THIS WEEK IN HISTORY.Byline: The Register-Guard 1877: From the "Brief Mention" column: "Now get yourself in shape for picnicking ... There were nine hundred different kinds of weather last Sunday ... Among the other passengers from Eugene to Junction on Thursday were six kegs of beer ... The Oregonian calls Leotard at zampilaerostation. That is sufficient cause for an action for libel." 1907: State Fish Warden Van Dusen of Astoria was back in Eugene, having returned from a visit to inspect the McKenzie River For rivers name "Mackenzie", see . The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River, 86 miles (138 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley. fish hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. . He told the Guard he intended to proceed with the erection of larger buildings for the hatchery and to make preparations to increase its output. This came on the heels of a report by a former deputy warden saying trout were "annihilating an·ni·hi·late v. an·ni·hi·lat·ed, an·ni·hi·lat·ing, an·ni·hi·lates v.tr. 1. a. To destroy completely: The naval force was annihilated during the attack. " the young salmon. Van Dusen dismissed the report; some claimed the former deputy warden was trying to get the hatchery moved to Oregon City There are two places named Oregon City in the United States:
The Norris & Rowe's circus train A circus train is a modern method of conveyance for circus troupes. One of the larger users of circus trains is the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (RBBB), a famous American circus formed when the Ringling Brothers Circus purchased the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907. rolled into town and hundreds flocked to watch the train unload and the parade of animals and wagons toward the exhibition grounds. 1937: The alertness of 14-year-old Betty Torrence and F.S. McEldowny prevented a pair of apparent attempts to burn down the Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke were the first bishops. in Harrisburg. Torrence saw flames when she awoke at 2 a.m. to get water, alerting her brother Benny, 18, who extinguished the flames by himself. An hour later, McEldowny saw flames and called the fire department, who put out the small fire. Investigators found oil-soaked rags piled against the church the following morning. 1977: By a unanimous informal vote, the Eugene City Council effectively told River Road/Santa Clara residents that if they want to have sewers, they will have to annex in to the city. The move prompted county Commissioner Archie Weinstein to say he will make a motion at the next commissioners' meeting that the county withdraw its endorsement of the metropolitan sewage treatment Sewage treatment Unit processes used to separate, modify, remove, and destroy objectionable, hazardous, and pathogenic substances carried by wastewater in solution or suspension in order to render the water fit and safe for intended uses. plant. Coburg residents will help the City Council decide Tuesday whether the city should install sewers, develop a septic tank septic tank, underground sedimentation tank in which sewage is retained for a short period while it is decomposed and purified by bacterial action. The organic matter in the sewage settles to the bottom of the tank, a film forms excluding atmospheric oxygen, and management program or do nothing. Some said installing sewers probably would promote the same resident growth that has hit Veneta and Creswell. 2006 (left): Eugene property owners Don Woolley and Tom Connor have scrapped plans to redevelop 2 1/4 blocks of West Broadway. The developers said they were unable to acquire the neighboring parcels they needed. Connor, Woolley and their development partner Opus Northwest had planned a $165 million retail, housing and entertainment complex. |
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