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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1901
Page
1
Daily Guard reports the Woolen Mill bonus committee, T G Hendricks J M Shelly and J H McClung, worked on subscriptions for 15000 with limited success on day one. The Piret National Bank pledged 60, others promise 40 to several dollars, and committee members remain hopeful to reach the goal.
The Portland carnival runs September 18 to October 19 in the Exposition building and Multnomah field. Plans show $50,000 in expenditure, $15,000 on amusements, 3800 electric lights, two full military bands, and attractions including Multnomah Falls replica, mining exhibit, German village, Northwest products, and athletic events. Excursion tickets by rail and steamship offer seven day validity.
Vancouver dispatch reports a major embezzlement involving Daniel, an agent for Bartsch & Co of Dawson. He allegedly carried over 50 000 in gold dust to Eagle City, fled to the American side, and was later arrested while investigators trace the missing funds.
The final meeting of the creditors of TA Gilbert bank overdraft was held in Justice C A Wintermeier's office. A final dividend of a fraction over one percent was declared. The affairs of the estate will soon be in a condition for Gilbert to apply for discharge.
Estate transfers include James Hoffman to Marilla Smith lot 4 and west half of lot 3 Hoffman's ad to Eugene. Amost M Herbert acquires 14.80 acres with patent. O&C RRCo to Margaret Groves 40 acres for 124.05 dollars. AJ Lopp and William Bull 5 acres. JY Dooaldeen and E Donald to AJ Lopp 5 acres. EC Smith and Marilla Smith to Anatolia Alldeen 49 acres. Elliott and Henderson Elliott to J M Stewart lot 6 block 2 Briggs original plate. Springfield record. Edwards to Reev Holbrook 2 acres. Vera Helns to Margaret Kinehat 52 acres. Mining locations listed in Blue River district including Raby claim and Eck Horn claim. Court action by A W Ream to recover money. Marriage license issued to Fanela Johnson and Janine Green with H A Green witness.
EJ McClanahan was awarded two first and two second prizes for Plymouth Rock chickens shown at the Salem state fair. A telegram from FM Wilkins confirmed the results and praised McClanahan’s exhibit as the greatest ever seen at the fair, reflecting high excitement over the northwest poultry display.
Eugene High School gears up for a promising football season with planned meetings and fundraising efforts to support the team. The squad anticipates solid practice, strong football material, and several games against Albany high school University of Albany teams and other small colleges.
Brief items from the Daily Guard dated Sept 4 report damp weather delaying hot prane picking and various local activities. Mentions McClung block windows, Kauffman stores restocking, and several residents traveling to Salem Portland and Eugene. Also notes a handkerchief bazaar for the Women's Relief Corps on October 5 and a memorial reference to President McKinley.
Browneville Times notes recent gains at Blue River mines with promising strikes. W W Robe reports miners and prospectors advancing efforts as two youths take up a claim yielding gold by crude washing. Miller Pratt Ribelin group at Halsey also reports rich ore traced across 4000 feet. District activity and optimism mark a record year for Oregon mining camps.
A vintage Los Angeles fragment notes the city as a growing hub with railroads and landlords shaping income. It contrasts clerks with moneyed interests and mentions Eastern visitors funding the economy, hinting at optimistic climate and expansion.
Yendie oa and CC Hendricks and Martha J Sweeny are not married yet living apart. Miss Boweeoy, 37, of Salt Lake, born in Kentucky, raised in the South, becomes the first woman Hendricks cares for, and they will live in Hendricks’ West Court street cottage. Hendricks, a Pendleton capitalist, has resided here 21 years, is about 60 years old, and is brother to Hon T G Hendricks. Corvelia Gazelle notes athletic protests at the agricultural college under existing state regulations. A Portland marriage license was issued to C H Levin and La Velie Hays, formerly of Eas ten e and Harrisburg.
Fragmentary report shows monetary totals with receipts amounting to 1542.68 and expenses around 16.49, leaving a deficit cited as 51. A government or organization’s financial statement fragment references a budget shortfall and related allocations.
The jury in the State of New York versus Leon F Czolgosz found him guilty of murder in the first degree for shooting President William McKinley. Justice Truman White will sentence him to death tomorrow by electrocution. The verdict was met with cheers from those present.
A report recalls a Junction girl marred after a buggy accident, with a vivid scene of admonishing on riding etiquette. The Roseburg Plain Dealer notes Maud I Ricker of Gardiner to RG Fowler of Eugene, with Kew Wood officiating. The tale contrasts rural humor with a formal wedding notice amidst early 20th century reporting. A separate item mentions a bank robbery at Pendleton where five men escaped with loot.
OTT O Kiade the county treasurer was indicted by the grand jury for larceny of public lands. Bond set at 20 dollars, he remained in jail pending bail. The charge cites a claimed $1800 shortage. He had been re elected in the last election.
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