Water bond issue authorized by council
A adjourned city council meeting passed unanimously the ordinance authorizing a 300000 water bond issue in 100 to 1000 denominations. A description of the bonds appeared in the notice for sale in today's Guards. The cycle Hose Company house move was reported adversely. The city attorney was ordered to draft an ordinance mandating full weight in selling wares. Building ordinance amendments were adopted and preliminary surveys for the water system were discussed. Surveys and estimates for the Ritchey creek line are due in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guard
Cyclone Hose Company
Klovdah
F. B. Davie
Collier & Waggoner
R Fh
Hunt, McClain and McArthur
C. B. Freeland
Frank C. Kelsey
Fire and Water Committee
Ritchey Creek
Suspect Martin’s Record Unsavory and Nervous Allegations
District Attorney Manning and detectives press Suspect Martin on the Wolff murder case as he, a former army lieutenant from Syracuse, asserts innocence. He claims two prior pawnshop dealings with Wolff and recalls sleeping at the Imperial hotel and Belvidere hotel, while recounting recent movements and a failed weighers exam.
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Portland
Syracuse
N. Y
Twenty-first Infantry
Cuba
United States
Manning
Martin
Wolff
Imperial Hotel
Belvidere
Cameron
Halle
Sellwood
Lane County Health Report for April Summary
Dr J W Harris county health officer presents Lane County April statistics with 37 births including 20 males and 17 females and 21 deaths broken down by causes such as drowning pneumonia train accident enteritis senile decay surgical shock whooping cough consumption uremia accidental gunshot wound embolism influenza angina pectoris head injury apoplexy accidental burns and cases with no signed cause There were 13 contagious disease cases including 6 small pox 6 typhoid fever and 1 scarlet fever or diphtheria.
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J. W. Harris
Price couple birth announced in May 1908
At Spokade on May 6 1908 a son was born to F B Price and his wife formerly Miss Ina Dunn of this city.
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Spokade
F. B. Price
Martin Arrested in Lodging House
Portland May 5 Edward H Martin, suspected of murdering Nathan Wolff, was arrested by Detectives Jones and Tichenor at 2 PM in a Union Avenue lodging house and taken to the police station. He denied the killing and claimed a forehead wound and neck scratches were from other causes.
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Portland
Edward H. Martin
Nathan Wolff
Jones and Tichenor
Union Avenue
Martin
Wolff
Portland Warrant Issued for Edward H. Martin in Jewelry Shop Murder
A warrant is out for Edward H. Martin 33 an employe of the city engineer s office in connection with the fatal shooting of Nathan Wolff in a jewelry and pawnbroker shop Friday night. A bloody shirt found behind a Second Street lodging house helps police trace Martin who has been missing since Sunday. Detectives search the city and suburbs as Martin who previously faced opium possession charges remains at large.
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Pine Street
Ashley & Rumelin
Manning Martin
Halle
Portland
Edward H. Martin
Nathan Wolff
Martin
Second Street
Wolff
US Army Graduate Entangled in City Employee Case
Martin, son of wealthy parents traveling in Europe, is described as a West Point and Fordham graduate who attended New York Law College and a medical class at the University of Oregon. His wife last saw him Sunday at church. he faced a crime alleged though he appeared unconcerned.
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Martin
Europe
West Point
Fordham University
New York Law College
University of Oregon
Elliott implicates Smith in confession at Prineville trial
In an affidavit three typewritten pages long, Larlin Elliott asserts former Sheriff C. Sam Smith led arson and wire-cutting crimes tied to Williamson's Crook County property. Elliott accuses Smith and son Stanley, cites dynamite plans against ex-Congressman Williamson, and says he will testify if Smith is tried, with details from April 14 when jailed.
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Prineville, Or
Crook County
Larlin Elliott
C. Sam Smith
J. N. Williamson
Charles Altschulf
Williamson
Smith
Stanley Smith
Prineville
Stounenberg
Idaho
Brown
Baker County
Eliott
Frank Elkins
Elliott
Five Year Old Boy Tries to Enlist in Navy in San Francisco
Willie Switzer a five year old from Monterey ran away to enlist as a second admiral after a bluejacket allegedly gave him a sailor hat. A detective found him under a seat on an excursion train and halted his plans.
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Hoy
San Francisco
Willie Switzer
Monterey
Navy
Bob Evans
Miasour
Bluejackle
Blood tragedy at Heppner ends in double murder suicide
In Heppner Oregon yesterday 3:30 pm Henry P. Morrison a brakeman on the O R N Heppner branch shot and killed his sweetheart Nora Wright wounded her escort Barney Ahalt then killed himself with a line gun in a shocking act of jealousy, a major crime in Morrow county history.
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Heppner, Or
Henry P. Morrison
Heppner
Nora Wright
Barney Ahalt
Morrow County
City Dads Hold Meeting on Water Plant Transfer
City council discussed transferring the water plant from Willamette Valley Company to the city. Attorney A C Woodcock warned of policy issues until funds are secured and trustee consent is obtained. Numerous ordinances and street projects were also ordered or referred, including a new ordinance for a plumbing inspector and a bicycle ban on sidewalks.
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Willamette Valley Company
A. C. Woodcock
Woodcock
Street Railway
Alder Street
Fast Thirteenth Street
University Avenue
Fire and Water Committee
West Eleventh
Washington Streets
East Eleventh Street
Bean
Ritchie Creek
Springfield cow mothers a Colt in Oregon barnyard
In Springfield Oregon a 42 month old colt is being mothered by a cow after the cow refused to recognize it. The colt wandered the barnyard and befriended a calf whose own mother had been weaned. The owner, a butter producer, shifts responsibility to the cow.
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Journal
W. L. Harris
Southern Pacific
Harris
Mexicala
Mexico
Springfield
Oregon
Teddy Roosevelt
Portland Journal
Colt
Married in Roseburg Miss Baker Weds George Turner
Miss Musetta Baker recently arrived in the area married George H. Turner at the J J Baker home in Roseburg yesterday morning. The ceremony was by C A Rexroad pastor of the local Methodist Church with many relatives present. The couple will live in Eugene where Turner holds a good position. Baker had been a night operator for Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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J. J. Baker
Roseburg
Musetta Baker
George H. Turner
Eugene
C. A. Rexroad
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Roseburgews
Eleven Men Lost In Steam Schooner Wreck Near Newport
Newport Oregon May 4 The steam schooner Minnie E Kelton from Aberdeen Washington bound for San Francisco collided with a severe storm near Newport. Eleven crew were lost as deck load shifted and a big wave washed men overboard. Four reached a raft. three were swept away and one broke a leg. Yaquina Bay life savers rescued nine men from the vessel.
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Newport
Minnie E. Kelton
Aberdeen
Wash
San Francisco
McKenna
Otter Rock
Minnie Kelton
Yaquina Bay
Auto Runaway Fatal Ride In Elliott Bay
In Seattle on May 6 a car top speed 50 miles an hour crashed through railings at Fourth and Andover and landed on logs in Elliott Bay. Two girls Hazel Ross aged 17 and Alice Tator aged 20 died. Two men Edward C. Bennett aged 22 and H C Hubbard aged 23 were seriously harmed. Bennett had stolen the car from his father's garage for the fatal trip.
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Seattle
Fourth
Andover
Elliott Bay
Hazel Ross
Alice Tetor
Edward C. Bennett
H. C. Hubbard
Bennett
Jones and Craig Admit Guilt in Assault Case
Heppner dispatch reports Si Jones and Fred Craig were arrested in Elk Horn restaurant and charged with assaults on three girls in Eugene Oregon about April 1. One man released for lack of evidence, two held on bonds, Jones at large until arrest. They admitted guilt to Sheriff Shutt upon arrest.
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Heppner
Si Jones
Fred Craig
Shutt
A. Mallory
Elkhorn
Eugene
Oregon
Jones
Newport May Fleet Promotes Excursion to Yaquina
Jenkins arrived from Portland this noon promoting a stop at Yaquina Bay. A return train excursion is planned for mid May with dates to be announced. Democrats expect details soon.
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Jenkins
Portland
Ile
Yaquina
Harriman company advances at Pelican Bay site
In Klamath Falls Oregon in May the Harriman interests begin improvement at Pelican Bay on upper lake. A pumping plant has stalled but hot and cold water are available in every cottage. A storage plant will also be erected. Colonel Holabird, linked to Los Angeles, hosts Harriman park party this summer and will oversee operations. he is expected to arrive from Mexico at the end of May to take charge of the resort repairs.
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Klamath Falls
Pelican Bay
Holabird
Mexico
Independent bid for state senator in Oregon
Marshfield Oregon politician Hume from Curry county announces independent run for state senate. He declares firm stand for Sistem and questions party alignment as he campaigns in Seaside area for support.
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Marshfield
Hume
Curry County
Sistem
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Willamette Street
9Th Street
Martian
Twenty-first United States Infantry
San Juan Hill
Lane County Health Report
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Craig
Soni Bari
Pric Geo
Harriman
Pelican Bat
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