Four grafters prey on Athena with fake contract scam
Two con men and accomplices lured victims with a bogus American Supply Co contract for a $15 machine and 20 records. The scheme promised discounts but trapped signers into a $315 debt. Attorneys Peterson and Bull exposed the ruse as agents hunted a Swede settlement. Arkansas families arrived seeking new beginnings near Athena.
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Athena
Peterson
David Still
Walla Walla
Trajan Tucker
Weston Mountain
King Bros
Main Street
Petérson
David Bull
American Supply Co
Myrick Mites March Community News Highlights
March 20 notes from Myrick report Ella Hudeman returns from Washington visit. Mumford of Wallowa visits relatives. Bertha Baker begins second term in Henry Sorenson district. Myrick school closes with an evening program. Rosenburg home hosts entertaining dance night. Stamper family visits Myrick with two children. Montgomerys from Helix visit J E Montgomery. Laura Griswold visits for school picture and exercises. Dickson of California arrives visiting L Le Doux. J K Kennedy visits town. H Fanning and spouse plan permanent move to Alberta. LeDoux heads to Alberta to invest in land.
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H. Fanning
Alberta
LeDoux
Rail survey parties in Eastern Oregon threaten grain region rail link
Walla Walla reports two large surveying teams royal in Eastern Oregon are dispatched by the Northern Pacific to run lines from Athena to Pendleton and toward Heppner. The moves aim to serve the wheat belt and coal fields with new routes, though railroad officials refuse comment.
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Walla Walla
Athena
Pendleton
Northern Pacific
Oregon Territory
Athens
Umatilla
Heppner
Walla Walla Union
Oregon
Northern Pacific Railroad
Blue Mountains
Grand Jury to Convene in Portland Soon
Francis J. Heney is expected to arrive in Portland around March 28 to resume the land fraud inquiry. Thomas B. Neuhauser of the secret service leads the evidence collection as the grand jury reconvenes about April 1. Indictments are anticipated and the April 30 term deadline may necessitate a new panel if work isn’t finished.
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Portland
Francis J. Heney
Washington
San Francisco
Thomas B. Neuhausen
Secret Service
Aeronauts Die in Idaho Ballon Ascent Disaster
A. Middelkauf was killed and L. M. Odell seriously injured when a balloon tore and the parachute failed during a double ascent at Wallach Idaho. They plunged 200 feet into the crowd as warnings rang out and spectators watched in horror.
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Tucr
Weston man dies of tuberculosis at St Anthony’s
Claude E. Carlinle of Weston dies at St Anthony's hospital from tuberculosis after a two week stay. Funeral will be at his Weston home tomorrow at 2 o'clock with Rev. Walter Payne officiating. Burial planned locally.
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Pendleton
Claude E. Carlinle
Weston
St. Anthony's Hospital
Hos
Two Million Acres Of SP Lands In Oregon For Sale
A Portland dispatch reports about two months will bring a large tract of Southern Pacific lands in Oregon to market. The sale targets settlers using colonist rates, with 2,000,000 acres under title review as attorneys clear titles from Columbia River to California line. Prices may rise from earlier ranges as land values climb.
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Portland
Southern Pacific Railroad
Oregon
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
Charles W. Eberlein
W. Morrow
Oregon Hill Landa
Was Garfield Fooled Trial of beef trust report in Washington
Washington officials react privately to Commissioner Garfield in vestigation of the beef trust doubting the 2 percent profit figure and questioning the gap between stockyard costs and meat price. Also includes an advertisement for Dr King’s New Discovery with a Talladega Springs reader testimony and free trial offer.
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Washington
Garfield
Bed Trust
Buteler
McBride's
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Manasse
Athena’s
Lewis & Clark
Butterick
COX & Meven
South Side Main Street
Arkansas
A.D. Mauer
L. N. Boonee
Siloam Springs
Aric
Pacific
Unatilla County
A. Barrett & Comp’y
Dell Brothers
Myrick
Grand Ronde
Grand Jury
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