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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
9
J A Bennett with his daughter and daughter-in-law of Portland faced a fierce forest fire near Kitson Springs on the way to Eugene. Trees blocked the road, forcing them to abandon their team and walk ten miles amid intense heat before securing conveyance at Lowell to reach Portland on schedule.
William Yancey Carter a Hart county farmer is nominated for Georgia governor by the Independence party. Mark Smith a blind Arizona delegate is renominated for Congress by the Democrats. Obadiah Gardner the Democratic Maine governor candidate offers to retire in six months after his take office.
Judson Harmon and ex Governor James E. Campbell will headline the formal Ohio Democratic campaign opening in Mansfield late September. The Thirty-Cent League in Bickford county Indiana aims to canvass farmers and workers for thirty-cent subscripts to the Democratic campaign. Historical notes compare presidential popular votes from 1824 to 1924 and discuss state campaigns in California Illinois and Washington. Isaiah Gifford Pinchot and others are noted as potential cabinet figures and conservation leaders. Bishop Alexander Walters backs William J. Bryan urging Black voters to back the Democratic ticket in November.
Picking will commence at the Miller Bros yard on September 7. The notice promises a clean yard and good camping ground with water access for campers and laborers.
Picking will begin at the Bushnell hopyard a mile and a half north of Jucene on Wednesday September. De wad.
Twenty five thousand veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic marched in Toledo on September 2 in honor of the national encampment. The parade, led by Toledo Post, included veterans from every state and the Potomac division. A living flag of 3500 schoolchildren greeted the marchers as flags and buntings adorned the city, with many institutions closed for the day.
Many Eugene families plan hopfield outings in Lane county to stock the family purse for winter. Some pickers earn good wages with returns of about $90 for a three week season. A seasoned couple improved health and income through hop picking. C E B McClane of Haseldell visited the city for the first time in years.
Winnipeg with a cloudburst flooding the main line halting all passenger and many freight and stock trains between Winnipeg and Fort William. The disaster is described as the worst of its kind in Western Canada. Earl Grey and his party ride a delayed train as thousands repair the line.
A collage of short notices requests and offers including help wanted for a girl and cabinet maker and requests to borrow 2000 at 4 percent. Also multiple farm for sale or rent listings across Eugene and nearby Oregon towns with addresses and contact notes.
A compiled list of real estate transfers in Lane County including parcels in Mulligan's and Packard's additions to Eugene, Coburg, and surrounding townships. Transactions feature numerous individuals and entities such as F. W. Osburn, Eli Bangs, Rose Laborn, Melissa Brabham, Edward Condon, Emma Staples, Everett Terpening, John F. Kelly, Alma Hunt, and James Seavey among others, with prices from $10 to $1950 and several US government conveyances.
Miss Hattie Moorehead departed for Roseburg for a couple weeks visiting friends. Hon C W Washburne remains home with a bilious attack. His hay operation yields 151 tons baled hay this week. M H Kendall plans to move to McMinnville to practice law. The McFarland corner property sold in U S bankruptcy in Portland, with bids from Dr Hicks, J M Cook, and W C Washburne securing the lots and buildings. The Masons will hold the adjacent lot next to Saylor place.
Summary of local marriages in Eugene and Portland with officiants and residences, noting Zelma Cruzan and Charles L Williams among the couples, plus Theodore C Anderson and Louisa Bartholomew wed in Eugene and a Eugene couple married at a courthouse in Portland. Also reports a Calaveras forest fire near the Mother of the Forest threatening groves and an Oregon land entry notice by Lyle Scott filing for final proof to establish a homestead claim with witnesses listed.
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