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The World’s Best Climate
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949
BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
er’s family? How was the miller
paid? How continuous was the
operation of the mill? When and
where did the last one operate7
Let us preserve this tradition
BY EMIL R. PETERSON, Historian
and make it a real living part
Coos- Curry Pioneer Association, Rt. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. of our community history.
MORE ABOUT GRIST-MILLS
August Fatalities
pioneer |
Month, '49
With the splendid co-operation of our local press and radio, I
am being sprinkled with showers of information about
grist-mills. Steve Reed. 80 years young, Myrtle Point, is showing ni9ne5T IVlOriTrlj
for the first eight months of 1949 I
to 188, a saving of 84 lives from
the 272 deaths recorded during ■
the same period last year.
Loss of control was most fre
quent facotr showing up on last
month’s fatal accident reports,
Newbry stated, resulting in ve
hicles running off the roadway, j
Two such accidents claide three
lives each. Four other multiple-
fatal crashes took eight lives.
The rural-area traffic hazard
will continue to be acute through
September, Newbry warned. Last
year, September had 52 deaths,
most of them taking place on
inter-city highways.
Livestock Exposition, Oct. 7-15,
including horse show and rodeo,
price for these youths at three
matinees will be cut in half this
year.
(
Pilot Classified Ads—it pays!
Funeral Home
SALEM—August traffic deaths
real active interest in the matter. He writes: “I think I can give
in Oregon reached the highest
you quite a history ol my father’s mill. I remember very well when monthly toll recorded so far this
and
he built it . . . My grandfather, I
year with 39 fatalities reported
Ambulance Service
Chris Lehnhprr, built three mills pound earter of beef up a steep late last week, Secretary of State
sand-h.H once just once.
that I remember.”
Earl T. Newbry. announced the
Editor Hall ol the Herald says first of the week.
When I called on Mr. Reed
1he other day he told and showed: that. Mrs. A. T. Train reports al , Thirty lives were lost in rural
PORTLAND In a step to give ,
Crescent City.
me a great deal about his fathers' mill on Mill creek near Powers L area mishaps and nine in acci- more boys and girls 18 years of
California
old mill. But I’m reserving that No doubt the same one referred dents occurring on city streets. age or younger a chance to see
to
by
Mr.
Geitner.
She
refers
to
lor a future story. Steve is go
August fatalities bring the toll the complete Pacific International 4><
ing to introduce me to his neigh ('al Gant, the Wesleys and the
bor and friend, (’al Gant, a Wagners for information. Thank
youngster of 95 years, who knows you, Mrs. Train. Another one is
plenty about grist-mills. I’m go mentioned above Broadbent on
CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA:
ing to step out with these two the Dement place. Wallace De Where to “FIND” and “BUY” It In
ment
is
named
as
a
possible
in
the first opportunit
gents
A business and professional guide to Friendly Crescent City Concerns who
formation source. I’ll be calling
More about that later.
merit a “share” of your trade when doing your out-of-town shopping.
Kate L. Bailey writes from on Wallace.
Previous mention has been
Gold Beach, telling that her
made
of the Schroeder-Volkmer
grandfather, Chris Lohnherr, had
mill,
perhaps
the first in Coos
a mill in or near Myrtle Point,
county.
I
have
not heard of any
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She says that Gus Bender has
earlier.
Also
we
have
previously
a picture of Myrtle Point in
which the old mill can be seen. referred to the Fish mill near
Texaco Service
Silverware
“Here To Serve You”
Mrs. Bailey says that she is Bridge, the Siestreem and John
Tires
and
Tubes
son
mills
in
the
Ten-mile
coun
Flatware
writing to a cousin for partisu-
Jars. She adds that there was a try; and the Rackliff and Min
Hollowware
Sherwin-Williams
Kaiser-Frazer Dealer
a mill on Rogue River where her ard mills. Curtis Sanford has a
Ph. 91
Crescent City
husband's family got their corn faint recollection of two grist
DIRELYTE
Paints
ground. She thinks it was near mills on the river front at Co
quille. Oscar Ohrpan recalls one
Agness.
by a Mr.
A note from the Sentinel says at Norway operated
else.
Housewares
that Mrs. Charley Wilson of Hoover, and someone
The Breuer mill on Indian
Powers reports that he father
operated a grist-mill at Gold cneek has already been mention
Floyd Mulligan
Beach. He father’s name is not ed. The stone burrs in that mill
829 SECOND
given. No details. Perhaps Mrs. had previously been used in the
Repair & Installation
Wilson will tell more. I’ll call Reed mill, across the river. Steve
304 “H” STREET
Supplies and Appliances
Reed tells me that when his
on her when I go to Powers.
J. Albert Matson reports that father ceased to operate his mill,
3rd & G. St. Ph. 1581
a Mr. (’ampbell built a grist-mill he disposed of the burrs to Mike 4*
4
on the east side of the channel Breuer. He understands that Mr.
CRESCENT CITY
opposite Marshfield. (Presumably Breuer still fias them. When I
go
down
the
river
again.
I
’
ll
that was Capt. A. .1. N. Camp-4
bell). Albert says the mill was plan to see this old Sage of Ban
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run by windpower. He says the don. He’s past 90 but still pegs
Visit our record dept :
“The Family Store”
wind was all righi but that the away at his daily task, repair
Compelte Radio Sales
Complete line of hard
supply of wheat was not suffi- ing shoes for his old customers
Drygoods and Furnish
Perhaps he would like to show
and Service
cirnt to make the project pay.
ware
and
electrical
fix
ings, Apparel for the
Ins good-will toward the Pioneer
810
3rd
St.
Incidentally, aside from his
Ph.
1512
tures
and
appliances.
entire family
Association by placing those
grist-mill venture, Capt. Camp- stones in the museum at Co
PHONE 143
bell is well remembered by many quille as a reminder of the serv
present-day residents of Coos ice rendered by the old millers
county. Il«' was an active builder
CRESCENT CITY
in helping to feed the early-day
and operator of steamboats on
trail-blazers.
Coos bay. Among those built by
Curry County information on
him are listed the Comet, Juno,
his
subject is very meagre. Sure
Household Appliances,
Coos, Wasp and Fawn. In the
Logging and Mill Sup
ly
there
must have been some
operation of the Fawn during the
Sheet
Metal,
Plumbing
plies, Power Chain
’90s. the old man acted as cap grist-mills in the neighborhood
and heating supplies.
tain, his son, Clifford, was the ot Agness or Illa he, and perhaps
saws, wire rope.
2nd & Market Streets
t ngineer and his grandson, Alec, up in the Mule Creek country.
Pho. 631
900 4th St
851 FOURTH STREE1
Perhaps the Meserveys can tell
was deck-hand.
Charles G. Geitner, out Fair us. And then down along the
view way, east of ('oquille, writes Chetco river. The Paynes and tho
Carrell’s-Hedrick
about a grist-mill on Mill Creek, VanIVlts should be able to give
ELECTRIC
half a mile south of Powers. He us a good grist-mill story. If
MENS WEAR
says a fall in the creek about no one else down Brookings or
20 feet high, provided power. Harbor way, I may have to call
Jarman Shoes, Knox &
Chevrolet - Buick
When Mr. Geitner lived on the on Bill Wridge or Dave Gilmore.
Baxter Hats, Marlboro
Sales-Service
Your Hotpoint Store
creek some of the timbers of I’m sure they’ll know.
Shirts
Now, folks, to finish this off
the old mill were still there. One
Aat«
Repair,
Painting
941
Second
St.
I
want
at
least
one
good
grist
mill
stones
had
disap-
of the
920 Second St.
Radiators Repaired.
peared He didn’t know what had mill story. I believe that Steve
PHONE 931
become of it, but he has the Reed and Cal Gant will supply
Ph. 471 Crescent City
it.
But
let
me
hear
from
you
other one. Many thanks for the
information, Charles, but I sug also. What purpose did the grist-
LARGEST STOCK
gest that you guard that mill milles served in the early days?
Nnnn Bush Shoes
burr. If you are not watching it How were they built? Where,
of diamonds, watches,
Arrow Shirts
when I come to call on you, when and by whom? Did they
Genuine Levis
1 might carry it off to the mus serve the community or were
silverware & jewelry.
Pendleton Shirts
eum at ('oquille. 1 carried a 200- they operated only for the mill
Phone 1091
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