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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1910
Page
2
Seattle reports unofficial returns show William E. Humphrey, stand pat Republican, leading by a large plurality with 433 votes over the required forty percent. Second-choice voting complications threaten potential contest by Thomas P. Revelle, an insurgent candidate, who vows to pursue legal avenues.
Mayor Matlock reports power ditch near Walterville progressing well with headgates and concrete work at the plant site near completion. If rain holds, ditch should finish within a month and machinery to be in operation soon, aided by Watts railroad crew and Mathews dredging team.
T A Lavake a prominent Lacrosse Wis business man arrives in Eugene with wife and two sons Harold and Oscar Straub to settle permanently. He has shipped a carload of goods and an automobile and has bought a half interest in J O Storey’s ranch at Deerhorn. Lavake a longtime leading grocer, will raise to live in Eugene and visit the McKenzie river area when weather permits.
The Eugene Heating and Power Company plans to finish the new central heating plant with a rebuilt team after contractor Schafer vanished with part of the contract money. Schafer had drawn 4000 of 7200 and left one third done, failed to pay wood stave pipe suppliers, and disappeared, but the surety bond will cover the loss. A company representative gathered unused pipe and the routed pipes will be returned to Portland manufacturers. New materials will be ordered and work resumed by the firm.
Sept 19 Chicago reports Mrs Anna Chisas and child were burned in a notable blaze. Authorities investigate cause as residents recount details of the fire and its impact on the family.
On opening day at the University of Oregon the registration reached 290 by 3 pm. Registrar Tiffany notes today’s figure is higher than last year’s first day, with many freshmen registering now and older students awaiting later in the week, signaling a larger enrollment than the prior year.
Mr William Donaldson arrived in Cottage Grove from Wisconsin after leading a four man caravan on a coastal trek since last May. He traveled about thirty miles daily, camped along the trail, and planned wintering on the coast with his family to follow later.
A series of property deeds records transfers between multiple parties. Listings include Mrs. C. A. Perking to Garnet S. Allison for one acre in section 27, and W. E. Gleason et al. to Orvil A. Knapp for part of a lot in Cottage Grove, with prices ranging from 10 to 600 dollars. Other transfers cover 15 acres in several townships, various lots and blocks in Long & Law dees add, Coleman's additions, and Mid-park, with buyers including LeRoy L. Brown, Arthur W. Summers, Ellen J. Root, David C. Auld, H. C. Auld, Emma L. Lem… and Frederick H. Rhodes among others. Prices noted include 210, 400, 100, 600, 1200, 1, 10, and 3500 dollars.
Mayor Matlock presided as council discussed issuing $50,000 in bonds and a sinking fund schedule set for September 1, 1910. A $150,000 refinancing plan will be paid in three installments by 1920. Updates covered street bids, sidewalk work, power plant progression, and water department finances with a tardy meeting reprimand.
A two year old thief led an 80 mile pursuit from Salem to Lorane as Sheriff Bown and a Mo zach garage driver chased the Studebaker thief. Jett Isom, 2, evaded capture until Lorane where he surrendered after a lengthy, wet run across Lane and Marion counties. The hobo passenger fled, but the sheriff let him go. Isom, known as Toots, confessed little and was returned to his family in Albany area.
Lightning shattered the Henry Clay statue in Lexington Cemetery, injuring an arm and leg. The memorial, unveiled in July, replaced a prior monument struck by lightning in July 1903.
Arthur Dennison, aged one year ten months and twenty days, the son of Mr and Mrs John Dennison of Coburg, wandered into the mill race near his home and drowned Sunday afternoon around one o clock. His mother later found the drowning edge and his body was recovered downstream. The tragedy left the family and town in deep distress.
The Merchants' Protective Association reports a July 4 1910 celebration balance of 270.10 on hand after expenses. The committee, led by E A Bean, itemized receipts of 1163.50 from subscriptions and 155.00 from concessions, plus a 126.70 carryover from 1909 and 0.00 other totals, totaling 1445.20. Expenditures included numerous items from prizes, band fees, decorations, lumber, and labor, with 270.10 remaining to be carried forward while promising to cover church steps repairs caused by a float incident.
September notes from Lowell describe E Hyland buying a new horse with the old for sale, changes in Templeman Addington and McBee staffing, a town event with a dish pan and alarm clock, a growing restaurant scene, a driver alert about slippery streets, and moving a store building toward a warehouse site near the railroad while Hay and barn work continue.
Judge Henry McGinn spoke in Portland arguing for a nonpartisan judiciary and denouncing a "corporation machine" he linked to a state convention. He cited attorney leaders from Standard Oil, Southern Pacific, Hill system, Pacific Telephone, and big lumber interests, accusing them of guiding judiciary appointments through an alleged private assembly.
A Portland meeting features Judge McGinn denouncing partisan meddling in elections and assembly manipulations. He attacks Burnett and others tied to the initiative and referend laws, calls for nonpartisan judges, and frames party power as protecting interests amid a senate ticket matter.
Notices record several weddings in September 1910 across Muse, Josephine, Jackson, and Lane counties with officiants named. The text notes multiple couples and locales, including the Methodist parsonage in Muse and the Presbyterian church in Fugene, plus home venues. It also mentions university freshmen wearing green caps amid initiation, rain, and the absence of hazing enforcement.
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