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About The Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1899-1904 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1904)
Rheumatism —* Chas. E. Shlrot:, supervisor SCHOOL DIS LOCAL TALENT IN road work................................. ¡J.’W, Veatcb, deputy super TRICT REPORT MINISTRELSY visor road work.................. Is Not a Skin Disease. Mort people have aa idea that ’Ueumatism is contracted like a cold, that the damp, chilly air penetrates the muscles and joints and causes the terrible aches Clerk Reisner’s Report Shows a and pains, or that it is something like a skin disease to be rubbed away with lini- Prosperous Condition of OMnt or drawn out with plasters; but Rbuematism originates in the blood and is caused by Urea, or Uric Acid, an irritating, corroding poison that settles in mus Eugene School District. cles, joints and nerves, producing inHammation and soreness and the aharp, cutting pains peculiar to this distressing disease. „ Bowlin* ,, „ Green, Ky. Exposure to bad weather or sudden Abont a year a*o I wae attacked by acute chilling of the body will hasten an at rheumatism in my shoulders, arms and CLERK REISNER’S REPORT. tack of Rheumatism after the blood and le*s below the knee. I could not raise my arm to comb my hair. Doctors prescribed system are in the right condition for it for 1- iuaucial report to special meeting me for over two months without giv to develop, but have nothing to do with ing me any relief. IaawS. 8. 8. advertised of the taxpayers of School District the real true causes of ]■'. -nmatism, and decided to try it. Immediately I com menced its use I felt better, and remarked No. 4, Lane county, Oregon: Which are internal and no*, i ternal. mot her that I was glad I had at last found Eugene, Oregon, December 28, 1903. Liniments, plasters l I robbing to some relief. I continued its use and am will sometimes reduce the inflamma entirely well. I will always feel deeply GENERAL FUND. tion and swelling and ease the pain for interested in the success of 8. 8. 8. since it did me so much good. Bal. on band Jan. 1, 1903 8 2,236 ■ time, but fail to relieve permanently 1 Received from special taxes 9,879 90 because they do not reach the seat of 311 13th Bt. MRS. ALIOS HOBTON. the trouble S. 3. S. cures Rheumatism because it attacks it in the blood, and Received from county appor the Uric Acid poison is neutralized, the sluggish cir tionment ............................. 5,655 40 culation stimulated and quickened, and soon the sys tem is purified and cleansed, the aching muscles and Received from state appor joints are relieved of all irritating matter and a lasting tionment ............................. 2,753 60 core of this most painful disease effected. Received from tuition......... 418 77 S. S. S. is a harmless vegetable remedy, unequalled Received from miscellaneous 6 75 no a blood purifier and an invigorating, plea ant tonic. Book on Rheumatism will Received from bills Payable 2,400 00 bn mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. A TLANTA. GA. The Band Boy - and the Base Ball Managers to Give an Entertainment W. W. Darueille supervisor work............................... W. D. Taylor, supervisor road road work ...................... Coontz Cart, supervisor road work......... . . p . . L. Lockard, supervisor road work................................ W. Suieed, supervisor road work................................ Tax account:— M. A. States, work on tax roll Sarah Skaggs, rebate tax......... Indigent Soldier account:— John Ingham, iudigent soldier John Ingham, relief indigent soldier widow, Mrs Carpenter Johu Ingam, relief indigent j soldier for Warner A Kayser Pauper supply a count: Mrs. Geo. Lea, pauper sup port ........................................... L. B. Johnson, pauper’s coffiu J. W. Mulkey, board of C. M. Carter ...................................... C. W. Powell, (pauper.............. M. E. Russell, care of paupers Williams A iarvin, supplies for paupers....................... M. E, Russell, pauper............ Jail account:— Fred Fisk, board of prisoners Bon Marche store, merchandise Printing account; Oregon State Journal, print ing.................... '........................ Gilstrap Bros., printing......... Coroner’s account: C. B. King, coroner’s inquest John H. Barr, Sr., witness coroner's inquest.................... W T. Evans, witness coroner’s inquest...................................... Johu H. Barr, Jr., witness coroner’s inquest.................... M. J. Thompson, witness cor- oruer’s inquest....................... J. M. Stafford, juror of inquest Sanford Skinner, juror of in- 20 00 10 00 MORE COUNT) CHANGED SINCt << FORTY YEARS AGO” STATISTICS 18 13 75 27 Karri*on R. Kincaid Comments in People Who Had Names Changed the Journal.-“l’ve Wandered - Sent to Reform and Deaf to the Village Tom”. 12 Stare Journal Dec. 26. "This issue closes the 40th volume ll 25 ! and year of the Oregon State Journal. Tbe drat paper was issued early in 50 00 the year 1861, by H. K. Kincaid and 3 40 Joel Ware, tbe last named person who had nothing more to do with tbe 35 00 paper, being a clerk in tbe (J. S. Surveyor-General’s office, than to 11 25 have his name used and to set a little type during evenings after office 5 00 hours. He retired at tbe end of first year, and Mr. Kincaid assumed entire chsrge as editor and proprietor, and 15 65 o 00 has retained that position from the first number to the present time, hav ing associated with him a short time 3 00 in 1872-3 bis brother John 8., and in 12 IX) 1883 4 his youngest brother George Total.................................... 823,351 19 164 00 8. Kincaid. At Hret Eugene con DISBURSEMENTS. Trocl’et’s Colchicine Salicylate Capsules. Paid teacher«' salary......... 812,062 48 tained only a few hundred people, 8 00 aud this was the only paper betweeu A standard and infallible cure for RHEUMATISM and GOUT, Paid janitors 823 35 endorsed by the highest medical authorities of Europe and 6 00 'COLCHICINE America. Dispensed only in spherical capsules, which dis Paid clerks.............. Albany aud Jacksonville. 137 59 Frank Taylor, road work......... 75 804 00 John llice, road work............. SALICYLATE solve in liauids of the stomach without causing irritation or Paid interest ......... HAD A MONOPOLY. 1 50 93 98 symptoms. Price, $1 per bottle. Sold b? i Paid insurance... . 276 00 J. J. Taylor, road work........... xS^SUV^/ disagreeable ForI,the first two years, until a 1 15 60 4 druggists. De sure and get the genuine. Paid bills payable 2,400 00 G. H. Hale, road work............. paper was started at Roseburg, we tVlLLUVS 31FO. <>>.. CLEVEL.1SU, OB IO. »<>e truu* 3 75 Paid wood................ 672 51 Thomas Taylor, road work.... 2 25 bad all the sheriff's tales and admin Paid repairs............ 52 45 J, A. Clearwater, road work . F .r 5: ]oby Linn Drug C > 83 50 28 70 istrator's notices~and other legal ad Paid incidentals . Ì0C 60 J. R. Kelle , road work......... 4 50 dL,1 "" -'VL'. -- '--- 36 20 vertising from Douglas county, and Paid tuition, returned 4 00 J. D. Nichols, road work. . .. 27 75 all from Lane also. The businesH Paid taxes ..................... 43 65 Geo. Frissell, road work.... 4 80 25 60 although not a wealth producer, was Paid furniture.............. 47 70 Geo. Frissell, road work......... better then than now when there is a 3 00 Asa Williams, road work ....... 22 50 1 70 weekly paper in every little village tn Total paid out $18,024 30 J. R. Howard, road work.... .... A CAR LOAD .... every county, with three in Eugene 4 50 and two dailtes. Changes in niauy J. C Robertson, road work ... 4 50 1 70 Direct from quarries in New England Total..................................... 823,351 19 Claude Nott, road work......... 18 57 other ways have been as great. Stage Two more cars on the way. Balance on hand $ 5,326 89 B. Patterson, load work........... 8 28 1 70 coaches were then tbe only means of BUILDING FUND. None furnish better work. travel north to Portland or south to H. Hampton, road work........... 2 60 Received from bills payable 8 6,000 00 N. B. Toll, road work............. 10 00 None in the valllej handle in larger quantity a, 1 70 Sacramento except on foot or on mule Received for rent................ 10 00 Lougbmiller &, Peter, mer 1 20 or horseback. Hence our pricks are riuht . Received from sale of bouse 2,353 95 chandise .................................... 85 29 THE VILLAGE SCHOOL. Write for booklet. Received from rock founda- Griffin Hdw. Co., merchandise 201 71 There was then only one little 25 00 S. L. Long, merchandise....... 38 05 tion... school bouse building, where the old Received from sale of bonds 35,000 00 Griffin Veatcb & Co., mer Central school now stands, It was Received from insurance re chandiser................................... 12 82 long since removed. Great as the turned 20 95 C. C. Sturtevant, merchandise 2 00 changes have been during tbe last 40 W W M S.R1 IN, P oprietor F. L. Chambers, merchandise 30 90 (Guard Special Service.) years, they will be much greatei Total received.....................843,409 90 Walter & Sons, lumber............. 2 70 Smithfield, Dec. 28.—Rev. E. D. during tbe next 40 years, Forty DISBURSED. Walter & Sone, lumber............. 38 77 Olson, of Eugene, honored us by years ago Oregon and Eugene, also Paid for real estate . ... 8 6,000 00 W. B. Andrews, lumber............. 4 95 Paid for insurance . ........... 17 50 B. K. Lumber Co., lumber 3 96 three very touching sermons, Dec. contained loss than one-fourth of 19tb and 20th, resultlug in one addi their present population, At the Paid for abstract aud re- C. F. Croner, hauling rock. 171 75 tion to the church. same ratio of increase, and it will be cording deed............ ........... 17 75 W. J. Gardner, hauling gravel 66 mu. h greater, the state will have a Paid for printing.................. 34 60 E. King, hauling gravel........... Bert Inman, of Elmira, was down 1 20 population of perhaps 2,600,000 and Paid for judges aud clerk with a load of geese for our m< rchants Coast Fork Lumber Co., lum Eugene about 25,000 and may have of boud election.................. 8 00 ber.............................................. 17 57 today. 50,000. Portland will be larger than Paid for bills payable........... 6,000 00 J. M. Stafford, road work. ... 12 45 J. E. Butler made a business trip San Francisco is now’and perhaps will Paid for interest .................. 75 50 Emery Callison, road work ... 4 00 to Eugene Saturday. surpass tbe greet commercial me Paid for moving houses......... 450 15 James Frazier, road work....... 24 50 Justice Croner was in town on oil! tropolis of the Golden Gate in popu Paid for repairs...................... 38 80 N. M. Frazier, road work... 8 00 cial business today. lation and commerce. But we have Paid for rock for foundation 97 50 Ira Frazier, road work............. 17 00 neither time nor space at present to W. H. Beck, our blacksmith, has Paid for telegram.................... 64 John Smith, road work........... 8 00i just received a load of wagon timber. contrast tbe past with tbe present Paid Pugh & Carey, archi W. P. Hill, road work............. 22 00 Jesse Fountain and wife, of Elmira, and future. tects and superintendents 1,200 00 Pat Buckley, road work . ........ 19 00 were in town trading this week. Paid Welch & Maurer, con M. C. Goodenow, work on rock tractors ................................... 21,109 00 Tom Hise passed through Smith- crasher...................................... 8 75 Paid for freight on furniture ,4 60 P. J. McPherson, superinten field today. Andy and Janies Hines were In dent rock crusher................ 24 00 The Albany Herald says : Total paid out 835,064 64 Ben Zuibb, work on town on business Wednesday. rock “The Eugene Guard’s local editor crusher ..................................... 4 80 The showmen of Eugene, were very says, ‘a hard shower of rain fell down Total received 843,409 90 M. C. Goodenow, work on successful in drawing a crowd Wed here at three o’clock Sunday morning crusher...................................... 8 85 nesday evening. The number present and there was not a cloud in sight, Balance on hand.............. 8 8,345 86 B. K. Lumber Co., lumber.... 8 11 were three—Mr. Hopkins and his two the stare shining brigh'Jy in all parte GENERAL FUND. Row Calloway, road work.... 5 00 sons. of the sky.’ ^Wliat a glorious time be must have had^Saturday night." TLe present condition of the gen Henry Carson, road work.... 5 00 SCHOOIi ENTERTAINMENT. Myer A Kyhs, road supplies 17 25 eral fund is as follows: The school exhibition given in the 7 60 M. E. church Thursday afternoon was On hand January 1, 1903 . .8 2,236 77 C. Ogden, road work............. 9 75 largely attended. Everything was in Received from all sources 21,114 42 M. Done, road work.................. P. N. Shelly, road work......... 16 50 harmony with the day, tbe church be Ernest Duckworth, road work 11 00 Total receipts ............... 823,351 19 Remaining in tbe Eugene poetoffice ing beautifully decorated with ever i Total disbursements 818,024 30 Abe Campbell, work with team 5 00 greens and mottoes. The exercises December 24, 1903: Allen, J. G. Balance on band ........... 5,326 89 Merritt Castile, work with team 5 00 opened with a very interesting ad Case, II. B. ; Clark, J. D. ; Crandall, 3 00 dress by Mr. Bennett, and [ prayer by Miss Sbarlott; Cunningham, Mrs. W. For a detailed statement of this Dave Stephens, road work Sep. Garner, road work........... 75 Mr. Beaman. Tbe teachers then took A. ; Hurley, Jas. ; Jenes, Mrs. Mary fund 1 refer you to the district clerk. Frank Poet, road work............. 1 00 We estimate tbe income to the gen charge of the program, which was A ¡Jamison, F. E. ; Jones, Mrs. E. P. ; O. M. Stacy, road work*"... 1 00 Landes, Dick; Landes Sol A;(3); Mul eral fund for tbe coming year as fol as follows: Merritt Castile, road work.... 3 50 lows : Song—"Ring On Merry Belle," by key, B. G. ; Smith, Dana; Straight, Dave Strome, road work......... 2 K pupils. H .R. ; Stephens, A. L. ; Thomason, From state apportionment 8 3,000 00 Charley Robison, road work 1 50 Recitation—"Papa's Letter," by Lee; Thomas, T. ; Freme, Joe (3); From county aportionment. 5,655 00 H. W. Schenck, road work.... 2 50 Izora Dennis. Woen, Wison; White, Burt. From tuition......................... 529 00 B. K. Lumber Co., lumber 2 34 J. L. PAGE, P. M. Drill—“Evergreen Day,” by 14 From district tax, 6 mills . 10,200 00 J. R. Sweet, lumber.................. ! 236 91 small ohildren. Bridge work account: — Declamation—“Merry X’mas, ” by Total..................................819,384 00 Geo Emery, bridge work. .. 15 00 Waiter McClure. Estimated income brought W. E. Wells, bridge work ... 24 30 Recitation—Florence Freeman. forward................................. 819,384 00 Chas. Curry, bridge work....... 22 00 Declamation—Tommy Smith. Estimated expenses are as follows : H. Odell, bridge work •'.... 9 00 Jerome Wilson died last evening at Recitation—Arda Mounts. Salary of School Supt....... 8 1, 400 00 Albert Winzenreid, bridge Recitation—“Crowning tbe Cross,” 9:30 o’clock at the White residence Three principals, 870 per mo. 1,890 00 work ..................................... 4 50 on North Jeffresou street of typhoid by five little girls. Six teachers a< 855 per mo. 2,970 00 Loid Dail, bridge work........... 4 60 fever. Mr. Wilson leaves a widow •> Recitation—Myrtle Beck. Twelve teaehers, 850 per mo. 5,400 00 E. R. Frank, bridge work.... 19 50 and six little children prefectly des Declamation—George Richardson. Three teachers at 845 per G. W. Taylor, bridge work ... 97 75 titute. These people would be good Recitation—Nellie McClure. mo.......................................... 1,215 00 G. W. Taylor, bridge work ... 47 50 objects for Eugene’s charity. Recitation—Rosa Conrad. Two teacherB at 840 per Ralph Hunt, bridge work 15 75 riiKOi Recitation—“Hark I How 1 the 750 00 month.................................... Wm Applewhite, bridge work 51 25 Angels Sing!" by seven pupils. Three janitors........................ 1,170 00 Owen Hunt, bridge work......... 11 25 Recitation—Izora Dennis. Interest on bonds, 860,000, Bert Simpson, bridge work ... 15 0O Declamation—Carl Hansen. at 4 per cent interest.... 2,400 00 M. S. Barker, lumber............... 14 80 Word was received late this after Recitation—“Little Talks Of Water, including motor for noon that Mrs.^W. T. Pattison, re* B. F. Finn, lumber................ I 368 M Jesus," by five little children. 350 00 fan.................................... siding a few miles below Eugene, bad Pratt A Smith, blacksmithing 36 60 Recitation—Angie Beaman. 500 00 Wood...................................... in some manner broken one of her Ralph Hunt, bridge work....... 14 62 Recitation—“Tbe Road to Incidentals................... 7,00 00 legs. There are no particulars of M. L. Hendricks, hauling Heaven, "by Lena Richardson. iDBUTHDCe ........................... 225 00 bridge timbers......................... the accident. Dr. C. H. T. Atwood 8 77, Declamation—Glennie Beck. Salary of district clerk 150 00 baa gone to attend tbe injury. The Gross Bros., repairing ........... 546 I 40 Recitation—“Peace on Earth,” by Interest on bonds not James Holland* hauling bridge lady is quite old and, on account of five little gills. called for ........................ 214 00 iron ........................................... ber age, tbe Injury is quite serious. 1 Declamation—Elinus Beck. Springfield Shingle Co., Declamation—Merril Hill. Total ............................. 819,384 00 shingles......... .......................... 41 25 Recitaiion—Myrtle Freeman. Bond fund ......................... 835,000 eoo J. Bollman, bridge work *.. 1 50 Recitation—Bertha Mounts. DISBURSEMENTS. A Great many items at almost half. Jesse Bollman, bridge work 1 50 Drill—“Dairy Maids," by 16 girls Governor Cbamberlsiu picked out Contract with Welch and A Arthur Haggerty, bridge work 1 50 in white. the shortest day in the year in which 1 * Maurer ............................. 821,109 00 Frank Demming, bridge work 1 W Then the teachers distributed their to hold the special session to adjust Heating plant.................... . 3,060 00 Charles Demming, bridge work 1 50 “treat" to the pupils and each one the tax law, and then had the c eek . 12,00 00 J. E. Baker, bridge work....... Plane and specifications 75 left with a sack full of candy and o ask the legislators to try and get OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Water motor and installation 272 50 John Klontz, hauling tools 10 50 nuts, and congratulations as every things cleaned up so a. to get done 4,361 341 N. R. Fuller, hauling tools Cost of Crow property . 2 50 Furniture for new building 1,537 50 J. I. Barber, bridge work ... 35 84 one seemed pleased with tbe program. before dark.—Drain Nonparreil. Later, the same evening tbe young Charles Stickels, bridge work 6 50 NOTICE Ob’ STOCKHOLDERS Total . .......................... .*;i,53^bi J. M. Gibson, bridge work ... 15 00 folks gathered at the home of Mrs. Bryant and had s good time playing MEETING. M. Racer, bridge work 97 Balance ............................ ?83,4<ï< 6»; H. A. Vasburgb, bridge work 56 or» ggmes and pulling taffy. N nt Ice is hereby given that the Christmas Day we all gathered at regular Delay Forest, bridge work 56 00 annual meeting of tbe stock different places of tbe neighborhood holders of the Booth Kelly Lumber George Moore, bridge work 44 00 Shorty Rybolt, bridge work 43 00 and enjoyed a good Xmas dinner. Company, is called to meet at the office of said company in Eugene, . Owen Hunt, bridge work......... 10 00 AH around every one baa a very Oregon, on Tuesday, the twenty sixth A. N. Striker, bridge work ... 68 35 merry Christmas. day of January, 1904, at ten o'clock The ladies of the neighborhood gave a. m., for tbe purpose of electing a Dr. Oeo. P. Wall, of Cottage Grove, Superintendents account:— tbe M. W. A. boys qoite a surprise Board of Directors to serve one year, has been taken to tbe Good Samsritan W. 11. Sallee, deputy super and to transact such other business hospital at Portland for t-eatment. visor road work...................... 37 00 Saturday night, by giving them a as may properly come before the aupper. Dr. Wall baa been quite ill for some W. B. Southerland, su pel visor meeting. F. H. BUCK, weeks, but bis many friends will be road work................................. 39 00 Bro. Gardner, pastor of tbe M. E. J. H. Booth, Secretary. President. gla<i to learn that bis health Is slowly C. B. Fowier, supervisor roed church, preached two very interest Dated at Eugen«, Oregon, Deo. improving now. work........... ,.......... ................. 00 ing sermons Sunday. 64b, 1903. Tbe directors of tbe Eugene base O h II club met at Hampton Brothers store last Sunday and concluded, in conjunction with tbe Eugene Brass Band, to give a minstrel performance to raise fuuds for loth of these two oiganizations. J. J. Hughes, Walter Griffin, C. M. Young, Otho Roberts, H. L. Traver, F. N. McAlister were appointed a committee to arrange for the same. Both of the organizations are worthy ones and should receive better sup port than Eugene has given them, and a good minstrel program will be a drawing card. County Allowances MONUMENTS ARRIVED EUGENE GRANII E fiJD MARBLE WORKS Best, Woven Wire Mattress made Ash Bedroom Set Fir Bedroom Set Smithfield Items. $2.25 $16.00 - - $12.50 DAY & HENDERSONS. • •• - - Glorious Time. Our January... Schools, Etc. Following are some nio-e statistic* furnished by County Judge Kincaid on tbe business transacted by him during the year 1903: NAMES CHANGED. Feb. 13.—A minor, aged 19 r et.rs, name unknown but called William W. Crabtree, giveu to Richard A. Crab tree by adoption, and name legally established and changed to William Wallace Crabtree. Feb. 24.—Gladys Slater, aged 3 years, given by adoption to Leander Hodges and his wife Elazabetb Hodg es, and mnie changed from Gladys Slater to Gladys Hodges. August 26. —Bessie Savage, 8 monthe old, adopted by B. A. Wil liams and Pearl Williams, hie wife on written consent of tbe father, Cbarle* Savage, who also appeared in court with Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and name changed from Bessie Savage to Bessie Wiliams. Dec. 16.—Nellie Thomas, who has been raised by Col. F. W. Folsom since three years .old, on his written consent,'name changed to Nellie C. Folsom, andj. adopted by F. W. Fol som. TO REFORM SCHOOL. April 29.—Perry Von DeBogart, sentenced to the State Reform School. May 30.—Albert Weil, aged 15, sen tenced to tbe Reform School. June 4.—Wm. Raymond, on com plaint of bis mother, Rose Belle Wood, sentenced to tbe Reform School. TO DEAF MUTE SCHOOL. September 19.—Wm. Franklin Toll, aged eight year, Samuel Layton Toll, aged 10 years, sent to the Deaf Mute School on request of their father. TO BOYS ANDG1RL8 AID SOCIETY November 30.—Riley Debau. aged 13, Mabel Debau, aged 11 and Earl Debau sent to tbe Boys and Girls Aid Society at Portland. WILL BUILD FINE BRICK The bids for tbe fine new brick block to be constructed by Eli Bangs on tbe corner of Ninth end Olive streets were opened this afternoon. The bids were as follows: L. N. Roney, of Eugene, 87800. W. O. Ileckhart, Corvalls, 88644. Welch, of Salem, 89206. *! The' contract has been let to L. N. Roney and construction of the new block will commence immediately. Change in Positions. Clearance Sale Commences today. The grandest bargain event of the year. Remember that big reductions will be made in every department. List ol Letters. 647 Ladies’ and Children’s Coats and Jackets re maining. All will be sold at tremendous re ductions. Pair Shoes Yet remaining to be closed out at Out Prices Died. R. W. NEWLAND I Sloven 8. Spencer lias resigned* his position of paying teller at the First National Bank, a position he has held for the past six years, and he will assume a like position with the Eu gene Loan and Savings Bank. The change takes effect January 1st. The directors of tbe First National Bank will meet Saturday and will probably promote F. N. McAlister to tbe position of paying teller. Mr. MoAllster is competent and very popular with the publio, besides be ing acquainted with the customers of the Bank. FIRST ANNUAL J I . Clearance Sale | I I I I I Everything in the House Reduced MEN’S CLOTHING Broke Her Short Day. Died at Westlake, Idaho, December 26th, 1903, Owo Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Parker, of Inward spasms. Deceased was born at Ward ner, Idaho, April 2nd, 1898. Mis. Eunice M. Tozier, aged 73 years, died at Corte Madera, Califor nia, Dec. 20, 1903. Sails lor China. Dr. Edward Bailey, formerly of Eugene, and a son of Prof, and Mrs. Mark Bailey, formerly of this city, sails from San Francisco for China on New Years Day, Dr. Bailey is now a U. 8. Army surgeon and goes to China in that ca pacity. House Purchased. Otto Advian has purchased from EliBangs tbe square residence on Olive street, between Eighth and Ninth and will remove the same to bis lot on South Willamette street. Moved to Portland. George W. Handsaker, a well known citizen of Eugene, has recently been elected to tbe office of vice president of the Northwest Electric Engineer ing Company, of Portland, and will assume his duties at that place com mencing tomorrow. Hoi It Works. TO BE CLOSED OUT TOLMIE & TRAVER The Albany Democrat says: Tbe new fire alarm system Is a great thing. It works like Ibis: Break the glare, open the door, turn the crank, aud tbe alarm goes in »"J tire goes out. This has been done three times successfully, and should do away with tbe dre department en tirely.
