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CoiniulHolitnrri Court. J W Ilond road In tp 10 t, r 4 w; damage were claimed m follow: Ja Zumwalt $0, William Dun ap , Andrew Hchrug W. J A Bunnell, It 1' Caldwell and Ed Bailey appoint ed viewer to awe damage If any U ial! partlua, to met bcpt. 10. Trailer road tp 17 r i w;tablihed a public highway. A M BrUUw road tp 10 r4w; established aa imbllo highway. The aiwesitor given uutil October 7, to complete the aatwanment rvll f 1J. Boundary line of cbo(j district No i and 183 corrected no an to realore the w quarter of aectlon 10 and the .nniii hull of aectlon 17 In outb range 4 went to ald school district No 23 to which ald lana rigniiuny vvvmpm. AtlhU time the court considered and allowed the following bill and the clerk ordered to draw warrant on general fund In payment, to-wit: Cltv Time. printing delinquent tax list 68 00 Register, prlntlnir 87 60 I L Campbell printing 69 26 May K Herucrc, nuraing ami wawhlng fr pauper, clulmea $19.70, allowed 1000 Ell Ingham, uppne lor u per.. ....10 75 J l'. Jeniiinim. care of pauper from Augul8toAugut81 10 00 A II Kink, exnenee lor pauper... iu uu Knirina K L Co.. llicbt for August 28 00 A J Johnaon, iieriir, ooara anu keep of prlNoner for August... 24 04 A J Johnson, stationery for Aiiirimt 1 00 a i! Jniiiiliim. atatlonerv for August J 60 K Hchwansnchlld, stationery 6 80 A 11 Kik, county Judge alary for August 00 05 J O Gray, county traurer sal ary for August 41 65 . A J jounaon, county uneriu sal ary lor AugiiMt 100 65 niiiia I. Hcntt. flrat deputy ilierlrt anlary for August 05 00 W T Kakln, recond deputy aherlir, aulury f r AugUHt 60 00 A C Jennings, couuty clerk, aal- ary for Augimt 100 65 t 1, Ulliua, II rm ticputy ctera, aalary for August 83 SO JJF KUHnell, 111 V, rare ami treatment of pauper for Aug- uiit 187 02 J (i Ktevenaon. county auperln lendvnt, aulury for August 60 00 J T DoiiBliison, lerryman, salary for August 22 83 MHtJHiininirt. denutv Clerk. 10 dav 7. 25 60 Jumna 11 Yale, denutv clerk 11 dav 17 00 JohnM William, deputy dis trict attorney, state vs J Betty 9 40 Joseph Carter, witness state v J Betty 8 60 Arthur Phllllpps, witness state vs J Betty 8 60 James Lcbow, witness atate vs J Betty 2 70 V 1 I.ockwood, wluies atate vs J Ibtty 1 70 J H Med h y, J 1", stale vs J Hetty 0 'M J C Wallace, constable, state vs J Betty 12 32 M Flaharty, work stringing fer ry cable'. 1 60 John bcadmoud, work stringing ferry ruble- 1 60 John I'uiinan, work stringing ferry cable 1 60 James lonald-ou, work string Ing ferry cable 1 60 C M Newcomb, bridge work 2 no A 11 Antiunion, brltlgo piling...... 27 60 Henry Beam, bridge work 6 00 C Cole, brlilge lumber 2 70 Isiiao tflevt na, viewer to ases damage on Belshaw road claimed f4 8 CO BolKTt 1'attlson, viewer to awes ' damages on llclshaw road claimed M 8 CO Jl Kotup, viewer to aess dam ages ou Belshaw road claimed H 3 CO E 1 Thorp, printing delinquent tax Hal.....! 27 20 II B Klnenld, prlutlng delin quent tax list 127 80 Register, printing delinquent tax list 184 65 K V Smith road lu tp 21 , r 4 w: Wellington White, A Cooley and W H Chrlmnan appnluted viewers and C M Collier surveyor, to meet Hept 17, 1895. At this time the bids for painting tiprlntilleld bridge were opened and one bid only ottered, lowit: Frank 11 Wood, one coat for $1)2, two coats for 9212; also I K Peter submitted bid for material as follows: l'ure Venetian red at 12.05 per 100 lbs, Portland boil ed oil 74o per gallon, Portland raw nil 70 rent per g til Ion. C W Thompson, repairing county bridge 43 75 J J Butler, Justice of the peace, state vs J M Williams 3 00 J II Miller, constable, state vs J M Williams 8 80 C C Hays, witness, Ute vs J M William 1 60 Rosalia War, witness, state vs J M W illiams 160 (Thurston Berry, witness, state v J M Williams . 1 60 J J Butler, justice of the peace, state vs John Doe '. 2 1) J II Miller, constable, ta.e vs ' John Doo 2 00 II A Daniels, constable, state vs Megel Ewart 4 00 A E Wheeler, Justice of the peace, state vs Lew Ward for 13.80; continued. E J MeVlanahan, special consta ble, state v Lew Ward for f 12; con it i. ued. J M Williams, deputy district at torney, state vs Lew Ward for 12.60; continued. AE Wheeler, Justice tfthe peace, state vs Geo Ward for $.1.80; continued. J M Williams, deputy district attorney, atate v Geo Waul lor $2 50; contliuied. A E Wheeler, Justice of the peace, state vs A J Gooduiau for $3.10; continued. T D Linton, constable, state vs A J Goodman for .60; contln- ued. J M Williams, deputy dlMrlct attorney, state vs A J Good man for $2.60; Continued. J J Jones, lumber, claimed $385, con tinued. Dr B K Artman, metllcal attendanoe uttou J M Vandyke, claimed $15; uot allowed. E F Chapman appointed road super visor of road district No 81 In place of G P II union, heretofore appointed but failed to qualified. Harry Graham appointed constable for Bprlngfleld precinct to servo until bis auccemor Is elected and qualified. Frank f-'iiiltu appolntetl Justice of the peace for Jasper precinct, to serve until his successor I elected and quail-led- , . . At this time the court considered and allowed the following bills and the clerk ordered to draw warrants on the gei.ersl luud In payment thereof, towlt: B F Alley (Tho West) printing delinquent lax list 41 2-1 J C Goodule, lumber, claimed $141, allowed 141 84 FruukCBaIrd, lumber 4 60 J U Hicveusou, teacher examl- nallo n 15 00 John M Williams, teacher ex amination 15 00 Mary E McCoruack, teuchcrs ex amination 13 60 II J Dav, expenses for pauper... 1 17 E McMlthael. work on the Hprlnglleld bridge 6 50 C U Mulligan, work ou Hpring- Meld bridge 4 40 D W Coolldge, 40 days as deputy assessor at $2.60 per day 115 10 Clerk ordered to caucel county war rant No 4255, the same being a dupli cate of county warrant No 4186 liwued to V A McMahon lor nervine as Judge of election, Davis pieclnct. June, 1892. Palntlnu of Hprlnglleld bridge re ferred to Judge A 11 Fisk to make iifli arranirfineiits and ' contract as may be deemed for the best Interest of the couuty. Crrsnell Casualties. Hcpt. 6, 1895. George Gilfry and wife arrived from Hilver Lake last Haturday, The first flock o brants of the sea son arrived on the 4th. 8 8 Morse Is gathering his Italian G runes for Humphrey i Begarand us Teutscli I hauling tlieiu to Eu gene. T O Hendrlck and family and Mis Nelllo Gilfry, of Eugene, eut lust Hundity lu Creswell. Bev C II Wallace' horse got excited about something last Haturday even ing and started in to demolish the buckboard, breaking tilings up slight ly and kicked Mr Wallace ou the leg, making a very painful wound. Thompson Morse and J W Lower are at the Kltson spring rusticating. Prof Jos Moore Is giving a series of lecture ou phrenology lu creswell. The Prof Is master of the science of phienology and his lecture are Inter esting and profitable. Dr Hrarhrobgh has bought 22 acres of the Hughes place in a stiip from the north slileof the town plat, across to the north line of the pluce and Just west of the house. The Dr will huve Ills dwelling moved from town on to the new pluce and w ill plant the land to apples anil prunes alternately that Is, apples 25 feet apart and prune be tween. It Is a line piece of fruit land. Kl'll. Doctor Disagree. Pendleton, K. O. Gld school physicians lu Oregon are not Pleased with the Portland hospital trouble, and view the am ointment of Dr. H 8 Gurlteld, of Pendleton, ami other homeopathic physicians, to the lion resilient iHiartl, anu to tne local board In Portland, as disastrous. The reason for this Is not personal feeling against the physlcluns, lint It Is cnu.tcd by the natural ipKsitlon of the old school practitioner to tho new school man. DrsCauthorne and Kcllj have rcslgiit'il. The Wlllumette University medical school has held it clinics In the Port land hospital, and with the homeo paths in control, will not go there. This leavs the school without a place for cllulcs'and the opinion of a gentle man connected with tho institution, f ;lven to the h. u., isllinl iiienpcu ng of tho school i very doubtful. An other place may be secured, but so far II lias not been aoue. Acknowledgement. I have received this day $500.00 from II N Cockerllne. atrent. the same be- luir settlement lu full for a policy of $500 on my dwelling ami contents, which recently burned, tho prompt payment of the lists with the courteous treatment received from both ll e adjuster and auent certainly com- mentis tliem to the insuring public. ISept. 4th, 1S95. W'M. MoNTtlOMKRY. The liaptlst State Courentlou. Tho general convention of the Bap tist of Oregon will meet In the Bap tist church In ICugene this fall, the meeting commencing October 22d and closing October 20th. This meeting will lie composed of delegates from churches throughout the state. Lead ing men of the denomination wdl bo present ami the occasion will be one of general Interval to the community. Pslly Uusrtl, September & F'kuit IN THK East. Salem States man: Tho Oregon Fruit & Produce Co. yesterday received the following telegram from their Eastern house concerning the sale of two cr loads of Oregou fruit In tho Easi yextenlny morning: "Good-II car No. 28,84s; Hungarians $1.15, Italians $105, Gol den Drop plum W(" Mo, Bartlett $1.40(.i $1.05. And Goodcll car No. 20.804; Eirg turns over-riie, Mo, Bait lett 0cQj $1.90, average $1.24." Pally Uusrtl, September 7. DtKl. Elizabeth Sinclair, aged 13 years, daughter of James Sinclair, died of diphtheria at 8 o'clock lost evening at the home of her parent seven miles west of this city. One more child, a boy, la seriously 111 with the same disease. The funeral will tie held to moirow afternoon and tho remains In terred lu tho Odd Fellows cemetery, Bev Blchardsou ofllclntlug. Pslly tlusnl, tfvptomtwr S. Makrikh. At the residence of the bride on East Klghth street last even ing at 7:30 ..'clock, Mr M W Me.Mur rav and Mrs lKra Baker, Bev 11 L Boartlman otllclating. The wettdiug was a very quiet atlair, only a few cr sons being present. The newly wed ded couple will take up their residence on Es-nt Eighth street. G W Houck, who diet! retvntly on his farm near Monroe, owned 3,210 acres ol laud, 2,100 of which I lu Lane oouuty. APPOINTED UEI'CREE. Attjniry A. t:. VYooacork, of Eafciif, Will Disburse the 8100,000 0. P. II. it. hale Mo'iey. , Pully Uusrd SvptutuU-r 6. Judge J C Fullerton, hint evening, lit Corvullis, appolutetl Attorney A C WotMlcoi k, of tills oily, as referee, to distribute the $100,0X) received from the sulo of the O P B B to Bonner & Hammond, among the numerous creditors. Mr Wtssicock will receive us compensation $1,000. He will enter upon his duties Ou-tooer 15th und hus until December 15th to make his re port. The claimants f r this money are numerous, and the tircdltors will only receive a few cents on each dollar of the amount of their resiiec live claims. Many legal protiosllluii inunt bo passed Upon. The apixilntmeut is an excellent one, and Mr Woodcock will deul Justly and fairly with all the purlle Interested. He Is an able lawyer and no betier selection could have been mado. We congratulate the curt and also Mr Woodcock. There were ut least fifty applicants for the position. At the same time the court appointed M O Wllklns.of Corvallis,sU)iiogruplier for the referee. , He will receive $2.50 per day and 8J rente per each type written folio. . -, . -'' A. C. W oodcock is i be Keferee. Corvallls Times: "The man who is to determine the right and standingof clulms that ate to participate In the distribution of the $100,00t that linu uer A Hammond puld for the Oregon Pucillt) railroad has been selected from among a multitude of applicants lor the Job, and he carries his credentials In his Kcket. He Is lawyer A. C. Wtsxlcock of Eugene, an attorney of lurge practice and unquestionable ability. - "He was named for the pluce by Judge Fullerton at an Adjourned ses sinn of court Thursday afternoon. His appointment puts in motion the com plicated machinery Into which will be jsiured and out of which w ill be ground In tlue couisu of time the claim of ull creditors of the Oregon Pacific under its trloof receivers Hogg, Had ley and Clark. How long It will take Bcfcrte Woodcock to wind up the affair Is a matter of conjecture, for hi duties nre khstruweand multitudinous. The fact that all the accounts of the receivers will be to pass upon, Involving a vust amount of work, the fuel that there will be fine spun point of law to decldo, tho fuel thut certain parties at Interest will object to the standing given tho the clulms of oilier parties, and that hearings of evidence 'and pleudings will have to be granted and passed up on, the fact thut holders of claims agulnst tho defunct corporation are scuttered In the four corners of the earth and that they are almost myri adlo in numlwrs all of Hie-so serve to make tho referee's duties labyrlnthian, and the guess of one old lawyer that six months, and of another that a year will be required to wind up the business may in t be fur from correct." Complimentary. Ashland Tidings: Prof N L Narre- gun, wife and sou Curl left Tuesday evening lor lMigcne wlilclt will be their home. Prof Narregnn has given sutiHfitction as principal of the Medford schools that is complimentary to his ability lu the highest degree, mid leaves no doubt of bis success In ills new position as dean of the prepara tory department of the state university- M 'dford Mull: Prof N L Nam iran and family left Tuesday evening for Itieirnew Home at i-.ugi-nc. Willi these people go many hearty wishes for success and happiness for each and all of them. They have frleuds here in number difficult to enumerate and there Is little wonder at this, they aremtfrl exemplary people ami run but make friend everywhere. K WIS. Tim Defender Win the Race by 8 31 mutes. Sperlsl to Paily ()ud. IN kv iokk, rsepi. 7, :ia p. in. me Defender wou tho first race today over the Vulkyrle HI by 8 minutes. Mueli interest was inauiissied over Hie result. Anrtn tv fA I.H.-OUVI k Tlm P.i. cillo Farmer of Portland compliments r - . I . I at ,1.. ...II 1... litne county iriui. ut mv loiiuwiiig woi-ilu A four nnr binds nf fruit mieh as was sent from Eugene this year will .i 1. 1 ..... . i . .. ..I.,.. raise tne piteaing niiiiniitu oi iu V.irtliu-iMit. vnrv innti.rlHll v Intl. am. timatlon of Eastern dealers. This first fruit shipped from there was ahead of tho California pack. A Nkw Lanplokd. James W Brnssllcld, lately of Seal Bock fume, has returned to hi first love, Junction City, with his family. He has leased the Junction City hotel, nnd taken charge. Jim Is popular and will make an excellent landlord. We wish lilni suo -ess. Pslly Unsnl, ttoitemU'r 7. Lko Bkokkn. B F Kent, who re sides near Franklin, met with quite a misrortune i tiursduy. no was rolling logs when one of them rolled over him breaklmr his letr Mow tho knee. It Is a very painful wound but will prob ably heal and knit in due course of time. Dikp. At Junction City. September 5(li, of congestion, .Arlie- May, only child of Mr and Mrs J J Eaton, aged 5 months. Funeral service were held Friday, Elder Skaggs oINclatlng. Decision Benpkrkp. In the case of Mldgeley vs. Markley to recover nionev, beard tn loro Justice heeler Saturday evening, a decision wus rendereti lu Juvor or plulntitt for run amount sued for. - Friday' Salem Journal: Bev J C Templeton went to Eugene this morn ing ou missionary wnik connected with tho Cumberland Presbyterian church. Mr Templeton lis, not yet decided where he shall reside in the future, having resigned as pastor of the church Ih this city some time since. RNkw Tkksi'ass Noticks. The Gl'AKP olllce'.hasjtist printed a new Invoice of lrtsp:s hollcvs on cloth. They strictly conform to the statute. JHW. KDVYIS P. COKHS. A Pioneer Lady Viet ot Heart fall nre. Pslly Gusrd HpU.'mtirtl. Mrs Edwin V Coflln died suddenly of heart fulluro nt the resilience or tier son.Alroy Coflln. on Mill street be tween 13i h and 14th, about six o clock lust evening. MrsCortlu'B home I on the corner of 14th and Mill streets, but for the post three or four weeks she hud not been very wtdl and hud been staying with her son, who live next door to her. Yeslerduy she seemed to be en 1....1.... .. ..,wt 1.....11I1 nu usual anu lu the luorning al tended sei vi.es at the I .r . . W .. .. ........1.... tl,M rilltll- I U 11 cuureii. jnsi, ciciiiuH ly bud Just flnlslied supper and Blr Coflln had taken her Infant grand child In her arms and was sitting in a rocking chair, when she suddenly threw up her hands, allowing the child to full to the floor, and fell for ward In her chair dead. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs Boy Collin, was In the room at the lime and saw her fall, but she was then beyond the roach of any earthly help. Mrs Coflln was born in Portage county, Ohio, May 10, 1824, and was therefore aged 71 years, 4 mouth and 28 days at the time of her death. She afterwards removed to Illinois and was married to Edwin P Coflln lu Quincy, III., lu the year 1840. Late In the 40s Mr and Mrs Coflln removed to Oregon, cross! ug the plulns with an Immigrant train and locating In Port luiid. They ufterwards removed to Lane county, living ut several point hi the county, but principally at Eu gene. Mr Colli o survived her hus band, who died in Ihls city November 1 1 U-Q 'seven children was the outcome of their niurrluge, ave 01 wiiom areyei living, as follows: W E Coflln of Cottage urove; Mrs i.aune ioihikh of Portland; Orlando CotHn of Ya- A II. LI. f'.fflfl Mt tlllll nltv mid Mrs Emma Butler of Astoria. They . ... kt. r t win an te pre.feiu ai iua luueiai. I'.iifln liuu fur iinin v vesrs htHMl an eurnest and conscientious member of the C'hrl-tluii church. I'l.tid twxn iin.ra (ilfiliMip ban O kllA In . hub r..v .mv. v 1 ...... v. . g - - join me vast uitijoriijr utjimiu. 't-lia r..n..r..l u-1 1 1 lwi lll.lil WpHiusirlnv and the remuina Interred In the una Fellows' cemetery, Bv E C Saudcr- son oniciaiiug. Cottage (rove Items, lender, Sept. 7. BC'Jr. and cousin J G Ileuld and J U .MiNire arrived on the train inurs iluv mnriiiiiK' All took their depar ture for ltoheiuia to develop their gold ledges ami will remain in the mines several weeks. P 0 Milh r, cousin of II C Vehtcli, who hus been visiting relutives Here senile time, will tuke a trip to the coast in Douulus couuty Ire lust or tne week Mr. Miller Is a resident of the classic county of While, Southern Illinois. Mr Hammond, of Portland, was at liohcmiu Hie past week and let tho contract for freighting aud packing lu the machinery fur the Champion mill. Air inrisniun 11 as taken thecoutruct aud will keep busi ness lively lor lite next month getting lu supplies for u winter's work at the in 1 he. At the Sunset mines in Bohemia they huve Just cut tho ledge which siiow an o loot veiu 01 ore, one null 01 It being very rich, and tho owuers are veiy happy, knowing they huve their reward lu store for a summers work. Adjoining this claim they have tho Howe which show a large vein of high grade ote nearly equal to the Minset Tho CoUutre (3rovo Fire Com puny organized with tlio following officers: President, Drweo W ull; vice president, W S Clirisiiiuu; foreman, Darwin Bris tow; first asslstuut foreman, V. P Long; second assistant foreman, jruukAJu- Kiniiey; secretary, Kalpli Whipple; assistant secretary, J M Culp; treasurer, Ueorge McQueen. Sew Circuit Court fnses. Tho following cases have been filed lu the circuit court Adulphu Burton vs J F Smith; sun to quiet title. JohnK Jones vs Mary A E Smith et til; to quiet title. Samuel Clifford vs F F Patterson, ct al; suit to foreclose mortgage 011 property on Tent 11 street. Judgment la nsKcu lor fi.iuu. Pslly titiard September 9 AnExcitiso Time. L. H.John son, of Hie First National bank, hud an exciting experience with a team yesterduy. Ho drove to Creswell after his mother, Mrs. A.J. Johnson, who nut been visiting there for the past wet-K. while mere lie, in company with Ids grandmother and a II. tie girl, started to drive to a neighbor's. on me way the ream became frighten cd and started to run Louis llual.y pulled them into a fence. They tore down three panels of the fence aud broke, thing up generally before he got them under control. Later iu the day hestu.tcd home, haviuu procured a wagon and tied tho broken buggy ou behind. Tills side of Creswell while coining down a grade the It am auntti became frlnliteiieil and started to run. Louis called to a paaslmr tramp for assistance and the two of tliem nnniiy got the horses under con trol, after they had again broken tilings up and sltirotlv crippled them selves. Now thoroughly disgusted, he turned one 0' the horses loose in the romi and, procuring another from a neiuiiuor, unally reached homo In safety, lie tins had enotitrh of horses laud will probably go on a bicycle neretmer. Pslly Uusrd, September 7. . Position Acckptkd. Presldtnt Chapman received a telegraphio dis patch this afternoon from Prof it p ltuker, the newly elected professor of music In the V of O, sayiug he would accept the Msillon, and leave Chicago inr tins piuce on me hiu inst. Pslly Uusrd, September 7. BllOKK lHiWN. Willie ulleou.Ili j to cross the stieet car track In front of the llollmnn House llils afternoon, Jch- lltitldlestonof Mohawk caught one of the Wheels of bis buggy in the track ; throwing the rroiii axle in a strain and ,htcuklug It oil n ar tho centei. j The hop nieu have 110 laugh ou the ' prune men thU year. TUK STATE FAIR. ti. ivirtu. fifth annual Btate fair i 1 ll ill" ,1 to be given on tne grounua m assdciution this year, win inaw a new era in the history of tho as sociation, and of the state eaye the Statesman. In presenting me an nual premium list to tne puuuu the management takes pride in pointing to the great improvements which have been made binte the last fair. Encouraged by tho lib eral patronage and and apprecia tion of the public in the past, the association has made large uddi- 1 A..- lions U the buildiugs anu greater improvementn in its facilities. I. A The race tracK is conceueu w u tho hvai mile course in the country. The premium list, always liberal in past years, lias this year ueen in creased, and there will be thirty- four fine troting, running anu ,..n!m hnraM Intdiort it is con tidently expected that the annual exhibition will compare favorably in all respects with any similar event to be in the couutry. On Thursday the grand cavaicaue, slwftvs a unioue feature of surpass ing interest, will take place, and there will be many other novel and absorbing special features. Kail- roads will oiler special rates anu afford all accommodations which the people could debire. The asso- ciation leeis connueni mav us en terprise will nieet with the appre ciative response which has been ex tended to all ol its past euons to meet the wants of the public, and that the great fair of 1895 will be the most brilliant in its history, a ... . l . a credit to its managers, anu an enjoyable, memorable and profit able event lor tne community anu state. The committee on program has arranged the following special days for the great meeting begining September 25. Wednesday Farmers and horti culturists. Friday Press dav. Saturday Native Sons and daughters Sunday Special religious ser vices. Monday Salem day. Tuesday Ladies' day. Wednesday Eastern Oregon, Thursday Southern Oregon. Friday Portland day. A COUiNTY'S EMBAKRASJIE5T. Klickitat county, Wash., ha? found ltcclf up a nuancial stump The limit of legal warrant issue has been reached and the estimated county revenue will not meet ex penditures. The assessment re turns showed if 1,000,000 valuation. The greatest levy possible on this amount would produce $12,800, all of which experience hus shown, could not lie collected. Whatever may be be paid in together with receipts from fees in the various county olhces, will not be sufhcient to meet running expenses and take care of the county debt. In this emergency a heroic method of relief has been adopted and the taxpayers notified that their assessment will be rais-ed 30 per cent. This no doubt will be a causo of much bitter complaint. Of all times this is the worst to make unusually high assessments, for the past depression has rend ered it possible to pay taxes only with difficulty and often only-after great sacnuees. A writer in the Oregonian on the performances of Oregon horses in California has this to say about one of local interest: "Pathmount is the wonder of the racing season. He is only 4 vears old and started in his first race at the Irvingtnn track in June this year. Last Tuesday he was given a mark ot 2:09i on the Woodland track in the California circuit. This breaks all records Green horses have never before equaled a 2:09$ mark. His Performance ia ennsiderpd rn. murkable. Ex-State Senator II B Miller, of Grant's Pass, is the owner of Pathmount. He hn itrVit. him from Van B DeLashmutt. of this city, when a colt. At thn close of the race meeting at Irving- ton lie leased him for the season to Winship it Keating, of San Jose. In giving his reasons for leasiug Pathmount, Mr. Miller said: I know nothimr whate vpr n limit rp.A , a WWUV v horses, but would like to see just now last my stallion can go. For this reason I prefer to get him into a first-class stable among compe tent horsemen. When thpv I . J O"" vnrougn wun him I will use hi ior a roadster.' It is highly nro .11. i . . ... 1 . - r ame, nowever, mat Jlr. Miller w allow Pathmount unotlier season put forth his best ifTort f,.r lower mark. It would be nmto ,. unusual gisht to makn OUl Ol a horse With a imrb . . . . of 2:091." Picking hops is a favorite way of tuMiig a summer outing, and it is used to quite an extent for that purpose, as well as to earn some needed money A good deal of money is pat in circulation through tho industry. Recent surveys shuts ii.. .- .. stale of Oregon, one-sixth 0f th. total area, over 10,000,000 acrc4 t! covcre.l with a dense furiBt. 1 Less than one-third of th0 claimi have been presented for the rc,tUrn of $77,000 income tux paid by about 1,400 persons, irati anJ corporations. It is rumored that a receiver ...ijr u U nil! OOlltIHfa I'nciflil It wns nrolinl.l.. ... . . in order to head off an anticipated cuHn ii latco. iwn in C'llifiii-iiiii tl.n Do - tauroaUS the hop growers the benefit of 1 rata If I I,.... I . give 11.50 i wicjr nuum 0.1,81 by the Oregon growers there .1 Kn a l;illu VWSA well , , , ? mere would nn a litlltV mom nnnn.. ment to pick, in the face ofth. - viimiimua. weak market. . Here is woman's rights with a vengeance. When Governor Rich, ards, of Wyoming, leaves the state capitol, his daughter, aged 19, who is his private secretary, attends to all the business in his absence, and thus becomes governor 'n every thing else but name. Albany Democrat Yaquina Bay has tho distinction of being the only place in the United states where water agates and rock oyeleri are found, and both arc curiositiu so common here as to excite no comment. People on the Atlantic though will hardly believe Hat thero is such a thing as oysters ia rocks or agates containing water. . Simon Wormser, the banker, who died a few years ago in New York, and his brother, Isidor, had a curious habit. They were almost inseparable and every afternoon at the same hour they leu their bank ing house and walked together to the nearest station of the elevated railroad; but they did not take the same train. Either Isidor would take the first train and leave hii brother to take the one following, or turn about. It is said that thit arrangement was made becaute they feared accidents, and they did not wish fo go down together for the sake of the banking-house of Wormser, The eighth triennial meeting of the grand chapter, Order of the the Eastern Star, recently held at Boston, -elected officers for three years us follows: Most, worthy grand matron of tho general grand chapter, Mrs. Mary E Partridge, Oakland, Cal.; most worthy grand patron, Mrs. H. II. Hinds, of Stan ton, Mich.; most worthy associate grand matron, Mrs. Hattie Ewing, of Mass.; right worthy assistant grand, patron, N. E. Grcarhart, Minnesota; right worthy secretary, Mrs. Lorraine, of Pitkin, 111.; right worthy grand treasurer, Mrs. Har riet A! Craneback, of Iowa; worthy grand conductress, Edna L.lIeJgee, of Montana; associate conductress, Laura B. Hart, of Texas. An exchange defends tho bicycle in the folowing strong language: Some scientific quacks in Califor nia are de.-rying the bike. They now set up tho contention, born of a desire for attracting public at tention to themselves, that the effects of riding the wheel are very injurious. They set fort in ob scure medical and delusive phrases why it should be discontinued. Common sense revolts against their quack theories, however, and doctors should be forced out of use before any healthful exercise, and moBt likely will be by continuation of wheeling. The good effects of the wheel have a decided balance over the. bad, as any sensible per son may readily discern. The San Francisco medical fraternity will be obliged to spring a more sensible proposition' than an at tack against the wheel, if they wish to gain an audience. No one cares to listen to their vaporings and silly instances of bicycle aceidenls. Grant's Pass Courier: Railroad emmissioncra always prove to be railroad commissioners. The California commission of three members has decided two to one against the 20 per cent reduction on ireights, although elected by their promise to act with the pro ducers of the state. Has anybody ever heard of a railroad commission accomplishing any thing worth speaking of on behalf of the public? The National commission long since decided that more could be charged proportionately for a short haul than a long one when Eea com petition met the rail at terminal points and the supreme court, that arch servant of the corporations, backed the commission up n Our own Oregon commission is only a miserable excuse, simply drawing its salary and doing nothing. These commissioners are all cowardly subterfuge of corrupt legislatures and congresses who wish to Jotlge the responsibility of reducing freights and fares and thus appoint a commission t the bidding of the railroads of ti e country. Legislatures ami i grcss have the power to rig"'-;-fares and frieghts, but bod. ' too strong a temptation in nioft cases.