Poles Driven To Gilliam Honor List For War Effort
Two hundred forty names appear in Gilliam county honor list page 3 showing the wartime effort. The article recounts Polish famine and German oppression and quotes Walcott on forced labor and suffering as a warning of stakes if Allies fail. Miss Dixon to speak on Salvation Army work and fund use August 27 at the court house.
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America
Mr. Walcott
Poland
Ben
France
Thia
Gilliam County
Globe
Dixon
Court House
Salvation Army
Cantonmenta
Salvation Army War Fund
Gilliam Pioneer B. K. Searcy Passes Away in Oregon
Obituary honors B. K. Searcy, pioneer of Gilliam County and Civil War veteran. Notes his long camps, hunting fame, family, and burial at Mayville with interment at IOOF cemetery. Mentions his Kentucky birth, Missouri move, California and Oregon settlement, eight children, and survivor wife. Also references Third Liberty Loan final payment and visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Downing.
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B. K. Searcy
Valley of Peace
B. K. Starcy
Oregon
Gilliam County
St. Missouri Cavalry
Union
Pacific Coast
Kentucky
Clay County
Missouri
Lillie J. Weir
California
Beecher
Yankee Soldiers Resting Between Fights
Gillam county in Oregon sets an 830 quota for the Salvation Army War Fund during the third week of September. The drive supports troops in France, run through the County Council of Defense, with residents urged to contribute what they can. Also notes a federal ruling limiting goose hunting to eight per day and thirty in a season starting September 16.
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Gillam County
Salvation Army War Fund
Oregon
Salvation Army
France
County Council of Defense
Salvation Army War Fund Committee
Young men of Gilliam county must register for draft
All men in Gilliam county who have turned twenty one since June 5 1918 and before August 24 1918 must register tomorrow at the Sheriff Lillie office in Canton from 7 AM to 9 PM. Failure to register is a misdemeanor with possible imprisonment and loss of rights. An additional note covers a minor delinquency case and a medical board meeting in Portland for uniform local draft exams.
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Gilliam County
Lillie
Canton
Gilliam County Boy Describes Impressions of France
Ollie Rinehart, a Gilliam County boy in a 200 man balloon company, writes from France on July 18 about the trip, the land used for war effort, stone buildings, narrow streetcar tracks, uphill travel, wooden shoes in locals' dress, and comparisons to the United States with humor and cautious optimism. He notes cheaper American cigars, frequent rain, sturdy tents, and that Europe lags behind the U.S. by about two centuries, while promising to share more news when possible.
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Ollie Rinehart
Gilliam County Boya
France
Portland
Europe
United States
Wes
Deserter Held After Reno Arrest Linked to Local Transport
The report notes Hugh Smith, linked to the E J Goodwin horse truck and dray business, was arrested in Reno Nevada and is described as a deserter. He had been delivering mail and was inducted into unspecified service, while John Bishop previously operated locally. Mrs M Summers returned from Portland and A B Robertson visited Portland this week.
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Hugh Smith
E.J. Goodwin
John Bishop
Reno
Nevada
Mill
Slenn From Receives Merited Appointment
Glenn From, formerly a Regimental Sergeant Major in the 315th Cavalry, has been appointed a second Lieutenant of Artillery. A Gilliam county native and brother of Mrs. Elsie Campbell, he has served in the U.S. Army over seven years with three years at Fort Russell. The Cheyenne paper lauds him as universally liked and praises his past refusals of commissions to serve where he was needed. Dr. and Mrs. B. A. Cathey and guests traveled to Portland for a short visit as Dr. Cathey attends a Local Board physicians convention to study examinations in military camps.
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Glenn From
315Th Cavalry
Gilliam County
Elsie Campbell
Cheyenne
Frum
United States Army
Fort Russell
B. A. Cathey
Mra
Marie Flint
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Portland
Gilliam County Board of Equalization Notice 1914
The Board of Equalization of Gilliam county will meet at the County Assessor's office in Condon to examine the 1918 assessment roll and correct errors in lands, lots and other property. Taxpayers must appear. unassessed or misvalued properties will be corrected at full cash value. Eure B. Camper, County Assessor. August 16, 1914.
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Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization of
Gilliam County
Court House
Condo
Eure B. Camper
Condon
Oregon
Monstrous Idea in German Mind Threatens World Order
A read of a pessimistic wartime editorial argues a monstrous German idea endangering global stability must be overthrown, despite potential heavy costs. The piece frames the concept as a dangerous systemic flaw fueling aggression and upheaval worldwide.
Germany must be crushed to end the war, speaker says
The article recounts S C Dodson noting Walcott’s remarks on German militarism and the need to end the war. Walcott warns that only a crushed autocracy can bring peace and urges support for those fighting in France. He calls for democracy to prevail and for a new birth of Germany aligned with world Brotherhood.
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United States
Wenhington
F. C. Walcott
Germany
Roenin
Walcott
Amertes
France
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Gilliam
Nantes
F. CG. Walcott
United States Food Administration
Belgium
Serbia
Ar. Hoover
Terued
Turwily
Bob
Genral von Beseler
von Kries
von Kees
Albert Boyd
Durin
Beinean Polytechnical Institute
Koon
Gilliam Pioneer
G. K. Searcy
Liberty Loan
J. H. Downing
Flere
Aimeriepo
Sheriff
Alfred Anderson
Laat
Marshal Wheir
Justice Hollen
L. L. Taylor
Wilhelm
Camp Lewis
M. Summers
A. B. Robertson
Slenn
Arlington
Prussia
C. Dodson
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