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rilE EUGENE CITY GUARD. SATURDAY.... .JUNK 11, mi. Hop Outlook. Ws publUh tlio following letter which is iu'lf-cx)liiiiiitory: . Nkw Yoiik, Juno 1, 1887- Mb. O. llKTTMiU, Kui'iie City; Dear Kir: W lfjt tii (iri'tw your K'"iW-lveK r iirilinx tlio h'hIu of Imp in lh murkft, as I lie indica tions unw arc, tli'tt tlib 1'iiciilii I'l.nKt produce will lw lar("ly sought fur lii-ro this mimoii. All reliable reports from tin- interior of till Stutu Hrce tlutt n litrgii proportion of the roots wero killed by tlioexlmuiitivu blight M utst year, ami it ih nulu to Huy .tliut tint Stuta will not produce a half and ponnibly not a unru oi a crop mm senium. While no pronounced advance ban yet re milted, a gradual rino in viiluu bait occurred during the lnat fortnight, and to-dy spot I'aclllcsare Held two cent above wunt tliey were two week nun. That do marked ail- vance ban taken place, is due in part to tbe disinclination of brewers to believe Hie re- portH from tbe interior, wliicb many of them who are fairly well stocked, can utt'ord to do, as tboy Me that any drmand noticeably nnecU values. As the spriatf weatber, tlioiieb very back ward, in now upon us, brewers will undoubt edly nave to noon come Into tlie market, and m bolder are firm in tueir position, we lie lieve sensible advance must aeain noon oc cur. Choice '80 Tacitlca aro to-day held at '20 and 24 cU., medium unities from 111 to 18 eta.; small deinnnd for '85 at 7 to HI eta. We remain, Your truly, Waiid A. IIknii'iin. Florence Itemj. Juno 7, 1 fW. Ilv. Well returned to Gardner Mninliiy. Air. 11, ('. lliiiuplirey arilved In Plm-ens to day. Air. Ky. h utore in receiving a emit of paint III IH WUCK, 1 lie ieoplu of tlu'i vicinity Intend tuiele- brat the r nin th. Mr. Giitiw ami family arrived in Acme numiiay, me bin. Strawberries are heKliinliiif to rip mi. Fui tifaU are now in order. Mr. Stratum, Momih Saubert, Pi.tleriioii, (arnier ami other went to KoneburK hut wbi. vi max nnai prom nn their clnlinii. 'I'he Mlichief did not uh out lat week an re ported. While itttem jtin to back out it K"t hi niiriu apic, ami alter HiiUlliK aeveral at tempts to ut nlf at IiIk'Ii 'tide, win linitlly com pelled to ii-nd to Gurdnrr for a tiitf. Ono of the ynuiur uentlenieu of our city, af ter enduriiiK for some time the excruciating paiiK remiltiiiK from au"over sensitive" tooth, went up the river on Sunday for the purpiwe of having the iiffumlintf member "plucked out." .i wujiuif irom llie time which elapHed ere liii return, we conclude that it wan an exceedingly dlllicult operation, Kl.l.A. Lost Fishermen. Following ia a Hat prepared by the Fisher lucu'a Union of Astoria, of those who have loat their Uvea by drowning aiuce the fishing ceaaoii njiened at the month of the Columbia: uutt. A'awt. Air. 21) Clms Johnson 22 in Lemon 4 Walidell 4 Oliver Johnson " 1(1 Joaeph Main" " 12 Crialian Sunders Germany jii aui iiiuiiaon l'lliluuil " ll Felix Mattsoii Finland " 3(1 John Heed America " :l Win Criatie' Ireland 'Bodies not found. My NutMlu, Finland Holland Sweden Norway F.nglaiid 27 41 2(1 38 32 2'.l 2!) 25 31 111 A wealthy Boston (.'"Utleniun bud moved out of town and located in a little village iiunity where the ways of life bad id- waya liecn rather primitivo and (be ixpoudi lure amall. One day the assessors of the town came to "him rather fearfully. They didn't want to tax him out of town, and yet they proK)Hed to liavo him bear hi lmro of the taxation. -All, Keutlemeii," bu said, nfter they bad timidly pumped him a little aa to tbe amount of hia property, "what ia the amount of money you have to raiao hero by taxallou? I'welve thniiHuiul dollara thii year, air." "Twelve thoiiaaiid dnllara, eh? Well, aend the bill to me uud I'll pay the whole of it." Not single ruatio iu tbe place paid liny taxes that year, uud the lloa ton man got oh a good deal cheaper than he bad for Rome yeara. -Itoatpu Transcript. A San Frnnciaco dispatch of Juno 7, 18S7 says: Tho Secretary of the 1'roduce Fx change has collected rcporta ah to the coiuli tlon of wheat up to June 1st throughout Cal ifornia. Tbs weather during May was favor Able until tho 27th. when tho dry wind which pruvailed for three dav caused some damage. This ia estimated in certain sec tions at tweiity-five per cent, nud in other nominal. Tho summary iudicatea that the uortbern portion of theatate.incliiding Sacra liiento county, will turn out about the same Amount of wheat as hist year. The yield of Sau Joaquin valley ia placed at sixty per cent, of hud year. From San Francisco south, West of the Coast ltange, the yield will not exceed forty per ceut. of last year. Goshen Gossip. June 8, 1887. Kefri'sbing showers. Hay making soon in order. Mr. Oeo. F. Dashi-ll started for Arlington this week. Mrs. Win, Gaiuey has been ery III with rheumatism. Tho Attendance at the Oiiilige Saturday was not very large. Mr. N. J. I'eiigin returned (bis week fi' im a biiHiueaa vs-.il to lli Prairie, Mits llelieeeii ( 'iillilniligi hits been Mi!ili, at 1'lciMilit Hill the past uud present week. "Hookey" was the favorite uanie with two of our teacher's little (?) boys one day last week, 'Twas $300 that A. J. Keeney received for bis team instead of f 21)0 as stated in our last. Mrs, II. Gray, of Portland, visited with her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Clsytou, during lust week. Mr. II. C. Mutt hews accompanied Mr. C'brisman to the foot of the mountains with bis cattle last week. Messrs Lane, Lee and Wesley Matlock, Ira Stewart uud Cecil Dority started on a rusticating tur to tho vicinity of Florence Monday. Mr. li. K. Itlieiuioiislmider and moved into tho residence of Geo. Krumrey. The hitter will start to Yuqiiiua liny this week to be gone until about harvest. Mr. N. Ilerkshiro and sou Philip made a visit to the hitter's claim, near Lake Creek, last week. Tbe father returned, but Philip remained ill the woods. Tbos. ami Cm Matlock, of . Kastem Ore gon, left Denver, Colorado, on Muy 31st. for New York, whither they go with their four race horses. They wou several purses lit the former place. Mr. A. J. Shanks, principal of tbe Craw, fordsville school, in Linn county, made us A pleasant call the first of the week. He was on his way to Cottage Grove where be has Nome thoughts of locating, llie citizens of that town would do well to induce liiiu to become one. of their number, as he is an honorable young num. June 10, '87 F.ugene, is visiting It is said that the ceremonies at the Czar's visit to tho Don Cyjisack country were of a very pictiiresipio E.rt. Whole regiments of Cossack boya, from 11 to II yers of Ago luoliuted and galloped past, headed by inmiuted choirs, Ringing uud beating tambou fines. Theu followed whole forest of spears of elder coasacks; theu primitive Cal muck clergy, in wonderful Asiatic costumes; nud tint! a great baud of trumpeters, with silver horns, down feet loug, making the fiercest kmd of music. Tho Hillsboro Independent sivs: There is young niun in Marion county 18 years old by tho name of McMillen who lias never spoken a word to his father from the day be Wttiborn, And they have lived ,)uder the siuiie roof all that time. He is tonguey tuongh to everyone else, and says he would Almost give bis life to talk with bis father, but he can't do it. With that Admirable omniscience so char cteristio of tbe foreign press s Milau paper Ays of Frederick DoueJaH: There is at the prcseut time iu Koine Federigo Doug hum, the rebel slave, the Author, the celn brated orstor, tbs United Squalor, tho mau perhaps the most popular of his country on aevomit of his daring, las tenacity and of the trials be has siltfcred." O. P. Hixoii. ex th ket agent of the Cana dian 1 Acitlc and defaulter to the Amount of 2.141, was captured .1 Portland last Satur day night, while there inking to get hi wife to to. away with him. He chum, he was lured there by the American Survty Co.. which was on his bouJ for 5WO, The fact that the wa aerprnt has been w-u off the coast of Uhode Island recently bows bow feebly prohibition is beiuc en forced iu that alate. Dexter Pickings Mrs. Win. Preston, of relatives here this week, Miss Minnie ltowan Is staying; with Mrs. Win. Kenton iu KiiL'ene, Mr. I). ('. Hunsaker and wife visited relit lives iu Kiik'eue Saturday and Sunday. Next Sunday lie v. Mr. Kent will preach at the Lost valley school house and Key. S, Jiukins at Trent. The meetliiw'ut Trent resulted in ehdit ac cessions to the church, seven by immersion and una by letter. Mr. W. 1). Meador was suddenly taken ill Wednesday, hut we me pleased to ttate that be la able to be up. Mr. A. ltouey spent Tuesday nlulit in Ku- geue, ami, returning next day brought a load of iron lor the Lost creek liridge. Mr. H. C. Mm nan started Wednesday with hia cattle fur his WindlaMry ranch to pasture tlium iluriui tho Mim'iicrunil rail. A few very refreshine nhowers here the first of the week, which did ejeat good in increas ing the cniwth f cereals and gardens. School ht Trent, under munammrnt of Mr. J, W. Parks, will he continued another mouth. the first term having closed last Friday. Parties who have crossed tho military mad from the other side reHirt culy alstut five miles of snow in the mountains, ami think k does not exceed a depth uf four or fire feet, The M. K. church will hold a camp meeting lust across the river from this place, bek'inniiiK about the l'.'th. Mr. Hyhiiul has put his ferry boat In running condition to convey across the liver all those who wish to attend. Through misinformation we are obliged t" orrect another statement. Work na th bridge did not la-gin lost week, but began lost 1 uesday, anil it is tlioiiL'ht that it will be Com pleted iu the course of two or three weeks, From the IsiiM notes to the Albany Her aid of the 8th we clip the following: "Our mes senger youth is supposed to have been at SpruiL-hed Sunday. W e hope his asilitv to sway the scepter of Instruction has not been limmiahed liy Ins doing so. We in much admire "Old Hoy's outspoken ness, we are so completely satisfied of the up rightness of his intentions - such as they are -that it is repugnant to us to ipiarrel with any thing he may say; and sympathixe so warmly with his manly (?) acorn of our writings, and with his oasily provoked wrath, that we would willingly be silent were he not "meddling where he has no business", aa others in this Vicinity have expressed themselves iu refeiing to his stiilf, No doubt, too, this arrogant old mau thought he was doing wondrous work, when, iu last issue of Ghahii, he corrected our misuses' In Ins uboinitiuhle manner. "Ha", to express it iu the exact language of one of our best cituens, "is only cutting his own head off." Now, Old Hoy, when reading this, we oniiiure you, who never told a fulseh.ssl. who never did a wrongful set, who never com mitted an error, who never made a mistake, to climb down from the high horse which you ride i admirably and Is) constrained by Uno lino to keep ycur coiiKloineratioiu of flatulent garruli ty within the bound) of Satan's volume of "cuss" words, so that a sample copy may be excised to the public gaie. Uno I loo. Foa Sii.. A good aa uew. at lot of uico show-casss, -as E. XL Lucxn Jt Cu'a. Mohawk Items. Crops are looking fine iu this vicinity. Mr. Win. Miller went to Eugene Saturday. I.iglit frost Wednesday and Thursday no"V' Wu'tlm, preached at the Mill I reck school house Sunday. A certain fellow of Eugene is busily eu gaged hauling luiulier for a house. What does this mean? Mr. G. Arnold captured a Urge cougar last eduesday that had b.-en doing considerable damage to sheep iu this vicinity. Horn, on Sunday the 20th, to the wife of w illiam Workman, a girl mother and child d uiig well but Will's recovery is doubtful. Hied, of consumption, At Harrisbnrc, l.iun comity. Mrs. K.lla Dovey llutlev, be loved wife of Mr. William ltutler, iwe.f about twenty. She was buried in the .Mohawk cemetery on the 2d inst, a large number of irieuoa being in Atteudauee. The eutire ooiuiuuniiy extern! their sympathy to the husband and pareuts iu their sad 'bereAve- mtut. CCMTCX. 1 be Post Office and mail service of this coiiutry hai bwu greatly improved bv the corrwt bnsluese metbixls of General Vilas. The ivrvcntuge of correct distribution of mail matter last year was greater than for the three prcoecdiug y am, and of over five bill ions of package only atsmt a million showed error. A I n Ion paper hats that the cashier of a t utneae liauk tried to Irava wilh (on.lt japan or urns otlier place on the Enclish plan the other day. Hut it ir ot believed that tbe rntom will become popular. The GoTerumriit walled up the cashier in a ll to starve to death and choppwl the heads on of all hi family. Next autumn they are oo ing to decapitate everjlaly ia the Empire brariug his ume. Cottage Grove Items. KH'IMOUH HeKrAI,llKII:.l'IINiKNr.J ' CoTTxoit Ghovk, June 8, 1887. Have been having aoiue rain Iu light show ers the past week, Horn, to the wife of Mr. Cyrus Miller, Jine 8, ml, a sou. Mr. E. M. Hr.ttUin wis visiting at Mrs. Small's the first of U,, ,., (,, (iilte a iiiiinb r ( p. imii. w-n mi tin ex CMIsii'll flO l.rl tl i;.is.-l,iO'l .vI:im Mr, .f. W Am. d I, f iinisily of to,, phie , paid III- o . f i lend.. . ti.it His l.i li-r p.t t "I last Week. Mr. W. If. Taylor ami Mis. H dle Pom I were married Juue 4, 17, Mr. C'has. StoiilTer J .P. olticUting. . Mr. J P Ciirrln left here Saturday, -June 4th f-ir Portland on hia way to survey the Umatilla lteservation. Mr. Hiram T. Vancy died June 4, HW7, Aged 82 yean and 10 months. He was buried iu the Sears graveyard by the Mason. Messrs Frank Wooley, I. . Veatoh, J. S. ami W. H. Medley left Monday ununiiig to join Mr. J. P. Currin, as they weie chosen members of the party. Mr. M. C. Kennedy and wife left here Tues day nioruinir for their home in K Iwards uouu ty, Kansas. They were well pleased with Orefc-or. ami think they will return before a greut while, liusiiiess matters called them home and cut their visit short, as they had contem plated stayinu until Fall. . Vniirn. I'Pl'ER SI'KINCFiEU ITEMS. . June !, 1887. Gardens are very good in this nelhlmrhood, A few showers this week which greatly ben efitted every thing. There was no school here Friday as Miss Sherman went to Siuslaw on a visit. Mr. J. S. Gorrie left this place a few days Ago for Portl iml. Come lack so hi, John. Mr. W. Ii, Gii.hIuiuu has finished Ids logging contract and deli. ered th lumber ill Kiueiie. Mr. P. Wilcox, wife mid liaieghter and the Misses Mcltee spent .Saturday and Sunday with relatives at ('amp Creek. There was no tcmieranM entertainment last Wednesc'.y evening as was announced four weeks ao. We hope the idea has nut been uiven up as the cause is a goisl one, and everylxsly who attended the lost entertainment expressed themselves well pleased Pl'MI'KIN Hl'SKKK. The members of St. Mary's Episcopal Church have tiled articles of associatioa iu ojrporuting the church, with A. L. Parker, Hector; H. K. Clark and H. J. Hawthoruo, wardens; and W. J. Miller, C. D. Combs, John Davis, Wm. Skdton and John Uusactt, vestrymen. BARi GUN 1 VORKS. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS 03E mW Harvesters Look at these Prices. Winchester Rifles: II cal. C. F., oct. bbl., model-1873 .. . 114.63 44 cul. C. F., round bbl., model-'73. . . 13.50 (38 same as 44 cal.) 40-82 model '?, oct bbl 15.75 4.r)-0(l iiiodel'76, oct bbl 15.75 44 C. F. oct bbl, Colt's Lightning.... 16.50 All other goods at bottom prices, and don't you forget it. ' I want the Parker Gun Works to come to the front, and to do this I have to make prices that will make a miser nrin, and that is just what I can do. Ho come and see the Parker Gun Woiks when in need of anything iu this me. All kinds of repairing dene with neat ness and dispatch, at Eastern prices. All kinds of ifiins and ammunition on hand tt all limes, and 1 want you to understand that what I have nut i for sale, and I will try to satisfy you in prices. Located opposite EuUKNE ClTf GUARD office, hugene City, Or. WOOL!' WOOL!! S. U. Friendly II ' pay the Highest Mar ket Frice for- all Wool offered. IITCall bkfobb tod skll.uD Gen. Catlin two years ago the Republican candidate for Mayor of Brooklyn, has joined the Democratic parly. Gun. Cuilin, who won histitle in the late wur, Hays the Hepublicnu party iu New York and Brooklyn is hope lessly demoralized. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. VrOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT L1 Elizabeth H. Hreeding ha been duly appointed the executrix of the estate of James lSreedimr, deceased. All persona having claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent the same to the Executrix at the office of G. B. Dorris, at Eugene City, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Elizabeth H. Brkkdino. Executrix. June 10, 1887. F. K J. K. Hkach, President. Eliikhkix, Soc'y. J. McCrakk.v, Viw President. J. Lowkn'deko, Trpau. m Northwestern Fire and Marine my No. 5 Washington Street, Portland: Or. ITAL,$3,0O0,000, Binders Should not Fail to Remember that The New Improved Light and Eas Running J. McCRAKEN, J. K. KI.HEKKIN, DIRECTORS. FRANK M. WARREN', F. K. ARNOLD, F. E. PEACH, F. EC.GERT. C. H. PRESCOTT, llEFEUEXCES FOR EUGENE. A. V. Peters, J. F. Robinson, J. II. MeCluug, F. H. Ducn, J. D. Matlock, 8. II. Friendly. II. C. Humphrey, Osburu & Co. BTKiti.iNO IIILL. Aaemt. l'lfoncy to Loau ou Approved Real Estate Security.! NEW GOODS. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF iBEAUTIFUL DRESS GOODS From the Cheapest to the Best at prices according to quality. A LARGE STOCK OF fSf( BMW and mmE From the Cheapest to the Best. All parties can be suited either as to Price or Quality, Oar assortment is Complete, from the lowest Price up to the Finest; ca n su it joa if yoa Hive us a call. OUR STOCK IS tf Fili, New and Stylisli. il. not save you inoiioy, e will make) Rome one eU Look uh over; if Ht-'ll to you low. -A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES.: EMPIRE TWINE BINDER Had no Superior in the Harves Field of 1886. Its rfifinrrt Tarns nncnvnaccorl n.J wherever sold they have been TM versally Regarded and Recognizei Standard of Merit Among the Family of Self Bindim TT x .Harvesters. The Empire is the Cheamst Machine, fnr th o. Fnrm to buv. as it daps Ttpffpr TPW. t'IM PI Hfiili fl tins 4 T of Time, and at Much Less Expense than Any Other. .Nri mnlipf Whnt. tho- Cn-nrlM; fi n ...... i .. ' wwivivv Cffl tHClltL.. Ul IT I 11,1,11.. II, TIPr juusvuau rtrjecu woric. CALL AT BRISTOW &z CIt-A.IGr'S, Seventh Street, Eugene City, "Anj Examine the Empire Light Steel Frame Foldins Twine Binder,- M UD STOCK 0! Ml El SEEN IKT EUGENE CITY! -AJNTX THE 'IS ON SALE AT i Matlock, s new St on mm But tho people don't want that article. Vhatthey do want are honest goods at Honest prices, and that is just what the reople can gpt F. B. DUNN. I'iaxo -oa S.ar.-A wniml haml ).i.mo al trnwt liow fur wle tliwi. Imiiir at tl'it ( Hoe. Laxd rut SiLt CiiitAP. 200 a-r-s o( im- from! lain), mtiiiitrj Ih-Iwccd Eugene and rtiuK, will b mil.l at a Win within the nt ton Jay. Iuijuire o( thin office, mJ-lm Wat IViws. Siuinu will ml yon a (anoy pTcaliihirt, two rullars ami a (mirot cuffs all for 75 cent. Now u your tiius to buy. Johnmtn Kra au.l rl and wlilt i-l,vr for U at Unliiiuma jt Churvh lunlwar stora. If you are in want of agricultural machio. ry of any kuul. wineinber that Mr J M Heodricks keeps a full aMortment. Mr Geo KCraw hatli,.l, aeency f, 1 brand, of thu celebrated Tau.il l'unch CwaraT FoR RALi.-l.y) u lnall 0f KuKeu City with and without huiuea. price to auit. Geo. yt Millir.' CKOUP. WHOOPING COUGH and Bron chitu immediately relieved by ShUiJh fur, FtuiH Tasi XoticsAo,! din.r , had at Baker Hotel for cvnta. BY GOING TO C. BETTMAN'S! We shall not Uke up you tin.o with a Ing string of nonsens aSout the best, The cheapest, and the handsomest line of Goods in Lane county, l,t we do want lo ask you in a friendly way to come to See na. If w don't r,-11 you roul live iSKtu.,r m to useour WE WANT WOOL And don't you forget that we will pay lou all the market will stand. The Jme is (rue as to other kinds of Country produce. Briefly Yours, G BiTTMAIe