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PERSONALS.
B a y a i a a k a s th e food pura,
fi®,
SOV4
Proprietor. '
T hem » : $1.50 a year in advance!*— I
Entered at the pout-office at Florence,
Lane, county, Oregon, as second-class ,
mail matter.
POWDER
Absolutely Pur»
ADVERTISING KATES MADE KNOWN ON A P
PLICATION.
Local a«tic«« 8 eehts per line, each Insertion
« ovai B akum «owor» co., Mwvomì.
Florence, Or. January 21, 1898,
ff. C. T. 0. DEPARTMENT, «o* to find out .
Mis. Knotts went ty Point Terrace
Tuesday.
OUR MOTTO.
Wm. Goodpasture was in Florence
For God and Home ami Native Land.
Wednesday.
Miss Kate Erhardt was quite ill a
OUR BADGE
few day« ago.
A Knot of W hite Ribbon.
Louis Bean was In. town Saturday on
business as deputy sheriff.
W. <2. T. V. meeting» «se lii-M every alternate
Miss Vanderhnrg visited on North Thursday afternoon fnnn XodtiSrlnrit. The dale
anil place of meeting will he announced the
Fork Saturday amt Sunday.
previous week.
Mrs. Knnoff is celebrating birthdays The National W. C. T. V. has over forty de
with relatives on Nortii Fork.
partments or line a of work, under the four gen
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Neely of Seaton , eral head« of Preventive, Educational, Evan
gelistic and Social.
are expected in Florence today.
P. L. Tucker was in town Wednesday
M ED AL CONTEST W ORK.
on Ids way home from Gardiner.
Mr. Stevens the well-known drummer
The first tiling is to select a class
for Schilling A Co. was in town Satur choosing those of ns near the same age
day.
and ability as possibly. Procure books
L. G. Johnson expects to start for for them, help them in selecting their
Seattle next week in search of em pieces if nacessary. A class usually
ployment.
consists of from six to eight contestants
8. J. Seymour and W. L. Fisk held and their ages must range from ten to
an interview with the Odd Fellows' twenty-five years. But there are special
conlests and medals for persons over
goat Wednesday evening.
Will Bay and Elmer Johnson started twenty-live; one is a matrons contest for
Monday on their way to Grays Harbor those from twenty-live to forty years of
where they expect to find employment. age, and thoee above that age areclassed
Wm. Ifardell was on the sick list with the “silver gray” contestants;
several days this week. John Morris these have lieen most successful finan
took liia place on the Roharts for the cially. The novelty has aroused inter
est and brought out good audiences.
time.
At one held recently a white haired old
Mr. Tower returned from Portland lady of seventy-four won the medal and
Friday. A new bicycle came in witli a lady of eighty won a second prize. Of
him.
course there is occasionally dissatisfac
Mr. and Mrs. Leach of Smith river tion in awarding the medal but not
the parents of Mrs. James Bay and Mrs. often and we try to impress upon tlieir
Frank Hartley are visiting tlieir daugh minds that tiiey are speaking for a
ters here.
cause and wliLe they should make every
Dr. Evans father of our city marshal honest efiort to win the medal, the
Evans arrived here from Michigan prune motive is to educate themselves
Tuesday. He is nccompiiied by his and the audience in the principles of
total abstinence and the prohibition of
grandson Maurice Livingston.
Clarence Ackerley a brother of our the liquor tariff.
L.yC. Ackerly arrived from Pennsylva
STATE TAX LEVY FOR 1897.
nia and intends to make his home here.
His mother who left some years ago
Salem, Or., Jan. 14.—Governor Wil-
returned from California with him und
! liaiu P. Lord, State Treasurer Phil
will remain on the Siuslaw.
' Melschan and Secretary H. R. Kincaid,
An arrangement has lieen made by , sitting as a state board of tax levy today
which I. P. Fuliy and Mr. Stitt, second fixed the state levy upon valuations of
assistant keepers of the light houses at 1897 at 3$a mills, one half mill lower
ifeeeta and Cape Blanco are to exchange j than tlie levy of 1896.
places. Mr. Faliy going to Cape Blanco
This levy is made upoii the basis of
while Mr. Stilt takes his place at tlie tax rolls for 1A97, which show total
i Ileceta.
I taxable property valued at $134,917,104.
Fill a liottle or common glass w itli i
urine and let it stand twenty-four hours ;
a sediment or settling indicates an un
healthy conditio»«* the kidneys. When I
urine «tains linen it is evidence of kid- i
ney trouble. Too frequent desire to
urinate or pain in the back, is also con-1
vincing proof that. the kidneys an d ,
bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is coinfort in the knowledge so '
often exp-essed, that Dr. Kilmer’s
swamp-root, the great kidney remedy ■
fulfils every wish in relieving pain in the
hack, kidneys, liver, bladder and every
part of the urinary passage. It corrects
inability to hold urine and scalding pain
in puesing it, or bad effects following
use of liquor, wine or beer, aud over
comes that unpleasant necessity of be
ing compelled to get up many times
during the night to urinate. The mild
and extraordinary effect of swamp-root
is soon realized. It stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of tlie most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have Hie best. Sold by
druggists, price fifty cents and otie dol
lar. Yon may have a sample hottie and
pamphlet both sent free by mail.
Mention The W est and send your ad
dress to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton,
N. Y. The proprietor of this paper
guarantees the genuineness of tiiis offer.
A Siuslaw Company Organized,
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000
J. Wheeler lias been appointed port-
master at Pleasant Hill, Or., vice Wil
liam L. Bristow, resigned.
W E S T L IN G S .
Win. Bernhardt had the misfortune
Try 8ch lliug’9 Beat tea and baking powdor. to sprain his left foot Wetlnesnay even
Bring vonr job work to the W est ing causing him considerable pain.
A post office has been estahlised at
office. Good work done at reasonable
Samaria,
Lane county, Oregon, and Dol-
prices.
The San Francisco Examiner and the lie Lanham commissioned as postmaster.
Capt. Hansen lias been getting some
W est (or one year $2.50 paid in ad
brush cut and clearing done to give
vance.
Hood’s pills are the only pills to take more room for working in his new sltip
wftli Iff noil's Sarsaparilla. Cure all yard.
The senate committee by a vote of 4
liver ills.
to
Why torture yourself with ill-fitting j 3 decided to make an adverse report
TO THE C ITIZE N S OF SIUSLA W-
-shoes when Meyer & Kyle have such an | on the claim of If. W. Corbett to a scat
in the senate from Oregon.
elegant line to select from.
There a few men and wtfinen who are
The city council of Eugene has voted j The Ladies Aid Society of the First
always looking for the slightest circum
to levy a four mill tax for the general Christian church of Eugene have filed
stance in a ciiain of their own imagin
purposes and two mills for sewer pur- articles of incorporation with Mesdames
ings whereby to connect an innocent
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II.
J.
Harris,
Iva
Farrow
and
Catharine
poses.
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person with evil. I have been informed
An adjourned term of the circuit court McPherson as trustees.
that some of these people have associ
The members of the Bible class met
convened in Eugene yesterday. Judge
ated my name witli a scandalous affair
Fullerton will hand down a decision in for the first lesson Monday evening at
which happened recently in Florence.
the residence of Pastor Knolts. About
That I was in town a few days during
the court house Bqtiare case.
30 were present and a very pleasant and
this time is true hut that I was in any
Captain Fisk of the U. S. engineers
way implicated with the affair in ques
in liis report, favors improving the Long profitable hour was passed.
An entertainment consisting of songs,
tion is most absurdly and undeniably
Tom, and opposes the revettment of tlie
recitations etc., followed by a lunch
false. 1 had not even the slightest
Willamette opposite Salem.
knowledge that my plain nnd as I
Weak nerves indicate deficient blood. is to be given at Acme this evening.
The proceeds will he used lo purchase a
supposed
straightforward conduct in
Nervous people find relief by purifying
hell for the new school house.
Florence was arousing suspicion of any
and enriching their blood with Hood’s
kind, much less the outrageous charges
The jury in the case of Julian E.
Sarsaparilla, the great nerve tonic.
which lias been brought to my ear«
Epping and George Watson charged
The silver medal congest will bo held
since my departure from there. My
with conspiracy to rob the Portland
in Florence on Ftiday evening Jan. 28th.
motive in leaving was far other than
post office returned a verdict convicting
Adults will be charged 10 cents, all
any thought or apprehension of guilt
Epping and acquitting Watson.
school children free. The medal lias
or ignominy from any source whatever.
A meeting of the McKinley & Hobart
already come and it is a beauty.
This will produce revenue at
mills But if through some malicioni falsefier,
SUNDAY SERVICES.
club will be held at Hurd’s hall Satur
Linn county has a new officer, a !
of $472,209.98.
a story of tiiis kind is given without
day Jan. 22, 1898 at 11 t,
. to elect
c mnty phisician who will nttend to all j
Last year the state levy was 4 mills contradiction to the ears of innocent
Preaching
as
usual
in
the
Presbyterian
delegates to Republican League held at
ttie poor for $100 a year, including all
and the valuation $143,176,971, or $9,259,- people they can do no other than form
Portland Feb. 1st. E. E. Benedict, church in Florence on Sunday Jan. 23rd
surgieal work. This will save the coun
867 more than this year, and at 4 mills ally accept it. Allow me -therefore to
at
11
a.
in,
and
at
7
p.
m.
president.
ty several hundred dollars a year.
produced a revenue $572,707.88. Thus state to the people of tlie Siuslaw coun
I. G. K notts , pastor.
it will he seen the reduced levy on the try generally, that of the charge of
Chairman Hirscli lias called a meet- , The building erected by O. W. Hurd
reduced valuation will save the taxpay tieing connected in any manner witli
ingof the republican state central com for a tenement house several years ago
A- O-U- W E N TE R TA IN M E N T-
ers of Oregon the neat sum of $100,498.02. tiio late “ Mansfield-Martin” scandal 1
mittee to be held in Portland on is to be divided into two parts and
am totally innocent, which fact upon
Wednesday Feb. 2nd, to fix the time moved out to the street opposite Hurd’s
Perpetua Lodge, A. O. U. W. will
COUNTY C LER K ’S RECEIPTS-
proper inquiry can be easily proved.
and place of holding the next state eon- store. John I. Butterfield has charge j give an entertainment and hanqnet in
of the work.
W illiam M artin .
> ontion.
their hall Feb. 8th, 1898. We are in
The total receipts of the county clerk’s
Guard : It is stated that O. T. Potter i The preliminary examination of Win. formed by some of the member« that
TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY.
end John M. Romers will, this week, McClaren on charge of robbery of D. ! this entertainment will surpass any- office for the year 1897 amounted to
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Simtnonds
nt
Junction
resulted
in
his
l<egin the publication of the Linn Conn- |
thing of its kind that has ever been $4,206.90 us against $3,670.50 in 1896, All druggists refund money if it fails to
show ing a gain of $233.40 in 1897 over cure. 25c.
tv Republican at Albany. It will he a being hound over to appear before the , given in Florence.
the previous year. The month in which
Mitchell paper, if reports can he re grand jury. His bond was fixed at
$300 which he furnished.
the receipts were greatest ir. 1897 was
lied upon.
GREENLEAF ITEM S.
The next regular meeting of the W.
October. During that month $584.50
T o C u re Con nt I p a t Io n F o re v e r«
’’nice Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. C. T. U. will be held Jan. 27tli, at the
Bv a W est C orkesfonuent .
was taken in, while the month in which
T H E VE S S E L N O W IN PROCESS OF CO NSTRUCTIO N
C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
home of Mrs. Yates. The subject of the
tlie receipts were the smallest was May
Judge L. B. Stearns of Portland lias reading lesson will he “ Non-Alcoholic
' with $255.60. In 1896 tlie greatest
W IL L BE O W N E D B Y T H E C O M P A N Y *!
Jan. 15th, 1898.
resigned as judge of the fourth judicial Meditations.” Friends are cordially
, amount was taken in during tlie month
Joe
Whisuian
is
a
grass
widower.
district of Oregon. The judge is suffer invited to attend.
of September, $485.35 while the small-
What was Clarence crying for la st; est amount was $187.40 in July.
ing from nervous prostration amt this
Guard : County Clerk Jennings lias
Thursday.
step was taken in obedience to the com
received a certified report of the action
mands of his physician,
CENERAL NEW 8.
Jim Pope looks younger and appears
of the state hoard of equalization from
R . J. Hendricks chairman of the con Secretary of State Kincaid. Lane coun friskier every day.
Joaquin Miller arrived nt Dawson
gressional committee, first district lias ty's roll is only changed in one par-
The Whisman party got through the
issued a call for the members to meet ticular: railroad rolling stock is reduced 1 Nelson-Ciiickahominy road with a from Circle City Dec. 4th, having been
35 days on tlie way. He had lost part
io Portland l'eh. 2nd to determine the 16 per cent.
| wagon all right.
time an<l place of holding the next
A meeting of tlie voters of Florence! Charley Pope got a lot of martin of the grent toe of bis left foot, his left
ear was stuffing off and both cheeks
congressional convention.
school district is to he held in the school skins, hut little else, in Ids trapping trip
were frozen.
Gunrd: The S. P. C o ’s tie plant will house next Thursday evening for the on Nelson creek.
Tlie body of Durrant was c.emated
return and commence operations at purpose of levying a tax for school
Mrs. Henry Tabor of Alpha is home
nt Passadcna, Cal., interment having
Latham, about February 1st. They , purposes. Let every voter he present
from her long visit at Eugene. Mr. been refused by tlie authorities of |
will also put in about 1500 feet of new or if you stay away don’t grumble
Tabor went out thia week and brought several cemeteries.
sidetrack. This will add thousands of about what Is done at the meeting,
Stone can’t compete with zinc for
her in.
dollars to the business already being
The legislature of Ohio on the 12th' durability in this climate. Many years
N o -T o -lla c f o r F ifty C ents.
There was a farewell parly at Joe inst. elected Marcus A. Hannah U. 8. of hard work erecting tltoueands upon
done in Cottage Grove.
Ouarantoed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strouc, Wood pure. 60c, II. All druggists. Wliisinan's a week ago tonight. Wil
senator for both the «hurt and long thousands of zinc Monuments, under
Coast Mail: Lawrence Jarnigan, a
News: Tlie principal shipments from liam Taylor and wife and quite a num term. This gives him over seven years scientific efforts have brought
8 T O C K S U B S C R IP T IO N BOOKS1OAN BC S K K K A T .T H B
miner at Beaver Hill, was killed while
W hite B ronze M onuments
at work in the mine last Monday. He Coos bay for the year 1897 w ere as fol ber of neigldiors were there and had a vet to serve.
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T o a itigli state of perfection. Better for
was engaged in pulling pillars, and not lows: 4,962 head of cattle, 41,120 boxes good time.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.
2,000 or more years than any granite for
being quick enough to get out of the of apples, 30,990 sacks of potatoes, 431,-
Emil Robert's place was sold for
40 years.
way, was crushed by the falling pillar. 000 pounds of butter, 211,480 pounds of taxes while he ^was in Switzerland,
By local applications as tiiey cannot
Be not deceived longer. Buy White |
Deceased was aged about twenty-live c|ieese, 10,330 cases ol salmon, 20.648,- although ho had a receipt for the taxes
j 706 feet of lumber and 82,129 tons of
reach tlie diseased |>ortion of the ear. Bronze Monuments.
years.
in question.
coal.
F. A. T ozier , Agent,
, i There is only one wav to cure deafness,
Governor Lord lias appointed John
Mrs Fra,nk. _ ^ ltl . W
I «'ld »bat « by constitutional remedies.
Eugene, Orc.
I
G. Goble, and old veteran who was
Cleland of Portland judge of the fourth
teach school next season, while Frank Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
formeily
a
member
of
tlie
soldiers’
Judicial district of Oregon in place of
will bore wooden water pipes and in
L. B. Stearns resigned. At the same home, lias brought suit against Com- other ways coax the shekels, and the dition of tlie mucous lining of the
The Funk & Wagnalls
madant
W.
11.
Byars
of
that
institution
Eustachian Tube. When tins tube is
time C. S. Wrigllt of Astoria was ap
house on Nelson creek probably re inflamed you have a rumbling sound or
pointed pilot commissioner in place of for $6000 damages. Tlie causes oi action main unfinished.
recited in the complaint are three, viz:
imperfect hearing, and alien it is en
John Fox resigned.
For malicious discharge from the home,
When Mrs. Pope married Thomas tirely closed, deafness is the result, and
iANTED-TRUST WORTHY AND
for a dishonorable discharge, which Tabor a contract was made whereby in unless the inflammation can be taken
Of The
active gentlemen or ladies to
would prevent plaintiff from securing case of tlie death of one of the parties out and tiiis tube restored to its normal
kvel for responsible, established house
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
admission to any other home, and Tabor's property should go to the condition, hearing will he distroyed
)regon. Monthly $65.09 and expenses,
straight libel. E. D. Stratford is at inrvitor. Therefor the property is all forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
lition steady. Reference. Enclose
C O M PLE TE
torney for the plaintiff.
by catarrh, which is nothing but an
his again since her death.
fitf-nddressed stamped envelope. The
inflamed condition of tlie mucous
8 U C C IE N T
Persons Daalrlnj to Subiarlbj fj? S b j'* C n
d ) S) toy
There are half dozen hand i.iilM for
union Company, Dept. Y Chicago,
SOME WHYS.
surfaces.
grinding
grain
in
tiiis
vicinity.
Con
Yaquina Bay News: Yaquina I.ay is (
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
A U T H O R IT A T IV E
siderable corn and some wheat is grown
now in a fair way to add her quota to
< ^ ^ te__Leaving Their Name*
Why don't we hear more from Mrs. hereabouts, and more wheat is brought any case of deafness (unused by catarrh)
the large numbers of vessels which will
ttiat cannot be cured by Hail's Catarrh
Grumble and Gail Maker?
in from tlie valley and ground into
go to ? Isska during the coming spring
jol.M f Vw«b«tary r,r«i,
Cure. Send for circulars free.
Why isn’t the W. C. T. If and better graham flour than is usually sold '
and summer, ns parties at Yaquina
S (7 Editor« «ad S pccl«ll,t«
F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O.
at the mills. John Pope proposes to j
have al>ont completed aJrangements for Household column kept filled?
S j j Readers for Q u otation *
Sold tiy all druggists.
run ono of these mills by water power
the building of a steamer for the above
jo o o lllu ,tra tlo n «
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Why don’t tlie good cooks send A. E . next summer.
purpose.
Co«* over * 9 6 0 .0 0 0
i tlieir choice receipts and so let others
Mrs. Joe Whisman and daughter NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Appendix ol , 7 . ( 6 8 E n t r le ,
The W est has for sale one year’s ! try them?
Lulu and sons John, Edward nnd
tuition in the Holmes Business College
Why can't tlie staff he fixed and have Walter left last Thursday for Banta ,
Portland. This is one of the leading
I.an<l Office at Roaebunr, Oreron.
The full number of words and terms in i
January 12, 1WM.
Clara county, Cal., Where jobs are
lhatneeVW'rve« on the coast, having the school flag flying tiiese nice days?
different
dictionaries for the entire alphabet is
Notice 1« hereby given that the following*
waiting for them, John and Ed. on
Inglisli, ConinlfcTcinl, Shorthand and
Why don't we clean op our streets farms at $30 per month each and Mrs. named settler Ima filed notice of Ii4i intention as follows: H vormomth , 50,00!); W oar hitter
llegrsphic departments and we offer
to mr.kt final proof in snppovt of hia claim and
and back yards; clean out the wood Whisntan and Luln indoors at $20 each. that »alii proof will 1* made bef<»re ('. II. Hol 106,000; W ebster (international), 126,000; CRN I
Ms tuition on easy terms,
TVRY, falx voluRies,
complete,) 2211,000; |
shed; saw up the old boards; burn up They nay $100 a month is more than th e , den 17. 8. Cominl^Kioner at Florence. Orexon,
C d a e a te V o n r I l o w e l i W i t h C oeoaroto.
8TANDARI), over 39»,W»;
on
February
J6.
v
li:
Ole
A.
Myrlnd,
on
_ Cnndy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. rags; throw the tin cans into the river; four of them can make on a Io»ke creek
h. e. no. 717ft for the e’£ t»w*4 °f
tp. 1$
.»1C.. ZSc. H C.C C. tall, druggists refund money.
farm.
r. 9 we»L
throw the waste water a little further
He n am n the followlnx witneaveato prove
Bandon Recorder: T, J. Stitt, wife
Kilarwte T ear I f o w .l . W ith ('..c a r e t« .
.Sem ple Page« F ree.............
from the hack door; wonder if it would
C .iely Cathartic, care con»»lp«tlnn forever, hl« continuous residence upon and cultivation
d child visited ye editor and family
and
1
«e.3c.
It
C.C. C fall, druzeiat« refund money.
not
improv«
the
looks
of
our
city
ti i-a e e k . remaining over Wednesday.
of, mid laud, viz:
W. II. Weatherson, of Florence, Ore.; and A.
I Mr 8., who lias l>een 2nd assistant our health?
P. Knowles. Frank Knowles, and II. B. Gray AC K NTS W A N T E D .
FURNITURE FOR SALE.
*ke per at tlie Cape Blaneo light house
Why don’t we all help alter and
of Mapleton, Oregon.
,
I lor the past u years, lias t«-en trans
R. M. V batcii ,
pair our church? Don't we ¿now
A« I am preparing to leave Florence
ferred t<> tlie liifM- Ratio» at ifeeeta
Register.
I offer for «nle at reasonable prices all
Head«, aiat lie a n d f-tr.iflv were on tlieir 1 uncomfortable those little wings
E. D. BR O N SO N A CO,
lo t
my Itonschold furniture including «tores,
way to the latter place. They started especially Christmas Ere when
D U S E BLOOD «• the foundation
Pactflc C o û t Agents
on tlieir J.airviey again vesterdav can't qnite see Santa Claus? Why carpets, chairs, table«, bedroom set. ■ of itcalUi. iiuud’a Sarsaparilla make*
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. j
ABSOLUTELT 6DÄHA1ITEBD
î
dishes, etc.
the blood puro, rich and nonrieliingsnd
piorntas» and will mpke. Jltt-jr tti|L »•> j don’t tye do it?
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No. of Shares 10,000, at $10
EACH.
Everybody’s Opportunity Who De
sires to Visit the New Eldorado.
This is a Home!Companv. Every Citizen
of the Siuslaw Valley Should
Own at Least one Share.
ITS AIMS ARB PURELY CO-OPBRAWE.^
Work Being Pushed Vigorously.
Standard
Dictionary
DON’T HISS THE OPPOBTDNITÏ OF A LIFE TIME.
Alaska Gold Minine*
& Navigation Co.
FLORENCE,
OREGON.
^>ANDY CATHARTIC
CURECOnSTIMnON
as* sot
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