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H
T H IS W E E K . . .
The tide o f d estin y id turning fast
D E S E R T C L A U T . u
towards F lorence. A ll sorts of ac
cu m ulation o f facts point that way
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Vol. V.
GsNERAL DIRECTORY
STATE OFFICERS
Governor.................... Sylvester Pennoyer
N. CRAIN,
EIGEN E-FLOKEME
Practical Watchmaker
STAGE LINE.
HORACE
State Insurance Comp’y
COUNTY OFFICERS
J u d g e ..............., ............................. A.
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Commissioners
H. Fisk
. Eli Perkins
P n c itic c o n st. A s s e ts a o u a r t e r o f a m il li o n d o l
la rs. P r iv a te d w e l l in g s a m i fa rm p r o p e r ty a
s p e c ia lt y . A d d r ess m e a t « ia rd in e r , O r e g o n , a n d
1 w i l l c a ll u p o n y o u a m i in s u r e y o u r p r o p e r ty .
Head of Tide Hotel,
W
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w . N E E L Y , Prop'T.
) ...........
- ............J. T. Cullison
T ables furnished w itli all the
delicacies
o f tlie season.
W ild
Clerk..................................A. C. Jennings
Sheriff.................................. A. J Johnson gam e, fish and fruit in season. Best
Treasurer...................................3. G. Gray accom odations for the traveling
Assessor ............................. D. P. Burton public. Charges reasonable.
School Superintendent. J. G Stevenson
Surueyor............................... W. B. Pengru
Coroner.................................. J. W. Harris
Recorder................................ Drew Severy
Treasurer....................... Frank B. Wilson
Marshal....................................J. C. Brown
Justice of Peace......... H. M. Clusuilierlin
S O U C IT a D
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DEALER
F. A A M. tiilisiä»' Lswlge No. 107.
As Regalar :!oin in indent ion on second
Saturday night in each nnoith.
C. B M uroa », W. M.
O. W. H urd , Secretary.
a
A. R. General Lyons Post, No. f>8.
• meets after the Urat quarter of Ho
moon, linear month.
K. B. M ills , Commander.
B. F. Alley, Adjutant.
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OREGON.
E. HANSON, LEADING
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
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P A ID U P O A 8 H C A P IT A L .
8 U R P L U 8 A N D P R O F IT 8.
Oscar Funke A C C O U N T S
O. W. Hurd
EUGENE,
Win. Kyle
L. Christensen
Board of Truateea
RANK
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B. F. Alley
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OF EUGENE.
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E A S T E R N C IT IE S ,
A ND ALL
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R- J O H N S O N ,
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RpSrlal attention given to collections snd pro address
bate business.
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Attorney at Law,
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A. C. WOODCOCK,
W IN N IP E G
BUTTE
Ofllce tw o doors w est of Florence Hotel,
n o v o n o w ,
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Notary Public, Land Agt
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C R A N O PORKS
TO
OREGON.
TO
JOE MORRIS, Jr
S
H E L E N A »"d________
NOTARIES.
And Collector.
Florence and Head of Tide.
C R O O K S TO N
FLO RENCE,
month. Sahhatli-Scliool every Sunday
at 10 a. m. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening at the church. Everybody
cordially invited. R. C, B laciwkll ,
Pastor.
Notary Public, Surveyor
Robarts
Florence to Yaquina.
IN T H E C A R M A N B U IL D IN G .
episcopal church
service. Preaching at Glenada ev
M ethodist
ery third ami fourth Sundays of each
A. R. BUTTOLFH,
Steamer
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o'clock a . m. ahd 7 p. io . Sacrament of
the Lord's supper on 1st Sabbath of
January, April, July and October.
Kvervlxxlv is welcome to all the services.
Pastor requests Christians to make
themselves known.
I. G K notts , Pastor.
CHAPT
With an air of br
impatience,
if it bad been mill I to pass by a
R eturning— Iauive F orcnce on as
spot of earth so insig
nt, the long
Tuesda;.s and F ridays at S u. in., ovcrlund Wain halt
fore the tiny
box
of
a
station
th:
introduced tlia
arriving in Eugene th e day follow
traveling world to
'ord City. A
in at 7 p. in.
few pieces of baggage
express mat-
te r were shot out u]
the platform,
Single fare
. . .
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<5.00 while from the last si
ir, so far in the
outside thn
Bound trip -
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Itt.tiO rear as to seem aitow
eerporatn limitAof *
"oe
one pas-
I Ticket» for wilt* a t E. JUanga's j •eug) - vTftTiv» .. . o tno groa’ o w.fh
livery barn, Eugene, and at Hurd » gallant care on the part of conductor
i.ud porter which told all observers tlint
& D avenport’s office in Florence. tho lady was yonng and fair, even bo-
fore her features were fnlly revealed.
Then, with blatant grnnibiing, as if
wholly exasperated at so much time
wasted, the heavy train strained dog
S A IL S 1—
gedly onward toward tho glowing west,
On th e 1st, lOtli and 20th o f each and Hcroford City was h ft to a desola
tion which seemed akin to shipwreck.
m onth.
Edith Ellery stood for a moment mo
Single trip 83.00. Round trip 85.00 tionless on tho bare, weather beaten plat
form, glancing expectantly around tho
assembled faces, her gazo rather blank
ly straying on to the frame section
house across tho way, like tho station
For Passenger and Freight Rates neatly painted in that d3rk red brown
beloved of tho Union Pacitio railroad,
------ apply to -------
surprisedly considering the untidy array
sheds and corrals that littered the
Meyer & Kyle,
Florence, Or. of
foreground nearer the tracks and tho
huge water tank on the other side, with
the engine house squatting in its shad
S T E A M E R “ C O O S ," ow, from tho door of which the bluo
shirted engineer returned her gaze with
o—
W ill m a k e --------- o
meditative interest. These, with a few
R E G U L A R D A IL Y TR IP S empty cattle cars on a side track, ap
peared to comprise all that man had
—— B e t w e e n ------
been able to do tor Hereford City. She
had an annoyed consciousness that she
had become an objoct of quito intense
interest to all the small community.
A slatternly woman appeared in tho
open doorway of tho section house, uu
ceremoniously brushing the children out
Tho». F. Oake», Henry C. Payne, Henry C. Rouse Rec'vrs
of tho way while sho usurped their
placo on the step. A couple of men, who
had been lounging iu the rear of the cow
■beds, strolled heavily nearer. The alert
young station agent plainly had one eye
upon her while he delivered some of the
luto arrived express matter to a man of
tho cowboy typo who also betrayed his
interest iu covert glances, while a
R
mangy dog, having the advantage over
bis linmun competitors in freedom from
conventional restraint, walked up, sniff
ing abont htr gown with sanguine dem
onstrations of friendliness.
There had been a distinct expression
of surprise and discomfiture in the first
glance nroaud, comprehending that, no
friendly face was tliero to bid her w el
P u llm a n
come, which now was deepening into
S le e p in g C a r s something like consternation as she
grasped the limitations of this place in
E le g a n t
which she found herself, to all intents,
alone, with night so near at hand. But
D in in g C ars
Edith Ellery was not given to nervous
tremors, and although sho felt her heart
T o u ris t
sinking within her sho 3till wore a stur
Sleeping C ars dy little air of self reliance as sho made
her way toward tho observant gentle
man in tlie official cap.
8T . PAUL
“ I was expecting tho Ellery carriage
M IN N E A P O L IS
to meet me—from the K ti ran h, ” she
began, with a questioning inflection, a
D U LUTH
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O.O. F. Ileceta Lodge .No. I l l , meets Fo r T h a t Reason
s every Wednesday evening in Long--
I w ill sell goods for the n ex t
Hall, Florence, Oregon. Brothers in
good standing invited to attend.
60 days at greatly reduced
L. C. A ckkrlkt , N. G.
M 'Rlox M orris , Her. See.
rates for spot cash. Try me
RESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Florence.
Oregon. Sabbath service. Sabbath-
P
sellout, IO ’eluck a. in. Prencliing 11
Ix’itves Eugene on Mondays and
Thursday, at ti a. m , arriving in
Florence the day follow ing at 4 p. in.
ORTHERN
PACIFIC.
■ O. U. W. I’erjietna Lodge, No. 131, T I M E o -A.T3.B3 H A R D
A s meets every 1st and 3d Saturdays
---- A N D ----
each month.
Meinlicrs and visiting
M ONEY SC A R C E
brethren in gis>d standing are cordially
invited to attend. A. R. Karnowaky.M.W .
F. B. Wilson. Recorder.
when you have the cash.
Proprietor.
N
OYECON.
JO THE PUBLIC.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
E- B a rg s ,
S T A O I L IN I.
Ore. H. H. Barrett, Prop’r,
Leaves Florence Mondays, Wednes
days and Fridavs.
Arrives at Florence Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Connects with Steamer and Scotts
Also with
T bs W st work »t the most BcMonable P r ic e , burg Stage Line for Drain.
Stage Line for Coo. Bay.
Charge
ornee over d r e n te Store.
JOHN C. GRAY,
BEHTAL SURGERY.
reasonable.
" I wai expecting the EUci~u carrhuje to
met t me."
oertain peremptory note sounding out
of the polished sweetness of her voice,
F o r U S k x x d O r . hinting that she had been schooled to
expect all possible attention as no less
her legitimate right
E A S T A N D S O U T H than
“They don’t appear to be here,” the
yonng man snperfluonsjyjobscrved, nerv
ously polling at tho cdus drawn over
his shirt sleeves, as his glance reverted
OF THE
to a bncklioard with a restless pair of
horses waiting at a little di-tance.
Southern Pacific Co.
“ Oh, I Ray, Brown!” he called out, nt
Ex pre* a T r a in s L e a v e P o r t la n d D a ily .
which tho yonng man of the cowboy ap
I N o r th
pearance. who had started toward tlie
P o r tla n d
A r 8:20 n ni team with a box balanced upon liis
6:15 p ni L r
E u gen e
L v 2:44 a in
12:0« p m Lv
turned hack inquiringly.
Ran F r a n c is c o
Lv 7.00 P ni shoulder,
10:45 M in Ar
"Know if the ElJcry ontflt is likely to
la n d to A lb a n y in c lu s i v e ; a l s o T a n g e n t, S h e d d * ,
be along?”
H a ls e y . H a r r is b u r g , J u n c t io n C it y . I r v in g , Eu
“ We haven’t seen anything of them
g e n e , C o m s t o c k s . D r a in s a n d a ll s ta t io n s from
R o se b u r g to A s h la n d in c lu s i v e .
at our place today," flushing iugenn-
ROSKRt’ KO M AIL, D A IL Y .
onsly as tie spoke to the young lady.
“ They usually get down about noon,
Ar 1 W p ni
Portland
8:30 n in 1 hV
Lv 10 : 26 a ni too, when they colon. ”
E u gen e
2:H0 p ni L v
I.v 7 :00 a rn
R oseb u rg
5:-r0 P m I Ar
“ But I telegraphed from Denver the
D in in g Cara o n O g d en R o u te ,
day before yesterday, ” she quic kly pro
P v x llm W L Z X B u . f t e t S l o o p o r s .
tested, with a woman’« uneonscions trick
AND
of seeming to hold all men at once ac
countable for her mishaps. ‘ Sorely the
8C CO ND C L A 8 8 SLEEPING CARS,
a t t a c h e d t o a ll T h r o u g h T r a in s .
message must have reached them .”
“ Probably you wited by way of Chey
W o t S id e D i v i s i o n .
B etw een P ortland ano C o r va llis . enne,” the agent suggested, bis tone
■ A IL T S A IS U A IL T ( y x c a r r S C S D A T .)
▼agm ly discouraging.
■ m » m 1 Lv
Portland
Ar I »:»» a m
“Certainly. That was the direction
12:15 p m | Ar
C o r v a llis
I.v 1 1 no p m
they gave tno. ”
A t A lb a n y a n d C orvsÌW s c o n n e c t w it h t r a i n ,
of U r e e o n P a c ific K nilroa.1.
“ No doubt. But a wire must go by
t i r m o ' v a a is s daily (« x < sct acsd a y .)
mail from I 'heyenne to— Big Cow (.'reek,
4 mi p ,n 1 I.v
P o r tla n d
Ar I a **s a rn
isn't it?—just so, and tlie mails in this
7:25 p m | Ar
M c M in n v ille
I.v i 5 5 a in
T b r o u r h T i c k e t , t o a ll r-oifit" io t h e F a - tc r o part of the conntry ain't like di ath and
S t a t e ., C a n a d a a n d E n r o l- ’ c a n la* o b t a in e d al taxes for certainty. Probably your mcs-
lo w e a t r a t e . fr»on I,, d. A d a ir . A y e n t , K u y e n c .
•ago got laid over somewhere Your
R. K n e n t t k .
E. P. R o n » « « .
trii nds may gi t it today and be along
M a n a rn r.
A . - t . d . E. a n d P a s t A r t.
P o r t la n d , O r e g o n .
| tomorrow all right."
“ But meanwhile what a m i to do?”
THE
SHASTA
tlie g in anxiously, ner gianco
tne air alter tno onst.v, stuny ears.
wistfully following the gleaming lines
Her tone hud grown insensibly more
of rail marking a straight pathway to
friendly. The refinement of his speech,
ward the red and gold of the western
liis easy courtesy, indicating no sm all
horizon. “ Is there a train by which I
est consciousness of any social difference
can get back to Cheyenne tonight?”
which might count to his disadvantage,
“ None lint tlie freight n t 1 1:30, which
teuded to deepen her impression that
wouldn't be pleasant for yon, even if
this could be no common cowboy. “ And
they were allowed to carry passengers,
do you live there?" she asked iuterest
which they are not,” he replied, his
tally, pursuing her own train of thought.
face clouded over with kindly concern.
"At Cameron’s? Oh, 1 have been
“ Can I get a team to take me on to I
stopping there fur a couple of months
the K 0 ranch?”
now. I am there off aud on. I have a
"They might send somebody over
with you from Cameron's, “ brightening placo of my own over on Lost river—
at this possiC., solution of the difficulty. | not much of a place” —as if fearful of
"How wouM r, be about that, Brown?” seeming boastful— "but, such as it is, I
“ I guess we could manage that all J live there when 1 am at home. I have
been breaking horses at Cameron’s. ”
right," the young man said, who hail j
pat down his box and lingered with evi- j “ Oh!” returned Miss Ellery, with a
dent desire to assist if ho might. “ We ] slight fulling inflection. She was con
scious of a vague disappointment, cou
can tako you over iu tlie morning per
pled with a sort of unreasoning rescut-
fectly well if tlie Ellerys don’t put in ment, as if he hud been guilty of w illful
an appear« uce. ”
misrepresentation.
Any
distinction
“ In thv luoriiingl” she exclaimed,
which might appear in her mind be
with frank dissatisfaction. “ Cut why
tween a cowboy and an acknowledged
not tonight?"
hor.so breaker could only be to tho ad
“ Why, mainly because it is thirty <xld vantage of the former. With methods of
miles and rather » blind trail even by deduction wholly feminine, sho lumped
daylight. It is half past 7 now. It
all persons having avowed connect ion
would be an hour later before wo could witli that scapegoat of race truck gam
possibly get started from the ranch, and bling, the horse, in one category of
the night w ill be dark. I would not liko sporting characters, all more or less dis
to undertake it, knowing the road ns reputable.
little hr I do, and I ’m sure there is no
They woro going at a brisk pace over
body at Cameron's any better posted
a rolling country that seemed to liavo
about it. “
“ But there seems to be no hotel,” no limit, line upon lino of dull faded
her glance ranging ruefully over tho gieens and browns aud shadowy grays
merging into hazy blues and purples at
unpromising array of buildings.
*' But I can tako you over to Camer the horizon line. No tree or shrub or
on’s, " said tho young man, xvitli friend distinct object of any sort broke the
ly eagerness. ’ Of course you could not monotony, that xvns as bare and starved
of beantv us though God had completely
think of stopping here."
“ Indeed, no! Yon w ill have to go forsaken this purt of his world. But
over to Cameron's, “ put in the agent soon, passing through another gate,
decidedly. “ You w ill bo very comforta- they came npiu cattle innumerable,
bio over there, w hile here— well, you sleek, well fed creatures, all raising
seo how it is ,” with a shrug which was their heads to stare witli wild, shy eyes,
amply expressive. “ Mrs. Flannigan, as tho buekboard passed them noisily 1 y.
"The cattle are looking well this
over nt tho section house, lias a lot of
navvies boarding with tier, besides hav year,” tlio young man observed after a
ing tlie place about, knee deep with kids. little, with evident desire for making
I bunk iu tho oftico and bach—rustic talk.
“ Are they?” sho dryly returned.
my own grub, you know. It is too bad,
but really, ns tilings are, I would not Then, ns if somewhat regretting the
snubbing tone of the speech, she added,
ask a cat to stay here. ”
A few minutes Inter tho buekboard "I am afraid that I am rattier lacking in
was rattling on its way, making toward appreciation of cattle. ”
“ Indeed,” smiling amusedly, with a
a low lino of hills which ent off the
northern horizon at close range, Edith glance that asked for explanation. "Do
keeping an anxious eye on her belong you share the usual femiuiue prejudice
ings piled high iu the rear, all of which, against their horns?"
“ Ah, they are objectionable in so
she was secretly persnaded, were in im
minent danger of being jolted to the many ways. They are so aggressively
ground. They presently camo to a gate large, don't you know?” half laughing,
ill a barbed wire fence, and the young in spite of herself, as it seemed, her
man, stopping tho team, jumped out to manner would grow almost too friendly
as she encountered the cordial goodw ill
open it.
“ And shall I tako the reins?” asked of his sm iling glance. “ And then I can
Miss Ellery, holding out her daintily never get over the idea, given sufficient
gloved hands. Her smile, if somewhat provocation, they might bite.”
"Bitol" with a big, hearty lungh.
condescending, evidently meant to bo
"You have never bocn wcbl before, I
frii mlly
imagine.''
“ If you would not m ind,” returning
"No; this is my first experience. ’’
the smile with interest “ And could
“ Aud— perhaps the question has not
yon drive tbxough tlie gate? The horses
grown quite stale yet— may I ask what
arc perfectly gentlo. ”
He was a handsome fellow as ho you think of it up to date?”
“ Well, there seems to bo a good deal
smiled, Miss Ellery noted as sho drove
by him—a brawny, blond giant, with of it ,” she returned, looking away, with
even, white teeth gleaming under the an elusive smile.
"In other words, you are not in love
heavy mustache, a shade lighter than his
close cropped hair; with honest, laugh with tho country. ”
"Oh, I don’t believe in love ot first
ing gray eyes tlint looked np with a
glance like a grasp of the hand in its sight under any circumstances. ”
"No—dou' t you?'' regarding her rath
frank assuranco of cordial gotxi will.
He was clotlied in the gray corduroy so er fixedly, witli a broad smile.
“ And I have had so much to do to
popular among tho cattlemen, tho pan
taloons tacked in the tops of a pair of correct my preoonccived ideas that I
high russet leather boots; his wide have hardly had time to analyze my
brimmed felt hat was turned up iu front impressions yet. ”
"And iu what particular has it dis-
in that rakish but becoming cowboy
fashion, the red silk handkerchief care appointed you?"
“ 1 did not guy that it had disappoint
lessly knotted about l i i s neck supplying
the one bit of color needed to make per ed me. It is only a little—different.
fect tho artistic harmony of the whole For instance, these plains. I had im
costume. It was a figure to subtly suit agined tho plains us a vast stretch of
the western landscape, site thought, oonntry lying perfectly flat.”
“ ‘Flat, stale and unprofitable'—that
with a gluiice toward the small, leather
covered box which told of u taste for is what a good many huve found it all,
amateur photography. If he had had a I fancy. ” A shadow flitted across ills
couple of pistols and a bowio knife per faco which hinted that ho might have
haps protruding from liis belt—with a lxen speaking out of his own experi
distinct, sense of relief nt noting that ho ence. "But of coarse yon are not going
had not—and if, in a general way, he to charge it up against the country that
had looked rather more luwless and dan it is spiced with a little more variety
gerous, lie might have posed ns an ideal than you had anticipated, if it only
type of tho wild west. As it was, she happen« to be a few feet here and there
would have lxen glad it she might have in the mutter of altitude. ”
"Oh, no; it is quite an improvement
turned the effective glance of that small
black Ixix ii|x)ii him us he stood there, on my expectation« in that particular.
with lithe, unconscious grace, holding Ami the people—I had somehow lixiked
for a rougln r class than 1 have met us
bai k the gate.
She hlnshed faintly, snddeuly con yet,” sho said slowly, with a sharp
scious that, in the preoccupation of con glance at him. Perhaps, incidentally,
sidering ail interesting subject for the tills young man might Ixi gixxl enough
camera, her gaze had tx-en prolonged to to explain if ho were to bo taken us a
a degree which, even to the presumably fair type of the genus cowboy.
"Did you look for ludinus in war
dull perception of acowtioy, might seem
rather to exceed tho iioundsof courtesy. I paint and cutthroats in the guise of
“ Is that all there is of it— Hertford cowboys to stand in the foreground of
City?” sho asked, with ready effort to every landscape, firing their guns nnd
divert his attention, maiding bark at flourishing txiwie knives?” lie laughed.
the place they had left, the little huddle "That is rather a common eastern con
of buildings dwarfed to pathetic insig ception of the wild and woolly west, I
niflcance, almost lost upon tho measure believe; but, you w ill discover, the sen
timent iu favor of dying with one's
less stretch of dun color il plains.
“ It aeetns a g>xxl dial like giving to boots on is rather out of date now iu
airy nothing a local habitation and a Wyoming, while it is not considered
name, doesn't it?” lie laughed ai he re gixxl form nuder any circumstances to
sumed liis place lieside In r. There was snuff the caudles with six shooters iu
a slight flash of surprise iu Miss E l these days. ”
"That was hardly my idea,” draw
lery'» averted eyes. Khukcspcnie on the
lit« of a cowboy seemod rather more in ing herself up stiffiv, rather ruffled at
the chaffing tone.
congruous than the lack of piatols and
"At all events, it is very nice that we
long hair in Ids general makeup.
"Tho name seems rather a misfit," somewhat exceed your expectations. It
she remarked, furtively measuring him is a great thing even to come up toother
people’s expectations, ns a rule, to say
with another glance.
"Well, rather, but I suppose, at the nothing of going boy on d. ” Ho added,
outset, there was a city here—on paper. with abrupt irrelevancy, as though of a
These places are generally planted out snddeti guessing that sho was not quite
with no end of great expectations, only pleased with his careless joking, "By
in this case tlie seed seems to have fall the way, from the top of the next rise
we shall see t'ameron's place—the
en upen stony ground.”
"And how far is it to this Camer honse, that is. Ot course all this land
on’s?” she irrelevantly demanded, winie- is a part of the ranch. "
"Bo soon?” with frank surprise. "It
wbnt dubiously regarding the road
thead, which seemed to be leading has not seemed like three m iles!” There
was a flash in the gray eyes that might
away into an unbroken wilderness.
“ Only about three miles, though I am have meant masculine vanity well
afraid it may seem to you longer," with pleused, nnd she linxti ned to add, her
a deprecating smile. "There is a certain face warming with u sudden, unreason
over and ovirishness alxint the scenery ing flash, "And is this placo a sort of
which seems appreciably to lengthen the inn?"
"About ns near an approach to such
r.dles, and especially to a stranger. You
w ill find it a tiresome trip, lam afraid.” an institution as you w ill ho likely to
•'Oh. no! It is pleasant to be out in find in this cart of (be country.” he rc
cned
1 H A V fc L t? tS ‘ GUHJt.
BUSINESS CARD
tint Dealer In Flue Wnk-hv. and Jewelry
Secretary of State . . . Geo. W. McBride
O regon .
Treasurer.......................... Philip Metchen E u g e n e
Hupt. Public Instruction . E. B. McElroy
State Printer................. Frank C. Baker
H NRY A. BAY, Agent
j .................R. A. Bean
Supreme Court > ............ F. A. Moore
) . . . C. E. Wolveiton
Judge Second District. • .J. C. Fullerton
Of Salem, Oregon.
Attorney Second District.Geo. M. Brown T h in is t h e le n d in g in s u r a n c e c o m p a n y o f t h e
A
No. 42
FLORENCE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I. 1805.
ROUTE
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plied, as it greatly amused at the sug
gestion. “ They dun’t hang out any sign,
but they are always ready to take in
whoever comes along aud offer the best
they have.”
"The lady of the house— Mrs. Camer
on, I suppose—must be u nuxlel sort of
housekeeper to be always prepared for
company in a place where there appear
to be no markets around tho corner,"
the girl went on carelessly, merely to
say something.
"Mrs. Cameron!” with an accent of
surprise, almost of embarrassment.
"Oil, the family don’t live here, yon
know. They make their headquarters at
Cheyenne. Mr. Cameron is down off
nnd on, but lie don't happen to be here
just now."
"But who does live here, then?” Miss
Ellery indifferently demanded, looking
ahead, ft did not occur to her to feel
any particular concern as to who her
hostess might be so long ns it appeared
nnqnestioiinble that she was to bo prop
erly entertained.
"There is the place!” exclaimed her
companion as if ho had not heard tho
query, indicating with his whip a
group of low buildings scattered in dark
silhouette in tlie valley ahead, where a
watercourse was plainly indicated by an
irregular line of trees. "Tlint is the
house— the frame building, with tho red
roof, near tho w indmill. Tho great sod-
house at tlie right was built when tho
ranch was first taken up, but it is al
most in ruins and is only used ns a barn
now. Tlie uevz house is not nineh to
look at outside, but it is comfortable,
anil tlie part reserved for the family is
even fitted np quite handsomely. Occa
sionally Mrs. Cameron comes down aud
fills tho honse with a great party of her
friends, for the roundups, or perhaps
for a hunt, and tlie rooms aro always
kept iu readiness for lior.”
"Tliero seems to be almost a small
village,” remarked Edith, curiously
studying the cluster of dark blotches on
the twilight grnyncss of the landscape.
“ Some of tho objects that look liko
houses nt this distance aro only the soit
walls of corrals, and others aro mostly
sheds, toollionses and tho like,” he ex
plained, liis attention occupied with
holding back tlie horses, rendered fret
ful by tho evident nearness of their
goal.
“ And who did you say lives here?”
“ Oh, tliero are only tlie foreman, Mr.
Blythe, and six buys—cow puncher^
you know—besides tlie cook nnd myself,
stopping hero nt present, " h e returned
unconcernedly, halting the team hoforo
a lust gate.
Miss Ellery gazed at him iu blank
surprise, too much overcome with dis
may to think of accepting the reins ho
half offered. “ And is there nobody else?”
she faltered incredulously.
"Ncbody, barring tho stranger with
in our gates, " w ith a friendly little
smile which seemed to bid lior welcome
as ho returned to tho wagon nftrr ho
hail led tho horses through tlie gate.
“ And is tin) cook a—cowboy, too?”
she demanded, eying him severely, as
though sho would call him to account
for a condition of things which began
to appear so wholly objectionable, not
to say terrifying.
“ Well, by brevet rank, I fancy, he
counts himself one, ” sm iling amusedly;
then, with a quick change of expression
ns ho caught sight of tho cold discontent
so sharply expressed upon her face:
"But—oli, 1 say, it is all right, yon
know. Of course 1 should not have
brought you otherwise. You w ill liavo
tlie family quarters quite to yourself,
which you may find a bit dull and lone
ly, but”— hesitating, witli a frankly
mortified face, "you will ho at least
comfortable and—nerfeetlv safe.”
[TO t in C O N T IN U E D .]
Ind ian TrllwM and Nation*.
Tho tlifforonee betweon “ tribe«** and
“ nations’’ of Indians is not generally
understood, tho two terms being fre
quently confounded. Mrs. Harriet Max
well ( ’«inverse thus marks tho distinc
tion: “Tlio Soneca Nation is composed
of eight tribes,and tiiis nation is as dis
tinct among Indians as France,Germany
and England aro distinct among the na
tions of Europe. Tho six nations com
posing tho original confederacy of the
Iro<iuois, ono of tho most powerful con
federacies ever known among priniitivo
peoples, iucluded the Onoieiagas, the
Cnyugas,tho Senecas, the Mohawks and.
the Oneidas. Tho Tuscaroras were add
ed in 1723. Tlio name IrtM|uois was not
their propor Indian name, hut waa de
rived I ln lieve, from tho French and
has been used instead of Ho-de-mnn-
san-ne, which, being interpreted, signi
fied tho people of tlie long house. Only
threo of tho original nations retain res
ervations in Now York state, the Mo
hawks, Cnyugas aud Oneidas having
crowed the bonier to Canada witli Brant
and Sir William «Tohusou during tlio
lG volutionary w ar.’’
I’ll«» It«*turt C on rtroui».,
In the courrefif the debate on the hill
to dismiss railway postal clerks Mr.
Grusvenor of Ohio was giving the houso
the benefit of his knowledgo of tho ex
perience in tlio postal service as far as
appointees in his own district w« re con
cerned. He thought that if tho bill were
amended sons to require tho old ein-
ploy«*es to pa. s an examination and grades
60 p< r (cut not one of the dismissed
clerks, who, <»f course, wen« all Demo
crats, would come within 1,000 miles
of getting hack.
“Tho genthmian is a distinguished
member of congress,” said Mr. Pendle
ton of West Virginia. “ Does ho think
he could pass the examination required
to enter tlio railway p«»stal service?”
“ 1 think so ,” said Mr. Grosvenor,
“ if the gentleman from West Virginia
had to put the questions.” — Washing
ton post.
E v ery T im e.
Don’t fool with a wasp because yon
think ho lo »ks Weak and tired. Yon
w ill find out h»-’s all right in the end.
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