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Show EARLY DAY EDITOR OF OREGON IS DEAD SALEM, Ore., April 28 Information i i cached here today of tho death In 'Portland of W. H. Oddell, 9.1, former ledltor and owner of the Oregon Statesman. States-man. Mr O.j.hll crossed the plains from Indiana to Oi'egOh in 1ST.1. settling In Yamhill county Later he attended ! VVllluimette university. He and his wife had charge for n time of the old Santlam academy and. later of the public schools at Albany.l Ore In 1864 he moved to Eugene and was appointed I nlted States deputy jaurveyor and in isti was appointed j jl nlted States surveyor general for regon. He was Republican presidential, elector in 1 S 7 0 on the- Hayes and j Wheeler ticket, acquired the Oregon Statesman In ISTT and owned It until! 1881. The funeral will be In Salem. |