The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-18
Hepssr Meeker Arrives in
Seattle With His
Ok Team;
VIII Speak Tonight on His
National Highway
Project

Pssa us<ssf dove into Seattle this
mp<siax keAIfslsa yoke u oxen
als frat xFrisJ.l Was June ;, 1853,
~ he STE oge the future Seattle
- thea ~ 9nbTuken wilderness
~ weand siIfaS was over year
sm shea che began bis now IN
mazs 0srneR
~ flFst lirie Ezra Mecker drove
xss sesstfs1hs was one 81 the
pknesfs whoy had tFekked across
D. ennllnenf. to lind new hosne
b lhe UNEMPLOYED. vest
Tkls time be waH retayuln.ge from
: 1890 mile loarnSs To WASHINGTON.
nc where5h he had gone 10 arouse
nzzress to- make an appropfsatiS
hasld national his6way along
h o. oFeeon trail' l6cideiitallS
4 Neeker erected. more than ~
rnafirHfs anas markers and set
d about 20 wooden. poats to mark
r. rail Of the early .pionesrs.
Drives on Third Az.
~ ola prairie schooner. pailesi
y fhve and Dandy two fine'
N,.zse c1en. came: ~. Third ay
1 ,ssn The Union depot a 10
s<ss<k Ms morning. The wagon
"a usln she little Triangular
sgaee s9vmsts ne city hall Shs's'
i wzs ana za1ronnded by..a. curl
a. sra4A 4 s.sctators
~ izzx ! ifereni than IL did,
~ .ine is<ls came. So years ago.
asI2 ~ eAa mar wiancing around.
II a. kxh balldinKs Where the.
xss FORK balldlug stands was A.
fbfez; tA<n
- tssp which the old; pioneerl
nzde d retrafe his Journey ~ fgoFr
ikxs hzii eentnry agollx nov hia:i
tsrir Esefse paper and mn@axias'
b ~ l.nd have commented upun'
4 HI IsstePas alTnp. Wash Jan.
ufy =. 1865 and proceeded over
ne ai1 0fvxufi trail 60 Omaha. Neb
Ne tssn weni ~ 10 Indiana polls.
nd skiFtea The Great Lakes
tzzvu<h Cleveland and Buffaio lie
seaf fhfpaxk Albany. New York.
Pkila1elphls And Baltimore. aud AZ
rived IN WasklnGtOa. D G.. on sep
knb<F ID 1897
csrillmsnsec BY President
Ne sns lasfo.inred 70 President
Hasasselts ~, senator, Piles. and
Tstdf : ssFmly congratulated the.
"a nan an: hts exploit and. Fecgnl.
'sszksd .tbal conereas grant: an ap.
pupsiaslon 81 so 900 % erect mon
amsais alonk the Oregon tran.
~ Aseka lrfs Waahlngtnn Nos
,-nbef tssen hia return tYip. tie
Fssed ihfouSh PltlshIrg: c'inrin,
szti s. Louis and ST. Josephg No.
From 81 Joseph Re shipted. hise
kaA by fali ~ poftldasi9 ore. and
asa asose from there 10 Seattle
; ~ NFS Meekef dsoxa~inoLsf than
it,a nsIes
pretty romaricesau.a'ss feature.
9 ihs liips w ~ Na7rfiona 81 the
Iallsk ss0fe accompanis9is Mr.
At<zfF as4dfivef- In. N!cw York
= ~ aatolng w0aaas and after
? 1Fsf c6liFtship. th3v acre mar
: I'sd She. carneD hack wlfh Rsr hYls..
aaal and.'lt MasaaaS niSiS.lsl 'Saihey
ho1a 0.
= Ore oe DRss
Dave saohe5qe sle oxen. helped
kall ne pfalreS5cfiii0nssr theaentlre
ny "Daser ,gs3 igiischa.sesF At the
lheasua sieck} Ear.lae Rnsf Is hessier
20 - better shal3 uaog shan when
e started 80 Dgteass "a noar died
a'tst 10 'mllesahaql. lsen trauaraed
80 eqy6N opIis ia me harness
M'H m9haew aSercas v0s,u an.
~aef o.. !. Daga!:6 w. purchased.
- iiade thee eos, ~ Washington
Ni back.
re pgSlflssssfl'10nef odd oxen
Mh siagssl1i: ff86t of 10 city han
= Gay Hagds iiusea n Asels,r
wv apesk ..frgil ass g0gou on The
,sssone yak and ~ National
hlshEay '$;:BralYs.s
- so.laas ssls gsiy Win 60 D. the
- ahlffsaltg grounds aud camp
y z lev daSs Hr Meeker viii
"s'pse Of his ogan and wagon
Trip Improves Health.
ieei better today than ala
49, 80 !. lsfi Puyailnp said Mr
II. s-ssh ~ 0tNs VuiOyed aplen
~ nsaith. Travelling by oxen isn't
N. 'sat ~ riding on railroads. bat
mseh more healthy"
Aps' 81 the city officiels walked
!. $3.50 Z, sfd congratulated ar Meek
n. ~ ne anceessful termination to
= 2nk trip, and the wagon was
Al 49, q Interest 20 large crowds