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1 1 - frotu Mi - I i n a FRIDAY, MAY 1. The bill are up for the r ce. W. Davis Is quite tick iu this city N F Brltt.of Newbcrg, was lit Jo vu today. J. M How went to lirownsvllle this morning. . Hon Robert Clow, f Junction City, It In Eugene. MJnr Forrest U dovtn from hi Me Kenzle ranch. Hon. II. B. Miller tent to Portland ibis uiornlujf. Joltu L. Tail, of Creswell, I" Eugene today. I. H. Vcutch, of Collage Grove, waa Id the city Unlay. II. II. Hoi nit, the """. WM ""H'd l lMillsdelphla)eteMay. Everything tu quiet at Hi seak ltg t Wallervllls yesterday. Miss Fanny Condon relumed home from Pendleton tliU afternoon. IUiiiienilx-r the ween have lieen post poned until May 80, W, - The Mile birds known a grossbeaks have made llieir annual upiiearame. V C Waiiliburiie. of Junction Clly made Eugene vlilt till afternoon. F. 8. Younger, of Collage drove, gave till office a pleasant call today. Number of school children In Lane oouoiT, 7,Si; malt 3,720; females 3, 576. TtieCoburg Woodmeu will glvo a publie dsnc oil the evening of tbe 22ml. Mra V I Washburn, of Hmwiisvllls Is quite sick at tlie liouie of J M Howe In thin city. V U MKin who I now conducting buwlliig alley at Roseburg la home on a abort visit. Oenersl Weaver, the populist apeak er, arrived hereon Ihl morulng'scarly train from the south. Vanderburg, thtt populist candidate for cingres, passed through here thi aflt ruoon on I lie train. An extra passenger coach was taken tu t'uiitrul Point this afternoon lobe iited al the race at that place. Mint Thompson, a student of the AKrlcultutal College at Corvalli. ii vleitliigfrlsnd In thle' city for a few day. MIssElma Hendricks U quite sick at the home of her grandparent, Mr ami Mr Hulloway, on East Twelfth alreet. Clarence Roames, a (tudrnt of the university, baa been compiled to re tern to hi home at Jacksonville be iuw of sickness. The Illue Illvrr mines will be In vaded by hundreds of prospectors tbi aummer to eearcli for the hlddsa wealth that Is known to sxist In (Jdd Hill. Salem Jimrnul: Arthur T. Winohu ha gone to Eugene to look up a bud ne altuallon. He I on of Marlon couaty's most talented young educa tor. One of the hardest things In all putt- Do funrllmis la lo keep the brat liana from mlttakiiiK Itself tor the entire procession. It I the same way wllb aome politician. We are In formed that Rev I D Driver had one of hi spells of heart failure at Waltervllle yeeierday aliout noon. However, he was able to pro , eeed with hi Keech aa usual. Alex Foster, of Junction City, lain F.uirene on crutches. He was hurt a abort tune after joining the Maccahee and will receive over mv to recom- penae him in a auiall way for the jialo eudurt'd and l lie loss or lime iroiu work. John L. Tail of Creswell precinct will leave Monday for a Visit to his brother at Jollet, Illinois. Mr. Tail will gaby tbe Southern Pacific route and will visit relative In California at Han Jese aud Trinidad, during hia trip. Albany Herald: B A Hulln, of Cres well, was In the city the last of the week on business and making arrange nienU tor moving his family to Eu gene. Mr Hulln and little daughter left for Eugene on Wednesday. A dispatch from Garfield, Washing ton, ay that Iweuiv-flve per cent of the squirrels tbe list oreek country are dead, and many nime are dying dally. They are eftlloted with a ceo taglou disease aud hundreds can tie seen lying around In position that indicate that overtook theiu while In the aet of feeding. The visible supply of wheat for the world on April 1, 1N!W, was 16(1,0T5,(HH) bushels. I his means the total amount of wheat 'out of producer' hands and available for prompt shipment on de mand In the United Males both coast. In the Dominion of Canada, afloat for Europe- from all exporting countries, in store In Europe, Including specially imixirieu iiiimihii siovas auu in Aus tralia. Kftlcm Htattstnan: Mpetal rati have been obtained on. the stvamerand train for the henutlt of sucl) teachers and student hi tusy desire to attend the bis educational convention at Kugene, on June 19 and 20, 18H6. The atlalr nromlees to be one of great Interest and Importance. Kov. I. D. Driver I one of tbe most Inconsistent men lu Lane county, and I eternally criticising the Intention nl suii one else. He la now condemn hig the old pioneer Joseph II. liray, for running for trvasurer a an Indspvnd eat, and still he (Driver) w as the kihht perseni who ever asked Mr. Uray to oome out aa an indeHmieut. Driver vldently need a guardian. The Ok Bay New ha the follow ing concerning Ham Drown, who, wnlw unuer sentence oi ueam, ecaHHi froaa the liweburg lull, presumably by tu coiinlvauce oi oniclali: t.ugene Selielter, who left Empire for Alaska, sever.! weeks since, w rites that lie is lu the employ of a mining company, 7t mile distant from Juneau. He says t lie uewspaper reports, regarding suf ferlng aud starvation aiu:)iig the miner, art, greatly exageratetl, lliouRh there are some grounds fur the asser- tlous. Among other personal Item he . II.. uientl-n. that Sam Brown who late y sied from the Roeeburg Jail Is In lhat vicinity, having in M ''vVr.u p'V 'i1 .V'm1', ' lo Myrlle Point We ught theef - fleers or the law had settled the matter beyoud doubt that Sam was drowned on the upiwrC Hullle, and It mu cer - talnly be his ghiwl that I now pros- pectiug for geld In the wilds of Alaska, the public a w to party, t-tute and 5A Fl'RDAY, MAY I Mi.s MaKgle t'ront r l quite sick. I E II Hrodie is still very Iw with d"I'y. . ProfCrt Hunt, or Hpriugntm, in the city. Mr riul MiiU-r I quite sick with lagrlpe. H. O. K.-eiiey, of Jaxper, I visiting In lliei-H.v rflirrill Johnson made Jutl.'lioii visit today. Tlie Uyp.y brought, up live puwen gers toda , Comiuiasiouers court ha adj'iumed for the twrtu. Miss Cella UollAiaii airlvetl home oil the ll;liJ train. Jim Bliir bus leturned from the M) i lie Creek luiuee. Hvrmanu, the alleged lieuler, will visit Kugeoe In a few day. Prof J P H.ilUud ciiiud up from Junction City this afternoon. Clarence Lurkey and aisler. Miss Nora, aie visiting at Fall Creek. Mr. and Mr. Will Mo! htreti came up from Junction lids afternoou. Mr. aud Mr. 8. Hnudeaker, are coir Ouetl to their rooms llh la grippe. I loo. II. 11. Miller delivered a politi cal et'cli al Brownsville lust uight. Auwut D P Burton went to lil home al Cottage Grove tin afternoon. Dr McCormlfk Is talking of remov ing his gold cure lustiluui to Albany. It. I j. Calvin and O. P. LiviiiKtoii of Atlanta, Georgia, are at the Minne sola Hotel. W L Houston, dninoorutlo nominee for the legislature, I developing Into a ready cami aign sptaker. IX.au K. C. Haiidenoil went to Col lage Grove this afternoon in the in terest of the Eugene Diviuily school. ltoy Hills, who had hi baud toru nil with a dynamite cap, Is rapidly Im proving and expects to g home in week. "She gave ne the glad hand " "How about her father."' "Oh. he gsvetne the glad fool."-New Wk World. A wreslllog match 1 reported to take place al Collage Grove tonight betweeu Ed Monroe aud an uukuowu Individual. Town Topics: What makes you so sure that vour husband loves you as much as ever?" "Because I never leel called upon to ask him." The Lane County Sunday School Association will hold It seventh an nua! convention at Creswell, Frlduy aud Saturday, May 22, and 23. MUEdnm Anderson, recently from the East, who has been visiting at Monroe, arrived here today and will visit wild the family or 11. lUdinan. Sheriff Johnson ha employed W W Mcott, a sou of W J J Hcolt. of Cres well to assist In the sheriff's otfloe while he la engaged In the campaigtl work. Indianapolis Journal: Minnle-What do you think of these shoes for f 1.4"? Mamie They are a real bargain. The leather itself ought to be worth almost that. Horace Hampton, ol Goshen, demo cratic nominee for sheriff, and l'rot. Holland, of Junction, our candidate for school superintendent, were In Eu gene today. Ashland Record: President 0. H. Chapman, of the state university, Is to occunv the nulnlt of tbe Presby terian church next Sabbath. Come and hear him. Albany Democrat. Eugene even now has its Fourth of July program claxailled. Hoe races, foot raccn, bicycle raiva, and the human race will be the leading event. J B Irvine, deputy suprems com niander of the order of Maccabees, who has lust orgaulzed a subordinate tent In this cltv. went to Albany today and will endeavor lo organise a tent lu that city. We have been asked for an essay on the wssthsr. The esssylst has just quit lbs wsatber business. Tlio weallier is now uouig mc essay I nir. and its essays to upset former experiences are remarkable. Mayor J D Matlock lea for Hepp- nsr on ths 11:20 train In answsr to a telegram staling that his mother was qu He sick and not expected to live at the home or her son, W N Matlock, In that oily. Hon Thos. Tongue, candidate for congiesann ths republican ticket, who is to address a meeting at the court house tonltjlit will t driven up fmm Junction this evening by Geo. T. Hall, Sr. a member of tlio republican state central commttiee. Itoseburg Review: Geo. J. Stems, A. F. Brown, and R. E. Dimmick, of Oakland, are In the city iutervislng the county court on the Bohemia wagon road proposition. They have a large petition asking the county court to assist them In completing ths work they have begun. The trouble over God's Regular Army at Grants Pass culminated Tues day evening In a young riot iu which Win. Purdey, the armv commander, attempted to shoot Pete Wlndom In an alterca Ion In which a number were engnged. Nobody was seriously hurt, but a number of arrests were made. Jacksonville Item In Medferd Mail: Jo Knoh, who has heeti since Decern bar making a map of Jackson coanty, has about completed one of the finest and most accurate maps ever made for the county. One nf the feature of the map Is the location of every rami with the number or acres and by whom owned. Mr Koch Is an expert in the man line, The lumbermen of Oregon may be Interested In this somewhat ambiguous decision, as to what constitutes hard wood, handed down by Massachu setts court. The learned judire de cided that "nothing but lumber cut from tree bearing hrad leaves U piopeny iiaruwooti aiiuiu l lie mean ing or me law. Lumber sawed from spindle or needl. 1 " ..7 "".T i Ti. : - leaf tree I not to be V aWl M IIHIUMIS.M, 1 III. 0 Mil ! ,xollH1 ..inkM ie nwe. -rw 11HH,if- tk- kind of wood JTanraN. which c.Ufor merely "hardwood, aud t,iere will be , d f(r -( , i ' ! Anothkh Rackkt Stork. Salem i Journal: 'Arthur Winches re'urtied today, from trip to Eugene, where he will opeu a racket store.'1 nation. hull rnrLn L (.uuiiitlsitouer ( eurt The May term convened Wednes day Muy 0, lh.NI. Present the Jlou oiaMtiA (I Fink, judge, and El ter- Kltm und J J CaillMiu, commissi""'" The following business wu trim sucted: . ... At this time the court aecepiea me resignation of Wallace SlinriridRe as supervisor of road district No 1U, and W CKhortridge appointed to (111 the vacancy. . At this time i lie court nl sllowsd the following bill: A II Fisk, county Judge, salary f,,i Anril CO W J (I Gray,' treasurer, salary fer April ; 41 W J G Stevenson, school supt, sal- ary for Aprl! - w w A J Johnson, sheriff, salary for April m 60 C L Scott, deputy sherifl, salary lor Apiil 60 00 AC JeniiliiK. county clerk, ary for April lfl0 -J F LGibie. deputy clerk, talary for Aurll 83 30 J II Allison Indigent soldier I w ('!. k w i ts " " u w C E Blackwell, widow ol Indigent soldier M Jennings, deputy clerk, sal ary for April L- lt..u.. n fi.,rvintn 10 00 41 05 14 00 Grant lleudricks, rsrryinan, ) IliOlltll Iia McFarUud, Janitor work 1 00 U W TlioinpM.n re'pulrs on U10 Blue river bridge 1" 2o Win Ulrich, rebaleon lux general fund , In the lualterof the Hall road. It Is therefore ordered by the court that I N Heiubree, Fraud Adklnsand Hyu so:i Smyth 1 aud are hereby ap pointed viewer to a-os the dumages which would be caused to the prem ises by the locution and openiug of suid road to meet ut tl.o premite of the said Durnlell, who hud llled a claim for damages 011 Wednesday, May 20, l-iWi, al lu o'clock a 111. Al this lime the petitiou of G Turlibow aud 3S others was presented praying for the establishment of the said Turn'jow road in tp 15 south, raugeSwest. It I therefore ordered by the court thai B F Mluert, Chris Siromeand Daniel H in ton tsj appoint ed viewer- and C M Collier suveyor, to meet al the lgliining poln. 011 a dute to be designated to view and sur vey said proponed road In the mailer of the Howard and Hsuseu roud In township 17 s, 0 vet. At this time this matter came on lo be heard 011 the petitiou of J D How ard, et al and at same time apcured P G Rlsdon, by attorney, aJ llled mo tion to dismiss snid petition.after hear ing ths arguments and examination of said petition which petition was al leged to be defective. It is therefore ordered by the court that said tion be allowed and said petition le dis missed. In the matter of the Simmons road In township 20 south, range 3 west. At this time ibis mailer was nc""n cutitiued until (he June term W, the Imnd not having been corrected. In the matter of Ihe Whlteaker and Sweet Creek rpad in tow nship IS and 19 south, ri.Ke 8, 0 and 10 west. At this time this matter came 011 to be heard on the report of the viewer and surveyor heretofore appointed to view and survcv said road aud said report wa read first time and passed to sec ond reading tomorrow. At this time it was ordered by the court that A. D. Reeves tie aud la here by appointed Judge of elections for Walton preclnut In place of L. J. Cor nelius, w ho Is removed from the pre cinct. In the matter ol the Whlteaker aud Sweet Creek road. Iteport of viewers was read second time aud no objections being filed nor bill for damages pre sented, It Is therefore ordered by the court that said road t and the same is hereby established as a county road as viewed and surveyed and the super visors through whose district the rosd runs are hereby ordered to open tbe same and put ths ssiuo iu conditiou for publlo travel. In the matter of ths W hiteaker and Sweet oreek road. At this time petitiou of 2211 taxpayers of Eugene, Florence and Glenada for aid from tbe county for opening said road, it Is therefore ordered by the court that lne county will aid In oeulng said road to the amount of $700; said money to be sx peuded under the supervisorship ot II 11 Flsk, who Is hereby appointed to supervise the opening of said road. Hands emp'oyed working ou said road to receive 80 ceuls per day for time actually ' employed. Supervisors to keep strict account of all work done on said road and by whom performed, and report to the county court everv , . tJ'l T U t irt j ...oth ........ SO day; also the progress of said work and tlie expenses Incurred, aud If sat lsfa"tory t the court a wairaut shall be drawn on treasurer rach mouth for amount due. In the matter of the Sweet and Brund road in township 18 south, rang 10 west. At this time this mat ter came 011 lor consideration aud the viewers having failed to meet, within the time prescribed by law said pe tition is hereby dismissed. In tbe matter of the 11. D. Edwards road in township 17 aud IS south, rangs 2 west. At this time this matter came on to be heard on the report of the viewer and surveyor hitherto an pointed to visw and survey said road sad said viewers' report was read nrsl time and continue,!. In th, matter ef the Yoder road J In township 17, C west; toassess damages. At this time this mutter cauie on to be heard on the second reading of the re port of the viewers herstofars appoint ed. A claim for damages being pre sented bv Win. Itidanv. It Is licrvliv ordered by the court that Clay Huston, h. Hoitwick and James Job be an pointed viewers to aascss suld damages, to meet at beginning point on Mav 23, I sidi. Iu the matter of the Horn rotd lu towuship Is south, range 5 went. At this time this matter came on to be heard but the t apers being incomplete I said petition was continued until J uue 1 term, lt9t. 1 Pally Ousrd, Ms; 9. I Usiveksalist Social. Tlie ladies of the L'tilvrrvallst church gave an en tertainment and social at Conser hall I last night. A musical and literary j program was rendered, and consisted of some excellent numbers. Tbe man dolin club furnished music and the evening's entertainment ended with a ' social dauce. UL1I0. (jeneral Merohatuliso WKlVJlfS SPEECH. ,i,o Veteran Urn ?mfe"';! (!redi Iho rl'le ' l'H" (.utiiityi Inllf l.ui-M. Muy Ad- B Wnar, ol J"". the veVeran a-npaig-ier of the po).ulUt ! .:' .... i 11... iwlitica campugn r,;V.c with au.dl.es. upon the, -h' htical Issue, of th. day at the co, r M " house this afterniH.... 1 liU Is lnei q hVInV addressed a tneeling her. In Weaver's second trip 10 iii' i".'. the campaign of two yeurs ago. le campaign 01 ije. --- - , eloouet.t and i ..ver all. to draw large hou where an eloquent anu ion.tu he Is known. The ourt house this afternoon wasjammei wuu peoi v 1 o'clock, the time line tne "l"""'" 1 D.,n,iinfwil to heirin. the speaker was Introduced by Editor J r I ... ,. 1 A u.. I.u U'llS A, ila r II1B Jiroi-AC. quite frequently applatded during tlie course ot his address. , Mr W eaver nmuo ill uuui " ' address, dwelling cotHiueruu.e length upon some or 11 cu- brought about the resul. which nide a third party necesaryl : II uirecleu his remarks in the si I agaiu.t the democratic party, it bcl-K In power, aud stated that It wa-i waning, and would be superceded l llie peoples party, which, he said, wm coming in to power. Ho cited the cie of the whig party, which "ilL-d while In power, to sirengiiieu uisk"!'"1 He laid considerable sir -m upon IU accuracy as a propuei, uuun I11K tu hive tin more powr m msn-i" com nit events man uuv it-r man, ly of the a great lit entail other than by u caretut existing condition of alluir; In lbJ2 he nredlcletl ll panic would einue that w, ur..t suffering upon ever laboring !'.!, iin of lv.12. aitlcle a man. The panic camo It mediately after the cumpoHi Hit minted irom a newsimi'; .lutuiiient that the llrst tin months ted the of the present year hud wilt urL'i-.t nuiiiner 01 uusiuej failures ever reconleu 111 win in"" country. Thete failure occtl of this d upon the reieal 01 ine pnermau lO'JO under Harrison's ud.iiil the gold standard ni'-n said if t bill, which provided for I ae i f not lees lliiui I wo lull w. 1 .1 ration I! a id Col 11- iS nor 1111.ro tliun tour minion 01 o. :s per ot re- month of silver bullion. Will pealed, the country would go nt j a ami panic. Congress reuleU tlisl enacted the Sherman law inste: statement was made by th-.-ie iumiii as Cleveland wus Intnl. The 11 as ated wus that it wus the Sherman law fl. destroving the life of the coiinir ind lied an extra sessioli ol congress wa to reiK'ul the law. 1 he jieopte m BUtlering the results. Tl.e ieaUer dwelt at leiietis. all the leudiui! questions ut iiu peclally Iho money qiletion. Jl how the coumry got into the p. nri'dicament and then prescrlt 1 on 1 ts- ld i"t a it courso of trcatutitit to b.itii out. Tills last csn only be complished by the populit. til the deiniK'iallc ami republicans p. are divided upon the m.iiii is-iies can never elleol a reform. The ulist party is a unit on till re ll questions and with it lis tlie i' hope of nil escape from the pre; panicky depression and a return the prosperity nl former years. t'lfswell Cusudltlii, Muv 7. 1- esterday s sunshine was uiglilslp predated Creswell keepi pace with the ti The boys have a kind of athletic uietv and meet iu Dan Man: pagoda to turn handspiing-t. Bom, April 24th, to the wife of Bury, a sou. ltev I A Gaither went to Eui Tuesday He mad many fiieudsdu ing his short stay among us. Rev Brown, of Forest Grove, is it Creswell looking for a sui table localiot for a home. Deputy Slictlff Scott was in town to day. Tlie county Sunday school conven tion which meets here ou May 22nd and 23rd will lie the largest gathering of the kind ever held in Creswell. Our people will have an opportunity t.o show their hospitality 111 entertaining the delegates, who are expected from all parts of tlie county. Another old pioneer is gone. Jumes Roblnett passed away Wednesday morning, May 6th, aged .6.5 veal's 10 months and 13 days. Mr Robinett was Identified with this place from the early days of the s:age coach when he kepi the station stables and also fed and lodged travellers. Half of the original townsite of Creswell was oil his f.irm mid several additions were made till the greater part of the town I on his place. Deceased was an exemplary citizen, generous to a fault, and resided b all, a pioneer nf the hardworking class wn never railed to do his part in auy enlerpriso for tlie upbuilding of this place. The Inter ment took place at Shields' cemetery near Lematl this afternoon. 7.FPH. A Very Rbcom'ii.arlk II rs h a n p. Albany Democrat: A woman and three children went from Newberg re cently, to visit a brother iu Linn county. Upon failing to return the husband liecame alarmed and cams after her. Shs had left her brother's. The man came to Albany and tele phoned to Chief Wells, of Corvallis, who after a half day's search located her with a man in that city. Tlie husband Immediately took a carriage tor that city, and upon alighting hi 011 wa th first H-rsti he saw. The boy look hlru to hi mother, who was found iu th company of ths man. Matters were tWed up without th tho usual and deserved tragedy, t'.e man being an old aoiuaiiitatice the husband said, and the fsrnily left for home. A ri-culiar incident" In ecerv ; day life. P JyO isrd, Uj 9. ! The Gypsy. The t ;ypsy arrived sm tods, en net shortly after noon : schedule time with about SO tous 1 irelirlit and several iituuimmn ' boat will have down the river tomor 1 116 row morning and will return here again next Wednesday. The river now registers 61 feet of water. AT a Pkkmii m. Lane County war rants are now In demand. Local capi- tahstsare paying one per cent premium for them. Tin. l.-u. i,.nnt,..i l.louallyforthe p-in th'y'ear;: in tlio citv of Nw- VnrL-T sl.. srATKtlHlA'MONil.tONVKMIO.N Ildil in r usreno Juuo l'Jth. be and 20111. i.SS IIetmrtheauHpicesof ihe University of()re.., on JU e j'lieex.nvenllou . ' LI T.Tfl.v and contiuiiu mnn .v.. j A lareofotietttid one-thlrdlms been ( J . fl)t the nntudtrip . ... l.n Mull I IITII I IlClllU , .. b , cr llie uregon ju..v ml Navigation company, If they are j ';",,.,,.' r Jio.; V. M. Irwln will net Mclmlr . ..I I.A KlllVsfll tlon. ana will lec- ,UrFAof..,Unversiy address on "Maimers and Morals in 1 rimury Education.' The following todcB will be dls- CUHrst-IlotHiiy In tlie common "e'cond-Arithmetlo In the common Ht 'Third-Language in common schools. Fourth-PenmauHhlpaiid letter writ- Papers will be read on the following "what should l taught In arithiiiet Ic7 What should not be luught in arith metic? , , , Whul are the best means of reaching .1. ..tr. .1.1.1 I'utllilt ttl urittimt'tli'? 41 1 I I I ll.w UJU" ------ . Is there a place for algebra below the eighth grade.' . The value of definite rules, Ideus.tttid standards in English composition. How to criticise ft composition. The place for English iu the common schools. Penmanship and morals. Practice in letter writing; its purpose and value. Cun English be taught in the com mon schools? Ail paH.-rsare limited to Un tuiuut.'s. The discussion will pertain exclu sively to the eighth and lower grades. The (acuities or me agrii-uumm . lege, the normal school tit Monmouth, and llie stat university, and leading principal and .uperiutendutits of th state will uisist lu tlie coiivenllou. Jlllclieiru Amendments Fussed. The following telegram received ye terday Irom Senator McBrlde is self explanatory: Washisotox, D V, May 6lh. 'OU. The Ashla.id Tidings, Ashland, Or. Senator Mitchell's amendments in cluding Oregon lands lu California bill for cassi float ion mineral lands, adopted, aud bill passe 1 senate yester day. G W McBrtiUK. This bill, as we understand it, pro vide for the classification of all min eral lauds within the slate and the railroad land grants by a commissioner to be appointed especially for the pur pose whose duty it shall be to care fully examine tlie land in question and report thepjoii that they may be reserved for tlie ucuetii 01 111 mining Industry of the state. Such a luw has already been applied to Montana. Notice. United Stales Land Offlce, Rosehurg, Or., May 8, 1S80. Notice is hereby giveu that the ap proved jdat ol survey of the following township has been received fiom tlie Surveyor-Oeiierul for Oregon, to wit: Township 17 s., r. 4 east. And on Mon day, June lo, lb'Ju, at 0 o'clock a. m., said plat will be Hied In tbisoftice, and the land embraced therein will be sub ject to entry ou and after said date. 11. M. HATCH, Register. R. S. Sheridan, Receiver. The Lakh est Celebration. Cor allis Times: It is the calulation. c ugstie to have the largest celebration.' ............... L- f !..!.. ,,.. ij ieeuiuiii riiuuil 01 tfuijr mat ia Id in the state. I n response 1 1 let-f rs and telegrams, the members of thl A. ., hand put iu a tld, stating what y wouiu piay lor ou (lie orti sua or July, i ns bio. was tor f 100 aiu exH)iises, and It was accepted by Eugene 0 iinmitteeof arrangement withstanding there were bids ll In six other bauds. On the 3r e will be a firemen's toumamen tho 11 dc L baud will have th 01 honor at tlie head or the par They are promised plenty c - lo rest them, so they will not 'b L-sd to play too much. They stat 1 as Corvallis is ioi iiksly to cele : tuts year, having celebrated a. Ligo, tue baud did uot like to ruu Isn of being "left" ou the $100, so btccepteu. ji t-oivains was likely : 1 thnii they woild much sooner cmuiueu at nooe. ' Pt'.ly Uutrd, ay 9. M 1HY riCNil-Col uud Mrs (Jeo. i lorati ceieiated thsir Oth Wed ig auutversurj llBt evetilnr by e rtaitiitig a fef ,t their friends in a May rang' door iy jjsv picuio w)st)oned from Thsir hoo was well ar- for a lepreeenUou of an out- .cine grouuu, ua a basket as served ou t dining room uud which all esent showed icnio gracsfujks in sitting thlou aud dol- lustlca tni I u net floor ii their Turk royal most ast. Those p.eut rnnr. . joyable evenlu games aud IUUSI0 cany aiming utie general ot ths picnic, hose present pleaaui were: 01 and .Mrs Ueo Yoran, Mr S M loran. MiiH m w and M Yoran, Mr and Mrs Oee, Dorris, Mr and MrtlF E Dunn; Mis Louise and M?,Ulw1;"""x",' AdaIJilrluk8 j Miss Meiley; Messrs. II oujorj Rm, Ij 11 Jola ion. i , Tally liuard, Ms: A Ban)cet. After thvirree work had len linlsked lant nil Umeni. be-s of Kugeoe Chanter. In . n tei we 1" a, 'lUi , of Tk 'v L.: . . . .. . 1 , '""'r!, and a UUUiU'r of toasts beimr ol ur' HI Hoi s -Gorvais Star: Cractaai. being oflered at S cents onee and Hvo year contract, and !t oae purty who wanted in .w?J.V.B.e pounds for one yw at 8 V I rule, however, but little i,.... .i ., listing Is Alu! w.r,or F.MItlE.S MAbH. Tue lieu Who Will Represent n.. ., uf O. lu the lutercolleeiatL 01 Field Hay Meet. 1 Dslljr tiuor.l May a. At o meeting of tho U or o uthl.n aHsociation lieid at theuniversltv , iiusium this ufternoou tliueutrl.i m" madu for the different event" t place lu the intercollegiate Held d,! meet at Salem June the B. V Owing to the heavy showers o! v. terday und lust night the "trVuu could not be held today, as the ?S and grounds are lu a very wetS slippery condition. It, will be i,y.,n some more favorable ipiMirtunltv i twet'tinow aud the dute for the flX meet. However, all eutries for tu HtHte- college contest must be m.,i tha-e weeks before the inset, m,d 2 be in by th. time anothe; Kutty rolls around, so that they cannot iJ postponed another week. The intm hers of tho association hud to t-outtni themselves toduy by making tlieJul tiou for the entries without a trvnnT There are 14 events and Hv J,,,, were made on each event. Of tlHL. only three will be allowed to enter ths contest, the remaining two Koines, substitutes. Tlie U of O trynut in! be held two weeks from today tod" termlne which threo of tho ti.. entered shall enter the contest Tlie entries for all the events hav been decided excepting four The ltjo yard dush, the 22i) yard dush, theSao yard run and the mllo run. Thei will be decided the first of next week The entries made are as follows: JIIOH JL'Ml. W Ovcrholt, L Oulo, M Duvis, J Nowsume. BKOAD JUMP. L Illgglnge, E Church, E Hayes C Whipple, DKuykeudull. . ' ' v POLE VAULT. E V Shattuck, F Wester, E Church. KHOT I'CT. E P Khuttuck, II H Templeton, W Overholt, LUillulaud, J Eduiuudsoo. iiammek thkow. E P Shattuck, II S Templeton, L Gilleland, J Edmuudson, mile walk. . L M Travis, II Iowell, C Nurregao I DeLushmult, O iiemeuwuy. 1 TWO. 11 II.E BICYCLE. A Llvermore, It L Brysou, L Brad, ley, R Sieveuson. U0 YARD DASH. C W Keetie, V V Johnson, RCots man, J McFuddeu, U Hurley. -120 YARD HURDLE. D Kuykendall, White, M Davli. 220 YARD HURDLE. F Templeton, D Kuykendall, W White. Unity Item. And still It ruins. The M E quarterly conference con. vened here tlie 1st and 2nd of Hay. Elilcr Jones presided and preached three sermons. Tho motion lo add i portion of sckcol district No I'O to the conference was defeated by two votn. R C Edwards returned from Jasper with another cow this week. The U It quarterly conference will convene at the Veutch school bouss the 10th and 17th of this month. There will be 6 applicants fur teacher! ccrtiticutes at the Mny cxumluatlog from this place. Miss Anna Morgan Is quite elck. Miss Mary Cox returned from E gene Sunday, where she has out working for Dr Willouguby. Rev Miller went to Spriugflell business this week. Rufus Holbrook continues, to nuit regular trips to Dexter. Whatttn attractlotj.,. ... Predicts a Flood. Portland Tile train: A gentletuau well Informed up- ou the subject stys that during th recent nrotranlorl ruin In 111. vhIIkVS 01 this state there was a constant and un commonly heavy fall of snow iu ths mountains, which, when melting will be tributary to the Columbia and Wil lamette rivers. He estimates the pack of snow now in the mnuntaii.s tobs far greater than that In 1S04. whea the olty was Inundated. And In view of the fact that the warm weather cannot much longer remalu In abeyance, he predicts that within, the coming SO days, this city will experience another flood similar in extent to that of two years ago. Pally Guard, May 9. Afternoon Dinner. Mr. and Mr. J. ii. Harris entertained a few ol their friends at an afternoon dinnerparty ysxterday afternoon nt their home on Fifth street. Those invited were: Rv. end Mrs. M. L. Rose, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Wood. Deau and Mrs. E. C Sanderson. Dr. and Mrs. Dale, Prof, and Mrs. E. ii. McElroy, and Mrs. -D. Washburn, of Rrowusville. Dally Guard, May 9. The Maccabees. The new tent of Maccabees organized iu this city met lost night and Initiated soma mors members and installed a nart of ths ofllcers. The tent will meet nr'Riu next Tuesday nlirht to complete iht organization. There are uow 22 mem bers enrolled. Dally Guard, Mar 9. Dim li, T.if .r r-rawpll. re ceived word this nio'rnlng of the death of his brother. Thomas, at Juliet, Illinois. Mav 4th. from a paralytic stroke. He was 67 years of age, aim was a proailueut citizen of that section. II tnr I of 'bis setinn. .-'