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Contents 1 January 1.1 January 14 2 February 2.1 February 1 2.2 February 16 2.3 February 26 2.4 February 28 3 March 3.1 March 4 4 April 4.1 April 16 4.2 April 26 5 May 5.1 May 3 5.2 May 7 5.3 May 16 6 June 6.1 June 6 7 July 8 August 8.1 August 2 8.2 August 19 9 September

January

January 14

MARCOLA THE NAME OF THE STATION EXPLAINED

The following from the Sunday Oregonian concerning the change in name of the village of Isabel to Marcola is interesting: Marcola, the euphonious name of the station on the new Wendling branch of the Southern Pacific, is made up from the name of the wife of a prominent settler there, Margaret Cole. It is a happy combination, uncommon enough to be distinctive and beautiful enough to adorn a novel or attract home seekers. It is the custom of the Southern Pacific to respect local preferences in naming new stations, due regard being had for the utilities of the case. For example, it would be confusing to give a new station the name of an old one in the same state. Indeed it is undesirable to give a new station the name of any other station in the system. It is also advisable to have short names. Not long ago the Southern Pacific revised its station names, cutting off the plurals, villes, burgs, and other useless parts, wherever practicable. Thus comes Marcola, rather than Marcolaville or Marcolaburg. The shorter names save ink and time and reduce the number of errors. The other station names have been the result of combinations, but none is more pleasing than Marcola.

February

February 1

DEATH OF PIONEER P. V. CRAWFORD

P. V. Crawford died shortly after midnight at the residence of his son E. J. Crawford on North High street, from old age. Mr. Crawford was born at Madison, Indiana on September 24, 1814. On December 18, 1853 he was married to Miss Letitis S. Smith, at Madison, and in 1851 started across the plains for Oregon by ox team. It took them six months to make the trip. They first settled in Yamhill county and in 1853 moved to Linn County, one mile west of Halsey. After living there a year they moved to the place where the town of Crawfordsville now stands, which place was named after Mr. Crawford. That has been the family home ever since. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs Crawford, only six of whom now survive. They are: H. P. Crawford, a farmer of Lewiston Idaho; Rev. J. V. Crawford of Enterprise Ore.; E. J. Crawford of the Eugene Lumber Co.; B. V. Crawford, of Crawfordsville; Mrs. M. A. Dunlap, of Waltsberg Wash. and Mrs. Lou Lewis of Turner Ore. Mr. Crawford will be interred at Crawfordsville by the side of his wife who died January 13, 1896. Mr. Crawford,by his trade, that of a millwright, was known all over the Willamette valley, he having done work in a large percent of the flour Mill now in operation in the valley. Mr. Crawford during his life was a constant Christian, having been a member of the Christian church since 1828.

February 16

BOOTH KELLY LUMBER CO. SUED FOR $25,000 damages

A suit has been commenced in Lane county circuit court wherein George W. Vaughan, father of John L. Vaughan, a minor, asking for $25,000 damages from the Booth Kelly Lumber Co. for injuries received by the young man while in the employ of the company. The complaint, which was filed with the county clerk today states that John L Vaughan, aged 18 years, was employed by the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company as hook tender with the company's logging crew near Wendling. That said occupation is hazardous and dangerous and that the company was fully aware of the fact. That the young man was ignorant of the danger and unfamiliar with the work. That on the 16th day of October, 1900, while engaged in this work, the young man was struck on the leg by a log and injured in such a manner that amputation of the leg was necessary. The plaintiff asks for a judgment of $25,000 and costs of the suit. L. Bilyeu and Thompson and Hardy. appear as attorneys for the plaintiff.

February 26

YOUNG MAN BADLY HURT AT WENDLING SAWMILL

A telephone message was received here at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon from Wendling station that a young man by the name of Julian, an employee of the Booth Kelly Company's big sawmill at that place, had met with an accident this afternoon that came near costing him his life. The particulars of the accident are not obtainable. The only information received is that he had became entangled in the shafts at the mill and was quite badly bruised and mangled. The young man will be brought to Eugene tonight on the train and placed in the company's hospital in charge of Drs. Paine and Kuykendall.

February 28

CONTRACTOR T. L. GILLIAM LOSES 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS

It is estimated that Thomas L. Gilliam has lost 2,000,000 feet of timber, between 2,000 and 3,000 logs since he commenced on his last Mohawk contract for the Booth Kelly Lumber Company. The waters have been quite high and the booms have been unable to hold the logs. However, it is expected that a large number of the logs will be recaptured between Coburg and Harrisburg, as a telegraphic message last evening stated that none of them had passed the latter place. We are sorry to learn of Tom's misfortune.

March

March 4

SMALLPOX AT WENDLING

Dr. L. A. Paine visited Wendling Saturday and brought back the information that several cases of smallpox in a mild form exist there. Dr. Paine informed a Guard reporter today that the disease was first brought to Wendling about December let by a man from Seattle and has spread considerably since until some alarm is occasioned by it. The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company will immediately effect a quarantine at their camp and mill, and everything possible will be done to check the spread of the disease. No deaths have occurred from it yet but one or two cases are quite severe and may result seriously. Dr. Paine says the disease is in just such a form as it was out west of Eugene over a year ago when so many were afflicted with it and a few deaths resulted from it. Some are of the opinion that the disease is not smallpox, on account of the mildness with which it appears, but those who are in a position to know say that every symptom indicates smallpox. Dr. Paine will return to Wendling tomorrow when all the employee of the Booth Kelly Lumber Company will be vaccinated.

April

April 16

MOHAWK ITEMS BY A PING YANGER

Ping Yang School house needs a coat of paint Miss. Kerns is teaching the Ping Yang School. We have got a woman preacher at Ping Yang. Ping Yang is badly in need of a little missionary work. Mr. Morgan has put in a platform at his own expense at the Ping Yang railroad crossing. The farmers living near Ping Yang say that the fall wheat don't look as good as it might. The goat weed has got a big start on the pasture lands near Ping Yang. Mrs. Hickman, of Salt lake, preached at Ping Yang yesterday to a full house. We learn that Mr. Cole, of Marcola, intends starting a branch store at Ping Yang. Ping Yang is located about 12 miles east of Eugene. It is going to be a great wood depot in the near future. If the entertainment that was had at the McGowan school had been held at Ping Yang a good crowd would have been present. Everything quiet at Ping Yang at present.

April 26

MOHAWK ITEMS BY HAY SEED

Mrs. Max Jackson of Ping Yang has a new wheel. We hope the lady won't have any trouble in learning to ride it. Walter Sharp is carrying the mail again. Charley Hayden can find his lost cat by inquiring at Mr. Fawvers. The party who spoke of Ping Yang needing a missionary is off. Ping Yang don't need a missionary, but the people that live around Ping Yang do, and we hope they may be able to have one.

May

May 3

THE BOOTH KELLY COMPANY'S INCREASING BUSINESS

George H. Kelly of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, one of the largest manufacturing concerns in the United States, operating some 20 mills and owning perhaps the choicest timberlands in Oregon, is in the city for the purpose of purchasing some engines and making other preparations to increase output of their mills. Mr. Kelly purchased two donkey engines this morning and is negotiating for another. He says that it in the purpose of his company shortly to work night shifts at the mills at Coburg and Wendling. Both of these mills are now operated on 1 1/4 time, 12 1/2 hour shift. By reason of the increasing demand for Oregon lumber it has been decided by the company to operate the mills mentioned, day and night. This will mean an increase in the working force of 250 men, 200 at Wendling and 50 at the Coburg mill.

There being some difficulty in procuring experienced mill hands, it may be several weeks before the operation of these mills with full night shifts can be begun. The larger part of the output of the Booth Kelly Lumber Company goes to Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Mexico. Considerable trade with Mexico has been established during the past year. This company furnishes all the lumber used by Southern Pacific Company in road and bridge construction, car building and repairing, which is considerable of an item in itself. The Booth Kelly Lumber Company owns 100,000 acres of the best timber land in Oregon that has not been yet touched, and consequently is prepared to remain in business for years to come.

May 7

MOHAWK NEWS

Smallpox at Wendling will soon be a thing of, the past, the quarantine will be lifted next week if no more cases are reported. Walter Boggs was thrown from his wheel last Sunday, dislocating his left wrist. Last week this residence of Andrew Cox on Parson Creek was destroyed by fire.

May 16

MOHAWK ITEMS

Otto Darelius has nearly completed his saw mill on Parson Creek. Mrs. Jackson, of Donna, is suffering from injuries received in a fall from her bicycle. C. Cole's brother and family from Ohio have moved to Marcola where they intend to stay for a year.

June

June 6

A SERIOUS RUNAWAY

Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon Louis Reninger, of Marcola was unloading wood from his wagon in the rear of E. H. Ingman's department store, his team in some manner became frightened and started to run, throwing Mr. Reninger to the ground. He alighted on the back of his head and the fall rendered him unconscious. He was carried into the store, and Dr. W. Kuykendall was summoned and attended his injuries. The fall was a very hard one, and it will be some time before Mr. Reninger will entirely recover from the effects of it. His wife being in town, he will remain here until he is better able to be moved home. The team ran down the alley to Oak street, down Oak to eighth and west on eighth to the suburbs of the city where it was stopped and driven back down town, no damage having been done to either the wagon or harness. A. M. Hendricks was riding along on his bicycle at eighth and Olive streets and did not notice the runaway team approaching until it was too late to ride out of the way, and had a narrow escape from being seriously injured if not killed. The wagon ran over the wheel, badly wrecking it.

July

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 7-15-1901

PING YANG SCHOOL HOUSE DESTROYED BY DYNAMITE Last night between the hours of 10:30 and 11 o'clock the Ping Yang school house, on the Mohawk, 12 miles northeast of Eugene, was almost completely demolished by an explosion of dynamite. The explosive was placed under the organ in the southwest corner of the building. The organ, the desks, and all other furniture and apparatus were blown to atoms, the floor and sleepers of the building were completely splintered, the sides of the building were blown out and all that remains Is the roof with part of the frame work to support it. This is the fourth attempt made to destroy this school house. First an attempt was made to burn it; about three years ago dynamite was used and the building was considerably damaged, the benches, etc, destroyed; and again about a year and a half ago dynamite was placed on the organ and exploded but not much damage was the result. This time however, the fiend who is so bent on demolishing the building was more successful than at any previous attempt. The Ping Yang school house was built some six or seven years ago at a cost of $400 or $500, it being about 25x30 feet in dimensions and a good building for its class. It contained about $75 worth of apparatus. Just before it was built the district WAS divided and there was considerable trouble over the location of the new building. One faction wanted it in one place and another wanted it somewhere else. It was finally built on its present site, but there has been constant dispute in that locality over the matter ever since its erection. The sheriff was notified of the explosion this morning and he will look into the matter and do all he can to find the guilty party or parties. Suspicion points to certain persons as the perpetrators of the crime, but no tangible clue of their guilt can be obtained.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 7-27-1901

A BIG CONTRACT AT WENDLING The Booth Kelly Lumber Company has just closed a contract with J. M. Eddy, the contractor and builder, for the erection of 20 five room cottages at Wendling. These cottages will be occupied by the company's employee, and Mr. Eddy will immediately put a force of men to work on them. They will be one-story in height and will be neat and convenient structures. They will represent an outlay of about $8000. Mr Eddy has several contracts in Eugene and will divide his time between here and Wendling during the construction of the cottages there.

August

August 2

BOOTH KELLY COMPANY WILL OPERATE THE SPRINGFIELD PLANT The Booth Kelly Company which now owns extensive lumber mills at Saginaw, Coburg, and Wendling, in this county and which is one of the largest shippers in the Pacific Northwest, has gained control of the sawmill at Springfield owned by Rufus Mallory, Senator Joseph Simon, O. A. Dolph and Henry McGinn, of Portland, and which has been operated by H. A. Skeels & Co. for some time past. This afternoon in this city, contracts and agreements were signed which give the company an option of 40 days on the mill, which practically means an outright purchase. When the title, which is pronounced perfect is examined and other minor details are attended to the company will take full possession of the mill. After taking possession, the new owners will make extensive improvements on the property. They will double the capacity of the mill, which in about 30,000 feet per day at present, making a capacity of 60,000 feet per day. After these improvements are made the Booth Kelly Company will be able to cut the immense amount of 325,000 feet of lumber per day of 10 hours each at their mills in Lane county. We are glad to announce the change in ownership of this mill. It will mean much for the town of Springfield and incidentally to Eugene. After the mill in enlarged, the force of men employed will be considerably increased, and when the connecting, spur of railroad between Springfield and Henderson is built, which will be done, we are informed, in the immediate future, Eugene will be in direct touch with this mill as well as with the Wendling and Coburg mills.

August 19

COBURG IMPROVEMENTS The Booth Kelly Company began work today on extensive improvements to their Coburg property. They have been badly cramped for yard room for their lumber. Arrangements were made a short time since by which property owners adjoining the yard deeded the company the land so badly needed, and for the past month business buildings were being moved back to make room for the yard, dry houses and other buildings. Among other improvements a company store will be inaugurated. Seven carpenters arrived today and commenced work. Several more are wanted, as it in desired to rush the work.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 8-19-1901

PIONEER THRESHER HAS RUN FOR MANY YEARS

Gimple Bros. have the oldest threshing machine in Lane County. This pioneer separator is today running and doing first class work. It was purchased in 1867 and has done duty every season since. Among, the modern machines it is a unique specimen, but we dare say none of them cannot or will ever excel its durability or record. It is an old style Buffalo Pitte, with 36 inch cylinder, jack wheel and a 10 horse power, and during its career of 34 years it has been a welcome visitor to many farmers every year in Lane County, and is destined for many years yet. The machine proper is in good working order and has worn out several horse powers and jack wheels. It has been the property at different times of a dozen owners who repair it and keep it humming every harvest season. While not encumbered with the heavy steam engines like the modern machines, it can be taken to the hill farms and gets a good share of the season's run. The writer can just recollect when he first saw this machine; in fact the first threshing machine we ever saw is that time there was not enough daylight under us to stride the Strawbuck's horse, but it had served several years prior to that time. The familiar bee-like hum of this old timer is easily distinguished by everyone who has ever heard it, and it may be heard any day a few miles west of town as it is busy rolling out the grain as it has been for over a quarter of a century.

September

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 9-28-1901

DEED TRANSFERRING SPRINGFIELD SAWMILL TO BOOTH KELLY RECORDED A deed was recorded in County Clerk Lee's office today wherein Rufus Mallory and Lucy Mallory, by Rufus Mallory, trustee, transfer to Booth Kelly Got the Springfield sawmill property and lands connected therewith, mention of which the Guard has made before, and a large number of acres of land in and adjacent to Springfield heretofore held by the grantors. The price named in the deed was $9000. The deed as it reads, conveys to the company all lands and premises which the sawmill, machinery, water power and ponds are situated on, and all lands and premises used in connection therewith and for lumber yards, ect. Also the Springfield water power and all water rights and powers and privileges pertaining thereof; all ditches, dams, gates, ponds, and all rights of way; rights to take earth, brush, timber and gravel; right to enlarge said power by cutting and constructing additional channels; to erect additional dams, gates and levies for the purpose of increasing said water power and all the other rights and privileges connected with said water power. The company has already taken charge of the property and we are informed that next year extensive improvements will be made.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 10-4-1901

THE SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD BRIDGE We have been reliably-informed by railroad officials that the building of a railroad bridge at Springfield, and the making a connection on the branch and main lines is now a certainty. The bridge will be of steel of about the same build as the bridge on the Mohawk branch across the McKenzie with the exception that it will be a three span bridge. The bridge will be removed from the main line, having served as a crossing of the Sacramento river in California and was known as the 16th, 17th, and 18th crossings of the stream. Work is in progress now on the removal of these bridges, but it is not likely, though possible, that the work at Springfield will be commenced before spring. The connection of these roads will mean much to Eugene. The wendling and Woodburn trains will make headquarters here, and roundhouses, turntables, eat, must be erected.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 11-7-1901

WOOD SAW EXPLOSION SALEM, Nov 7-- A wood saw engine, while at work four miles east of Salem this forenoon, exploded, killing a man named Williams. His body was hurled 300 feet by the force of the explosion. Several others were injured.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 11-8-1901

JOHN STINNETT DROWNING VICTIM AT BOOTH KELLY Last evening the news was received in Eugene of the sad drowning of John Stinnett, an old employs of the Booth Kelly Company, which occurred about three miles above Wendling yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. The unfortunate man was engaged as head hook tender at one of the donkey logging machines on Mill Creek. At the time of the accident the crew was flushing a jam of logs. Stinnett was standing on a log at the edge of the stream when the water in rising set the log to rolling, precipitating him into the stream. The water in the creek is very swift, especially during the flushing process, but with seemingly herculean strength, the man succeeded in swimming down about 150 yards and clambered upon a log near the shore. Again he was thrown off and again he swam about 100 yards and succeeded in grasping some brush along the bank, but before assistance could reach him he was once more swept away by the turbulent waters and this time sank and was drowned. The body was recovered about an hour after the drowning occurred and taken to Wendling. Mr. Stinnett was aged about 28 years and leaves a wife and family. He was one of the oldest employee of the company, having been with them ever since they commenced operations in Lane County, about five years ago. He was working at the Saginaw mill when the company purchased it from Mr. Jones. He was also one of the most reliable men in the company, was strong, and active, otherwise he would have been drowned when he first fell off the log into,the creek. He will be interred in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Cottage Grove.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 11-13-1901

YARNELL RAILROAD WRECK COBURG, Or. November 13.- The Wendling train due here at 6-p m last night was an hour late caused by the train being ditched near Yarnell's. Four lumber cars were ditched and damaged considerably. The engine and head cars were cut off and came on in, and engineer, train crew and section men returned and worked till 5 O'clock this a. m. in clearing up the wreck and repairing track, arriving here at 7 this morning.

THE DAILY EUGENE GUARD 11-22-1901

RAIN A GREAT HELP TO LOGGERS The constant downpour of warm rain has caused the rivers and creeks to rise rapidly and is a great blessing to those engaged in logging. Before this rain set in the streams were lower than they had ever been before and it was impossible for the loggers to float logs to the mill. Last evening the Booth Kelly Lumber Co. flushed a jam of about 800,000 feet of logs in Mill Creek above Wendling, and this morning another lot of about 400,000 feet was floated down. Tom Gilliam had a huge jam of 3,000,000 feet in the Mohawk which was expected to be started down today, and probably dynamite would have to be used to give it a start. A number from Eugene went to the scene to watch operations. Mr. Gilliam has in all about 7,000,000 feet in the river. Other logging men are also busy getting out their logs, and from now on they will be very busy.

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