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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1889)
P Fisher L- r . r. ? C 0 0 0 0 I 9 Qoas into almost every 0 Home in Cmnt County, anil h roful by. all, both? mill? 51 n j 4 old and young. gem o o 0 - C s3 CANTON CITY, GRANT COUNTY. OREGON, THUliSDULY, FEBliWIRY 2S, 1S8D. Volume X. Niwibcr 9 gern Oregon. Grant Co. News. I'lillLlSMKI) THURSDAY MORNING, UV ' JD.I.ASBTjRY Editor and Proprlotor. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Subscription S3 00 Six Months 1 50 Three Months 75 TliANSlKNT AlVi:UTIsr.yiiNTS $2.10 rr MfUare for 'first, mil f 1 per square for each tub(t!Nt intortieu ' IlwytiUr advertteiNg rates made kuoirn on sp plication. No cvtliflnte zhvn until nil chsryea ?re juxid All Heading Notices in Local Column will be charged at the rate of 20 oenbs per line for first, and 10 els each subesquont inser tion. Sts" special rales to regular advctrtiiwr.s. -WS ARE l'HUI'AREI) TO IiXECUTI' fFiiie Job Printing- 01' i:VI!RY UKSCRIl'TION, CHEAPLY IPoslers, Dodgers, Billheads, Let terheads, Nteheads, State ments, Invitations, Tickets, Cards Etc, etc. printed to order. Laws Helatinv. to Newspapers: 1. S.ii: e.ibera who do not give exptesB notice to th ! contraiy are considered as wishing to continue their subscription". 2. If subscribe i s c rder the dis con'i'iu in o of Iheir periodicals the publi.-dier may ontinie to send tlnm until a:l aiivnr.tgas are pa d. I.' subscribers neglect or rc fuo to tnke their periodicals f loin the ofii jo tJiy aio dircctml to, they are rcsponsii)!o until they settle their bills, and order their paper difcontinuod. 4. If subscribers move to othet places without informing fne pub lishers, and the papers are sent to former directions tbey aro held responsible. :". The courts have decided "tlmt refusing to take periodicals from the office, or removing and leaving thsm uncalled for is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud. (i. Any person who receives a ne.vspaper and makes use of it, whether lie has oidered it .or not, is held in law to be a subscriber. 7. If subscribers pay in ad V.U1C3 they aro bound to g'rye no tice to the publisher at the end rf their term, if they do not wish to continue taking tho paper, other wise the publisher is authorized to send it on, and the subscribers will bo responsible until express notice, with payment of all arrears is sent to the publisher. OFE1CI AL DIKECTOliY: Co. Jwdge Clerk , Trctsnrer Commismotiei Surveyor Sheriff AswKJSor School 3tpt Stock Inspector . N. H. Maxcy. . . Phil Metschan . . . .N. II. Pjley. ( J. II. MeHaley. II. II. Davfa. J. II. Neal W. P Gray . . Chns. Timnn. E. 1 1 ay es. T. II . Curl j. I'. I son James A. Fee J. j Land Dwt. .luclCs Disc. At'oriiev. . Church Directo y Rev. A. Ends holds diviue scr vice at the Winegar school house at 1 L o'clock a. m. on the 1st Sab bath of each mmth, and at 7 o'clock in th.; evening at the M. E chmch in Prairie City. Also at tho Strawberry sehool house at II n. mi. on the'Jrd Sabbath of each month and at Prairie City in the ovetun of th" same day. At John D:-ritv at 11 a in. on the 2nd au 1 1th Sundays, and at Canyon City at 7 in the evening of the smie days Report js.i Lntrb:; Ccntcife, Trc-itlanrJ, ScHft'Lei" T&vnsilcsj occ'ifiioo. cmcr.ij.cr.d Ternw. yvsry atUcrlApSvSoPP'SiSEnLEn'o GUIDE, 124 pp.; oat' 25o (poitaeo jhraps, PrtCJtitea l I 1 v . X Pit 0 FESS I ON A L CAH DS. jg ORB, M. D. Canyon City, Ogn. Oflic on Main Street In Room formerly oocn jiied bj Dr. lloworJ. G. I. JLAZISLTINE. Pliotosi'aplic c CANYON CITY, 0HE00N. s S. DENNING. AUorney-:il-J-mv Long Crkuk Orkgon J MeCULLOUGH. Nol:iry Public. Canyon City - Ore on groincc with M. D. Cliff .rd -i I.ml mini's ami Colli-cti -us jrot:uUy atttn iled Jo. ImmN and MtrtE,'ci ilrami, huiI cliargei rensonuUlc. S. A. Knight, 3D23WTIST. From The Dalles, has permanently located at .lohn Day City. ALL WOBK WARRANTED. JaA. SWEER, tto; ev-at-Law Cany C Oregon. Parrish k Cozad. ATTORN IS YS AT LAW Canyon City, Oregon. rplIORNTON WILLIAMS Attorn ey-at-Lsnv, canyon city . . oi:::gon Office at the court irousc. C iLAY TODIIUNTER. Constn.'bio, a.ncl Collector, Canyon City, Ores All IiukUhvh entrusted to lii-i care wil roo-ivc firoiniit attviitimi, and all money will he Kiid xs f.isl .as c itlri'tod. Attorney-at-La.w AND Notary Public. Prairie City - - - Oregon. Also Agent for the sale of School Lands. 5-:H)tf Pfopri iHC )f ca i JohnDay MWk Ran oh Fresh milk delivered daily to my customers in John Day nnd Canvon cities. (Jive mo vour or- ders. J. Oliver. W. A. Wimikki:. . Nit. !lr!.f,.. Lakcien-, Or. i:iim, r. WILSHIRE & HUDSON Attorneys at Law LAKKVIEW AND UL'RNS, OREOoN. Will jcattiV' in the C'rrnit Court at C'hujoii Citj, and hefore the S. lind Ollit-c at UUj view. Anv !Hsi!i-!H ill t'v: Land OBlro oiitru.t"! to in; will rreiv! Uc mnat rimpt attuntiwu, ljT I.uid Msoi oik'ilcil. F. 0 irORSI;:Y,M. D.' Graiutate of the University or P vNNSYLVA-IA, April s, 1 f4 -S. Canyon City, Oregon. 0 lice in his DrugSlorc, M lit 11 t!ri rent )rders for Drugs prouiptl filled. No professional patronage solictcd in tss directionsarestrictlyfollowed Livery M Feed Stable . LEE EViiLLEF?, Propr. Canyon City, Grant Co. Crcgon. (peter kiiil's OLD STAND j Having bought these populai .StablesI respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. Fiisl class Single and Double Teams to let. 1 INE UUGGIIiS & ROAD CARTS. Special attention f;ive.n to the care of transient stock. A." ECU .vs. - i Canyon City Oregon Roots or Shoes nide to order, or neat 1 1 rejidireil. ' All Work Warranted First-class. t "BIT SALOON!5' J.VXYOX CITY . - Oregon Hugh Smith, prop'v. A Kull isU-ok fif ilia Puro.-t of Winus ami Hi(iiori. The Rifdt clrira in the .Market. trictly (trilcriy lioti-c conducted ITW1 111 I uni t 1311 .AND r.d EE EI) STADLE COIl HA l, Proprietor. (Wood A- Church's old Stand) Gixvi hu?a.v tea' is and nlei Sadillo l!orr!' fiiriiirfitd at nil lioi:r i.f the ila.v or nit'ht rearflimlile prices. I'artieiilnr at tjntlHi ai.l tc .ir!in mid i;r.ioi.uiit: traiisifiit .-lock. ENTRANCE Muin and W.i.-liiiii;t.i!. strtct-i. CO o bn O ' f c - erf a? W M ; F3 CO o j. Lu - rH j 1 R j- &i5 r- r-: t. ? r-1 O o G- CO CD M ryr.l . r i I Q r: d c a o uo "r- CD C O o ( 5 - 3 y v: " a r-i rr.i 13 1 1.4 ci m o V.M'k V.. I and C.VA'YOX CITY ST. T 1 MoCiJfM GlilFFI", Propts. Sts;ilivt;s r.iiijun City cv.-iv innrn'.H'; cxivp! Siiiitlsy, arriviiitj at lixUi r U.m ikjM ihty. Got il ti-fitu, Komi c.mvcyunccs :m! fr.t liinc EvrvaUejitioii kivwi to ttic comfort of jms rl-IHfvrM. Cli.'vv'ros Koason rh n 0 H 1 13 B ! id B u i! u 7"If k popnltir rnnwJy never fniln to el JcsitiJiillj' euro Dyspepsia, Consiipalion, Sick Headache, Biliousness Autl r.I! iliacasst :: vising from a Tcrplii Liverantl Dad Diyesiion. The ialstrnl rt-Htilt Is '! appe-tll-.'v.zul no I il lit .11. Io-;c hiliull, f!efcuni.v stsgnr eontoit mill oti.sy o mvp.1 I;.v. Nolti I'toryn tier c. (Infortunium for thr 'arm, ousr J,oUl, 'Vari.tlum tun! Nlekrocm" Kill bo cn i free 0:1 applied t ioit. ovii ? A WEEK Club System JhJiJ while aconvenicr.t tj5t to the luycr as any instalment svstcm, is 04 r t. -t.--i 7. :iJ 1 tytitnt to lis jimV: to ns Th llWJ co-epcration rfthc co-cpcraiion 1 1 1.1c w. rlilli im-111'icrs stlU us j -,S watchc-s in each fHILA tT? fctBW.iif'i Cluh. anil we cct cash from the Cluh f..r c. h w.if h laforc it ,oes cut, tlio!ih eath member only pa) Ji .-.u-i 1 1.3 is why v.-c Rivc )t :t more for y mr money tlun any one else anJ why we arc iloiiiR the l.ugeat atch litisincbi in the world. We sell onlv first duality poods, tint oui ifS5ii t'riccs arc alioct u hat others get f. r sec Bj3 'ind unahiv OiirS 1 0 KllvcrWntcli IjSfl sa ii!i'.:..r.tia!Silvcr Uu-tiitiMi.no T-Zh Jj' ':rn!) Stem-W ind American Lcvir 11 W.t. h cither hunting case or open. OurS'I.l.tiO ntc-llisaMcm-wim! (;,rnl'ace, firt 1a.1l.ly, stiffened Cold Amcri.anLe'crW.itch,C7i.ii:--(i'j yr.irs. It is fully equal to any watt. It sold fir v by others. c find :im yr.irt. It is fully equal toany fint-ilass StitrencJ Guld Ca?e much 1 IvJi more satUf ictorv- and servkealle than any Solid CJolJ Case that can bescldat li- lhan double the moncv. r.s chean V.iJ casts are inv.iri.tbly tbi-i, we.ilc,$f: Stl'ol low iuaL!ty, and worthless after jjjl lf short use Our SWnlcllo i.tani j3W !Spjl numerous important patented Im-iM luTS 'Jw.'s-v .which Iwe c'mrubexciuiiv t5luuyc(:i.iU(ir accuracy, appearance, dura- ?7 ronil Wntchis especially constructed fori, the mostcxactinz use. ar.d is thelirot Rail-1 road Watrh made, Open F;.cc or Hunting. jfHJ All tliesc prices are either all cash cr in clubs, bi.uu tt wceK. An AJ.it tr,ic , , reps lumlMr gictafrt wits tath n.i(r. TfieKeyslone Watch Club Go Mala OOctlnCo'i Own BttlhSino 904 WAtnUT ST. PHIUDA. PA. Agents Wanted. Aliv Wntrh Insulitor. I.flfl m 1 ;?j5f 1 A rfsetprolecllon mlDii intnctlm.3 &l FttanyWatth. Sit lit mall n-clt ttrlcc. C3" " ftft ""t Cmmmrrtlat AgtneyfX TI LWEBY LUJjii o tarvvrv it. t. I'ARKnu jos. ri:cscoTr. i VARWFR $ V KM SCOTT IJAKr.it Citv, - - Ori:c Dealers in all kinds of W u r n i t u r DEDKOOM SUITER PAULOH SUITES, PATEN 1' IlOt -KERS ROOK CASES, CENTER T ABLES, lMC'IURE FRAME, MOULDING, CRAIitS, SPIUNG .iJATTIiESSES, WO OIi M A'rxItESsES, - - I'AliNil.MTb.V: riuruKlfl-3. orrTT r ic nn t au'h T?iir P. i 'w j in:mc '1 i It I I l , VI 1 I 1 P.M .1 XL ia iiiu must uuiiijiivnu miiujv Ui I fui-iiture ever disnlavcd in Biker' ti :r. i. . 1 t 1. r City. Civeusaeall. PARKER & PItES.'lOTT, Laker Citv. Or. JO UN IVSS' -maker and Jeweler, CANYOH CITY, Crecr.. Keeps for sale Watches, Cloels and Jewelry, and docs i.ll kinds of Repairing. S.1 :c. . "A. ctut cloth j 7'u iuul :.:mi u you vi:: all thj aj- f it y ' r.v....t.4u; nplin:: to :;'- . I!;, J-..c., ilcp. cat, 1 c.t, x orl:, i'j :o -..i:rcii or rlz at h.:. c. .vr..I ;.i v. -In;.: : ltv-s styh'si . r.il : .1 it io . ."List ;u.-o out wh.if i : ror,v.'o toiluii!: tl;.-.jo thirf.-a C0f"irnfTiP' .'. aJ yoi: cr..t i.vikc?:- l-.n-Mtr.:at.; ..1 tho v.iUm c: tlto BUYI3KS' GU1DU. wliic i v31 bo Hont upon roceipt of 10 cutu 1j p:iy t)oatr.(;e, MON'TGOMllRVWARD & CO. U1-H4. Ilichlyau Avonuo, ChitiKj, I1L T Jf'-wr.'.Tftirrsmul J'ttr::i f'.lt In littsir- t.i:t tht II.) ll or HjlerniURyntni y'.f tiM li.: Vi'h.lr; . ml J"im .- C.II'IC ns r.'l !:n!ir-:s'i- iin-.i w 1 T-i iiiMitra i h alal-: !i!rt:."".rm 11 : 1 : r " It i-cl nl.a or sa r .1 . l y ii in 'i it;u 1 ir !i f i mi !! " cai"t''ii hh l..-a.-ii.ir lri'nb vi 1 ii"a li'-i.i.ii'.-.a 1 lafrtr.nr ' i'l nr uptnr t':n" t,.:t'i,n,-ilfnrl'io ' r.!i 1 1 1 n-ii r 'I.r.-i l w".: a h 'i'it i,: 1 1I5. 1'irti"! ti.;-i; i'oA.liT r!i mil ro-'i i.i L!r tSRi Its t'.l rm'n liri.;crtv c i i-t c.f 1 i car'o cf l.i. Ono ttis .i i!itlo.'t!:o"Ariil ti !1; 11:111 r ' hrjuil of B wla or a!jrati: iniic-l Trith Miiir miU iqua'.i OLIi T. or EvuiiY IV 1- .7-' I I v Packed in Card Board Boxes. Always keeps Soft. THE ED WALTON IS THK 1'I.ACK TO (ii) W1ILN Bulii, Share Now is tt.e Time to n rp ( T T r T W tlO I b 1 U For IKS.), and seeiiru a full C!)6apst Iliilnlefi Ispiiss in llo . WorlcJ. ir The mass of infui iiiation it cout tins e .vcis tin- enlire I'aciiic Northwest completely, ami dtals with ;tli subjects of interest to those j .seeking informa'ion of this region. For thx c irrent year 'I he W est Shore will surpass in excellence the volume just cIoc-d. and will be a I complete exponent of the lesources of, an n latc ful c!.n-nic!er of alJ i new enterprises of importance in, "w 'V,. !, V ,V 1' r ',' 1 ! , 1: the limits Ot Oregon, Washington, Atollt.ir.a. I.l-i!.0, Lllll-I) toniinuin I n'"1 A'aska, toother wi'li a muititu-le of .s-iju ni engravings of s -entry j ' TWELVE it fit .1 ! All elegant eiiiiiMviti'Ts. in colors ; o f ' ' ' ' , ea. h muni i r. These snppleni' ills scnt some object of general interest or some feature ot the Aiagnih cent .Scenery of the West, and wi'l alone be worth the price of the magazine. You can not do without Ttie West year; ."0 efs. extra for postage if sjnt 01 i , ii : r . 1.. oiitius, :iic.i;u ui v.iitiit'.i. oiuyju L. SAMUEL, Publisher, PORTLAND OR. Money Made Twice. Jinks- You seem very happy about something? 3 i:jks l sun. Iiirfrat initio I I 1- . .1 I am. '. yt't. In for a million this time, sure: i ou know the t-iyar end elij'trcrs tiiey have in tobacco stores'; A customer luys a ci gar, touches it to the clipper unci the? cud is cut oil' ;11 ready for smoking. Well, Iv'e just found out that those cinir tips i !Ue gathered up by the, propne- tor and sold, some bir stores adding 300 a year to their in- i e(,me by the operation. GreaL ' A1, i1 iMLJv tor Moth mo 4 s I v ' und make money on loth. T I 1 f 'nn'" " 1,1,1 that isn't your . mvent.on. inks bit mine is the same soil, only better. It's fix cd so that when the cu.-tonier totsclic.. hi.; eiifnr to the clitmer ' it'll bite a couplo of inches ; befoi-.' he e:!i say .Juek son. nobin Absolutely Pure. Tien 1 sv. r .iri-'-s A u: r i-l "f 'iiri- tv. '! n.'h Hiil t hiiNotiMH' Mr' ifm.ni" ira! ila-i tho n!i: ary l.i-:.i-', a?iil cniiiiot Vc kohl in i-i!it" I'.ti uilh th: unlit lUiIi! (if liv to'. lnnt wuiul.t, alum r lAiwjih-ilu Si 11 ii. il-. in rnif. liinal liki-i I'nwuer Co., Kxi WI! St . V .nn ?ia::ic fonr f ""jpo-jr l;ila of ilio bi si ItUi.i" !'o-U,r,PtT-J:!d twenty ti'ucj itu co-.t. ! iil'!! Ik-Idj; hi:: Iihraui. r.l'irMsii itil.M-.i :i-.t c 'ti lain siy llij .r: U!.4 M!bst.:liri 3. Mil ii ..a ai:t.i, ti-i ru slLa ctr., vt i t.h-h :n 1I- Y Lv 171111a : nl rarmi '":"jt h."Mui'.- inly th "Arm 1 .... s.ft ilani'mr" Itsii.I lor it ilk l ass li-xcct anil tli-sa. Cu-n.w. B.-C ihat r. ty jmu-.'hI jwekneo of Mrm an i Hammer liriiiil" ("tnaiiiH fuJl 10 l inn' -s ii' t. ami tn.i 5. jmllllil I'.l tSR'-H fu I 1 .'()'!.' s ni t. 8 n'a or f Irrst- 11-11 .sp.-ci-CvJ 0:1 t.u-lj luiTLagc. r.vciv vr.n. .2? ti her j&kop V I V. .1! A ! KlsT-CLAfS- or lluir-cul! ' i 1QOQ e Hnb.icribe lor the T! Ti X A r A r7 T TV I 1 t V A ,j A A I IN ii, vo!u:iu of inmilu'is. It is the tho entlro r;:on ombr-u-ed within a. j. itJjijju 'iJj,i u. a or t'nK will bi;-e:t'd, one with . are 1 1 .'!'' w-' es in se, and repro- Shore tor 1 660. O ill $250 beyond ilia limits of the United ot ..,. .1.1.1..,.. vjijjiir, i;ia. tvuwi c-.-s r (T ROYAL "oSi'iS ABSENT-MINDEDNESS. Some Curious Instances of it Told by a Pittsburg Journalist. Absent-mindedness is a very common aiilietion, observes a writer in the I'ittsburo- Dis patch'. I know a very wise old clergyman who was absent- minded whenever he stowed a large bunch of keys which lie always carried. Directly he put them into Ins trousers pocket he toriot where they were. Jle d have some occasion for them and then there always came a search of more or less nor. His children and wife would be called in to help in the hunt. At the beginning somebody would always say: uAre vou sure, papa, thai you, haven't them in your trousers' pocket f whercupc.u the ohl gentleman would become vcay indicruuut at tiie insinuation, and respond: "Of course not," but as sure :ts fate, after examining every nook and corner all over the house, the koys would turn up in that p'.eket as usual. There are lots of jxople who wear spectacles and spend hours e very day hunting lor them, when they are securely resting on their no-es. Doubtless you have :i moth or a oranciinother who lias this peculiar species of absent-mi tided ness. At this very moment a gen tleman looking over my shoul- t el Is me that a lew days airo he cMiiC to town for the partic ul.ir purpose of m u'iing a very linpoitant letter. He didn't I 1 M w.sn to run any risk ol having it lay lor a day in the postofliee 11 toe Miburhan borough, where he resides. Jle came to Pitts burgh about fifteen miles went straight to the postoliice, bought six btamps, which he re membered he was in need of, a. id returned to his home with the imnortivnt letter rusting se curely in is breast pocket. A slory used to be told many years ago of a merchant who was peculiarly subject to fits of ab.-eut-miudedness. Once he was writing a letter, and thought' absent-mindedly, that he hail forgotton his correspond ent's lirst name. Turning to one of his clerks, he faid: 'What's John Jackson's Jirot name MM Flic clerk accustomed to his employer's peculiarity, repl'cd: "John sir.'' The merchant wrote the let tor, put it in an envelope and was again at a loss. To the same clerk he said: "Excuse me, Charles, I've forgotten John Jack: on's last name." J in t a better s:o:y than the above is told of a geiiteman of Pittsburgh who was met by a n-iend one morning revently hurrying hack from the depot to'.yard his home. "What's tho matter?" the friend asked. "Oh i've left my watch -der my pillow and I'm going to get it." 'You'll mis.; the tiain." "Oh, no,' was tho abseni ininded man's reply. "See I'vt? got. four minutes yet." and he juilied out his watch to 1 11 force tho statement. And he didn't realize for several seconds what it was that made his friend l.i ugh so heartily. And now a cure for red no ses is going the rounds. The lufr' used looks like red Jersey uiuti. It is apjJied in a damp .-late and is worked with the lin gers into a putty-like stale, and the:, the nose is eoveied with it when the owner of the organ re tires for the night. He plasters it clown on his nose and in the morning the moisture is evapo-, rated fl'OIll the ti'lttV like i'Til.li 1 sllMl llt1" ulL p.in-HLl Uiil- cation, which peels off in hard cackea leaving a retl nose as white as a lily. All the alec-! holic substance ihat have I .ten j less fatigue and bear their Lur storcd in the nose are drawn dens easier. George Catliu on out by a singic? application. along journey when about to .-.&.. give up from exhaustion, was A new steamboat, to be nam- told by the Indians to walk as ed the Mount Taeoma. which is il.nr did nnd bo fan ml lum.olF to run between Tai-i.ma and Whatcom, W. T., was coni: tid ed for lately. A Bibical Discussion. The following discussion took place between a husband and wife the other night, resulting in the retreat of the liege lord of tho domicile. Wife -The Bible says much . in favor of women. John. I thought that the Israelites kept their women in the background, but if they did, the Bible, which is their history, doesn't. Husband Humph! The Is raelites did well by keeping iheir women in the background that's where women should be. Wife - But still the Bible says that Husband- -(), I know there are a few women mentioned in the Bible there was Je.ebel, she was a woman. Wife -Yes; ami there was Aliah; he was a man. iVnd there was - Husband -It is no use talk ing, .Mary. The Bible is a his tory of men. Women are men tioned only incident! y us ihey had influence on the actions of men. The book says litllu about women compared to what it does about men ! AVifc (musingly) You may be right, John, now I come to think of it. There is one thing at any rate, it says about men that it does not say about wo men. Husband (smilinglyj-I thought you would come to your senses, .Marv. What is it the book says about men that it dues not say about women? Wife (placidly) It says ali men arc liars. Then the husband arose and put on his hat and went out to sec -what kind of a night it was. He W:ntsd to Af.cloji2C. "Can I speak to you a mo ment?" lie s.i:d softly, as lie called the clref clerk in the postoliice to the window the oth er day. "Certainly." "Thanks." I didn't know but you were busy. Two months ago I came here and asked for a letter. Jicnicmber tt?M "I do not.'' "Probably not. As you are always busy I didn't get any. I gavuMt as my opinion that some of you had sto'eu it. Kemem bor?" 'No." "Probably not, as I am of no great consequence. I now de sire to ask your pardon. Wiil you forgive :nef "( )f course." "Thanks. I believed yuu would. You see, I expected a letter from my aunt. None came. She couldn't one. Shu was dead. See? ThereforcS I take it I was how could I get one? back. I apologi.e romr. Shake.' "Thai's all right." "Thanks. I'll never do it again. This is an. honest post oliice. I was wrong. Good-by."- Detroit Free Press. A case brought in the inter est of some of the settlers of Or egon has been decided by the conimi-'siouer of the general land ollice. Heretofore the de partmont has required a new proof in cases, where claimants have made proof at a day oth-' er than that indicated in the no tice of publication, or when ta ken before an ollicer other than that named in the notice. The practice now will he to receive the proof and submit the entry to the board of equitable adju dication, where, if there are no other irregularities, the entry W'H be approved and reconi- mended for a patent. Indians turn their toes in tc- cause thev can walk thus with lieved by doing so and able to l.i ep up with the best walkers u the troop. Salem Journal. til