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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1888)
Grant Co. News. LOCAL BREVITIES. U. S. Internal revenue insnee- Sfroud was in the city during tho week. What county jnil outsitlc the city can support as many regu lar boarders us ours? Hugh Smith 1ms recently plac- ed a tine mirror behind tlie bar in his popular resort. The 1'. S. land oflice at Ore- s' 'Oil Uitv. it is Haul, will sljortlv 1)0 lmjved to Portland. i Mr. BiswelPs family, excent I himself and Wallace, have gone on a visit to relatives in Missouri, uMioopingcough is in town, thu chtire family of John Fisk bein seriously engaged in t:whobping." The hose team had a parade last sabbath and had their pho toi taken. Property owners, "atay with" your fire boys. Lyman Perkins passed through , 'tenvji this' week from Weiser City .to hm home below Dayville. after Jui absence of all summer on bus iness. Bntchc & Co., who met with a disastrous loss by lire at Baker City are again to the front. D. li. Fisk s agent at Prairie Citv. See "arf," under uNew to-day." The young folks will give a so cial dance at Masonic hall on Friday evening. Oct. 19. to which all are invited. Good mil iar, ani a pleasant time is assur ed. Ths jury iist has been drawn for the coining term of court, but m amount of threats or bribes wili induce tlie officer to have it ptiUiKhed until the victims are all subpoenaed. Pat (icarin, otherwise known ait Geary, cha.geil with attempt ed! re at John Day, wag tried Jt. week, and in default of the neeesaary bail he now boards with Sheriff Gray, to await the action of the grand jury. i ami siaxe oi anairs exists at rniieviue. tnc couniv seat oi . of. Hsi by I nty Cfook co'iiitv. Only one hotel running in the city, and that a Chinaman named Ah Doner PvinriHn n itwrrwirniivl titx- oughi to 1h? ashamed of herself. Jxc Miiier has purchased the ; reter fs.uni n very staoie ami lias I nKt tlie wiine renovaleii aim re jwired. and several box stiills ad dorl. At that stable will also be found the finest buggy in Grant county. Seo uad." undir "New to-dny." Hoad supervisor W. 0. Gentry has been lately opening up the new Fox valley road ordered by tlie county court, which saves teamsters a great "pull" over the licfieh creek hill. Mr. Gentry is aid to have made an excellent road of it. A Chinaman was caught talk ing through the grating uf the count v jail to his fellow celestials last .Sabbath, contrary lo the la.l mandate, and nroniptlv I , , b 7" ' V ' as nothing short of blackberry ! signed the La Grande M. h. ; about all there was to the inaug 11 r.. .. t.. i ties have been neglected and our i ..t.,.. 1 : 1 ,.1 - 1 r..:...i . r .1... t... . .t.:.. 1. thrown into prison for a day or two, but as his crime was not great Ins punishment was less. John Fisk informs f lie Nkws mau that two ofiieers from Uma tilla county followed four horse thieves into the Fox valley coun try last week, where thev proba ta., .t-i Ti... 4 i.;......c- 1 Ll 1 trtft'Vl.lwi L.li'1.1. 1 11U UJIUILO I , .i . i 1 1 n 1 J!Hl II "0 Ol ilOi'., I1U were traveling in the open coun try. Wtn. Harp.;r, deputy U. S. i marshal, came hi on the stage from Jiurns Saturday, on the way to hie home in Haker City. Mr. iiarper has been to the southern part of the county for the nur- fioee of serving summonses on i 1 1 1 i oeilaiu swamp janu swinniers in ome tactions of Southern (Irani. Exchanges note the fact stt-.i rftils lo complete the Northern cifie raili-oad eastward to iioise City in Sim Francisco. IJy the completion of this road an 9t!ter section of Oregon will ob tain fdlities for rapid th velop ment. and eoMijwtition in fnight r&U will caiiFC a sudie of witis fjietion to play a'ou the ugly iwugfe of us in Lsuialtil corners. Prof. Wigging, who makes a .Specialty of predicting dire dis aster, says the cause of yellow fever in the south is purely as tornoiiHc. The professor de clares that the earth has drawn it few wiles nearer the sun since 1884, and this Uwlenc' io culti- j viite a more ultimate acquain tance with the great bent-giver has re3ulted in cyclones, earth quakes, Hoods, cholera and yel Jow fever. ira Rproul and Horace Sloan j ctuueltt two Chinamen last week j who were robbing their sluices at Humboldt mine. The celestial sons were placed under bonds to appear before the grand jury, and in their failure to raise the neces sary gold therefor they now lan guish in jail. Three of the ficathens were engaged in the rohliery. hut oncof them escaped. Such robberies have been going rtn o lnnr tinifi at f ho Jlumljofflt, i and the owners fortunate hit. have made a Signs of rain. Get ready to come into court. .siienfl Gray returned last week from a trip to Baker City. Sheriff Gray returned' last Business seems to be "picking up." J lard times cannot last for ever. Over in Bear valley there has been quite a c-rop of ire some mornings lately. We hear of no very large pros 1 idential bets being made only hats, and such tliinss i 'The county clerk and sheriff are ,,us preparing iv u i court, which will convene on No - vember oih .Tolm W. Conger and Ollie V. j Haird of Grant county, have re ceived a gloiy ticket from the ouuuiy uici v. K. P. Perkins, who lives in i.. Powder River vallev. threshed 1000 bushels of oats from 12 acre? of ground. Cucumbers, carrots, cabbage. ! cattle, cats, chickens, oherse, chokecherrics and cash taken at this otlice for subscription. The store of Miss Bee-Ciage can be found in Hall's old optofiice building, and her "ad" can be seen in another column of the Nkws. Returns for the stock driven fWmi fJn.i.i ..iiii.v h vv.r soon be circulating more exten sively, and money matters will be a little more "eav." InnotinKlbe substantial im- r.vrinents of our city we are pro v cumpc Jeu to i-av that m. ( H-: ... . - ... i t is building a conl house, and that a new lioor is being placed in the Red Front saloon. (fold in piying (unuiilie? was found on Main street in Helena, Montana, bv worinngmen who were excavating lor sewer. causing considerable excitement among the town's citizens. Neither of the republican or democratic public speakers are billed for Grant county. Per - haps they think voters over here can lako care oi themselves. r f , , r., .- , ijet luoi immii oi i ne panics aim ; elect Miss .t,lva iXK.kwooll. , than ploare-i lo ha i hi ifi C'r",;, Sf out of his little dmicultv and al - i SO OUt Oi l.'Ul. 110 IS HOW dili- gentlv applying himself to gath - ir:!V hi; Mnnh rrnn nnt ti hir wor 1ertaining lo his garden. i. i . i . 1 om? shameless rooster robbed ' ionn ."mnenaim a rooms imuer his shop recently, taking a (plan- 1 . ii..ii ...1 ... n. . . i i tify of bedding and other articles, lie has his eye on the thief, wiio. if he will repent and return- the stolen articles, will not be prose cuted. Hugh Smith returned from linker last Thursday, bringing with him Joe Ivey, who is wanted as a witness in the MeGinnis ease. Ivcv was working in a brick yard at Baker, and sailing ! i:ist Saturday revealed to the j head by a horse last week and under the cognomen of Parker. I Xkvvs man something which lo j for several days his life was de iie is in jail" for safe keeping, j en 11 wonderful is but to half ex- ; spaired of. At last accounts hu am wi 1 remain there till needed, . . ! Sir.ce the famous Star II . ;iei - ' . ,7 v . , . 1 1 ... .1... . BU, T "lV 11 "lrl i or dnv is dawuiii'' I5i'e:!ii.-3e off ynv ij. Liin :i . j i ti. n. it wi lliw ' i i i , i , fiittin iik. iftATa fcT t nai itiTi'i" n iii ii r.riutmn yi litis v.viuii ' i snotihi not ne made to sutler lor U1 1,,U1 j " 11 In the recent suit of Grant vs r . ..... Jiake county for tne recovery ft' delinquent taxes due (Jrant from the strip of territory ceded to Lake county the courts have d'-- eided in favor of Lake, on the grounds that ail indebte.!ii's- over -fo.000 was illegal aml vo:i. i .it that lime the indented nc? of this county was over forty thous and. (Jrant county should have a resident l)eput' IL S. iarshal and U. Ci. Commissioner. The ' fonm r must 1r a democrat, but a republican will do for the lat ter, as he is appointed by Judge Deady. Trot out your best men, and see who can get the apjxiinl m'nt. Not a very large salary attends either ofiiee. but an im-ii!en.-:e lot of glory. Tom Smith recently purchas ed some thirty head of gHd un broke horses from John Hyde of the upjier South Fork, and some others from parties up the John L'av vaii'-v, and this w ek his brother Henry and Tom New- man started for Nb;.iska with the band, where they will b. wintered and broken. In the ! spring they will lx driven further east to find a market. Such hor ses as thev are ought to sell well, beside? be a good recommenda tion for Oregon horses. (Sen. Hancock Post (I. A. R.. is progressing finely, m;-mlers will make the ...Wl llw, r : organi.a- tion a suecess, therefore main- i laining a fraternal feeling for each other. Keeruiis cannot be 1 taken into this organization from i the sad fact is inevitible that in kit Ittllllt W OtlO i 111 1 IV-ltj (! a few years the Grand Army ! Ml 111 j t 1 1 uoys win an nave pitencu tueir lentfi in the great beyond. Those who risked their lives in the de- lwisc oi tucir country are now old men, and doubly entitled to our respeot. THE NEWS FROM LONG CREEK "The tri-weekly mail from 1 (Won arrived hero at 1 o'clok to.(iav Good time. er shop and stock of bologna to rj0 jove. The J)r. says the business is too exciting for him ! and his nerves arc in a bad con- 1 irlwr n,i cr. and costs last atimiay. by j & j .lire Branson, for using im proper language and making much loud talk in tlie streets. Nice work. Constable Howard of Cama-s. came over and arrested a nrm who passed through this place with a band of hoises last Fri day en route to Princville. The i man arrested was charged with Quito a lively time was had at the residence of Mr. Green last Thursday night. The even- ! on joymot commenced with j music, ma&hes and dancing and ! f 'thing was just loo lovely . Iluwevcr as soon as the bottled hag juice began to give out, things about the place took a 4. change .Some miscreant cluing- ih1 1,10 programme by throwing j 51 nnik of wood through a win- ' io-.v :uki unocKing down use lulle of the lull, who was seated on a table and engaged in pleas ant conversation with her best fellow. The best fellow felt for i ins gnu. winch he (f.on t have. j and yelled "murder;'' others ; msbed to their horses ami found j t.t,y didu't j wsle others have any horses, found their empty j demijohns and groaned in an- ' gUi jj. Some braves who had ! l!rnnj. ino,.e than they ! ,mtl hrolloht them i, , 1 t . ,t played tne sneak a-r on tlie . crowd and cut the horses loose, : cut the bridle-? to p: !lolw9 lMiU ofr Hnry Jih.cV-wellV i , A cut the bridle-? to pieces, cut the md stabbed horse in the j shoulder. No one knows who ! UKl l,iC 1)0111 :lut' 50 :lJ' w0 1501 HIT W (IO. 1. . " Luxe Ckkek, Oct. J5, SS. A Frolinc Country. 1 While California is boasting of j her fine climate and her oranges and figs and lemons. Oregon is not sitting on the fence with her hands in her pockets looking idly on. She is "up and doing," making hay and fruit while the sun shines, and two crops of fruit in one of her mountain vall"ys is the result this year. A visit to Trowbridge's ranch on the river ! press tne idea mat struces tnc es t.ie liehoider when first entering the 1 garden. The "unusual f ight" I - ... , rt wl Vr.?li1-i ! liiffl."l lntiMTiMf 1 riiiii :is 1 ir v iiiirit i: uiriiTU f uh of frn5t. !lM(i any UMIunnt " ....J.-.. .. . ......... , of sirawbcrries greeting the bun- gry vision, giowmg there as J though it were only a July day, ; bat iealfy tlie thirteenth of ()c- tober. This fruit was no "sham." il. .....I. ZL ... . tiiougli it wei either for several saucers plucked and mixed with good thick cream (vum vuin) showed the berries to have as fine flavor as any had during the summer. Hurrah for Oregon! The Nkws has a stand ing offer of fo.S17.iH Lot) for anv garaen in Cue same latitude otit- side of Oregon to beat the record. , , , r Judge Davenport, of Kansas , , , -i1.' 1 L itv. lias decHied tnat a woman ! . , , can wear trousers whenever and , . , ..... i wherever she pleases 111 Missouri. The taoe from Monument now comes thundering in three times a week, which is quite an improvement over the old semi week lv mail. T will be in Prairie City Oct. 22, and will remain two or three week t. , All work guaran tee M. A. K.vn.irr. Dentist. Horace Sloan and Constable Todliunter have been busy look ing for the third Chinaman who Win robbiuo- tb Ifninbohlt C!n ),iJt ,0 far jVavu ,JCt.M lnmljl, lo lin I him. iieport of John Day school for first month. Number of pupils enrolled -1-2: average dai ly attendance 80; number of ca- j ses of tardiness 2o; time lost by j tardiness. 5 hr. 20 min. ; Mr. Sam French, one of the , successful farmers and stockmen of the upper John Day, allowed MicecsMiu iarmers and stockmen ' ,,r i10 i-.i.,, i,.. ii-..i i .;M ' . ' J1.11"" "T " T i , , I 1,lm ',c :l? vee,c: :Tul ,was ; a wild horse to come 1 1 1 li KJCK('U 151 u ovl . Joe McAllister, after a long d' lay wiil at last receive a pension for services rendered our Uncle Sam. We are pleased to note this streak of good fortune for Joe, for in his old days a month ly portion will bo 'much solid comfort to him. Kev. Haves preached Sunday "1 "1 JT 1 " ia,ia thu minority and mnioritV re, ! i ek the evpnmcr '.t ihn ehnrch. He is , .). , norL. with .-irtmiM:s nm ;imi . font mm a gn.ai iureu ase r p . : , , .7 ior omer purposes, - io wmcn ret- Vi t i momorv of his act Tt only hi?re for tho mirnn-e of holdinfr ! i. . i. i... I run. were withhold. 1 ho demo-Uio 11 r-.-r- - - - - --? uiettue una nn.w uwii iiutuo in' i ; , L , , , . ' inpiJ oven ve-ir; nan i fo.,f iui itiito . in i i crats have not vet eomn etcd lMe -ptn eara ago. " " ;V ""- "- i' ' .wuoii iii ine . . a,. . , ra. Anna Diekmcon i? in th commence next eanesuay. House ot Keprcsentatives on the . . ""-" 1 -. - -f , a. th t . t,..v i.v...... i i.i i- oicf ;af nn l wn q n visions are as outlined m tne I ",m. 1 ial !?'.u I COPP'S LAND REVIEW. -The bill introduced by Mr. Holman on August 28th, entitled "A bill to suspend all laws touch oughlv pruned. The entire first section of the bill, as originally presented by Mr. Ilolmau, was stricken out, which removed nearly all of the ! A,nMA that portion relating to railroad (fro tile The'oublie land laws will n..n- tinue to be executed as hereto fore. Persons who have made pre-emption filings and timber culture entries may legally per fect title. Those who ma'de homestead entries with the un derstanding that they could com mute the same to cash at any time after the expiration of six , months from date of entry, will I be permitted to complete the same in accordance with tlie I terms of their contracts, and per sons who accepted pledges of the government redeemable in public j iuie in iuuuu land lor waivers ol -valnl and , . . valuable claims, may continue to locate their scrip. The people of the great north west are to be congratulated up on the escape they have experi enced, as nothing could have more seriously injured the ... . i , passage oi tnc bill as introduced. 1 , -i ., . 1 ne bill was so changed thai ,1 ...1 f 1 1- I 1 the title was found ma pphcab e mi fc hill TMhlf mcr f i!iifrniil land grants" was substituted. It simply provides that during. iX 1 ., the i)cndmg ol the measures now I r f, J ,- , liotiil'n unirwicj in rr.1.11 ! t ? (i. .r IV V VVIII.i:C ill I V .4. LIU. IV' lllu j forfeiture of certain lands hereto-! fon re granted by Congress to ran - , ' , ., (., ad corporations and thereafter, 4 r , , ' ) act tione or performed ov anv ro; no such corporation shall in anywise j enlarge tne ngiit or claim 01 anv j 1 1 1 1 1 such corporation to anv lands covered by any such grant, or di- vntitTcli i) uv vnrli4 tt.tt oyudino- it-k uie i.nueu oiaies 10 oeciare ine j forfeiture thereof. This proVis- , ion shall not be construed to in ! anvwise affect or diminish or ! 1. . I 'i .1 O j . 1 . 1 - .1 1 it.. waive anv right now existing m behalf of the United Slates to de clare the forfeiture of any of the lijlf. r 1 . tt t 1 ... al.1 t...l. : jk riM-..li i ..ki" i l ittia i turn rju ui i i jiiiiiz;i v. i 1 upvDv PAi.i) Mexico, tor the exclusion 01 Cm grant. IlLMtY COrr. , ; r n v i 0 ncse latwrers for the North Ame.r- . ta, . 1 , , Ywisco county's tax lew is 20 I mills, with the . . 1 .. I ; statu to hear from. Mr. II a;:cl tine's photos of the lire boys cannot he beaten any where. The work of such an artist is his own recommenda tion. lien, son of W. H. Davis of JVairic City, was kicked on the Was in a very critical condition b-'- ood, who has been as .: t it... r ! 1 itm n:t.i niin f iin w 1 tt ! iiiiiiitiT 1 1 -:i I ri;:iii ri 11.. ::i 1 tliis iilahe who wish he could 1 " ' 1 ; 1 j remain with us. That is the Vi,v y,,.,, n .i,,iter cts ac- j qu'iuted ,l0 !)isill)) mo , 1 .Mnsli. K Middlesworth naa j jiiat received her winter slock of . millinery direct from New York City, consisting of ladies and . shortlv. but in the pressure of degree that i win pait ally inea iMisses hats, Turn O'Siiauteis, fa-i other work and liolitieal emrnire- I jiaciated to do mv work alanv cinatois, laces, ribbons, elc. ale, t 1.1 Come early and mak your aoh. t:o:i-. -o OUR BOY. In memory of little Jtossie !. 1 - , . ,? r . Kavmond, infant son ot . L. i 1 u- , .1 i: ..1 c and Annie Llhott. who died hep- . i :)n ; . 1i,iii' , temoer 2o, lobo, aged 11 months 1 m , 1 As If n iloor !n llcavsii llo 11 ln Ojwnecl ami tliim closi.il suildonly, The vMi'm came ami went, Tim li-lit shone and a spout. His I'axkxt. - NOTIOE. I have 2 thoroughbred Here ford and 1 liolstein Hull at Trow bridge's ranch, which I will ex change for mares. NkWMAN If. CoTTRKI.!.. RELIGIOUS NOTICE. ,Kev. Mr. (loss will (D. V.) hold services and preach as fol lows: Prairie City, October 17 and 21, at 7 o'clock in tlie evening. Canyon'City. October, 10 and 23, at 7 o'clock in the evening. Dayville, October 21. at .10 o'clock in the morning and 7 o'clock in the evening. Friends are requested lo extend tho no tice, and, attend themselves. strawberries. Strawberries! I will sen at my garocn on uie 1,llt nbovG U1ttnyQn U,L-y' Uo 01 tho largest and best varieties of Straw berry piantsueeonciaaiut a narp- less -winch plants well tilled will- raisj berries that measure in cir cumference from 4 to 8 incites ami even larger, at the rata of 75 cents por hundred at tho garden. All those knowing themselves iudebled to me foi the delicious fruit for tho past years must coino to lime by tiio first of November. Johx ti. Q.vitwo.v. ! OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Wasiiinotox. D. G'., Oct. 5th 'S8. The tariff bill of the Senate - J )iiblis v.;,k. No inipurtnnt item was (hen inciirrwjllv iiwri. Ir!n this and the Mills biil. the par . ties go iK'torc the country. Sen ator Sherman made a lengthy speech on the tariff billon Thurs- a Becess mav not be tar di tant, though perhaps it mav not i ?wur U!M.k'r.tw" t he tie hate on the tariff will commence on Monday, and the biils !einr both introduced, must be finish- ed. Si-nator Reck is having a slight ri-iaj)se after the exertion nep-s-sary in his revision of the minor- 4. n'.t known when h" will return from Fortress Monroe. The nain in his breast has returned with such violence that he has had to renounce all hope of resuming work for some time. The General Deficiency bill is uv r ijori on me lani 01 i. 11 s t ,.,....., , i , , FM in in miji i. i it nil 1 1 1 1 ii.i i in i. in- .;i mr ' . ... ... .,. - .. .i i I T I I I i I I I V WlthWIMII I MM I II 11111 I I L. 1 i oilij line i'.u..'ioii ioiil il no 1 i.ihl . session. Any member in the House can prevent action by j merely raising the point of "no i luorum."' This Congressman j. Morrow, of California, threatens to do, unless the iifin of $ltl,- I Ull) for indemnity to I lie Chine.-e j , government is stricken out. As j c .. momlH'fl m conlerencc committee i 4. r- - , nnn I government is stricken ; HSV Will V. ill I 1V..1 4l t-lil ,'JiJJS I , . . . , - ' . ;. . ... for deficiencies during this session - . , , ,. . crease in the number ot ueheien-- , , .. - I l-llin IS illlllWl 1NU. Ill-JIIKII It IO o- r c.v ;is oltcn tlue d lo imexnctted m - i . . , , . , . ,. partment as to inadequate allow- 1 ... ,,. , . , r, ! ances originally m.ule bv Con i - e ' crease of businesa in some de- gress in a spirit of unwise econo my. The Ciiinese Exclusion act go i!ig into effect Wednesday, was telegraphed to the Collector of 15SIO..I J at San rrancisco. and announced by circulars to other por Score one more lb .Joins, of Nevada, lie introduced a resolution 1 ;nf the iTesident to negotiate ties with Great Britain and tl l;U eoniment. jir. . ones, loi- lowing tn.; eommenuable exam- i ,. . . pie of Aiexaiuk-r, weeps for more words to conquer. Nearly 00 ycais ago Roger B. Taney was sworn in. the first Democratic Chief .Justice of the 1'nited States. On Monday .Melville W. Fuller, the second Democrat raised to that position and the eighth Chief Justice will qualify. Taney MU-r.-eJed the truiv great John Marshall. The necessary ceremonies are slight. The candidate merely takes two oaths of office a5? long as a couple of Senator Kvart's sentences, and the thing is done. That was 11 r i T 1 ii I I j f 1 ik 1 1 1 1 n 111 111 .11' iriii 's . 1 ii'i' Chase. The whole affair is being j ivhr-a rsed, and will probably be ! """"' - "..-. V K'ne4l enougn to satisfy to most exacting, 1 he memlters of the proptisoc conference committee to investi digmhcd enougn to satisfy tne I sod ,atc the building of the Wash- : ingfon aquinluet will I e appoint- j Hu nts, they will probably not he- ....... 1 . gin work until elcetion. In tne j House, on Thursday, the resolu- lion to investigate was fully de j bated, and it was ordered thai the charge that the contract was not awarded to the lowest bidder bo included in the matters to be investigated. The feeling against' Major Ly decker grows, and to day he is the most detested man in Washington. Acting Secretary of War Ma feely is of the opinion that the defeat in the aqueduct can be remedied for $0,000. Cuogross nien sneer at the suggestion as childish. Recriminations follow each other pcll-nieil. The Dem ocrats charge that the contrac tors contributed several thous and dollars lo the Republican campaign fund of JStf-i as tlie price of the contract. The Re publicans recall with sarcastic enjoyment the fact that, as soon as Mr. Cleveland was inaugura ted, the contractors employed as their attorney Mr. Rissell. of juf falo, the President's bosom friend and old law partner, a man never heard of in Washington lobbying before. There is now a Version Ttljnis ter to the United States. A gen tleman with a kaleidoscopic name a black suit, a military overcoat covered with decorations, a big cashmere shall over that, and a still larger Oriental gravity over all, was introduced totiie Presi dent this week by Secretary Bay ard, as the first representative of the court of Persia to the United States. The gratitude of the State De partment is a sluggiish emotion. Eleven years ago Citizen Salas, of Venezuela, rescued a crew of a wrecked American schooner. The story of his hardy courage 1.,., mmMiI.,1 clwwl.,1,. "lg irOUDIO Willi 1110 rUptlDI ! stirred the pulses of generous : men the world over for a day and was forgotten. When Evarts was Secretary, he found time to write Mr. Salas a letter about it, Department m hap- ican National Cummitle.'. She savs that she is satisfied with her sal - ! :u7, as ,;l wPJgn speaker, and I ..,1.7 - v i: tt: auus mat so iar as calling upon the Republican committee to pay big dressmaker's bills is concern ed, the dress she wore at her last I cyc1 hail four years. - 1 1 lu ii;ii inij in a dress four vears old! hakespeiv's lines anent the slaves whose attendance eurseth kings have exampiilieation in the inslanee of an over-:'.eaIous friend of the administration, who iias sent circulars to the local po- ! lice ofiieers, soliciting political contributions. This is the first lime I he polite have ever been solicited, and as rule f;-l of the egulations expivssly forbids po- lice contributing the semler of the circulars is placed in rather a silly light. l UC ; i'he House has passed the.Sen- ate. bill iwrmittiiiir ail setll.-rs ' " 1 - - who have abandoned homestead claims to take up new ones. OYERWHELMING PROOF. Of the Superiority of Electricity the Curcof Diseases by Dr Darrin in Who Can Doubt When so Many of Our Citizens Testify? Fi..n tl j OrociaK. So much lias boon said in p:aiso 1 01 Lrs. Damn and their new I nsethod of care by tlettii treat ment, that it seems usaieijs to a-ld turthtsi proof, ktiil, we had oc casion to meet the most of the following nam' d people, and from their own lips we ria l their cures io be genuine, and ihat no exag geration of tin If cases occur. !n the main Dr. iRrrin u-e elec tricity and animal magnetism, applied or imjmited by their own special e:ist:.. S me pople who have nol received U-eatment pro nounce tliem gie.t iiuiubug;5, while hundreds of o'hers speak of thm in toruui of f' highest praise. Wlntt j.iij.driju: ;iie tliert! of any note or piactice, agstniKt wl om there will bo no such denuueia iions? Drs Darrin do not re ftoud, nor can they cure every thing and everybody that comes; but wc know that multitudes lia'.e been greatly benefit toil or perma nently cured by their treatment. The tact that their offices arc crowded the gvt-ati r p?rt of the time, at d th:.t sc ii w o nwny dis satisfied, is pu tty go.ul evidence of their success. We would not knowingly puff up a fr.iml, eit'ier as a physician or otherwise, but facts sjen with your own eyes cannot be controverted. A Lonthsoiiw Catarrh Cured. Ur. Darrin, Dea- Sir I11I3 o I enuie to von U i ireatment for a digiee.ib!o c:xso of catarrh of seven vrars st;!Hil.m?. AIv lieasl ami thir at was thuroug! ly diseaf el, an-lit had ?h rangif mv stoai- ach and brone'ual tuboi to that, things in the way ot patent med icine:; I had tried U no avail, lou cured ine in two months with homo treatment, aud I do not l;e giudge lho-$Gd I piid you. Ro tor people to m?. t b.i'.em, Oi., v Axdi:kson Card From Mr. Kieat Mr. Ed. tor, Sir For two years prior to calling ost Dr. Daniu I had been seriur-ly afllictetl with liver and kidney complaint, diaai neas and pains all over my system. I was almost wh ly unable to at tend to my work as a farmer, and was dragging out n mineral de ex istence, until coining under jJr, Dan in's eleetro-mngnetic treat ment Now I Inn able to work aud I feul like a new mm. I re side eight unlis wet of Fulton, Or., and this is my poslonice; can be roforre l to. C Hii.se. Could not P.::c From His Chair Dr. Darrin, Sir 1 am one of the lucky ones cured by you of a pain in my back of four years' standing. At Lime3 I countt not move or rise from my ohir. Can bo .seen at Sen too, . T. Merc Cures by Bfs. Da rin. Mrs. M. Kobe, 11 1 Water Stro-1 Po tland Pimples and botches on the face for yoars, pains in Use back and woaib troubles cured. Mrs. W. 1L Austin, The Dallas, Or. Confined to her room nine months with an eye affliction, call ed "nervous abhorror.eo of light" accompanied with i attain a tion, cared. Kev. M. M. li.ishor, Erooks, Or. Nasal and threat catarrh, re stored. AY. F. Ogle, Seatco, W. T. Liver and kidney eomp'siint and dyspepsia, also deafness and whole system run down, cured. .. ,. hands io the- dioca-cd members by 1 oen.itOi ! 1 1 t , as tust ' 1 . . '1 1 t ii . l 00 nuij However, ie. wnooy upon requett-, , j f ! iii..(;.in..a ;:. AVm. Altuow. Drewsev. Grtui couniv, Or. Catarrhal deafness ami ringiug in tbo ears for 20 )cars, perfectly cured. Wesley Graves, furmr!y pro pnetor of the Cliomc-ktfci hovel, Gervai.s, Or. Cured of sciatic l-i.eutnat ism a ad the opium habk; C. Melirtuhlin, c iner of Xme teenth and Jeifeison sttcls, Port land Ca'arrna? deafness, noufd hear no sound or :He ear bslhftud was in constant fear of being ran over by wagons, euml so he can hcir ordinary renversation. liott. Hardy, Etan, W. T. Weak ev-'S, cured. Mrs. S. A. Voob;u'f5 gisl, Fifth street, Portland Nrti3 debility and malaria ferer an.l :3s chnrging ear, roatoivd. Leopold )ictz' 3oe, Twraafy pecond and A streets, Ent Vwi land Sjrofulcut lumps oa tbo nei'k and head, cured. J. Y 'isi w.iU, ATbany, Or. ' Rbemimtisin, S'm.ii ctMniRttiil, . cliili.s and malaria, restored. Alfrel beteher, TiU.unook, Ora gon Discharging e;;rs, enred. Mrs. N. P. Brings, C;rrntliE?; Or., rejoices in a periimnenL cw of paralysis, malm in. liver and I stomach trouble?. This cum was performed one Tear no by Drs. Darrin. J. F. Peobier, Adawis, Ctr.,. deafness seven years restorsd. Mrs. E. A. AbSf, UiO North Fourteenth street, Portland, p&in ftd muiistration, ten years numl tmuhle in every conceivable way; cured six months ago. Also liar htut.au.l was cured of a crojs eye, in one minute. C. AY. Soult, 271 Firth atrea, Tort land, rhomnatism caret!. Adolf Autlionsoi:, qcarleiwt.3i steamer George W E'd;r, cUf ness cured. OPflCB HOURS AKO 1T.ACR OF atmHOHB The doctors can be consulted ab 23o Fifth street, corner of Main, Por. laud, from 10 to d daily; iro nings 7 to 8; Sundays, 10 to 12. All curable chronic diseases, loss of manhood, blood taints, syphilid, gleet, gonorrfice.i. stricture, sper matorrhoea, seminal weakness nv loss of desire of sexual jxwor in man or woman, catarrh and dnt: iicvs, are confi lentmlly and uc cefwfully treated. Curea of prirftto diseases guaranteed. Cirtmlum sent ftee. Most cases can reeeivo home treatment afrcr a visit io the doc.or's office. lrs Daniu have a branch office at Walla V,d!a, W. T., where they c:m be consulted at th Stinu Iiou.se. cae?J- hark Sprainsand Stz-iin Avrun yixi:ii:i:y yizaus. THECASE. 1 TMECURC. Kltoi.jaata j r.srfciUK-ato,- .... Coittjr. ?a. ' tiB jar at aafcrlat. V4S cur. Eh hsj UvtJ I a. ()m Von ir ? .rSdW 's ! lo",M- 1SW ihm xnz thrown h .rteia.BuWate, id bM. -c xbevl r 1 0 u 1 Wto iSJ l w :;!- rWlLrt, J fch f tiU lSt.1 ihs ui a hli- 4,1 J8 crItlr Ittj erlpjj. ucacl. to i cir1- U. TaOimOS. Ctlrpsmicttmntlsm,:ictinil!it,Salntfnj l.umbn-o, IJncIcacho, I!ertlc!io. Toothache, SitrpthroiU. Swell ings. rrnstblte, Sprains, llrulses. Cuts, Hums, nnt SotliN. THE CHARLES A. VOCEIER CO.. QiUfee. MB. Wheat Raisrs, Attentionl Notice to what liti.scr.s is htm-. by given that we will grind Wheal for nay al the rate of t)cSp. for every 100 lbs of Flour turned out, provided it is brought in quanti ties not less than fifty bushel: 'otherwise we will exchange Flouv tor Wheat. Further, that we will guarantee the flour equal to ihe very best, provided good wheat is furnished. Highest Market Price pimt foe Wheat. James Norma:; & Co . John Day City, Sept. 26, 1SSS. To Fruit Dealers, Shippers and Consumers. vJ4 51 mi K i l.OCO bushels of choice WIntar apples and 12,000 g. lions of cider vinegar now oflured for sulaat lowest cash rates. I will sell apples by the quantity at the orchard, 50 cents per box or 1 cents per pound, cash is hasi? or take merchantable farm protluca? on delivery nt lowest cash rutes. Special and reduced terms offer ed on heavy orders, or for the en tire crop in the orchard. Tho p.bovo designated rotes to hold good during gatheriug time, or from Oct. 1st to Nov. 1st, By close attention, pruuiag aud cultivation, I can now alter to the public apples of superior siae suii flavor, and as good keeping varit -tiosf.s are to be found Katoi Wea& of the Cascade mouutains. Come and see aud judge for yourselves. Orchanl sitnoto two miles east of John Day, and onohalf mile south of the Prairie City and John Day road. Residence in Poplar Grova north of the orchard. 53T Hard cider, Cream fcTer and Sweet cider fveo to eastomora while loading. D. B Rineiluit,