The Beaverton enterprise., January 06, 1950, Image 2

BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Friday, January 6, 1950
I and introduced livestock, catti
sheep and hogs.
They built sawmills, g istmills
| and blacksmith shops and estab­
lished schools and churches. As
implied in the quotation from Mr.
! Tobie the American trappers shared
with their Indian brythern-in-law
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I the civilizing and uplifting influ-
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| ence of these Christian men and
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women from the land of their own
Published Friday of each week by The Pioneer Publishing Co., at
I youth.
Beaverton. Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office
Payable In Advance
Then late in 1839. there arrived I
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at the Whitman mission two inde- |
Wash. A Multnomah Counties
One Year
$2.00 pendent missionaries and their j
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STANLEY W. NETHERTON
wives, Rev. J. S. Griffin and Rev. !
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Associate Editor-Office Mgr.
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Asahel
Munger. These missionaries j
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W ALL! KAIN
Six months ____
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their own resources and with the
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ing mission.
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OTHER S T A T E S
They arrived at Waiilatpu in an
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$3.00 almost destitute condition and there |
was nothing for Whitman and j
I Spalding to do but take them in.
DOG RACES AND H YPO CRISY
each received $7f>00 for county fair purposes, The Mungers stayed at the Whit-,
making a significant addition to funds for man
Mission until the spring of
For seventeen years, Western O r e g o n has
the display of 4-H, F F A , and the many and i84i.
Griffin spent the winter with j
seen the spectacle of greyhound racing and varied features of such gatherings. It was the Spaldings and the next spring
just released by the Multnomah Kennel club for the express bolstering of fairs and ex- endeavored to start a mission at
is a report detailing its full story.
hibitions that the legislature approved pari- Fort Bolse on the Snake river
The ■'bleline. one of two individually designed sedans mentation are some of the exterior improvements. New
What the dissertation accomplishes, to a
mutuel
wagering
and
their
thinking
seems
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the
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role‘ ( hevroiets also offer increased power and comfort with
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couples arrived at Waiilatpu, also owners,
will have
beauty
1950. Improved
large extent, is to emphasize the fact that . .
the rowerglide automatic transmission as optional euuiD-
to
have
paid
o
lf
handsomely.
believing
that
they
could
establish
work*
sturdier
bumper
guards
and
more
tasteful
orna-
ment on De Luxe models.
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introduction of parimutuel wagering— rec­
To many in Washington county, however, a mission on an independent and
ognized as the most attractive feature of the
sport— outweighed all other considerations. there is a distrust of parimutuels, even while seif supporting basis upon their
Depression shortages that were destined to the county fair unashamedly steps up for its ° wn limited resources. They were of the mountain men and to the made the righteousness of God in Day where you meet your sins or
undercut various state and county fairs pro rata cut of funds derived from the bet- Bev Harvey Clark, Rev. Alvin t care Gf the many orphans whose t Him 2nd Cor. 5:21. Dressed in the Eternal Glory? Which?
righteousness of God, you need
ting. There are expressions of defiance SmUh and Mr- P B - Littlejohn a n d jparent had died on the trail
proved the impetus behind adoption of a
fear no evil when the hour comes
These
and
many
other
independ­
against
the
sneaking
in,
here,
of
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new source of “ fresh money.”
for you to walk through the val­ S. W. McChesney Rd., Portland 1.
|wal, where Spalding needed help ent ministers of the gospel and ley of the shadow of death.
The opening wedge for dog-racing, in ef­ gamzed parimutuel gang.”
Oregon. This space paid for by a
Christian laymen found a ready
Whether the record bespeaks justification land was glad to have them; Mr.
fect, was provided by the traditionally ac­
Then which for you? Judgement Seattle family.
welcome and a fertile field for
for such defiance is open to question. Looked and Mrs. Clark spent the winter their labors amon„ the trapper
ceptable “Sport of Kings,” or horse-racing.
The inclusion of greyhounds was but an o|>- at from a pure revenue viewpoint, certainly . at Kamiah (Idaho. in the Ne* emigrants of Rocky Mountain Re-’
timistic hope of a money-seeking legislature all communities, everywhere, should throw lPe,ce country with Rev. a . b treat and here jt seems to this
ith, then a missionary under ...._ .....
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writer was the cradle of American
which, in 1933, found itself in a financial open the gates for parimutuel “ tote” boards
American
Board,
while
the
. .
Democratic ideas of government,
and actively encourage even more betting— . .... , .
blind alley.
Littlejohns wintered with the Whit- .
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j education and religion in Oregon
The hope has really paid off. Since the and the taxation cut— to help meet fiscal
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Territory more truly than under
first night’s wagering “ handle” of some budgetary requirements.
Open Evenings and Sundays By Appointm ent
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$10,000, dog racing dubbed the “ Sport of
T ru e, th ere is no a n a ly sis o f th e hum an their guide from the Green river ist oligarchy on the east side of
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Queens” struggled to its feet and now ac­ fa c t o r o f p arim u tu el w a g e rin g . N o lis tin g o f rendezvous to Fort Hall and had the Willamette river.
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A. M.
counts for more than 83% of all funds de­ th e n u m b er o f p eop le w h o, th ro u g h w eak n ess become well acquainted with this
Beaverton
To 6 P. M.
(To be continued)
rived from racing. Furthermore, an expand­ o r d es p e ra tio n , h a v e g a m b le d m ore than leader among the mountain men.
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ing chain of developments has brought “ fresh th ey cou ld a f fo r d n o r a n y in d ication o f indi- iAt, p ort Hal1 they had traded then
cAfoTlôT P h OTOÔRAPHEP o
money” into the pockets of Oregon residents, vid u als w h o w e re blessed b y a sm ile o f L a d y
‘ ‘ . ‘.H,dP .to
'*1™ f°' . f esh
588 N. W. Canyon Road, Beaverton, Oregon
as employees, dog owners or businessmen L u ck , ju s t w hen th in g s look ed black est. Hut wat?ons ln payment for his servj(.es
profiting from the activity.
in a n y g a m b lin g setu p , w h eth er cloa k ed as guide
What does the financial success of dog w ith re sp e cta b ility b eca u se o f th e m on ey it
i n the spring m i . and Mrs. Grif-
J e r u s a l e m , a . d . 33 The
racing, through parimutuel wagering, mean retu rn s to g o v e rn m e n t o r o p e ra tin g w ith fin set out with an Indian guide grafter saw himself so great a sin-
'*ould no* even llft up
to Portland, other than its payment to gov­ rank illeg a lity , th e re a re losers w h o sh ou ld n ’ t and several horses packed with an ” er that
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smot® iPr'
ernmental agencies? This is a question that have and winners who rejoice that thev had outfit for starting a mission among j*
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the Indians of the Snake river h.s breast crying-G od be merciful
deserves review in Washington county, par­ g (rambled
.im m ea .
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to me a sinner. Christ's word
ticularly, where the suggestion of a pari­
I he dog-racing crowd has been vigorously couniry-
Luke 18th, BIBLE.
In W ools and Corduroys
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Your Baby’s Photograph In Folder
6 for $5.00
Grafter In Bad
SPORT JACKETS
mutuel setup for the relocated county fair
has brought a quick and vehement protest
from various groups.
Probably the kennel club’s contributions
to charity outrank any organization of its
size or its kind. Checks go, for instance, to
the Community Chest, Red Cross, March of
Dimes, Portland Symphony Society, Salva­
tion Army, Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled
Children, Oregon Jewish Welfare Fund,
Catholic Charities, Summer Hand Concert
Association, Chamber of commerce activities,
University of Oregon Medical Research
Foundation and Good Samaritan Hospital
Fund.
Thirty six counties of the state last year,
vigilant that no scandal of an unsavory na- . A[lZ i" t*>ml" ab1' dan«er8 ar\d
ture has colored Portland’s greyhound meets. so” ’ . ; RPay ¿ L i n g '' post at Fort
Its reputation for good conduct has not been Bolsp but tb(. ()utlook for establish-
marred with any taint of dishonesty. I f ever ing a mission without any outside
a gambling concern showed as an asset in so help seemed hopeless and they re-
many ways, the Multnomah Kennel club turned to Dr. Whitmans and thence
deserves such billing.
»o Fort Vancouver where Griffin
And yet, the entire parimutuel idea seems wns appointed as chaplain and re-
handicapped by the fact that it is basically mained for most of the winter tu-
a gambling function which, despite its shiny L0"*?*.
ci ,,dr*.n
*he. F° rt
record,
makes it the victim and the target of I tion
t^ ,y of ‘n Joe f“'1
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Meek ° f whom yh
he had
IN GRAFTER’S SHOES
Out of his great Shepherd Hea’ t,
God sent Christ to seek out and |
save just 8Uch as this grafter,
when the man cried for mercy,
Christ acted but it cost Christ his
Hfe. For Christ took the man’s
Sjns and djed for him to clear him
with God. And your sins also cost
Christ His ,lfe' for He died for
you ripnth
al8° When you settle
“ that
His
death cleared vmir
your nape
page, find
God
/ in t n i P i a r c
m u d i lui . v
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met in the mouQiains he settled gives you new birth into eternal
Hypocrisy 18 not Rood. Yet by interprets- j in Rocky Mountain Retreat not life, with all your sins written off
tive reasoning, the dog races and hypocrisy far south of Meek’s final location and God’s eternal righteousness
seem to be of the same mark, in the m inds [ a similar attempt on the part written in—"That we might be
of many,
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jof Rev. Harvey Clark and his as-
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J sociates ended in the same way
and that company migrated to the
I Their contact with the Jason ! Willamette valley in the autumn
. . of 1841. Alvin T. Smith and his
j Lee party in -----
1834 -- had . . been of - . brief
wife attempted to establish an
duration and not of an intimate Indian mission on the Tualatin
character but from 1836 to 1810 Plains in the vicinity of the moun
they had shared with the Nez tain men whom he had known in
Peice. Flathead and Spokane tribes tbp N pz p erce country and in the
TUALATIN PLAINS SCENE PROVED CRADLE OF
the civilizing influences of the mis fal, of 1H42 he was joined by Rev.
AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT CONCEPTS ; ' <,na^ P8, ° f thp A" 'e,i('an Boa,d Harvey Clark There they tog. the.
the Whitnmns at Waiilatpu neai ^uilt a j0^ cabin and in November
where Walla Walla, Washington^ 1842 opPned a little school which
By Hervey S. R ob in son
ents and equipment and about is now located, the Spaldings at j PVentunlly developed into Pacific
Christmas time, 1839, he laid them Lapwai about the location of pres- University
(Continued from last week)
at the feet of Kowesote and his ent day Lewiston, Idaho and the
GIFT PLANTERS
The idea of an Indian mission
daughter.
Kells and Walker families among was soon ahand.uied, there were
AND FIGURINES
We have related in our last how
Then in much (he same manner the Spokanes.
fPw Indians in the Tualatin roun-
Joe Meek accepted a call to become
as ln a Christian Church cetemony
Thcse missionaries had been quite try. and they “could not be induced
Apostle to the Indians in the Nez
he took her hand as she stood successful in introducing Christian to stop and cultivate the sod." Rev
Perce village at the Forks of the
there by her father, while another civilization to the friendly and re- Clark and A T Smith turned their
6802 S W Canyon Road
Salmon river ln the winter of 1838.
chief the nearest equivalent of the ceptlve tribes of that great area, attention to the education of the
Throughout the season he held best man. stood by holding the They taught the Indians to raise |children of theb white neighbors,
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meetings, going regularly through ceremonial calumet (pipe of peace», wheat, fruit and garden vegetables including the h- lf-breed families
the ordinary forms of service. But and Joe might well have spoken
Missionary Meek like Missionaries from the civilized ritual the words,
Lee, Spalding. Whitman and other "with all my goods I thee endow”
contemporaries felt the need of a for that was about what it came to.
wife and like them availed himself
Meek remained in the Nez Perce
of the prestige of his position to
village all winter and about the |
secure one.
first of March he intimated that j
Newell had mat Tied one of chief
it was the custom among white
Kowrsote’s daughteis, and Caleb
men to pay their preachers
Wilkins another. Meek had his
So the wotd was sent around and ^
eyes on a younger sister. About
Christmas time, he hinted that a the Indians began bringing In the
wife would he a most acceptable winter’s salary. Thirteen horses,
packs of beaver skins, sheep skins, j
present.
buffalo robes and similar items .
To this Kowesote demurred.
and a wife Included gave Mission
Spalding had been p r e a c h i n g
ary Meek a pretty good reward for
against plural marriages and since
his winters work
Meek already had a wife among
Says Harvey Tobie. "Meek's cus
the Nez Percea, he could not have
another without being false to the ,<>mary self beltttlement with re-
religton he professed. Meek re­ gard to motives somewhnt hide:
plied that among white men. if a the undoubted sincerity of his tell-
man's wife deserted him. as his g l o u s activities on rare occasions.
had done, he could secure a divorce He was a good man and no scoffer
Some of his nearest and most
and mary another one.
critical neighbors In later years
The chief was not easily con-
knew him to he Innately religious.
Inced but Meek found his argu
Perhaps he learned some of this
ents ln the Bible. He told of the
from the Nez Perce and Flat heads.
Ives of David and Solomon and
Aher Old Testament characters Just as he acquired most of his
,
literary b a c k g r o u n d from th<
nd, to quote his own words. After __ .
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Rocky Mountain college
about two weeks explanation, 1
When the first missionari*» came
succeeded ln getting him to give
me a young girl, whom I called *°
Oregon country they had
Virginia, my present wife and the f ° » nd the mountain men. American
mother of seven children.“
.trappers, In the service of the
Princess Virginia proved a most (treat fur companies living arv.on
dutiful and pious wife, a good and The friendly Nez Perce and Hat-
attractive helpmeet to whom he bead tribes, men who hail been .n
remained loyal throughout the re |
country from their youth,
matnder of his life She su rviv ed whose connections and assort Mon
him for many years living with her i with the native« had identify d
son. Steven A Douglas Meek on a Mhptr
«n<* habits with
part of the old homestead In Wash : their*.
ington county, loved and respected
As we have se< n these trapper-
by her children and neighbors. She had taken wives in acroidar- c
died In 1900 and her son Steven In with Indian usage front the f un
1943, the last survivor of Joe , llles of the native chief« The ino-t
Meek's Immediate family.
¡capable and Influential men of thi
Joe Meek proceeded to convert class had welcomed the relive ns
his personal wealth Into a form ! teachers from the land of the*i
Dscorating one of the big Christmas trees placed in the lobby of the downtown Y W C A for
scceptable to the chief and his youth, had as guides assisted them
the holidays are Adair Enger, Arlene Murphy Laurel Berg, in Swedish costume, and Pat
daughter. He traded furs to Dripr on the trail and In locating their
McCanley. Trees were trimmed and room decked during annual "hanging of tha greens."
and Bridger for adornments, pres-(missionary stations
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