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About The West. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1890-1921 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1900)
« T Z E C ÏS W E S T . .WttffMrtúYffftJW^^ s » -F U ULI HIT ED BVKBY YBIDAY MORNING.— —AT— F lorrncr , L ank C ounty , • • - by O bkgon S a p s a p a p iH a A m e ric a ’s G re ate st - • • oney Can Buy W .IL WKATIÏEKSON Editor and Proprietor. F lo r e n c e , M edicin e O rc . M a r . 9 , 19G0. FORCING THE ELECTION OF U S SENATORS BY THE PEOPLE. T ub fuiexjhs of Col O II H olden are urging him to «liter the race as a candi d a te for tlio office of representative. The T he maxxek In which different ■ eligious denom inations som etim es treat AN EX A G G ER A TED REPO RT- eacli oth er w ill occasionally cause ou t Captain K rangel of the D anielson feels justly ind ign ant at the exaggerated of tho m isfortune of his vessel that is published by s San Francisco paper, w hich states am ong other tilings that tlie schoon er’s crew were rescued by the crew from th e life saving station. Tlie life saving crew responded promptly to the sum m ons and rendered what a ssist ance they could till tlie vessel was hack in to tlio chann el, but iheXcrew had to travel about tw enty m iles on the beach and did not reach the vessed till the day after «he w ent aground. At every low tide tho schooner was high and dry on th e sand and a person could walk all around her and from there to th e high land w ithout gettin g in to water. A t no tim e were th e lives of the sailors in danger, n eith er was any o i tlie freight on board dam aged though it re m ained on tlie vessel till sue wfls brought to tlie wharf at Florence, siders to pause and wonder w hether the An im portant and practical effort is ( churches are anim ated by the true Chfcngo T im u -Ifersld . C olonel is well known licro, havin g re now being made outside congress to [ Christian sp ir it in the course they pur sid ed on the river fur about six years bring about an am endm ent of tlio con sue. If one denom ination ow n s a p a st, IIo is a life-long republiuau and stitution w hich aliali provide for the church in som e locality in which som e <t m em ber of tfie G A It. H e served two election of U nited States senators by ! otiier denom ination differing hut sliglit- te rm s in th e M ichigan legislature and the people. The prim e m over in the ly in belief, is holding service, but own w as elected speaker of tho house during m atter is a joint com m ittee of tlio no house o f w orship, would it not show b is second term . H is legislative e x - P en nsylvan ia legislature, w hich was a C hristian sp irit and help to build up ,w ricnce would be of great value to him appointed for tlio purpose of forward tlie cause of religion if both congrega if Lane cotinty should see fit to send ing th e proposed change. After tfie tions aro allowud to use the house, pro liim as one of her representative at the Quay contest of last year the defects vided tlio second denom ination will m ate cupitnl. nud evils of the present system were hold their m eetings at such tim es as felt in P ennsylvania as they never had w ill not interfere w ith the m eetings of ( t is an old sayin g tlint you m ust go hern before. The attem p t to defeat the the ow ners? Instead of treating oth ers aw ay from homo if you w ant to hear w ill of the people was too flagrant to in a friendly way mid show ing a desire tire nows. Ill proof of its I ruth read th e pass unnoticed, and public indignation to advance th eir m utual interests, it too follow in g from thu Stayton Mail of the against a set of political jobbers com often happens th at one w ill refuse or 2nd in st. “ A large am oun t of logging pelled legislative action. decline to help the other and act as if is being dono on tlio Siuslaw . T iiere By the term s of tfie constitution tfiero tiiey would rather see people rem ain a r e six logging cam ps in operation." are two m ethods of socuring nmend- In stead of six cam ps on the Siuslaw m ents. Congress itselt may take tfie th ere are ten cam ps below head of tide in itiative, in which caso it is necessary w h ere logging in being actively carried tlint the proposed m easure should re o n , and ¡ f a ll on the upper river and jts ceive tlie vote of two-tfiirds of each trib u taries are counted tlio num ber house. A fter thia it m ust ¡be ratified w ould probably lie not less than thirty by tlie legislatures of three-fourths of outside of any church, rather than have ' the n unite with one Holding a doctrine differing from th a t to which they th em selves belong. YOUNG MAN, AT IEN I ION J Scio News, ram p s, w ith several more to start work tlie states before it becom es binding. Young m an, attention 1 P o st thou th is spring. T his is tlie sim ple m ethod, but ill the go around the land at nigh t and rush present caso it is attended w ith great the growler und peram bulate w ith the T ub G voexk R egister in its issue of difficulties because the senators Bland fem inine? P o st thou whooper up with February 24th, speaks ns if it is a waste in the w ay. The com position of their the boys and Anger the substance of o f m oney for con gicss to m nke ap own body is to be affected, and those tlie jackpot, and plant thy sh ekels propriations for th e im provem ent of am ong them who are skilful in m anip against tlie ever-slippery finger. P o st r iv e ts and harbors. Wo think if the ulating do not care to take their chances thou puff a 2-ceut cigar or pull the ed ito r of the R egister w ill look over the w ilfi the people. H ence it is not prob deadly cigarelto, and hast thou lost thy co u n try and study the benefits to com able th at a m ajority of tw o-thirds of grip on w ays that are right and wisdom V erily m erce that a ro derived from the im the eenate can be secured for tlie hill which is good in the world? thou are in a very bud row of stum ps. of tlio riveis and harbors, now before congress. t h a t lie wilt change his opin ion as to it Tlio o ilie r m ethod is one w hich tlie It will not be long ere thou are known b e in g a waste of m oney to use it for that P en n sylvan ia com m ittee hopes to see in the land n s m ore. T liino heels will purpose. Too m any peopio take a adopted. H ere tlio in itiative rests with fiv up and thou w ilt fall in the soup. »•arrow view of such m atters and regard the state legislatures. If tw o-th irds of K eep thine ey es on the gun and m onk p rovem en t Clio im provem ent of a harbor as being a them m ake application, congress m ust ey not w ith tlio juice of the jag. Stand b esefit on ly to its im m ediate vicin ity. call a national convention to form ulate clear of tlio m an w ith the ucos and in T h is it a great mistnku, ns instead of tli an am endm ent. Once it is adopted by tlio ripening years of life th y pockets A dvantage being confined to a sm all tlio convention it, too, m ust he ratified territory, it affects every place shipping by the legislatures of throe-fourths of gauds by way of that harbor. Wo hold th e states. th a t it is for tlio in terest of the people of The com ni it to has passod resolu tion s th e whole U n ite,! States to have the in favor of holding n convention and riv e rs and harbors put in good coudilion for navigating and thereby build up the com m erce of the country. S i’BAinxn or tlio fact that no river and harbor bill is to be presented during tlio presen t session of congress, the Oregon ia n sa y s: It niny he well sta n d , how ever, Interruption in to under th at there will he no th e work w hich tlie • « o v e r» man I has under contract under th e general head of river and harbor Im p rovem en ts. The com pletion of these co n tra cts, or their continuan ce u n til a fu tu r e appropriation for that purpose is jnclndod in a river and harbor hill, will be provided for by the insertion of an ite m of (In ,000,000 in the sundry civil Appropriation hill. An nnexpocted There is, how ever, balance avifllahle for t h i s class ol work of $30,000,000, s o that t h e failure to pass a river and harbor b ill s t thia session of congress will glow hers he seriously felt. The am ounts e tili livellatilo for work on tlie river and Iiarhors of W ashington and Oregon hove la te ly been published, and it is n ot noc- -oesary to give them tim e . in detail at this Suffice it Io say th at tho people of th ese section s can regard th e situa tion w ith eq u an im ity, sin re work will < o forward w ith ou t interruption from gjoos Bay north to G ray’s H arbor, and at the several interm ediate p oin ts « h e r e ch an n els and harbors are being Im jiroved by th e govern m en t, uader tlio xhrectiov of its engineer corps." G REENLEAF I l*EM9. By a W est C oukkseokdint . U ie en le a f, March 5, 1600. W hen H a e td W heelor was on her way to K ugone recen tly sh e Jcilon ed the track of a sm all hear in tho road up U liiekahoinlny m oun tain and n e a r tire top passed the a n im a l, w hieh sat cut a lu« near th e road. I ls a e l's horse «veined to lie m ore scared than sire was hut alio p a ssed in safety. L u cas W h eeler's horse, w hich went lanre w hen his dau ghter was in Eugene a itli it, grew w orse till it d ied . M iss W heelor cam o as n ear liom e as sh e tonld on tire etuge. I n n patch of 1210 cabling«» se t ont on ¡(«Ison c ie e k for early use r ecen tly, deer lestroy««l 300 th e firat week tlie plants «•rw o u t. T h e p atch it watched now (« eep 4hs d estru ctive b easts aw ay hut miaou, guns and i r a |» are under dis- u «aiuti. H umors , h“'1»- ^ ii(| p»mpi«« •»»«r ■»> vrn ptlojiH nro <lno to im p u ro , b y p u rU y ln g <!'« 1,104141 w ill be full of the fruit of the eurth, Always on Hand. Give me a Call. © C. BRACEY. POINT TERRACE ITEMS- By C armen . March 6, 1900. Mr Jesse Bounds, wife, and little daughter are visitin g friends on tlie river. Mies C Blum e who taught the P oin t Tprruce school returned to her home at . Pleasant H ill M onday. School election passed off quietly, Mr I jected iiiuiiduients are partaking of the lunch © Next dcor to Morris Hotel. for their clients, m any of them for A SAFE BAR. White Store. ¡TT h TPÍÍ N eely being elected director. Mr Win Bernhardt and fam ily visited at Mr Bry.nd8 lust week. WORK RESUM ED- Mr A rchie and Miss Beatrice McLeod and M iss E tta Sanders visited at Mr The jetty work w hich was suspended W liism an ’a on Sw eet creek, Saturduy last fall on account of inclem en t weather and Sunday. Was resum ed th is w eek, under the m anagem ent of Mr B row n, wfio was THE EUG ENE MAIL- foreman at the quarry last rear. A crew of men have been driving piles No E ugene mail was received at tlie and m aking such repairs as are needed Florence post utfieo from Monday till preparatory to putting in rock. The yesterday. The reason so far as wo can work is to be continued now till th e con learn is th is. T lie contract for carrying tract ip com pleted, w hich » i ll probably tlie mail between Eugene and Mapleton take about six m onths. for four years from July 1st ’,898, was let by the postal departm ent to a party in Ç A RDINER N E W S , tlie cast and by him sub-tet to E li Bangs of E ugene. It is reported that tlie con (From the Roseburg P laind ealer ) tractor lias failed. School lias closed and private school The Guard says that Mr Bangs states w ill soon com m ence w ith M iss Rose tire contractors ate behind about eight Parrott as teacher. m onths in tlieir payments to him and W e are very glad to see Mrs C handler that lie will not curry the mail longer back hom e after being absent all w inter. till a settlem en t is made. The mail from E ig e n e arrived hero yesterday W e hear tiiat W aller Austin is going j having been brought in by B angs’ to leave tlie m ill suon and Mis« Em m a stage. Glees the m ess house. What is going to happen, W aiter? RAILROADING PATENTS. W e understand the m ill is going to sh u t down n e x t w eek. Then i t is tim e A single firm o f P atent Lawyers, C A to m ake gardens. Snow & Co, of W ashington, D O, have T lie little schooner L illie is about iu tlie last year procured 1,630 patents ready to sail tor San Francisco. while tliooe w ho m ind not these com- Great I have opened a shop ¡ T h e in Florence where 1 shall keep a good stock of inventions. O WILL STAND THE W EB. NEW LINE OF A FAPETRIES S o u rs re ^ ru fg , 0. W. HUKD. A Snow & Co have been accused of railroadingpatents th at is free. N otw ith stand in g nil tlio reports th at through the Patent Office, hut th ey in circu lation about tlie sist that this locomotion is better than Now that un exch ange has given the has sen t them to the secretaries of stnto whole thing away, there can be no harm wrecks occurring here, there lias never ox-carting them for by the latter pro ill those states w here tlie legislatures in publishing the follow ing secret work yet been a vessel wrecked eith er on the cess the inventor often dies before lie gets h is patent. are now in session, nam ely, Now York, of the fraternal prees association. The S iu slaw bar or in tlie Siuslaw river. True, several v essels have struck on New Jersey, O hio, M assachusetts, outer sign consists of three kicks on tlie NEW SC H O O L O F F IC E R 8. Tenueasee, M aryland, Iow a, K entucky sanctum door, w h ich w ill he given tire sp its w h ile en terin g tlie river and rem ained there a num ber of days before mid M ississippi. As tlie subject com es witti force and deliberation. You w ill Tire following are tlie officers elocted up anew in tliis form it m ay n o t he then rem ove your hat and advance to th ey could be worked into the channel by tire various districts in th is vicinity favorably received by legislatures t|,e cen ter of the room . P lace your so us to float ea sily , but every one that at the annual school m eeting, so tar as already elected, since it strikes at a right hand insid e your pants pocket has had any difficulty lias been taken we have received reports. legislative prerogative, hut if it he made thum b and finger tightly clasping a off again. Thia doubtless would not be Florence,—E A E vans, director; O W a feature of all future elections it will silver dollar w hich drop into th e ou t tlie case if it w ere a rocky harbor like H urd, clerk. Point Terrace.— W W N eely,d irector; then he easy enough to gut the legislative stretched palm of the editor and at tlie som e others along tlie coast, but with no Lester Ogden, clerk. dnnger from th is source, a vesssl strik assent. A cam paign pro[>eily conducted sam e tim e say: “ Send your paper to Nortli Fork.—Jared Scott, director; w ill forco congress to act eith er directly m o." The editor in response will | ing rests easily on the sand w ith no Mrs A J Morris, clerk. co as to avoid the threatenin g com m and m urm ur “ thank you ," after which you j trouble from rocks punching a hole in M aple G rove.—Directors, Ira Hoff man one year; J A McLeod three years; or tiy the sum m oning of a convention wilt be seated and tell him all the new s tier sides. T he steam er M aggie which ran aslrore Clerk C h at David. under pressure. of your lodge. If it should happen that Mercer Lake—O P ow ell, director; O Tlio agitation was never so effective as y 0U aru w ithou t a silver dollar, try a February 5th and did not get off till W Hutton, clerk. March 1st, cam e nearest being a total it is now, und tlie P ennyidvanians are paper o n e .— S a n tia m Netvi. tilen a d a —B F Katie, director; Chas loss, but sh e is now at Glenuda aw aiting Harwood, clerk. to he congratulated on their excellen t Tint following is u list of eig iit classes orders as to w h at shall he done with work, w hich can n ot be ignored. As we of people who do a town no go«xl. First, her. Tire other vessels, tlie ¡Em m a royiew tlie subject tlie adm irable pru- It is very hard to stand Idly by and those who go out of town to do trading. U tter, A ugusta, George H Chance, see our dear ones suffer while aw aiting, denco and wisdom of tlie framers of tho Second, tliose w ho prefer a quiot town D an ielson. B ella, Berw ick and one or tlie arrival of the doctor. An Albany! conat Ju tion becom es ovidout once m ore. to one of pusli and energy. Third, tw o others w hose nam es we have for (N Y) dairym an called at a drug store It lias never been necessary to try the there for a doctor to com e and see his th ose who im agine tiiey own tire tow n. gotten , all aueceisleil in gettin g afloat child , then very sick with croup. N ot | alternative of the legislative initiative F ourth, those who think b u siness cau w ith little or no dam age. up to now, but here it is at hand to fit i finding the doctor in , ho left word fori lio dono sly ly w ithout advertisin g. rrob ably there is not another harbor him to com e at once on his return. He tlie em ergency aud to prevent congress < Fifth, tliose who deride public spirited on tlie const where there lia r s been as also bought a hottie of Cham berlain's J. W . C A R M A N from thw arting the popular w ill. m en. S ix th , tliose who opposo every | Cough Rem edy, which fie hoped would m any vessels run aground w ithou t one give soino relief until tire doctor should m ovem ent not originated by them selves. FROM SENATOR SIMON. or more wrecks occurring to charge up , rrUe n few hours he returned, sx j- Seven th , those who oppose every public agi List the place. ¡ng tlie doctor need not com e, as the enterprise th at docs not appear to bene W asiiixotox , D Ç, Feb 15, 1600. child was m uch better. Tire druggist, fit th em . E igh th , those who seek to O v e r - W o r k W e a k e n s Mr.Otto Schulz, says the family has since I H os O H H oliirx , injure the credit of an ind ividu al,— P resident Florence Board of Trade, Y o u r Kidneys« recommended C ham berlain's Cough Reme<ly to their neighbors and friends H a i n B ’.iicAnmii. Florence, Oregon. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. until Ire iias a constant dem and for it My dear S ir : — W ithout coxsuukixo the sm all ahip- from tiiat part of tire country. For sale All the blood In your body passes through by all druggists. J am in receipt of tlie yards in the country which aro building your kidneys once every three minutes. resolu tion s passed by tire Florence wood«n coasters, the C om m ission o f, kidneys are your GENERAL NEWS blood purifiers, they fit Board of Tra^e ns to tlio necessity of j N avigation reports that there are at ter out the waste or congress appropriating not Its» than 'p resen t 100 vessels being built in tire , Impurities In the blood. Tire New York Journal and A dvertiser It they are sick or out says th a t ex President Cleveland $100,0JO for im proving the bar at the U nited S lates for war and com m erce. of order, they fall to do seriously ill nt his hom e in Princeton. m outh of the Riuslaw river, the money F ifty-n in e m en bant sh ip s represent a their work. Pains, aches and rheu He is not confined to hie lied ,l»nt Ire to he available for continuing the work tonnage of 191,107 tons and tire fifty matism come from ex seldom leaves his room, on the upper as soon ns tlio present contract is coin- war vessels on tlie storks 136,164 tons cess of uric acidfn the lloor of his home. l i e rarely sees visitors, blood, due to neglected plcted, ami requesting tiiat the work he displacem ent. The U n ion Iron W orks 1 and takes practically no interest in any kidney trouble. placed upon tire contract list and a con- of San Francisco is credited with seven I Kkina iy trouble causes quick unstea -,----- - or ----------- lady events of the world at large. heart beats, and makes one feel as though tract let at onco for com pleting tlio war vessels with an aggregate displace- they had heart trouble, because the heart’u . H i , , , u ” nre'’ t b ,t Jnstice Gray is like- over-working in pumping thick, kidney- ly to retire (Toni lire U nited Ptates jetty . m en l o( 31,700 tone.—A' ?’ CAronicJr. poisoned blood through veins and arteries.' su ,r e m e court. Ile was apponiteli by R eplying, I beg to say th a t I sltall be I side« that only urinary Preaidiret Arthur in 1881. It used to be considered Jneaen R oach , a North Dakota cattle Attorncy pleased to do everyth in g in uiy power to troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, buyer, is in Portland, havin g com e to but now modern science proves »hat nearly G eneral Griggs and Ex tSecietnry ai have congress authorise lire im prove Oregon to buy 6,000 head of cattle, l i e all constitutional diseases have their begin- State U«y are m enlioneil ss hie «ucees- p i m ent of the Siuslaw river aa desired by nlng In kidney trouble. eor. recently purchased 2,500 head in Idaho, j If i f you are sick you can make no mistake your Board. Scnutor McBriile lias offered an , Jfí"í paying $18 for yearling« and $26 for t w o by first doctoring your kidneys The mild endm ent to 'Very truly yours, "'■'«’«remeui io tire u ie Indian hill hili appro- ycar-oids. l i e says cattle raising in and the sitraord-naiy effect of Dr. Kilmer's am e r««t kidney remedy la prretirg $204,800 for tire paym ent of tire Joexra F imos . Oregon is a profitable industry, ns tire soon realized. It s'ands the highest for Its I ' r > i o- ■ . -w-c- m ild w inters here render (eediug of wonderful cures of the most «Usketaing^aes 1' " ' N ' « - <-««• «"d Siuslaw Indians for GENTLE-W OM AN b , m onth- and Is sold oa Its merits g r W ' 1 'rrcinlernig their lauds to the govern-l ttvM» «Ita »«■ wh.tt.» me -.-»«1««. «k. cattle alm ost unnecessary, grass grow- TO OUT PA TR O N «. >y magazine devoted to subjects of inter- by all druggtsis In f i f t . - - "» Ift in I860. rMB-.v. «e. u-m l-w o h - - * u i mg green on th e range« all w in ter. vai « u u . m « i b , ì cent and ooe-dollsr siz «tur. «aliar. Ih. kl.-yj. I W * ^ I^ !ŒviK**-Bkt«H TA X Ô A tôv e ,t ,0 , h e '»'lit*. T he regolar subecrip- W e have made arrangement» !■••• «iaaku.-4.-i \ V * NT’tP «F.vrhvl. PXK-OMa FOH ni»- es. You may have a i»t.i _______ nti,,- MaiMfcim In ihk* alale la sample bottle by m a i l __________ _____ j r è ïa n d ë î,- » — __ tlOn Pr,t:e “ l!o’l,r b u t w eh evetn ad e which we w ill fnrniah the Weett Zn i” f in their ow n »RlTouiMttnf b , which we offer J «*• 4rû<«ui **<• cannile«. connue«, W wuitna tlltmi io yi'arly ----- *«1. ps»T«We tree, also pamphlet telling you how Io find «Mil V I’ m »» b for «a. «erk lv Pv«tmhle Fin pH )incut w ith u n u iim ! out If you have kidney or bladder trouble, «»viturv. Oregonian w ith the ist for one i 1 MWtuniUe». Rrfervmx.-« «xeh«iu(M. Kn j Mendon thia papet when writing F .si’J ' ^ S a r' , hT ,f , s,'ort Wme f,,r <>'<» cents »year. Call an.) to any addreas for the aura of two D Í, { ¿ T -v't ••M r » .« » «tam .*d r«vel.«|W * A Blnghatntoo. N- Y. ' aari.aoBSaaS. t «tS, Sk* V aaiuu Uulldilig. t,*‘ics<\> .• M w ple copy. p a r i vayaide cash io advance. have been in C A R M A N ’S CHEAP CASH STOKE! Drv Coods, * Crocerles * and * Notions.! 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