Judge W. W. Cotton Chosen to Succeed Judge Bellinger
Washington reports Attorney General Moody announced W. W. Cotton will be appointed Federal Judge for the District of Oregon to succeed the late Judge Bellinger. Cotton, 45, noted for maritime law expertise, has long served as a railroad lawyer in Oregon and Washington. He will qualify September 1 after disposing of pending cases and land fraud trials.
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Washington
Moody Today
W. W. Cotton
District of Oregon
Bellinger
Moody
Cotton
Fulton
Republican Party
de Haven
Lyons
Iowa
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State Normal School
Columbia Law School
Isss
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Portland
Pacific
Union Pacific
OR & N
Northwest
Harriman
Oregon
Bellinger & Cotton
Railroads Seek Injunction Against New Freight Rate Law
Eighteen railroads in Rancas City Missouri petition a federal court to stop the board of railway commissioners from enforcing the maximum freight rate law effective today. They claim the reductions averaging about two percent are confiscatory. a temporary injunction is expected to be granted.
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Rancas City
Federal
Board of Railway Commissioners
Cottage Grove Street Work by City Contract
Cottage Grove June 15 The city council let a contract to George Les for grading and graveling a principal street. The price is 1900 and includes grading and graveling. The street leads to the county road and repairs are needed. Further improvements planned to improve overall street conditions.
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Cottage Grove
George Les
Exposition Guidance to Visitors at the 816 Exposition
The Plaindealer urges visitors to enjoy the 816 Exposition at Exposition Grounds on June 17 1905. It advises comfortable shoes, spending time exploring buildings, and attending nightly Trail Shows and music by Innes band. It notes free admission locally, government exhibits, Siberian Railroad display, Igerrotes from the Philippines, and advises planning stays, lodging via Portland Service Co, and day trips on Regulator Line and Bailey Gatzert with views from Portland Heights.
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Innes
Portland
Portland Service Company
United States
Dave
Witner
St. Louis
Philippines
Wil
Pacific Coast
Fair Grounds
Columbia
Bailey Gatzert
Portland Heights
Hero of Cuban Revolution Maximo Gomez Dies
General Maximo Gomez, admired Cuban revolutionary figure, died at his Havana residence after an illness of over a month. Earlier reports noted his condition worsened due to gangrene from a hand abscess and ensuing heart strain.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Santiago
Cuba
Portland Service Co Locates Lodging in Roseburg
Mr Wright has accepted the local agency for the Portland Service Co. The firm will locate visitors in suitable rooms and inform guests of payment terms before departure. If you plan a visit to the fair, interview Mr Wright to arrange lodging. Investigate.
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Wright
Portland Service Co
Roseburg
Pioneer Association Honored At Oregon Exposition
Portland June 15 pioneers of Oregon gathered at Guilds Lake to view the Exposition. The event featured a Pioneer Association session in the Auditorium with remarks by Captain A C Applegate and President Goode, plus music and tributes to Dr. John McLoughlin and Moses Love. Officers were elected including President John W Minto.
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Goode
W. T. Wright
Association
A. C. Applegate
Kilmath Falls
Applegate
State of
Oregon
Moses Love
Lewis and Clark
Halcon Bay Company
Wright
M. L. Myrick
Portland
John Mcloughlin
Hadsau's Bay Company
Vancouver
Oregon City
Oregon Pioneer Association
John W. Minto
M. C. George
George H. Himes
Charles Ladd
William Galloway
Robert Miller
Minto
Loneer Association
John Minto
Drain Normal School Sees Staff Elected for Next Year
Drain June 15 The executive committee of the Drain Normal School board met this morning and arranged funding to continue the school next year. President Dempster’s resignation was presented and accepted. Elected for the coming year were A L Briggs as president O C Brown as vice president and principal of training Sibyl Koykendall M B Signs and Mrs Ella Brown with positions to be assigned and two vacancies to be filled.
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Mal School Board
Dempster
A. L. Briggs
O. C. Brown
M. B. Signs
Sibyl Koykendall
Ella Brown
Weston State Normal School to Suspend Operations
Pendleton Oregon June 16 From all indications it is almost inevitable that the State Normal School at Weston will suspend operations for two years disband its faculty and scatter students. Already 4000 borrowed money has been used and board members face personal responsibility but prefer to avoid further involvement, making temporary abandonment likely.
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Pendleton, Or
State Normal School
Weston
Douglas county to exhibit at Lewis and Clark Fair
Roseburg Commercial Club committee authorized M. F. Wright to solicit and forward Douglas county exhibits to the Portland Exposition. Special committee will supervise, with 2000 illustrated folders ordered to promote county resources to eastern visitors. Samples of local products urged to attract settlers and investors.
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Roseburg Commercial Club
M. F. Wright
Douglas County
Portland
F. W. Benson
Frank G. Mireili
M.D. Thompson
Mortland
Mw. OD
Thomson, Wimberly
W. C. Cooper
Douglas County Exhibit Needs Boost at Lewis and Clark Expo
Lovis Baazxe urges Douglas County to improve its Portland fair display arguing Oregon's Lewis and Clark Expo showcases deserve stronger local effort. He notes state funds and county allocations exist and proposes hiring staff to collect and pay for needed samples to elevate the exhibit to the best counties.
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Rorma
Oregon
Douglas County
Doggles
Iegan
Douglas
Portland
Lovis Baazxe
Lewie and Clark commission authority on Exposition site
Attorney General clarifies joint authority between the Lewie and Clark commission and the corporation. The commission and corporation share occupancy and exhibit name usage, with the commission controlling construction changes. The opinion affirms the commission’s power to accept the site and prevent alterations, while the two bodies act jointly on site use.
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Salem, Or
Lewie and Clark Commission
Corporation
Crawford
Jefferson Myers
Strawberries Prove Good Profit For Southern Oregon Growers
A Medford Mail note reports Mr. Wild of Phoenix earned 320 dollars net from a 00x100 foot plot last year and expects higher revenue this year. The story says one can do well raising produce without owning township land.
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Oregon
Wildder
Phoenix
Medford
Murderer Dodson Sentenced to Hang in August
Grants Pass Oregon June 17 Andrew Dodson the murderer of William Dunlap was today sentenced to be hanged August 11. Dodson and Andrew M Ingram who plotted the murder will go to Salem shackled together in charge of Sheriff Lewis and deputies. The case raises doubts about commutation to life and involves dodson’s weakness under Ingrams influence with Ingram the alleged mastermind.
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Grants Pass
Andrew Dodson
William Dunlap
Dodson
Andrew M. Ingram
Salem
Lewis
Hanna
Ingram
Missouri
Dunlap
Josephine County
Logram
William Jones
Great Irrigation Canal Opened In Nevada
Hazen Nevada June 17 Mrs Frances Newlands wife of U S Senator Newlands broke a champagne bottle over the headgates of the Truckee river canal two miles above Derby as the water began to flow into the canal marking the first irrigation system built under the national reclamation act. The Truckee Carson Canal runs 31 miles from Derby to above Leterville delivering water to Carson valley signaling a new era for Nevada and the west.
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Nevada
Derby
Reno
Truckee River
Leteville
Branton Pleads Not Guilty in Attempted Murder Case
In Eugene circuit court John Branton pleaded not guilty to attempting to kill John Fletcher. Trial set for next Tuesday at 1 p.m. Branton allegedly induced Fletcher to take out $3000 life insurance in Branton’s favor with the W O W order and attacked him on a lonely winter night returning from lodge. Branton lost an eye but survived.
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Eugene
John Branton
John Fletcher
Branton
Gan
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Sold Here
The laxative effect of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets is so natural you may not realize it is medicine. For sale by A C Marsters and Co.
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Chamberlain
A.C. Marsters & Co
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Oregon State Building
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Imogen Harding
Samuel K. Barlow
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Pronerra
America
Drain Normal School
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Riksdag
Sweden
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House of Bernadotte
Carson River
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Milwaukee
Osborn
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Marsters
Henry Booth
F.W. Benson
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J. F Kelly
Jos. Lyons
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