upon arriving in the United States Frank Davey settled first in Keokuk, Iowa, in which city his sister was then living.
He made his home in Keokuk and also Carthage, Illinois, until the summer of 1871, when he went to Fort Dodge, Iowa. In the fall of the same year he removed to Emmet county, Iowa, where he remained until the fall of 1886. He spent some years in this county as a teacher and held the position of superintendent of schools for four years. He was county auditor there for four years and county surveyor for two years. It was during his residence in Iowa that he first took up newspaper work. He was editor and publisher of a newspaper in that state for six years. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 but never followed the legal profession, preferring to concentrate his energies on journalism in which activity he was intensely interested and for which he showed natural aptitude. He came to Oregon in 1886 and carried on newspaper work principally in Salem. In May, 1907, he removed to Burns, Oregon, to make his home here, having purchased the Harney County News which he still conducts. His position at the head of the most important periodical in his city makes him an influential factor in municipal life. The power of the press in America is never questioned. Newspapers have made and unmade more public men than any other one force in the country. They have made policies popular and have put many officials into office. Mr. Davey has never used the power which his paper gives him in any unworthy cause and his record as a journalist is unsullied by any hint of corruption. He has been a lifelong republican. He served for two terms as a member of the state legislature from Marion county, Oregon, being elected first in 1902 and reelected in 1906.
He was speaker of the house in 1907. In December, 1907, he was appointed receiver for the United States Land Office at Burns and is the present incumbent of that office.
He was an active factor in the passage of the bill favoring the direct election of senators in 1904. He is a member of the city council of Burns and is president of that body.
Mr. Davey was married on April 4, 1877, to Miss Villa A. Pike, a daughter of Stillman Pike of Wisconsin, and they have four children: Merle, the wife of J.C. Bowen of New Bridge, Baker county, Oregon; Vera, who is deceased: Robert Emmet, who received his education in the Salem schools and Columbia University, and who is engaged in newspaper work; and Alice Lou, a pupil in the Burns public schools. Frank Davey is a member of the Burns Commercial Club and in 1911 was its president. He has been an active member of the A.0.U.W. since 1889 and was state lecturer for that organization for two years and also conducted the A.0.U.W. Reporter, its official state organ for two years.
He is an active member of the Maccabees.
Frank Davey is an efficient official, holding as he does the active management of a newspaper which is a vital force in his community. His position is a responsible one, yet he always uses this influence to favor movements which contribute to the progress and development of his city and lends his aid to no corrupt policy or no unworthy cause.
FRANK DAVEY. There is no more exhilarating activity and exciting profession in this country than that of journalism. The newspaper is vital and its pages appearing fresh from the press each day reflect the life of the world. Into the making of a newspaper go the brains and energies of brilliant men and its news columns give space to stories of the ambitions and sorrows, the joys and the hates of a lifetime. To be a successful publisher a man must be more than a mere business executive and he must have his hand upon the pulse of the community. He must possess a discriminating news sense, the knowledge of human nature and a power of vivid and dramatic writing.
A journalist in this class is Frank Davey who has been active in the newspaper world since 1880. He is a native of Ireland, having been born in Sligo, that country, on the 18th of August, 1850. His parents were Michael and Mary (Finigan) Davey, the former a successful farmer in his native country. Frank Davey was the youngest of a family of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters. He received his education in the national schools of Ireland and came to America in 1867, where he joined his brother Patrick, who had crossed the Atlantic some years before. Patrick Davey is now a resident of California. Upon arriving in the United States Frank Davey settled first in Keokuk, Iowa, in which city his sister was then living.
He made his home in Keokuk and also Carthage, Illinois, until the summer of 1871, when he went to Fort Dodge, Iowa. In the fall of the same year he removed to Emmet county, Iowa, where he remained until the fall of 1886. He spent some years in this county as a teacher and held the position of superintendent of schools for four years. He was county auditor there for four years and county surveyor for two years. It was during his residence in Iowa that he first took up newspaper work. He was editor and publisher of a newspaper in that state for six years. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 but never followed the legal profession, preferring to concentrate his energies on journalism in which activity he was intensely interested and for which he showed natural aptitude. He came to Oregon in 1886 and carried on newspaper work principally in Salem. In May, 1907, he removed to Burns, Oregon, to make his home here, having purchased the Harney County News which he still conducts. His position at the head of the most important periodical in his city makes him an influential factor in municipal life. The power of the press in America is never questioned. Newspapers have made and unmade more public men than any other one force in the country. They have made policies popular and have put many officials into office. Mr. Davey has never used the power which his paper gives him in any unworthy cause and his record as a journalist is unsullied by any hint of corruption. He has been a lifelong republican. He served for two terms as a member of the state legislature from Marion county, Oregon, being elected first in 1902 and reelected in 1906.
He was speaker of the house in 1907. In December, 1907, he was appointed receiver for the United States Land Office at Burns and is the present incumbent of that office.
He was an active factor in the passage of the bill favoring the direct election of senators in 1904. He is a member of the city council of Burns and is president of that body.
Mr. Davey was married on April 4, 1877, to Miss Villa A. Pike, a daughter of Stillman Pike of Wisconsin, and they have four children: Merle, the wife of J.C. Bowen of New Bridge, Baker county, Oregon; Vera, who is deceased: Robert Emmet, who received his education in the Salem schools and Columbia University, and who is engaged in newspaper work; and Alice Lou, a pupil in the Burns public schools. Frank Davey is a member of the Burns Commercial Club and in 1911 was its president. He has been an active member of the A.0.U.W. since 1889 and was state lecturer for that organization for two years and also conducted the A.0.U.W. Reporter, its official state organ for two years.
He is an active member of the Maccabees.
Frank Davey is an efficient official, holding as he does the active management of a newspaper which is a vital force in his community. His position is a responsible one, yet he always uses this influence to favor movements which contribute to the progress and development of his city and lends his aid to no corrupt policy or no unworthy cause.
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