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About The Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1899-1904 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1900)
t: •** 4 r KITABLISIEIl HI R TSF BI1SE1111TI01 BIIOCUTIC f'RUrtPLKS. All» TO KAKI 11 111’1 KIT LI Ï116 Bl THE SWEAT OF OLK BKUW * EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1900. NO IO i NEWS FROM AFRICA FRUIT CROP. The Season Gives Indications of Being Unprofitable and Light. see Kid Gloves Beautiful line All the new shades, Tans Modes, Blues, Reds, Greens, Grays, Browns nd Slates. As the season develops the fruit pniapects of Lane county douot ap;>ear flattering, whereas teu days ago all crops seemed to promise to be average. The reason ot what is now generally conceded to b • a light crop is ascribed to various causes. Some growera think that the rains have blighted the crop, while others assert that it Is due to the weakening ettect of the heavy freezes of two years ago, from which the trees have not yet recovered their vitality. The G uard has interviewed a num ber of prouilueut growers of tne oouuty, and from tlie composite statement« of these men deduces the following stat««- meut of conditions: Italian prunes—Will be an entire failure. Petite prunes—Will be an average On March 31, 1890, Couuty Clerk Lee prepared the following official semi- crop. annual statement: Silver nrunee—The result still in LIABILITIES. doubt, with chances against a large or To warrants drawn on the County Treasurer and outstanding and even average yield. unpaid..................................................................................................... $109,695 98 l’eare—All are badly injured and the To estimated amount interest accrued thereon..................................... 5,000 00 yield will tie small, with the exception ...$114,695 98 of the Bartletts, which promise a full Total liabilities. crop. RESOURCES. Early apples—Nearly a failure. By funds in hands of County Treasurer applicable to payment of county warrants......................................... $ 3,300 00 Late apples—Too early to make a By estimated unpaid current taxes applicatile to payment county prediction as to result. warrants........................................................ 60,939 33 By value tax sale certificates applicable to payment county warrants 2,500 00 ; Strawberries— Indications favorable for a fair crop. » 66,739 Total resources Other small fruit—A fair crop seems RECAPITULATION. assured. $114,695 98 Total liabilities .. 66,739 33 total resources.. General Rundle Ran Into Strong Will Be Held in Eugene, Satur day, April 28, at Boer Nest at Dewetsdrop. 1:30 p. m. SLIGHT BOER SUCCESS special to the Guard. P retoria , April SHOULD BE LARGELY «WENDED 24.—The federated Next Saturday the mass meeting force, continue to hold their several wld be held at the court house to positions, and skirmisbiug is reported consider tlie sugar beet question. It Is along the line. of the utmost importance, and no class Young General Cronje attacked the of citizens is exempt from active inter' British near Bonbop and chased them est In the matter. iu the direction of Boshop. They I The producer should consider it well, for the factory established nere would not stand and fight. means a uew oom mod I ty to be raised, ‘ ‘ at a price which guarantees a proti t Special to th« Guard. for toil. L ekuwkof , April 24.—Tl.e Boers The latairer is Interested for It means are puzzled by General Carew's tactics. work at remunerative employment— Iu hie hurried retreat he left guns aud beets will have to lie weeded and tended to; immense quantities of wood ammunition. will have to lie out, hauled and burned; General Dewet holds the water j tlie factory will employ several works. hundred hands directly. The business man is Interested, Special to the guard . because it means a large and stable L ondon , April 24.—General Rundle increase of population In tills vicinity, Prices from 75cto $1.75 found the Boers in greater force than •‘"’"Uring a larger trade and patronage , was expected at Dewetodorp, ami i from . tlie . tiest of ’ people, * ’ tlie laborer and producer. awaits tlie arrival ot reinforcements Th(( |uw;Uug ,houM ,how before venturing to attack the Boer, enthusiasm which precedes a succeae- llues. j ful termination ofthe efforts made to A Plsin Answer. $ 47.Jfô6 65 Net indebtedness of Lane county A hard fight is expected at Thabau- »ecure this great enterprise. . It must be remembered that a few people E ugene , Oregon, April 21, 1900. cbau. The Boers are strongly iu- cannot bring this about. It will It will be seen at a glauce III >t the debt of Lane county is alarming in the WEEKLY EUGENE GUARD PENSION BUSINESS. H on . W. H. S paugh , Heceta, Oregon. trenched at that point. extreme. require the united work of the farmer, D ear S ir : Y'our esteemed favor of Couuty l lerk Lee by twisting ligules makes the debt $47,956 65. This is laborer and business man. If they act MpBELL BROS., Publishers Vi eterans Who Rescued Oregon false and misleading. In the first place lie appropriates all the taxes levied the 15th, inst. is before me and together systematically, harmoniously conteuts noted. 1 am very much From the Savages Are Not and calls them “res lUrces,” alien he is fully aware that a delinquent lax list TICE East side ot Willamette street, be and earnestly Eugene will Lave this tween Seventh and Eighth street« is always returned. Even uniter the excellent collections of KherifT Withers, obliged to you for the high terms iu ' factory, which wilt mean more to the Considered Worthy of be reported last year delinquent $1,437 18, only $356 94 of this being on real j which you speak of me as a man aud Republican candidates have arranged southern end of the Willamette valley TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pensions. property, the balance being on corrections to tlie roll and jieraonal property a citizeu. Praise, such as you bestow to canvass the eouuty and will address than any other thing w hich baa ‘‘resour •es”; and again. J upou me makes one feel, indeed like It the voters of the several precincts on come tous. that had left the county. This Is certainly poor . _ »Y«r........................................................ $2.00 generally the average delinquent tax list is from ^3,000 to $4,000. I Months.................................................... LOO was worth while for a man to live an the following dates: T A Wood, grand commander Indi Attend the meeting and induce your me Months.......................................................50 And again, he has found a new “lesource,” tax sale certificates applicable an War Veterans, writes an old veter to payment of county warrants, estimated at $2,600. He is the first man to find honorable and upright life. To have Florence, Saturday, May 11, 2 p m. neigh tior to do so. this In fact, this is already labeled as a “res ¡uree" under tax collections. the confidence and esteem ofhls fellow Mapleton, Mouday, May 14,2 p in. hstuinx rates made known on application an of this city, as follows: "The speaker baa so far turned our Again, the property bid In by tlie oouuty is generally that w hich other buyers citizens is an houor any man feels Ubssher, Tuesday, May 15, 2 p m. Un« all business letters to THE GUARD, Truth afraid of. hence must tie quite poor “resources." Again, the U county 7 has proud to possess. [fcrene, Oregon. pension bill down. The veterans are are tieen in tlie habit of appropriating all tliis "resources,” when in fact one half j Now answering your question, will Elmira, Wednesday, May 16, 2 p ill. mad—that Is putting it mildly. I have of it belongs to the school fund, school districts ami cities. To the E ditor :—Recently 1 noticed say that the Citizens' platform, upon Long Tom, Thursday, May 17, 2 p tn. Ml J WALTON N E MARKLEY brought all the pressure there is to bear Junction, Friday, May 18, 2 p in. an item in the Register copied from to: which I was nominated, pledges the The outstanding warrants at this time amount [TALTON A OVERTON. in belpiug the bill through." Smithfield, Saturday, May 19, 2 pm. tlie Nugget, eulogizing L Gilstrap as a Up to March 31,1900 ...................................................... $ I 09,695.98 candidates for representatives,if elected I ATTORNEYS AT-LAW soldier slid a cripple, leaving ll<e In For the month of April, 1900 estimated .................. « JvSia'ivi? 10 vote f°r Bie submission of the Irving, Saturday, May 19, 7:80 p hi . Lee’s "Resources.” ference that his disability was the Estimated interest ......................... .................................. "____ 0,0 eoimtitutiimul amendment known as Hadleyville, Monday, May 21,2pm. fill practice in all the court« of the state. result of service iu the army. Such is Wo-In Walton Block. $1 I 8,695.98 Abe Initiative and referendum to tlie Lorane, Tuesday, May 22, 2 p m. E ugens . O regon . E ditor G uard :—Lee’s "resources” people. I accepted tne nomination Cot. Grove, Wednesday, May 23, 2 pm iiot the truth. Mr Gilstrap, like Mr I’aiietson, received bls injuries from might be illustrated ss follows: Not a Single warrant has been paid issued since November on that platform, and If elected, shall Creswell, Thursday, May 24, 2 p in. f L WHITSON, 10,1898. Lack of funds is the cause. accident; not from any service. Mr LIABILITIES. vote to submit the said amendment to Pleasant Hill, Friday, May 25, 2 p in. DENTIST. RESOURCES. the voters of the state. The Ntote Fall Creek, Saturday, Mayk’6, 2 p m. I Gilstrap did serve his country some $ 7,000 hving purchased the oflice and fixture« of Mortgage on farm . Lane county has no resources on hand applicable to payment of county Democratic platform also declares for Springfield, Saturday. May 26, 7:30 p m three or four months, and we don’t .. 2,000 the late deceased W V Henderson, I am Other indebtedness tielleve that he wishes to secure votes warrants excepting $3.300, and in fact this sum, by law provided, will be used now prepared to do anything in the line of the submissions of that amendment. Thurston, Monday, May 28, 2 p m. by false representation ot fool friends. Dentiitrv in the above said office. .1 9,000 in paying state taxes, aid will not be used in reducing our interest-bearing I voted in the convention for that Waltervllle, Tuesday, May 29,2 p hi . Total debt. We will state further: That the county owes state taxes yet over TCrown and bridge work a specialty. Mohawk, Thursday, May 31, 2 p m. V ol . RESOURCES $ I 6,000 which must be paid first, and then after this the school fund is platform. Wendling, Thursday, May 31, 7:30 p in entitled to live mills on all collections It is not at all likely that a call for Very truly yours, S LUCKEY, Real estate..................................... $ 5,000 Coburg, Friday, June 1, 2 p m. county warrants can be made by Treasurer Patterson tiefore tiie latter part of The Champion Fool. E. R. B kipworth . Personal property............................ 2,000 May or first of June. And our county debt still increases. DIALER IN Eugene, Saturday, June 2, 1:30 p in. Last year the delinquent tax list was not made up until December. Taxes Expect to earn next twelve The citizens’ party candidates aie Albany Democrat: "The Nugget of Iodo, Watches, Chains, Jew will probably not be paid moe promptly this year. By that time the taxes months ............................. $4,000 elry, Etc. invited to Join the republican candi Cottage Grove continues to be the will pay some old warrants while new ones will tie issued in their stead, aud Some Questions. Vl -pairing promptly done. Total...........................................$H,000 the “resources” will vanish. Of c<ureu this is if the present conditions dates in a joint canvass of the county worst tool sheet in Oregon. It says FA11 work warranted. REMAIN UNCHANGED. on the above named dates. Any dates Mr Kincaid has made a big Jump down RECAPITULATIONS. C ottage G rove , April 21. W BROWN, M. D. not satisfactory to both [silllical parties from secretary of state to eouuty Judge. SOME TRUTHS Resources..................................... $11,000 E ditor G uard : Will you please can be adjusted. Í This is not true. Washington Jumped Liabilities ................................... - 9.000 The debt of Lane county March 81, 1900, approximated: County publish the amouut of taxes assessed PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. G. R. C hrisman , down from president of the United warrants outstanding$109,695 98, and inierest (estimated) $6,000 .$115,695 98 against the respective candidates for Chairman Republican County Central Htates to Justice of the peace, but it was Net resources ........ ................... $ 2,000 If the "resources” are subtracted then the running expense« for 12 Jfice— Upstairs in Chrisman Block. county judge aud commissioner? months should he added, which amounted from April 1, 1899, to Committee. to his credit. Tlie county Judge’s office “Expect to earn i” might realize WHonra: 9 to 11 a m; 12 to 2, 6 to 9 p m. Yours truly, A R eader . April 1, 1900, to.................................................................................... 74.685 5» By L. H.J ohnson , 0, then trouble would be imminent. of Lane county needs him badly, and Secretary. Again I might spend double the it will be to his credit if he is elected.’ $190,381 57 4 C WOODCOCK, The tax rolls in the sheriff» office amount I earned, then what would Estimated interest to accrue between March 31, li«00, and March 31, show: ATTORNEY AT-LAW. occur? T axpayer . 1901, on warrants.................................................. 7,000 00 Tax FOR JUDGE. Oftoe ()te half block south of Chrisman $197 84 H R Kincaid, Citizens’....... Block, C ommendatory .—Salem dispatch "RESOURCES”—IN FUTURE. 22 . 123 O F Knox, Rep ..................... to the Oregonian: Superintendent Euaurc, O regon . $ 59,439 33 Taxes to lie collected............................. OOM MISSION KR. Ackerman returned today from a visit Tax certificates <e«timate<l collection) 500 00 3 300 00 J It Hill,Citizens’........................ $113 J E BEAN, to the public schools of Drain, Eugene, Cash in funds of Treasurer Patterson Harrisburg and Junction City. He ATTORNEY AT LAW. $63,239.33 J L Taylor, Rep........................ . reports that in all these places be found Mr Taylor’s •-» is for 86 heed SUMMARY. Bp«cial attention to collections and matter» in educational aflairs in a very satisfac. Probate. Money to loan on real estate. sheep aud is the bounty of 1 cent per $197,381 57 tory condition. He paid a short visit Total liabilities . 63,239 33 head, as fixed by the state bounty law Ornci-With A C Woodcock. to the State University at Eugene, Total resources. passed by the last legislature. and says that everything there is Total debt March 31, 1901 (estimated $134,142 24 w L. CHESHIRE, M. D. moving along very smoothly and In the year from April 1, 1899, to March 81, 1900, »10,231 were paid for harmoniously.! First India Famine Meeting. eourl home. IMPTON BROS. IT IS ALARMING New Wrappers Just In PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Oirùmaa Uldg. Eugene, Oregon. LiNECOUNTYBANK t>takll>h«d n - or— EUGENE, OREGON. * Strierai Banking business in all branches transacted on lavorale terms. D ied .—Mrs. Joseph Theimer oied this morning at her home on Seventh street. She had been an invalid for some time. The deceased was well known in this city where she has lived for a good many years. The funeral will occur from the family residence at 2:30 tomorrow ufternoon, to the I O O F cemetery. D ied .—Gladys, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs R J M«le, of ('»nap I Creek, dred April 23, 19-iO, of pneumo- uia ag«*d 5 month». T”e funeral will take place In th«< an*- ( reek cemetery ' rue«day, April 24 af IO« m. A. G. HOVEY, President* J- M. ABRAMS Caehler. B H HOVEY, A»»t Cs»hler. ---- FIRST — National Bank EUGENE Loan s Savings Bank Of Eugene. Of Eugene, Oregon, hi Up Cash Capital - $50,000 tejk# . . . - 2,500 Paid up Cash Capital $50,000 Surplus $50,000 Eugene, Oregon. GENERAL banking BcrsiNR«s D-ne <a rere-nsN« term*. »J»ht * UNtHAL »ANSINO BUSINESS TRANS tratu on Chiesto, S» Francise ani 1 rt- land. Oregon. ACTED ON FAVORABLE TCRMS- ßilb» <>( told on f ccuatn*«. - • **''■°» th« principal etti» of th« Deposit* received subject to check of certifi *n<î t,,r«i<n co mtOrs of deposit. __ ai owM on r>»w«n<l i ertlflratea of cate Albs.llsctiona entrust«! to n» will rarefa ,V" ' wh»» ’<»«*1 twriol. prompt Attanti. r. < ¿.“I T' * »nr vrem pl attentine D “w' «u»ij «arraute nought. T G HsunaicBS, Premdrey 8 B E axi >, Vice Presi-¡Act. A I PRESENT DEBT. The present debt of Lane countv today is in excess of $118,000.00. Citizens anti Taxpayers of Lane county, study these figures. , • t 11 The Register, the official republican paper, virtually pledges the republican candidate to follow in tue footsteps of the present board of commissioners. For comparison, we give Linn county s statement, recently issued: SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY STATEMENT Of til. filiBLci .l i->miit . ' ' f 'he ( < unty < f Linn, in the Stole of Oregon, on the 81»t day nf March, A. D., 1900. Yesterday ’he first meeting for the relief of the India famine sufferers was held at mount Vernon school bouse. Although only a few pereons were present, $13 whs pledged and a com mittee appointed to »ecure more fundi. The first ottering* to be sent in were from Natron. The D aily G uard has kltidly granted space to publish the list contributors each week. RECEIVED APRIL 22. Wm Smith........... Miss Helle Keeney. It 25 Total J. R. Ellison. J R Kill »on, the well known plonts r, died this afternoon at hl. home in the None eastern part of the city, from the To warrant-drawn on county treasur. r, outstanding, unpaid ..... Non* re-ulta of old age and it. attendant To »etioisted amount of iuU-rest s«-cru-.l thereon ....................... .. .. .....$ 42,374 43 weaknesses. At the time the G uard State tax............................................................................................. what ... $ 42,374 43 ¡ goes to pies, it is not known Total Habilité •- time the funeral will be beld, Tbia RnolRCM. will be announced tomorrow. fund, in hand of county treasurer applicable to jiaymer.t of By 2 347 57 coun’y warrant»... -......................................................................... - CHURCH D elegates —The el«ht of county sheriff applicable to payment of By find« iu Land» i 458 70 delegates from Oregon to the General ¿»t imaled u" aid unpaid current lax« ■ Bpp ¡caulw to payment of Assembly of the Presbyterian church By 81,190 •y Barren:- ............ _ at St Louis, Missouri, May 17, have been choeen. Among them ar» Rev I Total .... ............................................................................ .. ....... P Knotts, of Florence, and E d«i County Judge ltoit- n say» the county will b»ve on hand March 31, 1901, at Rob rt Glare, of Craw fordevil I*. lea»t $8,000 LIABtl.lTIEri. A lino line of Shirt WaistH from the factory direct. Novelties in Men’s 11, t The Latest hodty Call ai .1 sue Our New Shoe« and < ’lothing. DUNN t