Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1880)
ZZS2&2 Tie Grant f oily Ms. only paper ji; giia::t county. Official Pnper Tcr Grant County. Uiifyon Cifv, Saturday J!y 21,1830. 8. H. Shepherd, Editor. No Certificates of Publication for Summons, Final Settlement, Sheriff Sales, Land Notice or any other Legal Notices, will be given till the Printers Fee is paid. Remember the above. ROBBERY OW THE A Well Ccncocted Plan vrhichProvea A failure And Results in tfie Arrest of E. C. Palgo, of Baker City. I- -From thn Standard, July ISfcH. Or Sunday zor?iiirr 1a-t, when Joe Looney. the driver of the s'age ru -ninp betwre the towns of Pendleton and Umatilla, in Umatilla cennty, Ar rived at ihe latter place and delivered Wells, Fargo & Go's treasure box to the n spnt at that place, tiie startliim discovery was made that, although ihe box w.i properly locked, the money, gold dust and o'her valuables, together with tho way b-lls, known to lnve boon in the box when the stasia left Pendio ton hd in-steriously dis.'ippeared. A rapid iuvrstig-it'on followed; mail sacks and freight in the staire 4boot" wire taken ut, but the only success crown ing the efforts of the accent and drive" to find the lost treasure was the discov ery id package of cold dust lying at the bottom of the "boot," This, how ever, was a clue, and i-houed conclu sividy that th box had been iifl.1 of its contents while in tmnsit from Pen dleton, and otJ,er circumstances com bined to fasten the theft upon a man "whe had hitherto been of god ebai Me ter, and who for yers whs held in the highest esteem by the officers and agents of Well?, Fargo t t o. upon th Pacific Coast. When the stage lefi Pendlf trn thre were tvo p'l.-snngei'j! aboard, one, II. C Paige, f Bake City, formerly the airent f the com pany at that plaoe; the other, a way passenger, who left at the Twelve-Mile House. Mr. P'ige occupied the out side seat with the driver, and when !hu way pass nger had arrived at his ds;i nation, PAIGE COMPLAINED OF liEING SLEEPY And overcome with fatigue, and crawl ed into the "boot" to take a nap. The treasure bx is nlwaj.s ! p i: thr ''boot,'' beneath the driver's feit;bif Loonoy, the duvet, bung vr nrquain'd wi'h his prssenger. and knowing !.im to lnve been agent r,f the compciiy for ycdrs never Mi.pe -ted aiijtlr-nu wronar, and did what he could tr make him com fortable while slevpwjg. A riving :it Umntill , when 'herobbirv was discnv ored, Paig was natural'; iispiaiuii,d, but, nothii g as said, and hi' proceed ed on his way, whi Ih : agi-nt lo.-t no time in communica'ing the faefs to Mr. C. D Baratow, get.eral travelling su perintendent the company for the Pacific Coa-t. who immed ete!y tele graphed to Cd. Dudify Evan, th agent in this city, t' kep a lnrp h ok out for Puijro ard not let h:m yet uw-y. Chief of P dice Larneus was alo in formed of lIic robbery by telegraph, and detectives Hudson and Dav wt re detailed to work up the east. Paine arrived in thi c'ty on Tuesday after noon and put up at the Holtun Houe, and from the time he stepped eff the boat util the moment of his atros' ho has been shadowed night aod day by the defective who scarcely slept until sufficient avid ence had been proved t warrant an arrest Paig, previous to his arrival in the city, was kno.vn io have been in str.iinhttined circum stances, hut hardly had he reached the city :han he stirtel on a dabaueh, drinking freely, nuking extra vagmt purchases of jewelry and also vi.-iting the asatying rooms of Lent & Jern.ie oo l ront street, where he left a quan tity of gold dust to be cast into brick At Eat Portland ho exchanged aSlOO currency note, and h-id others in his j)03S3i3ipu;. one of which Chiff L-ippeus ' now hes, having found the s't" whnrej P.dge had exchanged it. The treasure box at the time i.f the robb ry contain ed oue package of eLht 013 hundnd dolhr nills, smother package 1 1 one bundled d l'-ir in small bills, and several sa&isof ChjLD dlmt, And the fart that Pai:e had iip-ii-v o' tl.o same de-caption on hid arrival in this ci-y makes h look dark for him. Detectives Hudson and Day found where he had purchased two watches, one of which he was wearing when at- rested and the other was- still at the jeweler's having the ini turfs of a person to whom he intended givi g it to, cn graved on the case. It was also ascer tained that he had sold a gold b bde a' the bmiui'g house of Ladd &, Tilton io this city fur $247 82, and had been very free with hi- money at houses ol ill fame since his arrival in the city. Paige was arretted by tho detecives yesterday morning J-bout 9 o'clock at the coruor of First and Alder streets, and when apprised of the officers in tention?, accepted the situatio with good grace declaring that a mistike had been made, and bis positive ab lity to prow himself entirely innocent of the charge against him. He immedi ately ni2ai:ed the services of W. V. Page, Esq., to defend him, and his ex amination was set for the afternoon session of the Police Court, before Judge Stearns but at that time further consideration of the case was postponed and in dcfiult. f 2 500 bail he was conveyed down stairs t a cell to awit an examination, si-t for Thursday nex'. Assi-tm.t Piosecnt ni: A'tormy M11U key and Hon. J. N. D lph, th at'or-nt-y Wtdl-, Faro it 'o., were present to conduct the pos cut ion. Acting up n the precedi tt ist-iblished which holds that the bringing of the stolen property wa a cn'intialion of the rob- In-ry, the tri d of P.iijn will pr .bably take place during thn present term of the Stat C rent Court for this county should the Grand . I ury, which is s'lll in s s-i -n. find a true bill against l-itn. Paige is a man of peih'.ps ii.rty-live years, poS'Ssed of fine phsique, t li 0 ough'y educa'ed, an I of moro. than or dinary ability. Hu is wiooly known, having bem employed by Well-, F.irgo & Co., fot many years in various 1 a psi cities, and was Superintendent of this district t-hp-e years ao, wl en he was rehercd and iven charge of the compmv's ollice at B iker City- Paiie S we!l-known throughout the Srate, and in his cipeity as ag nt of the c -m pany it was through his instrumentali ty that a numb- r f ro id agents, FORAGING ON WELLS. FARUo's TREAS UltE B- XKS, Wete run down and captured, and he has been the means of ending moie men lo the penitentiary than ohr man in Oie-on, anting them wete Tumkins and ihe'S, pirdm.td a year or two ago on t'-o-r en ire in 100et.ee being e-ab-ishul. In what, was known as the B'ue .Mountain robbery, he n-t onl' v.orkcl up the cise and had tie rob bers sent to pris-n. but he f'-ok the f- : h r of "lie ol the convicted men, vis it d 'h? 1 ris 'ti and su-eiecbd in n.-cer- taining the spot wheio 5,1.100 had been b-itipd; at let the f nher tfCeivd tin map of thf .spt. lv t iming, the old 11. an a'lemp ed to fly the track, but P.iige was n t to he outdone, the resu t being the restorat oo of the mon- y t the company. Pais:e lee ived n re- nuui' ration, and ti.ecompai y Lr-wl d about the exmn-es ii cinr-d. If is t be s.ippos d Paige felt grieved that his wok 4 was not baiter apptoeiated. S5 ortly u Iter he was place I in charge of tho Bak r City office, which he cn duc'fd until a year a", when he w.-is dismissed, ami at the time it was j-aM he had not given op all the keys of ihe office. Lis?. Winter he brought suit against the company fr an amount of monoy he claim-d due him for office reur. The cse was tried tn the United Stnos Court io this ei'y, but the juy failed 10 find a verdict for the am unt he clainnd. Hu ctnes from a hi. h y resj potable family, a brother of his h-iving been Chief Quartermaster un der Genera! Ab nt Sydniy Johnson uz Sab Lake during the Mormon war io 1858, H. C. being th n Quartermaster's Oierk, a position ho filK-d up to the death of his brother, who died in that year, and whose remains he escmted to the S at-s. He wa divorced fixmi his wif j, a handsome., in(ol igenfc' lady, qui'e reci n v. There aie"inany who will learn with sincere regret of Mr. Paige's trouble, and hope he m y be able to clear hituselr of the charge. The company is det rmined pr secute the case with vigor and is hunting up all available evidence' ASSIGNEE'S SALE, The stock of Goods lately belonging to W. H. Clark of Canyon City, Grant County Or- ea-on, vt iu m sma ok b 1 it "a v r Unitl further Notice TERMS CASH. Particular attention is called to the Stock of Children's, Misses and Ladies Trimmed Hats from 50 cents up to $5. Summer Goods at 15 cenls per yard. NO m' All parties indebted to W. TT. and Settle at Once All Notes unpaid on June 1st, 1S80, will Canyon City, May 1st, 1880. rOR ISale. Gr unary and fctable across the crek. Isimn Street, Canyon City, Oregon, J. W. HOWARD, M. P., - - PROPRIETOR. Having recently received a full and carefully selected slock of Drugs, and Medicines I am fully prepared to furnish every thing usually kept in a First Class Drug Hou.-e, at reasonable Prices. Also a lull Stcck of the Standard Patent Medicines on hand. Call, everybody, and ee, and buy of my fresh goods. Also keeps on hand a full stock of imported Wines. .Brandy and Liquors. for medical purposes, and sold in quantities not less than oue quart. J. W.HOWARD, M. D , Proprietor. Is still at his post at John Bay City, deal ing out the very choicest Groceries, als, keeps a full stock of Boots, Shoss, Cloihinr, Calico, Tobacco, Crockery, Granite Ware, fancy Cups and Saucers, and General Merchandise. My Sturc isalwnys welcome to everybody whether ihey come to buy or me el y to see the goods. ET01 a v n TIN WARE BY $!AX R3ETSCHAN, CANYON CITY, OREGON, j Hoops constantly en Land :l ocdas sortuicuC of STOVES AM) TINWARE And fucb otber articlrs ueuai!y kept in a first Tin Establishiuent AT MODERATE PRICES. STfiAWBERHY VALLEY FLOURING MILLS, MOKE H WAD & CLEAVER PROPRIETORS. Manufacturers and dealers in Flour of the Best Brand, Gra ham Flour. Coin Meal, shorts, Bran and Feed. For a Superior Article of flour go the Strawberry Mills, f h e -e M i 1 s are local ed in Strawberrv Valley, in the upper John Day Val.ey, Gr.mt County. J3" Accommoda tions a specialiiy. Reasonable prices. Give us a call. 2gST T1IOS. HOWARD MEAT MARKET. JOHN DAY CITY, OREGON- We keep the best qualities of VEAL, CORNED BEEF, BEEF, MUTTON, POltK, HAM, BAUON LARD, SAUSAHE, ETC., ETC. Constantly 00 hand and for sale at the . LOWEST MARKET RATES. 1AJI2I Clark are warned to come in (due) and siccout ts that may be be sued without further Noiice J J: N. 13 A I NICT'lV Assignee. ii i n sat r 3 W, (J V B h II tV . TV. A OYJCRMOLT & JACOBS, Wagon Wlakini;TSi Carpentering. "Wagons and liuries repaired at reas onaMe ratas Spor 03, Srakefcnrs, Ax es, Felices, Plow Sea nrr, Etc., or Sale Building and Jobbing prompt ly attended to. Boors, Sash, Etc., Constantly on hand and made to order. BREWERY viz SA LOON, "Washington St., Canyon City, Oregon FB C. SELS, - Propt'r. Coraant1y on hanfl and fir ssle, Hiagor Boor Superior to any in tne S.ato. FINE WINES. LIQUORS AND CIOAR5 ALSO, MALT. MALT VINEGAR. AND CI10rrE OALIFORNTA HOPS AND LAGER BEER WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. LIQUORS AND WINES, For aalo in qaantuiip laps than FIVE GAL LONS. AT THE POST OFFICE! E. HALL, 2D 23 jA. Xj 33 3RL X 1ST Stationary. Spectacles ano Rye Glasses, Candies, and Nuts. Subscriptions takn, at Publishers Rrjte., for all the Leading Papers and M!2nzine published in THE UNITE! STATES. Agonr for Titus Br ., Jew eler.-', Allnny, Oregn-. Watches Clean ed and Repaired. JBSWatchep, Clocks and- Jewelry repaired promptly and satisfactorily. NEY IJU? wv, shi-. ill: a TftflWTrAVMtT.T.Jf i t : JAMES NORMAN & Co. Proprietors -John Day Cm, Oreoox. Having spared no pains or expense in en cting a Flour Mill which is second lonone on this Coast, for producing good Hour, we would now respectful ly announce io the Public that we are prepared to fill Orders For the best quality of White Flou.r, Graham and Mill Feed. All goods guaranteed to give satisfaction and to be second to none, made from the same class ot wheat. I BY FAIR DEALING-, food G con's and strict atten tion to business, we expeet to merit a share of the public pa tronage. Orders left at the Mill, as well as with Geo. Gund'ach & Bro., wi.l be promptly attended to. . Respectfully, JAMES NOKMAN& Co. SIDES & STEVENS, DEALERS IN BEY GOODS AND Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES, GROCERIES HARDWARE. CROCKER Yj, LIQUORS AND SUTLERS' GO Ol S Of Every Description. Ou a nt County, Oregon. Furniture Eperin I ! NEW STOKE and NEW GOODS. QANYO Pi C3TY, Has on hand tlio Xargcst and 3?inc3t soloction of Furniture in this Count y House, Sign and Carriage painting neatly executed, at reasonable raus; Frank RficCaiium's i John Day City, - - - Oregon I DRALKR IN CHOICE OROCKUIE3, TOBACCO, CI G A ItS. STATION KliY. NUTS AND coxrccTioNKtnv KTC, ETC. W'ouM rfprctfnlly oli-it a shire of The patronage of the citizens of ohn D:iy :id sui rounding 'ouuiry. MAIN STREET, JOHN IAY, OREGON.. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. Laiie des:rinr to purchase Sprin HntJ will do well 10 call at M. L. Dituthii's Milinary Sture, since she has just rectivrd FBOM NEW YORK, a full asorttmnt of Ladits, Misses and Children's Hats, also the latesi styles of Tiiiu mings. Shenls'i kerps a large assortment .of Ladies' Underwear, Km broiderit-s, lace hose and .mall articles of every de scrip' ion, of the be t quality and rea son ble prices. No credit allowed. The patronage of all is politely solici ted. HBO. SflllMEE, D L 1ST 1ST O CIT "5T MILK-MAN. The best of Milk furnished to jhe citizens of Canyon City ev 3ry moaning, by the gallon or qu.irt; at reasonable rates. The census enumerator found in Lick Creek township a girl 16 ears old in March who has a child that was four years old in September. The mother was 11 years and five months old at the birlh of the child Van Buren Jo., Iowa, Democrat. 1