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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
6
Tracy says keeping track of the posse is difficult. La Grande beet sugar factory absorbed by Havemeyer trust per reports. Oregon weather forecast shows harvest favorable with rains withheld for weeks. France advances in savings banks with banks on wheels traveling countrywide taking roadside deposits.
The president cannot expect privacy as the press and public take interest in his family. If his son defeats him in a wrestling bout the media will report it and the president should not react angrily.
Report notes eight loads of buckshot fired at Tracy yesterday that failed to strike. Observers say recruiting skilled, cautious posse members may help, but experienced shooters hesitate to ride with such a group due to fear of accidents.
The county balances its timber and mining interests with strong support for farmers. The agricultural sector is highlighted as paramount and farmers celebrate prospects of a good crop and improved prices compared with last year.
The report notes Albany plans to bring in street carnivals and side shows to attract money near the encampment next week, risking disruption of military work. It suggests the governor might relocate the camp to Jefferson or another suitable site to avoid interference.
The reciprocity bill on Cuban sugar was defeated and the surrender of legislative function to trusts was plain. Havemeyer and Oxnard were said to have held up Congress, with intelligent men recognizing the manipulation.
A historical note argues Albany may host an encampment again to capture crowds and money from troops, risking military work. It criticizes a $206000000 deficiencies item in Congress and questions Mayor Williams’s reform efforts. It also references Portland’s vice and a teamsters strike amid local unrest.
The text laments the disposal of slab wood into sloughs by mills calling it detrimental to public welfare. It argues waste harms the public as fuel prices rise and challenges leaders to act, urging the Portland editor to collect and store waste for future use.
Canada accused of harboring American criminals Green and Gaynor who face Georgia charges of embezzling 2,000,000 dollars from river and harbor appropriations. Extradition efforts failed and Secretary Hay plans diplomatic talks with Britain after pressing Dominion government.
Henry Watterson assailed the president during a Spokane visit calling him an aggressive unfledged soldier of fortune who rose from a navy desk to the White House. He mocked policy claiming pockets stuffed with unshared reports and proclaimed the nation’s liberty be disregarded for imperial power.
Dean C Warcenter of the Philippine commission returns to Michigan and argues the United States must have the Catholic church accept the entire native priesthood to resolve religious troubles in the islands. He compares Spaniards and natives to colonial racial divides and says reconciliation with American Indians and African Americans remains as yet unattained.
Junction area notes Prof Starr named for the forthcoming term, after previous satisfactory service. The school board will select other teachers later and quotes a new bridge to be built moving east of Millett lane and another at the Lancaster road gulch near Merrit Cantee. Willie Saylor suffered a severe accident falling from a hay loft, breaking his thigh. Dr Lee set the bones and he is recovering, with expectations for a quick return.
About 15 laborers came up from Portland Monday night to work on the O&HER R. The hotels all belong ftill they were compelled to walk the streets until morning. The first wreck of the season on the O &S ER R occurred Saturday evening when an empty flat car left the track demolishing the tracks and damaging a few ties.
Mr and Mrs Kayser of Elmira, Lane County, Oregon arrived in Medford last week and anticipate making it their future home. Mr Kayser recently sold his mercantile business in Elmira and is seeking a new location. The Mail, longtime acquainted with the Kaysers, commends them as good, honest citizens and wishes them well in Medford.
K F Bater and Co closed the sale of Kelso farm four miles south of Junction City to J B Eston recently from Kansas for $8. Also reported late consignments RF Scott’s addition to Eugene sold to Samuel Manerad and E W Sorensen from South Dakota for $500.
Beneficiaries of Joel Ware who died yesterday received from the AOUW two thousand dollars the insurance proceeds held to that order.
Armour engages Gates in Chicago corn pits while Gates controls July. Armour has planned for September as the Gestes syndicate shortens September corn while Armour holds long. The financial battle pits millions against millions and producers seek advantage as cribs empty precedes price moves.
A broad discussion links fear of illness to spiritual dread in women, describing how disease shadows happiness. It cites Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as lifesaving cures for female weakness, with testimonials from Elizabeth J. of Diana West Virginia and Alice Greely of Westmoreland New Hampshire praising restored health and vitality.
An appeal invites sick women to write to Dr R V Pierce Buffalo New York for free confidential medical consultation from the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute. It promotes Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser offered free with one cent stamps and mail expense details for cloth or paper editions.
Percival Langdon finds a snakeskin purse containing money and personal effects. He feels a mysterious pull from the owner and learns the name on a card inside. He returns the purse to Miss Mabel Sweetbriar and her mother, faces a moral test, and later marries the owner, praising the softness of gingerbread and a contented life as an assistant bank teller.
Percival Langdon bets fifty against himself over a name Mabel Sweetebriar. He heads toward Larkin Street resolved to find the purse owner and restore it, a quest driving him through a bustling town quarter.
In historic practice, peasants in France paid homage by offering a canary on a carriage, while Austrian vassals presented two pots of Mes on St Martins Day. A Franconian lord received the abbot of Pigeac in costume, and others demanded Trinity day fines and even body tattoos for refusal to dance.
An excerpt recounts a warm day in Enstone where the narrator overhears a workman asking why a Quaker keeps his hat off outside a church. The Mason Bill explains Episcopalian as a fancy foreign religion, highlighting a humorous exchange about religious labels.
The dying words attributed to Bronewall Jackson include orders to deploy infantry and prepare for action. The delirious general reportedly spoke of crossing a river and taking position under trees on the far bank, reflecting military past thoughts akin to Napoleon.
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