BEAMER, PETER CARL, merchant, Hilo, Hawaii; born in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1871; son of Peter and Elizabeth (Rice) Beamer; common school education; married Helen Desha in Hilo, 1910; children: Milton, Francis, Harriet and Peter Carl, Jr. Went to California and remained three years; returned to Indiana and took up cycling, then made a trip across U. S. and Old Mexico on bike, taking 14 months; returned to New York and started from there on a 3-year trip on bicycle around the world; rode across the U. S. and came to Hawaii (1899); attempted to climb the Mauna Loa Mountain and got lost, finally landing in Hilo and decided to locate there; became established in the hardware business. Is President of the Hilo Gas Co., Vice-President of the Peoples' Bank and Director of the Security Trust Co. Is a member of the Park Commission.
From "Men of Hawaii Volume I."
From "Men of Hawaii Volume I."
BEAMER, PETER CARL, merchant, Hilo, Hawaii; born in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1871; son of Peter and Elizabeth (Rice) Beamer; common school education; married Helen Desha in Hilo, 1910; children: Milton, Francis, Harriet and Peter Carl, Jr. Went to California and remained three years; returned to Indiana and took up cycling, then made a trip across U. S. and Old Mexico on bike, taking 14 months; returned to New York and started from there on a 3-year trip on bicycle around the world; rode across the U. S. and came to Hawaii (1899); attempted to climb the Mauna Loa Mountain and got lost, finally landing in Hilo and decided to locate there; became established in the hardware business. Is President of the Hilo Gas Co., Vice-President of the Peoples' Bank and Director of the Security Trust Co. Is a member of the Park Commission.
From "Men of Hawaii Volume I."
From "Men of Hawaii Volume I."
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