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NEWS OF GENERAL OREGON NEWS NOTES
INTEREST IN IDAHO OF GENERAL INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of The Events Occurring Throughout
Past Week From Cities the State During the Pitt
In Our State Week.
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Women on Inquest Jury
Welser. Coroner McCann returned
from Robnette, Or., where he held an
Inquest over the body of an unidenti
fied man found in flni.se river on the
Idaho Hide. Nonilng was found that
would lead to identify. Betide other
minor articles a watch, $5 cold piece
and 60 cent! in imall change were
found In the pocket. The watch 1
a eeven-Jewel open-faced Waltham. the
works are numbered 3734683, and the
nickel case bears the number 11139.
The watch will be sent to the manu
facturer and an effort made to Iden
tify the unfortunate owner.
For the first time In the history of
this county, and perhiips the state,
women snt on the coroner's Jury. It
was Impossible to complete the Jury
of six men without going several miles
out of his way, and In order to hasten
matters McCann swore In two women
and proceeded with his gruesome du
ties. He declares the women stood
the ordeal fully as well as the other
members. The Jury was of the opin
ion the body had been In the water
fully six weeks.
SENATOR BRADY MARRIED
Chicago United States Benatoi
James II. Hrady. of Idaho, and Mis
Irene Moore, daughter of Mr. Oeorg
M. Moore, of this city, were married
at the home of the bride's cousin. Mr
Arthur I.. Moore, Ravine drive, High
land Park, a Chicago suburb
After the ceremony the bridal cou
ple left for Washington and will be
at home after June 15 at 1700 Rhode
Iiland Avenue, N. Y.
Appla Men Don't Agree
Hood Hirer. Although the decision
or the Hood River appiegrower in
mass meeting here, when representa
tives were present from the nine dl
Tlslons Into which the state of Idaho,
Montana, Washington and Oregon had
been divided by the North Pacific dis
tributor, wai favorable to the cen
tral distributing and selling agency or
ganlzed last fall at Spokane, the en
tire responsibility of affiliation with
the distributor waa left to the board
of director of the Appiegrower' A
orlatlon. the recently-formed combin
ation of local apple ales companies
As to whether or not local fruit will
be shipped by the distributor this
year hanus on the conceaslon of the
boflrd of trustee of the central agency
allowing the Western Oregon dUtrlcts
to have a main office at Hood River
Instead of having all of the bualne
of the con'-ern transscted at Spokane
Indian Boy Beat Cupid
Spokane -After a series of futll
attempt to BftBft ;i marriage HoMN
that he might claim Knther Wyn MB
a Spokane Indian maid, a his bride.
Alex I'lerre, age 20 years, an Indian
boy of Worley, Idaho, was able to get
his uncli! Spokane Enos, to the county
auditor's office and obtuiii'-d the covel
ed credential.
I'lerre, a Nw I'erce. formerly at
tended the Cushman school at Taco
ma. He arrived In Spokane to make
flnul prepanttlona for the marriage
ceremony. When he reached the of
fice of the county auditor with the In
dlan maid be found that she was old
enough to get married If be liked, but
that he wo-ild not be able to gat the
licenae until hi guardian. Spokane
Knoa. consented to th ceremoay.
That the bride might depart for br
borne without delay abe wa permitted
to leave ber lgnatur at the office.
BIG PINE PLANT DESTROYED
Largest of 81s Mllla Consumed When
Arc Spark Files In Shavings
Maker -The plant of the linker
White I'lne Lumber SBaaBBBJ w"" ,0'
tally destroyed by fire. The lnas Is
estimated at from $200,000 to ll'&MBt,
fully covered by Insurant .
The fire originated presumably from
a spark from an arc In the shavings
room, adjoining the boiler room. Krc
gn r King waa alone In the engine
room. It was between shlfta. He waa
b.nlv Injured. He tayed In the en
gine room to sound the whistle for the
alarm after the fire gained headway.
The entire plant. In ludlng sawmill,
a new dry kiln, the most modern In
eastern Oregon, waa burned. The mill
was the largest, best equipped and
most tiicl-1 1 of the six large mills
opii.itlng here.
"OryM Win right
Welter. After a lively battle during
the pat month, th wet force met
defeat In the local option electioa held
In Waahlngton county. Twelve out of
16 preclncta gave the "dry" a major
Ity of 77. Only two preclncta were
carried by the weta. Th remaining
preclnota are expected to slightly re
duce the majority
The remits were a big aurprlae, a
tb majority I nearly four times
greater than that of two year ago
Schooner Randolph Blown Ahor
Oold Beach. The gasoline schooner
Hin.lolpb. loaded with supplies for the '
v . M.-rburn cannery. I faat aground
on the outh spit of Rogue river. The
rutin refused to work Just aa th vea- ,
el wa In the entrance of the river.
A sail was hoisted In an attempt to
mnks It through Ihe breakers, but a
heavy wind blew her upon the beach.
The cargo la eat.
Acquitted Ufn Charge of Libel
Portland -Evidently not satisfied
beyond a reasonable doubt that the
Portland Dally Newa waa asallclou
and untruthful when It called County
Judge Cleeton and County Comml
sloner I.lgbtner "plain robbara" laet
January, tb Jury In tha libel caae
against tb New, with Cleeton and
Mgbtner aa prosecuting wltneaaaa. re
turned a verdict of "not guilty." Tb
Jury was out about all boura.
INFATUATED MAN KILLS
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Mrs. glhr. 22. Untimely End;
Husband Unable t Reocue Her.
Portland.- A bullet fired through
bar temple by an Infatuated lover and
ed the life of Mrs Neo Fisher, pretty
...i n.lMH fha linns lliii.i Of
The "drya" carried Welaer by 17 ma, I an "ittmlT" with tb man. aTBB then
lorlty. - - ehot himself and fell dead acroaa ner
Body
The man. E. W. Allen, a plumber,
working for the Portland Heating
company, had become erased over her,
a married woman He rushed Into
the house at Sua Montgomery street,
where she lived with her husband.
dashed up the stalra and Into ber
room
For 10 minutes with th door barti
caded. he kept her there holding otf
with threats of death any who should
iuterferts with him He fired three
shuts at her husband. Jeas Flatter, who
la working on the construction of a
uew fire station at Fourth and Mont
gomery streets, two blocks away, and
had been summoned to save his wife.
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FLOOD WATERS RECEDING
' Bt. Jo Vsiiey I Lake, Burke le Cut
Off and Business Mouses Damaged
Boise Flood waters cauaed by tb
I beavy ralna. have receded consider
! ably, following a drop lu the tempr
iature.
At Burke, where the principal dam
age waa done, owing to the overflow
lng of lta banks by Cauyon Creek, IM
waters have receded Into the banks.
It will require a great deal of work
to repair the damage don to busmen?
bouse and residences lu th waters
path, aa they flowed down the mala
treet.
At Yellow Dog. uear Mace, nearly
100 feet of railroad track la washed
out and all the oaayou towua abov
Mace are isolated, su far a railroad
traffic I concerned Both railroad
are damaged to auch an eitent that
no trains can reach Burke
Tha Harcules mine waa compelled
to close
With three swollen rlvr pouring
their torrent into Ik Cour d Alene
from which It takea It aouroe. tb
Spokane rlvr ha reached a nalght
greater than has been recorded eince
the historic floods of 1S, and is still
rising.
Damage At Nei Pare Havy
Lawiaton.-L.aiar advices received
from the vicinity of Ne Perce, which
wa visited by a cloudburst and hall
storm, place the damage at more than
(100.000. The path of tb hail norm
is about fivo mile ioug ;.nd a oiiie lu
width Some of th grr n In th pfttb
of the s'onn whb h latfal lots and i!l
fee plowed uucer at once.
Timber Held Heal Estate
Mili.bi.ru Th Injunction suit of
Charles J Cowanlab, an Indian, to
slop th operation of th R mill.
10 mile north of Hlllsboro. was won
by Cowanlab. Tb mill stands ou lead
sold by Cowauiah. and ou whim he
hold a mortgage for 94200 HI com
plaint In the caae alleges that defend
ants will abandon the laud after cut
ting th timber and that bia security
la Impaired Interest attache t tb
caae from the Insanity charg brought
against plaintiff by one of the opera
torn of the mill. At the hearing he
waa declared aaue and di barged
Ida Kennedy did tbe talking fee the
trie. Sb aad Lucy Queleite and
Christina Pablo admitted filtering
mone) ord-rs which their pareul in
Montana h .d sent them.
"W .. '! '. -J3tr money." abV
told' tlio Ji.dge. "vVc ki w U . 't
. . -..J. It wa
ao very wiong."
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April 4, 1909 $226,078.74
ApriU, 1910 350,636.16
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