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s?S,r- CANYON CITY, GRANT COUNTY. OREGQTHURSDAY, DECEMBER G, 1888. Volume X. Naviber'ST Grant Co. News. PUBLISHED THURSDAY MORNING, BY D. I. ASBVRY Editor and Proprietor. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Subscription 83 00 -Six Mouths.. Three Months 75 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ORR, M. D. Canyon City, Ogn. Office on Main Street in Rooms formerly oocu pied b) Dr. Howard. THE GHOST OF DIAMOND IS LAND. A Weird Tale Borne Eastward by the Breezes From Illinois. TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS $2.50 per quire for tint, and $1 per square (or each subsequent insertion Rcjf uUr advertuin;; rates mad known on Bp plication. Ko certificate given until all charyes are paid All Reading Notices in Local Column will be charged at the rato of 20 cents per lino for first, and 10 cts each subesquent inser tion. S3T Special rates to regular advertisers. -WE ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE D R. G. W. DARKER Physician & Surgeon 'Canyon City "V""- . Orxon. Formerly of Iowa, lux located here, and wilt attend Professional call day or niht. T3L Oflleu oppoite Ntwa Orflcu. II. DOLEY. N. Dontiat Canyon City Oregon Mm Inh Prinfinn i iiju uuu t liming in OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, CHEAPLY Posters, Dodger, Billheads, Let terheads, Nutehead State ments, Invitations, Tickets, Curds Etc, otc. PRINTED TO ORDER. Laws Relating to Newspapers: Office in City Hotel. Q I. 11AZELTINE. 3?lioto5rn.plxo e CANYON CITY. OREOON. s S. DENNING. Alomey-nt-T.iuv. Loxa Creek - - Oregon J J McCULLOUGH. Notary Public. Canyon City - - Oregon "Office with M. D. Clifford a Land flllmrs and Collections promptly attcn drd to. Deed anil MortcaKCt drawn, and charges reasonable 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary are considered us wishing to continue their subscriptions 1. If subscribers order the dis continuance of thoir periodicals tho publisher may continue to send them until nil arrearages aro paid. 3. If subscribers r.oglect or re fuso to take thoir periodicals f iodj the office they aro directed to, they are responsible until they settle their bills, and order their paper discontinued. i. If subscribers move to other places without informing the pub lishers, and the papers aro scut to former directions thoy are held responsible. 5. rho courts have decided "that refusing to take periodicals Irom tuo olhce, or removing and leaving them uncalled for is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud. G. Any person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it, whether he has ordered it or not, is held in law to be a subscriber. 7. If subscribers pay in ad vance thoy aro bound to give no tice to the publisher at tho end cf their term, if they do not wish to continue taking tho paper, other wise the publisher is authorized to send it on, and tho subscribers will be responsible until express notice, with payment of all arrears is sent to the publisher. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY: Co. Judge. Clerk Treasurer i Commissioners Surveyor Sheriff N. R. Maxcy. J. T. Mael . .N. II. Boloy. J. H. McHaley. H. H. JDavis. . . . . J. II, Neal ....W. P Gray Assessor Chas. Timms. School Supt E. Hayes. Stock Inspector T. H. Curl Dist. Jtid'( Disr. At'orney. L. B. Ison James A. Fee J. L Rand Church Directory Rev. A. Eads holds divine scr vice at tho Winogar school house at 11 o'clock a. in. on the 1st Sab bath of each muth, and at 7 o'clock in the evening at tho M. E church in Prairie City. Also at tho Strawberry school house at 11 a. in. on the 3rd Sabbath of each month and at Prairie City in the eveiiiii of the sumo dav. At John Day City at 11 a. in. on the 2nd and 4th Suudays, and nt Canyon City at 7 in the ovouing of the same days. DEPUTY STOCK INSPECTORS NOTICK is hereby given that I havo appointed the following named persons as my Deputies, viz: E. A. Knight, D33KTTIST. From The Dalles, has permanently located nt .Johu Day City. ALL WOBX WARRANTED. A. SWEER, P tto; .ev-at-Law Cany C - Oregon pARRlsn & COZAD. ATTORNEYS AT LAW Canyon City, Oregon. rpiIORNTON WILLIAMS Attorn cy-at-Iiii w, CANYON CITY . . OREGON Office at the court nouso. QLAY TODHUNTER. Constablo, and Collootor. Canyon City, Ores All limine entrusted to Ids care wi! rocrlvr prompt attention, and alt money will bo paid as fast at cjllectt.il. J". A . niaolc, Attorney-at-Law AND Notary Public. Prairie City - - - Oregon. Also Agent for the sale of School Lands. fl-SOtf J. OLLIVER, Prop-rictoc of fclii JohnDay Milk Ranch Fresh milk delivered daily to my customers in John Day and Canyon cities. Give me your or ders. J. Oliver. W. A. WiumiRE. . Nat. Hitijsov. LaUview, Or. Ilurnu, ur. WILSHIRE & HUDSON Attorneys at Law LAKEVIEW AND BURNS, OREGON. Will practice In the Circuit Court at Canton City, and before the U. S. Land Office at Lake view. Any business in tho Land Office entrusted to us will receive the most prompt attention. 3T Laud case solicited. M. S. Keeney Warren Carauer. . John Carey John C. Lnco . . . Geo. II. Brown . Perry Rutherford V. B. Peterson . . . 3 L Baruhouse Caleb T. II. Curl, Stock Inspector for Grant County. Long Creek Wagner . . Hamilton . .John Day Riley ... Diewsey Kilter F. C IIORSLEY,M. D. Graduate of the University or Pennsylvania, April 8, 1S48. Canyon City, Oregon. O.lico in hixDrugStore, Main Street b-ders for Drugs promptly filled. No professional patronage solicted ml ws dircctionsarc strictly followed For some time past rumors have been circulated in Hardin to the eiFect that Diamond Island, in the river about two miles from this place, was the home of a ghost. Tlio stories concerning the'lnoveinents of the alleged spook were not giv en any credence at first, but la ter, when several reputables cit izens of Hard in announced that the)' had positively seen an un canny looking object moving about on the island at night, the rumors were more seriously considered. Now, after a thor ough investigation, the mysteri ous something is no longer con sidered a myth. Along toward midnight a peculiar light is seen at the foot of the island. It has the appearance of a huge ball of lire, and is about the size and shape of an ordinary barrel. A few nights ago a party of young men from this place de termined to visit the island and fathom the mystery, if possible. Equipped with revolvers, knives, cutting tliitfWi',.tlie'Arnter at a good speed ftM point on the island nearwiiere the spectre usually liiadefth'o annearance. Arriving at AjKplatlding-place the BOWSER'S FAMILY.- Detroit Fruo Profs. A few weeks ago when Mr. Bowser found me crying with the skilf wMllirmled on the 1,l,,t of m' fcoft corn hti very shore and th(SoW. men took ! er observed: o-'ATitmr. nf tnnno ''KprVHS VOI1 llist. fi(rllf I fin mill LHjainvt av;i itiii u ui vt tto i j-- -" . close at hand itfektdi and wait, and get it cut ofil How long do stockholders, and Bowser was her you'll discharge her if she don't make less noise. It seems as if there was a conspiracy to kill me off!" Next morning the boil had doubled in size without making any lurther assessment on the Suddenly theipigpbint of the you supjose a man would put up oroken in two. hen I got him island wnsUmulated., as a witlrsuch .nonsense?'! . I down stairs and on the onmineu uuicct luac up imicm- "uut it wouiu neariv kill me "'i biuuig room, nis Jin nunc A Beautiful Longing. ly from tho water and glided up to mve t j down like a grocery awning and into tne air. scenuing proua- uQhj wcl, do .,g vou lengc hu fcobly Faid. bly to a he.ghth of forty yards but yQu q -uiulcretaild .Just brf me a the watchers saw the lurid fade away. ball g me a little milk one thing Mrs. Bowser, I don't toast, Mrs. Bowser. It will prob- Gcorge D. Prentice, probably one of the most gifted writers that ever added luster to Amer ican journalism, once said: It cannot be that the earth is man's ouly abiding place. It cannot be that our life is a bub ble cast up bv the ocean of etor. waves nna sink iiironotiimglcss. J'Jsc why these high and ous aspirations which lean like angels from the temple oC our hearts, forever wanderiiif uiisatislied? Why is it that the The isHgnling party Ud ' ""1, thV?T. ho0 lU.t a.c.1 .l 12 ea nil the? nd. ' They ' 1;, JI-t jurt bec- . - , beauty tto Hot o ade a nmd rush for tho boat, tuTa,ls ,M bM ho look a o- eurtl,, and thenpw o to leave tion to see the papers. Some of would feel fcnrrv " "Would thev? Well, when a tl,c poers had caught on, and wife goes at it deliberately and there was an item reading: wilfully to cripple herself her Bowser's cot one on tho neck. mi the island. At first husband is an idiot to pity her!' Hang on to it old chippie it's occupant seemed to be 1 ree or four days subsequent- , f ,., .all of lire, but the next Jy Mr. Bowser came home an II I the watchers saw the hour ear her t l,a.i .usual. He Stop tha paper this very day, secured a boat and were soon AKiKc seen made but just as they reached the place where it had been left they were horrified to see the little craft moving out on the water from the island. its only occuj the red ball ... i it it I looked nale and anxious, and 1 iMrs. Bowser he exclaimed CriIUSOIl UW CCL vuiumui) uiai: , j , r..,. . i. . I ,,. n , . . e l i 'i,B oeiiouBiv iiiKiitciicu iur tne i niujy it uuun IMP ini'Ml 1)1 !L IIISIII. 1LI1I1 LllttV , nil. i .) 1 i .v.. - 7 - inrtiiifMir i-siir 11 ntuv n it inncmt iitti. baw mm, too, uip uic u.uB t "Is is mother sick or dead?" joke." regular intervals and pull along i asked, as I met him at the "Little ioke! Little ioke on a steady stroke. The man's feat- door. prominent citizen who is on the ures were fully concealed by a "I only wish it were nothing brink of the grave, and whose Joss will be a state calamity! hat can it be?" btop it, .Mrs. Bowser stop it!" "Look here!" A neighbor one of Mr. Bow- He pulled down his collar and ser s bt st friends dropped in as shotguns and clubs, the party wide-rimmed slouch hat, which more serious." was drawn over ins race. A peculiar light illuminated the boat and the waters around it. making the craft and its myste rious occupant perfectly dis- cermiLle to the party on shore, who stood paralizcd with fear, unable to speak or move, their showed me a reil spot on the back of his neck, and then plaintively added: "I went to the doctor and he said it's boil." Well, I've expected it. Mr. during the forenoon and finding him Hat down eagerlv inquired the, cause. "It's a a boil, faintlv replied Mr. Bowser. "A boil! Ts that all? Whv, eyes riveted by some mysterious Bowser you are the most careless that wouldn't keep even a boy in influence thev could not resist man in .Michigan. What on on the spectral object before earth were you thinking of?" tho,,, "Careless! Thinking of!" he roared. "Do you think I picked inldsh-fmn. mid snddnnW lli.i imi uni g up on home i j .... ; , r i i ii I r i '"-mi' jul. (ii win!"!!!, ib iiL Mjiui; group oi waicuers saw u.c sm i L,r0cerv?" l -.i I o occupuiiL eimn.n; mriU11 ,IUU U1U r,l!. il', vtirv Hlr:mm. tlint crimsom ball. Then it slowly vniI KiK1i,i i,.,vi, us v.i began to move upward, and 1:id better have it cut off at once, wheu it was about parallel with I wouldn't fool with it two niin the tons of the trees on tho iV ules." bed for even half an hour. Come old fellow go with me to look at some lions." When he had gone a way Mr. Bowser cautioned me that it was his dying request that smith should be neither one of his pall bearers nor ride in one of the front harks. " 1 he i.Ie.i of his POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powilcr never varies. A mnrvl i.f nirl. ty, MrciiKth anil hoIfoniness. More eo uo n ical than the ordinary kiinl, and cannot he folil In cOtllDL'tiliuli with the 111 nltitmle nf li.u- tot. yhoituciuht.alnin or l.os ilntc jMiwdcw. riiu mil) in can. novni iuuiii I'oxvUer Co . HM Wall St.. X. V. the tops of the trees on tho $ land it disappeared. jSext in stant the watchers, looking across the river, saw nothing but the flickering lights in liar din. The cries of the crowd on the island awakened a sleep cominc in here to insult a helpless man. Don't speak to him after I'm gone. Don't lei our child even throw stones at his eat.' Each lav f.r tlft-Oiext four or five that boil seemed determined pas us to muse on their loveliness. Why is it that stars which hold, their festival around the mid night throne, are set above the grasp of our limited facilities, forever mocking us with their unapproaching gloiy? And finally, why is it that the bright foi 'ins of human beauty are pre sented to our view and taken from us, leaving the thousand streams of our affections to llov, back in Alpine torrents upon our hearts? Wo were born for a higher destiny than earth. There is a lelm where the rain bow never fades, where the stars will be spread out before us like islands that slumber on. the ocean, and where the bean tiful beings that pass before us will stay forever in our presence. Our Excuse BIT SALOON!" CANYON CITY Oregon Hugh Smith, pi'op'r. Full Stock of the ll(ttor. l'nrct-t of WIiim ami He looked at me as if he thought I had gone crazy, and then shut his teeth together as if determined to sav no more about it. lie stood it for two hours lo give satisfaction if it didn't and was then compelled to say: make a ornt. It not only contin "t snim(Ki Til lfrtnr irnf iliic tied linsiiii '- 'it fln nlil f!iru? lmt ii... - " - V . imr j.suermau on inu opposite collsr off and put on a poultice." was compelled to enlarge its quar side of the river, and he kindly -i presume it would be a cood ters to accommodate the rush. pulled across and rescued the plan." Bowser was as helpless as a leg (rlinst.-KPOk-inrr vnums. It i llowaiforl linlfnti linur timn ()I milttoti. ami kenL lis on flic r r J -. - . - " . ' - --- - ---- said that some years ago a foul mm thea had to give m and ask: trot all dav and most of the night murder was committed on this lrs- Bowser, cun't you make The doctor was up twice a day, island, and bv the Bimm.stif.mns ",e :l poultice?" looking very grave, and charging tl.o nrlmcnn I'lKif Jc f.nli...,! f 1 ,,,)Ulc hi, 0,1C. a"Ll"0 appH- tVO dolhllK II look, Illld tllC llOU:-e , xl . . .. r A, cation so relieved the pain for a opuld not have been more be the restless spirit of the slain man. Hardin special to the Globe Democrat. Palpitation of the Heart. Tlift final to. ... tf...1...4 , , using Dr. Mint .s Remedy. A ttrlttly ordtrly house conducted ' DfUg Co., N. X. Persons who suffer from occas- evening or is that corn of yours ional palpitation of the heart are too painful?" often nnawaio that they are the "Are you feeling better?" victims of heast disease, and are "Better! I always feel well, liablo to c!io without warning. Mrs. Bowser. I souldn't have They should banish this alarming noticed this boil at all if thedoc- ! symptom, and cure the disease by tor iail't hapiiened into the r i few minutes that he recovered with a case of cholera. At times his conceit. WalKing to and fro, I pitied Mr. Bowser. At other with his hands under his coat times I advised him to let mo tails, he said: jab a butcher knife into the .Shall we go to the opere this cuse ot th trouble, and told lied Front Billiard Hall! ,i ! C. D. RICKARO, Proprietor. Dealer in fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. CANYON CITY - - Henry liust'sJJelebraled Beer Constantly on Tap NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land OClcuat LxUrande. Or. Oct 19th.. 1333. Notice if hereby srivcii that the following. iiAincd Hettler has tiled nutieeof hln intention to make tlnnl irnuf in tiipiort t.f liii rkini, and that Miid linxjf will lie made Wfore the county JudKe. or in hi nWnee before the couiuy Clerk of Oraut countv. Or . at Canyon Cltv, Ore-.'oh. on Pecelnlier 15th.. 1S.S8, vU: MOLT 1Y U 1MKRS0.V. Ild No. 371H fur thr NWl SK 1 4 Svr. 20 and S SK1-4 Sjc 1 anj SWl SW lSeul!TilCS H32K. lie naiiiei the following wilne4Sc to irove hi coniluuott reoiiU-ncc iikjii. and cultivation ot raid lind. O Sel. Frank itU, John lirandt. W. S. oulhworth. nil of Wanton Or. Any person who dc-ire to prolirt atrUnnt the allowance oi such pivot, cr who knoWs of any lulxUiitial rcaou, undur the law and regula tion of the Interior Department, why uch proof ihould not be allowed, will be jfiveu an opportunity at the shore meutioue.l time and piaeu to croi's-examint; the wiluenra ofaaid ciuimant, and to offer evident. u in rebuttal ul that auhiultteil bv claimant. 3i37. 11K2UY lUXEllAHT. HeijUter. m It Mb f:j Jt f i T 1 ("ll.r!:rricri it JVirt r.--It la liujir.r taut that tho Svda or Saleraluiiyouuxiri.ljoa'.d bo White and 1'iiro aatuo a all alinllariiuhHt.ncoit uw 1 1 ir food. To itisuro ob'uititni: onl v the "Ann ii Haniiii.T" brand Ko.U or Ha'.'-rt ii. l y it in p.iuiid or haf p m j.l crto.ia Hhii-hbearotir uaine arid I r.i lo-marV. a i lnfcri.tr n-"'d i art sonit tlm.H .tiWltuted fur tho "Arm.V lljiniaor 'brm I whuii bought is. bu'k. Prll.M UHiaj lliklaj, Powder ah.iul.l ruoi ni ber that iU soli rmiu property onalabi of l.i cirlionatoofBo.il.. One tsaionu ful ot the "Aria k lUinuicr" braud of Hod or Salcntua mixed trlth sour tulllc equals tjL'lt TKADE MAUIC ON EVEUS VACICAGE. Packed in Card Board Boxes. Always keeps Soft V a V v A- v vy r a a v w v a a philosopher on t.he subject of bearing ps::n. 1011 women, folks are ile stoiipeu tnere ana gave a ritl i i . lump, i lie momentary benefit of the warm application had pass ed awav, and the boil was at home again to old callers. Mr Bowser stood it about two niin utes and then groaned. "Anything wrong?" I asked "Wrong? Jewhittaker Jehoa- phat! but I'm half dead! Mrs Bowser, I've trot a boil! boil! boil! Do vou hear me?" "Did vou happen to notice it yourself?' I innocently asked lie csossed over and plumped down into a rockiner chair, and OREGON . his chin began to quiver. When a man s chin begins to work that way it's time to let up on him. His grit is gone. I went over and smoothed his bald plate, and en couraged him lo hepe for the best, ami in a little while had him tucked up on the lounge. He seemed on the point of going to sleep, when he suddenly roused up and asked: People often die with noils on the neck, don't thoy?" "Very seldom. "Do you think there is any danger id this case?" "Hardly." lie was quiet again for a few minutes and then groaned out: "Mrs. Bowser, can't you keep the young'un quiet?" "He's only talking to himself, "But ho wants to understand that his father has a boil. And there goes that girl thrashing about the kitchen again. Go tell ti . i ei sa n four tcapooufuU of tho bchtllnURi; rowdcr.aar toK twenty tltuea its cost, lmidca being much healthier, becauso ltdiiojr.'jt contain any injurious substances1, sucknsaiutn. terra alba elc., of which man) llAk liij l'owder ro made. Dittrymen and- Farmer should tine only theAna & Hammer" braud for cIcauIds and keeping Milk Fana Uwoet said Clen. Citrrtox Boo that every pound pack ago of "Arm arid Hammer Brand" contains full 10 ounces net. and tho 11 pound packages u I 11 ounc t net. Boda or Salerntus B.ttne as speci fied on each package. him that I should certainly mar ry again, if lucky enough to get the opportuny. One morning the boil broke. I was asleep, being thoroughly worn out, when .Mr. liowser aroused me anil observed: "Arc we going to have any breakfast to-day? "Why your your boil!" I gasped as I saw lie was up ami dressed. ".My boil! Humph! Not worth minding. That is, while the suf fering has been intense, and while no woman could have sur vived it, it was only a pleasant little vacation for me lo stay in the house for a week. I can't be too thankful that it was given lo me to endure instead of you. My! but how you would have carried on and upset things and make a booby of yourself!" A Pleasing Sense Of health and strength renewed and of ease and comfort follows the use of Syrup ofF:gs, as it acts in harmony with nature to effectually cleanse the system when costive or bilious. For sale in oue ami M uu noities hv ail leading dreggists. Jonnnie: "Maunn.t, is liod sit ting on hi-; throne up in heavon'l" Mamma: "Y'os, my child," .John nie: "And does ho stay there al ways?" Mamma: "Always my son." Johnny (thoughtfully): "Mamma, Ood ain't a demociat, is he?" There is a man in Nov York who, it is said, win e.it nine pounds of steak at a bitting. Ho h the greatest steak-holder we ever knew. All the confiscated liipjor of Maine is poured into tho rivers, so it is not surprising that the water of that State is very largely drunk. Wc have been severely criti cised bet ar.se we refused lo at tend the funeral of old Pete Shinty, who died on tho street of too union whisky onu night last week. Jt is chtimcnl ITiat Old Pete was our creditor in the sum or SV2, ami that it wan shabby in us not to set him planted. In the first place Old Pete owed us 82 borrowed money instead of our owing him. In the next our Sunday pantaloons, needed a patch oboiit four feet square at the.ond opposite the bow, and wc did not care to subject ourselves to ridicule for ii" miku oi snowing oir. t e can keep our back behind us in our own office until better times arrive, that's what wc are trying to do. Wc havo sent to San Francisco for a patch the color of our pantaloons, and when it arrives and is welded on tho spot Kichard will be himself again, and ready to rustle at fu nerals or address a "public meet ing on the topic of the day. Arizona Kicker. I have often beheld the deep waters of an inland lake lie in peaceful solitude beneath the shade of time-worn mountains writes George Porter Bouldeiu reflecting their georgeous verd ure and the azure hue of heav en's dome above, in the fresh ness of a new-born day; I have seen the storm come, cloud ing the atmosphere and rutlling the bosnin of my lake, but I. knew that, far down in the un fat homed depths, there still was peace a quiet, never changing peace. Then, as evening drew near, I have seen the clouds roll back and once more display to view the red rays of the summer sun as it sank with glorious beauty in the golden, fleecy mist; and I have thought that this lesson from nature- should teach us all that our lives should be like the unmeasured depths of this mountain lake. When the sun of life first casts its rays upon our existence we are, happy; when the storm comes and changes our summer dreams to fearful realities, we should bo peaceful still, down in the depths of our souls, where trouble should never enter; and again, when our sun has nearly run its course, our life should ebb out still in peace, and as our warming orb sinks into eternal rest, our soul should re fleet its golden grandeur and pass without n struggle from the reflecting beauties of this ' life to those which are unchangeable. ft i. J4 it S 1