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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1955)
G 0 0 03 to SIX MDrOa (OMGOM) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, August 7, 195S Early, Days Recalled On Ninetieth Birthday About 50 persons called last Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brandon, 211 North Ivy street, in observance of Mr. Brandon's 90th birthday anniversary. Hostesses for the event were their daughters, Mrs. George Van Fleet, here from Austin, Tex., lor the occasion, and Mrs. C. A. Tingleaf. Mr. Brandon, a resident of Medford for 47 years, has been a merchant, flour miller and In recent yean an amateur his torical writer. . He was born in Knoxville, Calif., in 1865 and moved here in 1908. On September 24, 1399 he was married at Merrill, to Miss Martha Ann Whitney, daughter of a pioneer couple, Tdr. and Mrs. Elkany Whitney, who homesteaded on the banks of Lost river at Tulelake. Mrs. Brandon was born Dec. 20, 1880 on ihe homestead. Mr. Brandon first came to this area with his family in 1878 from Santa Monica, Calif., when he was 13 years old, when they moved to Jacksonville. Later they moved to Ashland and on August 15, 1885, Mr. Brandon resigned his position as night miller at the Ashland flouring mills and left for Klamath Falls to accept a position in a new flour mill built and owned by the late Thomas Martin. He was then a resident of Klamath coun ty for 23 years. He recalls the town of Link ville, now Klamath Falls, and the basin as it appeared in 1885, covered with sagebrush. "In those days- the basin was wild and wooly, and night howls of the coyotes at first were fright ening. Later their howls were music that would lull one to sleep," Mr. Brandon states. "All was not milk and honey," he' further explain?. "There were good times and hard times, yet there was a fascination about the Klamath basin. At that time Klamath county was open range for stock. Settlers were horse and cattle raisers, few and far between. Their holdings prin cipally were fat cattle and $20 gold pieces. "In 1894 Martin and Brandon built the Merrill flour mill. N. S. Merrill donated five acres of land for the mill. Mr. Martin was in favor of naming the town Merrill, and I too favored it. Thomas Martin actually did name the town, and in 1903 I was appointed postmaster of Merrill, the post office being located in Ihe general merchan dise store, where I was mana ger and a stockholder. In 1905 I sold my interest in the Martin and Brandon flour mill to the Martin Brothers Milling com pany. In 1906 I resigned as post master in favor of George Wil son. In 1907 I sold my shares of stock in the Whitney Mercan tile company to W. P. Whitney." "We had three children, Eu nice, Ralph and Clarence, and moved to Medford when the big pear boom was on, when the grain fields of the Rogue val ley were being set to pear or chards. We liked the valley then and still do," Mr. Brandon said as he reminisced during his birthday celebration. Mrs. Brandon's family, the Whitneys, lived in a log cabin and arrived at Tulelake in 1872 when the family moved from Cottage Grove to homestead on Lost river. They arrived in July and in November of the same year the Modoc war broke out, Mr. Brandon explains, and the Whitney cabin was only a mile from the fighting. Two Indian fur trappers, friends of the Whit neys, came one night at mid night and told them that the war would start the next day and for the family to stay inside the cabin. "No make smoke, no fire, close window, keep still," Mr. Whitney was advised by the friendly Indians. The cavalry troop of less than 40 men who came to force back the Modocs to the Klamath tribe soon was beaten by the Modocs, Mr. Brandon explained, and cavalry officers dispatched run ners to Ft. Klamath for addi tional help. When Captain Jack, Indian renegade, and his band headed for the Lava beds, they passed within 100 yards of the Whitney cabin and followed the road leading to the stone bridge which crossed Lost river. "They con tinued south to Captain Jack's stronghold and did not molest the Whitney family of three lit tle boys, a baby girl four months old and the mother in prayer," Mr. Brandon continued. Indians did fire bullets occasionally, however, at the cabin as they passed by. Mr. Brandon opened his inter view by saying, "There is an old adage, 'Never look back,' but when you have about reached the end of the road, it is, I believe a good plan to stop and recall the past." - Boredom Causes Family Disruption Says Economist Minneapolis (U.R) Boredom with homemaking is a primary cause of family disruption, says Dr. Jennie I. Rowntree of the home economics school at the University of Washington. 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C Lon don, 1212 Court st., Medford, and had visited in Medford re cently. He was living with his brother, Jim London, Kerby,Q and recently was discharged from the Navy. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. London were to leave here Saturday for Eagletown, Okla., for funeraP services. The young man's body was being returned there for burial. tors. A picnic was held at noon, with a business session following. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Crowl, 120 Almond street, were honored at an cren house July 31 which observed their 55th wed ding anniversary. The Crowls were married July 26, 1903, in El gin, Ore., and came to Medford in 1906. (Landis-Shangle Photo) Open House Celebrates Fifty-Fifth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Crowl, Almond street, observed their 55th wedding anniversary Sun day, July 31, with open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Crowl, 1920 Grandview avenue. The Crowls were married July 26, 1903 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam H. Fields, at Elgin, Ore. Mr. Crowl came to Oregon in 1901 from Indiana. Mrs. Crowl, a native of Paulding county, Ohio, came to Oregon as a child of 10. The couple moved from Elgin to Medford in May, 1906 and they have lived here since. Mr. and Mrs. Crowl have seven children. The sons are Harold E. Crowl, Cave Junction; Cleo A. Crowl, Grants Pass; Delbert L. Crowl, in whose home the party was held, and Donald H. Crowl, who lives with his parents. Their daughters are Mrs. Clifford Peart, 913 South Peach 51 Janney lane, and Mrs. C. street; Mrs. Kenneth Russell, E. Reaves, Wilson road, Central Point. Mr: and Mrs. Crowl have 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr. Crowl has been retired since 1948. Before that time he Center building for many years, was employed by the Medford In the early 1900's he was in the plumbing business in MeTJ ford. Many friends and relatives called on the couple during the open house and refreshments were served. The Rev. and Mrs. Ellmore Gilstrap of the Central Church of Jesus Christ were among the visitors. The Crowls have been members of that church since it was built. Be fore that they attended First Christian church here. During the evening dinner was served to members of the family. For the occasion Mrs. Crowl wore a white and purple sheer print dress and her corsage was of gardenias. The home was decorated with bouquets of sweet peas. Topic Announced For Phoenix Club Phoenix Mrs. A. O. Floyd will speak on "Summer Care of Acid-loving Plants" at the meet ing of the Phoenix Garden club Friday, August 12, at 1 p.m at the Phoenix Community club Hostesses are to be Mrs. W. A Grochocki, Mrs. R. D. Kane and Mrs. Allen Paul. Mrs. Vaughn Quackenbush will bring the arrangement of the month. Singer Arrives To Visit Parents. Miss Jean Farley has arrived in Medford to visit her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Farley, Jacksonville highway, Medford. miss nariey attended summer session at the University of Cali fornia, Los Angeles, working to ward a master's degree in music, September 1 Miss Farley will leave for New York City to enter Columbia university for the fall semester and to further pursue her vocal studies. Temperance Legion To Meet on Tuesday Mrs. E. J. Gilstrap will be the leader for a meeting of a Loyal Temperance Legion session Tues day, August 9, at 2 p.m., at her home, 702, West Fourth street. Two films will be shown. A regular business meeting will precede the films and re freshments will be served during the social hour. One Show Only Each Night At 8:10 P.M. 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