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aion. I will mention one instance
which certainly called for skillful
work on the part of the surgeon. Two
rough characters, Kurd Patterson
and George Wells fell out over a
game of cards. Both went at each
By I Un I* <'Hvn
In May, 1858, southern Oregon other with their guns. By the time
was visited by a host of Oregon’s their five shooters were empty the
Dr
best speakers, all of them coming on men were lying on the floor.
horseback, some coming from as far Brooks who was near by went to
north as Portland. Horse or mule work on them. It was said that he
back was the only mode of travel took from Paterson’s lungs a num
in those days, 'on account of the al ber of slivers of bone from his ribs.
most impassible condition of the This happened at Sailor diggings
Patterson was said to be the' most
roads.
• Giving an idea of the actual condi desperate character in all that coun
tion of the roads, the only road lead try, having already killed several
ing from Roseburg to Jacksonville men before this tragedy. Wells was
passed through the Cow creek can not considered a bad- man but was
yon a distance of ten miles, the road one of those gritty little men that
being actually in the bed of the creek would stand his ground and shoot it
for a distance of one-half mile. The to a finish with the worst of them.
creek was very rapid and rocky for The writer met both of these men a
the entire distance. The creek, be number of times, but like many oth
ing situated in a narrow gorge, was ers always gave Patterson a wide
forded a great many times. During berth. Dr. Brooks put both of them
the rainy season this spot was often on their feet again. Patterson lived
impassible, from high water. On to kill two or three more nien. but
such occasions, of course the traffic finally came to his end. one of his
accumulated at Canyonville on the enemies met him at Vmatilla 1-and-
north and at Hardy Ellif road sta ing. in eastern Oregon and shot him
Some of the entrants in the championship tennis games held nt Forest
while he was setting in a barber’s
tion on the south.
Hills, L. L Left to right, are— Miss Jessup, Miss Goss, Miss Helen Wills and
chair
being
shaved.
At
the
breaking
Mrs. Wightman.
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Among this party of political
speakers was George Williams, not out of the Civil war Dr. Brooks went
ed lawyer of Portland. Oregon. Mr. back and was soon in the front ranks
Williams was regarded as one of in the Vnion army as one of the lead
Oregon's best speakers as well as be ing surgeons.
Judge J. C. Reed engaged quite
ing the best lawyer in the territory.
He received the appointment of extensively in mining as well as in
"Walter Johnson is a far bet- •
attorney general during President the practice of law. He was the per
ter
pitcher today than when i
Grant’s administration, and filled son who procured the water right
I broke into the American ;
and mine patents to the Old Channel
the place with all due honors.
longue," says Babe Ruth, chum- .
Asael Bush, another of this party, mine at Galice creek in Josephine
pion slugger of the universe.
;
was territorial printer of Oregon County, Oregon.
"When I first faced Johnson •
he was a speed bull pitcher,” J
and filled this position for many
Judge Prim was one of Jackson
continued Ruth.
"Now.
no •
years after Oregon was admitted to creek’s earliest gold miners. The
pitcher In the American league ;
same is to be said ot Judge Harman
the Vnion as a state.
mixes them up better.
D. F. Grover, also a member of at Waldo.
"In the old days against John- !
Going back to tho old town of
the party was a prominent man in
son I used to get set for a ■
the early days of Oregon history. Kerby with its gold mine of histori
healthy swing, as I felt pretty .
He was a prominent member of the cal events to refer to, I will mention
certain I would have nothing ;
delegation which framed the consti that in the year of 1S58 or 1859
but fast ones served me.
"Now It is entirely different,
tution of Oregon. In the year of Barnum’s circus came to Kerby, put
Johnson has a mighty good
1874 he was elected governor of Ore ting up the tent just a short distance
curve that he breaks in on the
gon. then to the U. S. Senate in from, and in front ot the old Pioneer
bat handle of tlie left handers.
school house. The impression of the
1876.
Ills slow ball upsets entirely the
Another member of the party was tent ring. I am told, is styi visible.
batter who is looking for speed.”
Colonel Joseph Nesmith, a noted per-1 The elephants walked over Hays hill
son in early days of Oregon. H.e by the old, old road.
I sometimes think that there
took an active part in the building I
up of the state of Oregon from its should have been more pains taken
territorial infancy, until his death. to preserve the old land marks of
He was also Oregon's first U. 3. Kerby or other parts of the country,
Walter Hagen, whose recent victory
Denver Grigsby patrols the left gar
for instance the old jail, for many
senator.
In the British open golf championship
den for the Chicago National league
The principal speaker of the par years the only solid structure Jo team. He became prominent this crowned him again ns the world's lend
ty was Dellegan Smith, who, it was sephine county posessed. Many hard year. All files look alike to him, and Ing golfer, started out to be a baseball
playet1. In a chat with Christy Mat
said, was a prominent preacher of characters have been locked up in lie's no slouch with the stick.
hewson. president of the Boston Na
the gospel as well as a great politi- .t- the old wooden jail and no one ever
tionals. Hagen confessed nn ambition
cal speaker. It was claimed that his escaped. One murderer who was
never realized.
i
equal as an orator and public speaker sentenced to prison for life, man
"My great ambition," he said, “was
aged to tear up his bedding and hang
could not be found in the west.
to be n big league pitcher like you.
In this party was also a very live himself the night before the sheriff
Golf was a far away sort of thing
then and I practiced that drop curve
and wide awake Irish newspaper was to start with him for the peni
John Dowell, manager of the Cairo
man by the name of O’Merar, a tentiary. This structure was built team of the Kitty league, bus resigned. ball until it got my elbow. Then I put
in a lot of time practicing batting ami
writer of interesting articles for the of hewn logs and constructed very
tried to see how far I could follow
high
with
two
cells
in
the
upper
different papers in Oregon and Cal
Leo (Red) Page, rookie shortstop,
story. It was said that after work has been sent to Hartford of the East through the course of the ball. That's
ifornia.
what I try to do now In golf."
This campaign party spoke at ing all night a bunch of tough char ern league, by Toledo.
Matty observed tl • until bls llln-’s
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Kerby. Sailor Diggings, now the acters told the sheriff next morning
mime years ago, he was a passably
Jacob
Ruppert
was
re-elected
presi
town of Waldo, and Althouse. The that the old Kerby jail was the hard
good golfer.
dent of the New York American Base
talks were principally confined to est oud nut to crack that they had ball club at a special meeting of the
the pending election and its differ ever been in. During my stay in board.
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ent measures, two of which the the sheriff’s office I often used one
«
writer well remembers. One was the of the cells as a safe place to keep
When I.oulsville defeated St. Paul
state constitution for its ratification large sums of money, for a short 25 to 0 in the game of August 15* a
or rejection. This measure was car-, time. This old landmark like many new record was hung up for the Amer
ried by a large majority. The other others has long ago been wrecked ican association.• • •
was a question of slavery which was > and taken down without even taking
Claude Freeman, pitching for Jaiu-
defeated by a large majority.
The a picture of it.
rel in the Cotton States league, held
The very oldest cemeteries in the
next day being Sunday, the whole
Brookhaven to no hits and no runs,
party stayed at Kerby for the day. county were made up principally by winning his game, 1 to 0.
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a number of the par'y putting in a men who lost their lives by defend
Bob McMenetny, St Paul, formerly
good portion of the day running over ing themselves and their families
the hills back of town cutting tnan- against savage Indians. There are a member of the St. Paul club of the
zanita walking sticks to take back two such places in Josephine county, American association, has been signed
by the Milwaukee club of the American
to their different homes in northern One at the old fort or stage station
association.
The
other
at
old
on
Grave
creek.
Oregon.
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It transpired a short time after Fort Hays, south of Hays hili. Both
With Lu Blue laid up, Ty Cobb has
this delegation returned home, that places are at this time almost oblit started negotiations with St. Paul In
an effort to recall Johnny Neun. Neun
there were provisions made to repair erated.
Among the o!d pioneer lawyers of has been lending the American associa
the road from Roseburg, Oregon, to
the California line. In a short time Jackson and Josephine counties, tion In hitting most of tlie season.
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a large force of men and teams were were Judge P. P. Prim. J. C. Reed,
A deal whereby Rochester was to get
James
D.
Fay.
Tom
Rent.
Ed
Watt-
strung along the road with Colonel
Second Baseman Artie Butler from
Joseph Hooker, as superintendent of son, Wm. Colvig, Judge H. R. Han- Bridgeport of the Eastern league. 1ms
Ben Pasclml, left fielder on the
not,
and
Judge
Webster.
Judges
the work. The entire summer of
been called off because of the refusal Atlanta (Ga.) club, who has been sold
1858 was put in on this Job and re Prim. Hannot and Webster each oc of the veteran player to Join the Tribe. to the New York Yankees for a sum
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sulted in a vast improvement over cupied the circuit judge’s bench for
said to be *20,000. Pasclml is regard
Herschell Bennett, young St. Louis ed ns a second Babe Ruth, lilts either
the old road, particularly between many years. Prim being the senior
Myrtle creek and Cow creek canyon. Judge of the three. These people outfielder, who Is suffering from a right or left handed and Is regarded
broken arm may have to undergo the ns one of the best all-around ball
Colonel Hooker put an end to travel were all highly respected and beloved
knife to have fragments of the bone players In the Southern leagues.
by
ail
who
knew
them.
Reed
visit
ing in the bed of the creek.
removed. The wound 1ms not knitted
At the breaking out of the Civil ed Crater Tmke shortly after its dis properly.
•
covery,
and
it
is
claimed
by
many
war, Colonel Hooker and Lieutenant
I’hil Sheridan returned east and the he wrote the finest description
Rochester has purchased T. P. Os-
A committee of Brooklyn fans lias
later, as it is well known, were of that wonderful spot that has ever borne, a second bnsemnn from Mt. been organized for the purpose of ex
list
Pleasant of the East Texas league. pressing In concrete form the popu
ranked high as generals in the Vnion been penned. The most of this
of sturdy pioneers have crossed the The records of the league show him larity of James llarls Johnston, ver
army.
hitting .433 for 1<X> games. Forty-four satile member of the Brooklyn Dod
The writer of this article has river of death many years ago.
of his hits have been doubles and 29 gers, Tills committee Intends to pre-
beard it remarked by a few that the
home runs.
sent to Johnston a high-class automo-
rank and file of the old pioneers who
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dille ns a reward for bls services In
came to Oregon and Washington
O<M Form of Punishment
President Robertson of tho Buffalo the cause
of the Dodgers. A popu-
i
were Just a restless and discontented
In the days when it was customary International league club is making lar subscription has been started
class of people, who were satisfied to bestow the title "Mi s." on all women an effort to obtain Hughey Jennings, heartily Indorsed by President Ebbet s
only when they were hooked up to a of mature years, whether married or a Istant manager of tlie Giants, and and the McKeever brothers, owners
covered wagon and on the move. unmarried, deprivation of the prefixes former Detroit pilot, to take charge of of the Brooklyn club.
Mr. and Mrs. was among the punish the Bisons In 1925.
Much was not the case. A large per
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.
ments enforced in tile Ameiican colo
cent of these old sturdy people were nies, says the Detroit News. The rec.
Rending lias signed Pitcher Rev-
professional men and people who ords of Massachusetts show that In 1 nolds J. Kelly, a right, hander, who was
On the Ohio State golf team, the
were high in the usual walks of life. 1080 Joshis Plalstowe was condemned i given a trial with the Athletics. He Is four members of which have been rec-
Among the early settlers of Jack- “for stealing four baskets of com a brother of George Kelly of the ommendo'l for varsity “O's,” uro Clif
son and Josephine counties are to be from the 11 ill in ns, to return them eight Giants, and was with Gastonia of the ford and Gifford King of Coshocton,
twin brothers and considered two of
namod the following list of physi baskets again, to be fined five pounds Sally league lust • season.
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tlie best college golfers in the Mid
cians: Dr. Thompson, Overbeck, and hereafter to he culled Joshis, not
Joe
Dawson,
Kansas
City
pitcher,
Mr., ns lit* used to be.'
west. The other members of the
Chapin, Akin, Brooks, Davis, and
Though the penal code also provided has been claimed by Louisville at the
Colvig, most of whom made their for depriving women of the prefix, waiver price of $3,000. Dawson re team who have been recommended
for their letters by Coach George
homes in the old historic town of there is no record of tills clause hav cently was given a 740 day trini by
Eckelberry are Robert S. Rogers of
Jacksonville. They all bore the name ing been enforced.
Cleveland, but failed to make good and Toledo and «iao Patrizio of Oak
was returned ty Kups ilfclty.
of being well skilled in their profes-
luoiit, P^.
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Walter Johnson Far
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Walter Hagen Preferred
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TI e word I Tomei lieus. flic nome of
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A liouted dlscusslon aroso In thè
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tributali lo Hhnltespeiire. William IL
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