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GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926
when a girl of 14 years. A lthough and our fru it had to be dried or th e world*» only and sufficient roundings.
' officiate. Mr. and Mrs. G ates ex-
my fath e r died a poor m an, he did preserved.
hope. He is th e Morning S tar of
Mr. G ates tg assisted in his w ork i press them selves as m uch pleased
S an ta never visited our home In your destiny and mine, who will, if by bis wife. They still re ta in a | with the appreciative tre a tm e n t
those days and we w ere so isolat- he may, lead us on, unshaken by line of u n d ertak in g business in Es- which has been accorded them in
C orbett In bis memory.
ed even th e circu it rid er never th e sto rm s of life and th ro u g h the tacada and a re often called th e re to ; G resham
(By Lydia T aylor O strand)
1 m ountain as th e staggerw eed is a
Geo. Himes te lls me M ultnomah found us. It is quite different now. try in g days to the dawn of im m or
The pioneers of E astern M ultno wild lark sp u r.
county was form ed In 1855. lie- I was invited to a feast on T h an k s tality and e te rn a l happiness. So,
m ah county a re nearing th e end of
Tom H u rlb u rt tells (fie th e land I fore th a t It was a p a rt of C lacka giving day of th is year a t Corbett. may we— who know the King—
the tra il, and as th e re will soon be along the Columbia in th is Corbett m as county.
We sat in o u r easy ch airs and lis t count it highest joy and privilege
none left to tell the story of the d istric t was surveyed In 1855 and
The O. W & N. was built in 1882 ened to th e w onderful T hanksgiv to co n secrate ourselves anew to
early settlin g up o{ th is beautiful th a t In 1873, Tom, with his father,
ing program a t th e auditorium him and his service and th u s h a st
and '83.
and fertile country, I feel it my i surveyed th e rem ainder of S tagger-
over the radio, so I am glad
have en th e re tu rn of th is our Redeemer
The first sto re in
C orbett
duty to put in w riting some of the t weed m ountain as far ea st us
lived in the p resen t as w ell as the and King.
neighborhood
was
V
an’s
things I rem em ber and w hat I L arch m ountain, south and west
past.
Y ours in th e K ing's name,
Landing, run by J 8. S tevens in
could glean from records and from as tar as Sandy river.
T W E L V E -M IL E STO R E
JOHN S. NORDELL.
j 1888.
early settlers. C orbett high school
P asto r H aley B aptist Church.
It was about th a t tim e th a t se t
My fath er established a post-
stu d en ts have com*' to m e for in tle rs began to arriv e. I believe
form ation about the early history j th a t It w as in 1872 and '73 th a t office in his home in 1884, called
of Corbett, but th a t Is not far back, g rassh o p p ers w ere so bad In K an- I 1 Taylor. W hen I was m arried in T he K in g ’s M essage Is Peace Chapel Planned For
dates Funeral Home
for C orbett was know n as T aylor I sas and M issouri, causing many to 1877 we got our m ail in P ortland.
Once m ore It Is Christm as.
u n til about 1886, when H. W. Cor- i come west, and some found homes I The old pioneers th o u g h t nothing
J. E, G ates, p ro p rieto r of the
bett cam e into possession of the on Staggerw eed m ountain. Among ’ of w alking to P o rtlan d, although Once again th e m essage of B ethle Gates F u n eral home, cam e to
W hen you need
hem
w
ill
be
flashed
acro
ss
the
!
It
w
as
22
miles.
They
would
go
T aylor estate.
G
resham
in
March
of
1925
from
the first se ttle rs w ere th e fam ilies
Groceries,
Hay,
Grain, Feed, Rubber Foot Wear
, down one day and back th e next, w orld. L ittle babes will have It
L et us go back Into an cient h is of L ittlepage, Cole, Gandy, Evans, ca rry in g th eir m ail and a few nec w hispered in th eir ears by m o th ers’ E stacada. He purchased the Boone
Johnson house»with nearly an acre
tory when my father, E. J. T aylor, H u rlb u rt, R ussell, W ilkie, Leader. essities.
T his is the p la ce to com e
T hey often w ent th e loving lips, ch ild ren w ill sing its
first bought this land from the gov Benfield, P ain te r, Emily, Files, Pow ell Valley road, a sh o rt cut praises, and men and w omen of all of ground on south R oberts ave
nue w hich he has fitted up as a
W ash,
Reed,
Sweeney,
ernm ent. The only way to get to Dunn,
U N IO N G A S O L IN E
from T routdale, b ut th ro u g h dense w alks of life will join in the
it w as to walk. My fath e r had Sm ith, Ross, Dever. W illiam s, W il tim ber. I have heard them tell of blessed chorus, "Joy to th e world, m odern fu n eral home.
The house im m ediately u n d er
never told me the year he filed on low, C ham berlain and others.
th e Lord is come. Let every h ea rt
Goodyear Tires and Veedol Oil
hearin g the co u g a r’s call.
th is land but tpr the benefit of the
The first in d u stries were cu ttin g j T here w ere few h o r s e s ,o n the p rep are Httn room, and heaven and went a g en eral rem odeling w hich
C orbett high school and my own * cord wood, draw ing pitch from the 1, m ountain a t th is tim e. H auling n atu re sing.” Yes, th is is the has added to th e attractiv en e ss of
PHONE 1121
satisfaction I started out to Inves fir trees, cu ttin g knots from m aple J was done with oxen hitched to a K ing’s birthday. The P rin ce of the place. T he plans for the fu- I
Res. Phone 313
tree s for fu rn itu re and raisin g po- j ,
tu re include th e erection of a '
tigate.
cru d e home made sled. Land was Peace, th e Son of the Living God,
chapel
on th e south side of the '
tatoes.
All
th
ese
products
were
,
,
cu ltiv ated with a grubbing hoe, th e S aviour, Jesu s th e K ing is
I did not realize w hat an u n d er
residence w here funeral services
shipped
to
P
o
rtland.
Mr.
L
atourell
born.
Why
should
not
m
an
anti
1 ■ hay cu t with a scythe, th resh in g
taking this was and I have m any
may be held am id suitable sur-
ea rn e st friends to than k for th eir j boated cord wood for inpny years 1 done w ith a flail. A lthough my “heaven and n atu re sin g ?”
j
w
ith
a
scow
equipped
w
ith
sails.
T
hus
in
th
e
name
of
the
King
I
I book learn in g was sadly neglected,
data and inform ation.
However,
By his au th o rity I
th e re w as none th a t could tell me I My fath er owned a side-w heeled I stood perfect in the a r t of using g reet you.
tiring you th is C hristm as m assage:
the date my fath er first settled on j Hteainer at one tim e and carried a hoe, axe, scythe or flail.
and
I am glad to be th e d au ghter of "P eace on ea rth to men o f good
this land. My older b ro th ers had 1 farm produce, p assengers
wood
from
Cape
H
orn
to
P
ortland.
pioneer p aren ts and a pioneer of will." It is a m essage of love, lib
told me our m other hud lived on
th is laud in a log house, th e roof 1 Some will rem em ber the boat, east M ultnom ah county, to me the erty, salvation, joy and peace, if we
d earest spot on earth , glad 1 was will accept same. For th is King is
made of cedar bark and the floor i called Tli» M innehaha.
The first school on the m ountain born in pioneer days when one
of m other earth. The cabin stood
near the river w here Mr. Corbett was held In a little one-room worked on one's own Initiative, 1
house near C hanticleer Inn. T hat looked to n atu re for health, help
la ter built his sum m er home.
was
about 1875. We w ere then In and happiness. I would not give
As ou r m other passed aw ay in
1867, I figured my fath e r m ust have T routdale d istric t. No. 20. In 1884 my know ledge of th e wilds, flow
settled there in 1865 or 66. I visit iny fath er donuted one acre for ers, birds and beasts for silver or
ed early se ttle rs of the Corbett i school purposes w here the Cor- gold.
No doctor w as ever called for us
d istrict, the Misses Buxton, John I bett grade school now stands. L iz c
was children. If we had a cold or felt
flail and the H arlow s, early se t i C ham berlain te lls me it
tle rs of T routdale, Tom H urlburt ■ through his and my fath e r's efforts indisposed a good dose of b arb erry
The very m ention of C hristm as b rin g s to m ind big heaping boxes and dishes of sw eet
and Geo. Himes of P ortland, I I th at th is d istrict w as formed. Lund h ark tea was given us and a cough
tooth delights. CANDY.
was
given
and
money
raised
for
syrup
m
ade
of
hoarhound
and
searched the records at th e court- I
house but couldn't get th e inform a- I ' the schoolhouse, and teach ers w ere honey. For a cut o r sore, balsom
We have stocked our store high w ith every know n kind of sw eets—we a re ready to
tlon I desired for my sta rtin g i secured. F ath er was one of Its from the fir tree w as applied, a I
till your Holiday dem ands.
point. I was advised to w rite th e j first directors. Now the donor, the bandage was put on. We never
The best of G ifts—ever app reciated by a ll—delicious chocolates in a p p ro p riate C h rist
state house at Salem but w ent m y home and even the little T aylor knew the m eaning of blood pois
m
as
Boxes.
From one to five pounds of goodness.
school
is
forgotten.
oning
or
infection.
F
a
th
e
r
had
a
self instead, and to my g reat sa tis
But as m ighty as an em pire were pair of dental forceps and e x tra c t
faction found n letter w ritten by
Bon Bons—asso rted candies—covered fru its— in bulk or boxed.
my fath er to G overnor Gibbs onI tlie sta lw art pioneers who shaped ed teetli for the neighbors as well
To my m any friends I extend
Buy your Holiday Candies H ere.
best w ishes for
October 5, 1866, m aking ap p lica an em pire’s d estin y and carved her as us children. All herbs, such as
catnip, sage, m int and hoarhound
tion for lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, south broad frontiers.
To help you prepare for and celebrate Christmas we have: Christmas Tree Decora
My fath er took an active p art in w ere dried and kept for an em er
half of section 27, 8. E. q u a rte r of
A Merry Amas
tions, ( hristmas Crepe and Wrapping Tissue, Holiday Greeting Cards, Fancy Box Station
building
up
tills
com
m
unity.
He
gency.
8. E. q u a rte r of section 28, tow n
ery, Fountain Pens, Flashlights, Napkins, Etc.
and
I made bread and baked it in a
ship N. R. 4 E,, containing 348 built and m aintained the first road
Happy
New
Year
from
the
wire
tra
il
to
the
riv
er
at
D
utch
oven,
did
my
own
sew
ing
by
acres. My father added to th is till
He gave bed, hand, m ade candles, when 1 was
he owned 640 acres, one square T ay lo r’s Lundlng.
food ami work to m any of the early only 9 y ears old. T he sun w as my
My m a ilin g lis t is a t
m |le.
se ttle rs, w ent w ith them
and i tim e piece and 1 could tell tim e j
y o u r disposal.
T hat w as the beginning of w hat
• Try Our Luncheonette
helped stake out th e ir claim s. I j i q uite accurately. We parched and
Special prices on
Is now Corbett. About th at tim e a
Cigars, Tobaccos
know th is to be tru e for I had to : ground
i
all our own coffee.' S elf
X m as Candies
Cigarettes
m an by the name of V alentine
w rite out a description of the land sealing
i
ja rs w ere unknow n then
and N uts to
Nuts
Brown locuted on land joining
Soda Fountain
F irs t S tate Bank Building
schools, churches,
futher on the east th a t was later
or phone 1111
lee Cream
OSCAR A. JOH NSO N
lodges, etc.
bought by u Mr. Van Scuyver and
at all times
C heck-imprint Ing
Listing
w as for years known as V an's I
G re sh am P h o n e 2351
Multigraphlng
Printing
Imndlng.
My m em ory takes me back to
about 1868 when I lived with my
fath e r and two bro th ers in th is log !
house. T here w ere no roads, no
schools, no neighbors except a few
old bachelors. W hat little educa
tion 1 got was acquired by a tte n d
Never before have we been
ing school over in W ashington,
able to offer you such a wide line
which w as open for th ree or four
m onths in the sum m er as the roasts
of gift articles as we display for
w ere unfit to travel in the w inter, i
We even then had to walk tw o or
your approval this year.
th ree m iles as they did not ru n free i
school busses in those days.
Until th e coming of the I). W.
You will find in our store
N. the telegruph line ran over '
gifts for every member of the
th e m ountains from T routdale to j
w here C hanticleer Inn now Is.
family from the youngest to the
thence down tile hill past Rooster I
oldest.
Rock and L atourell to Cascade
Locks. A tra il known as the wire
trull was kept open for the con
venience of the man who tended
th e wire.
Joseph L atourell la ter hud a
THERtTOSTA
teleg rap h office In his home. He 1
w as operator, linem an, battery
m an combined. T e'eg iap h tn g was
done not liy sound but by dot and
■ lash mude on tape paper run a u
tom atically through a m achine.
I do not know in what year
Joseph L atourell settled ut Lat-
ourell F alls, but my earliest recol- :
lection w as of going to his house
He had a large log house and It
was a reg u la r stopping place for
tra v e le rs and horn* ‘cokers, as well
as our social ren te r. T hree or
four tim es a year friends would
g ath er th e re for a big dance, l ’eo
pie cam e In row boats front as far
down th e river as Camas, and as
far up a Cascade L inks. Mr. Lat
ourell, who was an expert on the
violin, furnished the music. A big
feed was furnished a t midnight
and the people would often dance
till daylight, as it w as alm ost tin- I
possible to travel on the w ater at
night. We had neither lan tern s,
flashlights or spotlights.
T he m ountain east of th e Sandy
riv e r w as first known as Stagger
weed m ountain, so called from a
plant grow ing th e re that poisoned
A nd irons, F irep la ce Sets, R adios
ca ttle
It was the first thing to
app ear In th e spring and although
not relished by cattle, in th e ir de
sire for som ething green they i
would eat It. A fter eating It they
grew dizzy, would stagger and fall
and unless they received prom pt
atten tio n would die. The younger
generation has tried to m odernise
Gresham, Oregon
the nam e hv vailing it L arkspur* ’
Corbett Pioneer Writes History
of Beginnings of Favored Section
Season’s Greetings to
All My Friends and Patrons
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CHRISTMAS
W on’t be
M ERRY
W ith o u t
CANDY
The Oscarette
Heated Home
Can’t be Beat!
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E. W. Stratton
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