Reward Offered for Benton County Murder Mystery
Corvallis Oregon June 10 Benton county court offers 1000 reward for information leading to arrest of the murderer or murderers of Mrs Elizabeth Giffith whose Friday night murder and body cast into Rock creek near Philomath was discovered bloodstains hindered by crowds. Governor West duplicated the reward. Sheriff Gellatly says there is no conflict with the district attorney and officials are working to run down the killers.
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Corvallis, Or
Benton County Court
Elizabeth Giffith
Rock Creek
Philomath
West
Gellatly
Y W C A Plans Summer Conferences Across Regions
New York reports a series of sectional conferences for student, city, rural and Industrial branches of the Young Women's Christian Association. The southern general conference opens in Asheville, North Carolina, today for ten days with leading officials from the association addressing the gathering and aiming to revive interest in YWCA work across the southern states.
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New York
Young Women's Christian Association
Southern General Conference
Asheville
N.C
General Association
Newsy Notes of Pendleton
No offenders were charged in the police court today as no charges were filed. Civics Club plans a meeting tomorrow at 230 in the city hall. Prof L W Keeler of Echo is in Pendleton on business. Mrs Joe H Parkes returned from a visit to Walla Walla. Kennedy is recovering from rheumatic illness and can walk. Farmers Union plans a new warehouse at Vansycle. Elisabeth Armstrong, 91, is critically ill after a stroke and relapse.
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Civile Club
Civic Club
L. W. Keeler
Echo
Pendleton
Joe H. Parkes
Walla Walla
Armstrong
Elisabeth Armstrong
Spokane Train Delayed By Tekoa Derailment
Spokane train due Pendleton at 2 15 a m arrived near noon after a derailment near Tekoa caused a long delay. The westbound train scheduled to leave at 7 a m was held up by the incident and failed to clear the wreckage.
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Spokane
Pendleton
Tekoa
Gypsies Arrive in Town Ahead of Camp
Five wagon loads of itinerant gypsies rolled into the city this afternoon and are likely to set up a camp on the outskirts. The group intends to have the women circulate to read fortunes and seek possible gains by various means, preying on the minds of the superstitious.
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Oulgl
Coat stolen near cleaning works on West Court Street
A coat freshly dried after cleaning near Van Bowman’s cleaning works on West Court Street was stolen today by a man described as a hobo. Police were alerted and pursued into the vicinity, searching the area for the coat thief.
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van Bowman
West Court Street
Jungles
Teachers Exams Approaching for June Tests
County School Superintendent Frank K Welles announces the regular June teachers examinations to be held at the courthouse from June 21 to 24 inclusive for state and primary certificates. Notices listing exam subjects will be published in the paper in coming days.
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Frank K. Welles
Court House
Organ Recital Tonight At Methodist Church
A corrected notice states tonight's organ recital at the Methodist church with Prof Robert L Scofield directing at the organ and Guy Allen Turner of Walla Walla as vocalist soloist. Admission is free with a silver offering expected.
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Methodist Church
Robert L. Scofield
Whitman College of Music
Guy Allen Turner
Walla Walla
Schofield
Mrs Nolen Secures Search Warrant in Damages Case
Mrs Mamie Nolen, recently divorced from Ralph Nolen and suing him and his father H H Nolen for over $10,000 damages from an injury during laundry work, obtained a search warrant through the district attorney's office and the justice court to locate certain articles tied to the divorce decree that have been withheld.
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Nolen
Mamie Nolen
Ralph Nolen
H. H. Nolen
District Attorney’s Office
Justice Court
Hele
Kellogg Takes Vacation From Street Work
H C Kellogg, jailed fifteen days for living on the earnings of fallen women, was briefly free today. He began street labor but deserted the job, returning to a life he left behind, and was later found at noon in a restaurant with a well known woman. Authorities note his pattern of escape and brief liberty.
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Mr. Kellogg
H. C. Kellogg
Fragmentary Note of Punishment and Coin Discovery
A fragmentary report notes a person denied liberties or emitted Hin, and upon search after a brief period of freedom a handful of silver coins was found in his pockets.
Transfer of Town Lots in Kirk’s First Addition and Echo
Deeds recorded today show the north half of lots 7 and 8 in block 1 of Kirk's first addition to Athena transferred from T. E. Hammersley to A. F. Garrison for ten dollars and other valuable consideration. Lot 6 and 7 in block 2 of Whitworth's addition to Echo transferred from F. M. Conner to George H. Coppinger for eight hundred dollars.
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Kirk
Athena
T. E. Hammersley
A. F. Garrison
Whitworth
Echo
F. M. Conner
George H. Coppinger
Road Petitions Granted and Debated in County Court
The county court today reviews eighteen road petitions from the west end. All but three were granted after objections by W. H. Skinner and others. The Guderian petition awaits road viewers’ decision and will be held over next month with the Couse creek petition, the latter stirring the most heated controversy.
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W. H. Skinner
Guderian
Couse Creek
Portland Crowds Break All Records at Safety Week Festival
Portland June 9. Record crowds flood the city for the safety week festival with excursion trains and ample lodging strained to capacity. Delegates from New York Vancouver Seattle and other cities attend as the horse parade featuring top Pacific Northwest thoroughbreds vies for rich trophies under Portland Hunt Club auspices.
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Portland
City of Roses
Vlcotrie
Gil Portland
New York
A. H. Stoddard
Vancouver
B. C
Dc. S. Douglas
R. H. Cosgrove
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Lebanon City Council Accepts Bid for Sewer System
Lebanon's city council has accepted the bid of Bidwell, Hayden & Co for constructing a new sewer system, signaling start of the project.
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Lebanon
Bidwell, Hayden & Co
Kryptoks Restore Youthful Eyesight With Comforting Clarity
The text extols Kryptoks as seeing aids that resemble standard youth glasses yet provide far and near clarity. They feature seamless construction with no edges to collect dirt or crack. Wearers enjoy perfect sight while avoiding discomfort.
Clever Jail Break Attempt Exposed in Baker County
Baker Oregon June 9 sheriff's office reveals a near escape by Henry Hoffman and Ed Stanley inmates from Huntington. They fashioned a key from a hair brush and used a mirror to spot an exterior bar then cut a ceiling hole with bedstead parts. They nearly dropped 50 feet using a hose before interception by Deputy George Herbert.
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Sheriff's Office
Henry Hoffman
Ed Stanley
Huntington
George Herbert
Sheriff's Ofice
Fight Hour Day for Women in Seattle Is Enacted
A new law takes effect today in Washington prohibiting any woman or girl from working more than eight hours in a single day in mercantile mechanical establishments stores shops laundries hotels or restaurants. It reduces the workday from ten to eight hours across the state for the fair sex.
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Seattle
Wash
Wrehington
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Frank O'Gara
Bernard O'Gara
Treas
Clark
East
Oregon
Tancheon Bodies
Gray Bro. Grocery
Newsy
Farmers’ Union Warehouse Company
Vansycle Station
Dale Rothwell
Optometinust
Wink
Transcom
Jo Oloy
Boston
Pendleton Dye Works
E. Alta
Baker, Ore
McKay
Birch Creek
E. T. Wade
Big Pendleton, Ora
Sun Hats
Panama
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