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G r P2 i H 111 ILJ1JJJJ JUuJUJM KmBLISIIEfJ KPR TDK DIMHmTIO.1 OP DEflUCR.lTin mMirLES. IMP TO RAM 11 nomTLlTUB BT TOE SWEAT OP Ol'B BMW KUGENU OK., SATURDAY, FEliUDAllY 5 1808. NO (J o it WEEKLY EUGENE 6UARD. cahpbell dros, publishers ' Wlllsmelt b lww k,iin '"'" " ' TEKUHOf BUllnOUIITIOS: ! . ! . : : ' t ': : . .i .i.il. ill imhII. 12.00, 1.00 .50 Advertising rates made known on "nwn. lit i 1 10 L j s. LCJCKEY DEALER IN dks. Watcnes, Chains. Jewelry, Etc, .,daiimNO PROMPTLY DONE far-All Wer 'rrU.- W. BROWN, M. D. ,lclan nd Surgeon 00c J r-Msno. o.r poatoffioe. Hour.! C. WOODCOCK, Attorncy-at-Lnw. gOneblt block south ol Cbrliman'i omci lock. Kl'CiKNB, OUKOON. (UtAJ.1TiT.CI, I. E. MABIlXT RTTORHEtS-AT-LAW. i "oa tltlll . m .it Ida 1 II all the court of n 111 -- lUte. Offloe la Walton block. L. L. WHITSON, DENTIST. s Blni purchMed the office and '" ktefewued V. Ileiideraon, l am now iirfwdonjthliif lu the line o DeulUtr, v & boi Mid office. Croon in Bridge work I Sptclslrf, xs. o. GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS. litDcflmi tad New Prices In roreljo and UomMlic Marble and Granite, MonumenU. Hoaditonei and Cemetery work ol all kludi for lft. ALL WORK GUARANTEED I l .imitte Stret,nearPoitolnoe. Ku ene O W E. BROWN, rtilde.nl. I. D.PnlNE. Vict Prattdant. F.W.OSBURN, CuMer. W W BROWN. A tit calhir. THE Eiipeta and Savings BANK, Of Eupe, - Oregon. 1)1 SECTORS D. K. Talnc, J. B. Harrli. J. D.fii, B. 1). l'.lue, W. K. Brown, J. r. Koblnwn, K. W. Oibuni. raid Up Capital. j : : $50,000. General Banking Business Transacted Intei eat allowed on time depoalU. Collection! entrusted to our care will rccelred pormpt attention. T O. UunaicM, 8. O, Eaiiic, rreelt Caihler P E. 8N0DcaAa3,'AabUnt Caihler. Ot Eugene., 111(1 op UshCtpltil $50,000 Surplus tod Proflts, $50,000 Eugene - - Oregon. JAjwwal banking bnainew dona on reaion Ch,? 8iKl drafta on NKW YORK, L vf,A?V8AN fKANCISCO and POKT- of eichangeioU on foreign oonntrie AUoolUctloni entnutod to oi wlU reoeiTe MMonon. Larie County Bank. ilitabliihedU U8Z) EUGENE, OREGON. Oenerat Banking business ' brinchsi transacted no ,VOrble terms. A.O.HOVEY,Preeldent. A O. HOVEVJa.. At Cab To Be p - Tl .... 1)1 CknA Aiin. lug IHh will I t-.i. "ment the late Mrs Eliza- u ler wl11 " fl,d for Probale ,n onlt, of ,he 0OUDtjr c,erk MXt W h' wen loformed 7rr ll bulk of the property will go r "lew, Mr, Warren, of Goehen. U National Bank THE BOHEMIA STRIKE. IH'kAj Croat tehl IV - . p lis III linei Wonderful. l'ilyiiiard,Jminr, Last week it telegraphic dispatch trom Cottar Grove unnniiin-ed Hint very rich strike In.J bee n made in the Bihemit mining tlMrlcl, u ledge irf i Hun uaviiiir i ne 1 1 rmim . t ore In mil) foul of I he name going $.10,. U U to. (he ion. and in remainder $ 500 lotlietoii A day or t mii Utir the Ouakh wut In rmipt i.f a letter from H J Day t' Hillriniiiit I lie reixirl and aylii( the mrike U Iximt 11 do and one of the richest ever nnule l;i Hie state. belli MeAllst.r. wli: uuh In Coltue Orevo yoterday, brlug down the In format ljn that at the prevent lime the excitement at lit place over H e di covery is quite marked. Home of the ore has been brought to Cottage Orove ami Its rlcheuiM only tends to couflrui the report. The flud was made on the property belonging to Mestrs Jenuitius lirot and Ilruno, and later reports from Bohemia Indicate that Iho ledge is lo fuel In width Instead of 10 fet. At least eiuugh Is kuowu to eiilabliiih the Bohemia section as one of the best districts on the coaxl. THK I'LL'MS AWARllEII. E F Chapman and J T Rowland Ap pointed KupervisorH. During the past two months the coiumieainner's court has been belegcd by nurutrous applicants to be up iKiluted road supervUor of districts Nos 27 and 107, the Eugene district. The court Isle Satuiday evening han ded Clerk Jennings the appointments. They are as fol'ows: For road district No 17 EF Chap man. For 107 J T Rowland, re-applntd. KUZiJiKTH COSSKk. Dailf Guard, January 31. Our towi (people learned with x treme sorrow Saturday night that Mrs Elizabeth Couser had suddenly ex pired from heart failure. Mm Conner had been enjoying good health this winter and her demise was unexpected. She possessed m great abundance of those womanly qualities which cement warm frlendthips, and in a quiet wsy her influence has always beeu exerted for the promotion of all things pertain ing to the social and business welfare of the community. Mrs Couser owned a number of fine business blocks in this city, besides other property. The funeral occurred this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from her late residence corner Sixth and Lawrence streets, the remains being interred in the Masouic cemetery, Rev Brooks conducting the service. A large number of friends attended to pay their last respects to her memory, and the floral tiibules were abundaut. Mrs Elizabeth Felix Couser, who died Haturduy evening, M as born In Pennsylvania, April 13, 1S25. While a small child she removed with her par ents to Indiana, where the days of her girlhood and maidenhood were spent. In the summer of 1844, she and her sister Mrs Perkins, who now resides in Yamhill county, started with an eml- grant train across the plains to Oregon They arrived at the Whitman ml a'.ou In the fall of that year. There the two sisters remained during that winter. Here it was, also, that Mits Felix be came acquainted with Norrls Hum phrey, to whom she was married, March 30, 1845, by Rev Spauldlnif. at the Whitman mission. In the autumn of the same year Mr add Mrs Hum phrey moved to the Willamette valley and settled on a donation laud claim In what Is now known as the Looney settlement, near Jefferson. They en gaged In farming with good success, until the spring of 1848. When the gold excitement of that year broke out she accompanied her husband, who was one of the first to start for the ne gold fields, In tearch of wealth. In this tearch they were successful, accu mulating a considerable fortune, during the first two years of the gold excitement. While Mr Humphiey was meeting with success in the mine, his wife was a very active assistant, and conducted a thriving buslnes, baking pies, bread, etc, and selling to tha miners. After two years In the gold fields they returned to Oregon, and Mr Humphrey engage J in the lie butintss iu Jeflereon for a number of years, removing to Eugene In 1858. Mr Humphrey died lu Feb, 1879, and in May, 1881, the widow was united In marriage to Jacob Conner, wi o bad been a suiter during her maiden years, and wbo hsd also been ( bereft of a life partner. M r Conner died In March, 1393 Marriage LicENSE-County Clerk Jennings has issued a marriage liceune to U A Miller, 24 years, and Clara Jones, 18 jreCi. n O cs MONDAY, JAN L'AKY I I I I) Gilbert Sund.iytd In l'.ugt ue. Judge W C Hale went ! Portland ;'1, I fo'.uirg, hum lu Eugene yesterday. El tr Fird returned from Southern Oregon tlilit forenoon. I Representative DO Palm, of Lorane, was in the city today. I E L Campbell cuiiio up from Wood- j burn on last night's train. Sherifl Fra.ier. of Pun'.uiul, u in Eugene yesterday looking uftcr horses. j I Inn S M Yoran ttnd Win Preston I went to l,.rilun. yesterday morning. i Attorney A t Woodcock went to I Culiiirg llil-i iifteriiouu on legal hiiii- in Mini tirmv Ilan.sey, of IluWy, in In tli't eliy, llu i next of Mis Dnttie Sovem. T I) Linli'ii wa n pacM-ngi r to Cor vullis today, where he is lo accept 100 bale of hup. Jim.ei Humphrey, of Portland, is in Kugetie. He was a remdeut of Eugene for a titiiiiU r i f yean-. .Shannon Cornier and family, of I'ort- luiid.are here attending the lumral of the late Mrs Kliz vUtli l onser. Halem, '11 io Dalles ai.d Astoria all' want the next repul lltan state con vention. It will probn'oly be held in Portland. J DtindCC Matlock have secured tickets on the stt auiship Elder, which sails from Portland for bkHgwa.- in a day or two Yesterday's Oregoninn contains a valuable article on the 11. lies of the Hluslaw river, Oregon, ty Prof Ed- waui 8 Mcany, of the University of Washington. Mr and Mrs B F Moore and daughter, MUs Mary, went to Drain this alti r- noon to attend the golden wedding anniversary of his parents, Mr and Mrs Freeman Moore. Mrs E F Hutchiiis, of .-Mtletn, ar rived up this afternoon to join her husband, who is engaged lu quarrying rock near hero for the government im provement of the river. Deputy District Attorney L T Har ris accompanied Mrs Milllcau up from Junction lliis afternoon, and returned there by pilvate conveyance to try a ase set for 7 o'clock tonight. The McKiuley and HoUirt Club of Florence has elected delegates to the state league as follows: W R Mct'or- nack, J L Furnish, CH H.-lden, E E Benedict, O W Hurd and Oeorge W Craven. 11 E Ankeny, of Jackson couuty, came dow n on HiRj mornihg's early train aud left on the local train to at tend a meeting of the republican state lengue of clubs aud the state central committee, Among those who went to Pottland this forenoon tontteud the slate league of republican clubs were: Senators Mc- Clung, Mayor Kuykendall, JI Friendly, E O Potter, C Cole, D O Palm, A L Honey, H 11 Miller. Rev J R N Bell, formerly pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Baker City, has ac'eptcd a call to the Presby leriuu church at Hollister, .San Bonlta County, Cal, for one year, aud bai en tered upon the diichargu of his duties. Rouerl Brudy, baggage master at the depot, is to take a. vacation Tor a time as the company Is cutting down expenses, ills worK win ue uone uy the ticket agent, Mr May, for the pres ent. Mr ISrady lias baeu a fallblui servant. The steamship Corona, which If ft S.a:tle, Wash, with L"Jo passengers January 20, for Southeastern Alanka, was wrecked near the month of bkeeua rivei by striking a rock All pusseu- gers were saved. The freight and bag gage were saved. George W Jon'f, suptrintendeut of public schools iu Marioiicounty, is said ta be a candidate for state superintend ent. He certainty would be an Impiovemeut on the present one, who, though, is probably the beet platform orator it) the state. Au Oklahoma girl advertUed for a husband. She found him. and I he advertisement and wedding outfit cost $HC.3o. Within 11 month her bus band died, leaving her a 1G0 aero Inrm, considerable livestock and a i-'iWO in surance on his life. Who says adver tising don't pay? Prof John Straub returned on Sun day morning's oviilaud from San Francisco, where he met Mis Straub and Vincent, on their return from Mexico. Vincent Is much Improved and has commenced taking the Mirsch folder treatment. Mr H raub speaks highly of Ibis treatment and says he saw many eatn of wonderful cures. Glen and Lew Powers itarted down the river Sunday In their boat going to Portland. Fro n there they will go to Dvta. and to Dawson City. The bys are well prepared for au 18-month stay, and the best wishes of their many friend go with them. Their ..-renin. Mr andMrsAS Power, of McKenzie Bridge, who came to Eu gene to see their son Btarf, will return homo tomorrow. THE LEAGUE CLUBS. The President Appointed Mitclitliites on Cri'ibthl Committee. One Inou.and Urlrgalr. I'reirul. "l'Cll to the lie no. PoUTLANP, Feb 2.-Prident Chas II Carey, called tin league to order this morning at 10 o'clock. After making a speech counselling liit'tn iny he psruly.ed the Corbeltites by appointing all .V Itelu Hites on the credential committee. The committee is as follows: II S Judson, W II Dufur, Archie Johnson and Jack Matthews. Recess was then taken until -:l'0 o'clock tills afternoon. There aie about one thousand dele gates present. The meeting is being held In t lie Armory building. LATER. McGinn Denounecd Credtniials militc As Blacklegs, Com- trellug I. inner. Hperlil lo the Cl'Aiio. Portland, Feb 1. A big row la on aud the reeling is bitter. Nothing las been accomplished yet. The gap is widening i very moment. Hon Henry E McCliun, of Portland, denounced I he credentials committee as being composed ol scoundrels and blueklcgs. At this hour, 4:2.1pm, the conven tion is awaiting the repoit of the com mittee on credentials. Several delegates have left the con vent ion. Claude Gatch. of Salem, will bo the Corbelt fuc Ion can dldate for pretideut aud C W Fulton, of Astoria, the Mitchell cindldate. The feel i tier Is extremely bitter, and trouble is predicted. FOK MANSMIUHTKK Fred Olemniciie, Slayer of Arrested. Paul JiucleQft McMinnvii.le, Or Jan 31. A war rant was Issued today for the arrest of Fred Clcmniens, who shot and killed Paul Ducleos, near Webfoot, Satu'day, ou a charge of manslaughter. Clem mens was arrested and arraigned be fore Justice McPhllllps, ot McMiun vllle. He waived examination aud was held to appear before the grand Jury In $20.0 bondii, which were promptly furnl-hed by William Clonunens, his fathci, and F M Crabtree, a neighbor. Snow at Kloience. The West Jan 28: the ground was covered with the beautiful last Monday for the first time this winter, mow having fallen to the depth of about an inch. Most of It melted the same day but in shady places some remained for several days. While there has been frost a few mornings, at no t me dur ing the siBRon has the ground been frozen to the dep'.h of au Inch . Ai.r. Favok TjNioN.-The popular populist, Elmer Yaruell. informs us that he has personally Interviewed every populist, democrat and silver re publican In Mohawk precinct and that every one of the three organization are 1 1 favor of the union party In this county. This precinct In 1896 at the tate election cast on congress 2 prohi bition votes. 2 democratic, 42 repub- licau and 42 populists. We have heard from many precincts and the demo crats and populists that are opposed to n,. union of forces are very scarce Indeed Lkiiano.n'bNkw Papkb. LeUnon Advance: W M Brown visited Mon- ...i. ii.u wnt-k and purchased a printing plant that was formerly i.d bv W M Cook In tbo publica tion of a newspaper at that place. Mr Brown Is to be editor and manage-of the retiulillcan paper to be started lu re i .. I..UT uwkH. We understand that the necessary capital Is being donated by local republicans. Gone to Pikces. Graut'a Pass Item: "Prof Holbrook, the ypuotlit and his troupe are uo more. Their finaues were ducreaiing rapidly, so tlier ei:red t Quit hypnotism, and therefore they will not show In Grant's Pass." Holbrook played here for acveral nights. His show was a poor 'one. O o o TUESDAY FEBRUARY . H T Condon is In Portland. Sh;rood Burr is In Pottland. Rodney Scott was in the city today T 1) Linton has returued from Co vallls. James Huffman visited his Irving farm today. CJ Howard made Junction a bilef vl-.it todav. Chas Mastlck and wife, of l'ortlar.d. are In tli city. Jaims Humphrey returned to I'ort bind IIiIh foreu Hiu. J O Senders, of llarrlrburg, sent last night in Eugene. 11 E Ankeny aud J I. Page went to Portland th a morning. S L Mooilicad, editor of I he Junction City Times, W In the city. F E Dunn went to Portland this morning. He will probably return TbuiDi'.iiy. J W Her of Junction City, and H C Herion, of Monroe, visited Eugt iieti'lay. Attorney A C Woodcock and L N Ro' y weut lolVrtlatid on Ibis morn lug's eurly train to attend the meeting of the league clubs. WWPerclval and T J Fryer, of Polk county, Oregon, last week bought and shipped to Seattle UOd goats, for which they got $2.50 each. A R Ockerman has beeu arrested at Vaueouver, B C, charged with embez- c'ing $3,1100 from the Elks lodge at Portland, while its secreta'y. (1 R Chrlsman, O N Fra.er, C 8 Frank, OPHoir.JM Dick, L Mllll can, It A Washburn, and J C Brattalu are iu Portland attending the league clubs, Wm Mayer and wife returned on this morning's early train from a six weeks' visit to Mr Mayer's parents at Rochcllu, 11 luols. They report a finotrip. Today's Oregonian: E KlngHeuder ion, of Eugene, one of the old-time printers of Portland, is at the Perkins. He is now postmaster at Eugene and proprietor of a well established drug tore. Iu the senate yesterday Chandler gave notice that on next Friday, at the conclusion of the morning busluess, he would move to take up the case relat ing to the seating of Corbett as senator from Oregon. Dr li Hamilton, of Rosuburg, a re gent of the University of Oregou, pass ed through here this forenoon for Portluud. Ho is feehiif better than for several years, we are pleased to an nounce. There are only II survivors of the war of 1812-14, but 3278 widows of soldiers of that war are drawing pen sions. It seems likely that our civil war widows will be drawing pensions in the year 20C0. The populist primaries in Polk coun ty will be held Monday, February 7, and the cout ty convention on the 10th, when delegates to the state convention will be chosen, and nominations for ofllccs may be made if thought best. Lincoln county bos just paid Geo R McKenzie $558 for exporting the books of the sheriff and clerk, and It transpires that there is not a single record to show his authority for the act. The Leader thinks It has made a big find. An Oakland, Calif, woman baa Just been sentenced to all for six mouths for w hipping her husband. Instead ot that, she "ought to be caged as a curiosity. It Is a rare thing that a woman ever gets ahead of her husband in brutalitv. Geo T Hall, Sr, went to rcrtlaud this morning on the early train, where be will attend the league club meeting today, and tomorrow he will be In at tendance at the meeting of the repub lican state central committee, belDg the Lane county member of the same. Green fruit shippers In Benton coun ty are being asked to pay freight be sides lotlng their frul', shipped by the Earl Co. Here are some of the bills presented: Benton County Prune Company $150. BN Lilly $100, D C Rose $32, F P Sheasgreen $52, John Gellatly $250, E C Caldwell $140. Independence Enterprise: A pool of wheat of 8,801 bushels and twenty pounds was made up this week, and Al Herren relieved the par ties of the entire amount by paying 70 rants a bushel for the same. This I from 2J to 3 cents more on the bushel than the avr re price paid In this market. The board of regents of the state unl verslty at Portland, has been petition ed by the students of the medical de partment of the Institution to ask for the rewlg'iallon ofDr CC Strong, the professor of gynecology. Dr Strong lias resigned pending a decision of the board. The cause of tfte action of the students has not been made public The recent rise In the price of log, aud the prospect for still better prloea, caused the loggers ef Gray's Harbor to raise the wages of their employe 25 cents per day, ssyean Aberdeen paper. The prospect for better prloea for logs Is encouraging, as the prices paid the pant few years have barely been suffi cient to cover the cost of getting them to market. TEST SILVER VOTE. The House of Representatives Defeats Teller's Resolution Forl'av mentof Bonds in Silver Coin by a Party Vote. Are l lli: Nars IM. Wamiinmton, Jan 31. After a uplr- ited debate of five houos with many sensational scenes, the houre of rente- setitatlve defeated the Teller resolu tion declaring the government had the op'lon of paying for bonds with sliver coinage. The vole stood 132 ayes to 1S2 noes. The Democrats aud Populists voted almost solid for the resolution, the de fections being McAleer ol Pennsylva nia, aud Elliot of South Carolina. White, Republican, of North Carol! na, voted with the Democrats aud Populikts.aud Llnney of the same state, the only colored member of the house, Voted ."present." The Republican cheered long aud loud over the victory. ) I'NDKIt A UUR.MNU SUN. Intense Heat in Australia Destroy! g Life aud Property. Vancouver, Jau 31. The steamer War 1 moo, Just arrived fiom Australia, brings new of the most appallug climatic conditions prevailing in many sections of Australia. Prostration fro n the heat are so numerous that the oonditlon of atlalr In the large cltU were alarming. In many lustanres work Is out of the question and Bleed Is Impossible. Telegrams show the same condition prevail all over the colony. The thermometer during the day averages about 124 in the shade. In the sun it Is 100. News come from all part of Anstralia of destruction by flame. It would appear from the press reports that the total damage will amount to $1,000,000 In Victoria colony 100,000 acre have been awept clem and enormous crops destroyed. In other coouie4 hones and barns were burned Mi;s Lk.vsr is Comino. Pendleton, E O: Information has been received at Pendleton that Mary Ellen Lease, the famous female orator of Kansas, will speak at Walla Wallasome time In March. An effort will be made to se cure Mr I .ease' presence at Pendle ton aud Walla Walla, a purse of $75 being necessary to defray expenses and provide a free lecture for the public at the court house. Probably no woman in the United Elates ha been the ob Ject of to much wit and ridicule on tha part of paragraph writers as Mr Lease, but this Itself Is fame, and she Is always able to present interesting speeches on the political doctrine she support. Taken to Sai.km. Ada B Milllcau, who was adjudged Insane yesterday waa taken to the asylum at Salem on this forenoon's local train by Sheriff Johnson and Mrs Dr Kuykendall, guard. This la tho unfortunate lady's second committment. We trust that she will soon recover. Tbeantl-Mltcbell men at Pottland want Claude Gatch of Salem, elected president of tho league club, while tie Mitchell men will vote for CW Fulton of Astoria. ugene s Leading Store Our salo was moro of a succcs than wo anticipated, wo aro too busy taking stock now to advertise, but will tako all tho time necessary to givo you courteous treatment when you call on us. A1--though our sale i at an end you will find our prices still at tho bottom and our assortments good. New collars today. Ladies and Gents The high kind. F. E. BOTH. County Paupers. EiitToit (iL'.vttn: Having noticed In join paper a contract between Dr B F Kiissell of Thurston, and our coun ty commissioner f r the keeping o the paupers of the county, I would like to a-k, w hy Is not all the paupers I 'lit to the dojloi? believe Judge Fisk nude the llrnt contract with the doctor, the fall following his election, At that time the county had a num. ber of psiipeis iu (be hospital at Port laud, cost ni; t lie county seven dollar per week each, U'sides their fare to I'ortland. Then others were kept by private parties, ranging from three to six dollars each per week. When the doctor gave bonds (ot keeping the paupers It was claimed by the papers that it was a saving to t tie couuty of a thousand dollars a year. During Judge 1'isk's term (he doctor waa al lowed w ithout bids, $3.00 per week, tha county furnishing clothing and paying exHusof colllii aud burial of any that (lied. Now the county pay tbo same, but us I uudeistaud the doctor has toclothe, and if any die, he ha to bury them. A good thing for the county. But are they all sent to the doctor according to contiact, or only the old, deciepit and diseased pauper, aud somebody else keeping those who are able lo do a little work at a lea price, or some person who has a rela tive and draws help for, and do not want the public to kuow of It. Look at the monthly report every month. There Is a bill for supplies of pauper amouuting t as much if not more, than is paid to Dr Russell. Now If we are going to keep pauper outside of the couuty home, let us know wbo they are aud uhlish their name and amount paid, the same as Is done with other accounts by the county. Name what families receive aid durlug the preceding month, aud those that have no families, send them to tho couuty home or publish their name every mouth aud the reason they are not seut to tho home. All expellee of the couuty ought to be published so that the taxpayer will know what they arettxed for. Drop supplies aud give us names, then wo will know If our neighbor I deserving of the help tho county give hi in. Any person or fumilic who receive couuty aid are paupers, and If It hurts their pride to be known as such, let them grin and bear It. Justice. A .Nine-Year-Old Soldier. Warm Spring Johnny, who enlisted at the sue of 11. aud S A Landls at the age of 13, will both have to take a re tired rest for the following told by the Portland Welcome: There has been considerable control veisy over the question as to who waa the voutiKcflt soldier lu the rebellion. The point has not yet been satisfac torily settled; but the writer of this ha personal kuuwlcdue ot ample proof that Major John Clem, quartermaster at Vancouyer, Is end led to; that dis tinction. He enl.sted a a drummer boy at the age of 0 years. At the age of 12 he participated In the battle of Chicamagua, where he did eminent service, killing a colonel In the re belling fores. This claim I fully sus tained by the record, and It accord to Major Cle the honor ot being tbo youngest soldier in active service In the war. Delivery Business Chanciks. Frauk Close ha purchased the Inter- eat of E A Farrlnuton In the city delivery business aud will take charge tomorrow In couuecllou wltu move Moore who retain his half Interest. I oo C3 03 O O