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EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1900.
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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.
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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.
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