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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
8
Various local ads mention clearance on summer shoes and oxfords at Marans store, secondhand buggies for sale, and cheap wagons. The piece also notes court sessions and a train milestone on the Kennett division, plus product pitches from F L Chambers and Deering mowers and binders. It includes a short health ad for Cheney’s Catarrh Cure and bicycle ads for Crescent bikes.
From Paris to Washington reports a massacre of four priests in Chi Li province and notes that Chi empress sent four cartloads of food to the legation. Yang Tsun captured August 6 as Tientsin is described as menacing and unsafe. A courteous note from the State Department urges immediate cessation of attacks on legations.
The McKenzie road project gains momentum as Griffito and Young raise over 2100 for the effort. The county board commits 2500 in cash and provides a rock crusher with engineer, while a ten member committee handles funds for labor and supplies. Two crews, cooks, and a general superintendent will oversee grading drainage and gravel using cash payments for a full workday. The project aims to boost Eugene trade and long term road permanence.
George Kauffman returned from Blue River mines last Friday and offered ore from the Roxie Martin. He made three trips but cannot stay due to health. A letter from Captain Heath estimates the claims worth about 200000 dollars. The specimen reportedly yields six thousand dollars per ton.
J T Hair organized Wendling Camp in Wendling on August 6 with 22 charter members. Officers elected included G W Sage CC G L Langhead AL J V Moorehead Banker and others. The log cabin hall was planned to be 40 by 60 feet two stories high with upper lodge rooms and lower meeting space. Committees were named to secure grounds and plans for the hall reporting next Saturday. A luncheon by G B Longhead followed the installation.
Reported El Dorado finds on Nome City beach spark thousands to flock there. Many travelers risk health and safety in pursuit. A safe, effective safeguard is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to regulate digestion, support liver and kidneys, and prevent indigestion and malaria symptoms.
Ed Howe reports from Belknap Springs on August 6 about seven boarders and around seventy five campers. The youths hosted a crowded tea party and Fri day outing. Ed White of Priceville plans an angling outing at the springs.
A county drive seeks subscriptions for road work on the McKenzie River route. The committee reports pledges totaling around £850 plus many individual gifts from locals and merchants. A list names donors including firms like Griffin Hardware and Lane County Bank, with various amounts pledged.
Circuit court convened in adjourned term to hear county judge contest between Knox and Kincaid. Testimony on ballot sealing and handling followed by disputed counts from Irving, Willamette, Mohawk, Fairmount, and West Cottage Grove precincts. Judge Hamilton ordered counting to proceed with revised tallies showing gains for Kincaid across several precincts.
In Eugene Oregon at the main post office a list shows remaining mail for residents including Bell John, Rebecca Craig, M J Hentins, L Hyman, Geo Shannon, Emily Smith, A M Rodison, and others. Additional names include H H Rodison and A J Craig with various initials and incomplete names. A notice states letters will be held and callers should request delivery. contact PM McComsack for details.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure all for women’s health, claiming a strong, beautiful appearance comes from a healthy stomach liver and kidneys. It asserts constipation kidney trouble and impure blood cause pimples and blotches and promises relief and brighter eyes, clear skin, and a charming look for a downtrodden invalid. Only cents at W De Lane's drug store.
In Junction City Ann Nancy Kirk died after a week of illness at 75 years. In Eugene on August 8, 1000 a child was born to Mr and Mrs Frazier.
Mrs E Lilly of Hannibal Missouri recounts a life saved by Dr King's New Discovery after typhoid led to pneumonia. She describes severe weakness and breathing trouble, notes rapid relief from one bottle, and promotes the medicine as the quickest cure for lung ailments with regular sizes and free trial bottles at DeLano's drug store.
Estray notice from Jasper Oregon reports two bays branded TS and one black branded J taken up near Jasper in Lane County. Owner may recover by paying costs at Jasper Oregon with August as the date reference.
Advertises a one day cold cure with a money back refund if it fails to work. Mentions EF and W. Grove signature on each box and notes it is available from all druggists. Ends with Ze.
A fragment lists cash for apples and plone from FRANCIS in Oregon and a carload of Manila binding twine. It mentions 14 cen's, a local seller F L Chambere, with an aside about Civil War health issues and Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy praised by David Taylor of Wind Ridge, Greene Co Pennsylvania, as available through W L DeLano.
M F Parker to Hattie A Howe transfers lot 9 block 17 Cox addition Florence for 1000 dollars. Additional Parker to Howe note details 2324 to 1906 12 w for 2500. Horace Moon to Geo Cummings seven acres in section 20 for 600 dollars. J W Gowdy et ux to Geo Cummings two acres in Lane County for 400 dollars. J F Robinson et ux to Eugene Loan and Savings Bank Iota 4 7 04 lot 8 block 44 Junction for 1 dollar. Compass mining claim Blue River district locators Almighty Dollar claim Blue River district Water right locators. JUSTICE COURT Gray Bon to recover money. Transcript of judgment filed awarding 45.12 and disbursements 5.75.
A mother of eight recalls severe dysentery in her young daughter last summer and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as life saving after trying many medicines. She urges other mothers to know of its effectiveness and notes it is sold by W L Delano.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claimed to cure wounds, ulcers, boils, corns, warts, chilblains, piles, and burns. It promises to drive out pain and guarantee a cure. Sold by W L Delano, a local druggist.
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