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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1891)
,j mum ns, Thursday, .Yor. ?. LOCAf, 8R8VITIE5. J-ea Ihe fine and low priced clocks at the WatdtmilMa. Piner Kmc of clorla never Wow wnm in Uiant county now at the Watchtnaker't. Tho mm! jury for th ttrswMl term wnLH . t A. 1 Donor on, Clarence Jdinsoa, Henry Walker, li. Keller, fleo. Gilbert, VA 0. Alien, and Isham I.-turanep foreman. Still the hal rolls Into the bins of the John Day and Prairie City will from Harney valley ami the MaliHrur. At wheat roll, so alao will the miter flour rl'. fttnyon City haa four mayfl-r at pr.vmt, ha, in1; capt-ired Mayor Johns, of iUktv City, Mayor Mttlook, of IIi-MWier, l.ee of 1mf Oreek, lai.idi., oar own Mayor Partidt, John Hyde ami hi crew of men pi tied rvjtli a ff.v day ago with a hint t lef cattle whii:h tliey ro dririnj - Pendleton for .hiptneul Hie cattle were nurchaae.I in the vi cinity of Soath Fork. f ay did yon know that later lWs sell flour at $5.7 S r btt in 5 tot Iota! ami special rali- to merchants; alio oh etrhange give 33 Ns of llonr, 19 Ilia li-Hti and short per bo&hel wheat! llrm and ahorU 1X.00 er tm. ' Sheriff Cresap and Deputy Dore tlit-teil last Thursday to tho asylum with the insane woman I tat tin Ilurhan n. The poor woman loodly jtrotmted niiinst bulitg parted from her children which are l?inf caret! for ly our benevolent county. Returns from eastern itato election leave derooi'.rnlij and republican hopes ami fears pretty much ft they were, a far aa the nest president isucnoerti Tho election of McKinley l.y 20,- 0 )3 majority would indicate that the ponple wilt not nlmlon the principle of protection w ithotit a hard struggle. Karah Winnemuea, the Pinte Indian ptiticc, died a few day a no in Mon tana. 'Sally" was well known through out KaStern Oregon and .served as a seout in the lnt Indian war under (Jen. Howard. Sally waa a friend of the hites, and uMore4 a fine ubituiry from the pn of someone who is ac jiiiiiUd with her history. lion. C. A. Johns, wlo is a-'tlnj' district attorney, was olocled mayor of J taker City ly 151 roejurily. In the langua-xe "f tho lt (Jnuulo (inelte, comment in: on the election, 3. 11. Mc CJ ml, who haa warmed the imtyur'a chair for the pat three years, ami litis b-'en lathered with tho notion that the whole municipality wm in hi vent pocket, wag InwUui oiifchl f tight. Twenty dnyx ago thu splendid iwn hiu Kti-.ithhUa:' s-t a.xil fiom Honolulu for l'ottland with a craw of thhty, nil told, and two passengcra. Ainu, foi human hftpe! Sow all tlmt iinimiiis of the ship i a lettered and lirofcee hull, jiounding ti pieces in a fern fid aurf on the Vurh north of tho Uolum 0t The drea iful bar m not tho cause of the wieck, but thu ship ht Iter reckoning duilnj; a heavy him! was carried ashore dining a gale. I'uiir of tht crew ami orit iaulix"i' 1 K,t their 'I'Ik' pi n ! ik t of a tetwtern appla or clund in the H(jue i i-r al!-y, ni'.ir ( ; i n:.t'rt 1 niu kijI. I la .t week to the Karl Fruit l-iiipany, of San Kianciaco, for (H.fl.in. The price 5 Oft cent er Iion, the buyer did thu pi-k-inj!, paokin atel funiinhml Loxex. 'Hie applet were of the red inter variety and were packed for Aut.tnili.ui and Jiuian markota. Tliis litth John Day Mill") f or.m will Rend fruit to tnse foreiyn market tee, when wo j,ct ahipping faoilitios, I), K. Smyer, of Boaanvllle, rueently found In his mining claim n iwiiudur n ay Umna a llat chunk of yellow gold aa Urge a a chihl'a hand, weighs out 3Wl at ? 17.CS psj- wine The hfj nogft va dixoovered underueatli 1 a nick, by hioh it apieara to have U-en flattenei. It axcraRfs aljout four inche. in lcnth, two and a hulf iuohea in widUi and ontwpuarUM' of mi iui li in thick lie and luta Uou sent to the mint to U coined into nhiuiiij; fivea, ten and twenties. VtMA Uio Kiwt Orejjoniaii we learn Uut no km than aevnn indictuioiitu wont returned by tba grand jury in the eajitw of John Austin and J. S. lluth rid'e, the (iirtut county itockm.m who wfirn arnttoil at PemlUitoii on J. 11. Kcat-itx' complaint vihile attempting to Uiip cattle cUiuul to havu Ueu ito!mi from Miller V lux and other parties, and have been cnutined in jail for ft mouth or t ao. Altogether the aueaaed accm to ho Uully entwiiuxl in tho law' tneahea. Tliey liae plumletl not guilty, and are defended by dipt. N. H. Humphrey, Cnhiii Ilydo and li. McUmnack. K. II. CoU.ell, of Pilot ll'ck, I'iim- tilla coanty, Otogmi, h juat leeeivud Uinm ThorouihlM'iil Spmikh .Met inn buckn from the Ki.t. All are year-liiik-a, and one of tle-m in public thoar oti 2D U-s of wool of vhich Uio Hreed ura Uailuttu f-iid wm the lurgekt and Uwt &oe ever Ukeu from u yearling i; lit of the Miaxiasippi liver. Mr, Oiltivll nUo iiniwirUul two Deliiiue Merino b.a-kH and laat full ho itnjited one Oxford Down lam. Mr. Uttriill liaa purchiiM'd all tlm (JL V. Cjiii;ur Tlmrouhltrail alieep of about lOftO Howl, awl alUi ki own hu will liave alinut 1000 breeding ewoa, and in a cm.ln of years be can aupply the aheep meu iUi wjuteter Uued lis wanta. Altorvey Kwwk, sf Ihinta, k wit aa. Itain and utow on the hilta, which InauiT i(ma. Atk your nwrehanU for PmlHe Oity llolV lloor. Dlek Otark I over from lita Iong Creek home visiting hit folks, Holiday grola, n complete itock, hnve Ufen reeeivod at Oreaap'a. Date Fik i over from Ikikor rep reaenting lieache A Uo in thhi com mon wealth. Jet year eyea flttel with the right kind of paetAckM at tJm VaU4imaket ' Canyon City. Mr. J. II. IU.mig, our hartmr of j'enra ga, i now locntl at ltagene, with hi family. t a-I men report cattle ami aheep in I tetter eotidition litis anaaon than for many yearn paat. lteck r.ro., of tliia county, recently shipped 7.WK) hend of thoep over tho I T n ion Pacific to Chicago. lloutor Hui.tinRlon, of tho Uuma land ottice, i in the city on buaineaa and will reaiiin a few day with ua. W. II. Kelly waa apjwitiled grand jury Ulilf, and Jan. IW.inaon and Tom Coxud gnneral and eoutt llilb. Dlml, Pmulay, Nov. 8, 1801, of typhoid fever, at lwr home near Prairie City, Mm. Alc.x Liuranee The bthimI jury returned an indict ment agaimt Chtireh, of murder in the (irt ileren, 1 1 enteiwl a plei of not gnilty. Approeiuliiijf MeKinley'a tieloty in Ohle, 'alem lepublimna are sending him a fine )air of Orgoii-wove 1mhu mado blank hU. Um. W. II. VMi of Ileppnor, in over attending court, and will axil I Messra I'.ini Ji A 0oid in theriefenae of Mai Church. Hon. 0. S. Dunlin repmU the Iom ef come of the horana of i threnhin orew near lonjf Crook, euael by foundeting on wheat. Harney connlv jieoplo aroBiupiiiR the jiruiaea of f'ruirie City roller llour. Xcxt KOArnn our valley will furniuli them large qunniitiea. Mariied, at the residunce of thn briile, at John Day, Sunday, Nov. K, 1KUI, Mr. Imuii'l A. Ueamerand Mit. Mary A. Jurrell, Itev. K Hayea o(H otutin;. It wai found that J. ! J one iu diii.ilitiel to it na a Kmnil juror, and tho grand jury waa culled iuto oonit and lien, liilbett dmwn to aerve in hia place. Married, Thtimday evening;, Nov. 5, 1H91, at the roaidenco of D. Vr Pik, Mr. Prank li Perkin and Mm Pannie 11 J.iH-bi, County Judjje II. 1. llnxel tiuu oilioiiitiiig. Mewra Young A Va ugh tor, wlio in tended siving an uiiteiUininoiit here, have been unable to ubtnin the eoopei ul ion of local talent, lliortifoitJ have uUiiKhinl tho project for Uio pteaent. Wo used to immit our llour 00 uiiloa; now we evpoit llour 70 inilea. We impott Irtcon 2000 tuilca; what it to prevent u bxiorting it n like uhv tanee! The Pi and I Journal males tlieso ieitini'iit roniiiik, wliich apply to our aection aa wolL The Dalle t'hronicle tot la of a wagon load of prolueo reoently brought to tliat city which consisted of but Kit head of cnbbai, the half dn&m fil1ue the wav'on lied. Thoae nummUi eU liaei aeie raised on the dry liilU near the Dei Chutes river. John h'iak, who uat preaent manag ing thn ''four in hand" on tho C.inynn City ami Munument mail route, in forma ua Umt mho lich mining claim have Ifcn located on hind ndjoittin hiranch in I 'ox aliey. tJrant county kail i full of piuciou muUl. Prom Mr. Wheeler, com t stenog rapher, we leaui that John Austin, after lindiiur that liutluidge had turu nl atatea ei id nee, withdrew hi plea id not guilty to tome of Uie indict ments, but when Mr. W heeler left Pendleton ho had not been aentenccd. It U njinored that Dr. Fell and Mim McIInlcy were to have U-en joined in the holy loieU uf wedlock yeKterday evening. Aa the Dr. waa rather tiinid Uut giving the Nswh a 'tip,' wo au only ny thin nim h, but the "rumor" came from pretty good uuthoiity, nil the aame. A Cilifomian a man who ii rn gne.1 in one of thu lurgest manufaet uiing imluatiiei in tliat state while in McMinville the other day, aaid b a Telephone Hei,i.tor man: "You the Iftmiaii don't know Oregon. Wait for five years, and if iJie Uu't greater than California in fruit product you can call mo li.w." Mr. Walter lvaicr, of tlraiiite, in forms us that the MoiiuuinuUl mill hud not ) e.t htai ted, owing to (lie fa. t that Mr. Miller was waiting foi the minera to deliver a suflieieiit amount of me to make a reapecUble run. Kent auiumar Mr. loouy Uilieea thecaiiiji will be a I'Mily oue, and the mill will crush ore continuously, fromiireenhorn mines and vicinity. The large crop of fruit in the oast this se.ion net only shut oil' a muikct for freh fruit from Uiis const, but hi also caused u light demand fr thu dried l.inili, tiilifornin diied prunes ate finding a limited iu.irl;et at ft toft.l cento free on hoard, Orogon growers , uAutd probnbly ilinjHwn of their surplus ut Uieae prices without trouble, but they aie imU likely to do ao, us thoy consider their piuiiiw wuiUi umiii tlian thuso uf (Jwlifuiuiii. CtnCOIT COUItT PKOCKliDINOS. uw ikwkkt. J. IXtrkhdmor Co. v. Hiclmnl Con.wt-recovery of money. Cor.- ,. i . i ... r ... tinned for the term for review. Atuson C. Prink vs. Thos. 11. Curl toeowrv of money. Jtiilcttifnt n I prayed for; 10 per cent, on amount due allowed aa an nttornov fee. W. II. Johneon A- Soiw'vs. C. M. Smith recovery of nmney. Fettlwl and ilHinicd. t'haa. Kohn A- Co. v.i J. W. llutes recovery of money. FclUctl ami ilitmifiaed. Chan. Kohn ,t Co. v. J. C. fliel-! hy ami J. W. UatcH recovery of money. Settled and dismieeil. " ti 11. Kinihcrlainl vf. J. A. Tuy-1 lor Dittiuiaatil at pluintiir hI. Slaver v Walker v.i. C. (i. Cu.- j pnry and W. U, 1 1 ughen recoverv I of ilionev. Setllwl and diotnisstii. ', Chaa.'W. Conger n. John (i. 1 Xealen reroverr of inonev. Dla- I uiiaed at plaintiff col. ' X. F. Allen v. (I. II. KlmWlnm! nteoverr of money. Judgment f for plaintiff", and ti'i attorney fee alioireil. ; M. Howe va. V. M. Smith and J. ! I,ttic Smith was declarwl a ooun II. Hnker fomlosure of tnorlgaae. , ty eharge. Dtcrco in accordance with tho j ' The um of 7." waa appropriated praycrof thoconlainl, l-VKKJ, am! for eouftrueting tnrnoitU ou the attorneys fcoa allowed. j Canyon creek grade. N'sImUh.u Davis vs. Orloir Flom- Itilla were nliowed and warntnla ming foreclosure of mortgage, ordered drawn, aggregating llieanm lerree in accordance vv itlt prayer of of IU.4IS.00 complaint. ( KlMIVAI. tKM KET. State vs. Orin 1.. Paltorson ami Kd. ('. Allen HUd. Dinniwed on motion uf disiriet attorney. State vs. D. 1. Aabury libel. Dismissed on motion of district at torney. State vs. Nelson Jonoa neglect ing to dip sheep. Uranil jury ro turned uot n true bill. Irepoitaiit Notice. All lieraoua who aubtcribed lolho fund for building and improving the road from (iticrnsey's mill- to Hear va:ey will please jaiy the amount of their donation to John Muhlrick. JMK Wl KtSKK, Sujwrvisor. ... . . . See notico of phattlo morlgngo sale. Judge ClifTonl is dispatching businejfa quite rapidly. Fine stock range hi rcporlcd in the North Fork country. Uepresentalivea from nil pari of Grant county arc at the county seal. I'ha regular iwnol of jurors waa cxlmtiHtei d and it Miecittl vouito ord( red. Poaches, t-miatoes and enbUigo for sale by U. W. llousUin ut iwisoutiwe ratts, at the cottage ou the hill. Ming How, thu Chinese murderer, entered a plea of not guilty, and W. U. p.lli was iiiM)itited to defend. lio to the Hod Front Jiilli.ux! Hall! for a cool, refreshing diink of Uio , fluent laer laer in lSastern Oregon. The tax levy for tho current year ! wit not made by the county court, ttending the amount of the ytuto levy. A mutton buyer could aecure a iittinl er of f it idieep in this valley jiiht now. SluHpineii a re just alniut to make arrangements to feed, and now is the timu to sell. Sunol, the (Jalifornia racer, is now the queen of tho turf. Ilecently nt tile races at Stockton sho umde thu world beating record of 2.USJ. hi-vcr-ing the record of Maud S a half sec ond. The jury in the caae of Stale vs. Jim Ico, a Cliiiminnn, under iudict nieiit for giving and selling liipiur to a minor, ns out nt the time the Xkwh went to press, and had Irvii since Tuesday. It wan thought doubtful if tlu'y would agree. Newt, the driver butween this place and Ontario, lodt it passenger this way the other (lay. It sueina it 1 voting man from thu east was on liis way to Westfall to herd sheep mi l jinked 1'iiele Deiniis Muiigur, who a a aboard, if herders all staid together nt night and what kind of a i ik thev had, if they furnished him a horse, etc. Mr. M. told him h would have to herd on foot, sleep on the hills all bv himself, cook his own grub, furnish, his own blankets and toiind his herd up every night; the "tenth rfool" wilted and asked what the fare was back to Omaha, said hu gm sul hu had money lo liny his f.ire ns fur as Denver, anil : ii . - ii. i i I wiiiioiu caning n nan lie jninpeii out of Hie coacli ami started lur Missouri on foot. .Viilu (iiuette. The case of tho nufortuimtu limn who lives far up in tho ('u.unlo iiiouutains in Lino county mid who is nltlicted with that awful disease leprory, is uiio that is oalcu Into to call forth gtoat ympitthy. Hut if the story '.old by thu Kuyiiiu'liiianl is true, tho until deicrvo not of vinilhy but of uuuliiuiely. Thu (.nurd says: "Awaroof his con ditioii and tho (liscuso that had fm-letiu! itself iikjii him, hu was willing tu link an itiiiocunt giils life w ith hii own with tho prob iibilily of entailing tho horrible diffuse on her and thu offspring of the marriage." It is hard to be liuvo that such infamy could u.ist in any uiuii. On-goiiian. COMMISblON'hRS' COUKT. I W. K. Wlion wan piliiteil cot j (ot "J? t . ."Mf 7 F a liocnae o wll intiorx in John Dav ! precinct for a period i f iiKinthe. In the matter of tho alteration, vacation attil odaMmhing a rlton of tho county rad leadinK np Can yon crrr-k to a i-'int Nut if of n mile nortlerIy ot Hear crock bridge, it waa onlered tint Horace Sloan, I Ira Spro"! and J Im A. Layeoek l apoiiited viewers, and J. W. Mack surveyor of said ; vul. ; In the matter of tho tcttlemont of the oflice of T. J. Smith, (leeeiisd, I lato uervinor of road dbtrfct No. j 1., it appearing to (he court tint ; the ammint of rash received by mid ; puperviaor in lieu of mm! work was $218.10; that the uinouut of cnth ojcnded wr s? 1 . 4 ."0, leaving n balance duo the road dieifict at the time of his death of i.VUM; that there i imiw due and owing es-tate of aaid T. J. Snit!, deccaseil, for 1 12 daya aerviw, t 'J84. Wherefore it is now ordered that the ulcrk of this court draw his warrant for sf 2 t inai me a'luunisir.nor pav to J . I..' .HhrouUU lu Myjtefy. There i slill u mystery connect tal with tho shouting uf John Z '! linger last summer, wiv tho Hep pmr (lazelle. At that lime it W.is thought tint Mai Ohiirvh w.m tho g liUy prt), hut manj haie since changed their inimls. Who our comniittid the cowardly net rKlo u spotted wiiy, and tin fmt inoro than ntt ttt.it; else c.ttioil suspicion tu fail on C'linrelt, for h w as in that xiciiittyat that time, rttti inptitig to eseaiH! nfler killing Iladat'll i.t Moniniuiit. Hut tliy ny that n mail wlio rides usk)Ui' iiour still friiiii'iit the tiionnlniiM back of Iieppner, rubhiuu alien ; camps fur n living, and thoso who liavo mut the fcti.iiij'e,' say thitt, at a dUtancc, ho Uar. a striking re K'lubhinco to I Inn eh. It w ill be rvmomSiem! Ih.it j'lt I cforo the capture of t!i- latter, 'l.:ho Wat kin saw a man riding this much talked of "I'inlo," or one very much resembling hint, which Wat kins afterward concluded wiu the fugitive and ler,o. Sinco that timo it haa been proven without a doubl that this was not Church, but somccio hearing much the antno apjuiiranco a himself. From his actons, way of living, oto., he is thought to le some tlesperatu character, eluding tho authorities, and, ta-rhaps, i, tluj man who o ! cold bloletlly shot Zollinger. r.'.QN ty ,:i CltlNA. A I oni.tr r V. l.rr. ii..- tilwt II. .Il.tr N N.t :view lnr. n0 thi: f coin til ' iretilsiMea along the C'Aj'. ! I'M'-, 1 Um M "slesa Joltar i.U tl.o l.i;ji. ri ,!-, It uk' trt.ui 1.UUU lo i, vo e..-'i u ii.iko a it!lr, al omu o( tte eoti;i tn uvi are so ttwt you can bri-iik t'iem in tu iMitwmn your t!m:,.U ar.J flc.f.'r. Tliey .. ut tbe slse ot an oU r.-.! . . .it, r. I t'e . iisrt tioln In the oenu r lu onl. r t!i.tt they aiay tf ttl m Ttiey are ui.ije fn strung oa a tn ttilterent urtBof fl.o. i. nn.l ihe Viceroy ot Canton U im.v )ni.;.!,n a mint with iui-!'. n Aiiieric.in iiin-'hlnory. wtilch will turn ttieui out by Um ut.ilun. In the Interior oi I'l.ina t:.i -m cash siul stiver ami gold In the lu;n term the money. Tlio unulr I of wi ,hi for lilh Is tUo taol, nhlcti walyh-i i.l.uut an eunee, mill tho money In csi. In t.'.o Hlm;m uf a lady's shoe. Tea t-o U of silver msko a lump ot tU.i.t 11..1 hu.' of n (tilnio laity's fiitit. an.l it want to y out losa than t'..i-i : i . ..nt ..u uku your knife or a i-liii ! un4 j-h.ihI ell as niucli asyouHSIit. It l the n,itet wuy of liulnjf ha tin '-, tho t'hliieso are very un,liu of onlim, aiul tliey like Die pur me ml. (i.i! bricks r.lut nil ltit-h l..i .iiil ht.tf .tn lei.h wliln nliit ef the samo thl.-ki ic, i aro alo useit, but you bavo to av-h tt.-me, as yon Jo every thlnjri-! te in tiu-uli n of muney in China. In K-eith Chin yuu u!ll 11ml a chop dol lar, out of which iliipi uf silver hsve bi'en Wk":;, er ri r lit.-li hole hare lten Uund aiet t!ii .. holes tilled With lead. You will 111.-! vein-, under wetirht and chunks of i-k i-.l wl..oli srv coun terfilt, sail ti.e r- m.lt is Uint ovory Chinese bu-iui i. -!,. h:,s lo keep one nisn whoue l. i.U). .i ! . '..j d Uxsl countor fellooln. T1.U lie..'. U ealletl the aahrolt, and ail the money uf the ctalillbinent pasaes through Ho tflica a big bond, st.d le' ! 'vriioiiatblu tor nil tbe mousy he tsk .in. If he ran ken a mistake it U ins ! i. not that uf the tlrm. Yott will find i' .mo srhroUs cor lieeuxl ltl. ii.- I. -j i 'ton shread, and ti-y may Ik 'i!: t'i ''aitiiem of the last. They im (,;.-4.'S i l.uianien, aad the foreign I ink i lu Asia lia.e alt their Uirurtng uii'l tiii ir u.onoy calculatbiu-i n.sdo by Ci.iii.u-i. ii. Tl.i Chinainsii ii.- this with I.U little ho of butt n utrung on MlreN; ho nevor nmkea tei ULe, and ho U the K" itrUhmcttci . of tho -otl4.-P. U. Curpenter, la V. tluual Tribune. An Inl. Illrl Mlwf llo. Who sys a itog hi not Intelllem-i'-A Oiirdtner lady m t a ll.h ot soup oi.t In her yard tho oil ' r iHy toeool. 'J'.i ' dinh was ery he', le.t I..1 baudti'. Thu bouse dog soon i -,ine nl .ng tu the dish, lured by tin l.i Umtlnir Ir4rhii .e, couU,inil..U 4 l.'i ".( nU )oli( enu ljfh to find that It ! . I ii fsvi.rlui snue, then, takln the I. in.lle b (ween his teeth, bo bat im! !t u vi'ral r'bi very carefully, puiltinf ih'i dl-.li ufu t him to a plane hii.'h I.' ' .j:.sidi ril Ih.'1i o nr and morn s-ie u ri4. He wuit.-.l for the hrelh to "ruol, d toun 4 it With InrtniU, relW.. tl IraiwerJ Um dish back to tin ..'. i..ten uu louml lu Itaugor iw..i. UA87HKN HL.KCTIONS. The rosull of tho electioua in tho oaatcrtt states Tuculay wtik were ascertained in this jiroVinct in duo time. Tho following llguron fJiotr the Miilieal drift: Down in Misaiippi tho entire democratic tirkul ia ih-cled nithout I much opposition ; The Michiifan reiuildican.i elecled Iklknap jvpuhlicaii candidate for eiMigreae. In Uliitoift tho ontiro republicnn ticket is elected. For tho lirid time in many years tho republicans of Chicago have control of tho county lwanl. In Maryland the entire democrat ic ticket is ulcotod by over 2l),(Ks1 majority. The legislature is strong ly democratic and will return (!or liHin for I'nited Slntes senntor. Tho New Jcisey lcgishilure will la? democratic by a large mnj.irity, fully thirty on joint ballot. 'I here was no republican tleki t in the fie'd in Virginia and ilein- ocrnlrt Imve eloetoil ncarlv tho entire ! legislatuie. Alliance members j elected are pledged to support the (leinoenito on stale isues In Colomdo i,o state nlliecrs were voted for except chief justice, ami Heller, thu it-publican candidate is olceted. The Nebraska democratic tick t was uitluliauii early in the cam paign, leaving the light between republican and what is known as tlieiieoplos parly. Kelimis iiuli eato election of reiuthlicau ticket by leg m.ijorily. In Kans.is returns indicate n sweeping republican victory, tho alliance ticket being badly beaten. T1k election was fur district judges ami i'omocrnt.1 ami republicans untied against tho nllianco camli dales. In South Dakota Jollv is oleuted to congress to lill ttnevpired term of (iambic, dcceuscil. It was a repub liean victory over Ixith thu demo cratio and indeKnduut ciindidntes, Flower carries New York state bv over lO.OtX) innjurity. Republicans made some gams in thu legislature nit deiniKTats mil have a majority on joint ballot. Major McKinley, republican can didatu for governor of Ohio, had M,0Ul mnjorily. The legislattue will lie republicnn by .'IS majority and the election of John Sherman ns Toiled Stales senator is assured. Hussell, of MngsnchtihcttH, dem ocrat, ii reelected by a reduced ma jority and remainder of dumocriitio ticket, according to rcortH, is do tea led. In Pennsylvania thu icptiblicnn ticket is elected by .'r!),(KK) majority. (iovernor lloies, democrat, is re elected in Iowa with a Might dem ocratic gain. The democrats claim tho whole slate tickit. Republi can will havu a majoiity in tho legislature. Cio to tho Pod Pront Milliard Hall, Canyon City, for lino wimis, liijunra and eigars. Mr. (iniiiiilli; Ulurk' hits lilted up rooms for n lusipitiil in the llomley building in tlii.i city, mill i nnw ue- in ml to leoeive patieuU, anil fiiiuikli them quiet mill uomfui t.ilileiiii tumiit-i. 1 1 ii toc'; of drugs mid medicines in iibto fivJtlt mid eomplete. When you send away for goods remember the linn of t'olliu V Mc- I'arl.tnd ut Iieppner. They not on ly guarantee you Hrst class goods at lowest prices, but they pay mail or express charges on Paine to any stage oflleo in (Irant or Harney counties. See their new "ltd" for further particulars. ' Aft ACTOri'S STOflY. 11. .ii Si'lll.lllo A.l.li-.l lo tin- (Irl)ilni; I'iii; uf lliliiurr. ."Talk about the uw and dow ns of nn netor'x life," reninrkeil n veteran player to a Chli'mro Trillion reixirler the other day. "Win. uiott m'Uirs lite n llle-tlinn In n slnple HeuMin. Tlie Kellimt Imii iUet I ever alleudi-il n ml Die )i,inient pot ine-il 1 ni'i-uri'U Ulli r.ium In the name season. Tlie l nujuel riuiin enrly In (ri'lobi'r, whin the lr oelebraliHl the analieriMry of ills itelmt ns n Hl:ir. The lattr ra-ne the (hIIuwIiik' spring when we wi re traveling on uur trunk from WashinKtoti, II. ('.. to liulavllli', Ky. It was sn all dny ride, and we knew that we couldn't eat till tie e.iutd show airatn. JumeatoMn us the dinner M.i lluii, anil the uianager and 1 got to Uilk liiX over thn irosHU for ohu.'k. I p.iiiflil.il to him Unit I bad U-n iviit In MMtage Hlaiiip! he said Hint ho had n liiekel; Mil we njrreiil to shako the rent of the r,omisny mid fi aut together. Thn manager hiil litlinulf In thn biiKKaife room at tbe station iind I went uji-toHii to a biikery. where I iun-liaod n ile with our combined wealth, mid retiirnetl U my friend. The swllehiimn's dinner il huiijf leniillnK near by and we opeui'd It; but wo hndu'l the heart to take more th.in a ooude of pirkliM from the KH.r fellow. It was a dainty meal iilekles, pie and cake (KUnnn-eliiwIii). 'i'he joke of thu whole thing wni thnt UiOMlivr, a suiitotii man, had iiienuwhlle airaniil to fel the w holo coiiiimuy kinl gli' his nolo fur tho bill. Our ii n selflsh oxulualveiiess had shut us out." Mathliu for tlultrrliiir llrrml. There seems to bo nu limit to thn In genuity of mnn. 'i'lio Intent mid most UHliiuiiiiiveniiimtti.it I hunt hoard of Is a msehlMri for builerliitr bread. It Is uvd in riinneetion with n patent bread cutler and Is InU'iiditl for tiso In priaons, wurk-liiMnH'u, mid other n furmairy iuilttullons. 'I'here is a cyl-ladrirsl-nhaped brimh, whli'li Is fil with but Ur, and lays a thin layerou the bre.d as It uouies from tho cutter. The une hliie can bo workeil by hand, j sO'tiui or elertrlaity, and bns n rnni'lty , of cutting anil buttering 7&U loaves of l,i..iul itn li,t,ir. 'I'l.ii u.it-t,n. ,.f liiitf.ti. I. ,l I ...... I ,l ,1,,. ..,. I.. ,1... l(JM(MlU,v l(, umUt , mM to 1ij vorv an(0, H PKOQKUSa AND UNTKItPJtlSK. Kntorprisc, which imtuml adjunct of proiiwrity has not iHithcred tho jHfoplu of (Smut county very materi ally in the past, is now making its jiresonco full. Flouring mills of an improved pattern have been erected and in a general way our x-ople an pour to bo awakening from their lethargy and in the m.irch of pro gress no bclievo they will not stop nt the manufacture of Hour, but that the productive John Day valley will not only havu fruit drying anil can ning establishments, but many other entorptises vil spiing up that are essential to the vu'lfaru of the coun try. P.ut, for the present our two new Untiring mills till a "long felt want," and are pretty good for a slaittr. This progressive journal communced to agitate the necessity of a roller mill upwards of two years ago, and couscncnt tinn rcie.iled reminders thu valley now has tun ns fine mills as ran be found in this btinchgrass land. We havo not visited the Prairie City rolhr mill since thu new machinery arrived, but last Saturday the Nkws man inspected for a few momenta thu new mill at John Day. The ma chinery has nil arrived, and thr uoik of putting it in s)sitiun is go ing on. The building, a substantial one, is full from cellar to gairet, even the fourth Hour containing seven pieces oi maeiuiierv it is not I; now n when the John Day milt will be ttnrtcd, but thcro isconsider ulilo wheat ou hand. Commendable, All chtiuiH not consistutit with thu high (hurnctor of Syrup of Pigs .-uu puqiosely avoided by tho Cal. Pig Syrup Company, it acts on thu kidneys, liver and bowels, clennsiiig tho system eU'eettially, but it is not a cure-all and makes no pretensions that every Lot tin will not subntnnli a to. To the Public. The warehouse at MelCwen ille having been I'uiivhed, alt shippers of freight should notify me uhi'tlur they want their goods forwarded to the present terminus, of the Suinpler Valley It It. Freight and triiiinfer charges together being twenty-livu cents er hundred siumla, distance from this (mint to the present end of the line being twenty-six miles, it bringi thu goods nearer home. Pli'iimi direct all comiiitmicntious and orders here, and ovorything "ill have prompt attention. S. A. IIkii.skii. P.aker City, Or., Oct. 1, IS1H. All leaiiisterH must present a written order for goods, or else they are liable to go back empty as om tively no goods are delivered tijion say iso by (canisters. S. A. 1 1 KII.NKII. (irnham llour -t' .00 lKr barrel, barley I J cents, rye '2 cent and potatoes I cents sr Hitiud at (Inndhieh's. SLICK COMI'IOCNCL GAME. Hii n CMr-iii-ii lliirai'lll-tll I'l ) .! It Cll.e nil Mil l'lill.M.rlii( lNlrlr If I live to l-e n thousand years old I shall never forget how a tilrntiger took five of tin in one day at Hyraeiiae ilia manner mi nlli-k Unit he w.iikixl oil with our twill N'fore we had a HUHpleiuil. It wan a rainy, dlmiial nfleruoon, and a do.en men- ngojiMt, ilriimiuors, drovers and others a ere sitting alniul the ollli-e Some one read n newMaM'r ullpitug about a blgninlril who had seven w ives, and pretty mhui eie-h one had an opinion to ndvanue. finally a i.llilreJ, giHxI-liMiklng man M'utureil thu ohter vatlou: . "I myself could have married a diuen women on an hour's notice. It'n all in the llrsl Impreieilon creatisl." Semii ngnii.1 and ooino il t Ifo ri nl , and the diniHIaaloll U'gall Ui asalime a more Igorous tone. Ily and by thu same man again ulvuirvcd: "You may think meconi-iiltJil, gentle men, but I'm only telling yuu what I know I can do. I'.o alwnyN had eilr.i onllnary lur.k with women. I'll uhiIum to nay that I call go down to the driot, (tick out the liest liMiklng woman In the waiting-room, and if she h not already liiurrliil, that I uau take Iter lu the par don's linlile of all hour. There was a grand laugh at this, but he looked very serloim as he I'uiitlnued: "l'erhaMi tliis croud haa koiiio eanh to lone on that? If mo, lol'n Ulk huaiiiea'.'" After a hit wo onme lo uu uiideratati.l lug. I'ive of us were to chip lu Uio) each ngailiat (MHI uf hU uuiiiey. Wo were Uj go to the .Vew York Central 4i'mt, seleet a female, r.lnl If lie proiisl to li uuuiiirrlel, be wan to aruiiaile her into a marriage limlde of one hour ur forfeit his money. Wo oould lnie ralix-d s lhous.iml ilollarH as well rh half th.it sum, but he oould notnoier it. Nine of us went down to the ilnii.it. Among tho walling pA-wengera were seveiiteiMi femiilea, but on luoklug lie in over our choleo was lluilliil to three Wo Dually m I octet I a woman we Im- lleve.1 In ! a widow. .She was fairly bandaome, well ilrewn .1 mid had two or three parcels on tlie neat honldo her. We got seatK near by, and then our masher approsi'lied. lie askisl what trul n he wm going out on, ti-oko almul Hiii weather, unit to our aurprUu was not rebulbxl. Within ten in I n u ten ho had asked If shu was a widow, and alio had aeuruely answered lu llio nlllriuatiiil when ho Uigan to ilead hia eaae. It was only forty mlnutea by the watch when he enme over lo u i and said: to iitlemen, I'd like two or three of you lo noeompuny that lady and my.elf to the i:iroirs as wllnesi n to our linn rlage." We went and they were duly married and the Maki paan.il over. The lady ai'tinl as coy ami shy and eiut.arriissi'il in )iiu pli e. and ii.iile.Mil t tart t It was a case of lovo nt drat sight. They Uwk a train two hours later, anil when tliey were fairly oil wo lourniht that he was a huraemiin from Chicago, and Hint thu woman had Imou his lawful wife for thu lust Of ti ( ii yonnk N. Y. Kun UNJU0T "CRITICISM. IMitor HoborlH, of Uio Harney Times, wlio was rcpriiimiHlt'd bv Judge Cliirbr.l at tho spring lurni of circuit court for Harney county on j account of some puhliuulioiideiiiciin ing tho oilier of the court, savh in the issue of tho I imes of ().:t. .iist: ''Wo havo l)oon informed that Judge Clill'ord instructed tho grand jury to indict all ncwspaKr men who made pcreonal attucka ujmiii nuy one." Tho Nr.Wit man hai mado iniiii rics of the Canyon City attorneya who attended tlie latu term of court at Mil r ns, and wu loam that tho in structions that Judge Clill'ord gavo to the grand jury regarding nuw.v papers were just tho same as it in mado his duty to give tocvery grand jury, and that is, reading from tho statutes, tho law relating lo tho writing or ptiblicalion of 1 libelous or scandalous mattor," section 17-I'. Hi'l's Codo of Oregon, which rendu as follows: "If any perron shall wilfully, by any means other than words orally sS)ken, publish or cause to Iki published, of or concern ing another, any false and mtndnl otis matter, with intent to injure or defame such oilier p-crson, ujKm con viction thereof shall be puiiedicd by imprisonment in the county j til not less than three mouths, nor more than one year, or by a line not Icsh than one hundred dollars, nor more ! than live hundred dollars. Any (il lusion to any ji-crson or family, with intent to injure, defiiineor lunlieiouM ly annoy kucIi family, shall bo (leenied to coino within thu provis ions of ibis section; mid it is here by made tho duty of the circuit judge of each judicial district of tliis ntate, to read this section to thu grand jury at each session of thu court, ami of the pron-culing attor ney of each judii i tl diMiiut to see that it) piovlsions aro enforced, whothet thu injured desires lo pros oi u c such ollciiHu or not." No attorney pioent s.w anvlliing arbitrary in' Judge UliHord's in structions to i he IIiimiov county grand jury. Had tin ro been, "ciil icism" would Imve Uen nil right and in order, but nu unjust attack like that in tlu Harney 'I iinea has no place in a sulf rcspocliiig news p.iKir. . , . Dry IiiuiUm- $10 per M for thn nevt JO d.iy.i. Dilivmed in Uuii'iiu City f 15 per M. rihiiifjIiH, riiitio ami ilooi iug in midlists ipuiutities. 0, (illKIIKHKV. PAIIM POU H LI'., ('Olitniuillg thieu in clio'ls of liiiul in u bo.lv, nil well f.-need nml mi pruyeil, title U, H. Patent, ab,uit IKIO iii-nih o this ia good plow I'linl thn lest good gi in:inj:. The iinpioio. meiits cuiiMNt in pull, iu followx: 1'lui (itiecH inn pnitly mil, utnl.cil mid lideivd, mid partly poi-d, bonid nml wiiu. Dwidliii", firrt cliius li stoiy Inline, 7 looms w-ull built i.nl in good oidm ; wood shed; ulonu milk lioiimi 1 -'x 'JO, one loom oveihoiid aiiiuo tiio; Olio siiioko lioiniu; one bin n 'J770, stable on one siilu mi l wnjpui hIkuI on tin) other, both lull Iniiglh; chicken Iiouhok; lioj; puns nml ;i.ili my loom for C(HK) biihhels, ulno onn sheep shod 1 10 feet long, which will huld 'JOliO slicup lognlhur with tho heal dipiiing uimiigiinetit in ihu eotltily, also ian;o privileges outhido lor siiuiuiei' nml wintet; Wo have giiiwu iyu H b ut tall on uu nvci.go, nml Din w limit was iiwulded tliu Diplom.i ol Merit at tliu New Oilimuu 1'Wponitimi. 'Ihu oielimil couiiiHts of Hit) apple, pear plum and prune Iiich ill gro.iiuj; line nml buniiu,; iiliunil autly. Ily eiiltirntiug in p.ut of ihu I. mil lust spiing, soiimi of wliich hud MOt lieflll plowed fin yiuilri, weiaiaml Willi) biiidiels of 11 st ulnsa giuiii and fit) tonii of I n y. Them in now lull rye enoii;;li sown lo pto.lnee lfitl lomi ol buy next stiison, nml thu wheat bind is now being plowiil. (lood hoiso mill eutilti range adjieimt to imil ox tend mi: outh for '.'tl to '.'5 uil'oH, Cu u mi ('ill, thn county M'lil, with it e.M'ullciii pill tin hcIiooI is within one mile, nml Joliii I) y Cily with Us new Holler mills, within two iiulus. W bua I hiiidl ever sollu for bins I linn u dolliu per bushld. I'l is Sjihiiiillll pmpeily in HOW ollliieil together with tiecd nml find ijniiu eiimigh to seen Ihe )iueu next year mid iirugii for .'1000 sheep with stifoly also ft Hit nml MigntublcN emiiigli fo'r in-Xl aeiiaou at $75(10. 'J.'tlO of wh eh IiiiimI leeush ulul tliu let on lime ut irunoiiiiblo inteiiml. h'or liitlhor puitieiil im, iidiliu.a, T. II. I .mis-, llox t!'.".l, Poithiiul, Or. or Ceo, (I'liinllmh, Clinton City, Or, If you wiah mi.it nml tasty job w oi I: )ou i in do no U tter tluiii lo call on tlm Nkwh. hmUii-l oi.,.. ii a ariiiftrun. 1'iiu. IuimIi s.im-.iI iaiimliiii (..mm, iwi.-ii nrrvii-. t-iii f.njiM ut Ou.!. Muir ralta uf tullitMi, IhiKluosK. KhorMiuiul, Tjmrtit J tnm,.,Al,mJ h-ihtk tf.tUutemtt lrt tsr.ixi tbrutlltijrul II. rif Hludrdtf ui 11 -nt Mf im -luIku frm.i tltUr .Itisul, fa-. Tni)pOSTOFFICETORE) O.IXYOX ITV, Oil. . 1'arri.sh - - 'J'ropr. A Hue stouk of fresh Candies, NuU, Tolmcco, Stationery, Pte., V'to,, just ntceited. l!ie mo u colk