VOL. IV.
BURNS, .HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 22, 1891,
Semi-Weekly Herald,
NEWS IN BRIEF.
PUBLISHED VEERY WEDNESDAY
AND SATURDAY.
BY
W. C. BYRD
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and
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD AS
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SON.
Mrs. Janies K. Polk Dying.
Mrs. James K. Polk was taken
seriously ill Wednesday the 12inst.
and is in a critical condition. She
has passed a quiet day, hut suffered
periodical attacks of intense pain.
Iler trouble is general congestion of
the system, which her physicians
regard as promising a fatal reeulL
to-night or to morrow, owing to her
extreme age of 88 years.
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bopie« bv advertisement.
lilaiue’s Big Boom
The Blaine boom still goes mer-
rily on. Five county conventions
in Pennsylvania Aug 11, taking the
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18.00 28.00 the Plumed Knight for President
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80.00 120.00 hi min Philadelphia that every coun
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ty convention in the State would
instruct
for Blaine, and that every
JOB WORK
delegate elected from Pensylvania
every description executed with neatness
tud despatch, at. reasonable rates.
to the national convention would*
Posters,
Pamphlets
Sirculars,
favor Blaine’s nomination.
Bill Heads,
Letter Heads,
Envelopes,
Stuteinenis,
Memoranda,
Note Hellos,
Invitations.
Cards, Tickets,
Dodgers, Etc.
T he H erald is kept regularly on file for re
lerenve, in the Geo. P. Rowel! Newspaper Ad
irtising Bureau. 1U Spruce st.. New York.
i
A Strange Marriage.
About three weeks ago Alfred
White, aged 78 a wealthy and re
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
spected citizen of Medina N. Y.
eloped with *13 year-old Ida Bis
»ATioNxrr-
sell. The couple went to Tillman,
............ Benjamin Har riso j
President
Levi P. Morton ! in the western part of the State, and
Vice-President.
James G. Blaine |
Secretary of Stale
Charles Foster. ' were married.
peeretary of Treasury
The girl’s parents
John W. Noble i
Bcretary of Interior
Redfield Proctor : arrived on the scene just after the
Bee let ary of War
Benjamin F. Tracey
Becrelary of Navy
Secretary of Agriculture.
Jeremiah M. Rusk ceremony had been performed and
Win. II. Miller
Attorney General
..........
Of
. John Wanamaker brought their daughter home.
Postmaster General
STATE—OREGON :
ficers have been searching for White
p
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J. N. Dolph
D. 8. Senators
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J. II Mitchan ever since.
He came to Medina se
bon gressin an
R. Binger Hermen u
governor
I).Sylvester Pennoyer cretly on the Sth inst.. and induced
Secretary of Stale
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Geo. W. McBride
rreasurei.
..Phil. Metschan. his youthful bride to ilee with him.
R
Kupt. Public Instruction R
.. J. B. McElroy
State Printer
. Frank Bakei The couple were caught at Tillman,
R
) R. 8. Bean. where the Sheriff, who had read the
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upreme Judges
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/ Wm. P. Lord
> W. W. Th a ver dispaches in the papers, detained
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Rheubin 8. Strahm
the strangely assorted pair until
SIXTH judicial district :
Dint riet Judge ..........
D
M. D. C lifford
officers
from Medina could Arrive.
Inai riet Attorney
.D
C has . F. H yde
loi nt-Representative
(D).
D. S. D ustin White is now safe in jail and will
loint-Senatur
.(D) H enry B lackman
be tried on the charge of abduction.
COUNTY—HARNEY :
County ujdge
W m . M illee His child wife is again with her par
(D)
Clerk
,W. E. G rack
(D)
freagurer
T. II. R oberts ents.
. (D)
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R~ ifinTi'innirr iifMJir - rrjn rm
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES !
T Henry Jenkins of Bolton, Lan-
. i
casbire, England, lived to be 169 p
Dry Granulated Sugar, $ 9.75 per 1001b I have just received a full and
years old. Mrs. Anna Saville, a Salt
2.10 u
complete Stock of Dry Goods,
writer of Jenkin's time, has the fol- Nails,. . .
7.50 u keg. Groceries, Hardware, Tinware
lowing in her account of him: “I: Flour,
6.00 u barrel Notions, etc., which I will sell
questioned him about his age. He ('*naha Bacon............ 13.50 <« 100 tb at BEDROCK PRICES FOR
., he
, was . lb2 or 163. I asked , Coal Oil (Pearl)
8 00
can CASH ONLY
said
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,
I
H. E. T hompson ,
Yours Respectfully,
him what pubic event he could long-1
Manager
A. ROBBINS
est remember. He said the battle I
of Fiodden Field, when Henry VI11.
RETAIL ! !
was King. He said he was then WHOLESALE !
between 10 and 12 years of age, and
was sent to Northallerton with a
HUNTINGTON, . .
............... OREGON.
horse-load of arrows, but that a big
ger boy was sent to the army with
him.” All this agrees with the his
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tory of that time, bqws and arrows
We are now located in the New Brick Block, with plenty of room,
being then in use. The battle of occupying three tloors, and each floor loaded With gOOOS.
Fiodden Field was fought Septem
Will maintain our former rules: Sauare Dealing, One Price.
ber 9, 1513, and Henry Jenkins was
then a boy lietween 10 and 12 years Best Ouality.
We buv Flour, Meats, Stock Salt, Barb Wire, Liverpool Salt,
of age. He died on December 9,
Canned
Goods, and Coal Oil in CAR LOADS. Our Paices are LOW.
1669, so that he must have lived at
least 169yeary, lGyears longer than
SEND FOR QUOTATIONS ! !
Old Parr, who was bom in Shrop
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
shire in 1483, and died in 1635.
If this account of the age of Jenkins
Prprietors Huntington Warehouse.
Yours Respeefullv,
is reliable he lived longer than any
J. 11. AITKIN, Manager.
other man in the known world, ex
cept Methusalah, concerning whose
age there has been much dispute.—
The Republic.
Portland Boot & Shoe Store.
LUNA BURG A FRY, P roprietors , B urns , O regon .
C- R. Farwell of Chicago has re
X QUOTE YOTJ--
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P roprietors .
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year
Six Months.
Three Months
One Year (in advance)
Beaten Only 'iy Methuanlnh.
NO. 54.
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GENERAL
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CO-
P.CHANDISE;
ceived a telegram from Professor 4^3,0 OO stockliuola anil Shoes, of tlie very best c-imllly . just re-elved
Shyrenfurth. in (,.a.ge of the rain-
Ch'?Tcfnust Place in Town fo Cash,
Droducing exneriments provided for
by the last congress now being con
£9*-Alan, Custom work und Repairing neatly done.
ducted on the ranch of Nelson Mor
ris, in Texas. Th? professor says
that the first exp.Tin.ent was made
Monday, powder being exploded
high in the air; that clouds began
to gather, and that it was raining
heavily there Tuesday.
One of the party in an interview,
said: “Wedonot thick the explo
sions actually produced the storms,
but they were undoubtly instru
mental in precipitating the mois
ture which the clouds brought to
that locality, and greatly increased
The Proprietors of the Red Front and White Front Liverv Sta
bles assures the public that they are prepared to accommodate
the intensity of the storm. The
in
every way in their line of business.
amount of precipitation was great
fWllay and grain constantly on hands, and careful hands.
est in the vicinity of the operation.
Passengers taken to all parts of the country. Job Wagon ir. connection.
[urveyur
.(D) T. A. M c K innon
We will continue to make tests as
lherilf
A. A. 1' owino
.(D)
kssesBor
................... .(D). W. E. Al.BEKsoN
to the density of the atmosphere so
k bool Superintendent. . < R)
C hah .N ewell
itock Inspector
T hus . G. D odson
that bombs may be adopted to meet
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 12.—The every possible condition. When
(D) (
Ww. A ltnow
lommiBsioncrs
.......... Manager.
Lytle Howard.
I last snake dance of the Mogin In sufficiently satisfied upon these and
We
solicit a share of
HARNEY U. 8.
s. LAND OFFICE:
dians is now in progress and will similar points, decisive experiments
egister
..J. B. H untington
deceiver
..H arrison K elley
last till August 21.
the patronage. Shop
will be made. The rain to-day was lie that we have again open-
The warriors belonging to the | the first good rain in this vicinity
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
I ed at the old stand and
upplied with good meats
snake order have already gone into for several months.”
the
camp,
or
under-ground
caves
VRNS.METHODI8T EPISCOPAL CHURCH
M.D. WILSON Pastor.
prepaired for them. They have The Insurgents have Receive«! Arma.
1 There will be preaching by the pastor in each
taken snakes of all kinds with them
bonth ng follows, until further notice*
The Incoporated
1st Sabbath—Burne—at 11 a m, and 4:30 p m
The Congressional party in Chili
2d Sabbath—Island School House— at 11 a in and will not see the sun or a human
—Harney—at 7:30 p in.
"d Sabbath—Burns—it 11 a ni, and 4:30 p m face outside their order till August ¡have received a large supply of
[4th Sabbath—Harney—at 11 a m, and 7:30p ni
21. At that time the Order of the arms and ammunition. The In-i
Antelope will be put on gala attire surgents are now well armed and
SOCIETIES.
TRANSPORTATION Company.
and get on the house-tops to wel equiped and feel confident of sue- [
C. C. McCoy, General Manager,
HARNEY LODGE. NO. 77, I. O O F.
come the snake dancers. The 300 cess, and what is greatly to their
Meets at odd Fellows Hall, every Saturday
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P m-
II, M H obtom , n . g .
warriors belonging to that order advantage is the willingness of the
Stages leave Burns, Oregon, daily for Harney, Drews«-y, Beulah,
len Brown, Tress.
will come out of the estufa’ and, soldiers to fight in the cause, while
Westfall and Vale, where
harney pob t no . ss , g . a . r .
on the other hand there is no doubt
with
the
reptiles
wound
around
Meets every 1st and* ::<1 Wednesday of each
Close Connection is Made
lunth, at odd Fellows' Hail. All Comrades their necks and
in their mouths, ’ with the majority of soldiers in the with the railroad. Good fresh horses, careful drivers, new vehicles,
Kvodstandinitinvited.
M. M. BRIERI.Y. P. C.
they will engage in the most pecul army of Balmaceda, it is a forced
RATES OF FARE FROM BURNS TO ONTARIO AND INTERVENING POINTS
' ■*’ N ewell . Ad’j’t.
Meh 10-16
Burna, to Ontario
|10 0° I Hurna to Vale
»<> Mt
iar of all Indian ceremonies. At put and it is impossible to compel a
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fi 50 I
••
•• Weal Fall
790
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•• Beulah
...
« no I
U. 8. MAILS.
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Drewaey
.
4 00
soldier
to
do
good
work
against
his
the close of the performance the
-
•• Pine Creek
2 M> |
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Harney
.........
1.00
snakes will be taken to the river will. A great many of his soldiers
BURNS—VALE:
Baggage,
30lbs
to
each
Passenger.
Frieght
and
Passengers
must
an'1 ««parts daily, Sunday! excepted.
and set at liberty. The govern are in sympathy with the Insur- i
be way-billed. Passenger fare paid in advance.
evens — canyon city :
H arry F loyd ,
N eri A kles ,
ment has interfered, and this will gents, and it will not take much to
J.M. V achon .
'•iMonday! Wedn<*sdnii, Fridavi. 6pm.E
ratedaig Thursday! <k Saturday!-® tom.
Gen. Sup’t.
D vision Agent.
Burn
Agen
be the last dance.—The Republic. put them to flight
NORTHWESTERN MAIL