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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
2
William J. Bryan tours New York and New Haven amid large crowds and a festive reception, denouncing special privileges and private monopolies. He urges public ownership where competition fails, praises American democracy, and signals a future role in Ohio campaigning while emphasizing peace and arbitration.
All humors are impure matters the skin liver kidneys and other organs cannot handle without help. Pimples boils eczema eruptions loss of appetite tired feeling bilious turns failure of digestion dull headaches and many other troubles are caused by them. They are removed by practices and remedies.
The speaker advocates ending trusts to open opportunity for every American, criticizes government overspending, and urges the Democratic remedy. He argues against wealth gained through dishonest means, condemns special privileges, and defends equal rights with none special to the few.
News from Junction City notes a Booth Kelly Co representative sought day laborers with no reported hires. Dr L L White buys a corner lot from Sternberg and Senders for 250 dollars and plans a building. Local residents M Montgomery Carl Thornton Wm Schroder and Thurman Berry fished forty fish near Eugene on a hot day, fearing large fish. Theodore Edward Hyland dies at 1 month 18 days. funeral at Odd Fellows cemetery. John Payton’s death in Baker City prompts condolences. he was former county public instruction head.
San Diego August 30 Former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J Linge returns to his Point Loma cottage denying ties to any philosophical society He discusses Bryan arrival calling him a manifest destiny and predicting his inevitability as Democratic nominee He adds his name is one to conjure with.
Alvaro Hawley Hubbard longtime Cottage Grove resident and pioneer died at the family home on Seventh Street after a period of dropsy. Born May 7 18 9 in Alleghany County New York he crossed to Oregon in 1853 settling in Roseburg where he married Susan E Crenshaw October 28 1865. The couple moved to Cottage Grove November 28 1872 and had ten children nine living. A service was held at the home Thursday at 10 by Rev Wallace and burial followed in Rumbaugh Cemetery.
J H Glass of Eugene, secretary of the Great Northern Mining Co, attends a Brownsville stockholders meeting to discuss accepting an offer to purchase the mine. An Eastern capitalists group led by J C Lee may buy it, with plans to install a cyanide plant and add stamps for ore treatment.
Reverend M C Wire of Eugene with sons M T Wire of Portland Frank Wire of Albany Wesley Wire of Eugene and brother W C Wire of Chicago wrap up a deer hunt in Cow Creek canyon. They report taking about fifteen bucks with Frank earning a limit and Wesley the largest five pointer. They paused due to slides while traveling home after four days of hunting with six railroad men who found only three deer nearby.
Manager Talbot and President Weatherford of the Corvallis and Eastern returned from Newport where the city council granted the railroad a franchise. Work to extend the line from Yaquina will proceed, driven by summer Bay travel. A proposed saw mill interest appeared noncommittal, with any mill likely not before two to three years.
George B. Dorris and G. F. Skipworth well known attorneys in Eugene form a partnership for legal practice. They have engaged the second floor front offices of the Hovey block over the Chambers Bristow bank. Dorris is one of Eugene's earliest attorneys while Skipworth, though newer, has built a solid practice.
KE. M. Warren in charge of Lane county exhibit asks farmers and others to bring grain fruit and vegetables for display at the state fair. Items should be delivered by Friday September 7 to Kiffin's hardware store in the city.
Frank C. Taylor married Ethel Pope on August 29 1906 at Eugene with R S Bryson as justice of the peace and official witness.
A raid on the Paris House lodging at Fifth and Willamette streets led to the arrest of two women Marguerite Johnson and Blanche Smith. Two young men assaulted Officer Bonney during transport and were fined after pleading guilty. Both women were later found guilty of keeping a bawdy house and fined. one payment was made by Hill Vaughn for Johnson, the other remained unpaid.
S&H. Friendly installed a telephone at his warehouse on the depot grounds for hop growers who store their crops there. Mr Friendly, through acts of accommodation and fair dealing, has built up a large hops business.
Salem Oregon August 20 reports say the electric line between Salem and Portland will be built soon with John B Ryan filing Marion county right of way contracts. The move appears backed by the Oregon Water Power and Railway Co and plans to run via Oregon City Wilhoit Springs with limited new track to Salem and Portland. M S Habble begins as piano salesman for H E Morris boosting local sales effort.
A J Gillette, longtime St ing depot agent for the Southern Pacific at Eugene, is appointed permanent agent effective immediately. Endorsed by the Eugene Commercial Club and local citizens, he will remain at the Eugene depot. J A Taylor becomes passenger department head, with Wm Brown moving into Taylor’s prior role.
Miss Anne Oswald has returned to Mount Airy after visiting friends in town earlier this week.
Edward Bowter editor of the Omaha Bee and former U S senate candidate was found dead in the district court room of the Bee building in Omaha. He apparently fell asleep on a bench and did not awaken. official cause of death listed as natural causes. Rosewater, a noted editorial writer, and Mrs Davidson and Mrs Martis of Berkeley, California, mentioned in relation to an outing, are referenced in the report.
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