mum M.mr
Tie Grant Com Ms,
Saturday Morning, Jan. 3, I3S0.
NoTrcE. Simple announcements of
Dirths, marriages and deaths, will be
inserted -without charge. Obitunry no
tices will be charged for according !o
their length.
flANYONCriT LODGE, NO. 34,
y v&. F. and A, M.t holds its regular
GoMtnunicatioris on the Saturday even
ing of or next proceeding the full moon
in eh month, at seven and half o'clock
p. m;
HOB ATI LODGE. No. 22. IOO.
E., meets every Thursday evening
at their Lodge lioom in Canyon City.
Visiting brothers are invited to attend.
By Order of Is. O.
OUNTAIN VIEW LODGE, No.
,U 33. I. O. 0. F., Prairie City, Ore
meets every Saturday Evening.
iUembers of the order are invited to
attend. By order of the N. G.
COU3Xr,i,,V ISTJzl W S3
. The Ball -was a grand success i11
everv sense of the word. Over SO
tickets were sold; and, the most of
tho time, twelve sets were on the
iloor. People that have never been
to a dance for vuars were there. It
seemed to be the sole aim of the sev
eral committees that all should en
joy themselves, and, we think, their
hopes were fully realized. We no
ticed several ladies that waltzed ex
quisitely; as also three gentlemen.
"What surprised us most, though,
was to see so many, and such good
looking, young men in attendance.
The ladies were ail neatlv and tastily
dressed, and it would be hard to s:iy
which was the sweetest and neatest.
The music was charminir and danc
ing was kept up till broad daylight.
Prairie City was well represented,
and, in our opinion, furnished the
best ladv walczar in the house. It
is our v.'iuh that all may be as happy
the balance kA LSJ.-l) as they seemed
to he on the r.iht of tho 1st.
"Yhki:i-:as iu tho Toaoh !' Li-.ti--tuto
held in Canyon City this veok,
some of tho sptakeiv; railed Clark's
.English Grammar a ''failure;" and
not wishing io ri; or Kxcour.AtiE the
use of a book which is "a failure,
we propose a trial of the elneieiiey of
said book by choosing
Hide to be examined by tho County
Snpenntendmt, at such time as can
be agreed upon by the parties con
cerned. "Vfc also arce to emplo'
some of our pupils in said contest.
A. EAD:j.
The Teacher's Institute way well
attended and an unusual interest
war, taken ; several interesting- speech
es were made. It adjourned on last
Tuesday night. Resolved, that the
member; of tho Institute tender their
thanks to the Grant County 7::vs
for gratiously giving publicity to the
meeting of the Institute; also that a
copy of the proceedings be f uruislicd
to it for publication. Let it pass.
Installation. The following offi
cers of Canyon City Lodge No. !U
A. IP. & A. M. , were installed on
Saturday evening, December 27th,
1879: Phil. Metsehan, AY. M.;
Hobt. Lockwood, S. W. ; James Eob
inson, J. AV. ; D. Ct. Overholt, Treas. ;
G. I. Hazeltine, Sec'y. ; John Long,
J. D. ; H. Lohman and Jas. Robert
son, Stewarts.
Passed Through. Mr. Perkins,
accompanied by Mr. Judkins, Mr.
Alexander and sons, passed through
town yesterday en route to their
home at Eugene City. They have
finished surveying ten townships in
Harney Valley, and speak encourag
ingly of this country.
On New Year's day Canyon City
had the honor of having ten jninters
trod her streets. Five of whom were
ex-editors; one editor and four com
positers. Strange to say they were
all sober. "Will it ever occur again ?
Brevity, point, purity, impartiali
ty, enterprise, cheapness are con
ceded characteristics of tho Chicago
Weekly News.
WHO KNOWS BEST ?
Pome persons are always ready to
complain and to tell how this or that
man's busine-s ought to be conducted.
They know (?) that so and so ought to
ope-, a largo wholesale house in Can
yon City, and that our blueksuiith and
wagon makers ought to employ more
hand and get about 812,000 worth
more of material aud run a large wagon
factory. Thee suno knowing ones
think we ought to run a metropolitan
weekly paper here, which would ne
cessitate the employing of two more
hands, and about S1,2G0 worth more of
material. Inow v do not know wheth
er a wholesale houso or a metropolitan
wagon factory would pay iu this coun
ty or not, but we opine not not, but we
do know that to enlarge the News at
this early date would be suicidal to it,
and, to u-e slang, "bust up in business"
Now the people of this county have had
two trials heretofo.'O on the enlargement
; ,. , , n .
, 1 1
J the a(;ir PIllne P:llVJW soon ec:imo de
funct, and tLii. editors, in their fare-
wuil address said, '-it will not pay."
V,7c started the News for the pur
pose nf milking a permanent paper of it
and to advance the interest of Grant
C'lunty, and therefore we intend lo
keep it as it is until we are sure that
the business will warrant an enlarge
ment. But la'hor thau to see the News
discontinued we would eosmall it and
do all the work ourseif
Nine and I tenths of the people that
th'nk that the News sh nild be enlarjr
t d do not contribute one penny to it's
support, and have a lar;e faculty of
thinking they know more about other
peoples' business than they do of their
own. and God knows they are lit'le
( nougb acrjuuinied with i. Iu five
yea?s from i.o'.v no weekly jaer in
Oe..'on will be in a more prosperous
enndition or i resent a more Hat'erina
appearance than the Chant County
Isews wil. Pot the cnlaryement
arf must be left to us to decide to cc-eoinpii-h
ti e ab ive ro-u't-. "Wo wish
the ch:o.iic gi'whrs of ISTUu happy
new yf.-jr an ! may ti'cy converse about
sotnethi.-.g th-it p'oplf nuy hav;i an
:d--a ih.t ihey kn"W a htt!e bou'.
50 pays for both the Chicago
"VYeoklv News ;uid Uie Grant County
?S!iws for one year, iostao paid.
Send subscript i'ns (invariably cash
in advance) io tir.s ojH'.'O. Head the
Li:ap Ykak. Ah this is leap year
the youn; ladies will have equal op-
portunity with Uie boys for "push
ing the question" and if they don't
?ftt married it is their own fault.
Tnc Stock men of this county tiro
jubilant over the chinook. Last is
sue we reported snow, now mud ha;t
taken its place.
Makhied. In this city, by Rev. A.
Eads, on "Wednesday, Dec. 81st, I'?
7i), Mr. N. W. Thornton to Mrs. E.
M. Onvett. We know no one that
is bettor prepared give a wife a good
home than "Niek."
Marysvillc, Cal., papers copy.
Married. In this city, on Thursday
January, 1st, 1S80, by M. Dustin,
J. P., Mr. Tracv to Miss May In-
gles.
For the last week there has been
wars and rumors of wars in differ
ent parts of the county. Some have
been serious, but we hope not fatal.
Our Sheriff, Mr. J. J. Wash, had
the misfortune to loose his fine black
horse this week.
.
County Court convenes next Mon
day. r
Read the new advertisements in
this issue.
Locals are like eggs in this mar
ket, tkev are awful scarce.
"We would like for parties that are
interested in their precinct to send
us a description of the same imme
diately. It is reported that Gen. Jim. Tur
ner was justifiable in killing Strobe,
and in consequently discharged.
-T
The question is, where will our
ice come from that the people will
need next summer.
Over 400 miles of railroad are being
built io Nebraska this year.
The Yuka River, in Alaska, is navi
gable for steamers 2,500 miles.
San Joaquin County, California, has
this year piid bounty on the scalps of
G5,000 squirrels.
Upward of 2,000,000 acros of land
have been taken by settlers in Mani-jto daily, presented to this of
tol'a during the past two y&ars. fice bvyou, With request that
During October over 35,000,000
postal card were seut from the factory
the largest month's business ever
dom'.
rut f i 1 . ri 1
wieh Islands. Over 2 0007 Chinamen
I ne v nirmse :vr inviinmnr rne Mnn. i
arrived at Honolulu in the second half
of last y ear.
Chief Socoeni surrendered on the
2nd inst.
The Now York World has begun an
Italic boom for Seymour.
The bill for the abolition of slavery in
Cuba has passed the Spanish Senate.
The Porte has granted 4,000,000
piasters for the relief of destitute per
sons in Constantinople during the Win
ter. Alexander Sunrr, who died in New
York a few days since, annually dis
pensed about 8100,000 for religiou-J and
charitable purposes.
Apropos of Maine the New York
Herald
tvs: ine ejection pro reel that
" A.
the It' -publicans of Maine are in a mi
nority. The preponderance of physical
strenht is n the side uf the Ut.ion
ists. Never associate with bad company,
lave gu''d company or none.
An exchange tays, "Cetewayo WiVMt
to treat." A little sujar iu ours
please.
Mr. Kalloeh, having bren en-cted
mayor, will doubds enf.'rt tho ordi-nauc-
forbMuing shooting W'tiiin t!ie
city limit-'.
A society for tho prevention of warts
on the to-e h meeting with m ich f -ror
among tho young ladies of Eluiira, N.
y.
Adirotiwat-ks ?Iurray's private secre
tary .ays :ht he stan Is six feet iu his
sloe'-: ;u-fl. Tvo feet is the most, an
ordinary man can .'.land in Ids stcck-ing-5.
Under the game law of Wisconsin,
eowF, S'.'ipe, tukys, 3fhoohnast:TS and
grnur-ncan be shot a' from now to Jan
U'ny 1st by any one who has tho incli
nation. An exchange .'ay: ''There is no rnyal
road to m:it.rimi)ny." Carreer; both hiinc
and pauper have, to "alk up to the cap
tain's office and inirview the old
not n.
Ludie. savs the Albany Journal, are
like watt: hey, prcttv enough to look at;
sweet fuf-e mtl delicate hands, but some
what diflicuk to regulate when once set
a go'ne.
A patent medicine adrertiuement is
headed with the cmnndrum: ''Is vour
life worth t-n cents?" Sro, not if you
call a mnn the ullspring of a female ca
idno in San Francisco.
A ii'eraov paper offered 350 regard
for the boit j'ike of tho season, and,
yays the Plnladeiphia Chronicle, whn
ll'tyfs forwarded tho publi-hf-r his civil
service ri forin order he was promptly
awarded the priz
Six counties in Eastern Oregon hnve
101G surveyed townships, equal to 25,
78G square miles or 1 0,405, G-10.
One fourth of this area in wheat at
20 bushels per aero would produce 82,
483,200 bushels, or 2,483,407 tons.
Grant County, Oregon, has 114 sur
veyed towuships, equal to 4015 square
miles or 2, 26,280 acre.
One fourth ot this vrea in wheat at
20 bushels per acre would produce 12,-1
132,800 bushels, or 303,9S2 tons. A
branch railroad from Winnemucca to
Tjugeue city with short feeding branches
would drain these interior counties.
Auout twenty witnesses arrived in
town last night and will testify to
day in the case of Venator Bros, vs
about twenty of the Dayville citizens.
Call in and subscribe for the News,
boys, while you are, it will make you
happy.
Subscribe now for the News.
Washington, Dec. 15, 1879.
Sin-4 In answer to the peti
tion signed by citizens of Grant
county, Oregon, asking for an
increase of service on route
no. 44160 from Canyon City
to Camp McDermitt, (Nevada)
! t he prayer of the petitioners
be granted. I have the honor
to inform you that, owing to
! the fact that the appropriation
i tlie fisCal 7eiir ClldinS J UUe
30 next, is only sufficient to
maintain the service now in
operation. The Postmaster
General is precluded from or
dering any new or additional
service. Very respectfully
Tiios. J. Broly,
Second Ast. P. M. General.
The above letter was address
ed to Hon. John Whiteaker,
and explains itself.
The annual issue of Prof.
Tice's ,l Weather Forecasts aud
American Almanac for 1S8 V
is out. and we learn that the
edition of over 20,000 copies
was called for within eight days
of its publication, and a second
larger one put to press. Ik is
fuller and more specific in its
weather prognostications for
1880 than ftrmerlv. and a va
rtety of subjects of interest,
such as plagues and the astron
omical relations thereto, heat
and sunstrokes, cyclones, facts
for foretelling the weather,
i
etc,, are discussed. Copy can
be obtained by inclosing 20
cents lo Thompson,. Tice & Lil
lingstou, JSt. Louis, Mo. r
List of letters remaining in
the Post OlflCC, Jan. 1st, 1880:
Mrs. G. Bcaell, Mrs. David !
Ben si
ensley, John CheckillZ, John
o i n l tti
. Devore, K. G. L rakes, F. I
J
Af. Grewell, Tho. Gill, Jennie
Gilmorc, II. Howard, Mrs. E.
Hahley, Sand Harris, J. H.
Hagar, F. M. Kizcr, Mrs. E.
luzer, iUaraii .t Jeiary, o. i .
' ... j
Kobinson, fl. P Philips, G, G. ,
Poindexter. Bay Leubrook, j
Geo. W. Harmon. Persons
I
.l liner fnv lliP. olnvP nlfijisfi zhv I
advertised. E Hall-, p. m.
Chicago, Dec, 24. A 'New
York correspondent, who was
present at a private exhibition
of Edison's electric light last
night, telegraphs that it was
a complete success, and he pre
dicts that the public will be
both surprised and gratified at
the result of the experiments
to be made in Menio park on
New Year's eve.
St. paul (Minn.), Dec. 2-1:
The severest weather reported
for years prevails to-day
throughout the State: St, Vin
cent, near the British line, re
ports the spirit thermometer
standing 5S degrees below ze-
rOj Crookston, Mimi., 56 be-
!low; at Grand Forks 59, and at
Breckinridge 39 below zero-
These places are in the lied
River Valley, and the cold
wave eeems to have come from
the British possessions; In the
eastern and Southern parts of
the State the weather is mild;
In St, paul the mercury did not
fall 15 degrees below zero; An
unusual amount rf snow has de-
layed the trains on all the
roads, some trains on the South
ern Minnesota and Northern
pacific being abandoned last
night; All the trains from the
West are late to-night;
With energy, any one can
make a success of life- Capac
ity and industry always find
appreciation and help, and are
apt to make themselves all the
more ,usoiiil for their scarcity
All yonng persons, especially4
cad, and should resslve to be,
self-made:
Pope Leo has a splendidly shaped
head, fringed with tilver haia, aod a
kindly face of heulchy coloring. Hid
mouth, chin and jaws expresti firmness
whi'e his expression ts radieut wkh "an
inward joy."
"Joho P. Cough gnt hU start in life
by lirst being a drunkard. If h Ind
k"pt Biber and a' tended to business
ho might have bten a variety comic
sinner Jill his life, g-trir SO per nighb
whore he now gets $250."
Husbands never meet t&eii4
wives with ,smiles', on their
lips: they wipe them off before
they get home.
suns
SEIR
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fc;end suctcriptious to this ofHco
NOTIOS
la hereby g:ven ilmt ihu undersigned
ha b; en appointed I y the County
Court of the State of Oregon, for Grunt
County, L'Ct'oral administrator of the
Estate of James T. DeMoss, deceased,
and all persons owing said estate uro
hereby not1 tied to sett'e the same im
mediately, and all pcrv.ns lidding
c'aiius against said Estate are notified
to present the same, duly verilkd, as
required by law to the under?igu d ad
ministrator at Canyon Ci y, Grant
Coun'y, Oregon, within six months
from the date hereof.
GEORGE A. MESON,
Administrator.
Dated January, 2d, ISbO. 39-43.
Is ft month j. 100-pr.RO Scrap Book of tho cream of
tho World 3 Literature. bmIo copy, iMc., or $2 per7
year. An Oil Chromo (lix'M inches) of " Yosemiter
Valley," prico, $3; . " Black Sheep." A ?1.50 book, in
paper bindinR: "Christian Oakley's Mistake." a jl
oook, in paper binding, and a samplo copy of "Wood
Household Magazine" all post-paid, for only 30 cents
in money, it in one-cent postaco stamps. Agent
u-antcd. Motliboral terms, but nothing sent free.
Address S. S. Wood, Tribune Buildiaa, Kow York Cit?-
Blank Deeds for sale at this
office:
II. StanislaWSKY, Practical Watch
maker and Jeweler, is located at Can
yon City, Oregon. Watches. Clocks
and Jewelry repaired at short uotic
fa-nd wan anted. n&ilf.
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