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Portland Lumber Operators Face Conspiracy Prosecution
Prominent Portland timber operators J A Stoddard and Sey mour W Bell along with Hewitt Lumber Co of Tacoma were charged in federal court with conspiracy to obtain timber claims in Baker County. Proceedings began for recovery of timber claims amid claims the act aimed to defraud the government of funds valued at over 10. Charles H H Chance, a US commissioner, was drawn into the scheme and accepted checks for land office fees from nonaccount holders. Some confessions claim checks were not returned, yet patents were issued. Rain halted city sewer ditching work while crews advance on Fifth Avenue and Main Street. A county board of equalization meeting is set for October 17 1910 to audit and correct assessments and remove errors.
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Portland
J. A. Stoddard
Seymour WT. Bell
Charles HH. Chance
United States
Land Office
Maintreet
Fifth Atero
Board of Equal Caution
City of
Dallas
Polk
State of
Oregon