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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1903
Page
1
Charles Littlefield purchased from KR McMurphey the Dysinger place on West Fifth Street, occupied by N T Wilson and family, for 520. He plans to occupy the residence soon and declares it one of the citys finest properties.
Joe Morris Jr of Florence reports the Siuslaw salmon run has begun but current quantities are insufficient for canning. The present fishing catch is being salted down, and expectations point to a large pack later this season as favorable.
H W Haynie and wife were arrested in Seattle on charges of highway robbery. The couple posed as respectable travelers at boarding houses, hiring carriages for evening drives to lure victims. Grace Walton Haynie, once Portland press notes, is described as a skilled stenographer and a former carnival queen candidate. The police tie Haynie to prior holdups in Portland and nearby towns.
Oyster Bay August 25 President Roosevelt announced that Secretary Root will retire at the start of January. Governor William H Taft of Ohio, head of the Philippine Commission, is officially named as Root's successor. Root leaves for Europe and will be away several weeks.
Chicago on August 25 reports leaders of the major restaurant strike are discouraged by waning interest. They say they need cooperation from steam laundry supply workers and carpet cleaners, but without them momentum is fading and many union members are leaving and returning to work.
Onkinc i Oregon August 24. Robert Winifred reported the largest wheat yield in the area from the lower Calipooia farm. The land, previously a garden for two years, was sown to Australian variety wheat in March and produced a bushels of high quality grain at harvest.
A vast crowd of about 50,000 watched the triangular course as Reliance beat Shamrock III by 52 seconds after handicap adjustments. The finish came at 2 15 for Reliance and 2 20 10 for Shamrock with light seven knot winds and a dramatic foamy sea. Sir Thomas Lipton praised Shamrock’s effort while noting today’s weather favored the defender.
In Baker City dated Aug 2 a lone highwayman stopped the Whitney Canyon City stage on the Grant Baker county line. He rifle-stood the coach, took 2000 in express box 6000 in registered mail value and all cash from passengers. No trace of the robber. two passengers KE J Armstrong Erdman Mason rep and Hall Safe rep were aboard.
Columbus Aug Tom Johnson a Democratic leader in Ohio received unanimous nomination for governor at a convention controlled by his faction. Former Cleveland mayor Johnson built a strong reform image and faces a fall race against the Republican nominee.
Improvements at the university have progressed over the summer including a new water system and campus upgrades. The dormitory is furnished and ready for tenants at the September 14 opening, but the dining department will not be ready for at least two weeks, requiring students to arrange meals elsewhere.
Several loop growers in the city report receiving offers to contract the 1904 crop at 2 cents per pound. Growers, hoping for better terms as the season advances, have not accepted any offers so far.
J E Povey a wealthy Portland citizen and Povey Brothers' Ice Company president was arrested for refusing to obey a policeman's order to move and not obstruct the sidewalk. He challenged Judge Hogue in police court and urged contempt, but the judge adjourned the case for later docketing.
Resume Practices Lloyd Hellman, a leading mandolin player in the city, returns from Newport where he played this summer. The Eugene Mandolin Club plans autumn and winter sessions this evening and aims to improve on recent music, likely remaining a popular organization this season.
Reports from Willamette valley points summarize recent conditions. Gieble in Columbia county notes heavy thunder Saturday and generic rain aiding potatoes corn and cabbage while early fruits ripen. Sherwood describes most grain cut with wheat and oats good, souring rain stimulates lice. Sheridan sees cooler weather with steady threshing, hops and grain good, few lice, picking due around the 12th. Liberal reports rapid threshing, excellent grain quality, apples dropping ripening fast, lice increasing. Aurora notes threshing progressing with good wheat and oat yields, fruit and potatoes thriving, hops slow, picking to begin late week and continuing into September, lice increasing. Brownsville reports warm days cool nights ideal for harvest, prune pear and apple crops strong. Waterloo notes near complete fall grain threshing, best five-year yield, dry pasture, late corn maturing with light showers. Greenleaf records light showers, grain harvested, early fruits ripening, corn nearly ready, second crop red clover blooming late July.
The Ringling Brothers monster show promises aerial feats unmatched in the United States. European sensations from the DoDard Troup and others headline a lineup from Paris. Attend the circus in Eugene Friday afternoon only, August 24.
An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bailey died at their home three miles north of Eugene on Sunday Aug 2. Funeral services were held Monday with interment at Oak Hill cemetery. Also 5S H Friendly sold another carload of chittern bark bound for Hamburg Germany amid rising industry activity and higher gather rates this year.
Frank Hopkins Wiley Driver and Walker Jenny allegedly blocked rural mail carrier Frank McMurry on Eugene route No 2. McMurry drew a pistol to pass, later securing a warrant for obstructing the United States mail. United States marshal and Deputy Marshal Proebster from Portland pressed the case.
George Bryant died at his home near Franklin in Lane County Oregon on August 1 1000 aged 7H years three months and there days from congestion of the brain. He was born May 11 1825 at Henley on Thames Oxfordshire England and came to America in 1852 settling first in Iowa. He married Sarah J Smith in 1856 and they had twelve children nine survive him. Surviving children include Emma Crone Lydia Richardson Phoebe Hutler Newton Bryant Frank Bryant George Bryant Edward Bryant Clarence Bryant and Tony Bryant. They moved to Oregon in 1864 crossing the plains with an ox team and farmed there. He leaves wife 18 grandchildren and many friends. A Democrat and well respected citizen funeral held Friday by Rev J C Richardson of Hogen with interment at Inman cemetery.
Corvallis blacksmith and tool maker J J Casterline says he discovered a fluid that can temper steel to cut steel. The San Francisco Examiner issued a full page last Sunday with illustration and explanation, likely attracting attention of recognized scientists to the inventor.
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