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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
7
Gene Weekly Guard announces subscription rates and mailing details for Eugene Oregon readers. The Daily and Weekly Guard authorize postmasters to receive and receipt for subscriptions. Names J L Clark and George A Crary listed as agents. May 13, 1909.
Premium Papers offer subscribers who pay one year in advance at the Weekly Guard. Free gifts include silver and kitchen sets while they last. Address GUARD PRINTING COMPANY in Eugene Oregon to claim.
The Eugene Way praises Eugene as a model of municipal enterprise, crediting street paving for rising property values and population. It cites editorial praise from the Baker City Democrat and Portland Journal, and argues Corvallis should adopt Eugene’s spirit to mirror its beauty and order.
The Pendleton Daily East Oregonian criticizes a proposed single board of regents for all Oregon schools. It argues the initiative system invites abuse and that a unified board would hand control to a few political appointees, shifting focus from free, local service to salaries and influence.
Washington state moves to require both partners to be morally and physically fit for marriage. A physician certificate and affidavit will be needed for a marriage license. The law sets ages at eighteen for women and twenty-one for men, with consent rules for minors and penalties for false statements. It bars marriages if either party is a common drunkard or has certain illnesses, with penalties up to a $1000 fine or three years in prison.
In Central Park on sunny days many well dressed women walk with their children secured by polished steel chains. The practice, though debated, is seen as easing attention to traffic and vehicles and preventing loss or kidnapping amid concerns about crime like the Black Hand.
Eugene has grown fastest in the Northwest for its size and is building more business blocks, public buildings and residences than any city of similar size. The surrounding country offers resources in agriculture, fruit growing and milling to sustain a prosperous future. Electric railways and irrigation will shape the upper Willamette valley’s growth and Eugene’s role.
Vacation season draws near as Americans prepare for annual outings. The piece argues recreation, change of scenery, and time in nature are essential for relief from busy modern life. It notes sea dwellers crave mountains and inland residents seek salty air, urging balance over material pursuits.
Salem drivers and merchants watch Oregon Electric freight between Salem and Portland double in volume as officials note strong freight demand. Plans discussed include a later night train, two extra daytime cars, and expanded passenger service with more cars on the Forest Grove line.
All offices in the Turkish cabinet seem filled except the minister of executions, a job that promises to be in greatest demand. The country has a method of handling disfavored officers by assassination, public or private, rather than recall, deterring even ardent seekers.
The piece notes how a deposed sultan, forced to surrender wealth, struggles to maintain eleven wives with extravagant hats and needs. It contrasts with American households facing pressure from a single demanding partner, while labeling the sultan as a man of poor judgment.
Luther Burbank is said to be perfecting a cactus that yields alcohol and sugar. It could become a popular vegetable, especially in recently dry districts. Expect old tapers to seek ways to enjoy a glass with mint or lemon rind using this invention.
A Chicago minister denounces the large hats worn by women as a sign of evil days. The narrator dismisses the claim as nonsense, calling the preacher mean. The piece reflects a provocative exchange in urban society.
Mrs Susie Fennell Pipes of Portland and Miss Case, both Oregon artists, gain high praise abroad after study in Paris and Berlin. Pipes plans Pacific coast tour with a concert run and later assists Case in a summer program. Both artists are expected to perform together in Oregon in the fall.
The Forest Service reports changes in the Washington and Oregon districts with new appointments and promotions including C. R. Davis and Robert J. Watson as Assistant Forest Rangers on the Umpqua National Forest Walter G. Hellan as Forest Guard on the Wenatchee Rolf J. Phelps as Assistant Forest Ranger on the Whitman E. E. Robertson as Forest Guard on the Columbia Ralph Taylor as Assistant Forest Ranger on the Cascade John H Russell and Karl Park as Forest Guard on the Wenaha Bert Howard as Assistant Forest Ranger on the Malheur W. H Brown as Forest Guard on the Snoqualmie and A. Moore as Assistant Forest Ranger on the Crater.
Hood River Oregon May 5 The largest Hood River Valley land deal to date closed Burt Van Horn of New York sold 100 acres of orchard to Edwin R Pooley of Philadelphia for 105000 This includes 35 acres bearing trees range from 2 to years old Trees are maturing toward a full crop Having produced 18000 boxes of apples in four years sold at 2 to 325 per box Last summer Van Horn sold 40 acres to Dickerson and Peck Minneapolis for 44000 and 10 acres to William R Starrett New York for 9000 Gross sales in eight months amount to 185000
Eugene, once called a dead town, now ranks among Oregon's most progressive. A $5,000 yearly publicity expert salaries backs campaigns boosting population, street paving, and municipal improvements. Baker City Democrat notes the dramatic turnaround and urges similar public spirited action for Baker.
An advertisement extols Dr JKngs New Life Pills as superior laxatives and tonics. It claims the pills tone stomach liver and kidneys purify blood strengthen nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. Sold at W A Kuykendall's.
At the home of the groom on May 9 1909 the ceremony was officiated by Harrington with KE and KE present.
E J Martin of Russellville Arkansas arrives to inspect the city and nearby country for relocation. Cap Jtallet and a mine owner also travel with plans to retire on a coast farm. Hartog of the Commercial Club in Coloma California previously touted the area but Martin did not settle there. Hartog now aims to persuade him to stay in Eugene. He represents nine other men seeking new homes including a banker and his two sons.
The Irving grange will give a dance at the Lowry grove near Irving on Saturday May 22. A good program is being arranged for the occasion.
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