He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and formerly served as county surveyor for one term but in recent years has not been so active along political lines, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business, which has constantly grown until it has assumed large and gratifying proportions. Rev. Francis Jones, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church of Centralia, Washington, was born on the 30th of June, 1879, in Ireland, and is the third in order Tiffany and co outlet of birth in a family of eleven children. His parents are John and Cathrine ( Brady) Jones, still living in that country. Father Jones obtained his early education in the national schools of Ireland and tiffany jewelry later attended St. Mary's Seminary and another seminary. After his graduation from the second institution he was ordained a priest on the 23d of June, 1907.

 It was not long after this that Father Jones came to America, arriving in Seattle, Washington, on the 22d of October, 1907. He was first appointed assistant to Father Hylebos of St. Leo's church of Tacoma, where he remained until 1909, when he was appointed assistant pastor to Father Van Deven, of Sti Patrick's church of Walla Walla. In December, 1911, he became pastor of St. Patrick's church at Pasco, and from there he came to Centralia in 1914, at which time he was made pastor of St. Mary's church. During the three years of his residence here he has labored untiringly for the interests of the church and has not only won the love and respect of his own congregation but is held in the highest esteem by all who know him whether Protestant or Catholic.

 Father Jones is a member of the Knights of Columbus and is chaplain of the council at Centralia. Albion M. Wendell, an attorney Tiffany outlet of Snohomish county practicing at the bar of Arlington and in the courts of his district, was born in Quebec, Canada, February 10. 1878, a son of H. H. and Lucy A. (Merrill) Wendell. His father and mother were both natives of St. Lawrence county, New York, and at the time of the Civil war the father responded to the country's call for troops, joining the Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, with which he participated in southern campaigns under General Grant. It was after the close of hostilities that he removed to Canada and there in early manhood he took Tiffany & co up the occupation of farming in the province of Quebec.

 Throughout his entire life he engaged in general agricultural pursuits, tilling the soil year after year until he retired from active business. He was born in July, 1840, and is still living at Barnard, New York. His wife passed away March 6, 1916, at the age of seventy-five years, her birth having occurred on the 21st of March, Tiffany and co 1840. In their family were eight children. Albion M. Wendell, the youngest of the four sons, attended the schools of Ilion, New York, until he completed the high school course by graduation with the class of 1900. He next entered the Syracuse (N. Y.) University, where he pursued the study of law and was graduated in 1903 with the LL.