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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
8
Advertisement style item noting shoe quality and prices with references to F L Chambers & Bro and other local businesses. Mentions winter sales, wallpaper stock, and various local notices including property moves and a ball in Thurston. Contains multiple erroneous OCR fragments about seeds, sprays, and promotions, with several names and places.
Lane County auditors J M Williams and M S Wallis filed a financial report for January 18 1901 to January 18 1902 detailing sheriff treasurer and clerk accounts including delinquents tax rolls 1899 1900 sheriff fees warrants and the county fund status with notes on cash on hand and expected fund availability. The document lists receipts disbursements corrections and pending balance and ends with a formal sign off.
The Bulgarian minister M Kantscheff was assassinated this forenoon while sitting in his library. An assassin shot him with a pistol. the event follows a string of other international incidents and local political upheaval reported from various cities.
Readable items include Italian prunes 4 lb, best rice 1 lb, granulated sugar 18 lbs, walnuts 1 lb, dried peaches 4 lb, corn starch 2 lb, beet soda crackers, baking powder, standard household goods such as table lanterns mop sticks rolling pins and wooden bowls. Emphasis on low prices and wide assortment.
County Judge Kincaid says the law makes road master appointment optional and no vacancy exists. Eight applicants seek the post, but taxpayers favor leaving road supervision to district supervisors and view a county road master as an unnecessary expense.
A J Babb, longtime Lane County resident and first local ecfiod teacher, died aged about 80. Born in Kentucky, he crossed plains with Matthew party, settled in The Dalles then Eugene practicing law and politics as a Democrat. He had 13 children with first wife and 3 with second. Funeral at Mulkey cemetery tomorrow at 2:50.
Washington reports the Post Office Department awarded four year mail contracts on Western star routes, favoring Oregon bidders to align with Shallenberger rules. awards include routes from Eugene, Florence, Junction City, Mapleton, Springfield, and more, with annual payments ranging from about 75 to 2740 dollars.
The readable text fragment provides no coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
Repaired free beads offered if brought in before March 15 at Bosn. On the upper McKenzie Jan 30 1902 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Thompson and son Dico Near McKenzie Bridge Jan 2 1902 John Sime aged 60 years.
Batem Feb 5 H G Van Dusen master fish warden submitted an annual 78 page report to the state board of fish commissioners detailing propagation across waters. It covers stream and lake peculiarities, hatchery station work, salmon eggs taken and fish planted, and operation expenses. Chinook 118,400 planted 112,000. Riverside 200 taken 214,800 planted. total 347,000 taken 326,800 planted. operation expenses 2.92.
A convict in a major prison devised a die to mint silver dollars and distribute them via outside accomplices. Officials were shocked by the scheme and by the counterfeit payments entering circulation. The item also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health remedy, urging buyers to check the private neck stamp.
On Feb 5 Mararso the wedding of Mise Octavia Etlers and Louie Addington took place at the bride's parents home with Elder T H Haaneaker officiating. A large gathering of friends and relatives attended and a reception followed in the dining room. The event was described as one of the most pleasant affairs by the correspondent.
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