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we PAIDAY, AfJGUiT 28. Karl Bailee U clerking fr ' " l l Hall & Son. Several wagon loads of freight from Corvalll today. nt on the Florence stage tltl morning. V E Martin of McMlunvllle, no twenty-two bird dog In training E H Ingham and Mm i'V.izi.-r are building u Imp homo on tlielrlmp ranch above TliurHlon. A cur Ion 1 of Southern Onini teruielon kui received by Eugi ne merchant last evening. . TIib report, that A C Woode.sk wre bloomer while lit Foley Hiring l authoritatively con trad Icled. HKOIillnif. PL Chambers' genial clerk, U now luld U villi a lame foot, caused by a plow point falling on u H II Friendly is having some new sign painted on trio front ol iiim more T W Jenkins Is bundling the bruHli. Mra McFurlunil of Elklon, i tiite alck at the residence or a l) llyliuid at t II l- I. .11 .......I .... tn IjfJWeil. lfT lUjr KeiHlllll DIH up attend her today. J A Clearwatci wiih In from Id farm above SnriniffWdd todity. lit expects to brgin picking bis hops about September 2. A girl over in Alblna Is to be married soon In a bloomer costume. This Is crowding thing. She ought to wait until after marriage before commeii dug to wear the pnuts. "Jamie." sharply culled nut bis mother. "Vou've lieeii Innllng all day. Hatan alwavs finds some work for idle hands to do. Tako thU ba-ket and bring me in some kindlings." MuIm'I Item: Mr TA ItliiH house caught fire Tuesday, but Mr Hi tin uud Mr Hawk succeeded In (lueiiehlug the flames before much damage wns done. The fire aturted from a trtri:lt -o Hue. A lloseburg leweh r advertise that he baa bjshels of old watches In sight every day to repair, llo mint huve lust heard aomo of the ustiul summer fish stories, perhaps the ouu Jioin Canada. lien Otflo said to the Pendleton Ka Orvironiau that be bad been In Uniatllla for 27 years, but never I fore bad he witnessed sueh universal drouth and such short feed for stoca in Uniatllla county. Workmen are nutting the building 111 slmiMi for the Divinity school. The attendant promises to be good. The C. U. II. M. has volunteered to fur nlsli the rooms with all necessary fur niture, carpets, elo. One of the best known men In I, Inn county, Mr It Wright, died at bis home at Shedd. AuKiistlM. IMCi.aflera linger ing illness, of lung dlHeasu. He whs born January 2d, IHJ.'I, In Harrison county, Indiana. ADIIylntid, a large hop grower of Lowell, I n tonus us Hint thirty cents . iter box for nine bushel boxes will be Iiald in bis section. He exHcU to tave over 100,000 pounds, but lie has not yet fully determined upon pick ing. The Gazette says a lleppuer lady walked In from a country residence, a distance of nine miles, one very warm afternoon lust week, making the trip In three hours, and I lien remarked that she whs neither footsore nor weary. It was stated that A. nun vVeniple was the first man execuud ii. Oregon lor murder, but a pioneer -e f-l t to the execution of one Kendall fur toe niur der of one Taylor, on Mill creek, Mar lou county, a short time prior to the time of the execution of einple, uud says that Kendall was convicted uud hung on purely circumstantial evi dence. The l'aclflo Empire. Is tlio name of a new paper just Issued from the Port land press. It Is a woman suit rage sheet with Mrs. Duuniway, the veter an aultraglst, and newsiiaer woniuii at alitor. Mrs. (loUall Is publisher aud Mr. J. M. Cluto business mana ger. The paper will bo Issued weekly for the present, with the Intention of making it a dally. ' The I'lal mlealer does some llguring. It says: "The Hammond tlnble rail road from Astoria to l'ortlaud when completed will greatly add to the ini- riorlanceof that seaport town. This lue doubtless w 111 lie extended on and ooiiuect with the O 1 at Albany, and then secure connection ultimately with the East and control n transcon tinental line of its own." MeMlnu vlllo Teleplinne-Heglster: "There is $1:160 in the hands or Jus tice 11 F lthoiles for the icrsnn who Informed on Judge J E Mngeis, for killing Chinese pheasants. This is one-half the line imposed upon the judge, and Is the property of the In former." Judgu Magers Is unfortu nate. Thousands of the pheasalils ha e been and are being killed con trary to Uw. yet it Is very seldom u culprit receives punishment. Another train load of the Sw Hitler oayuses, says the Arlington lieeord, was slopped from Arlington to Port land Tuesday evening. There were 306 head, eleven car Toads, nod were consigned to the Port land II. M. C. Co. These make a total of TOU head of horse J hat have been hipai! from here liAhreo weeks. KoiiicIhhIv niin-l berating horse meat ty this time. And dally we expect to hear of a re duction iu the price of glue. Salem Statesman: The Oreiton Cen tral extended over the Cascades to an Eastern connection and It. to Salem, with a branch to Eugene, under good management, will certainly never go into the bands of receivers, 'it will lie paying property. It would further be strengthened by oonneetlon with the Astoria road and with I ;itlnnd which w ill no dotitit also come about iu due lime. OvKiii.ANn From Nkiihaska. llenjaliiln 11. Kane and lamily arrived here a few days sl.iee from Itushvllle, Nebraska, having came all the wav by team. They left Itushvllle April 30, but have made stops ol several weeks' duration on the way. They expect to locate lu the valley. Pally uusnl, Aujini ::l TiMnKR on Fire. A heavy fire Is burning in the timber a few mile this side of Anderson's pluee on the Me Kenile. A force of men are lighting the Are. Ai one time last evening, we are Informed, it was thought a dwell ing bouse or two would be destn.yed. Itl uot kuown bow the fire started. HATUHDAV, AVflCST 24. E;.-g 13 cent per dozen. Wheat Ik 42 will ikt IhhIh Hn K' , gene. , , LNTileo U up tnun his Minroe fill Ml. Only one cent per iun(J U oiremi , ior oni ni.pv The World's wheat crop Is 2.33 (XX)10fJO Ice tl:nu that ol JVJJ. Vice President Htcvcintoii and party have returned fmiu Alaska. II ip pi -kin Hln full bUttattlia Webber yunl n.-ar Tliurton. Halem shipM'd a cur loud of Harlb tt psaM direct to London yesterday. Houtliem Oreoii p 'm-hes uro a drug on lli' market at 5) cents p, r box. President C II Cliapi:iun addresi d a great t'duealloiial He el lug at Uuluu, (Jregou, lust night. Wheat Is ouoted 41 i His ,h r bushel at Albany. The market bus dropped three cents Ibis wink ('lite a niniilsT of leading hop growers are In doubt as o whether they will pic the crop. An ox team on the stre.-ts itllractwl comldcruhlo uiteniloii today. The wnkoit was loiided w ith cbitllm bark. (MI'hIi-s has started n foreclosure suit In the circuit court against It Prango. Judgment for iVM Is asked. Huleiii lias an ordinance prohibiting men bli-vcle riders from using the side wulks. 'Tho lady cyclist still uses the walks. Wm Fru.ler write that ho hits lie II vend the cavalry hors' in San Fran el. co. He will be here aalu In a few days. (J'lito ail amount yt agricultural Implements In the Park building on Ninth street are being shipped to port laud. - Mat) Johnson, Clare Willoughby and flcorgo FriiZ'-r, Jr, leturned this after n siii from a c:implngexpcdiiou to the McKt-u.ie. Salem Journal: Threshera on Alexander Lurollcil's place rcpor. a yii Id of 61 J bushels to Hie acre for a piece of u-i acres. James A. Hutchlngs lius commeiiccd an action In the circuit court against J. S. Custls. Jud'iuunt for the sum of J'iOl.2-') Is asked. tie". Hpurr liti-t ieceivi-l his commis sion ns s.st tiiahti r at Itohemin, and an order tor its removal from Douglas to Lane county. (!eo II Yerington, of Spriiifleld, bus Ikcii chosen as one nf tlio Judges In the eonle-t between (he Itoseburg and (rant's Push bunds. Wtsidliuru IudeK'iideiit: "Wm Uay, of this city, won u foot r ice at Astoria Wednesday, milking a record of lU yards In 10 seconds." Ma K Winchester lias begun suit nitsiiist the city of Wnlla Walla for (13,(XK)on uccount of Injuries received from a fall on Ihc sidewalk. One "Hard" Cnso. from Itentou count v.d'divered a lecture at rtelkusp Springs TliurHilay night on "Woman's Kighta." It afl'oVded the people at the resort considerable amusement. Luf.iycttn Item in McMlnnvllln lle .orter: V.Mrs L O Suiter, of Eugene, who Is visiting with her tbtughtor, Airs W W t ;u rev of this idttoo. wim tnken violently ill last Sunday, but Is able to le around now." Wheat Is ()( cents a bushel, Until IX) cents a sack and hay $10 a tonal Kliimath Kails. That county has a market of Its own, dciHMidiug mostly on local demands and supplies. Portland Is to have competition In tint horse llesh canning business, ill Kicrnnii nto, Cal., o.iily tlio new coin panv will not can the meat for table fisid for human beings, tuit Intend to prepare It for fattening lings. Ulckreiill, Polk county item: Miss Hrlstow, from the East, will spend a few weeks I u this place visiting hor aunt Mrs Ilaskcl and cousin Mrs Jo-lo Fox, after w hich she will go to Eu gene to visit relatives there. Mis C M Young, last evening seived an elegant dinner to Iter guests, Mis.es Lena Ooldsmlth, lllaucli Filch, Carrie Lauerand Mae Hull, at the family residence on Olive street. A pleasant afternoon was spent by the ladles. Latest reports front Michigan say there are little cropsnt any kind there. Potatoes, where then are any, bring IH) cents cr bushel, nnd farmers will have to kill their cattle, as they can get nothing to winter them on. The Dalles Chronicle of Friday: "Mr Charles A Wiiitcriulcr left on the Reg ulator this morning for Eugene, where lie will enter the Pnlverslty of Ore gon. Mr. Wiutcruilcr Is n memberof the Senior class, and will take his bachelor's degree next June." While taking an outing with Ids 'mill ly at How Itiver recently, nno of J M Howe's horses sprained a tendon of one nf Its legs so severely that the animal hud to be left on the mad. Fnye Howe went out to- Howe Hlver after tho horse yesterday. Hev I T Miller, pastor ofthoTowler M E church, at Tseonia, died yester day morning from the c Meets of a hud cold caught a week ago w hile making tne nsceni or itioiint Katiler. lie only reached tllbrallar rm-k, 10,(XH fvt high, on which be lay one night ex Meil to the wind blowing M) miles an iiour. The oold thus contracted hrouiMit on a serious kldm-y trouble. Junction City Times: "E J Mo Claiialutn, of Eugene, lias been ap pointed deputy slate game warden, lie Is rusticating In the McKeiule country this week, while the boy are killing pheasants all over the valley." Mr. MeClanahan was ut IWIknap Spring on business In connection with his olllev. If the Junction Cny Times editor knows of anv one killing Chinese pheasants Mr. McClaiiHhnu would thankfully receive the Informa tion. DiS(X)NTiM KO. The S. P. Co., lu Culifci nla, bus tllseontinued giving re b:t'e t tieck for the extra chatge made where a p tssenger fall to purchase a ticket Is lore getting on the train. The reasi u given for tills Is that pnsscngen have UtMi lu the habit of exchanging the t'lt'cks for drinks, aud saloon kH'K :s would take them to the ta tlou stents and have them cashed, whereas the company did not want them used as circulating medium, llercnlu r Hie company will keep the ten pT cut extra charge. l'troual )ll Guard, Aufttittl. (Jeo. T. I fall went to Portland today 0 W Pickett weut lo Florence to day. DrDAPulne wm In I'ortluiul yes terday. Samuel Culver, of Prlncvllle, Is Ir. T.ugene. Miss HUjlla Dorrls returned today from Newport. Misses Florence and Vt-lna Adulr are again home. P K Putterioti. of Itotburg. I In Eugene doing business. Hen Lurch, tho Cottage Grove mer chant was in Eugene toduy. EJFrawicr an dwifo left for Soda ville this morn'.ii r to spend a few day Will Owen Is out in the country getting thing ready fur Imp picking, II II Ollfrv mi l wife will leave for Washington, I) C, about September 1st. Attorney Wood rock Is home again lifter a most pleasant visit to Foley Hpriugs. The McKenzle stage went out with nut. a iiiisMi'iiver this morning. Some thing uuusuul itr ami Mrs F Close. Mr J L Zdg fer and Mr Hrady unde a trip to Waltcrvllle today. Mi S II Friendly and daughters re turned from a nionwrs huj v port this afternoon. Fred Veal, an Albany bicycle rider, passed through here this morning en route to Cottage II rove. FM Dotson.of Walterville, returned last night from a two months visit at tlill'erent poinjs lu California. Misses Anna and W Mosher, of Tort land, cis-'iit la-t night In Eugene, coming here on the hiusWw stage. E C Morris, a nephew of Chas. I.uuer. Is here tin a visit to Ills rela tives. Mr. Morris resides at Scniuton, l'a. Chas Laucr uud family returned this morning from a very pleasant trip to Wilhoit. Springs, in uiacKamas county. Mr anil Mrs E J Frasler and Mr Frasler'a slsstcr, Miss U-o, went lo Kodavtlle this morning for a few day oulluia Hon T U Hendricks and wife and l:iui?hur. Miss Ruby, returned this forenoon irom iewpon. ine rcsi ui the family will return Monduy. Mr and Mrs Hugh Thompson left for tlielr homo In Salem this morning on the local train ufter a delightful visit with relative and friends in this city. Judire H A Ileamau aud wife, of M alone. N Y. who have been visiting tleoT Hall In this city, left for their home this forenoon on the local train W W Jelly, of Spokane, Washing- ton, dispatcher . P H it, art or nome tills morning alter having spent three weeks rusticating at iielkuap (springs. Mr Lee Stephenson and family of Hear Creek. Oook county, Oregon, ar rived iu Eugene this week and are vis iting relatives at Coliurg, this county, J O Davenport and wife, of Califor nia, left for Florence this morning on the stuk'o. Mr Davenport Is a par ner with Mr Htirtl In tho mercantile oust ik-ss. ticoT Loher. a cyclist of Oakland Cnllfoi ula, passed through Eugene this iiKirnluir eu route lor unio. lie leu iikluud August 7 and exacts to reach Cortland tomorrow. I)rIIF McCor.iack and family, no (Htiupanied by nno of Judge Mean's lHyof Salem, have returned from a two weeks visit with MrsMcCor nack'a parents, Prof and Mrs Condon, nt Nye Creek, Newport. Mrs E A Lucas, of Aberdeen. Wash, vpeut Thursday night In Eugene, too guest of the Misses Condon. Mrs Lu can, accompanied by Master Hoy and l-;rnci Jienn, or raicm, icii on me fei unlaw stage this morning for Seaton, where she will visit her mother, Mr O H Heun. A Financier. Win. M. Hong has btt'ii in Oregon seveial day on busl lU'ss of a prl vato nature, say the Cor vallis (Ituelte. Last week be took a tiipover tlio O. C. E. lo ii()iili)a, where be litis extensive real estate holdings, and while iu Lincoln coun ty paid tuxes for himself aud nsso- elates amounting to about $1,4110. Tuesday, In company with C. C. Ilogue, no called ou Mierui ustiurn and before leaving, drew his check for fl ,-07.1)1 iu full of taxes to date upon tlio propel ty assessed to Ueo. S. Cue, trustee. Mr. Hong, nice leaving Ore gon something over two year ago, has Keen atteualng strictly to business af- fnlrs In Sun t lanclsoo. lie Is regard ed us one of the ablest and shrewdest financiers In Cnliloinla, where by I Is energy and careful niantigenient he hits accumulated a loriune. 'iiiougli well advanced In years, Mr. Hong is an active and indeiutigaiiie wprker, and apH'nra as vlgonnis aud sprightly as lie did In livM, when lieassuiueU the uiauagcment of the Oregon Pacltlc. HiiYAN Cominu. The Statesman says the state fair committee I in re tflpt of a letter from the silver-tongued silver adviN'ate of Nebraska, Congress niiin Ilryan, relative to his Intended visit and addros at the Oregon state fail . Among other suggestion to him w'ixs the possibility of a debate with Koswcll (5. Horr, to which Mr Bryan rvplics with that confidence for which tho brilliant Nebraskan I noted; "I am perfectly willing to debate the sil ver question with Mr Horr or anybody elo." Mr Hryan looks forward to his visit with pleasure and ths committee hits arranged for him to lie here on Friday and Saturday, September 27th and 2S. His presence will be greatly enjoyed by the thousand of Oregon H.'op'le w ho will wish ta hear him. Plly Uunril, Auiunt a. Arrivkd Homk. (ieo Marx, Claud Hlalr, Htty Habb and Isaao Larimer arrived home today from their tilp to I'rvMDiit lake. They report a gixul time and state that they killed one devr. The lake Is "working" now, so that fishing ta not good at that place. They report that the Soot t Vincent party was camped at Crescent Lake, ami that both Mrs Scott and Mr Yln cont were slightly Indisposed. Markikp Wm. Eastman and Mies Marind.t Stinlt, were married bv Jus tlfo Medley, in Cottage llrove, Wednesday, Aug. 21. ttt Artb ur Johnioa Caift The Albany Democrat of Aug. 22 has this concerning the arrest of Arj nilllioiiuire Luitun w. - . dead, tor obtaining money under false PSheHriii McFeron arrived In Albany this noon from Lo Angele with A it Johnson. Indicted for obtaining mon ey under false representation they rode from San Francisco to Portland on the steamer Truckee, arriving .u Portland In.l lilirht at 11 o'clock. Mr. Johnson I In the county Jail tempor- t..i...u..,..i vomton ofthsafluir Is that be bad been In the habit of drawing drafts on tboestate In whlcu i.u niimiM in huve an Interest, and supposed these would be honored; but . i l.nAn at famlltf llii-re fteofUH 10 nave uw" ... trrtiilili nil t ha letters from Mr John sod Indicate that be knew the situa tion. Mr Johnson when arrested was cutting meat for the Lo Angele Pneliliiir Cnmnanv at $4.60 a day wllD a promise of a raise. He Is an expert nt ilia huidiiMM. His bond were placed at $400 and will be sent to roniauu oy ..,.. ...oil uihara liltf nriiiusuieu have already been secured, and the whole matter will be sen lea. johuw.u has a good many friend In Portland, but seems to have lived a little ahead nf his menus, lie will return to LiOt Angles and resume his lob. smerirr McFcron hud a pleasaut experience at Lo Angeles, but report a rough trip from San rrancisoo. the steamer reaching Portland forty hours late." Trie Falrg of Oregon. Second Southern Oregon District AgriculturalSociety to be Iwld near Koscburg, Douglas county, commen cing Tuesday, September 17, 185, and continuing live days. First Southern Oregon uisiriei Ag ricultural Society, to be held at the Central Point fair grounds, commenc ing Tutsduy, October 8, 18!), aud con tinuing live duys. First Eastern Oregon District Agri cultural Society, to be held at Baker City, Huker county, commencing Mon day, September ), 1893, and contin uing six day. Second Kastvrn Oregon uisinci Ag ricultural Society, to be held at The Dulles, Wuhco county, commencing Friday, October 8, 1895, and continu ing live days. New-berg will hold a four-day's fair. The dates are fixed for September 10th, 17th, 18th and linn. Oregon wtale fair, Salem ur Bepi. 2o to October 4, Inclusive. Sketch of a ew Professor. F. L. Washburn, one of the newly elected irembers of the faculty of the Uuiveislty of Oregon, taking the chair of Professor of lilology, graduated from Harvard University in 1882. Af ter some lime spent abroad he worked one year lu the biological laboratory of John Hopkins University. Was In structor of zoology in the Uuiverslty of Michigan, lie obtained a Thayer scholarship and spent a year In the zoological laboratory at Harvard Uni versity iu original investigation, at the tuui'j time assisting Dr Mark with hi zoological classes lu the college aud in the Harvard annex. Was a teach er of zoology and phslcology In the Oregon Agricultural college for six yeurs. Pror Washburn has ust re ceived the degree of A M from Har vard University. Dtlly Guard, Augoit 2.1. Caulk Hkoken. Yesterday the cable to the free ferry across the Mo- Kenzie river gave way. A messenger arrived iu towu laat evening to consult Judge Flsk on the matter, but he had usl cone to me upper Alsea ou some county business, aud it I likely noth ing can be done in the mutter until he returns. We learn that a new cable will huve to be purchased. The stage from Foley Springs was about two hours late last ulght on this account. The passengers and baggage were ransported across the river in a boat while the horse swam behlud. Then the wagon was pulled across by men u boats, me vehicle turning over once or twice iu Its voyage across the rapid stream. This morning the stage went out by the Camp Creek route. he mall irom Tiiurston being curried by horso back. Until the boat Is put n order aguin, wuiuii will be several days, the travel must go around by Lump i.reeK. NKWCABLK ORDERED. Couuty Commissioner Calllson came to Eugene this morning and ordered a new cable irom rortland tor the ferry. It will arrive here tomorrow morn Ine and by Saturday afternoou It Is hoped travel can be resumed again. This was tho correct thing to do. Travkuno Northward. Ash- land Tidings: A traveling cut-throat gambler exhibited his supreme gall by opening up a game In the middle o"f Hie principal business street or Ash lund Wednesday noon. He had a pat ent leather valise, a few greenbacks aud some pecan nuts, lie would pre tend to wrau ui) one or the nut with a $o greenback and offer it for a dollar aud several men and boys looking for a chance to make money in such an easy and tpuestlonnble way bit at the game before City Attorney C U Wat son appeared on the scene and closed It up suddenly. Marshal Smith fiual ly rounded up the fellow and made hint return tho $4 he had taken In. The marshal turned over most of the amount to the King's Daugnters socie ty, i nose who tiaa contributed It ha v. ingbeen satisfied with their exnorl. enee and willing to pay a little for it. The "faker" Is said to be traveling northward. FREIOHTINO.-Corvallis Times: Ten Eugene freighters camped ai the Ore- gon Central depot Wednesday ulght aud rolled out for home with mam. moth loads on their wairona Thunulnv morning. Two oilier arrived shortly after their . departure aud ona or more has been seen loading at the de pot almost every hour siuce. The shipment wa two car eaehofmer- haudlse and ugar from San Francis. co, and nearly all of It has ere this reached its destluatlnn. Car LOAD.-Juuction CltvTim.. A car load of prunes will be shinned from the orchard of Prof. McK.lmv next week. The crates were nwlvwl this week and bore the brand nf Imnplirey A Segar, of Eugene, CaU Prices Offered for the Italian f Hi ICIJ " - op. W. Smith manager of tho rd fruit department oTthe'srZcer-CIarke Co., of toittaud. .i.inna and unclear. wa iu b""1" yesrday for the purpose ol Intervtow fog the prune growers of this section. if i.ni farm below Ba rm TW"" , , , . i i . ...oninir apcnniiianieu DV It. IBHI ItMI. t"u'"SI -r- . " D. Allen, deputy county clerk and a nruue-grower ou an mku. .. 1 also. Mr. Smith Is offering the follow lug cash prices for Italians f. o. b. at .v.i- ..iiu. K wnti nernound for 40 to 60s; 4 cent for 60 tottOs, and 4 cents for CO to 70. . . , "In all sections of this coanty there are excellent prospects for the prune growers both In the quality of their irops and favorable prices ana i e of such men as Mr. suiitu hereabout gives a still more encourag i miiinnU n thA irroweia. "All the commission house and fruit buyers will le early In the field seeking the output and lively times ought to prevail. Never liefore has lieen such a demand for Oregon fruit, and It Is bound to become greater with eacn season, stoma growers have been advised in uii in iuTlan nrunes irreen and many are now planning to do so as there h every assurance inai prices wm oi iufMi.(irv. One Arm thinks it will be nhin to net all the way from one to two ceuts for the growers." Cottage Grove Items. Leader, August 24. Miss Hattle Thompson ha the hon or of being the first lady in Cottage drove who oossesses a oicycie. nn i.nwlict others will soon follow and that bloomers will be all the "go" here as In our sister cities. This being nearly the time of the year Tor hops to be picxca, many iam illes are leaving for the various yards throughout' the county. Hops are sold to be of large yield, though the price Is not very encouraging. The suit of Jerry Hetty against Warren Hoblnson for labor, injustice Medley's court on Tuesday, was decid ed in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $40 and costs. Cooper and hllveu appeared for the plalntltl aud N Mar tin for tlio aeienaaoi. $2.25 Thrown Away. Lincoln Couuty Leader: The old saying that "there is many a slip, 'twlxt the cup and the lip," has been once more verified. Last Saturday Joe Beaulm, of Pioueer, better known as "Duteh Joe" came down to Toledo and pro cured a license to wed the Widow Mosier, of Pioueer. Sunday was the day set for the wedding and Joe had to hasten home, and did not gel to Pioneer until about midnight Saturday ulght. Imagine his surprise aud con sternation when he repaired to the home of hi promised bride, to be coolly Informed by hor that she had changed her mind and wouldn't marry him. And she didn't, either, but left the next morning with her fuiuily for Linn county. Dutch Joe Is uncousnluble. The worst part about it to him seems to be the money wasted for a license. He has tried to sell it at a discount to tho unmarried Imys at the quarry, but all say. they don't want a second-hand license. New Sheep Range. Along the summit range of the Cascade moun tains, esecially In the vicinity of the Three Sisters, there is lots of range containing excellent green feed at this season of the year, owing to the snow having disappeared so late in the spring. Sheep men of Eastern Oregon are talcing advantage of this range and large numbers of sheep are now being postured in that vicinity. The sheep are taken in as soon as the enow dis appears In the spring and herded there until just before the snow appears in the f Ml I- Several thousand head are being pastured In the celebrated Horse pasture this year for the first time. A Nauouty Farmer. A promi nent furmer of Springfield met a Eu gene groceryman on the street not long since. The farmer had on old clothe and was carrying a grip. Not being recognized by the grocery n.an, he thought to play a Joke upon him, and accosted him asking him if he could tell him where he could And work. The groceryman very kindly directed the farmer to several localities where he thought he could secure work, whereupon each separated, the farmer chuckling to himself, while the groceryman thinks to this day that he has done some poor man a kind deed. A Just Editor.- Medford Monitor: "Ira Campbell, the experienced bache lor editor of the Eugene Guard, says: Summer outing often test the genuine character of men and women. Away from the restraint of home, with noth ing to do but to do nothing, men and women often do thlnm nuninut. i,n established principles of their charac ter, j ne true man aud woman comes out with a clean record." Albany Democrat: "The Democrat hasten to take the responsibility oft the bachelor editor by remarking that the item was written in the Democrat oftlee. Ira has his hands full without bearing the burdens of his brother editors." Daily Gatrd, Auguit 23. Charge Dismissed. It will here membered that a few day since war rants were issued for the arrest of the JV ard Bros., of McKenzle Bridge, for Rilling deer out of sviunn iwni. Game Warden MeClanahan went In that place the first of the week with the warrants, but after fniiv i gating the case he was satisfied that a conviction could not be obtained, and , uull nnni, in,) men. This morning he had the case dismissed before Justice Wheeler, or nnnroA thin action will gave the county some un- itsvvooaij tUSUJ, nJ Jeweler and OiriciAN.-Mr 0 W Crowell from Pierce City, Mo., will arrive about Sept 1st with a ful ?F, ,f Jewelry and optical goods and win locate permauentlv, having "ffJJt property here through Geo. M. Miller. Mr. Crowell come. nigniy recommended as a scientific Pt'cian. r m.hd Marriage T Jen,nlnKS hM the following marriage llcensoo! ii.n a u . . I,. it. u. wueii ana T," "ey u a Smal FioreiK-e Powell. and mm MB. BOmit'g al&lQ, lit irill .k.Jta,ol Inaep, Astoria News, August 22: Mr v L. Bonner left last evening by ktm for Portland, then In m?i. l.aV j - - v a-(lCtU, In In speot the Mlnto Pass route and m.ft vailed with a vlewobe ex& of t in Orpimn fenr.l ..j iT0" Hallway, ft will be remembered thS Mr. Boiinerand Mr. A. B. Ilamtnoni went the nrlir nnl nnrtln. u" ... , 7., r f v. pur. chase of the above railroad at forosrf sale, and also interested in the Astoria. uuuie rusu uuuuiug ana lubsldv i uwrnl Hint th Al.rlu (J.,1.1- ' " ' .-vjvuiO 1 10 b extended before built, at least It seem. n..u thai If urlll K. A.l....:J ."DemS through the Nehalera valley and eoo nect with the Oregon Central an.1 Eastern.. u Money In Beau. Henry Bauer, of Geer 6Drini7 ,in. miles northwest of Weston. furni.kJ some figures on bean raising: Six acres of beans, white, average, per estimate, 2 tons per acre. He hu been ottered by contractors for tbe en tire crop 8 ceuts per pound. uost iient oi land, $00; seed, $12.80' harvesting and threshing. .i..' 800 at 4J cents each, $27, total, $124.. 50 V alue of crop-2 tons per acre, ft acres, 15 tons, or 30,000 pounds, at 8) cents per pound, $1050. This gives for one man's labor for one-fourth bis time for four montln $1)35.50 wages, which will show up a quite liberal durlug such time u these; or, in fact, in any season be cur rent wages nign or low. Hop Contract. Dallas Observer. August 23: "In tbe office of County Clerk Mulkey, Wednesday, a bop con tract was filed to be entered of record In which Jacob Brown, of Independ ence, agrees to deliver to Dol Bros A, Company, of Boston, 11. 000 pounds of hops of the growth of the year 1895 for 8 cents per pound. An advance oi o oenis per pound li to be made at time of picking. The bow are to be delivered at Independence not later than October 1st. Denies the Report. A few dim since the Oregonlan published tbe statement that the Warm Springs Id dian were slaughtering deer ana had six hundred skins drying near Foley Springs. Peter Huney; the proprietor of this resort, sends us word that said rumor Is without any foundation what ever. A Tew Indian are in the Cat cade niouutalns near that pUce ber- ylng, but they have killed few li any eer. A Trophy. Junction City Times: Mrs. Letltla Owens has been preach ing in the C. P. church during the post two weeks and has attracted con siderable attention. Sunday night some one threw a rock through a win dow which had the effect of putting a damper on the enthusiasm. This Ted lo an altercation ine next day oeiweea a couple of citizens In which some blood was' wasted. The -services at the church closed Monday night and the woman is carrying the rock a a trophy of her experience in this city. IMllrOutrJ, A ngu.it il. Fruit Contracted. Dr. A. Sharpies, the owner of the largest or chard In Lane county, was In towo today. He lu forms us that he has contracted the entire prune product of tiisorctiaru to the spencer, uarx co., of Portland. He further says that the price for the dried fruit will net him the sum of one cent per pound for tbe fruit as it hangs on the trees, taking the Italians and French together. What Lane county needs is more or- cLards. A Prntt atto Tom f Tliirnill. tit a Diwuutg a ava i A' a a auiivh Pnrt Innl urhn la of. Pnlatr Unrlnmt. ll havlnff a Iiprvv row hoat constructed at McKenzle Bridge, and in a few days will place the same In the Mo Kenzie river at that point and tish down the stream to the" Coburg considered by experienced river men as a perilous fournev. as the stream Is 117IM nn. In mano nlaMM hoflt .... wuv ... UUJ I.W.-.-.. has heretofore noma down the McKen zle from that place. lis ia Allrioht. Salem States man: "Edwin Stone, manager oi tnt Oregon Central, is all right. He Is up and coming. May his authority and ine length or the railroad unuer ui management Increase. He is a rolling Stone who will gather all the moss oft the backs of the people along his lines." Woods On Fire. Junction City Times: We learn that the west slops of the Coast range directly west of here is on fire and everything is being burnt clear. Tbe fire is driving wild game of all kinds to the eastern slope and Into the valley. It is a common thing to see deer browsing around the foothill ranches, while cougar, pan ther and boar are equally aa plenty. A Bad Eoa. According to the Lebanon papers Allen, the foot racer, defeated by Cameron, got $60 as his share of the proceeds, and openly boasted of making more by losing than by winning. He was oultus generally. In a saloon row he was stabbed, and Monday was arrested for Indecent ex posure. The marshal took him to get hi coat when he skipped, followed by three bullets. The whole foot race af fair was a disgraceful one to all con cerned. Daily Quant, Aoruit 23. Probably Insane. Lewis, the Lost creek man who wandered in the woods last winter for several weeks from his home, ia now at McKenzle Bridge, and is guarded, aa be is sup posed to be insane. It is thought be will be brought here in a few day and examined on the charge f insanity. He thinks soma one is trying tod s possess him of his land, and mentally s in a precarious condition. Dally Guard. August 23. 8ad News. Mrs J W Clark 're ceived a letter this morning announc ing the death of her uncle, O W HoucX at bis home near Corvalll yesterday. The sad news was unexpected as t bey had received no word of his sicknew Mrs Clark's mother, Mrs Shelton. went down todny to attend the funeral which will be held tomorrow.