Howell

S.P. Howell, born in Michigan in 1845, had a varied life before settling in Adams, Oregon, where he operates the Adams Hotel. After crossing the plains at age seven, he worked in the California stock business until 1872, later moving to Nevada for cattle-driving. In 1880, he relocated to Walla Walla and then to Adams, establishing himself in the hotel industry. Howell’s stable life is complemented by his marriage to H.J. Hamilt in 1881 and the couple’s two children, William A. and Minnie Pearl.