Death of Nathen H. Ingram in Deer-Hunting Accident
Nathen Henry Ingram died instantly when a hunting companion, Ray Hyde, shot him in the breast in a Cherry Creek gulch accident Sunday morning. Mark Brown and Hyde fled the scene. Ingram’s body was found Monday forenoon. Funeral held at Fox Bridge Church with large attendance. Born August 15, 1883 near Gravel Ford Accutt. married Roxie E. Bright January 3, 1910. survived by wife, two daughters, father, mother, three sisters, two brothers, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Ingram
Lee-McKinley
Cherry Creek
W. H. Bunch
Ray Hyde
Mr. Ingram
Mark Brown
Ingram
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
Brown
Fox Bridge
Thos. Barklow
Nathen Henry Ingram
Gravel
Ford
Roxie E. Bright
Nellie May Knight Weds Dwight Culver in Home Ceremony
At noon on Sunday October 29 at the Knight home in this city, Nellie May Knight married Dwight Culver of Bridge. Elder Thos Barklow officiated as flowers and arches decorated the parlor. Forty guests attended before a wedding dinner. They departed Monday for a trip visiting Will Knight in North Yakima and will settle on the Culver ranch near Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Knight
Nellie May
Dwight Culver
Bridge
Thos. Barklow
Church of the Brethers
B. C. Knight
Frank Culver
Laura Knight
Grandpa Stemmler
Will Knight
North Yakima
Washington
Culver
Van Alstein and Williams Wed at Presbyterian Manse
Mr Harold Van Alstein and Miss Doris Williams were asked in marriage at the Presbyterian Manse on Wednesday evening November 1 with Rev James F Vernon officiating.
Bandon Claims Oldest Voter Supports Wilson
James Haft of Bandon aged 104 plans to cast his ballot for President Wilson. Born in 1812, Haft has lived through 26 presidential terms and says Wilson has made the most enviable record, second only to Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandon
James Haft
Wilson
Haft
Great Britain
Lincoln
Half of rural children show defective teeth study finds
A U S Public Health Service survey of rural school children reports 49.3 percent have defective teeth, 21.1 percent with two or more missing teeth, and only 16.9 percent getting dental care. It calls parental neglect the main cause and urges sustained home cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Print papers face suspension risk warns USC professor
Bruce Bliven, a journalism professor at the University of Southern California, told members of the Southern California Editorial Association that half of U S newspapers could suspend publication unless the print paper situation improves soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Bruce Bliven
University of Southern California
Southern California Editorial Association
Republican Nominee's Platform for County Commissioner 1916
A Republican candidate pledges a dollar for a dollar of work and a square deal for all. He promises an honest, conscientious performance of duty as the county commissioner, appealing for support at the November 7 1916 election.
News Battle on Priblof Islands and Local Obituaries
Hints of government seal hunts resume in the Bering Sea after a kill ban while 7000 seal skins are shipped to St. Louis for auction. In Cottage Grove James H. Shortridge, 85, pioneer, dies after rupture surgery, survived by several children and linked to Daniel Boone.
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Priblof
Bering Sea
HL. J. Christo Ate
United “States Bureau of Fisheries
Christoffer
Elihu Thompson
Thompson
St. Louis
Cottage Grove
Ore
James H. Shortridge
Lane County
Plains
Indiana
Amelia S. Adams
Santiam City
Marion County
Boone Shortridge
J. J. Weeden
J. W. Harris
Eugene
Olive Lavey
Portland
Daniel Boone
Corvalls
Corvallis
Oregon
Hygiene Society
J. C. Clark
Shanghai
John H. Rudd
Bois
I. .B. Rhodes
Idaho-Oregon Y. M. C. A
Carranza
Mexico
Arthur J. Stewart
Gold Beach
Curry County
John Day
John Day Country
California
Myrtle Point approves final sewer assessment and alley work
The Myrtle Point City Council, in an adjourned meeting, approved the equalized assessment for a sewer district with typical 50 by 95 foot lots costing about 33.15 per owner and authorized the City Recorder to finalize payments. The Recorder was also instructed to notify about alley improvement in Block ten and to pay Langston Construction Co. the balance on the Block 11 alley contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
City Recorder
Taylor Johnson
Blockten
Langston Construction Co
Block 11
Attorney Opinion Says Naturalized Father Citizenship Papers Not Required
Salem Oregon October 27 Assistant Attorney General issues opinion that a person who became a U S citizen through naturalization of his father need not show his father's citizenship papers when registering The ruling challenges a practice used by county clerks and states there is nothing in the law requiring such proof by the citizen through his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
United States
van Winkle
Elimination of Grade Crossings Planned in Oregon
The Oregon public service commission will convene a conference in Salem to discuss steps for removing dangerous grade crossings. County state and railway officials will be invited, with a call to be issued early next week. Commissioner F J Miller said the need is great due to annual fatalities at crossings. Members of the state highway department and county courts are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oreg
Oregon Public Service Commission
F. J. Miller
State Highway Department
Three Miners Die in Beaver Hill Coal Mine Blast
An explosion at Beaver Hill coal mine last night killed three miners and injured two. Dead are Chas Ferreri, 40, Martin Bomar, 49, and John Lowe known as Scotty, 48, with families in South Inlet, North Bend, and Oakland. Injured Thomas Harrison and Thomas McKelvie sustained non life threatening injuries. The blast occurred on the lower level around 8 30 after night crew arrived, likely due to gas and coal dust, with no ensuing fire. Twelve men were on shift. five were on the lower gangway when the explosion happened midway from the shaft.
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Beaver Hill
Chas, Ferreri
South Inlet
Martin Bomar
North Bend
John Lowe
Scotty
Oakland
California
Thomas Harrison
Thomas McKelvie
Child Dies at Age Three in Lee
Greta Margaret Lewis, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Lewis of Lee, died Monday October 30. Funeral services were held at Gravel Ford on Tuesday conducted by Elder Thos Barklow. She was three years four months and eleven days old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Margaret Lewis
Dan Lewis
Lee
Gravel Ford
Thos. Barklow
Bishop Child Marries and Tragic Tree Collapse Funeral
Bishop Child married Thursday. Elder Thos Barklow conducted the funeral of the Bishop’s little daughter crushed when a felled tree toppled the house. The family bore injuries. Alice Winonia Bishop, born May 6 1914 died Oct 24 1916, leaving parents four brothers three sisters a great grandmother Mrs Doty grandfather Mr Kempton and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Barklow
Powers
Joy Bishop
Bishop
Alice Winonia- Bishop
Mrss. Doty
Kempton
Women Send Dimes for Silk Petticoats Chain
Thousands of women nationwide mail 10 cents each to join an endless chain scheme promoted by a broker exchange. Federal agents hunt officers suspected of mail fraud after the scheme vanished weeks ago. Post officials report massive mail volume with 25,000 letters and as many dimes in one day, many returned or unmarked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnapolis
Exchange
E. A. Purdy
Representative S. P. Pierce of Coos and Curry Honored
An Oregon Voter profile praises Representative S. P. Pierce as a former Ways and Means Committee member who listened closely, voted with keen judgment, and held significant influence in the legislature. Pierce is described as having seniority and a handsome Spencerian copperplate handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Pierce
Coos
Curry
Pierce
Ways and Means
Shoul Beatin
Oregon
Coos County Bar Association Honors Graydon T. Treadgold
The resolutions committee drafted a tribute to Graydon T. Treadgold noting he was a respected and eminent member lost in the line of duty while fighting lawlessness. The resolution offers sympathy to his widow and mentions sending a copy to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County Bar Association
Attorney Treadgold
Graydon T. Treadgold
Claud H. Giles
R. Peck
Cc. R. Wade
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Nathen H.ingram
Birch
Tucker
Republican
Archie Philip
Eugene, Or
Coos Bay
Ray Goodrich
Eugene Chamber of Commerce
John H. Lewis
Lewis
Goodrich
State ‘Highway Commission
Bay
Florence
Ry Board
The
Berlin
Reichstag
Socialist Party
Blood River
West Side
J. Re Ww. Sifton
Dallas, Or
Dallas
Apple Acres Company
C.B. Marshall
Albany
Castle Rock
Wash
County Advocate
Oni
Albert Johnson
Hoquiam
Advocate
Nellie McClane
Mabel McClane Brown
G. F." McClane
National Livestock Exchange of Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Council
Bishop Child
Bar Association
N. P. Peterson
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