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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1903
Page
1
Elmer Yarnell of Mohawk letters a hop buyer’s tale from 1902. A Guelph brewery notes hops bought in February at 92 cents a pound, while Yarnell sold at 23 cents. After freight and charges the dealer netted six cents a pound, about 2120 of the 13 thousand pounds, highlighting grower losses to middlemen.
Great promptness in repairing and special orders of all kinds. Rings of every description, medals, class pins, chain making and altering. Raised monograms, scripts, and Old English lettering. We repair anything pertaining to jewelry.
A General Banking business operates on reasonable terms with sight on Chicago and San Francisco. Bills of exchange sold on foreign countries and deposits received subject to check or certificate. Collections entrusted will receive prompt attention. T. G. Hendricks president. Ss. B. Eakin vice president. P. E. Ssodurass cashier. L. H. Potter assistant cashier.
The scaffold test confirms the device for the Lyons execution set for Friday at 10 a.m. Sheriff Fred Fisk issued about 100 invitations to state sheriffs jury members posse doctors ex-sheriffs and reporters. This will be Oregon’s final outdoor execution as hangings move to the state prison in Salem.
Boise Idaho April 14 delegates from across the state attended the Democratic Jefferson celebration banquet where Governor Chamberlain of Oregon delivered the address. The speech launched a push for Chamberlain as vice president in the coming ticket.
The long distance system is expanding across Lana county with new links. The McKenzie line now reaches Leaburg and the upper Willamette line extends from Jasper to Unity nine miles, completed Saturday. A farmers line is under construction from Eugene to Hensill's fruit farm along the river road.
Florence voters elected W. H. Weatherson president and chose trustees C. W. Hard, Wm Brynd, Hugh Caseidy, and J. W. Carman. G. C. Campton was named marshal with A. E. Pickle recorder. A light vote reflected little public interest, while judges John Yates J F Tanber and A O Funke oversaw counting.
The District Teachers' Institute in Cottage Grove Oregon closed Saturday evening after a well attended and engaging convention. Ackerman spoke on School Consolidation and Combining Districts into One. The program featured Eugene public schools superintendent Vechdalt Arbor May grounds and decorations Miss Leach Industrial Drawing Albert Sweelser Nature's Study Senator Mulkey and Alexander Hamilton. The Cottage Grove High School was praised, with special credit given Principal A L Briggs.
The Oregon Company filed articles of incorporation with County Clerk E A Lee on Saturday. Incorporators include Otto Oleton the mining promoter Sir J Frasier the real estate man and Phillip Starr. The capital stock is not stated in the readable text.
The Eugene Driving Association formed to improve Dang park race track for driving pleasure. Al Hampton gathered early supporters to join the new group and members will serve as needed. The track will be plowed and Sprinkler provided to keep it in good condition for summer evening drives.
Thomas Howell of Oregon City has been appointed field collector and curator of the University of Oregon Herbarium for the coming year. He has long studied Northwest flora and is preparing an exhaustive work on the region’s plants.
The First Congressional District Democratic Convention reaffirms allegiance to time-honored government principles and opposes trust dictation of financial and tariff legislation. It calls for tariff revision, anti trusts action, federal improvements for rivers and harbors, honest administration of public lands, and commendation of Governor Chamberlain and the party’s recent legislative record.
A new company with 21 500 000 shares of 1 each is organized with principal office in Hugene. The articles say the firm will engage in general mining business and to construct railroads. Mr. Alston said Colorado Springs capitalists are behind the enterprise and a meeting to elect officers and directors would be held soon for more details.
Day and Henderson prepare to receive specimens from Oregon Washington Idaho and Alaska for the University herbarium. Many are new species used for original descriptions and the collection expands with hardwood canes being prepared.
The case L. A. Overton v Broders Brow was heard this afternoon by Justice C. A. Wintermeier to recover money alleged to have been fraudulently taken by misrepresenting a horse purchase.
The Lorane Creamery Company filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk. Incorporators are P. F. Doris, J. Atkinson and M. B. Stone. Capital stock is 2000 shares of 10 each.
Will Move Store, J. C. Small & Company preparing to relocate from the Beck building next door to the Guard office. They expect to move early next week to H. Gordon's remodeled building on West Eighth Street between he and Charreston, which now has a second story.
A. E. Reames, Democratic congressional nominee, spoke in Eugene about making a personal canvass of the district before June. He said he would begin after attending a Josephine County court term and would visit harbors and coast towns to learn needs and boost his bid. He touted Democratic chances as splendid and hoped to carry Southern Oregon, while noting possible local speakers and none from abroad.
N B Standish and Frank Sharkey arrived from the Lucky Boy mine to confer with Fred Sharkey and L Zimmerman about company business. Standish said the 15 stamp quartz mill would be running at full capacity again, after starting up about a week ago.
Lane County death notices list four residents. Mrs. Carter aged 74 died April 10 in Lowell after moving from Delaware in 1885. funeral held April 11. Mrs. Mauser aged 75 died April 11 in Salem at 172 West Eighth Street. born in Switzerland in 1828, emigrated 1800, Oregon 1873. burial in O. O. F. cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Carlile, 20, wife of Elmer Carlile, died April 10 near Hale. funeral at home and burial in Chickahominy cemetery. Continuous family survivors noted.
Cottage Grove April 13. The Hoath Kelly Lumber Company plans moving their east Saginaw sawmill to Mosby Creek and Gettings Creek. Planing mills at Saginaw are dismantled with machinery moved. only rough lumber will be cut there. A new railroad ballast project drives growth as farms change hands and new houses rise.
About twenty five years ago Jerry Ream planted an English walnut at the rear of the Keckwith corner. The tree thrived and yielded nuts but progress requires its removal along with the building. W R K Walker plans to save it by trimming branches and relocating it to the Campbell and Walker hop yard residence. The trunk is half an inch in diameter.
Marriage licenses have been issued in recent days to Bert Lemon and Eva M. Lewis, J. D. Richardson and Daisy Neff, Edgar Tribble and Tempy Walker, Wm. T. Hammitt and May Taylor, H. C. onney and Blanche Battee.
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