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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
9
A help wanted notice seeks a girl for general house work. Apply at 687 Willamette Street, corner of Tenth. No other details provided.
Walter J Barnett former VP and GC of the Western Pacific railroad and California Safe Deposit Co was sentenced to ten years in San Quentin by Superior Judge Conley for hypothecating $205000 in bonds and securities from Ellen M Colton estate as Special administrator. His attorneys gave notice of appeal and sought bail while appeal is decided.
Portland ends cereal year with record grain shipments from the harbor and Puget Sound ports. Exceeds previous season by over 6 million bushels, marking the greatest year in the citys grain export history and a leading world port status.
Civil War veteran William Young, at the Soldiers' Home, gets 20 cents change from the Treasury for a 5 cent paper purchase made 40 years ago. He had tendered a quarter and received no change. government traced him since the war and found him at the Dayton home.
Mrs Ferr of Auburn Centre Pennsylvania praises Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy that does what others promise but fail to perform. She reports long standing throat and lung trouble relieved by the medicine sold by W A Kuykendall’s drug store, with trial bottles available.
Salem Oregon June 29 packers of the Northwest prune trade organized an association to protect and promote their business. The group includes H S Gile Co Willamette Valley Prune Association W C Tillson Co Roseburg Allen Lang Mason Ehrman French and Vancouver packing houses. The pact dictates selling terms to Eastern buyers and buying terms from local growers. New contracts favor packers granting choice of arbitrators profit from odder sizes and routing shipments while limiting liability for delays. Samples for quality tests will be taken from one fifth of boxes with strict weight loss thresholds and size definitions for 40 50 prune counts.
Elmira hosts a Fourth of July celebration with speeches and singing and cash prizes for winners in all sports. Highlights include youth and boys footraces, men’s race, pillow fight, pole vault, various horse events, wild horse riding, fall games, plus on‑grounds dinner and supper.
Chicago on June 30 reports thousands of railroad workers will resume jobs tomorrow after eight months of idleness. Families celebrated in parks and parties as reemployment day unfolds, with the Illinois Central pledging about 5,500 men back to work. The National Prosperity League fosters the movement, echoing a nationwide reemployments surge.
The District Court of Appeals referred to Judge James M Seawell the issue of Ruefs bail bonds. It questioned Judge Dunnes rejection of certain sureties and sent the matter for testimony on qualifications. If suitable sureties are found Ruef may be discharged from custody on the $750000 bail.
The president signed executive orders redrawing Oregon forest boundaries as part of a broader plan to equalize administration areas. The Fremont, Oregon, Cascade, Umpqua, Mazama, and Siskiyou regions receive new designations with assigned supervisors and Lakeview, Portland, Eugene, Roseburg, and Medford bases. Overall, 144 supervisors will manage more than 167 million acres nationwide under the changes.
Chicago July 1 cash distribution across the United States totals 195000000 largely from semiannual payments by railroads banks and large industries. Money abundance expected to spark a national business boom with railroads gaining funds for improvements and work for idle workers. Excess reserves in big cities at high historic levels and money rates exceptionally low boost financing for honest enterprises.
Mining engineer Herbert Leigh reports renewed activity in the Bohemia district. The Noonday boarding house portion is leased to Mayflower for 15 workers upgrading Noonday road and adding a saw mill and reduction plant. A Sunrise ore find is noted and a road to connect property with the main wagon road is nearly done. Snow is deeper than any time this season, with three miles of ridge snow five to ten feet deep.
Simple endorsed pill ad offers DeWitt’s Early Risers Pleasant Little Pills that are easy to take and sold by all druggists. The compact notice highlights ease of consumption and availability through common drugstores.
Reports indicate a good hay yield this year in Lane County with heavy grass crops in many areas. Cutting is somewhat later than usual though overall growth remains favorable. A 1906 letter from C N Cornell cites health remedies and local business mentions tied to Doan’s Kidney Pills.
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