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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1902
Page
6
The Oregonian notes the five month strike harms miners and families destitution grows as coal prices stay high. It mocks the choice of Odell and Roosevelt as mediators and questions who influences the coal trust policies guiding workers’ return to work.
Missouri schools will celebrate Eugene Field on the first Friday in November at the request of the state superintendent. He becomes a patron saint of childhood in the state, admired for child sentiment poetry that endures as his lasting legacy.
The king's kitchen staff are mainly French and Italian cooks and roasters. Salaries range from 2 000 to 4 000 yearly. Windsor meals follow a strict timetable with breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner, and supper at set times. The eight kitchens hold vast arrays of cookware and silverware valued around 10 million dollars, under yeomen custody.
Pendleton East Oregonian reports that Harvey Scott, who has repeatedly said he is not a U S Senate candidate, has withdrawn from the race or left his candidacy claim.
The piece describes political maneuvering for a winter in Europe and a return for the legislature. It notes a strong challenge from Mr Scott and asserts political resilience. It explains the Post Office plans to carry mail along the Yukon River by horse and dog teams, with twenty five mile stations and eighty relays covering two thousand miles, needing energy to maintain the line.
Sara Arnold aged seventy two who was convicted in 1865 for participation in Lincoln's assassination died recently at his Masonville Maryland home. Arnold, with Doctor Mudd Frank McLaughlin and others, was sentenced to life at Dry Tortugas. President Johnson, after acquittal in the impeachment trial, pardoned Arnold.
A turbulent portrait likens John P Morgan’s steam yacht Corsair to a pirate ship. The text rails at earls and magnates who once hanged pirates yet now rob openly at sea, escaping punishment while others hail them as captains of industry.
Portland police begin testing saloon front doors from 1 to 5 am to ensure closures align with city rules. Some back doors may be left open as officers check compliance. The text notes a policeman can still be a thief.
Sage, said to command a hundred million or more, plans to reduce his workload as he doubts his health will endure. He argues he has enough wealth to avoid poverty for the rest of his days, and will ease his pace while continuing his long career.
Prof Robert Fitzsimmons will soon head the physical culture chair at an eastern school. He will instruct students in the latest methods to spoil the other fellow’s facial beauty and disarranging the position of his short ribs.
In a saloon reception a strength circus features Jono Payne who scores 1260 on a kicking device and agrees to hire Mr Post after challenging to strike him in the stomach. Post, a peculiarly built man with extraordinary stomach resilience, endures kicks from neck to loins without flinching. Payne’s manager offers Post $100 per month and expenses to tour with them.
The Sioux Falls Daily Presse lists supreme officers elect from the Modern Brotherhood of America. Lane County gains Oregon’s T W Jenkins as supreme watchman, among officers including T B Hanley as supreme president and Edward L Baker as head physician, with numerous other state and district appointees.
Nine workers at the Lucky Boy mine walked out over poor boarding house meals, demanding better grub. They blamed incompetent cooks and said they quit to protect their time, while three men remained at the mine. The strikers stated they did not seek trouble, only fair food.
Daisy Guard Snodgrass and Amy Doherty were wed in Portland at 10 PM with relatives in Salt Lake City. The bride, famed for amiability, has visited Spokane and Eugene in summer. Snodgrass, cashier of First National Bank, plans to live at 70 East Eleventh Street in Eugene. GUARB sends sincere wishes for welfare.
The CUS N 8 football team practices evenings and Saturdays on the vacant lot in front of the school house. A challenge from Eugene High School has been received and accepted. Lectures at the Christian Church of Drain by Rev DU Keilame, retractor in the Theological Seminary at Eugene, have been well attended and enjoyed by students.
John Gray of Saginaw and J E Young from Cottage Grove are in town. Miss Margie McDougal of Roseburg visiting Eugene. Mrs Ingham and family return from Portland. Miss Rene Applegate arrives from Portland on business. Robi Brady leaves for Lafayette for two months. Mrs Jackson arrives from China and heads to the coast. Kauffman and Elmer Roberts in Portland for Knights of Pythias. H B Miller goes to Corvallis for Agricultural Hall dedication. Frasier and Woodcock attend good roads meeting in Portland. Prof McAllister and Dr Plummer mingle with church sessions. Snodgrass family arrives from Portland. Rev Milker and party attend Hoseburg Baptist convention. Hendrickses relocate to Walterville. Rev Hunsaker from McMinnville heads to Roseburg for Baptist convention.
Courthouse notices record several land transfers and sums paid. T G Hendricks administers William Withrow estate selling Lot 10 Packard’s ad to Eugene for 800 dollars. Ella Macy and Harry Macy sell Lots 3 and 6 Macy’s ad to Coburg for 155. John Elliott to Thomas Elliott 104.95 acres in township 17 range 4 west for 0.00. Lily Hurd to Frank Wilson Lots 11 12 block 6 Acme for 200. Rosa and Gaston Nettle sell 80 acres in township 17 range 1 west for 200 to Solomon Dotson. Martha McPherson to Malcolm Morrison land in town 15 east range 4 for 1000. McPherson also sells Lots 8 4 5 6 9 10 1 12 block 12 Lancaster for 1 000. Allen Bond to J W Zumwalt 7.83 acres in township 164 range 4 west for 100. Harold Wimmer to Clara Zumwalt 2 acres in township 176 range 4 west for 400. Siusian Lumber Co files log brand 02.
Le Roy Mining Company stockholders elected directors A D Le Roy Dr L W Brown J L Le Roy W C Johnson and Dr George Wall for the year. Officers to be installed November 1 with elections for president vice-president secretary and treasurer. The property lies between Helena and Crystal Company interests on the district mother lode.
A Corvallis boy was arrested for the terrioge meeting of the Salvation Army. Two friends, to clear him, swore they made just as much noise themselves. All three were promptly arrested and paid $10 apiece.
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