Murder in Portland: Ralph Fisher Shot Dead in Office
A disbarred attorney J A Finch shot Ralph Fisher, longtime Oregon Bar Association prosecutor, in Fisher's Portland office. Finch was arrested and jailed as the coroner's jury cites murderous intent. The event shocks Polk County residents as details emerge in evening papers.
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Portland
Ralph Fisher
Arthur Haley
Fisher
Oregon Bar Association
J. A. Finch
Finch
J. A
the Normal
The
State University
Idaho
Salem
Fortland
Thomas Kay
Antioch Notes on Local Residents and Schools
Antioch updates show G. P. Locke improving his house while Austin Locke enters Buena Vista school. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Smith have been in Portland recently. Mabel and Ethel Chamberlain of Whiteson have enrolled at Antioch. Mrs. J. C. Sliger remains noted in local notices.
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G. P. Locke
Austin Locke
Antioch
Buena Vista
O. C. Smith
Portland
Mabel and
Ethel Chamberlain
Whiteson
J. C. Sliger
Independence School notes and holiday visits
Miss Gladys Huston from Independence visited Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R W Kirk spent Thanksgiving in Newberg. A telephone was installed in the principal's office this week. Miss Scollard was at Woodburn for Thanksgiving. Mrs Cromwell of the third week spent Thanksgiving in Salem. Mrs Van Loan spent Tuesday afternoon with the first and fourth grades. Piano music follows the ping tuning for marching. The High School formed a literary society meeting every two weeks on Friday afternoons. Misses Chute Johnson and Herren of the U S N S observed in Miss McReynolds grade one day last week.
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M. K. Crowley
Messner
Baker Place
O. M. Lehman
Bressler Place
Sunny Slope
M. Lehman
Minnie Wunder
Edna
Millie
Bessie Clarke
Grace Tice
Antioch
Charles Bailey
Bridgeport
Frank Laws
Laws
Amity
Campbell
Messner Place
Wheeler County
Maria Smith
Willamette Valley
Gladys Huston
R. W. Kirk
Newberg
Miss Scollard
Woodburn
van Loan
Chute, Johnson and Herren
McReynolds
Mable
Frances Cooper
Eugene
S. A. Mulkey
Sheridan
Ella Robinson
McMinnville
A. Robinson
Ethel Toden
Halifax
Nova Scotia
N. Graves
C. E
Independent Happenings in Sister City
Harvey Copeland sails to Los Angeles while many residents visit Portland Spokane Eugene McMinnville Sheridan and Dallas for family visits business trips and hospital care. The Conjancni Club hosts a decorated party with prizes pumpkin seed threading and refreshments.
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Harvey Copeland
Los Angeles
William Barnett
Portland
Lester Butler
Dallas
Edna Guthrie and Mark Rickard Tie in 1908 Wedding
Edna Guthrie daughter of H E Guthrie. Mark A Rickard of Corvallis wed at the brides parents home November 29 1908 at 3 30 pm with about thirty guests. The couple depart for Salem Portland Seattle and Vancouver for an indefinite stay as Benton Polk county society wishes them happiness.
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Edna
H. E. Guthrie
Mark A. Rickard
Corvallis
May Bowden-Babbitt
A. F. Clark
Laura Tacheron
Lillian Bogert
Ethel Newman
Dora Chase
Edith Wolverton
Clara Olsen
Vena Rickard
Veda Mulkey
Leatha Rickard
Leto Wolverton
Polk County
Richard
Benton County
City Council Holds Forth on Cross Walks Committee Reports
City council sessions present committee findings on new cross walks with safety and accessibility updates. Officials discuss installation timelines and budget implications for pedestrians.
Curfew Ordinance Discussed at November City Council
The November council meeting reviewed cross walk costs at 25.42 each and approved the street committee report. R M Smith asked if the city bears Halloween acts liability and the marshal was authorized to enforce the curfew. A sidewalk issue on the Sickafoose property was referred for repairs, and bills were approved. The water question prompted further inquiry to be made by the mayor during a Portland visit.
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Chute
R. M. Smith
L. C. Hoover
K. H. Sickafoose
Sickafoose
Graham & Son Cartage
D. C
Portland
Falls City Visit Brought News and Notable Family Update
Pedee Ren and Eva Womner visited friends in Falls City last week. David Simpson and Lewis Edwards were seen transacting business and quitting logging duties respectively. A baby girl was born to the wife of Chas Kerber on November 27, with the mother and infant doing well while the father is in poor condition.
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Ren
Eva Womner
Falls City
David Simpson
Lewis Edwards
Chas Kerber
Babe
Government ownership of the locks urged at Oregon City
A call for government ownership of the locks at Oregon City argues a large freight rate reduction would boost development in this region and benefit all residents.
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Oregon City
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J. A Finch
A. R. Griffith
Leslie Locke
J. W. Belieu
Allen Towns
Mr. Gilson
McCollum
Nevada
Katie Rogers
Nelson
Monmouth
Independence School
Mrs. Cromwell
Independent
Riverside
A. Gross
E. W. Cooper and Wife
Albany
Mrs. Bricker
Mrs. McQuery
This
City
Lula Locke
Vera Burns
Alta ‘Savage
Iva Cooper
Good Samaritan Hospital
Conjancni Club
van Dornsife
D. O. Taylor
W. Dornsife
Tom Fichard
Loren Wann
Jess Whiteaker
Mary Scollard
Bessie Butler
Bertha Bohannon
Murney
EB. Duyanne
Rickard— Guthrie
Roma Stafford
Miss Stafford
M. Smith
Pedee
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