"Orland Unit" (Orland, California), Monday, 11 February 1935
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY, LIVED HERE 63 YEARS
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, who has lived on the same ranch four miles southeast of here for sixty-three years, last Friday, celebrated her 86th birthday. A gathering of old friends, most of them the second generation of the pioneers who settled in this part of the country during the early years she was here, honored the day.
"It was in 1864, when she was only fifteen years of age, that Metta Miller left Wilster, her native town in Germany on the six-month-long voyage that was to bring her across the Atlantic, around the Horn and to San Francisco. There she was married to H. W. Steuben, and for four years the couple made their home at Niles, Alameda county.
"When most of what is now Glenn county was open land, belonging to the government or the railroad, the Steubens settled on the ranch which is still Mrs. Steuben's home. It was in 1872 they came to take up a claim on eighty sagebrush-covered acres. Mr. Steuben broke ground that had never been plowed before and it was sowed to barley. The land produced good crops and 160 acres more was pre-empted, the sage- brush and sod plowed under and more grain planted. Later two more quarter sections were added.
"When the home and ranch buildings were put up, all the lumber had to be hauled from Chico, in those days a long, laborious journey. Orland was not to be established yet for several years. It was a six-mile trip to St. John to get the mail. There was a store at Olimpo, five miles west of where Orland now stands, and Newville, in the foothills had a store, a hotel and a thriving saloon. There was no railroad, and all the grain that was raised had to be hauled to Monroeville and shipped on the riverboats. Now Monroeville has been dead so many years that many people here do not know it ever existed.
"When the Steubens settled in this section there were only about two houses that could be seen from the ranch. Later the land was gradually settled up, some of it by old friends who located on land nearby and became their neighbors.
"In those days people stayed home pretty well, Mrs. Steuben observed. The only ways to travel were to take the long drive to Chico by way of the St. John or Nord Ferry and take the railroad from there, or to take one of the slow river boats from Monroeville.
"At 86 Mrs. Steuben still enjoys reading, playing cards and doing handwork. She is busy now on some really fancy knitting.
"Friday she was the guest of honor at two parties, in the afternoon and evening, and enjoyed playing cards with her old friends and neighbors. A birthday cake baked by her daughter, Miss Grace Steuben, was served to the guests.
"Mrs. Kate Schmidt was high score winner at 500 and Mrs. John Scribner second high at the birthday party. Other guests included: Mesdames W. E. Scearce, F. H. Neilson, A. B. Campbell, J. C. Hamilton.
"Mr. Steuben died several years ago. There are three children, Miss Grace Steuben and Henry and George Steuben, all living at Orland."
"Orland Unit", Thursday, 7 September 1939:
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN, LOCAL PIONEER, DIES
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, one of Orland's earliest pioneers, died at the home ranch southeast of Orland last night. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Sweet Funeral Chapel. Rev. B. D, Treaster, Pastor of the Federated Church officiating. Interment will take place in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
"The deceased is survived by four children: Henry, George and Grace Steuben and Mrs. Lilly Christian, all residing at Orland. There is also a brother, William Miller, living at San Jose.
"Lottie Miller was born at Wilster, Germany on February 8, 1849. At the age of 15 she came to America, and for the past 69 years had been a resident of Orland.
"The journey of the little girl to America was a long and arduous one. The trip made in 1864 was across the Atlantic and south around the Horn, and thence north to San Francisco. In San Francisco she was married to H. W. Steuben, and with him went to Niles, Alameda County, to establish a home.
"In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. Steuben came to Glenn County and took up land, taking first a government claim of 80 acres and adding to it by preemption of purchase until they had acquired the present Steuben ranch, southeast of Orland, which has been the family homestead during all the years since. Mrs. Steuben made her home on the same spot for the unusual span of more than 60 years.
" Before Orland
"Orland had not been thought of when the Steubens came to this district. Lumber for the ranch buildings was hauled from Chico, and it was a three-day trip. St. Johns was the nearest Post Office. Olimpo, on the St. Johns-Newville Road, was the only settlement between the river and the hills, though there was a way station at Plaza. The Black Butte School marks the site of Olimpo, which became defunct when the railroad came up the valley and Orland was founded.
"Few families in this part of the Valley are better known than the Steubens, and few people have lived so long and been so universally respected as Mrs. Steuben. Her death severs one of the last links connecting the present with the early days of pioneer settlement in the Sacramento Valley." Transcribed by E.
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY, LIVED HERE 63 YEARS
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, who has lived on the same ranch four miles southeast of here for sixty-three years, last Friday, celebrated her 86th birthday. A gathering of old friends, most of them the second generation of the pioneers who settled in this part of the country during the early years she was here, honored the day.
"It was in 1864, when she was only fifteen years of age, that Metta Miller left Wilster, her native town in Germany on the six-month-long voyage that was to bring her across the Atlantic, around the Horn and to San Francisco. There she was married to H. W. Steuben, and for four years the couple made their home at Niles, Alameda county.
"When most of what is now Glenn county was open land, belonging to the government or the railroad, the Steubens settled on the ranch which is still Mrs. Steuben's home. It was in 1872 they came to take up a claim on eighty sagebrush-covered acres. Mr. Steuben broke ground that had never been plowed before and it was sowed to barley. The land produced good crops and 160 acres more was pre-empted, the sage- brush and sod plowed under and more grain planted. Later two more quarter sections were added.
"When the home and ranch buildings were put up, all the lumber had to be hauled from Chico, in those days a long, laborious journey. Orland was not to be established yet for several years. It was a six-mile trip to St. John to get the mail. There was a store at Olimpo, five miles west of where Orland now stands, and Newville, in the foothills had a store, a hotel and a thriving saloon. There was no railroad, and all the grain that was raised had to be hauled to Monroeville and shipped on the riverboats. Now Monroeville has been dead so many years that many people here do not know it ever existed.
"When the Steubens settled in this section there were only about two houses that could be seen from the ranch. Later the land was gradually settled up, some of it by old friends who located on land nearby and became their neighbors.
"In those days people stayed home pretty well, Mrs. Steuben observed. The only ways to travel were to take the long drive to Chico by way of the St. John or Nord Ferry and take the railroad from there, or to take one of the slow river boats from Monroeville.
"At 86 Mrs. Steuben still enjoys reading, playing cards and doing handwork. She is busy now on some really fancy knitting.
"Friday she was the guest of honor at two parties, in the afternoon and evening, and enjoyed playing cards with her old friends and neighbors. A birthday cake baked by her daughter, Miss Grace Steuben, was served to the guests.
"Mrs. Kate Schmidt was high score winner at 500 and Mrs. John Scribner second high at the birthday party. Other guests included: Mesdames W. E. Scearce, F. H. Neilson, A. B. Campbell, J. C. Hamilton.
"Mr. Steuben died several years ago. There are three children, Miss Grace Steuben and Henry and George Steuben, all living at Orland."
"Orland Unit", Thursday, 7 September 1939:
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN, LOCAL PIONEER, DIES
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, one of Orland's earliest pioneers, died at the home ranch southeast of Orland last night. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Sweet Funeral Chapel. Rev. B. D, Treaster, Pastor of the Federated Church officiating. Interment will take place in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
"The deceased is survived by four children: Henry, George and Grace Steuben and Mrs. Lilly Christian, all residing at Orland. There is also a brother, William Miller, living at San Jose.
"Lottie Miller was born at Wilster, Germany on February 8, 1849. At the age of 15 she came to America, and for the past 69 years had been a resident of Orland.
"The journey of the little girl to America was a long and arduous one. The trip made in 1864 was across the Atlantic and south around the Horn, and thence north to San Francisco. In San Francisco she was married to H. W. Steuben, and with him went to Niles, Alameda County, to establish a home.
"In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. Steuben came to Glenn County and took up land, taking first a government claim of 80 acres and adding to it by preemption of purchase until they had acquired the present Steuben ranch, southeast of Orland, which has been the family homestead during all the years since. Mrs. Steuben made her home on the same spot for the unusual span of more than 60 years.
" Before Orland
"Orland had not been thought of when the Steubens came to this district. Lumber for the ranch buildings was hauled from Chico, and it was a three-day trip. St. Johns was the nearest Post Office. Olimpo, on the St. Johns-Newville Road, was the only settlement between the river and the hills, though there was a way station at Plaza. The Black Butte School marks the site of Olimpo, which became defunct when the railroad came up the valley and Orland was founded.
"Few families in this part of the Valley are better known than the Steubens, and few people have lived so long and been so universally respected as Mrs. Steuben. Her death severs one of the last links connecting the present with the early days of pioneer settlement in the Sacramento Valley." Transcribed by E.
"Orland Unit" (Orland, California), Monday, 11 February 1935
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY, LIVED HERE 63 YEARS
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, who has lived on the same ranch four miles southeast of here for sixty-three years, last Friday, celebrated her 86th birthday. A gathering of old friends, most of them the second generation of the pioneers who settled in this part of the country during the early years she was here, honored the day.
"It was in 1864, when she was only fifteen years of age, that Metta Miller left Wilster, her native town in Germany on the six-month-long voyage that was to bring her across the Atlantic, around the Horn and to San Francisco. There she was married to H. W. Steuben, and for four years the couple made their home at Niles, Alameda county.
"When most of what is now Glenn county was open land, belonging to the government or the railroad, the Steubens settled on the ranch which is still Mrs. Steuben's home. It was in 1872 they came to take up a claim on eighty sagebrush-covered acres. Mr. Steuben broke ground that had never been plowed before and it was sowed to barley. The land produced good crops and 160 acres more was pre-empted, the sage- brush and sod plowed under and more grain planted. Later two more quarter sections were added.
"When the home and ranch buildings were put up, all the lumber had to be hauled from Chico, in those days a long, laborious journey. Orland was not to be established yet for several years. It was a six-mile trip to St. John to get the mail. There was a store at Olimpo, five miles west of where Orland now stands, and Newville, in the foothills had a store, a hotel and a thriving saloon. There was no railroad, and all the grain that was raised had to be hauled to Monroeville and shipped on the riverboats. Now Monroeville has been dead so many years that many people here do not know it ever existed.
"When the Steubens settled in this section there were only about two houses that could be seen from the ranch. Later the land was gradually settled up, some of it by old friends who located on land nearby and became their neighbors.
"In those days people stayed home pretty well, Mrs. Steuben observed. The only ways to travel were to take the long drive to Chico by way of the St. John or Nord Ferry and take the railroad from there, or to take one of the slow river boats from Monroeville.
"At 86 Mrs. Steuben still enjoys reading, playing cards and doing handwork. She is busy now on some really fancy knitting.
"Friday she was the guest of honor at two parties, in the afternoon and evening, and enjoyed playing cards with her old friends and neighbors. A birthday cake baked by her daughter, Miss Grace Steuben, was served to the guests.
"Mrs. Kate Schmidt was high score winner at 500 and Mrs. John Scribner second high at the birthday party. Other guests included: Mesdames W. E. Scearce, F. H. Neilson, A. B. Campbell, J. C. Hamilton.
"Mr. Steuben died several years ago. There are three children, Miss Grace Steuben and Henry and George Steuben, all living at Orland."
"Orland Unit", Thursday, 7 September 1939:
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN, LOCAL PIONEER, DIES
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, one of Orland's earliest pioneers, died at the home ranch southeast of Orland last night. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Sweet Funeral Chapel. Rev. B. D, Treaster, Pastor of the Federated Church officiating. Interment will take place in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
"The deceased is survived by four children: Henry, George and Grace Steuben and Mrs. Lilly Christian, all residing at Orland. There is also a brother, William Miller, living at San Jose.
"Lottie Miller was born at Wilster, Germany on February 8, 1849. At the age of 15 she came to America, and for the past 69 years had been a resident of Orland.
"The journey of the little girl to America was a long and arduous one. The trip made in 1864 was across the Atlantic and south around the Horn, and thence north to San Francisco. In San Francisco she was married to H. W. Steuben, and with him went to Niles, Alameda County, to establish a home.
"In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. Steuben came to Glenn County and took up land, taking first a government claim of 80 acres and adding to it by preemption of purchase until they had acquired the present Steuben ranch, southeast of Orland, which has been the family homestead during all the years since. Mrs. Steuben made her home on the same spot for the unusual span of more than 60 years.
" Before Orland
"Orland had not been thought of when the Steubens came to this district. Lumber for the ranch buildings was hauled from Chico, and it was a three-day trip. St. Johns was the nearest Post Office. Olimpo, on the St. Johns-Newville Road, was the only settlement between the river and the hills, though there was a way station at Plaza. The Black Butte School marks the site of Olimpo, which became defunct when the railroad came up the valley and Orland was founded.
"Few families in this part of the Valley are better known than the Steubens, and few people have lived so long and been so universally respected as Mrs. Steuben. Her death severs one of the last links connecting the present with the early days of pioneer settlement in the Sacramento Valley." Transcribed by E.
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY, LIVED HERE 63 YEARS
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, who has lived on the same ranch four miles southeast of here for sixty-three years, last Friday, celebrated her 86th birthday. A gathering of old friends, most of them the second generation of the pioneers who settled in this part of the country during the early years she was here, honored the day.
"It was in 1864, when she was only fifteen years of age, that Metta Miller left Wilster, her native town in Germany on the six-month-long voyage that was to bring her across the Atlantic, around the Horn and to San Francisco. There she was married to H. W. Steuben, and for four years the couple made their home at Niles, Alameda county.
"When most of what is now Glenn county was open land, belonging to the government or the railroad, the Steubens settled on the ranch which is still Mrs. Steuben's home. It was in 1872 they came to take up a claim on eighty sagebrush-covered acres. Mr. Steuben broke ground that had never been plowed before and it was sowed to barley. The land produced good crops and 160 acres more was pre-empted, the sage- brush and sod plowed under and more grain planted. Later two more quarter sections were added.
"When the home and ranch buildings were put up, all the lumber had to be hauled from Chico, in those days a long, laborious journey. Orland was not to be established yet for several years. It was a six-mile trip to St. John to get the mail. There was a store at Olimpo, five miles west of where Orland now stands, and Newville, in the foothills had a store, a hotel and a thriving saloon. There was no railroad, and all the grain that was raised had to be hauled to Monroeville and shipped on the riverboats. Now Monroeville has been dead so many years that many people here do not know it ever existed.
"When the Steubens settled in this section there were only about two houses that could be seen from the ranch. Later the land was gradually settled up, some of it by old friends who located on land nearby and became their neighbors.
"In those days people stayed home pretty well, Mrs. Steuben observed. The only ways to travel were to take the long drive to Chico by way of the St. John or Nord Ferry and take the railroad from there, or to take one of the slow river boats from Monroeville.
"At 86 Mrs. Steuben still enjoys reading, playing cards and doing handwork. She is busy now on some really fancy knitting.
"Friday she was the guest of honor at two parties, in the afternoon and evening, and enjoyed playing cards with her old friends and neighbors. A birthday cake baked by her daughter, Miss Grace Steuben, was served to the guests.
"Mrs. Kate Schmidt was high score winner at 500 and Mrs. John Scribner second high at the birthday party. Other guests included: Mesdames W. E. Scearce, F. H. Neilson, A. B. Campbell, J. C. Hamilton.
"Mr. Steuben died several years ago. There are three children, Miss Grace Steuben and Henry and George Steuben, all living at Orland."
"Orland Unit", Thursday, 7 September 1939:
"MRS. METTA STEUBEN, LOCAL PIONEER, DIES
"Mrs. Metta Steuben, one of Orland's earliest pioneers, died at the home ranch southeast of Orland last night. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Sweet Funeral Chapel. Rev. B. D, Treaster, Pastor of the Federated Church officiating. Interment will take place in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
"The deceased is survived by four children: Henry, George and Grace Steuben and Mrs. Lilly Christian, all residing at Orland. There is also a brother, William Miller, living at San Jose.
"Lottie Miller was born at Wilster, Germany on February 8, 1849. At the age of 15 she came to America, and for the past 69 years had been a resident of Orland.
"The journey of the little girl to America was a long and arduous one. The trip made in 1864 was across the Atlantic and south around the Horn, and thence north to San Francisco. In San Francisco she was married to H. W. Steuben, and with him went to Niles, Alameda County, to establish a home.
"In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. Steuben came to Glenn County and took up land, taking first a government claim of 80 acres and adding to it by preemption of purchase until they had acquired the present Steuben ranch, southeast of Orland, which has been the family homestead during all the years since. Mrs. Steuben made her home on the same spot for the unusual span of more than 60 years.
" Before Orland
"Orland had not been thought of when the Steubens came to this district. Lumber for the ranch buildings was hauled from Chico, and it was a three-day trip. St. Johns was the nearest Post Office. Olimpo, on the St. Johns-Newville Road, was the only settlement between the river and the hills, though there was a way station at Plaza. The Black Butte School marks the site of Olimpo, which became defunct when the railroad came up the valley and Orland was founded.
"Few families in this part of the Valley are better known than the Steubens, and few people have lived so long and been so universally respected as Mrs. Steuben. Her death severs one of the last links connecting the present with the early days of pioneer settlement in the Sacramento Valley." Transcribed by E.
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