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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
8
The Lane county prune harvest swamps evaporators this year with hundreds of tons of fruit unprocessed. Lacking sufficient drying facilities, the bumper crop likely to go to waste despite strong demand.
W O Zeigler chairman of the Bun Gene School board will resign and move with his family to Portland this week He will tender his resignation as board member Fr W Onburn cashier of the Loan and Savings Bank will succeed him A special election will likely be ordered to fill the vacancy Zeigler has lived in Eugene for ten or twelve years
In his removal the city praises a good citizen. Once landlord of Hotel Eugene now the Smeede and later at the Stloffman House, he ran a hotel at Long Beach Washington last summer. He has sold his city farm and will sell other real estate to invest in Portland property and enter lodging house business there.
A list of names is provided including Adama Armstrong Pelton Baldin George Burges H N Kenton Mra Harry Bingham Ernest Brown Francis Burgesa KR M Chance Homer Coffman W W Davidson Mra A A Lines W G Meyer Arthur L McDonald Mra Dillie Mellroy Wim McMahon Miller Miss Mary Morrison Miss Eva Nilson John Newnan Al Ninock George Pearce Ken Rogers Stanley Snow Charlie J L PAGE P M.
Two civil wedding notices: Mra Lane Hart of Missouri and Dod von Logsdon of Irving wed by Justice Bryson in Eugene on September 24 1906. Also Othel Akers of Lane County and Charles Cashin of Josephine County married by Justice Bryson in Eugene on September 4 144.
Mary H. Waller of Columbus describes near fatal weakness from a drug induced stomach failure and sleepless nerves. She credits Electric Bitters with immediate improvement and eventual cure. The ad touts genuine live extra products sold by Chambers Hardware Co.
President Theodore Roosevelt is urged to hunt in Oregon as Harriman lines promote the state as a premier hunting ground. General Passenger Agent William McMurray goes to Chicago to push a year long campaign highlighting Oregon game fish scenery and resources. Company circles seek photos of hunting scenes from agents and hunters, with bear and cougar specimens emphasized.
The marriage of Miss Fannie B. McCallum to Lawrence Henry George was solemnized at the bride’s parents’ home in Eugene at 11 o’clock this forenoon. The ceremony featured autumn leaves and roses with Miss Effie McCallum playing Mendelssohn and Dean Sanderson assisting. The couple will reside in Olympia after a formal luncheon and a large procession of friends bid the bride farewell at the train.
Carson Matthews started filling the low ground around the water tank at the depot with gravel gathered from a pit across the river. The damp gravel was dropped, spread, and banked several feet high around the tank, preparing the ground for a new depot and other improvements in the depot yard.
The Guard notes several improvements promised by the railroad company finally underway. The low ground south of the passenger depot will be filled to align with the depot platform, needing many loads of gravel. Filling will also occur between the tracks north of the standpipe to fix a persistently bad winter area.
The wall inscription by Tom McCarthy, a Roseburg youth jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct, reveals self described wit and reflective verses. He mocks legal fate, bars, absinthe, and the urge to drink, ending with a caution to travelers about staying lawful in the city.
Enrollment at Eugene public schools on the first day of the fall term totaled 068, about 2 percent higher than the first day a year earlier. School counts include Central school 205, Patterson 203, High School 237, and other listed totals, with the overall gain totaling a fraction over last year.
Lane county music lovers know Morris Music House at 6065 Willamette St is liquidating slightly used organs to make room for two factory shipments of pianos. Estey Newman Brow A B Chase Chicago Cottage Weaver Clough Warren Mason Hamlin among brands. sixteen pianos sold in two weeks. sale offers almost any price.
A Wisconsin quote extols kindness with a famous saying about the art of being kind. The item mentions Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and centa Linn Drug Co, suggesting a remedy or tablet linked to kindness and well being. The loosely connected text reads like an old newspaper blurb or advertisement.
The Willamette Valley Co seeks a Roseburg light and water franchise after failing to buy the local system from Umpqua Water, Light and Power. At a special council meeting Mayor Hoover read a Portland message from E. W. Hall proposing terms of ratual protection and benefit, with a telegram from A Welch stating willingness to enter the business. The council deferred action until the next regular meeting Monday night.
Jesse O Bollman and Miss Jessie J Brewster wed at the bride's mother's home in Eugene on Sunday September 23 at noon. Rev George E McDonald officiated. The ceremony was quiet with few relatives present and a wedding luncheon followed. The couple, well known in the county, plan to reside in Seattle after leaving yesterday morning.
Leroy Eilmaker died in Marcola on September 25 at age 60 after a six week illness from typhoid fever. He is survived by his wife and four sons Leo Hermann Ivan and Virgil. Friends extend sympathy as a memorial prayer section notes eternal rest and a final blessing.
Brevities report shows F B Philips of Cottage Grove in the city. Albany public schools enrolled 555 on day one. Miss Merle Scott returns to Crenwell after a visit in Eugene. Frank and Herman Kobler depart for Tacoma for employment. C 8. Frank owns a fine 5 foot well on East Ninth street, finished by G W Tay. Allen canary works on tomatoes as season opens with a small crew. Geo W Lill brings a three foot branch with 63 silver planes to the Guard office. John Kew of Junction arrested for drunkenness and fined. Mrs Annie M Troxell appointed administratrix of Wm K Troxell estate died July. Estate valued at around Rio. W E Bradford runs a general store at Pleasant Hill.
A compilation of brief items: a store closure after an assignment for creditors, Delia Tibbetts to wed a Eugene bank clerk, Bird Belknap guiding the Jeffries party to California, Baker City visitors to Sumpter and Nat Cooper home, governor appoints Oregon delegates to the National Partners congress, architect John Hunzicker drawing plans for a Hyland residence in Lowell, Paul Jones and Hinshaw in Albany, interest in new train service Wendling to Eugene, Eagles charity relief for San Francisco, Dr. Kuykendall in Portland with Women of Woodcraft, attorney Wintermeier's appendicitis delaying U.S. bankruptcy matters, and Divinity School enrollment rising with Dean Sanderson predicting strong fall term.
Maryland physician Dr. Fisher reports curing eczema cases using Cuticura remedies he prescribes. He says the treatment has cured many instances where other formulas failed.
A physician with sixteen years of practice testifies to eczema relief from Cuticura Remedies. He endorses Cuticura Resolvent and Soap, states they cured where other formulas failed, and grants permission to publish the letter dated May 24, 1905.
Ad promotes Cuticura Set at one dollar for complete treatment of skin and blood humors. Recommends washing with Cuticura Soap, applying Cuticura Ointment, and taking Cuticura Resolvent Pills to soothe inflammation cleanse the blood. Claims effectiveness from infancy to old age when other remedies fail.
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