Two Killings Recalled From Polk County Past In 19th Century
The article recalls a murder spree tied to Till Glaze and the Glaze and Whitley families in Polk County during the Civil War era, including killings of Whitley men, the Burns and Prineville incidents, a racehorse plot, and the later fate of Till Glaze. Eyewitness Bert Allen and others recount tall tales of Glaze, his height and pistol, along with surrounding legal consequences and community memory across Oregon.
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Williama Trevella
San Francisco
Robert E Glaze
Polk County
Till Glaze
Robert E
Glaze
Whitley
Mr Whitley
Doc Whitley
Umatilla County
Milton
Walla Walla
Oklahoma
Burns
Harney County
Cottonnose
Bud” Howard
Howard
Tex Stillman
Caloorn
Kid” Parker
Parker
Bert Allen
Pendleton
Coos County
Ea C Allen
Jordan
W J Bolin
Oregon
Giaga
Prineville
Burne, Boise
Owyhee County
Idaho
Crook, Harney
Grant Counties
East
Oregonian
Miners Limited by Revised Statutes on Lode Claims
The Revised Statutes Section 2320 caps a lode claim of mineral bearing quartz to 300 feet each side of the vein and 1500 feet in length. Section 2333 sets a vein limit within four patented places at 25 feet surface on each side. A placer location grants no title or possession and does not withdraw veins within it from future locations, under the cited provision for placer patents.
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United States
Scientific Mining Press
Bilk Exposed by Albany School Chief
A stranger posing as a school teacher in need of aid visited School Superintendent J M Martindale and was subjected to questioning about teaching methods and past schools. Upon being pressed for details about his credentials, the man fled, abandoning the inquiry into his supposed root work and his bid for funding.
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J M Martindale
Martindale
Ex Congressman's Ohio fight against street car monopolies
Ex congressman Tom Johnson joins Arthur in a campaign in Columbus and Cleveland to curb street car monopolies and push for three cent fares. He offers to buy lines at values set by neutral appraisers and force reforms. the strategy pits him against powerful operators while The Press Post backs his cause. The piece notes broad public sympathy for Johnson and hopes his movement spreads nationwide amid sensational prophecies about a December flood and celestial alignments.
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L Johnson
Columbus
Cleveland
Press-Post
Columnus
Johnson
Tom Johnson
Toledo couple finally wed after thirty eight years
Two Toledo residents who received a marriage license thirty eight years ago were not married until two weeks ago. The couple's firm minds and happy outlook suggest a lasting union.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lane timber and mining properties sold in Lane County
The Brownville Times reports Lane County disposed of valuable timber and mining properties for a paltry 17 500 dollars in the State University.
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Brownville Times
Lane County
Almost Fatal Accident at Robentia Mine
The Cottage Grove Nugget reports miner Carl Coates survived a tunnel cave in at G W Lloyd’s Robentia Gold Mining Co property. Coates was buried under a 20-pound rock, rescued after over an hour, bruised but recovering. partner Walter Robinson alerted help, Dr Job treated him, with initial fears of serious injury fading as he rested.
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Cottage Grove
Carl Coates
Uca Coates
Lloyd's
Robentia Gold Mining Co
Coats
Walter Robinson
Aistice
Job
Mane
Hin
Lloyd
Grosbeak described by state biologist Washburn
Biologist F. L. Washburn updates the biennial report with details on the grosbeak species Heeperophona veepertina noting its dull yellow olive color black wings and white wing markings The male and female size ranges are given and observations place the bird in towns through June 10 and as far north as Digger Mountain breeding likely in Oregon Willamette Valley migration patterns and winter visits are discussed including food sources and timing
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F L Washburn
Buda
Alcea Bay
Willamette Valley
Digger Mountain
Bushnell Slough Bridge Under Construction To Replace Washout
Work has begun on a new bridge across Bushnell Slough to replace the washed out structure after the freshet. Delays from material shortages disrupted travel for farmers toward Coburg and nearby routes, but the project now proceeds under A N Striker. Also notes a new store planned by C H Baker in Eugene, and that Rice Kerr will represent Willamette University in an intercollegiate debate at Corvallis on March 4 with Misa Stout from Pacific University.
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Bushnell Slough
Bushopell Slough
Coburg
Rice Kerr
Willamette University
Corvallis
Misa Stout
Pacific Universalty
Mardi Sori Club Hosts Legislative Ball at Ralem
Last Tuesday evening the Mardi Sori Club held a legislative ball at Ralem with Emma Thompson Dee Ankeny Mike Margaret Kinsey of Eugene and L L McArthour of Portland present. Moray Applegate, a University graduate now a Manila city school superintendent stenographer, attended. Mr and Mrs A J Goodman report travels through California and a home bar of arsoges from Mrs Goodman’s birthplace farm.
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Ralem
Mre
Emma Thompson
Dee Ankeny
Mike Margaret Kinsey
Eugene
L L McArthour
Portland
T Moray Applegate
Philippines
Manila
Independence West Side
A J Goodman
California
A Mysterious Wealthy Aunt Chooses a Heartless Test
Freddie Caretone, an orphan aching for a home, arrives in Granbury Place seeking her elusive Aunt Jaycox. Clara and Freddie meet as strangers, only to discover a cruel “test” of humanity staged by the stern aunt and her wary housekeeper Lois. Freddie remains, while Clara leaves, and Freddie ultimately inherits the aunt’s fortune five years later.
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Freddie
Mary Frederica
Granbury Place
Jaycox
Frederica
Clara
Sume
Mrs. Jaycox
Lois
Lola
Fine Linen Handkerchiefs and Moisture Test
When buying linen handkerchiefs remember pure linen shows moisture quickly by touching the fabric with a damp finger and drawing it across. linen fibers reveal the moisture through the mesh, while cotton absorbs it.
The Waste of Coal in Domestic Use
A quotation from the Nineteenth Century Review notes that about one tenth of mined coal is used domestically, and only around one per cent of that is put to beneficial use. The rest is wasted as heat, smoke, and ashes.
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Nineteenth Century Review
Christmas Sleigh Ride Escape at Stor Aswan
Ella Bieorm recounts a dangerous sleighing outing at Stor Aswan during Christmas. A wolf pack pursued the party as night fell and a calf of a horse was sacrificed to save Ella and Brie Jarl, with Eric steering to outrun the danger until they reached the homestead.
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Star Aswan
Salten
Leglomarlea
Ella Bieorm
Stor Aswan
Bhomor
Brie Jarl
Aswan
Eric
Bella
Trained Children on the Neighbor’s Block
A fond father boasts of his training prowess to a Chicago Post narrator. He claims he knows a great deal about training children and jokes that if kids were less country and unappreciative, he would have a well trained group in the neighborhood.
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Chicago Post
Fragmentary OCR Note on Act Reading and Trial Elements
A garbled OCR fragment discusses an act involving a device and money, mentioning guilty implications and a trial setting. It references operators, proprietors, agents, and a procurement process but remains unclear about precise names, dates, or locations. The readable items indicate legal context without concrete facts.
Waiting for a Love That Was Not Hers
Will Spencer woos Helen Raymond while hiding his true concern for her fiancé George Vanhorne who survived a railway crash. After George’s return and a sacrifice of his own happiness, Helen’s heart slowly shifts as Will quietly supports her and her mother. Three years pass before Helen, now wealthy, finally forgives and accepts Will.
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Will Spencer
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Raymond
Helen
George Washers
Mire
Raymond
Scarnet
George Vanora
Spencer
Will
Wil
George Vanhorn
Mra. Raymond
Miss Helen
Sho
Mia
Grady
Digesting Canned Foods Question Leads to Simple Answer
A physiology class at Snuliivant school discussed food qualities when the teacher asked how canned foods become digestible. A boy answered, They have to be opened. Columbus Dispatch reports the humorous moment.
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Snuliivant School
Columbus Dispatch
Stork Target Sparks Quirky Shot at Home
In a humorous anecdote from the State Journal a four year old asks for a gun and jokes about shooting the next stork seen around the house while addressing his father and sister in a playful domestic scene.
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Johnnie
Jobanle
Paw
Blo State Journal
Saying contrasts in old aphorisms and Ibi Sheridan quote
An old maxim about thinking is paired with Ibi Sheridan’s warning that people fear not the day of judgment but the day of self judgment. The remark contrasts internal doubt with external consequences, implying inner reckoning can be more daunting than external scrutiny.
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Ibi Sheridan
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