Frank Everett

As a prominent member of the Citizens' Club, Everett lobbied various development projects through Chehalis City Council.

As a businessman, he built the biggest hardware store in the county, which he owned for many years under the name Frank Everett & Company.

Everett was also a stockholder and president of the Chehalis Furniture & Manufacturing Company, providing work for hundreds of local people.

Lewis county treasurer A. C. St. John eventually bought Maynard's share, and after that it was called Frank Everett & Company.

The firm provided large stocks of wagons, carriages, farm machinery, stoves, and some builders' hardware; it was also engaged in the plumbing business.

Its establishers, J. D. Hansen and W. E. Scott, had previously worked for Frank Everett & Company as vice-president and travelling representative.

The company produced bedroom sets, tables, and kitchen furniture; its facilities included a factory, drying houses, and various machinery and appliances.

[4] In 1887, Everett married Josephine Fesenfeld, a woman of German and English descent, born in Melbourne, Australia.