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THE WILLAMINA TIMES
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Oregon Names Provide Fascinating
Study of Experiences of Settlers
th a t n a m e w as g iven l . e l us hope
th a t la te r g e n e ra tio n s w ill n ev e r
fro w n upon th e se ro b u st e x p re ssio n s
of e a rly A m e ric a n a . May th ey rem a in
fo re v e r on o u r m u p s as a c o n s ta n t
re m in d e r o f th o s e h ard y so u ls who
d a re d to b u ttle th e w ild e rn e ss of a
new fro n tie r,
also T a b le M o u n tain to se rv e It on
a n d Spoon c re e k . K n ife cre ek . T in-
(c o n tin u e d fro m la st w e e k )
c u p c re e k . S u g a rb o w l a n d 1’ltc h e r
(M rs. C h a m b e rlin 's In tim a te sto ry
In a n e a r lie r e d itio n , M rs.
c re e k s w ith w hich to set th e ta b le
of
O reg o n n a m e s w ill no d o u b t s tr ik e
Cluunberlln d iscu ssed the in flu
a n d K e frig e ra to r c re e k to p re se rv e
a re sp o n siv e c h o rd In m an y a m ind
e n ce o f lecen d e an d folk ta les
th e le ft-o v e rs!
a n d p e rh a p s re c a ll ch ild h o o d m e m
upon
O r e g o n ’ » geographic
T o o ls w ere a v ery n ec essary p a r t o rie s a s It h as w ith us. R e a d in g ab o u t
nam es. One of the early «lay
of p io n e e r life an d so we h av e H am - “ Old J e f f ’’ m a d e u s th in k of o n e tim e
sto ries often heart! in t'urry
m e rc re e k . H a tc h e t c re e k . N ails c re e k . w h en a lit tle b ro th e r, n o tic in g th e
county concerned th e tribe of
T oolbox M eadow , a n d G rin d sto n e clo u d s th a t fra m e d Mt H elen , c a lle d
u iitl m en said to Inhabit th e u|»-
creek . And m oney m u st h a v e been a e x c ite d ly to u s to "C onte set» S iste r
per reaches o f th e S ixes river
v ery sc a rc e a r tic le by su c h n a m e s as , H elen s h e d ot a su n b o n n e t o n .” Mt
country.
T w o -b it S p rin g . T e n c e n t L ak e an d H elen w as a lw a y s S iste r H elen to
S e v e ra l w h ite m en claim to h av e E ig h t D o llar M o u n tain .
i t s .— -E d ito r)
a c tu a lly se en som e of th e se g ro te s
It m u st h av e been w a sh d a y w hen
q u e c re a tu r e s an d believe they w ere
Soap c re e k . T u b B un. W a sh o u t c re e k ,
re sp o n sib le fo r th e m u rd e r or se v
Times to Start Record Book
a n d W a sh b o a rd R id g e w ere n am ed
e r a l e a rly p ro sp e c to rs w ho lo c ate d a
oi
Birth A nnouncem ents
W ild a n im a ls n a tu r a lly fu rn is h e d
ric h o u t-c ro p p in g of g o ld -b e a rin g
ju u rtx on B enson c re e k , a b ra n c h of th e n am es fo r m a n y O reg o n lan d
B e g in n in g a s of J a n u a r y 1. 1948.
he Sixes river. A ccording to old- n » * rk , lik e W ild c a t a n d W o lf c re e k s, th e T im e s w ill k eep a p e rm a n e n t
in te rs in th a t v ic in ity th e re w as an d th e re a r e m o re th a n f ifty O regon sc ra p b o o k of b irth a n n o u n c e m e n ts .
, nee a le g en d a m o n g th e I n d ia n s th a t c r e a m s n am ed P a n th e r o r C o u g a r W e so licit th e c o -o p e ra tio n o f p a r
e n ts -to -b e to help us m a k e th is a
:old of s tr a n g e sa v a g e s co v ered w ith 1,1 th e r ’’a 111 °
o m es c a n
rellow h a ir o r f u r a n d a lm o st g ia n ts a r e su ch odd n am es as H o rse H eav en , c o m p le te re c o rd a n d on e th a t w ill he
n s ta tu r e , w ho prow led th e m o u n - 1 > '» « S w am p . Dog L ake. P o rk y L ak e. a v a lu a b le a s se t to th e c o m m u n ity In
;ain s an d ca n y o n s of th a t w ild, al- K itte n a n d P o o d le c re e k s. l> m b f u tu r e y e a r8 .
B u tte. R o o ster R ock. C h ick e n H ill.
8om #U m . aRO we
esp er.
m ost im p e n e tra b le back co u n try
Goose N est P eak a n d G oose E g g
p a r e n t- |Q p u , „„ „ „
,„ t ,o
T h e a ffe c tio n a te w ay in w hich th e
Peak.
receiv e b ir th a n n o u n c e m e n ts a n d th e
e a rly s e ttle rs r e g a rd e d th e co m m u n i
In th e h u m o ro u s vein a r e th e com
re sp o n se h a s pleased u s v ery m uch,
tie s w here th e y e n d e d th e ir long a n d
itie s of R ag le ( c ig a r sp elled
m u n ltle
eueu
(n(o
w eariso m e o v e rla n d jo u rn e y s a r e ex
b a c k w a rd , an d R o b in s N est w hose
sc r# p b o o k an<J
hop<> (o h av .
p re sse d in such n a m e s as P le a s a n t
n am e w as d e riv e d fro m th e e a rly
y earg
by
H om e. S u b lim ity , P a ra d ise , S w eet
hom e of th e E p isc o p al b ishop. P h tl- W e w a n t th e n am es o f e v e ry baby
H om e, G lad
T r id
id in
in g s a n d a
m any
an y
,
.
, . ,
s a l.,
id h ne e c a lle
his
a n d e r C h ase, w ho sa
i.e d a «...
W U U nllna o r G ra n l, R o n d e
others, an d th o u g h ts of th e h o m e s . , ____
x i~ .
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hom e R obin s N est b ec au se It w as
8 u rro ttn d ln g a r e a d u r in g th is
they le ft so f a r b eh in d a re ec h o ed in
b u ilt of m u d an d s tic k s a n d w as fu ll
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y ea r. If y o u r baby w as b o rn In 1948,
¡he n am es of D allas. P e o ria , D ay to n ,
of yo u n g o n e s ." T h e n th e r e is H ell-
it is n ’t too la te to sen d u s a n a n
D etroit. S p rin g fie ld a n d S alem .
o ff, a c o m m u n ity th a t o n ce ex iste d
T h a t m a n y of th e e a rly s e ttle rs n e a r th e m o u th of th e N eh a lem riv er, n o u n c e m e n t fo r th e sc ra p b o o k , even
w ere hum b le. G o d -fea rin g fo lk is so n am ed by th e e a rly lo g g e rs w hose th o th e n ew s ite m w as p u b lish ed
reflected In th e B iblical n am es fo u n d d iffic u ltie s in lo g g in g th e a r e a led e a r lie r in th e y ear.
th ro u g h o u t O regon. L eb a n o n , G o sh th e m to d e sc rib e a f la t n e a r th e
en, D am ascus. J o r d a n V alley a n d th e m o u th of th e r iv e r w h e re th e y m ad e T IM E S , c la ssifie d ad s b rin g re s u lts
u n u su a l Tw o O ’clock C h u rc h n ea r can ip as b ein g " J u s t o ff h e ll.’’
P o rtla n d . G od’s V alley is a n o th e r odd
D etail m aps su c h as th o se given
nam e th a t a ro u s e s o n e ’s cu rio sity . It o u t by th e F o re s try S erv ice a r e pep-
W O O D
is sa id th a t it w as n am ed by Jo h n e re d w ith m an y u n iq u e o r in c o n g ro u s
Old Growth
H unt a n d E. K. S tovell who w ere n am es lik e P lu sh , V elvet creek .
BLOCK WOOD 16 IN.
h u n tin g elk on th e N o rth F o rk o f th e H o le -in -th e -g ro u n d . N asty Rock an d
Phone W illam ina 3428
N ehalem r iv e r m a n y y e a rs ag o an d m any o th e rs .
follow ed a tr a il up o v er a rid g e an d
No co llec tio n of O reg o n p lace
dow n Into an u n k n o w n valley w h ere n am es w o u ld be c o m p lete w ith o u t
th e l fo u n d a n d sh o t se v e ra l e lk . As th e “fa m ily ” of m o u n ta in s ; H u sb an d .
th e y clim b e d back up th e rid g e an d W ife, T h re e S iste rs, L ittle B ro th e r,
w ere le a v in g th e little v alley b eh in d B a ch e lo r, an d M aiden. O reg o n v isi
one m an tu rn e d to th e o th e r a n d to rs a r e alw a y s th r ille d by th e aw e
asked, “ W h a t sh a ll w e c a ll th is v a l som e m a je s ty o f th e C a scad es w hile
le y ? ” T h e o th e r p o n d ere d a m o m e n t O re g o n ia n s w ho live p ra c tic a lly in
and th e n rep lied . “ W ell, we n ee d ed
th e ir sh a d o w s seem no lo n g e r to be
m eat a n d God s e n t us to th is v alley , in sp ire d by h e ro w o rsh ip o f th e se
so l e t ’s c a ll it G o d ’s V alley .’’
h ig h an d m ig h ty p ea k s b ut tr e a t th e m
I t is e v id e n t th a t e a rly O re g o n ia n s c a su a lly lik e o n e o f th e fam ily . W ith
liked th e ir “ T ittle s” by th e m u ltitu d e h e a d s s till u n b o w ed th e s e m ig h ty
of n am es c o n c e rn in g food th e y b e m o u n ta in s seem to h av e com e d ow n
stow ed on O re g o n la n d m a rk s lik e to e a r th an d , lik e frie n d ly h o u se
J o h n n y C ake M o u n ta in , B u tte r c re e k , h old gods, m a k e th e m se lv e s a t ho m e
and B un c re e k , H a sh P e a k , C offee w ith th e h u m a n s w ho live a t th e ir
;re e k a n d S u g a r c re e k , S a lt c re e k , feet. As f a m ilia r w ith th e m o u n
Milk c re e k . P ru n e H ill, Soup c re e k , ta i n ’s tr a i ts as th e y a re w ith th o se
r o m a to C am p a n d P u d d in H ill. T o of each m e m b er of th e ir fa m ilie s
cook a ll th is food th e y p ro v id e d th e y o u 'll o fte n h e a r th e se m o u n ta in folk
co m m u n ity of B ak o v en , C o ffee p o t sp e ak of th e m in an in tim a te , g en ial
creek an d F ry in g p a n cre ek . T h e re is s o rt of w ay, lik e a n o ld tin ie r w ho re
m a rk e d , in sp e a k in g of M o u n t J e f
ferso n , "O ld J e f f ’s bin g r u m b lin ’ an d
g ro w lin ’’ up th e re a ll d ay , w e’re
sh o re to be g e ttin ’ ra in o r sn o w ’fo re
long n o w .”
W h a t’s in a n a m e ? A lo t w h en we
W illam ina Locker Plant
c o n s id e r w hen, how a n d by w hom
By Mr». C. It. ( T h u i i I h t IU i
THURSDAY. MAY 13. 1948
WILLAMINA, OREGON
fo r th e I»'» h u n d re d
WOODLAND ANNOUNCES
LILAC WEEK
of lilacs th a t M rs
T h e tow n o f W o o d lan d . W ash. Is
h o n o rin g o n e of Hs d is tin g u is h e d d l-
ixens. 8 3 -y ea r-o ld Mrs. H u ld a K lu g er,
by c e le b ra tin g L ilac W eek. May 9 to
16. T h e K la g e r G a rd e n s a re fam o u s
new
v a rie tie s
K lu g er h as d e v e l
oped d u rin g th e p a s t fo rty years.
f \ ) l l SA LE
“ No T re s p a s s in g ” sig n s
W illa m in a T im es.
WILLAMINA TEXACO SERVICE
G as - O il - M arlac Lubrication
A ccessories - Tire Repairing
7:00 a . m. to 9:00 p. m.
R A Y H A R P O LE
WILLAMINA. ORE.
PHONE 2703
AiJì ¿osi
HOFFMAN’S
SUPREM E
BREAD
at the
Willamina Department Store
Delivered Iresh daily. You buy it the day it is baked,
CAKES
—
ROLLS
▲
A
▲
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PASTRIES
A
Sheridan Bakery
Sheridan, O regon
Phono 2064
LAST WEEK
of Our Annual
Change-Over
TIR E SALE
IC E
Sure From «5.00 to $15.00 p e r Tire
Nationally Advertised Brands
r '
C hevron
JU S T TAK EN O FF NEW C A R S
X to
OK
Nearly All Sizes
S ta tio n
Some New, Low Pressure Type
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
| Open from 7:00a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Daily
Atlas Tires - - Batteries
Lubrication with Moto-Sway
! S t a n d a r d O il P r o d u c t s
Use Our
Easy Pay
Plan
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
W illamina
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During this sale we
will “ static balance”
your tire, tube and wheel free with
each tire purchased.
No Sales
To
Dealers
0. K. RUBBER WELDERS
L. & R. DUNDAS
Phone 2172
New Price
WILLAMINA
PHONE 2144
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