"Last week's photo, left, was a stumper for most local historians, though Flora Moynihan of Maupin (Oregon) knew that the name we erased was B.D. Fraley and that the shop was located in Maupin. We did miss one correct contributor from the previous week. Joe George wrote that Ezra Meeker returned to The Dalles later and rededicated the stone in City Park in 1919 or 1920. George writes, "I, as a boy of 4 or 5 attended the meeting at the city park. I remember the tall bony man with the white hair and chin whiskers. He was introduced by Circuit Judge Fred Wilson and Ed Kurtz, for whom Kurtz Gymnasium was named" The Dalles Chronicle March 3, 2002 Written permission to reprint History Mystery article given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.

B.D. Fraley was Benjamin Daniel Fraley, my first cousin twice removed. Originally a blacksmith like his father (O.M. Fraley of Grass Valley), Ben ran the first auto service and gas station in Maupin. He died in 1972 at age 87. I did not see the picture, but I certainly would like to. Kevin Fraley Swimref@cmc.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Wasser" <petew@netcnct.net> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: [OREGON] History Mystery Photo > "Last week's photo, left, was a stumper for most local historians, > though Flora Moynihan of Maupin (Oregon) knew that the name we erased > was B.D. Fraley and that the shop was located in Maupin. > We did miss one correct contributor from the previous week. Joe > George wrote that Ezra Meeker returned to The Dalles later and > rededicated the stone in City Park in 1919 or 1920. George writes, "I, > as a boy of 4 or 5 attended the meeting at the city park. I remember the > tall bony man with the white hair and chin whiskers. He was introduced > by Circuit Judge Fred Wilson and Ed Kurtz, for whom Kurtz Gymnasium was > named" > > The Dalles Chronicle March 3, 2002 > > Written permission to reprint History Mystery article given by The > Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. > > Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser. > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > Oregon Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >