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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1897)
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In I w ilit 1. ist ,; , r- i. unlay last, i. .! ale si-iry to ;.:i', m ii,i-.L-,-r of . w.i. i'owii the I ; , , ,,rls heing i i' 'pi rty, nii'l ..in.: full ii'iie on i-r I.. ii. i:i iiasi:i. June Ik. new lire en in Ike after ,;y t, - , il. It is a .- ii :.lll w as j w ,.:.r kl ek;ktj i,,. ;, 'n ..in -l'" i - ,- .-.I. . I'll 11 1 . . . , in k ,1 wii o: !'. i ll's w ar, ,.: r. .-.I i-' f-'-t-,1 ni' I while .nr . , t , I' water, . til.1 .'l-f ;., ; .si,; cm-ii u 1 :- 1' I I 'I a-i do-.-'ili .traie.l , : ;il,i- w t". il') i. ',: :ii.-!u"ii . '. Ike I.i'-- .. . eity w il: ; piir-::.:-i, s..tr- , ; ' k p I . i-. ! -" . .: ;.; c.liiai.l. , i : w.:i take :,t la'" !... lived ii) ON Sl.W t,HOL'M. i'lo l.diin ( . may (.U( uuo Miti-ly j M"iU t t:io (ijiiHiMti. MUeil ! in1 week. i'li.iy i,:.i- . r.i'-r l I l.i- . i nn ,ii-t. l.uil.1,,, Wt, it l"a.l .l i-niiii'y ..llli i.iU i4 suftly liK-nt.il in iii-h .ii:irii-ri, mi tin. ".miio i.;,U "f tin' I kn k, ufu-r a ti'-i .l:iy Ji.urmy. Tin' n n.Dvul i.f tin'. .1,1 ImiMin that I n ks Lilt ;i f yt.;ir f l,uf C(.,'lir, lii "j;.-. uiili'.ut (laiiiao or Htruiu, "hiiu,. Uu,t mil in;,. nioi'liaiik-A wi-ro ni'T.- iluir..u-li in iiuii work than til"-,-i.f tin- 1'UM lit il.iy. it was built t" f'.a.v, aii'l is I lit little tin. wnieof !iii--.. ar ixnini.itit blm-B the ear I' i!il painur- liiiihlml tln-ir "''kn.ii-. ii, i".;,, a', luiiigh ihi. is lia- mi1.. u, I liino ,t i:m lnt., Miljei-U'il t .lki' liaru-'iiij,- ufii'iliOMil. A fi-W iiinvisyiini.iKy L-ii :iU a man, an, I the s.ii..1 ink1 ui.iy li- :,j,i!ii,l t liulUlili(r.' l'ki-1- urt In ii-. . im itimi. Itls V. 1 K'.wl f.T l:i:i!:i-yi ar- mTVUV, mill link - Mum1 :;.' -:il.iiit Iupiumh will out I many i f the tli my iuv ft met urea that aii1 m. iniiih in i-viili'inv there il IV- I'rmii Sunt It Imi". Kuknvai.k, Sept. 12. Tkr. "hi'iit mill hi'i piekin are over mi. 1 i-i'i n Hitting U the order of ti e day. CniiM.lt-ralik1 enrii wiw raiseil in I his vii-iuity mill hilns are fi-t ln-ing I; Hi-, I. L il I i t w Inn, 1 ami w ife, nl Kueiie, .,ii' vi.-itiii in thin vicinity lit w-.i k. T S lluiiiUaki r n.liniiilstereil the lite of hatiiism to livi i-amliiliile at Jii.-l'i-r Siimhiy. llerni ! Wail'in un left f.r (.ate Cr,i I; (inlay w here Mie w ill teai-h the fill I'l in of M'hool. Ji.liii Shekey reei iveii w iril Tliuisiluy l!' Ik" ik ii h i f his xoii, liny, neil 'Jo yiat.-, n! Ai 1 : J i o n , Or. lie was a man ul a.ly lial'iiH ami Ik .re mi rx e. lk nl i'i Hit;ititi. He was iinniiiirieii I ul kiivis a fai her, mo liter, live brulh- i r iiml fniir cisteis. All of w hom re--hle at this jiki. e exi i .l one hrolher, who U'-iilitt in Wii'-hiiiKloli. lliii I ,fo.i rty, wi it . ir.ihahly fl.iiOO, was Willi il l" his f.ilher. The III W nuts fur the rrlmol lllillse k:; e In n n u ivi il nr.il w ill he nit in likuv III time fur (lie fall term ol tsi-hool w'.ieh l i ein.s Oelither 1st. 1 iai vi-y Vine, nt mill Miss Miij.'glH i l..;ii i.i' la x'.i-r, vi-i nl fiiemld li. ! 1 -! Mimlay. li.iili-a iii.ml.er of i.ur farmer.; have ! i . nil fall liiviiig u il Minm linve al- ii i.ily -own wlu-nt, print I pit 1 ly on stim uli r fallow . 1 pmnul. The Rooil price .iv. iv. .1 f,-r wheat Hi'h year will eailre a n. i. eh larger ui-ic ye h. iiii; sown the ei'iiiin' sea -on. Ml. .'ai,. liiit1 r.ranton and Minn, C'lailil hi Fk-iI, will start Ihu list of this week for AiliiiKtoii, w here they i jipiot to le.-iik- in lite Inlure. Dokca.s. Klondike in Verse. iie.it river, l.t.ts of skiver. Awful eld. Much fjnld. Winds mnuiily; Nights lonely. Dark as li-nles. Where no maid is. Mountain sleep, Nary hike Klondike. SlloKT Cldil1. Inilependelico W'c-t Si le: "The l ist posted authorities on tin hop crop of l'olk cminty Hay there w ill he hut little over half a yield, or i.i. ant .S.'oo h.il'-s. Some of i he yards w ill save in in ly all, while tome w ill full Es low as only one-teiitlt n. a clop. Tin -e l a1, inn i h. iii1 hois Kay they i xpu t lo(i t -0 (t uts u pound and the 1 1 roiid eiaih1 will (joaliout 1" conic, wi. lithe exception of those cold by contract. Veiy few hops will be sold l.ii- 1, -slh n 12 ee Is per pound " I .!) i. mini, Sfpu inlnT 11. Ka.-hvaku Hoi'ND. MIsh Carrie Hall left today for I'orllauil. Monday sin-w ill l.ejoi 1 by Miss Ada Hen dricks and tcey will journey enit ward lo-eth.1'. M Hail gne to Ohio, i w York and other p laces for an x- t-nilid visit while Miss Hendricks U t s to New York C ty to ntudy voice c.il'.iiri'. IJotli young latlies will he u!.-i'iil i- .mi time, anil Iheir absence wi.l I ' fell. I." tkey have been very pri.ioiiH'iil in Iki.eiie's isocml circles. ( ..itt.ia i. -Jum ".ion City Timm: " i in- value of a life cannot always be i -timaM I by the mimuii' of duiiivge ni-i-ived. The county coniinlssioucr h. i-.v ulluwed '11'1 e-!ateof J L Ilrown, w l.o mi '- with I'cuth by fiilliii from Ti:.l,-i Kuk mi the siuklaw wagon :, a:k il -- -urn of : 1". iJ. Had Ilrown i, ,. by ike railroad, diimanei am lUir.In, lo i l;'J" v-'"'''' ,,ave l,ee" :i-l nl. The Ilrown istate w ns entitled tiini.ie than !"' i" "r nothing." j i i;si.i On i.kkii lluyern are now" t i'Vih,' I-i L-ei.ts per pour d for I',,--; i!:,-s hop-". Grower n-fufe t . t-ii ul thin pric1 , nnd talk of H to ' Ou iiN. I.ari,' -'j'iantilli-1 cfthinj.ro ihi( t aie I o'-v U-iniJ hauled to tLe tily W blfchoUrl . ! COMMISSION HKN IN TROUBLE Suits Filed for Lalxir Performed in Eugene for C B Jeffries & Co. 'omcihluH lloiii'ti lit Uriiuiark " PMj Utiiro, t i'tinilvr Is. A complaint was today died w ith Clerk Jennings wherein J il HurriM asks for the payment of f W.50, due him for labor for C l' Jellerics A Co. during the time they were shipping fruit from this kcolion. The notltlcatlon Into "C 15 Jeffries Co, a partnership concern, Jo m C 'Jorbitt, ami HiKith." ll.urlss Is only one of many who have fuiied to receive money for their lahor.a number of desc vlng girl em ployed lit pucklng fruit having ua ytt rect i veJ none of their wages. From the notification above It appears the linn of C 15 Jelfllis & Co have trans ferred their business to the other par ties named lliereiu. These laborers should lx' paid every dollar owed them, and other suits will likely fol low, in w lik'li event the fruit commis sion business will likely bo pretty thoroughly sifted. 1KUM CHIT TOLMAN. He Wiii.s About the Klondike Mlues The following letter written from Klondike, by Mr J Crlt Tolman, for merly of Ashland ami well kuown in Kiigene, conies by the latest mall from the Northern Olilpr, nnd will he lead w-iili great Inleiett and satisfaction by his many friends in this state: On hoard Simmer John J Healy, August 12, 'H97. 1 will be in Circle City again about 4 o'clock in the morning, so I wl'l send you a line from aboard this steamer. I have been in Klondike for a couple of weeks and find it to he a gieat camp. I bought a small claim ami have let it on the shines. It is 110 feet long up and d mil the creek, and the pay streak is about 100 feel wide in the claim bilow it nd runs about (1000 to the fool. .So in case nilue Is as good, there should Le f'.dOO In it. I rxect to make U,0 0 or F,0o0 out of It this winter clear of all expenses, but of c iiiiso cau'i tell anything about It. I expected to tttko ti.e ocean steamer that leaves St Michael's the HiM of this month for Sun Francisco, hut the rivar sU1 oner has got on a bar aud I don't know w hether 1 w ill he able to make It or not. If I could go on, en this boat, I could, hut I have to stop In C'rcle City to clone out :;iy business. In i use I make it I will be on the same boat w ith tuis, but I fear I canuot, and iu case I do u t, I will most likely come back up the river and go out over the Doltou trail, as there Is quite a party going out I hat way about the 1st of September, but I do not llko the idea of walking 310 miles. It teems (pil'e a Jaiyit, hut can be done when uece tary. 1 will surely come out one way or thu other unless I iret Interest ed more than I am now. If I should go buck up the river I might strike something at Klondike on my return that suited me well enough to keep me lure. Iu case I do I will get out a let ter to you to that elici t. I have got a half Intere-t In two claims on Mauook creek, la-low Circle City, which I think well of. It Is a new strike and not much knowp about as yot. Chi r To i.man. Mr Tolman arrived iu Nan Francisco Thursday on the steamship Excelsior direct from the mines. IUU) tiutr.l.rk'i.li'UiUT is. M I I.I.I NKKY Ort.MNU. Miss E liiariiitl's millinery parlors were crowded today with knots of feminin ity all eager to see the "latest" la headgear for their on adornment. To be flu de siucle this year it appears to lie only necessary to bunch together a gay coloring of 1'arisiau trimmings and you have It. 'Ihe brighter shades ol purple, green aud red predominate. The artistic window decorations In the store were the haudiwork of Mlsti Hodman and (Jilstrap, two of her ex pert trimmers. latllf Gusrd, BtpU.-cil.ur 18, At Wjiict. Last evening Mr and Mrs J V Kays entertained a few Iriendjat whist. A very enjoyable evening was had, and the host and hostess only added to their reputation us accomplished entertainer. Those present were: Mr and Mrs J V Kays, Mr and Mrs A T Cockerline and Mr and Mrs I T Nicklin. Ixckkasino Hlsisehs. Hrad struets weekly commercial report shows a gain over I ho corresponding week ii) la-t year in bank clearances of C2 0 iter cent, ,1'ortland heads the list w ith a guiu of 137 per cent. I.i ly (.iitr.!, ,leiuljr 11. Lot. Ukive. J C Cioodale yesterday started hi" log drive of 2,000,000 feet down the MeKeiizle river from near Litburg. This Is suld to bo a v ry III..' lot of lotjS. Nkw School Houhe. John Hlg gins, of this city is building a school house fur district oW, Lake Creek Contract .rice MM 60. MILUU'K CtXJUlNS II k It . Will leave Toni.'ht Willi Input) TIoh. Frowlcy a ml i!ii Two 1'rlsoLer for ll 'ine. PsIlyGniKl lHittulr i: Shfiltt J W Cummins, of Modoc county, California, arrived In I'.um ue on the 2:04 local today. Onk-inr no tilled by his deputy of tie enptuu' of Cal Cornell, at Jelferson, Mr Cum , niins at once went to Sacramento in secure requisition papers from (iov-1 ernor ltudd. He then stint. ,1 north,' passing through Eugene on this morn ing's overland, and went til Suit-Ill to i secure the warrant from (.overuor Lord for the transfer of the prisoner the slate liue. I'eputy l-'row ley had iu the meantime secured the lit-i-e--aiy papers for the transfer of Meredith, and they will start home on t. night's overland To Deputy Frowlcy this will be a triumphal march, as thu two men, Meredith and Cornell, hud for some time, lxt:i raising havoc with the cat tle of that section, and were coiisltlcietl desperate incli. Mr Frow l y followed them horseUIck over a larite territory, and now takes them both back foi trial. Mr Frowlcy has niatii1 luiiny friends ill Eugene dining his stay here and it Is predicted w ill look ha -k on his visit with very pleasant memories. Aftciuoon "At Homi." l'slljr iiusr.1, s,'ti'iiils t l. At her elegant home on W'.at Ninth street from 3 to (o'clock this afternoon, Mrs HD Holt and daughter, Mrs Al bert (iaylord, of 1'nsittlciia, California, entertained a number of friends. The spacious rooms were cuilflllshcd in a neat and tnsty iimnr.er w it li evergreens an (I tho weather of an Ideal full added a piquant charm to the Interior, us with drawu blinds tho looms, filled w ith the bevy ol society latlies, gave out a joyous ring which betokened ihe pleasure of the occasion. Misses Wil kius and Hovey assisted In receiving the guests, aud Misses ltuby Hen dricks and Leila St ran b assisted at the tables where Ices were staved. Among the Invited gnosis wire: Mesdames, T () Hendricks, T J Cialg, F M Wllkltis, O K Chrlsuian, lico It Dorrls, 8 II Friendly, J W Kays, ! F. Snodgrass, F V Ostium, K M Yoran, Thos Condon, H II Shuck let t, Y 11 Farr, E H Ingham, E J Frash-r, II F Dorris, L X Honey, J F Hohiiisou, Phoebo Klnsey, C I) Combs, W M Ea ktn, Minnie Washburn, V S Gilbert, TW Harris, Fruiter, H U Hunim, Geo Thurston, Henderson, Adair, J 11 Mctlung, Hampton, Hilyeil, Thump- son, J C Church, W Del.uno, Hetlie Humphrey, H uith, .'lovey, ami Misses Hickey, of Alameda, California, Ho vey, Wllklns, Huhy HnulricI:1' and Leila Htraub. Circuit Court. In tho matter of the bridge across Lost Creek; at this 1 1 tint comes H 8 Tllton and others and thow t thj court '.hat tho crossing at the ford is dangerous for travel dossing said stream In ti e wind r time and ask the court to furnish material for a bridge ncicss mid stream at the D C Mathews ford; and that the petitioners will erect said bridge by their own or hired labor without auy;expcnso for suld labor to Lane county; It Is therefore ordered by the court that suld petitioners he au thorized to build such suld bridge us above provided for and that the county will pay tor the necessary material for said bridge. J P Chesher shows to the court that certain lots In Eugene had been as sessed In 1S0H to unknown owners, that belonged to himself, ami tho taxes on tho same were ").!i.1, costs of publi cation was $.'l.K"i and cost of It.vyli g was (4.0U, and asks that n portion of said costs bo remitted; the cos's of levying was remitted. Herrlngton road, tp IS s, r 4 w ; Mr Pickenw, Wm lilauton ami 11 F Moore appointed viewers ami C M Collier surveyor. Kept I'i, 1MI7. Met pursuant to adjournment. Full board present. At this time the court look Into con sideration the resolution odnptid lit a mass meeting of citl.ens and taxpay ers held at the court house In Eugei e on August 14, 1S97, heretofore preset; t4 d and rontlnued for tho August term, and now having fully considered the same, It Is hereby ordered by ti e court that the request eontalued.in said rt so lutions be and the tame Is her. by de clined. Allowances made: F M Illalr, hauling rock crusher and lumber $ 1 CO Hilas Wentz, work on Coburg bridge, claimed 00, allowed 8 li O P Hoff, gravel i CO L N Honey, ou contract court house foundation W 00 J T Calllsou, fare ol deaf mute to Halem 2 tO J M Stiles, fare of pauper '! 00 W T Halley, commissioner, ex amluatlon bridges, etc, 4 days $13.50, commissioner (12 00, expenses to Portlmid (ll.7i... 40 2 Handy Olds, Ihe Portland murderer and sure-thing gambler has been vagged and sent to the city Jail f tho metropolis for 00 days. I ll.lli U 1 KlUalTC UKYi.N LET1 EB Tin- . ,:yrr I 'atlir Does .Nut Wish to l i-e in a Hero. Ni-.w 'VoHictjept 17. W J l'.ryau In a letter published In the Mall aud E press l.slsy refers as follows to ths r.a eot editorial Iu that pwr regarding Hryau'it work in the Kaiuas railroad ill.ali-r: "I U'g to thank you for your geiiur out wtir.ls, but I um afiald your praise outruns the merit of my wotk on that oe.'ii-ioii. I (lid no more than others w ho escaped uninjured, and none of us dl 1 no nioie than w'.uilil have been ex peeled of any person under llko clr iviiustii'iiv. Soini of Ihe wounded w. re siitlering Intensely, and no one could have refused any asslstauco which c.uild p.wslhly lo rendered. It It often the lot of piiblio mou to bo criticised when, they do not deserve, and 1 suppose any merited commenda tion which they sometimes receive Is necessary to form a Just average. Ho" over, I appreciate the charily which you, its a political opponent, have shown. Very truly yours, Ym. J. ItKYAN. "Lincoln, Neb., Sept 13." The editorial referred to was iu part at follows: "His coolness, gentleness and htlp f.il service in pii'sonce of so much con fiisloii, suit, -ring and death, disclosed new depths in his cha aoter to which every I rue American will pay a hearty tribute of respect ami gratitude. It was tho real Hryan who was on duty In Kansas yesterday. Personal. IUT (Itltnl s..'linl IT. Y D McUee, of Salem, is In the city. A P Knowles, of Mapleton, lain the city. A Anderson, of Prlnvlllc, is In Eu gene. J M William made Junction City a professional visit today. Mrs 8 Handsiker Is expected home on tonight's ov.rland tralu front Ta- COIIIH. AJ riekard and Jack Davis went to Marion county today to purchase stock. Dr A Sharpies has receive an Im proved fruit grading machine from Suleni. Miss l. din (ioldstnllli has returned toOngoii City from a visit to San Francisco. KoM'lmrg Plaludeulur: "Cole Stan, tm h ft this morning to attend the Slate I'nlverslty at Eugene." Mrs W T Eakln aud children leave lor Hull in tomorrow where they will join Mr l'.aklu and spend the wluter. I)T Sears has been apMlnted us gtiager and torikeen-r for tho Mud ford distillery under the civil m-relci rules. I loserm liryson, of Corvallls, and Albert Cleveland of Astoria, were among the students arriving on to day's 2:01 tralu. Leslie Scott, Phil Holbrook and Hoy Harder, p.irt of the Portland student coiitlngtmt arrived up today to resume their studies at tho U ofO. Samuel Pellctlp, who has been visit lug his sister, Mrs II F Dorrls, and other relatives here, will leave for his home at Vreka, Cal, on tonight's over land train, Ellis (i Hughes aud wife of Portland w ho have been spending several weeks at Mi-Keii.lu l'.rhlgi, returned here ou last night's stage ami left for their homo th's morning. Grandma, Munra, accompanied by her grand, laiii-lili is, Misses Floy and Klciiuor Wutkins, arrived up from Meacham lust night. They visited at Portland a few days enroule. City Treasurer Grlflln and Night watch Simpson arrived home last night from a hunting trip near Lorane. The exact number ol birds they bagged Is reported to be considerable. Thursday's Astoria Hudget: Ulgfred Young, second eldest ion of Hon HenJ. Young, will leave for Eugene In a few days to attend the University this winter. Alfred Cleveland leaves this evening to attend the samo school. Lehauon Item: "Prof W H May berry ami family expect to leave Frl da for Moro, Sherman county, where Prof Mayhcrry will have charge of the public school for the coming year." Mr May berry was a resident of Coburg for two or three years before mov lug to I.banou. T II Christluner, western traveling mitnng' r of Ihe Chicago Cottage Organ Company, who has been In Eugene several days conferring with their loca agent, F A Hauls In, left this rooming. He hud a pleasant visit with an old liino school mate, also, Deputy Coun ty Assessor D W Coolidge. Grunt's Puss Courier: J T Kirk of Junction City, arrived hero Tuesday 1 1 cure for his son, Hev (,' E Kirk, who w ai taken with a hemorrhage while attending I he M E south conference at Host-burg. Hcv Kirk was brought j to Grunt's Pass Monday. He baa , been on the Applegate circuit for some j tliiu. but Is stationed ut Myrtle creek j for tho next year. La ie O J 0