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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
7
Weekly Eugene Guard offers subscription terms near Seventh and Willamette streets opposite Odd Fellows Temple. Rates list one year two dollars, six months one dollar, three months is not clearly printed. Telephone Main M1 for inquiries.
In Junction City Oregon Aug 5 eight year old Glenn Strome was jolted from a runaway hay wagon after the driver paused to fix the bridle. The team dashed toward the city crossing tracks and Glenn fell clear injuring himself. A two year old boy of George Templeton required stitches after a colt kicked him in the forehead. Willis Miller’s young daughter lost a finger when a wagon hub struck her finger as her father drove through a gate.
A Creswell company formed to mine prepare and sell mineral paint from Ellis Simmons mine near Walker Station. The board includes Dr. L. D. Scarborough C. C. Hazleton A. McKay W. W. Scott and A. Gorrell. They plan a joint stock setup and soon begin operations with limited shares offered.
Court House transfers list multiple transactions including Thomas Vanduyn to A Y Vanduyn and Longs to Mering and Inabult in Georgetown, and Parson s to Maxwell with 100 acres in township and range. Mining and mill site actions include Golden Rule Consolidated locating a five acre mill site on Fair view creek and several claims in Blue River district. Medical license filed for Alexander Copron M D. Circuit Court case Adeline Church vs O W Loucas details provided.
A Colusa California man credits Electric Bitters with ending 15 years of rheumatic pain after trying many remedies. The testimonial claims the product cures liver and kidney troubles and general debility with a satisfaction guarantee.
A party of twelve heavy capitalists from New York Boston Philadelphia and North Adame will arrive at Cottage Grove on the 12th inst. They will tour to the Bohemia gold mines with Portlanders including Frederick Eggert C H Thompson L Y Keady and others. The visitors are stockholders in the Oregon Securities Company which recently absorbed Helena No 1 Helena No 2 Musick and Cornucopia. They aim to study conditions for large scale development and are invested in the Oregon & Southeastern Railroad to Bow River 20 miles east of Cottage Grove.
Washburne & Sons report the first wheat of the season arriving this afternoon from Frank Armitages’s farm near Springfield. The grain weighs 60 pounds to the bushel and is of the Golden Chaff variety.
Erick G. Anderson fell from a boat while traveling from Marshfield to Sumner and drowned after losing balance while moving cargo. Companion Kronman recalls the accident and that Anderson did not surface again despite efforts to reach him.
United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon July 27 2005 notice. Katie Gulley of Albany Linn County Oregon filed statement No S65 for the purchase of the nw of section 28 township 19 south range 5 west to prove land valuable for timber or stone rather than agriculture. Witnesses Frank Wiles Carson Matthews Charles Taylor and Andrew J Smith of Eugene Lane County Oregon. Adverse claimants must file by October 15 1905.
Carson Mathews of Eugene in Lane county, Oregon, sworn statement for timber land in section 2, township 19 south range 5 west. He will prove land value for timber and stone, before U. S. Commissioner J Walton at Eugene on September 28. Witnesses include Frank Heyer, Clay Owens of Lorane, E W Mathews of Goshen, and Charles Caylor of Hachatville, all in Lane county. Adverse claims must be filed by September 28.
A long list of visiting professionals and residents crowd Eugene with travel from Salem Portland Roseburg and coastal towns. Lawyers doctors bankers teachers and circus advertising agents are noted along with several family trips to Newport Long Beach McMinnville and Seaside. Local officials including State Superintendent J H Ackerman and Albany school superintendent EK Adams are mentioned among many arrivals departures and visits.
Child left this morning for Eugene to remain for several days. Mrs. Taylor Needham of Coburg was a caller at this office today. Mr. and Mrs. Needham have just moved from Thurston to Coburg. Miss Cecile Adams who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. & Eakin at Seaside for several days has returned to her home in Eugene. Claude Fountain, an old time student well known in Eugene now in structor in Columbia Law School, was on this afternoon's train going north. Rev. Herbert Johnson who has been out west from Boston visiting with his relatives in Eugene left today on his return trip. He will visit a short time in Corvallis, a party consisting of N. B. Sweitzer and wife, Earl Church, Elwin McCorpack and Karl Walker left this afternoon for Newport. The men will do some surveying work on the coast.
Miss Laura Stanford of Mohawk visits Irving. J. Humphrey builds a fine prairie dwelling. G T Kitchen visits from Linn county. A warehouse fire at J M Kitchen's causes about 5000 in losses, 3000 insured. Hallett warehouse bought by Washburne & Sons to operate in Irving. S P Supt Fields visits. J P Jones arranges an August Newport excursion, round trip 2.50. Harvesting progresses with strong grain yields and early threshing notes.
Dexter notes a visiting list including Zella Barnes Alta Williams Mary Mooney and Georgia Parker. Dalton Guiley and bride called on relatives. Harvesting is in full swing with haying nearly done while grain harvest continues. Shipping and logging activity with New Deering mower promotion appear amid local notices.
Notices include cattle for sale at McKenzie Stock Farm Springfield registered Hereford cattle binder near Eugene land with timber and a sawmill near Saginaw leasing stock sheep for shares at 100 West Fifth Street Eugene and a five dollar reward for two mares described by J N Edwards of Junction City with details on age color and height.
Harry Harper, bell boy at the Smeede, claimed Chas Harbite of the Castle Cafe slapped him for a trivial offense last evening. The boy’s mother swore out a warrant. the trial before Justice Wintermeier ended with her not guilty. Darhne, who objected to rocks in his yard, gave the boy a shaking without violence.
The Catholic Ladies' Altar Society announces a conveyance from the Hoffman House to Bangs Park on Sunday starting at 10 a.m. and continuing through the day. A program includes a baseball game and athletic sports with refreshments served by the ladies. Public invited for an enjoyable time.
An old advertisement promises a refund if the product fails to cure. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature and is priced at 25 cents.
A collage of small town items notes lodging at the Old Courthouse Lodging House offering 25 cents with new furniture near the courthouse, various locals like W S King idle with rheumatism, a Deering self dump hay rake operable by a child, and Al A Simmons offering photo work at the old stand. It also mentions Hops conditions, a monument for John H Brewer in Pleasant Hill, Emmett Blew and Chester Nichols changing jobs, and a sidewalk accident on Eighth street with a claim for damages.
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