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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
3
A local effort mobilizes citizens to raise nearly 1400 in funds for provisions and emergency needs after a recent disaster. Donations at churches and meetings will support at-risk families and affected towns. Legal notices and banking details appear as part of the fundraiser drive.
On April 10 1906 a special train from the south carrying Francisco and others bound for San Francisco paused after a fire incident. The Hotel Smeede extended thanks for sympathy and lunch provided to the special train crew. Notables thanked include Jos J Laven Mackintosh Walter W Williams W J Martin John Wood Sol Ro Eschen B S Osborn LD H BE Wetmore Leo Himmelstein emoulin L S Bo Gelder A Mack sott Calhoun O P S W Hamilton Tom P Robert Charchouss J M I Hackett Ltd Bagel 1.00 Pa Room Sq 5 350 ped.
City fire officials and members of the council met to assess fire protection needs after an election and discussed improving water flow. Fire Chief Yora praised a ready engine, while concerns over standpipes and pumping capacity were raised as crucial for future coverage.
The chief of police Farrington and Officer Cro ner arrested a man suspected of being a Chemawa runaway last night. He turned out to be the wrong person and was released this morning. The man was a prize fighter who recently defeated another boxer in Oregon City.
The note discusses Oregon merchants planning ahead for supplies after the San Francisco fire, naming H. Friendly and Hendricks as surviving pioneers. It cites 250,000 deposits for foreign insurers, political contest between Shelley and Bingham, and the mint guard situation. It also notes vast homelessness in San Francisco and the many births occurring outdoors amid tents and parks.
Hadley J. Mothersbaugh and Miss Lela Russell wed at East Eleventh and Oak streets at the bride's home. Rev. J. S. Mc Callum officiated with few relatives present. They departed on the night train for Klamath Falls to begin residence there.
J N Dennis offers at auction nine miles southwest of Janction and one mile south of Smithfield on Saturday April 2 at 10 o clock. Personal property includes one wagon and hack four horses three yearling Jersey heifers two three year old steers Cootewokd ewes plows harrows cultivators mower hay rake blacksmith tents and farm implements.
Eugene has raised 2000 for the San Francisco relief, sent three carloads of provisions and plans another. Booth-Kelly Lumber Co leads subscriptions with a large donation, followed by Fiest National Bank with 250 and Eugene Loan and Savings Bank contributing 150. Other gifts range from 75 upward. Elks voted to send 104 to Bay City stricken brethren. G A K K and W R B C will meet to raise foods as other lodges plan similar efforts. Churches will hold special collections at tomorrow services amid fraternal orders. Lincoln Annuity Union promotes mutual aid and has an insurance plan worth investigation. Officers elected include Mrs. Van Valzah, Mrs. Fry, Courles Dority, Mrs. W. Casteel, W. Luther, and others.
Mr and Mrs J W Kays learned daughter Leone Kays in San Francisco saved belongings and remained uninjured while in Feastvale Oakland. Messages also confirm safety of Mrs Hill and Maurice Hellman relatives. Armitage from Eugene visited, Barretts from Albany passed through en route home after moving lodgings thrice.
J M Baker of Media Penn arrived in Hagueene this morning to visit his nephew C H Baker at West Seventh and Madison. He just returned from Honolulu where he spent months sightseeing and witnessed the San Francisco earthquake panic at Occidental Motel. Baker lost part of his baggage but is grateful to be alive at 83 and suffering rheumatism, yet considers himself fortunate.
Mrs Adam Jewett organized the Lincoln Annuity Union lodge in Springfield last week with a charter of two members. Jewett serves as state supreme organizer and is noted for expertise in forming lodges for men and women of good character, with careful attention to fraternal aims and orderly conduct.
Militia units plan target practice opening May 1. Company A uses Hue 10 yard range at Osborn place south of town with a five year lease for skirmish and slow fire. Company C will use G Weyard range at Crow place and Gi C Woods offers pasture for weekday skirmish use. Company C awards a medal for top season rifle score. The state shoot will be at Portland in June, with a national team to be chosen for Fort Riley in September.
E. W. Hall of the Willamette Valley Company visited Cottage Grove on Monday to discuss franchise prospects. He predicts the Hill line will rise through the valley and the Milwaukee and St Paul will reach this area from San Francisco. Hall warns that a Portland bridge dispute could favor St Johns if Hill is kept out, potentially sidelining Portland. He represents capitalists confident in the valley’s vast growth and Cottage Grove as a future rail hub.
An editor urges the president and Congress to immediately authorize at least one hundred million dollars for relief, arguing that past crises show government money is available when officers’ jobs are at stake. The plea emphasizes saving lives of soldiers and civilians in the sister state.
The clock in the Oregon miloon stopped at 5 14 Wednesday morning and was thrown about three-fourths of an inch. No local person felt the quake though Roseburg Crant's Pass and Ashland felt it distinctly and Vancouver residents claim notice.
A local water project reports completion of a new city well. Details are limited due to fragmented text, but the milestone marks a steady supply improvement for residents and potential future maintenance plans by city engineers.
Patterson of Colorado and Senator Thomas M Patterson split with Democratic colleagues over the Santo Domingo treaty vote. The Irish born senator withdrew from the caucus, defended his oath to duty, and said he would endure party exclusion to pursue constitutional conduct.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes Champ Clark a Democrat who wades into partisan rifts while praising Republicans who lead the House. It cites Payne and others and recalls a parable about a prize contest with two black contestants naming foods, illustrating skepticism toward information about the Philippine tariff bill.
Frederick Dent Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, named major general by President Roosevelt to fill Sumner’s vacancy. A West Point graduate (1871) and former New York police commissioner, he served in Spain and the Philippines, rising from colonel to brigadier general in 1901. Governor’s Island HQ marks the East Department command.
An excerpt from Harper's Weekly discusses the enduring harm of war on society, claiming that war decimates the best stock of nations. It cites President David Storr Jonian and argues that peace poses greater risks to nations than war. The piece warns that adversity does not destroy a nation, whereas war erodes its strongest generations.
Thomas Garfield, eighty three, brother of President Garfield, lives near Hudsonville Michigan on a farm he owns and has held for forty years. He recalls visiting James A Garfield after his election, hearing the burden of the presidency and James saying he must return to quiet Michigan life.
Harper's Weekly notes that more than 36 million dollars worth of diamonds and precious stones were imported into the United States in the past year, a figure surpassing all prior records. Ten months of 1905 alone show about 31.3 million, suggesting year-end total near 42 million, far above 1903 and earlier years.
A skater explains using a lens and sun to light a cigar. He carves a fragment of lee into a rode lens and holds it to the sun, forming a bright spot that heats the cigar until it lights. He then notes a glass lens can concentrate heat similarly, likening it to boiling ice water.
A Philadelphia Record note credits a young Om Academy of Pine Arts student with inventing a word to fill a long felt need. She argues that culture is overused to label refined people, and when asked about acquaintances she says, “No, they are only cw turined.”
Fragmentary OCR shows names such as Perkins Washington Gardner Michalek Kallamole Hinat Miner Wircnnsiail and EF Hah with roles like whaler clergyman prince stonecutter and representative, but text is garbled and incomplete.
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