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Market underwent many changes during its history
Tbe Icne Cleanup day, June
1, 1984, brought a vacant let tc
the dewntewn Icne area, a
potentially "new beginning."
It also brought an end tc a
building, which, built in 1896,
bad housed a market until 1962
and from then until last fall a
laundromat. "I'd spent a let
cf hcurs in there, working
after school, and when I heard
it was gcing tc gc, I wondered
if the building could really be
that bad," said Den Bristcw,
current cc-ewner cf Bristcw's
Market in the location where it
has been doing business since
1962. "I went ever fcr a final
leek, and I saw that the
building was really bad and
there was nc ether choice."
The market's first owners
were Bert Masco and Matt
Halvcrsen recalls another
Bristcw family member. It
wasn't until about 1918 cr 1920
after a fire cn the let where the
Chevron staticn new stands
that Bristcw's and Johnson's
market mcved into the build
ing. Jchnscn subsequently
sold his interest in the market
tc Ralph Akers and Elmer
Griffith, but the Market was
still called Bristcw's and
Johnson's. E.J. Bristcw ult
imately became the sole own
er until his death in 1943. His
wife Etta Bristcw, then man
aged the store until their sen
E.W.Bristcw (father tc Den
and John, the current owners)
began managing the store.
The early market sold main
ly general merchandise:
Shoes, overalls, yardage,
hardware, wash tubs, flour in
SO lb. sacks, sugar in 100 lb.
sacks, beans, macaroni and
many ether products were
sold in bulk. "People wouldn't
dream cf waiting cn them
selves," said Lucile Riet
mann, daughter cf E J. Bris
tcw. "They would tell the
clerk what they wanted and he
get it fcr them." Most busi
ness was cn a credit basis.
Merchandise which was or
dered cn Wednesday would be
back cn Friday and the dray
would pick it up from the
train. By spring, we were
"starved fcr fresh vegetables
Twc volunteers discuss the best
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Heppoer, Oregon, Thursday,
although ve had sauerkraut in
bulk cr canned all winter."
Canned vegetables were sold
in gallcn cans. Cereal vari
eties incluued cvrn flakes,
puffed wheat and puffed rice,
cats were sold in 10 lb. bags.
Bottled milk was new tc the
market when E.W. Bristcw
came intc the business. But
the vinegar barrel was still
around and many ether pro
ducts were still sold in bulk
form. Locust trees surround
ed the store until they began tc
topple and had tc be remov
ed. A water faucet in front cf
the building was said tc have
water which was "colder and
fresher than anywhere else in
town."
Bristew's Market didn't
have a fresh meat counter
until abcut 1947 when modern
style meat cases were install
ed where meat cculd be dis
played. These were still net
self-service.
The market had weeden
fleers called cil floors because
they had tc be coated with cil.
The store was cleaner and
easier tc keep up when freshly
oiled. It looked gecd, tec,
because the floors were dark
er, Den Bristcw recalled.
There was very little refrig
eration. Even fresh produce
was net refrigerated Den re
calls. There were water
stands in the display bins and
periodically, they would spray
the produce. Pep was kept
ceel in a case which had water
circulating in the bottom.
"We scld a let cf five cent
PCP"
Den says that Ihe double
burner cil sieve which was
installed in the 'SO's was a
near miracle after the coal
burning pet bellied stcve
which had heated the store.
"In the ccld winters, even
though we'd gene down at 9 cr
10 o'clock at night and stcked
the stcve, in the morning,
there would be frozen pro
duets against the walls."
He also recalls an agonizing
decision in the early '50's
about whether tc stock pack
aged beer. "Beer and milk
'if-.
way tc get started.
ready tc be hauled tc the
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were sold in the same walk-in
cooler and we were afraid cf
the customer reaction. We
even heard that some people
had said that they were net
buying milk at Bristcw's any
mere because they didn't w ant
tc put their hand in the same
case with the beer."
On his final visit tc the old
building. Den says he salv
aged twe eld "jaw teasers"
which dispensed bubble gum
fcr a penny a piece. He also
found the lid tc the pep case
which he already had in the
storage. His main regret was
that he didn't pick up the
beard which had hung in the
blue-painted rest rccm ident
ifying it as "The Blue Reem."
These familiar with the Bris
? v. hum T will recognize this
. ' usirn ' ' reem at the white
The side begins tc cave in
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Several volunteers watch the building fall as they wait tc
start clearing cut debris.
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ICABO plans
incorporation
Tbe lone Community and
Agri-Business Organization
held a regular meeting Wed
nesday, June 20 with 21 mem
bers present, reported Secre
tary Tanna Padberg.
Following discussion and
encouragement by Port Man
ager Wayne Schwandt, ICABO
decided that it might be bene
ficial for them to incorporate.
A special meeting was sched
uled for Wednesday evening,
June 27 with Steve Corey, a
Pendleton attorney, who will
explain the legalities of incor
poration. Padberg reported the fol
. lowing additional business
conducted at the meeting:
The June 9 cleanup day
was considered a success.
Because of the "excellent re
sponse." it only took about
half as long as had been
anticipated to raze the build
ing which has most recently
housed a laundromat.
Chuck Starr. ICABO presi
dent, read a letter from Mrs.
Elby Akers, owner of the
building, expressing her grati
tude for the organization's
help, and her satisfaction with
the new condition of the lot.
About 40 volunteers were
fed by the meal committee at
the noon picnic at the city
park. After the building was
down, the volunteer crew
hauled an additional 25 truck
loads of grass clippings and
general garbage from around
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-June 30 was tentatively
set as the nxt clean up date
pending signed permission to
raze the unused buildings.
The ICABO decided to consid
er the suggestion by lone Fire
Chief Harvey Childers that
some of the buildings might be
burned down as a training
session for the fire depart
ment. Guest speaker, Port Man
ager Wayne Schwandt, ex
plained the activities of the
port of Morrow and expressed
the port's willingness to be of a
assistance to the communities
of lone. Lexington and Hep
pner. Schwandt also empha
sized the importance of com
munity development and as
sured ICABO that the port was
willingto support the organiz
ation's efforts to open a road
between lone and the north
end of the county.
-John Bristow also report
ed to the group that Boardman
City Manager Larry Dalrym
ple and some of the Boardman
city council members had also
expressed support for the pro
posed road.
A committee of Marvin
Peterson and Marvin Padberg
had begun work on two "Wel
come to lone" signs, which
hopefully by August 15 will be
placed on Willow Creek Road,
one at the east end of lone and
the other at the West end.
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