Ths Harald.
I
0. c. co.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 7. 1M'3,
N ews I n G eneral
FKOMOUIt KKCH INGRS.
HUNTINGTON
î
Having purchased the entir»’ stock formerly belonging to Cal
Geer, comprising all lines of
OREGON.
hardware , crckery , glassware , tinware .
Again solicit trade from all Harney ami Malheur (’(»unties
WAR MEMORIES.
A Inion Soldier’s Fond Remem
foranee of Virginia Hospitality
fian Francisco Bulletin.
Ranchers-Cattlemen* Horsemen. Steermen ¿Cow Boys!
¡Our Stock is Complete
in every Department.
STO\
HARDWARE, SUNDERIES, A CARPENTERS TOOL!
I offer the same for sale at greatly reduced price« for CASH.
0. H. VOEGTLEY.
Charles I). Wheat of this city,
once a soldier in the Confederate
Last year we sold 157.4 Car loads This year we are going to make
service, recently received the fol-
lowing letter from a former Union it 200 Car loads, and will do if if prices are an object to l>uvers Re
soldier, •Just at ihis time when we member our motto:. “ONE PRICE TO ALL ” (’all or semi for prices, *
especially honor the memories of
Merchant'— W< <> i do vou gmxl. Get our prices. Shipvour*
our fallen heroes, this letter will be
goods in care of the o. c. co.
read with interest by war veterans
JOHN SAYER
Proprietor.
I
“R oyalton , Wis , Feb. 23, 1893. i
“C harles W heat —Dear Sir: Al
Situated on Silvies river 1 mile East of Burns, near the bridge
though a stranger, yet not altogeth-j
er unacquainted. I was a member I
of the Second New York Cavalry ¡that region, to make mysdf known. sonal prop»rtv, such i as horse«. Customers will receive GOOD FLOUR from
iiir cattle, furniture, goods, stores, etc.
me in the
(Harris' Light), Colonel (afterward I | “Duty never took inv
‘“I think vour people were
General) Kilpatrick’s own regiment. vicinity of Dumfries afterward, ami
ll'^!Good Wheat
neither
could
I
learn
positively
of
posed
to
treat
me
oilier
than
I served in Virginia from August,!
the family. Whenever I had an enemy, and our conversations were
1861, until September, 1864.
opportunity
to go among any pris very beneficial Io me at least, and ;
. “During June, 1862, while scout
ing along the banks of the Potomac l oners taken during the many bat ; the picture of your p irents’ count-,
river below the mouth of Quantico ties I made inquiries for the name e nances teinnin fresh with me, and
if there ar»* any photographs in the
creek, I was tak»n sick soon after of Wheat among them. I knew
famr.v of them, I should deem it a
that
one
brother
was
in
th»»
Fourth
eating a meal at a small house
Virginia Cavalry, hut forgot the favor to have some copies taken at J
near some old fortifications, some j
my expense. I
them to show,
four or five miles from the town of! re£'n,enl
r'
Dumfries and laid prostrate on »lie
P(
^,,r’ne ' an< ’ my friends that war does not al I
.
ground until next morning, when I ^ave
a
ex.imim a ways make »lemons. Yours,
HENRY CALDWELI
Propt.
W. R C raig .
r „ i by some of c my comrades,
. • prisoners
taken by • our cavalrv ami
Was found
t
, , . m search ...
sentout
of me, was car-l I think that if I had found vou I
Revolutionary Widows.
.
.
e
.
ried to your fathers yard where
a should
" 1 have * given evidence of mv
i
i
appreciation
of
your
parents
’
treat
I
portion of my regiment had cai
ment toward an enemv 'of their I At the eins.. of f|1(* |asf f|«( a| year,
that night. The command were
cause, who by fate became an in Jun«* 30, 1892. there were twenty«
about ready to move when I arriv« d.
two widows of Revolutionary sold
I was unable to ride and we had mate of their home. I have al iers on the pension roils whose
wa vs spoken of that incident as a
no ambulance or a surgeon with us
names age and nsidences were as
The Prop ietor is we') prepared to accomniodate his custome*»
Your father saw me and made an type of Virginia hospitality ami follows
I
I
Charges very reasonalde.
Job Wagon in connection.
examination ami pronounced de honor.
Lovey Aldrich, age 92, Seattle,
‘‘Mv regret has been that I could
pendant on medical care immedi
not have afterwards met them ami Wash ; Elizabeth Betz, 89. Harris
ately and proposed that I should
in a measure compensated them by burg Penn ; Marv Brown, 87,
be left with your family. I accept
Knoxx ill»', Tenn.; N.mcv Cloud 79
ed th»- hospitality, ami was uarrie»] I
*east a memento of rem in
St.
Paul, Minn ; Sarah Dnbuey 92.'
by some of the slaves into your nrance.
Burns -Canyon Stage Line,
Barry, 111.; Esther Damm, 78, Plv-,
“In 1870 I tried to get into cor
father's house and remained with
mouth. Union, Vt ; Jane Dunmore,
1. J EWITT, PROPRIETOR.
your parents about two weeks until resDondence with your father 91, Broadalin. N. Y ; Nancy Cragg,
able to mount, when vour father through t he . Post master at Dum 81. Collettsville. N. C ; Sally Heath
Arrives and Departs daily, except Sunday.
took an old horse ( which the armies fries, Imt learned that he had gone 87. Burnside, Kv ; Sirah C. Hurl
had left him) and rode half a day to California, but his address was burt 74. Chat hem Valiev, Penn.;
with the Ontario, Prfnrvlllr. an3 Î alrcvlrw star« * at Burna. Good arminoti»
floua for paaaeiifrra.
with me to put me on a road the'not given at the time. Afterward Nancy Jones. 78, Jonesboro, Tenn ; ;
I
became
heavily
interested
in
least liable to be exposed to your
Rebecca Mavo 79. Newbern, Va.; '
raiding parties. At parting he re business and forgot all about army Lucy Morse, 91, East Bainard, Vt ;
fused all compensation of any na- and up until three years ago if Marv Newton 88, Athens, Ga ; I
• ’ me ‘ to what
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ture, and the only request made of anyone asked
region
Nancy Rains 100, (’arter Furnace. I
me was by y < ur eiintly mother. I belonged I shouhl have hesitated Va.; Pattv Richardson 91, East I
With tears How ing di wo her cheeks before answering. Having the Bethel, Vt ; Meridy Smith, £
she said. ‘Our two boys, Frank and leisure now, my mind begin*» to run Newman, Ga ; Marv Sm-ad, <b. I 4 S. B. Ware is now at work in the Stenger B!
Charlev. ar« liable to fall into your back over this three years’ exper Parksley. Va ; Fram es Thatcher.
people’s hands and if so, I only ience in Virginia, ami th» most I — Norwich. Conn.; Asenath Turn* r and that he is a first class mechanic.
h<q>e that they mav be well treated.’ pleasurable recollections is that of 87. Manchester, N. Y ; Nancy
Remember he guarantees satisfaction in every respect.
Weatherman, 82, l.inelMek, Tenn.;
We parted with a warm shake of your old home at Dumfries, in ’62 | Anna Maria Young, 100, Easton,
“I remember that a small broth-( '
the hand. *God bh ss you, ami
Call and try me
Penn.
er
was there ami all the slaves re
Mrs. Anna Maria Young, the last
may these terrible trials soon pass,
away ami our friends be permitted maining with your parents. It wa« named on the roregoing list, di»d
S. B WARE
to return to their homes in pt ace; a great source of anxiety to your last week in her centennial year.—
mother during my stay, as how to Buffalo Times- Republic.
good bye.’
“Your parents were loyal to the provide fo»>d for these slaves Slm
— A farm on Trout creek contain
cause, or rather as they txpressed e»en then appreciated the fact that
ing
160 acres. This ranch has
eventually be set at
themselves at different times in our they ’ would
.
.
,
..
.
.
i,„.
-
about
100 acres of meadow and is
i 1
conversation, “we always tried to liberty
imeriy, which
win did not annoy her as ; admirably situated for a first class
Cattle or horse ranch, being
remain under the old flag, but we to a property loss, but the qm s n>n
as
to
their
lieing
able
to
cart
for
atirround»*d
by the very best range,
stay by our Slate.’
MRS. LOUIS RACINE, Prop’t.
themselves was a constant thought Title good For terms call at this
“Mv stay at your parents’ home
The four office ur w rite Bvrd A King, Real
gave me an insight into the politic-|in all her talks with me.
Estate Agents, Burns Oregon.
al~ situation which softened mv , years of such trials must hav» ia<
Hotel ha* recently t>een enlarge an<l entirely renovated in «rat clast atyM.
feelings toward the inhabitance of a depressing effect upon her s n
A good ranch lielonging to H. G.
Virginia and possibly had a bene-1 live and sympathetic nature ami (’ampl**lll. containing IGO acres 12
Table it Supplied with the Beat the Market Afford«.
her life many
ficial effect, and whenever I hail an probably , shortened
.
-
«rm-,
miles
south
east
of
Burna.
This
,
I. _ " gave
. me quite a grue-
opportunity to either defend or fa years. She
-• .'ranch has aliout 100 acres of gm si
trials up to the
vor any of the citizens during ttie ful history of the
Price 1800 or will
,v
Traveling men will f.id tl.i« Ect»l a i.i«r nd òiinlb
I *•
as to the
t— soldiers meadow land.
i
following years 1 always did so, time I was then*
. their lilrerties taken trade for sheep.
and I should not hesitate at this in both armies. „
B yki > A K im . «top.
and
the
carrying
away
of
the
per*
period, if 1 were to take a trip thro’ I
buns F lolbs saw M ill
RED FRONT LIVERY
STABLE
FRENCH HOTEL