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t ' " w t eejl1 .. .. CITY AND COUNTY, BR IKK lE.Va"IO". county jail Is empty. Cherry k Dav, ndertakere. Tobacco mid cUM at Rrittows. Fr good deutittry to Clark. tietfsuiith keeps tli best eitfara. Brief year chickens U Bettmaa'a. Chickens wanted at Goldsmith's. ftraweerriet ere a thinf of tlie past Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, gix ponuds it eo (foe for 1 t Goldsmith's Job work a tpeciality t the Coard office. We hev it rumored that a marriace ia on the Upia. Kabxra'a restaurant will be told at auction Way. Viae poundt of good sugar tor f I at Guld- eiaith's. Mr A Hunt hu had the front of hta ehnp re painted. X,w styles ladiea visitint; cards at the Cuiioeflice. Seveacansot tonatoet for $1 at Gold etith'. You caa (jet an imported or domestic cl0'r at Bris tow's. A large lot ef grain aackc Just receired at S HFriendly's, The health efthia city for the pant year hu been splendid. , Go see thnee noHiy bedroom mites' at Cherry Day's. Bettman will pay mure for chicken in Cash Idea aay ene la towa. Goods delivered te aay part of the city (rum Goldsmith's. All kindt of cigarettes, cigars and tobso" sea at Brittow'e. A freih itock of groceries, cigari Had to tjaccoat Elliaon'r - J Eugene waa unrepresented at the firetneni' dedication at Albsy. " . Prof .Collier fcaa carpenters .at work re anodeHinirhii dwelling. ' U Yj (The Kissey plitmig ails. msdbinery hee all Vssa.shipiyd to Portland.'' ZZi Ton can buy a pound of very'fntH tea for 47i cent at A.' Goldsmith's. " . ' ., ! . 6uJ&ickahieriiduildiMg a sss.iUsbvp one 4or eVAith-erthe Guard oftce. ill'.'" TV '' " The only pjace yjere- you wayt eel Tear chickeu ii at BetttnaoV; ' The' rlrKrt'stdrtmc Tot wiacco,' cigars ' d ci'jjteUoett Gohlsnaiib'a. t 8heriff Caiiipljeil ha$i& tU mnivtt Jvii JohiJTillianvof jipctioor .hu U.'iiM aloonno a eat h.tDe liitme tf XirA ' Ct.hfjiid for ctttcjciaW,' MlPfii TAL. LOM'aal R1CE-VAX lit' A,'Ol.Uiiii'. Imincnse eUok.of 'crick an 1 gfaaware t greatly reduced prices rtt (idldairith 'e. The mill emujinny !hve had 'merit at murk at Rht head of their r.ice kinking crib tbit croek. I). Hyinan will p.iy the highest inarket price iacaih fa-Jrides, (ant, tallow ta,( ttenn- Cherry it Bj will aoll yu a full aue fcd teal fur $i."U. Kvery thing else in pt1" Xlm. :.. Gonfl dinnrtlvy li.yr is ee!Knp at ? vr tarie itTtred. TbV3ia crop in a liUbs ritwt tW year. Better fumitiwa, and uve of ft, mlii Uv r prices (ban oy'here awth -t PwtLiard, ut Ren". . Pmf J4m Rtraub was the recnitnrt i a pAu at the moatkly dimming f jkCjlQs ros, Pertland. We are nnder VFigaUeoi U er U friond J Walten ir, for a Hue lot of yal Ami cherries..'- Muter Charles Underwood fell on M ax, ae day this wek, cUi,j his leg near the nee badly. SeBaty Iijiraaeer was caused by eurntine, which gt into a blister on his tongue while he wu imnkiog. A st reet crosiing hu been buib aorau U'il t taiaette street fions lieam 'a shop so Jjm Wc Clarea's reaidence. "We hare jot fceived ceveral founts of new 3 type. For neat aad Uy werk, the Grain Job otfiee ennet be beat The tarm tablet nm tke uarroar gaage baa been sovel from iVownnilW te Cbrg nd is nowin running Wer. Mr. A. GIdsaiith baa j4 received one f the finest assortments 4f tea w hrmnrht to lugene City. Gie him a eaTL Itegular trains arrive at Cotaf every t Monday, Wednesday and Friday aat fcve aid place on the intermediate days. To caa get .1 cads of tomatoes for 50 eats, I can fresh peach for 2? cents, aad ne best tea in town at F B Dorm. Mr 8 H Friendly will pay the highest "ash market price for wheat. Give him a "all before. telling your grain elsewVere. All should remember who are ra want of furniture to go to Cherry 4 Days, a they i ell cheaper than any other bouse wtrtwJe of 'nUnd. ... ' And SOU tbey g U Ream's firrsHin. Ke actoally telHag aoUd bend-back chairs at 1 eah, so don't bny the old, rawhide bira, but ! U and look at bis stock. The Fenwick is the best washing machine er invented Every machine is VTtnfed ' give satiefation. or moult will be refanded Tor tale by Robinson k Chnrch, Eafene City Sherman's areas paase'A' through this eity. the cars last Wednesday ori their Vaf to Portland, where they art playing to crowed . ousea. It will pay this eity a vmt w , tame. Rtaa whe committed suicide m Portlaad '"ntly b reported u bariag been "unmarried aad eowatrie." The eeeentrios are chiefly Baebelora. Hothiug like narriage for knock M the eeeentricrtyent f man. A freight traia win be raa from Jonctioa Ineebsrrg. leaving the former place Tnev ay. Tharsday and Satarday, and retareUig toterntediate days. We will still kave te vperieexse the delay ia freight, it having to aia at Janetioa over aigkt CRESSWELL BURNED. Tn Buildings Destroyed-Lots About $15,000; Insurance $2,350. This beautiful little village WU buriird to the groand lust Wednesday m.irniiiK. The 'my nusmeu hoase left atsnoing in the It. town is the store of Mr N A W Howe, wincii was saved by hard work. The fire it is said caught from a defective Hue, in the ceiling of the hotel building. Th nre alarm was given by lady in the hotel at about I0;30 o'clock Wednesday enoming, When everyone rushed to the fire, but see mg it wu impossible to save the hotel. tlie block, they commenced removing snods s ... " irum the iloomed buildings; but only a smal portion of the goods were saved on account of the scarcity of help, and the fire spreading ana consuming the buildings to quickly The amount of insurance is very small com pared with the amount lost. Mr J T Gilfry nau nad an insurance for $3,000 on hisstore. but it run out the previous day at noon only 22 hours prior to the fire. We hear- tily sympathize with the losers, and wish thorn better fortune in the future. The fol lowing are the nams nf losers and the amounts: J T Giliry, sture. residence and stock, also abont 1200 worth of goods burned jn the depot building, fS.000 He saved $1,500 worth nf goods and his household effects. Kelshaw k Martin, drugs, etcj lost, about 300, No insurance. Mr Hunt, shoemaker; loss in stock and t ols, 50. James Kuoy, lots on building occupied M orug storo and shoe shop, f 100. Spray k Thornton, hotel and grocery store; loss on building, f(!00, furniture, etc, H00, groceries, $1200. Total, $2,200. Insured in Firemens Fund Insurance Co, for $1,650. Farmer's warehouse, one-half owned by larmers and the other halt by J T Gilfry, loss $1,200. Mr Ju R Sellars loses 600 bushels of oats just stored in the warehouse and Messrs P C Nolund and J T Gilfry, 150 bushslf wheat each. No insurance. I." Mr fiobinelt, 'stove shop; loss $J00. If H qjUry, library stored 'nJT Gilfry's side'oce,- loss 'about $900! ' PC Noland, two small builitings: loss, $200. Mr Dan Stanton's baru, about 400 yards distant from the town oaught frrfin the falling cthders and was burned to the ground. It contained 40 tons ofhsjr, a seed drill,, hack, plowsetc ' Loa 8J,!IO0t. InsuredMiTn'lfe mens Fund Ins ("o for $775, . D H. Jrimble hjsy and horse tirned it above lyn; loss, $350. " ..Mr Howe's, stock of Merchandise was dam- J aged several hundred dollars by removal, and a small lot of clothing being burned iby embers. i ' O kjj R It, depot building; lass, $500. C M Reed had a fine buAtnne burned in tthe dext; loss; 1 . Henry Brintow, mlcclIanaU4 artieleaf loss, $60. . . '... " Mr James Thoruton cut his fjyKflgMnst a window gtus during the fire, which was the only accident. We understand that Mr J L Gilfry will rebuild at nnce. He lias the hearty sym pathy nf every one who knows him, and will, in a short time, by his business sagac ity and honesty, win his way back to his former position. Narrow (Iai ik -- Last week the exten sion of th eat side narrow L'aiua road from Krownaville ' south' to Coburjf on the Mc Kenzio, was opened to tm Itio. It rnna through the finest agricultural se tion of this county. The grade was nearly finished by the old Scotch company, and the rood put in running order by the O R k N Co. A convenient and handsome depot has been built at Coliurg and side tracks have been put in where necessary between Brownsville and Cnburg. The train will leave the lat ter point at 7 A M and arrive ,4;50 P M. Cinnabar Mink. We take the following from an exchange, which will be of Interest to many nf the old stockholders of the mine: "The Oregon Cinnabar and Silver Mining Com pany have had their works, north of Oakland, Douglas county, in operation for the lut three tr four weeks, and on Friday of lut week clean ed upa portion of the condensors and obtained ayield of 500 pounds of quicksilver. This ii considered a good yield, considering the fur nace and retort were new and would have to be coated before any of the metal would go into the condensors. " Root Fohnix One week ago Monday, a blacksmith by the name of L B Jones wu last sen in the evening, drunk. He went to sleep on the wharf and the supposition is that he rolled into the river. On Monday lut his body wu found about half a mile below the place he is supposed to have fallen in. The coroner of Linn county summoned a jury, who investigated the case, and, after hearing the tstimonv returned a verdict of accidental drowning. He leaves a wife and family living in Illinois. Coi.t Snow. The colt ahow given at Stewart's livery stable on July 8th, escaped onr memory hwtVerk. There wm tine lot coft eiiteted, and the following' fxrions .'carried' off the prires: Milt Wogbn, 1st priiw. Vl": Ileatherly. 21 priw, $10; Mr Caletr, 3d prize, 5. Messrs Kitchen Wan. ton and Swift acted as jud. Pumntvrr Tex here m A. Seattle naper n,ri theSinirrity of WAhihg- ton Teritory haYe,tendered tlie presidency, l that institution to Hon L J PoweJI, supexisj tendent o( public instruction in Oregon. Mr 1 Powell hasjaccepted the positteti Awimn, The man. arrested here by 3hrifT Hima. some time since, after a strut" , , , . . . i. -p.. gsoe Ust Wednesday. tl wu tried at .Jue- burg aad acquitted. Kicked. Mr James Bates lut week wu severely kicked by nie horse just abovo one ef his eyes, laying the-flesh open for sev eral inches, and braising his fae bitty. MarriedT Al the nt Charles Hotel, Eu gene City, Oregon, Jnly 16, 1882, by J R Edison, J P, Mr J H Bancom and Miu Jea tiie Davuoflj all of Lane county. ' Colfax Burned. At 1 A. m Friday morning, July 7th, a Are broke' out in Osborne k (Vs agricultural WftrvhoiiM, ad by 4 A M, the entire business portion of Colfas and a huve part of the res Idencv wre In ashes. Fifty-eiht business atuinlt were consumed, including every store, two hotels, three banks, the Democrat office, owned by Geo J lluys, formerly prorietor of the Guard, and two livery stables with seven horses. The Gatette office wu saved, Twen ty three dwellings were destroyed and Cnlfai i virtually in ruins. The Am is the work nf an incendiary. Few, if any goods were saved from the buildings or dwelling The fire swept the city like a tornado, taking brick and frames alike. The U A land off co wu burned with all the records. 1 biae in the safe are thon;ht to be saved. The money and papers ol the bankf were saved. The latest reports give the the loss at alwut $250,000 and the tu surance at $150,000. Many of the losers are disheartened and say they they will not build, while others already have commenced to put the city on its feet again. The remrts receiv. ed.from the unfortunate place are hard to get, and the only authentic one will not be received for several days yet The Lower Siualaw. , . Mr A 8 Patterson and K J McClanahan turned from lower Sitialaw Monday, Mr Pat terson informs us that the Hayes party have constructed a good mountain wagon road for 18 miles, and that they are still working on the remaining 17 miles, which would bring the road to tide water. He says that the accounts of the country have not been overdrawn, and he really surprised to see such a beautiful stream of water and harbor. If the $'.2000 al, ready appropriated by the county will not oo struct the road to tidewater, we believe the county court should increase its appropriation to such an amount m will complete the road to that point, providing the amount shall not be over $2,000. The county hu over $9,000 in the treuury and could well afford to appropri ate $2000 more to open up and develop that section of the county. Mail Contractor. Mr J as P Sloan, the new mail contractor from this place to Wil lamette, Vauduyu, Goburg, (all one and the same place), waeaplait week aud put. Wm "Roach 6n the route; Mr Sloan is at present engaged lu the II R hotel in Albany. He informed us that he will make an effort to have the route extended to Eugene City and increased to tri-weely. Disseminator. We hope Mr Sloan will b&. Successful in his1 ef fort to increase the service and to have the route extended to this place. Reri'HNEU Messrs Edward and evj, Geary retumedfrgenEaet thiamv(lB) Bd has been at Philadelphia for the put year at- teudisgMTere MedifiaiCoalfVtiSFliif- adclptia, fpwjh WWltattllT honors. W e understand that be will locate at some point in the northwest to practice his lirofesbion. Woodson hu been attending the West Point Military AoiA-Jy, whert'lie- erad- uatcd about a inoihh' h&o. -After 'graduation he obtained a furlough for four months, and at its ex'iiration, he will reiort for duty. A Failirk. Well's comet hu been a popu lar disappointment, first benrase it hu dot in creased in brightness so rapidly as wu pre dieted, and next became its most brilliaut days will be spent so near the sun that tlie comet will lie practically invisible. Some In teresting observations have, however been made of its nucleus at the Dudley Oliservatory where the comet wu bright enough'tn be de luded in broad dayliight. But u an exhibi tioti comet the new vUitor is a failure. ,', Fiiik F.NtUNK Oriikkeo. The special coiiiniiUee appointed by the council to pur chase sn engine ordered one froai Water ford, New York, yesterday. It it of the well known Button make, site No 2, and costs at the factory $1,200, not including hose cart or hose. The committee expect its arrival in about six wek4. At last we have the prospect of being, iu a measure, protected from the fiery element. FisiiKiiv. Arrangements are being made by Messrs J K Woodmansee, O Webster and W A Cox to engage ia the fishing busi ness thecoming season on theSiuslaw inLane couuty. If time will permit arrangements will be made to can the fish, otherwise they will be salted. The fishery wil 1 be locat ed at Mr Cox's pla;e, about three miles above Florence. Coos Bay News. Disappkarkd." Quite a flutter of excite ment hu been occasioned in Harrisburg, by the disappearance of Mr B R Holt' of that place alwut three mouths ago. It b rumor ed that a woman it at the bottom of the mischief. The Harrisburg paper need not be alarmed about hie having been murdered, for he is alive and kicking in another clime. Admittkd to Partnership. Mr Geo S. Kiucaid, who hu had the Journal leased from Mr H R Kincaid for the past two years, hu been admitted u a full partner, aud the firm will hereaftei be known u Kincaid Bros. We wish the new firm success, u both the propria' tors are affable and courteous gentlemen. T r . . o i L j : aLI naHEir.p:3ei.uiauers arv running tuig week in different parts of Lane eouoty. Head ers will not be able to git to work much before the lstof AuguK A good yield It bow as sured, and if pripej are giad for sjraieV tet will be beUst than for years' before. ' ; t ' Sale. -Mr S M Titus told bis livery stable to' Mr David Lakin, one day lut week, for the sum of $2,050. Mr Titus hu been ia the liv ery business here for years, but at tut hat con cluded to retire. We wist the ni ffopries Timber Fires. The timber nesr M r Hit oiTs place on the McKjoaie river," caught fire one day .this week, wMch caused teveril Fires lliWtfflh 4&age. Dira-At lMf.m-ii(r 'J ljji; near Cremwell. July 21t..of mptioB, Mr John tlrroll, aged abuat roll wsiTiywerlwla well PortUni Mt.Car- Moved. Prof Coodon this week, moved to the residence recently purchased by bim from Mr Thomu elahaw. Mr McLafferty moved ioto the hoesa vacated by rrof Con- Joo, Personal. MrO W Craw paid Portland a short vUit this week. . Mr Mi'Ksrlnn.l ..f 111.... I... k.n vl.lli.,,. la eur city this week. - -, .. mm" ....... ..B .... . Mrs h I. Brintow of Portland, is visiting friends and relatives in tills city. Mr T J Cheshire and family have gone to Yequlna Bay on a plsuure trip. Ws learn that Mr J K Fenton will soon lo cats here for the practice of law. Miss Kauffmait, nf Portland, ia visiting al the reaidence of Mr A Goldsmith. r II Alexander, who hu been in Wasco county during the put winter, la In town. Miss Mary Test has gone to Euroe for the purpose of continuing her studies in music. Jason Owens leaves for eut of the moun tains next week, where he will spend the com ing Summer. Mr Charles Letter and family left Wednes day for Clatsop Beach, Clatsop county, where they will spend several weeks. Messrs A Van Dusen and Geo M Rows, of Astoria, were in town this week, but have now gone to the McKenxie Springs. Hon P, I B Ping, U S swamp land agent, and Dr Chu Wbiteaker, State ageut, left thla eity Thursday for Coos Bay, where they have sev eral months work. Ex-Sheriff Shelley left for the Dalles one day this wsek to visit his father, who met with a seribot accident by being run over by a sprinkler wagon, tome time ago. Geo B Dorrit and family, Samuel Swift and family, Mitt Linn, Mist Ella Kenyon, Mr Isaac Yoknrn and Gee Ssott, left lut Monday for a short trip op the beautiful McKenxie. - MrGeoHoyt, of Portland, who graduated at the last eommtneement, ia in town. Since he went home last month he hu been constant ly sick and he cornel here to tee if it will ben fit his healtlu He says that he already feels some better. Messrs Robert Hayet, Dave Klce and Dr Johnson, of Junction, left lut Wednesday for eut of the mountains on a general hunt ing tout. When they return we may ex pectsome hnge stories from that aged, man, Dave Rieer.V .' We regret to hear that Mr J1 D UndeVood" s still confined to lilt room and bed, by a se vere Illness; with no marked change for, the better. ' He has been confined to hit bid some ' ix weeW. Ben hu a hnit of friends who sympathies with him in his misfortune. .Dexter Items. ' 1 1 he following Items wer rwnt . pf, tome of the 'careftila'ilwaV'IAT.ploxees to H Tiltou it bar mail carrier. B.vlpyies are ple.niful fj-e 'rl(e. A'arge porcupiue Wis killed near, here reoen'ly. ' ' '",' Mr J A Pringer' and family are here from Chewaucan. , ; A great many 'persons iutonl going' to Kitson's springs., i ..y . Mr John Drury came very near lieiug drowned in trying to ford the river. He reached the shore bnt lost his horses. '. Mr U B Hunsake'r and Mr Robt l.inder hare ret u rued from Hpokan Falls. Mr II has sold out his interests at Spokan and .Will ... a return here sooji .. ' . 1 1 A 0 U W KLkVtion. The following of- vers were elected for the ensuing year by the grand lodge' of this order at UlyhiSia lut weak; J A Child, of Portland, Grand Master; C M Bradshaw of Port Townsend, Grand Foreman; W S Wright of Victoria, iraud Overseer Robert Newoomb of Port land, Grand Itecorder; I R Mooree of Po-t-land Graud Keceiver; T C Taylor .f Walla Walla, Grand Guide; Chas MuDermott or Port Madison, Grand Watchman; T C Van Epps of Olympia, VV D Hare of Hillsboro, and I W Cue, of Astoria, Supreme Repre sentatives. Convicted. Uwit Boggt, who is well known in this county, and who wu in jail here several months for safe keeping, wu couvicted ef stealing a horse by the circnit court held at Roeeborg lut week, and sen tenced to a term of one year in the peniten tiary by Judge Beaa. Sheriff Purdon, of )ouglas county, passed through Eugene Saturday with Boggs en route to the peni tentiary. Hoi'sxn Scarce. We have heard of at least twenty persons wanting to rent d well houses during the past week. All during the summer there have not beeo more than two or three unrooted houses ia the town, which ia certainly a good allowing for this place. A number of small cottages would be a profitable invutment and would bi of much besefit to the town. The trout liar is ths gem of all fishers: He it the saddle rock liar; a moose among ante lope; Hyperian to a tatyr, he it ths long tailed eomet among the quiet twioklers. All men cannot be trout, liars. .The trout liar must be born, with a pejjujiar fitness.. r Jhej task, and the'4 fie most U Vdncated Vlfi snd devote himself to troot work. i a life For thi East. Prof T V Campbell, Prince Campbell, and MJaf Mary Stump, of Mon mouth, and Miu Reubie Spillet ts 'this efty, leave oatfij 23d toy the Eastern Sta.a,.e trit Campbell fye (n the interest of tbeT'bristiajt College, snd his m Prinoe to attend Har vard, while 'Misses Stump sad Hpiller go to .ysyCollege:; '1 tM&itr $57 JO a James Lnper. The note wu dated the 10th of July, 1882. The finder will please return it to the nnder- ed. -Jsi. Wimw, 4pemi:ifi.' . ' Prrsorai. Ii Uie pereo(n,,Vno,' tooV" the gold chain out of the bareaa drawer at Dr. John Nicklin's honse, will return it shs will not be exposed. Hop buyers are offering at preaent, Si ceuts per Bv A good price. Km owe JJitv Poos oounty,.bVC the aimi voidabU Mi io trn,. An Old Man and Pioneer Gone. Died, July 0, 1882, in Spencer precinct, near Long Tom uoetofficr. Edward Neeley ' ! in ttia s?i. - t'i. I i u, ,u jcf oi ins akjv. iu, uujcv, i.i ... tint notice deserves more than ao ordinary obituary line, u he had lived under the ad miuistration of every president vf the Uni ted SUtes and wu a westem man by birth. There are very few western born men, who hare lived, as MrXeoley did, contemporane ously with Presideuts Washington and Ar thur. He wu born in WuhingUtn county, Kentucky, October 25, 1705, wheu thtitaU of Kentucky wu but three years old. In 1823 ha married Until Miller in Simpson county, Kentucky, with whom he lived fif. ty-nine years, or uutil his death. In 1S2G he removed to Missouri, .thence to Illinois where he lived some four years, returning to Missouri, he lived thereuntil 1854 whon he crossed the plains to Oregon and aettled io this county, where be remained until bis death. Mr Neelry wu s modest, quiet aad intelligent man, conversant with the history of our country and times, a fair scholar, con sidering that he wat born and had lived from his birth on the frontier. He leavet a widow, aud eight of eleven children seven sont and sue daughter living, with thirty three grand childien, all in Oregon, to mourn hit lots; to cherish his memory and perpetuate hie iitmel - A Venerable Matron. Died, in Kiclntrds n precinct, Lane county, in July 5, m, Mrs Sarah H in ton in the eighty-ninth year of her age. Mrs 1 1 in ton wu the duughter of Daniel IEichardton, and wu born near lilchiuoud, Virginia September 15, 170:1 Hor father with his family removed to Kentucky when she was ipiite young and shortly afterward to Missouri, returned to Kentucky, ami finally to .Missouri In 1806, where he continued the remainder of hit life. Mrs. Miu ton wu ntarriid to Clayton B Hla- ton, March 22, 1811, ia Franklin county, Mis souri, where they lived until 1852 when they came to Oregon overland. She haa beta a widow since August 15, 1850. She wu one of a family of nineteen brothers and tUUn.elbt, maturity and reared fam ilies. She was. the) niolhlf of eleven children kfive tont ailU' six dangUer. Nine ot these lived to hive families, arid at her death the had 84 grandchildren. 143 ierrVot grandchiMien and uven great Kreil Wii'Hl.1llIr-n--mot of them are living fu'Ujvoh. , The dentin of two psaas wlslno a week In ouegounty, and 'ake.osttj'fclit of each other of such' great age, is a c iqinitance worthy el note,' When these old people were bora the Mississippi river Vras tlicp'iitern'btainJsrr of the Uni Svt'issmuT' ,and tire clliettaln, aft OTUVesWPTJrnnieu, .. , i Unborn, yetTue lived a long itseful life, tilled the meunstof time aloWil toflftjeil wllrtolnV .T'ShlVi'jal Jl IUII2 klUlII Ol IVAM.-1UJ HUH IWUHHJU ttWST .!... )..... .'I . TTH'T years ajfi. flr Jr,r - .T'TT ri- We copy the following from the Dsllas Itemizer: '"Mr Kratx, of the firm of Krata, Wuhbnrne k Co., of Dixie mills, wu in town this week and mode us a call: From him we learn that their new warehouse, which has a capacity of about 100,000 bush els, is nearly coincided ami will be ready for the reception of this toaton't crop, The sur vey hu been mode for a" track to connect their warehouse with the railroad, which will greatly facilitate their means for doing business. They expect to purchase wheat end do a general storage business." ' By the new criminal code for the State of New York, swearing is puuished by a flue of $1 for each ofTunae and the ntterer of a profane oath in hearing nf a magistrate may be sent to jail for ten days. If tuch a law at this were rigedly enforced Oregon our State debt would be paid in a week. , To Mii.i.mkx, Old type for babbit met for sale at this office. ATTENTION ! NEW FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY J. R. REAM, Comer SEVENTH and WILLAMETTE STREETS, Eugene City, Oregon. ' Givcme tivCiall before - lf SMITH, y m t AfJEXT FOR AIX OF OSBURNE k CO.R AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, CON8I!INJ OP TWINE BINDT and Bn; Wire used. ' a' : . ' ' rU'; MOWERS, APERiAND MOWER (JMINED HAY V'-T AXD THE CELEBIAATED- ' Mainfacturetl tprfCllp ftr the PACIFIC COAQTi also the CALIFORNIA SPRING TOOTH HARROW. Machine Oils a specialty. Give me a call be fore purchasing elsewhere. OFFICE-S.H Friendly's Store. 'S Railroad Work. Werk on the extension nf the rtilreadi south is being poshed forward with all pos sible dispatch. There are now employed an the line between Boseborg and Redfields, sixty-five miles sooth, something above 4000 Chinanun and not a mioote is being lost from work on the grade. The grade ia finished or very nearly so to the head of Cow Creek Valley, there being nothing left undone between here and there except a mall amount of light grading, and ths work ef completing the bridge across the South Umpqua at Myrtle Creek. When this ia dons the roadbed will be ready for the tie tnd rails to a point nearly 40 miles tonth. All bsnds except a few that are needed U finish Bp this tide, have been moved np to Cow Creek canyon and are hard at work eft ths grade, rock outs, tunnels, etc., and seme too, are making a temporary road through the canyon, that will be ased by the eons, pany for light work daring the process t construction. It is not expected that the bridge at Myrtle Creek will be done before the 15th ot September, ami by that time work in the Canyon beyond which the is very heavy, will have advanced so that the graders will be able tokeep out of the way of tracklayers, nutil Redtield It reached, as WO ssid before, 63 miles south where they will hang up for the wiuter, in cvniociuince of the tunnel work ttopping them. The track is now laid to within a few miles of Myrtle Creek, and will be there iu a fow dayt which it 22 miles south ot Roseburg. The werk of balluting hu begun and by the time the track it balluted to the bridge on the South Umpqua, that structure will be tluitbsd aad the work ot tracklaying will go on without interruption until Redfields it retched which we are informed will be, as per the compa ny's intention, tometime iu October. Plain dealer. How to Build Up a Place. An exchange hu these words ot advlcet ' Speak well ot the place where yen live) if yon duu't nobody site will. "Rnooursge all public enterprises, aad if necessary go down in your pecketbook to to help foster them. , ..,' Use your utmost endeavors to have goed schools,' but do not expect' them to oorae to you without an efforts . ' : . Patrouise every man who is trying to bnild upt business in your midst for it is like bread east upon, .the waters, ." . ; , insider the otW Wreviog oo tw4; v inefWere;w private Wftlne!'. o( thrift,' you cuinsrct,rpWI yf JiJ's t-Wl.T'i" t Ml S-ttP aSMt .;.jM''ji'i v. : - 1 aTktcenVearSiM tJ'litra' Mir I -ink Will ri 1 --H-r ce)ins)taalto0on, and yon thus) 'Miird;,sip a( etiterprise llmt has (he general gocVI at heart ' Nothing speaks so welFoT the pree perity of a place u the healthy appearance of your local paper. Notice to CHIieni of Cottage Qrove. The proprietors of ' the different busi ness houses ot Cottage Grove, hereby giro notice that hereafter their places of business will be closed ou 8undays after Asgntt 6th, Persons wanting will please call daring the week. ' Dot. Foley Soring. These healthful and medicinal hot springs have been purchased by Mr Peter Koney late of Astoria. Mr lluney will thoroughly refit and reuovate the buildings on the prem ises, and will be prered to accommodate ' those iu quest of health or pleuure. Fish and game are plentiful in thai vicinity the ;" scenery is msguifioent, and those wishing a summer tour could go to no better place. For Rkht. The building adjoining Raa k n'e Raxar. Inquirs at this office. JUST RECEIVED FROM THE FACTORY A large assortment of the latest ttyUs ot Furniture and Upholstery, consisting of fine Pailor and Chamber Suites. Sofas, Lounges, Tables, Fancy Furniture, Chairs . Of all Descriptions, Etc-, Etc., Which will be sold at the LOWEST Prioea. I DEFT COMPETITION. . . i All ieiwns are respectfully invited to eall and I amine ruy Htock and be satisfied for themselves, I 1 take pleasure in waiting on visitors. purchasing elsewhere J. Ik UK AM. .