Bybee-Howell House Opening
Set August 20-21 on Island
A preview of the restored Bybee-
Howell House on Sauvie Island,
a century old home once one of
the Oregon Territory’s great farm
houses, will be held Saturday and
Sunday, August 20 and 21, in con
junction with a country fair spon-
sord jointly by th Oregon His
torical Society and the American
Institute of Interior Designers,
Oregon district chapter.
Donation of a dollar or more
will be the only ticket needed to
be among the first to inspect the
historic house, faithfully restored
by many volunteers and decorated
with fine furniture and fabrics of
the pre-Civil War period. All do
nations and proceeds of country
fair sales of items from home
made preserves to objects of art
will go into the Bybee-Howell
Larson Reunion
At Hillsboro
House Restoration Fund.
Built in 1856 as the pride of a
Kentuckian who became one of
Multnomah county’s first commis
sioners, the nine-room dwelling
was one of the great houses of
Oregon in the Civil War period.
James F. Bybee and his wife Jul
ia built it, but sold it to their
neighbor, Dr. Benjamin HoweU, in
1858. Descendants of Dr. Howell
and his wife Elizabeth lived there
until 1961, when Multnomah coun
ty bought the house, by then grown
ramshackle and bramble-covered,
to preserve it as a historic land
mark.
The Oregon Historical Society
has directed the restoration pro
ject. In carrying it out, the socie
ty has had invaluable volunteer
assistance from residents of Sau
vie Island, the Portland Home
Builders association, the North
west Plaster Bureau, various craft
unions and many individuals and
business firms.
Members of the American In
stitute of Interior Design, Oregon
district chapter, are now working
to return the interior to a condi
tion reminiscent of its first years
of elegance. As the home of a
wealthy man who reportedly made
a fortune in California gold, the
house is believed to have held the
best of fine furniture made in
Oregon during the 1850s as well
as examples of heirloom furni
ture and fabrics emigrants brought
with them across the plains or
had shipped “around the Horn.”
Some of the furniture to be shown
is from the society’s collections
and from Civil War period fur
nishings found in the home at
the time of its acquisition.
In connection with the restora
tion of the Bybee-Howell House,
a New York firm long establish
ed in the field of design of period
fabrics has created a special
Bybee-Howell line of furniture co
vering fabrics. The firm, Brunseh-
wig at Fils, could have been the
supplier of the original fabrics
when the house was new 100 years
ago. The firm ’s historic back
ground has led naturally into its
being consultant on many restora
tions, including work directed by
the Smithsonian Instution.
Hours of the country fair and
preview of the house will be from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. both Saturday
and Sunday, August 20 and 21.
BIRKENFELD — The Larson
family reunion picnic was held
Sunday at the Hillsboro park with
a large number in attendance. A
feature of the day was a pink and
blue shower for Mrs. Fred Larsen
(Katy Nordstrom).
Art Bellingham and Boone John
ston flew their planes to Campbell
River, Vancouver Island where
they spent the week end. Those
going with them were Geo. Belling
ham, Geo. Richardson, Howard
Jones, Jim Bellingham, Lloyd and
A1 Johnston. They did fishing and
had a real nice time. Art flew to
Vancouver, B.C. to see his mother
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. George
Scott, leave for England.
Mrs. E. T. Johnston, Steve and
Jan left for the county fair Wed
nesday. Steve and Jan have ani
mals exhibited. Brian Larsen will
accompany them at the fair.
A pink and blue shower was held
at the Grange hall Monday for
Mrs. Fred Larsen. Hostesses were
Mrs. Ed Berg and Mrs. Phil Lay
man.
Mrs. Flora Lustig spent last
week here visiting relatives the
Larsons and Nordstroms. She left
Sunday for an indefinite stay with
the Everett Johnstons at Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carl spent
one day last week with their dau
ghter, Edna Johnson. They had
planned to stay longer but Mr.
Carl became ill. He is feeling much
better now.
Mrs. Darrell Baker was in Port
land last Tuesday at the home of
August 15, 1966.
her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Parman.
She went after apricots which her Dear Editor:
sister has on her place.
In the following tabulation of the
present traffic across the Rainier-
Longview bridge the statistics
show that the traffic for the first
six months of the year 1966, in
creased approximately 125 percent
over the first six months of 1965.
The traffic for the year 1965 was
RIVERVIEW — Mr. and Mrs. 1,265,600 whereas the traffic for the
Virgil Snook were surprised Satur first six months of the year 1966
day evening when family members is 1,096,050.
arrived with refreshments to cele
Those figures amply demonstrate
brate their 40th wedding anniver that the section of highway be
sary. As a gift from the various tween Oregon state highwav at the
members of the family, they were mouth of Oak Ranch Creek and
presented with a food freezer. Rainier should be made a ->art of
Present for the evening were Rus the Oregon highway system and
sell Snook and three children of improved to care for this increas
Cornelius, Mr. and Mrs. Ken J a ed traffic.
cobs and five children of Yacolt,
Rainier-Longview Bridge Traffic
Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Joe For First Six Months of 1966.
Snook and five children, Mr. and
January, 152,900 month, 5,518
Mrs. Lewis Morgan of Portland, ave. per day; February, 154,510
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Parcell and month, 5,518 ave. per day; March,
two sons of Kelso and Mr. and 177,200 month, 5,716 ave. per day;
Mrs. Everett Brown and three April, 194,810 month, 6,494 ave. per
children.
day; May, 204,060 month, 6,583 ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cline arran per day; June, 212,580 month,
ged for the annual picnic for her 7,086 ave. per day. July tabulations
family which was held Sunday at not compiled as yet.
the Anderson Park. There were 38
Respectfully submitted,
in attendance from Seaside, Goble,
Lester Sheeley
Clatskanie, St. Helens and Port
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Lloyd and
grandsons Tony and Nicky Gard
ner of Auburn, Washington spent
the week at the home of their
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Eckland.
In celebration of her tenth birth
day, Melody Strong entertained a
few of her friends Friday. They en
joyed a swim time and then went
to th° Strong home for games and
no further for savings
refreshments. Guests were Vickie
May, Sandra Tupper, Beth Ann
on your auto insurance.
Michener, Debbie Hudson and
Holly Lara. Also attending were
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Visiting Mrs. Tina Steinhauer
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over the week end were her broth
We can show you
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Kenneth Steinhauer of Eugene.
See us today!
They attended the Cannon Beach
conference Sunday.
Letter To The Editor
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