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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
7
A patchwork of dispatches notes a farm breakfast near Seattle, a New York Central derailment killing eleven and injuring fifty, King Edward’s health bulletin, a Tacoma pumice report from off Akulan Pass, a Chicago streetcar strike threat, a Salem penitentiary escape breakfast scene, and Willamette River flood impacts with losses to cordwood and local traders.
A county court session heard a petition from a citizen committee led by Eli Bangs and Mayor G K Chrieman seeking funding to improve the road from Thurston to the Blue River mines. The court will match subscriptions totaling about 1900 dollars, aiming for 2000, and provide a rock crusher with local rock hauling to begin soon. Additional subscriptions were announced since Monday’s publication.
Special dispatch describes July 4 festivities in Jaxerion City and nearby towns. Parades, floats including the Daughter of Rebekah and Woodmen of the World, a brief address by Hon By Mulkey, baseball between Eugene and Junction, horse race prizes, foot races, dancing, and fireworks despite rain and mud. Crowds gathered from Eugene, Harrisburg, Cottage Grove, and Springfield with orderly streets and varied entertainment.
The remains of Rev H K Hines and his wife were moved from Lone Fir cemetery in Portland to Lee Mission cemetery in Salem and buried in the Dimond Square, where early missionaries are buried. The piece notes a proposed monument to those who brought Christianity to the Western shore and recalls other notable Oregon figures interred at Lee Mission cemetery including Jason Lee, Cyrus Shepard, P L Edwards, J H Wilbur, Father Waller, Gustavus Hines, and Bishop Erastus O Haven.
The J W Geary Post No 7 Department of Oregon notes the death of Comrade J A Burlingame and declares him a faithful member and affectionate husband and father. The post expresses sympathy to his family, honors his memory, and votes to drape the charter in mourning for a period of days.
Coburg notes report a house fire scare at M H Skinner residence after a flue burn out. Axemen cut through oiling, thinking garret ablaze, causing excitement. Booth-Kelly Co mill dam undergoing repairs after a washout hole. repair to take days. George Moore, night foreman, badly cut his hand at the planing mill. A saloon petition and a remonstrance circulate in town.
Harrisburg Bulletin reports the final transfer of the Harrisburg Lumber Co plant to Booth Kelley Co occurred with Mrs F Kelly ordering belts and machinery removed for storage. Officials speculate on future plans. managers have not decided, but a large new mill is likely if suitable facilities are available without high bonuses.
Grants Pass July 3 two miners George Collins and Charles Bradbury report a remarkable rich gold strike in the Prekett Creek district of northern Josephine county. They struck a quartz vein with visible gold including rock and quartz nuggets as large as a hen’s egg, with returns ranging from hundreds to $1600 per ton and an initial nugget over $60 in gold.
The war revenue taxes related to Internal Revenue were repealed on July 1. Affected were bankers brokers dealers in grasp securities pawn brokers custom house brokers proprietors of theatres public buildings circuses bowling allege or billboard owners dealers in leaf tobacco manufacturers of tobacco and cigars instruments papers or documents issues deliveries transfers of stock esl agreements of sale and sales of stocks products and merchandise lifetimes and seating in parlor or palace cars excise taxes on persons firms companies and corporations refining petroleum and sugar and on legacies and distributive shares of personal property.
Dr R J Mareb and Mise Abpie H Zaper, both of Portland, were married at 875 High Street residence yesterday by Rev V E Loveridge, rector. The groom is a young physician of Portland with bright prospects and is the son of 8G Maresh of Kagene.
The US land office at Roseburg received new affidavits after twelve of forty homestead challenges by Hubert AH Anderson and others were dismissed on technicalities. The contest process will be resumed immediately on the McKenzie river homesteads.
Buffalo Bill troupe led by Geo W Fanning Peter Sleigh William Roberts George Mhar der F Harrie and W G Legg arrived in the city and set up at the Sagamore. An advance guard for Ringling's circus had reached a day early. Bill posters were deployed overnight to outpace rivals. Both shows will appear in August with Buffalo Bill slated for Eugene.
Brakeman J G Nowels of the Wendling division on the Southern Pacific railroad suffered a severe accident while performing a brake job on a switching trip near Marcela. A board broke as he climbed, the wheels crushed both legs, he was transported to Eugene and then Portland for antiseptic treatment and amputation. The left leg was amputated below the knee, the right above the ankle. He resided in Koburg with his family, and his wife rushed to be by his bedside.
Schedule of carrier delivery and collection times for post office routes. First trip reports at 7:00 am with leaves at 7:45 am and returns by 11:45 am ending at 12:00. Second trip reports at 2:15 pm with leaves at 2:45 pm and returns by 4:40 pm ending at 4:45. A second set lists noon and late afternoon trips with 12:00 to 12:30 and 4:45 pm to 6:10 pm ends.
The rain that began Tuesday drenched the parched soil and is seen as largely beneficial. Hay suffered some damage but spring grain may yield a fair crop, while hops, potatoes and other vegetables gain from the moisture. Electric work advancing with McLart to Gold Hill to install a lighting plant for Houck Bros, Geof Houck of Eugene among firm members.
The session just closed benefited the Pacific Northwest, with Oregon receiving about 2.589 million dollars for rivers and harbors including the Columbia River and Washington over 961 thousand. The Indian bill carried no funds for schools or agencies in the two states, while sundry civil bill funding was minor. The Portland post office is slated for 200 thousand dollars and 10 thousand for the custom house. Oregon also gained local measures including the Crater Lake National Park, Umatilla lands sale authorization, Sherman county settlers relief, and private pension bills.
A Cottage Grove Leader report describes an active Bohemia mining season with powder blasts heard across sites. Roads are open and stage and freight teams are running at full capacity, carrying men and supplies to thriving camps as prospects brighten after years of sluggish activity.
Sop OvT.-W Dp Hampton who recently bought out J A Gordons druy and transfer business has sold out to J K Brown recently from Nebraska Brown is the father in law of Henry Schwering the popular Ninth Street topeorial artist
Garrett from Howard and Stuart Mateer form a partnership to enter real estate. Garrett buys M L Campbell interest. Garrett is described as a close citizen and business man, Mateer as a man of integrity. The new firm is expected to prosper.
John Graham drove a Sikeele team toward a hack at Sprice field when the horse bolted frighteningly. The vehicle tongue broke and one of the bore was severely cut on the leg, leaving the rider injured.
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