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At 10:330 PM on July 19th, 2006, HMIL said...
Here's a challenge for you.....
William Franklin Arant, my great-great-grandfather ... first superintendant of Crater Lake Park ... how did he leave office? He was a Republican of good standing, from reading the material we have. His story might be interesting for your postings. If you're at all interested, drop me a note.
teapot.tantrums@gmail.com
RESPONSE: Click on the headlink for a relatively comprehensive treatment of the topic at Chapter 7,.. to wit..
Controversy Involving the Replacement of William F. Arant with William G. Steel as Superintendent of Crater Lake National Park: 1912-1913
One of the most bizarre stories surrounding the administrative history of Crater Lake National Park involves the year-long controversy to oust Arant as superintendent and replace him with William G. Steel. The controversy was shrouded in considerable political intrigue and maneuvering, resulting in a year of wrangling during which little attention was devoted to park management. The struggle ended in July 1913 amid scenes of comic-opera violence and subsequent lawsuits.
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http://www.breeze2us.com/digbones/arant.html
William Franklin Arant, eldest son of Jesse T. Arant was born September 29, 1850 in Tazwell Illinois. William acquired a common school education and worked the family farm near Roseburg until 1871. He married Emma Luella Dunham October 28, 1871. The Dunham family crossed the plains in 1864. Strong ties of friendship that spanned the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the Civil War, existed between the families of Arant and Dunham. William Franklin Arant and Emma L. Dunham became childhood sweathearts and their marriage was highly approved of by their respective families.
Shortly after their marriage the couple moved to Klamath County and acquired land east of Klamath Falls. They were some of the earliest settlers to the Klamath Basin.(Some history of William Franklin Arant.) William Franklin Arant was the first superintendent of Crater Lake National Park. On the 22nd of May 1902 the Crater Lake National Park was created by act of congress and in August that same year William Franklin Arant was appointed superintendent of the park, which position he held for 11 years until 1913. In the Evening Herald in the summer of 1908 is an account of William Franklin Arant selling his farm of 480 acres to W. Elliott and Charles Mack. It was situated southeast of Klamath Falls. The account states that the farm was one of the oldest and best of the country and had historic interest as the site of one of the oldest Indian villiages in southern Oregon. The place was taken up as a homestead in 1871, the year prior to the Modoc War. Early Arant, one son of William Franklin and Emma Arant's four boys was born in Roseburg, when his mother Emma was sent there to be save during the Modoc War. They had four boys; Early Lewellan Arant, Chancey Franklin Arant, Herbert Arant and Jay J. Arant. In 1872 they settled on their land claim of 160 acres which soon turned into 1020 acres in Klamath County. The Arant family labored long and diligently acquiring large tracts of farm land and range to raise cattle, saddle horses and buggy teams. They endured many severe winters where over eighty percent of the cattle perished. During many of these disastrous winters when hay was exausted, the family fell pine and fir trees for the starving livestock. The pioneer frontier ethic of mutual cooperation, willingness to help your neighbor, were the bonds for survival and enduring livetime friendships. In addition the responsibility for community government, civic improvement, law and order, was much evidenced as a tradition in Klamath County.
William Franklin Arant had the usual experiences which have fallen to the lot of early pioneer of the northwest. His father was a member of a militia company known as Minute Men during the Rogue River Indian War in 1855 and participated in a number of skirmishes in defense of the settlers who were living there. William Franklin served for five years in the State Militia, one year as a private, one year as company bugler, two years as first sergeant and one year as guidon sergeant. He won the championship medal as the finest shot of Troop B. for marksmanship of his cavalry troop in 1892. Two of his sons, Early and Chancey Arant served in the same troop as Corporals. His youngest son Jay J. Arant at age 7 was made an honorary Colonel and special orderly to Brigadier General Compson. In diary of William Franklin Arant he states that in 1872 he traveled 42 miles with team to vote for U.S. Grant. He further states that he always voted republican ticket and always voted dry; never signed a saloon license petition, although in the early days many good men did.
They lived on their land claim, and he served as the constable for 4 years from 1874-1878. He moved to Pine Grove in 1882 and lived there 26 years. Was a School Director 9 years, clerk 6 years, road supervisor 4 years all while he rode range, broke horses and farmed his land. He was Deputy Sheriff numerous times and in 1902 was appointed superintendent of Crater Lake National Park. He held that position for 11 years. Those 11 years were undoubtedly among the happiest and most fulfilling years of his life. He was the first into the park in the spring and the last to leave in the fall. His administrative duties, development of the lodge in this breathtaking beautiful environment was truly a labor of love. He thoroughly enjoyed every facet of his duties until he retired at the age of 63. During his tenure at Crater Lake, he was privileged to entertain presidents, captains of industry and many celebrities.
William Franklin Arant was at one time a teamster in the employ of the United States Government and engaged in furnishing the supplies to the army during the Modoc Indian war. He acted as teamster with wagonmaster Davidson's train. He always led an outdoor life, spending much of the time in the saddle with his gun by his side. A natural mountaineer, he found in his position as superintendent of the Crater Lake National Park one that was particularly congenial. He always lived close to nature and knew her every phase. His political allegiance was given to the Republican party, but he never sought nor desired political office. There was little concerning the history of Oregon that he did not know, for he witnessed its continuous growth and development throughout that period and was especially active in connection with the progress in the southern part of the state.He was the cousin of Hon. Robert A Emmett, his mother and Mr. Emmett being brother and sister. William Franklin Arant was a product of the frontier and the early west. He loved his country, carried strong convictions, and held well defined moral convictions.
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Descendants of Johann Peter Arant
1 Johann Peter Arant
.... +Ana Katrina
........ 2 Conrad Arant
.............. +Elizabeth Reddick
................... 3 William Arrant 1785 - 1837 b: Abt. 1785 in , , of VA d: 18 Apr 1837 in Tazewell Co., IL
......................... +Jeanette Nichols m: 01 Dec 1814
................... *2nd Wife of William Arrant:
......................... +Elizabeth Thompson 1787 - b: Abt. 1787 in , Cumberland, VA m: 07 Nov 1816 in of TN d: in
............................. 4 Jesse T. Arant 1823 - 1895 b: 19 Apr 1823 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN d: 1895 in Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR
................................... +Mary Jane Emmett 1828 - 1902 b: Abt. 1828 in , , PA m: 07 Nov 1844 in , Logan Co., IL d: 08 Sep 1902 in , , OR
........................................ 5 William Franklin Arant 1850 - 1927 b: 29 Sep 1850 in Tazewell, Illinois d: 23 Nov 1927 in Klamath Co., OR
.............................................. +Edna Luella Dunham 1853 - 1937 b: 06 Nov 1853 in Livingston, Missouri m: 29 Oct 1871 d: 10 May 1937 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon
.................................................. 6 Early L. Arant 1873 - 1955 b: 26 Jul 1873 in Oregon d: 14 Feb 1955 in Jackson Co., OR
........................................................ +Nell B. 1883 - b: Abt. 1883 in WA d: in
............................................................. 7 Hazel Arant 1902 - b: 1902 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Vernal Arant 1903 - b: 1903 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Jessie M. Arant 1908 - b: 1908 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Opal E. Arant 1905 - b: 1905 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Ernest E. Arant 1911 - b: 1911 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Carl B. Arant 1918 - b: 1918 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Francis P. Arant 1926 - b: 1926 in Klamath County, Oregon
.................................................. 6 Chauncey Franklin Arant 1874 - 1950 b: 19 Dec 1874 in Klamath Falls, Lake (now Klamath) Co., OR d: 22 Mar 1950 in Prospect, Jackson Co., OR
........................................................ +Clara Maude Boothby 1881 - 1976 b: 09 May 1881 in Prospect, Jackson Co., OR m: 06 Mar 1904 in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon d: 06 Feb 1976 in Medford, Jackson Co., OR
............................................................. 7 Lawrence Clifford Arant 1918 - b: 1918 in Jackson County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Imogene Lauretta Arant 1907 - b: 14 Aug 1907 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Elsie Arant 1910 - 1914 b: 07 Jun 1910 in Jackson County, Oregon d: 13 Jul 1914
............................................................. 7 Howard Albion Arant 1912 - 1997 b: 24 Mar 1912 in Jackson County, Oregon d: 16 Nov 1997 in Jackson Co., OR
................................................................... +Ada Lu Canaday
........................................................................ 8 Living Arant
........................................................................ 8 Living Arant
........................................................................ 8 Living Arant
.............................................................................. +Cheffings
........................................................................ *2nd Husband of Living Arant:
.............................................................................. +Dillon
.................................................................................. 9 Living Dillon
........................................................................................ +Lindstrom
.................................................................................. *2nd Wife of Living Dillon:
........................................................................................ +Stacey
.................................................................................. 9 Living Dillon
........................................................................................ +Raack
............................................................................................. 10 Living Raack
............................................................................................. 10 Living Raack
.................................................................................. 9 Living Dillon
........................................................................................ +Wiser
............................................................................................. 10 Living Wiser
............................................................................................. 10 Living Wiser
............................................................................................. 10 Living Wiser
........................................................................ 8 Stephen Arant 1949 - 1949 b: 1949 d: 1949
.................................................. 6 Jay Arant
.................................................. 6 Herbert L. Arant 1876 - b: 1876 in Klamath County, Oregon
........................................................ +Minnie Burgdorf 1880 - b: 1880 in California
............................................................. 7 Elva L. Arant 1907 - b: 1907 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 William Franklin Arant 1909 - b: 1909 in Klamath County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Echo A. Arant 1914 - b: 1914 in Klamath/Jackson County, Oregon
............................................................. 7 Herbert Dunham Arant 1916 - 1980 b: 13 May 1916 in Klamath/Jackson County, Oregon d: 24 Apr 1980 in Sacramento, California
........................................ 5 Mary E. Arant 1849 - b: Abt. 1849 in IL d: in
.............................................. +James H. Rowley 1841 - 1930 b: Abt. 1841 in IL d: Bef. 1930
.................................................. 6 Alva Arant Rowley 1875 - 1929 b: 09 Feb 1875 in OR d: 20 Oct 1929 in Klamath Co., OR
........................................................ +Laura E. 1883 - b: Abt. 1883 in MN d: in
............................................................. 7 Ralph Duane Rowley 1909 - 1989 b: 28 Sep 1909 in OR d: 12 Feb 1989 in Curry Co., OR
............................................................. 7 Mildred Rowley 1912 - b: Abt. 1912 in OR d: in
.................................................. 6 James Ivan Rowley 1879 - b: 29 Sep 1879 in IL d: in
........................................ 5 Samuel Arant 1853 - b: Abt. 1853 in OR d: in
........................................ 5 Allen Marion Arant 1856 - 1925 b: Abt. 1856 in OR d: 27 Nov 1925 in Polk Co., OR
........................................ 5 Arthur Thompson Arant 1866 - 1953 b: 1866 in OR d: 1953
.............................................. +Nettie 1873 - b: Abt. 1873 in OR m: Abt. 1897 d: in
.................................................. 6 Living Arant
.................................................. 6 Thurman E. Arant 1909 - b: Abt. 1909 in OR
........................................ 5 Jessie E. Arant 1868 - b: Abt. 1868 in OR d: in
........................................ 5 Harriet Arant 1869 - b: Abt. 1869 in OR d: in
........................................ 5 John Arant b: in Oregon
........................................ 5 Irvan Arant b: in Oregon
........................................ 5 Ann Arant b: in Oregon
........................................ 5 Angelica Arant b: in Oregon
........................................ 5 Ulysses Arant b: in Oregon
........................................ 5 Allan Arant b: in Oregon
........................................ 5 Augusta Arant b: in Oregon
............................. 4 Harriet Arant 1818 - b: Abt. 1818 in , , TN d: in
................................... +John V. McGahan 1822 - b: Abt. 1822 in , , OH m: Abt. 1845 in of IL d: in
............................. 4 Matilda Arant 1820 - b: Abt. 1820 in , , TN d: in
................................... +William Bloyd 1815 - b: Abt. 1815 in of TN m: Abt. 1835 d: in
............................. 4 Samuel Weakley Arant 1827 - 1872 b: 14 Aug 1827 in , Dickson, TN d: 28 Dec 1872 in Central City, Anderson, KS
................................... +Malintha Caroline Adams 1831 - 1915 b: 23 Dec 1831 in of TN m: 15 Feb 1850 in , Tazewell, IL d: 12 Jul 1915 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA
........................................ 5 Henry Arant 1825 - b: Abt. 1825 in TN d: in
........................................ 5 Charlotte P. Arant 1828 - b: Abt. 1828 in TN d: in
........................................ 5 Harriet L. Arant 1830 - b: Abt. 1830 in TN d: in
........................................ 5 Caroline Arant 1833 - b: Abt. 1833 in TN d: in
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Extra info: Pleased to report, that I found your great great grandfather in our historical text as a Klamath County Oregon Republican League delegate to the state convention in 1892... to wit:
OREGON STATE CONVENTION - 1892
The Republican State Convention of 1892 met at the Marquam Opera House, Portland, April 16. It was called to order by James Lotan, Chairman of the State Central Committee. Rufus Mallory was elected temporary President, and James B. Eddy and E. M. Rands temporary Secretaries. The temporary organization was subsequently made permanent. The convention was in session two days. Following were the delegates: [roster of delegates follows, to include:]
Klamath - W. F. Arant, R. E. Emmitt, C. S. Sargent
Oregon Republican League: Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, pages 50-51.
NOTE: R.E. Emmitt is another cousin of yours !!
Further,.. he was the member standing for election as Sheriff of Klamath County in 1896.
Oregon Republican League: Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 142.
A US Supreme Court case even came out of this one...
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=249&invol=367
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. EX REL. ARANT v. LANE , 249 U.S. 367 (1919)
249 U.S. 367
UNITED STATES ex rel. ARANT
v.
LANE, Secretary of the Interior.
No. 441.
Argued March 6 and 7, 1919.
Decided March 31, 1919.
[249 U.S. 367, 368] Messrs. H. Prescott Gatley and Samuel Maddox, both of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error.
[249 U.S. 367, 369] Mr. Assistant Attorney General Brown, for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice CLARKE delivered the opinion of the Court.
The relator, on April 30, 1915, filed his petition in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for a writ of mandamus against Franklin K. Lane, as Secretary of the Interior.
He alleged: That when serving as the duly appointed superintendent of Crater Lake National Park on June 7, 1913, the defendant requested him to resign; that protesting against such removal from office, he demanded that he be furnished with a statement in writing of the reasons for his removal and that he be given a reasonable time in which to answer; that upon June 28th, he received a telegram from the defendant notifying him that he had been removed, and directing that he should transfer all government property to his successor, who was named; that he refused to relinquish his position or to transfer the property until convinced that the order for his removal was lawful; and that upon July 20, he was forcibly ejected from the government office building and the records and papers of his office were seized by government officials.
He further averred: That as such superintendent he was in the classified civil service of the government and that he could not lawfully be removed therefrom 'except for such cause as would promote the efficiency' of the service and for reasons stated in writing, which he must [249 U.S. 367, 370] be given a reasonable opportunity to answer; that on July 1, 1913, he notified the defendant that he was able and willing to perform the duties of his office, that he had so continued to the time of the filing of his petition, and that he had made every reasonable effort to be restored to his position, but without avail.
His prayer was that the defendant be required to answer his petition and that upon hearing a writ of mandamus should issue requiring the defendant to vacate the order for his dismissal, and to restore him to his former office.
In response to a rule to show cause the defendant filed an answer, containing, among other things, this paragraph:
'10. He denies the allegations of paragraph 10 to the extent that the same attempt to show that he has made every reasonable effort to be restored to the office of superintendent as aforesaid, in this: That if relator were improperly or unlawfully removed from said office, under circumstances such as to justify the interference of the courts, such condition existed immediately upon relator's removal from office and upon the Secretary's refusal to continue him in said office, notwithstanding which and notwithstanding that since said time, to wit, July 1, 1913, another person has been appointed to and has discharged the duties of said office and has received the salary and allowance therefor appropriated from time to time by Congress, the relator did not seek recourse to the courts until the lapse of nearly two years, and therein has by his gross laches barred any right to the relief sought if any such right ever existed.'
A demurrer to this answer or return was filed stating as a ground:
'Because no case is shown in said return why a writ of mandamus should not issue as prayed in the relator's petition.'
This demurrer was overruled, and, the relator electing to stand on his demurrer, his petition was dismissed. [249 U.S. 367, 371] It will be seen from this statement that although the relator was definitely removed from office as of June 30, 1913, and was forcibly ejected from the government office building on July 20, 1913, he did not file his petition until more than 20 months later, April 30, 1915. His only explanation for this delay is the allegation, which was denied, that he had made every reasonable effort to have his rights in the premises accorded him and to be restored to office, but without avail.
Without discussion of the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to remove the relator without filing charges against him and giving him an opportunity to answer, the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on the ground of laches, and the case is here on writ of error.
In this conclusion we fully concur.
This court has lately said that while mandamus is classed as a legal remedy, it is a remedial process, which is awarded not as a matter of right, but in the exercise of a sound judicial discretion and upon equitable principles. Duncan Town Site v. Lane, Secretary, 245 U.S. 308 , 38 Sup. Ct. 99. It is an extraordinary remedy which will not be allowed in cases of doubtful right (In re Life & Fire Ins. Co. v. Wilson's Heirs, 8 Pet. 291, 302), and it is generally regarded as not embraced within statutes of limitation applicable to ordinary actions, but as subject to the equitable doctrine of laches ( Chapman v. County of Doughlas, 107 U.S. 348, 355 , 2 S. Sup. Ct. 62; Duke v. Turner, 204 U.S. 623, 628 , 27 S. Sup. Ct. 316, 9 Ann. Cas. 842).
The remedy is provided for in a separate chapter (chapter 42) of the Code for the District of Columbia with detailed requirements which differ so greatly from the pleading and practice prescribed for ordinary actions that we cannot doubt that Congress intended to continue the special character which has been given the proceeding from our early judicial history (United States v. Judge Lawrence, 3 Dall. 42; 8 Pet. 291, 302, supra), [249 U.S. 367, 372] and we cannot discover any intention to include it within the general provisions for the limitation of actions (section 1265).
When a public official is unlawfully removed from office, whether from disregard of the law by his superior or from mistake as to the facts of his case, obvious considerations of public policy make it of first importance that he should promptly take the action requisite to effectively assert his rights, to the end that if his contention be justified the government service may be disturbed as little as possible and that two salaries shall not be paid for a single service.
Under circumstances which rendered his return to the service impossible, except under the order of a court, the relator did nothing to effectively assert his claim for reinstatement to office for almost two years. Such a long delay must necessarily result in changes in the branch of the service to which he was attached and in such an accumulation of unearned salary that, when unexplained, the manifest inequity which would result from reinstating him, renders the application of the doctrine of laches to his case peculiarly appropriate in the interests of justice and sound public policy.
In this conclusion we are in full agreement with many state courts in dealing with similar problems. McCabe v. Police Board, 107 La. 162, 31 South. 662; Stone v. Board of Commissioners, 164 Ky. 640, 176 S. W. 39; Connolly v. Board of Education, 114 App. Div. 1, 99 N. Y. Supp. 737, and cases cited; Clark v. City of Chicago, 233 Ill. 113, 84 N. E. 170.
We agree with the Court of Appeals that it is entirely unnecessary to consider whether the removal of the relator from office was technically justified or not, since by his own conduct he has forfeited the right to have the action of the Secretary of the Interior reviewed, and the judgment of that court is therefore
Affirmed
Wow! My grandfather was Jay J. Arant. Therefore, William F. Arant was also my great grandfather! Donald L. Arant is my father. He is living and 82 years old. Jay Arant's youngest and only living son. I'm Megan Elizabeth Arant Smith. I live in the Denver area, along with all my siblings and my mom and dad. Interesting read thanks!
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