Haywood Case Defense Rested as Arguments Begin
Boise July 18 defense in the Haywood trial rested without calling a witness. Judge Wood announced state opening argument to the jury would be tomorrow morning by Hawley. The day focused on jury instructions. Hawley praised Orchard confession and urged justice against conspirators while Darrow attacked the detectives and Pinkertons. Borah argued Colorado evidence showed no link to key killings.
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Boise
Haywood
Wood
Hawey
Cravow
Cripple Creek
Pinkerton
Darrow
Colorado
Florence & Cripple Creek
Independence
Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Borah
Pinkertons
Mineowners’ Association
Citizen's Alliance
Beck
McCormick
Bradley
Steunenberg
Lyte Gregory
Justice Gabbert
Peabody
Ing
Pettibone
Steve Adams
Idaho
Hawley
Jong
United States
Wyoming
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Adams
Shoshone County
White
Clarence Darrow
Hodgkins
Judge Wood
C. D. Copley
James McParland
Tme
Governor Gooding
Richardson
Vindicator
Independence Depot
Telluride
Long trial wears on nerves in Boise court
In Boise Idaho in mid July the Haywood case nears ten weeks. Tense court atmosphere, heated exchanges, and persistent objections wear on counsel. Judge Wood loses patience at times, while prosecutors consider possible indictments related to 1899 Coeur d Alene troubles. James McParland and Governor Gooding attend. Richardson again seeks not guilty verdict as testimony trims deportation and mining testimonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Richardson
Hawley
Senator Borah
Darrow
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Shoshone
McKenzie Stock Farm Sold to W. O. Starbuck
Mead sells the well known McKenzie stock farm above Springfield seven miles from Eu gent to W. O. Starbuck for over 12000 dollars. The 256 acre farm includes rich grain land and excellent wheat and oats, though named for stock raising. Mead will follow slabwood business at Springfield.
G P Church Building and Lot Are Sold
The Cumberland Presbyterian church building at East Sixth and Pearl streets was sold by Central Presbyterian to M. DD Mitchell and Hall and Shumway. Mitchell takes the building while Hall and Shumway acquire the adjacent lot. Price not disclosed. Mitchell undecided on future use of the church.
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Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church
East Sixth and
Pearl
Saloonman Fined for Unlicensed Liquor Sales at Cottage Grove
July 18 Drain Wisconsin C C Case once a Cottage Grove saloonman pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license before Recorder Krowson and was fined seven dollars and costs. He is the third offender in the past year and warned of possible jail if arrested again.
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Drain, Or
C. C. Case
Cottage Grove
Krowson
Case
Work of the Boys and Girls Aid Society in Lane County
Local advisory board members visit the courthouse to study filing systems and assist the juvenile court. Superintendent W T Gardner of Portland praises Lane County officials, notes 500 to 400 children under care, and says a representative will visit every 60 days. Gardner to lecture in September on caring for dependent children. Also reports about the Revolving Home in Portland housing about 45 children for adoption or indenture. Silas Leonard of Coburg dies. funeral held at M E church South. burial at Lewin cemetery. Tom Kelly, once seen as Driscoll, convicted in Salem for robbery. He lived in town, claimed funds from a sister, and drank heavily. details unclear.
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W. T. Gardner
Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
Portland
Chrisman
Gardner
John M. Williams
Lane County
Boys’ and Girls' Aid Society
Silas Leonard
Coburg
M. E. Church
South
Lewin
Harrisburg and Coburg
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
Tom Kelly
Driscoll
Salem
Funeral of Mrs Shannon in Salem
The First Congregational church in Salem was filled as friends and relatives gathered for the funeral of Mrs. Wesley Shannon of Eugene. Rev. P S Knight led a service recalling her Christian virtues, with a quartette and organ selections. Pallbearers and an I O O F cemetery tribute followed the brief, rose ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Wesley Shannon
Eugene
Salem Statesman
T. G. Hendricks
Robert M. McMurphey
A. E. Wheeler
A. E. Wheeler, Neices of Mrs. Shannon, From Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Simmons
Portland
Simmons
John Simmons
Mt. Angel
W. R. Settlemeier
Settlemeier
Shannon
E. Johnson
Silverton
Grover Simmons
Howell Prairie
Redford
Fred Simmons
Oregon City
R. O. Thomas
Turner
Knight
W. H. Byrd
Ida Babcock
G. A. Forbes
William Staiger
F. E. Dell
Messrs
John Bayne
W. J. Culver
A. M. McCorckle
D. F. Brunner
J. M. Ringo
R. J. Hendricks
Harrisburg Local News Briefs Reflect Week’s Moves
C W Murphy visited Eugene on a brief business trip the latter part of the week. Mrs M E Hearn was named assistant agent at the S P Station here. Dr T C Mackey made a short business visit to Eugene last Wednesday evening. Miss Millie Peters visited friends from Eugene last Friday afternoon. M C Bond of Coburg spent Monday evening here on business. Bond, now Coburg Mercantile Co member, reports strong business at Coburg. He was formerly a station agent for four ten years with the FP Co. Mr and Mrs James Bailey of Junction City visited relatives here late last week. They have sold property in Junction and plan to move to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Murphy
Eugene
M. E. Hearn
S. P
T. C. Mackey
Millie Peters
M. C. Bond
Coburg
Bond
Coburg Mercantile Company
the & Fp, Co
James Bailey
Junction City
Junction
Los Angeles
A Noted Safecracker Suspect Mentioned in Bulletin
A Bulletin notes a man once considered a talker with many yarns, not seen as a holdup artist by locals, but who might have aided in cracking the SP railroad safe months prior. His now-known record makes such speculation plausible to some readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Prunes Bought In Large Creswell Deal
Sanford Laselle of Laselle Bros prize prune purchase at Creswell, buying 209000 pounds of dried prunes from Dr. Scarborough. He returned home amid talk of further contracts with several orchards as prune season tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Laselle
Wells and Acheson Wed at Ward House Eugene
Married at the Ward house in Eugene on July 18 1907 at 11 am Fred J Wells of Mapleton and Miss Rebecca Acheson of Deadwood were married by Rev J McCallum. They departed by afternoon train for Portland and other northern points on their honeymoon trip.
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Ward
Eugene
Fred J. Wells
Mapleon
Rebecca Acheson
Deadwood
McCallum
Portland
Obituary Mrs James Campbell Pioneer of Camp Creek
Mrs James Campbell died at her Camp Creek home on Tuesday morning July 16 1907 after a brief paralysis illness. Born Mary Jane Starr December 10 1830 in Belmont County Ohio she moved with her family to Iowa and later Oregon. She married James Campbell March 15 1853 and had eleven children seven living including G W Campbell W G Campbell A Campbell Laura Brattain Mary Male Alice Patterson and Clara Male.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Campbell
Camp Creek
Campbell
Mary Jane Starr
Belmont County
Ohio
van Buren County
Iowa
Benton County
Oregon
Lane County
Springfield
G. W. and
W. G. Campbell
Spokane, Wash
A. Campbell
Laura Brattain
Mary Male
Alice Patterson
Clara Male
Commission orders new depot at Albany
Hearing on Albany depot shortcomings before the railroad commission opened Wednesday in Albany with City and railroad officials present. The commission ordered Southern Pacific to build a modern depot by January 1, 1908 and to light the depot yards with an arc light and platform electric lights.
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Railroad Commissioners
Council
Albany
Fenton
J. Sr. McNary
W. R. Bilyeu
Gale
Hill
William Bolfons
M. J. Buckley
Fielda
Chicago
Buckley
Grants Pass
O’brien
West
Eugene
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific Company
Herald
Sabbath Day Debate At Lowell On Seventh Day Sabbath
Special Correspondence from Lowell reports a July 14 discussion at Rush Island school house between Methodist Sunday school superintendent Mr. Sharp and Seventh Day Adventist Mr. Sprague. Sharp argued the Christian Sabbath began at Christ’s resurrection and that the Catholic Church had nothing to do with changing the day, while Sprague defended the seventh day as biblical and holy, noting that Sunday was not observed by the apostles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Thomas Crayle
Lebanon
Middle Fork School House
Rush Island
Sharp
Sprague
Constance
Mr. Sprague
Women can file timber claims at 18 in Oregon
In January the Chronicle noted a ruling that Emma M. Keep of Portland was under 21 when denied a timber entry. An appeal argued she was 19 and of age under state law. The general land office commissioner reversed, stating Oregon women may apply after reaching 18. The Dalles received the decision this week.
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Chronicle
Emma M. Keep
Portland
General Land Office
Dalles
State of
Oregon
Two Bayne Boys Drown On Willamette River
Frank Bayne aged 11 and Henry Bayne aged 8, sons of Frank L. Bayne of Peoria, drowned after falling from logs into the Willamette. The neighborhood conducted a daylong search, locating one body at 11 o clock and the other just before noon following a prolonged search. The younger fell in and the older attempted a rescue, both going under. A Githens boy witnessed the drowning.
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Frank
Henry Bayne
Frank L. Bayne
Peoria
Willamette
Githens
Albany Democrat Brief Note on Inadequate Size
A short note from the Albany Democrat states the subject was too small to render assistance. The publication emphasizes limited capacity and the need for clearer details to proceed with support.
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Albany Democrat
Ren shaw Buys Tom Brown Lot in Eugene
W M Renshaw, proprietor of the Hotel Smeede, buys the Tom Brown residence property at West Eighth and Lincoln across from the old Presbyterian church now Woodman hall. The price is $2250. Ren shaw has not decided whether to build soon. the lot is ideal for a home but may gain value for a future business building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Tom Brown
West Eighth and
Lincoln Streets
Old Presbyterian Church
Woodman Hall
W. M.renshaw
Smeede
Renshaw
GIVES BACK MONEY HER LOVER STOLE
Roseburg Oregon July 17 The first chapter in the interrupted elopement ended as Mrs Williams returned 15 dollars to District Attorney Brown she said Vickers gave the money to deliver to Mr Smith from whom it was taken and that she was returning to her husband at Looking Glass Williams refuses to prosecute illicit relations charge so Vickers likely to be released Smith says 1 65 more remains to be accounted for and will not consent to Vickers release until returned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg, Or
Williams
Looking Glass
Vickers
Cottage Grove
Riot at Muskogee as Asp Fails to Take Charge
A bloody riot with guns broke out at Muskogee when Henry Asp a railroad attorney tried to control the Republican county convention. Deputy Marshal Bud Ledbetter a Democrat quelled the disturbance saving Asp from being mobbed. Senator Levi Ankeny of Washington announced re election plans. By Nov 1 the Portland Seattle railroad will run between Kennewick and Vancouver with most sections in service soon, bridges spanning the Columbia and Willamette rivers remain. A marriage license was served to Fred J Wells of Mapleton and Rebecca Cheson of Deadwood.
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Muskogee
Henry Asp
Bud Ledbetter
Asp
Levi Ankeny
Washington
Portland Seattle
Kennewick
Vancouver
Columbia
Willamette Rivers
Tortinad
Marriage License Issued In Eugene For Nicolle And Onegoe
A license was issued this afternoon to Milton A Nicolle of Eugene and Miss Clara Onegoe for marriage in Florence in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton A. Nicolle
Eugene
Clara
Florence
Rich Strike Boosts Hiawatha Quartz Ledge
Interest in Sunrise mine sold for 10000 dollars as Lovelace of Dakota transfers his stake to Eggening Sweet of Fargo. New owners arrive with a mining engineer and hold a stockholders meeting naming new directors. A 500 foot tunnel will be assayed and plans for future management are to be drawn up as ore worth about 159999 is reported in the Bohemia district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemiet
Vnsta
Sunrise
Lovelace
Dakota
Bohemia District
Eggening Sweet
Fargo
North Dakota
Holden
James Ostrander
John Sweet
Oregon
Leag
Junction City Man Arrested for Selling Whiskey in Dry County
Junction City Oregon July 19 Old soldier B Andrews who moved from Lebanon to Junction City started a feed store and sold whiskey in a dry county He shipped beer for months and sold a pint to Tom Uttinger who feigned friendship The marshal arrested him after the sale District Attorney W S McFadden handled the case Andrews pleaded guilty and paid a 150 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
B Andrews
Lebanon
Tom Uttinger
Uttinger
Mr. Andrews
Andrews
Uttliger
W. S. McFadden
Cottage Grove Businesses to Close After August First
Cottage Grove business houses agreed to close after August 1 at 6 p m Saturdays excepted list includes Wheeler-Thompson Co Compton & Wallace Metcalf & Brand Croner & Cochran Garman Hemmway Co C Veatch W Johnson The Toggery Griffis & Veatch Pearce Hroz Geo Comer R Lewis Wynne Hardware Co Cochran & Cooley W A Henay J K Palmer C H Burkholder Serious Accident in Weston John Taylor severely hurt by a log shooting incident Monday one man injured in the incident with bones broken and slow recovery noted by surgeon Dr Job at Western Ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Grove
Wheeler-Thompson Co
Compton & Wallace
Metcalf & Brand
Croner & Cochran
Garman Hemmway Co
C. Veatch
W. Johnson
the Toggery
Griffis & Veatch
Pearce Hroz
Geo. Comer
R. Lewis
Wynne Hardware Co
Cochran & Cooley
W. A. Henay
J. K. Palmer
H. Burkholde
John Taylor
Tmeston
Logins
Taster
Job
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J. H. Hawley
G. P
the Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
W.t.gardner
Harrisurg
Frederic Remington
Creswell
Commis
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Albany—Rail
Hood
Pleasant Porter
Oklahoma
Mapleton
Rebecca @cheson
Hiawatha
Bohemia
Aine
Dakouta
Porgy
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