This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RAND, RAHM Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/275 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., May 3, 1928, page 1 D.E. RAND DIES SUDDENLY AT BEND Word was received here Tuesday of the sudden death at Bend of D.E. Rand, 52, and member of a pioneer family. He and Mrs. Rand had removed to Bend only three weeks ago. Mr. Rand, who was a member of the staff of the Apple Growers Association in the earlier days of the cooperative, was a son of the late Robert Rand, owner of the Wau-Guin-Guin hotel, which was razed in 1921 to make way for the Columbia Gorge hotel. The body will be returned here for interment. Mr. Rand is survived by two brothers, E.C. and William Rand of Hood River, and a sister, Mrs. Axel N. Rahm of Metzger. The body of Mr. Rand arrived here yesterday. Funeral services will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal church at 1 p.m. today at, Bishop Remington officiating. Interment will follow at Idlewilde cemetery. Mr. Rand was a member of the Elks lodge, members of which will observe the ritualistic services at the grave. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROBBINS, CARLSON, WILOBY, GILLIAM, BENSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/274 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., August 7, 1925, page 9 HARVEY ROBBINS, PIONEER, PASSES The death of Harvey Robbins of Hood River, occurred at Molalla, Ore., on last Sunday, August 2, where he was attending the annual family reunion at his father’s old home farm, now the home of his brother, Oliver Robbins. He was in his eighty-second year, but was unusually strong and active and enjoyed perfect health until the last. He had made his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Carlson, at their handsome residence just west of town, since the death of his wife in 1917. Both Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, nee Miss Perline Wiloby, were pioneers of 1852. Mr. Robbins, was born in Decatur county, Illinois, on December 16, 1833, in came to Oregon when he was eighteen years old, driving a team the entire distance across the plains. There were twenty-one wagons in the train with which he came and they reached Salem in December, near which place Mr. Robbins at once took a homestead. At the outbreak of hostilities among the Rogue River Indians in 1855, he was one of the first volunteers, and again enlisted the next year to serve in the Cayuse war in eastern Oregon and Washington territory. At the close of this war, Mr. Robbins, with two others, was sent to make peace terms with Chief Joseph, the leader of the Indian forces. After his return, his party was ambushed by Indians and he was severely wounded, carrying out the remainder of his life a flint arrow head which broke off in his hip, after passing through his pocketbook and clothes. In 1858 he was married and was the father of seven children, four of whom are living. They are Mrs. Lillie Carlson, of Hood River, J.H. Robbins, of Los Angeles, W.W. Robbins, of Baker and Tom Robbins of Tonapah, Nevada. There are nine grand-children and nine great-grand-children. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Jane Gilliam of Pilot Rock and Mrs. Ella Benson of 69 W. Terry st., Portland as well as the surviving brother, Oliver Robbins of Molalla. His life was likely spent in eastern Oregon mining camps, at one time he owned a train of over 100 pack animals used for transportation from Umatilla to Owyhee, Boise and Pierce City, Idaho. He built the first sawmill in the Blue mountains and was one of the first to engage in quartz mining in Oregon. He was one of the locators of the Monumental mine in Grant county. He lived in the Big Bend country and in Spokane before coming to Hood River. He has been a member of the Masonic order for over fifty years and the funeral took place on Tuesday, at Mollalla, under the auspices of that order. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STEVENS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/273 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 4, 1907, page 2 OBITUARY Harriet N. Stevens was born in Zanesville, Ohio, October 30, 1831, died at Lone Rock, Or., March 30, 1907, aged 75 years and five months. She was married to O.C. Stevens May 2, 1849 in Wethersfield, Ill., and came to The Dalles, Oregon, March 1876, and has made almost continuous residence ever sense. She was a consistent Christian, being a member of the Baptist church for nearly 40 years. She leaves three sons, Charles B., of Lone Rock, Frank B., of Condon, and Alonzo, of Hood River, and eleven grandchildren to mourn her loss. A large concourse of friends and relatives attended the funeral service at The Dalles April 2. She was buried beside her husband in Sunset cemetery. The Daughters of Rebekah conducted the last sad rites. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHOEMAKER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/272 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., May 4, 1922, page 3 J.H. SHOEMAKER PIONEER BURIED SUNDAY Funeral services for Joseph Hamilton Shoemaker, pioneer of Oregon, who came to Pendleton in 1887 and to the Hood River valley in 1889, was held at the Anderson chapel Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Interment followed at Idlewilde cemetery. While Mr. Shoemaker was known to his family and close friends for some time to have suffered from serious illness, news of his death, which occurred Friday morning, came as a shock to the general public. Mr. Shoemaker, aged 75 years, was a native of Illinois. While at Pendleton he was engaged in the implement business. On coming here he purchased considerable acreage in the Barrett district, developed one of the early orchards in that section. Mr. Shoemaker was prominent in the development of the community, having been an organizer of the fruit section’s irrigation plant, later taken over by the Hood River Irrigation District. He retired from active life three years ago, moving to the city. Mr. Shoemaker is survived by his wife and two children, Miss Vernon Shoemaker, of Hood River, and Glenn B. Shoemaker, of Astoria. Kent Shoemaker is a nephew of Mr. Shoemaker. Christian Science funeral services were observed. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SEXTON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/271 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., December 18, 1912, page 6 MRS. F.C. SEXTON While F.C. Sexton of The Dalles was here Thursday inspecting the extensive property interests which he has in this county he received word that Mrs. Sexton had been suddenly stricken with apoplexy. He at once left for The Dalles by automobile but arrived ten minutes after his wife’s death. Mrs. Sexton, who was one of the pioneer women of this section, was born in Kansas, March 7, 1860, being the second white child born in Dickinson county. She was married to F.C. Sexton in 1879. One year later Mr. and Mrs. Sexton came to Oregon taking up their home near the present town of Kingsley, where they resided for 14 years. In 1894, they came to The Dalles, intending to return to Kansas, but the flood and railroad strike of ‘94 abolished traffic temporarily and they remained in that city to reside. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sexton, nine of whom survive. They include Newton Sexton of this place. ---------------------------------------------- The Hood River Glacier, Hood River., OR., December 19, 1912, page 8 MRS. F.C. SEXTON DIES VERY SUDDENLY A phone message notifying him of the serious illness of Mrs. Sexton in The Dalles, F.C. Sexton, accompanied by his son, Newton, securing an automobile from the Fashion Livery Co. hurried to his wife’s bedside last Thursday. Mrs. Sexton, however, expired about ten minutes before his arrival. She was seized with an attack of apoplexy at noon and her death occurred about three o’clock. Mrs. Sexton has many friends here who are grieved at the news of her sudden death. She spent a portion of the summer here on the Sexton ranch on Neal creek. The funeral services were held Saturday. Those in attendance from Hood River were: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Thomsen, Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Krohn and L.J. Heizer. In addition to the son named above, Mrs. Sexton leaves seven surviving other children. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH, SLOCUM, WATT, STEWART, NELSON, RAND Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/270 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 27, 1921, page 1 Includes portrait DEATH COMES TO E.L. SMITH Eventful Career Ends Saturday Mr. Smith, One of the Founders of the Apple Industry, Was One of the Coast’s Prominent Pioneers All places of business were closed from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday while Hood River paid honor to E.L. Smith, Hood River valley’s first citizen, and grand old man, who died at his home Saturday. The Riverside Community church was crowded by residents from all parts of the valley and pioneers from other districts. Rev. W.G. Eliot, pastor of the Church of Our Father in Portland, a friend of nearly 50 years standing, delivered the funeral address. He read a memorial tribute written by his father, Dr. T.L. Eliot, Pastor emeritus of the First Unitarian church, Portland, who was unable to attend the service because of ill health. Rev. W.H. Boddy aided with the service. Mr. Smith was first master of the local Masonic lodge, a Knight Templar and Shrine member. The local lodge of Masons attended in a body, observing ritualistic services. Pallbearers, all members of the lodge, where L.N. Blowers, W.H. Clipping, T.A. Reavis, W.L. Clark, Geo. F. Stranahan and A.J. Derby. Honorary pallbearers, all pioneers of the section, were: S.F. Blythe, C. Dethman, Henry L. Howe, M.D. Odell, Robert Rand, S. Copple, W.J. Baker and A.H. Jewett, of White Salmon, Wash. K.W. Sinclair drove the car containing the active pallbearers to Portland. The body, accompanied by members of the family and friends, was taken to Portland over the Columbia River Highway for cremation. It was the first funeral cortege ever to pass down the Columbia gorge from here. Mr. Smith was born in Vermont, September 17, 1837. While his name is closely linked with the pioneer history of the three Pacific Coast states, California, Oregon and Washington, he is best known in Oregon, having resided with his family in Hood River county since 1876. He planted one of the valley’s first commercial orchards and for years was a leader in establishing the apple industry in the northwest. He was one of the founders and for a number of years president of the Oregon Horticultural Society. His enthusiasm for the local fruit industry won for him the name of “Hood River” Smith. He was a member of the Oregon Commission at the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, N.Y., and had charge of the state’s horticultural exhibits, which received first awards at the international contests there. Mr. Smith was perhaps the last Pacific Coast survivor who attended the Republican convention at Chicago in 1862, when Abraham Lincoln received his first nomination for the presidency. At the time he was a student at Lombard University at Galesburg, Ill., having accompanied Isaac Parker, a young professor of ancient languages called from New England to the middle western institution. He was a great admirer of Lincoln and visited him at his home at Springfield, Ill. Mr. Smith’s wife, Georgiana Slocum, was a fellow Lombard student. Their wedding was set for the morning of March 4, 1861, but at the request of the bridegroom, in order that he and his wife might say that their married life was begun under the administration of Abraham Lincoln, the wedding was postponed until the afternoon. The couple set off immediately for New York City, where they sailed for California via the Isthmus of Panama. They made their way to El Dorado county, where Mr. Smith engaged in min! ing for several years. In 1864 and 65, Mr. Smith was a member of the California general assembly. In 1867 he received appointment as secretary of Washington territory. For the greater part of his term as secretary he was also acting territorial governor. At the expiration of his official duties, Mr. Smith associated with Geo. A. Barnes, a member of the first city council of Portland, and William H. Avery, established the first bank at Olympia. Mr. Smith arrived here with his family on March 1, 1876. He had previously purchased a large acreage in the Frankton district just west of the present town of Hood River. A home had been erected with lumber shipped by boat from Portland. Mr. Smith established the county’s first store, which was later moved to Hood River. Except for a short residence in The Dalles, where he served as a register of the United States Land Office, Mr. Smith resided here continuously after his arrival from Olympia. He was noted as one of the state’s most eloquent public speakers and took a prominent part as Republican leader in state and national politics. In 1889 he was speaker of the lower house of the legislature. He was at one time United States senatorial candidate. Mr. Smith and his family became widely known throughout the Northwest for their interest in civic affairs. Mrs. Smith, who died in 1911, was a leading pioneer in Oregon Women’s Club circles. Her charities among the Indians and unfortunate whites covered a wide area. News of the death of Mr. Smith was received with expressions of sincere grief by the remaining Indians here. Mr. Smith was a close friend of Dr. T.L. Eliot, pastor emeritus of the First Unitarian church of Portland. Formerly the two were accustomed to make excursions of exploration into the surrounding forest wilds. They were members of the party that discovered Lost Lake. It was largely through Mr. Smith’s financial support that a Unitarian church was established here. Mr. and Mrs. Smith donated to Hood River the site of the county’s imposing public library. Mr. Smith is survived by four daughters, Mrs. J.F. Watt and Mrs. William Stewart, of Hood River; and Mrs. J.E. Rand and Mrs. O.J. Nelson, of Portland. Other surviving close relatives are Geo. I Slocum and Roy C. Slocum, the latter of Portland. The funeral was directed by S.E. Bartmess. ----------------------------------------- The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 3, 1921, page 1 COMMENTS ON MR. SMITH No person who came to Oregon after admission of the territory is entitled to the official -- or formal -- designation as a pioneer. This is the rule made by the Oregon Pioneer association, and we have no thought of finding fault with it. There are still living, it is pleasing to recall, many hundreds and even thousands of those early and venturesome emigrants who made their heroic way to the distant northwest, and laid the foundations of a great American commonwealth. It would be a proposal suggestive of profanation if it were to be asked that the bar be lowered so that other useful citizens whose coming was later, be entitled also to the distinction which exclusively belongs to those who came to Oregon when it was a territory. Yet it will not be amiss to say that the late Ezra L. Smith had the stature, and the record of a pioneer. It was impossible to think of him in other aspects. He was clearly a pioneer in Hood River valley and was a great factor in its early development as a prosperous horticultural district. Yet he went there as late as 1876, but a generation and a half ago. In pioneer parlance, forty-four years is not long; but in the life of the individual and the growth of a community it may be it, and it usually is, epochal. It is only within the past twenty years, or even less, that Hood River acquired a national fame for its fruit. Mr. Smith had much to do with it. Ezra L. Smith’s time goes back to Lincoln in Illinois, to civil war times in California, almost to the political beginnings of Washington territory, and to what might be termed the late middle period of Oregon history. So after all he was a good deal of a pioneer. He was conspicuous in civic affairs, and long a prominent figure in the political activities of the state. He had the esteem of his neighbors and the confidence of the public in an uncommon degree. It will not be easy to think of Hood River without Ezra L. Smith. -- Oregonian. ------------ In the death of E.L. Smith, which occurred at Hood River, on last Saturday, one of the best known horticulturists of the early days passed out. -- Newberg graphic. ------------------------------------------ The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 27, 1921, page 2 E.L. SMITH All Oregon will fill the loss of Ezra Leonard Smith, whose eventful career was closed last Saturday morning, while in the calm of dawn he met his Pilot face to face and crossed out over the bar. He was great and lovable and had lived a life of unselfish service. Here in Hood River, where we knew him best, where every man, woman and child was his admiring friend, we will miss him most. His cheery greeting and imposing, stalwart figure have been missed from the streets since last summer. The office in his building, where nearly all of us at one time or another have called for kindly advice or had sat while the hours slipped pleasantly away listening to some interesting recital of pioneer times, a discussion on the wonders of our mountain scenery or a story of Indiana mythology, has been silent. Four score and three years had passed for him and we knew that he had grown ripe for the reward of those well spent years, and yet last Saturday what one of us was not stricken with a sense of personal loss when the news went forth that E.L. Smith was dead? We felt it whether we were pioneers of many years or only residents of a comparatively short time. E.L. Smith never saw a stranger. He loved to greet new arrivals, and the good cheer of his welcome at once made Hood River a better home spot. He had a way of talking about things and subjects in such a way as to illuminate them. He had a reverence for the wonders of nature and, too, for the simple, unadorned faith of men and women. He detested a sham in any form. He was ever ready to grant an audience to children or an unlearned Indian. As Dr. Eliot wrote in his memorial tribute, “He was one of Nature’s noblemen.” Who of us in Hood River will not miss Mr. Smith? Not one. His fund of Indian lore and information on past happenings of national importance have on numerous occasions made possible a more interesting issue of the Glacier. He was a link between today and the inspiring happenings of the last half of the century just passed. No man of the Northwest possessed a greater Indian lore. We are sorry that his stories of the legends were not compiled. They ought to be available to every Hood River county school child. In another column we have set forth some of the numerous honors that came to Mr. Smith in his long and useful life. But the greatness of his personality, the love of truth and honesty, his hatred of and shrinking from trickery and chicanery and his reverence for nature and things holy transcended all of these. All that was mortal of him has passed, but the benevolence of his spirit will remain as long as we who knew him survive, and the worth of his character will continue to leave its impress on our own. ---------------------------------------- The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., January 28, 1921, page 1 Includes portrait FAMOUS WESTERN PIONEER PASSES With the passing of Ezra Leonard Smith, whose death occurred at his home of on State St. on Saturday last, one that of the great figures in the early history of the West, joins the majority of those state builders of other days. Mr. Smith, who was 83 years of age at the time of his death, had not been about town since last fall, growing infirmity causing him to keep to the house. He became steadily weaker and the end was not unexpected by the sorrowing family. Mr. Smith was born in Vermont on September 17, 1837, the son of Ezra and Avis Smith, the father being from a very prominent American family. As a young man he was a spectator at the convention held in Chicago in 1859, at which Abraham Lincoln was first nominated for the presidency of the United States. Mr. Smith was married at Woodstock, Ill., on March 4, 1861, to the Georgiana Slocum. The couple left for California the same year, and lived for the next six years in the Golden State. Their home was in Eldorado county, where Mr. Smith was interested in mining. In 1865-66 he was a member of the California legislature. In 1867, Mr. Smith was appointed secretary of Washington territory, upon the recommendation of William H. Seward, by President Johnson. A portion of the time he served as secretary, he also acted as governor of this territory, owing to the illness and enforced absence of Governor Marshall Moore. Mr. Smith, with the George A. Barnes, established the first bank in Olympia, under the name of George A. Barnes & Co., and also was a member of the territorial council. After residence of nine years at Olympia, on account of failing health, he relinquished his activities in Olympia. In 1876, Mr. Smith arrived in Hood River and took up residence at a point about one mile and a half west of where the city now stands, where he engaged in farming and later in the general merchandise business. In 1883, he was appointed registrar of The Dalles land office, and for a time lived partly at The Dalles. In 1886, when his term of office expire expired, he returned to Hood River, and had been a continual resident of this city ever since. In 1888 he was elected to the Oregon legislature from Wasco county, and became speaker of the house of representatives. He was three times president of the Columbia River waterway association, was well known in horticultural circles and had been president of both of the State Horticultural society and the state board of Agriculture. Surviving daughters are Mrs. J.F. Watt, Mrs. Wm. M. Stewart, both of Hood River, and Mrs. J.E. Rand and Mrs. O.J. Nelson, both of Portland. With the closing of every business house in town and with Riverside church crowded to capacity, the people of Hood River did their best to pay a tribute worthy of the memory of Mr. Smith. Hood River Masons, to the number of over 200, paid their last respects to their dead brother and occupied the body of the church and, at the conclusion of the fine oration delivered by the Rev. W.G. Eliot, pastor of the Church of Our Father, Portland, performed the simple but inspiring Masonic funeral rites. Miss S. Howes played appropriate organ music and accompanied Mrs. C.H. Sletton, who sang solos that added to the solemnity of the occasion. The service was conducted by Rev. W.H. Boody, but it was left to Dr. Eliot, a friend of fifty years of Mr. Smith, to express sympathy with the relatives in a glowing tribute to the memory of the deceased man, whom he characterized as “one of nature’s noblemen.” He dwelt on Mr. Smith’s love of nature and his unbounding kindness toward his fellow men and women; his faith in things that were good and his rigid adherence to the truth and honesty. Dr. Eliot said that honesty of purpose was one of the great outstanding traits in Mr. Smith’s character, and he recalled the fact that, on one occasion, when Mr. Smith was offered the highest post it was possible for a Governor to confer, he refused it because in return he would have been called upon to give a pledge which did not coincide with his own views of honesty toward his fellow men. All through his life, his kindness of character made the road easier for his fellow men and women, and t! he example his entire life offered might well be accepted as a standard of right living and thinking. At the conclusion of the service, the casket was born by the pallbearers through a double line of Masons to the hearse, and at 4 p.m. Undertaker Bartmess left on the journey to Portland over the Highway to the crematorium, accompanied by the pallbearers. The remains reached Portland after nine o’clock, and have since been cremated. Pallbearers were: L.N. Blowers, W.H. Chipping, T.A. Reavis, W.L. Clark, George F. Stranahan and A.J. Derby. Several of the pioneers of this section were at t he church as honorary pallbearers, as follow: S.F. Blythe, C. Dethman, Henry L. Howe, M.D. Odell and Robert Rand of Hood River, and A.J. Jewett, of White Salmon. A.O. Adams, one of the old residents of Cascade Locks, was also present. ----------------------------------- The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., January 28, 1921, page 4 THE PASSING OF A PIONEER Two years ago we met for the first time a man whose name had, for many years, been a by-word in Oregon and who, in Hood River county, had watched and assisted in the growth of all that stands for progress in this section. A fine old gentleman who, endowed in his youth with a good education, had been a keen observer and compiler of the many things which go to make up the history of the West. It was in anecdote that Mr. E.L. Smith was the more entertaining to the man or woman who had come to the West in recent years, for when he talked on the political or civic history of the Western states he traveled back over the years with an assurance that the newcomer was unable to follow with understanding. Yet the newcomer who was seeking knowledge of the West of the early days always, at the end of the talk with Mr. Smith, found himself regretted that he had not known this fine old man many years before. While he often gave his views with an air of finality that, in a younger man, ! would have been regarded as presumption, yet a close analysis of his decisions invariably found him in the right -- because he assured himself that he was in the right before he gave an opinion. As with all honest men, he was fearless in his views, and in politics one instinctively felt, after discussion with him, that his was a master mind, little clouded by his eighty odd years. In passing, he leaves a remarkable record of plain living and clean thinking, and Hood River should feel honored that such a man should have chosen this section of all the West as his home through the many years the lived here. It is only when Nature’s Noblemen, such as Mr. Smith pass to the Great Beyond that we realized how scarce men of this type of becoming and how much poorer is the world by their death. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH, ALLEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/269 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 27, 1916, page 6 GEORGE W. SMITH DIES AT SALEM The late George W. Smith, who passed away at his home in Salem Thursday was formerly a resident of Hood River. Four years ago he left here for The Dalles, later locating in Salem. Mr. Smith, who was 73 years of age, was a pioneer of 1846, having crossed the plains by ox team in that year from Missouri. He is survived by his widow and the following seven sons and two daughters: Silas and Herbert Smith, of Penawawa, Wash.; George Smith, of Almota, Wash.; Chauncey Smith, of Spokane, Wash.; Elmer Smith, of Salem; Clyde Smith, of The Dalles; Dorsey Smith, of Boring; Mrs. H.P. Allen, of Hood River; and Mrs. A.C. Smith, of Endicott, Wash. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHERRIEB, ROHRABACK, POTTER, OLSEN, MOSES Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/268 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., March 27, 1925, page 1 FRANK C. SHERRIEB, PIONEER, PASSES Through the death, on Tuesday night, of Frank Conrad Sherrieb, another of the real pioneers of this valley will be missed at the next annual gathering of the old residents of this section. In his death, the valley has lost one of its oldest rancher residents, for Mr. Sherrieb had resided in Hood River county for over 53 years. He gave up the strenuous life on the ranch about two years ago, leaving the ranch work to his sons, Leslie and Ralph B., and coming to town to live. Of late he had not been well and last week it was reported that his condition was causing considerable anxiety to the family. Frank Conrad Sherrieb was born in the kingdom of Wurttemburg, Germany, on July 14, 1845, and, with his parents emigrated to the United States in 1854. They settled in Erie county, Pa., where they lived 12 years, and later took up residence in Michigan. Mr. Sherrieb came west in 1869, working on the new Union Pacific railroad in the states of Wyoming and Utah. It was in April, 1871, that he journeyed to Oregon and, after living in Portland for three months, he came to Hood River. Quickly after his arrival here he took up farming, and his first holding was what later became the Coe townsite of Hood River city. Later he took up the ranch on the West Side where the Grange hall is now located, and through the years he has seen Hood River valley emerge from rolling forest into highly developed orchard land. He joined the Methodist church in Michigan in 1868, helped to organize the first church in Ogden, Utah, and later transferred his membership to Portland in 1871. He later transferred to the Dalles charge, of which Hood River was then a part. Frank Sherrieb, by virtue of his long unbroken term of residence, occupied the same portion on the West Side that Hans Lage of Pine Grove, and M.D. Odell, of Odell occupy in their respective communities. Mr. Sherrieb was married to Isabel Rohraback on May 1, 1887, and to this union seven children were born, five girls and two boys. One girl, Amy Ellen died in infancy, but the widow and the following children survive: Mrs. Grace Moses and Mrs. Carol Potter, of Eugene; Leslie, Ralph B. and Mildred Sherrieb, of Hood River, Mrs. Laura Olsen, of Portland. Four grandchildren survive. The second school district of this county was organized at Mr. Sherrieb’s home in 1878 by Supt. J.M. Garrison. At that time there were only 24 voters in a district which included the territory on the west side of Hood River from the township lines 2 and 3 south to Cloud Cap Inn and west to Green Point mountain. The school house was built on the present site of Barrett school, which is the third building to be erected there. For many years Mr. Sherrieb was a director of these schools, and took an active part in construction work on the present building. He was long a member of the Grange, and was regarded as one of the successful farmers of this section. --------------------------------------- The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 26, 1925, page 1 FUNERAL FOR SHERRIEB TODAY Another of Hood rivers pioneers, Frank C. Sherrieb, native of Germany, aged 80, died Tuesday night. Mr. Sherrieb came to Hood River in 1871 and for a number of years was associated with the Coe family in farming the original townsite of Hood River. He was one of the earliest planters of a West Side commercial orchard. He resided on his Barrett orchard place until a few years ago when he retired, building a comfortable home in the city. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the Bartmess chapel, Rev. Frank R. Spalding, the valley’s first regularly appointed minister now in charge of the Methodist church at Cascade Locks, officiating. Interment will follow at Idlewilde cemetery. Frank Conrad Sherrieb was born in the kingdom of the Wurtemburg, Germany, July 14, 1845. His parents emigrated to America in 1845, settling first in Erie county, Pennsylvania, where they lived 12 year. Later they moved to Michigan. Mr. Sherrieb came west in 1869, working on the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming and Utah. In April, 1871, he came to Oregon, living in Portland three months before coming to Hood River, where he lived until his death. He joined the Methodist church in Michigan in 1868, helped organize the first church in Ogden, Utah. He transferred his membership to Portland in 1871 and later to The Dalles georgette, of which Hood River was then a part. Mr. Sherrieb was married to Isabel Rohraback May 1, 1887. To them seven children were born, five girls and two boys. Amy Ellen died in infancy. The widow and following children survive: Mrs. Grace Moses and Mrs. Carol Potter, of Eugene; Leslie and Ralph B. and Mildred Sherrieb, of Hood River, and Mrs. Laura Olsen, of Portland. Four grandchildren survive. The second school district was organized at his home in 1878 by Supt. J.M. Garrison. There were 24 voters in the district which included the territory on the West Side of Hood River from township lines 2 and 3 south to Cloud Cap Inn and west to Green Point mountain. The school house was built on the site of the present Barrett school. Tow other schools have since been built there. Mr. Sherrieb was school director for a number of years, helping to build the present building. He was a member of the Grange. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STRAUB, ORIANS, BISHOP, VAN OSTEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/267 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 18, 1918, page 3 JOEL C. STRAUB, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, DEAD Another Civil war veteran, Joel C. Straub, answered the last call Wednesday night of last week. Mr. Straub, who was 78 years of age, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora Orians, with whom he has been residing since 1910. His death was caused from cancer. Joel C. Straub led an eventful career just before and during the Civil war. He was a native of Ohio, having been born at Waldo, July 1, 1837. In 1856 he went to Kansas with a body of men from his home county, Marion county, to lend assistance to the Kansas Free State men. He was with John Brown at Assawatamie, where the famed Abolitionist was repulsed by border ruffians. The Brown party returned to Assawatamie after two weeks to find but two buildings remaining, the others having been burned by the ruffians. Mr. Straub was one of the followers of James Lane and Gen. Harley. At the time of John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, he was in Memphis, Tenn. At the outbreak of the Civil war Mr. Straub enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Volunteers under his brother, Capt. William S. Straub. The Fourth Ohio formed a portion of the Gibraltar Brigade, with which Gen. Shields, the brigade commander, declared he could lick Stonewall Jackson. After Mr. Straub was mustered out he reenlisted in the Fifth Ohio. During the three years of service in the first enlistment Mr. Straub marched a distance of 5,000 miles with his company. When with the Fifth Ohio he marched with Sherman to the Sea. For 12 years before coming to Hood River Mr. Straub was employed in a clerical capacity at the Old Soldiers’ home at Dayton, Ohio. In addition to his daughter, Mrs. Orians, the deceased veteran leaves surviving four other children: Mrs. A.W. Bishop, of this city; Mrs. Van Osten, of Lyle, Wash.; and Charles and Henry Straub, of Marion, Ohio. The funeral services were conducted Friday by Canby Post, G.A.R., of which Mr. Straub was a member. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. J.B. Lister, pastor of the Valley Christian church. The service was conducted from the home of Mrs. Orians by the Anderson undertaking Co.. Song services were conducted by Rev. Ashley Cash. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SUNDAY Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/266 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 27, 1922, page 1 BABY BOY KILLED BY LOCOMOTIVE Funeral services were held at the Anderson Chapel at 4 o’clock Tuesday for 20-months old William Sunday, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Sunday, who was instantly killed Monday afternoon when his head was crushed by the driving shaft of a locomotive on the O.W.R. & N. track. Rev. Gabriel Sykes officiated. The family lives near the rail line at Sonny and the child had become so familiar with passing trains as not to be frightened at the approaching locomotive. Members of the crew say that the child, playing beside the track with another youngsters, ran directly under this side of the big locomotive, holding up its little hands and smiling. He darted under the death dealing eccentric so suddenly that train men were unable to avert the accident or cry a warning. Coroner Sifton, who investigated the accident, decided that an inquest to was not necessary. In addition to the parents five older children survive. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: TALLMAN, SMITH, DALEY, WESTCOTT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/265 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., July 10, 1918, page 1 WILLIAM M. TALLMAN PASSES William M. Tallman died of apoplexy in Pendleton July 3. The funeral was held on the 6th. Mr. Tallman was born in New Bedford, Mass., and was 64 years old at the time of his death. He was an early settler in Portland and married Miss Sarah Smith of Yamhill county. They had been residents of Mount Hood for the past four years. The deceased is survived by his wife and four children as follows: A.S. Tallman of Oakline, O., Mrs. D. Daley and Mrs. H. Westcott of Portland, and W.H. Tallman of Portland. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WATT, BENTON, STEWART, SMITH, RAND, NELSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/264 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., November 13, 1925, page 1 FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. WATT Funeral services were held on Monday at the Portland Crematorium for Mrs. Jessie Benton Watt, wife of Dr. J.F. Watt, formerly of this city, but now of the West Side district. Mrs. Watt died after a short illness at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Stewart. Mrs. Watt was 64 years old and was born at Georgetown, Calif., the daughter of the late E.L. Smith, pioneer of this section. Mrs. Watt is survived by her husband and three sisters, Mrs. Wm. Stewart and Mrs. Georgiana Rand, of Hood River and Mrs. Ann Nelson of Portland. ----------------------------------- The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 12, 1925, page 1 FUNERAL FOR MRS. WATT ON MONDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Benton Watt, wife of Dr. J.F. Watt, retired pioneer physician of this city who for many years was district surgeon for the O.R. & N. and O.W.R. & N. companies, were held Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Portland Crematorium. Rev. W.G. Eliot, pastor of the Church about Our Father, Unitarian, officiated. The body was taken to Portland over the Columbia River highway Monday morning by S.E. Bartmess. Mrs. Watt, who had been seriously ill for more than a week, died Saturday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. W.M. Stewart. She was 64 years old and a native of Georgetown, Calif. Mrs. Watt’s father, the late E.L. Smith, was a pioneer of Olympia, Wn., having been secretary and acting governor of Washington territory for many years. Her mother was a pioneer leader among Oregon club women. Mrs. Watt and her sisters, in memory of their mother, gave the city the site for the county library, the oak covered plot adjoining their old home in the city. Mrs. Watt was one of the valley’s best loved matrons. When her husband retired from active practice several years ago, Mrs. Watt and Dr. Watt moved from the city to a West Side orchard place. In addition to Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Watt leaves two other sisters: Mrs. Georgiana Rand, of this city, and Mrs. Ann Nelson, of Portland. Mrs. Watt was possessed of a love for little children and for flowers. She took a keen interest in the welfare of neighborhood little ones. Mrs. Watt not only loved those domestic flowers as grown in pots and the home gardens, but she delighted in visiting the native of woodlands and gathering wild flowers. Her gift at the arrangement of flowers, used in decorating homes or at some public function was remarkable, and many times the touches of artistry, done her seeming understanding of plants, was noted at the library hall and other meeting places. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WYATT, NEAL Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/263 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 11, 1926, page 10 JOHN MARION WYATT The body of John Marion Wyatt, 82, who died Saturday night at the home of his son-in-law, J.L. Neal, on a West Side orchard place, was shipped to his old home at Siloam Springs, Ark., Tuesday for funeral services and interment. Mr. Wyatt, a civil war veteran and member of the Grand Army of the Republic, came here last year to make his home with the family of his daughter. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILLIAMS, CONGER, BROSIUS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/262 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., August 5, 1921, page 1 GRAND ARMY VETERAN IS DEAD Funeral services for Dr. Josephus Williams, aged 74 and a native of Ohio, were held from the family residence in the West Side orchard district, Saturday morning, Rev. Gabriel Sykes, pastor of Asbury Methodist church, officiating. Interment followed at Idlewilde cemetery. Members of the Masonic Lodge acted as pallbearers and the Masonic funeral rites were observed. An escort of the Grand Army accompanied the body and observed ritualistic services at the graveside. Dr. Williams, who moved with his family at the age of six to Iowa, died suddenly Wednesday night from a heart attack. His death came as a great shock to his family and friends. Dr. Williams served during the Civil war with Company G, 47th Regiment of Iowa Infantry. After the war he was married to Miss Charlotte M. Conger, who survives. Dr. and Mrs. Williams celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary three years ago. Dr. Williams attended medical schools at Keokuk, Ia., and at Omaha, Nebr. He practiced his profession for 27 years at Kenesaw, Nebr. He and Mrs. Williams moved here 14 years ago. Mrs. F.C. Brosius is the only surviving daughter of Dr. Williams. The funeral was directed by S.E. Bartmess. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.

The Dalles Chronicle, Friday, July 23, 1965, page 2 Excerpts BOYD [Oregon] NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sutherlin of Spokane [Washington], Mr. and Mrs. Garrold Haskins of Grangeville, Idaho, Denton Matlack of Umatilla (Oregon) and Margaret Brady of Kennewick (Washington) were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Les Bowser over the weekend. Mrs. Ina Bowser, aunt of Les Bowser, passed away Friday in Portland. Guests at the home of the Ken Millers were, Mrs. Miller’s brothers Lyle of San Jose, California, and Lester of Portland, Chrestina Knaach and Bob Bray of Portland, Mrs. Margie Morris of Kennewick. Mrs. Vivian Terry and grandsons Larry and Dech Fox attended the Ramsey Park grange picnic. WAMIC Word was received here of the June 20 wedding of Miss Lynda Irene Dumm of Eureka, California, and Jack Douglas Murphy of Newbury Park, California. The afternoon ceremony was held in the First Presbyterian Church at Eureka, where the groom is a senior at Humboldt State College majoring in physical education and is a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. The wedding is of interest in this county because Murphy is the son of Mrs. Harry Fletcher (formerly Olga Abbott) of Newbury Park and the late Jack D. Murphy, former Antelope (Oregon) man, who was killed while in the Navy during World War II shortly before his son’s birth. The bride was Miss Eureka in 1964 and competed in the Miss California contest. She also attended Humboldt State majoring in business administration and was affiliated with Delta Zeta sorority. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are at home at 4938 Herron Road, Eureka, where he is employed in the Recreation Department. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Abbott Sr. of Maupin (Oregon) attended the wedding and visited with the Fletchers. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Thorson, Marcia and Ronnie, of San Jose (California) spent several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Price. The Thorsons former San Jose neighbors, were enroute to the Prince George, British Columbia (Canada) area, where they will make their home. OBITUARIES Felix (Phil) Starr, 83, a resident here for the past 29 years, died Wednesday at The Dalles. Born February 19, 1882, near Colfax, Washington, Mr. Starr had lived in Oregon for 89 years. Member of old pioneer family settling in Wheeler county when age 6 years of age. Later years he settled at Maupin (Oregon), where for 18 years he carried the mail out of The Dalles, around by Shaniko (Oregon). Surviving are the widow, Clara, of The Dalles; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Olds of Grass Valley (Oregon), and Mrs. Minnie Fargher of The Dalles; two brothers, John of Salem (Oregon), and James Starr of Brainerd, Minnesota; two sisters Anna Watson of Portland, and Mary Richard of Condon (Oregon); and a nephew in Portland. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Spencer & Libby Memorial Chapel, the Reverend John Ginter officiating. Entombment will follow at The Dalles I.O.O.F. Memorial Mausoleum. Eddia Leigh Brown Funeral services for Mrs. Eddia Leigh Brown, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Tygh Valley Methodist Church. The Reverend John Ginter will officiate. Interment will be at the Tygh Valley (Oregon) I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program

The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, July 16, 1895 Congressman W.R. Ellis and family from Heppner (Oregon) are in the city. Mr. Ellis is booked for an address at Gladstone Park and is on his way to that place. Mrs. A.H. Roberts and sister are accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Ellis. Mr. H.A. Raymond, who has been probate judge of Idaho county, Idaho, for two years, is in the city. Mr. Raymond is looking over The Dalles as a possible location where he may practice his profession as a lawyer. Mr. Horace J. Stillman, a lawyer of Pendleton, accompanied by his wife, passed through The Dalles last night and visited Mr. G.W. Herbein. Mr. and Mrs. Stillman have been at Trout lake with the Mazamas, and ascended Mt. Adams. Mr. Stillman making the ascent twice. They thoroughly enjoyed their outing. MOSIER BREEZES page four What Our Corrspondent Has to Say About Happenings in Mosier Reverend Starbuck, who has been holding meetings at The Dalles, was here last Tuesday prospecting for a campmeeting. J. M. Carroll was at The Dalles last week and bought brick to wall a well. One of the Reno girls has been quite sick for a while, but is on the mend Mrs. Smith and daughters from Hood River (Oregon) were here this week visiting friends. Mr. Parmeter of Oysterville, Washington, is here. He has rented the Mrs. Ireland farm near the station. A.B. Craft of Rufus, Oregon, is here visiting friends and relatives. Will Davis and Wesley Huskey have gone to Sherman county to harvest. Messrs. Root and Evans have made two trip to The Dalles this week. They are getting the boxes in which to ship their plum crop, which is immense. The party that went to Portland to spend the Fourth did not come back as expected. Mr. Ed Phillips and the little son of Charles Phillips were taken very sick. They all came back last Saturday except Mrs. Charles Phillips and boy. Mr. Oscar Phillips and wife of Portland accompanied them. Mrs. Phillips will follow as soon as the boy’s health will permit. J.M.C. WAMIC ITEMS Mr. Brazil Savage has commenced cutting wheat with his self-binder. Crops are excellent in this vicinity. Mr. Hayward was buried last Wednesday. A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral. Mr. Albert Savage has just finished his new house on Smock Prairie. John A. Haylock will teach the school in District No. 44, Wasco county, on Smock Prairie. School will begin September 2. - OBSERVER Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program

The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, July 16, 1895 BRIEF MENTION page three B.A. Hunsaker of Heppner (Oregon) has bought out the grocery store of H. Moses and will take charge tomorrow morning. This week there has been added to the musical force the rich and very true soprano voice of Mrs. Hinsdale. Mrs. Hinsdale sang two numbers last night or rather four, for she was so vociferously encored that she kindly gave two very pretty ballads in response. - EXCHANGE. Word has been received from Mt. Adams (Washington) that a man named Ira Garner, was drowned while bathing in a pool about 50 feet wide and 100 feet long. The body has not been recovered up to the time of the last information although diligent efforts have been made to recover it. Frank Heater and Clarence Murray were arrested this morning on a complaint sworn by W. Hunter charging them with assault and battery. This is a relic of the memorable Saturday night and is one of the occurrences not before enumerated. The boys will appear befor (sic) Justice Davis this evening for examination. Andy Allen and Bill Gilmore came up on the Regulator, bringing the race horses that The Dalles sent to the meeting in Irvington. Jim Crow has been taken to Montana. Bill Rice, belonging to C.W. Rice, Miss Hastings to Fred Fisher, Good Friday, to A.M. Allen, Bolta to J.P. McInerny and D. Schutz, to Phil Brogan, were brought on the boat. The Dalles horses wherever they go always make good records for themselves. Griff Williams and Charley Michelbach returned last night from a camping trip to Trout Lake (Washington). They have been gone over a month and have fished and hunted to their hearts’ content. The number of campers this year at Trout Lake is unusually large and the popularity of the place has greatly increased. The continued fishing in the lake has its result in a lessened number of fish, but there were still plenty to go around. There is now quite a contingency of Dalles people at Trout Lake. R.A. McDonald, who did the shooting Saturday night, was arraigned before Justice Davis, on the charge of shooting with intent to kill. The prisoner waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $1000. In case the injuries of the wounded prove fatal the bonds will be increased. McDonald made a sort of statement before the justice, but was not represented by an attorney. Without wishing to judge outside of any sworn testimony yet the case against the defendant looks bad. In default of the required amount for bonds McDonald is still confined in the county jail. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. Aleck Cockerline of Eugene (Oregon) is visiting friends in The Dalles. Mrs. W.A. Johnston and child left on the afternoon train for the seashore. Mrs. C.W. Phelps was a passenger down the river by boat this morning. Mr. Ed. M. Williams returned last night from a hurried trip to Portland. Mr. A.D. McDonald, a prominent farmer of Sherman county, is in the city. Messrs. Polk Butler and J.W. Moore of Nansene (Oregon) are in the city on business today. Mrs. Varney and family have gone to Arlington (Oregon) to visit friends in Gilliam county. Elder Starbuck, of the Adventist tent, has gone for a short camping trip to Mosier (Oregon). Mr. W.E. Campbell and little son, Ray, were passengers on the Regulator for Portland. Mr. Dennis Bunnell and family have gone down the river on a fishing and berrying expedition. Miss Pearl Williams came up from Portland last night, and is visiting Miss Georgia Sampson. She will remain several days. Mrs. George J. Brown has gone to Portland for a few days visit, and will then go to Newport (Oregon) for a summer vacation by the sea shore. Reverend J.W. Jenkins and wife went to Hood River this morning on the Regulator. They will attend the campmeeting at that place. Mr. George Carpenter and wife of Fossil (Oregon) passed through The Dalles on their way to the seashore, where they will visit at the cottage of Mr. D.M. French. Miss Charlotte Roberts left on the early train for Portland. She was accompanied by her friend, Miss Corner of Colfax. They will attend the assembly at Gladstone Park. Frank Connelly, our night watchman, who has been camping several days on Wind river (Washington), came home last night. The other members of the party will not return for several days. Miss Anna Roberts returned by the Regulator last night from attending the state university at Eugene (Oregon). Miss Roberts is a member of the senior class, and will graduate next year. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. If you wish to respond, plese do so by clicking on the URL below. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//nZB.2ACE/261 Message Board Post: I am searching for my husbands family history & the names of Bayless & Cannon are connected. Does anybody have these surnames in their background? Thank you,

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. If you wish to reply to this email, please do so by clicking on the URL below. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/260.1 Message Board Post: Both William R. Kneale and Rosetta Kneale are buried in Idlewilde Cemetery, which is the largest cemetery in Hood River County, located on the south end of Hood River.