Polk Currin Named Democratic Candidate for Lane County
Polk Currin of Cottage Grove, a well known southern Lane County resident, seeks the county commission. Born in Virginia in 1545 he moved via Missouri to Oregon in 1867 and later taught school. A Corvallis Agricultural College graduate turned drag business owner and surveyor, Currin plans to return to Cottage Grove part of the year and advocates an economical county administration to benefit his district.
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Polk Currin
Cottage Grove
Lane County
Virginia
Missouri
Oregon
Carrin
Corvallis Agricultural College
Currin
Eugene
J R Hill
Junction
Commissioner’s Court
Kincaid
Carrie
Dr King’s coroner bid prompt scrutiny from readers
A newspaper column critiques Dr King the Republican coroner candidate and questions his party loyalties citing a January pledge to sever ties with all parties except the Socialist. The piece warns of timeserving while contrasting with a violin of unrelated notes about Viola Allen’s theater receipts and a generous anonymous donation found after a Nashville performance.
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Dr King
Socialist Party
Lane County
Republican Convention
Proverb Fragments Spur Debate On Pennies And Dollars
A reader recalls the proverb about taking care of pennies while dollars take care of themselves and hints at broader questions about thrift and budgeting. The remark invites reflection on financial priorities and long-standing sayings.
German grocer’s savings bank of pennies found in Goshen
A German grocer in Goshen Indiana emptied his savings bank of pennies after twenty years. He had 19 700 pennies and received only 197 dollars in credit at the bank. The anecdote suggests even Ben Franklin would repudiate such frugality.
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Goshen
Indiana
Ben Franklin
Register to vote before May 15 to avoid obstacles
If you have not registered with the county clerk at the courthouse do so right away. Registration closes May 15, then if unregistered you will be put to the trouble of hunting up six citizens to vouch for your citizenship before you will be allowed to vote on election day. It is less trouble to register now than to get the necessary certification on election day.
Factionalism Threatens Republican Slack Behind Bosses
The Salem Statesman notes Republicans must halt factional strife or face defeat. It argues for a direct nomination primary law to rally around nominees chosen by Republican voters rather than bosses and machines.
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Salem Statesman
Bodges
Oregonian backs Chamberlain for governor in scarce space
In a critical reader opinion, the Oregonian argues Candidate Furnish lacks space to persuade and endorses Geo Chamberlain, noting he has the qualifications to be a strong governor and will likely win the required vote, per the Jefferson Review.
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Oregonian
Furnish
Geo . Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Jefferson Review
Oregonian Questions Furnish Run for Governor
The Oregonian struggles to find negatives on Chamberlain beyond Furnish's greater wealth. It predicts Furnish will spend much of his funds during the campaign and implies the paper possesses personal evidence of his campaign costs.
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The
Oregonian
Furnish
Chamberlain
Illness Delays Wedding at Cathedral Altar
In Trenton New Jersey yesterday the bridegroom and his best man fell suddenly ill with appendicitis as the bridal procession neared the cathedral altar. The bride was forced to halt the ceremony and the groom may never reach the altar again.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Registration Deadline Warns Voters to Register Now
The county clerk urges immediate registration noting registration closes May 15. Unregistered voters would face the hassle of locating six citizens to vouch for citizenship before voting on election day, making early registration the easier path.
Banker drills deep oil well near Monmouth Polk County
Mr Hirschburg an Independence banker drills for oil near Monmouth in Polk County his well reaches seven hundred feet salt water and a good oil indication is found at that depth confirming potential oil prospects in the area.
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Hirschburg
Independence
Monmouth
Polk County
Call For County Warrants 1902 in Lane County
Notice by treasurer AS Patterson that warrants from registered numbers S50 to 2685 will be paid on presentation after April 24 1902. Interest on named warrants will cease after April. Lane County warrants listed are to be settled at the treasurer's office.
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Lane County
Patterson
Sherwood Hotel to Add Three Stories in May
JM Sherwood told the Leader he will begin work in mid May on a three story brick addition to the Sherwood Hotel. The 60 by 100 foot building will be modern throughout with a ground floor store and upper floors to be divided into rooms. At the first meeting of the new city council, H Underwood was elected city marshal.
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Cottsae Grove
JM Sherwood
Leader
Sherwood Hotel
New-Elect
H . Underwood
Tramp Printer Sought. Constable Wagner Calls at Cottage Grove
Independence Enterprise reports Constable Wagner searched for a tramp printer wanted by Cottage Grove residents. The suspect stayed at Mr. K J Taylors and robbed her of several nights lodging before slipping away as the officer arrived.
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Independence Enterprise
Constable Wagner
Cottage Grove
KJ Taylors
Seversl Messe
Real Estate Transactions Reported in Local Sale
S K Williams the real estate dealer sold three parcels: the north 40 acres of RA Cross land to J Elgard for 3000 dollars, the H H Stone lot in Eugene to F A Rankin for 900 dollars, and the A R Grew five acres at the west end of Eighth Street to James Gearheart for 650 dollars.
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S K Williams
J Elgard
Eugene
F A Rankin
Eighth Street
James Gearheart
Booth-Kelly Lumber Co Drives Log Fleet Toward Springfield Mill
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Co launches a drive of about 4,000,000 feet of logs from Wioberry creek into Fall creek for the Springfield mill. Albany school directors approve plans used in Patterson school construction. Cavallis Gazette and A F Peterson return from Eugene. Peterson was among bidders for a three story building contract. bids were rejected but he will be among three accepted.
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Springfield
Wioberry Creek
Fall Creek
Albany
Patterson
Cavallis Gazette
F Peterson
Eugene
Peterson
Junction City News Briefs and 4th of July Plans
Times itemizes local happenings including a grand Fourth of July celebration in Junction City with public meetings to form committees. It notes Frank Wilkinson selling a 545 acre farm to Jeremiah Cory for 7000 cash and Cory’s move from Nebraska, and mentions gravel loader construction and patent ideas by Millett and Millers. A ferry project across the slough to Marshal Island is proposed with county court support to follow.
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Junction City
Frank Wilkinson
Long Tow
Jeremiah Cory
Cory
Nebraska
Oregon
Wilkinson
Millett
Linder Milljorn
Millers
Slough
Marshal Island
Sleepwalking Man Alarmed Albany Streets
A young man walking in his night clothes caused considerable consternation on Albany streets the other night as startled residents looked on and awaited police or medical assistance.
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Albany
Starved to Death and Medical Claims in Advertorial Style
A fragment describes a raftsman found starved at sea with no identity clues, then pivots to a promotional focus on Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The piece argues stomach digestion weakness causes death, cites testimonials, and asserts the remedy strengthens digestion and blood formation, urging readers to seek the doctor’s books and medicines for improved health.
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Pierce
G. Popplewell
Harekangs
Carroll Co
Ark
Neal
Dr. Pierce
Francis Johnson
Dresden
Teeny Hanes
Golden Medical Co
R. V. Pierce
Whacker Bill's Conversion by H Wadsworth Parker
The Reverend John Rollins travels with the notorious Whacker Bill to Las Vegas to reform him. After a tense ride brandishing sharp words and lessons in cussing, Bill yields to Rollins's resolve. The two part with mutual trophies and a plan for a future clash framed as theological profanity.
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Whacker Bill
H. Wadsworth
Parker
Asleep in His Own Coachhouse Mystery Tale
A country squire, after a heavy dinner, dozes in his carriage and is driven home to his own door by a loyal coachman and butler. They quietly reattach the horses and bring him inside without waking him. He mutters I must have been asleep while unaware he spent part of the night in the coachhouse.
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Manchester Times
A Badly Timed Bath Keeps Rhodes From Opening Line
Howard Hensman recounts Cecil Rhodes, premier of Cape Colony, missing an extension opening. While dignitaries waited at Cape Town Suburban station after luncheon, Rhodes was found swimming. He returned, dressed with seawater dripping, and solemnly declared the line open for traffic.
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Cecil Rhodes
Howard Hensman
Rhodes
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Brilliant
Memory and Mischief in an Aged Man
An elderly widower is described as dull and stubborn, unable to follow simple instructions. The narrator recalls moments where the man’s memory fails and hasty apologies betray his long-suffering confusion, highlighting a comically frail mind.
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