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!5H PITY AND COUNTY. Oregon Kiiluey Curt. , County Fair Wednesday. Drummer a scarce article these day. TIoim are improving ilnwly but surely. Ilaum has a nw sign, which is quit nobby. Oregon Kidney T cure all kiiluey trouble. Try Unburn k Belshaw' 5 cebt ciyar. They are the bus. , Valley apple sell readily In PrinetilU for 1.50 par bushel. Oregon Kidney Te U the beat known rem edy (or kidney trouble!. Eugene Hook aud ladder Co. No. 1, meet next Monday e veniojf. Titus k Lftiubert, the new tinner, make a specialty nf well driving. For all kindi of ichoul anil blank bookr, tall at the poetoflioe book store. Mr M Wilkinn purchased a $.100 Aberdeen bred bull at the State fair. - Spokane Fall ii to be lighted the ceming winter with the electric light, Hazlet, the printer' patron taint ii io the Laker jail for an ordinary drunk The Guard doe all kind of job printing heaper than Portland price. If yon want a good plate of oysters, Ed Baum'a is the place where you can Ret it. The beat eating place In the city U at Kd Baum'a. Oyitera, bam and eggs, tea and coffee, t all hour. Forest Grove U the place eelected for holding the next annual conference of the M. E. church. Whitmau college, at Walla Walla, bai 131 tudonta, including eleven lady boarder at the ladle' boarding lia'L Wm. Dunbar, Portland merchant lire been fined $100 for having . for (ale axle grease (or butter. Mr. W, H. Alexander and wife have moved into King Henderson' new Imuni. What is the matter King? An iiHin aa a mortgage i sHtiatied it shoiili he immediately canceled in the county clerk' office and thu tuvo let of trouble. Tie tir u if Ki'iiiti I U: ii , publishers of the Statu Journal, hnt hern dissolved by mutual commit, Air. Go S. Kiuc.iil, re tiring. "Lanecmnty had fie finest s'lnwing of all rarieties of wheat, and gnu nt the Ktate Fair, arranged and exhibite d by Meters. Bel' ahaw and Wilkin." Town Talk, Having iold my dnut t re, I a a desirous nf ekt uf iiu all acenantt I in uediat ily. Parties .interested will confer a iavir hv nettlintr at iiiicj; Within tits natt thirty days I shun . turu over the rein liud jr for the h.-nefit of my creditor. Da. J. 1 Gill. My daughter ha taken medicine faithfully according to direction, and her health and pirit are now perfei t The humor i All gone from her fare. I wih every mother might know what a bleating Ayer'a Sarsaparilla i in ,. auch case. K, W.Allen write that the Oregon mis ionary car i creating a furore wherever ..exhibited. At Oskalnota police, officers were required to' compell the crowd to keep moving. At Do Moines nearly 11)0,000 people viewed the car and its contents. 'It was generally expected that the conau would ahuw a population of at least 12,000, and many will be . disappointed. Estimate are generally above the real count. Iu 13S0 the population o' the county was 9,3b2 while this year it is 10,003, showing an in crease of 706 in population. Sufferors (mm the effects of quinine, wed s a reraady for chill aud fever, should try Ayer's Ague Cure, a powerful tonio bitter, wholly vegetable, without a particle ef any noxious drug. It acta promptly, breaking the chill, curing the fever, and expelling the poi son, yet leaving no harmful effect upon the patient. The Statesman Publishing Company of Sa lem has filed articles of incorporation. The principal office is in Falem; the charter per petual and the capital stock $13,030, divided into 1500 shares of (10 each. R J Hendricks, Geo Saubert and Chas S H award are the In corporators. It is aided that the c.ipit 1 stock of the company baa all been subscribed, nd none of it is for sale. The company ha lo been organized, with M L Chamberlain aa president; It J Hendricks, manager and secre tary, and George Saubert treasurer. The law ichool of the university of Ore gon will open its second session io Portland eo October 14th, The i-ch id is located at 170 Second street. It is the only institu tion of its kind on the northwest coast, and has been said to be "ahead of the times," ' but never the less is deserving of patronage by the public. It faculty, is a brilliant one nd comprises such legal lights as IIoii. Matthew P. Deady, Judges K. D. Shattuck nd L L. McArtliur ami Messrs. J. W. Whelley and Richard Thornton. The fame of the state board nt Immigration has literally gone nut to the ends of the earth. From away across the sea and the land of the caravan there comes a letter asking the ores! dont, Chas. H. D.rfld, for the rules governing the board, and what opportunities 1 Or:;nti of fers the Greek. The Grsek call men an. throps "lokingup." It i a g'id deal of a look up from G.-ecce to Oregon, C. All -rt BlangionI is looking up a grind place for some if hi people. He wants the board to estah Iiih an agency at Conatantiuip's, ' Alexandria nd Athen. The matter I nnd.-r enntidera tion. l'orlland paper, i ' . ' The recent act of o itrege anl viilence cor. mitted in western Wa'iintin T.rritury on Chinese, and the general hostile attitude ps suraed by the imhljejt regard to LMangolian hW, have pretty generally P"Vl trnr moot; the Johns. eatern Wuhmrnn i r ritnry is, at present, considered by the snrpl u ' Chinese population a very unhealthy Incaluy, nd good place from which ts tniijrat. 1 .... . ... . . . .. 1 f iL. u -1 What waaniiKfwn iemairTi.s in hi--.y ... moogol depop.d.iti it now seem. Oregnt U 4 . f t iL . i ksa a.BTi lain r I M I sieaunen ut gain, i .r ... -..j tn,ed!ntbi,.!irertirn. T -day fcmr cr load , iiuncn anno o w f nnpleaaantnn More will i!eul ties come . . .hi,,,, 1 it tomorrow, and In the near M-My. " . ef Clilnese arived here dirict from the :n Vashiairt m tenitory atd Bntuli Columbia Bfhfxaw to empty their Chinese ewillbarrei.lt teem scarry tair that ther shouM rlnl-eit vrraceMib- Oregon boua'ary lin ,-TtUs -am, S.tt ath, In Memorlam. don. M. Cnojwr, tlie subject nf this notice, was U.rn highly rvsiwctahl parent In the Stale of Kentucky, Jan. 18th, 1823, and end grated with his parent to Grundy county, Mn., In 183'J, being then about sixteen year of aje. He wa married to Mis Martha W. Perry in 18 19, and was a loading merchant for a uumler "f years lit the town of Trenton and Chilico the, Mo., where he earned the well-de.rred rpiitntion of bein. a mannf storling integrity, tkotoughly honoraiil aud reliable iu all the business relation nf life., and where he still ha a bout of true friend who will hear 'if his death with the deepest sorrow, Having sus taiucd heavy 6nancM Io, through the failure nf debtor in the heinnin of the war, he closed np his business there, and with hi fam ily, consisting of wife and one daughter, he night a horn in the far west, arriving iu this State In the fall of 1SS2. From that time for ward to the day of hi death he ha been Iden tified with thi county and city. Iu the summer of 18JS he wa elected County Clerk of Lane county, which office he tilled with etti ciency and fidelity for the term nf hi election, For several of the hut year nf hi life he wa afflicted with a cancer nu the left aide of hi face. lint, although the later years of his life were darkened with sad nlllii'tinn, yet he suf fered but little excruciating pain. Possessed of a good degree of native physical rtrength, coupled with a philosophic turn of miud aud strong will power, he complained but little and came down to death very gradually, and in bis case death seeinod to ensue more a the result of general breaking down of the system than from any special local cause, his mind re mslning unimpaired, he retained consciousness till within a few hours of his death which oc curred at 2D minutes to 4 o'clock p tr. Friday, September 25, 18S5. A man of sterling integrity, ever ready to lend help ing hand to those he deemed worthy of friend ship, Geo M Cooper will he long and tenderly remembered by all who knew nun well. In all the social relxtion of life he wa the lame qui et, unaiwiiming, affable and kind hearted man. And more especially did these noble quulitie shine nut in ids own family. He Isav a faith ful wife, loving daughter; nue i-ter and one brother, with many n. I alive mid friends who will long and lovingly chcruh hi mem ory, reace to la ash: and honor to his A. f KilNLI. Bound for Lane. Yesterday, three families named respect ively llurgesi, Morgan ami NWr, arri-ed direct fro, ii one of tho Weatnru states, for the purpose of rinding perm tueut homus in thi state. Before leaving for the snii-dowu state, tiHse persons had not dertuiuly de termined, just where f spn-ad their pavil inn. It appear tlie.id fa inlies bad made up their minds a xhort time ago t com to initio part of the Pauilio coast, n I wore casting about as to where the should settle. Just about that timn they attended nue ot the fairs, and as good luck would have it, they happened to see the. "missionary car' which has made so many proselytes. After viewing with admiration the many magnif icent productions of this state, they unani mously voted to come to Oregon. One of the men remarked. "When we saw just what you people could raise out here, that settled the question with us, I tell you." Well, to Wol foot they came, and before landing here determined to seetle in Lane cuinty. In ten minutes nfter . reaching the Ash street wharf, they visited the rooms of the state board of immigration, and, in a very short time, were furnished tickets at reduced rate for Irviny station, Lane county. Tiii morning they ail left on the south-bound train for.tho point named. These men are practical farmers and of niotiorato means. Tuesday's Telegram. Goon Advice. The Polk County Itemizer publishes a complimentary letter from Hon. binger Herman to Milton F. Davis, the suc cessful applicant for the Oregon cadetsbip at West Point It contains much good advice and a goodly store of commendation for the youth, who is " poor boy, tho son of an old soldier, upon whom has devolved, since mere child, the support of widowed mother," These considerations, together with the fact that the young man has found time, In addi tion to these filial duties, to prepare himself, in the public schools of Polk county, for the examination in which he excelled, by seven per cent, in total credits, the class oi twelve appli cant for the vacant ca lutship, induced Mr. Herman to confer the appointment upon young Davis. The letter coucludes in the fol lowing words " Let not your humble origin and the apparent olutacles in life discourage you. Have faith in the reward which i con ceded to the elements of character already de veloped by you. l' ntinue onward and nave courage. In conclusion, l loiuliy noH that vou will honor the puition to which you are now nominated, aud that you will ever re main true ui me country mat is to educate you for her future service and defense, so that in some future year your name, now unknown, may become a symbol of fame, rejniciiu to your friends, and credit to the State of Ore gon from whence you haiL Dili notJ'a.sh. Charles A Strainw, of Port- laud, who was appointed by Congressman Her mann as -naval tad.t from Oregon to Annapolis, failed to pass tho examination at the latter p'.a-'e and has returned to bis home, lie lacked but nne-firth per cent, of passing. Tuis is i lite a uii, however, consideriug that four per cent, is perfect, and that it reqoires 2 7 per cent to pox. The I )re.'ou candidate landing was 2.5. Mr Strauss was not tho on ly unfortunate applicant. He say that o' ninety-eight candidate all tul I, only twenty- three pvsod the required examination and were admitted 1 1 the acaibmy, Proq'.f.s3 IHcKWAliri. I'h Alb mv T)e n ocrat nnoo m ms, iu jrinu' the result of the cem is in Linn comity, that mi f.ir as th pop ulation is concerned the Biir.-s are d.sap pointme.it; o far as the potatoe are con earned the surprise is the other way. The fuure hnw the population to be 11,431, a de crease of 1211 since ltt.3). It would seem from t1, a)i. turnip that thu fiirt nf iminl TAlinn board have not mt with any marked decree ol -oce in punting thi waste place of lai n c unity. v- ' . . w, ri.i,, v,.;i;., M of hf10j by bunko man last Wednesday evening. , tfame MJ o much surprised wheu he (unud game and wo inucu surprised wneu mat he h id bn robiwd. The i nlaye't something aftsr thj style of t Lite. (Jlmin in tryint ib gams wa three card M-tifif. thm ,.fe, ( ,r mt lt ,n two well known ,nim:n-r" and wanted tliem "pulled buttle umrni wm a .... .o. m tmug is.-e-t-.i, h wdl rat-un, boms a Une wi:r ' 0 'v Real Estate Transactions for Septem ber. D D Jordan to Ella Durbiidge, 7(1 acres; con ideralion. ".U0. W and E Tayloi to J T Taylor, 115 crei con, flini. John Whiteaker to W R Gilfry, land) con, ;iim.. J .S Taylor to EiitabetU Cuuser, 80 acres; eon, ?VZM. Phillip Connie to B F Wilks, 100 acres; con, 9UX John A Moore to A A Richardson, 102.90 acres; con, tflii. W U 1'engra to John Hake, lota In Spring fidld, Soou, KJ. titeruber & Sender to J P Wilson, laud; ecu, VtlCO. Johu lirady to I) McCrady, land; con, 20j. L 11 Rowland to L A Rowlaud, lot in -Sjuiu-rielil; con, (oJ0. JosuiilHCPerKiu to R R Riley, land; con, vfc0. l.eo i Uorri to J oe.ir, lots Iu Lugcne; oon, 0. S F Keru to J 1 .M.irtin. 13.50 acre; coo. 4V.75. J T Martin to S F Ivenis, 11.50 acre; con, t5i in Churchill to Oren lieckwitb, lot In iu- gene; vou, $.'5U, W ti i'urkenson to Ueorge V I leinan, 4'J acres; con, iVJ't. W U 1'iirkersoii to Austin Mann, 20 acres; Con, $400. I) K Christian to Lottie Bowman, lots in Eugene; von, j.'00. horuli Johnson to J r Mixer, lot in Junc tion; cm, V1000, l.eo Jt Uorru addition to bugene Ulty Died. T H Elder estate to I) ii Mounts, land) oou- 1715. Rowland Simmons estate to Jobn Cbgswell, land; con, 100. ; ." U a to John tiasate; patent T U Linton esute to T W Shelton. 160 acres; oon, 8300. Hat nt towu ut Acme hied. Estate of L M Ruktr to Frauk Kirk. 154 acres; con, S'.'tvJO. I he 1 ii Aloures ijid the 1 U Aloorei es tates divided among the heirs. .N Williams to Geo H Williams, loU in fcu gene; con, tl. G H Williams to J M Hutchinson, lot in Eugene; con, f 100, A ciimiuons, per sheritl to Abraham f ratton, land, vou, (1,15. L) R Clinstian second addition to Lugene, A O Steven to 1 ii Stevens, 100 acres; con, Wm A Cox to Mrs M E Saubert, S J l'liorntou and J f ittui iu, 18 ajres; oon, $1-5. A J Luce to E J Luce yuacies; oon, $100. bolmuou Gai tiu Id Harvey Campbell, 12 acres; con, $150. J u lio.xliuau to Alary doojiuau, L'14aorea; con, )rl. J W t'arks to I .N Malkey, 21 acres; con, J3J.7u. daiojs rarviu to I X Mulkey, 63 acres; on, $125. Dtinoii Smith to Alary A E Smith i'J7.5i acres; cull, -'80J, W 11 (iulhiord to A J Zumwalt 105.24 acies; con, U, - , . W Jt .lone to Go t 15 Uorru, city property; con. tti00. John I'.ailt-y to A M Clayton et al, 120ocre; con, HMO. F JjUiiiiu to Carrie Schlomberg, 750 acres; con, $-,10J. It' wo ie kuox to JJavid Morse zi acrei; oon, $700. S a Coryell to Ansel liemmenway, 221orea; con, $2500. ri il Mcliee to . la Wilson, 01 acre; con, $50J. Cottage Grove Items. rROMOUR SPECIAL COR RKSP05 DENT. September 30, 1835 The first white frost here this Fall was on Saturday the 2tith. Miss Martha MeJley went to Eugene last Wednesday. The Portland singlo-tres man wa in town last week. , ' ' An East Portland fruit nursery Agent has been in this vicinity the past week. Mr U H Hazleton is preparing to build k bouse on the eastern part of his farm. Uncle Johnny Bowers of Irving, was in towu lost week. Mr Gm Giltrv and daughter of Creaswell were visiting at Mr R H Uazleton'i Sunday. Mr Joe Miore came to t iwn the first of the week. Dr J W Han is Is having dwelling erected near the mill race. Quite a number of people went to the fair ta-day. Miss Sarah Gilfry of Cresswall was in town Sunday. Mr E 1 Cathcart, we are glad to state, is im proving. Mr W W Cathcart has been ill but is able to be out again. Mr Joseph Wynn has gone East nf the mountains. Mr John Cochran bos gone back to Lake county; he stayed hereonly a few days. The b neb ill club ended their game last Sunday at the Silk creek school houas in light M James S Ozment came to town yesterday ,fter an absence of ahont three months. The tombstone man was in town this week. Mr Bert Kenney left here for below this morning. V KBITT. Millinery. Mrs Withrow desires to inform her num erous customers that she has moved her mil linery store to the building occupied by the Brownsville store, oue door north ot Hunts boot and shoe shop . She also desires to say that she has just received from the East Hue stock of millinery uoods, which will be sold at very low prices. Give the store call and price the goods State Faik. The following Lane ooun'y people received premiums at the State Fair; T J Dmiton, b;st 4 year old stallion, 1st prem ium; T W Harris pair carriage hnise 1st ; Mrs j M Wilkius, piano cover, 1st s; taoie scan, 1st p, fare screen, 1st p.; s.lk quilt, 1st p. mum iiertha Shelton. eillar, 1st p. Mrs llarring- l knit tidv: 1st p; Mr Wills, gent' crt, 1st p: Mr he Sheltmi, 1st premium ou the following articles. Tidy, lineu sat, piano cov er, eiiibroiiere I ofa cusoioii applique, foot rest, n,', chair bolster, Java canvas tidies, wo sled embroideries, pill,, shams. Mr Geo lielshaw received lat premium! a follow ing on wheat: Sweepstake for the best county exhibit of sheaf and shelled grains, $50; for nest display nf gram grown by ouo man, li uloiua: best display of soring wheat, five :iaei!, $10; best rnl largest variety of grain raised by one rxlumtor rxniUU-d In glass jar of uniform size, 2J; best 4 b.i diet i f regun tviiiKt wimrio s i: k,; be; j lusliel, uregnn snrin '. 4 : mammoth, t.t; Chi.li, 3; Canada, jf.t; velvet, (.); Clawaon, f.f; Australian club, S3: best i bushel nf any kind or from any bi- cinty, diploma; Ririvoe Kuox, fastest walking tallion, ln,'eniii, 1st p; .io:m niewarc, 1 year ol I tuare, roadster, 1st p. I.vsixt. A Russian Finn, a tramp, wa brought t Cogens Thundiy from Lost Val ley. who was evidently suiferiug from insanity, He wa examined before Prosecuting Attorney Fentr.ii, Judge Waahhum, and inrdiral exam iner .Shelton and (ill, i.i the afternoon nf the aai 1 day, and adiod.-d insane. He had our before been an inmate nf the Oregon asy lum. Deputy sheriff 'Nx. bran took the unfor tunate man Ui the asylum yesterday rooruing. Marsiso. At the Court House in Eugene City, Oetber 1. 1883, hy G W Kiiaey, f P., K 1 field to alary u L zanders. r aiivers Take Aoncc Agoml dmBr lad at f-akr' bote) for 25 ctnU. Smfthfietd New'f Piichard Ratclilfe, Miss Unice Allen and Kmnia Mounts visited Eugene to day i H. R. Mounts raised now barn to-ilat on the gmuud where hi old barn wa burned. Mr, S. Foster was here to-day looking for winter quarter. Meure Fisher, Dennis aud D, Smith and so are at Aliea on nalmou hunt But little ohance now for the finny tribe of the classio Alsea. Messrs Joe Hill, U. F. Hitt and Co., started for that stream this morn ing. Mr. Jas. Wagner, formerly nf Canada, has moved to this place with the view of erect ing tannery aud fur dressing establish ment We saw Sam going up the mad to-day in his fine charriot- That means butiuca. Mr. W. W. Hinton of Spencer, ii moving to this precinct with the view of stopping during the winter. Walker was raised iu the haulier precinct aud we welcome his re turn. Siuslaw Road We all rejoice to hear that the contract for the o impletion ot said road i lot ud we wish .Mr. H. success with bis work. R. J. McClauahan and Grant Osburn were in town one day last week. We hope they like our country. Jas, 'Oinent passed through lat week. Jim is jolly boy and a boss democrat A Singer sewing machine ageut passed through here this week collecting. Wonder if be found any money, it so how much? Messrs. Fisher, Smith k Co have returned from Alsea: had excellent luck with the finny tiibe. This country has II. W. B. the Seoond. Junction has a new telephone from Dr. N. L Lee's ollice to W. ft. Lee's Drugstore. It works like charm. Mr, Kd. Renfrow, of Lake Creek, is man ufacturing sopie line violins ot Oregon tim ber. Plows and cultivator hare begun to oome to thn shops for repair. Looks as if the Tanners luteudeil to put in another four bit crop. The county fair will be well attended from this part unless the rain should stop them. Mrs Darsey and son arrived this week f:nm Priueville u 1 are attending the county fair. Mr Daney 1 daughter of A W Gibson of Smithfield. IiKQUtAR. Over 7o Years of Age. From the census books of Lane county for the year 1883, we learn the age nf the fol lowing persons) each being over 70 year of agei Wm. Allen, SI, Jloeis Brown, 03, was soldier in the war of 1812; Isaac Rriggs, 84, Itatty Lriggs, 81; pioneers of Springfield. Solomon t'ox, 92j soldier in the war ot 1812; .Mis. S. U Cannon 7, Win. bogland Vi, 4. l. Gsgniear 84, has been resident of Douglas and Lane counties for 63 years, and is still stout siid hearty; Mrs. L W. Jud kins 78, S. B. Knox 74, Hiram R. Lee 78, Mr, Lie 70, have bteu married over sixty year; Lewis ljifflin 73, Nathan Moxley 83, Isaao Maiey 73, Renj. Mors 78, Phillip Mulkey 83, Iiaao PuraifulT 81, Dixon Oliver 85, Mrs. Oliver 74, Mrs. Caroline Runey 73, Mrs. M. a Rig Ion 73, Ley! Soott 88, llobt. Soott8l, W. Shields 8!!, Levi Slagle 81, Mrs. Slagle 72, have been married 53 years; Jacob Spores 91, s il lior iu the war nf 1812 and a pioneer of 1817; J.'J. Turpiti 84, D. B. White 75, S. Zunwalt, 75. As will by seen be the above there are some very old people in Lane county. Three of the number are over 00 years of sge, each nf whom took part in the war of 1812 and are now drawing pensions. May these old patriarchs live many days yet is our sinoere wish. Census of 1885. Assessor MoPherson hands ns the follow county: ...2G88 ...278 ...1204 ...1374 ...2270 ...lOOfl ...1356 ing summary of the census of Lane Number of legal voters " males over zi years " males over 10 and under 21, " males under 10 years " females 18 years and over. . , " females between 10 and 18, , " females under 10 years Total .. 10,008 191,024 50.481 I 21,008 6,870 93 18,207 79,300 648.794 fi4.-i.808 85,544 19,543 8.845 181,715 901,081 118,093 118,439 4,810 1.672 3,455 250 6,700,000 Number pounds wool " sheep " hojfs " horses " mules " cattle ' acres land nnder cultiva tion " bushels wheat ' oats " " barley " tons hay " bushels corn " pounds butter " pounds hops " bushe's potatoes " apples " ' plums ' " flax " pounds tobacco " barrels saliuou " feet lumber A Dreadful Accident. A loud explmdoti startled the people of onr ii nt thutr awiiMtnmad nuietude last Thursday morning about 10 o'clock. Uiwn In wuil.mtlnn U .u Ajiwrtained that Mr Oren Moore, the well known truckman, while help inn y ,,nlut a or.r. had thrown down heavy iron bar near or striking two 25 lb tin cans of powder, which Immediately exploded Sir Xf,,.,. skn tbvfi about four or five 'S't away with his back to the cans wa thrown r,.rwn4 uk.hI (t un his face. Ill hair, eye brows and beard singed short and his clothing set ou fire which was soon extinguished by those those, not however before he was badly burned l. Ik. ...n,. fr M,wir was brouht to Wil kin's drug store where Dr Shelton gave him medical attention, and He was men umm h.r.. WiM Mriiiinila ar nronnunced painful but not dangerous, sud it is the hope of his many friends that he may speedily recover, Katon from apringheld,wM also . bnrned, how ever but slightly. Ncjict. Mr B, II. James having retired from business and being desirous of settling op, requests all those indebted by nte or ao- eount to immeiliately call and make settle ment He can be found at his office in the Court House, ready to receipt for all debts uui mm. A party ol elghl miners frma Polk county j left foyth Blue river mines yulsnUj; mvv LANE COUNTY FAIR, Th seoond annual meeting of the Lane County Agricultural Association eommenoed but Wednesday miming. The weather waa all that could be wbdied for. Not oloud over bung the aky. Winn xa uat, Sept 30th. A early In th morning as seven o'clock, many teams were rolling In loaded with every imaginable article to be placed on exhibition, beside, the stock was also being placed In the stalls. It was a vary busy day for the entry clerks and th officers of the society. By eve ning the pavilion looked nicely with the array, The work of putting the articles in position was done certainly in very artistlo manner. A large crowd attended ill the evening, and the Band furnished some excellent niusio Thuhhdat, Oct 1st The' second day of the Fair opened bright and clear. AU was bustle until noun entering goo. Is and placing them in position, when the entries were olosed. Ilitriug the afternoon and evening large crowds attended the exhibition. THCHSDAT'a RACE4. At least 2533 people gathered on the track to witness the trials ot speed for the day, The first was a oue mile trotting raos for all three year old 'Lads county horses, 1st premium, $20; 2d, f 10. J C Yatss entered rm August, F M Wilkins, a g Morg; Robt Bnwlsby, b h Frank Ci F K Goodman, b ni Nellie. All started but the last; Pools sold $0 nu Frank C to $3 for th held, r rank U won the race iu 3:4,rJ, Au.oista 2d, Morg Sit The uext race was ou mile dash, free for all Lane county horses; 1st premium, fit); 'ii, $20. Jeff Yate entered Coalburiier; Mr Mat lock, e b Wildcat and 1 Durneflle b h Char lie. The last named horse was withdrawn. Pools sold S 10 on Wild oat to (4.53 on Coal- burner. Th race wa won by Coalburner in 1;53 easily, and the second choice men were happy. The Judges for the racing department are: H G HadUy, Rodney Scott, and K R Luckey; timer it R Hays. The bicycle races were called at 2:23 Grand Parade with 8 Knights ot the silent wheel entering. Sterling Hill 1st, Albert Abranis 2nd. mile dash for championship. Une county. 100 yards slow race. Hill. 1st. time S3 seconds. Cogswell 2nd. Inhibition race, professional, Murill, Hogue and Newcastle entered. Morrill won i)x 3:14 J. Hogue second. millAV, OCTOBER 2d. Hundreds visited the pavilioc to-day and all were pleased with the exhibit'. The receipts up till eveuing amounted to nearly $1300. Friday's Race. The first race wssa trot, 2 best in 3, one mile in ingle harness , free for all Lane county raised horses, First premium, $40 2d $20. The next was running race, 600 yards, tree lor all Lane county raised horses. First premium, $40, 2d $20. Lady Mae won the first and seo- nd heat lirst racet time, 3:31)1; 3:15. Surprise 2d. Second raoe won by Plow ooyj lieatherly Zil; tune ii. NOTES. Hotels ars orowded. Last day of county fair. Harvest for saloons and hotels. Only one day more of the fair. Bs sure and attend the Fair to-day. The races eaoh day have , drawn large orowds. Mr. Rivers reports the Fair tor the Daily News. The crowd in attendance at the fair has been quite orderly. Mr Joseph Whitney, of the Albany Herald Disseminator Is Iu town tailing In the fair. Mr II W Hogue, ot Portland, represented the Daily Oregonian at the Fair. Mr G W Kiniey did the poolellingon the raoes in manner that gives satisfaction to all. A large number of the knights ot the silent wheel attended the fair and participated In the toes. Several parties have lost article ot small value at th hands of the "light fingered gen try." If the paper is not a attractive as usual lay it to the priuters, as they were bound to attend the fair. The Guard office wm remembered by a number of tho indebted to u, during Fair week. Thanks. In all, 1000 enteric were mad at the Fair, In the pens were 40 head of horse, 34 hog, 20 heep and 36 cattle. Mr Win. Skeltoo's house was raided Wednes day evening during tbe absence of the family and a silver watch stolen. The granl parade ot all the stook exhibi ted at the county fair will take place at 10 a in to-day near the Court House. All should attend, "Tin-horn" gamblers numerous. Look your doors when you retire to-night, or else you may have reasons to repent as the thieves are hungry. Mr Geo Belshaw deserves tlu thanks ot the people ot Lane county for the able way in which he conducted the fair. We also acknowledge oourtesies at the hands ot the capable and obliging seoretary, Mr J S Churchill Mrs. Win. .Withrow make a very fine display io the milline y line at the County Fair. Every lady should take a look at the articles, and afterwards visit her store on Willamette street and make all necessary purchases. Yesterday morning some excitement was caused by a pistol shut in the vicinity of the rear ot Hendricks and Kakin's bank. A young man hail accidentally discharged a pistol the shot cutting ort a portion if th heel l ins b iot. lie was scared but Uot hurt. , Tne L 0. G. T. lunch stand fell from Its own weight last Thursday about noon. Several persons were in the stand at tho time of the secidimt, bit tbe only ones severely hurt were Mrs. Vanduyns and an infant child of Amu Wiklin. Both are reported to he recover! ng. Stoves, diskes tc., were generally demolished. Mr Belshaw maintained his world wide reputatat.ion as tbe grower nf the liunst of the earth's best cereal, wheat. Exper ieuce and skill, a fine climate and a ickh' soil mails the result. Mr Belshaw kuow the way te raise good wheat for he has met the farmers of his own vicinity, his own valley ami State, and finally the world end lbs result has always been the same) i coin es out every lime at tbe head , Msr Fdmer and Walter Cray returr..l !um and moon, l.ut never il"iul ynyr, kme fmrf) Oregon City ndey this week, I a) If with the idea that yon en -nv They report the work oa the !) JvJ.hr asl th p'wcn on tlm oilier hid- "f l'"'i -Vi"f fovbrd, 107 Wiil'-M you pjr I'l" pH.itn 1 Personal. Geo. Fletcher is visiting frit-(ids itt Fxgene7 Ed Bean ha returned home from Southern1 Oregou. Al Churchill, of the Corvalli. Gazette- it to town, Judgs R, Strahan, oi Albany, was In towfl yeaterday. Bob Thompson, ot 8alm, gar us a pleas ant call yeaterday. We are glad to resort that Mr Oren Moore is improving. Lee Wheeler of Pendleton has beetf visiting in Eugene thi week. Hon A L Ll of Cronk county visited friend in Eugene this week Mr. C. C. Cherry, o, Albany, atUnded the Fair. He gave us a brief call. Mr J E Attebery intdd wnding th wla- ter In Northern California or Southern Ore gon. Prof Condon ha been quite sick during the week, but we are pleased to say that he is bet ter now. Mr Joe Moore proprietor of the largelhotel at Woodward' Landing, W T, la la the city vis iting relative aad friends. lion R S Bean returned from Coos county lost Tuesday, lis reports the dockst in that o unty as being quite light, Mr Peter Rnney, the genial landlnad of the Foley Springs, baa been In town this week. Rumor ha it that Pete will pot much longer remain a bachelor. Mr. Geo Swift ha resigned his position in Mr. F. R. Dunu's store, on account ot con- tihued ill-health. Hope he will soon re cover, his wonted health, Mr John O'Connor, of Portland, an old time friend, paid us a pleasant visit this week, He wa on biulnesa in connection with putting the water pipi in the new Untvrity build ing. Programme for To-Day The following is to-day's programme for th county fail t Tmting 2:30 p. m. Best two in three one mile in single harness, free to all, $40, $20. Running, one mile, single dash, free to all, $40, $23. BICVCI.1NO. 1 50 yards handicap race, professional. 2. Second trial for ths one mile amateur championship and silver cup. 3. i mile dash, professional. 4. 200 yard without hand, pmfeionaJ. 6. Third heat of the oue mile profeiouaI champioiithip. 6. Kangaroo race. Dexter Items. Oct 1. 1885. Tba voice of the Handbill crane is heard which denotes that winter is at hand, Some persons who have not the fear of the sw before their eyes, stol from th cellar of Mr Levi Maupln on last Bunday a ki con taining 100 pound of butter. S Handsaker recently lilpd to Portlund several tons of butter and lard. We are plcaed to say that the class of pu pils ender th charge ot Mrs J B Clark is quite numerous, and we appreciate the fact that "musio hath charms," eto, .which remind us that it I with pleanra that w announce that a miwloal concert will bs given by Mr 0 and her pupil at Gnhen on 8aturdayviiing, th 10th, to eommenoe at 7 p m. A small sum will be oharged for admission to defray the expenses, we are sure ii wiu u Com out everybody. Entries for To-Dat, The following are the entries for to-day's afternoon r.' ces. Running race, 1 mile, tree to all. First preminm, $40, 2d, $23. J. 0. Yates j-. . n . T . M. ......... ti.m enters voai nurner j eo. men -" Tilden j W, B. Boker enters Rosa Wonton, G. O. Glenn enters Glenbronk. Trotting race, 2 best io 3, one mile. First premium, $40, 2d, 25. O W Gill enters Diamond, T W Harris, Bellfounder, John Stewart, Lady Mac Lots ot bivvuling. MARMAQS LtofNsn. -Since our last issue the following marriave lloonses have been issued! Sept 23, John Gray and Katie Schnltx; D G Richardson and Amanda M Benhami Oct 1st, it ' 'em nu v Landers. Lots Sot.o. -Mr J B Harris has sold to Mr WB Andrews two lots In Packard' addition . i.ldratlnn. S300. We under stand that Mr Andrew Intend building a dwelling on th same. Ihdiah War VmRASts.-The Indian war veterans organised permanently at Salem last Fair day by electing th following officer! Grand commander, T. B, Wait, Salem ! senior vice grand commander, CoL John Kelany, of Corvallis Junior vice commander, CoL B. F. Shaw, nt Vancouver, W. T. ; grand marshal, nf. Yamhill countv; slat ad jutant, Charle Taylor, of Yamhill ; assistant adjutant, W. J. Martin, of Douglas oounty ; chaplain, Dr. T. B. V. K.obree. of Polk conn, ty oommlssarv, John Minto, Sr., of Snlem surgeon, Dr. Martin, of Scio ; captain nf the guard, J. J. Rinearson. They are to meet at the same time and place a the Oregon pion eers. Wm.' Gorliiwhous aud. th widow of the late Wm. Coyle wert married at Junction last week. After a short wedding tour tlimugu Washington Territory they will return to re celve congratulations. Joe Huddlestnn mourns the loss of his f vorlte hunting dog, " Tralnor. " It wo killed by Gen. Soott who mistook it for a cougar. Joe soys he would rather bav lost a crop of blackberries. Loss than a y'or many of tla lunding RopuMican organs we pm dicting dirt diaastrrs to the busmen intpp'Htit of tliH country if Cleveland wns elected President Now th''KH aaruH RepuMicart organs art claiming that tho D!HOcratio Administration ia purHuing their policies and wa rWtfKl to carry thn out Tlieni eems to ho a screw loose aomewhero in the logic of Republican polities. ..., . i ft .-. i An pxcbanq;o aays : ,,YQu may liivR all lh stars in a nail kef;,.- i"1' oceaivwi a rail fmion o dry, put tlin aky in gourd to snak, nnbiKkle tin MlvUwl of etrrnitv, and ! t out thi