OREGON CITY . ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1906.
NEW TO-DAY
MONEY TO LOAN AT 6 AND 7
per cent. Farm security. U'Ren
&. SchubeL
MORTGAGE LOANS NEGOTIATED.
at lowest rates. Latourette's office.
Commercial Bank Bulldingr Oregon
City.
, MORTGAGE LOANS NEGOTAITETJ
at lowest rates, Latourette's office. Com
mercial Bank Building, Oregon City.
WANTED: by Chicago wholesale and
mail order house, assistant manager
(man or woman) for this county and
adjoining territory. Salary $20 and
expenses paid weekly; expense money
advanced. Work pleasant; 'position
permanent. No investment or experi
ence required. Write at once for full
particulars and enclose self-addressed
envelope. COOPER & CO.,
132 Lake St., Chicago, 111.
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Personal Mention
J. E. Jack was a Sunday visitor at
Marquam.
B. Sullivan, of Highland, was in the
city Tuesday. ' '
Albert Engle of Molalla, was in the
city Wednesday.
W. S. Rider, of New Era, wa.s in the
city Wednesday.
T. R. A. Sellwood, of Milwaukee, wa.s
ia the city Wednesday. ,
Dee Wright, of Liberal, was in he
city the first of the week.
Fred R. Waters, of Salem, was an
Oregon City visitor Sunday.
J. Gorbett, of Colton, was an Ore
gon City visitor Wednesday.
W. E. Grace, of Baker City, was in
the city the first of the week.
Miss, Carrie Brown, of Newberg, has
been visiting friends in this city.
B. F. Boyles, of Wilhoit, was an r
egon City business visitor Monday.
Prof. Howard M. Eccles, of Canby,
was an Oregon City visitor last Satur
day. F. W. McLeran, of Wilhoit Springs,
was in the city the middle of the
week.
Attorney C. D. Latourette has re
turned from a business trip to Grants
Pass.
Miss Maggie Lawler has gone to
Reno, Nevada, for a visit with j-ela-tives,
Mrs. Alvin Baumister, of Walla
Walla, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Moody. '.
Mrs. T. A. McBride and. -daughter.
Miss May, have returned from a visit
to Deer Island.
' J. W. Grasle, Justice of the jeace
for the district of Milwaukie, was in
the city Monday.
Miss Ann English, of Portland, vis
ited Sunday and Monday with Miss
Ethelwyn Albright.
Mrs. J. J. Collins and daughter, of
Albany, returned home Tuesday after
visiting friends here.
Wm. Stubbe, the veteran newspaper
solicitor of Estacada, was in the city
on business Tuesday.
Elmer Bashor, of Salem, visited Sat
urday with his sister; Miss K. Ger
trude Bashor in this city.
Arthur Moore, of Salem, attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. E. ,C.
Chapman at Clackamas Tuesday.
Mrs. A. M. Williams, of The Dalles,
has been visiting her sister-in-law,
Mrs. E. J. Marshall at Canemah.
P. A. and T. B: Fairclough, Roy
Grace and John Francis have gone to
the mines of the Ogle Creeg Mining
Company.
Arch and Eben Long, of Canemah,
have gone to Skamokawa, Washington
where they will work for the W. P.
St P. Company.
February
GROCERIES.
" '"
Figs 6c, fine white figs 3 lbs ..25c
Dates 8c, Raisins ..7c
2 pkgs Seeded Raisins.-. .15c
Dried Blackberries ....10c
Oranges and Lemons 1c
Elk Soap 2c, Lenox Soap 3c
Tar Soap 2 for 5c, Borax Soap.. 4c
Fresh Garden Seeds, 3 pkgs.... 10c
Big lot Flower seeds 3 pkgs 10c
Bulk Seeds at lowest prices
Onion Sets pound 5c, and 10c
Good' Flour, sack ...95c
Pure White Flour is best of all.
Flour Sifter chopped price. . . .9c
Granite Wash Pan cut to ......8c
DRY GOODS.
New piece goods including many
pretty things for Spring are now
in at eastern prices.
Winter goods must go.;
Men's $1 wool Underwear 69c, 72c
Other Underwear' cut to 29c, to. 49c
Men's Wool Sox cut tp 14c... 10c
Cotton Sox cut to 8c .32c
Ladies' Black Hose cut. to ..... .8c
Ladies' Wrappers cut to ...... 82c
Yarn below cost, 4c, 6c, 9c
Pearl buttons, dozen ......... .3c
Pins lc Package, hooks and .eyes 1c
Ink, 3c; Thread 3 for 10c
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RED FRONT,
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. Mi-v Eva, Smith, of - Portland, vis
ited Mrs. George Hoeye ' the latter
Tpart of lat we-3k being en route to
her home from a visit at Salem,
j J. C. Paddock, of Clackamas, who
jhas been mentioned as a candidate
(for the Republican nomination for
i County Treasurer, was in the .city
j Wednesday.
Judge Thomas A. McBride, of O-e-jgon
City, circuit judge of the Fifth
I district, was a visitor at the' state
! capital yesterday Saturday's . Salem
i Statesman. - " '
Clyde Engle, Edgar and Lloyd Shav
er and H- N. Everhart of Molalla, were
in the city the first of the week, hav
ing brought a number of beef cattle
to this city.
W. H. Mattoon, of Viola, was in the
city this week looking after his
chances for' securing the nomination
jfor county commissioner on the Re--publican
ticket.
j Miss Cathryn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Corwin Shank, of Seattle, is vis
iting in this city at the home of her
uncle, W. M. Shank, while her father
is absent on a busines trip to Cali
fornia. ,
W. H. Hudson and mother of Oregon
City, passed through this city yester
day morning on the overland enroute
to Kokomo, Ind., where they will visit
relatives for a number of months.
Wednesday's Salem Statesman.
Mrs. G. A. Heinz and children, who
recently returned from a visit with
friends at McMinnville, have gone to
join Mr. Heinz at Klamath- Falls. Mr.
Heinz is erecting a building at Kla
math Falls and expects to engage in
the bakery business.
R. S. McLaughlin, of Milwaukie, was
in the city Wednesday . and renewed
his subscription to the Enterprise. Mr.
McLaughlin is one of the readers of
the Enterprise who has been a con
tinous subscriber since the paper was
established in 1866.
F. J. Harkenrider, of Estacada pre
cinct, was in the city Wednesday and
announced that he will be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
County Commissioner. Mr. Harken
rider was recently endorsed fo this
nomination at a meeting of the tax
payers of Estacada and vicinity.
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Drs. Beatie & Beatie, Dentists,
Rooms 16, 17, 18, Weinhard Building.
Local Events
2 pkgs Raisins 15c Red Front.
Miss G. Aimee Bolack entertained
the Gypsies at her home last Thursday
night.
R. 1 Holman, - leading undertaker..
Next, to Harris' grocery store, Oregon
City, Oregon.
Mrs. Mary Manning, of Mulino, was
in the city one day the latter part of
last week. She called at the Enter
prise office and left some of the most
beautiful moss that the agricultural
editor ever saw. The moss measured
fully ten feet in length.
Nice, clean, washed carrots 50 cents
per sack or $8 per ton. Cabbage King,
Phone 1710, Oregon City. Oregon.
At St. Paul's Espicopal Church;
Rector the Rev. P. K. Hammond : Holy
Communion at 8 a. m.; Sunday School
at 10; Morning Prayer and Sermon on
"The Holy Potential Word" at 11: Ev
ening. Prayer and address on "Abra
ham Lincoln," at 5 o'clock.
Men's Heavy Shoes $1.27-Red Front.
Rev. W. H. Wettlaufer, Evangelical
pastor, is holding a German revival
meeting at Shuebel. People are com
ing out nicely and already the meeting
is proving a success. The pastor has
an unquenchable thirst for the conver
sion of souls to Christ. .
Economy
SHOES
Footwear for baby, 10c, 23c. 1 33c
Child's $1 fine Shoes.. ;.59c
Child's' Heavy Shoes 49c up
Ladies' Fine Shoes, large 91c
Ladies' $2.50 Shoes. $1.87
Boy's Full Stock cut to ...$1.19
Men's Best High-top, $3.69. .$4.25
Men's Bradley & Metcalf . Calf
Shoes, famous for wear, cut to
' $2.10
Men's 'Heavy Shoes cut to $1.27
Leather at two thirsd price. ?
Insoles 3c; Shoe Tacks, 2 pkgs 5c
Ladies Best Heavy Shoes mow
wholesale price $1.85
Ladies and Child's Rubbers cut 29c
Ladies Rolled Edge cut to 55c
MILLINERY 5
Millinery at Half some at one-,
fourth must clean . up and get
ready for Spring Hats Take
them 9c, 29c, 49c, 98c, $1.97
5c Ribbons for 2c and 3c.
PRODUCE TAKEN , LIBERALLY
With $5 paid purchase in place of
coupons, take 10 lbs gran. Sugar for.,
25c, with '$1 purchase 61bs for -25c.
Sugar by the sack; 'flour and feed
excepted. '-
Oregon City
- Baby Shoes 16c, 22c. 33c Chopped
Prices Red Front. -
W. R. Logus and Jos. Goodfellow
have leased the ground floor of the
Armory building and have installed
therein a skating rink. A new floor
has been laid and these young men ex
pect to conduct a ' thoroughly up-to-date
rink, which was opened to the
public last evening. ' v t
Are you a candidate for any office at
this time? You will need blank peti
tions. You can get them in any quan
tity at the Enterprise office.
Last Friday evening Misses Kelly
and Samson gave their initial dancing
party at the Armory Hall and a pleas
ant affair it proved. The hall was per
haps - never before more prettily dec
orated and the dancers enjoyed the
program for which Everest's orchestra
Portland, furnished the orchestration.
There is plenty of State School
money to be had at 6 per cent inter
est Lbans can be had from one to
ten years. Gordon E. Hayes, agent.
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
holds services in the Garde Building
on Sunday morning at eleven and Wed
nesday evening at eight. Subject for
Sunday, February 11, "Mind." Sunday
School at 10 a. m. The reading room
is open from 2 to 4 on the afternoons
of Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of
each. week.
F. Newton, the undertaker, has the
only modern establishment in th city.
Phone 1243.. Residence phone 1598.
The second annual mask ball given
by the German Society of Oregon City
and Clackamas county at the Armory
last Saturday night was largely attend
ed. All characters imaginable were
represented among the hundred mask
ers. - Four prizes were awarded, the
winners being: Mrs. Jordan, Miss Hay
hurst. Messrs. H. Henningsen and
Frank Koenig. Dahl's orchestra of
Portland, furnished the music and
dancing was continued until early the
following morning. Refreshments were
Don't fill your system with cheap
alcoholic patent medicines, but drink
pure whisky that is fully matured for
that tired feeling. At The Planet,
Kelly & Ruconich, proprietors.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con
gregational Church is planning
series of socials for the increase of the
improvement fund. No charge for ad
mission is required but a silver offering
is requested. The first social was held
two weeks ago, when the public was
delightfully entertained at the home of
Mrs. C. H. Dye. The second will be
given by Mrs. Bollinger, in the church
parlors February 21, at ' eight p. m.
The widow, Mrs, Sniggles, and her
six accomplished daughters have con
sented to entertain the guests. All are
cordially invited.
Millinery less than half Red Front.
At a meeting of Cataract Hose
Company Tuesday evening E. L. Mc
Farland, of the Oregon City Volunteer
Fire Department was unanimously
nominated for Chief at the annual fire
election to be held the first Monday in
March.. It was decided not to nomi
nate a candidate for Fire Commission
er as the members of the Cataract
Company, to which Mr. McFarland be
longs, will expend their every effort
to accomplish the election of their can
didate for Chief. On the resignation
of Chief McGinnis, a few weks ago, Mr.
McFarland then assistant chief, was
elevated to the office of Chief, a place
he has very satisfactorily filled.
3 pkgs. best seeds 10c Red Front.
. Mrs. Babette Selling, relict of I
Selling ,a pioneer business man of this
city, aged 65 years, died of heart fail
ure at her home in this city Tuesday
night. The deceased was born in Ger
many m 1841. When 18 years of age,
she came to America, locating at Sono-
ra .California, where a year later she
was married to I. Selling with whom
she came to Oregon. After a year's
residence at McMinnville, they located
at Oregon City where Mr. Selling was
prominent in the busines life of the
city until the time of his death in 1890
when his son, Sam Selling; succeeded
to the management of the business
The deceased is survived by two
children, Sam Selling, a leading mer-
cnant of this city, and Miss Rosa Sel
ling, beside, one -grand-daughter. Miss
Sybil Lippitt. all of this city. Funeral
services will be held at Portland next
Sunday morning.
Gloves and Mittens Chopped Prices
6c, 23c, 4uc, 79c Red Front.
Announcement.
Otto Deute has sold his
business to Mrs Fannie
Neppach, who will 1 take
charge . during the first
part of March.
Mr. Deute has been in
business for eleven years
and has built up a very
successful 'trade. While
he is not making an extensive-
closing out sale,
he has a number of rem
nant and broken lots,
which he is closing out. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Deute are
very thankful to the pub
lic for the patronage, they
have received during their;
time, of. business and ask
:,' that the same kindness 'be..
shown their successor.
DEATHS BY WRECK
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT- ON O.
: -A. N. NEAR PORTLAND.
Five Killed and Eight Injured in Rear-
. End Passenger Collision.
Heroism of Engineer.
PORTLAND, OR., Feb. 6. In the
most disastrous wreck in the history
of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Cpmpany. and the only one in which .
the life of a passenger on that road
has been killed, Chicago-Portland Ex
press No. 5 ran into the rear end of
the Spokane Flyer, No. 3, at Bridal ;
Veil yesterday morning at 3:50, tele- j
scoping the Pullman car Galatea, kill- i
ing five persons and injuring a score
of others. Engine 193, in charge of
Engineer William Swain, became un
manageable and dashed into No. 3,
which was standing on the track at
Bridal Veil. Had it not been for the
presence of mind of Silas - Smith,
brakeman on the Chicago-Portland Ex
press, who pulled the emergency cord
when he realized the train was be
yond control of the engineer and was
running away, thus setting the brakes,
the collision would have beeli one of
the" worst in history of western rail
roading. ;
. Train No. 3 had stopped at Briday
Veil station and was delayed there by
its engine, which was out of order.
The rear car of the train, the Pull
man sleeper from Walla Walla, pick
ed up by the Spokane train at Wallula
Junction, was standing opposite the
depot. Flagmen had been sent back
15 telegraph poles, or the required dis
tance of about 2000 feet to flag No.
5, which was, following, and torpedoes
Were also placed on the track. When
about four miles east of Bridal Veil,
the locomotive hauling the Chicago
Portland Express got out of order and
became unmanageable.
The injector pipe broke inside ,the
cab of engine 193, letting out a flood
of steam and driving the engineer and
fireman out of the cab. Engineer
Swain reached for the throttle to stop
the engine, but could not reach it.
In a moment he heard the torpedoes
on the track and realized -the Spokane
Flyer was ahead on the main track
and rushed back into the cloud of
burning steam that filled the cab in
the effort to stop the flying train. He
groped about for the levers he could
not see, fearing even to breathe in
the deadly atmosphere, suffering tor
tures to his scorched hands and face,
and finally baffled, was compelled to
retreat to the. engine tender. Both
he and the fireman then leaped to
the connections between the tender
and the mail car and tried to reach
the air hose and break the connec
tion, thus applying the brakes, but
Engineer Swain's hands were so ter
ribly burned they were useless and he
could not disconnect the hose. In an
instant the engine crashed into the
Pullman.
Meanwhile Silas Smith, living at
Second and Grant streets, brakeman
on No. 5, realized the engine was be
yond control of the engineer and puii
ed ! the emergency cord, setting the
brakes. This slowed the train, and
the' locomotive was detached from the
train and shot ahead,- crashing into
the Pullman. In a moment the rest
of the train, coming at a slower speed
struck the engine, and again hurled
it against the wrecked Pullman. Those
in the wreck felt two distinct shocks,
and by his prompt action in bringing
the Chicago-Express almost to a stop,
Brakeman Smith prevented a much
heavier loss of life.
A special train left Portland as soon
as the news reached the railroad, of
ficials in this city, carrying doctors
and nurses to the scene of the wreck,
and speedily brought to Portland the
dead' and injured. The former were
taken to Coroner Finley's morgue and
the injured were met at the train with
ambulances and conveyed to St. Vin
cent's hospital. An inquest will be
held by Coroner Finley at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Engine 193, upon which the break
in the injector pipe occurred, is one of
the best passenger engines on the lines
of the O. R. & N., and arrived in Ore
gon early last year just out of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, where it
was manufactured. That the accident
was one of those things that cannot
be guarded against, as every precau
tion had .been taken to safeguard, the
train standing- at Bridal Veil, is the
belief of General Manager J. P.
O'Brien and other officials of the com
pany. ,
The wrecked train was in charge of
Conductor Glendenning, but Jefferson
D. Hayes, Pullman conductor, was on
duty in the Galatea, and escaped death
only by a fortunate chance. Just be
fore the wreck happened he stepped
out on the rear platform of his car
and then went forward into the Pull
man ahead, where he was when the
collission occurred. He sustained
some ..slight bruises, but immediately
went to work helping the wounded.
Two nurses were on the Chicago-
Portland Express, en route from Hot
Lake to Portland, got on the scene
as soon as the crash was over and
were busy i wherever their skilled fin
gers could bring relief to the suffer
ing. , They bandaged the wounds of
injured passengers and with Dr. Vin
cent of Bridal Veil cared for them un
til a special train arrived from Port
land. .
- The Dead.
George W. Buchanan, 45, member
of the firm of Clark & Buchanan, ac
countants, Macleay building.
iSdaward L. Sinnott, 55, 175 Sher
man street, traveling salesman Amer
ican Typefounders Company.
Andrew E. Edwards, 37. messenger
for the Baggage & Omnibus Transfer
Company.
.- J. N. Frost, 60, en route from Walla
Walla to his son at-Scio.
Mrs. Nellie Riley, Walla Walla.
'- The Injured.
James K. Russell, San Francisco.
Mrs. Sarah A. Klineman, of Kern
Park, Portland.
W. H. Swain, engineer of No. 5.
. ' Slightly Injured.
Louis Morgan, fireman No.- 5. ' - '
. Mrs. L, M. Coburn, Hot Lake. -' .
; Mrs. V. Weil, Tacpma.
W. A. Duncan, Portland, porter buf
fet car No. 3. .
WAS AN OLD PIONEER.,,
'Grandma" Diller Passes Away After
a Long and. Interesting Career.
Madaline Diller, one of the early and
highly respected settlers at Oregon
City, died Saturday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. - Mary
Charman, Main street, in. this city.
Mrs. Diller was aged 90 years, 1 month
and 16 days.
"Grandma" Diller, as she was gener
ally known, was a native of Mossback,
Germany, where she was born Decem
ber 17, 1815. She emigrated to Amer
ica in 1842 and in 1851 came to Ore
gon, locating at Corvallis, where she
resided until eighteen years ago, when
on the death of her husband, she came
to Oregon City and resided with her
daughter, Mrs. Charman. Besides
two daughters, Mrs. Mary M. Char
man and Mrs. Thomas Charman, both
of this city, the deceased is survived
by nine grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon, Rev. E. S. Bollinger offici
ating. Burial was had at Mountain
View cemetery, a large concourse of
friends accompanying the remains to
their final resting place.
The following interesting sketch of
Mrs. Diller was published in the Ore
gonian about three years ago, immed
iately following the celebration of her
87th birthday:
"Grandma Diller," as she is af
fectionately called by those to whom
she is well known, is one of the pio
neers of Oregon City. Brighteyed and
cheery, as she sat in her comfortable
chair by the large window, from which
she could Jook "up street," her aged
hands occupied with scissors and bits
of cloths, from which she was snipping
a cushion filling, she told of the scenes
and happenings of her interesting life.
"I was born in Mossbach, Germany,"
said Grandma Diller, "in the same
year in which Napoleon was defeated
at Waterloo. .Very well do I remem
ber hearing my mother tell how Na
poleon's soldiers came and demanded
permission to cook in her kitchen.
When she refused they ran their sab
ers through her tinware, cut her pew
ter plates in two with their swords,
and smashed her fine porcelain. Ten
miles away my future mother-in-law
was also having an experience. She
agreed to make the soldiers a supper,
baked German pancakes, large, round
cakes, spread with butter and sugar,
and piled them on a platter.
" 'We will not eat pancakes," said
the soldiers. 'Get us something better,'
whereupon Frau Diller took the plat
ter of despised cakes over to the next
house, where Napoleon was quartered.
'Fit for a King, said Napoleon, sampl
ing Frau Diller's toothsome hot cakes.
'Sergeant, go over there and send those
rude soldiers supperless to bed.'
"My oldest brother, Bernard Blust,
when 21 years old, emigrated to Amer
ica and settled in Philadelphia. In
1842 he came back to the old home in
Germany. I well remember how my
brother, during the first days of his
visit, was fond of reading the Bible to
his friends and talking over what he
had read, as he had learned to do in
America. But such free use of the
Scriptures was not then allowed in
Germany, and although Bernard was
not subejet to the church the priest
forbade him to read the Bible and took
the bookaway and kept it until my
brother was ready to return to Ameri
ca. "At ten years of age I began to as
sist my mother with the spinning. In
the long Winter evening young people
would come to visit, bringing their
spinning wheels and spinning by the
light of tapers made from maple chips
a yard long. By 10 everybody must
be at home, for then the watchman
came around to see if all lights were
out and cried from door to door, 'put
out your fire and lights that no bad
luck befall you!'
"In our big attic were stored grain
from the fields, cured hemp for weav
ing, strings and bags of dried fruit
and nerbs. In one corner of the attic
my brothers had a workshop, and here
I played with baby Leonard in my
arms. At 17 I had several admirers,
but Joseph Diller, the milwright from
Capples, near Baden-Baden, was the
best. When he came the young men
of the village were not pleased; even
my own brothers teased him and play
ed pranks upon him, waylaying" him
on the road until once he was obliged
to hide in a cave to escape their prac
tical jokes. Then he got a dog, big
and black and fierce, for his attendant
over the lonely Baden-Baden road, and
from that time visited me in peace. We
were married in 1833, and in the next
ten happy and prosperous years were
born Sophia, Amelia, Mary and Leon
ard. "But my brother Bernard came back
from America with talk of the inde
pendence and wealth of the New
World; o we sold out our business
and took passage in a sailing vessel
How Do Yoti Spend Yout Money?
Are you doing it in a way to receive substantial
benefit? Are you laying aside something for a
rainy day?" If not, you will never have a better
time to begin than now. To get quickly started,
begin the easy way; come to
The Bank of Oregon City
7 and?open a Savings Account. Do not wait for a
large sum, for it may never come; just deposit
whatever you have to spare, no matter how
- small the amount. We will gladly assist you in
v getting started.- !
A Dollar Will Start You. r 5
to America. We landed .after 60 days'
voyage at New Orleans, and went up
to St. Louis, and finally settled at Day
ton, Ohio, where my husband was a
millwright. But in 1850 and '51 there
was a great talk of Oregon. ' My hus
1 band determined to go, when, much to
our surprise, our oldest daughter, So
phia, now Mrs. Thomas Charman, of
Oregon City, said to her father: It
is Justus safe for me to go as you. You
will need me. Mother has the rest of
the children. I cannot let you go
alone.' -
And go she did, a girl of 19, with
her father across the plains.
"Then came back the wordFather
is ready to have the family join, him.
Hastily packing, we set out for New
York and -sailed for Panama. Up the
Chagres River we went in a yawl, with
natives at the oars, and alligators
around in the water, basking in the
hot sunshine. Native women were
washing by the river side, beating tha
clothes with paddles and sousing them
up and down in the water. After the
river trip came the rough crossing of
the Isthmus, through rock canyons
and over steep hills on muleback and
on foot. Panama was but a small"
town with many Spanish ruins that
told the tale of wars in earlier days.
- "We had expected to leave the day
after our arrival, but the steamer for
which we had tickets failed to arrive.
After a week we learned that it had
been burned at sea. Then' came more
delay, waiting for a ship to San Fraa
cisco. While waiting we visited cocoa
groves, where monkeys scrambled
among- the branches, throwing nuts
down upon our heads. Monkeys, monk
eys were everywhere; house pets and
nuisances at the hotels. Their incea- .
sant chatter became very tiresome,
and we were glad when the time came
to leave the land of monkeys.
"Gladly we bade adieu to Panama om
the steamer Golden Gate, but after
many adventures on that steamer we
ended with a storm off San Diego. The
hurricane deck, staterooms and cat
tle pens were washed away, and final
ly our steamer was thrown on the
rocky beach, with a hole' in her side.
All night the men worked at the
pumps, screams, shrieks, oaths, pray
ers rose above the din of the tempest.
BY morning the storm abated, another
steamer came to our assistance, and
in three days we were at San Fran
cisco. Still disappointment awaited
us. Oregon was having a cold spell.
The Colvftnbia was frozen over, and
the steamer that took passengers from
San Francisco was penned in Port
land harbor by the ice. After two
weeks of weary waiting we were once
more afloat on a stormy northward
passage, where we landed at Portland
on the morning of February 3, 1854,
after a voyage of two tempestuous
Winter months. But, of course that
was better than six months crossing
the plains.
"From Portland we took a small
river steamer up the Willamette aa
far as Clackamas rapids. Here we
were transferred to a small skiff and
soon found ourselves at Oregon City.
Of course we were full of excitement
and happy anticipation. I remained
at the landing with my luggage, while
the children started up toward the
town to look for their father. About
the noon hour of February 3, 1854. Mr.
Joseph Diller was walking along Main
street of Oregon City, in full view of
the river. Suddenly he heard an eager
voice calling, 'Hello, Papa, hello! Com
ing up the street from the landing he
saw three children, She a girl of 10,
who was excitedly repeating her cry
of 'Hello, papa, hello!'
'"Why, hello, little girl, who are
you?'
" 'Don't you know us, papa?' she er-'
claimed, half laughing, half crying. 'I
am your little Mary. This is Leonard
and Amelia. Mamma is here too, down
at the landing.' Strong man as' he
was, Mr. Diller was almost overcome
at the joyful news of the arrival of
his family. He had given them up for
lost.
"Our little family soon gathered into
a pleasant home. Portland at that time
was only a village. Oregon City had
been the capital of the territory, but
by a recent act of the Legislature the
seat of government had been moved to
Corvallis. So to Corvallis, the coming
great city, we went. After the mar
riage of our daughters, Sophia and
Mary, to the Charman brothers, rising
young merchants of Oregon City, we "
moved back where my husband built
a mill on the river front. It was swept
away by the high water of 1861.
Twenty-four years now I have spent
as a widow here in Oregon City, with
my daughter Maj-y, happily surround
ed by children, ' grand-children ami
great grandchildren. No I have not a
touch of rheumatism. I go to church
and move about the house easily, 8T
years old my last birthday."
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