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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1901
Page
6
Special to the Guard reports Great Britain has informed the Chinese government that the execution of prominent Boxers must not be delayed. Britain hints it may seize key points as hostages if China delays punishment, signaling tense imperial pressure.
Daily Guard notes Sheriff W W Withers received a telegram from The Dalles city marshal to arrest T M Mathias in Llewellyn. Mathias was arrested and brought to Eugene jail. Wasco County to hold him for transfer to The Dalles. Also Silverton thanks Portland fire department and Southern Pacific for aid after a recent fire.
Louis E Bean received notice of appointment as a clerk in the United States land office by Hon Bieger Hermann. Salary 1200 per year, 9 am to 4 pm, one month annual holiday. After three months in position he enters the classified list and can only be removed for cause. Bean will go to Roseburg Sunday to start Monday. Meanwhile New Proto Gallery plans and Cham bers building interior slowly progress. Mrs Crowell of Coburg welcomes a son born January 2, 1901.
Lincoln Nebraska Jan 3 Professor Edward A Ross formerly of Stanford University has been engaged by the regents of the University of Nebraska He will start next month at a salary of 21 a year A new chair will be created though the university already has a professor of political economy
Ashland endures a heavy winter with eight inches more snow in 24 hours and temperatures from 28 to 18 below. Rail service north of Ashland halts in many places while trains attempt to move, with Dunemulk and Aiskyou towns reporting deep drifts. Passenger service struggles. Drury returns from Minnesota praising Oregon conditions.
Daily Guard reports Geo Houck and E Hale of the American Angora Goat Association inspecting Houck ranch near Moore and filing 40 blooded goats on association records. Hale, with vast goat experience, praises the animals as some of the finest seen east and Houck believes goats are the most profitable farm product. Hale heads to New Mexico on association business.
A long OCR fragment lists random public works, salaries, and deputies in Eugene area including road and ferry work, bridge construction, and various offices. It notes real estate transfers in Lane and Blue River districts, probate matters for Josiah Heatt, and Newberg Graphic local item about Rev J F Day resigning as pastor of the Baptist church in Carlton with a future successor sought. Also mentions Text Book Commission appointments and a jail transfer involving F W Mathias.
Weather officials in Portland released county crop conditions, noting Hessian fly damage in Lane county. Early sown wheat near Pleasant Hill and Walterville shows mixed results, but overall stands are near average with good growth in late plowed ground and fall sown wheat. Conditions remain favorable for a strong wheat crop across Cottage Grove and Thurston areas despite insect pressure.
Beattie s and EJ McClanahan of this city pay 8 cents per pound live weight for scrub stock and 15 cents for five or six month old rabbits. McClanahan ships and expects brisk sales as local breeders supply hares. Prof L Westburro sends three week stock from Eugene to Kavess City, Butte and Washington state at $3 to $8 per animal.
A forthcoming minstrel show by the Fourth Regiment band is talked about with a strong hopeful turnout. The band members include notable talent and a successful performance would help ease their instrument debt. Citizens are urged to support the event. Also, the Baptist Young People's Union met at Mrs Gee Kinsey's home. Officer elections were Percy Adame president Miss Benetta Dorris vice president Miss Elle Travis secretary Miss Ange Green treasurer. Light refreshments followed.
State Biologist F L Washburn told a GUARD reporter that the Oregon delegation has pledged to push federal shipments of Eastern lobsters to Oregon. The plan is to plant them along the rocky coast where cold waters in Maine and Newfoundland support their growth, with hopes for successful adaptation and edible meat.
University students arrive on trains as recitations reopen next Tuesday. They appear happy, planning to work hard until the April vacation. Among the arrivals on this afternoon’s train are Miasea Luckey, Hackman, Jones, Holmes, Buroh, Perkins, Plummer, McKinley, Peterson, Rees, Watts, Waddel, Blood, Redmond, Stair and Kean.
The Slu slaw jetty completed recently withstood a severe Oregon coast storm, signaling substantial construction quality. The recent North Pacific storms were among the worst in a decade. Hale and Kerr, the jetty contractors, have broken camp at Siuslaw, and a report has been sent to Captain William Harte, United States Engineer.
A GuUaRkD reporter found Frazer's Iron Works busy with numerous small orders and an engine being built for N Plank. The engine will power a wood saw to serve extensive wood yards in the city, enabling cheaper sawed wood for patrons.
Robert Fields died at his home on Fern Ridge west of Irving this forenoon at 11 o clock age 64. Funeral service at Fern Ridge church Monday at 4 o'clock. Eugene Lodge No LAF&.AM of which deceased was a member will conduct interment at Oak Hill cemetery six miles west of Eugene.
Thursday night Helmet Lodge No 38 Knight of Pythias elected the following officers for the ensuing year I T Wic lo CC L AH Patterson V C O EB Roberts P CC Kauffman MW CO L Winter K R 8 A Wintermeier MF W W Brown M E Robt Brady MA A A Vincent IG.
JL Ziegler travels to British Columbia and Sound country to secure seeds for L L May & Co. F Mattison, formerly of Eugene, now resides at Capitan New Mexico. The Progress of that city praises attorney F C Mattison for his conduct of the defense in a Capitan murder trial and notes the first verdict.
The Eugeos Military Club advances plans to open the new Armory by mid next month with a grand military ball in the drill room. The hall measures 72260 feet with a constructed floor and balcony around the room. Invitations will go to guests from Albany, Salem, and Rossburg, promising one of the state’s finest events. Trustees were told to secure hides for furnishing, with a special meeting set for Friday evening, Jan. 18.
The column lists residents and visitors across Oregon towns including Dr B F Russell returning from Portland, Miss Fay Logan and others heading to or from Portland, Cottage Grove, and Eugene. It notes Willard Johnson in the city, Estella Bean visiting, Zim Mulkey under medical care, Jo Watts en route to the state poultry show, and local officials installing officers in Cottage Grove. Also mentions Col Harris in Lane County, Prof Widmer’s return to Beattle, and various commutes and calls on the Daily Guar a.
Rev P L C Hansen, leading the Danish colony, circulates a subscription for a church. About $2000 needed, $500 already raised. $1600 more expected soon. Subscriptions from A C Woodcock, E OC Smith, First National Bank, F L Chambers, Geo Midgley, J W Kays. Also notes rumor debunking about measles in Eugene with playful remarks on figures.
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