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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
5
A triple murder on a lonely road near Frontenac Kansas ends with the deaths of William and Mrs Bork and their infant. Mrs Bork reportedly attacked and shot, husband killed while defending her. The buggy and bodies found near a corn field as bloodhounds are deployed.
A long list details numerous transfers across Lane and nearby counties. Transactions include U S to Amanda Aldrich for 80 acres, numerous deeds in Eugene and Springfield areas, and parcels in Creswell, Florence, and Junction City. Values range from $1.00 to $5,000, with several tracts described by section, township, and range, plus dates and grantee names.
An 1870s style notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as boosting the little soldiers in the blood to fight disease. The OCR lists numerous property transfers and legal-sounding figures, mingling health claims with real estate and conveyances, reflecting a mixed page of ads and notices rather than a single coherent event.
A long running road dispute involving Dr. EB Yoran J W Kays and David Linn of Eugene appeal by Sage and Ella V Neal to open a public road through land owned by the three merchants. The case began in justice court with damages sought by Sage and Neal and about $100 claimed by the landowners. The circuit court jury awarded less and the supreme court affirmed the circuit court ruling. Mandate received from Salem.
Reports from Irv ing near the Willamette indicate culverts and small bridges washed out and roads in bad shape. Floodwaters cut across the countryside flooding Irving two miles from the river and delaying through trips by stage until next week.
Hundreds of Missouri leaders and out of state visitors gathered in Butler to honor the memory of Representative David de Armand, who died while trying to save his grandson. Both bodies were laid to rest in a single casket after a Methodist Episcopal church service.
Howard Little was found guilty of murder in the first degree in Richmond. He faces execution by electric chair on January 7 for the killing of Mrs Betty Justis, George Meadows, his wife, and three other family members.
Los Angeles November 26 Five members of one family die and four others injured when a Los Angeles and Santa Fe Electric car collides with the Jacobs family auto in a city suburb. Mrs Jacobs infant Cecilia severely hurt. the trolley carrying survivors collides with another car wounding ten more. A horse in the vicinity also throws two nearby riders.
EF. G. Hurst a planing mill employee at Booth Kelly Wendling was shot in the right arm and left hand by foreman Al Seekatz after a dispute over Hurst’s dismissal. The shots occurred as Seekatz fired after disarming Hurst. Wewling excitement followed. injuries deemed not serious and no complaint yet filed.
Chicago reports Nat Goodwin and his wife heading to Southern California as the actor declares he will return to the stage and quit curb brokerage ledges. He says brokers drive prices down to ruin players and the public, insisting he is not broke but hates the game.
Ex Senator Clark of Montana arrived from Europe and warned socialism spreads in England amid a heated budget fight. He commented on copper prices, calling 13 cents too low, and dismissed the Standard Oil dissolution as unnecessary, reiterating his belief in individualism over combinations.
Former President Roosevelt congratulates Commander Peary on reaching the North Pole. In a cable, Roosevelt says he is inexpressibly rejoiced and that all of mankind owe Peary a debt for the remarkable triumph.
Washington learned from authoritative sources that the United States and Chile have reached a final agreement on the protocol governing King Edward settlement, the Alsop claim, and that the document is likely to be signed within two or three days.
General satisfaction reported in Valparroso over a potential friendly resolution of the Alsop dispute with the United States. Local Americana credit Britain for mediation and for lands that country for intervention as of mid November.
London November 27 the Foreign Office reiterates that King Edward has not been invited to mediate the Alsop claim. O H Stabrud, who underwent appendicitis surgery at General Hospital, was discharged today after his operation a few days ago.
Tillamook Or Nov 27 The death toll from the steamer Argo stranded off Tillamook Bay rose to fourteen after a lifeboat with Captain Snyder and ten others was lost. A second lifeboat with Mate Johnson and nine others was saved by the schooner Oskosh. three bodies were recovered. The vessel struck the South Spit and bar, then foundered as rescuers battled heavy seas and gale conditions.
New York theatre impresario Charles Frohman aims to end audience disruption by offering high quality entre act music at Empire Garrick Criterion Hudson and Lyceum theatres. An American dancer Kluth St Denis returns for a matinee run at the Hudson with dances from The Parade The Spirit of Incense The Street The Palace The Forest The Temple and more. Lionel Marymore among cast for Conan Doyle's The Fires of Fate and a company of 100 players assembled for the production.
A London production debuts at the Iliinois theatre Chicago with a new newspaper Advance plot device. Kyrle Bellew stars in Alfred Sutro's The Builder of Bridges at the Hudson theatre. Follow the Chocolate Soldier remains a top NY draw at Herald Square. Lane County Horticultural Society prepares a December meeting with district officials in attendance. Will Cheshire and wife plan relocation to Portland.
Washington dispatch reports White House talks set two facts for Congress. The monetary commission report is unlikely to be presented or considered this year. Legislation establishing postal savings banks will be postponed until the commission's report is ready, with the president willing to back the idea but agreeing to delay until next year.
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