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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
9
The University of Oregon student body approved tennis as a conference sport and allocated 500 for an asphalt court. They pushed to postpone junior weekend from May 14 to two weeks later to align with the track team’s Interstate meet at Berkeley.
A compact collection shows a private family seeking a girl for general house work at 1795 Oak Street and a furnished housekeeping rental with electric lights at 156 E 11th Street. Also a wanted buyer for a valuable lot at a bargain via Sam Rugh at the corner of 5th and Willamette and florist Charles Kingwell at West Springfield greenhouse with telephone Main 64.
At the association meeting medals were awarded to winners of the Inter-class cross-country race with McClure Garra cer and Sedgimaker noted as first to third. The athletic council approved Oregon sending six men to the coast inter-state conference at Berkeley May 14, part of student celebrations honoring Stanford which departs May 15 for Chicago.
Feb 22 dispatch notes the ray mill running full blast with logs prepared by Ray Syphers for the mill company. Mrs Luella Slayter, once a San Francisco nurse, aids Mrs E Drugg who has shown health improvement. Local residents transfer to Junction City for business. Otty returns from Portland after a fireman exam. The Kelso brothers buy Drugg ranch cattle. Slayter receives a birthday organ, purchased by her husband and his parents. Real estate man H A Rust and two from Washington tour valley, pleased with land. Mrs R T Clevenger visits before Texas departure. C A Callin of Goldson plans to buy a farm if found willing to relocate. R R Rust and wife move to Junction City into former Drugg home.
Coalinga California February 23 Bouts headline news report states 4 Ginger Williams a young heavyweight from Visalia died at the hospital from injuries sustained in a prizefight with Kid Kenneth of Bakersfield He was knocked through the ropes and struck a projecting board fracturing the skull at the base of the brain
A regional notice proclaims Painkiller as the best medicine for hard times, claiming no one is too poor to pay a quarter for a bottle. It promotes genuine Painkiller sold in 26c 35c and 50c sizes, urging customers to buy now.
Oscar Battling Nelson, battered and bleeding, fights on through 40 rounds before referee stops the unequal bout. Ad Wolgast, new lightweight champion, is carried from the ring amid cheers as Nelson is taken to San Francisco for medical exam and rest.
Baltimore February 22 ex lightweight champion Joe Gans bids a 29 round match with Ad Wolgast under any terms. He plans to post 1000 to bind the agreement in New York next week and offer a 5000 side bet. Gans says the issue is not money and believes he can beat Wolgast. He is in good shape and confident in regaining his former form.
Boise Idaho Feb 23 The government rested its case today in the trial of Kettenbach Kester and Dwyer accused of land frauds Judge Dietrich ruled in favor of the prosecution on a point about testimony from the late Norman Jackson at a prior trial He corroborated Clarence Robnett regarding the ousting of state lands by former State Land Selector Goldsmith and the alleged aim of alling the dummy entrymen.
A Chicago report claiming federal grand jury indictments have been prepared against the National Packing Company and ten subsidiaries. Indictments will be sent to Washington for inspection by the attorney general.
Eugene market week reports strong dairy butter prices per roll 60 70 cents and eggs at 12 cents per pound. Poultry meats bounce with turkeys and veal futures mixed. Livestock values show good cows at 3 1/3 cents per pound and dressed hogs near 10 cents. Grain and feeds list wheat at 1.00 per bushel and mixed feed around 94 dollars per ton.
In Portland Oregon on February 24, egg prices jumped from 26 to 28 cents a dozen as traders hoped for higher sales yet faced a surprising unload. Importers lament misreads on California eggs while poultry and veal remained firm. Hay, oats, and timothy markets shift amid plentiful outside cattle and steady high prices for top-quality beef.
Readable cattle and cow quotes appear with mixed figures such as medium and fancy classifications, prices around 4.50 to 9.00, and notes on calves, heifers, and bulls. The OCR yields scrambled words and inconsistent units, yet conveys a general snapshot of livestock values and market terms.
A dense listing of commodities and prices across meats, dairy, grains, produce, and feed. Includes hides, mohair, creamery products, farm staples, and livestock values. Also shows Willamette valley prices for wheat and flour, vegetables, fruits, and stockyard notes.
H M Robbins has loaned the EBu eno fair grounds and will be here at noon with a string of horses to work out on the track during the summer. He owns Bon by Tangent, famed along the coast. He may bring Joe Sawyers, a noted trainer, to assist.
Indian Creek notes county happenings with a notice to old bachelors about funding elderly support and a lively debate topic on railroads versus harbor improvements. Local events include a literary society program, Hermann school entertainment on March 4, and social visits, with several residents traveling or returning from trips and a February birth announced.
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