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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1901
Page
8
A Eugene retailer touts a top line of boots, shoes, and rubbers with low prices. The ad emphasizes quality goods and affordable cost for winter footwear in a concise sales pitch.
Brevities cover fresh grass seed at F L Chambers and Moon’s Feed Store. Items include a Springfield billiard table move, house orders, chicken lice pricing, Senator John H Mitchell’s Portland return, clerical hire in Portland, and local nursing news. Also mentions buggies, farm tools, repairs, and a Salem nurse, with a note on Moon’s No 1 desies harrows and plows, Perfection flour, and a football game victory by Multnomah Club over Pacific University.
A county jury panel of thirty-one names drawn from precincts including Eugene Cottage Grove Creswell Lost Valley Coyote Jasper Saginaw Mohawk Springfield Janction Elmira Willamette Zumwalt Long Tom and Spencer Roes Huston. The jurors comprise merchants farmers clerks and wagon-makers led by Eugene candidate roles such as Al Hamton J W Kays P J MecPhereop John Ingham K M Day and others for circuit court service.
Lane County Oregon issues a semi annual report detailing balances on hand April 1 1901 receipts from taxes clerk and sheriff fees and warrants outstanding and paid warrants and the balance due as of October 1 1901. The document includes balances of county and state funds school funds soldiers funds road fund fish and game funds and the official certifications by County Clerk and Sheriff with the semi annual summary of liabilities and resources.
The woolen mill bonus committee began the fundraising with several subscriptions. Mrs. Dr. Loomis authorized a $50 pledge, and local donors including First National Bank and individuals like Frank Duco and Hampton Bros contributed amounts toward a $5,000 goal to secure a factory offering $42,000 yearly wages.
Letters from field and hatchery superintendents report progress in salmon propagation. James T Hatton notes good sites on the McKenzie for hatcheries and expects Oregon City falls will allow unrestricted fish passage. H E Austen surveys the Siuslaw and Wild Cat Creek finds a natural spawning ground and installs racks to catch salmon.
Education in Porto Rico is described as costly per pupil as the country edges toward closer ties with the United States, anticipating reforms to reach our standard. An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for dyspepsia and related ailments, endorsed by physicians. Bohemia Railroad surveyors, led by P J Jennings and Mr Cook, travel from Portland to Cottage Grove to begin surveying for a line to the Bohemia mines, with construction expected soon.
The county clerk’s warrant report lists numbers of claims allowed and warrants issued across departments including roads bridges poor farm inspectors constables treasurer sheriff law clerks schools ferry lighting and stationery. Totals show amounts drawn and warrants issued for each office with the month of April 1st to September inclusive. The record reflects a snapshot of county disbursements and authorized warrants during a period in the late 19th century.
Real estate transfers include 160 acres in tola r9 w patent Beck to Geo T Hall 40114 feet on Ninth street in bik Mulligan donation Eugene $1100 Wm F Theimer to Mile It Janney int in lot in bik 8 Skinner donation Eugene $250 Circuit Court: D B Conrad v J W McConnell and Nettle McConnell to recover $500 on a promissory note Marriage license: Frank J Kynleton and Martha Helgerson Henry Helgerson witness James Meyers and Mayme Lake H Lake witness.
A Piendish attack on U F Collier of Cherokee Iowa nearly proved fatal, injuring his kidneys and back. Prolonged discomfort forced propping and cushions until Electric Bitters brought a dramatic improvement. The remedy claims to cure back ache, kidney trouble, purify blood, and rebuild health, at 50 cents a bottle from W L DeLano's drug store.
Tarweed under Grindelia robusta is shipped to an eastern patent medicine maker for cough medicines. J W Thompson of College City cuts and baled about seven bales of 250 pounds each last year and expects similar output this year, expanding a market once deemed worthless.
Heoyy Morgan and Mire Minnie Anders wed yesterday evening at the home of officiating minister Ker F E Billington in Eugene. The couple will live in Springfield where Morgan works at the Beebe foundry. Both are well known in Eugene and Springfield, and Anders is from E & Anders of the latter city. Friends extend congratulations.
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A party of surveyors arrived from Portland to Courrane Grove Oregon today and will immediately begin surveying the railway from Courrane Grove to the Bohemia mines with construction to follow as rapidly as possible.
Mrs Fred Strong was attacked on a main street after church. She was knocked down and rendered unconscious before the assailant fled. The incident occurred in Salem Oregon on October 17.
FE Dunn buys 204 bales of cotton in multiple lots from Davis Brow Singletary Holland Severn and others paying up to 11 crates. Lane County Land & Loan Co sells Roberts farm of 2% acres ten miles west of Eugene to W J Rogers for 1000. Barnum marriage noted on Oct 9 1901. Perfection Flour ad promotes Moon's sale of the product.
G W Hayes, register of the United States land office at Burns, was removed after a Washington complaint alleging intimacy with the wife of G W Horton, a local druggist. The town has long whispered of Hayes neglecting his family due to gambling and social gossip.
Mrs J. Snider of Crittenden Kentucky recalls her baby’s near strangulation from croup and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with quick relief and a permanent cure. The ad promotes the cough and lung tonic at W L DeLano’s drug store with trial bottles free and prices 50 cents to a dollar.
This afternoon at city hall Frank J Kyniston and Merrts Helgerson were married by City Recorder B F Dorris. The ceremony, the first Dorris has performed in years, was described as a firm knot, as if tied by a veteran in the business.
Makxiap. F Wstrubio and Mies Lacy Fawver were married yesterday evening at Ed Crawford's home near Horingfield with Rev Brown officiating. Wheat, barley, vetch, field peas, and other crops noted for market. Moon's Peep Store referenced.
In Eugene Oregon the post office lists recipients including Ol Anderson Mrs Will Bennett Mra EA Harnes JO Hanett 4A Brown Earl Benham Henry Crusan Miss Rose Emerson Miss Laejole Miss Cara Maude Laurance GE Miller WR Matloth Chas Owens Mra W D Rayburn A M Sherer Frank Sloan Mra Sallie Sutton R L Amth Mee M D Smith WB Weslmen Albert Wilard De Witham Mra Wilkoo Mise Betta Avona A one cent charge is levied on all letters issued. Senders are asked to identify their advertisement when requesting letters. H F Motorsack P M.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks for the kindness shown during the illness and passing of their beloved relative, Ms. Mary J Miller, J Watkine, and relatives.
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