Waterman elected Hermiston mayor replacing Ross Newport
Hermiston Oregon February 2 council meeting elected council member H A Waterman as mayor to succeed Ross Newport who resigned. vacancy to be filled by council at next meeting. Water system work underway and road survey to the Butte planned. Transfer business sold by Russell Brownell to C E Gerts who will run it. Brownell to stay in town. Various residents and visitors noted including Rev Emmet, Dr Monkmoon and Otta Sprague. Sunnyside case visitor arrived to review land for purchase.
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Hermiston
Ore
H. A. Waterman
Ross Newport
Waterman
Water
Eustem
Russell Brownell
Ridgeway
Gerts
Brownell
Rev. Emmet
Pendleton
Pr. Coe
Monkmoon
Otta Sprague
Ohio
Case of
Sunnyside
Man Compensated for Bite of a Cat in Sawmill Yard
Alexander Matwise, a ray mond sawmill worker, was bitten on the right index finger by a cat while attempting to remove it from a bag. He will draw compensation from the state accident fund after a medical delay and anticipated four weeks of layoff. The case follows a 1908 court decision on animal bite accidents in employment and notes Matwise is 35, supporting a wife, five children, and an elderly mother.
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Industrial Insurance Fund
State of
Matwise
Industrial Insurance Commission
Mutwise
Raymond
Europe
Fat Men’s Club in Charlottesville Forfeited and Raided
Police Justice Shackelford ordered the Fat Men’s club charter forfeited after a raid found a room where cards were played for money. Each officer was fined 50 dollars and jailed an hour. The club, incorporated August 28 last, claimed to promote social intercourse.
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Charlottesville
Fat Men's Club
Shackelford
Music hypnotizes a dog in Colorado
Greely Colorado reports Deputy Sheriff C B Peterson has trained his dog Joker to sleep through phonograph music, particularly whistling records. The dog watches the machine and then falls asleep, a surprising method noted by local authorities.
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Colorado
Greely, Colo
C. B. Peterson
Joker
Peterson
Barber Brower fined for ferret rabbit hunt on Sunday
William Brower a Towanda barber was arrested by Game Warden C. O. Lowery and fined 676 dollars by Justice J. Orcutt for rabbit hunting with a ferret. He reportedly caught 25 rabbits early in November, with 25 dollars added for each rabbit plus 25 dollars for Sunday hunting and 25 dollars for using a ferret.
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Scranton
William Brower
Lowery
Justice of the Peace J
Orcutt
Towanda
Brower
Washingtonian Arrested After Bank Check Debacle
Douglas Haplin of Anatone Washington faced arrest after writing several checks without funds at an Asotin bank. His bride, left in Lewiston, Idaho, lamented their fate in a hotel room amid financial embarrassment.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Douglas Haplin
Anatone
Wash
Millionaire Father’s Son A Tramp In Ventura
Frank Hadlock, 16 years old, arrested for box car burglary in Ventura. His father, wealthy G. Hadlock, testified he placed 20000 in trust for the boy after his mother’s divorce, though the lad had wandered the country for years. The case uncovers a millionaire parent and a wayward youth amid a courtroom scene.
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Ventura
Cab
Frank Hadiock
Clarke
G. Hadlock
Replevin Ends Romance in Cleveland Court
Sophia Kimiczyk of 3841 Broadway, Cleveland, won a replevin case against her former fiancé Joseph Antog of 2258 Went Fifth Street. The dispute stemmed from a romance that began in Poland and ended in the Justice of the Peace court of R. T. Morrow after Antos allegedly rented items connected to their engagement.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Poland
Court of Justice of the Peace
R. T. Morrow
Sophia Kimiczyk
Broadway
Joseph Antog
Fifth Street
Antos
WEDDING PLANS UPSET OVER LOAN AND FURNITURE DISPUTE
Miss Klincek informed him weeks earlier that the wedding could not occur. He sought return of money he claimed to have loaned her and the furniture he said he had given. Miss Klincek says no money was given and she paid for the furniture after the engagement ended.
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Miss Klincek
Miss Klinczyk
Hidden $10,000 Found In Widow's Bustle After Death
In Hodgen Mills Maine, $10,000 in faded greenbacks hidden in a bustle worn by Mrs Mary Fassett who died suddenly. Bills dated no newer than 1886. Relatives found about $7,000 elsewhere in prior searches. Heirs are present with separate counsel.
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Hodgen Mills
Maine
Washington
Mary Fassett
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee by the druggist. Stressed price 50 cents.
Indian Heiress Sought in Southwest for $160000 Fortune
Henry C. Simpson of Lincoln, Neb., executor of Nathaniel P. Simpson, who died in Kansas City, seeks an Indian maiden heiress believed daughter of the elder Simpson’s second wife. The Simpson estate totals $322000, with $160000 to the prospective heiress. The daughter is said to have returned to live with the Navajos.
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Kansas City
Henry C. Simpson
Lincoln
Neb
Nathaniel P. Simpson
Simpson
Henry
Lizard in Stomach Helps Man Lose Fat in Wales
A Wales man, Joseph Schneider, survived a lizard in his stomach after it was swallowed while drinking from a slough last summer. The creature reportedly caused loss of fat at an alarming rate, prompting medical attention and a remarkable recovery after the reptile was expelled.
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Milton
N. D
Joseph Schneider
Wales
For Sale Umatilla County Maps at E O Office
Public notice announces sale of Umatilla County maps at the E O office. The item is offered under official sale procedures with terms and conditions available from the office.
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Umatilla County
E. O. Office
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