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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1880)
c - J VOL. 2. NO. 2. canyon city, Oregon, Saturday, april it, isso. TERMS: $3. PER YEAR. PROFESSIONAL GAUDS. 0. W. PARRISn. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Canyon City, Oregon. M. L. OLDEST E AD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Canyon City, Oregon, Geo. B. Currey, Canyon City, Oregon. M. Dustix, Attorney at Law, Canyon City, Oregon. F. C. HO US LEY, M D. Graduate of the university of penn sylvania, April 8, 1S-1S. Canyon City, Oregon. Office in his Drug Store, Mini Street Orders for Drugs promtly filled. No professional patronage solicited unless directions :ii e s'rietlv followed J. W. HOWARD, M. D., Canyon City, Grant Co., Oregon. 0. M. 30DS0N, M. 3)., T N. II- EOIjEY, -SJLi jcu n." -i. c JSSPental ro -ms first door south of Dr Howard's Drug Store. Canyon City. Oregon. G. I. IIAZELTINE, CANYON CITY, OREGON. ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN. Pcsidcnce--uohn Day, Crant Coun ty Ores-cn. Announce that they have re ceived a full and well assorted Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, which they olfcr sa 1 tfs iV 3 UA8M. Having bought for Cash we ire prepared to sl-11 our Goods Cheaper than thoy were ever l.sfore sold in this Market. Canyon City, Jan. 1G. 1880. The cheapest place to lmy PAINTS, " GO LB, TURPEMTiflSE, GLASS, POTTY, VARK38S-3ES And tfALL PAPER Is at Sam. Sired' s, opposite the M. E. Church, Canyon City, Oregon. nl2tt. HOWARD & COJBB, MEAT MARKET. JOHN DAY CITY, OREGON- We keep the best qualities of VEAL, CORNED BEEF, BEEF, MUTTON, POKK,. HAM, BACON LAUD, SAUSAGE, ETC., ETC. Constantly on band and for sale at the LOWEST MARKET RATES. John Day Oct. 30tb, 1879. FOR Hotels. N. Rulison, A. H. Grotii. CITY HOTEL Canyon City, Oregon, RULISON & GROTH, - - Proprietors Bg leave to inform their friends And the Public Generally That they can be found at tho OLD STAND, And aro alwaws readv to famish good Board and Lodging AT MODERATE PRICES. A fire and burglar proof safe has been plac- d in the house for the accom modation of quests. Grange Motel. PRAIRIE CITY, OREGON, J. LL Uardman, Proprietor. Tho a?coajiao'lafioc3 at tho abovo Hotel ro iw .1, and every earn will ba taken to tnske iHit- fey! ar horn. jXTff?oraforHb'Q hoH?, and as pood a table 'is th inirket affords furnished at reasonable M&hUEY hotel, Fort Harney, Oregon. IV. JOjUSSOS", Proprietor. Hiving completed my Hotel I ;un prepared to entertain the traveling public wth care and comfort. The table is supplied with the best the market allbrds. The beds are neat and clean. DALLES AND BAKER CITY STAGE LINE. '9 Yaile & Co., Proprietors Departs 'rn:n Canyon C.ly for Til Dul'e-J and Baker City, Daily. Arrives fro;;) t':( .s:iii)($ points, Daily, il. ('. AYilliamson, Sup't-. CANYON CITY it McDERMIT STAGELINE, ElASK McBEAS, - - Proprietor Departs 'Vom Canyon City cn Monday, Thurdiiy, and Sat urdav oi' each week. Arrives at Canv-'m City on Sunday, Wednesdav and Fri dav of each w eek. fin EWE Pr f?ft Proprietors of the John Day &!Hk Ranch Vt ill furnish the people of John Day and Canyon Cilies ivith milk by the gallon or quart. s-B-Wc sell Hi e best of milk, and onr charges are reasonable. J II X WOO ISEY. OKI). 110 USX! AN. W00LSEY & I10DSMAN, CANYON CITY, OREGniT. flUE BAR is Bupplied with pure Wines and Liquors, Baer, Alo, Bitters and Cigars. FINE BILLIARD TABLES Io the Sn'o T. -Gire us a call. Put up expressly for Family Use, in three pound cans. Warranted, finer, better and cheaper than the Imported To matoes, By G. W. Houston, Canyon City, Oregon. For sale by Phil. Metschan & Co., Gundlach & Br6 and the Pro- prietor. r rrr -''Si? Wages have been raised on the Pennsylvania railroad' The net liberal gain is 65seat3 in the English parliment It is probable that Lord Northbrook will go to India as viceory. The Connecticut delegation stands: Blaine 5, Edmunds 4, Washburne 3. The liberals, so far as heard from, outvote the conservatives 330,000 votes. Gr.uit has been down the Mississip pi 'to look at the jetties, and ex-Gov. Warmouth. Liberals in London are tcTgive Glad stone a mighty oration when he returns to the capital. A bill to repeal the bank check s'amp will be reported by the house banking ctunmitiee. It is said tue conservatives and hom'ruhrs mav combine aud defe.:t ihe liberals m pnrliment. The Chicago an-T Alton railroad com pany will issue 81,000,000 new stock, to use in improvements. The prrsidiMt has nominated Win. A. Newell, of New Jersy, to be govern or of Washington Territory. The appearance of matters at Cabul is favorable to peace and friendly dis position toward tho Btirsh. Gladstone will probably be the head of the new government, to be succeed ed in a few yens by Lord Granville. Lord Lytton, viceoiy ol India, had UU resignation ready in ca.'e the elec t'ons went against the government as they did. The California leuii-laiure i-; examin ing the ch trges made that bribing was attempted in helping to pass the min X debris bill. It is t.ot the Chinese, but irregular Tartar, who have crossed the amoor and invaded Ru-ia. China wants to be civil, it seems The relations between Russia and Germany are much improved and the English elections are considered a pledge of peace f r Europe. The s. nate has rejected the Mi.--s turi nominal ien tor census supervis. ors by a strict party vote. Southern senators accused them of being politi cians. A lierce al'ercttion t ok place in the house between Sparks and Clynier. over an .uupndineot io the army sur-ge-n bid. Lt was disgraceful in its al;lHlVeUeSi. Tho queen is to institute an order of merit f.r civilians only, and Lord Bea conslie d will bestow baroneties on sev oral of his newsjapcr friend? before he qui's ofliee. The lnunincipal con noil of Paris has presented Prof. Nordenskjold with a gdd medal. He was afterwards re ceived by Gambetta and dined with President Grevy. The senate confirmed the nominations of Wm. II. Crane, to be register of tho land oflice at Susanville, Cah, and G. I J. Tracy, postmaster at Baker City, Oregon Four thousand famine stricken Kor-rds came from the mountains and plundered Morden, in Asiatic Turkey, and murdered prhsts and nuns and some European merchants. Two convicts in the Missouri peni tentiary got into a quarrel. John Smith killed Martin Broderick with a spade, and then tried to fiht his way out, and was killed by tho guard. As there is somo doubt as to the le gality of the recent charter ehction in San Fiancisco a test case wiil be made and submitted to the courts before any thing more is done toward going to work on the charter. Whitelaw Reid is engaged in a great charity. He lately gathered 19 boys in New York aud sent them to good country homes. Liberal people furn ish him funds for that purpose. This J company was sent to Virginia, It is intimated that the oufrace on Whittaker. the colored cadet, was fcelf perpetrated, so as to pass over examin ation in the hospital and have another year to graduate in, as ho is rather be hind in his studies. The doct r pro nounced him not hurt, and sent him back to his duties. Sirdar fihero Ali is informed that the queen confers upm him the sover eignty of the province of Candabar with the title of '-Wali." Shere Ali is also informed of the proposed construction of a railway to Candalrir, where a Bait ii-li force aod political agent will beper- manently sett.ed. Cincinnati goes republican in a city election, also Spiingtield and Michigan elections show republican gains and fallniir nil of creenbackers. Several leu iug towns in Wisconsin go repub Mean, as usual, and Oshkoh goes dem ocratic. The Rhode Island goes re publican as it always does. Ward cluls in San Francisco o? the W. P. C. are mutinous under the ac tion of the stite central committee in nominating four delegates to the Chica go convention, the feeling being that the clubs of the. state should do all the nominating, and resolutions have been adopted, it several clubs censuridg the committee f.r their action. The board of directors of the Nation al Rifle asneiation has resolved that the match for tho centennial trophy (Palma) has lapsed by failure of any foreign team to enter since 1877, but has recommended that the trophy be offered again for completion under the conditions that in the future oily on team, to Represent Great Britain aud I eland, will be eligible. An Ameri can team will go to Ireland io June to compete in the international contest. Excitement and wild alarm prevailed in Berlin when Bismtrck sent in his resignation as chancellor, but the pub lic feeling cooled oil a little. "The vote on imperid stunp duths went against him, and that imde him send io his resigna'i n. It is probable another vote will be tiken to suit him better and induce, hioi to remain in ofiice. He, no doubt, intends to improve the opportunity of attaining the prepon derance ugaiiift Pru&sia in the federal council. State News. Officer M.in co. at Slem, broke up an opium den on "Wednesday. Tlu Oreg-ui City market is supplied with uew vegetables raised near town. A hawk was killed on the Molalla that measured over four feet spread of wings. The scarlet fever prevails at Oregon City and a d ath occurred in the fami ly of A J. Comm. T. "W. Rhode', the Democrat .says, has gone to 0wego to fix up the new blast and furnace. Chinamen have been sent up tho river to work on the Dalles extension ol the narrow gauge railroad. The Cliff House at Oregon City, which was damaged by fin, the Enter prise says, ih being rapidly put in good repair. A crrespondcat says deer are in go'-'d condition, as they keep fat on the moss blown of the trees in the January hurricane. Mr. John Eagald's team ran away at ! Damascus a few days ago, one of the ; horses Dreaking its leg in such a way that it had to be shot. Mr. F. J. Bjbcock, of Salem, while turning some heavy oak pos's, was ! struck with such force as to break the bridge of his nose and cut him fright fully, the timber falling o his aukle and breaking that. He was patched up and able to walk home. Lewiston is to have a new Presbyte rian church to cost 52,380. The con tract is let. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONTENTION. The Convention held at Albany on the 17th, was called to order by Hon J. F. Miller, Chairman of the State Central Committee, and an organization tffected by the election of Gen Joseph Lane, of Douglas county, as temporary chairman. A committee on credentials was appointed, when the oonrention took a recess until 4 o'clock. On reassembling, tho report of the committee on credentials wan read and adopted, and, after the appointing of a committee on platform, and one on per manent orguuiza'ion Ihs convention adjourned lo meec at 7 o'clock. During the recess taken by the State Convention the delegates from tho re spective judicial dis'ricts met in dis- trict conventions and mada the follow ing nominations: Firt Judicial District H. K. Etan- na, Circuit Judge; 1 B.- Kent Pt os ecutidg Attorney. Second Judicial District - J. J. Wal- ton, Circuit Judge; Jas. Hamilton, Pro.-ecuting Att'y. Third Judicial District-R. M Ramsey, Circuit Judge; E. C. Brad shaw, Prosecuting AtiV. Fourth Judicial District C, B. Bel linger, Circuit Judge. Fifth Judicial Ditrict L. L. Mc Arthur, Circuit Judge; D. "W. Baily, Piosecuting Att'y. Whiteaker was nominated for Con gress on the first ballot. The nominations for Supreme Judg es are J. K. Kelly, of Multonomah; P, P. Prim, 'f Jackson, and J. J' Burnett, of Benton. For Presidential Electors T. FJ Owens, of Coos; J. K. Weatherford, of Lino; Fulton, of "Wasco. The following delegates io the na--tional democratic convention were elect ed: W. II. Effinger, John My res, J W. Wisdom, J. J. Williams, A. A, Fink and Charlrs Nick oil. The convention refused to instruct the delegates to the national demo cratic convention as to any choice for the presidency, but it is generally ad mitted that those chosen are favorable to Stephen J. Field for tno nomination of president. Hon. C. F. Beatie, of Clackamas county, was elected chairman of tho stale central committee, and Portland selected as the place for holding the next state convention. Monumental Election. The reg ular annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Mcnuu :ital Silver Mining Company was helu at the ofiiee of the" company on the 5th ins The follow ing named persons wore elected direc tors to serve for the ensuing year: E, J. W. Stemrne, 7ro. Grant, C. A. Al- isky, C. S. Miller, F. C. Sels. At a subsequent meeting of the board of di rectors the following officers were elec ted: E. J. W. Stemrne, president? C. A. Aliky, vice president; C D. FoU ger, secretary. HAY STACK VALLEY. Hay Stack, Grant County, 1 Ogn., April 1st, 1880. j Ed. News: In response to your in vitation, I will send you a few notes on Hay Stack precinct. It is bounded on the North and West by Wasco county; on the South by Camp Watson, and on the East by North Fork precinct. It has some 35 voters, eighteen families, 3S school children and no young ladies, to my knowledge. , It is mostly a grazing country, but the few lields produce well. The coun try is badly broken and farming land is comparitively scarce. Timber isioeon venient, and mails bt 11 more so. The Spting Valley P, 0. U ilocated in this precinct, and has not been supplied since 187S. Shame on the mail ser vice and D. M. Key. The Mail router snould be extended from Monument to Lone Rock. We are now obliged to1 co 20 miles for our mail or do without- 1 4 J4 .'1 "I ' - j M