Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  pp. 193-4.

CHARLES O. HUELAT

Prominent among the energetic, farsighted and successful business men of Hood
River is Charles O. Huelat, who is a native son of the northwest, his birth
having occurred at Silver City, Idaho, in 1873. His parents were John and Sarah
E. (Belt) Huelat, the latter a daughter of Dr. A. M. Belt, one of Oregon's
pioneer physicians, who crossed the plains with an ox team and wagon in the late
Ô40s from his native state of Missouri. He was a prominent Mason and at one time
was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in the State of Oregon.
Charles O. Huelat was educated at Salem, Oregon, and early turned his attention
to the dry goods business, to which he has devoted much of his life. He
continued active in that field of labor in Salem for ten years and then removed
to Heppner, Oregon, to become manager of a general merchandise store in that
city. He subsequently purchased the store but after four years of close
confinement was forced to give up the store and go to California on account of
declining health, He remained there for two years, during which time he embraced
the Christian Science faith. Thoroughly restored to health he returned to
Heppner and in association with G. A. Molden established another business. In
1911 he came to Hood River and purchased an interest in the Bragg Mercantile
Company, which in 1918 was reorganized under the name of the
Molden-Huelat-Sather Company, Mr. Huelat becoming the president, with Mr. Molden
as secretary and treasurer and J. F. Sather as vice president. The company
occupies a handsome business block on Oak street, where they carry a. complete
stock of dry goods, shoes, clothing and furnishings. The store covers about
fourteen thousand square feet and there is a mezzanine floor, on which are
located the offices and art needle work department. Their trade comes from all
the surrounding country, including the different towns along the Columbia river
in Washington.

In 1903 Mr. Huelat was united in marriage to Miss Lona White, a daughter of E.
H. White, a pioneer retired farmer now living in Salem, Oregon, who is a
prominent Grand Army man, having faithfully served his country in defense of the
Union during the dark days of the Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Huelat have one son,
Paul Burnett, a high school pupil.

Mr. Huelat is president of the Merchants Association of Hood River and belongs
to the Hood River Commercial Club. He is prominent in all public affairs and was
particularly active in all the war drives. He is a devout member of the
Christian Science church and its second reader. Mrs. Huelat is a woman of much
talent. She possesses a fine voice and is ever ready to give her aid to any
charitable cause. She is the first reader of the Christian Science church, is
president of the Hood River Woman's Club and occupies an enviable position in
both church and social circles, the sterling worth of her, character being
widely recognized.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.