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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1902
Page
2
A narrator contrasts divine providence with the St Pierre disaster where red hot embers and superheated air destroyed dwellings and lungs. In minutes the city’s forty thousand were claimed, sparing no one from grandmother to infant. The piece laments war as mercy beside this holocaust and questions political figures amid the crisis.
The Register cites Mr Shelley’s warning against Democratic rule and recalls the 1890s panic tied to Republican tariff policy. It argues the 1892 election swung toward the Democrats amid hard times and Cleveland’s return, noting the near-even political balance and voters rejecting prejudice.
The piece argues Lane County Republicans should vote along party lines from constable upward, questioning whether party principles require supporting one’s own ticket even when a better candidate exists. It condemns forced loyalty and predicts June return will test this claim.
The Arkansas governor pardons a negro convict sentenced to three years for assault with intent to kill on the condition he move to Massachusetts within thirty days of release. He cites northern sympathy for the south’s oppressed negroes and says the reform should start with a portion of the negro population leaving Arkansas.
A six year old reads about Colvig, a former Democrat, aiming for Furnish. The piece notes Colvig is not as sharp as Furnish and describes Colvig as only a two year old in a playful local column from Portland.
Reports say Mount Pelee continues lava flow down the mountain amid thunder and lightning as the island of Martinique endures widespread destruction of a major city and its agricultural heart.
Real estate transfers list many 160 to 210 acre parcels with various grantees and prices. Notarial commission of U W Brewbaker filed with county clerk. Marriage license issued to Andrew Taylor and Lucy Wilson with parental consent due to minor bride.
Reveals a great secret of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung diseases. It cuts phlegm and infected mucus to allow oxygen to vitalize blood. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00, trial bottles free at W L De Lano's.
Paris reports the Brazilian aeronaut Severo died after his balloon rose from a shed at 6 am and gas escaped igniting from the motor. The explosion shredded the balloon and Severo, engulfed in flames, fell to the pavement beside his wrecked craft while his wife Mme Servero watched in horror.
George Chamberlain may campaign with no chaperone across the state while Furnish stays home. The argument says Chamberlain gains votes by exposure and Furnish loses money as donors pull funds without return. Furnish is portrayed as shrewd yet financially weighed down as dollars are exchanged.
A massive strike leaves about one hundred forty thousand men and boys idle in the Pennsylvania anthracite district. Miners staged the action during a peak manufacturing season when coal is essential to industry.
The Royal Society of Great Britain announces a new solar heat determination by Professor Charles Wilson. He places the sun's temperature at 11,192 degrees Fahrenheit, noting the vast distance of about ninety million miles from Earth.
Five years after being a Democrat Farowh now campaigns as the Republican nominee for governor. The speaker questions whether he would have earned the nomination if he had been poor, implying his rise is tied to wealth.
The young emperor of Spain will soon come to his majority at sixteen. He cannot make a worse showing than his predecessors, though he is a boy.
Daily Guard items list numerous visitors and arrivals in Eugene from Five Rivers Rieven Smeed to Portland and Mohawk. Names include H M Prindel J A Sullivan Dubuque, Robert Goble Arthurs Pa, Mre H E Rookeny from Southern Oregon, plus Miss Madge Battee from Portland and Frank McFarland in Eugene. Also notes trips to cottage Grove, Roseburg, Coquille City, and Salem with several returning home or departing on business or train.
Proposals will be received in Eugene Oregon for sundry alterations and replicas to University buildings. Plans and specs available in Eugene Salem and Portland offices. Each bid requires a 20 percent certified check. Bids opened May 31 at 1 pm in Eugene. Right reserved to reject any or all bids.
Descriptive notices offer 120 Southside City Lot units near College Hill Park and blocks from Willamette Street at prices from $50. Additional additions include 100 lots near Couteer Hill Panx at $50 each with rising prices. Locust Hill farm near College Hill Park lists 70 lots and 40–50 acres of fruit land with trees, house, barns, and fruit varieties. Contact at First National Bank for showings and prices.
Dr King's New Life Pills claimed to tone and regulate digestive organs, expel poisons, enrich blood, and improve appetite. The ad stated only 25 cents at W L DeLano's.
Notice given that warrants will be paid on presentation at the county treasurer's office after May 12 1902. Interest ceases on May 12 1902. Ali Lane county warrants from 2606 to 3063 dated Eugene Oregon May 1902. AS A PATTE RSON County Treasurer
BH Mason amputated his thumb and badly wounded a finger while cutting stonewood last week. Dr Cannan dressed the wound and it is healing slowly. Mason works the garden with one hand as farmers nearby stay busy and farming nears completion.
Limes were lively in Hadleyville with Sunday school at 1am and baseball at 2pm. Attendees included Koth and S P Inman with Peatree from Lorane visiting Crow Sun day band practice. Local residents visited ill relatives. plans announce church services next Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 11am with Sunday school at 10am.
Public school exams for eighth grade set for May 22 and 25 and June 12 and 13, 1982. Examinations may be taken in county schools or at the county superintendent's office. Issued April 28, 1902 by W M Miller, County School Superintendent.
The Missouri congressman credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after campaign overwork and sleeplessness. He states the tonic balanced his body when organs were "out of order" and endorses it as the best medicine sold by a druggist.
New lodging house at 1 Courthouse Lodging Rowe offers freshly painted rooms one block from main street and a little over two blocks from the post office. Quiet locality with rear corner rooms ideal for day sleeping, windows under the projecting roof cutting glare. Ep Hows guarantees satisfaction upon viewing.
In Eugene travelers can find clean rooms at the Courthouse Lodging House just back of the courthouse. New beds, freshly painted rooms, clean floors, and bright Brussels carpet provide a neat, comfortable overnight stay.
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