General News I IQh WMl ltttttg CtHtittttttT 1 County News
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1927.
JOE WOODS GETS
PROMINENCE IN
APRIL 'SUNSET.'
Magazine Devotes Space
to Telling of La Grande
Man's Experience
In tliu April lssuo of tho Sunset
Magazine, which is now Dclne sold
on newsstands over all tho country,
iin artlelo Is printed tolling of Jou
Woods, of l.u Grundo, ono of tho
country's remaining veteran stugo
.drivers. ,
Tho article was written by V. 8.
Charles, a Washington statu au
thor, who became acquainted with
Mr. Woods soiiio tlnio ago. It is
said.' At tho heading of tho ar
ticle is a picturo of Mr. Woods.
Tho article which appears in
Sunset Magazine is reprinted below
in full: I .
Overland stage days produced
tlireo drivers whose fume rests se
cure: Nort Kddlnes, 1)111 Wellmun
and Joe Woods. , Nord Kddings
passed over tho Kternal IHvide in
ia:!5. He became famous during
Jacksonville gold mining duys. At
top of tho tumbled Hlskiyoug, amid
clusters of inunzunilu . und tho
cloying sweetness of chnpnrrel ho
lost his first strong-box to Uluclc
Hurt, tho best loved banUll and
the worst bard who over rifled a
C. & O. Concord. Dill Wellmun,
during Auburn's rip-roarah plucer
days, gazed into llluck Hunk John
son's six-gun muzzles. In
Joe Woods drove, bullion stugo for
Kcarns and McConkoy between
Tresperades and Hunta Ke, N. M.,
MuConkey riding on top as shot
gun messenger. . Pulled down by
two desparudoes. tho strong-box
went through. The luckless out
laws lay dead bcsldu tho sandy
trail, sightless eyes staring at blaz
ing desert sun.
"At the ripe age of 72, Woods
now resides at La Grande, Oregon,
after a strenuous llfo of varied ud
venture. When 17 years of ago
he, In company with Sheriff Miko
Manning, Harlan county, Nebruuka,
chased a suspected' abductor of
Charlie Itoss for threo hundred
and fifty miles on horseback. They
captured the man ut Lincoln City,
togethor with the child, but the
supposed Charlie Itoss wus tho sus
pect's own grandson.
Duting- tho Hluck Hills gold ex
vutement in 1S77, Woods with his
ixu-tneiv, Joe. HtUlsdrovu. tho .fa-.
llious ruel rreieiiL nnsuu iiuiii,
hauling passengers and freight
from Fort 1'ierco to Ueadwood
City. On tho first trip they hud
seventy-five passengers. The fure
was $1'5 and the pussengers walk
ed every foot of tho way. The
wagons were so filled with bedding,
camp outfits and supplies of the
"boomers" that they could find no
pluce to rldo, but willingly paid
full fares to havo their equipment
hauled. .
"Woods drove Concords for tho
Denver and South Park Stage
company over Mosquito Pass, be
tween Neosia Summit and Lead
vlllo, during the mining oxello
mcnt in 1SS0. This Is the highest
stage route in the world,' 13, 001)
feet above sea level.
"Kowlng that Woods desired to
leave tho high altitude, Jerbo San
derson, of Barlow and Sanderson
Stugo Lines gave him a letter of
introduction to Mr. Mce'oss agent
at Del Norte, Colorado. JloKoss
sent hint to Johnnie Uosschlc, div
ision agent at Allumosu. Uosschlu
placed him on his run, saying:
' You're tho man I've wanted for
flvo years." i
"Leaving this run he entered tho
employ of Keurus and MuConkey,
San Alurshull, N. M. While driv
ing on, this run the two stugu rob
bers were killed.
"While in tho employ of this
firm Woods wus selected to drive
Col. Dob lngersoll una uoi. oii
letto from San Marshall to Clorlde,
Colo. During the suine year he
carried a telegraphic nicssugo over
thu hills to Cloride for Col. lnger
soll. That message gave first In
formation that President tiurricld
was assusstnated.
"Later Woods drove M. and M.
stages between Klgln and Joseph,
Oregon, over the dangerous Milium
trial. When he guvu up this run
ho entered tho livery business for
himself ut La Grande. Tho luro
of tho ribbons again drew him
back, into his old profession, driv
ing for tho Yellowstone and Mln
ada company through Yellowstone
park.
"In 1923 tho Oregon Trail Asso
ciation, La Grande conimerclul club
und the Pendleton ltound-up asso
ciation selected Woods to drive the
thoroughbraco which carried
President and Mrs. Harding from
Meacham Station to tho top of the
lilue Mountains, during dedication
of Harding park. This was the
greatest rood celebration over held
in tho west.
"When tho Presidential train ar
rived at Mcachum secret service
men Inspected tho stag"'. One
turned to Waller Meuchum. soe'y
of Old Oregon Tratl association.
Inquiring it the dangerous looking
old rattletrap had been provided
for the president to rido In. As
sured that it was, the secret r
vicu man proposed that ho furnish
men to lead tho six wild looking
bronrs. '
" rV.'c icn't lead bunch-gruss
brbncs'in this country." Meacham
Informed him. 'Don't get to near
those horses, cither, or Joo Woods
will clip off your eyebrows with
Jils lash.
"Tho President and Mrs. Hurd-
ing entered the Concord, pleased
to rlda behind tho fatuous old
NEW AMBASSADOR AND DAUGHTER
few (Lv - j
Good Fruit Year
Due Says Expert
Of Coast Firm
hi tho winter of 1924 wero fac
tors which tended to drive many
farmers out of berry growing. A
cheap and effective mothod of
! combatting tho weevil is now
uvallable, according to tho agri
cultural colleges, and varieties
During tho last two . years
strawberries havo beon-. retailing
at satisfactory prices in local mar
kets and growora who stayed with
thorn netted good returns. Tho
beat berries havo been coming
from tho higher elevations whoro
ducers havo been ablo to supply
and this Is said to havo boon a
factor in influencing tho return
to strawborry raising by tho mcu
numed. ; , .
that aro hardier in tho matter of however, tho acrcago is limited
Ambassador Paul Ciuudcl, new onvoy from Franco to the United
States, declures the American Legion convention In Purls this year
'will do much to prove that Freneh-Amerlean, unfty Is unbroken.'
The ambassador I pictured here with his daughter,, Heine.'' ' .,';' ,
whip. With his old time skill and
flourish Woods rolled the Concord-nnd-six
up stiff, winding grades
to the pluce of dedication, making
his name und driving ability a
matter of newspaper comment tho
world over.
: "But Woods was' not thinking of
fame. His, thoroughbraco wus roll
ing over a familiar trail. To his
care was entrusted precious curgo.
to bo pulled through without ac
cident on scheduled time and he
did it. !
"Joe Woods' most prized posses
sions, are three pictures: a photo
of President Harding: and auto
graphed photo of Mrs. Hurtling and
Laddie - Boy, the President's dog:
and ono of Mrs. Harding, seated
on the old thoroughbraco beside
Woods. . Tho three were sent to
tho old driver by Mrs. . Harding
ufter tho President's tlcuth. On tho
latter picture sho' inscribed: ' '
. "To Mr. Joo Woods:.' ':): . .
. In. memory of. a' huppyjduy.
at Meacham. . ,. : j. .', '
Florence Kllng Harding.'
."During tho annuul Pendleton
I Hound-Up Woods alwuys iieads tho
; purado procession, driving ills
I tlioroughhruee und six. The mul-
iltudlnous roar "from thousands of.
. Kastern and ' Western throats, as
(they watch him pass thvrgralld
j stand is music to his curs, bring
ing a dry-smile to his'llps. -
"He knows his admirers uro paying-
tribute,. not...JohJnielt.. -mono'
( as lost of the Overland stage driv
; ers,. but to ail his old companions
' of the profession who have pussed
into tho Great Beyond." - ''.'. '
WALLA WALLA. Apr. 8 Fruit
left on the Uvea this spring, uftei
tlio danger of frost Is pussed, la
going to bo L worth good money, in
tho opinion of C. J. Hudley, travel
ing representative and fruit expert
of tho Pacific, Coast company.
What's mora, thero Is-going to
bo considerable fruit in the Wulls
Walla district, provided tho grow-
: ors tako caro of it and avoid low
temperatures, he 'said following u
severol-duy tour of Inspection
through tho vulley.
"I find that tho peach crop in
this und most other districts of
tho Northwest, Wus damaged by
thu winter freeze," said Mr. Hud
ley. "Tho cherry crops will also
be short owing to tho frosts. In
this valley the cherry buds uro
'swelling strong now and tho peach
buds are taking color. The prunes
jure stilt In the dormant stugo but
uro coming last, ' .
"Tlio growers around Kenno
wlck started heating a wock ago,
some of them lighting up three
times. The cherry growers around
Uiiimett, Iduho aro putting In
heaters this year.
"1 find no big Increase in heat
ers in this valley this year, and
oven discovered ono grower with
u lot of heaters stored in his
warehouse. Ho is taking a big
tiiunco.
"Tills looks llko a good fruit
year. I am expecting that tho first
men will make somo profit. Con
ditions ore fair, in the Northwest
und poor in many other parts -of
the fruit states. A good year
usually follows a poor year, but
If our growers do not insure
ugulnst frost by heating they muy
lose money instead of malting It."
Increase Acreage
In Strawberries
withstanding cold are also being
introduced.
Tho demand from homo markets ;
has been mora than homo pro- j
FRENCH AtTHESK IS
DllKKSMAKEIl AK WI'XIi
PAIUS Marthe Kcgnlcr French.
actress now playing In "Her Hus
band" in Farts, Is just well
Known as a drcMiuaJcer and milli
ner us a stage star., Madame Reg
nter not only designed her own
costumes for the present play in
which she Is appearing but created
tho w ardrobes of her women oseo
olatoa as well,' :--,-,V
WALLA WALLA, Apr. 8 A pro
nounced Incrcasa in tho acreage in
strawberries near Froowator Is be
ing made this spring and will coiuo
into full bearing next year. Tlio
acreage in strawberries was form
erly, n, factor in tho oulput of tho
Walla Walla valley, but of Into
years It lias boon allowod to be
come less . 'each season.
A 10-acre field ownod by Clyde
Harris and a tract of .llko size
owned by .Jobs Hurst aro being
planted to. -. commercial varieties
of strawberries at this lime. Both
are closo to .Froewater. -. Howard
Evans is another who Is making
it marked addition to'hls straw
berry acreage.
Inroads, of 'strawberry weevil
and ravages of the killing freeze
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