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Oregon City, Orr, March 28, 185U-Salem, Ore. MARcn 28, 1931 Page Nine 1 O . r i T T T If 1 9 ragic otory or Indian Mother s Love Told bv Govern or Os Wesf Early in years ago. I By Oswald West the middle the fall, about 40 found myself on Low er French Pk-airle. It-was along In of the afternoon and a thunderstorm was at hand. Be ing astride a tired pony, and about 25 miles from home, I thought it well to spend thj night with a pioneer family living a few miles distant, and with whom 1 knew I would find a welcome. The head of this house was a French Canadian who had no small hand in organizing our ter ritorial and , state gorernments. lie was a gentleman of the old school and possessed that culture and. charm that are the heritage of those who spring from genera tions of wealth and position and social advantages. Played as Child at Dr. McLoughlin's Knee The good wife was ( I think) Scotch and Indian. She was born In-' the Red RlTer country. Her father was a' Hudson's Bay com pany factor and her mother a Red RIyer Indian woman. She had bein educated at the convent at the' Hudson's Bajr company's post at .Vanconyer (now state of Wash ington). As a child, she had played at Dr. McLoughlin's knee and had grown to womanhood at the post, where she met and wed ded the. charming young French I Canadian with whom she was to spend between 60 and 70 years of happy imarrfed' life. I, doubt if. there was another home In the state where the wife and mother was treated by each ' and every member of the family with - such consideration and re spect. The pioneer husband saw not the face wrinkled, by age. He saw' only the face of the beautiful nd darkeyed maiden whom he had carried away tohis wilder ness home. He treated her as a tfueen and. In realty, she was a queen upon, her household throne. Childhood Memories Painful to Recall When I arrived at the farm I found all. absent but this pioneer woman. Some of the family were absent In the city and others were at work In the field. Find ing a welcome. I stabled my pony and returned to the house, where my hostess was sitting in her rocking chair on the front porch. I took a seat by her side and we Record Enviable By Ben xJtfin Publisher, The Dalles , Chronicle "TTtOUR score years of A? service to its com munity: and state, such as has been rendered by The Statesman, is a most enviable newspa per record and merits the goodwill of all. "May The Statesman continue to prosper." 1 I i were soon talking of pioneer days on the Pratrie. I asked her of her childhood, and instantly felt that I was breaking in on sacred ground. She did not answer for a time, .thenj in a voice that was soft and low and touched with sadness, she said: "I was bom In the Red River country. In J Canada. My father was a Hudson's Bay company fac tor. My mother was an Indian woman. "Wo were separated when I was a very small child and my recollection goes only back to the time of that separation. "My father was ordered to give up bis post and perform cer tain company duties in eastern Canada, nejwas.iiardly in position to take my mother with him, and he did not) wish to leaye me to group, up under conditions that would deprive me of such educa tional and other advantages as he felt were my due. Denial of Food Does Net Keep her Away "He decided, therefore, to send me to the convent at the Hudson's Bay post at Vancouver, on the lower Columbia. As a r t -t -. " . I- ..- & J - t I ' . 1 ! ! -. I : . '' i si - i A ' ::- ' . a-. i 2 ,4 BERT, EMORY HANEY Born Apr. lOthj 1879, son of John and Mary (Harris) Haney, fourth-generation of Oregon pioneers. Lawyer Willamette- Univ. and U. of O. Law school. Dept. Dist. Atty. Multnomah County, 1904-08. United States Atty. for Oregon 1917-20. Chairman Parole Board 1922. Commissioner U. S. Shipping Board 1922-26. : Pres. Sons and Daughters Oregon Pioneers. Director Oregon Historical Society, University club; Presbyter ian and Democrat. i. !e. lepley Salem's Petland has b-en estab lished for thirteen years. Mr. I. Fi T.nlpv. oresent manager, with his wife and Dr. R. E. Duganne have been actively managing this thriving business for two years. Baby Chic- ?, dogs, canaries, pets and supplies have been the main features, but plants, vegetable and flower iseeds are also hand led In season. Mr. Lepley a . d hi wife devote their entire? time to thi enter prise. "Samething new every day" is a sliogan attached to this busy little store and considerable interest I always shown by visit ors In looking over the numerous live birds, animals and fish con stants on display. Recently Mr. F. Howard Zinser has become; associated with the business and his experience in seeds, plant, spray material and fertilizers ionds an additional value to th service to be ren dered the public by this firm. It is the aim of those in charge to continue to maintain a policy of Interested helpfulness in all problems relating to the mer chandise they carry. Visitors are always : welcome and infor mation 13 gladly given. Petland plans to grow with Salem and help Salem grow. pack train was about to leave on this many days trip I was made ready for the journey. My mother refused to become reconciled to the separation and Insisted i on following the outfit. Not even through a denial of food could she be induced to give up her ef fort to keep in touch with her child. ' Finally, one ' night, when she was lying asleep, footsore and exhausted, a light outfit was equipped to take me on ahead to sbme point where It was to await the coming of the full pack train. My mother awoke shortly Taftfr our departure and, noting my; ab sence, attempted to overtake us but fell exhausted by the trail. Her wail of anguish pierced the night and reached ray ears, never to be forgotten. Hardly a night of my life have I not, as I lay on my pillow, pictured that separa tion, and often have I awakened in the night thinking I had heard thatry of anguish. 'What became of my -mother I never knew. The pack, outfit left her ample food to supply her needs until she, eonld make her way back-to her home, at . the post." ' ; r --,-, V'- - H ba.r . au-Mwa- m -lt . ,.aii-.-aa,4h J TTioto Osnnell-Rolib W. I. Staley It Is appropriate that the Cap ital Business College should be represented In this SOth Anni versary Edition of The States man for the school Is something of a pioneer itself, established In 1889 and having been nnder Its present management without" change since 1890, forty-one years. It is now the oldest school of the kind in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Staley came to Salem and the school when but a mere boy, it would seem, but he succeeded in building on firm foundations, and thus made a place for such an institution proved by the fact that its graduates are scat tered all over the Pacific Coast country In business for them selves or at the heads of depart ments of large concerns. The courses offered by thf school have been kept up-to-date, so that they serve the require ments of modern business just as they did the requirements of business decadesago. There will continue to be a place for the busines college in the scheme ot" education so long as it server the need of such a large class of people who cannot secure the training deeired in other schools. This "school recognizes that -all pupils are not alike in intelli gence, attitudes, and purpose?. It serves both Its graduates and the business public where office help is employed. Approximately one-half of tpe pupi!sof the school come from outside) of Salem. They live in Salem during the time required to complete the course and many of them remain permanently aft erwards. A conservative esti mate of the money these -pupils spend in Salem each year , is placed at $45,000, not a small pay-roll. Business men, recog nizing this, employ its gradu ates, thus encouraging others to attend. Little . t h a t- -Indian .mother knew what fate had In store for her child She little, thought that she would fair into kindly hands through.. whichV she would be moulded into a Woman of beauty and culture," to become -the .wife of- one ! of Gods - noblemen- and found -javfamlljr" of -splendid citi rehs.; : honored . and... . respected wherever known; ' ' FASHION NOTES. OF '77 Bonnets no longer match suits. Tulle - bonnets .are coming into style again. , ' Ja'p cloth of the popular ecru shade is made up in Brentonne cos tumes. Muslin ties with ends of duchess and emphess lace are the newest and most dainty neckwear. ' Mitts are to be worn again, this summer.-Statesman, May 26, 1877. ...Oldest Ice Manufacturing and Cold Stor- , .-acre Pis nt in Salem. And the first plant to install modern ice-making machinery Today we are modern, in every respect, modern methods of refrigeration and cold storage MODERN, RAPID DELIVERY : ; 8 Tracks at. Your Service CITY ICE WORKS Phone 3121 1551 Center SL Yes, I'm a pioneer too twenty years in the cigar business in Salem W. A. KANE, Prop. Commercial Cigar Store 185. So. - Commercial St. g5 2G g3 3BSsS i I i ! i i i i ! t i ' - i t r .r . r "m. SL ' 2000 Housewives of Salem and vicinity visited this modern laundry -during January and . Feb ruary, 1931--as guests of the man agement. In each instance unquali fied approval - was registered, in the manner in which clothing was han dled here. The various departments of this daylight laundry are equipped with the latest mechanical devices ob tainable, for the careful laundering ," of , your, wearing apparel you too will appreciate a visit to our mod ern plant You are welcome any f time. . Wet-Wash Thrift-T Service Rough Dry Finished Service Deluxe hand-ironed service Phone 3165 1264 B'way Phone 3165