The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Death Of r. u. Rrndf0rd.

Putnam F. Bradford, whose death oc-
Cured at his late residence in this city,
at z O'Clock Tuesday evening, Dec.30, 1901,
caused by a complication Of diseases in
cident to old age, was born in the fa-
nous Berkshire Hills-at Sheffield,
Mass. on May 25, 1927, making his age
at DEATH "a years,7 months and 5 days.
Mr.. Bradford came from the most
honored ancestry Of our country, being
the seventh lineal descendant Of Gov
ernor William Bradford of Plymouth
colony. All his ancestors bore an hon
orable part in the development of our
national life. His father was congre-
gational minister, and for 40 consecutive
years was the stated pastor of one
church, at Sheffield, Mass.
In l849, Mr.. Bradford, associated with
others, purchased small ocean craft,
and in it sailed from Boston around Cape
Horn to San Francisco, the trip occu-
pying six months. After mining in CAL
ifornia several years, deceased came to
Oregon and soon became interested in
the Oregon Steam Navigation Co., doing
business mostly on the Columbia river.
This company did large transporta-
ton business during the SOS and anlass-
ed fortunes for its owners. During those
busy years of traffic, Mr.. Bradford was a
familiar figure at Portland, Oregon City,
Vancouver and other places, and be-
sides experimenting the work OF large
transportation company, was the pEinci-
pal mover in building the railway on the
Washington side from the lower to the
upper cascades, and also the historic
river steamers Hassalo, OneontO and
Mary p. Flint, the latter being the
maiden name of his mother. He was
associated in business enterprises with
such men as Jacob Kamm, Capt. Aims
worth, r. R. Thompson, W. S. Ladd and
others who became the leading capital
lists of the Northwest. In 1866 the Ore
gon Steam Navigation company was dis
posed of, and thereafter Mr.. Bradford
lived for some time in Massachusetts,,
as we'll as in California. He also devel-
oped and carried on large mining enter
prises in Idaho, and near Baker City.
For about 25 years previous TO coming
to Hood River, in 1896, Mr.. Brad
ford lived near Portland, and was
engaged in fruit growing. On March
28, 1852, deceased was joined in mar
riage at Cascade Locks with Miss Helen
B. Palmer, who died very suddenly Dec.
81, 1897. Five children were born to
this union, four dying in infancy.
Mr.. Bradford was man of high and
noble ideals, kind husband and father,
generous and noble in his bearing to-
ward others, well informed on the gen.
eral topics of the times, and an inter-
esting and forceful personality. Re-
| ligiously, he had deep convictions and
firmly believed in the God Of his fathers
and in that abiding faith entered into
his heavenly reward. An aged brother,
A. g., his son, p. F. Bradford, IT,, and
Mrs. A. B. Garfield, who lived in his
house many years, and whom he tender
ly regarded as daughter, all Of Hood
River, sister in Pittsfield, Mass, as
well as other relatives in New England
and California, deeply mourn the loss OF
a loving brother, and father andour city
one of its most honorable and upright citi-
Funeral services were conducted by his
zens. His was long, active and busy life.
pastor, Rev. J. L. Hershner, atthe Con-
gregational church on Wednesday, at
10 a. M, with interment in the family
plot at Idlewilde cemetery.