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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
7
The Eugene Weekly Soard lists Creswell J L Clark for Creswell and George A Drury for Coburg as authorized to take and receipt for subscriptions or transact other business for The Daily and Weekly Guard. All postmasters are authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions to The Daily and Weekly Guard.
A satirical verse by Walt Mason mocks a pompous wealthy figure as mortal and ordinary. It downplays royal airs with blunt humor, ending by noting the hidden vanity of a man who once seemed “Johnnie on the spot.”
A Texan named Perkins dies in an automobile crash near Lebau, triggering a dispute over establishing a cemetery in a town that had never had one. Legal sparring ensues as relatives insist on a graveyard. locals argue Lebau is unsuitable for a burial site, prompting a satirical forecast that the town may be moved to healthier territory.
The Springfield Union cites Indiana college presidents at a conference in Indianapolis urging restraint in using the terms college and university. Only two Indiana institutions truly deserve the university title, with others legally misnamed. Presidents from DePauw, Purdue, and Butler discuss name changes or legal relief, warning the issue deserves wider attention and possible legislative action.
Germany, England, France, Austria, and Italy produce varying paper amounts, while the United States leads with 1,300,000 tons annually. novelty uses cited include paper roofs and compressed wood pulp, light paper garments in Chicago hospitals, and paper made from paper mulberry bark.
The article describes paper products from garments to cigars and bags made in Philadelphia, plus a paper horseshoe touted as durable and hoof friendly. It ends with a note on a sensational Paris cafe suicide after an unidentified American or Englishman had the orchestra perform seven times through the walls.
Springfield council met in a special session voting to audit accounts order new sidewalks and accept most of the $10 000 sewer contracts totaling about $9 000. The move includes a dog tax ordinance and curb limits on canine owners with yellow cars or fancy birds dogs. Street scenes at the ball park included an attempted canine eviction from a moving trolley car and amused passengers witnessing the struggle.
The Springfield flour mill expects a shipment of 10 000 bushels of hard wheat from the Inland Empire within a day or two. Mr Noel will use it to produce a hard wheat flour sold locally as cheaper than imported milled flour. The mill begins grinding its own wheat and its capacity will be taxed through winter and into spring.
A new post office will open at Denna on the Wendling local and be known as Mohawk. Bert Lemon is named postmaster. the office will handle mail from Denna to Wendling including lumber camps, while Springfield R F D carrier No. 1 keeps the route below Denna. The office sits across the railroad from the old store, in Mr. Lemon's new cross roads shop.
The six months old child of W. R. Goddard at the corner of Fifth and R streets died yesterday morning between 8:30 and 9:00. The mother left it at 7:30 to prepare breakfast and later found it asleep at 4:30. At nine she discovered the babe dead. the death was due to self strangulation by choking from vomiting.
A large black dog with a collar attempted to ride the P. E. B. and E. street car from Springfield. The conductor discovered the animal after the car started and questioned its ownership, noting the five cent fare required for passage.
A new real estate firm named Springfield Realty Company has been organized in Springfield with plans to run offices there and in Eugene. Founders include Mayor M. M. Peery, John Keatly, A. J. Perkins, J. W. Machen, C. R. Mead, W. J. Barnes, and G. W. Perkins. John Keetly, C. R. Mead, and W. J. Barnes will run the business full time. Officers named: President John Restly, Vice President C. R. Mead, Secretary W. J. Barnes, Treasurer M. M. Peery. By-laws adopted.
Report of the Springfield Public schools for the month ending Nov 5 1909 shows 470 boys and girls, with 218 boys and 252 girls. Attendance totaled 9276 days with 272 absent days and 68 late times. The month’s net increase 121 pupils, net decrease 57, to date 844 total pupils. Submitted by H. Carl Baughman superintendent.
The steam shovel blamed for havoc in a California tunnel heads to Springfield for Natron works. The fault is attributed to a train inspector enforcing height limits and facing possible dismissal. Local briefs note a store sale transfer, Neff & Runk changes, Hayward misstatement correction, and new utilities along the car line with 22s rights. Stinson & Co wins another plumbing contract for Utah Construction at Natron.
The Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co reorganizes its Eugene force in the first week, adding traffic and plant managers H E Constantine and FE Saylor, with J E Heaton becoming commercial department head. The move increases payroll to about fifty, expands the Eugene territory, centralizes payrolls between Salem and Ashland, and provisions a new switchboard and upcoming building.
A collection of witty quotes and observations from Northfield News style humor pages. It notes political, social, and cultural musings including a Cleveland dyspeptic fasting, an electors college called electrical, and a North Pole figure linked to politics. A large comet sighting is predicted for this winter with public interest in the heavens.
An old patent remedy touts Mother Greys Sweet Powders as relief for fever headaches stomach upset teething and worm issues. Claimed to break up colds in 24 hours with pleasant taste and safe for milk. Sold by all druggists 25 cents. Over ten thousand testimonials claim cures. Do not accept substitutes.
Lane county captured the grand prize for wall grain display at the Seatby Exposition. FE M Warren oversaw the Lane county exhibit. The list includes gold and silver medals for multiple grain entries by Eugene and Coburg growers, with several individuals and crops named among the awards.
The annual city election in Junction City Oregon will be held at city hall on the first Monday in December from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Includes mayor, council members, treasurer and recorder, with judges WH Rann J K Butler and J A Hoone. Also notes local real estate transfers and a death in Monroe.
Clarence Edwards and Grover Pritchard capsized a boat at the entrance of Alea Bay Newport. Edwards 26, recently married, drowned after efforts to swim ashore 150 yards away while Pritchard reached the beach only able to crawl. Edwards body not recovered.
Snow and subzero winds sweep Duluth and greater lake districts. Travel slows as lakeshore towns report heavy snowfall and hazardous roads. New Richmond and nearby communities in Wisconsin and Minnesota endure widespread winter conditions today.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a person named James and an injury event. The readable text lacks full details but indicates a medical or wind related incident and a local context.
A Lake Superior steamer named Tonle owned by the Northern Navigation Company sank near Isle Island in rough waters. The vessel carried twenty crew members who were reported aboard but no further details are available.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments including irregularities displacements and nervous exhaustion. It cites testimonials from two cured women and invites readers to write for free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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