Notice of timber claim final proof publication
Department of the Interior lands office at La Grande Oregon gives notice Chester A Pike of Vancouver Washington has filed to establish claim by final timber and stone proof for land described in sworn statement No 01850. He will prove on December 21 1908 before the register and receiver at La Grande Oregon. Witnesses include Rast E Lever John C Kissell John W Maitland and David C Brichoux of Oregon and Washington.
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Vancouver
Wash
W. Sey
W. M
U. S Land Office
LarGande
Orregon
Rast E. Lever
Portland
Ore
John C. Kissell
John W. Maitland
State Wins Morrison Case After Ten Year Battle
The state secures a ten year term in the Morrison case with funds to go to the state school fund if no authentic heir appears. The trial hinged on John Morrison’s birth in Alva Scotland on January 19 1533 and included years of international record research. Attorneys Oliver Finn Cochran Cochran and DA Ivanhoe represented the defendants and state respectively as the intricate proof unfolded.
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John Morrison
Alva
Scotland
America
Mary Morrison
California
Union County
Catherine France
Glasgow
New Zealand
James Morrison
Janette Mars
Ohio
Oliver and
Finn
Cochran & Cochran
Ivanhoe
Indictments Sealed as Grand Jury Hears Rothschild Suit
The grand jury's indictments remain under seal with no publicity about the documents. In court, testimony continues in the Rothschild versus Nash case over lost compensation for four horses allegedly sold by Nash to cover a debt, claimed to be Rothschild's property. The docket also lists McLaurin versus M F Wilson, a North Powder matter.
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Rothschild Ve. Nash
Nash
Rothschild
North Powder
McLaurin
M. F. Wilson
France Agrees to Balkan Conference Agenda
London dispatch reports from the foreign office that France has consented to a joint Russian British program for the International Balkan conference. France’s assent would revive Berlin Treaty provisions, increasing chances that Austria Germany and Turkey will participate.
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London
Foreign Office
France
Great Britain
Austria
Germany
Turkey
Minority Rules Halts Vote On Strike Resolution
Report from Lynn on October 15 describes minority strikers breaking into a hall where workers were voting on a resolution to end the strike. They destroyed ballot boxes and ballots, blocking formal ratification. Manufacturers agreed to adjust differences with strikers expected to return to work today.
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Lynn
Mags
Willine
Prisoner Burns Path to Escape Using Hot Spoon
An inmate at Oregon City jail escapes by heating a spoon and burning through restraints. The incident details a dramatic breakout as authorities investigate the method and timing.
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Oregon City
Pender Files Timber Claim Notice at La Grande Oregon
Public notice from the U S Land Office La Grande Oregon dated October 6 1908 states Christel R Pender of Vancouver Washington filed a timber and stone sworn statement No 01851 for the NE section 17 and BY SEK ecc Hon 8 township 6 south range 36 E Willamette meridian and intends to establish a land claim before the register and receiver at La Grande Oregon on December 12 1908 witness list includes Besi Lever John Q Isbell Chester A Pike and Dewid C Brichoux. F C Bramwell Register.
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Department of the Interor
U. & Land Office
la Grande
Ore
Christel R. Pender
Vancouver
Waah
EU NE
E. Y
Oregon
Besi BE. Lever
Portland
John Q. iKsnell
Wash
Cheter A. Pike
Dewid C. Brichoux
Ote
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the People’s Store
Eastern
People’s Store
Opera House
THE
Oregon Fire Relief Association
VCIE
Mr. Man
Cherry
Pacific States
Department of the Interior
U. 8 Land Office
Chester A. Pike
David C. Brichoux
la Grande, Ore
F. Cc. Brwell Register
Morrison
Hill’s Drug Store
BAY & Zweifel
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