Mournful Railroad Slaying Claims James Swart at 26
James A. Swart, brakeman for the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, 26, of La Grande, was killed while inspecting a moving train near Kamela. He slipped on ice while climbing from the engine to its pilot and was fatally crushed as the 40-car train rolled into the yards. Survived by his widow and two-year-old son, he was a well known railroad family member in Eastern Oregon. His brothers Jack and Jerry Swart also worked for the O R N Company.
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James A. Swart
la Grande
Seo
Swart
Ron
Bolly
Round House
Jimmy’ Swart
Oregon
Jack
Jerry Swart
Bingham Springs
Umatilla County
W. Swart
To Springs
Kamela
Meacham Creek
Bingham Springs Station
Oregon Fish and Game Holds Annual Meeting Plans Hatchery Fund
At the Oregon Fish and Game association meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms H B Trounson was re elected president Dr Ney Church man became vice president A J Gebhardt secretary and H Biterfield treasurer The group discussed a state hatchery funded by licensing fishing rods and appointed committees to draft a bill for the legislature and to review a $10 000 hunter license balance claimed by state officials. A reorganization plan for non resident members was adopted and efforts to form regional game and fish associations were proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koda
Oregon Fish and Game Association
Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Trounson
Gebhardt
Tronson
Hunter
F. I. Dunbar
Dunbar
Sporsmen
Oregon
Game and Fish
Portland
Telephone service to be improved in Athena area
The Pacific States Telephone Company will relocate Central station from Pioneer drug store to the Post building and switchboard to be moved after a cable arrives from Portland. Linemen are in town to install fixtures and a regular central operator will be hired. Dr A B Stone becomes Athena office manager and Miss Fannie Tharp becomes operator.
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Pacific States Telephones Company
Athena
Central Station
Pioneer Drug Store
G. W. Bradley
Puget Found Warehouse Company
Portland
Central
A. B. Stone
Fannie Tharp
Athens Mercantile Company
Runaway injures Echo woman Mrs Coppinger
Mrs J W Coppinger of Echo suffered a severe spinal fracture and total paralysis after a runaway wagon toppled her onto her head. Dr C J Smith attended. At 54 she faces doubtful chances of recovery, with a similar incident to John Cox recalled for comparison.
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Coppinger
Echo
J. W. Coppinger
East Oregonian
C. J. Smith
John Cox
Camas Prairie
Senator Falton Pushes Land Grant Bill for Settlers in Oregon
Senator Falton has advanced a senate bill granting late settlers on Northern Pacific overlap grant lands the right to take new land after a ruling by the interior department and a supreme court reversal. About 900 to 1000 Oregon settlers would be affected, with total U S beneficiaries near 1000. Early settlers under the 1806 act were protected, while later entrants lacked insurance until Falton's push.
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Northern Pacific
Falton
Senate
Interior Department
Supreme Court
Department
Oregon
Waalington
Over Lap
Grant
Fulton
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Taylor and Martin
The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down its decision in the matter of a rehearing of the Taylor and Martin cases. Both petitions were denied.
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Supreme Court
Taylor and Martin
Burton to Speak on Antiquity Echoes at Christian Church
Evangelist B. B. Burton will deliver the popular lecture In the Corridors of Antiquity at the Christian church next Monday night February 5. Admission is 25 cents. Midland Lyceum Bureau lauds the lecture for its vivid, realistic tour of ancient sites from Palatine Hill to Thebes and the Caesars, Pharaohs, and Herod.
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B. B. Burton
Christian Church
Burton
Chantouquar
Midland Lyceum Bureau
Palatine Hill
Pyramid
Cheops
Mount
Calvary
Pycone
Karnak
Thebes
Heroda
Tiber
Died in chair at Eagle saloon in town
Toussaud Morrisette longtime Umatilla resident died last night around midnight while seated in a chair at the Eagle saloon. He had been drinking and collapsed after staff found him unresponsive. An inquest is set for this afternoon at Miller's undertaking rooms.
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Morrisette
Eagle
Toussaud Morrisette
Frank
Ed Morrisette
Umatilla
Bert Cartano
Miller's Undertaking Rooms
Highway Experiment Work Set for Pendleton and Salem
Washington Good Roads officials announce two miles of experimental road will be built in Oregon with Pendleton and Salem each hosting one mile. Senator Fulton asks County Judge Bean to confirm local labor and materials support, aiming to attract farmers to witness new construction methods and machinery.
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Faltov
Bean
Oregon
National Good Roads Association
Pendleton
Salem
Fulton
Washington, D. C
Henry J. Bean
Ore
Samuel Hill
Washington Good Roads Association
Scott
Good Roads Association
G. W. Fulton
Editor Charged With Libel In Freewater Times
A warrant was issued for editor Miles Overbolt of the Freewater Times on criminal libel charges after a scurrilous article accusing a former Columbia College teacher and three students. Overbolt reportedly fled the country. college authorities deny the accusations and vow to clear the matter. Students were suspended and a faculty member resigned amid conflicting reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Freewater Times
Columbia College
Miles Overbolt
Fire in Wardner Idaho mine endangers workers
A blaze erupted Tuesday in the Bunk er Hill and Sullivan mine at Wardner, the district's largest silver mine. Timbers between levels six and seven burned, smoke and gas drove 76 miners to the surface, with one man hospitalized in critical condition. Dry timbers hinder extinguishing, and weeks may pass before the fire is out. authorities suspect a careless candle or fuse started the blaze. The company faces heavy losses as the stope remains closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Athens Hosts Duo of Dances at Local Venues
Athens plans two dances this evening with one hosted by Mr ee at the opera house and another by LaBrache Bros in the Morris store building. The city offers festive social options with distinct venues.
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Athens
Mr. Ee
Opera
LaBrache Broa
Morria
Pendleton Visit Sees Jeweler Sawtell Alume Hasbrook Firm
RR M Sawtell the jeweler traveled to Pendleton yesterday and assumed proprietorship of the Hasbrook jewelry store, marking a change in the local business scene.
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M. Sawtell
Pendleton
Hasbrook Jeweler
Lore
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Who Aching
de Kirk
UA Entren
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LeGrow
Unsnier
M. Kemp
Paul House Furnishing Co
Main Street
Jerry
Jack Swart
D. D. Earp
Dell Brothers
Plan Fish Hatchery
Experiment Road
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