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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
9
Eugene Oregon letters protest a July article portraying loggers as drunken spendthrifts. The writers defend loggers as honest, hardworking men with families, arguing most earnings circulate locally and that a few drinkers should not spoil the image of the timber industry.
A list of unclaimed letters dated July 23 from Eugene Oregon includes Ernest Raurer R E Wradbury John A Bucklin G L Brown and others with several names including Miss Edna Read Miss Pauline Watson Mrs Adeline Zachner and Mrs Bettie Hill. The list is arranged under L. Page P M and bears the care of H Cheney Potter.
The Waterville Times reports a sagging hop market with prices as low as 3 cents for the choicest Oregon hops and 7 cents for inferior Washington gold on local markets. Growth is good across regions. England and Germany report rains and steady progress. A large Yakima county crop is expected, but growers fear a weak year price wise, with high production costs.
Production costs are set at ten cents this year and buyers offer high prices ahead of harvest. Western Washington hops shipped to London fetched better markets. Otsego county reports favorable weather with vines behind schedule and a light crop expected. Schoharie notes rains and heat push yard vines up but upland yards crawl, potential yield two-thirds to three quarters of a crop.
John Mogensen and Miss Anna Christen son wed at the groom's Eugene home on July 19 at 3 p.m. with Rev. H N Mount officiating.
Notice to the public from W L Delano and successor W A Kuykendall in Eugene. All persons with claims against me should present them for settlement at once, and all indebted to me should call at the store to pay and receive receipts. Thanking the people of Eugene for liberal patronage and hoping Kuykendall’s tenure will continue smoothly. Dr Lowe will be in Eugene office next week for eye tests. BE. W. Mathews was in the city from Goshen Saturday.
Dan Kelly, the world champion sprinter, will compete at the Jamestown exposition early in September under the University of Oregon colors rather than Multnomah Athletic Club. He will train in Eugene under BIN Hayward, leaving for Jamestown in late August. A fund to cover travel expenses will be raised from subscriptions in Eugene, Portland and Baker City.
New York July 18 The directors of the Illinois Central Railroad Com pany report favorable business conditions and optimistic earnings outlook amid cautious financial markets and ongoing railroad operations across the system.
James T. Harahan company declared a regular semi annual dividend of 3 percent. The election of a director to replace John C. Welling was postponed until July 25. Harriman denied any break with President Hanrahan, declining to discuss possible representation by Fish or himself. Stuyvesant Fish, former company president, attended the meeting.
Notices list newborns from Cottage Grove and Springfield in mid July 1907. Curated entries include a ten pound daughter for Eva R Wilkins and a son for W Hubbel, both at Cottage Grove, with other births to Frank Jordan Chester Walker and Albert Carlson in Eugene area specifying newborns and weights.
Major Geo. C. Yoran commands the First Separate Battalion of the Oregon National Guard with Sergeant Major accompanying as the unit goes into encampment at Roseburg on Saturday.
Warren Sanford Stone, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Roosevelt's industrial peace commissioner, travels with Claude Gray Austin Farrington and Will Clarke of the hospital corps to Roseburg for an encampment beginning today and ending the 26th. Major Yoran commands five companies including Ashland Roseburg and Cottage Grove units. fife and rifle teams from Eugene headquarter and participate in the last three days. Some Eugene companies A and C, though in the battalion, went to Fort Stevens and are exempt from Roseburg duties.
Marion Veatch traveled from Cottage Grove to Los Angeles after telegram announced his father F. M. Veatch had died there at about 65. Veatch had lived in Cottage Grove for years, moved to Los Angeles for health, his remains arrived home last night, with funeral at the Presbyterian church at 2 30 this afternoon.
Helena Montana July 19 The Winnecock Land and Sheep Company one of six firms recently formed to take over large stock ranches declared a 25 percent dividend the second 25 percent payout for the firm in eighteen months The other firms averaged about 20 percent Good wool sheep and cattle prices plus favorable range conditions enabled the record dividends.
Dr. W. L. Cheshire will irrigate his hopyard across the river between Eugene and Springfield using a centrifugal pump driven by a gasoline engine, following his recent purchase for the project.
Special Correspondence Cottage Grove July 24 Frank Talkington of Salem and J W Gowdy of Cottage Grove with Dr W W Oglesby returned from a visit to the Golden Slipper mining property in Bohemia owned by Talkington and Gowdy They report the mine in excellent condition and better than previously described They set plans to push operations to full capacity and expect local capital to back the venture under new management Also F J Hard plans to develop Bohemia properties and the electric plant fire is a setback but will be rebuiltMeanwhile Standard Oil has begun activity and Hon James Hemenway of Garman Hemenway Co returns from Southern Oregon Our soldier boys are at camp in Roseburg and enjoying good times.
Eugene market week lists prices for Wool and Eggs with small gains, dairy butter and creamery butter values, fowls and poultry prices, fruit and vegetable entries including new potatoes onions lemons and oranges, plus a livestock section with steers cows veal mutton and hogs values. Grain and feed items cover oats hay timothy and misc feeds with per ton and per bushel quotes.
The Portland Market Report notes apples will be about two thirds of a normal Northwest crop due to cold rains, with high prices expected but quality better due to thinning. Green apples are rising in quantity with lower prices for cooking fruit. peaches look good in Oregon and Washington but cannery demand will keep prices firm. Tomatoes may replace peaches for consumers. Eggs are weak as East imports push prices down, while Seattle dealers unload Eastern eggs. Oats and barley drop on bountiful Northwest yield. Last year’s potatoes are largely unsold, new crop coming in, with prices sliding. Alaska buyers want mature potatoes for August shipment, possibly forcing Alaska trade to other ports.
The market lists tomatoes from The Dalles and Oregon with taste notes, apricots with lower grade quality, and rising prices for Tuxedo tobaccos and Sunrise condensed milk. Fresh fish show halibut down slightly while salmon stays steady. country butter firming with no price rise yet. Prices for onions, lemons, nails, grains, hay, mohair, wool, hops, potatoes, and chittim bark are provided for local trade.
A promotional notice praises the Portland Business College as well written and attractive. It highlights principal A P Armstrong as an experienced educator who prepares students for office work and positions in business. The catalog is available and emphasizes the profitable return of a business education.
Maud Renninger returns from Holly while Mrs. Lanceford leaves for Roseburg. Calkins returns to move Hall Matteson to camp No. 3 for winter. A M W A dance is planned. A Marcola vs camp game ends 8 to 1b. A bat accident injures two teeth and an eye. Dr Pollard stitches wounds. Marcola brass band elects Mike Weber president Frank Frost treasurer Ed Baxter secretary.
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