Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-11

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W. G. Smith of Halsey crossed the
lplains In 1866 with Stewart Eakin
land his brothers, Robert Eakin hav-
ing just been elected supreme Judge.
He has been a peaceful farmer. hav-
ing one of the finest farms in Linn
county. His brother John p. Smith,
who died in 1905, came in 1859.
Caleb Gray who came with him, lives
at Halsey. and is quite feeble.
James Shay who came to Oregon
in 1866 first worked for Thos. Kay
at Salem and Is now In the Browns
ville wooden mills.
A. b. Couey OF Albany crossed the
plains in 1859 and went to the gold
fields. He was in Oregon in time
to help elect Lincoln. Times were
pretty scaley for some time after,
but the union men stood firm in
their support of the government.
Daniel Marion Vinson of Harris
burg crossed the ylains in 1860 with
bull team. He stopped at Tuaiitin
Plains, went to the mines In Califor-
mia. Southern Oregon and Idaho,
working In the mines Is years.
Mrs. Lydia Jane King of Browns
vile came in 1850 and married A. @.
King, who died at Brownsville. One
of their sons, ID. w. King, lives on
the old place near Holley. One Of
the sisters, Mrs. G. II. Mcdowell, Is
putting up a $4,000 hotel at Prime
vile.
II. N. Bateman of Shedd Is son
of John Henry Bateman, pioneer of
1S47, who located on a claim five
miles from Brownsville.
Peter Hume came to Oregon in
1862, via the isthmus, going into the
great Caribou mines OF British Co
lumbia, back to Oregon in 1867, To-
eating at Brownsville, where he has
settled. With Riley Kirk and J. M.
Meyer they established the woolen
mills on a Arm basis, so It has run
ever since. He was president and
the same men established the Bank
of Brownsville. n solid financial In
stitution of Linn county. Hume and
his associates got Tom Kay TO some
up from Ashland. who with f. #.
Croft and David Dalglish operated
the wooden mills. Hume got up the
his associates got Tom Kay TO come
feet and made him the great captain
of industry that he became In Ore
gon. Hume is of Scotch descent.
and has always been factor OF sue
cess In upbuilding the country. He
married native daughter, Miss
Mary Walter. and has raised a FAM
lily OF six sons and daughters, of
whom he feels proud. Mr.. Hume
spent the winter In California and
was In the great shake.
II. s. owen crossed the plains in
1864. locating near Halsey, having
a ranch of about 500 acres OF land.
He came from Iowa, with a party of
seven wagons and 21 men. celebrat-
Ing the Fourth OF July at Boise.
]. II. Wigle came in 1859. locat-
Ing with his fathers family six miles
from Brownsville on a donation land
claim which he hopes to settle one
OF his boys on. His father was John
w. Wigle.
s. p. Barger came In 1859. settling
In the Willamette valley. building the
tirst hotel In Baker City in 1864.
He returned to the valley few years
going TO Wasco county few years.
doing real estate business at
Brownsville.
J. w. Moore came in 1859, locat-
Ing near Harrisburg. going east to
the mountains. and returning TO
Brownsville. He has followed min
Ing since 1858. being one of the dis
coverers OF the Lucky Boy mine in
the Blue River. His father was Rob-
ert Moore. who Is now at Smith Rly-
er. Del Norte county, California.
The Moores came across the plains
In party OF which grandma schIv-
ener was a member. also James Gar
rett, now dead. and ten Willoughbys
and Browns and In ali about thirty
people.
James Willoughby came in 1862,
settling near Harrisburg. In the Pc
oria neighborhood, where there was
a store In early days. lie fought In
the Indian wars OF 1s55-1s56. His
wife was Miss Barbara Allen. still
living. raising ten children, seven liy-
ing In Oregon.
B. r. Greenwood OF Idaho was at
the reunion. He came through
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