Oakand News. (Krom the Owl.) J. C. IJtwtit, of Priver valley, Bold about "j head of mutton sheep t I'.. U. Youcr i: Co., Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. .'.A. Cochran of l.apans port, Indiana, are visiting their eon, rrofesor Cochran, of the Oakland public schools. Wallace l'reyer nnil A. 1. Ilowdeu, of Kellogg, have gone to Myrtle Point where they especr to buy at least 200 hosjs. IT. F. Mire?, a prominent Train joaiiiC man of only -I summers, has lieen noaiinited ecliool superintendent C Wheeler county. C. J. teams and Will Ilatutnitt went to Portland Tuesday evening, iu charge of threa cars of eheep for E. (.1. Young & Co. Sunday evening tua Owl family were entertained at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Vail near Old Oakland. Mr. Vail has re!iau hare and all kinds of poultry. (The UeUian hare is a new breed of poultry to us, Pro. Vernon. Ed. C. Koss King, oi Yoneaila, republican caadidats for representative was in town yesterday ruorciug. He is a youug man whose integrity and business methods are Eotiiuestijued. Ke wi'l be a valua ble public servant. Vote for hiui at the June election. liepubiiean candidate:, Ueorga Biui-mk-k, E. L. Parrott aud Dave Sham brook, were in town Monday morning. Vote for not only' one, but cast your ballot for the trio, irrespective of party, thee gct:t!e:uea will serve the count faithfully. Mr. Diuiaiuk, is the present caanty treasurer, aud uo ot;e can or has attempt-?-! to criticise his olHcial acts. Messrs. Shauibrooli and Parrot are well and favorably know n an I their ability to perform the duties of cierl; and Biieriirof Douglas county i:. a highly creditable tnacner is not ij'iestior.ed. Prof. F. P. Hamlin of Koseburg. was in town this morning. He is the repub lican nominee, utid we believe, the choice of I'ouglas couutv, irrespective of party lices, fjr school euperintendent. He is among the best instructors in the state and one oi the Second Oregon Vol unteers, whose reeiuieut won everlasting fame in the Philipina campaign. Prove by your vote that you-almire ability and heroism combined. i This coming froui the hrne of the fusion nominee for state eeoator is sig nitioent: "Hun. A. C. Maraters was iu town for a few hours WeknesJ.iy. As a success ful business man and mayor of Koee burg he has proven to the public that be can ably rnuuage his own affairs and uide the destinies of a city to a large extent as chief municipal executive. Mr. Marsters is in favor of any and all laws that will lessen the taxes of the pub lic in general. He is not a man of many words but 13 very conservative, and will $3 much more for the people tba'n be promises. He is careful in the manage ment of his private affairs aud promises the public faithf-u service if elected cenat-jr from this district." New Railroad In Uilllam. Arlington. May 10. A party of 10 men, under the direction of J. Q. Jamie eon, the well-known railroad d'il engi neer, commenced yesterday to make the survey for a railroad, which is tu begin ntthis place and run south through Gilliam county by wy of Olex and Con don. Beyond these points no information Can be gained as to the route or dentin - tiou of this proposed lailroad, fo- the en gineers are as reticent as Mich men usu ally are. The engineers begau tbeir sur vey just west of the O. R. & N. Com pany's depot, and ran south through tho west part of town, passing uear tho Schoolhousc. They hayo established tbeir camp on ibo Condon stage road, five miles south of this place. Their vouchers for supplies are made out -to tho Oregon Southern Railway Company which is nil that is known here as to the name and organization of the company. The route the engineers have selected oilers uo serious topographical difficul ties to tho construction of a railroad and passing through one ol the best farming and eto.k regions of Eastern Oregon make it reasonably certain that tho road will be built in the near future. State News. Eleven Indian boys were sent from the Agency last week to Carlisle, Pa., to at tend the Indian school at that place.--Klamath Republican. Yamhill Connty Reporter: Tim name "fusion" having acquired an unfragrant memory, several of the counties in which the democrats and fusion populists have united on tickets call their meetings "citizens' convention?," and their hand iwork "citizens' ticket.'' It will require mora tnuu a mere chatigu cf tiame to ruako ihe ticket palatable to the voters ol O.-egoo who believe in each p.irty ttatidiug or falling upon its own platform . Tho board of director cf tho .Salem ChamatT of Commerce held u meeting Thin adav for tho purpoo "of making ar rangements for mieting the requirements outlined by Adj. Gen. Gautecbein, to secure the annual encampment of the Oregon National Guard in July. It ia necessary to make provisions to furnish free water, fuel, electric lights, flag pole, lumber for floors, hopitat tents, head quarters tents and aioks, straw soldiers' beds, scavenger service, etc. A finance committee was appointed yesterday to raise funds, consisting of W. G. Westacott, J. Frank Hughes, F. W. Meoslofl'. F. P. Talkington and J. L, Lambrith, and there is no doubt that all airingementa will be made in due time ago thai the encampment will be held at the fair grounds. THE iVTrri nr Ann Our Our Advertising is aimed to reach the Common Sense of our Customers. Goods art hought to fit it. Our values always appeal to it. I lffCC Cirmficz Doubtless you are interested iu unusually low prices in L1 VJUUUZ5. Summer Dress Fabrics. A Cordial invitation is ex tended to you to call aud examine pur special offerings in this line. n 1 1HnerV Knox Sailors arc the latest, call for them in our Millinery De t J partmcut, here you will find too, a lartrc assortment of Child- o reus Sun-Bonnets aud hats at right prices. 5 Cloth in O If il is STYLli yu WJUlt have it, if its QUALITY, here a""" you will find everything the best of its kind, if its PlilCK. our policy is, too well known, hereabouts to need further emphasis. , Shoe? Hildebraud's "FOOTFORM SHOKS," are winning approval, from iJHUWOi people who want Tin-: MiST thkri? is. the iMrwc?i nr ctahc VO-ZaMSvO tor Italian Prune Crop Failure. Forecast Official EJaard A. lieala, of Portland, lias prepared a circular to be sent . t j prune-growsrs throughout Ore gon. I', is the purpose to fiud out as correctly as possible the reason for the tnreatened taiiura ot ILie Italian prune crop. 3uie have asserted ttiat it is due to cold weatner; others declare the frosts to be responsible; while many say that soil ingredients have something to do with it. The circular will be beitt to every prune-grower whose name can be ob tained, and it is expected that valuable information will be secured. Franked envelopes which require no postage et tmps are enclosed for reply. (ilasa Factory, The Salem Cbarotjer of Commerce is in receipt of a letter from A. Dement, ,f the 'Jon verse Wiudoa' Guns Aaociaiiou of Converse, Indiana, inquiring if there ii a suitable location for a window glass factory at that point, and asking what iu duceraenU the people of Halem could Otier toaard eecuring such a factory. Secretary Thieisun replied aHsuriug the iiBS'jci'.i'ju that if condition Mere natur ally suited to tuch a plant, the people would Da ljju l ready and willing to give the enterprise very substantial asiistance ml encouragement. Republican Meetings. Tiie candidates upon the republican ticket will address the people of Douglas county as follows : May 3, Thursday, 2 p. m., Roguess school house. May 4, Frida) , 7 p. m., Cointtock. " 0, Saturday, 1 p. o., Yci.calla. " 5, Saturday. 7 :'M p. m., Urain. " 7, Monday, 7:30 p. m., Myrtle Creek. May 8, Tuesday 1 :30 p. m., tialesville. " 8. Tuesday 7:30 p. ru., Glendale. " 10, Thursday 1 p. in., Millwood. " 10 Thursday, 7:30 p. in., Coles Valley. May 11, Friday 1 :00 p.m., Cleveland. " 11, Friday 7:30 p. m., French Settlement. My 14, Monday 7:30 p. in., Looking Glass. May 15, Tuesday 1 :30 p. in., Ten Mile. " 15, Tuesday 7 :30 p. ru., Olella. " 10, Wednesday 2 p. .in., Camas Valley. " 17, Thursday 1 :30 p. in., Brock way. " 17, Thursday 7:30 p. m., Civil Bend. May 18, Friday 1 ;30 p, iu.f Watson school house. May 18, Friday 7:30 p. w Blakely school hotifee. May 10, Saturday 1:30 p.m. Oak Creek school house. May VJ, Saturday 7 :30 p. in., Willis school h(ju-e William Beeaon, a brakeman on the Carvallia & Eastern ruilroa 1, was killed at Albany Thursday evening by fallog from a box car while the traiu ira in taotioo. A Boston jwlkeman, who had held his j ib fur many yearn, died a few days ago, leaving a toug fortune of $53,000 in cash. It is reported of him that every day he took an hour oil to go ai d .ut ' nd liain;-' hit gold. O i eait'i ! I ved notii ii.g else, and whuu heatn .elui the t,ord"-i of the Itiver Sly a at U-i, h-j . i. c vi-rel lhat his treasure wan'l nrrei)t in inn realm of darkness; it was some thing tla he needed. Miss Bessie Gray arrived at this place from Myrtle l'oint last week to join her mother aod eistere, who apeut the past winter in Itotebur in order to avail hemtelyea ol our pleodli public achool fadlitiet. O) ( ) (9 (O 9 Co ( ( SURE DEATH Squirrel and Gopher Poison. (I'm iiir '1 Ih.iiI) 1 lie B-l an-1 ;h- n" t V. un t ' yit dlfcvcn! f' r the ilictruc- tloll i t)n0 ITI littl'I BIl'l rnii Ii m i Goph SURE DEATH Poison. I er (PREPARED WHEAT) "i: i nr. ''! n nl J:iKettml 1. !iik limi nl SQUIRRELS. ioiiii:k5. BATS MICE CROWS ETC ) (O (9 9) ) 9) A. C. MARSTERS & CO., Druggists, ROSEBURG OREGON 9) ) O) ) NO USE TRYING I can't take plain cod-liver 1 oil. Doctor says, try it He , miht as well tell me to melt i lard or butter and try to take ' II li - U l fa II1CI11. II 13 IUU I iL.ll dtlU i will upset the stomach. But you can take rrii'k cr cream, I so you can take I Scott's Emulsion It is like cream; but will 9 feed and nourish when cream will not. Babies and chil is drzn will thrive and grow v at on it when their ordinary f food does not nourish them. p Persons have been Known to gain pa pound a day when (akintf an f ounce of Scott' Emulsion. It geb? f the digestive machinery in working J f order to that the ordinary food iff V mnft M .M Am. -,1.1m W 6 SCOTTABOWNE. Chmj, York, The I'rioce of Wales once rode and won a horse race. This event took place ia Irelsnd, Dearly forty years ao. The horse's Dame was Uiip-o, sod the dis tance tun a mile and a half. To the spectators the jockey was known at dipt Melville." I Ii- colore on this on. nbii;n were all white, uuree was the l'rince's own horse. He determined to ride himself, and, if possible, to win. This he did, though there were several experienced joekets rldirix against him. Am exchange lays down the following code of morals by saying: Let yoor motto he; "Lie, Steal, Prink and fser." When you lie, let it be down to pleasant dreams. When vou drink, let It be nothing t ut purr, col I water. When you ateal, let it be awy from im moral associates. When you awear, wear that you will patronize your home paper, pay your subscription and not end your job work away from Lome. . Wby .lit Lairs ou a few cents id price - look to quality. Stu.lcbut' er brolh and IluggioB are the leht. . I he proofa are all aronud. See tbetu at Churchill & Woolley. CURRIER'S GROCERY. Finest Candies and a complete line of liottlc Goods of all kinds. r TEAS, Our Stock of COFFEES, aud t OTHER GROCERIES Are always fresh, as we are constantly getting in new goods. Remember we can save you money. VVM. CURRIER. Sheridan Hlock. P. Benedick. t ...... . Undertaker snd Erabalmei1. Any' Job Work done at Reasonable Rates. I 0