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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1901
Page
8
A jumble of items notes second hand plows at F L Chambers, Moon's feed store offerings, and garden seeds. Fragments mention Stella Wells and Jane Perkins wedding plans, Chas Morton funeral, plows guaranteed for Oregon soil, orchard spraying advice, and a move by Eugene Laundry Co to a new location.
Reports from London Manila Mantua and Porriano detail labor settlement in North Afbion areas with discharged men to be reinstated and Halloway to return. England plans a 300 million loan in consols with sinking fund suspension as war measures press on. Insurgent activity continues with Noriel directing Malwar not to surrender while American scouts capture dispatches. Sam Morris, linked to Charles Kohn & Co, is said to have suicided amid despondency.
Special to Guard Salem reports the April 15 funeral for Hon E F Parkhurst at 10 am, the largest in years. Rev W C Kautner officiated as Masons and Elks attended in force, highlighting Salem’s ceremonial turnout. The Wood Trust, April 18, buys all slab product from sawmills for six months, signaling higher material control.
E. E. Nichole, who opened a cigar shop in Salem last Monday, was arrested by Sheriff F. W. Durbin for running a nickel-in-the-slot machine and held for trial by City Recorder N. J. Judah on his own recognizance. The case targets a contest over the machine bill, with Nichole backed by other cigar dealers and saloonmen. outcome awaited as jury had returned not guilty on an earlier matter.
Ed V Price & Company of Chicago located upstairs in room 7 beside Lane County Bank. J M Howe in Kent is noted in the same context.
In Eugene this morning at 6am at the residence of Mr and Mrs Herbert on Washing ton Street, Mrs C Coon, aged 82, will be buried after a 12:30 pm service led by Rev C C Smoot of the Baptist church. The body goes to Halsey for burial. Mrs Greenwee, Mrs Herbert's mother, had lived in Eugene three years.
A man, identified as W D Warren an ex railroad brakeman from Idaho, was arrested in Albany after passing checks on the Lane County Bank. Initially linked to Walter A Morse and James Grant, the case involves a $22 check in Junction and a $28 check in Albany. He claims to be a traveling painter, 85, dark complexion, heavy set, wearing dark suit and cap.
Trial experiments in France show automobiles as army transport wagons while a newspaper ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fortifying tonic. The copy touts digestion relief and general health benefits, claiming malaria prevention and appetite enhancement, with odd product branding notes.
Divinity School students will preach on April 21 at multiple locations including Waterville credited to E E Olson and Donna with E F Beaudreau. Also listed are Stafford School House with KR Moon, Hebron by W E Haven, Coburg with E M Patterson, Junction by Leon D Green, Drain and Tinpot by Harry Benton.
A newly built residence stands on a corner lot a quarter block from Fourth and Jefferson featuring twelve large neatly finished rooms, a windmill tower, water piped to house and lawn, a good barn, and fruit varieties. For particulars call ou
M Elspass thanks the editor of the Goano for a two pound block of excellent butter from the new Eugene creamery. The factory is supplying city grocers and sending out heavy out of town shipments as cream intake rises daily. A churning will be added each day next week and wagons will multiply to meet growing demand.
A reader disputes editorials on renaming Charleton Street to Juckeon Street. He argues streets west of Willamette should honor presidents, cites Jackson and Harrison as examples, questions Mulligan names, and urges consistency with civic naming policy in Eugene.
Court House items list mortgage transfers including Mra M J Clark to J H Casteel for 4 acres in town sections 17 and 18, price 24 dollars. Adah L Kelton to Alberta and K McMurphy 47.27 acres in Lane county for 1 dollar. J P Daugherty and wife to W H Smyth 40 acres in town 16 range 7 west for 450 dollars. O&C RK to Lenora Pickard 80 acres in town 20 range 9 west for 200 dollars.
Francis offers prune, apple or pear brandy in Eugene at 75 cents per quart or 2.50 per gallon. Orders by stage or express are securely boxed. Sold for consumer use only from Fifth and Blair streets.
The Appetite of a Goat is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order. Dr King's New Life Pills restore appetite, digestion, and a regular bodily habit, bringing health and energy, available at W L DeLano's drug store.
An old advertisement urges curing a cold in one day with Laxative Hromo Quinine tablets. It claims druggists refund the money if the sale fails and notes Grove’s signature on each box. The fragment ends with marketing touts and price assurances.
A Eugene Native Sons committee protests Council action to rename Charnelton Street to Jackson Street. They cite pioneer Charles Mulligan, land donations, and existing references in deeds maps and monuments as reasons to preserve the original name. The statement urges honoring Mulligan and maintaining local historical memory.
Ed Haneon of Hanson Bros clothiers announced plans to build a one story brick structure 26 by 80 feet between the Titus block and Ax Billy’s department store on Ninth Street. The existing two story frame building housing Gilfry and Whitaker milliners will be razed. The Mesare Hanson will remain in their current Matlock building at Eighth and Willamette and lease the new brick building to others.
The Stockwell Veatch wedding occurred Wednesday April 17 at the bride’s uncle Me RD Hawley’s home in Crescentwell. The ceremony featured limelight decor, a 1 PM march led by Miss Anna Howe, and Reverend Snyder officiating followed by luncheon and gifts for the couple.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered an 18 month Reetal Fistula and doctors warned of death without a costly operation. He reportedly treated himself with five bore Bucklen’s Arnica Malve, praised as a universal cure, at 25 cents a box, sold by W Li DeLano, druggist.
Mr W A Hales of Manchester Indiana recounts a near mortal struggle after measles caused lung trouble and consumption with hemorrhages and nightly coughing. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a complete cure and urges others to try it. bottles sold at W L DeLano's drug store with trial bottles free.
The Controller of Currency has named Importers and Traders' National Bank of New York as reserve agent for the First National Bank of Eugene, Oregon, in Washington on April 16.
Chas Morton aged 47 died at his home near Springfield this morning from consumption. He leaves a wife and three children. He was a son in law of B F Powers. The funeral will be held tomorrow conducted by Rev Cook with interment in Smith cemetery.
JW Kays Furniture Co offers ten percent off cash purchases for the next three days to clear room for a carload of furniture arriving from the bay.
University of Oregon athletes train in favorable weather with 35 men listed. Trainer W O Trinite oversees daily sessions as a local track trials on April 27 at Bangs Park determine varsity eligibility. Despite low chances against California and Washington, the squad aims for strong showings and potential records on the fast Range lark track with Edwin Mays refereeing at Berkeley meet.
Dally Gaara reports that a Vermont granite drinking fountain arrived for erection at the courthouse in memory of Lane County volunteers who died in the Philippines. It will be hauled to W W Martins marble works and set within two weeks, with the Women's Patriotic League planning a dedication program.
Mercury in catarrh treatments can damage smell and general health. Hall's Catarrh Cure, made by FJ Cheney & Co in Toledo, is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Ensure genuine product from reputable pharmacies, with Hall's Family Pills as a companion remedy.
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