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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 19M
DAN DOTEN, 81-year-old pioneer of the Keno area, has many
an Interesting story to tell of his days as stage driver, post
master and logger. He remembers well a meeting at which
Keno was given its name when he was a boy of 13. Doten now
lives at the Klamath Nursing Home.
KF Nursing Home Residents
Have Common Bond In Age
OLDEST PERSON at the Klamath Nursing Home is Mrs. Pauline
Good, 92, an avid daily reader of the Bible. She was born in
Oslo, Norway and is still able to read well without glasses.
Mrs. Good is almost unable to walk, however, because of
arthritis. She is one of 13 women at the home.
By JOE RIGIiltT
Old age is a disease Uiat spares
no one. Some accept It. Others
light It. And some never know they
have It.
It is the stase in life when the
dreams of the future become
thoughts of the past. This is old
age.
The Klamath County Nursing
Home Is a refuge for those afflict
ed with this malady of time. Its
residents come from all paths of
life to spend their last years. Some
T.-allc in unaided, while others need
crutches. A few are in wheelchairs.
But they all have a common bond.
It is old age.
There are 60 of Ihcni tome
happy, some sad and somo neith
er. They have been loggers, ranch
ers, bartenders, carpenters, poets,
postmasters, ministers, architects
and housewives. Now they eat.
aleep, and talk mostly of the past.
They tell of the big ones that
Rot away,, or arguo over who cut
the most timber, raised the best
crops or worked the longest and
an'! hardest.
Their talk is interesting tulk. be
cause they lived when the past
was present.
Here are such people as Dan
Doten, 81. once a singe driver on
the old Linkvllle-Ashland line; Jo-
aeph Pelzel, 64, a telegraph oper
ator for 40 years; Jim Redden,
49, once one of the oldtime sheep
men In the basin; Frank Pcllett.
89, who wrote enough poetry "to
fill three books." and Pauline Good.
83. an avid daily reader of the
Bible.
"My memory Isn't as good as It
used to be." said Doten as he be
gan a lucid account of his past as
a logger, postmaster and stage
driver. "When I was driving the
stage I used to have an errand
at almost every road and house
on the way. but never carried an
account book."
Doten reminisced about his days
behind the team on the night run
from Linkville (now Klamath
Falls) to Green Springs Mountain.
"I took the night run because
no one else wanted H. I guess I
must have driven the stage for
about 14 years. It was sure bad
at times. You would sink three feet
Into the mud sometimes, and then
there was the snow. But I liked
driving. 1 guess I'd always thought
more of horses than I have of
humans."
He thrn recalled his stint In Ihe
oods near Keno, when ho u.scd to
ride the gravity train down the
slope to the river, dump tho logs,
and pull the cars back up with
horses.
What lie remembered bp;.t was
an episode back when he was about
13 years old. That was the tune
that the town of Keno was given
Its name.
"Cnpt. D. J. Fcree-hc was an
old army man who built the lust
More In Keno had called a meet
ing at his place to decide im a '
name." he said. They had already I
I sent the name Doten. my father's
name, to the government, but this
was turned down because it was
too much like Dayton (another
Oregon town I. So they were try
ing to think of another one, and
were all feeling pretty good thev
pretty near all liked to hit the
bottle In them days when Feree's
dog bounded up on the counter.
His name was Keno. Cant. Feree
Jumped up and said "That's what
we'll name it, Keno.' So they did."
Doten's memory really wasn't
too bad at that.
Pellclt was just across the hall.
He was finishing his meal, and
age hadn't affected his appetite any
more than It had dulled Doten's
memory.
"No, I don't write any more
poetry," he smiled. "Anybody my
age hadn't ought to do anything
like that. Besides, I can't see to
read or write. I don't know how
I ever got started writing, but I
sure did a lot of It."
This Is evidenced by a book of
poems which he had published in
131. Here arc contained 100 pages
nl verse ranging Irom "A Load of
Hay" to "A Small Boy's Trou
bles."
Mnybe the last luur lines of the
foimer express his feelings. They
read:
"For the summer Is gone, bring
ing- autumn instead of the blos
soming: May and June; I'm sitting
alone as Ihe shadows dim and
dreaming of harvest's tune."
Mrs. Good's Bible was sitting
beside her on the bed In her room.
I read It every day." she said.
"Yes, my eyes are still good. I
can read better without my glasses
man I can with them. I have
trouble turning the pages now. be
cause my ai thrills is getting so
bad."
She was born In Oslo, Norway In
1863. She admits that she is get
ting pretty old now, but was still
pretty young at 10. Then she was
able to climb a tree to get her
grandson, who had refused to come
down. A switching was in order
on that occasion.
Now the Bible Is her consola
tion, and she knows that almost
by heart.
These are some of the people In
Ihe care of Air. and Mrs. John
Misller. who manage the home,
and their slaff of 24, half of whom
are nurses.
Over 300 old people come and
go over a year's period, revealed
Mistier. Some of Ihem die, and
others go elsewhere. Death is not
unique at the county home. To
date this year, n have passed
awny.
"Some of tlirin wiinl. In dip "
related Mrs. Mistier, "while others
ate scaled lo death of dying. Most
ol tliem lie quietly and wait.''
This does not mean that every
one Is knocking on death's door,
however. Many are far from It.
One In particular still puts in a
full day ol work on Ihe 10-acre
latin. He is James Kylor, 13. who
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CHECKING ACCOUNTS at the Klamath County Nursing
Home are Mr. and Mrs. John Mistier, managers of the home.
They have charge of over 60 patients, 35 of whom are either
bedridden or in wheelchairs. The Mistlers claim their work is
highly interesting in spite of the occasional "headaches."
helps with the irrigating. His com
ment:
"I wish I hfld n cent for every
Ration nf water I've spilled over
the lipids . . . talk about Rocke
feller." Mistier .said that most of the
other men either can't or don't
want to work.
"They've told me that they have
put in their time, now it's my
turn," he said.
Many chuicii unci civic croups
donate money, equipment, and food
to the home lor the patients. One
woman took four nf them each tinv
for two weeks to diltercni parts
of the area.
Do the patients like their
vironment?
"About 75 per cent of them are
cheerful and think this is a won
derlul place to stay," answered
Mistier.
Perhaps this bit of verse from
the pencil of "Grandpa" Omcu
beig. 81-year-old resident, reflects
their attitudes,
"Tins place is noud enough for
me,
For smilini: faces T do see.
I can k on my merry way.
And have enjoyment every day.'
Legume Crops
Advice Given
Michigan State University scien-;
tists have reported that olouehed-
under lecrume crops sometimes
fertilize soil better than barnyard j
manure.
The scientists said that sweet:
clover ploughed under every two
r.S ITsllItoH In in Inn escarl mn
jerop yield of 23 per cent while
i" lui'-i ui uuuijniu iciuiluur pel
acre every two years increased;
yields only 5 per cent. The two i
" -ne unaer logeiner increased
fytahli 2& per cent,
KID Building
Plans OK'd
By Elmore
Working plans for a new admin
istration building for Klamath Ir
rigation District and for the re
location of Klamath Falls and Tu
lelake project offices for the Bu
reau of Reclamation have been
approved by j. puts Elmore.
Klamath Fails project manager
for the bureau, he said today.
r-.ew KID headquarters will be
built near the C" Canal, some
six miles from downtown Klamath
FpIIs. in addition to an office
building of some 3.000 square feet,
there will be built a warehouse oc
cupying about 2.400 square feet.
Both the office and the warehouse
are presently at the Klamath Falls
airport. The warehouse is to be
moved by November 1 and the
office not later than December 1,
Elmore said. Some shop and ga
rage buildings will also be built
on the property.
The Tulelake Bureau of Recla
mation Ket-up will require consid
erable shop space. There are only
three pumping plants operated by
the Kl.inifiii headquarter:--, but
some 20 will be serviced and
maintained out of the Tulelake of
fices. Currently, there is a small
office at Newell which will be in
corporated in the new arrange
ment. The Klamath Falls Bureau of
Reclamation project office will be
located about one-half mile west of
Klamath Falls municipal airport
at Joe Wright Road and Washburn
Way. The one-story administration
building will occupy about 6.400
square feet, Elmore paid, and will
be of masonry construction.
In addition, two prefabricated
metal buildings are to be located
on the same property. One. 24 x
120 feet, will house a 12-stall ga
rajre. and the other. 20 x 120 feet,
will be for other cars and a stor
age shed.
Elmore said the office of How
ard R. Perrin. Klnmath Falls ar
chitect, is completing the workin?
plans for the bureau's two projeci
offices. The Navy drew plans for
the KID construction. Bids will be
invited for the entire project bv
the p 'blie works officer at the !2th
Naval District in Seattle after fi
nal aimroval has been received.
he said.
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BACK IN 1913 Main Street in Klamath Falls was partly shaded by poplar -trees. Large build
ing in the background is the old Hall Hotel, now the Stevens Hotel, 402 Main Street.
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Truck Line Opens
Office In KF
1 Oakridge - West fir Truck Lines ;
i which is headquartered m Eugene I
. has opened an office in Klam- j
alh Falls, it was disclosed Friday. !
I The new office is located in the j
I 4ero Transit building at 81!
; Broad Street.
' Appointed manager of the firm
j here is Victor Samples who has j
been m the trucking business in
'Klamath Falls lor several years.
The truck line runs from Klain
jath Falls to Eugene, to Oakndge
and to Willamette Valley points.
The firm has been operating
through here for some time with- j
' out a local office.
' Samples lives at 2610 Vander
3nft Avenue with his wile. Geneva i
end 11-year-old daughter, Sharon j
Louise. ;
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Death Claims
E. R. Cardwell
Edward Richard Cardwell, pio
neer Klamath County rancher died
Saturday at, his home at the Stukel
mountain ranch.
Born in Sam s Valley, Jackson
County. April 1, ;8li8, he had
lived in Klamath County 52 years.
Retired in the last lew years.
Mr. Cardwell formerly held large
ranch holdings in the county.
lie was a member of Klamath
Falls Lodge No. 1247. BPOE.
Surviving is his widow. Rose: s
daughter. Mrs. Fay lOple) Wa
ters: and a granddaughter. Rose,
all of Klamath Falls.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Ward's
Klamath Funeral Home with the
Rev. T. P Casey officiating.
Interment wil follow at Klam
ath Memorial Park.
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