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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1901
Page
7
Oxford won the annual Oxford Cambridge boat race on the Thames amid bad weather. Oxford led from start to finish as the first mile ran one second under the record. Large crowds witnessed the fast, closely contested race.
Daily Goard reports J L Clough of Canyonville saying a long contemplated water flume project is finally assured. The plan would run water from upper Canyon creek around Canyonville to work 4,000 to 5,000 acres of placer grounds between Canyonville and Riddle, tap a timber belt, and haul lumber and ties toward the Riddle area near the 8 P railroad. Capital involvement is announced, with H W Holden of Eugene long pursuing the venture and now set to be rewarded.
A list of names for unclaimed mail dated March 28 1801 includes Elliott Miss Bea Elliott Mise Ethel trice Fellows Joseph Dant John Jones M M2 Kittel Wm 2 Leinberger Jobo Knight Grant Neare Mra HJ Bomerville Kev Streuber Louis TD White Mre Kate White TR Room of one cent will be made on alllets were given out. A New SawMill Geo Riggs of Mabel with Mr Edwards from Lake Creek plan to move the old Workman sawmill near the mouth of Shwot gun creek on Mohawk to a mill six miles farther up the creek with 0 000 feet capacity. Logging will be done by a dent engine to keep logs on hand. other logging methods would hinder capacity.
Court records list mortgages and satisfactions totaling diverse sums and acres in Oregon. Real estate transfers show multiple deeds: Gearhart, Clark, Ferguson, Maliam Fields, Berntzen, Durr, Underwood, Miller, Booth Bean, Jensen, Borne to Gaby, with guardianship and estate actions for Mathews Bond Redford Pedersdorf and guardianship of George Rood. Marriage license issued for Mrs A Iomen and Irene Huston with Gerard Huston as witness.
Ada McNary aged 10 years 1 month 18 days died after a lingering illness at her parents home near Coburg. The funeral was held Wednesday at West Point cemetery.
Social items note a full house for Mrs Rose Hollenweck’s piano recital in Frank's hall with Misses Mary and Berts Eddy, Nellie Williams, Ana Watkine, Norma Hendricks and others praised for careful training. Also report quarterly inspection of Companies A and the band, Fourth Regiment, O N G at the Armory with dancing afterward. Marriage of Miss Grace Brown Eugene to Mr Edward L Lampshire Burns occurred at Insiter city on Wednesday March 27. A reception at Baptist church welcomed new Eugene residents. Ladies' Aid served lunch.
A mix of local happenings from Springfield and nearby towns reports vacations at the Divinity School and high school, a dance in Springfield, and attendance from Eugene. Mentions of cattle and hog shipments to Portland, log and sawmill activity in Elmira, church revival with 40 additions in Dallas, and local moves and remodeling.
In the last two to three days the cougar has killed several pigs near the Douglas farm above Springfield. A large party of men with dogs searches the area seeking to kill the animal, but so far without success. The cougar was sighted again yesterday.
Washington March 28 It appears Hermann will not refuse the General Land Office commissioner post though friction with Hitchock exists. He has been offered a Civil Service Commission seat but declines for salary and status reasons. George D Meiklejohn is named as Hermann’s possible successor in party loyalty context.
Daily Goard reports at Eugene High School meeting the Amacition Society elected officers for the term: President Chas e Austin, vice president E Crow, secretary John Hill, judge Frank E Taylor, treasurer Claud Gray, sergeant at arms Eberly Kuykendall, critic Orval Waller, attorneys Webster Kincaid and Edward Slater. A Phrenology lecture by Dr Leon D Green followed, stressing focused study, education, and energy concentration as paths to success.
The Old Vets J W Geary Post GAR initiated a member after a special meeting yesterday. At March 22 seven applicants were balloted and elected. The post remains the state's largest by numbers, with active harmony, backing veterans and their families. Frank Reisner and R H Miller, president and secretary, prep Lane County Veteran Association events in Eugene in May, as UVA expands and two new lodges will be installed in Lane county. The group, aging but strong, continues united service.
A Rambler bicycle was found in the bottom adjoining Eugene and the owner may recover it at the Sheriff Withers office by paying charges. The Lane County Citizen will cease with today's issue. S M Gillingham announces turning the plant over to the owner and will start a new firm named Willamette Printing Co.
A parade of names marks a busy day with Creswell's A Hant in town and Goshen's W B Dillard arriving. Roseburg's Mr and Mrs E L Miller and Cottage Grove's Chas Cochran mingle in Eugene and Coburg's John Dimond and Jasper's Corporal Keeney are spotted about. Local moves include D A Mosby returning to Cottage Grove, Haggard sisters heading to Unity, and W L Miller starting a foundry apprenticeship in Frazer's.
A plan to establish a vast model industrial town in the east aims to gather diverse manufacturers and an army of workers under modern business methods while prioritizing residents welfare. The piece also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a world famed remedy for dyspepsia constipation indigestion belching insomnia and malaria, promoted as a spring tonic and blood purifier with a private revenue stamp on the bottle.
Preparations underway for a 10 room building on the near end of the campus to serve as the Dean’s residence. Dean E Sanderson says construction will start in two to three weeks and cost about 2500 dollars. The school seeks endowment growth with notes of 2500 and 1000 dollars recently received, as debt remains. The 33 students this year mark a record, up from four in 1895, with strong odds of higher attendance next year.
Bids are invited for the University of Oregon Chemical Laboratory equipment in Eugene. Work may be bid in sections or as a whole, including wood work desks and shelving, glass work, plumbing material and installation, cement and caulking, galvanised sheet iron work. Plans and specs available April 1 from the Board of Regents secretary Joshua J Walton.
The Oregon Fire Relief Association based in McMinnville has several hundred Lane county members insured for coal, saving about 250 dollars daily statewide. Between March 1 and 25, 354 insurance certificates were issued, signaling healthy growth and reliable coverage. George, an agent from Springfield, serves Lane county and offers insured cost plans.
Yoran commanding the Fourth Regiment came from Eugene with Company F in this city last night. Miss Mabel Bean an asylum employee visited friends in Eugene yesterday. Preston Hales received wallpaper carload. President McKinley will leave Portland at 10am May 23 bound for Puget Sound and likely reach Eugene May 22.
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