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Show OREGON GOVERNOR IS SUED FOR DAMAGES SALEM, Ore, Feb. 12. Governor Oswald Os-wald West and Colonel B. K. Lawson o the Oregon nillltla were served today with papers in damage suits Instituted against them by FT. Stewart. Anton Warner and William Wlegand of Copporfleld. Thev allege that Governor West and Colonel Lawson, during the recont rolgn of martial mar-tial law in Copperfield, confiscated their stocks of liquor. They ask dnmuges aggregating ag-gregating $8000. TIig liquor Is alleged to have been seized by Colonel Lawson, who was In charge of the militia sont to Copper-field, Copper-field, following the report made to the governor by Miss Fern ITobbs. tho executive's ex-ecutive's private secretary. Miss Hobbs went unaccompanied to Copperfield. |