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About Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 190?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1906)
FINLEY ROBERTS LEWIS BOY SPRINGFIELD BOUND OVER TO POSTMASTER CIRCUIT COURT The Boy Murderers and Their Victim 'Ihurssday's DailyJDaily Edward Lewis, the 18 year old boy arrested on the Mohawk by Constable Plank yesterday for aite.i pled crim inal assault upon 10 year-old Bertha Spores, da' gbter of Frank Spores, was given a preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace Bryson this forenoon. L Bilyeu appeared as counsel for Lewis and Deputy Dis- trljl'Att-.ncy .1 MJ William» for '.the state. The girl, her 12-year old sister and her father were examined as witnesses. The defense olfeied no testimony and waived further exam ination. lhe Loy was then bound over in the sum of ¿500 to appear for trail at the Novernter teun of circuit court. The bail was furnished by neighbors of Lewis’. Portluml, Aug. 11.—A» a result the sensational deeds of ’I honuis Reeves and Hugh Saxon, who murder ed aged William Powell near <'• tinge Grove Sunday evening, u crueade is to be inaugi riled in Portland against the selling of “dime novels” by the various bookstores and news stands in this city Both Reeves and Saxon declare that t'l y have bien reading tlie “yellow lacks” for h year or mole and it was cue to their iidluenee I hut they ac quired a desire 'or glory iih <l< spur adocs ami started out on tin ir career of crime. Their exploits were of its« tliHu 48 hours' duration, and they are now in jail ut Eugene awaltirg trial on tlie charge of murder in the first degree. Tlie district attorney's office »’■4 the virions ministers of the city will FATHER DISOWNS BOY THOMAS REEVES Portland, Aug. !>.- In his little cot tage the father of Thomas Reeves, the young murderer who is now in the county ja'I in Eugene, sits broken hearted, we< ping bitterly over tlie conduct of tis mm. But, convinced that tlie boy killed the old tinker, William Poweil, without provocation or excuse for bis Het, lie has renounc ed his own sou ami abandoned him to whitever fate may be the conse quence of lus crime. “1 'will not spend one penny to shield him, ** aolilied the father today; “no mutter what the penalty may lie. He tins brought shame and disgrace upon the good mime of his fat her, brother and family, ami must face Ins fate alone. " lu Ids hasiy departure young Reeves left liehiud him one clew to the cause of hia and his companion's conduct—a dime novel, containing stories about “Dick's Secret,” “The Holdup," "Treachery,” “Tlie Con feasions ot au Assassin,“ and similar effusions calculated to till the youth ful aud susceptible niiml with in- stincta of cr.rne By hia own confes- sion, the boy lielonged to a dime novel gang, which is believed by Hie police to be au offspring of an olii gang tnai educated and turned forth some of the most hardened criminals that the local police have had to deal with, it is learned that its member» devoted mos« ot tlieir time to rending trashy novels. Young Reeves has admitted that the object of tlie organ iztaiou was to teach its members how to “see the world and tight and have a good time." How extensive the organization is no one has li -en able to ascertain, though it is believed that it Includes many boys in tlie vicinity of tlie foot of Portland Heights. It lias existed to.* several years past, and Investiga tion since lhe murder at Latham lias Convinced the father of young Reeves that the toys have been conducting a regular circulating library oi trashy novela. Ry sariiig tlieir nickels ami dimes tliev have pu ’ chased the books, and as each one reads a new one be passes it along to another by biding it in pre designated spots un* der twncea and in other locations •here parents are not likely t< dis* cover it NEWS FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE BEAI. »'.STATE TRANSFERS. » J and Edna ». Melmer to Anna Martin; lot ;, blk 2. Creswell. • 1. Charle« F Muser to Cauline Ilodei* ; £31x57 feit in Mulligan'» ad to Eu - feue. fill. Charlea F Muter to Minili» Myrtle lie tile prune movers in toe crusade against the sale of vicious literature. They will be materially assisted by the discovery this morning of a sec tion of tlm code of Oregon which strictly pr< bibita lhe sale of such books, impos ng a penitentiary sen tence upon those who are guilty. The section of tlie code is as follows: Section 19.15, Bellinger A Cotton's Code “If any jieriou sells, gives away or «bows, or has in his posses sion with the intent to sell, or give away, or to show, or advertises or BeHiiireiHti'r Rauch; <10x157 ftet in MulligHii'n a i to Eugene. 81. Alexander A und Laura Dennison; 40 acres in sec 13, tp 17, sr 1 w. i<io0. W D Hiid L M Wallace to Grace O Walker ami Oscar Drury; 180 areas in nee 2, tn 18, h r 1 w. $950. • C L Wiliams to A W Gilbert ami G Sherman Heller; 80x30 feet In Skin ner’s donation to Eugene. $15(X). Mary J ami James Kennedy to Anna McCauley ; loti 2-3 acres in sec 8, tp 20, s r 3 w. $2000. Same to game; 160acres in sec 8, tp 20. » r 3 w. $1000. J II and K II McClung to A Wil helm, Sr; lot 1 ami n half of lot •> “t l>lk 41, Junction City. $1750. NOTARY PUBLIC. The notarial uommisaion of c K Hale in tlli'il. CIRCUIT COURT. Wm X'ltilf Co vn Robert Allen ami Frank E Blair; to recover iiiouey. John M Pipe», attorney for plaintiff. MARRIAGE LICENSE. Girdoti Sumer« and Neplia C lly land; W R Sumern ami F E llylaml, with»»»». Bit LOF SALE. F A Ardiainlieau to Sam Manerud ; one horse ami one male, named Bar my and Minnie, color bay ami eight yeat »old ; two horaea named Pete, color bay, ami Brownie, color brown, eigtit years old; one mate named Kit, color brown, four years old; two nets of harne»» and one wagon. $220. W C Billing to Flegal A Ryebard ; three hors, a ami an outfit of logging tools. #85.90. HUNTING LICENSES. Peter P Colgaard, Elmira; G D Linn, Eugene ; James Suess, Walter ville; II K Shirk, Eng ne; R Mc Henry, Ma cola; J A Blakely, Ix>w- ell ■ Wm I Vander Walker, Spring Held; E G Elliott, l.ugene; M C Hui ns, Coburg; E F Gillett, Eugene; C C Gilliam, Cottage Grove; W M ■ eorge, Wildwood; Geo Clapt er, Eu gene; W innie E Morgan, Eugene; J J O'Neal, Creswell; Roy Driver, Eu* I gene; Walker Jenney, Eugene; D Matteson, Eugene; Guy Davis, Eu I gene; Heit Vincent, Eugene; Wm Swagi r, Coburg; Paul Driver, Tan gent; Geo F Wilhelm, Junction City ; Geo M McLean, Walterville , W D McLean, Walterville ; B A Camp la'll, Eugelie; Herbert Room», Eu gene; Siegfried Maurer, Eugene: B C Pinkham, Maia-I; Geo A Dorward, Portland, Fred V Wheeler, Cottage Grove; C F Lajoie, Mound; L I. Smeal, Eugene; »'.A Dootittle, Lon don; T A Barlow, London . Chas Brown, London ; J J Gr< Ht, London ;, T O Brasher, London; T W Trunk, London ; Bert Thorne, London; T C Thomson, Blue River. F. H Craig, Springfield. J II Bel knap. Blue River; Adrian Wycoff, Blue River. W E Holdridge, Waite, ville. John M Rennie, Eugene; Cha- Gray, Springfield. L J Be- tie. Blue River; C F Htonetleld, Florence. Iliuch Currin, Cottage Grove. Geo Rissue. Cottage Grove, Erne h Stgart. Coburg . Dale Beeson, Coburg. 1 Uuited States Senator C. W. Fulton is in tlie city today, trying to un ravel the complexities of federal ap- ponitments, whict* seem to increase rather tL.au diminish with the lapse ot time, says yesterday's Portland Teh gram. The senator has returned from Eu gene, where he went for the sole pur pose of adjusting the Springfield post mastership. Two candidates were strongly indorse I for the ulliee.^Stu ator Fulton terminated tho ^t._g„k by recommending the appointment of Finley E. Roberts, wno will probably receive his appointment as soon as the president has time to act. in rise for over 30 years, lias born© tlie signature of and lias been made under his Wr. sonal supervision since its infam v* Allow no one to deceive you ln All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd “ Jiurt-as-ffood” are hut Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, pare. gorie, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant. It t ontains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It d< stroys Worn;, and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrluva and Wind Colie. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation amt Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep, The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. THE OTHER SIDE Of THE FRANK MILLER CASE BIG DEPARTMENT STORE FOR JUNCTION Editor Guard:—Before publishing to a curious and unsympathizing pub lic the details of a family misunder- s atiding or misfortune you should acquaint youiself with both »ides of A. Wilhelm of Monroe, has pur the questi n and do both parties just chased tlie McClung oerner at Junc- ice. • tlon, consideration, $1750, This is Frank Miller, about whom so many perhap» the most deeirable business sensation d stories have been publish corner in the city It has a tro ii tage ed, is a worthless, idl°, dissipated of 75 feet and extends 190 feet to the man, who has never furnished any alley, Thi» rale was made through the iial of a home or support for his agency of R. F. Baker, We are in wife. He lias the temper of Satan, tormed that Mr. Wilhelm will erect a ami lias frequently threatened bis line two-story brick in tli<< spring, wife’s life. furnished witli all modern fixtures, For about four out of live years ami up to date in everything. It since their marriage his wife has will l>e a department store where the worked for her own support, or lived , people cun secure nnything from a with her mother, whose home has threshing mudline to u silk hat. The also sheltered him for many idle | present building is the property of R. mouths, when he refused good, pay 1 I1. Buker, and w ill be removed as soon ing work because it was not the kind us u locution can lie secured, or elei* he liked to do. torn down. Mr. Wilhelm has been Last February be collected all the trying to secure a location in this wages due him and leaving his wife city for some time past, and about a to take care ot herself went on a pro year ago offered $15,000 cash for the longed spree. Since that time he hotel property, ami a few weeks ago has not contribu'ed five dollars to i added another thousand to his offer. ward his wife’s support. His pre Miss Anna Crain, who has been tended suicide ia only a sensational spe dirig several months in the muiiii- effort to spite his wife and gain the tains of California for tlie beuetlt of sympathy of the public, which he her health, returned homo Saturday iloes not deceive aut would not have evening ami was gladly welcomed by were his real character known. After her many friends. She has regained waiting in vain for five years for him Following is the constitutional her former health and expects to re to show himself something of a man amendment adopted by the people mail’. at home for the present. his wife has concluded that it is best of ,Oregon June 4, 1906, under which J. R. Hill received u telegram Sat- for them to take separate paths and towns in dry counties will attempt to uiday stating that llauk was sick in he may spare himself the trouble of set aside prohibition in their corpor the hospital at Boise, Idaho, A let- gett ng up any more sensational ate limits by amending tluii muni ter later stated that he had typhoid stories for the benefit of the papers. cipal charters so as to give their fever, but wasUoing nicely.—Tinies. While his wife and family regret the councils power to regulate tlie liquor publicity given to such very common traffic, tlius nullifying the local op facts, they are unwilling to rest under tion law witbiu those limits. The such glaring fal<ehoods, and Frank danse in which the question is in Miller may get himself into trouble volved is contained in the words in if any more are published. bold type: MRS. MILLER'S MOTHER. Corpo rations Article XI, Sec. 1. Walterville, Or., Aug. 3, 1906. J. M. Martin has sold his interest may tie foimeil under general laws, but shall not lie created by tile legis- Xi tlie Martin A Cook brick works, lative assembly by special laws, The west of the city, to his partner, W, legislative assembly shall not enact, O. Cook, who is now sde owner and amend or repeal any charter or act of will hereafter conduct the plant alone. incorporation for any municipality, Mr. Martin lias moved to tlie eity and is located at No. 5 West Fifth street. city or town. State Fish Commissioner Van Dusen THE LEGAL VOTERS OF EVERY He will enter some other business in in his monthly report just tiled says the near future, but has not yet de CITY AND TOWN ARE HEREBY granted power to enact cided what it will be. He bought the concerning the McKenzie salmon hatchery as follows: AND AMEND IHl.lR Ml'NICIP\l. brick plant ten or twelve years ago "On the McKenzie river, which is CHARTKR srnJECT’ TO THE and has built up a splendid business a tributary of the Willamette river, in that time. At present 15 men are CONSTITUTION AND CRIMINAL I \WS OF 1 III. Sl ME OF OKI. employed at the plant slid orders for our prospects are very good, which several hundred thousand brick are goes to show that the extra work that GON. we did on the fishway over the falls now on hand. Mr. Cook purchased a half interest of the Willamette river at Oregon City One town in Oregon Coquille City, in the plant a yeur’or two ago. He last fall has proven to te very service Coos comity has already taken to is a thorough business man and un able. Last year ou this tributary itself the authority to regulate the derstands the art of making brick. stream we succeeded in collecting liquor traffic, despite the prohbiition Mr. Martin wishes the Gnard to ex nearly 2,1X10,0011 chiuook eggs; where of the local option law. Hollowing press his thanks to the | ublic for the as this year, as near as we can esti this lead, towns in lhe nine dry coun liberal patronage the titni has receiv mate form the number of salmon in ties may endeavor to do the same, ed in the y>ast atid bespeaks for bls the pools within our enclosures, the the most important of these towns succssor a continuance of the same take of eggs will be in the neighbor lieing Eugene, Junction City, Albany, hood of 5,1X10,000. McMinnville, Tillamook, Toledo, Newport, Bandon, Corvallis, Moro, Wasco, Joseph, Enterprise, Wallowa and Lostine. This will be done most probably in municipalities that have At his home in (¡rants Pass, Sohn b«en voted dry not by their own H. Brown, after a lingering illness The lawful season ¡or the killing of of 15 months, of septicima. He was electors but by those of contiguous male deer ope us August 15, and the boru in Lane county Janna-y 7, 1885, territory. The alleged authority in this couase season for female deer will open and was the son of the late M. C. Is the constitutional amendment, September 1. The season for both Brown and M. A. Brown. He leaves alsive quoted, which gives “the legal closes ou November 1st. it is against two sisters, a mother and one broth vol« rs of every city and town . . . the law to hunt or kill deer at night er. power to enact and amend their muni between one hour after sunset atid Died,at her h< me in Junction City, cipal charters, subject to the con one hour tiefcre sunrise. No person Ore.. July 22. 1906, Mrs. Elizabeth stitution ami criminal laws of the may kill more than live deer during Taylor, at the age of 76yeais.O months state of Gregor," which means, ac the season. Hunting deer with dogs and 20 days. cording to this interpretation, that is prohibited. Miss Elizabeth Lewis was born in the electors of every town shall have Perry county, Ky., January 2. 1H30. authority to amend their municipal At the age of two years she became charter so as to regulate the liquor o' troubles that rubbed E. H. Wolfe, an invalid and remained so to her traffic, independent of the restric of Rear Grove. Ia., of all usefulness, death . tions of the local option law, in the came when be t>egan taking Electric Her parents with her moved to same way as i>efore the local option Bitters. He writes: "Two vears ago MoMouri in ISM Though an invalid Kidney trout le caused me great «off wa was enacted or applied.—Oregon ering, which I would have never «he was a sucesaful public school ian. survived had I not taken Electric teacher for many years. Mias Lewis Hitters, they also cured me of gen married Eber Taylor in 1871. Mr eral debility.” Sure cure for all Mrs. Taylor stomach, liver and kidney complaints. Taylor died in 18-0. Mood diseases, headache, dizziness was converted at the age of 19 and For Infant» and Children. aud weakness or bodily d-eline. was a faithful Christian woman until Price 5th*. Guaranteed by W. L. De- the last.—Times. Leno's drug store. otherwise otters for loan, gift, sale or distribution, to any minor child, any book pamphlet magazine n-wspapi r or other printed paper devoted to the publication, or principally made up ot criminal news police reports or ac counts of criminal dee s, or pictures ami stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime; or if any person ex hibits upon any Street or highway, or in any oilier place within the view of any minor child any bo< k, magazine, newspaper, writing, paper, picture, drawing, photograph, or other article or articles w ithin the desriptlons of articles mentioned in the first and se *on<l subdivisions of this setion, or any of them, upon ccnvition there of shall be punished by imprison ment in the penitentiary nut lune than one year nor more than three years, or by a tine of not less than Kit>0 nor more than $15<M>. ” The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has b. GENUINE CASTORIA Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TH! CtNTXUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET, NEUr YORK CITY. ■ AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE ONLY CIRCUS gSSÄ AUGUST 24 CITIES WILL REGULATE THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC ENORMOUS SHOWS UNITED Abscidtiiil’eGi^estShwialitM 7o Which is Now Added the Thrilling 1000-CHARACTER SPECTAOI Scenery Representing A Whole City Stage Digger Than 100 Theatrn Superb Costumes Magnificent electrical Effects J. M. MÄRTIN RETIRES FROM BRICK WORKS 5,000,000”SALM0lf DEER SEASON OPENS AUGUST FIFTEENTH always MOST GIGANTIC AMUSEMENT FEATURE EVER DEVISED TiIGGEST MENAGERIE ON EARTH /Tallest Giraffe Alive Den of Giant Polar Bear» ... Huge Hippopotamus .. A Whole Caravan of Camell Only Rhinoceros in Captivity Three Herd» of Eltpkos AND THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF CAGED ANIMALS IN THE WOWJ> ( SUPERB 8-FOLD CIRCUS NCW SENSATIOINAL FEATURF-S SALVO’S FEARFUL TRIP TO THE ■ THE MOST HAZARDOUS FEA T OF ALL The Create,t Acrobat, The Foremost Rider,----- Incomparable Aerial Athletic and Gymnic Star» Supreme----- Gigantic Company oi Funny Clo*« Groupe and Companies of Trained and Acting Animai» THREE RINGS = THREE STAGES = HIPPODROME CONCOllU AND AERIAL ENCLAVE FILLED WITH QÎ THE WORLD’S FOREMOST^ AREN1C-STARS______ Died Gorgeous Free Street P .trade ; AT IO O’CLOCK A. M. M THE MOST ELABORATE. LARGEST £l TWO PE RFORMARCES DAILY -mi . ^uur.. X 2 lnd . p M TtCK»’T ADMITS TO M ,4 yi am « oi.n. ha Reserved seats and admission tickets can be secu kLano s Drug Store at same prices charged on show grounds« The End of the World CASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought A marriage license was issued thia L. Bonney is acting as night police afternoon to Orland H. W inkle and officer while W. W. Purdy is at en- , Miss Lureua White. campmeut. Eugene Business College Fall Term Opens September 17 190 ö Three courses. Commercial, Shorthand. Civil Actual Business. Voucher System and Corporof*or‘ counting. Gregg and Graham Shorthand. teachers. Send for catalog. EUGENE BUSINESS COLLEGE- Eugene. Orcf^
