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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
8
Five of six gratitude statements recount experiences with Peruna as a cough remedy. Readers from Massachusetts Michigan and Missouri describe relief after trying Peruna, noting improvement within days and praising its effectiveness compared to other medicines.
A flood of testimonials from Kansas City to Tennessee praises Peruna for catarrh and throat illnesses. Writers claim four to eight bottles cured long standing catarrh, loss of smell, and related stomach and bronchial issues. They credit Peruna with improving health and vitality despite prior medical discouragement.
Mrs Thomas Hover of Montague Massachusetts writes she was run down with loss of appetite and severe pains. After four years with no relief she followed Dr Hartmans advice and Peruna and felt grateful for the help. The advertisement states Peruna can prevent colds pneumonia and other illnesses when used as directed.
Cliff White was found not guilty in police court on a charge of violating city building ordinances by starting a feed stable on the Bos ton lot at East Ninth and Pearl Streets. After permit and halt orders, he resumed work and was arrested. a nuisance injunction was discussed.
Portland March 31 The Harriman lines will contest in the courts the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling in the Spokane rate case. The ground is that Harriman must haul freight farther to Spokane from eastern points than the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads, says W W Cotton general attorney for the O R N Co. Subscribe for The Guard.
Fay Allison and Charles Dyer from Cottage Grove faced a preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace R. Bryson. Allison was bound over to the circuit court while Dyer, under eighteen, was sent to the juvenile court. Also Note: an Elmira railroad meeting led to a new commercial club formation with PF Campbell, E M Johnson, and Free Thomas speaking.
Wheat for May delivery hit the high mark reminiscent of Gates deal times at 1.21 1 2 on the Chicago board of trade amid acute cash demand. Closing May 1.21 3 4 July 1.08 6 8 Sept 1.00 1 2 Der 1.00. Mills and shipping markets note similar prices for blue stem and export varieties in Tacoma. The Dickinson Co brokerages suspend operations, with temporary status and offices listed across several cities.
W A White of Moffatt White and Harold White arrived to review Oregon Electric line work and plan summer projects. Barstow and C head William S Barstow of New York, builder of the line, also surveys underground conduit progress for Portland. Officials expect no delays on the Tillamook Extension and target year end completion with $2,000,000 summer appropriation.
Discussion suggests extending the Masonic Temple on West Perth into a four story complex after the post office moves to its new federal building. Plans contemplate remodeling and adding two stories, with an external design resembling brick or stone work.
Seattle after April 1 reports Louis Wagner of Roseburg Oregon will bring a new aeroplane to the Alaska-Pacific Yukon Exposition for trial flights. The concave craft, with its ballast beneath the wing and an endless chain of silk belts 12 by 10 feet, supports a 26 horsepower engine weighing 87 pounds and can carry three men in the basket.
Gen Gustavo A Maas a renowned Indian fighter in the Mexican army was sentenced to death for the killing of Former Lieutenant David Olivares. He is to be shot and pay sixty dollars a month for twenty years to Olivares two children plus funeral expenses of 168 dollars. Maas, wealthy and prominent socially and in the army, may seek a pardon.
Irving March was busy for Irving Grange with two entertainments and meetings. A public program March 8 featured songs dialogues and recitations with a supper raising 25 dollars for the new hall building fund. Pomona Grange members attended March 12 with talks from President Campbell U of O and educators. Men defeated the ladies in a March 19 social with oysters cake coffee and ice cream. A March 21 lecturer program followed with John Parker on farm life duties and social life. Membership grew with several initiations. A five-member committee was formed to promote high schools nearby and plans for May 22 were set. The Grange seeks a blacksmith and a nursery man for Irving. Mary Day, Grange Correspondent.
An ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney problems and back pain with a testimonial from J. R. Blankenship. Separately in circuit court Mrs. Donle E. Edwards seeks divorce from George B. Edwards and restoration of her maiden name Donle, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and a July 23 1906 Eugene marriage with no children.
Marriage licenses were issued today to Charles E Whitbeck and Beulah B De Spain both of Cottage Grove and to Chas W Logan and Carrie E Fosteg both of Eugene.
The twentieth Lane County Sunday School Association convention meets April 13 and 14 at the M E Church in Springfield. The program covers sessions on teaching, temperance, discipline, and church etiquette with speakers from Eugene, Goshen, Coburg, Florence, and other locales, plus special music and officer reports. Each Sunday school is entitled to representation with delegates per ten members.
Washington April 2. President Taft may not appoint ex-senator Fulton as Federal Judge for Oregon. No announcement. Other applicants under consideration. White House says no decision yet. Judge Bean is among leading candidates due to endorsements by the Oregon bar.
Marketman Lucas displays a lower jaw hog tooth supposedly gilded by gold from creek sand near Farmer Middleton’s ranch northwest of town. Middleton notes hogs wallow in a creek where black sand constantly rolls. Neighbors speculate the sand may contain gold coating the teeth.
Franklin forms a commercial club with 18 charter members on Tuesday. Mr. Proctor Sr is president, Dr. White secretary, J A Rich arson treasurer. A three person committee Bryant White Cheshire will confer with the railroad on requirements for farmers along the proposed electric railway route. Smithfield residents support the railroad and will aid its construction.
Students of the Oregon Law School won a unanimous decision over Washington Law School last night in the Masonic Temple Portland. The debate framed the Des Moines plan for Portland municipal government, with Washington arguing for the affirmative. The question was debated without regard to local qualifications. DeeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised with generic medical claims.
The pamphlet from Hour Cunsicas Co. in Portland Oregon pitches Woodlark Squirrel Poison as a universal, ready to use extermination agent for gophers sage rats and prairie dogs. It claims certainty of action and a money back guarantee if not as advertised.
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