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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
3
United States Land Office notices from Roseburg and Eugene Oregon detail multiple filings under the 1878 timber land act and 1892 extension. Names include Scott, Cherry, Watts, Prosser, Haynes, Oglesby, and others with sworn statements for selections in Townships 16 to 20 south and ranges 4 to 9 west. Proceedings set before US Commissioners in Eugene. witnesses listed.
United States Land Office Roseau Oregon announces that Emily J. Camillo of Aberdeen Washington filed sworn statement No 9090 on July 19 1907 for Lot 7 Section 6 Township 18 South Range 6 West Willamette Meridian to purchase timber land and establish claim before U S Commissioner W W Calkins Eugene Oregon on Tuesday June 9 1908 witness list includes W B Smith Elmira I Day Ivison A Warden Ivison G E Huntley Aberdeen Washington.
Henry T. Smith appointed executor by Lane County Oregon court. All claims against Daniel Smith must be presented with vouchers to L Bilyeu law office in Eugene within six months from March 1, 1905. Public obituary or notice filed by attorney Bilyeu.
Publication announces a timber land entry by Andrew Crooks of Albany Linn County Oregon under the 1878 act and 1892 act. Crooks files sworn statement No 9429 for parts of Section 12 Township 18 S Range 2 W and will prove timber value before U S Commissioner W W Calkins at Eugene on August 5 1908. Witnesses named include Evermont B Miner Harry M Crooks William D Neely and Norman E Markley.
George H. Watrous of Bellingham Washington filed Sworn Statement No. 9588 on March 26 1908 seeking the 8S W % of Section 17 Township 17 South Range 8 West W M. He will offer timber value proof before U S Commissioner W W Calkins at Eugene Oregon on August 29 1908. Witnesses: Clark Devereaux Frank A Tripp Emil Roberts P T Devereaux.
Notice of publication under the timber lands act lists Leslie P Miller of Eugene Lane County Oregon who filed sworn statement 9424 on November 16 1907 for parts of section 34 township 19 south range 2 west Will offer proof August 4 1908 before W W Calkins U S Commissioner witnesses named L B Paul Joseph B Wilhelm Hermann Miller and James Wilhelm all residents of Oregon and others claiming the lands urged to file their claims by August 1908 warning concerned parties to appear or loss of rights.
L. M. Beebe was elected manager and Fred Yockey named captain of the Springfield baseball team for the season. Several games are scheduled, with a strong lineup nearly ready. The club aims to begin daily practice soon and travels to Coburg to meet the Giants next Sunday then Lebanon on June 14 at home. Jim Stewart reports on local business interests in Klamath Falls and notes plans to relocate. Dr. Van Valzah shows an alfalfa sample about thirty inches tall, predicting two to two and a half tons per acre and a possible July cut with a third crop if irrigated.
In Roseburg Oregon April 7 1908 notices announce timber versus agricultural value claims for land in Oregon Nevada and Washington territories. Witness lists include Henry Therme Link Yarnell Jesse Seavey and John Seavey with hearings set in Eugene on August 20 1908 and August 3 1905 in Roseburg. Contests and notices of due service detail contest proceedings and final hearing dates with witnesses and claimants in Crow and Eugene areas.
A large express wagon load of cat flowers was sent to Portland last Wednesday by the Springfield School pups for display at the Moral festa to be held in Portland from June 10 to 16. A statewide appeal seeks flowers for the big show with Springfield among the contributing schools. Dr. R. A. Jayne rests at Hood River to oversee land and strawberry harvests. The Booth-Kelly mill employs nine, hinting at brighter times. Lane locals and Simona clashes produced a 6 to 1 Springfield win. Fred Weston opens a short order house in the old Fleet Bank building.
Eugene School Board re elected City Superintendent L R Alderman and most high school staff for another year with salary hikes. Hug, the high school principal, will earn 1200 annually. Re elected teachers include Emma Chase Susan Dinsmore Maud Stinson Nellie Williams Cora Wold Clara Wold Ella Doble Pam Bond. Blanche Thurston fills Dilley’s vacancy and Benjamin Huntington added as high school teacher. Margaret Tiffany also chosen as teacher.
The Geary school board announced the annual director election for Monday, June 15. Officials for the election will be F M Wilkina, B D Paine, and Frank Reisner, with retiring member F W Coburn. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, June 12 to appear on ballots.
A deadly attempt unfolded when H. G. Sonnemann, owner of the Glendale opera house, discovered 24 sticks of dynamite in a can inside the vestibule after a March 7 performance. The fuse burned for about forty feet, yet failed to explode. No suspect yet, locals seek clues and a reward.
Salem and Eugene high schools met at Kincaid field for the W C I A L championship. Eugene won 73 to 58 with Salem taking the relay and several events led by Kay and Kreiger among others.
Work has started on a new school building with plans for a three foot basement, but locals urged seven feet. Donations offered by Washburne and Millett toward extra costs led the Commercial Club to back the change. The project aims to finish before the Fourth of July. The same contractor, H W Johnson, will also construct a skating rink building on Front Street with a maple floor and a bowling alley, plus an office in front.
According to local hopmen the county hop crop will be about 75 percent of last season. The decline stems from yards not in good cultivation rather than weather. Prospects remain favorable though conclusions are premature as vines can still reach the tops of poles in a week or ten days.
Mr and Mrs H E Morris of Eugene visited Harrisburg last Saturday. Mrs G L Humphrey of Marcola spent the past week with her father M E Hearn. Miss Ida Bennett is in Eugene for medical treatment and shows slight improvement. A son was born May 29 1905 to Mr and Mrs R C Huston in Seattle. Mrs W C London of Cottage Grove visited Harrisburg this week with relatives and as a guest of her father J P Schooling. Dr F T Mendenhall will practice medicine in Coburg after moving there with plans to establish a local office.
A 55 year old man describes severe skin disease with red and white boils. After trying many remedies, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills for eight months and was cured. The testimonial urges others to try Cuticura and invites correspondence with Mr. Burnett in Tipton Iowa.
An old advertisement touts Gentle anointings with Cuticura the ae Skin Cure and Cuticura Soap as a warm preparatory wash. It claims mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent Pills provide relief for torturing skin diseases from infancy onward, promising rest, sleep, and speedy cure of rashes, inflammations, and disfiguring humors.
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