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2 MOLALLA PIONEER 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Since 1877
Union Mills has been in the same location,
providing the surrounding communities with
feed we make ourselves:
livestock, poultry and equine.
We also carry hay, straw, alfalfa, animal
bedding and wood pellets for stoves and
bar-b-ques. We do custom blend feeds upon
request. Pet foods by Nutro, Blue Buffalo,
Diamond and Premium Edge, Taste of the
Wild and Canidae. Pet and veterinary
supplies, english and western tack round out
the inventory. Can’t find it here?
We welcome custom orders.
Owned and operated by the same family for
136 years, we invite you to experience our
vintage mill and store, and our warm, friendly
service and advise.
Union Mills Feed
14822 S. Union Mills Rd., Mulino, OR 97042
503-829-2386 • Unionmillsfeed.com
Union Mills 3-13-13
Sarah and Gabriel
Trullinger,
Builders and
First Owners
The building that first
housed the Molalla
Pioneer was built in
1874 as a grocery store on
the south side of Main Street,
three doors down from the
corner of Main and Molalla
Avenue, where the Molalla
State Bank was eventually
built.
It was a typical country
store until 1895. Afterwards,
it was used as a barber shop
and for various other purpos-
es.
The upper story served for
the public hall for many
years. In it were held the
chief social functions of the
small neighborhood. the
building’s front was battlep-
scarred, having been torn by
the bullets of horse thieves in
a battle with citizens in
Molalla’s “wild and wooly”
days. It was torn down to
give place to the new order of
things in the fall of 1915. By
then, Pioneer owner and edi-
tor G.W. Taylor had moved
into more substantial quarters
in a larger building just down
the street.
The hand-painted sign over
the door proclaims: Molalla
Pioneer, Published Weekly,
with prooudly inscribed
underneath, probably: Editor,
G. J. Taylor.
Where
it all
started
— March 1913 —
March 28, 1913
MORE FLOWERS
Mr. G. J. Taylor who recently
moved to Molalla Oregon
from Oakville has started a
neat little four-page newspa-
per in that city and writes
that he has quite a promising
field for his new endeavors.
The first two numbers of teh
paper are very creditable
ones and we predict a suc-
cess for the “Molalla
Pioneer.” Mr. Taylor is an
experienced newspaer man
and was the founder of the
Oakville Crusier, at Oakville.
He is a man of great energy
and is a ard worker who
deserves success. -- Chehalis
County Vidette (Wash.)
April 10, 1913
CEDER FALLS
HAPPENINGS
Mr. Ramsby has one of the
largest ginsing farms on the
coast. This country appears
to be especially adapted to
this industry; Some of the
roots recently dug weighed
thirty-three ounces each.
P. M. Boyles has just com-
pleted a fine new chicken
house and park as a home for
his choice Midorcas.
Mrs. Adolph Hugel takes the
lead for early garden. She
reports peas, lettuce and
radishes up and growing.
LIBERAL NOTES
Liberal wants another saw
mill. Anyone with a portable
mill can get plenty of timber
in this locality for years run.
E. Calaban has been fencing
vicks property in old Liberal
this week.
W. C. McCowan has started a
poultry ranch and will hatch
by incubator.
The Hults Lumber Company
of Mulino lost a large quanti-
ty of ties this last week when
their boom in Mill Creek
broke, caused by the sudden
raise of that stream.
The recent high water in Mill
Creek has helped the logging
crews of the Hults Lumber
company in bringing down a
big drive of logs from the
upper stream. Logs are now
going over the dam at Union
Mills.
The right-of-way gang which
have been finishing up the
clearing from the Oak Grove
school house on P. E. & E.
are now working on the S.
W. Wright place and will
soon be through with the
clearing. This will give a
clear way to Canby with
most of the grading complet-
ed.
PINE CREEK
POINTS
Tom Scott was in Molalla
after seed oats last week.
A. O. Carson went to Molalla
after his fruit trees Saturday.
Lots of rain on Pine Creek
the last three week.
Little Locals
Don’t forget the school enter-
tainment in Tobin’s hall on
Saturday night.
Virgel Dart has erected a new
blacksmith shop. the bellows
and forge are set in share
ready for the farm reparing.
April 3, 1913
MUCH BUILDING IN
MOLALLA
A few of the structures
A NEW BANK BEING BUILT
The Molalla State Bank is going to erect a
modern structure on the corner of Molalla
Avenue and Main street. The building will be
Ionic style of architecture; will be construct-
ed on concrete with glass front on two sides.
There will be a suite of office rooms on
Molalla avenue and the main entrance to the
bank will be on Main street. It will have an
interior finish of oak. The vaults will be fire
proof and the equipment modern and up-to-
date in every particular. The building will be
wired for electric light and plumbed in firs
class style.
The building will be one story the foundation
and walls will be built that they will carry
more stories. The upper-joyce will be
dressed and every thing planned to build
higher when the business of the town
demands it.
There are several teams hauling gravel for
the concrete work. Construction will com-
mence in about two weeks.
A new firm in town
The Molalla Hardware and Implement Co.
with Fred M. Henriksen as manager, is a
new firm about to commence business in
Molalla at once. They have purchased a lot
onthe corner of Molalla avenue and Second
street.
Photo courtesy of the Molalla Area Historical Society
Dr. John. W. Thomas, who advertised himself as “Pioneer Dentist,” was one of the first peo-
ple in Molalla to buy an automobile. He drove this 1906 Schact Auto-Runabout with a 20-
hoursepower, two-cylinder engine from 1908 until 1918. This photograph was taken during
the1913 celebration, when hundreds of motorists drove to town to help celebrate the arrival
of Molalla’s first train.
THE MOLALLA PIONEER
G. J. TAYLOR, Editor
WE find it necessary to go to
press a half day earlier than
we intended. The arrange-
ment of our rural routes are
so peculiar that mail has to
travel about fifty miles and
take three days to make the
round to reach people living
tow or three miiles from
Molalla. We will ge the
papers for the ones who live
on these routes in the mail on
Thursday afternoon. This will
enable them to get their
papers by Saturday. The mail
which goes into the postof-
fice her Friday morning does
not reach many who live a
short distance out until
Monday. this is a very unsat-
isfactory state of affairs for
us as well as for the patrons.
They are all anxious that
something should be done to
get a re-arrangement of these
routes to give them better
service.
A modern bungalow
C. W. Pelkey is planning to
build a modern bungalow on
their pretty four acre tract
just off of Third street. They
expect to commence work
this spring. The plans were
not sufficiently matured for
Mer. Pelkey to give us a
complete description of the
building.