f
Cg f«
j towards Florence. A il aorte of ac-
i D ESERT
of facts j>oiut that waj >
L cumulation
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Vol. V.
Q cN E R A L
FLORENCE, LANE COUNTY, OREöJK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY K, 18ÍI5.
d ir e c t o r y
BUSINESS CAR r ■■
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
i
S ta S C R lJ E
No. 13
1 sprang down to open a door ot th-; ‘cty, i guess toero mu t any out tm-,
house, witli cordial, if somewhat awk trip. Wo don’t generally charge onr tile p o s t s of a barbed wire fence. N oth
ward, hospitality.
1 friends for a meal of victuals in Wyo ing else broke the surface of the meas
STATE OFFIOERS
HORACE N. CRAIN,
“ Come right in, ’’ he cried as Brown ming. Being sort of on the outside edge ureless, gray gr- a expanse, somber as
J helped the girl tothe ground. “ Brown, , of the world, so to speak, w odou’t have an ocean in eternal calm, b u t' for the
| just bring in the lady's things. Here,' much company, but such us conics flowers which w ire everywhere— blue
G overnor......... ...........Sylvester Pennoyer
you, Joe, going to the door andshout- along aro welcome to w hat they g e t__ lupines nud the pink and w hite of as
tragali, tho silken petals of Mexican
tn d D ealer h i F lu e W atches and J ew elry
Secretary of State
Geo. W. McBride
j ing in the direction cf the barn, “ come you bet. ’ ’
E- B i n g s , ___ P ro p rie to r.
poppies
ju st bursting into bloom, tho
oyer
and
hold
these
horses.
And
I
g
u
e
s
s
Treasurer .................... Philip Metclien I B u g e n e
”! & . < ..............
Tin* gjrl drew back, glancing urouud
O regon.
I I 11 just light up the fire. It grows chil vcxedly. Although recognizing Iilytlio pink and w hite and yellow of primroses
Supt. Public Instruction E. B. McElroy 1
Leaves Fugeue ou Mou«la<. s and
Mppineott Company. J ly here evenings thia time of the year. ” as the actual representative of the ab and the red Arc of mallows.
State Printer
Frank C. Baker
“ The boundary of Cameron’s land,”
Thursdays at 6 a. m , arriving in
j This to the guest, who stood by the sent proprietor, she yet instinctively
HENRY
A.
BAY,
Agent
[
C
O
X
T
I
M p .]
Brown observed, pointing out the lino
„
_
) .................R. A. Bean ,
j door, curiously glancing about the room.
I' lorenee the day following at 4 p. in.
turned to Brown as the one chiefly con of fence. “ Hu
Supreme Court t .............F. A. Moore!
has bO.QOO acres here,
Miss Ellery smilAd prefunctoriiy : It was still light enough to see that the cerned in her entertainment, and there Outside you w ill be quite beyond tiio
, . . . C. E. Wolveiton :
Returning—Leaves Florence on shivering
slightly as the looked ahead 1 place was turnished w ith a certain ele was something th at jarred upon her lim its of good society—iu other words,
Judge Second District
.J. C. Fullerton j
Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 a. iu. The place, unrelieved by any light gance, although bare of ornament and curiously in the growing sense of obli
Of Salem, Oregon.
A ttorney Second District Geo. M. Brown '
upon the public domain, Which is wholly
is the
m e len
d in g in
su ra n ce eoinj
Thi« is
lciidhiK
lnsunmce
company of the arriving in Eugene tlie day follow seemed to wear an
of eerie desola arranged w ith the uncompromising gation to him. The most careful hostess uusettled, ofcour.se.“
Pacific coast. Asset* a ou arter o f a m il___ _
i
stiffness
that
told
of
a
masculine
hand.
could
not
liavo
been
more
punctiliously
tlou
in
the
gathering
Aadows,
and
the
lars. P rivate d u e llin g * and farm proper! v » ing at 7 p. in.
“ Tlie land b« longs to nobody?”
sp ecia lty . Address inc at <vardiner. Oregon, and
w iuds, which in Wyoming are never ! Already the cheery m atter of factneaa niindtul of the comfort of a favored
“ Only to a paternal government,
I w ill cu ll upon you and in su re your property.
COUNTY OFFICE S
wholly silenced, sighed depressingly of her reception hud fairly assuaged her guest than had been those rough men. whose hold upon it is so light that anv.
Single fare . . _ _ $5.00 »weeping across the »Aren hills. The foolish fears.
T lo same thoughtfulness that had sent
! “ You can take any of these, ” Mr. the lunch to her room the night before hotly may havo it lor the asking. If y6u
buoyaut - ewage wh‘ ’ geuerallv sus
Round trip
- _ _ _
Blythe remarked, hospitably throwing had spoken in the hot w ater for her Would liko some Wyoming laud, Mi.-s
tained
he?
eined
f
1
M
J udge..........................
A. H. Fisk
Ellery, you w ill presently bo face to
I iekets for sale at K. I angs’s si» look«., and w ith '»w in ren 'm n e I op-n s couple of doors, rev. uliug oihei ba-4l whlvh the caok
been inspired
W. W. NEELY, Prop’r.
face witli a glorious opportunity. ”
.
Commissioner« J-
....... Eli Perkins
mpnlse
she
a-ked
herself
tf
th
e
instino
I
‘
H"”
“
”
“
*
■ewn!nK,7
lite
‘ho
first
in
to
bring
to
her
dour
when
ho
came
to
I hud fancied that I might take np
. . . J . Í. Cullison
Tables furnished witli all the livery ham, Eugene, and at Hurd five distrust of the place which seemed all essentials. “ And the cook w ill have j call her in the morning, and later, when
re?,<!-y fur you in a c°uple of | ¡io came to show her tho way to the din- some land when I camo w est,” she
C le rk ...................... ....... A. C. Jennings delicacies of the season.
Wild & Davenport’s ollice in Florence. to possess her w ire not a w anting it
minutes.
What, you w on't take u bite?’ mg room w h.re she breakfasted alone, sm ilingly confessed. “ My brother has
were well she should heed. It seemed so
Sheriff............................ . .A. J Johnson game, fish and fruit in season. Best
he
remonstrated
witli cordial disappoint it was to find the table laid with all the taken up a good deul. ”
wholly out of the world, so beyond the
T reasurer....................... ........ J. G. Gray accomodations for the traveling
“ 1 suppose s i h e answered rather
ment
as
she
hastily
declined. “ Oh, luxury and daintiness which the re
p.tle of human protection, a place where
dryly, yet smiling amusedly, “ And
Assessor ....................... ... D. P. Burton
anything might happen. And to be you'd better have a little something sources of tho establishment permitted, w ill you take up a homestead or a des
pub c. Charges reasonable.
School Superintendent J . G Stevenson I
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I tbero ulone, surrounded by a horde of Wo don t put ou much style, but there's not even forgetting a bunch of fresh field e rt claim?”
plenty of grub, such as it is. But Miss j flowers in a glass beside her plate. But,
S urueyor........................ . \V. B. Peligra
On the 1st, 10th and 20th of iteli rode cowboys, w ithout one womanly Ellery would havo nothing, She
“ Oh, the latter, I think! That gives
C oroner..........................
had I while fully appreciating tach smallest
J. W. H arris
presence to offer hostage for their good
one the most acres, does it not? B ut I
month.
conduct, seemed for the moment so had a lunch at Cheyenne. “ Well, is attention, the more that they were all think the governm ent must offer me
there anything else we can do for you?’’ i tome what piquantly spiced w ith uiicx-
that she was speechless.
Single trip 83.00. Round trip 85.00 dreadtul
“ Certainly; I am sure it must beverv I f’- - 8®*1’ b“ Kla“-Oe ranK’"K the room , pectedness, she had yet rather accepted som ething rath er more inviting than
LUGENE.
CITY OFFICERS.
this. I do not w ant quite such a desert. ”
m f n r t n lii« ” i - l . ______ _ i
. .
T . Q. H EN D R IC K S. P m ,.
com
fortable,” she murmured, w ith
H in anxious search for somo further serv J everything as a m atter of course, to be
S B. EA K IN , J » .. C ash -.
w hat do you propose to do w ith
palpablo effort to be civil, measuring ice. Brown had unstrapped tho trunk 1 paiii for iu duo form, having gathered your And
laud when you havo discovered a
PAID UP 0 A 8 H CAPITAL,
her companion anew in a sweeping and brought an arm ful of wood for thi I that it was a part of the regular busi location sufficiently picturesque?”
« 6 0 ,0 0 0
box behind thestovo. “ Of course if you ness of the place to provide eutortain-
President
. . . B. F. Alley S U R P L U 8 AND PROFITS,
* 6 0 ,0 0 0 For Passenger and Freight Rates glance which was somewhat reassuring
“ A ll, who knows?” she returned,
Instinctively she felt that she might think of anything you’d liko you’ll speak ment for such travelers as happened sm iling enigm atically. “ I think I shall
Oscar Funke A C C O U N T S S O L I C I T E D
-A P P L Y T O -
of it. And w hat time w ill you Uncalled that way. There seemed a suggestion
trust
to
him
for
protection
in
any
event,
O. IV. Hurd
keep it to enjoy the sensation of
In tho morning, m a’am?”
Board <«i fr-islec*
EUGENE.
almost hum iliating iu the m anager’s simply
•
OREGOHr
Wm. K ilt;,
Meyer & -vie.
Florence, Or. but still the situation was unusual, un
richness. ”
“
I
would
like
to
get
started
as
early
simple
speech.
Sho
felt
drawn
down
conventional.
Sho
did
not
like
it.
“
But
I. t 'oi i-ieiiscii
‘ I suppose it lias uot entered into your
•s possible. Could we get away by 8 nearer the level of these men that they
now th at wo are started why can wo o’clock?”
TH
. D .v. i r e v e r t
had received her simply as a friend; calculations that tho possession m ight
not go
g o o on
n to
to K
K 6 ranch? I would b e , ..c
,, . . . . .
LEADING
involve anything like l'em barras de
. w n A i..4.in
glad to pay liberally B r your trouble.” I , “ Sure,
,Vr<S’ 'vhlle ,Mr- Clytho grinned that she had been really their guest.
STE am r
M ar, n
“ It is net a question of money. ” He br , -v ,at ,ho “ otio“
tins hour being
“ But this is preposterous!” she quick [ richesses?”
. j < U in u n
O-
W ill m a k e ------
“ No; .1 had hardly thought of th a t,"
showed a certain hurt dignity. “ And 1 j ret'kou™ early where tho working day ly protested. “ I was a perfect stran
J U«Í1C<
.11 M < tllix f i l l i
—
j she absently admitted, adding after a
R E G U L A R D A IL Y T R IP S would not particularly min'd the ride I beK,an at balf Past 4- “ Shall I tell the ger“
“ Mr. E llery’s sister couldn’t bp con- ! [ moment, “ You liavp not lived iu W y
Alone riH on hoiseback, but to under- v ° k *° TJ11 r ° " Ot 7 f°r y°ur b r B a k fa st?
A i"-
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take it w ith yon—can yon not see that it
Cry " ° ' ,T,h en wo can «et »‘»rted as sidered a stranger at Cameron's' ranch, oming all your life, I suppose?”
¿ E O h ’t T
o c i
:? ÎC H \ N T - T A ’ L C P ,
"1 am not quite ono of tho aborig
is iu v o u ra c c o u n tth a tld a r o u o ttry ii’’' I 7 ° “ a s y ? “ l l k o a f t e r - 1 hoP« you’ll and besides I don’t see who you could ,
I neon well, m a’am, ” the foreman added. piy anyhow, seeing th a t 1 ’a in ’t au- ines, ’ lio replied after a perceptible
D E A L E R IN
“ B at if I am w illing to risk i t ” —
instant of hesitation. “ Havo you no
oeremomonsly lifting his hat aud turn
“ Bnt you do not know w hat the risk Ing to go. “ Good night. "
F. & A AI. S i«i4Í.i\v L<»<1 i ¿ h Xo. 107
thorized to collect bills, w hile Air.
AM»
ticed th at little bird?” ho irrelevantly
• deg ibir • m il lui« il Lui m I 4CCII|,(1
m eans,” he said very decidedly. “ If
'I hope you’ll bo com fortable,” said Cameron uiu t here himself, d o u 't you adlied, as though w ith no particular
S u tu ri y night in e.n h m n i m
you should be compelled to spend the Brown, halting anxiously on tho door see?”
Tho..
F.
Oakes,
Henry
C.
Payne,
Henry
C.
Rouse
Roc',
C B. Motto i n . 'A-, M
M ' f FURNISHING GOODS
night in the opon air listening to the step.
“ And I suppose that there is no gin thought o f changing tho subject, in d i
If tho lire should get low or if
o . w . H i k i ) iS r c iv t .ir v .
voices of tho coyotes, I am sure you you should w ant anything, if you will ger jnr ou tiio mantelpiece?” she ex cating a tiny creature th at was circling
rouml and round tlie team as they went,
would blame me more severely for let just como to the door and olnp your claimed, sm iling vcxedly.
EUCKNE,
-
O -ÌE C O N .
ting you take such chances than you do hands, Mexican fashion, I shall bo sure
“ A which?” blurted the astonished keeping ever w ith them. ‘ ‘They are c u ri
G. A. K («puerai L z u iih Pont, X<». t 5 l i 8 r . '
ous littlo fellows, those buffalo birds, as
now for refusing to go.”
meet* «iter rim
q i.irp r <if
to hear you. And if you should hear the rancliuinu, whose reading had evidently
‘ ‘I am not blam ing you, but if Mr. logs prowling about in the night I hope nover wandered w ithin tlie realms of they are called. They have a habit of
m ) ui, liuvar month.
and Mrs. Ellery had met me would they you won t let it make you nervous. fiction as far as the adventures of Mrs. following tlie stock about tlie range,
B. B. M ill », C>.»iiitna rider.
■eemiiig to form attachm ents for p artic
not have driven back tonight?”
»
*
B. F. Alley, Adjutant.
Leeks ami Mrs. Alcshine.
Nothing can possibly molest yon. ”
‘‘Indeed they would have done noth
"W h y should you not leave it for ular horses and cattle, becoming regular
“ Yon aro very kind. Good night, and
ing of the sort. They always stop over thank you so much. ” The unaffected your brother to settle w ith Mr. Cauivr- satellites. It is amusing to w atch tHeir
R
O. U. W. I'erpetua Lodge, No. 131, T I M B 3 S A T t l E H A R E
at Cameron’s when they come down. eagerness of these mvn to make her w el ?.n?” BUBiIcsted Brown diplomatically. queer little* ways. W hen a couple of.
• meets every 1st and 3d Saturdays
them happen to alight near each other,
The round trip is t-oo much for one day. ”
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come and to contribute to her comfort "They have so many business dealings
each month. Members and visiting
Edith sighed wearily, abandoning In all possible ways filled her w ith a together that it would be easy for them they w ill bnb-their heads hack and forth
M O N 3Y SC A R C E-
brethren in good stamliug are cordially
*
that hope. “ B ut »w you aro situated it
to attend to it. “ And w ith this arrange liko a mockery of little old men saying,
invited to attend . A.C. Kaniowsky.M.W .
neems rather—well, undesirable- that sort of shame for the ungracious doubts ment Miss Ellery was forced to bo con How do do?’ Thou of a sudden, per-
F. B. Wilson, Recorder.
which
had
assailed
her.
The
novelty
of
¡ you siiouiu oe caneó to eiitenam wom
liups, tin y w ill seem to trum p up sumo
en, it seems to me, ” she murmured, fal the situation was even becoming pleas tent, although still persuaded th at this im aginary offense, hum ping up their
I
account
would
never
reach
airy
more
antly
exciting.
Brown
had
lighted
a
O. O. F. Heceta Loslge No. I l l , meets F o r T h a t R e a s o n
tering embarrassedly. “ la m afraid I
(boulders and w riggling their tails,
lamp upon the small table and drawn substantial settlement than was ex «Wearing nt one another iu pantomime,
• every Wednesday evening in l,odge
ought not to have como. ”
P u lin a n
pressed
in
her
thanks.
I
will
sell
gooda
for
the
next
Hall, Florence, Oregon, Brothers in
1 a,u ■orry that it did not occur to Mi easy ehair Invitingly beside i t The
" I feel as if 1 had not thanked him 8t it were, sharpening thoir bills ou tho
good standing invited to attend.
B le e p in g
C a rs
to explain at the outset that there fro in the comer stove was sending
60 (lays at greatly reduced
half
enough, since ho would let mo give ground, as thougli preparing for most
L. C. A ckkklkt , N. G.
are no women on tho place,” he re forth a crackling soug of cheer, and tho
M auion M okuis , Kec. See.
him
nothing else,” sho remarked .to sanguinary battle. But it is all a bluff,
E
l
e
g
a
n
t
'
rate« for spot cash, Try me
turned, w ith simple directness, a fire of room began to wear an air that was
Brown,
glancing back as they wore for alter trying to stare one another out
sharp impatience in his eyes. “ It was fairly cozy and homelike.
D
in
in
g
C
a
rs
driving
ovi
r tho hill behind tiio house. I of countenance for a moment or tw o it
Left alone, w ith alert curiosity, sho
when you have the ensit. I ¡
I^rhaps inexcusable in mo to overlook
I ani sure you have quite over always appears that one is afraid and
went
alsjut
examining
everything
in
de
CHURCH
CORY
it,
but
I
have
lived
so
long
in
the
west
tho ol her dares not, and so tlie affair
T o u r is t
mean what I say.
O|
thafc 1 had simply forgotten that a lady tail, relieved to find that locks and win whelmed h im ,” lie returned, sm iling ends by both Hying away iu a sort of
broadly. “ I hopo, by tiio way, th at you
dow
fastenings
were
all
secure.
She
S le e p in g
C a r 8 cou^d feel herself unprotected and even
RE8BYTEKIAX CHU RCH , Florence.
havo forgiven me for bringing you to shamefaced flurry, never looking back. ”
perhaps in danger w ith a dozen men happened, in her restless movoment, to the
" Y ou liavo been very observing, ” sho
O re g o n . S a h h a tli s e r v ic e , tta b lia th -
place?”
i
catch
a
glimpso
of
herself
in
the
mirror
about
her.
”
ST. RAUL
remarked, almost witli irritation. Why
sehoid, 10 o'clock a in. Preaching 11
I
am
afraid
it
is
you
who
are
not
1
above
the
dresser
and
"B
u
t
I
havo
not
intim
ated
anything
,
°
V
,®
.
,lros'"’r
:1!>d
«topped
w
ith
a
o ’clock a. m. ami 7 p. in. Sacramenl of
was this man, iu whom nature and ed
M IN N E A P O L IS
her cheeks Hushing rather
of the sort, ” she cried, re-ga ding him <Jebu!,ory Iuterest tllat ba<1 nothing to forgiving,
the Lord’s sup|>er on 1st Sabbath of
ucation appeared to liavo worked to
do
with
uncomfortably.
“
I
feel
th
at
I
was
so
resentfully
th
at
he
had
dared
to
read
(1°
w
lth
.
vanit.v,
idly
surprised
at
the
D
U
L
U
T
H
January, April, July and October.
gether in the making of a gentleman,
ungracious
last
night.
I
ought
to
apolo
unaccustomed
brightness
of
tho
dark
Evervliody is welcome io all the services.
her thought so clenrly. “ Of course I
cut off from th e world to which it
FARDO
gize. "
Pastor requests C hristians to iinske
should prefer going on to tlie ranch, brown eyes which now seemed almost
) seemed he might legitim ately belong,
TO
G RAND FO RKS
IN T H E C A R M A N B U IL O IN C .
them selves known.
black,
with
a
touch
of
pleased
appreci
“
Oil,
don’t
speak
of
i
t
,
”
witli
rather
but since yon are unw illing to under
merely a break« r of horses on these Wy-
I. G K notts , Pastor.
CRO OKSTON
take th a t” — She bit her under lip vex- ation for tiio brilliant color ltorrowed perfunctory courtesy.
j oming plains? Why, when sho had so
from
the
winds,
which
had
roughened
“
I
was
so
tired,
nud
it
was
all
ro
FLORENCE,
« OREGON. <
edly, hoping to goad him into tardv as
point«ally given him an opportunity,
W IN N IP E G
ethodist episcopal church
tho nut brown Imir to a disorder only stran g e," she urged in extenuation. j would ito not explain himself?
sent.
H E L E N A end
service. Preaching at Glenada ev
Perhaps you would prefer to return tiio more becoming. A w himsical ques “ I hardly know w hat I did expect, but
"8om e things have lieen rather foroed
ery third ami fourth Sundays of earl
BUTTE
to tho depot, ” slackening the pace of tioning sprang up in her eyes as sho it was all so lovely, niter nil. Every , upon my observation,” lie said simply.
luontli. Sabbath-School every Sunday
the hom o, w hile lio regarded her w ith looked. She wondered w hat measure of body was so kind, and you ospecinily, “ I was line riileronco forawhile. Then
at 10 a. in. Prayer meeting every T hurs
day evening at the rliiitcli. Everybody
exusperatiug calm, his awibumed face adm iration this man Brown hnd given Mr. Brown. By tho way, I have not tlie stock, tlie coyotes ami prairie dogs,
cordially invited. R. C. B lxckwill ,
flubbing n shudo darker than it had been i her, this horse trainer, whose orbit thanked you for semjing thorn m aga rattlesnakes and birds were about all • (
TO
Pastor.
before. “ You could be sure of a chap could not often have been crossed by zines. It was so very thuuglitfuL ’•’
thoaqciety I had. N aturally I camo to
F was afraid you m ight havo read know them pretty w ell.”
eron there, of course, though tho role I women of lier world. Ami yet sho could
C H IC A G O
j
not
be
sure.
Her
thoughts
reverted
to
them,
but
1
happened
to
have
noth
ing
I
“ Line rider?”
m ight be a new one for good Mrs Flau-
W A S H IN G T O N
him in puzzled inquiry as sho removed else.’’
n igan."
"Y ou don’t understand,” sm iling at
NOTARIES.
; her hat and gloves. Sho was aroused
P H IL A D E L P H IA
“ You are fond of reading?” she ob her puzzli d a ir as lie spoke. "B u t yoi
O'«PICT0»*'V
Certainly not!” she cried sharply, ! from lier musing by a knock at the door,
served tentatively.
lnusf know that tho Wyoming Stock
inexpressibly
u
n
tie
d
at
tho
tone.
'
Now
N E W YORK
TO
Gf light reading—yes. I enjoy tho G rowers’ association lias had a fence
that I am h ire 1 propose to stay—if I which, when opened, revealed a grin-
BO STO N ANO A L L
;
ning
fellow
whoso
clean
w
hite
jacket
A. R. BUTTOLPH,
magazines
nt
odd
moments.
I
have
no
built along tlx; eastern lino of tho state
SALT LAKE,
DENVER,
am allowed. ”
, told that lie was the cook, even had not
P O IN T S E A S T and S O U T H
“ As a choice of evils?” smiling the tray lie («ore spoken more eloquently time, even if I had tiio energy left, for to ki ep tlx* cattle from drifting over in
heavy
literature.
”
O M A H A , KANSAS C TY,
to Nobrusku iu the h* avy storms, wliieii
broadly. "W ell, I think yon are wise. " to that effect.
For Info rm a tio n , tim e cards, mu,is en d tick ets
“ You are very busy?” This as a ques- used to involve so mix li trouble and ex
Edith was looking away in an offended
ra il on or w rite
O
H
IC
A
Q
O
,
S
T
.
L
O
U
IS
tiou.
“ Mr. Brown thought you might like
And Collector.
pense iu getting them hack, to say noth
dignity, and they rode down the last
AND ALL
"G enerally tim e is not allowed to ing of iucvituhlo losses. And they em
Office tw o d oors w eet o f F loren ce H otel.
small hill in silence, the retail leading a cup of tea, even if yon did not earo
A. D. C H A R L T O N ,
M o ro n o o ,
O regon.
ploy four men to ri«le along tlie line of
by the barn to the house. “ I will call for supper, m iss," lie said, moving the grow heavy oil my hands. ”
E A S T E R N C IT IE S ,
A uni stun t G eneral 1'asHenver A gent.
I nm afraid I have taken you. from this fence nil tho wldie, two to look
Mr. Blythe, the manager, who is stand lamp asido to deposit his burden upon
PortlO eixcl O r . ing in the door yonder,” ho remarked tho table. “ Mrs. Cameron often likes a some work this m orning.” This with after tlx; cuttlo aixl tlx; others to take
JOE MORRIS, Jr
indifferently when they were near tho cup of tea iu her room when sho is polite regret, although It struck her tare of the fence. It is a dreary life for
down, ami I ju st brought a little broad w ith an odd sense of dismay th a t lie tiio poorf« Hows, aim« st as bad as herd
3 1 - 2
barn. “ He has charge of tint house. ”
ight havo sent sonxdsidy else to drivo '"K «liecp, and men gom ad at that, yon
Sho had been looking onrionsly at the and cold beef and a bit of jelly to help t m
lm
fflfttii
a
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I
k llD W . ”
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group of men, rough of dress and iu no the tea along like, and Mr. Brown sent the team, u contingency which she
" I t must lie simply horrible,” sur
case prepossessing of feature, grouped yon tlx; magazines, thinking yon might promptly adm itted to h. rs.df sho would
F lo r s n o o
O regon,
veying tiio dreary expanse Is fore .........
against tlx; black background of that like something to read, and I ’ll just not have liked.
fetch
yon
some
fresh
water,
if
vnn
OF TH E
" f i l l , this!” reddening slightly.
"1 witli a shudder. ’T cannot imagine lx*w
witlo doorway. At Brown's call one of
snatching up a pitcher from ' know tho way so much better tlian tho one could chuoso such a life. "
Southern Pacific Co.
them came toward tho team, furtively piease,
tho
svashstami
uml
ATTORNEYS
vanishing through others th a t it was best I should come.”
i*«*w of us havo tho choosing of our
eying the stranger. Miss E llery’s ideal
Expreen T ra ill. Leave Portland D ally.
Then, ns though ho would divert the lives,” lie returned in a tone which
of tho cowboy, somewhat shaken by tho tho inner room.
*«3«
I
I N.irth
A
low
laugh
broke
from
the
g
irl’s
subject from himself: “ I judge that y«iu seemed somehow to discourage «picstion-
looks and bearing of her escort, seemed
' 6:15 p ni
I'ortlHii.l
Ar I •:30
:
n ni fairly restored in thia individnal, who lips ns sho looked at thnt improvised tea
are interested in photography. You w ill ing or cpniment as to his own case.
TJOTT P Q Q u ick er to O m ah a and 12:07 p ni 1 , '-V
Eugene
r
Lv
2:44
n
in
’ A. C. WQ0DC0CK,
bv|
¡ lO:t.S a in 1 Ar
■ a I v / U A I i O
Kannat» C ity .
San UrHiiciRCo
was evidently of more common clay table, whereon was provender sufficient find a fine field for snap shots at the K “ Fate ratlier keejis the gam«; in her
_______ 7:00 p m
“ Well, if 0 ranch. ’ ’
P at nil KtiitioiiM from Port and paiufnlly conscious of that fact in for a couple of linugry men.
own hutuls, you know. Aixl if gome of
land to Allmiiv IncluKive: a 1. no T an gen t. Shedd»,
one must he wrecked on a dosert island,
“ You know thepluco?” she exclaimed ns happen to find oursclvi s line rid e i«
T h r o u g h P u llm a n and T o s r la t A leep era, H alsey, lhirrifd>urg. J u n c tio n < ity . Irvin g, Eu the presence of this sm artly clothed
one eonld hardly do bettor than th is,” I eogirly. “ You havo been there?”
ill tin; course of events, if wo are phi
gene, ConiMtfM'k*. hrrtiiiR and nil HtMtion« from young woman.
F r e e lle c lln ln g C h a ir Cara,
Ko«cburg to ANlilaud inclui»ive.
she niuruiured, luxuriously inhaling the
losophers, we simply grin and bear it. “ .
"L
et
me
introduce
Mr.
Blythe,
M
iss,”
“
Yes;
I
have
been
there.
I
t
is
rather
E u g e n e ,
O regon. |
UOSEBUKG
MAIL,
DAILY.
p in in g Cart».
Brown began, h n ltiu g at the name, w ith fragrance of tho tea, which was per a nice country. ”
I should think it would be too piueh
1
For
rate«
and
general
Inform
ation
ca
ll
on
or
suasively appealing to a latent appetite.
'’^^Itoom , 7 and x M elaren '* B u ild in g,
K:30 A in 1 l v
Portland
Ar I 4:30 p ni a questioning glance.
“ Nicer tlian this, I hope,” she re for «’Vim a philoso])b«-r to grin under
ripeeiai in ten tio n g iv e n to c o lle c tio n s and pro a d d r eu
1 2:H0 P 1,1 J
Eiiu’fh c
I.v
“
As
a
desert
island
it
could
hardly
bo
10:20
m
m
“ My name is Ellery. I am Hngh E l
bâte bolineas
marked, w ith a somewhat, cheapening sucli < ir«;tiiostaix <*H, ” sin* persisted.
5:i0 P !.. ' Ar
Lv 1 7:00 a m
K» »Ne burg
« • U u arn w
"A h, philosophers grin at all things.
lery s sister,
slio said to the new- improved, after all—w ith thanks to my glance at tlie landscape before them.
D in in g Cara on O gden B o u t« ,
man
Friday,
whose
real
name
is
"
_
j comer, w ith her most gracious smile,
“ No better range, “ smiling, w ith tlie They know that it looks better Ilian cry
A Mt. G eni. P am . A gent,
curiously
reading
tho
penciled
inscrip
P
u
l
l
m
a
n
B
u
f
f
e
t
S
l
e
e
p
e
r
s
rather pitying the m an’s emharrami’-
U R. J O H N S O N ,
eye of u cattlem an, upon the vast flclda ing, ami th at nine times out of ten it
Mt W ash in gton St Cor. 3d.
PORTLAND, OR
ANO
ment and going on to explain about tion on the books, “ ’Paul Brow n’— of rich grazing alioad. "B u t Big Cow goos Just as fur toward relieving the
Paul
Brown,
a
breaker
of
horses,
who
creek is quite a pretty stream, w ith a « vil. ” lio said, w ith a grim laugh.
8ECOND CLASS SLEEPING CARS, tho miscarried telegram. “ I wanted to
I
a tta ch ed to a ll T hrough Trains.
hire a team to take me onto the K 0 ranch I writes his name like a gentleman of ed gissl many trees along its bank.* , which
|To i;!*. « ovTixcrn.J
ucation,
who
talks
like
a
gentleman
of
one appreciates in a laml where, for the
tonight, but Mr. Brown did not seem I
W est Hide Division.
All niv work will lie w arranted to give
most
pait,
there
are
hardly
tre.
si
nough
B
etween P ortland ano C orvallis to think i* would lie advisable, ” she education and whose taste in literature
►•elf i’ TAriihrtl¡<»ii.
■atisfaction. Call on or write to me at
I
M A IL T R A IN li A I L Y ( g x < R r r H VN O A Y .)
L.INH3.
conclnded, with n lingering hopo that is evidently that of a gentleman of d a - to hang tiie hors«; thieves on. The coun
I.;
t
not
sltTp
fall up >11 thy pyr« till
¡r s n a m ll.v
Portland
A r i» :M a m
this gentleman might periiaim bo Inclin cation. Iteally, Mr. Brown, of all tiio try is more hilly ami broken, more pic Ihou haul thrice « x iiiiiuil thu triuiHQC*
I 2 d . t p m j .tr
< o r v a lll.
l.v |l: ( M p m
delightful
features
of
this
desert
island,
tures'iue,
tlian
tills.
”
ed
toward
the
furtherance
of
her
wishes.
A t A th en e and C o r r a lh , co n n e c t w ith tr a in .
ti./iiv <»f tin' pn t day. Whnro have I
I o f Oreenn Pari fir Railroad
"N o; hardly pay you to make the trip I think you aro quite the most m ysteri
They had passed over the line ef low turind n.<ii<h fr in n rr.fui’ ? W hat havo
Leaves Florence Mondays, Wednes-
rxrar.« ra tio , p h i v ( z x < si - t . i - s u a t .)
by night nnl«ss you like camping, "ha ously interesting. ”
hills, zigzagging down a sandy draw ou I In c n d o in g ? \»’b n t h a v e I li f t u n d o n e
JOHN C. GRAY,
dnvs and Fridavs.
1 J « ’ P m J ! .»
Portland
Ar I « 2V a in
There was a mom ent of new dlscora- J tho other aide, and now the road, mere
which I nr.ghf t » havo done? B. gin tlin
Arrives at Florence Tuesdays, Thurs-
p m 1 Ar
M 'M h m v llIe
t v | v w a m said, with a wooden smile. “ And there’s fltnre the next morning when, the buck-
no need either We've got room enough.
parallel lines of wheel mark's almost from tho Jir t act and proco d, nnd in
days and Saturdays.
I „.T.h rnu«h T ic k e t, to a ll p o in t. In th e Ra-tcrtt
board
nt
the
door,
Misa
Ell.
ry,
prettily
Lord
)
nows.
Drive
ou
to
tho
hons
>
'
overgrown w ith grass ami flowers, lay coiwhurion «t the ill which thou hoi*
Connects with Steam er and Scott.-
i a ^ . ^ m L ^ r T l a u '’ t** nbtidned At
r a in
X l ^ w with
Y /h f
— 'n»n> u <». A dair. A gen t. Rugrne
The iwwt work at the most Reaeonable H r l c . burg
Brown, and we ll see what we can do expressing appreciation of the hospital before them until vaguely lost in tlx done bo troubled and lejoi■■ • for tho
trg Htavp
Stage Lino
Line Mr
for B
Drain.
Also
„ —* „ —
_____
ity
sho
bad
enjoyed,
asked
Mr.
Blythe
K
nsw
i.ra,
Office over Orr nae Store
K. P . It f X lK S » .
Stage Line for Coos Bay.
distance. Alm«*-tnt tlx* horizon a w ind I?ocxi. — Pc tiuiu- ri v.
to make the lady comfortable. ” In some for her bill.
Charge
kfaiiaycr.
A»«(. «1. F. sn«l Pain Axt.
O r w c o x x . reasonable
way he attached liimsclf to the bsek of
m ill stretched its long arms frlly against
Portland, ore,«,a
“
B
ill!”
he
repeat«!
surprisedly,
w
ith
the Luckboarri. wliruce
the Hky, and beyond a d o ttid line ran Or. I ilCU
:n Ba .»n Pc »d< r
Pre cutlv
o w n e r grin. "W ell, really. Miss El- 1 on cud down :*. rosr th rolling laud.
I l IX .•
EUGENE-FLORENCE
Practical W atchm aker
¡•TAGE LINE.
S tate Insurance Comp’y
ate
Head of Tide Hotel,
m
C L A in .
Steam er
to b a rte
FIRST RATIONAL g AKK
OF
F lorence to Y aquina.
F. MA ' ON
:
C ’othier. . .
• COO 3,”
M!
H \T s
A
and Head of Tide.
C A PS,
f H THE PUBLIC.
A
N
ORTHERN
PACIFIC.
N
S
I
P
J. M. SETTLE,
M
THBODGB t THROUGH
TICKETS
TICKETS
Notary P ublic, Surveyor
Notary Public, Land A gt
DAYS
to
E A ST AND
CHICAGO THE
h o u r s T he
A ttorney a t Law,
Contractin' anil Bailler.
Florence, -
G L A w F L ID Ilsr Z E F L
S T A aa
- Ore. H. H. Barrett, Prop’r,
DENTAL SURGERY.
SHASTA
SO U T H
ROUTE