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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
9
For Rent furnished. inquire at Schneider's flat. Goats for sale twenty six head of nan nies for sale A No 1 stock address C M Stephens Crow Orms2.
Eugene becomes a major supply hub for the Natron extension. Six carloads of horses and several carloads of building gear arrived at the depot as Utah Construction Company moves to employ 2000 workers, with laborers arriving from California and head offices planned in Eugene.
The union committee announces a September 2 picnic at the end of the car line starting 10 a.m. with multiple speakers and readings. Notables include A H Smock Attorney 8 D Allen Dr Loomis Nina Young Sprecher J G Wells A M Newman Mrs F H Greenman Edith Moxley Rev William Bartle W C Lyana Anna Schaefers R Wing C J Fuller Joseph Swearingen Mise Fuller and a five minute limit for each address. Secretary H E Slattery confirms the lineup.
The Eugene weekly market lists wool prices and dairy items with per roll butter and per pound prices, plus livestock values such as cows, steers, veal, mutton, hogs, lambs, and various feeds. Portland market notes butter prices locally, supply shortages, and possible future price increases, with wheat market activity and a long forecast on international wheat crops and hops contracts in Oregon areas.
At Portland Union Stockyards on Aug 24 cattle prices rose with steers reaching $4.60 and strong demand for quality lots from Lebanon. Hog prices stay strong but top meat remains $8.75. hogs remain in demand though not abundant. Lambs and sheep show steady to firm demand with top lambs around $5.50, total receipts 1396 head for the period.
A dense market listing from the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon shows bids and prices for commodities across livestock, hides, dairy, grains, poultry, flour, hay, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, and meat products. Items include wool, tallow, leather, butter, cheese, poultry, grain tracks, hay by region, potatoes, onions, apples, hams, bacon, and more with varied price quotes and regional notes.
A fragmented OCR reading shows scattered phrases about loaf, steam rendered fat and lard, price notes per pound, and various unit measures. The text includes references to local grocery items and pricing hints without coherent context.
The page teems with business chatter and social items from Mound and nearby areas. Mentions relate to G. W. Lane, D. Johnson, and timber dealings of Minnow Minne, with Ed Petri and H. D. Johnson linked to land and sales. A marriage notice for Charlie Bogus and Ida Leone Tawall appears amid household and business notices, plus an ad for Dr Shoop's Night Cure and a book giveaway.
In the name of the State of Oregon and by order of sale the Treasure Gold Mining Company and associated claims including the Amelia lode mining claim Crede No 2 Lone Star Lone Btar Treasure Consolidated and Havilla lodes are offered at public auction for cash on September 26, 1909. The sale, conducted by Sheriff of Lane County, will occur at the County Courthouse at Eugene between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm, subject to rights of defendants and to redrawn interests in listed properties.
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