Much Mooted Case Decided in Bank Failure History
Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles issues decision in the Lak case of J. I Phy trustee against Bolton Bodmer over a Farmers and Traders bank failure. Bolton Bodmer transferred stock certificates and promissory notes totaling over 3400 dollars to secure a deposit of 6589.85. The judge finds the transfer valid as consideration and bars recovery, with Bolton Bodmer to surrender remaining funds after full settlement.
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J. W. Knowles
J. I Phy
Ta- TR Et Staal P
Aura Bodme Folton & Bodmer
Farmer's & Trader's Bank
Lvriber
Bolton & Bodmer
Degon Life Insurance Co
Elk's Building Association
Knowles
Scriber
Phy
Nampa Hustling Town Forms Businessmen Association
Publicity Manager Fred B. Currey returns from Nampa where Monday night he organized a businessmen's association similar to the local booster group. He finds Nampa a hustling town of 6 000 with 23 blocks paved and plans to boost. Fifty members enrolled and a publicity manager to be hired at once. Currey spent a day in Poise as a guest of Mr McLain formerly of La Grande.
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Fred B. Currey
Nampa
Menei
Currey
McLain
la Grande
Another Good Program at the Star Theater
Patron praise for a Star Theater program. The feature is an exceptionally fine story with superb acting and a compelling plot. The film runs about one thousand feet and accompanies two other good features, making the admission price of 10 cents worthwhile.
Debate Postponed Again for Triangular Event
The triangular debate among Enterprise Elgin and La Grande is postponed again from Friday this week. The new date is next Friday night, with plans to hold the event then.
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Enterprise
Elgin
la Grande
Evanc
Converted Liquor Dealer Dies After Revival Fire
Joseph Kelly a wealthy Carson City liquor dealer who burned his stock after a revival, died at Belmont sanitarium. Heart disease given as the cause. Friends say he suffered mental strain since his conversion and destruction of liquor worth about 2500 dollars in the street before thousands of onlookers.
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Carson City
Nevada
Joseph Kelly
Belmont
Cal
Kelly
Juvenile Theories Spark Fresh Debate
A juvenile case garners attention as new theories emerge about the boy involved. Authorities and observers weigh potential motives and implications for rehabilitation and policy.
Balloon incidents and youth reform debate headline
News items report a sinking balloon drifting toward the Pacific with potential rescue delays near Venice California. Separately Robert McCormick, the boy bandit, begins a life sentence after referencing reform school failures and Christian aid for youths at Michigan State University.
Land Open to Irrigation on Umatilla Project
The Umatilla project in northern Oregon completes its third unit and will supply 4104 acres with water in the 1910 irrigation season. The Interior Department announces water rights and charges including $60 per irrigable acre for building, paid over ten years, plus $1.30 per acre annually for operation and maintenance. Entry restrictions begin February 10, 1910, with January 10, 1910 as the start for water right applications in Townships 4 and 5 North, Range 28 East.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Secretary of the Interior
Umetilla Project
East Willamette Meridian
la Grande
Quarrel Ends in Ranch Hand Boland Slaying in Butte
In Butte on January 12 a quarrel over homesteading near Cyrus Spangler’s ranch led to the shooting death of ranch hand Lawrence Boland. Spangler says Boland drew a revolver first, while Boland’s side claims self defense. Boland died at the scene.
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Butte
Cyrus Spangler
Lawrence Boland
Spangler
Boland
Gades High School to Benefit From New Department
Miss Crystal J. Baebler arrived from Detroit to supervise music and drawing in Gades city schools. She will organize instruction across high school and all grades, focusing on youth’s development in the arts.
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Gades and High School
Crystal J. Baebler
Detroit
Much Neeler
Ammonia Water Charge Tied to Irrigable Land Use
The operation and maintenance charge will be fixed in proportion to the amount of water used, with a minimum per acre charge for irrigable lands whether water is used or not.
Man Claims Hypnosis Led Him to Elope With Heiress
Frederick Cohen who abducted 17 year old Roberta De Janon, heiress to a $10 million fortune, waives extradition and plans to return to Philadelphia with detectives Scha lon and Emanuel. Roberta says she blamed herself. Cohen says he acted under hypnotic influence and intends to return her home as soon as possible.
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Chicago
Schalon
Emanuel
Philadelphia
Frederick Cohen
Roberta de Janon
Cohen
Miss de Janon
Roberta
Rong
Acquitted but is Insane in Auburn Murder Case
Alma Bell, acquitted of the murder of her lover Joe Armes in Auburn California, has been reported to be going insane. She greets her brother, expresses concern for her mother, and later grows despondent after a quarrel with Mrs. Denny. She seized a pistol but it was taken from her. A visiting stranger was asked to leave after midnight, triggering more trouble.
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Willis
Cal
Alma Bell
Joe Armes
Auburn
California
Court Stenographer and Mrs Hanna Visit Willamette Valley
Court stenographer and Mrs H R Hanna and their baby daughter Genevieve return from a three week trip through the Willamette Valley. They visited Mrs Hanna's parents in Eugene and Judge Ant in Salem and stayed with relatives in Cottage Grove Albany and Perryd.
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H. R. Hanna
Genevie
Willamette Valley
Hugene
Testimony on Blue Mountain conspiracy takes center stage
John M. Rowland testified that maps were prepared for Maya and W. N. Jones in the Blue Mountain reserve case as part of a fraudulent scheme. Defense argues Hermann's record is clear and relies on Land Office records to dispute involvement.
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General Land Office Department
Hermann
Maya
Meldrum
Blue Mountain
Roland
Mays
W. N. Jones
Blue Mountain Reserve
Land Office
Heney
Henry Meldrum
S. H. Ormsby
Dan Tarpley
George Sorenson
Fr. Piergs Mayer
Worthington
General Land Office
Wothington
Militia Quells Mob After Mob Action Over Murder
Four companies of state militia arrived to take charge after a mob tried to lynch three African Americans accused of killing Allen Clark, a rural route mail carrier. The attack followed Clark's murder on a train between this city and Burnsides.
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Tenna, Tls
Allen Clark
Mathis
Clark
Burnsides
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