The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-27
History of Keno

: or, Stone built hardware store
later operated by T. A, Gruhb aud
Il, W, Mccormick, Fire put up a
grocery store,
postofficc Removed
/ In 1850 the postotrice was remov.
: ed to Keno aud into Fires storcc,
! Emmett had grown tired ot his ard.
/ uous duties as postmaster and the
/ people thought Il would he conycn
Z tent II the rostofficc were In town.
when whlttlc died hts wife sold
the house to potcn, sr., who bought
most Of the land In Keno. As con.
sequence the name "Doten" was
given to the town. Hut when the
nostoffice was removed to It's present
site Il was thought Inadyisahle to
continue the name cf "Dotcn' FOR
fear OF confusion with the name ot n
nearby town called Dayton" One
day in Fires ltorc group OF
loiters was sitting ground playing
game called Keno" Fire had
famous bull dog named after the
card game. In the course OF the
game the players got into an argu-
ment over the name Of their town
Dutcu did not want Il ramcd In his
honor while others did Some want.
cd Il called Riverside. So the ar.
gumegt grew heated Finally Fire
exclaimed. Name it for my dog aud
be done with IT," His suggestion
was promptly accepted, but this
al not change the name OF the
town. The town Is stIll Doteu but
Keno Is just the name OF the post.
office. However. most people call
both by the name Keno.
streets Named
At the time the pos,officc was
named a town plot was made. the
lots surveyed asd the streets named
The street running from Keno bridge
20 Keno school Is Drightonn avenue
and the streets running parallel
are Fcrne avenue and Ferry street.
Tho street running parallel with the
klamath river Is Riverside. The
streets running parallel with Il are
Park and Pine.
Keno came into existence In 1857.
Keno has all Of the requisites nee
essary 20 make n flrst-class town. II
has one grocery and dry goods store.
one hotel. one blacksmith shop. and
saloon. besides other attractions
Keno win surely NJ no distant date
become quite town" the Star on
October 10 same stated. The town
Of Keno although but one year old
has n long street on which are two
freshly painted hotels. n large mcr-
camille establishment. blacksmith
shop. livery stable. saloon, wagoE
shop. and stage station and also pri.
vato residences"
In the meanwhile Padgeit. sr..
took charge OF Fires store and sold
dry goods too. II. Smith built
confectionery store while Madison
erected and conducted roomIlg.
house.
Tho first school was held In r. 4.
Ggubb's smoke house and later
half-mllc from Keno on the road to
Klamath Falls whore It now stands.
Railroad Surveyed
In 1906, or perhaps little sooner,
n railroad was surveyed through
Keno. Some OF the settlers didn't
want their land eut up and It was
never put through.
In 1906 Thomas Mccormick put
In an electric plant about two miles
down the river near the sawmill
and gristmill.
The industries OF those days were
logging, freIghtlng, stock raising,
and rauching. which insured a rapid
growth for a while.
The old stage coaches ran until
1910. driven at different times by
u. II. D0ten and W. u. Grubb. There
were a few stage robbcrles on the
way TO Ager near Topsy. Mail was
first carried from Ager to klamath
Falls and to Keno from Yreka. Poke
gamn, and Teeters Landing and at
last from Worden, from where II Is
carried at the present time. The |
mills ceased to operate in 1909.
The boats which used TO run from |
lSlapath Falls TO Keno were the
and Candy. Both towed /
LOGS. At the present time Captain /
Ball has boat called the Buffalo /
which hauls logs for the different |
lumber companies to klamath Falls.