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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1880)
ft grant Ms News, Saturday Morning, Apr. 10, 1880. The Grant County News is regis tered at the Post-Office at Can yon City as second class mail matter; according to law. CANYON CITY LODGE, NO. 34, A. F. aod A. M., holds its regular Cairaunications on the Saturday even ing of or next proceeding the full moon fin each month, at seven and half o'clock P. M. HOB AH LODGE, No. 22. I. 0. 0. F., meets every Thursday evening at their Lodge Room in Canyon City. Visiting brothers are invited to attend. By Order of N. G. otjtain VIEW lodgeTno. 33. 1. 0. 0. F., Prairie City, Ore gon, meets everv Saturday Evening. Members of the order are invited to attend. By order of the N. G. TOHN DAY LODGE No. 80, 1. 0. G. I S X., meets flvery ftniuruay evening ai their Lodge Room in Canyon City, Ogn. Visiting members are invited to attend. By order of the Lodge. Mr. J. II. Bates, Newspaper Ad vertising Agent, 41 Paik Row (Times Building), New York, is authorized to contract for advertisement-' in The Grant County News at our best rate-". OOTJ3NTTY N3nW!3. List of letters remaining in the post office at Canyon City, April 1st, 1SS0: W. 11.. Crawford, Add Edgar, . Jas. L. Frienier, J. II. Leegcr, J. Mathews, dames Smith, II. P. Webb 2. Persons calling for above letters bay advertised. E. Hall, p. m. Coming. Wc are pleased to state that we received notice from the or iginal John Kellv that he will be in our city on next Monday night. Mr. Kelly has hosts of acquaintances in this city and we bespeak for him and his wife, crowded houses while here. Let no one fail to hear him next Monday evening. From private correspondence from Et. Harney we learn that the weath er is still cold in that section of the 1tT Tr Tl 4-1. destiny of the Harney Hotel. Some stock are dying, and that the boys are having a high time atLandings yille. A little son of Mr. T. W. Poin dexter, while crossing a footlog over the creek, a few days ago, missed his step and fell into the water, for tunately Henry Smith was near and rescued the little fellowT from dan ger. Sammy Tilden has at last conclud ed to not enter the convention at Cincinnati as a candidate for Presi rlmif.. He will, however, buck against Kelley's man. Rulison & Groth have painted, jmpered, carpeted and otherwise im proved the parlor at the City Hotel. They are bound to be first class. C. W. Bonham has purchased the property formerly occupied by Rev. A. Eads, and is materially improving it. We are informed that Mr. N S. Babcock has sold his ranch to Fran cis Howard and T. J. Parsons for $2,000. ' In the month of March, 1880, the Sheriff of this county collected $11, 247 44. - - - Don't cry and mourn, and fret and sigh, You poor enfeebled "critters," Don't give up the ship until you try Those Dandelion Bitters. Mr. Chidsey, of Mt. Vernon, has moved to our citv and is now one of us. Born. In this city, on the 9th ultimo, to the wife of W. C. Kent, a boy. . C. W. Dart, for some time a clerk in W. H. Clark's store, in this citj, has taken his departure for The Jfalles. PERSONAL. The following persons have either subscribed or renewed their subscrip tion to The News since last issue: E. Shaw, F. Elageollette, c. cool ey, Jas. Norman, Neil Hall, Wood & church. The Republican Primaries were held in this county last Saturday and as far as heard from, the follow ing delegates were elected to attend to attend the county convention to be held in this city next Thursday: Canyon City, W. H. Hall, J. Muldrick, D. G. Overholt, A. J. Whitman, M. L. Olmsted, Dr. Boley, W. A. Jacobs and A. H. Groth. Union, Henry Hall, E. S. Sanford, W Shue man, V. E. Settlemier, Geo. Rigden and W. B. Davis. John Day, ! Major Magone, S. Morgan and J. Hodson. Marysville, D. B. Pisk and Ed. Buckley. Middle Precinct, R. Damon, Wm. Armstrong and W. Carsner. South Fork, J. N. Young and Chas Riley. Bock creek, Mote Howe and S. E. Kerns. Harney, P. M. Currev, Dick Graham and T O'Kcefe. Alvord, J. G-. Abbot. At the Republican primary last Saturday, Phil Metschan, col. cur- rey and W. H. Hall were appointed to organize a Republican club in this city. J Mil .John Kelly, ihe California )ioi;eer vocalist and violinist, acc nu panied by his wife, will give a concert in Canyon City, Monday evening, April 12ih. Found. Some three months since, a ladie's purse with some-money in it. The owner can have the same by proving property and paying for his notice. Beach creek, atMt. Vernon, is up and still a coming. Mr. Birge in forms us that it is hirrher now than - w it has been for year.-'. The creek is on a bender now, and the prevailing opinion seems to be that a portion of the levee is in the ron i)lace. too low down as it were. Kuhl, Muldrick & co. tried their Water works a few days ago and they arc well satisfied with the results The people in Sinful Gulch should endeavor to have the pipes extended on down Main Street. Alt. those owinr the Bedrock - Democrat at this place and John Day, will please call and settlo soon, or we will have to jdace the accounts in the hands of an attorney. Read our editorial to-day and re new your subscription at once. Willamette Lodge, A. O. U. W., of Albany, have S7 members, hiving ini tiated 10 within the past 30 days. Washington'. Muroh 24'. Teller ave notice of an amendment intended to be offered by him to the bill notify ins the agreement with the Ute Indi sins. The amendment provides that from tho simount provided for the bill there shall be paid during life, yearly, to Mrs. A. D. Meeker $1,000, to Jose phine Meeker $1,000, to Mrs. S. Price 31,000. to Mury and John, infant child ren of Mrs. Price, 500 each until they are 21 years of age. To. Geo Dresser $1,000, Mrs. Sarah M. Post $500, Mrs. Eaton $500; to the sutviv mg parent or iirtmir 1j. iliompson $500, 'to tho father of Ered Shepard $500, tc the surviving parent of Milmer S. Eskridge $500. The persons above named are sufferers by or relations to the victims of the Ute massacre. Gen. Grant is having a good time at New Orleans. He was serenaded by theJCarnival Court, and during a ban quet it was announced that he bad been elected a member of the Royal Horb, Order of Rex, and the title of Duke of America, conferred on him, which be J accepted in a speech. HARNEY ITEMS. Fort Harney, Mar. 30th, 1880. Editor News: Rumors relative to the abandonment of the Post, in circu. lation at headquarters here, aie so con flictidg that it is verv' hard to tell "which is which." Major Sullivan, commissary of sub sistence, Department of the Columbia, advertises for proposals for fresh beef in such quantities as may be required by the troops statiooed here, from Ju ly l?t, 1880, to June 30th, 1881, while Gen'l. Macfeely, Commissary General, U. S. A., to whom was submitted the estimates for supplying the Post for the next fiscal year, struck out everything except a few sides of bacon and a cou ple boxes of hard-tack. This, he says, along with what is already on hand is enough to last until next June, when the Post will be abandoned. High-toned people who make transi ent visits to this place and are unused to our climatic changes pronounce the weather we have been having of lats "beastly." Well, to use the mildest terms, the weather is disagreeable. The suow which had been lying on the ground since last October had almost disappeared, but to-day a violent snow storm prevails and ileecy messengers from above pen tnites our dissipated roofs; crawl iu through broken panes in the windows and compels the old "stinV' to "0 out and rustle for wood' "Landintjsvillo" is the hi"h sounding name of an embryo town looming up on the banks of Silves River. Landiugsville, to commence with, wants a preacher, lawyer, doctor, den tist, "woman's right's club'' and a msiu that can solve the "fifteen puzzle." The population of La dingsville is not numerous at present but the "fiften gem" is rsiging s virulently there that a steady job is guiruntcsid to anybody who can set the little blocks in shape. If we don't change our minds before the ltof June, we are going to have the I invest horse raco here tiiat wsis ever run in this eountv, about thsit time. Full particulars will appear in the News in :ue time. A prominent stockman of this valley whn rei'u-cd to subscribe for his county paper because there was nut enough residing matter in it smd no continued stries, was taken in hand by the boys at the Sutler's store, a few days sigo, find to his credit, be it saii, he fillibus- tered. No, he never drank, thank you. How much do you suppose "13 ill" weighs ' asked one. Didn't know. To make a long story short, be drank at the expense of the crowd, got them all gloriously "how come you so." and got off by paying fur two bits' worth of candy. "Mary Ann" has come back again, sure enouirh. Let us ilkUs and make up," Mary Ann. Give that cow-boy who sit- up close to you. a hint that he had bettei hunt a new rsmge, as I am going over to John Day very soon and as we literary people always take si fan cy to csicii other, that poor cow-boy by your tact can be spared the humiliation of grabbing his hat and ir. may be plunging headlong into the John Day. Our girls, though, are indignant at your insinuation that they use slang and are behind the times in the matter of doing up their coiffures. In conver sation with one of them the other day incidentally asked how the road be tween here and Canyon City w;is, and laughing added that owing to the re- motebess from the seat of fashion they could not compete with John Day girls, but when the road was good she was going over to study the prevailing tyles worn by the elite of Spanish Gulch society. Io the emporiums of fashion and on the crowded streets of that fsishiooable Summer resort of bon ton John Day people she thinks she can learn enough to keep pace with Alary Ann. T. Country roads which two weeks ago were in good condition are again as bad as ever. Albany again looks across the Wil lamette river and wishes it was only bridged. Several cows have died in Washing ton county from eating wild parsnip. The river at Albany is fivo feet, eigbt incbes above the low water mark. The Nebraska democratic convention voted to sustain the two-thirds rule in national convention, advocated haid money and low tariff, denounced the result of 1S7G as a fraud on the party and country, etc. Secretary Sherman has made a big speech at his home, Mansfield, Ohio and said his candidacy dependcif en tirely on his being presented as such by the state of Ohio. He would not criticise other candidates- A dispatch from Victoria says: The whole country from Clinton to Reaco river is covered with snow three feet deep. All the cattle at Chilcaton per ished and terrible loss elsewhere. The older Indian inhabitants never saw uch a stirn It is understood the house sub-com- mittes on the contract between Pacific mail and Pacific railroads will report 1i nhnnvinns to precedents of common law, is "gratified by changed condition of commercial transactions." Rather thin logic. Theodore A. Lord, who was sent out as ag 'iit for San Francisco merchants, makes serious charges against S. J?. Dawson, TT. S consul at Sum an Is lands. He says Dawson works in the German interest against Americans and is of infamous character. Chicago, April 3, 1880. Wheat, 81 13 per bushel, paid for May delivery. Pork, $10 GO per 100 lbs paid for May delivery. An Indian prisoner sit Umatilla sigency, charged with horse stealing, was shot dead while trying to escape from the gusird. The Port Townsend Press says many men have gone to work at the new iron mines and the company have let the first contract for 50,000 bushels of charcoal. Capt. S. 11. Smith is building a largo ferry boat near the yaw mill fbp his fer ry at the mouth f Snake river; it will !e 85 feet Ion" and 22 feet wide, built sieambo'it fashion Capt. S. R. Smith, of Lewiston, has a contract for five million feet of bridge and trestlo timber fir the O. It. & N Co.; also for 80,000 ties. He has sev eral crews of men iu the Unities, mostly ou sub-contract'3. Tom O'Brien passed through here a few days ago with a crew of men to work on his tie coo- tract. Itoseburg Star: "By information re ceived from the Cinnibar mines we learn that the retort is running and the process of reducing the rock is now in order. This has been a tedious and ex- pmsive operation to the owners of the mine smd they now feel jubilant over their success. During the quarter ending AJarch 31. the post office in Rosoburg transacted the following business: !N"umbor of motl ey orders issued, 520, amounting to $9,- 531 54; fees therconv 675 80. Orders paid, 150, amounting to 63,520 G9. Three orders repaid amounting to 610 90. Credited with desppeits on money order account, 60,020. The new truck for the Albany Hook & Ladder Company will be shipped on the steamship, Columbisi, sailing about April 10th. Mr. and Mrs. Polly, of Corvallis, celebrated the 51st anniversary of their marriage, rccsntly. DO NOT FAIL to send for our Price List lot 1880. Fkkk to any address upon ap plication. Contains descriptions or every thing renuired fnr A i U 1 AllUdtltltlVllil II U OC11 Mil goods at wholesale prices In quantities to suit the purchaser. .The only institution Iu America with over 1.200 Illustrations. We sell all MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT. A Musical Entertainment will be given by the Singing School of this city, at Masonic Hall, on Thursday evening, April 15th, 18S0. Admis sion Fifty Cents. children half price. Performance to commence at 8 o'clock. SEED WHEAT. Farmers desiring seed wheat can purchase the White Australian of the undersigned. It is No. 1 wheat and seeders should secure their seed while it is to be had. yfc TTT1 T T jfc T r-v - ,- niiw 111.1H.C una ineir special iiusiness. AUUress. MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., 227 & 229 Wabaali Ave., Chicago, I1L U V JJirvllUljT & M UliDIUCK. Kenton county's apportion moot of the fund was $4,535 30; distributed amongst 2,387 pupils, it gives an aver- . age of 61 90 to each. The hotel at tha Albany dep"t awaiting, a landloid. There are 19 post offices in Wash ington county The stockmen of Umatilla and Was co counties have joined in a big gener al cattle hunt, t embrace the entirer section between the John Day aod Uma tilla rivei?. From miners who arrived here last evening we learn that a rich strike has been made on Granite creek. The find is in the side-hill claims, several hun dred feet above the bed of the creek, and will yield 47 2 cents to the nan from the grass root? clown. Thole located there are about to orgauize a new district to be called Granite District, Our informants are very en thusiastic, and have purchased large supplies and will start for the mines again to-morrow. We also hear good reports from Panther creek, where a large number of location have re cently been made. Skagit News. NEW TO-DAY. NOTICE FOB, PUBLICATION Land Office at La Grande, ) Oregon, March 31sfc, 1880, ) Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notico of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and secure final entry thereof at the expiration of thirty days from the date of this notice, viz: Charles E. Reynolds, Homestead No. 953, for the SJ NEJ SEJNWJ Section 26, T 13, SR 34 E, and names the following as his witnessess, viz: Al fred Hyde, and Hiel A. Hyde, of Prairie City, Grant Co., Oregon, and Sam'l. French and E. L. Sanford, of Prairie City, Grant Co., Oregon. Proof will be'niade on the 15th day of May 1880, before the County Judge of Grant County at Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon. HENRY W. WIGHT, nl-5. Register. NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, March 31st, 1880. Notice is hereby given the the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in supxwrt of his claim, and secure final entry thereof at the expiration of thirty days from the date of this notice, viz: Alfred Hyde Homestead No. 071, for the of theNJof Sec. 20, T 13, S R 34 E, and names the following as his witnesses, viz: Char les E. Reynolds and Hiel A. Hyde, of Prairie City, Grant Co., Oregon, and Samuel French and E. L. San ford, of Prairie City, Grant Co., Or egon Proof will be made on the 15th day of May, 1880, before the County Judge of Grant County, at Canyon Citv Grant County, Oregon. HENRY AY. D WIGHT, nl-n5. Register. Stockmen Take Notice I Old Agency, Montana, ) March 10th, 1880. j To whom it may concern : This is to notify that re have this day given to George A. Bieson full control of all cattle belonging to us that he may find between Spanish Gulch and the first crossing of the Malheur River, Oregon. (Signed,) MYERS, BUCK & Co. Notice. All persons knowing themselves .in debted to the Estate of John T. Camp bell, deceased, will come forward and settle either with Martha D. Campbell, or Alvin Campbell at his harness shop in .lohn Day, Oregon. April 10th, 1880.3m. I. X, L. PUMP. Anti Freezing, Lasts longer, Less liable to get out of fix; Throws more water, works light er and gives better satisfaction than any other pump. Pumps put in and fully warranted. Communications promptly at tended to: Address Jesse G. Hawn, Manufacturer, Canyon City, Oregon. v2nltf.