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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."
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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.
"If homes could be invested
with significance, if we could
teach girls that housework is
love made visible, if they could
be taught to regard family meal
hours as high spots of the day,
their boredom might vanish,"
she told the American Home
Economics Association convex
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Dr. and Mrs. William P. Tuck
er and children, Larry and Eliza
beth, from St. Paul, Minn., are
visiting at the home of Dr.
Tucker's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Tucker, 524 West Eleventh
street. They came here follow
ing a month's tour of the south
west, and en route home in late
August, will tour the Puget
Sound area, visiting Mrs. Tuck
er's old home.
Dr. Tucker is professor of po
litical science at Macalester col
lege, St. Paul.
Tour Park
Talent 4 Talent Garden club
women were conducted on a tour
of Lithia park Wednesday and
names of the various trees which
grow there were given the visi-
Nephew of Medford Man
Dies in Auto Accident
Othel O. Dondon, 25, who has
been employed at Kerby as a
logger for about four months,
was killed in an automobile ac
cident between Kerby and fcave
Junction early Friday.
He is a nephew of W. 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.
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A regular business meeting
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