/d $ ll I I I I I L L I ik VI U-LJJ Il c a u se y o u h a v e n ’t th e fu ll s to ry o r th e e x a c t facts; it is o u r b u sin e ss to h u n t u p th e facts. Y ou m ay know ju s t w h a t we h a v e fa ile d to fin d o u t a n d y o u m a y be th e o n ly o n e w ho k now s it. A N ew spaper—N ot an Organ. Published Every Friday Aftenwcn. News P rin tin g Company, P U B L IS H E R S . S u b s c r i p t i o n E S afe». INVARIABLY IN O n e Y e a r, Six M onths, - ADV a NCB - - $1 50 80 A d v e rtis in g ra te s o n a p ­ p lic a tio n A ll a d v e r tis e m e n ts a n d b u sin e ss lo c a ls w ill be r u n u n til o rd e re d o u t u n le ss o th e rw ise c o n ­ tr a c te d fo r. FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 1897 “ D o n ’t forget th e e d ito r w hen y o u h a v e a n ite m . I f y o u r w ife w h ip s y o u , le t u s knm v a n d we w ill se t y o u r ig h t before th e p u b lic . I f yo u havfe c o m p a n y , te ll us, if y o u a re n o t a s h a m e d of y o u r v isito rs. If a y o u n g s te r a rriv e s a t y o u r h o u se a n d d e m a n d s food a n d ra im e n t, b u y a q u a r te r 's w o rth of c ig a rs a n d com e a ro u n d , a n d if yo u a re a c ash su b sc rib e r we w ill f u rn is h a n a m e for h im o r h e r a s c irc u m sta n c e s w a rra n t. I f y o u h a v e a social g a th e rin g of a few frie n d s, b rin g a ro u n d a b ig c ak e, six o r seven pies a n d a h a m — n o t n e c e ssa rily to e a t, b u t as a g u a ra n te e of good fa ith . Y ou n e e d n ’t b o th e r to in v ite u s, [u n le s s yo u e a rn e s tly d e sire u s to he p re s e n t,] as it m a y be a little too cool for o u r w a rd ro b e . ’ Ye m e n tio n th e se th in g s b ecau se we w a n t th e n ew s.” S p e c ia l O ffe r.— 30 D ay s. OUR PLA TFO RM . s. H I* L fîihï ¿I M P W Q I y o u rse lf. A n o th e r th in g : D on t I l To I V o . ja jj ^() g jve ug a n j tem m e re ly b e­ I n o rd e r to in tro d u c e th e N ews to th e re a d in g p u b lic , we h a v e d e ­ T h e a d v e n t of a n e w sp a p e r, u n ­ cid ed to m a k e a sp e c ia l p rico on d e r th e m o st a u sp ic io u s c o n d itio n s, a n n u a l s u b s c rip tio n s for th e n e x t a lw a y s c a lls fo rth th e q u e ry , “ w ill th ir ty d a y s,” p la c in g th e p ric e at $1.00. C ash w ith o rd e r. O n a n d it p a y ? ” T h is q u e stio n w as th e a fte r M a rc h 1 st 1897 th e r e g u la r firs t to p r e s e n t itse lf to th e p ro s ­ p ric e of $J .50 w ill he re su m e d . W e p e c tiv e p u b lis h e r, a n d it is safe to h a v e se v e ra l re a so n s for m a k in g s u r m is e tin t we h a v e c o n sid e re d th is sp ecial offer. O n e of th e m w ell th e field before u n d e r ta k in g to b e in g th a t we h a v e been to a g re a t m a k e a p ra c tic a l tr ia l. Som e tim e d eal of e x p e n se in g e ttin g m o v e d ag o , o u r a tte n tio n w as c a lle d to a n d lo c a te d a n d need a few d o lla r s y o u r c ity b y o n e o f y o u r w id e a w a k e to p u t u s o n o u r feet. A g a in , we b u sin e ss in u, to th e field w h ich th is feel t h a t th e r e a re a n u m b e r w ho lo c a lity p re s e n ts for u n e n te r p r is in g n e w sy p a p e r, a n d h a v in g v isite d I c a n a n d wil1 bo w illin g to ta k e th e y o u r c ity so m e tim e ago, a n d m a k - ! l ’a Pe r a t $ 1 'C0 w l,° w o u ld o th e r - sta ®a 8ÈE C lark W illiam s, DEALER If4 Groceries St« ¡Kt« AND St« sw iw St« ®K 1(8« SK T he L ead in g H ouse in t h e T o w n . li Provisions THE BEST GOODS Mä Mg Ì. E. DEBOY, P ropr . te re s ts , a n d e n te r ta in a h o p e of be­ c o m in g id e n tifie d w ith h e r fu tu re in m o re w ay s th a n one. W e h a v e lo c a te d h e re w ith th e d e fin ite p u r ­ pose of e s ta b lis h in g am i m a in ta in in g a p a p e r w h ich 's h a ll fa irly p re- s e n t th e c u r r e n t new s in th e l a s t m a n n e r of w h ich we a re c a p a b le . P o litic a l q u e s tio n s of su ffic ie n t im p o rta n c e to in te re s t th e g e n e ra l p u b lic w ill he c o n sid e re d in a s p ir it of fa irn e ss a n d c a n d o r. As th e N ews d e p e n d s d ire c tly o n th e p u b lie for su ccess o r fa ilu re , it w ill en - d e a v o r to p le a se th e p u b lic even if b y so d o in g it m a y offend th e p o lit- •tian. j j ie T ables a re Supplied w ith the BEST th e M arket MS m s ; Affords. MJ E v e ry th in g in Season. SI MS -AT TÍIE- !»uf K<« f»w ggx B Lowest ~ - Living . — - Prices, MS g H E A D Q U A R T E R S FOR M IN IN G [ ~ Goods D elivered Free. . M E N .. ms M S1 ifi® RESTAURANT Rates MS IN .. C O N N EC TIO N , « IÎAHBEK SHOP g GOLD H IL L , OR. $Wj th e H o s t Reasonable. GOLD HILL, ORE. in Connection. »a EE! 1!. B . O L SO N . , J . E . OLSO N . r* O u r M a r k e t R e p o r t Corrected W eekly by Clark W illiam s O lson B rothers - «¡J A re P re p a re d to F ill A ll O rd e rs P r o m p tly in PROEVC&. H a y , h aled, p er ton $10. Loose, $7. an d $8. p er ton. W h eat, 73c p er bushel. B arley, 93c per h u n d red . O ats, 50c p er bushel. F lo u r, $2.40 p er h u n d red . Corn M eal, 10 lb sacks 25 cents. P o tato es, $1.00 p er h u n d red . O nions, $2.00 per h u n d red . B u tter, 2 lb rolls, 40 @ 50c. Eggs, 12,hi cen ts p er doz. Rough and Dressed Lumber, R u stic , C e ilin g , F lo o rin g , W a in s c o a tin g , M o u ld in g . I n fact., a n y th in g in th e lin e of b u ild in g m a te ria l. A lso w ood, a n y le n g th . O rd e rs d e liv e re d if d e sire d . A d d ress, MEATS. O lson B rothers , GOLD HILL,__ - ___OREGON. Bacon an d sides p er lb 10c. H am s, choice per K> lie . Shoulder, p e r lb 7c. L ard , 7c Ci 8c per It'. P R O V IS IO N S . D D ry G ra n u la ted Sugar 6$£c p er pound. Coffee, 20c @ 40c p er pound. R ice, p e r pound. B ean s, 3c p er pound. D R I i:n A pples, 0«' s u r r o u n d in g . T h e N ew s w o rk s for alL T h e a d v a n c e m e n t of G o ld d i l l a n d tlie h ig h e s t g ro w th a n d | G ev elo p m et.t of its c o n tig u o u s te r - r ito r >' is th e e n d , l h a s ,n v,ew 'l » 'le aB ,uU ch a s th e b e tte r m e n t of ils P u b lis h e r ’s fin a n c ia l c o n d itio n , P are D ru g s A re J P O IT .T K Y . and you CEO. LYMAN, Propr. c o u n ts do not GOLD HILL SALOON, * C alifornia W ines, BourhoiP W hiskies, Im porteli an d Do­ m estic Cigars. B illiard and C ard Tables in Connection. I T he B est Place in th e C ity to Spend Y our Leisure Tem e. g e t th e fu ll benefit of h is s k ill if th e d ru g s a re W c G u a r a n te e On r s ^ C. ALLISON & Co, [W. H. CAINE, Pharmacist,] Gold Hill, • O ur S to re O il $ C G i t •57, Oregon. T O -d tlV Is a w onderland of g ran d e u r, b e a u ty and ^3 w OREGON. > 4 Give Us a Call. GOLD HILL, not p u re . .•2& W. H. RUNNELLS, T he T in n e r , H as th e Largest Stock of Stoves, T in ­ ware, A m unition, F ish in g Tackle, P icks, Shovels, an d in fact ev ery th in g k ep t in a first-class H ardware S to r e . A nd hia prices are ns Low as th e Low est on first q u ality G< Js, Give him a call w het*in Gold Hill, O regon. C o n g lo m o lard , . b a rg a in s . F re sh w ith A l i P t f l l P l i m goods from I v m e a n d i U U V W n V U U 1 > Ä abroad. A v ast variety I . to select from. M anv ( p t t f l 10 l 'i i 111P articles an d styles not to '- L> IIV i t l i Vi l l i L la- found an y w h ere else, j a n d a il su c h s u b s ti­ E asy op|x»rt u ni ties to I see ev ery th in g . No so- ! tu te s for P u re L a rd m a y licitatio n s to buy. No be a d r ig h t :n th e ir w av com pulsion to keep after ! [a n d th e y w eigh e n o u g h you h av e bought, if not to o ], h u t for first-c la ss satisfied. Perfect satis- i faction w ith q u alities.! b a k in g o r co o k in g vo n P erfect confidence th a t c a n n o t use a s u b s titu te prices are low est. th a t w ill ta k e th e p la c e of P u re , I n a d u lte r a te d L a rd , am i give even one- th ir d as good re su lts. M R R R Il I, G en A b we ge to p re ss we a re o ffic ia l­ ly n o tified fro m S alem t h a t th e X I t? H o u se h a s n o t v et o rg a n iz e d , h u t th a t th e B enson h o u se is lia b le to G O L D H H b , go to th e w all .»t a n y m o ir ARt. T h e N ews is th e nev icst p a p e r in J a c k s o n coutdv. ■ y o u r P re s c rip tio n s , HOW’S THIS? v e stm e n t th a n to p u rc h a s e a H o o k a n d L a d d e r T r u c k , w ell s u p p lie d w ith L a d d e rs, B u c k e ts, H o o k s, R opes, etc. T h e n we c o u ld o r g a n ­ ize a v o lu n te e r c o m p a n y a n d p r a c t­ ice on ru n s , etc., a n d in case of fire we w o u ld he in s h a p e to do so m e ­ th in g . As it now is, we c o u ld d o ; n o th in g h u t le t th in g s go. Som e­ th in g a lo n g th is lin e s h o u ld be d o ne. W h o w ill he th e first to ta k e j th e ste p ? & on w h en h e w rite s I he g e n e ra l p o lic y of th e N ews w ill he c o n se rv a tiv e , ( in d e p e n d e n t.) N o tices p re s e n te d for p u b lic a tio n , not in th e n a tu r e of a d v e rtis e m e n ts an a sso c ia tio n of so m e k in d , to N EED S GE T H E H O U R. w ill he c la sse d as new s item s, o r Wo rk on th e p rin c ip le s of a B o ard p u b lish e d in th e c o lu m n s d e v o te d o f T ra d e . If su c h a n o r g a n iz a tio n ' O ne of th e firs t th in g s d isco v ered to c o rre sp o n d e n c e. C o in m u n ic a - We re effected, a n d a ll its m e m b e rs b y a b u sin e ss m a n , lo o k in g fo r a } (io n s on c ity a ffa irs a n d p o litic a l w o rk h a rm o n io u s ly to g e th e r, a v a s t I lo c a tio n , is th e n e c e ssity of good q u e stio n s w ill he p u b lish e d e ith e r a m o u n t o f good c o u ld he accom - j fire p ro te c tio n of som e k in d . At I I p re s e n t we h a v e n o n e , a n d th e i n­ in w hole o r in p a rt a t o u r o p tio n ; p liH ie d in a v e ry s h o r t sp a c e of h u t as we a re leg ally a n d m o ra lly I tim e . S o m e th in g of th is k in d s u ra n c e ra te s a re e n o rm o u s. O ur re sp o n sib le for a ll s ta te m e n ts m a d e ¡ s h o u ld he d o n e , a n d th e p a r tie s to c itiz e n s c o u ld m a k e no b e tte r i n ­ in o u r c o lu m n s , no c o rre sp o n d e n c e ta k e th e first ste p , s h o u ld he som e- w ill ho p u b lis h e d u n le ss th e w r ite r ’s o n e w h o 'h a s m in e s, a n d h a s th e n a m e is a tta c h e d for o u r in fo rm a - ca u se at h e a r t, th e n th e y w ill be tio n , th o u g h if d e sire d i t m a y not ,n o re lia b le to m a k e it a success, he p u b lis h e d w ith th e a rtic le . \ y 0 h o p e to see so m eo n e ta k e a If i t is to th e in te re st of th e c ity 8te p in th is d ire c tio n e re m a n y to su p p o rt a m e r c h a n tile in s titu - w eeks ro lls hv. tio n , it is e q u a lly to its in te re s t to "■■■" •u p p o rt a n e w sp a p e r th a t e n d e a v o rs It is a fa c t w o rth y of n o te th a t to give fu ll v a lu e to e v e ry su h sc rih - ju s t before S im o n to o k h is seat er a n d a d v e r tis e r , a n d is c o n s ta n tly M o n d a y a fte rn o o n a n d re a d th e e x e rtin g its in flu e n c e for th e good m essage from th e te m p o r a r y c le rk of th e c o m m u n ity . of th e h o u se t h a t h e w as closeted » * ♦ w ith Y’o u n g a n d U ’R e n , th e le a d in g W e d e s ire to f u rn is h a ll th e new s p o p u lis ts of th e s ta te . I t w as a n in b rief fo rm . You c a n h e lp us in in te r e s tin g trio ; b u t it is th e y w ho th a t, tf we fa il to h u n t y o u u p , a re la y in g th e p la n s for th e p e rp e t- , h u n t u j u p . W e w ill n o t m iss a u n tin g of th e h o ld - u p of th is legis- in g le ite m of in te r e s t if w e c a n pos- la tu re , a n d th w a r tin g th e w ill of h ’v n v o 'd it. y o u m a y a s s u r e 1 th e people. S ta te sm a n !. w hat your P h y s ic ia n C hickens, $1.50 @ $2.00 p er dozen. T urkeys 7c per pound. We offer One H u n d red Dollar» R ew ard for a n v case of C a ta rrh th a t can n ot he cu red Dv H a ll’s C a ta rrh Cure. F. .1. C iibxey ¿s Co., P ro p s., Toledo, 0 . We th e un d ersig n ed , have know n F .J . C heney for th e last 15 years, an d believe him perfectly hono rab le in all business tran sactio n s an d financially able to ca r­ ry o u t an y obligations m ade by th e ir firm . W est & T ru a x , W holesale D rug­ gists, Teledo, O. W alding, K in n an & H ow i t S h o u ld be D o n e . M arvin, W holesale D ruggists, Toledo, (). H a ll's C a ta arh C ure is tak en in te rn a l­ The quickest and best way to ly, acting directly upon th e blood and m ucous surfaces, of th e system . P rice Op Pn u p th e m in e s of S o u th e rn 75c. p e r b o ttle. Sold by all D ruggists. O regon, w o u ld be for th e m in in g T estim o n ials free. H a ll's F am ily P ills are th e best. In i. m en to [get to g e th e r a n d o rg a n iz e I nip e ra l :H n n d is e . OREGON i "tri' 'ly. ’.ie ! a jute ' arsis* k ek-J.ef • U* ot .on. fiCCtlv] W e a ll lik e good p a s try , a n d o n ly good la rd w ill m a k e it. T h e bes’t is n o n e too good. W . H . B e id le r & S o n ., W p also e r r y . . b- ' F .« o; . ds of fresh and san. m qj, G O LD H IL L , O R E G O N .