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WEEKLY EUSENE GUARD.
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bUUUlNK, OK., SATURDAY. AUGUST 91 1RA7.
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ACCIDENT.
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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
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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
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Mr IT..b... u(ul. .1 II... t. I. ... III "
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M..n....i... i - i.ummi iiiuu K. nous,. ii. n,
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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.
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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.
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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.