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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1888)
JW-.Lp.i ii nili'r n tt 'l' f Grant Co. News. LOCAL BREVITIES. The .John Day river is lower than it has lcen known to le for the lft.t ofK) years. .1. V. Allen has riven up the Soda Springs Station, and Mr. Tracy is running it. A very good attendance at the teachers' institute, and all enjoy ing these sultry days. Not a very good turnout of the ; P ,),ul legal fratemitvand preachers and ' Moses I Jess i.- doctors at tin Institute. Postmaster Cresaj) is having a substantial stone foundation placed under his dwelling house. 1). II. Ptlls.ifer. postal inspect- or, was rustling among the oflices ; in this county during the week. On this page will be found the ad. of that excellent institution, the Portland liusiness College. W. Ii. Cunninglon now directs the traveler to the ,-'City Stable" by means of a neat and attractive sign. Long Creek will have three hiys' racing, commencing on the P.lth of September and continu ing three days. Tlo Harney stage line, under the management of .J. YV. Tracy, is making good time over the road and is prospering. Durkhcimer iv Co have received several loads of freight which is stored in their cellar. The repairs in the store building are not all made vet. The attachment suit against P. h. Sfenger, of Bums, mention of which we made last week, has been satisfactorily settled at one hundred cents on the dollar, and Mr. Stenger is tili in business. The ladies of .John Day will give an entertainment at .Jarrell's hall, Tuesday evening Aug. 2S, 18SS. consisting of music, and dancing; Proceeds for benefit Ladies Cornet Band. Tiekets in cluding Icecream and cake .fl.oO. The leading trrocers of Baker City. Messrs. Clarke V A eather-1 by, display their new advertise- jnent in to-day s Nkws. People Cft (Srjtnt county who go aonnut for their supplies cannot do heller than lo call on. or write to Clarke . A- Weathcrby. A. Hirschbergt C., will c(m meiK'c to sell ut auction on the jlth prox.. all of their earthly pos sessions at Long Creek. Some rare bargains may be secured, so it would be well for those in need of articles such as they have, to give them a call. See their no tice in another column. Don't skip the advertisements in reading your paper. The ad vertiseinents show vou who the live business men arc. per- sons who have trading to do. will find that it pays to deal with thoee who advertise. The man who hangs out his sign through a newspaper is not ashamed of his goods or his juices. The inspiied goose uill for which we advertised last week hsis arrived, but owing to the unprece- j dented rush "of advertisements it ' has not inspired a great deal of news info our columns. The quill came in the Harney mail last Tuesdsiy. and was labeled "That inspired goose quill," and ad dressed to the editor. It is reported that Mrs. Susan j A. Done, living near Pilot Kock. lidfiiin. ilir'inrr.l : ml u'jl Ililc- 1 red'nwav from herhonie last Mav ' Finee which sfie has never been j heard from. Fverv effort has 1 boti made by her husband to find her. hut without avail. She is lift v years of age; medium height ouite grav, and wieghs alout 155 pounds. Deputy Sheriff T. (i. Smith was over in the North Fork coun - try last week on ollicisil busmess. nnd a very exciting simt thrilling , ox,KTiwi. he had Johnny Nea- ; leu sent him out after a man named Rsunsbv, who was or his ! wnv to Arlington with a loud of v.-ftfil or something which Johnny claimed. After that matter was Fettled the two contestants want-; od fo maul each other to death with a log chain, about a wagon which they IkjUi churned. Smith had to act as icacemakor. and between that job smd the other business, the officer had his hands about full. The North Pacific Industrial Association will irive an cxlubi- Hon at Portland, this fall, of the various products of the Tacilic nnrl Invest animal vegetaMe ami mineral and the. nianagtanent deHrots to have an cxhihit from everv county in the state on this their first annual exposition. st Circuit county not he hchiud othor counties "of Oregon, but lot's gel in and rido with the boom that is beginning to shake up thy state- Above all. Speci mens of 0 rani comity's mineral wealth should be displayed he. fore the world, and our grasses, grains and fruits should have a plane in tjje exhibit. For further information address J- I'- Kohler. (jMiu.rinfnndent. or enouirc of the I, , (M .u swi,n iiH shortly County v jeiK, wuu ni -"u' v lio supplied with blanks, rulia 0d ,!un.(ion, applirnlion, for PRAIRIE CITY PRATTLE. Ejutoh Xi:ws: . Seeing no curresjMHidence from ' our place for a few weekd past wo tills week send vou a few items that our place may be noticed though the columns of your pnper- Ilot davs. Cool nights. Heavy fires in the mountains north furnishes us a good supply of smoke. Miss Inez Mcllalev has the verv low with lover. Our townsman Mr. Jamos F. Cleaver and family will in a few days start for Craeker Creek where he will onure in the drv fin(is nnd irrneerv business. Dr. Kinearson will soon follow him. whence he goes to practice his profession. The work on the Old Fellows ; Hall and store of .John Laurance A' Howell is progressing nicely, floods are being opened in the store already. The latest from the scene? of war was reported on last sunday ' the participants being Carl A. ('oats and .1. 1). Sutherland, a former resident of your City, in which Coats came out second ; best with a slight indenture in the right side of his proboscis. No arrests were made, although our Constable saw the most of the fray but when the row had reach ed its magnitude he (the consta ble)could not be seen for dust that , he left in his wake. Dixii:. . (luess how Oregon is going in November. A Washington territory old maid looked under the bed the other day and found a rattle snake. Ninety- four head of horses will 1mi sold at auction by the deputy shereiffat llavstack to-morrow, the 2-llh. The sheriff is going after delin auenl tax na vers in a maimer cal- ciliated to swell the bulk of i 1 A. .... boodle in the county treasury. Tin Ne;: Perces in Idaho Ter. have been ordered to allow tin have been ordered to allow the ; surveyors to run I heir lines. Pre- vi.ms to this the surveyors had iieen toroiiHten to come upon me . r..1.l.l . i Jl..-...' reservation. Tj j)(..,r.i f (.UUlliiz.lt;on w-;i meet on the 27th to consider tne work of the assessor. If you feel aggrieved over his work don't fail lo be on hand, as it will be too late after that time. Sheriff (5 ray arrived home from the huckleberry patch Monday evening, and has since been look ing for the man who. taking an vanntage of his absence, gave him the name of Huckleberry I'd 11." In Scotland recently a man was fined half a guinea for going to church on sundav. and while one of the worshipers was bending sit prstyer dciusmding from him two days' wages alleged to be due his son. Residents f the IIsiystsA country will petition the ne'xt leg- islature to set them over into Morrow county, thus (5 rant will lose a valusible strip of territory should such a bill become a law. That done, and Harney county taken off there will not be much of us left. Deputy Sheriff Tom Smith, who was over on the North Fork ! on business last week, attached the Hunsacker band of horses on a warrant issued out of the court ilinwt'iur i be sborJO to make :l lew imon. stud sell them to sati- fy : judgment of some $.SUU. the costs in the suit of Slate vs Hun- j sacker. tried at the spring term J of court, at which time Hunsack- ' er was convicted and sentenced to fur vears in the penitentiarv 'for horse stealing. 'iL .secured I ; the horses, after considerable. , difficulty. He. has gone over ! ! t he.-e sigsim, and wil se 1 a p.ib- m- um uou un- .unnuux .1.- iu- law directs. On Thursday afternoon. Auk. i)th. many persons heard a rumb- ; ling sound resembling thunder or ; cannonading. Some belicvtcl it to be a blast fired in some of the numerous mining camps, some ! didn't know what to make of it. ', and others didn't hear it at all. Over on the Malheur a report like ' a cannon shot was heard, followed ; by a series of rumbling, rolling j noises, resembling dintant thun- j dor. Regarding tins disturbance ' nf the tranquility of the waves of air we have an explanation 10 make in other words we can a tale unfold. Mr. A. C. Hall, who was in town last Thursday, said that tu tiie afternoon uf the !Uh he was at work in his field, when on louking towards the eastern horizon he was surprised to see an iuinanse ball of what resem bled tire, apparently traveling in a northwesterly direction. He turned lo call the attention of Tom Croford to the strange phe nomena, and when they looked around again it hud exploded, and nothing could be seen of it but some blue smoke. A mo ment later they heard the report nnd roaring sounds, llrcthreh, it was the explosion (t an aerolite or meteorite which we heard, and ,, ... n i . ie irag ncms wu iinciWre ... toMur vor MT. VERNON MURMURS. Mt. Vernon. Aug. 22. Hottest weather this year, hut for goodness sake don't say I told you! Frank the "IJoss" has been thinking of getting somebody to 1.1m .it-i. .;ir,. nf h inse f Miss v 1 I ' IIIIH W --. ... - P. tor instance. ( C. C. IUu-k. Hoc. .lones and J. j II. McKce started for Jackson ville yesterday. We saw a little girl with very red eyes expect she cried about it. (Jeo. Armstrong passed through here enroute for .Jacksonville. He will accompany the boys home. We have had two hops here the past week: one at Hank Workins and one at .Jim Lemons, in honor of (he LSth birthday of William Lemons. G. Wmz. Cha t i ii.iif-,.,,;,, : C rocker, t c C-alilornia millionaire, is dead. 1 Under twine, 7o0 feet to the pou nil at Basche A- (.Vs., Baker City. More than oOO lives have been lost by recent volcanic eruptions in dapan. The prospects now are that the Chinese exclusion bill will over tint 1 the next session of con cress. Yellow fever is raging in Flori - da. Desperate efforts are being made to prevent the spread of the epidemic It is said that the summer eli mrte at Sitka, Alaska, is even warmer than that of the "Willa mette valley. Bell Boy was sold at Lexing ton. I y.. recently for $50,000. This is the highest price ever paid for a horse in the wrold. Yellow fever ha broken out in Florida. The people are wil dly alarmed, and are fleeing from the fever-infected cities by thou- ?:in,l An organization of the Knights nf I.!ihnr:it W'jihnsh. Indiana, has . t t,xn!.!1(l(1 uwmwr because of obnijxious utheism. He ob- : ( i . rvaiw, 0f ,1P Bib),. as ;l yyi ac jjj,, !(.rviccs . . ' . At Hastings. Nebraska, rccen tlv. a colored boy 1 years old, ; fatally wounded two officers and stood ix menoflTor several hours ' who were attempting to capture j him. He only surrendered when ; his horse wsis killed under him. A young man who had been lost on a Dakota prairie for three davs finally came upon a wagon trail and started to follow it. He had not gone far when he came upon a piece of a St. Paul news paper which some teamster hsid thrown siwsiy. He picked it up eagerly stud the first words which struck his eye were continued in the following flaring lsead lines: "The Northwest is Overcrowded. No Room for Young Men." Long Creek Races. There will be Three Days Rsi eing beginning Sept. liHh, 20th and 21st. ISMS. 11 kpt day's race: Two liesl in Three, -A mile free for all purse 1")0.00. SKCO.N'D DAY 2 races; First Pace. mile Dash. Free ' for All purse- $100.00. Second Race, A mile, free for all Three-vear-ohls, Single Dash ,urC(. .K)().00. '.,,.' .,.. Tl.. i n L . One Mile and Repeat, Two in Threo, Free for All-pur,e $200 Entrance Fees, 10 per cent, of Vmj:c q ; - j borse anil thirty per cent, to the second horse. All Races to ho governed by ; i ! jie p, Association Rules. 15. 0. En, C. Au.kx, I'has. II. I,KF. W. N. Wn.sox, WOODALL. President. Directors. NOTICE. flOL'XTV OUHKUS lier.rlni.'liUe f regis try i.rh.r to July 1st, 1886 tr iirl..r to Jqjy 1st, 11 W.ll Ite Wild mi ;irui'litatli)n, :unl I V I inter est will from tliU il;ito. N. II. I'.iM.KY, C.untv Trra. Cmiivoii Oti.Kr . A'. 1.'.. lSb. For Sale. A Uiuul of Sheep-. -.,000 hoad Perfectly froe from "dise.mo, good wool producers, averaging about 7 Ppounds each. Range in Roar valley, Grant county, Or., and known as the. HARDY 13 AND OF SHEER. Will sell the entire baud, or half of them, on reasonable terms. For Particulars enquire of Hap ton stall & Daut, John Day, Or. tipples! 000 BOXES SUMMER APPhES for sale at mv orchard '- miles east of Canyon City. Tho very best of , . J .i ,,. a.:. ..r ooou.up W, n u.o for .8. r fUMI. LONG CREEK LYRICS. Long Creek. Aug. lo. 'SS. Ed Woodall and his brother Charles are hard at woik prepar- mg the race track. I am sorrv to slate that Par- ! son Harer is still confined to his While Mr. A. Ladd was riding horseoacic nib ...u-n.l rm mmp nf liis Intra hviii- ( in" it badlv. 7. i i 1 1 t i Somebody from the J..n )av vuii... -wwe..v ... . , ..- of green apples, and sold them ; i:i 4 .,...1 ......... i ! Everybody and his uncle and ! . his aunt is out hucleberrying. Thev all expect to return loaded down, as they seem to be plenty this year. Mrs. Mary M iller. sister of Mrs. Rader, while riding horseback got thrown off and badly hurt. From the last account she is i i ,:.. j slowlv recovering. ' rieve rosier, wuo was arresicu ; for interfering with the road su ... t....i ... l i i. -l ! pervisor asked for a change of 1 ... , , ' .... I venue 10 iiaiiuuun. vt iien- or m . be tried to-morrow. Later-fined ! j.-a ,.,i ,wi .;n o.w,..i ; ' u0 and costs, and will appeal it. , llonVhih" 'in tl - nnlS, . .1 ! 1 i i .Mr. M. t. Leslie uo oiu gen- , in trying to caicn ms norsc goi , badly kicked. Two of his ribs ; were cracked and his shoulder bone nearlv dislocated. He is I ! doing well considering the severe j treatment ir. .. Ladd, our efficient school teacher, is preparing lo atteildthe teachers' institute to be held invourcitv. Fortius. reason and to give the larger scholars a chance to help harvest he has given the children a two i weeks vacation. C. C. Mulkey is daily expected to make his return from Arling- ton with a brand new threshing . machine. It shows the j)idgre?s ; our neighborhood is making in J agriculture, as only a few years i ago one old machine was sulli ! cient to thresh all the grain ! around here. Oh! insin I):ivis who noddles ; ..(.,1,1 u town, while on his ! ... ' . i i. l. ....... . .. 1.n,nvr' (S, f the "hoi-os , ,' . W ;.'irt .i i,.lf1 tn l-;h..,1- iumr ii.T nf; hum iiioi hi iw..v-.. the other badly crippled and himself bruised and seared. The postal agent made his ap pearance, looking sifter the wel fare of Cnele Sani' high salaried officers. Mr. Hunsacker represcnting ! ncthams x JUiiou. oi i oruanu. has mside this town si business vjsj( ' Ru(i(j in ()M j h? miy of tra(lin oattlt. for sheen. He savs he has not lost confidence in sheep yet, NOTICE. If you arc indebted to us either by Account or Note, please, call iind settle. T.wi.oa fc Co. Mount Vernon, Or., Aug. 20, VS. A conductor poked his head in the door of a car and called out the name of the station Sawyer," whereupon si young man upon his wedding tour, who was about to kiss his bride, yell ed back: -I don't caro if vou did sir: she's my wife." 1 Card of Thanka. . We desire to extend our thanks , lo the friends who so kindly -assisted us during the kite suffer ings and death of our child who was wounded two years :igo bv I his cousin. Thanks to all. j P. ,1. it H. L Dr.WA.v. j NOTICF. i tr ii V i .... :,i... i , I von are indebted o us eith r ; by accocnt or xoti: 3011 1 1 sa e j ttng Uetm at j Qnco jiosneotfullv Yours, hoiuuKs A Ptmitixorox. j D A m. X NOTICE. All persons knowing themselves indebted to mo will please call i ! md sottlo at once. As 1 dosiro to close un luv business in this ! n aeo. at accounts must ne somen . . . . . ... within two weeks from this date. F. B. Rixir.utsox, M. D. Prairie City, Or., July :), '88. FRUIT FOR SALE. 1 umU srtll Anolos on mv mneli at 50 cents per box; boxes furnish ed at 2octs each. AlsoYinegar or Cider, and all kinds of vegetahlos for sule at reasonable rales. Ranch four miles below Canyon ('ifv mm Thn Dnlln vnnA All orders left with O. P. Orcsap at f. nvnn Cit.V. will roenIvi iivnriitt ..j , . t i i attention. is Wit. Lcok. NOTICE. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the undersigned for moat furnished and delivered at tho Canvon City Meat Market, iu oiLnnta hv nooi. i. as 1 want to balance mv cocks to e my L'0CK July 1st, 1888 the Butchering business, said lease to take effect on that dato f to-wit. July 1st, 18S8). All ao- counts not settled by the 20th day f t..i iqqq ;n u inn,i ; L infenl ii cMeeinr 1 P. 6wt. ASTON1SHING CURES BY ELECTRICITY. The Prevalence of Catarrh and its Ef. fects on the System. I'roni the Portlutid Orcoaian. I In Portland nnd the wholo j Northwest the catarrhal and bron- ' chial affections are alarmingly pre- f valeni. and too fieoueutlv they are neglected until tuo most serious the 1 consequences eneue. Nothing i seems more common than a cold j orsoro throsit, an,l vet thev each frequeiltiv lead to years of suffer , ..ofinn;n?T ; ponsumntion im in consumption and , death, if not properly attended to a ' : in time. Deafness is another Ah tressing affliction often induced by catarrh. That Drs. Darrin have effected extraordinary cues after all efforts elsewhere have failed, is a fact supported by the strongest evidence. Their cures, moreover, are rapid and permanont, as the following very remarkable case -ii i mi " t - r r tv win snow, xiie uev. iu. ai. iasu- . . . o ' all(1 his word can be relie,j upon. , . D . Card from Rev. M. M, Bashor. ( x nm to consulting j'ou two months ago j boen Jrol ftmicteil wgh 1. T T . "!".. ftSnl j throat catarrh, which in- 5 S A P om. i10me treatment for catarrh ' nas cureci ,MCj niHi i am thankful to you. I had tried many adver- tisod remedies before, J.ut none of , them cured me. Refer to me at Brooks, Oregon. ELDER M. M. BASHOR. : Another Cure of Deafness. Ar i;,m,. i ;cl;M in i,0 Mu. KniTOit: Jn jus'iee to the i public and to Drs. D.irrin, I will i state that I have been afllicted with . an offensive discharge from one of , iny ears; also was very deaf in the same ear, for some time. I visited Drs. Darrin to consult them in ! j reference to it, and for treatment, which they assured me they could euro. Now, after threo weeks' treatment, I a:n entirely cured, and am free fo be referred to at i:M0 Bailroad St., Tacoma, W. T. MARTIN HANSON. ornrr. iiocrs vnd l'l.icr. or iu'sixkss The doctors cm be consulted at 2:''t Fifth street, corner of Main, Portland, from 10 to 4 daily; eve- nmgs, t to S; Sundays, KJ toll'. All curable chronic diseases, loss of manhood, blood taints, syphillis, gleet, gonorrho'.i stricture, sper matorrhoea, .seminal weakness or loss of desire of soxual power in man or woman, catarrh and deaf ii"ss. are conf'ulentiallv and suc- i cessfully tieated. Cures of jirivatc i diseases guaranteed. Circulars sent free. Most cases can receive home treatment afrer a visit to the doctor's ofiice. The Seattle Offico is closed. Any of the patients from that vi cinity can call at the Portland ! office. ?h.fiion, 1 vol ion! We will sell at Public Auc tion to the highest bidder FOR CASE without any reserve, our entire stock of CLOTHING, DRV (JOODS, BOOS, SHOES. LADIES CLOAKS &e., oVc, eve. Auction will commence on Tues day, September -I. ISS'S. at 10 o'clock A. M., and will be con tinued e very ullluJ uuu 1UUUUUJ thereafter until the entire stock is sold. During and between these auction sales, we will sell ; positively at Wholesale cost for I Cash. Remember, this is a bona lido clearance sale, and no humbug, therefore come and secure bar gains. After our floods are sold we ' v.-ill sell at auction. 1 Parlor set: ; H Bedroom sets: Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture; House and 2 Lots, and our Store Itoom ..for salo cheap. 1 I A. HIBSOHBEEO Co ! long Creek, Orego,,. LOOK Clarke $f JYeatlierhy, THE LEADING GROCERS, Will soil you goods cheaper than any other hoii3e in Baker City. -They carry QTIT F ,P- FHfCY Crf) C T 17, R O J A I JjJ1J (I J.1 A A U 1 if 11 U VUjIXIUjO PRICES MARKED AWAY DOWN Full Holier Flour... Good Roast Coffee .. Choice Japan Tea . . Parties wishing to lay in their i lo ca" '"' C. WELCOME. O A nflT T? O TT A Uil JJJULjLj KL 1 iJr Burns, t Has just received a Full Stock of- SILVER INLAID BITS and SPURS, Which will be Sold Cheaper than has Kver Been Sold in CJrant County. i- jrA Full and Complete Line of H very thing that is found in alt First) jjuss) Harness) JhoK) yafUero Saddles, Plain or Border .t a f'bnpk-Prhrnrd Water Lily Tapilaroes. Extra, with Saddles U Kxtra Spades and Spur llowells for Repairs, kopt constantly on hand. A Full Stock of Bueklo and Spur Conchas $:t.f0 to 14.50 per p.vr. 59- AXV STYLE OP SADDLE ITIADE TO ORDER If You Come to Baker City Go lo the Great I X L Store Whero you will get tho Biggest Bargains for Half the Money as an other place. We aro closing out our Entire Stock of (foods in ail departments. You will get more goods for :10 cts than for $1 at any other Store in Eastern Oregon. Closing Out, Closing Out! Closing Out!! oO men's Suits at 7; formerly $12. 2o men's Suits at SS.90; formerly $13. 1 ,000 pairs men's pants $3: formerly $0. r00 pairs men's fine Calf Shoes $2.45; formerly $5. Here is a Stunner for You : i) dozen Ladies Undershirts each 2o cts; formerly 7." cts. 100 dozou Ladies' Hose each lo cts; formerly '20, 2o and ."0 cts. ;"0 dozen Ladies' fine handkerchiefs 10 cts each; formerly 25, to 35 cts. 7." pieces Summer Dress Goods light shades 20 cts pr yd, formerly 50 This is a Groat leader in Immense Bargains. Great I 'allies for the least Money, at our Closing Out Sale! 1 ; The Great Be sure and send us an you. One trial is Suflicient. Haptonstall & Dart -DEALERS IN- General John Day -WHITMAN Pfll I PR P -i i l! 1 1 I I lYIHl! UULLLULlvt WALLA. WALLA, W. T. Full Collego Course. Also Scien tific and Literary Courses. . jcudrmic Department' prepares for any college, for teach ing or bussinoss. Superior Con servatory of Music, Instruction in Art, Elocution and Modern Lnn eunSe. Eleven ptofessors and teachers. 100 students. Ladies' , boarding hall. Voting men's hall Ueinsr built. Fall Term opens .September 3d, 1 1888 Write for Catalogue to A. J. ANDERSON, Ph. D., President, 404 East Main St., Walla Walla, W. T. Ii IHlll HI II I I" Ml III' HERE! a full line of- . :...$3.2r perBbl. 2o cents per pound. .25 cents per pound. Winter Supplies will Save Money our P beforobyiS elaewbe. CLARKE & WEATHERBY, Baker City, Ore. DATT7QQ l T A V T7'T 1 V1N JjOU 1Y1 f IY KiJk Oregon. Siamr " .$35.00 3S.OO .S45.00 " , 5.00 I. X. L. Store, Baker City. WAK SH AUER BROS. order, or come direct, It will pay Merchandise City, Oregon. A BARGAIN. I will Sell Good Brick at 810.00 per thousand for Cash, the next sixty days, near Prairie City, Or. Address PAUL FAIMAN, Or enquire of Geo Shearer, Prairip. Puairik City, Ok., August 14, '38 father than the Cheapni PORTLAND BUS1NESJ COLLEGE. Portland, Orfgon. lVrifrt equipment, iiumuii):!! instnictton. tsitab- Hhwl rPiHHatlon.jjrowinninipumHij. omiwk, Shorthand. Common School and Ptnmanshlp Depart ments. Students admitted at any time. Cata logue nnd specimens pcnmannln scntiree. J7 A. WESCO.Set'r. X. V. AKJHmMttCMlU