Electors list for various county and precinct positions
Voting slate includes candidates for Supreme Judge TG Green Washington County Joint Senator R M Veatch Cottage Grove Representatives Levi Geer Cottage Grove E K Skipworth Eugene Chas Harwood Florence County Judge H R Kincaid Eugene Commissioner J R Hill Richardson Clerk H M Millican Junction Sheriff W W Withers Thurston Treasurer A B Patterson Eugene School Superintendent W M Miller Creewell Assessor E R Parker Lost Valley Surveyor Lincoln Taylor Cottage Grove Corper Dr W L Cheshire Eugene Precinct Officers Eugene Justice Geo W Kinsey Constable J M Martin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Veatch
Cottage Grove
Levi Geer
E. K. Skipworth
Eugene
Chas
Harwood
Florence
H. R. Kincaid
County court delays tax roll closure amid unpaid levies
The Lang county tax rolls were not closed by May 25 as precedent suggests, leaving many current year taxes unpaid. Delinquency orders will add collection costs on taxpayers. Typically rolls stay with the sheriff before levy, last year held until July 4, increasing burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang
World Debt Burden Far Exceeds Cotton Value
The World's nations hold debt exceeding 32 billion dollars, a sum far larger than the peak U.S. cotton crop value. If cotton revenue funded interest for a century, nearly two billion would remain unpaid. Debts are paid from workers earnings, reducing those able to purchase for themselves. The piece argues war costs flow onto laborers rather than creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Equitable Punishments Cited By Bryan Quote
The quote contrasts penalties for theft and for forming a trust. It notes that stealing a horse leads to confinement while organizing a trust is rewarded with a banquet, attributed to William J. Bryan. The remark critiques inequality in law and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Government notes surge of Japanese laborers into U S
Officials say about 50 000 incoming contract laborers are entering the United States via British Columbia, a dominion under British authority, prompting government attention and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
British Columbia
Our Friends
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Aids Fainting in Women
An old medical text asserts fainting spells are common in women and linked to disorders of the female organs. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures, claiming to restore nerves, vitality, and liver health, with a testimonial from Miss Jane Townes of Guilford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jase Pierce
Miss
Jamestown, Guilford Co
Pierce
St . T
Dr. Joe
Trusts Suspected in Jap Worker Influx Across Nation
A theory claims Orientals are imported by powerful trusts. A nationwide search investigates where the Japs are employed, with suspicion spanning from Standard Oil mines in Couer d Alene to Carnegie's steel trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Couer d’Alene
Carnegie
New Steel Trust
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonial
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure, endorses J Cheney as honorable in business for 15 years, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials and a lecture by John G. Wooley at the Christian church scheduled for Tuesday evening May 22nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hali
All's Family
Letters Remaining in Eugene Post Office Office Notice
List of letters remaining in the Eugene post office dated May 17 1900 names Dr Eugene Billings Dr Englehart J J Fisher Fred Kissell Mrs Ge Long Willian Nest Mra O M Kamrey Mrs M F E Randell Mra Mar Smith Lester than Young JC address charge one cent for letters. callers asked to state when advertised Prohibition talk announced at Christian church next Tuesday evening May 22 promising a great talk H F McCornack PM
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Billings
Englehart
J J Fisher
Fred Kissell
Ge Long
Willian Nest
O M Kamrey
M FE Randel
Mra Mar- Smith
Lester Than Young
H F McCornack
Gosheo Gossip and Local Happenings May 14 1900
Community news from Goshen and nearby areas including people visiting Postmaster Roney, plans to dismantle a windmill for a gasoline engine at the pumping station, visits by Andy McPherson and many residents, a cow killed by cars, political ties of James Matlock, road work by W L Wheeler, deputy assessor B F Keeney, and upcoming Prohibition orator John G Wooley speaking at the Christian Church on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8 Pco
Andy McPherson
Eugene
Jimmy Scott
John Hughes
Creswell
Mary Walker
Harlow
J W Matlock
Heppner
Lane County
W L Matlock
J B Keeney
Goshen
James Matlock
DS Wilhelm
Coast Fork
Hill
WG Alexander
Sumpter
Oregon
J E Alexander
JM Berkshire
Jo Stewart
Herman Achmitt
Cottage Grove
Bernice Warbieton
Pleasant Hill
California
Jobn RK Coe
Cor
Independent Candidate for Road Supervisor in Blanton Precinct
H H Stickney announces candidacy for road supervisor as an independent, subject to voters at the next regular election in Blanton precinct. John G Wooley, famed Prohibition speaker, will address at the Christian Church on Tuesday evening May 22. A testimonial extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a personal cure cited by J W Lynch of Dorr West Virginia. The remedy is sold by W L DeLano, John G Wooley, and at the Christian church on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanton
Amid
H. H. Stickney
Chamberlsin
J. W, Lynch
Dorr
W L DeLano
Complete Vindication for Sheriff Withers by County Officials
A long defense arguing Sheriff Withers proved his effectiveness in Lane County and exposed alleged misstatements by the Register. It recounts his early election on July 4, 1894, pursuit of John Linn’s killers, pardons and prosecutions, tax rolls, jail costs, and comparisons with Sheriff Johnson. The piece praises Withers’ arrests, the handling of delinquent taxes, and charges that the Register omitted many facts and misrepresented finances and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif
Withers
Thurston
Eugene
Johnson
Mr. Withers
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Jonn Linn
John Linn
Brown
Harris
Northwest
The
Register
Lane County
Noland
Witbern
Freeman
Reglater
Fair Register
Sheriff Withers
Pete McDowell
Easid
Commissioners Court
Prohibition Orator Plans Talk at Christian Church
Local ad notes Dr King New Life Pills claim relief for headaches and nerves with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee. Also announces America's Prohibition Orator John G Wooley speaks next Tuesday evening May 22 at the Christian Church. Estray notices list a gray mare and a gelding missing since May 11 from a ranch near Eugene, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. L. Delano
Estrays
Eugene
W. E. Gray
Irving
Oregon
Day and Henderson Undertakers and Embalmers
Day and Henderson, undertakers and embalmers, located at Corwith Wil and 7th streets, serving the local community with funeral arrangement services.
Scott's Emulsion Promotes Weight Gain For Wasting
An advertisement claims that Scott's Emulsion, a fat producing food, helps wasting diseases by making you gain weight quickly. It targets nervous, pale, tired individuals and promises lasting gain after use, urging readers to learn more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Public School Examination Notice And Census Enumerators
The eighth grade public school exam in this county starts at 9 00 am on Thursday May 24 1900 and lasts two days. Notify the office if pupils will participate. Examinations are conducted by the teacher and a district school board member with papers sent to the county superintendent for grading. Also lists Lane County census enumerators and a local newspaper endorsement of Sheriff Withern and Abe Patterson for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Miller
Sheriff Withern
Lane County
Abe’ Patterson
Bargains in Bottom Lane Auction near Eugene and Goshen
Bargains offered on fifteen acres along Coast Fork near Eugene and five more near Goshen with timber and land priced below current rates. Also lumber buyers in Athena offer high cash prices while local obituaries note James A Hagan died May 15 1900 at 51. Lane County votes and local sales listings populate the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Fork
Eugene
Wo Stewart
Lang 2 Inquirers
Lang
Munson
Goshen
Springfield
Elliott
Swangany
Athena
Ongee Lumber
James A Hagan
Th. &l
Mulkey
Ray
Irving
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eugene City Guard
Union State Ticket
Phere Neesee
Umatilla County
Multnomah County
Ernest Kroger
John Whitaker
Benton County
TG Green
Washington County
W M Schulmerick
Bernard Daly
Lake County
SH Hazard
Coos County
Lane County Citizens’ Ticket
J. R. Hill
Richardson
H. M. Millican
Junction
W. W. Withers
A. 8. Patterson
Creewell
Assensor
E. R. Parker
Lost Valley
Lincoln Taylor
Coroper
W. L. Cheshire
Gene
Geo. W. Kinsey
J.M. Martin
Reed
John G. Wooley
Christian Church
Gosheo Tems
Wo Preston
Mugepe
Roney
KOTM
John G Wooley
America
Jonnson
Wraks
the Register
Lave County
Sheriffs Office
Sheriff's Office
Board of Prisoners
Wither
Branton-Green Expenses
Andrews
Pratt
Linton
Freemano
Jouneon
Johnson and Board
Branton
Tak Bolls
Fiem
J. W. Kays Furniture CO
Ewsalmers and Funeral Directors
Goldust
Ammons
Lane
C E Harwood
Grenada
E A Bean
Mapleton
Walter Blachly
Blachly
Marion D Lingo
Franklin
Olaf Foes
Lorane
Frank Moorhead
Junction City
James W Bond
Owen Vanduyn
Coburg
John M Whitney
Louis E Bean
William B Emmons
G Shen
John W Walker
Glenn Powers
McKenzie Bridge
Herbert & Murch
Henry Baxter
Mohawk
Thomas H Hollensaker
Zion
Frank McIntyre
Bohemia
F 8 Day
Chittim
Wau
Ned Grocery Store
Para
Jo Eugene
Foulards
Gil
JV. Kauff Ran
Sidehvanl
Day & Henderson
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