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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
14
The passage urges recognition of women’s hidden pains and daily sacrifices at home. It describes how overwork and neglect of health lead to persistent aches, urging society to provide help to these faithful women who bear burdens daily.
Mrs F Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs W P Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania report relief from female trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts 30 years of use, lists ailments including displacement inflammation ulcers and irregularities, and invites sick women to write Lydia E Pinkham of Lyons Massachusetts for advice.
General W. E. Finzer of the Oregon National Guard reports major reforms following a Pacific coast adjutant generals conference with war department officials. Oregon will receive Springfield rifles for marksmen competing in the national tournament, old Krag rifles go back to the government, and three 85 man guard companies will be recruited for Columbia River fortifications. Washington and California will recruit additional companies. The national guard may be detailed for federal service, encampment shifts to American Lake in August, and Portland rifle range talks with the Navy remain unresolved.
Florence West reports S G Galeton of Florence sought juvenile court action to place his son with him after the boy dug at a claimed gold site at the sawmill. The father, a spiritualist, had the boy dig at a location he believed buried gold, but the boy balked and ran away as the mill faced work loss and the tale spread.
Harrisburg Pa January 27 The trial of the men charged with conspiracy to loot the state treasury in connection with the construction and furnishing of the state capitol building commenced today. There is intense interest with excursionists from all parts of the state in attendance.
Saturday evening January 2 1908 Robert M Lane and Miss Maud Morgan married by County Judge Chrisman. Saturday January 26 1908 Claude Broders and Mrs Bridget Harbour married with Rev Father O Farroll officiating. Broders Bros. butchery connected with husband.
To Mr and Mrs William Whelan at Portland a son. Mrs Whelan was cri te Miss Floy Luckey of this city.
Chicago dispatch reports a fierce blaze in the Mayer building and the Florence hotel on Adams Street. One fireman is feared dead, over twenty injured, and property loss exceeds 560,000 dollars as both seven story structures burned and collapsed under a northeast wind.
A hotel blaze trapped a company of firemen and guests, but all but one, James Gallagher, were rescued. The north wind chilled the scene as officers and citizens aided survivors while printing firms in the Mayer building shifted to night work and hurried outside.
A ten hour blaze in Portland's business district began at Millikin Cousins & Company wholesale dry goods and spread to neighboring stores. Firefighters from Portland and outside cities contained it to the original block. Total loss reported at $900,000.
New York January 27 Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt daughter of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt married Count Laszlo Szecheny a member of the Hungarian nobility in a ceremony here The bride is the Vanderbilt heiress and the match unites two prominent families in a high society event with broad social attention.
The marriage of Miss Vanderbilt to a Hussar and hereditary Austro Hungarian count occurred at her mother's Fifth Avenue home. About 350 guests attended as Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. escorted the bride, Count Anton Sigray was her escort, and Monsignor Lavelle officiated with Rev Verne. The St Patrick's choir sang Rath. A breakfast followed and the couple left for Newport for a week at Reginald Vanderbilt's home.
In New York on January 25 a last minute reconciliation among the Vanderbilt family averts a rift before Miss Gladys Vanderbilt’s wedding to Count Laszlo Szechenyi. Cornelius Vanderbilt resumes head of the family line as relatives attend a harmony dinner and prepare for the ceremony.
New York January 2 The Austrian vice consul Karl F Linda friend of Count Szecheny comments on Gladys Vanderbilt marrying the count to escape an American marriage. He compares outcomes to the Marlborough and Castellane unions and jokes about wealth and happiness.
FE. T. Bushell sold his interest in Bushnell & Crane to E. L. Moore. The firm runs a school supply store in the Behneider block on West Elmghvir street.
The U S Supreme Court, in the William Adair vs United States case, ruled favorably for Adair and held that the June 1 1898 act prohibiting interstate railroad employers from discriminating against labor union members in hiring is unconstitutional. Justice Harlan authored the opinion.
The court ruled Adair could fire an employee for union membership, and the employee could quit for the same reason. It held Congress cannot, under the constitution, authorize violating contracts as protection for interstate commerce. Justice McKenna filed a dissent.
County Judge Gabriel R. Chrisman and County Assessor Benjamin F. Keeney filed petitions for renomination on the Republican ticket Saturday afternoon. Neither candidate filled the brief platform blank in the petitions.
Citizens of Marcola push for village incorporation to regulate local affairs with strong support from a large majority of residents. Community organizers say momentum builds toward formal incorporation.
Washington January 25 In an official statement the Interstate Commerce Commission says evidence and investigation show stockholders of Union Pacific and its subsidiary violated the Sherman act The suit targets a vast railroad monopoly spanning the Missouri River to the Pacific coast Also named is Farmers Loan & Trust of New York as stock depository plus individuals Harriman Schiff Kahn Stillman Frick Rogers and Clark alleged to have devised and carried out the conspiracy
The statement indicates no plan to pursue criminal charges against any officials, with no mention of personal prosecutions or future legal action. The text emphasizes absence of intent rather than confirming any ongoing investigations or prosecutions.
Springfield woke to news of the death at about 4 am from consumption of W C Renwick aged about 45. He formerly ran a livery business with John Winzenried and was a well known Lane County citizen. The funeral will be held Wednesday.
Butte Jan 27 D J Hen nessy president of the Hen nessy Mercantile Company and the richest merchant in the Northwest died today from heart trouble He was born in Frederickton New Brunswick in 1854
In Junction City Oregon farmers and fruit growers push for a local cannery to convert berries pears and cherries into cash. E E Buster who organized a Monroe cannery is guiding efforts to raise 10000 to start a first class cannery this summer. The area’s climate and soil suit peaches cherries and small fruits, with large fruit berry and walnut plantings promising a prosperous district in the valley.
Directors of the Lane County Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association met at the Eugene Commercial Club. About $4000 of $5000 stock has been taken. rest offered to nonmembers. Some 50 stockholders now. larger growers likely to join. A car of spray ordered, saving $2 to $4 per barrel. The association will handle all crops at cost. A Hood River excursion to study fruit raker methods was proposed and favored by directors and Commercial Club members.
Florence Italy Jan 25 Ouida Louise D Laramie famed novelist died at Via Reggilon after long illness in severe poverty. She was blind in one eye and exposed to harsh weather harming the other. She slept in the open for months unable to afford shelter. Death attributed to asthma with heart disease, she loved dogs and gave up necessities to feed them while charity aided her.
The president nominated A. R. Martin postmaster at Junction City. The Oregon delegation agreed to recommend reappointment for postmasters raised to presidential grade including Geo. W. Spring Jane McCall Gresham W. M. Yates Hood River. Paris cardinal Richard dies of lung congestion born Nantes 1519 cardinal 1889.
Portland, Jan 27 This may be the last day of the prosecution case in the Hall Maya conspiracy case with Henry Meldrum testifying that he forged George C. Brownell's name on field notes. Meldrum’s confession aims to clear Brownell and undermine promised immunity claims tied to Hall. Franklin Pierce Mays then testified, with Heney seeking to show Hall knew Mays faced indictment and promised grand jury leeway if he defended Hall.
A local advertisement features R M James of Louellen claiming Electric Bitters cures malaria and other ailments in quick time. It is sold at W A Kuykendall's drug store with a guarantee. Also noted Roy McFarland, ex Eugene pitcher, signed by Oakland after solid Texas league records. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promoted as winter health tonic from Linn Drug Co.
Benicia Coe, 17, daughter of K. Coe of Milton, drank carbolic acid and died last night. A Columbia College student, she faced study pressure and worry. She was amid a ten-child family and well regarded in the community. The Wallace Daily Times, oldest paper in the Coeur d’Alenes since 1906, suspends publication indefinitely due to a typographical union dispute involving a former employee.
Mr. E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton Maine says Buckien's Arica Salve cures piles and chapped hands and heals old gore wounds without scarring. Sold for 25 cents at W. A. Muyken dall's drug store.
C O Eldridge of Empire Georgia touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the superior treatment for coughs colds throat and lung troubles. He says it has benefited his family for seven years and relieves croup quickly. Sold under guarantee at W A Kuykendall’s drug store with 5c and 1 trial bottle free.
The Bingham Land Company subdivides its farm two miles north of the city into five acre plots named Fruitvale and offers them for immediate market. An engine is purchased for the Corvallia and Alsen Railroad and will be used to build the line. Rails will be laid at a rate of a quarter mile per yard.
A civil service examination for a forest service testing assistant will be held in Eugene on February 26. The salary is eight hundred forty dollars annually.
Guardian Carrie P. Olstad announces private sale of 320 acres in sections 21 25 28 and 29 township 17 south range 4 east Willamette Meridian Lane County Oregon to be bid cash at Woodcock Potter law office Eugene starting February 29 1908 at 10 a m. The sale is by order of Lane County Court guardianship of Elmer N Olstad Alice G Olstad and Raymond Palmer Olstad minors.
Final account filed for John R. Goldson deceased. Lane County Oregon court sets March 1 1908 at 1 PM for hearing objections and final settlement. All objections must be filed by that date. Daniel Hintoy and L Bilyeu attorneys.
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