■KMMMM V Saturday, June 9, is Dayton Anniversary Pleasantdale (Mrs. R. G. Hadley) For Block House, Nearly 73 Years Old Mn<. Nation aro u sister and niece <>f Mrs. George Jackman. Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Hennegan and । daughter Ethel of Independí lice W. L. Reichstein aml son Lawrence । „p,„t Bunday at the home of lheir transacted business in Portland last cousin, Mrs. V. L. Riehetuin. Relic Moved to Dayton Seventeen Years Tuesday. Mrs. O. F. Turner, who underwent Ago to be Memorial to Gen. Joel Palmer Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Howard and a very serious operation at the E Mr. and Mrs. Dale Howard of Port- Street hospital in McMinnville last Noted Indian Friend and Consul Continued from page 1. i wooden Blockhouse. have gathered land. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Skinner of week, is getting along as well us tween 2,00(1 and 3,000 Indians were brave soldiers and noted army otfiesrs Sheridan, Professor and Mrs. G. A. could be expected. Merle Reichstein, Dal««. Vernon and placed upon the Reservation. whose names are written on pinnacles Gabriel ami daughter Peggy of Can­ Daring the winter of 1855 and 56. of fame and glory; and the written by. Mrs. Dale Skinner and sons Ho« Gerold Hadley were Independence the settlers, fearing an outbreak of j pages of the history of the modern a rd and Ronald and daughter Gene of visitors Sunday. these Indians, built a stockade and world have immortalized them, and Willamette and Mr. and Mrs. Howard log Block-house for defence, located whose valiant deeds shall echo down Hadley of Silverton spent Memorial day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. on a high hill where the Butler store the ages yet to come. now stands. While Gen. Palmer was Superinten­ G. Hadley. (Maud Williamson) Gen. Palmer, fearing trouble deemed dent of Indian Affairs at Grand Dale Radley, John Litscher, Elwin Miss Lucilia Kirkwood is home from it neessary for a force of U. S. Ronde, Hon. R. P. Earhart, who after­ Dorsey, Wayne Allen and James in the troops to be stationed here to main­ wards held the office of Secretary of Wakefield, Jr., attended the base ball eastern Oregon, after a teaching service there. tain order and to prevent another In­ State, for two terms, and was Col­ game in Portland last Wednesday. ■Relatives and friends from nvur dian war. lector of Customs at Portland, Ore­ W L. Reichstein transacted busi­ and far were very much pleased with In April 1856 the government sent gon with Col. Christopher Taylor who ness in Portland, Thursday. the work of the cemetery committee the first troops to this station which was assistant Adjutant General un­ Miss Bessie Bramlet of Monmouth, became known as Fort Yamhill. der Governor Gibbs were both at spent Wednesday at the home of her in charge of the preparation of the The troops first stationed at Fort Grand Ronde, assisting in the man­ parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bramlet. Hopewell cemetery for Dei oration day. It seems some movement tn Yamhill were under the command of agement of the Agency. Mrs. Scott Edwards and children of honor the memory of the donator <4 Col. Wm. B. Hazen. In September of Newberg visited Friday at the home the plot, Mrs. Rachel Muthcney-Coop that year (1856) Capt. A. J. Smith On the evening of October 10th. , „ 1910. Mr. J. G. Lewis went before the of Roy Edwards. er should be undertaken durirg lids was placed in command, having under < — Council ~ “ of — j ----- 1 : | H. Thompson returned home last year, that a fitting tribute to th«1 one him Lieut. Joseph Wheeler, later City Dayton — and i - advocated known as General Joseph Wheeler, the securing, from the U. S. govern- 1 week from Ocean Lak*, where he hus who gave to us u resting place for our loved ones. the famous Confederate cavalry of- ment of the old blockhouse at Grand , property. W. L. Reichstein has a job logging fleer, and one of the generals in com- Ronde and place it in the City Park Amity should fee) proud of it* mand of the U. S. troops at the tattle j as a mbnument in memory of Gen. for Henry Freshour, near McMinn­ high school. Wc, of this community of Santiago in ttie late war with I Palmer, the donor of the park to ville. Spain. j Dayton. Mr. ami Mrs. Floyd McFarlane of Le. ter Halstead, president of the '28 in May 1857, Lieutenant, after- To a petition Mr. Lewis secured Salem spent Sunday and Monday at da- . received th« .¡oO Willainett«« wards General Phil Sheridan of the , (50) names of the leading citizens of the home of the former’s parents . Mr. prize, Dick Sitton, vice ^>ri . .lent, th- Fourth U. S. Regulars, with Capt.’ Dayton, and at a meeting of the city and Mrs. J. A. McFarlane. gift of Linfield, Carl Wood, vnlcd c David A. Russell was stationed here council on October 24th, 1910, de- torian, the $150 reward from Wiliam- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson and with a detachment of that regiment, livered the petition to the city for son David. Mrs. David Robinson and ette. Our eyes will l\y!< * their fu­ In 1861, when the Civil War broke i their corporate seal, and the city re- son-in-law, Judson Tice, visited Sun­ turcs with hop of su<. < s fu! « a-vrs. The sound of th» tr.o 1 t D giv- out. Lieut. Phil Sheridan and Capt. c°rder at once forwarded the petition day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fay David Russell were ordered to leave to the government authorities at Robinson, near Laurel. Fay Robin­ ing way to the cli k of the mow« Grand Ronde and report in the east Washington City. son has bought a large tract of tim­ Alfalfa is being cured, while othe In February 1911, Senator Cham, ber near Laurel and installed a saw are cutting clover. for service. Mr. Fell might well be call.d tl The older Indians who called Lieut. berlain notified the city recorder that mill and expected to be ready to go corn planter. He has lieen verj bin Sheridan “Little Phil,” and the early the Department of Interior had to sawing this week. planting for the various »griculturMts pioneers, in and near the Reservation, granted the old Blockhouse to Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Robinson an«! here and about Unionvale. tell many little incidents in which daughter Marie of Laurel and Mr W. B. Magness is trying to keep Lieut. Sheridan was a prominent act­ Block House Arrive* in Dayton Grover Jbhnson of Newberg spent or. T^y state that Lieut. Sheridan On Friday night, June 9th, at about Decoration day at the home of their ahead of his hop work. Training anti cultivation caU for quite a payroll attended many dances in both Day­ nine o'clock a procession of Indians mother, Mrs. David Robinson. during the three spring month.*. ton and Lafayette and at one time with their teams and wagons drove A birthday dinner was given Sun­ Anyone who has not hud a pice«- < f while going to one of these towns he I into Dayton, in charge of J. G. Lew- day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. fodnd a creek swollen by high water is, bringing with them the old ’his- A. McFarlane in honor of their twin shortcake must reside elsewhere. and when told that he cohid not cross, tone Block House from Grand Ronde. sons, Lloyd and Floyd twenty-fourth Berries, berries, cverywh« re and Sheridan replied,“I never turn back” The Stars and Stripes floated over birthday. At the noon hour covers excellent quality. thus showing the determined char- the foremost load of logs of the old were laid for twenty-one. Those acter of the man. When mounted on Block House as they entered the city present were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mor­ Eternal vigilance is the price of his horse to leave Grand Ronde, he limits and remained unfurled to the gan of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. safety from the fire demon. rode a short distance in advance of breeze until every wagon was halted Fitts and son Frank, Mr. and Mrs. his troops, wheeling his horse and ris- near the center of the park. Roy Pelly and daughters Letha and Notice of Annual School Meeting ing in his stirrups he said to his men In a few days the Block House was Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd MrFarlane, Notice is Hereby Given to the legal Comrades, I am going into this to re-erected in the Dayton city park Miss Christina Schaffer and Lloyd win a captain's spurs or die with my and will form a neuclus for a state McFarlane, all of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. voters of School District No. 28 of 5 beets on; good-bye. Boys. I may never museum of Indian and pioneer relics ßert McFarlane and daughter (.aura Yamhill County, State of Oregon, that see you again; the Annual School Meeting of said March.” which will be the especial pride of ~ “ — — "* — ‘ Bell, Mr. and * — Mrs. Glen McFarlane Lieut. Sheridan rose to the rank of the old Pioneers and the Native Sons and daughter Marylyn and Mr. and District will be held at Schoolhou e; to begin at the h ur of 8 o'clock P. General, and Captain David Russell and Daughters. Mrs. J. A. McFarlane. M. on the third Monday of June, being was placed in command of a division, Mr. Lewis has worked hard and Sunday dinner guests at the home the 18 day of June, A. D., 192«. serving under Gen. Sheridan and was long for the preservation of this old Mr. and Mrs. George Jackman were: This meeting is called for the pur­ killed in the battle of Winchester. pioneer fort and now his efforts are land, Mrs. John Benfer and daughter Gen. Sheridan’s name is enrolled as marked with success, and Dayton will and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Na- pose of electing I Director, 3 years, one oi the greatest generals in the be made famous by this faithful re­ tion of Harbor City, California, Mr. and 1 clerk, 1 y. ar. and the transac annals of history and the event of minder of the days when the war and Mrs. Don Ringo and son Donald tion of business usual at such meet­ his memorable ride from Winchester clouds hung heavy over the land. This and Mr. and Mrs. Ersel Stow of Sa- ing. Dated thia 28 day of May, LI'?.-! to Cedar Creek has been recorded in old Block House was the headquarters lem, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Newman Orr C. Goodrich that remarkable poem. “Sheridan's of General Phil Sheridan who was and daughters, Marie and Osa Maud Chairman Board of Di lectors Ride, which shall be handed down to afterwards the hero of Winchester. ! of Tillamook, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. future generations, and his stirring It was removed from its original Merrill and Vanice Newman of Mill Attest: command of “Turn, boys, turn, we’re foundation after the soldiers were city, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackman Earl G. Kidd, going back,” still rings in the memo- withdrawn from the Reservation to and daughter Betty Mae of Dayton, District Clerk. ry of all the living veterans of his the present agency grounds and there Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Walling and old command. _ the safe keeping of daughter Loraine of Hopewell, Mr. used ‘ as a jail for disorderly Indians. W hile never stationed in command and Mrs. Elmer Jackman and daugh- at Fort 3 amhill, Major Reynolds, All these incidents mark the old log ter Linna Bell, Miss Ethel Jackman Gen. E. O. C. Ord and also that noted Block House on the tablets of nation- and Mr. and Mrs. George Jackman. general who sent his famous dispatch al as well as state history. I In the afternoon the hostess served FZ’ during the battle of Spcttsylvania, It is moved to its last resting place, ice cream and cake. Mrs. Benfer and I propose to fight it out on this line and here the old soldiers and the In­ if it takes all summer,” and who dians of Grand Ronde can come and ' afterwards became President of the dream of the days when the war ■ United States—namely, Gen. U. S. clouds hung low, and the pioneer can Grantall visited this fort and spent recall the days of their earlier hard­ some time here, on sp ecial duty for ships and their struggles to build RADIOTIC the government. themselves a home on the soil of Thus around the v/alls of this old Yamhill. Wheatland I b i n a 1 n o t b C t f I Bogus Solicitors Warning is being sent out by the Salvation army head to look out for solicitors representing- themselves as officials of the Armj' and collecting funds in the name «of the organiza­ tions. These imposters secured the i rmy uniform in some manner to mis­ lead the public and are said to be reaping a rich harvest. In order to protect the public the Salvation army has supplied its accredited workers with solicitors' cards as a means of identification, and it is requested by the Army heads that any one ap- preached for cont rjbutions for the Army demand of the solicitor his identification card. Believe It or Not 5 Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach­ ing survive at Ila. m. H Y. P. U. at 7:00 p. m. Evening service at 7:50 p. m. Prayer service on Thursday at 7:50 p. in, Walter G. Smith, Pastor. METHODIST < Hl R( II Sunday school nt 10 a. m., Frank W. Hole, S u | h rintendent. Morning .vorship II a. in. Epworth League 6:30 p. m. Evening service nt 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday at 7:30. Service at Webfoot: Morning wor­ ship 9:30 n. tn. Sunday school at 11:80 u. ni. Harry E. Raroy, Pnator. EVANGELICAL < III R( H Rev. W. K. Simpson, Pastor Dayton, Oregon. Services M follows: Dayton Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Preaching service at 11:00 a. m. On the 1st ami 3rd Sundays pn-nching at 7:30 p. m. Unionvale Preaching service at 9:45 a. m Sunday school at 11:00 a. m. Preaching service 2nd and hh Sunday at 7:00 p. m. BAITIST CHURCH FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY CITY OFFICIAL« Sunday school 10:00 a m. Preaching service 11:00 a. m. W. S. U’Ren Mayor Prayer Service Wednesday Even­ Recorder W. T. H. Tucker ing at 8:00 p. in. , Treasurer J. E. Mellinger Rev. Heazan. ji’ity Marshal, Street and Water Commissioner T. A. Boulden CHRISTIAN CHI R< H I Councilmtn E. Demary, Paul txin- cry Sunday a.« follows: dvrhausen, James Penland, Iner Preaching ?* ‘ - Hilde school ut 12 ID _. a. m. Mortensen, Harry Sherman and M. R. Cooper. services at Ila. m. All friend* are invited. Regular ... meeting* first Monday in L. D. Park, Pasto». I each month. LOST r