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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1889)
1 I ST. LOCAL BREVITIES. Fitiginnt flowers filling tho free air full of pleasant perfume. For the .latest summer styles go to J. Durkheimer it Co's. Assessor Timms entered upon the diseharao of Ins duties last week. Nightwatehman Todhunter has iwcn iam uj) nursing a case of IMUllip. The country is becoming ajrain very diy, and pmyers for rain are now in order. Administrator Ilorsloy brought the estate cf lironkee into town la&t week for safe keeping. New goods arriving daily at J. Durkheimer tfc Co's, Pnihic City and Canyon City. What maketh light the counte nance and heavv the nurse will ha plentiful when all Grant county's i - wool is marketed. At the adjourned teini of coin-niissionai-s' court, bills to the amoui.t f $G05.32 were allowed and warrants ordered drawn for the same. James A. Orchard of The Dallco will preach in the John Day Grange hall .Sunday evening at 3 o'clock. Jle preaches the second advent of the Lord. The Nir.vs should publish the do ings of each villiage and hamlet in Grant county. fiend us the news, as every psut of our county likes to see what the other pints are doing. Jakey Simons no longer holds the n ins of Government over the IT. .S. mail wagen, but presides with dignity and grace over the destiny of llujrh Smith's drinkimr palucc. Growlers and chronic complain ants are found in every community. It is a3 natural for some men to complain, as it is for the wind to blow on Bald mountain, and the cause is often of no more conse quence, E. P. Lovejoy has leased and is fitting up the "American Hotel" at John Da'. Jle will soon have the house open for the reception of gueits, at which time he will make it known through the columns of the Nkws. Finnic Middleton has assumed editorial char-re of the Union Be publican, since Bcv. Bro. Irwin re signed. A newspaper oliice is no place for a preacher anyhow, and it is well for Bro. Irwin that he get out of one as soon as he has. The present is a good time to ex amine stovepipes and tighten all jnhsts vhiHi may have been .shaken loose by tho wind. Hoofs will soon Ik, dry enough to take fire from de fective flues' and a little precaution now may save valuable property. One or two litigants who were in doubt as to whether or not coui t would convene on April Sth came into town to be in readiness, but were convinced that the declaration that we should have no court was fcoo true. Call again in .September. Many will remember Dr. U. E. Giookshank, who came to Burns some six or seven years a-o and Htnited a drug store the first one in Burns and practiced medicine in that place. The same man was found dead in a hotel at Bedding, On!., on March 21. In the probate court recently M. J.). Clifford was appointed executor of the last will ami testament of Mrx. Lucinda Bilge, deceased. Mi's. Jennie K. Lock wood was ap pointed guardian of Clyde A Nunes, and F. P. Norsly was appointed administrator of the estate of John lironkee deceased. The total amount of delinquent taxes for the year liS8 amounted to 70, IQH.32; collected and remit ted by the sheriir $5(J,r)0y.23; amount remaining delinquent 10, G03.0:). The sheriir was ordered to immediately collect the same by levy and sale if the money was not forthcoming. We are iufoimed that Mr. Byr mn has thown about two hundred cords of wood in the creek, but the present stage of water is so low that there is no show for it to oome down this far. It looks in deed as if it would take all the wa ter north of Sacramento to move a eoitl of wood this year, unless the weather turns suddenly hot and takes what little snow there is on the mountains off with a rush. "We occasionally hear a "kick" because the stage leaves Baker about twenty minutes before the train arrives from Portland each day, and comes out on the road alKjut twenty miles and camps at the station for the night In con sequence thereof the mail and freight and passengers enroute to this part of God's vineyard have to stop in Baker marly 21 hours to await the next stage. Why is it thus? Persons in this iilahe, if it is only Grant county, are often anx ious to receive their mail from be low, and passengers who have no business to transact at Baker would be pleased to reach their destination. "Will somebody please think of these things, or had the 0. It. it N. Co. bettor bo induced to change their time card and make it conform to stage time! Pienty of freight is coming over the road from Laker. Lawyer Dustin will soon he a resident of Harney. The last quarter of our public school commenced Monday. Diphtheria has appeared among j the members of a family near Ha ll er City. Go to Durkheimer it Co. for lir- gams in the latest styles of dress goods Jt tno law dow not condemn j Pete .Sullivan to the gallows then j Three hundrod miles an hour we shall lose all confidence in the : is the proposed speed of the elcc law. j trie postal railroad of the future. The no-rent who would train un a i It is reno:lod from Rush val- clnnl m the way he should go, must go in the way he would train up his child. The latest news from Judfe L. B. Ison, now in San Francisco, is to the efi'ect that he is steadily im proving and his physicians are hope ful of a permanent recovery. The "samoan difficulty" came .. . . near nemg settled recently wnen a storm destroyed the entire Ameri can and German fleets ulxmt the is lands. Over lifty American sailors wore drowned and three vessels lost. Workingmen in a gravel lied on the Western Railway of Ala bama recently came upon the skeleton of what they think was an Indian princess. On it were found a silver cornet, buckles tied together with a silk ribbon, and a peculiar knife with a sa bre blade. Our city was visited during the week by the following com mcrcial gentlemen: Mr. Xew nan representing Smith .t X w nan's tailoring house; Mr. Hoilo wav representing a San Francis co harness manufactory, and Mr. Davis, traveling for a Portland handware house. A Wcbfoot farmer recently bought some Angora goats and as the proper thing was to provide shelter for the animals he built a shed for them. The next morn ing he went out to the lot, but not a goat was to bo soon. After looking about he finally discov cd the whole band on the roof of the shed, contentedly chewing their cuds. lie has come to the conclusion that the Angora goat doesn't know how to appreciate a good thing. Sullivan who killed Bronkee was remanded to the custody of the sheriii' without bail. That was the deoiee of Judge Rulison at the con clusion of the preliminary examin ation. Sullivan refused to make a statement, and then giew ltf.ister ous because he claimed he "could not get justice. Jle cannot get justice here because the people a,-e too law-abiding to give the fiend justice viz: A noose around Ins neck. In point of humanity, Pat Mediums is a saint computed with Sullivan. Xow it appears that Grant county is to have a special term of court after all. Judge Fee has announced his intention to hold a short session commencing the firat day of May. Only a few cases will be tried and no grand jury will be drawn at that time, leaving the bulk of busi ness for the regular September term. We gleam our informa tion from outside sources, howev er, and we are uninformed as to whether or not the attorneys have decided upon the cases to be tried at a special term. A slick chap calling himself Jus. ! P. McPhearson, was arrrested in Caldwell last Monday for obtaining j money under false pretense. Jle worked the secret society act pivtty ' successfully on several prominent H .1 AM T II L 1 .iu.-o:is aim uuu eeuows up mere and borrowed a few shekels from Rev. I Scone under the guie of a Presbyterian preacher. He is said to l.e an artist in paiticuiar line, and as he was only given tm days in the jug, the Tribune luhises us to look out for him. Reveille. Bet a quarter that is the .same fel low who was here not long since and gave his name as (!. W. Cox. Jle was given the alternative of leaving tho precinct or paying a fine of 540 for stealing a cabbage. A large sized suspicion exist; in the mind; of many persons herea louts that the murderer Sullivan is the slayer of James ISright of J lar ney valley. Sullivan was woiking for Mr. Motley last spring and we understand he quit a few days be fore ISright was killed, and disap peared for a time in the mountain?. He afterward came to this vicinity, 1 i. uu t,w wt.to and it is a remarkable fact that he . . , i , never came to town unless he earn- ed a Winchester rifle. Whether , , , i ...... i. , ' ing representing me summit or net he slew Bndit we know lie.,,? 1 , , tt . , , murdered JJronkee, and it is a plausible story that while wintering at Bronkce's cabin he and the latter grew confidential as bachelors will, and in an unguarded moment he divulged a chapter rf the history of his past life, which he would rather not have hud known. The fact is evident tint himself and Bronkee had quarreled when he was inform- ! ed that he could not make that his home any longer, and for fear that hi secret would become known he must make way with the one to whom it was confided. This he docs by murderiug Bronkee on that fat.il morning before he had awak ened from his slumber. Xow onions and other "garden sass." ,nt i j . i nere are omv seventy misu- T.i i' :: neis in tiie -iiuinu peiiueiiwiuy. Horn, in John Dav, April 9. 1839, to the v.-ifc of Geo. W. Dart, a son. Building, lots for weekly in stallments of 40 cents arc adver tised in Pittsburg, Perm. Boston wool market is un changed. California wool is 4 1 ...... ley. Utah, that a mine of natural shoe blacking has been discovcr- ! ed on a farm near there. -Mneiv- foiir pounds of smug- glud opium were recently sold at Port Townscnd by the United Slates marshal for $1200. Benton is a very moral, virtu ous county. The late grand jury found only one indictment, and that was for a trilling offense. Women, it is said, live longer than men. This conies of their keeping their age a secret. Death doesn't know when to call for them. Are our people going to cele brate the one himdioth anniver sary of Washington's inaugura tion? This occurs on the ?Qih of April. Winnebago county Iowa, comes to the front with a curiosity in lh-j fo:m of a calf with eight legs that appear to be hitched on in discriminately. The legislature of North Caro lina is about to pass a Confeder ate pension bill, which levies a special iax of 4 cents on every 100 of property. Those v.'ho have pre-emption and limber-culture rights had better use them as soon as possi ble. Congress will repeal Loth acts in the near future. A small piece of Limburger cheese carried about one's person will drive :iw:iy the disagreeble odorof tobacco smoke, so offen sive to delicate nostrils. A recent writer says that those nations which arc given to the cultivation of vocal music are strong and vigorous, with broad, expansive chests. Tomcats, for instance. dice Ging convicted of com plicity in the murder of Lee Yick in the Chinese theatre at Port land in November, 1SS7, was sentenced by Judge Stearns to be hanged May 17th. Lake county has paid out since last Octobe r for bounties on scalps, !k2,-ii)0.-K), as follows: For coyotes, $ 1.000; v.iidcats. .'rS10.o0, cougars, $100: K-ar-flO; wolf, MO; rabbits, .f -lO'.'.UO. A man namtd Lasater became crazy on religion at Jackson, Mo., last month and compelled his wife to strangle their 11-months-old babe saying it would be res urrected. He is under arrest. An exchange says the people of Florida did not know how to send in the clectorial vote of that j state, so a mcssen .or boy had to be sent from Washington to in- form them and bring the returns. Canada shipped lo this conn-, try last yeur more than ghtecn thousand horses and three huTfc dretl thousand sheep. A thriv ing trade is conducted along the border in transfers of live stock. Tho sheepman will get a good price for his wool this season, ac cording to Eastern market re ports. Keep yourself informed on prices, and allow no buyer to gel your clip for one single cent less than it is actually worth. At the last term of circuit court the jurors, both of the regu lar panel and special venire, were representative men of our county, and men of understand ing. It is to bo hoped that the county will bo so fortunate in the possession of its juries at the Sep tember term. The office of register of the new hind office established last winter at Drewsey. has been ten dered to J. B. Huntington of Ba ker Citv. it. J. Slater, of Pen tllolon, was nominated for the po sition some months ago by Presi dent Cleveland, but the senate refused to confirm him. Vol. 1, No. 1, of the '"Great Divide," a monthly journal pub- .. , , -iv,,,,.,,,. i i:.w. .... ' , " Yf ' i ' , desk. It is a model specimen of . ,. ... . , , J"1""'11"' 1 . " ' ... of this rocky barrier between the great oceans. No expense has boon spared in securing original articles and in preparing illustra tions. Died, at his home in John Day, Momlay night, April S, 18S'.1, of cancer, Mr. A. K. Mc Cullum, a pioneer resilient of (irant county, aged 81 years. His wife and five daughters and ! one son survive him, and they ', with his many friends will chcr- ish the memory of his well spent life. The funeral occurred ves-I tenia v from the M. E. church, ! conducted by the members of . Hobah Lodge I. 0. 0. F. A one-eyed Mexican is the sherfl' of Los Angeles county, Cal. Cal. " ! ti,a nmv no,., i ,..:n i i " j j.im ui w iu 1 of Pnrf flrnlinr.! .... If 1 "6 " Crop prospects m iSastern Ore gon were never better as this sea- son of the year. Supposed criminals are sum marily dealt with in Oklahoma. A man suspected of horse-stealing lias already been hung. " Keen prospecting. To the - . . , " t . - , 1.UI.UW1 i-i oi.-uniiB uL-iuug , all the rich muis, and thereby : nun I ikim acquired ; great wealth. -.. . An JMighsh weekly observes 1.1 i i 1 . ! .- It i mat mere is a nerce rivalry between the states of St. Louis and Chicago as to which has the tallest Governor." Cash advances made on wool for consignment to Christy & Wise, San Francisco. Collin, & McFailand, A;ta. it. Arhn' ton, Or ington, Ur auk president was ut and pay a check A Denver ban! forced to fill out and pay of 421,000 by a bold, bad man on the 2Ulh. A six shooter and a dynamite shell were too convinc ing. The United Stales Fish Com mission has expended $150,000 during the past year on this coast in constructing hacheries, collecting eggs for distribution, etc. C. A. J lines took laimhing yas in a dentists office in Jjos Angeles a week tv'o. The wis rendered him t-mporatiiy insane. He was raving li!;e a maniac, but u erine. slowly recov- The conservative press of the Citv of Mexico is attacking Pres ident Harrison ami .Secretary Hlaine, claiming that they-are ambitious to have the United S.al.rs possess Mexico. Tn a case at law in Illinois the other day .it was shown that a woman whipped her boy so that he was in bod for throe weeks because he could not commit fif ty Hihle versos to memory in one week. Persons wishing to improve their memories or strengthen their power of attention should send to Prof. Loisettc, 2.'57 Fifth Ave. N. Y., for his prospectus post free, as advertised in anoth er column. The rabbit pest is again mak ing headway in Australia. The moans taken lo eradicate it have proven insufficient. We suggest to the Australian government the advisability of importing into the raid it country a few dozen hun gry Piute Indians. A Toronto Sunday school teach er has doped with one of his pu pils, loaing a wife and family behind, and there will be the us ual number of people lo use this j occurrence as an argument, against religion, when it is, in fact, an argument against hypoc risy. Mrs. C. S. Lock wood is agent for Speira' Steam Cooker, Shepard's Stove Pipe Shelves, P,rew.ster's Safetv Pcin Holder, and the Favor ite Muting Iron. These ai tides are of inestimable woi th to evt ry housekeeper, and the rein holder ! cannot well he rlimn'ti.m-d with bv those who ride in carnages. 2 If Our Chinese residents made the usual offering of roast pig and duck to the bones of their dead countrymen in the cemetery last week. They might do bettor and make an application of good things to the hones of the living, and the mission of their priests would come nearer being fulfill ed. If your father, mother, sister, brother, swectheait, fellow, or any lody eise comes to town or goes away, don't be afraid cf mentioning it to the News man; or if you know of any deaths, biith.s, marria ges, et-., please hand 'em in. We're just living to ct hold of all such matters or any other local happen ings. It is needless to state that, times are very dull and quiet. There seems lo be no money in the country; it has all been paid out for taxes to enable the legis lature to build yagon roads, buy stamps for the use of its members and pay ah army of lady clerks to flirt with the dudes and "handsome representatives." liichard Honks, qf Sandcrson vi I Iv, (Ja., went homo, and when his wife told him there was no meal in the house ho struck her three heavv blows on the head ! with a hickory stick and thus killed her. He was not a spirit ualist, a greenback man, a refor mer, a temperance advocate or any of them horrid things, but was just a plain, good citizen. Ex. Oregon and California papers arc requested to copy the follow ing: James Hansen, aged 40 years, and a native of Scandina vian, died at Granite, (irant coun- tv. Oregon, on March 22, 1880, of pneumonia. His illnesswas of sho't duration, but he was kindly cared for by the miners, If his" relatives should read this can learn further particulars bv 1 addressing L. N. Ford, of Gran-1 ite. I Barking up the Wrong Tree. I M. Dustin who went out with i?....i. at..ij .. i ir r:lllk Melican on the Harney - ; tn i rrtlfi,. -n ,,, t n ,'i ( i '-l",ol- -UUIl'l.13 U ill HOI IlIHl Harney a land flowing with milk and lionov ami :;boujidinir in tropical fruits ns he fondly anti . emriieu. He stopped over night V-' inngS'n lT'v f" U u mioi nib us that J ucsdav mu......B , ouuge was up ai ixau jiasu lour wnen li was scarce- iv ngn:, and irank iiau to gel up I 1 -I I. .. i 1 t .. 1 . .1- l ... 1- ; t.!'i.i Vb..n uv.r.i i,.. .iwiiwl 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iii iniiK :inir ms about that hour to look after i v.--. tiiw lilv "aill i :e saw j;u?ii:i on t he river bank , looking intently up a small birch : tree, cxan.i ung closely the fo- j liag(, juul irnilchcs ut- llie trt.e I r tit. , :m'- "What was the matter, i when the Judge informed him 1 that he was "lo:-king for pos Thinking he would have sums. lo nam a candidate for the ay Inin bad: to town be questioned the Judge still further, and was informed that ho had Icon led to believe from leading tho Rums i i candidate for the Jicr.Ud that Jlarnev eouruv was j a land where grew and flourished ! all manner of tropical fruits, and j as he was then near tho borders ot that land he thought he would rise early and see if he could not uce a possum i ciorc hrcal: last. lie said "that tree looked as if it might be loaded with pawpaws, 1 1... I P. anu nc Knew irom experience that where pawpatvs grew there he would always find possums." Mclican argued tho cahc with him until it became light enough to see wnat sort of a tree it was. Then Dustin laughed athisfuily, they both took a drink of soda water and went lo breakfast. subfiMucntlv .Mr. Dustin went Jo ;ums with J)hn Wash. Nothing will trip the light fan tastic with more case than a loose pdank in she sidewalk. Clean your back yards and thereby prevent sickness. Be sides "dcanlini ss is next lo god liness." The Can von City barber will vote and be t with the republican ! party hereafter, cr at least will j bet with them. As the result r.f i an election wager he is fulfilling I a v ftttir vp.si'' contract of shaving C. Se twiev a week free of Lexington Budget: Spring is cum; hear the gentle bu;::-:!ys bum; the little boh squirrid is out of its mound, the green grow ing grass eoveroih the ground, ami farmers and stockmen in smiles abound but the night hlooming bed-bug will soon bo around. The asylum at Salem is fast filling with insane, and from all imaginary causes. A new arival is Jesse Jarrci-j one of tho wild est maniacs over brought to hie Oregon insane asvium for trcat- , i , ihihi i land last night, says the Journal, "tJnd has 'given mc strcnlh, I iiunt u-Itii m it t 'itt I nit fritii I'ffcrt- . .. iitfcii,vi itf iiimii i wm vanquish mv i vampuM! my enemies, t These are his word 'V : cries out in a loud vt aye. lie at- j tempts to make his atterauccs trood His insanity is the result of spiritual excitement, he hav- : ing altcndt d many n.e. tings ofi tne spnritual society at Portland. The idea took complete puss- ssion of him and ho tlnnl.s he is a me dium and has power to do all things. In his mad frenzy he froths and raves, making it nec essary to be bound hand and foot. Progress, it is very important in this aue of vast material progress that a rem edy be pleasing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken, acceptable t- the stomach and healthy in its na ture and etlejts. Ptjr.se.-;.-ing these qualities. Syrup of Figs is the one perfect laxative and most gentle di uretic, known. Fi'li SALE Oil THAI)!. A sfaliion, dink ir'n irroy, q years old (stc-ek Morgan and Syd ney, with a little Nornu n). Can show A No. 1 colts. Kind dispr sition. Broke to work and ride. Price $2i0. The borso can be found at the Sniiituit house 18 miles south of Canyon City on the Harney load. 3tf M. M. A DAM- ox. Consumption Surely Cured. To the bono:'. Please infoim your raiders lhat I have a positive remedy for tlio above named di sease. By its timely use thous ands of hopeless cases have been permanently euiol. 1 shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy free to any of your read ers who have consumption it they will send me their express and poslofiieead liess. Respectfully. T. A. SLOCUM. M.C., 181 Pearl St., Now York. CITY 1I0TKL MAIN STIIKKT Canyon City, Orkgon, GROT it $ THOMPSON Proprietors. Traveling men will find this a pleasant and desirable place at whieh to stop. Give us a CuD WASHINGTON LETTER. Washingto.v, Atiril 4th, 5S9 The important diplomatic ap pointments wore connileted and the wild and wooly West came in victorious at Inst. It annoar : ii - ed that New Vork confidently : concluded to distribute the main . 0 i,CCS J!,uo;,-J:.iKr v;inrol,S S?1"" : ois, ana put tnc rest of positions i on me sneu u.r ramy iiay j ne pouucians regarded me ap ptantment ot senator Jvarts to a1 T-.1-1 " 1? , ; il r. ki., ti,t ; i. in. .ti(r en miccwwi ne nnrrsim Hll 1 v 1C OLIII I'illUlDMU Llllll 11 J 1 had asked for t. it m ..ht bavt.- ncen givi mi mm. 1 no same peo- pic had hxed uro'i William a Iter- r In Jos for a hrst-cJass mission, ami that he did not get it is not Willie'e fault. Tho t: lit h is that the pivrident knows that W ally is not so vitally mi nortant a factor in American politics as ho himself has fondly imagined The selection of Robert T. Lin coin for the ICnglish mission regarded in Washington as ;uj ; excellent choice, though thenom- j ination is a great surprise. In tho first place it was not suppos- ed that Mr. Lincoln wanted the ! appointment, and in the second ; place, ho was not classed among : the Americans rich enough to al- ' ford the honor of spending vast I . . .- l I' l , Minis ycartv noiii private itmus to f-upport such a brilliant social ! po.-ition. Kxactiy what sort of ; Minister he will make should ' not 1c hard to determine in the , hunt of his record as secretary of ! War. In that position he firmly I resisted every every effort of the I regular Armv officers to plunge j their ! lurth inns mlo t tic treasury any r than their ehar.vs. No oilier secretary m the last score of years has attempted to do that. Jlealso evinced a cairn disregard for the cheap clamor oi small tactions. J ne appoint ment thus appears satisfactory. However Mr. Lincoln's ap pointment mav strike the Irish interested in the cause of Home Rule and it would appear thai it should implies them favorably it goes without saving that the selection will be j opular in the i ,urili neighborhoods, where new HOU '.v ed ot aim o:d names arc reluctantly parted with. To those people, people who do the voting, the sending of HoLert Lincoln to England re- vivos only generous recollections of the magnificent American lib erator. Abraham Lincoln's son must be a thorough going Amer ican. Murat Halt-toad is one of the dozen American journalists whose names arc known to the people at large. With Mr. lie-id's appoint ment, this nomination completes a strong rcprosentalion of news- ! papers in die diplomatic service. At nreent im i 1 .linns; with i i icrinanv arc tllcine'it but i j.n(m. ul i i icrinanv arc m a l.:;r way to . . ring to nii!if?ire lnnLrmo ....... .... j..mi(.nyi. I)(,uvr distributing sanguinary ink over iar. :.n.:ls of paper, will be right there to joaiously guard our honor!" bv the year, or the num ber of worths. When the Republic was a groat ileal younger she often fler in tho face of the proverb as to choosing young men for action and old nit n for com. si 1. After along time she has done so again in sending Allen Thorndike Kioe to Russia. Mr. Rico is distinctive ly an aggrcs.-ive young man, with a h-nlthtv mind, a line literary training following upon a tingu- Iarly borough education, and an indomitable courage. When he took poscssion of tho Xortii Amer ican Review a few years ago, he was less than twenty-five years of age, and the stock of the maga zine was practically worth less than twenty-five cents. To-day it is tho most fortunate of the high class monthlies. ft was expected that opposi tion lo Mr. Rico's confirmation might bo very strong among dem ocrats who believe him to lie the author of the Arthur Richmond letters, which so scored Bayard and his policy. There being ap parently no proof of the author ship, tho oppo.-ition may, howev er, be futile, as it would of course bo, in I lie end, useless. Patrick Kgan's nomination for MimVter to Chili is regarded as a graceful recognition of the Insh vote, though jul what Mr. Kgan can do for Hume Rule while in Chili is hard to determine, ft is expected thai Patrick Ford will bo the ncnt Irishman appointed to a prominent office. Mr. Wan.i maker has put his 1 large luxurant Philadelphia foot into the soup by attempting to i run the PostoHieo Department in the the same way he conducts j his store, bv consulting only himself as to r.pjiomtments. His selection of a postmaster for Philadelphia in open opposition to Senator Quay will result in the makind of a now slate for Pensylvania, from which both ; ins man ami r-euutor vuav win be carefully omitted. A gold nugget weighing forty pounds and worth $!5,00J is the latest Alaska exhibit. I . . ... . . . . . A bill was introduced m the Indiana legislature to ascertain tne reunion uetweeu iue urutiuu hog and the weather. I RHEUMATISM AND CATARRH CURED. Dr. Parrin Dear Doctor: Af ter using three Lotties of your magnetic oil, I find myself entire ly cured of rheumatism, from which I have suffered for five years. In returning mv thanks as,i heartily endorsing your treat inent for rlreumatism. I feel it nc no more than.niv dutv Most re spectfully. J. T. GEO HUE. Gleneden, W. T. Manh 26, S9. 4 A.V OI'H.V l.ETTEIt. Mr. Editor De O r Si I. nr the past twenty vcary I have been affected with catarrh of a very disagreeable 1 1 araeter. Largo scabs fonued in Win head and came down, and I expector ated a great dial of thick, viscid stuff from my throat. The ca tarrh had :tho ::nc'.ed my hear ing. 1 annlied to L r.. JJanin for relief. They said that my case is 'was an easy one to euro, and now I it i T .i t t n;iu i; ui li i iue iiio.m entirely ol' ' tarrh. They are making wonderful cure?, and I advice the afllictcd to try them. Yours tru- !v, WM. IULVrat. Eugene City, Feb, 12, 'S9. The above named jonlit -man, Mr. Hunter, is an old pioneer, and is veil known throughout r. tho Willamette valley. J lis -.tab n.. nl, coming from a man of ::iidoubtcd integrity, and whose xvracify is a! ove suspicion, must t.o admitted as po.-iJivofv tine, and he can be referred to. Eu gene Guard. Dr. Dan-ins Place of Business. Drs. Darrin can be consulted frev at 235 Fifth street, corner of Main, Portland, Oregon. Oliice hours from 10 to 4 daily; even ings, 7 to 8; Sundays, JO to 12. All curable chronic diseases, loss of manhood, blood taints sphilis Meet. gonorrhecea, stricture :pennatorrho?ea, seminal weak ness or loss of desire of sexual power ih man or woman, catarrh and deafness are confidentially and successfully treated. Cure's of private diseases guaranteed and never published in the pa pers. Circulars sent free. Mest cases can receive home treatment after a visit to tin- doctors' office. Dr. Darrin, s.- successful in treating cross eyes, will be at the (inn's office for a limitt d time, and will devote most of his atten tion to that specialty, as well as diseases peculiar to women, also dub leet and other deformities. -- v- . FROM CATLOW VALLEY. El). Xkws: On the morning of March loth, 188!), T. A. Crump, the stage proprietor requested me lo accompany him out on the roatl to where' he was informed one Jack Dunlap would be to ..i i lit. ' r aiup e,niiiip a;iu uie man u:i arriving at .the place T. A. Crump ot out ot the stage, leaving the same in charge of X. D. Svveilzer and Isaac Winters, who had ac companied us. We had not pro- ceeded over one hundred varda from tiie stage when we discover if i I- i t , ed .jaci: inituap ciouchin'r ne- hind a bunch of sagebrush. T. .v. Crump says: 'iiu are here, are von? Get out of this!" Dun- lap jumped up, rille in hand, and sectng Mr. Crump prepared to deal with him, he staitctl for his cabin, two miles away, and was not harmed. He (Dunlap) has said that he was paid lor watching that road ne that has been traveled for twelve years by the public. This road leads from mv ranch to Ihdwdl and Cttlarviile, Cal. I his is an additional outrage and should rccvive attention tit once. There is and mutt be a law to stop such work. This man Duniap is one of the parlies who has endeavored to swear mv life awav, and then is found wav-Iay crouched in ambush to people as thev travel this road There are four living witnesses to tho above facts. 1). L. 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