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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1890)
fast 1 . THE GRANT COUNTY NEWS, aJ7nWW("V V;. - LOCAL BREVITIES. tTliU Wutlf.il vnlli-v has Wen touihail by frost in certain spot. ut ij- na.rf lui-rPUi. 1. tanking eon it in tli. cnisicity of depu ty district attorney. Oliver Hyde i liuyitnj South Fork horsw for the WeUfoot market. Mo wi.l drive to Hsrrisbttrg. You in liquidate ynor inilehtliiei ftt tin- Nkws office in : "hi nty scrip, or roih'r for same, nnd will allow you 100 writ on the s. At the heritl's sale of the Golden .M mm roll mine last Saturday tlui jirop ortv wns bid in liy W. W. Iooiioy, for Urn iiii of 51,380.00. Mrovvn, Millar niul IlingMiiycr wen onah hold in tho mini of $100 to ap pear mid Imvo tliu grand jury dolilior. nto on their case. The tulles of Canyon City will give nn ico Crenm festival in the Musonia 1 1 rill on Fridny evening Sept. fith. Theremin also be recitations mill mil- I liereiii VV It Hph Itjitmliv luts Im'oii over on tho South Fork Imniking horaos for John Hydo. Ho hits taught noiiio thirty hunt! tlm wnys of tho lmrnttw nnd whipluih. fohn (.Icorgo, oho of tho ii.Hmuilturn of Alov ltou'Hiiian, wm oiipturiHl, nnd Justice Itulison lit'ld him in tho sunt of $3ri0 to insure hi pnwoneu duriiiy tlm mjmi'om of tin' gnuid jury. lly tho roiupletiou of tho Suuiptur railroad wo have only ono ilny'n rido to tho iron homo, with n prolmbility of it Ixjinj; oon f.tcii(k'd into tho rich mining enmpti of tliit county. A niarriiigo liconso hns Ihvii writ ton up for .Mr. Lincoln I). I.ucn mid .Miw H. .M. Ollicur. Tho curmimny Hulking thuKo two pooplo ono wns to hiivo boon poi formed yodtorday. V'I'horo i u report that tho Humptur Valley' brunch isi to Ihj o.vtonded through onktuni Oroon and on into California, mid thus givo tho Union Pauilio diroct communication with San Fiuneiscn-- lteVuo iirrivi-d in town last .Monday, and Tuosday morning ho passed our ollico imitating Old Father Time ho had a scytho on his hhouldur and was on his way to mow tho church yard. Now it seem tho Stimpter Valley railroad will bo pushed to completion, as tho griulnrx have arrived on tho scene. Unless tho managers havo dillieulty in mvuring the right of way it is thoinjlit the road will ho complet ed yet thih full. Judgo I-'eo Initios the peoile into couit at eight o'clock these mornings, which is a proceeding .somewhat unu sual in this precinct. Ho does not believe in prolonging the term uiinec ttftsurily, and tho Judge shows his good jud"jrfBiit there in saving uvponu' to tlui .'OUIltV. .Much fruit from t!mut county or chards is Ixiiu disposed of in Harney county this year. As the fellows over there appear to Ihj ImnloiiHd with cash and no fruit the oNclmngo is a very acc-tptable one, fur over here our peo ple Jj.ive in ire fruit and g.irdeu sis . tlnin they lime money. Th present gnmil jury, we are in clined to lielieve, will do no legislating but what h fur the good of the coun ty. It is composed of roprosentatho men and taHiyurs, namely: Henry Hall, Win. Harrison, J. I). Iuiinnee, Jo. Ueardoif, W. II. Johnson, U. S. Hustiii and W. ,1. Calbraitli. A oorresMudeiit Ui the Oiegoii'iiii from H iker City speaks of the mining muiji of Susauvillu as in H iker coun ty. Susauville was in (!rant ccunty last April, anil unless the camp h.is Won moved '.'0 miles fuither noith it is still on the middle folk of the John Day. .Such ignorance of oogruphy is jxiinfiil. 1oe Fat has Umui conducting a physician ami surgeon shop at Ioug Creek ami living oil' the fat of the laud "idle same Melican man." I.ee is in a fair way now ti Into some of his Fat, for he has lnsen indicted by the grand jury for practicing medicine without a certificate, contrary to the Oregon law. The Iwys over lieyond Snowshoe mountain amine themselves on the SabUith by running thuir ciyuses to tMt their fpoed. Horses, saddled, s'pnm, liuiaU, jackknivos and umply buckskin puna chaugi luiuds iptito fimpiently as a insult of those races, and such articles, if thuy me tho only circulating medium on such ooensious, are freely put up on the favorite ani mal. An item was published in tho .N'mv.s some weeks ago rather criticising the management of the I'euilletou-Cauyon City i'ohiI appropriation. .Mr. J. It. Keanuy ono of the ooinuiiwioners, status that we were in error alniut the largo sum expended for "surveys, oto." Thu route dot's doubtless lay through an exceedingly rough country a groat part of the way, necessitating much ' lalior to lay out a road, but the liguuw given by .Mr. Koeney mid the figures , claimed by the general public ditl'er ' materially. We cannot go to l'nndlt ton to examine the records showing how the $12,000 was expended, but will gladly publish the same if they are furnished by some of the paitios interested. If an injustice has been done tho rouimiisiouurs tho Ni:wn is anxious to set it right lsdoro tlio,j people. j Willie biyoook is nttsiullng tlic Willamette University at Salem. Mrs. lluiitnn. ! I'nrv nlil t j sick at the rwdilonw of liflr dnmlitcr l 1-1... 1 1. ..I,. ( ...J,. Ullllll llJ1lfc X-J. . I'owoll nnd wife Iwve jcone j 10 t I v'ra, j I". K. Moffel OHiim ow from tliu i f .M 11 II r thin week nnd rtwU n jpod j sixeri frost ovur there on the 30th. ' W. It, Xownnn representing It. . Froidlniider, inorclmnt tnilor, of Stin Pmucisco, is in tint city soliciting oc der. Divine surviens ut the Kpisoopal ohtireh, Canyon City, next Snblwth morning ami evening, liv Rev. J. N. T. GW Remember ths price of the Ni:ws is only S'J.JiO whim ud nino month or it ymr nhwul. Otlwrwi it i 3.00 nor voar. NrOounly Clerk Shearer iiwuoil ii alo- ry ticket lust week to John I-'. Ititterl nnd Kittin It. Wills, Ixith residents of Ritter precinct. Thoe who have promised to y , o,, promissory note. Cntiso con their iiiilebtltiess to this shop in tinned. wood will phnso throw the some in ,M Du.stin vs Snrnh Ivov on no sight nt an mrly day the moniings i count. Default and judgment and aro cold. j order for sale of attached property. A South Forker named Itniuvillu i l'u8 N""ey. Chinnmnn, vs .Mum gntheriug hors to ship to Walla . Ivobinsou on account. Walla. There mipmm to lt some infiitnv ill IwiraiM ill tlilit. tunf of f!r,itit. f . I ... county, anil the reason is that they rniio goxl ones. Uogor (J. .Mills, iu n sjieoch nt .Maryville, Missouri, tho other dny, called attention to tho fact that the grain crop of lSSil sold for 100,- 000. 000 less than the grain crop of I Soil. The first thing tho Idaho demo crats did, iu state convention us scinhled lnt week, was tho send i 115 !'01llu by nu uunnimoiiH vote tho Mormon delegntion from Hour 1. nke county. Of the stnte t-chool fund npiior- tioiunent, ol Ti ll, .'172.1 '1 Jackson county gets (,,.'!IK).'J); Josephine, v.. . ....... ... .. ... . f'-VISO.!!.'.; Klaninth, $I,'J70.20 and Lake, f 1 . 1 S(i. 10. There are ,J1,.7 school children in tho state. We hereby tender an apology to Mr. Jik (ieorge for spenking of him in last ivuo as a "lmd man." The war rant of arrest which wo sjioke of as having been issued was against John and Hill George, instead of Joe. A rancher eame into town the oth er day with the spirit of impruvuiunt on, and wanted to buy some nails to liv up a gate. None larger than fi peuuys could lie found iu the town. For shame! And this the county seat, too. We have no "church mice" in this town, hut the Kpiseopul church boast a lunitthy colonv of "church hornet." The Nkws would adviso them ti lay low on the Sahlkith, or they may in cur the euinitv of the people and their comfortable nest he demolished. A ("rook eountv girl of l.". who had to milk a kicking cow, tied her liiuil leet together. I lie cow gave a kick, fell over the milk maid, and when they got her out from under the beef sho had a broken leg and arm to prove her inventivo genius. Judge Fee has been dissitcliing court business with lightning rapidity at both day and evening sessions. We understand he intends to dismiss eouit Saturday night, and unless the giaud jury finds considerable business the docket may Ui pietty well denied by that time. With two daily mails from tho mil road the amount of mail matter sometime-; exceeds the carrying facilities, which goes to show wo are a literary people. Tuesday the HAker stage started with more mail than it could bring over, and had to leave a few sacks on the road. The 1. S. Treasury liooks in ISI'iii, showed our national debt to be f,J,77.'!,'J.'!i,l7.'!. drawing a venrlv interest of .fli 1,KH,00(. Tho re Kirt of Secretary Wiiidom, recently puhlished, shows an actual indent ednoss of f'JSS,17.r, 17-', drawing a yearly interest of l 17,fS0.'l. A lot of handsome gold nuggets were on exhibition yesterday at the First National bank. Thev were found on the Middle Fork of the j John Day by 1C. M. Suiyles, and were worth .f.S.K). The largest wns worth $'270, while tho next in size was valued at $'2li.i. linker Citv lllade. .Me Kern boys near Mt. Vuruou had a valuable mure shot by cureless hun ters the othtir day, and she had to be killed not to save her life, hut to end the poor brute's misery.' Such care lessness on the xirt of hunters is in excusable. Hardly a week (Misses iu Oregon without a m.ni or some domes tic animal lioing shot by hunters. l'rineville News: John Flock, who shot and killed Geo. Chamlicrhrin, had his second preliminary hearing hofoto Justice Hell, of this precinct on Fri day and Saturday of last week. The Statu was represented by attorneys Goo. W. Haines and J. F. Moore and I the defense was conducted hy attor neys II. F. Nickels and M. i llriuk, of this town, and M. Dustiu of C.in you City. 'fhe case was ably and thoroughly handled on Ixith sides, and the facts bearing Uxm the tragedy brought fully to light. After a to tieut and prolonged hearing of the case, Justice Hell on In red that tho prisoner Isi held without bail to await the action of tho grand jury. Flock wns accordingly placed in jail, whero ho now laiiguishuth. j . l: 1.. . I I !. ; . f CIRCUIT COURT. WJl'ITY DOCKKT. Jowpli Keorins vs John Carrey and C S Dnstin foreclosure of niorlgngo. Default nnd dfcreo without nttorni'yft fees. Linn liankins vs Harrinon Hns kins ilivonv. Continued. VnUK)ii - Higno vs A (J Tabor ot 1 suit for forooloMUro of mort gage. Continued. Murtlm K. Hurtliti vs C W Hnnn tiiottoti to amend decrco to up Kirt minor children. Decree nuietul ih! nnd plalntill' nllowed fit) ppr inoiilli nml counter ctilioii denied. LAW IMX KKT. I.unk, Cliiiiaiiian, v Jnhii f'nrrey on account. Diatnifmeil nt plnin tifTa eoft. Hon Johnson vs J .M llnlilton apMnl fmni justice court. Dismiss. wl nt plaintiffs cost of circuit court. L Sweek vs I) Sterritt diuniiges. Dismisml uh)ii tttipiiliition. J Durkheimer it Co. vs Richard Counett promiswiry note. Cnutse coutintteil. Wm I'eaniiiiin vs Isaac II Wood- wisimswu u piiiiiiiuin cusi Win H I'nrsous vs Kustern Ore i ...I.l m:. .. ,.t gon (lold .Milling v,i.-m'cuuij ui money. Default nod judgment for sale of nttnehod pioperty. John (! Ncnlen vs nrren Cnrs uer recovery of money. Cause dismissed nt plnintiils cost. Louisa Sels executrix vs James and Lizzie ltohinson recovery of money. Dismissed nt plnintiirs cost. Flcckenstoin oV Mayer vs Louis and Adeline Collctte rocovery of money. Default nml judgment ntid court finds ?(5." to be reasonable at tornvs fees, CW Conger vs T II furl recov ery of nionuy. Default and judg ment and court tlnds .58 to bo rea ' nonable ns attorneys fees o l : S s Dennini! vs in Conner recovery of money. Default and 1 judgment and court funis $10 to bo reasonable attorneys fees. 1 Sam, Chinaman, vs Thorp and Nealen on account. Dismissed at plnintiirs cost. John A Ovcrfelt vs K Hall ad ininistrator on account. Cause dismissed at plnintiirs cost for want of prosecution. I John MeCullough vs I) C nnd T II Curl promissory note. Default ntid judgment without attorneys I fees. i arml .M llouuison vs Cochran damages. Jury lOllllllet lind a verdict of $10 for plaintiff. (UI.MIN.W. IHK'KKT. tate vs John D. Ilunsaker in dictment No. 2, larceny of a horse. Defendant's undertaking foifcitcd and case coiicinucd. mm, to vs i.etiier I recuwcii inrce ny by stealing n horse. Undertak ing forfeited and case continued. State vs John Scharll' larceny of sheep. Defendant pleads nut guilty; cause continued for the term by consent. Stnto vu I) Stnrrett moving sheep from place to place without a permit. Dismissed. State vg N II Voting held for threatening tho life of others. Cause dismissed upon motion of district attorney. I lay U quoted nt $l(i a ton iu I'ortlnnd. Huy a few of our mining locution notices, Waco county's indebtedness is $(;."),sii;.o7. The linker county fair convenes September 'iOtli. This entire section of country fowls much Ix'tter since recuiviie; a Isiunti ful shower of ruin, which ptirilliMl the atmosphere ami wet down the dust. William II. Tascott, who murder ed millionaire Snoll, of Chicago, some f.iur years ago, has again been duplicated, this time in Tacoma, though tho wary detectives havo ar rested him this time on quite anoth erdiurge. Nfwo barrels of whisky recently expliMled in u New Vork village, with a great deal of noise, brooking window-glass, splintering furniture nnd injuring three 'torsous. If the barrels' contents had been consum ed in the ordinary way, they would doubtless have created more noise, broken more glass and furniture, nnd seriously or otherwise, injured a great many more people. Tho furnace of the Oregon Iron and Steel Company at Oswego last week turned out Ji.r).r) tons of pig iron, tho largest output ever secur ed iu a week, being an average of f)0.7:t tons per day for the seven days. The output of the old fur nace used to bo twenty-two tons per dav. A great deal of fuel is used iu smelting this amount of iron, and the number of chnreoal kilns will be increased from forty-two to sixty two lieforo long. Lust week lO.'O cords of wood wore delivered nt the furnace for making charcoal, and to help out the kilns a lot of coal was burned under dirt. Twenty tons of the iron made is used per week iu easting water pipe, nnd there is a good demand fur tho remainder Mr. H. W. Creighton, who is now in churgo of the furnace, will try nnd keep the output Up to that of last week. Oregoniun. A HOP 1TKM. Wliilo wo were out looking nt U10 1 world recently wo embraced the op. ' portunuy 01 investigating 1110 proilt- able industry of lion culture, and J visited the fumous hop growing vnl i ley of l'uynllup, nway tip on the J Found, in the Washington Stnte, as well ns our own Willamette valley. Hop culture is keeping imce with I tho other industries of the north- west, nnd promises to Ihj n source of i grunt wenlth to Oregon nnd Wash ington. The t-ensons during the 1 present year have been very fnvora i hie and the crop hns U'on estimnt ! ed nt 70,000 bales, Washington pro I (hieing about two-thirds of Hint i nmount. I ho picking of this crop ls ostinutted to cost fiolMW that 1 a i J i ivjui i . it will renuire WK).0tX) pounds of I I lie following coininittees were sulihur to euro it, and that .'!IK),IHK) j HpHinted by the ehnir. namely: vards of cloth will he used inhaling . Committi-e on remilutions, Com. on It. The quality of hops raised in musie, Com on evening pnigrnmme, Washington and Oregon is su-verior Com. on introduction, nnd a repor to that of nny others produced in ter for the Iing Creek Kngle. this country, nnd judging by statis-1 Adjourned 'till after dinner, tics they "enter into conqiotition ' I'. M Orthography was present with tho world with good prospects j ed by Mr. Slaughter," who thought of suecess. I phonics an important thing iu teach- One hop raiser in tho l'uynllup mg spelling, also written work with valley has a crop of .'to acres, and great attention to diacritical innrks; ins net income from the laud is es timated nt $100.00 jKr ncre after paying for training tho vines, pick ing nnd baling the hops nml other items of exonso. Tho price is al ready about '2." cents per jHiund, and in the language of the raisers, "hops aro still climbing." Hops in tho John Day valley might do wcli, and should be expe rimented with; when we got a rail road they can be profitably cultiva ted, making other source of revenue for tho cople of Grant county. With proper irrigation they would undoubtedly hop to perfection, for seo how they flourish in the door yards and climb over the tops of of the houses in their mad career. Can't we make hops useful as well as ornamental? .4 4 Purchase of Mliilnc Interests. This week has started oil' with quite an interest in mining matters and a number of translers have been made. The camp that has at tracted the most attention is Green horn, brought about by reports Hindu by Maker Cityites who have made a ersonal examination of tho mining resources of that section. Mr. Matt Calhotil, who returned Monday from a visit to the camp, yesterday made purchases of sever al interest there, lie bought a one fourth interest iu the Kuby, located on the south side of the mountain, one-third interest in the IClkhorn, oiie-hulf of the Chief of the Moun tains and one-half interest in the llellevue, nil three situated on the north side of the mountain. These mines all give a splendid showing and improvement as development work progresses on them. Mr. Cnl liouu is associated with parties in tho cast who have a process for working this class of ores success fully and it is very probable that a reduction plant will lie erected in tho camp at an early day. Democrat- Go to the Ited Front Milliard Hall, Canyon City, for lino wines, liquors ami cigars. During tho oast year S.'J postolli ces were established in Oregon and 2.'! were discontinued. Tho Pacific Mrowery's Celebrated licer, the best in Mastem Oregon, is now kept constantly on tap at the Ited Front Milliard' Hall. Fituir kok Sai.k. To those wishing to buy fruit mid Negetables, I will say that 1 iiiii selling apples at AO cents per Imix, or 7 ft cents per Ihix when the ltx is furnished at the orchard. All kinds of grain takun iu exchange foi fruit. Also a gixsl auoitmeiit of veg etables for sale. Itesideiice two miles lielow Jehu Day, on The Dalles rood. Wvi. Lock, Prop. Come anil Settle! Notice is hereby given to all per sons indebtoil to the undersigned that they must settle their accounts on or Uiforo Oct. 1st, 1KU0, or the miiiiii will Ihj placed in the hands of an attorney lor colluctiuu. Oviniiioi.r it MiM.mtioK, Canyon City, Or., Sept. J, IK'JO. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that tho Prairie City Public Schools opened on Sept. 1, lh'JO, for a period of nine mouths, under very fuvoralJo auspices being supplied with all modern apparatus and lirst-class tenchers. The board of directors havo decided to admit n limited number of otitsido pupils at tho small sum of $.V00 per term of three mouths in either room. Apply for iidiiiisbion to W. J. Gamikaitii, Chairmuii. Auction Slcl Tho remainder of, tho slock of merchandise of Geo. Guiidluch A llro., consisting of a grent variety of articles too numerous to mention, will bo closed out at auction al their store in Canyon City, Oregon, commencing on Monday September St li next at I o'clock p. in. ami con tinuing every evening thereafter, Sunday excepted, 'till all is sold. Terms Cash. (U.o. Gt'vni.Acii, Administrator of tho estate of Martin Gumllach, deceased. TIIK TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. The Omni Co. Annual Tenchers' t.. .!! Ill . 1 , , viini uiu presem, w.ey were so nenriiy wel- coined and sumptuously entertuin- e I oy the iroo l iiconle of Ioiik ( reek that all o.xKrieiicHl a most enjoyn- hie time. l, . . ... . - .. . . - i rouipuy at iu a. m. Aug. a nn, the meeting wns called to order by Co Supt. Itonhaiu, who made u few preliiuinnry remarks, nnd announc ed the first business in order would Ih- the election of n M?crelarv. .Mrs. M. N. Honhnin ws placed in noini- I nation ami dulv electl secretary discussed by the tenchers present. Grammar introduced by Mrs. (1. A. Smith. Language lessons should lie tauelit from the first dav of school but no text book should be placed in the hands of the pupil un til he is prepared for Sills grammar; indorsed by most of the teachers. An impromptu programme was arranged for the evening consisting of sineine by the choir. Uev. Mr. Powell ol Long Creek welcomed the teachers in a very cordial manner, i and Supt. Mouhnm responded. Instrumental solo by Miss Luella ', Lee. Recitation, "Kate Shelly," by Miss Kllio Mack. Recitation, 1 "Mtier Uose," by Mrs. G. A. Smith. I Mr. Lndd read uu able essay on i "The Origin of Language," followed by a song, "Good Night," nml bene diction by Kev. Powell. Tl'KSDAV A. M. Mr. G. A. Smith of Prairie City introduced the subject of Written Arithmetic; he would adhere to the text lxok with practical work by pupils. Mr. I, add thinks arithme tic should be taught without the use of the text book; discussed by Mr. Williams, Mrs. Smith and oth ers. Miss Kllio Mack gave a black lio.ud illustration of her method of teaching addition; Mr. Loder gave his method of teaching percentage. Physiology introduced by Mr. Williams, who believes that physi ology is an essential study and that pupils should be tnught the cure of their boilies while young. A gener n 1 discussion followed and teachers agreed that physiology should be with Kpccial reference to hygiene. 1'. M. Mr Smith suggested that geography, being in his opinion one of the must iuiHirtaiit hrnnches and also one of the most dilllcult to pre sent to the child in an attractive manner, should not be omitted. .Mrs. ioinna iieiug called upon, expressed the opinio that the child should U'gin the study of geogra phy early in His school life, com mencing with familiar objects and places, but should not be burdened with a text hook until ho could read well. Mr. Smith's iilau in brief was geography of schoolroom, schoolyard, town or district, town- ship, county, Statu, United Stales, etc., which'was supported by all the teachers. Mr. Lodcr proposed the sand molding as an incentive. Mr. I, add gave a lengthy dis course liKin the subject of history, after which diU'ccnt methods of teaching it were presented by oth ers, prominent among them being topical forms, blacklioard analyses, tables of dates, etc. Kvening Prayer by Rev. Powell; singing by choir; recitation hy Mr. A. R. Cobbs; solo by Mrs. McCoy; recitation, "The Fireman," by Miss Lucas; organ solo by Miss Lee; recitation, " Drafted, " Miss Rovy Mack. Supt. Monhaiii gave a 110 minutes' discourse on the Oregon School Law and tho incompetency of Grant Co. teachers in general. Singing hv choir. Ditmissed. WKK.NBSIIAV A. M. 'fhe rending of the minutes were postponed 'till evening. Mr. I.oder was called ukjii to give hi methods of teaching jten niunship. Ilo would give particu lar attention to xsition and move ment ns preparation for the work, thorough drill upon the principles, plenty of exercises, etc. Mr. Lewis would teach rapidity before form, but was not sustained by the teach ers iu general. Mr. Miller lays par ticular stress upon muscular move ment. Miss Kllio Muck thought the best results were obtained by by a combination of the different movements; she wuuld tench the ! principles ami tonus ol llio letters I I r-fore the child reached the Stage ' of ten nod ink; fully substantiated by all present. ! In compliance with the request ! of Mr. Williuiiis, Mrs. Smith talked Uon the subject of druwiug. She thinks it u really great thing and should demand as much time and attention as arithmetic. As a stu dy to train the tnuiiUl faculties it is of great value, also trains tho eye ami hand. Taught not merely to copy pictures or make jwrfect lines, grace iu I curves, plain figures, ami geometie forms, but ns tho retire- ' sciitation of home object or the means of expression. She would t give whole picture nt once and not i iisiiiuio was nom in tno m. i-.. rulers should Im allowed, others church Of Ung Creek, Aug. '2.1, 'JO, J thought not. All agreed that draw ami iif, according to published no- ' j2 1,, neglw-twl nnd that it tic. Although hut nlMiut one-hnlf' ought to rvceive more attention in I ttft i ItM tC t It Ik Will l.lll ll ll i ! . it 1 i . imnoso iivon the child llio tmintur itmc drill work until ho realizes itmieoo.Kitv. Snmoinnohnrii thoueht ( .. . . lJ j uio iniure. h ix-iiig ine lountiniiou 0f nil manual trnining. Mental arithmetic, Mrs. Dollinn I H.ii.Lu it ...... ..f il,. .wi .u,,,iii.iM . ..... ... .... ...... V...-L....... j hrnnches of arithmetic; Written j ,K,rfeet euro of nsthmn nnd hron i arithmetic Iteing of very littlo uso ' ehitis. lluvo lwon a martvr to tho without it; very necessary as a mental training A heated discus followed in which nil took part, ut one time there In-ing not less than live disputants on the lloor. Heading omitted. WKItNKSOAV p. M. The subject of Theory and Prac tice opened by Mr. Lewis followed by a short discussion. 'fhe following resolutions were submitted and adopted. We your committee on resolu tions beg leave to submit the fol lowing: Uetolved, That we heartily agree that tho Comity Institute is "benefi cial to all teachers, and we seo now more than ever the need of a profes sional instructor. Therefore, he it Kesolved, That our Co. Supt., to gether with our State Supt. secure a coiniKitent instructor for our next 1 'iml Institute Resolved, 'flint to defray exiien- ses of said instructor, the amount over ami above the institute fund ho npiwrtioned equally among the teachers of the county. Resolved, That we are exceeding ly thankful to tho citizens of Long Creek for their cordial welcome, to tho members for so freely iqieiiing the doors of their church for our ac commodation; to those who have kindly assisted us iu our evening entertainments, also to those who havo so hospitably entertained us in their homes. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions he handed to the editors of the Long Creek Kagle and Tiik Giiant Cop.vty Ni:ws. Mu. G A Smith, Mil A. It. Conns, Miss Sah.v Kith: Mack, Com. on Resolutions. It wns decided that the uuxt an nual institute should convene in May hut the place was not agreed IIIHII). 1 1 is a mclanchollv fact that our most worthy Supt. could find no better topic with which to regale his hearers, than the ignorance of the teachers, and we beg leave to express the opinion that tho aver age teacher of Grant Co. possess qualifications quite equal to those of our County Supt. Ri:ioitTi:tt. 'fhe census taking in New Vork I III.-. develoM'd the fact llial mote 1 1 iti ii sixty languages and dialects are soken in that city. Mr. Gowan. speeial census agent, j who is looking after the indebted i ness of the eoiiutns. finds Harney i county's debt to be $."l2,l2.ri..riS. This is a good shovvuig, and is far belter than most other counties. Items. 'fhe ptobahiiilit s are that the 1'lneiiix mine, lie ir Rohinsonvillc, will be sold to a syndicate of ca pit- "IihIh m Hie near luture. It is a , rich and extensive property and is lj"d llio proposition for capital to ' operate. Democrat. William Walter Phelps, our Min ister to Germany, is said to have cultivated a fondness for "onion tart," a licilin dish which is most ly onion and very littlo tart. It is further hinted that Mr. Phelps pro poses to ititrisluee this dish into America with a view to catching the German vote. A Walla Walla mother traveling with her infant child, wrote the fol lowing letter to her husband at home: "We are all doing llrst rate, enjoying ourselves very much. We aro iu excellent health, 'fhe baby can crawl about on all fours nod drink from a lxiltle all day long. Hoping the same can be said of vou, I remain vour loving Mary." ' - 4 sl - . STOCK MEN TAKE NOTICE! I will he iii the Long Creek and John Dny country the 1st part of Sept., with a choice lot of Thorough bred and Grade Merino Mucks for sale and also about Twenty Head of Thoroughbred Pedigreed Here ford Cows for sale. Thanking the public for pusl favors, 1 lumain N. II. CoTTUKI.i.. Letter List. List of letters remaining un called for iu the )sisU)flice at Can yon City, Or. Kept. 1, LS'JO. M. Meek worth, Mr. 0. L. An drews, Mr. George Kemiudy, Mrs. Vina Ilunsaker, Mr. W. T. White, William I lurjMjr, Hoy Moggs. Persons calling for llio above will please say advertised. Mus. A.V.MK K. Paiihisii, P. M. l.cttir I.kt. letters remaining uncalled for in lite imstullice al l'rairiu City, Or., Sept. 1,1X00. Mr. Willis II. Heck, Mm. Georgo Hall. Persons calling fu the above will please give date ol advertising. Ri. k R. McIIai-kv, I'. M. MRS. S. A. MORRIS, A Prominent I.aity of Newberg: Tells of Her Experience With Drs. Datrln How She VVs Afflieted How Cured. otkimin. XewlKsrg, Or., Aug. 17, ISDO. Dr. Dnrrin--Deftr Fir: Vou will ..i . r .. t iiii.nMi, n i-,?f ' 1 1 L ii, v if ni i it iiiiu iui disease for ten years, at times una ble to lie down or sh( p only in a sitting posurt. After exhausting nil known remedies of different physicians in the linst and the ma ny patent medicines, I eamo to you aiHiut two years ago, ami now ro joico to tell you and the world that you cured mo with electricity and homo treatment, Vou may publish this letter if vou choose to do so. I dislike to bo brought into notoriety, hut 1 cannot as much for the sake of tho af llietcd ns yourself let this oppor tunity puss without expressing my self in this puldi.- way. 1 have had conferred upon mo a benefit, iu compnrison with which all other gifts sink into iiuignifl cmce, the gieat anil inetinmlilo boon of health. Very gratefully yours, Mas. S. A. Mourns. Drs. Darrin can lto consulted frco at the Washington building, corner of Washington and Fourth streets, Portland, Hours lOto.V, evenings, 7 to S; Sundays 10 to 12. All chron ic diseases, blood taints, loss of vi tal power and early indiscretion, permanently cured, though no refer ences are ever made in the press concerning such cases, owing lo tho delicacy of the patients. Kxainina tious free to all. and circulars will be sent to nny address. Charges for treatment according to pntionta ability to pay. 'fhe oor treated free of charge fiom 10 to II daily. All private diseases confidentially treated ami cures guaranteed. Pa tients nt n distance can l o cured hy homo treatment Medicines anil letters sent without the doctors Maine appearing. . illlll In I'avor. 'fhe Great National SKirl, Maso ball, is still iu favor with the peo ple, and the pl.iyers th uisilves aru still iu favor of one of the iiiomI pop ular things cotiiie'teil with tho guile, as explained in the following statement: Norristown, I'm , Juno ISS'J. I, the undersigned, cheerful ly recommend St Jacobs Oil to all Mnse-bnll players, having used it for muscular rheumatism mid strained luck, and guarantee it a perfect cure. J. M. Omk.nh, 2nd Hasemnn, Nonistown, H, M. 0. Pacific Urewery Deer. Notice is here! y given flint I havo this day established an agen cy for the sale of th.- Meer manufac tured nt the Piiciii.- Mrewery, Maker City, Or., within the county of Grant in Canyon City, and that Mr. II. Star. sell is the authorized mana ger of said Depot. All orders from Grant county for this celebrated beer, either iu I utiles or kegs, will be filled by Mr. Stansell. IlKNItV Rl'ST. Proprietor Pacific Mroworv, linker City, Or. Inipoitnnt Notice! All persons indebted lo me, either for Clerks fees or otherwise, are huruhy notified that tho snme must bo solilcd on or before K'-ptomher lfi, l.S',10, or costs will be added. I'lili. Mktsi iiax. August 21, 1S1H). Our new "ad." from the enterpris ing firm of Collin A MeFarland, Ileppner, senks for itself, and it in worth your whilv to read tin- same. In order to gain new trade they in- tend presenting a fine large hook, which ictails at 1.00 each, to every retail purchaser of dry goods, cloth ing, boots and shoes, lints etc., to tho amount ol $2 .oo, allowing until .Inn. 1st to make out the amount. Give thrill u 1 1 in I order, when you send away for goods. COMPOUND EKTnACTyt& Tlis lais-rt.inco ct purifying llio lilnoil can. net li- nvi'iotliiim-il, fur n llhout uio Uluuit yuu r jiillut riijy Kuul lirallli, At Oil asoti nearly every one needs n pooit iiu-ilirmu to purify, lialUi-, nml turlch the UooJ, cml wo ask yen to try Hood's PnnnlHl 8 -arafHU. ItslrcjiBtlieiu ruVvUIUll a4 ijnjj, up the system, ertit&i an sppetltr, and tones tlio dlci-tOun, nldle It eradicates lUioase. Tbo iecullar etunbliuiUoii, jirooortlua, sud prcruiaUou ot tho U'geUUlu rcmrdlos Used glta to Iluol's SariuparlUa poeiil. "r-. 4.C(9,if lar curatlvo jwvrers. No ' " llSCIl ollirriiiedlcliioliassurlt a record of wonderful cures. II you liave made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparltlailo nut tie ludurod to tsko any oilier Instead, it Is a lVeuliar Medicine, and Is worthy yeur eur.fMnice. Hood's SariaparilU Is sold ty : 11 druggists, l'lejutcd ty 0. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mais, 100 Dosos Ono Dollar 4' Hi sail