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9 iTVJVNDJOUNTY, and irtiw in all nhmletp Wattham watches at 'F(lK,KjitryB,,,"r)rNJT)'1"r- C(-l,.Mcl..f"'l' t Matlock'. rwwMe.tb...ht.n,U.iaatGllUu1iU,V bi ,h Wi" U ,"U '"r Wheat v u lunn. ... i ,... land fur Mile. Innulre of n I. .itill. .i,llyt"'"ltr" ..:..liuouf iilk pIukIiw .. .. l ... I.. b it ,tsuJ cold laths every ..ay ...". ,l" ,,.rlu.r shon. r-. -.n purchase , . .1. Watts 'rmn 9" i . mowers can w r-unuv. " l"Tritchett4ForknerforSHU. f" , . II . tf a't hard ware av pr.ee. jj ,t lh l"rfl 1 r,,,;",-v,, ' (ietyour bed r-H.m mu.ge.. ma ,,el ' i i, i ph of Dav 4 Henderson. J,,bn'n P" a,uJ recl ftna WI"M C,"VW " ul t i;binli Unurcii nam ware re. Mr Gen F Craw baa the sole agency or an brawl "I t'1 celeliruieu lam" 1 U,K" Sterling H'11 '""J" " ft "! ", s . ... L'(il realuble work. Give dim a call . tin.l remember that Mr J l ?" , ' i, ...... . full assortment. Heuiirica. - bop land (or sale cheap. A JO Circuit Court Docket. Tbe following in the trial docket for lie Lauc Couuty Circuit Court. which convenes in this city oue week from next Monday : State of Oregon v Aaron Lurch; indict ment for obtaining money under false pre tenses. State of Oregon vs Aaron Lurch; indict ment for forgery. . Julia A. Awbrey vs James W. Awbrey; au.i iur uivorce. t J. 8. Montgomery va Eliza Montgomery; i suit for divorce. i J. Bremer ,v Co. v J. II. Kerry; coufinun-' tion Of HIlM-ilP unit. I Lewis A- Strauss v Jog. Perkins et. nl.;!T"? nrw city motion for leave to insiw execution. j Monday night. r rauK 1.0CUH vs bam 1 Lucas ft.nl.; suit Now in tbo for partitiou. ' n,ivrtiu..,..... Phoebe B. Kinsey va Lurch Bros et. al; to j recover mouey. " ''en yon want good groceries call lit the H. C. Owcu vs A. W. Patterson; to re- "City Grocery." CT'Hv..n.. ... .... n,.... , t L'e fhanKein sailing dates of tbe 0. T. It. Brevities. lien fruit cheap. To-morrow is Easter. Clean your premises. County taxos iloliuquont. Lawn mowers in good demnud. Circuit Court one week from Monday. Smoke the Wst cigar at tbo City Grocery. Sladdou ic Sou is the cheapest place to buy groceries. oflicers will quidify next lime to plant your spring II 1 I.KK. L.uie So Swncer Butte Nursery fruit trees for mde at M. Brown', on fcwMh street near i resoy S church, or leave orders with Mctlunjr Tjlm.m. Two year old Bartlett pear ta for aloby the hundred cheap, (ioldamitli payt for beaver f2 to ?.l 50 per '"Mink and coon, 15 to 50 cU. Fiiher and otter, $2 to $G. Dexter Pickings. April 7, '87. Rain, rain, rain, the gentle rain. Mr. C. M. Tarker lost two milch cows lust week. School becan here Monday with a goodly nninber in attendauco. p.rrr Williams and Thos. Graham are the owners o( the coats (ound above the mill as mentioned in our last. Mr. E. C. Lake, of Encone, ncont (or the Slate Insurunce Co., again made his appear ance at this place Saturday. . We learn that Sabreth Griffith was married Astoria not many days ago. We did not learn to whom she was married. The saw mill of Williams and Gordon, at Silver Lake, (ell (rom the weight of snow that was on it during the recent buow storm. Uisi Luella Handsaker has been quite ill (or several days past, haviug had to quit teaching. Her sistor. Miss Etta, has been comlucliug tho school in her stead. Mrs. J. M. Clark, the popular music ma'am, left this week (or Pnueville. where ibe intends to locate permanently lor tue purpose of conducting the millinery bnsi- oiw We wish tier success. H. L. Morgan and C. L. Williams had a Iterv nnnleasaut trio to Silver Lake. They I left here on the 8th of last month and Alor- kun. after traveliue on foot through snow Irotn one to three feet deep for a distance of 120 miles, between Ashland and Silver Lake, reached that point on the l'.Hb, while Wil liams walked CO miles to Lakoview, and hero, boing rather tlosby, he stopped, com pletely exhniiBtcd, to wait for the stage, and trrived at his destination on the 21th. UNO II oo. vs A. Ucllarnson; action va S. C. Foster tt. al.; ! Missionary concert at the M. E. church Sunday evening. Mr. Darwin Bristow and Eugene this week. fauiilv visited The Portland bridgo business to-duy. will lie opened for Mary E. Grobe for damages. C. W. Wushburuo to recover mouey. J. W. Wilson; assigumeiit. . E. J. Amis vs Julia A. Brysou et. ul.; to foreclose mortgage A. K. and D. M. Tinglo vs Mary E. Shel ley et ul; suit to foreclose moitgage. fannie Lockwood vs M. M. Murks et. al.; suit to foreclose mortgage. C. M. Miller vs A. Miller; suit for divorce. D. M. ltiuchurt vs J. F. Walker; action (or damiiges. E. W. Whipple & Bros, vs S. V. and L. Oarroutte; to recover money. Air. i . i. . ltupel, of Junction, A. J, Uuruesou vs Mary A. Burneson; hint i appointed a notary public ftf divorce. ,;,.! Attend the Grand Souvenir Concert nt in ... iiiuiisuu .9 All, iiunirj , iivturu li'( daiuuges. Attend the grand concert nt Bliinehart's hull this evening, Immense quantities of freight arriving for Eugene merchants. A new bulletiii'lioard has lieeu placed in front of tho city hall. has been W. Cathcart & Co.; Salomon ; to re- II. Belshaw; for pos- Hall ; suit for suit for ul.; to up with on Spencer Butte Items. April 6, 87. School commences in district No. 9. next Monday., Mr. Smith has moved onto the Judkins (arm. Mrs. James Steward is still laid rheumatism. Chester Osburn commenced a term of khool ou Long Tom last Monday. Bort Allen started for Colfux, W. T., a week ago last Tuesday. Olive Shortridge, of Cottage Grove, will teach the Hiiriuu term of school in this district. John Breediuc, who has been working for 1. W. Cox, is now working for Alex Osburn. Mr. Withers, an old man who has been itsvina at Mr. Coryell's, had a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday. Paul Osburn, who broke his leg on the 8th M March, is now able to get arouua notches. Grouse are plentv. but hunters never take 'heir guns with them when they go out, for 'ar the temptation will be too strong to be resisted. riTB. Jasper Items. April 7, '87. The first wliitn nmr I've Kuan since I left "isconsin. u. i. a. A cood nianv tinners of tea was found on (I,. 1. . 7.Y r ... uo unuge ai mis piace on Apru Ask May how the weather is in Winconsin e Underslnnil ah rnwived a letter from Wttle Falls last Saturday. sea rwncinnii1 ulla from A. 0. Cum her, and here he is, just returned from his ong winters nan. readv to pick np the mus ket or shoulder the pen in defense of well, you know what. E. R. rr,.n,lutiW rp'iirnml home last Thursdaw from a llirtm weeks soioum in Ijouglas county, and left again Monday for -ugeue wuere we are lnlormeu ne coniem plates stoiininc until vanancv is found 00 the railroad, when he will again enter ob the usi oi railroad men. A. Q. Cuubkb Otoo Citt's BBirxi. Orecou City means business about her proposed bridge aeroas the Willamette. The following is I'Pped from the Enterprise : "The civil tntnneer nf n (' rilr,,l. W. A Qrondahl, came np Saturday evening and took the meAmrniMnta nf th. IiHiIl'A. From lh prohle we learn that the length of the 1n will be 433 feet. The west end will rest on a pier at the river's bank and be seven ty eet above low water. The lotal length ol h bridge and approaches will be 5 feet, or nearly one-fifth of a mile. According to jh present plan the approach will stort at ih i1 en of Uttin 8treet ,nd 'l,rm with Joe bridge a regular grade with a raise of but little more than four feet to the hundred." J. It. Dawson vs W to recover money. L. Fluischuer vs Louis cover mouey. W. P. Fisher vs C. session of real estate. Lucy F. Hull vs W. T, divorce. G. Ilickethier vs N. Howard; foreclosure of mortgage. Alex. Lamb vs Lucy ii. Sutherliu et. suit (orrmrtition of real estate. S. B. Knox vs W. W. Cathcart & Co recover money. John Milliorn vs James Ferrill et. ul.; con firmation of Sheriffs sale. State of Oregon vs Ellis Eastwood; abduc tion. State of Oregon vs J. A. Lawrence; arson. State of Oregon vs M. T. Awbrey; assault with intent to commit rape. Mony Stewart vs E.' A. Saunders et. al.; suit for foreclosure of niortgago. Eugeno Weideimun vs City of Eugene; review. E. W. Whipple & Bros, vs II. Yeatch and W. W. Cathcart; to recover money. E. W. Whipple & Bros, vs W. W. Cath cart & Co.; to recover mouoy. E. W. Whipple & Bros, vs W. W. Cath cart: to recover money. E. W. Whipple & Bros, vs ham I V eaten; to recover money. Wallace t Gowdy vs W. w. L'ntncart; to recover money. Stato of Oregon vs m rtitmau; not. State of Oregon vs W. E. Duulap and B. Hastings; riot. Chas. Kohn & Co. vs. A. A. Berry et. ul.; suit to foreclose mortgage. State of Oregou vs hit ward Drake; larceny from a dwelling house. A. Sharpies vs Ueo. w. tuoeri; mouon for order on Sheriff to make deed. II. C. Shaddeu vs I. N. Hembree; to re cover possession of property. Saruh A. Wrigut vs jooi a. l imey ci. ai.j suit for partition. rselson Jones vs n. iicnjamin ei ui closure of mortgage. Luciudii Lowis vs J. it. uarion ei. ux.; foreclosure of mortgage. J. J. McDonald et. al. vs AlarK . Ells worth; suit for partition of real estate. Mulinda Poms vs l. . iiemureo; to re cover possession of real estote. J. C. Goodale vs S. Ford et. al.; action on mechanics lien. Geo. W. Spores vs W. A. Powers ct. al.; suit foreclosure of mortgage. J. G. Campbell vs 0. E. Uumpueil et. al.; suit for partition of real estate. E. Young vs U. W. juarnsou; lor leave to issue exocution. John Woolridge vs Erasmus Woolrnlge; action at law to recover money. Piter Wycoff vs W. 8. Miller et. al.; action at law to recover money. C. 0. Humphrey vs JS. Woolrnlge; to recover money. State of Oregon vs win. ilitcneii; niegai voting. Euocu noun vs w. ii. J-.yno; sun ior pos session of real property. Jas. A. Stevens vs A. ana n. atovens; sun for partition. Joun West vs I'cter nuney ex. ai.; huh ior foreclosure of mortgage. A. L. Bnggs vs fcmma linggs; sun ior divorce. Slate of Oregon vs William Kay; larceny. State of Oregon vs Willium Kay;, larceny by stealing mare. List of Letters Kemaiuing uncallod for at the postofhVe in Engeue City, Oregon, April 8, 1887. Farwell Mr L Husbz C 0 Haulan Thos Wiltae Mns Laura May Persons calling for the above will please say advertised, giving date. F. W. Osudrw. P. M. (ore- Fbeioht Ratks inthk State. In the mat ter of the petition of Richard Koehler, nwivpr of the Oregon & California railroad, for instructions regarding freight rates, Judge Deady last Tuesday morning delivered an opinion which is of much interest to shippers of this citv, and more especially to farmers throughout the Willamette valley. The court held that so long as the 0. It. & N. Co. aad the O. & C. Co. were not under the same management, and the latter was doing busi ness entirely within the state, there was nothing to prevent the latter from making as low rates over its line as might be desired. This decision will enable the Oregon & Cali fornia to compete with the Oregou Taciflc in shipping wheat and other produce to San Francisco. 'ahi!1w Taw Notice. A good dinner can at lker'. Hotel fur 25 cats 0 Married. Tho mauner in which Cupid hn Wn rrettini? in his work hereabouts lately is simply frightful. The latest victims ( are S. H. Foreman, recently the popular ticket puncher of the Furmiugton branch, but now holding a similar position on the mountain division of the 0. K. fe N., and Mrs Eva Andrews, well known in this city. The ceremony occurred at the Farmers' hotel Sunday, March 13, Kev. T. W. Walters officiating, and tbe happy couple took their departure Tuesday for 1-a Grande, Or., their future home. Colfax, W. T., Gazette. Mrs. Foreman is well aud fuvorably known oy many people iu Lane county. Piaso Sold. Messrs. Whale ic Gulliher, one day this week, sold to Mr. F. A. Rankin, one of thcelebrated Evereth pianos. The geuth man can be f oond at the Baker Hotel, and all intending purchasers of instruments ahoidd give them a call, as they only tell the best of goods, aud at exceedingly low prices. A Pia STBiKS.-Everybody in Lane county who wants a noU v suit of clothing at prices '. ,lnn" should strike for Sam Friendly's store and see those he haa just received from the late II a uric. 1 tbe Depart Rhineharl's hall this evening Smoke thi "Guess" cigar, at the City Grocery the best ouo in town. The all imporlant question now is ! "Who will bo the new nightwatchmnn ?" The contract for the building of the Masonic block will be lot next week. Garden seeds for 5 cts, a paper nt the City Grocery, opposito Baker's hotel. Mr. Geo. S. Walton, formerly of this place, is now City Recorder of Medford, Oregou. Mr. n. F. Hollenbeck has acccptod the positiou of clerk iu Mr. II. S. Simon's store. Mr. Rodney Scott caught ft lino Hiring of red side t out in tho McKeuio oue day this week. Guess on the number of bcuns in the bottle, and wiu the set of dishes, at tho City Grocery. Mjiny of tho young Indies of Eugene left for the country districts last Monday to teach schools. It is said that the Council Monday night will appoint two nightwatchmeu for the en suing year. The steamer Spokane was wrecked on the Coeur d'Aleue river last Monday. Seven lives were lost. C. Ilotflein, formerly of this county, is now proprietor of the Railroad hotel at Yaqniuu City . Mr. Frnnk Mason, at ouo time a resident of Eugene, is now a deputy iu the TJ. S. Marshal's oflice at Portland. Gus Marplo is being tried nt Lafayette for tho murder of D. I. Corkle, nt Lafayette, which occurred last November. Messrs. Geo. A. Dorris and Theodore Lawrenco were elected membess of E. II. & L. Co. No. 1, last Monday evening. On account of being electedtotlie Coniuiou Council of Eugeue, Mr. Sam Friendly will sell nil kinds of joods chenper than ever before. It is now stared on excellent Authority that tho 0. & C. R. R. will be completed to a junction with the California road in six months. The old saloon building on Ninth street, south of tho Hoffman 1 louso, has been re moved to tho rear of the Titus lot on Wil lamette street. All those haviug ridgliug horsos are hereby notified that Mr. Charles Hudley will be in Eugeno every Saturday to porform open tions. Terms reasonable. Tho Oregon Blood Turifler is Naturo's own remedy, uud should bo used to the exclusion of all other medicines iu all diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys. Messrs. Bristow & Eakin, of Cottage Grove, have purchased the entire stock for merly belonging to Beckwith & Son, and will move tho same to that city. Fisher and Watkins have placed a large re frigerator in their shop. They will keep meats cool this summer by tho use of the same, with a liberal supply of ice. Mr. W. H. Bamhart, woll known here, has been indicted by tbe U. S. grand jury for subordination of perjury and forgery, ou matters connected with swamp lands. The Eugene Oratorio Society will give a grand Souvenir concert at Rhinehart's theatre this evening-. A lino programme has been prepared for the occasion. Be sure and attend. It is estimated that 25,000 sheep died in Crook county during the past winter. Mr. Jas. F. Amis, formerly of Lane county, was quite fortunate, losing only 70 head out of a dock of 2.0U0. One of the best hotels in Oregon is the Chemeketa, at Salem, owned by DuBois Bros. If any of our citizens have business in the capital city, we would advise them to stop at this excellent hotel. Mr. W. 8. Ladd has leased forty acres of trronnd on oue of his farms near East Port land to Mr. Shannon, of the North Pacific Cannery company, on which he will raise peas ana oilier vegetables ior canning. Articles of incorporation of the Florence Canning company, of Florence, Lane county, have been filed iu the oflice of the secretary of state; incorporators. M. Meyers, Win. Kyle and Chnstinia Kyle; capital stock, 15,0UU. Tho new grocery and fruit store of Kladden & Son has opened for business. Although their goods are not all in they are daily urn ing and whci complete their stock will le large, assortment completo and prices to suit cuh buyer. Everybody invited to give them a call. At Cottage Grove, lust Saturday, O. P. Adams was held on the charge of incest, to appear liefore the grand jury in $7U0 bonds, which be easily famished. The daughter was held in 500 bonds, which were secured. Attorneys ISilyen and G. It. Dorris have been retained for the defense. All person who lwve signified their desire of becoming memlw. of Ibe militia company aud all interested in the same are re'jOCMited to meet at the Court House this Saturday night, April Uth, at 70 r M. to effect a per manent organization. Cms. E. Lockwood. The fifteenth anniversary of the organiza tion of the E. H. k L. Co. was celebrated by memWrs of the company and invited guest, m a very lining manner last ouionmy evening The exempt firemen presented the company with an elegantly framed picture of tbe Department." Read the Circuit Court docket. Choice teas and couV.l at Sladdeu A $oli. Cash paid for butter aud i ggs at Sladdeu & Son. Carpets A now line just received at Friendly's. R'ultir meeting of tho Common Council Ui xt Monday evening. Just received a tine assortment of willow ware at Sladdeu & Son. Only ouo alarm of firo during the past fifteeu months. A pretty good record tot a town of 2."(HI inhabitants.' Ladies call at Friendly's and see the new summer wraps. Scarfs and shawls just re ceived by express from New York. Mr. H. S. Simon has received an immenso amount of new goods this week. Look out for his new advertisement next week. One day this week Dr.L. F.Jones pur chased of Mr. E. H, Haikins, -t(K) acres of land, a few miles southwest of Eugene, for the sum of f '2,500. Several members of tho Stmt; Co., which played in Eugene recently, were severely in jured by tho overturning of a stano on the Siskiyou mountains lust Wednesday. Messrs. E. R. Luckey - Co. have leased o! Mr. S. M. Titus tho corner room in his new brick block, and will move their drug store into the same when it is completed. Tho Presbytery of Oregon meets in the Presbyterian church iu this city next Tues day at 7:W p. in., aud will bo opened with an address by the retiring Moderator, Mr. Jacob Yoorhees, elder of tho chinch at (lervais. Tho u'eelings will coutinuu till Friday, and be held from ! to 12 a. in. and 2 to fi p. m. Tho Woman's Presbyterial Foreign Misiioii ury Society has a conference Wednesday at 10 a. in. aud 2 p. Ul., uud n popular meeting iu this interest will be held at 7:!I0 p. m., addressed by Rev. W. S. Holt, who, having spent several years in China, will give a very interesting account id his life there. Friends and the public generally are cordially invited to all the meetings. Junction Items. Oh, that whistle! choke it off. Bye aud bye; a Suuduy train. Hon. Geo. Thompson was among us n fow davs this week. Frof. Rupel received his commission as Notary Public lust Wednesday. Occasional running back and forth of "lay still" engines inspires a metropolitan feeling. Boys are beginning to catch ou tho fly. There is material hero for a good nine; why uot develop it r Two gangs of men were busy all day Sun day, putting in new frogs and other necessa ries on this section. Tho arrival nnd peimanent location of Billy Whito's family, who now resiilo in Roseburg, is undetermined. Wm. Alovanilwr. f "Hillv Ale"l one of the slick iest type stickqrs in the state, passed up tho road last Monday not afoot either. R. H. Howard is healthy and 'happy, his wife likewise, and their newly bom son, a bouncer. May he live a life of usefulness. John Lawrenco returned hero last Wednes ,1a v. During his absence John was lost and survived on night and day air three days aud nights. One of our saloons has been closed the past week, that of Tommy Blew, newly painted and ready soon for the next person who indulges. W. E. Edwards returned from Chicago lust Thursday. When asked how things wero along tho road, ho answered : "About tho same as here." A railroad muu informed mo Wednesday that as soon as tho depot at Cottage Grove wus completed, operations on a round houso hero would be begun, William Pickett was informed that his brother-in-law was severely injured, a horse having fallen ou him, at The Dalles. Ho loft for there Thursday. Last Monday morning Rev. T. F. Royal, of Monroe circuit, wont to Halsey. Jim Hoffman, of your city, went the opposite direction iu the afternoon. Considerable sickness is reported a (ew miles below hero. Among the indisposed are, Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Aunt Elim Kelley and brother Willium, Mrs. Andy Rickurd, and others. Al. Johnson (the diminutivo) will soon ring "dot locdlo oyshters" ou us. A rcstuil runt, saur kraut tint shpeck done up as it ought to bo will bo provided. Al. is u good cook and his wife is a much better ono. Previous to five months absenoo friends of Miss Florenco Baber gathered at tho home of ber parents last Mouduy owning and in dulged iu pastiimis that proved pleasant and onjoynblo to, Misses Card, Pickett, Howard, Page, Houston, Burton, Sternburg, Bushnell, aud sullicieut young men to enliven all. One evening lust week burglars attempted to effect an entrance to tho residence of Mr. Foote, living iu the rear of Undo Johnnie Williams' homo. Fortunately their plans wero thwarted. A gentle reminder to certain ones who may profit by taking a hint. It will not do to attempt depredations of this kiud in a place whero perpetrators are strongly suspected and occasionally con victed. Col. F. M. Folsom is the owner of some thing that is valued more for what it has done than it is liablo to do before closing a career that has been more eventful than brilliant. It is an umbrella that has been used by 87 young men (caught out) upon us many occasions, shared by innumerable young and old ladies, and can be seeu almost daily ut its accustomed place, waiting for the next. An article appearing iu a paper of this state recently condemning actions of railroad men genorally, from monopolists down to "breakeys," causes my lilooil to boil in their behalf. Haviug at one time and another come iu coutact with engineers, firemen, brcakmen, agents, etc., I must say that it would bo a hard matter to find better men than such as big, good-natured Jack Millor, one who everybody knows, from Roseburg to Portland: and Geo. White, his fireman, bucks him up in a manner that conveys tho impression of honest, wurm-hearieu ami amiable natures. Billv White, seconded by Billv Morris, fireman. Phil Corken and Walsh, little Johnnie McKadden aud Jerry Hall, all rnnniuci nasscn-'er trains, and many times have the lives of your near and dear relatives in their palms. Now these men I speak of I know personally; some of them have families ( which if they wero not "domesticated" thev surely would uot have) to which devutii.u is attached, and to think that men who hold "all fired" positions of that kind should be referred to lightly, and considered "coldblooded," "ill-natured," etc., is nothing more or less than uu orriicasT or ionohanck. Might say more. Just receutlv an hou-t granger who imag ined he could bring a whole corjioration to a stand compelled a certain engine to "slock" until he drove ocross the track. Incidents that would live, readers, uud in every instance mhonorul the nieu in the cab, could be ro latd, when were it not for such cool headed and warni-bearted men, many a jier son would now be relating stories to angels. Don't please attack the U. R. M m ! liSOULAH. Militia Company, The military spirit has pervaded Kugeuc nt last and our young men have liken the nocesi-arv steps to organize a company of the Oregon National Guard. Application was forwarded to Brigadier General ShoetVncr, of Portland, nnd ho will arrive to-dav and pro ceed to organize tho company. The follow ing are the principal provisiou of the bill under which tho organization will be made: Eligibility llitween tho ages of IS and to. Enlistment 5 years. Number Nut less than 10 nor more ihan ('0, uon-coniinis-sioncd officers, musicians and and privates, I'uiforms, arms and equipments Furnished by the State. Armory $;HH appropriated by tho State for use of rooms for headquar ters, urmy and drill room. Drill -.t least once a mouth. Muster Auuuul muster id from 3 to tl days. Pny When in service al lowed same pay as I'. S. troops. Exemp tionsMembers exempt from military, poll or road tax mid jury. The following is 'a LIST Of TilK M km nt: lis. C E Lockwood E ('leaver S Hill S (' Madden V B Simpson R W vail, L II Johnson F E Patterson J Klein (' J Howard II M Lambert G F I'roner Alex Cockeiliiie W II Smith V. L Powell E M Hruttuin It f Johnson W R Patterson V V Patterson Geo 0 Swift II S Johnson J R Puttison H S Spcncor WG V.iilterficld L E Woodworlh It 0 Embree J F Porter A J Collier L J Davis H J Day A C Woodcock W S Shaw W Mod live X J Taylor F K 1 lepburn W II Alexander E K Wheeler C A Moore jGeorgo Collier Kobt Pratt jChns Luckey Uilleo Taylor , Frank Stewart , Lewis J O'ltricu i Horace OlVutt 1 Frank Anderson iF R Eastman Win C Washburuo IW W Moore J W Christian ID M Sloan S W Condon IBailev, Jr (leo Melsou IE H.iwo (lOO (Jill ,EO Potter !TJ Craig II F Hollenbeck IIS Siniou P E Snodgrnss Beginning of the End. Chas. II. Lee, a civil engineer of the Southern Pucifla Railway writes as follows to his brother, S. P. Lee, police clerk in Port loud: Across tiik MNlt, in Oregon, March 2',l. We moved to our present camp last Thurs day, nnd arc now about a stone's Ihrow.from the California boundary. Yesterday we crossed the samo with, the located lino of railway. Threo miles behind ns tho advance force f graders is shoveling rocks at us from potholes. To-day an advance force of brush cutters went to the summit ahead of us to clsar the right of way, and a telegraph man is now stretching n wire to J. Hood's tent. Stages pass each way daily between the ends of the truck. Wo have about Iwon-ty-niue miles yet to loci. to to Ashland. Most of the preliminary work has been done by the party ahead of us. It now begins to look more like the beginning of tbe end, I am out in the field with transit planting the notes on the ground. The chief is hern also doing tho planning. Tho weather is all thnt could bo desired. A Good "Gckss" Tasks tiik Cask. A somewhat new novelty for this town has just arrived at tho "City Grocery." They huve on hand a new cigar, called tho "Guess," accompanied by a set of dishes numbering forty-four pieces. There is n bottlo of beans with them, sealed so that no ouo can tell tho number of beans in the bottlo. Any one buying six cigars for 2o cts., bus n right to guess at the number of beans. When the cigars are all sold, the seal is broken uud the beans counted, and tho one who guesses nearest to tho number of beans gets tho set of dishes. Como, now, and buy your luck. E. II. & L. Co's Ei.kition. Last Monday evening Eugeno Hook .V. Ladder Co. No. 1 elected the following officers for tin ensuing year : President, A. (!. Woodcock; Vice President, Geo. A. Dot l is ; Secretary, Sterl ing Hill; Assistant Secretary, C. L. Louk wood; Treasurer, C. F. Johnston; First Assistant. Jerry Horn; , Second Assistant, Goo. Midgley; Treasurer, J. L. Pago; Ser-geaut-at-Arins, Joel McCornack; Delegates, SV. T. Campbell, Elmer Cleaver nnd W. W. Mooro. Finn Alarm. An alarm of fire was rang last Thursday afternoon nt about 4 o'clock, The department turned out, but luckily their services were not needed. Tho alarm was caused by the burning out of a lluo in tho dwelling owned by Mr. S. li. Eukin, Sr,, on the corner of Olive and Ninth streets. Cm Election. At the city election last Monday the following persons were elected : Mayor, F. B. Dunn; Couiicilmeii, L. Bilyeu, S. il. Friendly, E. R. Luckey; Recorder, B. F. Dorris; Marshal, Henry J. Day; Treas urer, F. W. A, Cruiu. There were i'i'i vote cast. Last year school clerks wero entitled to five per cent, of all money coming into their hands for school purposes. The law bus been amended so that now the clerks ure not entitled to receivo a per centum of any money coming into their hands, except that collected by them upon a district tax, iu case such a tax be levied in their district. Personal. Judge Washburno vnma home yesterday. Bilk Stinlt was in town last Wednesday. Miss Ella Burbridge is visiting in Albany. Hon S 0 Thompson was in town this week. Jndgo Bean arrived home from Corvallis lust Wednesday. Hon. E. F. McCornack visited friends In Eugene this week. Dr. Sharpies paid Albany a professiona' visit last Tuesday. Mr. Hunrv Walton, of Salem, spont last Sabbath in Eugene. Mrs. Nellie Backonsto noo Ware, continues to improve in health. rostniaster Ciirrin, of CQttngo Grovo, was in Eugene last Wednesday. Mr. C. L. Winter left for a six months trip to Alaska Thursday morning. Mr. J. W, Cherry paid the metropolis a business visit the first of tho week. Mr. Wm. F. Alexander, an old typo, and family, have removed to Eugene. Mr. D. II. Caswell, of the Belknap Springs, visited Eugeno this week, ' Mrs. Price, of Albany, is in Eugene, vis iting at the residence of Mr. E. F. Wyatt's. Attorney Phillips, of Junction, gave the G carp a pleasant call last Tuesday morning. Mr. J. II. McDonald and family, of Grants Pass, urn visiting relatives and friends in this city. Mr. Wm. Preston was taken suddenly quite ill last Tuesday afternoon. He is now able, however, to be about town. Misses Rosa and May Wyatt are both quite ill with the dread disease, consumption. Their lives are despaired of. Mr. D. T. Pritchurd and wife have removed to Roseburg. Mr. Pritchurd is an excellent jeweler, and will nndoubtedlyVoutrol a good trade iu that city. Mr. S. S. Spicer, last week, sold his inter est in the North Carolina liquor store, and Thursday, with his wife, left for his old home at Trapp Hill, N. C. Prof. Condon aud wife returned from Forest Grove last Tuesday, where they had been attending the funeral of Prof. Lyman, of Pacitlo University. Mr. Hurry Warshuuer passed through Eugene on tho north tioiind train Tuesday on his way to Baker City from Sau Francisco, whero he hud boon purchasing a stock of goods. City Recorder Shaw, next Wednesday will leave for Butte, Montana Terri tory, where he will locate for the practice of his profession tho law. No person ever bad more friends in Eugene than Sir. Shaw, aud all regret that ho has concluded to leave. The many friends Mr. 0. R. Bean will be pleased to learn thnt he has concluded to re main in Lnno county. Ho has purchased the Wilson plaoo at tho head of tide, on the Lower Siusluw. Ho will leave for his future homo Monday. His family will not remove from hero nntil about Juno 1st. New UNiroiiM. The Firemen's Band haa received illuslrutions and prices of uniforms, and if properly enoouruged by the citizens, will purchase a flue outfit. Every citizen of Eugene who wishes to have a first-class Imid in our city should give the boys sub stantial aid in this move. Every one who knows anything about the band business in ik town of' this size knows that there is no money to be mado by band here; but it should bo supported by all as one of the necessary institutions of the city. Caituiikp. Sheriff Sloan arrived by last Wednesday's morning train with oue Wm. Ray, who broke jail here about March 30, lMHii, uud escaped. 1 le captuied him in Del Norte countv, California, near Crescent City. Ray was indicted by tho grand jury last April on io charges: one for larceny, and the otlur for larceny by Btenling a herse. He is again boarding at the expense of the connty, but in two or three week, will in all likeli hood bo transferred to the SUte penitentiary. Mabiukp. Cards are sent oat for the mar riage of Mr. Joseph Goldstone to Miss Jennie Saunders, all of this city. The cere mony will bo performed at the residence of the bride's parents iu Eugene, Sunday evcuing, April 21, 1BS7, nt 5 o'clock. A Flkamant Subi'rih. Thursday, tho aistjult., Wing the 20th anniversary of Mr. nnd Mrs.L.G. Aduir's wodding.afewof their friends mado them a call in the evening and presented them with a tine set of china. It was a completo surprise. Fon Salic. Span of good mules, set to harness and wagon, Musi be sold at onoo. For particulars inquire of Robt. Blair, the milkman. Ret. J. R. N. Boll, of Roseburg, has beon appointud clerk of the State Railway Com mission. Mr. Geo. Wagoner, of Benton conutv, was appointed the Republican mem ber of the board. See change iu James Bates' ad, in another column. Bee "Nail Driver's" advertisement in another column, 1! Mil BE DISPOSED pi i fwk Mens Boys Clothing Ir Mi i I I OUli 1VIG STOCK -OF- Brownsville -AND hnmm GOODS. Scemir remarkably complete, and ehraut new stock at the tiTLOWKST PRICES JEJ HATS OF THE VERY LATEST STYLES Our assortment of Newest Slm for Fall and Winter U very Large, and all are of first class quality. Suits Made to Order, Fit Guaranteed. No TROUBLE to SHOW Goods. J. CHEK11Y, Walton's lirick.