Prohibition Drives Booth Kelly Workers to Quit
A Springfield report says many Booth Kelly sawmill workers at Springfield Wendling and Willamette and McKenzie river logging camps have quit due to Lane County prohibition. More mill hands may quit when paid tonight as loggers are described as drinking men unlikely to work where liquor is unavailable. The company, paying good wages, may replace quitters with a better class of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Booth Kelly
Wendling
Willamette
McKenzie Rivers
Lane County
Booth Kelly Company
Real Estate Transfers From Clerk's Office
Real estate transfers listed include Grace Kintzley to Hugh Roudenley Carter for 40 acres in sections 1 and 2, Berle to Kioteley, Bud Kintzley 40 acres in section 23, Patrick Conly 7 acres in section 12, and Ella Pitcher to Orion & Southeastern Railroad Co for a right of way. Several other parcels change hands: C M Judkins, Clara C Ingham, Bennett heirs, Nellie Hubbard, Harry L Rossell, A and Fanny Hard, Eugene Slim, Polly Band & Potter, Reeve A Park, John W Whittaker, John A Mason, W Dyson, Ann Eliza Howe, Fagelle Vand WB Beard, Loretta P Simonson, Kilmer and Margaret Zechory, Harry C and Susie Bishop, Mary Coleman, Joseph H and Lydia Walker, and others across multiple sections and townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Kintzley
Hugh Roudenley Carter
Berle
Kioteley
Bud Kintzley
Arle
Kiser
Patrick Conly
Hea A
Ella Pitcher
Orion & Southeastern Railroad Co
Ella
Netta R Krone
Wisk
Nellie Uubbard
Harry L Rossell
Fanny
Lazeie Hi Miller
Lote
Land
Miieee
Polly Band & Potter
Frank A Sweevey
John W Whittaker
John A Mason
W Dyson
John I Thompson
Pace
Ann Eliza Howe
T Davidson
Fagelle
WB Beard
Loretta P Simonson
Coleman
Coburg
Emma Skinner
Kilmer
Margaret M Zechory
Wer
Harry C
Susie Bishop
E A Zachary
Cobure
Bep
Mary Coleman
Zachary
Joseph H
Lydia
Walker
Hattie Durham
Long & Landessad
Cottage Grove
Weekly Market Report Highlights Local Prices and Goods
Portland market notes show stability with eggs firm at 224 per dozen and grain bags higher. Livestock markets list steers cows and sheep with modest values while potatoes onions and poultry show mixed delivery amid hot weather. Wool mohair hops and dairy items are recorded with assorted regional price ranges and upcoming shipping influences.
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Portland
Front Street
Harley
Timothy
Oregon
Mining and Real Estate Notices from Bohemia District
A compact listing covers Long and Lundess ad to Cottage Above and various real estate transfers including 152.20 acres in sec 18 tp 18 er 9w, 800 patent to Eugene Loan and Savings Hank, sheriff deeds for 80 acres in sec 6 tp 19 er 4w, and a timber agreement by C M McLin to Brown Lumber Co for 150 acres in sec 4 to 7l ar2w. It notes mining locats Little Ellen in Bohemia, marriage licenses, plats filings, and probate matter for Albert L Henning deceased with final recount hearing set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long & Lundess Ad
U Sto Hortense Whittaker
F W Osburn
Eugene Loan & Savings Hank
Fred Fisk
J B Kirk
B Lurch
Black Bear
Bohemian District
Albert F
Mary E Jalien
J W
Lizzie Maltman
Packard's Ad
Eugene
Josephine
George Warner
W J Dyson
C M McLin
Brown Lumber Co
Holy Rollerism Bared In Court
Seattle witnesses in the Mitchell-Creffield murder trial described Holy Rollerism, Edmond Creffield’s depraved religious system, claiming it compelled participants to acts of sin and forced family ruin. O. W. Hurt testified how Creffield dictated behavior at gatherings with women rolling on floors and claiming messages from God, leading to wife and daughter coercion and a child’s confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Edmond Creffield
Mitchell-Creffield
George Mitchell
O. W. Hurt
Corvallis
Creffield
Eather Mitchell
O.V. Hart
Frank
Lola
Esther
Garis’ Ui
Portland
Wither Roibeld
Linn County
Mitchell
Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
Electric Bitters Promises Youthful Vigor For All
A Dublin resident touts Electric Bitters as a grand tonic that preserves youth and strengthens the weak. She claims the remedy cures constipation and inflammatory symptoms, and heiresses the claim that it revives energy for old age. Delivered by W. L. Delano druggist with a price of 60 cents.
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Tam
EB. HM. Urateau
Dublin
W. L. Delano
Bright eyes as index to youth and product claim
Fragmentary lines claim bright eyes signal youth and reference Cu pid arrows. Mentions Hollister Roeky Mountain Tea promising bright eyes foxy cheeks Tes or tablets with unclear connection to products or effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Hollister
Roeky Mountain
Joe Bing Verse Made Round Looming in Press
A brief excerpt from John D. Larkin’s verse “To Drive Dull Care Away” features Joe Bing performing feats of labor in one day and earning money. The poem’s humor and exaggerated tasks trace Bing cutting wood, laying hay, plowing acres, and hopping between chores at Luscomb’s grocery store and nearby fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Companion
John D. Larkin
Joe Bing
Luscomb
Water Transforms Sagebrush Land into Rich Acreage in Baker
Water rights have turned previously worthless sagebrush land in Baker County into valued property fetching high per acre prices. The McKenzie road travelers recall how water brings dramatic change as streams from Three Sisters snowfields feed Squaw Creek and Tamalo Creek, rejuvenating barren uplands along Deschutes.
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Baker County
McKenzie Road
Cascades
Oregon
Lumber Demand Improves Before San Francisco Fire
Lumber shipments rise in early 1906 with Northern Pacific fielding 15,497 carloads and Great Northern 9,049 across January to April. Canadian Pacific reports 1,145 carloads, totaling 26,909 for three railroads versus 31,008 in 1904 and 1905. Portland shipments hit 9,086 from low prior years, indicating market activity ahead of the fire impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Northern Pacific Railroad
Great Northern
Canadian Pacific
Portland
A Tragic Finish and a Narrow Escape
A neglected leak in the North Sea dyke caused a ruinous break that devastated a Dutch province. Kenneth Mc Iver of Vanceboro Maine avoided a similar fate when Dr King’s New Discovery saved him from lung inflammation after doctors gave up. Guaranteed best cough and cold cure at W L Deering store with a 81.00 full-size and a free trial bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Holland
Kenneth McIver
Vancejoro
Call For County Warrants Eugine July 9 1906
Notice that all Lane county warrants prior to and including Register No. 742 registered May 12 1906 will be paid on presentation at the treasurer office July 10 1906. Interest will cease on that day. R E Eastland Treasurer Lane County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugine
Lane County
R. E. Eastland
New Life Pills Promise Relief From Constipation
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as the pleasantest effective remedy for constipation. It claims they awaken torpid liver and unblock bowels, prevent appendicitis, and tone the system. Sold at Lane's drug store through W. J. Lie. The prose includes a Western sky slogan and mentions Rocky Mountain Tea as a related product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. J. Lie. Lane
Mrs Pipes Returns From Europe With Violin Honors
Mrs Susie Fennell Pipes, wife of Portland lawyer Martin L Pipes, has returned from a year in Berlin where she studied violin under Theodore Spiering and performed at private musicales gaining recognition. She sailed June 14 aboard Humburz Deutschland. a concert on board raised 8000 for sailors widows, with Mrs Pipes contributing a suite by Eduard Schott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonian
Susie Fennell Pipes
Martin L. Pipes
Portland
Berlin
Germany
Theodore Spiering
Eugene
Pipes
Fragmented Goshen notices and local events blur in July report
A garbled July summary from Goshen notes a pony incident with Fay and Jon, a dance at Gort Stewart hall, a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, new barn construction by J Johns, and labor shifts including Japs relocation. It also records deaths near Prescott and a stray hog near Eugene with a charge to reclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gort Stewart Hall
Angie Matthews
Oregon
Matthews
Ff. Elliott
Bill
J. Johns
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Clara C Ingham
Spencer Dutte Lodge
Mulligan
Ilert
Henrietta Gordon
Bennett
Pe Eee
Portland Markets
Harry H
Tom K Parker
Little Ellen
Bohemia District
Chester A Wakler
Ruth E Mills
Gen Walker
Harvey EF MecLaughlin
Rachel KE Howard
Joseph Demarest
Lebr
Springfield Investment & Power Co
Clack & Washburne
Thomas L Williams
W Estella Baker
Marion McClan
Asher Wilcox
Amanda BE Wilcox
Horace Burnett
Wm C Wilkins
Eva J Rhodes CA Rhodes
Albert L Henning
Walter A. Wood
J. W. Quackenbush & Sons
Jlo
Penson
Thes
Belo
Mrs. Pipes
Europe
Goshen Tteng
Goshen
Misses Fay
Jon
Ray
Sory
George McMurpheert
Edwin Aegene
Prescott
Dune Mth
S. Jamiesog
Green Bros
S. D. Read
Hall
Chittern
A Nicklin
N. E. Cor
Phone Main
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