TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST ?2. 1915.
HONEYMOON TRIP ON HORSEBACK IN
EASTERN OREGON PROVES DELIGHT
CmvpU Cip in Opr.. Rough It and End. by Buying Ranch Near Drewsey Land Where Water la to Be
Had Regarded aa Invaluable, bat Arid Tract Are Feared.
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BT MRS. NELSON WILBCK.
,RKSfci, ur. Au(. 14. (special.)
Were, w reaching for another
"Valley of the Moon PerhaDS.
"". It was not Jack London who
directed our root steps but he who
made over tht general phrase. "Sea
America First," Into the particular one.
!e Las tern Oregon Klrt" Addison
Bennett. It la true that Mr. Bennett
aid personally know us. but It waa hla
Tlvld descriptions of thU part of the
lata thai aroused our curiosity and
tfcsn our Interest. But I do not believe
that even Addison Bennett haa aeen
Eastern Oregon In as Interesting a war
aa we. for ours was a honeymoon trip
n horseback.
Ya started from 1'ayette. Idaho, on
July 1. If yoa will look on )our map.
yoa ::i find that I'ayetto Is on the
Scake Klver. and that It Is connected
wit.i teal Ox flat, on the orefon s.d.
by aa Intarstata bridge. It ta the cen
ter of a wonderful f ruttraistns; coun
try: In fact, the Iddno-Ore con Krull
growers Association and I'-nnr aV Co.
ship annually about l.O'-i.l) boxea o(
frui.
Cttwlaieaeat la LlahC
Our means of travel ere two hordes.
Buck, of the N. O. strain. I rode: Vis.
w no carried tho heavier part of our
small canptrc outfit, was ridden b my
busbjcd. The articles In our eiulp
snent were few but useful: A canvas
tarpaulin In which waa rolled up one
blanket and two quilts: a canvas arub
be- which contained fry In e pan. cof
fo pot. tin plates and cups, knlvea.
f jrks. spoons, a srna'l can of mlxd sail
and peprer. a baa of sugar, a slab of
bacon. I'mon. and the simple food
aturta which w bousht from time lo
time. Our truns were a Rrmlnaton .31
and a favaco . r j-3 i. And last, but of
decided Importance, was what we called
nr "vanity baa It held brushes,
comb, cold cream, talcum powder, soap
towers, paper, pencils, pins, thread and
needle. fiasMtcnt. handkerchiefs,
matches and our pajamas. I sort a
khaki rtJlnc stilt, a soft hat. hlc!
boots, and carrtt a sweater. Chans
of ctotr.es? "Blue trday " cam when
over we could find a stream of-water
arvat erouch lo serve as a wash basin,
and we went to bd white the wind did
the Ironing '
Tho first day we rode from Payette
to Warm stprtnKS citation, a distance of
' mi 'r. panslns turourh the towns of
ntarto and Vale. intrto la about
four mil's southwest of Payette and Is
the focus of a rl h Irrisatrd farntlna
resion. Also, a branch of the pr.coa
"Short Une rune wctwa-d past Vale
and Is now bcin; extended "n up lit
Malheur toward Harney Vaflcy. This
road means a ttcct.led Impetus In the
development of Malheur and Harney
counties; for. until two years aao. Vale
waa the terminus of tha line, and the
Irfrlor could be reached only by roush
trails and frelsrttt roads.
From Ontarto to Vale the distance Is
! miles by "local measurement." Vale
Is tha county seat of Malheur
County, an honor which the people of
Ontario covet most stronsly. In spit
of Biblical warn Ins. Moreover. It Is one
of the oid'st toars In tha state. A
monument in the Court .ouse yard tells
you that Vale waa on tha route of the
".reon Trail."
After we had eaten our dinner In a
pretty man-made park, we met a
lawyer who cave us information as to
.the road which we should take in order
"lo make Warm i-prlnc Station that
niche
We rode west thruuch a flat, sace
trush country "The Ten-MtEe Pesert."
We jvti.ee! several ranchea that bad
on.-e been tenanted, bul were now de
serted, homesteads that until some Ir
rigation project came th-lr way could
not he developed. We bad heen told
ttat we would pass Bully Creek before
we cam to the station: the hursea and
we. too. were wlllina to cry and to
spy "Bully" lrns before the least aicns
of It appeared. We were lookinc for
trees, or some s'en that would tell of
the presence of water. (Suddenly It
lay before us: a dry atream-bed with
her and there a froa-pond. However,
this was no tim to b fastidious, so
both the horses and we tried to quench
our thirst. Fortunately the lemons
which we carried helped somewhat to
overcome our repucnance of the water.
Malloa Ftmalle Reaehee.
Our route changed now. and we fol
lowed a trail up the bed of the stream.
Vive o'clock' W were tired, hot. and
hunsry. but no station waa tit slfthl.
Ferty miles In th Masfntf suu Is no
Httl- ride. .! last, roundtnc a rocky
bluff. Warm caprine; Station lay before
tea. A station-house Is a starrhouse.
that Is. a putar place where tile paa
senccr and the mail-etase may stop for
food. I
cm the station r-otvb, several menj
brlntc their bedtrme. There were
wvmen tbcut the plai-e. It wss cared
for entirely by men. When I dismounted
from my horse. I crumbled up in a heap
on th iround no doubt- I made a
prettv icture for the Interested snec-
latore on the porch I had not real!sed
until then bow st-f I was. We made
our feed on the side of a bill: It was
tie first time I had slept under the
open sky and I acknowledge that I
Waa nervous.
-Are there any rattlesnakes here?"
I aed
"Tea." answered one man. "W
ki:ied II Ut year"
fie.pr ot a bit that nlht. I
listened tease for a enake cr a ceoot.
but oulr a million buss bothered. arm
ftprinc tetion Is a soccess aa a chicken
rase bevaus of the hot water.
Jmet irr.es." said the man. -we are
ar-tid It will b:ow every thine up "
When w left. I bad to be lifted
feod.ty and placed on the horse, for I
kad not tt'tten err my stiff noes,
s a tee Ss-et la titms.
Vi again followed Btlty Creek
aradaatlv working nearer lo th moun
tains. W were In a section of smalt
laii-rvecd raaca Wherever there
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was a sprlnrc of rood water there was
rood ranch. The whole secret of
success In tills country i spelled with
Bv letters water. If one limb.
uo.ernnient, report, ne Will itnd that
there are about 1.000.000 acres of land
in narney aud about s.oOO.000 acres In
Malheur open for homestead and desert
entry. Hut Investigate before you d
"i- ur.B rasni ut course a areat part
of this Is valuable only as ranKO and
could not be taken under either act.
or jou rsuiti not ret acres of land
100.4 enouKti to pay you for your time.
ir. nuwevcr. you can ilrvj a piece with
wa-er. you miirnt be able lo raise
enouca lor even the Belgians: if you
. . u . .-v. m yirvc wiinout water
could not even raise an umbrella.
It la true, thnush. that th. nr....
Atiicaimrii t.oiirse Experiment Sta
tion Is provlnr that dry.farminr
w.v.ovue x mwt Le useo. Wltn surre.a Th.
are importing seed-sralns milo. kiffir
"'. leaerata. Jerusalem corn, sud.in
rasa irorn ary countries like K.-ypt
nj are iryin-r tnem out su. ce-sfiii:
on mis sou. In lime too lrr,.-..r .
projects will be develope.1. for there la
""" water power In the mountain
streams. Then watch these counties
Crow;
t'aaa Llller Towa.
Our destination the second day was
ren i-eer oiountain. About i n we
came to Westfall. Tin Can Town, we
called It, for I am sure there were
enuuch csns to start a cannery. It
was typical of many of the Kustern
Orecon lot ns they remind ono of Bret
llartcs "settins..--: the one Ionic street,
two or three saloons, a danrchall, post
office, one or two stores, a boarding
house, restaurant, and a few dwellings.
It Is all picturesque! If only we had
had a Bret Harte. a Cable or even a
Zona Gale to have rotten the spirit ot
this country recorded In its own "local
color." toon It will be too lato, for the
"olc' order chanceth."
There were no shade trees In w t -
fall, so we decided to ride on until we for Burns, until very recently, was more
somewhat the monotonous gray of the
ssrebrush.
W rode until about 10 o'clock, finally
makinr our camping quarters In a
cleared space on the side of the moun
tain. That night I did hear the coyotes
howl, but knowing- that they would not
bother us. I enjoyed their serenade. We
were cp at dawn, and a cold bath In the
spring made me feel that I should like
to stay years at the sprlnr. but our
mornings were hours before 7, so we
took up our routo for the third day.
We finished the climb to the top of
Ben Deer, whose elevation Is 600 feet,
then down past Wilson Station and
then past the Hunter ranch. Mr.
Hunter. Sr, started in with no capital;
last year he sold Jlt.OuO worth of
mules. His log house was a "Little
Gray Home In the West." Next we
passed a freighter's outfit, two long
trail wagons with six horses.
Dellchtfal Spot Vteltcd.
Just before noon we came to Beula.
a very attractive statlon-houee In a
very pretty valley. Mrs. Tillttson, who
Is In charge ot the station. Is an inter
esting and capable woman. She Is a
graduate of Willamette University, and
we found that we had a number of
mutual friends. I should like to have
stayed there longer, for everything was
so clean, but our motto waa "Onward,"
and we had planned to reach Drewsey
that night.
As we rode on, the monotony 6"f the
sage was broken by pine trees. Then
we passed through swairTpy land, and,
although the horses were tired, they
were off at a gallop, the stinging mos
quitoes acting as-a spur. We reached
urewsey at oarK. put our horses In a
stable and made our camping quarters
near a lumber shed, for we expected a
storm.
Ranch Xrcr Drewsey Visited.
The next morning, the fourth day.
as we were getting our horses from
the stable, the loquacious stable man
told us of a small ranch, 20 miles up
"Stinkin Water," which was fbr sale.
And the owner was at that minute in
Drewsey preparing to go to his ranch.
We found him. introduced ourselves.
and followed his lead. Before dark we
reached the place, a little valley be
tween hills. That night we slept In
the tall rye grass of the ranch-yard.
and early the fifth morning of our trip
we were up and soon going over every
mt or the ranch, which we later bought.
This ranch "but that's another story."
The second night of our stay with
our ranchers we slept on the kitchei.
floor, for it rained. These people, like
the majority of the people of this part
or the country, were hospitable, and
we have learned to "give, and receive,"
too.
On the morning of the 21st we left
with Burns as our objective point. W'e
ma nut follow tlio beaten trail, but
went cross-country through rolling and
rocky hills. Our sleeping quarters for
that night was the porch of a deserted
farmhouse. When we wakened we
found that rats had chewed our riding
gloves, which we had carelessly left
uncovered. Into tiny bits.
Burns la Lively Town.
Then we passed through Harney City,
a town of about -00 persons. The dis
tance to Burns was 11 miles, which we
covered by noon. Burns is situated on
the hills, and is a town of fine brick
buildings, good schools and pretty
homes. The fact that struck us most
forcibly was that everything in the
town had been freighted In by teams,
found something that would shelter us than 150 miles from any railroad. The
irom the heat. Finally we came to
slimy bit of water, but to the horses It
was aa an oasis In the Garden of Allah.
We unfolded our tarpaulin, tied It to a
tall saxebrush with the thought that
we could perhaps be comforts M unit!
It became cooler, so that we could
travel strain. But a "wind came out
of tha sky." and biff! All our work
was as naught.
I Was so anrrr. hot. hune-rv fired
stiff and dirty that I cried, and I do
not think I need to apolozlze for It.
Soon, thouj-h. I was happy, for we
killed a sage hen. our first. We made a
flro and cooked it lmmedlateiv It is-ea
delicious. A cooler breeze wss blowing
now. so wo again were on our wav
Kxeolslte Flowers Found.
Before we came lo Hannah Station
we passed the one bit of floral beautv
on our journey. For a distance of half
mile there extended an almost, sollrt
oeu or beautiful lavender and deep
.ivici i.uMers. j neir rrarrance tabs
exquisite, j am sure If an extract of
It could be made It would delight even
the most sensitive olfactory nerves. I
have not been able to find out the
name of the flower, but some dsv I
shall ride that way again with a botany
my nana.
It n dusk when we came to Han
nah Station, which is at the foot of
en Keer. and we stopped onlv lnnir
enough to ret water and feed for our
horses. Then the Juniper trees changed
Vale Extension Road now makes
freighting a matter of only 50 miles.
W'e spent a day in Burns. During that
time we examined plats at the 'land of
fice and were shown the wonderful
possibilities of the Burns country by
an enterprising real estate agent. The
nig ranches axe lartner over toward
Harney Lake, but the smaller ones
around Burns are successful.
By night of the 23d we bad reached
Buchanan Station on our way back to
urewsey. Here we slept In a granary
and early the next morning were again
traveling. During the afternoon it
rained, and during a hard shower, as
we were waiting under the shelter of
a tree, a girl passed us driving a bir
band of cattle. They were all going
iiko tne wind.
Return Trip Unlekly Made.
From Drewsey our way back lay over
tne same route Dy winch we had coma.
And. although our experiences were in
teresting to us. to recount the whole
trip might become too tiresome. We
arrived in I'ayette on July 26 at 4
o'clock in the morning we had been
away Just ten days.
We had had a splendid vacation, from
the standpoint of health: we had had
genuine enjoyment "roughing it"; the
trip had cost us less than our living
at home: and. best of all. we had founc.
the country where we would "live 01
die" a country in which we could do
our share toward developing our state.
NEWS FROM THE SEA BEACH RESORTS
daughter Isabella, of Omaha, Neb., and
Mrs. E. M. Berger. of Portland, and
Mrs. Anna C. Shlllock. of Portland, are
guests of the month at the Summer
home of Mr. and Mrs. W J. Clemens.
Mrs. A JUppencott. of Kansas City.
Mo., was registered at the Baystde Inn
during the past week.
Jacob Smith and daughters. Marie
ana .-.label, and his niece. Miss Klona
Clanfield, of Monmouth, who are lo
cated at Bar view lor the Summer,
were here last Monday.
In a party of Portlandera who were
sojourning here during the past week
were Miss C. E. Johnson, Harry John
son, Miss Maude Burrraf. Mrs. J. Bur-
graf. Alton Gunderson and E. S. Botte-miller.
W. J. Cuddy and Mrs. Cuddv. of Port
land, were recent a-nesta of friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Rudir. of Portland.
are visiting here for a few days.
naroia Mason, of Tillamook was
registered at one of the local hotels
during the fore part of the week.
A. R. Miller, of fit. Louis, was a guest
of friends here durinsr the week.
Mrs. C. D.'Thomas and family, of
Portland, are quartered in a bungalow.
Mrs. H. T. Shelly, of Portland, with
the following friends. Mrs. Lou Given
and daughter, Lois, of La Grande, and
Miss Mary llaas, of Portland, will re
main auring August.
R. J. Henderson and A. V. Bruce, of
Chemawa, Or., are quartered in Bunga
low City for their annual vacations.
W. H. Hay. of Forest Rrnc. recHe-
tcred at the Bayside Inn during the
week.
A. L. Rodgers, of Tillamook City, was
a recent guest of relatives in camp
here.
Andy Larsen and family are here
from Portland and will spend the com
ing month at the Bungalow City.
Joseph Mercier, of Portland. Is lo
cated at Bungalow City for an Indef
inite stay.
Mrs. A. White and daughter of -Port
land, have taken a bungalow for their
winuai outing here.
Kev. A. L. Crlm. of tho First rv.ei.
tlan Church In Portland, with his wife
ana two daughters, are located here at
xun&aiow iwlty,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Loekly, of Che
mawa, are here for n brief varaiinn
Mrs. Steve King and the Greenberg
mimij. 01 x-oriiana. are quartered at
the Bungalow City for the remainder
01 mis month.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Watkins and the
latter's mother. Mrs. Alice Farmer, of
Tigard. are here at the Bungalow City.
H. w. Berg, of the legal department
01 me u.-H. K. & r,'.. and his family
are located here for the balance of the
month. With them are Mrs. Peter Smith
and grandson. Edward Matthews and
Miss L. C. Hawley. of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Oleam. of Portland.
are quartered for the season at Bunga-
o. -ny.
Mrs.-L C. Wortendvke slnti in
of Portland, are located here for their
annual vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Welson. of Port
and. are registered at tha Rn v.M. rnn
for a brief stay.
air. and Mrs. H. H. Brlim of Port
land, are here for a week's ni'tunr.
Mr. and Mrs. C H. Petersen f CWo.,.
vjove, registered aurinir the week
one of the bay side hotels
F. W. Folts, of Herkimer, New York,
was a recent visitor here.
E. G. Lantz was a visitor here during
1.1.0 nces.. jir. janiz is proprietor of
u oiuciio, at Tillamook.
W. R, Sherman and family. 'of Port
land, are located at Bunealnw citv
B. G. Hopson. of Portland. Is a guest
1.1 one 01 me sayocean Bungalow.
W. B. Sargent, of La Grande, spent
me last, ween end with his family,
who are residents of the bungalow city
w iuc ouiiiiner.
W F- Eberhard and wife of r
Mlnnville, were visitors for the past
week at the bungalow of the former's
brother, who, with his family, left
..ici ut me weex to visit at valley
returning to 111s home
La Grande.
Mrs. E. P. Dosch has entertained at
ner oungaiow lor the past week Mrs.
H. B. Ashley, of Los Angeles.
County Clerk Brown, of Prlneville.
pent a rew days of the week in visit
ing with friends at the bungalow city.
B. F. Wilde, of La Grande. w:i vie-
MITCHELLS POINT HAS
ITS "GOOD SAMARITAN"
C W. Parker, Who Lives at Base of Noted Grade on Scenic Highway,
Gives Aid to Scores of Stalled Motorists.
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(Continued Front Tsse . )
returned to Portland Wednesday. Tlicv enthusiastically In slnKlmr hvmn. .nri
Rev. w. A. M.
I a huge bonfire on the beach they Joir
shortly for their home In
win lea
lenver.
Mra. G. M. Johnson, and aon are mu
Ing tha rest of this month In the Lewis
i.wi'.e in tne meadow.
Harry M. Kerron was a visitor In
Gcarhart on Sunday.
Claudo Welch and Claire Blodgett,
of Koseburg, motored to Gearhart the
latter part of the week and passed sev
eral days here, relurnlnir bv motor --.
on Tuesday.
Misses Bessie MacGowan. of Mar.
Goaans. Wash., and Marie Jackson are
house guests of Misses Dorothy and
Margaret Sullivan, m their cottage in
i ii o nicauow.
Mr.
rlIl-R.YII-Mt: HAS YlSlTOUS
.Minneapolis ItcsiUcnts Among Tltox:
Mho Lnjojr fllractlve Ueath.
NE.UI-KAM-XIE MOCNTA1N, Or..
Aug si. Special. )Mr. and Mrs. Clay
ton Uehler. who have been la the Cone
cottage for a month, returned to Port
land tho liib, taking with them their
guests. Mrs. Taylor and Miss Con
stance Taylor.
Dr. and . C Siocum with Mr. and
Mrs. C:yde Hlxon Keade and Miss Eliz
abeth Harciay and Masters Donald and
iei4no Muium motored In fru
m Port
land on Wednesday and remained at; !ey. Mrs. 11. I. shelter. Mis L. M. Haas
' reading the service.
lireck leads, assisted by the Itev.
Dawson.
Seth Catlln Is spending the week
with his family, who are In the Church
Ill cottage for the month.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rankin and
two boys, with Mrs. F. I. Goilehur and
daughter, had lunch at the Tavern last
week.
Visiting Mrs. A. K. Doyle Is Mrs.
Edgerton, of Portland Mr. Doyle's sis
ter. T. A. Llvesley and family, of Saiem.
motored In on Tuesday, and are stay
ing at the Tavern a few days.
Mrs. K. J. Utbbe and children are at
oik uwin ivr a secK.
A Jolly group of Portlandera motor
ing In on Saturday for the week-end
were Dr. Karkeet, Dr. and Mrs. C.
el. Sablnet. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bowles
and Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Lytle. the lat
ter from Salem.
Mrs. Alliston, of Portland. Is visit
ing Mrs. H. A. Sargent at her cottage
on tne mil. Mrs. bargent s sister, Mrs.
Batcheldor, of San Francisco, spent
last week here.
Among those who have registered at
the Tavern this week are: Klmer V.
Voorhles and son. Detroit. Mich; Ida
W". Altken. Detroit. Mich; Cynthia Mc
Allister. Portland: Gertrude M. Ash
the Tavern a few duya.
Mr. and Mrs. Lotus L I.anicley. who
spent a few das at the Tavern re
cently, walked out over the trail on
Wednesday on their way to Seaside.
It. C. II. Hunter and son. of Minne
apolis, spent a oay or two at the beach
enjoyina the bathing here and fishing
in the eha!cm Itiv.r j
Mrs. Ame.la Kalelgh. Miss Kthe! I
0 I Montgomery. Mr. llailey. Jr Phillip V.I
. try and w. A. Reams have taken!
a cottage here for tha rest of the
month.
Motorist arriving on Saturday for
the week-end were Mrs. Wll!l!s Duni
way. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Jackson, and
W. E. t;erlv. of Portland.
Re. Henry Marcotte. of Portland.
piloted a gtoup of hikers around the
Hay City; Mrs. L. Baxter von Zoll
Clarke. Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Well and son. Hillsboro: Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Bicknell. Mrs. J. H. Mackle. Miss
day evening. Practically all the pen
insula residents were In attendance.
Although the affair was hastily
planned, and little time could be ex
pended In arranging any elaborate
costumes, a hearty interest was mani
fested and some characteristic clothing
was .in evidence. It is hoped by tle
many who attended and had such a
Jolly time that the event can be dupli-
i-aiea later in tne season.
Rube Wllkins. of Bay City, has re
turned to his home after a few days
here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Boldrlck. who are
summering at KocRaway. spent one
oay ot tne week visitinz the virlnn
j points of interest here.
-r. and Mrs. John D. Coleman, of
irui lisiiu. are nouse guests this week
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul C Bates, at Villa
letrazzina.
Dudley Clark and Mr. Allen, of the
local colony, made a two days' hiking
trip to Elk Creek recently and report
some excellent sport.
Mrs. G. T. Trommald. at Kopenicker
Lodge, is entertaining this week Mr
and Mrs. Harry Nicola!, Nancy Nicolai
and Mr. and Mra J. Sherman O'Gorman.
Jack O'Gorman is staying with John"
Trommald.
Miss Blanche Moody, who has spent
the past two weeks in camp here has
departed for her Portland home.
Fredrick W. Goodrich and family
have returned to Portlan.l vtr nnn-
rirh is OTEanlst at St Marv' r,th..i J J. Brad and familv. Mr and T
itlng with friends here at the bunga
low c-ny nuring ine weeK.
B. L. Edclj- and familv. of Rosebure-.
who have been here for the past two
weeks, have departed for their home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hancock departed
during the week for their Portland
home.
S. B. Vincent of Portland, snent the
last week-end with his familv at Coun
cil Crest cottage.
Mary L. Lepper and Mrs. J. O. Hal-
verson, of Portland, registered during
the week at the Bayside Inn.
neglstered at the- Bayocean Hotel
Annex during the past week were Mr.
and Mrs. I. Aronson. Mr. and Mrs. F.
Farney and L. Brainerd. of Portland:
Mrs. J. H. Erford. Lincoln. Nebraska:
Mrs. L. P. Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Strong. Portland; J. S. Kelly and fam
ily. Walla Walla. Wash.; Mrs. J. G.
Richardson, Salem: Mrs. E. E. Cum
mins, Mrs. W. C. Hagerty, Mrs. H. L.
Toney, and Miss Virginia A. Toney, of
Aicuinnriue; Mrs. Mamie P. Brown,
Miss Verne Clawson. Portland: Miss
Delilah Putnam. Spokane: Warren
Brown, Prinevillo; B. F. Wyde, La
Grande: Mrs. Bernara McKain: Mrs. A
M. Allen. Ernest H. Allen, Portland:
Beula Sumerlin. Salem: Henry Heisel,
Tillamook City: W. R. Sherman and
family. Mrs. Charles A. Colvin and
son. Alice Rupert, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Read, Miss Ann Ophelia Read, Port
land: F. J. Fox. Husum, Wash.; Mrs.
H. K. Potter, Indianapolis. Ind.; Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert R. Deveratome,
Portland: Henry L. King, Spokane;
Maurice C. Hickok, Robert B. Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Gibbs, Mrs. Maud
Wilson. Mrs. H. T. Shelley. Miss Lela
Haas, Portland; Miss Lois Given, La
Grande; Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hering,
Jack Hering, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Lowe,
Portland; H. S. Harkness, The Dalles:
H. B. Hutchinson, Dr. and Mrs. S. C.
Slocum and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Hlxon Reade, Portland; Miss Elizabeth
Barclay, Tacoma; Mrs. L. M. Luckev.
Miss Blanche Luckey. Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Robbins, F. Knecht, C. E. Leman.
Franclene Miller, Portland; Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Latourette. Oregon City;
Katherine Ward Pope, New York City:
Miss Eva Alldridge, Miss Edith All
dridue. Miss Virginia Shaw, Miss Fre
da Martin, Oregon City: Mrs. E. T.
Davis. Philadelphia: Henry C. Vlereck
OOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 21. -(Spe
cial.) C. W. Parker, whose home,
"Little Boy Ranch," nestles in a
cove at the west base of Mitchells Point
grade, that tortuous portion of the
present route of the Columbia River
Highway that will be eliminated as
soon as the long viaduct and tunnel
at this point are opened to traffic, has
won the name of "The Good Samar
itan" of the Columbia River Highway.
Scarcely a day or night has passed
since the scenic highway was opened
tnat air. Parker may not have been
seen assisting some motoring way-
rarer over the steep 24 per cent srrade.
Almost hourly he is called from his
worn io nn me gas tank ot some au
tomoDlle, having allowed a garage
company to place an auxiliary station
at his place. And when a machine be
comes stalled on the heavy grade. Mr.
i-aricer is one of the first to lend the
strength of his arms and shoulders.
It was about three weeks ago that
Salem minister and his wife, while
motoring over the steep road, were
caught on the most precipitous part
of the grade. Their distress was seen
by Mr. Parker, who hastened up the
hillside with a stick to be used as a
scotch under the car's wheel. After a
15-minute struggle the automobile was
eased to the level near the "Little Boy
rcancn home, where additional gaso
line was procured, and it was then
that the minister, looking the big
owner of the unique place up and
down, said: "Mr. Parker, I am going
to christen you The Good Samaritan
of the Columbia River Highway." And
the name has stuck.
Japanese Is Provoked.
The Samaritan-like activities of the
owner of "Little Boy Ranch" are. how
ever, a source of great worry to the
Japanese second boy at the place. The
Oriental was willing enough to aid all
comers until a few days ago a party
bound westward swept down the hill
and killed a favorite dog. Since then
he has looked askance at all automo
biles. And when anyone, after having
been the recipient of aid, passes care
lessly on without proner thanks, the
Japanese will remark angrily. "All
same dog man."
Inside and out the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Parker Is one of the most unique
n Oregon. Mr. Parkers has been In
newspaper work both abroad and ii
America. From the British Isles, th
Continent and the four corners of
.North America lie has gathered inter
esting curios that now lind a place in
the Hood River County home. The
shrubbery that grows in artful aban
don around the rustic log house was
chosen in the same manner by Mrs.
Parkery Just before the outbreak of
war last year, Mrs. Parker, while In
Holland, selected bulbs to be planted
on her lawns.
Home Is Unique.
The entire main floor of the Parker
home is given over to an enormous
living-room. Two cavernous fireplaces,
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sons. Around the entire home runs a
broad, glass-inclosed veranda. The
west view from this porch is declared
one of the best along the entire lensrth
of the Columbia River. The towering
crags of Mitchells Point rear them
selves directly behind the rustic Home.
Little Boy Ranch" home was com
pleted four Summers ago. "I knew
then." says Mr. Parker, "that It would
only be a question of time until ths
highway would be built along the Co
lumbia."
The old State road passes through
the terrace-like pass over Mitchells
Point to the rear of the Parker home.
The new highway takes a lower level,
sweeping in a graceful curve directly
In front of the place. About 100 yards
to the east of the home is the won
derful open-window tunnel.
Michigan Camp Neglected.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker have a large
Summer camp on Lake Michigan.
However, they have not lived there
since they chose the present location
of their Oregon vacation home.
When Lyman Gage was president
of the institution. Mr. Parker was a
member of the force of the First Na
tional Bank of Chicago. "In those
days," says Mr. Parker, "instead of go
ing South or to California for train
ing the Chicago White Sox would
warm up in the early season by play
ing with local amateur teams. I re
member playing with a team of bank
ers against the Sox. when Rev. 'Billy
Sunday was a member of the aggre
gation. "I will be very glad," says the hos
pitable owner of the artistic home,
"when the tunnel and viaduct are
ready for traffic, not that I am not
willing to assist every nutomobllist
that may get stuck on the grade, but
r now live in constant fear lest some
body may be injured in an accident on
this steep, twisting eroad. As you will
see from wood strewn along the hill
side, I have carried half a cord up
after slowly moving machines, usins
one at cither end of the building, throw I the pieces for scotch blocks, whenever
out a glow of cheer In the cool sea- I cars stall."
dral.
At Hesperia as the guests of Mrs. J
A. Paulson are H. M. Panst and
Dorothy Waugh. Miss Mertie Anten. j Dorothy and Leslie Kern.' all of Port
Mrs. frarah M. Smith. Harriet M. Fa
vorlte. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Conley. Mr.
and Mra. W. s. Nash. Ft. Adams. Miss
Louise Adams, all of Portland; E. E.
Smith. Brooklyn. X. Y.: Miss Helen
(ray. Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Schorn. Seattle: Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Lines. Mrs. Alma Raleigh. Miss Ethel
Montgomery. C. C. Stone. Herbert Ses
sions. Miss Hall, all of Portland; Mrs.
M. A. Raymond. Boston; Mrs. George
W lllett, Tillamook: Mr. and Mrs. F.
Breske. Miss lireske. P. V. W. Fry.
M. Bailey. Jr.. W. A. Kearns.
Portland: F- s. Picker. Miss
all
H.
mountain from Cannon Hra.-h Monday. I Bicker. L. B. Menrfee. Jr.. Mllwaukle.
Toe party, who remained only tori Or; Mra. C H. llanna. Columbus. O.:
neon, before returning to Koola, i M ss Agnes Procter. Robert Manna.
lun.
era Misa Ruth Cushin. Mildred
Cus.linaT. Minnie M. Kiurrpp and Mr.
ard Mrs. Wi.rred I. Joces. all of Port
lard.
J. C. Alnsworth motored down for
the week-end at ti Tavern with Mrs.
Ainswortn and Misa Katharine Ains-
wertb. With Mr. Alnsworth were II.
B. Alesmortn. of Lo Angeles. Cal.. and
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Warrens, ot Port
land. Mrs. Helen Olsson-Sef fer and daurh
ter. Irma. who have been vlsltlnc Mrs.
9. C. Reed for two months, returned on
Weonealav to their home in San Ber
nardino. Cal.
Th vespers SunHay even in a- are si
srajs w:i attends! and a: predated by
people, star and far. Gathered arvuni
Fremont, J.; H. E. Procter. M. Miller.
Bay City. Or.; Mrs. H. Ingerslev. 1L B.
Ainaworth. J. C. Alnsworth. Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Warrens, all of Portland:
Mra Virginia l.in.k. Dr. B. F. Llnck.
1 ay ton. Or : Helen Morgan, Mrs. IL A.
Dearborn. Mra. E. Shelly Morgan. Mra
Scott Bozartb. all of Portland.
land.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robbins who
have been at their Summer 'home.
Robin Rest, for the past week, have
returned to Portland.
Mrs. E. M. Welson. of Portland, is a
'"" gi'est at tne summer quarters
o. -ir. ana .! rs. t. -r. -Huhnnrri
i,rB- w- H- Baker and daughter Lela,
..o oeen at me family cottage
for the past fortnight, have returned
to meir fortiand home.
J. if. ivecney and familv of To
in a
of 'Grande, who have been located
BALL IS ItAYOCKAX FEATURE
Summer Visitors Hare Rood Time
and New Arrivals Are- Noted.
BAYuCKAN. Or.. Auc. !!. (pe.lal.l
Tha management of the dancing
pavilion entertained most of the Sum
mer folk at a fancy dress ball Thurs-
bungalow here for several weeks h.v
.cimrieu ior meir name.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence I. Irvine and
on. Paul, of Portland, registered at
the Bayside Inn during the week for
a brief outing.
Dr. J. E. Moore and party, who have
oecn nere since the osteopathic con
vention, have departed for their homes
iu runiHnu ana nansas City. Mo.
Mrs. L. C. Clark and son. Dudley
who have been here for the past month.
" ucjjaneu. .vi rs. -jiark goes to
.-.ecarney Mountain for an extended
visit, while Dudley will be located at
Bay City for a few months.
A party of lji made the hiking trip
to Short Beach last week. They stayed
out one nlcht and had a Jolly time.
Misa olive ReNley. who has been a
week s guest at Green Gables, has re
turned to ber Portland home.
Mr. and Mra Harry jlerling andi
ToTvnsend. Mrs. H. S. Williams, Mrs.
C. C. Newcastle. George R. Clark, Port
land; Miss Jean Davis, Philadelphia;
Ruth Elyn Clark. Mrs. N. C. Worten
dyke and sons, and Louella Mathews,
Portland.
H. L. Chapln. who is with his family
at Green Gabjes, made a trip to Port
land during the week.
E. C. Lockwood. of Hlllcrest Cot
tage, was a Tillamook visitor during
the forepart of the week.
ROCK-Vtt'AY CROWDS YXCREASE
Candy Pnll and Programme Around
Campfire Entertain Visitors.
ROCK AWA Y, Or.. Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) The ideal weather of the past
few days has brought a large crowd
of vacationists to this beach. The time
of the bummer resident is universally
spent in surf-bathing, fishing, hikes,
parties and bonfires. Last Friday
night numbers of the .Summer colony
were guests at a large bonfire and old
fashioned "taffy pull" on the beach.
The popular Sugar Bowl was host to
fun-makers, and the event was con
sidered one of the most delightful ot
the season s social affairs. Marsh-
mallows were toasted. Each one pres
ent received a piece of warm taffy
candy to pull. At a late hour the fes
tivities ceased, after a short programme
was given.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Neubauer.
Charley Harrald. Louis NunnenkarflD
and Mrs, William Nunnenkamp and
daughter, Mildred, of Portland, are at
Comfort cottage for two weeks.
George Laufglin, who left here last
week; for Tacoma, has returned to com
plete his Summer's outing.
Mr. and Mrs. George GIddens, of
Tillamook, are now located permanently
in a bungalow here.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bannon and
children, of Pendleton, are quartered
at "Kids' Retreat Cottage" for the
month. Mr. Bannon is well known in
this territory for his past connection
with one of Portland's largest whole
sale houses.
The Misses Jean. Marion and Flor
ence White and Mies Ethel Davis, of
Oregon City, have returned toa their
homes after two weeks at Lake Lytle.
Herbert Fick, of Portland, is a guest
of relatives at the Twin cottages for
the remainder of the season.
P. L. Anderson, who is here for the
season, made the trip to Tillamook in
the course of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wahner and
daughter, Alice, of Hillsboro, were vis
itors at Tillamook last Tuesday. They
returned to their Summer camp here.
Miss Bernlce Nelson, of Tillamook.
was a guest of friends at Camp Rook
ery early in the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sweek and son,
Jack, and Mrs. Mattie Severs were re
cent guests at the Summer cottage of
Mrs. W. H. Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty
spends the week-ends at the cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFadden and Mr.
and Mrs: Sam Laughlin and daughter.
of Yamhill, were touring the various
beaches in this vicinity this week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Marvin and the
former's brother, Clifford, and their
guest, Reuben Ketchem, of Portland,
have departed after a week in Camp
Blister.
Earl Rice. C. W. Ford, Misses Hilda
and Agnes Johnson and Brittle Johnson
were members of an auto party that
visited here for four days this week.
They came In from Portland via the
T.illamook route.
In the Wigwam camp for a fortnight
are the following from Portland: Miss
Mildred Niebush, Miss Florence Rixon.
Frank Saylor, George Morback and
Mrs. Arch Lewie.
Mrs. I. H. Miller and daughter, Fran
cis, of Bay City, were visiting Mr. Mil
ler at Ocean-View camp during the
week.
Delos Woods, of Bay City, was an
over-Sunday guest of friends here.
Miss Louise Hannish, who has been
a week's guest at the Johnson cottage.
has departed for her Portland home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. File and daugh
ter have returned to their home in
Idaho after a pleasant week as guests
at the Twin cottages.
Miss Lillian Kleunhausen has arrived
at the Fick Summer home for an ex
tended visit.
Miss Gretchen Hannish is a guest of
friends and relatives here.
Lucy Wetherred, of Hillsboro, is a
guest at the Imbrie cottage for a few
weeks.
Miss Jennie Jassmann is a guest for
the month of her brother and his wife.
She will return to Portland the latter
part of the season.
The Misses Henrietta and Carrie
Glaser and Ernest Glaser and Roy Fos-
ter were recent week-end guests of
Mrs. Fred Windier at Twin cottages.
Mrs. Plckard and daughter, of Port
land, were recent visitors of Mrs. Calh
cart at the Bartholomew cottage.
Miss Bertie Stowell has Joined the
Buxton contingent at Pompadour Bill's
camp.
Mrs. John Bagby and mother, of
Molalla, pioneers of '52, are visiting
Mrs. Bagby's daughter, Mrs. A. G. Wall
ing, and her granddaughter, Mrs.
Thomas Connell, at their Summer
homes here.
At Hawleywood cottage for the week
are Paul Schieve. Helen Practsch, Mrs.
Schieve. Miss Helena. Schieve and Fred
Alt of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Hallman and son, of
Oswego, and Mrs. E. L. Butler and
children, of Ellensburg, Wash., are vis
iting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Walling, at Oceana cottage for
the week.
Mrs. Harry Warren and her sister.
Mrs. Mary Euckler. of Bay City, were
guests here during the week.
Miss Mina Barnett, who has been
here for the past two weeks as the
guest of Mrs. C. F. Hager, has returned
to Portland.
Charles Hevelend, Elmer Sherman
and Walter Heuser, who have been vis
iting friends here during the past week,
departed Tuesday for their Portland '
homes.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Myers, Miss Wini
fred Myers, of Tillamook, and Miss
Winifred Warren, of Portland, were
residents at the Perkins cottage early
this week. N. J. Myers and family, ot
Tillamook, are quartered there for two
weeks.
Glenn Wells, of Heppner, Prosecut
ng Attorney for Morrow County, has
returned to his home after a week's
visit at the beach.
Jessie I. Browne, of Portland, Is
quartered for the remainder of the sea
son with her mother at Moana cottage.
Mrs. Helen fomlsHy, of Portland, is
at Camp Peace for two weeks.
For two weeks at Happen Inn are the
following from Portland: Miss Vida
May Carr. Arthur Beletski. Miss Mabel
Herbig. Mrs. Emma Twigger. Mrs. Bes
sie Carr and Pearly Herbig.
P. A. Sandberg, who is superintend
ing the paving of Bay City's streets,
enjoyed a day's outing here early this
week.
Jenet Hoeffel has' departed for her
home after a week as guest at the
Imbrie cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hager and child
are camped here for a brief vacation.
Mr. Hager is associated with the Har
riman lines and returns in the course
of a week to his work.
William A. Petteys, principal of
Peninsula School, visited relatives at
the Sugar Bowl last Wednesday.
H. L. Gray, of Portland, is here for
a few days' visit with friends.
Rupert Wahner. who has his Summer
quarters here with his parents, spenv
two days of the week in Tillamook
visiting friends.
A. W. Seigrist and family, of Hills
boro. are now quartered at the Krebs
camp for the rest of tha season. Last
Thursday they autoed to Neearney.
Others in the party were J. J. Kreba
iCuaciuded on Paf II.)