The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-02-16

came toughened. then developed the
seenest appetite have ever had, anC
the meals set by that old farmer
wife | think were as good as | have
ever eaten. The next spring the farms
were abandoned. The farmers did moi
have sufficient funds to buy seed, sell
| ing at $5 per bushel. We lost our cat,
tie and everything. else we had, and il
was then that | determined to 90 to
Virginia City, Mont, where | finally
secured work on a newspaper published
every other day. The regular pay was
/ 81 per 900 ems. could easily set
10000 each day. remained there for
year. The legislature met while
was engaged on the paper, and | Sc
cured job on territorial bill work.
This was considered fat, and in one
week made $l44."
Later, while working on the Port
land Bulletin, Mr.. Blythe set 9S, 00O
ems during a six-day week. The Port
land price, however, was only 60 cents
per 1000.
Mr.. Blythe returned home after his
experiences in Montana, but declares
that he was unable to stand the heat
of middle western summer, and in
1868 started again for the Rocky
mountains. After a winter at Helena,
he left for California, working first on
the old Sacramento Union. He then
went to San Francisco, where he
worked on the Call. the Alta, Bulletin
and Chronicle.
In June, 1870, Ben Halliday, plan
ming to start newspaper in Portland,
sent Jams 0'Mara to San Francisco to
purchase an outfit and employ a full
force. MIR. Blythe was among the
printers chosen to make the trip north.
Mr.. Blythe says he is the only survivor
of the party of 10 selected by Mr..
O'Mara.
The Bulletin lasted for FIVE years, "
says Mr.. Blythe, ''and ! remained with
it throughout its life. The late Har-
vey w. Scott became its editor, later
going to the Oregonian, where he
made for hmself national and lasting
fame.
'ln 1875 a number of US printers
started the Daily Bee. 1t ran until
1881. | was with it but IL months. In
1873 a Democratic Legislature passed
what was known as the Litigant Act,
for the purpose of building up DEM
ocratic organ in Portland. 1t provided
that legal rotices be published in pa
pers designated by the governor. The
late Judge G.. b. Bellipger and com
pany of printers organized the Daily
News. One of the first acts of a sub
sequent Legislature was to repeal the
Litigant Act, and of course this killed
the Daily News"
In 1877 MIR. Blythe came to Hood
River seeking health. He purchased
z2 acres of oak-covered lanG on the
old State road, now the Columbia
River Highway, just west of the site
of the town. Later he bought 22 addi-
tiOnal acres. After working at inter-
walls for five years as printer for John
II. Cradlebaugh, who was publishing
the paper MIR. Blythe purchased the
Hood River Glacier. He sold the pa
per in 1904 to its present owner, A. ID.
Moe.
Twin Oaks Farm is such a novelty in
the Hood River valley that it has be-
come the mecca for numerous local
people, and visitors to the valley often
Journey there to witnese the pleasing
pastoral scenes. While Mr.. Blythe has
productive orchard, he has allowed
llihGn VI MS pidAG W iNbidltl Afl AilC nat"
ural state. Giant oaks stand in the
meadows. Inoeed, these beautiful
oaks rear themselves on every part of
the farm. Their foliage in summer
shade the deep. cool spring, source Of
a domestic water supply. The farm |
name originated from two oaks, as
nearly alike as nature could make |
them, that grew side by side in front |
Of the pioneer home.
This old building was long ago turned |
INTO store and tenant house. Mr.. |
Blythe has built himself a handsome |
and commodious residence GmJng his |
laks. With the stores from their gar
lens in cellar and gaTTet, with their |
lime taken with a few chickens ana |
ives took. MIR. Blythe and his beloved |
wife are spending a happy evening |
lime of life. They were married in |
Portland in 1878. Mrs. Blythe's maid |
IN name was Emma NatiUn. She is |
native of England. Her family. hoN
sver, came to America when she was
4 small child. They resided in Penn |
,ylvania until 1871, when they came |
across the continent to Oregon.
Twin Oaks Farm has become known |
throughout the bounds of Hood River |
valley for the good. old fashioned rural |
with which Mr.. and Mrs.
Blythe entertain their guests, and it is
rot infrequent that parties of pioneers
and Civil war veterans and their fam
lies assemble there to make merry |
and live over in stories the days of |
ong ago. None Of these social events, |
however, was ever more impressive |
han that Of Tuesday, when Mr..
Blythe's friends gathered TO celebrate
lis SOth birthday.
A beautiful bouquet of carnations |
vas presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Blythe