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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1900
Page
6
Partial report covers Saginaw explosion details, Cape Colony guard shooting, and Manila hero parade with General Otis on leave. It notes Dewey celebration in St Louis, and Boer War movements near Hilwelk and Wintery with General Roberts and Buller advancing in the Transvaal. Also mentions a mill boiler explosion at Cottage Grove with injuries, costs, and real estate transfers.
Daily Guard reports May 4 that Harry Gosler, four miles north of the city on McKenzie Road, was thrown from a frightened colt near his home. He sustained skull fractures with nose and ear bleeding. Doctors Paine and Cheshire treated him, lifting the skull to relieve brain pressure. He remains unconscious but resting, with a strong heart and regular respiration.
Eugene dispatch reports the County Court weighing a substantial bridge across the McKenzie river near Hendricks ferry. Two engineers examined the site and report the bridge feasible at a reasonable cost and not flood-prone. The bridge would serve heavy current travel on the McKenzie road, benefiting Blue River mining district logging camps and river settlers.
Obituary note from Portland Weekly Dispatch about Harry W Gossler of Eugene died at home May 5 1900 from brain concussion aged 22 years 11 months 13 days. Services set for Sunday at 2 pm, Rev Dickson, interment in TOOF cemetery. Born Jefferson County Iowa May 22 1877, youngest of eight, lived in Oregon since age 15, educated in Eugene schools, taught briefly, survived by four sisters and three brothers. Includes poem stanzas and mentions Governor John Whitaker turning 80 in Eugene City, plus juvenile vaudeville May 12 and local notices.
The Daily Guard reports the eleventh annual junior exhibition at Villard Hall with Dr. Strong opening remarks and a program featuring orations by Susie Barnard, Bessie Hammond, Rita Flansen, and others, musical pieces directed by W Gifford Nash, and a focus on merit in composition delivery and training. Fortnightly Club delegates were chosen to attend the State Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Pendleton, with a program on Paine, the Hartford Wits, and national songs presented in Frank's Hall.
A Junction City page reports the Sunday School convention of the Junction City district set for Lancaster on May 25 and 26. Update on G F Skipworth’s health, a theft of ten sacks of oats from Mrs Clow, and C D Lee seeking eye treatment in Portland are noted along with a break‑in attempt at Coon’s gun store. A travel show criticizes street licensing. Local ads tout Acker’s English Remedy and One Minute Cough Cure, praising quick relief for coughs and throat illnesses.
Albany Herald reports a woman dressed as a schoolgirl in Albany solicited funds for a business college course. She, calling herself Lottie Smith, was described as a cripple using crutches and collected about 25 for the day. Authorities note prior arrests under aliases Tillie Hobson and connections to a livery rig incident in Coburg.
Local athletic tryout at the University of Oregon is underway this afternoon amid 12 hours of rain. Entries include 10 yard dash and 220 yard dash with competitors such as Lewis and Redmond, 440 and 880 yard runs, hurdles, and a broad jump. Also noted are weights events, and a bicycle race. Belknap Springs purchased by A Woodcock, $1,200, sold to settle a judgment. Bicycle recovered. colonists from Portland observe local farms. various ads and notices appear in the May 5 issue.
The report lists residents and visitors in Eugene including FE Denn returning from Portland E L King from Alban OO McClellan Qa wife Marion White and Miss Laura Tilton in Albany Miss Lou Norris from Junction Miss Stella Bean Mapleton John Straub home from Lebanon Pearl Cornelius visiting Carrie Rankin from Portland and others. Also noted are a fire at Bandon causing heavy losses, political meetings and appointments in Junction City and Salem, PRR officials touring roadbed, and regional travel for work and election news.
Mrs G J Travis seeks confirmation on whether Carl Travis is alive after letters from Hoquiam Washington claimed he was dead and buried. A London town postmaster denied the cemetery existence and the missing logger, about 21, worked near Hoquiam in a logging camp. Any verified information from readers is awaited.
Delegates to the national Republican convention in Portland organized with Joseph Simon as chairman and John D Daly as secretary. Geo A Steel becomes national committee member, F 5 Stanley is honorary vice president, H E nkeny on notify nominees, H L Kuck on permanent organization, J B David on rules, Wallace McCamant on credentials, and Daly also on resolutions.
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