Robbery and jail break at Springfield unfold in rapid crime
Three men entered Walter Wilmot’s cigar store at about eight o clock and stole two boxes of cigars. Wilmot and Frank Smitson chased one robber, who tackled Wilmot and broke his glasses before being knocked down. City Marshal Shahan jailed the thief, while the others later broke into the railroad section house to release another prisoner and fled. officers describe the trio and pursue them along the line.
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Springfield
Walter Wilmot
Wilmot
Smitson
Cottage Grove Items Of General Interest
Monday passengers waiting for the train at Disston witnessed logs slide down the mountains at J. J. Jones logging camp. A large flawless log twenty to thirty feet long damaged the cook house and a second log damaged a cooking range. Ley Broken and Wm. Pierson, workers for Chambers Lumber at Dorena, were injured when rope tangled, one leg broken. Dr. Job attended them. Postoffice unsettled awaiting a new building at its former site.
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Disston
Chambers Lumber Company
Dorena
Job
Postoffice
Improvements At Lowell And Vicinity Special Correspondence
Lowell area shows growth with new homes and barns planned by Wilbur Hyland and Mrs. Cain of Rush Island. Clarence McBee also builds while spring farming and garden planting begin. Oregon-Western Railroad right of way nears completion as traffic shifts with a widened river channel at the old ferry. Willie Michael recovers from a foot injury. Rush Island school awaits a teacher amid Lane county teacher shortages.
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Lowell
Wilbur Hyland
Mra. Cain
Rush Island
Clarence McBee
Roy Humphrey
Unity
Bert Kelgay
Sharp
Ouenees
Oregon Fastern Railroad
Natron
Willie Michael
Lane County
Goodman
Mr. Howard
Cv A
Business Property Chance on Willamette Street for Sale
A good piece of business property on Willamette street paying well in rent, kept up by the tenant, offered for sale. A steady renter for years occupies the premises. For particulars see Fd Howe at Court House Lodging House. He had no coat upon his back but had one on his tongue. And Rocky Mountain Tea claimed to keep him from being Yune.
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Willamette Street
Fd Howe
Court House Lodging House
Yune
Remains of Mrs Risdon Arrive for Eugene Burial
The remains of Mrs P G Risdon widow of D M Risdon a Eugene pioneer arrive tomorrow afternoon for burial. She died in Lewiston Idaho on Tuesday March 19 after a long illness. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at the Episcopal church with interment in the I O O F cemetery beside Mr Risdon. The body will be accompanied by Mrs Ella Davis and her husband John Davies former Eugene tailor.
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Mra
P. G. Risdon
D. M. Risdon
Eugene
Mra. Risdon
Lewiston
Idaho
Episcopal Church
Mr. Risdon
Ella Davis
John Davies
Eugene Tailor
Walterville News Notes and Local Happenings
Walterville March 20. Mr. Brew baker nears moving into a new house this week. Mrs. Wm Rennie and Miss Fannie Millican visited from Eugene with Millican returning home Sunday. James Suess lands another logging contract for the summer. Mrs. Brownson and son Fay spent weekend in Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Trembley of Chitwood visit J. D. Maxon. may stay through summer. Cc L Inman operates sawmill and has lumber on hand. A dance and light refreshments at Miss Advie Williams's home last Friday. Fred Easton left for Southern Oregon to cruise timber for I H Bingham. Electric railway talk excites Walterville residents. some hope for a Eugene-sized city here.
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Walterville
Brewbaker
Wm. Rennie
Fannie Millican
Eugene
Fred Easton
Oregon
I. H. Bingham
Ballards Horehound Syrup Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Pollard's Horehound Syrup as a cure for coughs and sleepless chest pains. A Texas reader, Mrs. J Gaveston, endorses Ballard's Horehound Syrup for rapid relief, claiming it says all that is needed.
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Pollard
Lane County Divorce Case Headlines Portland Circuit Court
Mrs Minnie Tweed testifies Madison Tweed failed to support her and spent time reading Socialist papers. She accuses him of beating their children mercilessly and choking her when she tried to intervene, as the couple, former McKenagle valley residents, seek a divorce in Portland circuit court.
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Portland Journal
Eircuit Court
McKenagle Valley
Minnie Tweed
Madison v. Tweed
Tweed family divorce ends uneasy socialist dispute
The Tweed couple moved from a Portland scow life to a Lane County farm. Mrs. Tweed says Tweed’s socialist tendencies faded on the land while she worked three days a week rolling loss and clearing land. The divorce, granted with seven others, left Mrs. Tweed with custody of two children and $15 monthly alimony. They wed in February 1598.
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Portland
Lane County
Tweed
Railroad work to continue on key Oregon lines
The report notes continued construction from Pendleton to Pilot Rock and completion of the main line realignment between Portland and Troutdale. It states no increase in forces or extra spending, updates on the Central Oregon road and Coos Bay line, and that work will persist under a new contract after cancelling the C E Loss Company agreement.
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Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Portland
Troutdale
Central Oregon
Coos Bay
The
Sound
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Coos Eny
C. E. Loss Company
Oregon
Shepard Fined Thirty Dollars
Fred Shepard of Wendling was arrested by Constable Plank and arraigned in Eugene before Judge Bryson on assault with a dangerous weapon against John Downs. Downs lay in Eugene hospital with facial injuries from the leotard blow. Shepard pleaded guilty to assault and battery, was fined $30, and paid the fine.
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Fred Shepard
Plank
Eugene
Improvements at McKenzie Bridge
Uncle George Frissell reports a new sawmill, a river bridge, and a log hotel under construction at McKenzie Bridge. Blue River’s Mr. Brooks builds the sawmill. L N Roney will supervise the bridge timbering. The log hotel will replace the burned inn site and rise one and a half stories. A pleasant wedding for Miss Mabel Neff and Samuel Handsaker was held at E L Smith’s home with about thirty guests and a later luncheon.
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George Frissell
McKenzie Bridge
Brooks
Blue River
L. N. Roney
Chambers Hardware Ad Sells Sheep Shearing Gear
Subscribe for the Weekly Guard We have a machine for grinding sheep shearing machine knives and a full stock of shearing machines. Spray pumps from 50 cents up. Chambers Hardware.
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Chambers Hardware
Railroad Surveyors Reach Gate Creek Near Eugene
Special Correspondence Vida March 20 The Willamette Valley electric railroad surveying party are stopping at Gate Creek Hotel after crossing McKenzie river below the hatchery and again on the south side of Gate Creek They have reached about 32 miles from Eugene The McKenzie hatchery is to be permanent Master warden Van Duren sent plans for new buildings to B F Finn for bidding Gate Creek union donated to Adrian Wycoff who broke a leg Eugene residents urged to visit Our schoolhouse added new blackboards and patent seats A Vida postmaster Benj Minnes has resigned in favor of F E Clayton to move the office
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Vida
Electric Railroad
Willamette Valley Company
Gate Creek
McKenzie River
McKenzie Fish Hatchery
Eugene
van Duren
B. F. Finn
Mr. Finn
Gate Creek Union
Order of Washington
Adrian Wycoff
Wiley
Benj. F. Minnes
F. E. Clayton
Fisher Rock Items
Fisher Rock near Lowell reports Williams returning from Portland with engine extras. McBee cuts foot and will be laid off. Williams and Dunton place the donkey to start pulling logs in a few days. Sealers expect 750000 feet of logs to reach the printer. Faust known as flunky, modestly hurt but active. Stiers and Withrow are top teamsters driving logs from brush. Drury and Schultz back in camp swinging the axe and saw. Wallace briefly laid up, banjo tunes add nightly morale.
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Fisher Rock
Lowell
Cc. L. Williams
Portland
Charlie McBee
Barney Williams
Byron Dunton
Dad" Faust
Sam Stiers
Marion Withrow
Audrey Drury
Ed Schultz
Fred Wallace
Springfield Items Special Correspondence Visit Details
Springfield reports Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rawson and daughter from Salem visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rice. Frank Lauflin made two trips to Fall Creek last week. Miss Fairy Wicks of Star visited local friends and returned home today. Mrs Emma Damewood, formerly of the area, is mentioned in the notes.
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Springfield
H. A. Rawson
Salem
Rice
Frank Lauflin
Fall Creek
Progress of Binger Hermann Long Trial Opens Sixth Week
Washington March 18 Today marked the sixth week of the indictment trial of Binger Hermann charged with destroying 35 letter press copy books containing General Land Office correspondence. Prosecutors expect to finish by week’s end. defense may need two weeks with witnesses before the jury. About 1 000 000 words of testimony have been read. The prosecution called seven chiefs of the General Land Office and Hermann’s commissioner to testify about official letters and replies. All stated that the copies and replies referenced have no such letters or memoranda. A local line block about seed and feed oats appears at the end.
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Washington
Tody
Tridd Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Ail
Hermann
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