THE SUXDAY OKEGOKIAlf, POfeTLANl), MAY 7, . 1905.
39
Daniel Waldo: The Oregon Pioneer
T. T. GEER DESCRIBES EVENTS IN THE LIFE .OF ONE OF
THE MEN WHO HELPED BUILD A COMMONWEALTH
BT T. T. GEER.
OMMENTING upon the recent annl-J
I vcreary of "the birth of Oregon."
which occurred at Champoeg on May
2, 1S, The Oregonlan ald: "The Bite
where"on the Xuture state- was born sixty
years ago was but a bright spot in the
emerald setting of a far-away spring In
a beautiful wilderness. It is little more
than a lonely spot of beauty now, over
which a modeet shaft of granite, engraved
with the names of those who participated
in the event on May 2, 1S43, keeps faithful
vigil."
This is true, though it might be added
that In some respects It Is today more of
a wilderness than on that now historic
day 62 yean? ago, for fully 50 per cent of
the brush and timber that skirt the banks
of the beautiful "Willamette and the ad
jacent hills Is much younger in years
than, is Hon. F. X. Matthleu. the only
survivor of the famous "Wolf Meeting"
which' resulted in hanging the scalps of
the antl-organlzcrs on Jo Meek's capacious
belt.
There was. indeed, in thoi days a heavy
growth of willow fringing the banks of
the river In most places, but the country
generally was bare of timber, resulting
from the custom of the Indians In burn
ing, each Autumn the heavy yield of grass
which characterized the entire Willamette
Valley when the first emigrants ventured
to dispute lt possession, .with the redmen.
Mr. Matthleu.. who arrived in Oregon City
on September 25. 1S42. relates that during
the first few years he assisted the Hud
son's Bay Cosipany in propelling their
batteaux laden -wlth supplies from "Van
couver to the store at Champoeg. It was
impossible to land anywhere-In front of
where Portland. now stand?, because of
the dense tangle of willow and vine maple
that thrust its protruding and forbidding
fortifications against the designs of "gain
ful man." Unless camp was made some
where below the site of the future me
tropolis of the Northwest, progress had
to be made to a point above where a
small ptream thrust its modest contents
into the moving river, which, even then,
was pursuing the even tenor of Its way
trom"the Cascade's frozen gorges to "the
bitter, moon-mad sea."
In his matter-of-fact -way. Mr. Matthleu
describes the beauty of- the placid river
at that time, as the overhanging border
was so plainly reflected in the" river the
precise picture which, more than 20 years
later. Sam Simpson, in poetic phrase, re
produced In the form of a permanent
gem,
"In thy crystal depths, Inverted,
Swings a picture of the sky."
But In 1843 the "lonely spots of beauty"
in Oregon predominated, as they had for
preceding centuries. Champoeg was a
bustling city, as compared with all that
magnificent country which now consti
tutes, the heart of the Willamette Valley.
The spot where the Ptate capltol now
Stands where laws are made and un
made, tangled and untangled was a
wheat field, owned by L. H. Judson. the
product of which was tramped out of the
straw by oxen In a pit located where the
opera-house now serves as a gathering
place for the lovers of Shakespeare and
others. The "Oregon Institute" was, in
deed. here, but It had no architectural
rival of companion, nor pupils, save" the
descendants of the heroes and heroines
of Fennlmore Cooper.
The call for the Champoeg meeting was
issued to "the inhabitants of the Willam
ette. .Valley." and the fact that though
they gathered from far and near there
were but 102 present, indicates tne new.
ness of the country. With the exception
of a few settlers on the French Prairie,
this vast country was unoccupied. ancL.no
venturesome intruder had undertaken to
despoil the fair boeom of Nature any
where east or south of Salem.
- Waldo Starts "West.
It may be regarded as a singular coin
cidence that on the very day that the
Champoeg meeting was held when Jo
Meek Impulsively called for "a divide"
Just in time to prevent me presiding of
ficer from deciding the aye and no vote
against the friends of an organization
Daniel Waldo started 'With his family and
household goods from Southwestern Mis
souri to the far-away Oregon country.
Prior to that year It may be truthfully
said that there were few. If any, real
emigrants to Oregon, those who had come
previously having been either missionaries
or trappers.
Daniel Waldo was born in Harrison
County, Virginia, on March 22. 1800. When
20 years of age he anticipated Horace
Greeley's advice and came West, settling
in Gasconade County, Missouri, .not
great distance west of St. Louis. He at
once engaged in the sawmill business, and
In the c'ourse of ten years had gathered
sufficient means with which to purchase
from the Government nearly 3000 acres of
first-class land in St. Clair County, in
the southwestern part of the state, to
which he moved in 1830. Soon after set
tling In Gasconade County, however, he
had married Miss Meltnda X.unsford and
was a man with a small family when he
located on one of the flneet bodies of land
to be found anywhere in the great state
whose fame at that time rested largely
upon that of Thomas H. Benton.
Here Mr. Waldo lived for more than
12 years, engaged In stockraislng as a
business, but also in -wrestling: with
the old-fashioned chills and fever for
eight months of the twelve. In the
Summer of 1842 much was being said
about the Oregon Country, and solely
as a means of escape from the lnces
sant attacks of the prevailing malaria
he decided to go to the Pacific Coast.
But in Xevember of that year, he at
tended a gathering of his neighbors.
where the question was freely dis
cussed, together with Its uncertain
ties, save as to -its manifold perils, and
upon Yeturnlnsr home said to his wife
that he had practically abandoned the
Oregon project, since it -was but one
chance in a .hundred that they would
escape the murderous tomahawks of
the Indians. -Here it was that the he
role spirit of the pioneer women, so
often manifest during the ensuing doz
en years, came to the front, as Mrs.
Waldo exclaimed:
"Well, we will go to Oregon. Wo
will take the one chance. We had as
well be scalped by the Indians and be
done with It, as to stay here and be
shaken to death with the ague!"
So preparations went on unchecked,
and the first of the following May saw
the .entire family ready for the-long
and perilous Journey. Mr. Waldo's
health was poor in the extreme, and
he. was "hauled' most of the way
across the plains in a small -wagon
drawn by two mules. Having more
than the average supply of -worldly
roods, Mr. Waldo arrived in Oregon
with a start toward a prosperous fu
ture- Ho did not dispose of his land
in Missouri, but. besides a good trav
eltou? outfit, started with "5 head of
c&ttle. and arrived in the Willamette
Valley with 50 of them, mostly cows,
still able to travel.
The hardships endured by a family
which crossed the plains in 43. with
no roads of any kind and streams un
bridged, and treacherous Indians . at
every nana, is not to oe even adequate
ly Imagined by the growling- tourist of
the present day. who, though sitting in
the upholstered .seat of a Pullman car,
becomes Insufferably cranky if Green
River is reached three minutes late,
or the latest Chicago daily paper has
missed a train!
The "Waldo family reached Oregon
City in November, and at once pro
ceeded to the "mission" on French
Prairie, 10 miles north of Salem, cross
ing the Molalla River near where Can
by nw stands. But the mission was
on the river bottom, and river bot
toms were not in the line of Mr. or
Mrs. Waldo's search for a healthful
location. Though the ague is prac
tically, unknown in Oregon, even on the
low lands, the fact had not then been
definitely discovered, and the Droaa
acres af -the Willamette River bottoms
afforded them no attraction as a per
manent home.
The next day after their arrival at
the mission the quick eye of Mr. Waldo
saw; the low range of hills lying to tne
eastward, and he suggested to his fam
ily-that he would take a horse and ty
personal observation decide what in
ducement they might furnish for such
a home as he was seeking.
It was one of those strange coinci
dences which so often puzzle the mys
tified sojourners in "these low grounds
of sorrow" that over on Mill Creek,
near where the thriving town of Auros-
ville now stands, Mr. Waldo found a
lonely shack occupied by William Bur
roughs, a trapper, but whom Mr. Wal
do had known while living In Gas
conade County, Missouri. 20 years be
fore. Burroughs was then a carpen
ter and working in St. louIs.
There was not at that time a settler
within all the territory since known
the Coast over as the "Waldo Hills.' In
the course of his trapping experiences
Burroughs had traveled across the hills
from north to south, and tola waiao
that one of the most attractive "build-
ins: places" he had ever seen was a few
miles to the north, in the midst of one
nf the most beautiful amphitheaters
which Nature had ever taken the time
to construct, undulating In topograpny,
with waving grass two feet high as far
as the eyo could reach, and a bounti
ful spring breaking forth from the
foot of a huge oak tree, rrounaea oy
srrove of majestic fellows, inter
spersed -with occasional firs, which had
certainly been standing there as vol
unteer sentlnelB for more man -uu
years.
Chooses His Homestead.
Burroughs' description was possibly
not In this exact language, but It is
what Waldo saw as he stopped on the
crest of the adjoining hills and had bis
first view of the magnificent homestead
which afterward became famous as
the practical seat of government for
all this portion of Oregon.
Returning to the mission. Air. waiao
tnM his famllv that he had found what
he had been looking for, and the next
day they wended their way across tne
unclaimed attractions of Salem prairie
and into the hills beyond, and made
the first wagon track whlcn ever nis
ttirhid' the vlrsrln sod of the "Waldo
Hills." . .
Pitching his tent among tne nan
dozen giant fir trees which still grace
fully wave In response to tne greet
intr of the western sea breeze, over
innvtnir the results of Intensified civil
lzatiori for half , a century, as they had
previously done the wanderings of the
untutored Indian. Daniel Waldo found
ed on that November evening in i
the "homestead which was his when-he
aa . in --1880. and which is today the
hospitable home or ex-juago juim
The first business or importance was
fn "stake out his claim," and this ho
.ii.i hv stnlllshinc the boundaries of
a mile square and seiectea nrst nis soum
Tirst comer, unon wlllcn ne piaiucu i
huire stone, which still rests in us
original position certainly the oldest
eenulno "landmark' in tne prej,em
stiit p. of Oreiron.
A log cabin -was soon built. In which,
th next vear. the present owner of the
estate, Judge Waldo, was born, but It
was Immediately replaced by a larger
one. which today stands as it was
built in the Fall of 184-4, protected from
the storms of Winter and the Summer
sun by a shed and south wall. 'and but
for which It would long ago nave oeen
but a memory oi tne arcnueciurui am
bitions of the early Oregon pioneers.
In this old cabin still rests a part of
the wasron that brought tne family
acenss the plains in 1843, and against
the can. where roared the Winter nres
In those days, rests the old door whose
latchstrlng was always on the outside-
held together with nails made by nana.
with battered heads, a half-Inch across
and the. pointed ends clinched on the op
posite side.
The early archives of Oregon show
that Daniel Waldo was a member of
thr Territorial Legislature, which met
In Orczon City. or. rather. aT "Will
amette Falls," as it was called at that
time. This body consisted of eight
men, but how they were chosen is not
entirely telear from the record. At any
rate. Tualatin district was represeniea
bv Peter H. Burnett. David Hill and M.
M. McCarver; Champoeg by Daniel
Waldo. Thomas D. Kelzer and Robert
Newell: Clackamas by A. L. Lovejoy,
and Yamhill was described as not be
ing represented. Later. Mr. Gilmore
appeared, but the record does not In
dicate the district he represeniea.
This law-making body met "at the
house of Mr. Hathaway." on the l'Sth
dav of June, 1844. and continued In
session for nine days, during which
time it passed laws prohibiting Slav-
erv In Oregon: authorized John Mc-
Louchlin to construct a canalat Will
amette Falls: provided for the attach
ment of a part of Tualatin County to
Yamhill, authorized several persons to
keep a ferry at the Willamette Falls
and the laying out of a road from the
latter place to Yamhill River: refused
to grant a divorce to W. H. King, the
committee reporting rather in favor of
passing it up to the next session: passed
a resolution offered by Mr. Burnett.
"censuring- David Hill for his mlscon
duct in absenting himself from the
house and neglecting his business as a
member of the Legislative committee
provided for the election of a Terrl
torlai Assessor and. adjourned to meet
again in December.
The special session met on the 16th
of the following December, "but neither
Mr. Waldo nor Mr. Kelzer was in at
tendance. The other six members
transacted the business of the session,
which adjourned on the 24th of the
same month.
His Official Career.
This was the beginning and the end
Ing of Mr. Waldo's legislative career.
During the next few years, however.
he was the Justice of the Peace for all
this part of Oregon, his Jurisdiction ex
tending, so far as the records or the
memory of living men serve to indl
cate. from Willamette Falls to Call
fornla, and from the Pacific Ocean to
the summit of the Rocky Mountains,
Judge Waldo's was a court governed
exclusively by the mandates of common
sense, and Its attendant ctnlcal solu
tlon of abtruse problems, unhampered
by notions for rehearing and the inter
position of bills of exceptions. Its
sessions were usually held under the fir
trees, or with the cotirt, lawyers, par
ties and witnesses sitting on the wood
pllrt Ih front of the cabin, while. Nes
mlth. Bellinger, Thurston. Burnett and
other prominent territorial figures elo
quently wrangled In the Interests of
their clients, for these advocates, with
others, frequently hied themselves
across country oa horseback to present
Important cases to this arbiter of seri
ous differences among the early set
tlers.
Daniel Waldo lived on his homestead
for more than 20 years, adding to Its
area until it exceeded one thousand
acres, and Its boundaries remain Intact
to thin day. In 1864, the family having
removed to Salem for the purpose of
educating the children, he left the farm
and madu his home In Salem until his
death In 1880. He "bought the house
which had been built In 1S57 by "Jink"
Harding, the Marlon County Clerk, and
which Is the present home of his son,
Judge William "Waldo.
Daniel Waldo did not dispose of his vast
landed holdings In Missouri until after
the war. but arriving in Oregon with 30
cows, when grass was to be found every
where of luxuriant growth and In end
less quantities, he was in affluent circum
stances from the start. He was one ot
the prominent stockholders In the Wil
lamette Wollcn Mills Company. In Salem,
in the early 'SOs, and could always be
relied upon to assist In any enterprise
which promised to aid in the development
of the country. He was the very embodi
ment of the "Simple Life." as delineated
by Charles Wqgner: was a man of un
usually strong "common sense." a safe
adviser In all matters of business, cither I
from a financial or ethical standpoint,
and after SO years of activity, was laid i
to rest in the Oddfellows' Cemetery south
of Salem, having contributed largely to
ward the upbuilding of the country he
had sacrificed so much to reach while
it was yet an independent country, be
longing to no nation under the sun.
The surviving members of the Waldo
family are William, who has served as
President of the State Senate and Judge
of Marion County: John B., who served
six years as Judge of the Oregon Supreme
Court, and Mrs. David Logan, now of
Washington, whose husband was for
many years one of the leading lawyers
and politicians of Oregon.
The old farm home Is owned by John
B. Waldo, who, since his retirement from
the Supreme Bench, has lived a quiet life
amid the scenes of his birth and early
manhood. I spent two hours with him
last week and found him deeply engaged.
In assisting a hired man la shoeing an
obstreperous horse, though to do so. he
had just laid down a late work on botany
as full of technical names and meaning
less colored plates as his pasture Is of
buttercups. The residence Is a two-story.
old-fashioned farmhouse, built by his
father in 1856, but still In a splendid state
of preservation. Being a great lover of
Nature as well as of his ancestral tradi
tions, the farm is kept as nearly like his
father left it as it is possible to do, con
sistent with a taste for neatness which
is not lost sight of.
Changes From Sixty Years Ago.
But the changes which civilization has
wrought In 60 years arc amazing to con
template. Leaving the Waldo home on
my bicycle, I rode down the road leading
to Macleay through the pasture, fully a
mile of which is as straight as a string
a straight string. Alighting under a huge
oak by a small stream across which Is
quilt a rustic bridge with convenient seats
arranged. I threw myself, on the grass
In the mingled sunshine and shadow and
yielded myself to the full control of a
fancy which was la complete accord with
the beautiful surroundings. hlle con
trasting my bicycle -as a vehicle of loco
motion with the old wagon hub of '42.
which I had Just seen in the old cabin
on the hill, the Southbound Springfield
train came plunging and snorting by, not
a half-mile away, and thus Indifferently
breaking Into the spirit of my reverie, I
almost wished for a return of the days
of the lynch-pln, wooden-axle wagons and
buckskin moccasins. Disappearing from
sight and sound around a point, the rum
ble of the steam Intruder was superseded
by the far cry of a genuine Oregon quail
along the creek bottom below, lustily call
ing for Its mate, which had most likely
fallen a victim to the wiles of some de
signing rival, while farther down the
hooting of a grouse served to break tho
stillness which can only be found In all
its enchanting perfection In a country
pasture on a day In May, and remind that
some of the old things have not yet
passed away. Two mourning doves were
sitting, each on a tree 100 yards apart.
engaging In the most sorrowful outcries
in apparent rebellion against conditions
which kept them separated, though there
seemed no barrier to a speedy family re
union which would have ended all their
troubles In a minute. On the other side
a pheasant was drumming In all its se
qucstercd happiness, and as I looked In
Its direction, while thinking of the scene
as Daniel Waldo first saw It in Novem
ber. 1843. the R. F. D. mail-carrier hove
In sight and went direct to the house
with mail that 60 years ago It requited
mora than a year to receive from New
York. Behind him was an automobile
forging along at the rate of 20 miles to
the hour. The combination was not con
ducive to a continuation of mental rev
cries whose basis was the Waldo farm
in M3, and It was entirely broken up
when a China pheasant, not SO yards
away, flapped his wings and gave an 1ml
tatlon "crow" that would have sent Peter
H. Burnett or Samuel R. R. Thurston
into the throes of hopeless bewilderment
And the pheasant was not to be seen then
or afterward, though there washo tlra
ber or grass near.
The Intrusion of the free-delivery car
rier, the automobile, the railroad and the
China pheasant, having turned my Tev-
erie Into an omelette, I arose, mounted
the bicycle, and without stopping for hills
or other Impediments, at the end of 53
minutes arrived at my home in Salem,
feverishly anxious to read -that day's Ore
gonlan. which was waiting. In order to
ascertain the latest move ot rsan raiier
son and Rojestvensky.
Move. Towards City Ownership.
CHICAGO. May 6.---The resignation of
John C. Fetzer from the receiverships of
the Union Traction and North Chicago
and West Chicago Street Railway Com
panics was received by Judge Grosscnp
today. The resignation is ociicved to oe
the beginning of a move to consolidate
the Union Traction and underlying inter
ests with those of the Chicago City Rail
way in dealing with Mayor Dunne and
the City of .Chicago. Judge Grosscup said
today he wSnld accept Mr. Fetzer's res
ignation. Caisson to liaise the Sully.
HONG KONG, May C An enormous
4600-ton cab-son. specially constructed to
raise tho French armored cruiser Sully,
wink In Allong Bay In February, was
launched here today and will leave Im
mediately for Saigon.
NEW TODAY.
DAIRY RANCH AN IDEAL DAIRY RANCH
of 178 acres. 2 miles from town, on good
road; land In neighborhood Mils at from
$30 to $100 per acre. This land can be had
at 0 per cre Address R. McMurphey.
Eugene. Or.
FOR SALE-0; ACRES IN FINE STATE OF
cultivation. In Irvlngton tnear racetrack):
large orchard, large 7-room -houm and barn;
will be sold oa easy terms. J. L. Wells
Co.. 9 Grand ave.
AUCTION SALE.
New and second-hand goods.-' cor. Yamhill
and Front sts. every Tuesday and Thurs
day. A. WaUon. Auctioneer.
BUSINESS OPENING Requires -some, capi
tal. Is attractive and wilt bear closest In
vestigation. Principals only. O C3. Ore.
PORTLAND HWGHTS FOUR DESIRABLE
lots; a bargain. 470 JeCersca.
M3SETIXG X OBCE8.
HALL. OF INDUSTRr XODCE. NO. S. A.
O. U. Every mmber who Atiirt to Iara
the workings of the New Assessment Pteaa
thoald aot fall to attead l4ie tomorrow (Mon
day) evening, at wales attuw, tne commit
tee appoint ed. for that purpose jflH explain the
optlosa and the best plan tor each Vrothrr to
taJce according lo ms age. uci n bcbkh
be on band. Brother of sister lodges laylted
to be present. . E. W. creasy. Master work
man. Attest: Jobs V paddock. Recorder.
MEMORIAL. SEIIVICES or Portland . Aert.
No. 4. Fraternal Order of Eagles, at Eagles
Hall, comer Second aad Yamhill streets, this
day (Sunday). May 7, at 2iX P. M. All
Brother Eagles are cordially Invited to be
present. LOUIS DAMMASCH. W. Secy.
S. C. SPENCER. TV. President.
ROTAL. CIRCLE NO. 328. W. O. W.. WILL,
give one of their enjoyable parties. In their
hair In the Ablngton bldg., Thursday even
ing. May 11. 1965. Whist, dancing -and re
freshments. Admission 13 cents. All wel
come. FIRST PICNIC OF THE SEASON GIVEN
by the German!. Sister Lodge? No. 3. O. D.
H. &. at Rohse's "Park, Sunday. May 7, 1905.
Admission, icentleraan and lady. 23 cents;
extra lady, 25 cents. Good music
MIRZA COUNCIL. 321, KNIGHTS AND LA
DIES OF SECURITY, will entertain their
friends with whist and dancing- Thursday
eve.. May 11, at Alfeky Hall: admltxlon free.
A. U. JHlLLrs, Lomramet.
LILT OF THE VALLET LODGE. S17. MOD
ERN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA, will
give the sixth and last of Its series of whLt
Tuesday. May 8. In Willamette 'Hall. You are
cordially Invited; admission 15 cents; refresh
ments served.
BORN.
HATCH To the home -of .E: T. Hatch, on
Wednesday. May 4, 1905, , twins, a. boy 7U.
and & girl, 7 pounds.
DIED. .
BLUMLE At Springfield. HI.. May 6. 1B03.
Charles . i.. wusnle. - beloved nusoana . or
Mary E. Blumle. nee Killduff. and Father
of Alice and Charles Blumle.
CHAMBERS In this city. May 6. 1005. Sarah
E. Chambers, aged 66 years. .Notice of fu
neral hereafter.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
MACCORMAC In this city. May 15. Mrs.
Johnston Mac Cormac. of Astoria, aged 73
years and 6 days. -Friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services at
St. Stephen's Chanel. Thirteenth and- Clay
streets. Sunday. May 7. at 1:30 o'clock.
Interment at Riven-lew Cemetery. Services
at the grave private.
HIDA In this city, n May C 10f3. Mary J.
Hiaa, aged to years - montns 13 day?, oeioved
mother Of Mm Edith Thompson. Funeral
today (Sunday), May 7. 1S03. at 2:30 P. M..
from Holman's Chapel, corner Third and
Salmon sis. Friends respectfully Invited to
attend. Interment XMverrlew. Cemetery.
Butte County (Cal.) papers plea.-: copy.
PFIRTER Friends, acquaintances and
members o the Portland Gruetll vereln
are respectfully invited to attend the fu
neral services of the late Nicholas Pflrter.
which will be held at Flnleys chapel today
at 1:30 P. M. Interment. Lone Fir Ceme
tery. VANCE Friend's and acquaintances are re-
spectrully invited to attend the funeral
services of the late Israel Vance, which will
be held at Flnley's chapel today at 3
P. M. Please omit flowers.
STANSBERY Friends and acquaintances
are respectfully Invited to attend the fu
neral services of Garfield Stansbery. which
will be held at Taylor-Street M. E. Church
today at 2 P. M. Interment at RIvervIew
Cemetery.
DOANEr Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfuuy invited to attend the funeral
services of the late Rev. Nebemlah Doane.
which will be -held at Taylor-Street M. E.
Church. Monday. May 8, at 2 P. M. The
remains will be taken to Salem, Or., for In
terment Tuesday morning.
BOORN In this city, at 230 Beech st.. May 5.
iwo. iruman u. uoom. acea ca rears 7
months 2 days. Funeral will take place
from the residence. Sunday, May 7. at 2:30
P. M. Interment Lone Fir Cemetery.
Frfend.1 respectfully Invited. St. Cxoud
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cmbahsers. bare moved to their nevr build
ing. Third and Salmon. Lady assistant.
Telephone No. S67.
J. P. FIN LEY SON".. Funeral Directors.
cor. zd saa aiaoisoa. OTnce of Coaaty Cor
oner. JLady assistant. Telephone No. 9.
F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker. 414 East
Alder. Xady assistant. Telephone East 23.
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NEW TODAY.
HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE SALE OP
REAL MAHOGANY. BIRDSEYE MA-PL-
AND GOLDEN OAK FURNITURE,
velvet carpets, Asmlnater rugs, lace cur
tains, portieres, steel ranjre, refrigerator,
etc. for PARLORS. DINING-ROOM.
xvii'CHEN AND EIGHT BEDROOMS, at
CORNER ALDER AND PARK STS., ON
Tuesday Next at 10 A. M.
On view Monday afternoon.
GEO. BAKER &. CO., Auctioneers.
Wednesday Next at 10 A. M
at Residence, 89 Fifth St.
Near Stark
"We shall sell the contents of S-room
house, including two costly upright fold
lnc beds: iron beds. In full size and three
quarter; twice-folding bed. with mirror
on top: nne oaK dressers and commodes
chiffoniers: wardrobes: toilet sets; sheets
blanket-.; comforters; feather pillows
bedroom sets; Y Y springs; hair and oth
er mattresses: oak parlor tables: rock
era In weathered and golden oak; por
tieres; lace curtains; pictures; lamps
dining table and chairs; oak sideboard
crockery and glassware; Brussels and
wool carpets; mattings; rugs; heating
stoves: cook stove and utensils; sewing
macnine ana ower cuects, ait in good
condition, and for positive saje to highest
bidder for cash.
GEO. BAKER & CO.. Auctioneers.
Thursday Next at 10 A. M.
and Friday Next at 2 P. M.
Regular weekly sales for all kinds of
household effects consigned for sale. .
GEO. BAKER & CO.. Auctioneers.
GEO. BLACK
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
31S Worcester Black
General practice. ZarestlfaUeas.
KstaU work. tclat rie4iel aaOta.
7fcoa Wc IX.
OLD GOLD. JEWELRY. BOUGHT..' MADE
over, exchanged; dlamoads. precious stones
leose Bd mounted: watches.- Jewelry re
paired. Uncle Myers, the Jeweler.. 143 34,
near Alder.
FOR. SALE THAT FINE i PROPERTY OF
3 IMS aaa 3 feeuses. X. K. cor. of East 13th
ad- East-ABlceay; lets 109x156 feet.- J. L.
Wells Co., H GreA ave-
NITH" TODAY."
GILMAN
Auction and Commission Co.
S. L. N. GILMAN, Auctioneer
OFFICE AND SALESROOMS. 0. 413
WASHINGTON ST.. EXTENDING TO
166 ELEVENTH STREET. ESTAB
USHED 41 TEARS.
Auction sale of importance to buyers of
household furniture, to those fitting up
spare rooms and furnishing residences.
Great liquidation sale of almost new and
first-class house furnishings next
TUESDAY. MAY 9, AT 10 A. M-, AT 41S
WASHINGTON STREET.
Can be Inspected tomorrow (Monday!
P. M.. Including davenport and wardrobe
couch, combined. In green or red lavelle:
select pieces for parlor In mahogany and
Lavelle rockers and chairs: handsome
dining-room suit, chairs In dark leather,
golden oak frames, table round and hand
polished; buffet, en suite; Axmlnster rug.
9x12; nicely tinted Iron bedsteads, varied
tints, the best Quality : 4 wire springs;
curled hair, padded felt wool mattresses:
300 new bed comforters: choice books:
steel-spring cots; adjustable cots; stands:
commodes; dressers, not expensive; aiso
costly dressers In blrdseye maple, oak.
etc. with shaped plate mirrors: chairs
of all descriptions; also rockers. Tou can
fit up rooms in fine style for little money
it you take advantage of this sale. All
furniture rtrst-class. N. B. Goods on our
floors must be as good as or better than
advertised. Attention is called to the
standard and nnely bound books In this
sale. They are select.
S. L. N. GILMAN. Auctioneer.
Auction Sales
OF
Household Furniture
BY GIlxiiAN AUCTION & COM. CO.,
At 41 3 Washington St, Thurs
day and Friday, May 1 1 and
and 12, Each Day at 10 A. M.
Great variety of furniture at your own
price, affording opportunity to fit. up a
room- or furnish a house at the ' LOW
PRICES. Sales begin at 10 A. M. each
day. We attend to sales of furniture at
residences.
S. Ij. N. GILMAN. Auctioneer.
Auction Sales
BY J. T. WILSON
AUCTIONEER
Stocks and Merchandise
Bought or Sold.
Telephone Mala 1626.
MONDAY, TOMORROW
At Salesroom, 180 First Street
Corner Yamhill, at 10 A. M.
Auction sale this day comprises lS-foot
dining table In oak. with box-seat chairs
to ma ten: oak sldeooaru: wamut side
board: two upright pianos: buffet: com
bination booKcase; wararooes; iron ocas;
serines and mattresses: rockers: chairs:
bedroom sultesr clocks: lace curtains; car-
ptes: ROGERS BROS, knives, forks and
spoons: dishes, glassware; kitchen requi
sites; tables: treasures: cook stoves; and
many lurnism.ngs of value.
xotb in addition to tne aoove list,
we will sell a Columbia graphophone.
with records and otner specials.
WEDNESDAY'S SALE
At Salesroom, 180 First Street
at 10 A. M.
This sale comprises a fine assortment
of house furnishings. Including carpets.
rugs and linoleum; a nne selection of
up-to-date furnishings. Sale promptly at
10 A. AL.
FRIDAY'S SALE
At Salesroom, 180 First Street
at 10 A. M.
Groceries, Shoes and
Miscellaneous
We will offer at public auction canned
corn, peas, beans, peaches, apricots, to
matoes, spices, extracts. oaKing powder,
starch, an assortment of breakfast foods.
cereals, tea, beans, shelled peanuts, bot-
tlorf nrosMTM lam- ratsun Mi!rp and
everything In the grocery lfne, Including
select prunes In boxes. ,
NOTE We have for private sale 300
Iron beds and a variety of store nxtures,
Inquire for price at any time.
J. T. WILSON. Auctioneer.
211 FIRST STREET
AUCTION SALE
TUESDAY, MAY 9. AT 10 A. M.
ELEGANT. MASSIVE AND NEW.
BRASS-TRIMMED METAL BEDS: six
dozen of hesc BEAUTIES must be sold-
at once tor account or an . astern whole
sale house. These are travelers samples,
so don't miss this sale. Also some BOX-
SEAT DlrilNtx CHAIRS and carver
chairs, in oak and MAHOGANY; fine
6-hole steel range; mantel beds; bed
lounges; bedroom suits; lace curtains;
spreads: towels; lady's deskr line box
couch and many other very fine pieces
of furniture. These roods are lust llk
new. To be sold without reserve at 211
First street.
C. I. FORD, Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALE
FnmltHre, Carpets, Etc.
THURSDAY, MAY 11, AT 10 A. M
At 211 First Street
C. L. FORD, Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALE
Furniture of All Kinds
FRIDAY, MAY 12TH, AT 2 P. M
. At 211. First Street
C. Ij FORD, Auctioneer.
NOTICE
"We accept all kinds -of goods for sale at
our salesrooms, zii nrst si.
THE PORTLAND AUCTION-ROOMS.
A. SCHUBACH, Proprietor.
ChoiceSpaceatFairOrounds
NOTHING ITS EQUAL ANYWHERE.
In connection with the
GREAT GIANT
WHIRL FLYING MACHINE
Covered by 5009 electric lights. Sarround
ed by the greatest amusement enterprises
in the wono.
Will draw over two thousand- people every
hour of the day and night.
Spaces. 10x8. 15x13 and 21xlS. Will build
to suit purchasers. Prices low for cash.
Exceptional references given. Room 316,
Chamber of Commerce.
4Cnnn Business property, close .in.
luUUU near Morrison St.. pays Id
per cent, rae urae w nmnea ror Buying t
It at this price GEO. M. STRONG, l2
Second aU
Portland Auction Rooms
NEW TODAY".
Real Estate
ARDMORE
S"S9 Lots In Doschers- Second Addition,
next to 1905 Fair: easy terms.
W Two lots. Uth and College.
SlOOt 38x160. facing; east on 23d.
$1SM Quarter-block. 21th st near entrance
to Fair.
29 Full lot. Northrup, near 22d.
$JMfl 31 acres. 1G acres under plow, near
' Cedar Mills.
Inside lots. Gllsan. near 23d.
9240 7-room house, 2Ud, near Rooserelt.
$3596 East front lot. 11th St., near Har
rison. Full south front lot and S-room
house on Johnson st.
$3966 Nice- Jlttle home on Montgomery.
"near-Portland Academy.
SB: T3xl00. Everett St.. Nob H1U.
90x130 In front of new Banfleld home.
Portland' Heights: best view.
$646 6(5x100 facing east oh 12th St.. with
a house that could be remodeled; room for
two more; first-class neighborhood, where
houses command high rental; 7000 after
13th. - '
Sll.eee lOOxlOO. In North Portland, covered
with buildings; pays 10 per cent net.
SM.eeO FUU lot. near Washington st.
$14.666 Improved' property. 30 feet from
Washington st.; leased for; S123 per month.
Quarter-block facing east on 23d and Irv
ing with a larga modern 18-room dwelling;
the house costing $16,000 to build. This
property will be sold for a reasonable prlco
and on-favorable-terms.
45-roora hotel on road to Fair grounds.
ARDMORE
Oveivthe River
$123 per acre, the best improved farm In
NMultnomah' County.
$130 and up Lots In Feurers Addition.
$466 Lot C. block U. Central Alblna.
9199 Corner lot. Union ave. and ivon sts.
$700 East front lot. Gantenbeln ave.. near
Page st.
8750 0 lots in Edendale.
$966 Lots near Steel bridge.
$1660 Full-lot 7th, near Weldler.
$1236 3-room cottage. Williams ave.
$106 Block 28. Patton's Second Addition;
will trade for Spokane property.
$1660 3-room modern cottage In Sunnyslde,
renting for $17.30 per month.
$2666 Corner lot and modern new house.
G93 E. Sth st.
$2066 One of the most modern and up-to
date little homes In Sunnyslde.
$2286 2 lots In bearing fruit and 3-room
house. Sandy Road, near E. -Sth.
$2366 New li-room house. Williams ave.
$2300 3 lots, southeast corner it in ana
Tillamook.
$2300 33x100 and two houses. 404 and 4GU
E. 0th: rent $23 per month.
$2760 100x120. Hancock and Rodney ave.
$3660 Modern home. Williams ave.
$3380 Quarter-block, 2d and Wasco.
$3360 2 lots and modern 8-room house,
Williams ave.
$4660 10 acres, facing 2 boulevards, near
Peninsula Station.
$4680 Quarter-block facing Holladay ave.
$4230 Corner and new modern S-rooi
house in Irvlncton.
$4300 Corner and modern S-room house, E.
:0th and Ankeny.
$3000 1 acre. E. 3d and Stephens. 300 ft.
railroad frontage.' Will trade lor St. Paul
or Minneapolis property.
$3300 Two lots and D-room modern house.
E. Oak. nelr nth: will trade for farm near
Pendleton or Umatilla.
$3780 100x100 and 0-room modern house in
McMlUenrs Addition, near Steel bridge.
Room for two more houses.
$8300 100x100 and the best built, up-to-
date home in irvlngton, out iiancocK.
Suburban Home
Beautiful home, located at Mt. Tabor, con
sisting of about two acres of ground, large,
modern, well-built residence and windmill,
for one-halt of original cost. Will trade.
GRINDSTAFF & SCHALK
246 STARK STREET.
THE CENTER OF
ALB1NA
$550
And upward for fine, level lots, be
tween Unssell and Sellwood and Gan
tenbein and Kirby streets. High, good
view, graded streets, sewer, water and
gas mains laid. Your own terms. The
best "buy on the market.
Portland Trust Company
OF OREGON
109 Third Street
Ardmore
The most desirable building site
in Portland; surrounded by palatial
homes with anrtmobstrncted view of
our famous mountains; the only ex
clusively high-class residence property
supplied with bitulithic streets, ce
ment sidewalks, Bull Bun water,
sewer and gas laid to each lot. Take
Washington-street car to City Park
and-get off at Park Ave. For plats
and prices call on or address
Grindstaff .& Schalk
!(S STAKE STREET.
IVAN HOE
THE SIGHTLIEST SUBURB of Port
land, lots 50x100 feet, with alley In rear;
EXCELLENT WATER SUPPLY. Take
either Mount Scott or Woodstock car Sun
day afternoon, and view this addition- ot
comlortabie homes. .Man on me ground.
Lots 5100 to liO.
$5 Down and $5 .a Month
BUY NOW, before the advance-
A. H. BIRRELL
McKay Bldg., corner 2d and Stark.
Real Estate Investments
$a).000 Income 13 per cent
JOO.OOO Income 44 per cent
$22,000 Income ...10i per cent
lS.'OOO Income 12 'per cent
$11,000 Income 13 per cent
5 6.000 Income 12 per cent
?11.500r-Income 64 per cent
Moat of the above' are close in. West
Side, business: are right in line of rapid
advance In values; I can supply any rea
sonable demand for West Side Income or
vacant property. All sizes tjf warehouse
sites on "ive3t and- East Side, on or off
track. R. M. WILBUR, S06 McKay Bldg.
Warstiouse
BM
100x200, North Port
land, on sidetrack.
One of the few good
sites left.
Northrup & King.
211 Commercial BIk.
EAST ANKENY HOME
We have a beautiful S-room. all modern
home on East Anneny su, near isnn
price. oee.eo: '
MALL & VON BORSTEL
. 3fC S. Burn-side St.,
NEW TODAY.
FOR SALE BY -
Hartman, Thompson s
Powers
Room 3, C of C.
$4500
50x100 feet, corner of E. th
and Davis sts., with three 6
rootn houses, renting for $33
per month.
9-room house, 50x100 feet, on
the corner of Sd and Fay sts..
South Portland. This nronerty
$4000
has one of the finest views in the city.
COCAi 8-room house, almost new, fur
.3 .ml Ml nace and modern plumbing, on
slde.
6-room modern house. 50x160
feet lot on E. 12th St., near
E. Washington.
6-room house, almost new.
modern plumbing, gas nxtures.
0x100 feet, on the corner of
E. 31st and Couch sts.
G-room modern house, 6 blqcks
this sjde of Fair grounds,
street Improved and cement
sidewalks .
6-room house. 0x100 feet lot
on E. Salmon St., near 29th.
6-room house, 50x100 feet lot.
streets graded and cement
sidewalks, on E. 16th and
Clinton sts.
6-room house on Grand ave.,
near Beach st.
$3750
$2700
$2600
$2350
$2300
$1600
$1550
$1500
5-room cottage. 50x100 feet lot,
on Borthwlck st., near Fre
mont. 5-room house. 100x100 feet lot.
on Mallory ave., near Alberta
street.
50x100 feet lot on Broadway
car line, near 15th stl
$1500
We Will Build Four Houses
On Easy Payments
We have two lots in the best
residence portion of the West
Side and two lots in the best res
idence portion of Irvington on
which we will build a home after
your own plan, on payments of
10 per cent cash and 1 per cent a
month.
South Sunnyside
SjfCA For lots ln South Sunnyside:
4nU cash. $10 per month; each
Inf rlv1(Yl- -ofwiito niil an.T
graveled and sidewalks. Thl3
nronertv Is situated on south
SCCTA s'le f Hawthorne ave., bet.
JjU and 3th sts.: each lot 2
font nWi,
We Advise Everybody
Before purchasing property to look
well to the title. BESERVoIR PARK
is "beyond any question. There is no
incumbrance of any kind or nature
whatever. It has a clear title in every
respect. Anyone interested, can see
abstract at our city- office.
Lots are selling rapidly and prices
are advancing. Get in before you
REGRET not having bought. Look at
this property before buying else
where. Every lot is level and in cul
tivation in BEARING TREES and
BERRIES, or in nice GREE1T
LAWN. Lots, 100.00 and up. Terms,
to suit purchaser.
Take MT. SCOTT car and get off
at Kern Park (or Reservoir Park
Station). Agents on the ground and
at our office at station. For further
particulars, call at our city office,
226-228 Front St., or phone Main 474.
H. METZGER
Managing Owner.
N. B. Free lunch served on Sun
days.
FARMS
YV have more than 50,000 acres of them
and dome of the best on the market. You
can make a better selection and buy cheap
er throucb us than br traveling over tne
country on an independent search. We first
ascertain about wbat is wanted and then en
deavor to show that and nothing- else.
Again, you have the advantage of a large list
and our general knowledge ot tne country.
Call or write for our list.
City Properties
"We have a nice list of well-located prop
erties, business, residence and vacant build
ing sites.
Loans
TY have - money at reasonable rates for
loans on adequate real estate securities.
Acre Tracts
At Jennings "Lodge and the recent addi
tions thereto, the finest suburban tract about
Portland, we have choice acre tracts of 'tbe
finest soli .and on the O. W. P. car line. CaU
for Information.
THE SHAW-FEAR COMPANY
243 STARK ST;
Mt. Tabor
ILots in the beautiful Buchanan Addi
tion, 100x100 feet each, for sale at prices
ordinarily paid for lots SOxlOO. In addi
tion, will sell on terms to suit all cus
tomers. Take your Sunday outlns to thla
tract today, and you will not rest com
fortable until you have purchased one or
more lots. Take O. w. P. car to Jit.
Tabor, get off at Boland avenue, this, side
of Reservoir. One pretty home com
pleted on this tract and several mora
contracted for.
For prices, terms, etc., see
Rountree & Diamond
211 Stark Street, corner Second.
12 Per Cent
On an investment. Close in.
Corner. Three-story building.
C. BEN REISLAND
No. 602 Commercial Block
BURNSIDE STREET
Desirable lot centrally located near 10th.
(West Side), excellent location tor fiats aai
future retail business.
A. H. BIRRELL
202 afcKay bldg.
EAST ASH STREET ,
See the lots- we are selling oa East Ash
sC for $500.60. Each on easy payments,
viz., $100.00 down, balance monthly pay
ments to suit purchasers.
MALL & VON BORSTEL
ase E. Euraside St.'