Boil Your Water
During this epidemic of contagious diseases
so prevalent in Eugene.
CLEAN- UP YOUR PREMISES '
USE DISINFECTANTS FREELY
MORE IMPORTANT
THAN ALL ELSEoj
Cleanse the system of all impurities, and strengthen it a2ainst
germ invasion, by taking an IN VIGOR ATING
TONIC, noted for its strength
and purity.
PEPTONIZED
Eeef Iron Wine
09
Eicb h grejien! a tonic of i i-lf in combination UNEXC ILLED
DeLANO'S
GANG OF
BOY THIEVES
BROKEN UP
Four ' Sons' of 'l Respectable
Euge.ia Citizens Each
m $25
RED MEN WIN BY I SUE S. P.
SC01E 0F 23 TO ll COMPANY FOR
Red VIrff Boys Plav a WoimijI;
- tv
G:me of Basketball-Some F
DR. C. 0, OSBDP.H
BURIED HERE
Tlio remains of Or. Curran D. Os
biiru, the former Eugene resident
who died lit Wilhouvillp Monday
night, firri !.! here this afternoon and
wero Interred in the Masonic ceme
tery. A pri'MH dispatch from Sherwood
tolls uf Iiih death us follows:
"Or. 0. O. Ofliiirii. h well-known
physician and druggist of Wllsouvi,c,
died lust night about 1(1 oVlork from
heart affection and gastritis. He
had been subject to periodical spells
of fuliilnesH unci paiiiB in the region
of the hunt, but did not anticipnto
anything of a serious uuttire. Hence
medical iirslstiinee was delayed until
too lute, if of any possible avail under
inch conditions. Or. Oslmrii prac
. ticed medicine and conducted a drug
store In Portland several years, re
moving to Wilsonville the years ugo.
Ho was u graduate of Jrlforsou Med
icul Collide of the class of lHNei. A
widow survives him.
A Lebanon Row
There wore lively times at Lebanon
lust night and this morning, says yes
terday's Albany Democrat. It seems
thut Dr. W. JI. Uooth and U. B. Huu
ard had a quarrel, probabjy over the
tumor question, in which the former
drew a revolver. , That was last night
This morning Dr. J. C. Booth and
Mr. Hansard n et in the stieet aud
croscd fists, the former rolling un
derneath. Or. Booth was promlnei.t
in the prosecution of the men in con
trol of the club rooms some time ago,
and since then there have beon re
ports uf a blind pig, and it is said tie
uirulr is in connection with the mat
ter. One uriest was re orted this
morning for assault, to be disposed
of iu the city court. '
Prizes at Poverty Ball
1. Most poverty stricken laly pair
of lady's Hue shoes. '
i. Most poverty strii ken gent Briar
pipe.
?. Best waltzing c uple Gent,
fountain pen; lady, pa r of gloves.
4. To the three persons best ri pn -Hentii
g the Hooligan laniily, 85.
5. Mot poverty stricken couple
Oystei supper.
Co. C will give tbsir annual povortj
ball tlio 22d. Prizes will be give!
for the most representative dancers.
Watch for further announcements.
What It -Means To
Buy a
Piano
AT E1LERS'
Closing Out Sale!
IT MEANS that you will get In this doling
out sale the greatest piano bargain ever
offered in Eugene.
IT MEANS assurance that you get a piano
that will not (ail you..
IT MEANS that every piano Is fully covered
by a bona fide guarantee.
IT MEANS that you get the best possible
piano for your money.
IT MEANS that you are sure of an Instru
ment that will satisfy.
IT MEANS return the piano and get your
money back II you llnd It In any points
not as represented.
EILERS'
PIVNO HOUSE.
Now CriMinery BuiMing.
Willamette Street.
IT MEANS the opportunity of selecting
from standard pianos.
IT MEANS that you are buying at the
"only" one-price store.
IT MEANS your little daughter can buy of
us as safely as can the most experienced
shopper.
IT MEANS unequalled liberality In the
matter of terms your own.
IT MEANS our assistance throughout every
phase of the transaction.
IT MEANS an opportunity of selecting
from the largest stock of pianos in Eugene.
Weber, Kimball. Story & Clark, Lester,
Hobart M. Cable and other STANDARD
PIANOS are included In this sale.
F. N. Smith,
Special Sdlr&min
uDnfemd t) tiding Carpenters'
Tools and. Liquor-Other Petty
Thsfts AttribLtJd to
Them
An organized gang of boys, whoe
ages range lioui 14 to 1G years and
who have committed numerous petty I
theits about the city for the past sei
erul weeks and I erhi ps months, bun
b en broken up by the arrest of !oi r
o' them piobal ly ti e entire gang.
Their names are not published at the
earnest request dl their parents, all i f
whom are 1 ig':ly respectable people
of Eugene.
One of tut, boys was arrested b
O llcers Crouer and Farringtou last
iglit nud the o e th ee I y Chief of
P'Tee.Stiles and Couttuble Rowland
this forenoon. The specific charge
against them is the lad ny of a num
ber of carpenters' tools from Join
McCormick, Guy Davis and .Wm.
Hammond, well known carpenters.
The theft of these & tides was com
mitted in the lutter part of Xovembei
last and were taken from the new
Seavey residence at West Sixth and
Lincoln streets and the new Cherry
resideLco on Pearl street. After the
Hi-rest of the boys the oflieers visited
'' eir homes and found most of the
too 3 st( It l'.
I'll: E fSi EACH.
Tun hoys wen taken be ore Juitire
f tlio Peace V intermeier thisifter
iiood at 2 o'clock and arraigned.
They ph .d giilty and were Huod
62 each. The tines of throe of 1 e
boys were paid this afternoon, and
the mother of the fourth one ; romises
to pay his Hue tomorrow.
OPERATED ON THE QUIET. .
Quite a number ,of other thefts'
abi ut the city are said'o be 'raceable
to these boys, including the theft of j
some f:uur rs r in Hughes' sulooih j
The o'lt'ers hare i b en cogni:ant of
the theft of the ti i Is and liqucrB for
some t in "ast ai d huvV If en work j
i ig diligi lit ' y on the case. Until cow I
it has b-. i n r 'nystery. It was tin light !
t uit the 1 oL might have bom tent :
to Portluuil or somewhere else r.1 d
"isposed of and Chief rf Police Stile
ha' n Itled ill tl e secoud hand storo
up nntl down the line, but the 1 oy
w ire wise1 and kept their loof, prot -ably
intending to dispose of it at
some future time. '
- lio boys hail on their persons 7
keys of different patterns uud it is
thought they used many of these in
their operations..
Basket Throwing
The Red Men's lasketba'l team of
Te; Wing, Minn., defeated th . : ni
versity of On gon team at uc anr y
list night by the score of Si to U in a
we.l-played game.
It was certainly a sight for th - fa s
t . see the lanky men from Minnesota
shoot" the ball into 'he baskots.
With one hand they wou'd easily place
Jie Lull whore it belonged fr..u a -mint
any part1 of the 1 1.11. This is
whe:e they' excelled the 'vars iy boys.
In close work the loca.o suov.id up
about as well as the visitors, but U.i y
showed a woi lul lack of practice in
chrowing baskets. They hud twice as
mul y chances at the baskets as did
the Red Men, but their aim was n t
rue. '
In the llrst half the score w.s 17 to
C, but iu the second half ti e Red
Men were held down to two baskets.
The manager of the visiting team
nale the statement lust night that
the Oregon teams play a clean, lame
than those in any other stute they
have visited on their present tour.
They left last night for San Fiaucicco.
DAMAGES
THE BaiJLET-MACEY
CONCERT CO.
Citizens' Ettertairmen Course.
Newspiper comment: ILe aitistio
leadings of MIks Eva MiVy tho.ough
iy captivuted the audience. 1 rob
ab!y the chief ftntuie of he evening
was the versatile artist. Miss Alacey,
vh ise readings, piano and banjo solos
p ovetl ter to be an accomplished
musician and elucutioui-t. Miss Pi-j Taursduy, Febrnnry
per, coil et tctoitt, was fciven a warm
rj ep". on and certainly deserve.! the
ppluu e her laying called o ,t. She
i a bmliaut a list.
Three tuits for damages against t'ae
Southern isciflc Company were filed
in the circuit court about Ave o'clock
lust evening by Williams & Beau, ut-
lorueys for the pluiutitfa. ; j
M. Copley uks for Sli5,000 i am-1
a4.es for an injury received by fall, i g
from the SpriiifcUeld bridge last iu
tumii. He alleges that while working
ou the scuff olding, which was iiimsily j
constructed, and while whiel.ug a(
narrow over it, ou account of t e uu- j
-aie condition of the bourds he fell to j
the ground, badly wrenching ui.a
spraining his lett leg, rendering .t
practical.y tireless.
THEIR PROPERTY DESTROYED.
E. M. Sharp and Elva R. George
ask damages in the sums of tO iO and
rfSOO respectively because creosote
from the tie-preserving plant at La
tham ran over their ground near the
plaut, destroying the productiveness
ot the land.
THE WILLIAM H. WEST
JIG JUBILEE MINSTRELS
mm
wen's ShfA
' SJI
Special.
3.50
HIGH CKAM
YORAN'S
SHOE STORE
Pronounced Insana
Mrs. Mary Duyvel, aged OS yeurs
and a resident of Junction City, nus
inkeu to the insane a yliim this morn
ing, Lavipg been adjudged insane by
County Judgo Chrismuu lust evening.
She was exumined liy Drs. 1'. W.
Prentice and W. L. Cheshire.
Minstrel orguuizutious from away
back to the original Christy's Sere
nailers have come and gone, and some
have Ie.t uu impress of kindly appre
ciation while others have been scarce
iy thought about. An'.org the few
uuowu thut came and are a fixture,
us it were, none seem to have fas
tened themselves upon the ntfectious
jf burnt cork'admirers w ith tuch te
nacity as the William H.West big Ju
bilee Minstrels, who will present an
other one of their wholly inviting
p qgrams at the Eugene theatre next
In accord-
Hiice wiih a Urnity fixed principle,
M .nager Kicuby hus this season
scanned the enrth in scurch ot novel.
iealurc-8 to' divide inlerftt wi h a
baud of singers and small army of
comedians thut have for many jears:
pa ,t held together the enviable rejiu
...tion enjoyed by this admiiable
roupe. Seviral startling iunovutious
are likewise announced, as is a sienic
first part, iuvestive of ra:o luutuiti-
nce.
A MOUTH
That cannot be fa
with an upper set
artificial teeth by J
nary means. I
the latest and bestir
vice for difficult cast
Holds the plate corj
fortably yet firmly i
place and it won't dt
If this fits your
call and see me.
ATWOOD,
The Dentist.
10 and JJ Bcckwith Bbi
Cor. 7th and WilLmefei
Wil SYSTEM 1.1
. BREAD TICKETS
The University Homo Bakery shows
commendable enterprise iu putting
out a rew sanitary bread ticket. The'
NEW LOCOMOTIVES .
FOR S. P. LINES
Businsss Griefs '
A box of Preston A Hulos tslioe oil
will keej) the wuter out. j
i Hex liquid spray, com pound of lime 1
nud sulphur, mives trouble of boiling! t.cket is so ai, mined tlmt a uew ticket
and is recommended by the Pulmitm
; AKi'ieultunU College.
CilIUllt)erd, Hurdware.
"Diamond" chiuk food, beef senips
nrd grit will solve the iroblem of j
miniiiK' ehickus. Bo Mire that j-ou
get the "Diamond" at
Chauiliers' Hardware.
Wood, wood, wood. At Eugene !
Transfer Co.
For wall paper Proton & Halea are 1 n6meri8 ll ttt rtg. lar price
'Ml UVUU1 UifDU, I
L. N.RONEY
Contractoi Desler ir cement, liii
bard wall plaster
is furnished each customer, doing
away with lhe system formeily in;
vogue whereby old tickets were used
aud re-i-sed from family to Ian ily,
spuadii.g contagious diseases.
Mr. Condon also has tho exclusive
control ol Uie mauutacture of Butter- j
nut bread in Eugene. This bread
sells in the East for one cent .a loaf L
l ore than other makes, but Eugene I
After the
, First of
Ma rch
The Palms'
it.
Fritz's families at Otto's.
Plenty of feed and poultry netting
bob at Chambers Hardware will keep
your cickeus at ome.
Ileuu spray pumps are easiest to
uperate and lust the longest. All
Tho Southern Pacific Company has
received in Portland three new consol
idated engines for the Hues iu Ore
gon, and ns soon us they are sot up L: , . . '
they will go over the lines to Roso- , , , ,
. . -ii i . , Chambers' Hardware.
hurt? miff Will on iiitu utrr nn nt tliu
line south or that city. They will ' Just r,,('eivcd another barrel of that !
haul freight trains through the Cow KeUll",e sorKh'"- , I
Creek canyon and into Ashland, and 1L OREEX.
when tlie new steel between Portland Wo 9P)UKe nud press your clothes
and Saginaw is laid they will be-giu to fcy tho "uth for This keeps i
operate ou t,his eud of the road. The "our clthing in shape and clean. We
engines are of tho most powerful typo! kepP your buttons sewed ou and rips
ever operated iu tho state, and will m'aired. Try this and see tho im
be able to haul heavier trains than Provement in your personal appeur
any engines now iu the service of tho !n"c0- Eugene Steam Dye Works, 459
company.
Sunday School Work
BONAFIPE SALE!
I Living concluded lo confine our business in future to a large line of groceries only,
We offer our entire Stock of
DRY GOODS. DRESS GOODS. MEN'S. WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S
SHOES, OVERALLS, IUMPERS. SHIRTS, KNIT UNDERWEAR,
HATS, CAPS, JEWELRY, ETC, ETC, AT
ACTUAL COST.
UNTIL THE ENTIRE STOCK IS CLOSED OUT. .iM...
"Phone Red 1551. C. D. CoiTlbs & Co. 47 West 8th Street
"Pleasant Hill, Feb. 20. This is to
lot the Sunday school workers of Lane
county kuow what a great success wo
have made at Pleasant Hill In the
Home department We adopted this
work the first of tho year and I an.
pointed D. Reod as superintendent of , cournB
tlmt ile) artmeut aud to our great sur
prise ho added 77 in four days to our
Sunday school. I hope that many
Sunday schools in the county w ill take
up this Homo department work.
Yours truly,
W. L. WHEELER.
dtf
to 50
Hardware.
just re-
and
Try the Oregon Hotel
Meal tickets, 8.1 Board and room,
H. Hansen A Sherman, proprietors,
Eugene, Or,
Willamette street,
Spray pumps from 50 cents
dollars.
Chamliers
Hotter sorghum than ever
coived at W. M. Ureeu's.
Bring your Jug to W. M. Green's
and get it filled with that geuuine sorghum.
It arouses energy, develops
stimulates nervous life,
of youth. It makes you
young again. Thafs what Hollistor's
Rocky Mouutain Tea will do. 35
cents, tea or tablets. Linn Drug Co
Take your cleaning, dyeing and
pressing to 459 Willamette SL Eug
ene Steam Dye Works. dtf
We guarantee our work. Eugene
S earn Pvo Work.
Hot famines, boneless chicken ta
males at the Smeedo Grill.
A WEST SIDE.
ELECTnlC LINE
The United Railways Co., the Los
Angeles concern which has acquired
the Portluud-Hillsboro electric line,
announces that it, will build a trolley
line from Portland to Salem via Hills
toro, Forest Grove and McMinnville,
ou the west side, if they can get a
franchise out of Portland.
Will serve their rtf
dinners from 5 P. lit;.
P.M.
A Lunch served from IS
A. M. to 2 P. M.
If .Sundays we serve agc-j
uine French dinner M
4:30 to -8 P.M.
TI We serve nothing k
BOILED and MINER
WATERS.
. Irving Items
Irving, Feb. 20. W. D. Yates, who
recently returned to Irving, is net
improving in health as much as he
hoped.
Mrs. A. J. Zumwalt came down
from Eugene, where she has been
helping to care for the sick, it being
almost impossible to get nurses for
all.
I'rnnzGolde, a former resident of
! Irvimr.died nt bidl,n,u l c... T-i:
arouses the r, " . .." '"
i .vuv.j. uropsy.
Lorna Fields, who is teaching at
Vida, was the guest of A. C. Bates
one day last week.
Ehrman Andrews went to Junction
Friday.
Save Your Money
Steam cleaning and pressing done
rigiu ai vny iye n orKS, west r-lglith raoto Co. Studio, and vu.r.nt
street, next door to Eogeue Lauu- j suits. Chambers.Wock. 'Phone Red
By having your wood sawed by a
gasoline wood saw. It furnishes its
own fuel and does not burn vours
All dancers get your old togs out ' 8ee the poiut? Saws by a gauge. For
for the poverty tail, j prompt service ring up Red 319 or call
For those wishing the best, C. U
Winter is In choree of t.h. w;.,..
at i,o Ferry street.
New stock matting just" received,
prettiest patterns yet. Same is true
of our linoleum.
Chambers' Hardware.
Eugene Theafi;
THURSDAY, FEB. 4
SANFORD B. RICAN"
Ye Bright and Mori
WmJ
West
Big Jubilee
Minstrel
..50..
Bright Lights of the
Maud
..50..
BEST
Comedians. Si
Dancers. Muj
. r-- cru 75c 5'i
1-Tices ju
Grand Parade at Jj