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J. M. K H E P H E K D , E d t i o r .
B a k e r € ity , A p r il 2 8 , 1875.
THE BEDROCK
DEMOCRAT
Has tile L a r g e s t C i r c u l a t i o n o f a n y
Paper P u b l i s h e d i n E a s t e r n O r e g o n .
C ir c u la tio n 9 0 0 c o p ie s .
B A D L Y A D V IS E D .
The safest rule to apply to the conduct
of public officers who have failed to do
their duty where there is not 'clear evi.
dence that their intention was to do a pub
lic or a private wrrong, is to assert and be
lieve that they have been “ badly advis
ed.” Bad advice is a species of charitable
mantle which, although it may not in
every instance cover a multitude of sins,
yet has much to answer for in the conduct
o f public business. It is not every person
who is capable of giving advice. The
weaknesses of human nature are most
generally freely mingled with the dona
tion. For instance, men generally give
such advice as benefits their friends, and
but few men have the magnanimity, in
the giving of advice, to do justice to an en
emy or forget a prejudice. The opportuni
ty o f “ getting even” with either, some
times even overcomes the discretion of the
wiliest and most prudent politician who
has generally conducted him self in such
a manner as to cause it to be believed that
his likes were legion and his dislikes were
only known to himself. Advice gratis is
tarely ever well considered or given with
out ulterior motives, and seldom fails to
get the recipient into hot water. Besides,
this kind o f advice is almost always given
by persons who could make a legitimate
competency by strictly minding their own
business. The foregoing reflections are in
duced by the peculiar action o f W. F. Pay-
ton, County School Superintendent, in re
gard to School District No. 5. That the
*;tion of the Superintendent in this mat.
ter must have been based on able legal ad
vice, our respect for the Superintendent,
and the gravity of the position he has as
sumed, (that o f violating the criminal law
» f the State), forbids us to doubt, and that
wuch advice was not in accordance with
law or justice is beyond question.
The matter may be stated thus: On the
third Monday in March the Coumy Su
perintendent made an apportionment of
the entire School Fund then in the County
Treasury. By that apportionment School
District No. 5 was entitled to the sum of
$109 out o f said Fund then in theTreasury_
Up to and until the 2ftli of April he refus
ed to draw an order on the treasurer in fa
vor of School District No. 5 or transmit
the same to the Clerk o f said District, and
then drew an order for only $800, retaining
la the treasury $109. Sub-divison 4, of Sec]
SB, o f Title 3rd of the law relating to Com
mon Schools Code, page 506, provides:
He shall, on the third Monday of March , !
and may on the third Monday of Septem
ber of eacli year, make an apportionment j
of the entire school fund then in the coun
ty treasury, among the several school dis
tricts of his county that have reported to
him as required by this chapter, in pro
portion to the number of persons in the
district over the age of four and under 20
years. As s o o n a s h e s h a l l h a v e m a d e
SUCH A P P O R T IO N M E N T , H E S H A L L D P .A W
ORDERS ON T H E T R E A S U R E R I N F A V O R OF
T H E D IS T R IC T S F O R
T H E IR
R E S P E C T IV E
S H A R E S , A N D I M M E D I A T E L Y T R A N S M IT T H E
S A M E TO T H E C L E R K S OF T H E I R D IS T R IC T S
It will be seen from this statute that no
apportionment can be made by the Coun
ty Superintendent unless a proper report
had been made to him by the School Dis
tricts. That report is to be made by the
elerk of the School District, and must be
made by the first Monday in March in
•ach year. His apportionment can only
be made u p o n that report. In the case of
School District No. 5 this apportionment
was made upon that report, or it could not
have been made at all. The apportion
ment pre-supposes a proper report—made
at the right time, and an apportionment
o f the School Fund in accordance with
that report, and an i m m e d i a t e order in
favor o f the District. W hy was not that
order i m m e d i a t e l y drawn and sent to
the clerk o f the School District ? Why
has Schol District No. 5 to beg a public of
ficial to do his plain duty before it can get
an order for anything, and by what au
thority o f law does the County Superin
tendent retain in the treasury o n e h u n d
r e d a n d n i n e dollars of the School Funds
belonging to School District No. 5 ? Un
der what statute does he attempt to exer
cise the discretion, or indiscretion rather,
o f splitting up the amount it is entitled to
into two sums o f money, giving one, and
withholding the other ?
For the sake o f the Superintendent we
sincerely hope there may be some expla
nation of this matter consistent with a due
regard, on his part, to the law, common
All other
sense and common justice
questions are entirely beside the matter.—
Until we hear such an explanation, we
shall be forced to the conclusion that he
has been “ badly advised.”
THE L A T E S T R A S C A L I T Y A T W A S H
IN G T O N .
The last disclosures of fraud and forgery-
in tho Post Office Department have excited
no special wonder, since they form but a
part of the systematic corruption and rob
bery which have made it notorious since the
first year of Grantism. They serve to show
that the entire department is demoralized,
for in this instance it is the clerks andmes-
■engers who have been caught swindling
and following the example of their distin
guished chiefs.
It appears that certain bidders for small
routes in Texas and Arkansas, by corrupt
collusion with various clerks having charge
ol tho bids, were enabled to Ascertain the
lowest offers, then to put in proposals and
to authenticate them with the official stamp
as if regularly made, which had been forged
for the purpose, and by means of false keys
to enter rooms and abstract papers necessa
ry to tho successful fabrication of these
frauds.
Of course such operations required many
accomplices among the subordinates, hut
there was no difficulty in finding them with
a sufficient temptation in greenbacks. The
rogues outside bought their way inside, and
had access to every source of information,
official stamps to perfect their plans, mes
sengers in their pay prying into and stealing
6am spondence, and keys that opened the
most secret drawers.
One of the srincipals engaged in this bus
iness was Jerome J. Hines, recently appoint
ed United States Marshal in Arkansas, upon
the advice of Clayton, Dorsey, and the car
pet-bag crew who have fattened upon the
spoils of that State since 1870. He put in
fraudulent bids for service in Arkansas in a
false name, and then gave himself as securi
ty. Contracts were awarded on these bids,
but as they would not take effect until the
1st of July, they would of course be cancel ■"
led.
The Postmaster-General was fully inform
ed of all the facts more than ten days ago,
but like a prudent patriot he suppressed
them until after the Connecticut election,
without, however, having gained much by
his Yankee trick; and he now attempts to
make a virtue of a necessity when silence is
no longer possible.
During the term of Creswell, the system
of straw bidding was perfected, J and enor
mous frauds were perpetrateti by which mil
lions of dollars have been stolen from the
Treasury. Earle, the former law partner of
Creswell, was made his first assistant, and
remained in the department justlong enough
to acquire thé knowledge needed for the bus
iness in which he wTas to engage. Then he
resigned, and controlled all the great con
tracts through his relations with Creswell.
These transactions could n ot be concealed
absolutely from the clerks, who saw five or
six persons always monopolizing the large
contracts; saw them doubled, trebled and
quadrupled for their benefit; saw failures
condoned; saw extras granted; and saw
everybody excluded but the Ring, which was
in effect headed by the Postmaster-General
himself.
Some of the subordinates were admitted
to a share of the spoils, for fear of exposures
which might lead’ to thè overthrow of the
system. Others combined among them
selves to use their opportunities, and on a
smaller scale to follow in the footsteps ' of
their late chief. This is the explanation of
present scandal.
Creswell was investigated by two commit
tees and whitewashed to his own satisfaction,
He owned them, and dictated the reports by
which he was shown to be a model Post
master-General. Then, with the knowledge
that the next House ofRepresentatives would
be apt to explore his official conduct from
top to bottom, he discreetly resigned with a
million or more to his credit, and the Presi
dent made him counsel for the Government
before the Alabama Claims Court, in order
to illustrate his devotion to the man and his
defiance of public opinion.
The official practices at Washington are re
vealed in this Post Office matter. While
there are of courso honorable exceptions,
the departments are rotten and the public
service is openly prostituted to venality.
Justice must be purchased. Every good
claim is taxed, and will not be considered
until the colluding outsider gives the wink
to or makes the mysterious mark for the con
federate insider. To support this monstrous
vi’lainy, the people are not only taxed exor
bitantly, but they are asked to support a
third term of such thievery.—New. York
Bhn.
GENERAL
N E W S IT E M S .
W e take the folio >ving news summary
from the Owyhee Daily Avalanche :
Gold sh 'ws no signs of weakness, closing
ill New York yesterday at 115 hi *
Legal tenders in San Francisco weak at
87 H buying and 88 selling.
The resignation of Geo. W. Cross, Presi
dent of the Northern Railroad, was accepted
in New York yesterday, and Charles B.
Wright, of Philadelphia, elected to fill the
vacancy.
Dr. Iiecealy’s motion in the House of
Commons yesterday impugning the verdict
of the jury in the Tichborne case created
much excitement and drew a large crowd.
Extra police had to be stationed around the
building. The doctor made a motion for the
appointment of a Royal Commissioner to
investigate the case, and made a powerful
speech in its behalf. After much discussion
the motion was los‘ by a vote of 433 to 1.
Ex-Governor Cook, of Colorado, and Con
gressmen Garfield, are on their way to the
Pacific C oast.
There was a $75,000 fire at Bennington,
Vermont, last night.
There was a Cabinet meeting in Wash
ington yest6rday, but it is not reported what
was under consideration.
Parker, the defaulting State Treasurer of
South Carolina, has been committed to jail
in default of $250,000 bail.
A telegram received this morning states
on authority of one of Beecher’s counsel
that eight more witnesses will be examined
on his side, but that most of them will give
very brief testimony. Cleveland was un
der cross-examination yesterday, and Moul
ton was called again in regard to the evi
dence of Charles W. Partridge.
The Lompoc Record suggests the nomina
tion of Governor Pacheco for Congress
One firm in Pottsville, Pa., credited tho
strikers with goods to the amount o f $43,-
000.
The fourth saloon has just started in Sut-
ro, making one saloon for every twenty-five
inhabitants.
The Ogden Junction propounds the fol
lowing interrogatory : “ Shall we raise
broom corn and make broomsfor home use!’
Of course.
A constable recently interfered with a
fight between two men at Walla Walla, when
one of them threw the officer over his head
and was fined next day for showing him a
new trick.
The Helena, Montana Independent gives
a column of “ Ten Mile” items. Pretty
long.
The spring fights have opened briskly at
Elko, and it is thought that gouged eyes and
lopped ears will soon be a drug in the mar
ket.
The distance from Corinne to Snake River
is 160 miles; the distance from Soda Springs
to Snake River is 110 miles; from Corinne
to Soda Springs 130 miles.
Five thousand men are at present employ
ed on the Centennial buildings and grounds
in Philadelphia.
John C. New’s autograph looks like a
handful of fish hooks.
There are only thirty-seven daily papers
in all England, Ireland, and Scotland, and
yet the people are comparatively happy.
It is not generally known that thebuiter
crop of the United States is now greater in
value than the wheat crop. Yet such is the
case.
The Chicago Times sold 20,000 extra cop
ies on'the strength of of the Editor going to
jail.
The Union Pacific officials advise travelers
for Utah and California, not to start till no
tice of tho blockade being broken is given.
Mr. Clark, of St. Peter, Mihn-, upon break'
ing an egg, found therein a serpent five
inches long. The hen that laid that egg
must have had the deUrum tremens.
East steamers are to be placed on the route
between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
They are to make the run from wharf to
wharf in twenty-five hours.
A Georgian near Atlanta cultivates a
twenty-thousand acre farm. He raises corn
and cotton, and employs above 800 laborers.
An opposition line of steamers between
San Francisco and Portland is talked of.
The mining fever has extended into Maine.
Penobscot county boasts of a silver mine
which pans out well.
A resolute pilgrim has for several weeks
past been migrating from Omaha to Cali
fornia with a wheel-barrow in front of him
filled with blankets and provisions. Ho
looks with a sort of contempt at the cars as
they pass him.
The three political parties o f California
will hold nominating conventions in June,
which will leave only two months for tho
canvass.
Over 20,000 pounds of giant powder are
stored in a magazine in tho canyon below
Virginia City.
A Chicago paper estimates that Mexico is
indebted to this country in the sum ¡of $12,-
500,000 for tho lives of American citizons,
taken by Mexicans; and four times that
amount for property destroyed by “ grea
sers.”
Iu the Safe Deposit Company’s office,
San Francisco, is a safe weighing 800,000
pounds—the largest fire and burglar pi oof
sale in the world.
Tho Chicago directory man intends to
make the next census of that city tune up to
600,000, which will be about one-third lar
ger than it ought to be.
Boynton failed to perform the feat of swim
ming across the British Channel, hut prov
ed tho value of Ins life-saving dress.
Germany’s military forces, including those
of Bavaria, comprise at this moment k31,830
officers, 1,329,600 men, 214,970 horses, 2,700
field and 820 siege pieces or cannon.
A pure bred merino ram was lately sold in
Australia, for $3,525.
H o w R i c h M e n b e g a n L i fe .
Cornelius Vanderbilt began life with an
old pirogue running between Staten Island
and New York city, carrying garden stuff to
market- With two or three thousand dol
lars from that source he entered upon steadi
ly increasing enterprises, until he amassed
the enormous sum of $50,000.000.
A- T. Stewart first bought a few laces at
auction, and opened his way to success in a
dingy little shop in Broadway, near the
sight of his wholesale establishment. Years
of rigid honesty, shrewd management and
wisdom in things both great aud small, have
made him the monumental merchant of the
nineteenth century.
Daniel Drew, in his early life, was a cat
tle driver at the munificent rata of 75 cents
a day, and ho has now driven himself into
an estate valued at from $25,000,000 to $30,-
000 , 000 .
George Law, at 45 years of age, was a com
mon laborer on the docks, and at present
counts his fortune at something like $10,-
000 , 000 .
Robert L. and Alexander Stuart, the su
gar refiners, in their boyhood sold molasses
candy, which their widowed mother had
made, at a cent a stick, and to-day they are
worth pi'tbably $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 a
piece.
Marshal O. Roberts is the possessor o i$ l,-
000,000 or $5,000,000; and yet until ho was
25 years of age, he did not have $100 he
could call his own.
U. B. Claflin, the eminent dry goods mer
chant, worth, it is estimated, fr<m $10,000,-
000 to $15,000,000, commenced in the world
with nothing but energy, determination and
hope, and see how munificently he has in
vested them.
(b u itliitg
tl« e P u b l i c M o n e y .
The New York Sun says, the re
tirement of Mr. Spinner as Treasurer
of the United States, will make it
necessary to count, all the gold and
currency of every denomination in
that office so that his successors may
start fairly with an exact knowledge
of the amount of money for which he
will be held responsible.
Heretofore, it has been the custom
to call in some banker or well known
citizen to witness this proceeding,
Avhile the subordinates actually
counted the coin and notes, some
times by weight, or average, or
packages accepted to contain a given
sum. JSow the case is wholly differ
ent, and Mr. New will personally
superintend the whole operation,
both for his own satisfaction and for
the safety of his bondsmen.
The counting, therefore, will not
be a formality by any means, but a
rigid and thorough examination,
such as has not been known for years.
Whatevermay.be the result, it can
not be concealed; because the com
ing Treasurer has an interest for his
own protection in disclosing the facts
and the country is entitled to the in
formation.
It is not reasonable to suppose that
the rumors of large deficiencies in
gold or notes are true, because no
Secretary of the Treasury with any
sense of duty could rest easy under
such suspicions, or without satisfy
ing himself whether there was the
least foundation for the charges.
Mr. Bristow is not the man to remain
passive, with the credit of his de
partment involved, if he thought
there was reason for distrust in this
respect.
There may be discrepancies or de-
falcations, because they have hap
pened before under Mr. Spinner
more than once, and Congress idem-
nified him against harm for the rob
beries by bis chosen and most con
fidential clerks. But as the office is
to be overhauled in every part, it is
only fair to withhold any opinion on
the subject until the result of the in
vestigation is known.
There is grave cause for anxiety,
however, in regard to the various
issues of the United ¡States and
Treasury notes, and, as well as the
conflictiug statements concerning
the public debt, which have never
been satisfactorily explained. Mr.
Boutwell and Mr. Richardson at
tempted to reconcile these serious
contradictions, by seeking refuge be>
hind a peculiar method of book
keeping, apparently invented to con
fuse the public miud and to hide
transactions which would not bear
scrutiny. It is well known that the
forgeries of bonds have been exten
sive and successful. To what extent
the Treasury may have suffered by
these fraudulent issues remains to
be revealed. Whether the officials
themselves have precise knowledge
is doubtful, but they cannot be
wholly ignorant. Silence has been
the policy pursued by the depart
ment, under the pretext that speech
would injure the public credit.
Of course there must come a day
of settlement for all these things,
when the whole truth will be told,
no matter whom it may hurt. That
balances have been forced at the
Treasury: that the books exhibit the
marks of manipulation; that immense
frauds have been perpetrated; that
interest is now paid on forged bonds;
and that large sums of money liavo
been stolen, is and long has been an
open secret. And it may be doubt
ed, with all the power of the next
House of Representatives to investi
gate, whether the actual condition
of the Treasury in its various
branches and vast operations, can be
developed at the next session of
Congress, with the utmost energy
and disposition to push an inquiry
to the fullest extent practicable.
Possession of the department it
self, with access to every office, and
willing hands to aid the work, seems
to be indispensable to success. E x
perts of the highest character, too,
will be needed, so that the system
shall be explored by which the con>
cealing process has been carried on
as well as the frauds committed un-
der it. Whenever this is done fully
and honestly, the public may pre
pare for a genuine sensation.
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B c e c h e r -T ilto n -ic s .
The interest in the Beecher Tilton
trial is diminishing so rapidly that
the general public almost begin to
lose sight of the fact that it is still
in progress and will soon reach its
one hundreth day.
Speculations as to the probable re
sult has not been indulged in much
recently. Iu the early days of
Beecher’s evidence it was conceded
that he had made strong points in
his favor. The sympathies of the
audience-were with him, but the rig
id cross examination to which he
was subjected afterwards knocked
out several props and left the Be^ ch-
erites. in not such a pleasant frame of
mind.
Mr. Beecher has confessed to hav
ing ridden out with Mrs. Tilton fre
quently but declined to state wheth
er it was in a close carriage or not.
He even forgot at what livery stable
the carriage had been obtained, and
whether they had stopped anywhere
on the road. “ Give the'old man a
chance.”
Mrs. Beecher was around the oth
er day looking for the reporter who
remarked that she was old enough
to be her husband’s mother.
The Milwaukee News suggests that
the Tilton-Beecher trial be put
aboard the vessel that is going to
search for the North Pole.
A person who knows Mrs. Tilton
has made a bet that within six
months she will publicly confess her
sin, and beg to be restored to her
husband’s favor. Some of Tilton’s
acquaintances express fears that he
will take her back.
It has been suggested that some
charitable society get up a spelling
match between Beecher and Tilton.
Ye gods,how the money would come
in.
It has been intimated that the tri
al may last into July. It would be
a “ big thing” to have it run into
1876, and have it constitute one of
the extraordinary features of the
centennial. -
They are talking of publishing a
Life of Christ that is to cost $100 per
copy. This will be very high. But
it is not “ Beechers Life of Christ”
though that is supposed to have
been knocked higher than a kite.”
A New York man, who has been
too freely given to kissing
in the
household of his acquaintances, has
recently been enjoined from so do
ing by order of the court. Such an
injunction as this a few years ago in
Brooklyn would have saved much
trouble which we now see.
Those two Kentucky lady hotel
clerks are winning commendation
daily. They
possess
no
single
characteristic of the males of their
profession save the one feature of
parting their hair in the middle. —St.
Louis Republican.
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his half interest in the blue Canyon or
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Auburn Saw Mill on 'the most liberal terms.
The Mill has all new machinery, and is do
ing a good cash business. The Mill iur
nishes the Marysville Mining Company with
500,000 feet of lumber every month. l o r
particulars enquire at the Mill of
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G. B. JENNEY.
BUSINESS.
Interest alflowed on Special Deposits.
C o u n ty
O rders
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Sold.
A complete
ASSAY OFFICE
Is in Connection with tho Bank.
V. Pfeiffenberger, Proprietor,
We make it a branch o f our business to
give Correct Information in regard tho to
Mining Interests of
Opposite Pap Levens on Front Street,
E a s t e r n O re g o n .
“SENATE” SALOON,
Dec. 1, 1874.n30y
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T quors and all other kinds of drinks,
kept constantly on hand, and the cosiest re
J A S . A .
B o is e C i t y , Id a h o ,
treat for the innocent amusements of Pedro,
Sell Out, Pictorial reading &c., in Baker
City,
n50tf.
V O T K 'E 1 8 H E R E B V G I V E N
lN( that all Partnership relations between
Dr. J. M. Boyd and H. N. McKinney have
been dissol\eel by mutual concent. All ac-
counts against said firm will be settled by H.
N. McKinney, and all accounts due said firm
will be paid to him, it is hoped, withot dc-
lav.
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Baker City, Dec. 24, 1874.n3otf
P I N N E Y & C O .,
GENERAL MEWS AGENTS
AND DEALERS IN
Boots, Stationery, Cheap Plications,
TOYS, YANKEE NOTIONS, &C.
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published in New York, Philadelphia, Bos
ton, Sacramento and San Francisco, at Pub
lisher’s rates.
B O O K S A S P E C IA L T Y .
Any Rook published in the United States
furnished by us at Boise City, at Publisher’»
Prices. We are in constant receipt of NEW
BOOKS of all kinds.
SCHOOL ROOKS.
A large supply constantly on hand, at Cat
alogue Prices.
Orders from a distance solicited and satis
faction guaranteed.
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d e s i r o u s o f c h a n g in g
my business I otter for Sale my
Blacksmith ami W aaon Shop.
A most pleasant and invigorating
tonic. Recommended by all the emi
nent Physicians throughout the United
States.
Every fam ily should have it in tho
house.
Read certificates oh each bottle. Sold
by ail Liquor Dealers and Druggists.
II, E P S T E I N & CO.,
Solo Proprietors.
518 F r o n t S t . , S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l .
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which are situated at the head of Main Street
in Baker City, Oregon. They are good and
roomy Shops, with good and a sufficient
amount of tools for wagon and buggy work,
and light and heavy forging, all in good or- ■,
der. There is one bench and three fires and
a good run of custom. Terms to suit the
times. For further particulars enquire on
the premises ot
S. B. McCORD.
March 10 th, 1875.n44tf.
For Sale.
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Press, in good running Older. Can
take from 600 to 800 impressions per hour.
Six fonts of type, all new except one which
has been in use about two years. Suitablo
for a business man, an amateur or printer.
Will be sold at cost. Enquire at B e b u o c k
D e m o c r a t office.
March 10th 1875. n44tf
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N o . I © 5 T fo ir il S t r e e t ,
^Portland., O r e g o n .
Tlie Singer Manufacturing Company
sold 219,758 Machines in 1872.
The Singer Manufacturing Company
soi l 232,444 Machines in 1873.
The Singer Machine is a Shuttle
Machine.
The Singer Machine makes the lock
stitch and will not rip.
The Singer Machine is the standard
M ac h in e of the W orld .
The Singer Machine is sold at $10.
per month or on note or a liberal
discount for Cash.
The Singer Machine is fully war
ranted for five years.
The SinTger Machine will do any
work that can be done on any M a
chine in the IForld.
The Singer Machine is ea^y to learn,
runs light, made strong and has a
straight needle.
The Singer Machine is put up for
durability and any person can pay
for one in work.
The Singer Machine is used by
T housands who make Buck Skin
gloves.
The Singer Machine will sew from
the finest cambric to the heaviest
beaver.
The Singer Machine has a reputa
tion which no other Machine can
excel.
The Singer Machine for family use
is named the N iav F am ily .
is h e r e b y g iv e n th a t
the copartnership heretofore exist
ing between the undersigned in the Hotel
business in Baker City, Baker County, Oro-
gon, has been this day dissolved by mutual
consent. The business hereafter w ill be con
ducted by O. H. Clement who will pay tho
indebtedness of the firm and who alono is
authorized to collect and receipt for debts
due the same.
Dated at Baker City this 10 th day of March
1875.
O. H. CLEMENT»
A. SlCORD.
N
o t ic e
Administrator’s Notice.
In the County Court, Baker County, Oregon,
In the matter of estate o f D. J. Spencer,
Deceased.
N O T IC E is h e r e b y g iv e n th a t
James W. Dugdale, the Administrator
of esta e of said D. J. Spencer, Deceased, has
presented for settlement and filed in said
Court his final account of administration oi
said estate, and that Monday, the 3d day ol
May, 1375, being at a regular term of said
Court, at the court room in Baker City, in
said County and State, at 11 o’clock A. M.
of said day, has been duly appointed by or
der of the Judge o f said Court for the settle
ment of said accounts, at which time and
place any person interested in said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in writ
ing to the said account and contest tho same
and at which time and place the Court wifi
hear objections to said final account and the
settlement thereof.
By order of J B. Scofield, Judge of said
Court, dated March 31st, 1875, this notice
is to be published four successive weeks in
the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t .
Att’y for Adm’r.n47n52.
Administrator’s Notice.
In the County Court, Baker County, Oregoi
The Singer Machine for Tailor’s use In the matter of Estate of Christopher Saui
i3 named the N ew M edium .
ders, Deceased.
The Singer Machine for Shoe mak N O T I C E i s h e r e b y g i v e n t h a
ers is named the No. 2. standard .
Joseph Weckert, tfie Administrator <
The Singer. Machine for Saddlers’ is tne estate of said Christopher Sander
Deceased, has presented for settlement, an
named the No 3. I. V . p .
iiled in said Court his final account of at
The Singer Machine is going to be ministration of said estate, and that Moi
sold in Eastern Oregon, on easy day, the 3rd day o f May, 1875, being ata re:
term oi sard Court, at the court roor
terms to suit every person.
i1,1 U , ,
in s.aid County and State, t
The Singer Machine uses the finest 11
o clock A. M ., oi said day, has been dul
cotton and heaviest linceed thread appointed, by order of the Judge of sai
or silk twist.
Court, tor settlement of said final accoun
The Singer Machine should be seen at such time and place the Court will bes
objections to said final account and the se
to be appreciated.
uement thereof, and all persons intereste
The Singer Machine is no cheap af in said estate are hereby notified to appea
fair but a genuine live article.
at said place on or before said day and fi]
The p a t e n t s on the Singer Machine their exceptions in writing to said accour
holds good for five anct seven and contest the same-
By order ol D. B. Scofield, Judge of sai
years yet, regardless of all others. Cjurt,
dated April 1st, 1815, publicatio
The Singer Machine will be sold in nereot is made lour successive weeks in tb
B edrock D em ocrat .
\
j Baker City and County, bv
IR L A N D & E STES,
I. D. HAI n I I ™ WECKiET’
n49m6
Agents.
Att’y for Adm’r.n47n52,