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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGONT. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1930 MGE FIVE ACCUSED SLAYER II $300,000 Fire Hits Coney Board Walk HERDER kills wolf WITH .22 CAL. RIFLE PENDLETON. Ore.. Sept. 21. OW Joe Manning, herder with Tonv Vey's sheep on the Grande Rondo river, told In town today of a close brush with a wolf, one of the few such animals seen In Oregon hills In recent years, about 10 days ago. Manning said the animal popped from the brush 30 feet away and calmly looked him over. He hiid only a Ja-callber rule but he put It In action. The wolf, he said, got away but two days, later he found Its carcass on a hillside. Closing time for Too Lata to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p m. Survivors Land. LIVERPOOL. England, 8ept. 31. W) Survivors from the 4,060-ton Purneas cargo steamer Avtemore re ported today th vessel was sunk by a submarine last week. Eleven sur vivors of the crew of 40 were landed here Monday. IS FREE BECAUSE Ose Mall Trlbuue want adj. Man Wanted in Iowa Is Arrested For Vagrancy And Freed Before Prints Are Properly Checked $3 1.0- .- l immmmm 'www i PORTLAND, Sept. 31. W) One man accused of an Iowa slaying signed a confession In a Eugene Jail today but a companion, atmllarly charged, was free because a Portland police bureau attendant placed his fingerprints In the wrong file. Captain of Detectives John J. Kee gan said Francis Welch, accused with Fred Ostenrelder, 21, of slaying Har old J. Dreher of Mason City at Dee Moines, la, July IB, served a ten day sentence here last month for vagrancy under the name of John Little. Ho was released before the mlrtlled fingerprints were recovered and checked with Information from . Iowa. One Arrested In Eugene. Ostenrelder waa arrested at Eu gene on charges of stealing and burn ing railroad ties. In a signed state ment to Lane county Sheriff C. A. Swarts today he said he aided Welch and a man Identified only as "Slim" to get Dreher under the bridge and rob him of one dollar." The trio, the youthful prisoner related, stole Dreher's automobile and planned to drop their victim outside the city limits. Ostenrelder said Dreher Jumped from the car and as he was going through the door Welch, who was sitting In the back seat with him. shot him. The gun was a ,38-callbcr that we got In the rob bery of a flop house at Minneapolis." Fled West. The youth told the sheriff they found $19 In a pocketbook beneath the floor matting. They abandoned the automobile In Council BluffB and went to Omaha by streetcar, where they learned Dreher was dead. Welch and Ostenrelder fled to Portland and Seattle, the statement said, and then continued to Eugene after Welch completed a city Jail sentence. He waa unable to provide Informa tion on Welch's whereabouts or Iden tify "Slim." 4 Rogue River HOGUE RIVER, Sept. 21. (Spl) First meeting of the Civic Improve ment club was held September 8 with a luncheon at the Community hall. On September 22 the club will ba host for a pot luck dinner in the evening honoring the school fac ulty and board of directors. All pat rons are Invited to come. Marie and Marlce McLaren and brother Richard, returned last week from a week In San Francisco at the fair. The first meeting of the library board was held at the home of Mrs, Sam Sandry Tuesday evening with all members present. Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler Is president, Mrs. Kate Mc- II vain secretary, Mrs. Richard Hot gltt treasurer, Mrs. Myrtle McOregory and Mrs. Sandry, Miss Velma Smith, librarian and Mrs. Belle Hart assist ant librarian, were also present. The public library Is open every Wednes day and Saturday from 2 to S o'clock, Mrs. Cloyd Dick Is enjoying a visit from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 9. Kinner of Salinas, Cal. On Septem ber 13 Mrs. Dick entertained for her mother with the following guests present: Mesdames Wiley, Breasle, Badley. Lucas, Blrdseye, Sandry, Kate Mcllvain, Carter Patterson, Fowler and McLaren. The afternoon was spent In visiting and playing Chinese checkers. Delicious refresh ments were served by the hostess. James B. Martin left Tuesday for Lawrence, Kas. Mr. Martin teaches and studies chemistry at the college there. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sandry left Thursday for Portland. On the way they will pick up Mabel Wllaon at Roseburg and at Portland they will be Joined by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Woods, and son Don, and will all Journ-y to Bismarck, N. D. Mrs. Wilson will proceed to Utlca, K. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Woods to Blooming ton. R. I., and all will attend the New York fair before returning to Bismarck. Mr. and Mrs. Sandry and Don will stay at Bismarck where they will visit another son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Grimm, for .a month. E. Reed Carter returned home September 13 from the Clatskanle conference. Mr. Carter was elected vice-president of the Oregon reclam ation congress this week and also made chairman of the directors com mittee for the Grants Pass district. He takes the place of the late Olen Arnsplger of Medford. Live Oak Orange met Saturday eve ning at the home of Mrs. Letsy Miller with a farewell party for Mrs. Millie Walker who Is leaving for a new home at Corvaltls, Ore., where her daughter Sybil, and niece Phyllss, will attend school and Mrs. Walker will be a telephone operator. Cake, FLUSH KIDNEYS AND POISONS Stop Getting t p Meh! Be Happier Live linger 35 CENTS PROVES IT That drac?ed out feeling may mean that your kidneys are Inactive and distressed persistent backache, nerv oufncjs and dtzzy spells may mean the same thing. Good active kidneys relieving the body of excess acid and poisons are what we all Ahould strive to attain and when kidney and bladder are dlstre.vd A eood untfi effective diuretic Mich l GOLD MFDAL Haarlem Oil Cap oilea 1 called for U jou navt to iiuiiuc, iiuuiiirliilly iUiaiiii m stfiMi.mm was .tunc to the ruinous bonrfl unlk nt Coney Mil ml- In flames which dt'stroviU aoo feet or the walk, several smnll concuss inns ami part or the purk Itwlf Sereral firemen were overcome or Injured In battling the flames. This aerial view shows the fire at Its peak. (AP Photo.) coffee and sandwiches were served by the visitors and at the close of refreshments Mrs. Walker was given a handkerchief shower. Those enjoy ing the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Phyllss, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ruehllng, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Carter, Mrs. James Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. Ern est Relnklns, Mr. and Mrs. James Whipple, Rollln Stiehl, Otto Fuhr- man, Miss Marie Block, Mrs. W. L. Badley and the guefct of honor, Mrs. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sams cele brated their 60th wedding anniver sary September 10 with open house. Their many friends met at the com munity hall in the evening and they were guests at a covered dish din ner. At noon a dinner was enjoyed at their home by a few friends and relatives. Charles and Minnie Sams were married at Lehigh, Iowa, Sept. 19, 1889, and came to Rogue River In 1902. They have two sons, Lyle of Grants Pass and Will In Klam ath Falls. A daughter. Grace, passed away in 1918. Mrs. Roy Edwards of this city Is a grand-daughter and Miss Betty Edwards their great granddaughter. The funeral for F. H. Adams was held Wednesday In Grants Pass with burial In Rogue River cemetery. Mr. Adams has lived here many years and has a host of friends who will mourn his passing. He is survived by an only son, Frances. Mrs. Adams Pastor Accused Prter Bhewrhnk (Inwpr), 21-venr- old former sweetheart of ulaln IVaiuln llnnreckl or Cnrwlrn, N. J., wan quoted by police a, aftylng the girl's father, the Rev. Halter Oworeck! (upper picture), offered III in (100 to kill the girl for her Imurance, htit paid only fifty centa for the crime. (A. P. rhoto). OF EXCESS ACID GAIN IN HEALTH get up often at night If paraage ts Acanty or difficult and smarting or burning la In evidence If you have shifting ptilns or le(- twinges or puffy eyes It may help your health if you pay attention to your kidneys. ;! It MKIMI, lluarlem Oil Cap sule I n grand rthiretlr for wre if trarv It lia Lrn llcfl hy people all ner America and In other coun tries It can't h.iim jou. In every GOLD MEDAL Capsule you get the genulne the pure the orlelnnl Haarlem Oil rleht from Haar lem In Holland. So don't b an EASY MARK and accept a subu.iit- IKik for the Gold Mttlal on the box, 35 cent, r-t iff! WV . -A MJ passed away about two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dengler are en Joying a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Richard Scott and family, at Marshfleld and their son Orvllle Dengler and family at North Bend. They expect to be away a week or so. Live Oak Grange met in regular session at the Community hall Mon day night. Master Frank Hall was In charge of the meeting. Only 18 members were present but an in teresting meeting was held. Mrs. Miller gave a report of the Income from the stand at the fair and re ported 021.20 cleared on the sale of eats and (4.50 on fancy work. Independence School The following offices have been chosen for 'the Independence student body: president. Edward Norton: vice-president. Virgil Norton: secre tary, Wlllma Sauer; treasurer, Pat ricia Hall; school nurse, Nancy Hagen: athletic manager, Melvln Hall; flag, Robert Hall; sargeant-at-arms, Glenn Hall; housekeeper. Sonya Brown; reporter, Mary Bragg; advisor, Mrs. Cora T. Oustin; re freshments, Sonya Brown, Mary Bragg and Patricia Hall. Mrs. Pena met with the school and gave an Interesting talk on Olrl Scouts. Wllma Sauer Is now a Girl Scout. Her adviser Is Miss Fredeene Dougherty. Brownie Girl Scouts are Patricia Hall and Mary Bragg. Mrs. Catherine Bragg Is leader. Boy Scout leader Is Sherrll Doty. Members are Melvln, Robert and Glenn Hall, Virgil and Edward Mor ton. Mary Bragg attended the Josephine county fair at Grants Pass. Mrs. Ethel Hagen, Catherine Bragg, Jewell Brown, Mrs. Ethel Hall and Miss Predeen Daugherty were school visitors the past week. George Hereford of the health de partment Inspected the school and gave a splendid rating. The Grange Lake Creek Grange Another dance will be given In Lake Creek Grange hall Saturday, September 23, with good music, good floor and everyone cordiafly Invited. Supper will again be served by home economics ladles of the grange. Grange members are making ar rangements for sealing their hall, which will make It much more com fortable for patrons and visitors. 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