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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1896)
A llli; l.MlEK TAKING. Jone' Lumber Kluine In Operation 'shooting" the Flame The big undertaking ly the intir- 5 rising lumberman, J I Jones, of the ones lumber mill located on the Coast Fork mountains east of Wulk'i, In the hope of a lluino oi miles long for carry -rying tho products of tho mill to tli" railroad at Jonestown, I now corn-pleU-l and in operation. The Hume la 6) fill le long, reaching from the mill In the iiiotintulnt to the end of a witch at Jonestown in Hie valley be low, one-half mile from the main line of the H 1' railroad. The Hume pun around moun tains, over gorged and aeios the Coast Fork river. In some placet) it hue a rapid fall and the lumber hIiooIh along al a high rate of -cd. At one place the flume in trestled up to u heiglith of tto feet. Theilumo in built of two 14-inch boards, placed together at the edge In a V shape, forming a triangle on the Interior ot the trough. Passenger travel Is svccessfully tarried ou ovtr the flume by placiiw a sort of trough made of plunks inside the Hume. Thl trough when released at the head of the Hume starts on its Journey to the valley below with its load of human freight. It floats along gently over the level stretches, crosses ravines and Sorgeaand passe over tree tops, but art swiftly on It downward course on the steep Incline. The men employed ut the mill come down to Jonestown every Haturday evening, alter the work of the week In completed, in thin manner. Persons In search of a novel experience also avail themselves of an opportunity for a ride on the Hume. A party of young ladle went to the mill yesterday morning for the purpose of "ehooting" the flume. Mr Jones in enlarging the caiacity of hit mill. Next week he will take a 150-horse power engine up. I Newport Personals. Yaiuina Bav News. Dr Paine, Hilerintenclclit of the O K I A, came in last evening and joined hi family. V II llollinun and wile returned to their homo In Kugciio yesterday morn- 1 ig, much to the regret or llieir many friends in Newport. Mm J K Bronaugh, ofHpokaue, Wash, who has been visiting her mother, Mr llorris, 1-jft here yester day morning for home. Mrs Luckey, Miss Ada Hendricks, Miss Nellie Uiirry and RllsslUihy Hendricks, all of Kugcne, are at their cottage at Nye Brook for the eeason. Col ( O Voran, in command of Camp Newport, and former editor of the Kugciie Heglster, made us a pleas ant call Tuesday. rue Colonel is a very genial gentleman and I always a welcome guest at this olllee. Herbert Condon, an employe of the U A C. Is here visiting his parents for a few (lays Mr Condon is one of our brightest young men and always re ceives a hearty welcome from his many friends in this city. Fkom McMinnvii.i.k. Reporter: "The trustees of the Mo.Mlnuville Col lege have secured Mr Irving M (.Hen to till the chair of music, elocution and English literutuio, and this (lection completes the new faculty. Mr (lien is a graduate of the University of Ore gon, class of '0-1, and on leaving that Institution ho wiui the first money in the oratorical contest. He took a two years' course at John Hopkins univer sity, llalllmore. In special studies in English. He is said to be a lino mu sician, and especially flue in vocal music, being the possessor of a good voice, and always delighting in music from a love of it. The collego au thorities believe the selection of Mr (.Men la a very fortunate one. I le Is a single man, alwnit 30 years old, en dowed with the degree (if "A H." and we understand, a member of the M Ii church. Ills father is the present pas tor of the Presbyterian church at Day tou, Or." Has Not Aci'kitkd, Mr. Giflord Nasi), to whom tlie position of Instruct or In Instrumental music In the Uni versity of Oregon has been tendered by the board of regents, has not yet no cepted, but it is thought that lie will. Mr. Nash's father has resided at Cor vallis for a number of years, and he Is an Oregon raised boy. He Is nalil to bo a very Hue musician. He will re ceive no salary but will be allowed to charge a tuition and receive all the money obtained from his pupils. In connection witli the department of Instrumental niusiu It is quite likely that a teacher of vocal muslo iu the person of a .Miss Klliot, of Portland, will be secured. The position haa not yet been oll'crcd to Miss Klliot but the regents have been in correspondence with her concerninir it. If cinnlovcd. she, like Mr. Nash, will 1 imid no salary, but will lie allowed the Income from licr pupils. Illj Ciuurd, Annum Ji. Hkputy Uamk Wakhkn. I.ane county at last has a deputy game war den. (State (lame Warden Mctluire lias apMlnted Attorney M O Wilkin, of tins city, to tne tuace ami air klu tod ay Hied his acceptance. The county has been without a game war den for several months and ha Iwen badly In lit ed of a competent man for tlie place. Mr iikiiis win make an efficient officer and will discharge tils duties Just as the law says he shall. Pally Uinml. Auciiat '-'1. TlIK BlIAKI'I.KS OltCHAUl). Frof. McKlroy has returned from a visit to the extensive prune farm ot lr. Shar pies near Ooshcn in this county. He speaks la highest terms of the orchard and the extensive and complete plant for drying the fruit, and secured much valuable information relative to the care of the fruit and the special pro cesses adopted In building andeiulp plug evaporators ou a large scale. IUT Uuanl, Augmt IssTitrrroR ok Mime Corvallis Tluus: (.iitl'ord Ntudi parsed through Corvallis yesterday en route to Port land. Ho has boon rusticating at Kock cieek for the past six week. Kre long he will go to Eugene, having no cepted a position as uiusiu teacher In the uulverslly of that city. Horn. Near this city recently to Mr and Mrs C H Watson, a daughter. "AMISSION TO 1J1E BAB." HKi-tch or Addresn Before tbe liar Association by Hon. Oeo. a. worrm. Hon. Geo. B. Dorrls, of Eugene, on thetnploof "Admission to the liar." read an Interesting paper, saying in part: "The profession realises the deplora ble fuel that hundreds of men are yearly being admitted to the bar, who are Immoral, dishonest, and have not the necessary qualifications as a law yer to protect the life aud property that may be put iuto their bauds by a confiding client. They enter the pro fession solely for the money they think: they can make out of it, and their dis honest methods soon become appar ent, and bring disgrace on themselves aud discredit to the profession. Dishonesty lias growu to suun an extent, that at every meeting of the association complaints are made against some member, for misfeauoe aud committees must be appointed for Investigation and to reoomniend new rules for the admission of members. "How to eradicate tbe evil, to ele vate the standard of membership, aud to educate I he mind of the student en tering the profession to a Utting reali zation of the great responsibility lie assumes by taking the oath of an at torney, Is a subject which has occu pied much lime ot the court, whose duty Is to prescrilw tlie rules for ad- minion, t view the lact that the dis honesty of the lawyer, the Immorality of the clergyman aud the malpractice olilie physician, are three evils tint In the power ol the several proiessions 10 remove, out can only be reached by public censure by the press, as the dis covery Is made known, aud then there be a fierpetuui suspension lroia prac tice iu the courts. "The lawyers at the several county seats in tlie state are, perhaps, the best prepared from experience to Know the almost utter waul of qualification of men coming into the state to engage In the practice, for very few stop at tlie metropolis. They come having Utopia Ideas of their own ability and lllipu. tion conceptions of the men and meth ods of the far West. They think that iiere there is not much intelligence, ami that the people are only half civ ilized, tha no knowledge is required of them to engage In tlie practice of the law other than to have been ajus- lice or the peace or a constable. "I may say here, by way of paren thesis, Portland may have some of the same kind. When hero a lew wecKs ago I was alklug dowu the street, to view the line warship. I passed two Portland citizens. One said to tlie other: 'I have had some experience in settling up three or four estates, but each time I was so unfortunate as to have a lawyer who did not know a damn.' I then wondered If Portland had some ot Eugene's emigrants the kind who advertise divorces obtained In 81) days for fli; no decree, no pay. The kind who gain the couildeiice of men and then betray it for a reward. All such are unworthy tlie honorable profession, and to prohibit them from engaging in the practicing and to see that those only are admitted to the bar who potsess the necessary qualitl cationsisa duty the association owes to the public." From Wyoming. Bh kki DAN. Wyo., Aug., 10. '00. Eiutok Iiuakd: Please change the address of my paier from Crook, Or., to the above auuress. I arrived heie via Harney Valley, l sale, nancy, Idaho, iienry Lake, iel lowstone Park, Livingstone, Billings, Custer's buttle ground, on the H0th of July, having been on the road six weeks. There has been a great change In tlie Hnake river country since 1 saw it in 'HO. Where the Indian hunted aud the coyote howled are flue, irrigated mrms.aiid immense canals bringing water from up the river; also hard times, heavy water rates, mosquitos, hree klndsof horseflies, buffalo kuats. etc., by the millions. They even have mosquito bars on me hen bouses. Talk about scenery, there is nothing here or on the road to compare with the old Cascade range. The mountain scenery in tlie park Is tame aud If it wero not for the geysers, hot springs, hell's j acre and the mammoth hot springs, it would not be worth going live miles to see. Tills country is a good wheat ooun try. Potatoes and other vegetables do well, Hue grass grows on irrigated lands, and grazing is good. There Is no fruit, but plenty of gooseberries. currants and strawtierrics. People are niisiiing arotinu picking choke clie: rles to can and make Jell out of. I was talking to a grocer about dried pruues. He wanted to know what they could be bought for on board car. I referred him totico. Welder and Dr. Hharples, lie showed uie some prunes they bought from a peddler In Omaha at 8J cents. They wero culls and had been doctored. Thev were a dull color aud apparently had been dipped in syrup. I told lilm that on the const they would feed such fruit to stock. I believe there could tie a good prune market worked up at Sheridan, Wyo., and Killings and Livingston, Montana, as all three places are supply poltit for an Immense farming and stock coun try. Cull fruit is sold as coining from Oregon. Nineteen yeart residence in Oregon has made it seem like my native place and at some future time I may again reside there. tSuccess to the Guard. Yours Respectfully, C. A. McMauan. IHUl; Qutrd, Aiiguat ?1 Ilm'RNKn Homk. County Judge E O Potter and family arrived home from the Bohemia mines last evening. Mr Potter and Commissioner Calllsoii have Is en looking over the Bohemia wagon road and the former took his family along for an outing. They re port the road in good shape but in some places very steep. Considerable freighting is now being done to the mines. Pilj (luard, August t-. First Issi k. The first Issue of II W Hons' newspaper, The Moderator, which succeeds the Cottage Orove U'lnatl leader, reached thlsottlce to day. It Is an excellent weekly publi cation, filled brim-full of good reading matter and would prove a credit to a much larger Held than Cottage (liovo atlbrds. It Is non ns.rtl.san on nnlitlnnl 1 subjects. We wish it success. MUST PAY OS .N0TKS. j Taxpaiers Who are i i ji-jk fa 1IIH kaw .1fUT r p Kurton Is doing all In his power toasesalla-cssBblo property. fore ta-glning work ou tne i he had lilsdeputies U go through he rtiti-l if mm rw. ird books and ascertain all mortgage which showed that note existed that had not been given by the Drift. . HI i-i ... - ....yvu.il t1 ITOI. UIIU Mark BalleV to Heattle Eugene suf jmr iwiiij i r,.,.., ii,uvtimv fersa distinct i'"' tx,rlet.ceall manner of pleasant . o cesses III their new environment Is e united hoe or uie uwj u ihev have 'left behind them. B it U t U , bo devotliedly wis heu i mu III HIV w ""X . II.. 4 I... f.iltV iiioiiiiru iriiiii ii d j limy not prove a periuaueui. TtLKliBAPIl UATKS UEDUfEU. Th ut Applied loNou-L'oiiipelliitf aud ( empetlug Paint. Beginning Kcptcmber 1st, the West ern Union Telegraph Company will nut Into ellVct uew rale that will illcctull olllcts In Oregon, with tlie exceptloii of tliose wliere t!.e present cents for the lirst ten word except! rate is uucoi. v.;j - ,u. ..nice, iii the r o. ill ullord to spare two H.iipie , --., ., ulld ..... owners when the as.r wan u.ukl.ig , cn . My con rilmted i.i- -n . . . . . i rim rutiuii in iiicit i . shows thut there are l lO.OuO In notes owned by resident taxpayers mat n not l-een given to the assessor as re- (iulred by law. The names oi tne own ers were obtained and they have been notified by mail of tne (leucie icj . a result the assessor's oillce lias been Hooded with callers the post few days, many anxious to explain aim wiei indignant iiecaili-e they have liecii ap- We I ami 2 cent for each additional word, aud 8 lew OlllCeS IU me rnmmi pin lion of the slate, ulid over half of the win n 1 funlastic Indiunant iiecaue they prehendediu tills inauiier. Ol course some mistakes have been discovered, as for instance a mongage hi ooe persons name migni ne n--to anotlier. Theu agaiu a transfer might have been made and some de lay experienced iu having it recorded. At any ratealMiutli.'i.liOOof the fl40, 000 worth of unassessed noun nave been placed ou the roll so lar anu ii i tl.,,,,l.t H, ut nt least toO.OoO or tOO.OUO of the amount will be secured. This Is quite an Hem ana win in considerable of a saving to the poorer class of taxpayers who own no notes. Camp Newport. bkilr Uiurd, Ausut Ya(julna Bay News: The soldiers are Iiere and are nicely located on the flat near the Ocean house. The camp lias been named Camp Newport, in honor of the city, and is in command of Col (J O Yorau, a very pleasant and entertaining geutleman a well as an elllcientollleer, supported by the fol lowing ollicers: AdJ Lieut McClure, Hergt Major D E Yoran, dipt Moon, in command of Company C, Lieut Hears iu command of Company F, Lieut Holman in command of Com pany B. Under the command of Hksj gentlemenly oHlcers things are run ulng along as smoothly m possible. The regular military life I observed and the guard house generally has a few men ou tlie Inside Who have for gotten to get within the lines on time. The sensation of the hour was when "high private of the rear rank," Willie Campbell, was placed under arrest last evening by a special detail under orders I rom the commanding olllivr to make, the arrest at all hazards. He was found iu citizens clothes at a very iirominent residence in the city, aud iinniedlat'ily removed to the guard house, but uot without a hard struggle, He will probably be sentenced to be shot at sunrise, without a trial. The camp will break Monday morn ing. "a": V : i i:r..,.riir to the social and lUleuccumi town. Iti always with a Hl tl.rlll of i... i imr.-riH in v that 1 at tempt "Drift." I never know ...... . .l.... u ivnrd what I change are going to be fuir m It. i...f,.. .i rHcbes inv startled eyes in print. "The milk of liuuiai; kindness" I i .I..uu.u In thAIIIVH- may be maue iui im - -. terious process It undergoes eomposlng room. Angels are quite as likely to apmar as angle worms, and insln.rt. my rhetorical butie. flies of ten have their po .r IIUlo wings Iiinched off aud fall sensiles to the irround. And I well, yu how Impossible Ills 10 repiuce terllv's wings and set lilm soaring In the summer sunshine artur such cruel treatment. If, in last preesion was Mr. Smallcy's Literary Abroad. Jlmsiun George W Hmalley, the famous American editor-author, has been granted a two months' ho iday by his paper, the Loudon Times, and litis gone abroad on a special mission for The Ladies' Home Journal He lias engaged to prepare a short series of ar ticles for that magazine, aud is gather ing the material tor them in Europe The work will necessitate his spend ing part of the summer in England, aud the remainder iu (icrmuny. Fkm. Down a Shaft. A dog belonging to one of the miners at the Duraugo mine at Blue Itiver could tell a thrilling exHTience if dogs could talk. The animal fell 52 feet to the bottom of a shaft. At the Duraugo a tunnel extends UK) feet back iuto the mountain and at the back end a shaft has been sunk 62 feet into tlie earth. Some of the men entered the tunnel witti lights a few days ago. The dog ran on ahead where it was dark and when It came to the end of the tunnel unsuspectingly plunged oil' into the shaft. Tlie men heard a dull thud when the dog struck bottom, but ou examination it was louud that the dog was not hurt, though somewhat ad dled by the fall. Gallery Chan-oks Hanks. -C 1. Winter kas closed a contract wnh C A Itushuell recently of Ellensburg, Wash, and that gent lemon now lias possesion of tlie Winter Photo nailery. Mr Bushnell comes recommended as a first class artist. He Is well known here, having been raised Just across the river north of the city where his parents now reside. Mr VYIuter has not fully decided upon his future course aud for a time at least will make his heudqilarters at tlie old stand. week's "Drill" theim given that the myster- ous hermit of the McKenzle was a criminal in hi ling, I sincerely regret it and hasten to sty that nothing was farther from me than the wish to con vey such an Idea. h hardly seems m slble that a man mn vollllir SO Sill-Ill V (1 "111 ICU Bllll B" haiiiisoine as tne sKi'i-eoui Bi"n m.o lent lis of the forest could be any thing that is not good and worthy. A scholar he certainly must Iks who with him Into such se clusion Homer and Horace, and only o ....! nr mi urilst. Iiv nature would " i'wv . - r .... have chosen a spot so oeauiuui mm remote iu which to set up a shrine whose divinity Is a woman's pictured L.M.M. A Pitiahi.k Cask. A man and woman and two small children, strangers, have been in the city for to or three days aud during mon oi uiai time tlie husband and father has liccu on a spree. The woman and hei children were at the depot this morn- inn. She said her father resided at Davtoii aud she wanted to get to that place b it only had money enough to reach Salem, so she (lid not go. blie said her husband hnd no money, but managed somehow to gel whisky. She aid: "I think too much of my children to have them banged around in this manner by a drunken lather and If I could gel home I would drop him right now." This was the right kind of talk and the woman will have no trouble to get to Dayton II she drops her brute of a husband. Latkk. Since the above was put Iu type, "hubby" lias lieen thrown Iu Jail for being drunk aud abusing his wile. Money has been raised lor tne woman and she will be Bent to Iter people at Dayton on tomorrow morn ing s train. Mt'ST I'ROORESS. I he state super intendent of public instruction has ruled that any person having received a first, second or third grade county certillcatu in one county shall not be granted a second paper of the same gride iu any ci unty iu the state, aud said certificates are good only in the county where Issued. A person hav ing received a third grade count y cer tillcale and going Into another county to teach must pass the examination for the next higher tirade, namely, a second giade certificate. This ruling is very important to teachers. It means thut they must progress. It means more to be a teacher than it dhl ten years ago, and ten yean hence the standard will lie still higher. The world is progressing and the teacher must progress with it or fall out of the ranks. Amiany Pkhsonai-s. Democrat: Mis Kebecca Haines, daughter of W W Haines, ot Eugene, is iu tlie city the guest of L E Brain Hon E ii Sklpworth and family, of Eugene, re turned home today from a trip to Lebauon. Ptlly Uutrtl, Angii! 21. Falkkxiu'ru Uk-EIiKCtkd. Tlie head camp of tlie Woodmen of the World which convened in Helena, Montauo, yesterday has re-elected F A Falkenburg head consul. A I) Still man of Pendleton, Oregon, was elected head escort. A Correction. The revival ser vice uow being held at Mohawk are lieing conducted by the Houtheru Methodist church, Instead of tne rree Methodists, as stated several times in the Uai'kd. The mistake was made unintentionally. Was Insi'rkd. Mr S R Williams, agent, has returned, and states that the barn burned Wednesday night was ow ned by Ueo It uolter, oruicnada, and whs Insuied In the American Central of St Louis for f 300. Urantkh Diplomas. The state board ha granted state life diplomas to Mrs T M Jackson aud W H Weatli rrsou and state diploma to Mrs Vina f ... 1 11'... 1 f . . A.vune- una iu .ucvieuu. Plly Uuurd, August Di't.AYKi. Owing to pressing busi nesj matter, Dr T W H trris was un able to start to Squaw Creek this morning, lie will not. tie able to start lie fore Monday, Born In this city, An. 13,13), to the wife of lien. Buibach, a son. 40-3 403 40 3 'Sy'Z 25-2 Si 2 40-3 403 25-S2 25-2 252 25 2 40 8 25 2 40-3 25-2 403 25-2 25-2 ,.iii.-. in Washington The following list shows the prtn clpal olllces touched: From Eugene to old rate, new rate. Alblnn. Or 40 3 25-2 Arlington, Or fiu-8 Ashiauu, j " Astoria, Or o-3 Bonneville, Or 40-J Bridal Veil, Or 40-3 Cascade Locks, Or 40 3 Ctutral Point, or un a The Dalles, Or r. oo a East Poriland.Or 4n-3 Knii.lre Citv. Or 40-3 Koret Grove. Or 40-3 Oram's Pass. Or 40 3 Grant's Station, Or 60 3 llillsboro, Or. w- Hood itiver, Or 60-3 Marshtleld, Or 40 3 Medford, Or &) 3 Merlin, Or 40 3 Portland. Ol 403 .. . m l. . .. L.' I. ... ,... A dlspilOll iroui n.in ria'iuwp mo lUthsays: "The esleru uniou tel egraph Company ha announced a ireueral reduction In lo-al rales be- i.. m ...l:r.Mnl.. I Ii.i.i.ii tweeii poiuis in v-uiii"! uic, vi-jj.M,, Washliiiitou ond Nevada, to go iuto effect September 1st. The present 40 cent rale will be reuueeu m --j wu and tlie state rate oi oo cents 40 cents In many Instances. Tlie reduction lias Ikjcii applied 10 uoin non-compfllngand comiietlng mjIiiIs. Turning Treea Into Newspapers. An Interesting experiment was re cently made at Meuzul & Co's paper aud wood pulp nianuiactory ui iiseu thai to ascertain what was the shortest space of time In which it was possible toconvert tlie wood of a stauding tree Iuto paper and the latter Into tt Journal ready for delivery. Three trees wen felle I lu a forest near the establishment at thirtv-llve minules past 7 a. ni., In the piesence of two ot tlie owuersof tlie manufac tory and u notary whom they Had called to certify aa to the authenticity of the experiment. The trees were carried to the nianuiactory, wncre they were cut into pieces twelve luche In length, which were men uecoru cated and split, lho wood thus pre pared was afterward raised uy an ele vator to the live dullbiatora of the works. The wihmI pulp produced by these machines was then put into u vat. where It was mixed with the necoisarv materials. This process flu Islied. tne liuuid pulp was sent to the D.incr machine. Al tiiirtv-four mill ules past nine in tlie morning the fliet sheet of paia-r was lliiislitd. I he eu tire manufacture had thus consumed but one hour and tll'ty-niue minutes Tlie owners of the inaunlactoiy, ac companied by the notary, then took a few of the sheets to a printing ollice situated a distance of ubout two and a half miles from the woi ks. Al ten o'clock a copy of the printed Journal v. us in the bauds of the party; so thut It had taken two hours and twenty, live minutes to convert the wood of ii standing tree into a journal lor de livery. During the course of manufacture there occurred a few Interuplioiis which might be avoided ut another time, uud that, in tlie opinion of tlie two manufacturers, laid It not been for tins, twenty minutes might have been gained. Mining and Scichtlliu Pros. nMu.tio.i.eilat .,i'i I", ";' l-r t!ie t't" it. u i rlurr. " i.l not visit it T l or throe y,: ll Would Becin f, H I. ... .. ''" wot il. r.""J the Uosebur. P'-e of jobbcry 6 Kit Goiso East. Virgil Johnson, of the elites of '110, Univeisity of Oregon, and who wou the 100 cash priz? for seco id best oration, left Monday for the East to spend live years in securing a higher education. He will flrstgoto Boston, Mass., aud If satis- laetory arrangements can be made will enter Harvard university for a two years' course. Ho will then goto Bocliester, New York, aud tluisu up Willi three years ill a lheoIogic.il sem nary. However, lie uiav iro to Koch- ester Urstand In that case would take three years there and only one year at Harvard. Mr Johnson "is one of the brightest young men who has gradu ated from the home university. He is preparing for the ministry and the GUARli wishes him the success which it believes hu will have. Umly Guard, Augunt 11. Historical Serpent. Nmtls, Ja cobs and I'racht, who returned from Crater Lake yesterday say that parties who are slopping at the lake and pre paring to receive the Mazaiua excur sionists, report thut they gaw the his torical serpent in tlie lake tho other day. A party wore engaged in rolling rocks down the mountain side and a boulder plutigiim into the water roused the serpent, which swam rapidly to ward the island but soon disappeared beneath the water. However the re appearance of tlie serpent need not de ter Intendiug visitors as his serpent ship ha never yet been seen except at long range. Tidings. Escaped -Albany Democrat: The editor of the Democrat U rejoicing over the fact that he did not go to the meeting of the State Press Association at Astoria. Tlie tol'owing from tlie Eugeno GfARD Is the cause: I L Campbell, editor of xh Guard, took ol pages of closely written manuscript to Astoria with him today-enough to hypnotieeund put i sleep any audi ence. ' ' Dully Oa.ir.l, Ausasl iJ PrcPehty i'iuciiASEi.-A deal s c used yisleiday evening w Idch LO BcckvMth, ihu trocervmaii, pur. clia-td from V A K-tnkln in,. ,.ltv at thei-rm-rof S-venlhicd V, j .J ette Ureets, adjoining ' olll.v.i.1 the noi th. Tbe lt U aixSO ' I '. pan was f jiXK). Mr llrrgnu rri Assnluil.,.). Astoria, Or., Aug 20. The tenth annual meeting of I lie Oregon Prci-s Association was lield in this ci'y to night. President C t! Doughty In the chair, and Albeit Testier, heeielcy There were 87 members present, i v; i'y county in tlie state being repn-y.- i i. Six of tlie association cx-pivd.'- u' were nuiong tlio-e w lm ulieiul.-o A liuiuU-r of cominuiilcaliotis were i among them being one fiom tne W.t-n-Ington Association, which me t i-xt year al Vancouver, asking for a j .nt meeting ol the assoelatioti. Afb-i Isr meeting wa formally opciie.l, the relary's report was read. The r. p.-il showed that during the past e.-r, i.i association bad lost no member.-., tlmt 14 paH'rs had been establisl,e. .- lu.-t-last year and 30 suseiided .' li e Intter, 12 were less than 12 inmtl, Id The country weeklies (.f the stale, -.lie report said, compared favorably with those iu any stale in the Union! w hi!e the dailies were unexcelled lor ij'ii.n lily of news, make-up and good hone sense. Tlie annual address of l lie pres ident was read by A W Patteison, who, owing to die indisposition of the president, had Iveu ci led to the chair. The paper wa r. plcte with gooil sugg,eti hi lor the welfare ol the association and newspapers in general. Itepoits of other olHccr lot lowed, alter which the meeting adjourned until to-moirow. ou raucous nv and .they should fi Biien an act. nnnZ citizens t-ngad Jiortunt Industrie, i1 uoioroiduen the u;; Willie Ve trlu I.... i . unds of acres of iUl' go io waste, and 1 f, II all tho sheep j7 herded on theCtieJ, would do no harm K, timber .llcrei,, as are (loinir. 4 .. .. o' fcliicpuitn u tl.eir Block on t!-.e Crti serve will be tJm t,"M huh J II flfrtnt. . nine of them hai.I.I land liy the district cotjiplaint na rn.,k.'j': e I, secretary of th, r... .i..t. .i , i i . . uiuo ai Aglilaml, facls t Key E M W lk. land, who is ulj,) JL uiai tntir society intfrJi excurt-ion there! tW i.. not tilensant t.i tl.ii.ln.. is lull of slierpiud in i the law. A deputy TJuiv. ruars-iiiu wa9 dispawM i lake with instrucliutulo eliecpmcn and topuUod off ot the reserve." ASOTHRu rKumrxi Fr: jjeiiih'1 '...AM I " Vi. r.nuer. Cbitt Hl'w rk. f hav AVlll" (rm 11 price. Wa VR.t kind 'o r ro. Wh Hale'i Try guars I Fir W- uegot provt! and 1 Joreh Inter have now tain 1 Fc acre Wat ture bay, pes it oi tout .flare Hup Contract!. Hillsiioko, Or, Aug. 2d. Hop con tract for 110,00(1 pounds have thus far been tiled Willi the county clerk. TIiosh who have contracted with Lllieuthal & Co, of Hau Kraiicisco, for delivery, on November 1, are: Jacob Whit more, of Laurel, lO.tKK) pounds at 0 cents, with 3 cents ad vance Tor picking; K h Mulloy aud G LllaytlHirn, of Laurel, 15,000 pounds at 0 cents, J cents for picking; It Im one, of llillsboro, Sn.OOO pounds nt6J cjnts, 4 cent for picking. Those contracting with DM Bros & Co, of Boston, for delivery on Novem ber 15, are; James Sewell, of llillsboro, 20,000 pounds at (1 cents, with 4 rciiii in ad vance for picking; UeoD.iy, of Tuala tin, oOOO pounds at eenls.with 4 cents advance; SA Durham, of Progress, 10,000 poiiiids at 0 cents, w ith 4 cenig advance. hVekwith lo, l,,l ',!."" an, nu for sevrrul vears 1 'v r' n'm' 1 " "le?s he hud tiled Dully uuant, Ansyst 21. Too I.atk A Norwegian applied at the county clerk's oMee today to announce I. is Intention of becoming aa American citizen. He said he had concluded he wanted lo vote for Bry an, nut was inf iruicd Unit he could hisiuien- Concerning the detnuc::': silver in 1873. (Jen Jului America's great eoldieT, 1 Blaine's running tnnie -,q ; a true citizen, mads the I statement, which is tak 5 July Arena: 1 , for one, can ?ce Ikim tho money-holder anil tlr receive interest ai.d Inn I conic?. I can m, 1 -thitt legislation, our ki perationH crippled tml t, Mm reduced Ut uwe 1 can fee the brau'.itul it, my own flute anJoft'wp which arc lilo'inrnt ; with clicrfnl limiiw w white towers al.mg thar improvenicrits, u train t;;' tO jilll llfrS. I ''an iieiuls at llieir helliilivt ee tho iio)i f "f f triners 1 1 :. as tli'f Ii.: for lU.'i i.eiMUSe i;s t"it' j.iiy the Cllsl of tr.ll.'Ut'"'. ilividenda 011 iiiilli-iiJuf' ft iiiiotis r-ii'way et': 1 cm set; our ptople l v gni.iiiiiig and liiirJeuf i t, ation to pay k his ulstJ' ot.d tititfe iniurrtd - mnw :lhn.lt'llt l 1 1: e ol llie fu lire K I I . '. ..1 ll.ul.l IOI I 1 . . 1 If" ... "... i.. ol our ei"ertl ,!ie iu,nlucers, reiiuctd:u ; , o : id" serfs to i"'' , u j.w and lM'iv.t'.c B sharks of Wall My W!f. and of Tiire.li" in L uil.jii, l''ulind Ton question -v belli' f ri should take v.y iioiii'iit. conunp: p.i!.n-al rirugifW' . - . .. 1 :. u .. .0 .inir t! oiu , aim 'I 1 ' " , , 111 tllO C-cb' woiio. .- 1 t ..n:..:..!.. ..( iIih l.esii'i''1 1 t,e oiin-i.ii - . , ti-i . . 1 I.sve t!n l-illl imiiiiv.. - , mutter imii Ii i'"'"1' " .si r.T! U hkVO decided "'V. I" 1 .. .1 . :. la .,ff IK' Keep intir ii""- , care, and would u;.i , 1 . i,i-, -ion? r' aiiuevciMai..-' in the jioiii.e.11 .- .,1 cvde parades will lively lemure the sound tnoi, ,; .1 lv R-ltn'- veritcs are n": S)iir.j Ih.seud oit- ' - 1(c: ever tiieiiuoiuo -- Show u:av me - - (i ty.lrongly i-t the dtrcct.ofl oicycie. . '.-1.v1::':,...,,',t Mi"'u'- v , .,-iiir.r. Mcretiity ui in-- - x,r.ci fuses tosailn.Mcri'. 1 Kinhy nl li "'" ; ' !: stroiiBlv t.'i ir'(,l,"u:'p4,!H and iir.i6 w;"' vK-,C), B nU on ti e 8.H J ui edit,rid ii;- rJ' 1 . I . i . 1 1 111 1 the n' tilv-r -';'tv He will have tlie.!'" i:m,r. and Se'f'l this stu '-f"r '" K led con let th r i h ciioii ,J 4iir '' :lo-l ; rr...ed.aivl i ro i" " I iiou a yeur agio. it a huuiaier.