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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1887)
T f v . - - - Grant Co. News. November 10. 1SS7 LOCAL EREVIITE3. Town is lively in consequence i of Court. Atie-ml the hall at John Day U'rkUy evening. Xorih Fork is well represented in the way of jurors rfnd witness as. Oar. Pannoyer's ThnnkBgiving Koetamaiior; shows courtesy to the Lord. Barnard MeGirr ha been grunt! a license to wed Nanev P. Dunlap. Fr first-elas apples at reason able ntiva call on Mrs. Keilv on! Quite a rain Saturday night, Pitfbd Hill. 'M Tlemeiulr tin? supper to-mor-wme evening. I Jo ami thus ad vance ike cause of education. Tlie die is fflFi, but it is loo enrly lo know whether or not Or- , VTpn k io njny lh-enwd whisky. 1 ivt-M j i i Vtfiik' v.i town von wln do not ttke tin- ;kaxt To. Xkwk eannol ' lw way Judge Inm dixrre i wake a !iter invesiineut than of ease.-the lirst day, this term lo sttWribe for it. f court will not continue, Ion,. Parties !esinng the Improvid Peivons from the Harney val 81.101 Sewing Machine can ad- lv report times ginxl in that te M. MH'Ai.u xr, John f?Wioit. and IkmuhIIcss illabe Day, Agent for (Irani dainty. j j. xa Hudson has been grant. Mefvrs. Ciu MlikfAiMl PhillhiM ed a license to reel in matrimo- , 1- .tnlvtfl Last wi'ek from California. U attend the Malum iv (iawne fpatv Hiit in the 'Circuit courts. Mr. Keilv. of North Fork, has jnnfijiiasctl a band of !,XR) Wp f VWIev Leliions fur Smith ' Mim. The price paid was $2 per , ()Ut of the entire panel ofjttr-lBd- ' ; trs onlv five were ttlscni at roll iMwri Marshall whilchaulinir goads last AVtH-k. had his wagon j tnwituriKMl. which fell on him nci wuiie iK;ar injuring him iwreiy. . The Haker i'iiy roller prtH-ess Ikmring mills are turning out an excellent quality tf Hour. You who go ;t)road for Hour would' kU we!! to buy at the Paker mills, j Las4 ireek we said to run the Indians out of the country, hut io not hurt tlieiu; now we take it all l iMjk. Kill tin pesky varmints: they ait; becoming entirely too i)r. Uin:.irs( of the Prairie ( ity Irug Stow. inriu his eus totu!a, tlt' juhlie Iix general, and all lovers of a fine cigar to call ami sample his large stock just received. At Prineville last Wi'ek the jurv jim the case of Oregon vs. Todd fTarkiiUngof Hrkekettnl Mitchell' itol lmg since, beiiig out about Mrir hours, returucd a verdict of wiattislaughter. L,-i--i' ofitn is est. is mrt a he:ir. m-ifher is ewrv j my of mek a ouatlz letlge. But Akcr? ar nunilers of that same m liiiis illahe. iwid time will sliow yfinm llv.y contain. Tuesday was a cold day for -IMpall, ft the election generally. W ilie prohibitory aiiK'iiduieni !lHMl k?n o:i th.; linHiniains it WotiM have 1kch ladly snowed trntler. Gu.-ss it was anyhow. Grant county and all ICastem Oropsm has a hrijjht future in view. Eastern Oregon is bound to rlvai CoUirailo as a gold and silver producing net-lion. Grant tountj will contrii ute'her sh re. judge lo;i rtnuk the John Day valley in a torm last Sat unlav o:i his wav to Canyon. !o-.; Wv ma; farnirth hiiu good wratiier in waten io iepan :u ie cios of this session of Court. Kdwrt titra2. w1hh address t)f l ,.(t,.r m:.jl faeiliti-s. From is the county jail, was subjHrnatl Monument to Wagner, a distance from Crook county as a wiiness , 0f .venty miles there is a good ii the Todl can, but having ! wagon road., but no mail service, previously 'rhhuP' a watch in : vrhih MonumenT- has a semi Grant toirnty he was unahle to ; mn-klr mail from Canyon City, attend the Court in Crook. As a coiHcuucnee the ieople of t Indians in Pcar vallcv recent - Iv set liri" ti tm grass and burned two .-tacks oi hav t etonging to X . John Craddock". Tliev als4.camt near 1 urnitiK tin- buildings ami f-.. i- on th- ran h belonging to j- - ; 1 ).. -oftlH's.uaws in town last te. k was highly educated, hav- ing levelled over Germany and y- ..;s ag.. but prtfers living with h r p ole to travelling among ti: rowiud h'atls of Euri. A poor oiiLman agetl SO years , :.v totally liind. v.as in town 1 M.. iday for the purHWH of filing . c'artwriuht of the Pacific coast on a hoiesc:'.rl in Harney valley. ' rwcntlv at Walla Walla. We hojit- th.- old gentleman nifty a,rwj a.uut su V4.ars. .t. Port live to r.v, up .:i his land ami . j.'" in 1S;H, K." lUit H. first enjoy many y ars of hf.- Ksules. Mjjii dnirch largely l.v his Those earl-mates which creai- own labor. Instead of attaching ed such a stir in this neighbor- : himsidf to the new and ioor coni lmod a hort time ;igj haw hoon muii'ty as a supjiorted parson, he tiMtriraghly t. -ti ami found N. pet al iatt the business not only of U., but iiitlH'U.rh many were j making his own support, but of greatly li:-apH.mled thereat, it j creating a center of morality and is not I .-era ting for Ukmu to sh ! intelligence. He arrived at the down and rive up in dispair. ' site of the present village of Wil Go 4mI titwl a quartz ledge, the bur in l"o with no othr re iiKmntains are full tf them! sourets than health, imiustry and Jfcjrrow a few dollars and go a good purpose. In live years he roFpecting. Yours may be the he built a church and a school ;icky pick that will disclose the and made the town which was source of all tin Canyon creek , built up about these institutions, gold delimits. Slav with it. ! and which assumed and retains gold Your regard is mil certain, but ;it is highly probable. Please haul that wood you promised the Xews. No court last Tuesday. Ad journed for the election. The new two-cent stamps are like the shamrock so recn. to Murphy's and get your watch repaired and cleaned. )') For a fine quality of apples cull at J. 31. Phillip?,' Canvon Citv. Ed fs'ls writes from Forest (J rove and wants the Nkws sent him. Doc. llorsley has built a two storv fence in front of his place up the creek. ! Joaquin .Miller's i-on Hal is in ijail in Nevada charged with hut not sutUcient to start placer miiiers jjwing. Single copies of this paper li) cents; three for a quarter, or three dollars per year. Harvev Ward, of Pock ercek. Harney valley, has been granted a" increase of ix-nsion. : nial harness with MisB Amanda Heel, v Some precincts in this county lH'ld no eK'etion at all as the judges were t'ourt. in town atlenUi:g call. Six were excused from jury duty. Ju l llagu-wotd and (!ranville Clark, tb.e two wheel-horses, have Iveen appointed bailiffs for the regular jury. I'M Humison. of Salem, is up on business. ' I lis parents ued to live near Dixie, and Ed is in- lerested'in the estate Samuels' West Shore for Octo ber is just issued, and is beauti fully illusiraicd with Washing ton Territory scenery. Attend the ball Friday night. Let not thai seven up game in Chicago depress your mind, but go and enjoy yourself.. Fire recently burned over the greater jmrlion of Warner valley in this county, destroying a large scop-' of good winter stock range It has been decided by the Su- If "' -owl m San M-ancise. that theaeknowledg.nen ofaleb the statute ot hum:: San Francisco t lion. A cond way has been found to s-y ,sn ,U.IV of the dreaded "Colum- iver bar.1' A firm in Port land is nieltins: it into "lass for beer bottles. Ifianer Uxlge. A. (). P. W. have secured the Court house ami will give the Thanksgiving ball there. The price of tickets ha been fixed at -12.oU. Set ad. Two sausage machines, two salting vats, o.ie boiler and fur iiac ami sundry articles for sale. For particulars applv to Mrs... 11. Phillips, Canyon City. .V It has Int'ii suggi'sted by a North Fork sheepman that the sttM-k injKi'ior must visit each Ittcaltty in the amnty in peison oiHi a year and not semi a depu ty. How is the law m regard to tfap matter? TIk Kopl' of liavstack coun try, this count v. are sadly in need Wagnvr have to send tbiir mail matter via Arlington and Paker lf 4 ) Vatiiltlfllllf fl !.. f l? . " iP'taleaer io in- county sea and receive an answer. A g.Kid way to reduce the surplus m the I . S. treasury wouhl be to lnstow a few dollars of it upon Fastern on.j,on jn tu. V.av f U-ltering themail fin ilitits. t'itiwns. keep s..miin,r iiions to ihe noslmas- ler-general, until tie recognizer- your claims. It is the olny way you can htpe to accomplish ayy ihing. Pvev. Father J. II. Wilbur, a mimi'iT Methtxlist the Peter his name, a center of the very bestinllttences. CIRCUIT COURT. .Monday, 2fovc:ubcr 7th. LAW. No. 1. V French, et nls vs J W Scott, ot als. Set .for Wed nesday. No. 2. F 1 Pineaison vs Wm Axe. Ordered that an application be made to substitute administra tor. No .'J. E. C. Officer vs Murray Bros.; motion ma-Jo lo file amend ed complaint and for judgment. No. f. Murray Pros vs li 0 Fidkorson. Dismissed at Plain lifts" cost. Xo. 7. T B Koen.-y vs Chus L Wiiliamsand Chas II Leo. Judg ment by default a d order of sale of attached propei ty Xo. S. FC Sebs vs W P Tod-hunter- St-ttletl and dismissed at plain tiiV's cost. Xo. i). A Ilacheney vs Alfred Ivy. Demmivr (.verruled, jtnlg ment aaintit defendant for amount pniycd fur, and tmler of sale of at lath'.d proju'ily No. 10. Thus Bain vs W, John son, etai. . By consent demurrer overruled an 1 defcudai.t :d!owed until Wednesday to loal. No. 1(J. Fle. kenalien it .Mayer vs S P Morgan. Judgment ns prayed fur in com plain'. No. 2l Censor & Pro vs John Cat lor. Continued for the term No. 20. VOOi-zad vs .lames alon. Judgment by default and order of sale of attached propt r'y. iNo. 2,l 1L Ibd.n vs M F How ard. Hotlb'd and dismissed at plaintiffs cost No. 27. John Maishall vsliobt Morehead, James F Cleaver and M S Jieilman. JJeniurrcr over ruled. rgiirv. ! J Ilehnendach vs W P Gray. Settled and dismissal at plaintiffs , cost. Annie Gann vs A J (bum. Do faidl entered upon personal scr ' vice. N tMUUINAL. No. L Statu vs W V Brown. : Continue 1 until next term. M I) Clifford for prosecution and C W ; Parrish for defense. ; Till WcOncs'wv .. ! lfUI . V. , No. 11. B C Truwbridge vs John Ilci burger and Ma'j.iy I lerlmrer. Dofaidt enteivd against defendants. j No. I I. J K Croo'itjhanks s (J II and M A Fry. Confirmation of shIg and decree entered. No. J.l. Fleishner, Mnyer fc Co vs Jules and F V be Bret. Con firmation of sale and decree enter ed. ' No. 17. Geo Bader vs John (.'alter. Seiviee Default entered. p-iblication. LAW. No. 1?. F L arace vs Jas .La hon & ('has Gnwno. Demurrer ( overruled. Thmsday to p'ead. Ko. l.'b P Paslie.t Co vs Louis j Evetlsbusch. Settled ami dis ' missed at plaintiffs' cost. No. 1 I. Grant 'Jounty vs Lake County. Demurrer overruled: Thursday to plead. CKlMINWL. ! Suite vs Geo XV Mali. Indiet . ineut No. 1. Defendant p'oad rnihy by hi .ltfcmnoy, and was fined 5PU or "Jo d.iys in jail. Indictment Xo. 'J, dismissed. s v - - i County Court proceedings nexi , week. Great sufTering Tuesday, mills all clost d. Gin Go to the Nick Nack Store, whero .you c-in got your dresses litieil to order. Pi:k Gaub, tf Dressmaker. W. A. Wilshire. of the linn of Wilshire it Hudson. Lakeview, isatti-mlingcuiirt, defending Lake county in the suit brought against her by Grant county. George HaU was fm -d .f 5t) or Jo days in jail. As Halt is out of the State his bondsmen will have to do the oP act or go lo jail in his place. They will do the latter. j Neal Hall rides into town each j morning behind his fast Johnny I Knox." Neal has some good hursts: in fact his stock shows what Grant county and persever ance can do. j .Judge M, L. O'.iKStead arrived ! by Tuesday's stage, having been snowed mi all the way across the t I T . 1 mountains. lie t tunics snow fell to the depth of ten inches during the day. Wm. Gray's son Jimblaine fell ! oil' the sidewalk the other day and raised an awning over one eye. It might be well to add that as Jimmy is less than six years ; old he is strictly temperate. i i Some of the evidence produced at Prinevilh in the ease of State vs. Todd, would make James Prackett not one of the best of .citizens. Only one side, you know. A man's past life will ' sjeak for itself. Did you all vote? One fellow was heard to remark Tuesday that he had "always voted the Democratic ticket and would do ! so this time." We don't know ! which way he voted, or to which ' of the amendments his vote sup j ported or rejected. The Election That the vote on the prohibitory amendment was clo'e in this co..n - i .. ii : .1 i . j ly uiviu ib no ..uu.u. ,vs w go , ,,rv ,j,is wi-t (j,at ,f tjL,v : to press onh n few j)recmcts have . improveme.U , men heard from, and not much! A. rn - lt 1 , r, , will be known until the official over the )V0Svn H,t,,!(,,(1 of l I count is given. Canyon City lhe --oiitr:ict lor the mam ' voted as follow: " 1 tainancc, care etc., of the county Number of votes ca.sf, 1 0"; poor, to do so. We ard of the j Prohibition amendment, Yes, M, .opinion that t lie grand jury car , No 114; amendment to salaries ef j work a oreat reformation in that State i fticers, yes oO, no 138; to ' diivetion. and the Xr:vs wouhl . chaiifje time of holding elections ( mtA tu hoin ,j!lt !ll)0i:t hi. 1 ves ' ' no ' , , ; host' plan, both for the contractor ! John Day, for j rolnbltory .,, ti.., ..,..,. l,o f,.: amenunient voico yes -iu, no oj; ! salarv amendment, ves M, no (i7; i for holding elections, yes .02, no t 20. ! Marysvilie precinct javo a ma- jority of about tivu or six against j prohibition. Prairie City jnilled a total of 151 votes. Out of the number the prohbin ry amendment yes ot 57, no !M ; amendment to salaries, yes Ik, 11. 5 ii oieoiions, ye?, 01, no 77. Further returns arc not in yet, and some will not be in for .several da vs. The Grand Jury. The following jurors were drawn to servo as grand jurors: J. T. Jbisbois. F. (!. Blume, Joseph B. Jackson, Win Wright, j A. C. Hall, Geo. Butler, C. W. i Honham, foreman. T. J. Smith is their bail ill' MARRIED, At the residence; of W. W. Stmw. U.K. Armstrong and Lucy AL Stone, Itev. J. 11. Wood, otliciat- :., ' near mi. -:non, i.v. nu, l.r. in At the home of Smith lros. on John D.iy, .Nov. :bd, 1SS7, J. K. Geer and Ada Newman, Uev. J. II. Wrotl. otliciat iug. . 4L - - (ieore Francis Train, on liearino; that the Suorcme court bad refused to turn the anarch ists loo.-e. has anuoiiuced his in tention of lea vino the Cnited taking up his rest- Hence in a nana poor Canada! 1 t P oor Irani. iMattbias Split loir, an Indian millionaire, went to Kansas with niiv cents in ins nsi. iim in? list. blankets had no pockets. He botiobt an axe and went to wood cut tiny-. Then he cot a saw- mill ; then he oot married. aud then be yot rich. He is now a 1 j railroad president. LkO ro e si And see the Most Complete Stock of General Merchandise ever brought to the county. We have v The only complete Stock of Goods in GRASS5T COUNTY, The Prices aro sucli that wo defy coni)ctiiiou -Wo want your trade. (fam and see us. We respectfully ash for ih'e pail win ge of the 'people of Grant County, first-class goods at as low prices as anylegiti in ate business house in your money at home and we will serve you faithfully. COUNTY POOR. j At the convening; of Court ; Judre Ison instructed the n-aml . . . . . . the contract to be let out at so much per head, and not in the hap-haxard style in which it is now conducted. When a bill is received in the count v court for the maintain mice of paupers.it is generally out of proportion one way or another. At the last lettino one bid was put in for SHOO, and another for $l..i0l). The court concludino that it was im possible for any person to care for the poor for the former con sideration, allowed the latter. Learn the number of county chargesand then let the contract at so much per bead per month. . 4Z. . - H. R. SELS. Has just received a full line of Patant .Medicines-, Diamond Dyes, and Toilet articles, Tinct. of Iron, jTinct, of Arnica, Laudanum, j Spirits ot Nitre, Glycerine, Yasn i line. Iodine, Paregoric, Quinine, P.-dide of Potass, Gum of Camphor, i Gum Arable, ilrown's Iron Hitlers, i Oregon Pdoul Purilier, etc., ami i,""-'l',U!s otlu'r Articles generally I used by families ':(5. I NOTICE. ; At a meeting d ladies held jOcl. 11th, it w.s dreided that suppers should be given Nov. 1 1 th and I'llh, for the pnrpo.-e of rais ; ing iMiS;y lo'imet the expenseof re-seating the school room. The i fust supper will consist of cake i and ice cream, oystsrs,san lwiel.es, ioftt e, etc? , and will be ru ved in ( Masonic Hull fioia feven till ten the evening of the lllh. All are initr-d. Iy older of td CoMMlTTI'.K. (I(jds not oiven awav, but if you want anything in the, way of Dry Goods, (iothiny. Pools and Shoes. ( Irinvries. Hardware, Stoves. Medicines. lL-.ts. Caps, etc., at Cost and freight for Cah. j to I 1 f irxni.AfU A: I'uo.'s FA CTS IVOR TH KNO WING ! If 'UJLhJy,iT THE- h a o SB NO TROUBLE 0URKH JOHN DAY ITEMS. Mrs. Kstler has returned to John Day. The hotel foi mer'v owned by Mrs. McMasieis will be opene 1 ul ' once by Mrs. Mo-ier. W kt J h. I III U Uarlll, V.l 1 lll-'l with new iroods. while the roads i are in good eondi:io:i for freight-1 in- .oe. Mr. Cha. Cobb arii. td .calur div frm the Fas. br.ngi:ig v.-ith him Mi-s. Cbbli's Father, of Mich igan. Some of the finest salmon trout wo have oer Sf en wore caught in ! agones Lake by Mr. Lester. Some weighing live and six pounds We hope to meet many friends from the neighboring towns and countiy Friday evening. We .-.re ali inter. sic! in giving our P.and a good start. Two of our leading sheep own e.is wish t wager $5(Jl), one that he has bucks that weigh thtr heaviest, the othir that bis will shear the most woo! of any in Uiegcn. A crowd nnmbming about thir tv, invruied the home of Mr atid Mrs. S. P. Ms-rg m, on 'I hursday evining last, and took possession. It was a j.rood natnred crowd how ever, and .Mrs Morgan t:raeefiilly yielded o all its domands Thuiv lay was the tilth anniversary J their wedling and their frit n.Is gathered to surprise them and i-e'ebrate the day. AM brought 'wooden" token of lvmembrune TiGFPi. A Banter to Sheep Men of Grant Co. John Day, Nov. 7, 1SS7. j Fit. Ni.ws: -L F. Wolfmger will bet tli.it. he hits twenty Pucks that will out-weigh any other twenty Pucks in Grant count v. j A J. n:ilh will w.-er the same , amount that ho has twenty Pm-le i that will out shear anv other twen ty Pucks in Gr:c.t rouhiy. J. F. Woi.riNii:. A. J. Smith. Puy a W'nrri-: Sr:v. ixo Ma miim: snd make your wife or fvoii;e sister a present. The Warns takes the lend and is the tiet ia the , market. I leadcjuarteis at Nick ; Naek Store. A II. Ga:!v. ' tf A -ent for Grant Co. The linest Candies, Nuts and Cigars in Grant county for sale .tt. the Ked Front Front i!linrd Pai lor, 'any on Ci y. tf Mrs. .1. Power.-, Canyon City. will clean ami repair yvutlemen's ! clothes at reasonable rates. i FPi? bran? Lounfy , o uly Olciltc tc TO SHOW GOODS! E MER PRAIRIE CITY, OGN. Thsnlsgiving Ficcl2mation Statu of Oniiio.v, Executive D.vv., Svi.Ksr, Nov. 1, 1887. In obedience to honorable usage 1 do hereby appoint the fourth Thursday of the present month to 'bo observed by the people of Oregon as a day of Thauksgiv g to Almighty God the great ruler of na'ions for the manifold bless ings he has bestowed upon this commonwealth. The same court esy that prompts us to expressions of gratitude to a friend for favors ivc. ived should impel us all to give public thanks to God for his num hei h ss mercies. Witness my hand a-il he seal of the State of t regon lnreunt ) attached a; Salem, Oregon, this first day of November, A. D. 1887, SYLVESTK t PKXNOYER, Governor. Gko. W. McBmdk, See'y o St:. to. Resolutions of Respect. Oni) Fku.ows' H. l-., C xvox City, Oct. 27, 1SS7. j To the N. G. V. G. 0 Ulcers and members of Ilobah Lodge, No. '2'2, 1 . 0. O. F. Brethren: We, your commit tee appointed to report resolutions of condolence touching the sad bereavement of our Brother Zcph at this time, respectfully beg leave to report the following Preamble and Jicsolutions, to wit: Wiikueas, This Lodge has learned, with deep regret, of ttio death of the wife of our Brother, Past Grand John Zeph, on 0 io b r Pith lt!S7. lie it therefore llosolved, That llobah Lidgo No. 22, LO. 0. R, here by ext mis Jo Brothei P.is Grand John Zeph its heartfelt sympathy in thi ; UU hour of tribulation and ber ave meut ; that "its members :ipiQei ato the groat and territde loss to our lb other and his f .unity of bus life companion, and that, as u to ken of the interest taken by hi-? Pivthren in hU sorrow, those It u.'utioiis, with the preamble, bo spread upon tiie minutes and a copy be piepared by the :eeretary aStcstnl l.v the seal of the Lnl. and presented to Brother Zoph and jis a matk of fiirthur respect that thev t e i):iblib(d bv tb.r Lidgo in the G kant Cor.vn Nmrs in Canyon ( ity. All of whieh is re.peetfnlly sub mitted in F. L. ami T. I 'fuoSCXTO.V WlI.IA.Mrt, Com. - V. C. Sr.i.s, ( Pisriti: Krai.. (Jo to the Stan Fruit Uanch for your winter apples- 'ee tables furnished at reasonable . ,.l 0J vscxlt on yoS.t and we guarantee ihenv . Eastern Oregon. Iva&p Co 1 X4 f: 4 J