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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows a county report mentioning Ali and a youth case. Limited legible names and details suggest a local incident or investigation. No clear dates or outcomes are readable from the provided fragment.
The notice advertises a Eugene Oregon office location between Seventh and Eighth streets and outlines subscription terms and advertising rates upon application. It mentions address lines for letters to The Ard Eugene and Walton Overton Markley, with a dentist offering services and crown and bridge work following the deceased patient.
8 C Sparks, owner of the Blue River City site, has placed lots on sale. The coming summer may see the town become a bustling mountain mining hub with a hotel, a sawmill, and a potential electric plant to serve lighting and quartz mills. The nearby Dive River mines drive demand for a local supplies base to cut transport time and costs.
A Birmingham storm killed 25 and destroyed 500 houses with $350000 in losses. Alabama towns suffered as lines of railroad were wrecked in Georgia. A Texas hamlet near Gaveston saw deaths and injuries. Greenville faced a cloudburst. Easter falls on April 7 this year. Chen Littlefield gives away a Rambler. Improvements proceed at the Hoffman House saloon. P J McPherson builds a residence at Patterson and Thirteenth.
In St Petersburg a plot to dynamite the royal palace has been uncovered as discontent rises. Dynamite was found near the palace and the czar grows more fearful of assassination, while the press is barred from reporting the affair. Eighteen killed and fifty injured in Bruinertam tornado. Jeffries and Ruhlin fight signed for San Francisco. Cuba accepts Platt amendment signaling U S intervention rights. A Los Angeles shooting ends with two men dead and the aggressor's suicide.
Washington March 25 President McKinley appointed Hon H B Miller of Eugene as consul at Niuchwang China. It marks a promotion from Chung Kiang with earlier efforts for Hong Kong not advancing. Friends in Eugene and the state cheer the advancement.
A petition circulating requests Land Commissioner Hermand to let forest rangers in the Cascade reserve spend part of summer clearing McKenzie wagon road above Lost Creek. Trees have fallen blocking travel, with little road work from settlers, and rangers could devote time to clearing the route. Ranger C J Dodd is circulating the petition with broad support.
The Fourth Regiment will present a minstrel performance at Cottage Grove this evening, with the show slated for April Stby.
The University of Oregon will be represented by W L Whittlesey, B C Jatway, and George O Goodall in the annual debate with the University of Washington in Eugene on May 17. The trio, veterans from last year's debates, comes after three members resigned and follows the dissolution of the Oregon Pacific Willamette league.
Special to the Star reports a severe blizzard since Saturday night raging across Kansas with heavy drifting. The Lincoln branch area lies about a mile east of Hoxie. Livestock losses are anticipated to be substantial. Financial notes mention receipts and expenses tied to an intercollegiate oratorical event, including a $25 medal and about $200 remaining with the local association.
Sheriff Withers brought John Pohl to Eugene from near Smithfield after his arrest about 30 miles west of town for raping his 14 year old step-daughter Mary Haffka. He is a married farmer held for preliminary examination before Justice Wintermeier, with potential full imprisonment if convicted.
In a local editorial, supporters highlight Hon H Friendly as a strong, unselfish candidate with a proven record as a citizen and business leader and as U O regent. It notes his work for Eugene and the University while indicating he would run against friends Mr Chrisman or Dr Paine if elected.
Court house items list multiple real estate transfers in Grenada and adjacent areas including lots and acres with payments from $20 to $4500, plus a probate order in the estate of James A Pope. Also reports a rural mail delivery scam warning about postoffice inspectors demanding mailbox rentals, urging vigilance.
The Eugene creamery near the Willamette riverfront will begin operations Monday with a modern 850 gallon churn 300 gallon vat and Russian milk tester. Proprietor C M Elepass reports daily output of 600 to 600 pounds of butter and plans to serve nearby farmers with a well arranged facility and cool butter storage.
March 24 items from Daily Guard list residents visiting Portland and area travel. Norris Humphrey went to Portland. I L Campbell and family visiting in Portland. Ivan McQueen returned home to Lorane. L D Smith attended a function in Portland. Chas Cochran returned from Cottage Grove. Elvin Crawford went to Saginaw. Wm M Ladd arrived from Portland. JB Harris left for economic trip down the valley. Mrs Handisker returned from Dexter. T A Livesley hop buyer returned to Portland. Mr and Mrs Jennings departed for Portland and Astoria. H E Ankeny and daughter Dee to Jackson County mines. Henry Hugeglas left for points north. N L Butler arrives from Monmouth. John Penland returned to Dayton for ill brother. Lawson Bradley visiting his mother Laura Bradley from Lewiston. Fay Logan returning from St Mary's Academy Portland due to illness. Mrs Davidson and Mrs Dorria visiting in city returned to Independence with Master Dorris.
A Salem man argues that inter collegiate oratorical contests are injurious rather than beneficial. He notes jealousy, envy, strife, and uneasiness, along with deception and temptation to trickery, suggesting contests cause more harm than good.
The Corvallis Times reports Ed V Price, once a Benton County farmer and stock raiser who left after failures, later repaid old debts with creditor checks. Now head of a major Chicago mercantile house, a catalogue depicts his rise, with his younger self recognizable from a Benton County era photo.
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