Springfield Happenings A Long List Of Local Notes
In Springfield a widow Ruth Jayne Pickett Hunnicutt died after years of illness from osseosarcoma leaving her husband and eight children. The Rebekah lodge conducted her funeral at the O. O. F. cemetery. The column also notes a new baseball team, new city attorney John Pipes, the S&S PF crew rebuilding the Y between the mill race and Main, and various local updates including residents, livestock interests, schooling, and social events. Florence Inman to teach at Fir Grove, and other community tidbits abound.
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Springfield
Ruth Jayne Pickett
Ray County
Missouri
Walkersville
Ind
William F. Hunnicutt
Oregon
Hunnicutt
Oo. O. F
Rebekah Lodge
John Pipes
Eugene
8.P. Ness
Dowie Dies in Zion City at Shiloh House
Chicago reports Reverend John Alexander Dowie died at 7 40 this morning in Zion City Shiloh House attended only by Judge D N Barnes and two attendants. Dowie had withdrawn from public meetings weeks earlier and died after a delirious final night with guards ordered to eject disturbers. Funeral plans not yet set with Mrs Dowie and Dowie family notified. The piece also notes Katherine Romig of Pacific College winning the Intercollegiate Oratorical Association contest at McMinnville with Francis Galloway of the University of Oregon taking second.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Shiloh House
Zion City
D. N. Barnes
Dowie
Dowle
Barnes
Intercollegiate
McMinnville
Katherine Romig
Pacific College
Newberg
Francis Galloway
University of Oregon
Miss Romig
Galloway
Elmira Items Special Correspondence Weather and Visits
Elmira March 9 Farmers rejoice in good weather. F C Walters and wife visiting Portland. Mr Davidson and wife from Stonebury Missouri returning home March 1 after visiting G B Brown and family. J C Zumwalt went to Salem on business. L N Edwards of Junction was
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Edwards
Frank Condon
Grenada
Elmira
F.C. Walters
Portland
Mr. Davidson
Stonebury
Missouri
G. B. Brown
J. C. Zumwalt
Salem
L. N. Edwards
Junction
Poverty Ridge Items celebrates nine births and local social notes
Special correspondence from Poverty Ridge reports nine stork visits in the past year and lighthearted notes about local life. The Crosley brothers trap success, a Chittim Peelers party at Mr Johnson’s with Charles Haley on the phonograph, and a Mildew Club formed for social recreation and mutual advancement.
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Poverty Ridge
Crosley
Amalgamated Association of Chittim Peelers
Johnson
Charles Haley
Smith
Oregon Mineral Springs Association Expands Facilities
London reports the Oregon Mineral Springs Association undertakes extensive improvements including remodel and enlargement of the bath house with new shower and steam baths. Modern piping and a new mountain water system will serve the hotel bottling works and the town. W. C. Shortridge runs a busy sawmill, cannot meet demand, and several new dwellings are planned for summer.
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London
Oregon Mineral Springs Association
Healthy Stomach Promise Mi Ona Tablets for Digestive Relief
An advertisement claims Mi O na stomach tablets transform weak stomachs into healthy digestion by stimulating gastric juices and natural food processing. It notes Mr Hull has sold many boxes with a money back guarantee and risk on the seller, promising satisfaction or refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
For Sale Seed and Feed Oats by Bond Bros
Bond Bros Irving offers seed and feed oats vetch and cheat hay for sale. Phone 1 4.
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Bond Bros
Irving
Miller Files On Siuslaw River Waters For Power
George Melvin Miller, a real estate broker, filed on 75 000 cubic inches of Siuslaw River water for power use and named his brother Joaquin Miller the poet as associate. The Florence Power Canal would run from a headgate in lot 6, section 25, township 17 south, range 10 west, along the river to lot 1, section 34, then into the river, 24 inches wide and eight feet deep.
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George Melvin Miller
Siuslaw
Joaquin Miller
Florence
Lot 1
Section 34
Township 17
Range 10
Death of an Oregon Pioneer of 1853
Mrs. Susan Cheshire widow of J P Cheshire died at her daughter’s home in Eugene after a long stomach illness. Aged 76 she came to Oregon in 1853 with her husband crossing the plains and settled near Long Tom. Funeral at 11 a m Wednesday at the Walker residence with Rev J C Richardson conducting services. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by many children in Grants Pass Salem Fern Ridge Long Tom and Eugene areas.
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Susan Cheshire
J. P. Cheshire
L. E. Walker
West Third
Washington Streets
Walker
Oak Hill
J. C. Richardson
Cheshire
Plains
Oregon
Long Tom
Eugene
Butte
Sodaville
W. M
R. P. Cheshire
Grants Pass
T. J. Cheshire
Salem
E. B
Fern Ridge
L. L
Long Tom Country
Junction City
BE. Rankin
M. J. Walker
M. M. Briggs
M. C. Mahon
Briggs
Oakland
Rebekah Convention Planned for March Twentieth
The local Rebekahs lodge schedules a district convention in the city on March 20 with meetings at 2 30 PM in the I O F hall. Attendees include Creswell Goshen Coburg Springfield Rome Florence and Eugene members. The event aims to instruct weaker lodges and the Eugene lodge will demonstrate new regalia in the evening.
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Rebekahs
I. O
Boy Committed to Aid Society by County Judge
Chester Leonard aged 13 was examined before County Judge Chris man and committed to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society at Portland upon the complaint of his grandfather Frederick Deffenbacker. The case reflects a juvenile welfare placement order issued today.
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Chester Leonard
Frederick Deffenbacker
Chrisman
Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
Portland
Leonard Youth Labeled Incorrigible by Father
Fenbacker brands a son of Silas and Arabella Leonard as an incorrigible turbulent unmanageable and vicious youth of extreme depravity. The public nature of the complaint highlights family and social concerns in the era. The wording reflects harsh moral judgments common in historical reports about juvenile behavior.
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Fenbacker
Silas
Arabella Leonard
Charles Tucker Loomis Dies of Pneumonia
Charles Tucker Loomis a noted farmer died at his Coburg area home four miles north of Eugene on the Coburg road after a week's illness from pneumonia. Born April 5, 1836 in Avon Michigan he moved west in 185% and wed Martha Creighton May 13, 1869. Survived by his wife ten children and two sisters, funeral at the family home followed by burial in the Gilespie cemetery with Masonic rites.
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Charles Tucker Loomis
Eugene
Coburg
Avon
Oakland County
Mich
California
Vacaville
Cal
Martha E. Creighton
Oregon
A. B. Keaton
Portland
Jennie C. Loomis
Harry B. Loomis
Moran
Kansas
C. Roy Loomis
S. R. Gilliam
the Dalles
Frank B. Loomis
la Center
Wash
Edgar E. Loomis
Nash and Dorris Wedding in Portland at St David's
Married in Portland Saturday afternoon at St David's Episcopal church Rev G B Van Waters officiated. W Gifford Nash a leading Portland musician wed Bennetta Dorris of Eugene a popular brunette in musical and social circles. They will reside on Twenty third street in Portland in two weeks.
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W. Gifford Nash
Portland
Bennetta Dorris
Eugene
St. David's Episcopal Church
G. B. van Waters
Proof of Merit from Eugene Reader Endorsement
A Eugene resident L Bonney at 569 Olive street Eugene Oregon testifies to five weeks of using Deans Kidney Pills. He suffered ten years from kidney pain linked to a back injury, improved after a box, and urges others to try the remedy. Also notes stockholders meeting Llewellyn Telephone Company March 30 1907 at Central schoolhouse to elect directors. Endorsing products Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as a remedy.
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Eugene
L. Bonney
Haskell’s
Olive Street
Oregon
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
United States
Llewellyn Telephone Company
Willamette bridge site eyed for Eugene trolley line
A Williamette Valley engineer favored crossing the Willamette near the Eugene wagon bridge for a Eugene Springfield trolley link. A decision is due soon with construction likely to start early summer. The plan envisions a combined railroad and wagon bridge to save costs and replace an aging, unsafe wooden structure.
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A. Duchamp
Willamette Valley Company
Willamette River
Eugene
Springfield
Eugene Wagon Bridge
Cottage Grove Notices of Local Changes and Travel
J H Chambers rushed to catch a 6 pm train after learning his mother in Illinois is gravely ill. A new brick block fronting Main Street will house Pacific States Telephone and a Griggs pharmacy. Wynn Hardware changes hands to Harry Wynn and C C Hazleton while Armand Wynn leaves for Pacific States Telephone. City election judges and clerks named for all wards. Western Oregon.
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J. H. Chambers
Illinois
Portland
Mr. Chambers
Main Street
Oregon
Manden
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
David Griggs
8. E. Wynn
Wynn Hardware Company
Harry Wynn
C. C. Hazleton
Armand Wynn
Pacific States Telephone Company
Boundaries of New Forest Reserves Expanded
The Roseburg district gains 32 forest reserves under President Roosevelt's order, detailing townships 14 through 40 affected. Land attorney Frank KE Alley reports from Portland via Washington, DC, confirming the townships included in the expansion.
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Willamette Meridian
Roseburg
Roosevelt
Frank KE. Alley
Portland
Washington, D. C
Grand jury ends term with six indictments reported
The Lane County grand jury adjourned after a short term. Six indictments were reported before adjournment, arrests expected tonight or tomorrow for illegal liquor sales in Eugene and Springfield. The final report commended the county jail courthouse and janitorial staff. A right of way case Oregon Eastern Railway Company v Blakely et al. yielded a verdict for the plaintiff with damages of 1125.
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Eugene
Springfield
Circuit Court
Lane County
Oregon
L. T. Harris
Marth
Geo. M. Brown
Oregon Eastern Railway Company
J. A. Blakely Et al
Hermann Told Meldrum to Buy
Washington March 7 Trial of Binger Hermann former commissioner of the general land office resumed. Mel drum former surveyor general of Oregon now convicted of conspiracy in land frauds in that state was cross examined by Attorney Worthington for the defense. He said pressure was brought on him in 1904 in Oregon by Heney and Burns government attorneys who threatened a severe jail sentence if he did not reveal what he knew about Hermann. He said he told them he knew nothing incriminating.
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Washington
Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Meldrum
Oregon
Worthington
Heney and Burns
Hermann
Herman
Portland Sawmill Tieup Ends Strike Impasse
The Portland sawmill workers union completed a citywide tie-up and targets four large St. Johns mills for closure, with plans to extend to Vancouver and Columbia River area operations. Millowners have not acted to break the strike and will wait until after Monday if they do.
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Portland
St. Johns
Vancouver
Wash
Columbia River
Washington
Circuit Court Equity Dockets and Case Dispositions
The circuit court proceedings list civil cases including Booth-Kelly Lumber vs J W Patrick and Hibbard Spencer vs C C Matlock with continuances and dismissals. Names include McKinley, Waite, Pincus, Hall, Goodale, Beers, Oregon Eastern Railway, Keeney heirs, and Duncan Scott vs Luk Mining Company for recoveries and injunctions.
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Booth-Kelly Lumber
J. W. Patrick
Perty
Wm. Anderson
Admr
Geo
Harmoney
Hibbard
Spencer
C. C. Matlock
Haskell
Wifey Waite
Elmer M. Waite
Duncan Scott
The
Luk Mining Company
Local Ava Mother Credits New Discovery for Husband’s Recovery
A Ava Missouri mother praises a product named New Discovery for saving her husband’s life after a year of serious illness. She notes a physician recommended relief, and after using the remedy his health improved quickly. The message includes a testimony about returning to carpentry work. A druggist advertises the product at $1.00 with a trial bottle offered. The notice is part of a local newspaper feature.
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Ava
Mradi
Carpenter
W. L. DeLano
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Sid
New City Attorney
S&s. PF
Newa
Bert Inman
Ira Inman
Evers
Charles Deming
Smithfield
Wallie Cadby
Charlie Gilson
Florence Inman
Fir Grove
Zion
TP Ems
W. C. Shortridge
Siuslaw River
Rebekah
Ola Halderson
J. H. Perkins
Sec
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Lion Drug Co
Cottage Grove
R. Mm. Veatch
J. C. Wallace
J. K. Barrett
J. S. Milne
R.G. Callison
Foreman
J. Atkinson
G. N. Castle
L. ©. Vitus
H. J. Dickry
W. H. Weatherson
J. L. Beaver
Glen O. Powers
W.hy
M. Martineau
C. Wa
John W. Tully
James Pincus
H. H
Isaac Pincng
George T. Hall
Geo. Tig
Geo.t. Hall & Son
J. C. Goodale
E. C. Smith
Oregon Eastern Railway
Addie Gibson
James M. Keeney
Keeney
William D
John B. Keeney
Martha
Alice Keeney
S.A. Scharen
J. A. Sciencific Company
Gopher
Sage Rai
Booth
Union
Joseph Wells
Marki
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