Junction City bulletin., May 30, 1901, Supplement, Image 10

BRIEF SKETCHES
And Half-Ton? Illustrations of Public Institutions and
Private Residences.
CHARLES W. VASHBURNE.
One of the most active ami progres
sive men in Junction City ami one
who is more closely identified with
the growth and development of this
part .of Lane county than any other
citizen j is C. V. Washburne. ; There
is hardly an enterprise, past or pres
ent, worthy of note with which his
name is, not connected, and he is al
ways ready and willing to aid finan
cially and otherwise any project that
has for its object the improvement
spring of 1853, when he sold out and
agian crossed the plains, his destina
tion being Oregon, He had two wag
ons, eight yoke of oxen and some
loose cattle. The event of the
journey was the birth of his oldest
child on the plains near Chimney
Hock. They crossed the Cascade
Mountains near by the Harlow route
and landed at Foster's in the fall of
1853, after six mouths of travel. Mr.
Washburne located his "donation
claim" of 320 acrs one aid a half
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RESIDENCE Ore. W. WASHBIRNK.
and enhancing of values. Owing tt
his large and varied projerty interest
and the great nuuilrr of people with
whom he comes in contact in a busi
ness way, his opportunities for doing
charitable and kindly acts are mani
fold, and he hai never lieen derelict
in this respect. He is "the poor
man's friend." As regards the de
velopment of the agricultural hinds
surrounding Junction City, he has
done more than any other one man.
Mr. Washburne helped to organize
the Fanners & Merchants' Bank, of
which institution he is a director and
one of the largest stockholders.
He is also vice president and one of
the principal stockholders in the
Junction City Hotel Company; also
the owner of the Springfield flour mill,
which has a capacity of 150 barrels
per day, besides Wing a large holder
of farming land, having some 6,000
acres in Lane county and a large
amount in the state of Washington.
He is an extensive grower of grain,
and deals largely in live stock. In
1872 Mr. Washburne represented
Lane county in the Legislature.
Charles W. Washburne was born
in Gallia county, Ohio, in 1824, a
son of Robert and Eva (Hoy) Wash
burne. His parents were natives of
Virginia and descendants of the colo
nial settlers of that commonwealth.
Charles Washburne, his grandfather,
was killed by the Indians near
Clarksburg, Va., during the early
border warfare. Rolcrt Washburne
removed with his family to Ohio
about 1822 and engaged in farming;
later he went to Illinois, and after
ward to Des Moines countyj Iowa,
where he and his wife passed the re
mainder of their lives. Charles W.
remained with his parents during
their lifetime, and continued agricul
tural pursuits in Iowa until the gold
excitement in California spread over
the entire country. He crossed the
plains with a company of 70, landing
at Coloma, October, 1849. After
about 15 months of mining in that
locality and at Georgetown, he went
to San Francisco, where he took a
sailing vessel down the coast. Going
by way of the Isthmus, crossing Lake
Nicaragua, down the river Ban Juan
(the proposed canal route), he re
turned to his home in Iowa. He was
married in NovemWr, 1851, to Miss
Catherine A. Stansbury. He then
settled upon a farm in Henry county,
Iowa, and followed farming until the
n ilea southwest of where Junction
City now stands. He built a log
cabin with a shake roof, which he
oomplcted in time to have shelter
from the winter rains. He then le
gan farming and breeding from the
animals he brought with him. From
this humble Wginning, by jiersever
ing and untiring effort has Mr. Wash
burne built up his property interests
to their present state.
I. A. BUSHNELL
Is in the broadest sense one of the
foremost citizens of
His name has been
Junction City,
identified with
every public enterprise since the in
corjwration of the town."- He is the
president of the Farmers A Mer
chants'Bank and president of the Junc
tion City Hotel Company. In 1874
Mr. Bushnell bought the grain eleva
tor which he oerates at the present
time. He is a lurge buyer and ship
Ier of grain. In 1879 he established
the water works that supplies the city
and railroad company with water.
He has Berved two terms as Mayor
and several terms in the Council.
Politically, he adheres to the princi
ples of the Prohibition party, and in
his religious faith he is a devout sup
porter of the doctrines of the Chris
tian church. In 1892 be superintend
ed the erection of the new church edi
fice. Mr. Bushnell takes a deep inter
est in the city and in developing its
resources, and is always ready and
willing to join any enterprise that
will tend toward the lest interests of
the place. Having lived a life of
honor and integrity, he has the re
spect and confidence of his fellow
men.
James A. Bushnell was born in
Cattaraugus county, New York, in
1826, a son of Daniel and Ursula
(Pratt) Bushnell, natives of Connecti
cut. The parents emigrated to the
state of New York about the year
1810, and there M r. Bushnell followed
farming until 1830, removing that
year to Ohio, where he passed the
closing years of his life. Jarnes A.
remained with his parents in Ohio
until after the death of his father.
Then he and his mother joined the
tide of Western emigration and
journeyed westward to Adair county,
Missouri. He was married in 1850 to
Miss ElizaWth C. Atkins, and two
vears later he started across the plains
t the Pacific coast. In partnership
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with two other men, Mr. Bushnell
fitted up a prairie wagon with four
yoke of oxen, and made the trip in
five months. Arriving at Salem they
continued south to the mines in
Shasta county, California, where they
mined until the summer of 1853 with
satisfactory results. Mr, Bushnell
then went to San Francisco, and
thence by steamer and the Nicaragua
route, returned to Missouri for hi
family. Vpon his arrival he found a
cold hearthstone and empty house, as
his family had already started across
the plains to Oregon. Retracing his
steps he came ly steamer and the
Isthnius of PannmA, arriving in due
course at Portland. Proceeding up
the Valley, he searched for his loved
ones, And at Springfield there was a
joyous meeting. In the fall of 1853
he located a donation claim of 320
acres six mill's south of Junction
City, and engaged in agricultural
pursuits. He lived upon, this place
until 1865, when he sold it andlought
800 acres -bordering the Willamette
river, four miles southeast of Junc
tion City. There he pursued the
same' occupation until 1875, when he
moved into town, where he has since
resided, although he still retains his
farm, and owns other agricultural
lands.
T. A. AND J. P. MILUOf N.
Two id the oldest pioneers in this
part of jne county are T. A. and J.
P, Million), brothers, who came to
Oregon in 1852. T. A. Milliorn
crossed the plains to California in
1849 and three years later J. P. Mil
liorn, with his parents, he Wing but a
Wy at that time, came to Oregon, T.
A. Milliorn meeting them out on
Burnt river. Both of these gentle
men have large holdings of land and
are prominently identified with the
history of this part of I.ane county.
They are stockholders and directors in
the Farmers k Merchants' Bank.
T. A. Milliorn was lorn in Camp
Wll county, Virginia, and J. P. Mil
Horn near Knoxville, Tenn., in 1840,
sons of John and Mary W. (I.ee) Mil
liorn, who were Also Virginians by
birth. The father was a wagon maker
by trade, and also paid some atten
tion to agriculture. In 1833 he re
moved to Monroe county, Tennessee,
where he lived until 1843, removing
to Jackson county, Missouri. He
crossed the plains in 1852, and arriv
ing in Oregon he located a donation
claim one mile west of Junction City,
and engaged in farming.
T. A. Milliorn remained with his
parents until he had attained his ma
jority. He learned the wagon maker's
trade, and manufactured the vehicle
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JUNCTION I II "4 H.IUJ Ft UK KStitNK.
1 1 TV II A 1.1. HU MiN1.
Wtter acquainted with the toHgriiphy
of the country and its mineralogy.
He is President of the Golden Hlipjter
Mining & Milling Company, a prop
erty that gives every indication of tak
ing rank with its famous neighbor,
the Helena.
In jKditics, Dr. Oglesby is a Demo
crat of the Jetfersonian school.: He
cast his first vote for that grand old
man, John Whiteaker, the first gov
ernor of Oregon. In 1894 he received
the nomination for the Legislature at
the hands of his party, and, although
the county is largely Republican, he
came very close to Wing elected. In
1896 he was a Bryan Elector for Ore
gon. For two years, 1895 and 1896,
he was Mayor of Junction City, ami
it was during his term in this oflicc
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REHIDKXCE OF COL. F. W. KOIJWM.
KEflJOENCE OK J. A. BUSHXEIX.
in which he and three companions
crossed the plains to California in the
summer of 1849. The trip was
fraught with the usual hardships and
dangers. On the Feather river they
were caught in a snowstorm, and pre
served the lives of their oxen by feed
ing them bread and bacon cooked to
gether. They pushed ahead, and,
reaching Lawson's, they sold their
cattle, and digging out canoes, went
down the river to Sacramento. Here
they built a skiff and went up the
Sacramento river to Marysville, where
Mr. Milliorn went to work at carpen
tering at f 12 per &Ay- rr t,me
months he followed this occupation,
and then went to the mines on Trini
ty river, where he passed the sum
mer, making from $15 to $18 ier day.
In the fall of 1850 he bought a pack
train of 16 animals, and until 1852
packed from Colusa to Trinity and
Yreka mines. July 12, 1852, he ar
rived in the Willamette Valley, and
took up a claim west of Junction, on
which his father settled later in the
year. He then made another claim
of 100 acres, which became the site of
Junction City, and later added 140
acres by purchase. In 1870 he sold
90 acres to Ben Holladay for railroad
purposes, and afterward laid out sev
eral additions to the town.
DR. V. W. OGLESBYr '
Has long ' been identified 'with the
medical profession of Lane county,
and deserves more than a passing
mention in this edition. He has
always taken a deep interest in the
development of the resources of Ore
gon, especially the mineral product
of the State, and was the discoverer
of the now famous Bohemia district.
There is probably no man in the State
W. W. Oglesby, M. P., is A native
of Adams county, HI., born in 1H.T7.
His parents, William and Mary Stock
ton Oglesby, were natives of South
Carolina and Tennessee! rcsjH-rtively,
and emigrated to Illinois aUuit the
year 1832. Mr. Oglesby engaged in
(arming, but became active in tho
(otitic of the county and was elected
to the ollicc of Judge. About 1X42,
he removed to Missouri, and in 185
joined the tide of emigration to tho
IVilic coast,
lr. W. W. Oglesby was educated in
the common schools of the State, and
Wgan reading medicine at Corvallis
in 1867 under the prcccptorship of
Dr. T. J. Johnson. In 1869 be took
a course of lectures at the Toland
Medical College, San Francisco, and
engaged in practice at Hill's Ferry,
Cal., in 1870. Hecontinucd his work
here until 1875, when he returned to
Oregon and took two courses in tho
medical department of the Willamette
('Diversity, Wing graduated in 1877.
He then located in I'niatilla county,
and enjoyed a most flattering practice
for three years, at the end of which
period he went to Kocsil, Wheeler
county, and, while continuing the
practice of his profession, he also en
gaged extensively in the breeding of
fine horses. He owned Home of tho
best thoroughbreds in the State, In
1889 he disposed of his business ami
returned to Cottage Grove and devot
ed his attention exclusively to hi
profession. He has done some very
skillful work as a surgeon and has an
enviable reputation.
Dr. Oirlesby was prominently con
nected with the wars of 1856 and 1858,
which were waged with the Indians,
and in 1878 he commanded the volun-
; teers in the famous Willow Spring
that the steam fire engine was pur- battle against the Bannock Indians,
chased and the cisterns sunk for the Three of his company were killed and
protection of proiicrty from fire. Ho seven woundetl, while 15 Indians wem
takes great interest in all public
movements, and has an abiding faith
in the future of the Willamette Val
ley. Few men are more deeply con
cerned than he in the work of the
various secret societies of the town,
holding membership in the Woodmen
of tho World, Masons, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias and Elks, He is
prompt in his attendance at all meet
ings. Dr. Oglesby Inn one of the most
picturesque residence proiicrties in
Junction City, a view of which ap
pears herewith.
sent to "the happy hunting: grounds.
Dr. and Mrs. Oglesby have one
child, a daughter, Anna.
COL. FREDERICK W. FOLSOM
Was Ikhii in Caledonia county, Ver
mont, October 2, 1828, where he re
mained with his father, who was a
farmer, until he attained the age of
18 years. At this period of his lifo
he proceeded to Boston, and after
passing three years in business there,
removed to Piatt county, Missouri,
and taught school until May 16,
1857. lie then joined a train bound
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RESIDENCE OF W. W. OOLEHBY,