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County, than has any other two papers pub-
ished in the State. We put no man’s name
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P . I>. & S. L. B A IL E O A D ,
The Boise Statesman, in speaking o f the
defeat of this bill in the U. S. Senate on
the 12th inst., says, '‘ this bill came up for a
third reading, in the Senate on the 12th
inst., and a vote being taken, only two
Senators voted in favor—Simon Cameron,
o f Pennsylvania, and J. W. Flanegan , of
■ Texas; while 26 Senators voted against al
lowing the bill to be read a third time.—
This, o f course, defeats the bill beyond
possible ressurrection in this Congress.—
W e would naturally expect to see Mitchell
and Kelly, o f Oregon, voting in favor o f a
third reading, as they have both earnestly
supported the bill from the first, and must
have known the objection to a third read
ing was a final defeat of the measure. The
fate o f the bill, however, has been well
known for some time, and it is altogether
probable the third reading was reached in
their absence, as only 28 Senators voted.—
The bill only authorized the guarantee of
a certain amount o f interest on the com
pany’s bonds, for twenty years, amount
ing to less than the government has here
tofore paid for carrying the LT. S. mail
over this route. In consideration o f the
payment o f this interest, the company
would transport the mails, U. S. troops
and army supplies, free of charge forever.
The proposition on the part o f the compa
ny , was a long way in favor o f the govern
ment, but nevertheless it had attached to
it the name o f a subsidy, which was
enough in these times to kill the measure.
The government has been so shamefully
cheated in these subsidy measures, and
the developments are so astounding, it is
considered dangerous to consider the fair
est propositions that can be madp. W hile
the Sacramento Union, Bulletin, and oth
er leading papers in California, were ex
posing the Credit Mobiller swindles o f the-
Union and Central Pacific Railroads, they
were urging the Pacific mail subsidy which
finally carried, and now turns out to have
been a corruption fund of gigantic propor
tions. The evidence shows that 8,000,000,
or one-fifth of the whole subsidy, was used
to secure the influence o f lobbyists and
buy members o f Congress to secure the
passage o f the bill. Such expositions are
enough to load down anything that has a
subsidy look, and we are neft surprised
that the P. D. & S. L . measure should fail
at this particular tim e, although, in itself,
it was meritorious, and had the Govern
ment adopted the plan o f aiding railroads
and mail ships after the manner proposed
in this bill, and insisted upon the letter of
the contract, public improvements could
be aided with safety by the general Gov
ernment. The defeat o f this bill ought by
no means to discourage the enterprise. The
P . D. & S. L. railroad must and can be
built. * * * It must be confessed that
the rail fever at this time is at a low ebb,
but this condition o f things will not last
long. Capitalists have looked after subsi
dies and when such hopes are com pletely
exhausted, they will let their money loose
on a more legitimate basis. Wherever
railroad lines can be made to pay, the in
vestment will be sought and the roads
built. A railroad from the Union Pacific
through this great valley, and either down
the Columbia, or over to the Sound from
W alla W alla, is one o f the fixed facts
which must com e to pass in the near fu
ture. But it is altogether probable that a
road will first be built to the Central Paci
fic, connecting us more directly with San
Francisco, the great metropolis o f this
coast. We have great faith in the build
ing of this latter road, and it is probable
that the defeat of the Portland, Dalles and
Salt Lake subsidy bill will hasten the
building o f the road South; should this be
the case we will have no occasion to mourn
over the defeat o f this bill.”
It is surprising to us to hear that both o f
our Senators were absent when final ac
tion was to be taken on a measure o f so
much importance to their constituents,
and we can hardly believe the statement,
but if such shall be lound to be the fact,
they will be required to render an account
o f the matter to the people. We forbear
to m ake any remarks on the subject until
we know all the facts. We agree with the
Statesman that the road will and must be
built.
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M innesota S enatoe .— The indications are
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that Lochren, Democrat, will be elected
United States Senator, on an Independent
platform, in place of Ramsey, Badical. The
Radical majority, in the next Senate is get-
. ting to he beautifully less, and two or three
more changes will throw the majority
against the corrupt Grant Administration.
The Democrats and Independents have al
ready-elected three or four Senators from
States where they had not hoped to do so.
The estimates heretofore made gave the Re
publicans twelve majority, counting them'
Michigan, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wis
consin. Three o f the above States have al
ready elected Democrats or Independents
and now Minnesota is about to follow suit,
thus cutting the Republican majority down
to four. The people are deciding against
the Administration and its corrupt Louis-
iania and Arkansas policy,.
S ewing M achine .— We
have A
Wilson &
Gibbs Sewing Machine, silver plated and
new, which wTe will exchange for a good
horse or young stock, or sell and. take the
pay in installments.
R egular T e r m — On the 9th day of Feb
ruary 1375, it was ordered that a Regular
Term of the Supreme Court of Oregon be
held at Salem on the 19th day of July 1875,
“ I n M emory ,” will appear next week. The
lines were received too late for this week.
applying for another extension. It is un
derstood that the Senate Committee have de
W a s h in g t o n , D. C., Feb. 8th, 1875.
cided to report against the extension; but
During the late dead-lock In the House, this does not give any assurance ¡of the de
It was thought possible by many persons feat of the project. The monopolists are
here that the President w’ould be obliged too powerful, and the pecuniary interests at
to call the 44th Congress together on the
stake are too heavy to give any hope that
4th o f March, to pass appropriation bills
the effort will be abandoned. Most likely
and do other work left undone by the pres
their
policy will be to have a bill suddenly
ent Congress. And that made speculation
called
up for action in the House or the
| rife, for a few days, on the probable organ
ization o f the next House. Of course the Senate, without any preliminary announce-
chief interest centered on the speakership! meat of its introduction having reached the
and those spoken o f in that connection press. One of their agents remarked, with
were Kerr, o f Indiana, Milton Sayler, o f a meaning look, to a late Commissioner of
Ohio, R andall, o f Pennsylvania, and S. S. Patents: “ It is worth $100,000 to our peo
Cox and Fernando W ood o f New Y ork.— ple to have this thing put through.” But
Kerr, Sayler and Randall appeared to bo
the Commissioner would not understand
the first choice o f their respective States,
what was meant; hence this raid on Con
and W ood seemed to he far stronger than
Cox among New Yorkers. Cox is very gress. It is confidentially asserted that the
much liked, and so is Randall, both In agents of the combination have some $250,*
and out of Congress. But Kerr and W ood 000 here, which they are placing where it
seemed to have a stronger hold upon the will do the most good. I have not a doubt
confidence o f members. Sayler has not of it; for they can never hope to carry their
made him self very prominent, thus far; measure on its merits, j
those who know him well say he is a man
A. F. B.
o f great ability. I f Stephens, o f Georgia,
were in good health, he would be the first
T rue . —General Cockrell, United States
choice o f the South. Next to Stephens, Senator elect from Missouri, in speaking in
the South would like Lam ar, o f Mississip relation to the financial policy o f Grant’s
pi, who is a statesman, a scholar, and not Administration, says, “ the government at
without legislative experience; he having this time was controlled by an unholy tri
served in the 35th, 36th, and43d Congresses.
une alliance—the national banks, bondhold.
But his health is not good, and he abso
lutely refuses to listen to any proposition ers and protective mnnufactories of this land
to put him forward as acandidate. Under —that were to-day absorbing the vitals of
the circumstances, it is probable that the the country, bringing poverty and ruin to
southern members will not have a candi the best interests of tbe country. An inter
date from their section, but w ill concen nal revenue system which levied nine-tenths
trate on W ood, in whom they have un of its burdens on Western products, the .un
bounded confidence as a parliamentarian just extension of patent rights under which
and an executive officer. W ood Was three agricultural people have to pay three times
times elected to the mayoralty, o f New their value, monster monopolies fostered by
Y ork City, and was earlier a member of
the Government—all tended to the centrali
the House o f Representatives than any
other member o f the present House; he zation of a despotic pow er.. He regarded
having served in the 27th Congress, away the financial question as in a most wretched
back in 1841-2-3. He has served, in all, condition, for which they must bold the Re
twelve years in Congress. But, for that publican party responsible. Money should
matter , all the meL I have named in con. be fixed and permanent, and fdistributed ac
nection with the , speakership are good cording to the growth of the entire country.
men. N iblack, o f Indiana1 who was not
No government should legislate for class,
re-elected is spoken o f as McPherson’s race or section. He would never vote to in
successor to the clerkship o f the House
crease the bonded debt of the country.
Of course, the new opposition members
will have their say about all these things,
S outh M ountain .— The S. M. C. M. Co.,
although it is quite likely they will be Wessels Superintendent, have just started a
guided, as usual, by the congressional se new furnace; and the first twenty-four hours
niors of their party.
run, Feb., 8th, the bullion run through was
C ou n try N ew spapers
valued at $1252.18; expenses of producing
ought to act as a unit against the efforts that and taking to market was $673.20—leaving a
are now being made by the express compan
net profit o f $578.98. The ore used was
ies, quietly but vigorously, to secure the re
average and it is thought the company have
peal of the law permitting the transmission
a good thing. The Company have 13 mines
of small parcels of merchandise, &c., through
and 52 men prospecting them. The Co.,
the mails. That clause of the postal law is
have capital to prosocute all works necessa
really one of the most beneficial to the ma
ry. The town is improving. They have a
jority of people, and especially to those of
telegraph line and office, a Livery Stable,
small means, that ever was framed. It vir
which cost $5,000, a Saw Mill, 4 general
tually makes the mails the poor man’s ex
Stores, 1 Drug Store, 1 Shoe Shop, 1 Beef
press company, and at a merely nominal
Market, 5 Whiskey Slops, 2 very fair Sal
cost. Under it, for example, a family living
oons, 2 Boarding Houses, and lumber being
remote from any large town, or even from a
got out for a fine Hotel, 1 Store, Tin, and
country store, may have the whole stock of
Hardware House. Buildings are going up
the largest retail establishment m the coun
as fast as lumber can be obtained. John
try at its disposal. Writing a letter and en
Buckly and E. C. Hardy, of Boise City, are
closing a stamp to the nearest town, or even
there and we are pleased to learn that our
to the largest cities, will secure by return
old friend ¿Hardy is doing well. We are
mail a large assortment of such samples as
permitted to take the above extract from a
may be wanted, with prices, &c., all plainly
letter received by Dr. A..J. Thibodo, of our
marked. Another letter, transmitting the citv, from South Mountain.
price, will bring back by next mail the de
sired article, at a cost less iban one-twen
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LATE NEWS.
tieth on an average of what it would be to
J. Carperton was on Fob. 17th elected U.
have the same thing carried by express; if,
S.
Senator from West Virginia. He is a
indeed, there were any express facilities at
Democrat,
but formerly a W hig, was a
all for that particular locality, This puts
member of the Confederate Senate during
the country purchaser practically on the
the civil war, and is said to bo an able
same footing as those living in the cheapest man.
and best supplied jmarkets. To repeal the
A bill has passed the Legislature of
law would merely aggrandize a few woalthy West Virginia removing the State Capital
companies, while it would lay a heavy tax to Wheeling.
Thayer, the dofeatecl Grant candidate in
upon the people of the whole country—for
every family in the land is interested in Nebraska for U. S. Senator' has accepted
cheap transportation, especially on small the appointment o f Governor o f Wyoming
parcels—and at the same time it would de Tenitory.
We take the follow ing news from the
prive those out o f reach of the express com
Owyhee Avalanche o f Feb. 18tli:
panies of all means of transportation of that
A Washington special says that a dis
kind. The system works admirably in Eng
patch was received there'* yesterday from
land, where it has been in successful >,opera- New Orleans stating that a committee of
tion for several years. The express compan Conservative members o f the Legislature
ies expect to get the law repealed during the left for Washington to renew negotiations
confusion of the last two or three days of the for a compromise.
A Washington special says that the de
session; and rely mainly upon the services
of retiring members, some of whom, espec bate in the Senate on the admission of
ially the carpet-baggers, never expecting to Pinchbeck w ill probably last till some
hold office again, are perfectly reckless, and time to-day,w hen Morrill will move to
lay it aside for the appropriation b i l l , and
ready to vote for anything there is money
no more will be heard o f it at the present
in.
session. Tlie democrats declare they will
A n oth er S u b sid y W a n te d .
talk till Saturday night if necessary. Mer-
There are just as manyjcbs before Con riman has a speech in print five hours
gress as ever there were. In a former let long.
ter I mentioned several. I will now name a
The war between the Baltimore & Ohio
few others. First comes that of Mr. Lewis and Pennsylvania Central railroads waxes
McKenzie, President of. the Washington and warmer every day. Garrett has announced
Ohio Railroad, who modestly requests the a large reduction in rates to the West.—
Government to guarantee the bonds of that Tickets have been issued by tbe Pennsyl
road at the rate of $30,000 a mile, all the vania road to Charles Street Depot, which
is two and a half miles from the Baltimore
way from Alexandria, Va., to the Ohio river.
& Ohio Company’s office. Neither the
Mr. McKenzie has made an argument before Pennsylvania Central, the New Y ork Cen
the House Committee on Railroads and ^Ca tral, nor Erie, has made any reduction in
nals; but no action has ret been taken by rates to the West.
the Committee, who are waiting to see what
.A letter to the Alta says that, after the
the press says abcut it. I f Mr. McKenzie construction o f the railroad to Panamint,
can show his project to be a paying one, he the mines o f that camp w ill pay as heavy
will have no difficulty in securing from pri dividends, if not heavier, than the Com
vate sources all the capital needed; and if stocks for the amount o f m oney expended.
Hager o f California. Alcorn o f Mississip
he can not show it to be ¡jn all likelihood
pi, and Ferry o f Connecticut are among
profitable, he should abandon it, and not
the Senators who spoke last night against
ask Congress to waste the people’s money the admission o f Pinchbeck. The two lat
on it.
ter are Republicans.
Tlie B ig g e st o f a ll th e L o b b y Schem es.
In a recent fight in Cuba between 365
While the press of the country has been Spanish troops and 400 insurgents, the for
recording, and tbe people have been reading, mer lost 150 men.
the progresé of the Tilton-Beecher trial, the G R E A T EXCITEM EN T. R E A D THIS
Pacific Mail investigation, the Louisiana
AND BEN EFIT T H E R E B Y .
and Arkansas muddles &c. &c., the agents of
the Sewing Machine monopolists have been
There is a Subscriber to the B edrock
working like beavers at both ends of the D emocrat , who has just found out that a
capitol. The three or four wealthy firms turned shoe is better than a pressed one, we
that constitute the sewing machine combi suppose he is talking about a horse-shoe,
nation have resolved to make a desperate and we also suppose that Teamsters and far
and expensive effort to get their patent ex mers are very thankful for such valuable in
tended seven years. They have had a • mo formation. All the Teamsters and farmers of
nopoly of the business for twenty-three this county have long since concluded there
years, during which they have kept the is no use repeating what every ODe knows,
prices of sewing machines at an advance of and we think his poor ignorant brother me
from three to four hundred per cent on th¿ chanics would rather be instructed on some
cost of manufacture. The patent has been other parts connected with the business.
already once extended, and the granting a Subscriber also says no other Shop but S.
further extension would be an outrage on B. McCord, in this city, use the anvil turn
the community; and of this the cormorants ed-shoe; and it seems no one could shoe a
seem to be aware, as they have studiously horse but Jim Stewart. We pity this coun
endeavoi ed to conceal the fact that "they are 1 try When Jim leaves, and we pity the poor
ignorant subscriber. It can not be Stewart
that is ignorant, because he examined shoes
in the other Shop that were also turned on
the anvil by Thos. Dealy and he, Stewart,
pronounced them very good. We are glad
to hear that Jim Stewart’s father is a great
man, also in the art of shoeing horse3. We
have a shoer in Gaines & Bowman’s Shop
who, we consider equal to Jim Stewart in
deciding that an anvil-turned shoe is better
than one pressed; and as regards hurting
the horses foot, we concluded 5that depends
on how the shoe is fitted and not because it
was pressed or turned on the anvil; there
can only be one difference between the shoes;
the one turned will last the longest, and
that is why the Teamsters prefer the turned
shoe.
Come on, you Teamsters and Farmers if
you want turned shoes, and you shall have
your choice if you call at the Shop opposite
the Express Office*
ALSO A SUBSCRIBER.
P ost O f f ic e
T r a n s p o r t a t io n . —
We have found so much to complain
of in the United States Post Office
law which went into effect with the
New Year, that we are glad to be
able to praise one of its provisions.
It certainly does give increased con
venience in the way of transporting
goods, and teaches the Express Com
panies, which have become perhaps
a little arrogant and purse-proud,
that they must behave themselves,
since Uncle Sam has himself gone
into the express business in our city
that people no longer come to town
to “ do shopping;” but the hotel men
are so rich, from keeping up war
prices, in days of peace, that they
will not mind the loss. Nowadays,
a person being away from first class
stores, avails himself or herself of
the mail to bay and get home retail
purchases of almost any kind. Not
that the Post Office yet transports
cooking stoves and diDing tables, to
our country cousins; but, in lighter
articles it is doing wonders. Clothing
and dry goods, jewelry and books,
and things of that sort, go through
the mails already in immense quan
tities. Enterprising retailers send
out circulars, receive back orders,
and dispatch the goods—all through
the Post Office. This is a use of
the public post never contemplated
by former generotions; and it is like
ly to prove a popular one.
In connection with this subject it
may bo information to many of our
readers when we state that packages
ofmerchandise weighing four pounds
or less, can be sent through the mails
at one cent for every two ounces, or
eight cents per pound. If the pack»
age contains any writing of any kind
it lays the sender liable to a heavy
fine. The cost for sending is the
same all over. the United States—
costing as much from Boise City, to
Baker City, as it does from New
Yrork to Baker City. Packages go,
at present very safe through the
mails, and we are led to believe our
people are beginning to patronize
the mails largely in this way by the
amount and number of packages of
of the kind we see passing through
it.
—John Early of Boise
City, writing from Lexington, Ky.,
to the Boise Statesman says, “ here
with I send you a list of horses and
cattle I have purchased on my recent
trip to Kentucky. They are of the
best breeding,and will be offered for
sale as soon as I arrive with them.
No. 1. Longstep. b s., 10 years
old, by Colossus, dam Roachback,
by Wagner; (Roachback is full sister
to Jack Gamble.) No, 2. Anna, bay
mare, 9 years old, by Helm’s York»
shire, dam Roachback, by Wagner.
No. 3. Grey filley, 9 years old, by
Embrey’s Lexington, (he by Lex
ington) ; dam by 2d Grey Eagle.
No. 4. Maggie May, brown filley,
five years old, by Mike McCool;dam
a last road mare. No. 5. Black colt
by Dick Morgan, dam by Brecken-
ridge. No. 6. Bay filley by Dick
Morgan, dam by Breckenridge. No.
7. 3d Earl of Glocester, (3642) red
and white bull, 2 years old, by Treb-
ble Glocester, (7331) dam, Duchess
of Oxford, by Chaplet Duke, (9530).
No. 8. Hepsidam, red and white
bull, 2 years old, by Payette, (10053)
dam, Belle West, 3d by Lee, (5871.)
No. 6. Jack McMillin, ch. h., 9
years old, by Colussus, dam, Rosette
by Imp. Yorkshire; 2d dam, Picune
by Medoc,
He had already shipped his stock
and may have arrived in Boise City
by this time. Idaho is becoming
full of blooded stock.
F in e S t o c k .
“ T here ’ s M illions
in
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__Let
every man watch well the doings of
the three coming weeks, in Congress
The fence is down, and the robbers
and plunderers are all rushing in.
The Democratic minority is bound
gagged and silenced. One hundred
and twenty-five honorable gentlemen
are about to be retired from public
life, by the expiration of their pres
ent terms and by the failure of an
unappreciatiAe people to re-elect
them. These gentlemen are mostly
Republicans, and they know well
they have no future. For them, the
harvest must be now, or never. With
all these fat jobs waiting their ap
proval, shall they leave public life
empty handed and unrewarded, as it
were, for the many sacrifices each
has made for his country? Shall
these loyal men go away poor and
needy, giving up their snug seats to
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the rebels and traitors and sympa
thizers with rebels and tfaitors, (see
the letter of Mr. Thurlow Weed on
this subject!) who have been elected
their successors, and departing from
Washington, sad, impecunious? Per
ish the thought I Bather lead a last
forlorn attack upon the almost
empty Treasury, and reap the re
ward of loyalty and prudent foresight
Therefore, we say, watch Congress G
for the next three weeks! Jobs will
be going through, every day. There’s
millions in it! and it will require a
good many millions, “ to be placed
where they will do the most good,”
before the retiring one hundred and
twenty-five can go away satisfied and
contented. W atch’em!
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JA S . W . VIRTUE
[ B a K e r O J L ty ,
OREGON,
P ays tlie H ighest Price fo r
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GOLD AND SILVER BAUS
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And Transacts a General
Banking, Collection
AND
EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
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W ord of I t .
E very
Tbe Fort Wayne Sentinel his been
interviewing a gentleman froii Colo
rado in regard to the cold 'leather
there, and the following incident by
Lone Bill the Colorado gentleman
mentioned, is the result:
One night Scarred Pete, tne big
gest man and best euchre player in
Helena, was beatin’ all the bofs at
the game and gitting away with
their stamps like lightnin’. It ud
come up awful cold that afterioon.
Thar warn’t no thermometer, aid we
couldn’t tell how low she’d got. But
tho’ we’d a red hot fire in the stove,
and all sot round her, our breaths
friz right up. and we had to knock
off the icicles from our mouths every
few minutes. The handle on the
ace of clubs cracked and fell off, and
no one would tech a spade, cos ’twas
so cold. Well, Scarred Pete held
two bowers an’ three kings. Long Jim
had three aces, a queen and the
little joker. Scarred Pete put down
his-right. Long Jim followed with
his joker. Scarred Pete took an ace
with the left. Long Jim gobbled
up two of his kings with two aces.
Pete swore no man ever before’d
played it so low on him and he’d be
eternally catawauled if Jim hadn’t
stocked the keerds. There was just
the prettiest little row ye’ever sawn.
Pete got Jim down, and afore a min
ute their breaths had friz tightr’n a
vice. Tbe boys saw it was all up
with both on ’em if they weren’t got
free. You see there wasnt no water
nor nothing to thaw ’em out’n that
so they pulled Jim and Pete ’long-
side the stuv. ’Twant’ no use. They
friz so tight that hot pitch wouldn’t
meltem. We had to let em lie thar
all that night. You see everything
was friz up; no ax or nothin’ to chop
the ice off. Next day they stayed
thar, an’ next night. Yes, stranger
for three days and nights Jim and
Pete were friz together. They stuck
cioser’n brothers, now you may bet
your bottom dollar. The fourth day
it began to grow a little warmer, and
by night the weather was tol’able.
We all sot roun’ playin’ keerds, an’
me an’ Ugly Sam had just begun to
get in some big licks—me’n Sam was
pards. you know.
All of a suddink like, we heard an
awful crash. I looked around, ’an
condemn my picter ef them two ’Ya
hoos on the floor hadn’t thawed out.
Yes, sir, and thar they were a claw-
in and punebin and gouugin just
where they’d left off afore they’d friz
together. By that time we’d all
warmed up it, and there was a neat
little fuss. Well stranger, an’ I ’m
a tellin’ you fax, knives was used
purty lively. But durne’d ef ’twasnt’
so cold no one could draw blood.
After, an hour or so the fun let up.
Jim and Pete got onto their feet,
lookin’ as fresh as roses. Hadn’t
made no more impression on them»
selves than a flea buttin’ ’gainst a
barn door. ' Well, that party broke
up ’ bout morning. We didn’t think
anything of it till a day or two after.
Then she began to thaw, an’ stranger
there was the awfullest time you ev
er heel’d on. Them as got cut in
little muss in the store begun to
bleed like stuck hogs. Fact. I bled
more’n a gallon, an, thought I ’d have
to hand in my checks. But all but
one feller got fixed up and did pret
ty well. Scarred Pete and Long
Jim was pretty well tuckered out
though. You see when she got warm
why we began to sort ’o thaw out,
and the jabs and cuts we got that
night began to tell on us, and the
bigger the cut the more we bled.
Now, stranger, that was only one of
the effects of that little cold snap,
’twasnt nothin’ to what happened af
terward!
Here Lone Bill began to move un
easily about* Noticing that we
watched him rather curiously, he
remarked: “ You see, soon as I get
a trifle warm I feel uneasy like and
smart, an’ have to light out into the
air. This climate don’t suit ’zactly,
an’ I ’m goin’ to strike for old Mon-
tany again. I cum down hyar in In-
jiany to see ’bout some people, sort
of relatives like. I tried to get ’em
to get out o’ this, and pull up stakes
and go where a man can breath
easy.”
Saying this, Lone Bill spat with
amazing accuracy at a nail head on
the wall, and, wiping his mouth
with the coat tail of his linen duster
turned his melancholy face and No.
14 boots toward the door.
Halting with his brawny hand pn
the door knob, he hesitatingly said:
If you should print anything I ’ve
sed, an’ ef you’ve got room just say
that Lone Bill will swar to anything
he’s said. At home I ’m sometimes
known as the catamount, and no man
don’t call me a liar twict.
We hastened to assure him that we
supposed him to be truth embodied
and that any man who could dispute
his word was no better man than he
should be, and a borsethief into the
bargain.
Interest alflowed on Special D epos fig.
County Orders Bought und folg.
A complete
A SSA Y OFFICE
Is in Connection with the Bank.
We make it a branch of our business to
give Correct Information in regard the to
Mining Interests of
Eastern Oregon.
Baker Ci!y, Dec. 1,1874.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Final Notice.
A X.li P erso n s in d e b te d
to W.
Lubelski or Mrs. R Lubelski, are here
by notified that unless they pay the same be-
fore the 10th of March, cost will be mad*,'
and judgement obtained. Payments can
made either to W. S. Nelson or to the under-
signed.
MRS. Fw LUBELSKI. “
Baker City, Feb., 22nd 1875.
3t.
Strayed.
tr a y e d fr o m th e Subscriber
S
about the 13th, of June, 1875, from the I
Tub Springs, near Old’s Ferry, one bright i.
bay horse, black mane and tail, some white
in the forehead and strip on the left nostril, f
some saddle marks, bind feet white, about
14 hands high, 10 years old, and branded on
tbe right shoulder with horse shoe open side
up with a link above it. Had a leather hal
ter on when last seen. Also one cream col
ored mare, 3 years old last spring, silver
mane and tail, white lace, all the legs whit«
nearly to the knees, about 14 hands high,
was with fold, branded L. B . on right shoul
der, Is a half breed.
Information can be left or sent to the B ed -
sock D emocrat Office.
G. W. GRIGSBY.
Feb. 24th 1875.
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Estray Notice.
A K E N U P b y th e undersign.
T
ed, living near Pocahontas, in Wingvilk
Precinct, Baker County, Oregon, on tin
2nd day of February 1875, an estray maii
with black main and tail, a white star iu tfe
forehead and nose, and a narrow whit;
streak or strip connecting the same. N
marks or brands perceivable, about 14hanc
high, supposed to be three years old—8[l
praised by 8. Ison, J. P- of Wingville Pre
cinct. at thirty dollars.
February, 7th, 1875.
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JAMES AKERS.
D E X T E R
IL.1L m a k e the season o!
1875, at the farm of George Ebell,
W
near Pocahontas, about nine miles iron:
Baker City. D exter is a handsome dart
dapple bay, seven years old, 16% hands high
with fine form and action.
T erms —$10.00 to insure.
Mares from a distance will be pastured.
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GEORGE EBELL.
C a t t le
S a le
AT
PUBLIC A U C TIO N .
he U ndersigned w ill Sell at
T
PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Slough
House, about nine miles below Baker Citv,
on
Saturday, 6th day of March,
1875, about ONE HUNDRED head of Cat
tle—Forty five head o f which are good Milt
Cows.
T erms ’ of S a l e : —On all amounts ore:
Twenty Dollars, one years time,will be give:
on note with good security, with one pe
cent, interest per month.
J. MANSFIELD.
Slough House, Feb. 1, 18I5.n39td
P A P LEVINS,
W H OLESALE
and
DEALER
RETAIL
in
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T o b a c c o & C ig a r s ,
TOGETHER WITH A
General Assortment
Of all articles!n his Line, which he is selling
at L owest P rices , for the Ready Pay.
His house is located on Main Street, nearly
opposite the Bank Block, Baker City, Oregon.
Baker City, Nov. 11, 1874.n27tf.
Administrator’s Notice.
\ T O T I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN
XT
that the undersigned lias been ap
pointed administrator of the Estate of John
Mangin, deceased; all persons having claims
against said estate are notified to present
them, with the proper vouchers, to the ¡un
dersigned, at his residence in Jordan Valley,
Baker County, Oregon, within Six months
from the date of this Notice.
Dated January 26th, 1875.
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WILLIAM MANGIN,
Administrator.
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JOHN EPPINGFK-
Baker City, F e b -1, 1875.n39tf