Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-13
HARVEY SCOTT DIES.
WAS EDITOR OF PORTLAND
OREGONIANEFOR YEARS.
Had Been Ailing for Months-Operated
On Saturday Afternoon in Baltimore
Heart Failure Given as Direct
Cause of Death-He Was Pioneer of
West, Coming to Oregon in so.

Baltimore, Md, this afternoon, accord
ing to private telegram received here.
Heart failure is given as the direct
cause of death. Mr.. Scott underwent
an operation at Johns Hopkins hospital
Saturday. Following the operation it
was announced that Mr.. Scott S condi-
ton was entirely favorable. Mr.. Scott
left Portland July 20 to have the opera
zion performed.
Biographical.
Harvey Winfield Scott was born in
Tasewell county, Illinois, February 1,
1888.
AS the name implies, he is of Scotch
descent. The first of his ancestors in
America came from Scotland about
1855, and landed at Charleston, South
Carolina. His parents were from Ken
lucky and grandparents from Pennsyl-
vania and North Carolina.
He was brought up on farm in
Illinois. His father, moved by mi
gratory disposition, determined to come
to Oregon and in 1852 brought his fam
lily across the plains with OK teams
The family first settled in Yamhill
county, where it remained little over
a year, when removal was made tC
Puget Sound, where a settlement was
made about 20 miles northwest of Olym
pia, then an unorganized district, now
known as Mason county.
Fought Against Indians.
Here Mr.. Scott worked in clearing
and making a farm in the wilderness
enduring great hardships and privations
Gust as the settlers were becoming com
fortably established, the Indian wars o
1855 and 1856 broke out and younI
Scott for the greater part of a yea
was In active service in the field, con
tinuing to render efficient aid until tn
Indian disorders were suppressed.
This experience was followed b.
manual labor in logging camps an
surveying and at whatever else h
could get to do. He was now vergin
toward manhood and had strong dc
sire for an education, his opportunitie
for advancement in this direction up t
this period having been of the mos
limited and indifferent nature.
Seeking an Education.
Educational facilities in the vicinit
of his home we're wanting and in orde
to devote his time to study he cam
back to Oregon in 1857 and for a tim
attended school at Oregon City an
Forest Grove, taking up classical an
other studies, pursuing them in his ow
way and largely without assistance. I
maintain himself, he at times worked 8
farm labor by the month, and at oth'
intervals taught school. In 1859
entered upon regular collegiat
course at Forest Grove, and was gradl
ated in 1862, supporting himself in I'll
meantime by his own exertions, mostl
by manual labor.
Begins Newspaper Work.
After being graduated he went
idaho, and for one year was engage
I'M mining and whipsawing. He the
returned to Oregon, and in 1864 can
TO Portland, where for few months l
was employed as librarian in the Por
land library. He then sought and Of
tained a working place on the Or
gonian. Showing decided talent fl
newspaper work, he soon after BEGAN
editor, position which with the exec
eion of short interval from 1872
1877, he has ever since filed.
BLOWN INTO SEA.