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o ANOTHER RICH STRIKE. THE PROHIBITIONISTS. WAS IT CRIME? ! MlNY -WINS EVERYTHING 1 CIRCUIT COURT- j THE COMPSON LECTURE. the A Aaaaf the Tsb. The central aud southern portion! of Western Oregon could do a good turn by emulating the example let at Spo kane, which city, during all the ex citement Incident to the rush to the Alaskan gold fluid", hae absolutely re futed to get out any Klondike litera ture, or advertlve herself as an outfit ting polat for Alaskan gold aeekeri, or even to scarcely mention Klondike. Instead, the city It Industriously exert ing every eflort to help and advertise the mining regions .In the territory adjacent to the city. With t very natural advantage that could be asked for, the beauties and possibilities of the magnificent beds of ore of Western Oregou are practically unsung. Iu the ItohemU dlsttlct for Instance, the Musio mine, in its last five months' ruu cleaned up $30,000, with one llttlu 6-slamp mill, and foi three or four veure has been a paying piece of property. Q'.ite a breeze was rained about one month since, also, by the finding of a It-due of wouderful richness lu the mines of Jciiulug Bros and liruueau, some of the. ore golnti $50,000 to the ton, and the leiuaiud.r of the ledge f00. The lutes' from that district is tliut a One ledge five feet wl :. , has been uu covered In the Chai. iiiou mine, an away on which reports the value to be $900 to the ton. Ami It goes. With but little excitement t!. is line body of mineral will be gradually uncovered and prove to be u 0.1 up of unexcep tional richness. From Lane county, with the Kobe mla district as the 11 producer, through Di llons and Josephine, to Jackson, where the Sterling mines are yielding their $t0,0C0 a year, there I a continuous vein of miuuial that will one day make this section one of ex treme interest to the mining world. LIN. VI HOLT-WAY LOUD. Dsllj Guard March 11. The sad newt received this morning that Mrs Albert (Jaylord died yester day at Pasadena, Calif, has cast a gloom over the entire city, for here she was born and lived until Iter mar riage lu 1897, and her sunny nature and loyalty to friends has made her memory a sacred treasure in the hearts of her entire acquaintanceship. Wednesday uiglit her mother, Mrs B D Holt of this city, started for Pasade- na in response ti a telegram announc ing the serious llluees of Mrs Uayloid, but evidently did not arrive until after the life of her daughter had passed away. From letters following the telegram it Is learned Mrs Clay lord had been suffering with la grippe and peritoni tis, and that an oeratlon was per formed on her throat yesterday la the hope of aflordlug relief but without avail. The sorrowing relatives and friends iu this city extend a sympathy that conies from the heart to the bereaved husband and parents. As soou as arrangements for the funeral are made advices will bo re ceived here. received hrr enrly education in the Llnua Holt was bom In Lane couuty, Oregon, July 25, ISCO, publl schools of this city and entered the University of Oregon, from whioh she graduated lu 18111. During this time she pursued musical studies and iu 1892 graduated from this department of the University, By reason of her ability lu this line she was always a warm favorite In musical circles. On February 2, 1897, she was united In marriage to Albert I Clay lord of Pasa dena, Calif, which place has since been her home. Walterville Items. MuicL 0, 180S. Everybody and the cook are fixing to plaut garden. Good prospects for a prosperous time in this place in tbo tie,. r future. School begau Monday morning, March 7, with Miss JjOtta Johnston as teacher. Miss Johnston Is au excel lent teacher. Clark Decker, who went to Mlchl an a few months Bgo, will return with his family soon. He says Mich igan has no charms for him; then Oregon, sweet Oregon, must have. Frank Port will be better prepared to accommodate travel next summer than ever before. Sheep Shipment. Harry Levi f San Francisco shipped five car loads of mutton sheep from this city to that plane this afternoon. Jack Davis, who purchased many of the sheep, informs ns thtt the average price paid tor them was 3.6o per head. A Five-Foot Vein Uucovered in Champion Mine, Bohemia. t Full I'ouDly Ticket IM io the Field. Tk l'rastflu(a. i Ut.lijrtiUf.rd March I.'. j t The convention wa called to otdtrj by Dr Dale. It con.Itted of about 20 persons. The convention siot and a prayer! was ottered by Itv lleaudreau. Dr Dale was elected chulrmaii and John Haudsaker secretary. Amotion was made that a county ticket be placed lu the fie! . Itcmarka were made on the question by several. Carried. A motion was made and carried that the chair appoint a committee of three on nominations. Calvin llanna, J A Busbuell and George Lee wsru up pointed as said committee. Addresses were made by the sia'e ehalnuan and secretary. Senator Calvlu Hauna of Eugene. Representatives J A lliiehnell Junction, Kdgar King of Cottle drove. County Commissioner George Lee of Cottage Grove. Clerk J W I.aklu of Eugene. Sheriff It M Mauville of Eugene. Assessor H H Morss of Creswell. Schosl Superintendent A U Mill ion of Junction City. Treasurer Dr J S Dale of Eugene. One representative, surveyor and coroner were left vacant, with power of county ommlttee to till the same, and any other vacaucies that uiny eccur. A couuty committee of three wne electeJ as follows: Dr J B Dale, cl.alr uiaa; John Haudsaker, clerk, and Calvin Hanna, treasurer. The following delegates were elected to the state convention, which meet at New berg about April 28: J C lUish nsll, of Junction; Casper Lee, of Cot tage Grove; M O Van Tine, Hev lleaudreau and Dr J S Dale, i f Etigeue. On motion adjourned. Heal Estate Transfer. Keported dally from ths Abtlract Olllcs ol il haelf r 6i Co. V S Bond and wife to Mollie A Withrow, 201.60 acres of the V S Mo dure d 1 o lu see 31 tp 10, 4 w; f 2800. Sidney Scott to Melissa Scott liis wife, the s i of the Thos Lister and rife d 1 o lu tp 16, 2 w; also lot 4 sec 33 of said tp; $100. M J ribbets to Samuel Itoblsou, 25J acres in sees 10 and 17 tp 15,4 w; $.3C J. United States to Clarence M Starr, u J of n ) of seo 35 tp 15, 12 w; cash patent. Abbv J Nighswander to F M Nlghs- wauder, 712 acres In sees 3, 4, 0 aud I'J tpl0,5w;$l. F M Nighswander to Abbey J Nlgbe wander, 82 acres in seo 28 tp 10, 4 w; $1.00. United States homestead patent to Oliver J Warblnton 100 acres In seo 12 tp20,lw United States to Fran.' lladtey, 100 acres in seo 22 tp 10, 7 w; cash patent United States, homestead pateut to Marion J Lingo s w of s w of sec 31 tp 10, 5 w; 40 acres Richmond T Weaver to. Stephen Smeed n of s w J of seo 28 tp 17, 1 w; $1000 Elizabeth Bailey to Win McCullum HO acres lu sues 3, 4, 0 and 10 tp 13, 4 w; tlOOO Oliver J Warhluton and wife to John Oulley, 180 acres lu seo 12, tp 20, 1 w; $240 Wm Tllley and wife to John Gui'.ey 01 acres In sec 0 tp 19, 1 w; $ :50, J M Kitchen aud wife to Frauds C Druuiiuott lot Jaud u J lot 4 iu blk 3 Irving; $000 Frank Hadley and wife to H O Had- ley 100 acres In sec 22 tp 19, 7 w; 17, Geerge W Gulley and wife te John W Guiley, 0 acres of the Wilson Fisher d loin in 19, 1 w; $90. James Stewart aud wife te Thomas Koupal, part of their d 1 c and 0 acres adjoiniug in tp 18, 3 w; $1303. David A Mosby to F J Joues, lots 1 aud 2 In blk 8 MeFarland's add to Cot tage drove; $500. Chatlss O Calen to Ellis Whattam, undv. of part lot 4, block 8, Skin ner's addition to Eugene; $400. Abby J Nighswander to Myra E and Frank Nighswander, 32 acres in seo 28, tp 10, 4 w; love and affection. Elizabeth Drugg to Herman 11 Drugg,, s s w J aud u e s w J, seo 17, tp 10.7 w; $3000. II V Howard and wife to Mary A Mahon, lot 5, block 69, Junction; $325. S F Kerns and wife to Edith L Kens, 6 acres of the Kerns nursery tract, north of Eugene; love aud af fection. DC Cole to Lanta L Graham 9.75 acres In seo 5, tp 18, 4 w; $120. A Dm MoRTOAor. The Corvuil and Eastern Railroad has iieen mort gaged to the Central Trust Co, f Nt w York, lor the sum of $ll,2jo.o0u It covers the present Ml miles of track owned by said company ud provides for the building of 009 miles more. Uiw Flue Mm What May Prove td II? llunun Bones. e Mairrr Allitilits. 1K f i.uvd. March V Sunday iimrniii a Hue In the ns UWi.ce of Mr ami Mrs Jacob Hsrpater, who n aide on Wis' tlih strict commenc ed burning . tt t api iireutly iu the usual common way which Hue are wont to cleun Hii'iumIv fr. in gathered soul It wnot.ii, while wut' lilng the lire that the smoke i-iemed unusually dark und heavy, and after the tin coutinued for nine lime elittrred boiica fell dowu the line umi ki.ine were gathered up by Mr Harpati t. w hllc olheia fell farther dowu the Hue, where they cannot be readied w ithout moving koiiiu brick in the lower part ot llie chl:;iuey. Such lu ilVcct, I the oi ei.li. g statement ol tills It. III. Learning somitliluK- of this disclo sure a Gi'akk reputer called at Hie Hurpster liuine this morning to ascer- mii wuii w. a i u ii llie tumor was clothed, wila the g' he ral reault con tuitnd in the opening statement. The reHrter viewed some ol (he charred nuns of bones which Mra Harpater bad gathered and placed In a bucket, some others which were larger aud more compuct, some ol which resembled the bones of a human head. To go back f.irlhcr the house is one tl'ut ha Wen occupied but little for several years until Mr aud Mrs Han, ster moved In, they having purchased the same at a tax sule. At the time they moved In Mrs Harpslt-r aver they were told the house bud an un aavory lepututlon, was haiiu'ed, etc but taking tio stock ill tli.au stories they moved lu and have since resided there. When listed by t' e reporter whether or not bones Wtiro found In tlie ba emeiit of the buildii g at the time thry moved in, such a rumor having reached the reportei 'sears, she claimed nokuowlcdgo .f It but Mated they found enough screw huids whlcli apparently ciinio oil of colli n lids to till a ipiart cup. Resides iliete they picked up n handle which inunt hsve besu on a caxket as well assume colli n trim mlngs. A short talk with Mrs Hurpster leads one to believe that her theory of the matter Islhat tlio hou.iu has at one tiiiujUeu the reudsvous of ghouls orgruverobUrs. At all events, with out appealing to sensationalism the matter will be ir moat rigid inspection and through the CiCAKD nlllcers were II ret appriaed of the facts hem set forth aud they will at ouce look into ttie matter. Should Mrs Harpster's theory prov to be. correct there will have been unearthed one of the most cold-blooded deals known in the history of the Willamette) valley. JOACllI.I illLLKIt. Th.: Koet ol the Sierras 1 njj For Ills lulifoinla Home. Again Joaipulu Miller, the poet of the Sier ras, atuno time county udge of Grant county, aud who In his early years, could rough It aud .tough It with the hardiest and wlckedeat in the couutry, Is now in the snow of Alaska sighing for tlio balmy bmezut ol California. He ouce attended Columbia College in Eugene, hie II rat Oregon home. The following is a portion of a lntter sunt dowu from the frozen north: "Oh! but In sitou my litllo door step In the warm night weather above Sail FiauciHco bay aud ee the twlu horned lump of a new-born baby moon light up the Golden G do and then go ilinelr und rentfully to bed. In the warm, wide billow. Let me but live (o see this again and I will not go far away at least, not in this desolate neighborhood of llie north pole. For I was born to roses, sun-lands, song birds, modest moons and warm, south wsather. Let me not be caught bore again, fr caught I am like a wary old rat iu a trap. The witness and silence aro of a kind that I abhor, aud the thought of my warm Contra C'oata slope and my little familiar moon, lighting the Goldou Gate, make me homesick. I would not be tied up in this lorn.large deiolate largeness anoth er wiutvr for all the Klondike gold you could point at mu with a dozen north p iles in a thousand jenrs." Dki'I.oh a y i.k. It durulng passen gers fr-mi Skagway stuto that when the hist steamer left that place Ue the south there weie over 100 paenger who had engaged passage, b'lt did not leave because that the boat purposely left six hours ahead of the scheduled time. The steamship compa' lea an not wautto bring pasei g -ra thi way it hurts their buainea on the up run. Another report says that big able bodied in u are walking the streets of sksgway a id Dyea crying like litlle chil'lreii bieau-e they cannot getaway from there. Many of them have no money ami ih'-y are afraid of an i pi ildiiiio eveu moresev re thau that no prevalent. !II)trl Y. Wiii'nt ft Now Hie 1'iize Cullegc Orator. VtarV Voaa ml l.ldouv asnarbail lata. Aleany Herald: The annual Uiai- neas meetitiK ol the Ore; in Intercolle giate Oratorical A-ocltiioii wa held III the college chapel at 2:30 p in.. Officers were elected ua fiowa: J S Wallace, of McMiiiuvllle, preaideiil; II G lllbbard, of Salem, ecrelaryj C- A Houston, of 1'oriUmi, treasurer. Six ty-three votea were emu McMlnnvllle wns u lech d as the place of holdiug the next meeting and coctest. Following the buhinoa tuectitiK hii Indoor gaillo of I'S-eLall wan ( I ijed at tlie armory bctuccii the Kuene and Albany loin It was a hotly cm- teatid, lntere ting game, cl.aiaclerl.nl by brilliant playingou butli shits. At the end ot :he Uth iuui g the renre a tie, 0 to 0. Anotli.r innioK waa played in whicli Alt.ai.y add, d auoiiier run, winning by a score of 7 to 0. Iu the evening tlie intercollegiate ratorlcal cm test wsa held U f.ire an linuieioe audteuoe. Nine e dicts were repreaebled. Thejudgea declslou wa lu favor ol Allien W Wight, of Alta ly college. FolIoM iiig are tUejudcn who made tlie award: Coiuiiiittee ou coinpohiiiou II L itcuaoii, Grant's I'a-s; 1'rei-ldeut S II L Penrose, Walla Walls; C U Guuteii beiu, Portland. Coiuiuittie ou deltveiy Hon I.vil.ll Raker. 1'ortland; Hon M A Miller Lebanon; Dr M O Wire, Albany. 110LSK UUKULaKIZKII. !H bkelley aud Wire i'ea.efully y lorn be red Last Might hile Hi. Ir Home Was Kinmucki d. HatlT Guard, Man'li li I.axt night tlio reaidence ol J M rtueiiey, on Went W.xtli htreet, waa entered by burglkre. They wsnt into the ledrooiu where Mr and Mrs Shelley were Metplng, ransacked th bureuu drawers aud from a ptir-e lu oueoflheiu tiMik $10, lift things scat tered over the floor, searched through Mr Chelley's vest, which was left on the llooi, and departed without u wak ening the sleepers. They could havu taken some watches aud It is not kuowu why l hey did not do so. The soundness with which the victims slumbered through It ail is rather comical, and their children are this morning enjoying considerable bsdiuage oyer tlie way the "old folk" got so easily touched. All the dill dren happened to be out to parties aud entertainments und the burglary oc curred before they returned home. JUNCTION NEW a. Clipped From Tiie Times of .Match 12. The city council makes a staiullnr oiler of $2 50 for any team taking the lire engine lo a fl.e. Tlie city council iuslrucUd the marshal to notify Mr Waddle to keep the dde-frout door of his suloou clo-ied Suudays. Clyde Mahon has purchased Iroui It V Howard llie Grandma Lee prop erty. Mrs Addlo Nixon "f 1'armliiijlon, Washington, is the gutst of her sister, Mrs N L Leu. Chas Miller, who was 'h irg d witli stealing au overcoat froiu tlie hotel a this place, plead guilty before the court and was given thirty days in the couuty Jail, lis got oil easy. A petition was clrculultd here dur ing the past week asking the county court lo suspend the sentence imposed on J A Archibald for vlolatli g the game laws, ltwoaeugerly signed by all to whom It was pie LANCASTER NOTKfi. George Armstrong und family have moved to Cottage Grove. A good many of our hop groweisare plowing up their hop yard. Solon Joi.es is plowing uj his hops He will try something t Ise. W H Spaugh, of Hiuslaw, arrived here Thursday to work his hop yard. Ri.hool election Monday. Merrill I'lisleel was elected as director lor a term of three years, Mrs C'atleel was elected clerk. Si atc DIPI.OMA8. The statu board of education yesterday granted diplo mas to Gertrude Harwood of Eugene and Mae Larimer of Eugene; state life Mplonias lo Jetinlo Audersou, Mia Ollie Sluylon aud Edward E Oi ton of iMigenc; state certificates to Luther E Miiieg", Herman; Mrs L L Vincent, Di'Xter; Nettle Krets, Euguue; Nannie Walils, Goshen; Nellie Howaid, Lane; M F Horn, Franklin; J L Furnish, Foieuce; MrsMD Mulion, Junction; Edna Doane, Hpiii'gliuld. Jlol'M Wol.li Campbell fc Wi.lHf today sold 01 bales of hops to Kola Nels of Albauy. Jerms private. , i: J K Davis tt Ml Cry ol Eut.eue e! at; to reatoro pniilic .i i.ire. .answer ll.cd by city. Si) James II ll.tr.t- vt Tlio Colum bia Implement Com puny; damages H t for trial next i do. -.in v at 0 a m 96 Clarn A ThoiiiNon vs J II Cole man; lUmng. s. On trial. The tvl dellCe ill llie li ho V i- t'ii. was concluded at 2 o'cl.cl: this aitcrnooii mid ti e attorneys inc.. that limo have brtn pn-iitlog the u:i-e to llie Jury. Il is likely that llie cac w ill be given In llie ut y Una tvriiing or early tomorrow f.ciiioo:.. t'J I'I'ita A l'h. iiioii va J H Cole man; dam igea. Tbia ca-e "t'cuidcd tlie utleiitioll ol 'lie clrci il curt all day Thuraday aud hiiday. Il wa di-guatitig In the ex treme aud r oil the evidence aiibmitted il would hi in that at the beat It waa a Ungraceful nil ir. The case Ha given In the jury laat evening and a veldli lof $1 on each of the two counts wcr. awarded ptalulift 'A 1st will throw her Into the coats, as under the law a perron tmi-t a. cure a jild;iiie:.t ol $,.')0 to carry coats. She ailed Coleman fir $1,100 ou each if the two count. Ion State of Oregon v Ed Rsivs; rape, lint dial linliciiiieui was ma in i-t.d on molloil of dcfeliilaul'a hltor- uey. Shortly thereafter the grand ury returned another "true lilll," and he waa given until 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon to plead when he entered a I'll ft lu abatement. 120 W It W eider vs A HnirplrH; to rt-C'iver money on a itruhhlng contra -t appeal. Ontiial. Tlio following Jury w.i drawn iu the ca-e: John Hi mini' U It Demiiig. Fir. i k ltriatuw, Gorge Catron. I I' I .I'll. J II Prut I. C J Ilodd, G N Mi Lou, .1 A Hugliea, 1' M Mcl'lieracn, I. iiner Ay lea and M I) Line,.). il Geo T Hall & Sou va II O Owen; to recover iiio u y. Order of injiinctloii vacated. .V.) John W Rldinri!.o!i vs Mary J Ionian tt ul; to ipiiet tide. Delimit and tit cne as priyed for. Ill State of Oregon vs Sam Case; uxMiult with iliiniierini weaixin. I.ate Friday aflernooil the grand Jury re lumed "not a true bill." Ilo was ar raigned and took his day to plead. II 1) Norton was retained to defend him. 1 19 lleiry vs J T Herri; divorce. Default. J W Vatican appointed relerroi to lake testimony. Divorce grunted. JOI1X HIAMOMI COKHKC'Th A SllS- Staleineiit Filed His I lit. tit ioiiH (if Citizenship H. fore Coming to Oregon. The Guakh copied un article the other day Iroui tli" Albany Deiuociat regarding the old Lime county pioneer John Diamond, of Cut org. Mr Dia mond cornels llie statement ot the Democrat rcgaiding his cltlzeushlp as follows: Cui:kii,Ok, March 10, JMIS. Editoii Dkmoi'kat: 1 see by the daily of the 8th lust au aril. In touching on the early Malory ol Oreuou, by t; II Miewart. Will you kindly allow mo to correct some of his statements. .Mr H ewart claims I ctcd on the election bourn while 1 waa still an Irishman, while the tact of the case In, 1 llleil my Intention several Venrs before coining lo Oreuou, in Ken- .lull county, Illinol. Very respect fully yours, J.iun Diamond. PI. maul Hill Items. March I). Home suow find sunshine today. Mrs Al Davis Is improving very fast and will soon be well. W J Mulkey's bouse was burned last night. He, his wlfd and their litlle daughter Alia were the tnly ones of the family al home. Mr Mulkey heard a noise In the night bet ween 10 and 11 o'clock, und arose In find his liouie ou lire. They worked very hard to save their tiling, and at the same time hallowing for help. G W Milan was the only person hearing theHlarm, and holped to save some things, but llie lire S3on had full possession of the building. Some clothing and a few are! ides of furniture were saved. Air Mulkey did not even save a coat, hat or shoe ot his own. Iho supposition la that the building caught llie from tin) flue near the roof. The school election resulted In the selection ol Itohert Hemphill chrk, Herbert Martin director for one year to 1111 the vacancy of i'aul Hit low ; L 1 1'arks was re elected director lor three years. KG Culllaon preached a try Inter sting sermon heie Sunday. Chas Wicker and funHy vW.ed over Sunday with Mrs Wlcber' father at Clove.'dale. Con Dn.li. lo lorlliiiid, Thursday, March 10, JWiH, Kail C.'onsei, sou of Conductor "Shun" on-r, Hged 17 veura. of intermittent fevei. Conductor Conner hnJul lecovi led fiom asevere a t o k of the sin: malady. Karl was quite well lowi iu Eugene. Viiy Hall Was Crowded X Well kirmepiiran lliwi ara Una. Iailf Uuarl. March 12 Villard hall was crowded to so (loca tion laat night. Students, alumni, clti.ci and veterans turned out sn- niH.a o hear General H II Compson's lecture ou the ltattle of Gettysburg. General Cninpson tiMik au i.ctlve part during the three days of conflict aud his lecture was Intubating and Instruc tive. Iu hiaoH'iilng remarks, bespoke of the importance of Die great battle, aud of Its meaiilug to the North. He compared the light with the grvat battle of Waterloo. "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground" was ably rendered by a quar tette, consla lhg id It v llr. ok. Ib' Gilbert, I'rof Ittn-ler and LO Hullu. General t'ouipaon then outlined the lighting ol (he first day a id Illustrated the lecture with stereopllcan views. The best view was a picture of old John Hums, whom, It Is said, killed a confederate officer every lime he fired Miss Lulu M lleiishaw lu her charm ing manner recited the well knowu Hem eutltled "John Hums of Gettys burg," after which Itev Gilbert sang "Tramp, Tiamp, Tramp, the lioys are Comliig," the audience Joining lu the chorus. Thedesciiptlon of the second day' fight showed the fierce fighting on the top of "Little Hound. Top" hill, Gen eral Warren's famous charge, I he strug gle for the capture of "Devil's Deo," and the wounding of General Han cock. The recltatlou entitled "The North and South" hv Miss Mary MoAliatsr w as greeted by stirring round of ap-pliui-e. the light of the third day showed I'lcketl's charge, Lee's rslrea:, and the tlual triumph of the Uulou armies. Throughout the entire lecture the remarks were very Interesting, and the principal scenes were nicely Illus trated by the stereopllcan views. ANNUAL CUUflCH JIEKTLtO. The Congregational Chun k ill a Pros perous Condition. Pallr Guard, March 11 fJH The annual business meeting of the First Congregational church of this city reveals the fact that this organi zation Is In good financial clrciim ataucea, Is experiencing a liealtlif growth and making substantial Im provements to their bouse In keeping with their plaoe among the ohurohes of the city. The following items of general Interest ate taken from the minutes of the meeting: During the year 24 have beeu re ceived iuto the fellowship of the church, & letters have beeu Issued to other churches, and 4 members have ulsd. The church Is entirely tree from debt aud carrlee uo obligations what ever. The Sunday chial has an average attendance of 00- In addition to Hilt a nible class of about 30 members has beeu orgauized which meets every Thuisday evening after the regular prayer meet lug. Al the roll call yesterday 811 respond ed In person or by letter, nut of it mem bership ef 132. The estimated expenses for the en suing yenr, the coat of the new seats and other improvements, etc, have all beeu guaranteed the trusteee by pledges iu their hands and besides this they wl I have a sur plus ample to nie t an, contingency that may arise. KI.KCTION OK 0FKICKH8. The officers elected are as follows: J li Hopkins, deacon, 8 years to suc ceed E E lleuediut. A E Wheeler, trustee, 8 years to alio- eeed himself. E O I'otter, triiuteo, 3 years to suc ceed J 11 Hopkins. Miis Florence Adair, trea urer. Mls Emma Wold, olerk. At the conclusion of the busluess meeting refreshments were served and a social time had. Under the direction of ltev Itaynioud C Brooks as pastor, the church Is moving forward In ft way satisfactory to the entire mem bership. A Pioneer Womau Dead. Mrs Ellzi Mathews died unexpect edly at the home of hereon, David Mathews, near Dexter lu Lost Valley precinct this, Saturday, morning at 8 o'clock at the ad vaooed age ef 86 years, 1 month and 12 days. She was born In IMS. With her husband, Thomas Math ews, who died aaveral years ago, she came to Oregon and settled in Lane county In 1S52, the usual ox team of those days lurnlahing oonvejanoe. Her death was very unexpected, and Is supposed9 to have occurred from heart failure. The Interment will take place at the Pleasant Hill cemetery Sunday at noon. 0 i ) (Hi
