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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
A father recalls a dire six month ordeal as his infant, then covered in blood and wrapped in silk, faced a worst case eczema doctors had seen in forty years. After medical intervention the child is now perfectly cured, highlighting a remarkable recovery.
A Virginia mother recounts severe infant skin disease treated with Cuticura Soap Ointment and remedies. She credits doctors and Cuticura products for her child’s recovery after ten weeks of care and says the child will be three in December with no recurrence.
A brief exchange notes a fire incident and asks to spot the winner. Jim confirms the winner has been spotted. The wording implies a competitive or dramatic moment tied to the fire event.
The Central Presbyterian church building was dedicated yesterday with morning and evening services attended by about a thousand in the morning and more in the evening. acoustics allowed every word to be heard throughout. Rev H L Nave of Cottage Grove preached the morning sermon. Special music led by Mrs W L DeLano accompanied the services. The choir included Daisy Gilbert Lila Prosser Mary McCormack Mrs J J Powell M F McClain Resben Steelquist Davis Lewis and others. scripture read by Rev J G Knotts of Albany.
Special to Daily Guard Cottage Grove Sept 29 Ww W DeWald was brutally assaulted near his home at 7:30 p m by two hold up men who were later captured by Marshal Snodgrass. One robber was shot with buckshot and 14 pellets removed by Dr Job. Neither victim nor robbers in precarious condition. Robbers fled toward railroad. surrender followed after shotgun pursuit. Names of suspects not released. described as traveling hold up artists.
Rev. William Hiram Foulkes delivered the dedicatory sermon as the First Presbyterian Church of Portland celebrated a total of $3,400 raised across services. The church, costing about $20,000, nears debt-free while the morning service raised $2,900 and the evening $500. The auditorium was packed for the occasion, with music and scripture readings preceding the sermon.
New York and New England opening day sees Yale facing Wesleyan at New Haven Harvard meeting Bowdoin in Cambridge and Pennsylvania clashing with North Carolina at Franklin Field The games serve as early barometers for team conditions ahead of bigger clashes later in the season
The largest land transaction in Douglas county closed Friday when B. Waite sold 7000 acres near Oakland to eastern capitalists led by J. W. Perkins and E. M. Andrews. The 14 000 acre tract will be irrigated and split into 10 acre parcels by Sutherlin Land and Water Company, with Waite retaining 9000 acres for recreational use and joining others to form the new firm.
Lacrosse, the Canadian outdoor game, will be introduced at the university this fall by Physical Director Hayward for students not in other sports and to aid track development. Sticks and equipment ordered. intercollegiate contests may follow in a year or two. The game combines endurance with short bursts of speed and uses long sticks to pass a small ball toward goals.
A local advertisement touts Kodot itl witcom doubt as an immediate remedy for indigestion. It claims rapid relief of all symptoms and urges readers to purchase it today from nearby druggists.
A stream of property transfers in Lane County includes Gustave Nettle to Rosa Nettle in Mulligan's den for 10 dollars, Bingham Land Co to Josie Bail ey for Lot 2 in Fruitvale, and J W Barnes etux to Della Gard iner et al for a tract in Glenwood Park worth 400 dollars. Other deeds list tracts in Mulligan's don, Mulligan's den, and Marcola, with sums ranging from 1 to 3675 dollars, reflecting numerous transfers among individuals and organizations including Christian Bertlesen, E A Bond, and the Lane County Investment Co.
A series of real estate deeds lists buyers and sellers in Eugene and surrounding areas. Tracts in College Hill Park, Goshen, Hendricks addition, and Secs 12 14 18 32 across town show parcels exchanged for sums including 359.04 13 905 1500 and 300 with buyers such as John Hunzicker Fred Ware Melvin Hansen and U S government transfers to Charles Caylor and others.
Officials from the Department of Commerce and Labor expect Terrence V. Powderly, head of the Information Bureau at the Department of Immigration, to be chosen to replace the late Commissioner Sargent. The move signals a shift in leadership amid ongoing immigration policy debates.
Local hardware firm Chambers Hardware Co announces a sale on camp furniture including sturdy tables chairs and storage units. Deals target outdoor enthusiasts and campers with limited stock available at the downtown showroom.
In Eugene Oregon on September 21 the message calls for calm after the panic. It urges prosperity regardless of whether Bryan or Taft wins and condemns predicting panics as unpatriotic. Endorsers include L. M. Travis mayor J. D. Matlock and Jack Rodman.
A Hull Drug Company advertisement touts Hyomel as a universal remedy for catarrh and respiratory ailments. It claims rapid relief from nasal crusts and foul breath, with a money back guarantee. An endorsing customer from Mitchell South Dakota recounts personal cure after using about one and a half bottles.
San Francisco Sept 28 Henry B Miller American Consul General at Yokohama arrived for a vacation He will visit Washington before returning to the Orient He believes better times will prevail in Japan soon The new cabinet has begun to restore confidence abroad and finance difficulties are nearing an end He cites the Chinese boycott and lower silver and raw silk prices as the trouble Japan plans a lavish reception for the American fleet with great enthusiasm.
A minister testifies that Hyomel relieved bronchial catarrh after years of suffering. The Hull Drug Co promotes Hyomel as a guaranteed remedy for catarrh, colds, coughs, and bronchial inflammation with an inhaler kit priced at 1.09 dollars and extra bottles at 65 cents.
Seattle September 25 five hundred thousand dollars are involved in a merger of irrigation interests in the lower Yakima valley. Howard and Amon presidents of Benton Water Company sell to Lower Yakima Irrigation Company his water rights on the Yakima and transfer a large body of land.
Jim Stewart and Sandy Ferguson, “the bad man of Chelsea,” set for a New York bout on October 8 while Cy Flynn faces Tom Crawford at Oil City on October 6. Jim Driscoll arrives in New York seeking fights with smaller fighters as the Philadelphia Nationals ride a 13–9 season edge over the Cubs. The California State League opens March 28 and ends November 15 with games only Fridays and Saturdays. Battling Nelson and Packy McFarland may headline Thanksgiving at Coffroth’s Colma club. Montreal’s Jimmy Jones tops Eastern League hitting. Hearne leads Baltimore in percentage but plays fewer games. Sullivan in Los Angeles spurns Jeffries for a Langford bout, seeks Hugo Kelly. Freddie Welsh agrees to face Maurice Bayers in October in Los Angeles as Jeffries’ club eyes October fights. Manager Frank Boyle tofield pennants with Waterloo next season. Harvard’s Wurr, Penn’s Hollenbeck, Yale’s Coy, and Cornell’s Wilder remain active. Princeton loses Harlan and the Indians, Mt. Pleasant. Southern League’s last week proves tough with New Orleans and Nashville daily standings. Eddie Ashenback slated to miss Johnstown in the Tri-State League. Former pennant-winning minor leaguers include Dunn, Carr, Bernhard, Holmes, Wolverton, Cooley, Kittredge, Burkett, and McCarthy.
James A. K. Thomas, in Bellingham, admits killing his former wife Mrs. J. K. Thomas on July 19, claiming self defense after she pulled a gun. He says he buried the body under a stump two days later after returning from town, and that cinders were from a burnt stump.
Cottage Grove September 28 A Taft Republican club was organized with 50 members. C J Howard chosen president J M Isham first vice president J O Van Winkle second vice president M H Anderson secretary T C Wheeler treasurer committees on membership finance and program appointed secretary to notify Portland Republican headquarters for speakers Meeting adjourned to meet next Monday night
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