Divorce Granted to Dr. M. W. Turley of Hermiston
Judge Phelps granted a divorce yesterday to Dr. M. W. Turley of Hermiston from his wife Nolin. A marriage license was issued today by Deputy Clerk Broughton to Durmont Edward and Amandall Hansen, a Nolin couple, in federal court notes. Walker moves to Stanfield as County Commissioner shifts household to a ranch. Judge McKinney marries J. A. Balentine and Ella Stiles in Umatilla County. Nagel reports his twelve-year-old son improving after illness in Portland. Two Indians, Jim Craig and Allen James, sentenced to three days in jail by Police Judge FitzGerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolin
Brown Tonr. Durmont Edward and
Amandall. Hansen
T. M. McKinney
J. A. Balentine
Ella Stiles
Umatilla County
Walla Walla
Jim Craig
Allen James
FitzGerald
Circuit Judge Phelps to Aid Portland Judges on Docket
Circuit Judge G W Phelps leaves tomorrow to assist the Portland district five judges in clearing their docket. He has cleared his own docket and will likely be away about six weeks.
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G. W. Phelps
Portland
Supreme Court
Phelps
Strawberry Day to Be Celebrated in Milton
Milton prepares for Strawberry Day on June 6 with a booster committee chaired by Professor I E Young. Speakers will include Ben Selling, Republican candidate for U S Senate, and Democrat Harry Lane. Water hearing at Echo may move to Pendleton within two days as engineers testify and plans shift for venue by Commissioner Cochran.
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Milton
I. E. Young
Ben Selling
United States
Harry Lane
Echo
Pendleton
Engineer Newell
Cochran
Band to Play in Walla Walla Fourth of July Festival
The Round-up Cowboy band will headline the two day Walla Walla celebration on July 4 and 5. A contract is in place for the full Instrumentation to perform. It remains undecided whether the musicians will ride mounts to the event. In Umatilla river Sunday another horse drowned near Thorn Hollow, the horse from Athena livery barn previously perished in similar waters. Jnamea Ghangrow attempted the ford, lost his animal, and nearly lost his life, the horse sinking after the harness tangled. the driver escaped to shore. The horse’s body has not been found.
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Walla Walla
Umatilla
Athena
G. W. Jones
Henry Lantz
Water Office
Jnamea Ghangrow
Thorn Hollow
Rle
Men Shoot Wild Seven Times Over Family Dispute
In Springfield Missouri two farmers Edward Hyder and Walter Abbott exchanged seven shots without closing distance. They abandoned firearms for rocks fists and cudgels injuring Hyder who was knocked out by a heavy club. Neighbors twelve miles north of the city, the men fought in a road confrontation stemming from a months long family quarrel and escalating friction.
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Springfield
Cook
North Pole
Edward Hyder
Walter Abbott
Hyder
Condemned Slayer Pays Penalty at Wyoming Gallows
Rawlins Wyoming Joseph Seng, condemned for the murder of William Lloyd in a saloon, faced the gallows with a calm demeanor as he walked to the scaffold. The execution followed prior conviction and sentence, marking the culmination of the case in the state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Seng
Rawlins
Wyo
William Lloyd
Seng
Evanston Saloon Row Sparks Tragedy and Trap Release
A man named Leng faced a fatal outcome from a saloon brawl in Evanston Wyoming on August 4, 1910. He stepped on a trap with a slight amie on his fips, released a plug from a water bucket to empty it, and the released weight sprung the trap. The incident ties to the earlier altercation at the saloon.
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Leng
Evanston
Wyo
Man Shot As Fire Engulfs Blandsbury Post Office Fire
In Altoona Pa during a $10,000 blaze at Blandsbury Arthur Thomas 40 was shot in the mouth by a revolver fired from heat in the burning building. His lips were cut and teeth knocked out yet he kept working. The blaze consumed Postmaster Luther Bland block including post office furniture store Dr. R W Thompson home and office and Mrs Annie Cole residence all partially insured.
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Altoona
Blandsburg
Arthur Thomas
Luther Bland
R. W. Thompson
Annie Cole
Consul General Hill Killed in Frankfort Germany
Frankfort on the Main Germany Pine Island Minn consul general Hill Frank Davis Hill was found dead at the foot of a hotel staircase with a fractured skull. His body was moved to the city cemetery vault. A rumor of suicide circulated but lacks supporting evidence. No witness to the accident. It is believed he lost balance over the third floor balustrade near his rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort-on- the-Main
Germany
Frank Davis Hill
Pine Island
Minn
Methodists Adjourn Quadrennial Conference Sine Die
Minneapolis May 29 The quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church adjourned sine die this afternoon after nearly a month in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnneapolis
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
McCreay and James factions clash over state convention control
Louisville Kentucky May 29 The McCreay faction and supporters of Senator James claim leadership of the Democratic state convention convened at noon today amid intense sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
McCreay
James
Barnes Defies Roosevelt Wing Over Chicago Convention
William H. Barnes Jr., leader of the New York Republican machine, said the New York delegation will not join the Roosevelt band wagon. He insisted the Chicago convention will decide if the party acts on impulse or deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
New York
William H. Barnes, Jr
New York Republican Machine
Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican Party
Million Dollar Chicago House Rebuilt In New Jersey
Robert L McIlroy of Chicago buys Finley Barrell residence at Twenty first Street and Calumet avenue for 100000. He plans to wreck the masonry mahogany finished home, box it, ship to Paterson New Jersey, and rebuild on his country estate, paying 10000 to remove the structure plus freight and reerection costs. The sale follows a high ground price paid by a printing company, driven by urban encroachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jersey
Robert L. Mellroy
Finley Barrell
McIlroy
Paterson
N. J
Twentyfirst Street
Calumet Avenue
Barren
Plan to kill sparrows with live electric wires in Cincinnati
Rollin White, president of Union Gas and Electric, proposes placing live electric wires over buildings to shock birds upon contact. He claims the system would not endanger humans and would cause a painless death for sparrows. White plans to test the scheme on tall downtown structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Incinnati
Rollin White
Union Gas and Electric Company
White
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Sient
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Columbia River
S. & H. Green
Alta Street
Main
Raspberries
Gray Bros. Grocery Co
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Federal Court
Walker
Stanfield
Horace Walker
Nagel Bey
Frank Nagel
Judge
Slayer Springs
Wyoming
Hill
Frankfort
Kentucky
Pendleton Drug Co
Wm. Hanscom
Cheng, Phiesting
Alta
Oxfords
Workingmens Clothing Co
Golden Rule
Clark’s Grocery
Main Street
Royal M. Sawtelle
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