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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
12
A pretty wedding took place Wednesday at 3 PM at Mrs. Ethel Curtis home in Elmira Oregon. Miss Belva Anna Deming became the wife of C Ernest Duckworth in the presence of near relatives. The couple will reside in Eastern Oregon as friends extend best wishes.
Mapleton dispatch reports a revival led by an evangelist who denounced secret orders and fraternal societies as works of the devil, claiming only one in a hundred would reach heaven. The writer jokes about the evangelist and notes local fish cannery and market activity amid quiet political times.
Old Bill Obediah advertises 866 acres in Cloverdale Valley near Goshen with water, springs, a 6 room house, barn, timber, and pasture. Also farm near Pleasant Hill, school access, plus multiple city lots and residences for sale or rent through Pacific Land Company and J R Sellers. Prices include 1350, 2700, 425, and other terms.
A Portland Oregon Hoyt Chemical Co page promotes Kasparilla as a sterling household remedy for derangements of the digestive organs. It claims to stimulate the digestive tract, improve appetite and digestion, relieve sour stomach and constipations, and reduce drowsiness and headaches. The ad offers a refund if unsatisfied and lists the company as Hoyt Chemical Co Portland Oregon.
A classified ad seeks a man to take orders for a salable article with good commission. Inquiry at 950 Willamette Street.
The Oregon supreme court ordered advancing three major matters for hearings on October 20 and 21. Eugene v Willamette Valley Company concerns water rights and company expansion. Farrell v Port of Portland questions an initiative act enabling the port to issue bonds for river harbor improvements. Long v City of Portland involves the tax and vehicle act from the last election. The cases will be heard the afternoon of the 21st with outcomes awaited keenly.
The Eugene market bulletin lists prices for mohair wool and poultry, with butter, eggs, and meat prices. It notes Portland arrivals with varied quality fruits vegetables and dairy products, plus hogs and cattle price ranges and local shopping notes from Oct. 8.
Pendleton James Johns and J W Doster and wife from PantherBlue River visitors Dee Wright from Blue River Mrs Cox to Drain Dr Davis to Albany Kate Cramer Portland Rh J Kirkwood two weeks south J M Shelley Yonealla R A Booth Grants Pass J W Baker Cottage Grove E Reichman Fort Jones Lowell J G Blahop Harrisburg N S W Helms ranch above Walker Station Samuel Portland insurance man Chas Swint Porallup Eugene visit at Mrs Lombard home and return home today
United States Land Office at Roseburg Oregon issues notice that Jonathan H Vincent of Eugene Oregon filed intent to make final proof for W% of SE Section 22 Township 19 South Range 2 West Willamette Meridian. Proof date set for December 12 1908 with witnesses James Wilhelm Creswell Oregon Joseph Wilhelm Zion Oregon Joseph A Mayo Zion Oregon and Earl McNutt Eugene Oregon. Re advertisement Benjamin L Eddy Register. John W Henry Idaho Falls Idaho in the city.
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