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THE GRANT COHUTT NEWS.
Thursday, Dec. o.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mining location notice for finlo nt
tlii oil! co.
Kislit ptiontirs are now confiuod in
Die Umatilla county jail nt Pendleton,
out) on n charge of murder.
lrTTTPrrowWiil-o of Katt Port
VaiuI is iiting hi Jn otluir, nml will
porliajw remain several weeks.
ltcport reaches us of tliii discovery
iprTrtli placer diggings It)' Mr. Harry
Hull, situntod on tlio river lolow Pnii
rie City.
OuaniMiy ling shut offstount nt hi
sawmill mid will spend tlio tiino de
veloping his ijtmrtr. proiwty until
nuxt fiuinuior.
ltottou received n torching last
Thursday. Two aero of fine businww
houws woro destroyed liy tiro, and
the low estimated tit $1,000,000.
Hixrriison Kelly, receiver nt tho
Burn land fillico stopped over night
in tow n Thursday, on his way homo
from Haker City.
Mrs. Dr. llarlwr changed her mind
in regard to wintering in Southern
Oregon, nnd lias joined hor huslmnd
bore, (initit county is good enough.
In mentioning the Thanksgiving
ball, to say that it wan enjoyable ns
usual is sufficient. Upwards of foity
ninnWs woro taken, and all wont
woll.
Sltould fallow cover up thu foothills
lwfore tho ground freezes tho grn.is
wliibh now lms u good start would
tiiitico fino grazing when tho thaw
canto.
A loy and a shot gun collided near
linker City last week with tho usual
n is u It. Funeral largely attended.
J toys and Iirearui3 are a dangerous
coinhiuntion.
Rock from tho now ledge on tho
mountain continues to givo llattering
nsmys. With tho advent of spring
no doubt active dovelopnient work
will commence.
Ufui'jhtors between hero and the
ftaurmd demand 'J J and 3 cents, and
-hey deserve it all. Hauling freight
ii i. i..rfi.. it i..f
uiroiiyii suowiuuui on wiu iiiuuiuuiiih
is far from neiug pleasant.
Kain continues to fall at intervals,
with tho tihual amount of snow high
up. Thu ground throughout tho coun
ty is wet enough already, so that such
a dry season as last may not 1h fear
ed. Tom Smith has his land of horses
at Sun Dance, Wyoming, and intends
wintering them there. Coal fields
have heuu discovered in that vicinity,
and hu expects a ready market in thu
spring.
Physicians, justices, ministers and
others who havo cognizance of thu
facts aio requested to send to this pa
per notice of liiiths, marriages and
deaths occurring in the county. Such
noticus will bo published without
charge.
An entertainment consisting of
singing, recitations and dialogues, will
lo givon this (Thursday) ovening, at
tho tiraugo hall, John Day. Admis
sion twenty-five cents; proceeds for
Sunday school supplies. KveryUxIy
invited
4d Huckoly of Silvios valloy
brtjijait sovoral hundred pounds of
fllioxjbuttor into town last week,
which ho leadily disposed of at forty
cents. Thoro is certainly considerable
money to bo made in the dairy busi
ness in (Smut comity, if engaged in
extensively.
As tho cold winter increases parties
who havo still clung to their old stove
pipos nro keeping their proporty in
still more danger of lire. Heiiiomber
the boat caiuoi thu ttovepipo to ex
pand while tho intense cold weather
causes them to rolapso thus causing
them to come unjointod and many
hounos havo boon burned from this
cauw. Look woll wo say, to your
stovepipe.
Political boos gonurally login to
hu'.. alKHit this time or a little later,
and aspirants for honors next Juno
get their lingers tangled up in the but
tonhole of your coat, lin patient
with them, mid promise them your
suppoit if they doservo it. Uratit
county wanU good and trim men to
fill her olliciw, and wo fuel confident
her intelligent voters will place the
right onus there.
Concerning tho piopojod sho: ills'
convention to bo held in Portland next
week, sheriff Cray informs tho Ni;ws
that tho object of such an organiza
tion is to gut thu sheriffs together and
havo thorn get acquainted and perfect
ing an organization wheruby they will
milder all aid to ouch other that lies
in thuir power in thu capture of crim
inal. Ilel'uving that a man will ren
der more aid to a friend than to a
stranger, they think it will result in
much good in thus looming organiz
ed into n mutual relief association.
Thoro is considerable talk just now
.in relation to who will bo tho next
(joint senator from Morrow, Crant and
' iJIamuy eouiitio. Tho N i:vu boliuvus
4 that tho nomination should Iw givuu
toallarnoy man on one of tho political
tiuketi. .Morrow has an aspirant in
thu field, hut as Cnitit furnished tho
last senator shu will probably not
havo n candidate this year. Harney
county has available material in both
parties, and wo think it only an net
of ooiuUsty ns woll ns juitico to givo
hur a (how for tho next htate senator.
Christians printing neatly done nt
this shop.
It, Uyrnui rotunied Sunday night
from Wyoming.
Circuit court is in session nt Hakor
City, Judge Fco presiding.
Hml Dayvillo, Sunday, Deo. 1,
1SS0, to tho wlfo of Alox Munny, n
Mil.
Idaho Ixm nix hundrod irrigntiou
ditohiM with n total length of IS00
miluB.
Thoro i tlk of digging n cniml lo
twoen tho Columbia and Wiilla Walla
rivers.
llmd Horburgur nml .loll Mulonre
returned Tuawlny ovoning from their
trip to Wyoming.
Stephen Wood of Trout oroak was
over last week after n load of vegeta
bles nnd other supplies.
The county court of Cilliam county
lias raised tho reward for stook thiovos
from ?fi0 to 100.
When you ooino to town come to
the Nkws olllco over the now sido
walk just built by the sherill.
The iileninitt face of John Dovino
vnn seen on our streeU tho other tiny,
llo was on his way towards tho rail
road. H. J. Ivors is mentioned nn the
demoemtic osudidnto for joint reptiv
sontativo from Harney and (J rant
counties. Items.
Hamoy City folks dosiro to build n
church houio, nnd with his usual gen
erosity tho popular sawmill man, Mr.
King oilers to donnto n largo bill of
lumber.
Jifmoi Ovorholt of this city who is
aueiiding tho Hishop Scott academy
at Poitland stands tlio highuit in his
class of any of tho lioys attending that
school.
lluluon hist week got an assay giv
ing upwards of ?38 to tho ton, mostly
gold, from tho cropping of tho "Jus
tice" claim, lie hopes soon to strike
that vein in his tunnel.
Old residents are hopeful of the
signs of the coming winter. They say
it is starting in old-fashioned style,
and expect a great deal of snow and
an abundance of moisture.
J n,stmaRter
N-ilk Hair of
1
Crosap roceivud a new
forty-two stars, a gift
from Jiro. Jack anainakor. In ac
cordance with recommendations the
Hag is to Ik) placed on the postolllco
building.
The' Anaconda mine in Montana
caught lire last week from a candle set
and left burning on a piece of tiinW,
nnd four men lost their lives. Tho
mines wero a perfect network of
timbers and burned rapidly.
Murderers do not fair well in (Smut
county. Two have been hanged with
in the past year. It would not 1 a
Imd idea for Crook to import a few
men f i oin (irant county to sit on
grand juries in tho future. Hoviow.
Wo havo received a copy of the con
stitution ami by-laws of thu Oregon
press association. The pamphlet is a
neat specimen of good work and ro
llecU credit upon -Mr. 1 taker, state
printer, from whom it is a gift to tho
association.
The Oregon Pacific Railroad Com
pany have agreed with linker City's
committee to send out an engineer
over the proposed route to Hakor City
ami make ossimatos on oot of build
ing, etc. This is some encouragement
and may result in the future accom
plishment of tho desired end. Deiuo
cpit. Tho other day u Cliineeo cook
at Livingston, Oaf., iiiiulu a nio for
thu quests of a hotul. It looked
all nlit, hut ho added two ounce
of pulverized glass for Fonsoiiing.
The first bite caused u stalwart
teamster's mouth to bleed mid lie
beat the cook to a jolly.
As many horsemen shared t lie
doubt iib to California rnco trucks
being full length, the San Fran
cisco l'.Miiuiiicr has hud tho Nana
track measured, and limit) it to lie
two fuut and three inches over a
mile. Palo Alto, Siniol mid Stum
boul nro therefore untitled to thoir
records.
Over one million people, and
ovor H7o,000 scjunro miles of do
main, havo bean admitted into tho
I'nion last moiitli. In no other
year of tho American republic luu
so many States, since the original
thirteen, come in ns havu (icon
admitted during tho first eleven
days of November, 1889,
A peculiarly shaped rook was pick
ed up by workmen on the foundation
for the Pendleton Savings I lank build
ing. It ahnot exactly resemble a
inocoasinod foot, and for a time it was
supposed to bo the petrified pedal ex
tremity of Komo giant Indian who
chased bulliiloos and tomahawked his
enemies in prehistoric ages, it has
boon placed on exhibition at beeor (
Kuobblur'H. 12. O.
I (Soffoin home to learn the news.
jVuoxehange contains tho following:
A Chinaman, who has for years Ihmui
uugngud in working a placer claim, in
tho vicinity of Prairie City, Or., has !
for his only coiiiNiniou a gooe, which I
follows him about liko a dog as ho j
purfoinis tho monotonous lalor of !
wheeling dirt down the tramway t
tho luico-lox. Whan tho goose
thinks thu time for quitting hut ar
rival, it plants itself in the Celestial's
Hithway and prevents iiiiu lrji pro-
coediug with his work.
PRAIRIIJ CITY PRATTMJ.
A ThnnkFgiviiig dnnco wns givon
at tlio Momlor school house.
Preparations nro boing made for
ti grand nmmurmlu ball Christ
inn.
lieo Mullnlcy will run n notion
lore in connection with the iwst-
olllco.
i AVlTl Coho was slightly injured
.Sunday by n. horse kicking him in
the side nnd arm.
The Tlmnkpgiving Imll nt (hit
placo nsHsed oil' pleasantly, nil re
jiort lmving had n good time. A
nice supper was nerved by Mr.
DihIsou nt Hartly's hotul.
Mr. (1 urney enme ovor from
North Fork Saturday nieht, ho
brought tho news of tho death of
Mr. (irnham of that place. James
SulleiiH and Jo. I la ten started ovor
with the collln Sunday forenoon.
The body was brought hero for
burial.
The young and old have lively
timus at the skating rink. lCvery
Snturdsy night brings in crowds of
would-be skatore. MoThomns mic
ceoded in finding a hard place on
the lloor; ho got tip with a bruised
arm. There were several more who
did not find the floor very soft. Tho
proprietor of tho rink will shortly
send for more sknton, that -all who
wish to display their skill may be
accommodated."
Ons:uvi:it.
MOUNTAIN CREKK MUSINGS.
Mountain Creek Dec. 1.
Stockmen are in good spirits, as
tho "signs" indicate a mild winter.
Tho weather is quite spring like
just now, though wo had six inches
of snow a week ago.
Mr. McDonald, who has been
lying very low with consumption at
Mr. Colette's place for several
weeks, died there early Friday
morning nml was buried hero yes
terday afternoon.
Several of the citizens of this
place attended the ball at Mitchell
on Thanksgiving evening. Thev
rejiort only three fights, nnd think
there must havo been something
lacking in the quality of tho whis
ky. The day was not observed
bore. S. M.
Dr. Horsdey who has lxton seriously
ill for a long time is again upon the
streets.
Tho Oregon jionitentiary will
soon he supplied with a camera,
and photographs will be taken and
preserved of each convict.
Professor Loisetto's Memory sys
tem is creating greater interest than
ever in all parts of the country, and
persons wishing to improve their
memory should send for bis pros
pectus, free as advertised in another
column.
A Seattle contractor tried jo get
'o men to work one day last week.
A polite ofliecr took him to a sal
oon where over 10 idle men woro
lounging about. Out of the en
tire number only-four-expressed a
willingness to labor.
The talk about a bridge to con
nect England and France is still
going on. Skilled engineers ro
jiort that tho enterpribo is feasible.
The bridge will cost about eighty
millions of dollars.
A Portland tailor has become
insane. Perhaps his corsuicucu is
punishing him for the prices of
"doie olegaut pants, imported
goots, vich gost me mine frient,
I voiild be afraid to dull you how
much dose goots gost me.".
An esteem ed contempoary, not
content with tho legitimate "trans
action of selling "climate" to un
sophisticated tcuderfeet, nnnottiicus
tho sale last week of a largo por
tion of the Southern Oiegon
"wenther" crop to California par
ties. lion. (Ico. II. Pondloton, a
prominent democratic politician,
who died recently in foreign binds,
was a lender in his party. Of a
pure, upright social life, ho goes
down to the grave lamented by
till. Ho was candidate for vice-
president in 1801, and always oc
cupied a prominent pcs'tion in
the councils of his party. ;
An officer high in army eire'es
suggests that as a solution of ti e
Indian question, thu red man I o
enlisted in thu regular army. lie
says that they make good i-oldiers,
but very poor farmors. Tlio 1
American army has found the for- 1
mur to bo a serious fact, while tho ,
interior department has made al
most au .itter failure of converting
them into farmors.
Tlio Nez Porco chief who was
in Portland not long since stated
that his pooplo wanted tu lonrn
the art of making their own living;
that thoy wanted lo work, and
wanted some one to show them
how. It may bo tine, but it's tho
only tribe of Indians on record
that uvor wanted to work. Tho
Musquakois, of Iowa, havo been
taught thu art of making thoir own
living and how to work, at a groat
oxponio to tho government, but
you can't notlco it on 'oin. Port
laud Journal.
THE SCHOOL. UOOK CHANQ1S.
There has been some question as !
to the timo for exchanging tho now
text-books adopted for use in this
state, and tho following letter from
the agent of the publishing com
pany who furnish the books will bo
found of interest to school patrons
in this countv:
S.x Fit.iNcisco, Nov. '21, 'St). .
Ho.v. Ii. Hays, John Day, On.
Dear Sir: 1 am informed that a
circular letter has been sent out by proportion of tho indebtedness of
somebody to the effect that the , 0nuil u. ,() ,)0 a8guIllP(, I)V
time for tho introduction and ex-i,. A , ,
change of text Wks has expired in cm,n,-v nftor 1,"IC
your slate. I valuation of Faid public property.
I believe that said letter was j To tub Honouaiiu: tub Coiwty
sent out by tho publishers of the, Caputs or (Ikant am. IIak.vky
readers now Ix-liur introduced. If; n
so it lias no oflVoL wlmtovnr. mwm I t-Ol'.NTIKH, OttWIO.V:
the introduction of our liooks, viz:
ant miotic, drawing licoks, music tho aliove mentioned Act, N. It.
readers, etc., all the pubheations of Maxcy Cmmtv Jmlg0 of (!rftnt
Iviion, Hlakeinan v ( 'o. , ' - ,,..,,.,,
Tho law of vour statu very ox- ct,u,,t-v Oregon, and 1 . J. bhields,
plicitly states" that books shall re- i County Judge of Harney county, Or
main on sale six months from first 1 egon, met at the county seat of said
date oi intromic ion, which the law
srts raASK "a
of books will not expire till next
March. Wo wish it destinetlv n.
derstood by the jwople in general
that we want our books furnished
and will furnish them till the time
expires according to law.
When we solicited contract for
IIIW IIIVIWl4MtUIMI V;i I'll I IMMIItn HV
guaranteed to vourself ami the nth-
er Supts. that we wotihl do everv-
tiling in our power to give satisfae-
lion to the people. When wo made
inu introduction oi our iook we
such stateinentr wo made them in
good faith, and we fullv intend to
cary them out, and shall do so.
If tho dealers refuse to furnish
our books at the prices required by
bin- (. m.v .liuiri..i i.. i ; ..niM.iv ,
you will please inform" me immodi-
alely and I will see that tho people
receive their looks.
In ao nf nnv rntnliiiiiitlnn
any
among hook dealers to defvat this
uk dealers lo deiiml tins'
shall send thu books ivost .
lyad.lress in the state of ,
end we
lift 111 In n . . v
Oreuon at the introduction mice as '
iwr itrnnnsilinn .m lib. it, vn ir .illbw. '
Hoping that you will" do everv-
thiiiL' in vour ooivor to assist us in
UiIjiI ttt Mint i ,...t i ...t...
DVl Itl, I .... k MOMIIU H( L 11 link
it l . t V
uiey are uiiiuieu io, i reiiiain,
Yours Verv HesiK-ct fullv,
A. F. (It'.N.v, (leii'l Agent,
For Ivison, lMakoiuan A' Co.
Dictated.
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Letter
List.
List of letters remaining un
called for in tho podtoflico at Can
yon Cily, Or. Dec. 1st, 1S5D,
W. O. nenefield, W. (1. Frv, :.
n H....U.. i w i ...i.i w i " i : i
ler, J. A. Marrs, John Shirley,
Sam'l Wbiteiiioro
Persons calling for the
will please biiv advertised.
6. P. ClIBSAP, 1
above
. M.
Letter List.
Letters remaining uncalled fur
in the postollico at Prairio Citv,
Or., Dee. I, LS.SH.
Mr. H. I). Haseii, Mr. Charles
Ilolineiidaeh, Mr. Thos. Morgan,
Prof. Hontello.
Persons imlling for tho above
will please sav advertised.
Uui:lt. McIIai.kv, P. M.
John L. Sullivan has consented
to fight Pel.ir Jackson for a purse
ofW.UOO. The fight takes place
in San Francisco.
Washington ladies, young and
old, married and single, are report
ed to indulge in the game of poker
and small games of chance.
A K)or old woman in Deiivor got
.ffi(KM) worth of life insurance the
other day, all because her eon
thought ho would rub some mud
off a horso-car mule's bind foot.
Mr. Stuart is the Walla Walla
man's name, who confessed at a re
vival meeting up on Hliio creek, on
Ih roe different occasions, that he
was a murderer, last week, but he
won't tell any more, and now peo
ple hardly know how to take him.
Ho bud belter kept his mouth shut,
unless he meant to make a clean
breast of it.
Comhlne the Juice of the Uluc Pitof
California, to laxative ami nutntuu(
with the mcdiiinal virtues of pUiilt
t;nown to be moit henelicial to (lie
lumaumtem, forming the ONLY J'KU
l'ECT KICMKDY to ect Bendy yet
promptly on the
KIDNEYS, LIVER AND DOWELS
AMU TO
Cleanse the System Effectually,
to THAT
PURE HLOOD,
f!CI?riEGIIINQ SLEEP,
HEALTH nnd STRENGTH
Naturally follow, I'very one it uiliij; it
anl all are .Iclit'liteil wlili it. Aik your
hui:8i.t for hYkUP OK PIGS. Maim
ficiuml only hy tlio
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.,
Sam Kmanciho, Cal.
Lovitviiti, Kk. Ntw Voiit, N. V.
A P-
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nw1or the Act of tho logislnturu
j of tho State of Oregon untitled "An
Act to create tho county of Hamoy
and fix tho salaries of County
Judge and Treasurer thereof," ap
proved February 2.lh, IRSfl, to de
termine tho value of thu public
properly of (Smut countv and tho
j In pursunnco of the provisions of
(;rnilt m,tv, on the Dtb dav of
; r-v-,lssa; ""'f ? f : "
1 n,on'"', "ntl ,,eKn" J,H Investigation
j of the accounts of (.rant county,
ami coimiUHMi tne saiuc until thu
llth day of May, at which time
there arising a disagreement be
tween the members of the Hoard as
to tho lime lo which the indebted
ness of said (Irant county should
' . . i - , . . , ,
' l l'" " J-.A- lw
Vf.1 "I ' ufu 'S,xtl1
"wtnet, of the btalo was ca ed to
, l,1,L'!r ,lM18la"C(J S irc,,lt
ludgo concurred with the Countv
Judgo of (Irant county, that thu
Mill day of Feb,, 1.S8S), was the day
to which said indebtedness should
be computed, and therefore it was
so ordered, anu incroupon, it an-
l'1," llmt th.1' 1f,,l,,1ll' of J,mlc
:,hiul(li! u"k"-1,Ihl,1 ,,onrl1 JuU
trtttriiitil tlittil fh.t 1 .IK iluii jtT Suit.
j".....-.. ....... ...v ... .0., .
"
On the 17th day of September,
v V t '
Iws, tho Hoard reconvened a the
J'!int-V "eat ?f.lL,r,l"t ?UI.ltjV ll,er"
1r,,1,' !'" I county JUilReH, as
U'e former SCSSIOII, llllll the Hoard
resumed tlw c
f,u,,J,'ct 1
consideration of the
iiidebtedtiess of Hai
ney 10
ti rant county, continuing
through the lSth day of Sept., and
lo the HUli of Held., on which day
there arising a disagreement be
tween tho said county Judges ns to
the proper valuation to ho put Uhiii
the public property of said (irant
county, the Hoard called to its as
sistance lion. Luther II. Isou, one
of the Judges of the Sixth Judicial
District of the State, and the said
subject of disagreement being
m-iore wu.i c re ,u juoge,
tho sauio was after partial coiisnler-
taken, hy said circuit judge
iudee to funiiuh I tin iiiiuato uf tl.u
value of said proper! v in writing to
each of such county judges at some
future day, and lheictiHn (he
Hoard adjourned lo the llth day of
November, I SSI).
The county judge of (irant coun
ty appeared at the county seat of
said county on the llth day of
Nov., ISSO," pursuant to adjourn
ment and from day to dav thereaf
ter until tho l!!tb day of November,
SSt), at which timo the county
judge of Harney county appealing
also, tho Hoard duly reconvened,
there being present said county
judges of (Irant and Ilarnev coun-
' tios, and resumed the consideration
j and investigation of tho indebted
I i less of (irant county and also the
j value of tho public property of said
(Irant county (the said ciicuit
judge having by reason of sickness,
, been unablo to decide said rpiestioii
j up to this lime) and continued their
session from dav to dav until the
, '25th day of Novemler, IKS!), at
i which time the said Hoard, having
, agreed upon the indebtedness nf
! said (irant county, the value of its
i public proporty, also the projiortion
of said indebtedness that Harney
: county should assume and pay to
said (irant county, and all uialterH
: required uf said Hoard by saic Act,
j adjournal, sine die.
i The said Hoard in its sessions
' have settled upon and Ibid the sum
of nineteen thousand and sixty-four
hiindieths dollars to Ihj the propor
I tiou of the indebtedness of said
1 (irant county which said Harney
county should pay lo said (Irani
; comity the said stun of fltlDUU.tM,
being lhe balance still found to bo
duo and owing from said Harney
county to said (Irani county after
deducting thu value of all public
property of (Irani county and ad
justing all matters of taxed oollect
ed by tho ofliceM of ouch or either
said counties prior to the 1st day of
O, tolier IS.Si), and stihlfcrpiout to
the r)tli day of February, tho
proportion of said debt which llar
, ney county should pay without
j considering taxes no collected since
. Feb. yith, I.Vil), being $l,00l;H),
i and deductions therefrom on ac
count of taxes since collected being
fl'2,l)Kl.(J(.
Thu estimates iiiwn which Maid
' balnucu of indebU'dness i baswl
! are more fully get forth in "lixhibit
, A" hereunto attached and made a
part of this report.
The time and mileage of thu mem
bers of thu Hoard and expenses of
' tho wssions of tho Hoard are fully
j sot forth in "ISxhibit H," hereiiiito
' allaebwl and made a part of (hit
reort.
Whorofure, we rmiiMJctAilIy lib
, mil this the report of our proceed
, iii8 and eonolliaions, in duplicate,
' as by said Aet required, one to each J
REPORT OK THE UOARD
POINTED.
of vour Honornblo said county
courts tins tho aotn (lav oi isovem
bur, A. D. 1SSU.
N. 15. MANGY,
Co. .Itiduo of Grant Co., Or,
T. J. SHIELDS,
Co. Judgo of Hamoy Co, Or.
HeitiK statement of tho indebted
nesa of (Irani Co., Oregon, valuu of
tho public property and estimate of
tho proiortionate share of sniil deht
to be assumed and paid to said
county by Harney county, as de
termined 'by tho Hoard designated
by the Act creating said Harney
county:
(irom outstanding indebtedness
of (Irant county on Feb. '25th 1SSP,
including interest an shown by out
standing orders, S I,U7y. I'i.
AbwU of (Irani county Feb. 25,
1SSU, public buihlings, projertv etc
I7.(!S1.70.
Lake county orders on band less
Att'ys fee and other e.HinseB of
suit paid by (Irani countv subo
qjicnt to FelV 25, I SSI), but Incurred
prior theivto, .'t,775,i)2.
Asset (Irani countv deducted,
n 1 ,157.(52
Net debt of (irant countv, Feb.
25. 18SU, $',2,02().80.
Asscssihle prorty of (Irani Co.,
as er assessment roll of ISSS, $,
2(i2,US(f,U0. Portion of said propel tv in Ilar
nev Co., $l.(US.220.00.
Portion of said property in pres
ent (irant Co., $1.(1 Ut.KOU.OO.
ProjHirlionate hbaro of net debt of
(Irant county that 1 1 itrney county
should assume and pay, based on
its proportion of assessed property,
Jf III, (II! I.. 'U).
I'l ojKirtioii of net debt to bo paid
by (Irani enmity, based on its pro
portion of assessed properly,
5515.50.
Deductions by reason of t fixes
collected; county taxes of KSSS duo
Harney county collected by (irant
countv sinco Feb. 25, l.SSt) and re
tainoil, .12.SI I. '.)(.
Slate tuxes of ISSS and propor
tionate share of delinipient taxi's
prior lo ISSS collected by Harney
Co., MihMiicnt to Fob. 25, ISS'.I
and prior lo Oct. I, ISStI and re
tained, but which should have been
paid lo (Irant Co., $7S1.0.
Total deductions on nod of taxes
collected, PJ.OD.'l.lili.
Hallux e found due from Ilarnev
county, U(H)0.lil.
i:iiiiiit "ii."
Heing statement of per diem and
mileage of ollieers of the Hoard in
conducting the business of tho
Hoard and excuses incurred in ad
dition to regular per diem and
mileage:
T. J. Shields, Mav seBsion, 7
davs, 220 miles, .r7.lHJ.
T. J . Shields, Sept. session ( davs
220 miles, 112.00.
T. J. Shields, Nov. session, 10
days, 220 miles, $ 102.00.
J. A. Fco, Mav sottion, 1 day, 2
miles, 5 20.
L. It. I son, Nov. session, 1 dav, 2
miles, 5.20.
N. U. Maxey, May kumsIoii, .'I
days. ! miles, ? 15.-I0.
N. It. Maxey. Sept. sosiion, !l
days, I miles, l5. IO.
N. It. Maxey, Nov. sowion, 12
days, I miles, (50..().
I'arrisb v Cozad Atl'ys fees
drawing ri'iHirls. etc., $20.00.
Total cxiienses of Hoard, f!l22.(10.
hi consideration of the adjust
ment of several minor amounts in
dispute between the members of
thu Hoard in a manner financially
favorable to Harney county, in esti
mating the indebtedness of said
county to (irant county, il is order
ed, agreed and understood that all
thu above mileage and per diom
due T. J. Shields in the gum of
$201.00 shall ho home and paid by
Harney county, and tho balance of
thu exeiiscs duo J. A. Fee, L. H.
Ison, N. It. Maxey and Parrish it
Cozad, shall be borne and paid by
(Irani county, and thai neither
said county shall have any recourse
upon the otlu r for repayment of
said sums on any part then of.
Done this 25tb day of Nov. ISrtO.
X. It. MAXCY,
Co. Judge of (Irani Co. Or.
T. J. S1IIICLDS,
Co. Judge of Harney Co , Or.
Itn Kxecllcnt Qualities
Commend lo public approval (ho
California liquid fruit remedy Syr
up of Figs. It Is pleasing lo the
eye, and lo the tale and by gently
acting on the kidneys, Pver and
bowels, il eleanseii the system oflivl
lially, thereby promoting thu health
and comfort of all who use it.
. .
Conic, Ucttlc Up.
All Rrsoim indebted lo O'roth A
Thompson, are hereby notified thai
they must come up with the cash
on or licfore January 1st, 1HU0, or
cusU of collection will be added.
(iiioTii iv Thompson.
Canyon City, Noy. 27, lsb.
The finest stock of Drygoods,
Clothing, Hoots nnd Shoes, at Collin
A McFurlundV, lleppnor.
Itye, Harley, Timothy, Alfalfa,
always on hand in largo quantity,
at Collin A McFarluiid'g, lleppnor.
You can save big money by go
ing to Collin iV. McFarland, llep
pnor, for your Fall And WinturSup
dies. Tiioy kep everything, and
have out prices down so UiiU they
ars tho lowest priced store, in Ore
DRS. DARRIN'B NEW OKK1CE.
The Doitots Will Move Krom ajs
Klfth Street to the New Washing,
ton Dulldlng December Pint.
OrrjonUn,
Owing to tho increased putronago
Dr. Darrin has received during his
sojourn in Portland the past threo
venr8, ho has been coniiellod to en
large his quarters, and has secured
four elegant rooms m the new
Washington building, comer of
Fourth and Washington streets.
The building baa au elevator thus
obviating tho necessity of walking
up stairs to the second floor where
the doctor's ollices are located. Thu
elevator loy will direct any ono
asking for Dr. Damn's ollieo. "Sep
arate reception rooms for ladies and
gentlemen, or any desiring private
consultation. Ueinomber t h o
change, that after Dee. first tho
ollices will l)c at the Washington
Hlock, until then at 235 Fifth
street. Patient coming lo tho
doctor will ilo well to come direct
to the office before locating them
selves, as it is necessary in many
oases to have them near the ollice,
Patients will guard against being
inlluenced by any ono directing
them to other doctors. As a fur
ther proof of tho doctor's nbiliU to
cum pooplo hy electricity, wo men
tion the following name":
lix-Shoiitl Sehoep's daughter,
proprietor of Northwestern hotel,
corner Front and Clay streets, Port
land, loss of apiietile, liver com
plaint and rheumatic neuralgia fur
six months, Hired.
Win. M. Col well, Skamokawa,
Wliash., sciatic rheumatism and
liver complaint, lestored lo health;
also his brother, (leo. 1). Oolwoll,
Pkoniokawa, Wash., was cured of a
numbness of the arm. '
Mrs. H. Ahlf, 100 North Four
It enth street Portland, cured after
nine doctors had failed, of painful
menstruation and womb trouble in
every conceiveable way, general do
cility, pain through thu heart and
lungs.
Charles Chrisleriuan, Portland,
Oregon, scrofulous catarrh so bad
that destruction of the none was
threatened and bad Ircoiuc so of
fensive (bat it was sickening both
lo himself anil friends, cured in two
mouths.
('. McLaughlin, Portland Ca
tarrhal deafness, could acanily
hear a sound or the ear bells ami
was in constant fuir of being run
over by wagons, cured so he can
hoar ordii ary conversation.
Li-vi Harttnus Stayton,.. Or ,
heart disciikc, dyspepsia, pain
through the heart and lungs and
gem nil i.ei vous debility, many
times be would fall as though dead,
whuu everything sicmcd to turn
black before his eyes, successfully
treated.
D. Campbell, Fulton, Or., says ho
would uol laku -110,000 for thu euro
ho received by Dr. Darrin. His
troublu originated by throe small
lumps or tumors couiiilgon his arm
which rendered hit firin and hand
perfectly helpless for Olio year.
do to tho Hod Front Hiliiard
Hall, Canvou Cily, for fine wines,
liquors and cigars.
Stoves it Tinware, Doors A Win
dows, cheajicr than anvwhere, at
Collin A McFarland'fl ifoppner.
Tho celebrated Mitchell Wagons,
Hacks, Carts, Huggies and Hu. k
boards at Collin tfc McFnrhind',
lleppnor.
Stetson Cow Hoy Hats, Silver Hits
and Spurs; Calfskin Coals and
Vests. ChovDiino A. San .loiio Sad
dles, ill Collin A McFarland's llep
pnor. (loud graft and water all the
way to lleppnor and 100 miles of
travel saved on the round I rip, ovor
over Tho Dalles route. Prices of
goods lower and wool higher. (Jo
to Coflln and McFarland, thoy keep
the largest stock and sell moru
goods (ban any store in Oregon.
Why? Hecauso their prices aiu
lower; they buy everything by the
car load.
OLYMPIA S. M Cltlt AY. M. P.,
l'onmlo Specialist. Has practiced
on tho Pacific Coast for the puht
twonly-liAo years. A life timo devo
ted to Iho Htmly of female troubles,
their c.iukch ami euros. I havo
thousands of testimonials of poruia
nont ouroH fioin tho lxht people n
this eonst, A positive guurautco to
poniifiiieiitly euro any en ho of fnumlo
weakness, no matter how long (.land
ing or what (ho stage may U Chm
gtiH reasonable and within Iho tench
of all. For tho benefit of Iho veiy
poor of my sex who uro mifferiu;;
from any of the great uiiiltittido of
ailments that follow in tiaiu of IMit
tovribhi disease Known as tho female
weakness, and who are not able lo
pay for treatment, I will treat fno
of charge. Consultation by mail,
free. All correspondence strictly
confidential. ModicititH pad; oil,
boxed and ucnl by oxpiess with
charges ro-paid for "homo" lieat
luont, with Bpecilio directions for
use. If you are sulVeiiug from any
foinalo trouble, periodically or con
stantly, Aihlresn,
Ol.VMI'U S. Moiiiiay, JL I).,
Hast Poitland, Oregon.
Whoii in lleppnor den't fail to
oall on LHHZKH k THOMPSON
for ii.vnnwAtu:, 'iinwaiiu, wood and
WIM.OW WAIIS, OHOOKUIIlg, 101UCCO,
inc., inc. Agniey for tho Nkw
HOMK StWINO MaUIIIMII.
C65a- Orders by mail promptly
and carefully filled.