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CONSOLIDATED JULY 22, 1896.
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON.
Deceased was a blacksmith by
trade. He was in Fossil last sum
mer, and met his wife here upon
her arrival on the Arlington stage.”
BEST COODS
MASON & LONDON.
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ONTARIO,
OREGON.
Sitting aloue in my office to-
night, brooding over the type in
"pi,” I saw in the dim shadows
Haye on Hand a New and Complete stock of
cast, Burns somewhat awry. The
streets were drained and cleaned of
mud, also of stones and sticks, and
on either side were new-made walks g&'We have the LARGEST STOCK and LOWEST PRICES
of gravel and of bricks.
We carry a complete line of
Each house was newly painted,
and lots were neatly fenced, and I | Dry Goods I
actually saw much shrubbeiy, in
Notions,
I the midst, of which, was many • i
(rustic bench. The citizens were I
Gents Furnishing Goods,
.coming and going an active busy
Clothing,
j throng, but not a “hobo” wus there
in sight, the last of them had gon^.
Boots & Shoes,
Not a man did I see with a
Groceries.
“beam” in his eye, nor a preacher
with a "mote” and strange to say
Hardware, Etc.
no slang did I hear, no gossip was
heard afloat, but each one spoke his
neighbor well and lauded forth hie
praise,
I did not hear of others said,, (
Prices as lew as any R. R. point, with addition of freight.
“I don’t approve his ways.”
I looked again.and saw a change,
MAIL ORDER6 giren special attention.
. our C. S. S. his working clothes had
'on, and that seemed rather strange, '
' to see him work I straightway went,
■ and it astonished his cat, to see |
r the way the brick he sent, to Me di-
56,000 plurality. The candidate of ■' rect the brick they flew, sometimes
1 the gold democrats received 18,0001 of course askew,
I looked and saw Fred Lun-berg,
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY votes.
BY
as
usual, in his "den” glibly talking
—Hon. W. J. Bryan is making
BURNS,
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OREGON.
good his promise to giye half the of Cripple creek and that fine speci
P ublishers and P roprietors . I royalty of his new book to the sil men. And at a store I saw these,
ver cause. He was informed the words, upon a placard done, ‘ don’t I
All kinds of Machine-extras, Mowing and Reaping Machinery,
other day that there was $ 16,000 bring your trade or cash to me, I '
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sell
my
goods
tor
fun.
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Geo.
Fry
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due and he instructed his publish
Plows, Bicycle Sundries, etc.
Six Montha
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ers to pay $4,500 to the chairman was near striding listlessly about, |
of the democratic national commit-1 wishing that he like Cerbelt was
tee, $1,500 to A. J. Warner, presi-1 ' big around and stout, the placard f
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
, ’ national ...
and
dent
bimetalic union, .fl,- had caused his bowels to
. yearn
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the
feeling,
uppermost
m
his
mind,
Garden Seeds and Sporting Goods.
The only
M iss Roberts is visiting at Cot 500 to the chairman of the populist;___ .
1
was
to
do
that
merchant
harm.
tage Grove this week, and will leave national committee, and $500 to
I saw a lady go into church and .
for Burns in a few days, where she Senator Henry Teller, chairman
stately pass up the aisle, and all)
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will remain this summer.—Advo silyer republican committee.
Give us a call and we will Convence you that we can give better
the
w
imen
present
saw
her
hat
was
prices
than
anyone,
cate.
the
latest
style.
C ommission R eceived .—R. S.
The .Ashland Town Talk has this
I saw the girls had formed an old
Huston
yesterday received his com
announcement: “I. W. Burrise has
maids club with the insignia “Be
mission
from
Governor
Lord
as
1st
just received from Portland a
ware” which caused unmarried men
Plymouth Rock rooster, He will lieutenant of Company C, O. N. G .1
to
stop and look and stare.
furnish eggs at 50 cents a setting •> of this city. Mr. Huston was elect I
But the strangest thing I saw and
ed lieutenant last November, but
—Sheepshearers and sheepown was required to pass a rigid mili one that would surprise a stork, M.
ers in Umatilla county have come tary examination before he was! L. Lewis with sleeves rolled up and
DONNEGAN & TRISCH, Proprietors.
to an agreement on the price for granted his commission, which actually at work.
shearing this season. The price dates fiom the time he was elected ' I saw the numerous cattle buyers
agreed upon was 6 cents and board. Eugene Daily Guard, April 6.
but give us a rest, I could not des
Shearing began on the 10th inst.
cribe them and do my best. But
the wisest thing and in that there
—The loss of stock in Malheur
The Ware Suicide.
were no lax, was the county board
county, while not so great as in
The
Fossil
Jorunal
gives
partic-
raising the cattlemen’s tax. Geo
somr other sections, has been very
ulars of the suicide of Stephen Ware Hagey looked glum. Judge Ruther
Courteous treatment guaranteed. 5 our patronage solicited.
heavy. Arthur Glenn states his
at Mitchell, Friday of last week: ford glummer, said he to George,
loss to the first of April is 20 per
"On Friday night, while a dance I “We ll give them a hummer, and
cent and others report even a larger
was in progress at Mitchell, Steph Parrish he'll think it emphatically
percentage than this.—Advocate.
en Ware, who was tending bar in a ‘stunner.’ ” Then I snored so i
—The democrats carried Chicago the McEachern saloon, suddenly
loud I could nt think and woke up
at the city election on the 9th inst., put an end to his existence by send
covered all over with printers ink.
electing Carter H. Harrison mavor, ing a pistol bullet through his brain.
Burns-Canyon Stage Line
O ffick D evi ...
on a silver platform He had a No one was in the saloon when the
plurality of 88,000 over the repute deed was done, two or three young
J. A. H alladay , contractor.
lican candidate and received a ma men having just stepped out after
Carrying U. S. Mails and Eastern Oregon Express Co’s Expees
jority of all votes cast. McKinley Ware bad declined an invitation to
■are Burns Tuesday.Thursday,Saturday,for Canyon City
carried the city in November by go up to the dance hall with them
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Far« $5.
va- »nd intarmedi-.t
,
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It will pay you to come to Ontario
and buy fall and winter goods
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Hats and Caps,
Boots and Shoes,
Notions, &c.
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