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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
3
Published every Thursday in Eugene Oregon the newspaper lists a subscription price of 1.50 per year if prepaid and 2.00 at year end. It is entered at the Eugene Oregon post office as second class matter.
The Daily and Weekly Guard names authorized agents for subscriptions and business receipts. Cottage Grove W. C. Conner Creswell J. L. Clark Colours Geo. A. Drury.
The Guard Printing Co. enlarges the weekly paper and raises costs but offers one year prepaid at $1.54 with a free choice of either the Twice-a-week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturalist for one year. Subscribers may also swap if magazines were not delivered, selecting a free paper instead. Mail remittances to Guard Printing Co Eugene Oregon.
Merchants' Protective Association plans to petition the railroad commission to challenge lower freight rates by the Southern Pacific from Portland to Albany versus Portland to Eugene. They urge tax valuation of the line to $25,000 to $50,000 per mile to capture excess freight revenue and fund public needs. Eugene authorities accuse SP of inadequate facilities and a poor depot, arguing a decisive fight could curb discriminatory practices.
The Salem Journal critiques education funding while praising Buxton of the state grange and condemns narrow newspapers. It also comments on the Thaw trial, noting public fascination, moral judgments, and the imagined future publication The Jungle.
Local improvements keep pace with town growth as the Merchants Protective Association urges immediate investigation into freight rate discrimination and calls for broader campaign action.
A dark meditation on gilded salons and ruined innocence. It recalls Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit, questioning a society enthralled by gold and glamor. The piece warns that moral rot surfaces as social life decays and laments the loss of virtue in a world of profligate fools.
The Oregon City Star analyzes Salem Capital Journal efforts to press referendums on University of Oregon funding and armory construction while questioning the Monmouth Normal grant. It criticizes the approach as prioritizing smaller appropriations over larger state programs and suggests possible motives behind the campaigns.
The passage ponders recurring figures of vast wealth like Rockefellers and Harriman, noting how finance men have steered fortunes through crises. It reflects on past ability to survive economic deluges and hints at a looming era of widespread monetary upheaval.
Independent watchmakers petition the federal government to scrutinize the watch trust, accusing it of breaking the law. The call comes amid broader worries that monopolies distort prices and hamper competition, leaving workers and firms exposed.
The report claims Pennsylvania may recover 2,400,000 of the capital loot, but skeptics doubt any return. Citizens debate Nick Longworth as a potential candidate for Senator Foraker's seat, warning that in law and politics in-law influence can be risky and volatile.
Walter Wellman, though still pursuing polar ambitions, remains a figure of bold branding as he forges new methods to publicize his ventures. His persistent public profile highlights ingenuity in promotion and a reputation for dramatic, attention grabbing schemes.
Special Correspondence from Lorane reports a neighbor hood thief and desperado broke into Mr Gray's smokehouse. He stole night spoils and fled toward Gibson cabin down the Siuslaw river. A gun battle with Mel Fenwick left the outlaw severely wounded, possibly fatally, as he escaped through a back window. A large posse continues the search along the river.
The Cottage Grove council filled the vacancy by electing VanDenburg over Wood after adjourned session. Committees announced: finance Bartels Comer Porter. sewers Comer Hubbell Bartels. lights Venske Hubbell Comer. street Hubbell Venske On water Comer Bartels Venske. Fire warden Porter. Snodgrass reappointed city marshal at $60 monthly. night watchman Leader also $60. Maude Blair named Lane county envoy to James town fair. Rialy prepares for trip and Blair plans singing and study of local industries.
The Junction City News of Local Interest reports varied items including the Imm family settling in Spokane, Thea Poole of Nampa Idaho passing a pharmaceutical exam in a class of sixteen with top rank, and A. D. Houriburt recovering from a paralytic stroke. Uncle Jimmie Kirk near 87 resides with J. F. Kirk in Franklin. Births include a daughter to J. B. Hill on April 10 1907 who died shortly after, and a 10 pound boy to Mr and Mrs Moffitt born April 9 1907. the Moffitts homes are in Washington but they came to Oregon for a boy.
Seattle April 11 The campus weekly censures the faculty bachelors for hosting dances with varsity co editors say married professors would avoid trouble registrar Herbert T Condon says unmarrieds should stay off the faculty editorial notes rally against double standards and assert faculty routines mirror student life. The piece notes few varsity girls attended these events and claims dances were not formal gatherings.
Oregon district attorney questions prospects of convicting Dr C H T Atwood over an alleged illegitimate operation on a 16 year old girl. If the patient dies manslaughter charges may apply. if she lives the existence of a child becomes key. Prosecution vows thorough pursuit amid disputed medical opinions and past witness difficulties. Local residents and relatives travel between Junction City Eugene Albany McMinnville Springfield for updates.
Conversions by telephone will be possible in Albany starting next Sunday, enabling worshipers at the United Presbyterian church to hear the sermon from home. The Christo phone, installed by Home Telephone Company, lets parishioners listen over receivers, with collection plates optional. Manager DeVarney oversees the setup, aiming for Sunday morning readiness.
Mrs. Geo Peters visits from Coburg for a short stay. Merle Morris from Eugene visited friends and relatives last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Geo Wilhelm of Junction City spent Monday here on a brief visit with many friends.
A reflective meditation on love, patience, pride, and home life with wry humor. The author discusses truth, slander, and social temptations while stressing that love dignifies and defines us, noting how affection shapes self-worth and memory.
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