Marriage license fraud claim sparks divorce suit
Dan McDowell sues Erma McDowell for divorce on grounds the marriage license was fraudulently obtained underage and without parental consent. He alleges the girl was 16, with threats by Erma's father and wrongful affidavit by W T Sherman. McDowell says they never cohabited since the marriage. lawyers W G Martin and C M Kissinger represent him.
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Dan McDowell
Circuit Ecourt
Erma McDowell
Erma Miller
McDowell
Eugene
W. T. Sherman
W. G. Martin and
C. M. Kissinger
Weekly Market Report for Eugene
Market report lists prices for Mohair Wool and Dairy goods, poultry and eggs, fruits vegetables, and livestock. Details include onions per cwt at 1.75, lemons per case 4.00, oranges 3.50, cows 3.5 to 4, steers 4 to 5, mutton on foot 4 to 5, hogs dressed 9c, hogs on foot 7 to 7.5c, flour 4.80, wheat 1.00 per bu, various feeds per ton, oats 54 to 56c per bu.
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Ealtry
Lawes
Portland
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Graham
New Timothy
le Box
California
Courtry
Florida
Bell
Walla Walla
Hood River
Idaho
Liverpool
Iimperial
Japan
New Orleans
Ajax
IBM
Notice to Property Owners on Jefferson and Washington
Grading work will start Monday May 23 on Jefferson street and Washington street. Duncan Upshaw Fletcher, newly elected United States senator from Florida, aged 50, a Sumter county Georgia native, lawyer, former Florida legislator and former mayor of Jacksonville, has been considered senator elect since last June Democrats nominated him in the primary.
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Jefferson Street
Washington Street
R. Yergle
M2d&É
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher
United States
Florida
Democratic Party
Sumter County
Georgia
Jacksonville
Dennison Man Seen As GOP Gubernatorial Hope In Iowa
Carl F. Kuehnle of Dennison is viewed as a receptive Republican gubernatorial candidate in Iowa. A longtime figure in state affairs, he once practiced law with Leslie M. Shaw, signaling strong political connections and ambition within the party.
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Carl F. Kuehnle
Dennison
Iowa
Leslie M. Shaw
Fruit prices to rise and demand to improve in West
Portland reports Pacific Coast fruit prices likely to exceed last year with returns matching 1907. Eastern and Midwest crops expected light, Lumper yields down in West, and renewed purchasing power could boost demand for summer and autumn produce and wines. Eggs weak as Seattle orders withdraw. butter firm. Tillamook cheese shipments due. hop crop backward worldwide. London weather cited as cool for growth. E. C Herron of Aurora made purchases.
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Portland
Pacific Coast
Middle West
Pacific Rural Press
San Francisco
New York
Seattle
England
Oregon
Kronmonger
London
Isaac Pincus & Sons
Tacoma
E. C Herron
Aurora
Russian general freed after surrender sentence commuted
Celebrated Russian general who commanded Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War was sentenced to death by court martial for surrender. The sentence was commuted to imprisonment, and by imperial order he is released, broken in health by his imprisonment.
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Port Arthur
Hops contracts filed for 108000 pounds in Oregon buys
Scents in Dallas Oregon reported 84 bales from James Kreenish and 32 from J Wormdahl yesterday. Klaber Wolf and Netter filed hops contracts totaling 108000 pounds at 9 to 11 cents with the county clerk. Buyers include S A Ball 15000 pounds at 10 cents, R D Cooper and J D Byers 25000 pounds at 11 cents, L Damon 10000 at 10 cents, Helmick Bush and Smith 10000 at 11 cents, N H and B G Smith 16000 at 10 cents, S D Steffy 20000 at 10 cents, C M Bailey and Henry G Gern 10000 at 10 or cents.
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James Kreenish
J. Wormdahl
Dallas
Klaber
Wolf & Netter
S. A. Ball
R. D. Cooper
J. D. Byers
L. Damon
Helmick, Bush & Smith
N. H
B. G. Smith
S. D. Steffy
C. M. Bailey
Henry G. Gern
California
Portland
James Wilson
Mitchell
Portland Market Report Prices for Wool Hops Tallow and More
The Portland market lists prices for WOOL from Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon, HOPS, TALLOW, and various WOOL types, SHEEPSKINS, CHITTIM BARK, HIDES, MOHAIR, Butter, BUTTERFAT, CHEESE, and POULTRY. Readily available figures include prime to choice wool bids, 1909 contract terms, and per pound ranges for hides and fats.
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Portland
Front Street
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Local Market Prices For Meat And Essentials
Readable fragments show prices for various meats and kitchen staples. Entries include mutton labeled Te and Te per Ty, lamb and beef items with per pound or per kilogram pricing, and smaller items listed with per unit or per pound costs. Details are partial and scattered across lines.
Sage Rooster Reports Eugene Outlook Bright in May Letter
In a May 17 letter from Eugene the Sage Rooster details continued progress with the power plant nearing completion and two other power sites amid local tension. He notes a bustling week with a hold-up horse shot incident, a car auto collision, and a trip to Springfield. He reports growth on Willamette street with three house moving crews and excavation work for multiple new multi story blocks, including Moo ney's and Sanford's bricks, the government building, the Elks five story, the hotel five story, two school buildings, and the First National annex.
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Albany
Eugene
Ponse
Mortiongo
Sage
Springfield
Willamette Street
Sage Nooater
Jefferson Review
Depot Park
Lota
Mooney
Sanford
Chambers
the Elks
First National
Pleasant Hill PPRMS Local Notes On Rain And Transfers
Pleasant Hill notes rain improves crops but more is needed with grain likely short. Albert Chenoweth visited from Salem. Mrs. Ellen Mitchell and daughter visited Cottage Grove relatives. Mrs. John Waring recovering from paralysis in Eugene. Fred Callison and wife visiting relatives. Land transfers active near Pleasant Hill with several sales to eastern buyers. Multiple deaths pending. visits from Eugene relatives. Shelley family traveling to Idaho and Ottumwa.
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Pleasant Hill
Albert Chenoweth
Salem
Ellen Mitchell
Cottage Grove
John Waring
Springfield
Ella Bailey
Eugene
Fred Callison
Hardy Robertson
Enos
Henry Knowles
Pennsylvania
McMullen
Wm. Lattin
Dr. Thatcher
Montana
Wm. Miller
Blember
Oran Davis
John Shelley
Mra. Martin
Unfavorable Weather Fails to Dampen Iowa School Carnival
Polnta in Iowa reports a lively school carnival last Saturday with crowds enjoying the merry-go-round. Mrs Hadley of Jasper visits her relatives while rumors float about funding shifts for local projects and tax benefits.
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Polnta
Iowa
Paul Hadley
Jasper
Mra Liwelly Naughman
Polly Callison
Thurston Week Packed With Weddings and Community Work
In Thurston on May 19 a wedding between Mina Stellaray and Henry Howard drew a large local turnout and well wishes. The Thurston Creamery association formed with fifteen charter members and eighty cows. A lively serenade greeted Mr and Mrs Haward’s return. A Tuesday shopping event benefited KE. Neighbors aided an elderly couple, with fifty people assisting in wood cutting and sharing food, as three birthdays were celebrated for Willis Kertech, Perry Price, and J J Totten after a long absence.
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Thurston
Mina Stellaray
Henry Howard
Lane
Thurston Creamery Association
Willis — Kertech
Perry Price
J. J. Totten
Junction City Band to Perform Minstrels and Vaudeville Show
On Saturday May 22 at Ware nock s barn The Junction City band will present a minstrel and vaudeville show at Harrisburg. A. M. Daniela of Eugene director of the band will play a prominent role in the entertainment.
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Warenock's Barn
Junction City
Harrisburg
Daniela
Eugene
Kaviranda Warriors in Roosevelts East Africa Expedition
In East Africa the Kaviranda are described as a picturesque tribe with white clay body paint and costly plumes. The image shows a Kaviranda priest squatting near a stoop of warriors during incantations that precede a chanting expedition. The priest is about four hundred years old according to the caption.
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Roosevelt
Bia
East Africa
Iera
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