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6 Th Newt-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Thur. Moy 13, 1954 litf-TII MKA i l ICAIS ijJjgjfes'!.. BV WR PEERV VYpVVuWd I . . . S r A ' Tw Ft T .' i - S i I I Murray People coming to Oregon and Ihe other Northwest states often remark on the freedom from re- as such, grandma began to stand up for her own rights. The final blow that cent grand' Unctions the women here seem pappy for a loop was when grand' to enjoy. This is true, in a sense, ma became financially indepen. but the difference is not so marked t (;ent. while grandpa received his as it was during Oregon's pio-1 three hundred and sixty acres of neer days. . i homestead, grandma got exactly Our pioneer mothers came from i the same, What is more it was in homes that bore much of the influ-1 her own name. If her hu.band nl ihn nlri South and its nseii-1 became restless and wanted to do-chivalry toward all womankind. I sell out and move on, his pioneer In those days it was taboo for a I wue naa mm on dead center. All mm In wander bv herself ! she had to do was refuse to sign tliroueh the woods or the streets h e r name to any deed and of the town. In periods of preg-1 grandpa was helpless. It wis nancy she was virtually a prisoner ' hard on grandfather but he had in her own nome, to oe seen i wj mivc it. nunitii ci iw inroad under these conditions was nothing short of shameless elfront. ery. Our grandmothers were virtual (laves, with their husbands the masters. It was of small concern whether she could road or write. Her job was to make soap, dip candles, wash and card wool, spin it and weave it into clothes for the entire family. Giving birth to ten or more children was inciden tal. Sbe cooked, washed, and knit socks, long into the n:ght some times, after the men had been tucked sweetly into bed. The trip across the plains start ed a new era in the life of our grandmothers. They drove the oxen across the plains while the men herded the cattle and hunted for game. Ia return for her con tribution, the men helped gather fuel, make camp and cook the meals. Already grandmother was getting ideas. This family cooper ation was a new thing in her life. She liked it. longer chattels, like they in the south. They could call their souls their own, and ask no odds. But there was more to it than just the privilege of owning three, hundred and twenty acres that was all her own. She was liber ated from much of her household drudgery for the simple reason that grandfather was learning to keep house. Here is how it h ap pend. There were Indians and a few white renegades about which made it unwise in many instances to Wave the women unprotected at home. The husbands must often be far from the house clearing land, making fences or breaking new grouna. The wife would accompany her man to the woods where she would wield an axe, pile brush or lay up fence. And at night? Like as not while mother was caring for the children, the father would he start. ing a roaring tire in tne fireplace carrying water, or peeling pota toes. And grandmother did not stopCd tbe ,ociai complexion of the itn driving oxen and standing nrain M Mrs. Waldo carried the emanci pation of their sisters still further. They campaigned openly for votes for women. The women event ually fot all they were after. And with driving watch, where occasion required. In an emergency she did not hes itate to wield a squirrel gun to hold off hostile Indians. She was no longer a clinging vine to be carefully shielded from some imaginary disrespect. She was a partner with her man and j0""" " ' ' ii mi st:'! I'aI-.-. -i Lit O irV ... ..'-V 1 X"" i m . . Mr . &Ut S m r v J ONE FOR THE MONEY A record auction price of $100,000 was paid for this bull, Hillcrest Larry 25th, one of the youngest sires ever to get the Register-of-Merit designation. It was bought by Ralph Fair, of Boerne, Tex. 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