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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1888)
Grant Co. flews' r CRUSHED EVERY THOIISDAY MORSISO May S, 1888. The labor vote in politics is disappearing. Last year the lalwr ticket had 15,000 votes in Cincinnati. This year it had only 3000. Dr. Hammond, who recently published an essay to prove that denth was unnecessary, is very sick and likely to die soon. His practice is rot up to his preach ing. Xing David is said to have been worth 3,000,000,000. Three billions is a big sum of money, and yet David could not ride on a railroad, send a tele gram nor read a newspaper, so what good did it do him? The town of Argentine, Kan sas, is in trouble. The public records were left in the Mayor's ofiice. A billy-gont entered and ate them up. His owner offers the goat to iile away in place of the lost charter and ordinances. Newspapers placed under the coat arc said to be almost equal to an overcoat. There is con siderable warmth in a newspa per as we know, and a person often becomes hot by simply reading an article, and has a hankering to make it hot tor o the writer. Every newspaper in "Wiscon son or Minnesota, over one year old, receives one hundred dol lars for publishing the general laws passed by each legislature of their respective states. It every state in the Union would adopt this plan the people would have no excuse for lgnoram rcfrardiw the laws, and the state prisons would be robbed of half their victims. It must be a pleasant thing to be an Indian doctor. Lately two Indians, medicine men, as thev are called, have been killed because they undertook to cure the sick and failed, on the Sim- coe reservation. That invests the profession with a fatality that few white doctors would be -willinw to chance. It is singu lar that they have any doctors who will make medicine lor them when death is staring them in the fnce. Ex. "Uncle" Jesse Applegate, who died Sunday night in South ern Oregon, was one of Oregon's most useful and remarkable men. lie was a Kentuckian, who emigrated to Oregon in 1S43. lie settled in the I mp nua Valley, and prospered moil eratcly, but a few years ago lost his estate by going security for a friend. He was eccentric, and somewhat intolerant of the opinions of others if they differ- ed from his own, but was witha honest, brave and keen-witted He was the chi. f ;.uthor of the iresent constituii' - .f the State The writer met him January, 1SS7. in the asylum nt Salem, where it was necessary to con fine him for a few months, though even then he appeared to be a man of remarkably strong good sense and much worth. Few among the hardy, adventurous spirits who first penetrated the Oregon wilder ness have left a nobler or better record than Jesse Applegate. East Oregon ian. The question as to the author ity of the Secretary of the Treas ury to use the surplus in the purchase of bonds has at length been disposed of. The House has not acted upon the amended 3ond Purchase bill sent from the Senate, but it has passed a resolution substantially identical with the first section of the Sen ate bill and without a Peek amendment. The resolution is in effect a declaration that it is sense of the House that under the act of March 3, 1881, the Secretary of the Treasury has authority to apply the surplus to the purchase of bonds, lioth Houses have now given their opinion that the Secretary has the power to purchase bonds, and though there has been real ly no legislation aiiirming the same the Secretary appears to have had his doubts removed. He has issued a circular invit ing proposals for the sale of bonds to the government under the authority of the act of March 3, 1881, reserving, the right to reject propDsals In case it should be to the interest of the government to do so. Brad-streets. REPUBLICAN COLUMN. " OJfy-'- Vt Mill- VflUl, IllWIfi Wt L J. , h .s bcn sold to the Result leant of Grant Co inty for c.nniiaii'ii jiurpo.-ies, and they ran It us best fUl.B UlCUl. Tho elections to be this year will decide whether or not the system of protection of American indus- nos, inaugurated under liepubh- can rule, shall be continued or not. '1 he platform adopted by the Re publican l-onventton and to which its candidates are pledged, de clares in unmistakable terms, that he Republican party is in favor of continuing that policy. Presi dent Cleveland in his" message to Congress recommends free trade in wool, and tho bill for a tariff re vision, proposed by the Democrat ic members of tho Committee on Ways and Means, now pending in Congress, places wool on the free list; tho platform of the Dem ocratic party in Oregon approves this policv m these words: "Re solved, That we most earnestly and unqualifiedly endorse the pol icy of tariff revision, and a reduc tion of the surplus revenue to the needs of the government, econom ically administered, as set foi'th in the President's last annual mes sage to Congress." It will be seen that the Demo cratic p.irty in Oregon are fully committed to the views of the President, and in case of success will assist in placing wool on the free list. Should they accomplish this it will ruin the greatest in dustry in Grant Co., ind bring the value of sheep down to almost nothing. The Oregonian under tho cap tion of '-Kaciuir both ways," ap propriately savs: ".Mr. John P. Irish, President Cleveland's accredited agent, comes to Oregon to tell the wool-growers ot this state that free trade in wool will not hurt them; that their wool will bring them just as much nude'' free trade as uuiler protec tion, if not a little more. Mr. Roger Q. Mills, chairman of the committoo of ways ami means of the hou. e of representa tives, goes to Providence to tell the manufacturers of that city and of the East generally that free trade in wool will give them cheaper wool, and enable them to make more money than they do now. The democratic platform of Ore gon, and th democratic orators and newspapers of this state, ap prove the administration policy of free trade iu wool, tt-11 the wuol groweiK in Oregon that it will be a good thing for them, and that their wool will biing them just as much money as bforr. Democratic and mugwump news papers and orators of the Eastern states ussure manufacturers there that free trade in wool will give them cheaper wool; that it will enable them to supply themselves with tho foreign product, and therefore, will force the wool growers of the West to sell at low prices. And the people of manufac turing districts of the East are asked to sustain this administra tion, because its policy of free trade in wool and continued pro tection to woolens, is j'ist what their interests require. It is the supposition of tho agents of the administration to Oregon that the people of this state have too little intelligence to see, or are so blinded with par tisanship t hat they will not see, that this is a frudulent scheme, facing both ways. It will he worth while to watcii their features after uliltle, to note disappointment s?alin0r over them, as a result of banking on this .supposition'" "While the Democrats in their Slate convention were profuse in their praises and compliments to Cleveland, they were, neverthe less, as silent as the grave on his violated pledges of tho civil servi :o reform and Territorial home ride, as well as in a few other short comings of tho administration. It would not have been healthy for them to have looked into these subj ct." Oregon Blade. "Free trade U not the question The Democratic party is not for free trad." So says a Democratic paper of Oregon. But the Demo crats party is for free trade in wool, lumber, fruits, metals, and pretty much every thing else that Oregon produces. Still it is "not a free trade pirty." Not at all. It h for the protection of Southern sugar and Eastern manufactured goods. Oregonian. Clkvkland's Policy. The New York Sun thus writes the record of tho six definite en terprises which constitute the whole book of Mr. Cleveland's policy In every one of these rases the result of the undertaking can be recorded in a single word: The administration's civil service r ef o r m p ol i cy abandonment. The administration's demand for the suspension of silver coin age relinquishment The administration's extradi lion treaty collapse. Tho administration's fishery ne gotiations surrender. The administration's surplus re duction plan repudiation. The administration's pan-electric suits disgrace. NOTICE. COUNTY OHDEKS bearing ltit of regis try prior to May 1st, 1886, will be ull ou priuiittition, and inter est will cense from this elite. Canyon Citv. Countv of (J rant. April sStb, 5-7 E. HALL, County Treasurer. NEW TO-DAY. NOTICE. All persons knowing themselves indebted to tho undersigned will please come forward and settle at once, otherwise their accounts will be placed in the hands of an attorney tor collection. Mas. S. M. Cleaver. Prairie City, Or., May 1st, 1888. W. R. CUNNINCTON, Livery Stable, AND CORRAL, and FEED STABLE Oood bujrey tcais and nice Saddle Horse furnished at all hours of tho day or night a reasonable priced. Particular attention paid to boarding and grooming transient stock. ENTRANCE Main and Washington streets. TO RENT. An Orchard and Garden in Can yon City, including all kinds of small fruits and berries, and ground for the raising of vegeta bles. Fine irrigating privileges. Will rent on easy terms. For particulars apply to Mas. C. Phillips. Republican Slale Ticket For member of Congress: Bi.noeu Hkumanx. For Supreme Judge: W. P. Loud. For Judge, Gth District: J. A. Fbe. For Dist., Atty., 0th Dist: J. L. Rand. GrantCounty Republican Ticket For Representative: (I. W. Gilham. For Sheriff: For Clerk: For Assessor: W. P. Quay. John W. Saybiu Chas. Ti.m.ms. For Treasurer: N. If. BOLBY. For School Superintendent: E. Hayes. For Commissioners: J. II. McHalky) E. StewahtS For Surveyor: J. II. Nbal. For Coroner: S. Our. Democratic Slale Ticket For Congress: Jxo. M. Gkahin. For Supreme Judge: John Di'knett. Judge Gth. District: V. M. Ramsey. District Atty., 0th. District: T. II. Chawi-oim). Grant County Democratic Ticket For Representative: J. F. Moiumson. For SherM': J. T. Haguewood. For Clerk: J. T. Ma el. For Assessor: T. J. Cozad. For Treasurer: 0. P. CitESAr. For School Superintendent; J. I). Dai.v. For Commissioners: II. II. Da vis? T. A. McKinnon$ For Surveyor: Geo. Kniseley. For Coroner: M. Dl'STIN. 3XTotioo Lumber for Sale, -AT THE BEAR CREEK MILL Rough Lumber can be had at the above mill during 18SS at $12.00 per M. for CaSh. Parlies wishing to bu on credit can pjirchae at 14.00 per M. by giving approved notes therefor. H. D. WILLIAMS, Proprietor. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Oltlccat La Orwide, Orrgon. April 12th. lSi:J. Notice if hereby cive- a,ul Hobt. K. Arm strong, who mndc 1)5, No. 7005. take special noUcc, also Frank Todhunter who nud l)ti, N'o. "jsOO, take special notice, that the following named i.i-ttlcr hai filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, ind that said proof vMIl bo made before the County Clerk of (irant County, at Canyon City, on May .Slat. 1S. viz. JiMKS A. ORCHARD, US. No. 82 to. for the N half of SE quar. Six. 33. and W half of SW iiuir. Sec. 31, Tp. 15, S of K TO. E of W M. lie names the following witncacs to prove Ins continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, laid laud, viz: Jackson Chamber.-, of Canyon CIt), and Thomas Scudder, Joseph Hodson and John C. Luce, of John lay, OrantCo., Oregon. 4 0 HENKY KINEHAUT, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Ofiice at La Grai.de Oregon. April 13th, 18S8. Notice is hereby civen that tho following named settler hat filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that t-aid proof will be made before Clerk of (Jrant countv. at C.invon City, Oregon, on June 7th, 1S&J. viz: CHAS. F. KOK. US No. fl.232. for the E half of E half of sec. 31, Tp., ll.Sof 1127, Eof W M. lie names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, !-ald land, viz: David A. Winner. E, Lucas, II. Itincrcnyer and II. A. Smith; all of Day ville, Urant County, Oregon. 9 HENKY RINEHART, Retfsier. Ncflo Largest Stock of G rocenei WRITE The leading Prairie City, Or. 0. V. CRESAP Has an Assortment of FINE SILVER WARE. Also au assortment of Biirbedine ware something new, which for beauty of design ami finish is hard topqual. A lino lino of 3VC osaic vv n.x-o e In all shades. Something new and beautiful iu design Glass Ware of all descriptions. Toilet sets for old and young. Genuine Bronts Lamps with Duplex Burners, one f-uilicieut to light the town. A line line of 8-dav Clocks. Watches and Jewelrv of Totaco Pipes. Meerschau-n Pipes a specialty, warranted. Oysters, Sar dines and Crackers, of all kinds, fresh. Soaps of t'io best brands. YEAST POWDERS Every can draws a prize worth from '25 cents to 1. A? so a full line of school books. Stationery of all kinds. 5" All orders from the Country Promptly filled. Haptonstall & Dart -DEALERS IX- General John Day City, Oregon. ity meat marke Washington Street, W. P. CRAY Proprietor. DEALER IX All Kinds Of It j Wholesale and Retail. H. R. SEJjS. DEALER ;iN GENERAL MERCHANDISE CANYON iCITY, OREGON. Arriving at J. D TJRKHEIMER Co's., PRAIRIE CITY, Ogn,, the NEW -Ever brought to Grant Comity; comprising, TJ We arc now prepared to fill all orders at ever known in Grant County. k FOR OUR PRICES merchants, nil kinds. & Giprs Merchandise 1e Canyon City, Oregon. FRESH MEATS t3.AH orders filled on short notice. SUMM 5 ardwam BEFORE BUYING , DURKHEIME NO Notice is hereby given to all knowing themselves indebted to us to come forward and settle immediately either by Cash or Note, as our George is intending to locate in Portland in the near future, hence the necessity of a settlement. In the meantime we will continue to sell our stock ot well assorted merchandise at cost for cash only, as we have closed our books. We also have a Hodge Head er and several Schuttler Wagons for sale cheap. Respectfully. George Gfundlach Mro. w A7'e giving immense bargains in iheir ELEGANT LINE OP DRY GOODS. We caiTij the largest and finest stock of goods and sell the same at NEW 10RK PRICES 15 yards nice liuwns tor 1.U0 14 " white pique dress goods 1.00 Woolen lace buntings nil shades per yd. .12 Nun's Veiling, all new shades " '25 20 shades of summer silks " " .50 Ladies' white linen collars for 12 jYEW styles. Ladies' hose, all colors S00.12i Lisle hose, pure for 25 Best child's hose for 12i Novor e-lc3L suob. goods foi- C3ioap"pr Ladies' muslin suits for SOU.oO We carry 100 shades, the Latest Styles, of Silk Velvets Striped Plushes, never seen in this part of conn try befo., All Shades ot the brst Dress Silks. And this is the only store in Maker City and Eastern Or egon where you can assort yourself. REMEMBER The Great I. X. L. Store, of Baker Ciiy Is the place to buy your GOODS. Good Men3 s and Boys' suits for 85.00 and up. WARSHAUER BROS. Ordors Vory Carofullv Fillod I I 1883 in part- ii MOT! Lower Prices than ELSEWHERE & CO TI CE. Store, Baler lily.