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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
8
The Florence West reports Wm F Mills died from heart failure rather than drowning. His body was found on a river beach seven miles upriver, near his home, after he attended a Masonic lodge and returned to land in his boat. The body was sent to Chehalis for interment via Eugene. John Tunnell of Creswell was in town.
Petitions for franchises to build several rural lines on county roads were filed with the commissioners court. Entries include the McKenzie Telephone Company from Springfield to Seaburg, Grant and Hayden from Mohawk to the Donna store, the Donna Telephone Company from the Wm. Leary place to Eugene, and the Dexter Telephone Company from Dexter to Springfield. The North Fork project was discussed Tuesday with machinery to be placed, and Mr Safley will operate the engine.
The Oregon and California Lumber Company resumes operations as new machinery is installed. Mapleton property changed hands with Geo Melvin Miller buying land near the Lace place from Mrs Lottle Liles for 200. Mrs Charles Vandenburi fractured her left arm after a fall while gathering flowers at Rocky Point. Victor Latvo built and sold a 22 by 5.6 foot gasoline boat, which was taken to C Behnke’s shop for ironing by W F Safley.
Irving March 12 Special Correspondence reports visitors Mrs. Gent and her Creston Iowa parents, Miss Ethel Ward from Portland visiting kin, C J Fassett returning from Springfield to farm near Irving, Henry Maxwell Sr visiting, Mrs Poule and children visiting relatives last year. An advertisement features Mrs N F Rowan of McDonough Ga claiming Electric Bitters cured chronic liver and stomach trouble and improved blood and skin. sold by W L DeLano’s Drug Store for 50c.
A fragment notes a man without a coat but with a sharp tongue being said saved from hanging by Rocky Mountain Tea. Linn Drug Co. is mentioned as part of the snippet.
The Oregon National Guard reorganizes into a new eight company regiment with Eugene likely HQ. Major Geo. O. Yoran is expected to become colonel, with Captain C. C. Hammond and others eyed for major and captain roles. Roseburg Albany Cottage Grove McMinnville Oregon City are named for new units and staff.
The permanent rules set forth that all complaints and applications to the Oregon Railroad Commission must be in writing and signed. Hearings may be scheduled after such filings. notices may be issued to allow remedy before formal trial. designations Plaintiff and Defendant are used, with writing required for answers.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for curing numerous ailments once thought untreatable, credited to its balanced formula and scientifically prepared ingredients. The ad claims strong, reliable blood, stomach, liver, and bowel action and offers liquid or Sarsatabs forms with a 100 percent guarantee under the 1906 Food and Drugs Act.
The communication outlines time limits for filing complaints and answers, including a ten day requirement from service, with discretionary extensions for good cause before hearings. It allows amendments and time extensions for pleadings, but warns against scheduling rulings on hypothetical questions.
Eli Bangs, former Eugene liveryman, sold his Pendleton stables and stockyards and other property, now in Nam pa Idaho. He will return to reside permanently in Eugene soon, with Mrs Bangs already there. He plans to bring his fine horse stock to the city, possibly driving them over the mountains this summer after snow melts.
Classic postal notice lists names of addressees including W. A. Anderson heirs Marcena Bramman Floyd W. Brown W. J. Brown W. T. Byers Vera Derflinger Arthur Dilley Ernest Duden Henry E. Cutler C B E others with Employers Office and more names such as Evans Fisk Ford Hancock Hansen Hardin Horn Horsman Hunt Jensen Johnson Johnston Jones Laird Lane McCallister McCarty McCullough Mitchell Morris Powell Rees Robison Shafer Watson Worby and others marking a routine overdue mail list for the town of Eugene.
A reader note from Little Rock Arkansas extolls Herbine as the greatest liver medicine and cure for bilious headaches constipation chills fevers and other liver complaints. J C Smith testifies years of use and effectiveness.
Mr. D. N. Walker of the Enterprise in Louisa Virginia reports using Bucklen's Arnica Salve after a nail wound. He says there was no inflammation and the wound healed promptly. The salve is advertised to heal every sore burn and skin disease and is guaranteed at W. L. DeLano's Drug Store for 25 cents.
Eugene businessman H Gordon intends to relocate a 4 1 2 story house to a vacant west city lot near West Park and Tol streets. The 50 by 50 foot site will cost about 50009 dollars, with a frame building to be moved bodily to the new location. Other local investors including Ny Kincaid Harris McClung and Ny have reportedly sunk around 250000 dollars in Portland projects this year.
Questionable patent cure ad from St. Louis promotes Texas Wonder as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder issues and other ailments. It claims two months treatment and solicits testimonials, listing Hull's Drug and a Dr EB Hall contact with an apparent street address.
Fragmentary OCR reads as whi fens sinc gun tice the Juns of unclear meaning. The readable fragments hint at a discussion of gun violence or legal action but lack concrete details. Further text is needed for a coherent summary.
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