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tlTAILItHKD 1UJ. oipeNOtNce, ontcoN, rrtiDAY, mav NUMBER 49. IN 1 ...... , 'i .. . . . 1 , TRIALS OF A PIONEER ORDER k niann'BK and work, ' rlt! tethr and apilte4 for charter t frrm a lodge of laaep'n nl. of Odd fellowe. On Wed. Bedy evening, Noenber M, ur i rtiit A. J. tiro wd. 11 Joe. 11. M"r, u. . -" met Weinr 'I' IS REMINDED OF THE LATE WAR mn. r:. n Unma nf KllPna'.nJ fir J. U. NlcklO rue iwauvja iiU.., , " . llluM Vuu Loa. no a. ata aa SJa 1 1 KUJ IMBVK w - - ista uua r chows, mu They are Crowing. Jntereetlng alary af Odd f allows Buana Vlsu Written By F. J , Smith, Pleneer M.mber. aaj 111 In u uubltio hall OV.f M ' ot Abe Well oa Et Second tr'. nr MJn, thi. be.ug l that I the hrl .' the buunrti ultrict !w. L. RUM i"l"d N,bl , ' Grind n ln e' Thome. M' jortnd. i-rvlng Ij entira term end . J..n. 30in. 1169. On tbla wemor- - ibl n W. W. IWh. I. L. Hoi- i- ........ ihn ih. h of ibla Dr. . .., tnaoD. W. II. Wlahard. u vi. , .. . - - muu, a ' - - . - i.. iriMirully woven, there ar . ,.,,. it N. George i i.i.ia in fca taken luio . ... i .r. initiated and J. C vna darat.on. name and Uar, but not . t. me d-nia that form the bone and 'DeW of tn .rtlile., Ta do tha U will be ne ee ary to clve a brtr o.itlli.e of tbla quiet lit- ....a am tla h.met that na by Michael Coctz Paints a Ten Picture of His Experience On The Water. Evanta of ThlrUa Yaara Ago Will Aiava ba Fro h lf Momory of loya In tarvko. Tbla balng .laa..MI to .taiat amt 1 fate ft lLaary c ay aoll turn d Into tbl k mud. Aa imo M tba r n te- l It ctnaxed up and :t to k but a ahoit lima for tha mud o gt dry and firm. I r l Ini bn to aauma Ita n rma: iropoit.oi and tbrougb the klncnata of o r Cl onal wa wer prllled to t rl'y any tlmo wa wlabed to do ao " ly raiulied to la 9r t to a iend tba drill. Off far Mnl;a ba ana tbe chlf to pic of couvrraation and In a few da; a tha crularr I ba-lnton 'a t tba Uy for Jlonoulu. On t a n.ornlng of t a I d ord -r to la k wera re elved and thtt w a what wa bad been expect ing to hear for a wwk. Out of the camii wa marrneii in o t a a. re ia lleto and Ikta that ply between Cak- Spanlah riaoaan of war warw Und ac.oaa tha bay to Baa i ran la o. brouhi cn boara tfia tyanrnj. i v-j at b bad a band on the r hurrUana meantima prt ata IUt bloaon of M d cka aid aa they H.ala t.alr regu.ar Co. 2nd. Oraoo on tha Sydney bating irl.,a would onclrcla aaco and err died a alropla mlllury fjnera.1 aer.teo tr na'ort nd d aco-r a tnualc wbl.a wa held, and ta rema na rund J .ba good ntured crowda on them rtatlng placa In tha deep blua aea. would gla tlrwa thea a and tba tker. Tba eipadUlon atarted for Manl.a; About 4 o'clock all .m.ll boata loal It took a ght oaya ana -I down with .lbt .ee'r. war. mora from Ooam Inland 14 deff a ncr H ! ua jhan aa , It aa apetta,. ana n aegreea n - nlera a- nonn to ai oi ed numero ular i a a t, - Lt ih. fr front began to fl 1 P emooa J"n " T , , , rB.- un. Wraa obenred on tha western hor ion. m.h people; on ini ' c'"'( 4 k on h!4dlnf ,0warri. ua.tba til all nlera wharfa and tha ent re 1 l . . .? !". . .. , h,.m.nitr. tharia on changed Ita conraa. and too U 1 oked , ka all o Van rrancuco'. tlt for It followed by th. thre. IpuUtlon turned out t, aea tha frat ThUu S Llliurr exped't on that Ml the .bore Very actU. between th four boata Ml tha f rat day of May I and m ra nlndad of tha fa t that Jut ls,0( tha e ty and nothing tnunual o- , ..w I -nmuiodora D. . M.rj ..nill arrlvH ar Van Keaa la to ba taken , c WooJa wera Initiated ana J. v. yeara - - - - --- - - ,y; Lo at;on. tlu.o JA",. , Co ,c, wcra admitud aa after leaving tha AalaUc Naval a a !Avenue. Tha a poyla wa aa.emll . ..... Kreuii, J. it. t. .. ,. .... .,,,1 unarmo.cd -a ..n am a. nro. Odl Ka.lowa un iu-7. ison wun ai tha litt i aun were ment grew louder and te aer the Pe. !. . . (o'lnmf A .w th k I n Derail to muiB iv,wwvU M- rag'L met a a " ' 0 "p.ckettj MauUa .Uy on that Hun- Wam, Urg6, Tnen wl!ftn we arr, ed . med through tba ea.,, w no ; jht .d gating r'r LIu u,o-n ng, May 1. II. at M.rk;t a r;et "T" aZT ""ST1 " Ua, an'd S. .W. of .bM lnlt.ated wlU l tna tba brei-k of oay . - - ... v... l,n ,nn-i darkneaa wia ai . ... .. . o. . land the areed waa Increaaed ol ma l nuea dui n iwi -,i.i. and while tba din of patriotic exc te- klek prored to ba the big cruUor and while am or f rj.Klmora of Dewey, fleet. It jomed .. ... .k. v-tat'llrn hid vii. kMn In move fo.iowca by loe -" - rugrailona by mince .danaui and l unnce gr.aJ. b-'-n retarded ha on tha of cie.a Tba pra.ent I a of Huena Vlata waa tna ou' .ubtntiata. On v ranii!ea aa ear.r aa tno fa ... wear 18. on bifura the gold fe . . .t... .i.i.. cant c or 1IS lvuru --v Hall vim tha Mlaalaaliul river, and atarted mo A M Ae0 tnd Wm. Walla flood of ImmlgMf-on wetarJ. ) ' n'U,ted BBtur!ay, April 17, L In tboaa dya In lePeid. nca waa un- , w c j. w. Water Mown. a atrip of a.h t.mber t ard,a and i tho river bank with a amall praj vaj wcmbe,a. In tha rear. Corvallla waa . h. rem,n(jer of the y.a collide ion oi n "- -- - i '.lab fleet, comto ed of oroua O der. VniM tbla l" OQ o oua order. From thua tiu.a on hl,a under .f datl incnaae wa hown In th" 0eaToyeJ it nrA.,r aa tha fol.OWl .Aa m were fl!ng. aoon BHilU, UU iua ivww .veD w- lutle1 uitft or numanuy, ana wo Tbe rJn l0 . . , aAaA'M anu . i a j a. a. , . .a ai'rai naj . t r era Aam;rat "". -- mar nea ao vn oT aeven daya ana leven un - dlB.lnu-hed by (he!P light. complete y, fceaiea ; of tha Military nana, people dm ,tt the hirljor w oise ved tne cru.aer - - - cou'd only ba Th June we n IUt of namea , nrBg tba ud tatterlea at 8an4- excited and hr-terical to a roat de- ch,r, ton pr;ceded u, f om an: o,eaa knowB - o.,,,r.u, Febi,..- i..i and thua mak-ng an P-- grea. Civil war re aran. were nutn- Fran!(gc). the traniport took on re in i P will auoiui..ie. - . w.. .hom . . .v to marmera aa me - - 80 s-nd 1C! A'ei Holga. J. 8. Mi l-r. ch ,B til. fcnnala of naval ni-ry eroua -no me e coal for two caya ana on ui Th p w rode the aea Hall wire Initiated. On Saturaaj poe of tha iuot briiuani ace-- . - - woroM j,, lut . B - IUB W B . . a . .V. ... V A Kllfl . . . . .v. u ..r r,f moder thit ther could tr.'aa Into aervlce haH hal a ta.ste of uul J"""" . ,, . ac.ompiianea m i - - '"" " . . rovered over br nuga iwe, J,,., warfare. And thi. remarkable .that would ele ate them a'o.a the of t ,caI frul a be- lDd an OCCMloal . a . fnr aaaara 1 tal'a.l ftf (tl. rr,,'H IH ...i.i... mammal in nm uie u ,'"- lQtlUOUl -- ... .. ..... ... . J .1 t th. . . , .V,. that did lmmea.i iney coma gei m gwu cw , . we e anl oua 10 connniie w ju.-.. troopa. Speecu maaers were on dw u other Incldenta ... . )!. t- r Vi nalh. Aa aoon aa Dawea dlapatch boat .'d. a of the column and a I ap ke a .. . th run mnrA rt encouraaement. and wlahed the Mtcuiiocn, '"i aldea recovering torn ea at kneas, b e ani'oua to The run to Guam la and waa alow .. . 17 ixriH II .1 .laB ki aj 1 - vllle. Albnny bo.ated of a " p c, BMwln, 1. T ; back to the Aalatlc SUtlon. it ra .. - -- e. .dlonlng a large camp of Indian. . T. Toinl n.n. i oliry by cable we mirched until we arrhed at the th w,re living at tbe mouth - .we 1 the ll.t. Tp Ulcl.1 Waahlngton, of the re.u.t. of p.era. where we broke ta l - the Calapoo a river and the only n III. ed to 1 the 1 P o ,ment and ,mmed:a ely afui parked on the t an.por a the f rat B.m, of the white man', villa,, at hi. time he Mg bM the eng , rtBM.t of th. Callforn a', on the Clry of F. kin. Two i.u, nn.e wa. Takkneenah. an In 41 member., then cime a nuiuo-r ara ii Van-.,,ver BarM g. rec iitilllon. of the gwoad Oregon, on in n tie miBpoi i r- and It required 16 daya and nigbte; the oc jan wa. alnvo ta perfect calm and the wea her wa. warm. Drill took place once a day aid the aignal cor4a of eich boat were constantly signaling to eich other. The cruiser Chirlston be ng wlti ua bad more comp ny than previous y as well a. nrjtecton. The chief at ractlon in wave would break orer de'k of the Sydney. Thi. wa. c-ntinuou. all day and night Tbe next day about ten o'clock a. m. the aea be ame calm. About two o'clo k p. m. we arrived at the entrance of the bay. but bad 39 mile, yet to go. We pa.ed to the left the Corlgador L and, and as we .ailed on for some distance we 'aaw the immense fore'gn fleet of war ship, on our le't, the ci'y of Manila hrir t it on the right Sang'ey the fish line were the scioo a of r y- . . pont and lng fish that would dart out of the And at flve 0-c oc bow or me iow .i j-n-nAj ft rt am river wm v iuu""'v kv. in iM nrHinani a and uuarvor m wuv -... - ocean cioe w vue beow that point, which In Wne afflllatd . tne v - The next day be)ng ta. 2th fiome .wo o three f - - t0 CoT. 7e.ra. under the iamo of Santiam they lived. W wa. known by every one tbat of the mon h eve-ythlng was qu.el drop ba(k lnl0 the water again. "at ' 10 destroyed City had aaplratong to become Af er the death of T. J. Hrde t W" '"pL.v (10w and and peicefuJ, ex ept acme .uPPl!es , M teautifu, the sky lte PoInt- " re.t. and 'n'bJt f.U , h ' -J Zn J"' aahi S tu were pl-ed on board. The.ex- Cur Jlona -d.the.xnpst remark- ZVZt In 8optt.mbor. U3!. the aide heel Ut, )n g0od gtwdlng. - When It W th it d reigned being the 23th and a na al o'f.c r , , t th c,u!d je ect was V,d i .timer Multnoma,. the f rat .t W. that of th. I hor. e j-"-- boaed the Sjoy we consumed It SoJhern Cro83; these four bP:fht . -tatc of 7.1- mi . b,t.t to run th. far up. la'-d-d- at ery one waa not only an active en ,u! reme i condusve KdwM tbat we would Btar, CC3uM on y be seen from so:-; this roint ustibllitlied and aa a poat office thu.l... Ic worker, but r. . , ---- . " ths Call of aall tiht but we rlly did not between the cros.'ng on of , rongth , th. commun V ' " er0ljn, and know any more Bhyut itUn erf Ea- and thle In the community . . . a. , a -,. i. .... 1 .a nn tha Di I wn.cn mey . ..,, w. rieht -forward, foura right uima In the them ocein. The taia on tne ci uey discojrsei music every night which Artie reslcns. So dieis wa. well appreciated by every body A Successful Rally. Satnrrtav nieht the A. O. lT. W. succesa- cf .h., l.iicklamu e river landing In 1833 a Wooinlnmoa , d ,y llfe won tb esteem or "" w" lfift ,h8e three com I were busy writing 1. tiers to their fik on board. On the morning of June 20 independence brought to a 'with Ell W. F-ttpr as l t" I who came In contact w in i-m. . regiment off'and fr ends as mon of them began we aaw land ahead fie Isle of Guam close their campaign for members. the l.mling was hiuwn by rnor - flrtt reVer.c. to assa,, ound tnrough the large, to realize tha tte time ia not far. off was in sight. The t.ree transpo ts d tf Workffie:l rom Sa- i year ioiw , fc' . ,u I . .... . ,t . whiio thfl . . , ' a t . a n i rtnun rn iuc i -m..i rt.iticniTrr wnum sail, .iui -... .i.a a urAv ev a e on me , ,..r Mia rir t hiiii luai aw.'i' -"- - . - ... i uAA cry vestage of the lcdte prope.iy aa Hall' from nl.mminiflon. and l'er .- .i.t frra'ed tho rUer .... .... nf what Is now known a. Miln root. This landing 1 '7 D.ir ng the .teamen m of great im? " .. ,.n..nr of the torr.tory nnce uu . . t h. d through ua b.h-.""k This r territory roamed to the eust . t ii.n nil fii nciu ho prem i"1"""" - as tl to King t. ...J-. anil nn me wbh. .Valley "rid fte one B.?lrlng ottle- ment ilf Tanipico. ' Tteaaon 11. Hl'. wfto had ,-n up th's claim n er t e dona ion la.id tha aie , ero encountered In the year h h nf the Columbia river where , indiciLlTms bei-An-to ahtr pe, that Vay. . . a T-MItiA Btlii ' 1 I j n,r.in((lao tni-' aaotl H titer h'g year t'.e Good Temp ton we boaro a olumbla and up . . . .od and a 8ol. (...!.. Inrfvn NO. 40. tna wei - ... . r . . . . met In the aame hall with Fellows, decided to eradicate fron thfl'r midst the grogery J. W. Way. mat u-.. t -- order and field Abou' noon activity be:an to dis- remained outside the bay wnue me t on the degree Charlston went In, fired nine shots, u Jg said to have been a verj. and the Spanish garrison cons sung o pIeRMnt meeUlIls. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Jas. U. Loquti- latta Mfitpr Un-knan: jo-n the Odd'the Willamette to the city of Portland ai l J ter In those days O. K. br d .enibirne i, Bac"u"'t a conim.ssionea ouhwitouiu inhere we of one Gove-nor Geaeral. s'x officers. and fif y-four enlisted men were taker as prisoners ot war. Spanish authority . . . -j .u..,..t. th. nits to hi ii. rfnoHnntinn wtt'imit a twn cent poAspd thre and then, and these sixtv by and then inarcnea i6" " " - - ; ,... Ward, Foreman; J. K.. inns, wca- . .. j....-.- Bta kftd arms. kt-mn one officers and men were unaware . . (.. a I II I Tl 11 1 II J L- - I - . na. TT I UAUm Ulna? Ifr Mill! r.a3- Way. that was uui t over i'r - order ftTld field Abou' noon activity be:an to dis- of the fact that there was a state of w Second street, ".".",? a-. vPr i ..,. n,.w .,.n hnt, .i-h -war latln- between the two Gov- corner; ran tu.. gulch on East li e, (he .... .. iujA In vu iu-, - . the lund'na; ruena Vl-n. a "- o.,.'.h ah-nlfvlng rived '.rom tie or - ,... tl,rt!r ,nor members . rt.M I 1 I H 1 11H m u w good v e , - - .... townalto e g t - hjg (vl,e,co ,he sa oon bank ana - I , h . vuu. e - i . . ., . . ,h -r. . i l wns a r Mia t ren-incu - biu-.b -. -- - . .,,,, u, aa tho tn'irn nnd .in mm iinuuii j dwellin and 1905 an alter of fire, , riv r The 1 Ue ploiter m nnld v nnl noon UescrlpUotiH, .mall thoi s. pot ery Kris- mill and !lw 1,111,9 i",eBre(l x h dong a thriving business o a c i nt of the large territory adjac ent there'O. When at f. holyh'. ttf Its Vn ,pmbfon in 1870. an Inrend lary fl dc-s royed sv 'ial .tores and deii ,, the re.ul:. of a t-Mid caused by the better element encompassing h downif ill of a groge,y bearing th name of Bust-head Gulch, In 188 tho town again gave up Ha offering ih fire fiend in the los or a.o. b-.iildlng, Iub ic hall find hsuso. In 1889. iww ..oin i.iaccd on the K..iMin and busintas houses b cha'n ot disvsters that wou.d kil the ambition of an ordinary town In 18S9 the large pottery and terra cot' a works n.o ed to ortland aer lonsly crippling the f8 ' ' drill ige, but owing to the fact that the tmn is situated in the heart of the largest ho groWng dtaTlct of th state, u midst fruit and yra.n farm and the center of the lumbering in . th T.ucklamute and San .ivo. it. still shows a gradual 6 t lifia the only organization then 1 PxlBten e outside ot the churchi. ' anrtfl. achools. he d in school n.r the corner of 'Main and ... . -.-a,, la waa ft small, but effective lod;e of Good Templar. n Morning Star Lodge, No 45 The need of an organization K '., thn hond of fraternallsm waa felt and during the fall of 1868, after a"prj riately named Himt-Head Gulch The maJor'ty of the town were mor. a , law abid ug peop e and aa the aa loo i wa ly its f atrant a. use of th . i. . . . flni.iiil tn ihn vll n . '..a.i nfi-.-at.nr 1 ft t ... . . t .a rir .ma, 111 IV " - UOO 1 leHllll1 O hi. u"v it- tn ru-ch .e in on wh'Bkey frsm the as PUl.u - ... l -mntlv l- there d ng ot tne oeu o i i cf (was all abo.ird for rnsw, t,..at Anrt na t:i3 lone . tha nrniH ha rcetnent given liberty for a fewirf all defcriptions a h urs At the expiration of that, tine e idene. Ttte Icr.-e f rry 'Q't' Ihey ell re;iort?d to tne io-.hu.u . age tan i u cu , ho ma n trac't: soon all ba--j to Wood, Watchman; Dr E. L. Ketch- .l.,i,h r.uards were P- " ! t"y ii.se i many h.iii ucij umi "i ..-....e, Uv..a. WV . . V. . I 1 . '...I, .nn.onl. T I lllr Im 1 ll SVS ana dbsisici - . . .. j T-o-iirpr. I. Damon. S. Munl- nd 8 zes we"e in stratgnt n out me ana r oi me 'u, a -- and on the a terroon of June xz mese mun sua c xiC1.n. c, . Prs m 'u;';h!kage was placed on bonrd. rA al V'"r Tjtt i t Set bo-rded it and at the f t cn nrm RS PUl O fc ... .1 1. At h's timi sec red 'he servltes ot a o"--- " vu-nnt by the tia ne of Dan Cia K conmo ly knov.n as rye Ptraw. a hn waa cMtlrually humming mot words whe her drunk or so:;er, h,, n the h'll of the Good Templars w'llch, as previously stated, was th home ot tho Cdd Foil w . This a was consummated In the ni.eht Sen tember .... A. D., 1970, which re g lted In the wiping out of th stores rnd offices on that side of th a reet, and the complete loss of fur nlture and paraphernalia of bot." lodges. At t'lls time the officers of the I. O. O. F. were as follows; E n Hnii NT G.: W. Y. Poach V. G Wlll'am Wells. R. S., S. Lee, F. ou. from the Union dpot I '"',rf' the dM In the tower, and It read 9:36 o'clo k. The journey to San Francisco was -o'mneventiful, and in 36 hwrs we ar . Irl ed t o r destlnntoi; from ther we" marched through the city in o tn g r. :.:n, Pre .Id o, and errivel thrre n the afternron of the 9th of the jnn'.h. There the regiment pitched lef.ta and went into camp life next to the Frst California-Regiment, soon the Second Oregor.s arrived, and stir ring scenes beg n to deve op; it was batalllcn and compa-y drill twice a day, beildes re ruit drill, as recrul's (were being enlisted numerously . at tha Adtuianfs tent to increase the tmsmbershlp f om a peace footing of J. C. Kreutz, Treas. The loss or me men t0 a war footing or 11 men. lodge was reported to the grand lodge( Regiment after Regiment began to on Seotember 14. 1870, by W. S. LeelRrrive dally frora the eastern, middle w'io, in his report, stated that ft hnd r0 ky Mountain states, ana um pnr.nrda were destroyed. J. tt who was the treasurer, C. Kreu roolfn became a city of teiB kept : Thnnsan-'s of Inhabitants from the r?cord In tho German lansimse OL city of San Franc.sco came uui u.i ii ,nia racoivfui hv him. and had;i wimooo tho military manouvers Dl 1 111 v.aa i v j a a. . . - a ' J n ..".-a. - tiken the precaution entering also the and drills and estela ly to see the nature of the receipts and this book! (company c:oks prepare the army ra proved a handy reference in placing Uons and t0 see the soldier boys line tha order on its former footing tan when tbe trumpe er soune'ed mess (pall, to recevie their hard'ack ana Da con' and black ccJTfee. This was a 'daily routine fcr about a week when St commenced to rain whl-h put a" end to all actlvit'es for two Cays. Th's rain made camp life disagreeable as a cold wind was blow-ins, off the bay and ocean and overcoats had to be worn. Company cooks found it n Undmnted by the loss of their home, a hall situated on Main St. near the river front, was secured and A. J. RIcharJson, Calvin Nichols A. A.Bonney, M. M- Porterfie'd, W S. Llnvllle, J. J. Hill, A. H. Collins and H. M. Ho'der were Initiated in this hall and W. B. Ramsey was re Continued on page 8- Clothe Yourself Proper J. M F -4 IT COSTS NO MORE TO WEAR mn, THAN IT DOES THE ORDINARY N1- ,.-. r- NOT CLUTI-lfc Tuumttr PERFECT FITTING CLOTHES KIND. THEREFORE, WHY BECOMINGLY, WHY NOT WEAR THE BEST? OUR CLOTHES ARE MADE BY THE BEST TAIL ORS IN THIS COUNTRY IN MODERN, SANITARY TAILORING SHOPS. NOT ONLY ARE OUR CLOTHES MADE TO FIT, BUT THEY ARE FASHIOND IN A STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE MAN NER FROM THE BEST CLOTHS POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY. WE WILL GLADLY SHOW YOU WHY IT IS TO YOUR INTER EST TO BUY FROM US YOUF SPRING AND SUMMER SUIT. COME LOOK. 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