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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
2
Man A Lin is promoted as an excellent remedy for constipation and related ailments. The copy claims constipation causes biliousness discolored skin inactive liver dyspepsia and headaches and asserts Man A Lin provides gentle bowel action making drastic cathartics unnecessary. It also suggests a dose of Man a tin for febrile illnesses influenza colds and grippe.
At a cabinet meeting Attorney General Bonaparte told the president and Secretary Root that District Attorney Devlin’s report on the San Francisco Japanese assault case shows early stories were exaggerated and the issue stemmed from police protection failures during a strike. Further action would come from the state department.
Chicago May 28. Wheat prices fell with a dull thud at the open as all options showed sharp declines from yesterday's close. July around 9 3 4, September 1 00 3 4, December 1 01 1 2. July 8 1 2, September 9 6 8, December 1 00 5 8.
In Colitibua Ohio the Presbyterian general assembly after two hours of debate adopted resolutions that the permanent committee on temperance should not engage in political work and endorsed the American Anti- League as a safe and effective temperance organization. The assembly pledged full cooperation with the league within the church constitution. The report also notes Union Pacific earnings rising with March receipts at 4 200 783 and a net positive over expenses of 150 616.
At a board meeting Prof. L R Alderman was elected city superintendent of Eugene schools replacing M H Arnold who resigned. Alderman, former Yamhill county superintendent and McMinnville educator, will earn 1400 dollars salary. Also new hires include Geo Hug and Paul G Bond as high school teachers and EF J Moore offered Geary school principal post with 75 dollar monthly salary.
Former Lane county resident Lewis Hollandsworth died Sunday night at 9 40 oclock May 18 at his sister Mrs Emersons Calexico home after illness. Born June 23 1878 in Palouse City Washington he lived in Lane county Oregon in youth later worked in Idaho and Imperial Valley. Survived by sisters Mrs Mary Emerson and Mrs R J Hayes and brothers in Idaho and Oregon. services held Imperial with I C O F and Odd Fellows rites. burial followed accompanied by friends and a funeral choir.
Moscow Idaho May 27 E H Bartlett register of the Lewiston land office testified in land fraud cases saying the defendants conspired to obtain timber land titles. He showed Dwyer filed about 20 contests and when successful scrip or filings were assigned to others then turned to Kettenbach and Kester. Also a report of a narrow escape from amputation and a successful tubercular peritonitis operation at Eugene hospital.
Seven years after fighting British forces in South Africa General Louis Botha returns as premier of the colony. In London he is celebrated with banquets and praise as he pledges an able administration for the little republic he once defended with distinction.
Chicago May 28 Two men badly injured and about a score slightly hurt when a street car at Ninety Third street and South Chicago avenue was forced off the tracks by a torpedo. Rumors circulate that a gambling boat the City of Traverse nearby may have been the target. The attack likely occurred to cause maximum damage to riders.
Chicago, May 27. Railroad managers estimate that by the end of the first week in June, the railroads will discharge between 50,000 and 100,000 men, with some estimates higher. Orders demand strict economy and the lowering of forces to the absolute minimum, with the New York Central alone potentially cutting payrolls by a third, signaling widespread reductions across systems.
London May 28 thieves stole 55 canvases from a private Bond Street gallery. The works belonged to an artist who was to unveil an exhibition today as police watched over Royal Academy pictures nearby. Land cruisers' estimate books were also offered for sale at the board office.
Canton Ohio May 28 Miss Evangeline Booth head of the Salvation Army sent a consoling message to Mrs M C Barber widow of the ex president. The message spoke of tender sympathy and the comfort of an everlasting union. Booth has visited Mrs Barber several times at her Canton home.
Great crowds of Canton residents and visitors gathered today to view the face of Mrs. McKinley for the final time, drawing a large turnout from both local and distant communities.
Weather bulletin from Portland reports a very favorable week across Oregon. Wil lamette valley warmer than normal with three days of rain in southern regions, and light scattered showers elsewhere. Early week cool, last two days warm, some fog and light frost in eastern counties, no major harm.
W H Pasley a 62 year old farmer ten miles west of Eugene was examined before Judge Chrisman and pronounced insane by Drs Cheshire and Bartle. He is married and has suffered for some time Alcoholism is listed as the cause. He was taken to the asylum at Salem this morning.
Attorney G F Skipworth sought to tender funds in San Francisco for the Southern Pacific timber land purchase by a union body west of Eugene. Telegram confirms the law firm handled the tender in the railroad absence and that the offer was properly made.
E W Hall of the Willamette Valley Company from Portland says tracks will be laid as soon as paving progress allows. Pavement crews must finish grading before rails arrive. paving plant setup continues with rock crusher imminent. Warren Construction’s W L Archambeau is here, confident in a successful Willamette street project.
May 27 report from Marshfield outlines a regional meeting of Myrtle Point Coquille Bandon Roseburg North Bend and Marshfield committees. Temporary officers of the Douglas Coos Electric Railroad Co were elected and a new company with 500000 capital stock planned, to build an electric link between Roseburg and Coos Bay.
Walter S. McFarland chaired the meeting with L. H. Hazard as secretary. Officers listed include president H Sengstacken secretary and treasurer J H Flannigan. Incorporators include Senator Marsters E L Wheeler Mrtle Point P L Pheland L J Simo nee J H Flannigan and L H Hazard. stock uptake expected in Roseburg and Coos Bay.
More than three hundred men are at work today on the Oregon Electric line toward Salem, with 120 teams active in South Portland and the Tualatin to Wilsonville corridor. In about two weeks work will extend north of Chemawa, steel is being laid in South Portland, and the last spike on the Tualatin Wilsonville segment will be driven soon.
Henry Wright a wealthy Huntington contractor and his nephew Claud Newman were fatally stabbed by trespassers Clell Perkins and Thomas Lyons on Wrights premises. The attackers fled. authorities pursue. Campbell Fellman Company supplied Christian church with a new communion table and chairs.
A parade of residents and visitors to Eugene from Goshen Franklin Cottage Grove and beyond. Names include Jos Johns Wm Beck J A J Crow and many more with travels to Hood River Roseburg Portland and Salem as well as local errands and health notes.
A fragmented notice mentions Lane County land sales and a Canterbury style pitch by J B Milne & Co of Cottage Grove. It also references a circuit court case against Mary Ver and W W Woollver involving goods owed from Ee in ristow Cottage Grove and an account transfer to Bristow. The county commissioners court set aside 250 dollars for a county exhibit at the state fair and named Griffin, Amos Wilkins, and F o Warren to handle funds and the exhibit setup.
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