Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 190?-1910, February 16, 1906, Image 8

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    THE MATCHLESS AND UNMATCHABLE
Embroidery Sale
At the Pon Ma che Store.
Two Days t FRIDAY AND SATURDAY > Two Days
Oniy.
(-------- 16th a-.d !7th.--------- >
Only.
ON THE TYPHOID
EPIDEMIC
BUSINESS
J. M. Eddy, of the Oregon Coast A
The regular monthly t
Citizens of Eugene met with the
Eastern Railway, the coni|>auy that city council will l„.
the
council
Saturday
members of
evolved from the Willamette Valley si.i»*s the usual grist of
night and discussed the typhoid fever
XY7 - HAVE imported on our own account direct from St. Ga!!,
situation. D. E. Yoran, president of Electric Railway Co., organized by to i>e tiauaactxd ti e typ
W. J. Wilsey and which has recently will be discu-.-id ami it
W $ •■"—land, 500 pieces Embroider es, 36 yards to the piece,
the Merchants' Protective Associa­
made announcement of a big system that »evrtal ordinance,
eighteen thousand (18,0u0' yards, at a price which enables us to sell
tion. and Allen Eaton, for the same
fine, wide embroideries for less than half of regular prices. The
organization, presented resolutions, [ of railroads along the Oregon coart lietteruieut if health
patterns are strictly new, and different from the ordinary patterns
and both demanded that immediate and east through Or» gon via Eugene, the city will be pamed.
Mayor W ilk i: - ’■ ri...,t,
action lie taken by the city to clean was iu the city Sunday on his way
you !xe everyone have on tale.
You ' ■ it to yourself to make an exceptional effort to be pres­
this morning that uu«
up aud see that disinfectants are from Pol tlaud to Coos Hay.
Mr. Eddy has s[ieut the last two nances to be introduced»jj
ent at the beginning ot this sale merely to satisfy yourself by undic-
nsed; that a plumbing inspector and
putaHe evid ace—the goods and prices themselves—that we arc right
ci»y hfalth officer l»e appointed im­ weeks iu Tillamook and Vasuiiigt&u compel the L uiversity of
now givint yxzw
you •> a chzncg to
suvc -----
,ronx g third to onc-hji. ci wnit
11VXV
mediately: that the water company counties, securing rights of way for thoritiea to connect the
“ . . o. ’ ainarily
'
... have to ----------
-1 — 'J-. — .. from any other sto C
you will
pay f for E*
Embroidery
be forced to flush »ewers aud dead end the line ami ba» been eminently sue- sewer with the eit.vsewet.
He found the people along lull the sewage from every
water mains: that all laws for health ce.-sful.
in Eugene.
Here i a chance lo save m ney given to everybody!
aud cleanliness be enforced without I the proposed route very eiiluu, iu»lic I the campus empties into
regard to |iersona) influence or star.»! over the proposition, and he thinks i The millrace, which i,
Regular 15c to 20c Err.brcideries, the yard
9c
ing.
The resolutions wert- uuaui-j there will be uo obstacles in the way i stream and unhealthful
or rapid construction turough tbo»e flows through tlie city ln
Regular 30c to 35: Embroideries, the yard
12c
mosuly adopted.
•
counties.
Judge
Walton
deceiared
that
the
tilth from the university „
Regular 45c to 75c Embroideries, t ie yard
1 3c
Mr. Eddy »ays that as soon, as the is thought by a great nan,
only way out of the situation was a
lights of way tor the coast line are! has a great »leal to do wit
Matson made a ¡»ersonal canva- municipal ownership plant, aud to go
Not, Cne Yard Will Be Sold Eeiore or After This Sale I II Drl
tl " infected district-.
In the vi to the Mohawk or its branches for secured similar work will begin on fever in the city.
At These Prices, As This w Cur Customers’
Other measures will be ,
water. Mayor Wilkins said that the cue east ami west Hue, beginning at
! ch .ity ut Pearl hi . ! l'x»»-.;txi - i
-
Ben. fit Sale, And Not» Ou~s.
.ound many cases.
In the home- Mohawk water was not fit for a hog Siuslaw and extending lengthwise | the council tonight aud
1 w .ere the patients resided they n.-<d to drink, and besides, it did not run through the county, through Eugene j everything poartble to
I city xvuter and iu adjoirit - : '• - enough water for this purpose. Th and via the McKeuize i ute ovi r the I typho
mountains. Construction body.
I where they u»ed well water th».... were Paine also bore the mayor out in bis t a.-caue
. tl y’li'id case». In »om< Lome- lie assertions, aud further stated that work, it is said, will leg.ii as soon a»
:.m . ,i i.ia'iy i- tic
' ’ four ■-• - there was no question of the present ail rights of way art ».cuied.
water b*iug contaminated with ty­ Some are of tue opinion lliat this is
C\n WATi.ix TO BLAME
phoid gert'-s.
He lielleved the flltei -imply a ‘‘wildcat” or “hot ail”
' “On ourte.-n: street." he contin was the only safeguard aud system for scheme, but the Guard has knowu tor
ued, “I found five cases of typhoid in Eugene. Frederick Knox wanted in; -everal weeks past that some ox the
one house Toe place was modern and mediate action aud talk of municipal btaviesl capitalists iu the country are
old junk shop » o the K. A. Booth i the i»oi se was clean and sanitary in ownership later. “The lietter the day 1 ack ot it and that sexerai million!
James Turner, city street
pro.-erty at the corner of East Elev­ every lespect but they use! city wa- the better tte deed.” let woik be dodars have liven s»'t aside tor the
enth a: »1 Mill rl.eet.-. wi s re.tried to • ’er. The ajdoiniug house was old ami commenced Sunday uud save as muck construction of tue uue-. Financial shiner, has been appoints!
Spector by Mayor WilldH |
the health cou.u ittee with power to ' ulthy and looked to lie unsanitary. suffering and death as possible.
He iuterests in Portland endorse the
liis work this morning, g)
act.
They used well water there ami all the lielievei’l that whoever had caused the profioBitiou us a genuine one.
speet every back jard in th
Tlie b“l of Engineer F. C. Kelsey inmates were well aud hearty. Ou dea»l end to exist on the present sys­
se ■ that sanitary condition
for 8225.75, balance due for surveys 1 Mill street three case» were reported tem should lie ¡»rosecuted for criminal |
all 1 w ieri» they 1 n it the i
for tht* municipal light and water ' to me by Dr. Bennett and all of them negligence.
owners will be comp lied toi
plants, was pi t seated by Councilman used city watir. Between the rail­
Attorneys Bi'yen and Ness were o'
I
at HI er. All closet- xxithinI
Matlock.
way track and the river I fcajhd three th" opiuiou that the only ic'iedy is
• I
a »» 'A i-r ma n w ill , .,v.- to
cases were reported to me by Dr.Ben- iu takiiug the water supply out of
UNIVERSITY SEWER.
The meeting of the city council last1
nectei with tie sewer and it
uett
’
and
all
ot
them
used
city
water.
the
control
of
a
corporation.
Coipor-
As predicted in last night's Guard,
night was an interesting one and was
rio»
I 1 "t t II" I 'it » nf thow <4
i
Lewis
R.
Assalina.
manager
of
the
I
found
three
eases
iu
houses
where
atious weie money makers aud where
I [ Singer Sewing Machine Co. 'suffice pre-i rihed limit will lie t»
attended by a large number of citi- an ordinance was passed authorizing City water was used.
the
health
of
the
city
is
concerned
' zens interested in the health of the the construction of a 12-inch sewer on
“What was astonishing to me was the money matter should lie elimina­ in tnis city, died from an epileptic aild new» ones dug.
city, for it had lawn rumored about the south side ot East Eleventh street that in nearly every instance the pa­
tit Saturday evening abi ut 0:3 ii
John M. Gowen.-, a brott
ted.
from
the
university
to
the
High
street
the streets tb it some warm discussion
|
o
’
clock.
■
of
Chief of Police S;il»a. ■
tient
ha»l
been
drinking
city
water,
E. Schwarzschild called atti-ntiou
upon the sul.ji^ts of tht water supply »ewer and doing awa.v with the uni­ aud where there were no cases of ty­
The man was seized v.ih tl
1. Toriii r's place as .-to'i-t con,
to the ’act that over a year ago be ,
versity
sewer
emptying
into
the
mill
and the typhoid fever epidemic
phoid well water was used. I imme­ predicted this very outcome iu the while standing in front III the I Ilice while he is performing hilM
would be tad.
And the spectators race.
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diately secured a plat of the city xva- article mentioned iu the Guaid. lie in the Titus block about 5:30 o'cliwk. 1
CURB ORDINANCE.
were not disappointed, either.
t'er system and found that where »’end saw then ai.d fully understood the i He was taken to his room in the
A petitbm from the Fortnightly
The curb ordinance was passed, A ends iu the water system existexl the
llotfman House and Dr. F. E. Selover
Club demand!
that the city imme­ uniform curb^for all streets excepting typhoid cases were found. This whs cause.
was called and everything doi.e to
Councilman Calkins asked the majc
diately Mcure ii supply of pure water the principal business stieets is pro­ especially true on Pearl aud I ak
. save his life but in vain.
if
it
was
a
council
rtieeting.
His
honor
\ nurilsT of the B th-K^
and one .rom a number of citizen» re­ vided for. This will leave 34 feet of streets aud in the district between
The deceased was aged 2d year.-. He
replied it was not. but that the
aiding in tL* . »i,d,x...>txru pal t ¿if the street plopi-r.
be •<<».■--:o-k1 11
Hr»»H
7
can
e
here
from
Stockton,'
Cal.,
tue the railway tracks und tUe river.
council would meet Monday night and1
¿1» r, ,l!v >* ♦> »>♦
POTYl«
tend the annual n eeiiiif ti
about
a
month
ago,
succeeding
M.
F.
C.xUSr, OF CuN'TAGiON.
ariaiige or ail lit cuwary precautions.
pel the water c< mfany to act imme­
1 h . »I- fri .in a « I i
• '■ lu»
Council Matlock desired to intro­ Pit: I: ley as manager of the Singer of­
“1 arrival at thx> conclusion that
diately to leittr tiie safer sti| ply or
filìcws: C. I). Daiibfr.tq
fice.
Mr.
Piul.iey
was
intending
•here was insufficient flushing of ti e duce resolutions for appointment of
the |wtiti< in i would hold the city
I '. N. I trig
I • St I
dead ends of the water pipe, and that plumbing and health oificer and to 'dartiug on a trip last today, but Bitind y. ot Fortlai : J. V I
responsible tor damages, provoked
waited
another
day
or
se,
till
some
one
comm»
ttce
work
on
a
municipal
water
organic natter Lad accumulated,
much discu.->-i n. The may or ordered
1 ! ... e
. ■
else could be iqjoiuted to take
.onuiiig a .avoiable media .or typhoid plant.
the latter petition placed on tile,
(’n- . <• MuJeriri. Cal. E l
charge
of
the
<■
flee.
Supervising
Some
had
a
plan
to
purify
the
water
Ijacilli.
whereu|H>n Coui.cilu an Matlock ol •
Vu x t I . (>1.< i- ei|d
“The qveatiou before n e alter 1 ar­ at the pumping station, but Council­ Agent W. J. Byrne of Portland, ar- this evening
jected in no ill certain terms Hiid
rived
today
to
attend
to
the
matter.
man
Henderson
said
that
the
whole
rived at this conclusion was, how did
finally moved that the petition be re­
I 'te this afti'-c ■■ it ptipeiti
The body of the unfortunate young
tlie tpylioid germ» get into these river would have to be fumigatetl
ferred to tie city attorney, to report
■ii be
i* shipped
i-
i tonight f r 7?",
” ¡ng
and rih , 'tal ,
man
will
O
k-
,
, the
. , fiancliisi-
,
do
any
good.
pipes, 'lhe city well is located ou the
at a meeting to. le called by the
obtained
1
y
the
Fug
ne I*
A party of citizens, including Geo. banks of a millrace, which is nothing
land, Cal., where he l as relatives.
mayor.
from the city to lay a si»* i
Fisher. M. Svarv» rud, Councilmai more or less than a surface drain
Discussion on other matters l eeame T. H. Garrett. Judge J. J. Walton.
the 8. P. to.'» i: a . lit-1
heated at times and several enthsuias- Prof, -si r John Straub, Professor through the district which it runs.
rence street to tie- i. - i»
Water
from
this
race
sxxeeps
into
tlie
tic s|M*ctat<>rs broke out with applause Joseph Schafer. PTofc.-sor E. H. Mc­
rix. -r I
’
yr
I
well. Professor Sweetser, biologist of
<aud hisses at different times.
< 1 rk. Ri< li'-
v ay ti n cd
Alister, Prof» »»or < i. F. Stafford and the state university, assisted me by
p i- a e p>> party are a!-n til
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Professor A. R. Sweets» r, leave» heri taking | holographs of the filthy spots
i i ■ r..i. ii. . y. J
Report of tie street commissioner early tomorrow morning for Major
sid» ration is given h - 81.
Southern Pacific surveyors are at
iloi.g this millrace, pig pens, cow sta­
showed that 17.11M feet of Itimler had L. D.Forr»-t's p'uce ou the McK< uzi» bles ami piles of filth.
Mrs. I* lora Daminoti has begun a
work today si tting the grade stakes
The Eugene h’gh school»
been us><l during the month.
river, about twiigy n ile» above I -
on Lawrence street for the new spur suit against Jeremiah D. Dammon *or team has returned from io 4
OTHER
TGVNS
INFECTED.
A petition ivi a sidewalk on Stew­ gene, for the puigaise of examinii g
to the Eugene Lumber Company's' d‘roree ""d tbe restoration of her Oregon trip, winni: lli't*«
“Filth means (»acteria and liacteria
art avenu»* from Wist Thirteenth certain ci'ek. n .-tream which Hows
mill liack of the butte, and »« soon UH ,le be,ore ’*h>* carried !•'•>>• Flora
■ I i ■ 11
I 1
t -'OS»'
means
disease.
This
millrace
was
un
­
street to Vest Rev» i tiitith »fleet was into the McKenzie river from the
as teams and men can lie secured, K1"“'11- Th* y were marn.'d in Eu the Med.ord Athleti • Club n
presented and it was announced t t south, with tiie view of utilizing t e doubtedly contaminated by water run­ which will lie in Jt dav or two. the'*"1» January '■ W"3> Mrs. Dammon
evening, the Eiigei.»-
x> »J
the walk had idreauy been built.
water of the crick for a »'ity watt r ning into it from the river a mile and construction work wiU be begun and allege,, that reon a ter their marriage
the score of 18 to 13.
a hair almve the town at a point in
A petition for a sidewalk on We -t plant.
b.T !lll-»»:atl<l b. '111 H c UI-»‘ o C'U'I
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.
rushed to completion.
< )f th" six or seven u.»i!vll
The wattr of this creek is ice colti lhe stream where there is a swltt cur­
Seventeenth street rum St.-wart ave-
and
inhuman
treatment
i uid • it .1 I. -Is who have tl:
■
!
1,
limn
,i
ti
I.
'1
1'1
1
uue to Willamette street, was not al­ at all times, is pure and abundant at rent. There are cases of typhoid along
during
■ luring their married
luurried life
lite > -he wn» three of them are r •■•'eri't
lowed, but the present sidewalk was all seasons of the year, Thia place the river above the city. Three were
compelled
to
earn
■
•<»
il»'<l
to
work
tn
»'»ri!
her c~r.
own Prof, n.vde i-al-o ri'i ovrrii»
or<len*d repaired.
would be an excell» nt s»mrce of a re|>xirteil from Spriugtit ld. three miles
living and support herself and child.
11
J
above,
aud
others
scattered
as
lar
up
The street committee was author­ water supply for the city, and it is
I».!:, ■. burg the -i ■ ■' •f“
C. ' M. Kis-iuger is her attorney.
The city water cotnjiany and the
ized to advertise for bids tor the city highly prctmlile that it will lie se­ as Cottage Grove. 2u miles distant.
I. 4 “ri nt'' with In it - ■lll‘s
lumber supply.
riously considered when thematter of Owing to the uegligence of several of council, together with the business
II. ithi i In >i -tenms 1' ■
1UI'11
Deed of dedication from W. p a municipal plant is settled, and it the physicians in filing complete re­ men’s association, should consult and
Such things have g ne
Cheshire to the city was read, The looks as if th»> question will again he ports it was impossible to trace a arrange for a new source for a water
even at footliall games.
numlier of the cases. But undoubted­ supply. The present source of supply
deed gives the city the right to enter taken up iu the near futuftr
R. W.
of Klamatb
rx.
n. Welch,
weicn, or
IMaiu»'"’
ly the river water ha» lieen contam­ is not satisfactory to the citizens,
upon private property for the con­
The Mapleton people are sending was operated upon by Pt
inated
from
these
cases
above
Eugene.
nor
will
the
new
location
for
the
wa
­
struction of a sewer.
their «ppi*« to Eugene at'd CottHge Brown today for the
“bu far in my investigation» 1 have ter statiou lie sati-Jhctory. "The water Grove where the fruit finds ready cer on the lower lip. remora
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
5 cer on the lower lip.
ound no typhoid gi-rms in the city company is now digging a new well a sale at good ] rices.
County Jurtge Unrisni“
water
or
iu
the
millrace,but
coll
com
­
County Judge Chrisman
few
fes*t
from
the
river
bank
and
a
lit
The ti»'H th committee iepert»d 13
Joe Morris Jr. has lieen »elected by reived word that Mart"»
Violet Marie Veach, the iufan munis, has lieen found, and this is a tie further tip the river than the pres­ County Asaeasor Keeney ns his dep-(ter, committed to the in*®
cases of measles, six of smallpox and
ent location.
between 90 and lik> ca.-es of typhoid. daughter of Geo. and Myrtle Veach. | -pecies closely allied with typhoid
•ity t
tl ■
—it g in this vieiu at Salei.i from Lan»' '
! germs and indicative of contatniua-
This new well is nearly on the site ity this year.
Th»» mayor ard health committee i»f l>exter, was born January 21, 1906,
Ia»r 2, 1904, was released FsM
wetv> ai'h iviz d to aecure 4i»infe<ff- and «Had February 1. 114 d, at the age tiou by sewage. If this coli baoillua of the old Haiws tanxjyry and a lit­
The
contract
for
carrying
the
mail
li**». on a six months HR
1
is
ill
the
water
there
is
reason
to
be
­
tle In-low it. This tannery for years
ntita anil use tlieir judgment al» ut us­ of to days. The burial took place ■t
between Alpha and Mapleton for four sence in the care of l'”r
lieve
that
typhoid
germs
are
there
Lowell
cemetery
Saturday
noon.
was ths receptacle for all kinds of
ing them.
also. The remm they have not lieen dirty.grvasy hides and the location is years commencing July 1, 19ofi. has McAllister, at Creswell
The little crib is empty u»tw.
found yet i» perhaps due to the fact not practical at all. The people are been awarded to Elmer Lamli, of Al­
The little clothes laid by;
MOKE ARC LIGHTS.
The stockholders of the
that very few typhoid germs exist in suspicions of the present location of pha.
A mother's hope, a father's joy,
I
Lumlter
Co. met in annual*
A resolution authorizing the city to
Married—At Indian Town on Wed­
any given quantity of water. For iu- the water company '»source of supply,
.n IXath’s cold arms doth lie.
day and will probably not R
contract for more street anr lights un­
stam-e.
you
may
hare
a
barrel
of
wa
­
nesday
eveuiug,
February
7.
1906,
at
!
and a new one must lie obtained.
Go. little pilgrim, to thy home
til the total nmnlier is 5o, at ?»'■ per
th»» residence of the bride's father, several days.
ter with only a few tpyhoi»! germs.
Ou yonder peaceful shore ;
The Guard has lieen informed that
light, was |«x.ssed by a narrow margin,
William Dick and Mis» Libbie Bar­
One
hundred
peraona
may
drink
iron»
Marriage Licenses were
We miss thee here but will come
a resolution will be presented to the
the mayor casting th»* decidiug vote.
■
this
harrel
and
only
one
become
inoc
­
ney,
Rev.
J.
L.
Burns
officiating.
—
day
to the following:
Where thou hast goue Isxfore.
city council at tonight's session ask
The vote on the resolution stissl as
Florence West.
ulated with the disx'ase g»'rms.
Elliott and Tena G. Mc&t
ing
that
the
present
water
franchise
follows:
Ay»»—Spencer,
Bristow,
“There is no donbt iu my mind at
M. Kintzley and Gladys A- F'
be cancelled and that the city council
Horn, Beckwith.
Mayor Wilkins.
all that the city water at Eugene is
take
immediate
steps
to
erect
a
sys
­
An article in yesterday’
Mrs. Rhoda Marshal), aged 81 years
No Calkin«, Matlock, Heudersou,
cx»ntaminat»wi. The results of my in­ tem of its own.
from the Portland Journal *
died at the home of her son. W. F.
Garrett.
vestigations point conclusively to thia
W The city election will undoubtedly
that typhoid fever was also ®
IVtitioii» for numerous lights at Marshall, in East Eugene yesterday fact."
1» waged on the municipal ownership
evening
al<out
&
o'clock.
Besides
her
field and other towns.
F. N. Smith, who wag
different plaxes wer« then read aud
was in charge of
of formed that there are only !<1
question again, and it is believed by the Eilers piano sale in the Beckwith
referred to a committw appointed son she leaves a daughter in Canada
..., —
.u tux/
.
typhoid in Springfield »nd 1
many that the matter will affect coun­ >_iLM
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-
building
some two
years since,, ia now
1
by th»' mayor to locate the additional and one in Kansas. She has lieen re
The
American
Railway
Associa
­
ty
candidates
at
the
June
election.
siding here about four years, having
traceable to the use of
light» ordered.
in
the
city
and
will
dore
out
the
en
­
come here from Kansas. The fuueral tion's inspectors arrived in Eugene
at Eugene.
tire
stock
of
the
local
branch
of
Eilers
OTHER MATTERS
was held this afteraoon at 4 o'clock, today in their special car and exam
Professor Lyon», of the Drain Nor­ Piano House.
Mr. Smith lias as
A petition to abolish th»* present with interment in the Ijuirel Hill ined the local ^iepot employe» as to
mal
School,
ha*
l»een
employed
by
sociated
with
him
this time C. W.
dumping ground near the rber was cemetery.
Rev. C. A. Wooley con­ their hearing, eyesight and distinc the Eugene school board to teach Eng­ Simon, formerly in charge of the
grated.
tion
of
colors.
Every
one
|«ssed
the
ducted the service».
lish. Ij»tin and algebra in the high Eilers store in Salem, also Geo. Frazer
examination very «uccessfullv.
In Eugene, Feb. 8, 1;*"L
A petition for the removal of the
echooL
and 3. E. Hievens.
Nick) n and wife, a »on, ***
pounds.
Dr. Ralph C. Matson, -tate bacteri­
ologist, who was here several days
la»t week investigating th«j typhoid
tever epidemic. Las been interviewed
by the Portland Journal upon the
subject. Tiiat paper of Sunday says:
Dr. R. C. Tenney, state health offi-
. cer. and I)r. Ralph C. Matson, state
• bacteriologist, »ay the t»4»h<»i'l tever
situatiuu at Eugene is grave.
Dr. Matson went to Eugene last Sat­
urday night and remained four days
mukiig an investigation. He found
7o x'a-es ot tyhoid in Eugene and it»
vi -iuity. most of them in the city.
He returned to Fortlaud thoroughly
¡convinced that the water supply of
the town is re»pil'».b!e for the epi
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