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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1888)
Grant Co. News. LOCAL BREVITIES. Chinooks and showers. Sheriffs notice under "New to day." Copp's mining location blanks for sale at this office. All woolen goods at reduced pri ces. J. DUKKIIEIMKK it CO. Mumps accompanied by lung fe ver are prevailing to an alarming extent about Prairie City and the upper valley. "We stop the press to-day to an nounce that single copies of this paper in wrappers ready for mailing will be sold for ten cents. An increase in our ore cabinet was made this week by Horace Sloan, who left some samples of rock from his Elk creek mines. Neil Hall is still prospecting on Ins lead up the creek, and finding good looking rock, samples of which can be seen at this olfice. W. R. Cunnington lias purchas ed the residence property of David Hill on second street and Harney Avenue, and moved with his fami ly therein. "We desire to call your attention to our itock of Ladies and Misses cloaks, which will now be sold at cost to close out our entire stock. 1 DuitHEIMEU & Co. P The new land olfice for the Har ney land district has been located at Drewsey, and R. J. Slater of Pendleton appointed register and Ceo. McGowan 'of Burns receiver. Billy Tureman near Prairie City was badly hurt last week by a wild horse pulling back and throwing the rail to which ho was hitched against Mr. Tureman's breast with great force. F. C. Sels last week slaughtered a couple of Berkshire and Chester "White pigs, eleven months old, that weighed when dressed three hundred pounds each. Good for Canyon City pigs. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer will issue a mammoth Holiday edi tion descriptive of Eastern Oregon. If you desire copies send in your orders immediately to the News 'office 10 cents a copy. Charles Hendricks the clerk and Charles Baker the porter of the Arlington Hotel, Baker City, had an encounter last Thursdav even ing with pistols, and both received dangerous wounds, but are recover ing. Woe unto the poor delinquent taxpayer. Collectors are right on their track. Some who have been delinquent for years on personal property are now out of tho state, and Sheriff Gray is bound no more shall get away. It is rumored that the Canyon City sash and door factory will be started up at an early day under the supervision of Mr. W. S. South worth. There is always a demand for such products, and home manu facture is ahead of the imported ar ticle. The little three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bates of Prairie City died during the week, of lung i fever, and was buried in the I. 6. j 0. F. cemetery at Prairie City last 1 Monday. The sorrowing parents have the sympathy of every one in this their sad bereavement. To people living at a distance we wish to say that we still have a complete stock of goods in all lines and can supply every family in Grant county, also that our prices are as low as any store this side of Portland. Call and convince your selves. . J. DuitKEIMEIt k Co. David L. Shirk has been admit ted to bail in the sum of $20,000, with D. G. Overholt, John Long, J. b. Haptonstall, .John Muldrick and John Schmidt as sureties. The bond has leen certified to lnjfore the proper officer here and sent to Baker to Ixj approved by Judge Ison. Remonstrances are beinir circula ted in southern Grant county pray- ing the next legislature to not di- ' vide Grant county. If a majority i of tho taxpayers of the proposod j i i new county oppose division or are in favor of division that "settles the cat-hop" ko far as the legisla ture is concerned. Petitions or re monstrances from this side count as naught. This intelligence office is in re ceipt of a seven page manuscript poem contributed by an amateur, beginning: "Oh, where will be the birds that sing a hundred years to cornel" We can answer the ques tion, but cannot publish The answer, if we guess thev will be stuffed and his poem. right, is, ornament- imr tho bonnets of the old maids of tho future. Spring poetry isn't in season yet. Hon. T. A. McKinnon accompa nied by his son and son-in-law J. L. Albeit, passed through town Monday on their way to the Straw Wry mills with three four-horse wagons loaded with Harney valley wheat which they will have made into flour. Should next season be as favorable to fanners as the past one there need be no fear of Har ney valley's grain producing capa bilities, and she can support a few flouring mills of her own. Send in your subsctiptions to the News. See change in "ad" of the "New Hotel" this week. Novelties and Fancy goods for tho Holidays at J. DURKIIEIMEll it Co'8 Christinas is called the time of good cheer, which may account for Christmas being hollerday. The last ninety-five babies borm in Vanceburg, Ky., are all girls, and every body is puzzled by the phenomeon. The city authorities of Port land, with the co-operation of the Chinese merchants, have deter mined to rid the city of highbin ders. Horace Sloan took his departure to-day for Elk creek to do the as sessment work on some of the min ing claims that he is representing over there. The Oregonian wants a cable laid to China and Japan. All right, the idea is a good one, as soon as we get matters in shape we will lay a couple. "I 'stumped' all through the campaign," said the one-legged man. "And I," said tho one armed politician, 'made a few 'off-handed' speeches." It is said that the walls of a "v k r 1 church at Davison, iuich., were recently measured on Sunday and the contract for papering them let the same day. See O. P. Cresap's Holiday display announcement in this is sue of the Nkws. Anything you want from a brass monkey to a railroad train he can furnish. D. V. Kuykendall, a youth of 19 years of aie was adjusted insane, at Eugene City, a few days ago and taken to the asylum. Excessive cigarette smoking is given as the cause of his dementia. It is a curious fact that a man named Messenger lias just been appointed gunner in the navy, while a man named Gunner was recently made a messenger in the navy department at Washington. Ex. Look to your stove pipes once in a while, as during these windy days they may become unjoinied and cause a destructive fire. You cannot be too careful of your property and that of your neigh bors. We tender our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the physicians in attendance and to all our friends Avho so kindly aided us during our sore affliction, the deatli of our little bov. J. W. & S. R. Batks. Tiger Hose Team Xo. 1, of Canyon City, will give a grand Christmas eve Ball on the evening of Dec. 24 , 1888. Arrangements will be made for the full enjoy ment of all who attend. See "ad" elsewhere in this issue. Timbers have been hauled from the sawmill to the court house yard to be used in the erec tion of the staging whereupon Mr. P. McGinnis will make his first debut before the world in the role of an executed criminal after the Holidays. In the circuit court at Baker City Arthur Ilallan, found guilty of manslaughter, for the killing of Bud Douglas at Cracker City last September, was sentenced by Judge Fee to the stale peniten tiary for a period of seven years and to pay a fine of $500: A Scotch beadle took his sweetheart to a graveyard, and showing her a dark corner, said: "Mary, my folks lie there. Would you like to lie there .when you die?" It was a grim way of pro posing, but Mary was a sensible Scotch lassie and accepted him. All poetic contributions should be handed in on Sunday, that be ing the editor's day to be good. If presented on any other day the contributor will find it much safer to accompany the offering with a basket of apples or the name of a new cash subscriber. All poetry received at the au thor's risk. The boys will, when writing letters to their lady-loves, please refrain from using envelops from the Xews' writing desk with the "return after 10 days" printed in the corner. It shows bad taste to "bum" writing material, be sides you are liable to be made the subject of much ridicule. P. O. box 25 has been the recep tacle of several such letters lately, marked "return to sender." Some of them would make interesting reading. We cannot tell who the "sender" is until the letters are opened. "One Chinaman and four white men, all prisoners, passed through town last night in charge of an officer, going down on the Portland train. They were from Grant countw destined for the pen, says Orcgoninn. the Pendleton East You are wrong there, Mr. E. O. Onlv one of the white men was a prisoner. That stout man you took for a convicted felon was no other than our effi cient sheriff W. P. Gray, and the thin tall complected young man was his deputy. The other fellow was going below to sec his best girl. You will need a little mer cy on your soul if Sheriff. Gray meets you. GRANITE GRAINS. Our town still lives. Xot much snow yet. Considerable trade and traffic. Wm. Graham is on the out side on business. Jo. Haines and wife arc stop ping at the hotel. Oscar Benson and family are now residents of Granite. Van Sclyek and family will soon conic to stay with us. Mr. Benlly yand wife passed through on the road to Sumpter. We arc glad you print the ad dress on your paper they come regular now. Mining prospects are fine and' new ledges being discovered ev ery day or two. We have settled down to busi ness and made up our minds to "grin and bear" the next four years. Tom Graham the "Daniel Boone" of Granite has hunted 42 days in succession and killed nothing. We had a "heel and toe" shindig last night, and all seem ed pleased, and every one went home fired, having danced their fill. John Cabell met with an ac cident. He came in contact with the looie hind leg of a mule and of course he curses the mule, but both will recover. The Monumental folks propose to celebrate the Holidays. I guess the Granite folks will have to go as they are making no preparations for any amuse ment. Old man G. was tried for stealing chickens last week be fore a jury of his peers, but was found "not guilty." It was also found that the boys wanted some fun and they had a mock trial. Our hotel has another boarder. He has a taste for milk. He weighs lbs. His name is Harry Francis Looney. He is very eccentric and makes his mother feed him. His dad's all right. CiUANITE. NOTICE. We the undersigned wishing to close our books respectfully ask that all persons indebted to us either by note or account will please come forward and settle the same by Jan. 1st, 1881). Haptonstall & Daht. Dakota, if she is smart, will keep her blizzards locked up in the icehouse u:.t!l after she gains her coveted admission to the Union. Otherwise they will freeze her out. There have been seventy-eight marriage licenses issued by the clerk of Wasco county during the year 18S8, from January up to the present writing. This is a fair showing, and reflects creditably up on the patriotism of the people. To marry is a very honorable and very dignified proceeding. Let the good work proceed. Mountaineer. Albany Democrat: The Ore gon Pacific has made a proposi tion to Xolson A. Bennett to com promise his $f)51,S25 suit. As they paid Mr. Hunt $G0,000 in cash it seems that they are able to do it. It is asserted here that the company has a fine bank ac count for railroad building, and next season will sec the largest year's work in the history of the road. A specimen of the beautiful scenery of the Pacific northwest, as well as a fine piece of the engraver's art, is the supplement accompany ing the last number of the West Shore Magazine. This is a large engraving, 17x23 inches in size, ex ecuted in tints, of a pictoresquo scene in Prickly Pear canyon, on the line of the Montana Central rail road. On? of these art supplement, accompanies every number of this excellent magazine, a valuable feat ure not possessed by any other pul lication. The West Shore is tin only magazine published which gives illustrations and reliable de scriptions of that rapidly develop ing portion of our national domain embraced in the limits of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Whoever wants to keep posted on that region should become a subscriber. Subscription price $2.50 a year. L. Samuel, publish er, Portland, Or. E. Hayes is county agent for Dr. Scoffs electric goods; also for llogers Bro's fine silverware, gold and silver watches. Call on him for your holida' and wedding presents. Everything warranted, and cheaper than over sold iu this county. Wheat Raisers, Attention! Xotice to wheat raisers is here by given that we will grind Wheat for pay at the rate of 50 cts. for every 100 lbs of Flour turned out, provided it is brought in quanti ties not less than fifty bushels; otherwise we will exchange Flour for Wheat. Further, that we will guarantee the Hour equal to the very best, provided good wheat is furnished. Highest Market Price paid for Wheat. Jamks Normal tfc Co. John Day City, Sept. 2G, 1888. GRANT COUNTY. Her Varied Natural Resources Ex. tent of Territory. POPULATION, VOTERS, ETC. In answer to almost daily in quiries from every state in the Tltlinil Wn Kll!lll tiiwlurtnlrn in r!n a true and accurate description of this, the largest and bestcoun- tv in Oregon, and send each in tending immigrant a copy of the Nkws, thus at our own expense constituting ourself a "Board of Immigration" on a limited scale. Grant county is the largest county in the stale, extending in length from a short distance be yond the first standard of paral lel south to beyond the eighth standard parallel south,, or from Umatilla count' on the north to the&Nevada line on the south. A great extent of her territory is mountainous, and in the northern portion of the county a heavy growth of yellow pine, fir and tamarack is found on the moun tains, making the timber resour ces unlimited and boundless. Her most extensive valley, Har ney and its tributaries, in the southern portion of the county, has long been devoted to stock raising, but of late years the val ley is rapidly settling up, and al though the country with the ex ception of sheltered localities is inclined to be frosty during the summer months a good quality of grain and some of the finest vegetables ever seen were grown the present year. Burns, ifar- ney and Drewsey the latter in the Malheur country are the towns of this extensive Southern Grant countv, which in time will be detached from Grant county, i and on the completion of the I proposed Oregon Pacific railroad will become sufficiently develop ed to rank among the wealthy counties of our state. I The John Day valley and its J tributary valleys has the most j mild climate of any in Eastern Oregon. This valley and tribu taries compose an area" of country some 75 or SO miles long by from one to four miles in width, sur rounded by foothills where grows the nutritious bunchgrass, and back of these the high timbered mountains. Canyon City, the county seat of Grant county, Prairie City, John Day, Mt. Ver non and Dayville, largest in the order named, are the towns of the John Day valley. All kinds of fruits except the tropical fruits of California and the South grow hero in profusion. Apples are shipped from this valley to Baker City and other points on the railroad, which rival in fla vor those grown in any other portion of Oregon, and only our remoteness from rail transporta tion about e:ghty miles pre vents Grant county fruit from going into all parts of the United States. Long Creek and Fox valleys to the north of the John Day are rapidly coming to the front in the way of settlement and devel opment. Stock raising and farm ing are the chief occupations, and these two valleys are about filled with a good class of prosperous, industrious and law abiding citi zens, but yet there is much good vacant government land for in tending settlers, which is to be had for the mere taking, under the homestead or pre-emption laws. The 'town of Long Creek in the above named valley is a trading point for that entire coun try, with tht? exception of the villages of Hamilton and Monu ment, ten and twenty miles be yond. Silvics and Bear valleys to the south of the John Day are utiliz ed for stock ranges and hay ranches mostlv, their altitude rendering them unfit for farming except in sheltered nooks. Much if land is open for settlement, and we have been shown the present season as fine vegetables ami grain from Bear valley as can be grown anywhere, but of course not the entire valley can be de pended upon for a '"garden spot" on the account of the frost. Quartz mining is beginning to attract attention of outside capi tal as well Jia home capitalists. On Dixie Creek near Prairie City the work of development has been going on for a few years, and the yield of gold from some of the ledges is no inconsiderable sum annually. Two five-stamp mills and two or three arrastras are used in crushing the ore, which is for the greater part free milling. Above Canyon City on Canyon creek several very wide ledges are being slowly developed, some of the ore assaying very well near the surface, and down as far as the lead has been prospect ed. Gold and silver are the pre cious metals, but more less base metal is encountered in testing the ores. East of Canyon City in the mountains considerable prospecting for quartz is being done seemingly with good suc cess, but as capital is lacking the work of development in the entire country is of necessity not very rapid. In a few years, how ever, we predict that this vast mineral belt will be the scene of great activity, and 'that the wealth that lies hidden in our rock-ribbed mountains will be dedicated to the use of man to enhance his joys. The purchase of the Monumental mine in Gran ite district by a wealthy London corporation last summer will in fuse new life in the mining in dustry of Grant county, and it will advance as it has never ad- I vanced before I At tl,e stjlte and county elec ilon 1:lst 'June, Grant county's voters numbered for congressmen l,y;M, which vote allowing five population for each voter, would bring our population up to '.U570 souls. These statistics will hard ly apply to Grant county, as such large numbers of her voters are men without families. Her taxable property is over $.'5,000, 000, scattered over a strip of God's green earth 200 miles long by 00 miles wide. Grant coun ty can furnish a home for thous ands of families yet, and still have vacant land to spare. Crops never fail, and tornadoes or Hoods nor fearful epidemics come to spread, desolation. Dr. Tanner believes that he can be buried four days and come out of the grave alive and ali right. Ho probably can't, but by all means let him try it. gTJACOBS OH FOR RHEUMATISM. o c 3 to O C 3 CO - o fd a rt- 3 o CO 3 c 2 o o 9 3 a "0 o i 3 3 O 3 o p gag a 5" ED 3 2- a- CO -I O 3 by o 1 i Sold fcy DruggbU ami Venlcri fhervtchere. THE CHARLES A. V0GELER C0 JlALTIMOltE. MD. NOTICE. In tho county court of the sla'cof Oregon, for Grant county. In the matter of the estate of Joseph Kobison, deceased. Isotick to Cannrrous. Please take notice that by an order of tho above entit'ed court, dated June Iflth 188S, letters tes tamentary were issued to the un dersigned as executor of t.he es tate of Joseph Jlobisou, deceased. All persons having claims against the s.iid estate are herel.y notified to present the same, duly verified as by law provided to the undersigned at Kahler I3asin Wagner. Grant county, Oregon, within six immlhs from tho date -hereof Dated at Canyon City, Oregon, this oth dav of December 1SSS. NOltPilS ROBISOX. .'57-11 Executor. CITY HOTEL MAIN STIIKKT Canyon City,' Orkuon. G HOT IT y TJIOMPSOJt Proprietors. Travohng men will find this a p'easunt and desirable place at v hich to stop. Giro j:s a Cull Livery anfl Feed Stable. LEE FILLER, Propr. Canyon City-, Grant Co. Orcj;on. I'ETEa K'JIIL's OLD STAND Having bought tbese populai Stables I lespeetfully solicit a share of the public patronage. First-class Single and- Double Teams to let. FINE ItlTOOIKS & KOAtl CAKTS. Special attention given to the care of transient stock lETTLER'S GUIDE, 124 pp.j price cnty 25:, (postage stamp s: n v Si o ICS Report Irietei Tra.and PFaftls, and very Sfcttler JhoDWveZOPP'SJS A TALE OF A COW. The following is copied from the Wasco Sun. We can hardly believe all the wonderful per formances of the cow, but if they are true she is an entire circus of herself: "A town cow has made herself famous for her infamy. Hereto fore she has contented herself by opening gates, letting down bars and fences, and lunching on j roses, violets and other choice f flowers, varying the monotony of her bovine career by picking pad locks with a wire and unlocking stable doors with a pass key which she has secreted some where about her person. Mon day night about 8 o'clock she opened the front gate at Mr. Mul ligan's and proceeded to investi gate the premises in search of shrubbery or late flowers for a lunch. In one corner of Mr. Mul ligan's yard is a cess pool 8 or 10 feet deep, covered with a plat form. This the cow prospected and succeeded like the democrat ic party in stepping on the tariff plank in it, which broke; and when the south end of the cow struck the platform, the whole thing gave way and she went tail first to the bottom. Instead of putting the planks back and leav ing her to deserved fate, the fam- ilv aroused souk; of their neijrh-1 bors, and undertook to raise her out. Mr. Moody was sent for; Shutz and others, including the leading members of The Mikado Club took a hand, and with whoop and hurrah, block and tackle, pole, profanity and ad vice, the good work was energet ically pushed until near mid night, when the cow still in the hole, which was no misfit. About midnight, when c-vtrybody was discouraged, one of the gentlemen went to the electric light works and got two pairs of climbers, used by the line men, which he threw down the hole. The cow by this time was tired of her sur roundings, and hastily buckling on the "climbers" she skinned up a bis nolo with which the club men had tried to pry her out, and taking a hasty bite at the shrub bery as she started for the gate, she flourished her tail in a short and gay farewell, and went down to the court house where she re stored her lost circulation by sliding down the stone on the side of the steps. We know this is correct as we had it from her own lips yesterday morning when she came down to this oflice to insert the following ad in this paper: 'Lost In or about Mulligan's yard Monday night a universal pass key and picklock. A liber al reward will be paid for the re turn of the same to A Town Cow." ' Dissolution of Partnersnip. The piutMorsliip heretofore ex isting under tho iistine of Motley Bio's, i.s tin's I;iy dissolvoil ly mutual consent, (). V. Motley re tiring, It. '1 . Motley assuming1 all liabilities, and monevs, ami ae counts owing said firm to bo paid toll. T. Motley. Dated this 1st dav o. Nov. 1888 R . T. Motley, O. V. Motley. LOOK p- XV Z3T A Man at any time may But there is not a particle of danger cf -FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS! To make Glad tho Hearts of his own Lit lie Ones, somebody else's Little Ones, or His Best Girl. Crcsap has, Oh, such an immense lot of Holiday Goods that one could hardly enumerate them in half a day, and so cheap for Cash that it will surprise you. Jlo respectfully invites every one to call and look iv the display, ami not miss the bargains ollered. ONLY JUST COM AND SEE- s A Pleasing Sense of Health and Strength Renewed, and of Ease and Comfort I.'!ow3 tho rise of Syrup of Figs, as it aivi gcutly oa tho Kidnky.-wLiver Bowels Illicctually Cleansing the System when Costive or Bilious, Dispelling Colds, Headaches and Fevers and permanently curing HABITUAL CONSTIPATION without weakening or irritating tho or- oa which it acts. Tor Salo In .".Ocand 81.00 Bottles hy all Leading DrucsUU. XAXCriCTUKED OSIT ST TTIK CALirOENIA PIG SYEUP 00 Fix Faascisco, Cal., '-nnsvtu.s, Y.Y., Nevr York. Jf. Y. 7 . . ." VARIETIES AND NOTIONS. IS THE OL POSTOFFICE DDII.DIXO CANYON CITY, Oregon. 'Toilet Sets, Chinese and Japanese Goods, Dolls, Books, Pictures, and JS 'ick Nacks of every des cription. 1 GAGE SI.- TEE Pi oprielors. xo; Canyon City OnEaox. Boot or Shoes made to order, or neatly repaired. All Work Warranted Firat-olau. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at La Grande. Orcon. Oct. 29th, lj. Notice i lierehy jHven that tne fullowlnjr named gettler has tiled notice of Id intention to make final proof In support of his claim, and that RaM proof will be made before the county Clerk of Grant county, Or., at Canyon City, Or , on December llth, 1333, viz: MAKTJ Jf A. LUCAS. 1S Xo. 7Si9fort!io W1.-2 Nki i au,i i El 2 XW1-4 Sec U Tp 17 S K 31 E. lie name trie igiiowihi; witueed to prove M contiiiuoj residence upon, and culth'tnloii of, raid land, viz: W S Southwortli. L.ints Thl lault. Janie Gaston, John Ilupp-T, all uf Urantim. Or. Any pcrmin uho ilelics to protest a?:ih st tli allmvjtH-.! of siii-h proof, or who knoin uf any !utuitantul rcaKOii, under the law and the rrj;. u!atioii! iif the Interior Depart nit, why .iuvu proof fhould not be allowed, wilt be given au opportunity at the al-oo inctiti..ne-I tiint-mml place to cro-n examine the wittien i f ald claimant, and to oRVr evidence In reixtttal of that mibmltled by claimant. 1IK.VKV ItlXKHART, KtciiUr. Summit House. OX THE CAKYOK CITY A. IJUKXS I!0D. 1(5 Miles from Cunvon Citv. 1(J GltAJN. HAY & STABLING For Teams. .). M. ADAM SO Jf, Prop. OUT! "get his Foot into it," such thing happening if ha goss to ins-