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THE PLAINDEALER JUNK 24, 181)7. Tliv I'litirehea, M m iiiininr Ciimn ii toniur ul Main ami Lane .IreiU. miiiday Her v lev: I'rrki liliig, II a. in anil V ;n) p. in. I Kalilialli M littul, IU a. in. F. NV. Woiilh-y , HiimrliiU)iiiclili t.'liwa Mooting l ulinx nl lliu iiinmlug miivIui; Enwurlk loaguo H : Ml i. m. Ilalllo Hodlrry, I'iuhIiIkiiI. Prayer Moclllig. Wsttlivatlay, l MW i. III. KnKK I.. Mimiiik, riutiir. ranniimgc, rumor Main ami lana. i MKxny mnUN Durum turnur l l) and Kui alroota. Holiday Hrvli'i: I'll ill wnrahlp, a in. aixl 7 U p. in.; Halitialli Ht limil, 10 a. ml V, I'. H. C. K.,7 i. in. I'rayor MeeOug, Wednes day, 7. :to i. in. It. H. Ihi.wuhth, I'ulur. MhllVWKM AT DAIIKH.I' llt'K II. Man titer? Hiiu'luy ID A. M. Mfi " " M. All i" "in I In) In allond. r I'. Hi N, I'anlor. $iou Reward, )ioo. Tim rfittlorn ( Ibis paper will be pleart.-.l lo htaru Unit there In at leant oue dreaded disease that science has been able lorurn In nil It" stagi-a and that la Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh cure If the only iiomUivo i tirtt now known to the medical Irulortuly. CaUrrh being couatltu liuiial diai-aae, requires a constitutional treatment. Ilalla Curtarrh Cure la taken Internally, acting diieelly uon tho blood and mucous mrUisa U Umi system, thereby deatroyiua the founds lion ol the diaeeao, and giving the pa limit strength 'V building up the coiisll tutinii ami enslatlug nature in doing its work, The propriutore liavo so much faith in It curative powers, that they oiler Duo Hundred Dollara for any case that il fails lo cure. Scud lor lint ol Tt-eliiiioiiiiila. Ahlr, I1. J. Cnaxkv A Co., Toledo, tl. a7"Sold ly PrilgglMa, 7'm:. r.durat Vnur llnwala Willi laararata. I 'unity I'ntliitrlli'. i iirn emiatlpatlnn lorevflr lUc.SSc. II f. U C lull, ilruiiiilau refund money. Did You liver Try Electric Bitters as a remedy lor your troubles'.' II not, got a dot tlx now and get relief. Thin medicine haa been loiiud lo Im peculiarly adapted lo the re lief and cum ol all 1-finale Complaints, exerting a wonderful inltueuce in giviug strength and lone, lo the organs. II you linvii Ijihs ol ApiKtlile, Conslipstion, Headache, Fainting Siells, or are Ner vous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy oi Iron bled with liiy Sfll, Kleitriu llittvra in Iho inviliiine you nnod. Ilvallhaud atrutitilh aro KiraiitHd by itn ubo. l-'ilty rimla and 1.00 at Mar aler'a l'm Kloro. I lie lrnt )l-iii lullrt-r Mild IrriiKlH producer. i;tril of Mill ill Mitrnlrro linu Nturf. Many raiiie ol "tlrlpiai" have Utely litxiii ci'iicd ly 'no Miuulo l'ooj;li Ciiio. Thin riaralion bdoiiih ee ially aduftod lo the into ol I bin diaoiute. It acta .juitkly thua irvmlini aorious Lumplu atioii and had cllecla iu which lliiH tliatMHti olti'ii Icavim the utiont. MarnU'ra Unirf More. 'I'liul tla .!. worn out, all gone leclliiK reduced l l.mlrwtl ol l It nl numlrm I'ruu Mlorr. Tor Sale, Cheap. A koi l lluti'l 'Hub, or will ki limiL'n (or Iifuvv XL tHo-hoiae hack. Ad- droia, Paiiwin laiiao.N, KoHohuru. Mull ICxIriiel. THc inonl nour IniiImk loiile, ajeln, wl Mwrtilera llrug Hlore. Tliln la Your Oorliiully. On n . . i t of t'-n rniia, em.li or Mampa, ft y,-B IK k.llll'lr will I'" tnnil'd of tlio ihobI i x i i 1 1 ir t'liliinh i' nd Hay IVvrr t'nro ( V;Iv'h Ci. iwu Hnlin) Htilllriciit lo dnuou alralo tin- n"'-'t 1 1 ""' " I.I.V III ! S. (.ii W.irn n M , Ni iikl'lly. llrv. .loliti Kfi l, Jr.. of 'ir. at Fr.lKMont., rri'oinnii'liili'd l.ly' I'rrnni ILiliu t'l li.r. I ran cuiliftHi.i Inn nlnt mriit, "It ih a i live euro f-r cnl.irrli if n 'd ns il rrrlnl." -Hv. l''ranriV. l'oolo, l'antor t'oulrl Tree. Church, llileua, Mont. Kly'a Cream Halm la tlio erVnowtedK'd cure for catarrh and continue no nirrcury uor any injurious Uriig. l'rico, CO cents. III tin. I rharnlmrliiln'a CoukU liemody oapoiially valuable for croup ami wnoopiiiK coiiku. i " iirouipt relief and Is Bale and pleasant. We havo Hold it (or soverat years aud it has never lailod to K've the moat er(ect eiitiHiactlou. i. W. llichardH, Du Uosiie, l'a. Sold by A. C. Marslere A Co. To Tur l'oiialla(ln Torener. Takn ('UNi'arnta Cunilv t'aiharUr. 10oor5&o. It C. C. C lull lo cure, drufgikU refund tuuoiy. I or Over 1'llly Yeaia. AM Ul.D AMU WKbi. Tmau UgMgOY. -Mrg n iDklow'a Houtlilug Hyiup liaa becu ucd lor ovarlllty yvani tiy million) ul uiotbvn lor tlivlr cblldrcii wlillo tuolhlug, Willi lcrlccl uccoa. It kooluck tlio clillil, kultciu tlio guum, allayi all .lu,i:iiri' wluil t'nho, and Initio kvkt remedy fur Dlanliii'a. U ptvaMiiit to tlio taato. Hold by drUKKlkU iu every iart ol the world, twenty. Ilvo ucuta a bottlu. II" vuluo 1 lucaloulablo. Boiuro ami ak for Mm. w lualow'a uoolblui ttyrup, aud lako uo oilier kind. New dealitua lu wall paper Ml Maralcrn.' No (lore Hot Boxes. The now McUorinao binders aud mow ers are improved by the uau ol roller hearing!) on each journal that provouts heatiiiK uud Irii tiuu. 11. M. Mauiin, Agent (or Poiiglaa Oouuly. l'luc lluv ol Hlioulder liiacea liuiroed piiticnift. Ml Mamlera1. Don't wa&te wiu?. uaye up A.t.iJ... JlK.J Jlk.l'i 1 Bueegtts for UfSt M wofdin ohc o(tflltji. baOU tea, at yoUr K)M Ehlif of contest juhllj afSvUUmsid aBtlUVilirfl ORICP MDNTION. Ladlra' Military boll at (lie Novelty Hlore. Fourth ol July iiolubralioii at UohwuII Hpiluua. I'lrectai kerg and torpedoed at (he Nov oily More. Mon's bicycle kimxIh a Himcialty at Jotilinon'. Now and flue linn ol ahlrtinx at Ihe Novolly Hlore, Itaapberries, UHh rod and black cap) are plentiful. Mrs. J. A. Underwood Is at Oakland visitioK Irlend. The umrslial la busy looking after the matdir o( city liconaef . tj. N. Andnrnon, it plouoer o( IhIH, died In Jackson county Hunday. Judge Fullerton went to Kugeuo yea lorday lo liniali up some court hiiHiuvim. iteuiouiher that you can ol Hoaioiia bio giMMla aud thu lowest prices ul man's. Kev. V. V. Audursoii, M. A., has ai vevled a call lo (Joui!le City, Kaptmt church. Kerry pickers buy your pails uud grad uated iuart measures at thu Novolly Htore. This market is well supplied with garden saaa" and tiddler's wagons aro numerous. MissHadie Detioy, of Hold Hill, at tempted suicide lat holiday ; rattle, uu reUited love. When a poor, unfortunate reporter runs across the grain of a church choir be is out of luck. Mrs. Druuia Howard and family will move lo their farm on Teu Mile on Sat urday or Monday. Take your wheels to Hodson A Ham lin's bicycle repair shop for repairs. Firsl-claas work don J. M. Diller, bead ol a geologic! eitivcy- ing party, is eipocled to arrive in the city about the UHih, instant. We havo croouot aeU, lop, maiblcs and in (act all kinds ol summer goods at the low oil price, at KaUiuau's. L. L. Carle will start ou Sunday morn ug on hia bicycle lor Seattle. He ex pects lo get through in four da s. For sale cheap. :h) head of pony homes, suitable for pack aniuinlH. Ap ply at Senate ealooii, Koscburg. U. W. Jones, ea-bridge foreman ol the b. I'. Co., lelt (or Iaytou, Ohio, ou Son- day moruing, via thn Shunta route. Our line of IIhIi tackle in coinplute. Our prices are right, for our lackel is the best ou the maikul. Al Sal.mau's. I'he doctors all lucoiiiuiuud Kouwell Springs' walor. You call get it iu any tuality from Ad. Harmon, sole agent. Ice cream will bo served at thu Homo Uakery from 3 o'clock iu Iho afternoon till U in the evening. Just received, a few pieces of l.apput Mull lo Ibo new and latest Klka pot design, very protly, at the Novelty Store. Latiu county has beeu kindly cared for this lime. Abundant rams while little, any, loll lower dowu Iho valley. tiuard. What Hood's Snrnaparillii lias done (or oluers it will slso do for you Hood's Saraanarilla cures all Mood dis eases. J. 1'. Jones, tiaveliug paueongur agent ol thu S. 1'., was iu the city this week, leaving yesterday moruing ou tlio local (or I'.ugeue. Kugeuo Klliotl aud family arrived Saturday from Iowa to remain perman- enllv. Mr. F.IIiott's ireuU came bete about May 1st. The liaker shot gun is ol tirst clues American manufacture aud is guaran teed safe. Churchill, Woolley A Mo Keoiie sell them. llou. C. Harmon. eUte seualor for Coos, Cuny and Josephine counties, came up from his home at Urauts Pass on Tuesday morning. J. M. Moore, of Sams Valley, Jackson county attempted auiuido by the stryeb- nino route ou Suuday, but the timely arrival of physician saved his lite. E. DuUas, physician and surgeon ofllco iu Marstere' building. Calls in towu and country promptly answered uightorday. Keeidenco.'Jll Mill street. There will be a basket picnic on Upper Cow Creek four miles above the EllifT ranch, July 3, 1H'.7. Also a basket dauce in the eveulug. Every body cordially iuvited. Mrs. W. D. l.ippinoolt, wife of the S. 1'. agent at Medford, Las beeu in (be city on a visit to the family of Hon. D 8. K. Uuick. She returned borne this morning. Don't suffer with rheumatism or cu tarrb when you cau got immediate relief at liosw ell Springs. Ad. Harmou, sole agent at Kosuburg, for Ibis celebrated mineral water. There is uo mineral water more plena- aul for family use than from Iho Hoe. well Spriugs. Ad. Huruiou, aguut, will sup ply faiuilioB in any iiuautitiuu, pinta, ijuurlaor douijobtis. The Wead Hardware Co. have adopted a uew utediod of advertieiug. If you will notice thu prices marked ou certain articles Saturdays you w ill boo what il is. No price repeated but once. Notice is hereby given that I cauuot bo at Lookiug tilaim ou Ibo fourth Sab bath ol this mouth us that is (ho time of our auuual conference. K. M. M.witiiMiN, ti'J con Is btiyu a French chamois gloye, which fortuoily sold for one dol lar. Cake of chamoiu soap dee with every pair, lum is a big bargain, a closing out job al the Novolly Store. Kemember the elocutionary entertain UioutatthoM. K. church Friday even lug, Juue -bth, The eutertaiuuiout coniei highly recomtiteudud. Forty per ceut. of the pruceedu go lo the Upwortu League, Elijah Harlow was lu tbt city from Drain Tuesday. An Interesting letter from (Jleudal will appour on Monday, Jerry Ntinaii hag sold Iho Urauts l'eis Courier to Messrs. Trie and Vorhios. 'I ho SHri'iMuonl rolls show the wealth of the city of Eugene lu lt l,o(K!,tiX). John Hood from Ilrllish Columbia was In the city yesterday on Ids way to the Olalla mines. Miss Mary Medley of Oakland la in tbe city, visiting with the family of County Clo.k J. II. Hhtiie. observer (iilmou reported a rising ba rometer last evening, but It must have "drapped" again during tbe nlgbt. Miss Zoe I-oughary returned on Satur day from a visit to Ashland, whither she went In ituost of health aud returns much improved. The Oregoniau reports Ihe people of Carson Heights, a suburb of I'ortlauJ, as very much auuoyed at tbe presence of the gyeie there. Tbe elocutionary entertainment at the M. K. church tomorrow night promices to be a rare treat. Tba admistion is only 10 cents (or adults aud 10 cenU lor children. A special in utile I pal election lo le held tomorrow at Myrtle I'olnt, to vote on the quesliuu o( bonding the town for fiOOO for the purpooe of putting iu good light and water system. Mr. II. H. Uile manager of tbe special Orrgon escursiou to Sau Francisco, which leaves Uoseburg July oth, will be in Ibis city Monday. June 28tb. All those in tending to go should not fail to see bim, I). C. Bhermau, past department com mander of tbe U. A. K., came up on l'ueeday morning to attend tbe session of the board of trustees of tbe Soldiers I lome, as the representative of the de partment eucainpmeut. There will be two Christian Eudeavor special trains, one on July b aud tbe other July 0. Tbe first will conUlu tbe Oregon Kudeavora and tbe second those from Waubioglon. Il may be that each train will bo ruu lu two sections. Mr. Jauiee Yirlure returned from Le- laud, Josephine county, yesterday. He givea a good report of mining operations in Southeru Oregon, and says that there are evident signs of prosperity in that portion ol Iho state. Oregoniau. Tho Oregon Central A Eatitut u H. It. commences today lo run regular passen ger trsins to Yauina bay. During tbe winter scaa xi a mixed train is ruu ou thai lino but tho summer psssenger trultic warrant (he hotter service. Kebtkali Ixidge No. 41, elected ofbeura fur the ciiHuing term on Tuesday even ing as follows: Mies lula ISradley, N. (i.; Ela Houdricka, . O.; Mmnto Jriah cr, Fiuaucial Sec. ; Mrs. Olesou, Treas urer; aud Mary Sutton, Kcordiug Sec. lie premium lml (or the State fair, piinted by the stulo priuter, is out. Tbe fair will opeu ou Sept. UO aud ctoeo Oct. ti. About K'0,000 in cash premiums are offered. The admission will be 23 cenU, with 10 cents (or grand stand, except for w5uieu. Parsons orchestra will furnish music. Company A, 2d regimeut O. N, U., to the numlier of about fifty, will leave ou Sunday night to take part iu tbe militia encampment tit Hood Kiyer. The boys have beeu drilling about four nigbU week lately and it is expected that they will give a good account of themselves at the encampment. Cottage Orove I-eader: Mrs. J. It. Hayes oi Harriaburg was here during tbe week, looking for a location upon w hich to build a large brick hotel. She is well satisfied with tba outlook aud will commence work ou tbe building, which will le located near the depot, soou if the deal is cousumated. A good accident occured tho other day when there arrived in Oakland a car load of BaJo wagons, hacks and buggies, and when a carload of binder!, mowers and twine came. It was all for Stearns & Chenoweth, and will be sold at the low est prices. Repairs ou hand for several kinds of machines, and ageuts for all kiuds of machinery. Kev. f.U. Strange of Ashland came in ou the local Monday evening and stayed over for the overland visiting hia brothor, Dr. J. W. Key. Strange was ou bis way home from the rresbyteriau general assembly that met at Winona, lad., aud while East he visited the scenes of his boyhood in Illinois, 'spend, ing about two months on the trip. luvestigatiou of tbe assessments as they are being arrauged by the assessor reveal the fact that some of tho people reported lo be quite well off are really poor. One mau gave iu 1500 of money notes and accounts, who was supposed to have 125,000 of that cUbs of property, aud the records, it is said, would bear out the latter figure. Surely uo man would ierjure hiuiBelf (o ayoid the pay went of a tax. Wheu tho dead body of Ed. Schietl'eliu was found in his cabiu ou the South Umpipua, a couple of weeks ago, a uuiu ber of rich eiieciiueus of ore aud $1 iu gold wero found iu a pau uear it. It is supposed that ho hud juBt fouud the lodge for which he had beeu searching so long. Acting on this suspicion, A, J Uurlow, Dr E. Miugus aud E. C. Curue liuu left Uruuta I'asa for the scene of Mr. H.'a death, lust week, to look for tho place wherolhe specimens came from. Tiiuue. Thu Hlair house uear Eugene was de slroyed by lire Suuday uighl. Tue Guard says Ibo loss wus a complete oue not a vestige of the old building remain ing aud the chimuey which remained standing duriug tbe night, crumbled aud full to earth this moruing. The house was built iu '51 aud iu early days was probably Ibo beat kuowu house lu the valley. The upper story of the house was used as a dauce hall then, aud it is said 110 couplou have dauced ou the tloor at ouce, which was guxlO feet iu Regular meeting ol tbe B. P. . Elks tonight. Visiting brothers cordially In vited. As far as cau be aasortalned no damage of eonafl'iuenco resulted from Monday's hailstorm. Tbe student who recelvos the least notice on graduation may bo the hero ol the day In ten years. El. Klamath Falls Is preparing lo fight tho electric light and water company of that plans, to restrain tho company from collecting Interest on $10,000 bonds. Hon. O. W. Eiddlo of this county will deliver an address before the state horti cultural society at Newberg on tbe 30th Inst., subject, practical evaporation. The Pacific Coast Mining Co. have commenced piping on bar in Rogue river, near Woodville. Their pump has s force eiuai to a pressure of SCO feet. Our band made bid lo play at the Stale fair, but Parsons orchestra of Port land got tho job. Our boys would have furolahed better music, and don't you forget It. The W. C. T. U. will hold its tegular meetings on the second and fourth Tbuisday of every month at 7 :30 p. m. lu tho Epworlh League room of the M. E , church. Edwin btoue, general manager of the , C. A E. railroad, was in tho city Tues O day night. Mr. Stone is an enthusiastic Elk and was hero looking up the matter of Sunday's excursion. A resident of Roseburg was eugaged in waUring some cabbage plants that he had just set out. Tbo shower that came suddiuly nearly wet him through before be could get lo the bouse. Tbe "foreign" members of tbe Soldiers' Home board have gone borne. J. P. Hobs rlson left on tbe overland last night and Cap. Ormsby and Col. Alley went by way of tbe local this morning. Monday afternoon's rainstorm was tbe heaviest iu several weeks. It welted the ground thoroughly. Uradens will now be all right and late grain a fair crop, lne fall was nearly ball ao iocu. Graduating exercises of the public schools will be held at tbe school house tomorrow afternoon st - o'clock. Par outs of tbe children and friends of tbe School are cordially invited to be present. Ed Scott, who is in the Benton county ail, has hardly eaten anything for two weeks, sod is said lo be acting strangely. About bis only remark ia: "I'm all right." It ia thought be is feigning in sanity. Mrs. Mary Oglesby led (or Myrtle Creek ou Saturday night lo arrange for moving ber household effects to her home near Jacksonville, where she will take up her residence with her feuiily. Tidings. Ceutral Poiut has beeu almost depop ulated since tbe Elk. creek mining ex citement broke out. Most of the gold seekers are returning, however, wiser aud some of them sadder tbau when thoy weut. It seems a little odd now to think that only a week ago everybody and his cous ins and aunu wero praying lor rain. Thogrouud uow is thoroughly wetted, sud we can get along very nicely, per haps till harvest. To dispel tbe fear of any oue not a res ident of Lake county, that we do not raise strawberries, we refer bim to the (act that Vince Snelling picked a berry in bis patch this week that measured 43t inches in circumference. Lakeview Ex aminer. An euterpristug young business man who has no doubt been along the line, says that it takes a rich mau to draw a check, a pretty girl to draw attention, a toper to draw a cork, a free lunch to draw a crowd, and an advertisement to draw trade. The rain which fell at iutervals duriug the past fortnight has been of great bene fit to all kinds of crops. F ruit has boeu helped materially, and a large yield is assured. The cereal crops will also be much better than anticipated a short time since. Jacksonville Times. Junction City limes.- A youug man is in this section with the ostensible pur pose of buying cows. He is a bilk and should be run off the place. Ho has already insulted several young girls and a number of kicks forcibly and centrally delivered, would have beeu mild pun ishmeut. Miss Rose Parrott entertained a few friends last evening in honor of her cousins, Mrs. Howard and Mies Howard of Albany, aud Mr.Morrisou of Missouri Mr. Morrison left this morning ou the local for Oaklaud, where be will visit relatives for a lew days before returning to his home. A pheuoiueuou in the shape of a calf was born to oue of Mart Wallers cows last week. Tw ins wero boru aud oue of them without a vestige of a tail. Iu fact iu the place where that useful addeu duui ought tube, several of the verteura are uiissiug, which gives tho calf a vory ludicrous appearance. Lakeviow Exam iner. Mr. McDuuald, who lives across tbe rivor about oue mile north of Skiuner'i bulla savg two cougars are in tbe woods uear his place. His sou shot at oue of them altor dark last night but uiiBBod the animals. Some cougar dogs have beeu sent for by our local sportameu who will chase the varmints tomorrow, Eugene Guard. Rev. F. E. Moore returned Tuesday moruing from (ho Methodist district coulereuce at Urauts Pass. He aud Mr. Rrowu, a lay member, weut on their bi cycles aud returned the same way as far aa Myrtle Creok, where Monday's storm overtook them aud they wattod for the traiu. Tho trip over was made iu two days, aud it was iuteuded to returu in one, which they would have doue very easily but for the weather. Iu descend iug mouutsiu grades they tied a fir bough of about 15 or LO pounds weight behind their wheels with an eight fool roiH and by this means tods down Ihe bills vory nloely. THU LLK CREEK MINE5. Tho Ore Is Not Rich but Abundant. The following is taken from an article on tho Elk Creek mines in the Medford Monitor-Miner: Tbo Pearl Mining coir pa ny, coiitisl- n g of Peter ApplKate, Mark Applegats, W. Merrltt, W. C. Leever, J. D. Mc- Klnnon, II. McKemie, Mr. Dahlberg, Henry ApplegaU, Samuel Geary and John Gruble have located twenty claims there together with a tunnel and a water right. Tbo first location tbe company made waa Iho Pearl claim on the Ump (iua Bide of the divide. The different members of this corn any bavo been at work on these I oca- cations for over a year. Tracings were first made by Peter and Mark Apple- gate last summer. Becoming tatiaued that tho tracings were leading up lo something good, they worked at it till lata in the fall, and then returning there again In January of this year they fol lowed the trace up to the snow line, where they wtre compelled to abandon As soon as tho snow was out of lbs way, however, they were on the ground again and have been engaged in pros pecting and locating their claims for tho past two months. Tbe report that the lirobat Dros. , dis covered the mines is a mistake. They do not belong to the company, and were not connected with the first discovery, sltbough they have since taken two claims. The Buzzard group of claims runs 6000 feet north and south and 2000 or 3000 feet east and west. A backbone runs north and south the entire length of the claims, and towers 800 or 900 feet above the waters of Elk creek, from which the company has located water rights. To show the immense an'ounl of ore deposit, an estimate was made on a draw running from Lick Log creek on the west to the top of the crest about 1500 feet, taking in 60 feet on either side of the draw and cutting to a deplh of five feet, which shows upwards of 00.000 tons of ore. So it is easy lo understand that there are millions of tons of ore, which Jean be easily taken out and milled for less than f 1.25 per ton. Several assays have been made, ruu niug from to S per ton. The com pauy has prospected and had assays made, besides milling tests, aud they are satisfied that it is a good low grade ore. ibis is all mey claim, jwoor three of the company are old mill men aud one especially is a practical chem let aud is considered one ol tbe best assayers in Oregon. A New Fancied Contraption. A travelling mau put in au appear auce in the city Tuesday morning with a pattern of bicycle that was altogether new in these parts. So much so that its presence on the streets was sufficient to attract almost as much of a crowd as a circus parade. It is known as the "com1 panion" bicycle, and while it has but two wheels, fore and ait same as an or dinary, it has two seats arranged side by side. There are two sets of pedals, and two chains, but they are connected with tbe rear axle. Several persons had the courage to mount the thing and ride it around, in pairs of course. The beauty of it is said to bo, that if a man wants to take hia best girl, or some other fel low's girl for a ride and she doesn't know how, it doesn't matter, the one who does know can mauage the thing all right if the novice does not get scared and take too tight a hold ou the handle bars. Tbe handle bars are connected so that whichever way one moves the other follows suit aud there is no danger of one rider trying to turn one way and the other another. It might do first rate for level bicycle paths, but how would it work ou a rough road with a 200-pound mau ou oue side aud a 110 pound bundle of sweetness on the other? The agent, however, says the difference in weight would cut no material figure. A few of tbe more courageous of our cycliounes tried it aud pronounced it out of sight. The Clam Bake. There is to be a big excursion of the Elks to Yaquiua bay next Sanday. Ex cursion tickets will bo good Saturday, Sunday and Mouday. Persons desiring to go from here who could uot get away Saturday might go ou the early moroing overland Sunday aud be in Albauy iu time to catch the excursion train. Elks will be there from all parts of the state and ou Suuday evening tu6 Newporters will have a mouster clam bake in honor of the visitors. This excursion has beeu talked of for two or three years and now that it is determined upon tbe "best people ou earth" are resolved that shall be a howliug success. The fare from Roseburg to Newport and return is $0.25. It there ia oue thiug more than auother that the Elks srelnoted for it is their capacity to extract all the enjoy uieut possible out of life, uot only for themselves but for their friends sud they do not propose to be behind baud ou this occaiiou. Further, if Roseburg should pruvido a good delegation ou this occasion it might have the effect of se curing for us a little belter seaside ex cursion rate to Yaquiua for the summer seasou. ITass Meeting. There will be amass meeting of Ihe Y'oung Peoples' Society of Christian Eu deavor at tlie Chrieliau church ou Mon day eveuiug, Juue 28th, 1SV7, at 7:30 p. w , at which will lie pieseut Mr. H. S. Gile, state president of the Oregou C. E. I'uion. Mr. Gilo will deliver a lecture relative to tbe luteruatloual couveuliou soon to be held at Sau Francisco aud what it means lo the Pacific coast, aud is a uleasaut speaker whom all should hear. All are cordially iuvited to atteud. To Cure fouktloallon Furavcr. TaUo I'aaoaretH Caadv 1'nthart'c. loo or ".So. II U C. O. (all to oure, druggUW re .'uud uiouey. Extmlnstlon of Poole. Albert Poole, who was srrrsled at Weiner, was taken before Justice Ham in this morning for examination. Mr. Hamilton, who appeared for the slate with Deputy District Attorney Riddle, snked for a continuance lo tomorrow on the ground that a material wituess was not here and thought by that lime the stale would know whether he would be here and when. Mr. Crawford, on be half of Ihe defendant objected. The conit denied the application. R. M. Donahue, express messenger, was Ihe first witness, who told the story of Iho hold up in Cow creek snd said tbe defendant resembled tho short robber. W. II. Reed, of Tacoma, a passenger, who put his bead out of ths wiudow and drew it back again when peremptorily ordered to do ao by a voice behind a a pistol, was next called. Tho defend ant resembled the man with the pistol. Walter Roteoburg was in the smoking car, saw a man resembling defendant look in at lbs back door. Robert Pentlow, of Canyonville, was going hunting the day after tho robbery, about 3 o'clock in tbe morning ; saw a man horseback and two on foot. Tbe one on horseback resembled the defend ant. Frank Plotner was in the train riding in the day coach. Tho night was a dark one. I only saw tbo short man's back. As tbe defendant eat, saw no resemb lance. Here the state rested its case and the defendant's counsel moved to be dis charged. Motion overruled, and after argument by counsel the defendant was held to appear before the grand jury and bail fixed at $1000. Soldiers' Home Board. The board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home were in session Tuesday and yes treday. Present: S. B. Ormsby, presi dent; J. P. Robertson, B. F. Alley, T. R. Sheridan, 8. Abraham; George Carpy, secretary. Considerable routine business was dis posed of. The surgeon was instructed to examine all inmates of the home who came there sick, and if they bad suffi ciently recovered to be able to care for themselves that they be discharged. E F. Connor came in from Umaiilla some time ago, and had so far recovered as to be deemed by tbe surgeon able, with tbo aid of his pension, to rustle for himself The commandant reported tbe Home as requiring 200 cords of wood, a wood. shed for I be hospital and a laundry. These matters were referred to the ex ecutive committee with authority to act. also to continue the ineurance on Ihe buildings and place $2000 ou tbe hospi tal. Miss Viola Maun, a trained nurse, was employed as matron of the hospiul. Rules 13 and 14, that apply to tbe pen sioiis of the inmates were discussed, but no action was taken except to instruct the commandant to observe tbe rules, but to keep the lunds iu bis poseseion until tbe further oider of the board. Absence of Body. An Irishman was once asked what was the beet substitute for presence of mind iu a time of imminent peril. He replied "absence of body." Tbe other day iu tbe yard at Roseburg a freight crew were engaged in the making up of a train. One brakeman was on top of a car to handle tbe brakes in the making of a "flying switch." Tbe track was slippery and the wheels would slide. It was evident that there was to be a col liaion of no small force between the moving car and a number of other. that were standing on the sidetrack. Tbe brakeman watched his opportunity, snd a fraction of a second before the coming together of the cars he jumped into the air, and when he came down the collision was over. He escaped a good shaking up. There was both presence of mind and absence of body. The mau and his wife who are passing through the country giving "write upa of the towns aud who came to this office well recommended, seems to have fallen upon hard lines. The Yreka Journat of Tuesday says : "G. B. Anderson, who was charged with defrauding tbe pro prietor of tho Yreka Hotel out of a board bill, was brought back from Sisson last Saturday, aud placed on trial at tho court house before Justice of tho Peace Thomas, on the afternoon of that day. J. P. Wetzel appeared for the defendant, and District Attorney Kaynes conducted the prosecution. The defendant demand ed a jury trial, aud after securing a jury of six, consented to try the case with that uuniber. Tho jury was out ouly a short time, aud rendered a verdict of guilty. Justice Thomas sentenced the mau yesterday morning to pay a fine of $30, or serve iu the county jail for a period of 30 days. Iu default of the fine, the deleudaut was takeu to jail. The womau who was traveliug with him, will be tried today upou similar charge." "Youug oople lor tho 20th century" will be tbe subject oi au addrees to the youug people at the M. E. church uext Sunday eveuiug by the pastor, Frauk L. Moore. Work is begun ou the Columbia aud aud Southern railway. This ruus from Biggs, about 20 miles east of The Dalles, southerly toward Priueville. California experienced quite au earth quake shock last Suuday. It was geu eral throughout the state but heaviest in the vicinity u( Salinas. There will be mass at 10 a. ui. Suuday at the Catholic church, aud vespers at 7:30 p. ui. All denominations are iu yited to atteud. Oweu aud T. C. Allot buiy aud Thomas Day of Mouut Scott, were at the McClal leu yesterday. W. R. Wells, poslmauler at Ohlla, is in towu today. J. G. Hefty of Draiu was iu the city yesteiday, LITTLE LOCALS. Caro Bros, are the boss merchants, Nsw goods at Caro Bros. Boss Htore. Buy sticky fly paper at tho Noyelly Store. A new line of black dreks goods at Josepbson's. Towels and toweling, good value, al tbe Novelty Store. Summer drees goods iu Imuieune qual ities at Josepbson's. For Rent Large ph-stanl room with board. Iuqoire at this office. A new lino of ladies' bolts la Iho new ox blood shade at Josephson's. Dentistry of all kiuds skillfully and promptly done by Dr. Fred llaynes. Neatest lino of low shoes, ox-blood and chocolates, in town at the Novelty Store. All kinds of artificial teeth made at reasonable prices at Dr. Fred llaynea' Dental office. Countess black eUr ladies' hose, fin est in the market, 3 pair foe $1.00 at tbo Novelty Store. Tbe ke cream soda at tho Kandy Kitchen will do you good. They make it of pure cream. Try it. Churchill, Woolley A McKenxie re ceived two large bales of hammocks di rect from Palmer's factory. Money to loan on city and country property. D. S. K. Buck, Marsters' Buildiog, Roseburg, Or. The 4th of J uly is coming. Now is the time to lay in your supply of fireworks, flags, baloons, etc. All kinds In stock at Mrs. N. Boyd's, Tbe Kaudy Kitchen has connected its too n tain with tho water main and the spray in the glass dance will make the patrons feel cooler. The Rev. W. P. Anderson, Baptist, is available for Evangsliatic services, or will accept pastorate for a short time. Present address, Roseburg. That chain on the Jones mower causes its competitors lots of trouble, but the msoy customers of Churchill, Woolley & McKenzie say it's all right. This season the Kandy Kitchen will turn out tbe beat ice cresm and ice cream soda in tho state. New freezers, new receipts, plenty of pure cream. Confidence is restored. You can buy the celebrated Boswell Springs water iu quantities to suit, from Ad Harmou cheaper than water from the South Umpqua. The ice cream tuey are making at the Kaudy Kitchen this season is ahead of anything made in tbe town heretofore, and will advertise itself. You ought lo try their ice cream soda. See tbe J. W. Mote evaporator at Mar tin's warehouse. Beat and most com plete drier on the market. All sizes from 5 to 200 bushel capacity, at prices to suit tbe times. C. H. Dimnny. Uow that "tarnation" endless chain on the "Jouee" mower does bother its competitors who have mowers with tbe nest full of cast iron cog wheels; they can't sell them. Ob how it does bother them. To the Ladies of Roseburg and vicinity: Call on Caro Bros, and secure greater bargains in novelties and all lines of goods than at any other bouse in the city, They have the goods, and the lowest prices. An owl who waa taking his ease In a hammock that swung in the breeze Said : "It is no lie That whatever I buy Of Sykes, is dead sure to please." The followiog well known ladies testi fy to the merits of tbe "Blue Flame" oil cook stove, Mrs. H. R. Chalenor, Mrs. J.C. Sheridan, Mrs. U. H. Church ill, Mrs. F. W. Benson. Investigate at Churchill, Woolley A McKenzie's. I have first-class new freezers, plenty of pure cream, and guarantee to my cus tomers first-class ice cream aud not ex celled by any body. 1 will make you ice cream as smooth aa velvet or charge you nothing. C. F. Nikce. II. M. Martin will sell the best binders and mowers to be bad, for the season of 1S07. None of your light, endless chsin concerns, that will play out in one or two seasons. The public is respectfully in vited to call and examine for themselves. The greatest bargain ever offered iu Douglas county. 8' acres of land oue half mite of Roseburg near the Soldier's Home. All good river bottom laud. Good bouse and barn aud all necessary out-buildings, mostly in bearing. Or chard, strawberries and fine garden land. It will only bo ou tbe market for a short time. Now is the chance to get you a perfect borne for a little money. For farther particulars euqiiire of I. F. Rick. Real Estate Dealer, Roseburg, Or. Now is the time to provide yourself and iamily with a bottle oi Chamber" lain s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy us a sals-guard against au at tack of bowel complaiut duriug the sum mer mouths. It costs but 2d cents aud is almost sure to be ueeded before the summer is over, This remedy never fails, eveu in the most severe cases, aud is in lact the ouly preparation that can always bo depeuded uku. Wheu re duced wilh water it is pleasant to lake. For aalo by A, C. Marsters A Co. E. E. Turuer ot Comptoii, Mo., wriUa us that after suffering from piles for Bsveuteen years, be completely cured them by using three boxes of De Will's Witch Hazel Salve. It cures eczema aud severe skiu diseases. Marsters' Drug Store. Uucsvlcn's) Aruica tmiv;. Tho Bos. Salve iu the world for Cuts, Bruises, sores, Ulcers, Salt Kheutu, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped lfauds Chillbaius, Corus, aud all skiu Erup tions, and poaitively cures Piles, or uo pay required. It ia guaranteed to give perfect aaliHiactiou or money refunded Price 25 ceuls per box. For sale at A. C. Marsters A Co. Educate Your tluwala With t's arata. Candy I'Rthaillt', cum loimllpailnn foretar. 10c, -He. It C O. O. full, drugglgu uWuU uwucy.