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tTHE BUKDAT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL' 22, 1900.
PUBLIC LAND PROOFS
WHERE AXD ISf "WTIAT FORM THEY
SHALL BE 3IADE.
Comment of Commissioner Her
mann on the McBrlde Bill Aa
to Entries by "Women.
WASHINGTON. April 16. Before Sena
tor Carter prepared his report on Sena
tor McBrido's bill regulating the taking
of proof In certain land cases, he referred
the bill to the General Land Office for re
port and recommendation. The bill Is
as follows:
"That hereafter all necessary affidavits
and Droofs required br law under the
homestead. Umber-culture, pre-emption,
desert-land and timber-land laws or tne
United States may be made before any
officer qualified to take proof in home
stead cases at any place in the land dis
trict In which the land applied for is sit
uated, whether In the same county where
tho lands are located or not: Provided.
That In case the affidavits, filings or proofs
hereinbefore mentioned be taken out ol
the county In which the land lies, the ap
plicant must show by affidavit that It
was taken before the nearest, or most ac
cessible officer qualified to take said affi
davits, filings or proofs In the land dis
trict In which the lands applied for are
located; And provided further. That the
showing by affidavit last mentioned need
not be made In making final proof on
land If the final proof therefor be taken
In the town or city where the newspaper
Is published In which the final proof no
tice la printed."
In commenting on the measure, the
Commissioner said:
"In so far as homestead, timber-culture.
pre-emption and desert-land entries are
concerned, the proposed legislation mere
ly affects the place of making proof, while
In the case of entries made under the tim
ber and stono law. not only Is the place
of making proofs affected, but material
changes are contemplated as to the offi
cers before whom such proofs may be
made, the present requirement-being that
proofs In such cases must be made before
the register and receiver of the proper
land district.
"Under existing laws, final proofs lr
each of the clasps of entries specified In
the bill, except timber land, may be made
either at the land office of the proper
district or before some qualified officer
in the county in which the land entered
Is situated. Should the proposed bill be
come a law. proofs may be made before
the most accessible qualified officer In the
land district, without regard to county
lines.
"The contemplated changes will be ben
eficial to those entrymen who reside at
places which are remote from the district
land offices, and also from qualified officers
In the ocnutles in which the lands for
which the proofs are to be made are situ
ated, and who at the Fame time reside
near properly qualified officials of adjoin
ing counties; and it Is not understood
how such changes could materially Injure
the Government. Under the proposed law
proofs In the cases of those entries' depend
ing upon settlement and residence will In
the vast majority of Instances be made
before the officer nearest the land. This
Is clearly of interest to the Government,
for the reason that persons reading In the
vicinity of the lands Involved are natur
ally the best Informed as to the manner
In which the applicants have compiled
with, the requirements of the laws. It
will thu be convenient for applicants to
secure, at the minimum expense, the at
tendance of well-Informed nltnesscs, and
at the same time It will afford to those
who have reason to protect against the
proofs on opportunity to do so.
"There ha e been before this office num
bers of cases where It worked great hard
ships upon the applicants to require them
to make their proofs In the county where
in the land was situated; and the statu
tory provisions being mandatory, the
Land Department could afford the inter
ested parties no relief.
"It will be observed that the bill pro
vides that, except in those cases where
final proof Is made In the county In which
the land Is situated, or If without such
county, in the town or city where the
newspaper is published In which the final
proof notice is printed, the applicant must
show by affidavit that the proof was taken
before the nearest or most accessible qual
ified officer. This seems to Imply that
when such an affidavit Is filed It must "be
accepted as conclusive by the Land De
partment, even though it should appear
that the proof was not actually made be
fore the nearest or most accessible officer.
I would suggest, therefore, that the words
'satisfactory to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office' be Inserted after the
last word (affidavit). In the 11th line of
the bill; and with such amendment I rec
ommend the passage of the bill."
Land Entries by Women.
An Interesting bill, recently reported to
the House, and which Is of general Inter
est In the "Western public land states, is
that which provides that "where a single
woman, qualified to make homestead en
try, has settled' upon. Improved, estab
lished and maintained a bona fide resi
dence on unsurvejed public land with
the Intention of taking the same under the
homestead laws when surveyed, and mar
ries before making entry of said land, she
shall not. by reason of her marriage, for
feit her right to make entry of said tract
and to perfect said entry and receive pat
ent for the land, provided she does not
abandon her residence on the land and
reside elsewhere."
The committee, in reporting this bill.
say:
"The necessity of this legislation U ap
parent because of the fact that the De
partment of the Interior held In a deci
sion that where a single woman made set
tlement upon unsurveyed land and mar
ried before plat of survey or the land
had been filed In the local land office
she was not qualified to make homestead
entry of the land, which ruling was made
In conformity with existing law.
"It might be said that In certain cases
where an unmarried woman had taken a
homestead, and a man. to whom she might
subsequently be married, nad also taken
a homestead, a doublo advantage would
be given In that two homesteads would
be given to the same family, were It not
for the provision In the bill which pro
ides that 'she does not abandon her
residence on the land and reside else
where.' "As the law now Is. a woman who has
taken a homestead, even though she may
have lived upon It for a period of four
years, forfeits the right to prove up her
claim In the event she marries at any
time within five years from the date of
such entry, and even though the man
she marries may have never exercised his
homestead right.
"This bill has been referred to the De
partment of the Interior, and the Com
missioner of the General Lnnd Office gives
his approval of same, and rays:
" 1 am of the opinion that the provi
sions of this bill arc J it and that the
same will. If It becrtme law. be nppllcablo
to comnaratlvely few cases." "
The Commissioner of tho Land Offlre
makes the following comment on the
measure:
"After due consideration In the premises,
nnd notwithstanding the aforesaid ruling
made In ronformltv with the existing law.
I am of the opinion that the provisions
of this bill are just, and that th same
wl'l. If It become law. bo applicable to
comparatively few cases. I therrfore rec
ommend that raid Mil be enacted Into
law."
Tnn-tl"f Cr nrcvltlen.
JUNCTION rrTY. Or.. April 21. The
County Tecrhers" Institute wns hsld here
today. Quite a number of teachTs were
In attendance and considerable Interest
was manifested. State Superintendent
Ackerman gave an Interesting lecture In
the Methodist Church this evening.
Early fruit seems to bo hurt some by
the frost, Ona man says that half or two
thirds of the fruit on his cherry trees Is
killed.
A large logging outfit is at work on G.
C Milieu's farm, near town. It la fur
nishing balm logs for the paper mills at
Oregon City.
A scheme Is on foot to start a creamery
here by WHhelm & Sons, of Monroe.
Junction Is furnishing her part of coun
ty candidates two Clerks, County Com
missioner. County Judge, with others to
hear from.
in
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
Events of the Week at the State
University.
The artists of the Treble Cleft Club of
the State University entertained their nu.
merous friends most charmingly at their
annual concert, given In Vlllard Hall., on
"Wednesday evening. Half a dozen songs
by the club were uniformly well rendered
and warmly encored. Miss Hansen, the
leader, gave a couple of vocal rolos In
very pleasing style. Vocal and piano
numbers by the Misses Young, Rickers
and Renshaw, some work by the Potato
Quartet and a local sketch, adapted from
"Alice In Wonderland," completed on at
tractive programme.
A popular roclety play, "Henrietta,'"
will be presented at the opera-house on
WINNER OF THE
"Zcno," EnirlUh Mastiff, Owned by Mr. Edmund A. Schloth, of Portland.
This li a good likeness of Edmund A. Schloth's English ma-tiff Zeno. winner cf the
flr-t prize in hit clan at th Portland bench dhow, which came to a succnorul clow last
evening-. Zeno Is a beautiful doc. and tips tbe scales at 140 pounds. He la known to
many people In JVrtland. and, like moat of his breed. Is remarkably Intelligent. One of
his duties la to bring Tbe Oregonlan Into tbe bouse every morning, and thereby bangs a
tale:
In order to play a Joke on hum It was arranged that the carrier should fall to leave
the paper one morning. The carrier did aa directed, and Zeno. going out as usual, found
his Oregonlan missing. Dismayed, but not banied. he left the yard and went on a still
hunt, returning shortly with a copy of the paper between his maste Jaws. This resulted
In a neighbor around the comer not reading the news at breakfast that day; the dog had
abstracted the" publication containing it from his doorstep.
Zeno's knowledge of the meaning of words Is one of his accomplishments. While he
waa la a. down-town cafe recently, mineral water was squirted en him through a siphon
by one of the proprietors of the place, who aaked him. as It was done: "Zeno, how do you
like seltzerT" Now. at the mention of the word, or the production of a siphon, the dog at
once makes his retreat.
The best way to please Zeno Is to permit him to" ride In an elevator. He Is fond of
swimming also, but he draws the line on going after small objects In the water, seeming
to think that that Is the work of a spaniel. Something about the size of a barrel' la about
what he thinks he should go after.
May L by the members of tbe Laurean
and Eutaslan Societies.
The first number of "The Quarterly of
the Oregon Historical Society," devoted
to collecting the sources of Oregon histo
ry, was recently gotten out, under the ed
itorship of Professor Young. Among the
principal articles Is one on "The Process
of Selection In Oregon Pioneer Settle
ment," by Dr. Thomas Condon.
The Local Alumni Association Is taking
steps to present to tho University a col
lection of Oregon woods, which was made
for the Omaha Exposition, by Mr. John
son, of Astoria.
The various societies met as usual last
week. The "enemies" heard some good
papers on their peculiar subjects, while
the literary people disposed of the liquor
problem and the Puerto Rico tariff in the
course of their meetings.
The 00 football management Is busy
securing a coach, but will probably make
no schedule for games until next Septem
ber.
Dr. Strong Is absent lecturing In East
ern Oregon.
The joung women of the Y. W. C A.
ore making preparations to entertain their
friends of other colleges, at the state
convention, to be held hero April 27-S-9.
Another of the col.ege politicians, Fred
W. Mulkey, has been nominated by Port
land Republicans for Councilman from the
Fifth Ward.
Tho track Is the center of campus life
these sunny afternoons. Some good new
men flre pflmln niif under Tnn' mtui.
ble supervision. The new weight event- I
discus-throwing proves very popular, and
every one Is taking a hand at learning the
game.
HI
APRIL 22D IS THE DAY
On which the fastest regular passenger
sen-Ice, Portland to Chicago, ever main
tained, will be eslabllsned.
A dally solid estlbuled through train
via tbe Urion Pacific Railroad .and con
niptions rrtnststini- nf ri!nlncr-Arfi nnlrn-e
and tourist sleepers. ,free reclining chair l
cars and buffet Jlbrary and smoking-cars. I
will make tbe trip in the remarkable time
of TO hours. No other line does It. nor
gives travelers through cars Portland to
Chicago.
For rates, tickets and sleeping-car
berths, apply to City Ticket Office, 133
Third Street. Portland. Or
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Work: on Cnatom-House.
The roof of new Custom-llouso'is about
finished, and present contracts will. It Is ,
tUUUKilk. LV LWMiUiCiCU UI llC 4C14tlCJT ,uu-
struction Company within CO days. A side
walk curb of granite has been set all
around the block, and the cement walk
will be laid within the next few weeks.
The lawn op the south side of the( build
ing la to be sown to grass, and the court
Is being prepared for Its Belgian block
pavement. The contract for the interior
finish has not yet been let. and no bids
have been advertised for. This work will
Involve the expenditure of $200,000. and the
time requirea win do scout iu months.
The new Custom-House, according to Ar
chitect Lazarus, will probably be complet
ed within a year. Oak and marble wUl
enter largely Into the finishing of the In
terior.
Delegates to General Assembly.
The eight delegates from Oregon to the
Goncral Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, at St. Louis. Mo., on
May 17. have been chosen. One
elder and one minister have been se
lected from each of the four districts In
the state. The Oregon delegation Is com
posed as follows: Portland Presbytery,
Rev. W. P. Wardle. Portland, and Elder
A. P. Donaldson, Oregon .City; Preebytery
of Eastern Oregon. Rev. F. L. Forbes ind
Elder Philip Mtnthorn. both of Pendleton:
Southern Oregon Presbytery, Rev. George
Gllllsple, Port Orford, and Elder P. H.
Harth. (.rants Passr W.llamette Pres
bytery. Rev. I. P.' Knott. Florence, and
Elder Robert Glass, Crawfordsvllle.
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Many British families have every mem
ber of them In the male line engaged fight
ing at the front In Her Majesty's service.
DIED AT NEW WHATIOM
EAST SIDE RESIDENT BROUGHT
HOME FOR BURIAL.
Fnneral of Rev. W. C. Crawford Re
lief Corps Canvassing for Woman
Speaker for Memorial Day.
M. A. Share, a well-known resident of
Woodlawn, and a soldier of the Civil War,
died quite suddenly at New Whatcom,
Wash., several days ago, and the remains
were yesterday received for burial at
Portland, from his. home at Woodlawn.
Mr. Share was at New Whatcom In
charge of the branch store of J. M. Arthur
& Co. at the time of his death, and Mr.
Arthur had the remains brought home. It
is expected that the funeral will tako place
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home
at Woodlawn. The news of his death
was a severe shock to his wife, who had
received no Intimation that ho had been
111.
Mr. Share had been a resident of Port
land for about 1C years, and In spite of
the fact that he was 63 years old. he was
I a man of great physical aqd mental ac
j tlvlty. In pushing Improvement at Wood
1 lawn, he had been especially active. He
took up the scheme for presenting Cap-
BLUE RIBBON.
tain Clark, of the -warship Oregon, with r
sword as a testimonial from the state
and It was no fault of his that it has not
proved a success. Ho pushed the matter"
with all his energy.
Mr. Share was a soldier of the Civil
Mar, and has a remarkable record as
scout and spy. Many a timo he passed
into the camp of the enemy under the
most perilous circumstances, and obtained
most valuable Information for the uso of
the Northern commanders under whom he
served. There was no enterprise or un
dertaking that was too hazardous for him
to undertake that would afford any aid to
his commanders. Mr. Share was a mod
est and retiring man. and the stories of
his exploits during the war were rarely
ever spoken of. but If the material could
be gathered his adventures as a spy would
make a story of rare Interest. He was
recognized aa a good neighbor and enter
prising citizen. He leaves a wife and son.
the latter being at Detroit, Mich. His
wife's mother, who lives at the former's
home, has been an Invalid for many
years.
FnnernI of Ttcv. W. C. Crawford.
The funeral -of the late Rev. W. C.
Crawford took place yesterday morning
from the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. East Twelfth ana East Taylor
streets. The cortege moved from his late
home to the church, where the services
were conducted by Rev. G. A. Blair the
pastor, assisted by Rev. W. R. Bishop.
Nearer. Sly God. to Thee." was sung by
the choir In subdued tones. Rev. Mr. Blali
made a short address. In the course of
which he gave a sketch of the life of Mr
Crawford. He said that he graduated
from the Corvallls college In 1ST3, and
beeamo connected with the Cumberland
Presbyterian church soon afterwards. For
20 years he had been clerk of the state
synod and also was a charter member nnd
clerk of Portland Cumberland Presbytery
On the organization of the First Portland
Cumberland Church ho was a charter
member, and one of the pillars on whom
the pastor had leaned for support and
ndvlce. Mr. Blair also said thnt he ha
received the highest honors that Masonry
could bestow on nnv man. At the close
of Mr. Blair's talk. W. R. Bishop gave a
short talk. In which he said that he had
been acquainted with tho deceased for 25
years, from the time of his graduation at
Corvallls. Mr. Blshon paid a verv glow
Inc tribute to his worth as a citizen nnd
friend. At the conclusion of the service
at the church the remMn were, fonveved
to Oreron City by the East Side Railway
Here Multnomah Lodge. No. 1. A. F. and
A. M., took charge and concluded the
services at the grave.
Committees Will Mret.
The Joint committees of the Portland G
A. R. posts George Wright. Sumner and
Lincoln-Garfield will meet this afternoon
at the office of School Clerk Allen to con
sider arrangements for the annual Memo,
rial Day exercises. May SL It has bee
customary to unite In a general exercls
at the public square In Lone Fir Ceme
tery, where the greater number of sol
diers are burled, and then In tbe evening
have separate exercises on each side of
the river. Also the posts attend services
In some church on a Sunday nearest Me
morial Day. Some programme of this sort
will probably be adopted. Sumner Post
East Side, has received and nccepted as
Invitation to attend services at the First
United Brethren Church. Rev. Mr. Bell
pa-tor. and together with the. Woman'j
Relief Corps will go there In a body.
Enst Side Notes.
The Fjccond-hand store at SS.Unlon ave
nue, between East Stark and East Wash
lngton streets, was broken Into Thursday
night and about $30 worth of articles
stolon. There Is no trace of the burglars,
who probably hauled their plunder awny
In .a wagon.
Mrs. M. G. Evans and Miss Alice Card
ncr, of Oxford. Pa,, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. P. J. Gardner. They had
been spending the winter at Santa Monica.
Cal.
The directors have practically accepted
the new Holladav bulldlnc. am th mnm.
are now largely occupied. It to proposed j
to have a public day. when the people of
Holladay and surroundings will be afford
ed the opportunity of seeing the net
schoolhouse throughout. Also there will
be. somo appropriate exercises.
At the meeting of the Southern Pacific
Band, at Webfoot Hall. Powell street. Fri
day night, another musician was elected
a member, a competent plccolx player
This makes the membership of the band
26 excellent musicians, one of the strong
est amateur bands in the Northwest. Thf
band Is made up of workmen In the South
ern Pacific cafshops.
Gilbert Auxiliary Camp, No. 1, to Gil
bert Camp, No. 1, Spanish War Veterans,
will gh'e nn entertainment tomorrow
evening at the camp's nail, corner Eas:
Morrison street and Union avenue. The
camp has prepared an entertaining pro
gramme.
Mrs. Walter received a letter from Dr
J. J. Walter .superintendent of Methodist
work In Alaska, yesterday. In which. h
states that he cannot say when he will
be In Portland. He was expected to ar
rive some time this month, but business
connected with his educational work hai
detained him.
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DONE IN THE COURTS.'
Salt to Quiet a Title Other Court
3'ntters.
Minnie Henrlcl has filed suit In the State
.Circuit Court against George Woodward, j
W. K. Smith and Sidney ueu. to quiet
title to the north 30 feet of E. of double
block A, on Harrison street. She avers
that she owns the property, and that the
defendants wrongfully claim an Interest
In It.
Divorce Cases.
Mark J. Tfctvld was granted a divorce
by Judge Cleland ycctcrday from Matilda
David, because of deso-tlon In December,
1EDI. at Detroit, Mich. They were married
In the province of Ontario, Canada, in i
April. 1S9L There ate no children or
property nghU Intoned. ine aeienaant
Is still rt Detroit,
The court granted a decree In the case of
Joseph Delancy va Addle P. Swain De
lancy. on account "of desertion lrf 1S24.
They were married in Portland In Scptcm- (
ber. 1KC The defendant s now in 'raco
ma. Wash. She and Delarey did not get
along well together, "and their domestic
Infelicities were conriderably aired In the
newspapers.
M. K. Muehlelsen was divorced from
Jacob Muehlclscn on tho grounds of cruel
treatment and dwvrtlon. She testified that
her husband acted very disagreeably nnd
did not support her during the past i&x
years, and she was compelled to earn her
own living by dressmaking. In August,
1S9S, he went away, sajlng he was going
to work at a stone quarry ft Fisher's
Landing. She next heard from htm from
Idaho. He wrote for .her to esnd him his
things, and she did so. S'nce that time,
ibe stated, he has not communicated with
her.
An order of default was entered In the
suit of Rachel Hill against Fred Hill, for
want of answer by the defendant.
Agnes Hewitt has sued James Hewitt
for a divorce on account of cruel treat
ment. She alleges that she could not be
gin to she a detailed statement of his
manner towards- her without being prolix;
that In the past three years hardly a day
parcel that he did not use obfeene lan
guage to her. and he never gave her a
civil answer to any question, but prided
himself on being cranky, and caused her
to become nervous and sick. They were
married In this city in November. 1831.
In the suit of Belle Reed Kellogg against
George R. Kellogg, a referee was appoint
ed at Spokane to take the evidence of a
wltnces residing In that city.
rrobatc Matters.
J. C Black, administrator of" the estate
of Thomas J. Black, deceased, filed his
first account, showing Jt03 received and
"30Q disbursed. He states that claims havo
been approved aggregating nearly JSOOO,
and other c'nllw amounting" to about J13,
000 have been presented and not yet been
passed upon. He charges himself with
having received property valued at St.
L. M. Parrlsh, remaining executor of the
estate of Matthew Patton. deceased, lr.
answer to the petition of Robert Patton,
alleges that he desires to close the estate,
but has not done so because of lack t)t
funds, and depression of the real estate
market. He states that If directed to do
so by the court he w 111 sell the real estate
for whatever prices It will bring. The
unsold property Is said to consist of block
2. Fulton: six lots and block 21, except lot
6. Patton's Addition.
S. E. Joseph!, executor of the will ol
Susan Allen, deceased, filed a report show.
Jng J20S3 received and $1900 balance on
nand.
Milton W. Smith filed a petition asking
for nn order substituting him In place of
Walter S. Perry as administrator of the
estate of Lucius Stiles, deceased, for the
reason that Perry has removed from the
state.
Petitioned to Be Administrator.
II. S. Rowe filed a petition In the County
Court yesterday to be appointed adminis
trator of the estate of Henry M. Chase,
deceased, of Barnstable. Mass.. with the
will annexed. Chase died In 1S99, and the
will was admitted to probate In Massa
chusetts The property In Multnomah
County 13 alued at $13,700. comprising
realty In Patton's addition. Verdante and
Palatine Hill, appraised at J1C00, and notes
and mortgages, amounting to $3100. The
bulk of the estate Is In the East, and the
property Is devised to various relative",
and there are some charitable bequests.
Emma Strout, of Portland, receives $2M.
To the wardena of the vestry of St. Paul's
P. E. Church. Walla Walla. Wash.. $300 Is
devised fo purchase a brass lecturn and
church furniture. Whites College. Walla
Walla. Is bequeathed $100. to be added to
the permanent endowment fund, and St,
Mary's Hospital, Walla Walla, receives
$100.
Mortfrniren Foreclosed.
In the suit of the Electric Land Com
pany against Francis I. McKenna. G. H.
Van Houtcn et at., to foreclose a mort
gage on a large number of lots and
blocks. Portsmouth, a decree was ren
dered by Judge Cleland yesterday. The
property was sold for $70,000. of which
$12,000 cash was paid and the balance se
cured by a mortgage for SCS.000 executed
In May. 1E. The decree calls for a lal- J
ance or it,tll.
In the suit of Merchants Bank against
Seneca Smith, to foreclose a mortgage for
$3S00 on portion of lot 1. block 6. Portland
Homestead, and block 33. Carter's Addi
tion, a decree was rendered by Judge
Cleland.
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B. S. A. Team Won.
The second game for the Feldenhelmer
trophy was played yesterday between
the Portland and Bishop Scott Academy
teams, resulting In a victory for the
latter, by a score of 11 to 7. The game
was well played throughout and proved an
Interesting contest. Bristol, of the P. A.
team, pitched good ban, but. his support
was not equal to hla efforts on several
occasions. Stott, the catcher on the eatno
team, proved a wonder, as this Is his firot
work on any team of consequence. Hig
glns. B. S. A., while not equal to Bris
tol, held the Portland Academy team
down very well, and kept a cool head In
several trying places. Swingles, at short
rtop, and Tcmplln, at first, also played
a good game.
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"66 HOURS TO ST. PAUL AND
MINNEAPOLIS"
Via the Grcnt Northern Railway.
Train leaves Portland dally at 6:20 P. M.
Connects at St. Paul Unlcn Depot for
Chicago, St. Louis and all points east
and south. For tickets, rates, etc. call
at City Ticket Office. 12 Third street.
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The British Empire Is 40 times larger
than the German Empire, and IS times
larger than all the French dominions.
Fred T. Merrill, If elected to
City Council of City of Port
land, on an Independent tick
et, the taxpayers and the pub
lic will know how he stands.
He will not he PLEDGED to
any party, faction or creed,
and therefore will at least
have free speech, nnd will
show the people that he will
stand np fearlessly and alone.
If necessary, for the rights
nnd best Interests of the tax
payers and the people, and
the Growth of Portland.
Cut fust a business man
PIONEER SCHOOLHOUSE
Ri:COLLnCT10S OP LA GItAMJE'S
OLD SEAT OP LCAU.M.NC.
Structnre of Hewn Legs In Which
Many Prominent Orerronlans
Were Educated.
I've wandered to the vlllace, Tom; I've sat
beneath tho tree
L'lon tbe tchoolhouse playground that sheltered
ou and me;
But none were left to greet me, Tom. and few
were left to know
Who played with us upon the green somn
twenty years ago.
Some are In the churchyard laid, soma sleep
beneath the pea;
But few are left of our old class, excepting you
and xne;
Aad when our time shall come, Tom. and we
shall be called to go.
I hore they'll lay us where we played just
twenty years ago.
A recent dispatch to The Oregonlan,
announcing that the handsome new brick
schoolhouse at La Grande had been com
pleted and dedicated brings up a flood ol
recollections. There Is, Indeed, a long
period extending buck through the vista
of years to the first schoolhouse at La
Grande, and to the time the new build
ing was finished, during which almost the
entire Inland Empire has passed through
a wonderful transformation. The old
town, as It stood when Professor Mor
gan taught school In the little shack near
the foothills on the south side of the
town, has nearly disappeared. The rail
way has taken the place of the lumber
ing stage coach, as the new brick school
house has taken the place of the other
buildings which had done "service for the
district. Many of the men who attended
tho meeting which was held at old La
Grande In the early '60s to take steps to
ward tho erection of a schoolhouse have
passed away. General Stevens, with
feeblo steps. Is still lingering among the
living. M. Baker, Sam Souders. Ben
Brown. George W. Webb. E. S. McConuu
and a few others are still living. They
attended this schoolmeetlng and helped
the movement for a new schoolhouse,
tho first building for the purpose to be
erected in Grnndr Ronde. M. "Baker, a
prominent attorney, who recently recov
ered from a severe Illness, nnd whose head
Is white with the frost of years, was at
this meeting. I can now recall the vigor
ous speech he made on that occasion.
Ha was the first speaker and he took the
lead then, as he always did at public
functions of tho sort. Among other
things. Mr. Baker then said:
'Tellow Citizens We have come to
gether on this occasion for a very Im
portant matter, to raise money with
which to erect a suitable schoolhouse for
La Grande. I want to say that I am
heartily In favor of this move, and I hope
nnd trust that It will receive the sup
port of every parent In the town. Our
children have been bandied about In this
town from ono old shack to another, and
sometimes they hae been attending
school In a building adjoining a saloon.
Now to start the ball rolling I will subscribe-
$75 toward this proposed school
house." This was the first subscription, and It
was quickly followed by others, and a
considerable sum of money was raised,
and the result was that a two-story
building was put up on the foothill over
looking Old La Grande from the west.
Recollection of the Early Schools.
On account of tho Incidents I have at
this time, some vivid recollections of the
early schools taught at La Grande before
the new building was occupied. La
Grande was then a mining supply town,
and tho valley was as yet little occupied.
Tho school was taught In any old room
that happened to be handy. The first
teacher was Professor Morgan, and he
ruled with the rod. as many of the sur
vivors of his school can now testify
Many a time have I seen him thrash Dave
Bay, the present Mayor of La Grands
The school was moved to an old store
room alongside of a saloon on Main
street, but It wa& only kept there for a
few months, for the reason that there
was too much shooting In the adjoining
room. The Intervening walls were only
thin Inch boards, and a ball from a Colt's
pistol could come right through. The
pupils had a habit of dropping down under
the desks whenever a row commenced In
the saloon and the bullets began to come
In. The professor objected to teaching In
such an atmosphere, and after much dif
ficulty another room was secured. After
he quit teaching the Methodist preachers,
who were sent to look after the welfare
of a few faithful members, took charge
of the school and taught until the com
pletion of the building on the hill above
the old town. The contract for the new
building was let to Dick and Ben Bow
man. As there were no saw mills handy,
they had tho timbers of the frame hauled
from the mountains and then hewed Inu
shape No foundation was made, but the
bulldtog stood practically on the ground.
The timbers were allowed to season on
the ground, and when It came to putting
the frame together, the sticks had beet
nearly bent double with warping, but
they were licked Into shape. It was a
fine structure for those days, and stand
ing on the hill overlooking Grand Ronde
Valley was greatly admired. From the
windows on the north side a full view ol
the old Immigrant road, winding Its way
through the valley and up the mountain
side In the heart of the Blue Range was
to be had. There were the long trains
of ox wagons, packed with families, who
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with the interest oJ the people and the
had trekked acrpss the plains and were
still trekking on the "Wallamut" Val
leythe promised land and goal of the
almost endless procession: pack trains of
mule ard horse, great prairie schooner!
dragged by the slow moving oxen, or the
long eight-mule teams, moving In con.
stant succession to tho mines of the "Up
per. Country" from Umatilla, by the "old
schoolhouse on the hill."
Silent Watcher on the Tower.
So the old building was the silent
watcher on the tower, a witness to the
westward march ,tZ civilization. Many a
time have I stood at the window of the
old schoolhouse watching the going of the
vast immigrant trains from the East and
wondered where all the people were com
ing from and If the end of the proces
con would not eoon appear. That was
before railways and before the Meacham
road had been rlen out of the Iron
mountains along-the rushing Grand Ronde
Rler. The stage company had a stable
Just over there, southeast of the school
house, and the pupils gazed with awe on
the driver as a mighty personage. Juet
beyond waa the home of M. Baker, the
well-known pioneer lawyer. Senator J.
H. Slater also lived In u dwelling almost
a stone's throw to the northwest.
So tho old rickety, creaking building
stood above all these and watched the
progress of the Inland Empire: watched
the building of the railway and the dis
appearance of the mages that had been
the life of the old town: watched the last
prairie schooner and the last packlraln
come and go over the Blue Mountain
range: watched tho glory of the old town
depart forever and the new spring up. It
was a rickety structure, and when struck
by a Grand Ronde zephyr It swayed to and
fro, like a reed, but It never went down.
A Prophetic Prayer.
It waa a great day when we all marched
Into the new bu'ldlng from down town.
Rev. Mr. Deardorff was the teacher at the
time, and he made a practice of opening
6chool with a short prayer. The morning
we moved Into the new building he
ma-ched ahead of the whole school Into
the building. His prayer on that occasion
was almost prophetic, now that I recall
what he said, although he did not live
to see what he prayed for come to pass.
He prayed for the development of tho
educational Interests of the Inland Em
pire, and toward the close of his eloquent
Invocation he said:
"And now, when this new and beautiful
structure, which these pioneers have
bullded, shall have ceased to be, may it
be supplanted by a larger and better one,
and may the boys and girls who are here
this morning do their part In building ua
this beautiful valley."
His petition has been verified. Over
there, midway between the old and new
town, stands tho very building he prayed
for, while some of the men who helped to
build the first one sleep Just beyond under
the gravel of the foothills. The sons of
Jack Morrow, the pioneer merchant of
the old town, who afterwards moved to
Morrow County, attended school here. The
sons and daughters of the late Senatol
James H. Slater, of whom there were
quite a few, got tho rudiments of their
education In the old building. Carrie and
Ella Rhodes, the latter Ella HIgglnson.
were pupils In this old building. Frank
C. Baker, afterwards State Printer, went
to school here. Some of the old pupils
have attained considerable prominence.
Ella HIggineon's name as a writer Is
known In many households. David Bay
has been Mayor of La Grande: Joseph
Baker, son of M. Baker, is a practicing
attorney. The eons of Senator Slater are
all prominent and successful men In the
state. The Morrow boys have attained
considerable prominence In Morrow Coun
ty, and both have been In the Legisla
ture. Only a few of the pioneer teachers
are living. F. D. WInton. now a promi
nent attorney of Astoria, was one. He
was a fine teacher, and the boy who could
get through one day without feeling his
heavy hand was lucky and a phenomenon,
but still he taught the pupils In great
shape. The late J. T. Outhouse, a ploneet
of the Willamette Valley, taught for a
number of years In the old building and
elsewhere. J. L. Carter, now of the Re
form School at Salem, was one of the
pioneer teachers at the La Grande school
house. Then came the line of modern
teachers, down to tho eight-room build
ing that superseded the first structure, and
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