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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1880)
1 i Tie Brit Gonntr News, Saturday Morning, June y, I8SG. f.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 LODGK, NO. 34, A. F. and A. MM holds ita regular Communications on the Saturday even ing of or next proceeding the f'uil moon in each month, at seven and half o'clock P. M. OB A II LODGE. No. 22. I 0 0. F , meet everv Thursday eveniu' at their Lode Boom in Can von City. visiting brothers are invited to at'ond. By Order of N.G. M OUNTAIN VIEW LODGE, No. Ifl 33. I 0. 0. F., Prairie Citv, Ore rznri, meets everv Saturday EvM.inir. Members of the order are invited to attend. By order ofthe N. U. : TOHN DAYLODGFj No. SO, r. 0. 0. j 9 j.., meet: everv miuruay evtnmg at i their Locluc lionm m C hivmi ( i'v. Oan. Visitiiii' members ate invit'd to a'tend. i J5y oi dei of the Lode smmnrn A Sad Accident. On last Friday, 1 two little twin sister:;, children of Mr. and Mrs. AVm. Dunham, of Mt j Vernon, were out playing and wan- n... i . l ticiuu huaiu tn.-jium'e iroin mo nous md finally found their way io (be ;op of a very large rook, one side of r . which was about feet hi;''.. The ! little ones approached the edge of ljji- tuuii, nim in iiLLyiupLlilg. LO go iome, fell oil, and one of thorn was 'io injured that she only lived about our hours. The other one had her irm fractured and a very deep and igly wound in the forehead, ttho is in this citv now and in a verv fair vav to recover. Inasmuch, as the till was nearly -I'd feet oernendicuhiv I t is a.iuvsterv that both were notm- tuntly killed. fr. B.diain was tbseut on the road between here and ?he Dalles, and the news will be ear trending to him. i Maj. "W. V. Kinehcart was in tlie i , ...wi r i.: I buxn aim IIU1H JJi.IJ v e barn that several 0 mule teams ar rived at Harney a few days ago to LWe t-ne supplies from the Post. iVhat seems strange is that when i Indians were bting perstied I C3U. Howard conld only make about j .ofimilcs :i day with the teams, but uliv that the uo.si, i.s to m Iv.ikii ujjthe teams can make 4H miles pc-r I cblr from Boise City to Ft. Harnen .. . -i J ti: tiangerons U) aeinv now. vou sec as the Post must, rro. COURT DOCKET. ( M. Foster vs. Grant County. of Oregon vs. Dennis Murphy " John Darby. I. t c " Jas. Cr. Beauehamp. j it t ( " Ah Tov. " Ah Coon (l Aiitoao Francisco. " Chas. Smith. t 4 t 1 1 4 it iJolm Nalan vs. Poindexter &, rk. M. Stevens vs. H. Bobbins. E1L Sims vs. Geo. A. Bi eson. Fift National Bank of Walla Walla ! vs.. W. Scott. Rhoda Curtis vs. j T. J. Curtis. Ellen V. Gideon vs. i J. M. Gideon. Miles Carey AY. ir. .yuiutb. uonn a. v.ampr:m vs. J. Akprowley. W. H. McClaiu y. J. wj Scott.. B. N. Barnett vs. J. W. jlsott. N. N. Bobbins vs. Clms. WilliYps & G. B. Newall. P. Kuhl vs. J.W, Scott. Phil Grotevant vs FLA At jirecent meeting of Mountain ft Yiew 35dge, No. 33, I. O. O. F., of Prairiql City, the following officers were ected: Thos. Witinore, N. O. ; Isljm Laurance, V. G. ; James F. Sullies, R. S.; Jas. F. Cleaver, Treas. Jonnl Cameron is the happiest and prajdesk rnan in Grant count. He saysbe married on Saturday, moved ol Saturday and on last Sat urday his son was born. All doing well. Rfcree, Dr, Horsley, From Sanderson we learn that Coi 1 liave started en route for Camp Ctijan and will camp near Wm Lu8 in a few days. I STATE GRANGE OFFICERS; The Oregon State Grango met ut Salem during lust week. Throughout the meeting it has been harmonious and the u ost flsit'ering reports as to the growth of the Order in Oregon and Washington Territory were read. "We here give the names of the officers elec ted: Master K. P. B'-isp, Mirion county; Overseer D. S. K. Buick, Douglas county Lecturer A. R4 Shipley, Clackamas; Steward W. M. Hilleary, Mari n; Ass'stunt S eward J. W. Kirklaud, Polk; Chaplain W. H. Gra, Linn; Secretary N. W. Randal!, Clackamas; (J ate Keeper Tliov. Smith, Bjkui; Ceres Mrs. M. J. Tim in, Linn; Pomona Mr?. E. B. i !etlj, Washington; L. A. S. Mrs. I. L. llillea-y, Marion; member exe cutive committee Daniel Clark, Ma rion. J3elow we ive a 1 isi together with the number of e otl furnished by each pen-on, to Coi. Lung: D. N. Luce, 370, 1G4, 503, 120, 199, 25, 122, 110, 110, -y, so, 29, 207. Wal; ac H. 0. Trowbridge, Win. Luce, A. J. Smith, G. i I. Kind erla nn, .Jos. Oliver A bur Mosior, t ha.. Frev, Put Mulenre, .) oiiii L ng, it. II. Nus; J. A. Lacnek, Totd, 2,118. Tun following )ersons have either subscribed or renewed their subscrip tion to The Ni:ws since last issue: M:j. Kineharfc, 2 copies, J. Frank I'.Filler. Jim. Small, John lilurrjjv F. L)Iersdoff, F. Wallace and Mrs. J-iardr. NOTICE. Fourth of duly ee'ebration at B. C. 'I'ruWbrid-.e-'s. Suturciny, July 3rd, at 12 o?coek, .!. Oratiiia by M. L OI?ii.smJ; Idnner at 1 o'eo-ck, p. m. T ckeis, one iioll ir. C.'nldren half pr ee. A c rdid invi atitii i es-ended I; all. It will be remembered that 2,000 reward lias been offered by Jutl-'e una aim o. .luranam loanv law- i iif i m yer v.-ho would find a similar dec:s- -- v . . , . . ii;i m J!in,giisli or American statutes Willis and Sol. Abraham to anv law to that made in the canvonroad case by Kelly and Prim. Well, the 000 reward has not yet been applied for tot eve.1) bv Kellv and Prim. '1 ha f.-jbon in' per.-o-.s are ceiicus eiMiust ratO'S for this coun'v: T W. Puindexter Ibr Canyon City. John D .v and M.ddjo. W JL Kelly, Ibr Long Cn ek, North Fotk, Rock Cr.-ck, Smth Fork and May Stick. V.G Pipkin, f..r Marysvill?, Un ion, Olive. Granite and E. k Creek. T. W. Gutrey. for llamey, Dundcr k BH'zmi, Alvord and Malheur. Sun Freneii, Ibr 1 leaver, Currey and Warner. it some energetic man will do us the favor to send to us Iho vote as east in his precinct next Monday we j will try to give the entire vote next j week. Sand the vote to the News of. the earliest possible moment. Mug. Jennie McCaullv nee Dear- doff returned home last Tuesday from the Yalley where she has been visiting for a few years. Mrs. Rosa Edgar has given up her situation at Soda Springs and return ed to this place. Ma. John Magness returned from "Wheatlnnd W rWe ,t-l,,. ! he has been spending the winter. ' Ol ext week will be a splendid time I to subscribe for the News; or to pay up your subsciiptiou. Come in. FAXGY WORK. Mrs. UobK Loekwood desires to in form the 1-idies of thistJi'v ;md vioini ty, that she will give Lessons in Fancy Work, such as Wax Flower. Fruit and other work, at her rrsidehce, on Mo: day and Thursdays of each week at two o'clock, P. M. ! SHALL WE II AYE NO ANSWER ? Aiid yef we have no answer to that S2.000 reward offend by Jude Willis and Sol. Abiaham for a siu.ilar deci.i ion to that made by Kelly and Prim ic the Camonville road oas Can it be pesible that Kellv and Pi im propose let ing this ck.-dlenge f-r proof of thnir honesty and the corn ct mss of th.ir op:nions go by without an answer'? Ceituidy judges if ability ai d aspiring judg s at thut would i ot .-.How such a cbalhngeti g) by and fail to show thdt their dcisions were ju.-titied by law and in aecordai.cv with former deci-ioi s. Without an answer to i his chal etinc and without an attempt io take up ibis reward, and u it bout pi oof th.t the decision was a j'.st one, the tic pie of Oregon must co'i.-ider that Kelly nd Piim ui 1 m..ki! decisims con rai v 1 1 law, and will jilb w ibeir own pci a.iiia! feelings to dicta'e their dec ee.- Thi CjU-s'ionof elect "n g me i to the stipieme bench of the St.te is a giave one that should be fully con-idere 1 b evi ry voter before he ea-ts h s ballot. In the eb ctiou in1' the judge no man wlu has the welfare of Lis c4 untrv at h'-art, wiio !io; q Ibr the working out of th-i liw hi I down in the sta:u' hut jus ice may be done to ad mankind, j himself inchoh d, who pr ty- Ibr uoth i T r 1 . Itl.T'i t t ft -in !i.,hiJ .m.1 nn1. . in liieifcrv, h.'uld for a mnt nt In; biased by polit.cai pudjudiee-J in favor cd' a partj pet. The supreme jud-e muat ba honest or di: lib-rtie-, life and prop, ei ty of tiie pf ple are in (Sanger fnu:: tiidioi.est decisions. The cas.diJaJe for supreme judg.: sliould be abve mh )i ii'ii, or e'ery ot.e ui.o m.-y have a just eaue beibie the court u.usi tum idewhm tie day ef rod approacbe-. Here it ha b en charm d agiin t Keby ji.d Piim that iln-y have mad.t an un lawful and parti d '.u cision. A lewa.d 'f ?2.U00 has bt en o fie red tin m to pio duce a simil.ii" decision in all E irh.-h . r Ameiicau law bonks- Thev lil to do so, tveii tho-gh tin v'2,000 i jti 1 to a yett'o j-al.-uy a Mip eine jude. That th y do not take th; ic waid is pr of tii t they neve.ry had au ihoiity Ibr the dt'ei.in; ,'.,r if they had they certainly wwiild in five minutes turn to the pare in the tatu e for the deeisi in by which they were guided. Who can then but Ik-m'i-vo Kudy and ! Piim guilty as charged ? The) wmild ... ,' . oi r-iuiid s !iui;tv before any U'.-tirt oi . 111 v in the Li. is d itavs. " 'iliey have, in fai t, be. n condemned by evety lcal publ-Cinicm in the land, and tin re i.s ma a laver in Ote-om. outside .f ih-'Se who aigued in favor ot li e winning side in the cas-.-s decided oy Keily and Prim, who will ju.-tdy th.-m in tl e dee sions made by tin m These are Ui; f.a:ts in the eae, c-upb d with the important luct th.it liiis is the lira i.ime in the hist- ry of Oregon that any judgt-'s a.-ts have been ?o Ha-.rai.t-y in conlhet vi;h the law and ajaiust ju-tie-i as to c.di f r;h pub ic and ei -erl emstiro r.uii the t-tump ad through the pres. As to iho press f Oie.OM, L ce. -no only nine newspa pers that lav..,-Ke-iy a id Pii-u's elec tion, and they aru (d'rho vio enfc and partem lyyi. On the other hand, theie aie twenty five which condemn di m in unmei&urc 1 terms, and e.rn-.M iy ask that the locto s of the Stat will vote auamst the e ecti -n of mdi tn.-ii a ju lfes. And t-'d- paper is one of the t vii -live. We uro the d feat of'Ke'ly and Prim bocau-c we be lieve then in-ouipefc nt, that if. me had achancj bcf. re them tin re would be im a.'suiauce tint jnstice. would be do--e him, and that in self-protection, in th- name of justice ai d ui belnlf of rin-l.f o all h.-nest men should opp se tl o-e who are offered $2,000 for the Mu.ple Pr ot of t,lelr ''' sty ai d kno b dsre, a,ld rs,i' fc ' 1Xi ,h !t l)ruo1' 1 ' tha P,M V1" and Prim are to dav b.-L-in- office of the people of On-on. We h dd th.t b isriht of those in whose power it re mains to grant or withhold the favtr they are pleading for, to demand them pro f, if ncces-ary, of their honesty and capacity. It is n cess ry in tins rae, 'and when Kelly an! Piim fad to uive if, it is the duy of every voter fo frown them dovn. The candidates forjudge should show clean hands or suffer de- feat. -D-oglas Independent. Republican Ticket. ForOonjircss, M. C. GEOUGE. Fi r Supreme JudgF, J: B: WALPO, W. B. L0KD, ' k. B. WATSON. F r State Pant- r, W. H. ODELL. 1'or Judge of the 5th Judieinl Distriit, M. L. OLTEAD. j Pri.secut'.ng Atty. Ir 5th Jui'l. Diet, j County Ticket. Por State Senator, J. MAlid.VK. For Representative, J. J. WOIiCKSfEPu For Sheriff, FRED. WIN EGA R. 1 or C unty Clerk, N. RULISON. For Treasurer, N. II. B iLKY. For Assessor, JOHN LUCE. F- r Supt. Public Ins ruction, GEO. 1I1GI.ON. For County Comra'si ners, B: DAMON, A.L. THOMPSON. For Surveyor, W. H. KELLY. For Coro er, DR. O. M. lOt)S02T. 11 4' a GRAXi) JUIIY REPORT. We aLo in ou- x -u.i-atinn of the r cords of tl (: unty, find a p rtion if t'o-m eai n -t be lout d' t- it. a bo. k dtsLnat d the So-ijl Rook; a b;ok t'tar. i.- used l y ihe e'erk lor the j ur poe of recording the Conn y W..nants as i hey j.r. ma-ie out b p M clck nl drawn qy dillb enfc paries, ui k' th- laoitof the p-iriics rci-iin such w.rrrtn'S attm bed t'uret; sad book co. tan ih iccords of the wa rants s ofiwn f .r the space of neatly s x yea s lime. We also lii.d th.it it was durin:.' the t. r.n of .biiii' s Ko dn.-oa a- cb-ik i tloit s-.id book w.is b s', and we Lav been unabb: io a-corf.iiu how Or by what in ans it uab -piririd .ay. Signe i W. P. GRAY. Fo emam Ui ad tne above and meditite btf. re voii vote. TREASURER'S NOTICE. Office of Culwtv Trkasupj it, Caxyo.v Citv. Jun- 4 h, 18Su. j Nodce i' lu ruby given tha1 thnc are f nds on band a p. be.ib.'e to tlie pay mentoftbe following County War ra t-: C;as; N ., Principl, It, Tobd 4 721. S50 00. S42 4n. ?9.'2 4r i i i " i 722, 50 00, 4-2 45, 92 45. 50 00, 42 45, 02 45 7G4, 292 00, 249 00 940. 100 00, SO 04 071, 20 00, 3 6 00, 095, 25 00, 19 75, 7, 100 00, 79 17, 512 00, lSJ 64, oC 00, 44 75 4 179 17. 179 17, 89 53 89 5S! 1081 00 100 00, 70 17, 50 0 , 39 58, 20 Of), 89 58 20, 97 C mid Tol d. I nt t rest will ca-e Ir.-m 'hi date. T. AV POINOFXI FK', 'Ji o t-ij r, Or.ntl'o, Og't. CONCERT. The Aunt ur lM:imab Club will give a do cert at M soo:c Hid',- Tue (biy, June S'h, foi' ihc ben fit of ilu J'hn Day Sch ol. I)oor open at 7- o'e'ock. Pi r'ormanc at 8 'cl ck ' M. Admbssio i 5J c's. Children u dor 12 yiat., fiee. JJV , Tder of Umb. Pr ghammk. We conic, kind frcds,'' .onn-. ' Zulu Zoti.'' Mo-her Go s-s paity," Charade. "Mo nog'", Mu.it:, L ive end Mow- Due. 4 Abu B n Adem," Tih;iu. "I.s.andon memory's golden sliDre." iong. 'The Liwyrand the Devil," Spi'tdi by a lawyer's boy. 'Cantata, Fairy L-ind." 'Maraire," Charade. i4' The Anuy and the Navy," Tat lean. -UV ll-St .MlllC Jj"S U," t(fn Tiie Vi"uinian Mummv," G ar de. "Belle Mdio'i," M.u.r ''iJ..od Night," John Fisk has the contract to fur- ivish transportation for the troops ! iium jl uiu xiauiey to Oie Dalles n1!-. w;n ii, u i ! ajauj jaoa imuugn uere m ten or twelve davs. AV Democratic Ticket.' For Ci.ni;ref8, JOHN WHirEAftERi F;r Supreme Jiidg. P: P. PRIM. JAMES IC KBDLT; ffOn. BURN'EIT. F r State Pt inter, T. E. MERRY: T..t Judge of the 5rh Judicial District; L. L. McARTiiUR. Bist. Atty. lb-5th Judioal DisU IK W. BAILEY; For Rtf : n en t i v e ; E. tCHUTZ. F..r Sheriff, J. J. WAri. Fo'- L't.ttn'y lerk W. S. SO CTH WORTH." For Coun y Tfeajitr.er, JAMES ROBINSON, Foi County ComHi'S'idners, J: 11. HAM I L ION; T. H. MEADOtf For Asse.-sor; JOHN MARSHALL. For Scho o Sujieiint- ndenf, J. W. MACK. For Su ve fir. W. R. McFARL ND": For Coron r, W. F. PRUDENT: The Oregon Kidney Tea: He id tbef .tlowm testiuo niils, ndf fr. tn p. no s 3 000 m b s away, whom no kuv-, but fiom well-known ;-nl truiwD'thy cit zo'is of Oregon who-e nuios, writtin wi'h tlieir oil bands, can b- sl'cfi at ill- bllice: Sa'eni, Ogn;. Jan. 18, 180. I bought n can of the Ouecon Kid-. Xi-y Tva aud have used oi ly a part .f i'. but my back-Mchc i entmly cuie l; It h:sa d in,id elTe-1 upon the uri nny organs. J. P. HOI)S()N. ihnton, March 20, 18S'0. I hare i.se I ill" OukOon KlDNEY Ti a fo- pa ns in the buk and am saf i lit.'ii Willi ic fleet I have no he.i tanc in re-ceminentiing it as ti mild and -ale reine'' fr latue back or de ia gi-Ua ns ol the kMi evs. C El S KNIT ART. itETHIS issue. GRAWQE BALkv A Grand Ball will be given at the Grange Hall, in Prairie City, on Monday evening, July oth, 1880. Committee of Arrangements. II. II. Hall, J. i. Cozart; B. C. Trobridge, J, A. Laycock, ' R. Deardoff, E. L. Sanciford. Flook 3Ianagers. H. A. Hyde, N. T. Fisk; Tickets, without Surip'er,- 2:50. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Mr Magone will be there to meet you and Worcester will be there too, Mr .Magone and "Worcester are look ing out for Grant County, A MISSTATE3IE3IET CORRECTEO. Wheroas some evil minded per or persons have seen fit to ch-cubttf slanderous reports on the eve of tne election in regard to County Orders1 issued by me, as clerk. Now I will make this offer, to-wit.- If any' per son will find two pieces cf Ccmnty Script in circulation of thru some' class and number, that has been is sued by me, I will buy b6tli pieces and make the finder a present of them, and also pay him for the time be sjjends in finding them. And I will furthur state that" tUo man most buty in' circulating those rcpcrls was foreman of the' Grand Jury; under oath at the iimo this was said to have been discover ed, and reported the bocks kept iif- a correct and busmess-lixe inauner. As foreman of the Grand Jiuy, he' aiuuu ui!? biiueuiuuii unuer uuiu. The ntatement now made is thr The statement now made is that of a politician, when does he toll thd truth ? W. S. SOUTH WORTKr