Real estate deals seal major city purchase and land split
A large real estate transaction totaling 225000 closes on a brick block site at West Ninth Street, with a Bangs family property near Test Eighth. The buyer plans to clear the land and divide remaining acreage, potentially 10 to 15 acre tracts, to sell quickly, highlighting wooded and open areas suitable for small farms.
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Idon See
Meriau Ug Old Actes
Ninth m
Resia
Thihua
Real estate purchase by J D Buell on Willamette street
J D Buell traveling salesman for Wadham Kerr Brothers of Portland purchased the two story brick block on Willamette street formerly Kay's sporting goods store from C M Horn. The lot fronts 2 feet 4 inches and extends 160 feet deep with building about 80 feet deep. Buell plans extensive improvements though details were unavailable.
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Buell
Wadhams & Kerr Brothers
Portland
Eugene
Pner
Willamette Street
Kay
Sporting Goods
C. M. Horn
Dedication of Fairmount Hall Draws Large Crowd
A large attendance gathered for the dedication of the new hall in Fairmount last night. The feature was a supper served to all attendees after 6 o'clock. The event was a benefit for Rev. C. A. Wooley, a pioneer Presbyterian minister involved in Fairmount’s development since the city’s addition. A substantial sum was presented to the venerable minister.
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Fairmount
C. A. Wooley
WARTS DIVORCE AND ALIMONY IN CIRCUIT COURT
Nellie E. Gosser sues Fred P. Gosser in the circuit court for divorce alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks custody of infant daughter Ethel Rosie, alimony of 20 per month, and one-third share of land in Mosacres. The couple married in Eugene on August 22, 1901. G F Skipworth represents Mrs. Gosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie E. Gosser
Circuit Court
Fred P. Gosser
Ethel Rosie
Gossers
Eugene
F. Skipworth
Crowser
Junction Items and Local Notices Rolling Through Town
Mrs John Goldson received 100 on a Woodmen of the World policy tied to her late husband with delay blamed on his death. Poole departed for Alberta to take up a homestead and renounce US allegiance. Judge McFadden received Kansas peach trees for inspection by the county fruit inspector Dr McCornack and found them disease free.
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John Goldson
Poole
Alberta
United States
Edward VII
Tom
McFadden
Kansas
McCornack
Electric Bitters Praised By Georgia Minister
The Rev J C Warren of Sharon Baptist Belair Ga extols Electric Bitters as a godsend to mankind claiming it cured a collapse and restored strength. He says two bottles let him walk miles with ease and feeling like a new man. The remedy is advertised for weakness stomach liver and kidney issues with guaranteed sale by W L Delano at a stated price.
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J. C. Warren
Sharon Baptist Church
Belair
W. L. Delano
Protest Against Eugene Franchise For Street Railway
East Eugene Improvement Club adopts resolutions protesting a city franchise to G. BK Hengen A Wood Paxton and FL Chambers for a street railway. The group demands ten year takeovers, profit sharing after ten years, city arbitration rights, a maximum twenty five year life, annual reports, and investigations. They insist on a Springfield to Eugene link via Fairmount and State University for regional benefit. They argue franchises inflate value, threaten city control, risk monopolies and corruption.
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East Eugene
Common Council
City of
Eugene
Springfield
State University
Fairmount
Narrow Escape From Being Killed By Train
A Japanese railroad worker riding a velocipede narrowly escaped being struck by a northbound passenger train as it pulled into the depot yards. He dodged off the track at the last moment, his toolkit and food supplies smashed when the velocipede was run over.
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Pote
Suggestions for Eugene water ownership by commission
Editor guardsman argues for a citizens commission to negotiate with the water company for purchase of the current system or, failing fair terms, for a city owned plant. He favors a gravity system, stresses fairness to both company and residents, and anticipates a decisive, well judged outcome by Eugene’s people. signed I N Harbaugh
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Water Company
Eugene
I. N. Harbaugh
Reform sheriffs candidacies urged in Pendleton letter
A Pendleton letter quotes a Portland traveler praising Sheriff Tom of Portland for refusing a ten thousand dollar bribe and supporting Sheriff Harvey K. Brown of Baker City for governor. The note claims gamblers tried to buy Brown’s support, implying strong reform credentials amid 1910s political tensions.
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Pendleton
Portland
Tom
Harvey K. Brown
Baker City
R Publican
Harvey Brown
Baker County
Brown
Natron Items Report From April Work and Visits
Natron April notes report visits and arrivals including Mrs. Sadie Hills from Jasper visiting her mother Mrs. M B Taliafero who had been in Eugene visiting daughter Mrs. Keeney. Walter Smith attended Hazel Dell Dow assessing. Fannie Sherman learned by phone that her sister’s child is very ill in Portland. Mrs J W Smith visited Mrs Anna Lee in Jasper. Mr and Mrs James Taliafero stayed with Mr and Mrs B F Smith. Minnie Lopp visited Miss Ethel Lindley Sunday.
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Natron
Sadie Hills
Jasper
M. B. Taliafero
Mra. M.B. Taliafero
Eugene
Mra
B. F. Keeney
Fannie Sherman
Portland
J. W. Smith
Jaeper
Anna Lee
James Taliafero
B. F. Smith
Mises Minnie Lopp
Mixe Ethel Lindley Sanday
Died Mrs Walter Chay of Eugene
Mrs Walter Chay formerly of Eugene died at Silverton Tuesday and was buried Thursday. She was well known in this community.
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Walter Chay
Eugene
Silverton
Tharedey
Candidates for Precinct Offices at the April Nomination
A list of nominating candidates for county, precinct, and committee offices for both parties. Names cover Justice of the Peace and precinct selections in Cottage Grove Junction City Saginaw Eugene Springfield Wendling North Eugene South Eugene etc with Republican and Democrat allocations. The notice enumerates candidates for precinct committeeman positions across multiple precincts including Cottage Grove Saginaw Fairmount Florence Glentona Hermann Heceta Mound Richardson Sayinaw GN Castie Springfield Spencer Walton Wallace North Junction South Junction Willamette Zomwalt and more.
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North Eugene
Meon
J. D. Matlock
I. T.nicklin
Lee M. Travis
South Eugene
E. C. Lake
Leon KR. Edmunson
E. O. Potter
Septimus
Spencer
Bailee
Wm. Mathers
J. M. Mertin
Hinnton
Henry H. Stickney
A. N. Striker
Last Cottage Grove
Frank D. Wheeler
Joe, W. Baker
West Cottage Grove
William C. Conner
James P. Currin
Fairmount
E. K. Mummey
Florence
Charles C. Behnke
Glentona
J. A. Sutherland
Hermann—Smith V
Northwest colleges to discuss rugby football adoption
President Campbell plans an April meeting of Northwest college representatives to discuss adopting rugby in Oregon Washington and Idaho and to review intercollegiate rules. Captains Chandler and Latourette doubt rugby will gain favor in the valley or be played soon.
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Campbell
U.S
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Tme
W. G. Chandler
Latourette
Tene
Triumph Return of Red Wing Red Men Team
Red Wing Minnesota welcomed the Red Men basketball team back from a six week tour with a grand homecoming. Two thousand people roared as the squad arrived by 5:30 train and paraded through town led by the Red Wing Military band. The Red Men were introduced on stage at the opera house after a showing of flags torches and cheering crowds.
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Red Wing
Minn
U. S
Eugene Veteral
Tar Wiel
Opera House
E. P. Neill
A. J. Schunk
Sample Road Plan Circulated for This Summer
Paul Shoup of Southern Pacific writes Agent Adair that Senator W. Fulton will push government backed sample road work if county officials pledge to provide needed material and labor. Salem plans a mile long sample road this summer. Good Roads Association urged to secure government machinery promptly after or before Salem usage to save transport time. Previous attempt two years ago was abandoned.
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Paul Shoup
Southern Pacific Company
Adair
W. Fulton
Shoup
Salem
Good Roads Association
Public Well Fames Petition Seeks County Court Action
After three years a petition signed by about four hundred taxpayers urged the county court to drill a public well in a square. The court granted the petition. The proposed well would be sixty to seventy feet deep, below surface water, near the corner east of the city hall, and drilled immediately to provide pure water.
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E. J. Crow
Leweon
Death of Lizzie M Finch in Pagene at age 25
Lizzie M Finch formerly Lizzie Lane, noted resident of Pagene and former Athena, Oregon, died March 27 of consumption. She left behind a three year old son. Friends there express sorrow at her passing.
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Mra
Lizzie M. Finch
Lizzie Lane
Pagene
Athena
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