THE Kt'GKXE WEEKLY GV ARD, THURMDAY, AUGI ST fl, Í »OM
mlLlTlAMEN
BOOTHS AND
SINGLETON WERE
nilIGKLY ACQUITTED
d, Aug. 3.— Separat
initial were reported In the
ites court at 9:30 o'clock
/esieraay morning against each of
the three defendants in the Booth
Singleton conspiracy case, Robert A.
Booth, ex-state senator; James Hen-
ry B^oi h, ex-receiver of the Roseburg
land office and their brother-in-law,
7 bum«- E. Singleton.
The jury retired at 2:40 p. m Sat
urday and agreed on verdicts In fa
vor of all three defendants at 9:15
Sunday morning.
Judge Wolverton
was notified and the verdicts v
recelv <1 and read shortly before
o'clock.
Robert E. Davis, of
city, was foreman of the jury.
Fricixl* H»-ar the Verdict.
It was a glorious Sunday morning
for the three defendants and the
members of their families and several
Intimate friends, who were in con
stant attedance during
the
three
weeks' tedious trial
Patiently and
confidently did they loiter In
the
court room waiting for the message
“not guilty” from the Jury room until
midnight Saturday night, when Judge
the Jury locked
Wolverton ordered
c.
Early yesterday
up for the night,
morning they were back In the court
jury
room apprehensive lest
the
should fall to agree.
was
This feeling of uncertainty
spelled about 9:30 o'clock, when
was announced the Jury had a re
. >rt to make
When the Jurors en-
red the courtroom the interested
oup, from an inspection of the 12
en, was convinced that only good
■ws was to be expected.
(iave Way to Tears
Tears mingled with hearty con
atulatlon when Clerk Marsh finish
reading the verdicts, which declar-
the Innocence of th»« three accused
in. It was not until the acquittal
his two co-conspirators was assur-
fponi the reading of the verdicts
it Robert A. Booth surrendered to
»-motions, ami, with tears roll
down his cheeks, Joined with the
er defendants personally In thank-
each of the Jurors.
The verdict acquitting Robert A
»th of any complicity In th»“ alleg-
consplracy amounted to a complete
»indication. It was apparent to those
attending the trial that the govern
ment ha 1 failed to connect him with
tlie transaction and that the jury so
regarded the case was confirmed l.x
the fact that It voted unanimously oa
the first ballot for Ills acquittal.
Or.ly Two for Conviction
But it was in considering the caVes
of James Henry Booth and Singleton
that the Jury failed to agree for sev
eral hours
Hut at no time did mor*
than two of the 12 men vote for con
viction as against either of these de
fendants.
The defense Introduced no testi
mony In the case, resting It in the
hands of the Jurymen on the evidence
submitted by the government.
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ARE OFF FOR
ENCAMPMENT
Tragedy of the Hunting Season—“I Thought It was a Deer!
JULY WAS NOT
DULL MONTH
FOR BUILDING
HARRY STUCKEY BOUND
OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT
I
VOTE BONDS
FOR SIUSLAW
IMPROVEMENT
Harry R. Stuckey, the young man
1 who was arrested at his home at
I Alpha in the lower Siuslaw country
a few days ago by Sheriff Harry
Down, charged with aggravated as
sault upon G. W Steinhauer,
was
(Florence West.)
Building Inspector McFarland fur- given an examination before Justice
The question of bonding this end
nlshes The Guard witn the list of of the Peace Bryson this forenoon.
building permits he issued during the After examining several witnesses of Lane county to improve the Sius
law harbor resolves itself into simply
month of July, as follows:
who had been brought out from the
Shall we vote the bonds for
J. M.
Kitson,
cottage, Seventh western end of the county for that this:
this purpose and have the work go
street, »K00.
purpose, the Judge bound the young
Wm. Bishop, cottage, Woodcock man over In the sum of ,100 to ap forward as soon as possible, or shall
avenue, Gross addition. »250.
licar for trial in the circuit court, we depend upon congress to appro
8. Billings atore and living rooms, Bail was furnished. I. N. Harbaugh priate the money and wait another
Washington street, »900.
appeared as counsel for the defend- ten or probably twenty years for the
L. Long, cottage. Nineteenth street, ant and Deputy
District Attorney work to be commenced? if the legis
lature at its next session passes the
between Agate and Emerald avenue, Skipworth for the state.
bill permitting the bands to be is
»950.
I
sued, a special election Is called at
Mrs E. A. Punti, cottage Olive
once and the bonds voted, and sold
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth
without unnecessary delay, it is quite
streets, »1000.
probable that the work of Jetty build-
8. Sorenson, barn, Fourth street,
I Ing can be commenced next year. The
»175.
| funds on hand would then be suffi-
Mrs. J. P. Barger, bungalow, Hll-
| cient to keep operations going stead-
yard street, between Ninth and Elev
ftv for ’wo or three vears on a larger
enth streets.
»1500.
Des Moines. Aug. 3.—Ma
♦
scale than the work has ever bees
L. H. Smith, brick store addition, ♦ jor Kellogg, who offered In
earned o here in the past. It is the
Park street, between Seventh and ♦ the Iowa legislature the fa
opinion of nearly »11 who have exam
Eighth streets. »2000.
♦ tuous resolution pledging
ined the situation that ,100.000 jn-
Geo. T. Hall. Sr , warehouse near ♦ Iowa’s faith, credit and re
1 dlclously expended in building the
railroad grounds. »450.
♦ sources in men and money to
south jetty will give enough more
8. Taylor, residence, West Elev ♦ the maintenance of the na
water on the
bar
so that light
enth street, between Washington ami ♦ tional honor during the civil
draught vessels can pass in and out
Lawrence streets, »IK00.
♦ war. died at his home here
of the river without much delay.
Mrs. M. A. Haynes, cottage and ♦ last night.
This would give a great impetus to
woodhous»*. corner Sixth and Van
business of all kinds in this section,
Buren streets. »500.
At a meeting of the board of direc
| especolally such as require the pro
A F Marshall, barn and residence,
tors of Florence district held Tuesday Pearl street, between Fifteenth and
duct to be shipped away to market.
evening It was decided to have nine
On the other had, if we wait until
Sixteenth streets, »1000.
months school In this district this
congress appropriates the funds to
Alex Cockerline, residence.
Mill I
II.
C.
Mahon
ami
Dr.
T.
W.
Harris,
year, to commence September 7.
street, between Tenth and Eleventh of Eugene, and Glenn O. Bassett, of begin work on the Jetty, we are cer
A letter was received from Profes streets, »2500.
Springfield, who last week purchased tain to have to wait several years
sor Wlmberijr, of Nebraska, stating
J. Jacobs, store, Charnelton street, the Corvallis Hawmill from the Sunset and passibly a good many before
that he and his wife will accept the between Seventh and Eighth vt.'eets.
Lumber Company, today filed with anything more Is done; then unless
positions offered them by the board. »500.
the
Lane county clerk articles of in things are done in a different way
This makes the corps of teachers
Mrs. M F. Fetrow, bungalow, Jef I corporation of the Occidental Lum from what they were in the past, only
tor the coming year as follows:
ferson street,
between Clark and ber Company.
Th»> capital stock is a few thousand dollars will be appro
Professor
Wimberly.
principal; Cheshlr»» streets, »150.
»8000,
and
the
principal office is In priated at a time and the work will
Miss Colvltl. Intermediate; Mrs. Wim
Wm Ruth, cottage, corner Madison Eugene,
The objects of the corpora-, drag along Indefinitely.
berly, primary.
Of course, everybody here is anx
and Clark streets. »450
tlon are to conduct a general saw-'
We are Informed that Supervisor
ious to see the bar Improved so our
Miss E. Ferguson, cottage. Four mill and lumbering business.
Austin has received Instructions from teenth street, between Ferry and Pak
As previously stated by The Guard, products can be shipped away to
the county court to begin work at
terson streets, ,N00.
tile new owners of tile mill intend to i market, and we believe It will pay
opening the county road from Maple
our people In this valley several times
Mrs. Rebecca Pope, cottage and
Creek over the Ivide to Sweet Creek barn. Emerald avenue. Iietween Four at once enlarge the plant, increasing over to raise the money to begin the
Its capacity from 30.000 feet of lum- ,
and continue operations until the teenth and Fifteenth Streets. ,700
ber per day to 50.000 feet. The mill I work and {rust to congress to con
road 1s completed or until he receives
Mrs Bertha Miller, addition to res is now running on full time and there 1 tinue the harbor Improvement for
Instructions to quit work.
Idence, corner Eleventh and Wusli- is a good demand for its output at | us.
Several of the Indians of thia vl- ington str»»ets,
As soon as the harbor is Improved
Corvallis, which city is now enjoying
cinlty received letters a few days ago
so vessels can enter and leave the riv
J. E. Martin, residence. West Sixth a good-sited building boom.
from II G. Wilson, a special disburs
er without risk of being bar bound,
street, »KOO.
lug agent, requesting them to meet
the quantity of fruit, lumber, farm
C
Hanson, cottage,
Patterson
him in Eugene tomorrow, on business
and dairy products will increase sev
street, between Fifteenth and Six-
connected
wltn
their
allotment teenth streets. ,900.
\\ luti a Heap of I In ppi liess It Would eral times over, the country will de
claims
velop. and as a result all the inhab
G. Ferguson, cottage. Third street,
Bring to Eugene Homs's.
F. A Tripp, a prominent real es between Madison and Monroe «treta,
itants will become more prosperous.
tate dealer of Eugene, accompanied ,900.
By all means let us issue the bonds
Hard to do housework
with an and help to improve the harbor.
py his father, mother, brother and
E. Quinn, barn and cottage. North
aching back.
sister, passed through Florence yes- Madison street. »900
Brings you hours of misery at leis
terday enroute to Heceta.
W. A Seymour, residence, lot 6. ure or at work
The Glenada school board has en- block 29. Fairmount. »500.
If women only knew the cause
gaged Miss Laura Austin, of Maple
J. M Kitchen, barn and cottage.
Creek to teach the term In their dla- W I'w clt t h .»nd Wa
, , t - that
Backache pains come from sick
a salary of »60 per month
trie;
,2 000
kidneys.
R M lewis, of Eugene, was a vls-
Cherry Brothers, concrete business
'Twould save much needless woe
It >r ¡ n the city Saturday and Sunday block, Willamette stivet. »10,000
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
- Th W. it.
C. F Keopkv. residence, corner nevs.
There is considerable complaint
Eleventh and Madison streets, ,1500
among the people residing at Spring
Eugene people endorse this:
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
J. M Shelley, residence, corner
M h s 1 Abbott of 484 Pearl St . field and in that vicinity because the
♦ Eleventh and Pearl streets. , 000.
Eugene, Ore . says: ' Last winter 1 Southern Pacific Company does not
♦ i
XI tum Ei*
and
barn.
.
rson.
bungalow
C. Sei
was taken down with a bad spell of provide a depot or a waiting shed for
♦ Twelfth
« street, between Olive and
complaint that station. Every day one or more
and
kidney
sickness
♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ « Charnelton streets. »1000
♦ ♦ ♦ '
There w as hardly ever a time when I passengers board the local train there
parents, Mr.
Mrs. F B. Dunn, residence. Oak
> home
anil during the time they are waiting
Eugene. thia street, between Eleventh and Twelfth could not attend t<> my housework for the arrival of the trains they are
J. F <
but thia time I was completely laid
.
Miss
Helen
13500
at
»
3
...v, u»*,a
streets,
up.
My back was so weak I could compelled to remain in the hot sun
It Farnham,
Ivy Gate
E J McClanahan, factory. Ferry scarcely move without pain
I start i^r In case of stormy weather they
t
officiating
between
Tenth
and
Eleventh
Rev J.
street,
ed doctoring and took several pre stand in the rain with absolutely no
They left
streets. ,800.
The company announced a
scriptions. but without much benefit shelter.
Portland
E E Quimby,
........ . automobile garage as far as 1 could see
Ditan's Kidney year or so ago that it would build a
Pavelte, Idaho, where the groom v
West Fifth street, between Willam
Pills were recommended to me and good depot and keep an agent at the
he employed
The young peeple .
ette and Olive streets. , laOO.
I got a box. I continued taking the Junction, and went so far as to buy
well known and well liked in Eng
J F Kelly, remodelling residence.
remedy and the pains and weakness land for that purpose, but for some
where they have resided for so
,1500
left me
My kidneys seemed to gain reason or other no further action
time past. Their many friends t
Total, »47.«75.
strength until I was entirely
welli has been taken
building
d>>r sincere congratulations and w
Persons contemplating
again
I
can
now
do
my
work
with-
’
them prosperity and happiness
may find building inspector at 56.» out the least annoyance.”
ELEI EX III XURFD MI X
Charnelton street, first door sotith
For sale by all dealer*, Price SO
TO <H* TO VAMP
Phone
of Eugene steam laundry.
cents
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
Black 2631
New York, sole agents for the Unl-
Portland, Aug. 3. Eleven hundred
ted States
National Guardsmen of Oregon left
Hickei k bark Congo Remefly.made
Remember
the name— Iktan's
for American Lake. Washington, to
by the Hickory Brak Remedy Com- and take no other.
day to participate In the annual field
maneuvers
The troops consist of
pany, of Salem, Or . guaranteed to be
the Third and Fourth regiments. and
pure; guarantee d to cure your cough
Guaranteed tu
during the maneuver* the Third reg
or money refunded
iment will be in command vf Colonel
make a friend of y ou. For sale by
Charles E McDonnell, of Portland, ;
Hull's Red Cross Drug Store and
and the Fourth by Colonel Geo. O. I
first-class dealers « vervw here.
Yoran, of Eugene.
CIVIL WAR HERO
FLORENCE TO HAVE
NINE MONTHS SCHOOL
DEPOT WANTED AT
SPRINGFIELD JUNCTION
SUBSCRIBI FOR THE GlAKD
i
[9 oo D rops )
(From Monday's Hally Guard.)
Eugene sent over n hundred milt-
amen to the encampment at Amerl-
•an Lake, near Tacoma, Wash., by
¿is morning's train.
The Eugene
A\ eße tabic Preparation for As
■ontlngent epnsists of Colonel Geo. O
Yoran and his staff ond Companies A j
similating the Food andHegula-
üiig the Stomachs and Bowels of
and C, Fourth regiment, besides the
local division of the regimental hospi
tal corps.
1N> AN IS /CHILDREN
The troops left on a special train at
4:45 o'clock this morning, the train
Promotes Di£estion.Cheerfu]-
going through as the third section of
No. 16. The companies from Ashland
ness and Itest.Contains neither
and Rosburg were on the same train.
Opium.Morphine nor Mineral.
The
orders
for
the encamp
N ot N arcotic .
ment read ten days, but it Is said that
further orders will be made direct
ing the Oregon troops to remain two
veeks, although this is not a certain-
y.
Both companies from here had
>een strongly recruited for this en-
ampment, and each will make a
;ood showing in numbers as well as
n efficiency in drill. The members
of Company A who are making this
trip are as follows, the names of those
of Company C not being available:
A perfect Remedy for Constipa
Captain Raymond A Babb, First
tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea,
Lieutenant William G White. Second
Lieutenant William W. Branstetter,
Worms .Convulsions .Feverish-
First Sergt. Robt. S. Hus'oi . Quar
oess and LOSS OF SLEEP.
termaster-Sergeant Sari R. Pryor;
Sergeants Oscar Faust,Chas. Watts. C.
Tac Simile Signature of
Cecil Henderson; Corporals Benjamin
Harris, Edward A. Rohne, Elgin Per
dew. Henry Gibbs; Cooks Ernest Lo
NEW YORK.
sey. Stacy Cummings; Musicians Har
ry W. Hopkins, Lloyd Pickard; Arti
ficer W. Clarence Henderson; Pri
vates Claud AdklnB. A. L Arehani-
beau, Albert D. Applegate, Charles E.
Barclay, Albert Briggs, Everett E.
exact copy of wrapper .
Carson. Raymond R. Churchill. Chas
Christiansen, J. M. Clark, Clauae F.
V2
Drew, Clarence F. Fisher. Edward B.
Finseth, Commie Fletcher, Dean Gil
key, William P. Hamm. W. C. Ham
ilton, Maurice Harper, John M. Har
ris, James
O.
Harris. Newton D.
Johnson. James N. Johnson. Milton ♦♦
♦
G. Kintzley, Wm. B. Love, W.E. Low
ell, Elmer G. Marshall, William A.
McCornack, John F. Mitchell, Archie
Morris, Merle Morris, Harry R. Old
ham, Percy J. Patterson. Walter W.
Purdy, Roy Puckett, Arthur I). Sears,
E. Statzer.
Morris M. Smith, Cecil
~
“
Floyd W. Stratton. Merrle G. Tuel,
Udell, Rudolph Wenger,
Edgar J.
Frank W. Wiles. Welby Wilkins, Geo.
Woods.
Two members of Cotr.pany A, Cor
porals Raymond Perdew aid Waite?
W. McCornack, are on the state's ri
fle team now at Salem, practicing for
the national shoot at Fort Perry,
Ohio.
Staff Officers.
The regimental staff officers are
as follows:
Colonel Geo. O. Yoran, Lieutenant-
Colonel John M. Williams, Regimen
tal Adjutant Frank R. Taylor. Regi
mental
Quartermaster
Frank
L.
Chambers, Surgeon Waldo L. Chesh
ire. Major Creed C. Hammond. Bat
talion Quartermaster and Commissa
ry W. L. Coppernoil, Regimental Ser
geant Major R. Cluade Gray, Color
Sergeants Benjamin Gardner and L.
W-. Baker.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS
For Infants and Childs
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
of
In
»
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
I
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TMC OCMTAUR COMHNV, NtW YORN CITY.
••.................................................... ...
CROQUET SETS FROM $1.50 UP TO $3.50
Tents, Outing Suits and Leggings. Kites, Sand Sets,
Toys, Dolls, Wagons, Etc. Bicycles—Columbia, Pierce,
Snell and Sterns.
jt
Bicycle Parts and Repairing.
__
Chicago. Aug 3.—Fire today de
stroyed the Burlington transfer dock
and waretlouse at Canal and Six-1
teenth streets, one hundred b x ears
and elevators E and F, owned by the
Burlington and containing over halt
a million bushels of grain owned by
Armour.
The loss is estlmat d at
,1.500.000.
The cause of the fire |
was due to the explosion ..f a barrel
of chemicals.
A COMPLETE LINE OF FISHING TACKL
One Hoxie Bullet Kills
E-X-M \YOIl
Portland, Aug. 3
W. M Davis,
ex-mayor of
Albany,
Or., pleaded
guilty today under an indictment for
conspiracy in the United States court
toay and was fined ,500.
Another
indictment against him for perjury
whs dismissed.
Clark E.. Loomis pleaded guilty to I
an indictment charging conspiracy'
and sentence was suspended on ac
count of Loomis being a witness in
the Hermann case.
Many Indictments brought by He-
ney have been dismissed
The cases against Hermann and
Williamson will be d'spose 1 of at
the conclusion of the Hail case.
Why James l«*e Got Well.
Everybody in Zanesville, O . knows
Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route 8. She
writes:
My husband. James
Lee.
firmly believes he owes his life to the
use of Dr. King's New Discovery His
lungs were so severely affected that
consumption seemed inevitable, when
a friend recommended New Discov
ery. We tried it. and the use has re
st, red him to perfect health.” Dr.
King's
New
Discovery
Is
the
king
of
throat
and
lung
ren'erfies.
For
coughs
and
colds It has no equal
The first dose
gives relief,
Try It.
Sold under
W.
A. Kuykendall's
guarantee at
drug store. 50c and »1 00. Trial bot«
tie free.
W W. McCornack. of this city,
won fourth place on the state rifle
team at the competitive shoot at Sa
lem
He won a silver medal for ftrst
place at rapid fire and a bronze med
al for fourth place in the highest to
tal aggregate
He win remain at
lem •racticing for the ht» shoot
Fort
leav Salem August 9
w TheHoxie Bullet
is the most remarkable in
mention in modern am-
munition. When it hits
flesh it expands, as per
illustration above, tearing
wide, deep and instantly
fatal wound or causing
heavy blood trail. Gives
far greater killing power tu
small calil*re rifles than
—
Urge ___
calibres
__ -___
now ______
have.
thus saving ammunition, heavy recoil and rifle weight and
giving greater range, velocity and accuracy.
But al«ove all it
gets the game sure if you hit it
We do not sell Hoxie Bul
let» separately but supply U. M. C., Winchester, or any
standard cartridge with Hoxielxed Bullets and without
disturbing original load
If year dealer doesn’t keep stand
ard carmdgrs wvth Hoxielned Bullet» order from us
vnd give us his name
Rook of full reformation fur your name
on a post card. Send for ft today.
Hoxie Bullets
Something New
ASK TO SEE THEM
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If von take Kodol In thr begin:
the bail attacks of Dyspepsia wil
avoided, but if you allow these
tacks to go unheeded it will take
dol a longer time to pnt your st TT
f fat IO¡Tu»
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G<
“wttle of Kodol today
Sold by ail I tri-» M RITR T' 1*4 vVLrr r *“ '**'***• **»r»c*f®a-
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