Former Yamhill County attorney and judge dies
Oregon pioneer J. E. Magers dies at 70 in Risley Station after a weeklong illness from diabetes. A former McMinnville County Judge and Willamette alum, he later moved to Portland and led the Oregon Pioneer Association and state Republican committee. Survived by widow Dida E. Magers two daughters four sisters and two brothers.
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McMinnville
J. E. Magers
Oregon
Risley Station
Magers
Yamhill
McConnelsville
Ohio
Plains
W. B. Magers
Oregon City
Willamette University
Salem
McMinnville College
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Upper River
Portland
Oregon Pioneer Association
Masonic Order
State Republican Committee
East Side
Yeon Building
Notable Ball Tosser Leat McKinney Sends Letter to Mayor
Mayor George Larkin received a letter from Leat McKinney the famed pitcher who impressed at a college game over a year ago. The January 22 note from Letcher South Dakota recalls the 12 by 14 tent purchase and a long journey with family across Montana and South Dakota.
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George Larkin
Leat McKinney
Letcher
South Dakota
Simms
Montana
Bill Sullivan
Creets
Pheasant Farmer Recalls Newspaper-Driven Rise to Business
Gene Simpson of Simpson's Pheasant Farm in Corvallis recalls how a newspaper publicity item sparked national attention. The Newberg Graphic editor E H Woodward bought the first pair, shipments reached Kansas, and a Kansas State Game Department offer signaled major growth potential. Loans offered by Attorney B A Kirks in McMinnville accompany the piece.
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Gene Simpson
Simpson
Corvallis
Re- Mable Poultry Journal
United States
Associated Press
E. H. Woodward
Newberg Graphic
Newberg
Oregon
Leat McKinney Reflects After Baseball Season
Leat McKinney writes that he helped keep the married men’s title from the single men and plans a stronger return. He recalls playing in Montana where he went hitless at first but finished with a single and a three bagger. He earned seven dollars a day all winter.
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Montana
Leat McKinney
For Sale Large Gelding Auction at Commercial Barn
Large six year old gelding offered for sale weighing 1500 to 1600 pounds. Contact M. D. Ebbert at phone 198616. Auction sale at Commercial Barn Saturday after a long rest we resume auctions, bring your goods and we will treat you right from Ellig and Nelson.
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Portland
B. Newberg
Sherwin-Williams
M. D. Ebbert
Ellig & Nelson
Owing Company Potato Sack Inquiry
Fragmentary notice notes a potato packing query related to sacks per dozen and pricing per sack. Details are unclear but indicate an accounting or supplier matter with quantities described as two potatoes per sack and a 90 a sack reference.
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Owing, Company
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