E EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD
AN INDEPENDENT PAPER
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GUARD PRINTING CO., INC.
Publishers
Wished every Thursday,Eugene,Or.
lubscriptlon price, $1.50 per year
d in advance; $2.00 at end of
I NSl RANCE ROBBERY
There was no telegraph in those days
Eugene is being robbed by the fire and the monthly steamer that would
insurance companies until the limit take the news would not sail for sev-
of endurance has practically been eral days, It was a long seven hun-
| reached. If other cities In Oregon dred miles between the two places,
.are belnj s taxed at the same rate not a little of the distance being
by the financial highwaymen who through a wild country with stop-
control the insurance business of the ping places far between, with the
■ Pacific coast, it seems strange that dreaded Rogue River Indian country
definite steps have not already been -to pass through, still Rainey did not
taken to organize local mutual or co- hesitate. Barring accident he knew
| operative insurance companies that that he could beat the steamer into
RAILROADS
NEED NOT CARRY
OFFICIALS FREE
ticular boarding-house or store. Six
voted no.
H. B. 118, Jackson—Appropriating
$100,000 for Armories for National
Guard companies of the state.
H. B. 265, Pike—Authorizing State
Land Board to sell certain lands de
vised to Soldier's Home at Roseburg
I for benefit of home.
II. B. 179, Vawter—Amending
' statute so that accused men on re
trial of case shall be tried on the
criminal information first preferred
regardless of degree of crime report
ed in verdict of jury at first trial.
H. B. 186, Brow-n—Revoking will
of unmarried person on occasion of
subsequent marriage, regardless of
their sex, present law applying only
to wills executed by women.
H. B. 228, Hendrick—Including
churches, box cars, steamboats and
partially constructed buildings.
H. B. 179, Vawter—Amending law
requiring husband and wife to tes
tify the one against the other in cer
tain criminal cases. Ayes, 31; noes,
25; absent, 2.
II. B. 321, Chase—For disposal of
Coos laud grant.
H. B. 50, Beveridge—Authorizing
purchase of text books at expense of
district at whose direction purchase
shall be made.
H. B. 302, Freeman Abolishing
fees paid for district attorneys in di
vorce suits.
11. B. 195, Connell—Requiring
county officials to turn into county
treasury all fees received for making
abstracts.
H. B. 71, Burns—Requiring public
officials to answer garnishees.
Guard Special Service.
Salem, Feb. 14.—An attempt to
red at the Eugene, Oregon,
pass a bill compelling the railroads
HEBE is an aggressive form of religion calling itself the ' to furnish free transportation to offi
fflce as secoti-i-class matter.
Dogmatic Faith which has done far more harm to the cials was defeated in the senate this
will put out of business the so-called Portland horseback and get his mon-
Agents for The Guard.
human
race than PESTILENCE OR FAMINE. Di morning. Bailey argued that such a
1 ey before it was tied up by news of
bill would save the state the mileage
The following are authorized to ‘ board’ companies who are openly
rectly to its door must bo laid not only all the bloodstained paid to’the members of the legisla
e and receipt for subscriptions or and brazenly holding up businessmen the failure, He got his thousands
nsact other business for The Daily and property owners and rifling their out the day before the steamer
history of Mohammedanism, but all the murderous doings ture, and Miller (Marion) said the
I Weekly Guard:
railroads were just as willing to give
which
have
in turn disgraced every sect of Christianity.
Jottage Grove—W. C. Conner.
pockets, protected, of course, by laws brought the news to the Portland
passes under compulsion of law as
Jreswell—J. L. Clark.
branch
firm.
In
the
name
of
Christ,
the
Apostle
of
Peace,
this
dreadful
school
framed to foster such trusts.
Joburg—Geo. A. Drury.
they now do voluntarily.
of thought within a few centuries of his death brought about such
As a specific example of insurance
Booth contended that the bill was
A
correspondent
writes
the
Guard
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
quarrels and such murders as had never been heard of IN PAQAN unfair and ridiculous, while Coshow
rates in Eugene we will mention our
as to the best way to prevent water
pointed out that, since the railroads
DAYS.
own experience, not because we have
OUR PREMIUM OFFERS
currents cutting a bank. First, rock,
would
get no compensation in re
Over the Ilomoiousian question, a theological point depending
Notwithstanding that the Guard any special cause of complaint,but for aud last rock. A fine example of the
turn, the law would be void.
been enlarged and the cost of the reason that we are able to speak
upon a diphthong, it has been reckoned that a hundred thousand peo
Hedges asserted that the proposi
efficiency of rock revertment is that
lication materially Increased the on the subject with full knowledge.
ple lost their lives, champions and victims of faith.
tion was unconstitutional; that it was
of
the
county
at
the
head
of
the
Eu
ird Printing Co. makes a special
On an insurance policy of $2 700 on
The crusades, the murders of the Albigenses and of the Cevennes, a disgrace to the state to demand
■r to every new or old subscriber,
gene millrace. For a hundred yards
private corporations to pay a portion
who will pay one year in advance one linotype machine the premium or more the flood had cut the low the Thirty Years’ war, the inquisition, the outrages of Catholics on
• of the expense of government.
•
for
one
year
was
$146..81,
and
the
the Weekly Guard at only $1.50
bank of loam on gravel away, the Protestants, the no less detes’ablo outrages of Protestants on Catho
"How can we get away from graft
8‘fU-rear will be given their choice of Guard building is only 200 feet from
current running its deepest there and lics, the persecutions of nonconformists by tho church, the persecu and keep men straight, when we com
Twice-a-week St. Louis Repub- . the headquarters of a partially paid
setting against and hugging the frail tions of Quakers by the nonconformists, the manifold domestic trage pel railroads to carry officials free?
or the “Ore -n Agriculturalist,”
We haw no moral or legal right to
¡fire department, whose team was out
■UtTui
bank closely, The county wasted no dies and tyrannies, embittering the lives of countless numbers—surely,
„... loluteiy free for one year.
compel such action."
'« toif
engine when the alarm
with
the
lsei »the Republic is one of the largest
time on brush or piling, but built up when all these are considered, the reader must admit that faith in the
The bill was defeated by a vote of
lid!,. 1 best family papers in America sounded yesterday morning In 38 the bank with large loose rock from
15 to 12.
positive,
aggressive
sense
IIAS
WROUGHT
MORE
MISCHIEF
auidij the “Oregon Agriculturist” is seconds. There is a fire plug at the
the Nye quarry a short distance be THAN FAMINE OR PESTILENCE.
Matters in the House.
Iter tip of the best and most practical station and an unobstructed line of
low-. That was seven years ago, and
The house passed a resolution this
m, fruit and stock papers in the
ALL SECTS HAVE CEEN MISLED BY MEN OF THE SAME
ho3e might be laid to the rear of the
| with all the intervening floods that ACRID FRAME OF MIND AND HAVE INCURRED THE SAME BLOOD morning ending the introduction of
fintast.
Guard office. No better fire protec
all bills at noon today, except those
*‘1 «Subscribers, old or new, may take
once frail bank stands as it did thos? GUILTINESS.
that come through some committee.
’’’'■Mr choice of either paper as a pre- tion could scarcely be conceived than ¡summer days when the rock was
Bills Passed liy Senate.
I only know four cults—tho original Buddhists, tho Quakers, the The house passed a bill it knew was
'“Wu
—
that enjoyed by a building located
um.
¡dumped
dumped in to the bank level. Anoth Unitarians and the agnostics wlio can, I think, say that they have unconstitutional this morning. When
Salem, Or., Feb. 12.—Bills were
.. . Those who failed to get the prom- like this office—and yet the insurance
passed by the senate today as fol
fl,,d premium magazines will be giv- trust demands and extorts over 5 per er example is that of the east end of no blood upon their hands. Certainly the atheists cannot, for their II. Ii. No. 363 came up Speaker Da
lows:
vey announced that there were grave
the Springfield bottom railroad grade
talgj their choice of either of these pa-
excesses in France—in the revolution and also in IS70—have been doubts
S. B. 25, Hart—Regulating drain
of the constitutionality of the
'■s In place of the magazines with- cent annually for insurance.
some ten feet high, where the rai'.-
age
upon county roads.
as
had
as
those
of
the
churches.
lr*e"1 further cost by sending their
bill, in which statement several mem
All along the business streets of
¡road builders ceased piling up gravel
S. B. 129, Bingham—Creating a
H
bers
who
were
lawyers
concurred.
And
what
has
been
the
root
of
it
all?
Saying
you
believe
what
nes aud addresses to this office. J Eugene similar rates to this mention
a short distance west of the county
i f ----
The bill made it an offense for any railroad commission.
r f far we have been unable to com- ed prevail, and instead of having
your mind cannot grasp and what your free reason would frequently
8. B. 122, Malarkey—Majority of
road. The slopes of the end, and
attorney to solicit damage cases and
the Eastern publishers to keep
been reduced with more effective fire the sides of the embankment for a reject. A makes his proofless assertion and calls it his faith; B has was backed by corporate Influence, directors of railroad company may
dr agreement in regard to the
reside out of state.
has
u*. gazines, and feel the disappoint- protection, the price of insurance
short distance back, were covered the right to do the same. Then A and B hate each other with a holy because it would prevent damage
S. B. 17 3, Schofield—To remove
'iD‘,<:nt as keenly as our subscribers. been steadily raised.
suit
attorneys
from
Interfering
with
hatred,
and
there
is
the
epitomo
of
the
blackest
chapter
of
the
history
with rock, The banked up waters in
defects
in the law governing enumer
* rhe Weekly Guard is still clubbed
Here is a field of endeavor for the the recent floods swept around the of the world. We who are like shipwrecked mariners upon this littlo corporation lawyers making a »needy ation of products in taking census.
settlement
with
Injured
persons
to
h the Semi-Weekly Oregon Jour- Commercial Club and Merchants’
S. B. 184, Haines—To puhish bur
rocked end of the grade with terrific raft of a world, moving upon the face of the infinite ocean, have whom a corporation was liable.
at $2.25 a year for both papers.
Protective Association that might I force, but not the least damage was enough to do to live kindly among ourselves, without quarreling bit
glary with use of explosives.
Sitting
as
a
committee
of
the
’. Mail all remittances and communi-
S. B. 199, McDonald—Salary of
teg f.-:,
well claim their best efforts until j done.
whole the house at noon today adopt
terly about that which is beyond the horizon.
treasurer of Union county, $900.
(11: • ions to
ed
H.
B.
No.
342,
the
special
appro
some effective plan of relief is for
GUARD PRINTING CO.,
Perhaps you say that even in these very words I myself show want
«tilii
S. B. 107, Bingham—Regulating
Eugene, Oregon.
mulated and put into effect. The in
The regeneration of the fruit- of religious charity. But surely it is not so. If the Catholic finds tho priation bill for the Corvallis Agri setting of brush fires.
beet»
cultural College,that gives this school
pt itr
surance companies are placing a growing industry in the Willamette
S. B. 216, Marlon delegation—Sal
popo or the Anglican the bishop or tho nonconformist the minister a $75,000 a year for the next two years
slot JBVTES TO A GREAT AND
higher tax upon the business inter- | valley has commenced in earnest,
help upon bis path, then in every case it is a good thing—IF IT in addition to the regular state and ary of clerk of Marion county.
oil-
GOOD MAN.
it. de
L”! While Professor Thomas Condon ests and industries of Eugene than I says the Rural Northwest. The symp- CAUSES THAT MAN TO BE A BETTER, MORE NOBLE government appropriations.
luiugliin’est Baity
tfe/ii
the oppressive railroad rates or any ? toms of it are found everywhere. It
veloped that part of the half of the
down the burden, at’< r a weil-
HUMAN CREATURE. Every form of belief is admirable that does $150,000 grant by the bill was for a Laughin'est, kickin’est squihmiu'est
other of the evils from which our was feared that the great wave of in
kid!
anded life, ripe with honor, and se-
that. But when it turns to want of charity and the reviling of those chapel, and the college representa
people are complaining. It is rob terest which swept over the valley a
•e in the consciousness of woi K
tives stated that at present the stu Laughin’est, kickin’est baby!
who
have
ether
methods,
then
it
is
a
potty
twentieth
century
exhibi
1 11 done, there is regret among the bery without reason or justification, ■year ago would be temporary, but
dent body did not, as a whole, attend 1’11 bet that angels loved you—I
know that they did! —
perpetrated by a gang of sharks who on the contrary there is a much more tion of that which ranks in history among the gravest and most blood morning religious services because
agon people that the er ci had to
are fattening off the tribute wrung wide-spread onterest shown this year thirsty crimes.
of inadequate chapel facilities. There Before they gave you me; may be
ne. Thomas Condon xvas a char
was considrable debate, but despite They didn’t shed tears when they
from people who have in the past than last. It is now becoming pop
ier that had grown reverend in
bade you goodbye,
this
fact the bill was endorsed by the
been powerless to protect themselves. ular to advocate the destruction of
|;h service to his fellows. His life
committee of the whole and when it It may be they didn’t, perhaps angels
don’t cry;
neglected orchards which are not
comes up for third reading it will
s the manifestation of full living,
ENSLAVED BY HARRIMAN.
if
they didn't they couldn’t, I know
worth cleaning up and renewing.
pass the house.
; for the dross which most nien
that was why,
It seems that the Southern Pacific
-sue, but in search for the joy and
Bills Passed by flic House
I know that was why, oh, my baby.
company has no intention of build
Score one for Kentucky. They
Salem, Or., Feb. 12.—The House
•oviitMity of truth, that he might ini-
ing a new depot in Eugene this year. have indicted several newspapers for
today passed the following bills:
I’ll bet that when the stork started
«1 c-t these to others.
That is the opinion of well-informed publishing the nastiness of the Thaw
H. B. 143, Gray—Making uniform
out with his load
Men of the Condon type confer sin-
I
persons, the Harriman people being case. Members of society, the old as
dates for hunting season in Douglas All heaven was worried and sighing,
a' ,ar honor upon the community in
Richmond, Va., Feb. 15.—There
Portland, Feb. 14.—A stick of dy and other Southern Oregon counties. And with you from paradise 'way
too busy managing legislatures to well as the young, should be protect
■Pat:
ich their lives are spent. It is a
H. B. 223, Merryman—Refunding
down the road
I spend any time or money improving ed from needless publicity of the do was a harrowing scene at the hanging namite four inches long, capped at
at Farmville today of Moses Hill and both ends, was found in a switch on to Klamath County Water Users’ As The angels were swooping and flying.
jn- >ud distinction for those who re- | their tracks or buildings in Oregon.
ings of moral paupers. It is a curious
William Ruffin, negroes, convicted of the Albina avenue car line this morn sociation $496.25 corporation tax I'll bet they came with you as far
in to say that such and such an
Perhaps if Eugene merchants w-ould thing that there is no real demand in the murder of John Grubb.
Hill ing by a motorman, who noticed the paid to state and exempting the asso
as they dared.
. t, of achievement in which there
begin to route their goods from the the human mind for such stuff, but weighed 2 75 pounds and the rope object lying between the tracks as ciation from the further payment of I’ll bet the most careless one of them
on genuine worthiness, lived here,
this tax. Ayes, 36; noes, 18.
all cared,
East over opposition lines, and our publish it and see with what avidity broke when the trap was sprung. he slowed up at the switch.
ip: we is a tribute of respect in the
H. B. 271,
Freeman—Declaring I’ll bet they felt lonely as backward
President Fuller, of the street car
people going East would buy their it is read. The purest minded mat He walked calmly back to the gal
use y modesty of this boast that is
lows and at the second drop the rope company, who is an expert on dyna dogs to be personal property so that
they fared,
tickets over other roads, the officials ron and the clergy are not behind
broke again. Hill died In agony on mite, said that had the stick of explo they may be taxed and owners may Their eyes on their white plumage
lne commentary on th a character
others
in
following
the
story
of
hu
of the company might sit up and take
the ground.
sive not been so carelessly laid on the proceed against the malicious poison
drying.
.t becomes the subject of it.
notice of the fact that a town of 8000 man depravity.
•S 1!'
switch it was stifficint to destroy er of these animals. Passed with
was
amply
deserving
.ernes Condon
Black Cup Omitted.
| practically all traces of the car strik nine voting against the bill.
I’ll bet heaven wasn’t what it was
people paying them a revenue of
J. BEEBE APPOINTED
this tribute. The state of Oregon
Barbourville,
Ky., Feb. 15.—Jesse ing it. The jar of the cars had sunk
H. B. 222, Freeman—Amending
before,
$80,000 a month is entitled to some
FRUIT INSPECTOR Fitzgerald, a negro, was hanged to the dynamite so far between tin law on attachment so as to provide Before they had brought you to me,
!>«■: honored In his worthiness and
thing better than a second-class
day for the murder of Mrs. Robert tracks that the flanges of the wheels for recovering judgment
jointly
dear.
1 a;'l bear it in memory with pride and
County Commissioners’ Court Makes Broughton last August. Fitzgerald passed over safely.
ChiWJ erence.— Portland Evening Telo wood shed for a passenger depot.
Yea, heaven was sad when you left
against principal and sureties.
Appointment of Well-Known Fruit requested that the black cap be omit
More than this, our commercial or
the
This is the second attempt to dyna
H. B. 221, Freeman—Requiring
heaven’s door.
Grower
to Succeed McCornack.
vote ni.
ted and his request was granted.
mite cars in this city within a month. judgment debtors to appear and an But the earth was glad as could be,
ganizations should not let their work
There is no clue to the perpetrators. swer under oath concerning property
dear;
The county commissioners' court
, Iregon has lost one of its most for an open river lag. The Harri
Two White Men Hanged.
And I, oh, you klckln’st, squlrmfn’est
they may claim.
on
Saturday
named
J.
Beebe,
who
re
man
interests
may
defeat
all
efforts
In oved citizens In the death of Pro-
he first tax receipt was Issued by
H. E 181, Barrett of Umatilla—
elf!
Russellville, Ky., Feb. 15.—Guy
sides northwest of the city, county
rnd lor Thomas Condon of Eugeni. Of in this direction for a time, just as
; Lyon and Polk Fletcher, white men, Sheriff Fisk this year on the new tax Amending law so as to permit sale of My love for you fills every uttermost
fruit
inspector
to
succeed
Dr.
H.
F.
shelf
•>' rse his demise was not unexpect- they have virtually defeated the free McCornack, who has tendered his I were hanged today for an assault two roil to J. M. Stafford, and the amount firearms and ammunition to Indians
paid was $144.94. ii. D. Paine got ¡and halfbreeds.
Of my heart, and your mother loves
legisla-
the
before
¡years ago on a young girl.
slfi He had reached the age of 84 locks bill
resignation
because
of
his
inability
! ture
the second receipt for $38.03. For
you some herself.
H. B. 131, Freeman Requiring
and prevented the enact- to devote as much time to the work
rs, and hi> useful years, which
the past ten years Mr. Stafford and ' proceedings in re estate to be recov
The
scarcity
of
labor
in
the
Wil-
effective
rail-t
an
of
'
ment
desired.
The
appointment
was
as
he
oIe; -e long in the land, could not be
lamette valley is hitting the farmers Mr. Paine have got the first two tax ered In counties where land is sit- Now kick and goo goo in your glee.
commission law, but perse- upon the recommendation of the
ected to be much longer extended. load
dear!
I
hard. They cannot afford to pay receipts, honors being about evenly uated.
Lane County Horticultural Society
I think at least one angel didn’t go
-
Condon was the deepest student vering effort will bring success in
high prices for labor that are paid divided between them so far as re
H.
B.
119,
Jackson
—
For
protec
at its meeting last Saturday. Before
back,
tion of guardsmen while on duty.
geology In the West, and he has course of time, The object sought is Mr. Beebe takes his office the ap- by the logging companies and other ceiving receipt No. 1 is concerned.
Just couldn't bear to go b. .K know
competitors in this line, and conse
II.
IL
107,
Coffey
Providing
in
years
of
endeavor
—
the
eman-
worth
to Oregon a mine of valuable in-
1 pointment will have to be approved
quently they have to depend on half
ing
Ralph E. Cartwright has begun creased penalties f or persons con
Hpmation on this interesting sub cipatlon of Western Oregon from the I by the commissioner of the State able-bodied men and boys to do their
suit in the circuit court of Lane coun- victed second and third times of a ' The bleakness and gloom of the heav
!
Horticultural
Society
for
this
district.
He had gathered a large and bondage of the Southern Pacific rail
¡work. One prominent berry grower ty for divorce against his wife, Pearl felony; providing a double sentence
enly track
I Mr. Beebe is one of Lane County’s
¡of Eugene today informed a Guard Cartwright. The couple were mar- for second conviction and a life sen Without any you on it. Going
gntneent
gnlficent collection of fossils, road.
most prominent fruit growers and
reporter that at present he had more ried in Eugene October 2, 1905. The tence for a third conviction. Ayes, Along as she watches, invisible sprite,
rtii-lls, rocks and other deposits in
will no doubt fill the office acceptably
I Beside where you’re sleeping by day
work on his ranch than five men could plaintiff alleges that on the 16th day 33; noes, 23; absent, 4.
A McMinnville dispatch telling of
"b ch the hist ory of centuries is writ-
I to all concerned.
and by night;
do, but that he is unable to secure a of February, 1906, the defendant wll-
H. B. 360, Ways and Means Com
the finding of a human skeleton in
’
in legible characters for the scl-
single man to help him through the I fully and without cause deserted hlm mittee—Appropriating $2 6,000 for When you dimple she's kissing you,
the
ground
of
a
field
near
there,
says
KELLY
IN
FINE
SHAPE
ifle student.
The work of Dr.
oh, you sweet mite!
rush of the spring work. Taklag and has since continued to live sep- support of orphans, foundlings and
FOR SPRING TRACK WORK
With your hands stretched to me
these things into consideration don't arate and apart from him. There wayward girls.
tdon is not tor yesterday, today or It has been identified as that of Louis
Rainey, and says he will be remem
pink and glowing.
it give you that “tired feeling” when are no children to the union.
H. B. 207, Jackson Fixing time
- sorrow, but for the education of
Dan Kelly is in receipt of a letter
—J. M. Lewis, in Huston Post.
some big husky hulk of humanity
bered
by
old
pioneers
as
having
made
within
which
bills
of
review
may
be
s yet to come, and will be most
from his son, Dan, Jr., informing
The Modern Woodmen of America brought.
a memorable ride in early days from him that he is now five pounds heav steps up to you and asks for the price
The Bean Magic Spray Pump saves
lily appreciated as the future un-
will give a masquerade ball in their
rf a cheap meal?
H. B. 208, Campbell Fixing at
San Francisco to Portland. Rainey ier than he has ever been, b-.t that
Is «self. Mr. Condon was kind,
Ef- eight hours day’s labor for mechanics 1-3 the labor. See it before buying.
hall at Marcóla on the 22d.
he is in constant training and expects NOTICE TO SETTLE At t OI NTS. forts are being made to secure the
Catalogue for the asking.
tie and agreeable. He was a stu- had several thousand dollars in the
in performance of labor for state or
CHAMBERS HARDWARE.
to smash the world's record in the
hands
of
the
Portland
branch
of
a
Hendershott
orchestra
of
this
city
All
poraunn
knowing
themselves
county. Ten voting no.
v. » t of Mtu: and a friend of all its
! 100-yard dash all to smithereens this
to
furnish
the
music
for
the
occa-
Indebted io me, please cell and settle
San Francisco house and was In the
H. B. 220, Barrett of Washington
Petaluma Incubators are easy to
flci- itlons. He was a good man in ev-
: year.—Baker City Herald.
| sion.
it once.
—To p,event management of logging operate and sure hatchers. We have
California
metropolis
when
the
firm
I»f sense and his mourners will be
W 11. KAY.
and mining camps from compelling them in stock.
Subscribe for the Weekly Guard.
^■»Id-Wtda.—Salem Daily Statesman there failed for a large amount.
>dfll wit
Subscribe for (he DAILY Gl .till). men to board or trade at some par I
CHAMBERS HARDWARE.
II'
HORRIBLE SCENE
DYNAMITE
AT HANGING WHEN
BOMB FOUND
ROPE BROKE
ON GAR TRACK