HONORING A PIONEER.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
HONORING A PIONEER.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
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