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Brosnans Currins and Nelsons
part of County's early days
(Editor's note: Descendants of Morrow County pioneers
the Brosnan. Currin and Nelson families - are sponsors of the
annual Pioneer Picnic, held this year on Sunday. May 24. at
'the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. Following is a
history of the families of those early Morrow County
emigrants.)
By JISTINF. W F.ATIIKRFOKD
Jeremiah Brosnan was born in County Cork, Ireland, and
arrived in Morrow County after a journey around the horn in
the 1870's. He soon met Mary Gafney to whom he was
married in 1881. She had come to this country with her
cousin, Micheal Kenny, and was a sister to Kate Johnson, the
wife of Felix.
, Jeremiah and Mary had three children, Kate (who married
Hugh Currin), John (whose widow Zetta Hager Brosnan is
the family matriarch) and Mary (who married Sam Nelson).
Mary Brosnan Nelson's son. Jim Nelson, and his wife
Marie have one son, Paul, who lives with his wife and two
daughters near Pilot Rock. Jim has two sisters. Esther ot
Everett. Wash, and Marge of Tracy. Calif.
John Brosnan and Zetta were the parents of three. Jerry.
Joe and Margaret. Jerry and his wife Marian Good Brosnan
have four children. John. Eddie. Joann and Dan. The parents
and Eddie and his wife and their four boys and one girl live on
the Brosnan Ranch on Little Butter Creek at Lena.
Joann and her family, two sons and a daughter live in
Portland: John and his family of three girls and one boy live
at Hubbard, and Dan and his family of one son and one
daughter live in Ontario.
Zetta s son. Joe. and her daughter. Margaret, live in
Arkansas. Joe has three children. Gerard. Joe and Kathleen.
Gerard has three children and Joe has four.
Katie Brosnan Currin and Hugh had four sons. Hughie.
George. Ralph and Bob. Hughie has a daughter. Mary Lou;
Bob has two daughters. Ann Marie and Celia. and a son.
John, who is the father of a girl and two boys.
George and Helen Knotts Currin have two sons. Ron and
Tom. Ron has four sons and one daughter. Judge Ralph
Currin will be master of ceremonies for the 1981 Memorial
Day Pioneer Picnic.
Marian Brosnan and Helen Currin. both ex-schooteach-ers.
have done most of the planning for this year's reunion at
the Fairground's Pavilion Building. They invite folks to come
a little before noon to enjoy visiting. Their committee is
arranging for meat, rolls, potatoes, coffee and punch. Those
who come are asked to please bring along pot luck salads
and-or desserts. Registration is at 11 :30 and dinner at 1 p.m.
with programs to follow.
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Parents Much Currin and Katie RroMtan Currin with
Hughie and Georce. their older sons who live on the Currin
Ranch on Little Butter Creek
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Jerry (left) and Joe Brosnan and their cousin. Hughie
Currin. on "Peanuts" in front of the Birch Creek home where
Helen Knotts (Mrs. George Currin) was born.
Ralph (left) and Bob Currin. third and fourth sons of Hugh
and Katie Currin Judge Ralph will be the master of
ceremonies at this vear's Pioneer Picnic
Zeta Hager Brosnan
long time Morrow native
Zetta Hager was born in Heppner in 1888. just three years
after the birth of Morrow County. Her mother told her that
she was the first child baptized in St. Patrick's Church then
up on the south hill where the Legion Hall is now.
Zetta s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hager (he was from
Missouri and she. Belle Wilkins, was from Vermont) gave
their daughters interesting names Zetta and Zilpha.
One of Zetta 's early memories is of a train-trip to Vermont
where she celebrated her 6th birthday. Zetta went through
grade school in Heppner, went to convent high school in
Walla Walla, graduating in 1906, and going on at Washington
State College at Pullman the next year. She worked at
several places in Heppner-at Jim Hart's Confectionary Store
and at the post office while W.W. Smead was postmaster.
After she left Pullman, she worked as a telephone operator in
Weiser, Idaho, for a while.
In 1908 she and JohrfBi uenan were married in St. ftttdLfa
Church and went to live on the Brosnan Ranch at Lena where
Zetta still lives today. The Brosnans lived rather near the
Franklin family who kept a stage station where passengers
stayed overnight and horses were exchanged for a fresh
team. The hill east of Lena is named after that family.
For a time, Zetta kept the Lena Post Office on her front
porch. The first store at Lena was north of where the Eddie
Brosnans live now. Around 1910, a later store was built north
of there where the Ebb and Allen Hughes' barn stands now. It
had the post office with the store downstairs and a hall
upstairs that was used for dances and community
gatherings. Some of the lumber from this store was used to
build a shed now standing on the Merlin Hughes' place.
Zetta recalls that young people liked to come to Heppner
and join the town youths dancing in the hall above where
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Young mother Zetta Brosnan with sons. .Jerry and Joe, and
daughter. Margaret, who is held by WWI Army nurse Lulu
Johnson who helped Zetta at the John Brosnan's old home on
Butter Creek
Murray's Drug Store is now. The ranch folks rode their
horses to town. The young men usually took up a collection to
pay the piano player who was often V'i Hart.
Zetta's husband. John, died in IttO'i. She lives alone in a
cozy trailer up creek from her son. Jerry, and
daughter-in-law, Marian, who operate the family ranch
help from their son. Eddie, his wife. Lorraine, and their five
splendid fifth generation Brosnans. Zetta has done acres of
fancy work, making afghans as gifts for most family
members and her many friends
Hoad work
reported
The Moifim fount l' In
Work1- Pew ri'le.'ixcrt '''
li.llmv int.' rei"i i Im- witi'D
ci'ii'liloted lor It'e wi'vV. cii'li.it
M;i '
ul rock is hcmi' v'lick piled
on the shoulder "I several
coun'v roads )i use when
wca'lier neronK ' slart
inliin
Ho;s Mailed i, week
were Wvlaml I l.irdninu
Wiill-e 1 piier Khea Creek
'AII' I onerock and Bert'
slime Carlson
( 'rushed rock wn spread on
IViihcn' Hoad Dave Hiet
mami Hoad and Slock Drive
Itn.'id
pnihnlcs were patched with
cold mix on llalvorsen Bic
Hutler Creek and M Baker
Kniids
Rotten deck planks were
replaced on ('larks fanvon
Bridt'c
The shop is in the process of
rebuilding the uiolor in an
Inli'i nation dump truck paint
ing a roller and doing numer
ous preventive maintenance
tasks Koccnllv thev installed
5 new 2 wav radio's in various
pieces o road repair equip
nient The founlv crusher up
Chirks Ciuivnn operated each
dav
Eight-and-Forty
Umatilla Salon
meet for potluck
llv.II STINK
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Kleven menilers of the
Eight and -Fort v t'mnlilla
Salon, a fun branch of the
American Legion, met for a
politick dinner at the home of
Rita Hedman on Fridav night
Mav K The Heppner members
tilong with guests from Pen
dleton ni'd Athena heard
Arlene Downi.ig from Leban
on. Oregon, the Oregon Depar
tment Chapetiu tell of the
organisation's major charilv.
Cystic Fibrosis research,
which all Oregon Salons
support bv their contributions
of time and money
A new member of the order.
Martha King. Heppner. was
initialed in an impresseive
candlelight ceremony conduc
ted by Rita Hedman. La Petit
Chnpenu. and her other officers
Births
Julie Christina IVntkin A
girl. Julie Christina, was born
to Mr and Mrs Gerald
Watkins. Heppner. on Mav 4
She weighed n lbs 12 07.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs Calvin Sherman. Hep
pner and Mr and Mrs Archie
Watkins. Heppner. Great
grandparents are Mr and
Mrs V C Haskell. Hermis
Ion. and F.sier Kirk. Hermis
ton. Viola Hemmenway. Pilot
Rock and Relha Watkins.
Glide. Ore
Julie joins a brother. Jef
ferv. 2. at home
( arissa Marie Weber - A
girl. Carissa Marie, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Douglas Weber. Hcrmiston.
on May 4. She weighed 6 lbs.
8' -. oi.
Grandparents are Cathy
Hansen. Heppner and Elmer
Hansen. Pilot Rock. Great
grandparents are Lulu Row
an. Heppner. Roscoe and
Anna Hunter. Ienroe. Ida .
Eva Daniels. Juliette. Ida.
Carissa joins a brother
Marty. 2R mos. at home.
Two area
men charged
in road sign
vandalism
Two area men were charged
with Criminal Mischief in the
F irst Degree after alledgedly
vandalizing road signs in the
Franklin Hill area about April
12. reports the Morrow County
District Attorney's Office in
Heppner.
Charged were: Brian Kerr.
19. of Pendleton and Ron
Schwarz. also 19. of Heppner.
Both cases have been pre
sented and set for trial. Kerr
will appear on June 4 and
Schwarz. June 15. said Ann
Spicer. District Attorney.
NOTICE OF IUUKJKT KHAKI NCi
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
ANTICIPATED
RKQiniUIMKNTS
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REVKNirCS
ANTICIPATED
TAX LEVY
TAX IXVIES
PARTIALLY
FUNDED UY
STATE or
OREGON ;
TAX UA'IES
TtTTALLY
Fl'NDED BY
uk:al
taxpayers
Totol PVnwtml Servinw ,,
Towl Matori.lt and Servlowi
Total Capital Outlay
T.iial All Othtr Exrvnuilurai and rWuumnwnU .
TOTAL ANTICIPATED REyCIREMENTS
Total Rvnu Ecil Prorty Taan
Total Pnrrly Tat Rulrd u llalann Budirrt
TOTAL ANTICIPATED REVENUES
Total Property Taxoa Kiuiml to llalanm HiiiIhH
Plut Katimatad Proporty Taura Not u IW rUwiil
TOTAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY
Lvy Within Tan Hr ...
Ono Yaar Spwrlal Imvy OulaioV Tan lloaf
Stnal U'viwi
TOTAL PROPERTY TAX TO HE PARTIALLY
FUNDED BY .fl ATE OEOREliON .. ... ..
Onr Year Sv.'lal lvy Outaulr Tax llaa
Sprial Ijvim
lvy lor Pavmont ot ll.mtrd lhtt
TOTAL PROPERTY TAX TO RE TtrTAIi.Y
FVJNDED BY UK'ALTAXPAYErtS ... . ..... ..
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Total Material and Srvu-w
Total Capital Outlay
Total All Othar Eipmdilum ami huinmrnla
Total Etpanditurra and hViiuirvmrnt
Total hVaourrvw Excrpt lroirtvTaxx
Proporty Taxoa Racivt
Property Taxl Rquird U Balanrr . . . .
EatimaUrd Prtprty Taxra Not to b rWiaivrd .
Total Property Tax ly
Irvy Within Tax Baa
One- Var Sparial lriro Oulail T ax llaxa
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Serial Lrvira iCapilalt'onatructionl
Lvy For Paymonl ol Bonded Debt
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Total Material and Servicea
Total Capital Outlay
Total All Other Expenditure and Keuulrementa .
Total Expenditure and Krqilirenwnta
Total Reaourreii Except lroperty Taxex
Property Taxen Receivelt
Properly Taxet Required u bnmnc
f ktimaKd Property Taxex Not tu he Receded
Total Property Tax Levy
Levy Within Tax Baxe
One Year Special Leviea Ouuute Tax Boe
Serial and Continuing Leviex it Valuta'
Senal Levie (Capital t'onmruction' . .
Lv' For Payment of Bonded Ileht
FUNDS NOT REQUIRING
Toll! PetHinal SetvKet (Incluiki all Pxyioll tuli)
Total MaictiaU and Satvitti
Total Capital Outlay
Total All Other Exptndiluin and Rruimtmentt . . .
Total fexpendiluiti and Krcjuircmrnti
Total Rrioufctt
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Total Material and Servicct
Total Capital Outlay
Total All Other I xpendiluiet and Reiiuiremenu .
Total Expendiiuret and Reiuuemenlt
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Total Resources
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Tolal Materials and Services
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Total All Other Expenditures and Requirements . ,
Total Expendilures and Requirements
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Total Personal Services (Includes all Payroll Cosls) .
Tolal Materials and Services
Tolal Capital Outlay
Tolal All Other Expendiiuret ami Requirements . .
Tolal Expenditures and Requirements
Tolal Resouices
Tolal Personal Services (Includes all Payroll Cosls) .
Tolal Materials and Services
Total Capital Outlay
Tolal All Other Expendiiuret anil Requirements . . .
Tolal Expenditures and Requirements
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