1' Ik,:' J L am Z3 i I Afnnnf Arnrnf ?o in Vr nvnlmwl I UlliiiU yU. J ZlVd . for the remains of Noah's Ark. LOCAL BREVITIES. National Convention, which met I I rr .1 j t jiuesuay. Citv.e New potatoes. Cold weather for June. Cornet Baud Wisconsin Ladies' Fourth. Cvclonea Dakota. Quartz and placer mine loca tion blanks at this oUicc. Take notice of the change in 0. P. Cresap's "ad." this week. Frederick, emperor of Ger- Mount Ararat is to be explored for the remains of Noah's Ark. No news yet from the Chicago National Convention, which met Tuesday. ISON'S SENTENCE. LONG CREEK LYRICS. ! Goldendale, which was recent ly destroyed b' fire, is rapidly rebuilding. Evil doers receive a small amount of sompathy from Judge Ison. Last winter two of Baker hoodlums attempted drink merrv, for of the many, died at Potsdam loth inst. on the Machine extras of all kinds at P. Basche it Co's., P Or. nunc Uitv, 14 Born, at Prairie City, June G, 'SS, to the wife of Scott Hyde, a daughter. Cresap has had his dwelling house moved back nearer the center of his yard. T. Jewel t, who has been travel ing in the lower country, return , cd on Saturday's stage from Burns. Tn writing a letter inclosing a subscription you may write on both sides of the paper if you want to. The heavy rains of this month are putting new life into the grass, and the hills are growing green again. The county clerk has complet ed the delinquent tax roll and delivered the same to the sheriff for collection. Down at Trowbridge's ranch three turkey3 laid together 121) eggs and then went to sotting Good layers surely. Bear valley's new postoflice has at last been estahshed. It is named Blanton, and Mr. Dav id Blanton is the postmaster. We are informed bv the School Superintendent elect, that the County Teachers' Institue will probably be held at this place some time m August. The finest and best selected stock of wagons, mowers, rakes and hardware ever brought to Grant count v at P. Basche it Co'?., Prairie City. U Married, At the New Hotel, Canyon City, Sunday evening, June 17th, SS. by County Judge N. It. Mxcey, II. M. Thomas and Ida Prewett, of Prairie City. Road supervisor Tom Smith tackled a eddler of the Hebrew faith for his road tax last week, and Smith was "too much" for Isaac. lie paid and took a re ceipt. Over in the Long Creek repub lic some fellow stole a set of new shoes from the fret of a horse on the rang', last week. Such a style of thief deserves to be assassin ated on the spot. W. B. Carpenter, of Prairie City, who was thrown from a Luck boa rd by a runaway team and received a broken collar lone Kome few weeks ago, is up, and mending slowly. An old si wash from the Silctz reservation in Washington Terri tory, accompanied by his band of Kloochmen and ponies, passed through town last week on his way to Harney valley on a hunt ing expedition. Wm. O'Neil bit off John Brass field's nose in a drunken row at Pendleton the night of the -1th instant, and was convicted in the circuit court for the crime of mayhem and sentenced to one year in the jKMiitcntiary. John Wash is authority for the j statement that N. Brown of Hums j is having a ditch constructed to ! furnish water for irrigating the land ollice. Look out Bro. Brown; if you get water on the premises they will swamp it for you. Mr. A. C. Hall, who ownes a ranch up Canyon creek, informs us that lie found the remains of a mammoth. I lie Mimnsoman Institute will have its hands full if it will communicate with Mr. Hall, which will be most likely done. The Ladies' Cornet Band of Prairie City will lead the proces sion at this place on the -Jth, and those attending may expect to hear some excellent playing as the ladies are spending a great deal of time with their music. Come and hear the band play. Bums. Harney and Drewsey are all lighting for the land office in the new district. When the statement was made that the office would be located at the most central point in the district, the Burns Herald man became alarmed, and cried: "That sounds like Drewsey, doesn't it ?" The statement last week that "Oregon" had given 700 republi can majority was not intended to read so. It should have been "Eastern Oregon," and then only the counties of Union, Baker, Malheur, Grant, Wallowa and Wasco. These counties gave Hermann about that majority, and Malheur went democratic, at that. Oregon is near 7,000 for Hermann. commit a rod" cry, and one of her citizens was seriously wound- t ed in defending himself and pro perty from their Democrat savs, j case: I In passing sentence on Miller, convicted of an assault with an ; intent to rob, Judge Ison said: 'Tn as much as the jury has seen ' fit to ask the clemency of the ' court on the prisoner's behalf, ! he would place his term of eon j finemcnt in the state penitentiary .it five vears. instead of eicht Hugh Smith and John Parker vejirfi tno centence he should lik.1i "iJ i Jiavc received nau not tno jury Long Creek, June Mlh, 'SS. Interesting news items are scarce. Mr. Lee returned from his hunt with two deer. As we are not to have a eener- to-morrow vc mav hear nominations at Chicago. All kinds of card, bill and let terhead and poster printing neat ly executed at the Ni'ws Oilicc. Deering Mowers, equaled by few and excelled by none, for sale by P. Basche it Co., Prairie Citv. 14 hands. The ' i-eieurauou iiuiu, u great many regarding the S ?5? l-wpanng to go to Uanyon uity. Mrs. Doctor Hammock came over from Fox and reuorts con- WASHINGTON CORRESPOND ENCE. Weekly Budget of News as Furnished by our Regular Correspondent. Washington, June S, 'SS. This has been the dull week of the session in Conjures-. The ceu- ; ti e of the political- interests shifted ! '"or the time from Y.shii g on to I St Louis. Quite a number of our ! democrat io lawm iters hied away siderable sickness in thai, nm.rl,. U) 110 Aa!Inni11 onvimtion, icav- borhood. mmm returned Sunday from to Salem with the insane man Morrcll. Strawberries are eagerly sought at 25 cents a quart. Scarcity of the article makes them cheap tit any price. Senator Blair of New Hamp shire proposes to stop the trans mission of United States mails on Sunday. The committee appointed to solicit subscriptions for the Fourth of July celebration have been very successful. There is an old law on the stat ute books of Connecticut making it a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $100 to fish on Sunday. Persons who do not belong to interposed m his favor. On ord. r of the court, King was 1 rought 1 efo-e the bar of justice. Ho showed signs of nervousness and his face was pale. In answer to th ' court he said he had nothing t) say why sentence should not be pronounc ed aga'nst him. Judge Ison then said in substance: "The jury that tried you and saw proper to return a verdict against you, of 'guilty of assault and battery,' did an unexplainable thing; their j verdict is an anomaly and mons trosity. I doubt not they acted honestly and with intent to do right, yet, I cannot understand how they could reach such a ver dict. The sentence of the court is, t Hat vou be confined m the the "Hose Team" will please not j mmtv jail for a period of twelve "monkey" with the cart during moths. ,md the onlv apoloiry drill. This was emphatically set forth Monday evening. A newspaper article on "How to select a wife," is going around in the press. Men should be careful, however, not to select any wife but their own. Immense quantities of wool have been hauled from this val ley to Baker City this season. Formerly most of our wool was marketed at The Dalles. The world of society bus been stirred to its profoundest depths by the startling announcement that the Prince of Wales has in vented a velvet dress coat. Another man has gone into the cellar t) look for a gas leak with a candle. He lived in Chi cago, and found the leak. He does not live in Chicago now. Several good clean-ups in the course of a vear from the Hum boldt placer mine contributes immensely towards keeping some money in circulation in this county. We want a correspondent at every post office in the county and as many, more as you can get. Don't all speak at once. but send us what news items vou can find each week. An Omaha clergyman told his hearers that it is not base to play ball on Sunday and then grew very angry because the congrega tion made a home run before the collection was made. We have received from state print'-r F. C. Baker, a pamphlet of 100 pages, descriptive of Ore gon and its resources, published bv authority of the Board of Ag riculture, by direction of the leg islature at its last session. Harden Party and Ice Cream Festival at John Da' this after noon and evening, in the orchard of Mr. llazeltine, providing the weather is fair otherwise guests will Le entertained, and refresh ments served at (J range Hall. that 1 have to offer to vou, and the people of this county, is that 1 am not permitted by law to multiply this sentence by five." Plug-uglies It is thought drama will be on the Fourth! the late political re-enacted. Carlos Houham has gone out of the blacksmith business and will move out to his homestead on the head of South Fork in a few weeks. A Michigan girl her lover can jump on the level. As year he is probably get away. boasts that sixteen feet this is leap trying to l see," said Mrs. S a Til pnggins. pleuro-pneumn- "that there is ma epidemic among the cattle. Can't they do something to stop their moaning?" Scientists say that the s ature of man is increasing at the rate of one inch in one thousand years. However, it will hardly pay to wait that long to grow one inch. The prohibition candidate for Congress, O. M. Miller, received in Baker county, Oregon, 21 votes out of 1,700 votes cast. The prohibition party of Oregon have made a cold deal in the last elec tion. Deer cannot be lawfully killed until July first; ducks cannot be shot until September first, end ing May first; prairie chicken and sage hen are safe between April first and June 15th; moun tain and brook trout may be caught from April first to No vember first. The mumps have made their appearance in town. Mr. liar- j disty s children being alllicted with them. The lamented "Peter," of Long Creek, was at Independence, Polk county, and gave Grant county a raking over. The family of Mr. Chas. Bal lance are sick, and Doc Ham mock who was attending them, has taken sick also. There is some talk of starting a bank here by local capitalists. They would do a good business if they had plenty of money to loan. The heavy rains and continued showers we are having pleases the farmers and stockmen, as it insures good crops of hay and plenty of grain. The church boll has arrived and will be put in positian short ly. The first ringing of the same was done in honor of the nomin ation of Cleveland. Hon. II. If. Davis, democratic county commissioner, look a trip to Canyon last Wednesday, i.o' to be sworn in yet, but, well I don't believe it because be likes hatching too well. Judge Branson decided in thr Barger case that, although Mr. Barger did not use due diligence in branding the colts, he did not think it was done with criminal intent and therefore discharged Mr. Barger. There would be a good opening here for a good restaurant, by somebody who knows how to run such an establishment. At present we have only one hotel, and if you happen to come after meal hours, or if the "boys" sit up evenings they can't get any thing to eat. The horse sale at the Fitzhugh corral was better attended than expected. Parties from Heppner, Pendleton, and other places, at tended the sale, and the horses ing the all important tariff debate to do the best it could during their absence. The latter measure did not make much progress, as was expected. Uongiess has not been paralyzed however. It is entirely to largo u body to be influenced by the ab sence of a bun !red or two mem bers, lis work has gone on in a quiet way, and and although over shadowed by the Presidential Nominating Convention, ns much has been accomplished as is u jiial in the same length of time. On Wednesday the House got us far as the sixteeentb line of the tariff bill, lut it required a Cong ressman of great application to sit ly and give bis serious atten tion to this discussion while the bulletins from tho St. Louis Con vention were being posted oery fe-.v moments in the corridor. The Cleveland red ro;e was largely worn by the demoi r.itic members, and several enterprising j ages of tl.c I rouse, secured a Itu-trc! supply of I a-.daana handker chiefs, v.h eh they distributed free bv. Everybody bad a band mim -even tlm most dignified legi-.lat.rs could be seen Haunting t .e Hag of thi u01-l Roman" in a significant mai.ncr. Mr. Bandall spread l is out over Ins dek: tlt-n. Snniohi OF JULY CELEBRATION ! JULY 4ih, 1888. mm National Salute of 38 Guns at Sunrise Procession to form at the Court House at 10 o'clock A. M. sharp, an 1 headed by the Bnih.s Bands, will proceed to a well arranged Picnic Ground, when the following exercises will be hud: Singing by the Glue Club Prayer by tho Chaplain Singing by" the Glee clab Reading of Declaration of Independence by J.J. Mt: "uliough Singing ly the Glee club Heeitation by Miss Mamie Overhoit Orator of the I xy Rev. E. Haven Sinking lv the Glee olub r To which all are invite, and expert: d to bring a well-filled bis ket. tied hi", l! ig fashion to the brass j rod in front of his desk; Reiu e.sen- tiitive Lawler tucked his in his vest front, and ovi-ry democratic: pock et peeped the ruddy cloth. SPORTS, To Commence at 3 p. m. Sharp: And to be carried out in the followii ordei : 1st: Tho tariff debate was plodding i 2nd clause brought a fair price considering the scarcity of money. Al out fifty head sold the first day aver aging about -tGO per head. The United Labor party has put the following ticket in the field: For President, Robert II. Cowdry, of Illinois. For Vice- President, YV. II. T. Wakefield, of Kansas. Cowdry is a drug gist, and Wakefield an editor and an anti-monopolist. ''What is your name?" asked a teacher of a boy. "My name's Jule," was the reply. Whereup on the teacher imnressivelv said: . 4 mt 'Julius, turning is vour During tne past twelve months Boston has sent f00,fl2-I..HG drinks of New England rum to the benighted heathen of Africa. Boston has always been active in spreading enlightenment, and realizes the proverb that the shortest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The Methodist (Icneral Con ference iave the New York na- J pers a proper rebuke for giving more attention to base ball ! frames than to the meefinjr of a great religious church organiza tion. Out in the wild and woolly west the papers take care of base balll and reliirious (rath- 3 r with enual neatness and NOTICE. Is hereby given that in sixty days from the date hereof it will be unlawful for swine to run at large in Grant County, under penalty of Five Dollars for the first offense, and Ten Dollars for each and every subsequent of fense, to be recovered from the owner of the swine by civil ac tion in the name of the State of Oregon, before a Justice of the Peace of the precinct such keiper or either may reside. Dated this 12th dav 1SSS. J. T. Makl, Co. in which of them of June, , Clerk. "You should have said sir.' And now, my lad," to another boy, "what name 'Billions, sir." Everybody complains of dull times. It will not always be thus. With her millions of cat tle and horses Grant county ought to be one of the best places in the State, and will when a buyer comes along for about half her stock now on the ranges. Last Tuesday as C. W. Parrish and his son Sam were coming down the hill the other side of John Day in a cart, the horse stumbled, jerking the lines from the hands of Mr. Parrish and throwing him out of the cart. The horse took the road for home, and as Sam climbed out, no damage was done excepting a badly mashed cart. a.'ong over tho "hunler when Mr. Cox, of t a diversion ny a king j emulsion to have re d a dispatch from St. Louis, announcing President Cleve land 'k reaominatien by acclama tion. This was rreted with vo- cTerou-? applause by the demo crats, and Mr. Tareny, who bad the f! or, waved his bandanna rapt urously. As soon as the Demo crats had quited down the Ilfpub licans answered iln-tnwith around of applause and hand clapping. The Democrats joined in this again, ami the scene was contin ued for several minutes. On Wednesday the Whi c House was as quiet as it usually is cn these summer days and there weie no nuKe stions on the outsido that its occupant bad received a re nomiuation to the high office ho know hold-. In tho morning Mr. Cleveland drove in from Oak View, his country ipsidence, and wc-nttowoik as usual with the mass of papers requiring his at tention. He permitted noisib'e anxiety about news from the Con vention, but he read nil the tele riums with great interest. At noon he went down to the recep tion in the East room and shook hands with the pcopln who had gathered there to see him.- L-iter, j when the bulletin announeinr' his i re noa.nmtion wan received, he was seated at his desk. Uol La- mont read him the telegram, am' after exchanging a few remarks ine i resiueuL went on wiin his all. Sack Race, 20 yds., f:ca for ab, . Wheidbarrow Hnee, 20 yds., fre for Hohb'e Race. 20 vd.i.. :ioe fcrail 7. Y.. created j Foot Kae,-, 100 vds. free for ail Hose Ka-e, Wet Tost, arxinst time New York llacc Maki and Break Couplings Grand Moguls, CO yds., and repeat .lumping, free for al! Ill: iith: (Jth: 7th: Sth: Purse, $5. . . .Purse, 85. Torso, $5. Purse. $o Purse. $7o . . .Purse, 820 . . . . Pt:re, Sil ILLUMINATION OF STREETS- AT E.VRLY C AND L1C LIGHT, WILL OltANDKST BE FOLLOWED BY THE Ever Witnessed in Grant County! -The Services of tho Dav will conclude with a- Firemen's Grand Bail at Court House! Under tho management of Tijcr II Ma Te i-n No. 1, of Canyon City Hugh COM M ITTJ3K 0 F A l R A N'H K.'d ESTS : Smith, Ch-w. Porrel, Frank Sds, Fr:t.k Ffoinchftiam work as if nothing had happened. Soon the congratulatory ti le ,'iams began to pour in from all over the countiy in Lrye number.;. Immediately after the receipt of t'.e news Col. L-tmont tele- dioned it to Oak View, to Mrs. critirs dispatch, and win compliments ; uv virtue of n judgment of the Irom both. - FOB SALE. A band of from 40 to oU bond ofjjood, American horses, c insist ing of marcs, geldinga and one stuliion. Sold on easy terms. Enquire at tho News Oflice. 13-ft NOllCE. IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, the 1st day of Au gust, 18S8,"at the hour of '1 o'clock IV M , an application will be made to His Kxcelleuev, Sylvester Pen- candidates on each of the ol I nariv i yer, Governor of the State of j tickets is of vital iinj ortance at : tins election hecause of the po.-.ei- I biliy that the president of t! e i Seu.tto for tin- mwf, two sessions? ; may have the casting vote on all questions of sufficient interest ti. cause a division on parly lines. The term nf twelve Democratic COMMITTER OF RECEPTION: Jnke Fimou, Jack Stephens, Frank Metsehau, Frank Eby, C!ms. Gray, FLOG II COMMITTEE: Jamas Ferrel, G. D. Kicknrd, CJny Tudhnziter, P. O. Dustin. The best of music wd be fa: mshed by the John Day Orchestra, con Histiitg of the foHowieg Pieces:-K. A. M-Coy, 1st Violin; Mrs. McCoy, Pmna; Yv. ). Baldwin, B-llut Comet; G. I. HttffMtiup, l::ss Viol. nov ( level!! ml n'lin more delight over the tidings than j J ICWIS, Including t"llppcr CtC CiJf sloM her husband had done. Th choice of Yb c-Presidenti il 00 -A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL- Oiegon, at his oflice in the city of Salem, in said State, on behfilf and for the pudon of Thos. D. W il Hams, uow imprisoned in the Pen -I'tniitiarv of said State under and J. Muldriek, C. Todhuulcr, M E. Sfa:iseH, com. of Arrangenieats. Exchange: The Mississippi valley folks are being drowned out. Last winter they va'ie, some r 1 1 e i i a x- i oi inein, irozen 10 ueain. jcxi August they will be or half baked. If they want to enjoy life let them come to God's country, where there are no cy clones, freezes and Hoods, and where one can enjoy himself or herself thirteen months in the year. Thursday :i band of sheep I from Antelope crossed the Mid- j die Fork of John Day, on Con- i ger's sheep bridge, and were met j by an armed posse who ordered them to turn back, with which order they complied . As near as we can ascertain there is an organization in that locality. who are bound to protect their ' ranges from the invasion of sheep from other counties, and we wf.ubl not be surprised to hear ofbloidy work being done in that section, if other bands should attempt to invade their ranges and do not turn back when ord ered to do so. Eagle, People of Dayville Say That if it keeps on raining there will be a show to have good crops yet. That if Cleveland is re-elected the tariff will be taken off wool. That there is to be a grand time at Canyon on the Fourih. That Arthur Pegg's newly im- . . 1 norted Arrani is siinJv ciJ. sun struck i - "j""" OKI. They say that Plandie did not buck, and the South Forkers say that their friend and well wisher, D. L:internjaws, is leav ing Tigertown. Col. Bobtail. of Circuit Court of the Stale of Ore on for Grant couuty, whereby the said T. D. Williams was con- vietctl oi tue crime wi uw" ;v.u the 2Stb of April, sentenced for the term of IS mouths in said Penitentiary. Dated Juno 2iJ b., 18S& 13-15 Thomas D. "Willi ms. ""FOR SALE! A ranch of 1 GO acres, nnir Can yon City, a'l improved and under ! fence. New building ana pie: ty ' of good water at the door. Perf-ct i title given. All farming tools and : implements go with place. Also between 50 and 70 head of fdock horses, all. improved bneds, ' render valuable service to bis par and about fifteen beau of cattle. . ty as prc-sidihg ofiner, and an m , Tho owner's health will not per- , eilicimt one could do correspoml I mib of his lookiugafler, and giving ing injury. And, should the Vice- ' the place his attention, therefore ! he desires to part with it. This I .Senators expire on the tth I March. 1S.VJ. Of all these the j only seat which the liepuulicaus ami was on j can hope to win i that of Mr. Me- :. D.. 18S8, J'herson, of New .Jersev. j As Sniafor lliddlebi-rger will m:ko way for Mr. r.mboui.o' V., ; !h' Democrats are s-ure of being j no wor.-.e off in the next Senat3 j than thev are now, while, incase I Mr. Mcl'herson should be sue ! ceed 'd bv a Democrat, thev will I have exactly the saints number of Senators as tne llepubiieaiis, and can tie them on every prty vole. Should the next Senate b's tied, an efiicient pat l amcntanan could Dider In Stationery, Books, School Supplies, Gilt ml ami Gl swnr in KuiIh less Vaiietr. Fancy Wares, suitable fot r rest-uts for both Old and Young. lioys' Iron Wagons, Baby Carriug-s from Fourteen to Eighteen Dollars apiece. Candies & cigars. Tolmeeos, Cof fees, Teas, Lard, Flour, Drhcfl Fruits, Cnuxrft Fruits, llir.e, Cream, Wkosatk the tinost broaktast d l; known - Fishing Tuekle, Fish Pole.1, Baskets, Tubs, Brooms, Lamps, B rd ea-es, and every Kin;; that is usually kept in a Variety Store, nil of which V Can now hj Bought Cheap for Cash, the Old Standi Can von Citv. is a good chance lor some one ,;m. n.iniinl tn invest. Will lu i sold at a groat uargam. enquire of Pat AIulcahk, or tne Kkws Oflice, Canyon City, Oregon. je-2l tf I'resident-elcct die between the easting of the electorial vote and the meeting of the Semite, it would be doubtful whether that body would be able to organize at ail. Haptens tall & Dart KOTICJB. All persons indebted tothe under signed, are hereby notified to call and settle the same at once, as the accounts have been placed in the ban Is of J. J. McCullough for collection. T. II. Wood. Canyon City, Jane 11, '8S. j-17 The Juneau. Alaska, Mining Record states thr.t the Newelis j company's Union mine, at Doug- las Island, has been shut down after crushing 5U0 tons of ore , with unsatisfactory results. I The Oregon Blood Purifier is j Nature's own remedy, and should i be used to the exclusion of all other medicines in all diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys. DEALERS IN- G ener erchandise John Day City, Oregon. I i i 4 W