Great Northern and Treasure Mines Sold to New Operators
The Great Northern and the Treasure mining properties in the Blue River district were sold and will be placed on an operating basis. New owners S. E. Wightman of South Dakota and W. T. Shurtleff of California will run the Treasure Mine with a 100 ton stamp mill in operation day and night. Shurtleff plans a new gold extraction system and the plant will resume immediately. The Great Northern Mining Company, led by J. S. Mahon, has assumed ownership with H. C. Mahon as president and W. T. Shurtleff as superintendent. The 140 acre site includes a four stamp mill, a five foot Huntington mill, aerial tramway, power plant, and extensive tunnels.
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Great Northern
Treasure Mining
Blue River District
Treasure Mine
Woodcock & Potter
Treasure Gold Mine Company, Limited
London
Charles Harding Park
Gold Hill
S. E. Wightman
South Dakota
W. T. Shurtleff
Sacramento
Cal
Oregon
Shurtleff
Ues
J. S. Mahon
Great Northern Development Company
Great Northern Mining Company
Mr. Mahon
Eugene
H. C. Mahon
G. G. Gross
Great Northern Devel
Frosts and snow hit Nebraska with rising temperatures
The weather bureau reports killing frosts over Central and Western Nebraska with light frosts in the east. Heavy snowfall occurred at many points along the Missouri River. Indications point to a slowly rising temperature as conditions shift.
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Omaha
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Missouri River
Ruef pleads guilty as press blamed him publically
San Francisco May 15 Ruef pleads guilty in open court after moving for a change of venue is denied He says the press has cast him in a false light and he will still work to destroy a corrupt political machine He withdraws not guilty plea to enter guilty while expressing a vow to restore public trust
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Abe Ruef
San Francisco
Ruef
Dunne
Raef
Board of Supervisors
Tale s man Will Not Accept Orchard Story
Boise May 15 Ex governor Haywood murder trial jurors show prejudice against Harry Orchard and his anticipated testimony. Defense witness Wingate admits he would not accept Orchard’s story. Senator Borah and Judge Wood weigh challenges as Burns also signals doubt in Orchard’s credibility.
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Boise
Talesmen
Haywood
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Samuel Wingate
Talesman
Richardson
Senator Borah
Wingate
Orchard
Wood
A.P. Burns
San Francisco Moves to Rearm After Rail Cars Run
San Francisco May 15. One hundred twenty six cars of the United Railroads operate on seven lines in the city. Company officials state their intent to re-arm their workers if any lives are sacrificed.
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San Francisco
United Railroads
Cotton Mills Advance Wages of Employes
Boston May 15 Advices from the leading cotton mill centres of southern New England say fully 85,000 operatives will receive a ten per cent wage increase on May 27. It is not known if Northern New England mills will follow. Canadian mills are also advancing wages.
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Boston
New England
Northen
New Engld
Missing Camas Valley man believed found near Grants Pass
A report from Roseburg Oregon dated May 14 says Phil Stand ley, once of Camas Valley, who vanished on the eve of his wedding to Miss Bushnell of Ten Mile, may be alive and well. An acquaintance reportedly met him at Grants Pass and plans to claim the $500 reward for information on his whereabouts.
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Roseburg, Or
Phil Standley
Camas Valley
Miss Bushnell
Ten-Mile
Grants Pass
James R Yates badly injured in buggy accident
Jas R Yates of Eugene Ivery influence was thrown from a buggy near Springfield while driving Henry Fisher to catch a Marcola train. He was found unconscious at a nearby house with facial and head bruises, no broken bones, and a doctor judged possible internal injuries though hopes for recovery were held.
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Jas. R. Yates
Eugene Iveryman
Pear Street
Mr. Yates
Henry Fisher
Springfield
Marcola
Springfield Bridge
Yates
Mr. Fischer
Joshua Yates
Selover
Pioneer Woman Lottie Hayes Dies After Long Oregon Life
Mrs Lottie Hayes died at Grants Pass on May 14 1907 of pneumonia aged about 79. She came to Oregon in 1853 married Lewis Hayes at Salem and settled near Lorane before moving to Eugene and Josephine county. Survived by five sons and two daughters, widowed three years, aunt to Mary A Holland Crow Dr Canaday Madison and S Y Abbott Eugene. She was well known among old pioneers.
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Grants Pass
Lottie Hayes
Oregon
Lewis Hayes
Salem
Lane County
Lorane
Eugene
Josephine County
Mary A. Holland
Crow
Dr. Canaday
Madison
S. Y. Abbott
Old Pioneers
Jack Gannon Sentenced for Concealed Weapon
Jack Gannon, arrested on suspicion of robbing De La No’s safe, was sentenced by Justice of the Peace Bryson to eight days in the county jail for carrying a concealed weapon. He was found with the pistol on his person at arrest as officers continue to seek more evidence.
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Jack Gannon
DeLano
Justice of the Peace
Bryson
Greatnet
Strong report against Harriman railroad trust
New York and Washington dispatches outline Kellogg and Severance recommendations to the interstate commerce commission. They assert suppressed competition across a third of the nation and cite illegal unions between Union Pacific Rock Island and Union Southern Pacific with Minois Central and San Pedro lines. They urge annulling agreements and enacting securities safeguards to curb speculation and railroad stock control over road building. The items are recommendations, not an official commission report.
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New York
Kellogg
Severance
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
United States
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Alton Railway
Union
Southern Pacific
Attorney-General Institute
Far West
West
Washington
Commission
Pierce Back to Texas for Trial This Week
St Louis May 15 H Clay Pierce president of Waters-Pierce Oil Company board remanded to Texas sheriff to answer an indictment charging perjury Judge Adams United States circuit court denied writ of habeas corpus keeping Pierce in custody pending trial in Texas court on the perjury charge
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St. Louis
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Mathews
Texas
Adams
United States
Eclrcuit Court
Pierce
Realizing sales feature opens Chicago wheat market
In Chicago on May 15 heavy realizing sales dominated the opening of the wheat market. July opened at 4 95, September 95 to 96 1-4, December 96 3-4 to 87 3-4. Closing prices: May 91 1-2, July 93 5-8, September 93, December 96. A heavy snowfall affected a large portion of Wyoming.
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Chicago
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Eugene Weekly Guard
Great Northern and
Treasure Mines
Lilly White
Panama
Jane Hopkins
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Ing
Henry Ach
Sammuel Shortridge
Frank Murphy
Abraham Ruef
Eugene E. Schmitz
James R. Yates
Big
Harriman Railroad Trust
Wyoming
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