Early Oregon History
Recalled on Birthday
S7 MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN
Hornbrook A bit of early
Abj southern Oregon history
a recalled recently when
2Mrs. Ella Rose observed her
80th birthday anniversary.
Xorit Ella Newcomb on
Say 21, 1878. on the Caldwell
branch at Williams creek, Jo
. 9phine county, she was one
the three children of pio
Mr settlers in that area,
ohn and Eva Caldwell New
cmnb. A brother and sister
were born on the Newcomb
anch at Applegate, near the
Applegate bridge.
A cherished possession of
ffrs. Rose is an account, hand
written by her grandfather,
C. B. Caldwell, of his trip to
Oregon. He made the trip
with his 10-ox team in a com
jeny of emigrants of 125 wa
gons, leaving Lexington, Mo.,
in the spring of 1846, when
he was 19 years of age. A
few days out, the train sep
arated into bands of 25 wa
gons each, as it was found
impossible for all to travel to
gether and make more than
10 miles per day. Near where
Lakeview, Ore., now stands,
the band of which Mr. Cald
well was a member was at
tacked by Indians, and a num
ber of persons were killed, as
well as many oxen. The party
then crossed the mountains
and entered the Rogue valley
near Ashland and started
north. Reaching Grants Pass,
their entire stock of flour and
was exhausted, but they
Ware able to secure enough
moked salmon and meat
from some friendly Indians to
Jteep them going. They ford
ed the Rogue river about two
niles above the present loca
tion ot Or ants .Pass, and on
arriving at what is now Eu
gene, found only one house
The group settled in Polk
ettunty, and the next year
Caldwell went to California
mine quicksilver, it was
Iters that news of the gold ex
citement reached him in 1848,
ttn4 he joined the rush to the
American river. In his first
mt 'weeks of mining, he took'
ut 100 ounces of gold. At
fti time he was called back
to Oregon, and took his gold
With him to Oregon City. He
V credited with being the
tint person to bring Califor
ik gold into the Willamette
talley. The sight of the Cali
fornia gold in Oregon City
caused a stampede to the
southern gold fields, and
Caldwell sold his gold to Dr.
John McLoughlin and joined
the rush again himself. Dr.
McLoughlin was. then operat
ing a store in Oregon City.
He paid Caldwell $11 an
ounce for his gold.
Te Oregon
After several years in Cal
ifornia, mining and operating
different lines of business,
Caldwell returned to Oregon
and settled in Josephine coun
ty on the east fork of Wil
liams creek. Here he once
again returned to his trade of
furniture making a trade he
htd learned as a young man
in Missouri. His turning
lathes, saws and other ma
chinery he brought from San
Francisco, and part of the
power to operate them was
supplied by a water-wheel
which he built in Williams
creek. For many years he
made much of the furniture
for the settlers of southern
Oregon and northern California.
He continued to operate his
factory for 3C years, until the
advent of the Southern Pa
cific railroad into the terri
tory made it possible for
cheaper goods to be shipped
in, and he could not meet the
competition. A yellowed and
crumbling clipping from the
Oregon Daily Journal, Port
land, for February 13, 1912,
carries a reproduction of a
photograph of Mr. Caldwell,
men bo years oi age, ana in
a story entitled "This Man
Has Spent 66 Years in Ore
gon" recounts this story as
told by him and is treasured
by Mrs. Rose and kept in her
family Bible. ,
As a young girl, Mrs. Rose
worked for several families in
Medford, one of them being
that of George White, then
the prosecuting attorney. Her
husband, the late Charles
Rose, also was born on Wil
liams creek, and he and his
bride were married there in
1899. The family moved to
Hilts in 1919, where he work
ed until he became ill and
they moved to the Hornbrook
area and worked on a ranch
for several years. They moved
into town in 1942. Mr. Rose
passed away in August of
1952.
Mrs., Rose's five children
and 12 grandchildren were
present for her birthday
party. They are Mr. and Mrs.
Courtland Rose and three
children of Ashland, Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Rose and three sons
of Grenada, Calif., Mr. and
Mrs. B. Cavin and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Gino Trinca and
three children, and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Vieira and two chil
dren, all of Hilts. An adopted
son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Rose of Areata, Calif.,
also were here, as were a
grandson, Leslie Boardman,
and Mrs. Boardman of Med
ford, a cousin, Mrs.' Minnie
Howell and her son of Santa
Cruz, Calif., and her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Edith Newcomb of
Ashland.
During the day, numerous
friends and neighbors called
on her. Mrs. Rose has a phil
osophy of life which is exem
plified by the fact that, be
sides raising her own chil
dren, she opened her home
and her heart over the years
to nine homeless children,
who still call her "Mom."
NOT WOMEN DRIVERS
Chesterfield, England
(UPI) Drivers of two police
cars staging ' a road safety
demonstration before 8,000
persons were unhurt Tuesday
when their autos crashed
headon.
Christian Life
Said Not Funny .
San Francisco (UPI)
Billy Graham told 15,000 per
sons at the Cow Palace Tues
day night that the Christian
life is a life of rejoicing "but
it is not a joke."
"It is not a joke," the evan
gelist said, "because you only
can enter the Christian life
after being convicted of your
sins by the Holy Spirit."
He said millions of Ameri
cans are lying to the Holy
Spirit by pretending to be
something they are not.
Earlier in the day, a crowd
of 12,000 persons turned out
in City Hall Plaza at Oakland
to observe "Billy Graham
Day." The evangelist said they
were all sinners."
"Too many of us try o sub
stitute tranquilizers, liquor
and night clubs for religion,"
Graham said. "We hear the
excuse that the church is not
perfect. . . This is true, but
the church is the greatest
moral influence in any community."
irl Scouts
Take Hike i
Eighth grade Girl Scouts of
Troop 17, Hedrick Junior
High school and Troop 158,
McLoughlin Junior High
school, with their leaders,
Mrs. Jerry Gastineau and Mrs.
Maurice Ritchey, and "camp
dad," Maurice Ritchey, hiked
up to Tallowbox Lookout Sat
urday, May 17, following an
overnight camp at Star Gulch-
Sulphur Springs.
Following the posting of the
flag, three tents were pitched
by the girls, while "hobo"
stews were cooking. After ex
ploring and playing ball, the
scouts enjoyed a campfire pro
gram, with singing and im
promptu skits. Mr. Ritchey in
structed the girls in the care
of lanterns.
Doughnuts were made and
eaten before bedtime and
"taps."
An early morning walk was
followed by a campfire break
fast. After the tents and gear
were packed the hike to the
lookout began. On the way
the girls identified more than
40 different trees and wild
plants, reaching the lookout
just before noon. Sack lunches
were eaten and some of the
girls took snapshots.
Girl Scouts included Jill
Barnes, Sherrill Bledsoe, Sun
ny Gastineau, Diane Jore, Di
ana" Hiatt, Anita Ritchey,
Roseann Warren, Lynn Peter
son, Marilyn Harwood, Ruth
Milligan, Jeanette Simons, Ja
nette Jones and Loleta Suttell.
Ellen Montgomery, Mary
Dodge and Mrs. Dodge Joined
the group Saturday morning.
These two troops will form
one Senior. Scout troop and
are interested in being Ranger
Scouts.
Any one of 72,000 docu
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can be found in seconds by a
new machine.
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Pre-School Clinic Set
By BETTE HOSKINS
Jacksonville A pre-school
clinic will be held in the Jack
sonville school Wednesday,
June 4, from 9:15 a.m. until
noon and from 1 until 3:30
p.m. Children who plan to
enter the first grade at Jack
sonville in September, are eli
gible to attend. Immunization
will be offered. Dr. A. E. Mer
kel, county health physician,
will be the examining doctor.
Francis Guidry, grade school
principal, has announced that
promotion exercises for the
eighth grade will be held May
29 at 1 p.m. at the Jackson
ville High school gymnasium.
Jacksonville schools will be
out on June 2.
Jacksonville Garden club
met at the Community hall
May 22 with 13 members pres
ent. Business was discussed
and reports made. Mrs. R. T.
Nichols, installed the follow
ing new officers: Mrs. Harold
Reed, president; Mrs. D.ee
Hendrickson, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Lance Offenbacher,
second vice president; Miss
Claire Hanley, secretary; Mrs.
Paul Godward, treasurer; Mrs.
James Nobel, historian; and
Mrs. R. J. Tetreault, librarian.
Hostesses for the meeting
were Mrs. Gertrude Winning
ham and Mrs. Marge Merro.
Mrs. L. Luy and Mrs. Edna
Evans poured.
The June meeting will be
held at the home of Miss
Claire Hanley and will honor
the newly installed officers.
Two members ill from recent
accidents, Mrs. Rita Burch
and Mrs. Leonard McKee,
were reported to be improv
ing and at home.
Mrs. John Caird left this
week for Chicago where she
will visit her sister and father,
who is ill.
Irving Pramberg of Con
cord, Calif., was a recent over
night guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kenner
ley. Pramberg purchased a
service station, store and re
sort near Tiller and will move
from California and take pos
session the first of June. He
and Mrs. Kennerley are cousins.
Mr. ; and i Mrs. Bernard
Dressier and family of Idle
wild, spent a recent week end
at the home of Mrs. Pearl
Jordon.
Mrs. Bessie Mitchell is re
covering from major surgery
in April. Staying with her
daughter. Doris, was another
daughter, Mrs. Jerry Gleaves,
and sons. Dave and Mark, of
Seattle, Wash.
A new patient at the Mitch
ell sanitarium is Mrs. Louise
Vernon of the Berrydale dis
trict near Medford.
Frank Vincent, a long-time
patient at the sanitarium, re
cently moved to the farm
home in Talent.
Bob Mitchell and children,
Sharon, Kathy and Danny,
spent last week visiting in Ta
coma, Wash.
A recital by piano and
organ pupils of Mrs. W. H.
Kennerley was held recently
at Jacksonville High school.
An organ was loaned through
courtesy of J. H. Lusk Piano
company, Medford.
Pupils participating in the
program were Charles Wall,
Pixie Graham, June Lee Hen
dry, Mindy Hackett, David
Legg, Paula Scott, Shelley
White, Curtis Offenbacher,
David Palmer, Gladys Davis,
Susan Davis, Kathy McCor
mack, Janet Speer, Kathaleen
Dowell, Cheryl Stewart, Con
nie Lou Stalcup, Gayle Offen
bacher, Kathy Sanford, Judy
Vmimans Marv Ann Cantrell,
Nancy Zimmerman, Mike
Smith, Janet Bartoiomei, Mar
gie Beiau ana bona x Is
lington.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Critser
of Newport were callers at the
Warren Hazen home last Sat
urday. ,
Funeral services were held
at St. Joseph's Catholic church
here last week for Mrs. Jo
sephine Ly tie, daughter of a
pioneer Jacksonville family,
hn died in Portland recently.
She was a member of the Jo- j
spoh Wetterer family. Wet-
terer oDerated a brewery here
for many years. She is sur-
vived by one aaugmer, ne
giene Lytle, of Portland. Miss
Lytle was a guest of Mrs. Ade
laide Shannon while here, for
the services.
Mrs. Jean Hewlett and
daughter, Holly, have, re
turned from a recent vaca
tion in Moro, where they vis-
'.furs:
Repairing and Relining
Cleaning and Glazing
Restyling
Frances9 Furs
610 Valley View
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ited Mr. and Mrs. Bob Belshe.
They ;also visited Mrs. Hew
lett's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Haan,
in Clarkston, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Goettling
are recovering at home this
week from an automobile ac
cident near Susanville, Calif.,
last week. .
Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Hos
kins returned Friday from a
trip to Blackfoot, Ida., where
they visited Hoskins' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hoskins,
and other relatives.
On Sunday, May 25, the an
nual Winningham family pic
nic was held at McKee bridge.
There were 80 family mem
bers present, the largest group
gathered together for some
time. It was announced that
the annual potluck Winning
ham gathering would be held
next year on Father's Day at
the same -location.
Mines in the United States
have the capacity to produce
as much as 700 tons of coal a
minute around the clock.
Brake Failure
Blamed for Crash -
Ontario (UPI) Air brake
failure was blamed today on
the crash of a passenger coach
into the wall of the Union Pa
cific freight depot here Tues
day afternoon. The coach was
empty.
The accident caused about
$2000 damage. No injuries
were reported.
Norman Towne, UP freight
agent, said the mishap oc
curred when an engine
switched onto the car to pick
it up for the day's run to
Burns, and the brakes failed.
Ties were snapped, rails
were twisted and broken and
a steel-reinforced concrete
bumper at the end of the sid
ing was crushed when the car
derailed.
Strawberry Pickers
Get Urgent OH
Gresham (UPI) A call for
more strawberry pickers was
made by growers today be
cause of ripening crops. Pick
ers were getting about 4 cents
a pound.
Dr. Merkel Warns
About Swimming
Summer weather brings its
problems, and among thenis
the lure of the "oV swimmm'
hole," Dr. A. E. Merkel, Jack
son county health officer, re
minded today.
It . is not safe to swim in
irrigation canals or in ponds
or reservoirs fed by such ca
nals, because of the danger
of contaminated water, Dr.
Merkel said. He added that
the public pools are properly
supervised and must meet rig
id sanitation requirements, as
well as the indoor pool at the
YMCA.
Public pools in the area are
those in the city park in Med
ford and at Jackson Hot
Springs and Twin Plunges, in
Ashland.
Numerous drownings have
occurred over the years in un
supervised ponds and canals,
Dr. Merkel warned.
MAIL TRIBUNE, MedW, Oregon, Wednesday, May 28, 19SS S
T7omook YMCA Man
. Tillamook (UPI) John
Gardner, general secretary of
the Tillamook YMCA, has
been named to a three-year
term on the YMCA's National
Council. He is one of 18 na
tional councilmen selected an
nually. Gardner represents the
Northwest area including Ore-
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T. Cram, 59, Portland attor
ney, died in a local hospital
Tuesday - from' complications
fololwing an attack of pneumonia.
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