Valley Divided Into Three Districts for Irrigation Plan
A special committee meeting moved to divide the valley into three districts for irrigation canvassing. Three sub committees will cover south of Cove lane, between Cove lane and Booth lane, and north of Booth lane with named canvassers. Subscriptions are expected to accelerate as the 15 000 acres already pledged grows, though the final 5 000 acres may be hardest to solicit.
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Ning
Cove Lane
Messrs. F. 8. Bramwell
J. D. McKennon
Fred Holmes
Island City
Booth Lane
George Stoddard
J. L. Caviness
Ed Reynolda
Walter M. Pierce
C. D. Huffman
Twenty Divorce Suits On Docket At Circuit Court
An unusual docket of twenty divorce cases appears on the circuit court calendar. Without contest divorces are granted between terms, yielding a steady rate. Over the past twenty years the clerk logged 569 divorces, averaging 26 annually, while three terms per year and interterm dispositions push the current docket higher.
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Circuit Court
Idaho Independence Party Fails to Enter Idaho Ballot
Boise Sept 29 There will be no Independence party ticket on the ballot in Idaho this November. Yesterday was the filing deadline. Hearst representatives failed last spring to organize a party here.
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Idaho Independence Party
Boise
Independence Party
Idaho
Hearst Representatives
Fishermen Respond as Columbia River Fishing Opens
Portland report notes activity along the Columbia River banks after Judge Wolverton orders fishing open to all suspended fishermen pending Supreme Court ruling in Christ Neilson case.
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Portland
Columbia River
United States
Wolverton
Pendion
United States Supreme Court
Bryan Bows to Taft as Lincoln Crowd Destroys Bryan Pictures
Charles Bryan sent a telegram urging Democrats in Lincoln to remove his brother’s picture while Taft visits. The notice says the public demonstration is planned for tomorrow night and calls for courtesy to Taft during the visit.
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Bryan
Taft
Lincoln
Charles
Blewart
Stewart Placed on Test Trial Before Retiring Board
Coronel Stewart, once an alleged Dreyfus figure in the Army, faces a retirement board in Washington today. His brother Charles, a San Francisco attorney, argues the colonel is mentally fit and will present exam records. Major Guy Leddie and Col William Arthur will chair the medical portion of the proceedings.
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Coronel Stewart
Jacede and
Cnyfus
Army
Fort Grant
Artz
Charles Stewart
San Francisco
Washington Barracks
William H. Arthur
Guy Leddie
Irrigation Delegates Converge for National Congress in Albuquerque
Delegates from across the United States gather in Albuquerque for the 16th National Irrigation Congress in a new 40000 dollar hall. An irrigation and forest products expo covers over 100000 square feet illustrating reclamation progress. The meeting will discuss conserving resources and expanding habitable and productive areas.
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Albuquerque
N. M
United States
National Irrigation Congress
Bankers Gather for 13th A B A Meeting in Denver
Leading bankers from across the nation convened at the Brown Palace in Denver for the 13th annual American Bankers Association session. President Joseph N. Babcock of New York opened the meeting with remarks, with Governor Henry A Buchte of Colorado delivering the welcome.
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Col
Brown Palace Hotel
American Bankers’ Association
Philip 8
Babcock
New York
Henry A. Buchte
Colorado
James R. Branch
Trust Company
Breckinridge Jones
St. Louis
F. R. Fries
Winston-Salem
N. C
Law
Vice Presidents Meet in Chicago Auditorium Lobby
Sherman and Kern, the vice presidential candidates, met today in the Auditorium hotel lobby. They exchanged cordial handshakes and felicitation. Sherman invited Kern to Utica and to bring his wife. Former Congressman Curtis also greeted both men to ensure the handshakes.
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Chicago
Sherman
Kern
Auditorium Hotel
Utica
Curtis
Harriman Receiving Treatment in Boston Hospital
D H Harriman is being treated in a Boston hospital for spinal trouble, details not disclosed. Authorities say the condition is not believed to be serious.
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Boston
D. H. Harriman
Stevenson Wins by Court's Action in Writ Case
Judge Knowles filed his opinion in the writ of review of Dr. J E B Stevenson who was convicted for practicing without a license. The writ was sustained and the indictment found insufficient to constitute crime, so the case was dismissed. District Attorney Ivanhoe said he would appeal if possible.
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Knowles
J. EB. Stevenson
Justice Court
Ivanhoe
Supreme Court
Cochran & Cochran
Court Motion Day Opens Docket Before Judge Knowles
Attorneys gather for motion day as the law and equity dockets are reviewed. Several cases are deferred to the October term of the circuit court which begins next Monday. The State v. P A McDonald administrator of John Morrison's estate will hear first under the new arrangement, with possible quick petty cases ahead.
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Knowles
Law and Equity
Circuit Court
P. A. McDonald
John Morrison
Assessors Complete 1908 Roll in 28 Days with No Extra Cost
The 1908 roll finished under Assessor R A Hug in 28 days from first ink to final line. The new record adds 74 pages, many measuring 6 by 16 inches, requiring extra work but costing the county no clerk hire.
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R. A. Hug
Tiffany sisters Freed on Bond in Disorderly Case
Two Tiffany sisters are out on bonds with no new court developments since last Sunday night. Oldenberg remains at large as officers continue to search. The Mahady girl remains in city jail serving a sentence but was later released on a $300 bond secured by her father.
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Tiffany
Oldenberg
Mahady
City Wealthier Today Than Eve In La Grande
The city of La Grande is over 160000 richer according to the 1908 tax roll. Total city valuation stands at 3136000 with three year valuations and levies shown. The 1905 1906 1907 figures indicate increased valuation and a revenue rise. levy remains similar to last year totaling about 91500.
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la Grande
Amessors
Freak Grouse In Plymouth Chicken Yard At Dutch Plat Farm
A young female grouse appears daily in the poultry yard of O P Kingley on Dutch Plat. The bird seems domesticated yet retains wild instinct and behaves shyly when approached. Kingley suspects a grouse hatched among Plymouth Rocks may have grown up with the flock.
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O. P. Kingley
Iteelf
Mr. Kingley
Plymouth
Plymouth Rocks
Canadian Pacific Strike Expected to End Tonight
Expect Ead of Servie Winnipeg reports anticipation that the Canadian Pacific strike will conclude before midnight, signaling a quick resolution to the labor disruption.
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Ead
Servie
Winnipeg
Seitz Friends Eye Wireless Station Breakthrough
Forest Supervisor C J Selita of Cascade National forest based in Eugene has built and tested a wireless network of three stations spanning 26 miles with flawless message transmission. Seitz, a former Union County youth, and his Oregon invention will be evaluated before any broader adoption. He also developed a recording device that logs incoming messages during absence using stock ticker principles.
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Lakeview Examiner
Seitz
Union County
C. J. Selita
Cascade National Forest
Eugene
Oregon
Seite
Ancient Crime Uncovered: Plot Against French Royalty
Frenchman recalls attack on Napoleon and empress amid long silence. He details a partially successful plot against French royalty in 1838 and identifies conspirators and perpetrators involved in the assault.
Confessed 1855 Bomb Plot Against Napoleon Restates Details
Los Angeles reports Conts Ca millo de Rudio, a city resident, recounts the failed 1855 attempt to bomb Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Empress. He says he threw the bomb that destroyed the royal carriage. others were never used. He describes capture, death sentence, and later escape aided by marriage, leading to America.
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Los Angeles
Camillo de Rudio
Louis Napoleon
Rudio
Dogi Island
America
Grant
Sherman
Ettore Patrizi
San Frantesco
Goti
England
Oratni
Ttallan Teaders
Napoleon
Hugenle
Polles
Five Men Injured in Gasoline Tank Explosion
Five men aboard the launch Sagameére near Monterey California escaped a fatal end when a gasoline tank exploded early today transforming the boat into a floating surface. The occupants climbed into a skiff and reached shore with minor burns.
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Monterey
Cal
Poison Plot at Stanford Inn Leaves 150 Stud ents Ill
In a reported attempted wholesale case at Stanford University an alleged Chinene cook poisoned students at Stanford Inn last night. About 150 students fell ill after dinner with serious pains and several were hospitalized. The Chinese cook, released days earlier, returned yesterday and allegedly poisoned the floor. All are expected to recover.
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Stanford University
Stanford Inn
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