rip p p pi i 1 Y1 ' f 1 I s- O J ilUMiDo 1 iL 1 IU Hi LI. wiiwporijt,,,,,,;,,,,!, tmrmn. v to rarx u noigmm. bt tbb sweat op on brow V'OL :50 WEEKLY EUSENE GUARD. cvnrncLL bkos, publishers rti-t it'lti 01 r. ill. menu u- mci u nn-U K jtfr.l. ....IKIkI.Ui Htrt-et., bUUUlNK, OK., SATURDAY. AUGUST 91 1RA7. flTTTrlT I ynr . ACCIDENT. TKl:HOK Sl'llsCIUlTION: i sjnthf. 17.00. I.OU. .50. Advertising rates made known on application. i.Mri'M ! uusln.-M lotlr to Cil'AKl), r. j S. LUCKEY DEALER IX Clocks. Watcnes, Chains. Jewelry, Etc RErAHUNd PROMPTLY DONE, Worli Warraoted.-Cl Silas LIujJ Rock I Last Ikiiay.A NO 34 MONDAY, AUGUST W. Rev C C Sperry, of Brownsville 3u KI religious services, Sunday iu Harris burg. A CODHT HOUSE MEETING. lulli'd tr, L. W. BROWN, M.D u..,ielan and Surgeon Offic..n.lrei.l.leneeuverpostof tiiif.wistoS.etoBp.iii. Hours 13. C- la-ECE. GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS . n.ln. In Fnrlcn Alld lK,mtlc M. il.lv J Cirullc, Monuments. H,-..Wom' anJ Cemetery work of il kinds tot WIS. ALL WORK GUARANTEED ! . ,......,. jir.,.t. near Postofflco. Eugene, Or uaii-ii. . . C. WOODCOCK, nmri-Ouc-h.il block south ol Chrlsman's eh.ksf, : ORKUON. RTTORHEYS-AT-UW. tnscne, "'" W.piaetico in till Uio cou tta o b if. OuV ill Walton block. L. L. W H11E0N, DKNTIST. Hivlni imrrhascd the orllea .lid fixtures 0 Vli'l-,f. W. V. Henderson. 1 am n" s;wl toil., thing lu tl.e line o Dentlstrj utiuoTe Mill euice. Cro.n ind Bridge work a Specialty. Hint I uiui .tccldini. .The West, AuKUht IX M.. .1 r. , .-......., mit'i m ini rililH JjlOVll Wa instantly killed wl.il..- employed a urnkeumn ou the curs on the jetty "'.Km uio tiumtli of the Siuslaw. llie men hud ju,t loaded two rocks ou the la-l cur of a train and started it to run a short tiistauce, 30 to 40 fret, along the truck to couple it to the other cars. Lloyd was bitting ou the o ul of tic cur will. I,U f, . t brake platform, and holding to the lir.iLu ii li I. I.t. 1 1 ....... " '" i.iiuus, me rocK l.elt.g out a ivw inches from his buck. When thecar btruck the reM, the ur caused the rock next to him to move a frw iucluH and oatight hliu, forcing lib ureat ami throat against thecropicce at the top of the Lrukerod, cruhhlng ni i.nasi and Hhoulders hetweeu the rock and the Lrakerod, killing him luutautly. None of the nun wile looking when tlie accuicnt occurred, but Johu Mor ria iioli.ed it immediately afterwards, ana cul.ctl to the engine, r to Luck the tniin n, tluy e.mld ivit.-h Ihe rock from theileirick to remove it. The track being up grade nt thai place and the oruS-eof the car .-el tight made lLat hard to do. After trying to back the the whole train, all the caw but the last two were run on the tide truck and ailotlur tiial made. Then the brake wai loosened by lukingotit tt.e bolls the ears were bucked and the rock was ren. ived fro: a the body of tiie uufortu- uut man. V, out win, imiiieiliatcly nrought to Flounce and his parents were informed ii Hid tuclili'iit. A jury was bum- uione 1 and an impieat held by Justice I' L Wilson, iicting coroner, and they gave a verdict of hccideutal death. 1'he funeral was held Wednesday and was largely attended, the addre.-s he- given hy JieV 1 Knott. telephone couimutilmti.m Harrlsburg reporU the hop short. from crop gang relumed this fkticruoon The Honey bridge from Salmon Crek having the woiU. Ulias Lauerand family huVM full. eluded to remain at home and not go lo Foley Springs as Intended. Dead moud Bros are runnlmr 2 nun. 000 fret of logs down the MeKeiizle river for the Uoodale Lumber Co. A marriage lleeuse was Issued Sat- n.in 1... . . vouuiy iiern Jenn Mr to t II Cook agrd 23 an.: Ida Miller, Z The S P company Is reported to hav greatly Increased Ita freight rales on account of a combination with the RitX. fviiM'Iiriiii iiii! of a Court hk Atk'BJince J Slrrrll.all lutiriiiaii . i'hut On. r.l A' 1,. Pur-Hunt t.i call l id :i.l In lieo A 1 Krns muted that he had never ncata me title or the a.iuure , .Urntioiid until Seatboniugh elaimed It to be a fact. All the heirs were en. (I, a 'ped by not c.iiumenclng suit and "II , could not recover the donated lands. J M Williams claimed Lnne county's title was perfect. Win Scarborough then upoke. Chairman Stevetisou then itiiidenne remarks. Ho wauled the courthouse (o be paid for as It was built. S II Mors thought that the title should be settlsd. Was against a new court house. I. ttN. B.D.PAINE. F.W.OSBURN ennetnt. Vict Pre tldtnt. C.lhl THE be Loan and Savings BANK, iupe, - Oregon. '.noRs-D. . l'alne, J. B. Harris. J. K H. p. I-ainu, W. K. Brown, J. r. Kot.iui.oii, F. W. Ustiurn. : : : $50,000. B ar.kirn Business Transacted ' it t'Jowed on time depoilU. Iwtlom entrusted to our CRra will receive ;! ittc ution ane County Bank. I (Et'.llihcd In mi.) fUQENE, OREGON. Gneral Banking branches transacted Jrble terms. business on A. O. HOVEY, President. J-M.AHH AM8. Cashier. A.U. HOVEY'jR...tCas I'Mnnlvnt. " CaAK' Ssui.i;XMi Asuintant fiwliior. in This Is the lUst fatal accident that has lu'.j i'cii! d to anyone while em ployed on any work connected with the construction of the jetty since the woik was c luinct.ccd nearly six years g). Silas K Lloyd the victim of the above accident was a native of Kettlehy Can ada, where he was born M. rch 1st, bTo. When very young his parents moved to Kansas and thence to Ne biaska. Iu the summer of bW he re moved with them to Oregon where they settled on Maple creek having traveled the entire distance wi'h teaiue. lie w as a young man cf good moial character and re.-uected hy his associ ates. Uesifles a father and mother he leaves a sister and several brothers to mourn his early death. Pan; ouniii, Augtut lo A. Accident. About i) o'clock last evening while Louis A Itostelu, wife and child were driving home from a fishing trip up the McKen.ie they had finite an accident. As they were coming along the roadway at Judkins' point the horse rau the buggy up a bank, it being quite dark, and upset Uio occupants of the vehicle. Mr Itostelu received a deep cut over his left cyo and a number ol other bruises about the body, but none of a serious nature. The w ife and child escaped injury. The horse ran away and broke the buggy up consid erably. I'r Chc-hire w as called and dressed the gentlciiiaus wounds. a nisi Jy' im i H. 13,11 k: I 'J Oi Eugene. d UD l.eeh Potfol &n ism JJjsana Pronts, 850,000 in: EriiEXE Dovs AT RoSSLAXD. A letter from David O Day, Rossland. H (', says he is steward of the celebrated LeRol mining company's boarding house, which accommodates 200 men. His brother O ti Day, has made quite a reputati n as a mining expert, a mine bale having been made the other day on his recommendation fr ?VJ, 00A The latter is known In Eugene us (livens. The boys have many fi lends i'l li i ene v ho i.re pleased to hear of tin ir good fortune. They are younger brothers of Robt M Day. IiLMrnr.HY Fitutr FARM.-Xorrls Iliiinphrev is getting ready to pick the prun.s f:i ::t large orchard four mil. n .it'-'"' " tllL' river rind II.' lias pi.-ked tbe Cois (ioldell Drop pluiiH l his orchard ai..I reports L-....1 c'- (""' trL'; SWUU ,,oir:d-, alittliM.v.r 1 bu-heK and 'ten trees yielded busheN. Mr. Humphrey eMini.itcs he will have l'.uO liusi.elsof Silver prune.'. junus uoiutmilt has m ved into hisuew store, one door south of his olil location. He has very neat ouar iers now. mi ... ue attendance or the various churches of the city Suuday was light iNtsiiuiuuij on account or ttie warm weather. The thermometer at one time this artcruoou registered 02 degrees In the shade. It was the hottest day of this summer. Three carloads of wreckage from the Ireight train accident near Albany pa-sed through here today curoute to the shops at Sacramento. Rev Q A Blair and family, of Port land.areatOceau Park, he being or- tlered there by hie phyidelfn, having suilered a serious break-down. Uio homestead exemptiou law has been held constitutional by the su preme court. The decision was handed down at Pendleton several weeks ago Messrs Ostium & DeLauo have had tho linoleum, in their store beautified uy a cout or varnish, which w ill also add materially to the wearing quail ties. n -olutioiis were prc- O W Welder today brought the Ucard ofllco Ave Twenty Ounce 'ippin apples that weighed an even 5 rounds. Two of them weighed a pound and ahalfeach. It Is stated ou good authority thi.t Miss Etta Owen will be married to W Mansfield, an employe of The Dulhs Tinies-Mountalneer, uext month. The (ii'AKU tenders cnneratulatlous. Mr Mansfield is an old friend of ye editor and was formerly editor of the Cor- allis Leader. A touritt sleeping car now passes through Eugene south bound, every morning that goes right through to Chicago. This Is the ouly through car, and the only way by which a per son can go from Eugene to Chicago without change. Albany Democrat: Prof Chapman's resignation as president of the U of O will settle a matter that has caused considerable bad feeling. It Is well. It Is to be hoped the regents will put In au experienced educator who will be a credit to the college. Portland Suuday Oiegonian: Mrs Samuel Xelson and da ughter,Hattie, of Chicago, leave today for home, after several weeks delightfully spent in this city. Mrs Nelson was the guest of her mother, Mrs 8 P Sladden. During her visit here she was pleasantly en tertained as the guest of honor at sev eral social functions. J L'lt 1 1. ant. Pendleton East Ore- gonian: Mr F E Alleu returned fiom his tiip to LaGraude. He reports everybody there Jubilant over the crops. One man, kept down by mort gages and ready to give up last year, sold 00,000 bushels to V F Crosby, rep resenting the Southern Pacific- Eleva tor Co, of San Francisco, for CI J cents, 10, COO to a Portland house aud has 50,000 left. He will clear nearly f 100,. i)00 and have a big bank account after paying his debts. Hundreds of farm ers there have been placed on their eet. Hot Tomai.E Tek. Mr Teegaiden hna started a lunch counter In the north room of Auten's cigar store, where he will K-tve all customers with the best of food and at remarkably low i) rices llu is one of the best cooks In fthe state and thoroughly understands his business, (live him a call. Orecron. wr1!?1?"1 bn.lnw. d..n. on roMmi teiii 2 j .',rfu 00 NKW YOKK, OltEiioV UAM'I3CO M"1 1uH l' Hil "i o or oertiri ''ro.Uj to u will reir. ,nsu.i: ri..N.-i'nuevi!le Jte .prof J 1' Holland, of Eugene, trd principal ol inepuone f..r tl:3 ensuing and cotn.s ulglil ;i teacher and the dis- has done well in their ( tew: us been el. schools In prlii. vn. o vear. Mr H i ,i . rc.tijiiieiKi' riot, in doubt selection.'' DoRX.-X.ar Eugene, Aug li, to the wife of J W Mill, a daughter. the louuty pu , is, ii mctipj. w,,s held in lb." court l,.,ii,e this ii:r.,,...n. TliCulMidiiinc was ijuiie fur con. siderillL' the tin... of v. .r wii moil m of Hun ( H P.ukir, J ( .-ieeiis,.n was elected eliainuui) by aecian.ulion. IT.. . -letneii read tie petition and call and bi.id i hut ,"oo names were attached th. Tito. He then gave a history of the renin, ing of the court house from the Intersection of D ,U and Eli-hth streets aim stated the meeting wug open for any action that micht le taken. Ou motion of W K Scarborough. E J rruz.er was elect, d secretary by accla mation. W K Searboroug'i moved that the chair appoint a coiutuitteo of three on resolution-; cariied. The chair ap pointed W K Seal borough. C II P.aker and Rev I D Ihiwr ou bald commit tee The followin sented: Wjikkkas, Eugene F Skinner and Charnei Mulligan each donated 40 acres of a d to Lane county, Oregon, lor county seat put po.es, and the ouly eonsuieraiiou being that Lane county Simula donate to l!n- public a tract of laud foi a court house square, s.iid square lo lie located on the lino be tween the said donations, aud lo build court house in the centre of said uarc, and WiiriiEAS, The couiuiUsioners court for Lauo county, Oregon, did on tho 7th day of December, is.il, donate to the public a court house square aud did erect a court house In the centre of said square as pel agrccmt ut by and between said d.inors and Lane conn- , Oregon, and Wiiekeas, In September, JSii'.t, the city of Eugene did cause tho said court house to bo removed fn m tLo ce utru of said square, nnd litis tun stuvts at right auglea through said iquare and has thereby distroyed the utility of said equaro for the purpose for which it was originally donated, and Whereas, Tho comnils-ioiicrs court for I.ano county, Oieeon. have made au order to build a court houso In tho northeast corner of tl.e land do nated for a court house square; there fore be It Resolved, That the commissioners court bo Instructed to comply w ith the original contract or that suit he insti tuted against the city of Eugene for the purposo of restoring the courl house bquare as originally d tinted to Lane county, Oregon, that the com missioners court bo lustructed to pro ceed no further In the nnitterof erecting court houso on said court house TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 O P Hot! Is In the city again. Mrs Stluson went to Portland this forenoon. Jack Davis went to Roseburg this afternoon. Miss Anna Craln was an arrival on this aftern. sin's train Fletcher Llnu, of Portland, the well known drummer, Is in Eugene Postmaster Rouey, of Goshen, was doiug business in the city today Mrs Etta Preston-Fisher, of Ashland A D lturton thought that a court ' visiting her parents In this city. house should not be built now. II K Franklin of Creswell!wa dolus ipc resolutions were adopted. I business In the citv, yesterday after I II liaker moved that a committee I noon oi inrce no appointed lo employ coun- J,,,!,... i,- n v.,n..r i rin r-t. el lo serve au injunction, If necessary, to examine a couuty bridge In that I. .Illlint IIIC lillliuilll? IM Ift POIIIL IinilMf. ...nl .... ....I... ' - ----- I mil, I'll Limnv. Mr IT..b... u(ul. .1 II... t. I. ... III " ......n .....Hill If .,., i. , M..n....i... i - i.ummi iiiuu K. nous,. ii. n, -. ... mioriu-VF. , ... , TI... !... , ..!... I.. ' "fir iiihiio i.mepeu.ie.icP mutter ln'for. tin. rnort .-Mrs (.iraiv Gsburn, of Salem, arrived here this afternoon to visit her sister. Mrs C J Howard Rev M L Rose left this morning by private conveyance lor a two weeks' vacation at the coast Marshal Stiles advertise a 15 year old horse, weighing IKX) pouuds, for sale on At gu tllst at 1 p m M X Relnstelu, of Portland and Geo Hubbard of Salem, both hop buyers were lu Lugeno today IWcorder Dorrls has gone to the llltie river mines for a lew days. Geo Adjourned. COMMITTEE APPOINTED. ( hairuian Stevenson late Saturday afternoon apoln(cd Ihe following com mittee to interview the court aud to raisefiiuds to maintain a suit: II) Driver, Jiim.s Ebbcrt ami A I) llurton -li KA1LK0AU HltECK. Firemun Itolit. McKweu. Tramp Killed. aud a Pill j I'm.rJ, AiiKU'l fpeclal freight train was wrecked about li miles south of Roeburg last A Dorrls Is acting recorder, iii.n. ineiraiii was running at lull TI,o Lmm.! w is thlrtv nilniil... Uto speed when It struck a largo stump this forenoon mi n.wiiiint nf tlm mat Had rolled down the mountain pay D.llX liu.rd, Augu.t Li ARM Uroke. J II Brabham's little four year old son, yesterday after r..!l fn.Mi a erindstone at the "WU, - . . . . . 1.. , ... I... I . Knv Knr nnfli. lt. and ! IIiarKS 111 luvor Ol mu ... .luiiwun. tus square until the bald rquurc Is lestored asorlginally donated, theiefore be It further Reso;.ved, That lu case the com missioners court proceeds In the mutter of the building of anew court house, then suit by injunction he instituted to restrain any pel son or persons from building said court house. V K Ht'AKiioitoroii. C II ISaker. I D Driver. W K Seal borough gave a statement concerning the records. C II Baker thought tho court house ought to be built lu Its old location, or else the Mulligan heirs would eventu ally recover lands donated. He also criticized the use of the public square for city buildings. Rev I D Driver then spoke mi the question at issue un I hundreds ol otheis. L Bilyeu spoke In favor of restoring the old square. E RSkipworth ixplaiiied how the city buildings were on tho public square. L Dilycu claimed lluit said occupan cy was illegal. It F Dorris made a characteristic speech, but was In favor of buildlug the court house where it now stands, If one was built. Dr Driver and IJ F Dorrls had a run nlt.g argument. W L Houston lin n in.i.io somo re- an.l across the track, after Ihe track walker had passed tint point. Tho en gine aud several cars were thrown rrnm the track, wrecking the entire train badly, the engine lielng nearly destroyed. Robt McEwen, tho fire man, was scalded badly about the breast and lingered unlit noon today when ho died at Roseburg. Ho leaves a w ile and child. A tramp was In- siuiiuy Kiiien, ana several otner em ployes were more or less Injured, but not seriously The north bound overland trtln due at 4:1') this morning has not yet arrived car being attached lo the train. The "Rescue's" are now practicing (or Ihe gamo at Merlau's park, to take place Sunday uext with the Oiegons, A Roseburg dispatch says It is ru- uiorcd that tho assessor has raised tho railroad assessment to f'.OOit per mile. J It Eddy, editor of thn Roneburg Plaiiidealer, was a passenger home ward bound on this afternoon's train. Tho Poslul Telegraph Co, Is now pro- pared (o do business In Texas and Mexico, having opened 218 offices In Mexico. The school superintendent and his and will not probably until several assistants will complete the marking of hours yet. Ou account of the wreck it Is hard to make thn transfer which they have orders to make. Later. Tho Iralu Is aow exj eet d ce y minute. papers of tho late teacher.' examina tion tomorrow evening. Mr Kress aud family, Mrs K C San derson uiui daughter, and Mrs Chap man, of Falrmouut, departed today for au outing on tho McKcule. A young man who claimed to Le deaf and "dum," according to the pa- wr he carried, was soliciting alms yes terday. Probably an Imposter. A Portland man adverti-es as fol lows: "To Dawson City via the Yu kon river for $100, including 1,000 lbs of freight. Party now forming." The following stock buyers are In Peisoual. P.llf Oilnr.l August I". C D Combs Is at Foley Spring lor a short stay. Secretary Klucald returned to Salem this morning. G X B Montnyne, i f Albany, was In Eugene yesterduv. Hon II B Miller was nn arrival beta Eugene: Mr. Beaston of Halt Lake, by the afternoon tia.li. " 1,r " ' rrmevine, ana JRRciuu. of Albany, was lu the Jtt,"M l m(,n or lyurtwn uroon citv toduv dolnir business. 8 acknowledge a pleasauicatl from " I . ..... LNRoney went to Portland this ""f u . ft u moruing ou a busluess trip. Robt Reld, the Insurance agent, re turned to Portland today. LO Adair and wife returned this morning Irom Itoswcll Springs. Walter MeCluro left for Keattl. Wash , on this forenoon's tralu. Iowa. The Judge will leave for his home Thursday by the southern route. Hou H II Frleudly returned home from Castle Craig, Cal., ou yesterday afternoon's delayed train, aud Mrs Friendly and daughters by this morn ing's train. The Corvallls saw mill has been sold Win Reushaw Is having a new side- by to the sheriff, H L Hhedd, trustee.for walk built at his reshleuce properly. fu,031 for Ihe iHineflt of the creditors, J P Holland weut lo Junction this among whom are Hovey A, Humphrey morning lo work lu Ruber's ware' and lilljeu A, Young, boils . A number of Irlumtit and acoualnt RevM L Rose and family expect lo anoes of THHandsaker of Del Moines spend their usual vrcatloti In the Iowa, gathered at tho homo of his mountains this year. F L Chuuilcr unel mother, Mrs J B Chambers, have gono lo Foley Springs for a two weeks outing. Attorney W 8 MeFaddcn, of Cor vallls, and Chat Clark, of Portland, were in Eugeno yesterday. Albany Herald Aug II: Miss Birdie Day will leave by this evening's train for a two week's visit In Eugelio. Dr D A Paino and W Kuykeudall have gone ou an outing to Coos Bay. On their return they w 111 visit Sius law. Howard Rowland, city editor of the Guard, ere this Is printed, was at Mo Kei..io Bridge rustlcullng with the Niekliii party. Mrs Dr Geary and chll Jren, of Med ford, w ho have leen vlhltlng In Eu geno for several weeks went lo Junc tion this forenoon (o visit relatives a few diys. this foretn on. ' kins niece. Mrs R ed Is Mr H'.p- F A Reed and bride, after spending . I .. L'..ln..lt,.l1 nml I IIHirk4 111 Ill.tll 1)1 LUC l'.-"HllltJUn. 11 US , .... fam y nome, aoove nynuvmu, an.. i - H I w ..i. j ii iri,kins and wife bo,hbon..inh..r.gbt forearm were a.ainH hull ing a court h,,u?. Hlalcd. was ca ed tnai uio arctiiteci won; i . i u.nw iiiri ,. ,, tho plan" v,d f ii; i rvi-li.g the nine. Dr Dr.vi-r . in. d to i.i.t t diall the talking ul ihls si:.-'. CII Mathews was i.i;alnt building a curt house. Judge E O Pott, r was called Ujson for a statement. Said C harneltnn MnllU gan's deed conveyed all bis Interest-. Did uot intend ul aud'.ning the prop erty. Th" court house had been brole Dr W L tnniro and set the arm. Married. At Pleasant Hill, Lane county, Oregon, August 15, 1S97, Kll Cook of Junction City, Oregon, to Miss Ida Miller, formerly of New Salem, Kansas, BevTH Haudsaktr of Ies Moines. Iowa, offlciatir.g. Advance i.v Ftoftu-On account of the advance In price of wheat, the price of flour has been advanced to 1.10 a sack by local mlllsand grocery men. jjoHS.At Goshen, Oregon, Aug., !fl, to the wife of U F Keeney, a son. Pulli i.u.i'l Auguit 17 Paixeci. Aci i dent. This morning atmut 0 o'clock while Robt O Brady, the popular freight ag.-nt at tho H P R R depot, was handling soma beer kegs hi accidentally had Ihe middle finger of the right hand broken just als.ve (ho last Joint and the flesh mashed oil moved 2-i jiars. Lane county opentd j tho end of the same. Dr T W Har- the streets, not Eugene. Lane county has dedicated the streets and cannot clo-e then. up. . The omt for the build ing will not be over $".0,000, nor would tU? architect's fee be -i,VX). rls dressed the finger and says It will get allrlght again. Brady will, how ever, be comlled to take a vacation for a few days, and nurse the sore member. father ou east 12th street last evening. several hours were agreeably spout in conversation with music and recita tions. There was a party of li young men from Denver, bound for tho Klondike, on I ho last Friday train, among whom was W N Amesbary, city attorney of Grand Junctlou, Colo., who expressed entire confidence In reaching the gold fields this fall. Prlnevllle Review: John Hampton, was In Prlnevllle last Saturday and provid upon his homestend. Mr Hampton will leave Crook county lo a short time and will bo associated with two of his brothels lu the mercantile business lu Eugene. J II Seever of Thurston, was In the city today. He reports that himself and neighbors are gutting ready to gather their fruit crop, aud will com mence tomorrow. Tho fruit Is in ex cellent condition and should demand ihe top of the market. Toduy's Salem Statesman: "There Is a probability that Mr Chapman, of the state university, regained his health a day or two after deciding to give up his position, and will come back, keep his furniture, and stay here. But the bnard of regents may have a word (o say ou tho point." In a decision recently handed dow n at Pendleton, tne Oregon supreme oourt has held that the homestead ex emption act Is valid. This law prc-t vldes that a free holder may clulm exemption to the amount of fl.oOO. Nearly all the circuit courts of the state have decided that the law is lnoera tive, but the supreme court now af firms the validity of that act. o 0E3T SPRING MEDICINE SIMMONS I IVC PfOULATOR-dont lor,:, t lo t.ik- it. I he I Iver gets sluggish dm in.; i:,.. V. iiiUt, ju,t like all nature. an.I l.u syst. i i tva.nu's choked up by the accuni; il.ih J w.it,., i,Lh brings on Mai iri.i. I cva nnd Ague and Rheuma tiMii. You v.. nt (j wake up your Liver riv,,,1l:;Lh! Sl te Vou take SIMMONS I.IUH Pr -.it; ..ron to do It. It also regtil.ttM t'ls Liver-keeps It properly at work, wln-.i your svstein will h lr rm poison and the , Wilv nvirorateJ. loug.-t r:n:iii:.sT.iUM)iiu.h.. your svsh-ui U i A condition, and that w ill only he when the Liver Is kpt active. I TV a l.iVVT IVt'HllVlv fill,-, an. 4 n.l. U. d,t - " '- will, lllliv UIW illereiK--. But take onlu SiWMniwc Hv! !t I'ii'i-ATeiK it is Simmons i . iwai .i.aum wnici makes the Uitlcren.e. 1 alee it in powder c In liquid alrwdy prepared, or make a tea of the powder; hut t.ike SIMMONS I.IVl-K lEGU LATOM. You'll find the KbD Z cn every PeK.1nc Loek fir it. J. U. ZotUu & Co.. MUlailPlphla, Pa. j IMMAUB CASK Elllo I'titnain .Sues A .1 Pnin.ni ir.. S.i.lioo Damages. I'slley eiu.rd Augu.t Id The plalntlll, Elllo Putnam. In her complaint, (lied today with Clerk Jen nings, sues defendant, A J Putnam. for Ihe sum of f.l.Ot'O, In the circuit courl of i.ano county. I ho complaint alleges that on or about July 20, ls7, at Eugene, the said defendant, In the presence of E O Potter, A C Jeunlnus aud William MoClure-, aud suudry other Deraona. did fulsoly and maliciously utter, pub ll.li and decla.e in words written and pokeu as follows, of and concerning lhoplaiiitlfl'lhat"she," meaning the plaintiff, "has associated with lewd persons lu this o-.imty." and that sho'" moaning plaintiff, "Is a bad woman." ' That said words Imputed (o this plalntlll the crime of fornication, and were and are false and malicious. t' I hat l y reason of tin bald defendant uttering and publishing the said words this plalntlir has been damaged In her name and reputation In tho sum of $5,000. "When-fore plulnllll' prays ludameut against defendant for Ihe sum of 15.000 aud costs aud dlsbursemt Ilia nf 1 1 lam itlon." Attorneys Walton &. Marklev have been retained by the plaintiff. The parties to tho suit reside at Cedar Flat, near Thurston, and the DlalnllfT Is a daiighter-lu-law of the defendant. A (,rat. ful Family. Walker, Aug. 17, 1807. Editor Guard: Will vou please give me space In your paper to thank the many friends who so liberally con trlbuted to relieve our present need. Wo lost all we had when our house was burned. To E P Bedford and Geo Whltsett. who spent their tlmo In our Interest, we feel very grateful. Then on Satur day we were surprised to see an army of men with teams drive Into our field when they Informed us they had cone to thresh our crop. Ho to the unbounded liberality of the Walker brothers and the many friends our crop was threshed and aafrlv housed without auy expense (o us. Now all we can do at preseut Is to thank you for your kind offices. J. 11. Kennedy and Family. A kloudike Proposition. The Guard Is In receipt of a letter from Acme, on the Hluslaw, In which the writer promises to form a company for buildlug a stoam schooner on the Hluslaw of about 200 tons burthen In which to go to the Klondike gold mines next spring. Such a boat would accommodate at least eighty persona besides carrying sufficient supplies to last them for the season. The start for the mines would bo made about tte) first of March. . Parties at Florence oiler to take stock lu tho boat for lumber, and others are willing to furnish labor. At least ten persons at Florence would take stock lu such a proposition. After the vessel reached the mouth of the Yukon It could bo kept as a supply boat. Any person wishing to go Into such a scheme would do well to address II Gates, Florence, Oregon. Died. Aldu Grace, daughter of V II and Nellie X Franklin, died at Mill Creek, Mohawk, Monday morn Ing, August 10, age 1 4 years 3 months and 25 days. Mr and Mrs Franklin reside at Corvallls and tho remains will be taken there for Interment. The fam ily was visiting friends on Mohawk when death claimed their little daugh ter. OititiiNAi. Pension. Andrew J Chapman of Eugene, h is Uen granted an original pension.