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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
8
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A garbled OCR fragment mentions a court and individuals Kay and Meeks but lacks coherent details or context. The readable bits imply a legal or court-related note, yet essential facts are missing to form a clear summary.
Local newspaper ad promotes Plow Shoes as the best working footwear at modest prices in Eugene. Prices listed include $1.59 $1.05 $1.75 $1.85 and $2, encouraging readers to visit the shop for savings.
City and county notices mix election day details with local business ads. Mentions Moon's Feed Store on 9th Street selling second hand items, farm implements, and seed. Oregon news notes Keene earning MD, grafted stair and fire losses, and a Portland dredger superintendent appointment. Also recalls a severe finger injury on an Overland route and various agricultural goods promotions.
Special dispatches report General Dewey captured by British troops in Portsmoura events. A Boer force totaling about one thousand moves toward the Orange River. McArthur confirms Aguinaldo capture by American troops after hard fighting. Boer leaders unify under Kritzenger Scheeper and Van Been at Cave Town.
Washington reports indicate possible change in Commissioner Hermann amid friction with Secretary Hitchcock. The Evening Times cites potential replacement by a Western man, with director Merriam unlikely. Stayton, March 27 notes Joe Mitalska’s wife birth of triplets on March 22, two boys and a girl, all well.
The Lucky Boy mill in the Blue River mining district runs steadily as development accelerates on the Sunset property and the Treasure that Park has a bond on. Assessment work continues on several locations and prospects look bright despite squally weather with little snow.
Albany March 27 John Behan night watchman on the Corvallia and Eastern bridge fell from the draw into the pier as he opened the draw for the Modoc and was instantly killed.
Daily Guard reports E J Crawford, of the Eugene sawmill, fell about 12 feet from a lumber stack at 2 pm. He landed on his left hip, bruised but not seriously hurt. The ground was strewn with lumber pieces, but he hit a clear spot.
The Southern Pacific plant at Latham Lane County will finish work in about a month then relocate to Deitz in Northern California where it will operate until that section is served. The plant's work is reported as entirely satisfactory. Also included is an 1856 affidavit from Frank J Cheney of Toledo asserting he will pay $100 for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. notices about testimonials and sale of Hall's Catarrh Cure follow.
A colored forestry map of Oregon is being prepared in Washington for the Oregon commissioners to display at the Pan American Exposition. It will aid buyers by showing timber lands and meadows with descriptive estimates, and will also mark bald land. Forester Johnson drew sketches for the state map, and his 2000 page report details Oregon timber land facts.
A vast plan seeks to create a model industrial town in the east with diverse manufacturers and an army of workers guided by modern business methods and welfare aims. The text also touts Hospetters Stomach Hitters as a famed tonic and purifier for digestive and systemic ailments, noting a private revenue stamp on the bottle.
Wanted by the undersigned 2200 smooth bark cedar hop ports to be equal to 4 inches square at email end sod 6 inches square at mall end and 13 feet long to be delivered next summer or fall in Springfield bottom two miles easterly from Eugene if delivered by river to be piled on bank at head of Eugene race Address WKR Wakker Springfield Or
University of Oregon athletes commence earnest training with 35 men active in the gymnasium. Outdoor work to begin with fair weather. freshman material joins last year’s squad for a robust team. A three year contract with Multnomah Athletic Club to host annual field meets, May 25 in Portland, with an excursion from Eugene. Oregon aims to challenge Multnomah and seek a meet with California in early May, plus Oregon Washington meet May 18 at Bangs Park with excursions from multiple cities.
An advertisement claims a run-down woman can gain health and beauty by using Electric Mitters to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and purify the blood. It promises stronger nerves, bright eyes and a smooth complexion, suggesting a charming appearance for 50 cents at W L DeLano's drug store.
The Oregon Fire Relief Association based in McMinnville reports several hundred Lane county members with insurance at actual cost. The group saves members about $250 daily in the state and issued 384 certificates from January to March, showing strong growth and reliability. Agent 8 K George of Springfield offers to visit interested residents in Lane county.
Acreage for rent includes 9 acres and 150 acres of plow land across the Coast Fork from Goshen near Cloverdale. Property suitable for farming and stock. Historical notes mention 255 cattle kept two winters ago with limited hay and 150 head kept last winter on range. Inquire of owner JARELLARS Eugene Oregon.
J M Hows, agent, invites every man in Lane county to view a line of clothing samples from Salem Woolen Mills and selections from two Chicago tailoring houses. Fourteen different samples are available upstairs in room 7, Coleman building, next to Lane County Bank.
Suits made to your measure with four samples to choose a suit or pair of pants. Fit guaranteed. Upstairs Coleman building room 7 next to Lane Co bank. J M Howe, Agent.
Theodore Brockman of Booth Kelly Co. was brought to AxsoTnes Hospital from Wendling with a badly sprained right ankle after slipping from a log in the upper logging camp two miles above Wendling on Monday. He cannot walk without crutches and is confined to the hospital.
General Frederick Funston succeeded in capturing Aguinaldo in Luzon on March 23. The United States gunboat Vicksburg arrived with Aguinaldo aboard and he was brought ashore at 3 10 pm. He met General McArthur, appeared cheerful, and was escorted to Hoda Street jail after a brief audience. Several of his staff were captured. an insurgent major was killed. Twenty rifles and important papers were seized. Longpon reports add that staff members were captured and brought to Manila near Casiguran north of Baler.
Barker Guo Works advertises a large stock of bicycles after trade ins with prices ranging from 20 to 35 dollars. Highlights include Crescent and Hartford models, a 20th century Snell bicycle praised as up-to-date, and claims of prices lower than the trust’s. The ad invites readers to visit Ninth Street in Eugene, Oregon.
Eli Bangs sold a one half interest in his Eugene livery and stage lines to B F Goodpanture, a prominent stockbuyer. The firm to take effect Monday in April will be Bangs & Goodpanture, with Goodpanture a well known county figure in stock buying and shipping for years. He is a native born son of Lane county.
An old advertisement warns against dangerous mineral pills and promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as gentle and effective for headaches and constipation. The ad notes a price of 2 cents and attributes the sale to W L DeLano's drug store.
Just Before Decoration Day. Communities unite to beautify cemeteries making it ideal to arrange monumental work now. Place orders promptly with Granite & Marble Works, W W Martin, proprietor, and request the booklet for guidance.
Plymouth Rock, Buf and White chickens offered for hatching as premier thoroughbred stock. Also Black Minorva stock and the improved "egg machine" by M O Wileins, Fugeve Ore.
A local retailer advertises ten percent off for cash for the next 90 days to make space for a carload of fur niture arriving from the East. JW Kava Fuantrose Co.
A Rambler bicycle was found in the bottom adjoining Eugene and may be recovered at the Sheriff Withers office by paying the applicable charges.
Superintendent Ackerman urges Arbor Day observance with a 16 page pamphlet filled with verses and essays. He calls on teachers to inspire parents and pupils to beautify homes and schools by simple, low cost efforts like cleaning yards and planting shrubs, aiming for Arbor Day to become a lifelong impulse toward nature study and right living.
Mrs E Lilly, Hannibal Missouri, narrowly escaped death from typhoid and pneumonia. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with restoring her health and offers trial bottles free at W L DeLano's drug store. An accident report describes Frank Clover's colt wrecking a buggy near Eugene bridge. Mrs Vestal and child uninjured, Clover injured.
A citizen committee of R McMurphy F L Chambers and P E Hnodgrass completed fundraising for a University campus YMCA building. They secured 2555 dollars, with 55 conditional, joining 2760 from students and 1500 from faculty, totaling 6515 dollars pledged in Eugene. Several contributors are listed with pledged amounts to be turned into the alumni.
A garbled OCR fragment lists odd health terms and phrases such as malaria age billiousness and a casual tone about medicines. The unreadable text hints at a catalog or advertisement style from an old newspaper page with no clear event or names.
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