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THE OREGON; STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 11,1921
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Diary of Late Lewis Stout Tells
Thrilling Story of Trip Across
"Plains From Iowa to Great West
Lewis Stoat, of Mehama, whoac
death was recorded a week ago.
left a very Interesting diary,
which has been preserved by his
daughter. Mrs. C. A. Molkey of
Salem. The document , was writ
ten on the way from Iowa to Ore
gon, in 1852. Unfortunately par.U
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and general
Upholstering
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SALEM : j J : OREGON
of the story arc missing, but en
ough remains to give a rather
graphic story of the six months'
Journey.
The Stout family began by
crossing the Missouri river fersy.
for $6 for their family outfit; h3
does not say how many cattle or
horses. A few days after the
crossing, they came upon a grave
yard of more than 200 emigrants.
Golconda and Bonanza hunters
who could not stand the strenu
ous face. They were traveling
through a country filled with- an
telope: 'buffalo also were numer
ous, though he does not mention
killing any. They lost one wagon
in the quicksands of the Platte
river. - .
Graves at Roadwide
In one day when they stopped
to do the family washing, 200
wagons and 2000 cattle passed
them." When they themselves
started on again that evening,
they passed fully as many travelers-
Graves dotted the roadside,
and they passed many sick trav
elrs and lame oxen. Half their
own company were 111, but they
stuck to the road. They were at
Fort Laramie. Wyo., the last of
June. July 4, they were in the
mountains of AVJyoming where
they almost froze. The women of
the party spent the time in the
wagons, wrapped in blankets to
keep warm.
Indian War Threatened
They had a great Snake Indian
war scare on July 6, but the war
did not happen. However, one
of their ox teams stampeded,
overturning the wagon and injur
ing the wagon and injuring all
who were riding at the time. On
July 10, they crossed the South
Pass, and were in Oregon. It
sounded like the end of their
.lonrney- but they were really on-
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256 State St Opposite U.S. National Bank
ly in southeastern Idaho, along
the Bear river, more than l.OOtf
miles from Salem. July 26, they
had three team stampedes; also,
they leached the Snake river,
and struck roads already worn
down to dust six inches deep, j
Trail Is Ixwt
Following the Snake river,
through Fort Hall and on (o Fort
Boise, they found thousands ol
dead cattle; and at Fort Boise,
the Indians were dying along the
road. They lost a their trail
through the dagger-like lavas, and
had a bitter time in getting right.
The Snake river ferry, somewhere
near Ontario, Ore., cost them
for a crossing. i
In Grand Ronde valley, thoy
found potatoes that they could
buy at 20 cents a pound. The
Indians were quite prosperous
farmers and stock men. Near
Umatilla, they bought a fat ox
for $150, and flour was 50 cents
a pound
"It took $3 to keep our family
in bread for a day," says the nar
rator.
Adventure on Columbia
At the Columbia river, they
came near losing their property
and their lives in a prairie fire
that swept over the place where
they had camped. At The Dalles
they bought a boat for $700,
which brought the main part of
their goods down the river. Mr.
Stout and a few others made the
overland trip, with light outfiti.
but found it one of the hardest
sections of their whole pilgrim-S
age. It was late fall when they
landed in Salem.
Goiuen wedding in 1015 '
Mrs. Stout, whose name was
Elizabeth Byars, sister of V. H,
Byars, -who was later surveyor
general of Oregon and publisher
of The Statesman, came across
the same route a year later. Sh
was but a child, 9 years old. She;
married Mr. Stout 'October 2Cj
1865. They celebrated their gold
en wedding at Mehama, in 19i5,
with all their eight children and
numerous grandchildren present
Mr. Stout was almost 93 years
of age when he died, Friday, De
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FAVOR STATUTES
Multnomah and Deschutes
County Officials for
Road Legislation
county clerk -with a statement as
to the nature and amount of work
it intenrft t- - v
.n; "ulu" Tluuy.- Baker 6, Benton
Hcials in ehae and e'nabl ?Them "T&&
to keep a look, Tnr ,i trm-t ls. Crook 1. Curry 0, teschutes
Douelas 20. Gilliam 0, Grant
ures for the entire state as fol
lows: S
4. d
lackamis
keep lookont fnr tni trurlr
-" io it tnat damage wbs
seals. Five million seals are now
being distributed for sale la vari
ous counties."
not being done, i find here in
Harney 2. Hood Rivef 4. Jack-
T REALTY EXCHANGES 1
I Reported by Union Abstract
Company j
A. A. and A. M. Klinger to Ja
kob and Anna Diehl, five tracts
of land in Mt. Angel, $1.
A. A. and A. M. Klinger to Ja
cob and Paulina Mauss, tract 200
by 260 feet in Mt. Angel, $1.
Uriah Whitney to Caulia Bj
Mielke, tract 200 by 200 feet in
Stavton, $1.
Ruben P. Boise et al to Daniel
C and Edith Scherman, lot H;
block 7, Boise's Second add. SI 0,1
Bank of Woodbnrn to E. V. and
Orie E. Ferguson, tract 42 bv 10o
feet on Mill street,, Salem, $1200.!
John and Ida MyWs to W, Rar;
five acres Reason Roby, die 9-3-W,
$750.
L. H. Wenger to Henry and
Rose Wenger, lot 9, block 6,
Richmond add. to Salem, $10 and
other.
Star Land Company to A. Wh
tfhd Eliz. Kephart, 11 acres la
sec 34-9-3-W, $11.
Effle L.. McCurdy and husband
to C. W. , Rodgers. part of block
60 North Salem, $10.
A Pomona man committed sui
cide on account of his losses in
oil speculation. It is a good thins
for the growth of population that
all losers do not take it that hard.
Los Angeles Times.
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Disc steel wheels demountable at hub
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Unueually long springs promote com
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Alemltc lubrication.
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Sld curtains open with doors.
Real leather upholstery; Turkish cush
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Leak -proof windshield. Windshield
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New steering comfort. Clutch and brake
action, steering and gecr-shiting, made
remarkably easy.
Handsome and accessible Instrument
board. Best switches. Motor driven elec
tric horn.
William Eatchel, MTiltr.omah
county roadmaster. and Robert
W. Sawyer, Deschutes county
judge, join with all the other
county judges from whom Gover
nor Olcott is heard in advocating
legislation for the protection of
Oregon' highways.
"It is my candid opinion,"
writes Mr. Eatchel, '"that there
will have to be some kind of leg
islation to regulate loads and
speed if we expect lo pr33erve
our public highways.
"I particularly notice that since
the Slavin road was completed
this year the milk truck.', garden
truck wagons and garden truck
machines were fast tearing the
road to pieces, and it became nec
essary for me to take this matter
up with Martin Pratt, chief dep
uty in the sheriff's office, to see
to it that his motorcycle officers
were on the job to stop this ter
rific speed- They were not only
tearing up the road, but endan
gering the lives of people travel
ing on the road. This is tno case
throughout the county.
"The heavy loading and fast
traffic has made it almost impos
sible -to keep our roads in good
condition, and if there is not
some action taken that will reg
ulate loads and speed, it is my
opinion that it will take the limit
of taxation for maintenance only.
As you are aware, this mainten
ance Is Increasing yearly."
Mrs. Eatchel's letter is written
to the Multnomah boar:l of coun
ty commissioners and was trans
mitted to Governor Olcott.
Judge Sawyer of Deschute3
county writes in part as follows.:
"In my opinion 'he matter of
regulation depends lo a large ex
tent on proper supervision by a
highway patrolman with police
authority. I believe that there
should be" assigned to each coun
ty one or more highway deputies,
or whatever they might be called.
Jinder the supervision of the sec
retary of state or the highway
commission. I believe that be
fore any trucks were allowed to
use state or county roads, they
should be registered bv the driv
er or owner in the office of the
Deschutes county that freauentlv -' "n ,0- Jefferson 1. Jostphine 3,
a truck will come in start l ad'- Klamath 12. Lake 2. Ln? 26.
J mg and do a lot of dauag.; lie- Lincoln 2, .Linn 1G, MAlheur 4,
! fore it is generally known that ' Marion 107, Morrow 2j Multno
jis at work or that a road is bt- mah 77, Portland 212. Polk 2.
!inP injured. ; Sherman 2, Tillamook ejrmatilla
i Some such provision as the; 24. Union S. Wallowa I. Wasco
j above with the continued author- 9, Washington 18, Wheeler 1 and
jity of the county court and high-: Yamhill 13 Total 670.?
i way commission to forbi 1 fir limit . i . .
! thP nt o,, Z.IL "m'M "Since 1906, tuberculosis has
cally speaking, ia tula country.!
Exehang. ' ' v - ' .
Remember the old 'fashioned
It has been our idea for some Prt who sea to, una ma friends
time that a klan organized to com-'P to the Mr ana say: "This is
pel creditors to keep their dis-jon me; wnafll you all tal;-J
t&nce would be a success, numeri- want a .beer.'. , , .... . ,
I think would help a great deai
decreased 40 per cenf. Much
or at least it woniH rio ... ; credit for the progress in the rignt
county which is the only cne asainst the whito plague is due
; where I have had an opportunity ! tne Tariouc state tuberculosis as
j of studying the subject. I vould I sociations, and the national asso
j suggest that the fines that might ' Nation. The Oregon Tuberculo-
be collected by this officer for sis association is financed en tiro
' violations will go a lone wnv in. . t . . . ,. 1 .
(ward paying his aalarv .IT. throgh th sale of Christmas
! county alone there could be ob-
tainea convictions lor speei'nT
with fines that would keeo a man ;
up in three counties."
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Marion County Figures High
Due to Location of
State Sanatorium
Marion county is credited with
107 of the 670 victims of tuber
culosis during the last year, ac
cording to Clinton O. Bay, field
executive of the Oregon Tuber
culosis association. Mr. Bay says
that in justice to Marion county
it should be known that all the
deaths at the state sanitorlum
are credited to this county. This
is true of the reports of Clacka
mas and Multnomah counties also
where the Portland Open Air san
i tori 11 m and the Multnomah coun
ty farm are located. Polk county
was credited with only three and
Yamhill with 13.
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