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IkrEDFORB MAIL-TRTBTJXE. rEDFORD. OKEGOX. PRID'AY. "AUGUST 28. 3938. PAGE FIVE J CALLED BY DEATH; FIOMNEER Survivor of Lost Immigrant Train of 1853 Supcumbs in 87th Year at Home of Daughter; Noted Rancher John N. Hockersmlth, Jackson county resident for the past 71 years and survivor of the lost Immigrant train of 1853, died yesterday noon at , the home of his daughter. Mrs. L. A. Rose, 429 South Front street. He was in his 87th year. He was a tired farmer and stockman. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Perl chapel. The Rev. D. B. Millard will officiate. Interment will be In the Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery. Mr. Hockersmlth Is survived by four children) Mrs. L. A. Rose, Mrs. Alice Turpi n, Charles Hockersmlth and Ivan Hockersmlth; a sister, Mrs. H. H. Tay lor: and six grandchildren, all of whom reside here. Born In Iowa. - Mr. Hockersmlth was born In Davis county, Iowa, on December 37, 1849. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Hockersmlth, left Iowa by Immigrant train In 1853 when John was four years old. After many privations the family reached Eugene and eventually penetrated through the primitive country to southern Oregon. With his brothers and sisters. John Hockersmlth attended publlo schools in Jackson county. On April 18, 1876, he was united In marriage to Viola Stewart, Two children were born of the union, both of whom are dead His wife died In 1878. in 1880 he was married to Rebecca Stewart, sis ter of his first wife. Five children were born of the union. Artistic Sprays, Baskets and Fu neral Designs. Cactus Novelties, Blooming Plants and Ferni. ' Meyer Greenhouses Phone 184 Franqnett at 14th Mr. Hockersmlth and his parents were members of that stalwart band of pioneers who set out to cross the great plains and mountains In the face of overwhelming odds. After many hazardous experiences, fraught with grief, the party was rescued Just as starvation seemed certain doom. Told by Mother. John was too young to remember most of the experiences of the lost Immigrant train, but the thrilling tale of the brave Journey was re counted many times by his mother as she reared her son to young man hood. , Thus his young memory of the momentous Journey was refreshed until it left an indelible Impression. In an Interview a few years ago. Mr. Hockersmlth recalled the long, tedious, dangerous trek across the plains and through the foreboding mountain passes. The Immigrant band, he related, wandered aimlessly through the sagebrush of eastern Ore gon In search of the luscious country farther west until aid was brought. Just prior to starvation, from the three homes that then comprised Eugene. The wandering, half-sick, half- delirious band had lived on "Immi grant beef" alone until scouts had carried news of Its plight to Eugene, Mr. Hockersmlth recounted. Immi grant beef, he explained, was oxen laken from the train when there was nothing else left to eat. No Medford Then. .."You see," he said, "the band tried to take the cut-off to Lane county, sot lost in eastern Oregon and was wm to perishing when some of the men too- the trail ana found Eugene. Enlisting help, they returned with pack train and food. "AU I remember myself la that e crossed the plains. Tne est of ie story my mother told me. We drossed the McKenzle river 37 times getting into Eugone. We had to hitch the oxen behind the wagons to let them down to the river. Indians were very numerous but peaceful Someone had to stand guard at night but we didn't have to fight, except i.galnst nature and starvation. "There wasn't any Medford when 'we arrived here," Mr. Hockersmlth continued, "but there was a Jackson- ,ville, and a roaring one. It doesn't seem like the same town today. I remember when you could see $20 gold pieces piled a foot high on the bar. . Gambling was wide open and anyone with money was permitted to play. But for all that there wasn't so much boozing then as there Is now and dances were decorous and very enjoyable. I went to lota of them." - Mr. Hockersmlth used to ride after stock but he once confessed he was rot "much of a buckaroo." He set tled down to farming and stock rais ing and became one of the most prominent agriculturists in the Rogue river valley. Pine Shipments Advance In Week PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28. (AP) New business slumped sharply, while shipments and production forged ahead In the week ending August 23. compared to the previous week, the Western Pine association said today In a survey of the industry. Orders, totaling 71.543.000 feet. were nearly 8,000,000 feet under the preceding week, while shipments at 73.454,000 feet were nearly 7,000.000 feet above the previous week, and production, at 85.326.000 feet, was up more than 6,000.000 feet. Meteorological Report August 38, 1026 Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer tonight; cooler Saturday, Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 99; lowest, 66. Total monthly precipitation, none; deficiency for the month, 0.30 of an Inch. Total precipitation since Sep tember 1, 1935, 21.34 inches. Excess for the season, 8.24 Inches. Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yes terday, 12 per cent; 6 a. m. today, 64 per cent. Sunrise tomorrow, 5:33 a. m. Sunset tomorrow, 6:50 p. m. Observations Taken at 5 A. M., 130th Meridian Time I ill II Sh S S So ?H BE r p r Boise 102 54 .... Clear Boston ........ 73 54 .... Clear Chicago - 76 70 .50 Cloudy Denver . 74 68 T, Cloudy Eureka 58 .... u Helena 76 48 Clear Los Angelea ... 84 64 ,. Cloudy MEDFORD 86 53 .... Clear New York .. 74 58 .... Clear Omaha 100 66 .48 Cloudy Phoenix 102 84 .... Cloudy Portland 90 64 P. Cdy. Reno .... 84 53 .... Clear Roscburg ' 98 64 . Clear Salt Lake City .... 80 48 .. Clear San Francisco 63 64 .... Cloudy Seattle .. 78 60 Clear Spokane . 84 60 , Clear Walla Walla 88 60 .... Clear Washington. D.C. 78 68 .04 Cloudy L RECORD IS SEEN AT CRATER LAKE CRATER LAKE. ( Spl .) Travel for the current season has reached the 135,000 mark, continuing an 80 per cent Increase over 1935, with all In dications a new attendance record will be set In 1936. The present fig ure exceeds all season totals since 1931 and is ahead of 1931 travel foi this time of the year. California from day to day during the summer is 50 per cent ahead ot Oregon in first entry cars and has a substantial lead over Oregon for the total number of cars arriving. Travel from middle western and eastern states is remaining consistent, with New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Pennsylvania particularly well rep resented. By entrances, August 19, travel figures were: South, 14,851 cars, 48,- 953 persons: west, 15.980 cars. 51,631 persons; east, 4105 cars, 12,459 per sons; north, 5527 cars, 18.055 persons. Average Sunday attendance Is 3t30Q and on week days, 1600. All park concessions and govern ment services are in complete oper ation, including guided field trips, boat excursions, lodge, dining room, cafeteria, cabins, store, postofflce, transportation and campground fa cilities. Approach roads from Klamath Falls. Medford, Bend and Diamond Lake are in good condition. Out side of some construction, which causes no Inconvenience to motor ists, the rim road, a portion of which is now hard surfaced, Is open to traffic. Over 2500 persons have visited the Watchman observation station on the first high point on the west rim of the lake, 2000 feet above the water. This Is a substantial Increase over 1935. The observation station, which also serves as a fire lookout, provides a complete panorama of the lake and thousands of acres of forest lands as far as the eye can cee. It Is reached as a result of a 15-mlnute walk from the rim road, and is es pecially popular with sunset visitors. The beauty ot the end of a moun tain day la unsurpassed from this vantage point, especially when the sky la cloud -flecked. Catcher Recuperating Closing time tor Too Late to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p. m. Bill DoLancey, star catcher for the St, Loul, Cardinals last year, la gradually regaining his health In the sunshine at Phoenix, Arli. De Lancey was brought to Arizona on a stretcher last winter. (Associated Press Photo OF CORVALLIS. Ore.. Aug. 38. (AP) Mrs. Clark P, Terwllllger, a cottage matron at the W. C. T. U. home three miles east of here, was Instantly kill ed last night when struck by a car. Mrs. Terwllllger, believed to be about 60. was hit when she stepped from behind a bus from which ,sho had Just alighted. The accident occurred in front of the home on the Albany Corvaltls highway. Vern J. Peek, Salem, Identified by police as driver of the car, was not held and It was not known whether or not there would be an inquest. FOR PERSONAL LOANS OF ALL KINDS. W. E. Thomas. 45 S. Central. BY (Continued from Pase One) PORTLAND WILL VOTE E DISPOSAL with word from Hong Kong to Shanghai that a band of 18 notorious pirates had been seen. Those outlaws, it was believed, were members of the band that attacked the luxurious British steamer Tung- chow February 1, 1935, with 75 school children aboard. A Russian guard, part of the per manent patrol ships maintained in the China seas, and a member of the crew wexo killed in the fighting as the brigands looted that ship. Svstematlrally Looted For three days the ship and pas sengers members of the China In land Mission were held Incommuni cado white the pirates systematically gathered their loot. Efforts to reach the ship by radio were futile. The pirate painted the funnel to wipe out Identifying marks and also painted the Japanese name Toa Maru on the Tungshow's sides. When the raid was virtually completed, a Brit ish airplane discovered the ship and the plrats hastily fled while the child passengers cheered. The looting of the British steamer Shuntlen off the Shantung coast, however, was probably the most dar ing and wholesale pillage In the re cent history of Chinese shipping. The ship, new on the China coast and the pride of the fleet, left Tientsin for Shantung ports and Shanghai in June, 1934. Off the Shantung coast, near the mouth of the Yellow river, 43 pirates who had boarded the craft at Tlctnsin In the guise of passengers, easily took over the boat. With unlimited arms, they held the passengers and crew at bay while they steered for a cove where confederates waited. There they ransacked the ship and passengers, chose likely prospects for ransom and escaped up the Yellow river with six British, 20 Chinese and a Japanese prisoner. PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 28. (AP) Commissioner Bean's pay-as-you-go sewage disposal plan was placed on the ballot yesterday by the city coun cil. The plan, which calls for a 10-year construction protrram to be financed by sewer isers, involves an expendi ture of about t5.000.000. Average cost to water users will be about 23 cents a month. It was estimated that the new plan would cost about $4,000,000 less than the 28-year program adopted in 1933, calling for Issuance of $6,000,000 worth of bonds. Ose Mall Trloune want ads. Youre happier witn unsurpassed 3-DAY CELEBRATION LAKE O' WOODS, Sunday and Labor Day. Boat-racing, swimming, water (porta. Boats, Dancing, Cabin facilities for week-end parties. Buckingham's loe Cream, Candy St Party Specula The Crest. 230 8- Cent "Home of Good Meats. Swift's Gov't Inspected Meats" To jet the best YOU itBlt visit the Liberty Market, first. 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