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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Ina’s memories of Doraville country life ~ related to niece Carol in 1986
“I came from the heart of Oregon – a dear little town named Rainier and the outlying district. Of course I didn’t like Rainier, but the outlying district, how lovely. It was a real wild part of Oregon really.That old house, that was the most wonderful . . . see we had to climb all the hills to get to it. It sat on a kind of embankment. It was a beautiful place, it really was beautiful. So far from the water made it awfully hard on everybody. So we used to have to carry the water in pails – it was almost a quarter of a mile to go – way down to the spring and it was a trail, a rough trail that went down. We used to walk down there and take the empty pails and carry them back as full as we could. And the water was really lovely in those springs, it was awful nice. Some of the men – I don’t know who it was – put some kind of a wooden box in there and so there would be clean spring water. And that water was the best in the world. The reason Dad built the other house was because of the good water supply.
1920 and 1921
The year 1921 brought tragedy with the suicide by hanging of the children’s beloved “Mamma” Dora on November 11th. She had been in declining health and there are many 1920 – 1921 journal notations such as “Dora sick. Did housework.” Otto was 12 years old at the time and the only one still at home with his parents. Emma was married and close by in Rainier. She often came out to check on her mother, or took Dora home with her for a few days. Joe Jr. “left for good” according to Josef’s sendoff for 1919 and only occasionally back to visit, Rudy lived in Underwood, and Bill and Ina were both in California.
Josef’s end of the year journal summaries:
“Sendoff for the year 1920: The year 1920, the year of worry, trouble and expenses, was financially fair, very wet in spring and fall. Repaired fences extensively, seeded 25 acres to pasture, cut out part of north fencerow, lost much time through fire and wife’s sickness; bought 22 Victor records and a small drugstore (?). Farewell rotten year 1920!”
“Sendoff for 1921: The year 1921 has been the worst year since 1886 for me; financially poor, lost wife by death, much time and money through her sickness, in fact the last half was a time of worry and trouble. Finished fencerow, bought wire and 8 Victor records. Farewell rotten year 1921!”
“Sendoff for 1922: The year 1922 has been one of the worst I have lived through. Financially very poor, extreme in cold and drought, dust, smoke and fire. All crops were good except summer grain, hay and pasture. Lost heifer; lost shingle shed and much fence by fire. Laid new floor, built granary; had many aggravations through gossiop; joined Correspondence Club and corresponded with 20. Farewell rotten year 1922.”
Josef’s end of the year journal summaries:
“Sendoff for the year 1920: The year 1920, the year of worry, trouble and expenses, was financially fair, very wet in spring and fall. Repaired fences extensively, seeded 25 acres to pasture, cut out part of north fencerow, lost much time through fire and wife’s sickness; bought 22 Victor records and a small drugstore (?). Farewell rotten year 1920!”
“Sendoff for 1921: The year 1921 has been the worst year since 1886 for me; financially poor, lost wife by death, much time and money through her sickness, in fact the last half was a time of worry and trouble. Finished fencerow, bought wire and 8 Victor records. Farewell rotten year 1921!”
“Sendoff for 1922: The year 1922 has been one of the worst I have lived through. Financially very poor, extreme in cold and drought, dust, smoke and fire. All crops were good except summer grain, hay and pasture. Lost heifer; lost shingle shed and much fence by fire. Laid new floor, built granary; had many aggravations through gossiop; joined Correspondence Club and corresponded with 20. Farewell rotten year 1922.”
1901
The work continued as he “grubbed”, hewed timbers, made shakes and built or repaired tools and homestead items. In March he “went to Rainier with Mike and got smelts”, then “cleaned and smoked smelts”. Josef was also busy pruning his own orchard and pruning or cutting brush for “Dad”, Malcolm, Parcher, Lohman, Fletcher, S.M. Rice.
In April and May he spent considerable time working on the county road at Thompson’s, and Beaver Valley road near Rainier. In June he “got rid of bull devil Billy”. More splitting and laying corduroy on county road, and later worked on Hudson bridge. And work with the grain crops: cutting, threashing and cleaning wheat, rye, China peas, flax, barley. Went to Lovelace’s for flour.
In September the “kitchen got afire”. Later in the fall he harvested his winter crops: rutabagas, beets, cabbage, potatoes, picked Northern Spy and Stark apples, made sauerkraut. October: tore up old floor, put posts under house and laid new floor sills. On November 23 he sold his timber and that week “went to Portland with Doan (Yeon)”. Worked for Rice and “got bitten by horse”. During the year the “boys” went to Rainier and back several times by themselves.
Sendoff for the year 1901. The year 1901 has been extreme in rain and drought. Crops except hay and vegetables were fair; finances good. Built the roothouse, fenced north side of clearing, cleared 1/3 acre near the road, grubbed 1/3 acre new ground and ¼ acre meadow; removed old shop; closed trail to Morris place, sold timber.
In April and May he spent considerable time working on the county road at Thompson’s, and Beaver Valley road near Rainier. In June he “got rid of bull devil Billy”. More splitting and laying corduroy on county road, and later worked on Hudson bridge. And work with the grain crops: cutting, threashing and cleaning wheat, rye, China peas, flax, barley. Went to Lovelace’s for flour.
In September the “kitchen got afire”. Later in the fall he harvested his winter crops: rutabagas, beets, cabbage, potatoes, picked Northern Spy and Stark apples, made sauerkraut. October: tore up old floor, put posts under house and laid new floor sills. On November 23 he sold his timber and that week “went to Portland with Doan (Yeon)”. Worked for Rice and “got bitten by horse”. During the year the “boys” went to Rainier and back several times by themselves.
Sendoff for the year 1901. The year 1901 has been extreme in rain and drought. Crops except hay and vegetables were fair; finances good. Built the roothouse, fenced north side of clearing, cleared 1/3 acre near the road, grubbed 1/3 acre new ground and ¼ acre meadow; removed old shop; closed trail to Morris place, sold timber.
Carol’s observations from Josef’s journal of the 1890’s
It appears the children, one at a time, commonly stayed in Rainier, often weeks at a time, with their Winchester grandparents. Josef was very industrious and within the first five years after his marriage, had put finishing touches on his house and outbuildings. With the growing family, he must have needed more income so started working more at neighboring homesteads. 1899 marked the beginning of Josef’s extended work at the various lumber camps where he would carry his blankets and stay to work the week. He continually went around looking for outside work and there are many notations of “went to. . . for nothing”. Whether he was paid is not mentioned, but he spent considerable time building his father-in-law’s new house and walk in Rainier, and is continually “cutting wood for Dad”.
Josef no longer is obtaining flour at various neighbors, but purchasing it in Portland on his Iralda trips. There was a severe shortage of household water nearly every summer, lasting until November; and as Josef never mentions carrying water, it is likely Dora and the children were assigned that task. Dora had a sewing machine, and there is a good supply of fruit jars. Perhaps some of the kitchen fires so often mentioned were caused by having to keep a roaring hot fire in the wood stove during the canning season.
The young orchard which is poled, pruned, and grafted on schedule is just starting to produce, and they also have strawberries for a change of diet from the many blackberries that are available.
Josef no longer is obtaining flour at various neighbors, but purchasing it in Portland on his Iralda trips. There was a severe shortage of household water nearly every summer, lasting until November; and as Josef never mentions carrying water, it is likely Dora and the children were assigned that task. Dora had a sewing machine, and there is a good supply of fruit jars. Perhaps some of the kitchen fires so often mentioned were caused by having to keep a roaring hot fire in the wood stove during the canning season.
The young orchard which is poled, pruned, and grafted on schedule is just starting to produce, and they also have strawberries for a change of diet from the many blackberries that are available.
1899
Josef began the new year with a larger diary with columns for the weather and correspondence. January 1899: “Worked on horsepower.” Repaired the fanning mill. Trashed and cleaned flax. Went to Rainier, “came from Rainier with a heavy load.” Cleaned toolbox, filed handsaw, cut roots. Fixed sled. Made a rake and ladder. “Cut hair.” Made a brakeblock, repaired tongue holder. Made a trail to spring, dug velvet grass, set out new trees. Put window in barn, made a stool. Worked on the county road. Took Ina to Rainier, and went smelt fishing with Bob. “Came home with heavy load.” Cut wood for Holsapple. School ended on January 28. Cow had a calf. Correspondence during the month with: Albertine, Risher, and Mrs. Beusch.
February 1899: Trashed and cleaned garden seeds. Cut wood for Holsapple and Dad. Worked on county road at school house. Made a cow trail on the hill. Carried blankets to C. Snyder’s mill, cut shinglebolts [two weeks work]. Weather notations of “Devilish cold” “Creeks very high” and “Farewell you rotten month!” Letters from: Albertine and home.
March 1899: Another two weeks during the month were spent working off and on at Snyder’s, then he quit and “settled with Snyder.” “Went to Hogtown pruned Huffmann’s orchard.” He also pruned trees at Johnson’s, and Malcom’s. Cut wood for Dad. Went to Rainier with Rudy, “came home with Ina”. Went to McKee’s for flour with Mike, exchanged calves.
April 1899: Hauled manure and wood. Sowed pasture. Went to Kilby’s, got a cat and artichokes. Plowed and sowed peas, vetch, barley, and clover. Turned “Billy” out for first time. Finished and put up windmill. Made a barrel cover. Grubbed on the hill, and south of the house. Cut wood for Dad, brought Rudy home. Went to McKee’s for flour. Dora went to Rainier, “went with Rudy for Dora and children.” Made garden in hollow. Went to McKee’s for a stove. There was an inch of snow on April 30. “Farewell you mean stinker of an April!”
May 1899: Made a cow trail on the hill, “connected 2 cowtrail on North line (Braddock)”. Grubbed south of the house. Sprayed. Braced shrubs. Fell timber and cut bolts for Snyder, and also worked at Peterson’s camp during the month. “You glorious May, full rain and hell, get!”
June 1899: Fell timber and cut bolts at Snyder’s. Oiled clock. Went to Rainier, cut wood for Dad. Grubbed south of the house on the new patch, plowed. “Hung transmission wheel.” Went to Morris’s and Headlee’s. Worked with Headlee on school ground. Hung bull wheel, split timbers. Kitchen “got a fire.” “Hauled and placed horsepower timbers, cleaned stovepipe.” “Finished horsepower.” Worked for C. Snyder, put up frame of mill building at the Washburn place. Fixed hay wagon, mowed meadow, got in first hay. Split flooring. “This has been the first good month this year.”
Letters were from Whiteheads, and home.
July 1899: Emma’s first birthday. Josef spent most of his time harvesting hay, then “Went to Snyder’s and Holsapple’s for nothing.” After that he got a week’s work at Peterson’s. He also went into Rainier twice, leaving Ina and coming home with Willie. “Big fire at Peterson’s.” Cut thistles, cleaned grain barn. And, he did his own burning “Set out fire.”
The weather notation indicates “This month has been very dry.”
August 1899: The first week was “hot” and Josef “set out fires”, then made a trip into town to “cut wood for Dad”. After that the weather rapidly deteriorated as indicated by numerous notations of “Heavy Showers”, and the extra steps he took to harvest his grain “dried wheat” “turned wheat and rye”, “turned grain”. A horsepowered device aided his harvest efforts as he again went to Rainier and “came home with the belts, put on one”, “worked on the horsepower, Mike rheumatic.” During the month, Bob and Annie came for an overnight stay and that evening the “kitchen caught fire.” Dora made a trip to town with Rudy, and two days later “Dora came with Ina and Rudy.” Weather notation: “The foulest August that ever was in Oregon.”
Correspondence: Mrs. Whitehead, Risher. Mentioned contacts: Art Snyder, Holsapples, Nelsons.
September 1899: The weather improved and there was more thrashing, cleaning , and fanning of grain. First Ina was sick with “measles”, and two weeks later “Dora, Willie, and Emma having measles” Once again Josef did the “housework” four consecutive days. During the interval between family bouts with measles, Josef left Rudy in Rainier and “went to Portland and back on Iralda. Hauled flour to Dad:” The next day he “went to Rainier with Mike and back” [to pick up the supply of flour?] Dug potatoes, plowed at the barn, grubbed. Hauled first manure on hill. There were also two more trips into Rainier, one with Mike. “This month has been very fair.” Contacts: Will Snyder, George Moeck, W.H. Kyser, Morris. Correspondence: Home, Risher, Mrs. Beusch, Mrs. Hawkins, Kyser
October 1899: Sowed wheat and rye, and cleared east of the barn the first week. The rest of October was spent working at Snyder’s where he “cut bolts”, ran the “cut off saw” and “cut roads”. He did have time for a visit to the neighbor “Rowed with old Headlee”. “This month has been tolerably fair.” Correspondence: Dad, Mrs. Hawkins, Peterson, home
November 1899: Starting out the month, he first “cut bolts for Snyder” for four days, then “quit”, and “came home with blankets”. He worked in town the next week “cut wood for Dad, “hauled Dad’s freight”, “dug thistles”, “came home with heavy load.” The next day he went back to Rainier with Ina and Mike, and again “Came home with heavy load.” Fixed Mike’s bell, made sauerkraut, threshed vetch and peas, hauled in rutabagas. Cut and hauled in wood. “This month has been very warm and rainy.” Correspondence: Dad, Lohmann, Hawkins, Albertine.
December 1899: Cut and hauled wood. Cleared east and below the barn; cleared below the house. Raked and grubbed on the new patch. “Made timbers for horsepower.” “Hewed timbers for horsepower.” “House got badly on fire, repaired roof.” There were two trips to Rainier, one with the horse. He visited Gallien’s. December 28: “Birthday the 40th, rested.” “This month has been tolerable fair.” Correspondence: Risher, Mrs. Beusch, Schroth.
“Sendoff for the year 1899. The year 1899 has been every thing concerned tolerable good, extreme in rain and cold. Good crops, except fruit, were raised everywhere. Made a windmill, made a failure on treadpower. Grubbed ½ acre new ground, 1/8 acre meadow, cleared 1/3 acre.”
February 1899: Trashed and cleaned garden seeds. Cut wood for Holsapple and Dad. Worked on county road at school house. Made a cow trail on the hill. Carried blankets to C. Snyder’s mill, cut shinglebolts [two weeks work]. Weather notations of “Devilish cold” “Creeks very high” and “Farewell you rotten month!” Letters from: Albertine and home.
March 1899: Another two weeks during the month were spent working off and on at Snyder’s, then he quit and “settled with Snyder.” “Went to Hogtown pruned Huffmann’s orchard.” He also pruned trees at Johnson’s, and Malcom’s. Cut wood for Dad. Went to Rainier with Rudy, “came home with Ina”. Went to McKee’s for flour with Mike, exchanged calves.
April 1899: Hauled manure and wood. Sowed pasture. Went to Kilby’s, got a cat and artichokes. Plowed and sowed peas, vetch, barley, and clover. Turned “Billy” out for first time. Finished and put up windmill. Made a barrel cover. Grubbed on the hill, and south of the house. Cut wood for Dad, brought Rudy home. Went to McKee’s for flour. Dora went to Rainier, “went with Rudy for Dora and children.” Made garden in hollow. Went to McKee’s for a stove. There was an inch of snow on April 30. “Farewell you mean stinker of an April!”
May 1899: Made a cow trail on the hill, “connected 2 cowtrail on North line (Braddock)”. Grubbed south of the house. Sprayed. Braced shrubs. Fell timber and cut bolts for Snyder, and also worked at Peterson’s camp during the month. “You glorious May, full rain and hell, get!”
June 1899: Fell timber and cut bolts at Snyder’s. Oiled clock. Went to Rainier, cut wood for Dad. Grubbed south of the house on the new patch, plowed. “Hung transmission wheel.” Went to Morris’s and Headlee’s. Worked with Headlee on school ground. Hung bull wheel, split timbers. Kitchen “got a fire.” “Hauled and placed horsepower timbers, cleaned stovepipe.” “Finished horsepower.” Worked for C. Snyder, put up frame of mill building at the Washburn place. Fixed hay wagon, mowed meadow, got in first hay. Split flooring. “This has been the first good month this year.”
Letters were from Whiteheads, and home.
July 1899: Emma’s first birthday. Josef spent most of his time harvesting hay, then “Went to Snyder’s and Holsapple’s for nothing.” After that he got a week’s work at Peterson’s. He also went into Rainier twice, leaving Ina and coming home with Willie. “Big fire at Peterson’s.” Cut thistles, cleaned grain barn. And, he did his own burning “Set out fire.”
The weather notation indicates “This month has been very dry.”
August 1899: The first week was “hot” and Josef “set out fires”, then made a trip into town to “cut wood for Dad”. After that the weather rapidly deteriorated as indicated by numerous notations of “Heavy Showers”, and the extra steps he took to harvest his grain “dried wheat” “turned wheat and rye”, “turned grain”. A horsepowered device aided his harvest efforts as he again went to Rainier and “came home with the belts, put on one”, “worked on the horsepower, Mike rheumatic.” During the month, Bob and Annie came for an overnight stay and that evening the “kitchen caught fire.” Dora made a trip to town with Rudy, and two days later “Dora came with Ina and Rudy.” Weather notation: “The foulest August that ever was in Oregon.”
Correspondence: Mrs. Whitehead, Risher. Mentioned contacts: Art Snyder, Holsapples, Nelsons.
September 1899: The weather improved and there was more thrashing, cleaning , and fanning of grain. First Ina was sick with “measles”, and two weeks later “Dora, Willie, and Emma having measles” Once again Josef did the “housework” four consecutive days. During the interval between family bouts with measles, Josef left Rudy in Rainier and “went to Portland and back on Iralda. Hauled flour to Dad:” The next day he “went to Rainier with Mike and back” [to pick up the supply of flour?] Dug potatoes, plowed at the barn, grubbed. Hauled first manure on hill. There were also two more trips into Rainier, one with Mike. “This month has been very fair.” Contacts: Will Snyder, George Moeck, W.H. Kyser, Morris. Correspondence: Home, Risher, Mrs. Beusch, Mrs. Hawkins, Kyser
October 1899: Sowed wheat and rye, and cleared east of the barn the first week. The rest of October was spent working at Snyder’s where he “cut bolts”, ran the “cut off saw” and “cut roads”. He did have time for a visit to the neighbor “Rowed with old Headlee”. “This month has been tolerably fair.” Correspondence: Dad, Mrs. Hawkins, Peterson, home
November 1899: Starting out the month, he first “cut bolts for Snyder” for four days, then “quit”, and “came home with blankets”. He worked in town the next week “cut wood for Dad, “hauled Dad’s freight”, “dug thistles”, “came home with heavy load.” The next day he went back to Rainier with Ina and Mike, and again “Came home with heavy load.” Fixed Mike’s bell, made sauerkraut, threshed vetch and peas, hauled in rutabagas. Cut and hauled in wood. “This month has been very warm and rainy.” Correspondence: Dad, Lohmann, Hawkins, Albertine.
December 1899: Cut and hauled wood. Cleared east and below the barn; cleared below the house. Raked and grubbed on the new patch. “Made timbers for horsepower.” “Hewed timbers for horsepower.” “House got badly on fire, repaired roof.” There were two trips to Rainier, one with the horse. He visited Gallien’s. December 28: “Birthday the 40th, rested.” “This month has been tolerable fair.” Correspondence: Risher, Mrs. Beusch, Schroth.
“Sendoff for the year 1899. The year 1899 has been every thing concerned tolerable good, extreme in rain and cold. Good crops, except fruit, were raised everywhere. Made a windmill, made a failure on treadpower. Grubbed ½ acre new ground, 1/8 acre meadow, cleared 1/3 acre.”
Friday, November 4, 2011
Grave
Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister, Friend
Carol Ann McNeely
Nee Hackenberg
March 15, 1938
September 18, 2010
"...so Carrie won't be alone"
View of Cemetery from Carol's grave looking towards the Grange
Skyward view from Carol's grave
William Balod
1887 1975
She came, stayed and went in matchless grace
Ina Albertine Hackenberg Esquer
1895 Daughter 1996
Joseph Hackenberg
1859 Father 1942
Mother
Dora Hackenberg
Born August 31, 1868
Died November 11, 1921
Carol's stone adjacent to Carrie's:
In memory of
Carrie Hackenberg
Wilma L. Hackenberg
July 15, 1913
December 14, 2008
Joe Hackenberg
May 31, 1902
Aug 5, 1985
Joe's and Wilma's stones
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