The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-08-28
SIMEON FRAZIER WAS
BURIED SUNDAY

A native of Prince Edwards Island,
Simon Frazier, aged "a years. a po-
neer shipbuilder of Astoria and The
Dalles. died at his home in Seattle,
where he had resided for the past 28
years. The body was brought here for
iEterment, and funeral services were
held Sunday at ldlewilde cemetery,
Rev. J. l.. Hershner and j. X. Carson
officiating at the gi ave. Mr.. Frazier's
young manhood was spent at Bath,
Me-, where he learned his profession.
Only one brother survives, Joseph
Frazier, Sr., of this city. The follow.
irg nephews and nieces survive: Fred
A. Frazier, of Oakland, Calf. Mrs.
Mary Frazier Corwin. Joseph Frazier,
Jr.. and Mrs. H. T. Galligan, of Hood
River; Mrs. E. c. Miller. of Mount
Hood Mrs. Carl Galligan, Of Dufur,
and Mrs. c. G. Anderson and Mrs.
Chas. Adams, of Wasco.
Simon Frazier was born in Prince
Edwards Island March II, l845. of
Scottish parents. He moved with his
parents to Bath, Maine, when small
boy. In early manhood he came by
way of Panama to California where he
engaged in gold mining and boat build.
ing. He came to Oregon by.steamer
to engage in shipbuilding at Astoria.
In 1878 he settled on'government land
in Klickitat county. Washington, near
the present site OF Bickleton. where he
and his brother were engaged in farm
ing. In 1880 he moved to The Dalles,
where he worked building and repair
ing boats for the Oregon Steamship
Navigation Co. before the days of rail
roads in the Columbia river basin. With
organization of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Co. he entered the service
of that company, acting as foreman in
the carshops at The Dalles. 1t was
while thus employe1 that he purchased
20 acres of land in the Belmont town.
site in Hood River in 1883. His vision
of the future of this valley was pro-
phetic Of her present prosperity.
Twenty-eight years ago he built
home for himself and wife on the shores
of Lake Union in Seattle, where he
was engaged in shipbuilding up to the
time of his last illness three months
ago. He passed away at his home
August 7. requesting that his ashes be
inferred in his beloved Hood River val
ley.
Mr.. Frazier was intensely patriotic.
Though but l6 years of age when the
civil war broke out he tried to enlist as
had five of his elder brothers, but he
was refused on account of undersize.
He was a great admirer of George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Throughout his life he took an intelli
gent stand on all public questions and
always performed his civic duty by vot-
ing on every election day.
During pioneer conditions Of the
Northwest he was ever ready to lend
helping hand to those in sickness and
want among whom his lot was cast.
There are many families in Oregon to-
day in affluent circumstances who owe
the beginnings of their prosperity to
timely assistance rendered by Simon
Frazier.
In youth, lacking the desired educa-
tional advantages in his home town.
Bath, Me-. he moved to Boston, Mass,
where he might benefit by lectures
given him by Harvard professors He
was an interested student of the natur-
al sciences and was keenly appreciative
of good literature. He appreciated the
value of an education to such an extent
that he helped many young people to OBJ,
tain books and tuition in good schools
without cost to them. He was a close
student of his beloved Bible, possess
ing an unusually keen discernment of
its beautiful truths and philosophy of
life and followed it's precepts in all his
dealings with his fellow men, cherish
ing broad ideal of universal brother.
hood. Tendery he guarded his parents
in their later years. AS brother he
was kind and true, as friend he was
ever loyal. He was very sympathetic
with children IN their games and fun,
as we'll as their troubles. To women
he was chivalrous, courteous to every
one. In a word, a gentleman.