Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

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lamctte river bottom farm into mod
crn agricultural enterprise with new
buildings and new fences and stock
cd with thoroughbred cattle, hoEs.
chickens. sheep and horses
4 Pine stock breeder.
Mr., Purdy is breeding Holstein
cattle, English Berkshire and Poland
China swine His ambition r. TO
be a factor in improving the condi-
tions OF the people in this world and
he is proving bis faith In the capac-
ity OF the people to make progrecl|
by being progressive himself. lie
not only works, but is willing to
meet his share OF the expenses. His
farm is called the LAUREL M.
Purdy is also making himself useful
as a notary public and helps people
make out deeds and papers transfer
ring property. Mr.. Purdy Is being
asked by many OF his friends TO be-
come n candidate for the Office Of
joint senator from Clackamas AMI
Multnomah counties and may con-
sent TO be a candidate for the sole
purpose of helping the people TO get
a bridge across the river here, which
Us very much needed 1t would be
the means of Fastening the develop
ment of the country, and would add
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars .
the values of property in this vicinity
The benefit of such a man TO the
country in which he lives cannot BIZ
overestimated.
Built the Sidewalk.
r. Woolworth deserves lot Of
credit for the completion Of the side
walk, as chairman Of the committee
on construction He had hand in
raising the money, too, and rustled
hard for the enterprise from start
to finish When money was hard to
get he rustled some more, and was
one the job early and late until it
was completed. When men or teams
were lacking, Woolworth knew where
to get them, and the construction
never Jagged The Spaulding Log
ging Co. deserve some credit. They
furnished the lumber, donated SIS
besides making a reduction of abou
one-third on the price of material.
The plank were sawed 2 by 12 and
three feet long, spiked down on two
by 4 stringers. You can now leave
the station on the Oregon Electric
and walk to Butteville in about
twenty minutes without soiling the
finest shoes. The Congregational
church that has not had it's doors
open for about three years at Butte
Vile, should now send a preacher
down there and hold services once |
in a while. The churches ought to |
be as enterprising as the people.
Among the Pioneers.
At the three-booster county meet |
ing Saturday nights may be found |
many of the old pioneers who came |
here in the "forties" and "fifties." |
Their children and their grand-chil- |
dren are at these gatherings to put |
new life into the old settlement on |
the river that has become sacred and |
historical ground Here was the |
home of F. X. Matthieu, who on APP
ril I'd celebrated his 93d birthday. |
r. Mathiot still lives on the slope of
the Butte in his 10th year. Here
is Joseph Ryan, the pioneer mer-
chant, and many more that could be |
mentioned. While the ranks are
growing thinner, the old spirit that |
overcame obstacles in the early days |
all the way from native Indians to |
the powers across the seas still sur
wives, and on occasions for public |
spirit blazes forth anew in deeds and |
dollars. Across the river I saw Mrs |
Allen laying up a rail fence-the |
owner of a fine large place-but a |
woman of the hale and hearty kind |
who loves outdoor work in the open |
air and her own independence.
The Gone Family.
One of the pioneer ladies at the |
yETh
as widow, keeps her fine ranch across
the river n West Butte-going homo |
late a. n ght across the ferry over !
the willamette, and picking her
way along dark roads with lantern |
Her husband was one of the seven |
Cone brothers, now all dead but An |
son, who lives near the station on |
the Oregon Electric. The brothers IN
the order of their age were Oliver |
Gustavus, Aaron, Anson, Oscar, Marion |
and Philander. The Cones came 10 |
Oregon in 1847, soon after the terri
tory passed into the hands OF the
Americans They have left thelr
impress on the country and their de-
scendants are here 10 enjoy the
blessings of progress and civilization
for which all present generations
are indebted to the founders OF the
commonwealth.
Good Roads Movement
Besides a fight for a bridge across
the Willamette at this point-the
best site for a bridge between Salem J
and Oregon City--the Tri-County |
Push club has begun campaign 70 !
connect Aurora and the towns on the
s. p. main line with the towns across
the river, like Newberg and HIS |
boro. by building some good nara
surface highways. The first Is TO De
put through from Butteville TO Au !
rora, the old German colony Town |
that Is teeming with life. In tact
Butteville and Aurora were settled
almost entirely by Germans ana
Canadian French, with some gCoH
American stock scattered In be-
tween. County Judge Bushey oil
Marion county and Judge Galloway
of Yamhill county have both prom
ised 10 aid in this campaign, and the
people will not wait for bond Issues
but will raise subscriptions and 40
nate work and push for development
of the county without the aid OF the
state or of the legislature. OF course,
the new bridge, 20 be built lolhli!
nv the three counties, will take an
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