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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1903
Page
11
Boise Idaho September reports reveal an organized girls death by own action club in the city. Over three months three victims drew slips reading pass off and attempted self destruction. Police investigate after Miss Grace Ashton died following morphine attempts and another young woman admitted the club’s existence.
The huge steel frame of Western Electric Company's new plant, claimed to be the world's largest, collapsed this afternoon in Chicago. Three workers were killed outright, two seriously injured, and about a dozen remained missing as rain fell. No cause is yet given.
Scripps News Association report from Portland on September 26 states the bandit who robbed the O R N Express train the night before remains at large. Posses have scoured the area with no clues. Wounded robber Jim Connera, possibly a former Philippine War volunteer, is uncooperative.
Portland reports General Frederick Funston proposed a toast to Frederick the Second at a Multnomah Club banquet. The crowd learned his wife, who is from Oakland, California, had just given birth to a son, prompting the toast.
Albany September 25 The Knights Templar elected new officers including Geo H Hill of Portland grand commander L N Roney of Epacone deputy grand commander D Alger of Albany grand generalissimo George H Barnett of Salem grand captain general F J Miller of Albany grand senior warden D A Paine of Eugene grand junior warden H G Whitehouse of Portland grand treasurer James P F Robinson of Eugene grand recorder
Adjutant W. B. Finger in Salem concluded the Oregon National Guard encampment affairs. About 0 men participated and total expenses were around 1000 dollars, roughly 2500 less than the previous year.
Portland Sept 26 Attorney General A M Crawford of Oregon will be formally charged with perjury before the State Bar Association Monday. William K R Willis, a veteran practitioner, contends Crawford lied while testifying in his own defense. The association is asked to disbar him from membership. A mass of documentary evidence supports the charge.
Cripple Creek Col Sept 25 grave fears of open mutiny among 1200 soldiers and officers over Governor Peabody's order upholding a court ruling that struck miners be released from the bull pen. City under martial law. tension high, likely clash between officials and troops.
Pendleton on Sept 25 reports W F Matlock a leading local property owner will run for mayor in the upcoming election. After earlier hints of retreat party strife and the open versus closed town issue prompted him to enter the race, he confirmed his candidacy yesterday.
Coroner Carter reported from Newport that an inquest was held into a body found on an unnamed trail between Drift Creek and Waldport. The deceased was A. H. Guyon, a Waldport area farmer, who likely died over a week earlier. Decomposition and clothing aided identification.
Maj Kusell returns from the East with 83,500,000 in bonds to fund the first sea ion of the Bakersfield and Ventura electric line between Los Angeles and San Francisco via Bakersfield. The system will use modern rolling stock and progress from Bakersfield toward the coast is rapid.
The Oregon State Child Labor Commissioners met Governor Chamberlain to divide the state into districts. Each district will be assigned to a commissioner to ensure strict enforcement of the child labor law enacted by the last legislature. The law will be enforced rigorously.
New York Sept 26 The champion gelding Major Delmer attempted to beat his own 2.004 mile record and the world record of 2 minutes for a mile. He finished a strong effort in record time, though visibly tired.
Oysteray Sept. 2 The executive office is expected to be cleared by Saturday night and President Roosevelt and his family will leave Monday morning for Washington on a special train.
William 8. Thomas alias Kid Smith was found guilty by the coroner's jury of the murder of Patrolman Schaneman, following last week's incident in Seattle.
Helena Montana September 25 criminals who damaged the Yellowstone River bridge at Livingstone demand 850000 from the Northern Pacific Railroad under threat to destroy bridges if unpaid. Railroad refuses tribute and guards increase from Missoula to Hutte. City officials say no comment on a threat to blow up city hall if suspects not released. A second dynamite mine was found under the railroad track at a secluded site.
In Sault Ste Marie Michigan on September 28 about fifteen hundred Finnish workers rioted outside the Consolidated Lake Superior Mining Company offices after learning the firm was insolvent and could not cash their time checks. Officials promised full payment within thirty days, but the crowd threatened to wreck company buildings if wages were not paid by tonight.
Scripps News Association reports the largest mining transaction in Oregon history completed in Baker City. The Red Jacket, Union, Companion, Last Chance and fifteen quartz claims were sold to New Jersey capitalists for 5 million dollars, with the Red Jacket and extension alone selling for 600 thousand in one lump sum.
Miss Margaret Gill daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Gill of this city left Tuesday for New York to enter the Cooper Union one of the best and richest art schools in the East. For three years she studied with Miss Marie Craig dean of the College of Art Willamette University and earned a Cooper Union scholarship last spring. Her grandmother Mrs Dr Gill of Eugene accompanies her.
Court House rems. Real estate transfers list numerous parcels with names in Blue River district Springfield Eugene Bohemia and other areas. Includes multiple parties and amounts for town lots and acres plus a circuit court demurrer in Edith B Linton vs George Smith.
Conductor Jas M Hansbrough resigns after 17 years with the Southern Pacific Company. He plans to stay in Roseburg as his home and has not decided his next venture. He served in the Douglas county delegation and influenced labor and railway employee bills.
Roy E. Heater of Newberg married Viola Belle Robinson of Farmington on September 20 at the J. B. Robinson home in Hillsboro. Rev. J. J. Day officiated under an Oregon grape and white aster floral arch. The couple will reside in Newberg and begin housekeeping in their new Hillsboro home.
Garfield Wash Sept 23 One of the most destructive fires in Garfield history occurred Saturday night destroying the large implement carriage house at the corner of Min and First streets. It was owned by Burne worth Foster and the Mechanic's Hotel a few feet away on Valin street owned by John Drew and occupied by Charlies Gerept. The blaze consumed the structures and their contents.
The annual Christian Associations reception at the university dormitory drew high praise for decor, program, and camaraderie. President Campbell opened with remarks, followed by talks from Professors Glen and Howe and Mr Whittlesey. A wooden reel and a Japanese booth offered amusement and sherbet, ending with a grand march. Kincaid field work progresses amid rough patches. New tacking device aids practice for fresh players Cronin Erspinger from Pendleton plus Penland return to bolster the lineup. Senior class elected Ray Goodrich president and a slate including Lulu Helms Margaret Barnard Rosa Dodge Stella Malrath Virginia Cleaver for leadership roles.
The Portland Journal reports at the upcoming December meeting the state board of agriculture will elect new officers. Secretary M. D. Wisdom, who has served five years, will retire voluntarily. President W. H. Wehrung is expected to be re elected, with the board of five members including Settlemier Wilkins Chandler and Westgate all facing term transitions. The Westgate term ends in March.
State Commander Nellie H. Lambson of the Ladies of the Maccabees arrived in Eugene from the south this afternoon and met with the local Hive at 2 o clock. The meeting was largely attended and enjoyed by those present.
J. R. Campbell of the Guard was injured when a ladder toppled from a hop house yard striking his left leg and foot. The blow bruised the limb severely, though he can still hobble around.
A southbound fast mail train on the Southern Railway jumped a 75 foot Trestle north of Nanville West Virginia Sunday afternoon. The wreck killed nine crewmen and mail carriers and left seven injured among a 16 man crew. The accident halted service and prompted emergency response as investigators began to piece together the cause.
Clyde Payne arrives from Eugene to hold the chair of science at Southern Oregon State Normal School for the ending year. A native and noted education leader, he fills a vacancy created by Byron E. Hanter resigning for a federal post. Payne plans to return to Eugene next year to finish his last year studying sciences and mineralogy. His addition excites the athletic community.
A new postoffice named Mineral has been established in the Bohemia mining district with A. G. LeRoy serving as postmaster. It lies on the direct mail route from Cottage Grove to Bohemia, about 13 miles east of Wildwood and six miles east of Bowemia postoffice.
Noah Buoy near Creswell preserves a cherry tree that yields fruit in all months except two. He also has a Bartlett pear tree, noted for two crops in most years, giving two harvests annually when possible.
The Daily Guard announces a major upgrade with a full telegraphic service. It claims superiority over Pacific coast papers and notes growing circulation in Eugene and Lane County. The move aims to attract hundreds more subscribers as readers praise faster, more comprehensive news delivery.
The Guard received an issue of Frank E. Dunn's catalogue now printed for distribution. It highlights the store and its departments with Mr Dunn and Manager FE KR Gilstrap praised for the book's excellence.
James Kennedy aged years near Junction City died Thursday September 4 1903. Funeral set for 10 a m Friday at the Catholic church in Monroe with Rev Father Beatgen Eugene officiating. Interment in the Catholic cemetery near Monroe. He was operated on for appendicitis by Dra Paine ad Kuykendall of Fugene and Williams of Junction.
Miss Edith Spray daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Spray died at G tage Grove on Monday September 21 1903 of diphtheria. Richard Robards died at the fault home in Cottage Grove on West day September 23 1903 of diphtheria.
At the home of her parents Junction City Sunday a7 Mrs Read wife of Lathy Read formerly of Pleasant Hill was married confirming an early life connection to the local community and celebrating a family union.
To Mrs. Smith of Wendlite 3 the home of Mr and Mrs J at Springfield a girl born Sunday.
A 1903 notice records a church event involving Reverend and Mrs G E C. on a November eve, highlighting a family or community milestone. The fragmentary item names individuals and a date but lacks full context or location.
In San Francisco today the Sept grand lodge of the A aimed to discuss a new plan of members presented by the supreme ill. Members consider the proposed place and actions during the special session.
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