The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-27
OLDEST WOMAN
IN THE WORLD MRS WOODS
OF HILLSBORO, WHO IS
IN HER 10th YEAR.
Mrs Woods Dresses and Cares for
Herself ard Walks About the
Yard and the House-A
Justice of the Peace
Caught Stealing.

JuStlC0 OI tQ6 T 6dC6
Caught Stealing.
Hillsboro, Or. Oct. 2O.-To be
older than the United States
government, to have been tod
ding infant when Washington was
inargurated president In the 18th
century and to walk erect in the full
possession of her faculties under
Roosevelt's administration in the
twentieth century, to have witness
ed all the stirring events of won
der working century, to have sur
vived out of the old time into ours,
has been the good fortune of Mrs.
Mary Ramsey Woods of Hillsboro,
Oregon, who is probably the Oldest
woman in the world.
In her 10th year Mrs. Woods is
still quite active. Daily she walks
about the garden of sher daughters
home, with whom she lives, and
sits upon the porch In sunny wea-
ther to converse with visitors. She
keeps we'll posted on the events of
the day and maintains lively in
| terest in politics.
Mrs. Woods was born on May
20, 1887, at Knoxville, Tenn, The
year that the Northweet Territory
was organized, and two years before
the United States constitution entw
into effect. J Her maiden name was
Ramsey aud her father burned the
brick and bnilt tie fret brick
structure in Knoxville. She was
7 years old when Tennessee was ad-
mitted as state and IS years old
when Lewis and Clark made their
famous journey to the coast.
At an early age Mary Ramsey
married Jacob Lemons and was left
a widow 73 years ago, at the time
Andrew Jackson was nearing the
end Of his fret term as president.
AS a young matron ebe remem bers
distinctly the war Of 1872, when
her father strapped his blankets
across his shoulders. took down his
cid rifle aud fought the British un-
til the close of the struggle.
After the death of her husband
she accompanied her daughter, Mrs
G. B. Southworth, and her husband
across the plains to Oregon, arriving
in Billsboro in 1883. She was then
o6 years old, but rode a bay mare
the er tire distance from Tennessee,
her daughter and her husband driv.
Ing an OK team.
Soon after arriving in Hillsboro
Mrs. Lemons married John Woods,
with whom she lived happily for
g many years. At Hillsboro she built
the first hotel, which occupied the
site of the opera house now being
constructed. The couple ran the
hotel until forty years ago, wher
her daughter, Mrs. c. B. Reynolds
formerly Mrs. Southworth. and bel
only surviving child, succeeded hel
in its management.
Mrs. Woods had four children BY
her first husband-Mary J. Lem
ons, who died in Tennessee two
years ago at the age of So; Isaa'
Lemons, who died In Kansas City
Missouri, 40 years ago; Nancy e
Bullock, who died at Hillsboro 3s
years ago, and Mrs. G. B. Ramsey
who is now living in Hillsboro, az
while IS years of age, is devoll,
her life to the care of her aged par
ent.
Mrs. Woods weighs 130 pounds
dresses and cares for herself an
walks about the yard and the house
She is hard of hearing and blind Ii
one eye, but otherwise hale an
q hearty. She is able to thread
I needle and does much SEWING
q About six months ago she cut
4 tooth,
4 Her memory is good az to pas
q events. She became member {
4 the Methodist church South IL
D years ago and is still member ,
that church. She says she is
"Hearst" woman and refers joking
ly to the "Black Republicans"
San Bernardino, Cal. Oct. 25.-
lJustice of the Peace L. G. Currier
e. Barstow has been caught stealth
. ice and will be asked for his resi-,
a nation at Monday meeting of II
county super visors. A criminl
prosecution will follow bis refusa
Currier has been under suspicio