Told by the Pioneers - Washington Secretary of State
Told by the Pioneers - Washington Secretary of State
Told by the Pioneers - Washington Secretary of State
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<strong>Told</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pioneers</strong><br />
~Ir. Sargent attended his first school in Dixie. This school house<br />
was built <strong>of</strong> hewn logs and was taught <strong>by</strong> Mr. Cochrane. He attended<br />
this school during one three-months term. His next school was near<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir farm in <strong>the</strong> Dayton district and was taught <strong>by</strong> Ernest Hopkins<br />
and Mr. Livengood.<br />
'When <strong>the</strong> family moved to <strong>the</strong> Cloverland region, he attended <strong>the</strong><br />
school near <strong>the</strong>ir home for about ten years. This school was conducted<br />
in a log cabin school house and was taught <strong>by</strong> Mr. Hurley and Miss<br />
Houghston. The principal games played were town ball, black man,<br />
hop scotch, porn-porn pull away and London bridge.<br />
Sunday school and church services were held in <strong>the</strong> schaal houses.<br />
There were numerous dances, basket socials and singing classes which<br />
were held in <strong>the</strong> school houses and at various homes.<br />
Mr. Sargent was well acquainted with former Governor Cosgrove<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pomeroy. His friends and neighbors nick-named him "Pa-ta-ha<br />
Bald Eagle" as he was bald-headed and had a ranch on Pa-ta-ha<br />
Creek.<br />
OTTO STROM<br />
Gravs Harbor County<br />
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I was born in Sweden, and came to this territory in 1888 from Colorado<br />
where I had lived a year. My bro<strong>the</strong>r John and I came out too<br />
•<br />
g-e<strong>the</strong>r. He bought some lots in Grays Harbor, while we were in Coeur<br />
d'Alene, Idaho. There was a boom at Grays Harbor City at that time<br />
and lots were being sold from maps and pictures all over <strong>the</strong> Korthwest.<br />
A beautiful picture <strong>of</strong> a large saw mill was a part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bait.<br />
The mill did not exist. The motive that impelled me to come was that<br />
I did not like <strong>the</strong> dry climate <strong>of</strong> Idaho, and wanted a change. We<br />
came <strong>by</strong> mail boat from Tacoma to Camilche, took a train to Montesano<br />
and <strong>the</strong>n <strong>by</strong> boat again from Montesano to Aberdeen and Hoquiam.<br />
'We had come to Tacoma on <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Pacific. I am well<br />
satisfied with ",\Tashington and have done well here from <strong>the</strong> time I<br />
came, and I like <strong>the</strong> climate.<br />
I've spent several years on <strong>the</strong> Hoh River among <strong>the</strong> Indians. I<br />
did a lot <strong>of</strong> fishing- for o<strong>the</strong>rs, drove team, worked on <strong>the</strong> road and did<br />
a lot <strong>of</strong> blacksmithing. In 1897 I started for <strong>the</strong> Klondike, Alaska,<br />
to prospect for gold, but did not do well. I stayed two years <strong>the</strong>re,<br />
<strong>the</strong>n came back to <strong>the</strong> <strong>State</strong>s. I settled in Gra~'s Harbor County, first<br />
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