W v BSOLWTttv Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome wqvM BAMIWO PQwPIW DEC 31 .iTL'KU.W NEWH ITEIM raaru's harness oil at PreetonA H'l at "OMDk" l-roiiers Hi hllneof point. "''""-t P'- WH',,;,, ,.llU.e.i la todays lu.ad Friendly'! l'"' ' JJJ . qnoted tha, will . .....rrbwly- a.t.llllBII .. IVcslou 4 Hl' ' Pruning kui"' band prUD,toO TOSS haodls irinieri. pruning Md '.d hedge h. 81 Urinii" -WSi gun ' Hardware to 8. 1 1 Butler, Of Junction City, has bwu (OBMBl-lrrtWl ,Ub" bV governor. Ort Pwt-n A Hale'B prices Ufore toWjow point. tbdiDd offlOO at The Dalles has bcfoioklnii i" lKut JtHK) ailay lor a , nib is money paid in for the Mirei'we of forfeited railroad land within the dltriot. An Biplawtlton. RnmiR Guakiv I saw iii your last (Bittbet Mr Kennedy's horse fell on ibe ferry (mat ut HeuuncKs-. lour annpoadenttbould have explained tbil it was during the hard Irteze and lbt there wa u l"t of early travel that ninrniuii end they hail splashed water on the boat ami it had frozen, and theu Mr Ksnoerly came aloug the boat was covered with he. One of Mr K'a hrf8 was smooth shod and when lie Parted up the the ap proach he fell. We nubltchid the horee aud he got up without any difficulty; then we took a part of the load out of the wagon and three meu pulled it on Hie boat, It is a hard place it a certain stage of water, but not dangf rou-.. I'loase publish. Yours etc, 8 C Dotson, Ferryman. House Warmers. 1 lb good large prunes 02 lib " dried apples 02J lib " " peaches 08$ lib ' raisins Ode lbx SO good new cigars 05c 1 steel roil umbiella.. 70c ldo. No 1 14 n candles 20c 1 lb good tea 25c 1 lti smoking tobacco with cob pipe 20c Remember our odd aud ends iu shoes at about oue half price as long as they list. Ax Billy Letter List Eugene, Or, Jan 5, 1890 DM Mm reticle Fisher Frank Keeth Mrs I. illle Lordly A Front OM. A thane o one cent will be made on all mat flren out. Person! calling loi letters HaMNitale when advertised. II F. McCohnack, P M lio.it liuyerB Attention. I have Uio good grade young nanny Fu for sale until Feb let, near Mon for price and particulars cor- fpond with Geo A Houck, Eugene, Or. WIAYID From near Coburg, No aber28th, n big black horse, 0 years M, white i.ot In forehead, works ioble; also last ipriug'a colt with Kinder will please leave horse at E Bangs' stable, Eugene, and receive frwmpense, or address this office. FrtESH cow fob Hale A young Jersey cow will, fresh calf for sale. Four rears old. Perfectly gentle. Apply to r address Floyd Vauohan, West Sth 8t, Eugene, Or. tioATs Wanthd. Call on or address UEOLE,Iioval, Oregon. JSHS0 TOT C'48B.-Benjamlu '00dh0U9e' instituted suit In the W court as(tiD8t H q McKlnley. MMmplaiut aks that a certain tax JJbeat awide. It claims that the of lsfu was not triads accord- u io iaW- Safety MOTHER S FRIEND rth. . ternal liniment), is a true safe guard for expect ant mothers. It helps them thro" the early stages without mornina sickness, and as a ""o approacnes it relaxes Uhrr"""' the ove"trained muscles. ;' 'hr'",ead and robbed of nearly Had.- i,'! deverr ia assured, and "a"Rcr of rising or swelled breasti Jjwy avoided. Quick recovery and a ,sP"- g arc certain. Cfu9ists sell It for SI a bottta. j I u'frMllioatrated n., 0 beaubjact. ' KitritLD KCtTLATOI CO , AUaata, Qm by OSBURN & DELANO I 9 1 1 CO., Mm vom. FOLK JtAKlU rUUB. Uemarkable yuartelte of Weddings in an Ohio Town. ( anal Dover, O, Jan :t - A r- inarku ble wedding has just tnl u plaOi al Tr 11 Four sons of James Hotbstetlei married f,,nr daughters of John Cum iner The ceremonies oocuplid almost an hour, cue flergyinan petformltig them for all. Case liecitled. The supreme court yest. r uy handed down the folio lug decision: "First National Hank of Eugene, appellant, vs A (J Efovavat ul. re spondent, a-pea' Ir.nn Lana county, j C Fulleiton, judge; affirmed and remanded. Opinion by Wolverton CJ. "This was an action for money had and received. The principle of law Involved was that "win never one party has in his hand money which bilong-t to anoil er and which he is nut entitled to and cannot iu good con science retain as attainst that other. the law, not ithstandltig a want of privity betweeu the parlies, will imply a promise Upon his part to pay it over, aud require him to disbuise llie fund according to the tenor of such Implied obligation," Wur Betweeu Hpaui and Kiance. A Fans correspondent has sent the rumor alloat that war is possible be tween Hpaui and France Such an outcone is hard to believe, tecause the two countries have been for years on unusually intimate terms. You cannot tell what will happen betweeu nations, but you can tell what will happen wheu a dyspeptic takes Hosteller's Htoiuach Bitters. His health will Improve. His appetite will come back. His mouth will not taste n dlv In the morning. He will not be subject to uizzy spell', and his head will be clear. His dispo sition will be more agreeable, and bis bilious look will disappear. His blond will i.e purified and his kidneys stim ulate! to pertonu their work uroperly. All these thiugs are accomplished by the Bitters. You can have lea c,r soila haV'tig powdflf Bavoi Inf txiiacta and so.ee on trial. Your grocer pays you back your money in full if you don't like Schilling's Best. 21 Par amlt by Gray It S . Burled or Dlsaec ed ? An Astoria dispatch of January 4 says the body of Charles Willard, the Seaside desperado, who murdered Hheriff Williams and Deputy Sheriff Lamars, was burled In the potters field on Clatsop Plains today. It is rumored about town, though the report Is not substantiated, that the burial was only a sham and that Wlllard's body Is now iu the hands of medical men for dissection. DOBS THIS BTBIRJ YOU! Muddy complexions, Nauseating breath come from chronic constipation. Karl's Clover Koot Tea is an absolute cure and has been sold for fifty years on an alwolule guarantee. Prece 28 cts ami BO cts. For sale at Wilkins and Linn Druggists. Lengthy objections to the final set tlement of the eata'e of Elizabeth Con ser were filed in the county clerk's office today by Mary K Warren. Her attorneys are H ale & Norton. Whatever else they are or are not, Schilling s Best tea cfffee V. -1- . , - r .. flavoring extracts soda are money-back if you don't like them. to ftrcalaby I U. Om San To the Public We are authorized to guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and if not satisfactory to refund the j money to the purchaser. There is no better medicine made for la grippe, colds aud whooping eouh. Price, 25 by Osburn & Delano. Married. Tuesdiy evening, Jan.'!, 1899, Miia Fonna Davla and Mr OF Callison were united in marriage in this city at the home of Dean E 0 Banderson, the official ing clergyman, They will reside on South Pearl street. The bride Is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs L Davis and the groom is one of the owners of the Eugene Delivery Comnauv. Thev have many friends whom the Guard joins in extending congratulations. I Daj & Henderson, Undertakers ?nd t tmbalmers, Cor. Wil. and 7th its. 'II. In IMEIi Lane Coootj Timber to If. tin, mum m a HUH null. rnm'ii am ii',oiii,rii,,i. Saw Mills, Paper Hills $2,500,000 SEEKS UTILITY Daily board, Jan 5 la Lt,IM) O MJDty to liave iii w ill, lus triea and mora capital invested within its boundurief The queatlon appeals to tie at a statun wlieie a will be answered without need of any local assistauce. The Ul AKIi Ofytatvrday slated that a party of gemleiuen left thi.- city thai day on an Inspecting tour, their ob jective points being Hpnngflold. and the McKeiuie riyer. Following tba party: A J Hetchmau, O X Wendliug aud H Flelaokbaker, of Han trraooUoo, WM Hlius of Witcra nonto, K H Huck of Vacaville, It A Hooln of (iraut's Pass, J H Booth of RoMburgMd J K Kelly, Z S father ami Q H Kelly, of Haginaw They were accompanied by Mayor Kuykeudall. T Q Hendricks, 8 H Friendly, li Hangs and County Sur veyor roller. These gen lemen ar. ived in a special car and at once made arrangements for their mvestigatious. They did not make known any of their plans, mere ly occupying thetrselves with tha necessary details of their inspection. It is Ituriied that the geutlemen have utidtr consideration varied inter eststhese being mole definitely de fined as the saw mill, paper mil1, and box factory industries. The Messrs Booth, Kelley and father own the large saw mills at Hugiuaw, and t lie other gentlemen represent more direct ly the paper Interests, some of them being stockholders and directors iu the frown paper mills at Oregon City. Leaving here by private conveyance the party went to Hpringfleld, insiect edthe water power there, and then went to the Haydeu bridge. At ihls polut C M Collier and D V Kuykeu dall acting as civil engineers, took souudlngs and measurements, for the future reference of the party. It is said the u en have an opilou on 60. 000 acres of timber laud on the Mo hawk, which isoueof the tin -t tim ber sections in Oiegon. From the Hayden bridge the purty prow eded on foot down the river to Heavey's ferry, and to the site of the old saw mill on the Hpeucer place, closely inspecting the river the entire distance. They then weut to the Ar uutage farm, north of this city, and after viewing portions of it drove to Coburg. The Ooodale property was iosptcted closely, aud the uecescary iuforinatioi. gathered for future consid eration i:. turning, the party arrived at Eugene at ti o'clock. They left this morning iu their special car for Ore gon City, and the California meu will return lo llieir homes from that point. IN h'OKM AT10.N Hf.MM Ahl.KIi Oeneral report says that the geutle men have taken the preliminary steps toward incorporating with paid-up capital stock of t2.oOO.000. With this amouut of capital they expect to oper UlHff mills with a capacity of 100, 030.000 feet of lumber per 3 ear, of; which the Haginaw mills will contri bute 80,1 00,000 feet; a paper mill, Using halm aud eottonwood, with a capacity to etjtial or exceed Bny paper mill on the coast; a box and basket factory. Tin- men have the capital necessary tiengugein all these enterprise, and it only remain to be seen whether k... thla -..'0,0 1 1.lo for their local ion. What influence these Industries ,i.i l.ave on Kuirene ami ,. , , Lane county, It would be hard to eat. mate Besides utilizing the vast ranges of forest, and employ- Ing hundreds of men. it 11 eatis the aei- tlon contiguous to Bogtoe would be come a manufacturing center f no mean proportions. One of the rerulU they contemplate Is a canal from the j ..... ' - - a I'ontilllpliilril tacKei'ZiH to the Willamette, ll.ua uniting ul. iheir lottrtati and giving untold power for I lie npcr.t' mn utile inaclnnery Tin piojict i not new. ll I.'- been coilhidcrcd In lure. Willi Haltering pro-pect-, ll ck Ol capital be ing , he only tbiug w iii -ii baa prtvnt ed lit tiring DIlHI lef.ile ihls It would lint be to much to hay that, foil wing as a natural result, branch hue railways through this aM ' lion would llieii btOODM a DeOMaltjf, building up all Interests togetlu r - fruit oicharda, far t s aud gardens atlkl in ceMiig lutbtwall Iron th m, I he Male at large but l.ane county MHlBttgMM in particular will await llieileeHii.il ol these cupiliiiiMx w Hi I Considerable inlviwat. Thas ulll lu fortunate ll they locate here, I rl l.ane county win m greatly advanced ly llieir presence. RBHRLU RKADY FOR TKUUBLK Htclare the iinenea-is Will Not Ite Allowed to i,aud Armed Manila Jan : Adv a Inal r,- etivedfrom tlo Ilo aay tbat the rebeh at their meeting Satin, I iy rati (led Ibe Heliflll f tli.. .I. ' . ..... ,.l.i..l .....nr... tl,e Ametica... tho ml.... land on. arm, d, but tf the iMi, r la&Uvd armed the natives would Da uncontrollable. it is further -not every preparation Is being mad for nelattMIOI on the part of the rebels, and reinforcements are arriving from Xegros ami neigh, boring i-dands in spite of the (florta of the Cuitcd Btatet Bruiser Baltimore and the gunboat Arinna to scare them with aaarobllghta. Tha Amertran troop" are realless; the rebels are drilling on the beaeh evening and morning in full view of tba Amerlo n expedition, which is itlll alloat. MAHSAtKKD UV NAT1VKS. Out New Subjects I', rpetrate Atroch ties iii the Philippines, Maikii, Jan 3 (teueral BIOS OS bles from Manila, OOUfirmlOg the re port that all lbs Bpsnlardi al Balabae, an Island of the Phlllppl is group, SO miles south of Palawan, bSVS been amas'itiuted, w ith the exception of the women, whose release i being aked for. I.eal Kstatu Transactions. W II Watklns to Fish 1 ,t W alkitis 42 02 acres in tp 18 s r 3 w; flu. UHtolra Uowuiau, 16.61 acres in tp 17 s r I w; patent. Ira Custls to Henry Book, lots in Bmltbflsld, (loo. Spencer llutte, XoO, loo I', to W Kuykeudall, 01 mettry lot; 160, .''late of Oregon to F Wbiillniii, 100 acres iu tp 17 s r 1 east ; 1400, Slate of Oregon to B Wbattam, 100 acres iu tp 17 s r 1 east; MOO, John Jenkins and wile to lliohard I, and Emma Hayes, -J.X us acres in tp lNs rfi west; $100.80. M T Awbrey to T F Au brey, land ; $250. Cottage drove Lodge No (IS, OOF to I, M Thompson, cemetery lot 16, A II Minion to Ituth Howard, quit claim lo lot 2, block 7, in town of Lan caster; $20. Ktlgene I, oau & Havings Hank, uu divided I, of lot 6, block 14, Mulligan's donation to Fugene; $1200. La (iripne .Sue esaruily Treated- "I have'just recoveretl from the second attack of la grippe this year," says Mr Jas A Jones, puhli-lur of the Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the latter case I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and 1 think with consldsra ble success, only I" Ing in bad a little over two days against ten days lor the former attack. The sec md uttitck I am satisfied wouhl have been equslly as bad as the first but for tbsUSBOf this remedy us I had to go to bed in about six hours after bslng '.-truck' with it, while in the first ease I was able to attend to business about two days before getting 'down ' " I -r -;ile by Osburn & Del, mo. - Junction City Hop Sale Junction City, Or, Jan Horst Bros of San Francisco, b ught J L Furgeson's isn: bops, i;-J 1 des, at 7 cents per pound. Al HoldeOj of Fu gene, uaine to receive them today. lical Market Jau 0 18i. W boat 49o, Oats- 2n Hop 15 to 15jc. ilutter-30 to 50c p- r roll. Fggs-27c Potatoes 880, Poultry-$2 "0 to $.'150 per do.i n Dried prunes S to I 0 Apples-40 cents per bushel. HOW IS VOUH WIFE? Ha she l.t her beauty! If so, eoaatipatioo luiiifc'.'iuinr., sick '" is' ne mn sue innciia cansea. Karl's Cluvsr losit Tea liaa rnri-d thee. Ilia for half a . . nt .ry I'rloe 23 cU aiel ."alcta. Money isfaodsd if raanlbi are te t rtfjaS7' p .r it Wilkins ami Linn . ,LI- r," , LOUT, 111 -.lig'-n mi" lueaHiajr morulI,K , ,)UI,khklI1 ur(le, tt trl, ,. ei, ,l)pi 0, two Uve dollar gold pt0M. Th" finder will be suitably n- sjsjsj 011 leaving same at the (iCAKD llflu'"- CDUTIRP Pfl J. W. iNfllO r UMl II UK Wh EUSnLMERS and FUIEBAL DIRECTORS UTULASK' NEWS Iviiau Cm il k LiuN Cemil Outrages Maili Bloekided fVwaitiBf In, Nnitai mm rabai s msrsS Taonma, Wash, Jan B, -Passengars who arrived on the Al-K! from Alaska, SOOM Of Whom Isft Dawson as late as DaOStubtT 3, report that the Chllcat Indians are terrorizing tile while in- babttaola of Pyramid harbor, near Skagway, ami have thtc:itcncd to niaaere them. Tita night iiefote Christmas whites appeared at the Chllcat village with a nig supply of whisky, which was -old to tba Indians without reserve. The entire tribe got drunk Christmas, and with knives and gum compelled all the whiles iu tha' locality to leave. When the Al Kl lift Skagway no blood bad bsen shad, but trouble was imminent. On reaching Indian river the miueis were informed than I WO DMO, names unknoarn, bad frossn to dath 00 ths Yukon between Fort Selkirk and Dawson. They were guarding a scow loatl of frozen dressed txef, anil kt ishadona exceptionally cold night ill N ivstubsr. OaVeral tons of mail tor Dawson aie blockaded a' Lake Dennett, awaiting Ice tiansportatlon, The winter has boon so open that Laha Binnattrs m iltied tinfn . m up to December 23. In October speculators cornered the butter ami tobacco market at Dawson, ami linos theu both articles have been ringing from $2 to $:l a pound. WFDNF.SDAV. JAN 4 Ski om Tuial. Tba ssoond trial of Fay lie Moore will la-nln iu New York 011 January 10. Her lawyer, Abraham bavy, ns he baa evidence which will rend, r her acquittal inevitable if the trial comes oil, which he will tiy to prevent. The trial will be la-fore all ot l.er judge. A dispatch says: "The w ilium's loyalty to w hat she declares to be the truth and her devotion to Moors'l Interests prevent her being re-leu-ed. She has had two opportunities to gain her liberty, 01. e by swearing against Moore ami anot her by plead ing guilt.v, with a suspension of sen tence, She declined both propositions, although advised by her counsel that site was 111 great peril." I.nsank .-Mrs Luella Varuell, wife of J F. Varnell, aged 88 yeais, was ex amined this morning on n charge of insanity by Msdlosl Kxiimlncrs, Drs T A' llanis and L W llrowu and wns ordetetl committed to the asylum at Salsm for treatment. Tba lady while al I lOlal gathering about two weeks ago tirst sboared signs of darangsmsnt. Bbo to highly respeotsd by her neigh bors and it is sarnestly hoped that u few v kt treatment at the hospital will rully restore her mind. She was taken to the asylum 011 this forenoon' local train by Sheriff W W Wltheis and her husband, J F Varnell as guard, OfFIOIBl MSXALUU). At tba reg ular meeting of Hiencor Dutte I, ulge No U, 1 () O F Tuesday eveulug, Jan the following offloon were Installed by E A Vauglian, DDOMl J W Lakln, N OiO M Horn, VOjB F Dorrls, R S; .1 ll Damson, V;JM Williams, Con ductor; M Svarverud, US NO; Then Konshaw, DSN fjj F M Warreu, L H o;j OQray, It H V G; J w WhltUr I G;H CChilson, OGjB H Mulkey, t Ibaplaln, IIknhY Stkwakt. The holiday number of the Koseburg Itcyiew haa Ihistosayof a well known former Lane county young man: "Comatook is a station an the S Fit K, 45 miles north of Itoseburg. It is the trading point for a busy woodcutting, lumber ing and stock community. H W Stewart Is the genial, gentlemanly station agent, and Mrs 11 W Stewait Is proprietress of a very complete and well stocked store established in 180S. Cm OF Ft 1 ; k.n K. The woodwork Of tba DOW steamboat Is alsiut com pleted, the carpenters being engaged now iu constructing tho wheel. The boiler and attain capstan have heeu shlppad from St Louis. Mo, and are expectetl here daily. The balui.ee of the machinery is all ready, having inn constructed by the Eugene Foundry. Asm w. Mi KTlNd The OOUitSlS- loneri court of Dane county sonvsnsd at the OOOrt house this fbtSDOOD, TbD Is the annual meeting and the court w ill probably be In session a month. At this time It must select 200 names to tlraw jurors from during the next year; must appoint supervisors and, settle with them; change districts, and do much other work. Holiday SSJCB. The holiday nambaroftba Boaahurg fiavtow i" excellent oue aid will do Douglas county much good. The proprietors of the lleview are active uewspajier men. I't IIASKP. C C McMeekin has purchased the implement aud feed store business, comer of Ninth and oak stnt-ts, from J T Callison 4 Son. We wish the gentl-'mau success in his venture. DO VOC KNOW OtaaSaftisa i preventable; St-ieoc Itaa pro en that, an.lalsi that netflect la euicUaL Tlx worat cold St cough can be curat! with Shlloh's CoiikI' an Vt-'waaiimption Cure. Sold on sitive guarantee fur over tifty )eaia. I -r sale UWilkina and Dinn DruggiaU NO. 50 - M n Is the only plow made that is better than the No. 40 Oliver chilled. See it at FL AGitBKU TU C0MH0L1UATJC. Cottage Qrovs ami Lassati Hatito lli. ir Troublea in Union, CottSge Grove, Jau 4. At a mass mooting tonight) tha oltlienaof Cot tage drove ami Lematl approved the charter tiiuler which the two towns are consolidated under the old name of Cottage QrOVS, Some opposition to the movement was sxtaotod from many of the residents of Dsmatl, hut it diti not materallae! although a num tier of persons who were OOtapOl en against consolidation were present. Their failure to make any Qgbl In tin open meeting Is SOOOUUlsd for by the supposition that they either consider the whole proceeding illegal, or they will attempt to defeat the charter in the leitlslaturc. L F VYooloy acted hh ehalrmau of the meeting. lmmeilialely after be called for ortler one of the obstacles to consolidation was removed. Thin wus the Cottage Drove waterworks, which were offered to tho city for fiioOO. A tluly executed option for ono year wus presented to tiie meeting. Then the proposetl charter wus taken up ami read. It was a well-executed docu ment and provides for u good city government. Du motion it was ap proved, and the next movement will isj to secure its passage by the legisla ture. For a High Grade I'lano. Don't overlook the Haines Itros. pluuo Indorsed by all leading musicians in Koseburg. They are used and Indors ed by Dr i Fhme, Mrs Appolhofl and others. Mmel'attlhasa ilalnes up right ill her b tutlolr 111 her beautiful home atCraigynos Ca-tle, Vales, ami used the Haines piano during her last tour of the I'nited States. Hainks Hhoh, New York, N Y. MecotiU liutiil Furniture. I will pay the highest cash price for second-hand furniture. I) TlLTOW, Seventh A Will unci to Sts Makkikii. At tho home of the bride In this city Jau .' at 7 p no, Mrs (.' F lligelow and Mr Fd 0 Strong. Dry Goods Clothing Gents' Furnishings IN For Prices. We meet all Competition OLIVER Chambers SOCIAL I'KAlti. WHODIMO, Mr and Mrs T a Hendricks cele brated their thirtieth wedding anni versary last evening, aud Invited a number of their friends to enjoy tho occasion with them at their elegant resilience, corner of Ninth ami Char Dalton stru ts. A regUUU old fushioued party was hud. The party played whist, danced, s ing ami toltl stories for several hours. The whist piica were won by Mrs H D Miller ami Mrs SM Yorau. Adoon very handsome pearl handled knives were presented to Mrs Hondrloki by the guests as her Wedding present. All present enjoyed themselves highly. Those Invited were: Mr ami Mrs H ii Friendly, Mr ami MrsGBOorna, Mr ami Mrs Frank OabturBi Mr and Mrs J S Lookoy, Mr ami Mrs H B Ankeny, Mr ami Mrs Dr T W Harris, Mr and Mrs Dr Prentice, Mrs John Church, Mr and Mrs Henry llollen book, Mr and Mrs K V Coleman, Mr and Mrs H It Miller, Mr and Mrs H M Yorau, Mr ami Mrs Joel Ware, Mrantl Mrs B II BsJlin, Mr aud Mrs F M Wil kins, Mr and Mrs lleorgu Smith, Mr and Mrs (i T Hull, Mr F L Chambora, Misses Mautl Wilklus, Doulsu Yuran, Nellie (lilfry, Ada Hendricks, Ituby Hendricks. CASTOR I A For Infants aud Children. Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought Hoars tho S:i-,:..it U! o of I TILL YOUB BJJJTIR. a bsaaMral esssptsaiea is an bspssdMINy without guod pure bisedi the a,.rt that only existn in connection with k;..od ilimtlon, hi'itlthy liver and IsiweU. Karl'a (,'lover lb ,t Tea acts directly OS the Ixiwela, liver ami kidneys keeping tlieiu In perfect health. Price fg SOI and N cts at Wilkins and I.inn Draggkoi San Joaipiili valley, California, lias had olio half Inch of rain. 1899! AND STILL DOING BUSINESS