The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-30
PIONEER cITIzENESS RETURS
TO HOME OF HER YOUTH HERE
Mrs. DR.. 0wens.Adair Again at Sunny
mead Farm Near warrenton-- Alb
sent Seven Years.

The local world OF Astoria will find
pleasure in the announcement that Mrs.
DIR. Owens, ,Adair. with her husband, Col
John Adair, is again comfortably install
led at the family home ON Sunuymeade
farm. after an absence of seven years
in North Yakima, Washington, where
she practiced her profession with con,
stant success and made worlds of
friends.
DIR. Adair will remain at Sunnymeade
for some little time, until weather con.
ditions become u bit propitious, when
she will leave for California, where she
will remain until she has finished the
chosen task OF her later years, that of
writing book, biographical aud histor.
ical in character and "a wide as the
state in scope, and including much OF her
life in this city and county, all closely
interviewer with the lives of other
prominent pioneer families of this see.
tion. The following excerpts from the
Yakima press will best serve to tell
those who know and admire this sturdy
and accomplished lady of her expert,
ences there and of all she accomplished
professionally and socially:
The Yakima Herald in recent issue,
says:
After over thiry years spent in the
practice OF medicine, DIR. Owen. Adair an.
nounees her intention of retiring and
hereafter taking well.earned rest. DIR.
Adair is the only woman physician in
the city, and she has built up large
practice during the six or seven years
she has resided in Yakima. She will
spend the remainder OF her years OH
her Sunnymeade farm of several hun.
fred acres near the mouth OF the Colum.
bia river, where every boat that enters
the river and every pound OF freight
that goes by rail to the ocean must pass
her doors. Mrs. Adair believes she has
armed a rest from the activities of her
profession, and she knows of no more
attractive place to recuperate than the
lid farm. The doctor still holds con-
iderable Yakima realty, which she be.
ieves gilt edged as an investment. The
'est wishes OF host OF warm friends
lere will go with her"
And the Daily Republic speaks no less
indy when it says:
DIR. Owens. Adair has informed the
Republic that she will close her Office
md retire from business here Oct. 10th.
Dr.. Adair has been in active practice
or over 80 years, having been the first
woman graduate in medicine in both
)regon and Washington. She has prac.
iced in both states since theI early
,Os. II is the doctors intention 10 de.
ote the remainder Of her life TO liter.
ry work, and she hopes to have her
irst book for the press by early next
pring when she will return to her home
n Clatsop County, Oregon. The doctor
vii remain with her son, DIR. Hit, till
he morning OF the 18th. After visit
4 month with Col. Adair and their
on John at their ranch, she will 90 to
IAN Diego, Cal"
On the eve OF her departure from
'orth Yakima, Dr. Adair was the guest
( honor at a splendid banquet given by
he Order Of the Eastern Star, as rep.
scented at that place, and was made
he recipient of superb gold pen from
he lodge, as a testimonial OF the high
,timate in which she was held in that
ty.
Mrs. Adair may well use this sug.
nstiye gift in the new volume she j.
bout to write, thus giving a host of
theirs some share in the beauty and
tility Of the gift.