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MAY 17
Small Feet
. ..... i with inon's and
k ! liuf. - -
r .-. .. -II .1 mi. .1 I wii 'J
$1.50 to $2.00.
. mvfl il lew an ui uuu
.11 -J.
...,, J,H- 111 S 1 1 1 it I I M.CS, lll.ll
i...;.... ..ih or i.. i ma
ni ji'p
ai.k Pbic.
Yoran & Son,
Tne Shoe Dealers.
Iti:i VIT1KM
.,e,.e elbto.
i mjtatgtiWWlll buy all your
Llttem itrlt-
..,.- WoyolM late' model only
. ,. uiefii K L Chambers
bring us "ur OblttiBI Bark, P.
Lik A Bon.
1 1 .
i ,. . i jggu acres ummi wmr
I0? i I r J, ,hn Van
Stv., Coburg, Or.
... .Ul.h ...... ran cure that alik'lit attack
i' u ,ni ......
i-l "li ny menus.
lj K'Mlul lMma Vino vu.o ...
. .t. what you t-ttt" and reatorea the
. i .... Vl.u.1 A f'..
organ lo nea.i... iuitu. . vu,
Corner I 'rn nure.
Bicycle repairing and sundrls at
lalliick A M.C'lanaban's Kambler
SOOT. W'altOll block.
( . men --man Tongue was fined f 10
L BUUboro yesterday on account of
oni- remark! while trying a case In a
lu-llu
Farmi-u Call and see that French
ma. iu -union at nangs' siames
It will p) J'ou lo K" So0(l serviceable
bock.
DO Pal in, of Lorane, has been ap-
olrjtcd adjutant of the Hose burg
sldleri Home by Gov Lord.
It Dial.' " do dlnerenoe how hail the wound
I . ....... (111. L II 1 U . I 1.
i: i'.-iii mien uazei i-iiiive; u
Ej ) lieal and leave no near. Vine -lit
. i . 1 M.er Drug htore.
N.-st designs In wall iu.-r f. 121c
,.uM mil. K L Chambers.
l.v allowing t lie accumulationa in the
(., to remain, the entire system h
i 1 1 lU'l Little Karlv ltUera regulate the
Em Try them ami you will MmiW
M ViBOMl ami l o. 1 orner t'rui Dtore.
I will have auother car lad nf
line luiggie next week at last ear h
lice. Wall for mem at r i.
nam be r.
I J, I), l'.ri.lge, edllor ami proprietor of the
i, Lancaster, ii.,iij'h: i wouin
a Ithnnt One .Minute Cough Cue for
bv boy, when troubled with u rough or sold.
i. the Ut reineily lor croup I ever linn.
I tin. ut a i o i ori.er i irue .-n.r.
4 iKX) pie. es of tinware and a half car
ad of stoves bought ueiore i ne ai
kuce In prices See 1- I. Chambers
' i '.r.' I : -
If voa hive 1'iieM . i;rk them. X" line
ioWyofng horriblt perutiona that Hiiuply
lni..ve tne rr.-uiia .. the .l.f. ie withoul
l.t'irhiiii: the diaeaae itHelf Place vmir eon-
Ueooeill I e Witt 'a Witch Hazel Salve. It
uevel failed to cure ntheni; it will not
ail to cure YOU, Mncent A t'o. Corner Irun
tore.
Kaila am tin. wire. iron, ateel and all
uiple artialea are vtill advancing, but
P L e liaiuliers naa an immense how
q ground lloor prices.
i , f tfiu pAMiiltn of ueeleeteil ilvMlietitie
I. .... .'ci. i. i.f Aha HtoniAeh are cancer, oon-
iruuiptiou, heart diaeaae and eiiilepay. Kodoll
! na "ure irevent all tliin by effect
bll . tuiok cure in all Mmto of dynpepala.
I iik. in and t o. t. orner uriiif Bi.ire.
rii-ieiii. Inkea the lead fur hard
airvlna und easv ridlinr. V ti make no
' mistake in selecting u UiWoenl bicycle.
r L uambera nan an s'ze
A meeting of the citizens of Junction
will be at the City Hall, Saturday,
May JTlh at 2 o'clock, for the purpose
01 OODBldetiDg the question of cele
brating the Fourth of July.
i ottotl Imp twine, all sizes and best
quality F J, Chambers.
I have been a Btilferer from chronic
diarrhoea ever since the war and have
U'ed all kiln s of medicines for it. At
last 1 found one remedy that has been
a success as a cure, and that la Cham
berlain's ( olie, Cholera and Diarrhooa
Remedy, p E Qrlaham, Qaare Mills,
La. For sale by DeLano
if i niufftrfrom tendetnsw or fullnraa on
' ride, pslni under almuldei blade,
: .ti ii, liilioimnew, aick-headnche and
!. heavy ami sleepy your liver in torpid
I W itt's Little Kaily Kisera
IS oii proDptly, pleaaantly and ir
'iv brreniovins the ciiDKeation and
th. ! iie iliicts to uwn and How natur
ally Isey ars good pills, Viuceutand Co,
I n.er Drag SUire.
Many old soldiers now f. el the ellects
of the bard service they endured dur-
lagthewar. Mr Geo 8 Anderson, of
'i viiie, York county, Penn, who saw
U.e hardest kind of service at thefrout,
' D''w frequentljr troubled with rheu
niatisuj. I had a severe attack
'''i he -ays, "and procured a bottle
imiw riuin'H Pain Halm. It did
M much good that I would like to
uow what you would charge me for
e dozen bottles." air Anderson
wanted it Ix.tb for bis own use and to
"PPlj it to hia frieuds and neighbors,
as every family should have a bottle
' their home, not only for rheu
luatistu, but lame back, sprains, swel
cuu, bruises and burns, for which
a ut.e.jualled. For sale by DeLano,
Local Market.
May 2n, 1899.
Wheat Ot.
0ats-:t5o
Hopf io to Ho.
Hutter-20 to 36c per roll.
Rgs-lSJo
Wool- 13c
Potatoes 75c,
l'oultry 13 60 to $4 50 per dozen.
lrled prunes 3 to 4o
FARM MACHINERY
Buckeye Mowers and Binders
and Peter Shuttler Wagons.
' ' Tou want a mower or a binder If to,
tha beat - The Buckeye.
'' yon waat a wirob? If ao, buy the
kw The PeUr Shuttler.
l-iliiai?e Implement Agency ol Kugsse,
D'-ite poatofflco.
p J Mi.CI.ANAH AN, Agent
THE CONFESSION
Claude Branton Tells of Killing
John Linn.
A WtllMM. in hi: BBBBBB
Following la the complete text of
the written confession made by Claude
Kranton, murderer of John A. Lin, to
Kelher with the affidavit made by
Hev. K M. 1'atttrson. to whom it was
intrusted for the purpose of publicity:
Fugene, Oregon, May 6, 1SK9.
Riv F: m Pattbhson,
Dearly beloved broth' r in Christ:
I, by the will of God, according to
the pro.nlse of life that Is in Christ
Jesus, put forth my strongest eiTorts In
an appeal to all who are out of Christ,
by sketching a brief history of my own
perilous, leiflih, blasphemous, unholy
life, that by my downfall others may
be greatly beuehtted and llee from
those things, and follow after righteous
ness, Godliness, faitb, love, patience,
meekness, fight the good fight of faith
and lay hold on eternal life. This Is
expedient for you for we are all sailed
but not compelled.
I fill undertake to BUOhOf a buoy in
this narrow river of life and put u light
thereon so that others may look ou It
while traveling this dangerous r..u
and not rotne in my tracks, or else
they be dashed against the same Jagged
rock when least expected and their
cargo of hopes be sunken and their
soul left tloatlug lu ruin over the
precipice of everlasting destruction
the violeut wave of justice will sweep
them into the death' Jaws of the law
and there iu sorrow they will reap the
bitter fruits of violating man's laws,
aud in horror will be led to (be gal
lows, there to speak their I a1 words o!
woe in shame and disgrace
After reading my brief history they
will r'nTzo the necessity of Solomon's
pro b, io "Keep the hi "t arltb all
diligence fur out of It aiv (tie Issues of
life."
One accused of the law II universally
and individually looked down mi as
being a Inula1, blood-'.hlrsty luurda Bf
belonging to the lower elements next
to the anlmtd and is spurned Willi
scorn and coutemp'. This is wrong;
consider lest thyself fall lu perdition
though you may be born of a mother
s i pure. Von all live in glas houses
and don 'I know it until they are
broken in and like lightniig your
many frieuds have tied and only one
remains to rescue your aching heart
from the unceasing liaunis ..fdispalr.
I am this o h day of May, 1680, U
years old, was born near Walterville iu
this county aud lived my child hood
days as happy as ever a child lived
amid luxuriant pleasures, thus prat
tling and playing with my brother
and sister, cared for by a dear loving
mother's hand, strolling through or
chards aud meadows green, among the
beautiful Mowers; every bree.e was
odor, every noise was music. Pure, In
nocent, loving children wliiling away
those past happy days of childhood
that are gone forever.
At the age of 11 I moved with my
parents to Camp Creek. I found I was
fondly attached to my old home. I
soou made many friends at that place.
I stood at the bead of my classes in
school, and wag well liked by all of the
scholars. We mojed back to our old
McKenzie home when I was 14. I felt
the same regret of leaving that place.
With the cousent of my parents I satis
fied my imaginative mind by taking a
trip across the Cascade mountains
alone over six feet of snow. I returned
wiser than I left for I had imagined
any place was better tbsu home for the
past year. My father oorrected me aud
I left home the same year, Was gone
a year but all the time I wIhIiuI I had
not left, though I was well cared for at
my sister's. I met my brother Clarence,
he asked me to go home with him, 1
went aud father asked me to stay. It
did uot seem like home at first, 1
longed to be back at my sister's I was
soon settled and happy at home agaiu
until I was lb My brother Clarence
wanted to go to California. With no
object lu view but to be with him I
went along. We were innocent and
lirnoraut out in the world alone. We
experienced many hardships, loneliness
and soi row, but not despair. Sickness
brought at back. We prepared In one
year to go again. Before leaving I met
my heart's idol. We went but I my
self could not stay, aud would not let
my brother stay. With hard pleading
I turned him homeward again, though
bis prospects were bright.
I spent two years of pure bliss
and happiness worshipping the idol
of my heart. The happiness un
surpassed by any earthly joy,
even those days of childhood.
True love Is rare, known but once, aud
never forgotten; but alas, my youthful
lust for trilling with other girls and an
occasional moonshine buggy ride with
other men's wives through gossip of
others scandalized my lover, aud
through parental iulluence, she desired
to dissolve our vows, which we did
through tears, with many a bitter sigh
She carried away a heart 1 had opened
to her as true as ever best in any man's
breast. F'rom that ery day thecloude
of despair began to gather around me.
I was slighted by old frieuds and
spurned by strangerr. I could hear
people say, "He has trifled with an
o'her hear'." Tbe winds and rippling
brooks seemed to murmur against me.
All nature In her gay besuty whis
pered lonellneaa In my ears as i roamed
through forests and over plains
I bad lust passed my Hist birthday,
and bad lived free from tobacco, wliis-i
key and card., and all debasing habits
nave otie: tta too intimat'o with the
trange w men Solomon warns us
agaluet I had li.vnl tuy friends sod
every lady with the kindness of a
brother But I had U-en encouraged
by my lusts against my mother's will
and teaching t. trille with l he hearts
Of Women, and that nUMTiagS was only
planting a tree ol (rouble which I mast
shun. I cau only speak IhUI of my
passion which thought it wa- marking
out to me the road to happiness, to
warn other parents of this road to vain
glory and destruction, "for her house
inclineth unto des'li and her path unto
helC"
Oueysar previous to this while 1
was 20 I was away preparing for future
comforts where I was ace noted most
worthy by all, when th.- news CUM to
me that my parents had separated,
which 1 laid to heart with grlei for It
was the fiist sorrow I had ever knou n.
I had friends everywhere except a'
my old home. One of my (barest
friends at Cm. don offered tne JOOO head
of sheep to take any where 1 wished
and keep them for him on shares. I
also had other good offers. My brother
was so o .1 and kind to me, and told
me, jut mythlng I wonted todohs
would l.elp me. If 1 wanted the ihi tp
he WOtild help me am' we would do
the best we could with them. It srsoil
now to me like my folk knew I was
not feeling just riulit for they did all
l hey possibly could for me, bul I did
not feel worthy of their loVS f-r What
1 bad done before.
Mr Linn wanted me to bring him n
stallion from the valley here and take
his l aud of horses on the shares. I
would not promise, but lie gave ins
(120 iu gold and said: 'Go down end
get the horse This will piiyyourix-
nsniet;and do 't went you to lake
those sheep for l have something bet
ter for you. If you won't take it, I
will pay you your price for tbe horse."
1 came down after bin in February
1898. The people treated nw ith t lie
same coolness, which went to my
wounded heart, like smoke to the eyts
I felt like I could never overcome
idea i f helping lo destroy him ii lii my sysf, ttolng ovtr esy otd stani
wouldn't -elite with me an) a .v . but lug ground, tne U n waring gulltj haunt
just kept irylng to get me in eutvr into never left in . Iu Arkau-aa I consult
s.mie kind of partnership luisii ,,i rd m ticket g nt abmr i life policy
take his horses mi the shut,. HI- f,o a rnlrnad lour, allin g In fall b. -
mlstrsallng me so many lime and tween ths Wheels of the iraln, but u
n s winning talk w in got ui l i looked 1 1 plum I knew liny w. aid not
oonssnt to lin desliMttoa lu a brutal pay it, (the nolle), I oatM keek to
way, lor be was a gun apparently of he of any use I could to my folks, lak-
no heart. Me lelt me dyui on the log the chance of being betrayed by
range mice and when he siw 1 ill I o,.t ,y rrla-iiat Green, fbl there are lio MO
in beseemed mad and said I gave yon pcasful t rni.ii. ds, !'h,.y may live ami
due warning of that annual .th,. escape death at Hie hands of Hie law,
one that kicked me 1 mid but titer.- Is an infallible, unceaalim '
Courtis and we swore veuitancs
agaliit htm. Af er nil his
good propositions were rejected, he
Wanted to 00000 Willi Hie to ( rook
county and go Into business, tie
Wanted to be my benefactor, I know;
but linen hud mi heart and for the
haui. I worse than death, that will take
UBS to OTtreome lo Stia degree, and
-ay the leas'. My itssIrS 10 la- al home
and lite e pure life was greater than
tuv fear of the gallows.
I lave ta-eii wavered around by
divcis of advisers, and now sit herein
those fault finding people by pure liv
ing, F'or the past three years I had
tried to atone for my conduct the two
years previous, but found the people
would uot allow me to, so I resolved to
end my miserable career, for I hud
never been sick or dependent in any
way since I was very young and was
under no obligations to live for any
one, not thinking my death would
hurt any one as much as I had dis
graced my people. I even thought my
family would be better oft withoui
such a wietched member. I meditated
on my way of destruction and looked
on my open graye 1 1 had uot aught
against any person) I aimed to write
a note stating I was sorry for my con
duct those two years aud have tried to
atone for it the three succeeding ones
by living a pure life, aud if 1 cannot
be respected In my own neighborhood
I will hid you all farewell.
My bleeding heart yearned warm
companionship, when a filend, Court
laud Green asked me if he could net
go with me over the mountaius. He
said he was my friend and showed it
insu lin redeeming manner that he
gained my true friendship, such as
never dies without great cause. 1
picked up courage once more to try to
battle with this dark, sad world.
Before leaving for Condon in March
I discovered au invisible defect in my
horse. I had recommended hiiu to Mr
Ldtin iist as one of the best faimers iu
Lane county had recommended him
to me. I even laid awake of nights
wondering what to do about it. I
thought I would sell the horse and
send Mr Linn his money, but he was
dependli g on the horse and nothing
remained for me but to go to him aud
explain to him the defects, as I did. I
went to work for another man for I'io
per month and board, but Mr Linn
wanted me logo with him and mn the
horses and he would buy a ranch and
we all wou'd take up laud, but I did
not want to leave the man 1 was work
ing for. He stayed all night with DM
and said lie could not get along with
out me aud be would pay me bigger
wages for my services tbau I was re
ceiving. I went as quick ss I could
get a discharge.
Cour.le Green was working near
town and would come to my bouse
every Sunday, and ivc my little sister
candy to keep away from me so we
could talk He would try to get me to
enter into partnership with Mr Linn
and let him kill Linn and take his
part of the property. He always said
tt.e old man would fel better dead
tbsn alive anyway. One time, just to
please Green, I said I would not tell
anybody if he did kill him, but I cao
nntdowhat you fay. The old man
had been my friend, but since I had
worked for bi.Ti he tre ted ine so mean
I did not like him any more, but had no
promise I had made to him, did noi two dsyeof death thanklogQod thai l
want l.iuh lo go, Tor I knew he would have had the opportunity of learning
want .ne to keep it, and I did not I. el Hie Word aud not hid behind tbedark
like aiding him In committing Mich a Bo,.in f despair, but the world is
horrible deed. Clarence wauled me lo bright, With the roads plainly fnatke.l
settle With fatal soin way. SO I to me to life Of destruction. But for
he w.t.t with me to him, I Hied, sire to live and leach this BOON
but Linn iuslsted on . . tiling lo j sary dOOtllne of Hod's, I would be
Crook county wl.h us first Then If 1 more willing to go; in spit -of all pi.
would not accept his generoue oiler, j tended weakness 1 have exhibited
he would settle. I rejecli I my noble through deceit to a pftrpose of no avail,
In. .1 bet's advice and accepted Courlle ! I am t last in the bauds of a pure ami
as my Idol. Despite tie sickening ' ut 1 1... I awaillng my hour and Jndg
sensation, I allow. d hi in to exact any j nient, which, without great mercy
promise he Wished from me thinking: uUd be eternal damnation.
eomsthlng wou'd bsppen so he could hsvs given jroubnl sfrallgllmpse
Da Oarry OUt his resolution. of my conscience-accused OOlTOptnrSS,
Alter all preparation w a. made lor a pun,, ,.,.ry aud wretchedness, which
CHAMBERS
start, Linn ssked me to see Mr Muotoe
and ask him if he v.. end pay a i is. n
al noie belters It was due, Mr Monroe
Sam he would pay it if I Just WOUld
wad till the next d y . aud said he had
something to say to me We tdkul
f..r a couple of hour-. In the mean
time lie told me not t" have any thing
mors to do with Linn, for be wee
man of no principle, and so on. I
promised in good laltb that I would
Inees-aiitly follows the guilty of such
crime. I have given you a brief
sketch of my experience previous lo
lbs deed, not for faOM Ol clemency lii
the UnWOrtblOSSS Ol the grave crime,
lor I have many dear to me who do not
believe me guilty of such a deed; lull
Jesus says: "Km sake all, DBMS and
follow me." So I write this with good
intent, that many may turn from their
w icked was and walk in the paths of
Sot of tired
Buggy Wheelfir,
V'mv Buggy,
ISW) Crescent
Bicycle
$12
$42
$35
All Special value. Sec them
sell leal Bquaw Creek and go nofvrtnsrl ilghtsoueness, and to show how easy
with him, as .Monroe -aid be wou'd bo I person may fall into perdition una-
sure lo insisl on i'. hen we got loiwaies. "Watch the heart with all
Bquaw 'Jieek, Mr Linn offered me u dilligence" aud never despise the cha
lull of sale '! hall ol bis horses and full tening of the Lord It Is profitable
partnership in nil the test of his belong
Inge, and all Inducementi possible to
get me to stay, and then said It was
Qreeu keeping me bliudsd from a good
stait in life. My promise tn Mr Hon
roe together with In en, ami the prom
Its 1 had made h. iii, prompt. d 111' to
absolutely refuse all of Mr Linn's
propositions. Hesaldhewaa expect-
itig to g. i me to lake I be horses at least
and run them my sell Bo I told him I
would run them myself without him.
Then he so kindly ssked my reasons;
then I (old him Whal a Irictnl told UM
then he had to know w ho h wa, and
it Green was not the oaUta of it So I
told him w ho it wa", hut .1 i. d Ureeu
having anything to .1 ' With It, My
heuit sa'.k w it I, i ii me ami I offered
take his horsus back for him, though
he had 0OUSS of bis owu accord. He
ri fused to go buck ol lo let me nave tbe
horata either by myself. Clarence
BttSpeOted through Courtie what was
up, and was investigating and abusing
him absurdly I thought, and saying
he would go right straight and (ell it,
I told him not to getej(olted and mskg
Something out of nothing; (hat 1 did
not feel any (he heat toward the old
for you lu tliis siu-i'iirstd world. If I
had been chastened to obligation by
the reproof-rod of (iod, 1 would have
lived through I hat gloom of despair
that settled ou me from Ihe I.. i.
winds of Imsgtnal Inn and come out In
tl.e bright world happy, to never be
dragged down again, if this world
were pure we Would have less need of
obastissmsnti (iod Is of Infinite merey,
and It he can save me he can save you
all.
One should not faint even at death,
though it is an Inionipteheiisible ciisls
llirou. h which we must all pass, yet
11 i not to be abhorred for It Is a fleets,
sary end, Without death lu this
mortal world, Ihe innumerable and In.
desCribeble haunts ol sin would render
It undesirable. lealh hi ings us closer
iu lunch with the spiritual world than
auy earthly thing. Our forefatbeis
have died and warned us. Why should
we not die for others? We certainly
are uot created to dread and fear from
our birth to our death. No! We should
establish our hearts lu grace, and we
will live in pure bliss and happiness,
fearing nothing.
Strange to say , people cannot Irani
man myself, but nothing s. i em-should the way lo peace and happiness. They
hap en to him. Bather than lo be too , Uarrel, light, swindle, war and strive
last, he tried to cud ell possible violent in vain glory for 'he riches of this
intention by separating the tim. His
earnestness and nobility almost . .ct
ed a confession from me, hut the peel
two months of laboring under Ihe bur
den of deceit had borne me unconsolout
ly below the grasp of honor, like a dog
fnlloweth hU master I was following
my unworthy idol.
Clarence went out With me and saw
Mr Linn. We told him Just to say
how he wanted to settle, we were not
particular how, but it must I . done
He was generous lu Ids settlement mid
made me a present of two head more.
Then said he had no friends or money
aud .way from home, am' asked il he
could travel with inc. Courtie said:
"You have frieuds while ( la ide and I
are here, and can travel with Us."
Clarence left us, charging ns lo do Ihe
right thing, to which we promised.
That night Green seemi d to i e more
conscious of the awful da d than I, aud
Insisted on letting it go. Bul I, in
firmness of mind, at. I pr impli I by
the fact, that I had betrayi ti Hie oonfL
d. in I my friend Mi M n i u"d It
would ooms to his gars, u I I would
rather confront death lhan ba . found
out to be a traitor; blluded from the
faintest glimpse of n , i t'lou of such
act, wllh Green's cot. euf , I pulled the
fatal trigger that meanl in "iv than mor
tal mind can r. a I
Aa the mn, mi. .v. :ie. It raised (he
old gloom and ti i rary wave of In
sanity of despair (hat vain hopes a. id
evil imagination" liad graven In me,
leaving me lo rea 'he awful deed In
innumerable depi of sorrow. Then
world, aud when they are gained tin y
are the most miserable of all men.
rbsreisa short, easy, ipulck way to
happiness D,.,ir friends, will you
tako the right road'.' Come! 1 will
alio you how to go. It may look
hard to keep the way through
this tall, dense forest of sin you cannot
see through, but if you will star', and
keep going you will find that the road
( is smooth and easy ; hut If you go out
in the forest of sin you will lose the
load ol virtue and get tangled iu the
briars of Ictuptatinu, aud fall from
grace, "Better is it to be of a humble
spirit with the lowly than to divide
the spoils with the proud." "The
fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace,
long sullerlng, gentleness, goodness,
faith, meekness temperance: ayaitut
each there is no le.w." J.et us not he
desirous of vain glory, provoking
iin.it In r, envying oue another, but
help your despondent hrntlitir rise.
Turn not away from him. You may
be driving him to hi- early grave.
Treat Hie young ladies as sisters with
all purity. Care for Hie little ones. He
spect the elderly women us mothers,
and come with DM, hoy-, for I have
been one wllh you. Now I know both
roads. Come take advantage of my
experience. ou are on the wrong
road, lor the road "tomorrow'' or "an
other time" lead to the town of
"never." There Is a way that sssmeffa
right to man, but the end Ibcrool II
death."
lu honor of my parents I will auy of
a truth, t wa a bright ami promising
Hill- 1 I.. .1 .... ....... , .. . -
I aw Ihe world lu u'l Its glory, the sjfl m uwjaawiwju. w
.wester the r, the foliage prat m brother, Clarence, like the
tier-all ju-t tolm reass my unendura-1 noblegood feilow he Is, and the rest of
ble terror I I had driven a ! ,ny fuujll' "kewl-e,
man out of ihi-i-autlful, bright world I One more day and I will swing Int..
roreverlnl Qflef was D I eternity i tbers hoping to meet my ben-
myhea-t ""tly, I could not j '' km1 ' bl forgiveness.
have lied t i -.. my life. My fl,st Iffl- Oome, boys ami girls, wake up to a
pulse was to come hack there St tbS N '"'I'e' HUti ,uwt 'K
age of 4", that was hi age, and shoot I WOfl Good-bye.
myself. I thought nf uy mother and iHTv-
louged to be at h. r feet, never to get a j f fa&Zj
mile from her. Some divine power e
was accusing me evi ry minute. 1 had Kugene.
to tell some frieuds who thought Hielsy,.,; of OpgsjOa 1
world was hard to live In, of the peace, County of Lane, f88
restand purity"! an Innocent man I , F. M. Patterson, being first duly j
and the unutterable misery and rll-! sworn; say l hat the original of the!
Many of the guilty, aud of the bright ' foregoing copy wai written by Clsude '
world and the blessings for tbs luno- Branton, and by him directed to me;
oent, alduh they should be thankful that said original wa received by me.
for, over the lin- 'ursed guilty person, and Is now In my posaeaalon; that Ihe ,
Everything murmured shame and ' foregoing ha been by me carefully
guilty In my ear. compared with tbe said original and
When I left my folks for tbe last ' that the foregoing In a full, true and
time unaware, to my mother "and "oomplel copy of said original, eave !
children, I slowly rode ofT with tears and except corrections iu spelling gsjri
Oorreotiooi of grammatical mistakes;
all. I that said foregoing Is toe whole
of said original thai the foregoing i
published a! this time lu acctdance
with the Instructions and r. qOOSl of Ihe
sa d Claude Branton.
F. M. I'A l ii i;s,.n.
Subscribed and iworn to before mo
this tne Slid day of May, A. 1. I MM).
AL L. T. IIakkis,
Notary Public
CHAMBERS
WILL CELEBRATE
IIF.AVY SNOW PALL
fwenlf feet of thr Keuimfui mi the
summit "l IheOascaga Mount
ains The following letter la sell explana
tory:
Mclen.ie I'.rldge, May J ird, I - ,
BOtTOg QOASO! 1. N Finn crossed
the Cascade mountains on snow ahncn
May 'Jl-t. He re, .oris Ihe s.mw Jll feet
deep on ti e siiminll, extending down
Losi Creek below tsnamscorral. snow
having fallen late this spring, I soft.
It will lake (wo weeks nf lavorable
wea' her lo make it hard SttOUgb for
horses to cross.
Yours truly,
A H I'owkiis.
This would Indicate that the snow
Is at least gOtnllss across. BD.
UloriOM News
Come from Dr 1) B Caigile, of
Wichita, 1 T. He writes: Four
bottles of Electric Hitlers has cured
Mrs Brewer of scrofula, which had
caused her gnat Hitlcrlng for year.
Terrible sores would break out ou her
head and face, and the best doctors
could give no hclii; but her cure I
complete and her health Is excellent."
This shows wh'it thousand havu
proved that Kleeirle Bitten la Ihe
la'sl blood purifier known. It the su
premo remedy for ecscms, letter, salt
rheum, ulcers, isiil and running sores.
It stimulate liver, kidneys and bow
els, expels poisons, helps digestion,
builds up the strength. Only lit) cents.
Sold by Wllklu A I. Iliu, druggists.
Guaranteed.
Eugene to Appropriately Observe
July Fourth.
t PARTIAL, I im ISS nil:
The general Fourth ol July ciiiinit-
tee lua. I. a partial canvass of the city
yesterday afternoon ami received on
courage in. lit snfilalent to wutraiit the
statement that a celebration is assured.
I'lie remainder ..I the soliciting will
be completed as soon as practicable,
and active work at once begup.
l'ho various sub-committees will
soon b appointed so that every . (Tort
to provide suitable amusement cau bo
made.
The people of Lane county generally
will weloomi this news, aud will at
tend and assi-t In making thl cele
bration one of the most notable lu the
history of the county.
A Queer Paradox.
This dyspeptic nation
eats $ i oo.ooo.ooo. oo
"worth' ol " worthless"
food in a year. Schilling'
Best
te.t baking powder
co Roc ftavormg extract
Soda and spu es
arc badly needed.
For Sale by QgAY dl Bog
CoNnirrroKH' BXOOMDOM. -A rail
road conductors excursion will be
given at Salem. Sunday June 11 via
the H l it It. Price fur round trip
tickets, H , chlldieu .ri0 ce lit. Schedule
of Cottage UlOVa and Ltigeuo train:
Leave Clot tag drove H ;) a ru, Walker
.". Crewell .. Fuvene 7:14, Irving
7:i, Jutietlnn City 7:4A.
V L Holt write from PsolfiC drove,
Calif, that the V M ' A conference lea
great success. There aie four delegates
from Oregon.
cnnlini hark Wanted
I want fifty tons of c'llttlm baik for
which I will pay Ihe lilglu st market
price iu cash. Keiuember tho place.
VV Hanukks.
sick Headaches,
The- ciin.fi uf overwork.sl ar.iiiiaiiaiiiif, ar
ipiltkl and s.iiely cured by Karl' Clorsv
Best Tea, tin. ursat bV "l purifier and tiMiis
builder. Money refunded if nut fatlafaetory.
Price ( la. aud .') cla. Hold by W'llkina
A I Inn.
-8
ri ir liltNMi in (epMiN tl 'ii
u . .iimI I. run) M ; t . ,if
U mh. bim your iuv iUm I a- .w
V'.-i miu0t iMtp Mt RkHl ttiu llMtfll
Ifijf i:i you ti)i',' rc.l for thu
Work 0( Urt (blV. VOW 0MU
ntessM vonr oofiitiiBi ki i m
i ' Miiii i ,t ti i iinfiift,, i i'i .
or WMi wuptton of tiru kita. w t'jr
ssMlil, " r blQMT
Aiiers
n dr in
vlll.l.ilt T-ika ft a fiw il.... Y.'tl
will .in feel buttsr In m way, for
..ur I.I.,. ..I w ts- i lire, voir ..ll'illio
. . I -a, am
;ooi, ami your nerves nvroeK- f i.wv.
B ii - .... .....a ..I, Iwi.r'a lllta
TLey Kreaily al l tlx. Haraaparllla.
I III F I.UIO liill,li'su - ' " - ,
sj a bus. Vur ulo by M drosgUu.
Wrtka MS OSSSM IN! - (l tha partta
alart In yna. i "HI rrviia a
bally uuar.l, May -
Iniiian Wak Vrrt'gHANS.-Tho
Qrand Bnoampoient of ludian War
Veteran will meet In Portland
Wednesday .luno 14. The Lane county
survivors of ! I long ago Imliau
wars should meet mid elect delegates.
1 1 may he that by united action this
government may at lust feci ealod upon
to rSOOgnlSS the just claims of tho few
aurvivur.
Latkh.
We me n .in .1 lo announce that
Lane county veteran will meet In Ku
gene, Saturday June II lKfU, at I o'clock
to elect (leleg dee.
I he Appetitu of a (iottt
1 envied by all DOOI ly -i-ptics
whom) Stomach and Liver aro out of
order. All such should know that Dr
King's New I, Ife Pills, the wonderful
rsiomacii ..mi i.iver iiemedy, gives m
splendid app lltr, sound digestion and
a regular bodily hal.lt thai Insure per
feet health and great energy. Only US
cents, at Wllklu A l. inn's drug
store.
WosnMtr'i i. OiiK.in.N HoKriK. The
KtCjienUfla American, May 10, contains
a picture of Litiu II, owned by J T
Botbsrford, a brother of Hutherfurd
BfOtbSri Of I'urner. HI gMM I 11
feet long ami his tail 10 feet, lie Is a
sou of the Oregon Wouiior, and wa In
Kugene five or si.- years ago, laving ex
hibited under the name ol Oregon
Wonder Jr. His n vine w it afterwards
changed III the writetip Oiegon gets
no credit lu connection with the won
derful Oregon horse.
Foley spring Stage.
Stage from Kugene to Foley Springs,
and way sdnts, leave Kugeue hotel at
n a m, naiiy to tiaie t ick.
Through trip to Koley Springs,
Mondays, Wednesdays, aud Fridays,
returning on alternate days. Tickets
mi .ale at Bttgens feed Yard, Tenth
aud Willamette street.
Boi.u Kim v itiJAKU--. -W L llous
t m A Co of Jui c! in i City ordered 60
i Dailv (Iuahiih cootiiimiig Urautou's
coiifession, for a newspepei carrier of
that city. We tent :i aud today re
ceived wool from the firm, "all sold."
t t,nni ri.
ii
...Irs,,
wIL aluA
t er Sale.
A few choice young bulls, Durham
ai e Hereford. Call on or address
Amom Wii.kinh, Coburg, Or,
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