Rereek Work Starts on August 29 1914
A rereek project begins on August 29, 1914 as the road is torn up and era and equipment moved to a sphere project.
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Newspaper
Enterprise Record Chieftain
Location
Enterprise, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
7
A rereek project begins on August 29, 1914 as the road is torn up and era and equipment moved to a sphere project.
A travelogue sketch describes 1850s Portland and nearby towns with a narrator following a traveler from Portland to Hillsboro White Salmon Dallas and Corvallis. It notes street life wooden sidewalks river travel by steamer and stagecoach and early local commerce led by lenders and mills.
Mr and Mrs George Bridwell recount years in Oregon Citrus trade and ties to Wallowa region They note their son Helis a senior at Jaffer son High School and band state champions with travel to Corvallis in March Their ideal vacation is returning to Wallows Memorial Day visits since eight years They reside at 3715 NE 71st Ave near Sandy Boulevard inviting relatives to visit.
The Record Chieftain reports a hurried August trip from Nelson Nebraska to assist a ailing mother aged 87 who has been blind for three years. The authors describe a 1650 mile journey in four days by Chevrolet with engine trouble, hot dusty roads, and concern for both parents now aged 86 and 87. The family plans to stay as long as needed amid a mild winter and wheat harvest notes.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces rival factions feeding two neighboring towns two miles apart. The upper town dominates textons while the lower grows through river access, with travel via Umpqua routes, Gardiner, Scottsburg, Drain, Oak, and Roseburg as a tour recounts local lore of mining and factions.
Vague quoted lines describe a cold dry scene with a potbellied stove and a retreating figure named Gur. The text hints at Jacksonville as a Mecca in the south with gold and fields, but the details are fragmentary and unclear.
Former Wallows County residents now in Ontario Oregon send a warm note to the Chieftain. Mr and Mrs A W Courtney of Ontario share farm life alfalfa wheat and corn and praise milder weather while sending best wishes to relatives and friends in Wallows County.
Bar Oregon letters praise the homecoming visit and thank organizers for efforts, noting community memories and the opportunities to reconnect with acquaintances. The fragment references Enterprise school and local systems, with appreciation for time and money given to make the visit possible.
The writer describes a Christmas trip of about five weeks in Yellowstone area with two to four thousand miles driven with no major car trouble. They visited relatives in Portland and attended a dinner at Maude Mansfeld Logsdon's home in Athena with Mrs. Logsdon and Mrs. Mansfield, as part of a Wallowa county delegation.
Fragmentary OCR text references the California State Highway Department and a weekly report from the Resident Engineer. The readable portion notes office typing and routine reporting elements without clear events or outcomes.
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