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Clothing Sale
AT . -
"The Toggery"'
FARM HAND
SUICIDES BY
HANGING HIMSELf
wind's Shirt WaistOtteraigs
Men's stylish up-to-date hand made
Suits....
Reduced from $10.00 to $ 8.50
Reduced from J2.50 to 10.00
Reduced from 15.00 to 13.50
R.-duced from 16.50 to 15.00
Reduced from ; 13.00 to 16.00
Reduced from 2O.00 to 18.00
Reduced from ' 22.50 to 20.00
Reduced Irom 25.00 to 22.50
Men's $15.00 and $20.00 Top Coats
for $13.50 and $18.00
Pretty Cravenette Rain Coats
Reduced from $18.00 to $14.50
Reduced from 20,00 to J 6.50
Reduced from 22. 50 to 1 8. 50
Reduced from 25.00 to 20.00
These arc values not excelled anywhere In the city.
ROBERTS BROS.
554 WILL ST. - - EUGENE, ORE. I
GREATFRUIT MEETING
I'KIMO.VAlJi ,
IN FUGENE TODAY
R. J. FruHltr In In Portland on liuac
ltM.
Hen Owon li In from Ivlnon on bini-
J. P. Whlmnan, of Mnplulon, In In u!.'!r,""" I)r' l'""oduood II. ,M.
the city t ; wllllnmaon, aocroinry of the mute
II. Hryant, of Albany, In Ku- !.'"1r'' hortlnilturo. who apoku on
onn today I ' " Advantiiitoa of Oritniilziillon
(Coutlniiod from Tana 1.)
I-
Kdward KiiriiiBii. of Lornne. wna In """" r " fol-
th city today, lowon i.y profonaor Claude I. Lewi.
aonrgo O. Hchnoldor, of Lornno.wna l"r of rviutii! hnrileiilturo nnd
In the city today. limnology Kt the o. A. C, who ud-
A. K. Kckonbwk, of Kallapoll, Moll- d.r.0""',',rt '"I ' on "Tim Wlllum
tana ,1a In Iho city. ,v " a Hortl. urtiirnl
Jack (lordon, of Albnny, In vlalllng ""'I'dpoliit
frlenda In Kuneuo. ' Ar""' thin nddrcaa a number of
K. K. Hyland la down from Uiwell Hialliin that hnd boon prepared
for a couple of daya. I urB ""k"'1 '"' nnawora Klvun liy
A. C. Harbour. Ilia orator of tho , I n ! k-ra proaont.
upper Hlunlaw, la In thn rllv. ' 1 "'"wart, a prominent frnll
Henry Fenion, of licxlnr, wa In Hpoknne, wna at the moct-
tha cily yoaterday and today. 1 "1K '" i"1""' to make a few
('land Hpuneer wont to Cntlaua """"'ka " "w 1'hko orchard
drove thli afternoon on bualnoaa. ' " ,"),, nklnm valley and la onu of
C. V. Cllne, trnlnmnalcr of tho B. "1B , l'ltiK horllrnltiirlata of Oro
P. Co.. apfiit laat nlKht In tho city. on "'"'J"1' '"'
llrure I., lloiiart waa a pBaaenitor' TonluhCa I'roiimni.
to Portland on llm nooiwraln today. . T1 I'roKrani lnnlKlit will he n fol-
Mra. K. II. MrAllatnr and aon went nieotlnii to bu called to or-
to Portland today to visit (hero a low t "'T. "t' 7:3(1 hnric
davj. T'o Outlook for Horticultural Do.
Mlai Kva Cuahnian, of Acmo. waa v' ",""'"' .' o Willamette Valley."
an arrival In Kugouu on laat nlnhl'a ""bur K. Newell, president atatc
alaav. board of liortlculuiro.
l)r. W. II. Pollard, of Marrola, waa' ''Kil'orli'iicoa of it Krull lnaioi'lor,"
an arrival ou tho Wondllim local Inat ""'bo, Lano county Fruit limpcc-
nllh!- ', :-v ,. .
Mn. P. Prnnlimton and ion, Mar- ,'r,,ll Growing n n lliialiiiaa," K
ron, wont to Portland llita inornlug !! Bhopanl. cdlt.ir llottor Kiult.
IIIAKY WKSTPHKAIi, VOl (i
DANK. KOl'.VD iA.MiMX AT
K.VD OK llOI'i; I.N ItAlt.N l)hT
WAS KMPM)Vi:i l!V PAI.MKIt AV
KIW ON It.tNt II NOHTII OF Kf
UKSK It.ASII ACT OCClllltKD
THIS 'AFTKIl.NOlN OI'I-'ICK.VS
I N V KSTItj ATI
llmiry Wcmphiul, a y.unt! farm
hand wmpl )y'd by Palin'.r AyorH on
hU plaiM! throf. niV four imliM north of
KilKfiH', conimllt(-l Bilh'ld)? HlKtrll' af
tT numi tiKhiy iiy . -lining hlinself
with u ropo iiwtin Irom th; raft.-rH
In the loft of Ayer.V barn.
The younu man, wlumf: fl'ir i 'i
u.v. 1,..., I.,., I l.f Mr
i AyorH for tho pant hIx woirkB, had
luM'li dlKlliK polatooa diirlnn tho
forenoon and camo to tho barn with
thn team h was working with at
noon. Hu put up the team, but did not
Ko to the hoiiao for hla noon-day
nica I. Tho family thought llltlo of
thta for tho roaHon that for the past
week ho had boon oatliiK vury little,
but when he did not appear at 1
o'clock to ko to work awaln a aoarch
waa madu for him. Ilia hat waa
found In thn barn and a little latpr
hla llfeli'HB body wna found dangling
nt tho end of n rope tautened to the
raftora In the loft.
JiiHtlrn of the Pen Hryaon waa
Immediately telephoned for uud the
body cut down. Juatlco Hryaon left
tho city for tho Avers place aonn af
terward to Iniiulre Into the matter I
ami to do-cnnlno whether or not an
liHIiif.-it wis ntc'Hsary.
Mnllve Not Klioun
Ymin;' Vetp!n';il wa a llnile and
enmc to thlrt counlry from Denmark
only about ten iii'iniha air). He
could Hpeak very little of the KtlKllrth
lutiKuai;(T and for that reatum had
acarcely nnylhliiK lo say to hla em
ployer or the family whllo he waa
working Ihero. He had been actlni;
Htranwely for tho pant week mid dur
ing thu time talked leas than ever
before. During Iho wok ho had been
going tn bed every evening Immedi
ately after auppor and ate very llt
tlo. lie never apokn of hla relatives
or of anything 'hat nilnht give a clue
to Iho cniiHo of his mail act. It la
proHiimod that hu locnmo homesick
and It preyed upon hla initial an much
that ho became partially noniiiKoa.
Tho young man la auld to have an
undo In Kugono by - tho iiiiinu of
Odoll. i
FOURTEEN PER
CENT INCREASE
IN STAMP SALES
The Sale Begins Monday Morning Jan. 6th
Hundreds of New 1908 Styles, Very Neat and Pretty
The Low Prices Insist on Your Coming
These beautiful wst 2o on sale Monday mormne al .the sprig for
the week or until sold out. Early buyers get best selechons. We bUeve
!hfsr0 be one of the best offering in new Shirtwaist ever made m Eene
or Lane county. We invite your inspection and comparison.
Thirteen different' styles-Whi'te Lawn and India Linon Wa.st. 1 he
very latest styles, some trimmed with lace and em
UiniArv. nnv with Ion? sleeve..open front, othes
tu.,,,ri-r sleeves, voice effect. Many of these ?fS
" i -- '
waist would be good values at
el 3 AO
Four Other Styes at. - $1.98
Another Lot at. $2.25
Five Styles at eacb .. $2.48
Two Ditferent styles at $2.98
Every Lady j
Tht buys nne of these wa'stj any dav during
sac wili-Il ru sail wtei, w.u ljc ,vc.i jrj
li'.k Ian as a souvenir worth
iKxuaAKiauiKssrLa
ferings
on a vlalt.
.Mra. I.. 1..
Hood Itlvor.
(Inndrloh and aim uora "Variation anil Soloollon." Ii,,f.,..
iaongori lo Portland on Iho noou "r Sweeiaer, 1'nlven.liy if i),o
thntn today.
I'rofeaaur K. U. I'arkor and family
ar hack from lit-Mer, where they
apenl (ho liollduya.
Thoa. TowiiMcnd arrlvvd hero from
HoHeliurK today lo resume IiIm llltllo
at tho I'nlvcrftlty,
Mm. It. II l.naoll and Mia J T.
Hlophetia, of llarrlrhurg, were 111 Kit-g-'Ue
yotlerdxv h tp'dUk.
Ilev. II. A. tlriM-n went lo HaUey to
day lo hold a aoriea of meetlnKa at
tho llapilm church there.
Mlaa Sallle I'ellock rlurned to
Portland today alter vIkIIIiik her pa
renta In Kugeuo durlni the holiday.
J. V.. httcaker, a former rjugeno
oir.
AoAwera l; iucstlon
i riitix m i s t
iii:m:v to m ki: (kxiii
Anlorla. .Ian. ;l. Tired (( n,,. .
aluunllouii which Kiaurla .1. llenev
hua been iiuoiimI an ueihlni; roiia'dliK
hla official a.i. I nlicl tiiatea Sena
tor rullon today nddteoed an open
letter lo Mr, Honey, cnllln upon Mm
either lo d uy M repenlhlliv fur
the limlnunllona or lo make n puhllc
a!alemenl of Iho alleged facia 101
which Iho accurailona are baaed, ao
CITY NEWS
oral livcrv and stas;e business and the
cauital siock is $25,000. The pria- branch
clpal lace of business Is Kuyei'.e.
Rtanip anlea at the Kiikoiio poatof
flco for tho year 1907 exceeded thoac
of tho provloua year by 1341)3.64,
which la an IncreiiHe of a fraction leas
than 14 per rent. Thla Indlcatoa a
aplondld Krowth of tho city during
the paat your, a ahowliiK that nil Ku
Kenlana ahould point to with prldo
The total anlea for tho year were
$20,7111 ,117, while In 11MI II ihey wore
JlK.'jr.ll,33. Tlieso flKuroa are for
the alamp aalea nlone, the other IiukI
noaa nut beliiK counted In. The hiiIo
tn io4-ombor were Iho largest for any
month In tho history of the office,
which la duo to the btK Christum
busluesM. Tho aalea for each month
during the two yeara Just past are
The river is now at a six-foot stage
and falling slowly.
Or. Lowe, the optl.clan. will be In
bin office till January .
The schools will resume their ses
sions Monday lifter a two-weeks' va
cation. Harry 1.. Iluncroft today filed his
eertlflcale of optometry with the
county clerk.
The plat f:f Wynne's second addi
tion to the city of Cottage drove was
filed wllh the county clerk tcday.
The Interior walls of the Hotel
Smcede office are belni; rplastered
In places where tho plaster has been
badly cracked.
Tho rcglHtrution of voters for the
.June election begins next Monday nt
8 n. in. Charles Mei-Hrland is the
registration clerk.
St. Mary's Episcopal cViirch h''S
secured the aervlces of Mr. Steel-1
quint as tenor, ao thut the church!
now has a very fine quartette. ' j
Tho nanus Livery Co. filed artl-'
ciea of Incorporation with the county
clerk today. Tho Incorporators are
1011 Hangs, C. P. Hnrnard, J. H. West
nnd Knrl 1.. McNutt. The object of
tho corporation Is to conduct a gen-
Carson Matthews is putting more
cement walk cn tho Madison street
sld i of his residence property at the
corner of West Fourth and Madison
streets.
The Chambers Hardware Company
has the thanks of The Guard for a
nice wall map of Lane county, with
the precinct boundaries and town
ships marked.
Mrs. W. F. Oslmrn has engaged two
boxes for the band concert at the
theatre Wednesday night to entertain
a theatre party. There may be other
parties formed before the concert
conies of.
Edwin A. Alderman, brother of
Professor L. it. Alderman, suptrin
ten.lent of Kugene s schools, died at
lmyton. Or., a few days ago. He was
suddenly stricken with paralysis on
Christmas day.
"Shorty" McCoy, tho logger who
has been doing time on the streets
f;ir drunkenness, escaped from
Si'-ert CammisrM'jner Baker yesterday
afternoon and has not been seen
since.
Louis B. Hielt today filed with the
county clerk notice of location of the
"Fulr Play" mining claim and J.
M. Jobson et al notice of the location
of the "New Year" claim in the Blue
River district.
The trnins to Wendllng nnd Co
burg, which were held up a day on ac
count of the wreck on the Wendllng afternoon and discharged from cus-
branch. resumed their regular runs louy auei .' """"
today, the track having been cleared ! amounted to $2d. Kdwfl', It
yesterday afternoon. j pears, is an uneducated fellow and
I seems to be In love with the ouepaid
girl, who has been on probation for
Mrs. Josie Stewart, of Santa Bar-, gome time pas, oeng n the custody
bara, California, and formerly of Lu-o o(cer3 jt appears that he wrote
gene, was married December 22 in he. tQ gQ to hj3 Lnn county home
California to Richard J. Trussler, a , an(J he would pay the expenses, not
prosperous business man of Santa lnten(jlng anything criminal by it.
Barbara. Mrs. Trussler has many '""1 "
warm friends in Kugene who will! jngeborg Niss, a subject of the
wish her much happiness. jklng of Xorwayi tocay riled with the
i county clerk hla declaration of in-
A couple of employes of the Pacific I tention to become a citizen of t'ae
I i eiepuuiie uu. aie in me v.itjr onaus-, uniieu olaies.
lng tne preliminary wora oi install
ing four additional circuits between! rjr, S. M. Martin, the, evangelist,
Kugene and Portland, the present arrived on the local last night and
capacity of the wires being insuffi- wju begin his meetings at the.Chris-
cient to take care of all the long dis- tion church this evening. He was
tance business between the two ci- met at the train by a large delegation
ties. They are drawing maps and 0f church members and escorted
profiles of the route of the lines in
this vicinity.
The Corvallis roller skating has
i ketball team defeated the Eugene,
, team at the Underwood rink, in this:
city, last night by the score of 18 to
14. The game was hard fought from
start to finish, and was witnessed by
quite a large audience. The teams!
lined un as follows: Kugene Ting-1
ley, centre; Apperson and Church, i
forwards; Belptav end Williams, I
guards. Corvallis Foster, centre; '
Flett and Sutherland, forwards; Av-I
ery and Rosendorf, guards. j
down town. A number of students
of the Divinity School were there
and gave the school yell as the noted
revivalist stepped from the train.
FAIL TO ACiUKF,
OX DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Washington, Jan. 3. The fight
over the district attorneyship in Ore
gon is now on. George G. Bingham,
of Salem, indorsed by Senator Fulton,
Representative Hawley and Repre
sentative Ellis, and Chris C. Schue
bel, of Oregon City, Indorsed by Sen-
' L. B. Edwards, the young man ar- ator Bourne, are the opposing enndi
rested in Linn county a week ago dates. President Roosevelt will maka
.charged witli contnuucln to it u-i tho decision. - I
llnquency of Blanche Shepard, a nil
; nor, was examined before Judge Bry
son, of the Eugene justice court, this
Linn county's tax levy nns been
fixed at 9 mills.
EUGENE THEATRE
drug clork, Is In llm city visiting rot- that Iho people may Judge as to their
ativoaami menus, no li now located i trum or falnlty
In Portland,
Miss Maud Kern loft today on her
return trip to rtcttlle. after having
vUltcd hor psronu, Mr. and Mra. 8
K, Kertu, In Kugono.
Mra. J. K. Ilronaugh and Mr. Ma
11HI6 I till? j
.laniinrv .I72 31 $mi.3r.
February I ijl.l I I li ill., "ill
March I "-;U.7J 1 :.!!. 4 1 !
April 14J2.27 i!::4i;sl
May UM.73 I I 7 0 13 '
.iiino i.'iis.ati 1 1114.47
July US4.lt! I r.M.14
August Uli:l.O 1 IMS. Ill 1
September.. .. 1271. ! I C 'Mi. Sit I
October 1 7 4 4 42 P2X.M
November 1610. 2" 1st?. NO
llccoillluV 202(t.ii6 SllU.ao'
Tolal IS.2,' 33 $20,7 I ii.!7 j
XOTIt'K !
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I Wednesday Evening, January 8th
MISS GLORIA
(The Rocky Mountain Girl)
Vocal, Instrumental and Reading Selections
Assisted by and for the
benefit of
EUGENE MILITARY BAf
THE MUSICAL TREAT OF THE SIASON
Prices:- 25c, 50c and 75c. Sens on sale Monday
M'II.I.Uv CAItlliU.li' N.u.vK
WITH A It SUA hitch .KI
Tho best aalve In tho world for cuts.
hrulk., .,r,.d til,..,,.- .. .1........
criim, of Porilaud, alter a vlali at the '.,., ,-happed hand, and all skin oruo'
lion. lliMrnmood to ntvo Htit!racllon
r money r-rm led Sold by l.lnn
'irim l"ii Wlllinina Mt I'o , propn .
homo of their parents, lion, and Mm
Cum. It. Iiorrls, In ICucuo, r.'lui ncd '
homo lodrtV. 1
Albany Herald Ml Itcrl'ia I'or- 1
rl, i f Kinetic, who ha been s, lldlnK
(ho liiilldiiis In iho oily Iho kiiom o(
Mlsa l.oiiia Miller, bfi this noon for.
her home .... Kalpb Itoliiimon.
uf Fiii: 'no, returned luniio thin tioeu ;
after vlsliliia his uier. Mi. I'. V.
Littler, In ibl rlti .
Mra. J. II. Wlnicakvr. of Indopcn
ilonco. la etpivtod lo anive hcio on
ihl orenliia'a train from iho noiuh
lo spend Sunday with her brother. 1
Horace Burnett. She U on her way'
homo from Jacksonville, where alio!
hm bi-vn vUliiiia for thris we. ku She I
will b. rouieinliored by Kugono p..o-1
plo aa Miss Florence lliiin. lt. he i
fornicrly resided here, moviiif away I
(bout rlalil yeara ano.
m:v touay.
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1 'I'.'I and leir'i. i
ill ll y.ti'ee.
r on
'.ill a I
Snbiicrlbera to (ho promotion fund
are reminded that tho first payment
of their year's atibscrlptlon ta now
ilne. Kindly Instruct your bank lo
put same (o (he credit of Troisurer
IV K. Yorau. If paid for a year in
sdMtnco a discount uf it per cent ts
allowed, or 2 -r rent It paid for
.IV month in advance
FI NllKNK COMMERCIAL CI. I'll.
CALL Kilt I'tmi'V WAIiltWTS
Notice Is hcrettv ulxen th it all Lane
I county wnvranM prior t Hoittstcr No.
;:tM.', registered on September II.
l:o?. will be i.ud on presoniiit l.in a
oiv . ,r r I.-., ,,m .,i,, ml, iii.iv i
i i iiimn I iiiiim i ii 1 1 i hB ihiihi i i ii n
- aMgaMl5giTgit
DAIMUTI mM,.l4.,
4 ivniriHiN
PRESENTS It
,-:T- l! l!Kr i cot
i-te I - ; ii. i;v , f !(, t take
Ions belt' C l.l l ike K, eai'O of
p:cmlM . Ii,i 4:1. Kimcne. j?
You ct your money back if vou
ot anythliiK al (ho Kuaeno markci
that la nut Xrlctly (Irst-rlasi. 7 4
West Klali'.h alnvl. J4
Killt KKN'r Two hoiinckccpltiB
r. mu. $s per niiiuth; alio oin'
room. r. Two uuliiinlrhed roouo.,
IV Iniiulio sCi'ldst, au-i'et. or
Miirc A Sun'i iore. j?
:tl:sPKCT VIU.K liCNTl.KM AN'. v'. rv
woalthv. tHieii t ,t corremind with
Inlolllreiu rospi et utile ls.lv or l,.
o: oblect, man luiiiny Write Im
mediately t,i L,.nmn, Uoom
SOT. Pllth aieiuie, Chi... ..
UIV ufttee ua .Isnuiiir ttlh 111 In.
lerest will ccae on that dav.
K'lyenc l.atic couniy. Or., .lanusi-v 4.
j lues.
I U K K sri. Nn.
I Treasurer I. ano lulu:.
Ahla'id hn a Sunshine Club Sine..
I May l.1,'.. canuents have been dli.
I n Hulled In and ar 'un.1 Ashland and
;I2 sick people visited.
Products anioiiiitiua to lari.uoo.
0o annually aro manufactured hv
prison com b is In the ('iilii .l States
! A co-operative laundry In S.iii .lose,
Cal . I b lim operated bv the labor
' o: Knuatious tif (tie county.
1 'iTZvV.
Attraction Extraordinary
KUBEI Mi
""vwnvaiiRi
Greatest, Living Violinis
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Eugene Theatre
Friday, Jan. 1 0
Scat jalc begins at Box Of'lcv M, j r
comp.tn.ci by tm Ut"OC- M"T. J..
PRICES:-
Box St its
1-owcr FiA ""i" i'i 52.50
-trrioif ui lourrow.
, ' vtn row.." f2.00
Gi.lrr. B4lince Balcony.. 510
JI.O0
t. 6th. (.. l .
. r? "rjers must
ac-
s