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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
2
Fragmentary readable text from a Eugene weekly guard page mentions an invep and neus. The exact events, dates, and names are unclear, but it preserves its local paper tone and urgency.
An Arkansas resident wrote a caterer in St. Louis to buy frog legs, claiming a large supply. The caterer asked how many could be shipped. the reply suggested one thousand dozen. After delays, only three dozen frogs arrived, prompting a jest about noise versus final outcome. John Jenkins Jones closes with a note on inconsistency between boast and result.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a president and Mrs Roosevelt invitation, a marriage, and references to historical figures. It includes misread names and dates, confusing phrasing about times, and a Wisconsin fire tragedy with a mother escaping through a window. The readable content is fragmentary and unresolved.
The piece reflects on candidates pledging to vote for a people's choice for the U S senator in Oregon counties Marion Clackamas and Multnomah while spotlighting Niagara Falls power estimates and a city police ethics issue. It critiques profanity and mentions a Portland crusader group seeking profit in town.
A doctress in Portland prescribes tying a freshly grated potato teaspoonful over a reddened nose at night to ease the condition. The note mentions attempts at coloring the nose and describes various odd home remedies. A 74 year old man, who has chewed tobacco since age 18, remains living.
Fortland Journal quotes State Printer Whitney saying he believes in a second term not from desire but to secure best results. The paper notes the office is credited with paying about ten thousand dollars annually.
The mayor and police committee instructed the marshal to notify saloons that the law excluding women minors and blacklisted habitual drunkards will be strictly enforced and that liquor sale to Indians is prohibited. The move aims to protect saloon operators by insisting on observed regulations.
The Northwest ships about 27.2 million bushels of wheat this season from Portland and Puget Sound ports, a sharp rise from prior years. The Baker City Democrat reports the long life of Richard Kidd, a generous resident of Baker County, who died leaving no known relatives.
A Portland preacher argues the hugting accompaniment makes dancing possible and that without it the world would not desire dancing. He doubts men enjoy dancing with their wives while noting a man’s admission of dancing with his wife. The article references the modern waltz and suggests an orderly man would not dance all evening.
A Portland woman seeks divorce from her second husband and requests permission to retain her maid name. Society enforces name ownership and prefers changes only if identity is better served, with typical practice to revert to the first husband’s name or hyphenate.
A Baker City man, part of a special grand jury summoned to probe gambling, was arrested by the sheriff with thirteen others while gambling. All defendants were bound over to the circuit court for trial.
The Independence Enterprise accuses the Pacific States Telephone Company of being a Standard Oil entity in Oregon, claiming it secures valuable franchises for free, avoids taxes, relies on courts to pressure action, offers minimal service, harms town beautification, and employs underpaid female workers.
A historical note recalls Chinese cannery workers alleging superstition based objections to starting work on a Friday. Two years earlier the China men, via their spokesman, warned that a Friday start would occur but did not proceed, highlighting cultural sensitivities in labor practice.
Roseburg authorizes the Southern Pacific to build two oil tanks at the depot yards for storage and delivery. The larger tank will hold 45,000 gallons with a diameter of sixty feet and a height near forty feet, storing about 3,460 barrels. A second tank of 25 barrels will supply locomotives.
The February Review of Reviews highlights the South’s industrial growth with a focus on Gulf ports and Galveston’s regional rise. Edited by Richard H. Edmonds of the Manufacturers' Record, the piece surveys progress and debates policy for patent rights and competition with foreign laws, urging timely manufacture and fair pricing.
The citizen notes the upcoming Cirecon general assembly will be historic with two United States senate elections and the normal school issue to a finish. The appropriation bill may be struck down by a referendum vote, prompting a double-header measure to cover state-wide needs, signaling torrid times at the state house in Salem.
Dr J W Harris county health officer presents January figures to the county court showing record-high contagious diseases. Totals include 74 typhoid fever cases mostly in Eugene, 34 measles cases mainly at Wendling, four diphtheria, five smallpox, and one scarlet fever case.
Five regular operators at the telephone office are ill with typhoid fever. Several apprentices are on the switchboards, contributing to the present lack of efficiency in the service.
Lane County Guard protests the hiring of Roberts and Edwards to estimate timber lands, accusing inflated bills and unperformed work. Coos County records reveal timber land fraud by two cruisers, with court actions and discharge of Roberts and Edwards as deputy assessors amid disputed reports and map inconsistencies.
Last night at 8:30 Laban Anderson and Grace B Ward were married at the cottage 722 Will street by Rev L E Rockwell. The ceremony was brief with few relatives present. Attendants were absent. Bride wore cream crepe de chine and a bouquet of cream roses. Afterward light refreshments. Groom is head salesman at Crockerline Weatherbee's. bride formerly in millinery here. Friends extend congratulations.
Diad James Roberts formerly of Eugene died in Pendleton last night. A telegram to his brother John Roberts received this morning confirms his death. He was years old and unmarried, leaving a sister Mrs. Jas Richardson near Eugene and many relatives. He left Eugene in 1885 and resided in Eastern Oregon since. Remains will be brought to Eugene for interment.
Residents of Wendling report concern over John Jensen who vanished after visiting East Eugene on January 25 and heading toward his timber claim on Spencer Creek. Friends fear he became lost in the mountains and froze or suffered an accident.
A summary list of real estate transfers and court actions from around the courthouse notes numerous conveyances in Eugene Springfield and surrounding areas. Notable entries include J R Whitney to Henrietta B Whitney and Thomas H Ellis to Bertha E Kernutt. Minings notices by Nathaniel E Blair in Blue River district and final US citizenship granted to Fred A Fredricksen.
There is growing interest in baseball this winter with plans for league play in many towns of the valley. A strictly amateur valley league may be formed to avoid professionalism. Albany previously had an amateur league that turned professional after other teams' actions, but a new strong amateur slate could sustain a six month season with weekly games.
Fred Bangs and Miss Daisy Hett, both of Springfield, wed in Eugene on Wednesday Feb 7 1906 at 10 am, officiated by Justice of the Peace C. A. Wintermeir. The groom co owns White Elephone livery stables while the bride is a popular young resident of Springfield.
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