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About Bedrock democrat. (Baker City, Baker County, Or.) 1870-188? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1875)
P U B LISH E D E V E R Y W E D N E S D A Y , B Y SnErirERD. II. C. S h e p h e r d M . S 2 IE F IS E IÎ1 Î & S O X . OFFICE IN T H E BO CK . D E M O C R A T B U D D I N G . T erms or S ubsceiptio : EEsroNDEKCË from all C O U N T Y , portions o ¡11 Oregon is solicited for t h e D jj- em ocrat communications, to receive attention 6e accompanied by a responsible name, tonal communications will be charged ial advertisements. J p . A t w o o d , •■■«i» (street and Valley Av enue Southwest Side, Terms cash, or no patronage solicited. Cilice two doors west oi Wisdom’s Drug Store. . ■ n23 ] BAKER CITY OREGON A K E R C IT Y , O R EG O N , PS C O N S T A N T L Y ON H i ull Assortment of all kinc onsisting in part of DICINES, PAINTS and OILS, W IND OW GLASS, VARNISHES, BRUSHES: ire now prepared to do all 1: - O lili on short notice and at r i.— All Job W ork MUST BE ^ D E L IV E R Y . -M a k i n g Done to Order, and at Short Notice by V V MBS. L . J. HUSTON. ? Baker City, April 1 8 ,18T-i.-n51m6 A U o n ie y -a t -J ^ fit v ; B A K E R C I T Y , d te tE G ttS . IL L , P R A C T I C E ^ ' ol ALLCDUH J j ' A L T Y . ^T ST H E R E YOU CAN F IN D A L ^ V kinds of the best and cheapest L; dies’ Furnishing Goods in the City, such a IIA T S , L A C E S , T R IM M IN G S , F A R A SOLS, DRESS GOODS, A c., Ac. Every thing a Lady requires to complct her W ardrobe. A ls o , a supply of Gentlem ens’ llan d k e chics, Stockings, N eckties, Ac.' W e pay particular attention to' And I .iXEit <Jil Y. OREGON, H b r i.C i’F U L L Y I N F O R M T H E C IT S' i d 's of liäker City a„d vicinity, that :y tt e on hand, and are on stan tly ne- v n l Gull supply o; all articles in their ?, wtich they are selling cheap for cash, rey keep Canned Fuiita, Ruts, Cnn- , an, also ait kinds.of nesh Fruits anil eta lies. A lso, after the latest Fashior. and Styles. Produce taken in exchange for Goods. A ll are.invited to call. MtiM.’s FOSTER & F E R G U SO N . Baker C ity J u n e 1,1876.nltf A U o r n e j ’- a t - L a u 1, pattern A N D N O T A R Y PU BLIC, \|I.L P R A C T I C E IN A L L T H E COUP ’■it the State. Office', confer o f ------ i.llCouit A v e n u e , in the o l d IR -rald hi ill. ’J;iections prom ply attended to. fijker City, N ov. 1, lS7ó.ii2üt.í M . j . .„« r u c s tj a j n o. L even s, T r e p ’s, Dress M akin g, jiiectioiis promptly attended to. [>v. 1, 18, j.n-lby J une, 9.187o'.hot AT TUB o t . n STAND OF L S S. l ì e * o V/ îî . K E R C IT Y ', O R E G O N S H E P H E R D t t o r n e -y - a t - L a w B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. F R E D . A . B O H N A > espectftiE-ly in form s the eiti I A; Zens of Baker City and the Piiblh generally, that lie lias purchased the inter est o t Bob. McCord in the above- m i u i J iu v « il. Jt-Ut vv , (Ami Notary Public,) W 21 H T O N , « R E G Ö N . practice in the Courts ofj-this 2 talc and ■Washington Tcrrit ry. pECiAL ALTENTIC'N PAID TO LAND Business, and Coileetiou^, nlfiti Where will always be found the W in e s, ILi^uoa’s ami C: J !k .l ( S O One of the Finest and Bo i_ > im a ,i* a i a D i.e s J r' 1 O W S found in the City. “ Fred” will he id at alt times to have his friends give ■ Manufactured and Repaired. call. ' In fact everything in my line madt FEED . A. BOHNA. . ud. repaired at reasonable prices. er Cily, Jan. 20, 1875. liofitf Thankful for past patronage I res lectfully solicit a continuance o: T o b a c c o & t. A . Queen’s University, 1 Canada-, [. 1). Trinity U niversity,] 1S3-1. i liUdu ÒL r L ii 1 u i i L n , ’ys’V T E i i R S t t h e b e s t o f X t i n e s , L iq u o r s V f and Cigars are kept, '^bis Saloon has lie®! entirely refitted amt isnow oneof tho iieajtest and most pie sunt places of resort in ilitjCiiy. This ¡Saloon is on the corner op poste to Y I B I U E ’S BANK. May 18th, 1875,n2ti. T . P. H E N D E R S O N ,. M a m ila e ia r e r G en eral A sso rtm e n t U U M P F .Q M 1 S E S A L O O f B e a lc i* baker JER IIY «I. c it y ' • “S E N A T E ” S A L O O N , • > • Y . P fe iiïe n b e r g e r , P r o p r ie to r , Opposite Pap Levens on Front Street, B A S E R C IT Y , OREGON. rpH E 'iB E ST , O r e g o n , CHOWDER, Pxoprid01' F H V ifS N E W SA L O O N IS STJPPlIf-1 Ä wiih the best ot W in es, L#k]uoi> i,,J1 A il Fiincy Drinks, and Fine Cigars. i J O H N N Y FORD will attfeml t o ? 01] Wants at tiiis popular establishment- Baker C ity, Dee. 2, 1875.n30tf / Ivi A K E R ; H A E M S AMD SADDLERY ag done with neatness and dispatch at Reasonable Prices. [• C ity, July 21, 1875. n iltf. OF W’lK E S , f«I- hurt notice and at reasonable prices. Furniture and Chairs, of his own rnanu- icture constantly on hand. Baker City, June 23, 187o.n7tf I Vour O ld , Lum ber at th e irepsa mnu down a little, old, cracked plate, and looked at it w istfully, while great tears forced themselves from her honest eyes, and rolled unchecked down her hard, worn cheeks. Mrs. Grimalkin evinced her sym pathy for Hepsa’s grief by stealing past her, while her eyes were shut, to the cream jar. She had forgotten ' (sly eat) Hepsa’s darling, who . had been the torment of her kittenhood. But Hep sa had not forg ,tten h im , w illful, way ward boy. That was the plate on which she had cooked his little Thanksgiving pie when he was a wee, blue-ey.ed trot, clinging to her apron as she worked. How m any times she had used it, hut now for three yeais it had lain untouched. For three years her m astei’s son had been an alien from his hom e, driven away by the unbending iron will of the father whom he had offended. “ W ill he never come back again ?” sighed Hepsa. “ In tne grand “ keeping-room,” which is opened oniy on such state occasions as this, no candle has yet been lighted, but from the wide-open brick fire-place a blaz ing fire throws forth its cheerful radiance, ’ * l. r,_l m ¿»«-I i-i. ..-.li.iiiu v*.—i— -•-«*. a . o corners, or forcing them to take ignom in ious refuge under tne heavy old mahogo- ny furniture. From the dining-room to H ope’s cham ber, from that to the door to listen for the sound of the hells, then back to the din ing-room Sc: a few more last touches, wan der H ope’s two sisters, Esther and Mary. In “ grandm a’s room ,” the “ home room ’ of the house, the father and mother are sitting. v “ Grandm a’s room !” So it hadvbeen called when John W inthrop brought his bride to it for his m oth er’s blessing, thirty years ago this night. So it is still called, although the good old m other lias long siuce gone out to a "m a n sio n not made with hands.” Here, in her chintz- covered arm-chair, before tho open fire, sits H ope’s m other, waiting. The dear, patient mother. A ll day' long she hjk^, been sitting there, while others m a d M if | dy the welcome for her darllmjWr long long the hours seemed to lie;-; guessed.— | “ 1 told you when youmft , the w a s i , . 1 “ that I forgavs you, and 1« you’ ® t ^ vel the road you had chosen .Mec ye^corn- ,m \ ed all counsel of mine. UBiliat ftiii tho matter. - Stay with us to-i«rcnv, if y ()U ; will. It will make the daM happier tor -* “ They are com ing,” cried Esther’s clear tor me, I voice. “ Father, mother, I hear the bells ! your m other and sisters. harbor no resentment agnftt any one, on the hill. They are almost here.” “ M y precious ch ild,” cried the mollier, i but I was forced to east yolotr, and I ! have no son.” J starting up. The young man raised his-ll |il. “Then “ That is right, wife. W e must not meet her with clouded faces to-night. Nor may ! sir,kas a stranger, I will notYflitruiis on we forget she brings with her one to whom your fam ily gathering. M y Aether and i she owes her life. Brave fellow 1 W h en I sisters I have seen. Nor will > prove a think of Hope, alone and forgotten, in an pleasure to them to h a v e _ i n e c ■ upper room of a burning house, I feel as if an elem ent of discord. But I m ust th^M all I could him would in no manner I your forgiveness is a mere matter of repay the shall always owe h im .— j words- Tell me, sir, does your God, when A t ioact wo o.in give him n hearty wel ire forgives your trespasses, put you out of His heart and away from H is pres come to our home and hearts.” The sound of the bells dre w nearer and ence ?” “ John is right, m y husband,” said u clearer. Then the driver’s voice was “ Do not deceive heard, shoutin g to his hordes as he drew clear, solemn voice. up be/ore the gate. Esther and M ary, yourself. You have not forgiven h im .” With Hepsa and Mrs, Grimalkin follow A sudden stillness fell upon the waiting ing. flew down the path. A strange,quick group. The son bent his hoad again waiting silence followed their flrstinolsy greeting. lor the storm of wra’th he had expected his A m om ent more and Hope was at her m o words to evoke, The sisters hushed their ther’s feet, clinging to her m other’s neck' sobs, awed into silence, while Hepsa drop “ Dear mother, dear father it is so good ped the corner of the apron upon which she to see you and the old home again.” had been polishing her face and starodaghast. The mother’s arms wore around, the The firelight flamed up and touched rever mother’s voice and kisses were giving her ently the lips of the mother as they moved welcome, but from her father to his favor ite child came no word or sound of greet* in prayer* It touched upon the old porrait ing. Erect and firm he stood, his hand hanging upon the wall opposite it. The por resting heavily upon the chair beside trait of the father of the man who could not** h im , liis eyes fixed upon tho strange' forgive his fon. His eyes followed the gleam group outside of the door before him . of light from tho pale lips of his wife to tlio Esther and M ary, with tin arm of the stern, unforgiving face of his father. Had stranger around each, had hidden their he never in .lie days gone by sinned against faces from sight upon liis shoulders, while the obedience due to him? Then the sudden Hepsa, alternately laughing and crying, light flickered and feli, resting for one mo walked around the group, apparently dis ment upon the little stand where lay the tracted between loveund consternation. Book of Books. Fascinated, the man watd^ There he sto®d outside the door in the darkness and cold, refusing to enter until ed the glimmer upon its gilt edges unti#' The words of his Heir^ th ein asterof the house hade him w el faded away. j come—a stranger no longer—his disobedi Father! Had lie not disobeyed higifi en t, banished son. Recalled by the sad mauds again ane again? What if tu ^ A 11” A den stillness', Hope spiang to her feet ness had been withheld from him? “ Father 1 fasher 1” she cried, “ he saved He went to the window and looked out.. m y life.” Just across the road stood the pride of every “ And taught you how to deceive m e .” well-ordered New England farmer’s heart— “ O h ,n o , father, I alone am responsible his barn. This was a new one, built during for this act. But for him I should never the last season, because the smaller one was have seen you and home again. I tho’ t not large enough to hold his abundant and you would want to thank him -for your ever-increasing crops. De had.been looking self. I know you love him father, and he at it that very day, noting with pride tho hud nowhere else to go to-morrow.” W ith a cry of yearning love that could fact that, notwp^faflding its dimensions, it not be suppressed the m other rose to her was filled aim os', til overflowing with tho feet and laid her trembling hand upon garnered wealth of the liirvest fields. ■ hnr klionl/ler, stroiefaing -tho had .thought it seemly th*t he shoiV” “,'’ ° other toward her son in greeting, thanks to the Lord of the harvest' 0D° “ Oh, m y boy” —the words were over day should be set apart for tf-^ ^ 'U °'S0' „ flowing with tenderness—“ you are surely Now! He looked at >J A lieartt welcome. For m y sake corne in.' Re- thought which had f ' son, was in answer to fo n * here, staring G ro y/^ 6TlV/T o the cry of peidon H e r e ^ '^ ^ ^ J ffe h a d daily sen» np^to his I v & jy r . What if Lis answer lttfcl in empty words? He Inrned back to the waiting group. But K e lia h le Corner Front Street, and V a lle y Avetu-' iu OF E V E R Y DESCRIPTION , C H E A P FOR O regon , 5 prepired to do all work in his line on fc u y , b a k e r c it y . am i i!a k c r C ity , Of all articles in his Line; which he is'sellii at L owest P bices , for the Beady Pay. His house is located on Main Street. neitO opposite the,Bank Block, Baker City, Oregon Baker City, Nov. 11, 187i.n27tf. r r u iiiii iurs. RAKER CITY, Gli EG GiV. m a in s t r e e t C ig a r s , TGGKTriKIi WITH A I ’i s y s i e i a n , ¡S e rg è 'fcii, «S e.' S tick and Residence, at A. IP Brown’s ier residence, nearly opposite the Bed- Democrat Office. ker City, Oregon, Nov. 10, 187-1.-v / In the old red farm house under the hill all day there h ad been great bustling and hurrying to and fro. It had begun in the gray light of the morning, and long be fore the sun came climbing over the hill busy feet had passed from closet to cellar from kitchen to pantry, and willing hands had hurried from one task of love to an. other, and now as the short Novem ber day is going all is pronounced finished. In the pantry old Hepsa stands gazing with delight upon the trophies o fh crsk ill and industry. Rows or pies—mince and sqilash, apple and pumpkin—shelves of cake and snowy bread; jars of pickles, pre serves and j.ellies; and, resting upon the plate of honor, the sometime lord of the poultry yard now waiting for destiny and to-morrow’s dinner. * “ V e s,” said Ilespa, nodding em phati cally to Mrs. G rim alkin, her sole confi dant, “ la m sure Miss Hope needn’ t be ashamed to walk into m y pantry with any city chap. I wonder, now, if he is too proud to eat pumpkin pie. I ’ ve heard the iitato. \ j _ j . w * » t e r n s , jfc e y a m i I ’mi^.He.lOi* A t - L a w , 4 a n d N o t a r y P e ije ic , ' b a k e r c it y ; o r e g o n . . O..S terns will attend the Courts of the It Judicial District, aucl of Idaho and hington Territories. a tor Bights and Mining Litigation a I 1 1875, H O P E 'S T H A N K S G I V I N G E V E . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, r e s s D E C . 22, M . D. (Graduate of the College o f Physicians and burgeons New York and of the Medical De partment ol the Willamette University,) U O R E G O N , Quartet Hall' colui- “'One column,. , Ten per cent. to ;which a special ; rr?~Tiie space ox | the column, coiusWtiuos N. B.— All debts due’ I in Coin, unless otberw -y® E S P E C T F U L L Y . H Public that he has in > 1 . tti.e w ay, a large Stock of Wrtgoii and is hereafter prepared to n o ’ of Repairing, or contract for plh New W ork, at prices to suit tin’ 1 tho old Stand. - He will do House and Sign Ptn.1! W . C. NU Baker City, Sept. 20, 1875.“21U R a i l r o a d 1 E b e l l ’s O l d M A T ru ce Affected. i l l . W E H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E \ V Mill and mase the h9st humdfer in the county, at piiees to suit the times. Any bills leit at our'Mid receive as prow e attention in the future us in tne pifeaviest saw everything from a Lath to tfi r D^pkero. ...er* alwavs -on Clear and seasoned J • _ .. , • t «s r« t ■' • Wisdom will l-eceive \ Bids left Wlthjlin jjv stl-icl atttiUUOU to immecaate R ’f W j l0 receive our share of nni' -<rtT°Iiagfe. -L An unlimited -amount of Grain taaeu in §xcnange lor Ltflhber. .. E L L IO T T A ^ AN PATT h N. March 1 187i.-u 3lu . [IE F A L L TERM OF TH IS I! tion will commence >*n.yiom her 2 7 th . 18.Ò, under tlie couir T T u a BAKER CITY, «REC«*1 Assisted by such . otlier etmipeteuf and sim abie teachers a is m a y , nom time to K IA SED By strict attentim i, V .W I N G T i l l s D A Y P'-pl formerly tim e, be requireed a this well known llou-'GI care, both by ami competent an d kindly public [ îu e un- m ay be owned by Fletcher & SU'V'‘:,(°J p its good teachers and directors, the . even more ■tfrsigued willepnrinue tqkR ¡ ' , and «is assured that this school wilt be *M|ÉÉ é £L011 « tdbà» R o o m s and useful that, in toriner years, : t as tli,e Ma.da'iJF •rds. '■ • ker , r e p ^ ^ '^ u n y sulicdts^“ -»p-A rai share Ï I 7 a i i c e : X r O T l n*-i j N lea.sel IV to Drill y 5: ,, busiuesé. Cor «Y: ° 1’ J -, ücd that tW ,'settle thefi 1 and ther«;.. tie With u*1 at I h a v e •' 2 0 U shops fe closed my rt'ri. B. Me- I ire by noti- 1 -ward and f :-.ist come, v lo not set- Í -irney. P ‘ cCORD. firietor. iÆ fiü a r i G A I> 'E S - .1 v w b> f01 rticulart n50tl I 131 or take Beginners, Primary Departih^nt, Academic ** Music and Languages Extra. The .Music Department, v of Piano or org an , by M iss K ir r iE B. K ix s Our te a c h e rs are p-iid in ad« we trust the Board will be su; the patroi s o f education'. A ll kinds propeny taken tor tuition. Tuition w he pa.d iu advance to the Secretary, w ! w ill generally beat ti is office, in Baker, receive tuition, hut, in his b.-enco, ea 1 tuition may h.- paid to J. W . Virtue, t lie B ank; tuition desired to be paid i grain may he paid to y. Otteuheimer I Co.: and tuition desired to be paid in sic ! to Grier a Kellogg, at their stable. In i cases taking receipts therefor. ; Let-your scholars come to school a i p-ei atiu ish ed and thorough education. unworldly —asking guts lor irs xo>e«t ones beyond the power of earth to gi’v e, and seeing them granted in a«swer to its faith. “ Oh, m other, I have never forgotten you an instant.” Then he arose aad stood before his fath er. -“ I did not cflmc to disturb ydtir Thanks giving festival, sir. I will go away ngatir.' But I think we-shail both be happier if you will forgive m y past disobedience. I urn not sorFy I went away. It is best for us both, as I was not- bom for a farmer’s life. But I am sorry Iie ft you in auger. I am sorry for the disrespectful words I have said to you , and I haye come liere to night to ask you toforgiye th em .” H e beut liisriiead‘toward th e ' stern old man and awaited bis answer. ’ •Oh father, he says noth hag of how he ,-iatr «»11 his life to bring me back to you:,” In cliscnssing the recent elections in the three great States of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, tlieis hearings upon the third term atpiiations o f Grant and the evident submission of the Radical leaders to his dic tation, the New York Express of a recent date says: It is imposaiole for the Republican party longer to disguise itself so that it will bo auything more or less than Gen. Grant. Scratch it iu any placev and under the skin, still-it is Grant. The great issue of Reform —h«?ti T.,.i_. sui u«ii npuii 1 liv country by Gran t- ism it has answered at the ballot box by say ing it ■« ill attend to reform itself ju good time. It is now believed that the friends of the President, iu pushing him for a third t_rm, made a compact with the Republican leaders to take the results of the elections in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts as an indi cation of his olligibility for a third nomina tion. In Ohio, the slim majority of only 5, 000 in a popular vote of 500,000 warned Re publican leaders that the Administration ** ---«»«»Kin