The Ghost Sailor Returns Aboard The Brig Endeavor
A fifteen year old apprentice on the brig Endeavor recalls a night watch haunted by the dead Jem Dodd who returns in a living form. The crew fears the supernatural intruder as Bill, Roberts, and the captain piece together the mystery while a dying stranger seeks to tell his wife and children what became of him.
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Dubbin
Endeavor
Riga
Bill Smith
Bill
Jem Dodd
Dadd
Jack
Hill
Jem
Roberts
Roberta
Wil
Jem Dadd
Jem Daddy
Tie
Thia
Barber General Near Castro Spares Public Purse
Otto von Gottberg, the German journalist, travels to Venezuela and meets a gold braided official. He learns the man is President Castro's barber, elevated to general to avoid paying from Castro’s private purse, as recounted by the Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto von Gottberg
Venezuela
Castro
Gottberg
Saturday Evening Post
Old Steelyards Persist in Modern Trade
A New York Post letter recalls steelyards that still charm certain farmers and households. The clerk notes farmers’ wives once favored them for butter and wool, while traders doubted their accuracy yet continue to stock them for loyal customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Lord Rothschild Helps a Young Trader Rise on His Own
A clever young man, claiming to be penniless after his father's death and bankruptcy, seeks aid from Lord Rothschild. The magnate guides him to brokers and then departs. The youth, instructed to rely on his own wit, uses the perceived connection to secure unlimited credit and rises to become highly successful on the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rothschild
Crief
Hn Emart
Lord Rothschiki
Stock Exchange
Lord Rothechill
Exchange
London Tit
Marriage of Griswold and Peterson at Peterson home
Charles Nathan Griswold and Freda Lorane Peterson wed quietly at the bride’s parents home on Olive Street with Dean E. C. Sanderson officiating. The couple left by local train for Portland on a short honeymoon and will reside in rooms on East Ninth Street. Griswold serves as deputy at the county clerk’s office and Peterson has been a bookkeeper for H. Friendly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nathan Griswold
Freda Lorane Peterson
A. A. Peterson
Olive Street
Dean E. C. Sanderson
Divinity School
Hall Block
East Ninth Street
Griswold
Poverty Ridge Items Informal Local Notes
Special correspondence lists Miss Maud Lemon visiting nearby friends while Will Frost prepares to help dig the Panama Canal and avoid resigning. Dan Stephens plans nursing training eastward, Harry Taylor works on a new ox yoke, and a goat shearer tale titled The Goat Shearer's Revenge is promised. Bill Wheeler buys a blooded hog amid rumors of blue ribbon prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Lemon
Will Frost
Panama Canal
Dan Stephens
Harry Taylor
Bill Wheeler
Ballard's Snow Liniment Praised by A B Canman
A Chicago man, A B Canman, writes in March 1903 that after failed attempts with doctors and salves he found nearly instant relief from lumbago with Ballard's Snow Liniment and recommends it, noting it is sold by Linn Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Canman
Chicago
Ndt
Ballard
Linn Drug Company
Notice of Timber Land Entry in Oregon Province
Notice is given under the timber lands act that Harry M. Crooks of Albany Oregon filed sworn statement No 7622 for lots 2 and 3 in section 6 township 18 south range 8 west and will offer proof April 6 1907 before U S Commissioner W W Calkins in Eugene Oregon to show land valued for timber or stone. Witnesses named are John H. Dick William Neely Harold L. Hopkins and Giles Fowler. Adverse claimants must file by April 6 1907. Benjamin L. Eddy Register.
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
Congress
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington Territory
Harry M. Crooks
Albany
W. W. Calkins
U. S
Eugene
John H. Dick
William Neely
Meadow
Harold L. Hopkins
Giles Fowler
Benjamin L. Eddy
Register
Kate Porter
Halsey
of Linn
South
West
Albert Brownell
U. S S
Wm. D. Neely
Dwight D. Hopkins
Notice for Publication Oregon Timber Lands Sale 1907
Notice is hereby given that Eugene Holland of Crow, Lane County, Oregon, has this day filed a timber land purchase claim No. 7871 for the NE ¼ of section 8 and the NW ¼ of section 8, township 19 south, range west, Willamette Meridian. The sale action is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 1907, with Henry named as a witness.
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
South
West
W. M
W. W. Calkins
U. S
Eugene
Oregon
Henry
Lands In Alma Oregon Adverse Claim Notice
Four residents of Alma and Walton Oregon including Hinkson Porter Sallee and Clair Hinkson are named in an adverse claim notice. Claimants must file in the office on or before June 6 1907 to preserve rights to the described lands.
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Hinkson
Alma
Oregon
Sidney Porter
Walton
Harvey Sallee
Clair Hinkson
Benjamin L. Eddy
Register
Eugene woman files timber land claim with witnesses
Emma L Hopkins of Eugene Oregon files sworn statement No 7624 for the NE of SW, E of NW and NW of NE in section 34 township 17 south range 8 west Will offer proof that land is valuable for timber or stone not farming and names witnesses Wm D Neely John H Dick Dwight B Hopkins before US Commissioner W. W. Calkins in Eugene on April 6 1907 Benjamin L Eddy listed for the lands.
Timber land entry notice from Roseburg Oregon 1906
United States Land Office announces Samuel Herbert Anderson of Albany Linn County Oregon filed for timber land purchase in Section 33 Town 17 South Range West Willamette Meridian. He will prove land is valued for timber or stone and will establish his claim before U S Commissioner W W Clarkins in Eugene on April 4 1907 with witnesses John H Dick William D Neely and Fred Neely.
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
Congress
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington Territory
Samuel Herbert Anderson
Albany
N.E
N.W
South
W. M
W. W. Calkins
U. S
Eugene
John H. Dick
William D. Neely
Meadow
Fred Neely
Giles Fowler
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W. W. Jacobs
William W. Jacobs
Aeve
Steelyards
Justice of the Peace
Beyson
Fred Shepard
Emma Etchison
Wendling
Poverty Ridge
State of
Lane County
Louis E. Bean
Willamette Meridian
H. D. Offutt
Lola A. Offutt
Mary M. Bremer
August F. Bremer
James Offutt
Circuit Court
A. D
E. U. Lee
Dwight B. Hopkins
S. S. Booth
Union
Oseph
Weippe
Standard Om Co. Isecerporstad
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
U.S
Willamette House
West 8Th St
Eugene, Ore
WM. Lilwall
Prop
Walker Bros
George W. Kinsey
E. 10Th St
Licient
Wwnier
Bret Pond
Gerry
Lane-Davis Drug Co
Woodward, Clarke & Co
Portiss
Quist
Orsoe
Mos Valle al
Butte
Piere
Uni
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