In Memory of Estelle Counts
DEDICATIONS
FOREWORD

I. INTRODUCTION
II.   INDIANS OF THE SIUSLAW VALLEY
III.   THE FAMILIES OF THE SIUSLAW VALLEY AND, LATER... LORANE
Thomas & Ezekiel Bailey
Green Starks Moore
Daniel Lucas
John Delameter (Dillameter)
Fielding Lemmon
William Mc Allister
Crow (Crowe) Family
Barlow Family
Daniel Norris
Joseph M. Criswell
Jeremiah & John P. Welsh
John W. Thompson
David Zumwalt
Coleman Family
Darius B. Cartwright
Robert L. Ferguson
Josiah E. Morgan
Isaac Coulson
Isaac M. Gardner
Madison N. Foley
Ozment Family
Henry Hill
Cyrus Landrith (Landreth)
John Petrie Family
John C. Ryal
Roland Mounts
John C. Simpson
Robertson Family
Wingard Family
Davis Family
Russell Family
Doak Family
Doty Family
Captain & Mrs. John O'Brien
Foster Family
Diess Family
Inman and Palm Families
Kelly Family
Gray Family
Lockwood Family
Seales Family
Jost D. Petrie
Runk Family
Addison Family
Wentworth Family
Schneider Family
Ham/Leff Families
Gilbert Family
Sam & Laura E. McKernan
Jackson Family
Lee Family
Farman Family
Hayes Family
Sanderson Family
Hooker Family
Schaffer Family
Gillespie Family
Koch Family
Sutherland Family
Lynch Family
Charles Tripp
Henderson Family
King/Alldridge Families of Letz Creek
Nightengale/Sparks Families
Worthington Family
Rothauge Family
Smith Family
Skelton Family
Mitchell Family
Rieck Family
Wills Family
King Family
Bryan/Wilson/Kuskie Families
Arthur Family
Trefry Family
Dunn Family
Gowing Family
Dillon Family
Tullock Family
Dan & Rosella Becker
Conrad Family
Lohrey Family
Guggisberg Family
Schurger & Malcolm Families
Harry & Ruth Jahnke
Jenkins Family
McNutt Family
Dey Family
Briggs Family
Drullinger Family
Keep Family
Otto Cooper Family
Skoglund Family
Williamson Family
Edwin & Isabelle Owens
Purdy & Alford Families
Dalph & Ida DeSpain
Armitage & Christopher Families
Doughty Family
Gibbons Family
Casto Family
Walter & Martha Westbrook, Gary & Kathy Warden
Suiter Family
Briggie & Toby Maley
Claude & Margaret Mathes
Everette Cooper Family
Ladd Family
Sayles Family
McDonald Family
Paseman Family
Thompson Family
Other Families Who Have Lived in Lorane
IV.   POST OFFICES IN THE COMMUNITY OF LORANE
V.   SCHOOL SYSTEM
Cartwright School
Green Door School District #20
District #37 Schools
Fawn Creek School
Letz Creek School
Lone Cedar School District #184
Lorane Elementary School District #36
Lorane High School District #U-2
Lorane Little School
VI.   LORANE CHURCHES
Christian Church of Cartwright / Lorane Christian Church
Lorane Methodist Episcopal Church
Kempston Churches
Central View Church of Christ
Child Evangelism Fellowship / Bible Club
VII.   LORANE ORGANIZATIONS
Lorane Grange #54
Siuslaw Cornet Band
Siuslaw I.O.O.F. Lodge: Lorane I.O.O.F. Lodge #122
Lorane Rebekah Lodge #219: Lorane Rebekah Lodge #252
Modern Woodman Lodge
Ladies Aide Society / I-Go U-Go Club
Lorane 4-H Clubs
Lorane Volunteer Fire and Emergency Group: Lorane Rural Fire Department
Coffee House Neighborhood Group
VIII.   LORANE CEMETERIES
Lorane Grange Cemetery
Lorane Grange Cemetery's Prayer Trees
Lorane I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Crow Cemetery
IX.   HISTORIC HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE SIUSLAW VALLEY
Cartwright House: "Mountain House Hotel"
David Zumwalt (Stroup, Schaffer) House
Addison House
John Sutherland House
Crow(e) House
Doty House
Underground House
X. EARLY DAY TRADING AND RESOURCES
XI.   MILLS AND LUMBER COMPANIES IN THE LORANE VALLEY
Addison Bros. Lumber Co.: Addison Lumber Co.: Addison Bros. & Ross Lumber
         Co. Addison Bros. & Schneider Lumber Co.: Addison & Sons Lumber Co.
Dan Becker Mill
Beebe Mill
Cooper / Pablo Mill
E.R. Crowe Oregon Fir Lumber
Dolph Dillon & Sons Mill
H.M. Doty Mill
Emery Lumber Mill
Fawn Creek Lumber Co.
Hunt Mill
J.H.L. Lumber Co.
Keep Lumber Mill
Lorane Timber and Milling Co.
Lorane Valley Lumber Co.
McDonald Logging and Sawmill
Bill Moore Lumber Co.
Needham & Shortridge Mill
Josh D. Petrie Grist Mill
Ed Powell Lumber Co.
Chester Prouty Sawmill
Schurger Malcolm Mill
Schneider Mill
Skelton-Mitchell Mill
Williams & Brown Mill
XII.   FARMING IN LORANE
Lorane Orchards
Eyanson Dairy
Williamson Dairy
Hey Bayles Farm
Sawmill Ballroom Lavender Farm
XIII.   WINE & WEDDING INDUSTRY IN LORANE
Sylvan Ridge - Hinman Vineyards
Chateau Lorane
King Estate Vineyard and Winery
Iris Hill Winery
Sweet Cheeks Winery
XIV.   RANCHES AND STABLES IN THE SIUSLAW VALLEY
Spreckels Ranch
Lew Williams' Stables, Lorane Equestrian Centre, Pruitt's Equestrian Center,
          Unicorn Spring Ranch
Lorane Equestrian Centre
Lloyd Counts Stables
Coyote Ridge Dressage
XV.   FORMER BUSINESSES IN THE SIUSLAW VALLEY
Cheese Factories
Stores in the I.O.O.F. Building
Jack Henderson Blacksmith Shop
Gillespie Corners Store: Schellenger Cash Store
Dew Drop Inn
Lorane Machinery
Otto's Hamburgers and Barbershop
Lorane Food Storage Lockers; Mom's Lorane Café
R.F. Annett & Sons Trucking Co.
Territorial Seed Co.
Lorane Country Café
ForestCare Company
XVI.   CURRENT BUSINESSES IN THE SIUSLAW VALLEY
Rufus Robertson Store: Inman/Palm Store: W. W. Jackson General Merchandise:
         B.C. Addison General Merchandise: Foster Store: Lorane Mercantile: Lorane
         General Store
Lorane Service Station; Mitchell Store: Lorane Family Store
Mountain Meadow Enterprises
B&B Excavation
Sande Maxwell Massage
Tyrrell Seed Orchards
Balance Restoration Nursery
Fawn Creek Lily Gardens
Absolutely Fabulous Soap Company
Blue Rooster Inn Bed & Breakfast
Le Roost Lorane Bed & Breakfast
XVII.   WAY OF LIFE IN LORANE
Growing up in Lorane
Transportation and Travel
Progress
Trials and Tribulations
Mother Nature Speaks
Wars and the Military
Fires and Natural Disasters
Illness, Epidemics and Accidents
Politics and Taxes
Crimes and Criminals
Entertainment
Lorane Film Society
Lorane Sports & Athletics
Events
Lorane Centennial Celebration
Friday Night "Vaudeville Kick-off Show"
Saturday, August 8th
Sunday, August 10th
Old Timer's Picnic
Fire Department Ice Cream Social
Chateau Lorane Art & Wine Festival
Art and Culture
Alix & Bruce Mosieur
Karen Pidgeon
Richard Laycock
Warren Davidson
Margie McNutt
Lloyd Porter
Lorane Rural Art Center
Lorane Libraries
Communications
The Lorane Historian
The Lorane Area News
Bummers and Gummers
http://www.lorane.us
XVIII.   PAT'S EULOGIES, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, TRIBUTES, AND OTHER
               RAMBLINGS
Eulogy to Richard H. Beebe, Superintendent of the Crow-Applegate-Lorane
           Schools
Eulogy to Mike O'Hearn
Eulogy For Jim Brantley: 26 Years of Memories
Tribute to Marion Casto
Letter to the Editor, West Lane News 1980
Letter to the Editor, The Register-Guard 1993
Letter to the Editor, The Register-Guard & West Lane News 2006
A Tribute to a Cowboy: Mike Stevenson
Eulogy for a Tomboy
Always & Forever
Buzzard Duck
Cows and Bingo
Mother Love
A Lifetime in a Day
XIX.   WRITING THE HISTORY OF LORANE
Searching For Community Roots: A Novice's Approach to Writing an Area History
XX.   MEMORIES
Eldora Damewood Flick
Estelle Mitchell Counts
Helen Balfour
Milton Sparks
Willard E. Gowing
Karen Pidgeon
Marjorie Mulligan
Gene Conrad "The Ride"
Virginia Smith Nichols
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Thank You To...
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
Patricia Smith Edwards
Nancy Seales O'Hearn
Marna Lee Hing
INDEX

From Sawdust and Cider to Wine; A History of
Lorane, Oregon and the Siuslaw Valley

by Patricia Ann Edwards