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served as roadmaster of Multnomah County, and also as state highway commissioner. He died on October 15, 1928. For obituary, see Oregonian, October 16; for editorial, ibid., October 17.

YEOVILLE, Grant County. All the available evidence shows that Yeoville was a post office in Bear Valley or vicinity, but old timers in the valley disclaim knowledge of the place. Yeoville post office was established February 23, 1887, with Aaron Wickiser first and only postmaster. The establishment did not last long, for it was closed out to Canyon City May 18, 1887. The reason for the unusual name is not known,

YOAKAM POINT, Coos County. For many decades this name has been applied to a small promontory about a mile west of Coos Head just south of the entrance to Coos Bay. It commemorates a family well known in the history of the county. John Yoakam settled in Coos County in the early fifties. He was the father of seven children, five of whom were killed by a large tree which fell one night, March 27, 1855, on the Yoakam cabin. This was the most unexpected and unusual tragedy in the early history of the county. It took place at a point sometimes called Yoakam Hill southwest of Coos Bay town and west of Libby. The family also lived for a time at Empire and also at other places in the county. Dodge in Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties mentions John Yoakam in several places and spells the name in several ways. George Bennett in OHQ, volume XXVIII, page 334, mentions John Yoakum, in the late '50s living near Coquille. In 1943 Mrs. Mary M. Randleman, authority on Coos County history, wrote the compiler that Yoakam was the correct spelling of the name. Yocum, Lake County. Yocum post office, in Yocum Valley, was in the extreme southwest corner of the county and was in service from August, 1917, to June, 1937, when it was closed to West Side. An earlier office called Kriegh was established March 8, 1915, with Margaret E. Kriegh postmaster. Belle Pardue became postmaster August 4, 1917, on which date the name of the office was changed to Yocum. Yocum Valley bears an old name, the history of which has not been unraveled by the writer. The name has been in use for well over fifty years, apparently to commemorate an early settler or squatter who departed long ago. There was once a cabin in the west end of Yocum Valley called Yocum cabin, and the owner of the name apparently lived there many years ago. Yocum Ridge, Clackamas County. This ridge is a western spur of Mount Hood. It bears the name of Oliver C. Yocum, who came to Oregon as a small boy with the emigration of 1847, and after residing in Yamhill County and in Portland for many years, he developed the Government Camp hotel and resort in 1900, and lived there for 22 years. He probably took more persons to the top of Mount Hood than any other guide, and was admired and respected because of his affection for the mountain. He returned to Yamhill County about 1922. Yocum Falls also bears his name. For additional information see editorial page, Oregon Journal, July 3, 4, 1927. YOper, Clackamas County. This place was named for a pioneer family. It was formerly known as Yoderville, but that form has fallen into disuse. Yoncalla, Douglas County. Yoncalla is in a small valley called Yoncalla Valley. It was famous for many years as being the home of