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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1888)
f ,.,Jxift'Jl. (jTY ANDJCOUNTY, f OSLT Osk Dot.i.t'i.-Tha Eii' iio City fcl-iUU III); 1 till' N'' r uu s,'.", iln. utiti uti'T me I resioeiiiiiu i ,Novi iii' r fur tin- sum (i-t in "'" I Hiib-cribe at oin-e. I La"E K"''1' "f c.u:i st.dks t i, in fir Hi'"''' average this year. A . -i I m, Willaiii. itn htr.-et thi. .ilk lllSllia' ' ' , from Matthew Wall'.s' garden, nit-as- neiot. ! I .l.ir'iell tret 111 It-IUIUI. Ill- puiru 'llf'" ". , .. I. l,l lid!.. I,.u..r from which 11 " I GbASOK KTOBK IMPIIoVKMI.XIS. Tile coll- ' 'tractor W- l'itk" l"l ln'-'M" w"rk lv' I Modeling Gr","KU H'u" T'i fl",,"1'",;n ,lf tU SOIlllt ",n """ ""' ,ir,.ti.'thflifl. When 111'' li'-w fr..,it is fin-isli'-.fi! wi" i-"tiiiri- f'lxor.iwly v.;!h any building i " t, ..,, XfovlNll. Ill'' ""f lit I V llii 1 t,-ir Hiiwiitl ini-r itK.n fro,,, the summit i.f mountains to the lo.v.r hills. e nr.. j,,f ,r ii.-.l th it liil'' W't.-liiiiL' th" trails l the M.-KYnzte bridge the fir-t of w,'k W,M i;,.inw and N ll-iiiil lir. y killed tw.I'u.e f ,1 barks, six ami four points. LirKNsK Law. Four of tli. cmplovea of the Wroiwht-Iion II'HC!" Co. were brought before Justice E. P. H.'iiil. rm lust Motid ay rbu gcd with violating th" law whi-h pro hitnlH peddling products manufactured out side tliu Stale without it license. Aft-r ft trial till' defendants were dischuig' '1- Wiiltmi, Jr , appeared for tht Stat.', .mil Uilvt'it aud Woodcock for the deb ne. National 'Gcaiw. An exchange says: I'lic Second regiment in in good shape mut shows up wt'll. Its membership, "i . in ill" ),,rg. st of any in lh State. In in district. ,it Sir ri Ian, is located a cavalry company. t i.tilv one in Oregon. The Second regi uieiit is well stocked with companies, .luck ti.ilivillc i-ecii'lv till Kvored to org mie, Hinl found out that theie w.-.s no room for it in the regiment. 0. P. CoNTiiAct Lkt. Conliai toi Blink, if tlie firm of Brink .V: West, Orison Pacific railroad i-ontructors. stales tlicy have nc cptid it conflict for compleliiiL,' thi'ly inil'i of r"ad eastward, th'i .nine l.'ili the com iili tion of Kelson !i lilii It's nli md.nu d con tract. They I" n 1,1 ' rk Moud'iy, Auuut 12, with a force of oiiO Cbinioiii n mid us r.!.,.. u liite lulallers IIH tlleV Cl'.uld C 'l, Ullll Ul'lll 1 v propose to push the work viyormwly. Hex vwav Ai tuiiENT. n ne.cidi nt occurred ii'-itr Mr. HiiHhii' U'h resid' iice, across the river, SiitnUv cHernoon, lv which Mrs. Hanchelt was considerahly injured, and Mrs. J. G. Gray bruised slightly. The ladies were taking a lincoy ride with a single hoise, wheu the niiiiiml""t friht.ne.l and ran awav, on rliinuno ih bu(.';;y, throwing both ladies against it rail fence. Mrs. Hiuicbett was thrown with such force that her licad went lurouuh thti fence, and the. r.dls hud to ,he taken down before uhe could be extricated. ri.TTV Thikvks. The town has lurn in- fested with some sneak thief or thi.-ves lately. The first of the week several rcsidi neeJ wer entered by nijil't tml no uce.it booty wus cured. A watch was taK. u from HaTry face. W. II. McCornitck i-i lostr u few .bjU'iix. W. 1!. Walker mourns (or sev. nil doJbvs- uh stracted from his t. nt, and Kd. 0, burn is loser two cans of maple Hyrup and some eat ables. The hoiisis of Dr. (Jill, L. liilveii, G. M. Whitney and L. ll.-msch were also dis lurbed, but nothing of value wan taken. Keep a dose of buclishot liuudy for the of fender. Miss SauIn's Rslkask.- There are no n w developments to record in the case of Miss KllaC. Sabin, cnncerniii" w hose recent elec timi to the city siiierinteiideiicy and priuci pulship of the Iinh school there has been so much discussion and comment. At the last regular ineetin of the board of school dir. c tnrsthn request of Miss Sabin askinit for mi extension of the time ill which to i;ive a d.-ti-lute answer as to her acceptance of the p(e.i' ion was rafited. As the meeting of the board of regents will not be held until August llHth the matter cannot bo seltled before that date. There sc. ms to be rt general impiession that Miss Sabin will be i'eleine.1 from In r obligation to the Statu University by board. Oivcoiiinn, tin IIarvkst At-cii'KNr. On ru lay ev. imii; of last week while Mr. C. M Ke" wi.s nn hitchniL' a team from a self-binder in a field where he had been outline j.;rain, in ar .Tune tion, the horses became friijhti'iicil a Mil ran forward, catchino hiu. under the binder, drapoiuc; him some jlistaitc until com hue to a shock of wheat, thy bind, r run up on it and ho was releasi .1, too badly injured, how ever, to (," t away from the seen- of the ac cident. Not retuiiiinc! "to his home, Oliver Ailkins and Mr. Mulkey went in search of him, nil.1 found him about 11 o'clock at uij-ht. lie w is taken home and i-v rythii.',' pussil nble dj.l for his aid, but without avail, us lie .licit Miintay morning, .nr. . was a recent arrival in the county. I'lvee The horses were not injured, but the self bind, r was completely wrecked. Clll-nOlI Al'l'OINTMKNT. Ilcv. E. C. Oleics by has been appointed pastor of the M. K. church. South, at .Junction City by the con ference held at Pendleton the tirst of the week. The East Orcgonian has the follow ing complimentary notice of the reverend k'entlenian: llev. U. C. Oolesby, who for some time has been presidino elder of the Washington district, has been removed to Junction Citv, and has been succeeded by llev. E. Q Michael, llev. Oyleshy, duriiiR the transiiction of his dniies in this di-triet. has made many steadfast friends, iu amlout sid the pii'iiiicts of his church. He was universally esteem, d by his tlo. k, and his many tjooi inaliti-s compelled tha respect and admiration of even the irreligious. The well wishes of a host of friends 0 with him to his new field of labor. Patknts Rkceivfd. Hon. Chnl" Johnston, R. ejii't. r of U. S. land otlic nuests us to s.iv that j.atelits for the f' W. , r-lox- ing named homestead receipts have recently been received in the otuce, ami win '"' mailed to the respective claimants upon their sendin,' iu tti. ii' receipts, viz: N"- -1''''' -Oil. IO lIK'lusne, .Hi. I" - elusive; 'jo o, Ji.ii. -o.i.', "n. ."i t ', '.MIC., iUT, lilU'.l, -2 l. 'JO.Vi, -Jo.-.i;, '.'o.-.H, 2 k ". 1 2oi;:l, 'Jo;i, "Jiniii to ti w'.t iiii-lr.sive;'Jo7:t to2o77 iuclu-ive; 'J.':). 2(is, to 'JMil inclusive; -Jf -:. -J I''. -JH1. -'1,". 2113 'i 14 2111 to 2122 iml i-i'e: 2121 to 2l2s'inclnsive: 21!?. 72. U.42. H'78, 1112. 12DS, 1310, 1:!1M. ir.4, 1412, H!i:t, b'.'e'i, ls;i:., 1J7. 1s;ih, l'.inl. !M7, 1'.itl, r.ll, KU2, r.H, l'.45. irH:t. l'.f.U. 2iki5. 19ir., l'.HH, r.lil. I'.Hil. i: .1. i-.'si, lVist, I'.iMi. V)'S to lliiM imliune; l'LI'i, 1X17. to inclusive; 2"o:l, 2i.6. 2oo7. 2'Ki'J to 2H12 inclusive; 2131,21.13, 213S. 2l3'.l. 21U to j; 1 1 in. hi sive, 2I4S, 211'.', 21Mi, 21 02. 21".:', i:i's'. H'7. 20"0, and 2132 and 2137 l id. .u home-Meads. Wivrfn A tirl to do giue'd work. Apply at the re.i.en e of Laoer. The immense foice-s . f E-w-orf' wl t-e mnses us to p.ish "Eicort." ltn & Son. Iio.i.e (,'L..i .(.'S e ter1 SLtl Iiievities. School books at Collier's. Go to Preston's for your harness oil. " Merchants couiphiiiiinh' of dull times Ludim dress voods n speeiulty at Friend ly 's. Ileiuh rson, Dentist. Take your produce to the Pacific Tfl Co ftlld cjet the beht jiiicci. Sc Preston's bunny harness.' Henderson, Dentist. The hiL'hest cunIi price will bo paid for wheat by F. H. Duiiu 0 mid see Preston's single harness," II it and cold baths every day ill tho week at Jerry Horn's barber shop. A flue line of silk plushes in all shades it.d grades nt F. U. Dunn's. H irvest in full blast. From all r.p"rts tin1 , ia -lil is f.ir above the average.. I'i-her ,t tVatkins ship a car loa 1 of shee(i n any t-vvry w-.-k to parties in I'oitland. Clu w "K. sco rt" for its ll ivor. ('hew "E Cert" for a lastil e ell' w. Slad.lell ,t Sou. "I'.-cort" won't e. t hard in vonr no. kct iu dry, hot we.,ih, r. We sell it, Sladdeli & Son. Mr. A. G ddsmilh's carri iit" was over turned on Willliiin. tte street Monday but sustained no damage J. M.Jlacou, who has been postmaster for about t venty years at Oreejon City, has belli siip.-rced.-.i by H. L. Kelly. The town is dull on account of the pro ar.ss of harvest, and the absence, of many at the coast and ill the mountains. I'or our iuf.mt mid children shoes v." Kruiis-eA- Klein; they have them in all Kinds an 1 styles, mid prices that will sur prise you. The in t slate f or coium. lie s at Sil.in, Sept, 17, co'lllllllilil,' through the we. k. A may be -ecu by our adveitisin columns the att.-uciions are ni'.mi-rous. Gov. Whi'. nkiT will soon beoiu building a iie.it r.-siil. m e on Lis lots on the corner of Tenth and Churneltoil street. The contract has liei u let l.i Mr. V. McFallaud. W T. Kayscr, l.iiuo County auctioneer Satisfaction guarantied either by jib or commission. Address at Eugene or call at my resideueo si miles west of Fueiie. u'2li l!y iisino only tho best materials to be had. and bavin;; had years of nctuul experience under t!ie best instruction, cuiilles Uemler son, Deniist, to obtain the finest results known iu Dentistry. The iron woik for tlm llovey and Mc Clareu block and the Granitu stoie block will he fuiuishcd by G. N. Frazur from his foun dry in this ci:v. We uru pleased to see a local industry llo.irish aud prosper. "Old King Cole was a jolly old soul," so are those who buy their spring suits of East land .t Wilson. Their prices are the lowest; their goods are best. Ilia cheap or hih priced suit they cau accommodate, you. Cottlu k Howard of the City Grocery, h.ivibK decided to close up their business, oiler their stock of groceries, crockery, ci e us and tobacco at cost. Goods must be .lisno.-ed of bv S.nt. 1. Come and secure haieains. Mrs. J. Ditchbuin will return to Eugene- from Portland to-day, Saturday, Aiinust 18th, and lesuuie- the dr.-ssinaliiiig biisin.ss. During her absence she combined Tiusiiiess with pleasure, and is now prepared to make suits in the very Intent Btyh-B. Several new subscribers tliH week. The GuAitn is steadily increasing its subscription list. Advertisements in (his purer reach a hue.' miijoiity of the people in Lmie county. Advpitiseis lire ut liberty to examine our subscription list to veiify our claim. The Junction flour the best flour on the market. Only l per sack at P. T. Co. St. John asks the question, "Are you fo the saloon or the home." The answer given is "you bet your lite." Put wh. n you are itsl.i'd where' you can g.-t the best goods and pi n-, s on tea' cuff, e, groceries. Ou sale at the I'acilic Tea Co , Cor '.Mi and Oak streets. The Charter Oak is the best stove matin fact'. led It is the pride of every house hold. Messis. Starr and Viiudeiibnrg have r c ntly receivtd Iroiii the ni iuiif iclory at Si Louis a car load of them which lliey are otlVring at very low prices. Call and exam ine them. Manufiiclnrid milk is being sold and used in I'oitland, at least two restaurants using the fnnnliilant article regularly. The oftiier of the recipe by which U is made lives on Morrison street and has endeavored to sell an interest in the spurious, concern. Wei COlll:'. D.m'l skip the advertisements iu reading jour piper. The advertisements show yon who tlie live business men are. AM persous who have trailing to do, will find that it pays j to ile d with those who adveitise. The man wh . hangs out hia sign through a newspaper IS ll.lt llsllllllll H 01 Ul gOOOS Ol 11. S 1'Ul.lO. Travel on the 0. .v. C. railroad is increas ing very fast. The Wednesday morning tram from the south hud 132 through pas senders from San 1 rancUco. and consisted of elevn coaches. Time call usually be made up bit ween Eugene and Portland, but the train that luoining, while lutu litre, lost another half hour going to Portland. "Escort" is the the best 5lle ping of tobao co ill the Northwest. Sladdeli A: Sou. The pohtollice receipts from th" third-class offices of Oregon for the fiscal yiar ending Jini" 30, lsXs, were as follows: Astoria, J7.33S; Albany, i 1,351; linker City, 3,Wil; (,'oivallis, $3,8112; East Portland, $.t,7,V.i; Kug.ne Citv. fl.'Ul; Pendleton, $1,5511; Tno D ilb s,'?ii,2n7. Front this it will be seen that Eugene is third on the list being led only by Astoria and The Dalles. The P. uilielou East Oiegoniai , after a complimeiitHiy notice of Sell's circus, wiys: "The magnitude of Sells Bros' circus reu di is its traii-portatiou very difficult. Six engines ai given tin m by the railroad com pnuy to tr.iiispoit the three largo sections of the shew, but this power is greatly iu ade quate, and has rendered it quite ditlii'illt to fulfil souieensa 'emeuts on strictly adver tised time. The circus is so large that it is c.mt. uu. ill) rushed iu trav. oug. 'flu. ho."' trains reoiiired now by the h i.w I'as-eii.'cr trains li.tw.-n Portlan i Bn i l-'n..,'o w ie m-t iirovi.le-l tor wLeii tlie stati 'Us ol tlie i . X t-. were ouir, aim ..oiiseoiieiice is that on the whole line . . . . . . i .i tiie be- tw.en h.re and E.st Portland, there is only one (.'atfoitu long enough for the full tram, in.l.-ss it b. st Aitmiiy mi l Me.lfurd. The ..l,.it.n. hi the new Central Point depot covers the entire length of the train and room to spate, and tlie S ilein platform, has not vet finished, will do til-' same. bx. A 'hurt lime ipi Maimu'er Towne of the 1 Southern Pacific gavr .nit i.r.leis to engineers l that no time should be made tip by them in hauling ihe trams oter the Si-.ki.vous. How ' ever, a wt tk or t o ho, on uccoimt of the importune of tr .ir.s rmlong 1'ortlanil on ; time m as to m-.ke connection i1 li the east 'em tra ns, Mr. Tovu.e r.s.-in.lel the former order ..ml iii-lnicted ngiii'e.s whin their trains -r t--Mi.il l" m ike upi.me n.-n-i-i they cm. 'I!.cebe !ule lime oier the Sis-on-is sh f that, when mc's-ary, an h ur I n c c .u be iniide up fr ni the suiuunt tonn I d.. u to Ah!aud-wiihout going on ' lim.iea t ipiew" time, loo. Tidiii.s. Tlie Board of Trade held a special meet Thursday evening. The thermometer Thursday afternoon reached Hit degrees in the shade. The brick work on the Hovey and MeClar eu block is progreitig rapidly. Wo keep the finest lobaeeoes in Eugene and cau n-coiuiueud "E-cort." Sla.ld. u & Son. Mi Clark's nsidi iice experienced a visi- tation from the midnight marauders 1 burs-' ,luviii-ht I it,,..! .li. .lv, ,lis..,ne,,l of th.. California, ' shoe nianiifactured by Porter. Shles.inger & Co. Everv na r s iiilaruntecd tirst-chiss. Poll't forget we keep nil high grades of tobacco as well as "I'.seort," and do THK tobiicco business iu Eugene. Madden V . Son. If von want anv kind of hard warp or mux-1 I'l' iii' nts cue Littli tie) 1 and Haskell, a call, i l li.-V s. !l tlie best of articles that defy competition. and at prices Charl.s Crockei, Vice President of the! South, in Pacific railroad company, died Tu -d.v afternoon at Monterev, Oil. He left a fortune estitn -.tc.l at $il't'O0.ni1i. I T .. i; .1,1. ,. . ...!.. I... I ,, .11 ., I !., I. I.HU.'l. Mil.) 1. ..I" . H ' l .1.11 ... i.mun-,.- .v Klein's for the cel.bruted Hough A Ford Chamois I.in. d and P. bble Goat shoes, the nicest thing on earth 2 J C. to 7 E E. Stop an.) look nt the suniplis of Krausse A" Klein's large assortment of lulus' and ce nts' tine shoes in their largo show win dows, lleineinber that it's no trouble to show these goods. A party of young people returning from j l ooiirg ovt rturncil tlicir carnage m ar t lie i McKen.ie bridtte Sund iv liiuht. Will Dv- siimer was the only MilVcier, having his 1. g soniewhat bruised. llev. C. M. Hill is Inking a vacation for a few weeks on the McKen.ie, There will be no pp 'idling at the Baptist church until the first Siindav ill September. Prayer meet ings and Sunday school as usual. The hop crop promises to be very heavy in Lane "ountv this vtar. Some fields, w i learn, will reach 2,H0it pounds per acre, ac cording to prospects Tlie market price, however, is discouraging to thu hop grower. The Lane county fair will be held Septem ber 'Jtlih to 2'.)th" inclusive. Farmers and fruit growers should save tln ir best products to place ou exhibit ion. Let there be n full and complete showing of thu resources of Lane county. A seventy acre tract of land in tho Hen derson farm at Ihe Springfield Station 1ms bet n purchiis.d by Mr. A. H. Fisk ate o N'.-bra-kii. Mr. Fisk is a gentleman of means and having confidence in Ihe rapacity of this viilh y to grow tho best of fruit proposes to plant it all ill fruit this fall. Salem Statesman August 11th: H. F. Tage, the enterprising fruit dealt r of Portland, yes terday shipped a car load of Bartletl pears and Hungarian and Columbia prunes to Chi cago, from this city. The fruit was prornr. d from the orchard of S. A. Clarke, and the live hundred boxes of fruit were packed iu three days and the car loaded. Mr. Page scut up all expert packer who instructed the hands, ami 11 r. Uiirko nail me uusiness so well organized that it was gathered, wrapp' d in paper, packed mid shipped in the short period of three days. Mr. Clarke was enter taining old friends from New York, who kei't coming for several duvs, and- left the fruit gathering and packing to T. J. Childs, foreman at the farm, and accords him gnat prnis.) for his thorough work. Tho new evaporator at Ihe fruit farm is now ready, and with his appliances Mr. Clarke can dry lull bushels ol prunes and turn out 1.5IK1 pounds of choice cured prunes a day. The great body of prunes is just ripening, and he expects to be busy for the next sixwteks, during which lime ho shonl I cure sixty thou sand pounds of the best of fruit, Hki'iiut GiuiN- Fields. We would be obliged to our many farmer subscribers if they would report the. yield of grain, mini her ' f acres, etc., to the Gl'aiii). I.ni'iK Pkachks. Mr B. D. Paine had u b.il;i dull of peaches one day this wet k, the L.ri'cst of which measured lit', inches in circumference, and thirty of which weighed W 't pounds, lliey M illion Harlow farm, were grown on the Siiislaw Fislitn From a gentleman returned from Florence we learn that fishing began on tlie Miislaw last Suiulav. Tho catch on that night was heat: Moiuhiv -MID and Tuesday 7ll. The fish are large nuil in line condition. Only right boats were employed. The amount of ti-ili furnished thus far is not enough to supply tho cannery and the cannery uieu ure dissatisfied. The resident fishermen have formed it union to the number of about olio hundred, and will not allow outside fish erman to fish, and as only a few of them ure ready to commence, sufficient fish ure uot furnished to keep tho cuunery running. Forty .ruts each aro paid for the large fish. The season on the Siusluw continues unlil about the fust of November but tho first fish caught urn much the best. "Superior" Takes tlie Lead. If you want it cook stove, got ouo that is known to hu tirst-chiss and that is sold by reliable dealers, who will be responsible for all they claim for their goods. Stli'KKIoH stoves and ranges are the best that lire made, aud are warranted for HFTKKS VKtus, and are within the reach of every one's purse. We do not ask two piiicm for them, and point with pride to the annexed, partial list of those using them in this county. Every naiiio on this list is a testimonial of their 1'KKIII.KjSS KXI KLl.t NCK. See what one w ho has used a Superior for eleven years says: Ei'oksk City, Oh., Aug. 4, 188. This is to certify that I have a Superior Slovo sili h as sold by Lambert it Hender son that I hnvB used constantly for 11 years Hint that it has never cost ma a cent for re pairs and is as good now as when bought. The fill back does not show any signs of liiirnii g out and the stove bakes perfectly ..ii.l eolislllll'-s less fuel than anv stove I eter saw, I would lecoinmeiid any one in need of u fir-it cla-s stove to buv the Supe nr. D. M. Sloan. For further information call on us or any of the following named persous using M' ruinous: Judge U S Bia:i .Ino Stewart H C Humphrey lien Soveriis C W Powell I'ow. 11 Dr McCo ncik, Mrs J 1! I'udel wood II S Simon K J Cro .ch MrsSar.h Hym'Hi Ja. ob ('..user Joel Mct'ornaek Hi P K W.itors Geo Fri-si II '.. I II -'uphill. A' 1! irluur David Olriiiun J L Flint G W Biilmire David Cherry (iro Montgomery Tin s Steear Geo Hadley Jas Kaudford I'rt -ston Kail I S l,.y J B Coleman Kobt Millicsn Geo Small J II Sef ttr , Win Fislu-r. J..s Bradford J P Ditchburn C A Potter J A Sawyer Jos Stroine I; K Imb II W Stuker Geo WhttU-ck F. W. A. Crain. I.AX1IKKT At IIkSDKBsoM, Sole Agtuts for Eauue City. Pleasant Hill Items. Aug. 1. 1SS8 Assessor HutTuian is making his ituiiual rounds. Mr. John Selh-rs and family came in fiom Eiust of Ihe Mountains recently. Mr. Le.JDiek.nsou had valuable horse killed while workingon a threshing machine. Not satisfied with 2.50 per dsy, about li n ol uie loggers urucit ior iiiitucr which thev did not get; a new crew is now Pl.V '""1 '1'- K " 1UU K' Mr. E 11. Haiidsak. i. of Eugene, WHS VI"' Mrs. J. Hmg melius n-re nisi naniroay. W Mill... P,,rll,i.i.l w viviliee her sUtcr. Mrs. 1). W. Bridges. Miss Stella Rowland is also one of our visitors this wetk. What have our farmers been doing to let the hog crop run so short ' our assessor asks and In- should know of what he speaks, that the hoes will not average one to each of the fame is in the Co. "M"' months ago 'Mr. Douglas S.-lh r i was il.lown 1 1 out a norsci aim iisi.iine.i it 1 very s. v. i v injury to one of his Ji gs. After I a product. .1 t-il to the Sta'es where he ' hoped to g. t r. lii f he has rt turned no be t. r. I mi I we h am that Dr. Shaipl.s will ampu tate the I imh in a few days. "Doug" has j hosts of friends who sympathise with him. I The ipi.-stion is oftn asked why the Of ti n contains so many more local items I than its esteemed contemporaries. In last i week's is-ite tlit former contained no less than seven letters from that many parts of I ihe couuiv. while the other two paper had but llir. e, or p. ihups it would be proper to t lint one hail three ami tlie otuer none For the tvuelit of stub-ring humanity, and there aie lot.: of them just now, ill other words, if persons who are annoyed with that infinitesimal and peace-destroying pest known ns ti ns will scatter green cedar twigs around their premises win re the th as do so annoy, they will find it an excellent externii nalor. Air-slaked lime wlnn scattered around is good. q. r. I. . Furtwriirht Items. Caktwiiioht, August 1 1 ISsS, Rev. Willsen is at honiti. Mrs. Win. Crow is ipiito sick. Mr. Willie Moore is at home with a lan e back. Mr. Hartey Petite has a gathering in Lis head. Mesrs. Charlie lbissell. Win. Iiinian and ll .it.e I'eliee killed a panther a few dry ai'o. This makes three that have been killed I it. Iy. While rros-ing the mountains yesteulay Mr. .1. A. MrCallister and his daughter, Mollie, with Mrs. N. M. Carlwrighl, the buggy was overturned, throwing them out, but liot hurting any one seriously. The Sunday school picnic was it succ is, commencing at 11 and breaking up at 3 o'clock. It is hard to tell who did best. The singing by the Addison children wi.s hard to beat; and Ihe recitations by I'aluis, Pidkleys, Cumins .Mi Kiirraii, Willi" Ward, the Crows, Nathan Young, and the essays mid the select reading by Mrs. Palm and D. II. liussi.ll, and the dinner; and speeches iu the afternoon by tho men. But 1 liked the floiul cross best, in which all thu little folks and some, of the larger ones took part. But the most prominent ones were Edward and Willie Ward, Lulu Uussell, Silvia M. Kur nau, Cora and Blair Addison, Lottie Walk ley, B. rtie and Tott Palm, mid John Moore. We offer our most since thanks to the Sins law Sunday school for their help and pies ence, and to Mr. Addisou for the use of the beautiful grounds. W, IT. C. Those Horse Flies. An exchiuiL'ti savs that the present snni merall stock are" suffering txtreniely from the iittack of a small lly, resembling the house fly much in gmrral appearance, but dill'eiin- greatly in habits and conformation. Th-sc lli. s evidently were brought here with slock from the miner country, mid it is said th. v are identical with the well known "but' falo tli " of the east. A lady rt ceiilly from Kansas claims iicdilailitalice with Ihe f nl. I. She savs they were supposed to be nil lives of Texas and followed the treat herds of bull',. to on the vast plains, as they roamed from northern Mexico to the wilds of the far Saskatchewan. In Kansas they used to come someliinis into the house aiid make trouble for infants in the cradle. Stuck went frantic I), cause of their tormenting, for wherever they lit blood was drawn. The sumti is becoming ti in here iu Western Oregon. Horses cannot en dure tlm aggravation of their attack; cows are unable to ulteiid, as they should do, to the fundamental principles of daiiying. You see, ill Urn suburbs ol our valley lowns, where cows and horses, too, aro actually clothed with mail, or, at haist, swathed iu liiirlaps, to protect thelil from the assaults of their little enemy. Teamsters tiling out th. ir trams dussediu aiijthiiig to protect them from bloody assaults. At the Capital city," especially, there is distress mining dumb animals. Country people dress their horses iu "living green" by hanging branches to the harness, hoping to make it iincomfoit. able for tho diminutive enemy. It is dis tressful to see horsi s storm and fret, paw the ground and thrash their caudal appendage, because of this miscreant of a lly. Tho hiickman now finds use for liis lly netting that he supposed was never to be of use in Oreeon, that may be a rclio of "lly lime" back iu "th" States." It is suggested that "dog fish oil" will answer Ihe puipose of disgusting this lly and induce it to leave the beuMs alone. If so the creature must be all insect of n sth tie sensibilities that res. nt the flavor of this condiment f om thu sea, mill Ihe (mention that follows is: Can hu- iiiniiiiv i udure fi-h oil any bi tter thuu tho hull do fly? Certainly domestic, animals have a hard tune of it, and it is not easy to find a remedy. It is hardly a theuiti for a poet, hut one feels like falling into poetry, like Mr. Wcgg, and quote tinse once familiar words: "IIoss fly don't bod lor tue!" Letter List. Letters for the following persons remained uncalled for at the poslotlice in tugeiie my, On goii, August 17, IMS; Brown, Henrietta Loomm, WT Diess, Moot Katie ltohertsoii, Buf Scott, Frank Si Ihnan, Calvin S idle, Julius A charge of one cent will be made on each letter given out. Persons culling for the above will ph ase say advertised, giving date. F. W OsnciiN. P. M. I Local Market Report. Ki (iKSE, Air,'. IS, 18. W II RAT 70c. iArs-2U'''.'.V'. Barley .'.0 els jier l.usliel. Etricn b' ' l"'r il"'.. l.i rrra 20 rl r lb. Laiid-12 " 15 rt r lb. I I'i't tt'S-S - 'J.V wr t.ii.liel. Fl.'U -R--lt und-, M p'f hbl. I IJacus Si.ie. 10"' 12j ; (io'il'lir 1 to !) ct; ; hm, 121''' ' ' ' j Wool. la .. I HOfSJ'HlO lU Council Proceeding. COCNCIL ClIAMWCR, El'0SK CtTT, I On.. Aug 13, IS8S. ( Council met in regular session, Mayor Dunn absent, B. F. Dorris presiding; Couu- .iluien present, McClung, liicudly, Bilyeti, Matlock and Paine. S. H Friendly was appointed llecorder pro t. ni. The minutes of the last regular meeting rend and approved. The Finance Coinmittt'S reported favorably ou the following bills, and on motion orders were drawn for the several amounts: J. T. How laiid 22.SH, Joiirn.il office f3.75. Jo. I Ware $3, Henry Boliu $1 50. Con.lou A- Dorris $20, Win. Andrews $2. J. H. Alder, inaiigil, Joe Lane 1, Gro. Stansbiirv $1. B. F. Dorris $115.25, G o. F. Croner $1.50, L Davis i'.; J. J. Il. lvsil $2. 0-0 Collier $3 7"; Hudson A Yoran $S 5tl; Frank Spores s Ss, ,1. J. ll.-lvail SI, John Ilulciy ?l, W. 11. F uton $1. Mr. McClung, fnun the Committee on Stre. ts, r. polled the grading on lllite at ret t coiiipl. t. d and ace pted by the committee, contract price being $7oO. On million a warrant 'or 700 was ordered drawn m favor of M. lKe A' Son for grading Olive street. Mr. Friendly, from the Committee on Fire and Water, rejioiteil the light ord. ml on the corner of Oak and Seventh streets was in operation. Also a contract with the water company for the teini of leu yrais had been signed as authorized by the council. On ui t urn the action of the comniitte was approved. A p. liiion from T. G. Hendricks, F. M. Wilkins, Samuel Holt and others, for a hy drant on Wiikins' corner was read and re ferred to the Coiniuittte on Fire and Water. K.-poita of K. cordrr and Marshal read and or l. . d on file. The following six-foot sidewalks are here by ordered as suggested by ihe Street Com missioner: On the north side of the prop . rty of S 11. Eakiu, Sr., conn r of Olive aud Ninth street; on the south side of the prop erty of L. lliiliu, on Eighth street between High Ktr.t t and Ihe null race; on the south side of the property of Mrs K Parks, and on Tenth sireet 'between Willamette and Oak stierts. Tha Street Coniuiis! ioner was instructed to notify the owners. The following bills were read and referred 10 the finance cnlllillltter: L. Simons S-'l 25, G. o. Fry 5(1 cents, Jas, M. aile Si. O.T. Fanning $5. S. A. Ogd. n $10 50, II. F. Don is $23 15, Electric Light Co. 58 75. Koliinson ,v Church $3 55, U. W. E. M'f'g. Co. Sl.'l 21, Geo. F. Cioncr S-'i .50, II. J Day $7.80. On motion the rules were suspended and warrants or lend drawn for W. II. Sinker, $12.75; Sidney Potter, S7.7U; E. H. Hul lim beck, .:Uio. On motion of Mr. McClung a warrant lor Jlllti was ordered drawn in lavor of W. II. Striker on guiding contract. On motion ailjourncfl. S. H. Fiiikshlv. Hecordcr pro teni School Directors Meeting. The directors of school district No. 4 met at Ihe office of J E. Feiitoti August 1 1, lhoH. Full board and clerk present. It w is ordered that school lu gin M'picui- her 17, INNS, Mr. T. J. S. Pelkv having completed tlie plastering of school building aceonling to contract, it was ordered that a wariunt be I raw it iu bis favor for Ihe sum ol lu., ami also another be diawii in his favor for S5 for uiuking it new blackboard and cleaning room. Board ttiljoiirued to meet Monday, August 20, 18S8, to consider the question of grading (he school. J. E. Fkston, J. II. Mc.Cl.DS0, M. F. Wilkin's, A. C. Woodcock, Clerk. Directors. Quarterly Ciml'crence ut KpTinirlleUl It is very important iliat every nicinber of the Quarterly Coiilcrunee of the Springfield Circuit should he present at said Quarterly Conference, to he held at hprmgln hi, Aug 25. at 2 o'clock in tlm afternoon. Business of importuned. Ph ase be pies. nt. S. P. Wilson, I'lesiding F.ldcr, Eugene City, Aug. I I, hH. Lune Fount y TestiinoiiiulH. FruKNK City. Or.. Aug 13, I8s8 So far as I have tried my H uigeit gives entire satisfaction, and I know it takca less wood by far than my cusl range consumed H. E. Cami'Iiux. These certificates are nearer I e: Goshkn. On.. August 'Jih. 1HHH. I ordered of Mr Andrew it Home Comfort Hmigo and it hits been deliver'id lean tru ly say Unit I am well pleased with it. It takes less wood, cooks quicker and bakes better than any other stov.i I have ever used. I take pleasure iu recommending it to any one in need uf a stove. J. W Matlock. Goshkn, On.. Aug Dili, 1S8, 1 hereby endorse the above. Mas. Maiitiia Bkuksiiikk. My Hunge works perfectly aud cooks with half tho wood consumed by my cast stovo. Mas. A. J. Kkknkv. ri.KASANT 1 1 ti.i,. Lane Co., Or i August, !lth, IMS. Wrninht run UnwjtCo: My Hunge is perfect and undoubtedly cooks with one third less wood than was re (uired with my cast stove, I. N. MiM.KKY, Blacksmith, Pl.KASANl Hii.i., Lmie Co., Or., I Aug 'Jlh, IHNS. f For the benefit of all whom it nniv con cern, I wish to say that the Wrought Iron Hunge purchased from the Iron Hinge Co. after a thorough lest is all thct was rcpia-M-iitt'd and gives excellent satisfaction Miut Sakah J. 1 1 an iisa k Kit. Lugeiie City will in a few years have a population nf liO.IMK). The railroad from Coburg will be extended here, thence to Floience and the west road will be extended from Corvallis to Eugene. Huntington und Crocker have been here, looked over the grouinl and said ibis is so. Look at what yon missed liv not inlying a lew years ago. You are missing just as iniii li by holding off now. Buv ten acres of the Humphrey tract for $1,000 and in five years it will be worth SIO.OOo- Don't wait for a boom and pay Imkuii prices but buy NOW. Gko. M. Mii.i.kii, Ileal Esi"te Broker. All accounts, notes and claims due tho la e firm of l'rilrbi tt A' Forkner have been sold and transferred toO: W. Montague ami the same are now in my hands for collec tion. AH persons indebted to said firm will call ut invoiTlce iu Eugene and settle uud save costs. L. Bii.rrir, Attorney for 0, W. Montague. July 20, H88. Notice. t, -.111 U..r. lit (,i r..m,tiri several months. He wishes to notify every i . i.. .t. .. .i....... .i....... .. i.i. , i., will be left incl,areof Dr. II. F. McCor tiAck. who will give it his caref.il attention, All nersons in. 1. bled to Dr. Jones ure noli (led to Call and settle at otice. Those who do Mil, h wiil take it ft it f ranted, that lh' y ded to a collector, wish their accounts band who will proceed to colb ct th- in forthwith. He wi-hes to thank ins fiiei .is for th- many kiuduesaes exfendsd tu him whiln iu Oreg'U. Personal. J. L. Puca rotnrued from Florence Thurs day. Mr. J.is.Thcitner has returned from the East. Prof. J. W. Johusou returned Wednesday from Sodavillu. Mrs. L. Bilyeu relumed from Sodaville the tir-t of the week. J W. Cherry made a business trip to Portland Wednesday. Harry Warshauer of Puktr City paid Eu gene a visit this week. Harry Baxter returned to his employment at Corvallis Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Chrisman returned Saturday from Yainiuii b.y. W. T. Oamidirll and J. C. Gray returned from the MrK'-uzie Wednesday. "Lish" Applegatx was in town Wednes day on his way to his home in Ashland. H. C. Hiimphri'v and Major llurnhart were in Lakcvicw Thursday of last w.-rk. Dr. Paine Las returned from the Bohemia country, where he had becu looking after tpiartz. Mrs. J. B. and Mrs E. C. Alexander leave this morning for Sultiu on a visit lo relatives and friends. Tony Klein was in town Thursd iy. Ha was on Lis way home from a rusticating tour on Coos Bay. Mrs. Geo. Millican. after an absence of a month st Yaipiiuit rusticating, returned home Wednesday. Wes Aldiidge. of the Plillevillti News, and Lin Woods, of Prim ville, aro rusticating ut Belknap springs, Mr. Frank Hodgkin, the genial tramline agent for several insurance companies was ill town 'Tuesday. llev. B II. Baker, the Texas evangelist, will preach in Ihe Ciiinbrrlaml Presbyterian church Sunday, Aug. l'.Mi. Prof. J. W. Johnson, llev. C. M. Hill and Mr. Anderson and son left Friday (or a hunt' ing expedition ou the McKenzie. Gus Hukethicr, who formerly conducted a in irble shop iu Eugene, but uow locuted in Portland, was here this week. Dr. Jones' son and d nighler have (,)nB east to viit relatives. He accompanied I linn on their journey us far us Portland Monday. H M DiyandJ 11. Campbell returned Saturday from a three we. U sojourn on tlm upper McK.-iiie. They got one deer uud iiniiii runs trout. Messrs Bradley and Davis, of Idaho, nc- compaiiied by Geo. Dyson, of Brownsville, went to the Blue river mines last buturduy on a prospecting tour. Dr. 0. F, Kennedy, of the lower Siiislaw, was in Eugene the first of the week. The Doc'or thinks his section an excellent coun try, and we coincide with linn. Hev. T. F. Campbell, well known iu Ore gon, ami formerly pastor of the Christiau lliirch in Lugelie lias accepted a position as 'resident of the Christiau colli go ut Canton, Missouri. W. I. Vawter oamo down from the Blue river mines Wednesday, no reports me tumid in a depth of 120 fact in the Cnnnis in tit.-, with guod prospects There are quite a number of men engaged prospecting and working claims in the ttistiict. Miss Ida Akelheimer, Master Da Master Dewitt Hornlhal, and Master E. J. Laiier, all of New Yolk, are stopping at ('has Lmier's a rhort lime, on their way to Yellowstone Park, from there to New York where they will reach by tho 1st of Septem ber. .turned in F.IIItfy. Ai.rany, Or., Aug. 10. Information re ceivnl to-d iy from Scio brings inlellig. nee that an indignation meeting was held ut that place lust niMht, and 0. N. Seolt, receiver of the Narrow Gauge railroad, was burned iu t ftlgy. The cause of tln ir indignation is that recently the citizens of Scio entered iuto an agreement with the liaiiow gauge to build a branch road Into town, ami work ou the same was commenced Tuesday. Yes terday the receiver notified the citizens that unless they would operate a grain house at West Scio, the branch would not be opera ted. Much indignation ia felt on the ub ject, The Uiver and Harbor Hill a Law. Wasiiiniiton, August 11. The river and harbor lull became a law without the 1'rest dent's signature. No uieuioiaiidiim is writ leu, but the President stated this afternoon that whils it contained items to which ho could uot sign bis approval, the greater bulk of the work piovided foi is so Important to the best interest of the country that he wal unwilling to obstruct it by a veto. Boiim. To the wifo of Walter Davis, iu Eugene City, August 17, 18S.S, a sou, weight nine pounds. Not lee. Chun. Baker bus leased the Baker house fnun Mrs. Baker und purchased the busi ness. All bills previous to Aug. KiJ pay able by and to Mrs Baker. Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby Riven that th copartner ship heretofore existing bBtwren George Mulgely and Win. L. Dysingt r. under Ihe firm name and style of Midgley Dysinger has been dissolved by mutual touseiit. All indebtedness of the late firm will be paid by tha new firm of Dyninger k Baker, and all account are due the new firm. Gkobuk Miwu.rr, Wx, L. Dvsinokb. Dated at Eugene City, Or., Aug-C, 1838. Notice is hereby Riven that we have en tered into copartnership, having purchased Ihe business formerly conducted by Midgley A" Dysinger. We ask a coi.timiauce of the business eo liberally extended to Ihe lutu firm. W. L. DialNOKB, J. 8. Haiku, EuiiKNie Cm Aug. C. WH. For Sale. Town lots in Packard's and Shellon'i ad dition at $"0 and $100. Also 10 aud 20 acre lots of No. 1 fruit laud, in cultivation, I1, milts from Eugene ; price 35 per sere. Db. T. W. SllKtToN. The pure bred Clydesdale horse, Brutus, will tie at my lunu one monm longer. Giro. BiiLsruw. Eugene, July 2 1SK8. Foil Kalf..-I will sell at piild.o auction 1 at mv farm two miles north of Springfield, - Saturday. August 2o, 1HSS. at 10 a. m. a I my tunning luipi.-iiieiiis ami nous.- ,.,, r.- - 1 ! eta Terms; All sums under $10 cash; over Jill one years time will be given on approved note diawing 10 per cent, interest, I E- Ktivuns- drala socks for sale at S. JI. menu , 1'.