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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
9
Alf Walker and Henry Stewart report continued progress on securing the Eugene-Bue Hiver electric line right of way. They have reached Lower Seaburg after starting at Blue River and traveling along the McKenzie river settlers express eagerness to grant the right of way without hesitation.
Rev Charles E B McClellan proposes a roof garden atop Fair Hill Baptist Church in Kensington Philadelphia to attract mill workers with gospel services and entertainment similar to theatres. Congregation approves a $12000 fundraising effort to offer appealing recreation and possibly free lunch to lure attendees from saloons pools and theaters.
Cottage Grove reports the ice plant began operations last Thursday and issued ice to callers, delivering nearly four tons. The vacant wooden structures on the alley where Lieutenant Lawson plans a new brick block are being cleared for removal or demolition. Duke Knox, once a Seattle bank bookkeeper and a Cottage Grove notable, recovered from typhoid fever and has returned home to Eugene where his condition improves.
Revival meetings at the Christian church draw interest with several joining. W R Lord moved household goods to a newly purchased farm. Via family staying with Lord's parents while home remodeling proceeds. Inez Coldron visits home from teaching west of Smithfield. Mary Day returns from Creswell after three months teaching. L H Potter and family and E F Potter visited Irving Sunday afternoon. Charles Kempp and Mrs Chas Kempp were in Irving Sunday. Mrs Mary Jennings and daughter came from Portland and will stay in Irving for a time.
In Concord New Hampshire on June 6 the superior court denied the petition by three trustees to replace the Next Friends as complainants in the suit seeking an accounting of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy property Judge Chamberlain ruled against their substitution in the case bringing a first round setback for the trustees involved in the Mary Baker Eddy estate matter
Ethel Williams and Anna Whetzell were arrested for loitering after midnight and found guilty. They agreed to go to Portland with Mrs. George H. Kelly and stay at the Magdalene home for one year to be cared for and reformed. Williams came from Redding, California, and Whetzell from Goshen prior to moving.
A record Willamette valley potato deal was made by L Scatena & Co of San Francisco and Louis Lachmund & Co of Salem. The crop sold at 1.10 dollars per hundredweight f o b Salem with sacks supplied by buyers and delivery slated for September or October. The contract, tied to Lachmund's 140 acre Kaiser's bottom tract, yields a net profit above 60 cents for the selling firm. It is noted as the highest priced contract ever written in Oregon.
Elmira Baptist church announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with sermons The Church God's City and Duty to Parents. J M Williams named probation officer, Mrs Geo H Kelly deputy. Probate court reports estate of Mrs Sarah Bridges valued at 1460.10. Several marriage licenses issued locally. Stubling's Columbias lost to Chemawa 4 to 0. Carrie Friendly wed to Frederick Martie in San Francisco.
Harry Hanson, 17, suffered a severe accident at Southern Pacific Mill No 3 in Marcola yesterday afternoon when a saw started unexpectedly while the tool was idle. His left arm was severed near the shoulder blade and bound up by the company surgeon before he was transported to Eugene hospital. He is reported as doing well but weak from the shock.
Cottage Grove is described as thriving with May 1907 stamp sales up 20 percent from 1906. The new post office quarters due July 1 cost 1600 dollars and will feature 500 keyless boxes. Office will expand boxes if demand grows, signaling steady city development and civic cooperation.
The Eugene market reports list prices for Wool Poultry Eggs Dairy and Butter with specific rates for Hens Frys Geese Ducks Turkeys Potatoes Onions Lemons Oranges Apples and Potatoes by weights and units. It notes Portland June 6 butter market weakness due to Eastern imports and describes local price standings and expectations for future changes.
Market notes show butter at 22 1/2 to 25 cents, with a creamery figure predicting wholesale rolls at $1 this winter. A prominent creamery man warns storage risks but expects price resilience if markets stay strong, while eastward slumps could shift stock locally. New potatoes flood California markets pressuring old stock, with prices drifting lower as arrivals increase. Strawberry prices dip to $1.40 a crate for small stock, most sold between $2.50 and $3, and cantaloupes from Coachella are poor quality and offered low. Livestock and egg markets show mixed signals, with cattle and hogs variously priced and poultry steady. Creamery butter 22 1/2 to 25 cents, Portland quotes show butter at 20 22 1/2 cents, eggs 17 18 cents, hay prices steady, and general commodity movements noted.
New Haven, Conn., June 4. Public school teachers in this city push for higher salaries and issue a statement accusing the city’s promotion loves women based on beauty and modiste measurements. The claim says tenure depends on masculine whim and suavity rather than merit, condemning the system as archaic compared with modern liberty.
Beginning July 1 postmasters in multiple Oregon towns will see salary hikes. Cities like Portland, La Grande, and Salem will record higher pay, with several smaller towns increasing to totals such as $2200 and $2400. A few towns, Huntington and Wasey, will see reductions or smaller adjustments.
Systemic Catarch of Summe General A. F. Hawley of 1396 2th Street Northwest Washington writes that Peruna is beneficial for kidney trouble and especially good for coughs colds and catarrhal trouble in a contemporary health note.
The University of Oregon track team lists five candidates likely to go to the Jamestown exposition. McKinney and Zacharias lead in throw events, Hug contends in hammer and shot, Moores tops hurdles and sprints, with Kelly anchoring the nucleus. Team selection hinges on roster size, doubt centers on Moores and Hug.
San Francisco June 4 at 12 26 this morning a severe earthquake shook the city and bay area. The tremor was the strongest since the 1906 disaster. No fires followed, but dishes broke and walls toppled in burned districts. Residents fled in night clothes, panic on Golden Gate avenue. No injuries reported beyond nervous shock in three women.
The E. J. DeHart orchard, a 76 acre property near Medford, sold last week for 33000 to C. E. Marshall of Ren nesalier Indiana. Wool sales at Heppner drew about 20 buyers with total 563000 pounds sold and prices from 17 12 to 20 cents. Oregon prune growers and packers push a California plan to raise railroad freight rates for prunes, a matter before the interstate commerce commission with implications for Oregon and California.
A compiled list names Brown Elmer Doames Jones J W Landwing Mick Lemons C C Marsh Flora McBride Mrs Howard R McCullough W J Myera Archie Patten L H Persons Will Peterson Emrick Price Bros Miss Flossy Smith J W Weber Mrs Martha Whittlesey Mrs Fannie Wood Georgie Wood Mrs Samuel J L Page P M
Wilt Bros land locators of Crook county offer thorough knowledge of timber desert and swamp land locations with absolute reliability. Those desiring to use public land rights in Oregon should communicate. For information call Vincent's restaurant Eugene Oregon or write Wilt Bros Sisters Oregon.
J B Milne & Co and Eugene Grocery announce land and fruit land deals in Cottage Grove and Eugene. John Stahlbush, a 49 year old German inmate awaiting asylum commitment, hanged himself with a blanket strip in Corvallis jail. he had lived on an island in the Willamette.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a poetic or literary item with unreadable titles and garbled names, lacking clear events or identifiable individuals, leaving only a glimpse of a likely column or literary note from an old page.
An old advertisement explains systemic catarrh a spring and summer ailment affecting the stomach liver bowels and kidneys. It notes symptoms from indigestion to coughing and urges Peruna as a remedy with testimonials from W. H. Callahan of Glenvar Virginia praising renewed appetite and relief after using the product.
Boston reports that Harvard University officials declared Theodore Roosevelt cannot be president while Charles W. Eliot remains in charge. Dr Henry Walcott, senior Harvard trustee, said Roosevelt is not an academic fit and would not be chosen while Eliot holds the position. Roosevelt’s Detroit remarks about future involvement were cited as fueling speculation. President Eliott stated no plan at present would involve Roosevelt in university leadership.
Special Correspondence from Marcola notes C C Sharpe moved to Coos Bay G Spicer has the framework of a new barn Abe Tidd supervises a flame growing at mill No 3 Wm Amos and son finished painting the livery barn Mrs Ernest Groshong resigned as cook at P camp No 3 due to foreman. G F Parker of Donna visiting Creek. C Coles building at Mareola to begin Materials being laid out Schedule changes in southbound rer trains via Eugene starting June Me Portland fifteen minutes earlier arrival in Eugene
At the bride’s parents home J B Stewart above Springfield today at noon John H Seavey of Seavey Brothers hop firm and Miss Alice Stewart with Rev Sales of Springfield officiating. The couple depart this evening on their honeymoon trip north by flyer.
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