The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-06-03
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT HINRICHS FUNERAL

The friends, ncighbors and comrades
of the late John W. Hinrichs, one of
Hood Rivers earliest pioneers, who
passed away at his home on the State
road Saturday afternoon, crowded the
| Asbury Methodist church, where funer-
al services were conducted Monday af
ternOOn at O'Clock, by Rev. Troy
Shelley, and Rev.FJ. l.. Hershner, both
old time friends and pioneer ministers.
Beautiful floral offerings banked the
the foot of the pulpit and the space
around the coffin. A prayer was offered
by Rev. Young.
Mr.. Hinrich, whose death was caused
from heart trouble, had reached the
age of rs years. He was a native of
Hamburg, Germany. When young
man, 20 years of age he came to New
York. Two years later he crossed the
plains with party travelling by OK
train, settling in Arizona, where he was
employed by the government in erect
ing buildings at government posts.
In 1863 Mr.. Hinrichs, who had gone to
Fort Crook, Calf, enlisted in the
Union Army. For three years he served
as quartermaster, at Fort Bidwell and
other points.
In 1868 MIR. Hinrichs removed to
Paolo, Kan, and in that year he was
married to Eliza Ellen Sims, who sur
wives him. For number of years he
engaged in the furniture and undertake
ing business in PaOla. In 1873 he and
Mrs. Hinrichs came to Portland by way
of San Francisco. For a year he was
associated in the furniture and under
taking business in that city with JO-
seph Levi.
Mr.. Hinrichs came to Hood River in
1874. His stories of the early days
were interesting. The valley, now
covered with so many apple trees was
one mighty forest of virgin first and
pines. MIR. Hnrichs homesteaded a
tract on the West Side. His old home
stead place, now highly developed COM
mercial orchard places, has been sub
divided. Portions of it are owned by
E. h. Shepard X. II. Wallace and
Prof. G. d. Thompson.
These pioneer days we're recalled in
the brief funeral address delivered by
Rev. Troy Shelley, who for many years
was a neighbor of the Hinrchs family
in the old Odell district, where Mr..
Hinichs ard family removed after dis
posing of their West Side place. Rev.
| Shelley paid high tribute to the de-
parted pioneer. 81 owe great debt of
gratitude to the Hinrichs family" said
Mr.. Shelley. There were never better
neighbors. In times of sickness they
were always ready and willing with
their aid, be it night time or day
time.
Mr.. Hnrichs was Hood Rivers first
undertaken. He continued his contract
ing work after he came here and built
the depOts and bridges on the q. R. &
IN. line between Portland and The
Dalles. MIR. Hinrichs was considered
one of Hood Rivers most successful
business men. He had amassed con.
siderable fortune, and at the time OF
his death he was vice-president of the
First National bank.
The place owned by MIR. Hinrichs ir
the Odell district is now partly occu'
pied by the townsite. When MIR. Hin
richs disposed of the Odell property he
and his wife removed to their home or
the State road, where his death oc
Cured.
In addition to his widow, MIR. Hin
richs is survived by three children
G. D. Hinrichs, assistant cashier OF thu
First National bank of this city Waite
j. Hinrichs, of Geneva, and Mrs. G. NJ
Larson, of Scappoose.
The funeral services were in charg,
of the local Masonic lodge, of whicI
Mr.. Hinrichs was a member. Member
of Candy Post, of which he was
member, also participated. The hon
orary pail bearers were composed o
Grand Army veterans as follows: San
ford Smith, S. F. Blythe, John A. Viii
son, Newton Clark, I. D. Tweedy an
S. Copple. The active pail bearer
we're: j. E. Robertson, j. K. Nickel
sen, Geo. |. Slocom, L. N. Blowers, +
| E. Newly and Joe d. Thomson.
The funeral services were dlrecte
by the Anderson Undertaking Co.