Wm. Billy’ Stitt
Re-talls Past
5—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
December 21, 1950
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Gates — William (Billy) Stitt, 82,
I and one of the oldest citizens of Gates,
tells many tales of the early’ days.
He left Missouri by covered wagon
Some of those musician,
musicians on nly
my
at the age of six, for Colorado. An
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show are pretty high-tonv Every
uncle, Henry Harris, who had com
Monday night one of them takes
pleted one trip west by ox-team, re
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and PUZZLES
a taxi to Carnegie Hall—then he
turned to Colorado and organized a
slips his violin into a paper bag
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wagon train of thirty wagons. Pen
and sneaks over to this studio.
delton was their destination.
Billy
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was sixteen at this time. His parents
I hear that song, “Good Night,
soon located a homestead near what
Irene, ’ is still going strong. It
H. O. Model Railroading
is now Condon, Ore.
At that time
looks like they're having as much
Equipment
their nearest trading post was The
trouble getting Irene to go home
Dalles.
as they had getting Chloe out of
the swamp
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Billy became interested in a pack
train, that operated over what later
I get a lot of fan mail from people
became the Minto Trail, carrying sup
who don't know very much about
plies from the vicinity of Gates to
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television. For instance, they ask
the eastern Oregon sheep camps. It
me the difference between a kine
was at Gates that he met and married
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scope and a “live" show. Catch
Alice Hesseman and established a
me some time and you'll know_
home in eastern Oregon.
on a kinescope I’m dead. I look
He tells of an incident that hap-
like the ads that say, ’Don't let
pened at one time when he was
this happen to you." In fact, some
camped at Marion Lake: A band of
of my friends thought I was a
Indians came across the trail from
preview of the Fred Allen show
eastern Oregon and camped at Marion
As the dog said to the leader of
Lake also.
Someone asked one of
the flea circus. “I can’t carry the
the Indians, who could talk enough
show alone."
to be understood, what he had come
for. The Indian grunted, “Me fish’’.
Lying will always get you in
The whites had understood that
trouble. I lied once so I could get
there were no fish in Marion Lake.
into the National Guard. I told
When the Indians started to fish,
them I was seventeen when I was
jokesters slipped around in the brush
really fifteen. So now I'm sixty
so they could watch the Indians get
when I’m really only thirty-one.
fooled and then give them the horse
laugh.
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There was no horse laugh. The In
dians began pulling out one beautiful
trout after another. Very soon every
body was fishing and catching trout
with gusto.
Gates became increasingly attrac
tive to Billy. He loaded his wife, |
children and all his belongings onto
The secretary of state’s traffic
his pack horses," came across the safety division joined the state high
Minto Trail once more and then home way commission today in warning
steaded across the river from Gates Oregon motorists of danger ahead
in Linn county.
when a flashing blue light is seen on
He moved with his family to his wintry highways.
present residence in Gates shortly
The blue light, the division said,
before the twenties. Now Mr. Stitt signals that snow plowing and sand
has become one interesting part of ing equipment is at work and that
Gates everyone likes.
drivers should proceed with extra
caution. Such equipment may be en
countered at any time in mountain
areas during the winter months.
Vehicles displaying the blue light
should be given the right of way,
the division said, and no attempt to
pass should be made in flying snow
Santiam Aerie No. 2745 Fraternal while the big rotary plows are in
Order of Eagles in Detroit sponsors operation. Highway department of
a New Year’s Eve dance, Dec. 30, in ficial* said most mishaps involving
Stayton, Oregon
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the Eagles hall in Detroit, Barney snow removal equipment occur when
Oliver, president, announced this 'motorists overdrive visibility and road
'conditions, failing to stop or slow
week.
The Santiam Aerie held a benefit down in time to avoid a collision.
dance for the Damon Runyan Cancer
fund recently in Detroit. For Christ
mas, the Detroit Eagles are treating
local kiddies to a free movie in the j
Detroit theatre.
The Christmas treat for the young
sters carries out part of the program
outlined for the group by state Aeries’ j
president. Roy Jewell, of The Dalles,
during his recent official visit to the
Santiam Aerie, Mr. Oliver inferred.
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Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon
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Christmas
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and
Happy
New Year
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To greet you ot Christmas and with
Sincere Thanks
for your Patronage, Friendship and
Good Will.
M. G. & li. M. Brassfield
The MILL CITY EMERPRISE
and Staff
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