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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
DID JOHN WI1IKES BOOTH
u LWEONNESTUCGA BAY,
IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY?
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There I a Story Thereto the Effect That He Did, a ml Tlult tie Lr
the Pistol With Which He Shot Abraham linroln XMr His
Kecluded Cabin There ,
Editor Statesman:
Will you please pur In your
paper the following; facts and in
formation that I have leathered
about John Wilkes Booth, who
once, was a resident on the banks
of - Nestucca bay In Tillamook
county, Oregon.
Coming , to Neetacca twenty-six
years ago,; I .was working to clear
land : on my place. There was a
fern 'hill that extended from '"Nes
tucca bay, fourth mile up the
OLD FASHIONED PISTOl DISCOVERED ON
V BY CLOVER DALE MAN
Weapon dug up by H. H. Brooten, previous history of . which Is sub
to Mperulatlon. .It had -vi-lut!y been lost for jpjim.
hill.- To my notion,1 it was cheaper
and easier to get grass to grow on
this fern ridge than it v was v to
i uia riue wapie. , i uxea , up a
I drag drawn by two horses. One
Jday while dragging this drag over
, the fern, I heard a raking noise
on a drag .tooth. I stopped the
horses, and, looking under the
drag, uncovered this pistol, i did
not think much about it then and
kept it as a piece of scrap iron,
until a friend of mine, Dr.JFawcett
of Portland, Oregon, came to Bee
me. I showed him this pistol and
aid this must be a gun that the
Hudson's bay fur trading company
left here or lost. The doctor said
It was not and and had never be
longed to that, company.
The following year or. so on
Christmas day, a barber, by the
name of Shaner, in Portland, Ore
gon was shot by another barber,
by the name, of McCall in Port
land, Oregon. Shaner was killed.
At the trial in Portland, the mur
dered man's father, Daniel Shaner
came down from Mossyrdck, Wash,
to be on hand in court.;
The Judge stated to the officers,
'You had better see if : the mur
dered man's father has any weap
ons in his 'possession, and if "he
y haa, take them away from him
before the murderer appears in
court." ' ' .
To this Mr. Daniel Shaner rep
lied. "I have been in the civil war.
and was bodyguard to Abraham
Lincoln, our president. I was -at
his aide not less than one minute
after he was shot. I have been
hounded ever since I was in Ford's
theater in Washington, -when; Lin
coin was shot, where I stood faith
fully by his side. I thought when
I moved to the state of Washing
ton, that this sang had; quit fol
lowing me, but since coming here,
I have had one child poisoned and
one shot. ; So why should any one
blame me if I have a protection
with me? After John , Wilkes
Booth shot Lincoln I saw him
fighting with , the war minister.
I saw Booth throw his hig Colt
gun over the railing of the bal
cony to the fetafce belowand then
Jump over himself. After a fall
of about twelve feet I saw he was
tangled up in the Unida flag. He
picked up the gun and I heard
him say to the audience. "Sic
semper tyranhis, the South is
free!"
When I saw this m the Portland
k. papers I immediately took a photo-
I graph of the pistol, I had found.
give me any Information he could
In, regard to the gun. -if he had
seen John Wilkes Booth with this
gun, and . this Is the letter he
Jwrote me: i
y- Th Shaner letter
"Mossyrock, Lewis Co., Wash..
July 8, 1917: - Mr.- IL II. Brooten,
Cloverdale, Oregon Dear Sir aad
Friend: -Yours of July 4lreceived
yesterday with your picture and
the picture of ' the - Coifs six
shooter, which I believe Is the
gun I saw John Wilkes Booth have
in Ford's theater the night' of
April 14, 1865, when he shot
Abraham Lincoln, president of the
United States. I then iraa a mem
ber of Company A, 9th Veteran
Reserve Corps, i In Captain James
McCamley's company at. Lafayette
harracks - near Georgetown. In
XWaahington,, and .was on thtj
president's guard. I met Booth
many times at Ford's theater and
sa the gun.r The picture - you
send me is a perfect picture, ex
cept the bright silver mounting is
dim with age. The trory handle
seems ' the same. If you would
partwith the-gun I feel sure the
war department at Washington
would -pay a liberal -price to secure
Jt. 'I believe it could be further
Identified by the number on the
steel plate on the handle, which
I can't remember. But all or the
Colts pistols had a number on
them. So if you wish 'to write to
Washington, D. C, you may be
able to get the number of that
s?un. I value this picture rery
highly, also yours, and thank you
I shall tag it aud; carefully lay
It away with many , mementos of
the war of '61 and '65,. and will
finish this letter on another sheet.
XESTrcCA "DAY
- With. 'your consent, iwill reportf)
this matter to the secretary of
war at Washington. ' Youra faith,
fully, f Daniel Shaner.,
The Natural Question
Now the question is, "was this
John Wilkes Booth?'
Twenty-six ; years ago, -1 used
to do my trading at Ocean "Park,
(now Pacific City,) abouV one and
one-half miles from my home. One
da ywhlle there, ; Mr. Maloney ask
ed me If I were living in the log
house on the hank " of Nestucca
hay. I replied that I was not and
knew nothing of any log house.
He then told me there was a 'log
house about four steps from the
bank near a creek, j A man and
an elderly lady- were living there
when he came to Ocean Park in
the latter part of the sixties I
believe 1 86 8. Mr. Maloney also
said the woman died in the seven
ties and the man dliMtp'peared,':
' "Well; I can, say I found the log
house. In the year 1899, the roof
was down and alders were grow
ing inside and outside of It: it
could not be seen within ten feet
distance. I found the pistol about
fire hundred feet from this house.
What a Southern Soldier Has to
' Say j.: . . . .
In the year 1922. a man from
Prineville, Oregon, by the name
of J. W. Ribelin (age 82 years)
came to my mineral baths for
treatment. He told! me that in
1866 he came across the prairie
with teams. A bad spell of weather
came upn them as they arrived
In Butte, Montana, - so they were
obliged to stop for a week. Train
after train came and were -likewise
detained. ; j
There were hundreds -of emi
grants gathered at this camping
ground. ': ;'' j
Onejday. while Mrj Ribelin was
alone, a young man! came up to
him and said, "Good-by, Southern
friend, when you see John Wilkes
Booth you will know him."
. In reply, Mr. Ribelin' said, "How
can I know. John Wilkes Booth?
I have never "seen him and he is
supposed, to be shot and buried."
, This young man said, "that's all
right," and tapped Mr. Ribelin on
the shoulder, then said "Good
by." This same young man got
on a wagon drawn by mules and'
drove off on the; Pacific trail-
out west, ; ; ;
Now if you see fit to put my
statements in your. Sunday paper
It will take a burden off me, and
It will also be of Interest to the
public in general. f
These. facts I am writing about
can be proved. Thanking yon very
kindly, I am, i
Yours truly,
" II. H. BROOTEN.
P.S. I am sending you a picture
of the gun. Please return these
papers all back to me.
In the Sunday Journal of a
recent date, I saw the story of
John. Wilkes Booth being in the
West, so I thought this would also
be interesting. ; ;
The OregonJan Story
(The news item printed by the
Oregonian in running, the cut of
the pistol was as follows:) .
Efforts recently have been made
to shed light on the history, of an
old-fashioned pistol ; discovered
some time ago on Nestucca bay
by H. H. Brooten of Cloverdale,
Ore. , The weapon was unusual in
size and type, according, to Larry
Sullivan,' 212 Broadway. .
- Mr. Brooten discovered the gun
when he was cutting , a partly
buried log with a crosscut saw.
He thought at-the time, he said,
that it, had been lost! by a trader
lor - the Hudson's Bay company
in the early days. It was a Colt
revolver, -aickel -plated -with - -an
lrory holder.- ;
SAIEM,
Because his farm, on which he
operates mineral baths, is the site
of an old cabin obout which many
legends were told. Mr. Brooten
thought Jthe gun might have some
connection with the stories.
The erroneous assuniptibn. now
classed as a forgotten Hheory,
that John Wilkes iiootn onee lived
In Oregon and might have lost
the guirwas mentioned by Mr.
Brooten. It was probably lost,
however, by a settler from the
east or a trader who visited Nes
tucca bay in the early dayk.
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The Lost Pistol 1 .
(The following letter appeared
In the Oregonian of May 7: )
PORTLAND, May 6. (To the
Editor.) The pistol fonmj by 11.
H. Brooten on " Nestucca bay. of
which an account is given! in the
Oregonian May 3, "was manufactur
ed by Colonel Samuel Colt and ia
of a type, subsequent to the Mexi
can war and prior to the civil war,'
probably during the early '50s.
It was known as a "Colt revolv
ing pistol" and probably had a
stock which could be attached so
as to be used as a carbine, as was
then customary. If of .36 caliber
it was a naval revolver, if of .45
caliber-an army model, but the
trigger guard Indicates that it was
subsecguent to the "old" army
model. i
. The Colt rerolring pistol of that
period usually has an etching on
the cylinder which depicts a naval
engagement between the Mexicans
and Texans before Texas came
into the Union.
The evidence that ?John Wilkes
Booth was killed shortly after the
assassination of President Lincoln
is so'Verwhelming as to refute the
claims of all 20 Impostors who
subsequently : pretended . to have
been the assassin. ' .
J. NEISON BARRY.
Another Letter
(The following letter appeared
In the Oregonian of May 11:)
TOLEDO, Ore., May 8. (To
the Editor.) In response ; to re
quest for history of the H. H.
Brooten pistol mentioned in . The
Oregonian on May 3, I offer this
bit. In the early days when the
hills In the Neetdcca country were
almost inaccessible, bear deer
nd panthers ..were plentiful there,
and to climb one of those hills.
through the. .dense undergrowth.
including . "devils club.- was a
real frontiersman's job. The Gage
family owned a band of hogs and
kept them on the north aide of
Nestucca bay on their homestead,
and the eldest son. Ardenf- now
of Sheridan, lived there in a log
cabin, cared for hogs, hunted, etc.
I spent the summer 'of 18S1
there. We were the only ones liv
ing on the north side of the bay
Park Ward, living on the south
side of the bay, had' a pistol,
Colt's, nickel-plated and j ivory
handle, of which he was 'overly
proud. Park Ward was a brother-
in-law to Ed Shaw, chief of police
n uregon city. f ;
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Some nimrods came in from
Oregon City to hunt a few days;
it then took three days hard driv
ing to make in. Mr. Ward; Joined
them and they went to BellB
mountain (now Brootens ) i f or a
two days hunt, ' and the "f pistol
went with them, but slipped its
holster and did not return. Search
iig parties spent days trying to
find the treasured : piece to no
cvail. . v 1 t
I visited Mr. Brooten in 1915
and he showed me his find, an
old Colt's pistol, which I recog
nized as Park Ward's pride.
JOHN Q. GAGE.
Provokiiur Elsie!
Little Elsie, five years old, was;
planning a party for her play
mates. . : . , .
"Now, i Elsie," said her mother,
"go to Mrs. Brown and ask her
if she'll let Alice come to your
party. Tell her it's going to be
just an Informal little party,'
Elsla soon was chatting f with
Mrs. Brown. "Can Alice come to
my party tomorrow afternoon?
Mamma says it's going to be Just
an Infernal little party." f .
Mrs. J. W.Wyme.
inGDOi'io iifiiL
Turns Right Out Itself
A fey drops of ."OutgroV In the
Crevice of the ingrowing .nail re
duces inflammation and pain and
so toughens the tender, sensitive
skin underneath the toe hail, that
It cannot penetrate the flesh, and
the nail turns naturally outward
almost OTer night.;
"Outgro" is a harmless antisep
tic manufactured for chiropodists.
However, anyone - can buy from
the -drug -store "a-trny -"bottle con
taining dlrections.Adr,
OREGON, SljNDAY MOftNING, MAY 17, 1925
THE APOLLO FOUR
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, Tiit .".polio Four, tile male qmirtrtte jniosel of ,H. It. lilaisyer.
sfirst tenor; IMrhard Itobi'tMn, wcoimI tenor; Albert iillt first bass.
ami A. It.'Hansen, secofid bass, wlik
tho ji"ograiii-or the .-iolio inb on
iFor its final offering of the sea
son i the Apollo club " will give a
popular concert at the Armory
next Wednesday evening. The pro
gram for this concert will be, made.
sUp largely after the fashion of the
cluh'g popular concert of the pre
vious season, pronounced a huge
success by all who attended. All
of the numbers, tobe sung en
semble will be of the emi-popular
order 'not heretofore used'by the
club. .' -
'Genevieve Howard, dramatic so
prano,, a former Salem girl, will;
be a guest artist. Mrs. Howard's
voice JsJ)fg and f Iexiblgj-rcaija hie;
of "every requirement, whether
aria or lullaby and partakes of
the quality and finish of those who
claim the right to the title "prima
donna." Her vocal accomplish
ments, with her charming person
ality, will prove a revelation to
A club dinner was enjoyed on
Wednesday evening by the mem
bers of the Merrie Thymers club,
with a progressive ' menu served
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
Gillette and Mr. and Mrs. Allan J.
Cleveland Pastel shades of col
umbine i and iris were effective
throughout the rooms; of the Gil
lette home where five hundred
was enjoyed.
Participating in an enjoyable
evening were Mr. and' Mrs. Irwin
W. Levis, Mr. and Mrs. Mason
Bishop. Mr4 and Mrs. Allan Cleve
land, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Gillette,
Mr. : and Mrs. Frank ;; Haberman
and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Elgin.
! 1U Jr.
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Mrs. William McGiichrist, Sr..
is a guest for the week-end in
Portland.
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' Mrs. Fletcher Linn,! ; regent of
Multnomah chapter. Daughters of
the -American Revolution,. return-
ed from Washington. D. C. where
she attended the continental con
gress of. the Daughters of the
American Revolution, which was
the largest meeting in the history
of the organization.
Mrs. Linn was entertained by
friends both in Washington arid
Richmond, Va.
': Mrs. Robert N. Stanfield and
Mrs. Charles E. McNary were
luncheon hostesses for the Mult
nomah chapter delegation, which
included Mrs. Linn, Mrs. J. B.
Mpntfeomery, Mrs. Jujfa B. Com
stock, Mrs. Octave J. Coffin, Mrs.
Clyde E. Lewis , and 'Mrs. E. J.
Swindells. Portland Telegram.
Miss Luclle Elrod, one of the
charming bride-elects in whom
Salem is interested, andthe fiance
of . Ralph Dickinson Moores, was
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That's the Word!
We can crive vour car a fine
1 to 6 days
,- Any Color; High Gloss or Di&. Finish;
i . . . Extreme Durability . ;
RELIANCE AUTO
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li will aIl In a spieiidJil uianner to
m euiesaiij-.
ose who have not heard her
voice since her days at Willamette
university. ' i-
Tiie Apollo four, a male, quar
tet composed of H.j R. Glaisyer,
first tenor; Richajd Robertson,
second tenor;' Albert Qille, first
bass, and A. B. '; Hansen, second
bass, will have a part in the pro
gram. This quartet elicited much
approval from the audience at the
club's final concert last season.
j Byron Arnold, the club's accom
panist and a favorite pianist pith
Salem music lovers, will play solo
numbers. Albert Gille and Lyman
.AttfDoneJdLrbarJton es, .will "have
solo solo parts with numbers to be
sung by the club. j 1-
All in all the program, asplan
ned, gives promise of equalling.
or even surpassing in merit, the
club's excellent popular concert of
j8 spring.
the gnest of honor at an attrac
tive bridge luncheon on Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Forrest Lit
tlefield the hostess. ; I
On Friday evening Dr. and Mrs.
Hicks Fenton also entertained in
Portland, entertaining with a din
ner party for Miss Elrod, and Mr,
Moores at the Campbell Court
hotel.
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Lee Steiner
are spending the week-end at Nes-
kowin.
Word received yesterday from
Mrs. Martin Fereshetian tells of
her arrival in Boston, Massachu
setts. Louise will rem lin with
her grandmother in Veadville,
Pennsylvania, till the close of
school. The little girl I; attend
ing the same school in w hich her
mother was formerly tha teacher.
and very near the tlijeological
seminary which her father attend
ed. Mrs. Fereshetian has many
friends in the east whom) she has
not seen for six years. The length
of her stay is undetermined.
Mrs. Rex San ford was a Port
land visitor during the Jpfciat week
being the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Helen La Mond at the Portland
hotel. . ,
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Large interest is already attend
ing the-announcement of the invi
tational dance recital in which
Miss Lenore Preston will present
thirty pupils on the evening of
Wednesday, June 3, at McCornack
hall.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow
evening In McCornack hall for a
business meeting after ; which a
baked enamel job in from
PAITTTING CO.
social time will be -enjoyed with
the men as special guests of the
occasion. . -u ,
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I ThS Fairmount Hill clubmet
for the last meeting of the season
On ' Wednesday a fternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. J. Huffman.
Spring flow-ers in sliade3 of yellow
were placed i about the rooms.
Honors at -bridge were won by
Mrs. H. kcStockwell and Mrs. L.
Lunsford. Mrs. W. R. Speck was
an additional ; sue3t. At the tea
hour Mrs. Huffman was assisted
by Mrs. Lester Laws and Mr3. 11.
K. Stock well.
In the group were Mrs. W. II.
Speck, Mrs. P. M. Gregory. Mrs.
tugene Grabenhorst,' Mrs. Karl
Pearcy, Mrs. II. K. Stockwell. Mrs.
Edwin Iioffnell, Mrs. Lester Lawty
Mrs. J. V. Schur, Mrs. L. Luns
ford, Mrs. Lawrence Oberer and
the hostess, Mrs. E. J. Huffman. ;
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t The advanced chorus of Salem
high school will give the -Mikado.'
a comicJopera by -Gilbert &
Sullivan, on .June 5 at the high
w-hcol auditorium. The advanced
chorus numbers 4". The charac
ters will - be: i
Nanki pooh , . .
Pooh-nah . . . .
Pish-tu'sh . . .:.
KoKo .... . . .
Mikado
Yum Yam
Pitti Sing . . i .
Peep Bo . . . . .
Katisha .
. . Ronald fravpn
. . .Arlie Anderson
..... Earl Ri?s:s
. . . . Oerald Mero
....... Paul Lee
. . . .Esther Rurcli
. . . Thelma Davis,
.Helen Pemberton
Helen - Marctis
Lena-Belle Tartar, director.
Mrs. Leuise King Beatty left this
morning for an extended trip
through the middle west. She will
go first to Ashland and other
southern points. Mrs. Beatty ex-..
pects to return about November 1.
Forty members of the Mizpah
and men's Bible classes of the
Jason Lee church, met on Friday
evening for an enjoyable gather
ing with the guests responding, in
giving an interesting program of
music and readings.
The hostesses for the evening
included Mrs. S. W. Drake, Mrs.
Wj A. Bond, Mrs. F. M. Jasper,
and Mrs. Melyin Johnson.
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Mrs. Margaret Montgomery and
Persian
r-i' Scene .
As " "B"' .
From the vase, rise
ckar.Bwect notes of.
1 ?fl i:.rtm Persian j
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V girls fc-
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son, Mr. Arthur Montgomery, are
home ftoni a week's absence on
Fuget sound.
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Mrs. E. 'I. Doan is entertainins
as her houae-guest over! the week
end Mrs. G. C. Doan of Toledo
Mr. and! Mrs.? Harry
tored to Medford for
Scott mo
lt he Lions
club charter night banquet on Sat
urday, leafing Salem on Friday.
?ome time was spent jat Spring
field visiting 'with relatives. Mrs.
Scott plans; to remain In Medford
as the guest of cousins. Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest . Scott, far. a week,
while Mr. Scott will return Mod-
Mr.'and Mrs. Francis
also in attendance at
Nepr: were
the Mel-
j fcrd banqujet.
used :ars moving fast
HEAD OF; TRED. CAI
1 lHOCLAUKS STOCK
COItXF.lt
IS IW
Tliere iff at least one huslness
man in SAlem who i4 not com
plaining about times being slow.
Verne Anderson, of thf Used Car
Corner, states that hii supply of
Uised cars was never sol low as be
fore he received his lafVhipment.
He only had two In stock."" in his
former location " he sold 33 cars
within the;radius of one block and
since-moving to his nw location
he has sold four at one plaee to
employees -ot one 'firmj
'Never 'Ibef ore hasjour buyer
been able ) to buy as Jate model
cars as he included in this last
shipment. 'j "added Mrj Anderson.
The ITsed Car Corner have fixed
up a lot "iii the rear of their place
cf business at 246 State, which
will store! abont 25 . bars. : The
older cars iwill be keptjhere allow
ing more room for the! newer cars
in the building. .
King George Decides Against
Any More Royal Residences
LONDON Disregarding ancient
precedent ! set down by Roman
emperors, IKing George recently
declined to accept a legacy of
Gwyrch castle in Wales and $250,
000 for its upkeep, bequeathed to
City and out of town
mail orders received riow
This mail order system has been adopted so that every community
may secure its seats on the same basis as the dthms of Portland.
You will secure
by ordering NOW. They will be sent you immediately upon re-,
caving your check or draft or post office money order.
ROSAMA the stupendous
. . , pageant of the rose j
The greatest outdoor performance ever staged, with a cast of 5JXX)
singers and dancer s3 all superbly costumed and perfectly trained.!
Juat indicate the aeata you wint mod the best tickets unsold will be sent you at
once. It will be safer to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply.
. Arena chairs (four center sections directly in front of stage). ..$2.00
Arena seats (sections to sides of stage) . . ...-.,,.,..,.. 1 . 50
; Gnhd stand (in front of stage) .........it.......... 2.00
' 'Bleachers (to sfck of statin arena, reserved).... , . ......... 1.00
Bleachers (unreserved).
Mail orders to RoaeTestival Headquarters.
Oregon. Make checks or money orders or dralts payable to
Treasurer of the PortLnd Rose Festival Inc. Mo war tax. ;
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PORTLAKD
Juns. 15-19
him in trust by the Countess of
Dundonald who died last yar
leaving an estate valued at more
than $1,000,000. iHope was ex
pressed in the countess' will that
the castle :would become a per
manent residence for the kings of
England and for the princes of
Wales, but -as the bequest has
been disclaimed by the ruler the
property will pass, according to
directions, to the Order of St.
John of. Jerusalem in England.
The castle will be used by the
order as a priory for residential
and administrative purposes.
In connection with King
George's refusal to receive the le
gacy It is reealled here that the
Roman emperors, from Augustus
on down the line, vastly increased
their. private estates, .as. was the
Ustom. by means of legacies from
their loyal subjects.
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