The Meadowlark Quarterly Newsletter

Crook County Historical Society Feb. 22, 2019 246 North Main Street E-mail [email protected] Prineville, 97754 www.bowmanmuseum.org

Quarterly meeting Sunday March 10, 2019 Crook County History Center 1:00 P.M.

The winter quarterly meeting for the Crook County Historical Society will be held at the Crook County History Center on Sunday March 10, 2019. The meeting will begin with a potluck dinner at 1:00 P.M. Please bring your own place setting. All members and the general public are welcome to attend. Members please bring a guest. FEATURED PROGRAM Trekking New Zealand Presented by Steve Lent

Museum historian Steve Lent will present a photo tour of New Zealand. Steve and his daughter Allison recently toured New Zealand and he will be sharing some of their experiences and the beautiful scenery of the country. New Zealand offers many different travel experiences from hiking, boating and a wide variety of outdoor activities. The north and south islands have different climates, vegetation and landscapes. Milford Sound on South Island, New Zealand The tour will focus on both islands. It is summer in New Zealand during our winter.

Crook County Historical Society Page 1 Honoring Our Pioneer Heritage Bettie Ream Tweedt 2018 Crook County Pioneer Queen

The 2018 Crook County Pioneer Queen is Bettie Ream Tweedt. She was coronated on August 5, 2018 and is the reigning queen. She was born in 1936 in Prineville and her parents were Dan and Ethel Shepherd Ream. Her grandparents on both sides of her family were early pioneers in Crook County. Bettie had a sister, Jessie, and a brother, Dan Jr. Bettie grew up on her parents’ ranch east of Post and attended the Shotgun School which was across the road from their ranch. She graduated from Crook County High School in 1954. She married Miller Tweedt in 1957. His family was also very early settlers in the vicinity. Miller and Bettie ranched just west of her parents’ ranch. They had two children, Debbie and Lanny. Bettie did a lot of the ranch work in the early years of their marriage while Miller worked for the state highway department, although he was home every evening. Later on they purchased more land and leased her parents’ ranch and became full time ranchers. Together they were honored as Conservation Ranchers of the Year in 1985. They sold part their ranch in 2014 and moved near Prineville. Miller passed away in 2016. Bettie’s sister Jessie Ream Tavernia was also honored as Crook County Pioneer Queen in 2005 and her cousin Wilma Cordes Flegel in 1998. Additionally her husband’s grandmother Tine Miller was selected as the first Crook County Pioneer Queen in 1937. Bettie has a strong pioneer heritage in Crook County.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

A great year is in store for all of us at the museum! I invite everyone to stop by to enjoy new exhibits, highlighted by fresh paint and new LED lighting. Thank you Sarah, Steve, Eloise, and Leslie for your hard work to make that happen. We have recently kicked off a brand new People of Our Past series. Have lunch with Barney Prine on Tuesdays this month and meet Alice Day Pratt in March. Also, March 10th is the quarterly meeting honoring Crook County's Pioneer Queens. We are proud of the caboose park and will continue that momentum this year to improve the Exhibit Center (aka Hans Pharmacy) and work to bring more life to the Rancher's Memorial at the fairgrounds. Our director, Sandy Cohen, has been with us nearly a year and has seen that many projects have been completed as well as bringing new ideas to the museum. I am pleased to be your new Historical Society Board president serving with vice-president Jan Anderson, Carrie Gordon as secretary, and Casey Kaiser as our new treasurer. We, along with Mike Wright and Shirley McCullough, welcome new board members Miriam Bernard, Suzie Kristensen, and Scott Cooper. We appreciate your continued support of our wonderful museum!

Respectfully, Marlise Jay

Crook County Historical Society Page 2 DIRECTOR’S CORNER It’s a Happening

Greetings members -- and a special greeting to our new business members!

As you know, we recently sent out an inquiry to local businesses soliciting their contributions and support for the future growth of the museum. The response – as is always the case in our community (in relation to the museum) – was tremendous. As of this writing, we have now gotten approximately forty new business members – primarily from the Prineville area. The museum, of course, was closed in January…but the accomplishments during this time were many. Kudos to the staff in working “from dawn to dusk” every single day to clean, dust, paint, polish and otherwise refurbish our lobby and exhibit areas. A huge job – and a job well done! In the programs area, our most exciting recent development was the highly successful launch of our lunchtime living history show called “People of our Past.” Every Tuesday in the month of February, Matt Cleman from Sisters portrayed Prineville’s founding father, Barney Prine, with a marvelous performance before large and enthusiastic crowds. Barney got to interact with the audience as well – having conversations, answering questions, and reaching people on a personal level – all great fun! In March, Michelle Ehr (also from Sisters) will portray homesteader and educator, Alice Day Pratt. We appreciate – as always-- our wonderful partners in this venture, The Friends of the Crook County Library. In yet another exciting development related to programs, the museum has now officially completed the gazebo at the Rancher’s Memorial – replete with electrical power. We now plan on working with the Ochoco Players to do a performance at the County Fair this summer called “Shootout at Sadie’s Saloon” – an interactive, participatory play meant to engage audiences. This should also be a whole lot of fun! Finally, you’ll notice our flyer insert advertising our upcoming spring lecture series. We’re greatly looking forward to welcoming Carl Abbot, Rebecca Hom, Dick Pugh and Hank Cramer. If you plan on attending Dick Pugh’s lecture on meteorites, feel free to bring along any rocks you may have uncovered that you think are meteorites…and Dick will let you if they are meteorites (or “meteorwrongs”) right then and there. Looking forward to spring! Sandy

MEMORIALS SINCE NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Howard Tocher Gilbert Sharp Richard Moore by Snoden & Pat DeBoard by Mike & Jacquie McCabe by Beverly & Bob Smith Bonnie Burgess Norman “Tiny” Barnes Penny McCloughan by Rod & Donna Barnes Jessie Sharp by Stahancyk/Crawford families Fred & Betty Bushong by Mike & Jacquie McCabe Jerry & Eloise Brummer Steve Lent & Barbara Fontaine Bonnie Burgess Ronald Jacob Aschbacher Virginia Revis Larry Smith by Stahancyk/Crawford families by Chuck & Gwen Boothe by Mike & Jacquie McCabe Art Welch Hugh Quinn Don James by Stahancyk/Crawford families by Chuck & Gwen Boothe by Bonnie Burgess Barbara Cooley Chic Burgess Bob Pierce by Bonnie Burgess by Chuck & Gwen Boothe by Bonnie Burgess Dave & Jan Anderson

Elsie Noble Peeler Jerry Williams Pete Sturza by Joyce Peeler Clark by Bonnie Burgess by Snoden & Pat DeBoard

Gary Timmerman Howard Anderson Jim Barney by Mike & Jacquie McCabe by Dave & Jan Anderson by Snoden & Pat DeBoard

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Burnt Out Fires: California’s Modoc Indian War by Richard Dillon $15.95 Paper 363 Pages

This book is a classic account and well documented portrayal of the tragic Modoc War in the northern California in 1872. It was a short but bitterly contested conflict NEW BOOKS AT MUSEUM between the U.S. Army and a small band of Modoc Indians led by MEMBERS RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT Captain Jack. It gained national attention when General E.R.S Wig Wam and War-path Canby was murdered during a peace by A.B. Meacham negotiation with Captain Jack and his followers. The unyielding $29.95 Paper 490 Pages stance of the U.S. Army eventually led to an act of genocide against the This is a very rare publication leaders of the band. that has been out of print for several years. It is a special The Owens Valley Paiute: A Cultural History reprint edition. It is the first had by Gary R. Varner account of the Modoc Indian $16.95 Paper 241 Pages War. A.B. Meacham was with General Canby when Canby was This is the story of the Owens Valley murdered by Captain Jack and Paiute Nation. It relates their social his followers. Meacham structure, mythology, religion, art, survived after being partially folklore and enduring spirit. scalped but was a sympathizer Subsisting on what the earth provided with the Modoc Indians cause. they survived for centuries in the arid Great Basin. This is a hard to find book. A peaceable and social culture they were overwhelmed by the ever My Lost Brothers advancing flow of American settlers, by Brendan McDonough explorers and profit seekers. $27.00 Cloth 278 Pages Lore and Legends of the Klamath River Indians This is the harrowing story of by Charles S. Graves & David R. Jonrs heroism in the face of natural $21.95 Paper 157 Pages disaster. It is written by the only surviving member of the Granite This is another classic reprint Mountain Hotshots that were of a long out of print tragically killed on the Yarnell Hill publication. The authors Fire in Arizona in 2013. The attempted to capture the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew was ancient legends of the the only municipal sponsored Klamath River Indians while hotshot crew in the United States many of the tales were still The narrative is a riveting first had fresh in the minds of tribal account of the events that members. It is a retelling of culminated in the death of his 19 the myths and tales that fellow crew members and the story of how the author evolved over centuries. The transformed his life while being a hotshot. Highly book was originally published recommended and newsletter editors pick of quarter. in 1929.

Crook County Historical Society Page 4 WELCOME NEW BUSINESS MEMBERS

Kiwanis Club of Prineville Marcia Hilber, Realtor Fair Feed and Supply Snider Landscaping LLC GI Ranch Corporation Prineville Insurance Barnes Consulting, Inc. The Posie Shoppe AmeriTitle Powell Butte Country Store Chavez Roofing, LLC Crook/Wheeler County Farm Bureau Crook County Parks and Rec Whispering Pine Funeral Home Outwest Insurance Marty & Jan Howard Cooper Electric Simmons Realty City Center Motel

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Crook County Genealogical Society

John & Neoma Friend The CCGS has digitilized 12000 pages including 860 pages of newspaper obituaries for review. The digitized documents can be Gerry Ann Borkoski searched via a name or subject. Currently the library index is being Leslie O’Neil updated. Brian & Laura Barney Anyone interested in volunteering to support digitizing additional documents is always appreciated. Please contact us for Larry Foster additional information or to schedule a meeting. We can be contacted at [email protected] or by phone at 541-447-3715.

CCGS Library Resources

1. Newspaper on film *Central Oregonian *Crook County Journal Did You Know? *Ochoco Review *The Newspaper

That you can include the Bowman Museum 2. Internet Access as part of your estate planning? *Ancestry.com A great (and very common) way to support *Find-a Grave cultural institutions is through a program known as *Newspaper.com “Planned Giving.” In essence, this means that the *US Federal Census 1790-1940 Bowman Museum will be remembered as you draw *Homestead patents up your last will and testament. In so doing, you may indicate something specific, or just keep it general – 3. Various Reference Materials *Crook County School Annuals the choice is yours. *Polk Directories for Most importantly, this ensures that the *Crook County phone books Bowman Museum will continue on through *Historical and Genealogical society Newsletters perpetuity! *Crook County family files Crook county obituary books For further information on this opportunity, *Various county historical directories please contact Museum Director Sandy Cohen – or *Crook County cemeteries book feel free to discuss options with your personal *Photo files attorney. *Scrapbooks *County History books

Our Museum Has a Wide Selection of Local and Regional Books For Sale

Crook County Historical Society Page 5 Dr. Raymond Adkisson * Note: The following was written by Erva Adkisson, widow of Dr. Adkisson, as a report on doctors of Crook county for Shumia, Jr. Club in 1974

I have chosen as my subject this evening a short review of how Dr. A happened to settle in Prineville. So many have inquired about when we came here and why “Prineville”, so I’ll try to give you a little background. Raymond Adkisson was born near Dufur, Oregon on June 17, 1898 at a place called Boyd. His father, Josh, and mother, Jane, migrated from to Hillsboro, Oregon, then later bought a wheat ranch at Boyd. Raymond had four brothers and three sisters. One brother was an M.D. at Milton-Freewater. The family moved to The Dalles later so the children could attend High School. Their father, Josh Adkisson, was County Judge for eleven years. After graduating from high school Raymond attended what is now Oregon State University, studying pharmacy. Later he transferred to the University of Oregon and later to Portland to enter the Oregon Medical school. From there he interned at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, . One of his favorite sports while he was at Med School was canoeing on the Willamette River. I was often his passenger. We were married in Portland, in August of 1926 after he finished his internship. He set up an office in The Dalles where he practiced a few months. An old family doctor by the name of Dads kept telling Raymond that Bend was a great place for a young M.D., as there were many opportunities. Finally, Raymond couldn’t resist moving there. As we entered Bend on the old highway which went along the Deschutes River it looked beautiful after the bare hills around The Dalles. Later we found that Dr. Dads had a larger real estate business than a medical practice. Before too long Raymond became associated with Dr. Hosch, Dr. Adkisson at CCHS Football Game now deceased. Dr. Hosch had so many Prineville patients and they kept luring Raymond to look Prineville over. At that time, 1928, Dr. Belknap had been here about fifty years and Dr. Rosenberg twenty-five or so. The mills, or at least the large ones, hadn’t come yet and there was only one house on Ochoco Heights–Norval Powell’s ranch. We finally found a house, on what is now S. Elm Street, behind where Charlie Woodruff lived then, where the Charlie Coones lived later. Before we had gotten settled, someone came and asked Dr. to deliver a baby in their home–from then on he kept busy. Once in a while he would have to see a patient in Mitchell, and when the town folk would hear of his being there, it would become an all day stay, as first one then another would ask him to come take a look at their various ailments. Doctor soon discovered that he needed some place to care for his patients, so Mrs. Jim Wilson, who lived at the corner of W. 7th and Main Streets in the house now occupied by Willis and Edna Mallory, fixed up a couple of rooms for him. Mrs. Wilson, who was the mother of Marjorie Archibald of Bosie, Idaho, was a practical nurse. Many children were born there, including the older daughter of my sister, Lanore Kern, who named the baby Beverly. Dr. Jim Newsom, who was visiting his mother Nell Schee and family, helped with Beverly’s birth. (Nell Schee was one of Shumia, Jr.’s Charter Members). Later, Mrs. George Stephens had more room in her home, which was located at the dead end of W. First Street. Dr. was so proud to have a small surgery included. At that time he had office space upstairs in the Bowman Building, now the Bowman Memorial Museum. However, the steps were difficult for many, so he chose space in the building which now houses the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Then he moved his office to the Ochoco Inn, behind the drug store on the corner. In 1939 he purchased a large private home at 330 W. 1st St., which had been built by G.M. “Mack” Cornett in 1912. This four story building was operated as the Prineville General Hospital for 11 years, until the new Pioneer Memorial Hospital was completed in 1950. Our son, Gerald, who was about five years old at the time, had his appendix removed a few days before the Grand Opening of Dr. A’s hospital. Rosie Hickman was Supervisor at the time. Gerald asked her to make him a hospital gown just like the men patients wore, which she did, but during the afternoon of the opening, Gerald slept and wasn’t aware of anyone being there. Bob Woods and Myrna Gerardo Carlson were the first babies to use th nursery in Dr. A’s hospital. I used to present all new babies with a gift. Our first children, Welles and Gerald, were both born at St. Charles Hospital in Bend, but our youngest child, LaRae, was born in our Prineville hospital. There was always a good relationship between Dr. and his staff. We all would have a Christmas party, sometimes at our home or sometimes in the nurses’ apartment on the fourth floor. We even had a wedding in our home when one of the nurses married and her relatives were miles away. Welles played the wedding march.

Crook County Historical Society Page 6 One time the nurses decided to play a joke on Dr. A. Wayne Houston, who lived on Bear Creek, called and wanted Dr. to see his valuable dog. The nurses told Dr. an emergency was expected at a given time, so after he had scrubbed for surgery and had everything in readiness, Wayne walked in with his dog. Dr. A was very active in initiating a drive to promote the construction of Pioneer Memorial Hospital, as we had outgrown the one on First Street. The doors were opened in May of 1950. He gave one of the speeches and everyone was aghast when he threw away the keys, stating the door would never be locked to anyone. Some time earlier Dr. Elon Wood had become an associate with Raymond. Dr. R.N. Sherwin had also opened an office in Prineville, so they combined and built the Prineville Medical Clinic. Later Dr. Dennison Thomas also joined in their practice at the clinic. About 1964, Dr. A. moved to his own office at E 4th and Belknap as he always enjoyed his independence. At one time Dr. A received state wide notice through his quick diagnosis of botulism poisoning in a young Prineville family. Three members were stricken, but all were saved as serum was rushed to Prineville in relays by the State police. The Portland Oregonian covered the event. Over the years Dr. A. could be seen traveling all over the countryside to aid sick people. Often the roads were poor and it might be necessary for him to stay overnight, especially when he was in the Upper Country. He held clinics each spring at Paulina school to give tick shots. This account was written up by the Medical Society as a big factor in reducing the number of tick fever patients. Dr. A. was very active in community life. He was a member of the Crooked River Round-Up board; Grand Marshal of the 1962 Rodeo parade; Past master of the Masonic Lodge, member of Eastern Star and Royal Arch Masons. He was Past-President of Central Oregon Medical Association and a member of the Community Church. Dr. A loved to play the violin for relaxation and he played with the Central Oregon Community College Orchestra. He also served as Crook County High school athletic physician for 30 years, receiving no compensation for his services. In 1963 he was honored for dedicated service, receiving a letterman’s sweater with stripes and a set of beautiful cuff links. Dr. A. died unexpectedly in November of 1971, leaving a host of friends, his widow, two daughters and nine grandchildren. Our son, Gerald, was killed in a truck accident and when his widow, Joan, remarried and had a son, Joe, we always included Joe as one of the grandchildren. Collections Nook

It’s been an exciting and activity packed month here at the museum. We promised this year’s January project would include the improvement of our exhibit cases, and we’re happy to say we’ve delivered on our promise. This project was a major undertaking that involved several phases. We first carefully unloaded all the exhibit cases of their artifacts. With the artifacts removed we then pulled out shelves and removed the old florescent lighting. We were left with some pretty tired looking exhibit cases. It became obvious that the paint colors and in some cases wallpaper wasn’t going to cut it for our new, improved look. The next phase was paint! We headed to the paint store and chose colors that were pleasing to the eye as well as complimenting to the artifacts. The painting was by far the most tedious task and took the better part of the month to finish. Once the painting was finished we moved into the next phase, reinstalling objects and lighting. Eloise and I became quite skilled at installing the new LED lighting! In actuality it was just incredibly simple to install, the new state of the art lighting is just as simple as peel and stick. I have to say I really enjoyed the magic of re-lighting our objects and seeing them come back to life. Even the most rusty, well-worn objects have a new life to them that the lighting brings out. In addition to aesthetics, the LED lighting will preserve our artifacts for a much longer duration due to the incredibly low output of damaging UV rays. We will also have quite a lot of creative flexibility with this type of lighting which will allow us to light individual objects and change lighting according to what we are displaying. In the near future you may even see objects such as Sharon Adams’ ship lights glowing again after fifty years. We hope you will come down to the museum and enjoy our new refreshed and professional look as much as we do, it is always our goal to continue to improve upon this place for the betterment of our community and the interpretation of our history. Sarah

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