The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-09-24

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OF 1864; then came Ward ChipmsH
Stanley, Hermus Wslling and Others.
In 1871 we have the Jaeksons. DIR. Bar
rett and family and F. c. Sherrieb. In
1872 Thos. Whitcomb and family came.
They bought land from Ward, planted
quite an orchard and later sold to NJ b.
Potter. The same year Haynes and
Sanders bought the John NJ. Msrden
place. Peter Hinrichs came IN ,3,
John Hinrichs in "a. Z. l.. Smith
bought large tract of land here that
year.
In 1875 the Hoechs and Lagos came
and the Parkhurst Colony, which az
rived November 10. making a welcome
addition to Hood Rivers populatl-n.
In il we find the names of Lyman
Smith, Alfred Ingalls,, James Wallace,
W. c. PHELPS, and NJ. b. Potter with
their families: also Levi Pitts and
Sherman La France. In '76 the family
of Z. l.. Smith arrived and moved 10
their farm. DR.. W. l.. Adams erected
sanitarium on land bought of W p.
| Watson. Mr.. Watson was an enthusl-
astic fruit grower and did much to sd
vertise Hood River, which even then,
was well and favorably known for rs
peaches, of which he was one OF the
principal growers. The high water Of
1876 destroyed 5000 young peach trees
| for Capt. h. l.. Henness and almost as
many for Haynes and Sanders. This
year the State road was built from The
Dalles through Hood River and on down
towards Mitchell's Point.
| This road was large factor in Hood
Rivers growth and in the next four
years at least 20 families we're added
to its population. In 1861 Peter Neal
built sawmill on Neal creek. DOnO-
van put in sawmill on Indian creek
sometime in the seventies. Lyman
Smith built one in 1876 and Nelson
Luckey built one at the head of Rail
gulch a little later. The last named
mill soon burned down. Since those
early days the sawmill industry has
developed until it would require book
to give its history. HARRISON ground
our flour and corn meal in his mil on
Neal creek Rogers and sons built a
grist mill on the State road at Frank
ton.
VIM. Allen brought in the first stock
of mercantile goods, which were sold to
4. l.. Smith in n. Champlin and Nc
Gown opened a store in 1881 in build
ing belonging to DIR. Adams.
In 1881 the tOwniste, consisting Of
four blocks, was plated by H. c. and
Z. F. Coe. The first building erected
was by John Parker, for store; the
second by T. j. Hosford for hotel,
the beginning of the present Mt. Hood
hotel. Hillstrom built a residence,
Trauna built next, then Geo. T. Prather
built a store building, as did G. W.
Champlin. DR.. Adams was the first to
put in line of drugs at his place. DR..
| Newcomb was the first at the new
townsite. DR.. Littlefeld, surgeon to
the 0. X. & N. in $780, had hospital
in one of DR.. Adams buildings. DR.
Barrett faithful friend and physician,
must not be omitted, nor the services
of Mrs. Hutton, nurse and helper in
time of need. She is still living in
Portland. although she passed the 95th
milestone last May.
Mrs. Thos. Purser, Mrs. G. W. Back
ems, Mrs. Garrison, Mrs. Potter and
Mrs. Alma Howe were others who
never refused to answer the call of the
sick.
Hood Rivers first newspaper was the
Glacier, published for the first time in
June, 1889, by Geo. 7. Prather, sold
three months later to John Cradle.
baugh, then to S. F. Blythe, who SOLD
to A. d. Moe in 1904. The paper is
still with us, a welcome visitor to oui
homes.
Amos Underwood is authority for the
statement that "Bill" Stillwell was
our first postmaster, having his Office
near the Dean ferry landing. Other
postmasters were: Mrs. Maggie Ben
son, office on Indian Greek; ChGs Coe
II. c. Coe, at the Coe homestead; W
p. Watson, on the DR.. Adams place
and Mrs. Adelia Stranahan, on the
Stranahan place. While Mrs. Strana
han was postmistress the town was laiC
out and the office located there. Othel
postmasters were r. j. Rogers, Geo
T. Prather, Mrs. Jennie Champlin, L
E. Morse, VIM. Yates and j. F. Lucas
Miss Eleanor Smith carried the mai
one summer from the boat landing t
} the Stranahan postof1ice. Joe Aleck
the Indian, carried the mail across tn,
/ Columbia to White Salmon for man,
|
! years.
Among the early teachers we flint
the names of W. Stillwell, 1862 Emil,
Mosier, 1869; Mrs. Armstrong, 1870
} Rev. Garrison, Sherman laFrance
+ Mrs. Pentland, Eleanor Smith, Naom
: Wilcox. Mrs. Odell and Catherine |,
Henderson. Most of these taught il
the little building on the southwes
: corner of the Jenkins place. Mrs
Armstrong taught in little log cabil
} built by Chas. Stillwell and her work i
: enthusiastically spoken of to this day
r Mr.. Pentland, Mr.. Garrison and h. l.
J Howe were teachers on the East Side.
= In 1873 a new school building wa
70 erected in the Barrett district, and i
q 1880 a more pretentiOus one at Frank
D ton. Among the teachers we find tn
; name of Mrs. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs
a Coon, MIR. and Mrs. H. l.. Howe, Mrs
] Thompson, MIR. BeatOn, etc Miss Avi
e Smith taught the Odell school in tn
= winter of '82.
= The town district was cut from tn
east end of the Frankton district and
e portion of the building now used for
n court house was its first school hous
e and Miss Emma Wright its first teach
I er.
S Among our summer residents we fin
: Prof. Lyman and DR.. Marsh, Of Fores
e Grove, and Prof. l.. F. Henderson, Q
Y Portland. Rev. 7. l.. Eliot, DR.. Al
b kinson and Rev. Cruzan, the ministers
= often favored the community with Sur
e day talks in the schoohOuses.
e In 1881 Bishop Castle organized
= United Brethren church in the Barrei
!. district. The Methodists organized &
j. t'ranktOn little later and built &
d Belmont the first church edifce ercete
!. in the valley. The Congregations
: church was first organized by Rev
e Frederick Balch and church built
e 1887. This building was later sold
d the Christian denomination and is sti
t used by them.
}, Among the small Office holders "
!. find as justice of the peace, VIM. Odel
l., John Stanley, Frank Backus, I. +
e Coon and Peter Hinrichs, while E. s
y Olinger has served the people for yeal