Blue Mountain Reserve allotment: sheep and cattle lists
The Blue Mountain Reserve allocate report sets 202,479 sheep admitted and 37,458 rejected, with 4,978 cattle applications of which 865 rejected. Two districts split for cattle and horses versus sheep, keeping sheep dominance. list of approved cattlemen by district and a long sheep and sweepmen quota roster. Deadlock till compromise divided range and allowed joint committees to finalize grants.
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Catte
Blue Mountain Reserve
Flest
Blarkey
Camas Prairie
Cattlemen's
Cattlemen's Committee
Charles Vinson
H. J. Bean
James Nelson
F. T
Eb, Byrd
Henry Lazinka
Frank Hilbert
George Gaughey
R. S. Moore
C. P. Helmick
C. H. Russell
Pletcher Bros
Mossie & Sons
Starkey Prairie
James Hawks
George Male, & Son
P. J. Lynde
Buckner Bros
A. J. Sullivan
J. F. Alden
J. B. Hagey
J. C. Briggs
W. H. Briggs
B. L. Burnett
Daniel Shaw
BE. F. Jones
Pilot Rock
Blue Mountains Forest Reserve
F. W. Chapman
Rugg Bros
A. A. Cole
Carl A. Johnson
Antone Vey
Julius F. Weeter
G. BE. Adama
J. M. Hemphill
Joseph Cunha
Douglas Belw & Son
J. EB
Owen Bros
John M. Wynn
M. G. Edwards
B. P. Doherty
Milla Brow
J. L. Howard
Not Webb
Davidson Brow
J. W. Beymer
O. KB. Farneworth
Jeff Heaven
T. D. Matthewn
John Kilkenny
Ed McDaid
L. L. Montague
T. B. Richardson
A. Perard
R. Stanfield
James Ross
Indictment Expansion Ties Bankers to Timber Fraud
A federal grand jury returns an indictment charging bankers merchants and public officials with conspiring to seize timber lands worth about 8.8 million dollars across Crook Klamath and Lake counties Oregon. Letters from Senator Fulton and Rep Williamson urged patents on fraudulent claims as part of the case. Indicted individuals include F W Gilchrist Ralph B Gilchrist Patrick Culligan James G McPherson Heman W Stone Benjamin F Allen Almond C Palmer Judd Palmer Ed N White Edmund Dorgan John J Collins Malcolm McAlpin Thomas H Watkins Charles M Elking John Comba Donald F Steffa M B Brink C A M Bohllerhols J W Hopkins W W Brown and others. Also noted Russian governor ambushed in Odeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Michigan
Minnesota
Crook and Linn
Ore
Interior Department
United Stated
Crook County
Federal
Thia State
Crook
Klamath
Lake Counties
United States
Fulton
Williamson
General Land Office
F. W. Gilchrist
Alpena
Mich
Ralph B. Gilchrist
Patrick Culligan
James G. McPherson
Heman W. Stone
Benson
Min
Prineville
J. W. Hopkins
Vancouver
Wash
W. W. Brown
Beattle
Standard Oil Fight Echoes in Ohio Crusade
Columbus Ohio May 7 Attorney General Ellis has joined President Roosevelt in a battle against Standard Oil. Prosecutions for unlawful methods used to crush competitors are to begin. A report says Standard operates under five different names in the state, accused of pirating fictitious companies to thwart real independents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ig Company
Ohio
Ita Diehones
Methowa
Columbus
Ellis
Roosevelt
Filia
Roonevelt
Newesis
Holy Roller Leader Creffield Shot Dead in Seattle
Frans E Creffield, head of the Holy Rollers, was shot and killed by George Mitchell of Portland in Seattle. Mitchell claimed Creffield ruined his two sisters and sought revenge after Creffield’s controversial religious activities in Corvallis and Oregon. Creffield had recently left the Oregon penitentiary and was ordered out of Corvallis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Roller
Mitchell
Mitchel
Creffield
Oregon
Crefeld
Corvallis
Hecently
Seattle
Frans E. Creffield
The
Holy Rollers
George Mitchell
Portland
Ore
Bo Great
Deerfield
Cannon Boom Marks Birthday as Speaker Declines Candidacy
Washington May 7 Speaker Cannon’s 70th birthday will be celebrated tonight with a House reception at the Arlington hotel. A cannon boom will open the session as he says he will not refuse the nomination yet argues no man can afford to be a candidate for the presidency. The bee in not bothering him, he adds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cannon
Arlington Hotel
To Save Niagara Falls Under Federal Review
Washington on May 7 reports the International Waterways Commission urged Congress to limit river water diversion from Niagara Falls and to pursue a treaty with Canada defining permissible diversions. Also on May 7 Senators Carter Flint Perkine and Ankeny conferred with President Roosevelt about the railroad rate bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Washington
Internaonal Waterways Commission For the
Congress
Canada
Carter
Flint
Perkine
Ankeny
Roosevelt
Collieries Resume as Strike Conditions Eased
In Shamokin Pennsylvania workers returned to collieries for repairs as preparations begin for early coal mining resumption. In New Haven Connecticut hard coal dropped one dollar per ton following improved strike activity and actions.
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Shamokin
New Haven
Conn
Seattle Docks Burned In Massive Fire
Seattle May 7 The Arlington dock was practically destroyed by fire at 4 40 this morning causing losses estimated at 300000 An explosion of cartridges is believed to have started the blaze The waterfront was threatened but the flames were controlled within an hour The army transport Sherman lying alongside was saved by the crew discipline Weswel s cargo stored on the dock for shipment to the orient was a total loss
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Seattle
Arlington Dock
Sherman
Weswel
Orient
Tramps Shoot Brakeman on Eastbound Train
Mountainhome Idaho May 1 A shooting affray aboard an eastbound freight at Orchard Ada county left three train crew shot by two tramps who boarded at Nampa Milan Miller wounded seriously though not fatally brought to Mountainhome for treatment The assailants fled after first firing at the fireman and head brakeman then shot rear brakeman Milo Miller Miller is son in law of sheepman Thomas Mellen condition unclear at press time Also report of sheep dipping at Baker City with 1000 wethers improved and stock in good condition overall
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Mountainhome
Idaho
Orchard
Ada County
Nampa
Milan Miller
Milo
Miller
Thomas Mellen
Sheewpman
Murdered by Burglar in New Brighton Home
Charles Shier, confidential man to Henry H. Rogers and president of the Richmond Light and Railroad Co., was shot and killed today in his New Brighton Staten Island residence by a burglar. Police investigate the fatal home invasion and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brighton
Staten Island
Charles Shier
Henry H. Rogers
Richmond Light & Railroad Company
Flames Threaten San Francisco Waterfront Fire
Fire on the corner of Filbert and Sansome streets in the Gibraltar warehouse caused by spontaneous combustion among wall paper rolls. The blaze drew 200 mine jackets and marines to the waterfront as winds fanned it, threatening ships at dock including Curacao Umatilla City of Para Nippon Maru Sonoma and vessels Chicago Boston Purintion and Princeton.
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San Francisco
Union Street
Second and Brannan
Filbert and
Sansome Streets
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Curacao
Umatilla
Pacific Mall
City of Para
Oceanic
Sonoma
Chicago
Boston
Burnside
Princton
Porter Oregon Editor Jailed for Forged Deed Case
Lat in Kansas City Kansas City May 1900 McGinnis ex college professor and author of no standard work on mathematics was convicted of forgery in criminal court here and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. McGinnis and a confederate forged a deed to a city lot and sold the property for two hundred dollars. He once led a high school at Oconto Wisconsin and later published papers in Medford Oregon Julesburg Colorado and Logan County Colorado. He is a direct descendant of John Napier inventor of logarithms. While in Newton County Missouri he served time for malpractices and wrote Algebra the Universal Solution for Numerical and Alteral Equasions which gained fame among mathematicians. After prison the book was published in America and England.
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Medford
Ore
Julesburg
Col
Logan County
Colorado
John Napier
Newton County
Minsouri
America
England
Adverse Report on Frisco Improvement Bonds
Washington May 7 The senate committee on finance reported adversely to the Newlands resolution creating a joint commission to consider measures to extend financial aid to San Francisco by guaranteeing improvement bonds The measure is deemed beyond congressional authority and inexpedient The president supported a bill for a delegate to Congress from Alaska
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Lewes
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Newlands
San Francisco
Congress
Alnaeka
Tragic Shooting and Suicide in New York Household
Miss Agatha Walters of the 409 was shot and killed in bed by her mother Mary E. Wat era, 52, wife of a prominent banker, early this morning. The mother then fatally shot herself. The woman is believed to have been temporarily in name.
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New York
Agatha Walters
The
409
Mary E. Watera
Committees Appointed for Umatilla League Meeting
The Umatilla County Development League sets its May 12 session with Gov Chamberlain and Judge Halley among expected attendees. James Johns names reception and arrangements committees and outlines plans for irrigation and inland empire discussions ahead of the Boise congress.
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James A. Fee
T. C. Taylor
Chamberlain
J. G. Halley
Pendleton
League
Umatilla
Jas A. Fee
J. T. Hinkle
W. A. Brown
George Darveau
J. E. Cherry
Leon Cohen
Lee Teutsch
C. BE. Roosevelt
R. Alexander
R. E. Tarbett
T. C Taylor
C. J. Smith
Bert Harfman
H. J. Bean
C. A. Barrett
Athena
John
National Association
Boise
Inland Empire
National Congress
May Session Opens Pendleton Supreme Court May Be Brief
The Oregon supreme court convened its May session in Pendleton with all judges present. Ten Umatilla County cases on the docket include challenges to migratory stock tax and liquor sale to Indians. Several cases argued or transferred to Salem. few Umatilla cases remain. Max Jud, noted chess figure and former Austrian minister, died at St Louis.
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Umatilla County
Salem
Supreme Court
Pendleton
Moore
Bean
Halley
Crawford
John L. Rand
Leroy Lomax
J. N. Hart
Baker City
T. H. Crawford
C. H. Finn
la Grande
G. W. Hayes
Yale
J. Callahan
Detreich
Pocatello
W. M. Peter
JSON
Athena
D. Peterson
Miton
J. F. Maddern
Frank Welch
Oregon Liquor & Cigar Company
F. A. Barton
W. W. Rose
A. P. Brown
Gold Coin Mining Company
W. M. Pierce
Union County
George Miller
State of Oregon
Hoover B. Goredon
J. A. Morton
C. &. L. Company
Fred Nadine
F. L. Richmond
G. H. Lindsey
Grand Ronde Lumber Company
J. H W. Seward
Pacific Livestock Company
Umatilla
Ellis
Phelps
Max Jud
St. Louis
Austria
Letter Safe Is Burglarized in Chicago Vault
Chicago May 7 burglars looted the Levi Z Letter estate vault. Securities valued at 150000 were stolen or missing. C Clgarmakers Struck Boston May 7 twelve hundred cigarmakers struck here this morning. Forty employers of 500 men signed the scale. Won Tennis Championship London May 7 Jay Gould beat A Fennel three sets to one.
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Chicago
Levi Z. Letter
Boston
London
Jay Gould
A. Fennel
Idaho Farming a Success at Salabria Ranch
R H Martin just returned from Salabria where he supervised a month of planting on his ranch. Washington county settlers from Oregon are rapidly increasing, with about 20 families arriving a year ago to test crops. The area now attracts more arrivals as land is nearly fully taken. Crops grown include wheat, barley, rye, oats and other grains.
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Idaho
R. H. Martin
Salabria
Boise Capital News
Washington County
Oregon
O R N Superintendent visits city in private car
Superintendent D W Campbell of the O R N arrived in the city today in his private car to discuss freight operations in the interest of the railroad. Walter Stanley was found guilty in federal court at Spokane of robbing the United States mail by stealing a mail bag from a railroad crane at Riparia on January 31.
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Walter Stanley
Spokane
United States
Riparia
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Blue Mountain
Fly Valley
Aitkin
McKay
Lida McDonald
A. F. Carney
David Horne
William Card
Harry and Gillman
Federal Grand Jury
Ellis Wills
Franz Greffield Onot
Eader
Geo
Rge Mitchell
Arlington
Idah
Will Parker
Parker
Brown & Geddes
Ccach
Baker County
Gan Francisco
Oakland
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