e ANOTHER LID FOR TAFT. GUARDSMEN TRACK LAYING BEGINS ON STREET PROFICIENT WITH COAST GUNS RAILWAY LINE Fort 8tevens, July 11.—Such rap­ TIES AND HAIIX LAID KROM THE id progress has been made by the ; Oregon troop siearning the handling SOUTHERN PA< II l< DEPOT I of the mortar batteries at the fort that target practice with steel pro- I jectiles was held yesterday and to­ morrow a mimic bombardment will I be commenced. The target practice yesterday was Standard Gauge Track Over Which I by mixed gun crews of regulars and i guardsmen, and remarkable result» Cars From Any Part of I’ro- were obtained. A certain area wa« prescribed as a target, and shell after jm > m -<1 System to Be Built Can Run. [ shell was dropped Into the proper First Spike Driven This .Morning ' spot, very few going wide of their i mark. The government tug Guy Howard will be sent to sea tomorrow ' with In­ structlons to run in and out day and The forts w'll be equipped < The work of laying the track for nleht. the street railway line was begun with blank ammunition and will be this morning and that portion of the on guard awaiting h<-r arrival, The track between the depot grounds and tug Is to represent a hostile fleet and Fifth street was finished. It begins will attempt to make the entrance to to look now like a railroad and a the harbor without being detected genuine one at that. The track is and sunk by the guns at the fort. standard gauge and will be a part of the system which the company says it will build in this county. Cars from the Mc.venzie line or any other line which tne company may build can be operated over the lines in the city. The driving of the first spike was done without any ceremony. The Boston, July 15. President Mel­ building of the line is nor a matter of sentiment with the company; it 1 b len of the New York & New Haven railroad, is ' dee-lighted” over the at­ business with them. The ordinance granting the com­ tack made on E. H Harriman by the pany the franchise to build the line Interstate commerce commission and provides that only two blocks of the street shall be torn up at a time, and in compliance the track will be laid to Sixth street before the big plow Is put to work again. The usual big crowd of men watch­ ed operations all day today. The work is attracting a great deal of at­ tention from pussengers on the trains and Is a good advertisement for the city. When the railway and the pavement are completed they will attract a great deal more attention than now, a still greater advertise­ ment. ELOPEMENT STOPPED BY THEFT CHARGE Roseburg, Or., July 16. S. Vick- era, who has of late been employed «t the livery barn of 8. T. Smlth ut thia place, la In jail on a charge of having stolen a sum ot money from hla employer. By Ilia arrest. It is said, an elopement plan waa frus­ trated. According to all the allegations In the case, Vickers bad won the affec­ tions of the wife of a well-to-do Look- IngGlass farmer, G. T. B. Williams. Their plana for an elopement were spoiled at the eleventh hour, when It was discovered that Vickers had sto­ len some money from Smith, who gave away the secret of the eloping couple's affection to Williams. Smith «nd Deputy Sheriff F. G. Stewart traced Vickers to Cottage Grove, and there found him, with only $5. await­ ing the arrival of Mrs. Williams, whose plan It wits to meet hint there Sunday or Monday and elope. The story of their affections began In Idaho, about six w eks ago, when they first met, Mrs. Williams having g << there to visit some relatives. When she returned here Vickeri came with her and has been making clandestine visits regularly at the Williams home In Looking Glass Vickers In now In Jail awaiting a hearing, while Mrs. Williams has gone to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Tipton, in Garden Valley, Idaho. NEWS FROM COTTAGE GROVE ANO VICINITY Elder B. C. Tabor, pastor of the Advent church, made this office a pleasant visit on Monday, He says that the work on the new chapel which the denomination will erect on Wall street will be delayed somewhat by having to wait a few days for the proper dimension stuff and also from the fact that he finds all our mechan­ ics so busy that he expects he will have to import carpenters before the work can proceed. However, what work can be done Is being proceeded with. About 1600 so far has been pledged, but more will have to be raised, which he does not anticipate much difficulty In doing. The death of Mrs. Geer at London Springs caused the celebration of the country's anniversary to be postponed until last Saturday. A large number of our cltlaena attended and from what we can hear them say they had a most enjoyable time The program as originally arranged was carried out with the addition of various other things. Speeches, declainatlOns and Bongs were rendered and In the after­ noon sports of all kinds were Indulg­ ed In. A bow< ry dance was a great attraction, and the fireworks In the evening were very fine, and It was long toward midnight before the crowd dispersed for their various homes, having enjoyed a most pleaa- ant day. Married—In Cottage Grove. Ore- gon, Saturday evening, July 13. at !• p. tn . Mr Melville H Cyphers of Montcalm, Michigan. and Mrs. An- Holmden were united In mariage n by Elder H B C. Tabor, only a few friends of the couple 1» tug present The following friend. gave the he happy couple a pleasant surprise r In the way of a serenade Mr. Lon Tucker. Mr. Arthur Woodring, Gertrude and Net- Mrs tie Burdick, Minnie Comer. Ethel Brown, Mrs Hefty, Mrs. Val- Dr. entlne, Mrv Moore and Mrs 8« hl ref. After several will selected songs the friends offered their con­ gratulations snd departed -Nugget Charles Campbel), who has been visiting near Irving, leaves for his home in Santa Clara county, Cal., next weak. NEW ROAD INTO BENTON COUNTY Ouarstary Tart may be sent to Japan.—Nem utm. * —maym < in Brooklyn Eagle. NORTH COAST TRAIN GOES INTO DITCH, ENGINEER KILLEO Butte, July 17.—The westbound North Coast Limited was ditched early this morning ‘three miles east of Garrison. Two baggage cars and the smoker and day ear left the rails. Engineer James Graham was killed at hiH post, but no one else was in­ jured. The cause of the wreck was not learned. +♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++♦ MARRIED ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦+♦+♦♦+♦+♦♦+♦♦♦+ CHARLES S. MELLEN. Frit ml of President Roosevelt and president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- « vallls over the XVest Side line of the Southern Pacific. An additional six cars are in Portland, and in all 1 > ] miles of the rails are en route. Sur- ■ veyors have been in the field four, weeks, and are now operating near) Corvallis. The destination of the line Is! Rlachley, in what is known as the Lake Creek country, on the headwa- > ter.i ot the Siuslaw. The road will be i 38 miles long, and the announcement is that it will be completed next spring. It taps 3,000,600,000 feet of i standing timber en route, and trav- ( erses the finest agricultural section , of Benton county. In the Lake Creek country It opens the finest dairy re-' gion along the coast. Stephen Carver, who built the 16- mlie railroad from Ontario to X'ale, is in the enterprise. Corvallis and vlcinty subscribed $30,000 in stock. The estimated cost of the first 2 > miles, or that section stretchin gfrom Corvallis to the head of rhe Alsea' river, is $225,000, or $9000 a mile. The road is to be standard guage, and for the present will be of steam i motive power. The country through | which the road is to pass Is very I Eugene Agents OUR PEERLESS PATTERNS for GRAND Has been more of a success than we an­ ticipated. The reason is plain—our cus­ tomers know “when we say a thing is so, it’s so/' and they are not slow in tak­ ing advantage of our bargain offerings. We Do As We Advertise Ladies’ Belts Sacrificed All the newest styles many will be sold at less than half price while they last. Try the Peerless Patterns Summer Dress Goods Half Price Shirt Waists Slaughtered No store in Eugene can show you the variety of high grade waists that we car. Ycu may select what you want at o.te half the regular jzrice 63c All $1.25 Waists now All $1.50 Waists now 75c $1.00 All $2.00 Waists now CAREW-TERRY P ïî ALESS patterns Clean-Up Sale All the latest creations in dress fabrics, lawns, dimities, batistes, etc., •F at just % price. 5c 10c per yard goods now 8c 15c per yard goods now 20c per yard goods now 10c 25c per yard goods now I2JÍC Seattle, July 13. Before a large gathering of Christian Endcavorers l.ev. Ira Landrlth, regent ot Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn., delivered an address on the subject of "Graft” in which he linked the names of Roosevelt and Bryan together as the greatest fighters against graft the country has ever known. He stated that graft such as is practiced in many portions of the country Is little less than murder, bringing tn as it does impure milk and impure and adulterated foods that cause alarm­ ing mortality. General Secretary Shaw denounced bridge whist In severe terms. Eu*enc Agents FOR I Mens’ Hats for Less The entire line of Men’s Felt Hats are offered you at match- less prices. All $1.50 Hats now $1.20 All $2 00 Hats now $1.60 All $2.50 Hats now $2.00 All $3.00 Hats now $2.30 Men’s Underwear for Less All summer goods must go. And Men’s Underwear is in­ cluded in this clean-up sale 50c garments now 40c 75c garments now 60c $1.00 garments now 80c $1.25garmentsnow $1.00 P evie ss Patterns are the Best 1 ima to Buy Parasols All this season’s s yles, white and fancy colors, no old stock, we must have the room, so come and make your selection. Many will be sold at less than first cost. Ladifcs’VesLs and l-anis wi.l be sold at. a reduction buy now and save At the office of County Judge Great English Actress anct Her Mar­ EDWARD EVERETT HALE. riage to Her Leading Man. Chrisman, who officiated, this morn­ ing at 11 o'clock. Walter A. Janies, It seems that the great actress Ellen • • Preacher, novelist, philanthro­ of Deerhorn, and Miss Ethel G. Rice, Terry was wooed both before the foot- pist, chaplain of the United States of Eugene. lights and behlnd the scenes by her i And when we say “Mason Jars” we mean the Ball Called bv President When senate. At the Hotel Grossi In Eugene to­ leading man. James Carew. declares that It could not be better day, Ortnan A. Miller and Miss Mag­ Miss Terry sailed for England at the Roosevelt the “Timoleon of the Mason, the very best Mason jar made- listen If he had made It himself. gio I. Graham, both of Junction City. close of her recent tour of the United dny.” In speaking of the report present­ Rev. J. C. Richardson officiating. Pints 50c per dozen Quarts 60c per dozen States the interesting fact was dis- ed to President Roosevelt by the In­ closed that she bad for n third time terstate commerce commission Pres­ One half g »lions 80c per dozen taken n husband, the marriage, which level, making construction compara­ ident Mellen said that he heartily tively Inexpensive. occurred on March 22 before a Justice approved of everÿ word of It that re­ The negotiations between Mr. Car­ of the peace, having been kept secret lated to Harriman and declares that Salem, Or., July 11. -The election until the actress was ready to sail for ver and the Corvallis Commercial THE PLAC C TO TRADE It expresses his views as i closely as of C. L. Starr, of Dallas, former Club, through which the stock was If he had dictated It. school superintendent ot Polk coun­ borne. News of the romance was then sold, have been carried on with the utmost secrecy, and it was not until ty, as secretary of the state board conveyed to the public by the groom. Mr. Carew Is well known Ixvtli In today that the facts were given out. of normal school regents, which took place yesterday afternoon, came as a America ami Englund nml is a resident The offer of Mr. Carver was made to the club a week ago, and after six complete surprise even to many of San Francisco, July 16.— Dr. Ed­ the members of the board who were days’ work the committee from the ward It. Taylor, physician and law­ not prepared for It. It has been club reported last Saturday night that i PHONE MAIN «3. yer, dean of the Hastings Law School the stork had been subscribed. Since | given out that the election of a sec- TWO ENTRANCES — Park and Oak Streets; ,9th and Oak Streets of the University of California, was j rotary would be carried over to the that time the committee has been at | tonight, by the board of supervisors, next meeting, next Wednesday,. on work i,reparing articles of incorpora-! elected mayor of San Francisco, and tion, which have been sent to the sec­ 1 account of a division upon candi- by the open avowal of the bribery­ I dates, but during the course of the retary of state. graft prosecution the co-called ■ meeting, an organization in support The road to be known as the Cor­ GOSHEN NEWS "reign of the big stick” came to HU of Starr and against the candidacy vallis & Alsea River Railway will end. run south from Corvallis, skirting the | of Superintendent E. T. Moores, of (Special Corespondence.I (Special Correspondence? Dr. ' Taylor was the third man i to I this county, having foothills. through Bellfountain, been quietly Lost Valley, July 16.—A light Goshen. July 16.—Charles Win­ whom the election was offered by thence southwesterly, touching the ; formed before the board convened, Rudolph Spreckles and District At- headwaters of the Alsea and on to shower of rain Saturday night, fresh­ ters, who bought the Smith place on torney William H. Langdon, HIs i the question came up rather sud­ Blachley. The country is rich in ag­ ened things up greatly, but did no the corner by Roney Bros.’ store, is denly pud was )>ut to a vote with the election came as a complete surprise I result that Starr was elected by a sinking a well on his place. ricultural, dairying and timber re­ damage. to the city, for at uo time in the past E. T. Templeman made a trip to We see that Dude Gilbert was sources. Mr. Carver is also Inter­ I vote of 5 to 2. week of the dally guessing has his ested In building a line front Eugene the Hill ranch above Hazel Dell last down from the logging camp to spend name been mentioned by any one out- week. He went to cruise a niece ot Sunday at home. to the coast. side of the secret councils of the dis­ timber with a prospect of buying, but Mrs. William Dillard, who was re­ trict attorney and his half dozen as­ docs not report a purchase. cently seriously Injured, is .rapWif sociates. The office was tendered to Miss Esther Fitch, from near Port­ recovering under the careful nursing What will be the largest sale of Dr. Taylor a few minutes after l land. is visiting with her grandmoth­ of her granddaughter. Miss Fay o'clock this afternoon and Ills accept­ range barses ever held In Oregon will er. Mrs. E. M. Johnson. Hampton, who came in front Baker ance was In the hands of Mr. Lang­ be held at I'matllla on July 22 and We are sorry to learn that Byron City to care for her. don and Mrs. Spreckles before 5 23, when Santis Bros, will offer for Dunton, of this place. Is very ill with D. E. Thompson, of Woodburn, o'clock. Dr. Taylor is between 60 sale the bulk of the Swltzler horses pneumonia at Creswell. came up Sunday to look after is which are now being gathered from and 65 years o fage. Miss Estella Jacobs, of Portland, the ranges In Benton, Douglas and Seattle, Wash., July 16.—Julius is visiting her father and sister, A. property In this vicinity. He return­ ed Monday evening. Klickitat, counties. Washington. Kruttschnitt, director of maintenance XEXXS Mt'IIS XX. and Miss Goldie Jacobs. J. M. Berkshire is building an ad­ One thousand head of horses will and way for Harriman lines, said to­ Miss Hannah Johnson is I 11 at dition to his home. be gathered fur this sale and It is night that the surveys for the Central Goshen. North Bend will have a orlck plant expected that 100 buyers will be Mrs. A. L. Roney, while picking Oregon lines of the Harriman sys­ with a capacity of 20.000 a day. Mr and Mrs. James Hamilton, of blackberries at Dexter, was badly present to attend the sale. Riders tem are practically completed. These t.t.l.gS TKKliY AND JAMBS CAREW, Eugene, visited with Mr. and Mrs poisoned with i>olson oak. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth are now scouring the ranges used for are the lines that will drain Central - passed through Portland last night. the past 40 years by the Switzlers on of Chicago, though boru about thirty- and Southern Oregon and furnish an ' James Parvln Sunday. Miss Mildred VanDuyn. .......... of Eugene. They wore en route from the Yellow­ the north side of the Columbia river live years ago in the state of Indiana. ^Bbl«nd, and Mrs. Is spending a few days at the home ot opening to Portland interests. Con-1 stone Park to San Francisco to Ha­ and these wild horses will be round­ He played prominent roles with Ame­ structlon work, he said, would be af­ Ann Matlock, of Heppner, are visit­ V. B. Mathews. waii. and were In that city but three- ed up from every part of couthern the \lr. family’ of J. M. Keeney. J. C. Williams finished baling »'» fected by the condition of the market, | ing Mr with and lia Bingham In "The Climbers, ” with quarters of an hour. *“.i Mr;. A. L. Roney, of large crop of hay today. Washington at Umatilla. but he believes both projects can be Goshen Henrietta Croamau In "Sweet Kitty Walla Walla county. Wash., has Mr. Jones, who has been livinst in were in this vicinity last 1 Bellairs" and with Alice Fischer In carried out soon. a bumper wheat crop this year. Five we°k. They made several success­ the XX’lll Copenhaver house, has mov­ Surveys for the road to be built LIST OF XDX ERTISI D LETTI Its •'Mrs. Jack.” About two years ago he million bushels Is the total estimat­ ful trips Into the berrying district. ed to Creswell. Joined the company of Miss Maxine through Central Oregon show it will ed crop The program rendered July 14 by Mrs. James Copenhaver is np from be constructed from Ontario to con ­ 1907 Elliott and went abroad with her. ap­ Regarding the published re|»ort (the Juniors of the Sunday school Springfield for a few days. nect with the Southern Pacific's ex ­ of a large body of Japanese In the pearing In “Her Own Way." A year tension across the Cascades from Na­ was enjoyed by a large audience. state of Sonora. Mexico. Mexico.moat Perry Stroud has returned home Inter he Joined Miss Terry's company, tron, somewhere near ( Marriage licenses were jssned this of whom were veterans of the Russo- front Monmouth for the vacation. returning to America with her for the The plan is to build the morning to the following Walter D- Japanese war, Colonel Emllo Koster- A. N. Striker was here over Sunday Miss Ad* tension southward season Just closed. A. with from Lowell. He reports work pro- Carter, of Golds in. and Walter llnsky, commandant of the Mexican A. Miss Terry was born at Coventry, the California & Oi Hinton, of Junction: Klam- I grossing favorably. troops, who with Governor-General Miss Eth*1 r, C XX'. England. In ISIS, and la therefore flfty- ath Lake. Loreitxo Torres, of Sonora. Is now Mrs. Nellie Goddard took h«r llt- James, of Dearborn. ?nd was issued Is. T. E. ulne years of age, or nearly twenty- in Loa Angeles, states that there Is tie boy to Springfield Thursday to G. Rice, of Eugene. One W. G'itb Is, O. W. yesterday afternoon to Fred 1 absolutely no truth In the story. He five years her husband's senior. She ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+ ♦ ♦ ♦ I + ♦ » receive medical treatment, fearing and Miss Myrtle Monroe, ., both of M*t* Eddie says that there are not over 400 Jap­ was married first to George Frederick ♦ he had diphtheria. ♦ >n. James E. anese In Sonora. DIED. Miss Georgia Park“r ha« closed a cola. Watts, the painter, from whom she ♦ ♦ is, Miss Eller, Vice President Fairbanks spent » separated. She was married n second 'trcessful three months' term « of F. M yesterday In Portland and was enter­ tn the circuit court esse ,f 1 school at Rush Island, and Is igain time to Charles Wardell, an actor, ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * tained by the Press Club with a din­ Hooker vs. L. M. Hoselton and our midst. known on the stage as Charlew Kelly, ner at the Portland grill from 6 to 9 At Camp Creek. Oree :«n. There will h, an ice cr^am «acial He Hosetlon. to recover money 11 who died some years ago. July 16 ISO In the evening Mayor Lane, the feather perm at the Dexter ttmhe, crnlelnT contract. in‘, jr_ vice president, and others made aged 76 hoolhouse Friday e nine, July 26. which the Jury at I’”’ l»st tprrn " h • ptMH’htR. Tom Casey,’ of Coburg, the man The can 1 T'he can should attend, A short cult court returned » 'pr,1f'' ‘„mt- The next grand convention of the who was sent to Jail for 25 days for the thrr offrani win be r'T d Th|« Is plaintiff, a new tri'l has been v Elks will be held at Dallas. Texas. running a blind pig at Brownsville was held t f Boclai of iraay we hope will ed by Judge Harris. In an Informal meeting with the during the picnic, completed his sen­ residence railroad commissioners at Salem yes­ tence this morning and was let out. Eu I gene P. XVorktran. of '»•bel. »»• doin< MISTY HOLLOW.” terday, the officials of the S P Co. He «III return to Coburg. Mr. Casey P. I m. business fn the city n-t Fri I1’ M agreed to carry out the commission's la a plumber and tinker and will do John Shellev. of Fleasart ’’ J L. PAGE. P M Instructions and fix up their passen­ The c well to stick to his profession, Yea- Minty clerk is bnsv these days a hn«ln»s.« visitor to the court . Th* item in yesterday's Ouari .-on­ ger depots with suitable convenienc­ terday's Albany Itemocrat. Up to last Friday. er n ng the sale of the Scobert A issuing hunters' licenses es, well lighted and »trmei waiting this A marriage license was Issued this D •edge .tore shonld have read the sfternoon he had issued 390 rooms, toilets, etc Tickets wIP also afternoon to Orman A. Miller and The notarial commission of J. A. since the first of the year. The Mrs. W. R McLean kft/'///'it be on sale thirty minutes before the Maggie 1. Graham, both of Junction Roberts was filed with the county new proprietors. Mose. A Son. will deer hunting season has opened and take charge August 1st. instead of for her home at Ashland. a " ■ t schedule time for trains to arrive. City. i clerk today. I ! September 1st. 111 .... 1,tp ,n f*’l mere ‘here with the family of Geo. Me Lea* win K- - ""J - .... ... Uir mu be a nigh to secure the licenses. Camp Creek. Mason Fruit Jars.. NICKLIN NATRON EXTENSION NEAL