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

ne auHhrulhN "i 'N.
- ir Orogon.-old butteYillo
iFa Willamette not FAR from
y, -. pr1yifional government
~, - fbe Oregon country from
lA -, of Great Britain was or
p is one of the marvela OF
49, OF boosting and develop
pfBt
vd.County Push Club.
o,reuiyation with several
49, members has accomplished
49, ~, aeal in the short space OF
y, ,hrec months. A sidewalk
-, y. ,ornects old Butteville with the
o.,.on Electric station. The name
- s,ation has been changed from
-.s,,npish 10 East Butteville. A
s.nl,tee has been appointed 10
.,,nd the sidewalk two miles TO the
~, and the money Is already being
,i.sd The committee has raised
~ money TO have plans and specih-
..,,ons drawn for n high-suspension
s.1re across the river at this point
!. ma bullt by the three counties OF
v,,lop Yamhlll and Clackamas.
The Three Buttevilles.
Many who have studied the situa-
,,r and are good judges OF possl-
Taies believe that here on the site
n tbe old river trading town will
,ome day arise a beautiful city. 1t
/, shont midway between Salem and
portland. has rich country on both
s5es of Il and land is being bought
m rapidly at from 500 to $50 per
,,re lust across the river land Ia
,ready much higher. If the bridge
|, onee built. there will be a wonder
nj stream Of travel pouring through
bare AT East Butteville station
tovnslte is being laid off. The prin-
dDal owners of the lands hereabouts
,Fe John Murray and A. ID. Yeargen,
Who are both favorable to the growth
and development of the community.
Roth have large, fine farm houses,
and Mr.. Murray is being talked of
by some of the wise ones in county
affairs as a suitable man for county
OnmisslOner when thecount y gets
hard up for a level-headed farmer.
The Old River Town.
Al Old Butteville considerable
business is done. The Willamette
Valley Trading company, which also
maintains a large store at Donald,
handles general merchandise and
buys produce, with l.. F. Felts man
ager. VIM. R. Scheurer handles
hOps grain, potatoes and produce OF
all kinds, shipping to Portland and
10 and down the river. He sells
feed to the farmers and does a busi-
ness that amounts to many carloads
each year. Butteville is the best
shipping station on the Willamette
river for originating produce. E. d.
Johnson is a new man who has just
opened a blacksmith and wagon
making shop. Josie Ryan has gem
eral store and does a large trade in
merchandise and buys all kinds OF
produce. VIM. Ryan has a saloon,
the only one in the place, and strict
Y observes the laws for the regula-
ton Of that business. Mrs. j. S.
Vande,eur has for many years been
The only music teacher in this part of
The country and has many pupils.
BOttevile is the home of the r.
K. Matthew CABIN of Native Sons
and Daughters of Oregon. 1t is a
pioneer style log cabin structure and
handsomely decorated with trophies
Of the oden times.
Frs'-class public schools are the
pride Of Butteyille. with $4,000
Agh school building in which all the
Grades are taught There is a strong
odge of Odd Fellows and one of the
nrst Masonic lodges of the state was
organized here Other fraternal or
gers are also represented.
Besides close Connection with the
oregon Electro. Butteville has reg
ulaf steamboat service on the river
another line of electric railroad has
Oeen surveyed UD the west bank of
le river and i, is expected that
Shen me bridge is butt there will
u line across the river hore. and
% as bridge may be constructed for
'Ou wagon and railroad purposes.
West Butteville.
u'er mere is quite a settlement of
g"pe, with fine homes, land being
JARED y ie and cut up into fruit tracts.
~ hcCully has a fine place of sixty
~ On the bank of the river. He
'n old river steamboat captain
sN 4u iormerly lived in Salem near
ml. oei'or OF this paper, and never
saeu any chickens, either. The
,r nv 'ouhtes of Yamhill and Clack,
sw -'s come together here and only
y niles away Is Washington coun-
dao he land on the West Butteville
mo., r@e IS rolling and when cleared up
s hay. VIII be fine land for fruit
m a Greater ButteVilIe,
A ,or Ia'her OF what may be term
asi .ower and greater Butteville is a
pD,s. pS farmer by the name of viii T..
n % ny He bought a $4,000 ranch
Ia. V av. west bank Of the river. and
Ou,,vS trCn Iaith in the future of the
,asON .hat he has bought another
bon Plaee and is improving them
nopo, Sr' Purdy has made some
and .,pSaying and selling property,
stv issues the Newberg hotel brop-
peess ne :" mas a number of valuable
and u p! residence property in Port
eoun,v ms home Is in CIackamas
eAand,saa auu he keeps a general mer
kIAds ~ s"re where he buys all
keen NJ iarm produce and tries 10
10 adSsSO'u 'ne people want TO bug.
county MN TO pushing the three
takihgs 'ISh % club, with all its under
and SislSa Purdy pushes the plow
day can ~ me ak, and on any fair
Of men s1ou ~ round directing a force
isases ana nsi0aring up land, building
atIe, Sna ,n getting the material re
's.AiA he Iii, aS new $4,000 home,
NJ. Purdv wv build this summer.
~ Il the soul Of er.ars,,- 90