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'Hi I ; Ail 1 13 II 7 o KST1BL15QEII MR TOE DmSEjHIiTIO OP DEMOCRtTin rBIMirLES. JN! TO RIM M FIOlEsT LIVUQ BT TUSSWEIT OK fll'B BRUW OL 28 KUGENK, OK., SATUKDAY, AUGUST 1. 1800. NO. 31. Pi i in WEEKLY EU5ENE GUARD. I L. CAHPBELL, PUBLISHER. Lin -Kurt Ue d( Willamette b-lween f .w Etiibth Hlrvels, f jib "' - TEllMJOF bTlHCIlIPTiJS: 12.00. 1.00. 60. I Wlf. StatM. c irtising rates mads known on application. letture to Ol'AlU), e, vi.-. S. LUCKEY DEALER IN jcks. watcties, uiains. jewelry, tie. PAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. All Work Warranled.-n W. BROWN, M. D. tivslclan and Surgeon. jflio and nmulruut over pnstomce. noun; ,U m.i 12 to 2, 6 to 9 p. m. t ;anite and marble works. Design! end New Ttlcef li Foreign and Joincsiic Marble and Granite, Monument!. illt-a'l'loiiei and Cemetery work of all klndi (or lS'.iC. iLL WORK GUARANTEED ! HueUe Struct, near rmtofflco. Euguno, Or C. WOODCOCK, Attoriicy-at-Lsnv. i itu -(-One-half block south of Chrlmnan'. El'GESS, EL-( OREGON-. If. K1N8KY N. E. Ma(KL(Y. 'insey & Markley, Attorneys-at-Law. mmorclal aud IrobaU BuslncM a 8wc See In Chrlaman Block. G. IUkmHicks, S.B. EiKiK, J a., Cashier 1 Wnlrnt. j 01 Eugene. i. up lasli Capital $50,000 plus and Fronts, 50,000 :ene - - Oregon feneral banklnir business J-n on reannu-b-rma. Sight drafts on NKW YOKK, it! AGO. BAN FKANCI300 and POKT- D, OREGON. m , Hi of exchange eold on foreign countrtoa. oeiureoeiyedfubject to check or oertlti of deL'oiit ... , J colleotiiint entreated to us will receive Apt attention. ine County Bank. I ' (Katabllihed In iuGENE, OREGON. A general Banking business 1 all branches transacted on orable terms. I A. O. HOVEY. President. J. M. A BRA MS, Cashier. I A. U. HOVEY, Jr.. Asst.Cashr. I. !. I I I J. L. PAGE, DEALER IS IROCERIES unit a Law ana unipieieu b. ... , . .... i. r Inple and Fancy Groa-rlee bought iu the best markets, EXCLUSIVELY F03 CASH, 1 ton ofler the public better pricen than any other house la Eugune. nilace of all linds tatsa at Market Prices. J. F. FORD, M'ine, Ii.w. writiw nmler date f March 2t, 1818: B. Med. Mfo. Co., i Dufur, Oreifon. Qkntlemkx: On arriving home livst k, I found all well sn1 anxiously Iting. Our little girl, eight b(i one Jf years old, who had wasted away 3S pounds. Is now well, strong and frous. and well fleshed up. S. It. k'h Cure has done Its work well. !i of the children like It. Your 8. Cough Cure has cured and kept v all bos rsiieas from me. Ho give n every one, with greetings for all. "Iiing you prosperity, we are "urs, Mr. and Mks. J. F. Ford. ! Tm VI. S In fHI fn.1i mnA i-h.rflil. and -ll III. IK. 4nH... Ah .1 ,,m t ha ...,( m Uw ili1shV and later Curs, by Ukinf i )& Mm h s 4 ikd,ii vera, kdaudera poaltlte soaranusa Oeuta f er bottle by all drofxwa. 1 MONDAY, JULY 27. Coid nights and pleasant evenings. Harvesting hm commenced in earn, tut. And still (he renphj are traveling ni'iutilttiii ward. (I RChrisinaii returned from Soda ville this afternoon. Rev Futher Black arrived home from Monroe today. Jusiwr Johnson, well known here, is now loeuieu hi iioseuurg. Studies will he rcunied at tl a IT of O live weeks from today. depart inent aend a civil service man A lartje number of people spent the 10 ,oke I1'01 (lay In the country yesterday. Joseph Emery, of Sulinas, Cal, w ill The whistle of the steam thresher ";,wl M D Shelby as attent at the will bo heard in a few days. Klamath Indian aK y. Mr Emery ..... ... , ' , . , was formerly the auent at the KIhiii. fr.,I. MVv7, r,:l,,r1"l',,'S'',Ur,,:,',l''rvatio.., havlu servl under from a trip to rail Creek. Cleveland's tlrsl administration. A L Bra' tain went to Portland to- ilny on a short business trip. Deau K C Sanderson returned today from a short trip down the valley. Work is progressing at a lively rule on Henry Anketiy's new residence. The northbound overland train was an hour and n half lute this morning. Sherilt Johnson's deputies will be. gin riding for deliii(iieiit taxes tomor row. Misses Sadie Ciimmlngs aud Minnie sihbetts are visiting city. friends In this' llnriy Jackson and Louis Holleubeck left ibis morning on a trip to Crook county. Mr and MrsClilt Cleaver of Pendle ton went to Cottage Grove today to visit with relatives. Miss Amy G Powell, who has been visiting iu this city fir some time, letl loduy for Sliedds. A I. Brutluiu returned Saturday evening from a two weeks' outing at the McKcn.ie springs. John Burger and L-e Lauder visited at Sislavlllf over Sunday making the trip on their whirls. Selh Mu.V Ister visited with the Prentice-Luekey crowd on the Coast Fork mouutuiiis yesterday. Prof Chits Friedel has returned from Gearhart Park, where he has been at tending the HUiuiuer school. Thanks for a complimentary ticket to the Astoria uiiuual reg itta. It will ocvur from August IS to 10. The Electrio Light t o. are placing wirvaroumt a number of their poles on Willtimettestreet today. The new sewer main extending east from the llolluian house has been completed as fur hs Oak street. And now the stay-iil-hoiucs can laugh ut those win) aie paying summer hotel rates for ceiling breey.es. C W Washburne and J C Bushnell, prominent cilizt-na ot Junction City, were in Eugene this afternoon. N A Smith returned yesterday from Blue River, where he bus been send lug u couple of weeks at his claim. Those who have promised the Guard wood on subscription acco mt should bring it in as soon as possible. Hon II R Klncaid eame out from Newport yesterday to visit his mother who has been quite tick for the past few daVK. FARoseukruus and wifeofCanby were passeugers out on the Siuslaw stage this morning. They were bouud for Hcceta Head. ProfD V 8 Reld, principal of the Eugene public schools, will assist with teuchers' institutes in Coos, Douglas and Lane counties and at Newport. Mrs Geo M Miller and little daugh ter went to the fish Ranch ou the Slr Kenzie yesterday to epcud a week or two. Brownsville Timet-: Miss Jessie Gil- nllau, of Union, is the guest of Miss Iterlha Tenipicton, as is also miss Wminfred Miller, daughter of Hon H B Miller of Eugene. Dr. McCornack inlorms ui Ihut he has a much better crop of peaches than he counted on. He Is one of. or the lucky growers of tills fruit. The Bachelors. Club Is gradually growing smaller, says the Astorlan, as Its members, oue by one, drop oil" luto the lio ml s of matrimony. Iu the bievtie race against the pac ing horse Chehalis at Portland Satur day, the foinier won easily. Time of bicyclist, 2:02, 2:03 2-5; Chehalis, 2.0UJ, 2:08. Brownsville Times: Plntographer Boyd and wife started for Crook county this mornliiff. Thev will return to llrownsvllle about tho middle of HeptetuU r. Sheriff Johnson and Dr E D Mo Ifennev accidentally discovered yes terday" that they had known each other 30 year ago in Iowa when they were both young uieu .While sharKiiliig a knife, known as the trimmer, ut the taunery oaiuruay uui.nioir. Ji.hu Haloes had the first two lingers of his right hand badly cut. The wounds had to be sewed up Some careless person burned a lot of papers In the free rea Ing room stove yesterday. The stove Had uot had a ltr in it for several mouths aud the result was some badly burned plaster, scotched wood work aud several rooms tilled Willi Biiioke, Henry Stewart, 8 P operator at Coin- stocks, Is visiting menus lime auu . Springfield. He and Frank fcott, operator at Creswell, have each se cured a layoff and will leave touignl for a trip to San Francisco by steamer. Drew and Charlie Grillln started for McKenxie Bridge on their tandem Saturday evening. At High Bank Uieir front tire blew up aud they were compelled to return. Th-y w.:re mak ing gissi time, having ridden to High Bank, eight miles, in 27 minutes. H W Stewart, of Comstocks, aud B F Scott, of Creswell, will leave for Han irniiirht on amooihs trip. These voting inen aie agents for the S P RR at their resctive places. Mr ' leorge H Bullock, who has re ..1.1. ..i i., ii. ,a i-iiv for two or time Blurt. - - - ., yeais lift to lay Willi ms isiiihj ihelr old home in Fayette. Iowa, where they expect to reside In the tu tu re. Tom Keeney Is up from Portland on - ..i ... ... 1. 1- ..Ihm .1 DtMlieU. tie will i I ".. rluis nit at 11 viniv '"" . - several week, at KltM.ll spring, and Ihe lakes. He will 1ms acoompsined by OUIIOK Geo Rad who ctnie up irom roniauu : ..wi. William Tage, who resided in F.u- , gene 20 yea- ago, lint who U now n , resident of Myrtb Point, Coos county, was In tlio oily today. Mr Puko is i looking over old scene-, and can see ! vaKt change from the pit ncer day of I 20 years ago. I It la thought that Dave Houston, I the popular S I' R R conductor, will he apHilutel chief of txilioe by Mayor IVnnoyer, of I'ortlancl. Dave would make a aptcndld otlV-er. W J Wadd hits revltrned the oltlon ks furiuer at the KileU agency, and John Magee, Jr, htn ich unpointed to (111 his dite teuuiorarilv. until the The Medford Monitor has been re duiid from an eight page to a lour pane paper under the new manage ment. The publisher assures his readers, however, that he will enlnrue the sheet when the business will jiisti fy It. Misses Bertha Rosenburg and Ii Meyerslein, of San Francisco, who have been the guest of A Goldsmith and family for several days, went to Oregou City loduy and w ill sn-nd a week VImiIiiil. at I hut iiiuii iiml In Portland before reluming home. Dr J, Casto, lecturer of the state gr.iUK has organized two new granges in (teuton county since July 4. One at llellfouutnin with 3i meiiilMTs; one at King's Valley with H- m iulers, and the doctor says he will organize several in TillamiMik during August. The following election newt Is taken from the Oreiion Secta(or of June 21, 1SI7: "EliClio'l A Ij JLoVejov, esij, lias a ui'ijority of 4j over George Abernethy, esip, for governor witli Lew is county yet to hear from. The following inrscuis have been elect d representatives: J W Nesniltli, M Kurd, and St Clair for l'olk couuiy; J Robinson fir Clatsop couuiy; Mr. rioumiidcail for Lewis county." Preparations are being made Hlmig the lineof inarch to Crater lake for the reception of the M zumn excuisionisln in August. Tlie trip has been well ad vertised all over (lie const, und a large crowd is expected. A visit to the Josephine county enves is also contem plated, If proer arrangements for transHirtatiiu aud other accnmniodtf lions cat) be made, Mtys the Jackson vllle Tillies. Dispatch from Salem: A new phase has developed In the matter of expert lug the books of Marlon county's ex-treasurer. Scott Hi'zortli, one of the experts employed, h clerk of the Sulem ech.Kil district. It is claimed Hint the district has, by mistake, over drawn the amount due it by nearly $.'X)(K). With this money the district has paid olfa debt, and to refund the amount will leave the district short of cash. The week bcgluin the 18th of Aug-u-twillbeu inemoi utile one for sxirt In Astoria. Resides the third aunuiil regetta there will be the state fireman's tournament. The battleship Oregon and the flagship Philadelphia will be present during the week ol sports; and in the list of races, special features will be added, umoi g which will be a grand oceuu yacht race. The Oregon State Association itlso hold their an nual meeting In Astoila during Re getta week. Portland Telegram: Relng a Jolly good fellow and un extravagant man about town bus involuntarily exiled from tills city, his family and bis friends George McConnell, grand keep er of records and seals of the Knights of Pythias. In short Cornnell robbed order of between 2tH) and :1000. Ex pert are now going over his accounts and witeil tnev maae uieir n-pim possible that this defalcation may ne considerably swelled. It is thought that he has lied to Canada. Tpachers' F.xaniluatlou Notice Is hereby given that the n g- ular quarterly examination for teach ers' certilleales will be held at the Central school building, In Eugene, commencing at one o'clock p in, ou Weducsday, August um. i nose woo desire a nte certificates or diplomas should apply at this time. County Superintendent. Palljr Guard, Jnlj 2. Irviso Otti) Fui.hows. Irving ImliTR. No. 79. I O I) F. Installea o'U- oers Saturday night. Quite a iiuiiiIkt of Odd Fellow s went down from tills city to attend he lnslallullon Aiier the work had len finished substan tial retreslinienls were served. The olllcers Installed were as follows: N (, Herman Miller; V G, L II Cren shaw; Sec, H L Bond; Treas, Green Zumwalt; R 8 N tl, Jno Wiscarsoii; L S N G, Howard Dunlap; Con, E A itmwlf War. li F Bond: I , J E Martin; R S S. Frank Miller; L S S, O P HofT; R 8 V O, J R ates; L H G, J H Ue. Pally Guard, July.":. FkiiryBoat Si nk. A huge saw . g struck tho McKerizle ferry boat at H in'ricks' ferry Saturday evening which caused the boat to spring a leak and the hull filled with wuter, hut was run unto the haiiK neioie u suo. Grant HeniJrlcks. Cio wide awake ferryman, Immediately set to work to make repairs, and by Haturday even ing at 7:.XJ o ciock lie nun " running again, as good ever IialiT Guard. Ji.Iy AT Bi.l'K Ri KK.-City ReiM.nb r B F Dorrls arrived home Kslay from line Blvermini-s. Me reports n- .nn at the mini's moving along nicely with encourugliig prosper- lilies nun.. berofnew locati..!.- nave Is-eu luaile andarelsing worked. One miner s erecting a two story residence on h s claim. This Is the flrst regular dwell ing house to be erected at the mines. Pally Gourd. July V. DlH) Another one ol the Johnson children, a boy aged about seven or eght years, lied Saturday night of diphtheria. I he lainny " proving and the services of physicians bad lsll dispensed '! ll as it was had lell lll-reliei il.oiwbt all danger was past but ex r.uM'd one of them to ' cd which resulted 111 Itseath to end h -In this city July 28. isisi, mm.-. to tbe wife of t hai rarsous, TUESDAY, J ULY2. Ki nc nights to sleep. Ax Billy lias a new ad today. A few cars are In the market. The days aro growing perceptibly shorter. Kins felt vciy comfoitahlc this morning, TIUs Is the season of the year w heu ratilesimkes can't see. J. L. Page has had a new sidewalk laid In front ot hie stor-v Tbe luiz of the w '(I saw call be beard In all dirctloi,,. Sherlll'Jolin)ii has'sevci or eight deputies riding for Jelillilli'lit taxes. The Burns TIiikj has Isvn sol. I and relegated to a tiling of the pnst. 'I he ln w Empire cannery on Cis's bay exH'cts to start next mouth. Frank Reisiier. of this c'ty, has Urn granted a patent ou a key fastener. A good many salmon are reported In the MeKeuie river north of this citv, bv fishermen. A B Conley, of near Union, expects to harviKt (Kj,(kH) bushels of grain this season. Attorney Williams Im been ap pointed a notary public by the gov ernor. An original widow's pension has Imh-ii granliHi to Madliiin Ml I lege of Hernia. in, this county. A J Krael, a native of Holland has legally announced his inleution of le comliig a citieti ol the Culled States. I).. lles-e, the Mi Keli.lo river miner, wlio Is sick at the Minnesota hotel with ty idmid fever, is improving. The Oregoiiiati ptiblishis a rumor that Win J Bryan is thinking of with drawing his Inline from the populist ticket. Scvernl samples of Imps havo been exhibited in this cll to. lay. They are rather far advanced for so early in the season. The republican campaign will be oened at l.lnoln, Nebraska. Rryau'a home, by Hon Koswcll G Hon, on August 1st. Crescent ami Oiell lakes seem to Is unite an altrui lion fir pleasure sinkers this season. A party ol about 10 li ft for there yesterday. A healed nritumciit on the silver iiiestlon at Ninth and Oik streets this alieruiHin sltruetial all the idlers in that pari of the city. A telegram from Rev Geo D Needy stales Unit he arrived at Harrison, Ohio, with the body of his deceased wife ill gisid coudi'.lon. The San Francisco Examiner has been taking a ballot on tho tlnaneinl iiiestion with the following result: Foi silver 0,G2ii, against 87.V Albany Democrat : "Thos. F. Wat son, iiiiiiiliin'i'd liy the populists for vlce-presiileiit Is a cousin to 11. C. and J. tl. Watson, of tills city." Tho couimittco appointed by the county court to audit tlie books of the county clerk. slieriH aiiil treasurer will llnish'tlieir work this evening. Dr L W Brown has coinmeni-ed suit in the circuit court against Inn Hell Paximi to recover money for sei vices rendered 111 the sum of fill. Detroit Free Press: "Last night I took a long stroll with the one 1 love last iu Mil the world." "I should think you would get tired of walking by yotilself." Town tonics: Helen What makes you think that Eve rode a bicycle, In the gurilen or imii-iit iarains .nere ly inference. Tlie Bible says she whs the lirst woman to fall. The rattlesnake In O-biirn & De Luno's wh (low has hud hundreds of visitors today. A live ino.iso was placed in the cage tills mor g nut was not molested by the rattler. The new Thos. Kay Woolen mills, at Salem have Is-eti completed and the machinery will im started tills week, all hough tlie mill will not Is operated to its full capacity for several weeks to come. Theie aro now roving at largo six trusty convicts, who have escaped from the Oregon penitentiary at Salem ill the post six months. One of the csciiK-s had only 20 duys more to servo when he run away. Albany Democrat: Mr A B Slausoii, of Washington, DC, arrived In Al bany on Saturday night's overland, Joining Mrs Slausou, who tins been here several weeks. Mr Slausoii whs al one time news editor of the Portland Oregon Ian. The men 111 the railroad shops at Dunsniuirwl I be luid oll'on Saturdays hereafter. This order alsoellects me other shops on tho coast, which eni plov some 4IKHI inen. The wages saved iu this manner bv the S P Co amount to about J.ll.OUO per month. Tim nresent outlook for hoiigrowcrs Is not encouraging. Rcimrts f nun Sil- verton snV that growers exie.-cl to re ceive only almut 5 or 6J cent a pound forth s vears CT'ip. ttl Wllien hut v wi'll ..ot iri to tlie expense of having their hops picked. The lime for Uirinnltig the contest a-ninst Hon Tlios II Toiig.ie expired on Sntunlay. Mr O II Dulryiniile, one of the ultorneys for Mr amlerbtirg, serve-l tliu notice on .Mr tongue in me court riKiin al ilillsl-oro, Thursday evening. There lias la-en some mis apprehension as to Hie expiration of time. Albany Herald: It Is said the big Forepaiigli circus will show in Sulem on Augn-122. and will skip all oilier Williim.llo Valley towns, going direct to Sacramento Ibis will l g-sal news; It wl I keep a g-s,d inuny thous and dollars at home, ami we eau exist very comfortably without the circus. The T.uie- Id raid reports Mr Jam' -soll.eliaiimiio of the l.-pui.li.-iiii s'lile eoiiiudllii-, of lllni"is. as saying: 'llll nois Is mil in the r. pulili.:..ii column todav." Hesas ll H lime for plain ss aking and lie til 1 1 it, I 'Unit volllig I lilt- ii-ii,ti,,, nrebra-i Rrvan, .......i.l ... 1 1 1 l.iml liiuiM. If in Hi' uhite hUMf house !i,.i.ns couliuue to under estimate the lore' ts-lilnd him-" of the movement to 12";. California will not taine- out J,','lle, .,y (,r. gon. f f , , ...i.uiti-d t All Oregon thai It was Wl in the simile here, a Fre re-mi, California, that is nothing, pS'r ileelnr." th"l the shade tlieie. u i,e. li was . " Wu v.-rv ilnillV admit tlie greater summer heat of our neighbor, MILLER ELECTED PRE3IDSNT- fhe Volt' SlooJ S to Favor. i in Uo Lord Idvoi alril III l.lrclloo. j Sp.'l'inl to till.' Ul'AHIl Cdkvai.i.is, July 2S; 4:10 p in Hon. 11 B Miller of Eugene miseleeted pres ' Ident of the Oivgou Agricultural col- lege Ibis afternoon by a vote of eight i to live. I Tlie opposition to him consisted of three votes for Ex i'resbli'nt Bloss, I one for Prof. Lilly and one for lterehtold. II -vernor Lord made a speceh advo cating Miller's eleilioii ami llilleary, master of the state giauge, spoke nuaiust bis selection. 5 p in Board of Regents slill Iu s. s slon, but no further business has been transacted. (Hon H B Miller, tho newly elected president, has ts-cn a resident of Ore gon since about lS7ii, lirst locating in Eugene, and at that lime followed (he avocation of bridge building. Aflerwad he moved to Omul's Pass and managed a large factory. He served one U-rui in tlie stale legislature from Josephine county. lie is a g'd business man and a fair speaker. His many fiiends will be pleased to learn of his i lection. For the last year he has resided Eugene. Iu YUM. ItKSL'UK OPKliVHONS. Iiie ( iiiiiiipiou Mine Will Start l' Again In a Week. SYeclsl to UioCCAIiD. CotTAiiK tfitoVK, Or., July 2S. The Chumpion mine which has l ien shut down about two mouths on account of changing Ihe management, will resume oH-raiiou In alsiutn week. Mr. Weiith erstone, of Ir-uitown, Michigan, will have charge of the liianugi Incut, sue oeili'ig E P Jennings. Mr Weather stone is a practical miner and has a great deal of faith in tlie Bohemia mining district. A fori ect toil. EniToit Ol Aiii), Dear Sir: Iu your issue of July 2:iid, was a clipping from a Corvallis paa-r which misrepresent m. Iu justice to tin. hoard ol legelils of Hie university and in Justice to me will you k hdly correct Ihe Impression which Hie article must have made. I he clipping iu question is as follows: MnllK (). A. I'. M ATTKUS. Corvallis tia.ette: "It is said if Mr. Miller Is appointed president of the Oiegou Agricultural College he will Ik) accompanied by Piof F L Washburn, formerly of the college, now of Hie state university, who will ohicinte. as deau ol the faculty. Prof Washburn is reported to la somew hat disi ppolnt- ed at not having his salary Increased at Eugene, und Hie cut (ailment .of his Held and the Importance in ins wora by his change, uud the new position would give HUH nil opportunity ui distinguish himself in expi-rimeiitul and other work." The Corvallis (la.ctto has placeil me in a wrong light by the above, and I wish to lake this opportunity to say that I have been treated Willi extreme eonriesv liv the Board and by its Ex ext illive Committee living In Eugene; that inv department has been well equipped, uud that all lias been done by tliose III ttiltnoriiy to iiuvunuu injr work, that could bo done. 1 wish, further, to publicly nssuro the board that I appreciate their tlloils most hlghlv. My work has not l-en cur tailed in the slightest ami I have abun dant opportunity "lo distinguish my self" as the Oazelte puts it. To be sure, Ihe matter uf salary was a disap pointment, ami a Keen oue, yei i reiu Le Ihut Just ut the present time, when economy In every ilircciion is calledfor.lt would have beenadilil cult mutter to have accomplished. I have no Idea of tho source irom which tho Gum-He obtains the alsive; it conveys the Impression that I am very much ulsappointeu iu coiiuiuona here nud discontented, which is lar from tho case. ours truly. F L Wahhiii'Iin. I uteri-Mlnif Speculation. Ills said Hint the OC&ERRt'o will lie a nromiiieiit factor In the bid ing on the contract for the government work, sisill lo be sinned uniier mo new project on the bay. Should the com inn, v become a successful bidder It will bring about qxlto a change in ullairs ou the bay. It will no doubt be the means of Influencing tl i to build on from YaqutmtClty ami make tho ler i.i,,o i,t ibelr line at Newport. Or it I. intimated that theV lllllV hlltld a cut-oil, leuvllig the line lust below To i..,Im iiilotr no tho Lltllo Beaver M.-ross t,. Newisirt. Tills would re quire a tunnel, but one not so loiu as I II tl 111 I ' neiir the summit. This cut- oil would lake their track away from the edge of Iho bay along which It runs for nine miles to Yaqulna. If 1 1... i.i.iii lino V should secure tlie coll- liaet, tin- stone for Hie same would Iu nil probability be tuken from the Pioneer quarry. That would make things lively there also. Daily Oiurl, July i Hank M ahiikd.-Whl'e loading a wiignii with luu ls-ra- Sprlnglleld Ibis morning Frank Wihs had his left liandbadlv msslied by a 12x12 timber ...li.. i. r. ii nnoii It. 1 tie huud was dn-s-ed by Dr. Vaiivnl.ali, of Spring Held, ami again ly Dr Brown of this city, lids aficriiooii. : '.'l.irn, Jul) . .b M All fruit t'.ult I'm rr has been s ored In me i.ua-1 ii.iv lias ls-e removed to J II Mi. ) mill A l eiern iih-im... . mi, t , , ...1,1. excepting what has Is-en placed wl iiie griM-erymen. .xiiiiok is.... ... some evaporated ap.lcs ami cannea t iinatiH-s. Rohhui mi',')", Jul. 27 -Tho city water coiiip.ny have al lust cine to terms ami -i"ed ' r,.. t The city will pay M-JH-r year li., tt.ui..r Inr lire I rote- I loll only but will gel no waU-r for other purpows. Hydrants ure being cnnicted lo the maim. Cottage (irove-Uinatl Items. From the Leader. A car load of machinery arrived dur ing tlie wet k for Jones' mill Tlie N-Hinday mining company are asking lor bids to cut 1OJ0 coriN of wis nl. A number of men paid ell, who had ticcu at work on tlie Jennings' road came down from the hills during the Meek and enlivened trade somewhat. Nora Todd is the only girl in I.ntic county wlm lias ridden a wheel to Portland and return. She win. second prize in the girls bicycle race ou the Fourth of July, Last Siindav was the hottest day of Prof.!"10 season. Tho thermometer regis- lereil lu.i ll ine siiailt', I Ills is unusu al in this climate. Tin clutter of boiler makers nud machinisiH preparing for shipment of UiUiiiintTV to Noonday, chimed with the church bells last Sunday morning; and the profanity of tlie mule skinner contrasted strangely with tho fervent apH'iil:i of the preacher. Mr. and Mrs (Mrander, Mrs Love luce. Mr and Mrs Nettle Martin, Misses Myrtle and Nina Oslruiidcr, llatlle Thompson, Dottle Sovern of Eugene, Marin Kline of Wondhurn, Messrs E P Long ami O E Smith, started Wednesday for Winchester Bay at the mouth of tlie I'mpipni. They will travel by wagon In Hcotls hurg, then go down the river in open Is. a is. They Intend to remain about two weeks. A New System. Mn linger J A Fillmore has decided to Inaugurate a new system of disciplin ing the employes ol the oH-ruting iIj partuieiit of tho Southern Paclllc Coiiipany. iiie new system Is to be one of discipline by record, and debits and credits will be entered ugaiust the names of employe's as the occasion re quires. A bad record w ill eventually result In the employes dismissal, A good record, on tlieotlicr hand, marked with credits lor excellent conduct, deeds of heroism and loyalty, good Judgment Iu emergencies, etc., will opera e to me employe s auvantage. The company tuns nopes ine sysiem will prove of great an vantage alike to the company ami to employes und lliclr families. In the circulars Issued today It Is set forth that tho new system will be out Inlo elici t August 1st. Cpou thai time, all employes will bo considered asstaitlng In w ith a clear record. As occasion requires, und Individual ac count will bo opened Willi each em ploye in a tiook kept lor nun purpose Iu Iho superintendent's nlllce, aud reprimands or credits will bo noted ou the records of employes who may re- celvi tho same. Ono feature ot mo system is that suspension from duty with loss of Unit) will bo discontinued. Obituary. Another one of the pioneer men of Oregon, John Cox, died at Medford, Jackson county, Ore, on tho Hi h day of July, IN!HI. Ho had not been well lor six months and (lied of heart fail ure. Ho was Uiru In Harvard county, Mo, ou the lHlh day of Oclols-r. IMS ami lived In that statu until the spring of 1H4H when ho came to Oregon Willi his lamer, two uroiuein ami threo sisters. When tho mines were discovered Iu California he went there In 1S1II and when he cumu buck from tho mines he settled III Oregon. Ho was a worthy meinU'r of tho Chrlstlkii church and wus the oldest of nine children, six boys and three girls. Deceased was among tho men who selected Eugene as the sight for the county seat of Lena county and it was hi. w bo drove tho slake. I In leaves two brothers and two -i-i..rs Jesse and Benlauilll Cox and Inh.tlu. mm Marv Itieliardsoll. He also leaves a son, W illiam H Cox, whose whereabouts aro at present un known. Anyone knowing of him would confer a great favor by Inform ing Jesse Cox, of Goshen, Oregon. Bicycled From Salem. Tho Dalies Chronicle, July 20: Judge ltb.iii.lev received a telegram irom nu- lem yesterday morning liKpilrlng utter two young men num-ii nuim.-. Milb.r u im left Heleiii two wi-eks ago ou a tandem bicycle for Tho Dalles via the Rlcftenziu roum. inen ... friends hail not heurd from them sin e they left and worn uneasy about them. Thev wanted Mr Blakeley to send par ties out from The Dnlleslo search for llieiu. While Mr Blakeley was debat ing what to do the bicyclers arriveu in ...ai n aa till aWallll Mr Blukelev wus an. ..,i-,..l ..rtliu fact. They were trivel- stidued and dusty ami Ihelr faces i. fr,.i,i exnosure. but were in cxccliciii health ami spirits. Shaking ,u irii. tliev said the roulo was in tilac.es. but (hey were eoiniielled to wulk but little. They I....I ...,lu mm aecldi-Ht ami that wus iiliix. lb lire uklinr ofa chain which iinleklv ri-iinired. They left this morning for home by tho sume route Before leaving lliey uis-aseu voo nn iety of their Haleni friends. Camp Fikk Laws Pakty.-Tucs-day's Salem Joiirnul: A;iiulquc social event .scurred lust evening at tin beiiuliful rural home of Judge R n II. an ou liast Court otr.t-t. A ncoro or more i f friemls were entertiilnetl around a camp lire In tho grove of oak trees on Ihelrexleiislve lawns. Japan ese lanterns Were suspended from the trees, which lent a mystio i-ftect rel ti ro c-l by 'be bright Is.nllre. Although unostentatious ill every particular, ...... I. ,.iu ii,. oinro I. leasing lawn party was ever given In Sulem. Lively con versation, repurto and story telling iiiiiiis. i1 the circle, and light n tresn is were served. Before departli g ull voted Judge unu iirs nean, nun Ihelr wideawake boys, charming en tertainers. - . a . ll . .. I t .ukiKii Itoseliurg Review: At tho homo of the gr.K.m In 'vJ!K8 eim k. niHin, July -tn, Mr E R Watch ami Miss Anna Alex ander: The bappv ooliplu left for Portland Sunday morning on their bridal tour. Mr. Watch Is a well known employe of the S. P. t o., and Ins bride Is a M.pular young lady ' t ils liiy, ! in. ...jr. - - I R ILeV UW inula wiiii many filemisii ' " ,-' ' .: ' : . r - SPRING7 MEDICINE Mri.'.vno-s i ivn PrntxATOR-don't f -;r t to t.i'- i'. I l:c I Ivor gets sluggish dcniv; tlu Writ --, ji t like all nature, nnj tlu sv ;t -:n t .rims choked Up by lbf ;i :c.w .1 v. i l , wlikh brings on M.i! ::i i, 1 t. r ;ir 1 A ",iic ,mj Khruma tiM.! ii x I IV. rt .: : l ' i v, i-i 1 1 w.ike i p your Liver t . ' tv si:- vi t ike SIMMONS ? I. :.ji'l AiOit tj do it. It also t ; Liver Keeps it properly at w-ie, v. h---i y "i r sv:.:, iii will be free from rcl-i'U a:iJ t!i v!i -I.- l-'ls' 1'ivigorateJ. You -;et T( 1 1. l;i :. V 1 1 LOO 1 when yt-tir svsteci i; i.i Al fondiiinn, and that will cnlv hs - li.-i '.'' Liver Is k-pt active. I rv i Liver krme.lv oivt anj note ths Uiil ieil.e. But t.il PlllV Sl.W.MONS Li:; kikiin.AToK it is Simmons l li ; kLui.LAroU wlikh makes the diilerenec. l ake it in powder or In liquid alre.iJy prepared, r make a ten of the powder; put take SIMMONS I.IVER REGU LATOR. You'll fnij the BED L on every package. Look for it. J. 11. Xclliii & Cos, riaiadelphla, Pa. .New Hop Cniiirai U are Filed. Salem Stale. man: Fubor & Nels, agents for J t! Bauer A Co., of Bail l-'rauclsco, h ivi) iniiilo new hop con tracts with the following growel of Minion county, tlie same la-lug (Bed Willi tho county clerk yesterday: Sebastian und Anna Alcber.ot ooil- burn, l'l.oml pounds lor tho year of 1H1H1 lMi7and IS'.iS, the coiislderalion U'ing (It, N and 1) cents respectively, luclud- iin udvauce of 4 cents ut picking time. Klik '.i'. liters ol St I'atil 1X000 lbs. for Ihe same years anil I he same Con siderations; ami Peter Kirk, Sr., and i'etcr IvnkJr,, ln.OOO pounds crops and im ices to I e the samo lis Iu tho forego- Tho liop growers Iu tho vlclulty f Indcpciiileiicu have called a inci-tlng fur nc)4 Satuiday-ti be lield al I nilcpi mlciicc when arrangements w ill jirooaoiy lie main- inwaiii preimr- Itigiorlbo picking season, I in I form prices w ill he arranged for at this meet ing which. 111 view of the poor market ami Iho worse prospects for the future, will bo v. iy low. (he nop-growers or tills vicinity think thai 2.) cents per Ixix is the price that will la) paid this venr or .'! I cents ut tho most. Messrs. t 1, Patterson and W ll Holmes, of tills city, will probably attend the meeting. hi ii it un tl Crop Prospects. limit ti"r., July iV. Prof McElrov, w ho has been work ing ou his fruit farm near Monroe during tlie pusl three weeks, returned to lids cli y today, no reports me fruit crop ulnioKl a total failure in all the orchards of Mint vicinity. The trees are milking an excellent Krowth and bltl fair for next year. Tho now deseiise iiiuoug fruit trees, known as "Oiliniliosls" or "Black Spot" la man Ing Its appearance and there will be some loss ou this account, especially Italian prunes anil Royal Ann cher ries. The wheal and oat crop are be low average ami aro estimated atalsiut sixty per cent of tlie usual yield. The clll.eiis of Monroe are much encourag ed by tho addition to Ihelr town of an extensive uud first-class llourlng mill ami wurchotisu now la-lug built by A Williehu Al Sous. When completed it will l) one oftlm finest structures of tho kind in the Willamette valley. Iially iniard, July '."J. Hkhiikkt Condon Ciiohkn. At torney Herbert T Condon, ol thlsclty, was yesteitlay elected tsiokkeeiwr, stenographer and purchasing agent of Hid Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis by tho isnird of regents. The position has lormerly been held by J V Crawford. The salary Is 11000 per un 11 1 1 tn . The selection by the board of Mr. Condon Is a gtsid oue, ho belug a young man of excellent deportment ami ample qualillcallons. MrCondoU graduated from the University of Ore gon iu I8H2, and Inter from the law de partment of tho University ol Michi gan iu 18114. He formed a luw part-' nerslilp witli his brother, Seymour W Condon, in Oakland, California, but afterwards returned to tills city and entered into partnership with E O Pot ter In tho law business. Tlie partner ship continued until the lirst of this July when Mr Potter entered upon his duties us county Judge, to which olllce ho was recently elected. Mr Condon bus continued the law office up to Iho present time, but will doubt-l.-HS close it now. us tho olllce to which In-Iins Ju-t ls-en elect, d will necessitate Im removal to Corvallis. illy Guard, July Js. Kivkuvikw Not km. t Julto a num ber from Eugene and Junction City ntteiided tlio union service Sunday. Rev Grail' preached to a very Interest ed crowd, as did F W A Craln in the evening. The basket dinner was a siicccn and the hsiiiId had a good tliuii. All were well I'leascd with their coining together Willi the people of Oils neighborh.Kid We learn that the steamer Gypsy will continue her regular Hips when tho river will per mit. It will icqiiiri) a good deal of work bef.ro she can pass as the gravel bars arc filing pretty high this sum. mcr. imlly Guard, July V. A RoVAi. Ratti.kii. Ross Mathews brought a large radio snako Into town today. It bui nine rattles and a but ton and was captured allvi on Mt. Plsgali a few days ago by Mr Mathews. 'i'i,u r,,til..r bus Ist'ii iilaced on exhibi tion in Osburn & DuLunu'sshow win dow. Hop Lick. Hop lice are showing upon the. vines at an alarming rate. Presley Cheshire and Wm Nels are al- ir,.Hdv si.rav ug their yams auu mo : w ,i. r fe ai.ii.'.a'll Yard lll Com- nience spraying l day or two.