KESTERSON & HINKLE
Totten Creek
April 3, 1908: “Kesterson & Hinkle of Grants Pass have commenced work on a new 25,000 capacity mill on Totten Creek, ¾ mile from the railroad. They own eight 40s of timber in that locality, mostly yellow pine. One carload of machinery arrived at Lystul Wednesday for unloading. Mrs. J. H. Kesterson went to Portland on the flyer Wednesday, to purchase a new engine and also some other new machinery. The firm are figuring on building a tram road from the mill to the railroad track.” (The Glendale News)
July 3, 1908: “Henry Bedford had his arm and shoulder hurt by a log rolling on him. He was working at the mill on Totten Creek.” (The Glendale News)
April 23, 1909: “Mrs. Winnie Williams of this place has charge of the cook house at Kesterson's mill.” (The Glendale News)
July 30, 1909: “Last Saturday, July 24, at the Kesterson-Hinckel saw mill about four miles southwest of this city, occurred a fatal accident. C. V. Henkel, a member of the firm, was on the rollway at work. Two huge logs started to roll, and although the men at work shouted for him to get out of the way, he either was dazed by the awful peril or else he did not understand, and the great timbers caught the unfortunate man, crashed over his body, crushing him so badly that he lived only a few minutes.
The body was taken to Grants Pass the same evening, the sorrowing wife accompanying it, and later the remains were taken to Colorado Springs for burial.” (The Glendale News)
The body was taken to Grants Pass the same evening, the sorrowing wife accompanying it, and later the remains were taken to Colorado Springs for burial.” (The Glendale News)