Galpheree, Thomas
A GILLIAM COUNTY
SETTLER MURDERED IN HIS CABIN.
Murder in Gilliam County.
Arlington, May 23-A foul murder was committed near this
city, same time last week, in a lone cabin on the bunch
grass, where it was discovered only last Sunday morning.
The murdered man was Thos. Galpheree, and his remains were
found by some neighbors, on the bed, covered with bed
clothes, just as he was left by the murderer, in a
horrible state of decomposition. His head had been blown
almost entirely off by a charge of buckshot. A charred
paper, lying on the floor, showed that an attempt had been
made to burn the premises and cover the crime. The place
is located eighteen miles from here on Eight Mile. Dr.
Bacon, the coroner, held an inquest to-day, the verdict
being to the effect that the deceased was killed by
unknown party. Suspicion points to some one in the
neighborhood as the perpetrator.
Source: Morning Oregonian (Portland,
OR) - Tuesday, May 24, 1887
Contributed by S. Williams
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Sherman, John
Death of a
Middletown Man in Oregon
Mr. John Douglass Sherman, son of the late William G.
Sherman of Middletown, died in Lost Valley, Gilliam County,
Oregon, on the 5th inst., from pneumonia. Mr. Sherman was 33
years of age and up to about six years ago, when he went
west, worked at farming in Middletown where he was well
known, respected and esteemed. He followed the same
occupation at his western home, owning two quarter sections
of land, which he was rapidly improving. He was sick but
about two weeks and his friends here knew nothing of it
until notified of his death. His brother in law, Mr. Wm.
Lovie Tilley, of this city, has been selected by the family
to settle up the deceased's estate and he will leave for the
West in a fe days. The body will be brought to Middletown
for burial. Mr. Sherman was a young man of excellent habits,
and had made many warm friends in his new home who write in
the high praise of him as a gentleman and a citizen. He was
unmarried.
Source: Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) - November 24,
1888
Contributed by Submitted by S. Williams |
Hensaw, Isabella
Died At Condon
Mrs. Albert Henshaw, of Condon, Or., died at that place on
January 24, 1901.
Mr. and Mrs. Henshaw were pioneers of Lone Rock, and were
former residents of The Dalles.
The Eastern Star sent to Dr. Tackman's greenhouse for
flowers and floral emblems for the funeral.
Source: The Dalles Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) -
Friday, January 25, 1901
Mrs. Isabella Henshaw, wife of Albert Henshaw, a merchant at
Condon, died of typhoid fever a few days ago. She
leaves a husband and one daughter.
Source: East Oregonian (Pendleton, OR) – Saturday,
January 26, 1901
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Nicklin, John
News
of the State
Dr. John I. Nicklin of Condon
died
Sept. 30th.
Source: The Dalles
Daily Chronicle (The Dalles,
OR) – Monday, October 9, 1893
Dr. John Nicklen, at one time
a business man in Salem, died at his home in Condon,
Oregon, last week.
Source: Evening Capital Journal (Salem, OR) –
Tuesday, October 10, 1893
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Spaulding, John
John A. Spaulding, a sheep man, who resided near Condon 17
years, died at his ranch last Friday.
Source: The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) –
Saturday, February 23, 1895
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Wells, Unknown
Dies in the Condon
Jail
Condon, Or., Jan. 9 – (Special) – A cocaine fiend, who had
become insane from his vile practice, died in the City Jail
at this place last night. Had he lived until today an
order would have issued for his committal to the Insane
Asylum. Wells will be remembered as one of the members
of the unfortunate Wells family, of Heppner, so many of whom
were lost in the great flood at that place.
Source: The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) –
Wednesday, January 10, 1906
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Peterson, J.B.
Eastern Oregon
J. B. Peterson, late of Arlington, died in Walla Walla April
13th, of heart failure. He was 84 years of age.
Source: The Dalles Daily Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) –
Friday, April 1896
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Wilson, Erastus
State News
Erastus R. Wilson a pioneer of Arlington, Oregon, died
Sunday.
Source: Daily Capital Journal (Salem, OR) – Thursday,
December 27, 1906
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Hankins, Mrs. S. E.
State News
Mrs. S. E. Hankins, of Arlington, who died at that place
very suddenly Sunday night, was one of the earliest settlers
of Gilliam county, and of the Northwest. She came from
Tennessee in the '50s and settled in California, later
moving to the Nez Perces country in Idaho, and from there to
Gilliam county, hence she is a pioneer of three states.
Source: Daily Capital Journal (Salem, OR) – Thursday,
December 27, 1906
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Smythe, Taylor
Taylor Smythe, aged 32 years,
son of A.
Smythe, of Arlington, died in Colorado, a few days ago,
where he had
gone with a sheep shipment, after a few days' illness. His
father
was with him at the time of his death. He leaves wife and
baby at
Arlington.
Source: East Oregonian
(Pendleton, OR) –
Monday, June 18, 1900
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Record, Robert
Robert Record, the young man
who fell
over a cliff of rocks near Arlington, Oregon, died from
his injuries.
Source: The Oregon
Scout (Union, OR) –
Friday, January 6, 1888
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