Hawley Seeks Rail Land Sale Stance For Oregon
Hon. Willis C. Hawley, congressman for the district, toured Ashland and planned to spend a week in Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties. He argues the railroad should sell its land to actual settlers at or below 2.50 per acre, citing a Washington letter on the term actual settler and a 1880 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis C. Hawley
Congress
Ashland
Klamath
Lake
Jackson
Josephine
Douglas
Hawley
Oregon
W. C. Hawley
Salem
United States
Office
Thurston I'this Special Correspondence May Meeting Note
Thurston reports from May 29 that Mr. Stephen of the Divinity School at Eugene is mentioned in a special correspondence. The item notes a possible event or speech connected to the Eugene Divinity School, reflecting local academic activity.
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Thurston
Stephen
Divinity School
Eugene
Wallowa County notes: sentences and damages described
James Parris received ten years in the penitentiary and a $1000 fine for the murder of Chas G Sim. Press Montgomery faced a $250 fine and $1000 bond to keep the peace after stabbing Thomas Gill at a Wallowa county dance. Gill survived eight stab wounds. The Harrison Box Lumber Company plant in Har rison Idaho burned, with about 50000 dollars loss. origin unknown. Br F O Neill of Walace was principal owner. electric generating plant destroyed as well.
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Enterprise
Wallowa County
James Parris
Chas. G. Sim
Press Montgomery
Thomas Gill
Wallowa
Gill
Harrison Box Lumber Company
Harrison
Idaho
Br.f O'Neil
Walace
Pleasant Hill caller and visitors at county seat
M A Veach of Pleasant Hill called at the Guard office Friday. Samuel W Gartin of Dexter visited the county seat Friday last. Mr and Mrs Emil Myer of Walworthville were county seat visitors yesterday. Wm H Bainbridge of Creswell was in the city Thursday last. After an extended trip through Washington he recently returned to Oregon confident it is the best country. J W Parker from Elmira was in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Veach
Pleasant Hill
Samuel W. Gartin
Dexter
Emil Myer
Walterville
Wm. H. Bainbridge
Creswell
Washington
Oregon
J. W. Parker
Elmira
Stamps and photos offered at 487 Willamette Street
Dr. Lowe the exclusive optician will be in his Eugene office all next week to test eyes for classes. E R Hollenbeck reports lively lower Siuslaw country with four schooners at Hurd's wharf loading lumber for San Francisco. All sawmills operating and times are good. You are invited to call next week for a genuine eye test.
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E. R. Hollenbeck
Florence
Siuslaw
Hurd's Wharf
San Francisco
University of Oregon Track Team Heads to Seattle Meet
The Oregon track squad departs for the May 30 triangular meet with Washington and Idaho in Seattle. Twelve athletes travel including Moores, Kuykendall, Kelly, Moullen, Obertauffer, Stag, Zacharias, McKinney, Wood, Reid, Dodson and Huston. Captain Moores may chase 220 hurdles records while Kelly eyed possible world marks. the effort centers on accumulating more points than both rivals combined. Hayward praised as great trainer. Oregon’s success path lies in his coaching of sprinters and weights, though distance classes show gaps. Oregon supporters hail the team as among the best in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Seattle
Universities of Washington
Idaho
Moores
Kuykendall
Kelly
Moullen
Obertauffer
Stag
Zacharias
McKinney
Wood
Reid
Dodson
Huston
Oregon
Washington
Pullman
Hayward
United States
Wayward
Eighth grade examinations yield Lane county top students
In Lane county many pupils passed the eighth grade examinations for advancement to high school. Named districts include Eugene City district 4 with students Mabel Miller Camille Biddle Anna Brooks Harriet Purdy Lora Adrian Rhoda Green Pearl Lindley Flora Ball and others from Pleasant Hill Bethel Saginaw River View and more. The examining board listed C L Strange F W Roberta H C Baughman and W G Martin. Also noted were a Eugene General Hospital Association board meeting levying stock assessments and bids for College Hill building, to open June 5 for contract letting and immediate construction. The estate of Frank Emerson shows $2295 value on its appraised inventory.
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Lane County
Eugene City
Mabel Miller
Camille Biddle
Anna Brooks
Harriet Purdy
Lora Adrian
Rhoda Green
Pearl Lindley
Flora Ball
Merle Stearn
Ruth Horton
Lizzie Nurre
Francis Vogle
Loma Kizer
Zula Christian
Carl Zimmerman
Marshall Pettis
Harold Humbert
Karl Lee
Harry Billmire
Jessie Kellems
Buford Roach
Frank Andrews
Harold Raby
Burt McArthur
Norman Winberg
Helen Graham
Pleasant Hill
Nellie Mathews
Alberta Mathews
Grant Lattin
Fred Farrow
Bethel
Hannah Eleard
Eugene
Hazel Morrill
Santa Clara
Grant Schaffner
Mt. Vernon
Alvin Clearwater
Geo. H. Armitage
Springfield
Ida Walker
Dora Copenhaver
Myrtle Copenhaver
Lloyd Emory
Jim Copenhaver
Elmer Wells
Grace Reed
Grace Fitch
Cottage Grove
Blanche Branton
Jean Howard
William Garoutte
Ruth Osman
Luther King
Hazel Gray
Thomas Campbell
John Cooter
Kittle Brumbaugh
Dorothy Funk
Almira Phillips
Clarence Whitlock
Gertrude Hogate
Hattie Wheeler
Fern Ridge
Ruth Hill
Ilva Ricketts
Lula Bailey
Dunn
Guy Applewhite
Leo Martin
C. L. Strange
F. W. Roberta
H. C. Baughman
W. GQ. Martin
Eugene General Hospital Association
College Hill
Billion Dollar Railroad Trust Is Perfected
A Washington dispatch reports a massive merger plan shaping into the Greater Pennsylvania system. It would unify over a thousand million dollars in capital and extend from the Atlantic coast to Gulf ports. Key properties include The Pennsylvania Railroad and Company, the New York New Haven Hartford Railway, and the Louisville & Nashville Railway with east west connections.
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E. H. Hartiman
Atlantic Coast
Gulf Ports
New England
East
Middle West
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulf
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
Boston & Maine
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Attacks on Japanese Restaurants Rattle San Francisco
A San Francisco consul report confirms recent assaults on Japanese restaurant keepers after two white men were expelled. Public outrage grows while the press withholds hostile comment, hoping Washington will prevent further incidents. Police were unable to intervene in the strike district amid the crowd at the restaurant and nearby bath house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
San Francisco
Washington
Root Takes Up Complaint Over San Francisco Abuses
Washington May 25 Secretary Root received representations from the Japanese ambassador and took up with the Department of Justice the matter of abuses against Japanese restaurant keepers in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Washington
San Francisco
Department of Justice
McCormick's team beaten by Coburg in high scoring game
Jay McCormick took his ball players to Coburg Sunday and were trounced by the Saw Millers by 13. O'Brien started on the Eugene mound and issued walks and hits amid a wild debut. Morris was hit freely as Coburg won by a single run despite a flurry of offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay McCormick
Coburg
O’brien
McCormick
Eugene
O'Brien
Morris
Small Business View of State University Funding
The piece argues that a 125000 referendum for university support pales beside Missouri’s 100000 for a single building. It notes the University of Missouri grounds and facilities valued at 2000000, lauds rapid growth, and argues strong public schools support a shared educational ascent in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
State University
Missouri
Oregon
University of Missouri
United States
Oregon Wool Sales Close Amid Strong Prices
Over a million pounds of wool offered at public sales. 847,071 pounds sold with buyers from Idaho driving prices up. Prices ranged from 18 to 22 cents. Mansfield sells Nampa Leader to Iowa buyer. new publisher to take over after a month. Annie Troxel named guardian for Josephine and Frank Troxel. Eugene crowd attends Goshen picnic with a large turnout and good time reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Pendleton
Oregonian
H. W. Mansfield
Oregon
Nampa
Iowa
Eugene
Goshen
Memorial Day Observance in Cottage Grove
Memorial Day will be observed in Cottage Grove under G A R and W R C auspices with a decorated graves program. The city mayor urged business closings 10 am to 4 pm to aid in the exercises, with a 9 30 am parade from Fifth and Main to the cemetery and 2 pm services at M and M Church led by Rev J L Beatty.
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Christian Church
Jones
Fifth
Main Streets
A. R. Veterans and Women’s Relief Corps
Company E
J. L. Beatty
Commercial Club
Willamette Valley Development League
Willamette Valley
W. R. Parsons
Dorona
Ashland
Messrs. Medley & Johnson
August Sinsche
LeRoy
C. Ross King and Wife
Bezdek Upset in Swift Rapids Rescue by Patterson
Hugo Bezdek university physical director and Joe Patterson Pittsburg student nearly drowned when their canoe capsized at Judkins Point. Patterson, a strong swimmer, swam back to aid Bezdek, both reached shore, and Patterson retrieved Bezdek's hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Bezdeck
University
Joe Patterson
Pittsburg
Judkins’ Point
Patterson
Bezdek
Theodore Tilton Dies Recall Scandal? Paris May 25
Theodore Tilton American author and editor dies of pneumonia in Paris. Longtime accuser in the Beecher scandal, he demanded civil damages of 100000 dollars over alleged illicit relations between Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs Tilton. After tragedy he led a quiet life abroad with little public mention.
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Paris
Theodore Tilton
Tilton
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Killed for Resisting Officer at Chehalis Toledo Arrest
In Chehalis Washington May 27 William Gerkins escaped from Winlock sheriff and was shot by Deputy Thomas Connors while approaching his home in Toledo Connors fired after Gerkins ran and was killed. Connors was arrested. Gerkins faced accusation of shooting a cow. Hans Pedersen named administrator of Hans Hansen estate filed in Salem. Estate valued at $1400.
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Chehalis
Wash
Gerkins
Thomas Connor
Toledo
Winlock
Connor
Connors
Hans Pedersen
Hans Hansen
Salem
Lumber dealer W B Andrews injured in wagon accident
W B Andrews a lumber dealer with yard near the railroad depot was thrown from a wagon and suffered a broken right collarbone and possible internal injuries. He was with Conrad Myers at his yard when the horses spooked the wagon. Doctors Kuykendall and Day treated him and he was taken home for recovery.
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W. B. Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Conrad Myers
Eugene Mill Co
Myers
Eugene Market Weekly Report itemized prices
Weekly market report lists grain hay prices oats oats and bran per ton per bushel with various figures for dairy butter eggs and poultry. It shows prices for potatoes onions lemons green apples oranges and livestock including steers cows mutton fat hogs and turkeys with per unit and per case fields.
Townsend Company Raises Butter Price in Portland Market
In Portland Market Review Townsend Company boosted butter quotations to 24c a pound, 1c above local rivals, and added ¾c to cream price. The move signals strong demand as other creameries consider an anti-rise while Townsend claims ongoing offers for surplus butter. Livestock and produce notes follow with prices for eggs, strawberries, cantaloupes, apples, lemons, potatoes, and cattle, sheep, hogs, and dairy products.
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Portland
T. 5. Townsend Company
Townsend Company
Townsend
T. 8
Creamery Company
South
Front Street
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