Regime favoritism alleged in Oregon land grant case
The Albany Democrat accuses Col Bob Mitchell and faces of representing Aschul land interests tied to a 900,000 acre old wagon road grant from Lore to the Snake River near Ontario Oregon. It says Hermann supporters act from self interest and that the land grab ties extend to nonpayment of taxes and delayed patents. The piece notes President's role in a previous resignation and criticizes campaign tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
R. W. Mitchell
Hermann
Congress
Reatouts
Aschul
Lore
Snake River
Ontario
Owyhee River
Oregon
Charles Aschul
Mona, L. Farrier
London
Paris
Inbany
Col. Hogg
Corvallis & Eastern
Lebanon
Jinn County
Cascades
Prineville
Burns
Malheur River
Bob'’ Mitchell
Eugene
Aschuls
Federal Land Department
Hermann’s
Albany Democrat
Personal notes from Eugene on May 15 social scene
Miss Marie Ware visits Eugene from Portland. several arrivals and departures mark the day. Ex-Governor Geer arrives from Salem for W O W exercises. Local residents from Cottage Grove Harrisburg and Junction City meet kin in Eugene. travels include Portland Salem and Phoeniz with health notes and society chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Guard
Marie Ware
Eugene
C. P. Houston
Junction
Berney May
Harrisburg
Wiley Ham
Portland
T. T. Geer
Salem
W. H. Abrama
C. O. McClellan
Cottage Grove
Zera Snow
L. Zimmerman
Lucky Boy Mining Company
FP. B. Tichenor
Grant's Pass
W. O. W. Carnival Association
Ir. Comegys
Phoenix
Arizona
Woodmen and Woodcraft events conclude in city notes
East of Cot a new sawmill is set up while W O W and Woodcraft figures gather. W. Be Wright hosts guests Robi Arnold and Mrs Chas Arnold who returned home. Mrs M F Hurley, Portland guest, departs after praising the celebration. K Rogers, Portland, in city as W O W organizer, notes the event success. Otto Jons and Stella visit Woodburn while Otto plans a move to Sheridan to enter drug trade. FE J Gillett of Seattle eyes Mine River properties and plans Eugene residency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Carrie Holsinger
Salem
Eugene
James Lugate
Arizona
Faith Johnson
Creswell
Ben D. Boswell
Boswell Springs
L. S. Logan
Portland
Cassie C
Mabel Stiles
Harrisburg
S. E. Cobb
Dexter
Roy Sales
Woodmen
Clara Eason
Lizzie Barton
Junction City
Houston
Clyde Gray
Ashland
John George
S. K. George
Stockton
California
He Business College
Miss Blair
Cottage Grove
Frank Blair
Wm. J. Moon
Roseburg
Astoria
Grand Court of Foresters of America
Harriet Warfield
W. Kuykendall
W. L. Houston
Dorena Lumber
W. J. Miller
Haines
Robi. Arnold
Chas. Arnold
W. BE. Wright
Otto Jons
Misa Stella
Woodburn
Otto
Sheridan
Wyombe
FE. J. Gillett
Seattle
Sound
Origin of the May Festival of Music Explained
The article summarizes how a circular from W Gifford Nash of the University of Oregon proposed a two to three day music festival in Eugene next spring. It envisions collaborations with nearby cities, soloists, instrumentalists, vocalists, and contests with prizes to attract broader participation and increase the festival’s appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lnte
W. Gifford Nash
Department of Music
University of Oregon
Eugene
East
Europe
Portland
Springfield Items Reveal Local Business Plans
Huntley and Larimer rent adjoining room for an ice cream parlor. Albert Walker & Son building may be moved for a general merchandise business. A man from the East buys Main street property to erect a two story brick store. S B Greet intends to build near Favorite saloon to manufacture candy. Southern Pacific officials inspected Wendling by velocipede on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntley and Larimer
Albert Walker & Son
Fast
Main Street
J. E. Wilson & Co
B. Greet
California
J. H. Wait
RK. Kobler
W. A. Groundahl
Southern Pacifice§ Railway Company
Springfield
Two Eugene Girls Drive in Country Shower of Rain
Albany Democrat reports a Eugene incident where two young women hired a livery horse and kept the umbrella over the horse to avoid a single drop touching its tail during a brief shower on the ride back. The liveryman asked if they had trouble and they replied no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
First Street
Democrat
Eugene
Anld Ope
Burglars Struck Eugene House Entered Through Pantry Window
A bold burglar entered the home of E R Skipworth at 247 West Sixth Street Eugene at 2 AM. He climbed a pantry window, carried a light wax candle, but fled when seen by Skipworth's awake mother. No valuables were taken. doors remained undisturbed. Households urged to secure doors and windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Grove
Eugene
Son
E.R. Skipworth
West Sixth Street
Mr. Skipworth
Sven
Skipworth
Old Estray Notice From 1856 Oregon Territory
Chas Hadley of Hadleyville presented a torn clipping from a Eugene paper dated July 26 1856 showing an estray notice. It states about thirty head of cattle strayed from the subscriber living on Spencer Creek in Lane County Oregon Territory and asks anyone with knowledge to inform J L Wromley or the subscriber at Eugene City for a liberal reward. The notice is signed by AW G Hadley and references M G Hadley, elderly father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Hadley
Hadleyville
Mr. Hadley
M. G. Hadley
Baxot
Eighth Street
B. Eakin
Spencer Creek
Lane County
Oregon Territory
J. L. Wromley
Eugene City
AW. G. Hadley
Retires From Southern Pacific to Lead Two Telegraph Agencies
Awbrey, longtime head of Southern Pacific's Cottage Grove office and Wells Fargo agent, resigns to become agent for Postal Telegraph Company. He will manage both Wells Fargo and Postal Telegraph offices, focusing on the two services. The Nugget notes his decades of faithful service and health-driven retirement. The Albany Democrat reports Eugene hosts the Willamette Choral Union May festival, marking a successful season end with valley-wide pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Awbrey
Southern Pacific Company
Cottage Grove
Wella Fargo & Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Awbrey
Welle Fargo
Tom A
Albany
Eugene traveler hides fortune in trunk across states
A newcomer to Eugene carried over B1LO.000 in twenty dollar gold pieces sewn into cloth layers at the trunk bottom. The money was unpacked at a local bank after the trunk arrived, while the couple requested their names be withheld from publication.
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Eugene
Ingene
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Springfield and Junction City
Court House records show transfers by real estate, cemetery plots and rights of way. Wm Partridge receives lot 8 block 1 Laurel Grove cemetery. Emerson acquires Mulkey cemetery lot 114. Polley gets 1.04 acres in township and lain parcels from Gildaho F and Ira L Campbell. Nancy Rann gains lots 3 and 5 block 1M at Junction City. Deane obtains 3 acres in township 18s 2w. Paul Hadley takes 40 acres in township 188 r bw from Co. & C. Railroad. Cornelius gets right of way for road in township 18a r2w. Stock brand L with bar noted for Lucas Cowgill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Lodge
Wm. Partridge
Laurel Grove
Samuel Watson
Mulkey
Fr. O. Emerson
Mulkey’s
Gildaho F
Ira L. Campbell
Christopher Polley
Chas. H
Nina G. Sanders
Nancy Rann
Junction City
V. Kate Walsh
George W. Deane
Co. &C. Railroad
Paul Hadley
Alex and
M. J. Mathews
Jd. M. Cornelius
Bicycle Accident Near U B Church In Springfield
Deputy Sheriff Bown collided with a twenty year old son of Peter Holer riding a bicycle near the U B church in town shortly after noon. The rider was thrown onto the sidewalk, suffering a deep palm wound from a protruding spike. Bown assisted the man, noting the fault lay with the rider who held an umbrella low in the rain. The deputy was unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bown
Peter Holer
Springfield
U. B
Mr. Bown
Dropey cure claims and dubious patent remedy meet
An advertisement-style piece claims a Fulton Compound cures kidney disease causing dropsy. It mentions agents and physicians, cites endorsements, and lists addresses and firms in a suspicious health product promotion, urging readers to buy the compound.
Hampton Brothers to Open Large Shoe Stock in Eugene
The Hampton brothers, known as Hampton boys of Lane County, rapidly built a clothing store on Willamette Street Eugene. They will open a large shoe stock in the former Iowa Grocery building owned by W Sanders within a month. The venture, run by Frank Trampton, will feature three connected rooms and six show windows showcasing a premium stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton “Boys
Lane County
Hampton Brothers
Willamette Street
Eugene
Iowa Grocery Company
W. Sanders
Trampton
Memorial Day Resolutions by J W Geary Post No 7 G A R
The Grand Army of the Republic post resolves Memorial Day should be set apart for solemn remembrance. It urges no public entertainments on the day to honor departed comrades and private citizens who lie in graves, urging reverent observance and flowers. committee members include Jennings Yerington Gilstrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress of the United States
Grand Army
J. W. Geary
Girand Army of the Republic
Post
A. C. Jennings
A. Yerington
Dim mick Child Passes After Brief Illness In May
In Cottagerove on Wednesday evening May 13 Mrs L Dim mick aged about two years died after a brief illness from inflammation of the bowels. The remains were taken to Wilbur for interment. She leaves a husband.
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Cottagerove
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Inez White
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Minnie Evans
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EU. Lee
W. C. Hawley
Willamette University of Salem
C. S. Prank
John Strau
Milwaukie, Or
Mueller
Orn Reid
Pleasant Hill
Robert Biddle
Eugene Matluck
J. Bb. Overton
Jasper
Miss Fannie Hemenway
W. W. Oglesby
Misa Anna
Joseph Schell
Land Office
Vadie Copenhagen
Goshen
Neig
Dres
Curtis Publishing Co
Arch Street
Company
Register
Guard
Portland Journal
Journal
E. R. Skipworth
P. Co
Court House
Estockehrand
Lucas Cowgill
Bopp
Kuiney
Tor
Allen Saalion
Dinewees
Jorn J ‘Filten Co
Warkirgtoe
Ole
Linn Prog Co., Pugene
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