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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
1
Special to the Guard reports Mrs McKinley’s health has improved though the Northwest presidential tour hinges on her recovery. President McKinley favors a northern routing if she can travel without undue discomfort, delaying plans for Palo Alto to visit Stanford.
Datly Guara May 14 Captain LD E Yoran inspector of rifle practice for the Fourth Regiment CNG and Capt J M Williams of Co C rode over across the river north of the city seeking a suitable range for target practice. Several locations were examined but none fit all needs. Ammunition has been here for some time and a range is hoped soon for quick inauguration. The memorial fountain dedication Friday afternoon will include participation by General Summers and Chaplain Gilbert. Capt RS Huston made NCO appointments for Co A after drill. Banquet honored Albert Abel returning from Manila with cake cigars and ice.
W R Bullis a Mohawk branch conductor resigns. E La Forest a Lebanon local brakeman is promoted to the vacated conductor position. Change takes effect today in Portland on May 13.
Daily Guard reporter notes San Francisco inspector D M La Montanya and Postmaster H F Mei ornack visiting Eugene to assess a proposed rural delivery route. They toured river road Irving road Sluslaw road McCornack’s Corner Hawkins road and back, favoring establishing free service in surrounding country districts.
The Memorial Fountain honoring Eugene's patriotic dead who fell in the Philippines will be unveiled May 17 in a public square near Oregon State University town. The granite monument will bear the names of Lane county boys and serve as a lasting tribute to valor and sacrifice. It invites schoolboys to drink from its waters and remember the fallen.
Daily Guard reports Monroe Cain, about 30, drowned Sunday afternoon when a row boat capsized about six miles above the Hyland place, 25 miles from Eugene. Neet and Sharp swam to shore, Cain missing as river is dragged. dynamite planned to raise the body. Cain was married and well known in the upper Willamette country.
The Albany Democrat reports the May festival featuring Haydn's Creation directed by Prof W G Nash of Eugene. Soloists Mia Bauer, Glen, Bayer led a 100-strong chorus and Hidden Orchestra in a financially successful event with receipts of 661.50 and a net surplus near 100. Corvallis was chosen for next year’s festival, with officers named including Wallis Naeb and John Fulton. A Sunday baseball game between Cottage Grove Bonemias and Eugene Ramblers is noted, plus a county road find of a Smith & Wesson revolver reward offered.
Daily Gward reports a large swarm of bees has settled in an old unused flue at Dr UG Biddle's residence on Olive Street between Fifth and Sixth. The flue has been idle for eleven years, and bees were found after discovering bees entering through wallpaper cracks. A bee expert confirmed the hive may have existed for years. Mrs and Mrs Biddle noticed bees near fruit blossoms, misattributing them to flowers. Dr Biddle widened the crack and placed a box with artificial honeycomb, hoping to move the hive to a roof hive and relocate the bees to a more convenient honey factory.
Pittsburg dispatch reports Prof EF B McElroy of Eugene Oregon died yesterday morning. A Wear Middletown native, he shaped Oregon education for 25 years including 12 years as superintendent of public instruction. Civil War service in West Virginia and the One Hundred Pennsylvania Roundhead regiment. Survived by wife Agnes McFadden, descendant of Alexander Campbell. Prominent in Oregon Republican politics with many Western Pennsylvania relatives.
The Guanko receives invitation to attend the Eugene Divinity School commencement on Monday evening May 27 1901 at 8 o clock in the Christian church. Graduating class includes Edwin F Beaudreau and Harry Benton Clara G Jobe Handsaker Robert A Copple and more. Also notes marriage of local music dealer Mr R Gaylord and a death of Joseph Jeans aged 12 from blood poisoning.
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