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\ In tim i lim o n a i J . 3T. S H E P H E B D , E d i t o r . B alter C i t y , June 9 , 1 §7 5 . T H E B E D R O C K D EM O CR AT hag tlie L a ig e tt C irculation of any P aper P ublish ed in Eastern Oregon. C ircu la tio n !)(>0 cop ies. TH E PACIFIC COAST. We see by the Wallamette papers that there is quite a tide of Immigration arriving in Western Oregon from and by way of Cal ifornia. This is a natural consequence, and we are only surprised that this has not been the case long ago. Every person who has ever lived in or knows anything about California must be aware of the fact that there is there only a limited portion of the lands in that State that are susceptible of cultivation and the most ot these need irrigation; and again that the best of all the lands there are cov ered by Spanish Grants, or •are-in the hands of a few capitalists, or corporations control them, and will only dispose of them at fig ures beyond the reach of any man with moderate means, and a poor man has no chance there at all. When any of these lands are sold to individuals and full pay ment is not made, good interest is paid and a mortgage given to secure the balance due, and when men of small moans come in com petition with the large capitalists who sur round them, and who are able to supply themselves with all the modern improveme- ments of the day in husbandry, the man of moderate means must fail aud ultimately he loses his lands and is compelled to seek a more favorable place to_exercise their in dustry, a place where he is not summoned by those who are able and who 6eelc to crush him out. A poor man has no show in California to make a start, and that State is now overrun with persons seek ing employment; in part the most reli able papers of the Golden State come to us with the word that there is a great overplus of laboring men there, and in con sequence there is considerable suffering, among the poorer classes. I m m igration .— The La Grande Sentinel says, thousands of immigrants are constant ly pouring’into California, and it is positive ly asserted that many are unable to obtain employment at living rates. Oregon, Wash ! ington and Idaho Territories each furnish a field for persons seeking homes, that cannot be surpassed. No persons need have any fears regarding inability to procure employ ment here at remunerative wages. Land is cheap, good homes can be piocured at tri fling cost, and the people here ought by all means to raise money and have thousands of pamphlets printed showing the resources of this country and inducements for settlers to come here to locate, and every steamer from San Francisco should be furnished with these pamphlets. A G rand M istake . —A Girl in a neighbor ing town was shocked the other evening, by her own mistake. Being sent for some flour to a store in a hurry, she took what she supposed to be a clean pillow slip from her bureau drawer. When she reached the store, she handed the supposed pillow slip to the young clerk to fill with flour. Even he did not notice what “ they” were till a scoop of flour had gone through them. When he raised them up and exposed two outlets at the bottom, nicely fringed, etc., the girl ran from the store without saying a word, and the young man covered with flour, laid the garment in the “ drawer” to await her re turn. He will probably wait some time. A number of Republican papers, for some time, have been urging that the third term business originated with the Democrats aud does not worry any one else, but it seems that the question is troubling a great many Iiepublicans. The Republicans of Summit county, Ohio, don’t appear to thing it is al together a Democratic story. The Summit county Republicans held their convention Saturday to elect delegates to the State Con vention, and thought it necessary to adopt a resolution instructing their delegates to fa vor an anti-third term plank in the State platform. That don’ t look much like the Dem'ocrats were the only parties who wor* ried themselves over the third term. worldwide famed trial is about to close—that is it will in two or three weeks if the jury don’t hang. Judge Porter is going after Tilton, and if This being the fact It is o n ly natural that Fullerton’s cross-ex-amina tion of Beecher is those w ho can n ot find em p loy m en t there an index to that lawyer’s talent he will not sh ould seek som e other land where they say any very complimentary things of the have a prospect of m akin g a livin g for Pastor of Plymouth Church. 5 he common them selves and those dependent upon expression is that it don’t matter what ver th em , and in lookin g for such a place they dict is secured no one’s opinion will be chan n aturally turn their eyes and steps to wards Oregon, w ith the expectation of ged. It is one of those cases where the pub bettering their con d ition , and in alm ost lic is as much concerned as the parties liti every instance we are satisfied they are gant and the people will judge for them successful. There arc som e m en w ho selves. The verdict of the great j ury is made w ould not be satisfied any where—such we up. do not expect to be satisfied w ith any por tion of our State. In Oregon we have p le n ty of good G overnm ent lands that are open to entry, or to he taken as hom esteads, and the State has large quantities of the best of lands w hich are sold at G overn m en t price, and the paym ents can be made in installm ents o f one third dow n, one third in three years and the balance in five years, the purchaser givin g the State a m ortgage and p ayin g legal inter est on the balance due. Eastern Oregon contains the m ost o f these lands, as well as a largo a m ou nt o f the G overnm ent lands. Here too, we have rich and ex ten sive m ines w h ich furnishes a good m arket for the farmers surplus products, and fur nishes labor for a vast n u m ber of laborers at good and rem unerative wages. There is still room in Eastern Oregon for an un lim ited num ber of inh abitants, and we ■have p len ty of w ork for them to do u ntil ■they can have tim e to lo o k around and perm an ently settle them selves in busi ness, or procure land upon w h ich they <can build up com fortable and beautiful ■homes. The Cincinnati Commercial thinks B iy ard, of Delaware, will be the next Democrat ic candidate for President, because “ those who watched the course of Bayard last Win ter must have seen that he aimed at the leadership of his party in the Senate. He did not make as many able speeches as Sen ator Thurman, but he displayed inflexibility of will and executive force in a greater de gree than any other member of his party. He it was who defeated Morton’s proposition to amend the rules so as to make the forma lity of declaring a Presidential election less dange-ous;and his avowed policy was to take the chances of throwing the House, where the result would be the choice of a Demo crat. Thurman was inclined to yield to the blandishments of Morton, for the sake of greater security of peace, but Bayard was fierce and stern, and represented the aggres sive intensity of his party. “ Another point may he worth nothing, vis.: “ That Bayard has, within a year, given more elegant din ner parties than any other man in Washing ton, the President and Secretary of State not excepted, showing himself an admira ble host, and making a most pleasing im pression upon his guests, among whom were included all the members of both Houses capable o f appreciating a good dinner. This is not a large matter, but it is not a small symptom.” --------------- a»----------------------- T elegraph to B oise C ity . — The Owyhee Avalanche of June 4tli says, John Minear returned from Boise City last evening, and informs us that all the financial aid asked for to enable the Nevada and Northern Tele graph Company to extend their line from Silver City to that place has been subscribed and that the contract to build the line will immediately be let- The wire will be order ed from San Francisco to-day, and inside of two months an electric shock will wake up the It ip Van Winkles of the Capital and in stall new life-blood into their veins. This will enable ns to lay before our readers ev ery evening whatever of importance happens in Boise City during the day. Let the good work go on, and not stop till the musical click of the telegraphis instrument is heard in every mining camp, town and hamlet in our Territory., When a young lady living on the line of the California aud Oregon railroad wants to get married, she only takes one refusal to give consent, from her “ stern parents,” and then seeks her lover with the remark: “ Smitlne, old boy, I guess we’d, better can ter down to the Gospel shop; it’s no use wai ting for those idiots'to become sane again.” B eecher . —This T ilton y s . I nsane .— Ex-Senator James W. Nye, of Nevada, is hopelessly insane and ha3 been removed from the Bloomingdale Asylum to the Sanford Hall Asylum, a private institu tion, where he can be more satisfactorily cared for. He is subject to occasional fits of violence. Mrs. Lincoln, widow of ex-Presi- dent Lincoln, has also been adjudged insane and has been removed to a private asylum at Batavia, Illinois. Of all the various ills of the human race the dethronement ot rea son is the most distressing to contemplate by the friends ot this unfortunate class of beings. R u n , B oulder and Last Chance Creeks.— The B ull Run D istrict is again divided up in to several gu lches, som e of th em p ay ing w ell; the best o f these is Onion G u lch , now being w orked b y Flaherty <t L yn ch w ith excellen t prospects. There is m u ch ground through this range that w ould pay- fair wages, but the water privilege is very lim ited. A t the ju n ctio n o f B ull Run and Upper Granite is situated the tow n o f In depen d en ce,.w h ich was once a liv e ly lit tle cam p; it has gone down con siderably, but is still the centre o f supplies for a co n siderable m in in g co m m u n ity . A b o v e In dependence about one m ile com es in B oulder and Last Chance Creeks, both of w hich h ave had considerable w ork done on th em , som e getting very good pay, w h ile oth ers, less fortunate, m ade a break. There is u n d ou b ted ly som e very- fair p a y ing ground s till left on both of these g u l ches, as well as on Granite. A ll of these stream s m entioned as G ranite Creek and tributaries head up on that high m ou n tain stan d in g back from Pow der R iver, and know-n on this side as “ Old B a ld y ,” and as I m a y have som ething to say in re lation to quartz hereafter, I w ill also m en tion the fact that every stream com ing down from that m ou n tain on this side,bas gold in it in greater or less qualities.— There is m u ch ground in this section that w ould p ay to w ork if water was m ore plenty-. M y next w ill take in Trail Creek and Grande R on de Diggings. Y ou rs, 7-UP. H O W IT H APPENED. B y S u s a n n a S l i p s h o d . E d it o r B e d r o c k — Of Baker City' Tow n, pen in hand I sit m e dow n, here in Connor Creek diggings, to tell you h ow one “ E lam Spriggins” —a gen tlem an —(som e doubt of that) wrote a fib to the D e m o c r a t . H e tells of how “ on a Su n day fine, the ladies and gentlem en form ed a lin e, each one ga ily dressed in th eir store cloth es best, and m arched to the river’s b rin k ” -------- pause, Mr. E ditor, here and th in k . He ca n n ot spell scissors ! this verdant youth is it a w onder he does not tell the truth 7— Y o u ’ve read the letter so than y'ou k n ow , h ow he tells of “ the carriages ail in a ro w ’ ” and the “ ladies w h o w ent to the races that d a y ,” I rise to exp la in , it hap pened this w a y: Som e ladies were invited to go for a ride, and w ish in g to ga?e on the rushing tide, o f the sw ift, rollin g rivers— (no thought o f the races, believe m e, ever entered their innocent m in ds) w hat was their horror on arrivin g to find a horse race in progress ! ! What, did they d o 7 I guess som ebod y learned how to p la y “ J h o b ,” and the n ext tim e th ey w an t to “ p ut up a jo b ” it w o n ’ t be on w om en . The gents all aligh ted enroute for the “ tra ck ,” sayin g “ please h old the team un til we com e b a c k .” G ravity rested upon every face, until resolu tion had taken its place. For ere the last gent had quitted his seat, the ladies determ ined to beat a retreat. W h o ’ll drive 7 was a query, w h ich of us can 7 “ I, said M is s -------- “ as good as a m an !” and seizin g the reins she flourished the w h ip , and uttered a som eth in g that sounded lik e ge-ip , and th eir escorts lo o k e d on in hopeless am aze, and sile n tly w atch ed them flee from their gaze. A n d this is the t r u t h . Mr. Sprig- gins, n o d ou b t, k n ew very little o f w hat he was w ritin g a bou t, and bis o n ly excuse we th ink for this “ ca p er,” was a w ish to see his n am e in the paper. Our ladies are m od est, ou r gen tlem en brave, and with o n e exception we h a v e n 't a k n a v e , in our m idst. But we m u st n ot grow tedious, or you w ill co m p la in , and never w ish Susan na to write you again. -------------- --------------------- ■ LATE NEWS. The Boise City Statesman of June 5th says Mr. John Boyd, of Baker City, has returned from the railroad, whither he went to take his brother, R. B. M. Boyd, formerly of the Baker City Herald,.and family on their way to I owa. But since Mr. Boyd has arrived here he has received letters from his brother R. B. M., saying that he is not satisfied to re main in Iowa, and he is already selling out his property there preparatory to moving back to this Territory. He thinks, however, of settling in the Goose Creek valley and go ing into the stock business. W e condense the following news items from the Owyhee Avalanche of June 5th: A nother B onanza . —Word comes that parties have discovered and located a north extension of the Webfoot mine at the new camp near Wagon town. The new discovery is said to be eighteen feet in width and fully as rich in gold and silver as the original claim. The crickets are said to be doing great in jury to the crops in Jordan Val ley, and my riads of the pests are swarming over the mountains hitherwards. Besides eating up every green thing, they also destroy cloth ing, leather, Ac. Bilk merchants of New York are inviting the aid of other cities to protect themselves against smugglers. Fires are still raging in portions of Penn sylvania, with loss of lile and ¿reat damage to property. Charges have been presented to the Presi dent against a prominent official in the'Post- office department. The President has enga ged to investigate them. President Grant and ^family and General Babcock left yesterday for Long Branch. More trouble is occuring among the coal miners in Pennsylvania, and the military has been called upon at Moliony City. The police and citizens were fired upon and sev eral wounded on each side, one man being killed. On the military,.^appearing the rai ders scattered. This happened yesterday. The marriage of General Sheridan and Miss Rucker took place last evening at Chi cago. Ex-Parish Judge Bolden was shot and mortally wounded yesterday by Sherborne, present Judge, at Houla Louisiana. At Huntsville, Alabama, yesterday, Depu ty Collector Hallman, was shot and killed bv an illicit distiller. It is stated that when Vice-President Wil son was in Memphis, he met his oid frien Mrs. Jefferson Davis on the streets, and in stead of passing her without recognition, clasped her hand in a friendly manner, and invited her to an ice cream saloon where the two discussed strawberries and old memories together. If the story is true, the loyal'Re publican organs will sail into him anew'. ™ ~ A dvanced * -* * -♦ -* * - *— B oys .— Detroit boys seem to advance in education whether they attc nd school or not. A news boy who couldn’t change a ten cent piece a year ago, was re cently heard remarking: “ William Scott, if you ever corrugate your brow at me in that way again. I shall temporarily deposite my papers on the pavement, and cause the blood to coagulate under your left optic, Hear me, William?” It is reported that a man wreut home about 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, and using his umbrella for a billiard cue, smote his sleeping wife in the short ribs, crying, “ Pool,” and sank into a sweet slumber. He has since explained to his wife that woman can have no idea how the cares 'o f business will sometimes effect a man’s brain. A M O A G T H E M O U N T A IN S . E d it o r D e m o c r a t :— In m y last I left you at the m ou th of Olive Creek, there we reach Clear Creek, w h ich has a fine water privilege, and for several m iles gold has been fou n d , but as yet not considered as sufficient to p a y for w orking, except near where it em pties in Granite Creek, it has n ot been fu lly prospected, and m igh t have a good “ p ay streak .” C om ing into Granite Creek we have a stream th at has been w orked som e fifteen m iles in length w ith ou t cou n tin g in num erous tributaries and, a lth ou gh it has been m in ed for som e fourteen years, it s till yield s its annual tribute of w ea lth , h avin g yield ed m ore gold than a n y oth er place in Eastern Oregon—Canyon Creek, alon e excepted. It is row ' being w orked m o s tly b y Chinese thou gh a few w h ile com pan ies are still w ork in g w ith good prospects. W an cop & C o., Born & Lucas an,d F. W eigm an are the principal ones. There are several running h ill cuts, prospecting for back ch an n els, and s till others loo k in g for qu art?, of w'hich I w ill have som eth in g to. say here after. The principal tributaries are Bui! gave a lawyer a bill to be collected to the amount of $30. Calling for it, after awhile, be inquired if it had been collected. “ Ob,” said the lawyer laughing, “ I ’m not going to charge you—why I have known you ever since you were a baby, and vour father before you; $20 will be about right,” handing over $10. “ Well, said Jones, as he meditated upon the transaction, “ Its darned lucky he didn’t know my grand father, or I shouldn’t have got anything I C orrected , —A Providence lady was re cently overheard at an evening assembly speaking in high praise of a pretty girl just passing. “ Why she is a perfect paregram of a young lady!” “ I think you mean paral lelogram, do you not?” suggested the wag gish gentleman addressed. “ I said paralle logram, Mr.----- ,” exclaimed the lady, with a combination of dignity and indignation impossible to describe. A larm ing .— Two colord men took refuge under a tree in a violent thunder storm. “ Julius, can you pray?” said one. “ No, Sam.” was the reply; “ iiebber prayed in my life.” “ Well, cant you sing a hymn?” Just then the lightning struck a tree near by, shivering it, when the first speaker exclaim ed: “ See heah, honey, sumffiu’ ’ligions has got to he done, an’ da't mighty suddin, too, s’poso you pass around de hat!” His C hoice .— “ My son,” said a father to his little hoy at the breakfast table, “ if you had the choice to be burned at the stake, like John Rogers or to have your head chop ped off like King Charles the First, which would you choose?” “ John Rogers,” said the boy! “ And why?” “ Because,” replied the boy, “ I should prater a hot steak to a cold chop,” “ Dear me, how fluidly he talks,” said Mrs. Partington recently, at a temperance meet- ing.J “ I am always rejoiced when he mounts the nostrils, for his eloquence warms every cartridge in my body.” A little girl and boy, three or four years old, were playing on the ice wli en sis tell down and commenced to cry. Bub ran up and soothingly lisped: “ Dou’tcwy! Thwear! Thwear! Thaydamn!” ~HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The P eople o f Baker City do ordain: S ec . 1. That the right o f way is hereby granted to all persons interested to convey water in ditches on either or both sides o f any street in Baker C ity; P r o v id e d , That at the points where said ditches cross the street or streets the parties constructing such ditch or ditches shall con struct bridg es, under the supervision o f the Street C om m issioner, in w idth us follow s, to-w it: A t all crossings of M ain or F ront street, and at all crossings o f First street, and at all points where oth er streets intersect M ain or Front street and First street, said ditches shall be bridged in a good aud sub stantial m anner from curb to cu rb, under the supervision o f the Street Com m ission- er, and at the expense o f the parties w h o construct said ditches. S e c . 2. That at all otner points in the C ity w here ditches cross the streets, ilie parties constructing said ditch es shall be and are hereby required to con stru ct brit’ ges across said ditch es not less than tw en ty -eigh t feet in w id th , at th eir own expen se. S e c . 3. T hat any person or persons w ho shall be con victed before the R ecorder o f a v iola tion o f this O rdinance, sh all be liable to a fine o f not less than Ten nor m ore than F ifty Dollars. S ec . 4. T hat it sh all be the duty o f the Street C om m issioner to report all v io la tion s of this O rdinance, and to m ake c o m plain t before t-lfe R ecorder o f all such v io lations. Si c. 5. T h at the p rovision s o f tin's Or dinance shall app ly to all d itch es hereto fore constructed w ithin the Corporate lim its o f Baker City. A p p r o v e d , June 5,1875. GEO. J. B O W M A N , President Board Trustees. J. M. S H E P H E R D , City R ecorder. In the even in g after the celebration there w ill be a Grand B all given at Clea v e r’ s H a ll, o f w h ich further n otice w ill be given. An aristocratic New Yorker, on being,re quested by a rich and vulgar young fellow for permission to marry “ one of his girls,” gave this rather crushing reply: “ Certainly; which would yon prefer, the housemaid or the cook?” L A D I E S ’ B A Z A A R , H E R E YO U C A N F IN D A L L k in d s o f th e best and ch eapest L a dies ’ Furn ish in g G oods in th e C ity , such as H A T S , L A C E S , T R IM M IN G S , P A R A SOLS, D R E SS GOODS, & c., &c. E v e r y th in g a L a d y requires to com p lete h er W ardrobe. A ls o , a s u p p ly o f G e n tle m e n s ’ H a n d k e r - c h ie s , S to c k in g s , N e c k t ie s , &c. B aker C ity J u n e 1 ,1875.n4tf T T u r ra h .! H u r r a h . ! Silver City aM South Mountain. O O L E Y ’S R O A D , B Y W A Y OF E L - dorado, lead in g to D BOISE C ITY , S IL V E R C IT Y , SOUTH M O U N T A IN , and to all p oin ts on the And Transacts a General Banking, Collection AND E X C H A N G E BUSINESS. Interest alflowed on Special Deposits. C o u n ty On this R oad w ill GRASS AND W ATER, and p le n ty of each at good ca m p in g places. This R oad is at least B3Cs«7 tro 3 ^ .'ty S iC ilG S N earer to S ilver C ity and Five M iles to Boise C ity than a n y oth er W agon R oad. The T oll on this R o a d is ch eaper than on any oth er route lead in g to B oise or Silver Cities. Give this R oad a trial and you w ill trav el n o oth er to the p oin ts a bove m en tion ed . Sold, We make it a branch of our business to give Correct Information in regard the to- Mining Interests of E a s te r n . O re g o n . Dec. 1, lS74.n30y J A S . A . P I N N E Y & GO.,, B o is e C ity , Id a h o , GENERAL NEWS AGENTS A N D D E A LE R S IN Boots, Stationery, Glieap M icaöm s, TOYS, YANKEE NOTIONS, <fcc. .» * . Corner o f Main Street and V a lle y A v en u e, BAKER CITY, OREGON, W ou ld respectfu lly in form the p u b lic that he has recen tly received a w ell se lected and fresh S tock o f Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Perfumeries, Patent Medicines, A il warranted Fresh and of the best q u a l ity. T oilet articles of ch o ice selection s and u n lim ited va riety. D ressing Com bs from 12% cents to $1 00, e a ch ; H air Brushes, 20 varieties. P o ck e t C utlery and R azors, 40 S tyles. C ig R r s a n d T o b a c c o , Pipes, Cigar H old ers, M earschau m , R ose R o o t and B ox W o o d , &e. C hoice L iqu ors, Syrups and C ordials, W illo w W a re, A c., all for sale W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A IL , Cheap for Cash. A ls o , the attached W E R E C E I V E Subscription* for, and furnish all of the loading P eriodicals, M a ga zin es & Newspaper» published in New York, Philadelphia, Bos ton, Sacramento and San Francisco, at Pub lisher’s rates. BOOKS A AGENCY OF THE T o th e P u b lic . EPORTS H A V IN G B E E N CIRCU - -®/ fitted in this co m m u n ity , and else w here, reflecting on the h o n e sty of Mr. Thos. M cD on a ld , in the m a n a gem en t of the affairs of the R ye V a lle y M in in g C om pan y. W e h ereby certify th a t, after a carefl exa m in a tio n o f his b ook s and a c cou n ts, xre fou n d th em correct, and we furtherm ore exon erate Mr. M cD on ald from all such charges of fraud or d ish on esty. W A L T E R S. T H O R N E , „ , _ . C H A S. H . P E A R S O N . B aker C ity, Ogn., M ay 29,1875.n4n7. Photograph Gallery. O R N E R o f M a in S tre e t anti Court Avenue opposite the Bank, Baker C City Oregon. Where Pictures will he made in all the popular styles, in a superior man ner. I ‘will remain in this place hut a short time, and feel confident, I will satisfy all who may favor me with their patronage. H. C. TANDY. May 12 1875nltf. & co lle ct the accou n ts due the late firm. W e m ust have m o n e y , and those ow in g us m u st p ay up or th ey w ill have to p a y cost. G A IN E S & BOW MV .A N . Baker C ity , M ay 26,187o.n3tf SCHOOL KOOKS, A large supply constantly on hand, at Cat alogue Prices. Orders from a distance solicited and satis faction guaranteed. JAMES A. PINNEY & CO- Feb. 1, 1875.n391y TOM D E A LY . L. B. Ison was. on the 4th day of May 1875, appointed by the Hon. Probate court administrator of the estate of John CliLourn deceased. All persons having claims'against the estate, will present the same to the un dersigned at his office in Baker City Oiegon with proper vouchers, within six months from date. L. B. ISON, Administrator. Baker City May 11th 1875nln5 Tlie House W e L ive in —In other words our bodies—are held on repairing leases. DILL & W ELLER, P r o p r ie to r s , We must prop and sustain them when they E S P E C T F U L L Y IN F O R M T H E C1T- exhibit signs of weakness and decay, or they izen s of Baker C ity and v icin ity , th at they have purchased from John E ppinger will inevitably break down. In Dr. Wal ker’s California Vinegar Bitters» a matchless the B compound of newly discovered medical BAKER CITY MARKET, herbs, peculiar to the Pacific region, the W here, at all tim e s, th ey w ill be prepared debilitated, the bilious, the rheumatic, the to furnish tn eir custom ers w ith the consumptive will find the most genial tonic and rastorative ever offered to the suffering BEST OF MEAT, invalid. It contains no alcohol, and conse Of all k in d s, at m o st reasonable prices. quently leaves no sting behind. „ . , D IL L <fc W E L L E R . WILL TWEEDIE. DEALY & TWEEDIE, B la c k s m ith s , Having Leased the Shop formerly- occupied by S. B. McCord, at the Head o f Main Street, B A K E R C I T Y , OREGON, They are prepared to do work in all the various branches of their busi ness on short notice aud at reasona ble prices. H o r s e Shoeing W ill receive our most careful atten tion, and we wiil warrant entire sat isfaction. Geo. J. Bowman will attend to the wood work department of our Wag on Shop. Call and see us, and examine our D E A LY & TWEEDIE, May 10, 1875. n ltf R a ilr o a d H o u se ,. FLETCHER & STEVENSON, Prop's,, BAKER CITY, OREGON. E W O U L D RESPECTFU LLY IN- form th e P u b lic th at we have pur W ch ased the B ak er C ity H otel, and refitted and fu rn ish ed it in a style equal to that or a n y h ouse in E A S T E R N OREGON. Guests w ill find ou r accommodations to be of the h ig h est order, and we will spare n o p ain s to su it a ll w h o m a y give us a call. F L E T C H E R & STEVENSON. B aker C ity , M a y 2 5 ,187o.n3tf COBNER SALOuN. EOSS & FLETCHER, Pfiiprittors, W B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. H E R E tlxe Best o f \Yines, Liquor» and Cigars are kept. This Saloon has been entirely refitted and is now one of the neatest and most pie saut places of resort in the City. This Saloon is on the corner op posite to VIRTUE’S BANK. May 18th, 1875, n2tf. HORSES AT AUCTION. BSC R IB E R W I L L lic A u ctio n , on T H P E u b SU SELL AT Saturday, June 26, 187-5, S ixteen head of A m erica n H orses, ranging from Three Y ear old s d ow n to Yearling*, at his R a n ch near W in g v ille . A ls o , on e T en -h orse pow er SweepstMit Thresher. T e r m s .— E ig h t M on th s credit at one per cen t per m o n th in terest, with not* 1 and good secu rity. I J. WAGY. June 1 , 1875.n4td. Administrator’s Notice. O T IC E is h e r e b y giv e n th a t S P E C IA L T Y . Any Rook published in the United States, furnished by us at Boise City, at Publisher’s Prices. We are in constant receipt of NEW BOOKS of all kinds. B a k e ry a n d C o n fe c tio n e r y , U nder the efficient su pervision of Mr. .T. W agn er, is co n s ta n tly su pp lied w ith all k in d s of th e ch oicest and freshest N uts, C andies, F ig s , D ates, R aisin s and C itron. C rackers, Bread, Pies, Cakes and Cake O rn am en ts. P A R T IE S and SU P P E R S F u rn ish ed o n th e sh ortest n otice. F a m i lies su pp lied d a ily at th eir ow n doors. A ll at R edu ced R ates. SOD A F O U N T A IN A lw a y s in op era tion , and Dealers p u n ctu a lly su pplied w ith B ottled Soda. A dd ress, H . N . M c K IN N E Y . B aker C ity, June 1, 1875.n4tf n4n7,. and ASSAY OFFICE _ 3ST e w D r u g S t o r e . R Bought A complete JOH2S J« R U U I j F i • June 1 ,187o.n4tf O rd ers Is in Connection with the Bank. R a ilr o a d , Is now in G ood Repair. be found the best of DUST, GOLD AND SILVER BARS, F O R E S S R S .G A IN E S B O W M A N T A K E this m eth od of givin g n otice that M th ey have em p lo y e d Jam es H . Sh in n to B aker City^fceb, 1..1875-n39tf GOLD P ro d u ce ta k e n in e x c h a n g e fo r G o o d s . A ll are in v it e d to c a ll. M d m . ’ s FO STE R & FE R G U SO N . S a v e C o st. BAKER CITY MARKET. P a y s the H ighest Price for A n d pattern after th e latest F ash ion s and Styles. Final Settlement, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. OREGON, D re ss M a k in g , PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY. The W orld is in Bloom . Nature wears her Summer smile. Rut the victim of Ner vous Debility is like a blighted branch in the sunshine, Let him re-vitalize tone and purify his system with TARRANT’S EFFERVESCENT SELTZER APERIENT. and within a week he will feel like a new man. BaKer City, W e p ay particu lar atten tion to In the C ou nty Court, B aker C ou nty, Ore gon. OF In the m atter of the Estate of A lfr e d T o H A R T F O R D , CONN. n e y , D eceased. T&JOTICE IS H E R E B Y G IV E N T H A T JL m Jam es T on ey , A d m in istra tor of the Cash Assets, $1,852,302,82 estate of A lfred T o n e y , deceased, has pre sented for settlem en t, and filed in said Court his final a ccou n t of his adm in istra Annual Income, 1,700,000,00 tion of said estate, and th at M on d a y , the Operating conjointly with the H ome I n Fifth clay of J u ly , 1875, being at a R egular surance Co. o r N ew Y ork in this Depart Term of said Court, at the C.ourt R o o m , in Baker City, in said County and S ta te , at 11 ment, enabling the P hcenix to safely assume o ’ clo ck , A . M ., of said d a y, lias been d u ly large lines, and affording its patrons the am app oin ted , by order of the Judge of said plest security. Court for se ttle m e n to f said Final A cco u n t; Aggregate Assets exceed at w h ich tim e and place the Court w ill hear ob jection s to said final a ccou n t, and $ 7,500,000,00,— Gold. the settlem en t thereof, and all persons interested in said estate are h ereby n o ti fied to appear at said p la ce, on said day, Policies Issued and Renewed direct by and file their exception s, in w ritin g, to said accou n t, and contest the sam e. John J. Coffey, Agent, JA M E S T O N E Y . BAKER CITY, OREGON. A d m in istrator. June 3, 1875: n5n0. May 19, 1875.n2nl5 In the Probate Court of B aker C ou nty, State of Oregon. In the m atter of the E state of W illiam Barker, Deceased. OTICE IS H E R E B Y G IV E N T H A T Joseph H . S h in n , A d m in istrator of the estate of W illia m Barker, deceased, lias rendered and presented for settlem en t and filed in said Court, his final account of Iris a d m in istration of said estate; and that M on d ay, the Fifth day of J u ly , 1875, at 13 o ’ clo ck , A. M ., of said day, being a day of a R egular Term of said Court, to w n : of tiie .July Term , 1875, at the Court R oom of said Court-, at Baker C ity, Baker C om ity, Oregon, lias bee» d u ly appointed b y safd Court for the settlem en t of said a ccou n t; at w h ich tim e and p lace any person interested in said estate m a y ap pear and tile his excep tion s, in w ritin g, to the said accou n t, and con test the sam e. JOSEPH H. SH IN N , A dm in istrator. Dated, June 1, l,S75.n5n9 J AS. W . VIRTUE, W Final Settlement, F O U R T H O F J U R Y C E L E B R A T IO N . A t a m eetin g of the citizen s of Baker C ity, held at the Court H ouse in Baker C ity, pursuant to n otice, on T hursday even in g, June 3, 1875, the fo llo w in g p ro ceedings were h ad; On m o tio n , W . S- Jam es was called to the ch air, and D. L. M oom aw chosen secretary. On m o tio n , it was agreed to h old a 4th of J u ly celebration at Baker C ity, and the fo llo w in g com m ittees were appoin ted by the C hairm an: Com m ittee on F in an ce—S. O ttenheim er, Sam . Frank and C. H . S chellw orth . C om m ittee of A rrangem ents—J. W . V ir tue, .7. H . Parker, W . R o w le y , C. M. Fos- ser and Dr. C. J. Taft. On m otion , the C om m ittee o f A rran ge m en ts were instructed to in vite the citi zens of B aker co u n ty to jo in w ith us in the celebration of the com in g F ourth of J u ly , at Baker City. On m otion , the Secretary was requested to furnish a co p y of the proceedings of this m eetin g to the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t and the Baker City H erald for p u blication . On m o tio n , the m eeting adjourned sine die. D. L. M O O M A W , S ec’. OF TO T H E It. N . I ' ™ O R D I N A N C E S o . 17. B A N K IN G H OUSE COME! COME! COME! C h e a p .— Jones Dissolution Notice. H E p a r tn e r s h ip hereto^ exsisting between S- A. Gaines and G T Bowman was on Monday the 3d day of J 1875, dissolved by mutual conset. All notes and accounts due the late firm placed in the hands o f J. W. Virtue for lection, and an early settlement of the nt will save costs. S. A. GAIN! G. J. BOWMA May 3d 1875nln5. Call and Settle. N O TICE is hereby g iv en that 11 ’1' leased my Blacksmith and Wagon sw to Dealy & Twee die, and have closed • business. All, those indebted to S. B. Cord, or McCord Brothers, are hereby 11 . fied that they must now come forward »- settle their accouuts. Money must coffh and there is no use talking, if you do not» tie with me, you mut t with an attorney- S. B. McCOEP- Baker City, May 10th l„875nltf.