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with accent on the last. But Irene is a name of three syllables, with accent on the second. We have a steamboat that most persons call Cal-liope, with accent on the final syllable. But Calliope is a name of four syllables with accent on the second. Again, in the name Arion, the accent is commonly placed on the first syllable. But the correct pronunciation places it on the second syllable making the 'i' long. Our schools and academies should insist on right pronunciation of these and other names. In Idaho, on the Oregon Short Line, they call a town Sho-shone -two syllables, with accent on the ultimate. Now, Shoshone is not a classical Greek name, as the foregoing are, but an Indian one. Nevertheless, the Indians called it Sho-sho-ne, accenting the final syllable, as emigrants who came across the plains perfectly remember." The town of Ione was named by E. G. Sperry, who owned land, in 1883, for Ione Arthur, a girl from Brownsville who was visiting the Sperry family. She was with her father, John Arthur, and others of her family. The post office was established in 1884, with Aaron Royse first postmaster. He ran the first store in the community. Iowa Hill, Washington County. Iowa Hill is a prominent point about three miles airline east of Gaston and just north of Laurelwood. It has an extreme elevation of about 1165 feet at its north end. This hill has been called Iowa Hill for about two generations because of the fact that several families of settlers came to the locality from Iowa. The name is firmly established. lowA SLOUGH, Coos County. Iowa Slough flows into Coquille River from the north just west of Riverton. Walling, in his History of Southern Oregon, page 488, says the stream was once called Deadman Slough because of the murder of two white men, Venable and Barton, upon its banks in 1854. Five Indians were thought to be guilty of the crime and three were hanged. A post office named Iowa Slough was established in March, 1872, with Harrison E. Nosler postmaster. The office was discontinued in November, 1878. 1PSOOT BUTTE, Klamath County. This butte, in the extreme northeast corner of the county, is named with the Chinook jargon word for hidden, or secluded. The word ipsoot should not be confused with itswoot, meaning bear.

IRELAND MOUNTAIN, Baker and Grant counties. This peak, which is on the summit of the Blue Mountains, has an elevation of 8330 feet. It was known for some years as Bald Mountain, but the name was changed to Ireland Mountain by the USBGN at the request of the Forest Service and eastern Oregon citizens. This was in honor of Henry Ireland who was for many years supervisor of the Whitman National Forest, and who died May 31, 1916. Before being connected with the Forest Service he was with the Department of the Interior.

IRISH BEND, Benton County. Irish Bend is a land area with limits not exactly defined lying west of Willamette River and east of Long Tom River, a few miles northeast of Monroe. The name of the locality comes from a prominent eastward bend in Willamette River in township 14 south. Several Irish families settled in this vicinity about 1860, and gave the name to the river bend and to the bottom land west of the Willamette. The families of James Martin, James Herron and Robert Herron have been among the leading contributors to the development of the area.