Old Soldiers Pensions and a Fatal Oregon Shooting
A Kansas City style column details pension fraud tests and odd claims by veterans, with examples from liver trouble to a hog injury. It also reports a fatal 22 rifle accident in Woodstock Oregon, where 9 year old Lucile Durst was killed by a misfired shot from her brother Rodney, who handled the weapon after unloading it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Bureau
Warner
Uncle Sam
West Virginia
Fourth Wisconsin Infantry
Tennessee
Newberg
J. F. Durst
Portland
Oregonian
Lucile Durst
Woodstock
Rodney
Durst
Baldwin
Finley
Chehalem Center WCTU Luncheon Draws Fifty-Five
Fifty-five people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman L Harford Glen Hazel for a luncheon as announced by the Chehalem Center WCTU community group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman L. Harford
Glen Hazel
Call for Mass Convention in Yamhill County Oregon
A call to voters in Yamhill County Oregon and the 14th and 24th districts urges a mass convention on April 25, 1908 at 10 a.m. in McMinnville to nominate candidates pledged to Statement No 1 and to form a full county ticket. It invites all voters regardless of party to unite for direct vote principles and united nominations across the 24th Senate and 14th and 13th representative districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamhill
Oregon
United States
McMinnville
Yamhill County
Died in Peace A Cedar County Woman of 1881 1908
Miss Lillian R. Heacock of Cedar county Iowa born May 29 1881 near West Branch died April 7 1908 at age 26 years 10 months 9 days She was active in Friends church and the Christian Endeavor and kept hopeful despite three and a half years of poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian R. Heacock
West Branch
Cedar County
Iowa
Friends Church
Lalso
The
Christian Endeavor
Special Word on Watch Care and Service
The article warns that delicate watch parts must be kept clean and lubricated to maintain accuracy. It notes grit, gum, and friction harm pivots and movements and advises cleaning and oiling every eighteen months, offering thorough factory standard service and precise reassembly for reliable performance.
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United States Pension Commissioner
Kansas City Star
Orville Jameson
Arin
Pennsylvania
Crusader
Harford
South Dakota
Manitoba
Smith S. S. Duncan
P. Irvine
J. G. Eckman
A. C. McKinnon
B. Hendrick
R. L. Harris
W.H. Latourette
Chehalem Center
Washington
Lincoln
Tillamook
Mr. Cake
H. M. Cake
Newberg Jeweler
Postoffice
Bell Phone
Hodson Bros
P. S
Wright & White
Oliver
Portland Seed Company
Northwest
Vincent
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