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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
2
Eight months of agony as a girl baby suffers severe eczema. Parents, discouraged by five doctors, finally try Cuticura remedies and report improvement. Medical keepsakes and home treatment notes accompany the case.
Mrs. Abbott describes an eight month illness in her one and a half year old daughter. After multiple doctors failed and an eye specialist warned of lost sight, Cuticura remedies reportedly produced rapid improvement within three days and total disappearance of sores in one week. The letter credits Cuticura with preventing further eye damage and promotes the product.
Salem Michigan July 20 A Pere Marquette excursion train traveling from Ionia to Detroit wrecked two miles west of town. Officials say thirty to forty are killed and twenty two bodies recovered with about fifteen more unaccounted. The eleven car train carried 800 passengers and six cars were demolished.
A collision between an excursion train and a west bound freight on a straight track at high speed left one hundred injured and 29 bodies recovered by 1 p.m. General Superintendent Trump blamed an employee for disobeying orders. Rescue efforts spanned Detroit and nearby towns as doctors and nurses hurried to aid the injured.
Friday notes list many locals visiting cities, on business, or returning home. Fred Fischer, Miss Frances Young, E. 8. Meyers, Miss A. M. Smith, Bissell family, Jos. Fellman, Bud Kempp, J. M. Sherwood, P. E Snodgrass, Alix Wagner, Mrs. Mike Wald, H. Kester, Jas. L. Clark, Miss Lottie Rupperle, J. O. Storey, Irene Brownson, John Waring, Arthur J. Glason, Wm. Addison, F. M. McMahon, Merritt Davis, E. G. Briggs, J. B. Rouse, Rev. A. F. Linn, F. J. Hard, T. C. Starret, H. A. Starret, J. M. Rennie, Mrs. M. L. Stanley, FE. M. Johnson, Miss Addie Laird, Mrs. H. T. Bristow, William Laird, S. C. Parnell, Dc. W. Gillette, Mrs. Leonard, Miss Carrie Bingham, and others appear in brief notices of trips, health inquiries, and homecomings.
Wartock returns home from extended trip east as Mrs F W Osborn and Mrs Ada reflect on local social events and greetings in Portland society notes.
Water left for a trip to Yellow Acre Medley Cottage Grove. Numerous residents from Cottage Grove Albany Salem Portland and nearby towns visit family on weekends. People include F B Phillips J F Kelly Mra W L Copperwell guests at Winchester Bay and Newport. Editors note: local business travel includes shooting tournament plans and electric line talks.
R G Hunter visits from Salem. Stephen Carver arrives from Corvallis, a railroad promoter. Mrs J Hanson visits Cottage Grove. F J Berger travels to Roseburg on business. W F Gistrap returns from Foley Springs. Lloyd Bellman visits San Pedro, California. Mrs R A Booth returns from a southern trip. FE J Hard departs for Bohemia mines. Dr C W Lowe goes to Portland. Mrs J S Medley comes from Cottage Grove. Ben Bingham travels to Cottage Grove on business. Fred P Hurst of Aurora visits the city. S M Yoran returns from Coos Bay. Mrs FE C Wells heads to Corvallis after Eugene visit. O Storey returns to Portland after business. P S Brumby of Booth-Kelly Company is up from Portland. Camille Biddle returns from Walker and Cottage Grove. Edna Hill of Springfield travels to Portland to visit relatives. Attorney G F Skipworth also mentioned.
Articles filed in Salem announce the Corvallis & Alsea railroad. F. L. Miller A. J. Johnson and Virgil E. Watters incorporate with main office at Corvallis. Line runs from Corvallis toward Lake Creek and Alsea with a ten mile branch to the Alsea post office. Capitalization 150000 dollars. Surveyors work south of town and stockholders to organize.
The Guggenheims push the Copper River & Northern railroad into the interior under electric light. Three shifts will work all night on an electrified right of way as telegraphic orders rush steel rails forward. An electric plant will be built at Katalla from a nearby 50 foot fall and another at Abercrombie Rapids 50 miles above Katalla.
Thurston July 22 Special Correspondence reports a news lull but note residents busy cultivating mowing harvesting and fruit picking. Locals boast of top hops potatoes corn tomatoes cabbage and grain in the county. Mr Needham returned from Carlton on business. Mrs W M Weinhart and daughter from Eugene visit. Miss Mabel Conley home from Eugene for a month’s vacation.
Bert Pilkington former Oregon Agricultural College football star and Miss Anna Bleeg were married in Portland last Wednesday. Also noted are market efforts in Boston for Oregon wool, Wood products prices, and a civil service forest ranger exam in Clyde with nine candidates. A local incident reports Bill Munro fleeing after a street whipping fine near West Seventh and Blair.
In today's Guard another column notes local blacksmiths have increased horseshoeing charges due to higher costs for shoes iron steel and labor impacting horse owners and carters alike.
Portland July 20 The state railroad commission filed a major suit in Salem at the Chamber of Commerce to force O R & N to grant Portland shippers fair and reasonable rates. The charges say current rates are 35 to 115 percent higher per ton mile than similar roads and can be reduced without harming earnings or return on investment. The suit notes rates were set years ago when the state population and production were smaller.
Salem Oregon July 19 The new board of normal school regents has adopted a four year course of study for all state normal schools with required pedagogy and added subjects such as elementary agriculture domestic science and manual training The English program is strengthened and will run for four years An anti cigarette rule was adopted Teacher selection is by school presidents subject to board ratification Matriculation fees set at 12 per year for Weston and Ashland Monmouth maintains a 25 fee for now Weston also keeps its current fee plan President Mulkey expects attendance near 300 based on inquiries about the program
J R Campbell owns several acres of Royal Anne cherries on Blair donation claim near town. Planting Black Republicans and other compatible cherries contends to boost Royal Anns crop. about a thousand buds from Governor Wood tree at Dr Biddle’s residence added, fruit resembling Royal Ann in size color and quality and reportedly yielding reliably for years.
Irving notes multiple visitors from Eugene Portland and Lakeview. Work begins on a new building by W G Allen and Co with efforts to hire sufficient help. The community reports recovering from a recent illness and several trips to Salem Eugene and Corvallis among residents and guests.
Contestants allege nonreceipt of notice for land claim hearing due to employment in the military service of the United States. A notice to appear was issued for August 16, with a later hearing August 30, 1907, in Roseburg before the Register Receiver. Due diligence for service shown. order issued for proper publication.
A contest affidavit challenges Irene Caldwell on homestead entry 11738 in Roseburg Oregon with a hearing set for September 3 1907 in Roseburg. Also notice of Guardian's Sale by order of Lane County Oregon by Guy T Lam Guardian, offering at auction August 10 1907 the undivided 21 80 of the described lands in Lane County Oregon including parts of Section 12 Township 1 East, Willamette Meridian, totalling acres more or less with remaining sale proceeds to be conveyed to the purchaser.
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