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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
3
Historic Eugene Weekly Guard masthead from September issue notes independent paper status, publication by Guard Printing Co Inc in Eugene Oregon, weekly Friday issues, subscription price $1.50 per year prepaid, $2.00 at year end, entered as second class matter.
The Guard Printing Co offers new or old subscribers a special August deal. Pay a year in advance from Aug 1 for the Weekly Guard at 1.50 and receive a free choice of the Twice-a-Week St Louis Republic or Oregon Agriculturalist for one year. Subscriptions may choose in September if not yet delivered.
Henry Clews notes railroad earnings surge in six months ending June 30. The Chronicle reports gross earnings of 923 million for 1000 miles, up 1080 million over 1905, with net income rising from 225.1 million to 272.0 million. Railroads drive national prosperity, fueling demand for materials and labor amid expansion.
A young Evstern capitalist buys Major Forrest's ranch on the McKenzie, with a Chicago associate owning 10,000 acres adjoining. Investors eye Western Oregon as Willamette Valley Co expands electric rail plans, urging rapid franchise use and no delays to attract independent financiers, timber and mining districts poised for dividend payoffs.
A dispatch notes Krapp’s widow and her two daughters in Berlin buying welding apparel. The piece cites a wealthy unnamed daughter leaving 15,000,000 and others criticizing economic methods while arguing wealthier people should spend lavishly on occasions. The dialogue presents two sides on spending and duty of the rich.
A discussion contrasts Krupp family thrift with a chorus girl's Paris spree. While the Krupp women in Berlin demonstrate economy, the other couple, led by William E. Corey's fiancée, spend wildly in Paris. One example urges prudence for small earners. the other ridicules extravagance.
The Inez election adopted a constitutional amendment allowing cities to amend their charters without legislature. Roseburg plans to use it to set up a municipal light and water plant owned by residents, funding via bonds after a charter amendment election. Several gravity-fed water rights have been filed, signaling progress despite distrust in the Willamette Valley Co plant purchase. Colonel Ernest Hofer cautions about political shifts as the Republican party faces leadership changes in Oregon.
Despite changes, private corporations grow oppressive with water and light plants. Citizens’ right to amend city charters seen as a positive step in Oregon.
General Corbin again urges reestablishment of the army canteen arguing its presence curbed drunkenness and desertions. He cites post life, noting abolition drove soldiers to nearby grog shops, increasing arrests and discharges. The W C T U and allied groups are called to respond.
The typhoon devastates Hong Kong, a key Chinese trade hub, with exports around 125 million and imports near 100 million. The piece notes Hong Kong’s strategic British rule, port strength, and population of about 275,000, then shifts to local editorials and San Francisco woes including earthquakes, fires, labor trouble, and damaged ships and transports.
The passage laments weak Republican leadership led by figures like Mayor Lane who aggressively criticize a doodle Republican council. It argues the public tires of namby-pamby standpatism and politicians who lack resolve in governing and public affairs.
Railroad magnates wage fierce campaigns in newspaper columns while the public continues to bear the war tax burden, illustrating the friction between industry power and taxpayer costs.
The statement hints that Cubans may soon experience benevolent assimilation, signaling a shift in governance or policy approach. The remark implies anticipation of reforms or governance style consistent with benevolent oversight.
A bold statement argues that peace in Cuba may require declaring war if diplomacy fails. The speaker asserts determination to use force to secure stability and halt ongoing tensions and violence. The stance emphasizes resolve over hesitation and frames war as a path to lasting quietude.
Portland asserts a population figure of 185000, a Seattle-like demographic claim echoed in local discourse. The report notes uncertainty and invites comparison with regional growth trends and census data.
The article reviews Prof O L Wallen’s irrigation economics from Washington State College and Elwood Mead’s authority. It argues irrigation increases tomato, apple, and other yields, estimates returns per acre foot, and urges action in the Rogue and upper Willamette valleys to boost crops and land values before next summer.
George Bernard Shaw argues that the beef trust and similar giants corrupt the system. He claims private wealth drives profiteering and states the only cure is to wipe out trusts entirely rather than rely on inspectors or legislation. Public ownership of essential industries is urged to protect welfare.
A palm wood provision chest with papyrus lining and ventilation openings was uncovered in an Egyptian tomb. Inscriptions suggest it belongs to the eighteenth dynasty, dating the artifact to about 3,000 years ago.
A village smith with strong hands works daily at the forge from dawn to night. The poem follows his labor and quiet joys, church attendance on Sundays, and memories of a lost mother as he tolls through life. He begins tasks each morning and ends them by night, earning rest.
Last evening at nine o'clock at the home of the bride's parents Eleie Carobbe married Wa I r Thompson of Albany Rev H N Mount officiated using an abridged Westminster form. The couple will reside in Albany where the groom is a rising member of the legal profession. Guests from out of town included Mraddle Thompson of Albany and Dr J L Will of Albany.
The engineer, conductor and two brakemen on the freight train involved in Tuesday morning’s collision with a troop train at Millersburg were discharged yesterday after an investigation found the freight crew entirely to blame for the wreck.
W H Brown of Pittsfield VI extols King’s New Life Pills as a near pension substitute, claiming they keep his family in splendid health and ease headache constipation and biliousness, guaranteed at W L DeLance’s drug store, with Moon & Tingley noted as floor HQ.
Jim Jeffries and his hunting party, led by Cy Myrick, praised Oregon as a prime big game destination after a trip that saw abundant deer and a 175 pound buck. Myrick, a Portlander, reports seeing hundreds of elk or deer over two weeks, along with catching many fish and a cougar taken by Jeffries. The group plans to reach Eugene Friday and then return south.
Professor C. L. Strange reports 235 students in grades and 37 in high school for a total of 270, slightly below last year as many pupils are out hop picking. A new blower will handle sawdust at the Brown mill and electric plant to share waste. An accident injured C F Panty when a slab struck his face. Dr. Kime says he will recover. Russell Welch plans to move to Roseburg to manage a new plant. Steel for Coast Fork bridges is ready and crews will begin work. the 8, P engines will soon run here after stopping at Roseburg.
Elden Templeman and party return from Pinepenings after two weeks of fishing and reeling D. Mathews. Iona helps load several cars at Goshen siding with lumber to keep teams busy hauling from mills. John Parker and wife at Kitson Springs for a pleasure trip. KK L Edwards receives his mail-carrier flat check. first month’s service payment was held back.
Mrs Marguerite Haroldson post mistress at Mirth southwest of Eugene died at 6 30 p m September 15 LM after a long illness She arrived in Lane county about seven years ago from Minnesota and leaves two children.
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