Personal notices from Cottage Grove visitors in Eugene city
A stream of visitors and residents move through Eugene today. Thos Parrish, Jas Neeley, Dr W Kuykendall, Mrs W J Hooker, Miss Lou Scott, A W Hurd, Prof I M Glen, Frank Hughes, J Mathers and wife, Bert Lemon and wife, Miss Della Cardwell, Roney, Chas S Cochran and wife, Robert Brady, Ex-sheriff Johnson, P L Campbell, Angie Smith, Mrs David Griges, C O Smith, F E Hyland, Mrs Richard Smith, Miss Helen Vanderburg, Mr and Mrs J R Bean and Hazel reflect ongoing travel and social calls around the city.
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Thos. Parrish
Cottage Grove
Jas. Neeley
Hale
W. Kuykendall
Portland
W. J. Hooker
Creswell
Eugene
Lou Scott
A. W. Hurd
North Bend
I. M. Glen
The
University
Frank Hughes
Corvallis
J. Mathers
Wendling
Bert Lemon
Donna
Della Cardwell
Cottage
Revere
Roney
Goshen
Chas. S. Cochran
Robert Brady
Johnson
P. L. Campbell
University of Oregon
California
Angie Smith
Grants Pass
David Griges
J. H. Bingham
Messrs
C. O. Smith
F. E. Hyland
Pendleton
Richard Smith
Klamath Falls
T. G. Hendricks
Smith
Helen Vanderburg
John H. Shewry
Warren Construction Co
J. R. Bean
Mise Hazel
U. of
Local 1909 Wedlock Records Highlight County Marriages
Marriages announced at three residences on December 10 and 12 1909. Henry Royer wed May T Gray at the bride's home with Rev H W Babcock officiating. Clyde L Kerr married Laura E Gill at the bride's Cottage Grove home with Rev W A Elkins officiating. Alvah A Armitage tied to Ethel M Blatt at the M E parsonage with Rev D H Trimble officiating. couple plan to live on a Springfield-area farm.
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Henry Royer
May T. Gray
Rev. H. W. Babcock
Cottage Grove
Clyde L. Kerr
Laura E. Gill
W. A. Elkins
M. E. Parsonage
Alvah A. Armitage
Ethel Marian Blatt
Rev
D. H. Trimble
Springfield
Births and a police case appear in Eugene area
Notices report births in Eugene on December 8 and 9 in 1909 and 1999 to Johnson Dill De Vaney and White families. A separate item says James Turnmeier was beaten while resisting arrest by Marshal Snodgrass of Cottage Grove, leading to a charging complaint and a preliminary hearing set before Justice Bryeon.
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Eugene
James J. White
James Turnmeier
Marshal Snodgrass
Cottage Grove
Distriel
Skipworth
Snoodgrass
Medley and
Johnson
Cottoage Grove
Bryeon
Woman Near Bunkoing County Court Thwarted by Chief Farrington
Chief of Police Farrington stopped a Los Angeles couple posing as a destitute boarding house family near the Utah Construction Co railroad camp. Mrs Anna Rogers claimed to be widow, husband crippled, seeking funds for Portland and Seattle bound travel with four children. The chief and Judge Thompson intervened, advancing travel funds then exposing the couple as deceivers. The pair were ordered from the city and continued toward Seattle.
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Farrington
Alice Rogers
Utah Construction Company
Los Angeles
Lane County
Portland
Seattle
Weather Woes Hit Eugene Exiles in California
Eugene residents in Los Angeles and southern California report severe weather with snow and rain. They describe the conditions as unpleasant and express longing to return home.
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Eugene
Los Angeles
California
Flood check finds no damage at power site
S W Taylor and KR Henderson inspected the McKengle canal site to assess flood damage for the city's proposed electric power plant. They found the canal bank intact and no harm to city lands, predicting canal completion and power house construction when weather allows in spring.
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S W. Taylor
Henderson
McKengle
Ortis Hamilton Found Guilty on Larceny Charge
In O umpla Washington on December 12 the jury of 12 men convicted Ortis Hamilton, former Adjutant General of the National Guard, of embezzlement after five hours and 15 minutes of deliberation over six ballots. He remained calm as verdicts were read. attorneys plan to appeal tomorrow.
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O'umpla
Wash
Ors Hamilton
National Guard
Hamilton
Springfield firm to enlarge store
The firm of Michael & Company plans changes at year start. They have leased E. E. Kepner’s building west of their current store and will cut an arch to join both spaces into one large department store. The front will house hardware paint and wallpaper while groceries occupy the rear. Increased business and large future shipments drive the upgrade.
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Michael & Company
E. E. Kepner
Michaels
Springfield News
Injured in Attempted Arrest Shocks Cottage Grove
Clarence Turamiler a logger at a nearby camp was tackled by Marshal Snodgrass during a resisting arrest incident in Cottage Grove on December 13. He was knocked unconscious and broke his ankle in the scuffle before being taken to the city hospital. He faces charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Cottage Grove
Clarence Turamiler
Marshal Snodgrass
Turamier
Cottage Grove Census Shows Population Near Three Thousand
Clerk J K Barrett of the board of education reports the Cottage Grove school census totals 6545 children ages four to twenty with 326 males and 440 females. The population is about 2961 using a four and a half to one rule, up 41 from last year according to the Sentinel.
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J. K. Barrett
Board of Education
Cottage Grove
Oregon Bank Loans Show Large Increase
Oregon bank figures from the State Bank Examiner James Steel show a substantial rise in resources across state, savings, private, foreign and National banks totaling 20,798,985. End of period November 16 1909 undivided profits reached 2,487,677. Total paid-in capital 12,116 50. Individual deposits amounted to 90,045,749. Loans and discounts totaled 62,427,946, up 10,935,087.
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Salem
James Steel
Obituary of Mrs Margaret Cundiff Wither in Eugene and San Francisco
Mrs Margaret Cundiff Wither died in San Francisco on Saturday. Born March 21, 185 in Albany she lived at the Washington and Third streets brick building with her father. She moved with her mother to Eugene about seven years ago to attend the State University, graduated, taught a year, then returned to her mother’s home. She married Nat Wither in San Francisco on August 1 in a happy ceremony. Her loss deeply saddens her mother and husband and friends in Eugene.
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Margaret Cundiff Wither
San Francisco
Albany
Washington and
Third Streets
Eugene
State University
Nat Wither
Hill planning to take over Inland Empire electric lines
Spokane December 14 James J Han of the Great Northern and Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific are in conference with Jay P Graves president of the Inland Empire system which controls the electric lines from Spokane to Coeur d Alene Colfax and Moscow Idaho and several miles of street railways. The meeting is believed to be preliminary to Inland Empire being taken over by HIN and Elliott.
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Spokane
James J. Han
The
Great Northern
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Jay P. Graves
Inland Empire System
Coeur d'Alene
Colfax
Moscow
Idaho
Inland Empire
Hin and Elliott
Belgium's Aged King Paralyzed State of Leopold Unclear
Conflicting reports from Arussela say King Leopold may be paralyzed affecting his limbs or unable to walk while officials acknowledge rheumatism with claims of improvement. The public impression is that his condition remains serious as Belgium watches the monarch’s health.
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Arussela
Dec
Leopold
Rrebes
Europe
Businessman’s Congo venture shapes his financial image
The text notes his Congo interests as his own idea and a vindication of business acumen, adds he pursues railroad and other enterprises, and suggests he holds substantial American securities though not in large quantities.
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Congo
Pleasant Hill High School Literary Evening Delights
Pleasant Hill citizens attended the Union High School bi weekly literary meeting. High school girls sang, Lee Davis played violin, Faith Holdridge and Victoria Van Vilet staged a comedy Powder A Lesson in Physics. A spirited debate denied teaching Santa Claus. Miss O Riggs read The Leader.
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Pleasant Hill
Union High School
Lee Davis
Faith Holdridge
Victoria van Vilet
Goshen
Santa Claus
Misa O' Riggs
the Leader
Marshfield V' A Sp'nd a Fortune
Marshfield Or December 12 Mayor O K Straw, elected to a third term, pledges continued improvements including a $50,000 city hall a comprehensive sewer system and paved streets. The Citizens League backed rival I S Smith advocating a more conservative policy as the river stood 7.6 feet above low water this morning.
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Marsh On
O. K. Straw
Citizen's League
I. 5
Smith
Poliey
Salt Lake City to Welcome Figg Show Event
Salt Lake City residents will see the Figg Show featured in a forthcoming program. Details remain unclear due to garbled text, but the event appears to be a performance or exhibition set to take place in the area.
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Salt Lake City
Ward Seeks Presidency Of League In Major Meeting
New York reports W Ward may head the league as pressure builds within the National Association. Murphy and other magnates express support while a key meeting nears to decide the leadership and push the league toward swift action.
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New York
Ee Murphy
W. Ward
Mur
John Heydier
Lee Ward
Murphy
Died At Springfield in 1909 David More age 94
Obituary notes the death of David More at 94 in Springfield on a Tuesday in 1909. Born in 1815 in New England he lived a long life with a notable connection to a local restaurant and former theatre venue. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
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Springfield
David More
Ral Gore
Creavell
Mont
Mr. Morre
New
Hig Foot
Singtaurant
Theatre Sing On
Chinaman Om Hop Yard
Seven Die as Tenement Fire Destroys Four-Story House
Cincinnati dispatch reports a December blaze in a four story meat and lodging house killed seven and fatally injured two, with seven others wounded and about fifty narrowly escaping death. Fire began after an altercation over a kerosene lamp, destroying the building and forcing evacuations.
Geet stor LeD ah that cannot by order a oeary remedies
A fragment discusses a remedy that supposedly cures every ailment, praising Kemp's Halearm as doctor recommended and sold for 25 cents. It urges keeping it at home to prevent coughing before it starts.
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Kemp
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Whog
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Ee.ey
Real
S. H. Friedly
Eugene Loan and Savings Bank
J. B. Redwine
Gustav H. Johnson
Eugene Hospital
W. A. Dill
Crabtree Hill
T. C. DeVaney
Bunkoing County
Ortis Hamilton
Oregon
Belgium
King Leopold
Aed
Pleasant Hill High School Literary
Marshfield
ELISS
Calif
Hickard
Graney
Walsh
Heston
Digger Stanley
England
Stanley
Legue
Whey
Bam Langford
Jol Jeffries Mill
Ward
Leagh
Towrn Carr
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