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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1898)
m -y hi 1 G ABB. ESTABLISHED MR THE DUSEHmTIIIJl OP DEDDCRlTir. rSINClPLKS. JSP Til Fr.S nOSEiTLIVUfl BT TQBSWEAT OF Ol'R BEOW OL32 EUGENL, OK., SATURDAY, MARCH -0 SOS. WD 13 WEEKLY EUGENE GUARD. LnPBELL BROS, PUBLISH ERS CiuB--!""1 of Willamette b-twe ,; .ud EUhlbStroeU. f TERM OF BL'rMCRIFTIOS: L rtif. ! . ! . ' ': t'.oo. Wislnfl mad8 known r - ...nlloattftn On S. L'UCKEY DEALER IN aSllkttSaS tiks, Watches, Chains. Jewelry, Etc. pairINO PROMPTLY DONE II Work Warrantd.-tl b,W. BROWN, M. D. slclan fc urgoon ice ud residence oer postofiiue. Hours a m,i H w i, i" C. WOODCOCK, t 4 APII V.Ilt.lSllV. Vics-One-nall block south or Chrlameu'e Kl-OKSK. i OKKQOJJ. rn I. VA1(K. V. E. MARS1.ET r . ATTORKEYS-AT-LAW. g - Ul I jUU m.iMlce iu all the court of , r lice Id Wnlton Llock. L.L. WH1TEON, DENTIST. rlni iiirrhneJ the olllee and fixtures o lt di'ivurd Vt. V . llemlumou, 1 urn now store uiu omce. Crasn md Bridge work t Speclaltj, JilTE AND MARBLE WORKS. L Wtlnn md New Prices In Foreign end Leslie Marble and Granite, Monument. Headitoues and Cemetery work ol all klnde lor 185. L WORK GUARANTEED ! aiUilirit.unrP Utlij. Hi ene O UlM'rllCiS, & B.Eakii, Casclni rreeitu-nt. E. 8xoix;iiS3, Assistant Caihler, illataal U lOl Euge e. J up lash Capital 50,000 plus and Profits. $50,000 i gene - - Oregon. pneraj backing business don. on reason row. 8iiht drafu on NEW YUitK, JAUO, 8AN FRANCISCO and POKT p, OREGON. or eichange mid on orelgn ooantrles. ;U received sobjeot to check or oeit.fi I deio.lt. collections entruitod to u will recelvs f attenUoa, lie County Bank. tlstaMlihed In 188i) UQENE, OREGON. Qtneral Banking Dullness branches transacted no "ble terms. A. O. HOVEY, President. M. ABRAMrt, Cashier. A. O. HOVEY'Jr., At J as pus loan I Savings B . . Of r (Paid up) . $50,000. a " b JW. President 12 P.,NE- Vice President. ' J- . OSBURrt, Cashier. . SHOWN, caehler. DIRECTORS- n. k. . pi. , "rn- H. u. F.lu., W. E. Brest n r. iloelnuiu. 1. R. M.rrl. Oeral Barikino Business saed or; Favorable Terms 8:nL?l. 0 ,,he Principal clt.le. of U h IsllT.' "'he furnlteJ avail !t ti1 on llm. ''"voi xuii k. ikj .... t i. ..i.i. kc' Uo'" recelr. onr promvt t'ctkn. THE CHANGE MADE. a. I. Co. s PiiSiengiT Division Goes (o Riddle Sunday. ottlllAL OHDIHI HtirilVCU Uwburi; Review, March 19: I'bt- tipwg ol the eliiti)t;e In t tie p pasneu 8t r nivihioii citne rur a ccrtaluiy last tilght, Couiluclor Kearii-r received llie follow lug olliL-lal ordi r: I'oKTLAXD, Or, March 18. 181)8. ('i)iimiein'liiK the i'Oth three crews on train. 15 and 10 will ruu between IVr land aud RiddLs and three crews be iwecn Kiddles and Duusuiulr. The pay runt (itouth) nf Riddles will be f liO rir ccuductors, J7J for brakemeu West (norlli) ol Riddles $123 for con ductors and $75 lur biukeineu. Notify your UraUeiuuu of change of run. Ar.er chance In runs to takeellect the Ut'tb, do you want to run east or went front Rlddlet? L R FlKLI s At present there will be no other change lu the I una, but It Is the gen erul opinion amoug railroad men (hut mo ireigui uiviviou will be llioveu hh oon as facilities can be nrovlded ai Riddle. Many llleve, however, tint' tiletibrook (Judge Riddle's place), In stead of the prtrsent town cf Riddle will be the final loealioti of the division terminal. Whatever it Is, it is pretty cert ilii that the repair shops for th Oregon division will bo I rated unci other permanent iiiiprovniirui nmihv There Is a report, also, that EuuiMie will K't the fright division north of Rose bur lu the place of Junction, and that the Roebur local will then be cut ('ft at the former place. A. S. MVLIKK. At hi" home ou Kait Ninth street, A H AlcCluri) piissed from this hte this morniiiK, the Immediate cuuse ol death being due to dropy. Deceand has been troubled with iheumntlsin for years, snJ about six weeks sinco win coi. lined to his room. Friday he was stricken with paralysis aflectimt hia speech and entire liht aide, aud was helpless uutll his death. This removes one of Oregon's w ell known pioneers. Vr McCluro was born ou t ho Wah'ish river, Indiana, Ma. 3, 1S?J, and wh therefore dK-'d US years, 10 mouths ntid 18 days. lu lko3 he emigrated to Oieon, aud a one of the party that attempted to leave the old California trail and enter west ern Oregon through the pass near the Threw bisters. Tho-e familiar with Oregon's early history will remember that this company lost their way, sent a party ahead to reach the settlement, which In turn btcume lost, and that starvation nearly claimed them all be fore they secured relief. Deceased has resided in Oregou ever 6 1 nee, at Port' land and hugcue principally, llewus thefutberof eleven children, so.en of w hom, together w ith his wife, are now living: Henry and Walter, of Seattle, attorneys; Horace, beattle, assisiaut niauoglng editor Post-Iutelligeueer; John H and Will, 5 a tie; Charles, Portland; and Miss Jennie, Seattle. Thote now dead are the late Prof ssor Edgur McClure, of the University of Oiegnn, one of the brightest young scientists of the entire est, and thtee children who died iu infitucy. Deceased was an Odd Fellow, a char ter member of Spencer Butte lodge of this city, and has been prominently Identified with the order for over 30 years. STATE NEWS IX BRIEF. Biz prisoners In the Marroin county Jail made an attempt to escape yester day. Two window bars were sawed almost in two. Extensive experiments with sugar beets will be made In Jackson cottuiy this year. Mtdfurd is trying to secure a refinery. Ills reported that Hver bearing quart! tins been discovered on the farm of P J Ridings, near Mar quam, Oregon. Gllliani county populljts, democrats aud sliver republlcausytsterd iy notn- iusted a uuiou ticket. Circuit court commenced at R'fC burg .esterday, Judge Fullerton pre siding. At this time J M O.berman will be tried for the murder of J .N Ciateel at Myrtle Creek, a shoit tine lime tlure. The work of developing the Yamhill couuty cinnabar mines has com menced. h'ettle;partles are suppo-ed to be furnishing tne capital neceesary. Many people will remember the very excellent work accomplished by Rey MrClapphere a number of years ago iu a erlts of union meetings held In the Methodist church. He is ceitalnly a very practical and inspiring speaker Do not fjil to hear hliu each evening this week at the church. OREGON FLAX COLTDRB. Fine Linen k Been Made From the Fibre. sue Iiidu.trr jt.aur.d lurr... Flax fibre of the finest iimiMty can be raised in Oregon. To Is suggests pon.1 bilitles .f manufacturing and of the roKterliirf of a great commercial liidu. ry that nearly dazzles, says the Port land Telegram. Mrs Governor Lord and Mrs J C Card have iu their IHIHt'P sion some samples of t.ible linen made from Oregon flax llbre (hut compares with the finest table linen in the mar ket. The (lore at sent to (termany by these Indies and the linen manu factured there. ' "It It us line a rami le of linen as I ever saw," raid a well-knowu dry goods man this morning. It shows what can be done with Oregon fhix llbr. It. opens up new avenues of commerce. Like Mr Jtidson, the O R & N Industrial agent, I e:.cliiun, "The people of Oregon do not realize their gieut resources." Il half the truth were told regarding these bountiful op portunities it would sound like a fairy tale, aud cause eople to imagine that thetiuth wat being stre'ehed almost to the snapping point. In my mli.d the mimes of Mrs Lord and Mrs Cut. I will iiUuvs shine briulitly in the hls-ory t.f Oreuon I hey have wi rked iincui-li'gl.v lu the futurist of proving in the fi mers and m-iiiiif:.cturers that Mux 111. re could lie tmulu to pay heie," coniludid the merchant. The It ix llbre rf cou tu Is nt of much use u ii i I the means tire at hand o turn it Into a commercial article Farmers admit that they ran raise a good grade of flax llhrc, but say there no nuiikct fr it. Iu the. face of this th. y pay $1 ai d $1 CO per yard for I'.cir taMtf linen, which comes across the Atlautic. Not only do they pBj fur the rai-iug ot the fibre iu Another countrv. but they pay for its manufacture. Its fieight ucross the Atlantic, It freight rate across the continent and the extra harges for its handling by the differ eut merchants. Linen is one of the greatest articles ot commerce in the Uuited .States, ami still they say there no market f ir the llbre. They are right in so far that it is use less to raise the fibre unless it can be utilized. TliU can only I e done by stablishlng nauufactorics for turning it into a commercial article. It re quires capital ti do this. Rut this is easy to secure whin capitalists realize that a good grade of fibre can be raised. Nature has tupplied Oregon with ery requisite for manufacturing the article Mills could be established iu Portland aud find all the uillerunt elements at hand lor I lie industry. Fuel, water pow r, etc, In fact nothing would Iiuvh to be shipped in; it Is ready ut haud, ready to be turned to account. The fhx fibre is h very sensitive plant, and requires a great deal of care. Uut the climal" here is especially adapted to Its cultuie. It Is planted about this time of the year and can tie pulled iu thiee mouths or earlier. Ily that time the sun is bright aud hot, so that It can be bleached to perfection. Oue of the other mo.t Important things is the fact thai plenty of good, soft water can be obtained with which to Hood the llbre. In nh rt, no artificial means are needed tlther iu Its raising or its manufacture. DEPUTIES APPOlNltU. Assessor liurton Coniineiiccs Work of lb"JU Assessment, Field Assessor D P liurton has made, the appointment of the following dcpllllet w ho w ill a-i-t him in the field work of the ISI'S nsssmtuit. Home of lb deputies have already beguu their work: Camp Cruris, Mabel, Mohaw k, Mc Ki nz e and (late, (..'reek (1 W Rig s. WilUmelte, Mohawk Bud Kpring-fleld-E C Martl.1. Thurston, jasper, Fall Creek, Middle Fork and Haze! Dell-huul Nadley. Pleasant Hill aud Lost Valley J F Callison. Creswell Rolit Haw ley. ; .! and country wis! of Fugene -H F Iveiiey. Irving Ed P.ond. Long Tom, Richardson and Cheshtr J II Vutt-. S'liciicir. Ci HiUsluW aid .M-oiid V i y- (iletitena, Walton, Luue and (Jate Creek J 11 (Sutherland. Herman W H Meade. Florence, Mapletou an I Heceta W H Wealherson. Roliemia, F.ast a-id West Cottage Orove and Eugene D P liurton. Heppner (iazette: J 11 Keeney, of Elgin, has gone to Kuuiptr to hM.k after the stae contract between that Cong egathMalll'-i"1 "! Canyon tit., in wn.cu ut is li.leres:i QUICKSILVER MINE. The Extensive Dipt at tie 111 id j Butte Lri. ' w Ol Vast Coitiiuercal liiipariam Rseburg Review: Quick i!vr Is soon to be proihjced III large q'l iii; iti s Iroin th.. muck Hutte mines in Lane county, about 17 mile sout heist o Cottage drove. There u a iiiounlaln of ore of all degree of rich tu s. up t otl per cent niercuiy. A contract lias bi n let for the construction of a 3) ton quicksilver furnace, with comlciis r, , dryer, itc, woik ou which Is to be begun iitimediately. The comrany has leccutly built a good wagon road to the mines, bridging several streams; has bought a line farm lor heailqu tr iers, with buildings that will If used as ulllccs, lio.uiilog houses, etc. and every proration h being made for working the ptoperly the eoininu season. The importance ol ihls quicksilver proerly lies to a cousiderable extent in the fact that for several years 'he production of the metiil on the Piclllo coast has been stead. !y d dining ou account of the mines being exhausted. Other mineral product have increased in volume. The leport of the experts who examined ti e Itlack Hutte mine say : "All the indications fioiu pre.sciit developments warrant the conclusion tint the entire mountain Is an Inl ine nte deposit of quicksilver o:c, w It It-It will produce practically U io percent, which with the ease lit.,', ciieapoess wi ll nliicll It could be woiked, makil it one of the most valuable mining propositions on llie Puclllc const, if not the hole world." The property consist of 1010 acres of land along the top cf lll.n k Unite, which, rather than uo Individual t u tie, Is u sour of the Cascade range, lid list's to a height of LTtiO feet above the level of the surrounding country. The cinnibar ore, mixed wi.h u gHiiuiie tin t is a sort of decomposed quartz, crops out along a distance of about 400(1 feet near the crest of the ridge, and there are ninny eligible sites for fun nels, dumps, inclines, tracks, ore bins, furnaces, shops, ami ail the necessary facilities for the econo mical exlr iction of the ore. Bix main cuts anil two tunnels have teen made, from which assays were tuatle showing fioin 3 to 40 per cent, quicksilver. The cod of re ducing the ore Is estimated ut $1 per tan. The market price of the quick -silver is about 62 eeuis a pound. Borne time ago J Rchrman, who is mtuatilng the work at the mine brought to the Chamber of Commerce a collection of mlneial specimens, two large pieces of rock bearing cliiuibar, in one of which the proportion Is said to be 40 per cent of the weight. Yes terday Mr liehrmau brought down a vial witli nine ouueca of quicksilver that lie said he had reduced from a pound of ore. The Rlack Iiutto Mining Compat.y is composed of (Seattle aud Port Towns end men, who huve I eon quietly In vestigating the merits f their clitjms, aud adding to the (xttbtnf their property. Now they are ready to open up the miue aud work it energet ically, and It will become an Important iudostry. It is said that the cost of lbs production cf quicksilver in Call forula is between 22 to 111) cent I ei pound, while the cost of gelling quick silver from the Rlack liutte iiiits Is estimated at 10 cents per pound. Ileal Estate Transfers. Ke.orU-,l dsllr from the Utiitrict Oflice of A li WUreler it Co. Rell Juutiings and w ife to John 11 McClung, S3 feet fronton East side ol Willamette strict iu Eugene, between 7th and 8th ; (1 II L Dunn and wife to (borge M Dillard nj se and el w 1, sec 2H tp 1H, 3 w; $U00. titate ot Oregon to J W Allen, lot I, sec 2Stp IS, 3 w; $:i7o3. J It Mosby und wife to I 11 Vei.lch ami I) A Mt sly, lots 5 .,r, 1 U, l b ck 3. MrFarland's utldilinu to Cottage (J'ovi; $:no. I) L Ruil-r and wife to E T Ruth r el sec 3 tp 1'.), 0 w; $1 Fruuk Hemeliwsy und wife to J II Prince 10 acres iu mc tp l 4 j $120 Frank Hemeiiwuy ami wife die to U C Colu 20 acres in ioc 0 tp IH, 4 w ; $210 Emily J Hun. in r ami wi.V t W.i. Horn lots In Cot njje (irov, ; 811 A W Oilberlai.d wife to E It Frai.k, the Hanchett propel ly on High street between 8th and Otli iu Eugene; $1700 E E Upmeyer and wife to W E lirown 130 acres lu ssd 30 tp 17 1 east $100. Woman's Edition . The women of The Dalles will edit so edition of the 'limes Mountaineer, getting the same out Mjy 1, for the brio tl- f the public library. Mr V II Mauslleld, nee Ella Oven Is edllor lu-;liief. THE FROZEN NORTH. IVrf al Foil Wrmjtl Through lias lontssl Mi. II. em .1 III l.lle The following letter from Oeo M Miller, tie pioneer real estate man, , ii.iw at Fort Wrangi I, Alaska, to H R Williams Is of considerable Interest : (r un a descriptive point. Miller I the I in in of whom It lias been aptly sild If ' be jver gets to heavtu ho will at once ! I fglu tn look for some land adjacent to libit a a suburb, ", 'curable heme on easy ilistalimeuts," etc: FoKT WkaMIKI., ALASKA, March 12, 1MJS. S R W 1 1,1 I A MS, Eugene, Oregon. I)i:iu Sik Well, I am located in Al.iskit at las., ami it I Alaska sure 1'i.iiiigli. For the first week I slent In my lent on the snow with the temper. attiro dancing about zero. After that I a partly Unbilled building 10x24, I j e'ory, (or 5 I per month. I rented the lower Moor ut $ iO, and no have the upper Hour, which makes u very nice uftlce. This Is the boom Ingest low ii 1 wa ever in. Tilings go with a riiMli here. Theie are let ween 300 aud 4') building going up and nearly as in my teiils chuck full. It is the til: (list plpci) imrgluable. When Hide was i bout 21 feet of suow th dlrl was covered and tilings looked fairly well, but now the snow 1 nearly all cut of he si reels revealing dead do i?s, stumps, rocks, mud and th crnzlcst sidewalk you ever saw. Real 1'itc is booming, though they have no titles exei pi mi-re possession. Lot on Main Ht.-cct IO.nS) bring $2nOJ. An Indian started out one morning to sell a (riiclioiial lot for $200, but before ni. lit compel itlou was o great lie got ';, 0 for it. I have been making a plat ii ; the town, none having yet been iiiiule, iiiid expect to do pretty well hue. The 1 1 mate is good aud bad Well, mixed yesterday was warm and sunny, wbllo today Is chilly with sUal s ot snow. We have from one to lour big ocean vessels landlug heie every day loaded with eopl, dog, horsed, oxen, sleds aud miner' out Ills. It seems to me there have been dogs and sleds enough lauded here to lino the Yukon from mouth to head. The. poor dogs are chained up in the cold aud do uot seem to understand what It all means and keep up a most pitiful howl and yelping. The ice l breaking up lu the Ktickeen river. It is reported that ten mile at the lower end w as cleared out yesterday. Up to the las' few days parties have been landing ou the Ico aud starting on op the river. Tnere are probably 2000 people) with horses, dog aud cattle now ou the river, all below the first 30 m. lis. Above this point snow la said to be 20 feel deep aud too soft for horaea to travel ou. All these people who art hiking heavy loads or more than can le drawn with tlog will be compelled to camp aud wait until the ice goea out and go up with boats. Ill laid there will lie about 30 light-draft steamer plying from Wrangul to Telegraph Creek ou the HtlcUeeu as soou as the Ice goes (,ut. This will make businrs for some oue. People who are arriving here now say the main rush will not lie ou until about the first of May. If thcie In not a rush now J would Ilka to seo one. People tumble over each otlnr to get a chance to sleep on a board bunk lu shelter at 25 aud 50 cents pur sleep, A full meal coat 75 cents, u fair one Co cents, and regular bunders get three meal for $1 at the cheap places. Labor Is 30 eento an hour aud carpenters get 40 cents. The peoplo are fit lily hialihy; there ha been only otio death among those bound for the mines, Mid be died of In art trouble In his lent here. I saw Will Parson ami Henry Ply mate from F.ugi'iie. They were on the steamer Eider bound for Kkagvvay. An old Kugi'iio man Is here, Thomas Pelky. He left Eugene some eight ycr ago. Wo lutve plenty of linn fresh fish, cod, and halibut aud smelt, and more vctiW'iii ihim any place I was ever lu. Fruit, Mich as oranges, apples and bananas are In the market at reason able pi ices. Lumber Is $20 to $35 per HO and shingles $! to $7 per 1000. There are a lot of women mostly bad and there ui four big gambling halls ruuulng wide open with a many in, no und. r construction. This I an old Indian villuue made over Into a white town. There are probably 000 Indian tun I about 2-00 whites. Th inlli.li uru nothing hut Indian. Tney resemble the Japs more lhau they do our American Indians. They are good workers and stout aud hearty fellow as a rule, but a number are diseased aud loathsome to look upon. The rural but melodious voice of the famous IeMo family will again be heard again Hue season. They opened the season last Saturday Dlgbt at Wc with one of their concerts, and 'Sweet Oregon" will again be in the iaud. BOl'ND FOK CUBA. Th Second Trail Load of Oregon Hup Plies Will Lear Portland April 1. U R Eakln, chairman of the Eugen Cubaa relief committee, lie received word from II R Lewis, chairman of the slate committee, that the second train load of Oregon lupplie will leave Portland about April 1, and Ithe work of assembling the same will begin at once. Th railroads will make all trans- portatloo free, and Chairman Lwis write that the train will go I rota Port land tortpokan over the O R A N, tlieuce to St Paul via th dreat Northern, Chicago via C M d Ht Paul and to New York over the Pennsylva nla Central. It I a source of gratification to the Eugese committee a well a c tlzeus In geueial to know that this city will send a full car load of supplies, In this regard keeping up to her well estab lished reputation for charitable act. MRS. OBEH BECKWTTII. Suffer a Paralytic Stroke Morolng. Tbl oaiiv Guard, M itch '.M Mr Oreo Veckwlth, mother of LO Beck with, th well-known grocer, wa stricken with paralysis Mil morning at her home, corner Oak and Sixth streets. Her entlr left tide I sflected, and as tbe lady Is quite aged the severity of the attack Is greatly aug mented. Every effort possible it being ex erted to reduce the nervous tension, aud during the day she has rested cum- psiatively easy. THAT "KlLLINtt FROST." One of Ihs Heaviest Ever Known at This Time or the Year. Veul, vldl vicl. Ho much cau King Frost truly say (hi morning afur viewing tbe liavoo lis created In tb peach orchards. The frost ot last night was probably the heaviest ever known at this season. At 7 o'clock this mornlag th ther mometer Indicated 28 degrees above zero, and It must have been ru lowsr during the night. Horticulturist wore long faces this morning as tbsy went out to make a critical examine tlun of their orohards. The thing noted moat Is that peaches are a total wreck, as the early spring and warm days of last month brought out the bloom on the trees very rapidly. D W Coolldge, ene of tbe best posted orchardlsta In tbe state, and who grows a large variety of fralt said: "You can say that the peach, apricot and almond eropwlllb a total failure." Other orcbardlsts say the same thing. Near ly all agree however, that the cherry crop has not been perceptibly dam aged as the buds are not far enough developed. Arouud city homes It wa noted that pumps were froten In bouses, and that flowers Isft unprotected shared a simi lar fate. OPC'HAKass. By th transferor J L May from ticket agent at tbe Eugene depot, to tbe position of train dispatch erat Portland, Ed Peogra, foimsrly ulgbt man, succeeds him. A H Taylor of Comstock, takes tbe nlgbt position made vacant by Mr Psngra. Attention! Our Spring Goods aro most all here now. We invite you to como before tbe linos are broken It will pay you to see them. DRESS GOODS. Here Is whsre Is where we shins. Ottomans Bengalloss Poplins Melange Mavelleux. Plaid Plain, shade w have than all in tbe newest waves aad colors. Prices to suit every one. All that Is new pretty and desirable you will fled here, tbl la to be a season of Ribbon and Laoes galore. We aie prepared for It. CORSETS AND GLOVES. New styles, and prloea.ask to seethe Thompson's glove fitting corset, tbsy are sure to ntana pn WASH GOODS. This line comprises o many such dainty creation, It will be impossible to do them ustloe In proealo word. They must be seen before you can real ize their beauty. Orgaode Llase Mir reltl. Imperial Dotted Swls, mull Or gaudle.Hl Oermaln Fasti a Scotch Zap hlrs.Tolle Duimrd. Msinuoi.Fannlre; Scotch, Law n, Parcels Vicunas Outing are a few and at priors frvm 6c up, loos hem over. We are agents for the justly famed Jamestown Worsteds. The are well known as among the newest productions and sterling value F. E. Dunn OREGON SPACS SECORED- Visitors al Ttie Omaha Fair Will Revel in Wondrous Sights Veanmlssloaar U.srb lias Helurneel Telegram: Oregon I assured of a place at the Omaha exposition. A goodly amount ot spate has been set aside for the dlOeieni exhibit. All that now remains Is tor the commis sion to get the people of the state aroused and raise tbe necessary funds. The plans for doing this have been deflultely decided upon. This week ilie agents of the commission. Mr O J Olson and W E Hurd will oommsnce heir campaign lu Southern aud East ern Oregon. Commissioner II E Dosoh returned from Omaha last eveuing on the be lated OR AN train from the East. Mr Doscb happened to get on the ex position grounds just at tbe proper time, and by rare good fortune be se lected a place for an Oregon cabin on the fair grounds, and contracted for 6700 feet of space for the various ex hibits from the land of Webfoot. At the meeting of the executive committee, consisting of Chairman Mason, and Messrs Hsselllne and Peet. at 2:30 this afternoon, Mr Doscb made a repoit of hi dol.igs to the committee ud added much information to the committee's slock of knowledge. Mr Uocli found nearly every state had rep- resentailou and good sps.ee was scarce. Wlib the assistance of r Hardt. formerly manager or one or Portia nd's industrial fairs, Mr Doseh secured a se lect site for an Oregon lieadouartere, opposite the horticultural building. and on one of the main thoroughfares leading from the main entrauce te Twentieth street. "The preparations for the fair and the building are st-coud only to the Columbia sxpesltiou," said Mr Doscb. "Tbe work Is well advanced, and the Omaha fair, I believe will be of great Importance to us out here on the Pa o.flo coast. I wa f .rtunate In secur tog two gsod spaces, 05x14 and 66x8 for the mining exhibit. "We shall hope to have our Oregon headquarters where sll persons from tbe West may find the Oregon papers, and all sorts of literature on the re sources of Oregon." SUUAIt BKKIS. Tbe 0 A C Experiment Station Will Send Out Seed to farmers. The experiment station, chemical department, ol the Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls, send out Informa tion oyer tbe signature of ProfQ W Mbaw, chemist, that It will furnish any and all farmers making applica tion, sufliclent seed for one-tenth of an acre of beeb, provided they agree to cultivate according to directions and forward samples as requested at tbe end of tbe season and report the results of yield, eto, on blanks to be furnished for that parpose. The station will pay all transportation charge. M B Hubble, tbe drayman, put on tb streets a aew vehlole today which will help him take care of his Increas ing patronage. CLOTHING. We are receiving additions In this department .continually, we will have t surprise for you in a few day HATS AND CAPS. In this line we can iilvas all whether It be, shape, color, style, quality, size, or price. We are agents tor the famed Kinvaburry soft hat, and tbe Ruloff lift hats, both acknowledged leaders in tbelrllues. SHIRTS. Gold and sliver mesns oorrect style, perfect tit careful tlnl-h and huntst value, you get them from us only. SHOES. litre It Is hard to pick the winners, we have them In iho new tan, brown black fancy vesting tops and plain new coin toes lace for both ladlee gentlemen. $2.0X1 buy a pretty and good a sho a most dealer will ask $3 00 for. Come and see them anyway. New style and color In this week SHIRT WAISTS. Tr Jan Is the acme of perfection la th s Hue, they are going already.