Mayors Report on Eugene City Finances and Improvements
Mayor G R Chrisman presents extracts from the annual report detailing Eugene's finances and public works. Net indebtedness stands at 15829.79, receipts exceed expenditures by 31.57 after sewer bond adjustments, and sewers show a 10000 balance after bond payoff. The street department reports extensive street and sidewalk projects, grading, graveling and repairs, with calls to improve drainage and separate city funds. The mayor also notes cooperation among officials and health stability, plus a state notice of increased Slesian mouth appropriation from 26000 to 35000.
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Eugene
G R Chrisman
East Eleventh Street
Mr Hale Declines Oregon Political Honor in 1902 Letter
In Eugene on April 5, 1902 a Democratic county convention selected Mr Hale for a representative post. He withdraws, stating he does not desire the position under any circumstances and hopes the committee fills the vacancy with someone more worthy. He expresses gratitude for friends' support.
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Haale
Oregon
Bprron
Eugene
Democratic Central Committee
U.i
City Council Holds Annual Meeting and Appoints Officials
The city council met last night with new members Dr D A Paine Geo B Dorris and E K Henderson taking duties. Mayor Chrisman announced appointments including Marshal Sidney Scott Nightwatchman R E Eastland Geo Croner street commissioner J P Turner city attorney J M Williams and city surveyor D M Coilier. Committees on Judiciary Finance Street Health Printing and Police were formed and reports indicated the city was in good condition.
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Wuard
DA Paine
Geo B Dorrin
E K Henderson
Frice East Side Block Between Seventh and Eighth
Readable text places Frice on the east side of Willamette Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets.
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Frice
Willamette Street
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Shot Neighbor Shooting Leads to Jail in Tacoma Area
Henry Fry of Gig Harbor eight miles from Tacoma is jailed after shooting neighbor Anderson over alleged attention. Fry admitted carrying a shotgun and rifle, hid the firearms in the woods, and used a 44 calibre bullet lodged in the scalp wound. Fry had previously attempted suicide by poison six months ago.
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Tacoma
Henry Fry
Gig Harbor
Anderson
Fry
Lodging House Opens Behind Eugene Courthouse
Ed Howe, former Ninth Street restaurant operator, now runs a refitted lodging house behind the old courthouse near the business district. The rooms boast new bedding and furniture, offering a quiet stay close to town activities.
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Eugene
Ed Howe
Ninth Street
Risdon Property Sold on Willamette Street Frontage
Daily Guard reports LO and Alice M Beckwith bought the vacant Willamette Street lot between the Guard office and Watkins Miller’s butcher shop for 3100 dollars. The 34 by 80 foot parcel adds to Beckwith’s frontage to sixty feet and hints at a brick block this season or next.
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Daily Guard
Alice M Beckwith
Watkins & Miller's
Willamette Street
Pauline G Risdon
Astor House
Tugene
Seventh Street
Judge Risdou
Beckwith
Accident Leaves Man With Likely Above Knee Amputation
Dan Tyler, living six miles west of Junction City Oregon, slipped while driving sheep on Saturday and dislocated his left knee. He has a prior above ankle amputation. A physician says the knee may require amputation just above the joint.
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Junction Crry
Dan ‘Tyler
Junction
Courthouse Items and Real Estate Transfers in 1902
Court records list mortgage entries and satisfactions, stock brand filed by T A Goodpasture, and multiple real estate transfers. Transfers include W 6B and Minnie L Mummey to Peter Nyelots, John W Frost to Thomas J Mo Cubbies, Ida and John Fielde to Geo W Rogge, and several others with parcel sizes and monetary amounts. The notice notes an Eugene event date April 11, 1902, involving Rev and Mrs F E Billington.
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Minnie L Mummey
Peter Nyelots
Fairmount
John W Frost
Thomas J
P Deraw
Mary J Mo
David M
Pauline G Risdon
Lester
Alice M Beck
Bkmper
Eugene
James M
Pauline A Gearhart
John B Kronebuech
Bors
F E Billington
McClung Abandons Three-Story Building Plan
Bally Guard April 14 report that J H McClung will replace his three story brick project with a two story building. He cites higher costs than expected after bids opened Saturday and will have new plans drawn with contractors bidding on a two story design. The change drops the third story but preserves a handsome result.
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Bally Guard
J H McClung
McClung
Tory
McClong
Woe From a Rifle Incident In Covarg Town
Marion Vandayo visiting Covarg recalls boyhood days when a rifle fired unexpectedly striking him in the mouth. The blast knocked out two upper front teeth as he tried to shoot a gray squirrel along a rail fence. The tale ends with the hunter retrieving the squirrel.
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Covarg
Marion Vandayo
British wheat and bread tax sparks milling price rise
In London the Corn Exchange reacts nervously to a proposed three pence per hundredweight wheat tax. Leeds millers push flour prices up by about six cents per sack as the market tightens. Dispatches note a gun burst on the battleship Mars, battles in Des Moines jail tensions, and other world events.
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London
Corn Exchange
Leeds
Bohemia Railroad grading contract let from Cottage Grove
Reports from Cottage Grove say grading a 20 mile Bohemia railroad from the city to the Bohemia mines is let to Alexander Campbell Co with most of the work. A strike at the LeRoy mine in Bohemia is described as very rich, with LeRoy stock rising rapidly.
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Cottage Grove
Bohemia Mines
Alexander & Campbell Co
Portland
LeRoy
Bohemia
Guarpd
LeRoy Company
River and Harbor Bill Totals Large Coastal Allocations
The river and harbor bill reported to the senate lists numerous appropriations including 8 500,000 for Mouth of Columbia, 1 000,000 for continuing contracts, 225,000 for Portland to the sea, 614,000 for Dalles-Celilo, 40,250 for Upper Columbia and Snake, 0 for Columbia at Cascades, 68,000 for Willamette above Portland, and varying sums for Vancouver to Willamette and other coastal works including Tillamook Bay and neighboring sites.
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Wasa Hinatow
Senate
Mouth of
Columbia
Portland
Eem
Dalles-Celilo
Upper Columbia
Snake
Cascades
Willamette
Vancouver
Accident at Thurston injures team and rider
Last evening about seven o clock Ed Whitaker crossing a tar bridge at Cold Springs with a team and a bride collapsed when the bridge gave way. Whitaker and driver were pulled into a ravine about several feet below but escaped serious injury. Dr Russell attends Whitaker who is expected to recover soon.
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Thurston
Ed Whiteaker
Thorston
Cold Springs
Whitaker
Horsea
BF Russell
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W V Henderson
Uistry
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