Summons in quiet title suit in Lane County Oregon
In the Circuit Court of Oregon Lane County J J Walton sues George L Moore to quiet title to lots 3 4 and east half of SW quarter section 30 township 16 south range 6 west Willamette. Publication ordered for six weeks 1908. Also notice of timber land sale proof hearing June 6 1904 Eugene Oregon witnesses named. adverse claimants to file by June 1908.
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Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Lene
J. J. Walton
George L. Moore
Wil Mer
Lane County
Oregon
Eugene Weekly Guard
L. T. Harris
Walton & Ness
Attys
Piff
Timber land notices in Oregon March 1908 records
Oregon notices under the 1878 timber land act announce sworn filings by Emily J. Camitho Selah W B Haynes Charles W Scott and others seeking land in sections and townships in Oregon with proof dates in June 1908 and related witness lists and claim deadlines for public lands Oregon and Roseburg offices provide details on timber versus agricultural value of claimed lands.
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
A promotional note endorses JELL-O as a dainty appetizing economical dessert that only needs boiling water to prepare and cool. It claims seven flavors and a 110c package feeds a large family, urging no substitutes and noting compliance with Pure Food Laws.
Notice for Public Sale of Timber Land in Oregon
Notice is given that Ralph C. Oglesby of Eugene Lane County Oregon filed sworn statement No 9151 on August 27 1907 for the purchase of N 1-2 of SE 1 4 of Section 8 in Township 16 S Range 4 E W M to prove the land is valuable for timber or stone rather than agriculture and to establish his claim before W W Calkins A S Commissioner in Eugene Oregon on Wednesday June 17 1908 Witnesses include Carl V. Oglesby William T Brabham John T Brabham and William T Benner all of Eugene The land may revert if proof not made by June 17 1904 Benjamin L Eddy.
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Congress
California
Nevada
Washington Territory
Carrie EB
Prosser
Eugene
Lane
Fle
W W. Calkina
U. S
West W. M
W. W. Calkins
U 8
W. B Smith
Elmira
I. S. Day
Ivison
A. Warden
G. BE. Huntley
Aberdeen
Washington
Benjamin L. Eddy
Register
W. M
U. 8
Ralph Hunt
Merritt B. Huntley
Fred Fisk
Horace H. Fisk
Mapleton
Benjamin Ll. Eddy
A. S
Carl V. Oglesby
William T. Brabham
John T. Brabham
William T. Benner
Benjamin L, Eddy
Fkugene
William Aldous
Walton
A. H Hinkson
Alma
Sidney Porter
Joseph . Watts
Brugene
Timber land claim notice in Oregon 1908 act
Ellen L. Clark of Eugene files sworn statement No. 132 for the purchase of fractional land in Section 24 Township 17 South Range 7 West. She will offer proof of timber or stone value rather than agricultural use before U S Commissioner Calkins in Eugene on June 13 1908. Witnesses are George H. Hale Daniel Clark Clark P. Devereaux and Merritt Devereaux, all of Eugene Oregon.
Land Claim Notice for Eugene Oregon 1908
Oregon March 20 1908 notice of homestead claim by Epsey A Watts of Eugene Lane County for parts of section 18 township 19 south range 8 west Willamette meridian. Proof set for June 19 1908 before U S Commissioner W W Calkins at Eugene. Witnesses listed and adverse claimants invited to file by June 8 1908.
Phone system improvements begin in Eugene
Pacific States Telephone Company advances its planned upgrades in Eugene with a $20,000 budget for the year. Crews dig trenches in alleys for underground conduits while a Portland carload of wooden, chemically treated pipes arrives to be laid beneath the city. A large workforce will continue the summer project.
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Pacific States Telephone Company
Eugene
Portland
Homeseekers Come to Oregon Steadily
Reports from Union Pacific and Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company agents show steady colonist movement to the Pacific Northwest despite last fall’s financial stringency. For the week ending April 15, 890 homeseekers used colonial tickets through Huntington, with notable gains to Oregon destinations such as Astoria, Hood River, The Dalles, Baker City, and Walla Walla, while few went north of Portland.
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Union aPcific
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Pacific Northwest
Huntington
Portland
Huntington Gateway
Oregon
Astoria
Hood River
Dalles
Baker City
Walla Walla
Lewiston
Double Safe Cracking Plunders Portland Offices
In Portland on April 20 a double safe cracking yielded jewelry and ostrich plumes valued at about 1500. Police link the crime to the Lundy Jewelry theft in San Francisco ten days earlier, suggesting the same gang. Loot largely from C H Markell & Company, with no explosives used. Aultman & Taylor Machinery Co also targeted. robbers drilled thrice, then breached tumblers and forced open the safe door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
San Francisco
C. H. Markell & Company
Aultman & Taylor Machinery Company
Jilted lover ends life near Mt Angel
Custer Dinwiddie of Gold Hill killed himself early yesterday at 2 15 after being jilted by his betrothed. He lay beside his sleeping brother Willard at their Mt Angel area home four and a half miles east of town when he placed a shotgun to his chin and fired. Mrs Willard Dinwiddie and a visiting woman witnessed the tragedy as blood stained the wall and door.
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Custer Dinwiddie
Gold Hill
Willard Dinwiddie
Mt. Angel
Willard
Tris
Salem Statesman
Dr. King's New Life Pills Promote Quick Relief
A damaged OCR item mentions Dr. King's New Life Pills as a purifier for biliousness and headaches. It also reports local election results in Eugene with Burton defeating Hee pen by ten votes, Keeney nearly doubling Murtot and Newell in early returns.
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Dixon PF
Burton
Heepen
Eugene
Keeney
Murtot
Newell
Bourne Pleased With Result Of Oregon Primaries
Washington April 20 Senator Bourne expressed deep gratification though not surprised by the overwhelming victory of Statement No 1 advocates in Oregon He said he aided the principle’s enforcement and avoided the contest He noted pleasant relations with Senator Fulton and hoped similar ties with Senator Cake Bourne joined Hawley and Ellis in backing Williams Leitner for Huntington postmaster and hosted a dinner with Aldrich Hemenway Curtis and Metcalf.
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Washington
Oregon
Bourne
Portland
Fulton
Cake
Hawley and
Ellis
Williams H. Leitner
Huntington
Aldrich, Hemenway
Curtis
Metcalf
Kay Will Vote For People s Choice Senator Kay Endorses
Senator Tom Kay says he will likely ratify the people s choice for United States senator regardless of party. He notes Heney s speeches helped Fulton lose in Marion County and mentions possible support for Cake or Chamberlain depending on the people s choice outcome.
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Tom Kay
United States
Salem Journal
Kay
Hehey
Fulton
Marion County
Journal
Francis J. Heney
Cake
Chamberlain
Thie
Fultm
Senator Fulton Seeks Rescue of Interstate Bill After Defeat
Senator Fulton arrived in Portland from Astoria and plans to travel to Wallington to salvage the Fulton amendment to the interstate commerce law now in the hands of Senator Elkins and the senate committee. In a brief exchange after the primary, Fulton’s grim response echoed through the room as he noted a setback and referenced an ominous book.
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Fulton
Portland
Astoria
Wallington
Elkins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Portland Journal
Fultom
Enator
Flush Times In Mississippi Election Satire
A Mississippi backwoods case ends with the judge telling jurors to acquit for the defendant. The plaintiff laments Democrats rigging the race by Republican registration and voting for Cake. Senator Fulton predicts Cake’s election, saying the state leans Republican and Chamberlain’s senate bid is dismissed.
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Mississippi
Cake
Fulton
Important Land Department Ruling on Homestead Claims
The General Land Office ruled in Mendenhall vs Taylor that homesteaders must prove substantial improvements and permanent residence, cultivating large areas, to defend claims. Many entrants with timber land are relinquishing entries to file timber and stone filings instead.
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General Land Office
Washington, D. C
Mendenhall
Ore
Receiver of Land Office
Lakeview
Oregon
District Attorney Langdon Marries Modesto Widow
Modesto April 20. District Attorney Langdon of San Francisco wed Mrs Myrtle McHenry widow of the late Oramil McHenry. The ceremony was performed by Rev Father Otis of San Francisco. The bridal party departed for the south.
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Langdon
Modesto
Cal
San Francisco
Myrtle McHenry
Oramil McHenry
Father Otis
South
Williams Indian Pile Ointment Promises Quick Relief
PILES PILES Williams Indian Pile Ointment claims to cure blind bleeding and itching piles by absorbing tumors and providing instant relief. It is advertised for piles and itching of the private parts. Sold by Linn Drug Co. and by mail for 50c and 1.00. Williams Mfg Co., Cleveland.
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Williams
Linn Drug Co
Williams Mfg Co
Props
Cleveland
Marriage License Issued To Emery Seales And Miss Bessie O Powers
A marriage license was issued this morning to Emery Seales aged 25 of Greenseat and Miss Bessie O Powers aged 15 of Greenseat.
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Emery Seales
Bessie O. Powers
Greenseat
Kennedy’s Laxative Congt Syrup Promises Gentle Action
A historical notice proclaims Kennedy’s Laxative Congt Syrup acts promptly yet gently on the bowels. It claims to force the cold out of the system while allaying inflammation and states it is sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
New Hampshire Convention Endorses Taft as President
Concord April 20 The Republican state convention nominated delegates at large to the national convention and adopted a platform praising Republican principles, opposing tariff tinkering, urging a return of the American flag to the ocean on trade, and supporting generous pension laws for veterans. A Taft endorsement resolution failed by a small margin among 763 votes.
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Concord
N. H
Taft i
Jury Chosen To Try Banker In Salem Case
In Salem Oregon District Attorney Manning opens testimony in the case against J Thoburn Ross and associates of the Title Guarantee Trust Co for alleged conversion of 288000 in state school funds. A jury including Jacob Staiger F D Knight and others from nearby precincts is selected for the trial.
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Salem, Or
J. Thoburn Ross
Morni
Manning
Ross
Jacob Staiger
F. D Knight
Cos R. Riches
H. A. Siegmund
Brown
Joseph Kirach
C. F
J. F. Short
P. L. Kennedy
Jan Forbes
Otto Myers
W. J. Imberly
Sale
Prospective Strike on Canadian ROM Open Shop Edict
Prospective strike action looms as Canadian Pacific institutes an open shop from Fort William to Vancouver with four thousand workers affected. Workers from Fort William to Moscow reportedly see elements abrogated by the company as part of preparatory federation activity.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Fort William
Vancouver
Fort Williiam
Moscal
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Stone
Wallace
Act of Congress
Ellen L. Clark
Weet
Calkins
George H. Hale
Hale
Daniel Clark
Clark P. Devereaux
Merritt Devereaux
Bheniamin L. Eddy
Dr.ine
W. A. Kurkendall
Chambers Hardware Co
Senator Fulton
Basy
Important Land Department
Grace Church
New York
W. H. Langdon
Helie
Anna
Paris
Prince Helie de Sagan
Naples
Italy
Anna Gould
Whitman
New Hampshire
J. Hull
Wee Oliva Street
St. Louis
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