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About East Oregon herald. (Burns, Grant County, Or.) 1887-1896 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1892)
The Herald. —Mrs. Ware of Drewsey is visit seat fight natuially engenders and ing Mrs. R. E. Reed of our town. 1 go into the convention for Democ WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13. 1S91. —Ladies felt frames from $1 to racy, and to nominate the man we believe can win When the voters $1.50. At the tniliner store. go to their primaries thev should —The Elite Saloon is furnished lloave their local prejudices at home 8 LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY with the best brands of liquors and NEWSPAPER IN THIS COUNTY. cigars, attentive bartenders etc. and elect delegates to the county etc. Call and taste for yourselves. •convention who will select compet —The county court has struck ent men, no matter at what point Local News. oft three more voting precincts in of *he compass thev may reside. 'Ox. the county. Poison Creek, Lake We want men ci our ticket who ■ —County court still in ses and Diamond,the Blitzen iB changed for services rendered our county and party deserve compensation no sion. to Happy Valley. ‘ matter in what vicinity they may B— The H erald will take wood. —B ring in your wheat .—John I reside. As a Democrat and identi- eai H eat and vegetables on subscrip Sayer announces he will grind your wheat at a half cent a pound, or 1 fied with the interest of mv county EN" —Judge Dustin, we are glad to fifty cents per hundred and guar ’and party, I feel it not only a priv- rn, is slowly improving. We antees good flour from good wheat. I elege but a duty to speak and write my sentiments freely and fully, I be to see him his old self in a few —Brenton & Fnie are feeding believing it to be for the best inter ar |- hay at twenty-five cents a head at H —Remember Lewis & Richardson the White Front Stable. No better I est of my party and its perpetuity n Hen you are in town. Thev keep accommodation or a more comfort and in doing so would recommend ■ b. -st brands of wines, liquors able, well arranged stable is found selecting new men all around, let in Eastern Oregon. Ti cigars. those men who have been in office — Notice is hereby given that the ever since the county was organized ? ol I—P ictures —J. J Pierson is now timber culture containing lots 1 and Idv to draw your “phiz” and in- steu down and out and give us a es good work. Call and investi- 2, the S. E. of N. E. | and N. E. new deal. I do not believe it good 1 Mi of S. E. i Sec. 6 Tp. 24, S. R. 31 E. W. M. was commuted by Green policy to keep men in office more I—Mrs. Frank Lewis, of Burns, is than two terms I believe they should Hudspeth Dec. 21, 1891. | e visiting her sisters. Mrs. J F. step to one side and let others who —Thos. Dodson, stock inspector ore and Mrs.C.A.Graves.—Oclio are just as worthy and deserving for Harney county, received a few I Review. com«? to the front. We have com days since, several copies of the I—Everybody knowing themselves “Stock Inspector Law,’’ giving in petent men in the county who have nd ebted to Lee Caldwell & Co. detail the law and duties involving spent days, months and money Hase come and settle immediately upon stock inspectorsand their dep working for the party and the ticket. I)-12. money or note. uties. eft n Art- not such men worthy of some urea I-Miss Lallah Pierson, daughter —The Boot and Shoe Store kept reward in the way of office, provid Jiur popular photographer, is set by Lunaburg & Fry, guarantees ed they will accept? As no un I ? type i” the composing room*- of satisfaction both in prices and qual nouncements have been made an d ity of goods. You can obtain from I <1 East Oregonian. them any style of boots and shoes, it is only conjecture who our can ». I ■bounty seat contest in full blast ladies and gents ware, gum boots, didates will be, shows plainly that b I do not write this to favor any n our town. The referee and at overshoes etc., etc. b particular individual, but because neys taking evidence at the rate —We have a communication in “a mile a minute ” fiom J. Nat Hudson describing a these are my honest sentiments and if 1 am correctly informed the Our photographer J. J Pierson train wreck which occurred near » everything in trim in his gai La Grande a few days since. We majority of our party think just as > inn ly, a nice, warm, comfortable, and are glad to learn, from his letter, I do. I also believe it to be the i mim ly room for visitors etc.* His pro that, he is on his “pegs’’ again. I duty of all men, who are interested enev as an artist cannot beques- in having good and true men and ed. Call and see him. —Our neighbor town, Prineville, men who cannot be controlled by -The political “hoe-cakes" are at their town election which oc any click or corporation but men )g made up in both parties and curred a few days ago, voted the who will serve the people honestly, r the conventions, will be put honors of the following persons for to speak out and call on such men ■> tl e political oven ^to bake the ensueing term: H. I’. Belknap, to serve us in our county official at will become of the unica v- President; L. Sichel, I. L. Ketchum. capacity. I do not wish to be un F. Combs, and 1). F. Stewart, coun- derstood to reflect in the least on 1? Vcil ...linen; Geo. Summers, Recorder; our present county officers, for I am 1 J. P. Dickenson, J. I. Seaton, L. C. Perry, Marshall; S. I. Belknap. of the opinion we will never have a McCune, Herman La wen. Treasurer; M. E Brink, Town At better set of county officers as we in George, all of the Lawen torney. I now have. There has been local «hborhood were in town two «lays Z o n request, of Senator Mitchell disturbances which naturally follow 1 ast week .1 I. Seaton made 1 proof on his claim. th«- Postoffice Department has made all county seat fights, this let us hope will be buried and forgotten The chairman of the Democrat- an order that the contracter on the when we meet in county convention c Jentral Committee anpointed in Burns-Vale route, increase service to select candidates who we are per -ami new precincts for committee to seven times per week, to take ef suaded to believe will lead our n. Poison Creek,Peter Clemens, fect on Jan 10. The schedule time departure from graijd old party to victory. te Mr O' 'Connor. Diamond Lewis of arrival and Q uid N unc . rton. Happy Valley J. J. Ma Burns has been changed as follows: I THE PIONEER FIRM AND Official County Paper. Arrival 11 o’clock A. M.. departure. Law eu 1 te in« F or sale .—Three lots with a 8o’clock P. M. Mail close at Post business builJing on one, situ- Office at 7:30 P. M. L awen , Jan. 10 in Burns on main street. The —We see in J. J. Pierson’s photo ■e asked is low considering the Fred Haines has bought out the antageous position of the lots graph gallery the picture of the new Copeland store and moved the business. Terms cash. For Drewsey school building and hall,1 ther particulars call on W. C. which is quite an addition to their ! goods to Harney. d & |W. Y. King Real Estate little town. This building was put | We have a debating society or nts Burns Oregon. up by private subscription and the ^'CeiU,n at®ur house ! every i Friday night which is well attend- ay and P asture —Hav for sale citizens of that town and vicinity i pasture gratis. Marion Bun- I desire to be honored for the effort | ed and <luite ¡“teresting. Our ques d,six miles south of Burns, of- tion last Friday night [was. “Re- to sell from 150 to 300 tons of; in the direction of education. We I solved that Protective Tariff was of at three dolía s a ton with good are told that Mr Rutherford took a i ! greater Advantage to our .Govern- ture thrown in. The pasturéis very active pa-t in that work i ment than Free Trade.” The ques ient without feeding anv hav tion was unanimously decided in 1 deep snow. He also offers the COM MUN IC 1T1ON relege of feeding on the premises, [ the negative. Our next question is, ter plenty. “Resolved that Foreign lmmigra- E d H __________________ _________ _______ _ to the Interests emald : I find in _________ coversing • tion is Detrimental How manv persons in Burns L ff with different parties on the sub -of our Government led over a new leaf New Year's There will be a dance at th«- The leaf turning process j«N‘t of our next county election, that ws up a dear white page, white some men who prefer to le straight Lawen school bouse Jan 22. now. / Alas, * * * tor poor trail - - - hu-ipurty i men and Democrats who will The health ->f th«- neighborhood 1 nature, in a very few davs I bring in the county a« at racket to is good a will begin to show on the new in conversation W« should i . and at the end of the pres« nt . help * John Allen, Joe Worlev »nd J. jin every instance disapprove of McCune, are summoned to Burns the whole page will be covered one black mass of human de such talk and try in every wav to to give evidence in the county seat ity. kill the prejmiice that a c.._r.t7 * county [contest. N ick . Of Harney County- N. BROWN, Burns Ore/<. G rand M asquerade ball . MONDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 15 1892 AT T1IE TOWN HALL. BURNS OREGON Grand March at 8.30. The Grand March will be the special feature of the evening. including supper at the Burns Hotel, $2.50. Tickets Lake, 4; Diamond, 3; Happy Val iev, 2; whole, number of delegates From and after this date the fol- lowing prices will be charged for 52. On motion it was ordered that no meat: Boiling beef 06 Shoulder stk . .07 delegate be allowed to act as a Shldr boil. . 08 Beef roasts .10 proxy for more than one other del Corn beef 06 Mut rst A stk .12A egate and that no one not a dele Rnd&Sr stk 10 Mut&vlstew .06 VI stk & rst 10 Pork chops .12^ gate be allowed to act as proxy to more than one delegate H enry C aldwell . On motion the chairman was au. thorized to call a meeting of the Git \T11YI.\G TO All. committee in case it is necessary to The high position attained and select delegates for the state con the universal acceptance and ap vention before our county conven proval of the pleasant liquid fruit tion meets. The proceedings of the meeting remedy Syrup of Figs, as the most excellent laxative known, illurtrate was ordered published in the E ast the value of the qualities on which O regon H erald , the Harney Times its success is liaised and ar«* abund and The County News. antly gratifying to the Cal Fig On motion the committee ad Svruy Company. journed to meet at the call of the chairman. I’r*»ce«-Uingn of lli<* Ih-iiKM-ralic Ceil trai Committee. T. V. B. E m RHEE W. C. B yrd , Chairman, Pursuant, to the call of the chair Sec’y. man the Democratic Central Com rnittee met at the clerks office at Evidence (iiveii in I he ContcMt Caso. the hour of 7 o’clock p m, Jan. 8th 1892. TUESDAY. The meeting was called to order J oseph W orley .— Festified that by 1 he chairman and the notice of he had no residence of his own in the call read by the secretary. the county, but lived with other The precincts were all represent- j parties Most generally «ailed ed by their respective committee Jlarney bis home. Filed a Imme- men or proxies. stead in Saddle Butte precinct in On mittion it was ordered that 1889, but never improved it or lived our primary conventions to elect ! Oil it. delegates to the county convention J. II. A llen .—Testified that his fa* held the last Saturday in March residence was in Saddle Butte pre (26th), 1882. and I o’clock p in, cinct, had liveil there about a year and the county convention to meet ami a half. In 1890 he had no at Burns on th«- 5th day of April, fixed home, that his home was with 1892, at th«- hour of It) o’clock a m his sheep. Was in Harney on elec On motion it was ordered that tion day and voted for Silvi« s City. the basis of representation should J ohn R obinson —Testified that be the congressional vote cast in he lived in Harney county 6 or 8 each precinct, for th«- regular Dem miles from Harney and voted at ocratic nomine«.- for Congress at the (that place. Was acquainted with last election.and that the apportion James Brandon, and made out a ment should be one delegate at ticket for him: Brandon told him large for every precinct and one to write Harney for county seat but did not know if he voted that tick delegate for every 15 votes and | et or not. fraction of ten cast at said «-lection. Z L T iio . mas .—Testified that he The following is the apportion was a resident of Burns precinct, ment to each precinct: Alvord, 3; at the time of the Jun«- election Burns. 9; Curry. 3; Callow, 2; 1890. that he voted in Harney and Crane Creek. 2; Drewsey, 4; Etn- for Harney as [lermanrnt «-on nty bree. 2; Harney, 7; Pine < r<--k. 3; seat. That he had a pre emption Saddle Butte, 2; Si Ivies, 2; Wild claim in Burns precinct upon which he made final proof after the date Horse. 3 of said election. The new precincts created at this, J. A M c C une .—Testified that he the January term of county court, had resideunear Saddle Buttes since were apportioned as follows: Poison 1887; was on Beaver creek on the Creek precinct, one delegate at large ¡«lay of the election Vote«l in Crane and one from th«.- Burns delegation; I Creek precinct for Hdvies City. Prive of Meat.
