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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
12
The Register reports 40 green with wloosy throughout issues, noting increased regulation of the Guard and public rebuke of flings that hurt the Guard s business. Morning issue claims rising paper output and commends Company A s Ibert Applegate for excellent Guard service.
Four of Pendleton High School's five graduates will attend State University at Eugene next year. Robert Cronk Olin Arnspiger Ter Neil and Mary Rothrock will pursue studies at Oregon's university and depart for Eugene next week. They earned good records and will take finishing courses for a future professional fee. Ferguson may return to Pendleton High for additional winter studies.
The J A Pryor grocery on East Ninth and Oak roofs changed hands after Pryor’s death. I Baker, long seeking a Eugene location, takes charge as owner and completes an 8000 invoice. Baker is an experienced grocer expected to continue the store’s former success.
Mise Ethel Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Wil of East Fourteenth Street married Howard of Iowa in a quiet ceremony performed by Rev B F Rowland. They planned to reside in Portland after a short wedding trip through Salt Lake City.
A local school board votes to keep the existing inn, while a small majority of children favor entering hop fields business. Between 900 and 1000 children are ready to enroll as school opens on September 14.
Roseburg Oregon September 9 a reward has been offered by the county court for the recovery of the body of Harmon Snyder who disappeared from the cabin of Ed P Bagshaw timber cruiser near Perdue this county in June Earlier reports claimed Snyder's remains had been found but official investigation disproved the tale This note confirms the search with a monetary incentive from local authorities.
Scripps News report from Seattle dated Sept 1 describes a lockout of all union street car workers by the railway companies, with cars running on schedule manned by non union labor. President Cornelius of the San Francisco Carmen's Union expects to lead the fight tonight or Saturday as other unions withhold support. Tacoma notes on Sept 10 that the local Street Car Union chose not to join a sympathetic strike.
D O Maris an employee of Curtis Lumber Company of Mill City died by hanging in the city jail last night. He had come to town with a badly injured hand, spent much of his money on liquor during a spree, and was jailed to sober up. He was found dead this morning with a sheet looped to a staple forty inches from the floor, the cause of suicide not known.
In Woodburn Oregon 19 Japanese hop pickers armed with knives and revolvers chased Thomas Kennedy and drove Willam Miller Joe Johnson and another white man from the Case yard near Champoeg whites fled for safety Kennedy filed a warrant for arrest and Deputy Constable William Brosles led a party to seize the pickers at the yard recently bought by Toore Kennedy.
Two inmates Burke Elise Brown and "Bricktop" McNamars escaped after throwing a brick at the jail wall in Hillboro Oregon. Police describe both men as dangerous and say officers will have to pursue and confront them.
Prof. F G Young of Eugene, on the Lewis and Clark commission, secured a prime Oregon building site in St Louis per the building committee’s instructions. The telegram says the bargain is closed for a top position, enabling plans for Fort Clatsop reproduction if funds permit, and Oregon can advertise the exposition effectively.
Constantinople Sept 10 The Sultan orders Andianopole on the Bulgarian frontier fortified with troops as war with Bulgaria seems certain. Other Asia Minor positions to be strengthened. Fears grow for safety of missionaries who seek protection from foreign powers.
San Francisco dispatch reports Harriman plans to extend the O R N line into Central Oregon as his next major Pacific coast move. The leak followed the sudden departure of A L Mobler, O R N president, who traveled to New York to meet Harriman after his European recovery from appendicitis surgery.
Last night the Oregon headquarters at the Franklin hotel drew crowds from nearly every state. A brass band played patriotic airs honoring Oregon and the Lewis and Clark Fair of 1905. The spontaneous demonstration pledged support for Portland to host the 1905 Mining Congress convention.
Pilot McFarlan and Captain Moore report the steamer Excelsior caught fire on a south bound voyage near Midway Island. All passengers and crew are living in huts awaiting rescue from Seattle, with help expected to arrive soon.
Mrs Samuel Harvey of Linn county near Knox Butte drowned while attempting to ford the Santiam River near Albert Bend yesterday afternoon about 3 o clock. The body was not recovered until this morning and no one witnessed the accident.
Former congressman W. M. King denounced President Roosevelt in a Tacoma speech, calling him a grand stand player on the trust question and a colossal egotist of the first water. The remarks were delivered at a Scripps News Association event on September 10.
Syracuse report states Major Delmer lowered Crescens' mark by running a mile in 201% on the New York State Fair track yesterday afternoon. It is the fastest mile ever recorded by a gelding on any track, marking a historic speed achievement at the event.
In Gem Montana on September 10 miners at the Fricco mine walked out after a series of strange unexplained blasts deep in the mine shaft. No injuries reported.
Help needed at McKenzie Stock Farm in Oregon to cut wood. Wages likely by job, experience preferred. Apply in person for this labor position at the farm.
Five masked robbers raided the Hotel Khein in Tacoma late at night. They lined guests and staff, tapped the till for 45 dollars, opened the safe, and took five watches four rings a gold nugget and one dollar. The proprietor fired twice on departure. no injuries reported and no clues found.
The Elks special wreck on the Northern Pacific near Chebalis left 75 with serious injuries among about 400 passengers. Mrs. C B Brown, wife of Dr C B Brown, is critically ill with a torn left arm and crushed right forearm, battling blood poisoning at St Vincent's Hospital. Damages from small claims may total 250000 to 875000. if she dies, legal damages are capped. Portand Telegram.
Herbert Eastland returns home from Blue River while L. Logan and his spouse travel from Portland. Various locals arrive from Salem and Portland for visits or business, including Miss Ina Craig and Miss Mattie Newman. A list of residents and visitors, with several moving to Eugene or passing through, is noted along with a few ill or attending engagements.
Eugene chatter shows residents and visitors arriving and leaving. Families from Denver Albany and Portland visit kin and shops while university and fair activities draw coaches and staff. Local figures such as Rev Albyn Esson and Dr M G Evans travel for duties, and property dealer Gilbert eyes Eugene home as Marie Ware returns from a lengthy tour.
Saul Bingham a laborer working for Cleland Weaver two miles south of Myrtle Creek was thrown from a wagon while hauling wood last Sunday fracturing the skull and pressing the lower parietal bone on the brain. He remained unconscious sixteen hours and upon reviving became violent requiring six men to restrain him. He was brought to Roseburg and committed to the asylum where doctors hope proper treatment will relieve the pressure and restore his mind.
J D Wilson of Yoncalla reports that Jus L Dickenson, 58, missing since April 27 from near Grave Creek in Jackson County, last seen by partner Henry Zimmerman. Search has failed. Dickenson, a Douglas County pioneer, vanished after leaving Placer mine. no trace found to date. Nearby disappearances noted in the vicinity.
At the county commissioners session an offer was accepted to sell the old county gravel pit between Henderson Station and Springfield to the Southern Pacific Company. The two acre site, fully worked out, sits on the companys planned right of way for a new connecting branch to be built next year, for a price of 40 dollars.
Joshua H. Yates son of Mr and Mrs J KR Yates of Mogene and Pearl Carelius of Mohawk wed at the bride’s home at high noon. The groom is junior partner in Yates and Son liverymen in Eugene and the bride is a popular school teacher. They will reside in Eugene.
Camp Lawton in Roseburg remains lively with drills and target practice hampered by winds and heat. Co A and Co Lg finish 60 yard range shooting as the battalion prepares to break camp Friday at 9 am, with Eugene-bound units leaving at 9:00 and arriving in Eugene at 1 45 p m. The crowd enjoys a Roseburg brass band, stories from old soldiers, and river swimming at the Umpqua as daily life centers on camp activities and morale.
A Portland Telegram report shows O W Hurd's new tug L Roacoe built on the Siuslaw with Willamette Boiler Works machinery. In a trial run the tug proved fast and powerful for harbor towing. Officials measured length 0 feet, beam 22 feet, depth 6y feet, gross tonnage 117, net tonnage 7. She would tow lumber showers to San Francisco.
Reader notices report that in Smithfield the marriage of Moff au Hotel residents occurred, followed by another ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Soles on North Jefferson Street. Miss C Nelson married Alfred Bb Rowe with Rev BE W Webster officiating, the couple to reside in Eugene.
Springfield notes report the Booth- Kelly Lumber Company restarting their large mill today. Miss Lou Mathews of Coburg plans a new Springfield millinery shop near the real estate office. Carpenter Walker injured his foot badly while working on Mrs Elleworth's house.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims the remedy works in one day and notes E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price listed as 2 cents.
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