The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-07

ssges sent from their front door.
At the Coe farm the Sabbath was
strictly observed. A chapter in the
Bible or a sermon was read. IL there
sss a minister in the neighborhood
services we're held there until the time
came that a school house was built.
In ls62 lhOs. NJ Ramsdell moved his
family 10 Hood River. He was a Meth
odist minister and although preaching
almost every Sabbath. continued TO
work for living with his hands. He
was the ship carpenter for the o. 5. N.
Co. 5 boats running between Cascades
ard The Dalles, ana was at Hood Riv-
er over Sunday, so will be remembered
by some Of our oldest pioneers as Hood
Rivers minister. Rev. Teuny and Mr..
Condor, Congregational ministers from
he Dslles. also contributed to the re-
liglous welfare Of the community.
Letters written from the COe home
as early as 1856. bore the words Hood
Vale. " and as justice of the peace MIR.
COe made out his papers with the same
heading, Hood Vale. To Mrs. Coe be-
longs the credit Of changing the name
Of Dog River to Hood River. The first
court held IN Hood River was on Janu-
airy 2, 1859 and was a case of arbitTa-
tion.
In June 1868 Mr. Coe made trip to
San Francisco. There is nothing in
the record to show why he went, yet
am told that his mission was to consult
doctor and that he returned knowing
that his earthly race was almost fin
ished. His writing does not appear
again in the books. but the farm work
moves on with the same precision and
vigOr.
On October II, 1868, we read, Ma
thaniCl Coe has gone to his long home,
aged 50 years. The words were few
and simple, but full of sadness 10 those
who had for many years looked to him
for guidance and love. lie was buried
on the goth, in a little plot Uf land set
apart for that purpose on the Coe farm.
Many friends came from Portland and
The Dalles to pay their last tribute of
love to Their departed friend.
In the spring Eugene and Henry,
with their wives, moved to Yakima,
where they engaged in stock raising.
Charles took up the work of his father
and became manager of the farm.
Seed time brought its work and har-
vest its rewards. Mrs. Coe continued
to dispense hospitality and kindness as
of old. @
In December, 1872, Charles was taken
sick and in spite of all that could be
done, he passed away on his birthday,
December "a, aged 3S years. His
mother wrote to her friends in the east
my hearts beloved has left me
nothing can fill the void. He not only
filed his fathers place on the farm
but also at the family altar, and not
wIthstanding his youth, older meT
came to him for advice on matter!
temporal as well as religious.
Henry and Eugene came back t
Hood River and formed partnership
with the mother to carry on the farm
but the attractions of river work sOOI
took all of Eugene's time and interes
and Henry, though caring for the farm
spent much of his time on the river
The building of the railroad brough
new possibilities. The town of Hoot
River as plated by H. G. and E. +
Coe in 1881. 1t consisted of four blocks
but has been added to from time t
time until now it covers the entire Co,
homestead, a portion of land claimed
by William jenkins, o. l.. StranahaI
and james Benson on the south anC
west On the east side of Hood Rive
is it is built on the Nathan Benson
homestead
All her life Mrs. Coe took grea
pleasure in writing poetry and has lef
many poems of merit. Her grandchil
dren were a source of great happines
to her and many of her poems are ad
dressed to or refer to them. She live
to be nearly 92 years old, dying in Hoo,
River January q, 1893. Eugene die,
in Portlaad four days earlier.
The bodies of Nathaniel Coe, hi
wife, Mary Coe. Charles and Eugen
Coe now rest in the family plat in Hoo,
River. They have fought the goo'
fight and finished the course" but to u
who reap of the benefits of their labors
belongs debt of gratitude. Thei
graves should be kept with loving care