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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1903
Page
4
An editorial argues against tariffs and protectionism, praising free trade between states and cross border exchange. It critiques monopolies and protected interests, notes reciprocal hay shipments between Oregon and California, and calls for ending tariff superstation and abolishing protective despots.
The Portland lumber market shows rough lumber at twelve dollars per thousand feet as log prices rise to nine and twelve dollars per thousand. The note cites 1897 profits of four and a half to five dollars per thousand as a historical contrast. Timber lands are seen as improving property with a Monroe Doctrine context on global powers. The piece ends with a parable about clams keeping to themselves.
The 7500-ton liner Lodrashaane reaches Portland from the far Pacific with a cargo valued at $1,500,000. The voyage ran from December 21 to January 25, covering over a month of continuous steaming with no other ships sighted.
A Portland man contests his wife’s will two years after her death alleging her sister in law, a favorite niece, should inherit all property. The wife’s will omits forty three thousand dollars in cash, leading the husband to block the bequest. The law governs this dispute despite appearances.
Public allegations claim trained Bellevue Hospital nurses gave dying patients powerful injections of trych nine to prolong life until a new nurse arrives while avoiding discussion of preparing the dead.
Local residents expect the coal market to stall if heavy snow continues, while food markets may be affected if the snow persists. The fragment notes uncertainty about market conditions and potential delays for Eugene.
The creek runs high for years as logs from Booth Kelly and Lith shipments flood the river. A 4,000,000 cubic feet log boom breaks free near Springfield, threatening losses as the driving crew works to recover and drive the logs downstream. Local men return from California and a violent encounter overalls incident is briefly noted.
From the Court House real estate transfers listed include TG end Martha A Hendricks transferring to Panolo McAlpin with amended deeds, and Peter O Hangeo to Jennie Amiteon for lots with amended plat of Fairmount. Also UB to Wm E Pettinger 160 acres patent, and Alice and H A Ransom to BA Waehburne in Springfield. Marriage licenses issued for Koy F Baker and Etta M Vaughn with O F Vaughn as witness.
Storage facilities in Portland announce readiness for a wide range of items including hops wool grain merchandise and household goods. A separate note mentions pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch visiting Portland Wednesday, while a Galway parliament member Colonel Lynoh faces a death sentence after a wartime alliance surrender dispute referenced in the trial.
The lite bine fox breeding on Alaskan islands and mainland joins creates a fur boom. Males reject polygamy and surplus pups are drowned if the mother cannot care for them. A Jersey City merchant who vanished Monday allegedly lost eleven thousand dollars after being drugged.
Port land mariners deny a Seattle rumor that the trans art Dis cargo of 3.5 million feet of lumber and other goods was lost at sea. They say the carrier is overdue to arrive and that the claim is a misdirection, noting the eight hundred ton shipment left Seattle and there is no fraternal dispute between Northwest maritime cities.
City guard Jane Bert Waller of Salm is in Eugene. Numerous visitors and travelers arrive from Cottage Grove Portland Corvallis Junction City and Albany. J C Johnson from the Grove, Otto Oleton to Portland for mining business, Stella Brown to Cottage Grove with brothers, and Misses Haroble Pinkham end school term closures.
Notice declares the Lane County superintendent will hold state and county teaching examinations at Ragene courthouse starting February 11. Details list subjects by day for both state papers and county papers, plus certificate levels and parallel schedules. An unrelated note mentions wage remarks about President Mitchell’s salary rising to 3000 dollars, suggesting a broader economic point.
The 1903 flood, the highest since 1890, brought 3.61 inches of rain in 24 hours, expanding the Willamette to 22 feet at Eugene bridge and causing widespread damage. Homes, fences, and logs were driven away. bridges and wires were torn, mills and boiler plants shut down. hundreds evacuated across Lane and nearby counties as crews worked to buoy logs and restore power.
Local records show numerous entries about making jury lists and related county expenses. Names such as Logan Vaughn Hemenway Stewart Roney Sleyter Eaton and others appear in varied roles from resisting to assisting in jury list formation, with several entries noting tax, constable, and witness interactions.
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