Tim SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAXD. SEPTE3IBER 4, 1910. DOUGLAS COUNTY PIONEERS GATHER IN TWELFTH ANNUAL REUNION Three Dayi' Session of Early Oregon Settlers Typical of Struggles of SOs in Us of Tents and Tepees of Bygone Days Gathering Is Entirely Devoid of Politics Colonel Day Philosophizes. r-- far J? v--? V, V Cv lvy r . , ' . v x' . i ! . s - ' i ' . J -: 1 Photos by Clarke Clarke. iiroam l Old Ptoaer Galkrr4 at Olalla I From l.-fl ta Rlcht Bottom Row William Irwia. Mrs. Mry Sllirrr, Mrs. Carallaa Caata. O. W. . Mra. R. A, Mattaawa, William Sllrar, Hamilton Terrbavith, Mra. niaaouri Klrkea. aalU . Imii Raw T. W. Xawlaad. W. IU Wrlla, Mra. W. C Wlaataa, Mra. 9. Ikoratoa, S. U Bellra. t'oloorl J. D. Dar. J. A. KlrkraaalL. Tklrd Raw William Svrlrr, W. R. Roberta. J. Pyraa, C. 9. Bnaaawll, P. K. Brateabucarr, J. II. Parter aad IX K. atarraa. Brtaw Vita af Crowd at Plmm Kraaioa. ROs?EBL"R(l. Or.. Spt J. (3poll.) On the old batUctled of Olalla. whrre 55 years ago eeveraj of them fnurht valiantly Kaln.t tha Indians for their linmi and families, tha pioneers of lMurla County hIJ their 12th annual reunion. Their mretlnsn have continued for thrrt days and ended at midnight last niKht. This mornlrn they were wendlnjr their way home, eom of them the eelf-same men who fimght with the whites of the Vmpqua country acalnut the reds of the combined torrra of the Vmr"iua. Olalla and KruA River. These same old plo nears recalled with irusto the severe defaat they administered to their copper-hued opponents and they pointed out to the youna" rlelns; reneratlon the spots where this or that man fell as ha made his land. Rut. even now. they could not help ehnrkltnff over the way tha Indians were routed. 1 From all over Dnualas County there was a gathering of the clans. Every year the men and women of the "forties' and 'fifties have gathered at Olalla. 3) rutins from Rnirburrc, for their relfhratiun. Their meetlna- was a typl flcatlon of the way tha Oregon pioneer has grown with tha country, has pro- ftrexsed or has made no progress what ever. This was most marked at Olalla ly tha conveyanrea used to haul tha travelers to the camping grounds. They came from all parts of a county as big as the Stare of Connecticut, and they came some In automobiles, some In horse-dravn rigs and one or two In the old-fashioned prairie schooner, drawn by Its yoke of oxen. Little children and old. old men and women sp-nt the three days allotted to the reunion In old-fashioned games and pastime". In speeches and In recalling with sadness those faces who by reason of aa or death could not longer be with them- Colonrl Iay I'lillonoplilscs. As Colonel J. O. Pay. of Olalla. the builder of the Cascade Locks, said: "I gather here every year and eac'.i suc cessive year I wonder how many of t'.ie old fares I shall see here at our next meeting or whether I shall be here my self. Tomorrow we shall have left this place. The sun will shine through the Interlaced leaves, but It will not shine on any human face. All will be silent.' Those who gathered for the reunion and hundreds came to tha little platei camped out In primitive style In their wagons. In tents or in tepees. They had a meeting evry afternoon. In the morn ing there hs a programme of recita- ltns and songs. At right a dunce was held, principally for the young people, but the old folks often took the floor and in stately fashion showed tha "young ones" tha graceful figures of ttia minaet and tha mora lively ones of tha reel. Tha final dance took place last night. Tt lasted until the "wee sma" " hours this morning, then one by one the tents were taken down and tha wagons loaded up and by daylight the hundreds of con veyances were on their way. leaving nauglit but tha memories of the reunions past and the prospect of looking forward to those yet to come. The gathering was absolutely davold of politics. Albert Abraham, a son of ' pioneer parents who settled In Douglas County, and who Is now a candidate for tha Republican nomination for Uover nor. was the Invited speaker yesterday. making a special trip from Portland for tha occasion, lie was Introduced by a lemo.-rat. The speaker Thursday was Ben Huntington, who Is the assembly candidate for the Republican nomina tion for representative from Iouclas County. In introducing Mr. Abraham. K. L. B-ard. Ivmocrntlc candidate for the nomination for Sheriff of Douglas Coun ty, declared hi in lo be the son of "hon ored pioneer natives of Douglas County and one whom, regardless of politics, we will bo delighted to hear." Ir. Abraham Talks. . Mr. Abraham said: "I have always at tended meetings of pioneers and they have always been to me matters of the deepest Interest." He then alluded to the compelling In-lre-4t that drew the pioneers together In these annual mevtlngs. asking what tii's Interest was. Ho said It was becauso of the char acter they bad Imprinted on thosa who followed them as residents of tha state: It was because of their sacrifices wnd sufferlnrs. as well as tha Interesting rharacter. personally, of these early res idents who had carved a state from a wilderness. "Mr on great Interest lies In the fact." he continued, "that I was raised among pioneers. I came from a, family of plonker and my earliest recollection Is of a pioneer environment. This pio neer environment has built character In ot'T state. Mr. Abraham then briefly narrated tha experience ot bla family, lie said Ms grandmother, grandfather and uncle, J. T. lilnkle, who died last week In Roseburg, accompanied by his mother crossed ths plains In 1SZI. Ills father, crossed the same year by way of tha Isthmus. "Whatever I know of pioneer environment, ha then went on, "It ' what I have Imbibed and what I have seen." He told of the food of those early days, of the potatoes, bacon and tha very common venison." He paid a trib ute to ths old mulxle loader. He said science had failed to produce a mora accurate weapon and declared his grandfather's still rested on his own walL Ix-onomjr of Pioneers Itocallcd. "The economy these pioneers Wert forced to practice " he continued, "has helped to build character. Their hardly-constructed pioneer . Instrument were as effeclent as our modern ma chine ones. And so I have come to the conclusion, these pioneers wa are ac customed to call old-fashioned, yep had the sound experience necessary for II f. It Is our business not to criticise them but to learn from them what is good. He told of the dally reading of tha Ulble tn the pioneer families, and paid a tribute to tha self-sacrifice their life engendered as well as the heroism required to give up their homes to cross a wilderness. "All hail to th.e pioneer," he con cluded. "All hall to his advancement and character. Let us hope he will long be with us." Thursday afternoon Mr. Huntington spoke on "The Pioneers of Our Oreat State." He gave a resume of their history, discussed the plnce they had taken with regard to Legislature anj prophesied their usefulness had not ye: passed. Mr. Huntington is a descend- ent of the early Oregon pioneers. Mr. Beard was the speaker 'Wed neaday, speaking on "Opportunity." Ha was a forceful speaker and wss popu lar personally among tha Douglas County people gathered. James G. Byron was chairman AVednesday. On the other days of the reunion Mr. Beard filled that post of honor. Wednesday afternoon was devoted to general fun. Thursday saw a colt shov and a long programme of sports. Fri day wa made particularly Interesting by a footrace for pioneers, which was won by William Slier, T. W. Newland and w. R. Wells, coming In Second and third respectively. Sport Programme Interesting. The following ars tha events of tha different days: Thursday 100-yard footrace, won by Archibald Bushnell. Race for boys under 12, won by Jom Johnson. Fred Burke, second; "Willie Burke, third. Finest colt aired by Androcl'es won by James Byron's colt, first; Kugen Ollvant's, second; Harvey Northcraft's. third. Concert programme was given by the following The Dearlng orches trs, Mrs. Lang. Henry Croucher, Miss Khoda Holdridge. Susie KrouaS, Mlsi Alta Friend and Miss Orace Krous. Friday Best colt won by W. K. Godfrey. The judges were: J. C. Free man, Cole Smith and A. L. Thornton. Old men's race William Hller. first; T. W. Newlands, second; W. It." Wells, third. There was also a ladles' riding tournament. The cencert programme was given by tha following: Rhoda Holdredge. Amy Freeman. Kate Brlgh- enhush, Mrs. Ever, Dearlng orchestra lCunlce Birch. Alice Walters. Hugh freeman, Mrs. Lang Alta Friend. Rea Will sons Why LAKE TTft m THY a W 1 esoF' j" - ? ... , " . rfbi Its Beauty It is a well-established fact that people are healthier and happier in harmonious surroundings than where the reverse is true. Lake Lytle is beautiful in every sense of the word. A sparkling little fresh-water lake lies like a jewel at the base of the stern, wooded mountains, while to the west is a wonderful stretch of white, sandy beach, with the munmir injf sea just beyond. No more beautiful spot can be found in all the wonderful west. Its Climate SEATTLE'S TAX LEVY ON VALUATION OF $192,000,000 Estimate for City Expenses Is 18 Mills $357,050 Expected From Saloon Licensee Lake Washington Canal Gets Much Support. Where will you find its equal 7 Temper ate the year around. Kightj'-five is about a.s high as the mercury ever climbs, and it rarely drops below the freezing point. The .ocean and mountain breezes are brac ing and invigorating, while the peculiar location prevents the raw ocean winds sweeping the place fjnd rendering life un pleasant, as it does in many oceau resorts. Health fulness A perpetual health resort. Its equable climate makes it as desirable a Winter as a .Summer home. Xo dust, no insect pests, no unsanitary conditions menace the health of Lake Lj-tle.' Quiet, it is a veritable retreat where those who desire may live. close to Nature's heart and yet enjoy the comforts of a city home. Location Tillamook County is readily conceded to be among the most favored counties in the state in point of natural resources. Dairying and stock raising flourish. Can neries abound. Gardens and orchards are among the finest in the state. Here is found the largest body of large mer chantable timber in the world more than 30.000.000.000 feet. There are large undeveloped beds of coal and granite. With the rail and water facilities afford ed, there is every reason why business should develop rapidly, and from its loca tion Lake Lytle must soon be a busy little city. Its Assured Growth Lake Lytle is on the new railroad just after this road, leaves the mountains. It lies between Xehalem and Tillamook Bays, on Garibaldi Beach, one of the fin est in the world. These alone assure its growth, and at no distant date it will be one of if not the leading resort in Ore gon and the Northwest. Its Abundant Resources for Pleasure Seekers The most blase, surfeited pleasure-seeker may find variety and diversion here. Ca noeing ami fresh-water bathing, "iake fishing, the most exciting trout fishing in the near-by mountain streams. The mountains in close proximity at the east are full of game, both large and small. Water fowl abound in season. At the beach all shell fish are found, while the deep sea fishing is the finest on the Coast. Nowhere else is there found such a bath ing- beach, with absolutely no undertow. Unexcelled facilities for autoing. These are but a few of the resources at hand for whiling away the hours pleasantly. Guaranteed Improvements With every lot sold at "Lake Lytle, the company will give a guarantee to improve the principal streets; purest mountain, water will be piped to the lots bordering on the principal streets; will build a first-class depot on the premises. When the new railroad is complete. Lake Lytle will be the nearest beach to Portland. A Desirable Investment All these advantages make Lake Lytle a place where a little money is sure to make you more. IE not desired for a home, a lot here is a good investment, for there is every reason to believe they will rapidly advance in value, and a year or two will see the lots which may now be bought, at, a very low cost selling for a good advance. Reasonable Price and Easy Terms Willi all its natural fid vantages and prox imity to Portland, one. would, naturally expect land to be held far in advance of what it is. However, prices are low and terms easy exceptionally so, considering the actual value offered and the certainty of the rush for lot.s as soon a.s the public becomes aware of the desirability of ac quiring a lot at Lake Lytle. If you knew that an investment of $25 now would buy you a $100 lot, which in one year say next Summer with the railroad carrying thousands of tourists into Lake Lytle, would command a price of $300, would you buy? That's what you may expect at Lake Lytle. Call upon us for a plat, a price list and particulars. RALPH ACKLEY, 605 Corbett Building SEATTLE. Sept. . (Special.) Ac cording to th (1-rurea of the Fi nance Commute of tha City Coun cil. Seattle's tax lary for municipal ex pnta for 1911 will be IS milla. and tha county tax levy Is eatlmated at a figure not creater than-that for 1310 that Is 7.031 mills. The city levy la based on an ariacaftod valuation: of I I92.000.0UU. which In S-'.O'-O.wo creater than the estimate of County Asaeuor A. E. Pariah. Tha estimate . In the Finance Committee's resolution call for the following sums: General fund, l-'.455.73.8J: Interest and redemption. )&4S.841.30; library. J11J.- T.(i3; parka. 114.000; redemption fund. ts.io.Tii: Judgment fund, MO.Ooo; fire men s relief and pension fund, $10,000. The total Is $1.421. 000.94. to meet allow ance of $fc.S.'.6TI t"! with revenues and surplus IWrured at IJ.iM.i T7.SS. The lar est Item of revenue Is that for saloon li cense, estimated for 1!11 at 36i.06U. In the county, the estimates of th of ficial reach a total of $931,743 for 1911. Assuming that this estimate will stand. then deducting $:uo.ouo In fees and other revenues, and adding $stt.ll& school and road levies, the total expense for 1911 111 approximate $l.t)01.06S. Th city schol levy last year wa 4 55 mill, and the state received S.Zil mill. The per sonal tax assessment of the county, ac cording to JDeputy County Clerk W. K. Sickles, la $L-S.SJ 1.027. The Assessor re turned on the personal roll $.".5,674,217, which was reduced by tti.S7Tt.380 exemp tion and $14,810 by the Hoard of Rquall- atlon. The levy will be finally fixed by both City Council and County Commis sioner the first week in October. Illy Hall to Com (1,000,000. The net total expense for 1910 for Se attle was $4.4j9.tttl.74. raised by a levy of 1S.12 mills. For 1911. a already indicated, the net total will be KX'.S7s.(a. requiring levy of 1 mills. The state law pro vides that ttie levy may be lowered from the amount named In the Council's reso lution, but not Inrreased. Another matter affecting the taxpayers Is the decision of the Council to submit to the voter a bond Issue for a City Hall to cost $l.("".n. Instead of $.v.ot-0. a originally planned. The bulldlnx. aa pro jected, will stand on the site of the old City Hall together with an additional half block, now under condemnation, which will place the structure In the center of the tract bounded by Tester Way. Jefferson street and Terrace street, and by Third and Kou-t!i aven-jes. In the tax levy also was Included an Item of one-eighth of a mill for a fund In aid of tha iuwamlsh waterway. making a total of $j.utf offered by the city for that project. It t ex pected that a like sum will be voted oy me county Commissioners. At the same time that the Duwamlsh project is being aided. In furtherance or requests of residents of the southern part or the city, there Is a concerted movement in favor of the north water way, or Like Washington canal. The trustees of the canal association have Indorsed a plan originated by former Biie Senator E, B. Palmer, providing that 75 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of tide and shore lands shall be used to Improve harbora and their connections in the counties In which the tide and shore lands are located. 8uch a measure would materially aid iijv uiKf tvasmngton canal. In addition the canal association Dro- poses to pledge political candidates to the project; also 4a renew the efforts to legalixe the assessment roll, and finally, if the step is necessary, to raise funds by popular subscription. In oraer to mine available the appropria tion of 32.27S.OO0 In the present rivers and harbora bill for a lock at Salmon Bay. For the present, at least, the bulk or the opposition to the Lake Washington canal has been stilled. i ne uaiiara mill owners nave not ut tered a sound, but what they may have in store, in ine anape or legal objec tions, has not been divulged. Tr. Matthews Gets Back. Tet a flicker of the fight against ths project cam to light In the Superior Court a few days ago. when Humphrey It. Carr petitioned for a restraining order against Holt Y Jeffery. who have the contract for excavating the West. lake Improvement. Carr asserta that the canal does not now exist and that It never will. A similar suit brought by Lr. Frank T., Maxson states that the Improvement will deprive him of access to the city. The Westlake Im provement Is to be 46 feet above water level. It contemplates raising the level of Rwlnsr street. Fremont, not less than 10 feet, with the effect of practically destroying the present business sec tion of the suburb. But for a mythical canal, says the complaint, there would be no necessity to disturb the existing roadway, which Is adequate for pres ent requirements. The return of Dr. M. A. Matthews from a tour of 'the East. In which he attrscted not a little attention to him self by telling how wicked New York was, has been heralded by the wiping out of the $55,000 debt of the First Presbyterian Church. Pittsburg has extended a call to Ir. Matthews, and his congregation took thla method ot showing appreciation. A. 3- Kerry. Captain David Gllmore. Captain TV. R. llallard and W. W. Heck each contrm uted $7500 to the subscription, making a total of $30,000 for four memDers oi the church, and the remainder of the debt was canceled by other members of the church. I'reuf-Iicrs Plntt Slumming Trip. Dr. Matthews, on his return, has modified certain harsh statements at tributed to him. asserting that he is -prepared to prove that Seattle Is "the cleanest and best" from every stand point. 'I will be able to speaK accurately. he says, "after making comparisons. I Shalt visit your shows, theaters, dens, dives and evefy nook and section of this city, just as soon as I am able to take a week off for that purpose. After this Investigation I will be able to tell you how and why Seattle la better than other cities." While Dr. Matthew plans his slum ming expedition, the 5S members of the Ministerial Association have organized to make the city better. Under the leadership of President Joseph V. Gar vin, they have decided to make a thor ough Investigation, and to place tne churches on a determined footing a-ainst everything contrary to tne nest Interests of the community. They have organised with 1 departments, each In charge of a preacher, to carry on the work of reformation. NEW YORK BUDGET HUGE Cost of Government Outstrips crease of Population. In- NEW YOKK, Kept. 3. That the New Tork City . government has. In some ways at least, kept pace with the city's growth as shown In tne census returns. Is manifest from a budget study com piled by the city statisticians. The census returns show an Increase in population of 38.7 per cent. In ,the same 10-year period the city budget has grown from $30,778,972 to $163,- 040.270, an Increase of over 74 per cent. The figures estimated for the expenditure of the actual city, as mart from the county, were ror iu. $79,201,763 and for 1910, $158,775,145. or 94 per cent Increase. Tie Increased cost in the city gov ernment is partly accounted lor, ac cording to the budget officials, by the widened scope of the municipal enter nrlse. For example. 10 years ago the domestic relations -court in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Bpecial schools for defective children or tuberculosis pfc- tlents and the establishment of play grounds were entirely outside the fren- eral conception of what the city gov ernment should do. v The expense of maintaining the city's police force has Inefrised more than a third In the decaue. ine uoara of Education now requires twice as raurh as in 1900. $28.5(10,000 instead of $14,600,000. The street-cleaning- de partment spends DO per cent more, $7.500 000 Instead of $5,000,000. The lli'Blth Department's appropriation lias frown 125 per cent, from $1,050,000 to $-',750,000. The fire department costs 88 per cent more, $8,150,000 in place of $4,850,000. PENROSE CAUGHT IN FIRES Pennsylvania Senator lias KscitiiiK Time In Burning KorcMr. COLORADO HPRINGS. Colo., Sepfc 3. That Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and his two brothers. Dr. B. C. Penrose, of Philadelphia, and Spencer Penrose, of this city, wore hemmed in by forest fires in Montana, where they had gone on a hunting trip, and were compelled to spend several days cut off entirely from communication with the outside world before they won their way through the flames by a system of back-tirln jj, was the news brought hero yesterday by Spencer Penrose on his return from Montana. According to Mr. Penrose, several men were killed in the iires near the Penrose camp. Ko dense was the smoke for two weeks the sun was completely obscured and at times it was impossible to see moro than 100 feet in any direction. The huntinj? expedition of the Penrose brothers, who joined in an excursion into the wilds of Montana, was marked by many exciting experiences. Tca'lii'iH to Take Iloiiiexteuii.s. ' CHEKLKy, Colo.',. Sept. .1. Teat-hiliR school and homesteadlng land will be the combined Industries of some 50 young Eastern Klrls in Wold County this year. The last two weeks these teachers have been busy building their claim shanties. In many cases doing the work themselves. Wherever possible, four girls have taken up adjoining quarter sections and have erected ,,.-. joint home at the point where the four claims meet, the house being so -ar- -ranged that one room Is located on each claim. Kach.yOung woman will occupy the room on her own land, thus T fulfilling the requirements of the home- ; stead law, which demands that the per- 'l0 son taking up the land live on it for. a certain period of the year. " Girl's Hair Catclies Afire. GREELEY, Colo., Sept. 3. Cutting. :' her blazing hair from her head with -i f pair of shears which lay on a table be--:-side lier, Inez Morson, t!ie daughter Of a ranchman living near here, yester day saved herself from serious in- -" turies. The girl's hair, which was un- ' usually long and luxuriant, caught fire ." from the kitchen range at which she u was cooking. ' t . --: A pendulum clork made fn ic,22 end c." once owned by Cromwell Is preserved today in Philadelphia. DO YOU WANT TO BE CURED? IF SO, CALL AND SEE Dr.- Lindsay, the noted pelvic specialist for men. Call on the doctor at once and receive guarantee of cure or no pay. pi J A ilrnATltc: or-I) SORKS, LCPUS. 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