The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899, June 21, 1884, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text11 T1.Z EUGENE CITY GUARD. 8ATUHDAY JUXK21. 1884 DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. For Prwidontinl Elector, A. a JONES, of Jacknon, . L B. ISON, of Baker, W. D. FENTON, of YarahilL Irving Items. '. . Jun18, 1884. New comor at the bacliulor ranch. The fttrmera are jubilant over tho recent raim and warm sunshine, wbicli ' equal 20 pieces this FalL Mr. L. Potter was here a few days since looking out a location for a furni tare shop. We sy come ahead; there is plenty of room and we welcome you, Mr. D. F. Dond, the contractor for the Clear JLake school house, ban Iwgun work with several hands. The work on the new Christian church at tlie ame place is under heidway. J. M. Kitchen bas let tho contract to B. P. Bond to build him a nice resi dence in Irving, which will be an or nament to the citf. Mr. L Ilollon teck is going to . erect a new black araith shop, and several nice house are talked oL Who says Irving is dead. Our first term of school closed last Friday, but Mr. Tait having given uch good satisfaction, has been em ployed lo teach another; one month before harvest and two after. This speaks well for Mr. Tait, though he is a beardless loy. Miss Nettie Roberts having moved to Marion county, Mr. Hans HolT has gone to Linn county, Oregon, with a pretenite of working for J. M. Kitchen, but we fear he will land in Marion, near Aumsville. Mr. J. M. Kitchen went to Linn county yesterday to superintend '.he building of a barn on his farm east of Harriaburg; and J. P. Zumwalt is going to Linn to soe about renting him a place, as the land owners in this sco tion ask too high rents. The renters of Irving and vicinity have formed a Renters Protective Union, whereby they may protect them selves againttt exorbitant rents, each and every member pledging himself to pay no man more than one third of the crop. Ho one of the society is allowed lo pay cosh rent. , Reader. Coles Creat Circus. The Kansas City Journal thus pre sents a fair illustration of the attrao ttons of W. W. Cole's mammoth shows: It says: "At night was estimated that fullr 19.000 people were under the canvas and even then the doors were closed at 7:30 and thousands turned war. Among the spectators in ihe afternoon wero tho families of Ray tnond and Koene, the actors. It seems that tragedians and coin edians as well as othor earthly mortals !1 appreciate a show like Cole's, and well they may as it is probably the best in the world. Pleasant Visit. Mr Marion Da vis, who owns an interest Jn one of the richest mines in the Courr d'Alune district, gar this office a pWaant call last Wednesday. He hud two nuggets with him, one weighing 8108 a. a .a t a t m i and the otuer nearly a mw days before leaving his mines a two days clean up was made and 130 ounces of gold realized. He has a fortune as sured. We congratulate Mr. Davis, as we like to see all old , Lane county beys strike it rich. He spent several days in this vioinity. Hop Ezchaxok. Messrs. Koshland Bros, of Portland, have recently built a building 163 feet long by 85 feet wide, which will be used as a Hop Exchange. It has been fitted up for the special purpose of grading and. as sorting hops. These gontlemen intend this season to make a specialty of the hop buying business. We are glad to note that this important industry is about to be represented in the Oregon metropolis by such live and industrious men. Parties traveling through or stop ping in Portland should, in order to insure prompt and scfe delivery of their baggage, not fail to give thtiir checks to the agent of the U C A 1) T Co, who will also furnish them with omnibus transfer ticket at 12 cents per passenger including small children and all small baggage, this being the cheapest omnibus line in the United Personal. Judge Fenton, father of J E Fenton, visited Eugene this week. . Ueo. a. Kmsaid and wife are pay ing a visit to the metropolis. Prof Hawthorne, of the State Ag riccltural Collrce. was in town this week. Mrs, J. J. Walton, Jr., returned from am rrancisco last Monday eve ning. Mr. II. C. Owen is having his house refitted and an addition built to the same. Mrs. uho. A. Dorns. of Astoria, is visiting her relatives and many friends in Eugene. Dr. Lea, of Corvallis,.has been visit ing at the residence of Dr. A. Slurp les this week. Dr O C Awbroy and wife, of Al bany, are paying relatives and friends in Eugene a visit. Mr. D. W. Jarvis of Polk county, paid this office a pleasant visit the first of thi week. Gov. Moody, wife and son, of Salem, were among the visitors attending Com mencement exercises Supt. E B. McElroy, of Salem, at tended the Commencement exercises in this city during the past week. Miss Celia Goldsmith went to Port land yesterday morning, where sho in tends taking a course in music. Gen. W. II. Ode'll, editor, of tho Salem Statesman, was registered at the St Charles Hotel a couplo of days this week. Mr. J. J. Walton, Sr, returned from Spokani Falls, W. T., last Wednesday. "Pap" says that the valley is good enough for him. Mrs. Monroe of Boston, Mas., and Mrs Phelps of Jackson, Cal, are visit ing their sister, Mra D. M. Risdon, of thisoity. Also her niece, Miss Conoy, of California. ' Miss Augusta Patterson returned Monday from Mill's Seminary, Cali fornia, where she has been attend ina school. Miss Dickie, of Portland, accompanied her to this city. Messrs O A Wacs, Wallace Mount, Geo Hoyt, Seymour Condon, Whitney Boise, J P Fletcher,- E J Humason and many other old University stu dent were in the city this week. Chas Lauer and family left Now York for homo in this city Thurs day. They expect to stop in Chicago about one week, after which they will come directly home, expecting to ar rive here about July 1st. - mtlEF MEXTIOX. Commencement over again. Drummers on the increase. E. II. & L Co had a drill last Mon day evening. The grain in this vicinity is looking remarkably well. Eugeno wishei the University students a pleasant vacation. The Democartio National Cmven tion meets at Chicago July Oth. Nearly all the students departed for their homes in different portions of the State yesterday. W, W. Expey, of Portland, has made an m'i'niiit'iit for tho bonefit of his creditors. Workmen have been preparing this week the flag polo that is to be raised next week near the Oily Hall. If you want an extra copy of this week's Guard, you can procure one by depositing ten cents in this office. Cole's advance guard of bill posters have visited this county and papered the county all over with flaming posters. Mr Gus Ilickothier one day this week purchased 4T) acres of school land rom the State, six miles from here. Consideraion, $100. We have heard the question asked severtl times recently, why the Mar shal does not collect the dog tax from all! We give it up. Mr. S. D. Coats had a horse die one day this week. This is quite hard on Mr U, as he is a hard working man and can ill aflord tho less. The W. Q T. U. willl meet on June the 25th, in the basement of the Pres byterian church. It is important that all the members here le present. Mrs, J. Ellen Foster will lecture for the W. a T. U. on tne 29th of June in this city. None should fail Asii this aoie lawyer, e i, , . ... . Miss Anna Underwood and Miss Mary McOornack went to Eugene lost Saturday. ine iimocr tor .iie new bridge near Mr. E. P. Bedford's, is being hauled from Comstock's mill. - . Dr. Schelbred, who has been visiting relatives in aiero soverai aays,returned home last r nday. Mr. Robt Carey is having a new resi amice num., which greatly improves the appearance ot our villajp. Misses May Parsons and Rebecca Miller, of Cre8swell, were visiting at Mr. R. W. Veatch's last week. John Harvey has returned to this place after an absence of several .1 t . . a. monins, a nine oiuer ana probably a wiser boy. Miss Lulu Skaggs dismissed her school near here last week, to attend Commencement at the University. She has throe more weeks to teach. Our road supervisors are proving their efficiency in road work, rebuilding bridges, and blasting out rocks that have ever been a detriment to our highways. Mr. Ro'jert Whipple, direct from Pennsylvania and Mrs. Sutter a Bister. of Gervais, Oregon, are visiting their brothers, K W. and Frank Whipple of this place. The public school ended here lost Friday. The closing exercises were impressive.. 1 hero were quite a num ber of recitations by tho 8cliolars,which were well rendered; also songs and dialogues were well executed by the little folks, showing their teachers had labored earnestly to make tho exercises a success. A recitation by Miss Mc- Cornack, "Rock of Ages," and a song y Miss MoCornack and scholars closed the entertainment; Miss Underwood, the principal, did all in her power to make peoplo comfortable, all the scats being occupied and quite a number of persons having to stand. Married. At tho hotel in Ritz- rille, W. T., June 12, 1881, by Jud;o Long, Mr. Tucker to Mrs. Rebecca Woods, of Lugeiin City. - Died. Rer. Sterling Hill died at his resi dence in Eugene, at 8:20 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, June 19, 1884, after a long and painful illness. He was born in McMinn county, Tennessee, April 25, 1827. At the atre of twelve he moved with his father's family to the Territory of Iowa. When 17 ho entered Farmmgton Academy, Iowa, where he obtained the greater part of bis education, finishing at William Jewell College several years later. While at Farmington-ho made a profession of religion and soon after united with the Baptist Church, in 1848 he returned to Tennessee on a visit, where he married Miss Mary Ann Wallis, by whom he had one son, who is now an active Baptist minister of Tennessee. In 185t) he moved to California and subsequently came to Oregon. His former wife having died while in Missouri, ho was married asain in 1854 to his present wife, who - m a with one daughter, and tour or six sons, survive to snourn his loss. Dur ing the same year he was ordained to the gospel ministry, in the faithful service of which he spent the remaining part of his life until removed from the field of active labor by 'the hand of disease. During his lifetime he filled several responsible and important positions rel ative to the Missionary and Educa tional interests of the North Pacific coast, the last of which was the general agency of tho MoMinnville College, Oregon. Gradually failing in health, he was in 1881 prostrated to his bed from which he never recovered. Patient through all theso years of suffering he never murmured; but conscious of having fought the good fight of the faithful, he waited in confident trust in Him who is able to deliver from every evil: . Faithful in life, patient in suffer ing, triumphant in death, an honored citizen, a wise counsellor, a devoted husband and loving failirr is at rest in Christ The remains wero ta'ten to Brownsville Friday morning, where they will be interred. T. SIMPLY STUPENDOUS! Transcendenially Beyond, Description 'in all Us Over ivhelming Perfection, ily, Hi;, Jil; E. E. Luckey&Co DEALERS m DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, Toilet Articles, Paints. Oils, Brushes, Etc., Etc. . TXT i rt ni i 1 ' w e win Keep a iuu assortment; and sell at living fixture. PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT In hands of a competent druggist. To SUCCESSORS Luckey 4' Brisiowat the old Ellsworth Store, EL J. CRAWFORD. Fill!- J. N. B. FULLER Information where you can get good lumber sawed to order for JS,SO - per thousand and satisfaction guar anteed. ' . - Best of lumber, best of machinery, best of workmanship. No wet weather concern that runs only when it is pouriner down rain, but one where you can depend on getting what you order, and at the promised time. , Fir, Cedar, Hemlock, nn:l Maple vhs!j, Doovy, and Plantar. nti N(r Mnblc Pest (Mica, Linn Ci.imtv CJiAVVFORD k FULLER. ENTIRELY NEW COLLOSAL SHOWS. J GREAT FOR THt CHILDREN 8 ft T.-K.02-.- M. Til e r Z. rWHO Will BE PERMITTED TO TCr.iftOMTH S , CAPABLE Of CARRYING 100 PEOPLE AT A- - SINGLE 3C LOAD. mt THE UMItT Smith and Cox -GENERAL DEALERS IN Comprising the WS CIRCUS IIM IB ! .... IN THREE BIG RINGS 0f'J-ft mTFn ST.cr. Agricultura Implements. c xuuixu. ia iuii nne Ol first-class Farming Impelments,con sisting of D. M. OSBORNE i CO.'S CELEBRATED TWINE BINDERS REAP ERS AND MOWERS; STILLWATER ENGINES; MINNESOTA CHIEF THRESHERS; JOHN DODD'S OLD RELIABLE, HOLLINGSWORTH'S, REINDEEB AND RED BIRD HAY RAKES; THE KETCH UM WAGON; . MITCHELL'S WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES, ETC., ETO It is our intention of staviner here and we guarantee all goods sold to give entire satisfaction. Prices as liberal as any hour in the Northwest. Warerooms on Willamette Street Guard Office. ' Opposite the Will O. King, J E. HouKton and W. WatU. . J. FxorxBTY tk)Lft Geo. M. Miller ortdftjthU week void to Dr L F ' JonM hi rsidonc on Wi!Um(tA treat for f 2,000. Lew than one yr go Mr. Mitlr purchasrd the proper ty for $1,000 from Marshal AttrUry. Property ia Eugene U aduancing in jw k ...-r... . Rev. E. A. McAlwter will preach at jtli Court House in this city, Sunday, (June 2 2 J, at 1 1 a. mv and 7:30 n. m. Sunday School imuindiately after the morning atrvioca. All are cordially invited. Cottaga Qrovt llama. raeif oca irtmLconNKsroxDKNT. Jun.lS.lgSt Bom, June 7, 1884, to the wife of S. B. Withmvoii, oti. The prospect for a bountiful harvest, was pevrr better in this vicinity. Mewra. A Spare and A Lurch T turnod Lome front Portland Friday. Mr. Fagan has been in and around here aketcbing for the History of Lane County. fjI.Tnh yer of n'MiDR JjJJmjJ,. ku. tntntad and MilarKcd to almost cnJleu ironortiom Tlio Wliolc World in Misrhtv Union. Aitminilinir and truly TnmDilom Ftur, more rotlr, TVnnmtnikl ttrctlpni than ill olhw Showi inclmlinu th kll-nrnhitilnwing N4.MIOX, tb Terr t'ollonns of bnite (tion. A HKKD OK ELEI'lt AN'ra-lVrfnnnini ElrphuU, Clown ElfphinU, Wfcltring EleihnU, Big KlrphknU, SuiU KlchanU and Muuckl KUphtota. - A Great Double Menagerie in Two Tents. Twenty rmU, Nuning Bahy Ckmrl, Rcin? CmU, W'hlt IIippnpntmu only Bluk two hnrud Uhinocentun, S Animal, Kangaro". Trainad Wild Sara; lieasta, Tlcrra. Llonn, Iofianla, Wild Animal Trainrm and Trwhfrs, Frmalt Snak I'bannen, Wbit Buffalo, Sacmt and Singular l)rati, and all kinds of Kara Wingtd Curiositir. The Sacred White Faced Elephant of Burmah. 4 A trpCJ at oh and Try irfonuanw, by xrrU and If) 4 T)Q 2X. VV X O Uariiii,' arti.U, and a troop of 12 Marrloua iUL)i:i.X 3a Muscular and WondrfuL 7 All Bar Back Ridtr. many arts simultaneous; Holler fkUr, Bicrcl Riders la th air, Wirt Walkers, Trained H.Wws Trained Yip, real racing rib's, Kitlinc Monkeys in fact Everything Exceptionally Novel, Which vant itims of money, inUllino and progress! y Ideas eould secur or lugg. Acta, lianiifrand Jxtorl- Artists Gymnasts, Strong Walking ACES. All old featnrM diwanled. Braa New Seneati Secure.1 Long Haireii Larlies. Midret Mm. lMMn Tunihlw. Clown.. lUilrrs. IVnb r;inUts, Hinnoilmiu Kacini;, Trained Stall- ions, parionnirg Pooie. itiral KuWrs in the sain King AlwiluWly all kimai of Show. iKiorropca at 1 and 7 pm. Two performance daily. Admission 1,00. Children (andsr t) half pric. Rsered seats rent extra. A ITITi I A VT 11 7 AU ints or Aenai IX. XJ.'UlVI.VXl X' XJJLa ns Feats, Trapes. M.n Stro Womn. A.cenvniu, Mid-Air Flik'hts anl (Vjline NEW PEOPLE NEW ACTS, NEW i Pass books, butcher books, memo randums, ledgers, day books, etc., of all lands. Orders taken for special sizes. School and Miscellaneous Books. ; -. All the standard authors by the volume and is sets. 'Juvenile books, Seaside and Waverly Library, Harpers Magazines, ete. - Bible Depository For Lane County. We have been getting a large st ock of ner goods and we have everytliing found in a first-class Book fetor?. We also have a full stock of GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS! McCORNACK & COLLIER, Suwssors to CALLISOK.