The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-02-09
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Happenings When the Land Was
Young and Sparssly Settled.
From the Loomis Prospector, Feb.
II, 1898. ....

was Dare. "A SOIteuln& UP somewhat
|similar to that of the past week.
II railroad rumors materialize this
|section will have railroad, communica-
|ei0n with the outside world this year.
Then watch things buzz up here. (The
|rumOrs were soap bubbles, and the
railroad failed to materialize any
where in the county until number
|of years later, and has never reached
LOOMS to this day.
Rev. J.. e. Stewart has had the ma
|terials for house conveyed from
|Conconully and placed on the land
near Spectacle lake, that he took up
las homestead last fall. (Rev. Stew
art was Presbyterian divine who did
yOeman service as one of the first sky
pilots who tried to lead the inhabi-
tants Of the old camp to the straight
and narrow way. He lived on his ranch
at the end Of Spectacle lake only
short time. Going on the outside he
found more profit in selling stock In
arsenic mines, or something of the
kind, and at one time accumulated
quite a substantial bank account. He
had an Interesting family. but where
he is at present, or the members of
the family, is not known.)
P. 8. Harris has several claims on
the lower slope of Palmer mountain,
near the brick yard, upon which he Is
doing assessment work for the pres
ent year. (Those claims never panned
out, yet Mr.. Harris did rot give up
discouraged. He has other excellent
claims to this day, and, indeed was in
Oroville this week, figuring on making
a deal on some of his holdings)
Mrs. L. M. Willard has been confinel
to her bed for some days with an at
tack of illness. (Mrs. Willard was a
woman whose career read like ro-
nance. Coming west when mere girl
she met John Young. eldest son of
Brigham Young, founder og the Nor
mon colony in Utah. They became mu-
tually infatuated and were married,
but one of the obligations Young took
A.s>osl l1sisaa>a1.>a sczrE ~ sss~ss.
take q second wife. In that case the
young wife declared that she would
at once leave him. For some years the
Youngs lived together very happily
travelling all over the United States N
Young's private car. Several sons we're
born to the union. The world look ,d
bright to Mrs. Young, but troubl, was
brewing. Brigham insisted that his son
John should marry another woman,
following out his fathers example ana
living up to the tenets of the church.
For long time John Young withstood
the solicitations and orders of his
father. At last he yielded and took an
other wife. His first wife was true to
her threat and when the second wo-
man walked into the house she walk
ed out and left her beautiful home.
securing divorce. Years
after this event she married DR.. l.. M.
Willard in the west. They wore play
mates when children and were to all
intents and purposes engaged. The old
Intimacy was renewed and Mrs. Young
and DR.. Willard were married They
lived in Goldendale, Washington terri
tory, for time, were Drrne'l out.
moved to Davenport, from there to
|Coulee City, from thence to Ruby. and
finally settled down in Loomis. The
doctor was found dead in his residence
lone morning some years sgO while
mrs. Willard was on the outside. Mrs.
Willard died about year ago. Her
sons are scattered, one of them
being in Sing Sing, New York. found
|guilty of the most henious cri:ncs
committed in that modern Babylon.l
Miss M. E. Thompson, our efficient
teacher in the public school, is at
|Conconully this week attending the
teachers institute. Miss Thompson
married the publisher of the paper at
|Greenwod, B. c., who became quite
prominent and successful in politics
across the line. Her whereabouts is
mot known.)
Tuesday Mrs. Roary Cameron start
led bleeding at the nose and almost
|bled to death before the hemorrhage
could be checked. MRS. Cameron, the
mother of a very extensive flock, sub
|sequently moved to Spokane, where
she died several years ago. Roary, the
Ihead of the house of Cameron, still
lives at Loomis.)