Frank Loughary
Submitted by:  Lynn Mack
 
Frank LOUGHARY, a substantial agriculturist of Polk county and one of
the most prominent stock raisers in the state, specializing in the
raising of pure bred Jersey cattle, has spent his entire life in
Oregon, his birth having occurred on the farm upon which he now
resides, a valuable and attractive property situated six miles
southwest of Monmouth, on the 15th of June, 1870.  He is a son of
Lafayette W. and Eliza (SIMPSON) LOUGHARY, the former a native of
Illinois and the latter of Arkansas.  In an early day the father
removed to Iowa with his parents and during the '50s he crossed the
plains to Oregon, settling at Falls City in Polk county, where his
first winter was spent in work as a carpenter - a trade which he had
learned in his youth.  He assisted in building a lumber mill at Falls
City and then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits,
purchasing a portion of the place which is now owned by the subject of
this review.  He devoted his energies to the improvement and
cultivation of this farm and continued active in its operation during
the remainder of his life, passing away in July, 1915, at the age of
seventy-five years.  He experienced many of the hardships and
privations of pioneer life and participated in the Yakima Indian war
of 1855-56.  The mother survives and resides with her son, Frank
LOUGHARY, of this review.  There were five children in the family and
all are yet living, with the exception of the eldest daughter and a
child who died in infancy.
 
Frank LOUGHARY was reared in Polk county and here attended the
district schools, later pursuing a course of study in the State Normal
School at Monmouth, after which he became a student in the Oregon
Agricultural College at Corvallis, thus liberally qualifying for life'
s practical and responsible duties.  He has always engaged in the
occupation of farming and following his marriage he took charge of the
old home place, which he has since operated, adding many improvements
thereto and converting it into a most valuable and productive
property.  Since 1904 he has engaged in the raising of pure bred
Jersey cattle and is now the owner of one of the best herds in the
state.  He was one of the exhibitors at the Pacific International
Stock Show held in Portland in November, 1920, where he was the winner
of twenty-seven prizes.  He is thoroughly conversant with all of the
details connected with the breeding and care of stock, and he carries
on his enterprise scientifically, thus making it a profitable branch
of industry.  He keeps himself abreast of the times and well informed
on all modern developments relating to his line of work and is
regarded as an authority on scientific stock raising, doing much to
raise the standards of live stock in the state.  He conducts his
business on an extensive scale, buying and selling pure bred cattle
which he ships to all parts of the country.  On the 16th of June,
1919, he paid two thousand one hundred dollars for a nine-day-old bull
calf, the highest price ever paid for a calf up to that date.  He
brings to his occupation a true sense of agricultural economics and
his efforts have met with well deserved and gratifying success.  He is
also interested in the Cooperative Creamery of Monmouth, of which he
has served as president since its organization.
 
On the 16th of June, 1892, Mr. LOUGHARY was united in marriage to Miss
Jessie M. HILL, and they have become the parents of four children, of
whom one died in infancy.  Those living are:  Ivan H. Elithe and Frank
A.., all of whom are at home.
 
In his political views Mr. LOUGHARY is a republican and an earnest
supporter of the principles and candidates of the party.  He is much
interested in the cause of public education and since the age of
twenty-three has served as school director with the exception of one
year.  Fraternally he is identified with the Masons and the Woodmen of
the World, and his religious faith is indicated by his membership in
the Christian church.  A spirit of enterprise characterizes him in all
of his work and he carries forward to successful completion whatever
he undertakes.  His labors have always been constructive and
intelligently carried forward and have resulted in placing him in the
front rank of the progressive farmers and stock raisers of the state.
 
 
History of Oregon, Biographical, Vol. II, The Pioneer Historical
Publishing Company, 1922, Pages 419-420.
 

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