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VOL. 3 No
9
Published Every Thursday
In the iHart of the «HtUamrtte VaQep
DAYTON. OREGON OCTOBER 21. 192λ
Dayton Landmark Has Interesting History;
Built in 1856; Was Moved From Grand Ronde
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Subscription $1.50 per year in advance
Monument to Fort
Yamhill is Unveiled
Wednesday Last
Several hundred peopto from
many sec >n* of Yamhill County,
Port laud. tatari! Corvallis, Oregon
City. Da II Is, The Dall«
and other
:><>rti«>ns of be nta«o gi
4>ot Buijer inti old c n l It
‘ALL ROADS TO DAYTON
LOCAL ITEMS
Yamhill Cta aptor of D.
R
e Just erected
rncit mark­
.ug the location ol old Fc et Yamhill,
>nd the home of
• GarAe/ ed Mere. ^Aere
Gl>&yivAerc
dull from 18 55 to
For a half
mile along the high^ ay automo-
tdles were lined while crowds of
citizens and school children assem­
Mrs. Ella Coburn was a Portland
bled around the monument to listen
Mrs Lina Buckley was a stage
to the patriotic exercises. The in­ passenger for McMinnville Wednes­ visitor for a few days last week end.
vocation was pronounced by Presi­ day afternoon.
*
Mr. Alfred Sweeney is now sport­
dent L. W. Riley, several selections
were sung by the Snyder Quartet.
Mr and Mrs. Jacob. Seitters, of ing a new car and seems to be happy.
Mrs. Wm. J. Sly, regent of Yamhill McMinnville, spent a good part of
Mrs. O. M. Murphy is the proud
Chapter, delivered an address of Sunday at the D. A. Snyder home
owner and driver of a new Whippet
welcome. Mrs. Isaac L. Patterson,
of Eola, stated that the D. A. It.
Mrs. J. E. Profitt has been-afflict- Coupe.
have erected eighteen such markers this past week with a very severe
Mr. E. G. Kidd was a business
in Oregon. Prof. John Horner, of cold and is now somewhat improved
visitor in McMinnville for a part of
the department of History in O. A. C.
the day Tuesday.
told how Gen. Sheridan, then a young
Mrs. L. S. Chapman and son Harry
deutanent, devoted six years to the and
daughter
Nellie,
of
Portland
Dr. Boitans. of Linfield College,
Dayton. Oregon, a small town of horse and rising In his stirrups he Dayton. In charge of J. G. Lewis, defense and development of Oregon. spent Sunday at the Henry Chapman spoke
in the Baptist Church both
On April 25. 1856, he began his home.
453 Inhabitants, situated 7 miles said to his men. “Comrades,-* I am bringing with them the old Historic
morning and evening Sunday.
from McMinnville, the County Seat going into this to win a captain's Block-house from Grand Ronde. service at the Grand Ronde Indian
of Yamhili County, on the Yamhill spurs or die with my boots on; good­ The Stars and Stripes floated over Reservation, into which valley sev­
L. H. Litacher and son Victor, of
Mrs. Smith Fields was a stage
River at the natural bead of Naviga­ bye boys. I may never see you again; the foremost load of logs of the old eral Indian tribes had just been Portland, visited their mother and p.'s:
eager to McMinnville Tuesday
placed
for
safe
keeping,
the
Coquilles,
tion on that stream, being 33 miles Forward, march." Lieut. Sheridan Block-house as they entered the City
grandmother, Mrs. Anna B. Lit- afternoon
on business and pleasure.
south of Potti.uxl. and one uni“ rose to the rank of General, and Limits and remained unfurled to Modocs. Kiamaths and remnants of scher, over Sunday.
south of the H. P. Railway, was In Co*l David Russell was placed in the breeze until every wagon was the Chinooks: About 4,000 Indians
Senn, son of Walter Senn,
were scattered over the coast re­
the year 1650 laid out by Gen Joel command of s division, serving under halted near the center of the park.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Parks are now has Ernest
been on crutches for a few days
1500 of whom were locat­ the proud owners and drivers of
Palmer on hla Donation Land Claim. Gen. Sheridan and was killed In the
The following Is a copy of letter servation,
a
In the renter of
tow usile. battle of Winchester.
received by Mrs. Nichols from G. ed atGrand Ronde under Agent John new Pontiac car which has the late caused by a badly sprained ankle.
General Palmer net aside one entire
up-to-date equipments.
Gen. Sheridan's name is enrolled B. Simpson, General Superintendent F Miller.
Mesdames Wayman Fisher and
Sheridan continued the work of
block for use as a public park.
as one of the greatest generals In of tho Wells, Fargo Express Com-
Harold Kuhn, of Newberg, were the
as
laid
out
pany
In
1912,
substanlatlng
the
facuJ
‘
»e
Post
Gen Palmer Is burled In the ceme­ the annals of history and the event
Mr.
Robert
Gehring,
of
Portland,
visitors at the Mrs. Docia Magness
by Lieutenant Hazen, Capt. D. A
tery which he donated to the City of his memorable ride from Win­ as recorded above.
Miss Bolz, of McMinnville, vis­ home last week end.
Russell, of the Fourth Infantry and and
of Dny'.n as n free public burial chester to Cedar Creek has been re­
ited their friends. Rev. Walter
Chicago. Ill.
took command of Fort Yamhill in Smith and family over Sunday.
grounds.
corded in that remarkable poem.
December 19, 1912 July.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Goodrich have
In the year 1855. President Frank­ "Hherldan’s Ride.” which will be My Dear Mrs. Nlchols:-
Phil.
moved from what has been known as '
understood the
lin Pierce appointed Gen. Joel Pal­ handed down to future generations
.Your kind letter of November 29, Indians Sheridan
Mrs.
Ralph
Taylor,
of
near
Dayton
the Coovert hou$e to the Julia A.
and reduced them to sub-
mer as superintendent of Indian and his stirring command of "Turn, addressed to me at Chicago, was re­
visited relatives in Portland from May house, on 5th street.
affairs throughout the territory of boys, turn, we're going back," still ceived while I was in Oregon visiting m tulon without needless cruelty. Thursday to Saturday night and re­
Oregon.
rings In the memory of all living the scenes bf my youth and early He encouraged them to work to be porta enjoying the trip very much.
Mr. J. U. Smith, of the Nehalem
He purchased from the original veterans of hla old command,
manhood, and while I did not have provident, to attend church and to
country, a staunch Republican, was
settlers, for the Government, a tru< t
While never stationed at Fort an opportunHy of visiting Fort Yam­ school their children. He hastened
Mr
and
Mrs.
V.
M.
Low
have
in town Tuesday putting up Steiwer
of (<000) six thousand acres of Yamhill, Major Reynolds. Gen. E. O. hill, I was very much gratified to their civilization; hence his influence moved from the telephone building cards
and talking a little politics.
them was far-reaching and
land tn the Grand Ronde Valley In Ord and also that noted General who receive the photograph of the Block­ over
and have stored their household
the south-western part of YamhillJ 1 sent hla famous dispatch during the house which was formerly located good.
temporarily in the hotel build­
Milo and Will Parish, Joe Bax­
In his service at Fort Yamhill, goods
ing.
paying therefore the sum of 536,000. I battle of Rpottsylvanla, "I propose there, and to know that it had been
ter and Clyde Buckets have been in
He concluded to move the Indian : , to tight It out on this line if it takes moved to the City Park at Dayton. Sheridan did business with Gen.
the Meadow Lake country for a tew
trlbee of southern Oregon on to all summer.” and who afterwards It was very thoughtful of you to Joel Palmer, of Dayton, who was
and Mrs. Harry Sherman and days just passed and returned home
of Indian Affairs in bey Mr 8‘8ter
this tract of land.
itecame the president of the United send me the picture and I appreci­ Superintendent
' Mrs Oscar Dower, vis­ Saturday afternoon with
Oregon.
large
Trouble had continued between States -namely. Gen. U. 8. Grant— ate it very much.
ing
father’ A C' Wintering five point buck.
In
the
absence
of
Governor
Pierce.
the whites and Indians of tjie Cay­ all visited this Fort and spent some
Lieut. General Sheridan and Gen­ Milton A. Miltar, of Portland re­ City lf°’ °Ver 8unday at Junction
use War In J648. and the bringing time here on special duty for the eral Russell were stationed as Lieu­
of the Indians so near to the nettled Government
tenants at Fort Yamhill, and it is a presented Oregon in a brilliantly
CITY CAWU8 HELD;
portion-, of Oregon -a* not satis­
Thus around the walla vf thia old memorable and historical spot. In­ eloquent address, a tribute to -the
Phasing to the many
CANDIDATES CHOSEN
w— D. A.
*
— Snyder to
factory to the white settlers. The wooden block-house, have gathered cidentally I might mention that early pioneers and soldiers as well! rr tends of Mrs.
the Daughters of the American know that she was
feeling of the settlers against Gen. brave soldiers and noted army of­ Lieut. Sheridan equipped me with as
able to be
Thé
Caucus meeting held in
brought to church last Sunday
Palmer was very bitter.
ficers whose names are written on the first suit of boys' clothes when I Revolution.
the Commercial Club rooms on Mon­
Mrs. Ward Wisecarver, chairman morning.
The legislature took up the matter pinnacles of fame and glory, and the emerged from kilts. We were at
day evening was very poorly attend­
and a prominent citizen of Polk written pages of the history of the, that time living on our farm about of the committee of marking historic
ed by the citizens of Dayton, consid­
County accused Gen. Palmer of being modern world have Immortalized five miles from Fort Yamhill, So spots, was assisted by four girls,
Ut8cher
and
son!
ering the vital questions and can­
the cause of previous troubles with them, and whose valiant deeds that photograph is of special in- daughters of the members of the
3?
en
employed
In
chapter. Misses Margaret and Mary
the Indians, and this citizen said
shall echo down the ages yet to come. tereat to me.
and Pack*nK apples in the didates they will be asked to support
"He (Palmer) proposes to' bring
While Gen. Palmer was super­
Again thanking and wishing you D.Compton, Barbara Dielschmeider Hood River country, returned home at the coming election. A very much
and
Gertude
Arnold,
in
the
ceremony
a few days ago.
thousands of savages, red from war. intendent of Indian Affairs at Grand a Merry Christmas and a Happy and
larger atendance was fully expected.
of unveiling the tablet of bronze.
end station them In the midst of Ronde, Hon. R. P. Earhart, who Prosperous New Year, I am
J. L. Sherman was elected chair­
The
monument
is
a
boulder
of
settlers of thia valley, there already afterwards heki the office of Secre-
Yours sincerely.
Rodney Briton and Chester Bri- man for the evening and F. J. Rob­
basalt,
four
tons
in
weight,
oval
being a treacherous and barbarous tar of State, for two terms, and was
(Signed) G. B. Simpson. shape, set on a <*ement base, bearing ton. of Linfield, will give a violin ertson was elected to act as secre­
foe Upon its borders."
Collector of Customs at Portland.
a tablet of bronze. 26x14 inches, and cornet duet at the evening church tary.
The flrat Indians moved to this Orogen, with Col. Christopher Tay­
°f V16 Baptiat Church on
on
which is inscribed:
There were three citizens nomi­
reservation, by Gen Palmer, were lor. who was assistant Adjutant
Sunday evening. October 24.
"Erected
to
mark
the
site
of
Fort
nated for mayor. They being M.
the Umpquas and Calapooyas. both General under Governor Gibbs, were
Yamhill—300 yards east and the
friendly tribes, being In number a- l»oth at Grand Ronde, assisting in
”essrs. Otto Bertram, Wilfred R. Cooper, W. S. Hibbert and Dr.
home of General Phil Sheridan. 1855-
bout 500.
the management of the Agency.
Hibbert and Edward Robinson spent O. C. Goodrich, A vote was taken
1861.
by
the
Yamhill
Chapter
of
the
These tribes were brought to tho
On the evening of October 10.
D. A. R.. of McMinnville, October Sunday on the river hunting ducks. to decide which two of the three
reservation without much opposi­ 1910, Mr. J. G Lewis went before
1 hey were fairly successful in gett­ men should run for the office of
9,
1865."
tion and without any aid from the the City Council of Dayton and ad­
mayor. The vote polled was as fol-
The schools of old Grand Ronde, ing six large nice Mallard ducks.
U. 8. Troops.
vocated the securing, from the U.
lows:
New Grand Ronde. Valley Junction.
Thia successful moving of those S. Government, the old Block house
M. R. Cooper__
Gold Creek, Willamina, Sheridan
The first regular meeting of the
.8
tribes so encouraged Gen. Palmer at Grand Ronde and place it in the
and McMinnville were represented
W. 8. Hibbert..
Improvement Club will
-5
that he determined to bring together City Park as a monument in memory
by
a
large
number
of
school
children,
^he pi y eYening'
29.
Dr O. C. Goodrich__ 3
other tribes, which he did, until be­ of Gen. Palmer, the donor of the
who
took
part
in
singing
America.
■ri ‘ K1.r,ea,,antdale 8ch<>oi house,
tween two and three thousand In­ park to Dayton. Meeting with the
W. H. T. Tucker was nominated
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i he children are planning a Hallow­ City Recorder without any opposi­
dians ware placed upon the reserva­ encouragement of th«- city author­
WAMBNflANH
BACK
FROM
een program. Everyone welcome.
tion.
ities, he on October 11. 1910. pre­
tion.
VISIT IN CANADA
During the winter of 1855 and pared the following-petition.
J. E. Mellinger was nominated
bvMh“r ^1,ce Min«r' accompanied
56, tho settlers, fearing an out­
Whereas -Gen. Joel Palmer (de-
break of th« ne Indians, built a stock- ceased) first settled at. located and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wambsgans by.„r daughter and husband. Mr Treasurer without opposition.
Five councilmen are required this
Mrs. Jack Crimley, of Leaburg
ade or log blockhouse for defens«*, laid out this town, now the City of
and children, who have been in Bas- and
Mrsg°C
JM,I,er s mo‘h£'
located on a high hill where th“ Dayton. Yamhill County, Oregon, and
sano, Alberta, for the past month Mrs C. Hadley, a few days last year and judging from the nomina­
tions tire race will be contested»very
Butler store now stands.
Whereas The said Gen. Joel Pal­
reached home safely via auto Sun,day aa7kaftreeXnn,nK
Gen. Palmer, fearing trouble, mer was the first superintendent of
keenly. Three councilmen for two
evening. Mr. Wambsgan invested in
deemed It necessary for a force of Indian Affairs In and for the state
years and two councilmen for one
some race horse stock and brought
U. 8. Troops to be stationed here of Oregon, and assembled the In­
year.
Those nominated for three
in a nice young horse, fixed up In a dem
to maintain order and to prevent dians upon the Grand Ronde Reser­
,h erir?n,‘ a one dme ^1- years were: E. Demaray,
H.
specially
prepared
trailor.
another Indian war.
After a
Z.th pIace' but now of Mc­ Nicols. Iner Mortensen. Frank Hole,
vation In Yamhill County, and thru
In April 1856 the Government hla Influence built at Grand Ronde.
few days visit with relatives in Day- Minnville, was on our streets re­
sent the first troops to this station Yamhill County, Oregon, what is
ton and vicinity they expect to pro­ cently waiting the arrival of some Paul Londershausen and V. H.
which became known as Fort Yam­ now known as the "Block-house or
lumber to build a wood house and Ballard. Those nominated fpr one
coed on their way to their home £^0™.
the Fred nertra“ p'-i year were: John W. Shippy, Jas.
hill.
near Tillamook city.
Wooden Fort" and as said Block­
Wakefield. L. P. Paxton and Frank
The troops first stationed at Fort house Is in a poor state of preser­
G ENFILA I. JOEL PALMER
Lewis,
Yamhill were under the command vation. and nothing Is being done
Tli<> tirsi Mapcrintendent of Indian
Salem building permits for Sep-j
The chairman, J. L. Sherman, was
of Col. Wm. B Hasen. In September to repair or preserve the same, and affairs for Oregon., donator of Day-
m ho»« fni
n
• 1251,000.
■> e 1 ano
Miss Mildred Protffltt, a student
tember
totaled
of that year Capt.
J. Smith was as the U. 8. Government appears to ton City Park.
at Monmouth college, was visiting instructed to appoint a committee
placed in command, having under have abandoned the said Block­
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Prof of three with power to fill any vacan­
him Lieut. Joseph Wheeler. Inter house.
cies as they may occur. This com­
over Saturday afternoon and mittee consists of Emmett Filer, Z
known as Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the
We, the undersigned citizens of
.
unday.
returning
to
her
school
Sun
­
famous Confederate Cavalry Officer, Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, do
Spangle and Harry Sherman.
Fall Decorators Are On the Job
day evening.
and one of the Generals in Command hereby pray and petition the U. S.
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of the U. 8. Troops at the battle of Government . that you grant to us
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Santiago In the late war with Spain the right of possession and permit
Messrs. W. S. U'Ren. M. G. Miller
In May 1857. Lieutenant, after­ us to move during the year 1911, or
and Harry Gray were business vis-
wards General Phil Sheridan, of the soon thereafter, the said Block­
7?^, " Por.tIand Monday afternoon
Fourth U. 8. Regulars, with Capt. house to the City of Dayton. Yamhill
As it was late before the business
David A. Russell was stationed here County, Oregon, using said Block­
was finished they skirmished ™
with a detachment of that regiment. house for pioneer and other relics,
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and a foun
In 1861, when the Civil War broke and ns a fitting memorial unto the
'/ still had the price of
show d
(Continued
on
Page
Five)
and reached home about midnight
out, Lieut. Phil Sheridan and Capt, said Gen. Joel Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reeves and
David Russell ;vere ordered to leave
To the above petition Mr. Lewis
sotj Lester, of Portland, were guests
Grand Ronde and report in the east secured fifty names of the leading
c MKtaHHayT’ mother of Mrs. E of Mrs. May McMullen and family
for service.
citizens of Dayton, and at the meet­
vuj
and two 8,sters of Mrs Sunday.
The older Indians, who called ing of the City Council on October
Kidd. Mrs. Case and Mrs. Bergdell
24.
1910.
he
delivered
said
peti
­
Lieut. Sheridan “Little Phil," and
Kidd’h10” Were the v,8lt0rs nt the
the early pioneers, in and near the tion to the City for their Corporate
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Warmington
Kidd home over Sunday. The pleas-
Seal,
and
the
City
Recorder
at
once
reservation, tell many little incidents
of hav,ng these three girls to­ and Olive Mary, were Sunday visi­
in which Lieut. Sheridan was a pro­ forwarded the Petition to the Gov­
gether once more made the dav one tors at the Earnest Shelburn home
minent actor. They state that Lieut. ernment authorities at Washington,
of great pleasure for their mother west of McMinnville. Mr. Warming­
Sheridan attended many dancea In and also gave a copy of the petition
ton returned home Sunday evening,
both Dayton and Lafayette and at to Senator George E. Chamberlain,
Mr. Frank Berry, after visiting a but Mrs. Warmington will visit with
one time while going to one of those with the request that he assist the
•ouple of weeks in Seattle. Everett her sister this week.
towns he found a creek swollen by City In securing the building.
and Tacoma, arrived home last week
In February, 1911, Senator Cham­
high water and when told that he
end. accompanied by Mrs. David and
could not cross, Sheridan replied, berlain notified the City Recorder
Mrs. A. T. Harris and family left
her daughter Bonnie. They expect
"I never turn liack,” thus showing that th,«' Department of Interior had
to make this their home during the Wednesday morning for Wenatchee,
tho determined character of the granted the old Block-house to Day­
man.
''’Inter. What part of Washington Wash., where Mr. Harris has been
Another Incident — When ton,
Mr Berry saw does not begin to be working the.past month. The Or­
mounted on his horse to leave Grand
On Friday night. June 9, at about
anything like this part of Oregon chard company have not decided
Ronde, he rode a short distance In 9 o'clock a procession of Indians with
and states that "Yamhill County" who they will get to take Mr. Harris's
advance of his troops, wheeling his their teams and wagons drove Into
is the place for him.
place as manager of their orchards.
St. Joseph