Captain Ben D. Boswell dies in Oregon home
Special to Daily Guard Drain Oregon May 20 Captain Ben jamin bb Boswell died at 4 o clock Saturday morning at his home at Boswell Springs two miles south of Drain He was born in Indiana September 20 1837 appointed captain in the army from Iowa and served with distinction through the Civil War He drew a pension of 160 per month and was retired April 23 1904 on account of age The burial will be at 5 p m today at Boswell Springs later to the National Cemetery at Presidio California He leaves an aged widow and was well known in Eugene where many friends enjoyed his hospitality at a hotel at Boswell Springs
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Drain, Or
Benjamin Bb. Boswell
Well Springs
Drain
Indiana
Iowa
Boswell Springs
National Cemetery
Presidio
Cal
Mas MacPherson Tells Story Of Gruelty
Bertha MacPherson petitions for divorce from Walter MacPherson in circuit court alleging prolonged drunkenness, insults, threats, and child abuse. They wed in Portland on September 11, 1902, with three children and a request for custody, monthly alimony, attorney fees, and court costs. Frank Schlegel represents the plaintiff.
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Circuit Court
Bertha MacPherson
Walter MacPherson
Portland
Floyd Alexander
Robert Calvin
Leonard O'Neill
Frank Schlege
Mra. MacPherson
Notice of Final Settlement in Hill Estate at Lane County
Notice is hereby given that the administrator has filed his final account in the estate of John H Hill deceased in Lane County Oregon The county court has set Monday the 24th day of June 1907 at 10 oclock in the forenoon for hearing the account All interested persons must appear and show cause why the account should not be allowed and the administrator discharged James W Hill Administrator L M Travis Attorney Take advantage of My wenice during 1AL
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John H. Hill
Lane County
Oregon
James W. Hill
L. M. Travis
Poheim Confesses to Convict Schmitz in Street Car Case
In San Francisco on May 17 Dr Joseph Poheim former police commissioner details a confession alleging Mayor Schmitz pressed him to vote on French restaurant licenses to aid Ruef's extortion. Detectives expect Schmitz to confess to five counts of extortion while Ruef is jailed. Ruef’s confession boosts defense claims and unsettles prosecutions amid a broader political tug of war.
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San Francisco
Joseph Poheim
Schmitz
Ruef
Burns
Dr. Poheim
Rudolph Spreckles
Francis J. Heney
Citizens’ Committee
Dinan
Gillett
Calhoun
Tirey L. Ford
Thornwall Mullally
United Railroads Company
Fils
Mayor Schmitz Declines Talk on Ruef Bribe Case
Schmitz will not meet today as Abraham Ruef testifies before the grand jury about a United Railroads bribery scheme. Ruef alleges a $200,000 payment for streetcar franchise privileges, with $50,000 to Schmitz and $89,000 spread among 18 supervisors, $15,000 to Gallagher, and $61,000 as Ruef’s fee.
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Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
United Railroads Company
Burns
Ruef
Grand
United Railroads
Calhoun
Mullally
Ford
Abbott
Gallagher
Orchard Interview Triggers Judge to Probe Jury Influence
Opening of the Haywood trial prompts Judge Wood to order Ada county prosecutors to investigate how Harry Orchard was interviewed for publication yesterday. The aim is to determine if there was any attempt to influence jurors. Richardson and Darrow condemn the incident as a deliberate move against Orchard and his testimony. Governor Gooding is named as a possible instigator.
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Orchard
Hawley
Borah
Gooding
George Uribbe
Haywood
Wood
Ada County
Harry Orchard
Marry Orchard
Darrow
Richardson
Claims Lovelage Secured Land Through Fraud
John Hostettler, a German resident, sues Charles Lovelace in circuit court to set aside a deed to a 21 acre tract in township 20, range 3 west. He alleges he traded a trap gun in Lane county for the land on May 14, 1907 and that Lovelace did not own the patent, the land obtained by fraud and misrepresentation. Attorneys Williams and Bean represent the plaintiff.
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John Hostettler
Charles PD. Lovelace
Township 20
Lane County
Hostettler
Lovelace
Williams & Bean
Nothing Short of Absolute Home Rule
Dublin May 21 The Nationalist convention met at the Mansion House to decide if the government Irish bill introduced May 7 is acceptable to Ireland. Advance resolutions prepared will likely be adopted condemning any measure short of absolute self government.
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Dublin
Ireland
Postal robber gets long term sentence at McNeil's Island
Portland May 16 Frank Wayne the post office robber was sentenced to nine years at hard labor at McNeils Island and William Carter another gang member to ten months imprisonment.
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Portland
Frank Wayne
McNeil’s Island
William Carter
Dean’s Kidney Pills Ad from Eugene Reader
A testimonial ad notes back pain and kidney distress relief from Dean’s Kidney Pills. Mrs G Berry of 67 North Lawrence Street Eugene Oregon endorses the remedy, claiming pain relief and normal kidney function. Sold by Foster Milburn Company Buffalo NY as sole US agents, 50 cents. Remember the name Dean’s take no other. For Rocky Mountain Tea promoted by Linn Drug Co.
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Eugene
G. Berry
North Lawrence Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
New York
United States
Special Venire in Steunenberg Case Advances Trial
Boise May 21 the special venire of talesmen for the Steunenberg murder case was exhausted and court adjourned to allow Sheriff Hodgkins to gather sixty more men. Nine jurors remain on site. Levi Smith and others named. The defense plans to introduce a life record of Harry Orchard amid continued witness additions as the Haywood case proceeds.
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Boise
Talesmen
Steunenberg
Orrie Cole
Thomas B. Gess
Isaac Bedell
Samuel Gilman
Daniel Clark
George Powell
John Whitlock
Lee Scrivener
Harry Orchardys
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Idaho
Western Federation of Minera
Mooney
Chicago
EB. F. Richardon
Thomas Hogan
Harry Moore
Canada
Syracuse
N. Y
Port Hiren
Mich
Michigan
Moore
Orchard
Megan
Masaic Lodge
Detroit
Denials of Moes raised as prosecution shows evidence
In Boise on May 20, prosecutors produced documentary material linking Charles H. Moes to a 1887 burglary conviction in Joliet. The evidence includes a marriage certificate filed two months after his penitentiary release, and a claim that the wife is the same woman acknowledged by the Western Federation president.
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Boise
Charles H. Moes
JoNet
Chiraco
Moyer
Local forest staff visit and town notes in Oregon
C H Young and inspector Ames arrived over the Umpqua forest reserve and will base at Mapleton. Mrs Lanham faces government post office issues tied to properties sold near Samaria. New births recorded at Harwood and Karnowsky homes. Mapleton reports ill resident J B Barnes, and Elk sightings mark first in years near Glenarbor}.
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C. H. Young
Ames
Umpqua
Heceta
Young
Mapleton
John Lanham
Samaria
Lanham
Horn
Grenada
Oregon
EL Harwood
Acme
Arnold Karnowsky
Arnold
J. B. Barnes
Florence
Alpha
Ten-Mile Creek
Glenarbor
George Knapp
J. H. Leaver
Mabelle Gilman Weds W Ellis Corey Shipyard Leader
Mabelle Gilman married W Ellis Corey of the steel trust this week. Rev John L Clark may lose his pastor position in Brooklyn. Lillie Bernhardt becomes assistant postmaster after clerking for Joe Morris Jr. Coquille schooner flown from Acme to San Francisco with Saubert mill lumber. Joe Knowles leaves for Bohemia for the summer. Dr Ira Bartle travels from Eugene to consult on Mr Barnes illness. Birth announced May 7 1907 to Mr and Mrs A A Miner. Nelson mountain grading to resume. Mapleton post office turned over to Joe Morris Jr May 16. Ludwig Christensen and wife travel to LaGrande for the IOOF grand lodge.
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Mapleton
Joe Morris, Jr
F. C. Bean
Ludwig Christensen
Eugene
Grand Lodge I
O. F
LaGrande
Birth of a daughter and a cottage project notice
On the Seavey farm near Eugene a daughter was born on May 15, 1907 to Jesse Seavey and wife. J. W. Working, recently from Garden City Kansas, is building a one story cottage on a lot bought from I F Robinson on West Seventh Street. The lot measures 57 by 160 feet and the house will be 28 by 24 feet.
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Seavey
Eugene
Jesse Seavey
J. W. Working
Garden City
Kansas
I. F. Robinson
West Seventh Street
Cuticura Remedies Said to Cure Rashes in Child
A Bay City woman recalls a long battle with a persistent skin rash in her daughter. After trying many salves and a specialist with little relief, the Cuticura Remedies were used and, she reports, the breakout disappeared. She endorses the treatment and cites the date May 20, 1906.
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M. Curley
Sixteenth St
Bay City
Mich
Cuticura Remedies Restore Skin of Canton Child
A Canton Minnesota mother reports two years of facial eczema in her daughter improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She praises the treatment and notes the child is nearly six with no sores. Also advertises Cuticura products and mailed information.
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W. H. Kimball
Canton
Minn
Bargain in Land near Eugene for sale in parts
400 acres ten miles southwest of Eugene with a good five or six room house, barn, fully fenced and cross fenced, bearing orchard, abundant running and spring water, fine timber, suitable for dairying cattle or farming. Trade for residence or small trees near a town. Contact A J Wood Eugene Oregon via Farmers 5-6. Also notes on Mr Abrams health improving after surgery in Portland.
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Eugene
A. J. Wood
Oregon
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