Weekly Market Report from Eugene and Portland Markets
Market notes show hops picking fears of higher supply. Mitchell reports better hop quality and a wait-and-see stance among dealers. Portland livestock prices ease with sluggish cattle and hogs. beef, veal, and lamb values listed. Portland grain and feed prices steady with oats and barley per ton ranges. dairy butter and eggs priced. regional fruit and veg values noted.
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McKinley Mitchell
Mitchell
New York
Portland
Wool
Portland Market Report Sees Mixed Prices Across Staples
Portland Oregon markets show butter infirm with expected decline to 32 1 2 cents as supplies rise and demand softens. Eggs steady around 28 cents with storage stock easing prices. Poultry improves with strong demand for hens and large birds. Peaches plentiful but weak with boxes at 40 to 60 cents, while grapes apples and pears remain in good supply with steady prices. Hop quality improves and yard conditions vary, signaling a potentially uneven price picture for season.
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Portland
Portland, Or
Oregon
Cal
Land Locators Seek Oregon Public Land Rights
Wilt Bros land locators Crook county Or advertise homestead timber desert and swamp land locations with thorough country knowledge and reliability guaranteed Contact Vincent's restaurant Eugene Oregon for information Address Wilt Bros Sisters Or tf
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Wilt Bros
Crook County
Oregon
Vincent's
Eugene
Wilt Bros, Sisters
Pestpress ice cream freezer promises fast freeze
Chambers Hardware Co advertises a Pestpress ice cream freezer that supposedly freezes cream hard in three minutes. It claims the unit works more easily than competing models and offers reasons for its efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers Hardware CO
Britt Hand Broken As Gans Captures Title In Fifth Round
Referee awarded the fight to Negro champion Gans in the fifth round after Britt failed to continue the match due to a crippling injury. A large crowd watched as the contest ended with Gans declared the winner.
Gans Wins in Fifth Round as Britt Breaks Arm
In San Francisco on September 9, Gans defeated Britt in the fifth round. Britt suffered a broken left forearm during the clinch, and his seconds threw in the sponge to stop the bout.
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San Francisco
Gans
Britt
Jeffries Forfeits Mackenzie Hunt Plans On McKenzie Trip
William Renshaw reports Alf Walker and the Los Angeles hunting party on the South Fork of the McKenzie river will break camp on the 15th and descend to Belknap ranch that evening then head to Eugene on the 16th. Jas J Jeffries the pugilist remains detained in Los Angeles. The party has killed ten deer and is in good health. State Game Warden Baker left camp Saturday bound for Eugene.
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William Renshaw
Smeede
Alf Walker
Los Angeles
McKenzie River
Belknap Ranch
Eugene
Mr. Renshaw
Belknap’s
Jas. J. Jeffries
Renshaw
Walker
Baker
Stubs Train Ordered By State Commission
Salem Oregon September 9 Orders by the railroad commission require the Southern Pacific to run an extra Roseburg to Portland train if No 12 is two hours late and compel the O R N Co to operate trains 7 and another daily between Portland and Pendleton with decent accommodations The plan ensures connections with Condon Columbia Southern and Heppner branches The orders come on the commission’s motion with effect 20 days after service of the certified copy
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Salem, Or
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific Company
Roseburg
Portland
Iits
Pendleton
Condon
Columbia Southern
Heppner
Commission
Southern Pacific
O. R. and N. Train Service Becomes Operative Soon
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company train service becomes operative within thirty days after service commences, marking a quick rollout. The timeline emphasizes rapid activation of operations following initiation.
City Council Pursues Pure Mountain Water for Eugene
Eugene plans a municipal water solution to ensure a pure, abundant supply sourced from mountain waters. City officials seek a definite plan before the upcoming bond election to simplify issues and support growth with a contaminated-free system.
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Eugene
Milne & Co Cottage Grove Offers Better Land Deals
Timfraly farm land ad from Cottage Grove Oregon claims better land for the money than any Lane county plot. Encourages readers to visit or write before buying, promoting Милe & Co as the source.
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Timpfraly
Lane County
Milne & Co
Cottage Grove
Dan Kelly's poor condition blamed on heat before Jamestown sprint
George McMorran of Friendly's received a letter from Dan Kelly's trainer Bill Hayward explaining the sprinter's failure at Jamestown. Hayward said the hot climate disrupted Kelly three days before the races and that Kelly did not feel well, though he previously ran 100 yards in 9.4 seconds to 9.5 seconds before the heat.
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George McMorran
Friendly
Bill” Hayward
Dan Kelly
Kelly
Jamestown
Hayward
Dan
Day of Atonement Close at Hand for Hebrews
The article notes Yom Kippur approaching with fast from Tuesday dusk to Wednesday dusk, plus ten days of penitence between New Year and Yom Kippur. It describes solemn services in synagogues and business closures for fasting and prayer. It also mentions Succoth, the harvest festival, coming September 22 with short services.
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Tabernacles
Hop Pickers Wanted at Seavey Brothers Yard
Hop pickers are wanted at Seavey Brothers hop yard located five and a half miles northeast of Eugene on the Willamette River. The yard claims weed-free fields and hops said to be the best to pick since 1899. No snakes or Gila monsters on the ranch.
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Seavey Brothers
Eugene
Meenzie River
Advertised Letters List in Eugene and Eye Care Visit
Daily notice lists names of residents with unclaimed mail in Eugene including Mrs I M Blankenbeckler, Miss Irene Kittlewood, Miss Kathrine Kennedy, Mrs Grover Sumner, Miss Daisy Phillips and others. The item notes next week’s schedule for Dr Lowe the optician in his Eugene office offering updated eye testing and glasses as Lane county’s exclusive optician.
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Eugene
Anderson
Harry. Blankenbeckler
I. M. Bell
John K. Barber
Miles W. Brown
Anna. Burleigh
F. D. Eckstrom
O. W. Emery
Geo. Goodnight
T. C
Hazen
Frank
Johnson
Rufus
Krognes
John. Kittlewood
Irene
Kennedy
Kathrine
McDonald
A. D. Miller
C. O. Phillips
Daisy
Sylvia
Manning
Sumner
Grover
Spooner
Simmons
Jennie. Thompson
J. H. Thomas
C. T. Valentine
John
Vukusis
Vandre
Young
Eugenia
Leonard
Willa
Lathrop
A. N. J. L. Page
P. M
Lowe
Lane County
Auction sale and goat offer headline
Auction sale to the highest bidder on the J R Sellers place southeast of Goshen September 19 1907 includes 90 head cattle three sows and pigs farming implements and household goods Also goats offered on shares with good pasture sheds and water at Y address Guard office plus a land title registration notice from Lane County Oregon in the matter of John R Campbell initial registration of title against First National Bank of Eugene and others with a court deadline October 15 1907 and notice to appear BE U Lee County Clerk Walton Ness attorneys
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J. R. Sellers Place
Goshen
W. H. Wallis
Circuit Court
State of
Oregon
Lane
John R. Campbell
First National Bank of
Eugene
Circuit Court of
Lane County
Lane County W C T U Plans Sixteenth Annual Convention
The Lane County Woman's Christian Temperance Union reveals the sixteenth annual convention program to be held in Eugene on September 20 1907 with Mrs Eva C Wheeler of Cottage Grove as president. Sessions include devotionals minutes reports officers election committees and plans of work with county officers listed: President Mrs Eva C Wheeler Cottage Grove Vice President Mrs Anna J Cal kin Eugene Corresponding secretary Mrs Cor a E Compton Cottage Grove Recording secretary Mrs Louise H Johnson Creswell Treasurer Mrs Catherine B Melton Creswell.
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Lane County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Eugene
Mra. Humphreys
Springfield
Green
M. D Mitchell
Eugene Union
Eva C. Wheeler
Cottage Grove
Anna J. Calkins
Cora E. Compton
Louise H. Johnson
Creswell
Catherine B. Melton
Bohemia Surveyors Inspect Proposed Umpqua Road
From Roseburg, Judge Wonn ecott and surveyors Roberts and Dixon with Weber visited Bohemia to survey a county road up the Umpqua to reach Bohemia. The officials expressed enthusiasm for the project noting a road is badly needed.
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Bohemia
Wonnecott
Roberts
Dixon and Weber
Roseburg
Umpqua
Moores Plans Football Campaign at Oregon
Gordon C. Moores a University of Oregon football captain is en route to Eugene to start senior year studies and map a fall campaign. He notes limited prospects but many returning veterans and promising newcomers. He lists players and positions including Kuykendall as quarterback and kicker, Moullen absent, and several backs linemen and ends from various towns.
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Gordon C. Moores
University of Oregon
Eugene
Portland Telegram
Oregon
Gordon B. Frost
Dudley Clarke
Zacharias
Taylor
Hill Military
McIntyre
Ashland
Arnspiger
Pendleton
Pinkham
Glenn Scott
Elmer Storie
Harry Hildeburn
Roseburg
McCor
Dalles
Bob Hammond
Gillis
Harvey Huston
Montana
Dick Hathaway
Portland
Billy’ Woods
Astoria
Kuykendall
Pleasant Hill Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Special Correspondence from Pleasant Hill notes threshing finished with better crops than expected, hop pickers returning, and mold affecting yards. Mentions Laird-Drury hunting trip, Mrs. Linton's serious illness, and local moves. Visitors include Professor Baughman, Blind Johnny Keeney, and others. retirements and rentals announced. several families planning mountain visits and San Francisco trips.
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Pleasant Hill
Bert Mathews
Laird-Drury
Hugene
Halsey Callison
Hebron
Professor Baughman
Johnny" Keeney
Springfield
Allie Whitney
Portland
Lloyd Parks
Woodburn
Charles Teeters
Cottage Grove
Ben Eby
Statzer
al Davia
Carpenter
Thurston
Lucetta Baughman
The Renewal of a Strain at School Time
The piece describes the renewed school season as a mental and physical strain on children and praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic to strengthen nerves, improve digestion, and support overall development during this challenging period.
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Hood
Miners Expand Roads From Roseburg to Cottage Grove
Miners travel over rugged route with pack animals to boost supply trade between Roseburg and Cottage Grove. Sunrise mine and Adams mountain area advance road and tunnel work as labor remains scarce. Great Eastern property near Bohemia mountain shows promising ore exposure. Hickory Bark Cough Remedy ad promotes Salem company product through local dealers.
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Roseburg
Cottage Grove
Bohemia
Adams Mountain
Orientals in State of Siege at Vancouver
Vancouver report says Chinese and Japanese quarters near siege conditions with armed guards. Police barred firearms sales to Orientals while hundreds of revolvers and guns were already sold. Oriental merchants and their homes are protected by armed guards. Separately, T G Hendricks and P B Snodgrass sold 27000 acres of timber land in the Siuslaw country to Astoria Abstract Tithe and Trust Company. price not disclosed.
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Vancouver
B. C
T. G. Hendricks
P. B. Snodgrass
Siuslaw
Astoria Abstract, Tithe and Trust Company
Complaints Rise Over Hop Picker Shortage Across Fields
Hop growers in Port land area face a picker shortage despite wages up to 1.10 per hundred. A. J. Ray notes urban workers seek outings, while rural laborers struggle with rising costs. some growers will harvest at poor margins to secure a crop, hoping later prices improve. J. M. Hirschberg warns persistence in the hop business despite low current returns.
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Sven
Saya
Portland Telegram
A. J. Ray
J. M. Hirschberg
Monmouth
Health in the Canal Zone Tempts Skilled Artisans to Work
The article notes high wages in building the Panama Canal tempt young artisans yet fears of fevers and malaria deter many. It praises Electric Bitters as a safe aid against malaria and other ailments. The product is advertised as protecting workers and curing various complaints, with a 50 cent price and guarantee by W L DeLano.
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Penama Canal
W. L. DeLano
For Sale: Seven Room House with Utilities in Oregon
Sales notice for a seven room house featuring a good bathroom with fixtures a cook stove linoleum in the kitchen electric lights city water and a good well in the kitchen. Includes chicken park fruit trees. Price only 2709. Contact Oregon Land Co. 412 North Willamette Street or F C Potts 272 West Tenth Street.
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Oregon Land Co
North
Willamette Street
F.C. Potts
Weat Tenth Street
Farm for Sale Seventy Cultivated Acres Near Springfield
A rare chance to buy 127 acres with 70 acres under cultivation 30 acres pasture two acres timber includes horses cows hogs chickens wagons farm implements orchard and a good building priced at 48 dollars per acre four miles from Potts Prairie with good schools and neighborhood inquiry at the AO Hotel Springfield Oregon
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Springfield
Dont Jump In The Lake Says Chicago News Poem
A light verse from the Chicago News warns against drastic acts and warns the reader about reactions at work and with a girl. It reassures that many will replace a departed worker and urges caution to avoid rash steps while noting concern for an aunt. The poem uses practical tone and humor.
Rien, Tow King Born of Augustore Fate
A terse notice records the passing of Rien, a noted figure associated with the Tow line, reflecting on Augustore era ties and local memory. No full biographical details available in the fragment beyond the expected obituary cadence.
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R. W. Newland
Britt’s
Jeffries
Miss Edith Root
Elihu Root
U. 8. Grant 3d
NEW Today
BE. U. Lee
Walton & Ness
W. G
Eva CC
President OF County Union
News OF Bohemia Mining Camp
Edward R. Taylor
Lewis Hartley
Bohemia Mountain
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Co
Salem
Hull
Red Crows Drug Store
Canal Zone
Chicago News
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