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FLOED HOUSE in its heyday looked like this. It was a social center and a favorite
haven of Gen. Joseph Lane. The Sturdy house will soon become a memorial to the
general whose son-in-law and daughter once lived there. It appears the same today,
except for the chimney at right peak. It wos blown off by the Aug. 7, 1959, explosives
truck blast.
Lane House Still Holds
Gracious Charm Of Past
By Josephln Evans Harpham
' In 1853 General Lane and a
party of 25 relatives and friends
came first from Indiana to Wash
'.' ington, D.C., then via- the Isthmus
; at Nicaragua and on by steamer
' to Portland and thence to what is
; now Winchester near Roseburg.
The Lane's new home was situat
ed on the general's donation land
claim now occupied by the Rose
. burg airport.
In this family party were Mr.
' and Mrs. J. Creed Floed (Emily
; Lane) and their baby daughter,
Mary.' For a time they lived at
; Winchester - where Mr. Floed and
his wife's brother, Simon Lane,
'. ran a trading post.
House Purchased
Somewhat later, however, tte
; Floods purchased from Solomon
Abrahams, a pioneer merchant of
; Roseburg, a partially completed
.' house begun in 1853 on grounds
which comprised several acres and
; extended to the river. They had
'. it finished in their own taste. Years
. ; later after the family of six ehil-
dren had moved to homes of their
I own and after Mr. Flood's death,
Mrs. Floed sold the home and
'. property to her brother, Simon R.
; Lane. Upon his death in 1925, the
- homo and grounds passed to his
; daughter, Eva Ldne Waite, and
upon her death in 1957, to her
l daughter, Katherine Wailo Bain.
The Floods were widely known
for their hospitality. There wore
) many dinners, parties, gatherings
! and, of course, weddings held with
' in the walls of this historic home.
' One of the brides got her hoop
. skirts caught in the narrow stair
way and when the preacher opened
'. the door in response to her oiit
; cries, the hoop billowed down the
stairs and over his head!
General Builds House
After Mrs. Lane's death, Uio gen
, oral built a small house across the
; street from the Flood's homo in
which he spoilt the last years of his
; lifo near his son, LnKnyette, and
' his daughter, Emily. Ho took his
meals first with on and then the
other. Ho was very fond of sitting
in the bay window at the Floods,
whero sunshine and a beautiful
view added to the charm of the
location. It is said that many peo
ple casually strolled by on a Sun
day afternoon with a hope of catch
ing a glimpse of the famous gen
eral through this window, the first
of Its kind in Douglas County
" This pioneer homo still reflects
the gracious charm and tranquil-
, lty of a timo. It has passed through
many vicissitudes which hove in
cluded: tho flood of 1801. building
of the railroad in 1872, the tracks
. laid only 75 feet away with conso-
" quent threat of tiro from the wood
burning engines; tho encroachment
! of other dwellings; and finally the
disastrous blast of 1059 which very
, severely damaged it.
Southern Flavor Noted
; The over-all design of the Flood
home is southern colonial. It Is
j two-slory, all-wood construction
tho exterior being mostly cedar
siding. Tho rafters ore rough saw-
l ed 2 by-4s over which 1-inch rough
sawed lumber has been placed un
surfaced, as cut from the tree
. The shingles are all hand hewn
I The walls were originally 10 to 12
feet high and were made of 1 inch
rough-sawed lumlwr and covered
with choose clolh over which was
placed a quaint wall paper. The
ceilings are of milled lumber and
aro painted. Tho stringers under
neath tho floor are all hand hewn,
and the floors aro composed of
1-inch sawed lumber and arc for
the most part fir and cedar. Square
' headed nails and wooden pegs
were employed in the construction
throughout. All material for this
house was obtained from local
Sources which included sandstone
for the fireplace, stone for the
foundation, brick for the chimneys,
walks and cellar store room.
In general the plan of the house
remains as it was originally but a
number of chonges have been
made through the years both asj
' to the exterior and tho interior of,
this vencraiilo structure. ' Origin-1
ally the panVlcd front door openedd
into a. hall which ran to the back
of the house. On the left was a
master bedroom and on the right
was the parlor and music room. Ad
jacnt to the latter was the open
plan "dining room-living room, kit
chen area" which were connected
by a large arch. Just off the kit
chen was a pantry and near to this
a large store room. An inside trap
door led from this to a brick cel
lar which had no outside entrance
which possible could have been
used as a refuge against Indian
attack. A trelliscd porch replete
with an old fashioned pump ran
across the back of the house which
was almost covered by the luxur
iant growth of a large grape vine.
No Closets Included
In early days four small bed
rooms and a hall way comprised
tho upstairs. Tho room that opened
onto the porch had three doors, one
to the porch, one to the hall one
to a smaller room. There were
no closets, as nails were usually
used for tho family's clothes. To
day there aro two large bedrooms,
a hall and an area for a display
case. In one of the bedrooms still
can be seen an original . inside
chimney. Original also are the front
door near stairway to kit
chen, stairway door, stairway to
upper floor and some of the hard
ware. Also the walk to the entrance
was made from bricks from the old
cellar. A Gloria Mundi apple tree,
a Butter pear and the magnificent
locusts are definitely original and
all add great charm to the setting.
This lovely home will now be
come Lane House, Douglas Coun
ty's Pioneer Museum. The interior
will be furnished throughout with
beautiful and historically interest
ing antiques and pioneer furni
ture which have come from some
of the County's early-day residents,
as well as from members of the
Lane family. Among the pieces
will be: a Seth Thomas clock which
belonged to Simon R. Lane and
also a Bible table and a rawhide
bottom chair; a cherry corner
what-not and a folding console ta
bs of Lafayette Lane's, a son of
the Joseph Lanes; and a walnut
dresser, doorbell and a hand-carved,
chess set ot the General's.
It is indeed fitting that this Mu
seum is to be a memorial to Gen
eral and Mrs.' Lane and their fam-
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THE WINDOW in which Joseph Lane sot many a Sunday
afternoon at the Floed house in seen here. It is said many
Roseburg people used to walk by the house in hopes of
getting a glimpse of the famous general.
Edwin Moss
Edwin Stanley Moss, 51, of Ht.
1, Box 23, Myrtle Crock died of a
heart attack at his home Sunday
afternoon.
He was born July 12, 1911, at
Wetumka, Okla. He was morricd
lo Ruth Irene George in Wetumka
Nov. 11, 193.1. He had been a res
ident of the Myrtle Creek area for
tho past 15 years, moving here
from Huntington Park, Calif, lie
owned and operated a gravel truck
ing business.
He was a member of the Bap
tist Church in Oklahoma and a
veteran of World War 11, serving
in the Marines.
Surviving besides his wife arc:
One daughter, Mrs. Phillip Corm-
ley of Springfield; one son, Kddic
Lee Moss of Myrtle Creek; one
sister, Mrs. Syble Saxon of Nor
man, Okla.; and two grandchll-
ren. i
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MAGNIFYING
FACE MIRROR
MEMO BOOK
WIND
CHIMES
Reg. 23c
5)c
UF 2
PLASTIC
TUMBLERS
)OiP?g. 17c i
Funeral services will bo held
Thursdoy at 2 p.m. in the Chapel j
of Gam Mortuary in Myrtle Creek '
with the ltev. Donald Holdt of the ,
First Conservative Baptist Church :
of Tri-City officiating. Interment,
will follow at the IOOF Cemetery'
in Myrtle Creek.
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CLOTHS;
Reg. 15c
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MODERN i
FLOOR I
Reg. 25c
SHAMPOO
BRUSH
3
9'
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19c CERAMICS 9'
23c WHISKEY GLASSES 9C
19' LEATHER PASS CASES -9'
23c SHOWER CAPS 9C
21' FELT MARKING PENCILS 9C
23' CHAMOIS 9'
23' DOILIES -:--i-.9f
19' Weather THERMOMETERS 9'
17' PLASTIC CACTUS PLANT 9'
19' PLASTIC ROSE PLANT 3-9'
17' CABINET HARDWARE -9'
23' CANDLES 9'
23c CERAMIC SCOTCH TAPE DISPENSERS 9c
15' PLACE MATS 2-9-
17' PLASTIC CIGARETTE CASES 9'
19' SAFETY PINS Pkg. of 20 7 I
25' PING PONG BALLS , 9'
12' PRACTICE GOLF BALLS 39'
19' FLY SWATTERS 9'
23' PANTS POCKETS 9'
23' INCENSE 9'
23' BUN BASKETS 9'
19' PICKLE FORKS 3 9'
23' STRAIGHT PINS : '9'
10' BOBBY PINS 1 3-9'
5' CHEWING GUM . 3-9'
23' KITES-- l 9'
Tooth
Brushes
23c VALUE
BAG
ASHTRAYS
23c Value,
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COMB
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Reg. 17c
COMB
MIRROR
CASE
JEWEL
HAIR NETS
Reg. 17c
Reg. 29c
PIONEER
ASPIRIN
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STlaces
I Reg. 6c Each
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