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THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD THURSDAY, SEPT 30, 1909 FOUR THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD AN INDEPENDENT PAPER CHARLES 11. FISHER. Editor and Publisher ——— , Subscription price, J1.5U per year, if paid iu advauce, ll.uu at eud Of year. Entered at Eugene, Oregon, poatufflce aa aecond-claas matter Published every Thursday at Eugeue. Oregou. fa, Agents for The Guard Th® following are authorized to take and receipt for subscriptions or transact any other business for The Daily and Weekly Guard: Creswell—J. L. Clark. Coburg—George A. Drury. All postmasters are authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions to The Daily and Weekly Guard. e there are in the directory 64 Farmers, 3 Threshers and 3 Hay YOUNG BRIDEGROOM makers mixed in with 815 Kings, 101 Princes, 178 Knights, 78 KILLED LAWRENCE Lords, 46 Barons. 1 Czar, 6 Sultans, 30 Dukes, 57 Earls, 89 Keisers. 3 Queens. The Johnsons have the Smiths effectually McMinnville, Or.. Sep, 27 Jutnei ; beaten, 7087 to 5153. The shortest names in the directory are Tow nsend last night nhot from his front door Into 11 crowd of charlvnr four of two letters each Ax, Ek, Ex and Re. The first name is lers nnd Instantly killed James Law Aaberg, the last Zyzick. Then there are Joseph Buttinski. John rence Townsend had been recently married and a crowd of Ills neighbors Fit, John Soup. Peter Ladder, a fireman; Anton Had and William an l their wives starjed to charivari Hadnot, Emma Kindling and F. F. Full, the latter a saloonkeeper. him. On«> of the crowd entered tils house and this seemed to anger Guess what! Townsend The murder fol'owml. Silence ! Tbs itmlincl «I mods»«» natural to »vary woman la oil girai liimirsiM® to VO'S "• wumsnly ill«»««»« U unirn shrink from tits psrwnal qusatmna ol tlm local phytmaii which •<-•«> indclii-sts. Th® thought of rxsmmation » horrent to tham. ami •« they endurs in adanvs a condition ol diacaaa which aurdy progreaaea troni had to tour««. Townsend gave himself up to the sheriff about midnight l-awrence, the murdered man. was about 50 years old Ho leaves a widow and 10 children, several of btiem under 12 ears of age The bullet ranged down through his no-k, cutting his jugular velu and bioiiklng hla neck. Townsend was married about a week agvi for the MH’ond time. lie has five grown children lloth men are favorably known In Yamhill county, having lived near ! McMinnville many years. Fe-llng against the murderer In Intense. PROGRESSIVE POLICY FOR EUGENE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1909 /, »aa »»•» l>* Placca'a grrlrllaga <• cura a great nranr »am»» who *ara fuunX a rrfutfa fur mudaatv I" »-• offae uf fftf.f'. auaaulta- tluu »r lattar. ■«’ corroapoaWeace la Acia aa aacrarflr coallWr vllol. Dr. ft. If. Marca, tiuttalu, M. T. Dr. 1’iarco'a Pavorda Praacription raatoraa and regulate« the womanly function«, abvlt.be» pein end huilda up and pota the bmahtng touch ol health on every weak woman who give« it a lair trial. A movement was set on foot at the Commercial Club last Jt Make» Weak Women Strong, night to erect a permanent and spacious home for the organisa- i * Sick Women Well. tion. It is proposed to procure a good site as near the business ♦ JOHN BULL You can't elford to accept a ««▼»! noatrum a« a «uhatitiite ♦ centre of the city as possible, and build the finest structure tor III» non alcoholic med-clue 0» « mown 1 uMroaiihm. John Bull looks forth upon the main, and heaves a sigh, as ♦ owned by any commercial body in Oregon. This action was ta- ♦ though in pain; he wipes away the tears and cries, in sorrow: ♦ "Blawst my blooming eyes! There’s fungus _ growing on my realm! ♦ I ken because the present club rooms are outgrown, and for the ♦ I need a hustler at the helm! These once progressive British Isles ♦1 further and more important reason that such a building would ♦ are left behind a million miles; it was a blamed Italian chap thit ♦ made that wireless message trap; a Frencuiuau made the whoi® ♦ i be a standing advertisement of the life and activity of the com ♦ world bPnk by flying safely o'er th«- drink; a Dutchman built a ♦ ♦ big balloon in which he'll journey to the moon; and now I'm told, ♦ mercial interests of the city. It is also intended to include in the ♦ luil bless my soul, a Yankee s gone and found the pole! Have ♦ plan of the building a splendid convention hall, which, with the LITERARY SOCIETY ♦ Britons lost their steam and vim .' Are we no longer iu the swim? ♦ AT PLEASANT HILL ♦ Are we content to tag behind, and trust in fate and go it blind? ♦ modern new hotel, now well under way, will give Eugene all the ♦ Is this our England lying dead, with candles at her feet and head'’ ♦ facilities for a state convention city. The importance of this ♦ Has Genius torn her robe and died, and have we naught to brace Special Correspondence. ♦ Pleasant Hill. Sept 28. ♦ our pride?” A voice comes sighing o'er the land s a voice John ♦ movement will be better realized when the Oregon Eastern rail I'nloti ♦ High m bool No I. locatvil at I’l'-llH ♦ Bull can understand: a female voice that's bright and gay. and in road to Klamath Falls is completed, and Eugene will be the point ♦ The gods are with you yet — ant lllll, han formed a llterarv society ♦ his ears it seems to say. "Cheer up! ♦ most easily accesible by rail for Eastern Oregon, as well as cen other officers are Vice president, ♦ you always have the suffragette!” ♦ —WALT MASON. a.id a social gu.Ki tune Miss Ihli.i ♦ trally located for the Western part of the state. To become rec ♦ __ ___ Matthews Adams. It.in aid. of Gothen Is president I he ♦ Copyright. 19o9, by George o ognized as a convention city is a distinction for which the leading other officers are Vice president. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ Faith lloldrtdge; secretary, .Miss The Best Business Training Is Not Too Good for You cities of the East are striving, and many of them have expended Miss \<la Statzer; assistant secretary. Miss .Vila Hayes, sergeant, Claire Hold millions on hotels and convention halls with this single purpose THE STATE UNIVERSITY OUR SCHOOL GIVES YOU THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE red go. in view. The attendance of the High school J EFFICIENCY TO BE DERIVED FROM A BUSINESS ED A few days ago the Portland Oregonian printed an editorial During the discussion of this movement at the meeting last already has Increased to per cent ' over last year. Three- grades are UCATION. in which it was contended that the State University should have night, it was suggested by one of the speakers that Eugene being taught and others will be ad-l The past few years have seen a wonderful advance in been located in Portland because that city is larger than Eugene business men had been heavily taxed by the building of the new ed as the needs of the school demand Ma'-y of the Indents an- looking and could furnish more students for the institution. Following hotel, the Y. M. C. A. building, the proposed Elks’ building and It forward BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS. Business men demand to the I'nlverslty of Oregon this logic to the natural conclusion all the institutions and all the various other enterprises—that the proposed building would as a goal. This school Is the first un more HIGHLY-TRAINED—more EXPERT office assistants ion High school under the new law, industries of Oregon should be located in Portland; in fact, this mean the raising of more money. This view was effectually an called the Lane county plan. than ever before. seems to be the belief of many of the richest citizens of Port swered by another speaker, who declared that he had contrib ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The MODERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IS ESPECIAL land, and as a consequence the state has suffered and its devel uted to all these things, but that in the growth of business and LY FITTED TO MEET THIS DEMAND. ! MARRIED : opment has been slow, compared to nearly every other state in advance in realty values he had received back ten dollars for ♦ * MODERN EQUIPMENT. MODERN METHODS and the Union. The residents of our one large community are evi every one expended in this way. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ dently not broad-minded enough to realize that the surest way This speaker struck the key note of Eugene's present pros HIGHLY SYSTEMATIZED COURSES OF STUDY unfr In Eugene, Kepu-niber 27. l'.toj, to make a great city of Portland is to build up other good towns perity and growth. Cities do not grow—they are built up by at 7 p. m at the Methodist par the CAREFUL PERSONAL INSTRUCTION and CRITICAL E. Elizabeth laiwell and War and cities throughout the state, which must of necessity pay the enterprise of the people who live in them. Who, among all sonage, ren M Owen, both of Wendling. Rev. OBSERVATION of the PROPRIETORS of the SCHOÙL our business men and property owners, would willingly receive D .11. Trimble officiating tribute to them in a business way. make your SUCCESS ASSURED. As to the University question, it has been the rule always to back the money he has put into public enterprises and promo Write, Call or Phone for Particular» locate educational institutions in the smaller places, the idea tion work, and in the exchange see Eugene go back to where it IIEIIE IS RELIEF Hill WOMEN If you have pain« In the back, I’rl- 67 E. 9Lh St». Phone Main 666 being to remove the student as far as possible from the distract was three years ago? nary. Bladder < r Kidney trouble, anti want a certain, pie.mint herb relief ing influences of city life. It is true that there have been a few There is no stopping place in city building; we cannot stand f exceptions to this rule, notably in Washington, but the Oregonian still. Thera will be progression or a backward movement will set ' “At STRALI M-LEAIV' It U - is wrong in making an example of the Seattle institution, when in that will depreciate values and bring stagnation of business. reliable regulator, anil relieve* all Ft nuil.- Weaknes-es. including In as a matter of fact the Universities of both Oregon and Idaho, The success of three years of effort should be an incentive to fiammati >n and ulcération- Th.- «-■.<•' w x- -»■ * • ® ■ each in states of smaller population, are ranked higher by educa still greater achievements. We should build the proposed Com Motiu-r Gray's \uitrnllnn-l. if I- .. I by druggists or sent by mall for 50 HUNTER3 &TRAPPERS GUIDE. tors in all respects than that of Washington, although the at mercial Club building next year, erect a city hall which will re i ts. Samples cent FREE Address. ft,XI !«<»•»•' Iww«® 1 D « W> ag .w, IE« •*«« «»«tfe«. I «« ■<I - t ®.< t®« 4« »a., »1 *J« >tl T««PI »« '—«»•«« |hw« y« V»«r« G««<w fl ! ■|.«t« to l b* !<■«®« i m * i. . I. « • -«•-«• fta«i • r .« g: f .... . .«a —« . * k n 1«, w«««4 toM tendance slightly exceeds that of Oregon at Eugene. It is true, flect credit upon the city, replace the wooden sidewalks with The Mother Gray. Co., la- Roy. N. Y. »«• k »-«W <>M » «»•« 8-, I •« 1 I«« ••••'•-*••> « • h I - • - ■: I • -1 '- Mi® Mtoft vwg P-Aws w.4 r U, II-•«■ «»4 «wttoa*. As«km«b U » , l>i|tl. ’ I, MUm also, that some of the college towns have grown into good-sized cement, continue street improvements, beautify the parks and cities following the establishment of such schools, and due per stand at all times and under all circumstances for progressive haps in a measure to them, but their growth has been so influ policies. Do these things and in another three years Eugene will pass enced by school ideals that they lack many of the bad influences V/c.-kKHn.-vs.Umfc* for the student that in the large commercial city are sure to the 25,000 mark in population and become recognized as one of AW fl BW Ajk fl B»?;' p-J Liiiammaticn oftheBladdflf the leading cities of the Northwest. abound. While Portland itself would undoubtedly send more Is there a single man or woman in this already busy, beauti students to a home university, it is an open question whether UVFK’S TRIAL 25c such an institution located there would be so well patronized by ful city who is opposed to a continuation of this policy of pro the state at large as it is now. Eugene, for example, is growing gress? into a city with remarkable rapidity, and yet its educational air is not lost, and the city is merely a setting for its many educa AN APPRECIATION OF EUGENE tional institutions, which would really be out of place in a city like Portland. Eugene, with its 15,000 population, today is as The Salem Journal takes occasion to make the following much of a school town as it was ten years ago, with 3500 peo more or less timely remarks: Yes, we want you to send or bring us your watches that won’t keep t'inc, witches ple—perhaps even more so. "George Wharton James, of Pasadena, California, is the au- 1 ithc < the average wafchmaket cannot fix. No work too dilficult for us to do. Wc cm- g And why should any one complain about Oregon's State Uni thor of a fine illustrated article on Eugene in the August Arena. ploy r no tinkers, but we arc expert watchmakers and supervise all work oursc'.vcs I versity? Rather it should be a source of pride to every resident "He tells how the city started in to become beautiful by pav and cheerfully guarantee every job. of Oregon. Its attendance is even more than keeping pace with ing its principal streets and beautifying the depot grounds. the growth of the state by an increase of not less than 25 He tells how a pioneer banker presented the city with 4 8 per cent each year for the past few years, although until two acres for a park and the city purchased 32 acres. years ago its work was badly hampered by the meagre support 542 Willamette Street, t EUGENE, » ORE. "Of course, the State University comes in for considerable accorded it. It stands high in scholarship, deportment and ath space, and what would Eugene and Corvallis amount to without letics, and in all respects is a school worth the while of any their state schools? young Oregon man or woman to attend. "About as much as Salem without the state capital and the institutions that are located here and maintained by the generous I - / • ■ taxability of the people of the rest of the state. NO MORE LIKE HARRIMAN But with such advantages derived from the state, the peo- I The New York World speaks to the point when it declares pie have a right to expect that such cities as Salem, Eugene and that this country wants no more railroad men of the Harriman Corvallis shall no something besides sit down and enjoy their rev flrwt of work.. Don't fall to m-r tlw stamp. In a recent editorial that paper said: D enues. pl.t area we are putting out now at half price "No railroad president should be a Wall street gambler and ■ To the credit of these cities they are responding to the call Physician artJ Sufjcoo manipulator. His undivided interest belongs to the public utility of the forward march and are doing their full share in advertising 111 and 17 McClung BUI«- HaMtlng Hlstrrs lU-giatrr Bldg, i which he administers. their princely anvantages.” Phnne Main 47 Rib miti Will«"*“* Front Haite BIH Willamette Hirer! No railroad should be permitted to trade in other railroad se curities for the purchase of other railroad securities. In declaring herself, through a newspaper interview, to be , McLEOD "No railroad should be permitted to trade in other railroad marriage proof," Bryan's divorced daughter has aroused sus GARRETT & MITCHELL THE 1 All.OR securities for "investment" purposes or any purpose not directly picion that she is contemplating another dash into matrimony. DENTIST One door east of tMl's tirili, “lb connected with its functions as a common carrier. Over II m II' m Grocery The world is so suspicious, you know. The business of a railroad is to be a railroad, not a stock- No. AIM WlllfiviM'tte Street lU*|(iNfrr Building. Phoiir Main 1OM. jobber or a speculator or a Wall street syndicate. “Is Bourne a pigmy or a giant?” asks Colonel Hofer’s Salem KIR BIOT "There are evils of Harrimanism so inimical to the public Journal. We know he used to be a populist, a Democrat and Re- ATTORNEY welfare that they should end with his life, and President Taft publican in turn, but didn't know he was accused of another flop. r Register Building Cleaning cannot afford to ignore them in the amendments which he will Gives special attention to ... amlnatl.in of abstrai ts. drnfUn«'" propose next winter to the interstate commerce law. settling estâtes, convoyait"'" If we correctly understand Cook and Peary, neither of them lections. Also to all pension t> "Government and public opinion alike have trifled long found anything slightly resembling a pole—they merely claim to <’«•11 nt 80 l-^Mt .Ninth Strret. Everything In cleaning and Phone Main 108. ______________ O. B. MM'KH, Mar. enough with railroad lawlessness and railroad autocracy.” Dyeing. have been where the old pole is supposed to be. Corner Sixth und Willamette Ht». Among Ch’cago s 2,4G2,600 men, women and children—ac Phono Mitin 122 Wm. G. Martin cording to the directory list of 768,000 names—there are 17 Nobody can please em all. Some of those who had expres i 1. O. THOMAS Angels, 2 Demons, 1 Hades and 8 Hells. The solemn task of the j sed fear that Taft would not speak plainly are alarmed because Attorney at 1-¿W ( Kli-ctric Wiring, Flxittren nnd Hui». Will practice In all » I”' ’ ”,,rA?jIlanl Chicago directory company in compiling the annual directory was he’s speaking too plainly. plica flee Warren iiulldln«. THE SIGN PAINTER I'honn Main 5. Fl'Gl.NE, OIL ette enlivened also by the refreshing discovery of 1 Ale, 7 Beers, 9 street, over Crencent nto • __ --------------- --------------- - z 77 West Eighth Street. Bitters, 2 Champagnes, 12 Seltzers, 1 Punch, 3 Wines, 15 Ports, i Gifford Pinchot must be astonished by the number of those 36 Sherrys, 2 Claretts, 2 Gallons, 4 Pints, 311 Steins, 2 Goblets who “knew all the time that he was wrong,” but held their peace DR. LULU MUNKERS-MARQUAM and 80 Glasses. Moreover, there are provided, as for a barbe until now. Co Physician and Surge011 cue, 14 Hogs, 37 Bulls, 2 Calves, 3 Chickens, 11 Chicks, 92 I<»ald.-nro 28 East Lambs, 5 Redheffers, 1 "Turkey, G Rams, 125 Drakes and 4 Office, Rt-glrler building. I hnne AH of us are willing to admit that there are two sides to ev Baggnge at'>rr«l flee for ten days H«li -Heci-lvcd finii» 6231. , Ducks. Under such circumstances the fact must be noted that i ery question; also to insist that the other side is wrong. "bone»—Mn In «2. R.t! 0012. W. H. niDGEWAŸ, Prop. S'. ECI A LTY—-DI»''»"'** 01 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ THE QUALITY SCHOOL "t-FURSHIDES m mi g a DeWITT’S KIDNEY AND BLADDER. PILLS FOR D A /^1Z A JaW WANTED — I I Watches thaL won’L ke<p time I I I I Maurer-Coppernoil Jewelrv Co., Inc. I I HANDY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Manicuring and Hair Dressing S. G. BeardsleyM Tolman Studio S. D. READ Real Estate Brokers Jesse G. Wells Eugene and Dyeing Works Teas Coffees, Spices or Chinaware Eugene Electric Co. SHINN SmythsTransfer W I H. HMYTH. Prop. Poultry and Fish Market I'lione Miiln 23. «2M U 11 In inette and children