Society Notes Highlight Local Social Gatherings
The Women s Republican Patriotic League hosted a pleasant afternoon at Mrs Thompson s home with a luncheon by Mrs Thompson Mrs West and Mrs Cloran joined by guests Mrs S M Yoran Mrs F W Prentice Mrs T Cloran and Mrs Rasmussen. The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs P K Hammond studying Midsummer Night s Dream. Florence and Marjorie McCall of La Grande were honored at a lunch hosted by Miss Grace Woods on West Eighth Street with several attendees. A picnic party met at the head of the race with a social luncheon and a list of attendees. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church met at Mrs E M Johnson s home with about fifty present. A birthday surprise honored Miss Edna Elspass with music and refreshments. Mr and Mrs Horace Burnett hosted a small gathering for Miss Mabel Vantress of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Patriotic League
Thompson
J. W. West
South Pearl Street
West
Cloran
3S. M. Yoran
F. W. Prentice
T. Cloran
Rasmussen
Misse Florence and
Marjorie McCall
la Grande
Grace Woods
West Eighth Street
Florence McCall
Frieda Goldsmith
Carrie Bispass
Florence Thrall
Nancy Peterson
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
E. M. Jison
South Oak Street
E. M. Johnson
W. T. Garrell
A. B. Jepp
Edna Elspass
Elspass
Ermine Owens
Ruth Roche
Ruth Ruble
Katherine Northrop
Helene DeLano
Goldie Rumford
Ethel Purdy
Nellie Lombard
Florence Plank
Leone Griffin
Camille Taylor
Georgine Ransome
Ethel Gibson
Georgia Kinsey
Georgia Kinsey; the Messrs
Frank Scaiefe
Wayne Barbour
Harold Stiles
Charles Purdy
Cecil Lindley
Ford Northrup
Lester Koch
George Plank
Gilbert Griffin
Fred Morley
Buford Roach
Virgil Vickers
Donald Hill
Social life on McKenzie river holiday notes
Mrs. R. M. Pratt and Mrs. Mettle Kelly spent Sunday at Foley Springs. Aug 4 dinner hosted by Mrs. A A Haflinger for Misses France Winnifred Kelly Netta Kress. Upper McKenzie featured a 500 party at Log Cabin hotel with Prof Van Gross and Mrs Griggs winning high scores. Arthur Belknap to guide the Jeffries party Aug 27. Guests from Belknap Bridge include Griggs Gress Kress and Kellys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak
R. M. Pratt
Mettle Kelly
Foley Springs
A. A. Haflinger
France
Winnifred Kelly
Netta Kress
Frank Loomis
Bessie Tanner
Log Cabin Hotel
Upper
McKenzie
Croner
Professor van Gross
Portland
M. F. Griggs
Eugene
Belknap Bridge
Mettie Kelly
G. E. Gress
Log Cabin
Belknap
Arthur Belknap
McKenzie River
Jeffries
G. E. Kress
W. P. Cheshire
Fowler Heads National Irrigation Congress Body
Spokane August 14 Robert Issinger was chosen chairman of the executive committee of the National Irrigation Congress. The local board names R In singer and W J McGee as officers with Fowler Hooker and others forming a governors group. New officers include B A Fowler president Ralph Twitchell first vice president R W Young second vice president L N Newman third vice president W F Fleming fourth vice president E J Watson fourth vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Robert Issinger
National Irrigaton Congress
R. Insinger
W. J. McGee
Washington, D. C
Inland Waterways Committee
Fred J. Kissell
Ogden
Harper
Cunnigham
Guthrie
B. A. Fowler
Hooker
Board of Control
Board of Governors
Ofiers
Phoenix
Arizona
Ralph Twitchell
New Mexico
R. W. Young
Utah
L. N. Newman
Montana
W. F. Fleming
E. J. Watson
South Carolina
Greek Boxcar Robbers Fined Sixty Dollars Each
Seven Greek laborers arrested for boxcar robbery in Cottage Grove plead guilty to simple larceny and are fined sixty dollars apiece. The gang foreman paid four hundred twenty dollars for all fines with a check from a Cottage Grove bank, enabling the men to be released. The report notes their daily earnings and savings, reflecting migrant workers sending funds home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane County
Bryson
Justice Court
Cottage Grove
Reilly
Portland
Dagoes
Southern Pacific Company
Rae
Mrs Haas Returns to Salem After Daughters Visit
Mrs J H Haas returns to Salem today following a visit at the home of her daughter Mrs J L Lambirth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Haas
Salem
J. L. Lambirth
Belknap Bridge Birthday Buck Sighting Surprise
Special correspondence from Belknap Bridge reports M F Griggs celebrated his birthday on August 11. While glancing across the river he saw a fine three point buck in the water and, stepping inside for his gun, he killed it with a single rifle shot from the porch. Great excitement followed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belknap Bridge
M. F. Griggs
Fatalities in railroad collision at Husted Colorado
Five people were killed and 35 injured in a collision between east and west bound Denver and Rio Grande passenger trains at Husted Colorado. The Pacific Coast Limited was westbound and the wreck resulted from a crew over looking orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Husted
Pacific Coast Limited
Fatal mine fire in Hidalgo kills miners at Real del Monte
A mine fire at the Camelia mine in Real del Monte Hidalgo state Mexico leaves a tally of dead miners. Six bodies have been recovered as rescuers work to reach others still underground. The fire, reported in Mexico City as of August 14, devastates the mine and raises concern over safety conditions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Real del Monte
Hidalgo
Wisconsin Cloudburst Strikes LaCrosse District
A cloudburst at 3 36 today swept the LaCrosse district washing out rail lines crippling telephone and telegraph service and damaging farms. It is probable several lives were lost as rescue and recovery efforts begin in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaCrosse
Wis
Exciting Night Ride to Mapleton in Auto Group Reports Hair-Breadths
W H O Kelly L W Baker Geo M Miller and C O Hudson return by Hudsons Reo after an all night trip from Eugene to Mapleton in rough Siuslaw country. delays from stumps rocks planks and narrow grades caused hours of detours including a near collision with A C Dixons car. return trip eased by daylight but no desire for night auto trips again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. O'Kelly
L. W. Baker
Geo. M. Miller
C. O. Hudson
Hudson
Reo
Mapleton
Eugene
Siuslaw
A. C. Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Hudson Auto
Mabe
Fads and Fashions: Street Tailored Suits in Everyday Wear
New York fashion notes urge every woman to own a practical gown for street use. The era favors a coat and skirt tailored suit in subdued colors, with two or three piece options, minimal trim, and firm fabrics. Detailed guidance covers coats, skirts with plaited panels, mohair three pieces, corsage embroidery, and linen travel outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Batiste
Willamette River Changes Threaten Harrisburg Port
Harrisburg Oregon residents watch the Willamette River with concern as channel shifts may send the river away from the town, potentially placing the city about a half mile from the river if the old bed reopens. Floods legacy silt and upper tributary patterns complicate forecasting, and dredging may not prevent a shift back to the former course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Willamette River
Fall Creek Wheat Field Yields 51 Bushels to Acre
J B Young of Fall Creek told a Guard reporter he threshed five acres for W P Hills this week yielding over 258 bushels. The field averaged 51 35 bushels per acre, with nearby fields exceeding expectations but not matching this yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall Creek
J. B. Young
W. P. Hills
Masonic Fraternity Buys Smith Mansion at Eugene
The newly organized Masonic fraternity at the University of Oregon purchased the E. C. Smith mansion at East Ninth and Hilyard for a club home. Dr. L. L. Whitson arranged the $10,000 purchase. Built five or six years ago, the fine residence was modeled after Honolulu style architecture and once hosted Honore Palmer and family during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Fraternity
University of Oregon
L. L. Whitson
E. C. Smith
East Ninth and
Hilyard Streets
Eugene
Mr. Smith
Dr. Whitson
Honolulu
Honore Palmer
Eugene educators call school playgrounds too small
Local educators in Eugene fault the new Central and High School buildings for occupying only half a block each while city rule favors a full block. They argue larger playgrounds are needed and compare to New York where costly delays led to buying and tearing down blocks to create play space for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
New York
McKenzie Valley Journey Through the Upper McKenzie
A traveler’s vivid travelogue describes the McKenzie Valley from Eugene to McKenzie Bridge. The piece celebrates growth from Oregon’s capital city to Walterville and McKenzie Bridge, praising scenery, hospitality, and the Log House hotel as it chronicles towns, springs, forests, and welcoming locals along the river.
Eugene’s famed horseflesh draws visiting praise
Visitors say Eugene has fine horseflesh and will have even finer. For years guests remark the town’s beautiful horses driven about streets. They notice the Eugene way in horse flesh as well as in boosting and promotion work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Albany
Salem
Roseburge
Capbell Fellman Co Moves to Sanford Block Store
The Capbell Fellman Company will start moving their fur niture and house furnishings into new quarters in the Sanford block the last of next week. Traveling men say the store will be the finest between Portland and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capbell-Fellman Company
Sanford Block
Portland
San Francisco
Cuticura Cures Longstanding Skin Disease
A Tennessee bystander recounts three years of painful skin eruptions affecting face and body. After failure with doctors and other treatments, use of Cuticura remedies led to dramatic improvement and cure for both the narrator and her seven year old brother, with continued relief for associated scalp and minor issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorge Sorey
Tenn
Automobile party from Portland tours Eugene and Foley Springs
An automobile party including A M Smith and wife and A C Emmons and family from Portland arrived in Eugene at 1 pm yesterday. They planned to drive to Foley Springs, expecting to stop only at Harten's lot before continuing, with Smith as president of Western Clay Manufacturing Co and Emmons a prominent attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Smith
A.C. Eemona
Portland
Eugene
Foley Springs
Smith
Western Clay Manufacturing Co
Emmons
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Shakespeare Club
P. K. Hammond
Lloyd Bellman
Kate Henderson
Bessie Morrison
Eva Burton
Carrie Elspass
Winnifred Cockerline
Elizabeth Howe
Genevieve Elspass
Virginia Hurd
Conifred Hurd
Harey
Nest Lee
Horace Burnett
Mabel Vantress
B A. Fowler
Mckenzie Resorts
Mic
Wisconsin
Catherine Mann
Willamette
M'Kenzie Valley
McKenzie Bridge
Elise
Thurston
Walterville
Foresta
Blue River
Mountan
McKeneie
Belknap Springs
Lost Creek
Horse Creek
South Fork
MacKenzie
Castle Rock
Three Sisters
Gea Frizzell
Peplota
O'Brien
Seaburg
Minney's
Vida
al Montgomery
Sparks
George Frizzell
McKeagle
Micro
Poariant Rere Hort Chemicar CO
Walt
Wouuward, Clarke
Lagi
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