Fire protection of Eugene best in Willamette Valley
Waste of water by users triggers drastic regulation by the city. Superintendent Taylor of the Water plant says ample protection exists in Eugene. He notes many pipes lie empty but warns pipes can freeze. Residents in western Eugene complain of water shutoffs during morning and evening hours. The piece references Willamette Valley cities, reservoir levels, and attempts to manage supply amid demand.
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Eugene
Taylor
Willam- Se-Valley
Portland
Willamette Street
Las Pridaes
Pampa
Cottage Grove Shooting Leaves Friend Dead
Cottage Grove January 12 Special Correspondence George Kerr was instantly killed by Orin Hunt who mistook him for a deer while hunting near Wildwood. The two were close friends. Hunt is distraught over the accident. Kerr was well known in Cottage Grove as brother of Mrs Green Pitcher. his mother lives in California.
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Cottage Grove
dGeorge Kerr
Orin Hunt
Wildwood
Hunt
Kerr
Green Pitcher
California
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Oregon Resident
In a testimonial from Chas. Beadie of Eugene, Ore., he credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing long standing kidney trouble and back pain after army service. He recalls past remedies failing and notes relief since taking the pills with no recurrence of symptoms. The item also mentions R.B. Hunt and Ed Voutree returning from a timber cutting trip to Smith River in Douglas County.
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Dean
Chas. Beadie
W. Sthat
Eugene
Ore
Pean
R.B. Hunt
Ed Voutree
Smith River
Douglas County
Will Test Right Of Official To Hold His Office
Olympia January 12 Harry Ballinger attorney for Lieutenant Governor Coon said proceedings to test the qualification of Lieutenant Governor elect Hay would be instituted tomorrow in the supreme court after May had taken the oath of office. Coon contends Hay disqualified himself for office in the primary by buying newspaper space for an alleged prohibited character in the primary law.
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Olympia
Harry Ballinger
Coon
Hay
Supreme Court
May
Trial of Timmon s Begins at Salem
Salem Oregon January 11 The selection of a jury to try C Timmon s charged with murdering his wife in Salem last fall began before Judge Burnett in the Marion county superior court at 1 pm. Timmon s is accused of slaying his wife as she slept beside him in a Court Street lodging house by cutting her throat with a razor and then striking her head with an ar. Timmon s attempted suicide after the alleged murder but recovered and faces trial.
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Salem
Peng
Burnett
Marion County Offeult
Timmons
Court Street
Marriage Notice and Judicial Update from Olympia
Married at the Hoffman House on January 12 1909 Raymond Millett and Myrtle Hixson officiated by Rev B C Tabor reside in Cottage Grove The Times Olympia reports Milo Tyot will not seek a second term on the supreme bench after his current tenure ends This item blends a local marriage notice with a political note from Olympia.
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Hoffman House
Raymond
Root
Olympia
the Times
Milotyot
Supreme Bench
Eugene Commercial Club Debates Nesmith County Split
At a regular Commercial Club meeting in Eugene discussions covered forming the new Nesmith county and the stance against it. Also debated were an independent Eugene telephone system, restocking the McKenzie river with 150000 trout eggs, and advertising in eastern papers for Lane county.
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Commercial Club
Nesmith
Cottage Grove
H. O. Thompson
KH. W. Veateh
J. C. Johnson
N. H. Martin
C. H. Burkholder
J. F. Spray
McKenzie
Fish Committee
Washington
McKenzie River
Nafty
Board of Governors
Hartog
Eugene
Lane County
Shafroth Takes Oath of Office in Simple Inauguration
Denver Jan. 12 John W Shafroth former congressman from Colorado was today inaugurated governor. The ceremonies were unusually simple and witnessed by an immense crowd.
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Denver
John W. Shafroth
Cole
Turks Accept Austria Offer Indemnity for Annexation
Constantinople reports the Turkish government accepts the Austro-Hungarian offer of ten million eight hundred thousand dollars as indemnity for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, removing any prospect of war.
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Austria
Constantinople
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Judge grants divorce over ill temper and bad breath
A western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath. An ad for Dr. King's New Life Pills claims to cure constipation, bad breath, liver trouble, headaches, chills and colds. Sold for 26c at W A Koykendall's.
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Dr. King
W. A. Koykendall’s
Death by misidentification in Oregon hunt incident
George Kerr aged 26 was shot and killed by friend Orin Hunt while hunting near Wildwood between Cottage Grove and the Bohemia mines. Hunt mistook Kerr for a deer and fired. the shooting is reported as purely accidental with no blame. The coroner and sheriff opened inquiries as Kerr’s body was brought to Cottage Grove.
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George Kerr
Wildwood
Oregon & Southeastern
Cottage Grove
Bohemia
Orin Hunt
Gordon
Bown
Hunt
Kerr
C. C. Hammond
Sheriff's Office
Hammond
Approbation for Rivers and Harbors Sought on Coast
Portland January 12. The Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers Association and Commercial Club and nearly all Pacific coast commercial bodies have telegrammed senators and congressmen urging passage of a rivers and harbors bill this session. They warn that delay would cause great financial losses from stoppage of ongoing Pacific Northwest and Pacific coast work.
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Portland
Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers’ Association and
Commerciag Club
Pacific Coast
Washington
House
Senate and Rivers and Harbors Committee
Congress
Pacific Northwest
McIntire Sums Up In Hains Case
Flushing jurors hear M F McIntire defend Thornton Haines claiming a Bay side Yacht Club conspiracy driven by revenge led to the defendants actions. He calls Annis killing the result of a madman and urges the jury to acquit. Meanwhile George O Knowles and W T Bailey plan to expand their new and secondhand store at 75 West Eleventh Street, with Knowles noting prior sales experience and a Bohemia merchandise venture.
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Flushing
M. F. McIntire
Thornton Haines
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
George O. Knowles
W. T. Bailey
Weat Elebth Street
Knowles
Julius Goldsmith
Bohemia
Thumb Amputation At Eugene Planing Mill Plant
Fred Fingeth an employee at the Eugene Planing Mill Company's plant injured his left thumb today when it was caught in a machine while at work. The accident resulted in tearing off the end of the thumb and he will be laid off for some time due to the injury.
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Eugene
C. C. Craig
The
Home Company
Phillips
Pacific States Company
Fred Fingeth
Eugene Planing Mill Company
Fifty Miners Die in West Virginia Mine Explosion
Binefield West Virginia January 12. An explosion in the Lick branch mine at Switchback twenty miles from here killed between fifty and one hundred miners this morning. About 280 to 300 men were at work when the blast occurred and the final death toll was not known at noon. This follows a December 28 explosion in the same mine that claimed fifty lives. The cause of today’s blast is under investigation.
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Binefield
W. Va
Lick Branch
Switchback
Heyburn Re-Elected by Idaho Legislature in Separate Sessions
Idaho lawmakers re elected United States Senator Heyburn today in separate sessions. Senate vote tallies show Heyburn 11 to French 0 Brockslager 8 Woods 2. House voting results put Heyburn at 44 Stockslager 5 Woods 0, with a joint session tomorrow to ratify the action.
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Boise
United States
Heyburn
Senate
French
Brockslager
Woods
Honse
Stockslager
Horrible hold up and cure claim for King's New Discovery
A Washington NC reader recalls a decade old health decline from consumption improved by six bottles of Dr King's New Discovery. The ad touts relief for lung ailments and offers a free bottle with a guarantee. Also listed are two marriage licenses: Raymond A Millett to Margaret H Mix son and William Homer Sprague to Grace M Clevenger.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
W. A. Kuykendall
Raymond A. Millett
Margaret H Mixson
William Homer Sprague
Grace M Clevenger
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Liniment
Eugene Best
Willamette Valley
Tion
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O. J. Hall
Br Mall
Commercial Club Committee
Little Wells
Sunset Magazine
Ellers Piano House
Stevens & Hulin House
Weber
Buceel
Martog
P. Casperson
W. P. Bradley
L. B. Rossman
Rossman
Casperson
Hamilton City
Glenn County
Shafroth
Everstick
the Wells Shoe Store
I. V Jackson
Willamette and
Ninth Sts
the Quality Store
Wilson
Hill
Bangs Livery Co
McIntire
Hains
Senator Heyburn
Idaho Solons
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