EXCURSION
TO MAPLETON
IS CANCELLED
Johnson estate. It lies on the
I Ellis Richardson, tied for cons
FOUR CABBAGES
North Fork of Siuslaw, at the OFFERS PARLORS AS
table.
mouth of Drew Creek, three
PUBLIC REST ROOM
MAKE
WAGON
LOAD
Herman—J. J. Wilkinson,
miles above Minerva.
justice;
B. B. Jeans, constable.
Passing on his way to market
Mr. Fred W. Musgrave, of Landlord Clark of the Bay
Heceta
W. G. Sharman, jus
View
Hotel
announces
that
the this week a young Siuslaw
Mapleton, filed on 40 acres of
tice;
Frank
Stevens, constable.
parlor
of
the
hotel
is
at
the
ser- gardiner remarked “ I think the
; land in Sec. 5, T. 17 S. R. 10 W.
Lake
Creek—
Marion P. Wheel
vice
of
the
Siuslaw
people
as
a
Pilot ought to make mention of
This land is also on the North
er.
justice;
Oscar
Olsen, cons
rest
room,
and
invites
the
ladies
these fine babbages.” He was
Fork of Siuslaw at the mouth of
The excursion to Mapleton over
table.
to
come
and
make
themselves
at
right because there he was haul
J Porter creek about five miles
the Willamette Pacific next Sun
home.
London, Nov. 11 The British
above Minerva.
ing to market four as fine cab Lane—E. J. Horton, justice;
day, November 15, has been
Florence has no public rest bages as were ever grown, and W. B. Blachley, constable.
toredo gunboat Niger has been
called off.
Mapleton Joe Morris, Jr., torpedoed by a submarine in the
A significant fact of the recent room and this Igenerous offer of they filled the wagon.
The Morning Register says: elections was the prominence of Mr. Clark will be an accommo
The wagon of course was not a justice; James Jackson, constable. Downs, according to an officia
“Some of those interested in the industries.
dation to strangers and visitors four-horse-Studebaker, but never-j Walton J. L. Atkinson, jus announcement make tonight
trip wanted to run the excursion
to Florence.
The Niger foundered but all
, the-less it was a wagon, and tice; Ernest Mabe, constable.
and let the people take care of A new bridge accross Thorn
the officers and crew were saved.
Harold
Robinson,
aged
12
years
themselves.
The first of the two Hill steam Two men were severely wounded
Hollow, Umatilla County, is to
prowd of his products. He
CITY REGISTRATION 165 was
“Considerable difficulty was ex cost $16,0W.
ers
to ply between Astoria and and two less seriously hurt,
had a right to be, because he had
perienced in getting organized
Frisco
is to make a trial spin the
The Niger carried a comple
As the city charter calls for raised the plants and set them
at Mapleton to entertain the
last
of
this
month.
ment of 85 men. The gunboat
registration of the votes, He. out and they were being deliver
excursionists on that date, and
was built in 1892. She had a
corder D. E. Severy provided ed to a merchant who had pur
with the promise of uncertain
displacement
of 810 tons and was
books for this purpose last week chased them. Harold is quite
weather it was decided by the
230
feet
long.
Her armament
and they were kept open until interested in gardening and this
Eugene Commercial Club and the
consisted
of
two
4-7
inch guns,
' five o’clock Wednesday evening. year has raised quite a variety of
railroad -men that the event
four three pounders, one machine
When the books were closed vegetables of the finest quality.
would prove a failure, so a post
gun and three 18-inch torpedo
j 165 names had been put on
ponement of the excursion un
tubes. He speed when she was
record, of these 62 were women
till the rails reached Acme, was
A FULL GROWN POTATO
built was 19-2 knots an hour.
and 103 men.
their solution of the matter.”
At an early date in Decembe
It has been reported th a t'
The Florence business men Mrs. Charles L. Butler, of Acme
A1
Ayers
in
Morrow
County
potatoes
on Fiddle creek have; Considerable interest was taken LARGE LOSS AMONG
Friday had decided to meet the and Miss Willa Wilkinson, of
spent
$20,000
in
improvements
been
i
allowed
to get the full in the special election for the
emergency and see that the Glenada expect to appear in con
GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS
on his mill but owing to the pas growth. M. D. Scott, of upper | purpose of voting on
visitors would be entertained, cert before a Siuslaw audience.
the recall
sage
of
certain
laws
in
the
past,
Paris, Nov. 11.—A Havas
though they welcome the change,
Mrs. Butler, is a lyric sopranno, closed down and says he will Fiddle creek has one that weighs of Mayor Geo. Evans.
six pounds. He planted about
As an opponent to Mayor Agency dispatch from Petrograd
as they thought it should not be whose home was in St. Paul,
never opert it again. The result two acres during April and Evans, the name for C. D. says:
their place to take the initiative, moving from there to Spokane,
of last election should please him. harvested them during the first Morey was placed by petition on
“ It is estimated here thatdur-
and the short notice they had and recently to Acme. She re
of October. Many large potatoes the ballot.
ing the recent fighting in East
that it would be up to them, ceived her voice training in the
J. B. Eaton, a cattle buyer were found among the crop, but
At the close of the polls 7 Prussia the Germans lost 70 per
made it almost impossible to do East, and has appeared before
from
Texas has been visiting
o’clock Friday evening 184 ballots cent of their officers. From Oc-
justice to the occassion.
the public of Spokane with pleas various portions of the Willamette the six-pounder seems to have
fattened well upon Fiddle creek had been cast, resulting in the tober 23 to November 5 the total
ing success.
Vahcy recently buying cattle for soil.
election of C. D. Morey by a Russian captures amounted to
Miss Willa Wilkinson, is well shipment to Texas. Shipments
FILED ON HOMESTEADS
known to the people of the Sius of butter to Chicago and cattle to Eugene is going to build a new majority of 15 votes, and there- 323 officers, 21,750 soldies, four
Mr. William R. Stafford, of law as a musician and her piano
call of Mayor Evans by 21 votes, motars, 52 cannon, 52 quickfirers
Texas would indicate that Ore- Armory and bonds for that pur- The vote was: For recall; Yes, and a large amount of munitions
Minerva, filed on a piece of land work is always a delight.
containing 160 acres, known as These two musicians have de gon’s position as a dairy country pose to the amount of $25,000, 93. No, 78.
of war, including a quantity of
running ten years, were sold last
W. 1-2 SE. 1-2 and E. 1-2 SW cided to give a concert at Flor is becoming well established.
Lor Mayor: Evans, 73. Morey provisions.”
.
week at par with accrued inter- 104.
j
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1-4 Sec. 13. T. 17, S. R. 11 W. ence and it will be an opportunity
The milk condensery at New
Thirty one voters were sworn
This land was known as the to enjoy a delightful evening of berg has resumed operations est
The new hotel at Sutherland
in by the judges.
Johnson Indian Allotment, and music. The date will be an- after having been temporarily
I has been opened to the public.
Within the last few days steps
was supposed,,* to belong to the ! nounced soon.
closed on account of fire. It is have been taken to build an elec
taking all the milk from about tric line between Astoria and
1000 cows, sending its wagons Seaside. x It is believed that the
into the country for a distance of necessary right of way can be
ten miles. It disburses an ave- secured practically without cost
rage of $5000 per month to the and that work on the line will be
;armers and dairymen,
commenced within a short time.
SUBMARINE
SINKS GUN
BOAT NIGER
WILL BE
HEARD IN
CONCERT
MAYOR IS
RECALLD BY
THE VOTERS
IE THE KODAK
That Gives
Pleasure
Woo
G o o d s
Now is the time to provide yourself
with woolen wear to ward off the
chilly weather. We carry a com
plete line of
Underwear
Hosiery
Shirts
Blankets
All Wool Suits, well tailored
$15
A complete line of rainproof garm ents
American Gentlemen and W. L. Douglas Dress Shoes
Chippewa and C utter Loggers and “C ruisers
WOOLEN MILL STORE,
FLORENCE. OREGON.
RAILROAD
FLORENCE
COMMISSIONER RACKET STORE
ON INSPECTION
PURCHASED
T. K. Campbell, state railroad
The work of invoicing the stock
commissioner, was in Eugene of goods in the Florence Racket
Tuesday on his way on a trip Store was commenced, a sale of
over the Willamette Pacific right- the business having been made
of-way between Mapleton and to B. H. Wilbur.
Coos Bay to examine a number Joe Slemmons bought this store
of road crossings which the rail from Wm. Brynd in April of last
way company wishes to establish year and has increased the stock
at grade. He will examine each and built up a nice patronage.
one thoroughly and report to the He has another store at Maple
commission before official action ton, and finds that he cannot look
I is taken.
after both stores satisfactory.
The railway company recently
The deal was closed Friday
filed a petition with the com and Mr. Wilbur will take charge
mission to be allowed to place as soon as the invoice is finished.
these crossings at grade, stating
that it is not practicable nor feas
A MODERN NIMROD
ible to construct any of them
overhead or underground and
J. A. Wilkinson, of Glenada is
owing to the topography of the the goose hunter of that town.
land and the other circumstances Friday he and P. S. Rice of Flor
surrounding each of these cross ence started for the sand hills
ings they cannot be constructed fully prepared to gather in a
practicably or economically other large number of geese, but owc-
than at grade.
ing to uncertain distances and
There are ten of these pro denseness of the fog they were
posed crossing which the com unable to get more than one
missioner is examining and which goose. Wilkinson will explain
the railway company wants to any one how to get geese in
established at grade.
Those the fog.
numbered 45, 46 and 33 are in
Lane county 36, 37, 38 and 39 are
in Douglas county and 42, 43 and JUSTICE DISTRICTS
44 are in Coos county. H. W.
IN WESTERN LANE
Libby, county surveyor, has ap
Florence J. U. Goude, justice;
proved of the crossings in Lane
Clark McLaughlin, constable.
county.
Five River L. Ryan, justice;!
Under direction of a govern E. E. Melvin, constable.
ment expert, candy is being made
GJentena W. K. Wise, justice;!
from apple syrup.
A. M. Richardson. Combs Baldon,
Store
WAR STILL
CONTINUES
MORRIS & SON
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For the Customer
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Heaters and Ranges
for you.
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$40.00 RANGES
$35.00
We have in stock a complete line of
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a
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