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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
2
The district convention of the Rebekah order for lodges at Lorane Yoncalla Drain and Cottage Grove met in Cottage Grove on Saturday with about thirty delegates present. Mrs Smith of Grants Pass presided and an initiation banquet closed the event.
Irving reports Richard Cook suffers from neuralgia and misses work while Mrs. Alma Keating travels to Eugene for extended family visits. J Dutty sells the Irving farm to a Nebraskan buyer. Miss Gertrude Harwood from Salem visits her sister and returns. G L Feyfe adds to his home on former Thomas Fisher property. Mrs. J W Hilton visits Drain. Allen Orchard Co. ships apples to Sacramento. G L Jennings from Eugene. Potter visits Irving parents Sunday.
The 160 acre George Drury farm near Marcola changed owners today. Normal Workman of Ontario California purchased the property for five thousand dollars.
The Fourth Regiment Oregon National Guard conducts its annual regimental rifle contest across seven company ranges from McMinnville to Ashland. Teams race for the regimental cup and individual medals, with trials at 200, 500, and 600 yard lines. Last year’s cup holder Cottage Grove faces changes as key marksmen move or depart.
Snow fell on Cascade high peaks with three foot depths at the summit. The Oregon Eastern railroad pack train turned back from Hazel Dell after a half day effort. Railroad survey crews near Waldo Lake were reassigned to other work.
Hansen's store advertises hand tailored Michael Stern Co. suits with steady pricing and full value. It touts a complete line of furnishing goods, claims ownership of the premises, and asserts lower prices than competitors without rent costs.
Elmira residents cheer Ernest Duckworth and wife's upcoming departure for Kent. Peter Colthard and Captain 1B Manoonade plan Elk Prairie trip. Callison bids farewell at the Christian church. Born October 17 a son to Mr and Mrs Millard Kizer. Various locals visit relatives, go for supplies, or plan trips as autumn motions continue.
Mr Cratz and his son from California are near town selling blooded horses after a day of fishing last week. The brief note records their presence and activity without further details.
Special Correspondence from Greenleaf Oregon reports Marion Wheeler overhauling his mill for winter work and repairs to a troublesome telephone line. Mrs James Johnson enjoys a visit from niece Miss Mary Johnson. Local barrels rumor to contain flesh not whiskey. A three legged wagon and a rail are seen. Otto Hunziker joins the sick list. Will Mead engineers a crew spoiling logs and brush on Herman Steinhauer’s ranch with a donkey engine. Rolly Rust leads a new company planning similar work at the lake.
Have you neglected your kidneys or overworked your nervous system causing trouble with kidneys and bladder The Williams Kidney Pills will cure you Sold by Linn Drug Company at 50 cents.
An old newspaper fragment lists CHAMBERS HARDWARE C6 and DeWit's Little Early Risers along with Hitle liver pills marketed as products sold by all druggists in the area.
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