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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1879)
X &. At the Post-Offlce at CANYON CITY, OGN. AS A News-paper. VOL. 1. NO. 27. earn n i i l i ivj-sllj Tin Grant Coity News. I PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING by S. H, SHEPHERD Editor and Publisher. 3 SUBSCRIPTION: Per Year, : : : Six Months, : : : $3 00 $1 75 IXVAIUAIJLY I J ADVANCE RATKS OF ADVIOUTrSIXG. Notk-es in Lhv.1 OoIiiM.n, 2' i ts per line, each in.s. r'um. Transient advertis in. nts, p r sqii of 12 line-, 2 50 for fir t, -t d 6 for each subsequent, ii.s-ri u -n advance Leal advertisemi nts c?ar- ci ,i transient, and must be paid for upon expiration. No certifi.-ate or publica tion given un'il the foe is paid. Yearly ad vert i ements on very liber terms. Professional Cards, ( one inch or less,) 815 per annum. Personal and Political Communication charged as advertisements. The above rates will be strictly adhered to. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. C W. Parri -II. ATTORNEY AT L W. Canyon City. Oregon. M. L. OLMSTfc-T. ATTOOKY AT LAW, Canyon City, Oregon, Geo. B. CuIirey, Attornoy cs,t 2Ls-vt7"T Canyon City, Oregon. M. Dustin, Attornev at Law, Canyon City. Or"gjn. F. C. HOUSLEV5M 1). GRADUATE OF THE IVEKSITY OF PHKN- sylvania, April 8. 1848. Canyon Ci'y, Oregon. Office in his Drug Store, Man Street Orders for Drutis promtly filled. No profe-pioual patronage solicited unless directions ate s'rictlv followed J. W. HO WARP, M. D., Canyon City, Grant Co., Oregon. 0. M. D0DS0N, M. D., 3?rairio City, O.n. N. H. BO LEY, jF3" Dental Rooms, Opposite tho Methdi5 Church. Canyon City. Oregon. G. I. HAZELTINE, IPlLotogrcipIaor, CANYON CETY, OREGON. nnr mmm. uiiu. i 'Hi 9 O 1ST 2T O ZiT CITY Ml LK-HAN. The best of Milk fin nisih-d ti 5he citizens of Canyon City ev 2ry mo-ning, by the gallon or quirt; at reason ible ra tes. JOHN SCHMIDT, Carpenter and Wagon Maker. Canyon City, Oregon. Dealer in Hardwood, Spokes and Felloes, Furniture, 3hairs, Paints, Glass, and "Window-sash. CANYON THE GRAND LODGE OF I. 0. 0. E. The Grand Lodge Odd Fellows met in Baltimore on the 15th of September Th" leport of the Grand Sire gives the cundiriou of the order at the present time as follow: Number of grand lodges, 50, an in crease of 2; of sul ordinate lodges, G, 795, increase of 79; of grand encamp ments, 39; ofsubordiuate encampments, l,8Gu, increase of 2S; of lodge initia tions, 33,SG0, a decrease of 2,227: of lodge members,. 442,291, a. decrease4 of 5.720; of encampment members, 82,-! 40G, a deereise of 2,397; total relief fund. 81 740.405. GS, an increase of $35,138. 97; total revenue, 84,226,- 9sr. 52, a decrease of 150,0(35. 3S. I Th n-p-'r' then gives the decision of j v e G and Sire mi various matters and q es i ns coming before him on the sub- jt-ct of representation in the Grand Lod. e. He says: We ou! lit. to reduce representation to one from each grand body. The membership of this body should be re duced t) one from each grand lodye and grand encampment. Possibly with this reductim and strict economy in all respect-;, especially in printing; by omitting that unjust annual donation of j the journal ru digest to new members auu oy oi. nniai .-css:on, our expenses tiny be brought within our income. At our pre-t-nt expense it will require a ?epr. sonta'ion tax of over $200 to m et -t. In short our financial system i iilnre. But from the oxtraouliuary v ve'iu s if"ivid from t ho revi-ion of ! th- ..k in ISTjO and 1872-3. we w.mld htv 4'en l'a"krupf ere now. The nine ln initf has c one for this Indue I' fix ilio ra?es of due an! benefits. Sufficient facts liavo been ascertained to jiFtif) it. The report favors a repeal of t he pro-vi-i- n of the constitution restricting m iiib' rship to free white mules. Tc r port of tho Grand Treisurer f -r tli' fiscal year en-'ing August 31 s! t'- tn'al r c.'ipts of the Grand L-.e, nsdudiog a cash balance of SPV'.Gi n hand at the c'ose of the t r v on- fiscal y ar, to have been 6'40,--19, and the total disburden t, S37,971 o2, h'avinir a cah balance of SI 1. 19n 17. Divluc'ng the cash bal ance oo hand, and tlie amount teceived from the sale -f U. S. bonds, the rev- nue n-)er f-r the fi-cal year was 630.-GG-1 W, and deducting from the dis- bursm-nt- t'ie am unt invested in the j pnrcha-e of United States bonds, the expenses proper w.-re S29,3$2. 50, leiv iol' a balance 0l tlie. revenu.- proper of S1.280.G1 at ih ' close of the vcar The p-ttor! of the Grand Sectary sh iv hat durng the year42,503 brother-; and G 155 Widowed families w re relieved; 237.-137 weeks benefits were paid, and 4. 80S brothers buried. The amount- paid for the relief of brothers was 81.01-1,791.28; for widowed fami lis, S145,U:-!S.5!; fot tli3 edueati.m of orphans 14.755.333; for burying the dc.nl, 6252,9S0.19; for special relief. 9-1.201.40. Resolutions were offered and refered fixing the per diem of mcmoers at S4, and unleiiie at eight cents per mile; als ithdrawiim from Past Grand Sires hi- t iir li i o p rcipitate in the delibera io - oi'th.- Grind Lodire. T - La Gr.mdc Gazette savs: The ! m'Mig-i'ion in'o the Wallowa Valley j continues unab.ited. Scarcely a day ' passes that wagons are not seen coming into the valley with new comers. We Inok to see the population of the Wal lowa double in 1830, and it would not surprise us should the population num ber 2.500 souls by the close of next season. The Dalles Mountaineer says there are over 300 men employed on the Cas cade locks and canal, and t.he force will he increased. The foundation for the locks will be laid this fall, and by next high water boats can be brought up from below by being hauled through tho cut. CITY, OREGON, S VTURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1879. General Wews, Portland Standard. The Dayton News says tho Walla Walla Pair was almost a failure. A stage was upset last week on the Alpowni ridge, en route to Lewiston, in juring Jack Fitlar the driver and Mrs. Oglesby. One of the most unique curiosities on exhibition at the Ohmpia Fair, says the Experiment, is a scaljopeo oyster shellrfrom .Scow Bay, measuring 28 inches in length and M in breadth. The animal when alive was doubtless a fair load for a man to carry. A fiend, in the person of a San Fran cisco '-runner," insulted one of our most respectable married ladies one day this week by following her to her home and end favoring to force his intentions upon her. lie should be ushered out of town, says the Dayton Ntwn, in an un ccrea onious manner. T. S. Jewett caught a salmon weisrh- j ini: 27 pounds with a hook, in the bay at Astotiaon Monday. The barkeeper at Fountaine's saloon at Salem has been arrested charged with selling iiquor to minors. beat catching has begun "n Coos Pay. The first of (ho season, weigh ing 150 pound-, wasc light by Samuel Anderson. There is at present about 75,000 bu-dnds of wheat sorei in the ware oousi' ai cmiuineiu. ami more arnvmr at the rae of about 1,000 bushels per dav. Purchasers are naviojr SO cents clear of the sacks. Daily Bee flot limes at Hrppner. Three meti arrested for ambli' g; fined $25 each and several more dollars for cuasinn the J u.-tice. The Boise Statesmi' n printers have been presented wifr a huge dish of baked hems. Lucky fellows'. N board bills to pay for at least a month. The Walla Walla Union says: The troops that were in the. Kiui'ta valley, and had been ordered in, have been di rected to remain in thn Yakim.i country until after the trial of the Perkins mur" derers. Last Sunday night, J. E. Lanon, was found on Third street, near the bridge, halloidng blue murder and as dirty as a pig. He said two men "bounce V him and tried to rob him of his money, $1,- 000, all in twentyMollar pieces but he stood them oS. Tho Walla Walla Union says: Last Saturday night Scott Goodwin was f.mnd ar. tl his head badly cut, while his horse was duie'ly grazing near by. He claims that as he was on his way home, on horseback, two ni'-n, each ridiii"" a horse, came up to him and after a?kin" him a few questions, one hit him over the head and knocked him offhis horse the men went through his pockets. The. Poiso StetC'inan says: Capt. Joseph Jones arrived here on Tuesday frem his placer mines on the Smoky Fork of the South Poise river, lie reports an extensive region of good placers on that stream with abundance of wafer and good faeiliti"s fr success fully working the mines. There were some rumors of parties of Indians hav- W.0d River country, but dpt. Jones saw none himself and dies not vouch for the truth of rhe rumors. Heppner, Umatilla county, has 3 dry good and general merchandise stores, 2 hotel', 2 drug stores, 1 tin hop, 1 harness shop, 2 blacksmith shops, 3 saloons, 1 millinery shop, 1 brewery, 1 livery stable, 1 boot and shoe shop. 3 physicians, 3 church organiziiions, 1 meat market, 1 cabinet maker's shop, 4 carpenter shops, 1 brick yard, 1 grist mill, a school house capable of accom modating 200 pupils, a laive commodi ous hall occupied by the Masi ns and Odd Fellows. The boys are the big gest henrted fellows in the country. Newspaper Union. Meeting was called to order by E. S. McComas. Col. James Shepherd Was elected temporary Chairman, and E S. McComas Secet uy. Remarks were made by McComas, J. M. Shepherd, J. II. Turner, and W. J. Snodgracs. Paul u'Heirry advoeated the cash system and increased rates on subscription on long time. McComas, Turner, Shepherd, Snod grass, d'Heirry and Col. Shepherd spoke concerning the regularity of prices on Land Notices. The following resolutions were then adopted: Resolved, That we, the journalists of Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho Territories now present, form ourselres into an organization to be known as the "Journalistic Union of Eastern Oregon, Washington and Ida ho Territories;" and we agree to meet annually for the purpose of consultation and for mutual benefit, and further agree to abide by such rules and regu lations for self protection and mutual interest as may by such meeting be de termined upon. (Signed.) East Oregon ian. Weston Leader. La Grande Gazette. Mountain Sentinel. Bedrock Democrat. On motion of Turner the Pendleton Independent wasadmitted. On motiou of McComas the (jrant County News was admitted. Motion carried that Land Notices be charged $7 and SS, a:id2 for each addi tional name. Moved and carried that c.dle tions be made quarterly. Shepherd moved for permanent organization. On motioo of Paul d'Heirry the election of officers was held, which resulted as follows: Piesidont, J. M. Shepherd; Vice Pres. ident, E. S. McComas; Secetary, J. H. Turner; Treasurer, W. J. Sno lgrass; iiixecuuve commiicfce. ruui a iiein and S. H. Shepherd. The following reolution was present ed by J. H. Turner: Hi-solved, That papers in this juris- dietion desiring to join this Union may do so by notifying the Secetary, and the names be duly accepted at next meeting. Moved and carried that when the convetion adjourn it adjourn to meet in Pendleton on the first" Saturday in Mach, 1S80. A res dution was passed asking other journalists to co-operate and assist at our next meeting. Two dollars and fifty cents per square first insertion, and one dollar per square for each subsequent insertion, was adopted as the Union rates for legal ad- vert'sin. Resolved, That the . laborer is worthy of his hire, and tbnt members of this Union, hereby declare that we will not advoca'e thnugh our columns the election of any candidate for politi cal office gratuitous! v. Resolved, That when members of this Union become satisfied that patrons have or endeavoring to defraud th m of their just dues, the names and circum stances, shall be published by the pro piietor so defrauded; and it shall be the duty of each member of said Uniou to publish such list at least one time. Adjourned. E. S. McComas, Sec. The above are the proceedings had at the Newspaper Convention held at the Union County Fair grounds. We fully endorse all that was done. A uniform ity of prices for legal advertising was established, and a price for land notices. The meeting was harmonious and all the business transacted was done with out a dissenting voice. The papers mentioned abive were all represented personally except fie Independent and Grant County News, and bo'h of those by letter, agreeing to abide by the action of the association. By the ac tion of this Convention it will be seen that candidates for offieo cannot expect J TERMS: 83. PER YEAR. an advocicy of their claim for office gratutiously by the journals of this hs sociation. Eich paper will advocate the principles to wh eh V bel mg;, but will not advocate the election of any candidate for political olfics un'es? such candidates pay for the same. The next meeting will be IHd at 'his place next March, just before t hi; eandidntes for the various offices are plaeed in the field, so when a man jjets a nomination he wiil know just whut to do. East Oregonian. Newspaper Reading. ' I have not read an account id' a murder or other crime in a newspaper for over two years. By way of curiosity, I counted the number of such things in a single issue of a paper of last week and found it to be thirteen." The above remark was made by a lady who reads the newspa per, but more for the purpose of learn ing important news and cultivating her mind than to gratify a vitiated taste, and fill her thoughts with details of" current tradgi dy and brutality. She had grown so far in i- telhehce and virtue as to have a proper disgust for the recitals of crime with which the columns of most of the journals are fill ed, being strong enough also in will and determination to refuse what she would neither enjoy nor profit by, She and ail like her ought to be con gratulated. They have made an im portant advance towards what must be the practice of the more discriminatius future. It is the dream of enthusiastic joun nalist pechaps it is only a drerm that newspaper editing and writing will ere long be conducted upon a plan of dignity and refinement of which at present we have no example. When the people forsake their craving for stories of crime, wishing to read only the instructive and helpful, and when the highest art in journalistic training has been reached, then, th y hi k, the newspaper will be as health as i s in tellectual tone as a pas-age fr- m the hi-rtories of Froude orMaoaulay. It is possible that such time m iy come. There is not, however, at the present much sign of it. The current newspa per enterprise is devoted to prnviding "new.-," what is this but to give an ac count of current transactions? If it be murders, thefts, and suicides, why shall not the public be told f it, and thus be kept informed of the state of society, and the signs of the times? And indulging in this r- asoning and acting upon this principle, editors and proprietors f the public prints fill up their columns with matter the entire influence of which is pernieious. Who ever, therefore, subscribes for a newspa per because he wishes to know the newsofdiy, must understand tint a large portion of wt at h pays f -r be st-uios of rev t'ng cri e a-d exai: gt rated d seiiptioro of u hat-ver is most loathsome in socicy. To say he will not have a paper furnishinr such details, is equivalent to dec a? ing he will do without the news, and shu him--self off from c mni'mic oti.-n wit' th outside world. There is nothing lefr, therefore, fof people to whom Mich things are offen sive but the eh ctive j lan of reading They must agree to school themselves to the practice of choosing the good and refusing the bad. If they can do this, the blemishes and deformation which come in their way will do them no oth er harm than that of offending their taste and exciting their indignation.- But it is upon this class of elective readers that e most depend for the refor of t':e fumre. If it ktow tntil at length 't can wit-Id a proper it nuenoe, it will provide 'or it o f a clem and huuMiy kind u: j or lwu, a d ' aver the u- cl oi u de .d t i;ie the vieiou' cla- e-, t be us'd along with otherfgarb ge fiom which tiVy havef their subsistauce. United Presbyte-r rian. J