Soap Creek Valley oral history series · Monograph #5

John Jacob & Wilma Rohner

Monograph #5 in the Soap Creek Valley oral history series: John Jacob "Jake" Rohner and Wilma "Willie" Rohner, recorded in 3 sessions between September 18, 1990 and September 30, 1990, printed 1993.

Family Farming On Coffin Butte Between World Wars. Benton County, Oregon: 1919-41

Cover of John Jacob & Wilma Rohner as printed — The printed cover. Full-size scan on the creator's own site, nwmapsco.com.

Photograph printed in the monograph: John Jacob "Jake" Rohner (pictured as a young child) with his parents and siblings Nellie and Sam Rohner — **John Jacob "Jake" Rohner (pictured as a young child) with his parents and siblings Nellie and Sam Rohner.** As printed: “Title Page Photo: This photograph of the Rohner family was taken in front of their first Benton County residence, the old Writsman home near Coffin Butte. Pictured with their parents are young Jake (b. 1914), Nellie (b. 1915), and Sam (b. 1916). All of the children were born in this house.” From the front matter of the printed monograph (front-2 (title page)), reproduced from the creator's own scan.

Zybach, Bob 1993. John Jacob and Wilma Rohner. Family Farming on Coffin Butte Between World Wars, Benton County, Oregon: 1919-1941. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #05. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 132 pp.

Provenance

Creator: Dr. Bob Zybach
Narrator: John Jacob "Jake" Rohner, Wilma "Willie" Rohner
Recorded: 3 sessions, September 18, 1990 to September 30, 1990
Transcribed, audited, edited: Bob Zybach (interviewer); Bob Zybach (editor); William Atkinson (authorizer); Lisa Buschman (transcriber); Lisa Buschman (indexer); Holly Behm Losli (editor); Holly Behm Losli (indexer); Tami Torres (editor); Pam Beebee (other); Bonnie Humphrey (other); Samuel H. Moore (photographer); Myra Moore Lauridson (other); Wilma "Willie" Rohner (photographer); Neil Vanderburg (other)
Printed: 1993 · Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon
Pages: 132 printed pages
Original: http://www.nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/Oral_Histories/Soap_Creek_Valley/05_Rohner/Zybach_1993.pdf
Accessioned: From Bob Zybach’s upload, 23 August 2026
Source file checksum: sha256:059bf09dc6ba4558ea7cdbb8c32b7a0d…

What is not here, and why

Withheld from this edition. Printed p. 10, pp. 73–74, p. 101 — 4 pages of this volume are withheld while the Library completes a review. Each keeps its number and its permanent link, so a citation to any of them still lands on the page it names. The reasons differ from page to page and are not given here, so that the notice on one page says nothing about another. What is withheld, and why.

Front matter, as printed

Cover, as printed

JOHN JACOB & WILMA ROHNER Family Farming On Coffin Butte Between World Wars Benton County, Oregon: 1919-41 Oral History Interviews by Bob Zybach Soap Creek Valley History Project OSU Research Forests Monograph #5

Cover photograph

Cover Photo: Courtesy of Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation. Pictured is the Moore family farm on Soap Creek, taken about 1899 or 1900 by Mrs. Lauridson's father, Samuel H. Moore.

Acknowledgments

The Soap Creek Valley History Project was authorized by, and is under the direction of, Dr. William Atkinson, Director of the OSU Research Forests. Funding for the project is provided by the OSU College of Forestry. Lisa Buschman, former OSU Research Forests secretary, transcribed interview recordings to computer files and assisted with draft editing, formatting, and indexing. Holly Behm Losli and Tami Torres, OSU Research Forests text editors, completed final formatting and indexing under the direction of Pam Beebee, OSU Research Forests Office Manager. This project could not have been completed without the help of these people.

Soap Creek Valley History Project

The Soap Creek Valley History Project was undertaken by the Oregon State University's Research Forests in 1989 for the purpose of better understanding the history, ecology, and culture of an area that has been impacted by OSU land management practices for nearly seventy years. An important part of the project has been the locating of recorded oral history interviews with individuals who have had an influence upon the valley's history. New recordings have also been made with significant individuals who have not been previously consulted, as well as "follow-up" interviews with people who have continued to contribute to our understanding of the Soap Creek area. The publication of these interviews as a series of cross-referenced and indexed monographs has been undertaken in an effort to make them available to resource managers, researchers and educators. An additional use is accurate and available references for a planned written history of the area. One of the primary accomplishments of the project has been the creation of a computerized concordance file. This was made possible through the assistance and expertise of Bonnie Humphrey,of the Horner Museum staff, Lisa Buschman, former secretary for the OSU Research Forests, and Holly Behm Losli, text editor for OSU Research Forests. The file allows for both the efficient and systematic indexing of the monographs in this series, as well as providing a method for cross-referencing other research materials being used in the construction of a scholarly history of the Soap Creek Valley. Wherever possible, that history is being assembled from the written and spoken words of the people who made it and lived it. The use of the concordance file allows information from the journal entries of botanist David Douglas, the transcribed words of Kalapuyan William Hartless, the memories of pioneer "Grandma" Carter, and the recordings of Depression-era farmers Jake and Willie Rohner--a history spanning over a century and a half--to be systematically searched and organized. The index to this monograph is an example of the applied use of the file.

Introduction

John Jacob (Jake) Rohner and his sister, Wilma (Willie), are two of the nicest people I have ever met. Willie is also one of the funniest. A shortcoming of oral histories is the loss of timing, emotion, laughter, and other expressions that can't be adequately described in typewritten words. Much of Jake's basic kindness and honest helpfulness still survives the process of being interviewed, recorded and transcribed--but much is lost. The same holds true with Willie's stories and observations. In print they're often hilarious--in real life they're really hilarious! Working with these two people over the course of the past few years has been a genuinely pleasant experience. The Rohners are a close-knit family. Since his wife's death last year, Jake often has meals with his sister Willie and Elsie, who live a short distance down the road. Brother Ed also maintains a farm nearby, and married sisters Sam and Nellie remain in constant touch. People that have known the Rohners through the years invariably say nice things about the family. "Honest," "hard-working," and "good farmers" are terms that are often used. Neil Vanderburg, a retired Corvallis-area farmer (and occasional co-author), probably summed the family up best when I first asked him about Jake and Willie: "Everybody who knew the Rohners respected them. They were honest, hard-working people that knew how to live off a farm. They were nice people, kind of quiet, that you could always trust." I think Neil understood them pretty well. The following story is of an immigrant Swiss family's farming life in Benton County, Oregon during the Great Depression. The story begins with the purchase of a farm on the northern slopes of Coffin Butte near the end of World War I, and ends with the farm's purchase by the U.S. Army for training purposes at the beginning of World War II. Many of the photographs in the appendix were taken with "a cheap Brownie" by 16-year old Willie after she had been specifically instructed to stay away from construction activities. Their printing in this publication provides graphic insights into the effect Camp Adair had upon many local families during the early 1940s. Bob Zybach Corvallis, Oregon August 5, 1993

The map

Map of September 30, 1990 Tour of Coffin Butte neighborhood. Circled letters correspond to chapter headings in Table of Contents.

The recording sessions

September 18, 1990 — Jake Rohner's home, Benton County, Oregon Interviewer: Bob Zybach · Mode: interview · Source: as stated Part I. Printed session note: "The following transcript was made from a recorded interview with Jake Rohner that took place at Jake 's home on September 18, 1990. Due to some problems with the recording equipment, about 40 minutes of the interview--between Part I and Part H [II] failed to record. After reviewing the transcripts, Joke [Jake] and Willie provided written corrections and additions. These comments appear throughout the manuscript enclosed in [brackets] and include the initials of the person that has provided the information." The gap is flagged in the text at p.6 ("Problem with the tape recorder resulted in 40-minute gap.") and p.12 ("Tape recorder problem continued.").
September 30, 1990 — Automobile tour of the Coffin Butte area, Benton County, Oregon Interviewer: Bob Zybach · Mode: tour · Source: as stated Part II. Printed session note: "The following transcript was made from a recorded interview with Jake Rohner that took place during an automobile tour of the Coffin Butte area on September 30, 1990. Stopping points along the tour route are noted on the map at the front of this book with alphabetized letters. The same alphabetic system is used in the following text to coordinate discussions with speqfic [specific] locations." Fifteen lettered stops, A-O.
September 30, 1990 — Jake Rohner's home, Benton County, Oregon (afternoon) Interviewer: Bob Zybach · Mode: photo-elicitation · Source: as stated Part III. Printed session note: "The following transcnpt [transcript] was made from an interview with fake [Jake] and Willie at fake's [Jake's] home, during the afternoon of September 30, 1990. After reviewing the initial transcripts, fake [Jake] and Willie provided written corrections and additions. These com,nents [comments] appear throughout the manuscript enclosed in [brackets] and include the initials of the person that has provided the information." Both narrators present; speakers are marked in the printed text as [JAKE] and [WILMA]. A note "Pause in Recording" appears at p.64.

Cover p. [front-1]
Title Page p. [front-2]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p. [front-3]
THE SOAP CREEK VALLEY HISTORY PROJECT p. i
SOAP CREEK VALLEY MAP p. ii
Map of September 30, 1990 Tour of Coffin Butte neighborhood p. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS pp. iv–v
INTRODUCTION p. vi
Part I. Part I. September 18, 1990 Interview pp. 1–12
1. Coffin Butte Neighborhood pp. 1–5
2. Studack Accident p. 6
3. Local Folks and Legends pp. 7–12
Part II. Part II. September 30, 1990: Coffin Butte Tour pp. 13–58
A. Coffin Butte Landfill pp. 13–18
B. Rohner Drive pp. 19–20
C. Walter Wiles House p. 21
D. Camp Adair p. 22
E. Earth Day Plantation p. 23
F. Rohner Farm pp. 24–31
G. Soap Creek Bridge pp. 32–34
H. Stambaugh Lane p. 35
I. Mackey Orchard pp. 36–40
J. Harding Grass Field p. 41
K. Applegate Trail p. 42
L. Writsman Place pp. 43–48
M. Studack Farm p. 49
N. Clarence Wiles Place pp. 50–52
O. Roy Barzee House pp. 53–58
Part III. Part III. September 30, 1990 Interview pp. 59–113
1. Black History pp. 59–60
2. Powderhouse Photograph p. 61
3. Backhoe Photograph pp. 61–62
4. Coffin Butte Blast Photograph p. 63
5. Coffin Butte Panorama p. 63
6. Overpass Photograph pp. 63–64
7. Camp Adair Photograph p. 65
8. Barracks Photograph p. 66
9. Rohner Family Photograph p. 67
10. Baldy and Prince Photograph p. 68
11. Coffin Butte Fires pp. 69–72
Withheld section pp. 73–74
13. Jackrabbits pp. 75–77
14. Chicken Hawks, Bears, and Bee Trees pp. 78–80
15. Father and Calves Photograph p. 81
16. Rohner Farm Photograph pp. 82–83
17. Gold Oak Tree Photograph pp. 84–85
18. Stellmacher House Photograph p. 86
19. Rohner Family p. 87
20. Studack and Zundt Accident pp. 88–92
21. Doc Rohner House Photograph p. 93
22. Swiss Tripe Recipe pp. 94–95
23. Widmer Photograph p. 96
24. Harvesting Harding Grass pp. 97–107
25. Local Blacksmiths pp. 108–113
APPENDIX. Rohner Family Photographs pp. 114–122
INDEX pp. 123–132

Maps printed in this volume

SOAP CREEK VALLEY MAP Printed page ii Locator map: State of Oregon, Polk and Benton counties, with Coffin Butte and Soap Creek Valley indicated. Marked "NOT TO SCALE".
Map of September 30, 1990 Tour of Coffin Butte neighborhood Printed page iii Legend: A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O Hand-drawn map. Printed caption: "Map of September 30, 1990 Tour of Coffin Butte neighborhood. Circled letters correspond to chapter headings in Table of Contents." Circled letters A-O key the Part II chapters; the map also carries family/place labels (SMITH, BERRY CREEK, ROBISON, BLASCH, McCLAIN, FOLKS HILL, E. WILES, KESTER, P. CARTER, MACKEY, COFFIN BUTTE, TORGESON, SHEPARD, DOBRININ, E. CARTER, ROHNER, STELL[MACHER], WILLIAMSON, WELLS, CAMP ADAIR, WRITSMANS HILL, MILES/WILES, TUDACH/STUDACK, SCHULMER[ICK], WELLS SCHOOL, MUNSON, TAMPICO SCHOOL, GLENDER, KINDERM[AN], MARCKS/GLENDERS HILL, COOPER, ADAIR VILLAGE, HOFFMAN, JOHNSON, GOVIER, HOSPITAL HILL, BLAKE).

Photographs

Captions are printed exactly as they appear in the book. The photographs themselves are in the printed volume and are not online yet; the scanned PDF of the whole book shows them.

Cover Photo: Courtesy of Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation. Pictured is the Moore family farm on Soap Creek, taken about 1899 or 1900 by Mrs. Lauridson's father, Samuel H. Moore. Photograph in the printed book, [front-1] (not yet online) about 1899 or 1900 · Photograph by Samuel H. Moore · Courtesy Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation
Title Page Photo: This photograph of the Rohner family was taken in front of their first Benton County residence, the old Writsman home near Coffin Butte. Pictured with their parents are young Jake (b. 1914), Nellie (b. 1915), and Sam (b. 1916). All of the children were born in this house. Photograph in the printed book, [front-2] (not yet online)
Powderhouse Photograph. Twelve-year old Buddy Rohner stands at the door of this recent addition to the Rohner Farm. Photograph in the printed book, p. 115 (not yet online) 1941 · Photograph by Wilma "Willie" Rohner · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Backhoe Photograph. The first new road construction for Camp Adair takes place across the Rohner farm. Photograph in the printed book, p. 115 (not yet online) 1941 · Photograph by Wilma "Willie" Rohner · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Coffin Butte Blast Photograph. A distant puff of smoke signals the beginning of Camp Adair quarrying activities along the northern base of Coffin Butte. Photograph in the printed book, p. 116 (not yet online) 1941 · Photograph by Wilma "Willie" Rohner · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Coffin Butte Panorama. Within a few months the U.S. Army has completely changed the shape and appearance of Coffin Butte. Photograph in the printed book, p. 117 (not yet online) 1941 · Photograph by Wilma "Willie" Rohner · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Overpass Photograph. A cloverleaf is constructed to connect Coffin Butte to military headquarters by bridging Highway 99 to the east of the Rohner Farm. Photograph in the printed book, p. 118 (not yet online) 1941 · Photograph by Wilma "Willie" Rohner · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Camp Adair Photograph. Buddy Rohner stands to the foreground of recent Camp Adair construction to the east of the Rohner Farm. Photograph in the printed book, p. 118 (not yet online) 1941 · Photograph by Wilma "Willie" Rohner · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Barracks Photograph. In 1951 the U.S. Army sold surplus buildings to local landowners and other buyers. Photograph in the printed book, p. 118 (not yet online) 1951 · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Rohner Family Photograph. Coffin Butte lies to the northeast in this photograph, taken around 1940. From left to right, family members are (Front Row) Bud, Elsie, and Willie, (Back Row) Jake, Jr., Ralph Weaver, Nellie, Merle Prindel, Sam, Bertha, and Jake, Sr. Photograph in the printed book, p. 119 (not yet online) around 1940 · Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Baldy and Prince Photograph. Jake, Sr. and two of his favorite employees. Note the unusual vegetation pattern on Coffin Butte in the background. Photograph in the printed book, p. 120 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Father and Calves Photograph. New Brown Swiss arrivals at the Rohner Farm. Photograph in the printed book, p. 120 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Rohner Farm Photograph. This view of the Rohner Farm looks southward from the upper slopes of Coffin Butte. Photograph in the printed book, p. 120 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Gold Oak Tree Photograph. An early settler is said to have built a small brick cabin next to this tree. A legend of buried gold also is part of the tree's history. Photograph in the printed book, p. 121 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Stellmacher House Photograph. No one knows why the house was moved to this location. It burned in 1942, shortly after the establishment of Camp Adair. Photograph in the printed book, p. 121 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Doc Rohner House Photograph. Marge Dodele Rohner stands in front of the veterinarian's Corvallis home. Photograph in the printed book, p. 122 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on
Widmer Photograph. Jake, Sr. with bachelor orchardist, Arnold Widmer. Photograph in the printed book, p. 122 (not yet online) Courtesy Jake and Willie Rohner Read the page it is printed on

Index to this volume

Bob's own back-of-book index, made live: each page number opens that page of the transcript. Every heading also appears in the Series Index, where it gathers references from all fifteen monographs.

Adams, George 91, 92, 105

Africa 97

African Americans 8, 59, 64

American Indians 8, 32, 72

Anderson, [Doctor] 6

Animals, Domestic

Cattle 9, 23, 31, 35, 37, 49, 52, 60, 62, 71, 72, 76, 80, 82, 84, 85, 87, 103, 104, 111
Chickens 9, 78, 79, 82
Cows, Brown Swiss 81, 84, 85, 92, 120
Cows, Holstein 85
Cows, Jersey 85
Dogs 40
Goats 25
Hogs 9, 40, 59, 65
Horses 9, 23, 35, 90, 97, 102, 104
Sheep 22, 31, 59
Turkeys 62

Apple Varieties

Gold Delicious 9, 96

Armstrong Family 4

Automobiles

Buicks 14
Model T 77
Model T Trucks 82

Bakers Mountain [Benton Co.] 7, 29

Ball, [Doctor] 67, 68

Barzee Family 3

Barzee, Edith 3

Barzee, Lester 3, 53

Barzee, Roy 3, 53, 54

Beal, Eugene "Gene" 62

Beals Hill 14, 16, 24, 29, 30, 40, 62, 65, 82

Bertram, Bill 82

Birds, Wild

Cranes 61, 63
Ducks 35
Eagles 78, 79
Geese 35
Grouse 40
Hawks 78, 79
Meadowlarks 79
Owls 78
Pheasants 40, 79
Pigeons 79
Quail, Bobwhites 79
Shitepokes 57
Woodpeckers 81

Blacksmiths 108, 109, 110, 111, 112

Blake Family 4

Blake, Ed A. 4

Blake, Mrs. [Teacher] 4

Businesses

Highway Trailer Sales 58
J.C. Penneys 8

Cabins 109, 121

Stump Log 45, 109

California 58, 76, 98

San Francisco 76

Camp Adair 4, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36, 37, 40, 45, 50, 54, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 71, 72, 78, 79, 80, 87, 92, 93, 97, 106, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 118, 121

Carter, Eston 4, 5, 15, 19

Carter, Lyle 11

Carter, Rose Elizabeth "Grandma" 11

Carter, Vincent 11, 12

Cemeteries 91, 99

Cemeteries 55, 56
Ridder's 56

Chinese 8

Coffin Butte [Benton Co.] 1, 4, 7, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 40, 44, 46, 56, 61, 63, 66, 69, 72, 79, 81, 82, 86, 88, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120

Coffin Butte Landfill 13

Creeks

Berry [Benton Co.] 5, 7, 8, 29, 36, 54, 56
Glenders [Benton Co.] 29
Savage [Benton Co.] 7
Soap [Benton Co.] 6, 7, 8, 11, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 40, 47, 51, 52, 54, 82, 84, 91, 92
Writsman's [Benton Co.] 29

Crops

Barley 69, 70, 71
Beans 107
Beans, "Prolific Three Bean" 107
Beans, "White Mexican" 107
Buckwheat 42
Flax 41, 97, 103
Hay 9, 22, 23, 35, 47, 49, 71, 76, 88, 104
Vetch 22, 23, 33, 42, 107
Vetch, Hairy 22, 33, 42, 107
Wheat 23, 97

Dairies

Meadowland 57, 58
Wacoma 56, 88, 92

Dannels Blacksmith Shop 112

Dannels, Clyde 112

Davis, Amanda "Grandma" 88, 92

Davis, Les 69, 88, 92

Dobrinin, Agnes 49

Dobrinin, Mike 3, 48

Europe 95

Farming

Dairy 2, 48, 51, 56, 57, 88, 92, 94, 104, 107
Grass 107
Hog 104
Mink 90

Federal Government

Army Corps of Engineers 33
U.S. Army 117, 118
U.S. Navy 107

Fires

Carter House [1931] 5
Coffin Butte Fires [1930s] 69, 71
Rohner House [1942] 20
Writsman House [c. 1925] 3

Fish & Aquatic Animals

Crawdads 40
Fish 2, 40, 90, 91
Suckers 90
Trout 91

Flickinger, Alfred 108

Floods 35, 49

Flowers, Domestic

Roses 72
St. Johns Wort 51

Folks, Bert 5

Forest Peak [1853, Benton Co.] 7

Freeman, Gene 63

Fruit & Nuts

Apples 9, 21, 30, 36, 42, 96
Blackberries 35
Cherries 51
Filberts 36
Pears 42, 43
Plums 49
Prunes 68
Strawberries 31
Walnuts 36, 47, 48, 110

Game Farms

E.E. Wilson 22
Oregon State 22

Germans 8, 20, 38, 39

Germany 20

Glender, Eugene "Gene" 28

Glender, Selma 67

Glenders Hill 28, 29

Govier, Alvie 89

Grasses

Barley Beard [Foxtail] 69, 70, 75
Bunch 75
Fescue 107
Harding 22, 25, 41, 97, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107
Rye 22, 23
Sudan 69

Griffin, [Mrs.] 5

Hanish, James 6

Higer, Clifford 87

Hoffman, Grover 4, 54

Holidays

Birthday 64, 65
Christmas 23, 24, 30, 32, 67, 105
Earth Day 23, 26
Easter 12, 32, 72
Newport Crab Festival 110
Thanksgiving 62

Hughart Family 14

Insects

Bees 66, 78, 81
Grasshoppers 62
Weevils 22, 23
Yellow Jackets 104

Ivers, Camilla 111

Ivers, Meyer 111

James, Joe 108

Kansas 1, 2, 39, 53, 56, 87, 92, 93, 94, 96

Kester, Ernie 80, 81

Kester, Wesley 4

Kilmer Family 5, 54

Kobler, Carl 94

Kobler, Lucille 87

Legends 84, 121

Gold Oak Tree 83, 84
Haunted House 11
Stage Robbery 11

Logging 27, 45, 90, 92

Horse Logging 90, 92

Mackey Family 4

Mammals, Wild

Bears 78, 79, 80
Bobcats 80
Cougars 80
Coyotes 77, 78
Deer 40, 78, 79
Elk 78
Fox 78
Gophers 79
Graydiggers 75
Mink 90, 91, 92
Opossums 22
Rabbits 77, 78
Rabbits, Cottontails 76
Rabbits, Jackrabbits 75, 76, 77
Rats 110
Rodents 22
Squirrels 40, 80, 110

McPherson, Dave 104

Montana Slim 84, 84, 85

New York 2

Novak, Ray 80

Oglesby, T.P. "Tessie" 108

Orchards 6, 9, 21, 22, 36, 42, 43, 44, 46, 49, 96, 107

Mackey Orchard 36
Studack Orchard 49
Widmer's Orchard 96
Wiles Orchard 21
Writsman Orchard 46

Oregon Cities & Towns

Adair Village 3
Airlie 5
Albany 11, 14, 57, 61, 105, 112
Ashland 85
Beaverton 85
Brownsville 97, 106
Corvallis 6, 8, 56, 57, 59, 64, 72, 85, 90, 93, 94, 108, 111, 112, 122
Dallas 62
Deaver 57
Eugene 94
Florence 94
Halsey 3
Independence 56
La Grande 60
Lewisburg 23
Millersburg 61, 93
Monmouth 56
Newport 110
Oakville 81
Peoria 3, 55
Portland 25, 33, 85
Redmond 5
Salem 58, 90, 94
Sheridan 55
Silverton 94
Springfield 94
Suver 36, 84, 99, 108, 109, 111
Tampico 11, 13, 27, 28, 42, 51, 53, 83, 84
Tillamook 48, 95
Wells 3, 7, 19, 25, 60, 82, 100, 102, 108
Wellsdale 7, 28, 82, 83

Oregon Donation Land Claim [DLC] 14, 37, 38

Oregon State

Game Commission 22
Penitentiary 41, 103

Oregon State University 3

Orientals 8

Palestine Hill 9

Pearl Harbor 18

Poison Oak Hill 65

Politics

Environmentalists 18

Powderhouse 61, 63, 115

Prindell, Selma [Rohner] "Sam" 67

Prindle, Merle 67

Quarries 15, 16, 17, 19, 63, 86

Rock Pit 15

Rawie, Velma [Carter] 11

Recipies

Tripe 94, 95, 96

Recreation

Arm Wrestling 91
Boxing 110
Drinking 110
Fishing 40, 70, 90
Humming 108
Hunting 40, 59, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80
Swimming 40, 49
Tobogganing 12, 71
Weight Lifting 91
Wrestling 110

Reforestation

Plantation, "Earth Day" 23, 26
Tree Planting 19

Religion 99, 100

Catholic 2
Church 80, 100
Jewish 48
Mennonites 54, 55

Richards, Eddy 106

Roads & Trails

Applegate Trail 42
Corvallis-Independence Road 56
Peoria Road 55
Right-Of-Way 19
Soap Creek Road 27
Tampico 13, 27, 42, 51
Wiles Road 33

Rohner, Bertha [Hasler] 1

Rohner, Ed "Bud" 69

Rohner, Edwin J. "Bud" 115, 118

Rohner, Elsie 67

Rohner, George Leighton 58, 94

Rohner, J.E. Amil "Doc" 93, 93, 122

Rohner, John Jacob Sr. 1

Rohner, Marge [Dodele] 93

Rohner, Oswald 50, 53

Rohner, Paul "Butch" 94

Rohner, Ralph 62

Sawmills

Govier Sawmill 89
Valley Lumber 82, 92

Schools

Corvallis High 108
Peoria 55
Soap Creek 82, 84, 92
Suver 84
Tampico 27, 28, 53
Wells 3, 4, 7, 19, 102, 108

Schulmerick Family 5

Shank Family 5, 55

Sheppard Family 5

Sheppard, John II 5

Sheppard, John III 5

Smith Peak 6, 8, 44

Smith, Alfred E. 89

Smith, Bud 8, 59

Smith, Greenberry 11

Smith, Joe 4, 5, 7, 14, 30, 86

Soil 17, 27

Stambaugh Family 4

Stambaugh, Emma 98

Stambaugh, Joe A. 97, 99

Stambaugh, Lloyd 99

Stellmacher Family 5

Stellmacher, Ernest 19

Stockoff, Henry 60

Stockoff, William "Wil" 61

Studack, Alfred "Babe" 70, 71, 71, 89

Studack, Jacob 6, 49, 89

Studack, Rosie 89, 90

Stump, Fred 108

Sulphur Springs 27, 29, 53, 77

Suver, Sam 111

Switzerland 1, 2, 9, 39, 85, 89, 91, 93, 96

Allstatten 2
Montlingen 2

Tartar, Nicholas "Doc" 68

Texas 94, 96

Trees

Ash 30, 35, 49, 52
Bee Trees 78, 81
Christmas Trees 23, 24, 30, 67
Dogwood 72, 75
Douglas-Fir 26
Fir 24, 26, 72, 81
Hawthorn 30
Laurel 26
Madrone 26, 30
Maple 51, 80, 81
Oak 14, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 35, 45, 65, 81, 82, 83, 84, 121
Oak, Grub 31
Oak, Oregon 31
Oak, White 31
Old Growth 26, 31
Pine 30
Poplars 19
Snags 81

Vegetables & Herbs

Garlic 72
Potatoes 6, 68, 98

Vegetation

Onions, Wild 72
Poison Oak 65
Tarweed 71
Thistle, Russian 88

Vernon, Bethel 107

Wars

World War I 8, 38, 39, 51, 92, 107
World War II 39, 70, 76, 111

Washington State 1, 38, 48, 85, 94

Seattle 85
Washougal 1, 94

Wauble Family 45

Wauble, Mrs. 44, 45

Weather

Drought 87
Drought of 1930 87
Dust Storm of 1931 5
Snow 70, 76, 77
Snowstorm of 1937 76
Wind 5, 70

Weaver, Nellie [Rohner] 62

Weaver, Ralph 62

Weder, Agnes 88

Weder, John 88

Widmer, Arnold 9, 96

Wiese Family 62

Wildflowers

Bird Bills 72, 75
Cartwheels 75
Cat's Ears 72, 75
Johnny Jump-Ups 72
Ladyslippers 32, 72, 75
Lamb Tongues 72
Roses, Wild 72
Spring Beauties 32, 72
Strawberries, Wild 31

Wiles Hill 27, 29

Wiles, Clarence 28, 32, 46, 50, 51, 53, 56, 57, 87, 92

Wiles, Ed 13, 14, 30, 33, 34, 36, 89

Wiles, John 13, 57

Wiles, Walter 4, 13, 14, 21, 36

Williamson, Cleve 65, 88

Wilson, E.E. 22

Windmill 51, 92

Wood Products

Fire Wood 25

Writsman, [Mr.] 1

Writsman, Alfred 29

Writsmans Hill [Benton Co.] 27, 28, 77

Writsmans Peak 29

Zundt, Albert 7, 49, 77, 89, 90, 91, 92

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As printed: Zybach, Bob 1993. John Jacob and Wilma Rohner. Family Farming on Coffin Butte Between World Wars, Benton County, Oregon: 1919-1941. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #05. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 132 pp.
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