Port Orford post., June 03, 1880, Image 1

PORT
V olume I.
THE POST.
ORFORD
POST.
PORT ORFORD, OREGON: THURSDAY, JU N E 3, ISSO.
PERSO NA L.
F ie r i io n
J u d ges.
Louis K napp, Denis McCarthy
Hon. Solomon F itzhugh gave and Asa Carey will preside at the
us a pleasant call Monday last. election for this precinct, Monday.
Mr. F. was a pioneer farm er in
FLORAS CRliEK.
Douglas county; was a m em ber
F. M. Langlois, J . W. Carman,
of the C onstitutional Convention O. P. Brown.
which framed the present C onsti­
NEWCASTLE.
tution (a model one) of Oregon,
F. S. Avery, J . A. Haynes and
and was the first member that af­ J. T. G uerin.
We had made an effort to get the
fixed his sign manual to that doc­
ument. He served several ses­ appointm ents for all the precincts
sions in the Legislature from in the county in time for this issue
Douglas county, and about eight but they failed to reach us in time.
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years since, changed his residence
R ig F g g s .
to C urry county, where he contin­
Occasionally we are offered in our
ues to reside.
markets sea gull eggs. In San
Mr. Griffith, who has been ab­ Francisco they sell them under
sent some tim e canvassing for the nom de plum e of Faralloue
the sale of “ G rant’s T o u r Around eggs.” The gulls deposit their eggs
on the rocks in the ocean.
the W orld,” returned last week.
N E W S C U L L IN G S .
N u . m her 2.
T IIK
W ORK
O F T H F C F N N t'N .
For the information of the people
soon to be visited by theenum era"
tors,
and to aid in facilitating
1‘n b l i s h e i l Jv’r t 'r / y T h u t ' t u l n y ,
T
he M inistry in England, G lad­ their work, we here p rin t some
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stone’s seems in a fair way to fall of the more im portant questions
PORT ORFORD, CURRY CO., OR.
families and persons will be re­
into disrepute.
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quired to answer:
S V B S V n iV T lO X H A T E S .
E x -S enator C hristiancy has
There are four blanks which
Oue Y ear............................................. $2 00
each
enum erator will use, except
brought
suit
for
a
divorce
against
Six M o n ths.......................................... 1 25
in
the
strictly agricultural districts.
T hree M o n th s.......................................
75
his wife. 2k cross bill will be in ­
Schedule No. 1 is for population
terposed.
alone, and the questions to be
ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE.
asked and 'answers w ritten relate
C ongress , on May 13, adopted a to tlu* names of streets, num ber of
THURSDAY, JU N E 3, - 1880.
resolution for adjournm ent, sine the dwelling-houses, num ber in
die, on May 31, but the Senate order of visitation, name of each
TOW N ANO CO UNTY.
failing to concur, the session will person in the house on Ju n e I,
F l k R iv e r .
probably hold until the 15th inst. 1880; the color, w hite, black, m u­
latto, Chinaman or Indian; age on
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The above named stream, which
last birthday, and if in months,
F
inally
,
the
W
hittakor-cadet
empties into the ocean about four
the fractions of the year, if born
tragedy has been unveiled, fixing within the year; relationship of
miles north of P ort O rford, is one
the
alleged attack upon and m utila­ each person in the house to the
of the most beautiful water courses
l.ib e r n ll) S u s ta in e d .
tion
of W hiftaker upon himself. head of the family; w hether wife,
probably to be found anywhere
Mr. Jos. Bassett, of San F ran ­ We question if any local paper in
This
development created a sen­ son, daughter, servant or boarder;
in the State. W ith a moderately cisco, was for a num ber of days
whether single, m arried, widowed,
Oregon has been more liberally sation in Court.
divorced; occupation or trade of
swift current it glides seaward over d u ring the week, stopping at this patronized than has T he P ost thus
a clean, gravelly bed, while the place, the guest of Mr. A. D. Wel- far. The people come forward
A joint resolution providing for each person; mule or female; num ­
ber of mouths each person has
water is so clear and pure that one cdtt. He left for the city Thursday with their subscriptions with grat­ the appointm ent of a Commission been employed from Ju n e 1, 1879,
••an distinctly see the pebbles be­ evening on the Gussie Telfair. Mr. ifying alacrity.
for the location of a site for a to Ju n e 1, 1889; if persons are
Naval Station on the Pacific at sick, whether temporary, blind,
neath at its deepest points. The B. is a courteous, agreeable gen­
F o s s il W o o d s, litc .
deaf, idiot, insane, married, c rip ­
stream seems to have been design­ tleman.
Mr. Wm. F erris informs us that, some point north of latitude 42, pled or bedridden; what caused
ed as a source of supply of pure
was adopted by Congress.
tin' sickness, and when' the illness
J . Langlois, of Cape Blanco on his m ining claim on Sixes river,
water for a large and flourishing
or disability
was contracted;
fossil
woods,
seaw
eeds,
etc.,
are
L ig h t House was in town Monday
S enator W allace , of Pennsyl­ if the person can read or write;
city. Elk river takes its rise in
found at a depth of t a rty feet and vania, has introduced a Bill in Con­ place of birth, what State or T er­
last and paid us a visit.
ViU'y IP’les ens'f of
upwards.
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gress that Rhode Island shall r ito ry o r Foreign country; placeof
The Hon. Ben. Simpson, U. S.
here, while its volume is increased
O u r A d v e r tis e r s .
enlarge the suffrages of her peo­ birth of both father ami mother.
along its course by num erous Postal Agent for Oregon, was with
Readers will do well to pay at­ ple or subm it to the alternative of Schedule number 2 is marked ag ri­
culture, and relates to a i.irm,
tributaries em ptying into it, whose us a few days last week, looking tention to the advertisemets that
dim inished Federal representation. the num ber of porHnnH w ho eon-
sources are principally mountain after the interests of the service, appear from week to week in the
duet it; th en u n ib ero f aeresof land
springs.
and—possibly ju st a trifle enthusi­ colum ns of T he P ost .
tilled, including fallow, grass and
C O O S IIA Y IT E M S .
astic in behalf of M. C. George.
rotative crop, pasture or meadow,
P u b lic S p e a k in g .
S lo c k I m p r o v in g .
orchards
vineyards, woodland,
J . M. Siglin, E sq., candidate
Cattle on the ranges in Curry
D iphtheria is still prevalent at forests, old fields and growing
M. M. Bates, who had been so­
for State Senator for Coos and journing at Trinidad for some­ county, are rapidly improving in Coquille City.
wood; the value of the farm includ­
C urry counties, and D. L. W atson,
ing land, fences, buildings, farm
flesh
since
the
rains
have
subsided.
time, returned to his home in P o rt
Operations on the E astport im plem ents and machinery and
Esq. , will address the people of P o rt O rford, Saturday last.
P a p e r )» S o i l A b r o a d .
live stock; cost of building and re­
mine are to be resumed.
Orford and vicinity on the subject
A large num ber of the friends
pairing
fences, ami cost, of fertil­
C. F. Sm art, an attache of
of politics, Friday, Ju n e 4th,
Seven eribs have been success­ izer purchased d u ring
1871);
of T he P ost have ordered copies
(to-morrow.) Mr. W atson will rep­ Cape Blanco L ig h t House, looked sent East.
amount paid for wages for labor in
fully placed at Coos Bay.
1879, including housework, esti­
resent Mr. Haynes, Mr. S iglin’s op­ in upon us last week.
A I S c u ll
P la c e .
Jas. A. Yantis, candidate for mated valueofull farm productions
ponent, on the stum p in C urry
P o rt Orford is said to be the
J . M. Siglin and D. L. W atson,
sold, consumed or on hand in 1879;
county. They will speak at E sqs., will arrive at P o rt O r­ most healthy point on the Oregon i Prosecuting Attorney has visited ucreuge of grass lands, mown or
Coos Bay.
Ellensburg, Saturday evening. ford to-morrow.
Coast.
not mown, hay, clover and graas
Both gentlemen are entertaining
A preacher in Marshfield, him ­ seed; num ber of horses of all
F r e ig h t to r lliis P la c e .
kinds; mules, asses and neat cattle
speakers.
The schooner Mose has on board self m arried, madejlovo to a m ar­ and their products, also sheep,
R e tu r n )* o f F l e c t i o n .
'■'lie “ P o s t ” a n d H ie M a i l s .
We are desirous of laying be­ a large quantity of freight for ried lady, and does not deny it. swine ami poultry on hand Ju n e 1.
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O ur paper leaves P o rt O rford fore the readers of T he P ost on Mr. W olcott, of this place.
Schedule 3 is for m anufactures.
The
Mail
jm
ldishes William The enum erator must ascertain the
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for Ellensburg and Chetco on the Thursday, the 10th, every item of
Suspended»
W alter, late keeper of a sort of res­ name of the corporation, company
morning of publication—T hurs­ election news attainable at that
A num ber of interesting articles
taurant in Ward <fc Shingles’ place or individual doing a business of
day—reaching E llensburg
the time. Wo request that reports in type crowded out this week.
$500 per year; mum' of the busi­
at Marshfield, as an absconding ness, manufacture or productions;
same day, and arriving at Chetco from Chetco and E llensburg be
eajutal invested in the businesa;
bilk.
on Friday. For points north of forwarded by W ednesday's mail.
THE MARKETS»*"
average
uum her,of bunds em ploy­
Port Orford, the paper leaves by
Capt. Graves, late p u rser on ed; hours of labor; wages paid;
'F lic S lu v M ill.
W o o l.
mail Friday morning.
board the Arcata, has, we learn average day’s wages; num ber of
The P o rt O rford Cedar Co. will
N orthern, 27@30 cents f), lb.
N eal C a tc h in g .
from the Mail, taken command of months during the year in opera­
start up th eir mill, possibly very
Southern free, 23(0:25.
tion; value of materiul ami pro­
Charles Brown has been m aking soon. Thera is an increasing local
the “ Gentle A nnie,” on the Co­ ducts; what power is used, w heth­
Eastern Oregon, 23(« 20.
extensive preparations of late for demand for lum ber, hence the re­
IS id e a .
quille.
er water, steam or horse power; if
this season’s seal catch. C harlie sum ing of operations at the mill
Hides are (¡noted in San F ran ­
water, then the name of the river
Col. Lnne was uttacted by a Mr. or stream, and the num ber of feet
has had considerable experience in will be hailed w ith satisfaction cisco as follows: Dry, 17%(3.18c
that business, and we hope there hereabouts.
th; salted steers, lOJ^c *0 th: Yoakain, at Marshfield, the other fall; if steam, the num ber of en ­
gines in use. The m ortality
will be “ m illions in it ” for him ­
sheep skins, shearlings, 20(o25c; dav. It .seems Marshal Rhoden schedule, which is num bered 4,
I .u r g e llo r k c l .
deemed himself affronted and took
self and assistant, D ennis Cuniff.
must exhibit the names of persons
short wool, 30(«,50c; wool skins,
The
C
ircuit
C
ourt
soon
to
con­
the m atter into his own hands. who died in the census year, p er­
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7
5c(o
1
50.
vene at E l'en sb u rg , w ill have be­
S c h o o n e r M ose.
sonal description, age on las-
Capt. H ugthorp, of the schoon­ birthdajr; sex, color—white, black
The schooner Mose sailed from fore it a greater num ber of causes,
VOTERS, P LEASE NOTICE.
er Clara Light, which runs regu­ mulatto, Chinese or Indian; ma’
San Francisco Saturday, May 20, and some of them of greater mag­
I am a candidate for the office of larly to Coos Bay, committed ried, single, widow or divorced,
and arrived at this port yeasterday nitude than usually falls w ithin
cause of death, name of phyaieiai.
Ju stice of the Peace for P o rt O r­
at 4 p. M. She encountered strong the perview of C urry county ford precinct, and if elected, will suicide in San Francisco by taking who attended deceased, and where
laudanum . Financial shortages, disease causing death was con­
l »rthwest winds, which dc'uyed Courts. Ju d g e Finley W atson try to give satisfaction.
w ill preside.
tracted.
the cause.
her progress.
N. C. L oiibntzbn .
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