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well as mow the lawns and keep the grounds in as good condition as possible, for which he is to receive $ 10 per month." Tales of a "midnight" horse ride by McMinnville citizens to "steal" all official county records and other assets and remove them to the new building arose within a few decades, but contemporary newspaper articles indicate the move was done in a peaceful manner in broad daylight, albeit under guard.
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relating to a cloud in the title of property purportedly owned by one
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Building and Manufacturing Company, for $ 45,000. Sebastian Brutscher, one of the county commissioners, protested the partial payment to the contractor for construction activities during the fall 1888; he strongly believed that the actions
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